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Wasteland is a video installation which explores the idolization of celebrities created by a mass media society, based on the idea of para–social relationships between viewer and media.
Scope: Video Installation | Video Edition | Concept
Inspired by the 1961 speech made by Newton N. Minow, Wasteland immerses in the distorted reality of television. After almost 55 years of Minow's critique, we find ourselves in a vast land of Reality Television Shows where, although the quality of the content is low, the ratings are high. Reality shows provides an open window to people's feelings and fears; we know and understand their motivations, we are allies in their plans to success, their breakdowns and fights.
The strength of the project depended on the "real" dialogs from the shows. By removing the over-the-top situations, the drama or any kind of story or context, Wasteland recreated a conversation between different strangers, with all of its glitches, loud voices and reactions for the sake of creating a meaningless conversation.
Once we take a deeper look at these people who we idolize it is impossible not to wonder if these are the kind of people who we want to befriend. As stated by Chris Rojek, author of Fame Attack "There is no doubt that celebrity culture makes people passive and dependent and raises the difficult question of what kind of citizens such people are".
The process
The installation consisted in two parallel glass acrylics simulating a "decomposed" TV: the picture, the glass, the distorted and scratched screen and sound. The viewer can placed him/herself in any angle of the installation to hear the meaningless conversations, created from short clips from "real" interviews and scenes from a variety of Reality Shows.

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The simple features of this go-cart belie its sophisticated engineering and suspension system developed by Matt Fitzgerald of Inmotion Technologies Ltd. Designbrand proposed a variety of concepts driven by manufacturing constraints for automated CNC pipe bending.
A range of detail devised for the Go Cart included integrated petrol tanks, molded battery housings, molded single and double seats, front covers, lighting sets and more.
The go-cart was successful in its market acceptance through much improved performance and handling, so successful in fact, that many of its features have been copied by other manufacturers.
Client: ISC international, Inmotion Technology
Design Engineer: M. Fitzgerald


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Manchester's Winter Gathering fires up with a Danley Sound Labs system/
The long-since decommissioned London Road Fire Station was home to a special, one-off Winter Gathering which featured an ice skating rink, live music, trade concessions and food vendors.
"My business partner Jonny Wharton orchestrated the Winter Gathering contract, through his relationships with several acts and promoters who are involved in both this and other projects around the UK," explained Kyle Marriott, managing director at Neuron Pro Audio. Elemental Events Limited orchestrated all the events and subcontractors for the Winter Gathering under the direction of Allied London, the large-scale property developer that owns London Road Fire Station.
"As one of our company's main technical people, I advised that we should import Danley equipment via air freight due to its famous sound quality and pattern control," said Marriott. "In addition, Danley would be something a little outside the norm for the area - it has a 'cool' factor.
"The ability to take the client's preliminary site plans and use them to produce accurate direct SPL plots with Danley's free Danley Direct acoustical modelling software also helped us to meet their tight licensing application deadlines and assuage council fears of off-site noise bleed affecting nearby residents."
The event uses four zones in total, controlled via a BSS London BLU-160 running a bespoke configuration with auto-gain leveling and timed noise level reductions, with customized BLU-10 touchscreen wall panel for minor adjustments and source selection.
Our installation was also featured in several articles of trade press, including LSionline, AVNetwork, and FOHonline. You can find out more by visiting the following link:
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Thursday, April 4, 2013
Tom Cruise - The Judas Goat
Dear Tom,
By not denouncing the "church" of Scientology and its assorted and sordid corporate entities, you are aiding in leading the lambs to slaughter. Instead you hide behind thugs hired as bodyguards to keep you from even seeing protesters, going so far as to confiscate signs that tell the truth about Scientology. Tom, you are as big a coward as your hero, David Miscavige.
In your films, you generally play an ordinary guy that has been placed in a position where you have to make a decision to pursue that dark path or do the right thing. A hero that ends up doing good and getting the girl too.
In real life, you are the guy who has chosen the dark path. You are nothing but a shill for a greedy, dangerous and deadly commercial enterprise. You still get the girls, but they don't stick around very long. Why? Maybe because you try to shove your false religion down their throats?
Are you proud that people are abused in your name? Don't try to tell us that you don't know that Sea Org Members at the base will take their lumps if you don't like the way your salad tastes.
You may have been protected from the truth in Dublin yesterday, but it will not last for long. The truth will come out soon and you will stand naked in front of the world, accused for the uncaring megalomaniac that you are. Prove us wrong Tom. Speak out.
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Commentary: Republicans or Democrats? Who lost Latin America?
U.S. parties' next clash: Who lost Latin America?
If President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney spend any time talking about Latin America during the campaign for the November elections, I can already see the thrust of their discussion — who lost Latin America?
Republican foreign policy-makers, such as House Foreign Relations Committee chairwoman Ileana Ross-Lehtinen and Senate foreign relations committee member Marco Rubio, are already stepping up their criticism of Obama for what they see as a rapid decline of U.S. economic and political influence in Latin America.
But are they right? And are the solutions they offer, including more forceful stands against anti-democratic governments in the region, the right ones?
Recent studies by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) leave little doubt that the United States has lost market-share in Latin America, especially in South America.
U.S. foreign investments in Latin America, which were by far the largest in the region a few decades ago, amounted to 18 percent of the region's total foreign investments in 2011. By comparison, the 27-member European Union represented 40 percent of all foreign investments in the region.
The United States remains the largest single investor in the region, followed by Spain with 14 percent of foreign investments, ECLAC says.
When it comes to trade, the share of Latin America's overall imports that are made in the U.S.A. fell from 55 percent to 32 percent over the past decade. Similarly, the share of Latin America's overall exports that are going to the United States fell from 61 percent to 42 percent over the past decade.
While the United States used to have a "strategic vision" toward the region when it proposed plans such as the Alliance for Progress or the Free Trade Area of the Americas in past decades, no equivalent to these ambitious initiatives exists today.
Critics add that, politically, the United Sates has lost ground as well. During last month's Summit of the Americas where Obama met with regional heads of state and government, they failed to agree on a final statement because of differences over Cuba and Argentina's claims to the Falkland/Malvinas islands.
In addition, critics point out that Latin American countries have recently created new regional institutions, such as the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). While these groups may end up being empty shells, they were created to exclude the United States from regional decisions.
Roberta Jacobson, the new U.S. State Department head of Western Hemisphere affairs, told me in an interview that, contrary to what critics say, polls show that the U.S. image — and that of Obama's — in the region "is very high these days," and Latin American tourism to the United States "has exploded" to new highs.
"It's not that we are losing influence in Latin America, but that there are other actors, such as China, which are conducting trade with the region," Jacobson said. "That's something that can be beneficial not only to Latin America, but also to the United States."
In a speech at Miami's Center for Hemispheric Policy on Friday, Jacobson added that during the Obama administration, U.S. exports to the Americas have soared by more than $200 billion to $650 billion, and today comprise 42 percent of overall U.S. exports.
With the recently approved U.S. free trade agreements with Colombia and Panama, the United States has now trade agreements with 12 countries in the region. The United States seeks "the collective success of this hemisphere," she said.
My opinion: Washington has lost some of its former economic clout in Latin America, but that started under former President George. W. Bush, and is not an irreversible tragedy.
It's something largely due to China's seemingly endless appetite for South America's commodities, a phenomenon that is likely to diminish in coming years as China's economy slows, and South American countries become disenchanted with becoming raw material-dependent economies.
We will expand in coming columns over whether Obama or Romney offer the best policies toward Latin America. But, when it comes to the future U.S. role in Latin America, it seems that it will be something like that of today's Germany in Europe.
As Latin America's commodity-based radical populist fad of the past decade begins to unravel, Washington will no longer be an almighty superpower, but a big first among equals.
