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Hello Internet!
Its been too long! August is rushing by like CRAZY SAUCE!!!
Since its been a while, I thought I would do something a few of my favorite bloggers do called Five Things Friday, where I share five random (or not so random) things about me…. Expect its Saturday, because I fail….
Anyhoo, I've been wanting to do this for a while, and so this
FridaySaturday I thought I'd share with you Five Things Friday – Things I did this week addition.
And away we go!!!
1) I've been reading a new blog – Kayla Aimee Only Slightly Neurotic – for a few months now (I started from the beginning of her blog, which she started in 2005, so It's been a long process. I'm almost to December 2012 though so I'm getting close to caught up!!!!) Anyway, she has written about this book called 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess By Jen Hatmaker and how it has impacted her life. It has made me want to read this book a lot and also donate all of my belongings. I read this post this week and I now have a giant pile of clothes in a "donate" pile on the floor of my otherwise clean room. I haven't even read the book yet y'all! I'm in trouble.
2) I've mentioned that I am taking a class on wedding planning in my spare time, and this week I read about planning signature events. There were suggestions for ways to theme a wedding for all the seasons, which lead to me sending this text message to the engaged bestie:
Which somehow turned into this:
Things may have gotten out of hand….
3) DID YOU KNOW if you buys 6 bottles of wine at Target you can get 10% off, ANDPLUSALSO if you have a Target Red Card then you get an extra 5% off all your purchases so that means 15% off wine which is basically FREE WINE!! (Yes. That is how wine math works in my head. Don't judge me.) This lead to a target trip turning into a wine tasting night for me and my friend. This included watching Psych, discovering that not all $9 Moscatos are created equally and a LOT of double fisting.
Two of those wines were really good. The Wine Sisterhood? Not so much…. 🙁
Bonus Picture:
This is how you know it is going to be a good night.
The people in Target totally judged us for this.
4) One of my best friend's little sisters is in beauty school studying to be an esthetician and today I got a FREE SPA DAY!!!! She is practicing for her practicals and so today I got to go in for a facial, a back treatment, an eyebrow wax, a makeover and a bikini wax.
Yes. I did just start that paragraph with "My best friend's little sister" and ended it with "bikini wax." Trust me. I didn't see that coming either. Thankfully, it was WAY less awkward than it sounds and everything else was great!
It was super relaxing and my face is super smooth! (PS. Did you know they totally electrify you when you get a facial? They are all "I'm going to use electricity on your face now. Take out your contacts so they don't MELT ONTO YOUR EYEBALL and tell me if you feel tingling and/or you start producing way more saliva than usual and/or if you start to taste metal so I know not to turn up the electricity any more. Oh and also: are you sure you took out your contacts because if you didn't THEY WILL MELT ONTO YOUR EYEBALL. Ready?!" It totally reminded me of the time my dentist said "This is basically a miniature cattle prod. We are going to cattle prod your teeth. You hold this thing and as soon as you feel anything weird in that tooth drop it. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL IT HURTS. Ready?!" The good news is that both things were WAY less scary than they sounded. The bad news is at one point in my life MY DENTIST CATTLE PRODED MY TEETH.)
Anyway, FREE SPA DAY was awesome and it was great to hang out with my friend's sister (who is also my friend who I never get to see enough) so it was fun times.
5) Ok guys – true life confessions I may or may not have (but totally did) PULL OFF my pinkie toenail this week.
You see, whathadhappen was, I was sitting on the floor, minding my own business and doing my wedding class stuff and I may have gotten distracted thinking "Hey! My pinkie toenail is long. I should take care of that." (And yes, I KNOW I should use clippers, but I have bad nail habits. I am working on them.) So I was just going to pick at it and shorten it up (I know. Stop judging me internet! This blog is a safe place!) AND THEN I PULLED MY MOTHER FLIPPIN' TOENAIL CLEAN OFF. It didn't really hurt that much and so I wasn't sure if I had actually pulled off my toenail. But then it started bleeding so I went and woke my mom up and was like "Am I missing a toenail?" and she's all "What did you do?!?" and I'm like "Well whathadhappen was… I accidentally pulled it off." and the she was all "What are you doing to my daughter?!?" and gave me some Neosporin and a Sesame Street Band-Aid because we be ballin' in this house.
So that happened…. I have tiny tiny pinky toe nails, so it really didn't hurt and it is hard to tell that I'm missing it, but I am. Hopefully it will grow back soon…. On the bright side: Perspective. Now I have it.
So there you go internet!
This blog post was brought to you by The Muppets sound track, which I have been listening to on repeat for 3 days.
"'Yeah it's funny in a rich man's world.
when I need a piece of string
I use a string of pearls.
If somethings for sale consider it sold.
I got so much gold I gold plate my gold.
I even got a guy to gold plate my cat.
I don't regret much but I do regret that.
If I could start over I'd do it all the same,
but I wouldn't gold plate little Twinkles again.'
'He's Tex Richman.
Everybody listen
Just how great it is to be him'"


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Cameroon Health Crisis – Multilateral Initiative on Malaria Secretariat (MIMSEC) was set off at the University of Yaounde last week.
Cameroon Health Crisis – Multilateral Initiative on Malaria Secretariat (MIMSEC) was set off at the University of Yaounde last week.
Cameroon maroua -As more and more people are being devoured by the biggest health disaster in many decades- cholera, the future citizens of Cameroon are being equipped to fight the deadly disease.
The cholera epidemic which started off this summer in Cameroon has taken over 2000 lives and affected at least 40,000 people over the regions of Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria. This outbreak which has a seriously high rate of incidence is now moving over to other parts of Central and western Africa at double the speed.
A spokesperson of the United Nations stated to the press today that so far 1879 cases have been reported dead in the cholera outbreak that has engulfed West African countries like Cameroon, Niger, Chad and Nigeria. Cameroon and Nigeria are the worst hit with almost 4200 reported cases in Cameroon alone.
The governor of the Southwest has organized a round table discussion on the prevention of catastrophe in the Region.
The round table held one day before the celebrations of the International Day for the Prevention of Catastrophe. Three heads of Regional Delegations have given talks on special aspects of the issue of catastrophe.
Buea, Cameroon Africa, October 10th (http://news.cameroon-today.com) – An Upper Sixth student of the Government High School Buea has died mysteriously on campus, on Saturday October 9th 2010 in Buea, Cameroon, Africa. Cameroon education – school students of Cameroon government schools in their uniform Kamdem, as the young man was called, had no lectures on Saturday […]
Cameroon Health The cholera epidemics which has been rampant is Cameroon since last month has worsened with the epidemic taking more lives that ever. The Cameroon Government's move to cut down budgets for managing the epidemic has resulted in the situation taking a turn for the worse.
