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Tropical Dry Forest Volunteer Projects in Costa Rica
- Placement location: Barra Honda National Park
- Role: To help with the conservation of local wildlife, conduct maintenance work and run conservation education programmes.
- Main Research Focus: Bats, birds, scarlet macaws, butterflies, trees
- Local Environment: Dry Tropical Forest
- Accommodation: Volunteer dormitories within the park
- Price: From
- What's included? Food, accommodation, transfers to and from our specified airport, transport to and from work where required, insurance, personal webpage, induction and orientation, 24/7 support
- What's not included? Flights, visa costs, spending money
- Length of placement: From 1 week
- Start dates: Flexible
You can take part in a Conservation & Environment project in Costa Rica in Barra Honda National Park. The park boasts 2,295 acres of tropical dry forest and is about 4 hours' drive from Heredia and 20 minutes from the nearest town, Nicoya. One of the main attractions for visiting tourists is the fantastic network of underground caves and caverns.
The project involves research into local wildlife and important maintenance work. You can help with the conservation of numerous species of bats, reptiles, birds, scarlet macaws and mammals such as coatis and ocelots. This will all take place under the guidance and supervision of our experienced local staff.
This project is ideal for anyone interested in wildlife conservation. You will get the chance to work in an incredible environment and perform important work. You do not need previous experience to take part in this project. Volunteers are welcome on a gap year, a career break, for university research, or as part of a summer holiday.
10 Key Facts about Conservation in Costa Rica
Here you will find answers to the following questions:
What is my role on this Conservation & Environment project?
What are the aims of this Conservation & Environment project?
Where will I live on this project?
What is my role on this Conservation & Environment project?
Volunteers on this project can take part in tasks such as:
- Helping with wildlife research, including surveying and monitoring bats, birds, scarlet macaws, mammals and butterflies. Current methods include using automatic sensor cameras for our mammal project, and mist nets to capture bats at night
- Blue Flag Project: supporting local schools working to obtain the ecological Blue Flag award by helping them to build biogardens and recycling centres and assisting in environmental education projects in schools and local communities.
- Constructing, maintaining and extending trails within the park
- Recording meteorological information
- Mapping trails, rivers and other important areas in the park
- Maintenance of the park's nursery garden which provides native species of trees to be used in reforestation activities
- Maintenance of fire breaks (dry season)
- Building Costa Rica's first national park biodigester to supply biogas.
Volunteers on average work for around six hours a day. The day often starts early in the morning when wildlife is active, although volunteers are split into teams. This means that certain teams will be researching at night while others are on the morning shift. The middle of the day is normally devoted to rest and relaxation to avoid the midday heat!
During your stay you will also receive a series of lectures from the very knowledgeable staff you will be working alongside. Topics will range from broader conservation issues to specific flora and fauna found in the park. The conservation team in Costa Rica are all qualified biologists or natural resource managers and all are 'Ticos' (Costa Ricans).
The temperature at Barra Honda is warm year round, but there are wet and dry seasons. The wet season runs from about May to November; however, the rains are becoming less predictable. Work is performed all year round on this project, but there are variations due to the ecology of the species we work with. There is always plenty for volunteers to do, no matter what time of year you arrive!
What are the aims of this Conservation & Environment project?
The main aim of this project is to help ensure that the beautiful and diverse natural resources of Costa Rica are not destroyed. Currently over 25% of Costa Rica is devoted to the conservation of plants and wildlife - more than any other country in the world! Ecotourism has become very important too, bringing in over one billion US$ per year. However, as tourism becomes a major industry, the risk of environmental damage increases.
Projects Abroad volunteers have an important role to play in Costa Rica's National Parks. These protected areas are under-funded and can only employ a few full time staff. Your presence gives them the extra hands needed to work on larger and more significant projects. We can then also work on new research initiatives, such as identifying new species of butterflies and bats or helping with reforestation. The team of volunteers and staff at Barra Honda also give support and assistance to other national parks from time to time.
Another key issue is environmental education work with local schools and communities that border the national park. The aim here is to raise awareness of the projects taking place within the park and conservation issues in general. This helps your volunteering efforts to be felt throughout the wider community. It also allows local people to understand the importance of conservation in their area. We are currently on track to receiving our national Blue Flag award from the Costa Rica government for our environmental education programme!
You can read more detailed information about the aims of the project in our Costa Rica Conservation Management Plan.
Where will I live on this project?
Volunteers live in the park in camp along with our staff accommodation, offices and kitchen. There are four dormitory style rooms which sleep up to 6 volunteers. The rooms are basic and have a bathroom attached with a cold water shower, toilet and sink. There are also fans to help keep you cool during the day and night, and shelves to put your things on. The camp has a main dining room area with tables where everyone eats together. There is also a TV and DVD player in this area.
The park also has a fully equipped kitchen next to the dining room. The Projects Abroad cook, Meicel, is very friendly and will always be happy to make special meals for people who have any specific food requirements. She is always on board to help anyone improve their Spanish or their dancing!
Just outside the park's protection limits (about 5 minutes' walk), although still on the park's land, there is a large football field which is free to use. There is also a small bar with a swimming pool which volunteers can use for a small fee. The park possesses a breath-taking look-out point which offers impressive views of the valleys of the Tempisque River and some of the islands in the Gulf of Nicoya. Many of Costa Rica's beautiful Pacific beaches are in easy reach of the nearby town of Nicoya.
You can join the Conservation & Environment project in Costa Rica for one, two or three weeks if you don't have time to join us for four weeks or more. This project has been selected by our local colleagues as being suitable for short term volunteering for both the host community and the volunteer. Although you will gain a valuable cultural insight and work intensely on a variety of conservation activities please be aware that you may not be able to make the same impact as someone volunteering for a longer period. Volunteers joining the Conservation & Environment project for just one week should arrive at a weekend.


