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Zilliqa Price Prediction: ZIL Forecast and Price Charts – Is it a good time to buy Zilliqa? What is ZIL price today?
Zilliqa Forecast, Short term and Long term Price Predictions for Next Months and Year: 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Zilliqa Price Prediction 2018, 2019 and 2020
Zilliqa is proving to be an essential solution that could bring the transactions speeds to scale up to the millions. The predictors say that by the end of 2018 the price of Zilliqa is going to be reached up to $3.2. The Zilliqa price is forecasted to reach $15.03 by the end of 2019. The prediction is that by the end of 2020 we can expect that the price of ZIL is going to be $31. Many of the trade experts believe that Zilliqa has a good potential just like Tron, Verge, etc..
ZIL Forecast – Is Zilliqa a Good Investment?
ZIL could potentially be a profitable investment option for you. The Zilliqa price at the moment is $0.065038. If you bought $200 worth of Zilliqa today, you would get a total of 3,075.125311 ZIL. Based on our Zilliqa forecast, a price increase is expected in the future with more adoption of Zilliqa, the price forecast for 2023-04-17 is $8.99. With a 5-year investment, the revenue is expected to be around +28,060.00%. The analysts say that the Zilliqa's price will increase from $0.065038 to $3.05 within one year from today.
Zilliqa Projection: Questions & Answers
Q: What is the expected price of Zilliqa in 2020?
A: The Zilliqa (ZIL ) future price will be 0.195114 USD.
Q: How much will 1 Zilliqa be worth in 2026/27?
A: ZIL will be worth 0.97557 USD
Q: Will Zilliqa crash?
A: According to our analysis, this will not happen.
Q: Will Zilliqa hit 20,000 USD in a year?
A: Yes, within a year
Q: Will Zilliqa price fall/drop?
A: Based on our research, No.
Q: Is it profitable to invest in Zilliqa?
A: Yes.
Will The Price Of Zilliqa Keep Dropping?
Zilliqa is the world's first high-throughput public blockchain platform designed to scale to thousands of transactions per second. Zilliqa solved the scalability problem through a version of sharding called transaction sharding. Zilliqa also started to drop from the beginning of 2018 itself. But it is trying to solve its problem and come back as a big coin. But, when we compare the fall of other top coins, the drop of ZIL is not a great matter.
Frequently Asked Questions: How much will one Zilliqa be worth in 2027?, Will Zilliqa price go up? When ZIL price drop?, What is the future of Zilliqa in 2019?, What do you predict for Zilliqa in next month?, What will be the price of Zilliqa in mid-2018?, Will Zilliqa crash in next year?


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Mouth-watering Breaded Chicken:
|So easy and quick to make!
What Is Periscope, you ask?
My new toy is the FREE Periscope App on my iPhone. You can grab it from the Apple App Store or wherever Android users get their apps. (I admit it, I'm an iPhone snob. Please forgive me.)
I got to thinking that lots of teachers are just chilling' and enjoying some time off without having to think about school at all. They probably have some time on their hands to do things like, umm, cook dinner!
I LOVE to cook, so I thought I would Periscope a quick little "how to" on what I was making for dinner.
What's Palma Cooking Tonight?
I only showed how to make the "mouth-watering chicken", but here is the entire menu:
Appetizer: Caprese bruschetta
Mouth-watering Chicken
lemon potatoes
green salad
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|Sliced mozzerella, tomatoes, and fresh basil.
Drizzle with olive oil & your favorite balsamic vinegar.
|Drizzle olive oil on sliced sour dough bread and brown in a cast iron skillet.
|So good!
Now, those who know me know that I'm a Pescatarian.
But when I tell people that, they think it's a religion!
Here is what it means:
- a person who does not eat meat but does eat fish.Chicken does not qualify as fish, so the chicken dinner was for my dear husband.I enjoyed eating all of the side dishes.
My chicken-less veggie dinner.
Then, I made the sides:Lemon Potatoes:Mix in a baking dish:3-4 Sliced & diced potatoes (leave the skin on)4 cloves of garlicSqueeze in the juice of 1/2 of a lemonsalt/pepperdrizzle with olive oiladd 2/3 cup of waterBake @ 350 degrees for about an hour.
As it bakes, it absorbs the water.
So I set up all of my ingredients, logged onto Periscope, and recorded my own little cooking show!Here is how to make the chicken:Wash 6 boneless chicken thighs in salt water & pat dry.In 1 bowl: squeeze the juice of 1/2 of a lemon into 1 cup of plain yogurt.In a 2nd bowl: combine 1 cup of breadcrumbs, 3 T of Parmesan cheese, 3 cloves of minced garlic.Coat the chicken with the yogurt and then the bread crumbs.Place the pieces in a baking dish & bake @ 350 degrees for 1 hour.It was so much fun and I got lots of cute comments and hearts. Even Clifford got in on the show. And, it was ALL ORGANIC!So, download the free appsearch for KFUNdamentalsand look for "KFUNdamentals What's Palma Cooking Tonight?"Then you can see the "live" video of my demo,but just like Cinderella, it will be gone when the clock strikes6:15 PM Pacific time on Saturday, July 18


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Eggwhite Soap- Made in Belgium and love the scent. Facial soap made of chamomile
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The lectures that do fit well into the medicine curriculum we are building will be published into our Internal Medicine Lecture Series categories and podcast as well. Finally, we want to thank all the faculty that have contributed their knowledge, time, and expertise to the program. We are excited about some of our debut lectures and hope you enjoy these offerings as much as we have.
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Today I'm giving the closing talk of the semester to students in an MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science course called 6.S977 - Technical Communication for Graduate Students. The course is mostly about how to write scientific papers, talks, posters, and grant applications, how to prepare for VC pitches, and the like. But the question for today's wrap-up class is "how to engage the public."
To some extent, this part of the 6.S977 syllabus is meant to speak to the requirement built into most new NSF and NIH grants that grantees show how their research will have a "broader impact" on society, beyond the technical outcomes. But from speaking with Jaime Goldstein, the MIT Communication Lab director who co-teaches the course, I know that a lot of the students also have a personal interest in becoming better communicators.
So I'm going to spend part of my talk reviewing fun examples of public science outreach and communication by young scientists, such as those below. Science celebrities like Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye the Science Guy may get more media attention, but younger people who are a little closer to the trenches—meaning, the life of an undergraduate or grad student scientist-in-training—are often making more engaging, accessible work and grappling with harder issues.
This list is meant to be inspiring but is by no means comprehensive. If you have your own favorite examples, please e-mail me at wade dot roush at gmail dot com.
BrainCraft — A YouTube series on neuroscience and psychology produced by PBS Digital Studios and hosted by Vanessa Hill (@nessyhill), a science writers and stop-motion animator who previously worked for CSIRO, Australia's main science funding agency.
Crash Course — A hugely popular video blog series, including courses on anatomy, astronomy, biologist, chemistry, and pyschology, led by "vlogbrothers" John Green and Hank Green. The pair also produce the YouTube series SciShow, and John is also famous as the author of the young-adult novel The Fault in Our Stars.
I Fucking Love Science — A gigantic Facebook group (with 24.4 million followers) and website presenting a daily selection of science news from the wider Web, all curated by Elise Andrew (@Elise_Andrew), a 2012 biology graduate of the University of Sheffield in England. Columbia Journalism Review profiled Andrew in a September 2014 cover story.
Minute Physics — An educational YouTube channel featuring whiteboard-animation videos on physics topics by Henry Reich (@minutephysics), who has a master's degree in physics and works at the Perimeter Institute. Reich's most popular video, with more than 10 million views, asks what happens when an immovable object meets and unstoppable force? Reich is also the creator of Minute Earth, which focuses on environmental, sustainability, and climate issues.
MIT+K12 Videos — A collection of student-made videos aimed at middle- and high-school science students, produced as part of a STEM outreach program of MIT's Office of Digital Learning. The program director and executive producer of the series is Elizabeth Choe, who has a B.S. in biological engineering from MIT.
Physics Girl (aka Physics Woman) — A YouTube series, hosted by Dianna Cowern (@thephysicsgirl), with production help from PBS Digital Studios. Cowern was a physics undergraduate at MIT and an astrophysics graduate student at Harvard, and now works in science outreach at UCSD.
Radio Contact — The Web/podcast companion to the special exhibit "Radio Contact: Tuning into Technology, Politics, and Culture" at Harvard University's Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments. The interviews here were produced by Ian Coss, an independent radio producer and a PhD student in ethnomusicology at Boston University.
Science in the News — A Web publication produced by the graduate student group of the same name at Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The group just published a special edition on neurotechnology featuring nine articles on new tools for studying the brain.
State of the Human — A podcast/radio series produced by the Stanford Storytelling Project, whose mission is to "promote the transformative nature of traditional and modern oral storytelling...and empower students to create and perform their own stories." Individual segments of the show are produced by Stanford undergraduate and graduate students, and often focus on the natural and social sciences.
Transistor — A STEM-oriented podcast/radio project from the Cambridge, MA-based Public Radio Exchange. The show is hosted by PRX's Genevieve Sponsler and features guests host/producers such as astrophysicist Michelle Thaller, neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki, and biologist and writer Christina Agapakis.
Veritasium — A YouTube series that explores counterintuitive ideas in science, hosted by Derek Muller (@veritasium), who has a B.Sc. in engineering physics and a PhD in physics education research.
Vi Hart — A YouTube series on geometry, puzzles, and other visual and mathematical oddities, built around the delightful drawings and animations of Vi Hart (@vihartvihart). A self-described "recreational mathemusician" who studied at Stony Brook University, Hart has worked at Khan Academy and now leads a virtual reality research group in San Francisco called eleVR.
Vsauce — A YouTube series on curiosities in science, produced and hosted by educator Michael Stevens (@tweetsauce), Check out Stevens' 2013 Ted-Ed talk on making science videos.
For more great examples and terrific resources on science communication by young scientists, check out ComSciCon, a Harvard- and MIT-based group that organizes a series of annual workshops by and for graduate students on all aspects of communication. ComSciCon's annual national workshop is coming up June 9-11, 2016.


