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Remember a few weeks ago when I was hawking you all to submit questions for a fan-sourced interview with the mighty Dr. Living Dead? Of course you do. Well guess what? The time has come to get the answers to all your burning questions. Thanks to all those who submitted questions and a very special thank you goes out to Dr. Living Dead for taking the time out to answer them all. If you don't know, The Doc has just wrapped a massive European tour with Suicidal Angels and Angelus Apatrida and actually answered all your questions while on the road. Just another reason Dr. Living Dead are awesome! Check out the interview below:
Mike from the United States wants to know: How did the idea of Dr. Living Dead come about? How did the band form?
DR. LIVING DEAD: The band was formed in 2007 by former singer Ape and guitar player Toxic as a side project, and later evolved into a proper band after positive reactions from all over the world.
Chad from the United States wants to know: Why do you wear the masks? Aren't they hot when you're performing?
DR. LIVING DEAD: Hi Chad, we always do our best to look hot on stage. But it's a tribute to the Venice-scene from the 80's and we wanted to incorporate it into our visual performance.
Jamie from the UK wants to know: Who are your biggest influences as a band?
DR. LIVING DEAD: Slayer, Anthrax, SOD, Suicidal Tendencies, Excel, Dismember.
Ryan from Australia wants to know: You're one of the best bands in the whole "new wave of thrash metal", I'm curious, who are some of your favorite bands from the new wave of thrash?
DR. LIVING DEAD: Power Trip from Texas are fucking intense, tourmates Angelus Apatrida shreds your face off, and German thrashers Dust Bolt are awesome guys. Just to name a few.
Antonio from Italy wants to know: If you can tour with any band in the world, who would it be? Why?
DR. LIVING DEAD: Death with Chuck Schuldiner. Because it would be very paranormal and good at the same time.
Rob from the United States wants to know: What are your future tour plans? Are there any plans to tour North America?
DR. LIVING DEAD: We are right now wrapping up a 6 week tour of Europe, but so far no plans for a North American tour. Send us your money and it just might happen…
Martin from Bulgaria wants to know: Do you guys have a favorite track on Crush the Sublime Gods?
DR. LIVING DEAD: Right now the title track is a favorite of all the members, but all the songs are killer to our ears, otherwise they wouldn't be on the album. Hope you dig it as well!
Kathleen from Canada wants to know: Crush the Sublime Gods is your first album to feature your new vocalist, DRxMANIA and new drummer DRxSLAM, it's also the first album to be released through Century Media. What affect, if any, did these things have on the writing and recording process of the album? Was there any additional stress or was it business as usual?
DR. LIVING DEAD: We feel stronger and better than ever, and if you see us live you will be destroyed (sorry Kathleen, but you will). And as far as signing with Century Media, it sure gave us a boost to reach more people and get the word across about the Doc!
Mikael from Finland wants to know: What are some of your favorite horror movies?
DR. LIVING DEAD: Batman and Robin (George Clooney with nipples on the bat suit), that´s a really fucking horrific movie.
David from the United States wants to know: I was listening to your music the other day with a friend who had some pretty negative things to say about it, things I'd rather not repeat. I'm in a band myself so I'm curious: as a musician how do you deal with negative feedback? Does it have any effect on you as an artist or do you simply brush it off and move on?
DR. LIVING DEAD: Great question! Of course negative feedback can get to you, but 5 minutes later you realize how fucking stupid it is to even give a shit. If you like us, awesome, that makes us happy. If you hate us, fuck off and listen to something else. There´s a lot of music out there for you to enjoy instead. Every one´s a critic online and it´s pathetic to even think about voicing your opinion about something when no one really gives a shit. You can never satisfy every one, and if you could, even your grand mother would like it. See anything wrong with that picture?
Jean from France wants to know: I love your artwork! Can you tell me a little bit about your mascot that appears on your album covers? Who created it? Does it represent anything in particular?
DR. LIVING DEAD: The Doc a character that was created by our former singer DRxAPE. It started as a cool cartoon kind of thing, but now it has evolved to something way cooler for us. The Doc represents true salvation from conformity and the brain numbing rat race that you are forced into while living on this planet.
James from Ireland wants to know: How do you go about writing a song/album? I've been following your career since the beginning and it seems like all you guys do it get better and better. What's your secret?
DR. LIVING DEAD: Have a high level of quality control for the music you write, don´t record anything that you cannot get behind a 100% and make it fun. When you rehearse a new song with your bandmates and you all feel the goosebumps with a new riff, that´s a good indicator.
Liam from the UK wants to know: I have yet to see Dr. Living Dead live, but from reading reviews and watching live videos online, it looks like you guys put on one hell of a show. Are there any particular shows that stand out for you guys? Any crazy stories?
DR. LIVING DEAD: Actually Liam, you´ll get a fresh story from the road! Last night on the bus, we were partying with Angelus Apatrida and Suicidal Angels and it got quite intense. We were line moshing in the aisle of the bus to old Sepultura and Slayer and it lead to some destruction. Dog piling and booze all over the place. Stage diving and crowd surfing inside of a bus is something you should experience. Good times!
Yianni from Greece wants to know: If you weren't playing thrash metal, what type of music would you be playing?
DR. LIVING DEAD: Mostly sleazy love ballads, and the occasional Polka. Maybe death metal as well.
Be sure to follow Dr. Living Dead on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and if you haven't done so already, purchase the band's latest album, Crush The Sublime Gods in Europe and North America.


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the game focuses on making your way through instanced dungeons as one of three archetypes (mage, fighter, or ranger). ncsoft is trying to keep this a classless system, however, so you are free to mix and match your skill set regardless of which character type you choose. gameplay is also meant to suit those wanting to fight in a group or on their own.
the game is free to play, but also has a paid-for tier costing us$4.99 a month for more serious players. the benefits of membership include priority for joining servers, access to better items, weapons, and armor, and access to a bank allowing you to store up to 220 loot items.
if you are new to mmos or just want a change from the more expensive mmo titles out there; dungeon runners might be the place to start. the client is under 500 mb in size and you can play for free for as long as you like.
read more at play.tm
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|wow and daoc (11:29am est thu may 31 2007)
i run a tight budget and try to get my money worth out of things i buy. lately i've run into a wall with having free time to waste on mmo's. i currently play daoc but with mythic/ea pushing warhammer, i'm thinking about dropping pay mmo's all together.
it's a novel idea to make a group of friends via mmo and i'll miss the people i met on daoc if/when i leave, but unless you have nothing else better to do with your life, it just doesn't seem worth while to me time or money wise. – by cwtrex
|btw (11:30am est thu may 31 2007)
that was a suggestion that i'll probably try dungeon runners since it's free. i'll probably get sick of it after getting beat up by those who can afford to pay, but games are only meant to waste time, get out some stress, and move on. – by cwtrex
|wow, a free mmorpg (4:21pm est thu may 31 2007)
i've heard a lot of good things about wow, but am completely turn-off by the idea of paying a monthly fee.
is this a free download too? if so, i'll have to try it out…
– by rayman
|from the site itself (8:37am est fri jun 01 2007)
remember that you can always get the dungeon runners game client installer in the same spot: ftp://ftp.dungeonrunners.com/dungeo
note that currently dungeon runners is for the pc only. the installer is quite small, though the main client download is around 420mb in size. – dungeonrunners.com – by cwtrex

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Obscurantism, also known as the politico-economic effect of trihydrostatic integration on ursine urine and technical terminology, is quasi-linearly analyzable trochaically, ichtyologically, phenomenologically, comparatively by Boltzmann's rule of marine linguistics, obsessive-compulsively, paleobotanically, and phallologically (Spears et al. 1124-1635) a fundamental component of triglycerol deprotonation. The end result of this arduous process is the extraction of various cycloalkenes and pseudopsychological innaccuracies in the trigonometrically disproportional dingbat insertion in the "Flux vs. Time" postulate, detailing the creation of heliocentrism from circa 442 B.C. to 956 A.D., a controversial glutaminal contamination at the least. By utilizing the tertiary qualities of Fourier transforms on Platonic and semi-Platonic internal character metaelectrohydrolysis, we further synthesized the several epistemological constraints of dynamic ornithological hexameter.
Ichtyological Multivariable Analysis[edit]
The per capita gross domestic product of ursine urine in 2006 was 7,304.4534 Coriolis cephalopods (Quayle et al. 258-789). Following alienation en masse of prokaryotic entities with high Hitler index, secondary pectoral fins underwent in vitro fertilization with numerous non-governmental organizations ad nauseum.
Whereas ethnographic investigation reveals higher rates of decapitation among low tidal nested loops, data transfer mechanisms between Belgium and illiterate owls varied Germanically with rate of mastication. Thus, the subdivisions within the quasilumniferous bodies of radiation will hyperpermutate with proportion to an iota function (n=1). Thus, we have demonstrated the reflexive axiom of ursine urine, that is, urine is urine.
Deontological vs. Neomystical Phenomena[edit]
We are presented with an immensely irresolvable Kantian ideological and ichtyological spheroidal dilemma. In Finnegan's Wake, Joyce, the great hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobiac of our time, writes,
|Now (to forebare for ever solittle of Iris Trees and Lili O'Ran- 1
gans), concerning the genesis of Harold or Humphrey Chimp- 2 den's occupational agnomen (we are back in the presurnames 3 prodromarith period, of course just when enos chalked halltraps) 4 and discarding once for all those theories from older sources which 5 would link him back with such pivotal ancestors as the Glues, the 6 Gravys, the Northeasts, the Ankers and the Earwickers of Sidles- 7 ham in the Hundred of Manhood or proclaim him offsprout of 8 vikings who had founded wapentake and seddled hem in Herrick 9 or Eric, the best authenticated version, the Dumlat, read the 10 Reading of Hofed-ben-Edar, has it that it was this way.
This reflects the semi-Marlovian, or paleo-opthalomogical, tradition of canonical reductionist synthetic ontology. The alchemical symbolism employed by the author parallels the discovery of trinitoluene surfactants in the Silurian period (Scheisskopf et al. 792-821). Hence, we can analyze the Hitler index of a non-Newtonian macroscopic entity using the multidimensional reduction formula:
where and x represent the psychoses of a calculus student suffering from various disorders of category CVN-501(c)(93)(3%630-z)(T). It is then evident that trihydrostatic integration of ursine urine can only be performed under a dynamic equilibrium exceeding the Lavoisier-Descartes-Feynman Limit.
The Einstein-Beer Stein Paradox: Phallological/Paleobotanical Solution[edit]
Let us examine the nature of the premises.
We use X to denote the rate of quasi-rotational entropy. By we denote the degree of perspicuousness of this article. Thus, we apply a series of conspiratorial and hyperesoteric transcendental operations and obtain:
If we substitute Z for X, then we obtain the solution to numerous theogastrological problems of antiquity. Hence the paradox reduces itself to a Miltonian singularity, reminiscent of the work of Pollock. Within the Alighieri Equations, there are several variables which can be solved using the methods of cephalalgic calculus. This leads to several corollaries concerning the interplay of lex talionis and Tyrannosaurus rex. 33.458% of subjects in the trial chose Tyrannosaurus rex when the corpus callosum was ionized (Scheisskopf et al. 320-452). When the fractious gravitons orbit the sub-noxious vapor dominions at the above prescribed angle (whilst exposed to gamma and ultraviolet radiation, of course), the Dinonychus, closely related to its jurassic counterpart, Velociraptor, and its miniature triassic variant, Coelophysis, the postmodernist approach to the modernists' increases asymptotically, leaving little room for doubt that there is (without the ethnomonologogically relevant substitutions necessary for prompt revival) no such thing as a scietific method.
Although methodological and epistemological constraints limited the number of photosynthetic polar bears we were able to produce by the synthesis of 3,7-dihydro-3,7-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione, a pattern of allegorical pandemic eschatology was established. Furthermore, man's inhumanity of man is supremely symbolized by the ontological nature of the actions of the antagonist. Consequently, we are able to conclude with 75.23% certainty that ursine urine is not equivalent to canine urine.