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Walt Fuller has been named assistant men's basketball coach at UMBC, head coach Randy Monroe announced today.
The veteran mentor just completed his 25th year in the coaching business, completing a two-year stint at UAB in 2011-12. He joined the UAB staff from La Salle University, where he spent the previous five seasons as the associate head coach.
"Walt is one of the most successful people I know in the profession," Monroe said. "He has been an integral part of building programs from America East to Conference USA to the ACC. He knows how to relate to young people and get the best out of them.
Fuller will join colleagues Aki Thomas and Jay Greene on the Retriever bench in 2012-13.
In his first full season at UAB in 2010-11, Fuller played a big role in helping the Blazers clinch the program's first outright regular season Conference USA title in school history. As a result, UAB earned an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament.
While with La Salle, Fuller served as recruiting coordinator and worked with all facets of the program during his five-year tenure. Prior to joining La Salle, Fuller was the top assistant at the University of Virginia for former UVA head coach Pete Gillen from 1998-2005. He helped the Cavaliers to five consecutive postseason appearances from 1999-2003, including the 2001 NCAA Tournament.
Fuller joined Gillen's staff after spending the previous four seasons as an assistant coach at the College of William & Mary. During his last season at William & Mary in 1997-98, the Tribe posted a 20-7 record and tied for the Colonial Athletic Association regular season championship.
Fuller was also an assistant coach at his alma mater, Drexel University, for six years. In his final season with the Dragons in 1993-94, the team compiled a 25-5 record, won the North Atlantic Conference Championship and earned an NCAA Tournament berth. Drexel also finished as conference runner-up twice during Fuller's tenure and won the regular season title in 1992-93.
A two-time captain of the Drexel basketball team, Fuller helped lead the Dragons to an East Coast Conference Championship and an NCAA Tournament berth during the 1985-86 season. He finished his collegiate career ranked first on Drexel's list for games played (116) and was second on the school's career free throw percentage list (80.5 percent). He was voted the team's Most Valuable Player after the 1985-86 season and received the Dragon "D" Award as the squad's top defensive player.
During his 25-year coaching career, he has recruited eventual NBA players Malik Rose (Drexel), Roger Mason (Virginia) and Sean Singletary (Virginia). Fuller has also been responsible for recruiting many players who now compete overseas.
Fuller earned his degree in business administration from Drexel in 1987. He is married to the former Martina Colbert of Philadelphia, Pa., and they have two sons, Walt, Jr. and Cameron.

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Law Offers Drug Companies Vouchers in Exchange for New Cancer Drugs for Kids
(WASHINGTON) -- President Obama signed a bill Monday that will provide incentives to drug companies to research and develop drugs for rare diseases.
The Creating Hope Act grants pharmaceutical companies that create drugs for diseases like childhood cancers a voucher giving speedier review of any other drug they submit for approval.
The Oval Office signature was a hard-fought victory for children like Mollie Ward, 11, who survived a rare form of pancreatic cancer thanks to an experimental drug, and for other families who have fought childhood cancers.
Nancy Goodman, founder of Kids v. Cancer, which is devoted to pediatric cancer research, lost her son Jacob Froman, 10, to a rare form of brain cancer nearly four years ago. He'd been diagnosed at the age of 8.
She was instrumental in getting the bill passed. She and others said that drug companies had little financial incentive to develop new treatments because childhood cancers are so rare.
"The reason I started working on the Creating Hope Act was that I found very early on that there are just very few drugs to treat kids with cancer," she told ABC News. "We created a big, fat carrot. The carrot is a voucher."
While 50 new drugs for adult cancer have been released in the last 20 years, just one expressly for pediatric cancer has gotten initial Food and Drug Administration approval, doctors say.
The track record for drugs for other pediatric rare diseases is even worse.
"The reason that companies don't make pediatric drugs is all market force driven," said Dr. Henry Friedman, an neuro-oncologist at Duke University Medical Center. "Companies have an obligation to their shareholders to make money. The pediatric diseases by and large are such low numbers. …The incentive to make pediatric drugs is very small."
Goodman said the measure was smart legislation and an attempt to ensure that more families don't experience what she has.
"I don't think the American public realizes how devastating pediatric cancer is," she said. "It's far worse than any other adult cancer. There's something unfair and unjust about the death of a child."
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Foods to Soothe Sore Muscles
These 4 foods can help ward off and minimize exercise-related muscle soreness.
If you've been exercising more, you may be suffering from the aches and pains of having overdone it at the gym. I've been there. Making sure your workout is challenging without overdoing it is one way to prevent muscle soreness. But research also points to some foods and beverages that can help ward off and minimize exercise-related muscle soreness, which we've reported on in EatingWell Magazine.
-Kerri-Ann Jennings, M.S., R.D.
1. Blueberries
New research out of New Zealand suggests that the antioxidants in blueberries may help ward off muscle fatigue by mopping up the additional free radicals that muscles produce during exercise.
Recipes to Try: Blueberry Recipes for a Better Workout
2. Tart Cherries & Pomegranates
British researchers recently found that people who drank 1 ounce of concentrated cherry juice twice daily for 10 days bounced back faster from their workout (an intensive leg-resistance training session on day 8) than those who skipped the juice. The reason: The anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties in tart cherries-and other fruit juices like grape, pomegranate, acai, blueberry and cranberry-essentially act as natural NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen and aspirin), reducing exercise-induced muscle damage.
3. Ginger
Ginger is rich in inflammation-fighting compounds, such as gingerols, which may reduce the aches of osteoarthritis and soothe sore muscles. In a recent study, people who took ginger capsules daily for 11 days reported 25 percent less muscle pain when they performed exercises designed to strain their muscles (compared with a similar group taking placebo capsules). Another study found that ginger-extract injections helped relieve osteoarthritis pain of the knee.


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I love creamy compact foundations, although a good one is very hard to come by. I am a fan of Shiseido's Hydro Power foundation but the smell…urgh.
Purfume + Foundation = Fail
I gave Boots No. 7's Stay Perfect Foundation a go because its reasonably priced at £13.50:
They Say: No7 Stay Perfect Foundation Compact contains our unique superior grade beautifying complex of soft focus pigments for ultimate coverage and translucency. Non-greasy and easy to apply, No7 Stay Perfect Foundation Compact, features cream-to-powder technology thats perfect for when you're on the go.
The texture of this foundation is indeed, creamy. But its a little oily creamy. Whilst I accept that creamy based foundations are more likely to get shiny quickly than a powder foundation its not nice when the foundation feels overly slick.
Remember that the key thing about this foundation is in its name – Stay Perfect. Does this stay perfect? Nope. Infact it doesn't last at all and feels kind of greasy all day.
The coverage is light-medium – I had to slap on a fair amount I tell you to get it to cover any read areas.
This was about £13 from Boots but a huge disappointment for me. It was just too greasy, there was no sense of it turning into a light powdery finish, which would have stayed in place for longer.