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Friday, March 27, 2009
Fabric Junkie? Shop at Thread-Bare, the DIY Thrift Store!
Oh oh oh - there is nothing I love more than vintage fabric - and cheap vintage fabric is even better.
Ann Randall, owner of The Stitching Studio and co-creator of The Charity Craft Volunteer Network, recently opened Thread-Bare in her North Austin Studio.
I got a sneak peek last month when I went up for a Ladies' Night Out Sewing Extravaganza! Ann opens up The Stitching Studio for ladies and provides soup & salad - for only $10.00 you get to craft and sew in a gorgeously appointed space and have fun with like-minded ladies.
Well, the front of the studio is now a Thrift Store! There are bundles of fabric for ridiculously cheap - about $1.00 a yard, vintage buttons, fabric stamping supplies, holiday decorations - just all kinds of craft goodness!
I walked out with two trash bags full of awesome fabric - and made some cool purses out of it already! The best part is that all the proceeds go to support The Charity Craft Volunteer Network - an organization that "provides comfort to those in need through gifts of handcrafted items."
So not only do you get to shop at amazing prices, you get to support a great cause - and check out one of Austin's nicest sewing studios - who knows - maybe you will be inspired to take a class!
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Design Manager (Bangkok-based)
Help design the future of Agoda. We are looking for thoughtful, extremely talented designers (and design thinkers) to join our team and help us fundamentally shape the vision of our product. We want you to play a major role in building a design driven culture.
We only scratched the surface. The online travel industry is extremely dynamic and competitive space. Our aim is to deliver compelling designs that create a world-class customer experience. You will have a key role in defining the future of our products that reach millions of customers. Despite our size, we operate in a startup-like environment.
Work in Asia's most vibrant city. Bangkok provides a setting like no other: edgy, luxurious, impossibly sensorial, endlessly layered. The perfect junction of a globally-minded career and the heart of Asian travel. You will learn and expand your skills as a designer by applying your craft.
What we're looking for
- Dynamic design leader focused on building teams and delivering high impact results
- Grow, lead and mentor a team of product designers
- Can think at all layers, from product (system) design, to interaction, to beautiful pixels
- Demonstrated success in designing and delivering compelling products in a high growth, fast pace rapidly changing environment that delight users
- Solid understanding of design systems, UI patterns, web and mobile interface trends
- Collaborative mindset and interest in working with product and engineering teams to ship products
- You're more concerned with the 'why' than the 'how'
- 9+ years of experience of UX/UI design experience including 3+ years of design leadership experience at a technology company or startup
- An online portfolio or samples of work that demonstrate experience delivering high-quality web and mobile products in an agile environment
- Proven experience growing and leading multi-disciplinary design teams
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with fluency in English
- Bachelor's degree in human-computer interaction (HCI) or related design discipline
This position is open to worldwide candidates and we will assist you with a generous relocation package, ensuring a smooth transition to working and living in Bangkok.
About Agoda
Agoda is the largest and fastest growing online hotel booking platform in Asia, and as a Booking Holdings Group, we are part of the largest online travel company in the world. Despite the success and size of the company, we still operate with a start-up feel; you get to be part of choosing where and what you're working on, the technologies and how we solve the business concerns.
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Regional brain activation was assessed by mapping of Fos-related protein expression in rats trained to self-administration of intravenous nicotine and cocaine. Both drugs produced specific overlapping patterns of activation in the shell and the core of the nucleus accumbens, medial prefrontal cortex, and medial caudate areas, but not in the amygdala. Thus, the reinforcing properties of cocaine and nicotine map on selected structures of the terminal fields of the mesocorticolimbic dopamine system, supporting the idea that common substrates for these addictive drugs exist.


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Marvellous! I was just wondering what to do with all my spare titanium cross frames...
Now the nights are drawing in everyone needs something to do to keep them occupied through the cold wet darkness, or just to retain sanity whilst the Other Half is watching Strictly Come Dancing (Victoria Pendleton is not an excuse).
Given the choice of taking up 'Patchwork and Quilting for Beginners' or building up a Litespeed cyclo-cross frame I chose the latter. Well who wouldn't? We had a sneaky peek at the Litespeed CX frame a while ago and I've been given it to play with over the winter. Shame.
The CX frame here is a prototype with a not-sure-yet 132.5 spaced rear end and mounts for both disc and cantilever brakes. Production models are more decisive and will embrace what Litespeed see as the future and come disc only with 135mm rear dropout spacing. The disc-mount has changed to post-mount fitting while the prototype's standard bottom-bracket has been replaced with a PressFit 30 BB which some might say isn't such a step forward for a bike designed to get gritty.
Made from a tapered, cold worked 3AL-2.5V Ti tubing the CX frame weighs 1730g in a M/L with a seatclamp, the bi-ovalised down tube swells heavily towards the bottom-bracket and chunky seat-tube to stop things getting too noodly while the stays have a seductive wiggle to them which might introduce a bit of comfort to the rear end. The CX has a 44mm head tube to slot a tapered fork in to help keep the front end going where you point it.
Although it has two sets of water-bottle mounts the frame has a distinct lack of rack and mudguard holes making the Litespeed CX a race-and-roam only machine and not something for the pro-commuter, but then Ti isn't your usual choice for leaving locked by the bins. The single-armed rear brake cable spigot on the seat-stay is a cute touch although redundant as this frame will be shod with discs, those cantilever mounts are going to look a little gangliony as well. Fire up the Dremel.
Right then, the first evening is going to be spent writing out a shopping list.
Jo Burt has spent the majority of his life riding bikes, drawing bikes and writing about bikes. When he's not scribbling pictures for the whole gamut of cycling media he writes words about them for road.cc and when he's not doing either of those he's pedaling. Then in whatever spare minutes there are in between he's agonizing over getting his socks, cycling cap and bar-tape to coordinate just so. And is quietly disappointed that yours don't He rides and races road bikes a bit, cyclo-cross bikes a lot and mountainbikes a fair bit too. Would rather be up a mountain.