Cameroon HealthCare CHOLERA AT ITS WORST IN CAMEROON Cameroon has been struck by its worst ever health calamity over the last decade when the lives of more than 400 people have been taken by the life threatening epidemic. Social workers who have flown into the country to offer help and support to the cholera stricken […]
Mother and Babies in Cameroon most at risk West Africa has been hit by its worst ever health calamity in the last decade– the cholera epidemic which has to date claimed over 800 lives in Nigeria is fast spreading to Chad and Niger taking more lives. the government is trying its level best to curb […]
Volunteer with Cameroon Association for the Protection and Education of the Child(CAPEC)
1 Orphanage (Children's Home)
There are lots of needy and underprivileged children who are abandoned to their fate in Cameroon

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Pangrac was able to sell the now vacant lot at 913 Boranda Avenue for almost $400,000 a few months ago, her real estate agent said. Despite this she has been unable to find a satisfactory local replacement for the little yellow house she lived in for much of her life.
"She can't really buy anything around here," said Tim Proschold, her agent. "There really isn't much out there" that she can afford.
Possibilities locally include a low-priced condo or mobile home, but property taxes, homeowner's fees and mobile home space rents may be a challenge for Pangrac, who lives on a small fixed income.
Because of years of water damage, city staff said that the roof and walls of Pangrac's house were slowly falling in on her. After an overnight rainstorm caused more of the roof to fall in, she was found bailing rain water out of the house the day she was asked to leave, recalled council member Jac Siegel and building official Dave Basinger. The structure was tagged and declared a public nuisance.
Rather than board up the house, the city felt it was necessary to demolish it and pay for Pangrac's move into a hotel. It was seen as a favor to Pangrac by some, and a gross violation of her property rights by others.
Pangrac was also upset that the city had placed a $19,360 lien on the property's sale price in order to pay for the city-ordered demolition. The lien was subtracted from the sale price of the house.
City staff say they looked into having charity groups rebuild the house for Pangrac, but no one wanted to take on the expense of completely rebuilding the damaged home at a cost of $250,000. Pangrac wanted to live in a trailer on the property, but city officials said that city ordinances wouldn't allow for it.
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Skulls is a beautiful spellbinding exploration of more than 300 different animal skulls—amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, and reptiles—written by New York Times bestselling author, Simon Winchester and produced in collaboration with Theodore Gray and Touch Press, the geniuses behind The Elements and Solar System.
In Skulls, best-selling author Simon Winchester (author of The Professor and the Madman; Atlantic: A Biography of the Ocean; Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded; and others)tells the rich and fascinating story of skulls, both human and animal, from every perspective imaginable: historical, biographical, cultural, and iconographic. Presenting details about the parts of the skull (including the cranium, the mandible, the shape and positioning of the eye sockets, and species-specific features like horns, teeth, beaks and bills), information about the science and pseudoscience of skulls, and a look at skulls in religion, art and popular culture, his stories and information are riveting and enlightening.
At the center of Skulls is a stunning, never-before-seen-in-any-capacity, visual array of the skulls of more than 300 animals that walk, swim, and fly. The skulls are from the collection of Alan Dudley, a British collector and owner of what is probably the largest and most complete private collection of skulls in the world. Every skull is beautifully photographed to show several angles and to give the reader the most intimate view possible. Each includes a short explanatory paragraph and a data box with information on the animal's taxonomy, behavior, and diet.
Skulls was published in December 2011 as an e-book for the iPad by the innovative e-book publishers Touch Press, creators of the best-selling e-books for iPad The Elements and Solar System. Both books were also published in print by Black Dog & Leventhal.
About Simon WinchesterSee more books from this Author
Winchester contributes 12 essays of diverse tone and topic, from a technical description of a skull's component parts to a short history of skulls in art, a scornful blast at phrenology and a bemused portrait of renowned skull collector Alan Dudley.Feb 15 2012 | Read Full Review of Skulls: An Exploration of Ala...
Digging deep into Alan Dudleyâs collection of more than 2,000 skulls, Winchester (The Professor and the Madman) and photographer Mann highlight the rarest and most unusual of the vaunted cranium connoisseurâs world-class assortment (which is housed cozily in a spare upstairs bedroom in his ho...Oct 22 2012 | Read Full Review of Skulls: An Exploration of Ala...
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A charming gift for new parents, this delightful Disney 101 Dalmatians decorated photo frame would make a stunning addition to a nursery. Size 6" x 4".
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One of Perry's main reasons for joining was that he felt his previous employer did little to offer a learning environment – he was recommended to approach McGregor Boyall and has never looked back!
Perry initially joined the Infrastructure Team as a Associate Consultant and with a lot of established Consultants to learn from he quickly moved into a Consultant role on the IT Team. We actively encourage our consultants to talk to us about moving teams – it keeps skill sets fresh and is also good for a consultant's personal development – and staff retention.
After a successful stint as a Consultant, with increased client exposure, he was promoted to Senior Consultant where he used his experience to mentor his own Associate Consultant and build his own team. Now a Principal Consultant in our Application Development Team Perry is a fantastic example of where hard work and dedication, coupled with the right environment and support can get you.
"In Financial Services the climate will continuously vary so you have to be
able to adapt and keep motivated. At McGregor Boyall you feel really
motivated and you really get that buzz. It's great that the firm is so flexible
– there's a real team culture here – everyone learns from each other – and
that's not often the case in the recruitment sector."


text: 19 January 2009Pop star Britney Spears has bounced back and is in the midst of staging a comeback with a world tour for her new album Circus. And now Spears is the envy of women once again, with her face and figure being widely requested by cosmetic surgery patients in the US.The manager of a cosmetic surgery clinic in Beverly Hills said: "We've had three women in the past six weeks come in clutching very recent magazine photos of Britney." According to the Daily Star, one of the women requested liposuction in order to get a tum and torso that are sculpted to resemble 27-year-old Spears's. Another patient requested a nose reshaping to emulate Britney's, while another simply told her surgeon to "Make me look as close to her as possible." The cosmetic surgery clinic boss noted: "We felt only able to help one of those ladies and will be performing a rhinoplasty operation on her to give her a more slender nose. "It's impossible for anyone to turn out a string of Britney clones�" In a recent survey of young women, Britney won 44 per cent of all votes when asked to name the star they'd most like to look like. Other responses included Beyonce, Angelina Jolie, and Jennifer Aniston. After experiencing a troubled time in recent years, Britney has lost some weight and grew back her hair after shaving it off in 2007. But Britney doesn't appear to be fully satisfied with her body yet, and is rumoured to be considering a breast reduction surgery to help her fit into her old stage costumes during her tour.


text: Friends, I am in the market for a portable hard drive. Some thing small and from a reliable manufacturer (e.g. Western Digital or Seagate). I would prefer a drive with at least 10GB and some thing small enough to fit into my bag (I travel a lot and I have a home office). It would also be nice if it came with a slip cover to prevent scratches. Another nice feature would be shock proof (so I don't lose data if my bag gets dropped). I am looking for an actual hard drive, no flash based drives please. USB 2.0 is a must. The higher the RPM and buffer size the better. Thank you.


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BEIJING: China said Wednesday (Oct 11) it has lodged a protest with the United States after an American warship sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea.
