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This Independence Day, I'd like to give a virtual toast to all of you who have chosen freedom from corporate life to pursue your own vision of independence.
The pursuit is not always easy- in fact, it can be quite an uphill battle sometimes. There's no employer to subsidize your health care costs and no paid sick days or holidays. There's no punching out at 5:00 and leaving your troubles at the office. For the solo entrepreneur, there is no team of coworkers to offer a pat on the back for a job well done. There is no ready-made marketing team to bring you leads and no ready-made sales team to convert your leads into sales.
There's no sitting back and getting comfortable in a fast moving business world. Getting comfortable means not progressing forward and that means moving backward. Constantly stepping outside of your comfort zone must become routine.
The budding startup entrepreneur must wear so many hats, acting as a web designer, marketer, sales person, customer service person, book keeper, lawyer, accounts receivables manager, and find inspiration from within while juggling all of these tasks.
It can be tough. But in the end, you are free.
Free to choose your own destiny
Free to take your vision in any direction you imagine
Free to act in a way that is in line with your personal philosophy
Free to set your own schedule
Free to earn an income that is defined only by your boundaries
Free to make a substantial impact on the world
Free to align your work with your life goals
So here's to freedom and to all of you fellow entrepreneurs out there who feel that freedom is worth fighting for.
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UPDATE: Readers reminded me that Target has a like four coupon limit (clearly I didn't have enough coffee this morning!) So I've revised this deal to be within coupon policy. You pay a little more per item -- 37 cents each instead of 30 cents -- but it's worth it to be couponing the right way! :D
Here's one more amazing deal to grab at Target this week as part of the current beauty offer!
If you haven't heard yet, you can text GLOW to 827438 for a Target mobile coupon, good through June 25 for a free $5 Target gift card when you buy $20 worth of beauty products -- including hair care and makeup.
So here's a mix and match deal to consider:
- Suave Professionals Keratin Infusion Smoothing Shampoo -- priced at $2.54 per bottle.
- Assorted Wet N Wild Cosmetics (including eye shadow, lipstick, eye liner, and nail polish) -- priced at 94 cents apiece.
- Buy four bottles of Suave and 11 various Wet N Wild items for a pre-coupon price of $20.50. Make sure at least four of your Wet N Wild items are nail polish
- Use two $3 off 2 Suave coupons from the 6/12 Red Plum insert, four 50 cents off Wet N Wild nail polish coupons from the 6/19 Smartsource inserts, four 50 cents off WNW coupons good on ANY cosmetic from the 6/19 Smartsource inserts, plus and your Target mobile coupon.
- All that takes $10 off your total purchase.
- So you'll pay $10.50 out of pocket for all 15 items, then receive your $5 Target gift card to use on a later transaction.
- That's a final price of $5.50 for 15 items, or just 37 cents each!
NOTE: If you just want the Wet N Wild, those are free at CVS this week.
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What To Watch, Day 7: Michael Phelps' Final Individual Race (And Trampoline!)
Day 7 at the 2012 Summer Olympics offers another full day of medals (22 in all). And it also offers a bit of a unique juxtaposition. As swimming begins to conclude with its penultimate day, one of the Summer Games' most anticipated sports, track and field, opens its competition.
Friday will be Michael Phelps' final time ever swimming for an individual medal at the Olympic Games (he says there is no way he is going to Rio in 2016, despite his mother's pleadings. Of course, he also said he was never again going to swim the 400m IM after Beijing).
What To Watch at the Olympics, Friday, Aug. 3:
Tennis - Semifinals, 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. ET, Bravo
It's another full day of tennis at the Olympics in Wimbledon, with some of the biggest names in the sport in action. After No. 1 seed Roger Federer and Juan Martin Del Potro open men's singles play, Great Britain's Andy Murray will challenge Novak Djokovic for a spot in Sunday's finals. In the women's bracket, it's Victoria Azarenka, the tournament's No. 1 player, against Serena Williams, and then Maria Sharapova taking on fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko.
But wait, there's more! The Bryan brothers are playing in the men's doubles quarterfinals (7:30 a.m. ET), as are the Williams sisters on the women's side. The United States is also represented in the mixed doubles quarterfinals, with Mike Bryan and Lisa Raymond teaming up.
Cycling - Men's Team Pursuit, 12:59 p.m. ET (competition beings at 10:56 a.m. on NBC Live Extra)
If you thought team sprint was wild, wait until you see team pursuit, especially when Great Britain gets going at close to 40 mph.
In team pursuit, teams of four race 16 laps around the track to earn the fastest time. The fun wrinkle: the race is over if one of the teams catches the other.
Athletics - Women's 10,000m, 4:30 p.m. ET, NBC
The first track part of the track and field competition (officially known as "Athletics" at the Olympics) is the women's 10,000m (6.2 miles). Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba, who won both this event and the 5,000m in Beijing, will look to defend her title (an Ethiopian runner has taken gold in the 10,000m three of the six times it has been held). Team USA is represented by Amy Hastings, Lisa Uhl and Janet Cherobon-Bawcom.
Gymnastics - Men's Trampoline gold medal final, 8 p.m. ET (live at 10:26 a.m. on NBC Live Extra)
Did you know trampoline is a real Olympic sport? It is! Qualifying is live on MSNBC beginning at 9 a.m.
Athletics - Men's Shot Put finals, 8 p.m. ET, NBC (live at 3:30 p.m. on NBC Live Extra)
Athletics begins on Friday and the first gold medal handed out could go to the United States. After finishing seventh in Beijing and fifth at the 2011 World Championships, American Reese Hoffa comes to London as the top U.S. qualifier and a medal hopeful. He's joined on Team USA by Christian Cantwell, the 2008 silver medalist, and Ryan Whiting, the 2012 World Indoor Championships winner.
Swimming - Men's 100m Butterfly, 8 p.m. ET, NBC (live at 2:38 p.m. on NBC Live Extra)
The second-to-last day in the pool brings with it Americans Missy Franklin and Elizabeth Beisel dueling in the women's 200m back, Katie Ledecky in the women's 800m free, and the pool's fastest race -- the men's 50m free -- with Team USA's Cullen Jones and Anthony Ervin sprinting for gold.
But the big story is, of course, Michael Phelps. He'll swim in the finals of the 100m fly, and, assuming he's telling the truth, it will be his final individual event ever at the Olympics (though, he is part of the men's 4x100m medley relay on Friday, 3:27 p.m. ET). Tune in to see the greatest Olympian ever go for medal No. 21.
A complete TV schedule for Day 4 at the London Games is available here.
For more on the Olympics, check out SB Nation's London 2012 Olympics Hub.


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Bahrain GP: Rosberg fastest ahead of Hamilton in Friday practice
Nico Rosberg posted the fastest time ahead of Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in the second practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday.
With the floodlights turned on and mild evening temperatures cooling the desert track, the Mercedes pair proved too quick for the two Ferraris — which dominated a first practice session held in searing early-afternoon heat.
Rosberg, seeking his first win of the Formula One season, posted a best lap of 1 minute, 34.647 seconds, putting him .115 quicker than defending champion Hamilton, who has won two of the first three races this year.
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen was third best ahead of teammate Sebastian Vettel. Both were more than half a second behind Rosberg.
Raikkonen was fastest in the first session ahead of Vettel — with Rosberg 15th and Hamilton 16th as Mercedes drove conservatively to manage their tires.
There were some hiccups for the leading drivers in the evening.
After a red flag halted the session near the end, Hamilton and Raikkonen failed to leave their pit lanes correctly and stewards investigated.
Earlier in the second session, Hamilton mentioned that his rear tires were sliding and had a brief scare when he took a turn too wide and veered momentarily off the track.
Rosberg, who has won just one of his past 14 races, was called back to the pits with two minutes left because his team was concerned with a telemetry issue.
The red flag came out with six minutes to go when Mexican driver Sergio Perez swerved into Vettel, taking off the German's left front wing.
That incident — which was also investigated — clearly annoyed four-time champion Vettel.
"I had a failure — a brake failure — and then Perez took my wing off. Unbelievable," he said over his radio.
In the first practice, Raikkonen clocked a best lap of 1 minute, 37.827 seconds, putting him .202 ahead of Vettel and .563 clear of the consistent Williams driver Valtteri Bottas, who was fifth in the second run.
Ferrari has started the season well, with Vettel winning the Malaysian GP and securing two other podium positions to apply early pressure on Mercedes.
It proved to be another frustrating day for struggling McLaren, however, as Jenson Button stalled his car right at the start of the first session and was called back to the pits early into the second due to a problem with the engine's data.
Teammate Fernando Alonso fared somewhat better, finishing seventh in the first session and then 12th.
McLaren has made the transition to Honda engines this season but the move has not gone smoothly so far.
There have been problems with the power unit since pre-season testing began in January and the car also lacks downforce. As a result, and despite boasting two former world champions, McLaren has failed to score a point this season.