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Just a quick note to let you know my friend Caroline Ouzts Hay is having a wonderful giveaway on her blog: Glitter Tart Designs. This is week one of Caroline's fabulous Altered Pages Collage Sheet Giveaway! Each week for the next 3 weeks you could win a digital collage image from Altered Pages just by visiting Caroline's blog and leaving a comment. Good luck!


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Be YOU Not New: Pamela gets raw and real in this show about being your true self. Just because it's a new year doesn't mean you have to change your whole MO! Dig deep and get in tune with the true YOU.
Are you an executive or business owner who regularly turns down juicy speaking engagements due to a persistent case of stage fright? Are you a creative soul who must talk about your Self but would rather die a slow, painful death? Do you hide behind your computer even though you know the road to success includes making many elevator speeches at many networking events? If so, make a pit stop here and fill your confidence tank with my practical advice and fear-busting exercises! Don't just stand there, Get Up & Speak!
Radio Show by Pamela Wills


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Spicypai Backpackers
Spicypai Backpackers is one of our master pieces. We created this home from scratch, starting from building the hostel on the open rice paddy field in this charming little town in the northern part of Thailand which is famous for its beautiful rural and mountainous surrounding. We love this town and we will show you why we love this tiny little town and how to enjoy the most of your stay here. Every good day starts and finishes from the place we call home.
Spicy Team
** When checking in we require both Passport & Arrival card. This is a new law in Thailand. (we may refuse check in without these documents)
Reception hours: 9am- 9pm
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- Bicycle parking
- Book Exchange
- Free Breakfast
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Curfew
- Express check-in / out
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free Parking
- Free WiFi
- Hot Showers
- House Keeping
- Internet Access
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- Microwave
- Outdoor Terrace
- Parking
- Reception (limited hours)
- Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels For Hire
- Utensils
- Wi-Fi
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Hostel InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
Please Check in no later than 9 pm. Please inform us if you plan to arrive later than your original stated check in hour or beds may be re-allocated .
If you do not plan to come for your booking you must inform us by 8 pm the night before or your will be charged for the day missed + 3% to your credit card
Any changes to your booking we can do through e-mail but the deposit paid through Hostelworld will NOT be carried over to new booking/dates. If you have any inquiries about the deposit, please directly contact hostelworld customer service team.
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700 M East of town by crossing Pai River Bridge then continue on the road to elephant camps and Pai Hot Spring. We are right on the first paddy field on your right hand side


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Landscapes have been my obsession and comfort for over a decade. I love the quiet, the immersion, the light-stalking, the patience and the fulfillment of creating these postcards from the places I visit.
The photo to the right, a 140-second exposure at the foot of Big Lake in Central Oregon, unknowingly started my journey as a portrait & wedding photographer. It won the Aperture Nature Photography award, leading me to my mentor, Scott. He introduced me to weddings, encouraging me to combine my love of nature with people who love it, integrating fine-art portrait and landscape techniques.
I host landscape photography tours, small group photography outings, and one-on-one photo adventures. If you are interested in joining me to take photographs in beautiful places, want to learn more about how to use a polarizer or heavy-duty neutral density filter, or need a boost on technique, contact me here.
I offer paper, canvas, and metal prints of my landscape work. If you're interested, contact me above and we'll come up with the perfect piece for you.


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For environmental thought leadership in the data center industry the short list is Apple, Google, and Facebook. Others also have environmental efforts, but these three are consistently in the news sharing their efforts, and the media loves writing about them.
Here is a press release on a solar powered cell to create hydrogen.
UNC researchers harness sun's energy during day for use at night
Solar energy has long been used as a clean alternative to fossil fuels such as coal and oil, but it could only be harnessed during the day when the sun's rays were strongest. Now researchers led by Tom Meyer at the Energy Frontier Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have built a system that converts the sun's energy not into electricity but hydrogen fuel and stores it for later use, allowing us to power our devices long after the sun goes down.
"So called 'solar fuels' like hydrogen offer a solution to how to store energy for nighttime use by taking a cue from natural photosynthesis," said Meyer, Arey Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at UNC's College of Arts and Sciences. "Our new findings may provide a last major piece of a puzzle for a new way to store the sun's energy – it could be a tipping point for a solar energy future."
Caption: Tom Meyer's new system generates hydrogen fuel by using the sun's energy to split water into its component parts. After the split, hydrogen is sequestered and stored, while the byproduct, oxygen, is released into the air.
Credit: Courtesy: Tom Meyer