The US Navy missile destroyer Chafee entered into China's territorial waters near the Sansha islands on Tuesday, according to Beijing's foreign ministry. Continue reading "China protests to US over sail-by in disputed waters"


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"Moonrise on the Seekonk River", Saturday September 17 @ 6pm
Summer may be over, but the full moon will still rise in silver splendor over the Seekonk River on Saturday, September 17th, and we're inviting you to come to Blackstone Field to watch it rise with us. We'll gather at 6:00 and fill the time until the moon rises with live music, field games, and a moon inspired craft activity for the kids. Make it a picnic and bring your dinner or snacks. At approximately 7:45, we'll greet the moon as our ancestors have for millennia gone by–dancing and singing, howling or chanting will be expected and encouraged! We suggest you bring a blanket or chairs, insect repellent, flashlights, and for the literary part of the program, please bring a copy of your favorite poem or short piece about the moon to share with others. See you there!
Park Keeping Event, Thursday September 15th at 5:30pm
Join volunteers from the Blackstone Parks Conservancy as we spread woodchips, fix fences, and pull invasve plants. It's a light workout, and a surprising amount of fun. Meet near the kiosk in the center section, by Parkside Road and East Orchard Avenue, Providence, RI 02906.


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May 11, 2005
Porsche unveils new 2006 911 Carrera 4 for Canada
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Atlanta, Georgia – Porsche has released initial details of its next-generation all-wheel-drive 911 model, the 2006 Porsche 911 Carrera 4. The new version offers significantly more engine, braking and handling performance than its predecessor and for the first time will be available with two engine options. It also features wider bodywork to accommodate larger rear tires, and an enhanced stability management system to provide shorter stopping distances and optimal braking.
Engine choices will be a 3.6-litre flat six-cylinder engine, making 325 hp, and a 3.8-litre that develops 355 hp. The larger engine will propel the car from zero to 96 km/h in 4.6 seconds, to a top test track speed of 288 km/h.
The Carrera 4's all-wheel-drive system uses a multi-disc viscous coupling that transfers between five and 40 per cent of torque permanently to the front wheels.
The Carrera 4 will be introduced to Canada in the fall of 2005 at a price of $112,800 for the 4 Coupe and $127,500 for the 4S coupe.


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Short travelogue extolling the virtues of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.
General view panning over countryside around the ancient market town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, taken from a hill or roof. Ruins in foreground. Pan right to town.
M/S of The Bull Inn (town centre), where Oliver Cromwell once stayed. General view of modern buildings - a new school and community centre called 'Ivanhoe' (?). Schoolchildren are seen coming out of the school and working on flowerbeds outside the community centre.
Several shots of ruins. General view of broad street in town centre (Market Street?). Traffic moving along; shops on either side; people walking along; some old timbered buildings seen on the right.
Cataloguer's note: I've always been fascinated by the exotic name of this town - now I know what it looks like!
Excuse if any of this information is repeated, I can\'t hear if there is audio on the video. Further to the text description, the first shots are taken at the top of Hastings Tower, at Ashby Castle. The ruins in the foreground are castle walls.
The Bull\'s Head is said to be the oldest building in the town, with parts dating to the 14th century.
The new school is called Ivanhoe: now known as Ivanhoe College, it was previously Ivanhoe High School.
The ruins are, again, Ashby Castle and the street is indeed called Market Street. The timbered building on the right is The Lamb Inn. (The Bull\'s Head, seen earlier, is at the top of this street, on the left).


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I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Embrace the Darkness
Alexandra Ivy
paranormal romance that was published by Zebra on November 1, 2007 and has 334 pages.
Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon.
Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Supernatural, Blood Assassin
Second in the Guardians of Eternity paranormal romance series revolving around a group of vampires friendly with each other. The couple focus here is on Viper and Lady Shay.
My Take
As cliché as the beginning was, the story still had a nice flavor to it with unique touches, but when it got to the denouement, it all went downhill fast although I liked that too brief section where the imp gloats. Ivy provided some great ground that, if watered, could have really gone somewhere. It was just too simplistic an ending as was the whole memory scene of when Shay was first cursed. Too surface, no depth, very little tension. And can you say CLICHÉd up the wazoo although the romancing was sweet.
Part of the irritation was Ivy's inability to use commas in some patches. Most of her sentences were logical with a nice use of punctuation. Then there were the run-on phrases The number of times I had to backtrack to figure out which part of the phrase applied where…arghhh.
Then there's the little matter of possessives. Usually I run across authors/editors who don't understand that a plural does not come with an apostrophe. This is the first time I've come across one who doesn't understand that possessives require an apostrophe.
Yup, Viper's mind is obviously a mess 'cause he keeps falling into traps. It's sweet that he's so gallant, but, hullo, the Phoenix is supposed to be so powerful, there's no reason to take off into the night. Although the whole sinister purpose for the evil presence to send his minions after Shay was definitely a first. It's too bad Ivy got tired of writing. She could have really gone to town on that one. The whole encounter between Viper and Styx was halfhearted. I kept waiting for Ivy to dig in.
I did enjoy Abby's desire for friendship with Shay as well as Shay's appetite. Dang, I felt like ordering up some eggrolls! I also liked that Shay could and would hold her own in a fight! Yeah, no shrinking violets in this bunch. It was also heartwarming how their friends stepped up to help. Ivy did crack me up with her feminine unity both in Shay and Abby having their girlfests and the boys realizing that the ladies are formidable.
And then the oh-so-obvious set-up for the next in the series, Darkness Everlasting.
The Story
Trapped by the curse Evor holds on her, Shay will never escape his grasp. Doomed to be sold again and again for as long as Evor lives. Not that it's any help as his death will trigger her own. Her brief freedom with the death of the witches is at an end and Evor has another slave auction scheduled. The only brightness in her life lately has been little Levet, the gargoyle she has been protecting in this prison.
Little does she realize her promise to Levet will be fulfilled so easily for Viper buys her at auction. A Viper who caters to her desires for he is obsessed at the thought of her. Viper must have Shay in his bed, his life. And she will end up there, but he only wants her on her terms. He has eternity in which to seduce her to come willingly — there will be no boredom in this seduction. Now if they can just get by that little issue of the evil shadow that seems to be after Shay as well as her hatred for all things vampire.
First the human at the auction's end who attacked, the Jeep that tried to run them off the road, the Lu demon, the hellhounds, then his old friend betraying them. Turning his back on vampire law.
The Characters
Lady Shay is a half-human, half-Shalott demon whose blood can cure anything — and its' fragrance will entice any vampire into draining her. After Dante and Abby took down the coven enslaving her, Shay escaped but was cursed to return to the troll who held her curse.
Viper is an ancient vampire, a clan chief who has survived the Battles of Durotriges. He has matured enough that his only interests are in enjoying himself and protecting his clan. In the battle in When Darkness Comes, he fought at Dante and Abby's side and met Lady Shay. An obsession he cannot deny. Santiago is one of his elite vampire guards.
The gorgeous Dante was a vampire caught and enspelled by the coven to function as the Phoenix's guardian, her beast. Experimenting caused the Phoenix to be mortally wounded and her companion Abby Barlow attempted to help only to be infused with the Phoenix herself, becoming a goddess that all otherworldly creatures fear. Luckily, Dante had already fallen in love with her — mate, guardian, it's all one to Dante.
