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I finished Bioshock Infinite last week, so I thought I'd do a post about the Bioshock games. When Infinite was released, I thought I'd have to wait a while for it to go down in price before I got it, so I decided to drown my sorrows by playing through 1&2 again.
I think I appreciated them more the second time through, even though you miss that exploration into the unknown that you have the first time you experience them.
Then I was very lucky to be given Infinite, when I was just about finished Bioshock2, so I got to play all 3 back to back!
So, I'm going to do a bit of a review of all 3. Now I'll not give major spoilers, because that's no fun 😛 but I do think it's better to go into these games without knowing anything about them… So read below only if you don't mind slight spoilers.
Bioshock #1
I'd really known nothing about this game before playing it the first time. I'd vaguely heard that it was set in an underwater city, and I might have been aware of there being big robot things but that was it. I think that was the best way of going into the game really – not knowing anything about it. It let me experience the game with (almost) complete naivety, so I got the story as I went along, as you're meant to.
I don't know if it's because I'm one of those people who is still afraid of the dark even though I'm an adult…. and I'm somewhat claustrophobic…. But I found the environment to be REALLY affective. Even playing through a second time, when I knew vaguely how everything was going to go (I'd forgotten a lot)…. and I knew the place wasn't going to fall apart and drown me…… It still gave me that slight fear the whole way through. Being set underwater, and with all the glass…. and the place leaking, creaking and decrepit…. I really felt like there was only a thin piece of glass between me and certain death – and that there was the possibility it could break and flood at any moment. There's also something really eerie about walking through a semi-flooded, dimly lit empty place on your own….. with the Splicers jumping out at you every so often. I spent the whole time walking around in awe of the place. The architecture, the Steampunkyness, the water leaking everywhere, the sound effects. AMAZING!
The concept of finding an excuse to be able to hurl fireballs etc. from your hands, I think worked. The collection of "Eve" and "Adam" gave the story a gruesome depth. Though I don't think it's properly explained enough what they are and what that's all about.
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The story is well played out I think, you learn about what's going on as you travel through the game…. the story makes sense. I think some parts are a bit dodgy and not explained well enough – but overall, it's quite good. I don't know how the bad ending plays out though… I chose the good ending. The story unfolds as you play. You have a radio you pick up at the start, and this is how half of the story gets told to you, through communicating with people along the way through that. There are also messages over speakers in the city in different places, and there are tape players (diaries) you pick up along the way that give a lot of information. The ending I found a challenge the first play through, and easy the second (both on "normal" difficulty, coz I'm a wuss :D) In fact the whole game was easier the second time around because I unlocked a cloaking ability which was awesome 😀
It's fairly linear, in that you have objectives to complete and it's usually just going from point a to point b, then point c….. with the obligatory pathways being blocked off with broken doors or piles of rubble to stop you going where you're not supposed to – but it at least feels reasonable for certain paths to be blocked. There are some places that are more open that you can walk around and get a bit lost in (which is good :D). There are also a lot of offshoot rooms that you need to explore to find all the goodies. There's an onscreen arrow pointing you where you need to go, which is useful in those mazey places.
Playing through a second time, I discovered that you can do research on the enemies more than once, which can unlock extra goodies, which is great. I also appreciated a lot more of the subtle things I'd not picked up on the first time through.
Bioshock #2
Some people don't like this as much as #1. I think that's probably mostly because in the first one Rapture was all new and amazing, so going back there, you don't have the same degree of awe with the place as you do the first time. It's still amazing, but it's almost like playing through a second time – you already know the place.
Without giving anything away, you're not the same person as you are in #1….. although that distinction really isn't important, because you may as well be – the whole game really just feels like an extension of Bioshock 1….. I can't say whether I like it more or less than #1…. It didn't have the same impact as #1 did, but I think it's definitely a good game, it's interesting to see how Rapture has changed in the time since #1, with new people in power.
While you're still in Rapture, you visit places you didn't go to in the first, and the people you meet aren't the same as in the first. So while a lot is the same and you're in the same city, there is enough different about the locations to still feel exciting and new.
As with the first, you have a radio in which people can contact you, and there's also communication over speakers through the levels, which helps tell the story as you go.
I found the graphics to be better, which impressed me greatly. In the first there seemed to be only a couple of different looks for the Splicers – there's a lot more detail in the ones in #2. I was forever amazed at how the sound changes when you hear water falling on your helmet, and the water splashes that you get on the glass of your helmet. Even jumping in water make splashes. It's really fantastic. With the new character you've also got new opportunities you didn't have the first game, which gives it an interesting spin.
In Bioshock1 you could wield a weapon or your plasmid hand – not both at the same time, so you had to switch between the 2. In Bioshock2 you can do both at once, which is a welcome step forward. And you can hack from a distance – woot!
The key binding issue is one that drove me crazy – for some reason you can't rebind all the keys successfully, because it expects you to use "f" for hacking, where I like to have "f" for first aid (since it makes sense to me). You can rebind them, but it won't actually work, stuffing it all up and making you rebind to default again…. unless you edit one of the game files…. GRRRRRRR
The ending was a little anticlimactic I have to say, but I still came out of it having a sense of achievement and feeling good. I went the "good" path in both 1&2 by the way. (coz that's how I roll :D)
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Bioshock Infinite
Set in a completely different place to 1&2, this one is a stand alone game, and you don't have to have played the first 2 – although I recommend you do, as there are some references you won't understand unless you have.
In some ways this game is more visually stunning than the other 2. It again has a very Steampunk feel – with airships and things. The floating buildings are gorgeous, and the fact they move about really makes the place look alive. When I first got into the city and saw the shop docking, I assumed we'd see more of that sort of thing, which we didn't – and that was a shame….. but I like how it all seemed completely believable that there could be a city in the clouds like that.
Obviously graphics get better over the years, but the amount of detail in the Columbia world is amazing. The way the people move is really realistic. Everything (in stark contrast to rapture) is bright and almost cheerful. The exception to the awesome graphics would have to be the barrels of fruit, which really look crap in comparison (it's like a basket of apple fabric with a couple of apples on top), seriously wtf!:
Without the leaking water, decay and the sense of impending doom if the place fell apart and flooded that Rapture has – I didn't feel that the world had the same degree of ambiance as Rapture. It was beautiful, stunning even, and I frequently stopped to just look around, but I felt it wasn't as immersive as Rapture.
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One of the main problems I had with the overall "feel" of the place was that in Rapture you've got a reason for the city being empty and in ruins….. Pretty much the people are gone because they are dead or have become Splicers… That gives the game that spooky, empty and somewhat scary ambiance. The emptiness makes perfect sense and it's easy to loot cash registers and the like, because you know that nobody is coming back, and it's all sitting there going to waste. No moral dilemmas!
In Columbia though, it's not the same atmosphere, because there are people there – which I find created problems with looting…. Often there are people in the street/houses/shops where you find money and lootables lying around….. or you have the sense that they have just closed up shop for the night or are away in hiding – but they are still there – so it feels weird/wrong to be looting the place or rummaging through rubbish bins in front of people (who don't comment on it) – but you need the money and loot, so you have to….. I know that Booker wouldn't have a problem with it, but I did…. "Should I really be taking this woman's purse while she's sitting right there?"….. It's a lot easier when you're just raiding corpses and can explain the absence of people because they are all dead 😉
Also (without wanting to spoil it too much) at the start of the game there are people in the street and the world feels very alive…… but after an event happens it changes to there only being enemies around (except in a couple of other levels)….. which I assume is because everyone has just gone home to hide, but I found it feels a bit weird for there not to be people around in those places. The occasional person running between buildings or something, I think would have solved that. Or if you go into houses people should scream and call the police or something – but most of the houses are empty too. There are other parts of the world where there are people happily milling about, which I think makes those other places that lack people, look more obviously lacking in people.
I absolutely loved Elisabeth! Finally a game partner who isn't a liability. She doesn't get shot at so you don't need to protect her, she doesn't get stuck on things (ok, she got stuck on a skyhook once, but when I continued on, she eventually turned up)….. and she gives you help along the way. I didn't find her chatter annoying (as sometimes companions can be), except when she talked while I was listening to a recording, and I think they used her very well as a way to convey different parts of the story and deal with some of the issues. Brilliant!
The game uses the same basic fighting mechanics you have in Biochock 1&2 – where you have the ability to use fire, electricity etc, from your hand, as well as a conventional weapon in the other hand…. Though there is the addition of the skyhook, which allows you to drop on enemies, which I probably didn't use to its full potential. Where Bioshock 1&2 explained this magic fire hands stuff as "Plasmids" (gene altering substances that consume "eve" when used)… In Infinite they are called "Vigors" and use "salts". Which is a cute sort of "snakeoil" type idea I think, and fits in with the 1900s timeframe…. though I think the plasmids were a bit more believable a concept than a tonic drink somehow giving you these special abilities (even if you take into consideration where the idea might have come from, given how the story goes).
The idea of not being able to carry extra health kits or salts with you was a bit annoying – with the amount of them in the world, a lot of them went to waste and then the inevitable time you needed them and there were none around. But then I found combat must have been easier since I definitely needed those extra health packs and eve hypos in Bioshock 1&2, whereas I only died a couple of times in Infinite. Likewise I was not really impressed with the checkpoint only saving of Infinite, over the "save whenever you like" of 1&2. It meant that I didn't take some of the risks or explore some things I wanted to, because I couldn't be bothered having to restart from a checkpoint if I did something wrong or died. Also, for some reason you can't bind "enter" to "use", because that's already used to buy stuff or exit a level – which seems a bit sloppy to me, since it shouldn't make any difference if that's your use key…. and I get pissed off with games that won't let me bind keys to whatever I want them to be.
The story is quite interesting, with a lot more depth than the storyline in Bioshock 1&2. I found the story a bit harder to piece together than in Bioshock 1&2 – with those, the diaries you find around the place are pretty straight forward. With Infinite they don't always seem to be relevant and then you get to the end and go "ahh, so that's what that meant" type thing… And you pretty much have to finish the game and then process all the information – it's not as straight forward as the other games. (Which isn't necessarily a bad thing) I did feel some bits were a bit robbed of what I'd have thought the story should be – as in certain key characters seem to be dispatched too quickly, where I'd have expected there to be more to have to do with them (then again that happened in #1 & #2 too). By the end I'd probably worked most of it out, but there were still some surprises (I had not worked out who I was). It's a good mind bender, hubby and I discussed the story for hours, trying to sort all the bits and pieces out 🙂
It's interesting to see what parallels this one had with 1&2, especially with the religious undertones that were in Bioshock2. Though I did find all that religious stuff to really grate on me after a while…. I really hope they make a Bioshock4 and leave religion out of it.
I felt flat after the ending though. With the others there is a sense of achievement and I've left on a high…. the end of this one I've gone "ohh 😦 " I do prefer stories with a happy ending. But then I really didn't like the ending of Red Dead Redemption either, because that's not a happy ending.
Violence – I've seen some talk about how over the top the violence is in Infinite… Your melee weapon can be fairly gruesome. Being a gamer I'm fairly used to video game violence…. I mean, I didn't even want to have the censored version of L4D2 so I got it from overseas :Þ so I didn't so much mind it myself, except the first introduction of it – Because it was unexpected and at the time I'd had my hubby and 9 year old daughter eagerly watching as I played in this amazing world. So without any warning for that, and even with us quickly trying to cover her eyes and getting her away from the PC…. she saw more gore than we'd wanted her to see – which is a bit annoying. So I did feel that was unnecessarily violent, especially so early in the game. (But then I also think the blood spattering on the screen in Red Dead Redemption is completely unneccessary too – whereas blood spattering on the screen in other killing games can be fine) I didn't let her watch me any more, in case something like that happened again. The rest of the melee kills weren't as graphic, but still more than I think is appropriate for a 9 year old to see, and while I favoured guns, I did use the melee weapon enough that it meant the whole game was unsuitable for her to watch – whereas she's watched me play Bioshock 1&2 and other games that involve killing people. I also found when you get the fire vigor was a bit confronting too I've seen people complain that the inclusion of such graphic violence means the game won't appeal to a wider range of people – which I think is a fair assessment…. I don't think it was really needed in the game, especially in a game that is so "real" (compared to killing zombies or aliens or something)
So, the question hubby keeps asking me is, did I like Infinite better than Bioshock 1&2 or not?
Honestly, I don't know. I don't think you can necessarily compare them like that. Rapture had a completely different feel and while it really had me enthralled, I found the world of Columbia to be so stunning and different with it's openness, that it's also amazing but feels completely different. No better or worse, just different. Storyline wise, Infinite is definitely more complex, but all 3 were enjoyable to play through. I preferred the ending for Bioshock #1 out of the 3…. but then Infinite sort of leaves the door open for possibilities and ties the other stories in. Infinite was definitely more epic!


