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El Ultimo Viaje August 12, 2011Posted by Amisha Kadiwar in Travel Log.
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For our last trip, we headed to the island, Amantaní. A 3 hour boat ride would take us across the highest navigable lake in the world, Lake Titicaca. The lake was HUGE. Apparently, the size of Puerto Rico. As we moved further from the mainland, it got chillier. The wind on the lake was cutting and strong. Every direction was a vivid blue with the mountains peeking out in between. We sat at the top on the high deck for a while and marveled at the enormity of the lake. We started approaching a little island and pulled into the dock.
As we gathered our duffels, we were told that our host families for the night lived 45 minutes up the mountain. We hoisted up our things and prepared for the trek. The altitude there was a bit higher than that of the Potato Mountain we'd climbed, and like then, we endured some struggle times climbing with so little oxygen. At our village, we were greeted by our host mom, a tiny lady who came up to my elbows. Apparently, the main source of income for these rural families comes from groups like us who take excursions to the island. The various communities living there take turns hosting tourists every week. Overall, the island is home to about 8,000 people. Our mom led us around a soccer stadium (even the most rural islands LOVE soccer) to our little house.
Our room was much nicer than we expected. From what we'd heard we practically expected to be sleeping in barns on straw cots or something. We actually had a little loft room with 2 beds and small windows. The bathroom was downstairs and around the corner. It, however, had no running water so I had my first experience flushing a toilet with a bucket. After dropping our bags home, we went to see the island's parade for Peru's Independence Day! I was so impressed at the construction of the town stadium. For being on an island with no electricity or running water, the stadium was grand.
We watched the school kids march with flags and older people dance in various styles. After the parade, our families brought us an authentic lunch on the hillside. We all sat in a huge circle as they rolled out a blanket filled with potatoes. We sat in the dirt looking out at the great scenery. Lunch was followed by a climb to the highest mountain peak in the center of the island. From there you could see all the tiny village homes and the never ending Lake Titicaca in all directions.
When we returned home, we watched the sunset through our loft window and our family called us down for dinner. The kitchen was in its own little building, which was basically a plain little room with a dirt floor and one small table. There were no appliances or such, just a fire with some pots hanging over it. It's hard to believe that in 2011 people are still living in such simplicity. They make a 3 hour boat ride twice a week to get food from the mainland! After dinner, our mother dressed us in traditional indigenous clothing and took us to the town hall to meet the rest of our group for dancing. We all looked ridiculous but had some good laughs and good fun.
On the way back from the dance, we stopped at the soccer stadium to lie and look at the stars. The night sky on the island was the most beautiful I have EVER seen; even better than the planetarium/observatory in Cuzco. I didn't even know the sky could have so many stars. You could even see the strip of the Milky Way. As we lay there in awe, I waited for a shooting star. Everyone had gone on and on about seeing them in Cuzco and I figured if I was ever going to catch sight of one, it would be here. After a few short minutes, I saw a star fall across the sky; just like the movies! The night was cold, but it wasn't as bad as we'd been expecting. Sleeping, the blankets were so heavy you could barely flip over.
The next morning, the sun rose so early and shone brightly through our windows. We packed up our things and walked down to the docks to catch the boat for our next island adventure. Another long boat ride brought us to Uros, the handmade floating reed islands. The islands of Uros were so curious. None of us could understand why these families made their own islands (you could literally walk across from one end to another in less than two minutes) instead of living on the many mountains in the lake. Uros was made of 22 small islands each of which housed about 3 or 4 families. They explained to us how the islands were made and how they anchor themselves down to keep from floating all around the lake. Our guide mentioned too that if neighbors have trouble getting along, they simply saw through the reeds to split the island in half! It really was a strange sight. I also finally got the chance to give away the 5 pounds of crayons and paper pads that I'd been lugging around for days up and down the mountains. The children on the reed islands have very limited resources and were so happy to receive the little gifts. After Uros, we headed back to Puno and our hotel. I can't believe how different the two worlds were: the island villages and the city of Puno. Such a drastic change in such a short distance..
Friday was spent all day on the bus back to Cuzco. It was so nice to "come home." I really love my family in Cuzco! They were so happy to have us home and we spent our time together looking at pictures from our trip.
I can't believe I have been here for 6 weeks! As much as I've enjoyed my time – I've had some truly once in a lifetime experiences – I am so excited to return home, to Atlanta! I think that what I'll miss most besides my wonderful family are the mountains and the sense of always feeling in the midst of an adventure. I have made some great friends and look forward to more trips in the future!
Parque de la Papa July 22, 2011Posted by Amisha Kadiwar in Travel Log.
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It was another early morning today as we headed to the Park of the Potato. La Parque de la Papa is an agricultural preserve of the many varieties of potatoes. Peru is home to over 3800 types of potatoes! In fact, the biodiversity in Peru is astounding – about 60% of all vegetables eaten today originated in the Andean region. We listened to the mission of the park and passed around all colors of potatoes: yellow, pink, and even purple (on the inside). The locals hope to pass down their farming knowledge to the next generation and keep Peru's agriculture thriving. Many of them spoke only Quechua, the indigenous language, so our guide translated to Spanish. We then sampled an abundance of boiled potatoes with a pesto-cheese sauce. A few kids were even surprised with a special treat inside their potatoes – worm larvae! YuM! They had mentioned that they use only natural methods to prevent pests; no pesticides…
We took the bus up the mountainside to get to lunch. On the way up, we stopped many times to wait for the sheep, cows, or chickens blocking the way. We were even asked to get out of the bus as it crossed a weak wooden bridge in order to lighten the load. By the looks of it, good thing we did! Lunch was served on a hill overlooking the lowlands. We all sat in a big circle on the ground and enjoyed different potato dishes.
After lunch, the bus dropped us further up to begin our trek to the lagoons of the Andes. We had been warned that our hike would be rough. Cuzco, where we stay on a normal basis, is about 3300 m above sea level / about 10,800 ft. Even at that altitude, you have to stop to catch your breath. The hike today was through peaks at 4600 m above sea level or 15,090 ft. We began walking along a trail that led us to a gorgeous view of the lakes below. We were literally in the middle of nowhere: no villages in sight, no buildings, no other people JUST MOUNTAINS EVERYWHERE. As we came upon an expanse of land where sheep and llamas grazed free, our guide asked us to take a vote. 1) Go back the easy way – about 45 minutes along the trail or 2) Go back the hard way – about 2 hours up to the highest peak to see some incredible views. Of course, we all voted for the hard way. We couldn't come all this way and miss out on any excitement. But, we didn't realize just how hard it would be. As we ascended further and further, the trail became non-existent. We were practically climbing up the mountain any which way we could, gasping for breath at every step. The air was so thin and many of us began getting headaches. Just when I was nearly ready to throw up ("soroche" aka altitude sickness can really get to you!), we reached the top! Laying down in the sun and breeze was the best feeling ever, and the view of the other lagoon was definitely worth the effort. We spent a good 30 minutes relaxing on the peak then rounded the other side of the mountain. The way down, although also without a trail, was much easier and more relaxing.
It seems every new excursion we visit, uncovers something more of Peru. Something different. The lagoons today might be my favorite sight yet, coming really close to even Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu July 17, 2011Posted by Amisha Kadiwar in Travel Log.