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You need to travel, and use the modes of transport, like the Mongol herdsmen themselves in order to get a real feeling for, and experience a close up encounter with the pace and lifestyle of the local people. During this dramatic journey you will wander by foot into the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area, a beautiful wilderness area closing up on the Khentii Mountains. If you are an experienced rider, a horse may be rented for you. We will be equipped as a true expedition, yak carts bringing the luggage. We will also bring all necessary provisions, a cook, an assistant, plus a ger (yurt) to house our mobile restaurant unit. In connection with this you will get the experience of assembling this comfortable Mongol style dwelling with our local herdsmen.
Brief Outline Itinerary
On this journey we use low impact traditional modes of transport. Our equipment will be carried on carts, the same way the locals use to transport their belongings, moving from one pasture to another. For this purpose we will use yaks and horses. We will also carry a ger, which is the traditional felt tent, in which most Mongols live even these days. Essentially, this means we can utilize the services of the local people in the area where we are to travel. They are the experts, and we will be able to get a first hand experience of how to move a camp in the Mongolian traditional way.
Joint tour : Departure from Ulaanbataar : Please refer to the dates below.
Guide and all meals outside Ulaanbaatar. Camping equipment and all local transport.
Imported drinks, rent of riding horse, transfers and accommodation in Ulaanbaatar. Air or train tickets in and out of Mongolia. Visa fee. Bring your own sleeping bag.
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Departures dates from Ulan Bataar 2016 :
YAK01: 21-25May (Sa/We)
YAK02: 31May-04Jun (Tu/Sa)
YAK03: 10-14Jun (Fr/Tu)
YAK04: 20-24Jun (Mo/Fr)
YAK05: 30Jun-04Jul (Th/Mo)
YAK06: 12-16Jul (Tu/Sa) Naadam Ext
YAK07: 22-26Jul (Fr/Tu)
YAK08: 01-05Aug (Mo/Fr) (sold out)
YAK09: 11-15Aug (Th/Mo)
YAK10: 21-25Aug (Su/Th)
YAK11: 31Aug-04Sep (We/Su)
YAK12: 10-14Sep (Sa/We)
Single tent supplement (4n):USD 160 per person
Rent of riding horse: USD 140 per horse
Private trip supplement:
USD 300 per trip for 2/4pax for 5/up no supplement charge
Private departures: On request, and if avail-able, the Yak Trek may operate on any day, at an additional cost of USD 300 per trip for 2/4 pax and for 5/up pax no supplement charge as a private departure. Before or after the season an additional ger (instead of tent) is added, in order to provide warmth on the cold nights.
Additional: We can reserve hotels and transfers in Ulaanbaatar for you. Please make sure to arrive in Ulaanbaatar the day prior to departure. There will be a get together evening dinner that same evening.
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We have introduced a concept of practical and desirable ways of travel in Mongolia, which is the synergy of Western and Mongolian ideas brought about after many years experience of travel all across Mongolia.
Transport: Mongolian families frequently move from one pasture to another using wooden traditional carts. These are tied to the animals available in the region. Here we will use yaks and horses: the services of some herdsmen will be hired by the expedition, and they will provide us with their animals.
Staff: A Mongolian leader will accompany the group at all times. For these groups the service will be in English. There will also be an assistant to the cook. In addition, the services of the local herdsmen will be hired along with their animals.
Riding horses: There will be an opportunity for experienced riders at the time of booking to ordera saddled riding horse, with a horse-man to follow, at the cost of USD 35. Mongolian horses are peculiar and horsemanship is somewhat different among the Mongols as compared to home. We suggest you bring your own riding hat with you, since none are available in Mongolia.
Meals: Our cook will prepare the meals. We pride ourselves in having cooks adapt with both western and Mongolian cooking on our trips. There are always vegetables available, and we have no problem accommodating vegetarians on our trips. For breakfast we can usually buy fresh yogurt from the herdsmen in the local area.
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The idea of the monitoring program at PODS is that we do not act alone, but instead we create a model for other facilities up and down the coast of BC to join in collaborative monitoring studies.
Our hope is to form a network of stations, in collaboration with the Coastal Ocean Research Institute, sponsored by the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre, that together provide a truly comprehensive and representative picture of the spatial and temporal changes of species along the entire coast.
Some possible monitoring programs might include:
Invasive subtidal and intertidal marine species monitoring - particularly tunicates, and green crab
Baseline monitoring for ground fish and other non-target species
Salmon escapement monitoring – walking the creeks
Juvenile salmon monitoring
Support the Sliammon First Nations in monitoring herring recruitment
Surf-zone foraging fish egg surveillance
Kelp and sea grass drone surveys
Fixed quadrat intertidal fauna and flora surveying
Hydrophonic surveying of Pender Harbour and the Malaspina Strait
Continued citizen-science monitoring of the Salish Sea with support of the Pacific Salmon Foundation on
Pinniped (seal and sea lions) and other marine mammal population surveys
Monitoring of stickleback species-pairs lakes for aquatic macrophytes and macroinvertebrates
Monitoring watersheds for changes in biodiversity
Monitoring of sea bird colonies
- Identification and monitoring sponge reefs
The research program at PODS will focus first on collaboration with existing researchers and research establishments. We will seek to form partnerships with local academic institutions, marine-based industries and independent researchers on projects that impact the coastal environment and peoples livelihoods. The potential for both national and international participation and networking is considerable.
Investigating sea urchin distribution
Impacts of urchins on kelp populations
Study of crustacean life histories, such as Dungeness crab, Puget Sound king crab and spot prawns
Study of geoduck habitat
Study of forage fish (herring, sandlance, smelt, capelin) spawning habitat
Study of eelgrass habitat restoration along a disturbance gradient
Study of effects of docks on marine life
Aquaculture impacts and sustainable development with regard to fin fish, shelled mollusks and other invertebrates
Microbiological studies around harmful algal bloom, bacteria, viruses
The effects of shrimp harvesting using drag nets on marine life in local areas
Genetic diversity and taxonomy of micro and macro fauna
Identifying boundaries for potential Marine Protected Areas
The effects of underwater artificial sound on marine fauna
Investigations into the effects of ocean acidification and temperature change on shellfish aquaculture.
The potential risk of microplastics being ingested by shellfish
- Effects of crayfish and bullfrogs and other introduced species on stickleback species-pairs


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Sushi Snatch Apk v1.4.0 [Mod] Draw a line through at least 3 sushi to serve them up! How many sushi can you match in a single stroke?
Attract and upgrade customers to earn more and become the #1 Sushi Restaurant!
– Easy to play puzzle game. What's the longest chain you can make?
– Use the coins earned while playing to unlock and upgrade over 50 unique characters!
– No Stress! Take your time to plan your moves with no time limit!
– Play with friends (optional) and earn rewards every week!
– Playable even without an Internet connection!
– 0 calories! Eat all the Sushi you want!
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A final year Psyc/Stats double-major, with an interest in EA, group dynamics, data mining and applications of influence psychology.
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If you've got a presentation coming up and want some feedback on it, flick me a message. I've done tons of presentations, from debating to presenting statistical research to improv drama, and have helped several friends become more confident and clear. This would likely have to be done via Skype.


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Business Lessons from a Half-Marathon: Resources Matter
I ran a PR in my first half-marathon in 2009 (hold your applause, please). I'd been pounding the pavement for the better part of eight months to get ready for it, and it paid off (thanks, Adrian, for the recognition). And, I've got 11 more of these bad boys this year.
Running a half-marathon is trying. It's hard. You exert a lot of effort only to end up (most of the time) right back where you started. But, it's also fun. Really fun.
If you have the right resources.
I hate going for long runs when training for a half. But it's not because I hate long runs. It's because when I run 9, 10, or 11 miles on my own, I never have the same resources that I do on an actual course. There are no water stations at miles 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 or 10. There is no one to stop traffic. No one is cheering me on. And there's definitely no one to give me a medal when I cross the finish line.
This is part of the reason I enjoy signing up for 5ks and running to and from the race. Depending upon the location, I can run to the race start, where they'll have refreshments. Then, I can run the 3.1-mile race, where there will be more water. And then I can run home, where I have all the comforts I need.
And it can be the same with running a business, particularly a social venture. Ideas and optimism will only get you so far. Resources make the difference.
So, since I had two hours to think, here are some half-marathon reflections related to starting and growing your own business as it relates to resources:
Know what you need from the beginning.
It's easy to say you need money when starting a business, but what will you spend it on - literally? People? Advertising? Technology? Thinking about the resources you need will make sure you've got them lined up in order to get where you're going. Yes, needs change, but your need for them doesn't.
Find a good cheerleader.
Disney's course had high school cheerleaders, marching bands and DJs all along the route. While they didn't quite give me a runner's high that propelled me to the finish line, they were helpful and reminded me of my desire to finish the race, especially at mile 9, when I wanted to stop. Find a good cheerleader for yourself. Who believes in what you're doing? Who knows you're talented and capable of succeeding? Your mom? Your husband? Roommates or best friends? Sometimes, valuable resources can't be bought.
When the resources run out, make a decision.
If there were no more water stations, fruit or music along the rest of the course after mile 9, I would have stopped and called a taxi. It would have been miserable and stagnant to try to cover the last 4.1 miles without any replenishment or resources. But, I continued because I knew they'd be there. When your business is out of money, out of time, or out of whack, you need to make a decision - either get the resources to get you to the finish line, or call it quits. You can stall forever. Don't. It won't make you successful and is really just a waste of time. Get what you need or go home.
See you in Birmingham on February 15!
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California Forum
In this presidential campaign, both parties suffer on likeability
California voters will be besieged with public opinion polls between now and the June 7 presidential primary and the Nov. 8 general election. But the only one to take seriously asks: "Who would you rather have a beer with?" Because likeability almost always determines who wins.
I ruefully concluded as much in a 2000 column predicting that while a clearly unqualified Texas Gov. George W. Bush could not carry California, he would probably become the nation's 43rd president.
Bush had just charmed his way through a supportive editorial board meeting at the San Diego Union-Tribune, exuding a former fraternity president's easy manner that was a stark contrast to Vice President Al Gore's stiffness. It mattered little to many voters that Bush didn't seem all that bright; Gore struck them as that smarmy student who routinely raised his hand as class ended to remind the teacher to assign tomorrow's homework.
I had challenged Bush's chances of winning the California primary, noting that he was on the wrong side of three issues that mattered to state voters: guns, abortion and the environment. He responded with the relative ease of a frat boy flipping the ash off his cigarette. His glib replies to several other questions suggested an abiding insouciance.
As the session ended and I started for the door to avoid the line forming toward him for photos and face time, he caught my eye with a wry expression. Rather than slip away without the requisite courtesy, I reluctantly awaited my turn and surprised him with a question about Nolan Ryan's heart condition. A baseball buff, Bush suddenly became animated, and we "bonded" for several minutes about the national pastime.
W was seen as the good ol' boy; Gore the grind. What should have been an easy win for the Democratic candidate riding the wave of peace and prosperity became a contested election sadly decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Dwight Eisenhower and John Kennedy prevailed in large part against unlikeable opponents. Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton were master communicators who connected viscerally with voters in a way that Hillary Clinton cannot. Denied the nomination in 2008 by a far more likeable Barack Obama, she's still plagued by chronic negative character perceptions. One wag likened her charismatic husband to a Hall of Fame hitter wincing as she swings and misses on the campaign trail.
Once she sheds the Bernie Sanders' stubborn challenge, Clinton's electoral salvation should be the toxicity of Donald Trump. This repellant presumptive GOP nominee is so reviled by the general public that an increasingly frantic Republican Party is praying for Divine intervention before the July convention in Cleveland. Although Ted Cruz's exit eased some of the party's pain, Ohio Gov. John Kasich's departure dims any hope of being that savior.
Clinton's intelligence, toughness and political experience certainly qualify her for the presidency. But her road to the White House will be far rougher than her husband's or Bush's because she's being held to a far different personal standard by voters. As JFK famously said: "Life is unfair."
It was bad enough that Bush made it to the White House; four years later he won re-election despite being demonstrably beyond his depth as commander in chief. Then again, he had the good fortune to run against yet another stiff, Sen. John Kerry.
A Clinton-Trump presidential contest will be corrosive because neither candidate is charming, let alone very likeable. Which is why pollsters may want to forgo "beer" as the beverage of choice in their question to voters and substitute "stiff drink" – because we are going to need one.
Alan Miller is a former editorial writer and columnist for The Detroit News and the San Diego Union-Tribune. Contact him at email@example.com.


