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Following on the launch of the mobile site CamContacts.fr last summer, the main web site successfully launched this month with an exclusive €10 welcome bonus for newly registered members.
The entire site is in French and specifically designed to accommodate this new, growing market.
CamContacts.fr hosts the same large selection of sexy girls as on CamContacts.com with an extra focus on the French speaking chathosts. The French site also was one of the first in its sector to advertise on national television in France with this unique advertisement to help raise awareness of its launch - Click here to view the video
Anyone interested to become an affiliate of this new launch can join the program here.
As part of its ongoing re-launch, the German version of CamContacts is now available on Smartphones for the German speaking market.
Released primarily for iPhone and Android-enabled phones, a viewer only needs to point the phone's browser to CamContact.com to video chat in many specific categories.
Developed to rally against the slow uptake of web optimization for Smartphones in the German market, CamContact.com represents a forward-thinking step and a new way to capture viewers in an extremely competitive sector.
You can become an affiliate of this new launch by joining the program here.
Mobile site, CamContacts.fr, is now available aimed at the French-speaking market.
It is launched for the full range of smartphones – iPhone, Android phones and other systems – and can be accessed by visiting CamContacts.fr.
Camcontacts.fr boasts an intuitive interface with a search filter that enables users to find the ideal chat host.
Those interested in becoming an affiliate of this new launch can join the program here.
Don't miss out on joining the good ship CamContacts to live out your pirate fantasies.
Play Skull Island in our Pirates of Pleasure Island promotion, to be in with the chance to win credit worth up to $1,000 a day.
Board your cam ships for landing at the Pleasure Island, midnight (GMT) May 18th here!
It's been asked for, and now we finally have it ready for your viewing pleasure.
Take a new look at the winner's idea, shot in glorious HD right here!
A big thank you to the winner, NailsQueen, and for her idea which CamContacts transformed into a reality.
Stay tuned for more interesting and unique promotions.
Your presence is requested at the first CamContacts' Lover's Masquerade Ball! Taking place at the same time as the Carnival of Venice, get swept away by the chance to win $1,000 in the year's most romantic event.
Regular viewers who are logged in and roll the mouse over the free galleries get a special peak of what awaits in our Lover's Masquerade Ball... If you don't have an account, you'll still see a special something... just not as much!
To take part in this glamorous event which starts at midnight (GMT) February 9th, visit the homepage.
To start the New Year off with a bang, CamContacts has been nominated in the 2011 XBIZ Awards for the Live Cam Company of the Year category. Congratulations to all involved.
You can read about our nomination here.
To be part of one of the most experienced companies in live chat, just click here.
Get in to the festive spirit this year and join CamContacts in its special aprčs-ski hideaway for some cool and chic action. The Sizzling Hot Christmas promotion involves all you would expect from the luxury ski resorts around the world, with the added incentive of the chance to win up to $1,000 per day.
The site will also be unveiling its brand new interactive game for viewers and chathosts alike - Great Balls of Fire.
A Sizzling Hot Christmas is live from midnight on 16th December until midnight on Sunday 19th December. Don't miss out on the last chance of the year to win on CamContacts.
To take part in this interactive Xmas treat, just visit the CamContacts homepage.
CamContacts celebrated its 10th anniversary last weekend with the Into the Future promotion and the site's new interactive game, Take Your Pick. Statistics have shown it was very successful.
The site recorded its highest ever traffic and revenue over the 10th birthday weekend, easily overshadowing previous records.
To be part of the continuing success story, sign up for the video chat affiliate program Camsense or visit the CamContacts homepage to experience a seamless live cam session.
CamContacts is celebrating 10 years in the live cam business this month, and is holding a special contest for all chathosts and viewers. Into the Future (live 11 Nov, 00:00 GMT-14 Nov 24:00 GMT) is offering the chance to win a prizes worth $110,110 by playing the site's new interactive game Take Your Pick
Visit the CamContacts homepage to experience the Celebration Zone, with the opportunity to see some birthday videos uploaded by the chathosts in celebration of 10 years since the creation of CamContacts.
You can also see the videos on CamContacts YouTube channel.
CamContacts will be celebrating its 10th birthday very soon, and to mark the occasion there will be an extra special promo designed to reward the chat hosts, viewers and affiliates for their loyal support over the years. For a sneak peak, visit this page to see what the future holds...
A quick reminder to let you know that CamContacts is now available on all devices from wherever you are in the world. You can access camcontacts.com without the need for downloading an app via your iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android-based device and via a PC or Mac.
All you need to do is simply point your phone's browser to CamContacts.com to experience the world-first video conferencing solution
To see how well CamContacts works on an iPhone, just take a look at our videos on YouTube.
Over 500 Chathosts put forward their best ideas on what they thought would make a great video. From dream sequences with lavish, fantasy backdrops to erotic playscapes filled with all the desires one could think of.
We'd like to thank all the Chathosts for their time and effort for sending in the ideas, and commenting on those of their fellow Chathosts. The CamContacts team was impressed with the creative and imaginative ideas.
The winning entry is from: NailsQueen.
If you are a Chathost, you can read the winning entry in after you log into the CH area. Stay tuned to CamContacts and the Facebook channel when we announce full details of the winning entry very soon.
With just under a week to go before the end of the contest, Be a Cam Star is proving to be a resounding success with the Chathosts as over 500 of them have submitted ideas. Many types of scenarios, characters and stories are all hoping to win the special prize of appearing in their own viral video, have a professional portfolio created and win an all-expenses paid holiday.
Stay tuned to CamContacts and Camsense for details of the winner very soon... !
Last weekend witnessed the first-ever German promotion on CamContact.com. The Oktoberfest puzzle contest, which had the chance to win up to $1,000 in extra credit, helped achieve a 189% increase in expenditure over a normal weekend - delivering more awareness of the site to the German live cam market.
To visit the German Chathost site and discover more, click here: http://www.camcontact.com
Following our very successful promotions on camcontacts.com, on Friday 17th of October 2010, our first German Oktoberfest puzzle promotion will go online on Camcontact.com. Chathosts and viewers are already counting down the hours to be in with the chance to win up to $1,000 in extra credit.
To take a look at the promotion, click on the following link from 7pm (GMT): http://www.camcontact.com.
If you've always wanted to become a video star, and win an all-expenses paid holiday now's your chance! Chathosts just need to send in their most creative idea for a viral video to win in our Be a Cam Star contest.
Current Chathosts should log in to CamContacts.com to take part. If you are not a Chathost and would like to take part, find out more here: http://www.camcontacts.com/exhibinstructions.html.
Love TV, movies and virals? Look no further! Finally you can subscribe to our CamContacts channel on YouTube:
Here you can like and dislike videos, share with friends, comment on them and discover new content. Stay tuned for more videos in the future...
As always, spread the word to all your friends and colleagues!
If you are a fan of Facebook and can't keep off the site, why not become a fan of CamContacts?
You can discuss posts, news, events and more or less whatever you feel like talking about. Plus, in the future there may be some very exclusive content for our fans...
Spread the word to all your friends and colleagues!
All you Twitter lovers are in for a treat. You can now follow CamContacts here:
Or you can reply to our tweets here: @CamContacts
You can be sure we've always got something to say!
Get your friends and colleagues in on the action as well – Don't miss out!
Our 'How to put on a rubber – a 2010 guide' viral is quickly taking off but we didn't want YouTube to take all the credit.
You can also watch it, rate it and share with your friends on the following sites:
Make sure you tell your friends and colleagues about the videos. We promise they'll laugh!
A play on the iPhone 4 antenna issue, take a look at our brand new viral made to promote the world class solution for the new iPhone 4. We promise you'll laugh out loud!
Feel free to share with all your friends, family and colleagues.
A world first, get our flagship site CamContacts.com wherever you are on the planet!
High quality video calling with no need for an app! Stay connected to your favourite Chathosts in whatever country you happen to be in.
Just point your phone's browser at CamContacts.com for a world class experience.
GoLiveGuys.com is our adult webcam portal for the lucrative gay market. And now this site is optimized for our mobile viewers using their iPhones.
The iPhone product runs using the phone's Safari browser, avoiding Apple's ban on adult content in the app store.
If your audience is largely composed of gay men or you want to expand into this large market - this is the place for you to start making $$$ from that traffic.
It's time to find your Match Made in Heaven during CamContacts Valentine's Day event!
Exclusively at CamContacts from Wednesday, 10 February (00:00 GMT) through Sunday, 14 February (24:00 GMT).
Choose a promo banner (banners are available under the "promotion" type) and direct your traffic to CamContacts homepage! Use our outstanding promotion to maximize revenue from your webcam traffic!
