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August 2010
- Oh hey, what's Rob doing?
- Watch for Flying Poop, Vegas!
- People Continue to NOT Take Tila Seriously.
- OH FOR FUCKS'S SAKE TILA, Give It A Rest!
- The Garry Sun Mystery
- Legal Beagle Eagle Fadeagle
- Tila's Myspace Friends
- Ooopsie! Heh. The Biff Kerfluffle is heating up!
- Jeepers peepers, where'd you get that Creeper? Par...
- Tila's Fail Blog Takes a Turn
- The Soup Dishes Tila
- Morphine
- Aww, sad face.
- Rotspot on the Radio!
- Tee Hee
- A pretty high quality video
- Who is Tila's new staff writer?
- Wet Dreams Really Do Come True
- Why Tila isn't a badass...
- I'm so excited to show you this!
- It's a red letter day for Tila!!!!
- And Tila's Musical Career Goes POP
- Official ICP Statement
- What's the World Coming To?
- OMG!! Poor, poor Tila!
- Aww, Poor Tila!
- Tila + IKP(bahaha)+Juggalos=NOT a happy family no ...
- Jimmy Kimmel & Tila's New Attorney (of which she s...
- Yes, There Were Firecrackers
- The Tom Green Perspective
- Tila Was Bleeding
- Our First Words from ICP and Method Man
- Dear Alan Gutman
- The Ensuing LOLZ
- Tila Becomes A Vampire by Doctor Request
- Guest Post: Sailor Vesta
- Just Want to Post This...
- Pictures and video just keep rolling out ...
- PR stunt for sure!
- 9Head is a fucking idiot!
- Watch Out for Them Bottles, Tila!
- Video of Tila at GOTJ - More vids
- Oh Goodness Kids - Tila Did the Work For Us - 2 UP...
- Bang! Pow! Boom!
- The Gathering: What We Know So Far, Plus What We'r...
- Bipolar Tila Only Exists In Fantasy Land
- It's almost time, Juggalos!
- What is she good for !?!?!
- Cracked out gutter-whore says what?
- Throwback Tacky Tila: Edition 2
- Did He Donate or Not?
- Dear Tila Army: Part 2
- Dear Tila Army. Part 1
- Pulled Over: A Love Story
- The Sex Tape Saga
- Tila is still stupid...
- OMG Media Frenzy!!!
- Garry's Guide to Friendship and Sex for Lambos
- Believe Me, Believe Me!
- Makin' the Hoes Rain on Jelis Haters
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- ► March 2010 (42)
- ► February 2010 (93)
Oh hey, what's Rob doing?
So a lot of you have been inquiring as to what Rob is doing. Welly welly well, check this out:
Now let me share a secret with you guys. This brings me IMMENSE joy. Why? Because I make no bones about it. I fucking despise that kid. He's all the smug douchebaggery of Garry Sun without any of the redeeming qualities. And I can't wait for this kid to get burned.
It's only a matter of time before he's doing BIG THINGS you guys. You know, like hosting the gay porn awards. Raz B who?
Ok so it seems lots of you don't know who Rob is, or at least need a refresher.
So yeah. Rob is the
He's also a smug douchebag. I thought he was okay for a while, just misguided. Then he had a few words with people via Facebook. People who tried to warn him and were actually pretty polite about it. He claims all of us are just "jealous haters" and that his music - which is mediocre at best - will speak for itself.
And just for lolz:
I'm going to laugh my ass off when his career is one big, fat crash and burn. Suck to be you, Rob.
Watch for Flying Poop, Vegas!
Random Tila sigh-ting:
September 4th, Tila will be hosting the grand opening of Larry Flynt's Hustler Club in Las Vegas. At least, this is what I'm finding online. I thought there already was a Hustler Club in Vegas?
In any case, make sure you watch for all sorts of flying objects! Better yet, go see Ton Loc and Young MC, who are also performing in Vegas that night.
So she wants to be known as "Miss Tila" because it's classier...but, I mean, who EXACTLY in the strip club circuit is she trying to impress? Does she think this will up sales of her porno? And isn't this sort of like shooting fish in a barrel? She's going to brag about all of the people who showed up for her, but let me tell you something. Dear old Uncle Eddie here LOVES strippers. Loves them. And I especially love going to see them in Vegas. Those Spearmint Rhino & Glitter Gulch girls have a special place in my heart. And in Vegas you get a lot of patrons, ESPECIALLY when one is opening.
Those girls better bleach the hell out of anything she slides her snail trail along, or they'll all end up looking like a blue waffle sooner or later.
If you don't know what a blue waffle is, don't google it. If you do google it, don't blame me.
People Continue to NOT Take Tila Seriously.
Just want to share a few things with you guys. I was just on Facebook and I nearly died when I saw this ad in the top right corner:
Yes, Facebook, you're goddamn right I like that.
So where does the ad lead? Right here. The video is old, obviously, as the article reads "At an Illinois music festival over the weekend..." but it leads me to two funny things.
#1: Fox News covered this whole shebang at some point, and had a banner that said "Tequila Trauma." HA!
#2: They mention that Tila plans to sue "the owners of the juggalos."
So I was thinking. A few days ago, Seola made a post about Tila, Method Man, and their plans to sue. Except OH NOES! It looks like Tila's now on her own.
Welly welly well. Looks like Method manned up and left Tila out in the cold with her "impending" lolsuit. Kudos to Method Man. Now, when will Tila pull up her big girl panties and admit she's nothing but a sue-happy douche nozzle? You know she won't. She'll just do what she always does. She'll drop it, move on to some other cock-eyed calamity, and leave this in the dust like so much spilled Faygo.
And hey, wanna listen to something that is goddamn HILARIOUS? Check out Ralph Garman and Kevin Smith completely making fun of Tila and the entire GOTJ incident here. Holy insanity is that funny!
Later, Rotspotters!
OH FOR FUCKS'S SAKE TILA, Give It A Rest!
I was dressed like a tomboy yesterday with my androgynous look, hoping NOT to get noticed because I wasn't feeling too well yesterday. I just had to go to the store to pick up something really quick and get out of there to go to a meeting, but someone at the store called the paparazzi and I was like,"FUGGGG I DON'T WANT THEM TO SEE ME!
Anyway, so I'm about to head out now, with my pimpin Gucci backpack. I just hope I don't effing get pulled over again, just because my Lambo stands out… SO NOT FAIR!
The Garry Sun Mystery
Admittedly I don't know too much about this guy. I know he's the guy she always claims is her "personal paparazzi" and he takes a lot of photos of her wonky nips. I also heard he has worked or continues to work at TMZ, I couldn't find anything to confirm that though.