Andres Oppenheimer is a Miami Herald syndicated columnist and a member of The Miami Herald team that won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize. He also won the 1999 Maria Moors Cabot Award, the 2001 King of Spain prize, and the 2005 Emmy Suncoast award. He is the author of Castro's Final Hour; Bordering on Chaos, on Mexico's crisis; Cronicas de heroes y bandidos, Ojos vendados, Cuentos Chinos and most recently of Saving the Americas. E-mail Andres at firstname.lastname@example.com. Live chat with Oppenheimer every Thursday at 1 p.m. at The Miami Herald.


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KIEV, October 25 (RIA Novosti) - The ceasefire agreement in southeastern Ukraine benefited the country's defense capabilities, but there is no military solution for the crisis, the Saturday appeal of the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stated.
"The decision on the ceasefire primarily benefited defense capabilities... And today we are much stronger than we were six weeks ago," the statement said.
According to Poroshenko, only a political settlement can bring back Ukraine's southeastern regions, "where there is no military solution to the problem."
"Therefore, no carping, - no matter how sharp and painful it may be - will not stop me from finding a peaceful way out of this situation," the appeal said.
The crisis in Ukraine escalated in mid-April when Kiev launched a military operation against independence supporters in the country's southeastern regions.
On September 5, during a meeting of representatives from Ukraine, Russia and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Minsk, a ceasefire agreement was signed between Kiev and Ukraine's self-proclaimed people's republics of Donetsk and Luhansk. Additional ceasefire provisions were agreed upon during the second meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine held in Minsk on September 19.
Since then, both the Kiev forces and independence fighters repeatedly accused each other of violating the truce.


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Police are working to identify a body found in a burning car yesterday.
The body was found in a Toyota Corolla station wagon at a lay-by off State Highway 1 at Tuamarina, 10km north of Blenheim, after police and the fire service were alerted about 8.30am yesterday.
Tasman police district spokeswoman Barbara Dunn said inquiries were continuing to identify the body and determine the cause of the fire.
Other media yesterday reported police describing the area where the car was on fire as a "crime scene", but Ms Dunn wouldn't comment when asked by the Herald if the death was suspicious. "All I can say is that it's unexplained."
She could not be contacted this morning.
Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming, of Nelson, spoke to the officers in charge of the investigation about 9am and was told a post-mortem on the body was expected to take place in Christchurch tomorrow.
No other details were available, but police had told her the body appeared to be that of an adult.
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9147 What if you are a soul? 20171109
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That means you are connected. And you are not alone.
The possibility is unlimited.
All other things will become not important if you are conscious about the connection.
A limited material body is powered by an unlimited soul. With an unlimited connection, you will be wiser and stronger and there is no end in it.
If you are a soul and you are not alone, then you will have a platform in front of you and you can step up and see.
We all need a platform to see things.
But if you are a soul; if you are powered by an unlimited resource and feel connected with other people and the universe, you will have a higher and wider viewpoint.
You will reach the resources that are more precious then the money you can earn. It's like a gold mine. You will be rich.
There are two connections: horizontal and vertical.
Horizontal is your human peer. You can find connections with them. All human wisdom can inspire you if you are to accept them. That is why you ought to read and see and quest for the truth. You need to reach the best of the best in the human heart. They are your unlimited supply of resources. You will be connected. If you can find Tolstoy or Toscanini your close and inner friend, you will be in the insider circle. Many tend to refuse, as the like of Tolstoy is not the subject of practical or monetary concern. Those are ignorant people. They are everywhere. But you have a feeling. Even one song or one line in a poem can inspire you. You are linked up internally with them.
The other connection is vertical. You are connected not only to your fellow human mind, but also to the unknown universe.
You have ears and you can hear. There are voices from the unknown always. Only the very clean mind can hear them.
Doctrines were created by man. People tend to setup rules. They forbid and do not allow different kinds of thoughts and connections. But your own direct connection is more important. You need not a middleman. You know what is good and what is bad from your inner mind. Miracles are possible. Doctrine people always deny miracles. They have no connection. They are Pharisees. They love money more than God. Keep away from them and you will have your own miracle. Divine help is always available to the soul people, not the doctrine people. It is extremely important to have a quite time every day. You will have connections.
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8/10 Days Beijing, Xi'an & Chengdu Tour (Land Only)
Departure: Wednesday
1: Beijing Arrival ( X )
Upon arriving in Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), you will be transferred to hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
(Free Pick-up Period: 9:00a.m.-midnight 1:30a.m.; passengers arriving adjacent within 2 hours will be picked up together; extra pick up fee: $60/vehicle/transfer for 2-3pax).
2: Beijing ( B, L, D )
After breakfast, take an outside view of "the National Grand Theater". Then visit "Tiananmen Square" -the biggest city central square in the world, the area of the square is about 44 hectares and it can accommodate 1 million people. Then explore the incredible "Forbidden City" with its best-preserved imperial palace complex. After lunch visit the famous "Temple of Heaven". It was the Ming and Qing Dynasties Emperor worship, is the world's largest existing buildings of praying. Then taste the Puer tea.
3: Beijing ( B, L, X )
After breakfast, explore the "Juyongguan Great Wall", one of the 'Seven Wonders of the World'. On the way there, visit Bona Jade Store first. After lunch, continue to take an outside view of "Bird's Nest" and "Water Cube', which are Olympic stadiums of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Then visit invigorant store (free foot massage). After that visit the famous pedestrian shopping area -- "Wangfujing Street". The snack street is a must-see, selling all the interesting snacks. You can easily find a place for your dinner here (self-charge).
4: Beijing - Xi'an ( B, L, D )
After breakfast, take the high-speed train to Xi'an. Upon arrival, visit the "Ancient City Wall" which still compasses the center of Xi'an. It is the most complete one that has survived in China, as well being one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world. After that, continue to visit the dramatic "Small Wild Goose Pagoda", famous Buddha's pagoda of Tang Dynasty. Then visit "Xi'an Museum", China's first national museum equipped with modern facilities. Dinner will be the century-old "De Fa Chang Dumplings", one of China's Intangible Cultural Heritage, the most famous dumplings' restaurant in China. At night, enjoy the wonderful "Tang Dynasty Music & Dance Show".
5: Xi'an ( B, L, D )
After breakfast visit the world-famous "Qin Emperor's Mausoleum & Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses", the most significant archaeological excavations of the 20th century. The Terra-Cotta Army is one of the top attractions in China, because of its historical significance and uniqueness. After that, continue to visit Artistic Ceramics Factory, learn about the techniques of making Tang San Cai, as well as the Terra-Cotta warriors. Then continue to visit the "Big Wild Goose Pagoda" (outside view)—a Buddhist pagoda located in southern Xi'an. By the way, enjoy the "Music Conduit" beside the pagoda, which is the largest Music Conduit Square of Asia, experiencing the perfect combination of music and spring (except rainy or snowy days). Then visit the "Qujiang Pool Park". Many Tang style sculptures here show the real view of the living situation in that ancient Tang dynasty.
6: Xi'an - Chengdu ( B, L, D )
After breakfast, fly to Chengdu. After lunch, visit "Kuanzhai Alley" -an old-style historical & cultural area consisting of three parallel lanes. Then visit "Chengdu East Zone Music Square". Music events and performances occupy the central brick-laid square. Bars, karaoke joints, and a night club provide additional entertainment. Continue to visit the silk store. After dinner, enjoy the wonderful "Sichuan Opera Face Changing Show". Face-changing is a 'moment of art', according to the needs of the story, actors change the different masks in a very short time of raising hands or tossing sleeve during the perform. And the skilled person often changes dozen of masks in only ten or twenty seconds.