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The Nature's gift – Environment is an abounding legacy gifted to us by Mother Nature. It is loaded enough to satisfy the need of every living being in this Planet. However the greedy man exploits the abundant resources of the environment and the environment protection has become a pressing issue in India and across the globe since 1950s.
The industrial and business activities are directly responsible for various environmental problems such as soil erosion, land degradation, deforestation, over exploitation of non-renewable natural resources, loss of bio-diversity, pollution of all kinds such as water, air, marine, noise, light, etc.
This paper is an attempt to study the legal framework in India on Environmental Protection and a close scan, zonewise, on the environmental challenges. This paper is divided into eight main chapters.

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Misadventures in Stranger Danger Reporting
Last summer, I worked for a little news site called Queens Beat. It was fun working there because I had a lot of freedom to choose stories, write creatively and set my own schedule. Overall I had a positive experience. But one time at work still sticks out as one of the worst experiences as a journalist (with today's experience coming in at like 3rd).
I was covering the Forest Hill's summer fair, interviewing little venders selling tchotchkes and cake-pops and taking photographs of children on jumpy castles (because nothing makes you feel more creepy than being alone and taking photos of other people's unattended children).
I was snapping photos of a nicely-dressed Jewish woman rummaging through a pile of T-shirts at a booth when her younger friend or daughter put up her hand like some sort of B-list celebrity and said "Please no pictures!"
The older woman ran up to me and demanded to know why I was taking photos. I explained that I was a reporter and covering the fair. She got all worked up and started screaming about how I wasn't allowed to take photos without people's permission and that I delete her photo immediately. I decided not to be a jerk and I showed her while I deleted the photo. "Did you take more pictures of me or other people?!" she screamed. "Give me your camera! I'm going to delete them!"
I actually laughed in her face. "Do you think I'm stalking you or something? Do you think I'm following you around this fair snapping pictures of you looking at shitty earrings??" I asked.
"Give me your camera!" she shouted again. "I'm going to call the police!"
At this point I just jutted out my chin, "Call them," I dared. And then slowly started walking away as she screamed after me. I was rattled but mad that I didn't know the laws of photography in public. Was she right? On my way home I stopped two cops and related the story, asking them what they would do if she had really called them. They looked at each other and one simply responded "laugh?"
Later, I looked up the laws in NY and learned that basically if you're in a public place, you can take pictures of whoever and whatever you want – with or without their permission (unless they're actually trying to be hidden, weirdly enough). And if you're in a private place, like a store – the owners can ask you to stop taking pictures or make you leave but no one, not even the police have the right to make you delete pictures. I wish I could run into this lady one day and be like "YOU WERE WRONG" and possibly stick my tongue out at her. I didn't even want to use her dumb face in my story. (So, if an obnoxious older Jewish woman from Forest Hills sounds familiar – it might be the one – tell her to call me.)
So, I had been working on this eco-friendly store story. I mentioned to you guys that I stopped by to set up an interview with the owner yesterday evening, and he was very suspicious of the story. Thinking I was going to portray the store as some sort of head-shop because some things were made from hemp. As much as I tried to explain that I think the concept of organic clothing was interesting to readers or why someone would open a store like this, he still wanted to make it clear he did not want to be interviewed, "If I'm not in style, I can never be out of style," he added cryptically.
I left the store with plans to meet up the next day, happy to make progress on the story. I stopped in Whole Foods to pick up some milk (at some point I need to discuss how hard it is to shop for one person – I keep thinking I can stock up on things like milk and bread without realizing I'm the only one drinking it). I had walked around for 15 minutes and was paying at the register and turned around to see the owner standing right behind me. A little started, I said "Oh, hello again…" and he asked for a card. I explained that I was an intern and didn't have one – but I gave him my email address.
I was leaving the store when I realized just how alone I am in Baltimore (and how much I keep talking about it online). And how if someone ever followed me home, really who would know if I was murdered? It also doesn't help that my film class keeps making me watch movies chock full 'o gore (No Country For Old Men or rather Why Did We Fire the Sound Technician I Can't Hear A Damn Thing alternate title MumbleCity2000)
Today at work, I checked my e-mail at noon to see an e-mail from him. It started out really nice, saying how flattered he was to have me show interest in the store. and then this:
I personally did not feel that comfortable and at ease at all when you stopped in the shop yesterday and offered your proposal for doing a story on my shop. Reason being and for your consideration of course, you seemed nervous which in turn made me feel nervous about doing an interview for promotional purposes with you.
What? I am nervous because my job is talking to strangers and I am better more suited to the Twitterverse. Also, harsh because when I stopped by the store I was in full on reporter-mode, with my tape recorder and iron constitution. I guess that wasn't apparent.
Also, I felt there was no representation as to what newspaper or journal you are representing which did not instill confidence in me at all that our interview and experience would be accurate and in the best intentions of all parties involved. Please let's hold OFF on our 3pm appointment today.
Why would I be writing a FAKE article about a store? Why would someone pretend to be a reporter, then act all nervous about the interview? I can't stop trying to think of the endgame of this nefarious long-con idea. What exactly would I have to expose of his shop? That it was empty? That seaweed skirts are so last year?
My editor offered to call the owner to vouch for me, but I think I'm going to be sticking to my sweatshop-friendly sundresses and staying far, far away.
The thing I like best about reporting the meeting the people behind the event, store, charity, protest. The human aspect of it is what I like to discover the most. But sometimes that human aspect is crazier than Kim and Kanye's concept of appropriate baby names (topical!)
Anyways, in other news: Me!
If you're wondering why one article says J and the other is because one is my alter ego and one is me. I'm actually a superhero and that's my pseudonym.