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Well, it's not like I have been idle… I received a new drum kit for our anniversary / my birthday – it is pictured below, you can click the image to enlarge it… I wanted to include it on a new song – and I decided to record the thing without any real dampening – which means this drum set rings big time. The kick drum is 26″ with 2 heads and no holes… I liked the ringing snare (and still do) – but I found as the song progressed the ring became a real challenge to manage. I am still tweaking this – but put it up for all to hear… The song is inspired by Revelation 2:26-2:29. Head on over to music – then click Starlight Starbright… ya'll up for overcoming?
Starlight Starbright
3 Responses to "Starlight Starbright"
the kit shurely looks nice. what brand is it? i could not get the song to play…
i keep thinking about earth wind & fire when i hear/ read that title 🙂
greetz dennis
Starlight Starbright is killer. Really creative. Good job!


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Shiitake Mushrooms Recipes
Vegetarian Char Siu Recipe (Tofu Xa Xiu)
If you've been to an Asian market, you've probably noticed the long pieces of Chinese-style barbecue meat glistening with red sauce on hangers. The red sauce is char siu sauce (in Vietnamese, it's called xá xíu). Since my husband Lulu is a vegetarian, I made a tofu version and coated the fried tofu with the sweet sauce. It's made with honey (but I used date syrup for a darker color), hoisin sauce, reduced soy sauce, dry sherry (optional), fresh ginger, five spice powder and sesame oil. I added a little red food coloring to reach the typical char siu color but really, it's up to you. To finish the dish I sautéed the tofu with shiitake mushrooms and red and green onions.
I didn't miss eating meat at all, but of course, you could use the sauce on a pork tenderloin and generously baste the meat with the eye-catching sauce, if you prefer.
Full Recipe...
Savory Muffin Recipe: Mushroom Cream Cheese Muffins
This morning, I prepared a batch of savory cake batter. I flavored it with fresh herbs from the garden, goat cheese, cream cheese, garlic and shiitake mushrooms. I baked them later in the day and had already prepared a garlic herb goat cheese spread to go along with the savory treats. It was "un délicieux en-cas", which literally means in French a "delicious in case of [I get hungry]"!
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Gluten Free Tofu Ravioli Soup Recipe
Tofu ravioli soup is a great first course. The soup is very light and as a bonus, it's gluten free. The twist is that thin slices of tofu are used as the wrapper for the ravioli. I filled the gluten-free raviolis with pre-cooked mushrooms, mung bean paste and jicama. I served them phở-style, meaning that I brought the ravioli to the table in bowls and then covered them with boiling-hot broth just before serving.
I learned the recipe from the lovely Chef Theresa Lin while attending the top 100 Chinese Restaurant Show in January in San Francisco. She's a hostess of several Chinese-language TV and radio programs around the world. She also was the executive food designer of the hit film "Eat Drink Man Woman," which garnered an Oscar nomination as Best Foreign Film. I got the opportunity to spend some time and have lunch with her, and in a very brief amount of time I learned quite a bit about Chinese cuisine. She is such a sweet lady and let Lulu and me taste her delicious food. This was one of the dishes she featured, and we loved it. You will too!
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Mushroom and Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast
Mushroom and cheese stuffed chicken breast is a quick and easy chicken recipe for dinner. I used goat ricotta cheese, shiitake mushrooms, sun dried tomatoes and lemon to flavor the meat. Chicken breast can be dry, so I marinated the meat and cooked the chicken for only 15 minutes. It's perhaps more of a roll than a stuffing, but either way, it's delicious.
My mother-in-law is an absolute creature of habit, and when we plan on cooking chicken, her preference is always poulet roti. Contrary to the stereotype, I love my mother-in-law dearly, so don't think I'm complaining, but it takes a miracle to get her to try new things. A couple of nights ago, we had some dinner guests and we had to come up with a main course. We had chicken breasts in the house, but no whole chicken. My mother-in-law was ready to go to the market to get a whole chicken, but I was able to convince her to give this recipe a try.
Given the time crunch, she grudgingly gave in and let me prepare the dish. When she tasted it, she asked me why I haven't made it before! I see a lot of stuffed chicken breasts in my future, and if you try this recipe, I bet you will too!
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Vietnamese Fried Bean Curd Soup (Hu Tieu Chay)
Lulu calls hủ tiếu chay (fried bean curd soup in Vietnamese) the ultimate Asian comfort food. The hearty broth is flavored with bold Asian ingredients, such as ginger, garlic and mushroom seasoning salt. There are a couple of uncommon elements; I used Fuji apples and rock sugar to add a touch of sweetness to the broth, and a Vietnamese variety of cured daikon radish (củ cải khô) that provides the signature flavor of hủ tiếu broth.
The real treat though, is the addition of fried tofu skin. It's used throughout vegetarian Vietnamese cuisine as a substitute for fried pork or chicken skin in mock meat dishes. The texture is crispy, yet chewy, and really shows off the versatility of tofu.
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Mobile phones are everywhere. These days, children as young as five and six are toting mobile phones with them to school each day. Seriously. The age of a child's first phone is getting younger and younger as parents want to ensure their child's safety by making sure that they're always easy to contact.
And while that may seem extreme, generally, by the time kids reach high school, most will have a mobile phone. So it pays to set out some rules in advance before they get their hands on the phone.
A mobile phone contract can help your child become more responsible about their mobile phone usage. It can help them understand the consequences of their behaviour, and to become financially responsible.
Smart phones and mobile contracts
With their unimpeded access to the internet, lack of opportunities for parental supervision and options for high data usage (and higher bills!), smart phones and teens need a binding agreement that will allow them to use their phone safely and responsibly and avoid the high-tension family showdowns that often result for unlimited mobile phone use.
So we've drawn up the mobile phone contract below to help guarantee that you and your child are on the same track when it comes to mobile phones.
All you have to do is print out the contract below, read it and sign it!
Read more on Kidspot
Read more about kids and mobile phones
- Parents urged to limit children's use of mobiles, cordless phones under new health warnings from news.com.au
- Mobile phones and children from Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
- Mobile phones and the internet from NSW Commission for children & young people


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Capitol Alert
FBI vetting of Dave Jones unlikely for full-time job
When the Federal Bureau of Investigation visited Dave Jones' neighbors last fall, telling one of them he was being considered for an unspecified federal position, the state insurance commissioner declined to say anything about what that position might be.
He remained mum Sunday, except for this: Jones said that whatever the FBI was doing would have no impact on his job as insurance commissioner or, if he wins election in 2018, state attorney general. The remark suggested that the background check is unlikely for a job, but for a commission, board or other post.
"It would have no impact on my continued ability to serve as insurance commissioner or, in the future, attorney general," Jones told The Bee at the California Democratic Party's annual convention.
Beyond that, said Jones, who previously served in the state Assembly, "I'm not allowed to comment."
David Siders: 916-321-1215, @davidsiders


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The members of Greenbrier Road Baptist Church are upholding a tradition by staging a living Nativity through Sunday December 16th. They are allowing visitors to view a depiction of the birth of Christ in three dimensions. Each night church members will gather for four shows at 6 pm, 6:45 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:15 pm. And for thirty minutes, they will live out the story of the birth of Jesus. The live Nativity can be seen on the front lawn of the church off of Greenbrier Dear Road. The church also has a full replica of the city of Bethlehem. The various scenes from the outskirts of Bethlehem, to witnessing Roman soldiers busy completing the census, and on into the town of Bethlehem where Joseph and Mary and baby Jesus are warm and well; are set up so as to tell the whole story of Christ.
If you want to see the live Nativity; Greenbrier Road Baptist Church will hold four showtimes at 6 pm, 6:45 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:15 pm through Sunday December 16th. The church is located at 1235 Greenbrier-Dear Road in Anniston and its free! Enjoy the pictures I took from this event!
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Before we go any further, the answer in short is don't leave Google Plus if you're a business, and don't be afraid to start a new profile either. I'll explain why below, but in case you don't know the backstory, here it is.
Google Plus has struggled in numbers when compared to Facebook, there's no question. When the chief evangelist for the product, Vic Gundotra, resigned last April, the death cries for the social network began, from TechCrunch to Forbes. There were a few bloggers who saw this as more of a transformation in the making than a visit to the place where Google Buzz was sent to live in exile, but they were the outliers. Then came the changes: Hangouts became a separate app, Picasa became a separate app, and the final nail was driven—the decoupling of Gmail accounts from the G+ profile. The final gasp.
Don't Go Anywhere
Understand, G+ was never meant to be a Facebook replacement at its core. One of the architects of the platform, Chris Messina, recently railed against what it had become and Google's failure to improve it. He said that when it was being developed, Google Plus was known internally as Google Me. The idea was to be a hub of Google users where you could decide what information to share with who. Which sounds a lot more brilliant than what it became.
For a Facebook-marketing-like campaign you probably don't want to waste your time on Google Plus at this point, or at least not prioritize it. But even if no one is there 'socializing', there's still a lot of information flowing through there: it is Google after all. You still want to share quality content there and interact as best you can.
What does Google do, primarily? They rank websites algorithmically so when you type something in the search field you find what you're looking for. The more information they can gather, the better. The more you share with Google, the more they drive sales your way. And even if G+ ceases to be as we now know it, Google isn't going anywhere. It's a smart play to keep your profile active for the time being or until they pull the plug, which wouldn't likely be soon.
Google Me
As for what should happen, I think Messina's remarks unveiled what Google Plus should have probably been, Google Me. You set up your profile and set your privacy levels, and share content through your profile. Any time you're "googled", the relevant information and links show based on the person's relationship to you. At that point the information gathering portion is done, including your "likes".
Whether it's Google Plus 2.0 or Google Me, or something completely different, Google will develop something new. They always do. A Google Plus profile that's complete and regularly fed automatically translates to a good Google profile, and when you get down to people finding you in a search Facebook won't help you as much as Google.
Socialty is a full-service social media marketing and social recruiting agency in Chicago. We create content, websites, blog posts, email marketing and strategic marketing plans for small and medium size businesses. Our social recruiting team helps you attract talented candidates via social media outlets. Socialty connects you to your audience and potential employees. We'll keep you social while you carry on with your business. Keep Social and Carry On!


