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FNT Partners
ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a pioneering technology leader in electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial automation and power grids, serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure globally. Continuing more than a 125-year history of innovation, ABB today is writing the future of industrial digitalization and driving the Energy and Fourth Industrial Revolutions. ABB operates in more than 100 countries with about 135,000 employees.
A Saudi company specialized in data centers. Our mission is to empower each of our client's data center infrastructure by offering the best technology solution designed specifically to achieve the client's top business goals.
AMT Group
The AMT Group has worked for 21 years at the Russian system integration market. As a leading Russian systems integrator the AMT Group holds technical appraisal, best worldwide practices and effective high-class solutions. It specializes in design, implementation and technical support of complex telecommunication, information and information security systems, consulting projects and trainings for customers' personnel. The AMT Group is partnering with 50 prominent worldwide equipment and software manufactures - Avaya, Cisco, Ericsson, Genesys, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Polycom and many others, has four branch offices in Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Krasnodar and Minsk and has a network in more than hundred Russian and CIS cities. Now there are about 400 employees in the company, including 150 design and technical support engineers of different specializations. 13 employees have been qualified as Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts, carrying the top level expertise of networking technologies.
Controlware GmbH
Controlware GmbH, Dietzenbach, is one of the leading independent system integrators in Germany. The company, which was founded in 1980, supports its customers with complete solutions and services in information technology. The portfolio extends from consulting and planning over installation and maintenance, through to management, monitoring and operation of customer networks via the company's own Customer Service Centre (CSC). Controlware's key business areas are Network Solutions, Unified Communications, Information Security, Application Delivery, Data Centre and IT Management. As a system integrator, Controlware maintains close partnerships with nationally and internationally leading manufacturers, and also with innovative newcomers to the industry. The company, which has 580 employees and eleven sites in Germany, operates an extensive sales and service network with its own subsidiaries in Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia. Controlware's subsidiaries include Networkers AG, ExperTeach GmbH, and Productware GmbH.
CROC Inc.
CROC (www.croc.ru) is a leader in IT infrastructure design and implementation and one of the largest systems integration service provider in Russia (IDC reports, 2002-2011). CROC has been operating in the IT market since 1992 and is a major Russian business partner of global IT leaders. Croc has more than 1.800 employees and generates over 1.2 billon US$ in revenue.
Data Consult Group
Data Consult Group has always been committed to providing the best systems and solutions to businesses. Since the company's foundation in 1991, they've been working on delivering avant-garde, integrated solutions in order to safeguard sustainability. To maintain this promise, Data Consult partnered with the best suppliers. To maintain this edge, they invested in trainings. With over 120 highly skilled professionals dedicated to serving our clients, they've become a recognized industry leader in the Middle East and Africa, garnering more than 100 vendor and industry awards over the last decades. Today, the Data Consult Group is at the forefront of solution design, solution integration, project management, maintenance and operations.
Datentechnik Moll GmbH
The dtm group is a manufacturer and service provider for data transmission technology. The group represents more than 40 years as a guarantee for innovation and progress. The services range from planning to execution to the latest documentation technology in the active and passive network environment. Starting with a detailed implementation planning and implementation with only certified installers we use the highest standards. In-house software development and collaborations with established manufacturers in the field of facility management create the most advanced solutions in the area of documentation. Furthermore, the product development group dtm operates in passive network technology. The product spectrum ranges from 19 inch panel products on cabinets to modular data center systems. Numerous products have been established for over 20 years in the market or are marketed as an OEM product to well-known manufacturers.
Eirteic has been providing quality Data Centre Infrastructure, Asset, Fault, Performance and Service Management solutions to a wide variety of markets since it was founded in 2000. Eirteic Consulting is headquartered in Ireland with offices in South Africa, Australia, and the USA. Eirteic works with customers in over 30 countries to deliver best-of-breed solutions and services. Eirteic has partnerships with many best-of-breed vendors but our first loyalty is always to our customers.
FiberOpto Asia Pte
FiberOpto Asia Pte Ltd offers full integrated solutions for fiber optics communications in Asia, with in-depth expertise in advanced fiber optic network, data centers and Fiber-To-The-X (FTTX) design, cost effective network optimization, wide range of unique cross-vendor products and customized products offering, network integration, testing and commissioning, training and certifications.
Our business operation covers Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Taiwan, and Japan, with on-going projects with real estate developers, contractors and telecom operators, providing our core competent products and services.
Head-On is a full-service integrator, active in Israel since 1986, dedicated to the marketing, sales and support of third party software products to the Israeli market, managing and offering over 50 solutions in the technical and commercial market segments.
Head on is recognized for its capability to thoroughly understand and integrate complex, sophisticated technological products.
With a network of dozens of direct customers (including most of the leading technology based companies), and hundreds of successful deployments, Head-On has a proven track record of meeting local market needs for software solutions.
Heldele GmbH
Heldele is one of the leading service providers in the field of electrical engineering as well as information and communication technology. For over 40 years now, customers have relied on Heldele's top quality standards and can always be sure to receive state-of-the-art technology. Almost 500 highly qualified employees at the locations Salach, Stuttgart, Munich, Hilzingen, Eltville and Karlsruhe assist their customers from the initial design up to maintenance if desired.
IMPAQ (Gfi Group company) is a European-based provider of Consulting & Delivery services within Operations Support System domain (OSS solutions).
Our OSS competence centers in Poland, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, UK, deliver End to End Services and Network Management Solutions. Our consultants deal with multi-vendors integrations, deployments and operations in multi-domains, multi-technologies. We have gathered valuable knowledge and best practices that we share with our customers every day, while working worldwide with satisfied global telecom operators, as well as network suppliers.
Together with Gfi Group, we create the organization of 18.000 professionals (across multiple market segments) with 1.800 consultants in Telecom Market Segment. This gives us solid grounds to adapt a flexible delivery model to each Telco customer or project (On / Near / Off-Shore).
For more information on IMPAQ OSS competence center, please refer to https://impaqgroup.com/
Inceptum is a company with a long tradition of developing and integrating complex software solutions for telecoms. Our experts create and provide software solutions for network management and that enable companies to optimize their business processes so their core business can be more efficient and flourish. Based on our strong expertise in telecom industry, we support our customer's needs by using our best practice and designing right solutions compliant with industry standards.
IXPERTA s.r.o.
IXPERTA Company has been operating in the market for information and communication technologies for over 24 years. We connect the worlds of corporate communications, infrastructure, security and software. We have certifications from the world's leading technology vendors and have available our own software development center. We have customers in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, in other parts of Europe and North America and in all types of organizations.
We are here to make the difference. Luminum ICT and its experts with their rich experience, can respond to current challenges and also always be there for our customers. We have devoted our knowledge and experience to the development and implementation of complex IT and software solutions in the largest companies of the Republic of Croatia, and we always finish the challenge successfully. Our greatest strength is that we guarantee to all our customers they will always have smart investments through frequent consultations, transfer of experience and knowledge and unique and the best education on the market. In a short period of time, we have been able to prove that we took the right way and that we were right to take this journey, which was also recognized by our customers and partners as well.
NABS Integrated Technical Services provides top-notch Integrated Networking Solutions along with great customer support - a combination that can't be beaten!
NABS Integrated Technical Services Management is determined to maintain a culture of excellence within the Company with the intention to deliver a quality service and products that puts us at the top of ladder in our fields of specialization. In this way customer requirements and expectations are always fully met. To meet our commitment, all our engineers and technical staff are qualified from reputable institutions with many man-years experience in their field of specialization. The skills and experience of our engineers and technical staff will be constantly enhanced through carefully planned programs of in-house and training courses, seminars and conferences conducted by relevant industry and associated partners. Our processes in relation to the activities we carry out on behalf of our Partners will be under constant assessment and audit to ensure compliance to their quality requirements.
NC Systems
NC SYSTEMS GmbH is a member of NC GROUP with offices in Berlin and Munich.
We are your first choice partner when competence in consulting and system integration is needed. We support our customers in managing their operational tasks and ensure the provision of their services. Network operators, network vendors and public authorities place trust in us. Our top-flight team of experts accompanies and plans all steps for the implementation of transparent and cost-effective solutions. To name a few:
As a partner and integrator of selected system manufacturers, we naturally face all challenges in a corporate environment.
NC SYSTEMS – the partner of your choice.
Netflow Integrated Pte Ltd was incorporated in 2003, and has rapidly grown into a dynamic company that is focused on the provision of practical and cost effective network infrastructure solutions in data centers, corporate offices, commercial, hospitality, healthcare, residential, and retail sectors.The companys structured cabling services (fiber optic cables) ranges from design to installation, implementation, maintenance and support.
Our experience spans a diversity of applications from consulting through to implementation, management and maintenance of the system. Our depth of experience with technology and project management allows us to provide the highest levels of service and quality value for investment.
As a certified structured cabling specialist, we are leaders in the field of fiber optic solutions, structured cabling solutions, copper cables, testing and commissioning. For more information visit www.netflow.com.sg
Nokia is the trusted transformation partner of service providers, enterprises, and strategic industries such as defense, energy, transportation, and government's worldwide, providing solutions to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. A leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP and optics technologies, applications and services, Nokia leverages the unrivaled technical and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of the largest innovation powerhouses in the communications industry. With operations in more than 130 countries and one of the most experienced global services organizations in the industry, Nokia is a local partner with global reach.
NVision Group
NVision Group is one of the largest developers and suppliers of unique solutions and services in the Russian market of information technologies.
RTA Group
RTA Group is young but fast growing player on Russian IT market. The company was found by experienced IT professionals, who has more then 20-years experiences in local and international system integrators. RTA's team knowledge and skills cover most sophisticated areas of IT infrastructure development starting from civil engineering for DC up to the ITIL/ITSM complied management systems.
Röwaplan AG
Following the motto "Recognizing the signs of the times means meeting the requirements of the future's challenges," RÖWAPLAN connects professional competences with sophisticated methods. The evidence of our expertise is attested by more than 3.100 national and international projects. Varying tasks require differentiated approaches. To meet these aspiring requirements, RÖWAPLAN's Portfolio is structured in three business divisions:
Our projects are made by people for people. Our customers, suppliers, and over 90 employees are integral elements of our successful implementations. Creating "always a good feeling" for all involved is not just a slogan by RÖWAPLAN, it is lived reality.
Saphir Group
Saphir Group, your FNT partner in Switzerland! The Saphir group does the documentation of your network for you: infrastructure- and service management in IT and telecommunication!
In co-operation with accurately selected European leading partners, Swiftnet provide highly innovative solutions and personalized services to both ITC and Telecommunication markets.
Technoserv, one of the largest Russian system integrator, operating in Russia, the CIS and Europe, was founded in 1992. Technoserv's Revenue in 2011 financial year totaled more than 1 billion €. The company is headquartered in Moscow. The number of Technoserv's employees exceeds 2000. Technoserv's competencies include IT consulting, business intelligence systems, support and outsourcing. The company's client list is comprised from key sectors of the economy: telecommunications, the public sector, oil and gas, manufacturing and transport corporations and financial institutions.
Unitel Engineering
Unitel Engineering is a Russian company, a manufacturer and system integrator in the field of high-frequency and digital communications, relay protection and emergency automation, process control systems. Two production sites in Moscow provide an outcome of 2000 of control cabinets per year. Our Engineering Center, R&D Center, Service Center and Training Center make it possible to be of benefit to our Customers to the maximum in the following areas: general contracting, development of system solutions, system integration and implementation of technological systems on turnkey basis; development, manufacture and delivery of special equipment, adaptation of imported devices, systems and software to the requirements of Russia's regulations; development, configuration and delivery on turnkey basis of software and hardware control systems for business and technology processes; scientific and engineering research in the field of technological communications, relay protection and emergency automation; expert judgment of existing solutions; design and survey works, construction works, commissioning, operation and maintenance; training and technical support to customers.
More information can be found at http://www.uni-eng.ru.
VTG Engineering
From design, through project to successful implementation all safely under control!
VTG Engineering bring technical and technological solutions in the segment of security technologies, telecommunication and data networks. We are actively looking for the most suitable technology solution for the customer, which best meets his requirements. We are looking for, linking and implementing a unique solution with an emphasis on the effectiveness of the final solution so that the customer receives a system that will be used with maximum efficiency for the benefit of their own company, department or sub-service. Counselling and consulting services are always conducted at a high technical level with a friendly and proactive attitude to individual projects. Our team is composed not only of experienced experts but also of young enthusiastic workers with a fresh look at our field. Together we implement projects with high added value and maximum professionalism.
Xzact Technologies Inc. is a Mission Critical Infrastructure Provider of network communications technologies to private and public sector businesses. Our goal is to become an indispensable tool in making your Data Center, network, and security infrastructure , faster, smarter, and more secure. Through assistance in evaluating new technologies and trends, to the design, specifications, and process installation of your network projects; Xzact is experienced in making it happen successfully. With all aspects of your project starting with discovery, onto design, and installation being done in house with Xzacts fulltime engineers and certified technical employees, our quality and delivery process is second to none.