Levet is an undersized French gargoyle voted out of the Gargoyle Guild, struggling to survive on his own — his magic is…unreliable. Meeting Lady Shay in Evor's slave dungeons was pure luck for Levet. He's a fun guy — lots of attitude and that French accent, ooh-la-la. Bella is the water sprite Ivy tucks in for gratuitous wishes which, naturally, Levet misuses.
Styx and his Ravens are an elite vampire guard charged with protecting the leader of all vampires, Anasso. Damocles is an imp serving Anasso who seems to have his own agenda. Ivy could have done something with this; he seems to have been more of an afterthought, an excuse.
The Cover and Title
The cover is a vertical gradient shading from a reddish-orange down to a deep reddish-brown, a thin veil of red softening the androgynous face staring out at us.
The title is accurate enough for Lady Shay does Embrace the Darkness that is Viper.


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The SWEET TALK EP, is comprised of five masterfully devised tunes born out of the dark and dirty grime that coats the stage floors of the prevailing Chicago rock venues. From grabbing gritty blues rock riffs, to round about melodies this EP showcases Out For Hours from their height.
released 08 November 2014
Written and produced by Out For Hours
Recorded at The Brill Basement, Cub Studios, and The People's Republic or Wonderful Sounds
Engineered by Garret Hammond, Frankie Monacella, and Chris Ulrich
Mixed by Chris Ulrich
Mastered by Anthony Casuccio at Xtream Audio
Artwork by Chris Ulrich
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Music Videos produced in Bangkok
A couple of music videos produced with EPYX Productions. I did the photography and VFX.
Music videos produced in Bangkok, Thailand. Hong Hoon was created to support the feature horror film Hong Hoon starring Ananda Everingham. Alone was a music video for an up and coming Thai hard rock band called System Sucker.
Roger Ballen, Photographer
American photographer living in South Africa. Creates gritty and disturbing images of, often, unique looking people in real and fictional settings.
Silhouetter iOS App
Silhouetter app automatically colorizes images, and at the same time deepens the mid-tones and blacks. The effect adds an intriguing and dramatic mood to almost any snapshot.
A slide show of images produced with Silhouetter iOS app, designed in collaboration with Jeshua Lacock at 3DTopo.com. Please follow this link to buy a copy on the App Store.
Arduino Time Lapse Remote for Nikon
Nikon Remote, controlled by an Arduino Duemilanove, set up for time lapse photography.
Nikon D70
Nikon Remote Controller ML-L3
Arduino Duemilanove
Here is the code, which triggers the shutter every 6 seconds. Based on the "Blink" code that is included in the Arduino IDE, with the only modification being the blink time.
/* Time Lapse, based on Blink. Triggers camera's shutter every six seconds. This example code is in the public domain. */ void setup() { // initialize the digital pin as an output. // Pin 13 has an LED connected on most Arduino boards: pinMode(13, OUTPUT); } void loop() { digitalWrite(13, HIGH); // 0n, trigger the Shutter delay(3000); // remain on for three seconds digitalWrite(13, LOW); // Off delay(3000); // wait for three seconds }
Nikon Remote Controller ML-L3 circuit board, with the case removed. I soldered wires to the positive and negative battery terminals, marked in red.
Nikon Remote Controller ML-L3 circuit board, back side. The central zig zagging printed circuit is the circuit that will trigger the infrared LED. I closed the circuit by taping a wire across it, as illustrated by the red line.
The positive wire, from the remote is inserted into pin 13 of the Arduino (I used black for positive, though red would have been a more logical choice ;)). The negative wire is inserted into the GND pin. As the Arduino "Blinks" it supplies power to the remote, and triggers the shutter.
Power is supplied to the Arduino from a 9 volt battery.
Nikon D70's infrared receiver.
Test: The remote device narcissistically photographs itself.
See http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Blink for the tutorial that inspired this experiment.
Bangkok Traffic
Photography experiment. Time lapse photos taken at various locations in Bangkok. The tilt-shift effect was created in After Effects.
Bangkok Traffic from Oliver Wolfson on Vimeo.
Music by DJ Krush
Studio Light HDR images
Studio Light HDR images, photographed from real studio lights. Download the images below – and PyMEL scripts to automatically attach them to a lighting rig.
These HDRIs can be used as image based lights and reflection cards.
Soft Box
Get the soft box HDR. 1 MB
Umbrella Light
Get the umbrella light HDR. 8 MB
Newly revised PyMEL Scripts
Recently updated the light rig scripts here with PyMEL. These should work better for people using later versions of Maya. Please comment or contact me if you have any problems with these scripts. You can locate the old MEL scripts here.
Get a PyMEL(Python) script that will rig the Soft Box HDR to a reflection card with spotlight, shadows, and other controls. Note: for this script to work properly, you will need to download the soft box HDR folder and place it in your Maya project's sourceimages directory. XPM icon for shelf item.
Get a PyMEL(Python) script that will rig the Umbrella HDR to a reflection card with spotlight, shadows, and other controls. Note: for this script to work properly, you will need to download the umbrella HDR folder and place it in your Maya project's sourceimages directory. XPM icon for shelf item.
Installation tip: Make sure that the HDR images are placed in the currently set Maya project. These images should also be within their respective folder just as they are when you download them. The folder containing the HDR images should therefore be named either "softBox" or "umbrellaLight", depending on which one you downloaded.
Usage tip: Select the locator on the rig, called "softBoxLightControl", to find attributes to control Color, Shadows, and light Intensity.
note: The easiest way to position the light, without affecting the "roll" orientation of the reflector card, is to position (translate) the locator in one plane (ex: the X Y plane) to set the distance from the subject and light angle, then rotate the top node (pick-walk up once) in the Y axis to set the "horizontal" orientation.
If you are using another 3D animation package, download an OBJ, with UVs set up to use with the Umbrella HDR.
Also see my procedural softbox MEL script here. My most useful script, IMO.
Many thanks to Daniel Vasquez of heylight.com for translating the MEL script into PyMEL.
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Is this man's reality going to come back to haunt him?
Oh no. This news anchor is certain to have heard from his superiors for this blunder.
On Sunday, Hillary Clinton had very public bout of illness. Her supporters and detractors were equally invested in her health and finding out what had happened. ABC7's Joe Torres did not make that easy for New Yorkers watching the evening news.
"We begin with the breaking news about Hillary Clinton's death," he announced at the top of the hour before he and Sandra Bookman plowed on into the discussion on Clinton's sickness.
Maybe was thinking "passing out" and someone uttered words that meant "passing on?"
Okay. Just to clarify for everyone, Hillary Clinton is not dead. She is alive. She makes her own public appearances. She is very much alive, well, and still the Democratic nominee for President.
Carry on.
Watch this massive news blunder below. The show continued as if nothing had gone wrong! Keep reading beneath the video, as it turns out the anchor was reading the teleprompter!
Infowars reporter Owen Shroyer contacts the news station to ask them directly about this bizarre statement and give them the chance to clarify what happened. Was this a prank in the office, a mistake made by someone on the teleprompter, or perhaps a report that wasn't yet supposed to be released? Turns out it was teleprompter all along.