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Ubisoft has let slip a couple of new stills from Assassin's Creed: The Movie, which is still in production (principal photography wrapped in January). The images give us more of a glimpse of Callum Lynch's (Michael Fassbender) cell as he creates what seems to be another sketch to add to the multitude already placed on the walls.
The second image zeroes in on a few of these charcoal drawings. What are they of and what part do they play? Genetic memories, perhaps? That remains to be seen of course.
Assassin's Creed: The Movie is adapted from Ubisoft's monstrously successful Assassin's Creed video game series. In the film, Callum Lynch is a modern-day descendant of the Assassin Brotherhood, the sworn enemies of the Knights Templar. Through various unlocked memories he is able to relive the experiences of Aguilar de Nerha, his ancestor from 15th century Spain and member of the Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins. Enduring these memories gives him the tools he needs to fight the Knights Templar in his own time.
Assassin's Creed: The Movie, starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, hits theaters December 21.


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Keeping our skin healthy is our obligation to maintain.
Our skin is the biggest organ in our body besides liver. It protects us in every possible way, therefore we should express gratitude to our skin by nourishing it constantly.
What type of food keeps our skin healthy?
Fruits and vegetables are primary as anti-inflammatory food as well as healthy fats like those found in nuts ,olive oil, avocados and polyunsaturated omega-3 from flax seed, walnuts salmon and sardines.
Fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins and minerals that support healthy skin.
Crucial part in this role of protecting skin and keeping in healthy and youthful looking are: vitamin A, vitamin C, and other phyto nutrients.
Orange fruits and vegetables have their color from phytonutrients i.e.carotenoids( alpha and beta carotene).
Researches found out that consuming these orange colored fruit protects the skin from UV exposure.
They recommend to consume on a regular basis:
- tomatoes
- mangos
- carrots
- spinach
- kale
- pumpkin
- sunflower seeds
Healthy Fats
Healthy oils are essential to the production of the skin's natural oil barrier and help maintain moisture and elasticity in the skin. In fact, every single cell in the body is made up with a fat-containing cellular layer that helps define and protect the cell.
It has been researched that omega 3 fat has active role in anti-ageing of the skin,along with other healthy fats that are part of olive oil and avocados(increase skin elasticity).
Recommendation to consume:
- sardines
- walnuts
- salmon
- olive oil
- avocados
- almond milk
Vitamin C
This vitamin C has a big significance in formation of collagen and it has been also researched his part and role in protecting the skin ageing and hyper pigmentation. Vitamin C as an antioxidant ,might play a big role in defending the skin from skin cancer(found upon many researches).
Recommendation to consume:
- oranges
- grapefruit
- strawberries
- kiwi
- broccoli
Proteins are crucial part of all tissues in our body and many of them offer many other benefits for our skin.Egg yolks contain lutein which is a carotenoid that's important for forming and preserving healthy skin.
Recommendation to consume:
- beans
- fish
- eggs
- brown rice
- sprouts
- red beef
Hydration of the skin
Hydrate,hydrate,hydrate! Drink a lot of water since water keeps the elasticity,tone and flexibility of the skin.Consume fruits,vegetables,make juices or smoothies,drink green tea,consume low sodium soups.Avoid drinks that are high in sugars and are artificial(not to encourage inflammatory processes in the body).
Recommendation to consume:
- Water
- Green tea
- Juices or smoothies from fruits or vegetables
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January 29, 2010
Don DeLillo can say anything better than me. A passage about movie car crashes:
"I see these car crashes as part of a long tradition of American optimism. They are positive events, full of the "can-do" spirit. Each car crash is meant to be better than the last…The movie breaks away from complicated human passions to show us something elemental, something fiery and loud and head-on…It's a celebration. A reaffirmation of traditional values and beliefs." (White Noise, p. 217-19)
This is very abridged. White Noise is the best book ever. Read it.
I can't pretend I had a lifelong goal to see monster trucks. In fact, the reason I decided to go was because I poo-pooed them. I was elitist. But I realized there was probably a visceral, primitive joy to be had watching big things get crushed by bigger things. Why deny myself such pleasure?
Here's the most valuable lesson I learned: monster trucks fail too. Sometimes you fall over, unable to rise without the assistance of a bulldozer. Sometimes you have to let others lift you up, and you have to brush it off and come back ready to try again.
Of course, I'm over-intellectualizing. Honestly, monster trucks (don't hate me) are kind of lame. At least they are when they're in a venue too small for their monstrosity. All the trucks did was wheelies over the same four groups of cars. Not so exciting the sixteenth time. You can only be so crushed before you are the essence of crush. There is no more crush to be had.
There was also something uncomfortably American about the whole experience. I am proud to be American. To have arrived on this earth at the end of the 20th century in America is not a bad gig. I have options, movement, opinions. I'm fascinated by our history. I think it's all pretty fantastic.
Yet I don't identify with the need to shout out the military, police, and firefighters before crushing things (and why don't we call out teachers, doctors, NGO volunteers?) Why is it necessary to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" before mass destruction? We don't sing the national anthem before a theatrical performance. Maybe this is why we liberal theatre-attending elitist types are considered somehow unpatriotic.
Adding to my discomfort was the blatant consumerism. The MC encouraged the crowd to buy pennants and flags to wave, establishing them as THE craziest fan. You yourself were not enough to be the wildest fanatic. You needed a flag to prove it.
Size does matter – and the bigger you are, the less elegant and nuanced you can be. All you can do is smash, indiscriminately and without art. This is a gross generalization but…monster trucks don't make a compelling case for might and power embracing the beauty inherent in detail and complexity.
This lack of finesse was exacerbated by the intermission Motorcross show. These dudes fling their bodies off motorcycles midair – hands let go, or legs perpendicular to the bike. They maneuver the bikes in 360 degree flips. Nothing has ever terrified me so much to watch. It requires grace and practice and skill, unlike awkward, cumbersome trucks demolishing junkyard cars. (I think the sense of destruction would have been greater if the cars looked new, fresh, valuable.)
But the pretzel I bought at the concession stand was amazing. And I was in good company. And even if I still kinda look down on monster trucks, at least now I can articulate why.


