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It Began With A Whisper...
This man, a stranger who hadn't taken strange liberties up until that point, held me transfixed with his voice alone, so intimate, so close only I could hear, even in the midst of a bar full of people. That whisper, inaudible as it was to the outside world, awakened a world inside myself of which I'd only seen scant, fleeting glimpses.
Even within ourselves, we have voices that whisper. Desires subsumed, emotions over-analyzed, harsh judgments passed. I am not alone in having recesses in my heart and soul that whisper to me. Sometimes seductively, the whisper of a dark thought pulls you in. I am not alone in feeling conflict even as the temptation lures, fear is a choke-collar that catches you up short. If you are human, you have felt this pull.
But what do you do about it? Do you shut out those desires and carry on, pressured by what is "normal" and "right" into giving up pieces of who you really are? And what is the price to be paid for that compliance?
In my girlhood, romanticized fantasies of being swept off my feet by Prince Charming were par for the course. That course soon diverted as the covers of romance novels etched their way into my consciousness. These princes seemed to rely on overwhelming strength, on power, on ravishing their consorts into...submission. And this called to me. The whispered "What if...what if you resisted, even as you wanted to be taken? What would that be like?" and that whisper was crushed under the pragmatic cry of independence, of righteous indignation. As I grew, as I learned to value independence over all, I rejected the ides, turned a deaf ear to the whisper and that soft longing died away.
As I continued to grow and started dating, my first boyfriend was damn near the Princely Ideal. I was showered with gifts, lavished with flowers and he never tired of doted on me. I though this romantic ideal would bring me the happiness I sought. But it wore thin. With the gifts and attention came a burden, a possessiveness that bound me against my will. I wasn't won over by the adoring glances, and the whisper from within started again. As I left that first relationship behind, I was even more convinced that I needed to guard my independence with fierce defenses. I wouldn't be wooed or swayed or controlled, dammit, I was my own.
The whisper of darker desires was quieted by many long years in a relationship that screeched over the subtlety of my own whispered desires. That relationship was a battleground, and for over six years I screamed, shrieked and demanded my autonomy, to be my own person, to not emotionally bullied by my lover. More walls, more boundaries, defenses armed to the teeth and ready to do battle. Years of this emotional white noise effectively silenced my own small, still voice, and it was not until I finally...finally saw myself mirrored in the eyes of someone who loved me for myself that I realized I could have better. I could BE better. I needed to do better for myself.
"You've been teasing me all night, haven't you?"
This whisper was new. It wasn't my own fervid imagination that drew me in. This was flesh and blood and heat and desire personified, distilled, poured into my ear where it resonated in my heart.
"You know what happens to girls who tease, don't you."
I shook my head, mesmerized, as a deep susurration arose from a hidden place, defenses suddenly uncertain, enervated.
"Well. In your case, my lovely, the teasing will end when I take what I want."
I was dizzy, confused and alight with a lust so electric it threatened to short circuit my rational mind. My head was filled with whispers, long-hidden tongues threatening to spill my darkest secret, to revel in this inexcusable failure in my own defenses, and yet when I opened my mouth to respond to this man who dared... dared so arrogantly to tell me what he was going to do rather than ask, my own whispered response...
...opened the door to a new world for me.
That stunning encounter on a warm Los Angeles night in 1993 lead me to my first entanglement with a dominant man. This rather startling meeting was the cry of "Havoc!" that let slip the dogs of war. I was ravenous for more. I was ashamed of my desires. I wanted nothing more than to be overwhelmed, to feel the power of another overtake me. And yet...I had been raised to be fiercely independent and I had learned to be fiercely defensive and protective of myself. Caution and curiosity ruled the day and I took my time exploring. My first tentative steps into the broad world that falls under the initials BDSM (Bondage & Discipline, Dominance & Submission, Sadism & Masochism) were online, in the mid 90's when people were following their own paths into the darker corners of their psyche, bringing it to light, and beginning to celebrate kink. I started meeting people, real people, who had listened to their own whispered desires and were making them real. I moved from the heady world of books and articles and chat rooms and bulletin boards to the real time world of kink. I met many people, made friends, and was hoping to meet that dominant who would overpower me, with flashing eyes and brawny overwhelming force. I was sure that was what it would take to defuse my defenses, for someone to prove to me they could master me; to take me down.
And yet...and yet. The first man to whom I knelt did none of those things. There was no force. No overwhelming pectoral muscles flexing, no barked orders.
I was at a kinky "Truth or Dare" party and I had, rather cheekily, dared a man who had identified as dominant to "...get someone to kneel before him and kiss his boots, if he was so dominant." He gazed at me levelly, and smiled. The dare was turned back at me, as he quietly ordered me to kiss his boots.
I laughed "I don't think so. You can't ask me to do it, I gave you the fucking dare."
Ultimately, the party host decided I was eligible.
"SO, fine, OK, I thought. I'll just say no. This is silly."
Part of me wondered if he would MAKE ME do it. Part of me twitched excitedly at that thought. This was what I waited for...the brutal overwhelming force. Someone who would bend me to their will...
But he didn't throw me to the ground. He walked over to me, gently tilted up my chin, leaned in close and said "Listen..." his whisper slipped into my ear, a heated song of seduction in a strange, new language I had barely begun to understand...
"...kissing my boots isn't something I allow lightly. However..."
His voice dropped lower and for the next few minutes he...well. He explained what he wanted. And why I should do it. And why I would do it. And how he wanted it done.
And a few moments after that I was dazed as a snake charmed by the movement of the fakir's flute. My will slipped away and I knelt, as instructed and kissed his boots, as instructed, and the whisper in my head purred, in satisfaction and I looked up at him and thought...
"Yes. Please..."
I would spend over two years in service to that dominant. I learned a great deal about myself. My own inner desires arose from a whisper and took their place in my life. My fantasies about submission were dragged to light. Some were broken on the wheel of reality, some were exceeded by the gorgeous gluttony of flesh and blood and pain and pleasure. Eventually, all things end. Somehow. I grew past the lessons I was learning there, and moved on.
The whispering in my heart found its own voice. I was still new to this path, but I had thought and written so much that I was beginning to share my journey, my stories. Various kink organizations, Leather groups, BDSM events were inviting me to speak, to teach, to share. My darkest demons became topics for discussion. I was gaining a place in this world I loved so dearly. And yet...I was alone on the path. It was a constant whisper, this longing. The submissive who does not have a place to serve, the slave who is unowned, often feels this peculiar need in their own peculiar way. I eagerly sought out the next person who would touch me, who would speak to me, who would hear my own voice and meet it with theirs. Over the years, I met people who called to me. A dominant couple who I found interesting. A beautiful dominant with a bold eye who intrigued me with her self-assured manner; someone who was called to the path of mastery and might be suitable to master me. And yet...
And yet.
Life Happens
Of course, the longing had not died away. It waited, regaining strength until the need reasserted itself. Until I found my independence, my strength, my self, again. And then...yes, the longing. Wondering how, where, or if I ever would find someone who understood what I finally...finally truly understood.
I did not need to be bulldozed.
I did not need someone who would approach me with overwhelming force: that person would only encounter the immovable object. That was why I had gone for so many, many years seeking and not finding. I was not ready to hear the whisper again.
And just when you think you know what you want...what you really need finds you.