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Welcome to Shetland.
Shetland, the UK's most northerly group of islands and a global Geopark. Accessed by Northlink Ferries from Aberdeen and also with daily flights from all major Scottish airports operated by Flybe. It has never been easier to visit Shetland.
Blessed with pristine beaches, stunning scenery and diverse wildlife Shetland has become a popular destination to visit after being highlighted in TV programmes such as Coast, Shetland Diaries by Simon King and more recently by Shetland's own dancing Shetland Pony, Socks.
The famous Shetland knitwear including the Fair Isle pattern is known worldwide and a great time to experience this is the Shetland Wool week which is now in its fifth year.
Shetland is home to numerous historical and archaeological sites such as Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement, Mousa and Clickimin Brochs.
With strong Norse connections, Shetland has a unique heritage and this is evident in our famous Viking Fire Festival, Up Helly Aa which takes place in Lerwick on the last Tuesday of January each year.
Our vibrant traditional music scene is world-renowned and celebrated each year through various festivals such as Shetland Folk Festival.
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Shetland Folk Festival - 27th April 2017 to 30th April 2017
Simmer Dim Rally - 15th June 2017 to 18th June 2017
Shetland Nature Festival - 1st July 2017 to 9th July 2017
Shetland Fiddle Frenzy - 30th July 2017 to 6th August 2017
Shetland Boat Week - 7th August 2017 to 13th August 2017
Screenplay - 25th August 2017 to 3rd September 2017
Wordplay - September 2017
Shetland Wool Week - 23rd September 2017 to 1st October 2017
Accordion & Fiddle Festival - 5th October 2017 to 9th October 2017
Christmas Craft Fair - 10th November 2017 to 12th of November 2017
For further information please see www.northlinkferries.co.uk and www.flybe.com to book transport.
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Matt Swanson has been promoted to Oakley Global Director of Action Sports Marketing, following a long-time stint with the brand as the category's sports marketing manager.
"I have been working side-by-side with the action sport managers for a long time, and I am super excited about the promotion," explains Swanson. "Taking on the new role as sports marketing director will enable our group to align with the global sales structure and let us focus specifically on the action sports channel. The surf, skate, snowboard, ski, BMX, FMX and wake sport verticals are deeply entrenched in the heritage of the Oakley brand. The individual global sports marketing managers responsible for these sports are the key to our success. The hard work of this team has not gone unnoticed, and we look forward to continuing to infuse these sports into the DNA of Oakley."
Oakley Sports Marketing includes more than 20 different sports ranging from snowboarding to nascar, cycling to baseball and track & field to sailing. Among these channels are three overarching categories: action sports, performance sports and motor sports. With the growing scope of Oakley's involvement in each of these wide-ranging markets, Oakley has promoted three long time sports marketing managers to oversee the brand's global efforts in each category.
Patrick McIlvain, VP Global Sports Marketing, proudly named Matt Swanson director of action sports, Cuan Petersen director of performance sports and Todd Hayes director of motor sports. Together this trio is poised to play an integral role in Oakley's long-term growth and authentic integration within each of their individual sport verticals by working in tandem with their team of global sports marketing managers.
"Each director has a keen sense of what is happening on the front lines of their channel, combined with the ability to disseminate that information throughout the organization," said McIlvain. "This structure also enables Sports Marketing to align with the global sales structure and refine the focus of each category."
"Oakley is driven by continual evolution, and that philosophy applies to all aspects of the organization," continued McIlvain. "I'm proud to help usher in this new generation of sports marketing directors, and I look forward to seeing each channel thrive under their leadership."
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Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Yi Xiaozhun; South Korean chief free trade negotiator Lee Hye-min; and Japanese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Otabe Yoichi and Deputy Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroyuki Ishige signed a deal Thursday to finish up joint research on the proposed free trade area by a 2012 trilateral meeting of the countries' leaders, China's...
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The tapas listed are divided into nine sections - cold, soups, dips, fried, flamenquín (rolled, fried bites), filled speciality breads, skewers, stews and desserts. Each section has about four items to choose from. My highlights include the white anchovy lasagne and the spinach flamenquíns. And for pudding it'd be a difficult choice between the bitter lemon tart and the intense chocolate mousse. I'd recommend not having the tasting menu as it restricts the spontaneous element of eating tapas.
If, like me, you always like to be in the thick of it, go for elbow-to-elbow dining at the long, underlit, stainless steel bar instead of the small room at the back.
The service is extremely professional. You can tell the staff are foodies themselves.
It's tucked away down a quiet backstreet just off Calle Larios, Malaga's famous shopping street.
Price advice
This is probably one of the most expensive places to eat tapas, but these are no ordinary tapas! Expect to pay about 60 euros for dinner for two. The tasting menu for two is 75 euros and includes seven tapas each.
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I've heard repeatedly by popular and wildly successful bloggers that they're either very grateful that they started establishing their subscribers early or how disgusted they are that they didn't get their mailing list growing earlier. I don't really have any idea how I'll ever use one but perhaps that's just part of the learning process. All the same, I'm going to attempt to get a mail/subscriber list going.
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I think what I need is called an Email Service Provider. There are a lot of options out there. Some of my favorite online personalities swear by one or another so choosing the right one is obviously important. However, since I don't really understand how I will utilize this and simply don't know what I'm doing, I've decided that any cost whatsoever is more than I want to pay. That reduces my options quite a bit and makes it easy for me to decide on MailChimp which is free for the first 2,000 subscribers and 12,000 emails per month. At this point I cannot fathom that many subscribers, I think I averages less than 2 page views per month…and both of them are usually me.
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So I signed up for a free account on MailChimp which was actually very easy. The WordPress plugin that they recommended on their site is questionable though. It is not tested to be compatible with the version of WordPress I am using (I'm on 4.5…not out of preference, but out of ignorance at this point: Update? Sure, I'll click that.). So I picked one based mainly on downloads and ratings. I ended up with MailChimp for WordPress. It seems to be OK for what I want, which right now (because I don't know any better) is simply a widget in my sidebar that allows visitors (hahah) to subscribe to a mailing list for updates. I can already see that some advanced features require you to pay for a premium account, but I will ignore those features for the time being.
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After installing the plugin, I can add a widget to my site. You can see it over there on the right sidebar. The widget obviously requires some way to connect with my MailChimp account so I created an API key on MailChimp's site. I think I might have had to create a "list" on the MailChimp site first? I am still not familiar with all the terminology (and unfortunately it varies between Email Service Providers) so please excuse my ignorance here. I was largely fumbling around until something did something. (This is what you get when you don't really understand the need for something so the goal is pretty vague.)
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All the same, I found that I needed to create a "form" to associate with the widget. This is really an HTML form. The default one that came with the widget was fine, but it did not exactly match the feel and flow of the rest of the site (nor the "Search" form already present), so I viewed the HTML source for the existing one and basically copied some of the formatting CSS code for my mail subscription form. I eventually found the correct combination of keywords and made the new from look like it was actually supposed to be on my site. Great, the landscaping is done…but does it work?