Anyway, he was on my radar back in April when Tila and Casa had their big blowup at the airport on her way to the Skankzilla Press Tour in New York. Tila started tweeting about how she got rid of the 'bad' friend, and was now going to date the 'good' friend or some such nonsense. She followed with several tweets that seemed to indicate she and Garry would hit the Motel 6 sheets that night and he was her new boo, and went as far as to taunt Casa by naming Garry as her new lover.
At the time I didn't buy the Garry Sun/Tila relationship. I figured it was just more talk to piss off Casa. Casa was suppose to be a friend of Garry's and as I remember some bad blood went down between the two of them over Tila. Like I said, I'm not as familiar with Garry, as I am with Bradshaw and that billboard-size head of his, but in the back of my head thought he was a normal non-drama guy, so didn't pay him too much mind.
After Tila fired Garry over Arm-MeetGate, I started paying attention to his tweets. He seemed very hurt by the firing, and particularly devastated when Tila started accusing him of harassment, Arm-MeetGate and other vile things she pulled out of her syphilitc alien brain. I tweeted him several times to offer support and try to get some answers from him about Tila but he wasn't having any of it. He tweets these kinda spiritual haiku/zen poetry responses, and I got to tell ya, I'm just not that deep. I don't get half the shit he says, and trying to read between the lines is next to impossible. I did encourage him to stand his ground and go after her, but I never got a definitive answer out of him whether he was going to go forward or not..
Rather than go apeshit all over Tila's ass for the accusations, he got all philosophical and once again, I got all confuzzled, (then again, I can get lost in the deep messages in a bowl of AlphaBets cereal, so go figure). Anyway, I've been on the fence with Garry. I hope he nails her skank-ass to the floor, but he now appears to have mellowed and sadly, I won't see Tila next to me in jelis hater jail, shackled to one of our many pedos, snacking on Cup O'Noodles and braiding each other's hair. I do hope he slams her ass with a lawsuit for defamation of character and slander. He holds all the cards, and I hope he uses that power for good (suing Tila) and not evil (turning into a pansy-ass cowardly chickenshit).
But, we seem to have a new development.
Remember back in June when Tila was talking about having a couple of hot chicks over for a pillow fight with whipped cream? I got to wondering about that post, and wondered if that was actually the day she was filming her porn/sex tape, whatever the hell you want to call it. So, I went dumpster diving (in contrast to cum-dumpster diving, which is legally banned in 48 states). My dumpster diving brought up some interesting posts that I had forgotten about, but which pointed me in a new direction for a blog post (shiny pennies on the ground do that to me, as well).
One was Tila posting on the Flog a plea to her moron army to help her decide on a birthday gift for her "best friend". That was on June 22. I had forgotten this little nugget, but decided it warranted further research. Why? Because I'm finding Tila often has a kernel of truth in her tweets/blogs. In that particular blog, she mentioned how the lucky young stud would have the option of unwrapping her *gag* as part of his celebration.
My first thought was Bradshaw. He may have a 9Head, and be a little gay, but hell, enough birthday hooch might turn any guy/gay into a raving Tila love machine. A quick Google search showed that he had a couple of birthday parties in February, because his birthday is around Valentine's Day.
So, Bradshaw is out, that leaves me with Garry. Nothing on Google for Garry. Ugh. But wait, let's check his Twitter. Oopsie, Twitter doesn't make birthdays viewable….but Facebook does and SCORE! Guess when Garry's birthday is (well, his birthday and what appears to be his multiple-STD day!). Yep, you guessed it, June 22.
I have to admit, I find it hard to believe that Garry would bang that ratted-up hairspray-fuckbox (thank you uncle Eddie, for that perfect insult!). Garry certainly seems intelligent enough to bag a normal, high-functioning chick, but Tila? I mean, c'mon, that's really scraping the bottom of the bottom of the barrel. I could see that nasty Casa hitting it, but Gary? I don't know.
Then, several days after the birthday post, she posts about insecure men who whine like pussies because they don't think they're good enough to be with her *gag*. Could she and Garry have had a falling out of their own? Though this seems unlikely, because it's another several weeks before she kicks him to the curb with the Arm Meet accusations. But note, she also accused him of sexual harassment against her staff, and we all know her staff consists of her and Bradshaw (please DO NOT let a 3-way amongst these mis-fits be the next leaked sex tape!)
Let's back this wreck up just a smidge, 'cause I need to point out the holes in her Arm Meet story. We now have 5 scenarios that Tila has admitted to in regards to Arm MeetGate:
1. Jane did it in a murderous rage
2. It was all a performance piece a'la Gaga
3. Tila was suicidal and tried to take her own life with a tacky-ass broken hooker lamp
4. Garry Sun did it
5. Her friend's saber tooth tiger cat did it. (Poor Fluffy gets the short end of the stick. He oughta join Garry in that defamation suit!)
Ok, let's haul this wreck back on track…
Could Tila and Garry have kept their relationship secret for 3 months without Tila flapping her gums and riding him while eating pizza? I can't see her shutting her mouth (or legs) about anything, but if this Biff thing is real (and the jury is still out on that) is it possible Tila has finally learned *gasp* discretion? Tila bullshits about all this fake shit, but perhaps if it's something or someone really important to her, she shuts her pie-hole.
Is Garry so blinded by the herpes miasma floating 3 inches above her twat, that he drank the KoolAid? I mean, if so, we have to give the guy credit. He lasted several months, whereas a psycho crazed stalking Biff lasted less than 2 weeks. But, then again, Garry kept his mouth respectfully shut, while ol' Biff has reported that Tila got tested at the STD clinic and confirmed it was for her porn/sex tape, that they fucked on the 8th floor of his office complex, and that he's 'smashed' her on more than one occasion. If Garry and Tila really did have a relationship, and Garry was respectful and considerate enough to keep his mouth shut, it kinda makes me believe he's the nuttiest of the bunch!
I wish I knew either way, but I thought I'd post this in case any of y'all can make a determination. Just as I'm on the fence about Garry, I suppose you can say I'm on the fence about believing Tila and Garry had a relationship.
In closing, regarding the Biff stuff. I've been researching the heck out of that, and it appears to be a 50/50 split that the guy is a crazy stalker dood, and that he's 'Sky'. I wasn't in on the Sky drama, so I can't comment on that. I would suggest, that perhaps Biff is a male who was playing being a female (Sky), thinking it would get him closer to other females, because he wouldn't be as threatening. Or, there really is a Biff and there really is a Sky, and they are really dating (or were dating) and they share the same brand of crazy, and the same obsession with Tila.