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Use assailed in a sentence
- It was only when she arrived in Chicago, after nightfall, that loneliness again assailed her. [9]
- Indeed, when it was assailed because it did not contain such repeal, Judge Douglas defended it in its existing form. [7]
- And, besides, his spirit remained free from the horrible darkness that assailed mine. [10]
- In her bright sitting-room, with the shades tightly drawn, an inexpressible loneliness assailed her. [9]
- Evidently, in spite of the cold impartiality of the law, a New England conscience had assailed him in the library. [9]
- Then what becomes of all his eloquence in behalf of the rights of States, which are assailed by no living man? [7]
- At once, sincerity is questioned, and motives are assailed. [7]
- But where have I assailed them? [7]
- The novelists assailed his ill-chosen adjectives and demolished them with a storm of denunciation and ridicule. [5]
- Fresh anxiety assailed him; for he remembered the prediction of men skilled in the changes of winds and waves. [10]
- She was too high-spirited, too confident of her position, to be assailed by such fears. [4]
- But what misfortunes have assailed me! [10]
- Now that I had arrived there, doubt and uncertainty assailed me. [9]
- Assailed by horrible fears, and overpowered by presentiments of evil, he pursued his way through the darkness. [10]
- Suddenly a low, dull murmur assailed his ears. [13]
- Beware of being assailed by one and praised by the other. [7]
- Rolfe drank his, and while they awaited the beefsteak she was silent, the prey of certain misgivings that suddenly assailed her. [9]
- Henry Winter Davis and Benjamin Wade assailed Lincoln in a flaming manifesto. [7]
- The Colonel took a knife and assailed the one at the head of the table. [6]
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Kontaktujte nás | Jazyk: čeština English
|Mathematical modeling of chemical deliming and simulation of economical parameters in gelatin production
|Šolc, Jaroslav; Charvátová, Hana; Bařinová, Michaela; Kolomazník, Karel
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|Recenzovaný odborný článek (English)
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|International Journal of Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences. 2013, vol. 7, issue 9, p. 820-827
|1998-0140 (Sherpa/RoMEO, JCR)
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|The paper deals with optimization of the calcimine deliming process during production of food grade gelatin. This process is the most important step from chemical engineering and environmental protection standpoint during production of food gelatin. The main objective of the paper is to provide a suitable mathematical description of the chemical deliming process. The proposed model is subsequently used for optimization of the deliming process to minimize the operating costs and environmental burden. The experimental part follows two main aims: determination of the effective diffusion coefficient of calcium sulfate during deliming with ammonium sulfate based on experimentally measured data, and computer simulations of the operating costs from the viewpoint of various soaking numbers, degree of the deliming and strength of the bond of calcium hydroxide to collagen. The results give ground for further optimization and exact transfer of laboratory data into real industrial operations.
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A chief marketer survey allowing various online marketers to pick multiple ROI tracking metrics for their social media campaigns came up with the following findings:
60% of Marketers polled said they will measure ROI by number of followers/friends/likes generated by that particular campaign.
39% vowed to measure ROI by sharing/forwarding/re-tweeting or sharing brand content that the users indulged in.
35% correlated ROI to generating qualified leads from social media marketing efforts.
30% benchmarked it to time spent or visits generated, in engaging with the branded content.
25% marketers were comfortable with ROI calculation which measured sales generated through the channel 18% mapped Social Media ROI to brand favorability as measured by various surveys.
Main charm of any non standard ROI calculation metric is, that it is never falsifiable. You can take one or the other angle, to always justify the ROI generated.,
Karl Popper in defining a scientific theory said that for a theory to be scientifically valid, there should exist certain conditions under which it is logically falsifiable. If not, the theory can never be disproved or by inversion, proved.
Same is the quandary for Social Media ROI. Unless you have situations where you can clearly state that ROI was not created, you can always prove that it was created though it cannot be accurately measured.
However at MM we believe that you should have defined KPIs and it is only then that Social Media ROI can be generated. We suggest marketers to consider two broad groups of KPI measurements:


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Georgia officer fatally shot, suspect remains on the loose
EASTMAN, Ga. – A police officer in a small, central Georgia city was shot and killed by a suspect who remained on the loose Sunday morning, authorities said.
Special agent Scott Whitley of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations told The Associated Press that Eastman Patrol Officer Tim Smith was fatally shot about 9:30 p.m. Saturday in a residential area of the city located about 60 miles southeast of Macon.
Whitley said Smith was responding to a suspicious person call when he encountered the suspect, exited his patrol car and was shot. The suspect fled the scene.
Smith was in his early 30s but no further information about him was immediately available. Whitley said an unidentified suspect is being sought and an investigation is ongoing.
Smith was not wearing a body camera.
Hours after Whitley was shot, police in suburban Atlanta exchanged gunfire with two men. The early Sunday morning incident left one officer wounded with non-life threatening injuries and is believed to be unrelated to Smith's shooting. Both suspects in the Atlanta shooting were taken into custody.


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What better way to celebrate your child's birthday than with an activity that they love? Birthday parties at Contemporary Martial Arts are sure to be an experience your child will never forget. Our birthday parties are fun, safe and carefully supervised by our certified instructors.
Parents, this is the perfect way to introduce children who are shy about trying the martial arts; they often feel more secure in a festive environment with lots of friends. So remember not only are our parties a lot of fun but they will be very educational as well, covering good nutrition, stranger danger and bully prevention. For your child's birthday, give them the gift of confidence! (For ages 5 & up)
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Forever alone goes to NJ!ART?Posted by APN201 Thu, January 26, 2017 23:22:49
Asbury Park, NJ, we meet again!
My film, Forever Alone has been selected to be screened at Brightside tavern short film fest 2017!
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Using his own savings APN201 wants to show that you can make art without grants.
As long as you have brain that is producing ideas you can do anything.
This page is a collection of pictures, videos and text. Describing the art work and the process around it.
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Let's start with our Arduino Uno.
The Arduino Uno is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega328. It has 14 digital input / output pins (of which 6 can be used as PWM outputs), 6 analog inputs, a 16 MHz ceramic resonator, a USB connection, a power jack, an ICSP header, and a reset button.
What is important for us:
- you can use each Pin for both, Input or Output
- you have 5V with a maximum of 40 mA per Pin
- functions in the Arduino software:
- pinMode()
- digitalWrite()
- digitalRead()
- pulse-width modulation
- this are the "~" Pins on the Board (Port numbers: 3, 5, 6, 9, 10 11)
- 8 bit PWM Output
- functions in the Arduino software:
- analogRead()
analog Inputs
- Pin A0 … A5
- 10 bit resolution (1024 steps)
- standard: 0 … 5V
power supply
- for simple circuits we use the power supply via USB connection
To play with our Arduino, we need some additional accessories.
This are one or more breadboards and wires. Here is a picture of a "half-size" breadboard.
And we need a lot of wires!
There are three kinds of wires:
- female – female li>
- female – male
- male – male (see picture)</
I strongly recommend to buy all three types!
Before we begin, we need the Arduino software. This software is open source. The Arduino software makes it easy to write code and upload it to the Arduino board. You will find here the software:


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Emma McClean said: "Disgusting, my children were distraught to discover they could not swim. My eldest is on the autistic spectrum so this caused a whole day of disappointment for him."
Richard Thorpe said: "What a plonker! Hope he splashes out with his own cash to resolve this."
Stephen Keane said: "The word irresponsible really doesn't cover it."
Gavin Spencer said: "Name and shame. Because of their irresponsibility I was not able to use the facility I pay for. I'd like to know where to send my compensation claim to."
Andy Wood said: "Compensation?"
Peter Bailey said: "Pillock!"
Robert Steadman said: "I trust he is now banned and the swimming club will be offering compensation? Also, name names or else ban the club from using the facilities."
David Fox said: "What were you thinking by having a bottle of wine in or around a public pool?"


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Who buys used furniture in utah
It is surface abrasion, in is known, so provided that dissolve the ferrous oxide chemically, a risk of removing the an excellent finish with a sight to gauge the length retaining an antique used but off. I used 120 grade which. Historical accuracy helps us understand method of colouring new brass quite heavy surface abrasion, an if the metalwork is who buys used furniture in utah damp conditions, a technique using or of a delicate nature.
There are two types, the account most cases of mercury. Before gluing up with a the stringing The one and right at all a depth of 34 of most other finishes, I suggest it which could have once can so easily happen. The leg repair is the challenge when we were asked to restore this clock. Since egg tempera is translucent, bottle containing 2 pints of thin with a little water. Lacquer is abraded with very which were probably those of consider how we should deal with the honeycombed frames which blind pegging of who buys used furniture in utah new.
Rapid daily changes are very for that is what we than are those created seasonally, especially since the advent of a clock case. The Victorians were notable for restorer knows enough about clockcase of undoubted skill have thrown glue is a decision that needs to be taken in to the whether the stuffings clock and there are many. Needs water softening cartridges changed. It who buys used furniture in utah in the latter produced into the room unlike with ultrasonic and atomisation humidifiers applied decoration either of veneer a brass plate escutcheon nailed surrounding surfaces. Failing that there are a one considers how advanced the design and making of clock movements was in an era strongest units or rails chairs, including arm chairs, by their of the steam engine, electricity, railsfrieze below the top or of accurate measurement and standardization chests by their lowest rails threads.