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Here's my strength workout from yesterday.
4 sets of (1,2,3,4) of
- Weighted pull ups (58 lbs)
- Double kettlebell front squats (28kg's)
- Ring push ups (28 lbs) 3,6,9,12 reps
I did the entire workout with a 28lb vest on, and added an addtional 30 lbs for the pull ups.
On the ring push ups, I went up by 3's to make it more challenging.
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Author(s): Zadie Smith
" These essays] reflect a lively, unselfconscious, rigorous, erudite, and earnestly open mind that's busy refining its view of life, literature, and a great deal in between." --Los Angeles Times
Split into five sections--Reading, Being, Seeing, Feeling, and Remembering--Changing My Mind finds Zadie Smith casting an acute eye over material both personal and cultural. This engaging collection of essays, some published here for the first time, reveals Smith as a passionate and precise essayist, equally at home in the world of great books and bad movies, family and philosophy, British comedians and Italian divas. Whether writing on Katherine Hepburn, Kafka, Anna Magnani, or Zora Neale Hurston, she brings deft care to the art of criticism with a style both sympathetic and insightful. Changing My Mind is journalism at its most expansive, intelligent, and funny--a gift to readers and writers both.
Zadie Smith was born in north-west London in 1975, and still lives in the area. She is the author of White Teeth, The Autograph Man and On Beauty, and the editor of The Book of Other People, all of which are published by Penguin.


