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alphachannelgroup necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 82 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
4d is a Denver based company that serves the entire country with institutional cabinets for education and health care markets. We have
many competitors both local and international. We stand apart because we are green, and have the certification to prove it: We have a Forest Stewardship Councel certification. (see http://www.fsc.org/ for more info)
4d makes cabinets and the counter tops, uses sustainable products, and all our cabinets are all NAUF (no added urea formaldehyde)
4d will deal primarily with industry professionals, such as:
Architects, Specification Writers, staff from school districts and administrators, General Contractors and Construction Managers
- A SINGLE web page design
- Design only (PSD file or similar), NO html required
- Professional look and feel, with fresh current design
- Emphasize sustainability and "green" qualities of company
- Minor tweak to logo (to change "d" color from orange to yellow or something else that "pops")
This site has a few requirements beyond the ones you get all the time (fresh design, classy look, professional feel):
You can see some image resources here:
There needs to be a prominent icon or callout about our FSC Chain of custody certification. (see http://www.fsc.org/ for more info)
We need the 4d logo tweaked. The color of the "d" needs to be some other color besides the current orange (we're thinking yellow). Tweak this to make it "pop"!
We are only looking for a single page design. To help with your navigation design, you should know that the site will ultimately have 5 pages:
Home, Our Story, Sustainability, Options, and Contact Us
Photos of schools, kids, health care professionals, etc. can be used. We'd like the website to have a community feel. Focus is on casework but also on the communities and the Sustainable environment that our cabinets will bring as they are all "green". This is a HUGE selling point! Also, consider images of the mountains and/or trees - this will also help evoke the "sustainable" feel.
We would like the page to be 800 pixels tall or less.
Have fun! We work hard to provide excellent, constructive feedback, so you know where you stand and what you can do to improve your chances of winning.
We've had issues in the past with designers feeling "ripped off" by other designers - so we're running a blind contest this time. Design with confidence!
The website domain is 4dcasework.com
* Keep in mind that the target audience is primarily architects.
* Visual cues are better than text
* Please be aware of "Green Washing". We need to have a sustainable feel , but should NOT overly state or appear "green green green"
* Limit green and brown colors in text, tabs, backgrounds, etc. Some is ok, but please be aware of overdoing it.
* The client likes the mountain/forest CUES - it says rocky mountain region (they are based in Denver, CO), sustainable and ties into the FSC certification. But please, don't overdo it.
* The client like the photos of children in libraries and classrooms. Ties in the human element.
* The design for the home page does not need lots of text. We want to grab the visitors attention and quickly direct them to the relevant page for their profession/interest.


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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, January 7, 2008 - SanDisk Corporation, as part of its lineup for the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show, has added a new solid-state drive for laptop PCs and capacity upgrades for two flash memory products oriented to gaming enthusiasts.
SLIMMER SANDISK SSD TARGETS NEW NOTEBOOKS - Joining SanDisk's growing portfolio of solid-state drives (SSDs) for portable computers is a slimmed-down 1.8-inch Serial ATA (SATA II) model that is aimed at a new generation of ultralight notebooks. Designed to be a drop-in replacement for hard disk drives, the new SATA drive is just 5mm thick and weighs 40 grams - about 30 percent less than a same-size hard disk drive. It uses a SATA II interface and an industry standard micro SATA connector, and consumes only .85 watts in read/write mode and .2W when idle. Availability is planned for the second quarter of 2008 in capacities of up to 72 gigabytes (GB). PC manufacturers are expected to launch the new thin and light laptops for the corporate market later this year.
SANDISK CRUZER CROSSFIRE IN 8 GIGABYTES - PC gamers can store their game data, download portable casual games and demonstrations, and save their replays with the new 8-gigabyte (GB) SanDisk Cruzer® Crossfire™ USB flash drive. Introduced in 2006, the Cruzer Crossfire line, distinguished by its hard plastic shell and multiple colors, had been offered in capacities of up to 4GB. The new capacity, with its black body and green trim on the cap, is expected to ship to retailers worldwide this quarter, at a suggested retail price of $129.99.
NEW CAPACITY UPGRADE FOR SANDISK MEMORY STICK PRO DUO - Owners of the popular Sony® Playstation® Portable (PSP®) will soon be able to buy SanDisk Memory Stick PRO Duo™ gaming cards in an 8-gigabyte capacity. This new card, offered in a translucent green, allows users to save game data as well as store and play digital music, videos and still photos. Previously, the highest capacity had been 4 GB. The card is expected to ship this month at a suggested retail price of $149.99.
SanDisk Corporation, the inventor and world's largest supplier of flash storage cards, is a global leader in flash memory - from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk (www.sandisk.com/corporate) is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
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For more information, visit http://www.trek2000.com.sg and http://www.thumbdrive.com.
Trek®and ThumbDrive® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Trek Group of Companies in Singapore and / or other countries.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements, including each company's overall patent enforcement strategy that are based on the respective company's current expectations and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include, among others: SanDisk may not take any Trek products to market under the strategic alliance, if SanDisk takes Trek products to market, those products may not be successful, the companies ability to negotiate and enter into licenses in patent cases; litigation or settlement strategies may change; either company may become subject to one or more countersuits by defendants; either company may be unsuccessful in litigation or otherwise may be unable to protect its intellectual property rights, which could harm its business, financial condition and results of operations; litigation may be costly, may divert the efforts of key personnel and could result in adverse court rulings, which could materially harm either company's business; and the other risks detailed from time-to-time under "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in SanDisk's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The companies do not undertake any obligation to update the information contained in this press release.
|SanDisk Corporation
|Trek 2000 International Ltd
|Mike Wong
|Tan Peck Hwa
|+1 408-801-1240
|Asia Business Channels Pte. Ltd.
|6749 8871 / 9635 4996
|SanDisk Corporation
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If you were looking for a low point in the Boston Globe's ongoing coverage of the Boston Globe's version of the Boston Red Sox collapse, look no further! (We hope!) The paper now has a slideshow entitled "Did the Red Sox pack on the pounds?"
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What to do about Gaza, why Japan never seems to hang on its premiers for long, and Franco-African relations, redefined (sort of). Joining François Picard in The World This Week, Eric Pfanner of the International Herald Tribune, Laura Dagg of the European affairs news website touteleurope.fr, Radio France International's Billie OKADAMERI and Le Figaro foreign editor Pierre ROUSSELIN.
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Swiss-Made: Fulldome Immersive IV (Thursday)
Thursday, October 12, 2017
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From abstract visuals to realistic movies, this special event will showcase 360 degree fulldome film selections from the Call For Swiss Fulldome Film Projects, launched collaboratively with MySquare, the Geneva International Film Festival, creative space Le D.I.X, and with the support of la Ville de Genève. Be ready to discover the Swiss contemporary fulldome scene!
Apoptose: Apoptosis (or programmed cell death) is the process by cells trigger their self destruction in response to a signal. This is one of the possible pathways of cell death which, physiological and genetically programmed is necessary for the survival of multicellular organisms. Apoptose is a short movie inspired by the hand-drawn series "Nightmares" and the screen printing series "Moon", both from visual artist Sophie Le Meillour. Brought to life by Fabrice Strazinskas through creative coding, the project explores mysterious black and white living ecosystems where entities, volumes and scales seem to follow their own rules inside a vast emptiness. Directed by Sophie Le Meillour, Fabrice Starzinskas. Visual Creation by Sophie Le Meillour and Fabrice Starzinskas. Sound creation by Juan Pablo Espinoza and Hervé Moire.
Of Matter and Spirit: "Of Matter and Spirit" is a video game developed by Emile Barret for Swiss/Nepalese-Tibetan artist Aïsha Devi and her eponymous album, encapsulating the spiritual metamorphosis and transcendental journeys of this other-worldly figure. With images from Chinese artist Tianzhuo Chen, the game is a virtual extension of the thematic of the LP, through its whole architecture based on the Kundalini ascension with a structure towards enlightenment, here converted into an even more immersive experience. Directed by Emile Barret. Game by Emile Barret, sound design by Paul Barret.
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Recently I received a pamphlet in the mail from a local hospital. They were offering a parenting class on dealing with teenagers. "Hmmm," I thought, "I could really use that information." The talk was at 7pm at the hospital which was a 30 minute drive away. The timing for this Mom of one teen and two pre-teens was right in the middle of homework and wind down for bedtime. I decided to pass.
This really got me thinking, however. I really wanted the information they had to offer but I didn't like the parameters they set for me to obtain it. Is there a better way?
This made me wish that everyone was providing webinars as a service. Could you imagine what a loyal patron I could be if they would provide webinars through my computer? I would love to have the information they are offering with terms that were convenient to me. I would love it if I could tune in through my computer and learn how to be a better parent.
I can hear lots of you saying already that isolating people is not the answer. We need social interaction. I agree but not in all situations. Here's the divide:
I believe that groups that strengthen their membership through relationship-building and continued interaction of its members over time should be limiting the use of webinars. If these groups share information more often over the internet they will erode their base and the members will no longer find benefit in the organization. Local and county genealogical societies are examples of this.
Conquering Geography
When a group grows from face to face interaction but is spread across a far flung geographic area, intermittent use of webinars can help bond the group together and help some members stay in touch when they otherwise wouldn't be able to because of travel. Larger regional and national genealogical societies like the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) are good examples.
Information Please!
When you have a situation where strictly education or information is the goal, then there is little need for the members to interact. Information needs to be shared and the relationship being built is really between the provider and the viewer. In a case like this I would say that webinars are absolutely the way to go. Legacy Family Tree and other commercial entities are just perfect for this.
Broadening it across all facets of life
I would love the information that the hospital has to offer. I do not, however, feel the need to bond with any of the other people who also need that information. So in this case I would much prefer a webinar. Make it convenient for me to get the information and start building a relationship between me and the organization providing the information.
I wish more organizations and businesses would starting thinking this way. Do you want to build a relationship with me or do you need to drag me out in the cold, dark of night to see something live with a bunch of people I will never see again? I promise you, as a busy Mom and career woman I will likely opt to stay home.
What do the rest of you think? More webinars across all topics (not just genealogy), less webinars or selective webinars?


