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Edinburgh Festival Fringe theatre review: Traverse Breakfast Plays: Tomorrow, reviewed by The Scotsman's Joyce McMillan
THE annual Traverse Breakfast Plays season, staged during the Fringe, has become one of the key incubators for brand new writing in Scottish theatre, providing raw material for fully-staged productions throughout the year. Audiences turn up at 9am, receive a bacon or egg roll and a cuppa, and munch their way through a script-in-hand reading of a new 45-minute play, often featuring an exceptionally high-powered cast.
This year, the season has been designed to emphasise the Traverse's current network of international links, offering just one play by a Scottish-based writer, and others from China, Ukraine, Egypt, Turkey and Quebec; the same plays will be repeated this week. Faced with the Traverse's chosen theme of Tomorrow, though, writers generally seem either distressed by it, or inclined to ignore it altogether.
One of the most satisfying plays of the six, for example, is Scottish playwright Linda McLean's CTRL Z, a brilliantly taut, sound-driven family drama, with plenty of hard-edged humour, about a mother, father and daughter desperately trying to flee into the happy past, as they drive towards the hospital where the son of the family lies close to death. It was given a terrific performance, last week, by a cast led by Lorraine McIntosh and Jimmy Chisholm, with beat-boxer Ball-Zee providing the sound, and Laurie Sansom of the National Theatre of Scotland in the director's chair; but its only view of the future is that it may well be a lot less fortunate than the present.
Nick Rongjun Yu's How Could You Slap A Girl? offers a strange, muted dystopian vision of an encounter on a Chinese city street between a 21st century siren of a weeping girl and two men out thieving, for bafflingly complex reasons. This Elephant Speaks Ukrainian, by Natalia Vorozhbyt, is set in the present, in a country where relationships are troubled and disrupted by war. And from Egypt and Turkey, Laila Soliman and Berkun Oya bring strong women's voices full of foreboding as well as wit and sexual energy, from societies where conflict is intensifying, and freedom closing down.
It's really only the final play, though – Francois Archambault's Walt Disney Project, beautifully directed by the Traverse's Orla O'Loughlin – that gets to grips with the possible politics of future-making, in a world threatened by climate change and social chaos. In this desperate, funny and thought-provoking fantasy, four Quebec independence activists plot to kidnap the cryogenically-preserved body of Walt Disney, and to bring him back to life to put into practice his original EPCOT project for an ideal future city; and with Benny Young acting up a storm as the revived version of Walt, Archambault's play brings the season to a rousing conclusion, not deep, but somehow strangely believable, as science leads us into the world of the infinitely renewable self.
Traverse Theatre (Venue 15), until 30 August, 9am
Published in The Scotsman on 25 August 2015
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Anyway...I guess along with a missing brain, I have been living in a cave, because I have never had "Monkey Bread". Can you believe it? If you haven't had it...get ready for pure awesome. So good. So yummy. So easy.
Place your cut biscuits into a bag and coat with cinnamon/sugar mixture.
|Place coated biscuits into a baking dish. ( A bundt pan is awesome for this...but I don't have one. )
|Next, mix my two favorite ingredients together and on the stove. When nice and melted and thick, pour on to coated biscuits.
|Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes . Pull apart and enjoy!
|These are some of the little monkeys that enjoyed it!
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Sixteen-year-old Robert C. Richardson III was indicted Tuesday on murder charges in the January death of his father.
The Harford County Grand Jury indicted the Bel Air teen, who has been held without bond in the Harford County Detention Center. Richardson has been charged with first- and second-degree murder as well as the use of a handgun during the commission of a crime.
Harford County State's Attorney Joseph Cassilly would say little about the case late Tuesday.
"A lot of speculation about a motive has surrounded this case from the outset; [it] was thoroughly investigated by sheriff's detectives and the state's attorney's investigator and their findings were presented to the Grand Jury that made the decision to indict," Cassily said in a statement.
Scheduling a trial date is the next step in the case, Cassily said. He declined to provide more information on a motive or evidence at this time.
According to Cassilly's office, state law says a 16-year-old murder suspect is to be tried as an adult.
Police say Richardson confessed to the Jan. 9 killing of his 58-year-old father, Robert C. Richardson Jr. Richardson led police to the body in an Aberdeen pond, according to police.


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Obagi Nu-Derm Clear Review: Is it the real deal?
Obagi Nu-Derm Clear Inquiry
The products designed by Obagi Medical Pharmaceutical contain chemicals which require a written prescription. This can be obtained from general medical practitioners, medical spa facilities, and dermatologists. This pharmaceutical manufacturer is a worldwide distributor which began nearly 30 years ago. This specific set of products was formulated to address the issue of premature aging. The manufacturer claims that it has the ability to repair photo damage in skin cells; reverse UVA damage; and erase blemish scarring from breakouts. Obagi says that these skin bleaching solutions retard hyperpigmentation; lighten odd discolorations, and prevent the melasma formation. They assist in correcting these conditions by healing the damage to skin cells and shielding the skin from future problems. The active compounds can be found below as well as the data effectiveness through clinical trials.
Obagi Nu-Derm Clear Properties and Functions
One of the most powerful skin bleaching agents is called hydroquinone and for this reason requires a prescription. A strong sun screen should be worn while using it to reduce the risk of hyperpigmentation, melanocytic activity, and discoloration. Hydroquinone should be used only under professional medical supervision as it can result in extreme sensitivity or severe irritation. Ascorbic acid is taken from vitamin C and offers a wide range of skin health advantages. It is often incorporated into products which offer purifying, cleansing, and exfoliating actions. Glycerin shields as it moisturizes and has been a popular skin care ingredient for centuries. It is derived from the botanical oils and is known as a humectant. It has the ability to provide moisture to skin cells by drawing it from the environment. Tocopheryl acetate is a form of vitamin E and manufacturers around the world include it in skin care formulas. It deeply penetrates skin cells to imbue them with hydration. It has demonstrated the ability to form a barrier to reduce the loss of moisture. Vitamin E is known to decrease the appearance of stretch marks and scars.
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Scientific research data is readily available on the ingredients within this formula.
The official website offers positive user feedback; however, that posted anywhere else is not pertaining to this solution.
A partial list of fraudulent websites may be found on the company site.
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This is one of the costlier options on the market.
A valid prescription must be obtained to purchase this product.
Harsh chemicals known to cause adverse reactions are included in this formula.
While using this product, consumers must wear an effective sun screen.
Saponins; propylparaben; methylparaben; and butylparaben are included in the formula.
Sodium metabisulfite is in this product and known to cause breathing issues most commonly in those diagnosed with asthma.
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This company only manufactures product for the pharmaceutical market and a medical prescription to obtain any one of them. Products sold with this name that do not require a prescription are counterfeit.
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The active ingredients in the formula have been verified by the scientific community as effective; however, they have also demonstrated severe side effects. This is not a wise option for those seeking a natural solution.
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Let's start in North Side Chicago at the Shan Restaurant, a Pakistani bistro where South Asians like to hang out, among them Ifti Nasim, a 53-year-old Pakistani writer and radical who's also a leading light of Muslim gays, many of them mustered in the international gay Muslim organization Al-Fatiha. Nasim was sitting in the Shan on the night of March 12 when a man at the table called Salman Aftab began verbally hassling him for being "too visible" in his sexual orientation and an "embarrassment" to South Asians. Nasim apparently likes heavy jewelry and presented himself in drag on the cover of his latest book of poems.
