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MTGO client software trade program
Bütçe $1500-5000 USD
Looking for a automated trader bot to run with the Magic the Gathering Online (MTGO) client program. Familiarity with Magic Online is a plus, but not absolutely necessary.
Bot must be able to do the following things: (dependent on bot settings)
- load up the client software and post to the message board
- automatically re-log in to the MTGO client (in case of server crash)
- receive trades
- sell cards X,Y,Z etc. for tickets (currency)
- sell tickets for X,Y,Z etc. cards (access the card prices through a database that can be adjusted to my liking)
- log transactions and transaction numbers (screenshots)
- save credit balances of buyers/sellers (by account name) to 2 or 3 decimal places (ex. 0.155) for their return visits
* There are only about 70 cards that need to be bought/sold to start with.
I will need to see a working demo before accepting any bid.
I would like to offer $1500 to anyone who can accomplish this task within 14 days. Again, a demo must be completed before the end of this project for me to accept any bid.
Here is a link to the client program:
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Installation takes approximately one hour. There is an option for a free trial membership to the client to browse.
Thank you for reading


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St. Lawrence NYSARC, a private, non-profit corporation committed to maximizing the potential of people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities, conducted the 35th Annual Fund Raiser on June 6, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at the Village Green in Canton, NY.
The Agency earned a gross profit of $30,795. Doreen Hilts of Gouverneur, NY won the grand prize of $10,000 cash! Proceeds from the Fund Raiser will support vital employment, educational, and travel programs for individuals in St. Lawrence County. Daphne Pickert, CEO/Executive Director of St. Lawrence NYSARC, expressed appreciation for the community's support of the Fund Raiser. "We are very grateful that our ticket buyers and donors contribute to further our services annually," Pickert said.
St. Lawrence NYSARC 35th Annual Fund Raiser Winner List:
1st Prize $10,000 Cash Prize
Winner: Doreen Hilts, Gouverneur
2nd Prize $2,050 Value - 1 Week Getaway to Lake Ozonia
donated by Denice and David Button, Canton
Winner: Kim Manning, Connecticut
3rd Prize $1,296 Value –Blue Topaz Pendant Necklace
donated by Carbino's Jewelers, Ogdensburg
Winner: JoAnn Adams, Ogdensburg
4th Prize $699 Value – iPad Air
donated by Advanced Business Systems, Watertown
Winner: James MacDonald, Canton
5th Prize $500 Value – Stay and Play Package at Best Western
donated by Best Western University Inn, Canton
Winner: Rodney and Cindy Clintsman, Lowville
About St. Lawrence NYSARC:
St. Lawrence NYSARC exists as a non-profit membership association dedicated to full inclusion and integration for persons with intellectual and other developmental disabilities within our communities. The Agency's mission is to offer individuals and their families an opportunity to achieve self-determined goals and provide life-long learning opportunities.
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10 reasons this infographic might not be the best in the world
This graphic is supposedly the best infographic produced by any news organization in the entire year of 2013. Come play judge ...
When you're not sure if you should panic or take it easy with the swine flu (h1n1) it's nice to see the media help you out. (sarcasm intended).
Visual reporting on the pandemic tends to concentrate on three areas:
1. The Map – where the flu is found and how many cases etc.
2. The Virus – going into scientific gobbledygook about how the virus has originated.
3. And finally the 'Wash Your hands'-graphics.
Let's see … How tough is the concept of washing your hands? Do you need a graphic with numbers from 1-8 and photographed hands or silhouettes before you can carry out the daunting task of washing your own hands? Do you want to learn to do it by watching a video to see how someone else washes her hands?
h1n1-flu will live longer on a hard surface
Will it even help you washing your hands? Well, it will, but probably not as efficient against an airborne/droplet flu-virus compared to diseases caused by germs. The flu-virus reportedly loses its power after five minutes on your hands anyway, so you'll be relatively safe from handborne infections if you can manage to stop scratching your nose, eyes or touching your mouth in the five minutes after you have touched something infected. Note that the virus can live for more than a day on a hard, non-porous surface compared to only 15-20 minutes in soft tissues.
The real flu-transmitter is the coughing and sneezing which will send out droplets carrying virus and even worse aerosolparticles which will infect you more easily as they are pulled deep down, when you breathe.
Look and learn
On to the actual graphics: Look and learn (or laugh). I have seen lots and lots of these graphics, but I must admit that I never ever studied one before writing this article – and surprise! – you won't learn new stuff by looking at the graphics. So how come the media gives us all these hands? Do the editors really feel that they serve their readers by printing such a DIY-guide to handwashing?
How to Wash Your Hands
And in Spanish (she is singing to keep track of the time):
Even Barack Obama started his 100-days speech back in april by telling the american population to wash their hands – he didn't demonstrate it though. I guess most politicians are naturally experts when it comes to this discipline 😉
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WARSAW, Poland — President Barack Obama praised Poland's early democratic leaders as an inspiration to the world Saturday, and encouraged them to share their experiences breaking free from the grip of communism with people in the Middle East and North Africa who are seeking greater freedoms.
WARSAW, Poland — President Barack Obama praised Poland's early democratic leaders as an inspiration to the world Saturday, and encouraged them to share their experiences breaking free from the grip of communism with people in the Middle East and North Africa who are seeking greater freedoms.
Obama met here in Poland's capital with dozens of veterans of Poland's Solidarity movement, as well as current and past political leaders, some of whom have already traveled to Tunisia where popular uprisings led to the overthrow of a longtime autocrat and sparked the protest movements that swept throughout the region.
Obama said Poland's experience from its own democratic transition would prove invaluable in Tunisia, and throughout the Arab world.
"We all know that in the aftermath of the overthrow of a repressive regime, emotions run high," Obama said. "But new democratic governments have to show themselves to be able to channel that energy in constructive ways to hold themselves to higher standards than their authoritarian predecessors."
Obama met earlier Saturday with Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski. He tried to assure Poland that his efforts to boost U.S. relations with Russia are not a threat to Central and Eastern Europe. He also told Komorowski that Poland still needed to be a force for democracy in its own region, particularly in Belarus, a country Obama said is "backsliding." He urged Poland to help encourage democratic forces within Belarus.
"The kind of repressive actions we're seeing in Belarus can end up having a negative impact over the region as a whole and that makes us less safe and less secure," Obama said.
During the meeting with Solidarity leaders, Komorowski said there is an "absolute convergence of views" between Poland and the United States on the need to press for democratic change in Belarus.
Obama's overnight visit to Poland, his first stop here since taking office, caps a six-day European tour that has also taken him to Ireland, England and France. The whole trip has played out against the backdrop of the Arab rebellions, and time and again Obama has emphasized the potential global impact of a democratic revolution in the Middle East and North Africa.
Poland's legendary Solidarity founder Lech Walesa was supposed to attend the meeting with Solidarity leaders, but announced hours before Obama's arrival here that he had no interest in a meeting that would amount to little more than a photo-op.
Solidarity was a national freedom and labor movement under Walesa's leadership in the 1980s that helped bring down communism. Obama told his hosts that those days stirred Americans.
"I remember at that time understanding that history was being made because ordinary people were standing up and doing extraordinary things with great courage and against great odds," he said. "Your actions charted a course for freedom that inspired many on this continent and beyond."
The message the White House is hoping to send is that two decades after choosing democracy, Poland has a growing economy and is a strategic partner on the world stage — and the same could happen in Tunisia and Egypt, where another longtime leader has stepped down from power.
Samuel Charap, an expert on Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, said Poland also sees an opportunity to boost its international standing by taking on a consulting role in the Arab uprisings.
"Part of being a serious actor is adding value internationally, and the Poles rightly feel that they can add value on democracy promotion and democratic transition, given their own success since 1989," he said.
Liz Sherwood-Randall, one of Obama's top Europe policy advisers, said the key to making that happen is finding out what worked and what didn't in the transition from communism to democracy and identifying what steps will translate well to the Arab world.
She said democratic institutions in the U.S., including the nonpartisan National Democratic Institute, are already working with the Poles to support their efforts to engage in the Arab democracy movements.
And at the Group of Eight summit in Deauville, France, Obama and other world leaders said they hoped to provide Tunisia and Egypt, as well as other countries that follow their path, economic incentives similar to those offered to the Soviet bloc countries 20 years ago.
The G-8 leaders laid out a plan for refocusing the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which was created specifically to help Eastern European economies after the collapse of communism, to help Arab democracies.
Obama arrived in Warsaw Friday night. He took part in wreath-laying ceremonies at Poland's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and a memorial for those killed in the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II. He spoke with Holocaust survivors gathered at the site, telling one elderly man that the memorial was a "reminder of the nightmare" of the Holocaust in which 6 million Jews were killed.
The president also attended a lengthy private dinner with Central and Eastern European leaders, where aides said there was a discussion about the opportunity the Arab uprisings presented for leaders to show their support for democratic change.
Obama had first planned to come to Poland last year for the funeral of President Lech Kaczynski, who was killed in a plane crash. But Obama's trip was scrapped six hours before his departure because of a volcanic ash cloud over Europe that disrupted air travel.
Shortly before departing Warsaw, Obama will stop at a memorial to those who died in the crash.
The president returns to Washington Saturday evening.