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Sun screen, oh sun screen. After my Elemis skin scan I will no longer leave the house without Sunscreen!
I recently bought 2 sunscreens (how many times can I say that?) from Kose's Nature & Co brand. Nature & Co is a really interesting range and one of the first Japanese 'natural' ranges.
I bought the older one, which is the Pure White Care Day Essence and the newest release Mint & Tea Sun Protector. Both are SPF50 and the White version is PA++, the Mint & Tea is PA+++/
The price was around the same – I think the Mint & Tea was a couple of pounds more but you do get more – 44ml compared to 25ml of the Pure White Essence.
I've found a problem with Japanese sunscreens…
At least with many of the ones I've tried (especially the compact sized travel ones). They have a shimmery quality to them and that slightly oily finish. I hate that – it's great on a beach, no so great for a day to day SPF. One of the reasons I love the Biore one is because it is light as air with no residue and not expensive.
Both of these sunscreens work well as foundation bases and the White Day Essence comes in two versions (SPF 30 and 50). It smells a bit lemony to me…it's ok. It has that slight shimmer to it and has the slightly oily texture I'm not a fan of. Hmmm.
Mint & Tea sun protector has a thicker texture and smells…well minty. It's a bit weird applying mint to your face…avoid the eyes is all I can say.
I really prefer the texture of Mint & Tea – it's thicker and more like a lotion than the White Day Essence.
Even though the Essence is 'lighter' technically I really hate that sort of grainy feeling it has.
Both of these absorbed ok into the skin and I didn't get any allergic reactions at all. I don't know…despite the fact I can use these products without any issues, I'm not feeling the texture. I prefer something with a light, almost gel like texture because SPF is yet another layer, but I don't want to feel like I have 10 layers on my face.
Ingredients of the Pure White Day Care Essence:
Mineral Oil!?!? TSK!
Noe also that the White Day Essence promotes whitening which is very popular with Japanese products, but it may not suit you.
I can't wait to try more of the Nature & Co range but these two SPF's don't quite cut the mustard for me. I really do prefer something like the Freshel UV gel.