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5:49 am. I heard our Peruvian dad, Obed, from downstairs, "Señoritas?" I managed to mumble out a "Si, gracias Señor." I have not seen a time so early in a long, long time lol. After a quick breakfast, we hustled over to the Parque Amauta, our regular meeting place, to find the Centro Tinku bus. The ride was about an hour to Poroy where we boarded the PeruRail train to Machu Picchu Pueblo. The scenic train through the Andes was fantastic. We were actually traveling down to an altitude much lower than Cuzco so the mountains seemed to grow taller and taller. At first, there were farmlands with cows, llamas, and pigs, rows of produce and even a few flower farms. Then, an hour or so into the ride, a rushing whitewater river began running parallel to the train. As if the mountains themselves weren't beautiful enough! The flora also changed into a more jungle looking environment with springs flowing from the rocks and exotic flowers and vines dangling down. Apparently, the location of Machu Picchu is the transition between the landscape of the Andes and the beginnings of the Amazon Rainforest. Three hours of a train ride finally brought us to the Pueblo. We took another short bus ride and arrived at the base of the Incan site of Machu Picchu! Everybody was tingling with excitement at the thought of being moments away from seeing a wonder of the world! Just like all the other Incan sites, we hiked up quite a number of hills and windy stone stairs before coming upon the view. And what a view it was! I kept thinking of all the traditional Machu Picchu pics I'd seen plastered all over Cuzco, and couldn't believe I was seeing it now myself.
the whole group!
ps family! – the machu picchu guards barely let us get in one picture with the banner… they were suspicious of our "propaganda"
There was even a llama grazing on the hillside. In every direction, the green jungle mountains surround you and you feel like just jumping out into nature. We continued down into the site itself and came upon a huge ledge that fell into the valley below. The breeze was strong and the air so fresh and clean. The ledge overlooked the whitewater river below and the original Inca trail that zig-zagged up the neighboring peak. It was by far the best part of the site. As we continued to hike around, we could see the many aspects of Incan life that we'd learned about in class. It's so fulfilling to see what you've learned about and makes class a hundred times more effective than textbook teaching. Our site exploration was followed by lunch. We always have the best meals on our excursions! Maybe we just enjoy anything after all the trekking lol, but I'm pretty sure the food is really good. On the way back, the train ride put us again in the midst of the mountains which this time looked like huge black clouds filling the entire night sky. The great Machu Picchu adventure came to an end as we took the bus back to our homes in Cuzco. It's so surreal to have visited such an extraordinary place. The sites in Peru inspire you to want to travel all around and see what the world has to offer. Where to next summer?!
Happy Julio July 3, 2011Posted by Amisha Kadiwar in Travel Log.
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Happy July! Yesterday was the first day of our new class with Dr. Galloway. We delved into an overview of Peru and its history, and then Doctora each of us why we here. I'll be honest, my first few days in Cuzco, I wondered if I would enjoy six weeks in my new home – the simple life: no car, no heat, no internet. So, why am I here? My main reason was to be surrounded by Spanish and improve my language skills. It's a great feeling to put to use your classroom Spanish and see that you can communicate with ease. However, I have been surrounded by much more than just Spanish. In just two weeks, I have seen more displays of tradition and culture by the Cuzqueñan people than I have ever seen anywhere else. I am so grateful for the opportunity to experience day to day life in a South American country and see Peru in a more real way than the average "Machu Picchu" tourist.
Today was an excursion to Moray and the town of Urubamba. On the ride up the mountain (we pretty much head up somewhere deep into the mountains every time we visit any Incan site), the rain started up again. Three days of rain in the dry season is such a rare site! We stopped to visit a ceramics artist while we waited for the weather to subside. Through his hand-made pottery, the artist strived to preserve the Incan form of art. He explained how he brings the earth from the mountain to make his own clay and demonstrated some pottery-shaping and design-drawing for us. On average, his works take months from to complete with some of his larger pieces requiring much more attention. His craftsmanship was incredible, and none of us could leave without a piece of his work. Finally, the rain subsided enough for us to explore the site of Moray. In earlier times, it served as an experimentation grounds for Inca agriculture. The landscapes were simply breathtaking. In fact, they were literally breath taking haha.. The altitude and slippery mud made climbing up and down the site quite a feat. We were so high that we were walking through clouds! After Moray, we visited some other traditional Incan artisans at a weaving hut. The ladies made thread from sheep and alpaca wool, created their own dyes, and worked for endless hours to create intricate works of art. We watched some demonstrations and then browsed their store. After a day of walking through the rain, hardly anyone could feel their toes, and we rushed to buy some plush alpaca slippers. As we left the weaving hut and took to the bus to warm our feet, we were stopped by the view that had appeared between the clouds. We could now see that the taller mountains all around us were covered in snow! It's so crazy.. some days we are sweating in the Plaza and other days we are shivering in the hills. Peru is truly a fusion of opposites: hot and cold, old and new.
¡Bienvenidos al Perú! June 18, 2011Posted by Amisha Kadiwar in Travel Log.
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Welcome to Peru!
Atlanta to Lima; Lima to Cuzco… and I'm here! For the next six weeks, I'll be participating in the Peru: Culture and Community Study Abroad Program through Georgia Tech. I'll be studying at Cuzco's community school, Centro Tinku, and living with my host family, Familia Cartagena Sotomayor. It's a couple days early from the start of the program, but I wanted to get settled in and get things together. My dad flew with me to see Peru for the weekend, and it was definitely nice to have a travel buddy! We checked into a hotel in Cuzco, and set out to see the city. The landscape is beautiful! It's neatly tucked into the Andes mountain range which makes for great scenery all around. There are shops lining every street and noisy little cars buzzing around in a hurry. And, since I love animals, I was sure to notice the many dogs – sniffing, sleeping, or strolling along. Dad and I wandered down Ave. El Sol, the main street in Cuzco which lead to the Plaza de Armas (a sort of city center). It happened to be hosting festival! The Plaza was filled with colorful floats and people. So many people! Here are some snapshots of our walk.
So far, it's been a long and exciting day, and just a glimpse of the program ahead. Can't wait! I look forward to updating you all on my travels!


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Capturing carbon dioxide from smokestack emissions and pumping it deep underground may not be as useful a tool for dealing with rising greenhouse-gas levels as advocates suggest, according to a new analysis.
The reason: Rising pressure from the enormous amounts of CO2, which would have to be stored for centuries to a few thousand years, could trigger earthquakes. The temblors might do little more than rattle Grandma's china at the surface, but they still could be strong enough to crack rock above the formations used for storage, providing pathways for the buoyant CO2 to leak back into the atmosphere.
Moreover, while some underground formations are well suited for sequestration, they could represent far less storage capacity globally than required if the approach is to be a significant tool for holding down atmospheric concentrations, according to Mark Zoback, a geophysicist at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., and the lead author of the analysis, which appears in this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Carbon capture and storage "is generally a good idea and can be done safely in many places," Dr. Zoback says. "But we question whether it's a practical thing to do" at the scale of storing 1 billion tons of CO2 a year, which would be needed to help bring CO2 emissions down to 2000 levels by midcentury.
"The volumes that would have to be injected are so enormous ... and in many parts of the world being considered it may well be impossible because of the triggered-earthquake problem," he says.
The topic was part of a broader discussion about earthquakes and energy-related activities at a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing Tuesday. The hearing was tied to the release last Friday of a report on whether hydraulic fracturing – forcing fluids under high pressure into certain shale formations to crack the rock and release the natural gas – could increase the risk of earthquakes.