7: Chengdu ( B, L, D )
After breakfast, visit the "Giant Panda Breeding Research Center" (excluding battery car). This massive ecological and zoological park offers a wonderful chance to get face-to-face with China's "National Treasure". There is also a panda museum that has detailed exhibitions on panda evolution, habits, habitats and conservation efforts. After lunch, visit "Jinli Ancient Street". With tea-houses and boutiques on both sides, the street used to be one of the busiest commercial streets during the Shu Kingdom. The wooden steles and the brick-walls exhibit an ancient charm of the city. Then visit the jade store.
8: From Day 8, there will be the following two itineraries for your choice:
Itinerary 1:
Chengdu Departure ( B )
Transfer to airport after breakfast.
Itinerary 2:
Chengdu-Shanghai ( B, X, X )
After breakfast, fly to Shanghai. Upon arriving in Shanghai, you will be transferred to the hotel. The rest of the day is free to relax (excluding any other service).
9: Shanghai ( B, L, D )
After breakfast, visit the "City God Temple Bazaar" which is composed of specialty stores selling traditional Chinese arts and crafts, medicine and souvenirs. Later appreciate the scenery at "Pudong Newly Developed Zone" which now has transformed into the fastest developed international economic area in China with looming skyscrapers and hi-tech international enterprises. Then visit the silk rug store. After that, shopping at "Nanjing Road" , the main shopping street of Shanghai and is one of the world's busiest shopping streets. Then visit the "Shanghai Museum" (excluding the fee of E-guides). After dinner, take a "Cruise on Huangpu River". While on the cruise, you can take an outside view of the "Oriental Pearl Tower", the modern symbol of Shanghai City.
10: Shanghai Departure ( B )
Transfer to airport after breakfast.
Optional Items (at your own expenses, excluded in the admission fee as indicated):
Kung Fu Show & outside view of Chang'an Avenue, total USD40.00 per person
Tour Arrangements will be subject to local real conditions !
Wish You a Happy Journey !
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$799+ $260Itinerary 1 : Chengdu Departure
Child 2-11 years old with bed : $579
Child 2-11 years old without bed : $429
Child under 2 years old : 10% of adult tour fare
* Include Beijing - Xian - high-speed second-class train ticket and Xian - Chengdu air ticket fare and tax. * Admission fee as indicated : $150
* Service Charge : $8010 Days Tour Code : EBXC2
* Departure date same as above$999+ $330Itinerary 2 : Shanghai Departure
Child 2-11 years old with bed : $819
Child 2-11 years old without bed : $569
Child under 2 years old : 10% of adult tour fare
* Include Beijing-Xian high-speed second-class train ticket and Xian-Chengdu-Shanghai air ticket fare and tax.
* Admission fee as indicated : $200
* Service Charge : $100
Itinerary 1 - 8 days tour : Beijing Arrival - Xi'an - Chengdu Departure
Itinerary 2 - 10 days tour : Beijing Arrival - Xi'an- Chengdu - Shanghai Departure
Local Delicacies:
Xi'an/Time-honored Defachang Dumplings
Chengdu/Chengdu Snacks, Sichuan featured dishes
Wonderful Shows:
Xi'an/Tang Dynasty Music & Dance Show
Chengdu/Giant Panda Breeding Research Center, Sichuan Opera Face Changing Show
Shanghai/Cruise on Huangpu River (Itinerary 2 only)
Deluxe Hotels:
Beijing: 5*Riverside Hotel Beijing/similar
Xi'an: 5*Grand Noble Hotel Xi'an/similar
Chengdu: 5*Serengeti Hotel/similar
Shanghai: 5*Guangdong Hotel Shanghai/Shanghai Baolong Hotel/similar (Itinerary 2 only)
Optional Items (at your own expenses, excluded in the admission fee as indicated):
Kung Fu Show & outside view of Chang'an Avenue, total USD40.00 per person
1) Tour fare includes the following ticket fare:
- Itinerary 1: Beijing-Xi'an high-speed second-class train ticket and Xi'an-Chengdu air ticket fare and tax;
- Itinerary 2: Beijing-Xi'an high-speed second-class train ticket and Xi'an-Chengdu-Shanghai air ticket fare and tax.
2) Total fare composed of tour fare, admission fee as indicated and service charge must be pre-paid at time of reservation. The admission fee as indicated and service charge for adults and children are the same (free for infant under 2 years old).
3) Tour fare above is based on American adults (non student group).
4) Excellent English speaking tour guide.
5) We reserve the right to modify the itinerary if necessary subject to the local real conditions.
6) We reserve the right to modify the price without notice subject to the fluctuations of exchange rates.
7) Attendance during the whole trip is required.
8) There are shopping excursions on this tour as per itinerary. However, there is no obligation to purchase anything. Visitors who are not very keen on shopping can treat this as culture learning experience.


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This was given to my dad's wife Charlotte on Christmas Eve.
|Charlotte's Quilt
|December 21-27
I've found a few 'block of the week' quilts I would like to do in the upcoming 2017 year. One is from the same lady who hosted our BODs this year, Kathryn Kerr from Australia. The second is being hosted by Amy Gibson, who did the Craftsy BOM for 2012 and 2013, but I have to purchase a book to do that one and will have to find it before beginning the series, which is very soon (next week I believe).
|First Dolly Quilt
I hope everybody had as good a holiday as they possibly could. I know some of my friends out there did not have a very enjoyable time (quite a few in the hospital themselves, or with loved ones), but our thoughts and good wishes were with them even if we couldn't be with them physically.
We still have some festivising to do (Saturday and then two weekends after that) with family who could not be with us last weekend, but the season shouldn't just be designated to one day. I propose we implement the good cheer and joyfulness throughout the whole year. Who's with me?


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Looking back on my life, I see many things I wish I hadn't done and some bad habits I wish I hadn't started. The main things I regret is are those that caused pain or unhappiness to others, even though the majority of those times I hurt others were unintentional , there were a few I did with the intent to cause harm. I regret them all, even my worst enemy is my friend in my heart and even though I have forgiven myself and be forgiven by grace I still feel the need to express my sorrow for my hurtful deeds of the past. I was hurt far more times than I have caused hurt in my youth and to those who hurt me I send forgiveness and my best wishes. Besides bad habits and poor choices in my past there are things I either chose not to do or never had the opportunity to do that still wears upon my mind. Mainly never having children of my own and my stupid mistake of leaving high school before I graduated.
Looking back on my life I see the many good things I did and the joy I had found with the few friends I had been blessed with. The good times we had and the times when we were sad. It all added up to help make me the person I am today. All the right or wrong choices, the good and bad I had done to me and the good and bad I had done to others.
Live and learn they say and I did just that. I have come away from my youth knowing a lot about myself and others, I have learned what is not important and I still am learning about those things that are truly important. I pray I shall have many years to live in order to learn, love and experience those things I haven't yet experienced.
The past is to be learned by not lived in, the present is the moment we need to focus on and the future is but the result of both our past and present.
Ray Barbier
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Looking Back–5/25/2013 was originally published on RJBNet


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Futurism, future cars, future aviation, flying cars, watercrafts, future concepts
The Fraunhofer System Research envisions the future as transport without emitting those dreadful fumes and carbon into our atmosphere. Working on a large-scale project to come up with the public transport of tomorrow, the Fraunhofer research team has developed something it calls the "AutoTram". Presently under research, the vehicle is designed to be as a tram and as flexible as a bus.
Powered by lithium-ion battery systems, the AutoTram does not require rails or overhead wires. Instead, it rolls on rubber tires and simply follows white lines on the street. Equipped with highly efficient electric drive motors and control units as well as high-performance batteries and supercapacitors, this green vehicle is capable of transport passengers with nearly zero emissions.
Source: Ecofriend.org
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Casa Real an Old World Wedding Venue/
Linh and Tri are one of those couples that makes you feel like you are an integral part of their inner circle, as well as their choice to photograph their most important day of their lives. Months prior to their wedding I photographed their engagement photos and just a few weeks before the big day I photographed their family portraits.