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How to Develop Effective Communication Skills
The world depends on effective communication skills. From the basic dyad (two persons) to the flurry of geopolitical issues, adept exchange of information and ideas is unequivocal in importance and will always be the ground-zero of human relations. Interpersonal communication determines the quality of social interactions.
How then is communication skill developed? Interpersonal communications is a dynamic and broad field of study; so there are many aspects and methods that could be offered for becoming a better communicator. Five practicable ways to enhance one's relations will be examined here.
Active Listening (Humorous)
Other Listening Tips
- Listen completely - don't think about speaking
- Give pause before speaking to allow a person to finish talking
- Make a rule to always clarify what a person has said
- Listen non-verbally - nod, make eye contact, use appropriate seriousness, acknowledge the person and the feelings
Effective Listening is Active Listening
Listening is among the most crucial aspects of communication because it is the way messages are received, understood, and evaluated—and there is nothing worse than having what you say misunderstood, downplayed, or altogether ignored.
There are many types of listening as well, based on purpose, culture, and identity; but the most important form is active listening.
To listen actively means for one to receive a speaker's message, internalize it, and send the message back to the speaker as the listener thinks he heard it. The components are simple but very important. First, a listener paraphrases what he thinks the speaker means. This is also called clarification. By this the speaker is able to confirm whether or not his message has been interpreted correctly.
Second, a listener echoes the speaker's feelings, whether they have been expressed or implied. There is nothing wrong in saying "I understand your frustration" or "I see how you feel." Such statements acknowledge the speaker without judging the situation. Third, a listener asks questions. Follow-up questions bring additional information that anchor understanding and meaning. Good questions will motivate speakers to express their thoughts and feelings.
Pass the Ball: Limit Self-Talk
Effective communication is not unlike two athletes practicing their sport. Baseball players toss, basketball players pass, and tennis players rally. In communications the "ball" is conversation and it should belong to both players—so throw it!
No one enjoys a person who disregards communication rules and drones on about self or even the issue at-hand. It is an easy way for a person to strand a conversation or to teach others to avoid him. Interestingly, the opposite is nearly as bad—leaving the ball in another's hands. A person that never talks about himself or the issues, for whatever reason, stifles conversation from inception and leaves others to misunderstand him or perceive him as weird.
A dyad doesn't exist without two people or their communication. There has to be a point where we socially interact with one another, and speaking is the essential way humans do it. When we toss the conversational ball we balance our self-talk, whether personal or issue-based, with the people around us, for each person has a right to be both Speaker and Receiver in dyadic communication.
Thus, when we pass the ball communication is able to occur; and listening to others also benefits us by what we learn.
Josh on Non-Verbals (Good)
Which of the six major non-verbal methods mentioned in this section do you use regularly?
Make Sure Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication Match
Non-verbal communication is as much communication as what is spoken—and often more credible.
Everybody uses a blend of verbal and non-verbal communication and, usually, non-verbal messages support verbal messages in various ways.
For instance, we raise our voices to emphasize (accent). We smile when speaking to small children (complement). We wink when joking (contradict). We purse our lips and move our heads to indicate a desire to speak (control). We raise our brows when confirming (repeat). We signal to replace a verbal message, as with the "OK" sign (substitute).
But what happens when verbal and non-verbal messages don't match?
Studies have shown that when there is doubt about verbal messages, people tend to believe non-verbal cues. Research claims that non-verbal cues are four times as effective as verbal ones. In fact, more than 60 percent of meaning is believed to be communicated non-verbally.
People believe non-verbal messages over verbal ones because they function below conscious awareness. It is easier for people to speak a lie but not as easy to perform one.
Explanation of High and Low Context Cultures (Excellent)
Think About It
Most of us have encountered people new to the area, often in cars pulled up next to us seeking directions. How could the arrival of a newcomer to town be a high-context situation? How could it be a low-context situation?
Speak to Everybody: Inclusion-Exclusion Principles
No one likes being left out. We leave others out of the communication process when we deprive them of information although on the surface it may appear that they have been included. This happens very often and in many contexts.
People of the same nationality or ethnic group can strand non-members with the use of their language or by their practices. Religious adherents do this by not being inclusive of persons outside their group or using religious language unfamiliar to seekers. Doctors do it by using scientific terminology when common words are necessary.
Much of this has to do with the situation context, considered high or low. A high-context culture is one in which much of the information is in the context or in the person rather than being explicit in verbal messages. So, two doctors or a group of doctors and researchers could speak in medical terminology easily without need of interpretation. A low-context culture is the opposite, one in which most information is explicitly stated.
The key to including others is to be deliberate about filling in details that will serve those that are uninformed. Another way to embrace outsiders is to ask for their opinions.
Learn How to Appraise
Effective communication skills require that at some point in our social interactions judgments must be made. This may occur in formal and official settings but are more common in interaction with family and friends.
There are times when we need to be critical and times when praise is appropriate; but these moments aren't tough to figure out. The only necessary rule is that any criticism or praise offered be truly helpful.
Sometimes, however, an honest appraisal will be a negative one, so how then should we respond? Here are some suggestions.
- Point out behavior errors rather than personality errors: instead of "Why are you so mean?" say "I think you overreacted with the secretary."
- Be positive with criticism: instead of "Your writing is terrible" say "I think your writing can improve"—and be constructive in explaining how to improve it.
- If you must be negatively critical do it face-to-face and not through a weaker medium like a letter or email.
- Express criticism in private
- Use I-messages: instead of "That was a great performance" say "I really enjoyed your performance."
These five tactics offer people more effective communication skills whether in their professions or their daily interactions.
I enjoyed reading your article. The communication is indeed very important and crucial in all areas of social interactions. People sometimes are focused more on what to reply than on what other people say which cause a lot of misunderstandings. Voted up!
Well written hub. Communication is extremely important in daily life, but especially in business. Thanks, I enjoyed the read and reminders about communication etiquette.
Great points very well organized and stated. TY ithabise
Limit self-talk. YES! Excellent hub. Voted up.
Good tips on effective communication. Active listening is so very important when engaging with others and sharing ideas. Voted up!
Very good tips and well-presented. Thanks for sharing. Voted up.
I liked your suggestion about inclusion. This is something I often try to do but have never really heard mentioned in any talks/articles about communication.
Definitely a great article, I voted it up!
very useful information shared! voted up
I personally feel that the key to good communication lies in the fact that one tries to establish a mutual understanding with another individual and in the process all the above mentioned steps by you get incorporated!
Development of an understanding is the first step towards a healthy communication... isn't it?
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3 Ways to Positively Impact Your Community that Won't Cost a Dime
A few years ago, one of my best friends celebrated her birthday by inviting her party to serve at The Free Pantry on a warm afternoon in Costa Mesa, CA. Instead of ordering cocktails and opening gifts, we prepared and served food restaurant style to anyone who attended. It was so like her to shift the attention off of her, and get us focused on serving those who needed it most in our community.
This really didn't come as a surprise to me. Prior to her birthday celebration she had spent a year in Uganda working with children in rural villages - accomplishing a goal she shared with me years before. When she's wasn't in Africa she was always serving her friends, family, and community.
My friendship with her has been a huge inspiration behind my mantra: give back on your way up. Each one of us has some resource that we can allocate toward bettering our community, one person at a time. For those that need a little inspiration, I've put together 3 Ways We Can Give that Don't Cost Us a Dime.
Offer Free Tutoring or Coaching
A great way to give back to your community is by offering your time to someone who's looking for it. Whether you're a musician, an accountant, a history teacher, or a personal trainer, someone can benefit from your mentorship.
By the way, an easy way to get the word out is to post on your social media pages that you're offering your time. Not only will this benefit your community, but it'll help you sharpen your skills as well.
Raise Awareness for a Cause or Charity
This is probably the easiest and least time consuming way to impact your community in a positive way. Let people know what you really care about by sharing articles or videos on Facebook! Charitable foundations love getting support on social media even if that doesn't equate to time or finances.
Challenge yourself to post about your cause 2-3 times a week for a month and see what kind of awareness you can gain for it.
Volunteer at a Soup Kitchen
Take a page out of my friend's book and help serve people in your community. Not only is this a great way to connect with your community, but it can also be a great way to spend time with friends and family. More often than not you'll learn incredible stories from the people you serve, and become inspired to do even more work to better those around you.
If you need help finding a soup kitchen to volunteer at, click here.
Remember, you don't have to wait for the holidays, a viral Internet challenge, or #GivingTuesday to contribute to your community. You don't need a big bank account or a huge network to make in impact. Making a change starts with taking small steps in a positive direction.