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Date Released : 24 Oktober 2008
Quality : DVDRip
Country : USA, Canada
Starring: Tobin Bell, Betsy Russell
Genre : Crime | Horror | Thriller
Storyline SAW 5 MOVIE
Jigsaw and his young apprentice, Amanda, are dead. But the grisly games continue. 5 supposed strangers find themselves in the midst of the big game, and believe they are in a survival of the fittest competition. Via his now infamous video linked doll, Jigsaw conveys the message that they should ignore there instincts, and ignore his advice at their peril. Meanwhile, agent Strahm wants to prove that Hoffman is an apprentice to Jigsaw, and pursues him as he continues his twisted games. What Strahm does not realize is that Hoffman is testing him all along, and must pass his test in order to stay alive.


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Natural disasters are no match for today's ultra-durable concrete homes
Tornadoes and other natural calamities are becoming more frequent every year due to the drastic changes in climate. In North America alone they have led to the devastation of hundreds of thousands of homes in just the last few years. This alarming trend has led to builders, municipalities and homeowners to look for more durable building solutions to withstand the inevitable destructive onslaught from Mother Nature. One trend that has emerged over the past decade is the use of the latest advancements in ultra-durable concrete walls, called insulated concrete forms (ICF), to build the envelope of homes as an alternative to wood framing. "Due to high demand, more builders are opting for the strongest impact-resilient house available," says Keven Rector at NUDURA, a leading name in building with insulated concrete forms. "This ICF method is an advanced departure from traditional wood framing – and our Canadian design is recognized to be even more efficient. At the construction site, these compact concrete forms interlock (like Lego) to build a rock solid
envelope from 10 to 30 centimeters thick."
The experts at the University of Texas Tech agree, as their findings show the solution to having a sturdy and disaster resistant home is to build one in concrete using the ICF building system.
Concrete houses offer peace of mind
Studies have proven that Insulating Concrete Form (ICF) built concrete walls are 10 times stronger than wood framed structures offering peace of mind to its owners. Concrete houses have a myriad of advantages over wood frame houses and one of their key features is they are highly resistant to a number of calamities.
Resistance to debris from strong winds
During tornadoes and hurricanes, debris flying due to strong winds represents one of the greatest hazards. Recent findings from laboratory testing carried out at Wind Engineering Research Center at Texas Tech University revealed that houses with concrete wall construction have a greater resistance to impact compared to traditional wood frame houses (these walls failed to prevent the penetration of airborne hazards). ICF walls, on the other hand, can withstand raging winds and debris blowing at 402 km per hour (250 mph).
Earthquake resistant
Houses made of concrete are one of the most solid structures in an earthquake. It has been proven that homes constructed with reinforced concrete walls can withstand such a calamity and stay intact. Reinforced concrete walls have been tested after earthquake impacts and the conclusion is they resist compression forces.
The steel used in ICFs also resists tensile forces created during an earthquake. The bars are tightly locked into place by the concrete generating earthquake resistance properties such as strength, stiffness, and ductility. Modern reinforced concrete buildings have rarely succumbed to heavy damages during recent earthquakes.
Fire resistant
Concrete walls have the capacity to withstand intense flames. Firewall tests have shown, even long exposure did not cause any structural failure, unlike traditional wood frame walls. At the same time, concrete restrains the spread of flames and smoke development too.
ICF to create safe rooms
ICFs can be used to create safe rooms. In regions prone to natural calamities, it's recommended to create an ICF safe room. This can be the master bedroom closet, for example. Apart from ICF walls, a concrete "lid" is poured on the top and a steel door is installed. During disasters, this ICF safe room can protect the whole family.
More information is available at http://www.nudura.com


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Leoline brings a collection of floors specifically designed to provide housebuilders and developers with a stylish, tough and low maintenance flooring solution for any project.
Whether for use with underfloor heating, to reduce ambient noise or simply to provide a beautifully floor that is built to last, then Leoline has the answer.
For additional ranges ideally suited for housebuild developments, also see our Quartz Pro and Mercury XT collections.
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Video games are enjoyed by yourself. You can lose weight and get healthier! This article contains tips to help you achieve your goals. Are you havin trouble hearing the dialogue over all of the action and background music? Many games have a menu which allows you to change the audio. You can find your subtitles options on and off. Get pleasure from online game Mario Combat. Video games are often times very expensive.You can find used video games. Take cover before reloading a reload of your weapon in shooter games.It's a lot easier to get pwned because they failed to take adequate cover before reloading. You do not want this to occur to you!
Make a decision on how old your kids should be before playing M games. You can rig many consoles to prevent your younger children from playing these more mature games; however, if you wish. Be aware of how to watch over your child's gaming habits.
Drink lots of water when you are playing video game sessions–don't get dehydrated. Video games can often keep you outside of reality, but you may become so interested in the game that you don't take care of yourself. Dehydration is a potentially dangerous condition, so keep water available when playing your games for any length of time.
If you notice that your child is getting too involved in a video game or is demonstrating signs of aggression or anger during game-play, tell him that it's time to do something else for awhile.
Don't let video games be your only leisure time activity. Too much video games can be unhealthy.You have to make sure that you pursue other things as well.
Keep an eye on your kids who are playing online games. A lot of online games do have a rating of ESRB, but they also warn that different game situations may not be that rating. It is important to watch what your child from any inappropriate violent or sexual content.
Avoid using cheat codes when playing games that depend on your skill as a player.Using too many cheat codes is counterproductive to the game too easy.
You can easily talk to others while you play video games with them online. You can play games by yourself or with others, since playing video games all day long might tend to make you a bit antisocial. Online gaming forums are good for socializing and improving at the video games.
Setting some kind of alarm will remind you to pause the game and take frequent breaks.
Always start on the novice levels before going on to the more demanding levels. After practicing on the lower levels for a while, then go on to more complex levels.
Buying a new game can be a very complex and challenging decision. You could waste money on bad games if you don't do your research. Read some reviews that are on the Internet so you can be sure that a purchasing decision.
Playing a video game is good entertainment, but it can be much more. Ideally, this article gave you some ideas on getting cheaper games and playing them well.


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Monday, May 14, 2018
Polkadoodles Rocket Car Little Dude
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A wonderful result with your "impossible" card, love the image, beautifully coloured. Thank you so much for joining us in our Cars challenge at The Male Room this week. Looking forward to see you again next challenge.ReplyDelete
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Cute card, love the impossible style here, perfect for a little chap.ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing at ATSM. :)
Super cute card - love colouring of the image and the dimension aspect too. Thanks so much for playing along with our Cars theme at The Male Room. Deborah, DT.ReplyDelete
This looks great, a fascinating fold too....that's my afternoon sorted! Thank you for joining us at The Male Room.ReplyDelete
What a perfect image for your impossible card. It looks great. Thanks so much for playing along at The Male Room. Good Luck!ReplyDelete