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Edmondsham is a delightful village and the church, which is reached through an opening in a long beech hedge and a lengthy drive, does not disappoint. There is a C12 arcade of two bays, a chancel arch and flint and greensand tower of C14. One suspects the Victorians were busy, but the references are coy on the subject.
This very nice estate church is associated with the nearby Elizabethan Edmondsham House.
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The city of Los Angeles has nearly 4 million residents; there are just 9 public off-leash dog parks.
With over 35,000 residents (and by some estimates 7,000 dogs), shouldn't Eagle Rock have its own off-leash park! One we can walk (not drive) to; where we feel safe; where we can get to know our neighbors and learn from each other as we watch over our dogs!
And we need your help to make this happen... here are some ways...
Send a Letter/Email of Support to Councilman Huizar:
Find samples here, here and here - or feel to express your own thoughts - BUT PLEASE DO SEND ONE! If enough do, it really could make the difference.
Mail your correspondence to:
Councilman José Huizar
City of Los Angeles, Council District 14
2035 Colorado Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90041
Or Email: email@example.com
(you can cc: Lauren Ballard, Field Deputy, email@example.com, and even tell the Neighborhood Council)
Sign the Petition: To sign in person, visit Rock Dog & Cat, Julie's Dog Grooming, Leanna Lin's Wonderland, or Fast Tax Services - all located in Eagle Rock; to sign our online petition, visit GoPetition.
Note: We plan to submit our petition to Councilman Huizar soon! Our goal is approximately 3,500 signatures - that's 10% of Eagle Rock's population - and we still need your help to get there.
Make a Tax Deductible Donation: We need to show we are serious and that we want this. Parks take money, and we need to show we can raise it. Click here to donate now! Since Dogs of the Rock has partnered with TERA your donation (of any size) is tax deductible! Doesn't that make you what to contribute?
Additionally, we have an interim goal of providing biodegradable waste bag dispensers for the community (to the benefit of both those with or without dogs).
Join the Community Pup Gallery: Submit a picture of your pup for the Real Dogs of the Rock gallery by posting on our Facebook page or emailing a photo to
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As a community of dog owners and dog lovers our pets tend to be four-legged extensions of our families, so let's get together and make this happen for them!
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Well I've hit a crowd pleaser, and by crowd I mean my mom. She tends to be super picky with whatever I cook so when she actually likes something it is a great relief and nice to hear.This dish was inspired by my personal southern roots and the use of okra in southern cooking as well as that time when I couldn't stop watching Ramsay's Best Restaurant and an Indian place was featured in the competition. This is a nice filling vegetarian dish that packs a small amount of heat which is ever so in-sync with the upcoming heat wave. Stay spicy and stay cool!
Okra and Lentil Curry
5 servings
- 4 Cups of Okra
- 1 Cup of Yellow Lentils or Yellow Split Peas
- 1 Cup Tomato Sauce or Crushed Tomatoes
- 1 Chopped Onion
- 2 Minced Garlic Cloves
- Spices:
- 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seed
- 1/4 teaspoon Cumin powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoonChili powder
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Rise and dry the okra and then chop it into bite-sized pieces. Place the okra on a greased baking sheet. Drizzle olive oil (or use cooking spray) and toss the okra with curry, salt, and pepper.
- Bake the okra for 30 minutes. Then use the broil setting and continue cooking the okra for 5-8 minutes until golden brown and lightly crisp.
- In a large pot heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil. To that add one tablespoon of cumin seeds and cook until they become fragrant. Then add the chopped onion and once it cooks down a bit add the 2 minced garlic cloves.
- Once the garlic and shallot are cooked down add 1 cup of yellow lentils, 1 cup of tomato sauce, and 2 cups of water. Allow the mixture to simmer and then turn down the heat and allow the lentils to cook for about 30 minutes until they are softened.
- Once the lentils are done and the okra is cooked, chopped the okra and add them to the lentil mix.
- Then flavor with cumin powder, curry, chili powder, as well as salt and pepper to taste.


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Family Fun at Lambeth Parish Fete
We helped out at North Lambeth Parish Fete a few weeks ago and got to spend a lovely day in the grounds of Lambeth Palace, a hidden oasis in London.
We took along our Mini-Power Station and a couple of bikes to power the PA system and left the Girl Guides running a pedal-powered smoothie stall to raise funds for Practical Action. As always the kids were all over the bikes and we even managed to persuade the local police to give it a go!


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In Tomb Raider, the player controls the female heroin Lara Croft, in search for the three mysterious Scion artifacts across the world. The game is presented in third person perspective. Lara is always visible and the camera follows the action from behind or over her shoulder. The world she inhabits is fully drawn in three dimensions and characterized by its cubic nature. Ledges, walls and ceilings sit at 90 degrees to each other, although the game designers sometimes obscure this to make it less obvious.
The object of Tomb Raider is to guide Lara through a series of tombs and other locations in search of treasures and artifacts. On the way, she must kill dangerous animals and other creatures, while collecting objects and solving puzzles to gain access to an ultimate prize, usually a powerful artifact. Gunplay is restricted to the killing of various animals that appear throughout each stage, although occasionally Lara may be faced with a human opponent. Instead the emphasis lies on solving puzzles and performing trick jumps to complete each level. As such, Tomb Raider in essence harkens back to the classical form of platform style gameplay.
Movement in the game is varied and allows for complex interactions with the environment. Besides walking, running, and jumping, Lara can perform side-steps, hang on ledges, roll over, dive, and swim through water. In a free environment, Lara has two basic stances: one with weapons drawn and one with her hands free. By default she carries two pistols with infinite ammo. Additional weapons include the shotgun, dual magnums and dual Uzis. At a certain point in the story, Lara will be stripped of all her weapons, leaving the player defenceless and forced to recover her pistols.
Numerous enemies as well as a variety of lethal traps can bring about Lara's death in Tomb Raider, the most important threat of which is falling to death. As the game adopts a platform style approach of progress, well timed jumps must often bring Lara safely to the other side of a ledge or she will plummet to the ground below. Other means by which the game will prematurely end include death by burning, drowning, electrocution, becoming impaled on spikes, being shot, being crushed, or lethal damage from animals, human enemies or creatures.
Key items found throughout the game.A general action button is used to perform a wide range of movements in Tomb Raider, such as picking up items, pulling switches, firing guns, pushing or pulling blocks, and grabbing onto ledges. Regular items to pick up include ammo, and small and large medipacks. Game-specific items are keys and artifacts required to complete a stage. Any item that is collected is held onto in Lara's inventory until it is used.
The puzzles that the player encounters across each level vary: pulling specific combinations of levers, a course of timed jumps, avoiding a certain trap or collecting several keystones.
Throughout each stage, one or more secrets may be located. Discovering these secrets is optional, and when the player has found one a tune plays. The locations of these secrets vary in difficulty to reach. Some are hidden along the roadside in bushes, others require the completion of a hidden course or optional puzzle to be found. The player is usually rewarded with extra items.
In the PlayStation version of Tomb Raider, saving the game is restricted to fixed save points within each level, marked by a floating blue crystal. When Lara touches one of these the option to save is made available. The scarcity of these points, however, means that if the Lara dies, large portions of each level must be replayed, much to the people's frustration.
A stage is finished when a certain doorway is reached, an artifact is recovered, or a boss is destroyed.
All in all, great fun to be had by all!
Sunday, 9 March 1997
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I have a love/hate relationship with weeks that go by fast. At my day job in finance, a quick work week is the greatest blessing. If I look at the span of my entire life, I want the weeks to drag on because there never seems to be enough time. I've actually enjoyed having this week zip on by, but we have a lot to talk about today so may as well jump in.
1. I want to meet you this weekend! I'm hosting a trunk show for my favorite local jewelry designer SBG Designs at A La Mode Boutique and Nail Spa at 50th and France. I'll be there from 1-4 p.m. Check my Instagram for a special offer!
I was treated to my first shellac manicure last weekend and absolutely loved the experience (although I do like to change my nail color more often, it was so nice to not have any chips!). I never want to get a manicure anywhere else, A La Mode is the best!
2. This evening, I visited with Minneapolis boutique owner Emily from Kisa Collections. I was able to pick out a few items to style here on the blog, but I so encourage you to stop by and check out her winter sale selection (50% off!) this Thursday - Sunday, and peek at the spring collection to be debuted at March 27's Hello Spring party!
Um, hi, yes, hello, one of everything please.
3. You guys know I love my Adore Me lingerie sets...now you can have the chance to win three! Adore Me launched their #AdoreMeSpringFling campaign this week over on Pinterest. Follow them and pin five of your favorites from their What's New board to enter!
Pin it pin it pin it pin it pin it pin it. Pin it. Even I want to win this bundle of underwear joy.
It's been a busy week in the blog world with spring right around the corner. Exhausted as I am? No worries. It's almost Friday.