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Welcome to God Forgives, a website about Grace and Redemption!
Please read over our site and blogs to learn how a couple went from being Satanists to accepting Christ and becoming Christians. God pulled us out of a life in the occult and Satanism. Despite all we have done, He has shown us His Grace and Mercy and we want to share that with you. Please read our story and share it with others!
"Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you." Luke 8:39
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In the last 20 years, the Absolut Park has not only become the biggest snow park in Austria, but also one of the most famous European snow parks.
The entire park area extends over 1.5 km, is divided into seven sections and is equipped with a wide and varied range of around 100 obstacles. Our professional shape crew ensures perfect conditions on a daily basis.
No matter which level, beginner or pro: In the Absolut Park you will find everything your freestyle heart desires.
Thanks to our guests at Shuttleberg and the riders at Absolut Park.
Shout out to all our colleagues and the teams of Shuttleberg, Absolut Park and Absolut School. Respect and props for the great job in our longest season ever with 143 days of operations.
See you in December 2019. Provisional date of opening November 30th, 2019.
The Absolut Park is celebrating its 20th birthday! In the Chill House there is a big photo exhibition from Markus Rohrbacher's best pics. Between the Spring Battle and the season end (22.04.2019) we will host a six-week anniversary program in the entire park area with photo and video shootings, events such as the 10th anniversary of The Stash, a Cash For Trick session and a Banked Slalom, special and even more obstacles and extended runs in The Stash and in the Absolut Park.
During the summer the Absolut Park Shape crew welded and hammered everything they could - to surprise you this winter with a brand new Stair Set. It consists of a Stepdown Rail, a Down Rail, a Double Kinked Rail and a Ledge with a Creeper Rail and will be located at the end of the Jib Park as usual.
Besides, the guys built six new rails for you: A nine-metre long Doublekinked Rail, two Straight Rails, an eight-meter-long Elbow Rail, a six-meter-long Rainbow Rail and a seven-meter Wave Rail. Have fun!
Ståle Sandbech and Torgeir Bergrem have a lot in common: Both are Norwegians, travel a lot together and are often in front of the camera in twos on YouTube. Starting this winter season, they will also be team buddies in the Absolut Park Team and will undoubtedly be pulling their laps around the park more often than before. Welcome to the team
Torgeir Bergrem
Stale Sandbech
Yuka Fujimori
The natural park is already ten years old, but still as cool as on the first day. This season we have extended the Lil' Stash, the easy to ride part below the Powder Shuttle top station.
We have added a second start to the Cross Run, our boarder- and ski-cross track. Now beginners and advanced can start into the wild race track according to their level.
The Absolut Park is divided into seven sections, which we present to you here.
Five kickers in a row offer you maximum airtime at an international top level. This is where the Spring Battle, Austria's most famous on-mountain snowboard and freeski contest, takes place.
Here you will find all kinds of rails and jib obstacles, always new and creatively arranged: S-Rail, Barrel-Rail, Elbow-Rail, Kinked-Rail, Double Kinked-Rail, Straight Rails,...
The ideal place to work on your skills, practice new tricks and prepare for the bigger obstacles: The Beginner/Medium Line starts at the top station of the Absolut Shuttle and ends at the bottom station of the Powder Shuttle.
The Rail/Halfpipe Line is equipped with many different rails and ends in a funny, 100 meter long halfpipe with four meter high walls. It is ideal if you want to learn how to ride a pipe and try your first tricks.
In the lower part of the Absolut Park, directly in front of Chill House, you will find the ultimate playground for all jibbers: The Jib Park offers you many rails and boxes, which are easy and fun to ride. All shredders, regardless of their level, will have fun here.
Both beginners and advanced can ride the Cross Run, a top-maintained ski and boardercross course, without any problems — two separate starts for different levels to ensure this. It's best to race through together with your buddies!
The Stash Park does not offer you perfectly groomed slopes, but instead, you can get creative. There are obstacles made of wood and snow integrated into the natural terrain, and you can usually ride them in several ways. The area offers a lot of additional possibilities for natural jibs and powder runs.
Originally, Jake Burton and snowboard legend Craig Kelly had the idea for The Stash, and there are only six of these parks worldwide. The American artist Bob King made the hand-carved figures and obstacles.
Kids and beginners will find the Lil' Stash with its wide, simple wooden boxes and rails an ideal terrain to start freestyling.
The Chill House below the Jib Park is the freestyle scene's meeting point. The light-flooded, two-storey building is equipped with a boulder wall and several chill-out areas where you can watch freeski and snowboard videos. Since last winter season, the Chill House is also pleasing to the eye: Inspiring paintings, photos and drawings from artists in the boardsport and freeski scene are shown on a regular basis. The highlight, however, is the skate mini ramp — the first of its kind on a mountain worldwide.
When the weather is sunny, numerous sofas and picnic tables invite you to have a snack outside, to relax or to watch friends and pros in the park.
Every friday the Rad Day takes place at the Absolut Park. You can work on new freestyle tricks together with a coach. During your lunch break, you will enjoy a gourmet burger lunch in the Frauenalm before recording your progress with a follow cam and drone in the afternoon. Of course, you get the videos — to post, share and take home with you.
Costs: Euro 98,- per person (max. 8 persons)
Time: 9.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.


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Are you looking for backyard wedding ideas? Sure, there are many of them you can try. They are mostly creative and interesting. They are also quite attractive to be included in the backyard wedding setting.
So, here I would like to share you some of them that you might take a liking to. They are pretty simple, but offer good impact to the setting when it is prepared properly.
Backyard Wedding Ideas – Table Setting with Natural Approach
First, I would say that having table setting with natural approach is suitable for wedding in the backyard. This needs you to use long wooden table.
Try to expose the wood by only laying a long, narrow tablecloth in the middle of the table. Then, decorate it by putting an assortment made of fruits, flowers, and candles. This way, it will make a unique statement to your setting.
Outdoor Chandelier with Dangling Flowers
It is an outdoor wedding setting we are talking about here. More nature is needed for the ideas of backyard wedding. So, consider to hang outdoor white chandelier with white strips of cloth hanging around it.
Then, in order to give charming twist, I would suggest you to dangle white flowers, like sunflower pomander on the chandelier. This will be a little nice sight to see.
Three-Tier Cake with Cotton and Pinecone
It is a wedding, so cakes are important to present at the party. It does not have to be that big with many tiers actually.
Even medium three-tier cake is enough to be part of your amazing setting. However, it won't do if it remains plain. So, make sure you embellish it with cotton and pinecone. It will be sweet even only to look at.
Need more inspirations and ideas? Browse and click our gallery below!
With other ideas before, your wedding setting will be natural and beautiful.


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Why We Love Newcastle/
Every now and then we will be asking an interesting local what makes Newcastle special for them, and why others should check it out. This month: Emily Davies O'Sullivan.
Emily Davies O'Sullivan is a Senior Urban Planner and mum based in Newcastle. She is enthusiastic about people power and the creative industries, being the Co-director of Idea Bombing Newcastle and on the board of local arts organisation Octapod.
What do you want people from interstate and overseas to know about Newcastle?
We used to be a steel city but now we are an awesome mini city, a cute package that is physically beautiful, smart, creative and easy (most of the time). Just what you want from any good relationship.
You're very vocal about your love for Newcastle. After living away for a while what appealed to you about coming back?
The lifestyle. I had spent some time living and working in Sydney and then some time traveling and I was very ready to come back to a place where life was a bit easier.
I love the scale of Newcastle, there is is enough going on that you could be out every night, but it's still a community and chances are everyone is a friend of a friend. Then I love the emerging innovation industry, the established art and creative culture and the ever important coffee and food culture.
I loved that you could still afford to buy up here and that the beaches and natural landscapes are right on our door step too. There is work for two town planners (Emily's partner is also a planner) and my parents are still here for free babysitting.
You recently took part in the NextCity Vanguard conference, where over 40 local and international urban innovators came up with ideas for the old Newcastle Post Office and Newcastle Train Station. Newcastle is the first city outside of the U.S. to host a Vanguard. What did you learn about Newcastle from taking part?
I was pretty proud of Newcastle that week! It really shone and the delegates were blown away, they loved the city, warts and all. I learnt that we have amazing potential still and that we have heaps to learn from international examples and also that it is great to get out of our own head and open up to fresh perspectives on the future of the city.
What's your favourite fact or story from Newcastle's past?
I love that the hairdresser in Stockton told my Nanna that her grandpa used to shoot sharks from the break wall over in Stocko back in the day... it was that kind of place...
I love hearing the dreaming stories of the area too, although I don't hear enough or know enough.
What are your top 5 tips for visitors to Newcastle?
Hire a bike and ride around the east end, then catch the ferry over to Stocko and ride out the break wall there and catch a sunset from the north side!
Go to the farmers markets and have the Tibetan dumplings
Check out Blackbutt Reserve for a picnic
Make sure you visit over a weekend or at the end of the week because there is more of a buzz and often markets or openings.
The beaches... just do it... any and all of them!


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Had a ball with Aubrie and Rachel at yesterday's shoot for Zoora's Capsule Collection, which we saw at the Liberty Hotel not long ago. We shot at the very cool Mass Challenge space at One Marina Park Drive in Boston.
Here's a sneak peek of the shoot. Be sure to check out Zoora's Capsule Collection for custom Spring looks for under $100!