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This time it was Popsicle sticks. My daughter, when she was younger made me some candle glass holders completely out of Popsicle sticks. I love these things, they are colorful, beautiful and simple in design. Hard to clean if you live in a dusty place (which I do), but the look is marvelous and complicated. She made them out of colored craft sticks which are Popsicle sticks really.
Then I ran a search, and there before my eyes popped up all of these links to sticks- tooth picks, Popsicle sticks, matchsticks, and tongue depressors, I have hit the little wooden stick mother lode.
The first one to come up was,
The man makes gorgeous, with a capital "G", lamps, and tables, chairs and screens and a couple of mirrors too.David Hrobowski makes furniture out of popsicle sticks — thousands of them, glued together one by one to construct spiraling 3-foot-tall table legs, lampshades finished in the most improbable fringe, or as pictured here, a room divider with Japanese flair, its red-dyed sticks arranged like cherry blossoms. The 56-year-old antiques dealer calls them "riffsticks" — each stick like a short melodic note repeated over and over. - from the L.A times http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-0403-hrobowski-photos,0,4008394.photogallery
|these two pictures come from the L.A. Times article
and the link to see more is above
Brad Griffith- http://youtu.be/4RmbsDU3SNc craftstick bending video, great info and some skill that might be very useful for crafts. Build your skills.
Stephen Guman- Aspiring World Record Breaker- http://youtu.be/WodL_QiAqEw too much time on his hands. Popsicle stick addictions gone wild.
Steven J. Backman-The essence of patience- http://www.toothpickart.com/ full of patience and tooth picks, the things people in western culture will do to skip meditation ;-D
Chang's Art- http://www.changsart.com/index.htm I really love the eggs and the airplanes.
Jack Hall the matchstick man- http://www.catfish1952.com/MatchstickMan.html Jack's claim to fame is the beautiful instraments that he crafted out of used match sticks. Gorgeous music.
Robert C. Haifley- 6 foot tall sculpture of toothpicks
Wayne Kusy- Ships of Picks http://www.waynekusy.com/
Franceska Mc Cullough- http://www.toothpickmoon.com/index.html the sculptor of toothpicks
Stan Munro's Toothpick city- http://toothpickcity.com/ a whole world of tiny wood sticks
DIY- http://big3.com.tw/003-1.htm lots of pics of houses, cd holders, helicopters, bookends, ships, tape dispensers,trains, clocks, lights, coasters, and a bunch of other amazing constructions. Worth the look see.
Tim Fort- http://youtu.be/jiWxU3jXOFc Exploding sticks, made out of tongue depressors, this is wonderful to watch.
Bob Shamey- http://www.shamey.com/tooth/tooth.htm incredible little carvings in tooth picks, unbelievable!!


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What is Interval Training?
'Original Interval Training'
The origins of Interval training typically date back to the 1930's and a man called Dr. Woldemar Gerschler, a German coach who teamed up with a physiologist called Dr. Herbert Reindel. The applied Gerschler's understanding of the importance of cardiovascular conditioning in the search for a training method which would maximise the size, fitness and efficiency of the heart. To cut a long story short, Gerschler invented a type of repetition training using shorter reps of 200m-400m with a recovery break between each repetition allowing the heart rate drop back to 120 beats or so. The name of the system, 'Interval Training', reflected the rest of recovery period between the faster runs, considered the most important and vital part of training. It is during the interval that the heart adapts, growing larger and stronger.
Sample 1: 8-10 x 400m @ 3000m race pace with 60-90 seconds walk or jog recovery between reps
Sample 2: 12-16 x 400m @ 5000m race pace with 45-60 seconds walk or jog recovery between reps
Sample 3: 8-10 X 1000m @ 10000m race pace with 60-90 seconds walk of jog recovery between reps
' New' Interval Training
Move on to the present and many athletes/coaches continues to use interval training in many forms. Peter Thompson a UK coach has developed a system called 'New Interval Training' which is simply any repetition training where the training effect takes place during recovery intervals between the faster paced runs. What the athletes does in the interval between the faster repetitions when using the "New Interval Training" is an active 'roll-on' running recovery.
Sample 1: 2 sets of (4-5 x 400m @ 3000m race pace) with 200m roll on jog recovery in 60 seconds & 3 min easy jog recovery between sets
Sample 2: 3-4 sets of (4 x 400m @ 5000m race pace) with 100m roll on jog recovery in 30 seconds & 3 mins easy jog recovery between sets.
Sample 3: 2 sets of (4-5 x 1000m @ 10000m race pace) with 400m roll on recovery in 2 minutes and 3 mins easy jog recovery between sets
Fartlek Training
Fartlek training is another form of training used by athletes and coaches with great success. This type of training was said to have been developed by Swedish coach Gosta Holmer and the word 'fartlek' itself comes from the Swedish 'speed play'. This is an aerobic-type training which provides a variety of speeds and paces. This type of training allows athletes to run whatever distance and speeds they wish and to play around with the recoveries. Fartlek can be done almost anywhere, including forests, on rolling terrain, on trails, on grass pitches etc. These are always done in control, at paces roughly from marathon to 5K, at an RPE of roughly 6-7/10 and always in the best technical running model
Sample 1: 2-4 sets of 30/45/60/75/90/75/60/45/30 seconds with EQUAL easy walk/jog recovery after each repetition and 3 mins easy walk/jog recovery between sets
Sample 2: 2-4 sets of (3/2/1 minutes) with HALF the rep easy walk/ jog recovery between repetitions and 3 easy walk/jog between sets
Sample 3: 2-3 sets of (30 secs/4 mins/30 secs/3 mins/30 secs/ 2 min/30 secs/1 min) with EQUAL jog recovery on the 30 sec reps & HALF the rep jog recovery on longer reps.
Hill Intervals
Hill training can provide a great training stimulus for all levels of runners and for all race distances. They provide a number of benefits including aerobic conditioning, providing an anaerobic stimulus, increasing leg strength, increasing power output, improving running mechanics, improving running economy, providing a neuromuscular stimulus, develops coordination,enhances strength endurance, develops speed, etc. There are many forms of hills that can help endurance runners but some factors take into account before deciding what type to use are;
- Target Race Distance
- Individual Athlete Profile
- Stage of Season
- Proximity to Key races
- The training that came the day before and comes the day after
Sample 1: (Aerobic Hills)- 3 sets of (4 X 60 secs) with easy jog back down recovery after each repetition and 3 mins easy jog or walk between sets.
Sample 2: (Short Power Hills)- 6-8 X 10 seconds MAX Effort Sprints on a STEEP incline with a full 3 mins walk recovery after each one
Sample 3: (Mixed Hills)- 2-4 sets of (2 X 60 secs Aerobic Hills (jog back down recovery) into 2 X 20 secs Short Power Hills (walk back recovery) and 5 mins/jog between sets
Blend Interval Workouts
These are developed by US coach Steve Magness in his book "The Science of Running" and specifically for track athletes. Essentially it is about brining two different intensities together and connecting them. They are useful way of bringing speed and endurance parts together. The changes of paces during the workout causes the following physiological events:
- Muscle fibre recruitment and lactate levels are constantly changes ( on faster parts more fibres are recruited and more lactate is produced. On slower parts the runner has to deal with the higher lactate levels
- Muscle fibre that are recruited during the faster rep, likely extended their endurance during the slower portion
Sample 1: 1000m (5km pace), 400m (1500m pace), 800 (5km pace), 300m (1500m pace), 600m (5km pace), 200m (1500m pace), all with 3 minutes walk/jog recovery
Sample 2: 1600m (10km pace), 600m (5km pace), 1600m (10km pace), 400m (3km pace), 1600, (10km pace), 400m (3km pace), 1600m (10km pace) all with 2-3 minutes walk/jog recovery
Sample 3: 4 Miles (Marathon Pace), 1 MIle (LT), 4 MIles (MP), 1 Mile (10km pace) all with 3 minutes walk/jog recovery
There are many forms of interval training available to athletes and a simple rule of thumb would be to use all forms over a training block and continue a vary pace, terrain and surfaces. When starting any type of interval training, gradually introduce this to your program and add more tome depending on how your body responds to the training. When using interval training think about the following:
- Choosing the correct pace
- Choosing the correct length of interval
- Choosing the correct recovery interval
- Choosing the total volume of workout
When you change any of the variables above you change the stress involved in the workout. We know that in order for an athlete to become fitter we must apply a stimulus and allow them to adapt. By running faster, increasing the length of the interval, reducing the recovery, increasing total volume of he workout etc we are increasing the stress involved with the workout. Be creative with this part and don't feel that 'one size fits all'; it doesn't
Finally all types of interval training are only beneficial when you have laid a solid aerobic foundation first through easy aerobic foundation first through easy aerobic running, long runs, tempo/threshold runs, strength and conditioning exercises, drills, strides etc. When the aerobic foundation has been laid, an athlete becomes more robust, can handle more volume and intensity of training and will gain more from the interval training. This aerobic work must also be continued or maintained during the interval training period
For most athletes small doses of interval training are all that is needed to produce a good race performance. Too much can have a negative impact-especially when done too intensely. Intervals are not only for speed and anaerobic development; they can be used for aerobic development. It's all about balance!
All the training examples above are just samples and must always be applied to the individual athlete correctly according to their exercise history, running background, injury, history etc
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HOLLYWOOD, (AP) - December 3, 2018. That's the date. In a stunning development coming from the world of entertainment, American singer, Elvis Presley, has been given special permission to make an exclusive return. The return date will be most fitting, as it will coincide with the 50th anniversary of the broadcast of his acclaimed 1968 NBC-TV Comeback Special.
Asked why he will be coming back, Presley said: 'When I left the building the last time, the place surely had its fair share of troubles; but it wasn't totally out of control, as things are now. The hatred. The distrust. The bitterness. The lack of harmony. If, in my own small way, I can come back and build a few new bridges, well, I'll be more than happy with that. You know, I was speaking with my Mom the other day and she said: "Elvis, if that's what the fans really want, I guess you can't let them down. I think they still miss you son." Well, I have to be honest, that's all I needed to hear.'
A new TV studio audience will be assembled with its members being drawn, on Presley's insistence, from a cross-section of the world's races and religions. The leading UK broadcaster, the BBC, has offered to telecast the performance worldwide, but a representative from the Presley camp said: "We don't need the BBC, the BBC need us."
NASA has offered to retrieve the time capsules aboard the Mariner series, Voyager 1 and 2, that they previously sent out into deep space to distant civilisations, and have promised to relaunch them with an image of a man and a woman, the earth and the sun, and the other planets, and a DVD of the 2018 Elvis Comeback Special.
Dr. Carl Sagan of Cornell University said: 'The sounds and images that were selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on earth simply would have been incomplete without the latest sampling from the King of Rock 'n' Roll.'
A NASA spokesperson commented that this will be the first-ever concert telecast throughout the entire universe. "We expect this Presley performance will watched by unknown trillions, including extraterrestrials. It's another first for Elvis."