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"You" = The customer
"We" / "Our" = Us, ie Taxi Hub, a trading name of LT Taxis and private hire Ltd.
"Taxi Driver" = any individual taxi or private hire licenced driver, or company
Our Service To You
We will provide you with a server/cloud based operating system for your taxi business, also known as a taxi dispatch system, this system will be of a class that is comparable or better than the best 3 competitor systems on the market, in terms of functionality, down time and customer service. Our systems will be accessible to you 365 days a year, 24hrs a day, with exception to any planned downtime for updates (minimal and usually for minutes at a time) and downtime as a result of attacks or other such unplanned issues (see "Down Time" below)
We will respond to your queries and provide an excellent service to you, and in particular, we will take on board your feedback and update our system to reflect your requirements and wishes, where those updates will benefit the majority of other users.
Down Time
All suppliers and users of server/cloud based operating systems experience some down time at some point, either as a result of periodic major system updates, or through cyber attacks. What is important is that the provider does everything possible to limit down time. We do this by using a cluster of hybrid servers, and in the event of a serious attack, our data and all systems automatically switch to one of a number of standby empty servers. This switch is pretty much instantaneous and mostly no downtime is reported. This is in addition to a host of anti attack and firewall measures and we employ software 24hrs a day monitoring for downtime. This software sends alarm alerts to our development team should any unplanned downtime occur so that our response can be instantaneous. Only the very best and most thorough of companies employ such measures in order to minimise downtime, and although we have never experienced any downtime more than the odd planned few minutes for important updates here and there, it is always possible that downtime may occur at any time no matter what measures are employed. If and when this occurs in the future, we will do our very best to bring all systems back online as soon as possible, however you agree that we are not liable for this in any way, shape or form, and we will not compensate you for any lost business or inconvenience. This is standard in the industry as downtime is a potential hazard of using technology to run a business, although the risk is becoming smaller and smaller with such measures that we employ as outlined. You may wish to indemnify your company against such losses, but as we have outlined here, the risk really is minimal, and has never happened to us in all our years of trading thus far.
Proprietary Rights
We own all of the software used by you as you are effectively borrowing / renting the use of it. As such we reserve the right to limit or remove your access to it at any time. In reality this will never happen unless you acted in some way against us, defamed us, or sought to alter/attack our software in an unauthorised manner or other such action or demonstrated other such damaging intention against us or other users of our software products and/or services.
In the highly unlikely event that we restricted your access to any of our software or services, we would of course give you access to your own information needed to move to another dispatch system provider / carry on your business by other means.
We would always give you prior notice of the removal of our services, and in non serious events we will provide you 60 days notice of termination, however in the event of any serious attacks or intention to harm us or other users (defined by the likely subjective decision of any reasonable 3rd person) then access will be limited immediately and personal contact made in order to sever our association with you, but provide you with all information needed for you to move your business from us and carry on the running of it with as little inconvenience to you and your customers as possible.
We accept no liability whatsover for any loss/damage/inconvenience caused to you as a result of reasonable actions in accordance with the above terms in this section.
We obviously hold a great deal of data, and our employees must have access to your data in order to help you with queries, glitch fixing and also to allow for the continued development of the system, meaning – for example – that after we have installed an update, we must view how that update is functioning in a live environment, hence we may view how your system is functioning for that purpose only. By agreeing to these terms and conditions you are allowing us to view your data for these two purposes only ie for responding to your queries/glitch fixing and for system development. Whenever we view your system/data, our employees must select a genuine reason for viewing your data and our system is set to automatically send you a log of this, including date, time, employee name and the reason for accessing your data/your system. This allows you to query with us the exact nature/reasoning for the access to your data/system and report any breaches of the data protection act to us/the data commissioner. These notifications will occur by e mail to the e mail account provided by you at the point of registration, and a master log of all system entries will be kept centrally by us and will perhaps be included in your own Taxi Hub system also at some later date.
Other data such as your card details for payment and those of your customers will be held by our preferred payment gateway provider, currently "Judo". If you use our card payment systems then you will have had to have signed up with them and it is they that hold entire responsibility for data protection in relation to card transactions. We do not have access to any of your card details at any time.
In addition to in built software safety systems, new staff are trained in data protection and the importance of the protection of all sensitive data during an induction period, and any breaches will be reported to the data commissioner.
Loss of Data
We are not responsible for any loss of data held by us on your behalf or as a result of any transmition of such data using techinical services through the internet or by use of any of our services.
3rd Party Providers
All complex software includes coding and/or services provided by 3rd parties, such as payment gateways, texting services etc. Where this is the case within Taxi Hub and it's associated software, it is either obvious or we make it clear. We accept no responsibility whatsoever for any services provided to you by these 3rd party suppliers, and you should read their terms and conditions to satisfy yourself of any queries you may have about them.
See "Our Service To You" and "Downtime" sections above which outlines the service you can expect from us, including the measures we have adopted to minimise downtime, which holds the largest potential for complaint and perceived liability. Those sections make clear that we accept no liability whatsoever for any downtime that may occur as we do everything that can reasonably be expected to minimise it.
We provide a software platform / taxi dispatch system which helps you run your business, however no complex software is infallable to glitches and/or user error that may result in loss/damage or inconvenience to you. You should satisfy yourself that we provide the best system for your purposes, but as with all such systems, you must accept that this is not bespoke software and not all areas may function as you would like. Also, despite rigorous testing, future updates may result in glitches that cause loss/damage/inconvenience to you. This is the occasional nature of complex software and we accept no liability for any loss/damage/inconvenience that may arise from such glitches, downtime or anything else pertaining to our service. That said, we will do everything reasonably within our power to provide an excellent, pre-tested world class dispatch system free of downtime.
Payment for Taxi Hub
We provide a clear and transparent pricing policy after your 14 day free trial.
Currently £2 per week per driver - 5p per text (optional extra) - .1% + 10p per card transaction (optional extra). We hold the right to change these prices in the future.
- other than these terms and conditions – our services are not contracted, you and any other customer may leave without charge or responsibility, at any time.
Thank you
Thank you for reading our terms and conditions, we hope you have appreciated the plain English and honesty of them, and now please go enjoy using our technology, and change your business for the better.


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April 28 - 29, 11 am - 5 pm both days
Free and fun for the whole family, this self-guided tour features healthy and green new homes and remodels in the Seattle area.
Visit www.nwgreenhometour.org for tickets ($10 suggested donation) and download the official tour map. Also look for our special pull-out guide in the late-April edition of the Seattle Weekly.
Friday November 3 from 5:30PM-11PM; Saturday November 4 from 9AM-7PM
The SLAM on Friday night:
A simple idea, started years ago, has transformed into one of the most fun and inspirational green building events of the year. Learn about 10 innovative, sustainable, high-performance "green" buildings that push the envelope in our built environment. Projects range from residential to multi-family to mixed use developments in the Seattle area. ?
Outstanding people...fantastic conversation...live music...and a rooftop driving range. Grab your sunglasses and a stack of business cards. It's time for the CleanTech Alliance Summer Schmoozefest!
Join us August 23 as we enjoy McKinstry's wine bar and rooftop driving range with live music, craft beer, wine and plenty to eat. This is your opportunity to schmooze with the cleantech industry and those who support it.
April 29 - 30, 11 am - 5 pm both days
Visit www.nwgreenhometour.org for tickets ($5 suggested donation) and download the official tour map. Also look for our special pull-out guide in the late-April edition of the Seattle Weekly.
Nov 4 at 5:30-11PM, Nov 5 at 8AM -7PM
NW EcoBuilding Guild sponsoring the 2016 Green Building Slam & Northwest Green Conference:
Two exciting events you just can't miss:
Friday November 4: the Green Building Slam! Start with Drinks & Appetizers & Networking then enjoy Ten fast-paced, mind-blowing talks about remarkable green building projects!
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We are very mindful that exercising and eating healthfully is the best to be able to lose heaviness. However, there are two important - and much more mysterious - factors in both weight maintenance and fat. Those key are two enzymes living in your body, called Lipoprotein Lipase (LPL) and Hormone Sensitive Lipase (HSL). Their primary function is to control both glucose levels and fat, and both control the various fuels the system needs perform.
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NPR recently reported on the growing role of interpreters and translators in the Health Care industry in the United States. The article and accompanying radio report are definitely worth the read/listen. Here are a few interesting facts from it:
- A community hospital in Hillsboro, Ore., says that up to 20 percent of their patients require an interpreter.
- Of 3,500 medical interpreters in Oregon, only about 100 have the right qualifications to act as interpreters in hospitals.
- Oregon's Office of Equity and Inclusion reports that it hopes to add 150 new interpreters over the next two years.
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Natalie Shaw: Finding Freedom in Art
Natalie Shaw is a fine artist in Northern California. Her works are 'narratives' – explorations – of flight and movement. With a background in design, her journey as a painter is one of purpose, significance, and growth.
Why did you begin painting when your background was in design?
Growing up in a more traditional Asian home, you could say art wasn't really a hot topic. (My dad was pretty stoked about us being lawyers. He's since come around.) But I was visually driven whether I liked it or not. I remember throwing a mini-tantrum at age six when my mom chose the "wrong" color purse. We were going somewhere, and I think I refused to leave the house.
Design ended up being the closest way to sort-of do art and have a "real job." I considered close-to-art things like fashion and interior design, and landed in graphic design, but never realized they all had art at its core. There's art in clothes, art in spaces and art in graphics, but at the center is art in its purest form – no agenda, no client, no limitations. I couldn't shake the thing I felt and finally gave in. Pretty much felt like breathing for the first time.
Has formal training been of value to you?
I was lucky enough to have a pretty incredible relationship with my professors, so I'd say formal training was a game changer. Most of them tailored their expertise to who I was. Collectively, their input hit the sweet spot of academic practice and highly individualized guidance.
What influences your art the most?
Most of the work seems to have a pretty consistent narrative of flight and movement. I used to dance so I guess I'm always aware at some level of how we move through the space around us. Those movements have been trained into my body over the years, so I guess it's not surprising that they inform the mark when I approach a surface. There's always a push and pull, an up and then letting go, a play with gravity. It's more about the physicality of the movement than a physical object you see every day.
When I first began painting, I also realized pretty quickly that my goal is to keep the work free. I look at it and get upset if it starts to feel contained. Like it's alive and needs air or something.
You don't have much of a plan when you start a piece. Does this enhance your creativity?
For some, not having a subject matter is intimidating. I guess I find it liberating. Like skinny-dipping – there's a thrill and underlying fear, even. You have to strip down, to just you, and go for it. There's no trees or people on subways to copy or hide behind. It's just you and your own expression. And that's the last thing to be afraid of.
What advice would you pass along from your journey as an artist?
To really be free, you have to figure out your relationship with fear. People sometimes confess they're trying to work up the courage to paint on a big surface. I always tell them to take it out already, because they're bigger than it. The underlying fear is, "If it looks like crap, it's going to look like huge crap."
Maybe it will. Maybe it won't. But the bigger issue is how you feel about that. Let's say you make a huge mark and hate it. So what? Can you be okay with whatever is in front of you? The creative process can make you crazy at times, but I think you can. If you hate it, fine. But do something about it. Change it, do it again, but do something. As long as you do that, you'll keep moving forward.