Nasim says Aftab told him, "I'm going to stab you up the ass to tell God I'm getting rid of at least one sinner! I want to clean up the planet after your type!" Then, on Nasim's account, Aftab got a knife from the kitchen, yelled out "gandoo," meaning "faggot bottom," declared an Islamic "jihad" against Nasim and gay Muslims and lurched toward the poet. At which point two people in the restaurant restrained Aftab, and Nasim dialed 911.
The first Chicago cops on the scene reportedly told Nasim it looked to them like "an ethnic problem" and declined to take Nasim's complaint. Then police Sgt. Mary Boyle arrived and ordered Aftab to be arrested, charged with simple assault, a misdemeanor.
What bears upon the title of this column is that the Chicago police declined Nasim's request that they hit Aftab with a hate-crimes charge, to the great fury not only of many Chicago gays but of the local chapter of the ACLU. The Al-Fatiha Foundation has been urging gays across the United States to call Cook County State's Attorney Dick Devine to demand that hate-crimes charges be filed against Aftab on the grounds that the assault was motivated by Nasim's sexual orientation and ethnicity. The Chicago Anti-Bashing Network has made the same call, and has prompted the ACLU's Pamela Sumner to write a three-page, single-spaced letter to State's Attorney Devine detailing why she feels he should pursue hate-crimes charges in Nasim's case. Devine has refused to do so.
Now, CABN has done good work in Chicago on such issues as killings and torture by Chicago's cops. When I phoned the group to ask for Sumner's letter, CABN co-founder Andy Thayer told me he was well aware of my opposition to hate-crimes laws and indeed agreed that "the promotion of hate-crimes legislation has generally been a distraction from legal inequalities faced by lesbians and gays"; also that the "Democratic Party in particular has very cynically promoted hate-crimes legislation while conveniently ignoring the Defense of Marriage Act and the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy that arguably contributed to the climate requiring hate-crimes laws." After voicing these sentiments, Thayer said he wants Aftab charged with a hate crime because the law is on the Illinois books (as are a lot of unjust laws) and it is a useful way to pressure Devine, who grandstands on his support for such laws.


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Seattle's New Federal Courthouse Garners Best Engineering Award
A gleaming 23-story U.S. Courthouse complex in downtown Seattle was named the year's most impressive engineering achievement at the 40th Annual Engineering Excellence Awards, sponsored by the American Council of Engineering Companies, Washington, D.C.
Representatives from Seattle-based Magnusson Klemencic Associates received ACEC's "Grand Conceptor Award" during ceremonies in Washington D.C. last night attended by more than 800 engineering firm owners and principals and dignitaries from around the world.
The new courthouse, featuring a soaring all-glass lobby with reflecting pool, and column-free courtrooms with 20-foot-high ceilings, is one of the safest structures ever built, specifically designed to withstand power of nature or the explosion of a terrorist attack.
In answering a General Services Administration (GSA) requirement for a state-of-the-art facility, the embodies a never-before-used structural system that protects it against bomb blasts and progressive building collapse. Explosion resistance was, in fact, a primary consideration in every decision regarding building materials. Results from independent tests funded by GSA showed that the new structural system exceeded performance of all steel structural methods currently in the building code. GSA subsequently has adopted the new system as a model for all future secure government building construction.
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How to Treat a Burn on a Toddler
Toddlers most often receive first-degree burns from touching hot items, unaware of the risk, but may also face situations where they experience more serious burns. AskDrSears.com classifies a first degree burn as redness with no blistering that will not leave a scar when properly treated. Second degree burns turn red, blister and are very painful but will not scar if treated properly. Third degree burns, the most serious type of burn, affects several layers of skin and causes scarring even when properly treated. Burns from harsh chemicals, such as lye and acids, typically look like a sunburn. Only first degree burns should be treated completely at home. Other burn degrees require a trip to a physician or an emergency room. All burns require immediate attention to prevent further damage.
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Remove your toddler from the source of the burn immediately.
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Submerge the burned area in cool water, place the area under cold running water or apply cold cloths to the area for at least 20 minutes if the toddler receives a first or second degree burn. First degree burns turn the skin red, while second degree result in blotchy, blistery, red marks on the skin.
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Pat the area dry with a clean cloth and place a sterile bandage from a sealed package loosely over the burn. Use a piece of gauze or a clean cloth if you do not have a bandage.
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Administer an appropriate dose of acetaminophen or ibuprofen for pain relief. Follow the package guidelines.
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Spread a layer of 100 percent aloe vera gel over first degree burns.
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Senator Michael Gianaris was born in Astoria, Queens. He is a graduate of the New York City public school system, having attended Public School 84, Junior High School 141 and Long Island City High School. He then attended Fordham University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelors Degree in Economics and Political Science and went on to receive his law degree from Harvard Law School.
Senator Gianaris was elected to the State Senate in 2010 with over 81% of the vote after a decade of dedicated public service in the State Assembly. He is the first Greek-American to be elected to office from New York City and has served his community and state with unique effectiveness. His career in public service began as an aid to Congressman Thomas Manton, and he later became Governor Mario Cuomo's Queens County Regional Representative. Until his election to the Assembly in 2000, he served as a Counsel to the Speaker of the Assembly. He also practiced law as a litigator in private practice for several years. In his community, Senator Gianaris served as a member of Community Board # 1, Legal Counsel to the United Community Civic Association and as a Board member of the Eastern Orthodox Lawyers Association.
Among his many triumphs in the Legislature, Senator Gianaris authored important public safety measures, including the state's first major anti-terror law after the September 11th attacks. His Energy Security Act, which has become a national model, strengthens security at New York's power plants and transmission centers. He is a staunch advocate for consumers, authoring the first-in-the-nation Airline Passenger Bill of Rights law which inspired federal rules that now ensure travelers are treated with respect and dignity while on commercial airplanes. He was instrumental in establishing the state's film tax credit, which has brought thousands of new jobs to western Queens.
Senator Gianaris is also an advocate for enhanced environmental protections and the need to reshape New York's energy policy. He wrote the Clean Energy Law, which encouraged the private sector to utilize modern technologies to dramatically reduce pollution while increasing productivity. His clean energy efforts led to the closure of the Poletti Power Plant in Astoria, which was New York's biggest polluter. He also held Con Edison accountable for the serious, lengthy blackouts that took place throughout western Queens in 2006, which damaged local businesses and community members' homes. Thanks to Senator Gianaris's efforts, Con Ed was forced to pay restitution to all those hurt by the blackouts.
Since joining the Senate in 2011, Senator Gianaris has continued his efforts to make state government better serve the people of New York, pushing for the passage of a Fair Pay Act to ensure women are not discriminated against in the workplace, increasing the minimum wage so workers can afford to provide for their families and making our streets safer by advocating more sensible gun laws. He also continues to be a leading advocate for clean and renewable energy to improve western Queens' air quality and rid it of poisonous toxins emitted from outdated power plants.