Santa knows that you've been good boys and girls this year, so he wants to make all your dreams come true with one more big event before we say goodbye to 2009.
It's time to celebrate Sweet Holiday Dreams at CamContacts! And this time, your viewers could be winners every day!
Exclusively at CamContacts from Wednesday, 16 December (00:00 GMT) through Sunday, 20 December (24:00 GMT)
Grab a promo banner (banners are available under the "promotion" type), send traffic to CamContacts and get the best conversion and new long time spenders!
You're invited to help CamContacts celebrate its 9th birthday!
And like the best parties, this one will be full of surprises.
Not only will your viewers be treated to some naughty nights and surprising sights,
they can play the Surprise Party Puzzle and earn up to $2,000 in credit at CamContacts.com.
Plus, your viewers can take advantage of free, exclusive photo galleries of the hottest babes in their birthday suits!
To get this party started we are offering a special bonus to our affiliates – for the first 9 qualified
registrations you send to CamContacts we will give you a bonus of $150! That's on top of your regular commission for spenders!
Starting from Wednesday, 18 November (00:00 GMT) through Sunday, 22 November (24:00 GMT) 2009,
direct your traffic to CamContacts homepage and get the best conversion and new long time spenders!
Use our outstanding promotion to maximize revenue from your webcam traffic.
Grab a promo banner (banners are available under the "promotion" type),
send traffic to CamContacts and let the party begin!
Exclusively at CamContacts from Wednesday, September 2 (00:00 GMT) – Sunday, September 6 (24:00 GMT)
Our sexy new home page will entice your visitors and our free, stunning photo galleries of the sexiest CamContacts cover girls of the past year are sure to warm things up!
Direct your traffic to CamContacts homepage www.camcontacts.com and get the best
conversion and new long time spenders!
Send it all to CamContacts and help your Peeping Toms get off!
We are proud to announce three new additions to our CamSense promo tools. These tools are a sure way to generate more traffic and earn more commission!
XML Feed WebcamsThis is our most advanced tool ever! XML Feeds provide webmasters an easy way to integrate live webcams into existing sites. Webmasters can seamlessly integrate the Chathosts they want to display into their site. With more than 60,000 Chathosts, your visitors will always find several hundred online to choose from at any time.
IM PopupsThis easy to implement tool shows live chathosts in a popup window that imitates an IM notification message. It's a very effective way of capturing the viewers' attention! Choose from 1 of 12 appealing designs, easily customize the popup behavior to your needs, then simply add its code to your site.
Corner Peel AdsTired of using regular banners? Try our amazing corner peel ads on your site and see for yourself how effective these ads can be! We have also made it easy for you to find exactly the right ad for your site.
You can find both IM Popups and Corner Peel Ads in the "Banners section" under the "JavaScript" type.
We know you'll find all of these tools easy to implement and extremely useful. As always please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions.
Temperatures are rising and our golden goddesses of summer are warming up to handle your viewers' every desire. Send new viewers to CamContacts during our Summer Heat promotion and watch your earnings heat up too!
Direct your traffic to CamContacts homepage www.camcontacts.com from 15th (00:00 GMT) - 19th (24:00 GMT) of July and get the best conversion and new long time spenders!
Easter is coming up and we would like to offer you better conversion rates and higher customer spend during the celebration period!
Send your webcam traffic to www.camcontacts.com. CamContacts homepage will be specially designed for this occasion, where sexy bunnies will be ready to meet & greet new viewers.
CamContacts will be spiced up to make the celebration even more enjoyable – hot photo galleries of beautiful performers will make it easier for viewers to choose their favourites and the "Easter Egg Hunt" game with great prizes will make them come back for more!
Use this fantastic opportunity to maximize revenue from your webcam traffic, send it all to CamContacts and let your viewers enjoy the party which will take place from 8th till 12th of April!
Every year people from around the globe look for romance on Valentine's Day, give them what they want and watch your revenue grow!
CamSense offers you the opportunity to profit from one of the most romantic days of the year. Send your webcam traffic to CamContacts, where viewers will be treated to loads of high quality content, participate in addictive competitions with valuable prizes - all while enjoying the company of fabulous chathosts!
The party will take place on CamContacts on 11th - 15th of February 2009, so get your links up now!
Christmas is right around the corner and it's going to bring the biggest PARTY of the year. Let's celebrate the ending of the 2008 together - CamSense gives you another great opportunity to get the best return from your traffic by promoting CamContacts during one of the best-spending periods of the year! This holiday season viewers will be able to join-in on the festivities and our special kind of CamContacts Christmas cheer!
The party starts on December 17th (00:00 GMT) and continues for 5 special days until the 21st (24:00 GMT). Promote CamContacts and stuff your holiday stockings with cash!
CamSense team wishes you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
CamContacts is celebrating its 8th Birthday this year and we would love to have you come and join the great celebration. We are grateful to have all of you as a part of the community as we work together to make it the best! During the next 5 days of fun and mischief viewers will be spoiled with stunning galleries of gorgeous chathosts and awesome contests with loads of valuable prizes. Don't miss out on the amazing opportunity to get the most out of your traffic by sending it to CamContacts! Find out more about it.
Summer is almost over, but it's still hot on CamContacts! For 5 special days from August 27th (00:00 GMT) - 31st (24:00 GMT) you will have a chance to enjoy some of that heat - send your traffic here and maximize your profit! Interactive "Guess Who?" game, loads of prizes and free credit will keep the viewers happy and coming back for more!
Ready - Steady - Go!
The sun is shining, the temperatures are rising and so are the chances to make more money during the upcoming incredible promotion! Yes, summertime has finally arrived and we are taking it to the max! Get the most out of your traffic by sending it to CamContacts, where viewers will be spoiled with some awesome treats - interactive games, sexy photos, free credit and loads of hot webcam action that will keep them hungry for more!
Join the best party of this summer that will take place on CamContacts on 16th (00:00 GMT) - 20th (24:00 GMT) of July 2008.
Another great promo for viewers and chathosts to participate in on CamContacts, which means another possibility to earn more money from your traffic! Viewers will be spoiled with special treats and hot webcam action from 5th (00:00 GMT) till 8th (24:00 GMT) of June, so hurry up and get your links ready! Find out more about the promo here.
Please note that due to various global banking holidays we will remit funds to Epassporte accounts on Tuesday May 6, 2008. Those receiving bank transfers and USD cheques may also experience minor delays.
Let's enjoy Happy Easter together!
Starting from the 20th of March 00:00 till the 24th of March 24:00 GMT, for the entire five days CamContacts offers special treats for the viewers! Photo galleries of gorgeous Easter Cover Girls, possibility to nominate
favorite chathosts for the Top 20 "Easter Bunnies" and chances to win free sessions every hour (600 prizes will be awarded during the Easter celebration).
This means the highest earning potential for you as an affiliate! Get ready to push traffic to CamContacts over Easter!
Check your inbox for more information.
Please be advised that as a result of international banking holidays over the Easter period some of you may experience brief 1 or 2 days delay in receiving your payments for the next payment batch.
If you have any questions or require further information please contact CamSense Support.
CamSense Promo Tools section has been updated, check it out!
Please be advised that as a result of international banking holidays over the New Year period some of you may experience brief 1 or 2 days delay in receiving your payments for Payment Batch 265. We will commence processing payments on December 31. However please note that:
Earn more money this Christmas with CamSense! Click here to read more.
We are proud to announce that CamContacts celebrates its 7th birthday on November 17! Find out more about it.
Please note that the URL address of our German product has changed from CamContact.DE to CamContact.COM. Please make sure you make the necessary adjustments to the links you are sending traffic to.
The *Webmaster of the Year* competition has ended and the winner of the brand new Porche 911 is announced!
Click here to see the results.
Camsense affiliate program is proud to introduce ePassporte – Now you will be able to manage and receive your funds through ePassporte.
ePassporte is an electronic wallet which allows you to transfer funds to and from your account – all via the internet and without the need of banks, cheque clearings etc...
With this new service, your payments will arrive quicker and free-of-charge – no need to wait for cheques or bank transfers. All you need do is ask us to transfer your earned commission to your ePassporte account, and we will direct your funds there. You can then withdraw funds from any ATM, using your ePassporte Visa Electron Debit card.
If you have an ePassporte account you can start getting paid now!
If you don't have an ePassporte account, you can visit www.epassporte.com and open an account now!
Here at Camsense we are always on the look to improve and optimize our relations and services to our affiliates. This is just one of many steps we are taking to make your business with us smoother and easier.