So I went ahead and tested it out by submitting one of my many email addresses. What do you know!? After a few minutes I got an email requesting my confirmation to join the list! It appears to work. I confirmed my request and could see on MailChimp that I have a subscriber. I see this as a minor success!
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I foresee a TON of tweaks to this whole thing. I can modify the verbiage, update the confirmation page, set up what happens after the confirmation email, etc. I also still have to figure out how to have MailChimp mail the list when a new post is made…or is that something I need to do manually? I need to learn about Campaigns and Lists and a ton of other email specific topics. As long as it took me to get this going, I think it might be years before I figure out the rest and maybe, just maybe, get any value out of it.
- Unfortunately I really fumbled through this one over the course of a few days as I got around to it. So all I learned is that I have a lot to learn…
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Citigroup Dodges Norwegian Investors' $13M Fraud Suit
The Akershus county municipality pension fund and the investment bank Langen Invest AS are sophisticated investors and should have done more to research the so-called fund-linked notes they purchased from Citigroup, according to U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero, who granted Citigroup's motion to dismiss.
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I first fell in love with wine over a bottle of 1961 Krug back in 1969. It was Champagne that was my first love, Champagne that sent me down this glorious road. Soon thereafter I encountered a bottle of 1959 La Tâche and I was captivated by the magic of Burgundy. Those two great bottles pretty much framed my view of the wine world that hasn't really changed much over the ensuing decades.
I've dreamed of making Champagne for a long time. I toyed with the idea of making sparkling in Oregon, but ultimately decided that if ever was going to make sparkling it would have to be the real deal, Champagne. The opportunity to realize a long-time dream came to me with a gracious offer from Sophie Cossy to collaborate on a wine that we would make together from her grapes and in her winery in Jouy-lès-Reims.
Our first release, the Caveau Extra-Brut was sold on pre-arrival last spring and quickly sold-out. Sophie and I then got to work on our next cuvée, which was released in the spring of 2016. It's a blend of 35% Pinot Noir, 40% Pinot Meunier, and 25% Chardonnay from the 2010 vintage, aged over four years on its lees, disgorged in December 2015 with a dosage of 2.4 grams/liter. I could not be happier with the results. It's a wine with beautiful citrus, lemon-lime notes coupled with lovely brioche and yeasty aromatics. Fresh and clean, rich fruit and great precision - this is what I want to drink! ONLY 100 cases were produced, and Sophie and I are working on another release for fall 2016, with more potential bottlings in the work as well. Stay tuned!


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"Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Dear Noah, Happy Birthday to you,"
I sang softly into his ear as I rubbed his back.
We were waking up in an unfamiliar but extremely comfortable bed at the beach for a combination celebration of his 4th birthday and my husband's 30th.
"I can't believe you are four years old today!" I enthusiastically said as I watched his toothless grin appear beneath the haze of his sleepy eyes.
He gripped his Curious George lovey and snuggled close as he began to transition from his sleepiness.
"But Mommy?" he asked urgently once he had time to gather his thoughts. "Do you still love me if I'm four?"
I hugged him tightly as I responded "Of course I still love you! I love you every day, all the time, and I will love you forever no matter what age you are!"
"You will love me even when I'm sixteen?"
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We slowly transitioned out of bed, because just beyond our bedroom door in the beach house all of his uncles and aunts were waiting. It was our very first combined sibling beach trip and it was so much fun!
But there in the midst of the excitement, I found myself staring at my sweet four year old boy, who I remembered as a baby and in all his in-between stages until now.
And of course I will love him, no matter how old he gets, no matter what he does, no matter who he becomes.
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The roller-coaster recruitment of Sacramento-area lineman Arik Armstead ended Sunday afternoon when the one-time USC commit announced he will attend another Pac-12 school.
The younger brother of Armond Armstead is headed to Oregon, where he'll play defensive end and power forward for the Ducks.
Arik Armstead was the second player to commit to USC for the class of 2012 but decommitted after the school wouldn't clear his older brother to play last season. Armond Armstead sat out 2011 because of a medical condition and intends to transfer — although he reportedly remains enrolled at USC and seems unlikely to join his young brother, as the two had hoped.
Scout ranks Arik Armstead as the No. 2 overall prospect for 2012, albeit as an offensive tackle. Rivals ranks him 61st, as a defensive end.
Landing Armstead is a coup for Oregon coach Chip Kelly, who this time last week appeared to be headed to the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
USC faces Oregon — which also has former USC commit De'Anthony Thomas — on Nov. 3. The two could meet again in the Pac-12 Championship Game on Nov. 30.
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The verdict: It was pretty amazing. Neal had a bison burger, while I went the more traditional route. We enjoyed a couple of delicious adult beverages while we waited in line and dined on fries with hatch chile queso once we had taken our seats. Although I'm not sure I'll be a regular (the line is a bit prohibitive), the food was delicious.
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What are some of the things you can do to put distance between you and a relationship that has ended badly or by bereavement?
Moving away from reminders of the person and places you went together can make things easier, so changing locations is certainly an option, even if it's just a different town or city, so you can still be near places and people who you want to remain as part of your life.
Maybe a complete change of scenery will do the trick and open your mind to the possibilities of meeting someone new. How about going on vacation to a country where you might even consider living one day because you have read or heard that the local people have something about them that appeals to you.
Before you plan that holiday, learn more about the country or region that takes your fancy. One of the most popular regions in the world is Asia, where the women are simply stunning.
Here's a website which you can also view on your phone or tablet and gives you basic facts about every country, island and territory in Asia, plus reviews from travelers, things to do and see in all the tourist areas, plus prices for every hotel and guest house there.
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Building on the FlySky iA6B, FlySky are now providing a 10 channel version of the receiver called the FS-iA10B. Like the FS-iA6B, the iA10B is capable of iBUS, SBUS, PPM and PWM for enhanced control. The advantage of PPM / SBUS over traditional PWM channels is that you only need to use one signal wire, rather than one for each PWM channel - hence for PPM compatible flight controllers such as the Naze32, the wiring is greatly simplified. Furthermore, with the optional telemetry sensors, you can expand the receiver's compatibility to monitor flight battery voltage and even things like motor RPM.
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wow, i didn't know that existed. looks very practical:
here's the link.
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I stuff mine with a bedsheet, much cheaper and works just as well.
but can't the stuffer still be squashed ???
I stuff my mini lin Speedy with nothing and it stays pretty well
Um, how about some tissue paper? Uncolored, so there's no chance of transfer.
This is a geat idea, I used the top of a shoe box and it works well, LOOks great from the outside, inside it sucks , so this is a good idea imo, I'm thinking of ordering one. And asking her to maybe make on for another slouchy bag I have.
i need to try it with my silver dentelle speedy ... it bugs me soo much
Thank u for sharing =)
I saw this awhile back as well.
However, the only thing that is keeping me from buying it is because I'm afraid that the zipper will get tangled with the fabric when it is pulled. ush:
I have one and love it! I have had absolutely no problems with mine. Works like a charm and she ships super fast too.


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Wondering why some gardeners use mulch on their plots?