Senator Gianaris has maintained his reputation as a leading reformer in the effort to combat dysfunction in state government. He led the charge for redistricting reform, which the New York Times called "the real key to reform" in Albany, by introducing legislation in 2006 creating an independent commission to redraw legislative and congressional district lines. Senate Republicans, however, failed to pass this important initiative. He also continues to advocate for campaign finance reform to reduce the possibility of corruption and ensure that elected officials act in the best interest of their constituents rather than those with the deepest pockets.


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plz add some more items to the arena crystal! right now there not worth spending the arena chips on with a very high chance to get gold and a slam for energon, so how about you add a exclusive bot like "Grimlock, mods and relics" other thing like boosts, ore-13, refill and/or shields.
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Rendertarget formats are one of the few things Game Studio 4.0 allows to vary across different platforms and hardware, even within a single graphics profile.
How it works
Anywhere you specify a backbuffer or rendertarget format, or a depth/stencil format, or a multisample count:
- via the GraphicsDeviceManager.Preferred* properties
- via PresentationParameters
- when calling a RenderTarget constructor
this is just a request rather than an absolute requirement. If the format you asked for is not supported, the call will not fail, but will automatically fall back to the closest supported settings. This design gives you several options:
- Don't worry, be happy, and let the fallback do its stuff. If you want high quality multisampling you can ask for 4 samples, without bothering to check whether the current hardware supports that. If it does not, you will get 2 samples instead, or none if multisampling is not supported at all. This means most games will 'just work' ™ without needing any explicit format checks.
- If you need to know which format was selected, you can go ahead and ask for whatever you would ideally like, then look at the properties on the resulting objects to see what you actually got.
- If you need to check what formats are supported before creating any objects, use GraphicsAdapter.QueryBackBufferFormat and QueryRenderTargetFormat. I do not expect these methods to be used often, but they are there if you need them.
If you do not specify a backbuffer format, GraphicsDeviceManager defaults to Color on Windows and Xbox, or Bgr565 on Windows Phone.
If we did not allow any variation in rendertarget formats, we would be left with Color as the only universally available option, since Xbox does not support 16 bit rendertargets. But 16 bit formats are important on phone hardware:
- Only use half as much memory
- Half the memory bandwidth, which saves both time and battery
- Rendering requires fewer tiling passes, which reduces vertex shading cost
So we had to consider, how much compatibility pain would it cause if we allowed 16 bit formats on the phone, while not having them on Xbox?
This is where the fallback mechanism comes in. It would be bad if you could write a game on the phone, using a 16 bit rendertarget, but then it crashes on Xbox where that format is not available. With automatic fallbacks your game can ask for Bgra5551, get back a Color surface instead, and continue to render without (in most cases) even noticing the substitution.
Rendertargets are somewhat unique in this regard. For instance when you create a texture, you are most likely going to SetData on it immediately after. If we substituted one texture format for another, this SetData call would fail because you would be providing data in a different format to what the texture was actually using. Not good, so we do not allow any variation in what texture formats are supported within a profile.
Aside: we sometimes emulate formats that are not supported by the underlying hardware. For instance some older DX9 cards only support BGRA., not RGBA, for 32 bit color data. We only do such emulation where it is a trivial and lossless conversion (swapping RGB <-> BGR can be done for free while the data is copied into the GPU resource), so as far as the user is concerned, these emulated formats behave and perform the same as if they were directly implemented in silicon.
Of course it is possible to create a rendertarget, then SetData on it, in which case you would run into the same problem as with textures. If you need to do this, you must check the format after creating the rendertarget, or use GraphicsAdapter.QueryRenderTargetFormat. But most people never do such things, so rendertarget format fallbacks work well most of the time.
What can I count on for sure?
These formats are guaranteed across all devices that support a given profile:
Backbuffer formats Rendertarget formats Reach Color Color HiDef Color Color, HdrBlendable
These formats are supported by specific target platforms:
Backbuffer formats Rendertarget formats
Windows Phone
Color, Bgr565
Color, Bgr565, Bgra5551, Bgra4444
Xbox 360
Color, Rgba1010102
Color, Rgba1010102, Single, Vector2, HalfVector2, HalfVector4, HdrBlendable
Color, maybe others (Bgr565 and Rgba1010102 are most likely)
Color, HdrBlendable, others are possible but not guaranteed
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July 21st vs. The Twins
Sir Sidney Ponson has now made four starts for the Yankees and New York has won all four games. I'm tellin' 'ya, that Cashman is a genius! Well, it also helps that the Yankees have scored 9, 18, 2, and 12 runs in the four games where Ponson was on the hill. It's a lot easier to pitch when you have a huge lead. And, let's face it…tonight's game was over after the bottom of the third inning. (Is it just me, or, does it seem like it's been a long time since a Yankees game was "over" after three – where it was a win for New York?)
Dude (and dudette's), the Yankees are streaking! This is now 8 wins in a row at home. Then again the Yankees own the Twins in the Bronx. Minnesota is now 3-17 at Yankee Stadium over the last seven seasons.
Lastly, here's a bit of news via the AP –
Oft-injured RHP Carl Pavano, coming back from elbow ligament replacement surgery, could be back this year. In the final season of a $39.95 million, four-year contract, Pavano has made just 19 starts with New York. "There's certainly a chance for him to pitch in the majors this year if everything goes right," general manager Brian Cashman said.
Sure. Laugh at that…if you want. But, then again, Cashman found magic with Ponson…
So, who knows about Pavano? Maybe he will make a comeback this season in the Bronx?
Imagine…the Yankees make the post-season in 2008…and either Sidney Ponson or Carl Pavano starts a "Game 4" in a post-season series for New York…yeah…it just might happen, right?


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Map of Kuh-e Khoshk Velayat Sare Pol, Afghanistan
Other Names: Kohe Khusk,Kohe Khušk,Kuh-e Khoshk,Kūh-e Khoshk, Kūh-e Khoshk
Kuh-e Khoshk
Welcome to the Kuh-e Khoshk google satellite map! This populated place is situated in Velayat Sare Pol, Afghanistan. Original name (with diacritics) of the place is Kūh-e Khoshk. See Kuh-e Khoshk photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of Kūh-e Khoshk area. This placemark was added 2010-08-10.
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- Country: Afghanistan
- Province: Velayat Sare Pol
- Category: populated place
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- Population: 0
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- Local Time: 21:31
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Since we expect most Intercepts readers are filled to the brim with the remnants of their Thanksgiving feats, we decided to go with a light photo for today. Here we see the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon offered by President Barack Obama at the White House. Unlike their cousins who ended up in the bellies of millions of Americans, Cobbler and his brother Gobbler will retire to a turkey farm, safe from sharing a plate with gravy, potatoes and cranberry sauce (this scribe prefers the sauce with the ridges, thank you very much.)
Of course, this isn't a tradition that started with President Obama…
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Iomega today announced the launch of the three different 500GB portable portable hard drives, viz. Iomega Radical, Red Hot and Knock Out portable hard drives in its exciting new line of Iomega Skin branded Portable Hard Drives, that pop with unique designs and colors.
The Iomega's new Skin Hard Drives, in conjunction with the popular Skin Industries, feature three compact personal storage models, viz: Iomega Radical, Red Hot and Knock Out portable hard drives with custom Skin-branded graphics that stand out in a burst of hip culture compared to anything else in the hard drive market today.