Affiliates can now manually add trackers to promotional gallery pages! This functionality allows you to easily see which gallery is performing best for you, giving you the opportunity to switch low performing pages fast.
To see this in action you must login and go to the marketing section.
Camsense Doubles Payouts for Affiliates and Gives Away a Porsche 911 and a Hummer H2
Camsense is happy to announce that we have just DOUBLED the payout levels for our products. Now you will be able to earn up to 40% FOR LIFE! You will also be able to promote two more brands and earn even more. This fantastic offer sets the standard for other affiliate networks.
On top of that we have two amazing prizes to give away. The legendary Porsche 911 and the infamous Hummer H2. These incredible prizes will be put into a draw for our existing and newly registered affiliates. Read more ...
As a special Show Offer, you'll be able to earn 40% On All Sales. All information will be officially revealed at the Internext Conference in Las Vegas, January 15, 2007.
To make CamContacts faster and even more reliable for you and your Viewers, we will be doing server upgrades this week, from October 02 till October 08.
During this time, the site will become unavailable for a couple of hours every now and then. We will try to keep the downtime to a minimum.
Introducing our brand new form of advertising - Corner Bands! Our eye-catching Corner Bands are located on upper webpage corners and attract attention due to their unusual shape and unique positioning. And where attention leads,
curiosity follows! This, in turn, guarantees you a significant increase in click-throughs! Be among the first to reap mighty profits by using our easy and hassle-free Corner Bands Generator! Please visit our Marketing section for further details.
For Your Benefit: We just introduced a brand new marketing tool on CamSense - Dynamic Adverts! Never again do you have to worry how to make potential viewers click on your banners. Dynamic Adverts will do all the work for you! Simply Smart, Easily Adjustable and Real Time generating! Just select your criteria and make our Dynamic Adverts WORK for you! Please visit our Marketing section for further details.
5th Birthday Affiliate Award Winner!
Our 5th Birthday Party has been a great celebration for us, our members and our affiliates! And now we are proud to announce our $1000 winner - Dayne! Thank you for doing a great job!
We are proud to announce the addition of www.camcontact.com to our affiliates list of site to promote, please check it out! CamContact.com has been specially produced for the German market. The same lovely chathosts but a big new market for you to reach. Also you will see we have added promotional material for this site in the promo bank in the marketing section.
The look and feel of the CamSense program has been improved and now it is more convenient for you the Affiliate. We have made some changes to the menus, re-formatted our marketing section, as well as added a Sitemap. Also from now on all the news will be visible on the first page, so you are not going to miss all our events and special offers. And of course there will still be some great new adult content and marketing tools, and niche sites heading your way soon!
New High Value Niche Sites have been added. New specialist sites added include: FindLoves, LesbianRooms, TopTeenWebcams, CamSexNow, FetishFreaks and Russian-Woman-Bride. Please check them out in the 'Site List' section. We will be adding more sites all the time so keep looking out for them. Your ideas on what kind of sites we need to add are always welcome.
The latest service added to CamContacts.com gives viewers the option to have an exclusive and private session with their favorite Chathost. So they will have her (or his) full attention for every second of their chat. No interruptions - no bother - no one else!
As we got requests from our Affiliates to have more information in the stats, we've added a referral URL and some more info about every registration. Check it out!
We've modified the back-end of our payments and stats system on January 31, 2005. Currently we are verifying the data and bug-fixing it. You're welcome to report any discrepancies you find. Please notice that the former 'outstanding payments' page now only displays an amount of money that was transferred from the previous payments cycle if the amount didn't reached the pay-floor you've specified in your payments details ($50 by default). The actual outstanding amount can be seen in the 'My Stats' section.


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BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Beavers held off a late Defiance rally to beat the Yellow Jackets after a field goal from the visitors with two seconds remaining pushed the game into overtime. After the teams traded touchdowns in the first extra session, a Bluffton field goal in the second and an interception by senior Tyler Hensley (Batavia) sealed a 27-24 victory by the home team, marking the third straight year Bluffton has taken down rival Defiance.
Ben Schamp (St. Marys/Memorial) recovered an early fumble, setting up kicker Austin Sweeney (Adrian Mich./Whitmer) for a 40-yard field goal, his longest of the season, which put the Beavers on top 3-0. Defiance took the lead on the ensuing possession when Garrett Teague found Brian Mircovich for a six-yard touchdown with 5:18 to play in the first period. The extra point was good to make the score 7-3.
The score remained 7-3 until Nick Smith (Troy) picked off the Yellow Jackets at midfield with 47 seconds left in the first half. Bluffton made the Jackets pay on the next play when Tyler Wright (Troy) connected with Ryan Sabin (Canal Winchester) for a 48-yard flea-flicker that gave Bluffton a 10-7 lead at the break.
The Beavers extended the lead late in the third quarter when Calib Alexander (Ocala, Fla./St. John Lutheran) fought off a defender to haul in a 26-yard touchdown pass from Wright. Sweeney connected again to put the Beavers up 17-7 with 4:30 remaining in the third.
The Yellow Jackets pulled within three when Leroy Cheatham picked up a Beaver fumble and returned it 50 yards to pay-dirt which made the score 17-14 after a successful PAT. Bluffton held off the visitors until Teague found Mircovich late in the game on a 43-yard tipped pass that put the Jackets on the 15-yard line. That completion set up a Spencer Saunders 32-yard field goal with just two seconds remaining. His attempt was good and sent the contest into overtime.
Defiance scored on the first overtime possession as Teague found Jon Carribino for a 14-yard touchdown pass, but Bluffton answered when Wright jumped over the pile and into the end zone on Bluffton's possession to knot the score at 24.
Bluffton started the second overtime with the ball and went up three on a 22-yard field goal by Sweeney. After two Defiance runs, a Teague pass on third down was intercepted by Hensley, sealing the Bluffton Senior Day victory.
Wright led the Bluffton offense with 212 passing yards and two touchdowns on 11 completions. Sabin finished the final game of his career with an impressive 100 receiving yards and a touchdown on five catches. Junior Airic Steagall (Hillsboro) led the Beavers' rushing attack with 56 yards on 16 carries. Sweeney finished the day with eight points after hitting both of his field goal attempts (40 and 22) and going 2-of-2 on extra points.
Seniors Ben Kaufman (Ottawa-Glandorf) and Preston Huddleston (Benton Harbor, Mich./Eau Claire) rocked the Jackets with 12 tackles each. Huddleston finished with 1.5 tackles-for-loss. Mike Johnson (Browns Mills, NJ/Pemberton Township) finished with 11 stops while fellow senior Derek Woods (Springfield/South) and junior Josh Runda (Lima/Bath) each tallied eight tackles.
Defiance finished with 357 total yards, compared to 297 for the Beavers. The Jackets went for 146 on the ground, while Bluffton completed 11 passes for 212 yards. Both teams fumbled it away three time and Defiance also tossed three interceptions, including the game-clincher. The home team was a perfect 3-of-3 in the red zone, while Defiance converted just three of its six opportunities inside the 20-yard line.
The win pushed Bluffton's record to 6-4 (5-3 HCAC) and marked the first time the Beavers have finished with a winning record since 2000.

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Decentralize the web with Diaspora
We're fully funded! Check out some of the other great projects on Kickstarter
Diaspora - the privacy aware, personally controlled, do-it-all distributed open source social network
We are four talented young programmers from NYU's Courant Institute trying to raise money so we can spend the summer building Diaspora; an open source personal web server that will put individuals in control of their data.
What is it?
Enter your Diaspora "seed," a personal web server that stores all of your information and shares it with your friends. Diaspora knows how to securely share (using GPG) your pictures, videos, and more. When you have a Diaspora seed of your own, you own your social graph, you have access to your information however you want, whenever you want, and you have full control of your online identity. Once we have built a solid foundation, we will make Diaspora easy to extend to facilitate any type of communication, and the possibilities will be endless.
For a little more detailed explanation, checkout this blog post.
What is the project about?
We believe that privacy and connectedness do not have to be mutually exclusive. With Diaspora, we are reclaiming our data, securing our social connections, and making it easy to share on your own terms. We think we can replace today's centralized social web with a more secure and convenient decentralized network. Diaspora will be easy to use, and it will be centered on you instead of a faceless hub.
Why are we building it?
This February, Eben Moglen, Columbia law professor and author of the latest GPL, gave a talk on Internet privacy. As more and more of our lives and identities become digitized, Moglen explains, the convenience of putting all of our information in the hands of companies on "the cloud" is training us to casually sacrifice our privacy and fragment our online identities.