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November Update: DALLAS
What Happened
Our time in the clubs this month was a good reminder of the relationship we are building with other staff. Including house moms, managers, DJs, security, and valet. The Lord is so gracious to us as he allows us to be a part of the work He is doing and to take part in His joy.
We have developed good relationships with all the managers in the clubs. One particular manager was recently injured in a car accident. He will have to have a number of surgeries and an extensive amount of physical therapy in the next year. We are praying for an opportunity for the LOVE Team (hospitality) to serve him through providing meals. Please be in prayer for healing and a quick recovery.
Last month Anne met a woman at the clubs that was brought up in a religion that does not confess Jesus as Savior and Lord. When this young woman came to know Christ, her family disowned her. Anne has been walking with her since the last outreach. Here is a little of her story:
I met Sarah during our outreach last month. It was her sweet smile and the light in her eyes that caught my attention. We chatted a while and I learned that the light in her eyes was the light of Christ. She recently began her journey following Jesus but after a sudden financial crisis found herself walking down an old and familiar path. She was caught between old patterns of independence and her new life of dependence on her Savior. But God in his beautiful sovereignty pursued her down this old path. In fact, he planted us right in the middle of her path. I love the way God works!! Through prayers and conversations over the past few weeks, she decided to take a big leap of faith. She is now experiencing the LOVE of Jesus through the embrace and support of her church community. I am so thankful for the body of Christ and am always amazed that God allows us to be a part of the work He is doing!
We were humbled and honored to get to partner with Going Beyond Ministries and Priscilla Shirer for an incredible event called, 'Awaken.' Huge 'THANK YOU' to all of the women that donated to our Christmas Fill the Stocking outreach and stopped by the Jesus Said LOVE tables. To the Going Beyond Ministry staff and to Priscilla Shirer - 'Thank you!'
What's Happening
We've been flooded with calls from women this month in crisis situations, needing resources and asking for assistance in getting out of the industry. Here are some of the situations along with the needs and ways you can pray with us. (Names have been changed)
Nina - She wants out of the industry. She has some retail experience. She would love to work in a day care. Needs: Help w/ her resume, taining/equiping on how to interview, interview clothes (sizes 8-10).
Molly - Domestic abuse case. Please be in prayer as we work with our resources in getting Molly and her son in a safe rehabilitation home.
Rosie - Rosie was referred to us through a counselor/friend. She is in her late 40's and a mother of 3. She has been pimped out since the age of 16 by a relative. She was recently raped by her pimp and became pregnant. She has failing kidney's and was forced by the hospital to make a decision to end the pregnancy. Like many of the women we empower, she has numerous mental illnesses due to the trauma. As of today, her kidneys are failing and she has not been given much hope of survival.
Bell -Recently let go from one of the clubs and is looking for a job. Rent is due among other bills. Needs: Job, meals/food, help w/ resume
Temporary foster home for a 5lb Chihuahua.
What's Going to Happen
Pies, Pies, Pies - One of our favorite outreaches of the year. We are in need of 50 personal baked pies (NO store bought pies). Apple, pumpkin, pecan, coconut, chocolate, sweet potato pie, cherry, buttermilk.
Holiday flavor creamer
Whip Cream
Fill the Stocking - Our Christmas outreach.
100 - Old Navy Christmas Pajama Pants
Bath & Body Works Body 'Spray' (Please no sample sizes)
Bath & Body Works Anti-Bacterial (Please be sure its not anti-bacterial soap and no small sample sizes)
Bath & Body Works Small Candle
Contact firstname.lastname@example.com if you are able to help us out.
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Vehicle Theft Arrest
- August 10, 2015
- Category: Press Releases
Date and Time of Release: 10 Aug. 2015
Date and Time of Incident: 6 Aug. 2015, at approx. 7:55 pm
Subject: Vehicle Theft Arrest
6 Aug. 15, at approx. 7:55 pm, a subject stopped his vehicle at a business on the 300 block of Stockton Road to purchase a drink. When he went inside the business, he left his vehicle running. While purchasing his drink, he observed a Hispanic male enter his vehicle and sit in the driver's seat and start to drive off with his vehicle.
The vehicle owner and another person exited the store and stood in front of the vehicle preventing the suspect from driving off in it. The suspect then exited the vehicle and fled the area.
Approx. half an hour later, the victim observed the same Hispanic male subject walking on Washington Street in the area of School Street. Officers responded and contacted Santos Sanchez, 31 of Waterford. Sanchez was taken into custody without incident. He was transported to the Tuolumne County Jail and booked for felony vehicle theft. Sanchez is on probation out of Stanislaus County for unlawfully causing a fire and vandalism.


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"I am the change I wish to see in the world"
Who is Jennifer?
Born on October 22, 1981, Jennifer Valerie Kurland was adopted at 3 months old by Martin, a sheet metal worker at Detroit Diesel, and Phyllis, a public school teacher at Warren Consolidated Schools. She grew up in Southfield, moving to West Bloomfield after her parents divorce in middle school. A graduate of West Bloomfield High School in 1999, she began her long journey for her Bachelor's Degree at Michigan State University. At 17 years old, Jennifer traveled to Poland and Israel for two weeks as part of the "March of the Living" sponsored by the Jewish Federation. With a group of peers, she toured the remains of the Ghettos in Warsaw and Krakow, witnessing the memorial at Treblinka, walking the "March of Death" from Auschwitz to Birkenau with thousands of other Jews from around the globe, and visiting Plaszow with a survivor of the camp and his family. The image that will always haunt her is at Majdanek, where an apartment building stood less than 200ft from where the gas chamber remained. This experience fed her passion for activism and fight against fascism and injustice. After the funds her parents had saved for 2 years of school ran out, Jennifer worked full-time as a canvasser and field manager for Clean Water Action. During her tenure, she traveled around the state working on campaigns to lower arsenic standards in drinking water, banning slant drilling along the Great Lakes, preventing Yucca Mountain from becoming a nuclear depository, and (the still not solved) sewage overflow issues. After moving back home to the Detroit area, Jennifer fell into a banking career.
While in banking, she worked with clients navigating the Great Recession, helping small businesses struggling in a difficult economy, and advising hard-working families struggling with bills or losing their homes to foreclosure. Mainly working for Charter One, she bought her house in Redford at age 24 and soon after became involved in local activism. First, drawn into working as an elections poll-worker then chairperson for elections in 2006 and later on Redford's Festival Committee, serving as Secretary for two years. She has held numerous local positions in the Junior Chamber, notably as 60th President of the Redford Jaycees and on the state board of the Michigan Junior Chamber as a District Director. Part of the revolution before she knew there was one, Jennifer was elected to a 6-year term in 2012 to serve the Redford Union School District.
At the same time Bernie Sanders was fighting corruption and unethical behavior in the Democratic Party on the national level, Jennifer was fighting with her school board against similar behavior by local leaders, preventing a hostile annexation of the district. Jennifer served as President of the Redford Union School Board for 3 1/2 years, working with an omni-partisan group of Trustees, and drove the hiring process a new superintendent. Together they created a strategic plan to move the district in a new direction focused on student achievement and equitable learning. This past July, Jennifer was elected to serve as Board Treasurer for the remaining 6 months of her term.
Jennifer received her Associates Degree from Schoolcraft College and her Bachelor's Degree in Political Science Public Affairs from Wayne State University, accomplished by a long journey combining work, school, and her community commitments to Redford Township. Jennifer considers herself an ecological socialist, and believes real political change can only happen outside the two "major" parties.
Why Flint?
In October 2015, the Flint Water Crisis broke at the same time the Michigan Jaycees were having a state conference in Flint. Concerned initially about water quality available at the conference, Jennifer continued following the story via her radio show, The Offensive Feminist with Jenny K on Cave Radio Broadcasting.
She researched and developed a documentary on the Flint Water Crisis after declaring to a friend that it was our state's version of 9/11. Discovering through research that both state and local officials knew that Flint's water treatment plant couldn't properly treat water as early as 2009, Jennifer pushed it out on social media. After months dragged on with no attention to the matter, she decided to take action. Jennifer printed out 4 key documents from 2009 – 2015 that showed this knowledge, and created a 28-page annotated timeline of the crisis.
In February of 2017, she hand-delivered that information in identical packets to all 110 State Representatives and 38 State Senators. Other recipients of the information include: Attorney General Bill Schuette, The Young Turk's Jordan Chariton, and the following media outlets. In Metro Detroit: The Detroit News, The Free Press, The Jewish News, Channels Fox 2, Local 4, and ABC 7. In Flint: mLive Flint, Channels ABC 12 WJRT, and WSMH Fox. In Lansing: Fox 47, Newscenter 6, and mLive Lansing. After receiving responses back from only 2 members of the legislature and none from the media, she again hand-delivered the preliminary costs to make Flint whole along with an offer to help create the legislation in June. This time asking for answers to 4 specific questions with a deadline, she heard back from 6 State Representatives and 5 State Senators, with 4 legislators (Morris Hood III, David Knezek, Ian Conyers, Jim Ananich) willing to work with her. Jennifer continued her advocacy and following up with those who agreed to work with her to start writing the legislation, physically going to their Lansing offices and asking to schedule a meeting. In each instance her request was ignored except in the case of Ian Conyers whose office scheduled a meeting and subsequently cancelled the day prior. There still has been no legislation introduced in the Michigan legislature to make Flint whole.
Follow the Flint link to review all of the above information
Fun Facts
Jennifer was the lead singer of a band called "Unusual Suspects" and has sung our National Anthem at many community events.
She has her CPL and enjoys going to the range.
She went to Wrestlemania X8 in Toronto.
As a child, Jennifer had an annual pass to Walt Disney World in Florida.
Her country and state count is:
13 countries including Vatican City
24 states including Washington, D.C.
She is an avid reader and enjoys both pre-historical fiction like Mother Earth, Father Sky and fantasy series like A Song of Ice and Fire.
Jennifer enjoys photography and Instagram filters. She takes a picture every day as part of the 365 project.
She has 2 cats, Deuteronomy and Ginko.
She's an only child with two siblings. Her father Martin and step-mother Sheila have been married for over 20 years, and her step-side of the family is simply family.
Jennifer enjoys being an aunt to her niece and nephew, and her 2 godsons.