"The new Iomega Skin Drives exude an alternative personality Jonathan Huberman with eye-catching Skin Industries graphics that demand the attention of anyone who doesn't accept the status quo, who zigs when others zag, especially when it comes to the look and design of their digital devices," said Jonathan Huberman, President of Iomega and the Consumer and Small Business Products Division of EMC.
Iomega's new Skin Portable Hard Drives deliver that kind of excitement in a lightweight, compact design with the quality features people expect from Iomega, including industry-leading ruggedness to protect your data and a top-tier software suite bundled free of charge with every Skin Hard Drive.
Iomega's new Skin Portable Hard Drives series consists of three different models and all three models are USB 2.0-powered 500GB portable hard drives.
"Iomega's new Skin Drives delivers excitement in a lightweight, compact design with the quality features people expect from Iomega, including industry-leading ruggedness to protect your data and a top-tier software suite bundled free of charge with every Skin Hard Drive," said Praveen Sahai, Director Sales for Iomega in India and SAARC.
The Radical Skin Hard Drive: The "Radical" Skin Hard Drive model has a retro Skin-branded printed logo design on a black top with a vibrant yellow base, creating a look that stands apart from any other portable hard drive.
The Red Hot Skin Hard Drive: The "Red Hot" Skin Hard Drive model features a "Skin" Swipe logo printing on a red top with a black base, creating a definition of hip and hot for today's young iconoclastic computer user.
The Knock Out Skin Hard Drive: The "Knock Out" Skin Hard Drive model has a dark, mysterious aura with a "Skin" Gothic logo design on a silver top with a black base. One look at this portable hard drive beauty and envious friends and co-workers could be down for the count.
According to company, the Iomega's new Skin portable hard drives not only have personality and style compared to other hard drives in the market today, but they also deliver on the functionality that's required of a quality portable hard drive – plenty of space for music, photos and videos, as well as rugged, dependable and easy-to-use.
All three of the new Skin Hard Drives are perfect for slipping into a laptop bag or pocket to take anywhere and the fast USB 2.0 interface on the Skin Hard Drives require no external power supply.
All three of the new Skin Hard Drives offers 500GB storage capacity which is sufficient to hold up to 200,000 photos, over 125,000 songs or more than 190 hours of video.
All three of the new Skin Hard Drives feature Iomega's standard Drop Guard protection, which helps guard the drive from accidental drops of up to 51 inches on to industrial carpet – or 40% better than the industry average.
Included with all three of Iomega's new Skin Hard Drives is the Iomega Protection Suite, which is a one-stop portfolio of backup and anti-virus software giving users added protection for their photos, videos, music and other files.
The Iomega Protection Suite includes:
- Trend MicroA complementary 12 month subscription to Trend Micro™ Internet Security for the PC, or Trend Micro™ Smart Surfing software for Mac.
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'On The River Min' History
After 40 years of researching everything connected to the Tea Trade and the Clippers, Chinese Junks and Sampans, I spent one year producing a pencil working drawing of "On the River Min"
In 1996, I visited China and the Pagoda Anchorage. I also continued my research visiting Museums in Shanghai, Canton, Hong Kong, Foochow and Macao. Now after five years work, I have finally completed the 2.9 metre painting of "On the River Min".
The City of Foochow was one of the four treaty ports opened to western trade after the First Opium War in 1839. The tea trade developed rapidly and Foochow was the most important, as the earliest pickings of the season were available at this port. The Pagoda Anchorage at Mawei was twenty-five miles from the entrance to the Min River and twelve miles below the City of Foochow.
The year 1869 was an important year for the tea industry as it was also the year of the opening of the Suez Canal. This gave a big advantage to the early steamships, which until then could not compete economically with the sailing ship. Now they could reduce the voyage to China by up to 50%. However, for the sailing ship it was quicker by way of Good Hope with a prevailing wind system.
The ship THERMOPYLAE was built in Aberdeen in 1868. With his new clipper, George Thompson hoped to lower the colours of the noted Clyde built ships of Robert Steele. With a picked crew under the command of Captain Kemball, THERMOPYLAE set sail for Melbourne on 7th November 1868. On this, her first voyage, she broke the record on each stage of the voyage. From Pilot to Pilot, her passage was only 60 days to Melbourne. From Melbourne, THERMOPYLAE went up to Newcastle New South Wales, where she loaded for Shanghai, and then made the passage across the Pacific in 28 days, another record.. From Shanghai she sailed down to Foochow to load tea, with the golden cock at her masthead, which raised much indignation amongst the crews of those ships that had already won the Blue Ribbon of the Sea as the Foochow Tea Race was justly called. THERMOPYLAE's figurehead was said to be a magnificent carving representing the Spartan King Leonidas, who defended gallantly the Persian advance through THERMOPYLAE Pass in Greece during the Persian Invasion of 480 BC.
It took some weeks for the tea to come down from the numerous tea plantations in the mountainous interior of the River Min. The River Min is tidal in the lower reaches, with the ebb the current can run, at some seven knots through the narrow Mingan Pass below the Pagoda Anchorage. The tea was brought down the river in sampans and the loading at the Pagoda Anchorage was done with much haste. The first lighters down distributed a ground tier, after which there were two or three sampans alongside each ship until loaded.
The British composite built ship during this period was one of the most perfect creations ever made by man, and the Fukien Junk, even if she lacked the lines and sailing qualities of the clipper, nevertheless, possessed an oriental beauty and dignity all her own. Built of Fukien softwood, she is of quite exceptionally strong construction for there are 25 frames and 15 full bulkheads divide the Junk. The sides of the hull are composed of long heavy planks laid on edge. Longitudinal strength is provided by means of a great number of wales. The distinctive features of these junks are the oval sterns. This form of construction lends itself to the Chinese artist. Here at Foochow, richness of colour and design is more in evidence than in any other part of the Flowery Kingdom.
These huge junks, some up to 180ft long, transported the local Fukien pine to Shanghai for export. The shorter logs were stowed in the deep broad holds which occupied the entire hull from the foremast to the Orlop Deck. Timber was also carried on deck, and the longer poles were lashed in a fore and aft position alongside in the shape of gigantic bundles. The bamboo ropes securing them passed right around under the junk and was secured to the mainmast. In the middle background of the painting one of these pole junks can be seen outward bound down the river with a heavy load of timber.
THERMOPYLAE was of composite construction; 947 tons registered; length 210 ft; breadth 36 ft; and depth 21 ft. Her hull was painted Aberdeen Green. There was great excitement with the shippers at the coast ports of China in 1869, when it became known that the THERMOPYLAE was chartered to load new teas at Foochow for London. The "Opening of the Tea Market" was a feature peculiar to the Foochow tea trade. As soon as it became known that Jardine's or some other well-known English firm had opened the market, all the rest of the merchants began to buy their favourite "Chops" at appropriate prices. Speed was the order of the day.
The ARIEL was built in 1865 and was composite built. Her dimensions were 197.4 ft by 33.9 ft. by 21.0 ft. Her masts and spars were painted flesh colour. The panels of her bulwarks and midshiphouse were pure white, with a narrow green edging and a touch of delicate pink stencilling in the centres. She had brass let in flush to all her bulwark rails and stanchions, inside and out.