But why is centralization so much more convenient, even in an age where relatively powerful computers are ubiquitous? Why is there no good alternative to centralized services that, as Moglen pointed out, comes with "spying for free?" Why do we keep our personal data in a thousand places? We have the technology, someone just needs to take the time to figure out how we can communicate smoothly and intuitively, without the hidden costs of "the cloud". As good programmers, when we noticed that the application we need doesn't exist, we set out to fill the hole in our digital lives.
Why do we need money?
We have a plan, a bunch of ideas and the programming chops to build Diaspora. What we need is the time it takes to iron out a powerful, secure, and elegant piece of software. Daniel, Ilya, Raphael, and Maxwell are all ready to trade our internships and summer jobs for three months totally focused on building Diaspora. We want to write code all the time, everyday. Once we have made our first solid iteration, we are going to release our code as free software so everyone can make Diaspora even better. $10,000 buys the software for everyone who wants to use it, forever. We think it can change the way people communicate and empower individuals to permanently take control of their online identities.
After we open source our source code, we hope to also provide a paid turnkey hosted service in the vein of Wordpress.com to make it easy for people who want to use Diaspora, but don't want to deal with the fuss of setting it up.* We will make it easy to export your data and configuration, so if you decide you want to graduate and host your seed yourself, you are free to do so at anytime.
Our goal is for everyone to have full control over their data and to empower people in to become responsible, secure, and social Internet dwellers. We believe offering this service will be helpful to non-technical users who are also worried about their data and privacy online.
Our Promise. We promise to you that Diaspora will be aGPL software which will released at the end of the summer.
Want more info? Check out our website for project updates, blog posts, pictures, and plans. More information is being added every day! www.joindiaspora.com
Check out more videos here.
Follow us at @joindiaspora Twitter or identi.ca
Want get Diaspora updates via email? Sign up here! * This service will be available a few months after the end of the summer.


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The gnashing of the teeth has begun.
Californians only narrowly support temporary taxes in Gov. Jerry Brown's initiative, a new Field Poll finds. But they overwhelmingly oppose "trigger" cuts to education that would go into effect if the initiative doesn't pass in November.
My goodness! Californians want to protect government services and aren't that excited about taxes to pay for them.
This is not news.
Polling has consistently shown Californians love something-for-nothing. Indeed, all humans love something-for-nothing. Californians are no different.
What's different is that under this state's governing system, Californians are able to embed their something-for-nothing preferences in the law and in the constitution relatively easily. All those something-for-nothing measures -- bonds, tax limitations, spending mandates -- have conspired to create constant budget deficits and make the state ungovernable.
To bemoan the "something for nothing" preference in the latest poll is to miss the point of what Brown's attempting to do with the trigger cuts.
The triggers are a political innovation, designed to harness Californians' "something for nothing" instincts to get them to pay for things. When Brown offers voters a choice of temporary taxes or trigger cuts, he's offering two versions of pain. There's no way out.
The fact that the triggers are already unpopular is not a problem for Brown, who drafted them and supported them. The triggers are supposed to be unpopular. The more unpopular they are, the better for Brown, who would love nothing better than for voters to decide they can't stomach such cuts and vote for his temporary taxes.
The odds are still against Brown's temporary tax initiative passing. Its narrow support -- 54 percent in the poll -- doesn't bode well for the initiative, since support withers as campaigns go on. But the triggers, and their unpopularity, introduce a new factor that may give him a boost. Right now, Californians hate the triggers more than they hate taxes.
Lead Prop Zero blogger Joe Mathews is California editor at Zocalo Public Square, a fellow at Arizona State University's Center for Social Cohesion, and co-author of California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It (University of California, 2010).
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Sharing the burden of grief
Though the gathering for the Fifth Annual Suicide Awareness Memorial Walk held October 12 in Carlton was a somber event, there were smiles amidst the tears.
Angie Cook, the main speaker at the event, told of Jason, her son's generous nature, particularly when he was on a mission's trip to Guatemala.
"I had given him some special things I thought he could use on the trip," said Cook. "Later I learned he gave them all away. He told me he found people who could use them more than he could."
The proud mom, also a musician, drew the line when she gave her son an expensive guitar.
"When I gave him the guitar," said Cook, "I had to let him know, hey, this is something you shouldn't give away."
Gentle laughter rippled through the people gathered to hear Cook's story, people who were also affected by the loss of a loved one.
Though her suffering was apparent, Cook pressed in to speaking with people who shared the experience of loss.
"We want to get awareness to people because life is hard and people struggle," said Cook. "We are trying to live again with this hole in our hearts. It is only possible because of a very strong faith. God knows intimately what I need."
Jason's father, Greg, is of the same faith.
"I have a faith in God that gets me through," said Greg in an interview after his wife spoke to people who gathered for the event. "It's the only thing that could possibly walk anyone through this."
Attendants of the event drew strength from each other.
"It helps to have a group of people to pull together," said Casey Alaspa, remembering Eric Laine and Doug Angell as he held a sign while participating in the walk. "It's so tough. We just have to hang in there and stay strong."
"I think it helps to face it when they know that other people are out there supporting them, grieving with them and trying to put a stop to it," said Kathy Barrett, remembering her nephew, Doug Angell. "That's basically what everybody wants.
"We don't want to forget our family member who has died. I think the whole idea behind it is to get people to talk.
"We're honoring all the families who are survivors of the people who have gone. What we want to do is get the word out that there is help."
Present at the gathering was Health Educator and TXT4Life Coordinator, Sierra Bechman, who prayed for the group prior to the walk. Bechman offered print information and resources for the vast array of people affected by suicide.
Pamphlet titles included: After an Attempt, A Guide for Taking Care of Your Family Member After Treatment in the Emergency Department, A Guide to Taking Care of Yourself After Your Treatment in the Emergency Department, Suicide Assessment Five-step Evaluation and Triage, Assessing Suicide Risk: Initial Tips for Counselors.
Bechman provided instructions for TXT4Life. Text "LIFE" to 839863 or visit http://www.txt4life.org.
Within the group of people attending the event were people who have experienced and overcome or are in the processes of overcoming depression.
"I am a survivor," said Maryssa Lafave while holding Landon, her son, in her arms, recalling her own close encounter with death. Her perspective now is drawn from experience.
"All I can say is, don't make a permanent decision based on a temporary feeling or stage of your life," said Lafave. "It passes. I know. You come out stronger and a better person."
Though she doesn't have specific plans as yet, Lafave is pleased to be working things out for her future.
"I'm still trying to figure that out, but I know I'm here!" said Lafave. "I'm happy I'm here. What counts is that I get to experience it all, the good and the bad. It's all, 'This too, shall pass.'"
One of the main themes of the day for those who remain after someone has taken his or her life is not to become unhealthy by taking on guilt for what happened.
"I keep wondering, if I had done something different, would Jason still be alive?" said Cook. "Then one night I had a really amazing dream. Jason showed up. We talked all night.
"At one point, he said, 'You can paint my room, Mom.' He told me to paint it salmon. I thought, salmon?
"Then he gave me a hug and a kiss and said, 'I love you. I gotta go.'"
It was only later that Cook was speaking with a friend who told her salmon means nurturing and health.
"Now I know what Jason was saying," said Cook. "I had a hard time changing anything in his room but now, after that dream, I can deal with that."
Though each person has a different story to tell, and each person has their own way to deal with the agony of loss, another theme of the day was that talking with other people who share the same kind of pain does help in the way of guidance and direction in having to adapt to a life without their loved one.
"I never wanted to bother people," said Cook, "but one thing I've learned through all this, people need to talk and be there for each other. You're not bothering anyone when you want to talk. Reach out if you are hurting."
Confirming that thought was attendant Darla Pappas, remembering Jeremy Campbell. Pappas said the gathering was for people to be there for each other.
"Be there to support each other," said Pappas, "even if it's people you don't know. We're all here for the same reason. There's always a hug available."


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Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel may have blown his chances of ever booking rocker Morrissey for his late-night show again after mocking the singer's refusal to appear on the program.
The former The Smiths star, a fervent anti-meat activist, pulled the plug on Tuesday's scheduled appearance on the show – his first since a bleeding ulcer forced him to scrap a series of U.S. dates last month – after learning Kimmel's fellow guests would be the stars of duck hunting reality show "Duck Dynasty."
In a statement released on Monday, the singer wrote, "As far as my reputation is concerned, I can't take the risk of being on a show alongside people who, in effect, amount to animal serial killers. If Jimmy cannot dump 'Duck Dynasty' then we must step away."