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Emanu-El necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 81 diseños de 19 diseñadores freelance.
Temple Emanu-El (templesanjose.org)
Temple Emanu-El is a reform Jewish Synagogue in San Jose, California. We bring together a vibrant, diverse community to make our Jewish heritage relevant to our lives in the 21st Century through innovative Shabbat Service worship, meaningful and fun Holiday celebrations and Life Cycle events, enriching Education opportunities for all ages, and great Community Programs through our Auxiliaries and Committees.
We are preparing to celebrate 150 years in the year 2011. More than 149 years of tradition, warmth and caring distinguish Temple Emanu-El, where our founders made history by establishing Santa Clara Valley's first Jewish congregation in 1861. Today, we are proud to be one of the oldest Reform congregations on the west coast.
Our congregation value tradition, innovation, and diversity. Community and family are extremely important. Our congregational family consists of pre-school, religious school, young families all the way through veterans of life.
Temple Emanu-El's members include individuals, couples and families from diverse backgrounds. Some members come from more traditional Jewish backgrounds - others are interfaith couples, individuals looking to Judaism for answers, or those rediscovering their religion. We embrace diversity of all forms and those who choose to make our Synagogue a part of their lives will find themselves welcome into our Congregational family.
Temple Emanu-El (http://www.templesanjose.org) invites you to submit a logo design derived from our existing logo to be used for its external communications (possibly letterhead, monthly newsletter, website, etc) for the year leading up to, during, and beyond its 150th Anniversary.
We are looking for a revived look to communicate our values of innovation, tradition, welcoming and warmth.
Some of our current branding and style can be seen on our website, http://www.templesanjose.org and in our newsletter, Connections, which can be downloaded via the 'Quick Links' in the upper left hand side of the website. In newsletter and email communications we will be using the color teal (Pantone 3025) as background.
Our tagline, Celebrating 150 Years of Tradition and Innovation in 2011! to accompany logo in some treatments. In 2012 "Over" will replace "Celebrating" and we will drop "in 2011".
We'd like a logo derived from our current logo (attached) that reflects our approach and values. Our congregants have a choice of many congregations -- we'd like a logo that is distinctive and memorable and helps set us apart.
WANTS: 2-3 colors max (no border or outline), appeal to all ages, winner will be asked to submit several sizes for possible use on website, newsletter, business card, and large banners.
DON'T WANTS: frivolous, no pastels, color black okay, but not for background
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WORCESTER — Dee Dee Myers thinks women are different from men. And they need to bring those differences to leadership roles in politics, business and other professions, to make the world a better place.
"It's not about political correctness," Ms. Myers said. "It's hard, cold self-interest. We should do it because it's the smart thing to do."
Ms. Myers, a political analyst, editor for Vanity Fair, bestselling author of "Why Women Should Rule the World," and former White House press secretary for President Clinton, spoke to an audience of some 700 people Thursday at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts.
The talk was part of the Worcester Connects speaker series.
When Ms. Myers came to Washington, D.C., in late 1992 as the first woman and second-youngest-ever White House press secretary, there were two women in the U.S. Senate. By 2009, when she wrote her book, there were 16.
Seeing more women in power and the way they did business collaboratively sparked her interest in what women could add if they were side-by-side in charge with men.
"They came together all the time, and they worked together ... and they drank white wine together," Ms. Myers said.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Cal., told her that whenever she crafted legislation, she would look for the way to get the most conservative woman in the Senate, Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Tex., to sign on to the bill.
Ms. Myers cited other examples, including having three recent female U.S. secretaries of state shift foreign policy to strengthen countries by investing in women, to studies showing corporate boards that have higher percentages of women perform significantly better financially.
Quoting International Monetary Fund Director Christine Lagarde, Ms. Myers said, "If Lehman Brothers had been Lehman Sisters, the whole global financial meltdown wouldn't have happened. Women manage risk differently."
But despite the seemingly obvious benefit of getting to better outcomes with a more inclusive process, Ms. Myers said we're still talking about "first" women and still have relatively few women in power because of internal and external obstacles.
"There's still a double standard. Women have to be just a little bit better to be judged just as good," she said.
Even appearances can get in the way of women getting their message across.
"A bad hair day is a virtual mute button for women," Ms. Myers said. "I tell young women you have to take it off the table as an issue, otherwise it becomes an obstacle."
She said women need to stop being shy about their value: "There is a confidence gap, a credit gap, a raise-the-hand gap that I think holds women back."
As for the mega-obstacle of motherhood, Ms. Myers said: "We have to talk about motherhood as a training ground. If high school football counts, don't you think raising kids should count?"
Women's leadership could take a giant step forward if Hillary Clinton, whom Ms. Myers called "the most formidable political figure in the country," runs for president in 2016.
After Ms. Myers' talk, Telegram & Gazette Editor Leah M. Lamson moderated a discussion on issues affecting women in Central Massachusetts, along with Sheila M. Harrity, principal of Worcester Technical High School, and Mayor Lisa A. Wong of Fitchburg.
Contact Susan Spencer at email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @SusanSpencerTG


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To ecstasy and b-e-y-o-n-d! This classic one-speed wonder is a pocket-sized powerhouse of pleasure. Neatly discreet, this super portable vibe is great for external stimulation with or without its removable studded cover. A simple on/off control gets this little gem revved up and ready to please! Fits with our Wild Hare, Bunny and Diving Dolphin sleeves (sold separately).
Pocket Rocket Vibrator
ABS Plastic, Phthalate-free
4" x 7/8" (10.16cm x 2.22cm)
Uses one AA battery, not included
Volume: 3; Intensity: 3
Brand: Pleasure Works
Product Details
Texture: Nubby
Color: Pink
Power Source: 1 AA
Length: 4 inches
Diameter: 1 inches
Intensity: 3/5
Volume: 4/5
Warranty: 90 Days
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--from our reviewer, growingfromthreetofour
I've found that coupling this toy with other toys and different lubes works quite a bit better than using it alone with no other toys. I paired my Pocket Rocket with a dildo, some lube, and two other small vibrators so that I could switch them out to have a bigger variety of sensations during my play. I also used it with a jelly sleeve, and that seemed to really work well for me because I'm a sucker for jelly sleeves.
--from our reviewer, Rhiannon
The Pocket Rocket Mini Vibe is the cutest, easiest, and just plain simple toy there is.
It is compact, pink, powerful (doesn't have more than one speed but really doesn't need it) discreet and measures 4″x7/8″. It only needs 1 AA battery to do the job and this is a prime example on how sometimes POWER isn't needed to achieve orgasmic results.
I'm giving this sweet little toy a 5 star rating for its simplicity and charm.
--from our reviewer, Naughty Snow White
For such a portable little vibe that only takes one AA battery, it packs some serious punch! It is pretty much the same as the original white Pocket Rocket except for the color. But for me, the color makes all the difference in the world! I love a pretty toy!!
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Best to get it all out of the way, like ripping off a bandaid!
In: 54 x 50g balls (those darn Wollmeise lace skeins are a whopping 300g each!!)
Out: A measly 7 x 50g balls (I blame an excess of sock knitting this month, and a temporary desertion of the knitting mojo. And while starting a new project every day for 7 days was heaps of fun, it doesn't use as much yarn as you might think!)
YTD: 175.5 x 50g balls. An even bigger oh dear than I've said previously...
I don't know if this is going to help my stash problem but I've decided to do Blogtoberfest this month too! Peer pressure! So many of my blog and real life buddies are doing it, I figured I may as well join the