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With the 2016 NFL Draft on tap at the end of this month, Bucky Brooks is breaking down the biggest areas of need for every team in the NFL, division by division. Below is his look at the NFC South.
Atlanta Falcons (5 total picks)
» Round 1: Pick 17 overall
» Round 2: Pick 50
» Round 3: Pick 81
» Round 4: Pick 115
» Round 7: Pick 238
Biggest needs: defensive line, inside linebacker, safety.
The Falcons' defense continues to keep the team from contending in the NFC. Thus, Dan Quinn will look to get bigger, faster and stronger at every level on that side of the ball. Along the line, the Falcons need a pass rusher to complement the speed and quickness of last year's first-round pick, Vic Beasley. Two of Beasley's former Clemson teammates, Shaq Lawson and Kevin Dodd, possess the power-based game to set the edge, but also display the pass-rush skills needed to create chaos in the backfield. Oklahoma State's Emmanuel Ogbah could be a viable option as a dynamic rusher capable of turning speed into power off the edges. At defensive tackle, Mississippi's Robert Nkemdiche, UCLA's Kenny Clark and Louisiana Tech's Vernon Butler are athletic interior rushers with the size and quickness to destroy offensive plans between the tackles. On the second level, the Falcons could use a swift linebacker with the speed and quickness to thrive as a sideline-to-sideline playmaker. Georgia's Leonard Floyd, Ohio State's Darron Lee and LSU's Deion Jones could get extended looks. The Falcons must find an enforcer between the hashes to discourage throws down the middle. Florida's Keanu Neal is an ideal fit for the role, but West Virginia's Karl Joseph and Duke's Jeremy Cash could also fill the void in the middle.
Carolina Panthers (6 total picks)
» Round 1: Pick 30 overall
» Round 2: Pick 62
» Round 3: Pick 93
» Round 4: Pick 129
» Round 5: Pick 168
» Round 7: Pick 252
Biggest needs: cornerback, defensive end, safety.
The Panthers' nasty defense helped guide the team to Super Bowl 50, but the unit needs some retooling to lead a run back to the title game. The defensive end spot must be occupied by an athletic pass rusher with exceptional first-step quickness and acceleration. Oklahoma State's Emmanuel Ogbah and Penn State's Carl Nassib could be in play on Day 1, or the team could take a flyer on a Day 2 candidate like Florida's Jonathan Bullard to see if he can upgrade the pass rush as a complement to Kony Ealy. Josh Norman is clearly established as a premier cover corner, but his current year-to-year status as a franchise-tag player could force the team to look hard at the CB group. Miami's Artie Burns, Ohio State's Eli Apple, Clemson's Mackensie Alexander and Baylor's Xavien Howard might garner interest. The Panthers also would love to find an athletic playmaker in the middle of the field. In the safety crop, Ohio State's Vonn Bell, West Virginia's Karl Joseph and Clemson's T.J. Green could draw interest.
UPDATE: The Panthers announced Wednesday they've rescinded the franchise tag on Norman, making the All-Pro corner an unrestricted free agent.
New Orleans Saints (6 total picks)
» Round 1: Pick 12 overall
» Round 2: Pick 47
» Round 3: Pick 78
» Round 4: Pick 112
» Round 5: Pick 152
» Round 7: Pick 237
Biggest needs: defensive line, cornerback, wide receiver.
After watching the Saints fall from their perch atop the NFC South over the past few years, Sean Payton will make a concerted effort to fix the roster on both sides of the ball. On defense, the Saints need impact players at the line of scrimmage to alleviate some of the pressure on the secondary. New Orleans could use an impact rusher off the edge, but an interior disruptor would help Cam Jordan and others feast off one-on-one matchups on passing downs. Louisville's Sheldon Rankins is a natural fit as an active 3-technique with first-step quickness and burst, but the Saints could also snag a player like Alabama's A'Shawn Robinson or Jarran Reed, big boys who would help the team win on early downs. If the team elects to wait until Day 2, Louisiana Tech's Vernon Butler and UCLA's Kenny Clark could also be options as undervalued playmakers on the inside. At cornerback, the Saints sure could use a ballhawk with solid instincts and takeaway skills to fortify the team's nickel and dime packages. Mississippi State's Will Redmond, Alabama's Cyrus Jones, Minnesota's Eric Murray and North Carolina Central's Ryan Smith are undervalued prospects capable of making a big impact at CB3 as Day 2 or Day 3 prospects on the Saints' draft board. On offense, the release of Marques Colston could force the Saints to add a big-bodied pass catcher to act as a chain mover between the hashes. Stanford's Devon Cajuste, UCLA's Thomas Duarte, Tulsa's Keyarris Garrett and Tennessee's Marquez North are quality possession receivers with red-zone potential.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7 total picks)
» Round 1: Pick 9 overall
» Round 2: Pick 39
» Round 3: Pick 74
» Round 4: Pick 108
» Round 5: Pick 148
» Round 6: Picks 183 and 197 (from Redskins)
Biggest needs: defensive end, cornerback, safety.
After dispatching Lovie Smith due to the underperformance of the defense, the Buccaneers are committed to retooling the unit to fit new coordinator Mike Smith's scheme. Tampa Bay desperately needs a pass rusher to play alongside Gerald McCoy on the front line. Thus, Clemson's Shaq Lawson and Kevin Dodd could be in play on Day 1. If the team elects to wait until later in the draft, the Buccaneers could target Penn State's Carl Nassib, Florida's Jonathan Bullard or Michigan State's Shilique Calhoun. Keep an eye on Illinois' Jihad Ward and Grand Valley State's Matt Judon as developmental options. At cornerback, the Buccaneers might consider adding an athletic cover corner with solid ball skills and instincts. Florida's Vernon Hargreaves would be an ideal fit as a CB2/nickel corner, but the team could land a sub-corner on Day 2 or Day 3. Mississippi State's Will Redmond, Oklahoma's Zack Sanchez, Temple's Tavon Young and Samford's James Bradberry might get consideration. The Buccaneers also need a playmaking safety to roam between the hashes. Could Ohio State's Vonn Bell or Florida's Keanu Neal be the answer?
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This is Part of Greg Wood's Series on Why to Choose Early Mediation in Intellectual Property Cases
Resolving disputes through litigation is expensive, time-consuming, emotionally and physically draining. The unique characteristics of IP cases make mediation ideal. Here's why.
Mediation Reduces Uncertainty and Multiplies Options
Uncertainty is bad for market value. Long term challenges to the validity of a key intellectual property asset can make it difficult to exploit the asset by undercutting financing, or making it available only at ruinous rates. Worse yet, potential users are unwilling to expand or re-tool as needed to take advantage of the patent, fearing that their complementary investment will be wasted, if the invalid patent eliminates the need for it. Since the average IP litigation takes two and a half to three years (and an appeal can add another $1 million and 2 years) the cumulative direct and indirect costs can be very high. [1] A potentially invalid trademark creates similar concerns.
Sometimes, even an unsuccessful claim can be fatal to an enterprise.
A good example is Intel's patent infringement litigation against Cyrix, a startup competitor that made compatible microprocessors. Cyrix won the case after more than a year. But while it was pending, chip sales suffered, since Cyrix's potential buyers were reluctant to go with a possibly infringing microprocessor.
Ironically, Cyrix brought this litigation on itself. It filed a declaratory relief action asserting that it was not infringing, and brought anti-trust claims against Intel. It could have mediated these claims prior to suit. There is no indication that it did so.
After suit was filed, Intel ramped up chip development. Though Intel settled the anti-trust claims for millions, and the Court of Appeal dismissed the infringement claims, being right isn't enough, because conflict carries its own costs. [2]
Cyrix lost its competitive advantage. It had only a small window of opportunity to compete in the marketplace. The infringement litigation helped close that window, and a weakened Cyrix was soon acquired by National Semiconductor. [3]
Cyrix might have been able to salvage some of the value of its IP by negotiating a sale of the technology, cross-licensing, or even entering into a joint venture with Intel – all of which could have been facilitated with the help of a knowledgeable neutral. Staying out of litigation would have been better for the "winner," Cyrix, than bringing it on.
By Greg Wood
[1] (Margiano, R. D. "US - Litigation: Cost and duration of patent litigation," Managing Intellectual Property, http://www.managingip.com/Article/2089405/Cost-and-duration-of-patent-litigation.html February 2009).
[2] Cyrix Corp. v. Intel Corp., 879 F. Supp. 666, 879 F. Supp. 672 (E.D. Tex. 1995), aff'd 77 F.3d 1381, 37 U.S.P.Q.2d (BNA) 1884 (Fed. Cir. 1996) [hereinafter Cyrix III].
[3] Tobak, Steve "The Secret History of the Sub-$1,000 Computer" http://www.cnet.com/news/the-secret-history-of-the-sub-1000-computer/ (accessed July 8, 2014).