A little over a year ago I found myself backed into a corner. Quite literally. A man I'd only just met, who's friendly gaze occasionally slewed to feral, who smiled in a way that made me laugh and yet unraveled the quiet edge of my defenses, caught me by surprise. He hadn't even touched me and yet I backed myself into a corner as he approached me, my eyes suddenly wide, skin damp with nervous sweat as he approached me, until polite distance was breached. And then he came closer, eyes sparkling, a grin barely visible as he leaned over and...there. My breath left my body, his breath heating my skin, his words freezing me in the corner, melting my thoughts and in the fierceness of my submission I felt the whisper, long quiet, answer him silently.
"Yes. Please."
And so here we are, and here I am.
Seventeen years after that first whispered sacred profanity and I am still listening to my inner voices; with more compassion, now; with more respect now. I have learned so very, very much. And there is still so much I have to learn. I'm exploring relationships that look nothing like my girlish fantasies. Hell, they don't even look like my long-sought idealized power-exchange relationship. And yet...that quiet whispered exchange pulls at my heart and I am drawn further down the rabbit hole.
I am thrilled to join the SexIs family! I look forward to sharing what I know with you, and I look forward to learning with you, and I am hoping to learn from you, too.
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Question: Since when did empathy become a bad thing?
Answer: Since the Republican Party went into meltdown and irrelevance, circa 2009
From Wikipedia:
"Empathy is the capability to share your feelings and understand another's emotion and feelings. It is often characterized as the ability to "put oneself into another's shoes," or in some way experience what the other person is feeling. Empathy does not necessarily imply compassion, sympathy, or empathic concern because this capacity can be present in context of compassionate or cruel behavior.
Main Entry:em·pa·thy
Etymology:Greek empatheia, literally, passion, from empathēs emotional, from em- + pathos feelings, emotion — more at pathos
1: the imaginative projection of a subjective state into an object so that the object appears to be infused with it
2: the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner ; also : the capacity for this
See? You can tell, right here, above, what the Republicans would be so totally against, when it comes to empathy and President Obama's thought that empathy would be good in a new Supreme Court Justice.
"Being sensitive to...", "expressing feelings, thought, and experience of another..."
This is all WAY too "touchy-feely" for Republicans.
WAY too feminine.
Shoot, for that matter, way too intelligent.
Republicans will have none of that.
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Richard Stoneman, Xerxes: A Persian Life. New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 2015. Pp. xi, 275. ISBN 9780300180077. $38.00.In Biblical Studies, Xerxes is best known as the King Ahasuerus of the legendary story in the Book of Esther. I noted Stoneman's book recently here.
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Xerxes I (518 – 465, r. 486 – 465 BCE) was the fourth king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire (ca. 550 – 330 BCE), grandson of its founder, Cyrus the Great (600 – 530, r. 559 – 530 BCE), and son of its most prominent ruler, Darius the Great (550 – 486, r. 522 – 486 BCE). He is best remembered by ancient and modern scholars for his failed attempt to conquer mainland Greece in 480 – 479. In the present volume Richard Stoneman has two aims: to discern the origins of this image of Xerxes and "to recreate something of what it was to be the ruler of the largest empire the world had yet seen".
Chapter one is devoted to the turbulent events surrounding Darius' and Xerxes' accession to the throne and includes information about the education and the investiture of Xerxes, which is relevant for Xerxes' successors as well.
Chapter two examines the Persian Empire's territory, economy, cultural and political influence within its borders as well as its court and high officials (with a focus on those of non-Persian descent). This chapter also contains an informative section on Greek and Jewish authors and texts contemporary or near-contemporary to Xerxes that are or can be used as source material for his life and exploits. However, this interposing section disrupts the chapter's cohesion somewhat and would have served the book better if it had been included in the introduction instead.
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Baroness Jay of Paddington: My Lords, that is another matter that my noble friend the Government Chief Whip has sought to raise. Indeed, it is something that I should very much support.
Lord Alexander of Weedon: My Lords, does the noble Baroness agree that there is a strong case for increasing the number of Bills that are subject to pre-legislative scrutiny, because that is one way of seeking to improve legislation?
Baroness Jay of Paddington: Yes, my Lords. I am most grateful to the noble Lord for his suggestion. Reverting to the subject of the previous discussion about Bills being taken off the Floor of the House, the noble Lord was heavily involved in the financial services legislation that was considered this Session. I believe that that Bill was proposed as being suitable for detailed scrutiny off the Floor of the House, but, unfortunately, that could not be agreed.
Lord Mishcon: My Lords, does my noble friend the Leader of the House agree that one of the main contributing factors to the time taken both in Committee and on Report is that there are long debates in Committee, after which the amendment is withdrawn, but then the debate is repeated almost word for word on Report?
Baroness Jay of Paddington: My Lords, that problem has certainly seemed to arise fairly regularly in Bills with which I have been involved. I suspect that it is a matter that could be looked at if we had the capacity to consider the procedures and workings of this House in a general way.
Lord Strathclyde: My Lords, this has been a most unusual Session; indeed, the House has worked extremely hard, especially towards the latter part of it. Does the noble Baroness agree that the House has, on the whole, done its job extremely well? Will the noble Baroness take just a little bit of responsibility for the way that the Government have treated this House? Further, will she reconsider her answer to my noble friend Lord Cranborne? Is it not a fact that there have been a record number of amendments made to Bills brought forward by the Government? Bills have had their Second Readings months before being brought to the House for their Committee stages. There have also been massive gaps between the first and second days in Committee. All this has arisen because government Ministers have failed to make up their minds and decide what it is that they have to do. It culminated in, for example, over 100 pages of government amendments being tabled to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill. Can the noble Baroness assure the House that that will not happen again?
Baroness Jay of Paddington: My Lords, I can certainly tell the noble Lord that I was responding to a point from his noble friend Lord Cranborne about the total number of amendments that have been
As my noble friend the Chief Whip says so often when these matters are raised, this is a listening Government. I challenge the noble Lord's assertion that this is an unusual Session. At the risk of being repetitive, I refer to the statistics for third Sessions, going back to 1981-82. I have been challenged to recite those statistics. In the 1981-82 third Session, 46 Bills were passed; in 1985-86, 49 Bills; in 1989-90, 34 Bills; in 1994-95, 37 Bills, and we expect this year to pass 39 Bills.
Lord Avebury asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal): My Lords, the fifth round of the bilateral human rights dialogue took place in London between 16th and 18th October. We discussed our concerns on a wide range of human rights issues. Although there was little progress on some issues such as the Falun Gong and freedom of religion, there was greater Chinese willingness to provide more detailed responses to our concerns and there were positive outcomes, including Chinese willingness to sign a memorandum of understanding with Mary Robinson on the provision of human rights technical assistance on 20th November; to accept in principle visits by UN special rapporteurs; and to provide further information on the list of individual cases submitted by the Government.
Lord Avebury: My Lords, does not the noble Baroness agree that China is going backwards, with the repression of the democracy movement, the severe persecution of the Falun Gong and the persecution of anyone who tries to uphold the Tibetan identity? Among the individual cases that the Government raised with the Chinese during the dialogue, did the noble Baroness include the five nuns who committed suicide in Drapchi prison because they could no longer endure the torture to which they were subjected?
Baroness Scotland of Asthal: My Lords, we accept that there are many challenges in relation to China's human rights record. The fact that we are having this dialogue is important because it enables us, perhaps for the first time, to have an in-depth conversation about these difficult and painful issues. I do not know the precise names of the five nuns that the noble Lord
Lord Hylton: My Lords, the Minister mentioned the Falun Gong. Is it not the case that numerous other religious bodies, whether Christian, Islamic or Buddhist, suffer constant harassment and persecution and that sometimes long prison sentences are imposed on their members for expressing their conscientious beliefs? Will the Government continue to raise these matters, regardless of the answer they receive from the Government of China, because until China ceases this kind of activity it cannot be accepted into the civilised body of nations?