They are huge Warriors fans and partly because of that we hit it off right from the start. When I entered the bride and groom's separate hotel suites and met their friends for the first time it felt right, Tri was playing all of the same getting ready music I would want to listen to and we were in our groove. The guys were trying to figure out how to dress in tuxedos and I was snapping away, while all of us were delivering jokes back and forth from across the room.
Once Linh began the process of getting her beautiful dress on the day's pace picked up and the emotion of what was to come began to show.
Linh and Tri decided on taking a few formal bride and groom along with family portraits prior to their wedding.
and as if it was a Hollywood set, the warm day in the garden had a breeze which allowed Linh's veil to dance in the wind as she walked down the aisle.
We snuck out once again at the beginning of open dancing for another signature portrait, this time in the dark of night using off camera lighting and a technique to reveal the midnight blue sky.
The dance floor had a moment which was very exciting to say the least, memorable is the way to describe it.


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Senior Embedded Systems Developer
- Recruiter
- Nordic Semiconductor ASA
- Location
- Trondheim (By), Sør-Trøndelag (NO)
- Salary
- Competitive salary with bonus plan
- Posted
- 06 Jul 2018
- Closes
- 03 Aug 2018
- Job Function
- Research & Development
- Specialist Area
- Semiconductors
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Senior Embedded Systems Developer
Nordic Semiconductor is the market leader in Bluetooth® Low Energy connectivity, with a growing portfolio of wireless devices, LTE-M and NB-IoT being the latest augmentation. Our SoC products are used by world leading brands in a wide variety of applications, including wireless PC peripherals, gaming, sports and fitness, mobile phone accessories, consumer electronics, toys, healthcare and automation.
Nordic Semiconductor´s R&D capacity is expanding. We are looking to recruit talented and dynamic Senior Embedded Systems Developers to our Hardware Functional Verification Team. We are an international team of exceptional engineers from diverse engineering design and development backgrounds, working to develop and grow Nordic Semiconductor´s portfolio.
This position offers an exciting opportunity to be among the first engineers in the company to develop firmware for pre-silicon FGPAs and prototype ASICs. You will expose and communicate faults in product prototypes in order for them to be continuously refined to their final version. You will cooperate with other teams within the company during all the lifetime stages of our world-class MCU devices, from initial specification, prototype design, to product release and beyond. Your work within the wider Test and Verification Group will influence the design and quality of our products and you will contribute to the success of the company.
As a Senior Embedded Systems Developer you will take initiative for proposing and implementing improvements and enhancements in all our infrastructure areas. Furthermore, you will identify possibilities for innovation in our team as Nordic Semiconductor expands into new IoT areas.
If you want to be a key contributor in R&D at Nordic Semiconductor, and if you fulfil the following criteria, then we look forward to hearing from you!
The job involves a range of activities. On a regular basis, your responsibilities include:
- Analysing new hardware features from the product specification
- Developing Embedded C code to use on new hardware features in order to refine prototype devices
- Designing and developing the team's own infrastructure systems
- Maintaining a fully automated build-and-test system in Python
- Designing higher-level hardware & electronic boards
- Creating RF verification configurations
- Extending our software framework
- Managing your own time and organising your tasks to meet the project´s requirements
- Master of Science in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or similar engineering programme with relevant work experience OR Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or similar engineering programme with relevant work experience
- Several years of proficiency in low-level, bare metal, embedded C programming
- Good experience with high level electronic design, development and schematic diagrams
- In-depth knowledge of Git, build systems, GNU binutils, GDB, and other components of the GCC toolchain
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Nordic Semiconductor specializes in ultra-low power wireless communication supporting Bluetooth low energy, Bluetooth Mesh, ANT+, 2.4GHz, IEEE 802.15.4, Thread, Zigbee and LTE-M/NB-IoT. The company's award-winning and highly flexible SoCs are employed by some of the world's leading brands in a variety of IoT applications like beacons, smart home, wearables, as well as wireless keyboard and mouse, game controllers, sports equipment, toys and medical equipment.
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TSTET 2019: Invigilators Duties, Model OMR Sheet, Instructions to TET CandidatesTSTET 2019 Invigilators Duties, Model OMR Sheet: Government of Telangana State, School Education Department is going to conduct TSTET 2017 on 1st May 2017. The State government has made elaborate arrangements for conducting first Teacher Eligibility Test. In this connection, DSE and Chairperson, TS TET May 2017 has given instructions to all the personnel involved in conducting TSTET. Collector and District Magistrate, DEO, Joint Custodian, District Observer, Route Officer, Chief Superintendent/Departmental Officer Hall Superintendent and Invigilator are the involved in conduct of TSTET at District Level. Here, Invigilator's duties are provided.
1. The Invigilators shall report at O/o the District Collector at 12.00 NOON to know their examination Centre and then proceed to report to the Chief Superintendent at 2.00 PM on 22-07-2017 at the Examination Centre and receive instructions.
2. The Invigilators shall report to the Chief Superintendent on 23.07.2017 at 7.00 A.M. for the Morning Session and at 12.00 NOON for the Afternoon Session.
3. On 23.07.2017 the Invigilator will be responsible for distribution of OMR Answer Sheets at 9.15 A.M. for the Morning Session and 2.15 PM for the Afternoon Session (at the stroke of 1st Bell) and collection of unused Answer Sheets and unused Question Booklets by 9.45 A.M. for the Morning Session and 2.45 PM for the Afternoon Session
4. In case any candidate brings to the notice of the Invigilator that the Pre-printed OMR Answer Sheet is either spoiled or teared or not properly printed then the matter may be taken to the notice of the Hall Superintendent who in turn shall take it to the notice of the Chief Superintendent and get a Buffer OMR in its place. The Invigilator should see that all the particulars on the Buffer OMR Answer Sheet are properly filled. In any case buffer OMR Answer Sheet should not be issued for incorrect details in the pre-printed data. Such corrections should be made in the Nominal Roll cum Attendance Sheet.
5. The Hall Superintendents and the Invigilators are responsible for the distribution of Question Paper Booklets at 9.30 AM for the Morning Session and 2.30 PM for the Afternoon Session (at the stroke of 2nd Bell).
6. The Hall Superintendent and the Invigilators should be responsible
a. To check whether the Pre-printed particulars of the candidates are properly printed.
b. To check whether the candidates have filled the particulars to be filled by the candidates on the OMR Answer Sheets correctly.
c. To tally the particulars of the candidates given on the Pre-printed OMR Answer Sheet and Nominal Roll cum Attendance Sheet with Photographs and Signature.
d. To take the signature of the candidates on the Nominal Roll cum Attendance Sheet with Photographs and Signature and tally the same with Pre-printed Signature.
e. To ensure that the candidates have correctly mentioned their question paper booklet code on the OMR answer sheet.
f. To collect used OMR answer sheet at 12.00 NOON for the Morning Session and 5.00 PM for the Afternoon Session.
7. Candidates will bring two copies of Hall tickets to the Centre. Out of them the invigilator should take "office copes" after verifying the details and photo then it shall be handed over to the Hall Superintendent.
8. Attend to other specific duties, if any, communicated by District Collector /DEO / Chief Superintendent from time to time.
Don't forget to fill the Booklet Code in TS TET OMR Sheet:
The candidates who attend the TET exam are care. Do not forget to fill the booklet code with the black ball point pent on your OMR Sheet. No matter what you have done .. If you forget to fill out the code .. you waste all the effort. If you do not fill the code, the OMR sheet is considered invalid.
Scanners do not evaluate the OMR sheet. The result will not come out. Thousands of candidates have been felicitated due to the mistake made during this tests. The authorities want the candidates to be careful not to make such mistakes for TSTET test. The teacher eligiblity test is ready for conducting the examination. The test was to be held across the state on Sunday.