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Companies are discovering the benefits of communicating with customers through corporate blogs, and are setting them up in ever greater numbers. There are many places now where you can find help in setting up and developing successful blogs – indeed I hope that Better Business Blogging is one of them! However, I have found a dearth of places with practical information on sinking a blog, although the blogosphere seems to be littered with real life examples of dead or dying blogs.
So I decided that it would be good to post some pointers to help those determined to professionally sink their blog. These have been tried and tested by some of the most expert blog "scuttlers" around so, with pens and keyboard at the ready and without further ado, I give you:
1. Don't focus on any one subject area: keep your readers on their toes by switching between posts on "Thermal Dynamics" and who is likely to win "The X Factor" or American Idol. Maintaining a clear focus on your blog will simply attract readers interested in the subject and encourage high search engine rankings for your relevant keywords. A real "no-no" when trying to kill off your blog.
2. Make sure your Domain name can be misread: 'Experts Exchange' may be the name of your blog but you could find that using a domain name of www.expertsexchange.cc results in you attracting readers looking for a very different type of service.
3. Over-optimise your posts: a keyword-optimised post should contain keyword phrases which are keyword attractive to Search Engines but non-keyword-optimised human readers are less likely to wade through keyword-rich blogs with too many keywords which make no sense. (cf. keyword phrases). Related post: "Keywords for keyword addicts"
4. Always sign your posts with "Lots of Love": blogs are intended to be personal, so you can never be too friendly with your readers. Adding "xxx" for kisses adds that additional personal touch that sets you apart from other blogs.
5. Don't update your Blog: you know that your first post was probably "the best you've ever written" or indeed "the best anyone's ever written", so don't pander to your readers' whims by providing regular information. In any case, youll find that good regular information will only encourage them to come back and recommend your blog others, so stay clear of this potential minefield at all costs.
6. Avoid pictures - in fact avoid anything remotely colourful. Everyone loves pages of plain text and the more austere it is the better, so don't mess it up with imagery. Ideally steer clear of new paragraphs as well, one long one is more than sufficient – and you'll also find that punctuation only distracts readers so do away with that too.
7. Cater to a Multilingual audience but do so using an online translation tool. You will find that your blog instantly becomes unintelligible in the target language as well as the original. A clear "Win – Win" situation when it comes to confusing readers and chasing them away.
8. Don't respond to comments: to be honest, you never meant to allow people to actually leave comments anyway, it was just that you couldn't find how to disable them. And dont install a spam comment filter either all those "special interest sites" are probably just what the doctor ordered.
9. Calculate your Blog's ROI – not a bad idea, per se, but once you have gathered everyone's opinion on how to do it, decided on what criteria really matter and how to measure them and then finally got stuck into the calculations, you will find that you have no time left to post anything of value.
10. Use lots and lots of external advertising – there's nothing like a good game of "Hunt the Post" on a blog, your corporate readers will love it! So make sure you have multiple AdSense, BlogAds and eMiniMalls on your blog although, if space permits, you might like to squeeze in a post or two. The false dawn of hope that your readers experience when they finally find a post is a joy to behold.
11. Avoid expressing an opinion – there is nothing worse than opinions to get peoples backs up and encourage them to participate on your blog which you will then need to ignore at all costs to dampen the debate. You may find that sharing information carries these same risks as it opens the door for dialogue and discussion, so avoid at all costs.
With these 11 key rules in place, you will be well on your way to creating a blog which is certainly unattractive and hopefully will not be around long enough to gain any visibility for your company in the market. So cast off and bon voyage!


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In the past, alternative currencies have been created out of necessity — by citizens who were living under oppressive regimes or through extreme economic turmoil. It's characteristic of the post-mega-boom recession we're in now that people are just doing it because, hey, it's kind of cool!
Earlier this summer, a Berlin art collective experimented with using slime as currency as part of an installation at a Lower East Side gallery; now an artist named Mary Jeys is developing one, the Brooklyn Torch, which she hopes Brooklyn businesses will begin accepting in lieu of the dollar sometime this fall. But the project isn't really about money, Jeys tells the Daily News:
"This medium of exchange has more to do with meeting people and feeling that you're connected to a community versus a monetary system."
That's cute. We assume also that, in the spirit of things, they will be redeemable if the economic system collapses again and money stops coming out of the ATMs. But — before we get there! — Jeys is still looking for a design for the currency. Flavorpill has a good one, and our own Ryan Monaghan's is above. Submit yours at Brooklyn Torch.com.
Northern Brooklyn artists encourage local spending with unique currency [NYDN]
Related: Will Work for Slime
Previously on Daily Intel...
- Christopher Sealey Makes $110,760 A Year Showing Senators How to Use the Internet
- Mutant Rabbits, Assorted Other Fantastical Creatures Living Near JFK
- The Daily Show Needs Real-Estate Advice From a Wealthy Person


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Argentinian architect Ciro Najle has spent the past several years designing more efficient fog collectors, vast nets that allow people in arid regions to gather water from moisture in the air. And recently, he worked with local crafters to translate the complex fractal mathematics of cumulous clouds into crochet. The luminous, fascinating results are now on display in Paris art/science gallery Le Laboratoire, and New Scientist's Kat Austen visited the show.
She explains what you're seeing in these images:
Though there are many types of cumulus cloud, they are all united by their fractal nature, which prompted Najle to turn to crochet to capture their complex, cauliflower-like topology. Najle says crochet is the perfect medium for representing fractal structures because its surfaces can be subdivided again and again by varying the length of neighbouring crochet lines . . . The sculpture comprises crocheted squares, each of which has an individual pattern modelled by Najle, who generated 1664 different diagrams pinpointing the intersections of the woollen strands, the crochet knots that are key to its structure.
You can see more images, and learn more about the show, at Le Laboratoire. (via New Scientist)


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Prominent Irish artists and academics based in the U.S. have appealed to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to address the need for reform to Irish abortion laws during her trip to Ireland.
The group, mostly Irish citizens, issued an open letter suggesting that Clinton publicly raise the issue during her State visit.
The letter asks Clinton to "consider addressing this very real and present danger to the lives and health of pregnant women."
"As Irish citizens, as members of the Irish diaspora in the United States, and as citizens of the US and elsewhere who wish to express solidarity with women in Ireland, we respectfully ask that, as you meet with the Irish government, and as you speak at DCU, you bear in mind this extremely serious gap in Irish law which constitutes a clear violation of basic human rights. "
Signatories to the letter include actor Gabriel Byrne, Riverdance composer Bill Whelan and a number of prominent Irish authors including Colum McCann, Colm Toibin, Peter Quinn and Belinda McKeon.
The letter is in response to the death of 31-year-old Savita Halappanavar in Galway on October 28. According to her husband, Praveen Halappanavar, the Indian national was refused a termination after been admitted to hospital complaining of back pain. The newly married mother-to-be suffered a miscarriage and later died as a result of septicemia.
"The Irish government must take the right decision to protect the rights of women in Ireland, and it should do so without further delay," the letter states.
As part of her two-day visit to Ireland, Clinton met with senior figures of the Irish government, including a courtesy visit to Aras an Uachtarain to meet President Michael D Higgins. On Thursday afternoon she delivered a speech on global human rights at Dublin City University.
She will travel to Belfast on Friday where she will discuss the peace process and economic opportunities.
Her trip to Ireland is one of her last in her role as US Secretary of State, which concludes at the end of 2012.