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'Industry Transformation' conference tours announced
14th, 15th and 16th of September
University of Melbourne, Australia
(Main Parkville Campus)
Site tours for Industry Transformation conference announced
PrefabAUS can announce this year's three-day conference will include site tours to some of Melbourne's most innovative prefabricated buildings across the education, health care, multi-residential and transportation sectors.
Those attending site tours at this year's conference will travel to Caulfield Grammar in Wheelers Hill. This project is an example of a modular prefab building that has been installed to support an entirely new way of student-led learning, with an emphasis on high-end IT functionality.
Guests will also visit Mitcham Hospital which in 2014 underwent a $5.5m expansion completed using modular construction techniques, significantly reducing the on-site time and costs.
One9 Apartments and Nunawading Train Station are also included on the site tour itinerary as examples of groundbreaking buildings built on extremely tight timeframes.
These optional site tours, which will run from 10.30am to 4.30pm on the 14th of September, can be added to your conference experience for an additional $125.
We invite you to be part of this important conversation on prefabricated design, construction, manufacturing, and delivery. With your participation, we can continue to strengthen Australia's prefabrication industry to meet growing demand and international competition.
The three-day conference will include an influential lineup of local and international speakers who will set the stage on how prefabricated construction is transforming the industry and turning the traditional built environment upside down.
The Australian building manufacturing industry is in a state of change and growth. Explore this exciting time at the prefabAUS 'Industry Transformation' conference.
More exciting announcements regarding presentations, panel discussion and workshops with leading industry figures and government will follow in the coming weeks.
The University of Melbourne, Parkville VIC 3010
14 September, 2015 (Optional site tour 10.30 am to 4.30 pm approx)
15, 16 September, 2015 (Presentations and panel discussions)
Tickets are selling fast.
To book: http://www.trybooking.com/146269


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Brown Votes Against Women and Families/
Today Senator Scott Brown attempted to roll back the clock on women's rights and throw up roadblocks to medical care for millions of families around the country by supporting the Blunt Amendment in the US Senate. The bill would've allowed employers to block care they found "objectionable" - which was just another way for the GOP to launch yet another attack on health care services for women and families.
What can you do about it? Get involved--help push back against the right-wing Republican agenda by volunteering or donating to your favorite Democratic candidate.


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Sunday, June 3, 2012
AUTHOR INTERVIEW...Stacey Honowitz, Coming Soon!
6 comments:
- AnonymousJune 3, 2012 at 12:57 PM
Yay love StaceyReplyDelete
LOL who are you, anonymous? I get the sense you haven't been able to figure out how to add your own name, unless you want to be anonymous...when you post a comment, IF you want us to know who you are, there's a choice for Name/URL, where you can type in your first name. I think I must know you, and that you know me, but I can't figure it out under anonymous! lolReplyDelete
This is great news Dawn! Congratulations! These are very good topics. I may have some interviews in the works, too.ReplyDelete
Thanks a lot Jada! I'm hoping nobody gets offended, but it's a hot topic these days, and Stacey is right on top of it! She's a wonderful ladyReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 3, 2012 at 9:02 PM
I think it needs to be kept in the forefront of family discussions. Bravo!ReplyDelete
I'm so glad this is going over so well! Looking forward to the interviewReplyDelete


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However, don't be daunted by the mass of features and functions on board – Panasonic's clever user interface makes everything very easy to use. The onscreen menus and status displays look great without emphasising style over simplicity, while the remote control features some simple but effective touches, such as different coloured playback controls, large lettering and a dedicated Recording Mode button.
To test its ease of use, we created a DVD-R full of 10-minute episodes of a kid's TV show stored on a Sky HD box. It proved extremely easy to edit and transfer the footage and the resulting disc menu looks great – the only problem we encountered were some slightly inaccurate edits but on the whole the process demonstrated the unit's unbeatable simplicity and versatility.
What's more, the quality of live Freeview broadcasts is very impressive, with the 1080p upscaling and onboard noise reduction working together to great effect. The flawless encoding in the XP recording mode ensures that recordings look identical to the live source, capturing strong colours and fine detail without any problems at all. We used horse racing on Channel 4 to check the quality of fast-moving images, and despite a touch of dot noise, the resulting pictures look generally smooth.
SP mode also turns out some good results, though the horse racing revealed some noticeably jagged diagonal lines, softer detail reproduction and increased levels of shimmering noise around objects, but it's well within acceptable limits. LP mode uses the same resolution as XP and SP, and as a result the detail level remains fundamentally high, though the greater level of compression creates a lot of block noise that gives the perception of a softer picture. EP mode recordings look like YouTube clips, with lots of block noise and blurry detail, but it's no worse than you'd expect from a low-bitrate mode.
A run-through of "Se7en" on DVD reveals that the EX768 has some serious chops with shop-bought discs as well as home recordings. Opening shots of Somerset's bedroom demonstrate its excellent detail reproduction, rendering the textures of his suit and bedclothes with ease, while the lack of block noise during the frequent dark scenes gives the picture an overall smoothness that stands up to scrutiny on a large screen TV. Solid black level and natural colours round off a very impressive video performance. The EX768 also makes a decent CD player, offering clean and well-balanced music reproduction but stops short of audiophile refinement.
The absence of features like DivX playback, USB/DV inputs and jukebox functionality, coupled with the smaller hard-disk capacity, makes Panasonic's DMR-768 a much less exciting proposition than the pricier DMR-EX78. Whether or not this matters depends on how much you need such embellishments, but even without them the EX768 remains a reliable, easy to use and versatile Freeview recorder that does all the basics brilliantly. And if the lack of these features means more people can afford to experience Panasonic's incredible machines for themselves then we're all for it.
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Verizon just spent $3.6 billion to buy up a bunch of wireless spectrum that several cable operators have been sitting on since 2006.
The new spectrum will help Verizon build out its data network services, and give it an edge on arch rival AT&T, whose bid to get more spectrum by buying T-Mobile is probably going to be blocked by regulators.
Comcast is getting the lion's share of the payment -- about $2.3 billion. TIme Warner Cable will get $1.1 billion and Bright House Networks is getting $189 million. The three companies are part of a coalition called SpectrumCo, and owned 122 wireless licenses covering more than 200 million points of presence.