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Jackie Evancho, world's tiniest superstar, to join Colorado Symphony in November
Jackie Evancho, the 12-year-old classical crossover singing sensation, will join the Colorado Symphony Orchestra for a concert on Monday, Nov. 5.
Evancho, a perky kid with a tight, white smile, is a platinum-selling recording artist from Pennsylvania. She is very much a celebrity of her day rising up first on the web as the star of short videos, then on reality TV, where she finished second on the program "America's Got Talent," then on PBS, where her musical specials have helped raise major cash for public television.
She sings light classical and heavy pop. Her one-night program with the CSO at Boettcher Concert Hall is billed as "Songs from the Silver Screen" and will feature tunes borrowed from popular films.
Tickets range from $29-$100 and the orchestra is giving first dibs to subscribers through Sept. 9. But check the CSO website at cololoradosymphony.org for availability. Or call 303-623-7876.


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Jessica Simpson Teams with Jennifer Hudson in New Weight Watchers Ad
(NEW YORK) -- Jessica Simpson's latest Weight Watchers commercial teams her up with another famous singer who shed a miraculous amount of pounds on the program: Jennifer Hudson.
Simpson and Hudson tout the benefits of Weight Watchers in the latest "Expect Amazing" ad, posted on YouTube Wednesday and debuting on TV Thursday. "I naturally became a healthier me," says Hudson, who went from a size 16 to a size 6 in 2010, when she was Weight Watchers' celebrity spokesperson. Simpson, who took on that role in May and lost more than 50 pounds, says, "I amazed myself."
With another baby on the way, Simpson is no longer following the Weight Watchers program. On Christmas Day, the singer-turned-fashion designer revealed that she's expecting her second child. She's since showed off her burgeoning baby bump on Twitter.
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This week at the house
Weekends only 11.30am - 3.30pm (last admission 3pm)
Additional dates: 26-29 Oct 2019
About the house
Relive history as you explore the Grade 1 listed Sewerby Hall. The house was built throughout 1714 and 1720 by the Greame family. Further extensions were added between 1808 and 1856 to include the portico, stable block, gatehouse and Orangery.
A full refurbishment of the house in 2014 has restored the home property to how it would have looked in 1910. Come and experience a genuine Edwardian home, transformed using furniture from the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Learn about a servant's life at Sewerby Hall with our interactive display. Take part and dress up as Edwardian servants or members of the Greame family, and chat with our costumed interpreters. Make sure you visit the nursery, where children of all ages can play with our collection of Edwardian toys. Head to our servant's wing to see the kitchen; complete with working coal-fired range, the butler's pantry and the housekeeper's parlour.
The House was sold to Bridlington Corporation in 1934, and Hull-born aviatrix Amy Johnson was invited to open the Hall to the public on 1 June, 1936. Memorabilia was donated in 1958 by the family of the local aviator herself and is on permanent display. New items were added for the 80 year anniversary. There are two dedicated rooms, one displaying the collection and the other showing a short film about her record breaking flight to Australia.
There is lots for our youngest visitors to enjoy, including hands-on objects and activities, 'Sewerby Squirrel Finds' cards to interact with in the period rooms, and (during term time) Explorer Kits to borrow.
Why not also come along to our Sewerby Squirrels drop in sessions on Monday mornings during term time. Each session has a sensory area, a quiet corner and a themed activity linking with the museum displays, the gardens and the beach so every week there is something different to experience!Sewerby Squirrels events


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As we begin to find our footing as moms, we develop some unexpected skills. Maybe we bake the most delicious brownies, throw incredibly elaborate birthday parties or sew beautiful dresses. But how do we make a "venture" out of our new creative talents?
Kim Genzburg of New Canaan became inspired by her sports-loving kids who left a barrage of equipment and cleats in their wake.
"Stuff is everywhere," she says, laughing, explaining the "ah-hah" moment when she designed a unique rack to contain balls, bats and racquets. But she wasn't sure how to proceed. She turned to Venture Mom, a new platform for women in transition, which aims to offer direction, inspiration and resources.
"My mission is supporting other moms in finding their passion, finding their fulfillment," says founder Holly Hurd of Darien, an entrepreneurial spirit and mother of three who decided to write a motivational book about five years ago. "I looked around and the women who were fulfilled were women who were starting their own businesses. So I started interviewing them."
She began compiling fascinating profiles around the time that blogging started to take off.
"I said, 'Why am I going to wait to publish a book? Let's start sharing these stories of these fabulous moms'." Thus, VentureMom.com was born and now also features links, networking possibilities and an Etsy-like shop where moms sell their one-of-a-kind designs, such as necklaces and ginger snaps, from their own virtual storefront.
"It started just locally but now I have moms all over the country and Canada, too," says Hurd.
This former trader gave up her nanny and her rigorous work schedule when she realized she was missing her children's day-to-day routine: "I wanted to be able to pick up my kids. I wanted to be able to see them in the school play."
Now Hurd helps other moms, who left their careers and want to reinvent themselves. "The moms who I talk to want flexibility. So, they want to work on the thing that brings them fulfillment from 9 to 3 when the kids are at school." If you need a commercial kitchen or a web designer to bring an idea to life, Hurd says Venture Mom can help make connections: "It really makes me feel good. I feel like this is a universal need with moms."
Genzburg took the plunge, found a manufacturer and started producing Stick Storage, a slim, lightweight organizer made in bright colors that can coordinate with uniforms or decor.
"It can fit behind a door. It is just four pieces that snap together," she says. "No mom has time to run down to the basement to find a screw driver." It's not profitable quite yet, she says, but she is headed in the right direction and has new thoughts for companion pieces.
Genzburg has some advice for overwhelmed would-be inventors: seek camaraderie and be tough. "Nobody knows everything from the beginning, so you just have to persevere. You just have to keep trying."