Baroness Scotland of Asthal: My Lords, I reassure the noble Lord that Her Majesty's Government will continue to raise these issues in relation to human rights. They are matters of deep concern and the noble Lord is right to raise them. However, as I said earlier to the noble Lord, Lord Avebury, the dialogue gives us an opportunity to do this in a specific and direct way.
Lord Howell of Guildford: My Lords, given the still deteriorating Chinese human rights record--I believe that we all recognise that--can the noble Baroness assure us that the European Union arms embargo is still in place? Are we following the same rules as our European partners? Now that the US Congress has more or less given an unconditional green light to permanent normal trade relations with China, how does that affect our attitude to trade with China in the context of human rights?
Baroness Scotland of Asthal: My Lords, I reassure the noble Lord in relation to the arms embargo. As he knows, the EU imposed an embargo on the export of arms to China following the events of Tiananmen Square in June 1989. The embargo is not a full scope one. The UK's interpretation of it was set out by my late honourable friend Mr Fatchett in his reply to Parliament on 3rd June 1998. We do not sell any of the items he set out that would contravene that interpretation. Our interpretation of the embargo covers lethal weapons such as machine guns, large calibre weapons, bombs, torpedoes, rockets etcetera--the whole list.
In relation to our own policy we have taken a robust stance. As I said earlier, we continue to raise the issue of human rights. I hear what the noble Lord says in relation to the way in which our friends the Americans are going, but I reassure him that Her Majesty's Government's policy remains the same in relation to trade, arms and raising human rights issues.
Lord Clarke of Hampstead: My Lords, in her initial Answer my noble friend referred to one of the positive elements of the dialogue. Will she go further and give us some examples of other benefits that have come from the dialogue?
Baroness Scotland of Asthal: My Lords, as I said earlier, the dialogue has enabled us to raise in depth a wide range of problems. It has created a conducive environment for a range of co-operative projects. For example, this year alone we are running a range of rule of law projects, including the role of defence lawyers, the strengthening of a proposed new evidence law and human rights training for young lawyers. We also have projects tackling issues such as child trafficking and promoting human rights awareness. We have encouraged China to move forward in co-operating with international human rights mechanisms. For instance, China signed the two UN human rights covenants in 1997 and 1998; and we expect them to sign a MOU with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, on 20th November. Those are just some of the matters we have been able to achieve during the process I mentioned.
Lord Carter: My Lords, at a convenient moment after 3.30 p.m. my noble friend Lady Hayman will, with the leave of the House, repeat a Statement which is being made in another place on flooding and flood defence.
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text: Oct 22 2011 Introducing the human spider or in the words of Bruce Campbell THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN By: Joe Staroba What I was hoping to accomplish. Awhile back, I was asked to paint a mural for my cousin. The painting was to be based off of a popular book about a little brown bear who wears a floppy red hat. As I began to flesh out the idea and draw various sketches, I realized that it had been quite some time since I had painted anything traditionally. Not wanting to use my cousin's walls as a guinea pig, I thought I would use my own. More specifically, my son's. I got an idea from a local comic book shop to paint Spiderman swinging into the room while shooting a web across the room. Now that I had an idea, I needed the paints and paintbrushes to bring my idea to life. Again, not having painted for a very long time, I started to do my research for the best paints for murals. After a couple of quick trips to the local art store, I had the paint and brushes needed. My process was going to be as follows: Draw the image in chalk. Paint a base coat of white. Paint flat colors to define shapes. Paint highlights and shadows. Paint the details. Finishing touches. Step 1 - Draw the image in chalk. Using the image on the left as my reference art, I began to sketch out the drawing in chalk. Step 2 - Paint a base coat of white. Using leftover house paint, I filled in the chalk drawing to create a silhouette. This step was done to ensure that my final colors would be as true as possible without the wall color interfering. Note: This step worked well for keeping my colors pure, but created a problem. All the lines and proportions I had worked out in the chalk drawing were now gone and would need to be re-worked. Step 3 - Paint flat colors to define shapes. At this point, I began to paint the various red shapes of Spiderman. I quickly realized that my bare bones purchase of a single red color was not going to be enough. Step 4 - Paint highlights and shadows. Learning a little something from my previous step, I decided to paint the blue of Spiderman to include shading and highlights from the beginning. This technique allowed me to combine steps and save a little time. Because I had already painted the red, I had to go back over that color with a various shades to create depth and dimension. Step 5 - Paint the details. At this stage, Spiderman is pretty much complete. The only thing that remains is the web pattern that covers his face and body. Step 6 - Finishing touches. The last step was to use house paint that matched the room to touch up any areas around the edges of Spiderman that were white from the original silhouette. In closing, I am very happy with the way this projected turned out. It gave me a great deal of experience to better prepare me for painting my cousins wall and also taught me a few things along the way. Drawing, my work, painting,


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Knitty, the Jar of Inspiration from Mielke's Fibers. This cool little jar is stuffed to the gills with a variety of fibers in the same color family - I could definitely see myself picking up a few more in different colors at a later date (they sell them online, too!). Cleverly placed near the Jars of Inspiration were these small bits of Alpaca/Silk roving which I couldn't resist. And while I'd vowed not to buy any more Cloudlover spinning fiber because I have so many braids in my fiber stash already, but I couldn't resist a superwash fiber grab bag for blending purposes. Of course!
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|An adorable pile of British Soay.
|This handsome fellow is an Awassi.
|This friendly Suffolk was all too happy to pose for my photo.
|These fuzzy little guys are Babydoll Southdowns. As the name would imply, they are quite petite!
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Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to loose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat and go onto win again, you are going to be a champion someday.
-Wilma Rudolph
Winners are not who wins every time but who knows the importance of losing also. Donald Trump said "Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away and move on to something that's more productive." One cannot work all the time: 24X7. One needs to take rest. One has a limited resource. One must have the faculty to distinguish between important or unimportant, worthy or worthless. It is wisdom to reserve one's resources for meaningful purpose and surrender against meaningless goals.
I heard a story about a man who was going with his son to a market to sell a donkey. On the way, they met a person who asked "Why walk when you have a donkey to ride?" The man let his son to sit on the donkey. Soon they met another person who said "How shameful of you! Let your father ride, won't he be tired?" So, the boy got down and the man rode the donkey. Again they marched on. "Poor boy", said the next passerby they met, "why should the lazy father ride while his son is walking?" So, the boy got onto the donkey too. As they went on, they met some travelers who commented "How cruel of them! They are up to kill the poor donkey." Hearing this, the man and the son got down. Now they decided to carry the donkey on their shoulders. As they did so, the travelers broke into laughter. The laughter frightened the donkey. It broke free and galloped away. Don't try to win every argument or situation. You cannot satisfy everyone's need. You cannot please everyone.