That report, by the National Research Council, concluded that "fracking" presented little risk of triggering quakes that could be felt at the surface. But it added that injection wells used to dispose of waste from fracking and other forms of oil and gas extraction posed a higher risk of triggering temblors than fracking itself. The study pointed out that little was known about the quake-triggering potential of carbon capture and storage.
Carbon capture and storage has long been considered a potentially potent arrow in the greenhouse-gas-control quiver. In the United States, the climate bill Congress considered but failed to pass in 2009 would have invested some $60 billion by 2025 in research and demonstration projects.
Globally, 29 large-scale sequestration projects at power plants have been undertaken during the past several years, according to a database maintained by the Carbon Capture and Sequestration Technologies program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. Of those, 10 are in the US but four have been canceled, largely due to a rocky economy and uncertainty regarding US climate policy.
If the goal is to sequester 1 billion tons a year of CO2 globally by 2050, and utilities were to aim only at the most-suitable formations, some 3,500 such sites would have to be uncovered and at spots convenient enough to be economical, Zoback and Stanford colleague Steven Gorelick found in their analysis. Some 85 sites a year would have to come on line between now and 2050 to meet that goal.
Yet by some estimates, 3.5 billion tons a year would need to be sequestered to reach emissions goals countries have been discussing internationally to curb global warming.
It might be possible to find large-scale formations that could serve an entire region, the researchers say. One such formation lies beneath the southern border of Indiana and Illinois. But the formation borders on a fault zone known for quakes that have reached magnitude 7.
If 100 million tons of CO2 were injected into the formation each year through 2050, the sequestered carbon would place a large amount of pressure on the fault zone. The 100 million ton figure is a small fraction of the amount power plants in the region emit today, the researchers estimate.
The other alternative is to try to sequester the carbon close to the plants. But during the past few decades, increasingly dense arrays of earthquake sensors have shown that earthquakes originate deep in the interiors of continents, far away from the boundaries between Earth's vast plates of crust usually associated with earthquakes and volcanoes. Such sensors also have picked up quakes from oil and gas recovery efforts. Last year, waste-water injection appears to have triggered at least three earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 4.0 near Youngstown, Ohio; and 4.7 near Guy, Ark.; to 5.3 near Trinidad, N.M.
Many of the faults within a continent's interior are on the verge of snapping, but don't for long periods because it takes so long for strain to build up in a continent's interior. Forcing fluid CO2 into the wrong formations could unlock a fault and allow it to rupture.
The tough faults to find are not the long ones with large, obvious offsets, even though deep underground. They are the smaller faults with shorter displacements, but still capable of creating a quake powerful enough to compromise a repository.
"I agree that these risks are serious," writes Ruben Juanes, a geophysicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who studies the flow of fluids through soil and rock, in an e-mail. Researchers currently have no models to forecast the effect that injecting fluids below ground could have on earthquake activity. And with no carbon-capture-and-storage project yet operating at the large scales needed to offset carbon dioxide emissions, no one has field experience on which to draw to characterize the risk.
On the other hand, he continues, the US hosts some 30,000 waste-water wells, and only eight examples exist where the use of a well triggered a moderate earthquake.
The notion that the technique could founder on the shoals of earthquake hazards is a bit premature, he suggests. Still, he says, the paper "points to the need for more research" on the issue – one that is "an important, but well-known concern."
Zoback's and Dr. Gorelick's calculations are not meant to be taken as a nail in the coffin for sequestration, Zoback emphasizes, but rather a starting point for discussion about getting a better handle on the risks potential repositories face from earthquakes as the formations receive CO2.


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Michael also pioneered gender-specific supplements, inspired by formulas he created for his wife and children in 1987.
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The "rhizoshpere" is the world of plant roots – a region of soil located just below the surface of the earth. It sounds like a fantastical realm, full of secrets and mystery – and to botanists and agronomists concerned with the issues of food security and climate change, plant roots are indeed a subject of great fascination. Yet, when studying dark, underground environments, how can you truly know what is going on under the surface? A team of scientists at the James Hutton Institute at the University of Abertay Dundee in the UK have developed transparent soil that allows researchers to stare deep into the hidden secrets of plants.
Led by Dr. Lionel Dupuy, Dr. Andrew Spiers, Dr. Tracy Valentine, Helen Downie, and Prof Wilfred Otten, the team of researchers has created a transparent soil that perfectly replicates the chemistry that allows plants to grow. Over a period of two years, the team formulated the composite from Nafion, a synthetic developed by DuPont in the 1960's which is also currently being utilized in fuel cells. When mixed with a water-based solution developed by the team, the Nafion becomes crystal clear, letting plant roots be seen through glass containers without the interference of obscuring organic matter. "With this new technique, scientists now have a way to observe soil processes, live and in situ. This is exciting because there are so many things to discover in soil and we don't know yet what they are." said Dupuy.
There are a number of disciplines and industries that could benefit from the use of transparent soil – including crop genetics, the study of plant diseases, and even artistic design. "Physiologists could also use transparent soils to understand how plants or microbes access nutrients that are heterogeneously distributed in soil. Soil ecologists could use this system to make microcosm experiments where observation on interactions of different species can be observed," added Dupuy. Both practical and beautiful, the discovery promises to shed light on how plants take up nutrients and partner with other organisms.
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Cards Of Thanks
Fulton County Center for Families would like to thank Dott's Store and the surrounding community for helping us make Christmas happier for some Fulton County children.
Even in these difficult economic times, many people were able to find a way to donate to some of the children in our community who needed it most. Anonymous donors chose a number from the Christmas tree that had a child's age, clothing sizes and other information on the back.
Through their generosity, we were able to provide 33 children from Fulton County with gifts. It was as much as a gift to us to be a part of the project and be touched by these "angels."
Thank you for the many prayers, cards, visits, food, words of encouragement and well wishes during the illness and passing of our husband, stepfather, stepgrandfather and friend, Fred Mellott. The care and compassion shown our family through this time has served as a testament to the character of the people who knew him.
Fred's love and friendship, as well as his unceasing desire to follow his Lord, have left all of us better people for having known him. We celebrate his life and triumphant passage into God's loving arms.
Yours in Christ,
Naomi Mellott
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I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the many family members, friends, neighbors, and community church members for their prayers, visits, food, phone calls and help during my recent diagnosis, surgery and even now as I'm recovering at home.
I am thankful to the Mc- Connellsburg VFC ambulance crews that provided quality care during both transports to the hospital. Special thanks to my wife and my family for their care, love and support. To my friends, Jim Seville, Brandon Gordon and my daughter, Anita, thank you for your time in helping to feed and care for my cattle. My doctors, Dr. Harry Johnston, Urology Assoc. of Chambersburg, especially Dr. Kambiz Tajkarimi and the nursing and surgical staff at the Chambersburg Hospital, I am very grateful for their excellent medical care. Also, to my fellow members and Pastor Betty Secrist of the Center United Methodist Church, thank you for your continuing spiritual love and support. May God bless you all.
R. Frank Shives
We wish to thank Helpmates for all of your help, and to our family and friends thanks for all the prayers, visits, cards, phone calls and meals. These acts of kindness were deeply appreciated, more than you can know.
Thank you for being with us during our loss of Charles.
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Dunkin' Brands Group's (NASDAQ:DNKN) namesake chain will soon expand to California, bringing 150 restaurants into a state Dunkin' Donuts left in 2002.