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Address: Rådhusesplanaden 17A, 903 28 Umeå
Café Mekka dates back to the 50th century, and the tradition is to always offer fresh bread and pastries from their own bakery.
In the Café Mekka you will find sandwiches and of course, good pastries. Sit down and relax with a cup of coffee in the comfortable restaurant which is decorated with paintings, drawings and photographs. In the summer time you can enjoy the northern weather in our outdoor terrace.


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Back to reality. Nice to see that Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello still look really happy together. He was a rebound romance for Sofia after she and her fiancée Nick Loeb broke up. They spent Saturday browsing shops and an art gallery in Malibu. The night before, all eyes were on them at the CAA Pre-Emmy party in Beverly Hills.
Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News
Posted by Janet on August 24, 2014
8 Comments so far
By Leo
On August 24, 2014 at
Two sex symbols who find each other attractive.
Let them have their fun!!
By Carlos Danger
On August 25, 2014 at
Gotta love how Janet equates one picture of two people laughing to mean they are "really" happy together.
Hollywood is all made up even when the film isn't rolling. It's all about perception and not reality. These two might be really happy but Janet seems to be obsessed with these two.
But let it be known that Janet is a has been. Nikki Finke she is not and never will be.
By Strom
On August 25, 2014 at
When she is not made up and styled, she is not especially pretty.
By TxGal
On August 25, 2014 at
Doubt this is a real relationship.
By mister baja
On August 25, 2014 at
his fart sounded like a sick frog.
By Noblecascade
On August 25, 2014 at
she should hang on to him for dear life!
By daggers
On August 25, 2014 at
Sophia tries to act soooo bubbly and effervescent that it is now somewhat sickening, she is trying way too hard.
@NOBLECASCADE….golly, do I ever agree with thee 100%. He is way better looking than her and STROM is correct also, without a platoon of makeup artists she would be dead common looking. phooey on the fake.
By daggers
On August 25, 2014 at
ooops, spelled her first name wrong, should be Sofia


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We are all about layering up over at Diecut Divas this month and with a sponsor like DiesRUs its easily done. This week I am using this gorgeous freebie from Alicia Bel's facebook group and a non traditional Christmas colour scheme for a very cute card.
Card Ingredients:
Card Stock: AC Cardstock in purple, standard white card base.
Papers: KlouiseDigiArt BluePurple Two tone paper.
Stamps: Alicia Bel Facebook freebie, Free Magazine Stamp set for sentiment.
Ink: Versamark ink, Alison Ellison white embossing powder.
Skin: E000+E00+E11+E13+E04, BG02
Hair: E33+E35+E37
Dress: BG02+BG05+BG07
Dress: BG02+BG05+BG07
Dies: Poppy Crafts nesting stitched ovals, Spellbinders double ended tags.
Other: Ice Stickles, pearls, and assorted blue gems.
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Casino Affiliate Programs (CAP) and Affiliate Guard Dog have joined forces according to Lou Fabiano, owner of CAP. "AffiliateGuardDog researches and monitors the Affiliate Terms and Conditions of Online Gaming Programs. If predatory terms are found then members are alerted to this situation. AffiliateGuardDog also ensures that you are kept aware of any changes to exisiting Affiliate Terms and Conditions." "Because we support this important service we have taken a position as the official media sponsor of AffiliateGuardDog.com"
A forum has been set up at CAP to allow affiliates to disucss the service and communicate with AffiliateGuardDog staff.


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That wily J.J. Abrams: He gives us just enough yummy crumbs to tantalize our taste buds for the full meal. His latest tease, the poster for next summer's Star Trek Into Darkness, is just such an appetizer platter. It contains a handful of surprising clues as to what he's got cooking for his follow-up to his 2009 reboot of the Star Trek franchise, clues designed to ignite deep-dish geek outs across our glorious planet. So let's not waste any more time and begin considering each of these engaging morsels one by one:
1. Who is that man with the killer fashion sense? Instead of Chris Pine or Zachary Quinto, the general consensus is that the lone figure in the poster with his back to the camera is Benedict Cumberbatch (i.e. Benny Batch) as [Fill in iconic Trek character here who could be Khan Noonien Singh but could also be a young version of Soran from Star Trek: Generations, why not?]. Much of that perfectly logical reasoning stems from the paparazzi photos from the Star Trek Into Darkness set that leaked last February, showing Cumberbatch sporting a similarly shaped long leather jacket. But it also presents some other intriguing questions: So where are Kirk and Spock? What role did Cumberbatch's character play in the sweeping destruction before him? And how soon should we start making our own black leather jackets in time for next year's Comic-Con?
The most impressive part about Cumberbatch's placement in the center of this shot is that it also places his character, already a subject of intense Trekkie speculation, that much more in the spotlight. Abrams seems to be telling us that his movie is in some way about Cumberbatch's character. Fascinating.
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I started a new job on December 8th. It has been fabulous learning so much. Which leads to a very busy and full life.
I have completed 2 jewelry shows this month. both were successful. Today (Dec 21) I still have 3 orders to complete for Wednesday. I will for sure post pictures of those.
I had to purchase a new torch because I couldn't find a powerful enough butane torch to get the job done. so now i have a propane torch that I know will work just fine! I bought it yesterday so I hope to get some work done...and then some jewelry done too! busy day. I still haven't finished my holiday shopping and am working until the 24th at noon!!


