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Okay, I'm sick and tired of hearing people complain about how hard it is to make money online. In this article, I am going to give you three down and dirty way is to make $1000 a month where you won't have to stretch your budget or strain your brain. Anybody who can't make at least that much money each month with these methods is simply not trying. Hopefully after you are done reading this, you will have no excuses not to make at least $1000 a month.
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Version 4.1 of the Berkeley DB library. This version uses an underlying
database format incompatible with revision 1 and a different standard API.
Utilities are included in the distribution to convert v1.85 databases to v4.1
databases, and a backwards compatible API is provided to maintain
compatibility with programs using the v1.85 interface.
For details on compatibility with other DB versions, see:
WWW: http://www.oracle.com/us/products/database/berkeley-db/db/
No installation instructions: this port has been deleted.
The package name of this deleted port was: db41-nocrypto
PKGNAME: db41-nocrypto
distinfo: There is no distinfo for this port.
===> The following configuration options are available for db41-nocrypto-4.1.25_4:
DOCS=on: Build and/or install documentation
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Number of commits found: 14
Remove orphaned directories; remove gslin's blanket approval from db48.
Berkeley DB cleanup, remove versions 4.0 ... 4.7.
- Mk/bsd.database.mk rewrite, new default to db5.
- db6 is eligible by default only if installed on the system.
- Bump PORTREVISION of all ports that directly depend on BerkeleyDB or
where USE_BDB is found in the port's directory
- Patch a few ports such that they will pick up or work with newer
- Add UPDATING entry
- Drive-by format fix for pks
- Drop BerkeleyDB option from mail/popular for now, requires more work.
- Exp-run logs linked from the PR below.
- Ports that do not build (IGNORE, BROKEN, etc.) have pro-forma changes
for new Berkeley DB, but are untested.
NOTE: please read UPDATING and the Wiki page before proceeding!
Announcement: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports-announce/2014-August/000090.html
Wiki reference: https://wiki.freebsd.org/Ports/BerkeleyDBCleanup
Approved by: portmgr (implicit, PORTREVISION bump on unstaged ports)
- Stage support
Mark deprecated, for 41/42, add CONFLICTS between crypto/-nocrypto ports.
Add NO_STAGE all over the place in preparation for the staging support (cat:
- Get Rid MD5 support
Deprecate md5 in favour of sha256 checksums. md5 checksums will no longer
be generated or checked, and will be silently ignored for now. Also,
generalize the MD5_FILE macro to DISTINFO_FILO.
Submitted by: rene
Approved by: portmgr
Tested on: pointyhat i386 7-exp
Whom:-lines: ditch my @web.de address, use @gmx.de.
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- Add patch.22.214.171.124 from vendor
PR: ports/105267
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- portlint(1)
Submitted by: maintainer
Approved by: krion@
- add patch.18.104.22.168 to fix the following bugs:
Noticed by: kris
PR: based on 79841
Add size data.
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Add db41-nocrypto(4.1.25), no crypto the Berkeley DB package.
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I became a citizen of the Facebook universe in circa 2006 and tasted for the first time, the pleasures of rampant social networking. Despite coming from the professional field of Public Relations and having represented the buzzing world of hotels for the better part of my career, I always seemed to saddle the fence between extroversion and introversion. I had friends but few.
My professional networking was mostly business with only some that I got really close to. Then, the floodgates opened – I was liberated by entering into the free for all world of Facebook as it unleashed its powerful influence over me. I was suddenly, like so many others like me, introduced to this whole new world where there was no limitation to what could be shared, how much of it could be shared and with how many.
Looking back to that time of initial euphoria, it is now a case of once bitten more than twice shy. I speak from experience. I have done it all. I have used Facebook as if it were my secret paramour and spent late nights way into the wee hours of the morning with it. I have had a passionate relationship with it and have used it completely in all its facets – exchanges, messages, notes, pictures, games, applications …… you name it and I have not only tried my hand at it but become quite a pro, for whom a daily fix of Facebook has been as important as eating or exercising.
After all this time I have, now, been hit squarely in the middle of my eyes with the sore fact that I have miserably done myself in. Precious time has been wasted, less stuff accomplished, less of real joys and rewards of daily life cherished – in short, less of all positive outcomes that come from good, well-planned, organized, disciplined, healthy living.
So as I turn over a new leaf, I wish to share my thoughts on the perils of being ensnared and trapped in the world of Facebook, the advantages of extricating oneself from its clutches and how big doses of wisdom can make it work for you in the most optimal manner.
Here is my list of fundamentals that I wish to adhere to in order to regain my sanity and to connect to the real world around me –
I will fight the urge to check my Facebook profile every few hours in the day and thereby rid myself of FOCD – the Facebook Obsessive Compulsive Disorder that seems to be afflicting many around the world. Because, really, I do not NEED to check the site even twice a day.
I will not let the "View of myself" get swayed easily by the Public Opinion of my Facebook Circle. I do not mean to say that I will be in a self-absorbed cocoon and keep myself immune to what friends – Facebook and real – think about me. But I will stop putting a lot of premium on the likes, unlikes and comments that are, more often than not, resting on the shifting virtual sands of a Timeline.
I will desist from becoming an open sharer and transform into a sensibly thoughtful networker – mindful of others' time, inclination, interest and space. Do I really think that people care about when I woke up, what I had for breakfast, who I bumped into at work, what my kid wore to the playground, what anniversary gift my husband gave to me, what part of the world I am travelling to, which sea I am taking Scuba-diving lessons in, whose threads am I wearing to that boring party. This is not to say that I will recede into a shell. No. But I will be more conscious of what I unthinkingly share and will be more judicious by choosing more meaningful and purposeful things.
In my Facebook communication, I will resist from commenting on and updating my status about just everything I seem to be doing – shopping, attending a funeral, getting a haircut, taking my dog child to the vet, walking, getting up with a headache, eating a commonplace or fancy meal, driving on a NH, getting stuck in horrible city traffic, meeting a friend, bumping into a foe, changing a flat tyre or the kid's diaper, watching a movie, eating the overpriced popcorn…you get the picture.
A picture is worth more than a thousand words. And everybody appreciates a good picture or two or maybe three. I will stop boring my friends with hundreds of shots of my mug, my pooch's face – however cute it may be, my travels to the most exotic locations in the world or just to my one horse-cart hometown, the food I eat at home or at a luxe restaurant, the labels I wear to work and party or the rags I wear at home.
I will reinstate the family to its sacred place in my heart and stop turning personal moments into a social tamasha. I will love my family dearly but seriously stop putting up pictures when my kids are in my lap or when I am snuggling with my husband/boyfriend/partner, feeding my new born or getting cake smeared on my face at the office or post pictures of my new haircut that I am ecstatic about or the old, prized records that I still get mushy over, or while preparing a meal or picking up my pet child's poop, you get the drift.