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Two-time Tour de France stage winner Robbie McEwen of Australia said he could never forgive Armstrong, adding he "deceived everybody on the planet, us included."
World Anti-Doping Agency president John Fahey told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that Armstrong's assertion in his interview with Oprah Winfrey that he wasn't cheating when he took part in doping through his seven Tour de France wins "gives him no credibility."
Top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic was even more succinct in his judgment, saying at the Australian Open that Armstrong "should suffer for his lies all these years."
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Veteran cycling commentator Phil Liggett hopes Armstrong divulges more detail of his doping operation in the second instalment of Winfrey's two-part interview.
"He's gone halfway, he's told us he took drugs, he's told us how long he took drugs. He swears categorically he's never taken drugs since '05, since his comeback period. But that's all behind us now," Liggett told Australian Broadcasting Corp.
"Where did he get the drugs from? Where did all the big money go to pay for those drugs? Because it's very, very expensive to buy EPO. Who gave him the knowhow, the wherewithal to do it?"
Journalist David Walsh, whose articles and books had detailed the American cyclist's use of banned substances, agreed the interview did not go far enough in revealing details of his actions.
"He has to name names ... he is probably the biggest cheat sport has ever known," Walsh said on the BBC.
However cycling's governing body, the UCI, welcomed Armstrong's confession, saying in a statement it was "an important step forward on the long road to repairing the damage that has been caused to cycling and to restoring confidence in the sport."
McEwen, speaking from Adelaide ahead of the opening WorldTour event, the Tour Down Under, said he was just as deceived as the public.
"We wanted to believe, like everybody, that the Tour (de France) was clean. We're all athletes out there suffering through the mountains and you like to think he was just training harder and working harder than we all were," McEwen said.
Armstrong said in the interview that he "looked up the definition of cheat ... and the definition is to gain an advantage on a rival or foe. I didn't view it that way. I viewed it as a level playing field."
Fahey said that rationalization was not plausible.
"He was wrong, he cheated and there was no excuse for what he did," Fahey told The AP. "If he was looking for redemption, he didn't succeed in getting that."
McEwen also rejected Armstrong's justifications of his actions.
"The problem with people like Lance, or any other drug cheat, is that they think everyone else is doing it so they have to do it," he said. "In fact not everyone else is doing it."
McEwen was heartened that Armstrong's explanation of how he evaded detection for so long is a feat difficult to replicate in today's anti-doping environment.
"One of the big changes that have been made is the introduction of the biological passport and the whereabouts system, and that has made it, I would say, virtually impossible for this kind of thing to happen again," he said.
Fahey said that there was no doubt that drug testing had improved markedly since Armstrong won the 1999-2005 Tours. Armstrong retired for two years before making a comeback in 2009, and the WADA code for drug testing adopted by most countries was instituted just before the 2004 Athens Olympics.
"Some of them (drug tests) may have been ineffective back then, but that has changed," he said.
Many of the teams gathered in Adelaide remained tight-lipped as they digested the interview and its implications. Most riders and team directors contacted by the AP generally refused to comment.
Armstrong's former mechanic and personal assistant, Mike Anderson, however, who had to battle legal action after accusing Armstrong of drug use, couldn't bring himself to watch Friday's interview.
Texas-born Anderson settled in New Zealand after being fired from Armstrong's personal staff in 2005. In 2010 he told Sports Illustrated that while helping Armstrong clear out an apartment he shared with his former girlfriend in Spain he found a box labelled Androstenedione, a banned steroid.
"I don't want to waste any more of my time with Lance Armstrong," he said. "He's an incredible actor and that's what you (saw) today on the Oprah Winfrey show."
Former Armstrong teammate Stephen Swart, who was one of the first to blow the whistle on Armstrong's doping and was also attacked by the American's legal team, was unimpressed with Armstrong's claim in the interview that he never pressured team members to engage in doping.
"If he didn't say it then it was coming through the team management," the New Zealander said. "They were all on the same program."
Stuart O'Grady, a 2004 Olympic gold medallist who has worn the Tour yellow jersey twice, said while he was disappointed and let down by Armstrong's actions he was hopeful the confession could be a healing influence for cycling.
"As much as it's been shocking for the cycling world, it's cycling that's suffered for years so hopefully through Lance's confessions we can start looking to the future and something good can come out of this," O'Grady said.
"The damage has been done, but what we can do now is look to the future. ... It's a great sport. It's our lives, not a hobby and it isn't going anywhere."
Djokovic said Armstrong's admissions meant he had "lost a lot of faith in cycling."
"It's a disgrace for the sport to have an athlete like this," Djokovic said.
"He cheated the sport. He cheated many people around the world with his career, with his life story. They should take all his titles away because it's not fair towards any sportsman, any athlete. It's just not the way to be successful."
Djokovic's opponent at Melbourne Park, Radek Stepanek, was just as damning.
"I don't think it's an excuse, that 'I was doing it because everybody was doing it.' I don't think it's an honest thing," Stepanek said.
"If you want to do it, then you know that it's cheating. You know that you're cheating. And you have to live with it, which is the thing, for me personally, I don't understand because I wouldn't be able to live with it."


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Increase machine productivity
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Every machine used in model, mold, die and machine manufacturing could be working productively for 8,400 hours each year. Based on an evaluation of over 100 results from the sector, we know that the machines are working productively only 30 percent of the time, corresponding to 2,500 hours per year. And even during this productive time, the machines could often be used more effectively if the processes around them were optimized. We'll show you how to do this.