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Hopewell Soccer Club will be hosting the Viking Classic on November 4 and 5 at the Hopewell Soccer Complex.
The tournament will offer competition to the 10 and Under and 12 and Under boys and girls age groups. The tournament is for PA West Soccer travel teams only.
The cost is 240.00-320.00 per team; no performance bond is required.
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Former Coronation Street actress Helen Flanagan has said that she "could not be any more confident" after spending two weeks in the jungle.
The soap star told campmate Rosemary Shrager that her time on the show had made her stronger and less self conscious.
"I used to have really bad anxiety," said Flanagan. "But after being here among cameras 24/7 for over two weeks I could not be any more confident.
"What have I got to hide? Everyone has seen me for who I am, everyone has seen me at the worst moment of my life... crying hysterically because I've been so scared. I really don't care what anyone thinks about me now.
"It [has been] humiliating enough that when I get out of here, there will be nothing that fazes me. Nothing will embarrass me... which I think is great."
The TV cook replied: "I think you are a sweet girl, you really are, and I know you are scatty and young but that's what is endearing about you. Never ever change."
She went on to joke: "The only thing [is] I would like to take that mirror away from you! Though you aren't doing it so much, cut it down a bit... I think you are brilliant and what I'm trying to say is that looks aren't everything, it's what's inside your heart that is important."
After taking Shrager's views on board, Flanagan said that she wasn't stupid and bemoaned the fact that people always just assumed that about her.
"People don't take me seriously, [but] having make-up makes me feel more confident," she explained.
Later, Shrager revealed that she really had grown fond of the actress.
"She's got a lot to her that girl," she told the Bush Telegraph. "I really like her because yes she is ditzy but she's not stupid.
"If she has the opportunity to stay in I think she's got a lot to show and she'll pull it out of the bag."


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Re. Editorial: Newport should ban smoking in parks, July 17: Newport Beach is to be commended for finally embracing what more than 1,500 other cities nationwide have already adopted in its recently proposed ordinance for broader smoking restrictions. It is time to protect public health and environmental quality of the city's greatest asset — its coastal, park and open areas.
Many of Newport's private commercial/retail and health-care establishments have already established practices for a smoke-free environment, as one can see in such high-profile locations as Newport Center and the Hoag Hospital campus.
There is a statewide established distance from public buildings. The U.S. surgeon general has established secondhand smoke as a carcinogen. In addition to the health threat, there are multiple nuisance impacts caused by regular concentrations of smokers, such as litter, fire hazards and group loitering.


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Grade: Easy
Trip Code: LCCT3
Day 1 Luang Prabang – Ban Na Kham – Ban Houay Tan – Ban Chan Neua – Ban Peaw
Depart from Luang Prabang and cycle downhill to the boat landing to cross the Mekong River by boat to Ban Xieng Man. Cycle to Ban Na Kham, known for growing sugarcane and cooking sticky rice in bamboo. There is time to have a look around and maybe sample this snack. Continue to Ban Houay Tan (Khmu village). Lunch is prepared by our local cook. After lunch, cycle to the surrounding area of Ban Chan Neua to see how pottery is made and head to Ban Peaw for the night (L,D)
Day 2 Ban Peaw – Ban Na – Ban Som Sisomphou – Ban Mok Prai – Ban Phou Luang Tai
After breakfast prepared by a local family, we cycle through rice paddy field to Ban Na and stop for lunch at Ban Somsisomphou where we walk over to a spot that defies nature. Believe it or not, it is a superannuated and aged mango tree that is over 500 years old! After feeling young again, we transform from biking to trekking. Surpassing some rice fields, we then cross a stream. Trekking about 2 ½ hours up hill through Ban Mok Prai (Hmong village), we finally arrive to Ban Phou Luang Tai (Hmong village) where we will stay over night in a simple guesthouse.(B,L,D)
Day 3 Ban Phou Luang Tai – Ban Houay Pong – Ban Muang Kham – Luang Prabang
Following breakfast, we start our last day's trek through the forest to Ban Houay Pong (Khmu village) to relax and have lunch. We then continue to Muang Kham village that produces riverweed (a tasty snack only harvested in the dry season). From here, we take a 20 minute boat ride back to Luang Prabang. (B,L)
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Ayllu An extended family unit for the Inca, whose history was traced through ancestral mummies.
BP Radiocarbon years before the present, which is set by
Convention to 1950. Since the number of radiocarbon years is not always the same as the number of calendar years, it is possible to adjust them into years calibrated by comparison of tree-rings from long-lived Bristlecone pine trees.
Catchment The region used for obtaining resources. In coastal Peril, a village catchment could extend from beneath the ocean to altitudes in excess of 3500 m.
Cribra orbitalia A special kind of pitting in the upper part of the frontal bone that forms the back of the eye socket; the pitting may become smooth with healing. It is associated with childhood anaemia as a response of the body in producing more red cells in this region, the most available one, of the body skeleton during early childhood.
ENSO El Nifio Southern Oscillation. The interaction of the tropical Pacific ocean with the global atmosphere that results in sporadic episodes of changing ocean currents and hence climate, especially along the western coast of South America.
Fog oasis In Peril, the coastal hills between 200 and 800 m above mean sea level are shrouded in fog from about June until November. Trees, before nearly all have been cut down in modern times, condensed the fog and in many years, the hills had a savana-like appearance. Such foggy hills are called lomas in Peru.
Lomas See fog oasis.
Palaeodemgraophy Modeling demographic properties such as estimated remaining life expectancy and fertiilty from the distribution of the dead. Since emigration or immigration can dramatically effect the relation between the properties of the dead and living, assumptions of stability or other data, such as living floor areas, are necessary to support such reconstructions.
Parental investment The varying economic investments parents might make in children with respect to their own maintainance; investment might vary by gender where there are economic differences in their values.
Periosteal lesions Additional bone on the surface of a bone that has a woven appearance; it is usually the results of infection, either mechanically from punctures in the skin or from some chronic infectious diseases.
Preceramic period Alternatively called Archaic, in Peril, is the time between the end of the Holocene until 1500 BC. The Late Preceramic overlaps the Initial Period of Ceramics in the north and central coastal regions, as Tom and Sheila Pozorski have demonstrated and Leonid Velarde has recently shown for even the early part of the Late Preceramic in central Peril. Needed changes in periodization will not be discussed here. stable isotopes As used here, the concentrations of carbon and nitrogen isotopes, which exhibit a pattern across varied food sources and can be reliably measured in human osseous tissue. village As used here, a settlement in which more than 50 persons are usually in residence. We use both floor area and palaeodemography to estimate village size. virtual reality Three-dimensional structures from digital
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Snow was likely to greatly impact Friday morning's commute, after Northern Illinois received four to six inches overnight and the flurries were expected to continue off and on through the weekend.
Estimated accumulation in Woodstock exceeded six inches, Romeoville exceeded four inches and St. Charles received 4.5 inches.
That National Weather Service also forecasted that after its winter storm warning expired Friday night, another round of snow was expected Friday into mid-morning Saturday and early Sunday morning into late Sunday morning.
Northern Illinois closed its campus in DeKalb, and districts 427, 302, 424, among others were closed Friday in the DeKalb County area.
Districts 114, 122, 159, 202, 204, 205, 209-U, 255-U, 30-C, 365, 54,86, 88A, 90, 91, 92 and others closed in the Will County area.
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Tada! Soogun Omoniyi is back again with another hilarious piece. He titles this "The Types of I LOVE YOUs and Their Interpretations. Enjoy and tell us what you think after reading.
The thoughts you're about to read may not be true for everyone, but if a person- especially a writer- who understands the subtlest words and signs writes or says any of these to you, you better start believing me.
1) I love you :
I know you find nothing wrong with this; it looks so harmless and true, but where's the full stop? Ehn? No closure. No nothing. What this person is simply saying is,
"I'm not sure about this, but let me just say it. I'm still as open as the heavens."
2) I love you. :
Most writers will agree with me that there's a special mental effect the Full Stop has. It shows decisiveness and the end. It means, I love you, and that's my final decision.
This is a good one.
3) Have you eaten? / Are you covered up? :
Only applicable to a particular group of people. If it isn't coming from your parents, siblings or something, it means nothing close to the original thing. Be warned.
Whenever my mum asks about how well I'm covered, all I hear is,
"Oko mi, I love you."
4) I love youuuu:
This can show a form of excitement. But who excitement epp? The dominant meaning –
"This thing I'm saying, I don't believe it, so I'll just use this stress to make myself believe myself, and maybe convince you too, foolish boy/girl."
5) I love you… :
Usually used when the heart is heavy or up to something ominous. Ellipses indicate there are missing pieces of texts. This person is yearning to say something else, but cannot or will not say it.
Don't feel all happy and satisfied when you receive this.
…but your head is too big.
…but you're not from Akwa-Ibom.
…but I love someone else.
…but I want to be a Priest.
…but I see you as a mother.
6) I luh you:
So love is now a slang? I find this irritating to no end. It shows a high degree of triviality. It means,
'I want you. So, when are we going to have sex?"
In a lighter vein, *I luh you* can be used playfully between two people who are already in love.
7) I agape you. :
Rarely used in this form, but If anyone tells you this directly, drop all you are doing and follow them. It's the hardest and at the same time, the easiest to say.
I still haven't found something better and more beautiful.
8) I heart you. :
This sounds really bland and senseless. So, all your mind can come up with during that rush of emotions is I heart you? Are you serious? This particular one is the paragon of triviality.
Finally, a more sensible meaning of I heart you which is not same as the original is *I have you in heart.* It still sounds disturbing though.
9) I love you dear:
This one is quite tricky. *Dear* changes all. It acts as a weakener. You should answer the following questions whenever you receive this,
Are they older? Are they shy? Is this how somebody use to enter friendzone?
Don't rejoice, because it seems like you've just been zoned. Or not.
10) I don't love you. :
You are in the middle of a chat, say talks about chicken, and they suddenly digress,
"Jennifer, I don't love you."
Refer to 2, they mean the same; this one is just coming from an interesting heart. Maybe fearful.
So which one of these ten types of I LOVE YOUs have you experienced? Share with us in the comments section.
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Holly Julian
Holly was born and raised in a small town in Ohio. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Communication from Walsh University. Holly then moved to Los Angeles where she discovered her love for writing children's books. The idea for writing her first book came when Holly was given two of her favorite things, a box of chocolate and a pack of socks, which led to the title of her first children's book, Chocolate Socks.
While living in Los Angeles, Holly met her husband Dr. Blake Julian, who is a dentist in South Carolina. They fell in love quickly and three months later they were engaged and Holly moved to South Carolina.
Holly spends her time visiting elementary schools reading to children and encouraging them to always follow their dreams. She also started a princess party business, Greenville Princess. Her favorite princess to dress up and portray is "Elsa" from the animated Disney film, Frozen. When Holly isn't traveling around to schools with her books or entertaining children at birthday parties and children's hospitals, you can find her working at her husband's dental practice Signature Smiles in Greenville, South Carolina, where she is a dental assistant. In her spare time, Holly enjoys sewing, reading, crafting, swimming and her various modeling jobs.


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England provided a much-needed kick-start to their home international summer with a rain-affected 81-run win under the Duckworth-Lewis method over Sri Lanka at The Oval.
After seeing their innings reduced to 39 overs, half-centuries for Ian Bell and Gary BalLance was following by a late blitz from Chris Jordan (38 not out) as England set an adjusted total of 259 to win.
Sri Lanka lost Lahiru Thirimanne (0) in the first over and, amid another delay for rain which saw their target re-calculated to 226, never recovered as England grabbed a 1-0 lead in the five match series with Jordan taking 3-21 and spinner James Tredwell finishing with 3-38.
But the day belonged to Jordan, who further enhanced his credentials for a maiden Test call-up with a man-of-the-match performance in which he displayed all the capabilities of a genuine all-rounder at the home of former club Surrey.
After Monday's nine-run defeat to Sri Lanka - who had lost one of their previous 20 matches in all forms of cricket - in the one-off T20 international, England brought back captain Alastair Cook in place of Michael Carberry while James Anderson replaced Chris Woakes.
With inclement weather expected, Sri Lanka crucially won the toss and put England into bat, and the hosts suffered early problems as after a slow start, Cook (11) was first dropped by Tilakaratne Dilshan at point before being given out as he edged Nuwan Kulasekara behind.
Fellow-opener Bell continued to rattle along and reached his half century in the final ball of the 20th over from a classy 52 balls
But with moisture in the air, Bell's exuberance saw him smash Angelo Mathews straight down long leg's throat with the players going off without another ball being delivered, with England 101 for 2.
A two and a half hour delay saw the game shortened to 39 overs per side but the break did nothing to alter England's form, as Eoin Morgan was dismissed with the fourth ball after the restart after playing on having failed to pick up Sachithra Senenayake's length.
Ballance remained however and he held up Sri Lanka's progress with a well-crafted fifty before he hit Suranga Lakmal for six and four in the 27th over as England targeted a total approaching 250.
However, those hopes looked forlorn when Ballance found Dinesh Chandimal on the boundary and Ravi Bopara was trapped by Senanayake as the mystery spinner claimed two decisive scalps.
Joe Root (45) showed signs of rediscovering some form but despite a few classy strokes, which saw him beat short fine leg to get four, he succumbed to the need to up the rate as he played all-around Kulasekara's delivery.
But the final two-over power play produced 38 runs as Chris Jordan's cameo of 38 from 13 balls and Joe Buttler's 26 from 20 balls helped England finish on 247 for 6 and set Sri Lanka a Duckworth-Lewis adjusted total of 259 to win.
And with the momentum England powered into the ascendency with two early wickets as the rain threatened to return. Anderson had Thirimanne trapped lbw for a duck in the first over, which was incorrectly reviewed, before Harry Gurney bowled Kumar Sangakkara (8) for his first one-day international wicket.
Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardene guided Sri Lanka to 60 for 2 when the rain returned in the 14th over but once it quickly cleared the difficulty of tourists' task swelled as the readjusted total saw them require another 166 to win from the 18.3 overs remaining.
Jayawardene struck three fours as Sri Lanka attempted to keep up with the daunting rate required but after Dilshan was dismissed by Jordan, his over ambition contributed to his downfall as he chipped Trewell to Morgan for 35.
Chandimal (8) edged Jordan behind and Kulasekara (0) skied one to Buttler as England's grip on the match tightened and when Cook pulled off a remarkable catch to dismisss Mathews (18) off Tredwell the hosts knew they were heading for victory.
Tredwell grabbed his third scalp as Thisara Perera (2) hammered the ball to Root at long-on, Gurney claimed his second when Senanayake (11) chipped to Bell and Bopara bowled Lasith Malinga as Sri Lanka finished on 144 all out to hand England an emphatic victory.