I will kill the urge to be a braggart and refrain from putting up messages, pictures about my latest acquisition, accolade or jackpot.
I will stop weighing my popularity / likeability according to the strength or weakness in numbers of my Facebook family. I will grasp the fact that this has no bearing on my real self. Come to think of it, some of my closest friends may not even be on Facebook or may have deactivated their accounts.
While still understanding the power of social media and the reach of Facebook, I will wake up and smell the coffee and understand that my mere clicks are not going to change the world. If I really want to make a difference then I will use Facebook as a medium and put all my might into real action.
Above all, I will reclaim the realism of my actual life and forsake the fun, foolish, fantastical world of Facebook fiction. I will realize that my time is important and that each passing moment in the Facebook world gives me that much less time to accomplish all that I really wish to achieve, that chatting with friends within the confines of chat boxes and comment columns is just not the same as getting out and meeting them in flesh and blood, that reading notes, updates and messages can never be as satisfying as getting lost within the pages of a good book, that sending hearts to my children or husband on the site can never measure up to hugging, kissing, loving them in person.
I may think that I am God's gift to mankind. But I must come to terms with the fact that I am just a speck on the virtual walls of others.
And yes, I will enjoy this precious gift of life and attempt to do all that is on my bucket list in real time rather than frittering away precious hours leading a virtual existence in a make-believe world.
How's the following for a mental, physical, emotional swap –
I will actually use my green fingers to grow something rather than tip-tap away on the keyboard to plant trees in Farmville.
I will attempt to meet friends over coffee rather than exchange fleeting messages on Facebook or leave comments on their pages.
I will try and go out to do volunteer work at an animal shelter or read to the blind or teach at a slum rather than simply "like" a cause and "share" it.
I will enjoy the beauty of nature with my eyes, relish my plate of food and be thankful for it, participate in the joyful moment that is presented to me rather than get busy behind my camera to click innumerable images to then be shared with my virtual friends.
I may just want to make some effort to call a friend on their special day or go that extra step to send a hand-written note than just type out a perfunctory "H.B." "H.A.G.D" on their profiles.
I will try and spend precious time with a friend-in- need rather than send soulfully detached words of wisdom or support over the Facebook freeway.
I will be truly happy in the happy times of my family and friends, solemn during their sad times, supportive when the going is tough for them, congratulatory during their winning moments and counseling when I see that I can make a difference with a word or two rather than simply overusing the dispassionate "Like" button or cowding the disembodied "Comment" space. Yes, I have seen people use the "Like" button even to a "I am missing my baby / I drove my partner madly to the hospital as he was getting a heart attack / I am preparing to sue XYZ airline for losing my baggage / I almost choked on my crab while at a fancy dinner with my gal pals." Come on guys, is Facebook making thought-less, no brain zombies out of us?
I will not tell myself the huge lie that I am an avid reader. I will return to the charms of my musty books that have always stood by me.
I will not assume that my flashy, frivolous, free-spirited writing on Facebook is a fine example of literature. I will inject passion and action into the book that needs to be finished and the articles that must be written for meaningful platforms.
I will perhaps go back to riding, tennis, walking, jogging or whatever I used to have fun with in all those wonderful growing up years rather than waste valuable time – that can never be recovered – in playing nonsensical Facebook games.
Facebook gives a whole new meaning and impetus to "Neighbour's got a new car." Comparisons may be odious elsewhere but not so, on Facebook which has become such a trsuted keyhole for peeping into other people's lives or being openly invited by them and comparing what they do and we don't. My life is a result of my choices, Karma, action and inaction. God and they alone know if all the roads leading to my friends are paved with gold or dust, gore or grime and whether they are rock solid or precariously laid out on shifting sands. No comparison can ever be true or satisfying.
Henceforth, I am staunchly going to practice Carpe Diem and seize the innumerable opportunities a day in my life throws up at me. No more frittering away time of so much worth on the fleeting pleasures of Facebook.
I will always remember that Facebook is a mere means to some of my ends. It is not the mega matter on which my life depends. The Facebook world, for an individual and not a marketeer, is largely phantasmal, unreal, totally virtual that at best helps one in connecting and de-stressing. Nothing more, nothing else. Hence it will not be allowed to swallow large chunks of my life into its bottomless vortex.
As I get on a path of enlightenment, May Facebook and I meet each other less frequently and impinge on each other's life and space even more rarely. We will meet; yes we will but only as long lost lovers who still have that hushed up feeling for each other but for now must part ways.
Finally, I comprehend that Facebook is not the all-consuming monster in my life. It is just a via media, a sometime 'time pass' and connection / communication tool. I reclaim that I am the Master of My Universe!
L. Aruna Dhir is a Hospitality & Feature Writer and Columnist for some of the world's highest ranked Hospitality publications including ehotelier.com, Hospitality.Net, Bizcatalyst360.com. Her industry writings are used as references in case studies and hotel schools. A Freelance Writer since 1987, Aruna is also an avid blogger (www.luckyaruna.blogspot.com and www.larunadhir.blogspot.com)


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Ames, Iowa is finally getting top-rate reviews in online restaurant guides. They are the bomb diggity.
Skinny girls and buff bros may not believe this town is cool anymore. Wolfgang Puck can chow elsewhere for all we are care. The world's oligarchs wouldn't understand anyways.
Are organic foods healthier? Or do the classics need a healthy reboot? These restaurants have the chops to solve either riddle. The chefs at these hotspots know the latest braising and sauteeing techniques. It's like sitting in on a class at the Culinary Institute of America. Taste the delightful dishes on this listicle and your tongue will be crawling back for more. Find the meaning of life (or food at least!) by the very first course.
Let's settle the burgers v pizza debate forever by trying each of these curated eateries in Ames, Iowa. Rock on. Eat on.
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Ian Gardner
Ian Gardner was born on the 20th February 1934 in Sri Lanka, then Ceylon, and christened Basil Ian Gunewardene. He was born two months prematurely and nearly died five times in his first two months. He moved to Australia in September 1969 where he changed his surname to Gardner. From childhood he had an enquiring mind and an innate interest in the supernatural. Since 1986, nineteen years of meditation, "searching within", reading and revelations have culminated in this free book which has been nine years in the making. Further writings followed and all his writings are available to all on the Internet free of charge. There is more information in the preface of the book.
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(You think people might call it that?)
There's A LOT of conviction in this photo. Take a look at how tense my hand is?
Awe shucks, I'm having a politically infused moment.
Meghan projected enough political opinion for all of us.
What a great photo! This is truly how it all goes down. NonSociety Lifecasting = Three girls, one canon, and a lot of sugar.
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A man stands 10 m in front of a large plane mirror. How far must he walks before he is 5 m away from his image?
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In a plane mirror the image is virtual. It appears the same distance behind the mirror as the object is in front and that is the law of reflection.