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The ECB released its update of SMP purchases in the week ended January 6 (so with settlement through Wednesday): following two weeks of barely any acquisitions (€19MM and €462MM in the two weeks prior), the most recent number was €1.1 billion so gradually we are getting back to normal. The total amount of gross purchases is now €218.4 billion and €213 billion net of maturities. This will also be the amount the ECB will have to sterilize, hopefully without hiccups. Naturally, the more money is parked with the ECB, the less is available for sterilization. And since the total under the SMP will only keep rising, very soon the ECB will likely hit a plateau beyond which it will become increasingly difficult to successfully sterilize the entire weekly rolling amount. And the worst news is that despite the hundreds of billions in "sterilized" (when the banks are kept alive by the central bank, is it really sterilized?) monetizations, Italian yields are once again well over 7%, and the spread of Bunds is now back to a nosebleed inducing 522 bps: how long until LCH wakes up again and hikes margins sending the entire European bond complex a step function lower?
Full ECB SMP history:
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This was one of my favorite shows I went to at NYFW. Sitting in front row might have had something to do with it. Possibly. But truly, Norisol Ferrari's SS 2013 collection. inspired by iconic film actresses like Munroe, Hayworth, Fontaine, Kelly and Garbo, was an ode to feminine curves and ageless grace.
Speaking of which, Ferrari had a wonderful group of seasoned models walk down the runway: Carmen Dell 'Orefice, 81, Carol Alt, 51, Alva Chinn, 57 and Karen Bjornson, 58, all of whom worked those perfectly tailored dresses like there was no tomorrow.
And in my mind, I saw the whole thing in silhouettes and shadows.


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Pushing Pixels Around with the Smudge Tool in Photoshop Elements 9
In Photoshop Elements, the Smudge tool pushes your pixels around using the color that's under the cursor when you start to drag. Think of it as dragging a brush through wet paint. You can use this tool to create a variety of effects. When it's used to the extreme, you can create a warped effect. When it's used more subtly, you can soften the edges of objects.
1Choose the Smudge tool from the Tools panel in Edit Full mode.
Press Shift+R to cycle through the Smudge, Blur, and Sharpen tools.
2Select a brush from the Brushes Preset Picker drop-down panel.
Use a small brush for smudging tiny areas, such as edges. Larger brushes produce more extreme effects.
3Select a blending mode from the Mode pop-up menu.
You have several choices, including Hue, Saturation, Color, and Luminosity.
4Choose the strength of the smudging effect with the Strength slider or text box.
The lower the value, the lighter the effect.
5If your image has multiple layers, select Sample All Layers to make Elements use pixels from all the visible layers when it produces the effect.
The smudge still appears on only the active layer, but the look is a bit different, depending on the colors of the underlying layers.
6Use the Finger Painting option to begin the smudge by using the foreground color.
Rather than use the color under your cursor, this option smears your foreground color at the start of each stroke. You can quickly switch into Finger Painting mode by pressing the Alt key while you drag. Release Alt to go back to Normal mode.


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Dandelion flower head (taraxacum officinale) by Una Sullivan
Dandelion flower head (taraxacum officinale) by Una Sullivan
Botanical design carved by hand and gilded.
This beautiful slate makes the perfect gift and can be used as a paper weight or equally, would look wonderful on a shelf or table to be admired as a decorative object.
© Una Sullivan
Size: 6cm x 6cm x 2.5cm
About the artist
Una Sullivan studied Advanced and Experimental Lettering at The City and Guilds of London Art School and has subsequently undertaken calligraphic work and the design and carving of inscriptions and decorative work in stone.
Aside from commissioned work, Una's focus is on small scale pieces of an intimate nature. Working in fine textured limestones, slate, and gesso panels, she engages with an interest in the experiential nature of poetry and the challenge presented when responding to such language via the medium of lettering.
As a direct result of commemorative work, Una has developed an appreciation of flowers and their structure and makes use of this rich resource for design.


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This well designed 3 bedroom 2 bath suite is located right in the heart of West End and minutes from downtown and Vanderbilt University. Living at The Grove you will enjoy professionally designed interiors, beautifully maintained grounds, a state-of-the art fitness club, sparkling swimming pool plazas, a resident business center; all of this is waiting for you in a convenient location that feels like resort style living. This suite is located across from the fitness club and the lap style pool. It is a 2nd floor unit, has a fully equipped kitchen, a tiled sunroom with writing desk, a wood burning tiled surround fireplace, and a 32' LCD TV in the living room ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Need to rent for less than 90 days? We Can Help: just add $5/day + tax, for a 60-89 day stay OR Need to rent for less than 60 days? We Can Help: just add $10/day + tax, for a 30-59 day stay
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Simple + Efficient Bib Storage
If you have a little one then you likely have a pile of bibs somewhere, probably taking up a drawer in the kitchen. For us, using a drawer wasn't an option - we only have three. Yes, three drawers in the entire kitchen.. ugh. So I tried to think of another way to store the bibs out-of-sight but still accessible.
| Bib Hook | Chrome Basket for kids cups + dishes |
My solution was to pick up one of those "over the cupboard door" towel hooks. I made sure to get one that had a good-sized hook on it to accommodate all the bibs. Then I just put it facing into the cupboard where we keep all the kid dishes and hung all the bibs from there - done!