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Sean "Diddy" Combs was in pain after an ugly car accident Wednesday in Beverly Hills, but not so much that he had to be taken to the hospital, police said.
Diddy's driver T-boned a Lexus sedan whose driver had made a left turn in front of the music and fashion mogul's black Escalade on Sunset Boulevard in front of the Beverly Hills Hotel, police told the Associated Press.
Pictures taken after the accident showed a shaken-up Combs lying on the ground, plus a lot of front-end damage to the SUV. Though everyone involved in the accident complained of pain, police said, nobody was taken to the hospital from the scene of the crash.
Diddy reportedly said he'd get his own medical attention.
"Woah ... that was a close one!" the hip-hop artist tweeted Thursday.
Lindsay Lohan doing OK after Porsche-vs.-big-rig wreck on PCH
'The Hangover 2': Robert Downey Jr., Diddy and more party with the stars
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If you've tried home whitening kits, you've probably found that the results are only temporary. For this reason, it's a good idea to try Zoom teeth whitening, which we offer at out Blackburn Dental Clinic. This is one of the top treatments used by dental offices today and it gives long term whitening results. In fact, you may be surprised to find that the Zoom procedure will give you up to eight shades of whitening after a single session. Here is a closer look at Zoom teeth whitening, how it works and the benefits it offers you.
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Zoom teeth whitening takes only about an hour and it's a process that is quite simple. To start out, you'll have a mouth guard put in your mouth around the gums and lips to protect them while exposing your teeth. Then a special gel will be applied to your teeth, which helps to reduce tooth discoloration and break up any surface stains. This gel also works by helping the special Zoom light get deep into your teeth so you get the best results.
Once you have the gel applied to your teeth, a special laser light will be applied to the teeth. This will start the process. You'll go through three sessions of 15 minutes where gel is applied and then your teeth exposed to the light. Once the procedure is done, you'll have your results right there in our Blackburn Dental Clinic. By continuing to use Zoom whitening products, you can make sure you maintain those great results.
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You'll find that Zoom teeth whitening comes with some excellent benefits. First, you'll find that even people who have very sensitive teeth can use this option. You can get great results without having to worry about pain in sensitive teeth. If you have deep stains from wine or coffee, this process will work for you too. Another great benefit is that the treatment time is fast. It takes about an hour or less and you'll get instant results. There are few side effects to worry about and the procedure doesn't cause any discomfort or pain.
If you're tired of wasting money on home whitening treatments that don't offer great results, Zoom whitening may be a great option for you. We offer this whitening service at our Blackburn Dental Clinic, so if you're ready for great whitening results, set up your appointment today.
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Our Principles of Practice
Organizations are human systems constructed through human relationships, and manifested and perpetuated through language and communication – through the stories they tell about themselves.
Change at the individual, group, and organizational level is motivated by clear, positive images of what is possible, a compelling vision, and is propelled by a shift in how people talk about, live and interact in their day-to-day lives.
Because these behaviors and practices are typically embedded in organizational structures (policies, procedures, practices) and group dynamics, (roles, responsibilities both formal and informal), our focus is at the center of it all – each person and each team within the context of the whole organization system.
Our relationships with clients help them to clarify their goals based on where they are, where they want to go, and how they will help their people develop the roadmaps to get there. We do that by:
- Partnering – Working closely with our clients to focus on what they want to achieve, and what strengths they could leverage to surpass their imagination.
- Communicating The Organization's Culture – Bringing to light explicit and implicit cues of how the current culture is expressed and finding new ways to express the culture they aspire to live.
- Honoring What Exists – Listening to what works and encouraging people to build on that in new and creative ways for future success.
- Leverage Diversity – We encourage our clients to develop a culture that sees the engagement of diversity as a core requirement of doing good work and unleashing creativity on teams.
- Imagining What Is Possible – Inviting the voices of multiple stakeholders within and outside the organization to imagine the organization's future and determining how to get there.
- Solidifying And Implementing Strategy – Creating the approach and taking the concrete steps that will achieve the vision created.


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How much has cyber space desensitized us to real crime and its effects? The recent court case of Ross Ulbricht, aka Dread Pirate Roberts, has made me think of the desensitizing effects that the internet has had on humans. How has the distance that the internet has created between us and real physical activity changed us? Think about the low threshold for spewing filth of obnoxious and anonymous commentators on regular news websites and social media. And trolling as a prime example where people feel no shame in bullying others, famous or not, into submission and even doxing their targets (the activity of identifying and publishing someones identity with often shameful facts, fabrications and imagery to back it up). This in turn has led to catastrophic real-life events as awful as suicides, acts that cannot be enacted in cyberspace and can destroy lives of the targets and their relatives. Other examples where the lines of reality get blurred with our lives online can be found in online grooming, of underage children or recruits for fanatics on a mission to carry out their holy war.
How does all of this relate to Ross Ulbrichts's case and the unraveling of the Silk Road, an underground version of Amazon for drugs, weapons and other illegal stuff? Well, I truly believe that as we have shifted from mostly off-line, brick and mortar and face to face activity to a much less tangible way of interaction over the last few decades that humans overall are still adapting. Adapting mostly in how to distinguish from what is fake or real, and often right or wrong. Are humans perhaps not genetically programmed yet so that norms that we value in daily life may also apply online?
How many of you have, or still do, download music or movies and don't really consider this as real theft? Equally, what if people were to interact with each other in the local supermarket the way they troll and try to outwit each other on online forums or in the endless trails on facebook and other media? We are still having to get used to the fact that we now live in two worlds, one where people can see and hear how we interact directly in the real world, in the supermarket, the pub, your local sports club, the office and so forth. Behind a shroud of anonymity however many of us seem to forget about the values by which we like to live our normal real lives. It is almost as though the internet has made us into split personalities, one persona which we use in our day to day life and quite another and often more sinister one for our online existence. Just for fun, do a Google image search of Ross Ulbricht and tell me whether he looks like what you would expect a drug or illegal arms dealer to look like? Ideal son in-law more like. I know that looks can be deceiving, but if this is combined with some of the background information available about him you would think Ross to be a pretty normal bloke. Less the Dread Pirate stuff of course.
In some of the recent coverage on the Ulbricht case there was one constant, his mum's conviction of her son's innocence. Let me paraphrase some of her commentary to the press: "He would never do such a thing, Ross is a good boy and believes in making the world a better place". This does make me think about that person walking his pitbull in the park that just bit you, stating "he's never done that before." Is it possible that Ross Ulbricht, quite likely not an evil person at all, got sucked into the dark web and was unable to appreciate the trade performed over Silk Road for what it really was?
As long as the dark web provides the sort of anonymity it currently offers, and the chance for the drug trade to step out of dangerous and bullet-ridden alleys to be performed from the comfort of your desk, it will provide the ideal platform for illegal and highly organised trade. It is no surprise than that next versions of Silk Road and many other nefarious markets flourish on the dark web today, with very many Bitcoin millionaires trading on them. The big question is how schizophrenic we are as humans and our ability to differentiate between on and off-line? Understanding that online actions can have catastrophic off-line consequences is a start. Ross will likely have the next two or three decades to ponder this behind bars, the verdict is expected mid May this year.


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Youtube link for mobile viewing
So you've seen the one where a Samsung Galaxy S II owner torments the line of waiting iPhone faithful. "Samsunged," they call it.
Wrap your head around this: Here's a video of the No. 1 BlackBerry Fanboy (no, really) Kevin Michaluk and Mobile Nations' Gary Mazo showing off the new iPad, outside a Miami Apple store line of people ... waiting for iPads.
Makes your head spin. More at iMore.com.


