text:
|Parson's battery position
photo Wikipedia
On 12 April 1861, the day of the first battle of the Civil War, brothers William Fergason and Jeremiah Ferguson were farmers in the small community of Willow Hill in Jasper County in southern Illinois. The crops typical of the area included buckwheat, Indian corn, oats, wheat, potatoes, and apples. There were also a few cows, pigs, and chickens in addition to horses used for plowing and transportation. Soon their concerns about the price of seed or too much or too little rain would turn to worries about the was as each man watched his oldest son go off to war.
Jeremiah was the first to wave good-bye to his son George W as he enlisted on 14 Aug 1862 in Granville, IL. He was twenty years old and 5 ft 9 3/4 in tall. He was assigned as a private to Company E of the 123 Il US Infantry and mustered into the unit on 6 Sep 1862. His unit was sent to Louisville, Ky then on to join the the 3 brigade of the 10th division of the Army of Ohio under the command of General Buell. After chasing General Bragg's army into Kentucky they became involved in the Battle of Perryville. This battle became known as the bloodiest battle of the Civil War with casualties in excess of 7,677 from both sides.
On the Union side 894 soldiers died. George W Ferguson was killed in action on 8 Oct 1862 at Perryville, KY. It had been less than two months since he had enlisted.
|The battle of Perryville
photo Wikipedia
Cousins George and William Ferguson shared many things but both did not return from war. They shared grandparents, occupations, aunts, uncles, and cousins. They even both had grey eyes.


text:
Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) is based on sport research, coaching best practices, and scientific principles. LTAD expresses these principles, research, and practices as 10 Key Factors essential to athlete development.
To optimize the development of our athletes, we need to take advantage of the best sport science and best practices in coaching and training. Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) does this by codifying important elements of sport science and coaching practices into the 10 Key Factors of LTAD:
2. The FUNdamentals
To build the foundation for physical literacy, children need to be introduced to the FUNdamentals. These are fundamental movement skills and fundamental sport skills that children learn through FUN activities that maintain their interest end encourage their love of sport and activity.
Children won't develop into high performance athletes or stay active with recreational activity if they don't have physical literacy, and they won't have physical literacy if they don't get the FUNdamentals.
The FUNdamentals include a wide variety of fundamental movement skills and fundamental sport skills that should be learned at young ages in four different environments: earth, water, air, and snow and ice. With these basic skills, children gain the ability and confidence to practice any sport or physical activity they choose.
Research strongly suggests that the FUNdamentals should be learned before the adolescent growth spurt begins. After the start of the growth spurt, it becomes much more difficult for the body to develop fundamental skills and the ABCs of agility, balance, coordination and speed.
Athletics, gymnastics and swimming are good sports for developing FUNdamentals.
The key to learning the fundamentals is FUN. Young children learn best when the activities are fun, and having fun helps them to develop a love of physical activity and sport.
Learn more about the FUNdamentals.
3. Specialization
Should your 7-year old be completely focused only on one sport, such as soccer or basketball? Or is it better for her to participate in a number of sports and choose one to focus on in a few years?
There are right times and wrong times to specialize in any one sport or physical activity. It depends if the sport is a late-specialization or early-specialization sport.
Athletes have better success in late-specialization sports such as basketball, soccer and hockey if they have participated in a range of different sports and activities prior to their teen years. Athletes have greater success in early-specialization sports such as gymnastics and figure skating if they begin to specialize in those sports during their elementary school years.
In most sports, athletes should not specialize until they are between the ages of 12 to 15. Prior to that age, they should participate in a wide range of sports to ensure they become good, well-rounded athletes who have acquired physical literacy.
Learn more about specialization.
4. Development Age
We all know that children grow and develop and different rates, but most sport and physical activity programs still group them together according to their birth year (chronological age).
To optimize the development of our athletes, we can't paint everyone with the same brush. We need to take into account the developmental ages of our athletes as well as their chronological ages.
Growth and Maturation
The terms "growth" and "maturation" are often used together, but they mean different things. Growth refers to measurable changes in body size such as height and weight. Maturation refers to qualitative changes in the body's progress toward maturity, such as the change of cartilage to bone in the skeleton.
Developmental Age
The term "development" brings together growth and maturation. Development refers to how growth and maturation occur together over time. It includes physical, social, emotional and intellectual realms of the child.
Learn more about Developmental Age.
6. Physical, Mental, Cognitive and Emotional Development
LTAD addresses the complete physical, mental, cognitive and emotional development of athletes – not just physical characteristics and performance qualities. Training, competition and recovery programs need to consider the mental, cognitive, and emotional development of each athlete.
A major objective of LTAD is a holistic approach to athlete development. This includes emphasis on ethics, fair play, and character building throughout the various stages. Programming should be designed to consider athletes' cognitive ability to address these concepts.
7. Periodization
Simply put, periodization is time management. It outlines all annual and seasonal training within a logical schedule to bring about optimal improvements in athlete performance at the right times, while minimizing injury and burnout. Periodization plans connect the LTAD stage of the athlete with the training and development requirements of that stage.
Periodization breaks training into months, weeks, days and individual sessions. It helps coaches to organize all aspects of volume, intensity, frequency and type of training, competition and recovery programs through long-term and short-term timelines.
Periodization is a highly flexible tool. When it is used in combination with proper training techniques, athlete monitoring and athlete evaluation, it becomes an essential component to deliver optimal sport performance and athlete development at all stages of LTAD.
Learn more about Periodization
8. Competition Planning
Science shows us that talent and ability are developed through thousands of hours of practice and training – whether it's sport, music, art or mathematics. In Canadian sports, we often get the formula backwards, if we have any formula at all.
Many sports reduce their training hours in favour of more games and competitive events, especially in youth sport where practice and skills learning is most important. They have inverted the "training to competition ratio."
At most stages of development, athletes should spend more hours training than competing. Precisely how much they should train and compete varies at each stage of development and differs according to different sports.
Training to competition ratios always aim to achieve optimal performance while avoiding athlete injury and burnout. At the same time, proper competition scheduling allows for tapering and peaking in the athlete's cycle of training and competition.
9. System Alignment and Integration
LTAD calls for system alignment and integration by bringing together athletes, coaches, clubs, school sports, recreation, provincial and national organizations to build a better sport system in Canada.
Athlete development is the core business of national, provincial/territorial and local sport organizations. Without quality athletes in sport programs, these organizations would not be viable. Consequently, it is in the best interests of these groups to collaborate, align and integrate in delivering optimal athlete development programs.
LTAD must also be supported and promoted by all levels of government, including:
Provincial/Territorial ministries responsible for sport and recreation.
Provincial/Territorial health ministries and Health Canada.
Provincial/Territorial education ministries.
Other relevant federal and provincial/territorial departments and ministries.
Municipal governments.
LTAD initiatives and support programs must be designed and implemented with a focus on the needs of athletes, and a commitment to cross-sectoral collaboration and cooperation.
Coaches, teachers, and recreational professionals may lead athlete training and physical activity programming at the ground level, but they need to be supported by administrators, sport scientists, health, and government across multiple sectors.
10. Continuous Improvement
We never assume that LTAD in its current form is ever complete or final. We operate from the position that it represents the best practices in coaching and athlete development as they are understood today.
The concept of continuous improvement, which permeates LTAD, is drawn from the respected Japanese industrial philosophy known as Kaizen. By applying a willingness to always seek improvements in our understanding and practice, LTAD will continuously evolve to accommodate new breakthroughs in sport science research, new innovations in technology, and evolving best practices in coaching.
By focusing on continuous improvement, we will also ensure that LTAD reflects all emerging facets of physical activity, sport, recreation and education to ensure that it is inclusive of all types of activity.
LTAD promotes ongoing education and sensitization of federal, provincial/territorial, and municipal governments, the mass media, sport and recreation administrators, coaches, sport scientists, parents, and educators about the interlocking relationship between physical education, school sport, community recreation, lifelong physical activity, and high performance sport.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Phillies Fall to Braves
Kris Medlen continued his late-season surge by winning his fourth straight start, Chris Johnson hit a two-run home run and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 Tuesday night.
Medlen (10-10) appeared to be in danger of being sent to the bullpen one month ago. In late July, Tim Hudson was lost for the season with a broken right ankle and Paul Maholm went on the 15-day DL with a bruised left wrist.
Though Maholm may be only one minor league rehab start away from coming off the disabled list, Medlen's spot in the rotation appears more secure. He left after walking Erik Kratz to open the eighth, getting a standing ovation after allowing one run on five hits in seven innings.
After David Carpenter pitched a perfect eighth, Craig Kimbrel earned his 37th save by recording the final three outs.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.