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VNRE - Property prices are likely to dim in comparison to gold and US dollar market pricing fevers.
Gold prices on the domestic market increased by more than VND1 million ($50) per tael to the record VND38.2 million-VND38.5 million ($1,910-$1,925) in the early November after the world market set a record of $1,410 per ounce. The prices have been recently fluctuated around VND36 million ($1,800). Gold prices in the early 2010 stood between VND28-29 million ($1,400-$1,450) per tael.
Also, the US dollar-local currency exchange rate has set a new peak at around VND21,100-VND21,200 a dollar in the black market, from VND19,500 seen in early 2010. The State Bank recently nailed the official rate to VND19,500.
According to the Ministry of Planning and Investment's General Statistics Office, gold prices and foreign exchange rates have continued fluctuating wildly. However, real estate prices have kept stable.
Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong, director of Tin Nghia Real Estate Trading Floor, said: "Most of the projected properties we have sold recently have their own prices separate from gold and US dollar pricing levels."
Vietnamese people's habit of valueing properties by gold was just seen in private properties, while most other transactions had been done in dong or US dollars with fixed exchange rates, Huong said.
She said: "Properties compared to gold and US dollars will be more competitive in terms of savings and investment purposes because of developer's recent reasonable pricing scheme to stimulate the property market."
Tran The Anh, marketing manager of Daewon Thu Duc's Cantavil Premier An Phu project in the southern hub's District 2, said: "We are now working on pricing for the project with no references to the prices of gold and US dollars. The project will be launched for sale early next year."
Decree 71, which provided restrictions to property transferral deals, had made real estate developers like Daewon Thu Duc carefully consider pricing strategies to make products affordable to buyers, said Anh.
"This means that property is getting cheaper and will be more competitive when gold and US dollars are unstably priced in the coming time."
Anh said prices for a square metre at the Cantavil Premier An Phu project were originally set among $1,800-$2,300 but they could be adjusted to $1,500 each.
The State Bank in early September directed its branches in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to tightly monitor US dollar-listed prices for property trading and construction projects.
The Article 22 of the Foreign Exchange Management Law bans trading, paying, listing prices or advertising with foreign currencies, except among credit institutions.
Accordingly, enterprises and individuals are not allowed to list and collect prices or services fees in foreign currencies without approval. Each violation carries a VND20-30 million ($1,000-$1,500) fine and the money made from the violation is confiscated. Offenders' business licences may also be revoked.
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Fenderhawk - A Smart Security System and Parking Camera
A parking camera plus vehicle security system that helps you park safely and sends alerts to your phone if your car is ever bumped.
Fenderhawk - A Smart Security System and Parking Camera
A parking camera plus vehicle security system that helps you park safely and sends alerts to your phone if your car is ever bumped.
Fenderhawk was created with one simple idea in mind: to make the roads a safer place for drivers and the cars they love. To achieve this we have crafted a camera system with smart sensors that empowers you to keep your vehicle safe, secure, and dent free - all controlled through your mobile device.
Fenderhawk is a vehicle-mounted device that contains an HD video camera and multiple sensors that track everything from motion, and directional forces, to vibration, sound, and also serves as a front and rear facing camera to help keep you, and your car safe while parked or driving.
Controlled entirely from your iPhone or Android device, Fenderhawk alerts you when it senses anything out of the ordinary — from sudden jolts that can indicate a collision, to sound and movements that could mean an intrusion. Instantly receive, view and act on the alerts wherever you are. Fenderhawk is the smartest way to safeguard your vehicle.
You define your experience with Fenderhawk. From controlling when it's armed, to adjusting the sensitivity the device, or enabling parking assist mode, Fenderhawk is designed to give you a wide feature set that you control to fit your needs.
Being away from your car doesn't mean you can't respond to emergencies. Fenderhawk alerts you immediately when it senses something is wrong.
Technical specifications
- Automatic video capture (customizable 15-30 seconds before and after trigger event)
- HD video resolution (1080p)
- Internal memory
- Fits over any standard USA vehicle license plate
- Built in accelerometer
- Nightvision (IR Illumination, Hidden IR LED's in frame)
- Bluetooth and 3G connectivity
- Built-in rechargeable battery, recharges while you drive (Connects to license plate light connector, switches to battery when car is off.)
- Weatherproof
- iOS and Android mobile app
- Live video with sensor data
- Encryption
- Media archive
- Arm and Disarm
- Parking assist camera mode
- Privacy settings
- Download media
- Automatic temporal video stitching. ( Records before and after trigger event and creates one video file)
With Fenderhawk, the app and primary service are free, and accessible via as many phones as you'd like. That means you can download the free app, receive alerts, and see live streaming video, audio and other sensor data.
Want to store videos for longer? We will soon have an premium archive service (optional) that lets you extend your storage for a small fee.
Pick the vibrant "Cherry-red" Fenderhawk, and send a visual warning to bad drivers not to bump your car or go with the "Black hawk" color scheme that is less noticeable but equally as effective. We are also working on a "Sliver hawk" finish that is chrome. No matter what color your vehicle is, we want Fenderhawk to be a sleek, complimentary, and useful accent to your car.
Experienced designers, engineers, artists, and entrepreneurs
Fenderhawk was founded by serial entrepreneur Tav Shande in early 2015 after witnessing too many parking hit-and-runs and having multiple experiences with mysterious dents and scratches showing up on his car. The question, "Why aren't cars smart enough to tell you when they've been bumped?" is what shaped the concept of the Fenderhawk camera. For the task of creating the device he recruited the help of the talented John Teel.
As a former senior design engineer at Texas Instruments (TI) John designed dozens of successful microchips. His designs can be found in all kinds of popular electronic devices including some from Apple and Intel. You almost certainly own several products with TI microchips inside, and most likely a product or two with one of his chip designs.
Previously, John founded a startup called MicroLite Tech. Where he developed and manufactured a low-cost consumer lighting device and brought it to market in over 500 retail locations across three countries. In addition to development he also oversaw manufacturing in Asia, marketing, trade shows, logistics, financing, and sales.
We are growing
In addition to our core team, we are assembling an incredible group of engineers, designers, and industry experts who will be collaborating with us to create the best product possible.
We currently have a working prototype and we're now focused on:
- Finalizing the engineering schematics for the final product
- Developing and iterating on the user experience for the mobile app
- Developing the data visualization tools
- Power management and battery placement
We will also begin the process of:
- Designing packaging
- Product certifictions
- Designing the supply chain process
- Materials procurement
- Tooling
- Production
What does the functional prototype do?
The current prototype (Not final shape and size) shows what the Fenderhawk camera can do in security mode, taking HD video after sensing an impact and saving the footage. The video is then transferred via Bluetooth. In the four videos below John Teel shows the prototype in action:
We have been working on Fenderhawk for the past year and we've come a long way. But now we need your help. Your support will allow us to finish development and initiate tooling and manufacturing so we can make Fenderhawk available to you and the millions of people who should experience a smarter car security option. Let's make our roads safer, our cars smarter, and our commutes more connected — together.
So why should you support us?
- Be the first to get one.
- This is a game changer in car security and it connects seamlessly with your vehicle and smart-phone.
- Nothing like Fenderhawk exists on the market.
- A parking camera & security for your current car.
- Peace of mind, knowing that your car is safe.
- It will make the roads safer and reduce hit & runs.
Risks and challenges
Building a new kind of automotive camera is a complex and time-consuming task. We aknowledge the challenge and recognize there are many pieces that will need to come together for it to work. One such thing is, obviously, financial and only with help from Kickstarter will we be able to get to production of the first Fenderhawk Camera.
Getting to the point where we can ship the final camera to your door from the where we are at now, involves the following:
1) Getting the Hardware, software design, and construction ready for production. All the components must fit together perfectly. There is so much to take into account when finishing this up. Fortunately, we have the experience of John Teel, President of Teel Engineering. He was formerly a senior design engineer for Texas Instruments where he created electronic designs now used in millions of portable devices (including some from Apple). He is also a successful entrepreneur who developed his own product, had it manufactured in Asia, and sold in over 500 retail locations in three countries.
2) Fitting the electronics into such a small weather-resisant frame. This is no small feat. We have a functioning prototype with all the components in place. We are adding talented camera and battery specialist to our engineering team to find the best method to keep the form factor slim and power the device efficiently.
3) Setting up a logistics and quality assured manufacturing chain. In every step of the production, our manufacturers need to have strict guidelines and tests to sort out the good units from the bad as early as possible. To assist us with this, we are leveraging the knowledge of professionals that have done this over and over for many shipped products before.
4) Getting all the pieces of the firmware in place and working without problems. There is a difference between having a functioning prototype recording and transmitting HD video (which we have working) and having it function properly in all conditions out in the field. Again, our team members have built both hardware and firmware for shipped products, we will rely on their expertise.
We recognize these challenges and we are taking them seriously. We are adamant in overcoming any issues that arise. We are committed to getting the Fenderhawk camera into the market and we have all the skills necessary to do so. With the help from the Kickstarter community we can have the resources to move into production while also completing all of the above tasks.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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text: Writing for a Math Class 1 2 3 Why Write? For the Instructor For the Student The union of the mathematician with the poet,fervor with measure, passion with correctness,this surely is the ideal.—William James Why Write? Writing for a math class strikes many students, and teachers too, as an odd idea to say the least. However, an increasing number of educators have recognized the importance of written composition, especially in lower division and survey courses, for helping students to master and express mathematical ideas. When a math class consists, as it too often does, of nothing more than a collection of techniques to be learnt by rote and regurgitated on exams, then certainly writing about those techniques is superfluous. But when a mathematics course, as it ought, becomes a journey of discovery—of mathematical ideas and the importance of those ideas in our appreciation of the world—then writing about mathematics can become a powerful component of the learning process. An increasing number of educators have begun to incorporate a modest amount of composition into their syllabi, with surprising results. The reason for their success is not difficult to understand. Most instructors will readily admit that they "never truly understood" the basic mathematical ideas that constitute algebra, trigonometry, and calculus until they had to teach those ideas to others. What this fact illustrates is that until an idea is communicated to others it has not really made itself at home in our own minds. Communicating ideas brings them alive, pulling them off the flat page of our memory and giving them solid shape in the dynamic space of the intellect. When students communicate through written composition about the ideas they are learning, they can achieve the same result for themselves. A second reason for writing in the mathematics classroom is to bring context and background to students' appreciation of their subject. Mathematics is rich with its own history, a history moreover peopled by extraordinary characters and punctuated by the steady advance of powerful ideas. Sadly, most students learn the basic math curriculum—right up through college—largely in ignorance of and untouched by this history. Little wonder that to many students mathematics remains a dead subject, wholly abstract and removed from their lives and interests. If the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus is arguably one of the profoundest creations of the human intellect and human civilization, should not students learn of the people and history surrounding its inception? But where will they learn of this, if not in their calculus class? Is there no value or interest in learning that Pascal developed combinatorics so as to win at the gambling table? Or what the response of the Pythagoreans was when the irrationality of the square root of two was demonstrated? Or how Alan Turing perhaps saved England during World War II by cracking the German Enigma code, and that he did so only a few years after describing, for the first time, the mathematical idea of a programmable computer, an event that has transformed all our lives? By providing the opportunity to explore these events and learn about these people, even the occasional small writing assignment can transform a student's outlook on mathematics. Admittedly, for both the student and the instructor, incorporating writing into the math curriculum presents real challenges, not the least of which is the pressure of time. These issues are examined in the next section, and guidance is provided (for students and instructors) for making the writing experience in the math classroom a successful and rewarding one. Next: For the Instructor ContributorsB. Sidney Smith, authorCitation Info[MLA] Smith, B. Sidney. "Writing for a Math Class." Platonic Realms Minitexts. Platonic Realms, 13 Mar 2014. Web. 13 Mar 2014. <http://platonicrealms.com/>[APA] Smith, B. Sidney (13 Mar 2014). Writing for a Math Class. Retrieved 13 Mar 2014 from Platonic Realms Minitexts: http://platonicrealms.com/minitexts/Writing-For-A-Math-Class/ Advertisement


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Carissa Risucci has a good idea how fast she wants to swim this week. It's just that she's keeping that to herself for the time being.
WHITESBORO – Carissa Risucci has a good idea how fast she wants to swim this week.
It's just that she's keeping that to herself for the time being.
"I do have numbers in my head, but I don't like to share my numbers before the actual race," she said. "I do have some goal times. I'm pretty anxious to go out there and race."
Risucci will get a chance to do that in the Section III girls swimming championships Thursday at Nottingham High School in Syracuse.
The Whitesboro junior hopes to make a third straight trip to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association meet by qualifying in the 100-yard breast stroke, her strongest event, and possibly the 200 individual medley, in which she set a Frontier League championship record (2:20.41) Saturday.
Swimmers from New Hartford, Holland Patent, West Canada Valley, Thomas R. Proctor, Whitesboro, Cooperstown and Rome Free Academy, as well as Whitesboro, will compete in the sectionals. New Hartford, which had won nine consecutive Class B championships before missing out last year, will be led by defending 100 backstroke champion Abbie Max, a freshman. Eighteen Spartan swimmers and 14 from Holland Patent have qualified for the meet.
The sectionals begin with diving at 11 a.m. today. The meet continues with class championships Thursday – Class A at 9:30 a.m. and Class B-C at 3 p.m. - and concludes with the state qualifier meet at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Risucci, who has been swimming since she was 7years old, when she joined the Clinton Cudas Swim Club, is the defending sectional champ in the breast stroke. She placed fifth in the event in the state meet last year.
"My times during the season are a few seconds lower than last year," she said. "We're hoping for something good. I think I'm a little stronger than I was last year."
Risucci has done 1:06 in the breast stroke, an event she has specialized in for years.
"It's always been my event," she said. "I don't know why. I've just always been working on that."
A varsity swimmer since seventh grade and a sectional and state meet veteran, Risucci said that experience makes a difference.
"Oh, it helps a lot," she said.
And while she wants to keep her numbers secret, Risucci isn't shy about what she is looking for this season.
"I'm definitely aiming for higher than fifth if I do make it back to states," she said. "Hopefully, top three."