Who woulda thunk that there are actually folks out there crazier than Tila?
Legal Beagle Eagle Fadeagle
I didn't have a witty name for the post. Sorry. Your favorite lawlyer was tied up... in court so much this week! While Tila's post is a few days old, it's always fun to decipher the crazy rantings, especially when it deals with legal issues. This post comes from Tila's site on August 21st, in her incredibly stupid "Dear Diary" posts. She starts by ranting about a book written for stupid people, a new age style book that tells you to scream into pages. I don't need to, I have pillows. Seriously, if it's all of what she described, it's just a book of random stress releasers you can find for free on the interwebz. Dumbass probably paid like $50 for blank pages to scream into and a whole book of "shut ups".
Moving onto her contract rant:
con·tract [n., adj., and usually for v. 15–17, 21, 22 kon-trakt; otherwise v. kuhn-trakt]
an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.
an agreement enforceable by law.
the written form of such an agreement.
the division of law dealing with contracts.
Well in my line of work, almost at least 90% of the time, there's always a contract that is involved which both parties; client and artist, must sign before an assigned job is booked. Contracts may vary depending on the situation, and when an artist signs a contract to do a job, then the artist is obliged to do the job, otherwise, artist can get sued for breach of contract.
So yay, because her fans have probably not gone far enough in school to know what a contract is yet, she wonderfully posts the definition. Edumacation for dah kiddies. Score! However, in her schooling she says something incomprehensible of "almost at least". It's even worse than double negatives to me. For every "almost" and "at least", I logically tell myself to remove 10% from whatever stat is given. In comes the lawlyer.
An artist or client would not be held to contracts that specifically endanger themselves or their crew. Not a single case in the history of the world, has any company successfully sued for breech of contract based on failure to perform when there is a personal endangerment to the performer, security, or even to fans.
My point is, if I cancel on a booking, I get sued by the booker, but if the booker also signs the contract on their behalf, stating that there will be a certain amount of security for certain things and doesn't follow through with what is promised by both parties within the contract, any party who breaches the contract can get sued. Just like the other post we did on Brandy getting Sued for breach of contract, etc. Wow, I sound like a lawyer right about now. The whole point of a contract is to protect both parties in an event that something bad occurs. Once both parties agree's to the final draft of the contract and signs it, then it's done. Everyone is protected and whomever breaches the contract, gets sued…..I hope you know where I'm getting at, but if not, then that's ok too because I'm just thinking to myself.
Miss Tila's Lawyer/Contract law for Dummies 101.
There is a difference between canceling and actually showing up with the intention of performing, only to have issues with safety. Additionally, and more importantly, she has admitted (on camera even!) that she was told prior to performing she would still get her paycheck and all would be forgiven. This is not only confirmed by security on site, security with her and ICP themselves, but the actual performer being Tila. This is an enforceable verbal contract clause that would override, based on the situation, any prior contractual obligations. She tosses in Brandy's suit, which has nothing to do with anything really. Most circles call this a red herring argument. (i.e. present something totally irrelevant to the current situation as if it pertains to anything.) I think it classifies as a slippery slope argument as well. (Someone got sued for breech of contract, so therefore, so would I, regardless of circumstance.)
Brandy was contracted to do a job, she did not make an attempt to do the job, did not attempt to contact the contract holders and did not show with any goods on an agreed upon date. Even with all this, because of her *ahem* legal issues, any normal judge will basically take the time stated, tack it onto the end of the contract because of circumstances beyond Brandy's control and set a new date for delivery. One only has to look at the list of plantiffs to see the person filing for breech is money hungry. (Not only the label he was contracted with, not only Brandy, but even her mother!) Even in a solid, iron-clad contract (if there was one) there are still options. All this aside, if Tila's contract stated there'd be security, and in her words, none was provided, ICP had already been in breech of contract by failing to provide adequate and necessary precautions. Since there is video of the entire event, we do know that not only was she told not to go on for her own safety, that she was excused from performance, security came onstage with her and she refused to leave for 15 minutes, only having to be dragged offstage unwillingly - it all becomes moot.
What else glares to me, is that a suit has not been filed yet by neither Tila nor Method Man. My feelings about ICP aside, you don't build a cult following on stupidity. They are not stupid men. They know how to rake the cash in, then protect it. They know their market and their fans and what can happen. Especially after Bubba Sparxx, Ying Yang Twins, etc. I'd even venture personally (without personal knowledge or proof), after the first incident of tossing, they paid the performer a few extra bucks then had lawyers draft up an even more iron-clad agreement that it's at the performer's own risk.
Miss Seola's contract law for Tila, 101.
Tila's Myspace Friends
We've gotten a lot of comments since our friends over at Ghost Rider Radio posted this entry about Tila. You guys have been asking us to report on it. There's nothing new we can really add to it, so I urge you to go check out their entry (and the rest of their blog, too). Anyway, I'll touch on it briefly.
GRR introduces a screen cap they found via Queen_LaQueefa (who is fucking hilarious) by saying it was
written by an unknown guy, going by the name of admin, on the website owned by Gerard Spinks Publishing, LLC.And here's the screen cap:
Ghost Rider Radio continues by breaking this down, step by step. It's really interesting.
In any case, there's no proof of this being factual. Did it happen? I'd guess yes, it probably did. It wouldn't surprise me in the least. Do we know for sure? No. So I suggest we all keep this in the back of our minds until more proof comes up. But it's a good read and definitely an interesting (and probable) theory.
Ooopsie! Heh. The Biff Kerfluffle is heating up!
Sex tape? OOOOOooooooOOOOOh. Can you say "Spencer Pratt". Hey Tila, I hope you have a handle on this one. That Lambo lease payment is coming up next month and sounds like LoverBoy may cash in on your payday.
Jeepers peepers, where'd you get that Creeper? Part 1
That last tweet confirms he and Tila don't know each other personally, or he wouldn't have to tell her he's on the West coast.
Here he wonders when she'll perform in Texas, and that he caught one of her lame-ass shows the previous nite. Doesn't appear he tried to meet her though.
Next, he begs Tila to follow him. He has important info, but it's critical she follow him:
Suddenly he has her address because he claims it was 'leaked', and then he confirmed it's her address. How did he confirm, did he drive over there? Does it appear to you that she lives next door to him? The vibe of this tweet tells me he may know where she lives, but doesn't live next door. Love how any other stalkers out there who got ahold of this 'leaked' address now have confirmation that they have the right one. Note this is May 15.
Remember a little while ago he questioned her about Texas? It seems she ignored his question (probably because her little alien nose smelled a creeper!), but she is claiming to be in Texas (this was that stupid 'wedding' she claimed to have flown out to).