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Hey guys - I'm hoping someone could put me on the right track with this one. Trying to create a breaking wave however I can only do so much with the Array and Wave options.
What I need is the wave to break from one side and continue across. I stumbled on this thread recently but doesn't mean much to a non programmer like me !
Thanking you in advance.
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Hi all,
There is now a new IRC channel, #openvpn-windows, on Freenode (details) aimed at people with vested interested in the Windows port of OpenVPN. Developers, packagers, testers and power users alike are all welcome!
Note that the channel is not currently the first level support channel for OpenVPN Windows users. This is because most issues with OpenVPN on WIndows are not Windows related, and you will simply get better answers faster at #openvpn. In the case your problem is really related to Windows, you will be redirected to #openvpn-windows as necessary.
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Barnum Bomber football team fights to the end
The Barnum Bombers headed to Public Schools Stadium in Duluth to take on the undefeated Braham Bombers for the section 7A championship.
Braham received the ball first and drove the ball 60 yards in eight plays to get on the board first, but the 2-point conversion failed. Braham was ahead 6-0. Tanner Fuglestad would field the ball for Barnum first and brought the ball out to the 46 yard line of Braham, where Barnum went to work moving the ball. Four plays later, Barnum got their first score of the night; the 2-point conversion failed.
Braham received the ball on their own 27 yard line where they began again. This time, Barnum was ready and they allowed Braham to advance to the 33 yard line where Barnum's defense forced Braham to punt the ball away.
Braham's punter pushed Barnum back to their own 36 yard line where Brandon Newman began to push the ball up the field. Cody Shelgren drove the ball with several carries to the 7 yard line, where Newman kept the ball and drove in to the end zone; the 2-point conversion by Newman was successful. Barnum was in the lead 14-6.
Braham then got the ball and tried once again to move up the field, but Barnum's defense came up strong and forced a turnover on downs. Barnum then got the ball and drove up the field, but the drive was cut short as Braham intercepted a pass by Newman, giving the ball back to Braham.
Braham got the ball out near midfield, but multiple penalties pushed Braham to third and 28 on the Braham 29 yard line. Braham passed the ball, but came up short and was forced to punt the ball away again.
Barnum again went to work moving the ball, but with a third and 6 yards to go, Newman again attempted the pass and Braham again intercepted the ball. Braham took over possession of the ball with good field position on Barnum's 26 yard line.
Braham pounded the ball down to the Barnum 6 yard line where they were knocking on the door, but Barnum was not about to open it. The Barnum defense stood their ground and Braham's drive failed.
Barnum took over the ball on their own 6 yard line, but with multiple false starts, Barnum was pushed back to their 1/2 yard line to begin their drive. Newman kept the ball and slowly began to drive the ball out of the danger zone, but the first half ended before Barnum could score again. Barnum went into half time with a 14-6 lead.
Barnum came out of half time with the ball first, but an on-side kick by Braham gave Braham the ball first. Braham then went on the offensive, but was forced to punt the ball away after only three plays.
Braham's punter drove Barnum deep back at their own 16 yard line. It was then Shelgren, Fuglestad and Zac Carlson that began to move the ball.
Barnum got out to midfield, but on a third and 4 Newman was caught in the backfield bringing up a fourth and 5 yards to go, forcing Barnum to punt the ball away. Braham took over the ball at their own 16 yard line and began to move the ball up the field with their passing game, and finally found a way to score on the Barnum defense, but the 2-point conversion failed again. Barnum's lead fell to 14-12.
Newman would field the Braham kickoff and return out to the 36 yard line. Barnum then attempted to move the ball, but Braham stopped them. With a third and 9 yards to go, Newman dropped back to pass the ball, the ball found Carlson, who ran down the field for the touchdown. The 2-point conversion failed.
With one minute left in the third quarter, Barnum was in the lead 20-12. Braham got the ball and passed it multiple times to get to midfield, where the third quarter ended.
The first play of the fourth quarter, Braham passed the ball for the touchdown, and the pass for the 2-point conversion was also completed, bringing the game to a tie at 20-20.
Barnum got the ball next, but Barnum held to nothing and was forced to punt the ball away. Braham then got the ball with good field position and moved up the field and found a way to run the ball through the Barnum defense for another touchdown. The 2-point conversion was also good, giving Braham a 28-20 lead.
Barnum got one last chance to move the ball, but after three incomplete passes, Barnum was forced to go for it with a fourth and 10 yards to go, but a rushed pass was picked off by Braham. The game ended with Braham walking away victorious, 28-20.


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Bulletin HASKINS & SELLS 25 Division of Mechanical Devices Ledger Posting by Machinery M A N Y of us have witnessed the broad-ening of accounting methods during the past twenty-five years. We have carefully studied and devised plans to meet the requirements for the control and guidance and safe conduct of big business. Twenty-five years ago a million dollar corporation was considered a big business. Today we have corporations spending vast amounts each year for office records. The office appliance industry of today has an interesting history in connection with the growth of business and has done much toward getting data without an amount of. expense inconsistent with good management. The investment in the industry is probably more than one hundred million dollars. With the present scarcity of clerical help the mechanical devices are in greater need than ever before. Who would have thought, years ago, that bookkeeping would ever be done by machinery? It is now being done in many offices. Probably the most advanced work applied to machinery is ledger posting on adding typewriters. There are several adding typewriters and some adding listing machines equipped to do ledger posting, but explanation here will be made only of how the work is done by the most advanced type of adding typewriters in comparison with pen and ink methods, and the results obtained. It is easily seen that with a typewriter one can head up a loose leaf ledger sheet with name and address, post the date, folio and amount, and write the descriptive matter, and if that were all that could be accomplished nothing perhaps but legibility would be gained and that at a sacrifice of speed. The typewriter itself, therefore, would not induce a business man to do ledger posting on a machine. In the early development of the bookkeep-ing machine, the typewriter was equipped with two adding registers, so set as to add, the debit and credit postings. The operator could make a comparison at any time between the amounts posted as shown in the adding registers, with the pre-determined amount of the posting medium. If the totals agreed it was accepted as a mechanical proof that all amounts were correctly posted. The posting to the correct account is another matter. With this equipment the mechanical proof was gained without additional time or effort. The adding registers were set in their respective adding zones, that is, over the money columns, and when posting debits or credits the adding registers were simultaneously engaged. This original ledger posting method did not give one the balances at the end of the month. The work of balancing the individual accounts was left to be done after completing the month's business. The desire to relieve this congestion and meet the business man's wish to mail his statements on the first of the month required further results. These results are now being obtained by mechanically computing new balances at each posting. These new balances are obtained by additional effort and time. The machine is equipped with two additional registers, making four all told, and a cross-footer. Computing a new balance requires the writing of the old balance to which a debit or credit posting is added or subtracted in the cross-footer. When copying the new balance from the cross-footer it automatically subtracts the amount, and if correctly copied the cross-footer is cleared. As a mechanical "fool-proof" arrangement they have added a key which can only be depressed when the cross-footer is cleared. The key prints a star which is treated as a symbol of audit.
Object Description
Division of mechanical devices
Ledger posting by machinery
Accounting machines
Office equipment and supplies
|Haskins & Sells. Division of Mechanical Devices
|Haskins & Sells Bulletin, Vol. 01, no. 03 (1918 May 15), p. 25-26
|Originally published by: Haskins & Sells
|Deloitte Digital Collection
|Digital Publisher
|University of Mississippi Libraries. Accounting Collection
|Date-Digitally Created
|HS Bulletin 1-3-p25