There are many reasons to use a mulch and many materials work including, straw, shredded leaves, compost, coffee chaff, coconut husks, etc... (Wood chips do NOT make good mulch for food gardens, they rob nitrogen!)
Once you've weeded your garden, you probably don't want to spend that much time weeding again. Putting mulch down greatly reduces the need to weed your garden. Weeds that do poke through are easier to pull as the ground stays loose and moist (more on that below). Weeds compete with your plants for soil nutrients; help the good guys win!
While we all know it rains a lot here, it can go months in the summer without raining at all. Mulch will greatly help the soil retain water, since it won't evaporate as easily. The deeper you pile it, the moister it will stay. During dry periods minerals are not as available to plants; keeping the soil moist solves that problem. In addition, mulch helps to regulate soil temperature. This is especially important for shallow-rooted plants. An added bonus: earthworms love a moist environment, and will multiply. They're good for the soil because they help loosen it up, and their castings are food for your plants.
•PREVENT THE SOIL FROM BEING COMPRESSED. When it rains, it can come down with brutal force. This compresses the soil, which makes it harder for tender young roots to penetrate. Also, root crops like potatoes and carrots like loose soil since they need to displace a lot of dirt. This is why it's especially important to mulch your garden for the fall and winter months! (For these same reasons, it's a good idea to avoid walking in your garden when it's muddy.)
Cucumbers and other vegetables that touch the ground can partially rot. Put a little mulch under the cuke, and it will be happier. Though keep in mind, it's best not to mulch a whole area where viney things grow; they often need to put down roots along the vine, and this will be hard to do if the whole area is mulched.
OK, it may seem a bit early to be thinking about this, but with our mild and rainy winters, we need to think about our beloved soil year-round. The continual rains can compact bare soil and wash important nutrients out of the soil. The good news is that with mild temperatures, our winter is THE ideal time to build soil with rich organic mulches. They slowly break down and add to the soil even while we're cozily reviewing seed catalogs inside. Not to mention the great job mulch does at reducing weed growth in the early spring before we get out to the garden.
Look at the soil in the woods, which has leaves as natural mulch. It's dark, rich, moist, cool, loose, and full of worms; all things we're trying to attain by using mulch in our gardens. The soil life is fed in an ongoing, slow release way that helps the smaller organisms that build and maintain soil aggregate structure as well as providing additional organic matter as it is incorporated by worms.
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Status Report presented by the BRIC Rotunda Gallery (September 03 October 10, 2009) showed work by contemporary Mexican and Latino artists, highlighting the varied ways that artists have examined the themes of immigration, the U. S./Mexican border, and work. Exhibiting artists – based in Brooklyn and greater New York, the West Coast, and Mexico – included Margarita Cabrera, Sergio de la Torre and Vicky Funari, Christina Fernandez, Coco Fusco, Erika Harrsch, Pedro Lasch, Delilah Montoya, and Dulce Pinzón.
my favorite image is this one by Delilah Montoya "Humane Borders Water Station", 2004. Archival Digital photographic print mounted on aluminum.
another fantastic interactive map published by the NY Times. Remade America, a series about the newest immigrants and their impact on American institutions continues to impress with beautiful graphics and well researched stories.
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Last week, the Temporary Commission on Day Laborer Job Centers in NYC released a report which is a culmination of over 2 years of work between city officials, advocates and other interested parties regarding day laborers in NYC. The report puts forth a number of recommendations, the first of which is the creation of job centers for day laborers throughout the city. While there are no detailed plans for how the city plans to achieve the various recommendations, the report does represent a good first step toward recognizing the issues surrounding day laborers and a commitment towards working with interested parties to manage this growing population.
The recent conference on migration at Columbia University, organized by the Comittee on Global Thought was a little heavy on the academic side. Of the many comments, discussions and badly designed powerpoints, two lessons stuck out for me. First, as Demetrios Papademetriou, President of the Migration Policy Institute pointed out, immigration policy in the United States favors family reunion over immigration for qualified workers. I never heard a policy maker express so directly what most of my friends have experienced. H1B applications have become a nerve wrecking lottery, where in only a window of 3 or 4 days, all visas for qualified persons are handed out. A green card through marriage is about a third of the cost of the now popular EB1 -the "genius green card". The emphasis on family reunion invites critique regarding the enormous costs for integration.
The other lesson learned was that not enough researchers are looking at the issue of 'rescaling' namely what we are interested: Breaking immigration policies down to the local level. There is a great variety of examples, where cities are taking the issue into their own hands. Monica Varsanyi, Professor at John Jay College pointed out the good and the ugly of this "Immigration policing through the backdoor" Her working paper can be found here.
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The monumental urban revitalization of China's cities currently underway is being performed on the shoulders of 29 million migrant construction workers. Most of them are recruited in their villages by construction companies for short-term jobs, with very little training or regard for construction standards or health and safety requirements.
An estimated number of 1.5 million so-called floating people are working on construction sites in Beijing comprising10% of the city's total population. High costs of living and the strict hukou system, which divides China's population into rural and urban residents leaves them with no choice but to remain floating. The hukou household registration system, introduced in 1958 to keep peasants on the land, regulates access to government services such as housing, education and health care. Chinese can access such services only in the place in which they are registered. About 950 million Chinese, 75% of the total population possesses a rural hukou.
Migrant workers travel back to their villages between jobs or for the harvest and send 90% of their salary to their families who rely on this income to survive. Migrants earn lower wages than urban residents, an average 540 yuan ($80) a month in 2004, compared to 1,350 yuan for registered urban residents. Remittances from urban to rural China are estimated to exceed $80 billion a year.
Employers provide housing at minimal cost and minimal standard on the work sites. A room of 250 square feet is typically shared by 10 people. Overcrowding is a common phenomenon and lack of electricity, potable water or heat during the winter months are often reported as the general condition in company provided housing.
Li Chuan Xin from Hunan province came for the summer of 2007 to work for a cleaning company on the site of the Olympic Stadium. A company recruiter came to his village to enlist several hundred men from the region. His salary of 50-60 RMB ($6-8) per day would only be paid out to him at the end of his stay before returning home for the harvest. Until then, he only got a small allowance, which he used to pay for food and a bunk bed in the site's housing barracks.
For Li Chan Xin, this was his first visit to the capital, but many of his colleagues were returning for the third or fourth time to work on construction sites in the city. Spring festival at the end of April, or the harvest season in the fall are always reasons to go back to the villages but like most other migrant workers, Li Chuan Xin sees no chance to move to the city permanently and relocate his family.
Most migrants do not get health insurance from their urban employers and cannot easily access public health facilities. Similarly, the lack of access to schools and housing prevents migrants from relocating their families. They therefore remain transient, often for decades of their lives.
The Chinese government has been debating whether to loosen the hukou system since the mid-1990s. The most recent review by the Ministry of Public Security in 2005 concluded that local governments would have to extend to migrants the right to housing, education and health care, at significant cost to local governments. So far, local authorities have not been able to address this challenge. Providing housing and other services is still largely left to the employer with very little government oversight. According to Human Rights Watch, the inability to present an urban hukou, still denies migrant workers basic rights within their urban environment.