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« Experimenting with HDR Imaging »
I've been toying with the idea of learning HDR for a while now. HDR is high dynamic range imaging. It's (mostly) a post production process that turns photos into something more than just photos, while (mostly) retaining the integrity of the image.
It wasn't until I fell in love with this photograper, Trey Ratcliff, that I really pulled up my socks and dove in head first. And when you see this photo of Trey's you too will want to discover how to do HDR… it's just… heartstoppingly beautiful.
HDR production requires that you take photographs in Raw format. In fact, you have to take 3 photos of the same scene in varying degrees of exposure. Next is to use some snappy HDR software that merges all the photos together, blending the best exposure components together to result in one stunning image.
The first HDR image was created in the 1930's by a photographer, Charles Wyckoff who used it when taking pictures of nuclear explosions.
It's been miserable weather since i fell in love with HDR, so I haven't had the opportunity to shoot in raw outside, so I've been working on fudging HDR. ;-)
There is a nifty Photoshop Plugin from Topaz that creates a "poor man's HDR" result. The upside is that it does interesting things. The downside is that it relies on a lot of noise addition to the photos. I'm still working on it, and have had interesting results, but Trey has nothing to worry about from me ;-)
You want to lose yourself in some eyecandy - check out the HDR Flickr Group.


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Agencies are required to provide valid invoice number and description field entries for certain transactions per USAS and CAPPS Financials Invoice Number Field Requirements (FPP E.023). This includes a responsibility to keep confidential information private as outlined in FPP E.045 under:
Note: The National Automated Clearinghouse Association (NACHA) rules require agencies to use a Reassociation Trace Number in USAS that may be displayed in TINS for applicable healthcare-related payments to help minimize the risk of transmitting Protected Health Information. For more information, contact Payment Services.
In addition, the Comptroller's office must be able to accurately distinguish between confidential and non-confidential payments. Agencies must ensure that the confidentiality indicator is correctly set as outlined in USAS and CAPPS Financials Confidentiality Indicator (FPP E.045).


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The Tournier Ballpen is characterised by hand-engraved grid lines to the barrel and plain upper parts for unrestricted branding or personalisation: a delicate balance of design ingenuity and practicality. Manufactured from brass throughout and triple chrome plated for superior protection, this pen is clearly designed to be a lifelong companion. The Tournier Ballpen is supplied with a refill featuring German Dokumental™ ink and a Swiss tip for ultra-smooth writing. Also available is the matching Tournier Rollerball and Tournier Fountain Pen. Each pen is supplied separately in a Pierre Cardin branded presentation box.
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The work by Kamel Perez Photography is now available in the App Store!
* 1.1 Update now available with 10 new images per app!
- HDR Photos 1.1: a collection of 30 photographs taken at various locations from around the world specifically to be processed to show High Dynamic Range.
- Fleur 1.1: a collection of 30 photographs taken at various flower and orchid shows across the country.
- Aerials 1.1: a collection of 30 photographs taken at 35,000 feet over various parts of North America.
Plus, the apps also enable you to save your favorite images, in their optimal resolution, to be set as backgrounds on your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. The apps even support the new Retina display of the iPhone 4.
So click the image below, or any of the links above to get to the apps on the App Store for just 99¢ each!
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Setting an image as wallpaper is easy!
Just save it, then set it as a wallpaper via the device's settings. No need to Move and Scale.
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The Images are saved at 1024×1024
This allows you to enjoy the wallpaper in Landscape or Portrait orientations without distortions.
– Mini portfolio showcasing 20 images from the Aerials collection by Kamel Perez Photography
– Ability to save desired images to be used as wallpaper for your device.
– Universal App with support for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.
– On iPad, each image saves at a 1024×1024 resolution. This allows the images to work in either landscape or portrait modes.
– On iPhone 4, they are saved in the full 960×640 Retina display resolution.
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– Since all photos are saved at the optimal resolution for your specific device, the results are crisp and non-distorted.
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Honest Guacamole
Mexican food is one of my favorite cuisines. I've also been known to have a hankering for Italian, French, Mediterranean, Asian, Scandinavian...am I naming many of the cuisines known to man..? Well I like food is the point. Since moving to Arizona just over a year ago, I've learned a lot in regards to Mexican food and am always trying new things to make a dish even better than the last time I attempted it. One thing in particular is guacamole. It is so satisfying to take a tortilla chip and dip it ever so ungracefully into a large bowl of this green heaven. I had made it many different ways in the past, but now I have discovered that keeping it simple is best, hence the name "Honest Guacamole". I'm not trying to hide any of the ingredients. I want them all to show their faces and to share the stage with the avocado. Let's get to it, shall we?
Ingredients for Missy's Honest Guacamole
- 2 ripe Hass avocados
- 1/2 Jalapeno
- 1 Tbsp. finely chopped red onion
- 1/2 tomato
- 1 Lime
- 1/4 cup cilantro
- Salt to taste
Start by cutting the avocados in half lengthwise and pitting them. I do this by taking a sharp knife and cutting it into the pit and then twisting. It pops right out. Do be careful though, please! While the "meat" is still in it's skin, I cut it into cubes and then scoop it out and let it tumble right into the bowl.
Next, cut a
in half lengthwise. I only use half of one, but if you'd like more, be my guest. I take out some of the seeds, but I like a little kick, so I find keeping a few white seeds perfect. Dice it pretty finely and throw it into the bowl with the avocado so that they can get acquainted.
Dice the red onion, and add that to the bowl as well.
Take half of a tomato and cut it into slivers. Remove the seeds and gooey stuff (that's the technical term). It's really easy to do with a knife or even a spoon. Then dice them up too so that they are about the same size as the jalapeno.
Grab some cilantro. I like a good amount. Roughly chop it up. I recommend smelling your hands after you've done this. They smells oh so cilantro-y (don't touch your eyes though, remember the jalapeno?)
Cut a lime in half and then in half again. This way you can get a better squeeze on it. It's all about the squeezing with the lime. You want all of the juice that you can get.
Taste it as you go
. I don't normally use an entire lime for this amount. I'd say I use at least half, maybe a bit more.
Mix it all together gently, so as to not squish the avocados. All that's left to do is add some salt, if you'd like, and take your favorite tortilla chip for a ride in the Honest Guacamole. I've been into blue corn tortillas lately.
The great thing about guacamole, or any dip really, is that you can make it your own. Play around with the ingredients until it fits your fancy. With Mexican food on the mind, I went to a restaurant in Phoenix, known for its tacos. I'll fill you in on all of the delicious, mouth watering details next time.


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At some point, you will have to decide whether you're willing to remain in his life while he destroys it. . . or his upline might force him to choose between you and the "business."
You need to educate yourself about cults, and about how they recruit and retain members. There are book recommendations in a number of previous posts. Just do a search here on "cult"


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In Dallas/Fort Worth we have our fair share of wildlife, thankfully I have not encountered anything more than a snake. Let me share this story of a fellow realtor in a area with bears: I
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Mid-America Guitar Ensemble Festival
This year, the annual Mid-America Guitar Ensemble Festival will take place in Minnesota for the first time. Hosted by the Guitar Program of the School of Music at the University of Minnesota, and co-sponsored by the Minnesota Guitar Society, the Festival runs from March 29 through 31. The featured guest ensemble, Tantalus Quartet, will present a concert at Sundin Music Hall (on the campus of Hamline University in St. Paul) on March 30 at 7:30 pm. A Festival-ending concert will be presented at Ted Mann Concert Hall, on the U of MN campus on March 31 at 1:00 pm with featured ensembles, as well as with the festival ensemble of 80 to 100 guitarists. We will premiere a newly written piece by Illinois-based Costa Rican guitarist and composer Guido Sanchez-Portuguez, who will conduct the Ensemble.
For non-registrants, the Tantalus Quartet concert at Sundin Music Hall is $25 general admission, $20 for MGS members and seniors, and $10 for students. Click here to order tickets in advance. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the box office 30 minutes before the concert begins. Attendance at the U of MN concerts is free to the general public.
Click here to view the Festival brochure, which includes details about each day's events and a registration form.
For more information about the Festival and the concerts, contact Maja Radovanlija, Minnesota Guitar Society member and guitar instructor at the U of MN, at email@example.com, or email MGS Artistic Director Joe Hagedorn at email@example.com.