Therefore, to have 5 meter distance between him and the image, the virtual distance of the virtual image behind the mirror should be equal to the real distance between the man and mirror . Therefore the man sholul stand 5/2 meter before the mirror to have 5 feet distance between him and his image. That meanes he should walk by another 7.5 meter towards the mirror in a direction perpendicular to the mirror surface or along the line of man and image line.
The distance of an object from its image in a plane mirror is exactly double the distance of the object from the mirror.
Thus for the man to be 5 meters away from his image he should be at a distance half of that>
Therefore required distance of man from mirror = 5/2 = 2.5 m
Original distance of man from mirror = 10 m (given)
Difference in original and required distance = 10 - 2.5 = 7.5 m.
The man must walk 7.5 m towards the mirror to be 5 m away from his image.


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As we all know, there are twelve days of Christmas, unless you're a goopy family channel, in which case Christmas starts after Thanksgiving and doesn't end until New Year's. But if you want to celebrate with something other than the same old movies, we might recommend playing video games to enjoy the season. After all, it's a beloved holiday celebrated the whole world 'round! There have got to be a few good video games involving it. Right?
Photo: NStorm
12. Elf Bowling
Elf Bowling is one of those games that you understand how it was conceived, how it was made, how it was marketed, and how it hit shelves. You just can't understand how it left those shelves. At all.
The concept? You throw heavy objects at elves. That's it. That's really it. Oh, there are special balls and powers, but it's pretty much just a terrible bowling simulator with a Christmas theme. And somehow they're up to seven of them and counting.
But that's casual gaming! What about consoles?
11. Santa Claus Saves the Earth
Photo: Telegames
Released for the Game Boy Advance, we can really just let this game's ad copy speak for itself:
"Meanwhile, very deep underground lives a wicked fairy, Nilam. She has a magic pot that allows her to see everywhere in the world. She looked into her pot and saw Santa and his helpers packing presents for all the children and became furious that so much joy existed in the world."
Right, the fairy with the magic pot cares about Santa and his toymaking. That's not generally our experience with magic substances.
As for gameplay, it's pretty much your standard platformer. Sadly, there are no magic herbs or leaves Santa needs to collect for his pipe, which we considered a missed opportunity.
Already this sounds pretty bad, but it can get worse. How much worse? Let's try some film tie-ins!
10. The Santa Clause 3
We know what you're thinking, and no, this is not the third game in some sort of wildly successful "Santa Clause" series of games helping Tim Allen pay the rent on whatever crappy apartment he's currently living in, wondering where it all went wrong.
No, it's just a game of the third one.
Once again on what you'll rapidly realize is a dumping ground for crap games (the Game Boy Advance), it is, unsurprisingly, yet another platformer. That you can still buy, actually, it's five bucks on Amazon, if you're buying something for twenty bucks and need a gag gift.
Hey, speaking of digital dumping grounds...
9. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
We like the concept of the Wii, and we like it when it's used for real games, but one thing that has to stop is these collections of "mini-games" which barely qualify as games by cell phone standards.
Still, "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" barely qualifies as a game; there are carol sing-alongs, a virtual Yule Log, and lots of other stuff that would have been insulting shareware gifts for your coworker on a PC in 1995. That's the great advance in gaming: shareware on a disc.
8. Christmas Clix WiiWare
Photo: Nintendo
This ranks this high on the list for one simple reason. It's an identifable game, and it's not bad. It's just basically "Columns" with Christmas presents instead of jewels, and as such is actually tolerable for five minutes.
Still, we find ourselves thinking of shareware again. Will the game stop halfway through and demand we mail-order a disc for the rest of the levels?
7. Chicken Invaders 3: Christmas Edition
Photo: Interaction Studios
Hey, finally, something we can actually identify as a video game! A kinda crappy video game, but a video game nonetheless!
"Chicken Invaders" is pretty much your standard top-down shooter, rife with chicken puns and somewhat wobbly gameplay, but what's attention getting is the fact that for some reason they created a Christmas version, which takes what just seems faintly kiddy and ridiculous and turns it into a digital bad acid trip. Seriously, this is a game that will open doors in your mind, and probably also make you vomit.
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Photo: Funcom
Finally, a visit to the classic consoles, with this SNES and Genesis game that has one item that makes it stand out, because it's probably censorship.
One of the power-ups Santa can grab is a cup of coffee, and it turns him into "Anti-Claus". We don't know about you, but grabbing some coffee generally makes us the exact opposite of evil. We've got a few people on the bus that we see every day we would have fed their earbuds to them by now if not for a 24 ouncer of dark roast.
What happened, of course, is that originally it was something a bit stronger, but nobody really wants to explore the idea of Santa being a mean drunk. Unless you're Billy Bob Thornton, and sadly there's no "Bad Santa" video game.
5. James Pond II: Robocod
Photo: Millennium Interactive
Speaking of classic console gaming, here's the one game that gives Chicken Invaders a run for its money in the "heavy drug use" sweepstakes. Here's the plot: a fish superspy receives some bionic upgrades to fight his nemesis, who has taken over Santa's workshop.
Amazingly, the cartridges did not, in fact, reek like a freshman dorm of pot smoke. Still, we've really got to wonder what these guys were thinking, or rather taking. Were drugs really that good in the early '90s?
4. Home Alone
Photo: SEGA
Hey, speaking of bizarre games that are patently ridiculous and on every console possible, how can we make it worse? Let's make it a tie-in!
Seriously, you want a Christmas game that's kind of insane, play a Home Alone game. Which one? Pick one. And it doesn't matter which movie, either. You'll be attacked by toys, or have to avoid characters that seem to have nothing to do with video games, forget the franchise, and...yeah...it's kind of weird.
3. Raw Danger
Photo: Agetech
Stretching the point a little bit, here's an action adventure survival game, kind of like a cross between "Die Hard" and "The Day After Tomorrow". The idea is that you lead six different characters to safety before the city they live in gets wiped out by a flood.
It's generally a pretty solid game that consists pretty much of rescuing survivors, and even has a unique control scheme with the right controller that lets you create your own gestures to rescue them (being escorted characters, they're all dumb as bricks), but it has one problem: the voice acting, which makes those synthesized voice samples on the NES sound amazing by comparison. It turns a decent game into an unintentional comedic tour de force. But, hey, at least it's entertaining.
2. The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge
Photo: Capcom
We know what you're thinking: this list has been all about beating on tie-in games with a blunt object. How'd one of them make it to the second spot? Are all Christmas games that bad? Is there any good game for this holiday?
Yep, this game is actually pretty good. That's for two reasons: one, it wasn't slammed together to exploit the release of the original movie, but made to exploit the goodwill goths and other Hot Topic bait have for it well after the fact, and two, it's "Devil May Cry".
No, really. It's "Devil May Cry", except with slightly easier difficulty. Capcom essentially just copy-pasted a classic film onto a classic game.
Well, that's one way to make a tie-in not suck, we guess.
1. Sam and Max: Ice Station Santa
Photo: Telltale Games
Finally, because this is the season of giving and love and other stuff that generally makes us barf, we're going to end this on a good note and talk about a Christmas game that's genuinely awesome.
"Sam and Max" started life as a comic book, and would have been doomed to obscurity except that LucasArts, back when they rocked, got their hands on it and turned it into a classic point-and-click adventure game, right before point-and-click adventure games vanished in the wake of "Doom". Years later, Telltale Games would revive the franchise with episodes released on a real schedule instead of Valve Time.
Ice Station Santa opens the second season, and features giant killer robots, a machine gun wielding Santa, and evil demons running amok amid a winter wonderland. It's enough to make even the hardest man tear up with joy.
God bless us, every one of us, and have a merry death-bot-riddled, violent Christmas.
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Meet the man with no memory: Patient who became world-famous after botched surgery wiped his ability to remember anything is finally identified after his death
- Henry Molaison was studied by hundreds of scientists
- Connecticut man lost his memory after experimental brain surgery in 1953
From the moment of his ill-fated operation in 1953 Henry Molaison became world famous, yet few people knew his name.
Until his death at the age of 82 in 2008, the Connecticut man who had lost his ability to form and store new memories was known simply as HM to the scores of scientists and researchers studying his case.
Although he had been a willing test subject for neurologists since 1957, Mr Molaison's unique condition whereby his memory is wiped after about 30 seconds, was protected by those who researched him and the nursing home staff who cared for him.
Present tense: Henry Molaison lost the ability to form and retain new memories after experimental brain surgery in 1953
'His case appeared in so many textbooks they inspired students to pursue careers in neuroscience. The world's fascination with memory took off,' Suzanne Corkin, who studied Mr Molaison from 1962 until his death, said.
'Everyday people wanted to know what it was like to always live in the moment ... He touched an unknown number of lives,' she told the Hartford Courant.
Mr Molaison, who had suffered from epilepsy when he was a teenager, was 27 when a famous surgeon removed part of his brain in the belief that it would ease his seizures.
From the moment William Beecher Scoville operated on Mr Molaison, he lost the ability to retain new information after about 30 seconds.
While Mr Molaison may have lost the ability to learn, his condition helped move forward knowledge of the brain.
Family: Henry Molaison with his parents Lizzie and Gus, who cared for him before he moved into a Connecticut nursing home
Lifetime's work: Suzanne Corkin has written about her decades of studying Henry Molaison
Bright: Henry Molaison was 27 when surgery to help ease his epilepsy robbed him of his memory-making ability
'Henry taught us so much about the
brain. He taught us that you can be smart and still have a horrible
memory. He taught us that memory was localized in the hippocampal area,' Ms Corkin said.
'He taught us that not all kinds of learning memory was
impaired in amnesia. In Henry, what was preserved was motor skills,
conditioning ... and procedures.'
The surgery that was supposed to ease Mr Molaison's epilepsy instead trapped him permanently in the moment.
Although he was never able to form a new memory, Ms Corkin said that he was nearly always happy, friendly and was enthusiastic about helping researchers.
always lived in the moment, fully accepting the events of daily life.
From the time of the operation, every new person he met was forever a
stranger, yet he approached each one with openness and trust. He
remained as good natured and pleasant as the polite, quiet person his
high-school classmates knew,' Ms Corkin wrote.
She added that he also liked to make jokes, telling NPR: 'He had a wonderful sense of humor, and he would come up with little quips that were appropriate to a specific moment, nothing that he had made up before, rehearsed or he knew from his preoperative life.'
Ms Corkin, who studied Mr Molaison's case until his death, and who was also raised in Hartford, Connecticut, has now written a book about the man who had such a lasting impact on memory research.
Long term loss: Henry at his family home in 1958, four years after experimental surgery led to memory loss
Her book, Permanent Present Tense, gives more details about Mr Molaison's life and her observations of him during the time she knew him.
Ms Corkin also has a connection to the doctor who performed the ill-fated surgery on him. Her family lived opposite him when she was a schoolgirl.
When the surgeon operated on Mr Molaison however, he damaged his hippocampus, which is responsible for long-term memory.
'We didn't know that memory was localized in that particular part of the brain. That was one of the big discoveries that came from studying Henry,' Ms Corkin said.
Her book includes research findings as well as details of Mr Molaison's daily routine and his brief thoughts on his life.
One of the first aspects of his conditions scientists noticed was that intelligence and memory are separate entities. After the operation his IQ remained slightly above average and his ability to solve problems was unaffected by the operation.
Scientists discovered that although he could not remember the tasks they had set him, his ability to complete them improved each time. And, although he met Corkin after his operation, over time he became familiar with her, believing that he had known her at high school.
One of his favorite pastimes was also completing crossword puzzles in the nursing home where he lived, after his parents were no longer able to care for him.
Unchanged: Henry pictured in the 1970s. His inability to form new memories left him trapped in the life he lived before the 1953 operation
However, he was aware he had trouble remembering and once said: 'At this moment everything looks clear to me, but what happened just before? That's what worries me. It's like waking from a dream. I just don't remember,' according to The Daily Telegraph.
Although Mr Molaison was considered one of the most important case studies in brain research, Dr Corkin said the sense of his importance was lost on him.
'Every now and then I would tell him he was very famous and a lot of people knew about him in the world of scientists,' Dr Corkin told NPR.
'He would get this little sheepish grin and say, "Oh, you know, isn't that nice". You could see that it was heartwarming for him. But... of course, as soon as he was distracted, he forgot.'
Mr Moliason is still making a contribution to science. His brain was donated for research purposes after his death.
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hereditary surnames in France were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. The patronyms were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins. As well as the names of the saints of the Christian Church, many of the most common French surnames are derived from personal names of Germanic origin.They derive from the language of the Visigoths, who controlled France between the mid-5th and early 8th centuries. This surname is derived from the ancient Germanic given name Bertram, which is composed of the elements berht, which means bright, and hrabn, which means raven.
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Tried to find this place, but didn't. Went on to the next winery, where the owner told us this place was closed.
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We visited the winery on a Friday afternoon, and found several other couples there. Everyone was local, and all seemed to know each other well which made the visit feel homey. The wines were average, nothing stood out, a little on the sweet side. The tasting room/counter could use updating - it was like a visit to my parents basement.
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Another winery with little plastic cups. The wine was not that great & the ambiance was not there. The winery was in the basement of a home.
Wine: Winery: Ambiance: May 25, 2009
I was not a fan of their too-sweet fruity wines. The Elderberry wine was the most popular, if you like that kind of wine. I was put off by several on smell alone...the cherry was like cough-syrup.
Wine: Winery: Ambiance: May 25, 2009
Another winery that was needing alot of tlc. I like the cabernet I tried. Very Oaky.
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Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Dec 26, 2008
Lots of fruity wines! Very nice winery. The owners were very attentive during our visit on the Tannenbaum wine tour. Would go back there.
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A pressurized martian rover (AKA martian motor home) would permit human explorers to traverse long distances over the exotic martian surface from within the relative safety and comfort of a climate-controlled environment.
The rover featured in this image, as seen from the rear, includes wing-like solar voltaic panels suspended above the chassis to supplement its electrical needs. Also on top is a high-gain antenna for direct communication with the Earth and various other sensors that include a long-range optical stereo telescope and meteorological instruments for monitoring the exotic climate.
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Libby Davies is the well-known Canadian Member of Parliament for Vancouver East, where she was first elected in 1997. In 2001 she became the first publicly identified lesbian M.P.. In 2011 she became deputy leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada. Prior to entering Parliament she was a long-time community activist and in 1982 was elected to the Vancouver City Council. From 1994-7 she worked for the Hospital Employees' Union. She is especially active in support of housing and drug reform.
Bashevkin, Sylvia. ed. 2009. Opening Doors Wider: Women's Political Engagement in Canada. Vancouver: UBC Press.
Everitt, Johanna M. 2009. "Changing the Game Changes the Frame: the Media's use of Lesbian Stereotypes in Leadership versus Election Campaigns." Canadian Political Science Review 3:3 (Sept): 24-39.
Everitt, Joanna. 2003. "Media in the Maritimes: Do Female Candidates Face a Bias? Atlantis. 27:2 (Spring/Summer): 90-98.
"Libby Davies, Member of Parliament for Vancouver East," http://www.libbydavies.ca/about/about-libby-davies-mp-vancouver-east
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Svend Robinson, who served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 2004, became the nation's first openly gay M.P. in 1988. In 1995 he was a candidate for the leadership of the New Democratic Party, coming second to the winner, Alexa McDonough. He was a parliamentary leader in human rights campaigns, including the 'right to die'. His Canadian political career came to an ignominious end in 2004 when he stole a ring. He later attributed the act to mental illness. David Rayside has presented a compelling portrait of Robinson, which notes that the fact that he was "youthful, good-looking, well educated, white, and male" (1998:188) did much to make him acceptable to a broad range of Canadians. Despite those politically advantageous qualities, Robinson proved an invaluable champion of gay and lesbian and human rights more generally.
Rayside, David and Clyde Wilcox, eds. 2011. Faith, Politics and Sexual Diversity in Canada and the United States. Vancouver: UBC Press.
Rayside, David. 1998. On the Fringe.Cornell: Cornell University Press.
Rayside, David. 2008. Queer Inclusions. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
"Svend Robinson," http://www.svendrobinson.ca/
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Alexa McDonough is best known as the second woman leader of the federal New Democratic Party of Canada. When she became NDP member of the provincial legislature and party leader in Nova Scotia (1981-94), she discovered that the government of the day was still so ill-prepared for female members that it offered no separate washroom facilities. In 1995 she became federal party leader and was elected to the House of Commons in 1997, serving as leader until 2003 and M.P. Until 2008. She entered politics from a progressive family and helped publicize the plight of the residents of Africville, a long-established Black Canadian community in Halifax that was razed for redevelopment in the 1960s without appropriate compensation for residents. Like her predecessor as federal leader, Audrey McLaughlin, she worked as a social worker, the same occupation indeed as that of James Shaver Woodsworth, the founder of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, the predecessor of the NDP. She had mixed electoral success as leader but became well-known as a leading Canadian opponent of Islamophobia after 9/11 and led campaigns to repatriate Mahar Arar, an Arab Canadian wrongly detained as a terrorist by the U.S. Since retirement, she continues to work in feminist and community causes. In 2012 she supported Peggy Nash, a candidate for the NDP federal leadership.
"Alexa McDonough," 2012. Parliament of Canada.http://www.parl.gc.ca/membersofparliament/ProfileMP.aspx?Key=55769&Language=E


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Rainbeau Ridge is home to more than twenty breeds of animals, including goats, chickens, sheep, cows and other poultry. Specific information about our family follows.
At the heart of the livestock on our farm are our Alpine goats. Our herd is made up of milking does, breeding bucks, wethers (neutered males we just couldn't part with) and this year's doe kids.
Beginning with two milkers purchased from a herd in upstate New York in 2002, the herd has grown as the emphasis on cheese making has become a cornerstone of Rainbeau Ridge.
All of the farm's does are names after singers, and Aedle keeps company with Jewel, one of our oldest does, keeps company Natalie and Olivia and many others. Their delightful personalities entertain us daily as we begin each morning on the farm with them, caring for them during their pregnancies and then caring and milking the goats in season.
Yielding about a gallon of milk each, these intelligent creatures weigh in at as much as 130 pounds. Both males and females can sport horns and beards. They range in color from brown to tan to black to black & white—solid, striped or spotted. Their diversity and winning personalities make them one of the favorite breeds on the farm!
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Also ruminants, sheep came to RR when a herd of Cotswolds, a rare breed from England but in this country for hundreds of years, was being dispersed.
Wanting to highlight rare breeds in our conservation efforts, taking in the Cotswolds seemed like a natural extension of our mission. Although we don't milk them for our cheese production, we do shear their fleeces and convert the fiber to spun wool. Adopted from a neighboring farm, Kobi, a Southdown dorset cross became well-known for her survival skills—she was a runt abandoned by her mother and saved by the many 'mothers' of RR who adopted her. Now a mother herself, Kobi is a great addition to our herd. Jacob's sheep also find themselves on the threatened species list—so a pair—Rachel and Leah—was added to our farm so we can build out our spinner's flock, representing important elements in our own Noah's ark of fleece animals. One of their offspring, Avery, was so adored by the kids in our kids' programs that he comes when called by his name and never ceases to delight his visitors.
Indy and Mercedes, our original two llamas, are popular for their regal appearances. Despite their reputation as spitters, they reserve that only if they are threatened and are important to us for their fiber and their skills as guard animals. Indy, in particular, takes care of our baby animals after they've been separated from their mothers and keeps them safe from predators. Our visitors enjoy the opportunity to get close to Indy and Mercedes by offering small breaths to prove they're not a threat! Our newest addition, Llulu, was also adopted when her mother was too sick to care for her shortly after her birth. Her visitors are lucky enough to feel her soft fiber, even if she does act a little possessive when it's time to shear!
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Another important rare breed is our Kerry cow, Destiny, and her daughter, Destiny's Child. A dual purpose breed brought to this country 200 years ago, this compact, horned all black cow is gentle and the perfect size to serve as a family cow. We did not milk her for cheese production, especially since her daughter nursed, but we enjoy their company.
The poultry consist of our flock of laying hens—mostly heavy breeds but include the blue egg-laying Arucanas and other fancy breeds, the chickens each lay about 3-4 eggs per week. After spending the morning in their roomy coops and pens, the chickens get let out to free range on the farm. The benefit of their lifestyle at RR pays off handily in the quality of wonderfully fresh, yellow and omega-3 rich eggs. We have often enjoyed the thrill of watching their chicks hatch in our incubators.