text:
I just joined this place so I'm sorry if I've placed this topic in the wrong place!
I've just turned sixteen and I feel like in all my days of being fifeteen I was being watched by a force. I know this sounds stupid but a lot of weird things have happened.
My first supernatural encounter was when I was twelve at camp. I was alone in a cabin while everyone was out & I was doing my hair. As I finished my hair I saw a woman in the corner of my eye, staring at me through the mirror. As soon as I turned around, nothing was there. Later that week when I returned home I told my mother about it and she just shook it off and told me I was imagining stuff. That night I was going through old photo albums and I saw the woman in a photo. I then confronted my mother and she said it was her sister that passed away a while ago ( I had never seen a photo of her before this).
But this past year weird things have been happening! My computer shuts down & turns on itself, repeating the Mac tune, my cats have begun hissing at the walls, and I feel like someone is hovering over me while I'm trying to sleep. BUT the scariest thing happened to me about four months ago. It was about 2am & I had just woken up to go to the toilet. Once I was done I walked out into the hallway & I saw a dark area. Being myself, I naturally thought that my eyes were just adjusting the the dark but then as soon as I walked through it I felt like something walked through me & I got thrown down the hallway, landing on my back quite hard. Being scared, I crawled back to my room & stayed under my blankets for the whole night.
Ever since these experiences I've slept with my cats because I believe evil spirits are scared of them. But I also feel like I've become somewhat vunerable. This past year I've been emotionally unstable and I have self harmed and coincidently all the things happening this year has started after the harming.
Someone please tell me I'm not going mad!
1 reply to this topic
Posted 18 August 2012 - 06:50 AM
Posted 19 August 2012 - 12:26 PM
my computer used to turn off and on too ! so did my TV. and at one time my computer got hacked but i dont know if a ghost can hack a computer.
Also tagged with one or more of these keywords: House, Animal
Town Square →
Haunted Places →
Haunted Farmhouse
Started by Rosie1235y , 20 Jan 2016 old, house, ghost, haunted
Town Square →
Personal Encounters →
I think my house is haunted..but I'm not sure. Help??
Started by audrey.paige , 27 Sep 2012 haunted, house, help, When
0 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users


text:
Follow the instructions and you can take a rectangle, cut it into 4 pieces, discard two small triangles, put together the remaining two pieces and end up with a rectangle the same size. Try it!
You can move the 4 pieces of the jigsaw and fit them into both
outlines. Explain what has happened to the missing one unit of
How far have these students walked by the time the teacher's car
reaches them after their bus broke down?


text:
12:00 am
BBC World News NULL
12:30 am
NHK Newsline NULL
1:00 am
Western Tradition "The Reformation" A new kind of piety shatters the unity of the Catholic Church.G
1:30 am
Western Tradition "The Rise of the Middle Class" As the cities grow, the middle class gains power, including the power to worship God in its own manner.G
2:00 am
Unfinished Nation "From Days Before Time" Early human habitation of the North American continent. The civilizations of the North and South and tribal cultures. The journeys of Christopher Columbus. Exploration and exploitation of the west by the Spanish; impact on native population. Early slave trade. Biological and cultural exchanges between the Spanish and native cultures.G
2:30 am
Unfinished Nation "Turbulent Virginia" Incentives for English colonization. French and Dutch presence in North America. British attempts to establish a base at Roanoke and the outcome. Subsequent Virginia Company settlement at Jamestown. The people who come; the struggle to survive; the response of Native Americans. Establishing the royal colony in 1619.G
3:00 am
Unfinished Nation "The Meeting Ground" The American West, a place of convergence. Contrasting experiences of Native American tribes; Spanish-speaking communities of Mexican Americans in New Mexico, Texas, and California; Chinese immigrants, and African Americans. The impact of the Homestead Act and the experiences of native cultures.G
3:30 am
Unfinished Nation "The Legendary Frontier" Economic development of the West. Impact of mining, cattle ranching and farming. Allure of the West; reality of lingering images and myths. Clashes with Native-American tribes; U. S. government's dispersal policy. Rise and decline of traditional agriculture. Introduction of commercial farming techniques.G
4:00 am
Human Condition "The Fabric of Health" This episode defines health in the broadest terms including mental, physical and nutritional well-being, and the relationship between leading an active, productive life and overall health. It discusses the role of government in protecting public health, and identifies actions individuals can take to affect their own long-term health.G
4:30 am
Human Condition "In Human Terms" This episode demonstrates how health care professionals in the United States and abroad overcome legal, political and bureaucratic obstacles in providing health care to people for whom it is unavailable or unaffordable and addresses the question of free access to health care.G
5:00 am
Earth Revealed: Introductory Geology "Down to Earth" Introduces students to the vast field of geology, using striking visuals to help students begin to appreciate the wonders of Earth.G
5:30 am
Earth Revealed: Introductory Geology "The Restless Planet" Revisits the beginnings of our solar system and the evolving Earth.G
6:00 am
6:30 am
Market to Market NULL
7:00 am
Second Opinion "Forever Young" While there is no scientific proof that anti-aging products reverse or stop the process of aging, scientists continue to make inroads in understanding how we age and how we might extend life by focusing on improving the quality of our lives as we age. D
7:30 am
Essential Pepin "All Puffed Up" Sugared Puff Paste Sticks; Fast Puff Pastry; Crystallized Puff Paste Of Orange; Choux A La Creme; Chocolate Paris-Brest Cake. D
8:00 am
Lidia's Italy In America "Baltimore: A Baltimore Classic - The Civic Club Sandwich" In this episode, Lidia heads to Baltimore, where she visits an institution of Italian food: Di Pasquale's market. Back in the kitchen, Lidia prepares Spiedini alla Romana, Minestrone, and the Italian-American Civic Club Sandwich. D
8:30 am
Simply Ming "Kf Seetoh & Street Hawker Food" On this special episode of Simply Ming, Ming Tsai tours the famous hawker stalls of Singapore and experiences the myriad of tastes that Singapore street food has to offer. After trying the best of the best, Ming and KF Seetoh make their own version of their favorite street food right in the middle of all the action.on the fly in Singapore. D
9:00 am
Mexico -- One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless "Eat Like A Local In Los Cabos" Ever travel to a tourist mecca and wonder what the locals eat? Rick does. So he joins his pal Hugo to find the best Mexican food in Los Cabos. Their first stop is at the municipal market in San Jose del Cabo for a quick mid-morning meal of sopes and beef soup. D
9:30 am
Sara's Weeknight Meals "Locavore In Napa with Joey Altman" Sara travels to a beautiful vineyard in Napa, California to cook farm fresh meals locally sourced with Bay Area chef Joey Altman. They whip up Grilled Salmon, Arugula & Grilled Corn Salad and Sweet Pea & Avocado Crostini. With Grilled Duck Breast, Honey-Roasted Carrots, Farro-Herb Salad and Cider Jus, the best of the farm is on the plate. D
10:00 am
Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Not Just for Kids" Bridget shows Chris how to make the ultimate Chicken Nuggets at home. Then, Jack challenges Chris to a tasting of yellow mustard. Next, Adam reveals his top picks for broiler-safe cooking dishes. D
10:30 am
Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence "Simply Elegant" Joanne greets her student Sarina with a bruschetta salad and it is quickly apparent Sarina is the perfect student for dishes that are simple enough for a weeknight, yet elegant enough for Saturday night. They recreate the vinaigrette from the salad, discover how easy it is to cook clams, and finish with a warm blueberry maple compote melting over vanilla ice cream. Recipes: Bruschetta Salad with Prosciutto di San Daniele and Greens, Clams with Chorizo and Orange, and Vanilla Ice Cream with Blueberry Maple Syrup Compote. D
11:00 am
America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Rise and Shine Breakfast" Host Christopher Kimball discusses the science behind scrambled eggs with science expert Guy Crosby. Then, test cook Becky Hays uncovers the secrets to perfect Scrambled Eggs. Next, equipment expert Adam Ried reviews the best toaster ovens in the Equipment Corner. D
11:30 am
Scrapbook Soup Julie Fei-Fan Balzer opens the show demonstrating a technique for upcycling wrapping paper. Next, Tonya Lutz uses a variety of techniques with colored pens, pencils, rubber stamps, and inks to design a scrapbook page. Then, Jo Pearson creates an angel using a papier mache mannequin. D
12:00 pm
Paint This With Jerry Yarnell "Resting Wren, Part 2" Having completed the background of this painting, Jerry next sketches the bird resting on the stump. Using a #4 bristle brush, he then blocks in the bird using inward strokes to create the loose shape and background for the feathers. While the body of the bird is drying, Jerry next adds light colored weeds for contrast to the front of the painting and adds detail with white and orange flowers to provide complimentary colors to the green weeds. D
12:30 pm
Idaho State of Mind NULL
1:00 pm
This Old House "Barrington Project, Part 1 of 10" The THIS OLD HOUSE crew opens the Barrington, Rhode Island, project aboard the motor sailor Liberty bound for the Ocean State via scenic Narragansett Bay. On Barrington Beach, homeowner Geoff Allen shows master carpenter Norm Abram and host Kevin O'Connor why they bought their 1925 modified cape - not for its 1950s and 1970s-era additions, but for the outstanding location. Inside, his wife, Michelle Forcier, shows Kevin that the kitchen has not been remodeled in decades, and how they hope to remove everything that is outdated and open up the new space to the beautiful water views. D
1:30 pm
Ask This Old House "Reusing Water from a Washing Machine; Maintaining Small Gasoline Engines" Host Kevin O'Connor and landscape contractor Roger Cook examine ways to save water when irrigating. Meanwhile, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey heads to San Francisco to install an irrigation system that reuses water from a washing machine. Back in the loft, Richard shows Kevin some toilets that are also designed for hand washing. D
2:00 pm
American Woodshop "Deck Projects for Every Home" What is the best deck design and what materials do you use? These are just a few of the tips covered in the ultimate deck show. D
2:30 pm
Rough Cut - Woodworking with Tommy Mac "Wall Cabinet" A Wall Cabinet is built which features detailed moldings such as a dentil, cove and quarter round.G
3:00 pm
MotorWeek "North American Int'l Auto Show" Auto World: 2012 North American International Auto Show. Road Test: 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid. Goss' Garage: Belts and Hoses. D
3:30 pm
America's Heartland A Florida ranch helps troubled youth turn their lives around. Chef Dave Lieberman crafts some spicy dishes with eggplant and cabbage. Kansas farm wives use the internet to battle misconceptions about agriculture. D
4:00 pm
NOVA "Mystery of a Masterpiece" In October 2009, a striking portrait of a young woman in Renaissance dress makes world news headlines. Originally sold two years before for around $20,000, the portrait is now thought to be an undiscovered masterwork by Leonardo da Vinci worth more than $100 million. NOVA meets a new breed of experts who are approaching "cold case" art mysteries as they deploy new techniques to combat the multi-billion dollar criminal market in stolen and fraudulent art.G
5:00 pm
Antiques Roadshow "Eugene, OR - Hour One" Host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Ken Farmer head to the banks of the scenic McKenzie River for a bit of fishing and a look into the antique fly fishing gear market. Highlights include a collection of signed baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb memorabilia dating back to the early 1950s; an original Rosemary?s Baby drawing by art designer Clem Hall, rescued from a Paramount Pictures dumpster; and a 1919 oil painting by Norman Rockwell, entitled The Little Model, and valued at $500,000. Part 1 of 3G
6:00 pm
Antiques Roadshow UK "Lacock Abbey 2" In Wiltshire, Michael Aspel and the team find a Wedgwood teapot featured in an early photograph by Fox Talbot, a cabinet of curiosities packed with six generations of treasures, and a sword used at the Battle of Waterloo.G
6:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "Dubrovnik and Balkan Side-Trips" From Dubrovnik, a remarkably preserved medieval fortress city, Rick ventures into less-visited corners of the former Yugoslavia. In Bosnia, he visits Mostar. In Montenegro, he sails the fjord-like Bay of Kotor.G
7:00 pm
The Lawrence Welk Show "Memories of Nat "King" Cole" This 1972 program opens with "L-O-V-E." Tanya croons "Paper Moon." Clay Hart pleases with "Ramblin' Rose." Sandi Griffiths and the girls sing "Too Young."G
7:59 pm
Are You Being Served? "Big Brother" Grace Brothers management decides to install a closed circuit television system to keep an eye out for shoplifters.G
8:30 pm
Keeping Up Appearances - The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket "Country Estate" Hyacinth plans to attend a country house sale to mingle with the aristocracy. Richard loses sleep over what she might buy.G
9:00 pm
Last of the Summer Wine "Nobody Messes with Tony The Throat" Howard is concerned that Pearl may be seeing someone else when she and Nellie go off together in the afternoons. In order to learn what is going on, Howard enlists the help of Hobbo, Alvin and Entwistle.G
9:30 pm
Outnumbered Dad's hangover is made worse as he struggles against a rising tide of superstition, astrology and conspiracy theories that seem to be taking over the family. Ben takes time off from re-enacting the crusades to show a couple of prospective buyers around the house.G
10:00 pm
The Red Green Show "Damn You Emu" Dalton starts an emu ranch and gets Red to help him out. Red turns a plumbing breather into an Olympic torch. Ranger Gord has an animated feature that incorporates time travel.G
10:30 pm
Vicar of Dibley "Fall/Summer" It is another scorching summer, but this year, the water company not only puts a hose-pipe ban on Dibley but wants to put a reservoir in its place. With the water company offering generous compensation, the parish is divided over the issue and Geraldine takes action.G
11:10 pm
Doctor Who Four "The Sontaran Stratagem" Martha Jones summons the Doctor back to modern-day Earth, but an old enemy lies in wait. With the mysterious ATMOS devices spreading across the world, Donna discovers that even her own family is not safe from the alien threat - but is it too late to save them? Part 1 of 2G