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Kicking Horse Culture launches new "put a face to the arts" campaign/
A new initiative launched by Kicking Horse Culture in Golden, BC has caught our attention and we thought you should see it. Take a look at this slideshow of their "put a face to the arts" campaign.
Here's their press release:
Provincial Funding Cuts to Nonprofit Volunteer Organizations
As you have heard on the news, non-profit volunteer organizations have had their provincial
funding support cut to drastic levels.
What's often stated in these discussions is that "organizations didn't get their grants" and
the general populace shrugs and says to themselves "what's their problem, money's tight
and hard choices have to be made."
What's missed in these discussions is the perspective that over many decades governments
have fostered the creation of the non-profit volunteer sector to do the grass roots work of
creating a healthy, civil society, work that is crucial to that society's sustainability.
Governments know well that $20,000 to a non-profit volunteer organization will leverage
the passion and commitment of professionals who will volunteer their time to work in their
way and in their sector of expertise and passion to deliver a program of activity that will
help create that healthy, livable society.
Investing $20,000 annually probably leverages 10 to 20 times that amount in cash and
thousands more in volunteer effort. Cash that otherwise would have to be found in
government coffers to pay professional staff to do the same work to create and deliver
those programs. Non-profit volunteer organizations work to support the aims, goals and
objectives of the government at a fraction of the cost. That's why they're given the grants:
they satisfy the criteria that the funder has set out to fulfill the funder's needs
Governments have fostered the system of the professional non-profit volunteer sector to
support government's own goals and objectives as well as fill those program gaps that
government does not have the resources for. This is a wonderful thing and appeals to the
generosity of spirit and the enrichment that comes for both the volunteer and the recipient
of those efforts.
The non-profit sector is a partner with government not a petitioner looking for a handout.
When governments cut grants to the non-profit volunteer sector - whether it be arts,
health, social, sports & rec, you name it - they are cutting support to all of us, the
beneficiaries of the passionate work of our neighbours who volunteer their time and
passion to make our communities healthy places to live.
Put a Face to the Arts in Golden, B.C.
Like all arts organizations around the province, Kicking Horse Culture is facing a 40% cut to
100% cut on our provincial funding. If the provincial government continues with this
approach, KHC will no longer be able to deliver the level of programming and excellence
that you expect.
Yes, these are hard times in the economy and when it's hard times, we need hope,
inspiration, and hard work, not despair.
Cuts to the arts volunteer groups all over the province who deliver this hope and inspiration
is near sighted.
Enlightened societies aspire to happy citizens who love their communities. Non profit
volunteer groups deliver that hope with their passion, their professional skills and their
dedication to delivering the programs and activities that a community needs.
Cut the funding to those volunteer community groups and the heart of 'community' is torn
At times like these, increasing support to non profit volunteer groups in arts and culture,
health, environment, social, sports and rec will increase hope and inspire a community to
work harder and pull through the tough times.
Given the massive scale of the provincial budget, the investment amount to create and
sustain these community programs is 'nickels and dimes'.
That's OK because volunteer organizations know how to squeeze a dime so it spends like a
Put your faith in the community volunteer and they will deliver hope.
Here's what you can do:
Put your face to the arts in Golden. We'll give you a 'dime' to squeeze. We'll upload all the
photos to Flickr and then let communities all around the province know to come join us.
This is your way to tell our provincially elected officials that the nonprofit volunteer
organizations in our community are crucial to you and to the heart of community.


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Liverpool have reached an agreement with Manchester City over the transfer of Raheem Sterling.
The 20yr old who has long declared his interest to leave Liverpool will now undergo a medical and clear contract negotiations to complete the move worth £49Million. The deal (if successful) will make Raheem Sterling the second most expensive British player behind Gareth Bale who moved from Tottenham to Real Madrid in 2013 for £83.5Million.