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Palestinians not optimistic about Obama's agenda
Clarification: This story should have made clear that the number of Palestinians who work in Israel annually exceeds 30,000, and the number who receive medical treatment in Israeli hospitals surpassed 200,000 in 2012, according to Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Among the many signs and placards greeting President Obama in this Palestinian territory are ones that convey the anger some feel about their condition.
"Dear Barack Obama: Don't Bring Your Smart Phone to Ramallah. You won't have mobile access to the Internet. We have no 3G in Palestine!"
Some Palestinians in this city west of Jerusalem have little hope that Obama's visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories starting Wednesday will do anything to improve their lives.
MORE: Obama hopes to prod peace talks in Israel, West Bank
Though Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he wants Palestinians to have their own state side-by-side with Israel, negotiations over such a possibility have been stalled for years over the issue of where to draw the borders.
David Tannous, owner of a dry goods store in this bustling Palestinian city, won't be waving a flag to welcome Obama when he meets here with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, a day after touching down in Israel.
"Obama's visit won't accomplish anything," insisted Tannous, 72, a well-dressed man clasping a set of worry beads in his hands. "Four years ago he promised that something good would come out of his administration, but then he backed away. I have no hope whatsoever that he will help the Palestinian people."
When Obama delivered a speech called "A New Beginning" in Cairo in 2009, he raised hopes in the Arab world that the United States would begin to favor Palestinian interests over Israeli ones. Palestinians say this hasn't happened.
Palestinians here said Obama should focus on the Israeli checkpoints and a cement security barrier that has prevented Palestinian terrorists from blowing up buses in Israel, but also has kept all but a few thousand Palestinians from accessing jobs, universities and hospitals in Israel.
Palestinians also said they want Obama to withhold aid to Israel until the Jewish state removes the barrier and uproots Jewish settlements from land Palestinians want for a state. They also demand that East Jerusalem become the capital of their state.
Israeli officials said they cannot take these steps until the Palestinian Authority steps up efforts to stop terrorist activity and drops its demands to uproot all settlements and end its right of return for all Palestinians and their descendants to live in what is now Israel.
They also want the Palestinian Authority to publicly reject Hamas, the Palestinian terror group that controls the Gaza Strip and calls for Israel's destruction.
Some of the news media in the West Bank greeted Obama with denunciations of the United States. The newspaper Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, run by the Palestinian Authority, printed anti-American and pro-Hitler comments in an opinion piece according to a translation by Palestinian Media Watch, an Israeli based group.
"Our history is replete with lies ... [including] the lie about al-Qaeda and the September 11 events, which asserted that Muslim terrorists committed it, and that it was not an internal American action by the Freemasons," opinion writer Hassan Ouda Abu Zaher wrote in an opinion piece. "Churchill and Roosevelt were alcoholics, and in their youth were questioned more than once about brawls they started in bars, while Hitler hated alcohol and was not addicted to it. He used to go to sleep early and wake up early, and was very organized. These facts have been turned upside down as well, and Satan has been dressed with angels' wings."
Obama will not visit the Temple Mount and the adjoining Western Wall, the holiest site in Judaism. A visit to this site could signal acceptance of Israel's presence and dominion in East Jerusalem, where many Arabs live.
But many Palestinians in East Jerusalem do not want to fall under Palestinian rule. East Jerusalem resident Riman Barakat said that inclination is reflected in the rise of applications of East Jerusalem Palestinians to become Israeli citizens.
"It's a conscious choice to give up the national rights or the national collective kind of vision — which is that East Jerusalem should be part of a Palestinian state — and go for rational thinking and deduction," Barakat said.
About 5% of East Jerusalem's 280,000 Palestinians are Israeli citizens according to Israel's Ministry of Interior. The remaining 95% are designated permanent residents of the city, with no nationality.
"I think that some East Jerusalem residents won't say publicly they want to become Israeli citizens because they want to portray a certain kind of image. But privately, it certainly increases their possibilities in life."
A recent survey conducted by Pechter Middle East Polls revealed that 35% East Jerusalem residents said that in any two state solution they would prefer to live in Israel, while 30% preferred to live in a Palestinian state.
And 40% said they would prefer to move to Israel if their neighborhood became part of Palestine.
Last Friday as pockets of Palestinians rioted during prayers at the Al Aqsa mosque on the Temple Mount others a few streets away flocked to West Jerusalem's shopping Meccas – Mamilla Mall and Jaffa Street.
Adnan Ghaleb al-Husayni, who manages the Jerusalem portfolio for the Palestinian Authority and is the governor for the Quds Governorate, said Palestinians must reject Israeli citizenship.
"We are against this…this is not the way that we should get back our rights."
In the close to 20 years since the Oslo peace accords were signed between Israel and the Palestinian leadership, there has yet to be a final peace agreement on borders. Billions of dollars in foreign aid in that time has been given to the Palestinian government headquarters in Ramallah while East Jerusalem has remained largely abandoned.
Al-Husayni says building restrictions imposed by Jerusalem's municipality and the sky-rocketing price of land has made life hard on Arabs here.
But that's changing, Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat said.
"Mayor Barkat is placing a special emphasis on closing the gaps and overcoming a history of neglect in the Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem," said Barkat's spokeswoman Brachie Sprung.
Sprung said it's investing approximately $135 million or 500 million shekels in road improvements and $81 million or 300 million shekels in new classrooms and new council buildings. The mayor is opening more post offices in East Jerusalem and working with the Ministry of Health to open more infant clinics.
This has pleased many, Barakat said. But the Palestinian government insists that it is not what the Palestinians really want.
With talks over an independent state stalled, the PA requested and was granted recognition for limited statehood by the United Nations despite past truce agreements with Israel that it would only seek statehood through negotiations.
Still, "nothing has changed," said Khaled Jamous, a West Bank restaurateur who, along with wife and his grown children, was having a meal at the packed Ramallah branch of KFC.
KFC is one of the growing number of symbols of modernity in the West Bank, and especially in the Ramallah area, where women cover their hair with Islamic head scarves while donning high heels and jeans.
While many people here are well-to-do, Jamous said, the economic situation has deteriorated in recent months, in part because Israel is withholding part of the Palestinian-linked tax revenue it is obligated to transfer to the Palestinian Authority, which uses the money to pay its employees.
The reason, said Israel's former finance minister, Yuval Steinitz, is the Palestinian Authority's refusal to condemn Hamas.
"We have very high unemployment and university graduates can't find work," said Valentina Awad, a 30-year-old university administrator. "The government is having trouble paying salaries and we can't move around due to the checkpoints."
Palestinian activists said they hope Obama will notice the placards they've put up all over the city. Most of the signs, which feature a photo of Obama, have been defaced with an "X" across the president's face.
Palestinians "don't have very high expectations due to past experience," said George Giacamen, a Birzeit University political analyst.