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The announcement came Wednesday as Dunkin' Donuts has begun recruiting franchisees for Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, Ventura and Orange counties, with restaurants expected to open in 2015. The planned move to California continues the brand's expansion westward.
Dunkin' Donuts added that it is looking for food-service operators for venues such as college campuses, military bases, casinos, supermarkets, airports and travel centers.
"We are delighted to begin 2013 with the long-awaited announcement that Dunkin' Donuts will be opening restaurants in California, where there is already incredible passion for our brand," Dunkin' Brands chief executive Nigel Travis said in a statement. "Expansion to California has always been part of our plan to grow Dunkin' Donuts' presence in the U.S."
The company said it opened 291 net new Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in the U.S. last year, a growth rate of 4%, and it anticipates opening 330 to 360 net new locations in 2013. Also last year, Dunkin' Donuts remodeled more than 600 restaurants and signed multi-store agreements in 32 U.S. markets.
Shares of Dunkin' Brands, the parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and ice cream chain Baskin-Robbins, were up 83 cents, or 2.44%, to $34.85 a share Wednesday afternoon.


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It's true that there lots of different sharing file systems: WiFi, Bluetooht, GPS, 3G, e-mail, IP... each of them fit in a situation. SonicShare doesn't use any of these system and it's really useful when you want to share files with friends who are close to you.
It uses radio waves through the speaker to send files, so your friends must be close to you (2 meters at most). Of course, the app installed in all the devices is required. You can send contact, app (.apk), URL, SMS, sdcard files, pictures, music, videos, clipboard, bookmark... and many other type of files. One of its strongest points is the 1-to-many transfer, that allows you to send a file to multiple receivers at once.
The app is set in a simple but cute interface: hand-drawn like interface with icons grid of files type. It's really easy to use: just select file format, choose the file you want to send, select and press send. Make sure the receiving devices have also opened the sonic apps.
The main flaw: free version just allows you to send files of maximum 1MB (5MB during the trial). If you find the app useful, you'll need to upgrade to other version, depending on your needs: SonicSuper (20MB files) or SonicUltra (50MB files). Highly recommendable.
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May 22, 2012
Wanna transfer a file to your friend nearby you? But he or she is not in your contact list? This app may help you.
SonicShare is a new way to send files. You do not need the wifi tethering, bluetooth, gps, nor input any ip, cloud link, email address, tel, id, nor select the names from a long contact list (but finally found that he is not in your list :P) In order to achieve a file transfer, the only thing you need is your friends are nearby you, both open this app, select the file/item, and click the SEND button. The file will be passed to your friends' devices. Simple enough?
You can send any kinds of file. jpg, mp3, wmv, mp4, txt, xls, pdf, apk .... no format limitation. Besides the files, by using the interface provides by this app, you can also send URL, sms text, contact, android apps (apk), app market link, clipboard content, your predefined name card, web history, ... This app also supports 1-to-many transfer, which means if you want to share a file to 10 friends, you just send once, then all your friends will receive the sent file in a few minutes. Interesting?
BTW, why do not use Bluetooth? Yes, bluetooth does the same thing. But it requires many approval steps and some compatibility problems between devices. Do you have any bad experience in sending files via bluetooth but fail finally after tons of annoying steps? I have many. :P
If you want to contact me or want to be one of the developers, drop me a mail at firstname.lastname@example.com
Thanks a lot of trying my apps. Enjoy ...
Please read the faq at http://sonic.cantfactory.com/faq.php
Software Compatibility:
It supports android version from 2.0 to 4.0.4(ICS).
Hardware Compatibility:
From my record, the following models can operate this app without problem:
Galaxy S (GT-I9000)
Galaxy S+ (GT-I9001)
Galaxy SL (GT-I9003)
Galaxy S2 (GT-I9100)
Galaxy Note (GT-N7000)
Galaxy Tab 7 (GT-P1000)
Galaxy Tab 7.7 (GT-P6800)
Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570L)
Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830)
Galaxy Ace L (GT-S5830L)
Galaxy Nexus (mysid)
Galaxy Nexus (yakju)
Galaxy Nexus (yakjusc)
DoCoMo Galaxy Tab (SC-01C)
DoCoMo Galaxy S (SC-02B)
DoCoMo Galaxy Tab 7 (SC-02D)
DoCoMo Galaxy Note (SC-05D)
AT&T Galaxy S2 (SGH-I777)
AT&T Galaxy S (SGH-I997)
Desire HD (htc_ace)
Bravo (htc_bravo)
Chacha (htc_chacha)
Mecha (htc_mecha)
Pyramid (htc_pyramid)
EVO 4G (htc_supersonic)
Vigor (htc_vigor)
Desire-Z (htc_vision)
Mytouch 4G (full_glacier)
Nexus One (passion)
Ville (ville)
Xperia Arc S (LT18i_1255-1481)
Xperia S (LT26i_1257-9045)
Xperia mini pro (SK17a)
Xperia NX (SO-02D)
Defy (MB525)
Spyder (spyder_vzw)
Targa (targa_vzw)
Optimus (elini)
Optimus One P500 (thunderg)
Gelato NFC (lge_gelato)
Gigabyte G-Smart (G1355)
Huawei S7 Slim (SLIM_MTN_ZA)
*** Tested in some tabs which without telephony function. It can send signal but cannot receive. I found that their microphone cannot detect frequency higher than 16000 Hz. Sorry to say that this app cannot support those hardwares.
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Twitter, as pretty much everyone now knows, is way more than just another social network. Possibly, the fastest growing network in the online world, Twitter acts as an instant real-time window to everything happening in the world for it's users thereby imploring them to be online 24×7. Now, most people usually do a lot of tweeting on the go, from their cell phones which is helped by there being a vast array of feature-rich Twitter clients for most mobile ecosystems. The same however, cannot be said about desktop Twitter clients which is a shame since most of us also spend a lot of time on our laptops/desktops and reaching out for the cell every time you receive a mention or need to send a tweet is way too tedious.
The number of desktop Twitter clients is far and few and most of them are resource-hogging and heavy. While I don't have anything against Tweetdeck, Seismic, Hootsuite, etc but I needed just a Twitter client, not a one stop app filled with all the social networks in the world. This is when I discovered Janetter, a lightweight, smooth and feature filled app which is a worthy contender to be called the best desktop Twitter client.


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KATS Soldier of the Week Is Sgt. Ben Ashworth – Thank You For Serving
The soldiers of the Washington National Guard are citizens like you and me who dedicate their time to serving our military. They train a few weekends a year in order to be ready in case an emergency strikes Eastern Washington. They also do rotations assisting the full-time military in theaters of conflict.
Members of the Delta Company 1-161 Infantry train outside of Yakima. We're profiling members of Delta Company to thank them for their service. Sgt. Ben Ashworth lives in Spokane and has a rare job -- even though he's a citizen soldier his paycheck comes from serving in the guard's Honor Guard. He is married and enjoys drawing and reading.


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I have had an interest in patchwork and quilting for several years since multiple sclerosis forced me to put aside the tennis racquet and find more sedentary activities. I am very much a novice and am restricted somewhat by fatigue, clumsiness and numbness in my fingers, but I love hand sewing of any kind, adore 'up cycling' and on the days when I am largely confined to the sofa, love feeling I have accomplished something, albeit a few stitches!
When health allows I am a freelance PR and communications trainer, work I adore. I am also passionate about words, enjoying both reading and writing, creative and professional, in abundance.
