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Lewis Hamilton was fastest in the first practice for the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix on Friday, while Formula One leader Sebastian Vettel was second.
Fernando Alonso, the only driver fighting Vettel for the title, was fifth.
Hamilton had a lap of 1 minute, 14.131 seconds with McLaren at Interlagos, edging Vettel's Red Bull. Vettel teammate Mark Webber was third in 1:14.198 and Jenson Button of McLaren was fourth in 1:14.217.
Alonso, who tested different wings, clocked 1:14.392.
Vettel has a 13-point lead over Alonso and needs to finish fourth or better to become F1's youngest three-time champion at age 25. He can also be the first to win three in a row since Michael Schumacher in 2004. Schumacher plans to retire after the race.


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Even small BBQ grills can be awkward to lug to a tailgate, but this Notebook Portable Flat-Folding BBQ is just about as simple as carrying a meat-charring incinerator can be. Priced at around $40, the Notebook BBQ can fold up when not in use, leaving your friend who agreed to carry the charcoal SOL. Once we learned how long the grill needed to cool to a holdable temperature, we could bust this thing out on a whim to spite those damned vegetarian sunbathers. Then, once the testosterone wore off, we'd apologize for ruining their otherwise perfectly lovely afternoon. [Gadget Shop via Coolest Gadgets]
Folding "Notebook" Grill (For Mobile Meat)

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When the H.K. McCann Company opened its doors a century ago, it did so with both a "Truth Well Told" creative philosophy and a collaborative, integrated approach – two core components of what we stand for that have gained even more relevance over the years.
Our enduring commitment to "Truth Well Told" underscores that McCann is a company built on the power of Truth to transform brands and businesses. It is an approach that recognizes the primacy of consumer insights in building brands successfully.
We believe Truth is a catalyst for authentic, powerful ideas that will be believed, embraced, and advocated by people in their everyday lives. And these ideas are able to drive positive change in a brand's relationships with its consumers and its employees.
McCann Minneapolis is a McCann Worldgroup agency, activating Meaningful Truths through our unique combination of Connections Strategy, Investments, Analytics and Digital Experiences.


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Liberty News
Jacksonville takes Jennings in seventh round of NFL draft
Rashad Jennings became the first Liberty Flames football player taken in the NFL Draft in nearly two decades, as the running back was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday afternoon, in the seventh round of the collegiate player draft.
Jennings, who was the 250th overall selection in the draft, was the first of two seventh-round picks by the Jaguars and one of nine overall players taken by Jacksonville during the two-day selection event.
Jennings becomes the sixth player in program history to hear his name called at the NFL Draft and the first since the 1990 draft, when Liberty had a pair of draftees.
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LaDawnH necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 25 diseños de 12 diseñadores freelance.
ATX Global
What text should be included in the main part of the logo? - ATX Global
What type of product or service do you offer? - Internet marketing, targeted search results, internet map placement, keyword optimization, ppc optimization, internet social networking presence.
How long have you been in business? - 12 Months
What do you hope to accomplish with your new identity? - Local search domination by unique business niche clients.
What are your long term goals? - National service and potentially global service.
What type of logo would you like? - Open to suggestions. My initial idea would have a nice bold font and a globe / image of the earth in it.
Do you have any colors in mind for your logo? (if so, why?) - Nothing firm. Blue and green and earth tones are general part of most globe images.
Do you have any specific images or icons in mind that you would definitely like to see incorporated into your logo? - Globe or world map image possibly
What attributes would you like your logo to reflect about your business? - professional, search and keyword savvy, search results, market domination.
What is your tagline or slogan? -none yet.
What is the overall message you are trying to convey to your target audience? - premium company able to get their company top rankings and more clients.
Where will your new logo be used? - website and forms
Please describe your existing audience - Small to mid sized corporations, service companies and professional organizations that service a specific geo targeted area.
Who would you like to add to your audience? - Larger companies that service multiple market areas, cities and county service areas. Statewide service area companies.
We would like the files to be delivered as .ai
If you have any questions please feel free to ask!
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Country singers Darryl Worley and Aaron Tippin headlined the Valentines For Veterans Salute To America's Gold Star Families concert at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Saturday night. The free show also also featured Lee Greenwood and Lucas Hoge.
Worley, who had a hit song with the 9/11 tribute "Have You Forgotten?," said in advance of the show that it was a natural and easy fit for him and his music.
"My journeys overseas to the war zones, my family background, all the military-rich things that I come from, it's been a joy for me (to play shows like these)," Worley said. "It's not been a labor for me, it's been a labor of love. I can not only relate to these people but maybe help them in some way and maybe help educate some of these other folks about what these men and women have been through and what their families have been subjected to."


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Chezza necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 57 diseños de 19 diseñadores freelance.
Shop72u (shop seven to you)
We are a husband and wife team living in Adelaide Australia we are wanting to prompt specific product groups. These will be diverse products ranging from outback clothing to organic skin care. Will be starting with Australian outback clothing and then adding other product ranges.
I guess to start with we would want to appeal to people in the outback but as we add other products depending on what they are we will want to appeal to other groups of people. So something that will have an appeal to a broad group of people.
A logo in keeping with the following web template but remaining generic (not bookshop) in keeping with the template colors and appeal.
1. Modern design - No cartoon outlines
2.Corporate - Classy - not fancy.
3.The typeface should be clear, simple and bold. We want something that stands out.
4. Design will be used on business cards, invoices, contracts, letterheads, website.
Looking forward to see what you come up with, Good Luck!
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ACOG Guidlines Update 2006 Exercise During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
DISCLAIMER: The information contained on this site is not meant to replace the advice and recommendations of your doctor and/or midwife. Please consult your caregiver before beginning any exercise program.
The current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and American College of Sports Medicine recommendation for exercise, aimed at improving the health and well-being of nonpregnant individuals, suggests that an accumulation of 30 minutes or more of moderate exercise a day should occur on most, if not all day of the week. In the absence of either medical or obstetric complications, pregnant women also can adopt this recommendation.