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A 'Fast & Furious' Memorial Weekend May Cause a Box Office 'Hangover'
If there was ever a summer weekend that had the chance to break into the record books, it is this year's Memorial Weekend which is shaping up to be blockbuster on all levels! Not only do we have three major newcomers hitting the nation's multiplexes, we have a slew of high-powered holdovers still in the mix that could propel the weekend's overall 4-day (Friday through Monday) revenues higher than 2011's record breaking $276.75 million when The Hangover Part II, Kung Fu Panda, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Bridesmaids & Thor took audiences by storm. This year's combo of Fast & Furious 6, The Hangover Part III, Epic and the continued strength of Star Trek: Into Darkness, The Great Gatsby and Iron Man 3 will be irresistible to audiences looking for a fun time at the nation's movie theaters over the extended holiday frame.
The new releases (and the overall weekend) should be led by Universal's sixth installment of the massively successful Fast and Furious franchise. A frenetic, fast-paced action film, Fast & Furious 6 is the very definition of the summer popcorn movie and as such will easily draw a massive multi-demographic audience. Featuring Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson & Michele Rodriguez and the rest of the popular cast doesn't hurt either. The studio has set expectations for an $80 plus million four-day total, but we think it could go much higher. Either way it should put the peadal to the metal and lead the Memorial weekend hit parade.
Not to be outdone, the Wolfpack is back in the final installment of director Todd Philips Hangover trilogy as Warner Bros.' The Hangover Part III hurls itself back into theaters. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis reprise their roles in the last part of one of the most popular R-rated comedy franchises of all-time. The film got a jump on the weekend generating $3.1 million in Thursday late-night shows and should take in somewhere between $65 and $70 million in its first five days (Thursday through Monday) in theaters.
If that wasn't enough, families will finally get their due with Fox and Blue Sky Studios' original family animated film Epic in 3-D featuring the voices of Amanda Seyfried, Josh Hutcherson & Colin Farrell. The marketplace has been in dire need of a PG-rated family film and Epic should fit the bill nicely and grab up about $40 million plus for the holiday weekend.
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Dojo Schedule
Adult Aikido for ages 13 and older:
Monday and Wednesday: 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:30 - 11:30 AM
Advanced Adult Aikido for 4th kyu and above:
Thursday: 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Family Aikido for children ages 5 to 12 and their parents:
Saturday: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
All Aikido classes are taught by Aikiki Hombu-certified instructors under the direction of Ned Danieley, 6th dan.
Jodo and Iaido: Tuesday: 7:30 - 9:00 PM
4603-G Hillsborough Road, Durham
Our dojo is conveniently located in Durham, near Hillsborough and Chapel Hill,
near the intersection of Sparger and Hillsborough Roads.
Visitors and new students are always welcome!
Questions? Email us at email@example.com
Triangle Aikido
Mindful Movement for the Whole Family
What is Aikido?
Aikido (the way of spirit harmony) develops the power of the mind and body working in concert, emphasizing the use of blending and awareness rather than force and resistance. As a martial art of defense, Aikido techniques rely on a calm mind, relaxed body and accurate positioning rather than strength and size. As well as being an effective self defense, Aikido is a healthful exercise, a moving meditation, and an enjoyable work-out for students of all ages. At Triangle Aikido, experienced instructors provide training in a safe and supportive atmosphere, offering a constructive way for adults and children to use their energy more peacefully and effectively.
Family classes teach kids and parents to resolve conflict without violence while building body awareness and coordination, teaching respect and discipline, fostering sensitivity and self-confidence, and having fun – without punching, kicking or screaming!
Please come watch a class! Visitors are always welcome in our dojo.
Have questions? Send us an email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Dojo News and Events
SIXTH Annual Friendship Seminar!
January 11-13, 2019: Fifth Annual Friendship Seminar!
We had an AMAZING weekend on January 11-13, 2019 at our FIFTH annual Friendship Seminar at Triangle Aikido! EIGHT instructors joined us this year, including Cyd Curtis Bates from Aikido of Northern Virginia, Katie Haywood from Open Sky Martial Arts, Leslie Kausch from Greensboro Kodokan Aikido, Lynn Morrison from Florida Aikikai, Takiko Noehl from Seibukan Aikido, Charlene Reiss from Triangle Aikido, Yvonne Thelwell from Aikido of Arlington, and Connie Truemper from Aikido Schools of New Jersey. Many more photos to come as soon as someone sorts through all 1800 that were taken!!
Congratulations, Don!
2018 Kangeiko
Friendship Seminar - January 19-20, 2018
Congratulations to Bob!
Congratulations to Adam and Troy!
We're excited to have two more blue belts in the dojo! Congratulations to Adam and Troy on great demonstrations!
Congratulations to Andrea, Daniel, and Nick!
Congratulations to Brianne and Nathan!
Excellent 7th kyu demonstrations by Brianne and Nathan. Wonderful to see their progress!
Congratulations to Dana, Ken, and Bob!
Congratulations to Lea, Rebecca, Tom, and Tim!
Excellent demonstrations for 7th kyu by Rebecca, Lea, and Tom! And Tim did a great job on his 4th kyu test. Their good work makes us all proud!
More congratulations to Dana, Don, Ken, Tim, and Will!
Congratulations to a few more of our students on great demonstrations! Kudus to Don on achieving 1st kyu , Dana and Ken on 2nd kyu, Will on 6th kyu, and Tim on his long-awaited and well-deserved 5th kyu!! It's always a pleasure to see the results of the time and effort our students put in to their practice. We're proud of everyone who tested this summer and look forward to many more excellent demonstrations of their Aikido skills!
Congratulations to Andy and Andrea!
Congratulations to Andy on an excellent 6th kyu test and to Andrea on a great 2nd kyu test. Wonderful to see the progress they've made from the work they have put into their practice. We're looking forward to a few more tests in the coming weeks. Check out our photos page for some fun action shots of the events!
"The Art of Peace begins with you. Work on yourself and your appointed task in the Art of Peace. Everyone has a spirit that can be refined, a body that can be trained in some manner, a suitable path to follow. You are here for no other purpose than to realize your inner divinity and manifest your innate enlightenment. Foster peace in your own life and then apply the Art to all that you encounter." -- Morihei Ueshiba
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These lessons are in conjunction with the state of Minnesota's ITEM (Information and Technology Educators of Minnesota) Standards for 3-5th grade as well as the Focused Instruction goals for MPS:
"Technology Use and Concepts: explore multiple technologies, evaluate their suitability for the desired educational or personal task, and apply the tools needed." It addresses: using password security, as well as a username and password as directed by the teacher; understanding and using blogs and wikis, as well as posting comments.
In the strand "Ethical Participation in a Global Society: The student will participate productively in the global learning community and demonstrate safe, ethical, legal and responsible behavior in the use of information and technology" It addresses:
-Understand the privileges and responsibilities as outlined in the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) of their school
-Learn tools which protect their privacy and respect the privacy of others,
-Explain why private identity information should not be communicated without permission of a teacher or parent/guardian.
-Not use technology to bully, intimidate, malign or otherwise harass others
-Distinguish between online and face-to-face contacts and demonstrate safe behavior when communicating online.
-Demonstrate responsibility and respect for collaborative content"[i]
For further resources on the responsible and safe use of media and technology, visit Common Sense Media (www.commonsensemedia.org). If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
[i] Information and Technology Literacy Standards. (n.d.). Retrieved October 22, 2014, from http://memotech.ning.com/page/standards
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If your child is a dependent student and is applying for federal student aid, you—the parent(s)—may need to provide some of your information on and sign the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®). Now, it's easier than ever for you and your child to complete the FAFSA…even if you're not in the same place. Help is also available for every question, just look for the "Help and Hints" box on the right side of each screen.
Step 1: You and your child must each create an FSA ID
The first step to filling out the FAFSA is for you and your child to each create your own FSA ID, a username and password. The FSA ID replaces the Federal Student Aid PIN and is required to sign the FAFSA electronically.
IMPORTANT TIP #1: Do not create an FSA ID for your child. Let your child create his/her own. Otherwise, your child could experience problems or delays with his or her financial aid.
Step 2: Start the FAFSA
You or your child can start a new FAFSA. If your child starts the application, he or she should enter his or her FSA ID on the left side of the log-in page. But, if you start the application, select "Enter the student's information" on the right. Be sure to follow the instructions on each screen to proceed.
IMPORTANT TIP #2: If the parent is starting the FAFSA, DO NOT enter your child's FSA ID or your FSA ID on this page. Instead, click "Enter the student's information."
Step 3: Create a Save Key
After selecting which FAFSA you'd like to start, you'll be given the option to create what's called a "Save Key." It's a temporary password that lets you save an incomplete FAFSA, pass the FAFSA back and forth with your child, and return to the application later to add information. Think of it as your key to accessing the draft FAFSA.
IMPORTANT TIP #3: Once you create your Save Key, make a note of it. Unlike the FSA ID, you and your child can share the Save Key.
So, let's say your child is away at school and starts his or her FAFSA. He or she can click the "SAVE" button at the bottom of the page and exit. You can then log in at FAFSA.gov using your child's identifiers and the save key, and pick up where he or she left off!
From here, you can enter your financial information or any other information that's missing from your child's FAFSA.
Step 4: Sign and submit the FAFSA
After you and your child have filled out all the necessary information, you both need to sign the FAFSA. If you're not in the same location, one of you can sign by navigating to the "Sign & Submit" section, entering your username and password (your FSA ID) clicking the "SIGN" button, saving, then closing the application. The other person can then log in at fafsa.gov using the Save Key, navigate to the "Sign & Submit" section, and sign the application using his or her FSA ID.
Make sure the parent who is signing with the FSA ID checks whether he/she is listed on the FAFSA as Parent 1 or Parent 2 and checks the appropriate box.
IMPORTANT TIP #4: You and your child should enter your own FSA ID in the correct spot—student above and parent below.
IMPORTANT TIP #5: If you are a parent without a Social Security number, you will not be able to create an FSA ID and will not be able to sign the FAFSA electronically. But, your child can submit the FAFSA without a parent signature, then print a paper signature page for you to sign and return by mail.
Once you and your child have signed the FAFSA, click the blue "SUBMIT MY FAFSA NOW" button at the bottom of the page. Your child's FAFSA is not submitted until you see the confirmation page. It's a good idea to print the confirmation page for your records. If your child provided an e-mail address, he or she will receive a copy of the confirmation page by e-mail.
Next Steps
Once your child's FAFSA is submitted, it will take three to five days to process. Information on your child's FAFSA will be made available to the financial aid offices of the schools listed. The school or schools will use the information to determine what aid your child may be eligible to receive.
IMPORTANT TIP #6: On the confirmation page, you'll see an Expected Family Contribution (EFC). Please note, the EFC is not the amount of money your family will have to pay for college or the amount of federal student aid you will receive. It is a number used by your school to calculate how much financial aid you are eligible to receive.
The confirmation page also provides some financial aid estimates. Please keep in mind that these are true estimates. You may qualify for different amounts or additional types of aid. In order to find out the exact amount and types of aid you're eligible to receive, you'll need to wait to receive an aid award from each school you listed.
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April Jordan is a senior communications specialist at Federal Student Aid.


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Rockin' Innovation, Local Picks
by Guest Blogger, Monica Surfaro Spigelman Time to geek out with tech picks that are both functional and fun. When you're ready for your next "gotta have it" technology, here are several gadgets and services that Local First Arizona members are excited about:
- Centralized Tech: Student Experts is a Tucson-based business delivering Internet marketing solutions for small-and-medium sized organizations. Led by CEO Dean Falconer, Student Experts picks SmartThings, a group of devices that go beyond cool to support office function. SmartThings, a recent Kickstarter project that Student Experts supported, makes your home or office smarter by remotely controlling climate, lights and door locks from a smart mobile device. "The possibilities with this gadget are endless," says StudentExperts' project manager Britt Brouse, who notes that the SmartsThings products may be monitored and controlled via a hub device and web services. As early backers of this Kickstarter project, Student Experts received its SmartThings kit recently. "We coupled SmartThings with Schlage remote door locks to secure our office doors and require a code to access certain parts of the building," notes Britt. Contact Britt or Dean for additional information about online marketing services. 520-200-7340 | @studentexperts | facebook.
- Entertainment Smarts: There's increasing buzz about HTML and how television manufacturers embrace technology for picture enhancement as well as entertainment, interactivity and web application. Appliance Mart of Willcox AZ, celebrating 20 years in business this month, has its eye on super-sharp innovations for its customers. Co-owner Betsy Ajeman enthusiastically recommends TV manufacturer LG's Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) products for their reliability, gorgeous color and Internet capability. In her showroom is a 42-inch LG-LED smart TV that allows you to surf the Internet on the big screen, value-priced under $1300. Betsy often uses her iPad to demonstrate products or research customer preferences. She has her manufacturers' web pages bookmarked, enabling her to enlarge product photos, describe items, and use stock in the showroom for comparison. Questions about smart television products? Contact Betsy or Cary at 520-384-2262.
- In the Cloud: Datadrive is a Tucson computer repair and IT support provider that has provided small business owners with technical support for more than 22 years. As a small business owner and as someone who advises others how to best use technology, owner and Local First Arizona member Brian Lawson looks for ways to make the most of the latest tech products and services. Cloud-based storage is one innovation on the cyber horizon that many small business owners have yet to adopt, says Brian. "Most of us have at least two or three computers we use throughout the day – at the office, at home, and probably another portable device for anywhere," he indicates. "Cloud-based storage services allows saving a document, spreadsheet or any computer-based project into a folder that is uploaded to a webserver and then automatically synchronized so that can be access from all computers," explains Brian. Although a popular cloud-based storage system is Dropbox, Brian also flags some great products designed specifically for small business. When a business needs to exchange large files (including photos, videos or tax returns) with clients and runs into problems with file size via e-mail, Brian recommends myClientFolder. "This cloud based storage system is designed specifically to meet the needs of small and medium sized business and is very affordable at only $14.95 per month," he says. "Best of all, it was created and is supported by a local Tucson business, Telexis Software. " (Telexis is a Tucson based software development company that produces small business-centered products.) For on-call IT support or more about the cloud, contact Brian 520-622-4050 | facebook.com/DatadriveInc|Google+
Tech trends and products offer potentially huge opportunity for our businesses…as well as enjoyment. Keep watch on the reviews at Mashable or Digital Trends. Learn more at Wired. There's so much out there for small business to watch and embrace.
The Local First Arizona directory of local businesses is full of goods and services to help with your technology interests and needs and so much more.
Local First Arizona guest blogger and member Monica Surfaro Spigelman writes about localism, technology, business and culture. She also is folk arts director for Tucson Meet Yourself. Monica, a NYC transplant with credentials in corporate communications, non-profit marketing and journalism, looks forward to connecting with fellow small businesses!