Now he's hitting 9Head up for a free trip, and still talking about how people blasting her new address. Funny thing is, I never heard that it had been leaked. With all the info I see on Tila, this one completely escaped me. And, why not DM her the info, why announce it so every other creeper can look for themselves? Sounds like he's setting the stage for something.
He's now out on Robertson looking for Tila. I'm assuming she tweeted she'd be there and he went running.
Note the date. This was the day of Arm Meet-Gate. Remember, down the way you'll see where he tweets he lives next door to her. If he lived next door to her, don't you think he'd see the fire and rescue, police and emts? Let's see, when my daughter we 2 and fell off the bed on her head, 911 sent a humongous fire truck, a smaller fire and rescue truck, a police car and an ambulance. Four large vehicles on one street for a tiny little girl. At least that many were there for the suicide hoax, possibly more because they were thinking there was another person involved (Jane). Tongues would have been wagging amongst the neighbors all days and into the next, yet Biff responds to her tweets, and doesn't seem to know what is happening.
A week later he wonders why she still won't follow him, or perhaps she was following and then unfollowed:
A couple days later, now that Tila's back from her 5150 vacation, she does decide to follow him. It's now been almost 6 weeks since he's followed her both Twitterly and literally. Lots of love for Tila though, as he's also sending packages to other porn chicks and he mentions his girlfriend.
And a week after she starts following him, they're engaged. But wait, I thought he wanted to marry that other porn chick, you know the first person he tweeted. Men!
I believe this was referencing her tweet about going to the UPS store and seeing David Alan Grier. Did someone follow her? Looks like he 'cause he couldn't hug her because of all her packages.
Oddly, he wonders if another porn star is also his new neighbor. Did he just move in, or did she move in. Odd. If he moved in, then it appears he moved in to Tila's neighborhood knowing she lived there. I have to think he just moved in this week, because these other tweets tell the story as he suddenly tries to make Tila aware how close he is.
Well it certainly appears to be that he moved in, because the next day he tells Tila he's in the 'same place'. It still doesn't appear that Tila really acknowledges him as someone she knows. If she did, she'd have him DM her, and not post this crap in public.
Good thing he and his other 'wife' (the girlfriend, he claims to have, is in love with Kaylani and they both send her handmade gifts) are busy with the other porn chicks:
And there's an urgent package he wants Tila to pick up. He now believes he saw her the previous night walking Onyx. If I thought I lived next door to someone I admired, I certainly wouldn't be so calm about it. It seems like he's trying to tell her it's all just a crazy quirk of fate that they live next door to each other.
She still hasn't picked up his package. If he knew he lived next door, why send it to her fan mail address, why not send it to the address she lives at? You've already proven yourself to be creepy by all these tweets, a little package isn't going to put you over the top.
Still hasn't picked up the package and he wants to cuddle. If I was Tila, I'd be freaking out about now.
Anything to get her attention. He keeps telling her he knows where she lives. That, in itself, is stalker behavior to me.
Two weeks, and she thinks so much about him that she still hasn't picked up the package. But even more creepy, the last tweet where he asks who she asked about making a video. Is this something her heard in her hallway outside her apartment? That's the only thing I get out of it.
Love how he just keeps grooming her by stoking her ego. And I don't know where he'd have a big house because he lives in the apartments next to Tila's.
Now he wants to know where she eats. Perhaps he's hoping for an invite. He doesn't let up, does he?
Nope, he doesn't.
August 3 he's still with his girlfriend. Or did her ever have a girlfriend? If you saw his timeline, you'd be amazed at how much time he spends tweeting all these porn chicks. Does he throw in the girlfriend to look less threatening?
A few days later, he tweets he has cigarettes in response to Tila begging for smokes. She has obviously never met the guy, because he has to keep telling her lives next door. She must have been totally freaked out when she read his other tweets about knowing where she lives and was she walking her dog, etc. RUN TILA, RUN!!! Oh wait, what happened to the girlfriend from 5 days ago? You know, the one you've been with since at least May.
He goes on to explain that he's not a stalker when he lives next door, though he seems to have moved in in late June and he just happens to have moved next door to Tila, after knowing her address since mid-May. Oh yeah, that's normal.
Ummmmm. I don't think respect is telling all of Twitter that you 'smashed' her or fucked her. What class.
As of today, he tweeted that Tila visited him on the 8th floor of his employer's building where they fucked. Yeah. Thing is I can't believe she'd do that for any man. If anything she'd call the shots and tell him to get to her hovel for a little afternoon delight. But we shall see.


text: Projects Past US restricts military assistance to some states that recruit and use children The US government is continuing to exercise pressure through the application of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act (CSPA) by granting partial waivers to some states in order to end their unlawful recruitment and use of children in conflict. In its 2014 Trafficking in Persons report, the US Department of State listed nine states, namely the Central African Republic (CAR), the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Myanmar, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Chad, this year, does not figure in the list compiled by the US State Department. Following the determination of President Obama on the CSPA announced today, CAR, the DRC and South Sudan will be entitled only to limited military assistance. This is the second year in a row that DRC is not granted full military assistance due to its failure to end the recruitment and use of children by its military. While last year CAR was denied any form of military assistance under the CSPA, this year it will be able to obtain limited military assistance. South Sudan last year was granted a blanket waiver but in light of the recrudescence of child recruitment and use during the recent conflict, the US will provide only restricted military support. President Obama decided to waive the application of the CSPA for Rwanda, Somalia and Yemen, despite their record on child recruitment, on grounds of US national interest. Somalia and Yemen have been listed in the Trafficking in Persons report since the adoption of the CSPA in 2008, yet they have consistently benefitted from blanket waivers. As a result of this year's presidential determination, the only countries for which the restrictions imposed by the CSPA will fully apply are those whose governments do not have military relations with the US, namely Myanmar, Syria and Sudan. Child Soldiers International welcomes the decision of President Obama to continue using partial waivers as a way of maintaining leverage in countries where children are still recruited and used in conflict; however consistently granting persistent perpetrators of child recruitment blanket waivers could undermine the credibility and impact of the CSPA. Blanket waivers send the wrong message that child recruitment and use can be sidelined by political considerations. This is in contrast with the position adopted by the US and a significant number of other UN member states in their firm support to the UN campaign 'Children Not Soldiers', which aims at ending state child recruitment by 2016. Background Chad has also been de-listed from the Annex to the Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict, issued in May 2014. For general information on how countries, including the US, should refrain from transferring arms or military assistance to states where there is a risk of child recruitment or use, please see: • Child Soldiers International, Louder than words: an agenda for action to end state use of child soldiers, September 2012, Part IV. Text of the US Presidential determination on waivers to the CSPA. For more information contact Child Soldiers International at +44 (0) 20 7367 4110

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I was in an intersting discussion the other day about time auditing since I've written a good bit about this topic (see "Related items" at the end of this post). The gist of the discussion was, "Time auditing seems like a lot of work and I end up thinking a lot about minutiae - why should I do it?" I can see why folks might feel that way. After all, time audits require an investment from you - of time, attention, and effort.
I'm a certified IT auditor, and I tried to explain the value using analogies from business audits.I'm not sure I entirely succeeded, but wanted to share some of my thinking here to get your thoughts on the concepts. They're very rough, but may be useful.
Don't audit everything equally
- In a business audit, not every control or process is equally important. You tend to start with a top-down, risk based audit to identify your most important processes and most significant risks. You then spend your audit efforts on things that have the most risk / potential to screw up the important results.
- In time audits, not all your activities are equally important. Try to think about the important activities (those most closely tied to your success), or your most risky activities (those activities most likely to chew up too much time on the clock, those most likely to sabotage your results, etc). Then, you can audit / scrutinize those areas most since they'll be where you get ROI from the time spent on your audits.
Keep records of the evidence you've gathered
- In business audits, you keep "work papers" to record what you've observed, what people have told you, what metrics are in place, what controls are in place, reports to substantiate control effectiveness, etc. These are crucial so your findings are fact-based, specific, and accurate.
- In time audits, you should keep "evidence" of what you've done and try to make the details accurate enough so your findings are based on data and not your fuzzy memory. This is also where some of the best a-ha's come from, like "Oh - if I leave at 6:55 instead of 7:15 in the morning, that cuts 40 minutes off my morning commute..."
Write up your findings
- In business audits, audit reports are your means of communicating what you've seen, what's effective, and where the organization is deficient in its controls or practices. This forms the backbone of how you communicate the issues to others and formulate an action plan. You can also review the findings from previous audits to find out if any of the old problems have improved or worsened.
- In time audits, you need not be so formal, but I have found it helpful to write up a "report" at the end of your time audit with key themes, problems, and good things you've learned from analyzing your evidence. You can keep these as a record of your progres for comparison in future time audits.
Create a follow-up plan
- In a business audit, you work with management to come up with a plan to address deficiencies, and track to that plan. This process ensures that management takes responsibility for the controls and their effectiveness and helps set explanations for the timely resolution of significant issues.
- In a time audit, you can do something similar by identifying your most significant issues and creating a written plan (with targets) to improve them. This gives you something you can track against to help drive improvements. Part of the plan should be to review your progress against the plan at some point in the future.
These are just a few ideas to help apply some of the principles of business auditing to your time audits. What do you think? Does this thinking hold up for you? Why or why not? And what other principles do you propose for more effective time audits?
Related items
- Go audit yourself (8/4/2007)
- Keeping a running tab of what you've done (5/6/2007)
- Audit time! (2/28/2006)
- Fresh Gear: Where does all the time go? (7/29/2006)
- Dusting off a classic procrastinator's toolkit (4/4/2005)


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Although there are many journals addressing the subject of image processing, the Journal of Real-Time Image Processing (JRTIP) is the only one that is solely dedicated to the real-time aspect of image and video processing.
It is often the case that an image processing algorithm is developed and proven theoretically sound, presumably with a specific application in mind, but its practical applications and the detailed steps, methodology, and trade-off analysis required to achieve its real-time performance are never fully explored. JRTIP is thus intended to bridge the gap between the theory and practice of image and video processing, serving the greater community of researchers, practicing engineers, and industrial professionals who deal with designing, implementing or utilizing real-time image and video processing systems.
The real-time aspect is critical in many real-world devices or products such as mobile phones, digital still/video/cell-phone cameras, portable media players, personal digital assistants, high-definition television, video surveillance systems, industrial visual inspection systems, medical imaging devices, vision-assisted intelligent robots, spectral imaging systems, and many other embedded image or video processing systems.
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Current Mood | A New Season/
I remember once when I was working with my friend Sienna, I asked her if I could put on some music, specifically my "Melancholy Mood" playlist.
Her response was, "I feel like that playlist is always my mood."
It was so funny at the time, but I'm starting to understand how she feels! It may have been the election outcome, the sad news that keeps popping up all over the world, or that it's already dark at 5 p.m., but lately my mood has been a bit more melancholy than usual.
I have always loved fall. I love the chill in the air, the excuse to stay in and snuggle under a blanket with a book, and the colors of the leaves. Fall in Denver has been drawn out a bit longer than usual this year, which I must admit has always been something I've wanted. However it seems that the looming winter is weighing on my shoulders.
I went for a walk this morning to try and shake off my state of mind, but my steps dragged. When I looked up I saw the moon still fading in the early blue sky, and it just made me feel tiny.
Maybe it's okay to feel small and helpless every now and then. The problems of daily life can feel a little less heavy when compared to the rest of the big bad world.
Sometimes the moon only seems bright when compared to the absolute darkness around it.
It seems that there's just not enough time to do everything I want to do.
Sometimes I feel so full of love I want to burst, and other times I feel so sorrowful I want to hide under the covers all day.
Sometimes everything just seems too big, and impossible to reach.
I'm just one tiny person that hopes to do big things.
I know that things will start getting brighter, and that my mood will lift back to its normal height of happiness. But right now, I'm just going to accept things as they are. Sometimes I just need to exist where I am at the moment in order to get to where I need to be. For some reason, I find comfort in that.


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Tuscaloosa AL - University of Alabama Director of Athletics Mal Moore announced Sunday afternoon that UL alumni and softball coaches Patrick Murphy and Alyson Habetz have returned to UA to resume their jobs as head coach and associate head coach, respectively, after leaving on Thursday, June 9, to take the head coaching job at LSU.
Murphy contacted LSU officials on Sunday to let them know that he had decided not to accept the job and Moore accepted Murphy's request to return to UA when the coach contacted Moore on Sunday afternoon.
"I am glad to see that he has had a change of heart because I have always known that he is one of the finest coaches in America," Moore said.
Murphy guided Alabama to a 53-11 record this past season that included a third place finish at the WCWS and a second straight Southeastern Conference regular season title. Under his direction in 2011 Murphy had four players earn NFCA All-American honors and five garner All-SEC accolades, including two-time SEC Pitcher of the Year Kelsi Dunne.
In his 13 seasons at Alabama, Murphy has amassed a 684-190 overall record and a 287-86 mark in league contests while guiding the Crimson Tide to seven WCWS, seven SEC championships (four tournament and three regular season) and a postseason berth every season.
Statement from Patrick Murphy:
"First, I want to thank everyone at the University of Alabama - the administration, the players and the support staff - for their support over the last few days. I have tremendous respect for the University of Alabama and for LSU. LSU offered me a great opportunity, but I realized once I got there that I had made a mistake that had nothing to do with LSU. I realized that I belong at Alabama. Alabama is where my heart is and I cannot in good conscience try to do a job in which I am not totally committed beyond any doubt. I can honestly say that the last few days have only made it clear that Alabama is where I want to be - beyond any doubt. It would have been totally unfair to everyone at LSU - especially the players - for me to be conflicted at all about where I was.
"I appreciate everything LSU did. They did everything in a first class manner. This change of heart is not in any way a reflection on anyone at LSU. It is solely something that I am responsible for. I can only convey to everyone my deepest apologies for putting all of those who care about both of these programs through a difficult time. In my heart, I know that this is the right thing for me to do.
"When reconsidering all of the factors involved, this decision comes down to the fact that I love the people at Alabama, the kids that have played for us there and who are on the team right now. Obviously, there are some fences to mend, but I look forward to getting the chance to discuss the situation individually with everyone involved over the days ahead. I am excited about the future of Alabama softball and I look forward to getting back to work.
"In closing, I want to give my thanks to Dr. Witt, Coach Moore, Dave Hart, Finus Gaston, Marie Robbins and all of the people at the University of Alabama who have been so supportive over all these years. I am grateful for the chance to return and I look forward to continuing on the journey we have been on these many years."
Baton Rouge LA - LSU has re-opened its search for a new softball coach after UL alumnus Patrick Murphy reneged on his decision to coach the Tigers, Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Joe Alleva announced Sunday.
"I am very disappointed in Patrick's decision after he had committed to be our head coach," said Alleva. "I am especially disappointed for the young women on our team to whom he gave every indication he was in this for the long haul. We will use this opportunity to find a coach who will be the right leader for our student-athletes, who will wear the purple and gold with pride and will lead the softball program with integrity."
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Scientific Advisory Board
Professor Daniel G. Anderson
MIT, The Koch Institute, Langer Laboratory
Professor Anderson joined the Avectas Scientific Advisory Board in 2016 to advise on the development of our delivery technology platform. He is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, a member of the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, and the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT. He received his PhD in molecular genetics from the University of California at Davis. At MIT, he pioneered the use of robotic methods for the development of smart bio-materials for drug delivery and medical devices. His work has led to the first methods of quick synthesis, formulation, analysis, and biological evaluation of large libraries of bio-materials for use in medical devices, cell therapy and drug delivery. In particular, the advanced drug delivery systems he has developed provide new methods for nano-particulate drug delivery, non-viral gene therapy, siRNA delivery and vaccines.
Professor Mark W. Lowdell
UCL, Royal Free Hospital London
Professor Lowdell is the Director of Cellular Therapy at University College London (UCL) and runs the largest of the GMP production units with over 600m2 of manufacturing space. He is the qualified person (QP) for release of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) for clinical trials. Initiating as well as being involved in 8 cell therapy trials at present, five of which are UK national trials. He has been an advisor to UK Government regulatory bodies on the regulation of ATMPs and is an accredited assessor for one of the UK Government departments. He has worked extensively on quality standards for ATMPs and is the UK National Representative to the board of JACIE, the professional body responsible for accreditation of haematotherapies across the EU. Dr Lowdell's research is in the fields of immunotherapy of viral infections, tumor immunotherapy and advanced regenerative medicine.
Board of Directors
Mr. Eunan Maguire
Mr. Maguire co-founded Adapt Pharma and serves as its Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Maguire also served as Senior Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Development at Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc. Mr. Maguire served as the President of Azur Pharma, Inc. and was a Co-founder and President of North America Operations at Azur Pharma Public Limited Company. He was responsible for commercial, medical, legal and administrative activities in the US. Mr. Maguire also served as Senior Vice President of Corporate & Business Development of Azur Pharma Limited. He served as Vice President of Business Development at King Pharmaceuticals and as Vice President of Strategic Planning at Elan Corporation, plc. He has 17 years of experience in the identification, evaluation and execution of pharmaceutical transactions including asset acquisitions and divestments, capital market financing transactions, and corporate merger and acquisitions.
Dr. Mary Martin
Non-Executive Director
Dr. Martin, PhD has over 25 years' experience in drug delivery technology and product development and commercialization. Most recently she has served as Senior Vice President Global Regulatory, Quality and R&D Project Management with Horizon Pharma. Dr. Martin has held senior leadership roles in Vidara Therapeutics, AGI Therapeutics and the drug delivery division of Elan. Dr. Martin holds a PhD in Pharmacology, a certificate in company direction (CERTIoD) from the Institute of Directors and a Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance (ACCA).
Dr. Ann Brady
Non-Executive Director
Dr. Brady is President of Theravance Biopharma Ireland, a Board Member at AN2H Discovery, and formerly a Senior Executive at Shire Pharmaceuticals and Elan Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Brady graduated from Trinity College, Dublin and is a senior leader with excellent bio-pharma experience in both established and emerging markets. Dr. Brady has extensive expertise in corporate strategy, business development, product development, operations and commercial management gained in multinational and emerging bio-pharmaceutical organisations. She boosts strong business and financial acumen coupled with excellent technical, analytical and interpersonal skills with a proven track record in identifying and implementing successful business solutions.
Mr. Barry Leonard
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Leonard is an Engineer, Entrepreneur and Company Director. He founded and led Virtus Ltd, an OEM medical devices manufacturer serving global brands including Hill-Rom, Smith & Nephew, Patterson Dental and KCI. At its peak, Virtus employed 250 highly skilled individuals between its Irish and US FDA approved manufacturing sites. Virtus was part-acquired by DCC plc. and ultimately sold to Hillenbrand Industries Inc. in 2014. Mr. Leonard brings a wealth of manufacturing, medical devices and corporate strategy experience to the board.
Executive Team
Dr. Michael Maguire
Founder & Director, CEO
Dr. Maguire is President and CEO of Avectas, which he has led since its inception in 2012. He has 20 years of experience in the life sciences industry, serving as a founder, investor, director and business leader. Dr. Maguire graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, as a biomedical engineer and completed his PhD on local delivery to the lung. Dr. Maguire is focused on creating value by addressing challenges in delivery of advanced therapeutics.
Dr. Shirley O'Dea
Founder & Director, CSO
Dr. O'Dea co-founded Avectas in 2012 and is the company's CSO. She is charged with overseeing scientific programs. Dr. O'Dea's basic research provides a strong pipeline of applications for Avectas technology. Dr. O'Dea has previously served as a PI with Johnson & Johnson and has led a large academic group specialising is lung biology at National University of Ireland, Maynooth.


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When I lived in Ashland, Oregon, my drunken neighbors bought a pygmy goat one morning on a whim. The goat ran away that same afternoon, probably for the better, but ever since then I've been a bit obsessed with these interesting critters that munch on pretty much anything, make delicious milk, and are a lot more portable than, say, a large bovine.
Needless to say, when crafting our original soap lineup, we had to include at least one goat milk soap. It was a happy coincidence that we were also a bit obsessed with those tasty frozen snacks: you know, half orange sherbet, half vanilla ice cream. We decided this scent would be a tribute to the dessert, incorporating orange essential oil, goat milk, and a dash of vanilla fragrance. You can see and smell the results here.
Our goat milk soap isn't the most popular kid on our team, but it does have a loyal group of fans and friends. A few customers order several bars a month off our website like clockwork. People from the East Coast prefer it for some reason. Is it vegan? Obviously, no. Can you eat it? Actually yes, but it doesn't taste nearly as good as it smells. Is there a Metaphor Organic goat? No, but one December, we dressed one of the dogs up with reindeer antlers.
Did I mention goat milk soap is great for your skin? It's full of emollients, triglycerides, and vitamins. Emollients moisturize by helping your skin absorb more water, and triglycerides restore natural oils. Vitamins nourish the skin to keep it healthy and youthful.
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Home builder D.R. Horton reported a wider quarterly loss Tuesday -- yet its shares jumped as much as 28 percent on U.S. government moves to buoy the financial sector. But home prices and mortgage rates dropped further and there seems to be no floor in sight. CNBC heard from experts who say the problem is market schizophrenia: equity markets have bottomed but credit markets are still spiralling downward.
Slump at the Pump Good for 'Old' Energy
CastleArk Management's Jerry Castellini said the plunge in oil and gasoline prices is killing the motivation to seek alternative sources of energy. "They really needed $100 a barrel to make the economic case for these transitional technologies," he said.
Equity Markets Bottomed — But Credit Markets Still Dicey
The economy is caught in "a downward spiral of imaginary transparency," according to Don Putnam of Grail Partners. Putnam said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has completely mis-read the relationship between short-selling and counterparty risk. He sees the markets bouncing around at current levels for the next six to 12 months.
Believe It or Not, Inflation Threat is Coming
The government's bailout plan is not working, said Bianco Research's James Bianco. At some point, though, it will start to work — and there will be massive inflation at least as bad as the 1980s. Bianco said the Fed's challenge in withdrawing the liquidity it has pumped into the system will be bigger than anyone suspects.
The Worst is Yet to Come, Especially for Consumers
Michael Darda of MKM Partners said we're in for a long string of ghastly economic figures. They point the way to "the collapse of the consumer." He sees a return to frugality, with households holding back 8 to 9 percent of disposable income, an $800 billion hit to the economy.
Tech Bubble, Housing Bubble — Now, 'Fear Bubble'
Mike Holland of Holland & Company advised investors against panic selling, saying the current atmosphere of fear is as overdone as technology stocks were at the end of the 1990s. It will take some time, he said, before the cynicism and skepticism are wrung out of the system.
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We continue to receive some amazing tips from our community members in the Discussion forums. Some highlights from the past few weeks are listed below! As always, don't forget to share your own tips with us and the community here.
From @JesusSaves
Very nice! I love being a part of this. ALL GREAT TIPS! Thanks for the "shout outs"
Hello! How do I get rated? What do I need to do?
Great tips, thanks! Starving artist trying to sell my art on the app lol.
Posted a reply, it may have been deleted as I don't see it anymore lol. I draw just about anything really, but my specialty is portraits and flash for tattoo artists. My profile on the app is Zenchi66 and I'm also on Instagram and Facebook
Tips should be from experience not ideas.
I keep getting the"error"message, "risk community guidelines and my messages are not sent !!! I have two offers and can't accept them !!!! Please help me I am a new member. Thank you !!!!!
@SAVEMONEY Hi! Make sure when you post items that you are following our rules and not messaging or posting with any personal information such as phone number, email, address, etc. Read over our Posting Rules when you can. Message me if you have any questions about anything!
Good stuff.
Always meet in public place, always let someone know your going to meet someone and where. Also do research on the seller. Most accounts are connected to Facebook.
My biggest thing is response time. I try to respond immediately if I'm selling something and that, I feel has helped me do more business through this app. There is nothing worse than inquiring about an item or responding to an inquiry, then getting a message back the next day. I've had people get upset that I sold something that they took 8-24 hours to respond to after their initial offer or, "is it still available" message. Be sure, if you are buying or selling, to respond as quick as you can and you will increase your sales guaranteed!
I'm enjoying every item that I've purchased.
All fantastic tips but the one that resonated most with me was the tip from j access. He suggested to put DEAL on your title when you are ready to get rid of something ASAP. I am going to try that this week!
I definitely agree on the "good photo" tip, as well as the respectfulness towards your customers. Remember that 1 ticked off person can do greater damage than anything. I personally am dealing with a seller who accused me of wrongdoing and blocked me when I am the one who's out $85 and left with a broken item!
Hi there, what can we do whit those agresive tex, that sometime could send... It happen whit one AND i reported and bloqued... Is there any other process? Thanks 😊
Hello @333plapla,
I am sorry this happened to you. Thank you for sharing.
You did the right thing: Report and Block! We always encourage community members to report anyone that shows inappropriate behavior. Those reports get viewed by our Customer Care team, and they will give warnings or remove users that violate these standards.
Now, allow me to welcome you to OfferUp community. Take the time to navigate and find your way around the forums. ask questions, share, hand out a kudo or two, and enjoy.
How do u stay motivated to sell on this app
Hello @Tobbias1forever,
I have a tip: if you want someone like @Shupat or members to respond put this @ in front of their username.
Now, to answer your question. How do u stay motivated to sell on this app?
OfferUp is something that I chose. The goal is my own and that innately inspires me. Beyond that I ...
What about including in each description "Free Gift with Each Purchase" ?
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Thomas M. Cooley Law School has announced the promotion of 11 faculty members, effective January 1, 2011.
Cooley's Board of Directors promoted seven faculty members from associate professor to full professor with tenure: Assistant Dean and Associate Professor Christine Church, Assistant Dean and Associate Professor Dan Ray, Associate Professor Curt Benson, Associate Professor Cindy Faulkner, Associate Professor Anthony Flores, Associate Professor Norman Plate, and Associate Professor Paul Sorenson.
Cooley's Board promoted four faculty members from assistant professor to associate professor: Assistant Professor Tammy Asher, Assistant Professor Stevie Barachkov, Assistant Professor Sherry Batzer, and Assistant Professor Monica Nuckolls.
The promotions included representatives of all four of Cooley's campuses:
--Professors Flores and Ray are assigned to the Ann Arbor campus;
--Professors Asher, Barachkov, and Nuckolls are assigned to the Auburn Hills campus;
--Professors Batzer, Benson, Faulkner, and Sorenson are assigned to the Grand Rapids campus; and
--Professors Church and Plate are assigned to the Lansing campus.
Before the board of directors acted, the process involved five steps, beginning with each candidate assembling a dossier including evidence of their performance as faculty members.
Under the leadership of Professor Maurice Munroe, each candidate received a favorable review by separate faculty committees to assure compliance with the school's requirements regarding teaching, service, and scholarship.
Next, each received a favorable review by the tenured faculty within the Faculty Conference, recommending their promotions to Associate Dean of Faculty Charles Cercone.
Dean Cercone conducted a separate review and submitted a favorable recommendation to President and Dean Don LeDuc.
Finally, Dean LeDuc recommended the promotions to the Board of Directors.
Cercone noted that each of the candidates exceeded the promotion requirements.
"I've worked closely with each of them over the past several years, and I recommended these promotions because they are all dedicated teachers, diligent scholars, and leaders within the Cooley community."
LeDuc added that all the candidates received unanimous support from the reviewing committees and overwhelming support from the senior faculty.
"These faculty members earned their promotions on their merits by working hard and by demonstrating to their peers that they are great colleagues.
"They validate Cooley's commitment to developing a faculty with substantial legal practice experience to teach the next generation of lawyers. Dean Cercone and I are pleased that the Board of Directors saw fit to accept our unqualified recommendation, supporting the faculty recommendations."
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A world-class team of veterinarians and engineers have developed Felcana: to be the best, for your pet, for you and your vet. We've spent the last year designing, testing, and refining Felcana with:
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The prototype works beautifully and we've found great suppliers and production manufacturers to create our devices so you can listen to your pet.
Our Kickstarter pledges will allow Felcana to improve the health and welfare of pets across the world. We want you and your pets to be part of our story.
Our mission is to enhance animal health and wellbeing. We pledge to donate 1% of our revenue to a group of certified non-profits and shelters.
Please note that per Kickstarter guidelines, we cannot use this crowdfunding project to raise funds for charity. We will certainly support our beneficiary orgs outside of Kickstarter, and celebrate this commitment with our backer community.
A big thank you to everyone who has helped us on our journey! A special shout out to those that have helped us launch on Kickstarter:
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- Dr Jennifer Irving, Veterinary Surgeon
- Dr Matthew Allen, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge
- Ashley, Becky, Dalton and Lawrence our fantastic veterinary interns
- Everyone that has been involved at the Royal Veterinary College
- All the veterinarians that we interviewed during development including Mrs Gudrun Ravetz, Miss Sophie Kay, Dr Corrado Fornengo, Mr Maciej Niedbala, Dr Bradley Viner, Dr Oli Viner
- Luke Roberts, Peak Design
- Jennifer and Olivia Thompson for their help with filming on location, Clare Willmey and her Dalmatians Juno and Oliver, Norma Miller and Homer the Miniature Australian Labradoodle, Tina Naro and Meekus the Ragdoll, Ruby the Whippet
- ...and to everyone that has helped us with hints, tips and advice
Risks and challenges
The Felcana team invents and makes (and some of us are veterinary surgeons too). Between us we've created and delivered numerous digital products and consumer electronics devices. We've worked at Dyson, Raspberry Pi, SAM Labs, Morphy Richards, and Bain & Company (not to mention vet clinics, animal shelters, dog groomers and farms!). There are always challenges, but our promise is that we'll rise to meet them with all our might. As we always have done. We'll do everything in our power to leave our backers well looked after, and deliver their rewards on-time or early.
Felcana devices will be certified to operate in the regions we sell them in. We're working with Underwriters' Laboratories (UL), the global leader in testing and certification, to ensure all requirements are met.
We've given a conservative estimate of delivery dates. We're committed to keeping you informed of our progress in the months following the campaign. Our promise to deliver will be challenged at all times by the known complexities of manufacturing, production scheduling, shipping between continents, and more.
In the event that unexpected issues arise in the delivery schedule, we will do our utmost to minimize the impact on our backers and dedicate ourselves to providing the best, most honest, experience.
As a backer you're incredibly important to us and we look forward to making you and your pets part of our story.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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Richard Garfield created [page scan/se=0534/sf=category/fi=stockall.asc/ml=20]Magic: The Gathering, and it was good. After a couple years of flexing his creative muscles he turned this game out, and it was better. Unfortunately, when Net Runner came out, everyone was already sick of the collectible card game phenomenon and no one wanted to pick up one more collectible game, so it never caught on. That's a pity, because this is the best of them. For a while, R. Garfield said it was his favorite of the games he'd created.
Strategies are varied, and good play can make good on even a poor deck design. Bluffing is a major aspect of play. The mathematics behind the game are barely concealed, but that doesn't detract from the play of the thing.
This was a truly great game, and one that becomes more fun the more times you play it.
This game was unfortunately apparently overshadowed by the huge success of [page scan/se=0534/sf=category/fi=stockall.asc/ml=20]Magic: The Gathering which was released not long before it. This game is actually pretty good. One player assumes the role of the Corporation, building secure data forts (computer networks with cutting edge security) in order to pass agendas. The other player is the Runner, trying to 'liberate' this data (steal it for a profit). The Corporation wins by achieving so many agenda points or by killing the cracker.
The Corporation has various types of security at his disposal, including such defenses as code-walls and ICE. The cracker attempts to bypass this security with various different programs.
The game is fun, but sometimes (rarely) there are rules that seem to need clarification.


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Just found this on the internet, and thought some of you might be interested. They eat, and crap electrons. Kinda makes you wonder what nourishment can be gained if it goes out in the same form as it went in.
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Thanks, Steph.
Very interesting. The finding here is a whole family of electron eating bacteria that we never knew of before. It's not that what electricity comes out is the same as went in. What comes out can be used by other bacteria along this new type. Study of all this might produce a new smart technology like we have never known before as we find new "friendly" bacteria.
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