Kimmel refused to axe his reality TV guests and instead used them to mock Morrissey on the show he abandoned.
The TV host said, "There's a very good reason why I didn't dump the 'Duck Dynasty' guys for Morrissey, and it's because they have guns," adding, "He (Morrissey) keeps finding new ways to depress us."
Kimmel then introduced a skit, which promoted a "Duck Dynasty" spin-off especially for vegans.
Morrissey faces another controversy in Los Angeles, where the Kimmel show is filmed – he insists his March 1 concert at the Staples Center will be entirely meat-free, though arena bosses state they are only adding "a variety of vegetarian food items" to their already existing dining options, which include burgers and hot dogs. The venue also boasts McDonald's fast food outlets, although it is not clear if these will be open during Morrissey's concert.
Venue bosses have assured the rock star that backstage catering will be 100 percent vegetarian.


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I. Statement of Philosophy
Carleton College is committed to:
- fostering a safe environment, free of sexual misconduct in any form. We expect community members to engage in relationships and sexual interactions that are characterized by consent. Individuals who engage in behaviors that violate Carleton's Policy Against Sexual Misconduct are held responsible for their actions.
- responding to reports of sexual misconduct through established procedures that are comprehensive in scope, supportive in approach, and fair in execution. Support will be provided before, during, and after any adjudication, recognizing that for all parties affected by an instance of sexual misconduct—alleged or proven—the experience is emotionally, socially, and intellectually demanding. Retaliation against any person participating in the investigation or adjudication of a report of sexual misconduct is strictly prohibited.
- taking seriously the fact that the best process to address sexual misconduct should begin before any sexual misconduct has occurred, with prevention through education, and should conclude with intentional measures to work towards healing individuals and community.
II. General Provisions and Application
Carleton College prohibits all forms of sexual misconduct, including sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual exploitation, stalking, intimate partner violence, and other sexually inappropriate conduct.
Sexual misconduct can be committed by a person of any gender against a person of any gender. Sexual misconduct can be committed by friends, current or former intimate partners, acquaintances, or non-acquaintances.
The Policy Against Sexual Misconduct applies to all Carleton faculty, staff, students, and visitors. The Policy applies in connection with any College program, whether on or off campus, including academic, educational, extra-curricular, athletic, residential, employment (including work-study), and other College activities and programs.
Carleton College is committed to creating a community free of sexual misconduct, to providing avenues for those affected by sexual misconduct to obtain assistance, and to providing clear and fair complaint and investigation procedures.
Carleton College encourages individuals who have experienced any form of sexual misconduct to make a prompt report to the College. Carleton College also encourages individuals who have experienced sexual assault to pursue criminal charges. The College will provide information about available options, including information about filing an internal complaint or pursuing criminal charges. A criminal charge and an internal complaint can be pursued at the same time. Detailed information about complaint and investigation procedures to implement this Policy can be found here.
The College will provide support to all individuals in the Carleton Community involved in reports of sexual misconduct, including the internal College complaint process and/or the criminal charge process. The College also recognizes that pursuing a complaint procedure or criminal charges may not be steps that every person who makes a report wants to take; the College recognizes an individual's right to decline to pursue formal action.
Carleton College has also adopted a Statement on Consensual Relations that applies to faculty and staff. Students, faculty members, and staff members should understand that apparently consensual sexual relationships, particularly those between individuals of unequal status, may also violate this Policy. Anyone who engages in a sexual relationship with a person over whom they have any degree of power or authority must understand that the validity of the consent involved can and may be questioned. The College particularly recognizes the abuse potentially inherent in sexual relationships between faculty members and students and between staff supervisors and their student employees. (See Statement on Consensual Relations, Carleton College Faculty Handbook and Staff Handbook.)
III. Prohibited Conduct
This section defines conduct prohibited by the Sexual Misconduct Policy.
Sexual Assault
Sexual assault is intentional sexual contact with another person without that person's consent.
Sexual contact includes, but is not limited to, intentional touching of the genitals, buttocks, or breasts; coercion to force someone else to touch one's genitals, buttocks, or breasts; penetration of an orifice (anal, oral or vaginal) with the penis, finger, or other object in a sexual manner; or sexual intercourse. Sexual contact can occur over clothing.
Consent means the mutual understanding of words or actions freely and actively given by two informed people that a reasonable person would interpret as a willingness to participate in mutually agreed upon sexual activity.
- Consent is not effective when force, threat, or coercion is used
- Consent is not effective if the recipient party is incapacitated, asleep, or unconscious
- Silence or non-communication should never be interpreted as effective consent
- Consent to one type of sexual activity does not imply consent to other types of sexual activity
- Past consent is not future consent
- Consent can be withdrawn at any time
Incapacitation is the physical and/or mental inability to make informed, rational judgments. A person is incapacitated if they lack the necessary judgment to give consent to sexual activity. For example, a person may be incapacitated when asleep or under the influence of alcohol or drugs to an extent that the person is not capable of making a knowing decision. Knowledge of incapacity is evaluated based on a reasonable person standard. Accordingly, if a person has sexual contact with someone whom that person knows to be, or whom a reasonable person would know to be, incapable of making a rational, reasonable decision, that contact violates this policy.
Being intoxicated or under the influence of any substance at the time of sexual contact is never an excuse for violating this Policy.
Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment is unwelcome verbal, non-verbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature or based on someone's gender or gender expression that is:
- severe or pervasive, and
- objectively offensive, and
- creates a hostile educational or work environment.
The conduct must be unwelcome to the recipient, and a reasonable person in the recipient's position must also perceive the conduct as constituting sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment includes "quid pro quo" harassment, which occurs when submission to conduct or communication is made a term or condition, either explicitly or implicitly, of obtaining an employment or educational benefit, or is a factor in decisions affecting an individual's employment or education.
A hostile educational or work environment occurs when conduct or communication has the effect of substantially interfering with an individual's employment or education. Even a single, severe incident can create a hostile educational or work environment. To determine whether a hostile environment has been created, a variety of factors related to the severity, persistence, or pervasiveness of the conduct will be considered.
Unwelcome conduct is conduct that the recipient did not request or invite and considers to be undesirable or offensive. Unwelcome conduct may take various forms, including, name-calling, graphic or written statements (including the use of cell phones or the Internet), or other conduct that may be physically threatening, harmful, or humiliating.
- Participation in the conduct or failure to complain does not always mean that the conduct was welcome
- The fact that some conduct was welcome does not necessarily mean other conduct was welcome
- The fact that conduct was requested or invited on one occasion does not mean that the conduct is welcome on a subsequent occasion
The essential importance of academic freedom is recognized in applying this policy. But a claim of academic freedom is not a defense to actions intended to harass or actions that would be understood to be harassing by a reasonable person. Carleton College believes that ideas, creativity, and free expression thrive—and indeed can only exist for students, faculty members, and staff members—in an atmosphere free of sexual harassment or coercion.
Stalking is a form of sexual misconduct when it is gender based or is related to an intimate partner relationship. Stalking means engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person(s) that would cause a reasonable person to (a) fear for his or her safety or the safety of others, or (b) suffer substantial emotional distress.
Stalking may include persistent unwanted attempts to contact the person by phone, electronic communication, or regular mail; vandalizing the person's property or leaving unwanted items for the person; and/or repeatedly appearing at the person's classroom, residence, or workplace without permission.
Sexual Exploitation
Sexual exploitation occurs when a person abuses or exploits another person's sexuality, without that person's consent.
Sexual exploitation includes, but is not limited to, recording images or audio of another person's sexual activity, intimate body parts, or nakedness without that person's consent; distributing images or audio of another person's sexual activity, intimate body parts, or nakedness, if the individual distributing the images or audio knows or should have known that the person depicted did not consent to and objects to such disclosure; and viewing another person's sexual activity, intimate body parts, or nakedness in a place where that person would have a reasonable expectation of privacy, without that person's consent.
Intimate Partner Violence
Intimate partner violence is the use of physical violence, coercion, threats, intimidation, isolation, humiliation, or other forms of emotional, psychological, sexual, or economic abuse used to control a partner in an intimate relationship.
Intimate partner relationships are defined as short or long-term relationships (current or former) between persons intended to provide some emotional/romantic and/or physical intimacy.
Intimate partner violence can be a single act or a pattern of behavior in relationships. Intimate Partner Violence is sometimes referred to as Domestic Violence or Dating Violence.
Sexually Inappropriate Conduct
Sexually inappropriate conduct includes unwelcome sexual conduct that may not rise to the level of sexual harassment. Conduct that may be considered sexually inappropriate may be isolated behavior not sufficiently serious to be sexual harassment under this policy.