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Did filing taxes tax your patience? You're not alone.
Americans spend 6.6 billion hours per year filling out tax forms – including 1.6 billion hours on Form 1040 alone, according to Internal Revenue Service estimates cited by the Tax Foundation in Washington.
The word "complexity" doesn't quite do justice to a tax code that grew from 409,000 words in 1955 to more than 2.1 million by 2005, according to a Tax Foundation tally.
It's a dream come true for members of congressional tax-writing committees, who reap lobbyist donations each year as they ponder the latest tweaks.
The government gives with one hand and takes with the other
The result is a Rube Goldberg-style system that rains credits and deductions from one funnel while using other hoses to vacuum up revenue for the government. With the new Schedule M here and the alternative minimum tax there, it's little wonder that people make lots of mistakes.
Nearly half of filers -- 46 or 47 percent by some estimates -- will owe no income tax this year. But most of them are required to fill out the form anyway. Meanwhile, the government is still running in the red, with tax revenues not matching the rise of spending.
So what's the fix?
Most tax policy experts say that at least some consolidation and streamlining is needed. But the prescriptions vary widely. An Obama fiscal commission is pondering some of the options, while others are relying on grass-roots followers to develop traction.
Suggestions for 'fixing the tax code
Here are a few of the big ideas out there:
Flat tax. This would replace the current graduated income tax, which has different rates for different income brackets, with a single rate. The idea is backed by many Republicans, who argue that it will boost the efficiency (growth) of the economy, while still generating enough revenue for the government. Conservatives emphasize the tendency of people -- including the rich -- to avoid taxes as marginal tax rates go up. Liberal critics of a flat tax say the people with higher incomes should pay at higher rates.
Value-added tax. This tax, like a national sales tax, draws its name from the concept of taxing goods and services as they are produced (as value is being added at various stages of production). Proponents say its relatively simple to administer. Adjustments, such as rebates for low-income families, can prevent it from falling disproportionately on the bottom end of the income scale. Where some fans see the VAT as a substitute for the income tax, many Democrats view it as a possible add-on to the existing system -- a new source of revenue without raising income-tax rates.
FairTax. The so-called FairTax would replace the income tax with a national sales tax on goods and services. The government would pay monthly rebates -- based on family size, not income -- to cover the cost of the tax up to the poverty level. Proponents say it would be fairer, less complicated, and better for the economy. As one proponent (author Ken Hoagland) puts it, instead of taxing "what goes into our economy -- work, savings, and investment" – taxes are taken from what comes out, consumption.
Fundamental reform of the existing system. This could include eliminating many deductions from taxable income, even ones that millions of people may consider as American as apple pie (the deductions for mortgage interest and charitable giving, for instance).
One final thought: Whatever the answer on taxes, America also has to address the other side of the fiscal-policy coin: spending. Democrats as well as Republicans agree that some curbs on the growth of spending will be needed. Various groups differ mainly on how to do it, and on whether more tax revenue is also needed.
Also in Tax Day 101:
Part 1: Top mistakes to avoid on your tax return
Part 2: Who pays no income taxes on April 15?
Part 3: How to file a tax extension form to the IRS
Part 4: How is the tax code changing under Obama?
Part 5: Are some states driving people out with high state taxes?
Part 6: How some millionaires can owe no taxes
Part 7: The tax code needs a fix – but exactly how?
Part 8: 42 excuses you can't use to avoid filing IRS forms


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Crop circle action against genetically engineered corn
But this looks like it could change.
The agriculture ministry in Mexico may allow foreign companies to plant genetically engineered corn on 2.4 million hectares of land.
Mexico is the birthplace of corn, what is known as the "centre of origin" where the original genetic pool of worldwide corn is preserved and should be protected from genetic contamination.
It's like a genetic storehouse. If current corn varieties planted on a large scale around the world were affected by a fatal disease, it is essential to be able to go back to the centre of origin and find a variety resistant to that disease. There are risks to our food security if planting of GE corn in Mexico goes ahead. If Mexico is contaminated with GE corn, and if it reduces the existing biodiversity of corn, it might limit our ability to find a suitable replacement.
Recommendations to protect Mexico's corn have come from many quarters. Following an official visit to Mexico, Olivier de Schutter, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, recommended in a January 2012 report that the Mexican President should reinstate the moratorium on GE corn, both because of its impact on biodiversity and on farmers' rights.
The Mexican government ignored this recommendation.
Greenpeace Mexico asked its citizens to send an email to the President of Mexico. Over 30,000 have already responded.
Now it is your turn to support the cause and make your voice heard.
Please sign our online petition to the Mexican government against GE corn.
Aleira Lara is the Campaign Coordinator for Sustainable Agriculture at Greenpeace Mexico.
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text: Tabatha Bundesen's pet Tardar Sauce became an Internet sensation known as "Grumpy Cat" for a resting facial appearance that resembles a look of dissatisfaction. Now, scientists are starting to be able to read animal emotions from their expressions. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) July 10, 2017 Animal emotions stare us in the face — are our pets happy? Mirjam Guesgen*, University of Alberta Scientists are beginning to link animal facial expressions to emotions, making it possible for us to understand how they feel.


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Bentley Motorhomes, the multi-award-winning U.K.-based motorhome manufacturer that went into receivership in August, has been bought by a caravan manufacturer.
Out And About Live reported that Vanmaster, a Lancashire-based manufacturer of quality caravans, has acquired the Bentley name and business from the administrator, Begbies Traynor.
Richard Saville, the administrator responsible for the sale, said he was very pleased the business has been sold, although he was disappointed it could not have be sold as a going concern. The sale, he said, has been completed and all of the tangible assets of Bentley Motorhomes have now passed to Vanmaster, including the Bentley name, motorhome design and production equipment.
The directors of Vanmaster are now working with suppliers and other interested parties with the objective of recommencing production at Bentley's Mexborough factory.
It is planned that some of the staff laid off when the motorhome manufacturer went under will be re-employed by Vanmaster. It is also understood that Vanmaster is in discussion with Gordon Bentley about how his skills can be used in the company.
Vanmaster is also meeting with the Bentley dealer network to determine if they will sell Bentley motorhomes again when production restarts.
However, Ian Thompson, Vanmaster managing director, said when production of Bentley motorhomes restarts, it will be at a lower volume than previously. "We will not be mass production, we will be direct selling to customers."
He also said that a primary focus of the on-going discussions with Bentley's suppliers is to ensure that Vanmaster will be able to honor the warranty cover on Bentleys that are already on the road.