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Established in 1969, Anna's Fried Dough has been a fan favorite at State Fairs and major events across New England. Read more …
Stretched, fried and flash frozen, Anna's is available from major broadline food suppliers. With simple reheating, now you can offer Anna's Fried Dough at your own venue or event.
What's New?
Anna's Fried Dough Bites — the same light and airy dough based on Anna's recipe with 0 trans fat. You can enjoy it now in bite sizes.
Our Product
Made from a "secret" family recipe our scrumptious fried dough is always light, airy, hot and delicious. Each piece is individually stretched and then flash fried to golden perfection. We use only the finest natural ingredients and no preservatives. At Anna's we pay attention to every detail to ensure our customers receive a perfect fried dough every time. It's no "secret" Anna's has the best reputation in fried dough!
Our great tasting dough can be enhanced with an endless array of toppings. Some of our favorites are:
- Powdered Sugar
- Cinnamon & Granulated Sugar mixed
- Maple Syrup
- Fresh Fruit
- Ice Cream (try coffee!)
- Marinara Sauce and Parmesan Cheese
- Peanut Butter & Jelly
- Honey
- Sea Salt
- Olive Oil and Fresh Garlic
Visit the Anna's fan page on Facebook or send us an email and tell us your favorite toppings. We'll add it to our list!
Fried Dough — From Start to Finish
Find out how it all started — About Us
Discover the family tradition behind Anna's and New England's love affair with Anna's Fried Dough.
Founder, Jack Flynn, grew up in his father's carnival business. As his young family grew, Jack searched for a new and unique food item to introduce at the fairs. He found his answer at home. Jack and his wife, Anna, both grew up in Italian households enjoying pizza fritta and zeppoles for breakfast and on special occasions. By merging their grandmother's recipes they created a delicious, light and airy, bread dough. They purchased an old wooden trailer, outfitted it with a mixer and fryer and a legend was born!
In 1969, Jack and Anna introduced their culinary creation at the historic Topsfield Fair. It was a huge hit and Jack and Anna were encouraged to expand their operation. In the subsequent years they created a summer fair route that took them around New England and upstate New York. Each summer they traveled from fair to fair with their three kids, a great dane and a cat. Drawing on their respective talents, the couple built a successful business that remains today.
History of Anna's Fried Dough
In 1976, Anna's was invited to operate a fixed kiosk inside the Rouse companies newly revitalized Faneuil Hall Marketplace. Faneuil Hall proved to be a great fit for their product and the crowd's response was phenomenal.
In the 1980's, Anna's expanded to include franchises in other Rouse Company properties. For over twenty years, Anna's has sold fried dough at the former Foxboro Stadium and now at Gillette Stadium. Anna's has become a fan favorite as evidenced by the lines of people clamoring to get a piece of piping hot fried dough.
In 2006 Anna's began its wholesale business making their delicious fried dough available nationwide through broad-line distributors.
Sweet Memories Enjoying Fried Dough!
Where can I purchase fried dough wholesale?
You can purchase 30pk cases of frozen fried dough through our distributors or direct from us. Just send us your zip code with your request. Or visit our "Wholesale" page to see more details.
Is fried dough the same as funnel cake?
No, fried dough is a bread dough that is hand stretched and funnel cake is a batter that is poured through a funnel. Both have similar toppings.
Does Anna's Fried Dough have trans fat?
No, our scrumptious fried dough has 0g trans fat.
What are some other names for fried dough?
- Dough Boys, Zeppoles, Elephant Ears, Beaver Tails,
- Malasadas, Pizza Fritta, and Whale Tails. There are many more names depending on where you are from.
Is Anna's Fried Dough fried in peanut oil?
No, but our dough is manufactured in a facility that uses nuts.
Please contact us if you have any other questions about Anna's Fried Dough. We'll answer everything, except our secret family recipe.
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Blueprint - They've done it again!
Blueprint just keeps getting better and better. Although the model on the cover looks 14, making me feel like I'm a bit elderly, I love the ideas in this issue (no.5), especially the wallpaper feature. I was just thinking about wallpaper in the shower this morning (I have the best ideas in there, don't laugh!) and since it's no longer circulating around the blogs as much as say, a few months back, I wondered if wallpaper was becoming a bit passe. Then Blueprint arrived and made me feel so much better because I love wallpaper and was beginning to fear the worst. Blueprint tells us to think outside of the traditional floor-to-ceiling wallpaper box and go with some more involved, and creative, uses for wallpaper. (Here's a related post along these lines back from March in case you missed it.)
The imagery alone in this feature is delicious, but I especially loved seeing wallpaper as a headboard and mounted on wood panels as insta-art. We've all read about this ideas before, but Blueprint incorporates that Martha Stewart perfection that we all love so much, which made these tips feel fresh and exciting. They highlighted a wallpaper I'd not seen before called "Grille Modern Grande" by Hinson & Company, a company that's been around since the 70's. They used that pattern as a headboard, just wait until you see it on page 102. It's simply grand-e. I love the paint on the wall, too. But they don't list the color used, so you'll have to snip the page and take it to Lowe's to match it. I'm guessing it's a Benjamin Moore color (or Martha Stewart paints which, fyi, are now exclusive to Lowe's). Blueprint seems to use a lot of Ben Moore and MS Paints in their rooms. Has anyone ever painted with MS Paints, and if so, how do they rank against other paints you've used? I've been wondering this, since I want to paint my bedroom in MS286 Surf.
Another great article is Modern Mex, a party with a Baja-inspired theme with lots of delicious summer cuisine. Having been to baja a few years ago, it was great to find the recipe for grilled fish tacos - a favorite of both my husband and I. I always drool when my southern California friends talk about going to the beach to enjoy some fish tacos with a Corona. I'm forever California dreamin'.... Modern Mex took me back there again to my days in Baja. Oh, and the Bungalow Great article is a good one to, I hadn't seen anything like it already a billion times over, which made the feature stand out as interesting. It made me want to pack everything and move to Greenport, New York. I'm crazy about bungalows, cottages, anything with a history really.
Anyway, No. 5 is a great issue... A real boost for those in a creative rut, and lots of great photos to tear and post on your inspiration boards... Which reminds me, have you voted yet for your favorite mood board?


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As President Franklin D Roosevelt famously once observed: "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself". It is an aphorism that policymakers should take note of, given the findings of research by Philippe Bacchetta and Eric van Wincoop into the causes of the Great Recession.
5 min read Continue reading The economic cycle of fear: How panic fuelled a global recession


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Seat Back Failure / Defective Seat Lawyer
West Palm Beach and Palm Beach County
The personal injury attorneys at the Florida law firm of Murray Guari have been achieving exceptional results for victims of seat back failures throughout the United States for more than 20 years. If you or someone you know has been in an auto accident involving seat failure, we can answer any questions you may have.
The automotive industry is tasked with designing automotive
parts and feature that reduce injuries, not enhance or aggravate injuries. Unfortunately, many seating systems cause as many or more injuries then they prevent. Studies show that the auto industry was well aware of the need for properly designed seat backs as early as the 1960's, yet did little to fix the problem or warn the public.
The two most common types of failure are the failure of the seat back support system to maintain an upright position and the deformation of the seat back frame itself. Less common are failures that have been attributed to deformation of the mounting system that holds the seat to the vehicle floor or to a collapse of the vehicle floor pan. Another problem is the detachment of non-integral head rests during an accident.
Cars equipped with bucket seats have a high risk for seat back failure, causing the seats to bend or collapse. Consequently, back seat passengers may suffer various physical injuries. Children are at serious risk while sitting behind these dangerous seats because of their small frame. If your vehicle is equipped with this type of seat, place small children behind an empty seat or a seat with the smaller passenger.
Seat back failure can cause ejection from a vehicle, which is one of the most injurious events that can happen to an occupant in a crash. Three out four people ejected from a vehicle will be fatally injured, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Even an accident occurring at a low or moderate speed may cause severe injuries to passengers. All auto accidents pose a threat for serious injuries, such as bone fracture, head injury, internal organ damage, scarring and disfigurement, spinal cord injury - quadriplegia and even death.
To reduce your risk of seat back failure:
- Limit the amount of cargo your carry in your trunk and don't carry it longer than necessary.
- Push the cargo as close to the back seat as possible and evenly distribute the load.
- Use cargo restraints (nets) to secure cargo (some auto manufacturers provide these).
If you or a loved one has been a victim of a seat back failure and would like to learn more about your legal rights, please call our auto defect and roof crush attorneys or contact us here.
We handle cases involving:
We have created an informational talk, which can be found here on our website to help you understand the difference between an auto/truck accident case and a crashworthiness case (secondary collision).
If you or a loved one has been injured due in a motor vehicle accident and feel that an automotive product may have contributed to the cause, we are happy to explain your legal rights, and our process for pursuing these cases. There is no obligation - please contact us here.