Given the potential risks, albeit rare, thorough clinical evaluation of each given pregnant woman should be conducted before recommending an exercise program. In the absence of contraindications, pregnant women should be encouraged to engage in regular, moderate intensity physical activity to continue to derive the same associated health benefits during their pregnancies as they did prior to pregnancy.
In general participation in a wide range of recreational activities appears to be safe. The safety of each sport is detetmined largely by the specific movements required by that sport. Participation in recreational sports with a high potentioal for contact, such as ice hockey, soccer and basketball, could result in trauma to both the woman and fetus. Similarly, recreational activities with an increased risk of falling, such as gymnastics, horseback riding, downhill skiing, and vigourous racquet sports have an inherently high risk for trauma in pregnant and nonpregnant women. Those activities with a high risk of falling or for abdominal trauma should be avoided during pregnancy. Sucba diving should be avoided throughout pregnancy because during this activity the fetus is at increased risk for decompression sickness secondary to the inability of the fetal pulmonary circulation to filter bubble formation.Exertion at altitudes of up to 6.000 feet appears to be safe; however, engaging in physical activities at higher altitudes carries various risks. All women who are recreationally active should be made aware of signs of altitude sickness for which they should stop the exercise, decend from the altitude, and seek medical attention.
Monderate weight reduction while nursing is safe and does not compromise neonatal weight gain. Finally, a return to physical actiivity after pregnancy has been associated with decreased incidence of postpartum depression, but only if the exercise is stress relieving and not stress provoking.
Conclusions and Recommendations
Recreational and competitive athletes with uncomplicated pregnancies can remain active during pregnancy and should modify their usual exercise routines as medically indicated. The information on strenuous exercise is scarce; however, women who engage in such activities require close medical supervision.
Previously inactive women and those with medical or obstetric complications should be evaluated before recommendations for physical activity during pregnancy are made. Exercise during pregnancy may provide additional health benefits to women with gestational diabetes.
A physically active woman with the history of or a risk of preterm labor or fetal growth restriction should be advised to reduce her activity in the second and third trimesters.
Recommendations for Exercise in Pregnancy and PostpartumSource: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Home Exercise Programs, Washington, DC, 2002
Women should avoid exercise in the supine position after the first trimester. Such a position is associated with decreased cardiac output in most pregnant women.
Pregnant women who exercise in the first trimester should augment heat dissipation by ensuring adequate hydration, appropriate clothing, and optimal environmental surroundings during exercise.
Many of the physiologic and morphologic changes of pregnancy persist 4-6 weeks postpartum. Thus, prepregnancy exercise routines should be resumed gradually based on a woman's physical capability.
Contraindications to Exercise
The following conditions should be considered contraindications to exercise during pregnancy:
- Pregnancy-induced hypertension
- Pre-term rupture of membranes
- Preterm labor during the prior or current pregnancy or both
- Incompetent cervix/cerclage
- Persistent second- or third -trimester bleeding
- Intrauterine growth retardation
In addition, women with certain other medical or obstetric conditions, including chronic hypertension or active thyroid, cardiac, vascular, or pulmonary disease, should be evaluated carefully in order to determine whether an exercise program is appropriate.
In the absence of either obstetric or medial complications, pregnant women can continue to exercise and derive related benefits. Women who have achieved cardiovascular fitness prior to pregnancy should be able to safely maintain that level of fitness throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period. Depending on the individual's needs and the physiologic changes associated with pregnancy, women may have to modify their specific exercise regimens. Despite findings that suggest lower birth weights among offspring of women who continue to exercise vigorously throughout pregnancy, there currently are no data to confirm that, with the specific exceptions mentioned here, exercising during pregnancy has any deleterious affects on the fetus. While maternal fitness and sense of well-being may be enhanced by exercise, no level of exercise during pregnancy had been conclusively demonstrated to be beneficial in improving perinatal outcome.
The ACOG Guidelines for Exercise During Pregnancy and Postpartum (1985)Source: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Home Exercise Programs, Washington, DC, 1985
Note: The following 1985 guidelines have been superceded by the 1995 guidelines above. The 1985 guidelines are included as a historical reference.
The following guidelines are based on the unique physical and physiological conditions that exist during pregnancy and the postpartum period. They outline general criteria for safety to provide direction to patients in the development of home exercise programs.
Pregnancy and Postpartum
1. Regular exercise (at least 3 times per week) is preferable to intermittent activity. Competitive activities should be discouraged.
2. Vigorous exercise should not be performed in hot, humid weather or during a period of febrile illness.
3. Ballistic movements (jerky, bouncy motions) should be avoided. Exercise should be done on a wooden floor or a tightly carpeted surface to reduce shock and provide a sure footing.
4. Deep flexion or extension of joints should be avoided because of connective tissue laxity. Activities that require jumping, jarring motions or rapid changes in direction should be avoided because of joint instability.
5. Vigorous exercise should be preceded by a 5-minute period of muscle warm-up. This can be accomplished by slow walking or stationary cycling with low resistance.
6. Vigorous exercise should be followed by a period of gradually declining activity that includes gentle stationary stretching. Because connective tissue laxity increases the risk of joint injury, stretches should not be taken to the point of maximum resistance.
7. Heart rate should be measured at times of peak activity. Target heart rates and limits established in consultation with the physician should not be exceeded.
8. Care should be taken to gradually rise from the floor to avoid orthostatic hypotension. Some form of activity involving the legs should be continued for a brief period.
9. Liquids should be taken liberally before and after exercise to prevent dehydration. If necessary, activity should be interrupted t replenish fluids.
10. Women who have led sedentary lifestyles should begin with physical activity of very low intensity and advance activity levels very gradually.
11. Activity should be stopped and the physician consulted if any unusual symptoms appear.
Pregnancy Only
1. Maternal heart rate should not exceed 140 beats per minute. Note: this restriction does not appear in the 1995 guidelines.
2. Strenuous activities should not exceed 15 minutes in duration.
3. No exercise should be performed in the supine position after the fourth month of gestation is completed.
4. Exercises that employ the Valsalva maneuver should be avoided.
5. Caloric intake should be adequate to meet not only the extra energy needs of pregnancy, but also of the exercise performed.
6. Maternal core temperature should not exceed 38 degrees C.


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Despite winning an Oscar earlier this year, Jennifer Lawrence still freaks out around other celebrities — this time when she ran into actor Jeff Bridges at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday (July 20).
At around the 2:25 mark in the video, a nervous and breathless J-Law is pushed toward Bridges — who's giving an on-camera interview — and runs away because she doesn't want to intrude. But then Jeff sees her and wants to say hello, so the reporter invites her to ask the actor a question. (Way to think on your feet, reporter dude!)
Lawrence obliges, but not without stumbling — verbally, not physically this time — and then goes all fangirl on the 'Big Lebowski' star. It's nothing short of adorable.
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The Speidi split now has a paper trail.
Reality star Heidi Montag filed for legal separation from hubby Spencer Pratt Tuesday at a Santa Monica courthouse, according to legal documents posted by TMZ.com.
The 23-year-old "Hills" star cited irreconcilable differences for the split, but did not check a box for divorce.
That means Montag's earnings will become her own property from Tuesday, the date Montag filed for separation, TMZ reported.
Montag and Pratt wed in April 2009 and went on to co-author the tome "How to be Famous."
Last week, the couple confirmed they'd parted ways, with Montag reportedly living at a Malibu mansion with friend Jen Bunney.
"There are so many lies out there about me and I just needed space – even away from my husband," Montag told People.
Fellow "Hills" castmates have said they believe the breakup is a publicity stunt.
"I think it's a joke," Audrina Patridge told People.com at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday. "I don't believe it. They're inseparable and in love."
Reps for Montag and Pratt have not commented on the latest developments.


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The journalists' guild has launched a campaign to end a publication ban on 19 newspapers amid new efforts by hard-liners to impose greater restrictions on the press, a union official said Wednesday, quoted by the Associated Press.
"More than one thousand journalists remain without work. We have made an appeal to the judiciary to respect and protect the legal rights of journalists and we insist on our call to lift the illegal suspension order against the newspapers," Karim Arqandehpour, deputy head of the Journalists' Guild Association, told the agency.
He said the association has also been lobbying the new reform-led parliament to lift press restrictions.
Arqandehpour, editor of the now-banned reformist daily Mosharekat, also denounced an order by the Tehran Justice Administration requiring publications applying for a press license to supply a list of their employees for background checks, reported AP. The order could be used to prevent journalists with liberal opposition views from working in the press, reformist journalists say.
Hard-liners ordered the closure of 18 reformist publications and arrested several leading journalists since April. One of the newspapers ordered shut was a hard-line paper, added the agency.
The reform papers have been at the vanguard of the popular movement led by President Mohammad Khatami. Hard-liners oppose social and political reforms, which they view as incompatible with the country's Islamic principles.
Although no longer the majority in parliament, hard-liners still control the judiciary, broadcast media, and the military.
"The recent temporary closure of newspapers has seriously hurt the independence and impartiality of the judiciary ... the association demands lifting the illegal ban on the press," said an open letter sent to the judiciary on Monday.
Arqandehpour said the association is also lobbying parliament to revoke a press law amendment which grants greater powers of prosecution against writers and publishers. The amendment was added last month in the last session of the outgoing hard-line dominated parliament.
Lawmakers in the new parliament, which was inaugurated Saturday, have said that lifting press restrictions was a priority, according to AP – Albawaba.com
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UPDATE: We're now making the Picade work with other systems (esp. Mini-ITX) and turning the controls into a USB HID device.
UPDATE #2: We're bundling games with the Picade starting with retro classic from Sheffield's Gremlin Graphics. Thanks to games industry legend Ian Stewart for this. See the full update.
Don't know what to do with your Raspberry Pi®? Vexed by your Mini-ITX? Pandabored? Want an awesome mini arcade cabinet for your home or desk at work? Want it to double up as a second screen for your computer when not playing arcade classics? Want to build it yourself? You've come to the right place!
The Picade and Picade Mini are high-quality desk top arcade cabinets for your Raspberry Pi®, Mini-ITX, Pandaboard, or other mini PC. Designed and manufactured with care in Sheffield, UK.
Make it, don't fake it!
The Picade and Picade Mini come in kit form for you to build at home. All parts, panels, and components are included - you just need to supply the Raspberry Pi® or other mini computer.
The only tools you'll need are a screwdriver and a pair of pliers. Total build time is around one hour and full instructions are included with the kit.
You then load up your mini computer with whatever games or emulators you want to play, hook it up to the Picade and have a blast!
What you'll receive in the Picade kit:
- Cabinet panels and fasteners
- LCD panel mount with protective overlay
- LCD panel and driver board with inputs (at least 8" for the Picade Mini and 12" for the Picade)
- Amplifier and speakers
- 3.5mm stereo panel mounted headphone socket
- Panel mounted video input socket (allows you to use your Picade as a second display for your computer or laptop)
- A proper arcade stick
- Illuminated microswitch arcade buttons (at least 4 on the Picade Mini and 6 on the Picade)
- All other required components and cables
- Any software we can LEGALLY supply in terms of emulators and drivers for the Raspberry Pi
- An awesomely hackable product :)
Why we need your help
Right now we're at the prototype stage. We have rough designs for the cabinet itself, the controls are functional, and we're working on improving the audio quality.
Currently the cabinet panels are laser cut (what else would you expect from the Pibow guys?!) but for the final product we need to invest in CNC routers to get the fit and finish we want.
We also need to design and produce a custom PCB (printed circuit board) that includes all of the power, controls, amplifier, and lighting circuitry. This will allow the kit to be constructed without any soldering. (It'll also include extra breakout points for other GPIO pins so you can hack it further!)
Finally to make it look really awesome we want to commission some custom artwork for decals that you can apply to your Picade.
Stretch goals
If we make our target and go beyond we have some ideas we'd like to integrate into Picade.
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED! £65,536 / Commodore 64: Why just Pi? Of course we love the Raspberry Pi and indeed it inspired this project because of its size and easy to work with GPIO interface. But why limit ourselves to that? There are tons of devices and form factors that could work with Picade such as Beaglebone, Mini-ITX, PandaBoard and many more. We want to research and test them to offer compatibility with the Picade.
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED! £49,152 / ZX Spectrum 48K: Decals baby! We'll commission some beautiful, original, and colourful custom artwork that you can apply to your Picade however you want!
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED! £32,768 / BBC Micro B: We're funded, woo! Time to get to work, all those that have backed us will be able to follow our progress, access the designs as we tweak them, and give feedback. We'll be iterating on our design to improve every aspect of Picade.
Hack It!
The Picade has illuminated arcade buttons which you can control via the GPIO pins on your Raspberry Pi. Create your own custom scripts to light them up when you receive e-mail, or are mentioned in a tweet, pulse in time to music, or anything you can think of!
Want to play with a friend? Hack on another controller so you can co-op or compete in your favourite games? There are already projects out there providing compatibility with classic console controllers or you can work it all out for yourself!
Need more powah!? Swap out the Raspberry Pi for something else like a Mini-ITX based computer. If we meet our stretch goals we'll make Picade compatible with other platforms as well by adding the appropriate mounting holes and providing suitable drivers/hardware for the Picade controls.
The Picade also includes a panel mounted VGA port that allows you to use it as a second screen for your computer or laptop. Be the coolest hacker in the office with a mini arcade machine showing your e-mail, twitter feed, or even watching your Nginx logs!
Who are we?
Pimoroni was founded in 2012 and is the same people who brought you the Pibow (http://www.pibow.com) case for Raspberry Pi, a massively popular (and festive) case that has sold over 15,000 units all over the world. As a business we're focussed on creating great things that mix design, function, and technology in exciting and fun ways.
We've been experimenting with the idea for the Picade since April 2012, before the Pibow was even conceived but haven't had the time or resources to invest fully into it until now.
Paul is a designer, hacker & maker. As well as doing award-winning work in Interactive DVD, he also designed the Raspberry Pi logo and is the brand and design lead for the Foundation. He wants everyone to be able to understand, hack, reuse and recycle the things around them. He lives in Sheffield with his Macbook Air and one Quadcopter.
Jon is a software guy and electronics hobbyist. Co-founder and technical lead for Netcopy (a digital archiving solution). He generally wants to control the world via GPIO pins and Python code but only in a mildly megalomaniacal sense. He's looking forward to teaching his six-month-old daughter about all manner of geekery as she grows up.
We also have a team of talented people who we can lean on for support in areas ranging from electrical engineering, finance, product design and illustration, supply chain and logistics to cross-stitch and quilt making.
Risks and challenges
We have a working prototype and a good idea of the components we wish to use in the final product. Depending on the level of interest in the Picade we will need to find reliable suppliers who can provide enough of the parts we need in a timely manner to deliver the Picade on schedule.
Pimoroni Ltd also brought you the Pibow which has shipped thousands of units. We have previous experience of manufacturing a high volume product and have already experienced and solved some of the difficulties involved in procuring parts, packaging, and shipping at that scale.
We've been testing and evaluating various parts for the Picade to find the best balance of price, performance, and reliability for the product.
Currently the audio support on Raspberry Pi is a little shaky, the situation is improving all the time though and is a software problem. We are actively seeking workarounds to this and if the problem is not solved by the time we ship then the Picade will include a USB sound card.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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Just a while ago, Ubisoft announced that we'll be getting a new Assassin's Creed title in the next fiscal year. That'll come out anywhere from October this year to September of 2014 but it might be sooner than you think.
I'm taking a wait and see approach. AC3 was the most disappointing game of the year for me last year, and yes, I remember that Mass Effect 3 and Resident Evil 6 were 2012 titles.
Well if it had a subtitle it wouldn't be AC4 now would it
Besides I hope it's not with Connor and the American Revolution. Connor sucked completely
Oh and if it IS pirate themed which i have to admit "Black Flags" does sound it then that means a lot of naval battles on the seas....I must be the only one who hated the naval battle missions. They were cool at first but felt like a chore
E32013 well "surprisingly" get another assassians creed,you know I used to be a huge fan but once ubisoft started milking ac and neglecting pop and bg&e, I just could care less for the series anymore,heck I had to force myself to beat the last game.
EDIT: let me guess disagrees are from blind assassians creed fanboys
Please let it be set in Victorian London. Or even a territory in the British Empire for that matter!


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This post is for Pete Lockett, to keep him amused and out of trouble. Pete rescued me 2 years ago in his trusty Subaru when I came off my bike training one morning before work and broke my collarbone. It had been a rough morning. My training mate Jacqui and I had gotten up way too early in the Melbourne winter, and had braved the cold out to do our regular morning session on Kew Boulevard. 10 minutes into our ride we saw a dead cyclist. The ambulance guys told us that he had had heart failure while riding, and it was a fair shock to see the poor guy, still in his kit, on the side of the road.
The emminently sensible Jacqui decided that that was enough for one morning and headed home, while I decided to keep going. Half an hour later I hit something on the road, went over the handlebars and that was it. Andy was up in north-east Victoria at the time, so I called Jacqui to drive me to hospital. Jacqui's car was at the mechanic's, so it was Pete to the rescue. Those guys were amazing. They drove me to the hospital, told me jokes while I was in triage, nursed me through my morphine-induced haze and then drove me an hour away to Monash to get surgery. And they never once complained that I had made them late for work.
So it's fair to say that I owe Pete one. I owe him and Jacqui especially for fast-talking their way into securing me Melbourne's best shoulder surgeon, but that's another story. So when Pete sent a text reminding me that it had been a while between blog posts, I thought this might cheer him up.
Onto today's blog. The highlight of my day today, without doubt, was discovering that I have made a Top Trumps card. For those of you who do not live in the UK, just be assured that not only is this hilarious, this is A Great And Special Honour. Podium Cafe did a special 4 part series entitled 'Women's Cycling Top Trumps'. Each of the parts profiled 5 or 6 riders and put each of them on a mock trading card (this is the Top Trumps bit). I got a guernsey for their Riders Who Blog section. Check out their other parts, The Sprinty Types, National Champions, and their Best Of... section.
A big high-five to 'Pigeons' who posted the article. Pigeons, today you made the 2 years I spent as an overworked trainee lawyer in the UK all worthwhile, because it meant that now I know what a Top Trumps card is, and you gave me a great laugh today. I am also impressed by your extensive knowledge of my background and I shall view my neighbours with more suspicion now. I am not sure if you are in cahoots with the crazy Greek guy who lives in the block next door and peers at me through his curtains, but if you do can you get me some baklava?
Ride happy


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Possible Duplicate:
How to A/B test a published IOS and Android app on actual users?
Is there any proper way and tool to do A/B testing in mobile apps to find the users' engagement and pain points ?
I have read very few things about them, so it will be really nice if someone can share, if they have done something like this on their iPhone/android apps.


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New Skakel trial hangs on latest appeal
ROCKVILLE -- Michael Skakel's chance at another trial now rests in the hands of a Superior Court judge.
During a 45-minute hearing Thursday morning in state Superior Court, Judge Samuel Sferrazza heard a prosecutor's arguments as to why the Kennedy cousin's latest appeal of his 2002 murder conviction should be dismissed.
Skakel's attorney Hubert Santos also presented arguments, claiming Michael Sherman, Skakel's attorney at the time of the 2002 trial, was not competent in defending Skakel, 52.
Sferrazza did not make a ruling Thursday morning.
If Skakel's latest appeal is not dismissed, a trial is scheduled for April.
Skakel, who was not in attendance at the hearing, nor were any members of the Skakel or Moxley families, is serving 20 years to life for beating Greenwich teenager Martha Moxley to death in 1975. During a hearing in the fall, Skakel again proclaimed his innocence and was denied parole.
Supervisory Assistant State's Attorney Susann Gill argued during Thursday's hearing that Skakel is in procedural default by raising many of the issues with Sherman in the latest appeal.
"I'd say a good 80 percent of what's in his current petition" was discussed and ruled on in previous court proceedings, she said.
"He doesn't get another opportunity to raise the same disputes," she argued.
Santos, arguing that Skakel should have the opportunity to show he was wrongly convicted, said that some prior court rulings give credence to the fact that Sherman did not adequately defend Skakel, who is the nephew of Robert F. Kennedy's widow, Ethel Kennedy.
"Mr. Sherman wasn't on his toes," Santos said.
Attorneys for Skakel argue in the appeal filed in 2010 that Sherman failed to challenge the state's star witness by finding witnesses who later rejected his claim that Skakel confessed to the crime. Skakel says Sherman failed to obtain evidence from prosecutors and others pointing to other suspects and failed to object to improper closing arguments.
"I stand by my defense of Michael," Sherman said when reached by phone Thursday. "I also stand by Michael's innocence."
He declined to comment further.
Santos said the latest appeal wasn't filed until later in September 2010 because the defense for Skakel was awaiting Sherman's indictment and more information about his tax troubles. Sherman pleaded guilty to tax evasion in June 2010.
"I don't think there is any procedural default whatsoever," said Santos, adding that he plans to subpoena Sherman early next week.
Gill said many of the issues in the appeal should have been litigated in 2007.
Santos and Gill declined to comment following the hearing.
When reached by phone Thursday afternoon, John Moxley, Martha's brother, said he wasn't aware of the hearing, adding that he believes Skakel has already had his day in court.
"I see no reason why there should be any more trials," he said.
Moxley said the multiple court proceedings for Skakel over the years have taken a toll on Moxley family members, who were once neighbors to the Skakels.
"It's definitely tiring and taxing and it's difficult," he said. "You relive everything."
"We have to continue to pay for it," he said. "Just because he can afford it."
The victim's 80-year-old mother, Dorthy Moxley, echoed her son's remarks a day before the hearing.
"It just amazes me they have all this energy to keep pushing for these things when they just hit a stone wall every time," she told The Associated Press Wednesday. "I just think it's a big waste of time and money for the state of Connecticut to have to put up with all these appeals. And it's a waste of time and effort and money on my part."
A Superior Court judge denied Skakel's request for a new trial in October 2007. The state Supreme Court denied an appeal of that ruling in April 2010.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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I've most recently read about the Tuesday Boy Problem via twitter and I, as probably most other people, was sure that the probability has to be 1/2. After having read through a lot of solutions which were not identical at all, I've come to the conclusion that $P = \frac{13}{27}$ sounds the most reasonable. The corresponding argument was as follows:
Say the older child is the boy born on Tuesday. Then, if the younger child is female, there are seven possibilities and analogous if the younger child is male. In case the younger child is the boy born on Tuesday, for an older daughter, again there are seven possibilities, but for an older son, there are only six, because the case that the older son was born on Tuesday has already been counted. Thus,
$$P = \frac{6+7}{6+7+7+7} = \frac{13}{27}. $$
My first question is: Is this the correct solution? I've found other websites giving different solutions, however I could never agree with any of those.
In case this is the correct solution: Why does the probability change when the father specifies the birthday of a son? (does it actually change? A lot of answers/posts stated that the statement does matter) What I mean is: It is clear that (in case he has a son) his son is born on some day of the week. I could replace Tuesday with any day of the week and the probability would be the same. Say the father would have stated:
I have two children. (At least) One of them is a son.
Then, without loss of generality, we could say that this son is born on a Tuesday and again we would have $P = \frac{13}{27}$. But looking at an equivalent (?) problem, we get a completely different probability: Let's toss two coins consecutively and say heads is equivalent to "son" and tails to "daughter". Then, if we know that we tossed at least one heads, if it was the first tossed coin, the probability for another heads is 1/2. If the second coin was heads, then we can only take the case in account where the first coin was tails. So the probability for two heads is $P = \frac{1}{3}$.
So my second (actually third) question is: Where did I go wrong?
Lastly I want to ask (as my knowledge in probability/statistics is limited to what I have been taught in high school) whether the argument which gives $P=\frac{13}{27}$ for the original Tuesday Birthday Problem already takes the possibility of twins in consideration. Can it be regarded as a special case of two boys both born on Tuesday (I ask because in every argument leading to this probability there was a distinction between older child = boy vs. younger child = boy)?
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Apprentice: An individual who is employed to learn an apprenticeable occupation and is registered with a sponsor in an approved apprenticeship program according to RCW 49.04 and these rules.
Apprenticeable occupation: A skilled trade(s) or craft(s), which has been recognized by the United States Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship, Training, Employer, and Labor Services (OATELS) or the WSATC and meets the criteria established in WAC 296-05.
Apprenticeship agreement: A written agreement between an apprentice and either the apprentice's employer(s), or an apprenticeship committee acting as agent for employer(s), containing the terms and conditions of the employment and training of the apprentice.
Apprenticeship committee: A quasi-public entity approved by the WSATC to perform apprenticeship and training services for employers and employees.
Apprenticeship program: A plan for administering an apprenticeship agreement(s). The plan must contain all terms and conditions for the qualification, recruitment, selection, employment and training of apprentices, including such matters as the requirement for a written apprenticeship agreement.
Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor Services (ATELS): Federal apprenticeship agency that oversees federal apprenticeship program registration and standard changes and approvals.
Approved: Approved by the WSATC or a person or entity authorized by the WSATC to do so.
CFR: The Code of Federal Regulations.
Cancellation: The termination of the registration or approval status of a program at the request of the supervisor or sponsor. Cancellation also refers to the termination of an apprenticeship agreement at the request of the apprentice, supervisor, or sponsor.
Certificate of completion: A record of the successful completion of a term of apprenticeship (see WAC 296-05-003) (apps.leg.wa.gov).
Certification: Written approval by the WSATC of:
- A set of apprenticeship standards established by an apprenticeship program sponsor and substantially conforming to the standards established by the WSATC.
- An individual as eligible for probationary employment as an apprentice under a registered apprenticeship program.
Committee program: All apprenticeship programs as further described in WAC 296-05-011 (apps.leg.wa.gov).
Current instruction: The related/supplemental instructional content is and remains reasonably consistent with the latest trade practices, improvements, and technical advances.
Department: The Department of Labor & Industries.
Employer: Any person or organization employing an apprentice whether or not such person or organization is a party to an apprenticeship agreement with the apprentice. "Employer" includes both union and open shop employers.
Individual agreement: A written agreement between an apprentice and/or trainee and either the apprentice's employer or an apprenticeship committee acting as agent for the employer.
Industry wide standards: The current, acceptable trade practices, including technological advancements that are being used in the different trades.
Joint: Indicates a program that is jointly sponsored by a group of employers and a labor organization with a collective bargaining agreement. It is administered by employer and employee representatives from an apprenticeship and training committee composed equally from management and labor.
Journey level: An individual who has sufficient skills and knowledge of a trade, craft, or occupation, either through formal apprenticeship training or through practical on-the-job work experience, to be recognized by a state or federal registration agency and/or an industry as being fully qualified to perform the work of the trade, craft, or occupation. Practical experience must be equal to or greater than the term of apprenticeship.
Non-joint: Indicates a program where there is no labor organization or collective bargaining agreement. It is sponsored by employer association(s) and administered by an apprenticeship committee composed equally from employer and employee representatives.
On-the-job training program: A program that is set up in the same manner as an apprenticeship program with any exceptions authorized by the WSATC and as further described in WAC 296-05-013 (apps.leg.wa.gov).
Petitions, requests, and correspondence: Any written business brought before the WSATC (examples may include: (1) Requests for new committees (2) Requests for revisions to the standards; and (3) Appeals).
Plant: Indicates a program for a single physical location or a group of physical locations owned by the sponsor.
Prevailing Wage: The hourly wage, usual benefits and overtime, paid in the largest city in each county to the majority of workers, laborers, and mechanics. Prevailing wages are established by the Department of Labor & Industries for each trade and occupation employed in the performance of public work. They are established separately for each county and are reflective of local wage conditions. (RCW 31.12.010 and 015) (apps.leg.wa.gov)
- Initial: The period following the apprentice's acceptance into the program which is limited in time by these rules and during which the apprentice's appeal rights are impaired.
- Disciplinary: A time assessed when the apprentice's progress is not satisfactory. During this time the program sponsor may withhold periodic wage advancements, suspend or cancel the apprenticeship agreement, or take further disciplinary action. A disciplinary probation may only be assessed after the initial probation is completed. During the disciplinary probation, the apprentice has the right to file an appeal of the committee's action with the WSATC (as described in WAC 296-05-105). (apps.leg.wa.gov)
RCW: The Revised Code of Washington.
Registration: Maintaining the records of apprenticeship and training agreements and of training standards.
Regular quarterly meeting: A public meeting held quarterly by the WSATC as described in WAC 296-05-008. (apps.leg.wa.gov)
Related/supplemental instruction: Instruction approved by the program sponsor and taught by an instructor approved by the program sponsor. Instructors must be competent in their trade or occupation. A sponsor must review related/supplemental instruction annually to insure that it is relevant and current.
Relevant instruction: Related/supplemental instructional content that is directly required in and applicable to the performance of the apprentice's work. Relevant does not mean academic course content taught by a solely academically qualified instructor except for courses approved by the committee or specified by state law.
Secretary: The individual appointed by the director of the Department of Labor & Industries according to RCW 49.04.030. (apps.leg.wa.gov)
Sponsor: Any person, firm, association, committee, or organization operating an apprenticeship and training program and in whose name the program is registered or is to be registered.
Standards: A written agreement containing specific provisions for operation and administration of the apprenticeship program and all terms and conditions for the qualifications, recruitment, selection, employment, and training of apprentices, as further defined in WAC 296-05-015. (apps.leg.wa.gov)
Supervision: The necessary education, assistance, and control provided by a journey-level employee that is on the same job site at least 75 percent of each working day, unless otherwise approved by the WSATC.
Supervisor: The individual appointed by the director of the department according to RCW 49.04.030 who acts as the secretary of the WSATC. Where these rules indicate a duty of the supervisor or secretary of the WSATC, the supervisor may designate a Department of Labor & Industries' employee to assist in the performance of those duties subject to the supervisor's oversight and direction.
Trade: Any apprenticeable occupation defined by the apprenticeship, training, employer and labor services section of the United States Department of Labor and these rules.
Trainee: An individual registered with the supervisor according to WAC 296-05-013. (apps.leg.wa.gov)
Training agent: Employer of registered apprentices approved by the program sponsor to furnish on-the-job training to satisfy the approved apprenticeship program standards who agrees to employ registered apprentices in that work process. The training agent shall use only registered apprentices to perform the work processes of the approved program standards.
Training agreement: A written agreement between a training agent and a program sponsor that contains the provisions of the apprenticeship program applicable to the training agent and the duties of the training agent in providing on-the-job training.
WAC: The Washington Administrative Code.
WSATC: The Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council. The Council has statutory and regulatory responsibility for governing apprenticeship and training programs in the state of Washington. (RCW 49.04 and WAC 296-05) The Council's primary function is to approve and register apprenticeship and training agreements. Persons or organizations desiring to institute an apprenticeship training program must first propose their committee and standards to conform to apprenticeship laws and regulations for consideration of approval by the Council.


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December means a crowded theatrical release line-up with studios vying for family outing dollars and the attention of award season voters. But Christmas Day just got a little less packed as Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit has been bumped to a release date in the new year. It will now open on January 17th, 2014. The news came via Exhibitor Relations in the Tweet below.
Receiving even less fanfare is the announcement from Box Office Mojo that the RoboCop has been bumped from Friday, February 7th to Wednesday, February 12th, 2014.
Paramount's choice to move Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit will free the espionage thriller from having to compete on its opening weekend with such anticipated box office heavy weights as the Justin Beiber concert doc Believe, Ben Stiller's fantastical adventure The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Martin Scorsese's hotly anticipated biopic The Wolf of Wall Street. Also opening that day are the Keanu Reeves-fronted martial arts adventure 47 Ronin, the Sylvester Stallone/Robert De Niro double-hander Grudge Match, and in limited release the star-stuffed August: Osage County, the Charles Dickens-centric docudrama The Invisible Woman, and Jason Reitman's crime drama Labor Day, which is also a Paramount picture.
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I always buy bananas with such high hopes, thinking that I (or Chad) will snack on them, will eat them in sandwiches with peanut butter, and that they will not sit on my kitchen counter turning brown for a week and a half.
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1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 large overripe bananas
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup white whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chocolate bits or chocolate chips
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 1.5 pound loaf pan with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together the bananas, white sugar and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and the canola oil and mix until blended. Stir banana mixture into the flour mixture and beat until incorporated. Stir in the chocolate chips.
Pour the batter into the loaf pan, and bake for about 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Allow the bread to cool, then slice and serve.
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As the election season ramps up, many voters are already experiencing attack ad fatigue. With the rise of the so-called Super PACs and greatly increased spending by independent groups more generally, many election watchers are anticipating that there will be far more ads and far more attack ads on the airwaves in this election than ever before. According to a recent article in American Politics Research, a SAGE journal, the power of ads sponsored by independent groups rests not just in their sheer volume, but also in their relative effectiveness. When an attack ad is sponsored by an independent group, the authors found that the ad is far more effective than when the same ad is sponsored by a candidate.
"This study indicates that candidates have every reason to hope for an unofficial division of labor, in which independent groups that are unaccountable to voters will do the dirty work of running these kinds of harsh attack ads that the candidates would rather not do themselves," wrote study authors Deborah Jordan Brooks and Michael Murov.
Brooks and Murov conducted an experiment by showing a negative state-level election ad about a particular fictitious candidate. The ad was either endorsed by the candidate's opponent, by a nonpartisan independent group, or unattributed to either and shown to a sample of 1,500 U.S. adults.
Regardless of sponsorship, Brooks and Murov found that the ads were similarly persuasive regarding the flaws of the candidate who was the target of the ad. The difference was that public penalized a candidate for sponsoring such an ad with what is known as a "backlash" effect. Because there was far less backlash aimed towards the benefitting candidate if the ad sponsor was an independent group, the attack was far more effective when it was sponsored by Citizens for a Better State Government than by the candidate himself.
The authors also suggest that since there is reduced potential of backlash from voters, independent groups may face incentives to produce highly controversial advertisements while facing relatively few incentives to be truthful in ads.
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Italian eatery Bella Italia, Port Angeles, Wash., makes its most famous meal — Bella's Mushroom Ravioli — available as a frozen entrée nationally. The restaurant, along with its signature dish, shot to fame in 2005 when it was featured as the first date setting for author Stephenie Meyers' love-struck vampires, Bella and Edward. Since then, guests have flocked to the restaurant from around the globe to dine on the ravioli. Now anyone will be able to enjoy an authentic bite at home.
Vampires aside, Bella's Mushroom Ravioli is made from fresh, all natural ingredients, and the 20-oz. entrée features mushroom ravioli in a creamy besciamella sauce with mushrooms. It is perfect as a hearty serving for one or to be shared. The sleek packaging design embraces the look and feel of the restaurant – comforting hues of red and evergreen, with a bit of Italian flair. Each entrée is available in plastic microwavable containers. Additional frozen entrées will be offered soon showcasing Italian fare inspired by Pacific Northwest ingredients and cuisine. A portion of all Bella's Mushroom Ravioli proceeds will benefit the Quileute Tribal School and Forks High School.
"When Stephenie Meyers was working on her first book, she called our restaurant to ask about menu items, and we were running mushroom ravioli as our special," recalls Neil Conklin, owner of Bella Italia. "That dish made it into the book, as Bella orders it on their first date. Ever since then, we've had travelers from all over the world. We've served more than 10,000 of these iconic pasta plates in the restaurant, and I wanted to make it available to everyone."
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John Scott registered his best round of the fall, shooting a 76 while Jake Stone wasn't far behind with a first round score of 79. Ross Maietta rounded out the squad with an 85 in the first round.
The Tornado posted a 299 in the first round, and are in 13th place of 17 teams after the first round. Armstrong Atlantic State University leads tournament after shooting 277 in the first round while USC Aiken and University of North Alabama are tied for second with a total of 282.
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Boy, how time flies! I can hardly believe that the 2011 PASS Summit is just one week away. Maybe it snuck up on me because it's a few weeks earlier than last year. Whatever the cause, I am really looking forward to next week. The PASS Summit is the largest SQL Server conference in the world and a fantastic networking opportunity thrown in for no additional charge. Here are a few thoughts to help you maximize the week. (Cross-posted to my SQLTeam blog, also).
As Karen Lopez (blog | @DataChick) mentioned in her presentation for the Professional Development Virtual Chapter just a couple of weeks ago, "Don't wait until you need a new job to start networking." You should always be working on your professional network. Some people, especially technical-minded people, get confused by the term networking. The first image that used to pop into my head was the image of some guy standing, awkwardly, off to the side of a cocktail party, trying to shmooze those around him. That's not what I'm talking about. If you're good at that sort of thing, and you can strike up a conversation with some stranger and learn all about them in 5 minutes, and walk away with your next business deal all but approved by the lawyers, then congratulations. But if you're not, and most of us are not, I have two suggestions for you. First, register for Don Gabor's 2-hour session on Tuesday at the Summit called Networking to Build Business Contacts. Don is a master at small talk, and at teaching others, and in just those two short hours will help you with important tips about breaking the ice, remembering names, and smooth transitions into and out of conversations. Then go put that great training to work right away at the Tuesday night Welcome Reception and meet some new people; which is really my second suggestion…just meet a few new people. You see, "networking" is about meeting new people and being friendly without trying to "work it" to get something out of the relationship at this point. In fact, Don will tell you that a better way to build the connection with someone is to look for some way that you can help them, not how they can help you.
There are a ton of opportunities as long as you follow this one key point: Don't stay in your hotel! At the least, get out and go to the free events such as the Tuesday night Welcome Reception, the Wednesday night Exhibitor Reception, and the Thursday night Community Appreciation Party. All three of these are perfect opportunities to meet other professionals with a similar job or interest as you, and you never know how that may help you out in the future. Maybe you just meet someone to say HI to at breakfast the next day instead of eating alone. Or maybe you cross paths several times throughout the Summit and compare notes on different sessions you attended. And you just might make new friends that you look forward to seeing year after year at the Summit. Who knows, it might even turn out that you have some specific experience that will help out that other person a few months' from now when they run into the same challenge that you just overcame, or vice-versa. But the point is, if you don't get out and meet people, you'll never have the chance for anything else to happen in the future.
One more tip for shy attendees of the Summit…if you can't bring yourself to strike up conversation with strangers at these events, then at the least, after you sit through a good session that helps you out, go up to the speaker and introduce yourself and thank them for taking the time and effort to put together their presentation. Ideally, when you do this, tell them WHY it was beneficial to you (e.g. "Now I have a new idea of how to tackle a problem back at the office.") I know you think the speakers are all full of confidence and are always receiving a ton of accolades and applause, but you're wrong. Most of them will be very happy to hear first-hand that all the work they put into getting ready for their presentation is paying off for somebody.
With over 170 technical sessions at the Summit, training is what it's all about, and the training is fantastic! Of course there are the big-name trainers like Paul Randall, Kimberly Tripp, Kalen Delaney, Itzik Ben-Gan and several others, but I am always impressed by the quality of the training put on by so many other "regular" members of the SQL Server community. It is amazing how you don't have to be a published author or otherwise recognized as an "expert" in an area in order to make a big impact on others just by sharing your personal experience and lessons learned. I would rather hear the story of, and lessons learned from, "some guy or gal" who has actually been through an issue and came out the other side, than I would a trained professor who is speaking just from theory or an intellectual understanding of a topic.
In addition to the three full days of regular sessions, there are also two days of pre-conference intensive training available. There is an extra cost to this, but it is a fantastic opportunity. Think about it…you're already coming to this area for training, so why not extend your stay a little bit and get some in-depth training on a particular topic or two? I did this for the first time last year. I attended one day of extra training and it was well worth the time and money. One of the best reasons for it is that I am extremely busy at home with my regular job and family, that it was hard to carve out the time to learn about the topic on my own. It worked out so well last year that I am doubling up and doing two days or "pre-cons" this year.
And then there are the DVDs. I think these are another great option. I used the online schedule builder to get ready and have an idea of which sessions I want to attend and when they are (much better than trying to figure this out at the last minute every day). But the problem that I have run into (seems this happens every year) is that nearly every session block has two different sessions that I would like to attend. And some of them have three! ACK! That won't work! What is a guy supposed to do? Well, one option is to purchase the DVDs which are recordings of the audio and projected images from each session so you can continue to attend sessions long after the Summit is officially over. Yes, many (possibly all) of these also get posted online and attendees can access those for no extra charge, but those are not necessarily all available as quickly as the DVD recording are, and the DVDs are often more convenient than downloading, especially if you want to share the training with someone who was not able to attend in person.
Remember, I don't make any money or get any other benefit if you buy the DVDs or from anything else that I have recommended here. These are just my own thoughts, trying to help out based on my experiences from the 8 or so Summits I have attended. There is nothing like the Summit. It is an awesome experience, fantastic training, and a whole lot of fun which is just compounded if you'll take advantage of the first part of this article and make some new friends along the way.
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