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Sorry for the short notice. Its been posted elsewhere for a little while longer but I thought I would throw it on here for those members who are not on other social media groups.
So Brad Folino and myself have planned another cruise like the one we did last year.
Much like the last one we would like to invite everyone to come and drive some roads they may have never been on before.
We have planned the Cruise for the 20th of January (Saturday).
Please inform myself or Brad if you are able to attend, as we don't want to wait all night to leave.
We will meet at Halfway Motors Nissan @ 6:00pm and would like to depart no later than 6:30.
Here is the route;
START: Halfway Motors Nissan
Turn left onto 12th Ave
Turn right onto Gorham St
Turn left onto 11th Ave
Turn right onto Carrick St
Turn right onto Central Ave
Turn left onto Fort William Rd
Continue onto Water St
Water St turns slightly right and becomes Cumberland St N
Continue onto Hodder Ave
Continue onto ON-17B
Continue onto Copenhagen Rd
Slight right onto Trowbridge Rd
Turn left onto ON-527 N
Turn left onto Mitchell Rd
Turn right onto Copenhagen Rd
Turn left onto N Branch Rd
Turn right onto Onion Lake Rd
Turn left onto Pursianen Rd
Turn left onto Pike Lake Rd
Turn right onto Kam Current Rd
Turn left onto Hazelwood Dr
Turn right onto Gorevale Rd
Turn right onto Dog Lake Rd
Head north on Dog Lake Rd toward Kam Current Rd
Turn left onto Kam Current Rd
Continue West Down Kam Current Rd
Turn right onto Mapleward Rd
Turn left onto Auto Rd
Turn right onto Dawson Rd
Slight right toward Trans-Canada Hwy 11/17
Slight right onto Trans-Canada Hwy 11/17
Turn left onto Sunshine Loop Rd AT THE FAR END OF SUNSHINE LOOP ROAD!
Turn right onto Trans-Canada Hwy 11/17
Turn right onto HWY 590
Turn left onto Luckens Rd
Turn left onto Harstone Dr
Finish at the Stanley Hotel
I will be driving this one night this week to make sure the roads are in good condition and there are no areas we need to change. Total distance for the cruise is 116 km. Taking the rest stop in Lappe into consideration this should take us 3 hrs to do. When we end up at the Stanley we can go in for burgers and beer providing they are open.
THIS IS NOT A RACE! We canât stress that enough. The roads are clear but itâs still winter out there so we don't want anyone in the ditch or worse, into the back of someone else's car.
Again, please let myself or Brad Folino know if you are able to attend.
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PORTSMOUTH — When Portsmouth first hosted the Caribbean Nights Dance Party in 2010, just about everyone was thinking about Haiti. The country had just been devastated by an earthquake and the world was focused on helping.
Today, other catastrophes have taken center stage, but residents of the Seacoast continue to eat, mingle and dance up a storm as part of their all-out effort to continue educating children at a small school in northern Haiti.
The fourth annual Caribbean Night Dance Party will be 7 p.m. Saturday, April 13 at the VFW in Portsmouth. And once again, Combo Sabroso, making its first Seacoast appearance of the year with its newly formulated band, will bring its Latin vibes to the dance floor.
Local food and local restaurants, which have become increasingly important to the success of this dance, will contribute Indian and Mexican food, as well as chowder, baked goods, meatballs and flatbread pizza. And this year the dance will include a photo exhibit by local photographer Mary Dolan, who attended a trip to teach quilting in May.
When the first Caribbean Nights Dance Party was held in Portsmouth to benefit the children of Milot, Haiti, the school had only 100 students and four classrooms. Since then it has grown three-fold. Dozens of families in the Seacoast area and beyond have signed up to sponsor students at the school, and with the dance provide the operating funds that allow the school to continue.
The Dance Party begins at 7 p.m. with a slide show of the school and a talk on the progress made thanks to the hundreds of seacoast residents who have been involved, including about a dozen who have been down to the school in Milot, Haiti.
Dancing starts at 8 p.m. to the great beat of Combo Sabroso, which plays a variety of Latin music, including traditional Afro-Cuban music.
We love playing this gig which brings together people who love to dance, eat and have fun together," said Matt Jenson of Arlington, Mass., band leader and University of New Hampshire alumnus who is currently on the piano faculty at Berklee College of Music. "But it also brings together people who feel great about helping to build a school in Haiti."
Combo Sabroso was formed in 1998 when keyboard player Matt Jenson, then living in Portsmouth, assembled the best Latino musicians he could find in Boston. The band's main influences are the ensembles of Latin piano icon Eddie Palmieri and the grand percussionist, Tito Puente.
Jenson said the band follows in the tradition of venerated maestros, but layers its own jazz solos over energetic dance rhythms. They play anything from Cha Cha to Danzon, from Bolero to Salsa, from Latin jazz to Plena.
The line up for this year's event include Manolo Mairena of Costa Rica on conga and vocals, who recently performed at Carnegie Hall, It also includes is Jason Davis on bass, David Rivera, a recent Berklee grad, on drum set and vocals, Mondongo on trombone, and on trumpet Yaure Muniz of Cuba, who is touring with the Afro-Cuban Allstars.
The lineup for the short slide show will include Brian Lenzi of Barrington, a former National Guard commander, who was in Haiti in February check out a building site for a guesthouse to help the school create its own income and train vocational students. York Rotarian Paul Salacain will report on his second trip to the school representing the local Rotary.
And several women who went to Milot in May to start a quilting program will report back on that effort, and will have small quilts available made by the women and teenagers of Milot.
While in Milot, Lenzi explored the cost and availability of materials for building the guest house. In the past Lenzi has built structures in the Caribbean as well as South and Central America. The guesthouse is being designed by Mike Lassel of Lassel Architects in South Berwick
Salacain explored water tanks in Haiti, helped build solar lamps out of water bottles and create charcoal out of agricultural waste.
The Cap Haitien Rotary has agreed to partner with the York Rotary as well as the South Berwick-Eliot Rotary on two grants. These grants will pay for vocational supplies, a water tank, a generator, solar panels and the shipping a container with the materials to Haiti.
The Eben Ezer School was started by Lucia Anglade, a Haitian American woman living in Long Island. It is operated by the nonprofit Life and Hope Haiti. More than six dozen families and individuals, most of them in Southern Maine and New Hampshire, sponsor children in Milot in the name of the school. These donations of $220 a year to keep the school operating.
Tickets are being sold at Black Bean in Rollinsford, Ceres Bakery in Portsmouth, Nature's Way in South Berwick, Full Circle Community Thrift Store in Eliot and Fair Tide Thrift Store in Kittery. Checks, made out to Life and Hope Haiti, can also be sent to 37 Highland Ave. in South Berwick. Tickets cost $20.
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ESPN Joins 'Assassin's Creed' Publisher For Invasion Of Casual-Gaming Category
Special to NYSportsJournalism
September 13, 2012: ESPN, the self-proclaimed "worldwide leader in sports," is now seeking to become a worldwide leader in casual sports videogames.
ESPN has unveiled an alliance with Ubisoft, which publishes such titles as Assassin's Creed and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, "to develop unique content for ESPN Sports Connection."
ESPN said the deal is the network's first console game targeting the casual gaming market. Financial details were not disclosed.
ESPN Sports Connection will be available in North America exclusively for the Nintendo Wii U this holiday season. Featured sports will include soccer, football, baseball, tennis, golf and go-karting. In addition to single player challenges, the game also features co-op and multi-player modes and supports up to five players using the GamePad, according to Ubisoft.
In order to add depth unavailable to the likes of 2K (NBA 2K13) and EA Sports (Madden NFL 13), Ubisoft will be able to mine an array of exclusive ESPN content.
Among other attributes, players will be able to customize their own avatars with ESPN-branded gear and access ESPN broadcast graphics, logos, banners and music.
ESPN said material would be made available from ESPN, ESPNU, ESPN Classic, SportsCenter, SportsNation, ESPNFC and elsewhere.
The release is expected to come with marketing support, including print, digital and social media.
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The International Association of World Heritage Professionals e.V. (IAWHP e.V.) is organising a WHS Alumni Symposium and Workshop on "Understanding Each Other's Heritage -Challenges for Heritage Communication in a Globalized World" to be held in BTU Cottbus from 19th-21th July 2012. This WHS Alumni Conference is the second of a series of events and activities being planned by IAWHP e.V. since its official recognition as a non-profit organisation by German Law in 2010. Moreover, the conference is being organised in the context in the context of the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the 1972 World Heritage Convention.
Supported by the German Acadamic Exchange Service (DAAD), the conference aims to bring together a wide range of academics, professionals and practitioners (WHS Alumni and other experts alike) specialising in World Heritage as well as other associated fields to contribute to the ongoing discussion about the role of the World Heritage Convention in promoting sutainable development.
Registrations for the event close on June 1st.
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Volunteer training for Caring Neighbors
Caring Neighbors will host a volunteer training session at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Bluffton library.
Caring Neighbors is designed to assist Bluffton residents who want to stay in their homes for as long as possible as they age with the confidence and security of knowing help is available to them.
Hours are assigned individually by the volunteer coordinator to help meet everyone's needs.
'A Salute to the Military' May 25
The Sun City Softball Club and Sun City Veterans Club are hosting a Memorial Day weekend softball tournament. Opening ceremonies will begin at 9:30 a.m. May 25.
Two wounded warriors from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars will throw out the first pitch. Sun City's travel softball team will compete against a team of Marines from Parris Island and an Army team from the Third Infantry Division. The first game will begin at 10 a.m.
Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry seeks volunteers
Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry is seeking volunteers interested in becoming adult literacy tutors.
Information sessions will be held from 1-3 p.m. May 29 at the Hilton Head Learning Center, 4 Oak Park Drive. The first training session will be from 1-4 p.m. June 5 followed by another session June 19.
Reservations are due by May 22. Please call 681-6655 to reserve a space.
May River Theatre auditions
"Johnny and Me!" explores the often-tormented life of popular American songwriter and singer John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer. Auditions will be from 7-8:30 p.m. June 3-4 at the May River Theatre in the Bluffton Town Hall building.
Auditions will include the option of a workshop each night from 6-7 p.m. The workshop will offer an opportunity to read sides and learn one of three Johnny Mercer songs to sing for the audition.
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society seeks team members
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team In Training (TNT) program invites those interested in fitness and charity to join the team. TNT participants fight against cancer by fundraising and training as a group to run or walk a full or half marathon. This year, the team will participate in the Savannah Rock 'N' Roll Marathon on Nov. 9.
The TNT kickoff and gear clinic will be at the Palmetto Running Company at 6 p.m. May 23. Please contact the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at 881-4060 for more information.