text:
shockmeee needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 170 designs submitted by 43 freelance designers.
Dragonfly Properties LLC
My girlfriend and I are individual investors in Seattle, USA. We are buying a 60-unit apartment complex to own and manage, and plan to have several others in the next 5-10 years.
We are young (20s and 30s), we both have years of Fortune 500 experience, but wish to branch out with our own autonomous, agile, efficient company.
We plan to run a well-kept, attractive, and modern building -- in sharp contrast to the plethora of sagging old apartment buildings commonly seen.
We intend to provide more and charge more. We are not the type to advertise "free month's rent" or "no deposit required". We want to draw in clients who can afford our rent and who will take care of their place.
We are not talking about ultra-modern high-rises (we can't afford that) but we will be the nicest, cleanest, amenity-rich property in our area.
We want a logo for Dragonfly Properties that is young and bold -- far from the traditional ho-hum logos of most property management companies.
We definitely want a dragonfly to dominate the image, but nothing too insect-like. Abstract might be cool.
Bold and colorful, yes, but not cartoonish.
It must be compatible with a professional business but not stodgy or pretentious.
Properties or buildings may or may not be present (or implied in the abstract).
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


text:
Johannesburg: Police in South Africa say they shot dead seven suspected robbers and wounded nine others in a botched theft at an armored car company.
Capt Paul Ramaloko of the South African Police Service said Sunday that officers got a tip that the thieves wanted to rob a Protea Coin depot in Robertville, a suburb west of Johannesburg.
A gunfight began last night as officers tried to arrest the suspects. Ramaloko says no officers were injured in the shooting. He said they recovered firearms from the suspected robbers at the depot.
Violent crime remains common in South Africa, as unemployment remains high and options few for the nation`s poor. Mass police shootings often occur as officers confront heavily armed criminal gangs.


text:
Discuss private MMO servers here. Post files, advertise servers or share information. (Not Mir)
Use this control to limit the display of threads to those newer than the specified time frame.
Allows you to choose the data by which the thread list will be sorted.
Order threads in...
Note: when sorting by date, 'descending order' will show the newest results first.
Forum Rules


text:
Light bouncy corporate track in the style Apple's of recent iPhone and iPad ad campaigns featuring pizzicato strings, chimes and piano. Perfect for many different types of business and product.
This track would also work particularly well in conjunction with a voice over.
Includes two versions – the main version (2:10) and a short version (0:38) suitable for shorter pieces