Sexually inappropriate conduct may include, but is not limited to, crude, obscene, or sexually offensive gestures or behavior, or unwelcome sexual comments or communication. For purposes of this definition, communication may be oral, written, or electronically transmitted.
Retaliation includes, but is not limited to, abusive, coercive, violent, threatening, intimidating, discriminating or similar actions taken against an individual because of that individual's participation in the sexual misconduct process. Retaliation, by anyone, against a person involved in a sexual misconduct process under this Policy—including the complainant, the respondent, witnesses, advisers, investigators, panel members, or anyone else participating in the process—or against anyone who pursues legal action alleging sexual misconduct—is prohibited and will not be tolerated.
IV. Reporting Requirements
Faculty and Staff
All faculty and staff (other than Confidential Campus Resources) who learn of possible violations of this policy are required to report that information either directly or through a Community Concern Form to the Title IX Coordinator or the Title IX Deputy for Faculty and Staff.
While reporting is an obligation for all faculty and staff other than confidential resources, in responding to a report, the College will be guided by the goal of empowering the individual who has been subject to the misconduct and allowing that individual to retain as much control over the process as possible. However, no employee (other than Confidential Campus Resources) can or should promise absolute confidentiality.
Confidential Campus Resources
Carleton's counselors and health service providers at the Student Health and Counseling Center and clergy who serve as College Chaplains are the college's Confidential Campus Resources. Individuals involved in sexual misconduct matters may seek confidential support from these resources, who will maintain complete confidentiality of all information shared with them. Confidential Campus Resources have a responsibility to report non-personally identifiable information about sexual misconduct for the purpose of statistical reporting, as required by federal law.
Resident assistants are required to report incidents of possible sexual misconduct through a Community Concern Form when relevant information comes to their attention through their work as resident assistants. Resident assistants are required to include the names of involved students.
Student staff members in the Division of Student Life, other than resident assistants, are required to report incidents of possible sexual misconduct through a Community Concern Form, but may choose to omit the names of involved students. These student staff members may choose to share more information, including names, to ensure that affected students receive appropriate support and attention.
Other students do not have an obligation to report sexual misconduct, but are encouraged to consider sharing information about sexual misconduct with the Title IX Coordinator to ensure that affected students receive appropriate support and attention.
V. Related Information
Privacy and Confidentiality
Carleton College will maintain the privacy of all parties involved with a sexual misconduct allegation to the fullest extent possible. Maintaining privacy means that only individuals who need to know information about a case will have access to it and that all information will be handled with sensitivity. Publicly available records will not identify the parties in a formal or informal complaint process.
Record Retention
Records related to sexual misconduct allegations and investigations will be retained by the College for seven years.
Limited Immunity for Alcohol and Drug Violations
The College seeks to remove barriers to reporting incidents of sexual misconduct. An individual who has been drinking or using drugs at the time of an incident of sexual misconduct may be hesitant to make a report or participate in an investigation because of potential consequences for their own conduct. No student who, in good faith, reports an incident of sexual misconduct or participates in an investigation of sexual misconduct will be subject to disciplinary action for their own personal consumption and possession of alcohol or other drugs related to that incident. The College may recommend educational intervention, assessment, or counseling for alcohol or other drug use when appropriate.
Prevention Education
In an effort to prevent and eliminate sexual misconduct, the College will maintain an informative Web site about the sexual misconduct policy, procedures, prevention, and response, and will distribute information about the sexual misconduct policy and procedures to students, staff members, and faculty members annually. Peer leaders and professional staff members in advisory roles will receive additional training in preventing and responding to incidents of sexual misconduct. This training will include information to empower bystander intervention, including safe and positive options to prevent harm or intervene in risky situations. Individuals designated as part of the Sexual Misconduct Support and Response Team will receive extensive and ongoing training, as will those involved in administration and adjudication of the sexual misconduct complaint process.
In addition to these trainings, the College community is informed about issues surrounding sexual misconduct through proactive and prevention education efforts.
Sexual Misconduct Involving Minors
Additional requirements may apply when an incident of sexual misconduct involves a minor. A separate College policy applies to minors on campus. See the Minors on Campus Policy (under development).
Related Legal Definitions
When sexual misconduct as defined in this Policy occurs at Carleton, the standards of the community are violated. Depending on the type of misconduct, state and federal law may also be violated by conduct that violates College policy. State law definitions of consent, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking can be found on the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault Web site.
For further information, please see the Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response Web site: https://apps.carleton.edu/dos/sexual_misconduct/policy_procedure/


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Best Places to Visit in Egypt
Pyramids of Giza
Sole survivors from the ancient Greek-listed Seven Wonders of the World, the amazing Pyramids at Giza are the planet's oldest tourist attraction. Known as Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus, the pyramids were already more than 2,000 years old when Herodotus the Greek historian visited them (5th century BC). A highly skilled corps of mathematicians, masons, surveyors and stonecutters did the job of building the Pyramids. 100,000 slaves were used to carry out the backbreaking task of moving and laying the stones of the largest pyramid-Cheops. About 2.5 million limestone blocks, quarried locally and weighing in excess of 6 million tonnes, were used in the construction of Cheops.
To date 138 pyramids have been discovered in Egypt. Most were built as tombs for the country's Pharaohs and their consorts during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods. All Egyptian pyramids were built on the west bank of the Nile, which as the site of the setting sun was associated with the realm of the dead in Egyptian mythology. The Pyramids contain a maze of passage ways, designed to protect the Mummies of the Pharaohs and the treasure which they would take to the afterlife.
Karnak & Luxor Temples
Second in popularity only to the iconic pyramids, the temples of Karnak and Luxor are some of the most striking relics of ancient history in the world. The Karnak complex is made up of four distinct sections, of which only the Amun-Re precinct is open to the public. The Amun-Re part of the complex consists of numerous, intricate temples, columns and an obelisk. The Luxor temples, which were built around 1,400 BC are equally, if not more, magnificent and overall form an exceptionally significant part of Egypt's history as they were the site where many of the country's kings were crowned. The site contains a plethora of sandstone structures, ranging from statues of gods and pharaohs to impressive murals and friezes. It goes without saying that no trip to Egypt is complete without exploring the ancient grounds on which these temples sit.
King Tut Exhibit, Egyptian Museum
Discovered intact in 1922 by Howard Carter, the Tomb of Tutankhamun is possibly one of the most dazzling archaeological finds ever. Tutankhamen lived over 3,300 years ago during the New Kingdom period. For two centuries, Egypt had ruled as a world superpower, while its royal family lived an opulent lifestyle. The powerful priesthood of the god Amun had controlled vast temples and estates. Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten) -Tutankhamun's father renounced the multitude of gods worshipped by the Egyptians, abolished the priesthood and established a new order to worship the sun god Aten and changed his own name to Akhenaten, meaning 'servant of the Aten.'
Upon the death of Akhenaten, Tutankhaten (Tutankhamun) became king at the age of 9yrs. He ruled for a very short time and died in 1325 BC of somewhat mysterious causes. After 70 days, King Tut's mortuary tomb was sealed and remained untouched until Carter's astonishing find. King Tutankhamen's solid gold funerary mask and his priceless cache of treasures entombed with him for his journey to the afterlife, are now on display at the world famous Egyptian Museum in Cairo and a visit is highly recommended.
Situated in northern Upper Egypt, Abydos is one of the oldest cities of ancient Egypt and by far the most important as far as archaeology is concerned. In ancient years it snowballed in popularity as the place for pharaohs to be buried, a fact which led to it becoming a cult centre for the god Osiris. The focal point of the site is the impressive Temple of Seti, which contains a list of the majority of Egypt's pharaohs from Menes right up until Ramesses I. Every glance and turn you take within this mysterious complex reveals something incredible, whether it's the immense courtyards or the intriguing wall art. One part of the Abydos site that has been baffling historians and travellers alike for years is a curious set of hieroglyphics that appears to depict helicopters, submarines and planes. Take a look for yourself and see what you think.
Karnak & Luxor Temples
Second in popularity only to the iconic pyramids, the temples of Karnak and Luxor are some of the most striking relics of ancient history in the world. The Karnak complex is made up of four distinct sections, of which only the Amun-Re precinct is open to the public. The Amun-Re part of the complex consists of numerous, intricate temples, columns and an obelisk. The Luxor temples, which were built around 1,400 BC are equally, if not more, magnificent and overall form an exceptionally significant part of Egypt's history as they were the site where many of the country's kings were crowned. The site contains a plethora of sandstone structures, ranging from statues of gods and pharaohs to impressive murals and friezes. It goes without saying that no trip to Egypt is complete without exploring the ancient grounds on which these temples sit.
Founded in the early 20th century, the Red Sea resort of Hurghada took on a growth explosion thanks to tourism in the 1980s. The Hurghada of today comprises three main centres and numerous self-contained tourist villages. To the north, lies Ed-Dahar, which hosts than half of the total local population, and some of Hurghada's more expensive hotels, restaurants and the tourist bazaar. A couple of kilometres south, between Ed-Dahar and New Hurghada lies Sigala, perhaps less popular than Ed-Dahar. Still further south is New Hurghada where there are a concentration of up market hotels and restaurants. All of this development has made Hurghada one of Egypt's most popular resort towns on the Red Sea coast. Hotels and expanded infrastructure provide holidaymakers with excellent aquatic facilities for sail boarding, yachting, deep-sea fishing, SCUBA diving and snorkeling. Hurghada's central location provides a gateway to prime offshore reefs, which are some of the finest in the world. Hurghada also has a healthy after dark scene. For retail therapy, the town has plenty of shops selling knock-off bags and tees, snorkeling gear and suchlike. Just outside Hurghada is an ancient Roman quarry called Mons Porphyritis and Port Safarga – a famously windy place and King Kong of windsurfer paradises.
Abu Simbel Temples
Possibly the most awe-inspiring temple of all ancient Egypt with its gargantuan rock-cut façade, the great Sun Temple of King Ramses II at Abu Simbel was created to revere the mighty pharaonic ruler King Ramses II. Guarding the entrance to the temple and hewn into the side of a mountain are four famous colossal statues of the pharaoh himself. In a fit of precision and architectural egotism, Ramses II had the entire temple carefully angled and oriented in order that the sun's rays would align twice a year on his date of his ascension to the throne (21 February) and on his birthday (21 October) and illuminate the inner sanctum of the temple. This incredible natural phenomenon provides for a most spectacular sight, which has come to be referred to as the Sun Festival of King Ramses II. Arriving to the temple before sunrise sunrise, you'll witness the shafts of light slowly creeping through the rock hewn inner Hypostyle Hall (replete with further statues of the king) and through to the Sanctuary. Significantly, the sun illuminates statues of Amun-Re, Re-Herakhte and Ramses the god, whilst the statute of Ptah - the god of darkness - remains in the shadows.
Over the centuries, the desert sands imperceptibly shifted until the temple was all but lost to humanity. It was rediscovered by chance in 1813 by a Swiss explorer John Lewis Burkhardt who saw just the smallest tip of a pharaoh's head peeking above the desert sands. It was not until the British happened upon Abu Simbel and starting excavating, that the full glory of the temple of Abu Simbel was revealed to the modern world. Famously, the temple was re-located in a multi-million dollar operation in 1972, further up from the shoreline of Lake Nasser, which had threatened to erode the foundations of this monolithic temple complex. For this reason, the sun now strikes a day later than Ramses had originally planned, though the event itself is no less stunning.
Brimming with history, Alexandria was founded by the legendary Alexander the Great and is a fascinating city sitting on Egypt's north coast, lapped at by the beautiful Mediterranean Sea. While it has come a long way since being founded around 2,300 years ago, its former glory still shines through and is mixed with elements of modernity, creating a unique ambiance that has to be experienced to be fully understood. Although it collapsed long ago, the fact that Alexandria was once home to the Pharos, a lighthouse that was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, is a huge draw for travellers. You might not be able to witness this epic structure nowadays but the city is still imbued with its significance and a trip to the Alexandria National Museum will certainly help you on your way to getting to grips with Alexandria's cultural heritage and intriguing past.
Aswan & Philae Temple
The picturesque town of Aswan is set on the River Nile and serves as the starting point for both the felucca journey downstream to Kom Ombo and optional Abu Simbel excursions. Elephantine and Kitchener Island are worth exploring and sampling the restaurants along the corniche is a good bet. Head out by boat to Agelika Island to explore the Temple of Philae belonging to the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. The largest monument of the island is the temple of Isis - occupying about one quarter of the island. The walls are covered with scenes of Ptolemic kings and Roman emperors performing daily and ritualistic ceremonies. Later, when this temple became a church, Christians added their crosses to the stones. The laid-back Nubian town itself is also a highlight for visitors as it is overflowing with colourful markets, spicy aromas, Pharaonic and roman ruins and antiquity from the ancient land of Nubia.
El Alamein
Best known as the site of some of the most brutal battles of the Second World War, El Alamein has become a site of pilgrimage for people wishing to pay their respects to those lost during the fight. When Germany set its eyes on the Suez Canal, the Allies knew they had to defeat their troops or risk a serious blow to their ability to acquire supplies. After the death of 80,000 soldiers, the battle came to an end and the Allies reigned victorious, making the event one of the most decisive moments of the war as a whole. Over 70 years down the line, the rows of graves in the various war cemeteries are a permanent reminder of the tragic loss that each country involved sustained. Yet, El Alamein is not just a sombre relic of the past with its glorious beaches, lapped by sparkling water, that are the perfect place to appreciate life and its moments of pleasure.
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|Corona del Mar
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2011 (Senior):
Recognized as an ACWPC and CWPA "Excellent" Scholar-Athlete ... Contributed 14 goals, 15 assists and 14 steals in his final campaign with the Crimson ... Scored a goal and added two assists in a 17-9 win over Mercyhurst Sept. 17 ... Had two goals, two assists and a steal in 16-6 win over Columbia's club team to secure third place at the Ivy Championship Oct. 30 ... Scored in each of the three games of the CWPA Eastern Championship to help the Crimson finish in seventh place Nov. 18-20.
2010 (Junior):
Had 16 goals, eight assists and 16 steals for the year ... Earned ACWPC and CWPA "Excellent" Scholar Athlete honors ... Posted two goals, one assist and one steal versus Cal Baptist, then grabbed two steals at Princeton in the Princeton Invitational Sept. 11 ... Tallied two scores against Washington & Jefferson in the ECAC Championship Sept. 19 ... Found the back of the net twice versus MIT Oct. 2 ... Collected three takeaways and scored once versus Caltech in the Claremont Convergence Tournament Oct. 9 ... Put in one goal and handed out an assist at UC Santa Barbara Oct. 10 ... Scored a season-high three goals versus Queens (N.Y.) Oct. 16 ... Grabbed two steals and had one helper versus Brown in the Ivy Championship Oct. 31 ... Notched one score and had two takeaways versus Fordham in the CWPA Northern Division Championship Nov. 6.
2009 (Sophmore):
Netted a goal against Claremont at MIT Invitational (Sept. 5) ... Scored in win over George Washington at Princeton Invitational (Sept. 12) ... Tallied a goal in victory against MIT (Sept. 16) ... Had a goal in win over Connecticut College at ECAC Championships (Sept. 20) ... Scored a goal in victory at Queens (Sept. 26) ... Netted a goal and had an assist against Pomona-Pitzer at Claremont Convergence (Oct. 2) ... Drew three kickouts in win over Connecticut College (Oct. 8) ... Scored a goal against Iona (Oct. 11) ... Notched a goal against St. Francis (N.Y.) (Oct. 18) ... Tallied a goal in win over Connecticut College at Northern Division Championships (Nov. 7).
2008 (Freshman):
Scored first career goal in win at MIT (Sept. 18).
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Earned two varsity letters in water polo and three in swimming at Corona del Mar High ... Water polo team captain in 2007 ... Selected All-Pacific Coast League first team ... All-California Interscholastic Federation Division I honorable mention ... Orange County Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2008 ... Named USA Water Polo Academic All-American, Outstanding Achiever in 2007 and 2008 ... Team won four Pacific Coast League titles ... Participated in Pan Pacific Water Polo Tournament ... California Sscholarship Federation, Gold Seal Bearer ... Valedictorian ... National Merit Finalist ... National AP Scholar with distinction ... City of Newport Beach seasonal lifefguard and Southern California Aquatics Federation Water Polo Association certifed water polo referee.
Cousin, Ted, was an All-America water polo player at University of Southern California, helping the Trojans win two national titles in 2003 and 2005 and member of the U.S. Men's Water Polo team, 2003 World University Games.


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Study of DNA Mutations in Predicting the Effect of External-Beam Radiation Therapy in Patients With Early Breast Cancer, Localized Prostate Cancer, or Gynecological Cancer
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00601406
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified April 2008 by National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : January 28, 2008
Last Update Posted : August 26, 2013
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RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer. It may also help doctors predict how patients will respond to treatment.