Robert Steele built SERICA for James Findlay of Greenoch, in 1863. This was the last wooden tea clipper built by Steele. Her dimensions were 185.9 ft. by 31.1 ft. by 19.6 ft. This gave her a net tonnage of 708 tons. She was fitted with a half poop and four boats. The lower masts and their yards were of iron.
The ARIEL completed loading first, getting away from the Pagoda Anchorage on July 1, 1869 and returning to London in the time of 103 days. THERMOPYLAE followed 2 days later, leaving on July 3. She completed her most successful maiden voyage with another record, 91 days to London. This success was short-lived, however, as ARIEL's sister-ship SIR LANCELOT, shortened THERMOPYLAE's time by a further two days, just two weeks later.
Having arrived late at Foochow this year, SERICA did not leave with her load of tea until July 24, completing her voyage home to London in 114 days. In 1872, SERICA left Hong Kong on November 2 for Monte Video, but was wrecked on the Paracels the next day; there was only one survivor.
In 1870, ARIEL was dismasted south of Yokohama on an intermediate passage. After refitting, she left Yokohama for New York going across the Pacific and around Cape Horn. She passed Diego Ramirz on November 30 and reached New York on January 15, 1871. In 1872 she left London for Sydney on January 31 and was never heard of again. It was usually assumed that she was fatally pooped when running her easting down.
As the steamers forced the tea clippers out of the tea trade, THERMOPYLAE was put on the Australian run carrying the wool clip until 1890. The times of her outward and homeward passages whilst under the Aberdeen White Star Line house flag, show the wonderful consistency of her work. The average of her best ten passages out to Melbourne from Pilot to Pilot, give the astonishing time of 67 days.
In 1890 THERMOPYLAE was sold to Mr Redford of Montreal, and put into the rice trade between Rangoon and Vancouver, British Columbia. She was then sold in 1895 to the Portuguese Government, which turned her into a training ship and renamed her Pedro Nunes.
Finally, on the 13th October 1907, she was towed out of the Tagus by two Portuguese men-of-war and torpedoed.
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Interesting event, properly sourced. Interesting note—shock horror—no sources!
You could add a source to the entire event, but in Genbox you can go one better and add embedded citations straight in the note field. Put your cursor in the note where you want the note number to appear and click on the [S]-button on the tool-bar, next to the Bold, Italic, Underline-buttons:
Add more than one source to the note if you want; when you add the notes, it'll look something like this:
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Note: This can only be done from the note field on the Event screen (works on both General and Research notes). If you're working with a magnified note field (press F5 in a note field to magnify it, by the way), the "S" button on the toolbar is dimmed out. Later, when you find an embedded citation in a note field, you can click on the [Sxxxx] code, then click the "S" button on the toolbar, and you're taken to the citation screen. In a narrative report, these print out beautifully. (A couple of minor bugs related to source code placement are in the process of being fixed, plus Cheri has proposed a workaround for one of them in the meantime; see the GENBOX-L archives.)
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Errol Morris:
After you left the Johnson Administration, why didn't you speak out against the Vietnam War?
Robert McNamara:
I'm not going to say any more than I have. These are the kinds of questions that get me in trouble…. A lot of people misunderstand the war, misunderstand me. A lot of people think I'm a son of a bitch.
Do you feel in any way responsible for the war? Do you feel guilty?
I don't want to go any further with this discussion.
Errol Morris's new film, The Fog of War, a documentary about the career and character of Robert McNamara, fascinates on many levels. It is a study of a man in selective states of denial, a man who one minute calls himself a "war criminal"–though not for the usual reasons–and the next compares himself to a Quaker who burns himself to death protesting the very war that he was planning and directing. Morris, whose patented invention, the Interrotron, turns a merciless camera's eye on its topic by all but forcing his subject to look straight on at the camera at all times, told me he chose McNamara as a subject for this innovative documentary because "more than anyone else, he embodies the twentieth century." And what a horrible century it was.
McNamara places his first memory as Armistice Day, 1918, when he was just 2. It's hard to know whether to believe him, however, because he is both a pathological liar and a comically pathetic braggart. During the course of The Fog of War, we hear the 85-year-old man bragging about his grades in grammar school, his Phi Beta Kappa standing in college, his brilliant record in graduate school and his enormous salary as president of the Ford Motor Company. To his credit, McNamara does not blanch from the record when Morris confronts him with unearthed documents relating to his role in Curtis LeMay's firebombing campaign against Japan. He says: "If we'd lost the war, we'd all have been prosecuted as war criminals…. He and, I'd say, I were behaving as war criminals."
But much of McNamara's testimony to Morris consists of legalistic rationalizations and whitewashing of history–and while Morris asks the right questions, he too frequently lets McNamara elide and abuse the truth. For instance, McNamara gives every impression in this interview of having advised John Kennedy on how to save the world during the Cuban missile crisis. But in fact, he frequently changed his mind throughout the crisis, arguing against the (secret) missile trade that Kennedy eventually made to end the crisis peacefully. He even advocated a plan calling for 500 daily conventional bombing sorties of the Soviet missile sites and air bases for seven days, followed by an invasion of Cuba. He did so despite the fact that, as he admitted in the meetings of Kennedy's ExComm, "a missile is a missile. It makes no great difference whether you are killed by a missile fired from the Soviet Union or from Cuba." To McNamara, who consistently resisted Kennedy's arguments for compromise, this fateful step in which millions would likely die was necessary not because the missiles represented a "military problem" but rather because they were "a domestic political problem" owing to the President's recklessly tough talk about Cuba.


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Author, speaker, Biblical counselor, and She Disciples ministry partner, Susan Heck, has a new booklet that discusses the liberating power of the Gospel. Listen as we chat with her about effectively sharing the liberating Gospel with our friends and family.
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Seoul, Korea (20 April, 2016) – Korean Air has provided and transported relief goods to those affected by the earthquake in Kumamoto, Japan.
The emergency supplies, including 36,000 liters of mineral water, were loaded onto Korean Air's flight KE787, which departed at 08:00 on April 20 from South Korea's Incheon Airport bound for Fukuoka on Japan's Kyushu Island.
Last week's 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused significant damage in and around the Japanese city of Kumamoto, leaving more than 200,000 victims injured and displaced from their homes. The victims of the earthquake are facing serious shortages of water, food, clothing and other daily essentials.
The relief goods will be transported to the earthquake stricken areas in Kumamoto and delivered to the victims.
As a leading global carrier, Korean Air has a strong commitment to supporting relief efforts in times of need. Korean Air also carried out humanitarian aid following the devastation caused by cyclone "Winston" in Fiji last month and in 2015 donated relief supplies to those affected by the earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal.
About Korean Air
Korean Air, established in 1969, is one of the world's top 20 airlines and carried more than 24 million passengers in 2015. Korean Air operates in excess of 462 flights per day to 129 cities in 46 countries on six continents with a fleet of 166 aircraft including ten A380s.
With its modern aircraft and over 20,000 professional employees, Korean Air offers customers safety, convenience and comfort. Korean Air's award-winning offerings of Korean and Western meals and state-of-the-art inflight entertainment system provide passengers with a memorable inflight experience.
The airline is a founding member of the Sky Team airline alliance which together with its 20 members, offers its 612 million annual passengers a worldwide system of more than 16,320 daily flights covering 1,052 destinations in 177 countries.