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Shore's Blog: John Cena didn't bury Damien Sandow Monday night, but he might have buried John Cena
Oct 30, 2013 - 03:38 PM
By Chris Shore
My colleague Will Pruett wrote in an article this week that Damien Sandow losing his cash-in attempt on Raw was best for business because now we get to see a story we have never seen told before as it relates to the Money in the Bank contract holder. While his reasoning is sound, and I do agree that for Sandow this opens up the potential for something big, I disagree vehemently that the decision was best for business. My reason has nothing to do with Sandow though. It has everything to do with John Cena.
Before I explain, I do want to reiterate that the waling and gnashing of teeth over Sandow being buried, or that he is somehow finished after this, are not only extreme overreactions but wildly off base. Sandow went out Monday night and showed that not only can he hang with the top stars--including being one of a handful of people who can have a heart stopping match with John Cena--he can also show great aggression and draw real heat outside of his easy "better than you" gimmick. Sandow came out of the opening of Raw with more chance for stardom than he has had to date.
But while Sandow may have looked great in defeat, John Cena's Superman gimmick received another booster shot. The situation was made worse by Cena's refusal to give anything close a near fall, starting to kick out as the ref was coming down for two even after Sandow hit both of his finishers, and tweaking his knee just before the final spot of the match. WWE and Cena announced to the world, and not for the first time, that Cena doesn't overcome the odds as much as they like to sell that. They plainly stated that the odds are never not in his favor. He will win, every single time, no matter what.
This damages WWE in two ways. First, there is the Daniel Bryan effect in reverse. WWE made it clear there was no reason to hope for a Daniel Bryan victory, and they have made it equally clear not to expect Cena to lose a title match. The ultimate message is the same: Do not bother to watch; you already know what's going to happen.
The second problem is the Superman effect. Superman, like John Cena, appears near the top of both the "most loved" and "most hated" superhero lists. Cena and Superman fans also often share a similar trajectory of fandom. They find these heroes as kids, are mesmerized and inspired by their ability to overcome anything, and then turn on them in their teen and young adult years as they realize that invincibility strains credibility and often comes across as an insult to their more mature tastes.
Both issues lead to the same phenomenon. WWE is bleeding viewers. One set of fans is no longer watching because they can't be surprised anymore. The other set is growing up and realizing that they, like so many others before, have grown weary of Superman. While there are ups and downs from week to week, the overall trend is a decline, albeit a slight one, from year to year. And while WWE will continue to attract new Cena fans, especially young ones, they are not doing so at a pace that is stemming the tide of those leaving.
Turning Cena isn't the answer, even as much as I would like to see it personally. His value to the company is as a babyface. His merchandising revenue, earned both in direct product sales and, probably more importantly, his endorsement deals, is gigantic and not to be dismissed lightly. (Incidentally, this is also why a return to TV-14 material is a terrible idea, no matter what the diehard fans of the Attitude Era may think.) The answer lies in actually telling the story visually that the announcers try to sell every time Cena is in the ring.
Cena actually does need to overcome the odds every once in a while. He actually does have to show vulnerability to make the comeback and win mean something. Hanging his arm from the side as if it was dead and limping on a knee are good pieces of the puzzle, but they are only small pieces. We needed more. We needed something different. He came back after two months from a four to six month injury and immediately won a title. That's not different. Cena needed to lose Monday night, not to help Sandow, but to help Cena.
Most Money in the Bank impromptu cash in matches have come once someone other than the contract holder has done the dirty work. Sandow walked out, called his spot, and ruthlessly beat down Cena. A win after that begins to make you wonder if Cena came back too soon. It makes you wonder if he might have met his match--especially after the performance they put on in the ring. In other words, it changes the expectation. That means when he finally does come back and defy the odds our expectation has been proven false. That's what makes good storytelling. And good storytelling is what is best for business.
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Bill Murray may be completely out of the picture for Ghostbusters 3, but don't take that to mean that he's completely done with the spirit world. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the comedic legend has just signed on to lend his voice to Dreamworks Animation's B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations, joining an all star cast.
Described as a supernatural action comedy written and directed by Tony Leondis (Igor), the movie centers on a pair of ghosts named Moss (Seth Rogen) and Watts (Melissa McCarthy) who work for a top secret government agency that works to protect human beings from evil ghosts and their attempts to haunt the living. Things start to go very wrong, however, when the duo discover that the Most Wanted Haunter and his spectral army are coming after B.O.O.
In addition to Murray, also joining the cast is Jennifer Coolidge and Octavia Spencer. According to THR, Murray will be voicing the film's main villain, Addison Drake; Collidge will be playing "a bubbly transitions-relations officer;" and Spencer will be Captain Book, a strict senior officer at B.O.O.
Adding a funny level to this story, back when Murray was still thinking about joining the cast of Ghostbusters 3 the actor said that the only way he would join the project would be if his character were to be killed off in the first reel and then, presumably, come back as a ghost. You can listen to the star talk about the part in the clip from Late Show with David Letterman below:
Murray is famously picky when it comes to choosing scripts, but he has some pretty big and interesting projects coming up. His next film, George Clooney's The Monuments Men, was supposed to come out later this year, but was recently delayed until next February, where it will join Murray's slate of other 2014 films. Also included in that list are Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel, writer/director Theodore Melfi's St. Vincent De Van Nuys (which also happens to star Melissa McCarthy) and Cameron Crowe's new untitled supernatural romantic comedy - which is currently filming.
The folks over at DreamWorks Animation are currently hard at work on B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations and the studio will have the film in theaters on June 5, 2015.


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It's unusual for a Nature Center to be located in an urban area, right on Main Street. The memorable experiences available to our visitors are greatly impacted by the natural area that makes up Alma, Wisconsin located in the midst of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge. The influences on our local and regional artists are apparent in the exceptional artworks they create. This is the uniqueness of the Wings Over Alma Nature & Art Center. The area hosts hundreds of bald eagles, with many active nests. Herons are abundant. Rieck's Lake offers opportunities to view migrating tundra swans, usually in March and November. Much of the continent's waterfowl population uses the Mississippi Flyway during migration, and half of the world's canvasback ducks stop in the refuge. In addition to the migration of waterfowl, dozens of species of songbirds take advantage of this area with peak spring migration from mid-March to mid-May and peak fall migation from mid-October to mid-November. During the summer months, morning valley fog from the Buffalo River and Beef Slough creeps out onto the Mississippi River and it adds a wonderful mystique to the landscape and waterways. Backroad driving offers beautiful views throughout the year but the autumn color which peaks in October makes the experience unforgettable. Sugar maple, waltnut, birch, basswood, oak and hickory display vibrant colors on the bluffs surrounding the Mississippi River and the many valleys of scenic Buffalo County. Winter reveals interesting ice and snow patterns on the frozen river, along with occasional hoarfrost and active bald eagles. During the coldest parts of winter, the Mississippi River freezes over, except for areas immediately downstream from Lock & Dam #4. Bald eagles congregate around this open pool of water to feed and they can be seen directly from the viewing deck of the Nature & Art Center.
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Multiple Persistence Unit Versions
If there are multiple versions of a persistence bundle that are active at the same time, Gemini JPA will treat them as different bundles. However, if they have the same persistence unit name then the EntityManagerFactory services that get built by Gemini JPA for each of them will have the same value for its osgi.unit.name service property. Clients must distinguish between them by first ensuring they control which persistence unit bundle version they get resolved to, and then filtering for that bundle version using the osgi.unit.version property during the EntityManagerFactory service lookup. This will avert the possibility of getting resolved to one version of the persistence unit and then looking up a different version and getting a ClassCastException when operating on an entity class of the same name but from a different persistence unit bundle version.