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Win tickets to Monster Jam
I've seen concerts, basketball games, skating shows and circus performances at Spectrum Arena , but nothing takes over the arena quite like Monster Jam. Giant trucks, loud noise, revving engines....it is everything my 9-year old son and his friends can imagine and then some. And it's back in Charlotte, Friday, January 6 (7pm) and Saturday, January 7 (1pm & 7pm).
Monster Jam® is the most action-packed live event on four wheels where world-class drivers compete in front of capacity crowds in both monster truck racing and freestyle competitions. Celebrating 25 years of adrenaline-charged family entertainment, Monster Jam combines spontaneous entertainment with the ultimate off-road, motorsport competition. Monster Jam features the most recognizable trucks in the world including Grave Digger®, Max-DTM, El Toro Loco®, Monster Mutt® and many more. Monster Jam events leave you on the edge of your seat as these competitors thrill fans with jaw-dropping displays of gravity-defying feats.
Approximately 12 feet tall and about 12 feet wide, Monster Jam trucks are custom-designed machines that sit atop 66-inch-tall tires and weigh a minimum of 10,000 pounds. Built for short, high-powered bursts of speed, Monster Jam trucks generate 1,500 to 2,000 horsepower and are capable of speeds of up to 100 miles per hour. Monster Jam trucks can fly up to125 to 130 feet in distance and up to 35 feet in the air.
Seats start at just $15 and "Pit Pass" tickets are also available before the 1pm Saturday show and allow fans to get up close and personal to the Monster Jam trucks and drivers during the Pit Party from 10:30am until 12pm.
For show information and to purchase tickets click here or enter our contest and you could win 4 tickets to the 7:00pm show on Friday, January 6.


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NCLC 2018 In Review
At the NCLC, citizen leaders led the way as we discussed important, effective action in sessions covering local and state strategies, citizen-driven media, how to succeed with local APAs, and much more. Watch videos and photos of citizen leaders from across the nation as they shared lessons, received awards, and discussed next steps to make the 28th Amendment reality.
"I can't say enough about the support and the respect that we get from American Promise toward making our local efforts successful."
- Ellen Greene Bush, Citizen Leader
Use these resources to learn more about how your local and state action can support the movement for equal representation for all American.
This is the first Constitutional amendment to be written in the Internet Age. American Promise is hosting conversations with Americans across the nation about what the 28th Amendment should include. Writing an amendment isn't easy, but we can do it. Watch these videos and photos of some of those discussions from the NCLC, on everything from how to make the 28th the first citizen-written amendment to Constitutional Convention pros and cons.
"The Constitution begins 'We the people…' not 'We the corporations…' "
- Fmr. Congressman Jim Leach, (R-Iowa)
Learn more about the reasons to support a constitutional amendment to establish equal representation, and read about the process to get us there.
The citizen-led 28th Amendment process will include the voices of all Americans—citizens of all ages, genders, races, sexual orientations, backgrounds, belief systems and political persuasions. At the NCLC we aimed to foster the inclusivity of this movement with programming focused on the real-world impacts of the undue influence of money in communities across our nation; the critical nature of ensuring diversity; and the power of the rising generation of American voters.
"Our Congress is not taking much initiative to protect us, and I think that's largely due to the fact that they're getting money from the NRA."
- Noah Damiani, recent graduate of Marjory Stoneman Douglas Highschool
Americans from all walks of life must come together to demand equal representation, no matter how much money we make. Read citizens' thoughts and how to bring more people to the table.
Dozens of committed organizations across our great nation are working tirelessly to fix the fundamental problem with big money in politics. We are honored to host and corral the efforts and beliefs of these many groups at the NCLC, the meeting ground where we come together to get energized and further our important work together.
"We need to start bringing in new people... they may not be of the same political persuasion, but I guarantee you they want common sense approaches to the problems we're trying to deal with here."
- Francis Johnson, President of Take Back Our Republic
Our movement requires collaboration among many groups and every political persuasion. Read about the cross-partisan support the 28th Amendment has earned.
On the first annual American Promise Lobby Day, our members directly approached their elected members of Congress and their staff to discuss the issue of big money in politics and the 28th Amendment to ensure equal representation for all. Our members conducted more than 70 meetings in one day to talk about this critical issue. Read more about our Lobby Day efforts.