The exam will be held from 9 am to 30 pm and 12 pm for paper-1 exam and from 2: 30 pm and 5 pm for paper-2 exam. Strong provision for testing and maintenance of the test. Candidates have been invited to the examination centers for one hour before. Cell phones, Calculators and watches are not allowed to the examination hall. If you have any problems please contact 040 -65537350 helpline number.
Read the following instructions carefully before using the OMR answer sheet.
Use Black Ball Point Pen to shade the circles
1. Do not Fold, Tear, Wrinkle or Staple the OMR Sheet.2. Side-II of the OMR Answer Sheet contains Pre-printed details of the Candidate. Candidates may go through them carefully. If the candidate finds any discrepancy in Candidate's Name, Father's/Mother's Name, the same may be shown to the Invigilator for correction in the Nominal Roll Cum Attendance sheet. Candidates are not permitted to make changes in Paper Code, Q P Medium/Language-1 offered, Optional Subject. Do not claim Buffer OMR Answer Sheet for changes in the Pre-printed data of the Candidate.
3. In case the OMR Answer Sheet is spoiled, damaged or the print (other than the pre-printed data of the candidate) is not clear the same may be shown to the Invigilator for issue of Buffer OMR Answer Sheet. Candidate has to fill all the details on the Buffer OMR Answer Sheet in the appropriate places.
4. Do not tamper the Barcode and Black reference point on Side-II.
5. Shade the circles corresponding to the answers completely. Use Black Ball Point Pen to shade the circles.
6. Answer all the questions. There is no negative marking for incorrect answers.
7. Shade One answer only for each question as shown below.
8. Incase you do not follow the above instructions, Computer would not read the answer properly. Your answer would be invalidated and you would lose marks.
9. Marking Booklet Code: Please shade the corresponding circle of the booklet code issued to you in the box provided at top right hand corner of SIDE-II. If you do not shade the booklet code your OMR Answer Sheet will not be valued.
TSTET 2017 Hall Tickets
TSTET 2017 Exam date : 23-07-2017
TSTET 2017 Results on 05-08-2017
TSTET 2017 Model OMR Sheet


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I have to add lobbies in. Each lobby has to be started up on the server.Wild is the wind wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2017 7:52 pmWere the training lobbies removed on purpose or is that a glitch in my game?
Combat Training is up, Solo Training is not right now. I'll throw it in next time I restart the server.


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CBN winners: O'Neill wins Echlin, plus Dawson, Loewen, Adduci, Gelinas
By George Farelli
Canadian Baseball Network
Baseball is all about symmetry.
How the foul lines go on forever and how the bases are equal distances apart.
And then there is outfielder Tyler O'Neill.
O'Neill played for coaches Jamie Bodaly and Doug Mathieson with the Langley Blaze as a high school.
This summer is wore a Blaze uniform again ... with the class-A Bakersfield Blaze in the Seattle Mariners farm system.
O'Neill is from Maple Ridge, BC, while Canada's best position player, Larry Walker is from Maple Ridge.
And O'Neill led all Canuck hitters with 32 homers finishing second behind A.J. Reed, who hit 34 homers for class-A Lancaster and double-A Corpus Christi for most homers in the minors.
O'Neill was second despite the fact he missed two weeks helping Team Canada win gold at the Pan Am Games in Ajax.
Reed hit 34 homers in 622 plate appearances.
O'Neill had 32 home runs in 449 plate appearances.
The outfielder earns the Randy Echlin Memorial award as the Canadian Baseball Network's top Canadian offensive minor leaguer this season. O'Neill bested London's Jamie Romak who impressed at triple-A Reno earning a promotion to the Arizona Diamondbacks, Matt Hague, whose father was born in Toronto, which makes him World Baseball Classic eligible in 2017 in voting.
The best pitcher in the minors honors was shared by LHP Adam Loewen (Surrey, BC) of the Philadelphia Phillies and LHP Shane Dawson (Drayton Valley, Alta.) of the Blue Jays.
Loewen finished second in ERA, third in saves and batted 1.000 accomplishing his goal: making it back to majors in Year II of his pitching comeback. After 40 games in the minors with double-A Reading and triple-A Lehigh Valley he was promoted to the Philadelphia Phillies appearing in 20 games.
Dawson won 12 games at class-A Lansing and three more at class-A Dunedin to lead in wins. He also led in strikeouts (120) and was third in innings pitched (127 2/3)
So, it's a B.C. sweep of the top hitter and pitcher award of Canadians ... the best of the 93 Canucks in the minors this season.
Loewen and Dawson beat out RP Jasvir Rakkar (Brampton, Ont.) of the Cubs and LHP Jeff Francis (North Delta, BC) who pitched in the Blue Jays system.
Previous winners in the past eight years to make the majors included a pair of two-time winners Brett Lawrie (Langley, BC) and James Henderson (Calgary, Alta.). The other winners in the minors to make the majors include Oscar Taveras (Montreal, Que.), last year's Echlin winner Dalton Pompey (Mississauga, Ont.), Scott Diamond (Guelph, Ont.), John Axford (Port Dover, Ont.), Scott Mathieson and Andrew Albers (North Battleford, Sask.).
The best of 57 playing either foreign ball or independent league ball were OF Jim Adducci (Burnaby, BC) of the Lotte Giants in Korea at the plate and RHP Karl Gelinas (Iberville, Que.) of the Quebec Capitales in the Can Am League.
The winners:
Canadian Baseball Network offensive player of the year in the minors, Randy Echlin award _ OF Tyler O'Neill (Maple Ridge, BC), drafted in the third round of the 2013 draft by Seattle Mariners scout Wayne Norton (Port Moody, BC) for a $650,000 US signing bonus.
O'Neill was the top high schooler in Canada selected and impressed at the Canada Cup at London's historic Labatt's Park drawing comparison to another BC bopper: Brett Lawrie (Langley, BC).
The outfielder had 21 doubles, 87 RBIs, while batting .260 with an .874 OPS.
He was a two-time Canadian Baseball Network Player of the Week ...
For Week XX he went 9-for-22 (.409) with four homers and nine RBIs.
For Week XVI he was 12-for-22 (.545) with five homers and 12 RBIs.
Romak, a former London Badger, drafted by Lonnie Greenberg, played 12 games with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2015 hitting 27 home runs and with a career-best 100 RBIs at Reno and earning a DH spot on the league's postseason All-Pacific Coast League all-star team. He signed with the Yokohama BayStars for the 2016 season.
Hague batted .338 with 11 home runs, 33 doubles and 92 RBIs. He led International League in hits for the third time in five years with 177 and had a .879 OPS-with the Buffalo Bisons this year on his way to winning the triple-A MVP award.
Hague's contract has been sold to Japan's Hanshin Tigers.
Canadian Baseball Network pitcher of the year (tie) _ LHP Adam Loewen (Surrey, BC) and LHP Shane Dawson (Drayton Valley, Alta.) of the Blue Jays.
Loewen emerged as a dominant reliever for Triple-A Lehigh Valley, not allowing a run in 21 of his last 22 appearances.
A lot of players would have quit earlier after being demoted to double-A Reading.
A lot would have hung them up in July of 2008. A former No. 4 overall draft pick of the Baltimore Orioles in 2002, his pitching career was seemingly over due to a stress fracture in his pitching elbow.
Some might have packed it in after quitting pitching, taking up hitting and making it to the majors in 2011 with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2011 as a September call up. He had six hits, including a homer against his old team the Orioles in 32 at-bats before his release. He didn't quit after being released spending a year hitting in the New York Mets system and a year hitting in the minors with the Jays.
Unable to find a work to swing the bat for 2014 he went back to pitching despite the risk of further injury.
Loewen was offered a minor league deal by Philadelphia in April 2014. It was not a smooth transition, as control issues prompted a shift him to the bullpen for this season.