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A SN child at school is hitting me! WWYD?(58 Posts)
I work as an English teacher in an Asian country. I teach elementary students at a small school (around 100 students). My classes are completely in English because I cannot speak the language of this country.
In my grade 3 class there is a boy with SN. I don't know what exactly is wrong with him because of the language barrier, the most I've been told is that 'his brain is not working properly'. He comes to my after school class and is an absolute nightmare. He cannot speak a word of English so I cannot control him at all. As soon as he comes into my classroom it is like a firework has gone off. He will scream, shout, annoy the other students, and just recently he has started to hit me. I was very shocked when he first did it as I had never known him to be violent before, I took him straight to his teacher, she told him off and brought him back five minutes later. The same thing has happened two more times since then.
Today his teacher spoke to my boss and told her that I should deal with this child by myself. According to her it is my responsibility if he is in my classroom. I understand her POV, but me and this child cannot speak the same language and he hates me!
His mother cannot speak English so that conversation is out of the question.
I would really appreciate some ideas on disciplining this boy. I honestly have no idea what to do!
"I love the way the second SN is mentioned on MN everyone starts being experts"
I don't start being an expert, MrsE. I have 2 children. one of them has autism and erbs palsy and the other has autism and adhd. I don't suddenly become an expert when sn is mentioned. I know about sn and I damned well know a description of a child being failed when I read one and I don't give a shiny shit if it is considered culturally acceptable to treat a child badly because they have a disability. It isn't right. And there is no reason on earth why the OP can't make a few changes in that child's life for the time they are in her class.
duty of care may be a british concept, but so what? It's the right way to treat a human being. What is the reason why someone can't do things differently to the way they're done in a particular country if they feel that that way is really unfair to a vulnerable child?
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I agree Hec,
In my limited experience, some people just dont care enough, would just like to brush any problems like SEN under the carpert.
I am not advocating that OP smacks or bullies a child, so sorry if it sounded that way.
I am suggesting that I think that's what her colleagues expect, and that's why she's stuck in this messy situation with poor support. I have no idea how she fixes it, although she may need to find some way to be tougher in general if she wants to stay in this job; it may be culturally what the children expect, too. Perhaps cannot do her job properly without being a HardAss.
Bribe him with sweeties, toys or try some sort of reward system. Am actually surprised you are asking this question surely this is semester 1 in uni teacher training course stuff they teach you asap ?
lots of asian countries do not manage / view sn like the west. Some communities have a very medieval take on it, viewing it as a product of witchcraft, parental sin & as op said 'brain not working'. There may not be support structures in place like in the uk. As language is the barrier you should use a visual time table for the whole class. As each activity starts/ ends a different child should take the picture down & put it in a bag/box.
Make a magic box/bag & fill it with cheap tactile toys/ bubbkes etc & let everybody have a turn pulling/ putting in & out of the box.
The boy seems to be frutrated at hus lack of social communication skills hence the anger and disruption.
Try sparklebox, c beebies parent site, majaton society & national autistic society web sites for help & ideas.
use music, nursery rhymes, bubbles and create a sensory rich environment for him. Messy play etc to keep hin engaged & connected rather than discipline. SEN is not ackniwledged in asian countries and this boy has a tough life ahead of him. Use stickers & create a reward chart where he is rewarded for participation rather than for good behaviour.
Get a translator and talk to the mum. There is no choice.
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Severe Weather Discussion for December 22 – 28, 2008.
Valid: 12/21/2008.
– Continued cold this week with Oklahoma temperatures Monday upper 20s
to upper 30s. Tuesday and Wednesday will be in the upper 30s to upper
40s. Thursday and Friday may see a warming trend into the upper 40s
to upper 50s. Saturday and Sunday will be cooler with highs in the 40s.
– There is a chance of drizzle and freezing drizzle Tuesday morning
and showers in eastern Oklahoma in the afternoon. Another chance of
rain looks possible on Saturday mainly for eastern Oklahoma.
– Drought conditions continue to worsen in the state with 65% in at
least a D0 or worse. A small D2 area covers southeast Oklahoma.
Forecast precipitation chances are adjusted downward from normal due
to this.
– Merry Christmas to all!
– Severe Thunderstorms in Oklahoma: < 5%
– Storm Chase: < 5%
– Winter Precip: 10%
Fast mid-level flow will continue this week with at least two
shortwave trofs to impact the region. Unfortunately neither of these
look to deliver much needed rainfall for the state. For the month of
December Oklahoma City is one inch below normal and looks like we'll
get every little the next ten days. Will Rogers has measured 0.05
inches the past 21 days. Coordination with Andy and review of the
Drought Monitor points to continued low precipitation chances through
the remainder of 2008. NWS 30 day plots show January being above
average precipitation, we'll see how that goes. I'd certainly be
happy with it.
Another consideration for this forecast week is forecast temperatures.
Models continue to be too aggressive with warming the Arctic
airmasses and this was noted this morning with a low of 10F at
Oklahoma City. Forecast highs today were 32F and we'll be lucky to
make 25F. As such, I have gone below MOS the entire week. The NAM
seems to have a decent handle on these issues and I have followed it
closely through 84 hours and then weighted towards the ECMWF after
that time period. Another thought is the snow pack across much of the
northern U.S. Even a Pacific high will chill some as it moves across
the snow pack.
Models are not making this an easy forecast and confidence is low.
ECMWF is the preferred model due to consistency and recent
performance. I'm not attempting to forecast some of the micro-scale
precipitation events noted in the GFS this week. Such events will be
low impacts and short time periods if they occur at all.
Shortwave trof #1 is due in Tuesday night into Wednesday. A cold
front will move through the area Wednesday morning as the upper system
passes just to the north of Oklahoma. Best chance of rain is Tuesday
as WAA occurs in advance of the 500mb low and a few micro-scale
shortwave trof ahead of the parent system Tuesday night. Cold front
is of Pacific origin so cooling will not be as dramatic as the past
few cold fronts. However, the surface high will travel over the snow
pack to our north and little modification is expected. Temperatures
will be in the 30s on Monday and warm slightly on Tuesday into the
40s. Wednesday will cool back down into the upper 30s to the mid 40s.
Oklahoma will be in between systems Thursday and Friday with
temperatures warming into the upper 40s to upper 50s. I've cut 12z
GFS MOS numbers way back as none of the ensembles support it and
recent trends would argue against it. While winds will be
southwesterly and the 12z GFS temperature plots really want to warm
things up, I'm holding back for now. I'll take 65F if it occurs on
Friday, but I'm betting against it.
Shortwave trof approaches the region on Friday and Saturday. ECMWF
and GFS disagree on the timing with the GFS about 12 hours slower.
This has impacts on the precipitation forecast for next Saturday.
I'll go with a blend for now. Associated surface high is of Pacific
origin and will be another cool down. Models are not showing Arctic
air at this time so don't see teens or single digits beyond tomorrow.
Temperatures Thursday and Friday will be in the upper 40s and 50's
with a cool down to the 40s for Saturday and Sunday.
The GFS does appear to load cold air in western Canada, so could see a
return to the cold pattern towards New Years.
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