Korean Air introduced the double-decker A380 aircraft to its fleet in 2011 and made the interior more spacious than any other airline, with just 407 seats spread across three classes, with the top deck dedicated to 'Prestige' business class. The design also features the world's first onboard 'Duty Free Showcase' and three bar lounges.
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LOCAL bands are set to relive the heady days of the 70s and 80s in a Malvern music festival this summer.
A town fund-raiser is planning a free music festival to be held on the Link Common, which he hopes will be as successful as the events in years gone by.
It is the latest venture from Andy Mapp, of Bank Street, who was inspired to put it on by memories of the '80s rock events.
Mr Mapp has staged a number of Mapp-fest events in aid of Acorns Children's Hospice in recent years.
He started off with private fundraising events at his home, but last year he branched out with two festivals at the Re-Con music venue in Church Street, one of them over three days.
Now he has been given permission by Malvern Hills Conservators, which owns the land, to hold the festival on Saturday, June 21, from noon to 10pm.
He said: "Lots of people remember the festivals in the 1980s, and I just thought it would be a good idea to have something like that again.
"I'm planning two stages, an acoustic stage and an electric stage, and there should be about 15 groups or artists in the line-up, when I get it finalised.
"Entry will be free, but we will be encouraging people to make donations to Acorns to show their appreciation, and takings from the barbecue will also be donated.
"The musicians will all be giving their services for free.
"I'm very grateful to the Conservators for allowing me to stage this festival."
The Conservators' board agreed to allow the festival, subject to conditions, including the posting of a bond to cover any damage to the common.
Board chairman Helen Stace said: "The organiser must provide assurances that the correct music and alcohol licences have been provided, and he must also provide stewarding and inform police and neighbours about the event."
Director Steve Bound said Mr Mapp had assured him that Acorns is able to provide portable toilets for the event.
lDo you have any memories or pictures of the festivals on the common in the '80s. Call Robert Hale on 01905 742283 or e-mail rh@ malverngazette.co.uk


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Few buzz words are more actively associated with public education today than "accountability." Teachers, students, and administrators are increasingly discovering that they must meet specific sets of demands -or face consequences if they don't.
Now that concept is being extended to include parents.
A small but growing number of schools are asking parents to become contractual partners. In most cases, parents are asked to sign a written contract - although some schools rely instead on a conversation that clearly spells out expectations. But one way or another, parents are being told they must take a more active part in the education of their children.
For some educators, it's a simple concept, but one that's been overlooked for too long. Particularly as character education becomes a greater concern in schools, they say, it's essential to enlist support for learning at home.
"What's going on at school and at home should be congruent but too often it's not," says John Skief, chief administrative officer of the Philadelphia Harambee Institute, a public charter school. The education of children, Mr. Skief says, "is a family thing. We can't do it without [parents'] help."
Once, such a message may not have been necessary. Schools used to be smaller and more personal, and educators could safely assume that parents would meet certain obligations. But in recent decades, says Jeanne Allen, president of the Washington-based Center for Education Reform, adult family members -particularly in urban areas, where the contracts tend most often to be employed -have become more disenfranchised from schools. "This is an invitation to come back," she notes.
In the case of the Harambee Institute, parents face several very specific requirements. They must sign a written contract agreeing, among other things, to make efforts to both discipline and praise their children; get them to school on time; volunteer at the school at least two days a year; read to their children for a half hour every day; check that homework assignments are completed; attend monthly conferences; limit television watching; and enforce the wearing of the school uniform.
If parents consistently fail to live up to the terms of the contract, Skief says, he eventually asks them to withdraw their children from the school.
Not every school that draws up a contract for parents is quite as specific as the Harambee Institute, but most do spell out certain kinds of support they'd like to get at home, and often ask for some volunteer assistance on school grounds as well.
Many of the schools drawing up such contracts are charter schools that enjoy a number of advantages over larger, more-entrenched neighborhood schools when it comes to dealing with parents.
"Charter schools are small and they're new," says Michael Petrilli, program director of the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation in Washington. "They've got this magical moment, a fresh start, when the parents are signing their kids up for the school. Contracts are a good way of spelling out expectations and getting people to commit to a certain course of action."
Public schools set the pace
But although the idea is particularly popular with charters, they are not the only public schools asking parents to put pen to paper. The concept of parental contracts actually originated in the 1980s when public magnet schools were springing up in many areas. Because these schools were not neighborhood schools, and were not required to accept every child who applied, some began using parental involvement as a yardstick for helping to measure a candidate's desirability.
A few years ago the Minneapolis public school system also experimented with asking the parents of all high-school-age children to sign contracts, not as an entrance requirement, but in an effort to forge a clear set of expectations.
That's the spirit in which the Paul Robeson Academy, a public school in Detroit with almost 900 students, has been requiring parents to sign contracts for several years now.
"It's important that we create an atmosphere," says Ray Johnson, principal of the school. "Schools have not always sent parents a message that they're welcome, much less that they're partners, and yet they are the primary teachers."
Contracts, Mr. Johnson says, are a powerful means of telling parents they're key players.
And while many of the experts agree that the contracts do a good job of nudging parents back through the school doors and creating a more cooperative atmosphere, others point out that, legally, they're not worth the paper they're written on.
"These are public schools," says Mr. Petrilli. "They probably can't expel children" because of something their parents either do or fail to do.
But even private schools, which do have the right to ask students to leave if expectations are not being fulfilled, say establishing an understanding with parents is key to success.
At the East Harlem School, a private middle school for low-income kids in New York City, the school's founders, Hans and Ivan Hageman, meet with parents before accepting their children to ask them to support the school's efforts by banning television on school nights and checking all homework assignments.
Almost every time a student has dropped out, says Ivan, it's because, "I didn't spend enough time making sure the parents understood the agreement."
Parents more comfortable
At Paul Robeson Academy - where parents are required to contribute volunteer time and support the school's rules - some faculty members credit the contracts with having created an atmosphere in which parents feel comfortable showing up in classrooms.
At most Detroit public schools, says Derek Sales, a third-grade teacher at Paul Robeson, teachers may see a handful of parents in the course of a year.
"I see about 12 a week," he says. "And I don't solicit it. They show up."
Most parents are pleased to be asked to be more involved in their children's education, insists Randy Goins, a parent of a Paul Robeson student. "It's a sacrifice," he admits, "but for your child you just have to make it."
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Motorists can expect detours and bottlenecks during the next year in the Rio Vista and Las Olas sections of Fort Lauderdale while Florida Power & Light Co. installs new utility lines out to the beach.
About three miles of new line will be installed -- half of it underground -- at a cost of $3.5 million, said Tom Holland, an FPL supervisor in Fort Lauderdale.
``We want to beef up power capacity in the beach area,`` Holland said. ``It`s quite a project, but we hope to have a majority of the work done by summertime.``
Because about half the line will be fed through underground conduits, large stretches of road will have to be torn up, Holland said. That will make driving difficult.
For the past week, traffic on Andrews Avenue has been squeezed to one lane just south of New River while a crew from Telcon Inc. tore up the road to lay a conduit below Ninth Street.
Those barricades are down now, and workers are working on Ninth Street, one block on either side of Andrews. In coming months, the installation work will continue west on Ninth Street to Southeast Ninth Avenue, where it will head north to Las Olas Boulevard.