PURPOSE: This clinical trial is evaluating DNA mutations in predicting the effect of external-beam radiation therapy in patients with early breast cancer, localized prostate cancer, or gynecologic cancer.
|Condition or disease
|Breast Cancer Cervical Cancer Endometrial Cancer Fallopian Tube Cancer Ovarian Cancer Primary Peritoneal Cavity Cancer Prostate Cancer Sarcoma Vaginal Cancer Vulvar Cancer
|Genetic: gene expression analysis Genetic: gene rearrangement analysis Genetic: polymorphism analysis Other: laboratory biomarker analysis Radiation: radiation therapy
|Not Applicable
- To test the hypothesis that an association between common genetic variations, reported by single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in relevant candidate genes, is associated with individual patient variability in normal tissue radiation response and toxicity.
- To compare different clinical scoring systems for late normal tissue effects, specifically Late Effect of Normal Tissue Subjective Objective Management Analysis (LENT SOMA), Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG), quality of life, and in a subset common terminology criteria (CTC) version 3.
- To compare clinical scoring systems with analytical measures of normal tissue outcome in a minority of patients, using volume change in the breast measured by laser camera.
- To correlate family history information with SNP analysis to produce a polymorphism risk score (PRS) for family history.
- To compare a detailed 3D dose-volume analysis in a subset of patients with late effects and SNP results.
- To correlate actuarial analysis of late effects changes over time with PRS.
- To conduct PRS analyses against tumor control probability (TCP), using survival as a surrogate for TCP where necessary, and normal tissue complications vs tumor control probability.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.
Patients are recruited from clinical trials in which their late normal tissue effects have been measured. Blood samples are collected from these patients for analysis of genetic variation by DNA extraction and single nucleotide polymorphism analysis. Sixty different genes, including those involved in cell cycle checkpoint control, DNA damage recognition and repair, induction of apoptosis, and cytokine production (including TGFβ pathways) are assessed.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Estimated Enrollment :
|2200 participants
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Radiogenomics: Assessment of Polymorphisms for Predicting the Effects of Radiotherapy (RAPPER)
|Study Start Date :
|March 2006
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|February 2008
- Correlation of association between common genetic variations, reported by single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in relevant candidate genes, with individual patient variability in normal tissue radiation response and toxicity
- Comparison of different clinical scoring systems for late normal tissue effects
- Comparison of clinical scoring systems with analytical measures of normal tissue outcome using volume change in the breast measured by laser camera
- Correlation of family history information with SNP analysis to produce a polymorphism risk score (PRS)
- Comparison of detailed 3D dose-volume analysis with late effects and SNP results
- Correlation of actuarial analysis of late effects changes over time with PRS
- PRS analyses against tumor control probability (TCP), using survival as a surrogate for TCP where necessary, and normal tissue complications vs tumor control probability
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Older Adult
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Patients must have received curative external-beam radiotherapy within the context of a formal clinical study for any of the following:
- Early breast cancer after breast-conserving surgery
- Localized prostate cancer
- Gynecological cancer (may have also received brachytherapy)
- Venous blood samples must be available
Patients will be identified from the following clinical studies:
- Cambridge intensity-modulated radiotherapy breast randomized trial
- RT01 prostate radiotherapy randomized trial/other prostate trials
- Christie hospital breast, prostate, and gynecological cancer radiotherapy patients
- Must have minimum follow up with late normal tissue effect scoring for two years available
- No other malignancy prior to treatment for the specified tumor types except basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or in situ carcinoma
- See Disease Characteristics
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00601406
|United Kingdom
|Sussex Cancer Centre at Royal Sussex County Hospital
|Brighton, England, United Kingdom, BN2 5BE
|Contact: Contact Person 44-12-7369-6955
|Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre
|Bristol, England, United Kingdom, BS2 8ED
|Contact: Contact Person 44-117-928-2415
|Addenbrooke's Hospital
|Cambridge, England, United Kingdom, CB2 2QQ
|Contact: Contact Person 44-1223-336-800
|Ipswich Hospital
|Ipswich, England, United Kingdom, IP4 5PD
|Contact: Contact Person 44-1473-704-177
|Christie Hospital
|Manchester, England, United Kingdom, M20 4BX
|Contact: Contact Person 44-161-446-8275
|Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology
|Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, CH63 4JY
|Contact: Contact Person 44-151-334-1155
|Whiston Hospital
|Prescot, England, United Kingdom, L35 5DR
|Contact: Contact Person 44-151-334-1155
|Cancer Research Centre at Weston Park Hospital
|Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, S1O 2SJ
|Contact: Contact Person 44-114-226-5000
|Southport and Formby District General Hospital
|Southport, England, United Kingdom, PR8 6PN
|Contact: Contact Person 44-151-334-1155
|Royal Marsden - Surrey
|Sutton, England, United Kingdom, SM2 5PT
|Contact: Contact Person 44-20-8661-3271
|Warrington Hospital NHS Trust
|Warrington, England, United Kingdom, WA5 1QG
|Contact: Contact Person 44-151-334-1155
|Study Chair:
|Catherine West
|The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00601406 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|January 28, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|August 26, 2013
|Last Verified:
|April 2008
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Welcome to GHC and the Office of Vice President for Student Affairs. As a limited-mission state college within the University System of Georgia, we are proud to serve over 5,500 students. Our primary focus is providing students access to excellent educational opportunities and enabling them to meet their educational goals while meeting the economic development needs of Northwest Georgia.
The division of Students Affairs provides services to students throughout the enrollment process and then coordinates and facilitates programs to influence the student experience both in and out of the classroom.
Student Affairs consists of the departments of Admissions & Registrar, Advising, Financial Aid, Student Support Services, and the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). From this site you may schedule a campus tour or contact members of the student affairs division twenty-four hours a day through the GHC411 Ticketing system.
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The Nazi propaganda mastermind behind Hitler speaks in first person as actor Kenneth Branagh reads pages of the diary kept by the chief of propaganda, Joseph Goebbels, revealing the man's most inner thoughts. Joseph Goebbels (1897-1945) was a symbol of Germany's Nazi regime and a twentieth-century icon of maniacal cruelty. His name has been synonymous with cynical, unscrupulous, and at times successful, propaganda. The life of Joseph Goebbels is far more complicated and disturbing than labels like "genius of spin" or "Reich Liar-General" would suggest. The chronicle shows how Goebbels continually "restaged" and reinvented himself -- from his early days as a radical "popular socialist" to his tragic end. The film lets Goebbels speak for himself through the diaries he kept without interruption from 1924 to 1945, as never before seen historical footage from German archives traces the life of the second most powerful man of the Third Reich, detailing his initial attraction to the Nazi party and his adoration of Hitler. The result is a fascinating psycho-gram of a man who careened extravagantly between self-pity, wild extermination fantasies, and political excesses.
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copyright, Gary Salter.
Gary's well-conceived and beautifully-lit image illustrates the aftermath of a seriously-senior football match. Every detail is accounted for (I personally love the prosthetic leg hanging off the back wall) and the casting is superb. Gary shot this with 5 lights.
You can see a higher-res version here.
Camera: Canon 1Ds Mark III with 35mm lens, set on a tripod 8 feet back. Shot at 1/125, f11, ISO 100.
Lighting: The key light on our foreground hero and his blood pressure-checking teammate is a medium softbox at f11 boomed high above and slightly to camera right of the pair. A silver beauty dish at f16 (+1 stop) is high out of frame to camera right and positioned half way between camera and the rear wall. This produces the strong highlights atop their heads and their sides. Another beauty dish at f11 is boomed from camera right five feet off the rear wall and aimed toward the players resting on the back bench. A 7" reflector at f16 (+1 stop) is boomed in from camera left near the rear wall and is aimed downward and left. The fill comes from a magnum reflector at f5.6 (-2 stops) shot through a 6'x6' silk, positioned six feet to camera left.
Comments: An avid footballer and fantasy football coach himself, Gary named the squad "Zimmer" for a not-so-random reason. Barry Zimmer's fantasy team had badly beaten Gary's two weeks prior. And Zimmer, never a gracious winner, made sure to rub Gary's nose in it.
Payback is a bitch, Barry.


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Cars crash into storefronts so frequently they're like "dog bites man" stories now. It needs a little extra to hit our front page these days. Like the response here from the restaurant's owner: "Drive in now open."
A car drove into Benny's BBQ in Richmond, Virginia this weekend, according to reporter Scott_Wise, who snapped this image.
So if you're in the RVA area, please reward the restaurant's sense of humor with some post-crash orders.
(Hat tip to Jeb Hoge!)