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Matagorda County Sheriff's Office is continuing the investigation of how a 32-year-old man fell Thursday from a 17-foot-high bridge near Blessing.
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Diesel Engine
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Fuel Tank Capacity
Engine Oil
Shell Rimula
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Hydraulic Load Sense Piston Pump
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WoodWing Software Expands Team
WoodWing Software has merged its operations in North, Central and South America in a new entity under the helm of Shawn Duffy, managing director of WoodWing The Americas. As part of the process, WoodWing is expanding the team to strengthen local support for customers and partners throughout the entire region.
Jackie Bedoya, a seasoned publishing expert, has joined the team as channel manager for Latin America. Bedoya comes from Aysling Digital Media Solutions, where she held the position of chief operating pfficer for two years. Prior to this, Bedoya founded the Publishing Solutions Group Orlando, a consultancy firm supporting large book publishers such as Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, SM Ediciones, and others. Bedoya brings with her more than 20 years of publishing expertise and 10 years of software implementation experience.
Steve Schaffran, former general manager of WoodWing Latin America, has taken on other responsibilities in the WoodWing ecosystem. Schaffran's new role is general manager education, to strengthen WoodWing´s global position in the sector of educational publishing.


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Hollywood Trucks, LLC was founded in 2007 by entertainment professionals to provide the industry with the most state-of-the-art and eco-friendly transportation services and logistics available anywhere in the world.
Our company is dedicated to research and development to offer the latest technological advancements in our fleet, while relentlessly searching for the latest advancements in eco friendly practices to reduce carbon footprints and environmentally toxic substances.
With offices across the country, Hollywood Trucks, LLC is expanding daily. Our fleet currently consists of over 300 units, diversified through over 40 types of trucks, trailers, and specialty items readily available to meet any of your production needs at a moment's notice.
Our team of staff and service professionals are standing by to handle even the most difficult request.
Contact us today to see why Hollywood Trucks, LLC is the fastest growing and premier entertainment transportation company in the world!


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2. Terms of Payment The Hirer agrees to pay the Owner's hire charge and any other charges, including charges for loss, damage and repairs or any tax, GST, duty, levy, or other expenses paid or payable by the Owner. If not otherwise specified by the owner in writing all hiring charges including taxes and duties are to be paid prior to delivery of the equipment. Subsequent charges for loss, damage, repairs or other expenses are to be paid within seven days of the relevant invoice. The Hirer agrees to pay any expenses incurred or loss suffered by the Owner as a result of breach by the Hirer of its obligations pursuant to these Terms (including legal costs on a solicitor-client basis) and to pay all costs and expenses incurred by the Owner, its legal advisers, mercantile agents and others in respect of anything instituted or being considered against the Hirer, whether for debt, possession of any Equipment or otherwise. The Hirer acknowledges and agrees that the Owner may pay a rebate, commission or other financial benefit to event organisers or like suppliers in connection with the hiring of the Equipment to the Hirer. Payment method is to be cash upfront unless negotiated and agreed on beforehand with the Owner.
3. Termination of Hire The Owner may terminate the hire at any time. The Hirer shall have no claims for such termination. The Hirer may terminate the hire of the Equipment by notifying the Owner that the Equipment is ready for collection, provided that the Hirer keeps the Equipment safe until collection. Upon termination of hire, the Owner is entitled to take possession of the Equipment immediately and for this purpose the Hirer irrevocably appoints the Owners his agent and authorises the Owner to: (a) Enter upon any land or premises upon which the Equipment is situated or where the Owner has any reason to believe that the Equipment may be situated; (b) Remove the Equipment whether or not it is affixed to the land or premises, connected to property or equipment not owned by the Owner, In use by the Hirer or any other person or containing property not owned by the Owner. If the Equipment is not finally returned or ready for pick-up by the Owner at the expiration or termination of the hire period the Hirer shall pay an additional charge of 100% the daily rate forever additional day or part thereof that the Equipments retained by the Hirer unless otherwise specified by the Owner.
4. The Hirer's Obligations The Hirer will: (a) Bear responsibility for the Equipment hired from the time of its delivery until collection by or return to the Owner; (b) Upon installation, delivery or collection of the Equipment immediately examine the Equipment to satisfy itself as to its condition and suitability and fitness for the purpose to which it requires the Equipment. In accepting the Equipment the Hirer acknowledges that it has duly examined the Equipment and has satisfied itself as required. The Hirer acknowledges that it has not in any way relied upon the skill or judgment or any representation made by or on behalf of the Owner in respect of the Equipment, its purpose, suitability or performance. Should the Hirer alter its installation or delivery requirements prior to, during, or after installation or delivery, the Hirer is liable for all extra costs of the Owner's employees and cartage; (c) Assume the risk of and indemnify and hold the Owner harmless from and against any and all property damage and personal injury resulting from: (I) the use of the Equipment; (ii) All necessary surface repairs. (d) Use the Equipment in proper, safe and prudent manner and only for the purpose and capacity for which it was designed; (e) Ensure all Equipment is ready for collection by the Owner's driver, in a clean condition and readily accessible.
5. Property The Hirer acknowledges that the Owner may inspect the Equipment at any time during the period of hire, whether notice of such inspection is given to the Hirer or not, and the Hirer shall provide all assistance and co-operation necessary to facilitate such inspection of the Equipment. The Hirer shall indemnify the Owner in relation to any action of trespass or any other action or claim against the Owner in the course of the Owner exercising its right to inspect the Equipment. The Hirer acknowledges that all property in and title to the Equipment at all times remains with the Owner, the Hirer does not acquire any property in or title to the Equipment and the Hirer's interest in the Equipment is as bailed of the Owner only.
6. Loss of or Damage to Equipment If the Equipment is lost, breaks down or is damaged, the Hirer must immediately notify the Owner of the details. Notification shall not absolve the Hirer from its obligations under these Terms. In the event that the Equipment breaks down or becomes unsafe to use, the Hirer shall immediately stop using the Equipment and take all steps necessary to prevent the Equipment from sustaining any further damage. The Hirer must also take all steps necessary to prevent injuries from occurring to any person or property as result of the condition of the Equipment and must not repair or attempt to repair the Equipment without the Owner's prior written or verbal consent. If the Equipment is lost or damaged and the loss of or damage to the Equipment is caused by the negligence or wilful act of the Hirer or the breach of any of these Terms by the Hirer, the Hirer shall without limitation be liable for the following; (a) Any costs incurred by the Owner in repairing or replacing the Equipment; (b) Hire charges for the Equipment until the Equipment is repaired or replaced; (c) Any other costs whatsoever incurred or loss suffered by the Owner as a result of the damage to or loss of the Equipment.
7. Release and Indemnity The Hirer hereby releases the Owner from, and agrees to indemnify the Owner in respect of any third party claims, action, suits, demands, costs and expenses for damage or injury to person or property arising directly or indirectly out of the hire or use of the Equipment by the Hirer or these Terms.
8. Insurance The Hirer will maintain at its own expense all appropriate policies of insurance: (a) for theft and damage to the Equipment hired in an amount not less than the full replacement cost of the Equipment; (b) for liability, property and casualty insurance coverage in amounts necessary to fully protect the Owner and its Equipment against all claims, loss or damage whatever.
9. Force Majeure If the Owner is unable at anytime to perform any of its obligations whether wholly or partly by reason of any cause beyond its control(including without limitation, acts of God, inclement weather, strikes, lockouts, fires, riots, civil commotion or unrest, interference by civil or military authorities or act of war) the Owner may give written notice to that effect to the Hirer, giving full particulars of such force majeure in which case the obligations of the Owner under these Terms shall, to the extent that they are affected by the force majeure, be suspended during the term of the force majeure. The Owner shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by the Hirer as a result of any delays caused by such force majeure events.
10. Security The Hirer is required to provide credit card details and authority to charge as security for the return of equipment and after the equipment passing satisfactory inspection. The Owner reserves the right to recover any monies lost by charging the provided credit card should there be any missing components or they believe the equipment to be damaged in any way. All charges will be discussed with The Hirer prior to the credit card being charged.
14. Miscellaneous If any of the Terms becomes void or unenforceable for any reason then that part will be severed from these Terms to the intent that all other parts that do not become void or unenforceable will remain in full force and effect and be unaffected by any severance of other parts. Failure by the Owner to insist upon strict performance of any of these Terms, or to exercise in whole or in part any right that it may have under these Terms or atlas, shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights that the Owner may have and shall not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach by the Hirer of any of these Terms. These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Victoria.