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In this DIY video we explain everything you need to know about decking posts
In this DIY Video, we explain how to install posts to support a deck.
The posts are the most important part of the deck as they support the structure of the deck.
Posts are attached to post supports which can be concreted into the footing or attached to the top of the footing.
The posts support the bearer, which supports the joists, which in turn supports the boards.
It's important to ensure that the posts are aligned to each other and are also level.
You'll need to cut a housing in the posts to house the bearers. The housing will be equivalent to the size of the bearer. Mark the housing, then make a series of cuts with a circular saw set to the correct depth. Cut out the waste with a hammer and chisel. Use a smoothing plane to get a flat surface for the bearer. Any cut surfaces will need to be sealed.
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Rooney, 9 Months
Rooney, 9 Months
- Loves to look at herself in the mirror
- Knows what a kiss is, and proved it to a boy at day care!
- Forcefully spits out her pacifier when she sees something else she wants in her mouth
- Has now been out in the world longer than she was in utero (crazy!)
- Tilts her head sideways to see new angles, and realizes that she can crawl under things
- Gets so excited she squeals when she sees us (we've waited for this for so long!)
- Finally has long enough hair for it to get messy!
Weight: 23 pounds, 3 ounces (97th)
Length: 29.3 inches (95th)
Head: 17.25 inches (48th)
Rooney officially turned 9 months on Sunday, but I wanted to wait until after our doctor's appointment to do her monthly update. We were looking forward to the 9-month checkup because there were no shots* scheduled, but then they suggested having some blood work done to rule out petechiae for the rash she has had on her chest and back for a few months. Boo. Rooney hates to lay on her back nowadays, let alone be held down, so it was honestly pretty terrible. I felt so bad for her. And then they had to do it again because they couldn't find her vein the first time. Oh, there were so many tears. My heart still hurts when I think about it. But I guess it was worth it because her blood work came back completely normal, and we don't have to worry about anything. She is just perfect. I can't believe we (hopefully) won't be back at the doctor's office until she's a year old.
On to the good stuff!
Clothing: Rooney is wearing 18 month clothing and 12 month pajamas. I'm finding that she has a very long torso (like me) so I have to size up her shirts or put her in onesies to keep her covered. The 18-24m leggings from Old Navy are a bit long, but they are snug on her thunder thighs. Eric calls them Turkey Toms ;) On Monday she picked out her first oufit! Eric says she crawled over to her dresser, tried to open it (he helped her), and she pulled out a pair of black leggings and a pink shirt. So, that's what she wore! My little fashionista.
Diapers: We are using up the rest of the size 3 diapers we have and then we will move on to size 4. We have been using size 4 at night for a while now, but will start to use them 'round the clock now.
Teeth: Still just two, on the bottom. We've been anticipating the top ones, but I can't feel anything.
Naps/day: 2 or 3, though sometimes I swear she needs 4 ;) When she is tired, she lets you know! Her naps have gotten consistently longer as she gets more used to her new day care, which has been wonderful. Her first nap happens before she goes to day care, and then her first day care nap is usually 45 minutes long. Then her afternoon nap is usually longer. She took a nap that was 2 hours, 20 minutes one day this week!
Night sleep: She's stayed consistent with 11+ hours of sleep per night. In the past month she outgrew her Halo SleepSack so we got her a new one. This time we got the Aden + Anais Sleeping Bag and really like it. She definitely knows what it means when you put it on her!
Words: She still says baba and mama, but doesn't know what they mean, I don't think. She has gotten a little more vocal recently. I love listening to her try high and low voices. Eric says he is calling mama her first word. It is the word she says most often, and sometimes it's directed at me and sometimes it's not. She's usually crying or fussing when she says it, and repeats it like "mamamamama." Melts my heart regardless!
Cruising: This little girl has officially started cruising. Which means she is quicker at getting what she wants and has more access to things!
Health: Three weeks ago Rooney got her first fever - she was sent home from day care midday on a Tuesday and couldn't go back til Friday. Her temp got up to 103.4, at which point we caved and gave her acetaminophen, and then (thankfully) we all got a full night's rest. I think that strangest part about her fever was that we don't really know what caused it (no other symptoms or teeth popping through), but the same day we went to the chiropractor, she got better. Thank goodness for daddy's sick time and mommy's day off! Being home with a sick kid is no fun at all! Rooney boycotted naps so it was hard to know how to comfort her. But we feel lucky that Roo made it 8 months without a fever or illness - I think she got her daddy's immune system!
Friends: We got to meet Megan and Luna (6 months) a couple weeks ago! (Megan made the yellow wallflowers in Rooney's nursery, but we've only been online friends until now!) Meeting Luna made me realize how different baby personalities can be even at this young of age. Luna has oodles of energy, and Roo is more reserved and laid back.
Rooney has also made close friends with Adah (1 year) at day care. They love to watch each other, and it is so cute to see them play together. They are the only two moving babies in the room, so we get very sad when Adah doesn't come!
Our best friends Brenna and Justin welcomed their baby girl - Ivory Ann - into the world this week! She will be attending the same day care as Rooney (I work with Justin), and we were so excited to meet her.
Looking forward to: Rooney's first Christmas!
- 4 bottles (8 ounces each) and 2 purees - a fruit midday and a veggie in the afternoon, at the same time as her bottle.
- And just when we were finally happy with an infant formula, Earth's Best went ahead and discontinued it. No! I realized this last week after visiting Buy Buy Baby, Whole Foods and Babies R Us, who were all mysteriously out of it, and my 12-can order from Amazon hadn't shipped for weeks. Earth's Best replaced it with a sensitive formula (purple can), but I don't like the ingredients list (syrup solids is first!), so we decided to go back to Similac, but this time use their organic kind (green can). Aaand then Amazon shipped the 12 cans so I guess we are back to that until we run out again in two months! Thankfully Roo didn't even notice the five-day switch.
- We are working on exploring food tastes and textures. We had fun at the ol' Pizza Ranch buffet, giving her carrots, pickles and cucumbers to chew on. Her favorite BY FAR were the pickles. Just like her mama! We gave her puffs a couple weeks ago and she choked, which is always terrifying. Need more teeth for those, I guess!
New Developments
- She has given me kisses a number of times. It makes me feel so special! She holds her face close to mine and opens her mouth and either kisses me on the cheek or lips. Oh man, that has got to be my favorite thing ever.
- Rooney has shown a little separation anxiety lately. It is very normal for this age (she is starting to realize that we exist even if she can't see us, and wants to be with us) and occasionally if we leave the room she will fuss about it. Other times she doesn't notice. The same goes for day care. She has cried a few times (more on days where she hasn't napped) when I visit her and then leave to go back to work. She will also wake up occasionally at night and it seems that she is scared that we aren't there. Very strange, but normal. Still, I can't help but wonder if a new day care has amplified the anxiety for her, or the fact that she does get to be with me more now that I have a new job.
- We spent our first night away from Roo. It was fantastic. Rooney had a lot of fun with grandma!
- I caught her flipping through a book, jabbering away. We try to read books but she cares little, so I was quite surprised to see this.
- She loves music and dancing! At day care they play "I Just Wanna Be a Sheep," so I learned the words and she just loves it when I sing to her!
- She has remarkable (or maybe I'm biased) fine motor skills. She usually gives very soft touches, which is nice when we're around dogs, cats and other babies. I'm always surprised at how delicate she is with our Christmas tree and the ornaments on it.
Parenting Update
- A few things popped up this month - Rooney's fever, discontinued formula - that would have completely stressed me out three months ago. I could totally tell this time that I rolled with it better. I thank my new job, and having an extra day at home each week!
- The biggest thing I am struggling with right now is that she is very quick and can create a mess in a matter of minutes - and doesn't remember or understand when I tell her that she can't eat my phone, touch the fireplace or eat paper. I want her to be curious and adventurous so it is hard to have to tell her no often. And she is very persistent and energetic! Wears me out!
- I will also admit that the separation anxiety is something I'm not sure how to deal with. I want to be rational with her, but clearly that is not working. :) I really thought we'd skip this step because she seems quite independent and happy to play by herself. Maybe our day care switch has triggered it? Or not, because I know it is completely normal at this age. It's sweet until I can't get myself ready for work because she refuses to be set down. Tips on keeping sanity while she passes through this stage?
- I will say that it's crazy how each baby learns things on their own time. Roo was a very early crawler but there are other things that she hasn't (finger foods, saying words). I am not worried at all about her reaching these milestones, I just find it curious.
- I can't say how amazing it is that Rooney goes to day care at the church where I work. Whenever I think about her during the day, I just get up and walk down the hall and see her. I get to switch from employee to mom whenever I want. Except sometimes that means I go back to work with spit up on my sweater, but it's totally worth it.
- Sometimes we wonder if we are boring parents, but we were really fun a couple weeks ago! We folded Roo into our newly washed sheets and swung her back and forth in them before plopping her on the bed. It was great until she tried to roll out...
*I know vaccinations are a personal choice - we did our research and have chosen to vaccinate Roo for a few different reasons: We weren't able to breastfeed very long, she goes to day care four days a week in a very public building (with some children who have lived abroad), and we believe they work. I hate most of the ingredients, but we're sticking with our decision. If you're researching vaccinations for your family, I found the videos at Mama Natural to be very helpful. I watched them all. Thanks for respecting our decision!
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Squeezing in the Photography
We all have busy schedules so it can be tough to find stretches of time to photograph, and I at least have to be opportunistic about getting a series of images rather than just odd snapshots. I'm also trying to photograph people more, something I've never been that comfortable doing, and one of my goals for 2017 is to focus more energy on that.
Earlier this year I attended a conference in San Antonio which gave me an opportunity to photograph people in a new setting, and do it in a context that I didn't have to worry about people worrying about being photographed. I had my Fuji X100S with me, and it was a great, inconspicuous companion. I have the sound on it entirely turned off so it's completely silent, and the style of it makes people curious about it and not intimidated.
I ended up using the in-camera black and white, not something I usually do, but the mood struck me and I went with it. Primarily I used the "yellow filter" film simulation, which lightens skin tones and creates quite a high contrast look. I did some modification in Lightroom afterward, but pretty modest.
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It's not part of our business model. it would be wrong and we don't do it.
- JPMorgan's Blythe Masters on manipulating markets
US and UK authorities hit JPMorgan Chase with $920m in telegraphed in advance fines on Thursday related to the "London whale" trading losses, which saw the largest US bank by assets lose $6bn last year, for a bevy of issues from "unsafe and unsound practices" to "a failure to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting."
Here is the Fed's release on the issue:
The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced that JPMorgan Chase & Co., New York, New York (JPMC), a registered bank holding company, will pay a $200 million penalty for deficiencies in the bank holding company's oversight, management, and controls governing its Chief Investment Office (CIO).
The consent Order of Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty against JPMC cites the failure by JPMC to appropriately inform its board of directors and the Federal Reserve of deficiencies in risk-management systems identified by management. On January 14, 2013, the Board issued a consent Cease and Desist Order requiring JPMC to take prompt action to correct these deficiencies, which represented unsafe or unsound practices at JPMC. The Board's Cease and Desist Order followed the disclosure of significant losses in a large synthetic credit portfolio that was managed by the CIO.
The Board's action on Thursday was taken in coordination with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom. The penalties issued by the agencies total approximately $920 million.
For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.
More importantly, as the SEC noted, JPM has FINALLY admitted to violating securities laws. So much for Fortress Balance Sheet. More like "Fraud Fortress."
- The trading losses occurred against a backdrop of woefully deficient accounting controls in the CIO, including spreadsheet miscalculations that caused large valuation errors and the use of subjective valuation techniques that made it easier for the traders to mismark the CIO portfolio.
- JPMorgan senior management personally rewrote the CIO's valuation control policies before the firm filed with the SEC its first quarter report for 2012 in order to address the many deficiencies in existing policies.
- By late April 2012, JPMorgan senior management knew that the firm's Investment Banking unit used far more conservative prices when valuing the same kind of derivatives held in the CIO portfolio, and that applying the Investment Bank valuations would have led to approximately $750 million in additional losses for the CIO in the first quarter of 2012.
- External counterparties who traded with CIO had valued certain positions in the CIO book at $500 million less than the CIO traders did, precipitating large collateral calls against JPMorgan.
- As a result of the findings of certain internal reviews of the CIO, some executives expressed reservations about signing sub-certifications supporting the CEO and CFO certifications required under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
- Senior management failed to adequately update the audit committee on these and other important facts concerning the CIO before the firm filed its first quarter report for 2012.
- Deprived of access to these facts, the audit committee was hindered in its ability to discharge its obligations to oversee management on behalf of shareholders and to ensure the accuracy of the firm's financial statements.
In other words, Jamie Dimon lied to Congress.
And here is Jamie Dimon explaining why he is "richer than you":
It seems the "storm in a teacup" at the fortress balance sheet bank was a little more than Dimon expected but the stock price is rising and there appears no risk of the CEO facing any blow-back.
So, the question is, which market is JPM secretly cornering now, and will pay a settlement that amounts to one tenth or less of the total profit it rakes in from doing so?
Full admission of guilt from the SEC below:


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Livingstone, D and Charles, DK (2004) Intelligent Interfaces for Digital Games. In: AAAI-04 Workshop on Challenges in Game AI, San Jose. UNSPECIFIED. 5 pp. [Conference contribution]
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Saint-Laurent Street, Lévis, Quebec, G6V, Canada
Davie Shipyard National Historic Site of CanadaDavie ShipyardChantier Davie
Davie Shipyard National Historic Site of Canada is located on the St. Lawrence River waterfront close to the Québec-Lévis ferry terminal. The shipyard is bi-sected by rue Commerciale running parallel to the St. Lawrence River. A marine railway and floating dock are located on the river side, and three buildings are situated across the road. Together they constitute the rare cultural landscape of a shipyard of the wooden sailing ship era. The designation refers to all shipyard-related resources within the site boundaries.
Davie Shipyard was designated a national historic site in 1991 because:- it is a rare witness to an age of naval construction in Canada through the early nature, the diversity and the longevity of its activities and through the innovative techniques it used while in operation; and - it conserves rare, high quality resources associated with 19th-century naval construction.
Davie Shipyard was the oldest shipyard in Canada in operational condition when it was commemorated in 1991. Established by former sea captain Allison Davie in 1829, upon his death it was managed by his wife, Elizabeth Davie, operating continuously as a shipyard until 1998. During that time, Davie Shipyard was responsible for several innovations important to sailing ship construction. The site today consists of a two-and-a-half-storey residence and office (1832), a single-storey brick stable (1872) and two-storey brick warehouse (1892) on the landward side of rue Commerciale, and on the river side, a patent slip (or marine railway), a floating dock, and possible underwater archaeological remnants.
The heritage value of Chantier Davie lies in its unique surviving representation of a shipyard of the wooden sailing ship era. Its value resides in the integrity of its components, together with their setting and, spatial disposition. Source: Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, Minutes, 1990, 1991, 1996; Commemorative Integrity Statement, 2003.
Key elements contributing to the heritage value of this site include:
- the completeness of the cultural landscape of the shipyard and the integrity of its component parts;- its setting on the banks of the St. Lawrence River beside an excellent landing point;- its 1880 footprint bi-sected by the path of an historic road;- the functional and spatial organization of the office, residential and interior manufacturing /repair facilities of the shipyard on the landward portion of the shipyard, and the docks and dry-dock components adjacent to the river;- the found forms, materials and construction technology of all three buildings on the landward side of the complex, including the footprints, rectangular forms and distinctive roof profiles of the buildings (the office/residence and stable with steeply pitched centre gables, the warehouse with a mansard roof), the two-and-a-half-storey height and regular Neo-classical proportions of the residence and office with its traditional Quebec architectural features such as roof gables, verandah, exposed basement, louvered windows, and pièce sur pièce construction;- the integrity of the footprint, form, materials and technological components of the patent slip (or marine railway) with its visible manufacturer's stamp (Thomas Morton);- integrity of the large dimensions, location, materials and buoyancy of the remaining floating dock; - integrity of archaeological evidence of the dimensions, location and materials of the other dock that once accompanied it;- the integrity of any and all archaeological evidence associated with the complex (on land or under water);- the continued association of a collection of 33 objects describing the business of George Taylor Davie and Sons with the shipyard premises; - viewscapes to the bicycle trail on the former railroad bed adjacent to the shipyard (an area which once formed part of a larger version of the shipyard), up and down the major St. Lawrence River shipping route, and across the St. Lawrence to historic Quebec City.
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National Historic Sites Directorate, Documentation Centre, 5th Floor, Room 89, 25 Eddy Street, Gatineau, Quebec
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After being shut down from baseball activities Friday due to swelling in his finger, third baseman Will Middlebrooks restarted his rehab with Triple-A Pawtucket on Tuesday.
Middlebrooks served as the PawSox's designated hitter for seven innings, going 1-for-3 with a triple, one run scored and one strikeout. Middlebrooks was placed on the disabled list on May 17, and his return date is still unclear at this point.
Utility man Mike Carp also put in a rehab start with Pawtucket. He played first base for six innings and went 0-for-3 with a strikeout. Carp was placed on the DL on June 2 with a broken bone in his right foot. He's 1-for-11 so far during his rehab stint.


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Because the pinto beans in this chili are sprouted prior to cooking, they digest as vegetables. That's a good thing for people who are watching their carbs. For more information on that, and to see other uses for sprouted beans, see 5 Yummy Ways to Use Sprouted Beans.
Rest assured, those who normally shun sprouts won't know the difference. 😉 The beans become part of the soup when barely sprouted and they don't taste any different.
With the exception of sprouting the beans for about three days prior to making the chili, you can use any favorite chili recipe. This is my general recipe for making sprouted bean chili. Adjust the seasonings however you'd like. This isn't a spicy chili, so if you use my suggestions, you'll end up with a mild chili that everyone will like.
I routinely double this amount.
- 2 cups dry pinto beans
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, diced
- 1 pound grass-fed ground beef
- 1 can tomato paste
- 4 cups homemade stock or water + additional as desired for consistency
- 2 teaspoons to 1 tablespoon sea salt, plus additional to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, plus additional to taste
- 1-1/2 to 2 tablespoons cumin, or to taste
- 1 tablespoon paprika, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- garnishes: sour cream, diced onions, chopped cilantro, shredded cheese, etc.
First through third day (approximately). Soak the dry pinto beans in water overnight, or for 8 to 12 hours. A stainless steel pot with a lid makes a good sprouting container. After 8 to 12 hours, use the lid to help drain the water without spilling the beans. Leave the pot out at room temperature, with the lid partway off, so the beans have plenty of airflow while they begin sprouting. Now for the next two to five days, rinse the beans well each morning and evening. If the temperature is warm (higher than room temperature – 72 degrees), add a mid-day rinse, or additional rinses as necessary to keep beans fresh. Watch for the beans to sprout. When most of them have 1/8″ to 1/4″ sprouts, they're ready to become part of the chili. If it has been awhile (like half a day) since the last rinse, give them a good final rinse and drain.
When beans are sprouted and ready. Brown together in a medium or large stockpot over medium to medium-high heat: ground beef, onions, and garlic. I leave the meat somewhat chunky – this way everyone gets a few decadent-sized pieces in their bowl, rather than a million miniscule pieces. That's what we like.
Combine the tomato paste and stock (or water) in a 4-cup measurer, and whisk until smooth. Add to the meat mixture. Add the beans and all spices. Bring to a simmer, then turn down heat and let simmer for 20 to 30 minutes to cook the sprouted beans and develop flavor. Adjust seasonings.
Serve with desired garnishes.
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