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Daily Archives: January 30, 2017
Why is a great Web site design?
Why is a great web site design? The facts in regards to a webpage which models this in addition to the competitors? There are numerous associated with steps you can take to enhance the actual performance as well as appearance of the website. Let us begin with the actual appearance:
1) Release the actual mess. A lot of phrases as well as promoting factors filled collectively just about all competing with regard to interest appears like chaos. Room away your own textual content to ensure that you can easily study. Including whitened room in between textual content as well as pictures, in addition to including little regions of whitened room generally, assist provide the website the thoroughly clean, structured appear.
2) Select your own colours, as well as select all of them sensibly. Vibrant colours could possibly get somebody's interest, however do not sightless all of them! Proceed vibrant, although not fluorescents vibrant, if you don't are utilizing individuals colours because highlights. Ensure that the backdrop colour as well as textual content colour aren't difficult about the eye. Whilst whitened textual content on the dark history may appear awesome, this is often hard for a lot of to see. Whenever within question, stay with dark textual content on the whitened history.
3) Think about your own very first impact. What's the very first thing individuals are likely to think about a person within the very first moment following your website lots? Will it appear expert? Perhaps you have set up trustworthiness together with your style or even perhaps you have currently dropped this? Possess a couple of buddies provide you with their own instant impact. Have you got plenty of unattractive, pulsating images? That is most likely a bad concept. Using a thoroughly clean design which begins having a slideshow along with a thoroughly clean routing club? That's most likely a much better concept.
Right now for that performance part:
1) Keep in mind the fundamentals. What this means is performing normal maintenance in your website: perform all your hyperlinks nevertheless function? Tend to be all the pictures launching properly? Is the on the internet type nevertheless delivering the actual distribution for your e-mail? Which web page that you simply stated experienced "information not far off! inch, offers which already been overlooked regarding? Make certain every thing is actually current.
2) May potential prospects discover info instantly or even perform they need to search for this? Possess your primary webpages detailed inside your routing club (example: House, The Tale, Horticulture Providers, Yard Maintenance systems, Weblog, as well as Get in touch with Us). Allow it to be possible for individuals to find the info they require rapidly as well as without having irritating all of them.
3) Think about including CTAs. CTAs tend to be "Call in order to Action" control keys and therefore are generally discovered halfway lower the house web page. Make use of these types of to inform your own sights in order to "do" some thing. (example: Sign-up Right now!, Ask for the Quotation, Find out more!, Study the Recommendations! ). After that hyperlink these types of control keys towards the proper webpages in your website.
They are a few fundamental web site design ideas, however they tend to be types which really should not be overlooked! In the event that this really is your own very first time creating a web site, make sure to maintain performance as well as appearance in your mind, as well as best of luck!


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Mumbai: The rupee Friday crashed below the psychological 68-mark to end at near nine-month low as sentiment turned bearish on combination of growing US rate hike expectations and stunning dollar run.
Witnessing a near-term rout, the home currency crumbled by a whopping 31 paise to end at 68.13 against the US dollar - the lowest closing since February 29.
Imminent higher interest rate environment arising out of the US Federal Reserve's hawkish tone along with heavy capital outflows took a toll on the rupee, a forex dealer said.
Frantic dollar demand from importers and corporates mainly pressurised the home unit, the dealer said.
The US Dollar rallied to the highest level in 14 years against all major counterparts after Fed Chair Janet Yellen reiterated that the US interest rates could rise "relatively soon" due to an improving domestic labour market and stronger growth.
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) remained net sellers and sold shares worth a net Rs 926 crore today.
The domestic currency opened substantially lower at 68 from overnight closing level of 67.82 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange due to strong dollar demand in the wake of sustained foreign capital outflows.
It remained under immense pressure throughout the day and encountered extreme volatile momentum, plunging to fresh intra-day low of 68.19 in late afternoon deals before ending at 68.13, showing a steep loss of 31 paise, or 46 percent.
Last Friday, the rupee had breached the 67 level on huge capital outflows in line with other emerging markets after expectations that Donald Trump's new administration will increase fiscal stimulus which could lead to higher interest rates in the US.
The dollar Index was quoted sharply high at 101.11 in afternoon trade today.
Meanwhile, RBI today fixed the reference rate for the dollar at 68.0937 and euro at 72.2134.
In cross-currency trades, the rupee continued to slide against the pound sterling to finish at 84.66 from 84.55, but recovered against the euro to settle at 72.37 as compared to 72.80 yesterday.
The home unit also bounced back against the Japanese yen to close at 61.72 from 62.24 per 100 yens earlier.
In the forward market, premium for dollar dropped due to fresh receivings from exporters.
The benchmark six-month premium for April drifted to 131-133 paise from 140.5-142 paise and the far-forward October 2017 contract also fell sharply to 289.5-291.5 paise from 303.75-304.75 paise on Thursday.
The rupee tumbled by 88 paise or 1.30 percent this week due to huge foreign funds outflows of over 18,840 crore from stocks and debt markets. The rupee had closed at 67.25 on Friday last.
Crude prices retreated sharply from initially rising to a fresh two-month high in a highly volatile day on the back of a strengthening greenback amid fading expectations of production cuts from OPEC members.
The BSE Sensex stumbled for the fifth day as it touched a fresh six-month low due to continuous foreign outflows after Fed chair Janet Yellen signalled a rate hike in December policy review.
The Sensex dropped by 77.38 points, or 0.30 percent, to 26,150.24, its lowest level since May 25, 2016.


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About Honey Remedies: How to Keep your Health with Nature Help: The Beginner Guide to Homemade Honey Recipes by Ian Powell:
Honey is famous for its natural properties that fight against a number of diseases. Using honey for different healing purposes is not a new thing. About 5,000 years ago, Egyptian physicians used to use it in different cures and compounds. Moreover, a research proved that it has been used in some other old practices from Indian Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine to Mayan Shamanism. In the last decade, there has been a great revolution in scientific research on honey as a medicine at research laboratories, universities and medical colleges around the globe.
Using honey in your daily life can reduce the risk of cancer, heart diseases, diabetes and can also help in reducing unwanted weight and body fat. Moreover, it also increases longevity. Raw and pure, unprocessed honey is a way healthier sweetener than simple sugar and fructose syrup. Honey is full of minerals, antioxidants and vitamins. How many calories does honey have? Only 21 calories per teaspoon.
Living an unhealthy life is not a good idea. Health is wealth. No matter how much wealth you have if you don't own a good health. A number of fruits and nuts that we eat in our daily life are pollinated by honeybees. Such fruits and nuts are good for our health. Just imagine, if the fruits that are pollinated by honeybees are so beneficial, then how much beneficial the honey itself will be.
If you are tired of visiting doctors and hospitals, this guidebook is for you. You will learn different types of home remedies that can be prepared with the use of honey. Such remedies are going to help you in treating different diseases naturally. Different remedies cure different illnesses. However, you can use honey in each and everything that you eat or drink, it will make your meals and drinks healthier and tastier.
Knowledge is necessary before practicing something. What do you know about the history of honey and the types of honey? Without knowing about different types and their uses, you cannot completely gain benefit from honey. If you don't know anything about honey, don't be worried, this guidebook teaches each and everything from scratch.
Buy the book, and follow the author on social media:
Learn more about the writer. Visit the Author's Website.
Buy the Book On Amazon.
Visit the Facebook Fan Page.
Visit the Twitter page.
Author Bio:
Ian is an inspiring publisher&writer who was born in East Europe. He began his career as a publisher/writer in spring 2013 but had to take a break due to a spinal cord injury. Later after he had recovered he signed up for volunteering work in helping people with the paraplegic disability caused by spinal cord injury. Before the surgery, he was active in a lot of sports like kickboxing, running and weight training but after it, he focused more on mild running.
One of his accomplishment is the lost 36 kilograms of weight in only 9 months through vigorous exercising and discipline eating but most important the realization that once you set something in mind it is almost impossible not to succeed. He used to say "I like all the people who push themselves to the limit and survive in overcoming adversity". The people that he looks up to are Friedrich Nietzsche, Galileo Galilei, Charles Darwin, Malala Yousafzai, George Orwell, Nick Newell, Kortney Clemons, Katy Sullivan and Albert Einstein which marked him profoundly in the way they think and act.
He is a person with a sense of humor and refuses to give in to anything that life throws at him. His personal motto is "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger". He is open to any conversation with any kind of people he meets on any subjects.
He is always up to trying something new and different and to improve himself. Now he is considering writing and publishing about various topics but mostly on self-development. During his free time he go to the central park and take a stroll and watch people there spending time with their family, he also enjoys a good reading and listening to music.


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Computer game sales have surpassed sales of videos for the first time in the UK in 2011, according to a report by the Entertainment Retailers Association.
Computer game sales have surpassed sales of videos for the first time in the UK in 2011, according to a report by the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA).
The videogame industry is now the biggest entertainment category in the UK, with £1.926 billion earned in 2011 alone, over £100 million more than the £1.802 billion made in the video sector and nearly double the £1.066 billion made on music.
In terms of percentages, the games market in the UK ruled 40.2 percent in 2011, with video closely following at 37.6 percent and music trailing behind at 22.2 percent.
This is good news for the games industry, which is also set to get tax cuts from the UK government this year.
Falling sales in brick-and-mortar stores have not affected the overall growth of the games market, as more people are moving to digital downloads, as well as apps on smartphones and tablet computers, which makes access much more direct and cuts down on packaging and storage costs.
Digital delivery of game content now accounts for 26 percent of the games market in the UK, so there's still plenty of room for growth before games stores die out completely. However, we are already seeing the doom of local stores after GAME recently announced that it would be closing its hundreds of stores across the UK.
"This is a dramatic time for the entertainment market," said Kim Bayley, director general of the ERA. "It is an historic development for the games sector to have overtaken video last year. Video has long been the biggest entertainment sector. Sales so far this year, however, suggest video is not going down without a fight."
Sales for the first 11 weeks of 2012 show that video is selling twice as much as games, but that will likely change as the year goes on and big games release. The Wii U's launch and big budget game releases around Christmas will likely make up a huge portion of the game market in the UK for 2012.
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Research tips
The following seven steps outline a simple and effective strategy for finding information for a research paper and documenting the sources you find. Depending on your topic and your familiarity with the Library, you may need to rearrange or recycle these steps. Adapt this outline to your needs.
1. Identify and develop your topic
2. Find Background Information
3. Use catalogs to findbBooks
4. Use Indexes to find periodical articles
5. Find Internet resources
6. Evaluate what you find
7. Cite what you find using a stardard format
State your topic as a question. For example, if you are interested in finding out about use of alcoholic beverages by college students, you might pose the question, "What effect does use of alcoholic beverages have on the health of college students?" Or, "Are alcohol related deaths on the increase among college students?" Identify the main concepts or keywords in your question.
Look up your keywords in the indexes to general encyclopedias (e.g., Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia which requires a WCCLS library card). Read articles in these encyclopedias to set the context for your research. Note any relevant items in the bibliographies at the end of the encyclopedia articles. Additional background information may be found in your lecture notes, textbooks, and reserve readings.
Connect to the the Washington County Cooperative Library System (WCCLS) catalog. Use keyword searching (e.g., drinking) for a narrow or complex search topic. Use subject searching for a broad subject (e.g., health). Print or write down the citation (author, title, etc.), the call numbers, and special location (e.g., Reference). Note the circulation status. When you pull the book from the shelf, scan the bibliography for additional sources, especially book-length bibliographies and annual reviews on your subject; they list citations to hundreds of books and articles in one subject area. Check the standard subject subheading:
"--BIBLIOGRAPHY" (e.g., HEALTH--BIBLIOGRAPHY)
or titles beginning with "Annual Review of..." in Innopac.
Use periodical indexes and abstracts to find citations to articles. The indexes and abstracts may be in print or electronic format or both. Choose the indexes and format best suited to your particular topic; ask a librarian (503) 297-5544 ext 131 if you need help figuring out which index and format will be best. There are over 60 periodical indexes, many of which provide the full text of articles, on the Library's Databases web page, as well as indexes, such as ARTfull text and ARTstor that are only available at OCAC. You can find periodical articles by the article author, title or subject. When you have recorded or printed out the citation from the index, look up the title of the periodical in the Library Catalog or in the OCAC library's periodical room. The Library catalog will indicate the years of coverage of the title.
The WCCLS Home Page provides links to Databases, Electronic Journals, and to a variety of other library services and resources. Navigating the Web can also assist with using search engines on the Web, as well as UC Berkeley's Finding Information on the Internet: A TUTORIAL.
See UCLA's Thinking Critically About World Wide Web Resources for suggestions on evaluating the authority and quality of the material you located might be consulted as well. If you have found too many or too few sources, you may need to narrow or broaden your topic. Check with a reference librarian or your instructor.
Format the citations to all of the references in your bibliography using one of the standard formats: MLA, ALA, Chicago, or Scientific. See your instructor if you are not certain which format should be used. For examples of print and electronic sources in each style, see the Dartmouth College's tutorial.
Also try BibMe (an online resource that will automatically generate bibliographies and work cited pages in either MLA or APA format)
*Research Tips:
Work from the general to the specific: Find background information first, then use more specific and recent sources.
Record what you find and where you found it: Write out a complete citation for each source you find and print out the Web page, or email it to yourself--you may need it again later
Translate your topic into the subject language of the indexes and catalogs you use: Check your topic words against a thesaurus of subject heading list
Be organized, purposeful and resilient!
You may want to consult as well:
- Steps in the Research and Writing Process at Youngstown (Ohio) State University;
For Help in clarifying your topic or ideas about where to look next, or to be sure you're using a reference source effectively, come talk to your friendly library staff, or online at: Ask a librarian.
Adapted with permission from Library Research tutorial from the Division of Reference Services, Olin Kroch Uris Libraries, Cornell University Library.


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A few weeks ago Jennifer Waters posted the first blog entry dealing with certification and asked the question Does Certification Really Matter?. In the next post, she asks whether managers care about certification.
Let's face facts. Certification is all about where it can get you. Most people don't fantasize about studying or taking exams, so if it's not going to help you get ahead, why certify?
Good question. We're definitely not in Kansas anymore, Toto, and the days of getting your MCSE and expecting to command a decent salary simply on that basis are gone. Technology and the people that use it have grown up.
While I don't expect to see the same kind of feverish scramble that we did in the late 90's and early 2000's for certification, we are coming out of a down cycle in the industry in general.
Canada is currently experiencing a substantial IT skills shortage and over the next 5 years there will be a need to fill approximately 90,000 jobs.* We have heard from Microsoft partners that they simply do not have enough staff to fulfill all their business needs and partners are poaching from one another .
Combine this with the new products being released from SQL Server 2005 to Windows "Longhorn" Server and there is a real and growing need for people who know their stuff.
And that, is where certification comes in. I'm not saying that it will enable you to live a life of extravagance a la Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous or MTV Cribs (anyone see Missy Elliot's insane sneaker collection?) but it is like having a BA or BSC after your name. Sometimes experience trumps it, but quite often it is a tick box and if you don't have it, it can be the difference between getting hired and being passed over.
Here are some facts to back that up:*
• 63% of Hiring Managers feel that certified individuals are somewhat or far more productive than their non-certified counterparts
• 55% of Hiring Managers consider employee certification as criterion for hiring
• 46% of Hiring Managers consider employee certification as criteria for promotion
If you are not sure where to go to get certified, or exactly how to upgrade to the New Generation, check out the links below. Or ask me – I would be happy to help you navigate through this.
Next blog – I'll go through the New Generation of Certification and hopefully dispel some of the confusion around upgrading to these new certs.
Jennifer Waters started her career at Microsoft 8 years ago. After studying Ancient Greek and Roman history (that's right, this is not a typo), her career path was an obvious one and she began in product support at Microsoft, supporting Office. From there, she became a Technology Specialist, within Microsoft US. This position involved a lot of travel to such glamorous spots as Poughkeepsie, NY. Jennifer has managed the CPLS (Certified Partners for Learning Solutions) channel and the Learning and Certification program in Canada for the past 4 years.


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There's not long to go now until Dead Island shuffles it's way to us and if you're looking to pre-order it, then you should probably think about heading on over to Steam because they've been given some pre-order exclusives!
The game's publisher, Deep Silver, have given a full run down of the goodies that'll be included if you grab the Steam pre-order, and the first is a rather tasty looking weapon called "The Ripper", which is the bastard love child of a baseball bat and a buzz saw, so it'll no doubt be good for hacking off limbs, spilling some blood, and dealing out some blunt weapons trauma too! Now, if you're a console user and you've started to cry because you want to wield this weapon, then you needn't worry because you'll get your chance if you pre-order the game at Gamestop.
You'll also be able to jump into the "Bloodbath Arena" add-on straight a way for free, although it's currently included with pre-orders at a number of merchants and'll be made available to purchase on all formats, for around $10 (just over £6), a month after the game's release, so I guess at the very least you'll be a month ahead of any of your friends who haven't pre-ordered a copy of the game.
I couldn't be more excited about this one and the chance to get hold of a few optional extras is incredibly tempting, but sadly pre-ordering it won't make the time pass any faster! Dead Island's out on 6th September for PC, Xbox 360 & PS3. [shacknews]


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DALLAS (AP) - The major electric power provider for much of North and West Texas says it is considering closing or reducing operations at some of its coal-fired plants to meet new federal clean-air rules.
Dallas-based Energy Future Holdings Corp. owns Luminant Generation Co. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday, it said it's considering the shutdowns or slowdowns of its plants and mines, as well as seasonal or temporary shutdowns. It's also considering installing scrubbers to remove sulfur dioxide from plant emissions.
It's unclear from the filing how the company is leaning and which plants are likeliest to be affected. Energy Future Holdings also owns TXU Energy to transmit the electricity Luminant generates and Oncor to market it.


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1. Re: Announcing a Flex Community Feedback Forummark.mandel Jan 23, 2009 2:06 PM (in response to matt_chotin)Unfortunately, I can't make it as it will be 5am my time, but figured I would post this for everyone else to lookup their timezones.
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=1&day=28&year=2009&hour=18&min= 0&sec=0&p1=0
I look forward to viewing the recording.
2. Re: Announcing a Flex Community Feedback ForumChivertonT Jan 26, 2009 1:14 AM (in response to matt_chotin)I've posted a short list of some of the things people have asked to talk about here : http://www.rachaelandtom.info/content/talk-adobes-flex-sdk-team
The main things I'm interested in are
1) How and when updates to Flex 3 (including submitted patches) get rolled into an offical 3.x.y release
2) How the features for Flex 5 are going to be decided.
3. Re: Announcing a Flex Community Feedback ForumChivertonT Jan 29, 2009 1:49 AM (in response to ChivertonT)Here are my post-talk thoughts : http://www.rachaelandtom.info/content/flex-sdk-team-talk
4. Re: Announcing a Flex Community Feedback ForumNate Beck Jan 29, 2009 7:14 AM (in response to matt_chotin)I also have posted my thoughts: http://blog.natebeck.net/2009/01/my-thoughts-on-todays-flex-community-forum/


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No more time? The last days of school may be upon us and your students may already be chanting the traditional end-of-school cheer, but that doesn't mean that you have to succumb to the temptation to start summer early. Why throw away the last few precious days? Instead, blow your students away with some cool end-of-year activities that combine fun and learning.
With less than a week of school left, the kids are already off the wall. Don't give up on this school year too soon, though. Just because books have been tucked into storage and final exams are done, that doesn't mean that the remaining school days should be wasted!
Many schools use the final days of the year to turn themselves into continuing learning centers. In those schools, every teacher plans a special mini course based on an area of personal interest. Mini courses run the gamut -- baseball math to bike maintenance to bread baking to bowling and beyond. Kids sign up for two 2-hour sessions each day. Mini courses allow students to mix with different groups of kids while keeping them busy and happy!
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Education World offers five lesson plans to help you fill the final hours of the school year. Click each lesson headline below for a complete teaching resource. (Approximate grade levels for each activity are indicated in parentheses.) If you don't find the perfect idea below, scan the article sidebar for more possibilities!
Thinking Ahead to Next Year
Invite your students to leave behind advice for those who will follow in their footsteps or to write informative letters to the teachers who will teach them next year.
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Hytherograph LB-520 is a miniature temperature and relative humidity recorder (it is a hygrograph and a thermograph at the same time). It is powered from a built-in long lasting lithium battery. The device uses: for temperature measurement a thermoresistor Pt-1000 and for humidity measurement a capacitive sensor. Basing on the knowledge of nonlinear sensor characteristics and digital calibration data stored during the process of calibration in a device's memory - the microprocessor (built-in the device) calculates the actual relative humidity and temperature measurement results. The measurement results are presented alternately on a big easy to read LED screen.
The recorder is equipped with a big memory for storing the measurement results, which i.e. when set for registry with intervals every 25 min is sufficient for over a year of entries in one registry session. It is possible to store in the memory using 2 modes: "to be filled" (after the memory is full the registry process is stopped) and "with over storage" (after the memory is full the oldest entries are deleted). Except from measurement data collection in the set registry periods, the recorder LB-520 can create a histogram, which encloses information concerning the registry statistics of the measurement values in the set periods of time. In standard the scope of temperature measurement was divided into 63 intervals where each stands for 2°C. The scope of humidity measurement was divided into 50 intervals where each stands for 2%. There are also other histogram scopes available. The information from the histogram allows on quick analysis of the measurement results that are performed during the registry process (there is no need to go over the whole content of the device's memory). The recorder also allows on setting the threshold humidity and temperature values where exceeding those values during the registry session is signaled on the screen. The automatic registry of time intervals in which those thresholds were exceeded is also possible.
LB-520 is a wireless device, it is also fully autonomous (it does
not require a computer during the registry process). Programming the
recorder (i.e. setting the registry breaks, ways of starting the
registry) and its reading as well as the presentation and printing of
the entries is done by using a computer with an attached to its COM
port a reading apparatus LB-521. Data transmission between the recorder
LB-520 and the reading apparatus LB-521 attached to a computer is done
using a wireless connection (IR connection).
The recorder LB-520 is a continuation of the hytherographs LB-710 produced by the LAB-EL company for many years. The recorder is calibrated in the same way as the LB-710 devices (the calibration of the device is performed by sending calibration data obtained in the model climate conditions through a digital interface to the non-volatile memory of the device). Each device is calibrated separately, what allows on calibration of the recorder at all posts adapted for calibration of the hytherographs LB-710. LB-520 can emulate a hytherograph LB-710 and because of that it can be used interchangeably in all systems using the hytherographs LB-710. It allows on an additional reading of the measured values on the recorder's screen.
Optionally the device can be made in a version
LB-520T designed only for temperature measurement and registry using a
built-in or an outside temperature sensor in accordance with the scopes
provided in the technical data in the point "extensions".
Hytherograph LB-520B is a simplified version of a
hytherograph LB-520. The elements used in it are less expensive and the
production procedures are simplified what allows on obtaining a lower
price for this device compared to similar devices available on the
market with comparable technical possibilities.
Each hytherograph (thermometer) adequately to the
client specifications can have an individual calibration certificate
from the LAB-EL Calibration Laboratory, a calibration certificate from
the Central Office of Measures in Warsaw or from the Central Military
Meteorology Center in Zielonka.
The recorder LB-520 and LB-520T are designed for control and documentation of all technological processes in the production plants, especially in the medical and consumption branches. It can be used for climate parameter registry inside the boxes containing goods sensitive to humidity and temperature. It is especially useful when it is necessary to meet ISO and HACCP standards concerning production quality control.
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of 0.. +50°C
+/- 1 last digit, in the scope of -30.. +50°C
+/- 1 last digit, in the scope of -100… +200°C
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external temperature sensor, for LB-520TE (*1)
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10.. 40%
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for temperatures up to +70°C
for temperatures up to +85°C
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0.. 70%
0.. 40%
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for temperatures up to +70°C
for temperatures up to +85°C
|Measurement resolution
| Memory capacity
|21504 records
32256 records, for LB-520T
|humidity and temperature
|Transmission speed
|115,2 kbit/s
|Power supply
|3,6V / 2,1 Ah
|lithium battery
|Guaranteed time of battery
|9/ 9 years
5/10 years for LB-520T
|registry period 1 minute/ 1
|Emulation LB-710 - outside power
|energy consumption 1 mA average,
25 mA maximum
|Overall dimensions
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Up at 4:45 a.m., pick up Kathy.
Drive to the bay; have great conversation with Kathy.
Peruse the Alameda Flea Market for 7 hours;
purchase a huge mirror and small bamboo table.
Dismiss Kathy's enthusiastic claims that she has seen
Diane Keaton at the next booth, which is dubious.
Spot Diane Keaton myself; apologize to Kathy; tell her she is not senile.
Stare in disbelief as Diane Keaton apporaches Kathy with a question.
Apologize again to Kathy for previous lack-of-faith in her
celebrity-spotting capabilities.
Watch Kath's best friend Katie purchase everything under the sun
that fits the description:"Mid-Century Modern"
and watch her pack it all into the back of her truck.
(Commend her husband Rich for being such a good guy.
And for doing the packing.)
Great conversation and afternoon coffee with Kathy during return car ride.
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Symantecs' Norton AntiVirus (NAV) 7 has become a trusted name amongst Macintosh users for virus protection over the past few years. SecureMac put this program through our five lock testing and the results came out rather interesting.
During installation we were greeted with a screen asking us what type of protection we wanted, none, moderate, most, and too much. After install we rebooted and started the application. The program is easy to follow with a nice classic navigation.
After installation it is recommended you run the LiveUpdate feature that will download the latest virus definitions and patches which requires you to be connected to the Internet.
Scan specific files, folders or hard disks. After installation your computer is automatically protected from viruses when files or programs are opened. Running full scans on regular schedule is a must especially when you are connected to a network or the Internet. NAV has the functionality to scan most ALL compressed files so you can be rest assured that file you downloaded does not have a virus infected file within the compression.
Norton AntiVirus protects against viruses, macro viruses, boot block infections odd activities that may occur from trojans or installations.
As you can see from the snapshot above you can feel secure with as much or as little protection you desire. In the past Macintosh users have not had this much customization freedom with a antivirus program.
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This event is over.
I deeply regret to inform everyone that Burning Kouch 2017 is canceled.
The town of Southold (of which Orient is a hamlet) filed a restraining order against us. They do not want us holding this event there. We tried to fight it. We really did. The hurdles are significant.
Do NOT publicly speak ill of, or harass, the town. It won't help matters.
Take a moment to digest.
Now, there are still hundreds of us, now free, looking to have fun this weekend. So… let's have fun this weekend.
If anybody has suggestions or connections for a good back up plan, let me know. I've contacted House of Yes and am searching for nearby campgrounds that may be a good fit.
Thank you all for understanding, I'm so sorry it had to come down to this, and let's work together to minimize the impact of the cancellation.
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Saturday, June 16, 2007
Washington Legal Foundation Files Petition Asking for Changes at EPA
The Washington Legal Foundation has petitioned "the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise its criminal enforcement policy and practices to ensure that more reasonable non-criminal remedies - including administrative and civil remedies - are utilized as Congress intended to address alleged violations of the myriad of complex environmental laws and regulations." Press Release here -
The 13 page filing by this organization provides an array of examples to support its position. and further describes the prosecutorial discretion that permits "a growing number of unwarranted and abusive criminal prosecutions, particularly against smaller businesses, and their owners, and employees, for violations of federal laws and regulations." It will be interesting to see if the government responds.
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The USDA has only been in charge of the Census of Agriculture since 1997. And the department took that census over so late, "we didn't make many changes," says Rich Allen, National Agricultural Statistic Service (NASS) deputy administrator for programs and products.
However, for the 2002 census (the census is taken every five years), USDA wanted to shift focus a bit to make findings "more relevant. To accomplish that, we added some things to the census that hadn't been there before."
For example, in the past, every operation was forced to list just one principal operator. That led to a lot of confusion in the country.
"People were saying, 'Well, if you've got 2 million farms, then you only have 2 million farmers.' We knew that wasn't right and so set out to get a better measure of how many folks are involved in ag. This time, we asked how many people are involved as operators."
About two-thirds of respondents still said they had just one operator. The remaining third bumped operator numbers up significantly, though.
Total number of farm operations in 2002: 2,128,982. But the final count showed 3,115,172 operators.
"So, in essence, we found another million farmers that weren't counted previously," says Allen.
Statisticians found that the principal operator's age is 55.3. That's up from 1997's 54 years — a bump typical of the last few censuses.
"When we look at the second operator, the age drops to 49.4. The third operator is typically 42 years of age. That shows there are young people waiting to take over farms."
In preparing for the latest census, NASS noticed that as far back as 1980 the number of women identified as principal operators was jumping some 10 percent every census. This time, between 1997 and 2002, the number went up 13.4 percent. That happened even though the nation's total farm numbers went down about 4 percent (dropping from 2.22 million to 2.13 million).
Women are also the principal operators of 11.2 percent of all farms. When looking at the top three operators on a farm, women account for 17 percent of the total.
The amount of land operated by women increased 16.5 percent. "That shows women aren't just picking up small acreage," says Allen. "They're picking up some nice acreage."
Individual and family operations account for 90 percent of all farms in the country — an increase over the last census. That 90 percent garnered about 53 percent of all sales and government payments in 2002.
Six percent of operations are partnerships. That 6 percent received 18 percent of the total sales and government payments in 2002.
Three percent of operations are defined as legal corporations. The corporations got about 28 percent of all sales and government payments in 2002.
"The last percentage point is accounted for by research farms, state-operated farms, Indian reservation farms and other things like that," says Allen.
"It struck us, when preparing for the 2002 census, that questions hadn't been asked about production contracts. This is an important aspect of agriculture that was never broached," says Allen.
NASS found that a little over 2.2 percent of farms (46,995 farms) in the country had production contracts and they produced nearly 16 percent of the $200.6 billion of farm products in 2002.
After changing or tweaking questions and methods this time around, "some things leapt out," says Allen. First, land in farms went down from 955 million acres to 939 million acres (1.7 percent). During that same period, the total market value plus government payments didn't change much between 1997 ($206.7 billion) and 2002 ($207.2 billion — about $97,000 per farm). Crops account for 47 percent of sales and livestock for 53 percent.
From 1997 to 2002, the value of land and buildings went up 24 percent. In 1997, there was a total value of $922 billion. In 2002, the value was $1.145 trillion.
The average value per farm went up 29 percent (the 5 percent over the collective value is explained by farms lost between 1997 and 2002). From $416,000 in 1997, the value per farm went to $538,000 in 2002. The value per acre went from $967 to $1,213.
Other findings of interest among the 500-plus page report:
38.7 percent of operators use a computer and 49.6 percent said they had Internet access.
The Delta tends to have fewer family farms, says Allen. "There are more partnerships and corporation farms — there are some really high value farms in the Delta."
Since 1997, irrigated farmland declined 1.7 percent. However, the market value of products from irrigating farms rose 10 percent to $82 billion.


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Essentially it fires 50 mini nukes at once rather than what it normally fires.
Or 250, but that lags my game.
Or Modified Fatman that fires a REAL nuke, not a fake one.
I call it BOOM
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Primary:Sniper rifle (with silencer and exetended mag)
Secondary:.44 magnum (unscoped (yes its possible with Weapon Mod Kits)with a silencer)
(i say "Secondary" because i use hotkeys, hold a # key and press item to use hotkeys)
WMK (weapon mod kits) requires a few other mods and things to function (Fose and Fallout Mod manger helps)
i also use a damage mod to make it more realistic so most weapons kill
if you need any help with this mod or any other fallout 3 mod im practicly exepert
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Pluto's Gate
A "gate to hell" has emerged from ruins in southwestern Turkey, Italian archaeologists have announced.
Known as Pluto's Gate -- Ploutonion in Greek, Plutonium in Latin -- the cave was celebrated as the portal to the underworld in Greco-Roman mythology and tradition. Historic sources located the site in the ancient Phrygian city of Hierapolis, now called Pamukkale, and described the opening as filled with lethal mephitic vapors. Announced this month at a conference on Italian archaeology in Istanbul, Turkey, the finding was made by a team led by Francesco D'Andria, professor of classic archaeology at the University of Salento. D'Andria has conducted extensive archaeological research at the World Heritage Site of Hierapolis.
Two years ago he claimed to discover there the tomb of Saint Philip, one of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ. Founded around 190 B.C. by Eumenes II, King of Pergamum (197 B.C.-159 B.C.), Hierapolis was given over to Rome in 133 B.C. The Hellenistic city grew into a flourishing Roman city, with temples, a theater and popular sacred hot springs, believed to have healing properties. "We found the Plutonium by reconstructing the route of a thermal spring. Indeed, Pamukkale' springs, which produce the famous white travertine terraces originate from this cave," D'Andria told Discovery News. Featuring a vast array of abandoned broken ruins, possibly the result of earthquakes, the site revealed more ruins once it was excavated.
The archaeologists found Ionic semi columns and, on top of them, an inscription with a dedication to the deities of the underworld -- Pluto and Kore.
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Fool's Gold Records sprung into the limelight pretty much as soon as it was created thanks to the tremendous credentials of its head honcho, DJ A-Trak. With his trademark leather jacket and flat-billed pork pie hat, he's the personification of his label's style and mission statement. The idea behind Fool's Gold is to blur the edges of the worlds of hip hop and electronic music to ring in some kind of global urban music utopia.
That is where Fool's Gold Day Off comes in. It's a free party in Los Angeles, thrown during the day and featuring live music. The comparisons to Mad Decent's block parties are inevitable because, truthfully, they're kind of similar. Mad Decent's event outgrew its britches this year and became a pay-to-go party, but Day Off is still free for now. It was situated in the large alley between the Shrine Expo Hall and the adjacent parking lot that HARD used to call home until they decided that the Los Angeles State Park was a better venue for their shenanigans. Bigger, certainly. But better? Dubious.
I showed up to Fool's Gold Day Off fashionably late and stupidly missed my most anticipated act of the day, gLAdiator. I dig their take on the trap genre. It's not that they're especially innovative or that they're elevating the genre to unknown heights of artistic expression — they just make banging tracks in their own style. They're good at what they do, and I'm sad I missed them.
In reflection, I am at least. At the time, though, I was less bothered. Thanks in large part to the Four Loko I had shared briefly before entering, there was not a lot of stuff that was going to bother me at all. A sane person would've chosen to drink, literally, almost anything else, but I figured this would be one of those events that people describe as "so LA," and thus a gigantic can of margarita-flavored toxic booze seemed appropriate.
Even at three 0'clock, the crowd was very much on my wavelength. High-waisted shorts and crop tops, beanies, dudes in Mishka shirts and Jordans and lokes…so LA. The vibe was good. I only saw one fight, which seemed like it was handled pretty quickly. Generally the fear with big, free events like this is that a group of really rowdy people can incite a really negative crowd mentality quickly. I think the large police presence you face right before entering the event helped tamper that here. Also, the concert space was fairly large, so there was never a feeling of claustrophobia even at the front. Also, weed. Weed helped.
The first set I really got to catch was Nick Catchdubs and the rest of the HBK Gang. That includes IAMSU!, who I got a chance to speak with earlier this year. Their performance went off without a hitch, though there was a severe lack of yanking on stage. The crowd was feeling it. Everyone collectively lost their shit when they played "Function." Can't blame them either; the song is a banger.
After a short DJ interlude, the rap returned with Freddie Gibbs, who came on stage pretty pissed off. Apparently some dude out in the crowd threw a water bottle at him earlier. Which to me sounded kinda funny, but seemed progressively less so when Gibbs threatened not to perform. He called out the random asshole in the crowd for a bit and eventually went on to perform in good spirits.
Honestly, I was really impressed by his set. Freddie has actually been around for a minute, but his music has always flown under the radar for me. It shouldn't have. Yeah, he professes still living like a dope dealer, but his rapping is technical. This is the kind of hip hop that you have to actually listen to in order to appreciate the work that went into making it. No lazy hooks. No corny similes. Just bar after bar.
As Freddie finished, night set in. The fury of Four Lokos was wearing off on me, but the crowd didn't seem to be fazed. Next up was Los Angeles rap legend DJ Quik. Long time hip-hop heads should be familiar with that name as DJ Quik is responsible for many of the West Coast hip-hop anthems that surfaced in the late-eighties and early-nineties. It's worth noting that it's 2013 right now. He's been in "the game" for over 25 years. That is the definition of OG status.
Quik's set was like a throwback to an earlier time. I was first introduced to a lot of that music when I was young, so my perception of it is tinted. Maybe the nineties were just better. Either way, the cats in the lokes and flannel loved it. So LA.
After nostalgia wore off, it was time for Kill the Noise. Which meant that it was time to party.
In case anyone was still wondering, Los Angeles loves dubstep and trap. Mixing both of them together is like the sonic equivalent to an Adios. The people loved it. Kill the Noise stayed steady smoking behind the decks, dropping drop after drop. It was just fun. The Fool's Gold mascot also made its way out into the public for the first time. I guess Mad Decent has their theatrics, why can't Fool's Gold have theirs?
A-Trak kept the groove going, steering the sound more toward dance music than the HARD-esque style of Kill the Noise. The one thing that's easy to forget about both of these guys is that they're really good DJs. Not just producers. A-Trak, of course, broke into the scene on the strength of his turntable skills, but Kill the Noise has been at this for longer than a lot of people think. Before mixing trap and dubstep, he did DnB as a frequent collaborator with the trio Evol Intent. All of the group's members have gone on to become huge producers in their own rights (Bro Safari? Treasure Fingers? Computer Club? Any of these ring a bell?).
Finishing the night out was rapper Danny Brown. He is…unmistakable. The wild hair. The missing tooth. That voice. It's all so characteristic, and it's impossible not to feel the energy he gives off. This was easily the best possible way to end the night.
So how did Fool's Gold Day Off compare to Mad Decent's Block Party? Well, the crowd might be the same, but the energy is different. Mad Decent's show was much rowdier, but also had more stuff in a smaller space. At the end of the day, Fool's Gold catered to a more hip-hop centered crowd than the Mad Decent Block Party did, but the reality is they were still really similar. Count me in next year for both.
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Handling Bio-Hazard Material 1994
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Mangan, Richard J.. 1994. Handling Bio-Hazard Material. Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Missoula Technology and Development Center.
This paper outlines the "universal precautions" taken to prevent infection, handling techniques for infected bio-hazard materials, and laundering techniques for Nomex fire clothing possibly infected with HBV or HIV. Universal precautions are the generally accepted medical work practices that prevent contact with a patient's blood and certain other body fluids.
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To obtain a visa to attend an IEEE Communications Society Conference, many embassies will require a visa letter as part of the visa application process. In order to request a visa letter from the IEEE Communications Society, you MUST meet one of the following criteria:
- Have a paper accepted for presentation at the conference. (Please visit EDAS if you are not sure of the status of your paper.)
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To start the request process, please select from below the type of visa letter. Fill out the request form in its entirety, then click "Submit." Your request will be reviewed and if approved, the visa letter will be sent to you via email attachment in PDF format.
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What's the best way to make a kid feel better when they get a booboo? A brownie treat shaped like a bandaid along with a sweet sentiment! Sure to bring a smile or two 🙂
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Thank you thank you thank you Amanda for featuring these crazy bandaids! You made my day-YIPPEE!!!!