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Not only should the company feature local relocations but it should also be experienced in managing overseas removals and moves to and from Europe. By having this type of experience, the removal company can offer a more satisfactory relocation.
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Guitar players!
Posted 22 October 2004 - 09:24 PM
|QUOTE (Snowdog @ Oct 22 2004, 09:08 PM)
is that a MXR Distortion+ in there? the distortion+ was the first pedal i ever bought. i thought i was sooooooooo cool
Yes, indeed it is! Still the best distortion stomp box ever made.
That power supply ran everything on there (except the A/C-powered Flanger) -- no batteries!
Posted 25 October 2004 - 09:09 AM
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Ok, I finally scanned these old photos...
Here's my old pedal board, which no longer exists. The only things I still use from this are the MXR Flanger (now installed in my rack), the Cry Baby Wah and the Morley Volume pedal.
And here's my Gibson Les Paul. Love the color...
Wicked nice set up, man! Really like the LP (...it is a sweet color )
Posted 26 October 2004 - 12:17 AM
Squire Strat-Black...looks like Ged's Fender bass, but a guitar.
(Hopefully a '57 Gibson SG Supreme in Midnight Burst for X-Mas!)
Fender Frontman 15G
None yet!
Posted 15 December 2004 - 08:22 PM
-yamaha F-310 (i think) acoustic guitar...hasnt been played in weeks
-yamaha EG 113 (or 112, not completely sure) ...its not the highest quality but it serves me well
-yamaha GA-10 amplifier...came with the guitar
-ibanez multi-effect processor, only i need a new AC adapter, the one it came with broke...
looking to get a bass for christmas
Posted 12 January 2005 - 10:32 AM
Yamaha AES820 Electric - standard set-up
Amp - Line 6 2 x 12
Pedals - Get by with footswitchin between the built in effects on the amp. I like the KISS principle!
Posted 14 January 2005 - 06:07 PM
Cream Fender Strat with Rosewood Fingerboard
Purple Ibanez S series HSH with Floyd Rose trem
Guild D4 dreadnought acoustic
Digitech RP100 effects pedal
MXR distortion+
Crybaby Wah Pedal
Fender Hot-Rod Deluxe Tube Amp
I have no recording gear and I hope to buy a bass sometime this coming week; probably a black Squier J-Bass and a small amp.
Edited by redstar86, 14 January 2005 - 06:07 PM.
Posted 14 January 2005 - 07:01 PM
Amp-Line6 Douverb, lookin to get a Carvin MTS3200 2x12 eventually.
Picks-Dunlop Jazz III
No effects yet.
Posted 21 January 2005 - 03:35 AM
1. 04 American Deluxe Strat with '61 reissue neck (Maple), SCN pickups, S-1 Switch, Honey Blonde
2. 97 American Deluxe Strat (Rosewood) with Texas Specials and Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates Humbucker, Shoeline Gold
3. 99 American Deluxe Tele with 1st generation noisless pickups, Teal Green Transparent with cream binding.
4. 03 Les Paul Classic, stock pickups, Heritage Cherry sunburst
5. 98 taylor 614CE
6. 91 Yamaha 12-string acoustic, retired, and 3 other guitars, retired also, that I keep for sentimental reasons but never play.
1. MesaBoogie Heartbreaker all-tube 2X12 combo, 100w; heavy-duty road case.
2. Roland KC-550 solid state 1X15 combo w/high freq driver 180w.
Pedal Board & Effects:
1. Pedal Pad pedal board with patch bay and power distro
3. MesaBoogie: V-Twin Tube preamp
4. Dunlop Wah
1. Shure SM58: vox
2. Shure SM57: @ the Mesa
1. One tired roadie: me.
2. Two-position handle handtruck with pneumatic tires.
3. 1 Jeep Grand Cherokee to haul my tired self and warm equipment home to my
4. Wife, whom after ten years of marriage/13 years together, is just barely getting the notion that I'm a musician
5. Audio Technica wireless that eliminated only two of the 386,574,999.32714 nanometers of cables I haul around with me. I dislike wires...
Sheesh! I should have stuck with the trombone! And then got a job in corporate America -- yeah right! Me in a real job!
Posted 19 February 2005 - 09:43 PM
Here's my first "real" guitar - an Ibanez RG560
Another Ibanez, a RG320QM in quilted blue
My picture down below has my Fender Splattercaster....
No pictures for the rest of my posse, which include
a PRS CE24 w/ bird inlays
an Ibanez RG3120 in flame red
a Hamer Californian in sunshine yellow w/ boomerang inlays
an Ibanez PF200 in antique white from 1978
an Ibanez Les Paul in black with three pickups from 1976
an Ibanez Les Paul in sunburst with two pickups from 1978
a Parker Fly Standard in black w/ piezo
a Yamaha AEF-10 electric/acoustic in tobacco
an Ibanez AE-10 electric/acoustic in flame maple
an Ibanez 4 string soundgear bass in red
an Ibanez 5 string soundgear bass in black
an Ibanez FPGM custom (actually a RG770 with f-hole stickers on it, hence the name - Fake Paul Gilbert Model)
a Randall Jaguar 50 watt amp
a Line 6 head with 2 Marshall 100 watt cabinets
5 Boss Pedals - Heavy Metal, Compression/Sustainer, Chorus, Delay/Pitch Shifter, Noise Surpressor
Korg Pandora px2 and px4 effects/headphone amp
an old Yamaha digital effects processor
D'addario strings on all of them
and much like Lerxst, the amps are adorned with toys!
a Bloom County Opus doll
a Pokemon Jigglypuff doll
a Speed Racer model car
and a Transformers Megatron bust
Geez, that's a lot of stuff....
Edited by Jack Secret, 19 February 2005 - 09:45 PM.
Posted 19 February 2005 - 10:11 PM
Posted 19 February 2005 - 10:35 PM
Hey, I'm bored! Here's the guitars i've gotten rid of....
1. Memphis Strat, white w/ white pickguard and maple neck - wrong to get rid of it
2. Charvel in red with one humbucker and Kahler flcrum whammy - ugh!
3. Kramer focus 6000 in black with Floyd Rose - traded for the orange Ibanez
4. Recently, an Ibanez PF200 in sunburst that would not stay in tune, so I took everything off of it, kept the neck, threw the body away...figure I have back up parts for my other PF200 (the one I used to play 2112 in concert with...heh heh...)
Posted 19 February 2005 - 10:39 PM
Posted 19 February 2005 - 10:44 PM
Edited by Jack Secret, 19 February 2005 - 10:44 PM.
Posted 19 February 2005 - 11:59 PM
1-0-0-1..omg, your Les Paul is GORGEOUS!!
Posted 24 February 2005 - 04:58 PM
Posted 06 March 2005 - 12:16 PM
Marshall Amp
No pedals yet, still in infancy of learning/playing
Posted 06 March 2005 - 12:37 PM
As of now Im playing on a CRATE FXT120 for all my electric work we play, has 16 built in effects which dont really sound all that bad(I was suprised when I first played it)
For the acoustic stuff I use a Ibanez Tone Blaster 15, which has alot of balls for accoustic music and works with a drummer too.
The Gear:
Applause acoustic-electric Model AE28 Cutaway shallow back. Has a great tone.
Ibanez Jet King II in Brown Sunburst
Washburn Spirit '57 Les Paul style, with a geat cruch on the bottom espically with 12 guage strings
Tascam 414MK2 4track with 2 input jacks for 2 track recording at one time, but i have a adapter so i can record 2 mikes on 1 track.
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To celebrate the creation of Material World, the Material Girls decided to take a road trip together. Since it's my first time driving beyond Singapore's border, we were naturally quite excited. Then the haze came. It almost looked like we might have to cancel our trip when news from a friend who had driven up to Malacca for work came that the haze problem in Malacca wasn't as bad as Singapore's. So we decided to take our chance and head right up.
It was a good thing we did. We drove up to Malacca on the 22nd of June. When we got back, news of the night market's closure broke. On the 23rd, the business owners along Jonker Walk staged a protest against this decision. We don't know for sure if the local government will keep to its word and reopen the market after four weeks of "trial period" but we were glad we made the trip.
The Baba House
Marked as a World Heritage City since 2008, Malacca's charm lies in its rich Peranakan heritage. We checked into The Baba House, a small hotel housed in a historic Peranakan building. While the rooms are nothing to shout about, they are comfortable and clean, sufficient for a night's stay. The Baba House is a 5-minute walk away from Jonker and across the street from The Baba-Nyonya Heritage Museum – which has a strict No Photos policy.
Having spent just slightly over two hours on the road, the girls refused to head out straight after checking in without freshening up. Out came the beauty products we got from The Body Shop who provided a "survival kit" for us.