Certain kinds of lazy mappings make weaving of the entity classes necessary. In other cases, turning on weaving can be a way to optimize performance. Weaving is used by EclipseLink for various kinds of state management, from fetch groups to change tracking. The relevant documented EclipseLink weaving properties apply similarly in a Gemini JPA environment, except that by default they are all disabled in Gemini JPA. In general, to enable weaving the eclipselink.weaving persistence unit property should be set to true in the persistence unit.
For example:
... <properties> ... <property name="eclipselink.weaving" value="true"/> ... </properties> ...
For more information on EclipseLink weaving properties refer to the section of the EclipseLink documentation on weaving properties.
Non-relational Databases
EclipseLink provides support for a number of NoSQL databases, EIS connectors, and other kinds of backend data sources. These features are enabled within Gemini JPA by setting a special Gemini JPA property in addition to the connection properties needed to connect to the data source.
The gemini.jpa.providerConnectedDataSource property is a persistence unit level property that can be specified either in the persistence descriptor or as a property passed to the EntityManagerFactoryBuilder createEntityManagerFactory method. The property value may be anything. Defining the property name will be enough to cause it to be in force. Setting the value to true is considered good style, though.
Once this property is set, Gemini JPA will not try to look up the usual JDBC properties, but leave it to EclipseLink to do the connecting. It assumes that EclipseLink can access and load the driver classes if a driver class is necessary. If the usual JDBC properties are specified then EclipseLink will use them and look up the JDBC driver, but the driver will be accessed directly, not tracked through an OSGi service so, again, it must be accessible to EclipseLink bundles.
An example of configuring for a MongoDB database is as follows:
... <properties> ... <property name="gemini.jpa.providerConnectedDataSource" value="true"/> <property name="eclipselink.target-database" value="org.eclipse.persistence.nosql.adapters.mongo.MongoPlatform"/> <property name="eclipselink.nosql.connection-spec" value="org.eclipse.persistence.nosql.adapters.mongo.MongoConnectionSpec"/> <property name="eclipselink.nosql.property.mongo.host" value="localhost"/> <property name="eclipselink.nosql.property.mongo.port" value="27017"/> <property name="eclipselink.nosql.property.mongo.db" value="myDB"/> ... </properties> ...
Depending upon the data source being used, additional EclipseLink bundles may be necessary. See the EclipseLink documentation for configuring different types of data sources, and how they can be used in combination with JPA applications. The Gemini JPA part of the equation is just the gemini.jpa.providerConnectedDataSource property.
Installing and Starting Applications
One of the hard parts of starting a dynamic environment like OSGi is the ordering of the bundles that are being "deployed". In theory, and when developed correctly, an OSGi bundle should be able to adapt to the coming and going of bundles that it relies upon. In practice, however, it may be more difficult, and unless your application goes the extra mile, it may be less resilient than you thought. Applications often have some base expectations that make it difficult, and possibly not even worth the effort, to handle complete dynamism. Here are some hints to help you start your application.
Start Order
While having a start order is not absolutely necessary, if no start order is specified then the door is open to the possibility of a certain class of timing problems. While small in number, there are a couple of things that could happen. For example, when the javax.persistence bundle is started, its activator sets its resolver (that it uses to find persistence providers) to be a special resolver that makes use of the OSGi service registry to find providers. If an application invokes the Persistence.createEntityManagerFactory() method before the javax.persistence bundle has been started then the correct resolver will not be set and the provider lookup will fail.
If a start order can be appropriately imposed, the following bundle order is recommended:
- javax.persistence
- osgi.enterprise
- JDBC driver bundle
- DBAccess bundle(s) (org.eclipse.gemini.dbaccess.<database>)
- org.eclipse.gemini.jpa
- application persistence unit bundle
- other application bundles
This allows the Gemini infrastructure bundles to already be in place when the persistence unit bundles come along. Failure to do this will not often be catastrophic, but can cause some spurious errors, such as the one mentioned above.
More commonly, if application bundles are resolved before the Gemini JPA bundle then all that will happen is they will be refreshed by Gemini JPA. (See Refreshing for more on this.)
Datasource Availability
A related side effect of start ordering is the availability of the DataSourceFactory service that Gemini DBAccess registers. When using Gemini DBAccess the JDBC driver will be assumed to be exported as a service from the service registry and Gemini JPA will try to look it up. If the service is not available because the Gemini DBAccess bundle has not started yet then Gemini JPA will not register the EMF service, only the EMFBuilder service. When the DataSourceFactory does eventually come online then the EMF service will get registered. If, in the meantime, before the DataSourceFactory is registered, the EMF Builder is used by an application to try to create an EMF then it will fail because the datasource is not yet available. Once again, the moral is that even though there is no resolved dependency on the datasource, its presence is rather critical unless direct JDBC driver access is being assumed.
When Gemini JPA starts up it makes the assumption that it is going to be weaving the persistence unit bundles. In order to be able to insert a weaving hook the persistence unit bundle must not already be resolved. If it was found to already be resolved then Gemini JPA will refresh the persistence unit bundle. This means it will stop and unresolve the bundle, and then begin the resolving process again on it. All bundles that are wired to some part if it will also be unresolved and then re-resolved.
If it turns out that weaving is not required then you may want to disable this refreshing behavior. This can be done by disabling the GEMINI_REFRESH system property that is enabled by default. Use the –D command line option to set this property to FALSE and cause Gemini JPA to not refresh bundles when it discovers persistence unit bundles that have already been resolved.
- java –DGEMINI_REFRESH=FALSE <framework start class>
If using Eclipse then this property can be included as a VM argument in a "Run Configuration".
Configuration Admin
JPA developers are typically very familiar with JPA persistence descriptors and the configuration that must be contained in them. In OSGi the Configuration Admin service makes dynamic configuration possible. Gemini JPA 1.1 and up has support for integrating certain types of JPA configuration information from OSGi configurations. Two different kinds of configurations are supported: standalone configurations and incremental configurations. These are discussed in the sections below.
An OSGi configuration is created using the ConfigurationAdmin service, obtaining a configuration, setting dictionary properties in it, and then updating it. For Gemini JPA configurations the following rules are mandatory when creating either a standalone or incremental configuration:
- Always create a factory configuration using the createFactoryConfiguration() method.
- Always set the first createFactoryConfiguration parameter (the factory pid) to "gemini.jpa.punit".
- Always set the second createFactoryConfiguration parameter (the location) to null.
- Always specify the unit name property, with the key GeminiPersistenceUnitProperties.PUNIT_NAME ("gemini.jpa.punit.name").
- Only create a single configuration per persistence unit.
The following code snippet assumes that the ConfigurationAdmin service has been obtained from the service registry. For more information on the config admin service refer to the documentation of the framework you are using.
import org.osgi.service.cm.ConfigurationAdmin; import org.osgi.service.cm.Configuration; ... void createConfiguration(ConfigurationAdmin configAdmin) { try { // For Gemini JPA always create a factory config and set the factory pid to "gemini.jpa.punit" Configuration config = configAdmin.createFactoryConfiguration("gemini.jpa.punit", null); // Create a dictionary and insert config properties (must include the punit name property) Dictionary props = new Hashtable(); props.put("gemini.jpa.punit.name", "Library"); ... // Causes config to be updated, or created if it did not already exist config.update(props); } catch (Exception ex) { ex.printStackTrace(); throw new RuntimeException(ex); } } ...