We think that getting what we want brings us happiness; winning brings happiness. We all know the story of the greedy king named Midas. He had a lot of gold and the more he had the more he wanted. One day he was visited by an angel and asked to make a wish. The king was delighted and said, "I would like everything I touch to turn to gold." The angel said "Starting tomorrow morning with the sun rays you will get the golden touch." The king thought he must be dreaming, this couldn't be true. But the next day when he woke up, he touched the bed, his clothes, and everything turned to gold. He looked out of the window and saw his daughter playing in the garden. He decided to give her a surprise and thought she would be happy. But before he went to the garden he decided to read a book. The moment he touched it, it turned into gold and he couldn't read it. Then he sat to have breakfast and the moment he touched the fruit and the glass of water, they turned to gold. He was getting hungry but he couldn't eat. Just about that time his daughter came running and he hugged her and she turned into a gold statue. There were no more smiles left. The king bowed his head and started crying. Despite winning his wish, his life became miserable and he had to live a life of a loser.
Winning is an event while winner is a spirit. By merely winning, one cannot become a winner. Winning an event may be chance but having a winner spirit could not be chance; it is something that one earns. Almost we all have heard the story of tortoise and rabbit who once raced and tortoise won and declared winner. The story goes like this. There lived a rabbit who ridiculed a slow-moving tortoise and it was decided to have a race between them. The rabbit soon left the tortoise behind and, confident of winning, took a nap midway through the course. The tortoise got tired but he kept going. When the rabbit awoke, however, he found that his competitor, crawling slowly but steadily, had arrived before him and won the race. It was a chance victory. Under normal circumstance, a rabbit could never be defeated by a tortoise. Despite the fact, tortoise was a winner. How come so? Tortoise was a winner not because he won the race but because he had winner spirit. This fact is mostly neglected and gives rise to a mind state which is self-defeating. This problem is correctly raised by Joshua Waitzkin in his statement: "Very gifted people, they win and they win and they are told that they win because they are a winner. That seems like positive thing to tell children, but ultimately what that means is when they lose, it must make them a loser."
Olympics is a lifetime event. It was the year 1988 and the event was Seoul Olympics Finn Class race. Lawrence Lemieux was in second position with a medal almost certain but he stopped racing to help fellow competitors who were in trouble. After rescuing them, he resumed the race and finished in 22nd place out of 32 boats in the race. Even though he did not win the race, he was a winner. He was honored by kings and queens all over the world because he kept the winner spirit alive. He was also awarded the Pierre de Coubertin medal for sportsmanship. The medal has been given to only 12 athletes till date.
Winners do not play for winning but for self-integrity. Reuben Gonzales was in the final match of the racquetball tournament. This was an important event and he was playing for the world title. In the final game at match point, Gonzales played a super shot to save point. The referee and the linesman both confirmed that the shot was good and he was declared the winner. But Gonzales, after a little pause and hesitation, turned back to shake his opponent's hand and said, "The shot was faulty." As a result, he lost the serve and eventually, lost the match. Everyone was stunned. Who could imagine that a player with everything officially in his favor, with winning in his pocket, would disqualify himself and lose. When asked why he did it, Gonzales replied, "It was the only thing to do in order to maintain my integrity." He lost the match, yet he was a winner.
Winner does not work for credit but for the work done. Colonel Edward M. House wielded an enormous influence in national and international affairs while Woodrow Wilson occupied the White House. Wilson leaned upon Colonel House for secret counsel and advice more than he did upon even members of his own cabinet. What method did the Colonel use in influencing the President? Fortunately, we know, for House himself revealed it to Arthur D. Howden Smith, and Smith quoted House in an article in The Saturday Evening Post. " 'After I got to know the President,' House said, 'I learned the best way to convert him to an idea was to plant it in his mind casually, but so as to interest him in it - so as to get him thinking about it on his own account. The first time this worked it was an accident. I had been visiting him at the White House and urged a policy on him which he appeared to disapprove. But several days later, at the dinner table, I was amazed to hear him trot out my suggestion as his own.' "Did House interrupt him and say, "That's not your idea. That's mine?" Oh, no. Not House. He was too adroit for that. He didn't care about credit. He wanted results. So he let Wilson continue to feel that the idea was his. House did even more than that. He gave Wilson public credit for these ideas.
Endeavor only for winning is attachment, freedom lies in sacrifice of transitory winning over deterministic winning.


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Nordic design, a New Drive for Enterprise Transformation and Upgrading
The team of the Canton Fair Product Design & Trade Promotion Centre (Hereinafter referred to as PDC) paid a 10-day visit to Denmark, Finland and Sweden from June 11th, 2017 to June 20th, 2017. PDC aims to build an efficient designing cooperation platform for manufacturers who attend the Canton Fair, helps them in enterprise upgrading and transformation, as well as enhance their international competitiveness. In order to achieve and promote the industrialization of product design and seek for more cooperation through the "Belt and Road" policy, we take "Introducing Nordic designs to Canton fair manufacturers" as the theme for this visit.
Nordic design is known for its simplicity and emphasis on flowing curves and details. Modern, functional, and delicate designs are getting popular. With the help of different institutions, designers as well as companies in Denmark, Finland and Sweden, PDC visited many designing institutions and companies like Pearfisher, 3X, Danish Art Museum, Design Denmark, the RUBZ, Holscher Design, Finpro, and Northern Europe Sustainable Design Association. We discussed in detail on designing, and cooperation with Chinese manufacturers. And they all show great willingness to cooperate with PDC.
Located in Copenhagen, Denmark, Design Denmark works to promote Danish designs and the specialization of the designing industry. Currently, there are about 800 member designers. Henrik Weiglin, CEO of Design Denmark, regards China as a huge market and is considering forming a team to attend PDC activities during the Canton Fair. Established about 40 years ago, Holscher Design owns a team of more than 40 designers from 7 countries and provides services to different brands around the world. Rasmus Holscher, CEO of the company, says that they are opening up the Chinese market and will attend the 122nd Canton Fair on October, 2017.
Finpro, located in Helsinki, Finland, organized many Finnish design companies to attend the PDC promotion program. We exchange ideas on the needs of Chinese manufacturers, cooperation between Chinese companies and Finnish design teams, and the import, design and sales of raw material for fashion clothes. The delegates all show interest for PDC activities on Canton Fair and hope to work together with PDC to introduce Finnish design and expand design cooperation between the two countries.
In Stockholm, Sweden, PDC and Scandinavian Sustainable Design Association (SSDA) collaboratively held the PDC promotion program to further expand the bilateral cooperation in the design industry. Delegates of Swedish designers discussed heatedly with PDC on participation, service model and media publicity. Members of the PDC group answered their questions in detail and explained that PDC aims for precise service and will spares no effort to help achieve cooperation between the two sides. And in order to expand brand influence and enhance the results of publicity, PDC advertise the activities and achievements through both online and offline channels, such as video and picture live shows, WeChat and media coverage by magazines and TV. The Swedish design team will make plans and attend the PDC activities during the 122nd Canton Fair and the two sides will work together to promote the development of the design industry.
"Designing", as a core strategy for Northern European countries, has already brought great commercial and social values for them. Through this exchange, PDC has further understood the development of design industry in Northern Europe. We will investigate on the cooperation between the two sides, and launch the "Scandinavian Design" program and related cooperation during the 122nd Canton Fair.
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Admins have all the rights on their team, including those three that only us have:
- modify the team's information (name, color, logo, category...)
- change team's subscription
- delete the team
To name another admin, the initial one should click on "Members > Team roster". Then he/she can either:
- click on the icon "Edit member info" on the action bar of the team roster and choose "Yes" on the Admin column
- or go to the profile of the member he/she wants to name admin and click on "Edit profile" in order to choose "Yes" on the admin box
Finally, note that the admin status of the members will appear on the team roster, as you can see on the following screenshot:
Note: there is no limit of admin number but there is always one admin minimum for each team.