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Raising Hope Series Finale: How Did It End?
Apr 4, 2014 10:01 PM EDT
[WARNING: This story contains spoilers from Friday's series finale of Raising Hope. Read at your own risk.] Raising Hope ended its run on Friday the way the Fox family comedy spent most of its four years on the air: in an offbeat, but heartwarming w… Read more


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Preventing some unwanted discharges
Too often unwanted discharges happen to the most highly trained of weapons handlers. They happen when there have been so many years of safe handling incorporated into your psyche that a momentary and dangerous mental lethargy sets in and suddenly, when you least expect it, when your weapon is most certainly not loaded, "Bang!" If it does happen, hopefully other automatic safeguards were engaged at that moment that your mind was not and a very real tragedy is averted.
How does one avoid the unwanted "Bang?"
Do you remember when you were young and your parents were teaching you to cross the street? They taught you to "Stop, look both ways, then look again before you cross."
You can incorporate this into your efforts to be safe. Before you are going to make a weapon safe, Stop. Think what you are about to do. Picture what you are about to do and how it should be done correctly. Then proceed with your weapon clearance procedure when your mind is totally engaged in the act.
Many unwanted discharges take place jut before, during, or just after the act of making a weapon "safe." It happens, when the handler is physically engaged in what he/she is doing, but they either are not mentally engaged or they are distracted.
To help ensure that your mind is always mentally engaged just add the step before you clear your weapon. Stop and picture what you are about to do so that your mind becomes engaged also. Then, when you are most sincerely certain that you are mentally engaged in the clearance of the weapon, proceed with the realization that a firearm has no brain and needs to have yours properly focused for it to function wisely.
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Sideline muffins
Now that the weather has cooled down, switching the oven on is actually an enticing thought. So we decided to bring you some baking inspo. These apple and cinnamon muffins are perfect for a takeaway breakfast on a busy Saturday sports morning or as a post-match snack. Whether you enjoy them on the sidelines or in the car, we hope they bring you 'cozy' that being out of bed in this weather can't.
Apple and cinnamon breakfast muffins
Yield: 10
• 360 grams of plain flour
• 160 grams of brown sugar
• A pinch of salt
• A tablespoon of cinnamon
• One and a half teaspoons of baking powder
• One and a half teaspoons of baking soda
• 300 millilitres of milk
• Two tablespoons of natural yoghurt
• One egg
• One teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 70 millilitres of sunflower oil
• Two apples
- In a large bowl, mix all the dry ingredients. If you're using a freestanding electric mixer use the paddle attachment.
- Combine the milk, yoghurt, egg and vanilla in a jug and stir with a fork until they are combined.
- Pour the wet ingredients slowly into the dry ingredients while they are mixing on low. When it is combined, do the same with the oil.
- Turn up the mixer (or the elbow grease) and beat until it is nice and smooth, it shouldn't take more than a minute.
- Peel the apples and chop them up into a mixture of squares, chunks and slices, no thicker than 1cm and fold them through the mixture.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until they smell like they are ready. Honestly, the best way of knowing when something is ready is when it smells amazing.
You can substitute the apples and cinnamon for any fruit or nut combo. Just make sure to add about 250 grams combined.
These muffins can be frozen for up to a month so double the recipe and freeze half if you have a hungry clan.
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Milestone Builds for Upcoming Releases
Stardust 1.0 (Kepler Release)
Kepler Online Update Sites
The easiest way to install Stardust 1.0 milestone builds is via the official Kepler Milestone Eclipse Update Sites. For more information on using these, see also Kepler M6 installation instructions.
Offline Update Site
If you prefer to download offline upate sites and install from these, you can use the following URLs instead:
Project Stardust has not yet made a release. Links to the release artifacts will be posted here after the first release.
If you would like to install our last milestone prior to migration to Kepler, the corresponding update site is found under http://download.eclipse.org/stardust/milestones/helios. Please see Installation for further instructions.
A corresponding offline update site for the last Helios based milestone is found here.


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D Man
Formal Shalwar Suit In OFF-White SKU: EG2371-OFF-WHITE
Rs.2,916.00 PKR Rs.4,860.00 PKREG2371-OFF-WHITE
- Material Type: Wash & Wear
- Sleeves: Long Sleeves
- Collars Type: Band Collar
- Fit: Regular Fit
Diner's provide free shipping on all cash on delivery orders. There are no delivery charges and you pay for your order when you receive it.
It takes 2 to 3 days after confirmation to process your order while courier delivers the parcel at your doorstep in 2 to 3 working days. As soon as we ship your order a tracking number is provided you to track your shipment. Courier service rider makes 2 attempts to deliver your parcel.
- Do not bleach
- Line dry in shade
- Do not expose to direct Sunlight
- Iron medium neat
- Dry clean preferred
- Hand wash warm


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QLOCKTWO by Biegert & Funk
The time in words on your wrist
For the first time, Biegert & Funk is exhibiting a completely new kind of wristwatch, it does not show the time with hands or digits. Time is indicated on this purist watch as readable text, turning it into a statement: "It is half past nine". The square watch face has a uniform grid of 110 letters. When the stainless steel button is pressed, words light up in unexpected places which describe the time. The initially random order of the characters lends this wristwatch a mysterious aesthetic. "QLOCKTWO makes you aware of the moment. Showing the time becomes an interesting experience for the owner," explains Andreas Funk from the design duo Biegert & Funk.
The design is minimalist and precision crafted, its form reduced to the essentials. The high quality brushed square stainless steel casing measures 35 x 35 mm.
Together with the time, it also displays the calendar day or seconds. "It is operated by a single push button and could not be more simple: one push to display the time, two for the calendar day and three for the seconds," says designer Marco Biegert.
In a square there is a grid of 110 letters. When the stainless steel button is pressed, words that describe the time light up in unexpected places. Whenever you look at your QLOCKTWO W watch it is a new experience.
The Biegert & Funk design agency was founded by Marco Biegert and Andreas Funk and develops products, campaigns and applications. The designer duo has always been fascinated by time. While only teenagers they already had the idea of a clock that shows the time like people talk to each other. Besides their design agency, they pursued several product ideas that eventually led to developing QLOCKTWO®. When they set up clock production in a former jewellery factory they fulfilled their dream of making a product of their own which has turned into such a success story that it has surprised even themselves.
Biegert & Funk has already won many well known design awards, including the Red Dot Award, iF Product Design Award, Focus Open Award, Good Design Award Chicago, Interior Innovation Award as well as several nominations for the Designpreis Deutschland. They also won one of the coveted awards from the Type Directors Club New York. In addition, Biegert & Funk was awarded the coveted Gold Award of the Art Directors Club Europe.


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While I'm not so keen on mini skirts, I'm perfectly fine with wearing shorts. In fact, I used to go out in them before I lost too much weight. That was two years ago. Now, I only use them at home because those in my closet are so loose and ill fitting, and I don't want to be seen in them anywhere. So I've been looking for some smart dressy shorts but can't seem to find anything yet to suit my fancy. Some of the designs are decent but they're way too short for my modesty. I know hot pants and boy shorts are in, but they're certainly not my cup of tea.
Anyway, shorts don't just go with tees. You can get pretty dressy with shorts if you combine with fashionable tops and accessories, like these few Korean fashion inspirations from Compagna and Yetts. Some of them look pretty hot! (Or maybe it's the model!)
So are shorts your kind of thing? And what do you wear them with? I haven't been looking hard enough and need some help here – where would you recommend me to get dressy shorts in Singapore with a decent price tag?


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Jim Herndon necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 169 diseños de 43 diseñadores freelance.
We are a group of pro photographers in Dallas that meets for networking, education, and to improve the pro photography business in our area. We've had the same logo for many years, but we're wanting to update to a new look. It should be simple, immediately identifiable as a brand, and contemporary without running the risk of looking dated in a few years.
Hi. We're the Dallas, Texas local guild of the Professional Photographers of America (http://www.ppa.com). We've existed for over 50 years - our basic goals are to foster communication amongst local pro photographers and to raise the standards of professional photography in our area.
We've had the same logo for most of those 50 years, but we're wanting to update to a new look. The main issue is that our old logo features a view camera icon - as we all know the photography world has changed dramatically in the past few years.
The old logo is on our website (http://www.dallasppa.com), but please don't be influenced by it or the website design (we're actually updating the website design, too, in the next few weeks).
Our main wants are to have a contemporary look that is simple and immediately identifiable. It should also be something that will not look dated in 10 years.
As we will be printing the logo in several ways (on our website, on trophies, plaques, pins - and possibly shirts and mugs) it's best to keep the logo color scheme limited. The logo should be able to reproduce without loss of detail as a monochrome version, too.
We go by the DPPA, the Dallas PPA, and the Dallas Professional Photographers Association. The logo should include one of those versions in it.
Please also read my comments on the main page of this contest - I've written some further clarifications there.
Thank you!
- simple
- contemporary
- 1, 2, or 3 colors max
- unique and immediately identifiable look
- if graphics are used, they should be abstract rather than detailed
- Camera or film icons (of any kind) - but lenses or the idea of a camera or lens expressed abstractly is fine
- Aperture icons (unless it's expressed abstractly or in a unique way)
- Photographer (man or woman) clip art
- No gradients, please
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The second, revised edition of Practicing Our Faith: A Way of Life for a Searching People with a new preface, two new chapters, and a study guide included.
Like its parent book Practicing Our Faith, this book advocates a set of Christian practices that are crucial to human well-being and that, together, shape a life well lived.
Our library offers many study guides that you might find useful.
Christian Practices for Living a Whole Life
Written for emerging adults, this book explores twelve practices particularly applicable to persons in their 20s.
Nearly as valuable as the books themselves, these guides include chapter-by-chapter suggestions and ideas for discussion, exploring scripture, meditation and prayer, activities, and other resources for engaging Christian practices together for the sake of the world.
On Our Way Study Guide


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The trade was reported by Jay Glazer of Fox Sports.
The Patriots have reportedly agreed to a deal that will send left guard Logan Mankins to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for tight end end Wright and a fourth-round draft pick.
News of the deal was reported by Jay Glazer of Fox Sports.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reported the pick would be a fourth rounder.
Mankins is a six-time Pro Bowler and has been captain of the Patriots the past three years.
Mankins is 32 years old.
Wright, 24, caught 54 passes for 571 yards and five touchdowns with the Bucs last year after breaking in as a rookie free agent out of, yes, Rutgers.