Standalone Configuration
A standalone configuration is one that an application creates with the purpose of supplying persistence information that is not present in the persistence bundle. Thus, a standalone configuration is only used when there is no persistence descriptor in the persistence bundle. If a persistence descriptor does exist in the persistence bundle then an incremental configuration should be used instead.
The following properties may be specified in standalone configurations:
|Property Name
|Value Description
|Name of the persistence unit
|Bundle symbolic name of the persistence bundle
|Comma-separated list of fully qualified class names of entities/managed classes
|When set to false, indicates that classes are to be detected automatically by EclipseLink
|When set to true, indicates that the data source will be obtained using native EclipseLink provider properties
|<EclipseLink native properties>
|Any EclipseLink property
Note that when creating a standalone configuration an additional mandatory bsn (bundle symbolic name) property must be included in the configuration to specify the bsn of the persistence bundle to which the persistence configuration should applied.


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About the College of Education
In the College of Education we contribute to the advancement of education, health, and human development. We study people—how children and adults learn, how teachers teach, how educational leaders lead, how to evaluate and improve programs, how to counsel those in need, how to serve our schools and communities, how to promote well-being. We serve the public by helping them live happier, healthier, and more productive lives.
In the classroom, at the campus leadership and the superintendent levels, graduates of the UNT College of Education have provided outstanding innovative leadership to the children of Texas and their communities and have distinguished themselves in their practice and profession."
Dr. Stephen F. Waddell
The University of North Texas (UNT) College of Education is regionally and nationally recognized for excellence in preparing leaders in the human service and educational spheres of public, private and corporate institutions. We achieve this through promoting faculty and student research, designing learner-centered instruction, developing collaborative partnerships and disseminating the results of these efforts. The College of Education supports and leads the University's Equity and Diversity Initiative to create an inclusive environment where all members of our community value, support, and respect each other and the educational benefits of diversity.
Faculty, staff and students are committed to inquiry and shared discovery, best professional practices, active participation in professional and scholarly organizations, effective use of technology, and the value of intellectual and human diversity. College faculty contribute to achieving the mission by expanding knowledge through research, publication and service. The College of Education's Field Experience Program for new Texas teachers provides student teaching interns with extensive opportunities to move beyond being students of organized knowledge to become classroom teachers who put their acquired knowledge into practice in the classroom.


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Official Update #28
Hello Everyone,
It's been another long month at Echoes of Eternea. I wish we could supply another video to show some of the bigger progress, but unfortunately this has been... Read more
Official Update #27
Hello Everyone!
First and foremost, I would like to thank you for your patience. As mentioned by Robert in the comments, it's been a long and arduous road, but things... Read more
Official Update #26
- New area revealed: Venn Swamplands
- New Monsters and a look at Erditu
- A glimpse at the Opening Cinematic
- Engine Progress
Hello Everyone!
Welcome back to another update on Echoes... Read more
Official Update #25
- What has been going on?
- Progress is still being made!
- Where do we go from here?
Hello Everyone!
Thank you all for your amazing patience with us since our... Read more
Official Update #24
Hello Everyone!
Thanks for holding out till this update! As we head into the holiday season, we wanted to offer you all the treat of sharing some of the work... Read more
Official Update #23 and New Backer Feedback!
- Battle System: A Collaborative Effort.
- Backer Feedback: Echoes of Eternea's New Logo.
- The Last of the Indar: Summer.
- New Area Revealed: Fire Temple and the Indar Sutan.
- Sprite Upgrades. ... Read more
Official Update #22 Early Battle Demo!!
- Early Battle Demo!!
With more fireworks than the whole of July, we finally programmed our battle system into an alpha mode. Here it is: your first look at the... Read more
Official Update #21
- Backer characters!
- Update on the Battle System Demo.
- A look at the Main Menu System.
- A call for artists.
- Check this out: Soul Saga!
Hello Everyone!
Though we have... Read more
Official Update #20. New Areas and Animations Revealed.
- New areas revealed: Illia Pass and Rein.
- Battle System Animations: Characters and Enemies
- Additional screen shots and artwork.
- Final Notes
Hello Everyone!
It's been another productive... Read more
Official Update #19. Battle System Revealed!
- Greeting from the team
- A peek at the new Battle System!
- Battleground Art!
- Echoes of Eternea at PAX East: A report!
- The Lore of Echoes of Eternea: The Indar... Read more
Special Update: E.o.E. at PAX East!
Hi everyone!.
Our regular update will come next weekend, but today we have a special announcement regarding PAX East, Echoes of Eternea, and a chance to meet some of... Read more
Official Update #18 + Developer Q&A!
Hello everyone!
Just stopping by to give you updates on our progress and to deliver our Developer Q&A that was announced in our last update!
Our graphics production has... Read more
Official Update #17
Hello Everyone!
With 2013 upon us, we decided to make our own State of the Union address to let you know where things stand on "Echoes of Eternea." 2012 was... Read more
Official Update #16
Greeting Backers!
We hope you are all enjoying your time off school and work, should you be of course. Apologies for not posting this update last night. Our area was... Read more
Quick Update!
Hello everyone!
I hope you all have had a great week!
This weeks update will be brief, but I'm positive you will like it! But before we get into things, I wanted... Read more
Backer Feedback/Discussion #3
Welcome back everyone!
Before we get into a discussion, we would like for you all to know that our graphics production has been going great! We WILL have screenshots for... Read more
Official Update # 15
Hello Everyone!
Apologies on taking a whole month off from updating. We have been very busy and time slipped away from us.
I want to start off tonight informing you... Read more
Official Update #14
Welcome back everyone!
We have a few updates to share with you!
Battle System:
Production on our battle system has been going great. I wish I could have brought a... Read more
Official Update #13: Short but sweet!
Hello again!
Thank you for all your great suggestions on our weapon synthesis and enchant system. Your comments have been taken into consideration and have helped to make... Read more
Backer Feedback #2
Hello Everyone!!
First off, let me thank you all for being so accepting and responsive to our name change! It truly has taken a load off my shoulder to know... Read more
Official Update #12
Hello Everyone!
We have some bad news to share with you all.
Last week, we were contacted by "Mattel" with a 10 page formal letter asking us to remove the... Read more
Backer Feedback #1
Hello again Backers!
This week we are going to be doing things a little differently. We want you all to have more involvement in the development of "Echoes of Eternia,"... Read more
EoE and OUYA
Hello Everyone!
I'm sure you have all heard about OUYA by now. We absolutely fell in love with it at first sight! It is such an amazing opportunity for us... Read more
Official Update #11
Hello Everyone!
Welcome back to our page.
We will start writing more structured and easily readable updates. After going back so some of our older updates, we noticed that we often jumped... Read more
Official Update #10
Hello everyone!
First, let me apologize for this weeks late update.
We would like you to know that we read all your comments concerning our new graphics and we have... Read more
Official Update #9
Hello again everyone!
This weeks update will be short and simple. We have a lot of things that we are working on, but they are not yet ready to be... Read more
Official Update #8
Hello everyone,
We are finally back on a regular update schedule!
This weeks update will be relatively short. A lot of our time was spent testing out our new mapping... Read more
Official Update #7
Hello everyone!
Thank you so much for being patient with us and we apologize for how long overdue this update is.