Loewen eventually was demoted to Double-A Reading, where his mechanics were altered by Rafael Chavez, the organization's pitching coordinator. With new life on his fastball -- clocked at 95 mph -- he returned to Lehigh Valley in mid-June.
Loewen made it back to the majors as a pitcher in 2015 but struggled for the Phillies, though, posting a 6.98 ERA in 19 1/3 innings.
Turning down a chance to re-sign with the Phillies, he signed a free-agent contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Dawson had wins for Lansing over the Fort Wayne TinCaps (three times), South Bend Cubs (twice), Bowling Green Hot Rods (twice), Peoria Cheifs, Great Lakes Loons, West Michigan Whitecaps, Lake County Captain and the Dayton Dragons.
He had seven quality starts.
At Dunedin he beat the Daytona Tortugas, the Clearwater Threshers and the Tampa Yankees.
RP Jasvir Rakkar (Brampton, Ont.) of the Cubs farm system led in saves (16) and appearances (41) as well as being fifth in ERA (2.88).
Canadian Baseball Network offensive player of the year in foreign or independent ball _ Jim Adduci (Burnaby, BC) Lotte Giants in Korea.
In Korea, the gold standard for offensive players is membership into the 20-20 club (20 or more homers, 20 or more steals). A total of 39 players have reached the plateau, similar to 30-30 seasons, but not of them were with the Lotte.
Adduci ended the 34-yearr drought stealing second base in the second inning of a game against KT Wiz in Suwon, Gyeonggi, becoming the sixth foreign player to do so joining Jay Davis, Manny Martinez, Doug Clark, Yamaico Navarro and Eric Thames.
He finished with 28 homers and 24 steals while batting .314 with 106 RBIs. He was the only unanimous choice.
Adduci beat out OF Sebastien Boucher (Ottawa, Ont.) of the Ottawa Champions from the Can Am League and Brock Kjeldgaard (London, Ont.) with the Sioux City Explorers of the American Association.
Boucher batted .296 (second), with 98 hits (second), five homers (tied for fifth) and driving in 59 RBIs (fourth)
Kjeldgaard batted .291, with 14 homers (second), 95 hits (third) and knocking in 70 runs (second).
Canadian Baseball Network top pitcher of the year in foreign or independent ball _ RHP Karl Gelinas (Iberville, Que.) Quebec Capitales.
More of a sure thing than taxes is Gelinas dominating Can Am League hitters. He was the best there was in 2015 ... as he was the best pitcher in 2014 (8-6, 3.48 in 21 starts) and the best in 2013 (10-4, 2.98 in 15 starts).
Over the last three years he was a combined 28-13 with a 2.89 ERA in 52 starts.
This season he dominated with a 10-3 won-loss record, a 2.11 ERA in 16 starts as he walked 13 and struck out 88 in 111 innings.
In his ninth season with the Capitals, Gelinas was the most consistent starting capitals. Not only was he the only pitcher to reach the 10-win plateau, his ERA also maintained a 2.11 ERA, third best in the Capitales history behind Michel Laplante (2.06, 1999) and Jeff Duda (2.09, 2012). He has recorded eighth or more wins for the fifth straight years.
Gelinas is the leader for wins in the history of the Quebec organization with 59 and second in the history of the Can-Am behind Isaac Pavlik.
He bested Scott Richmond (North Vancouver, BC) and Scott Mathieson (Aldergrove, BC) of Japan's Yomiuri Giants,
Mathieson led in appearances (63), was third in ERA (2.62), seventh in innings (58 1/3), tied for sixth in wins (three), tied for third in saves (two) and fifth in strikeouts (55).
Richmond led in ERA (1.79), fifth in innings (65 1/3), was third in wins (six) and sixth in strikeouts (54).
(Starting in 2011 the award was named after the The Honourable Mr. Justice Randall Echlin, former head of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame selection committee and a life long fan of the game.)
2008 – Tim Smith (Toronto, Ont.) Rangers.
2009 — Tyson Gillies (Langley, BC) Mariners.
2010 — Brett Lawrie (Langley, BC) Brewers
2011 – Taylor Green (Comox, BC) Brewers and Brett Lawrie (Langley, BC) Jays.
2012 – Oscar Taveras (Montreal, Que.) Cardinals
2013 – Sean Jamieson (Simcoe, Ont.) Diamondbacks.
2014 - Dalton Pompey (Mississauga, Ont.) Blue Jays.
2015 - Tyler O'Neill (Maple Ridge, BC) Mariners
2008 — Scott Diamond (Guelph, Ont.) Braves.
2009 — James Henderson (Calgary, Alta.) Brewers and John Axford (Port Dover, Ont.) Brewers.
2010 — Scott Mathieson (Langley, BC) Phillies.
2011 – Mark Hardy (Campbell River, BC) Padres.
2012 – James Henderson (Calgary, Alta.) Brewers
2013 – Andrew Albers (North Battleford, Sask.) Twins
2014 - Nick Pivetta (Victoria, BC) Nationals
2015 - Adam Loewen (Surrey, BC) Phillies and Shane Dawson (Drayton Valley, Alta.) Blue Jays.
2008 — Drew Miller (Medicine Hat, Alta.) Calgary Vipers
2009 — Pete LaForest (Hull, Que.) Quebec Capitales and Colin Moro (Calgary, Alta.) Calgary Vipers.
2010 — Drew Miller (Medicine Hat, Alta.) Calgary Vipers.
2011 – Matt Rogelstad (Port Moody, BC) Edmonton Capitals.
2012 – Sebastien Boucher (Ottawa, Ont.) Quebec Capitales.
2013 – Jonathan Malo (Laval, Que.) Quebec Capitales.
2014 - Sebastien Boucher (Ottawa, Ont.) Quebec Capitales.
2015 - Jim Adduci (Burnaby, BC) Lotte Giants, Korea.
2008 — Michel Simard (Charlesbourg, Que.) Quebec Capitales.
2009 — Aaron Wideman (Mississauga, Ont.) New Jersey Jackals.
2010 – Aaron Cotter (Kitimat, BC) Sioux Falls Pheasants.
2011 – John Mariotti (Toronto, Ont.) Quebec Capitales
2012 – Jeff Duda (Surrey, BC) Quebec Capitales.
2013 – Karl Gelinas (Iberville, Que.) Quebec Capitales
2014 – Karl Gelinas (Iberville, Que.) Quebec Capitales
2015 – Karl Gelinas (Iberville, Que.) Quebec Capitales
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Swazi King's Birthday Jet Angers Some in Impoverished Kingdom
(NEW YORK) -- Democracy activists in the tiny impoverished kingdom of Swaziland want to know who gave their already wealthy king a luxury jet for his birthday.
The government insists it was not purchased with taxpayer money, but activists are skeptical, and now rumors are flying about who would give King Mswati III such a gift.
"It is highly irresponsible for the government to buy and maintain a jet," said Ntombenhle Khathwane, who is with Swaziland Diaspora Platform. The human rights group is pushing for transparency and democracy in the southern African nation where the king does not allow opposition parties to operate.
The plane was identified as a DC-9 twin-engine aircraft. According to aviation websites, the plane can be configured to carry between 30 and 50 passengers and can cost between $41 million and $48 million.
The gift was announced Tuesday at a government press conference where the prime minister said it came from anonymous "development partners."
Khathwane does not believe a legitimate development organization would donate a jet instead of spending the money in ways that directly benefit Swaziland's poor. She points out it is not the first time the king has tried to obtain an expensive jet for private travel with his typically large entourage. In 2002, Swaziland's parliament cancelled an order for a multi-million dollar aircraft for Mswati after street protests.
South Africa's Mail & Guardian newspaper reports it is rumored the jet was a gift from an Indian-based company mining iron ore in Swaziland.