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A few of my favorite photo spheres from our recent North Carolina trip. Click each title in turn to interact with the VR experience.
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Park City Ski Slope(s)
Here are a couple of "Photo Spheres" from a recent trip to Park City, UT. Click the title(s) to activate the plugin(s).
Dinosaur Attack!!!
Walking Her Home
As referenced in the previous post "Engagement Story", I proposed last Friday to Jamie, my girlfriend of 5 years, by way of re-written lyrics to the Mark Schultz song "Walking Her Home". I may someday share the actual recording I made, but for now… here are the lyrics. Enjoy!
Verse 1:
Looking back, they see it all
from the nights they fell in love in those college halls.
From setting sun, to dawns first light
friends gathered, learning, growing through the night.
At the end as crowds disband
They were standing hand in hand…
Chorus 1:
He was walking her home, holding her hand.
Oh the way she smiled, it stole the breath right out of him.
Down that old road, with the stars up above.
They remember were they were the night they fell in love.
He was walking her home.
Verse 2:
Five more years, they've become best friends, seen thick and thin.
They find themselves on those college grounds again.
He takes her hand, drops to one knee
with tears in eyes, he asks "will you marry me?".
As they kneel there, arm in arm
he promises "from this day on…
Chorus 2:
I'll be walking you home, holding your hand.
Praying that the Lord will see us living out his plan."
Down life's shared road, with the stars up above.
They remember were they were the night they fell in love.
He was walking her home.
They'll see each other through both good and bad;
a lifetime spent together, sharing all the love they have.
Verse 3:
A nursing home, in fading light.
The time will come to say their last goodnight.
With no regrets, or love ungiven'
reflecting on the journey they have been.
As life's ember'll cease to be,
they'll close their eyes and there they'll see…
Chorus 3:
..they are walking on home, still hand in hand.
Oh the way she'll smile when he says "this is not the end".
Just for a while, they're on those old grounds
giving thanks for all the love and life that they have found.
They'll be walking on home.
They'll be walking on home.
Looking back, from start to end,
a journey walked together hand in hand.
Engagement Story
This past Friday, June 15th, I proposed to my girlfriend of 5 years! What follows is the "Engagement Story", from her perspective. I'll be writing my own account of the event (and the weeks leading up to it) in a few days. Until then, enjoy!
I can imagine few activities that leave me more exhausted at the end of the week than working at camp, so when Libby (the program director) approached Mackenzie (my little sister) and me on Friday afternoon, June 15th, after we had spent a week volunteering and asked us to drop off a package in Houston, I suspected no mischief. "Since you're going to Houston," she asked, "would you mind dropping this off with Sara? Her mail isn't forwarding properly, and we keep getting stuff for her here." For those who don't know the back story, Sara was the previous program director at Lutherhill, who had moved to Houston at the end of the previous summer. Libby took over as program director last fall.
Privately I thought, "Gee, Houston is kind of out of our way…I visit Houston *so* frequently, though, so maybe it would be okay if we take it now, and I drop it off sometime later when I'm actually *in* Houston rather than home?" When I inquired by when the package needed to be delivered, Libby responded, "Oh…like tonight." Chalk up another point for sleep-deprivation, because it never occurred to me to question the supposed "urgency" of the package. When Mackenzie replied, "Okay, yeah, we can take it," the deal was sealed – we were going to Houston, whether I wanted to or not!
We departed camp around 5 p.m. Normally the drive back home lasts about 2 hours (a little longer when I drive, a little shorter when anyone else drives). I texted my mother to inform her that we were on the way but needed to make a stop, so she should expect us around 8 or so. With address entered into the GPS on Mac's phone and sticky note clutched in hand (another plot hole I failed to detect: Sara's address was written on a sticky note, but not on the package itself – how the heck did I miss that!?), we were off!
En route, I decided I was excited about the opportunity to see Sara. I had not talked with her in over a year, and she had recently announced her engagement, so I wanted to offer congratulations and ask how the wedding planning was going. I knew the visit would be brief, but I still appreciated the chance to say hello. Since her zip code matched the zip code I had when I lived at Rice (another clue I failed to notice), I wondered about the feasibility of visiting campus, but immediately ruled that out because I thought we should make every effort to return home before dark.
The sticky note read "6221 Weslayan, Houston 77005." Mackenzie's GPS directed us to a street in West U. (Weslayan), and I immediately noticed the dearth of houses actually situated along Weslayan. Plenty of residential streets intersected Weslayan, but only a few driveways actually backed up onto the street, and I couldn't find numbers on any of them. I obsessively checked the GPS, certain we were close, but 6221 simply did not exist. When we got to University Drive, I instructed Mackenzie to turn around and drive slower, sure we must have just missed it because the house numbers were not obvious. When she attempted to drive a different route, I became very persistent ("No! Turn left *here*! We have to go back! You must have missed the house – drive slower this time!"). Mackenzie pulled over to the side of the road about two blocks from where I was certain Sara's house must be, and reached into the back seat, asking, "Where did I put that package?"
Frustrated by her sudden flakiness, I climbed out of the car, figuring I could maybe find the house on foot – we were only 2 blocks away, after all. As I marched away from the car, Mackenzie called after me, "Wait! Change of plans…you need to open the package and follow the directions!"
Finally it dawned on me that some serious skullduggery was afoot. Why would *I* need to open a package meant for Sara? The truth is – I would *not* need to open a package intended for Sara, which left only one option – the package was never intended to reach Sara, and had been for me the whole time! All was not as it appeared…
Upon opening the package, I found a rock labeled "180°". My first instinct was to make an about-face, but I quickly realized I was nowhere near any place of significance, and there was no way whoever had sent this rock would know which way I'd be facing when I got the instruction. When I glanced up at Mackenzie, confused, she mentioned that she needed to take me to Stockton Drive (one of the entrances to Rice University). With this final piece of information, the message clicked – I needed to go to the statue in the engineering quad at Rice called "180°" (there are 3 statues in that quad, all labeled according to the angle they make with the ground – 45°, 90°, 180°). Coincidentally, this statue marks the very spot where Kyle and I found ourselves on the morning after his graduation from Rice 5 years previous, talking about "what comes next." Anyone else see any symmetry here?
Mackenzie suddenly developed a mysterious desire to visit Rice Village and asked where she might park in order to do so. I directed her to the band hall, since it has a visitor's parking lot next to it, and it's relatively close to the engineering quad. I was also *finally* developing a suspicion of what kind of shenanigans were under way, and I suspected I ought to visit the ladies' room – no matter what the surprise was, I did not wish to ruin it by rushing off in pursuit of a restroom in the middle of it. I walked to the engineering quad, and sure enough, there was Kyle, atop 180°, along with a portable CD player, 180 lilies (my favorite flower!), some candles, and a bottle of sparkling grape juice.
I climbed up to join him on 180°, asking if he knew anything about this mysterious message I'd received. He responded by giving me a hug, then pressing "play" on the CD player. I recognized the opening chords to Mark Schultz's "He Was Walking Her Home". When the first verse started, though, I heard that the voice coming from the CD player was not Mark Schultz, but was Kyle…and the words had been altered so that the song no longer narrated the story of a hypothetical couple, but described *our* story instead.
When the song described the two people back on college grounds, Kyle dropped to one knee, pulled out a ring, and (at the pre-determined break in the music) asked, "Will you marry me?" For some reason, I was struggling to actually vocalize just then, so I nodded (vigorously, I think), and he stood up to give me the best hug of my life! When the song ended, I recovered my voice and said, "Yes!"
I guess some people celebrate moments like this with wine or champagne; we substituted sparkling grape juice. The ring is made of recycled metal, and the diamond was grown in a laboratory rather than mined, so it is 100% conflict-free!
Before actually proposing, Kyle flew out to Baltimore to talk with my best friend. He attempted to fly to Houston to talk with my other very close friend, but his plane was diverted and he couldn't make it while she was in town, so he had to talk with her on the phone. The night before he actually proposed, he had dinner with my parents to ask for their blessing. My dad, being contrary, asked "What would you do if I said no?" Caught slightly off-guard, Kyle eventually responded that he would ask anyway, but he'd be extremely disappointed. My dad praised that response as the right answer and (still being contrary) gave his blessing, provided that Kyle promised to learn both how to drive a stick-shift car, and how to ski. (We have already begun to rectify the stick shift issue.)
So now we enter the next adventure of our lives! I am humbled by God's graciousness in blessing me with such a wonderful fiancé. I know that the years to come will carry many ups and downs, and I look forward to facing both the challenges and the blessings with Kyle at my side.
Over the Rainbow on Akai EWI
"Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World" as recorded by Israel (IZ) Kamakawiwo'ole. Cover by Kyle Ringgenberg on Akai EWI 4000s. Audio recorded straight from instrument with minimal post-processing.
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Plot o' Land
One of the stereotypical elements of the American Dream is owning land. I live in an apartment (which is fantastic for this stage of my life), but have had a growing desire to acquire a small plot of land on which to maintain a lawn of my own. So, a few weeks ago I decided to take matters into my own hands.
I've constructed a 2′ x 2′ x 6″ wooden box… sanded it, stained it, and waterproofed it. I then filled it with potting soil and sowed a healthy quantity of bermudagrass seed. After considerable watering, sun, and a few weeks waiting, I now have a 4′ sq lawn of my very own!
PS: Anyone have a lawn mower I could borrow? Self-propelled is preferred.
PPS: The pot contains newly-sprouted catnip.
Gerber Baby Punks
Those thugs at Gerber Baby Life Insurance just won't leave me alone! I've asked them nicely to stop sending me junk mail, but they haven't… so I'm taking drastic measures. As it turns out, you can tape a "Postage Paid" envelope to a package and the soliciting company has to pay the bill. This time those Gerber Baby Punks are getting a tennis ball. Next time it'll be a brick. See the pictures below.
PS: I checked with a postal worker before mailing this and was assured I wasn't bending / breaking any laws or guidelines. I got the idea from here.
Car Audio
Since I'm going to be taking a long road trip from VA to TX next week, I decided I wanted to add a new audio source to my car. Rather than buying a whole new sound system, I decided to do things the "fun" way.
- I soldered a new DC plug to the inside of my console, taping into the pre-existing, externally-accessible DC plug.
- I ran a USB power cable from the DC plug through a small hole drilled in the open shelf in my console.
- I also ran power to an FM transmitter, housed in the slide-out ashtray in the dash.
- I ran the auxilarily input of the FM transmitter through the back of the console and out through another hole in the console shelf.
- Now, from a user perspective, there are aux & power connectors inside my console shelf, and an FM transmitter controller in the repurposed ashtray. The original DC power outlet still works unchanged.
This little project was waaay too much fun… how often do you get to solder wires on the inside of your car's dash? 8)
Office 2007 Citations
MS Office 2007 has a very good reference manager, but changing the inline citation style is absurdly complicated. Standard practice for citations in an engineering paper is "[#]" where # is the reference number. Unfortunately, the default citation option in Word 2007 is "(#)"… so I needed to change it. If you need to do the same thing, just download this file, move it to the "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\Bibliography\Style\" directory. You should then see a new "Style" option under the "References" tab called "ISO 690 – Numerical with Square Brackets". Bingo… that's all you need to do.