text:
Photographer's Union
Would you like to share your pictures? Share them on this thread:
This thread is meant for discussing Photography itself! I've been a photographer since I was a kid, playing around with my Father's runic Nikon EM. Went through a dry spell when I entered High School, and now, I'm fully into it, just starting to build up my Camera Paraphernalia.
What's your camera and equipment? What lenses or bodies would you highly recommend? Have you heard of the latest happenings in the Photography world? Here's the place to discuss it! :D
If you would like to share what gear you're using, post it this way:
Nikon D300
Nikon D70s
Nikon N90s (F90)
Nikon EM (1979)
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX10
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG MACRO
Sigma APO 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG MACRO HSM
Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM
AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
Tamron 80-210mm f/3.8-4 CF TELE MACRO
Nikon Series E Zoom 36-72mm f/3.5
Accessory Macro/Wide lens adaptor (ϕ52)
Nikon SB-800 Speedlight (1)
Nikon SB-18 Speedlight (1)
Vivitar M16 Electronic Flash (1)
Gary Fong's LightSphere II
AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED
Nikon D300
Fuji FinePix S5 Pro
I'll be updating this section of the first post to keep you guys up to date with photography news. If you have some news you'd like to share, PM me and I'll put it up here for everyone to see. As you can see, I'm more in tune to the happenings in Nikon, so News about Canon and other brands will be much appreciated.
Nikon D700 Announced! (7-7-2008)
The much awaited "D300X" turns out to be an FX version of the D300 with professional features making it the child-partner of the D3 ~ the D700. Enough to make you drool in ecstasy? Click the link for more info:
Nikon D60 Announced! (1-31-2008)
As we were anticipating the release of the D300, Nikon pulls a fast one and announces the release of the D60: a 10.2 MP camera featuring anti-dust features, built in post-processing tools, a small frame, and a light body. Enough to make D40 users bang their heads on the wall? Click the link for more info:
Sigma 17-70mm f2.8-4.5 DC Macro HSM (1-24-2008)
An update to their original 17-70, but this time, featuring Hyper Silent Motor (HSM). Will this lens really replace midrange zooms and ultrawide angle lenses in a single kit, or do we still clamor for a constant? Click the link for more info:
Sigma APO 70-200mm f/2.8 II EX DG MACRO HSM (1-24-2008)
Simga releases, along with many other lenses, an upgrade to it's highly acclaimed 70-200mm line. What's new? More ED elements and a closer minimal focusing distance. Click the link for more info:
My thoughts on Anime @ www.animananime.com
Taking pictures with my camera phone and displaying them in this thread is good enough? hahaha...
☼☺♪♫►: away/vacation in Chicago
^ don't share pictures in this thread. You can do so in the other thread I posted above.
Well, discussing cameras in phones is valid, I guess. Some phones have decent cameras that are good enough to shoot with.
My thoughts on Anime @ www.animananime.com
I just bought a camera TODAY~!
it was just an easy point and shoot Cannon Digital, but STILL i JUST bought it TODAY!!!
It was quite ironic to see this thread!~
*giggle* Great minds think alike...
life is crazy, embrace it, or it'll run off with your money!
^ Haha, how amusing! :D
What model is it? Is it one of the new IXUS cameras? Actually, I'm quite impressed with the Intelligent AF (Face-seeking) servo of the new Canon Point and Shoots. The metering also does well to give priority to exposing the faces of people, as opposed to the background. Very nice, may I say.
My thoughts on Anime @ www.animananime.com
I wanna buy Nikon D200.. Oh yes. But I think the new one is better... Very nice nice nice
My phones a good camera shooter. The photos end up in really goodd quality as it has options on it to make the photos pretty. However someone stole my camera, so now I just have a phone that takes pictures and other functions as well.
^ ^ I've always wanted too as well, but ever since the D300 came out, I've been having second thoughts... especially since there's a small price difference.
But I guess we could get 2nd hand D200 at a cheaper price from people who upgraded to the D300. The D200 is still a great camera.
@ Mocha: What model is your phone?
My thoughts on Anime @ www.animananime.com
l use my mobile phone's camera to take photoes
Fill The Life With Smiles
Nikon just announced the release of their latest addition to the 18-55 DX family, the 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 VR, to be released around December, just about the same time that the D300 and (hopefully) D3 will be released.
Looking at it, it's quite surprising that it will be released at an estimated price of $199. Though it's predecessor, the 18-55 ED II, showed little optical superiority from it's original counterpart (18-55 ED), it's questionable if VR will really improve the performance this line of lenses had to offer.
Many would argue that the 18-55 range is that of a beginners... the original lenses in this line up were known to be dinky and "plasticky", with a cheap rotating front filter. These elements still remain in the VR version of the lens, but what's different is the trading of ED elements for Nikon's SIC technology, and added weight and length to boot.
The question is, will this be enough to make people buy it, or better yet, enough to make people with the original 18-55 want to upgrade? My answer... nay. It may seem like a sweet buy, but investing in more appropriate lenses may be better. VR can be useful, but nothing will beat a faster lens ~ unless it's a fast lens with VR.
I expect this lens to become a standard kit lens for the D40X, replacing the old 18-55 ED II. So what's next, an 18-70 f/3.5-4.5 VR? That sounds like a better bargain for Nikon.
My thoughts on Anime @ www.animananime.com
my phone camara sucks.. its like 1.5mp ... -- ''
i want this Sony Cybershot T100 its 8.0 mp =) its like $365
taking picture is fun..
i took photography in grade 9..... its fun...
i just don't like taking the film out.. XD makes my hand dry all the timeeeeeee
Follow my Instagram: Missxtc
This camera is DROOL...
I just came from a photo expo, and I was able to witness the camera being demoed, right before my eyes by none other than Lito Sy. It was pure magic... I'm sold. I'm getting one... PERIOD.
My thoughts on Anime @ www.animananime.com
Very nice Ed.
I've been studying photography since I was 16, so about 7 years now. I like digital for its efficiency and quickness, but my true love will always be black and white film photography. When it comes to film I only do B+W, but if its Digital I usually opt for color. I have a Maxxum SLR film camera and a couple of rinky dink digitals that I carry around for immediate access. I just suck at remembering to buy batteries :(
Haha thanks for starting this thread. I miss being in a lab for 8 hours getting a picture exactly right.
no longer interested in this realm. adios.
No Canon groupies on here? I'll can keep you up to date on the canon news if you like.
b-day w00t
memphit wrote:
No Canon groupies on here? I'll can keep you up to date on the canon news if you like.
I'd highly appreciate if you could help update me on Canon news.
Though I'm a die-hard Nikoner, I'm still open to hearing news from Canon.
Last I heard, they already released the 5D, 450D, and the 1D Mark III. I'm highly impressed by the fact that they put full-frame sensors on both the 5D and Mark III, as this is a more competitive leap, as compared to Nikon's DX sensor in the D300, and a full-frame in the D3 only.
echo_psyche wrote:
Very nice Ed.
I've been studying photography since I was 16, so about 7 years now. I like digital for its efficiency and quickness, but my true love will always be black and white film photography. When it comes to film I only do B+W, but if its Digital I usually opt for color. I have a Maxxum SLR film camera and a couple of rinky dink digitals that I carry around for immediate access. I just suck at remembering to buy batteries :(
Haha thanks for starting this thread. I miss being in a lab for 8 hours getting a picture exactly right.
Nice to hear from a fellow photographer. It's hard to strike a conversation in this forum with people who are really into photography.
As for me, I've had a hit-and-miss experience using my Dad's old Nikon EM (circa 1979). It still works well, although it works much better when I opt using Photochrome, or some other kind of B/W film.
As for digital, I'm sold with the D300. Talk about 6400 ISO with 12000 Push... that and the fact that it's no longer noise, but actual "digital film grain". It looks amazing.
My thoughts on Anime @ www.animananime.com


text:
This column is dedicated to the 42,473 who were at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night when the flame finally flickered out. You missed out.
Yes, we couch potatoes saw you, squirming and grimacing and putting your hands over your eyes as the drama churned like boiling water. If your spine didn't tingle, then you don't have one.
Sure, part of us sitting at home were envious of not being there, of not being amid the crowd in the perfectly climate-controlled Southern California night when so much mattered. We would not have the ticket stubs, like you do, to show your grandchildren. We could not feel the crack of the bat quite like you could, or smell the squeezing vise of tension crushing its way from the upper deck down to the expensive seats.
But we had pictures. And we had the poet laureate, painting his word masterpieces from the broadcast booth. Both the joy and anguish of baseball will be so much less so when Vincent Edward Scully, now 84, finally chooses to spend his time with his grandchildren, rather than us.


text:
Follow Friday
2 Dec 2011
Heather Wilkinson Rojo at her Nutfield Genealogy blog post: "Flip-Pal Project #2" has provided a nice summary of not only her use of the Flip-Pal scanner but also using the photos and her blog posts to create books for her family.
My wife loves her Flip-Pal, and I've been thinking seriously about creating some books from my blogs, so this article is very valuable, to me. I hope you find it useful, as well.
What do you think? What have your experiences been? I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Comments welcomed.
Families are Forever! ;-)


text:
Document Actions
Computer Science Facilities & Labs
Instructional Equipment and Facilities
All computer science students can use any of the general-purpose labs throughout Hunter College. In addition, computer science majors and students enrolled in any of CSCI 127, 132, 135, 136, or 232, or BIOL 375 or 425 can obtain an account on the Computer Science Department Network. Having an account on the network entitles the student to 24/7 access to "Lab 1000-G", as well as remote access through the network portal. Learn more about the Lab and about the rules and regulations which govern its use HERE.
The "1000-G" lab, located on the tenth floor of the North Building, consists of 30 Dell Precision T3500n computers with 2-GB RAM, 256-MB ATI FireMV 2260 graphics cards, 2.4-GHz Dual Core Processors, and 19-inch Ultrasharp 1908FP monitors running RHEL 5.5 on a gigabit network.
There is a Dell PowerEdge T610 file server running RHEL 5.5 with 12-GB RAM, two quad processor Xenon 2.4 GHz processors and eight 600-GB 10k RPM SCSI hard drives.
The network portal is a Dell PowerEdge dual-processor with 1-GB RAM. The MySQL server is a Dell R200 2.8 GHz Xenon processor with 8-GB RAM running RHEL5 with two 146-GB SCSI hard drives.
View/Download a schedule for the "G-Lab (room HN 1000-G) for Fall 2015.


text:
It's either a glitch or a preventative measure, but Dell is listing an otherwise straight-up Studio 16 for $101,353 because of the succulent Core i7 processor stuck inside. Update: Fun's over
That's just the 1.6GHz chip, though. If you want to step up to the 1.73GHz one, you gotta add $350. Thank God they're offering $100 off of a faster memory upgrade. If you do take advantage of this exciting offer, please let us know. [Dell - Thanks Skittlez!]