"In any other country that would be considered a bribe," said Khathwane.
"The king has given people a license for mining in a process that wasn't transparent, plus the king and his government are 60 percent shareholders. That money goes to the monarchy, not the people."
Even if the jet was a gift, Khathwane doesn't believe the government should spend the money it will take to fuel and maintain it. An aviation expert told the Mail & Guardian the aircraft could cost more than $5,000 an hour to fuel.
Human rights groups are demanding the government reveal who paid for the jet, but a government spokesperson told reporters the donor specifically asked to remain anonymous.
King Mswati III is Africa's last absolute monarch with an estimated personal fortune of $100 million. He is widely accused of inappropriate spending while Swaziland is on the verge of bankruptcy, has the highest HIV rate in the world, and the majority of citizens live in poverty.
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It's become a common trend for groups and charities to promote awareness for their cause. You can get ribbons for your social network pictures. Some even believe goofy statuses about where you put your purse will raise awareness for breast cancer.
The biggest problem with these awareness campaigns is just that- it makes people aware, but nothing else. Awareness is great if followed by action and results, but a silly status isn't going to raise money or fund research for cancer cures.
However, I believe there needs to be more awareness about depression and other mental disabilities in order to get rid of the stigma surrounding them so that those with them, can get the help they need before resorting to drastic measures.
More and more young people are facing depression and severe anxiety due to the world in which we live. Jobs are hard to find. Bills don't get paid. There are social, political, and cultural issues facing us at every turn. Our country can't seem to get out of wars quickly enough before joining in another one. Children are being assaulted. People are starving. Healthcare is too expensive and people are dying.
It's stressful and depressing.
But there is still a stigma in our society about mental disorders, especially for those seeking counseling and therapy. Add is prescription drugs and the entire topic becomes taboo.
But why? Many people face these issues and it should be something we can talk about. Maybe if more people talked about it and their struggles with depression, others wouldn't feel so alienated and might find solace and peace in simply knowing they aren't alone.
This is one of the few causes that awareness and understanding can actually make a difference.
I'm not asking for people to donate money or to call their congress representative, but simply being more willing to understand that some people's brains are wired differently and they have difficulties. (Now if you want to donate or call Congress, please do so, but awareness works too.)
I, personally, have struggled with depression and anxiety. Any of you that followed me last year know this. I was a wreck. I had previously been in counseling during college. and while we decided medicine wasn't necessary at the time, counseling was amazing. Getting to talk to someone unbiased and who would simply listen without judgment was the best thing ever for me. She would tell me when I was looking at something from the wrong perspective and help me to realize where my issues were and how to cope with them and fix them.
Currently I am on a medication for my migraines, but it's actual intended purpose is as an anti-depressant. Now, I really was prescribed it for my migraines, and it has done a fantastic job with them, but I am much calmer and easy going. Mr. A could tell a difference within about two weeks of my starting it.
I still have bad days. I still get stressed out and cry and rant and rave. But those are fewer and farther between, and they are shorter in duration. I can also see logic and reasoning through my anger.
I am a big supporter of therapy, and if necessary, medication. I also believe that the two should go hand in hand so that the medication doesn't become a permanent fixture in a person's life. I won't be on this medicine forever, mostly because it has side effects for pregnant women, and I would like to have children eventually. I may have to start again if my migraines return with a vengeance, which is fine by me, and I will enjoy the calming side effects of it.
I just hope that as a society, we can be more accepting of those struggling and lend a supportive hand or shoulder to lean on instead of shunning the person and treating them like a leper.
We all have difficult times and it's time for us to quit alienating others and work alongside them to help them through their trials.
[Edited]: If you can also keep my undergrad in your prayers. A student, presumably, jumped from one of the campus's building in an apparent suicide. I didn't know the student, but I am heartbroken for the community, especially since it's a small school and this will probably affect many people.
**This post was inspired by Mr. A's classmate who, presumably, committed suicide last week. I wish he had gotten the help he needed instead of feeling like, as a future attorney, he couldn't ask. Still praying for his friends and family.
***If you are struggling with depression, please get help. You are loved and cared for and we all want to see what amazing things you will do.


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This award is made to a TASA member who has demonstrated outstanding, significant and sustained service to Australian sociology over many years. While not necessarily a lifetime achievement award, candidates for the Distinguished Service Award would usually be nearing the end of their careers.
In this context, outstanding service may take the form of one or more of the following:
- contribution to the teaching and scholarship of sociology in Australia
- advancing international appreciation of sociology in Australia through research and publications
- involvement as a recognised sociologist in the public arena; for example in policy development, administration, public debate or service to the community in a voluntary capacity
In all cases the quality of the service is the determining criterion, rather than the quantity alone.
No more than one Award will be made each year, unless there are unusual and compelling reasons to make two Awards.
It is not necessary to make an Award every year, and it is to be expected that there will be many years when an Award is not made.
The Award will comprise an engraved plaque and certificate. Recipients will be invited to write an opinion piece about some aspect of their work for publication in Nexus, TASA Blog, Journal of Sociology or Health Sociology Review, or any other journal TASA may sponsor at the time of the Award. A list of Award winners will be maintained on the TASA web site.
The Executive will call for nominations each year, with nominations closing 31 May. The Award will be presented at the TASA Conference in November. This time schedule may be altered in any year at the discretion of the Executive. Recipients shall be offered the same assistance as other TASA prize winners to enable them to attend the prize presentation. The complimentary conference registration and dinner is not transferable (ie. only valid in the year of the Award).
The written nomination must be signed by five TASA members. Nominations must show how the nominee meets the selection criteria outlined above and must be accompanied by a focused curriculum vitae of the nominee and the names of three referees. The nominee must be a TASA member.
Nominations will be considered by the Executive as a whole. At its discretion the Executive may assign this task to a sub-committee chaired by the President or Vice-President, with the decision to be ratified by the whole Executive.
The Distinguished Service Award process will be covered by the TASA grievance procedures. Apart from this, the Executive's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Recipients of the award
2018 David Rowe
2017 Johanna Wyn
Evan Willis during his acceptance speech for the Distinguished Service to Australian Sociology- 2013
Gary Bouma during his acceptance speech for the Distinguished Service to Australian Sociology Award – 2013
- Professor Johanna Wyn (2017)
- Emeritus Professor Riaz Hassan (2014)
- Professor Evan Willis acceptance speech & Emeritus Professor Gary Bouma acceptance speech (2013)
- Professor Raewyn Connell (2007)
- Katy Richmond (2004)
- Dr Cora Baldock (2000)
- Emeritus Professor Lois Bryson (1996 – inaugural recipient)
- Emertius Professor John Western (1996 – inaugural recipient)


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Betis hoping to extend Campbell stay
Real Betis are looking to extend the loan signing of Arsenal youngster Joel Campbell for another season and have organised talks with his parent club for next month.
The striker joined the Spanish side last summer and has scored two goals in 17 La Liga appearances.
Betis coach Pepe Mel is hoping to keep the 20-year-old for another year and talks are planned with the Gunners for early March.
"We are advancing the negotiations to reach an agreement," Mel told Estadio Deportivo. "This won't be easy but we want to speak in London with clarity and to agree a new loan. I believe that it will be positive for all parties."
The Costa Rica international seems in no hurry to leave Betis but understands his obligations to Arsenal.
He said recently in the Daily Express: "I'll give everything on the pitch for Betis and see what happens when the time comes. Arsenal are in charge of what I do. I'd also like to play for them but I am very comfortable here and I'll defend Betis with all my heart."
Campbell joined Arsenal in 2011 from Deportivo Saprissa but was forced to be sent out on loan to Lorient last year, before arriving in Spain, due to work permit issues.
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US DOS plans second Keystone XL project comment period
The US Department of State will seek additional public comments on the proposed Keystone XL crude oil pipeline project.