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Scenes from the Eleventh Olympiad in Berlin, Germany. Sign: 'Marathonlauf Entscheidung'. Participants of Marathon race in stadium. Spectators in the background. Marathon race starts. Participants of the race on race track. Views of stadium along with race track. Spectators cheer participants. Athletes run on road. Spectators standing on road. A man makes commentary. Participants take refreshments from a refreshment stall and continue the race.
Nazi rise to power, rearmament and remilitarization of Germany leading up to World War 2, and actions related the Nuremberg Trials held at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany, following World War II. Exterior view of the Reichstag in Berlin. Joseph Goebbels at desk during the Nuremberg Trials. Hans Bernd Gisevius, former official of the Berlin police administration, testifies concerning his investigation of the Reichstag fire. Hans Gisevius relates how Goebbels recruited reliable Nazis to intentionally burn down the Reichstag as a propaganda stunt to help the Nazi movement. Nuremberg War Trial defendants stand in their dock including Herman Goering, Rudolf Hess, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Wilhelm Keitel, Karl Donitz, Erich Raeder, Baldur von Schirach and Fritz Sauckel. Close up of Herman Goring. Footage showing firefighters spraying water on smoking ruins of Reichstag following Reichstag fire in 1933. A German police officer stands guard at the smoking ruins of the Reichstag. View from a high ridge of League of Nations Palace of Nations in Geneva, and then inside the League of Nations meeting chamber during the disarmament conference of 1933. View of a German Kriegsmarine submarine launching in 1934. Steel mill operations and Industrial war materiel operations in Germany in the early 1930's as Germany rearmed and restarted war production. A Nazi party meeting in Germany where General Werner von Blomberg announces compulsory military service. View of legal document describing new military service law. View of newly recruited (conscripted) civilian German men with suitcases marching forward report for mandatory military training. Nazi forces in training march goosestep at training camp; Junkers 52 aircraft in background. Soldiers goosestep while walking bicycles in a line. Nazi troops trained. Scenes of remilitarization of Rhineland, violating terms of the Treaty of Versailles, as Nazi troops in 1936 march over the Hohenzollern Bridge crossing the River Rhine, with Cologne Cathedral rising in the background.
Allied operations in Germany during World War II. A map of Germany. A headline in a newspaper reads 'Russians strike Berlin'. People stand on a bridge in Cologne. View of Cologne cathedral. Past events show Nazi troops during a parade in March, 1936, crossing the River Rhine during rearmament of Germany. U.S. soldiers in advance in Germany in 1945, in combat from house to house in a German town. The German soldiers being taken as prisoners of war. Scenes with Nazi German soldiers with their hands up in the air. A large group of German Prisoners of War being marched on a road under guard by American soldiers. Allied aircraft bombard German towns. P-38 aircraft taking off and gun camera footage while strafing a target. P-38 landing on a snow covered airfield. An American single-propeller fighter aircraft crash lands with difficulty and slides into another parked aircraft on the snow. Aerial views of B-24 and B-17 aircraft in formation flight. Bombs being dropped in night bombing raids and day bombing raids over Berlin, Germany. Smoke rises. Aircraft in flight as they leave behind vapor trails. United States soldiers on the ground in combat with enemy Germans in a German town. Infantrymen fire rifles and advance house to house. Wounded Americans being carried on litters for medical care. Germans fire at the wounded Americans.Sergeant Peter Di Guiseppi, from Pennsylvania, of 1st Armored Division, being interviewed. Private Pat Brady of Hollywood California narrates an incident where a gunner aboard a tank fired fiercely at the enemy. He talks about tanks getting caught in a fire and the following rescue efforts.
Excerpt from film about 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Athletes from different countries carrying flag of their country come on to the field at the opening ceremony of 1936 Berlin Olympics in Germany.
Air and rail travel in Germany. View of snow-covered mountains and clouds. Flying above them is a German Lufthansa Junkers Ju 52 trimotor passenger airplane. It is named "Hans Wende" and displays registration "D-Ader" on its fuselage, and a swastika on its tail. Closeup of the forward part of the aircraft. View of passengers inside the cabin, enjoying the views out their windows. Body of water below. One passenger lights a cigar, and smokes. Another swings a typewriter down from back of seat in front of her and prepares to type something. Views out plane's window behind left wing showing flaps slightly extended and as plane banks in right turn. Quick pan across copilot's position and back, showing corrugated metal on right wing. City of Berlin is seen below. Passengers preparing to land. View from behind right wing, as aircraft descends to land. "Berlin" spelled out in large letters on ground at the airport, visible from the air. Various buildings, including the Berliner Dom (largest church in the city) seen below. The lustgarten, two bridges leading to the The Unter Den Linden boulevard below, with cars moving on it. The Zeughaus and other buildings are seen along Unter Den Linden. As the aircraft passes over the Brandenburg Gate and forested park, below, the scene shifts to a zoom-in on the gate and transitions to a ground view of it with cars driving through the gate. Closeup of the "Quadriga,"statue atop the gate, depicting the goddess of victory driving a chariot pulled by four horses. Camera moves through the gate and shows policemen, in white uniforms, directing traffic, including double-decker buses. Brief glimpse of the Victory Column on the Königsplatz across from the Reichstag. Pedestrians walking and trams passing along the street. Sightseeing bus carrying passengers along the road. View of the passengers inside and the guide explaining the sights. They pass the Neue Wache war memorial. Scene shifts to a railroad train traveling in the city and rising up to an elevated track that passes through a building. View as the train approaches and passes through an elevated station. Brief view of the Steampunkish Wuppertal Schwebebahn (suspended railway). View of a German high-speed passenger train seen as it passes a bridge. Passengers relaxing inside the train. Some are eating and drinking. Several views of trains moving at high speed. Train signals in action along the railways.
The Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Athletes from many countries competing. Views of exterior of Olympic Stadium in Berlin, and interiors with Olympic flame burning. U.S. captures the men's track and the field title with a total of 203 points to 80 for Finland. A large crowd gathers to watch the events. People cheer and applaud. Men watch through binoculars. Cameramen record the event. Events shown include: Womens Discus, Mens Discus, Marathon, Mens 110 meter hurdle race final (with Forest Towns winning followed by Don Finlay and Fritz Pollard), and a relay race in which Frank Wykoff wins for the United States, breaking the world record of 39.8 seconds. Also shown are Field Hockey, and Diving. Winners shown include the first ever gold medal by a Korean, Sohn Kee-chung, in the marathon. He was running for Japan after Japan's 1910 annexation of Korea. Also British India in Field Hockey is shown playing, University of Michigan diver Richard Degener who won Gold in springboard diving, and Gisela Mauermayer who won the Gold for Germany in women's discus. In Men's Discus, U.S. Gold Medal winner Ken Carpenter from USC is shown, along with Gordon Dunn who won the silver medal in men's discus.


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Yesterday Microsoft announced their latest Office 365 Plan: Enterprise E5. This plan provides all the great Office 365 services you already know from the E3 plan, and adds some greater compliance features to Office 365 as a whole. There are also some exciting new features to Delve with analytics and Power BI's querying and visualisation features.
It was also announced that Microsoft would be providing cloud hosted PBX services for Skype for Business! This has been a long awaited feature for organisations big and small and is a real game changer for the industry. Organisations will be able to provision cloud PBX services and be able to have In-Cloud PSTN break outs, essentially removing the need for an On-Premises phone system as users will be able to have their phone numbers provisioned directly from the Office 365 Admin Portal.
A few months ago, we posted about Skype for Business and how it has enabled Microsoft to create a new client experience and update the service within Office 365. With this new announcement, these services advance even further and enable connecting with colleagues and those outside of organisations even more intuitive. This really positions Office 365 as THE cloud productivity service.
For more information, please click here or contact us and speak to one of the Office 365 team.


text: Have you ever been disturbed by how your body looks when in front of a mirror? Many people always wish to be that perfect being. Always admiring the body of their favorite athletes and movie stars. One thing many people forget is that it takes a major sacrifices and effort to have that good body shape. Perhaps the most annoying is having too much belly fat. Did you know that this kind of fat exists in all human beings regardless of age or weight? Yes! That's the fact.