text:
Proud to present the Afro Monk press release on Emissions Festival 2014!
Emissions is one of our favorite festivals here at Afro Monk. Check out what Tara had to say about last year's event here! AND We love Emission so much, we're also giving out TWO free tickets! Check HERE for more information on the contest!
Camp ? has graced the West Coast with so many amazing parties and events over the years, not to mention five legendary Emissions and some seriously epic Burning Man camps. I am super grateful for what they have contributed to the community and love to support them in any way. Their brainchild, Emissions, is a one of a kind festival that I look forward to every year. It's relatively small in number, keeping it quite intimate; it's casual, yet well organized; and it's high energy, heavy hitting array of bass music is unmatchable. The family vibe is strong, seen and felt in abundant smiles, laughs, and hugs; the music is fresh and poppin all day; and the PK rig, BANGIN, to say the least.
It is being held for it's second year at the lovely Belden Town, an adorable mini town nestled in the Feather River Canyon in Northern California. Belden is an excellent host for festivals with it's shady camping and flowing river. The beach stage is an awesome space and I can't wait be to kickin it there listening to bomb music in what's sure to be gorgeous weather. Mmmm….perfection.
Emissions' lineup this year has shaped up to be, in my opinion, their best ever. I love and admire Camp ?'s dedication to bass music. They're not trying to be overly trendy or #toofuture4you, nor are they adhering to what seems to be the standardized festival lineup we have become oh too familiar with on the west coast. They've instead done what hardly anybody else has been able to really grasp thus far this summer and created, simply, a solid lineup of high quality producers and DJ's that are killing it right now. Let's look closer at some of those artists:
Doshy: Long before I became a writer for Afro Monk, I was an avid reader of the blog. JM (Afro Monk)'s posts introduced me to a ton of music in 2010-2011, but by far the best discovery I ever made from the blog was the introduction to bass music producer Doshy. Hailing from Germany, this is Doshy's first ever U.S. appearance! This a huge deal to me, being a crazy fan of Doshy since JM's article in 2011, and I was starting to think I would never catch him live in the U.S. I'm sure there's a grip of other Doshy fans feeling the same way. Sure to be a highlight of the weekend.
Deltron 3030: A man who needs no introduction, Bay Area native, Deltron, is the perfect headliner for this event. The influence of hip hop on bass music is evident in the work of essentially everyone on this bill, so I think it's definitely crucial to have such a prominent and incredible rapper headlining. His most recent album has a super fun, higher energy feel throughout so I'm sure his set will be super tight(of course I'm hoping he'll play hella from Deltron 3030 though!)
NastyNasty: A bay area bass music scene legend and one of my favorite producers of all time, NastyNasty sets have been a consistently amazing part of my experience within the west coast electronic music scene for 4+ years now. A cultivator of science fiction influenced sound design and polyrythmic soulfuness, his unique take on bass music is always on that next level tip. His live sets are flawless and always a great time. Can't wait for his set!
G Jones: Anyone who reads Afro Monk regularly is well versed in the work of G Jones. I consider him to be at the forefront of the West Coast bass music sound, killing it harder than pretty much anyone right now. I love his music and am always impressed with new releases. His performance is sure to be one of the best of the weekends and you can catch him a second time alongside Minnesota.
Starkey + Dev79: What can I even say about Starkey?? His signature Street Bass sound defines everything I love about future bass music and his live sets have been some of the hardest I've danced in my life. I'm super stoked to see him alongside Dev79, who I have yet to see live. Unmissable for sure!
DJ Pound: Another proprietor of the "street bass" sound, DJ Pound is sure to be a seriously epic set. I'm really stoked on this booking and to get to catch some of DJ Pound's monstrous tunes played by the creator himself on a PK system. Associated with some of the most forward thinking and respectable labels in the game, Seclusiasis and Saturate , DJ Pound has been making moves this last year and his music speaks for itself.
Perkulat0r: I was just recently introduced to the sounds of Perkulat0r when he played a show in Seattle and I can assure you he's not to be slept on. I would consider him to be one of the most exciting up and comers in the scene, rockin an already highly developed sound, reminiscent of the type of glitch hop I used to really love but don't hear as much anymore. Don't miss this one!
Quarry: Dark, dreary, beautiful Quarry. I frequently go through phases where I lean towards darker sounds and Quarry's post-sad aesthetic fits in perfectly with my current obsession with that feel. I was stoked to see him on this lineup and can't wait to get catch his set!
Some more artists I look forward to seeing are The Widdler, Bleep Bloop, Boats, Cestladore, J:Kenzo, Guttstar, Hypha, Smashletooth, The Pirate, Pressha, Intellitard, VNDMG, Yheti, Son of Kick, Bogl…realistically I could go on and on, as the talent is rich this year and the lineup is nothing short of stacked! And as usual, the Bay Area and Northern California are being represented in their fullest majestic form by everyone from the headliners to the local favorites. Big ups West Coast artists and everyone else coming through for the event. And huge ups to Camp ? on their epic choice in lineup.


text:
Melanie Oudin is Phenom-enal!
Tennis phenom Melanie Oudin of the U.S demonstrates her grit and determination during her 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory over tennis hottie Maria Sharapova of Russia in the 3rd round of the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on Saturday (September 5).
The 17-year-old phenom fought like a champion and overcame the former U.S. Open Champion in the tough third set. Melanie wears her signature pink and yellow Adidas sneakers which has the word "Believe" on it, to motivate her on the court. She said, "I can compete with these top girls. And if I believe in myself, and my game, then I can beat them!"
Mel takes on 13th seed Nadia Petrova in the fourth round on Monday, with a spot in the quarterfinals up for grabs.
Good luck Melanie!
UPDATE: Melanie just won her match against Nadia with a score of 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3.
"I'm so happy to be in my first quarterfinal Grand Slam ever!" Oudin said after the match.
30+ pictures inside of Melanie Oudin playing tennis like a phenom…


text:
Shopping in Duluth
Shopping in our city is a treasure hunter's dream come true. Spend your days looking for that special one-of-a-kind piece of furniture or vintage collectible at Minnesota's antique mall, search the stores and boutiques in great shopping malls and complexes for that great bargain you can show off to your friends when you return home, or fall in love with the perfect print to grace the walls of your home at the city's premier art gallery. After a satisfying, fun-filled day of treasure hunting, return to the cozy environs of The Firelight Inn on Oregon Creek Bed and Breakfast for a restful night's sleep; you never know what amazing finds you'll come across tomorrow!
The pioneer manufacturer of high-tech motorcycle rider wear is Aerostich. Their store and free factory tour is located at 8 South 18th Avenue West. www.aerostich.com
Duluth Pack Store is located at 365 Canal Park Drive. Handcrafted packs, bags, luggage made in Duluth Minnesota. Outdoor gear, books, travel, and accessories.
DeWitt-Seitz Marketplace offers shops, restaurants, bakery and smokehaus. Open daily. 394 Lake Avenue South.
Father Time Antique Mall, 395 Lake Avenue South. Northern Minnesota's largest and finest antique mall. Bayside entrance is handicapped accessible.
Fitger's Brewery Complex features shopping and dining and Lakewalk Access.
600 East Superior Street.
Miller Hill Mall includes more than 100 shops, a great food court all over the hill on Highway 53. A new Dick's Sporting Goods store, Chipotle, and a great Barnes and Noble bookstore and favorite places for Firelight Innkeepers!
Northern Prints Gallery, 318 North 14th Avenue East, Duluth 55805 (218) 724-3089/5212. Cecilia Lieder is the Director of the Northern Prints Gallery. She has been a printmaker for over 35 years. Her work in color woodcut and stone lithography is nationally known. She is one of the founders and the Director of the Northern Printmakers Alliance, and she also serves on the Duluth Public Arts Commission. Her work is remarkable for its rich color, strong form, and sensitivity to the northern landscape. Much of her work is displayed and is for sale at The Firelight Inn. The Northern Prints Gallery is dedicated exclusively to the artist-made original print. All forms of traditional and contemporary printmaking by fine artists are represented. The gallery artists are members of the Northern Printmakers Alliance and either live in this region or have a long and continuing association with it. The subject matter of the gallery's prints is not, however, confined to any style or content. Excellence in printmaking is their primary focus. Located on the ground floor of a vintage 1891 Duluth home, the Northern Prints Gallery welcomes visitors every week from 12:00 to 4:00 Thursday through Saturday as well as by appointment.
Blue Iris Gallery 723 Lake Avenue South, Duluth, MN 55802 (218) 720-3300. Located within a few steps of the Aerial Lift Bridge, the Blue Iris Gallery specializes in handcrafted art by local and area artists. With an emphasis on fine craft, photography, prints and jewelry, the Blue Iris Gallery handles a wide variety of work with prices to meet everyone's needs. Daily hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Ski Hut is a family owned and operated business on the same street corner since 1955. Two locations in Duluth and a great store for skiers, bikers and outdoor enthusiasts.
Trail Fitters Fitger's Brewery Complex, 600 East Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802 (218) 722-6776. The stores features one of the largest selections of The North Face, Keen, Crocs and a great variety of snowshoeing equipment for winter enthusiasts.


text:
Retail gas and diesel fuel prices in 2009 are projected to be $2.03 and $2.47 per gallon respectively, reports the Energy Information Administration. Given what fuel prices were last summer, this is good news. The bad news is that these lower prices may cause consumers to forget the pain they experienced every time they went to fuel up last summer.
Even though retail prices are now about half of what they were, they will in all likelihood rise again. Meanwhile, technological advances have continued to help reduce the cost of producing biofuels.
If we neglect energy policy and the promise of biofuels, solar, hydropower, geothermal and other renewable energy developments now, we will again pay the price of our addiction to oil.
In a recent editorial to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), wrote "basing our energy priorities on this ever-fluctuating price [gas prices] would be foolish. With so many global unknowns, we need to take ownership over our nation's energy future and capitalize on the domestic resources that we can guarantee."
I agree with Cornyn, although I think we need to capitalize much further on biofuels, particularly cellulosic ethanol and biodiesel, than relying too much on domestic oil reserves that are non-renewable.
Cornyn also wrote, "I hope Democratic leaders will roll up their sleeves as soon as the 111th Congress begins, and work with me and my Republican colleagues on completing a plan that will finally put America on the path to energy independence."
That's a point on which I think we all can agree. We have come far in making renewable energy economically viable. Further technological advances supported by sound policy will help us continue on that path.