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Guinea hens and peafowl roam the grounds freely, performing their insect eating jobs and serving as alarm systems, honking loudly as they announce visitors! Our rare breed turkeys love to strut for visitors and proudly show off their beards, wattles and feathers. Our first one, Fred, was a fine example of how turkeys are meant to be rather than the "butterball", large breasted varieties that we've engineered, incapable of breeding on their own. Fred was purchased as an egg on EBay and hatched here at Rainbeau Ridge!
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Warm up the deadlift movement. Start with the bar/broomstick/pvc pipe and concentrate on form. Remember to use your legs on the pull. Push through the ground while activating your hips.
Continue to use only the bar/broomstick/pvc pipe. Perform 10 sets of 5 concentrating on your form. If you feel comfortable, use very light weightto practice. Do not perform any repetitions at a weight you cannot do at least 5 times.
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OK so I have black hair, and you know how everyone has hair like on their knuckles,arms, etc. right? well on my toes I have these little patches of hair and its really easy to just shave it off when I need to, but if I my boyfriend found out I did it would he be turned off? its really embarrassing :(
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OK I'll be honest and say a guy that only cares about sex and how you look physically might find it a turn off if he focused on that.
If a guy actually loves you he is not going to care or think it's gross because he likes you so much he accepts you for you. I know it sounds corny and women don't believe it but I fell hard for a woman that looked nerdy to me when I first met her. She wears little to no make up and wears lose guy clothing because she has small boobs. She also works a lot so doesn't always have time to shave certain areas but I love her and know she is just human and she is hot to me.33|00|0
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Sunday, March 6, 2011
Legend Podiums - Aussie National Champs
Hey All,
Just a quick note to acknowledge that our youngest member of Team Banshee Australia, Lachlan (Lachy) McLaren from Cairns in North Queensland put his Banshee Legend on the podium at the recent Australian National Championships in Adelaide.
Lachy was competing in the Under 17 Male category and had a great run down the mountain resulting in him holding the 'hot seat' for quite some time and eventually finishing 3rd! The Under 17 Male category is becoming very fiercely contested with many talented riders competing for honours and this will carry through to the Junior Division of Under 19 Male next year which will set the scene for some exciting racing.
Lachy is currently holding down 7th position in the Aussie National Series after not being able to compete in the 3rd round at Mount Buller due to Cyclone Yassi trying to wipe his town off the map and flights out being cancelled!! He will head to Shepparton in a few weeks to compete in the final National round which are being held in conjunction with the Oceania Champs and on current form - will go well again. Keep an eye out for him in future result sheets as I am sure he has a big future ahead of him.
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The kids and I bake every Saturday morning. It's really a tradition in our house. Stephen is at work, and we made something yummy that we hope will last into the week. (It seldom does.) Most weekends we make muffins or a bread. Sometimes we make a more elaborate dessert, but only if we have someone to share it with. The last thing we need around here is a layer cake just asking to be eaten. We love to try new recipes, but we have a few standbys too. Especially banana bread or muffins, as sometimes the bananas go soft or over-ripe before we can get to them. These muffins come from an old recipe in my recipe book. I have no idea where I got it, I transposed it a decade ago. I had not used it in a while, and tried it this week- and I have to say this is my all time favorite banana muffin recipe. All time. Favorite.Ever.
These muffins come together in no time flat. It's basically a one bowl recipe. Which I love.
In a large bowl mix together the oil, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and bananas. You can do it by hand or in the mixer. How I do it depends on my mood. Sometimes I am a back to basics kind of girl. I actually always hand whip cream these days- it just taste so much better. In a sifter mix the flour with the baking soda, powder, and salt. Sift the dry into the wet. Do not overmix. Add in the chocolate chips or nuts, if you are using. Scoop into a muffin tin that is greased, or has a paper liner. Bake for 20 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. Let them rest for 5 minutes before turning out to cool.
- ½ cup oil (sunflower or grapeseed)
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 ripe bananas
- 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extrace
- ½ cup nuts or chocolate chips (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350º.
- In a large bowl mix together the oil, sugar, eggs, bananas and vanilla.
- In a sifter mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- Sift the dry into the wet and combine until just incorporated.
- Fold in the nuts or chocolate chips.
- Scoop into a prepared muffin tin.
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.
- Cool 5 minutes in the pan, then turn out to cool.


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Without mistakes IPL wouldn't be what it is - Modi
Lalit Modi, the former IPL chairman, has denied rigging the second IPL team auction, said everyone in the IPL and BCCI was aware of his family and friends being part of the original team auction in 2008, and stated that World Sport Group (WSG) deserved the controversial $80 million facilitation fee it received for selling the broadcast rights of the Twenty20 league to Multi-Screen Media (Sony).
In an interview broadcast on his YouTube channel on Thursday, Modi said the bidding process for the auction held in March 2010 was open and conducted under international tender rules and, therefore, there was no question of influencing it. "If that was the case why did Adani not win? Why did Videocon not win? Sahara won it for $370 million because it was an open process. Kochi won. If it was going to be a rigged process they [Adani and Videocon] would have won." Modi had been accused of favouring the Gujarat-based Adani group, which wanted an IPL team for Ahmedabad but lost out to Kochi and Sahara in the March auction.
Modi claimed that as with any pioneering product, he was bound to upset "the old establishment" by changing the way things are done. "If we did not change rules, we would not be where we are." He went to admit that "of course we made some mistakes, but if we hadn't made some mistakes, I wouldn't have corrected them and made it better and that is why we are the world's hottest league".
On the allegations that he used the IPL to enrich his family, Modi told the interviewer, the UK-based sports journalist Mihir Bose, that the BCCI was fully aware of the fact that some of his relatives were involved. It was no surprise friends and family decided to bid, he said, because they were the ones that believed in him while almost everybody else expected the IPL to fail. "When somebody turns around and says that they didn't know about it it's absolutely a false story ... The people who bid were in the room, everybody knew who they were...I mean everybody concerned, from the governing council to the BCCI members, were very much present in the room, and in fact everybody was just happy at that point in time because we got eight bids.
"In fact [IPL] vice chairman Niranjan Shah was questioned immediately after the auction... 'Mr Modi's relatives have bid', he said, 'so what, there are no other bidders out there, and if he has bid he has put his own money in'. If it wasn't friends and family that are coming to bid and believed in the product, they wouldn't have had the IPL in the first place."
Modi also defended the payment of the facilitation fee to WSG, saying he was happy they made money, and that what people did not realise was that WSG were the only bidders willing to take the risk and bid for the rights in the first year of the league. "Sony actually bid but withdrew prior to the bids being opened. ESPN bid but they put zero numbers on the table, so their bid was disqualified. They said we don't think this is going to work; we'll do a revenue-sharing deal with you. The only company that put any money on the table above the minimum guaranteed amount was WSG. And then they did a back-to-back licensing deal with Sony.
"Now, what is the job of a marketing company, which we all forget? A marketing company's job is to buy and sell rights. So if they bought a right worth close to $2 billion, as an example, and they sold it for $2 billion [and] $80 million to someone else, as an example, and they made $80 million, what's wrong with that? I'm surprised they only made $80 million."
The facilitation fee is now a matter of arbitration between the BCCI and WSG at the International Chambers of Commerce in Singapore.
Despite the many accusations and legal proceedings that currently involve him, Modi has remained in London and said it was because of a risk to his life if he returned to India. "My security agencies have advised me that it's not appropriate to go back till the security situation smoothens out. And the Indian police have continuously told me that the threat perception exists and as and when I feel comfortable with that factor I would go back."
He said he does not regret his comments on Twitter about the shareholding of the Kochi consortium, which eventually led to his expulsion from the league he created and built, and which also precipitated the the resignation of junior external affairs minister Shashi Tharoor, who was acting as a mentor to the bidding group. Kochi is now on the verge of being expelled from the IPL as well, having been unable to resolve their ownership differences.
Modi also denied making any money personally from the tournament, and said he was confident the various proceedings against him would prove his innocence. "It's going to end with my getting a clean slate."


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It is comprised of commercial buildings, residential units and other business buildings including restaurants and hotels. Carmel Valley offers a diverse environment and people. The history of its name and location stems back to the Carmelite Sisters of Mercy, who established and ran a dairy farm and monastery in the early 1900's.
Imagine if we could create a place where the community could 1) share stories that inspire, 2) create projects that bring the community together to demonstrate compassion, and 3) unite in joint efforts to create an even better community to serve as an example to the rest of the Country. That is what Carmel Valley Life is all about. In addition, we hope to create a movement that will impact our community in a positive way by creating a resourceful site of valuable content that is managed and run by its community members. The belief is that the more connected a community is, the better quality of life it can provide its members, and the stronger it will become as a whole.
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Real Madrid's 2017-18 home shirt will, wait for it, be white.
No news there but some elegant touches and new twists should have fans of the La Liga leaders flocking to stores to snap it up.
A plain white base is accented with touches of a very light blue, which adidas call 'Aero Reef', on its adidas and Fly Emirates logos on the front in images of the shirt leaked by Footyheadlines.com.
The two adidas stripes running along the shoulder and in a fine-lined hoop around the armpit are also the same colour.
Shiny silver rows of diamonds run in diagonal lines across the front of the shirt.
The shorts and socks are again in the traditional white, with similar silver features and light blue lines.
The new kit is due for release in July 2017 and follows to revelation of the club's black away kit for next season which features the same light blue accents.


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Monitoring the appearance of skin can help you and your Doctor track changes that could represent a risk to your health, like skin cancer, and can also enable you to judge positive impact from various cosmetic or pharmaceutical products. Mole mapping with an app is a great addition to your skin health regimen, especially for those at risk of melanoma or skin cancer. Skin mapping can be a useful exercise for anyone investing in cosmetic products, or treating a topical skin condition. The skin mapping process is made incredibly easy with CompariSkin™.
1 - CompariSkin™ is used for Mole Mapping, focusing on a pigmented lesion on right thigh.
- 60 y.o. caucasian woman
- Exam revealed 4mm dark brown macule with slight variation of color with dermoscopy unremarkable.
- After six months another photo taken and comparison revealed change. The nevus was excised.
- Diagnosis: Atypical Melanocytic Hyperplasia
- Being able to compare photos side-by-side are beneficial in detecting early change.
2 - CompariSkin™ used to track affectiveness of anti-aging treatment
- 66 y.o.caucasian male
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3 - CompariSkin™ used for mole mapping, side-by-side feature captures change in nevus.
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About us
Olie is a little family-run studio based in Bangalore, India that dreams of bringing it's luxurious, hand-crafted décor accesssories to homes across the world.
Years ago, Amrita and Sid lived in a quaint little town with cobbled streets and yellow French buildings in South India called Pondicherry. While growing up, Amrita always allowed herself to drown in fantastic worlds filled with dragons and horses, wizards and elves - and somehow, the simple life in Pondi brought back memories of a whimsical place where everyone had the time to dream, sip on a coffee and sketch a little while gazing at the sea.
As a trained illustrator and designer, she started to dream of making her art more interactive and a more integral part of people's lives. Alongwith illustration, she found herself spending hours browsing through decor blogs and falling in love with interior design. So, one day she told a dear friend that she wanted to make a lamp, a piece of art that when switched on would change the mood of a space and had the power to change a conversation. And that's how it all began - Olie was born. Whimsical illustrations of falling leaves, a deep blue sea, wise koi fish with the universe reflected in their eyes were hand-printed onto reams of fabric. Olie is a reflection of a simpler life, and free spiritedness. Amrita collaborated with craftspeople in her region, so every step of the making process involves many hands, many souls and a lot of love.
Every accessory at Olie is made entirely by hand, from inspiration and sketch, to the luxurious handwoven banana fibre we use in our product, to the actual construction.
"The first time a customer wanted to buy one of our products, I was almost reluctant to let go of our labour of love, I couldn't believe that someone actually wanted to buy what we had made. We had focussed so much energy and love on designing and crafting, that I forgot to prepare myself to let them go ! But right after, handing an Olie product over was and remains, the most satisfying experience.
From that humble beginning, this little company has grown. We still remain a small, close knit team but we have reached hundreds of homes since then and are hoping to reach hundreds more. Numerous magazines, blogs and newspapers have told our story and we sell through our website and a few stores across the country. We have been fortunate to work on some big lighting projects and we customize lighting for hotels, spa's, schools and homes ! We also host little sales at our home + studio from time to time where we enjoy meeting our family of clientele and spreading the Olie spirit.
We look forward to having you be a part of the rest of our journey. Don't forger to follow us on social media to get daily updates, we hope to see you around ! "


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I've posted about meal planning and food costs before because it is our #1 money pit budget-wise – well, "actual-wise" really…
I added a new banner advertisement on the right of this blog because it is something that we have used for health and to keep costs down.
A few years ago, I wrote about e-meals (then it was called e-Mealz) and we were excited to try it out. It was a GREAT time saver, and we found that it did keep us more on track when we were disciplined enough to actually buy all the ingredients in one day and plan during the week. But then we got kids…
And it went on the back-burner.
Then, I started back on Weight Watchers and used the Portion Control version. But then we found out that we had to move to a non-processed diet to help our kids with their special needs.
And it went on the back-burner.
But then…they came out with their "Clean Eating" plan and we were back in business!!!
So, here I am to remind you about them, because I am so pleased that they have adapted so well to what the consumer needs, all while keeping costs down. Click on the banner below if you want more information, and if you try it out, let me know what you think!