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Based on the notion that entrepreneurs discover solutions and network over a million cups of coffee, the Kauffman Foundation developed 1 Million Cups - a free program designed to educate, engage, and connect entrepreneurs with their communities.
1 Million Cups NoCo is the quintessential Fort Collins event for local entrepreneurs to gather, enjoy a cup of coffee and present their innovative business ideas to an eager audience.
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The Rev. Doug Neel, rector of St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, and Pastor Don Ford, pastor of Community United Methodist Church, are teaming up once again during the season of Lent for weekly meals, teaching and discussion.
This year, their subject will be the parables of Jesus. The classes will begin at 5:30 p.m. each Monday at Community United Methodist Church on Lewis Street, with homemade soups and bread supplied by church members.
"These evenings are always fun and informative and a great way to share our knowledge and insights," says Neel. "Don and I have been doing these Lenten classes together for the past three years and have a great time working as a team. It is also fun to get our church communities together for food and study time during the season of Lent. The more people who attend, the livelier the discussions."
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Gentlemen, they're not just for hipsters and the homeless any more. While both dead sexy and totally awesome, beards are also a boon to your overall health. Researchers discovered that men with beards and moustaches actually enjoy numerous benefits including, but not limited to, instant handsomeness.
A study from the University of Southern Queensland, published in the Radiation Protection Dosimetry journal, found that beards block 90 to 95 percent of UV rays, thereby slowing the aging process and reducing the risk of skin cancer.
Got asthma? Pollens and dust simply get stuck in that lustrous facial hair. Additionally, all that hair retains moisture and protects against the wind, keeping you looking young and fresh-faced. What's more, shaving is usually the cause of ingrown hairs and bacterial infections that lead to acne.
To conduct the study, researchers left bearded mannequins, along with less attractive, follically-challenged ones, in the blistering sun of the Australian outback and then compared the amount of radiation absorbed by each. But don't forget to take care of those blessed follicles; beards can also spread infection if not properly cared for and make consumption of certain foods (e.g. cheeseburgers, corn on the cob, falafel sandwiches—anything with hummus actually, bagel 'n' schmear, syrupy pancakes) rather laborious.
Fuzzy-faced men would be wise to take advantage of beard wash and beard oil, essential tools for looking and feeling your beardy best.
Sources: World Observer Online & The Doghouse Diaries
And let's not forget that some of the most famous historical beards to have ever existed…
Ernest Hemingway
Abraham Lincoln
Karl Marx
Charles Darwin
King George V
Che Guevara
Here are some cool beard styles for you men to consider and women to enjoy.
Who is this cool cat? ^ 😉
Share this article with everyone you know and spread the fact that science now confirms that beards are not just for hipsters.


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Medela Supplemental Nursing System
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The Supplemental Nursing System is an ideal way to administer supplemental nutrition to babies while they are being breastfed. The system supports the unique bonding between mum and baby, motivating both of them to keep moving towards a more satisfying breastfeeding experience. This can be achieved by allowing the baby to get any additional milk they require through the SNS while feeding at the breast.
The SNS is intended to enable mums to breastfeed when they would otherwise be unable to do so, and help the baby train their sucking behaviour. It offers the following advantages:
- It can be used by mums who have or think they have a low milk supply
- It helps to stimulate the mum's milk supply through direct sucking at the breast
- It can be used when there is a requirement for supplements in addition to breast milk
- It trains the baby to suck properly by creating a vacuum at the breast
The Supplemental Nursing System is a reservoir that is filled with supplemental nutrition. It can then be placed on the mum's chest or on a pole. The very thin, flexible tubes are fixed alongside the mother's nipples and release additional milk and supplements as the baby feeds.
- Designed for weak or premature babies, for infant training, to stimulate the breast milk, to feed adopted baby's with breast milk or to feed for a long time.
- Adjustable power system, for different feed rates
- Bottle with gradation, to control the amount of milk
- The system is designed to have the same position as breastfeeding
Preparing for feeding
- The SNS is supplied with three sizes of tubing. When you use the SNS system for the first time, start with the medium (white) valve.
- Place the silicone valve holder onto the valve.
- Slide the tubing with the valve on top through the attachment ring. Push the valve in until it snaps into place.
- Fix the neck cord on the bottle: Pull the cord with its soft ending (without the clip) through the hole in the bottom of the bottle. Pull the ending with the metallic clip through the cord loop you created in the previous step. Pul firmly.
- Fill the bottle with the supplemental nutrition which you prepared and heated in a separate
container. Screw the attachment ring with the valve and tubing onto the bottle. Squeeze the
bottle gently, so that the milk flows through the tubing.
- Lock both parts of the tubing in the slits of the attachment ring. Place the SNS system around your neck with the tubing hanging down.
- Check that the bottle shoulder is at nipple level. To raise the bottle, unlock the lock of the cord and move the entire lock downwards. To lower the bottle, move the (unlocked) lock upwards. When the bottle is in the right position, fix the lock.
- Cut off a piece of tape of approx. 6 cm. Place the tube onto the breast such that it protrudes
from the nipple by 1 cm. Repeat this step for the other tube and the other breast.
- Hold your baby close to your breast. To encourage your baby to open its mouth, tickle its lower lip with your nipple. Leave a tiny space between the nipple and your baby's mouth.
- Wait until your baby opens its mouth wide, then put your baby onto your breast. Only when the baby's mouth is wide open, allow it to latch-on.
- Check that the tube position in the baby's mouth is correct: the tube should enter the mouth in the middle of the upper lip or at the corner.
- Once you and your baby have found the right position, let your baby breastfeed. When your baby starts suckling, release the tube from the slit in the attachment ring. The milk in the SNS bottle can now flow through the tube. Continue breastfeeding.
- If the milk does not flow well, also release the second tube. Attach the tube with the opening upwards to your body, on a level with the bottle bottom.
The Supplemental Nursing System contains:
- 1 feeding bottle
- 1 valve holder
- 3 valves with tubing (red=smalle, white=medium, transparent=large)
- 1 attachment ring
- 1 neck cord
- 1 paper tape
- 1 cover
- 100% Bisphenol-A free
- Wash your hands thoroughly (for approx. one minute) with soap and water before you touch your breast and the SNS parts.
- Clean all parts immediately after use to avoid drying up of milk residues and to prevent growth of bacteria.
- Only use drinking-quality water for cleaning.
- Do not leave (parts of) the SNS in direct sunlight or heat, as this may weaken the parts.
- Store the clean parts in an airpermeable, clean bag/container, or in an air-permeable, clean paper/cloth until next use.
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