text:
Advanced Search
You are here:
Note: Milliken rugs are made to order and take up to 14 business days for delivery.
Be the first to review this product
Please wait...
Note: Images displayed on our website are as accurate as possible. However, due to differences in monitor settings, we cannot be responsible for variations in color between the actual product and your computer monitor. Additionally, most photos on our site are of a medium sized rug (typically a 5'x8'). If a larger rug is purchased (i.e. 8'x11'), the pattern and design will be more intricate. If a smaller rug is purchased (i.e. 2'x3'), the pattern and design will be less intricate and may contain less borders, designs, etc.
No questions asked yet
You have no items to compare.


text:
San Diego, Ca (PRWEB) January 22, 2014
For the longest time, the cure for warts is limited to laser surgery and other more obtrusive methods. But since the time Wartrol was introduced to the market, treating warts at home became possible. This over-the-counter wart remover has definitely changed the lives of many people.
Click Here to Visit Official Website of Wartrol.
Now, the product is made even better by boosting its current formulation in order to achieve maximum strength performance. Higher doses of both its active and inactive ingredients are infused together to make it the fastest-acting wart remover on the market. From 15%, its salicylic acid content was improved to 17%. The ratio of its inactive ingredients such as ethyl alcohol, polysorbate-80 ascorbic acid, flexible collodion, menthol, and hydroxypropylcellulose were increased as well. With each one of these ingredients guaranteed to be FDA-approved, users are assured of the safety and effectiveness of the product.
But despite these improvements, Wartrol retains its patented formula that effectively initiates the scientific process of Keratolysis. Keratolysis pertains to the thinning of the tough layers of the skin caused by the HPV virus. Thickened skin is most evident at the site of the wart. It serves as their protective layer, which makes them difficult to remove. Through Keratolysis, the HPV virus is weakened and the warts are effectively removed. Furthermore, the natural oils included in the product's original formulation remain intact; and they help restore the natural health of the skin.
Click Here to Visit Official Website of Wartrol.
This all-new, fast-acting, maximum-strength formulation of Wartrol was achieved through careful and detailed clinical studies. Only a few drops of the liquid are needed to stop warts on their tracks. Just apply using the brush provided and allow it to dry for 60 to 75 seconds. Then let it stand for about 20 minutes or more. Do not cover the area with clothing, gauze, or bandage until such time. Use Wartrol daily until no traces of the wart is evident.
Sarah G., a 22-year-old customer who recently discovered Wartrol, was convinced by the product. She says, "I discovered Wartrol just 14 days ago and I can't believe I lived with warts for years. Now that I am using it, I feel so much better and am more confident. Thanks a lot!"
Wartrol is a very easy-to-use, over-the-counter wart remover that could end every person's misery with warts. Those who would like to know more about this product and those who are interested in ordering a bottle may do so from its official website, http://goo.gl/PZakIJ. As of writing, the limited special offer of additional bottles included in certain packages is still available.


text:
English to French translation
Budget $30-250 USD
I am looking for a native French speaker who can translate English sentences (from an powerpoint file) to French.
You will have to translate 37 pages from French to English for about 3200 words (with some therapeutic or physical words). The file to translate is in powerpoint 2007 format and need to stay in this format.
Your translation must not be literal or will be rejected.
The sentences translated will be in perfect French and will be checked.
You need have a real understanding of the French for this work !
With your bid, you have to send a sample translation of this file below in powerpoint 2007.
Vous pouvez traduire le texte du fichier joint et m'envoyer la traduction directement sur la proposition, pas besoin de renvoyer la traduction de l'échantillon dans un fichier au format powerpoint.
Awarded to:
Hello! This is a great project that seems interesting to work on! I am someone who has been working as a translator for several years and I can do an excellent job for you. My skills are what you need for the job. I More
28 freelancers are bidding on average $121 for this job
Bonjour, Je suis très intéressée par votre annonce, je suis française issue d'une formation littéraire (Un master en Traduction et Interprétation Anglais-Français-Espagnol) J'aime rédiger et traduire de beaux textes, c More
Hello Sir/Madam! Thank you very much for your project. We have been on the market for 5 years, working with the best and trustful professionals from all over the world, experienced all sorts of areas, native speake More
Dear Client, In response to your job posting, please consider my application. I'm happy to provide accurate, professional translation services from English into French and vice versa. Beyond general translation, we More
Award winning french translation services of high quality by native translators at excellent prices by TransPerfect16. Improved translation quality, expedited timelines, decreased workloads, and significant cost savin More
Dear Sir/Madam! If you're searching for an experienced translator to provide you with high-quality, error-free manual translation with a rapid turnaround time, then you've found TranslatorGurus. We have provided our More
Hello Sir/Mam, We are a group of professional translators who provide high quality and error-free translations. We are very interested in this project. Our NATIVE and EXPERIENCED SPANISH translator could help you More
Hello , I am certified bilingual and will translate from English to French and vice versa. Translations are done manually and I always proofread before delivery. I also make sure that your documents are 100% confi More
Hello Sir/Madam! Are you looking for an experienced Translator, professional company to do your translation tasks? Then TransGlobal with its 5 years of experience in high quality services, is the right partner. More


text:
Intelametrix is a technology company that designs, develops and markets leading-edge innovations for the health and wellness industries. We believe technology and innovation in measuring and monitoring health not only allows for timely intervention but motivates and sustains a long-term commitment to physical activity, proper nutrition and healthier lifestyles.
Our flagship product, the BodyMetrix Professional System, combines a hand-held ultrasound wand with innovative software to accurately and consistently assess and monitor body composition. The BodyMetrix System offers the same professional-grade ultrasound technology used by elite athletes and trainers offering the ability to scan, see and track fat loss and muscle gain. Assessments take only minutes and are not affected by hydration, exercise level or caffeine intake. The hand-held device plugs into a computer USB port. The BodyView software offers an unlimited client database and provides comprehensive customizable reports that can be printed or emailed. Scans can be saved for future comparison to accurately track changes in fat and muscle thickness. At the Club Industry show, we are offering the BodyMetrix System at a 20 percent discount. Stop by for a demonstration and see how you can put the BodyMetrix System to work in your business.
IntelaMetrix also offers the CardioMetrix System, a small, easy-to-use, finger pulse oximeter. It offers precision measurements of blood oxygen and heart rate. It is motion resistant for consistent results, fits comfortably around the wrist and won't interfere with workouts. This powerful tool records up to 30 hours of data for extended monitoring and analysis with the CardioMetrix software. CardioMetrix easily integrates with the BodyMetrix System. The CardioMetrix System is cutting-edge technology that allows oxygen saturation levels and pulse rate to be measured and monitored before, during and after workouts. The CardioMetrix System is available at a discounted price when purchased with the BodyMetrix System.
Booth No. 826
This company is an exhibitor at the Club Industry Show and an advertiser in the September 2012 issue of Club Industry.


text:
gmclendon needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 154 designs submitted by 40 freelance designers.
We are changing our company name to Simmons Vedder Partners and need a new logo to be used in all forms of communication for our company.
Simmons Vedder Partners
Desired Style:
Corporate and professional
Accepted File Formats:
Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai)
Simmons Vedder Partners is a commercial real estate development company. We specialize in multi-million dollar office and multi-family development projects. A large component of our business is mixed use urban development that includes office, multifamily and retail together in a live-work environment. The logo should have a highly professional and corporate look. The designers should feel free to use "SVP" as a mark included in the logo.Â
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


text:
FISA Order To Verizon Expires Today, No One Wants To Say If It's Being Renewed
from the because-it-is dept
The Obama administration is refusing to say whether it will seek to renew a court order that permits the National Security Agency's bulk collection of phone records on millions of Verizon customers when it expires at the end of this week.That's because it's almost certain that it's already been renewed and rubber stamped by the FISA court. The White House told Guardian reporters to ask the Justice Department. Guess where that went:
Officials declined to discuss what action they intend to take about the order at the center of the current surveillance scandal, which formally expires at 5pm Friday.
The White House referred queries to the Justice Department. "We have no announcement at this time," said Justice Department spokesman Brian Fallon. The NSA and office of the Director of National Intelligence did not respond to questions.In other words: please, please, go away and can we hope this story dies down by the time the next 90-day window rolls around?
A spokesman for the Fisa court, Sheldon Snook, said the court "respectfully declines to comment".
Thankfully, some members of Congress have told the White House not to seek a renewal, but it seems unlikely that the White House will do anything, other than keep on sucking up all that data.


text:
UPDATE: 1 Killed, 1 Hurt In Construction Accident
NEW PRAGUE (AP) - Authorities say one worker has died and another has been injured in a transmission line construction accident in New Prague.
CapX2020 project spokesman Randy Fordice says it appears a strap suspending the workers broke, causing them to fall to the bottom of a 50-foot hole dug for a power pole.
The CapX2020 project involves power lines being strung from Minnesota to South Dakota. Fordice says the hole is dug to support a power pole that's 140 feet tall.
The Scott County sheriff's office identifies the man who died as 28-year-old Robert Fenstermacher of Oologah, Okla. Authorities say he died from head injuries.
The other worker, 37-year-old Jeremy Moye of Machesney, Ill., was treated and released.
Both work for Aldridge Electric in Libertyville, Ill., a subcontractor on the project.