We have spent these last few weeks getting a... Read more
Official Update #6
Hello everyone! How have you all been?
This has been a fantastic week for Echoes of Eternia and the media. We had our first interview which you can read here... Read more
Official Update #5
Hello again Backers!
This has been another fantastic week of development! We have some truly fantastic things to announce!
Our update this week will be short but sweet.
Our friends... Read more
Official Update #4
Hello Backers,
We did it! Today we completed our Kickstarter campaign! Thank you all so much for helping us to reach over 400%!
Due to these new funds, we are... Read more
Official Update #3
Hello again Backers!
I am writing this update early today because I am just about to head off to my best friend's wedding!
At the time I am writing this,... Read more
Official Update #2
Hello Backers!
This week turned out to be very productive! I am happy to announce the inclusion of three new members into our Development Team!
Our increased budget has allowed... Read more
A Public Announcement.
Hello Backers,
Earlier today, a user messaged me accusing my team and I of stealing all of the content used in this game. Obviously this is not true and incredibly... Read more
Official Update #1
Hello Backers!
Wow, we are on the verge of raising 200% of our goal and still have 20 days left! Your support is unbelievable and we feel so inspired by your kind... Read more
Physical Rewards are back!
We finally did it, physical rewards are back! We can now offer all of our physical rewards with no limit!
My team and I want to personally thank each and... Read more
Digital Rewards and Leveling System.
Hello Backers!
We are proud to say that we reached our initial goal in just over Three days! Due to the massive amount of pledges we have received, we have... Read more
Reduced reward pledges.
Hello backers and viewers,
Thank you so much for the amazing support you have given us! We have nearly reached half our initial goal in under Two days! To show... Read more


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As three shots rang out in an office next to hers, Sheryl McAdams, a project manager at Accent Signage Systems, piled empty boxes around her to hide behind.
Amanda Crotty, an executive assistant, watched one of her co-workers, Andrew Engeldinger, fire twice at the company owner, then point his handgun at her. She hid under a desk. He moved on.
"Oh, my God, it's Andy! He's got a gun!" Yosef Ben Harush, a manager, shouted to other employees as he ran downstairs to the basement to tell workers to get out of the building.
Interviews with survivors of the state's worst workplace shooting in memory were made public Friday by Minneapolis police. Accent workers described the minutes filled with terror and bloodshed at the Bryn Mawr sign factory on the afternoon of Sept. 27. Some watched as Engeldinger calmly walked or jogged by them, wordlessly shooting employees while sparing others.
Five people died and three were wounded in the rampage. Engeldinger, 36, then took his own life.
Some employees interviewed by police said they knew that Engeldinger, the strange and quiet man who worked on the production floor, would be fired that day. His employment file "indicated there were issues regarding quality of work, showing up for work on time and dealing with other employees," according to the police report.
Ushered into the office of John Souter, director of operations, after 4 p.m., Engeldinger was told by Souter and his supervisor, Rami Cooks, that he was losing his job. "Oh, really," said Engeldinger, according to witnesses.
He pulled out a 9mm Glock handgun from his waist. Souter was shot in the chest. But he and Cooks struggled with Engeldinger before Cooks was shot twice and fatally wounded.
Receptionist Laura Ventura heard the shots and saw Souter come out of his office "kind of slumped over." Call 911, Souter told her. She tried, but couldn't get through.
Engeldinger emerged from the office with the gun in his right hand. Ventura slowly put the phone down as Engeldinger walked toward her. He kept walking.
Hearing the shots, Crotty got up from her desk and went to see what was going on. She saw company owner Reuven Rahamim on the floor, holding Souter, and Engeldinger holding the handgun. Engeldinger killed Rahamim, then pointed his gun at Crotty. But then he walked away.
Christie Cutter, a marketing specialist who had been hired only six weeks earlier, was in a conference room facing the reception desk when she heard loud noises and saw Engeldinger "look right at her," then jog past, holding the gun.
She saw Souter and Rahamim on the floor. Call an ambulance, Souter told her.
Kimberly Ann Russell, a project manager, came out of her office. Russell told Cutter she had seen people shot and told her to leave the building. Cutter grabbed her purse and fled.
More shots were heard as Engeldinger headed east through the building. No witnesses saw him kill Jacob Beneke, but Joseph Bailey found Beneke on the floor. Bailey yelled for his co-workers to get out, then accompanied one out the door.
Ana Munoz-Pizzaro, hired in July to make frames at the company, was ending her shift and went to the shipping area door to wait for her mother to pick her up. The clock read 4:32 p.m., she recalled.
She saw Engeldinger walk into the dock area and shoot Ronald Edberg, who fell, mortally wounded. Then he turned and fired at Keith Basinski, a UPS driver, killing him as well.
Engeldinger turned to look at Munoz-Pizzarro. She ran onto Chestnut Avenue in front of the building. She heard two or three more shots as she ran.
Battites Wesley was moving pallets near the shipping area with his supervisor, Eric Rivers, when they saw some sliding dock doors open and Engeldinger point a gun at them. Rivers was shot, and Wesley dove under a saw. He was grazed by a bullet. Wesley pulled out his cellphone and called 911 but no one answered, he said. The dispatch system probably was overwhelmed by the number of 911 calls about the incident and it's not known how long callers allowed their phones to ring before hanging up, Minneapolis police Sgt. Steve McCarty said Friday night.
When police entered the building, employees who had not yet left were placed on the floor at gunpoint and searched. In one of the offices, officers could hear a man's voice calling for help. Police instructed him to come out with his hands up.
The man said he could not move because he had been shot.
Families began calling police, wondering about their loved ones. One caller identified herself as Carolyn Engeldinger, asking about her son. She wanted to know what happened and if he was all right. Police interviewed her that night, and she described her son's struggle with mental illness and how he had cut off contact with his family.
On Friday, Ventura declined to discuss the shootings, saying "I just don't want to relive it."
Harush echoed her, saying, "when it comes to sharing the details of what I saw, I don't think I'm ready for that right now."
Rivers remains in critical condition at the hospital. Souter is in serious condition.
Staff writer Abby Simons contributed to this report. | Randy Furst • 612-673-4224


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Police and law enforcement officials play an indispensable role in serving and protecting their communities and are primary law enforcers. However, the conditions in which such officials carry out their duties in the community contributes to the sort of societal conditions in which human and economic development can be made possible or marred.
As we try to seek solutions to the enormous developmental challenges that face our continent, it is our collective responsibility to instill in our police forces a culture of human rights observance in the execution of their duties. At the Commission, we believe that the building of synergies, training of police officials and the exchange of experiences on police and human rights all over the continent can help build police forces fully compliant with human rights standards.
This explains why the Commission has sought to build synergies with National Human Rights Institutions and NGOs with demonstrated experience in the area of policing and human rights in Africa and the collaboration of the Danish Institute for Human Rights and the African Civilian Policing Oversight Forum in development of this thematic and in the production of this newsletter is case in point which we welcome and hope will be sustained and reinforced.
The newsletter we are launching today falls within the framework of the efforts of the African Commission to make the thematic of police and human rights, a specific and consistent issue that is fully integrated into the work of the Commission especially regarding state reporting and all other promotion and protection activities of the Commission.
We hope that the newsletter will keep the public abreast of the Commission's and its partners' activities in this domain and help to inculcate in our police forces, a culture of human rights observance.
With these few words, I now officially launch the newsletter on human rights and police in Africa.
Thanks You.