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Below is a copy of the Letter to the Editor of Forbes by AAA President Leith Mullings:
October 31, 2012
Forbes Magazine
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New York, NY 10011-8868
To the Editor:
The American Anthropological Association read with concern Forbes' recent article entitled "The 10 Worst College Majors." Concluding that anthropology/archeology is "the worst choice of college major in economic terms" because other undergraduate majors earn a higher salary at graduation is less like comparing apples to oranges than comparing aardvarks to toaster ovens.
First, an undergraduate degree is sufficient to be credentialed as, say, a professional engineer, but professional anthropologists/archeologists require a graduate degree for most entry-level positions. Anthropologists/archeologists with those credentials have a much better than average job outlook, with a 50% higher than average growth in jobs between 2010-2020 according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Further, many business, law and medical schools encourage applicants to obtain an undergraduate degree in anthropology as good preparation for their programs.
Assessing whether contexts for comparison are equivalent is one of the skills anthropologists teach, and the American Anthropological Association regrets that it is one Forbes has not learned.
Leith Mullings
American Anthropological Association


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Bickell: Mario Kart helps us refocusby Bryan Bickell
Chicago Blackhawks forward Bryan Bickell has become a prominent figure during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, taking on a key offensive role for a team seeking to win its second championship in four seasons.
Bickell, 27, scored eight goals over the first three rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs -- one fewer than he had in 48 regular season games. In the Western Conference Final, Bickell scored goals in three consecutive games, then added a pair of assists in the clinching Game 5 win against the Los Angeles Kings.
Bickell has been shut out through three games in the Stanley Cup Final.
He has been gracious enough to agree to keep a player blog that will appear on NHL.com throughout the series against the Boston Bruins.
In his fifth entry, Bickell writes about the Blackhawks tradition of playing Mario Kart on the road. He goes over the history and even ranks some of the players:
BOSTON -- I'm sure a lot of you have heard about how some of us on the team like to unwind when we're on the road by playing Mario Kart. I figured we'd lighten the mood today -- an off day between Games 3 and 4 of the Stanley Cup Final -- and I'd let you in on how it all started, what it's like for us and why we do it.
The Mario Kart experienced started in 2010, the year we won the Stanley Cup. I played in only four games during that playoff run, so I had a lot of time on my hands and I spent it playing some serious Mario Kart. The boys started calling me "the commissioner" because I was bored and everyone was doing their thing.
It has carried over and now, four years later, we're still bringing two Wii systems and two Mario Kart games on the road. The team sets up a lounge for us in the hotel and there are about a dozen of us who are regulars.
Sure, when you're on the road you can go for a walk around the city to loosen up your legs and see some sights, but for the most part, the guys like Mario Kart because it's fun, competitive and it passes the time.
The trainers bring the Wii systems on the road for us and they hook it all up for us in the lounge. It's been the same systems since 2010.
I like to think that I'm one of best Mario Kart players on the team, but let me go through some of my rankings with you:
I'd say there are three No. 1s with myself, Niklas Hjalmarsson and Brent Seabrook. Patrick Sharp and Jonathan Toews are probably tied for No. 2, but it falls off pretty badly from there.
Patrick Kane and Andrew Shaw play and aren't terrible, but we have guys like Nick Leddy, Brandon Bollig, Viktor Stalberg, Michal Rozsival and Ryan Stanton all struggling. Stanton is a new victim in the Mario Kart world.
Let me tell you, it gets pretty darn intense. There are a lot of dramatic plays at the end, in the last lap of games, and guys get fired up. Troy Brouwer broke a few remotes when he was here. He got livid. Tazer gets fired up at times and stomps his feet, but it's all in good fun.
I don't want to call it a kid's game, because we love playing it. And we played it after the game Monday night because some of us needed a way to put our gears in neutral. We were in overdrive and emotional, but getting into some Mario Kart action allowed us to wind down, neutralize ourselves and essentially move on from the tough 2-0 loss.
This is an important time for us and this next game is probably the biggest game of my life, but you overthink the game, that's where you can make the mistakes. So, having the ability to fall back on some Mario Kart action is a way to keep us relaxed and take us away from the game for a little while.
It helps us get refocused on the task at hand. We know all about that going into Game 4. We'll be ready.


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WOYWW? - What's On Your Work Desk Wednesday #242.
This is what my work desk looked like today:
I'm working on several things at once...one of them being these bunny girls. I'm taking an online class from Teresa McFayden, which has been a lot of fun!
I don't know why I drew her neck so long, but my 7 year old daughter hates it! She can be a little dramatic, but she says she can't even look at it because it "freaks her out"!
Here's a stamp that I'm making for the envelopes of the postcard swap. It was meant to be a mail bird, but my hubby thinks it looks like a school bird.
Here's #10 - the last postcard for the swap! It just needs some words in the oval.....something about wings maybe.
Head on over to Julia Dunnit's blog to check out other creative work spaces!


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On the cold Norwegian circuit of Vålerbanen, a featherweight Caterham R500 hunts a big boy Ferrari. It's epic.
The only other track day chase that comes close to being this cool is the legendary "Nemesis" video. If you've seen either one of these vids before, watch them again. They're unbelievable.
(Hat Tip to: Automobiliac!)