text:
Xerxes I, Old Persian Khshayarsha, byname Xerxes the Great, (born c. 519 bce—died 465, Persepolis, Iran), Persian king (486–465 bce), the son and successor of Darius I. He is best known for his massive invasion of Greece from across the Hellespont (480 bce), a campaign marked by the battles of Thermopylae, Salamis, and Plataea. His ultimate defeat spelled the beginning of the decline of the Achaemenian Empire.
Xerxes (reigned 486–465
Accession to the throne
Xerxes was the son of Darius I and Atossa, daughter of Cyrus; he was the first son born to Darius after his accession to the throne. Xerxes was designated heir apparent by his father in preference to his elder brother Artabazanes. A bas-relief on the southern portico of a courtyard in the treasury of Persepolis, as well as the bas-reliefs on the east door of the tripylon (an ornamental stairway) depict him as the heir apparent, standing behind his father, who is seated on the throne. When his father died, in 486 bce, Xerxes was about 35 years old and had already governed Babylonia for a dozen years.
One of his first concerns upon his accession was to pacify Egypt, where a usurper had been governing for two years. But he was forced to use much stronger methods than had Darius: in 484 bce he ravaged the Delta and chastised the Egyptians. Xerxes then learned of the revolt of Babylon, where two nationalist pretenders had appeared in swift succession. The second, Shamash-eriba, was conquered by Xerxes' son-in-law, and violent repression ensued: Babylon's fortresses were torn down, its temples pillaged, and the statue of Marduk destroyed. This latter act had great political significance: Xerxes was no longer able to "take the hand of" (receive the patronage of) the Babylonian god. Whereas Darius had treated Egypt and Babylonia as kingdoms personally united to the Achaemenian Empire (though administered as satrapies), Xerxes acted with a new intransigence. Having rejected the fiction of personal union, he then abandoned the titles of king of Babylonia and king of Egypt, making himself simply "king of the Persians and the Medes."
It was probably the revolt of Babylon, although some authors say it was troubles in Bactria, to which Xerxes alluded in an inscription that proclaimed:
And among these countries (in rebellion) there was one where, previously, daevas had been worshipped. Afterward, through Ahura Mazdā's favour, I destroyed this sanctuary of daevas and proclaimed, "Let daevas not be worshipped!" There, where daevas had been worshipped before, I worshipped Ahura Mazdā.
Xerxes thus declared himself the adversary of the daevas, the ancient pre-Zoroastrian gods, and doubtlessly identified the Babylonian gods with these fallen gods of the Aryan religion. The questions arise of whether the destruction of Marduk's statue should be linked with this text proclaiming the destruction of the daeva sanctuaries, of whether Xerxes was a more zealous supporter of Zoroastrianism than was his father, and, indeed, of whether he himself was a Zoroastrian. The problem of the relationship between the Achaemenian religion and Zoroastrianism is a difficult one, and some scholars, such as M. Molé, have even thought that this is an improper posing of the question—that there were, rather, three different states of religion: a religion of strict observance, a royal religion as attested by the Achaemenian inscriptions, and the popular religion as described by the Greek historian Herodotus.
War against the Greeks
With the tranquillity of the empire reestablished, Xerxes would willingly have devoted himself to peaceful activities. But many of those around him were pressing for the renewal of hostilities. His cousin and brother-in-law Mardonius, supported by a strong party of exiled Greeks, incited him to take revenge for the affront that Darius had suffered at the hands of the Greeks at Marathon (490 bce). The impressionable Xerxes gave way to pressure from his entourage and threw himself into patient diplomatic and military preparations for war, which required three years to complete (484–481 bce). Herodotus notes that never before had such an effort been undertaken. Troops were levied in all the satrapies, and a navy, intended to be the army's supply line, was gathered. The care lavished on this enterprise shows that the king did not regard it as a minor operation.
There has been much later speculation on the real causes for the expedition. They could not have been economic, because Greece was not important then. Perhaps it was only the manifestation of a royal absolutism: Xerxes, whose character was later distorted in Greek legend, was neither foolish nor overly optimistic; although sensible and intelligent, he was nevertheless, according to G. Glotz,
a sovereign by divine right, to whom opposition was as annoying as sacrilege…nervous in temperament, fallen from youthful fire into indolence, incited to make a war he didn't like.
At the head of his armies, he left Sardis for the Hellespont and had two boat bridges placed across the strait. A storm destroyed them, and Xerxes had the sea whipped as punishment. With the bridges remade, for seven days he oversaw the crossing of the army—5,000,000 men according to Herodotus and 360,000 by modern estimate, supported by 700 to 800 ships. Their passage was facilitated by a massive engineering works: a channel was dug across the Isthmus of Actium so that the peaks of Mount Athos might be avoided. Nevertheless, the army's size was of no help, partly because of misinformation about the enemy terrain and partly because of the appearance of a national feeling in Greece. After a few successes (e.g., Thermopylae, mid-August 480 bce), Xerxes occupied Attica and pillaged Athens on September 21, but on September 29, at Salamis, a naval battle that he had initiated turned into a defeat. Without a fleet to take supplies to the army, he had to retreat; he crossed over into Asia, leaving Mardonius in Thessaly. During an indecisive battle near Plataea on August 27, 479 bce, Mardonius was killed, and his death obliged the army of occupation to withdraw. Hostilities continued for 13 years, but thenceforth Xerxes involved himself only slightly.
Withdrawal to Persia
Soured by this failure, which modern historians consider the beginning of Achaemenian decline, Xerxes retired to Susa and Persepolis. He then furthered the depletion of the once-enormous resources he had gathered, through multiple taxation, by launching a vast construction program. At the capital city of Persepolis, Darius' architects, working from a unified plan of great scope, had already begun construction on a gigantic terrace of the Apadana (an audience hall), the Tripylon, a palace, and a treasury. When Xerxes became king, he had laid the enameled-brick facing on the exterior of the Apadana and finished his father's palace. Then he erected other monuments: his own palace, southeast of Darius' and similar to it in plan, and a mysterious building called the Harem by archaeologists—a line of small, identical rooms that may have been Xerxes' treasury. He also undertook construction of the Hall of a Hundred Columns, or Throne Room, but he was able to finish only the paving and the base of the walls (the walls themselves and the decoration of this gigantic hypostyle hall were the work of Artaxerxes I). These buildings marked an evolution toward the colossal and toward a style that was perhaps more pretentious than that typical of Darius' reign.
Little is known about the last years of Xerxes' life. After his reversal in Greece, he withdrew into himself and allowed himself to be drawn into harem intrigues in which he was, in fact, only a pawn; thus, he disposed of his brother's entire family at the demand of the queen. But in 465 bce he himself fell, together with his eldest son, under the blows of murderous members of his court, among them his minister Artabanus. Another son, Artaxerxes I, succeeded in retaining power.Jean-Louis Huot


text:
Katie Holmes & Suri: Rain, Rain, Go Away!
Katie Holmes and daughter Suri arrive at a hotel on a rainy Friday (July 1) in Miami, Fla.
The 32-year-old actress rushed inside behind Suri, 5, who tried to keep dry under a clear umbrella.
Earlier in the week, Katie was in Beverly Hills, where she drove around in her Mini Cooper and did some shopping at Club Monaco.
At the premiere of her new horror flick, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, Katie told the L.A. Times it "was a pleasure" working on the movie.
"This film has great characters and a great family drama happening outside of the scares, which only increase the scares," she shared.
FYI: Katie is wearing "Kamalli" peep toe booties by Jerome C. Rousseau.
10+ pictures inside of Katie Holmes and Suri getting caught in the rain…


text:
Simpson claimed her fourth district spelling champion title, with Beck finishing second and Jared Ward claiming third place.
It did not take long before Simpson and Beck were the final two spellers in the contest. They then spelled word after word, with scaresley a moment's hesitation, through scores of rounds. Realizing that the two students were having little trouble with the word list, moderator Chaz DeWitt skipped to more difficult words.
Finally, Beck tripped on the word "rabbinic" and Simpson quickly spelled two difficult words to take the title.
Now eighth grade students, Beck and Simpson have dominated the local spelling bee for several years. Simpson first won the district bee as an eight-year-old fourth grade student. She finished second in the regional contest three times before winning the regional contest last year. As the winner, she participated in the international spelling bee on the East Coast of the United States.
The top three finishers advance to the regional competition, which will be held on March 11 in Green River. The winner once again, will advance to the international competition.
Students from Montezuma Creek Elementary School brought home most of the hardware from the Navajo Nation Spelling Bee.
Champions include Sunshine White for the first grade, Nigel Sam for the second grade, Ramon Oldman for the fourth grade, Bryanna Armstrong for the fifth grade, and Kaylee Hathalee for the sixth grade. Alicia Dixon finished in second place in the third grade.
The champions in the fourth through sixth grade will compete at the regional spelling bee in Tuba City, AZ on March 11.
Seventh grade students who participated in the spelling bee from Monticello High School include Dakota Aitken, Zoe Chadwick, and Sheldon Black.
Representing Monticello Elementary School in the competition are Dallin Redd, Jared Crowley and Andrew Torres.