Holland expects to reach that point by May.
Utility crews will creep west along Las Olas and then move south onto Poinciana Drive and again west at Aureila Court.
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Robust music-choice algorithms. Lots of genre stations. Few ads. Killer iPhone app.
Lacks customization options. Slightly subpar sound quality.
Bottom Line
Pandora still rocks, and iPhone owners should download the mobile app immediately if they haven't already. Desktop listeners, though, may find the main site a bit inflexible compared with its newer competitors.
No Surprises in This Interface
Pandora's interface hasn't been revamped in eons, and it feels dated. For example, the main screen affords little room for moving around, while the customization screens use too much white space and require excessive scrolling. One plus: Pandora makes it easy for you to buy tracks from Amazon or iTunes, as long as the track you want is available online. The site links directly to the trackunlike Slacker's site, which, when you click on its Buy buttons, throws you into a generic Amazon search page. Pandora offers an option to buy the physical CD from Amazon as well.
Sound quality isn't one of the site's strong suits. When I compared it back-to-back with Slacker, Pandora sounded a touch muddier and tinnier, as if it was streaming at a lower bit rate. To be fair, I made this observation when listening over a pair of high-end studio monitor speakers. On lower-quality speakers, Pandora's sound wasn't bad by any means, but it was roughly the same as that from FM stereo. Slacker's audio, in comparison, is clearly better-than-FM quality. Pandora's audio stream also experienced a few hiccups, but these were rare overall. For background listening or the average party, Pandora sounds fine. But strict audiophiles may want to stick with Slackeror better yet, go with Apple Lossless tracks in iTunes instead.
Pandora offers several ways to upgrade your listening experience. Sprint and AT&T offer paid monthly subscriptions to the service on certain compatible cell phones. Pandora for Windows Mobile is free, but works only on XV6900, HTC Touch, and Motorola Q9c on Verizon and Sprint so far. The best portable option by far is on Pandora for the iPhone, where the free app gives you unlimited music listening on the go.
For desktop listeners, Pandora recently released a Sidebar Gadget for Vista, which lets you listen without leaving a browser window open to the main site. Finally, the site offers paid monthly subscriptions, and for $36 per year ($12 less than Slacker), the site will remove all ads, increase the time-out interval from 1 hour to 5, and remove ads on any portable devices running the app.
Slacker offers a more up-to-date interface and greater control over your custom stations, but at the expense of more frequent and obtrusive ads. Lala, meanwhile, is a hybrid that lets you put your iTunes library on the Web as well and buy tracks that live on the Web for 10 cents a pop. It's another interesting option, though it may not appeal to as broad an audience as Slacker and Pandora. Slacker retains the Editors' Choice crown for Internet radio sites, but it's tough to go wrong with Pandora.
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Are you thinking of starting a new business, but do not have the funds that are required. When it comes to starting one's own business, the experts will tell you that your number one option for getting yourself the money you need is by starting off at the three F's, that is, family, friends and fools. But, that being said, there is a smarter, less lethal way for entrepreneurs to get the funds that they require to get their startup off the ground. Turns out, entrepreneurs don't really need money, but they do need what money can buy. The following is going to be a guide for all those who don't want to deal with family, friends, or fools in order to find investors for your business startup.
Start In the Garage
Well, if Bill Gates could do it, so can you. Ask the exerts in the business industry and they will all tell you great stories about how they first started up and turned their businesses in to multi-billion dollar entities. The best thing about starting up your business somewhere close to home is that you won't be required to pay rent or any of the extra payments that are needed and come along with having to rent an office in a commercial building.
Barter for What You Need
Contrary to popular belief, bartering for what you need hasn't quite gone the way of the dinosaurs, in fact it is a practice that still lives on and is the answer to the question of many an entrepreneur who is looking to save money. Even today, barter is still alive and kicking and is, by far, the best way of getting the goods and services that entrepreneurs need without having them spend a dime. The internet has made it extremely easy for startup businesses to find other startups that need the products or services you need and have what it is you're looking for.
A great place to start off your search is by searching for suppliers who are also startups. That is because they are probably cash strapped just like you, and they probably need to spend money which they do not have. Startup entrepreneurs can also use the services of barter companies that specialize in handling business related trades. Using barter for what you need is a great way to get your business going until you find investors for your business.
Always Accept Payments Upfront
Whether your startup business is about providing products or services, the sooner you get paid the better it will be for you to grow your business. This is the main reason why business experts always advise startup entrepreneurs to try and get paid up front, even if it's a partial payment.
A good way of doing this is by making clients make a down payment when they are interested in buying a service. Not only will it mean money coming in from the start, but it will help bolster your relationship with your clients, because your new clients will feel like they have skin in the game because they've paid for it. If you happen to be selling a product, and you probably are, slide in a discount if they pay in cash for the product or service, or if the customers buy in a large quantity. This will enable you to be ahead of your bill payments and the customers win too because they will be saving some of their hard earned money. It also happens to be a great way to find investors for your business.
Get Free Advertising via Non-Profits
Face it, you're startup is going to need advertising in order to get your idea through to the masses, build awareness of your presence in a market niche and consequently, create sales opportunities. But the truth is that, most startups just don't have the budget to advertise their brand or service. To get around this, entrepreneurs can partner with non-profits that they care about. While this will mean that you will be providing your services for free, on the up side, you will be getting the necessary advertising that you need while reaching out to potential customers. The best way of reaching out is by starting off with locally based non-profits and charities within the community. This will also answer your question on how to attract investors for your startup from within the community. Because you are supporting a cause that you believe in, chances are, being proactive within a community will lead to you being sought after by local investors who have the same beliefs and concerns which you do.
Get Seed Money for Your Business Startup
The following are some of the traditional ways for entrepreneurs to get seed money for their business startup.
• Apply for a SBA loan
• Raiding your savings
• Borrow from friends and family
• Find investors
Government Grants
There are several government schemes which are designed to help budding entrepreneurs. Governments believe that a small business, if grown significantly can provide employment to those in search for a job. This also helps the government by lowering the unemployment rate of a city or county, and is one of the main reasons why government schemes grant small loans to start up businesses.
Friends and Family
As much as you might hate to admit it, friends and family can come to the rescue if you need seed money for your business or if your business is going through a tough time. Startup entrepreneurs can ask friends and family members to lend them the necessary finances as seed money for their business. That being said, you will need to have a proper business plan in place and know exactly how much you will need to get your startup business off the ground. This will help you come across as a professional who is passionate about their business.
Getting Support from Angel and VC Investors
Make no mistake, whether you go for the business angels or the VC investors, an investor wants big ideas. They are looking for ideas that can change the world, or atleast the ideas which will change our way of life or ways of thinking. And in their eyes, anything less is too speculative. Needless to say, the risks that are involved in investing in a startup business is big, so to find investors for your business, startup entrepreneurs need to make their investors sure of huge pay offs and a business that will be around after five to ten years. This brings us to our next question of, are you in the business too early? Well, the simple answer to that question is asking yourself whether the market will recognize and, more importantly embrace your business idea immediately or will you have to wait for a few years. If you have your doubts, chances are, your investors will think the same and you might even suffer the frustration of losing the investment your startup was founded on. So, no matter which option you choose, have a focused plan of execution for your business startup.