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Obama for America's 50-State Strategy Shows Up Online
BY Nick Judd | Friday, October 28 2011
In 2008, Obama for America's 50-state strategy contributed to his election. Now it looks like his campaign isn't just adopting it again on the ground — his campaign is rounding up ground troops online as well. ... Read More
New Obama for America Page is a Jungle Gym for Donation Data
BY Nick Judd | Thursday, October 20 2011
Source: Barackobama.com Obama for America has released a website for users to explore data about the campaign's donor base, in order to celebrate, per the campaign, their one-millionth donor. The application allows users ... Read More
The Obama Campaign's Email Dinner Blitz For Your Campaign Dollar
BY Nick Judd | Friday, September 30 2011
President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is trying really, really hard to find Obama some dinner guests. White House photo by Pete Souza Over at Gawker, Jim Newell chronicles his personal experience facing the ... Read More
Obama Campaign Seeking Social Media Staffers
BY Nick Judd | Wednesday, August 24 2011
First data, now tweets: President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is seeking "social media copywriters." From an ad on the job board for the professional left, Jobs That Are Left, first spotted by New York politics ... Read More
If You're Measuring Buzz Online, Measure the Buzzworthy, Not the 'Top Tier'
BY Nick Judd | Friday, August 19 2011
The Washington Post has started tracking the online buzz generated by the presidential candidates on Twitter: Over the past four days, Perry has gone from a whopping 51,578 mentions on Twitter (these mentions could be ... Read More
Lawsuit Alleges Rick Santorum's Website Built With 'Counterfeit' Font
BY Nick Judd | Thursday, August 18 2011
A Dutch font foundry has sued the makers of Rick Santorum's website, alleging copyright infringement for the way the site uses used their font. Update: The lawsuit pertains to an earlier version of Santorum's website, ... Read More
The Slow End of a Campaign Online
BY Nick Judd | Wednesday, August 17 2011
Tim Pawlenty's online campaign is taking a long time to die. After placing third in the Ames Straw Poll last weekend, the former Minnesota governor released a new online ad and announced on Twitter that he was looking ... Read More
Here's the Dish On 'Tweeter'-Using Texan Rick Perry's Online Presidential Campaign
BY Nick Judd | Tuesday, August 16 2011
Rick Perry's online campaign will be THIS BIG. Photo of Perry at the 2011 Republican Leadership Conference: Gage Skidmore / Flickr Texas Gov. Rick Perry has come out shooting on the campaign trail, with headline-grabbing ... Read More
The White House Is On Foursquare, But Is There a 'Commander-in-Chief' Badge?
BY Nick Judd | Tuesday, August 16 2011
The White House has joined Foursquare, administration new media staffer Kori Schulman announced on the White House blog. You won't be seeing check-ins from President Barack Obama himself, but the White House plans to ... Read More
'Gaming' the Ames Straw Poll
BY Nick Judd | Friday, August 12 2011
ClickZ's Kate Kaye has a great look at how campaigns are going digital in their quest to win the Ames Straw Poll. Here's her describing how Republican political consulting firm Engage built a platform for former ... Read More


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As we close the year 2013, and enter into a new year, I find myself reflecting on what was good, what was bad, and what I want to be different in the coming year. I gave up on making resolutions, because I don't stick to them, and then I made goals, which were inevitably too lofty – so now I decide to make attempts. I still try to do something I can measure, that I can reach, and that still challenges me to do better. So, the past few days, I have been thinking of things I want to improve on, things I am working on, and things I am already doing well (or, at least, I'm on the right track.) There are a few things I am working on that I think we all should give a try.
I'm a counselor of the Rogerian/Interpersonal/Feminist persuasion, so advice giving seems strange to me. Instead of framing it in that light, I want this list to just be a list of good things. I am a Martha Stewart fan, and on her show and in her magazine, was always a list of simple crafts, recipes, and tips she labeled as "good things." It is in that spirit that I offer you my list of good things.
1. Eat real food.
When I was an in-home therapist, I found myself in remote areas which could definitely be classified as the "food deserts" we heard of recently. The only chance for a snack was the dollar general store or a gas station, and in the heat of the summer, packing a lunch was impossible. So, I found myself eating highly processed chemical laden substances that can hardly be classified as food. My wife and I were also depressed, and we both stayed exhausted from our jobs and never felt like cooking. Fast food became a normal routine.
After a trip to the doctor about chronic pain, and after I quit my in-home therapy job (which was insanely stressful for less money than I made at Home Depot as a cashier), I began to make some changes in my diet. We both did. My doctor challenged me to eat five vegetables AND five fruits a day. That hasn't happened very much, but I have come close most days, and some days, I even meet or exceed that challenge.
I went to a Chinese medicine doctor for my fibromyalgia pain, and when I went, she told me something amid the acupuncture needles, the Eastern music, and the heat packs. She told me to only eat foods that had been prepared with love.
Wow. I really believe there is so much truth in that – that when we eat things made in anger and frustration, we take that energy in.
One other significant moment for me came in the form of a video – the scarecrow Chipotle ad.
I had read in magazines and articles, had watched videos. I knew what the food industry was doing. For some reason, though, I was moved to tears by this production. So, to our cage free eggs, organic non-hormone milk, we also added organic humanely raised meat, with no antibiotics or hormones. Absolutely the price is more – but we found something else is true – the taste and texture is better, and the meat is so fresh that the wrappers do not even stink up the trash. Seriously. What kinds of negative energy are we ingesting when we eat meat that comes from mistreated and "pumped up" animals? Not to mention the harmful nature of the chemicals, hormones, and antibotics.
For more on nutrition from eating real whole foods, I highly recommend http://www.westonaprice.org/.
So, eat real food. Prepare it with love. Connect with the earth and appreciate it as you enjoy your meals.
2. Compost. Compost. Compost.
As you are eating more fruits and vegetables, save your peelings. If you forget about something in the fridge, and it starts to wither, compost it. Save your coffee grounds, egg shells, newspapers, and even paper towels. All of these compost well. You can buy an inexpensive bucket with a lid to keep inside, and then, carry it out to your pile or barrel when it is full. Make sure you add leaves or paper to keep the compost from being too liquid if you are using a barrel. And turn it frequently, or stir it if you are making a ground pile. Compost is great for any garden, but it is vital to a strong lasagna garden bed.
3. Plant a garden.
Put your compost to use, and save yourself a pretty penny by growing your own organic vegetables. Make sure your seed is free of GMOs. To do that, only get your seed from companies that have signed a pledge saying they will not knowingly sell GMO seed. That list is here.
Also, do not use chemical pesticides or herbicides. They kill bees. Instead, plant flowers and herbs next to your vegetables. There is a wealth of information on herbs and flowers that attract beneficial bugs (ones that eat the pests) and bees to pollinate your vegetables. Sometimes, you may just need to remove some pests (like horn worms) by hand. Weeds should be pulled, and if you must spray – vinegar and salt work well for beginning weeds, and flame throwers are also a good non-chemical solution.
For fertilizing, just use your compost, and natural substances – no chemicals.
4. Practice peace.
Here is a biggie for me. I tend to let things get to me, and I get very anxious, depressed, and angry. But now, I am resolving to stop that bad practice. By focusing on the present, focusing on the simple things, and reducing my intake of social media, news, and controversies, I am trying to cultivate a healthier inner and outer life. I am reading books on ways to redirect stress, and focus on controlling my reaction to stressors.
Not getting caught up in controversies is easier said than done. I have a lot of words swimming around regarding the ludicrous nature of the whole de-quackle (oh I am corny.) I also have a lot of inspiring things I am feeling about Robin Roberts (You are amazing. Light Love Power Presence). I want to write about the waves of equality and how there is so much more work to be done. However, I am not going to spend my time writing and focusing on things which make me angry (chick fil a and camo, seriously?)
Instead, I am endeavoring to focus on what is in front of me, and to put things in front of me which are, as Robin put it: Light, Love, Power, Presence.
Things like my wife, our pets, making healthy meals together, planning our garden, and reading from the lectionary, and practicing the common prayers. Things like investing more in friends, watching less news, riding our bikes and hiking more. I am placing sources of peace in front of me. What a good thing.
Well, that is a small list, but a very good start. I wish for you all, a wonderful new year filled with love, faith, hope, and joy – and that we all would work and pray for peace. Here's to 2014 being better than 2013, and to making sure we make that happen.
This year, I was struck by how much of Christmas is about a baby. I cried all through Advent service, at every song and every prayer, as it struck me at my core and reached a part of me not reached til now. A new, expected, long awaited for baby who brought so much hope, love, and change. Let's continue to celebrate and hope for that newness being born in all of us.


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House of Vintage has it's first brand-spanking-new (um, 50 year old) piece of furniture! Woooo!
She's a lovely little teak display case from the 1960's, and was very kindly bought and delivered from Atomic Antiques on Shoreditch High Street. (Check out: http://www.atomica.me.uk/)
Here she is:
Now to fill her with swivel gaming pendants, bone necklaces and swirly-shaped gold rings...