text:
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Seven states filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the Environmental Protection Agency over health-damaging air pollution from outdoor wood-fired boilers that have become popular for residential heating.
The lawsuit asks a federal court to order EPA to review and adopt updated emissions limits for the boilers, which have been banned in some states and are strictly regulated in others. The coalition includes New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said the EPA's existing emissions limits haven't been updated in 25 years and cover wood stoves but not wood boilers. Schneiderman cited EPA data saying emissions from wood-burning devices account for 13 percent of all soot pollution in the nation.
Soot is linked to public health problems, including asthma, heart attacks and premature death.
An EPA spokeswoman said Wednesday that the agency is reviewing the lawsuit.
New York state adopted regulations in April 2011 to require all new wood-fired boilers sold in the state to burn at least 90 percent cleaner than older models. A plan to extend the rules to existing boilers was shelved after a public outcry, particularly in rural areas of northern New York where numerous farms and homes that rely on the heaters would be forced to pay thousands of dollars to replace them.
An outdoor wood-fired boiler, which resembles an outhouse with a chimney, heats water that's piped to the home's radiator system. While the devices are exempt from EPA emissions regulations, some states and municipalities have banned them because of air pollution concerns. Others have used subsidies to get people to switch to newer, cleaner-burning boilers.
In court papers, the coalition of states said national standards are needed to level the playing field so less-polluting wood heaters become more widely available in all states.
The lawsuit seeks updated standards for indoor wood stoves as well as the inclusion of other categories of wood heaters, including both indoor and outdoor wood boilers.


text:
CARY – Village president candidate Bruce Kaplan tried to set the record straight Thursday and say that his realty business would not serve as a special interest if he were elected.
Kaplan, a local real estate agent, said his "one special interest" is Cary's residents.
Kaplan and his opponent Mark Kownick answered questions from community members Thursday at a candidate forum hosted by the Cary Grove Chamber of Commerce.
At the same event, candidates for the Cary Park District also appeared. Mike Renner, Patrick Smith and Phil Stanko are running for two seats on the Cary Park District board.
Kownick and Kaplan are running in the April 9 election to replace outgoing Village President Tom Kierna.
Kownick has said in the past that he is worried that Kaplan being a real estate agent would lead to many conflicts of interest.
Kaplan, currently a village trustee, said his job should not be a reason to vote against him. He pointed that real estate agents serve as elected officials in many municipalities and other taxing districts.
"Realtors are your neighbors," Kaplan said in his opening statement. "We live in your communities and every one of us truly cares about the towns we live in."
During the forum, residents asked questions about permit fees, bringing business into Cary, tax increment financing districts, the previous village administrator and video gambling, among other things.
Kownick, who was part of the board that decided not to allow video gambling in town, said he would look into the issue, but "would like to get some more information about it."
Kaplan said he would lean in favor of allowing video gambling in town.
"This is strictly an economic issue with me," Kaplan said. "I do not like it when our residents take their money and go spend it in someone else's community."
Kownick said that during his two years as a trustee, the board hired a nationally recognized police chief, saw Sage Products have an expansion, had a $5 million road bond with no increases to taxpayers, and made improvements at the Three Oaks Road and Silver Lake Road intersection.
Kaplan said a fee for a simple variance request can cost $750, which helps cover the cost of a zoning meeting and any lawyers who are involved. He said fees should not be so high.
"I think that's an exorbitant amount of money," Kaplan said. "We should not be making profits off the backs of residents, who are asking for a simple variation."
Kownick said he believes the village should try to focus on bringing businesses that produce retail sales taxes into the retail zoning districts.
He added that he wants to make Cary a destination and it should look into reasonable incentives to drive economic development.
"By reintroducing retail sales taxes to the village, we're able to return that money to the village," Kownick said.
Kaplan said he believes that free enterprise should decide which businesses locate where rather than the village saying a service business cannot be in a retail area. He also said the bureaucratic process in the village tends to deter economic development.
"Our current structure is chasing business out of our town, it's costing us jobs, it's costing the landlords rent," Kaplan said.
Kaplan said he had a problem with the village's desire to charge a sign permit fee when commercial property owners wanted to sell property, and brought in the Illinois Association of Realtors to help get the fees removed.
Kownick said he questioned the fees when he was a trustee, after Kaplan brought up the issue, which eventually led to the fees being waived.
A question was asked about the corporate paperwork of Kownick's business Action Building Maintenance Corp. Kownick said there was an oversight when he took over sole ownership of the company and when there was a change in accounting firms. Kownick said his attorney has refiled the necessary paperwork for his business.
"It was unbeknownst to me; I corrected it when it was brought to my attention," Kownick said.


text:
Test for MS
Test for MS
Johns Hopkins scientists report the discovery of a protein found only in cerebrospinal fluid that they say might be useful in identifying a subgroup of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) or identifying those at risk for the debilitating autoimmune disorder.
MS strikes over 10,000 Americans each year, most of whom are women, and causes weakness, numbness, a loss of muscle coordination, and problems with vision, speech, and bladder control. It is a disorder in which the immune system destroys myelin, the covering of nerves that helps transmit signals. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is the watery fluid that surrounds and cushions the brain and spinal cord.
The federally funded Hopkins research, reported in the February issue of the Annals of Neurology, is important, the researchers say, because unlike other autoimmune diseases in which the body attacks its own tissues, MS cannot be diagnosed with a simple blood or other test.
While it is recognized that there might be several forms of MS, laboratory-based tests need to be developed to diagnose these subtypes.
"There is the possibility now that the protein we identified, 12.5 kDa cystatin, can be used to diagnose MS, perhaps in its earliest stages, and also to monitor treatment by measuring its levels in CSF," says Avindra Nath, M.D., a professor in the Department of Neurology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and lead author of the study.
Working with human CSF, the Hopkins team showed that 12.5 kDa cystatin is a breakdown product of a larger protein called cystatin C or 13.4kDa, which in turn blocks activity of some enzymes, including cathepsin B. Cathepsin B has been linked to demyelination-the destruction of the nerve sheath. The term kDa refers to Kilodalton, the weight of one molecule of a substance.
"In fact, those patients who had more of the breakdown product of 12.5 kDa cystatin also seemed to have the highest cathepsin B inhibition," Nath said.
The investigators made their finding using a sophisticated technique called SELDI-time-of-flight mass spectroscopy that can find one specific protein in a complex mixture based on its weight. They used it to examine CSF samples from 29 patients with MS or pre-MS symptoms such as numbness on one side; 27 patients with transverse myelitis, a painful inflammation of spinal cord nerves; 50 infected with the AIDS virus (which can cause nerve damage); and 27 with other neurological diseases. The Hopkins scientists analyzed CSF instead of blood samples because CSF better represents local events in the brain than does blood, according to Nath. And the high concentrations of many proteins in the blood can mask proteins that might be biomarkers for MS, he added.
The team found that the 12.5kDa fragment of cystatin C occurred in CSF samples from two-thirds of patients with MS or the pre-MS conditions. Moreover, although total cystatin C levels in MS patients were not different from control patients without the disease, patients with MS had a larger proportion of the 12.5 kDa compared to 13.4 kDa cystatin C than did other patients. Thus, the presence of the 12.5 kDa fragment might identify a subgroup of MS patients.
The other authors of this study include Daniel N. Irani and Douglas A. Kerr, departments of Neurology and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology; Caroline Anderson, Justin C. McArthur, Ned Sacktor, Melina Jones and Peter Calabresi, Department of Neurology; Rebekah Gundry and Robert Cotter, Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences; Stacy Moore, Ciphergen Biosystems Inc., Freemont, Calif.; Carlos A. Pardo, Departments of Neurology and Pathology.
This study was supported by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, and by a Collaborative Center Grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Source: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions © 2006 Newswise. All Rights Reserved.
- Similar Topics
- Replies
- Views
- Last post
blood test for MS
Last post by frodo « 3 months ago
Posted in General Discussionby frodo » 3 months ago » in General Discussion
- 0 Replies
- 96 Views
Last post by frodo
3 months ago
A blood test for MS already available
Last post by frodo « 3 months ago
Posted in General Discussionby frodo » 3 months ago » in General Discussion
- 0 Replies
- 414 Views
Last post by frodo
3 months ago
anti-MOG test available in US
Last post by frodo « 5 months ago
Posted in General Discussionby frodo » 5 months ago » in General Discussion
- 0 Replies
- 461 Views
Last post by frodo
5 months ago
blood test results
Last post by jimmylegs « 4 months agoReplies: 44
Posted in General Discussionby zen2010 » 1 year ago » in General Discussion
- 44 Replies
- 2378 Views
Last post by jimmylegs
4 months ago
Blood test results
Last post by jimmylegs « 11 months agoReplies: 5
Posted in Regimens
- 5 Replies
- 1299 Views
Last post by jimmylegs
11 months ago


text:
Is This Slurring News Anchor Drunk on Live TV? [VIDEO]
During a 10PM live broadcast on Sunday, KEYC-TV anchor Annie Stensrud slurred and bumbled her way through the news, leading some to speculate that she may have been drunk on the air.
Take, for example, Stensrud's repeated struggle with the word "institute" and her nonsensical outro on a story about a local holiday-themed festival:
Other events today included holiday card-making, tree lighting and Play-Doh for the kids, all aimed at … to get [unintelligible] people the Christmas spirit there," she said.
Is Stensrud intoxicated? Or did she simply have trouble seeing the teleprompter? Watch below and tell us what you think.
[via BuzzFeed]