Nick Snow
OGJ Washington Editor
WASHINGTON, DC, Mar. 16 -- The US Department of State will seek additional public comments on the proposed Keystone XL crude oil pipeline project. A 45-day comment period on a draft environmental impact statement for the planned 1,700-mile system will begin in mid-April.
Oil and gas industry groups expressed dismay at the news. "This much-studied and much-needed pipeline would provide a critical link to our largest energy supplier, Canada, and its vast resources of nearby and available crude oil," American Petroleum Institute Pres. Jack N. Gerard said.
TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. is seeking a cross-border permit from DOS to expand its Keystone pipeline system so it could move crude from Hardisty, Alta., to terminals near Houston and Port Arthur, Tex. Environmental organizations oppose it because the heavy crude would be recovered from Canadian oil sands.
DOS said it has held more than 20 public meetings already along the new pipeline's route in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas, as well as in Washington, DC. It said it would seek more comments and hold another public meeting in Washington once it issues a final environmental impact statement, and it expects to make a final decision before yearend.
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From an article originally posted October 17, 2013…
Simple title. I'm awake late at night with a desire to tell my new readers about me. I want to tell about the me that has nothing to do with cancer. Dear reader, I want to tell you a few snippets of me apart from the battle I'm facing.
First, I have a great aversion to green peppers, all other peppers are safe, but I hate green peppers. On the topic of loathing, peas would be top of that list, unless in fried rice or sparsely in vegetable soup, sparsely. I've never liked chocolate cake, and I think I've had people not like me for this alone. I was almost booed off the stage speaking at the kids' school when I said this out loud. I have a heavy salt hand. When my cardiologist said I was his only type of patient he requires eat lots of salt, I was elated.
I love the smell of a skunk. Love it! When we pass the faint smell of a skunk on the road Jason turns to me and says, Do you smell that little hug from Jesus? I wear patchouli, which would help make the skunk part make sense. Given the choice I would pick mountains over ocean, but I love how small looking at the vast ocean makes me feel.
I'm sure you have noticed, but I'm a kisser. I love to kiss my people. Don't worry, my kissing love is only for my people. I love a smooch, but I'm the biggest fan of a hug and a long snuggle. I call my first born my sweet moosh mouth and ask if she would give me her beautiful lips. She is still a generous kisser to her mama, and more so when she knows I'm struggling. I love this about her. All my kids are generous with their affection. Little bit kisses and hugs and loves all day long. If we've been apart for a time, I know I have to sit down for Story love time to catch up on what we've missed in our hours apart.
I love to dance. I could be exhausted, in pain, past myself, and I will not get off the dance floor. It is one of my most favorite things to do. I love planning a dance party. Love it. I love watching my kids dance, and I love to dance with them. I love the face Jason makes when he joins me dancing. He's a mix of happy and when-will-it-be-over. I love all kinds of music, and will look for any reason to have a dance party. It's my favorite thing about weddings.
I remember things in vivid detail. Most of my memories are based on what we ate. I have distinct food memories and smells. In these two pictures, I remember exactly what I was laughing at. Both are stories I would not put here. With that, I like humor...Well, in all forms—as long as it's not degrading or derogatory.
I think salad, all salad, tastes better when someone else makes it. I can build a lovely salad, but I honestly think a salad made by another tastes better. The smell of bacon reminds me of my grandma hero. Jason has grown me into a huge Mexican food fan. Huge.
I'm an English major who has always wanted to be a farmer. I feel deeply at home sitting in an Adirondack chair overlooking a large garden. I remember when my grandma taught me how to cut with a knife moving toward my thumb in her garden prepping for making tomato sauce. I felt reckless and adult. I wanted to eat my weight in her warm summer tomatoes.
I do not mind what my kids wear, if they steal from my clothes, if their socks are two opposing neon, if their hair is standing up. I micromanage teeth brushing and bedtime; beyond that I'm open. We require fruit for snacking, and kindness. We ask everyone to take a thank-you bite of everything. It's the bite that says thank you for the effort you took in making me this. But we do not require our kids clean their plates. Dessert only comes on occasion and to those who ate well.
Though I love reading, I would rather sit in the bed chatting with my littles while I rub their feet with lotion. I love a great book, but my favorite is to hear the story of my kids' day. Knowing this I try to read with my kids before dinner.
I love the color green, have always wanted to wear fancy boots like Pioneer Woman, and I think my personality would be best suited driving an old Chevy truck. An old one with the wood slats on the back.
I had a season where I shared a booth at an antique mall with my Shellie. I started an obsession with metal boxes. I sold one particular toolbox and I still miss it. She liked beautiful Frenchy things, and I loved dirty metal stuff that probably required an updated shot record to enjoy. We were a perfect team. Cancer and an adoption stopped us. One day we will be back in business.
I love having the strength to be out. Just out. Out in nature out enjoying a park, out meeting another mama. I love it.
Don't get me started on fire. I love fire. Love, love, love it. I would never be satisfied with logs where the flames are always the same. I love wood burning, fire popping, warm, hot fire.
I'm not a jewelry girl, but what I do wear has great meaning to me. Wedding ring, first Mother's Day bracelet, ten year anniversary necklace. Jason knows I love the simplicity of Tiffany's. They always steer him right.
My guy has my heart. He knows how I like my coffee, he knows I like long hugs, he enjoys endless hours of talking with me. People think I'm the vocal one, but alone, he's a big communicator. Jason knows how to make me laugh the hardest. It starts with his break dancing routine.
I like public speaking. It makes me incredibly nervous. But I weirdly like nervous. It's like the nervous before a first kiss. Last time I spoke at the kids' school I asked for a microphone. They gave me one with a chord. I had more fun with that microphone than I should have. I thought I was Bob Barker and walked and swung that chord and told way more jokes than I expected.
My sister has a dress I love. I made her let me wear it when I met one of my favorite authors. Two weeks ago I had just come to from surgery heard I had cancer, and got on the phone with my sister. Her most lovely friends had taken her shopping to distract her. I got on the phone, we cried a little, and I said, Did you get me Frye boots? Did you put the dress in the mail? I use my cancer card to tease my sweet seester. And she teases me right back.
I'm facing hard, but I like my life, I really do. I love to laugh, and eat, and love on my people. I see each moment as a treasured gift. Now you know me a little better, tell me something quirky I don't know about you?


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Various forms of claim charts and reports can be generated using Patdek. These charts and reports are used in support of your invalidity contentions. For example, the system provides a standard two-column chart (example invalidity claim chart) showing the claim limitation in one column and the prior art information in an adjacent column. Options for claim charts include a blank claim chart, a claim chart with either a portrait or landscape orientation, as well as a claim chart with text and citations or citations only (no prior art text). Another type of chart shows concepts in one column and additional columns for each prior art reference, with a checkmark indicating that a reference discloses a concept.
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Andrew Taylor
Hardin wreck
Sun Mar 26, 2017 13:42
Did you find pictures? Am involved with a Santa Fe historical group that is interested in seeing them.
Hardin, MO 1959 Train Wreck
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Whenever I am able to locate the couple of pictures from the 1959 Hardin, MO wreck, I will be happy to post them for whomever. > I would be interested to know who "Anonymous'" grandmother was because ...
Hardin wreck
Andrew Taylor,
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hardin train wreck
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i went back to the centinnial years ago. my mother grew up in hardin. her maiden name was de mint. this is when i first heard about the wreck. iwould also like to know more about it
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After killing most of the student body at her high school prom and impaling her mother with kitchenware, Carrie turned her focus to standup comedy, in an effort to mask the pain.
And after years of working open mics nights in drunken dives Carrie moved up to paying comedy gigs. This transition was thanks in large part to her indecipherable delivery, which eventually convinced everyone that she must be a genius, because why else would anyone ever perform the exact same routine for almost 40 years.