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For everyone expecting to see me this weekend at CHA...I will not be there. I became ill on Friday evening and had to leave the CHA floor around 1pm on Saturday. I tried to rest at the hotel, but by the evening I was pretty sure that I should go home. Lucky for me one of my besties was driving back to San Diego Saturday evening, so she dropped me at home.
I had thought at first it was just a migraine or that I was getting the flu - but I have symptoms of flu, food poisoning, and allergic reaction and now feel I have what I call "MSG poisoning." This has happened to me before and I think my meal on Friday night had MSG or a related product in it. I am highly allergic and sometimes I get sick for a few days before it passes out of my system.
Today I am still sick to my stomach, feel as if a giant is marching around my head wearing big boots, have chills, a rash on my torso and legs, and have some other allergy related things going on.
I am very upset to bail on my make-n-take sessions, that I did not get to see any of the show, nor connect with any friends. I also missed my Graphic 45 team dinner! I am very upset and really wish restaurants would STOP using MSG and related products! Or that I would learn which foods are most likely to include MSG!
To everyone at the show, take photos for me! Have fun! Thanks to my friends, Karen and Lori, for helping me. Huge apologies to CSW Distributors and Hampton Art Stamps for not being there to man my make-n-take stations!
If you are at CHA, make sure to stop by CSW Distributors, Hampton Art, Graphic 45, and Worldwin Paper. I am so honored to have work at all four booths this year. So part of me is there, healthy and happy, even if my body is not!


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Huzzah! Fox and Time Warner, who had been locked in a death struggle over broadcast fees that threatened to black out Fox programming on the cable provider, have agreed to keep the argument going for some days. This means you'll be able to watch your bowl games — including the (AT&T) Cotton, the (Allstate) Sugar, and the (FedEx) Orange Bowl (hey, what happened to the Rose Bowl? Couldn't they get a corporate sponsor?*) — as well as other Fox programming for a while, at least.This is described as a "brief extension" but, as we said before, it is likely to be resolved by a deal that will raise both the fees Time Warner pays for the right to show Fox programming and subscribers' rates.
Those won't kick in for a while, though, so enjoy your holiday programming (as well as the other fine Fox shows) today and worry about the cost tomorrow.
* Just kidding: the Rose Bowl is sponsored by Citi, which is not so uncouth as to demand its name be appended to that of the classic event — probably because they've already attached it to the BCS Championship Game on January 7.


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I had to keep reminding myself in class tonight about taking comfort in the uncomfortable since that's where growth lies. (Or is it lays? I hate that frickin' verb.) Anyway, sometimes teaching or really, life, can be like sludge, and it's easier to wish for all lollipops and puppy dogs than it is to stay with the awkwardness.
My dear friend johnking told me once that for me, "the stakes are really high." Back when he said it I got it in a superficial way, the way you get a book the first time you read it. But with the passage of time its meaning has really unfolded so that I wonder now if I ever knew what he meant on that first day. I remembered his remark again tonight when I was trying to figure out how to make the energy move. I felt stuck and wishing I knew a clever magic trip to whip out (ha haaaa! do you always store quarters behind YOUR EAR?!) and then I had a moment of softening where it was like "well, what IF no one came back ever... what would THAT look like?" An empty room, I suppose, but aside from the obvious... what would it say about me? What about if I really risked rejection and disappointment? What's the worst thing that could happen and is that *so* bad? So that's where I'm at, or I was. No big resolution or revelation just another observation to catalogue. Slap a Dewey Decimal number on it and I'll be on my way.
Britt has the hottest voice on the planet. Seriously it's ridiculous how he can go all falsetto and sound totally masculine. (P.S. I don't technically *know* if it's "falsetto" but you get my point.)


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After a prolonged period of uncertainty, Thailand's political situation has finally started moving back toward normal. Samak Sundaravej, head of the People Power Party, which won a plurality of votes in general elections in December, was elected by Parliament as prime minister at the end of last month. A coalition government led by Samak will soon be in place.
Over the past several years, Thailand has been repeatedly rocked by outbursts of discontent because of the strong-arm tactics adopted by former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. He accumulated massive wealth through his business activities. The political confusion culminated in a military coup in September 2006. It took more than a year for Thailand to return to democratic rule.
We certainly hope the new government will put Thailand firmly back on the path toward true democratization. Given its clout as a key member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Thailand carries a heavy international responsibility. The country's politicians, generals and people must realize that.
The political situation, however, does not warrant optimism.
Five of the six parties that will take part in the coalition were created by bigwigs of Thaksin's Thai Rak Thai party after he was ousted by the generals who staged the coup. In effect, pro-Thaksin parties managed to take back power from the junta.
During his election campaign, Samak described himself as a proxy of Thaksin. There is no denying that Samak's party won the electoral victory by trading on the former prime minister's popularity and influence.
Even after he went into exile following the coup, Thaksin has continued to attract attention by flexing his financial muscle to buy a British football club and making frequent media appearances. His efforts to avoid sliding into political oblivion have apparently paid off.
Thaksin, who has been indicted on corruption charges, is said to be ready to return to Thailand as early as May to face trial. There is a lot of talk in Bangkok now about whether he will try to stage a political comeback. The world watches his moves.
There is concern that for all the tough talk about restoring democratic rule, the new government will only succeed in restoring the status quo that existed before the coup.
A military coup that subverts democracy cannot be tolerated. But a revival of Thaksin-style politics, which triggered the coup, would amount to nothing more than a step backward.
Thaksin built a huge support base by doling out programs focused on poverty reduction in rural areas while using forceful means to suppress criticism against him. The Thaksin administration was characterized by story after story of political corruption.
It is true that Thaksin remained in power legally by winning a parliamentary majority through elections. But his government faced growing criticism, especially among urban residents, for its money-driven, pork-barrel and iron-fisted politics.
A legion of anti-Thaksin citizen groups mounted anti-government demonstrations. Even King Bhumibol Adulyadej reportedly gave his nod to the military coup. This appears to suggest that the dark sides of Thaksin's rule had become too visible and tangible to be ignored.
The nation's new government must not make the same mistake. It is up to the Thai people to decide whether to welcome Thaksin's return to the nation's political scene. Unless Thailand clearly breaks with the political style that invites military intervention, it will have a hard time trying to regain international trust.
The new government should focus on restoring discipline and stability in politics while taking effective measures to tackle such urgent problems as the wide gap in rural and urban incomes.
The nation needs to march toward political maturity to expel from its political lexicon the term "Thai-style democracy," which means the king is finally asked to step in whenever the situation becomes intractable.
--The Asahi Shimbun


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Eight SIM Boxing centres have been busted by the Police following extensive technical work undertaken by Subah Infosolutions Ghana Limited for the National Communications Authority (NCA), Ministry of Communications and the Security.
Some SIM Box fraudsters were arrested during the exercise in Accra, Tema, Koforidua and Kumasi. Subah's state-of-the-art telecom devices helped to locate these fraudsters.
Government and the people of Ghana lost about 33.5 million US dollars from the activities of fraudsters in the eight locations busted. Dealing with this situation has therefore become priority for the Ministry of Communications, NCA and telecom operators.
In a media briefing, the Minister for Communications, Hon. Edward Omane-Boamah said: 'Government is delighted that Subah Infosolutions is helping save the country telecom revenue loses caused by diversion of international calls through fraudulent SIMM boxes. Government will continue the fight against SIMM Box fraud relentlessly.'
The Managing Director of Subah Infosolutions Ghana Limtied, Mr. Birenda Sasmal assured that: 'Assisting regulatory and security agencies to effect the arrest of these fraudsters is one of the many ways Subah is helping reduce revenue loss to the Government and people of Ghana. Subah remains committed to facilitating effective telecom resource mobilization for national development.'


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Since I'm a big fan of these sweet and delicious berries, this is my contribution for the Swedish blog Söta Sakers, monthly challenge with the encouragement of baking something personal.
Vanilla and Blueberry Cupcakes, 12 large
3 eggs
3 dl sugar
75 grams butter
1,5 dl milk
4,5 dl flour
2 tsp baking-powder
2 tsp vanilla sugar
2 dl blueberries
Blueberry Cream Cheese Frosting
60 grams butter, room-temperature
5 dl icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla sugar
100 grams cream cheese
Pre-heat the oven to 200 degrees C.
Whisk egg and sugar white and fluffy. Melt butter, add milk and bring to boil. Add to the egg and sugar mixture.
Combine flour, baking-powder and vanilla sugar. Add to mixture and carefully combine. Do not mix as this will give you dense cupcakes. Pour the mixture in muffin cups, fill it to 1/3, add blueberries and fill the muffin cup to 2/3 with mixture.