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The temperature is dropping and the chatter of what gifts people will be getting their loved ones is on the rise. This, of course, can only mean one thing… it's the Holiday season! In case you missed it, last Friday we unveiled a special animated video over on our YouTube channel and Facebook page. This year, we really wanted to create something special to show appreciation to our clients and HAKS employees. The result was our spin on the traditional "Holiday Card". In conjunction with Vedia, we decided to use our very own New York City as inspiration for the backdrop of our latest video. Watch as you are taken across a wintery cityscape in motion, equipped with rotating cranes, expanding bridges and even some ice skaters in the park. We wish everyone a wonderful Holiday!
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Drones Set to Take Off
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), popularly known as drones, were originally designed to carry out military missions that were deemed too dangerous for humans or for which manned aircraft were impractical. What we would recognize today as drones were jointly developed by Israel and the US during the 1980s and deployed against Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War, and have since become a staple of modern warfare and antiterrorism activities. However, due to ongoing improvements in technology and miniaturization and decreasing costs, the use of drones has since expanded far beyond the military sphere to many other applications, including science, recreation, aerial photography, product delivery, agriculture, law enforcement, surveillance, and even protecting elephants from poachers. Continue Reading…
2017: The Year of the Commuter
As we prepare to ring in the new year, we would like to highlight some projects that will reshape area transportation and ease the way for thousands of commuters. One improvement will be ready for use as early as January 1st, when the first phase of the Second Avenue Subway opens. Others should be evident a little later in the year—emotive lighting on bridges and tunnels and the north span of the new Tappan Zee Bridge. One change is already in place—remnants of a World Trade Center passageway dating to the 1970s.
The HAKS Family wishes you and yours a happy and healthy 2017. Safe travels.
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New Application for Mood Ring Technology
The mood ring, a popular fad in the late 1970s, is a specialized liquid crystal thermometer typically ornamented with a faux gemstone (usually made of quartz or glass). Temperature changes in the wearer's finger cause the crystal to reflect different wavelengths of light, which change the color of the stone. Green is considered normal or average, while blue is calm and relaxed and black is stressed and tense. Continue Reading…
A Commitment to Quality
Contributed by Lance Payne, MSI, LHI, CLA
In the building and construction industry, reputation and trust are everything. And reputation and trust are earned through quality work. Quality assurance programs (QAP) exist for this purpose. The concept of "quality assurance" is often confused with quality control and quality inspection. The American Society for Quality (ASQ), one of the world's leading authorities on quality, defines these terms as follows: Continue Reading…
Declaring "War" on Homeless Shelters
Earlier this month, Mayor de Blasio released the results of his aggressive program to inspect and repair violations in New York City's homeless shelters. The numbers are impressive: in just two months, the city and shelter providers repaired almost as many violations as were fixed in all of 2015 and, in two months, the city conducted one-third as many inspections as it did in all of 2015. The February Shelter Repair Scorecard, which allows tracking of conditions and results, reported that:
- The 2,660 inspections conducted in just two months in 2016 is almost one-third of the 8,665 inspections conducted in all of 2015. These inspections identified 11,125 new violations and conditions.
- The two-month total of 12,026 repairs completed is almost as many as the total 12,934 violations cleared in all of 2015.
- Of the 330 non-cluster city homeless shelters, 157 sites had ten or fewer violations; 90 of those sites had five or less. (A cluster shelter refers to groups of individual apartments in larger buildings, and the violation total includes all violations in each building, not those solely relating to the cluster units. The city plans to phase out the use of such cluster shelters and return them to the market to serve as low-rent housing.)
- The 303 cluster shelters, which house only 23 percent of the total shelter population, had 14,054 violations, or 68 percent of the total.
- The Scorecard lists 26 cluster buildings with 315 units designated for closure this fiscal year.
ACEC New York Recognizes Two HAKS Projects For Engineering Excellence
This year, ACEC New York has recognized two high-profile transportation projects—one in New York and one in Connecticut. The Gowanus Expressway (I-278) in Brooklyn, New York, is a critical component of New York City's highway system, connecting the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, a distance of approximately six miles. The approximately 200,000 vehicles that utilize the Gowanus Expressway each day will undoubtedly benefit from the New York State Department of Transportation's (NYSDOT) extensive improvements to this transportation corridor.
I-95 between Interchange 14 and 15 in Norwalk, Connecticut, had been referred to as "the worst highway choke point on the I-95 corridor" prior to recent upgrades by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT). Continue Reading…
ACE Mentor Program: Investing in the Future
Some commitments have a ripple effect. Such is the case with the ACE Mentor Program, a not-for-profit organization where professionals mentor New York City high school students in preparation for careers in design and construction. HAKS has been a long-time supporter of the program, with individual employees volunteering as mentors. This year, we are proud to have formed our own mentoring team and are eager to share our industry knowledge with deserving students in the Greater New York City area. Continue Reading…
For HAKS' Summer Interns — The Future Is Now
From mid-May through the end of August, HAKS holds its annual Internship Program in which we provide deserving youth with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in an office environment.
This year, we have a heavy intern presence, comprising of both high school and college students. In addition to hiring interns directly from colleges since 2005, HAKS has been partnering with the New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) Summer Internship Program (SIP) to assist in the recruitment of high school students. We have continued our commitment and volunteered as hosts every year since then. The SCA offers paid six-week internships through SIP, which matches interns to available positions based on their career interests and skills. HAKS is one of the firms chosen to serve as intern host for the 2015 program season. The majority of interns go on to pursue careers in architecture, engineering, business, and information technology. These students participate in staff meetings and on-the-job training and are assigned program supervisors who monitor their performance through bi-weekly meetings between the interns and their supervisors. Interns who successfully complete the six-week program receive high school credit. Continue Reading…
DC Water Tunnels for Clean Rivers
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The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) distributes drinking water and collects and treats wastewater for more than 600,000 residential, commercial and governmental customers in the District of Columbia. As part of this mission, DC Water operates the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant (BPAWWTP), the largest such facility in the world. The Authority's $2.6 billion long-term control plan for combined sewer overflows (CSOs), known as the DC Clean Rivers Project, captures CSOs and conveys them to the BPAWWTP for treatment. The Clean Rivers Project is comprised of a system of 20 miles of 23-foot-diameter tunnels at depths from 50 to 160 feet. HAKS is a member of the consultant construction management (CCM) team providing inspection services, including tunnel and near-surface construction, for both the Anacostia River and Blue Plains design-build tunnel projects. Giant tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are being used to bore the underground structures that form DC Water's solution to CSOs. Continue Reading…


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This challenge is about Going Digital. This is the firse time download image Lily from Grab-a-doodle-do coloured with copic pens matted on pink and purple cardstock onto BP from Dovecraft. Ribbon punched at side of BP (I think that what its called and not sure where I got it from) onto white card. White flower covered with pink ink and white 3D glitter glue and brad. Gold sticker sentiment.
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