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CleanMyMac 3.4.1 [Multi/Ru]
Publication type: OS X Software The release took place: August 03, 2016 Supported OS: OS X 10.9 + Interface language: Russian, English, etc Treatment: not required (the installer is already treated) System requirements: Intel, 64-bit processor Mac OS X 10.9 or newer macOS 10.12 b not working Description: 3 CleanMyMac - the best app for cleaning Mac. CleanMyMac 3 scans every corner of your system, removes gigabytes of junk in just two clicks and helps you keep your Mac in good condition. CleanMyMac can get rid of various garbage on your Mac: caches programs, log files, unnecessary localization programs, extra code, etc. All data is visually sorted into different categories, which gives the opportunity to clearly evaluate where you can win a couple of hundred megabytes and make the appropriate treatment. Other possibilities CleanMyMac should be noted: remove programs with all their service files, secure file deletion, search and remove widgets, optimization of the system. CleanMyMac has a beautiful interface that will not leave anyone indifferent. All done in a standard Mac OS: beautiful, convenient and affordable. Version 3.4.1: Fixed rare hangs in Broken Login Items, Universal Binaries, and Leftovers modules Improved CloudKit caches grouping by application Updated Safety Database to v. 2.1.19 Installation procedure: !!!!!!ATTENTION: Before installing this version you must uninstall the previous by using AppDelete and reboot. Mount image Drag the application icon to the folder "Programs" ("Applications")
Toast Titanium 15 [Multi]
Publication type: OS X Software The release took place: July 23, 2016 Supported OS: OS X 10.8 + Language: English, German, French, etc. Type of medicine: ready sn System requirements: Minimum System Requirements: Mac® computer with an Intel® processor 1 GB RAM (2 GB RAM recommended for Pro) Mac OS® X 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11. Partial functionality on Mac OS 10.8 Approximately 1 GB (5 GB for Pro) of free space to install all components VideoBoost requires a compatible NVIDIA® card and 4 GB of RAM for optimal performance DVD drive required for installation Internet connection required for video tutorials, OS compatibility and other product updates orfunctionality Description: Software Roxio Toast Titanium is a program for working with disks and multimedia. Roxio Toast Titanium is a package of modules for recording music, videos and photos on CD, DVD and Blue-Ray discs, for discs and media files, organize disks in directories and creating covers and inlays. Interface Roxio Toast Titanium intuitive and easy to manage, because the version designed for domestic and nonprofessional users. In addition, Roxio Toast Titanium allows you to create slideshows with various effects, titles and background music. In addition, Roxio Toast Titanium allows you to create slideshows with various effects, titles and background music. The program contains the possibility of extracting and converting movies to the right format, save the web video for viewing on a portable device or TV, convert audiobooks from disk, transfer video from PC to TiVo DVR for viewing on television, the automatic creation music libraries to capture and tags from the Internet radio. Supported Input Formats: Audio: AAC, AIFF, MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, FLAC and Dolby® Digital AC-3 Video: AVCHD, AVCHD Lite, AVI, DivX Plus HD, DV, FLV and F4V for Adobe® Flash®, MJPEG, MOV, MKV, MPEG-1/2/4, VOB, VIDEO_TS folder, and EyeTV recordings Photo: BMP, GIF. JPG, PDF, PSD, PNG, TIFF Disc Images: ISO, BIN/CUE, IMG, DMG, CDR, NRG New Toast Slice video editor Quickly trim unwanted parts of your video clips with new Toast Slice simple video editor. While your video is playing, click to select the sections you wish to keep. Then easily fine tune your selections by dragging the beginning and ending markers on the Timeline. Export your clips as a file, send to Toast MyDVD for burning, or to iMovie for further editing. Protect your files with Roxio Secure Burn Protect your files on disc and USB with easy drag and drop burning and powerful encryption. Roxio Secure Burn can create Mac - and Windows -compatible formats, so your encrypted files can be read on either Mac or Windows computers, or both. Enhanced Toast MyDVD video burning software, now with new templates Turn your videos into professional-looking multimedia disc projects, complete with stylish menus and music. Burn to DVD and AVCHD in a few simple steps. Get polished results with 20+ themed templates and easily combine multiple movies on one disc. Capture from your screen, the web and portable devices Record system audio and content directly from your screen, and add voiceover with Live Screen Capture, then edit, save and share as a video. Plus, you can now choose whether to capture from your full screen, a window or a defined area. Ideal for educators, trainers and anyone who wants to make how-to videos, Live Screen Capture lets you create engaging and educational content for any audience. Installation procedure: Before installation, turn off the network int-t 1. Mount the image to run the installer 2. Install the program. 3. In a special field program enter any name and number from a text (the rest of the data in the following window to be filled in, click - Skip)
Parallels Desktop for Mac Business Edition 11.2.1 [Multi/Ru]
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Publication type: OS X Software The release took place: July 18, 2016 Supported OS: OS X 10.11.6 + Language: English, Dutch, Spanish, etc. Treatment: not required System requirements: To install OS X Server 5.1.7, you need one of these computers: iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) Xserve (Early 2009) Your Mac needs: 10.11.6 OS X or later At least 2 GB of RAM At least 10 GB of available disk space (50 GB if you wish to use Caching Server) Description: OS X Server for OS X devices and iOS makes it easy to share files, schedule meetings, synchronize contacts, develop applications, maintain your own website, publish wiki-projects, compatible with Mac, iPhone and iPad, go to the network remotely and much more. OS X Server is an application that you can add to OS X directly from the Mac App Store. Anyone can quickly and easily turn a Mac computer with OS X server that's perfect for home offices, businesses, schools, developers and hobbyists. Installation procedure: Mount image and drag the application icon to the applications folder
TechTool Pro 9.0.1 [Multi]
Publication type: OS X Software The release took place: July 29, 2016 Supported OS: Mac OS X 10.8 + Language: English, French, German etc. Treatment: complete Type of medicine: sn System requirements: Intel-based Macs Mac OS X 10.8 or newer,(10.12 support for macOS coming soon) 1 GB RAM or higher Description: TechTool Pro diagnostics ordered? New TechTool Pro is the most advanced version of the utility for diagnostics and Troubleshooting on Macintosh computers. Easy to use and suitable for home users and professionals. TechTool Pro provides full compatibility with 64-bit systems, which allows the program to work more efficiently on the latest Macintosh computers. TechTool Pro brings with it some new test equipment - testing of components on the motherboard, no other utility is unable to obtain such access. Now you can check the sensors and fans on your computer, and the battery if you're using a Mac notebook. Also, now integrated with Protogo, so you can create your own test drives. Version 9.0.1: New partition-map test Check computer - now you're in control TechTool Protection has been re-engineered SMART Check is smarter than ever New processor benchmarks Memory tests now tests even more memory New Bluetooth-adapter test New network-interfaces test New partition-repair tool Installation procedure: Mount image Run the TechTool Pro installer 9 Installer and follow the instructions (you will need administrator rights) Register the serial number from a text file In order to correctly uninstall the application, run the installer and on the "installation Type" click Customize. Select "Uninstall ..." and click Install
Papers 3.4.5 [En]
Publication type: OS X Software The release took place: may 11, 2016 Supported OS: OS X 10.9 + Language: English Treatment: not required (the installer is already treated) System requirements: Intel, 64-bit processor OS X 10.9 or newer Description: Papers — personal organizer scientific articles Cataloging journal articles and publications — a very difficult task. This is especially know the people leading journalism and scientific work. No wonder that to simplify this task really want to use the computer. Partly they have enough built-in OS X tools: search using Spotlight, viewing standard viewer... But what to do when you need more? The aid comes a wonderful tool Papers. Its functions include the following: Browse the largest online repository of articles, search for them and jump without leaving the program. A single library containing all your articles with the possibility of easy sorting. Group, allowing you to combine your articles on certain criteria. Built-in flexible search. Automatic file management articles on the hard disk. Full screen reading. Sync with iPhone/iPad app. Searching, sorting, setting ratings and more. For ease of reading - there is a full screen viewer. And finally, the main "chip" of the program - the browser online repositories, which allows you to view the largest database of articles on the Internet by searching at them. In those cases where it is permitted — PDF file of the article will be downloaded and added to your local library. Fixes Match with Selection now works in the Reader mode. Papers no longer crashes if an incorrect EZProxy address is entered in the Access preferences. General stability improvements. Installation procedure: Mount image and drag the application icon to the applications folder The program does not update.
Charles Web Debugging Proxy 4.0 [En]
Publication type: OS X Software The release took place: 01 Aug 2016 Supported OS: OS X 10.7 + Language: English Type of medicine: the replacement file/other System requirements: Intel, 64-bit processor OS X 10.7 or newer Description: Charles Web Debugging Proxy is gaining popularity overseas web proxy server running on your personal computer or laptop, which often relates to the programs section of the HTTP Monitor. The popularity of this program was due to the high functionality, speed of operation and excellent, clear and accessible design. Many employees of the IT departments use, because the dialogue of the client with the server, you can't through your browser to check what information has been received, what is transmitted, and it is sometimes very necessary. This is Charles, which displays all the information you need. Thanks to the capabilities of this program, you can easily and quickly track problems and errors in the future, without a long search to identify and fix. Major features: HTTP 2 support IPv6 support Updated look and feel Improved performance The updated look and feel includes: Enhanced app icon! Beautiful new custom designed icons for the toolbar and in the session navigator tree Improved tab visual design on Mac OS X Reduced border chrome Minor features: Command-line tool to export SSL certificates Notes field added to Sequence view XML summary export now includes headers JSON export format Kept-Alive count visible on Host and Path summaries Uncompressed sizes added to Summary tab Installation procedure: Mount image and drag the application icon to the applications folder Go to the Applications folder and right-click the mouse on Charles.app> Show Package Contents (show package contents) Copy charles.jar from the distribution to the Java folder in the following path: /Applications/Charles.app/Contents/Java and agree with the replacement! To detect any arbitrary data Block outgoing connections by any convenient means. Code: www.charlesproxy.com Turn off automatic updates!
Framer Studio 67 [En]
CameraBag Cinema 1.0.600 [En]
The release took place: July 26, 2016 Publication type: OS X Software Supported OS: OS X 10.8 + Language: English Type of medicine: the replacement file System requirements: Mac: OSX 10.8 or newer, Intel CPU (Core 2 Duo or better) 1GB RAM 70MB Hard Drive space Description: Designed for professionals, CameraBag Cinema offers video filters, color correction and film simulation, all in a standalone package (which can be used together with Final Cut, Premier or any other NLE). The program uses the basic principles and technology CameraBag Photo, which was selected as Apple's Mac App Of The Year runner-up. Professional video and image processing 32-bit per channel analog instrument provides unprecedented image quality Easy, instant and offline editing Easy to use with Final Cut, Premier or any other NLE Filter import / export using 3D LUT More than 200 carefully-preparedness and a fully adjustable presets Additional adjustment of color and light Supports 4K + RED .r3d files RAW photo support Installation procedure: Mount image Drag the application icon in the applications folder To run the program in demo mode and completely shut down the application Replace the original file on a file from the distribution change here: /Applications/CameraBag Cinema.app/Contents/MacOS
Airmail 3.0.2 [Multi/Ru]
Publication type: OS X Software The release took place: 01 Aug 2016 Supported OS: Mac OS X 10.8 + Interface language: Russian, English, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Korean, German, Simplified Chinese, French, Burmese, Hungarian, Galician, Greek, Danish, Hebrew, Catalan, Norwegian Nynorsk, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, traditional Chinese, Turkish, Finnish, Czech, Swedish, Japanese Treatment: not required (the installer is already treated) System requirements: OS X 10.8 or later, 64-bit processor Description: Airmail is a mail client for Mac OS X that supports Gmail, Google Apps, iCloud, Yahoo!, AOL and IMAP. According to the authors of the program, its interface is very light, designed in minimalist style". When creating a design Airmail developers were inspired by the official Twitter client for Mac. The programmers didn't go on about the stereotypes and put at the forefront of simplicity and convenience. "Airmail was designed to provide equally good way of interacting with one or more accounts and provides users with a modern and user-friendly interface. We raised usability and functionality to a new level, giving the application supports all major email services such as Gmail, Yahoo and others. Easily switch between accounts and respond to messages with a single click. Fixed OKTA login Support Fixed Google Directory Search Fixed Search in Labels Fixed Send Later Fixed Apply Label Fixed Send Later on Exchange Fixed Pdf Action Improved – Busy Cal Support Minor fixes and improvements Installation procedure: Mount and drag the application icon in the applications folder
Adguard 1.3 (309) [Multi/Ru]
Publication type: OS X Software The release took place: July 12, 2016 Supported OS: OS X 10.7 + Interface language: Russian, English and other Treatment: not required (the installer is already treated) System requirements: Intel, 64-bit processor OS X 10.7 or newer Description: Adguard is the best way to get rid of annoying advertising, to protect themselves from online surveillance and fraudulent websites. Adguard – Internet filter to protect users from dangerous web sites, blocking all possible types of advertising on the Internet. The program is a great addition to your basic anti-virus protection with effective blocking malicious, fraudulent and phishing resources, and parental control over the online activity of children. Web protection works with all web browsers, effectively blocking Internet threats due to the daily update database program with the largest resources Google Safe Browsing, lists, Web of Trust (WOT) and Malwaredomains. Adguard belongs to the family of Adblock programs, whose main task is the quality control operation web-based resources and the Internet in General. The number of users amounts to several million people. Installation procedure: Mount image and drag the application icon to the applications folder
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The first thing a person notices about you is your face. Your face is the mirror to your personality. With plethora of beauty products available in the market, 'staying beautiful forever' might have become possible, but these chemical laden products snatch away your skin's natural radiance and glow. Like everyone else, if you strive for flawless and glowing facial skin, you would be more than happy to find natural beauty tips here.
Beauty Tips 1: The rule of thumb for flawless facial skin still remains a regular cleansing, toning and moisturising routine. Pollution and dust leads to clogged pores that further cause blackheads and pimples on the face. Cleansing your face twice in a day will prevent breakout of pimples. Toning and moisturising will bring back skin's freshness and glow.
Beauty Tips 2: You may scrub your face using half a lime peel (juice extracted from it). This will remove dead cells from face giving a radiant glow. Lime peel also aids in fading scars and pimple marks from face.
Beauty Tip 3: To treat sunburns, you may apply a mixture of one spoon of besan (Gram Flour) and two tbsp. of curd on your face. Let it dry for ½ hr and rinse off with plain water.
Beauty Tip 4: You may improve your complexion by applying a paste of cucumber mixed with raw milk once in three days.
Beauty Tip 5: Tomatoes are great anti-oxidants. For wrinkle-free skin, you may apply tomato paste on your face. To make paste, use one day old curd and mix with a tomato. Apply this face pack daily in the morning.
Beauty Tip 6: To get rid of excess oil from your face, evenly apply tomato pulp on your face. Let it dry for 15 minutes and wash your face with warm water.
Beauty Tip 7: To naturally remove blackheads and have a fairer skin, prepare a paste with equal amounts of cucumber juice and lemon juice. Apply this paste on your face and neck before taking bath. Let your skin absorb it for ten minutes. With regular use you will notice lesser blackheads and a fairer skin tone.
Beauty Tip 8: If you have dry and rough facial skin, prepare a paste of equal amount of mashed muskmelon, pumpkin, cucumber and watermelon. Blend the mixture with milk cream and apply it on your face. Leave the paste to dry for one hour and rinse it using plain water for soft and glowing skin.
Beauty Tip 9: Make a paste of tulsi(besil) leaves. Grind the leaves to extract the juice and add lime juice to it. Regularly massage your face and neck area with this paste for 10 minutes for 15 days. Your skin tone will improve soon.
Beauty Tip 10: Water and good sleep are natural facial beauty enhancers. 10-12 glasses of water per day and six to eight hours of sleep every day is essential for your skin to revitalize and repair damaged tissue.
Restricting your consumption of oily and fatty food besides taking help of above mentioned beauty tips would further ensure naturally gorgeous complexion and spotless facial skin.


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Egyptian soldiers praying as they are deployed in the northern Sinai town of Al-Arish, July 16, 2013.( AFP PHOTO / STR)
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Egyptian military aircraft struck suspected positions of al-Qaida-inspired fighters in villages of the Sinai Peninsula, killing 13 people, military officials said Friday, in a stepped-up offensive after militants downed an army helicopter, raising concerns over an increasingly well-armed insurgency.The military is battling Islamic militants in the northern part of Sinai who have escalated a campaign of bombings and shootings in retaliation for last summer's army coup that ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and for the ensuing crackdown against Islamists. Military spokesman Ahmed Mohammed Ali said 13 suspected militants were killed.The months-long military offensive in Sinai was stepped up after militants shot down a military helicopter on Jan. 25, killing all five of its crewmembers. With the overnight strikes, 20 suspected militants have been killed the past week, one of the highest tolls since the offensive kicked off in the wake of Morsi's July 3 ouster.In its statement posted on militant websites, Ansar denounced el-Said as "a renegade criminal" and warned the Egyptian military and police leaders to expect more attacks.


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No one wants to spend all day refreshing web pages just to check when the latest "gold box" or Cyber Monday deal has come in or some preordered item is finally in stock. Enter VisualPing.io, a new webapp that monitors web pages--and specific sections of pages, if you wish--for changes in content. And then it emails you, so you're always in the know.
To monitor a web page, all you have to do is head to the site, enter the site URL and set how often you want VisualPing.io to check the web page. You can select to be notified if there's a tiny change (anything at all, it seems), or larger changes, and even select a specific area on the page to monitor. This could come in handy, for example, if you want to get an email every time the top recommended apps changes for a specific category in the Google Play or iTunes App Stores.
It's a free service, easy to set up, and could come in handy whether you're on the edge of your seat waiting for a product upgrade or price drop or just want to know about the latest updates on a site whenever they happen.
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I have had a few requests for news about the Arizona Fall League and some of the Nationals' prospects and how they are doing. The Rafters beat Phoenix 4-2 in 10 innings thanks to a two-run single by Matt Skole.
Brian Goodwin went 2-for-5 with two runs and two doubles - one of the doubles would have scored a run had the runner not been thrown out at the plate. Goodwin is batting .353, leading off and playing left field.
Skole went 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Skole is batting .583 and was the designated hitter, but has also played a lot of first base.
Anthony Rendon went 1-for-5 and struck out three times, but is hitting .286.
Cole Kimball got four outs and struck out two batters. He did not allow a run. it was a nice bounceback from his first outing Friday, when he walked three batters and got one out.
I also wanted to give you updates on how the instructional league workouts went in Florida.
Chris Michalak, who is the pitching coach for the Potomac Nationals, was with the pitching prospects for most of camp and gave his report on how the guys are doing.
I will give you some updates on each pitcher we talked about as the offseason progresses.
Right-hander Aaron Barrett got the call to pitch in Arizona and is off to another good start, showing the same promise he did at Potomac.
In two games with the Rafters, Barrett has tossed two innings in relief, and has yet to allow an earned run. He has given up two runs on four hits, with no walks and one strikeout.
At Potomac, Barrett went 0-0 with one save and a 1.06 ERA in 11 games, striking out 21 and walking three batters in 17 innings. Barrett also registered a 2.60 ERA in 31 games at low Single-A Hagerstown before being promoted. He had 73 strikeouts in 51 2/3 total innings this season.
Michalak said he did not get to spend the whole season with Barrett, but he was impressed in the month he got to work with the Ole Miss product. And the Nationals love the size of this right-hander, who is 6-foot-4 and 215 lbs.
"I got him at the end of the year at Potomac," Michalak noted. "He did a great job in Hagerstown. He didn't miss a beat. He was pitching at the back end of ballgames. Two innings at a time."
Michalak said Barrett's "aggressive fastball" is a separator pitch for the Evansville, Ind., native.
"He has almost like a bowling ball-type fastball," Michalak said. "It is heavy and it gets on guys. It is pretty good. It is definitely a wipe-out pitch. It is not a pitch guys chase out of the zone. It is a pitch that he can get people out in the strike zone.
"Obviously, that is the key to being able to pitch at the higher levels and he is able to do that. For him to go to the fall league is very exciting for him."
I have heard some Twitter questions on Matt Purke, Sammy Solis and Lucas Giolito. I know Giolito is still too early along in his recovery from Tommy John surgery to have any substantive update. Purke had shoulder surgery and is recovering. Solis is farther along, so I will reach out to get information on him as soon as possible.
Any other prospects you would like to hear updates on?


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Amanda joined our board in 2014, specialising in internal audits. Amanda spent time as CEO of a small charity in Uganda, and often returns there to assist.
Andy has been involved in HoverAid since 1994 and has worked with hovercraft in countries from Nicaragua, and Papua New Guinea, to Zambia, Mozambique and Madagascar
Catherine wants to live in a world where every dull space is painted with colourful murals and books come bundled with slabs of mature cheese. She joined the team in 2017, moving from S. Africa to work full time with HoverAid at the start of 2018. She knows that we cannot do everything, but believes that we must not do nothing. A shameless idealist, who loves kindness and is passionate about fighting injustice, she knows that the world is changed by actions, not opinions. Catherine has worked in community development all her life, especially with the poor and destitute.
David is our longest serving trustee as well as being company secretary and financial overseer and HoverAid International Board Representative.


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INF 385T - Special Topics in Information Science: Design Thinking
|Fall 2015
Graduate standing. Additional prerequisites may vary with the topic.
Study of the properties and behavior of information. Technology for information processing and management.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Students will learn the underlying philosophy and principles of Design Thinking, a problem-solving process that uses a designer's sensibilities to identify innovative solutions that are desirable for people, viable for businesses and organizations, and technically feasible.
This interactive, project-based course will orient students to specific methods and activities that are used by design thinkers to help define opportunity spaces and create frameworks for innovative thinking. The course will cover topics including problem framing, design research and insight identification, storytelling, design principle definition, journey mapping, concept generation and evaluation, and communicating concepts.
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Marvel's had a pretty incredible summer, and so naturally Sideshow Collectibles has amped up the volume to keep everything rolling right along. Take a look at this novel statue, a brand-new installation in the Premium Format series, featuring none other than Spider-Woman! The arachnid lady-hero stands a grandiose 19 inches tall, sure to become a highlighting fixture of the true Marvel collector's hoard.
Flying about from city-block rooftop to skyscraper wall, she's an essential member of the Avengers team. Rendered in 1/4 scale for realism and accuracy, this statue is definitely a treat. She is clad in a red-and-yellow suit, hand-painted in painstaking detail. Top it all off with an Avengers-themed display base and you've got yourself a new collectors' piece that you can't dare miss out on.


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Truckee dentist develops BiteFX Splint
TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. — A Truckee dentist who developed software animations to help patients understand the effects of bad bite has taken a big second step — the launch of a finely crafted dental appliance to help solve the problem.
Dr. Donald Reid of Tahoe Dental Artistry says he's marketing the newly developed dental appliance to dentists and their patients around the world.
But his initial focus is existing clients of BiteFX, the animation that helps dental patients understand why they're having headaches or grinding their teeth.
The animation software was developed by a partnership of Reid and Doug Brown, a software animation developer who runs Dyanamic Thought LLC in Truckee.
The BiteFX animation explains the complexities of bad bite — in dental terms, "occlusion" — in a way that patients can understand, and dentists around the country have been signing up in droves for the service that's priced at $100 to $197 a month.
But even though the animation allowed dentists to better explain the problems of bad bite, Reid wasn't satisfied with the appliances that most folks know as a "night guard" that's worn by patients with occlusion problems.
Among professionals, a "night guard" is known as a "bite splint," and Reid decided to design his own as the result of his dissatisfaction with other products.
It's harder than it looks.
Each bite splint is created individually to fit teeth and mouth structure of an individual patient, a process that takes careful measurements as well as accurate impressions.
Reid initially used a loupe — a small magnification device sort of like the eyepiece used by jewelers — to see small details. Now he's using an operating room microscope.
Precise digital manufacturing of each splint is undertaken at nSequence Center for Advanced Dentistry in Reno.
The center provides professional training for dentists along with operation of a high-end dental laboratory, and Reid teaches classes in reconstructive dentistry and other professional subjects at the center.
Daniel Llop, the founder of nSequence, worked closely with Reid for about a year to get the manufacturing right and conduct tests with patients before Reid began marketing the BiteFX Splint.
As Reid rolls out the BiteFX Splint, he says professional education — either through Webinars or in first-person sessions at nSequence and other professional settings — will be critical to the launch of the product.
That's because dentists will need to carefully follow precise procedures to make sure the BiteFX splint is effective for their patients.
Tahoe Dental Artistry is located at 10330 Donner Pass Road in Truckee. Call 530-587-9560 or visit http://tahoedentalartistry.com.


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After a discrete yet successful first release from the likes of James Zeiter aka Analog 1, Furthur Electronix; the imprint created by Anil Lal and Graphic Designer/Artist "Majkel", proudly presents its second outing. Written by the all too rare Junq (Art Mechanical, Wandering Souls), "Lila Dreams EP "; dedicated to his soon to be daughter, serves up a wonderful four tracker of pure Electronica music in the straight prolongement of Rephlex, Warp or Plus 8 Records (well, the ambient stuff for sure!) styles.
The 12" (no digital version), limited to 150 copies, subscribes perfectly to the label's ADN and philosophy: quality Techno, Electro, IDM and Ambient music, with deep roots coming from Acid.
Reminding me of early Speedy J works, the title track "Lila Dreams" offers on A side some warm synth arpeggios and melodies over a lazy breakbeat rhythm. A classic construction with old school Rave influences turn the cut into a beautiful song perfect to start an EBM mix.
Characterized by powerful beats and cosmic strings, downtempo "Celestial" instantly following propels the listener into a fascinating journey through Space, in quest of exoplanets to populate. Emotive and visionary at the same time!
On the reverse, Electro breaks "Closer" signs in my opinion the true climax of the EP. Fierce Acid lines mute the song into evil by the middle of the cut, while a mental bassline injects some madness into the whole. If you own Junq's "From Below" cut on Cultivated Electronics 002, then you'll know what I mean. Sometimes, music can be just easy and simple as that. This track worths by itself the purchase of Further Electronix 02!
Last but not the least, beautiful "The Planets" slows down the rhythm to conclude the 12" on darker yet much anticipating tonalities, enhanced by emotional synth flights and deep ambient atmospheres. This is Electronic Music in its purest form, with no other goals than exploring it to its extreme boundaries; for both dancefloor and home listening pleasures. Must have!
Furthermore, another important aspect on the label comes from the artistic and graphic line. Furthur's releases offer different styles from coloured vinyl to stamped white labels, and stickered. Responsible for the artworks on the label, keeping things fresh with his designs, Majkel is a very talented Graphic Designer and DJ who runs a soundsystem/visual arts company called "DOT", as well as one of the best nightclubs in Stockholm called "Mmmmm". Martin and Anil run also together the company Ögon & Öron (Eyes & Ears).
Watch this space for more as we will introduce in the next few weeks FE003 written by Cignol. Big announcements will be done at the same time. Waiting for the review, I recommend you to rush on Junq's essential release, please yourself...you will probably thank me!
Reviewed by: Chris Nexus 6


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Airlie Waterfront Bed and Breakfast is centrally located right on the waters edge just a 20m stroll to the beach, 200m to the all year swimming lagoons, shops and restaurants and a 5 minute walk to the marina.
We offer private and unique accommodation types including serviced studio or one bedroom spa apartments and two bedroom apartments. Relax and enjoy air-conditioned comfort with flowers, chocolates and panoramic ocean views
Our Whitsundays Bed and Breakfast combines gorgeous award winning facilities with legendary local hospitality ensuring this is one of the most beautiful places to stay.
Enjoy day trips from your base at Airlie Beach – the Airlie Waterfront Bed and Breakfast.
Packages you can incorporate into your stay include…..
• sail the majestic Whitsunday Islands onboard a yacht for 2 or 3 nights or just a day
• visit the beautiful and famous Whitehaven Beach
• snorkel the fringing reef
• dive the outer reef
• take a flight over Heart Reef
• skydive
• and more – it will all an amazing experience.
Airlie Beach and The Whitsundays 74 Islands are located in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef, on the tropical coast of Queensland, Australia.
A visit to the Whitsundays is a feast of the senses, surrounded by natural beauty, with Airlie Beach the centre of it all.


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I missed my flight from Seoul to Daegu. Before you bring out the "TIA, you're not SUPPOSED to be fashionably late for flights" line… HEAR. ME. OUT. So my flight from SF landed in Seoul at 6:40pm. And since bags must clear customs at first port of entry, I had to go through immigration/customs/baggage claim and then RE CHECK IN for my flight to Daegu at 7:20pm. 40 mins to do all that isn't enough time regardless of how much awesome you've got.
SO I missed my flight and the next flight to Daegu wasn't until the next day. And then I had 2 choices: freak out or think of a plan. I did both. In that order.
Checked into hotel on the verge of tears- main reason nice hotel lady gave me ridiculous room. I was going to get into my room and start ballin (you would too if you were ALONE in a country where you didn't speak the language) but then I saw the room and thought a room like this and crying just don't go together. So I decided to keep it cool. And then caught a flight in the morning. ALL'S GOOD IN THE HOOD.