Ending Note
Funding for a startup business is hard to come by, especially in these hard economic days. That being said, most if not all entrepreneurs do not have a ton of cash lying around which they can use for their startup, but by effectively implementing the strategies mentioned above, they can start a business without much money.


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I am thankful that after being a born again believer in Jesus Christ for 35 years, I am STILL growing spiritually at a tremendous rate! Verses that I've read over and over in the Word jump out at me "anew."
They go down deep.
They change me.
They change the way I think.
They make me excited!
They give me passion!
Jesus IS the Word!
John 1:1 (NAS)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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NAIROBI, KENYA -- Kenya's presidential rivals agreed yesterday to share power in a coalition government aimed at ending postelection chaos that has killed 1,000 people.
NAIROBI, KENYA -- Kenya's presidential rivals agreed yesterday to share power in a coalition government aimed at ending postelection chaos that has killed 1,000 people.
In a deal signed by President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga, their parties will divide cabinet positions 50-50 and amend the constitution to create a prime minister position for Odinga, who will share power with the president.
The agreement marks a significant step toward resolving Kenya's political crisis, and most citizens, who had feared that failed peace talks would trigger more violence, gave a collective sigh of relief. Likewise, the news brought praise from the U.S. and other Western governments, which had come to count on Kenya as an economic partner and source of stability in eastern Africa.
But many Kenyans also said they were taking a wait-and-see attitude to determine whether the rivals are genuinely willing to work together. They noted that their nation still faces sizable challenges, including a shattered economy, rising ethnic tensions and 350,000 people displaced by violence since the Dec. 27 elections.
Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who is leading the mediation effort, said the deal was the only way to break Kenya's stalemate.
"Compromise was necessary for the survival of this country." But work must continue to resolve the nation's social and humanitarian issues, he said. "The journey is far from over. In fact, it is only beginning."
Underscoring tensions that still grip the country, police fired tear gas at Odinga supporters celebrating on the streets of downtown Nairobi shortly after the signing ceremony.
The compromise marks a turnaround from just three days ago, when Annan disbanded bickering negotiating teams and warned that his effort had reached an impasse. With help from visiting Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete, Annan began direct discussions with Kibaki and Odinga on Wednesday.
Key details of the coalition government have yet to be determined, including how exactly the president and prime minister will share powers. Parliament is due to convene March 6 to begin revising the constitution.


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The Museum's exhibitions, programs and services aim to achieve the PBS outcome of encouraging awareness and understanding of Australia's history and culture. Research, scholarship and the highest standards of historical accuracy underpin all of the Museum's exhibitions and programs, and high-level educational, interpretation and communication techniques are employed to cater for diverse audiences with different learning styles, needs and interests.
Output group 1.2 in the Museum's PBS specifies performance measures for visitor numbers, visits to the Museum's website, and satisfaction levels for visitor and school groups. The Museum again met or exceeded the measures this year, as the following table shows:
Performance summary, measured against PBS
Performance indicators
|70% of all visitors satisfied or better
|94% of visitors recorded they were satisfied or very satisfied with their visit
|80% of school visits satisfied that schools programs meet core curriculum requirements
|98% of schools visiting the Museum were satisfied that schools programs met their core curriculum requirements
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|945,210 visitors or users of programs
|400,000 unique visits to the website
|797,368 unique visits to the website
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Bar scene Part one: Walk up to girls at the table. Receive your first objective: "Must hear what they are saying." Exit. Click on the map, ignore the beggar for now. Go home (Click on My Place). Grab the grammy on the desk and return to the bar.
Bar scene Part two: Select Grammy and then click on girls Watch cut scene and weird Bollywood singer to get second objective "Must get those concert tickets." Speak to bartender again to find out you don't have any money. Exit and click on the map again. Go to Roy's Burger Hut
Burger joint Part one: Click on Roy and ask him about business. He needs a new burger recipe. Exit and Go to Mother Earth shop
Hippie Shop Scene: Speak to Mother Earth. Pick up boomerang. play the flute in the front of the shop and take the paper that falls out. Exit and go back to burger joint. Give the paper to Roy and talk to him. he will give you membership card.
Go to Pacific Wharf: Collect knife from shark's mouth. go inside shop. Click on the camera. speak to the captain. He's waiting for a delivery.
Outside of Bar: Select membership card and knock on side door. Speak to Boris the Bodybuilder. Find out the helmet is stolen. Click on one of the boxes and ask if you can get one and go back to the wharf. Give the box to the captain. Use knife to cut the wire on the floor and take the helmet back to the bar.
Speak to the beggar to outside the bar and receive your next objective: "I need a Beeeeer"
Go to the Mini Mart. Ignore the shop keeper. collect the lotto ticket under the arcade.
Give the lotto ticket to the bartender and get a beer. Give the beer to the beggar and get the cane/walking stick. Go to Nick's Place.
Speak to the cop. click on the alley and use the cane on the fire escape.
Lift the carpet and grab the tickets.
Return to the bar one last time and show the tickets to the girls.


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The digital landscape has grown prolifically over the past decade. Today, social media is ingrained in people's daily lives with consumers using social platforms to share their experiences and opinions – often about brands and products.
For a global leader in consumer electronics, this opens up valuable opportunities to get to the heart of consumers' thoughts, to quickly resolve any product issues and offer a truly customer-centric service.


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London: British Prime Minister David Cameron today said he will discuss the ongoing import ban on Indian mangoes with the country`s new Prime Minister when he makes his official phone call next week.
Cameron was responding to a question by senior Indian-origin Labour MP Keith Vaz in the House of Commons here.
Vaz noted that he would have his first conversation with any new Indian leader after the results of the Indian elections are announced on May 16.
Cameron responded: "This is a very serious issue. The European Union has to look on the basis of the science and the evidence and there are concerns about particular cross contamination in terms of British crops and British interests so we have to make sure that is got right.
"But I understand how strongly he feels and how strongly the Indian community in this country feels and indeed I look forward to discussing it with the new Indian prime minister."
Vaz, who has been campaigning over the issue and raised the subject at the weekly Prime Minister`s Questions in the Commons, urged Cameron to reverse the ban which would cost firms millions of pounds.
"Will he do his best to reverse this ban so we can keep the special relationship with India which his predecessors and we have worked so hard to maintain, and so we can have our delicious mangoes once again,"he said.
Cameron thanked the Leicester East MP for the special delivery of Alfonso mangoes at Downing Street last week as part of his efforts to raise awareness on the issue of the EU`s decision to ban imports of the fruit.
The "temporary ban", supported by the UK`s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), will remain in force until December 2015 after authorities in Brussels found consignments infested with fruit flies that they fear could damage European salad crops.
The ban, which began last Thursday, also includes aubergines, two types of squash, and a type of leaf used in Indian cooking.
It was brought in after non-European food pests were found in 207 shipments of fruit and vegetables in 2013.
Indian mango exporters said they have put checks in place and have approached the authorities in Brussels to try to get the ban lifted.
The UK imports around 6.3-million pounds worth of Indian mangoes per year.
Similar types of mango imported from Pakistan and Bangladesh have not been banned.
Meanwhile, an e-petition titled `Reverse Mango Import Ban` on the UK government website has crossed over 2,000 signatures as part of a campaign warning that the ban will severely impact importers and distributors across Britain.


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