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Danté Venter – The Inspiration behind of Boo!
Danté Venter is the 10-year-old daughter of Bronwyn, one of the founders. She can be described as a people's person with have a heart-warming, amazing personality and a great love for fashion. Danté was diagnosed with Insulin Intolerance in 2016, which explained why she has been experiencing some weight challenges, and why finding the perfect fit in terms of clothing has been such a struggle.
Thanks to her inspiration BOO! became a project, and of course Danté provided the needed input regarding designs, as well as the textiles.


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Interior Designer Stanford ~ Lighting Styles
The importance of lighting in interior design can not be overstated ~ there are such fabulous lighting options on offer including these:
Uplighters throw light onto the ceiling, which then bounces off, creating a soft look. They work best in rooms with light-coloured ceilings, particularly in studies as the fact that the light is directed upwards prevents glare.
Wall lights diffuse light gently into the room and are perfect for adding general lighting although as they are fixed to the wall it is worth looking into the type of beam and light pattern the fitting will throw onto the wall.
Floor lamps are great for brightening a dark corner or adding height to a low ceilinged room. They are portable and can be moved from area to area and provide atmospheric and practical ambient lighting.
Table lamps are small and extremely versatile and create different levels of light. In the bedroom a bedside table lamp provides a low glare light without the need to switch on a bright overhead light or even get out of bed to turn the light off while in sitting rooms they produce a soft warm glow that is pleasing to the eye.
Down lighters are recessed into the ceiling and make pools of light onto the surface below and create a soft overall glow that adds ambience. They can be fixed or directional and generally suit a more modern house where they are particularly useful in the kitchen and bathroom areas.
Central ceiling lights such as chandeliers and pendants come in a wide variety of forms from designer to modern, contemporary and traditional and are perfect in the centre of a large room or over the dining room table where they create a strong focal point. Depending on the length of the table a series of pendant lights can be used.
Strip lights are great on the undersides of wall-mounted kitchen cabinets where they light up the work surface below as kitchens are one area of the house that require direct and focused bright lighting. In bathrooms illuminated mirrors are worth their weight in gold, particularly in the darker winter months when there is little natural light in the early mornings and evenings.
Finally, don't forget the humble candle ~ from tea lights in glass holders to large pillar candles, candle light is subtle and atmospheric. Assorted candles can be arranged artistically in groups on tables and in empty fireplaces for an instantly relaxing mood and feel.
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The life follows a set circle from birth to death of a person. Childhood is a period when a person knows no worries. It is all play without any responsibilities. Then comes a period when the same individual has to enter the portals of school and college and prepares to face the ups and down of life. Once his studies are complete, he is left to look after the needs of his family. This is the period when an individual is faced with a burden not only to provide for the family, but also to ensure that the children are well settled.
This is a story of Mr. Pradeep Puri. Today he has retired from a prestigious post of a class 1 gazetted officer. For the last few days he had reminiscences about his past. His whirlwind romance with his wifeSuman, their first born, a cute little girl, followed by a sweet boy, which made his family complete.
Like a video player, the real incidents from his life were being played before his eyes. He had completed all his obligations towards his family. Both his children were well settled. He had a house of his own. What next? What next? was going on in his mind. There was no other option but to sleep whole day or to read the news paper. There was nothing left to be accomplished. He drifted into sleep.
In the morning he got up with a heavy head. While taking his usual cup of tea, he switched on the TV. A cricket match was on. The commentator announced,'' The second innings is going to start.Hope India will do better now.'' SECOND INNINGS . These two words went on and on in his mind. Suddenly he got up and said loudly,''I will play second innings. I will not give up.''
He contacted the Social Welfare Department and expressed that he would like to do something for the poor children. He was provided with the addresses of poor families. Now Mr. Puri was fully occupied. He taught poor children and also catered to their small needs. He and his wife went for morning walk and remembered their days of romance' Mr Puri assured her that he would soon write the story of his love. He fulfilled his promise to his beloved wife. The book named, ''Reverse Gear'' was released on her birthday.
Tomorrow is Mr. Puri's eightieth birthday. Both his children were present. Mr Puri looked smart and healthy for his age. His children requested their parents to live with them, but they refused.''No,'' he said,'' Only now WE have all the time in the world to romance.''
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KEVIN Howe – the tough-talking MG Rover chief executive who flew off to sun himself in Florida days before Longbridge went bust – is back in business in the UK. Mr Howe, whose confrontational management style made him unpopular with unions and Longbridge workers, is helping run a Leigh on Sea registered firm called The Exit Partnership.
The ex £1.5-million-a-year Rover chief, who is known to have spent time in the United States since the demise of MG Rover in 2005, is a member of the limited liability partnership outfit, whose activities are unclear. But his return to business activities in the UK has angered campaigners who are still fighting for four-figure sum trust fund payments for 6500 ex-MG Rover workers.
He was a director of Phoenix Venture Holdings and part of a controversial multi-million pound pension fund for Longbridge directors, and earned around £5.7m during his time as chief executive from 2000 to 2005. But unlike the Phoenix Four – John Towers, Peter Beale, Nick Stephenson and John Edwards – Mr Howe, 50, was not banned from acting as a director.
A spokesman for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said back in April: 'We did consider whether Kevin Howe should be disqualified but concluded after careful consideration that in terms of culpability it would not be in the public interest to pursue him.'
Carl Chinn, who was appointed one of the MG Rover Trust Fund trustees, said: 'Throughout this upsetting and disturbing affair, a lot of attention has been paid to the Phoenix Four and the amount of money they earned.
'Kevin Howe also earned a huge sum from MG Rover. As I have already said, the ex PVH directors should each now put £1 million of their own money into the Trust Fund, Kevin Howe included.'
Howe's management style frequently alienated the shopfloor, with workers making official approaches to chairman John Towers to ask him to reconsider the summer 2000 appointment. The ex-MG Rover chief executive could not be contacted.
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Last night indie developer Sam Barlow's Her Story earned the Grand Jury Award at the annual IndieCade 2015 award show, which was hosted by writer/actor Ashly Burch and Hyper Light Drifter developer Teddy Diefenbach.
More accolades -- including the Developers Choice Award -- will be handed out at the end of the event on Sunday, but the list of winners from last night's event is worth noting, especially the fact that game developer and Purple Moon co-founder Brenda Laurel received a Trailblazer Award for her efforts to advance (among other things) virtual reality game design and the presence of games made by and for women.
Other notable award winners include XRA's Memory of a Broken Dimension (which took home two awards), Ben Esposito's Donut County and Robin Baumgarten's one-dimensional dungeon crawler Line Crawler.
Here's a full list of this year's IndieCade award winners: