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One of the fastest-growing cities in the nation, Frisco is an upscale DFW suburb with about 161,000 people, growing by over 127,000 people since 2000. Why are people flocking here? In a word: opportunity.
Frisco is known for highly rated and very desired schools, great family parks, and destination dining, retail, sports, and entertainment options. As the Frisco Economic Development Corporation says, the city is also a magnet for a skilled workforce who are contributing to Frisco's rapid annual residential growth-rate of more than five percent.
Ebby Halliday Realtor Jane Yeatman of the Yeatman Team says location and schools are a huge draw for families.
"Strategically, the Dallas North Tollway intersects Frisco and the southern border is 121, so if you're commuting, you're on a highway fast," Yeatman said. "There's also a different school concept in Frisco ISD — we've got nine high schools compared to a similarly sized city with three — and in a recent report, quite a few schools in the district were on a 'best in Texas' list."
She also mentions the strong business culture of the city and increasing (and impressive!) changes. The $5-billion mile, for example, includes four mixed-use developments and more than $5 billion in capital investment. One famous development in it is the Cowboys world headquarters at the The Star.
Ebby Halliday has Realtors like Yeatman on the ground every day in the city and they've got the temperature on the market. These experts know neighborhoods and can help homebuyers find their perfect Frisco home. Let's take a look at three houses that show off the best of the city.

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text: Share: Comments Print February 17, 2014 at 8:00 AM Old Woody, Ossie: Seattle Times contests still serve up memories Posted by Don Shelton 1950 Old Woody champion George Kritsonis, who later played for Washington, lets loose.Photo courtesy Charles Kapner collection By Charles Kapner In 1921, the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department in conjunction with The Seattle Times, began two youth athletic contests that would span nearly a half century. The brainchild of Ben Evans, Parks Playfield Superintendent, the Old Woody baseball contest and Old Ossie football contest would charm countless young sports fans. Old Woody (a nickname for Old Woodenface), was a wooden frame with a rectangular hole the width of home plate and simulated a strike zone. Contestants threw baseballs at the frame from 50 feet away. If three pitches (strikes) made it through the hole before four balls missed the target, the imaginary batter struck out and the contestant then faced the next imaginary batter. Once an imaginary batter was "walked", the contestant was done. Originally the contest visited Seattle area playgrounds only, but in time, it was expanded to other northwest Washington cities. To be eligible, contestants had to not be older than 14 as of the starting date of each yearly contest, usually around April 4. The winners at each playground received prizes, which varied over the years. Usually the winner received a Seattle Times pin, but through the years prizes included hats and baseball gloves. The winners would meet in June for a chance at the grand prize and bragging rights as the best pitcher in the area. Those grand prize winners received more expensive items such as trips to Major League Baseball's All-Star Game, an Alaska tour or 10 days at Mount Rainier. In at least one of the war years, the grand prize was limited to a $25 War Bond. The finals were contested at a variety of places over the years, including Lower Woodland Park, Civic Field and Sick's Seattle Stadium. Early in the contest years, the finals were preceded by a large downtown parade. Most years, all contestants received a free pass to a Pacific Coast League baseball game. Depending on the year, that would be a trip to see the Seattle Indians, Seattle Rainiers or Seattle Angels. In addition, all contestants received a cardboard souvenir scorecard, which had the numbers one through 27 around the border. Each time a strikeout was recorded, a number on the card was punched. If all 27 numbers were punched, the pitcher had thrown a "perfect game". Usually the Seattle pro team's manager was pictured in the middle of the card. A punch somewhere in the middle of the card indicated that the contestant had walked a batter and was finished until next year. Finally, each contestant had his name published in The Seattle Times. A Rainiers tickets from the 1963 Old Woody contest.Courtesy Charles Kapner collection Old Ossie (a nickname for Old Oswald) was essentially a punt, pass and kick contest. Contestants could earn a maximum of 72 points. The participants had an opportunity to try up to 12 punts, 12 drop-kicks and 12 passes. Successful punts originally had to travel 20 yards and were worth one point. Over the years, the punting distance was eventually increased to 25 yards. Successful placekicks, worth three points each, traveled 15 yards through the goal-post uprights. Two passing points were earned for each 15 yard throw through Ossie's 6- foot hoop. Any unsuccessful attempt ended the contestant's efforts in that category. Old Ossie championships usually took place at the University of Washington. As with the baseball contest, all participant names were published in The Seattle Times and the kids received free tickets, this time to Husky football games. Prizes over the years included gold watches, silver fobs, belt buckles and Rose Bowl tickets. Contestants were allowed up to age 14 as of the September start of each year's contest. The middle of the Old Ossie scorecards often pictured the Huskies' head coach. Many notable Seattle athletes competed successfully in the Old Woody and Old Ossie contests. Stew MacDonald, who later pitched for the Seattle Rainiers, was a two-time winner of both contests. Fred Hutchinson was an Old Woody winner, as was his brother, John, who won in 1923. Fred also came in second in the 1931 Old Ossie contest. Max Soriano was the Rainier Beach Old Woody winner in 1937. Al Hostak, future middleweight boxing champion, won the 1928 Old Ossie contest. The author's Old Woody souvenir scorecard from 1969, featuring Seattle Pilots manager Joe Schultz.Courtesy Charles Kapner collection There were a few memorable Old Woody championship contests over the years. In 1950, George Kritsonis (who later pitched for the Washington Huskies), squared off against Bob Fossatti in Sick's Stadium, before a Rainiers game. The two matched each other strikeout for strikeout. Their successful outing went on so long that they were stopped and moved to another location so that the Rainiers game could get started. When it was over, Kritsonis was the winner with 31 strikeouts against Fossatti's 30. In 1960, Bruce McFarlane edged Rick Terracino 33 strikeouts to 32. But the all-time classic came in 1964 when Kent's Wayne Carmack defeated Shawn Sorenson at Lower Woodland Playfield, 46 strikeouts to 45. Many adults today look back fondly on their memories of the Old Woody and Old Ossie contests. Charles Kapner, local sports historian/memorabilia collector, participated in the Old Woody contest in the mid- to late-1960's. He avidly collects souvenirs of both contests as well as old items from local sports teams, and displays his collection often at local public venues. Want to be a reader contributor to The Seattle Times' Take 2 blog? 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When I started writing this blog, I intended it to document our life as a new home educating family and to share some tips and activities about things which have worked for us. My last post though was a tad – shall we say forthright? I was passionate about the subject but after having said my bit, I was planning to go back to sharing some of the fun things Jasper and I have been up to.
But then I read an article which appeared in the Daily Telegraph yesterday, entitled 'I'd happily blow the brains out of a Disney Princess' written by Beverley Turner. There are a lot of really valid points in the article; you can read it here but if you haven't, the gist of the bit that drove me mad is essentially this:
The author fumes that 'the cult of Disney' brainwashes children into believing that women should do no more than wait around, doe-eyed and pathetic, for a charming Prince to come along and rescue them from whatever perilous circumstances they happen to find themselves in. She argues that we should have more true-to-life characters because most women "prefer to do more than wait to marry a Prince, in a size 8 dress with hair down to their waist" and that the Disney princess image is damaging to young girls as it teaches them that they need to be aesthetically perfect and can't do anything without a man.
Oh come on.
Firstly, I'm not at all convinced that Disney Princesses are the distressed damsels Beverley Turner seems to think. Yes, they do seem to be motivated (at least in part) by the desire to marry a handsome Prince, but very few seem to sit around waiting for this to happen or indeed to be rescued. I said very few, not none before you shoot me down. They know what they want and they go after it, navigating treacherous paths and any number of obstacles on their way.
Let's take Princess Jasmine. As the daughter of a Sultan she is expected, under obligation in fact, to marry a Prince. Yet all the ones she meets are arrogant fools who treat her as nothing more than a "prize to be won." Refusing to buy into that idea, Jasmine defies the system and decides she's going to marry for love. Fragile maiden I think not.
Then there's Ariel. Again, yes I know she's after a bloke, but he's not exactly attainable. Does this put her off? Of course it doesn't. She's prepared to leave her home, literally travel across the ocean and change her whole world to get what she wants. Now the usual argument here is that yet again, a woman is made to change who she is for a man, but I really don't see it like that. I think you've got to have a hell of a lot about you to be prepared to give up all you've ever known and venture into unknown territories without even a guarantee that the one you want will love you back.
Belle refuses to marry Gaston despite all the girls in the town thinking he's a catch because she wants something more and she's prepared to give up her liberty to protect her father.
Now, I don't have daughters. But if I did, I'd be quite happy for them to look up to these girls as heroines.
Secondly, let's look at the skinny thing. I think there's confusion about the effect generally size 0 women, and the way they are portrayed in the media, have on young girls. To me, the problem is this. It isn't that there are skinny women in magazines and as celebrities. If that's a problem, that says more about our parenting – if our girls can't see someone with an apparently near perfect body without suffering a huge knock to their confidence, we need to helping them develop their self esteem more. If we get into the realm of banning and dictating to publications because we don't like what they put on their covers, we're in dangerous territory. The problem arise when these women pretend that they don't have to work hard to maintain their figures; when we show zoomed in pictures of their invisible rolls of fat when they bend over on the beach or claim that they have "ballooned to a size 10" and wonder whether this will affect the quality of their work. The most worrying though is when we airbrush women so that they are flawless without making it clear to young readers that this has happened. Magazines need to sell copies. Fact. So yes, they want something on the cover that looks good. The damage comes when we make women look almost 2d and then let them claim that they "eat what they want" and can still be slim. That's damaging. A confident, articulate Disney Princess who happens to be slim, isn't.
I happened to see Kimberley Walsh on Lorraine this morning and she summed it up perfectly for me. Talking about her style and body confidence, she said this: "I do think women have to work hard to keep a good body shape. I do work out a bit but I like food and like to eat what I want." She admitted that despite her enviable figure, she has days when she doesn't feel confident. Just like the rest of us. It's all about, she states, being confident in yourself and knowing what suits you and your body shape.
Beverley Turner mentions the fit, athletic women who inspired young girls as part of the Olympic games. She talks about achievement. Isn't defying the system to marry for love an achievement? Or being prepared to risk death to save your family?
Of course there are subtle messages in Disney films. Disney is a huge corporation and we need to be careful about the messages such a powerful company is able to send out to our children. Sometimes though, I think we should just let things be what they are. And the films in which our Disney Princesses appear are just this: Fun-filled fairy tale adventures enjoyed by children for generations.
And Beverley? Blowing the brains out of characters you don't happen to like? Great message to our daughters.


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Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) signed a pact to cooperate with ValueAct Holdings LP, an agreement that could bring an activist shareholder onto the board of the world's largest software maker as it undergoes a leadership change.
Microsoft said yesterday that it will hold regular meetings with ValueAct Capital President Mason Morfit and "selected Microsoft directors and management to discuss a range of significant business issues." The Redmond, Washington-based company said ValueAct has the option of having Morfit become a director beginning at the first quarterly board meeting of 2014.
Our board and management team are committed to enhancing growth and value for Microsoft shareholders, and we look forward to ValueAct Capital's input," Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said in a statement.
The announcement came at yesterday's deadline for proxy contests and other matters for the company's November shareholder meeting, and during a period of drastic change for Microsoft. Beset by competitors including Apple Inc. and Google Inc. that have shifted the technology landscape away from Microsoft's core personal-computer industry, the company last week said CEO Ballmer would be retiring within 12 months.
Microsoft's board has established a search committee to seek a new CEO. If Morfit joins as a director next year, he could become involved in the search if a successor to Ballmer hasn't yet been found.
ValueAct's Goals
ValueAct in April had disclosed a stake of about $1.9 billion in Microsoft. The investor has been seeking a return of more money, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Microsoft has $77 billion in cash and investments.
ValueAct had also been negotiating for a board seat, a person with knowledge of the matter said in July. If the shareholder didn't reach an agreement with Microsoft, ValueAct was mulling a proxy contest to gain a seat, the person said.
"It's a concession to shareholders," said Sid Parakh, an analyst at McAdams Wright Ragen in Seattle. "They do realize they would have probably lost a proxy battle which wasn't worth it, so it seems like it's a good compromise."
Representatives for ValueAct didn't return calls for comment. In a statement, Morfit said Microsoft is at a "critical inflection point" and added that he was looking forward to working with the board and management.
ValueAct's Stake
Microsoft said ValueAct owns about 0.8 percent of its shares outstanding and has $12 billion under management. The pact means ValueAct will not be involved in discussions of this year's annual dividend, which typically take place at the board's September meeting.
Under the agreement, ValueAct also said it wouldn't propose or seek any extraordinary transaction like an exchange offer and wouldn't pursue or participate in a proxy contest.
ValueAct also favors having Microsoft focus more on business software and Internet-based cloud services, putting less emphasis on consumer products, said the person with knowledge of the matter. In several years, "we'll stop talking about PC cycles and instead talk about Microsoft as the largest cloud-computing company in the world," ValueAct CEO Jeffrey Ubben said in April.
Activists have recently targeted other technology companies. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is pushing Apple Inc. to return more of its $146.6 billion in cash via a buyback, and has fought for Dell Inc. (DELL) to remain public and pay out money instead of going private in a leveraged buyout.
Past Targets
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) in November 2011 added Ralph Whitworth to its board after the co-founder of activist investing firm Relational Investors LLC amassed a stake and pushed for changes. Whitworth became chairman in April amid a second board overhaul while CEO Meg Whitman struggles to turn around a business facing a historic PC industry slump.
Ubben started ValueAct in 2000 after working at Blum Capital Partners LP, a San Francisco investment firm. He assumed the role of chairman at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSO) Inc. in 2003 after Stewart was indicted for lying to regulators about a stock sale.
Prior investments ranged from stakes in Sara Lee Corp. to Moody's Corp., the New York-based credit rating firm. In August 2006, ValueAct reported holding a 3.3 percent stake in Reuters Plc, then the world's largest publicly traded provider of financial data; Reuters later agreed to be acquired by Thomson Corp.
ValueAct initially took a stake in Microsoft during the first quarter, reporting that the firm held 33.4 million common shares. By June 30, the stake had increased to 57.8 million shares.
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In summary, various methods have been used to search for extraterrestrial intelligence, including radio and optical SETI. Our attempts to communicate have been more limited. They are split into two types, electromagnetic messages and physical messages. Quantum Super luminal Communications is a new era for SETI.
There remains the problem of The Fermi Paradox which seeks to understand why we are not visited if there are other (older) civilisations. Whatever we think about extraterrestrial intelligence and the probability of its existence it may still be worth considering protocols for detection, just in case. So far we have no signal from an extraterrestrial intelligence.
Convergence evolution and QSC
The significance of convergence evolution of extra-terrestrial life and intelligence provides an opportunity for a new SETI approach for contact. An abundance of ETI civilisations is plausible now and new tools for contact can be applied. The inherent nature of Quantum Super Luminal communications (QSC) opens up the possibility for contact. However, QSC opens up challenges for both contactor and contacted in respect to applying real time
communications. In particular, after first contact, selecting the right protocols for socio cultural and language interpretation is vital to solve urgently. This scenario may also be challenging to sustain for a long duration in our relationship with an ET civilisation.
Convergent Evolution
Convergent evolution is the phenomenon posited by numerous biologists and anthropologists of two or more species of widely different origins evolving extremely similar features in response to the same environmental opportunity. Intelligence and that of extraterrestrials with whom we might communicate are likely to have converged considerably and to converge further in the future. Much of this future convergence is likely to be artificial, i.e. assisted by technology.
Cosmic Convergent Evolution CCE
Cosmic Convergent Evolution CCE offers an integrative new vision of evolution, life and intelligence.
Convergent evolution provides certain ecological and sociological niches that are not Earth-specific or human-specific and are archetypal throughout the universe. These are all evolutionary inevitabilities, where our counterparts are across the galaxy. There may be countless technological civilizations throughout the universe and the ones that do make it may look familiar to us.
Drake Equation
The inner Galaxy should logically be a prime target region for searches for extraterrestrial intelligence and that any civilisations that may have emerged there are potentially much older than our own. The probability that a habitable zone planet develops a technological species is larger than ∼10²⁴ years, humanity is not the only time technological intelligence has evolved. This constraint has important scientific and philosophical consequences. The evaluation of constraints on the number of technological civilizations in our Milky Way galaxy for planets in the habitable zone of stars like our Sun indicates that under the most pessimistic considerations we are not alone. The most optimistic assessment indicates that about 40,000 technological civilizations are presently in our galaxy
Interstellar Communications
The idea that any form of electromagnetic signal would be used as a form of communications is one that we are used to from our everyday lives. A major issue occurs when we extend this to long range communications where long range is measured in units of the distance between stars or galaxies. The idea that civilizations that are widely spaced would communicate in "real time" with each other with any form of electromagnetic signal thus seems highly illogical.


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Posted: February 23rd, 2010.
Easter is a lovely time of year to get married in South Africa. If you are one who celebrates Easter, getting married around this time can add a special touch to this memorable and religious time of year. So, if you're getting married around Easter and would like to go with an Easter theme, here are a few Easter wedding ideas and tips for you to consider when planning your upcoming wedding:
Have fun with planning the wedding, but as mentioned in the Christmas Weddings article, remember that less is more. Have fun with it, but don't overdo it.
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So what should you look for in a 10 minute abs workout? There are some very important facts that you must first understand about an abdominal exercise routine. The truth is that if you are looking to get a six pack stomach strictly via doing abdominal exercises, unless you are already thin, you are basically wasting your time.
In order to get rock hard abs that look great when you show your stomach, you must first begin with the basics. In this case, the basics involve dropping body fat, which can be accomplished through reducing calories and burning more calories.
In particular, walking, swimming and rowing are excellent picks as they are generally very low impact, which reduces the risk of injury. If you think you can crunch or sit up your way to a six-pack without losing weight, the simple fact to remember is that you can only accomplish this goal if you already have a low level of body fat.
There is some disagreement and controversy regarding what does and does not constitute a safe abdominal workout. The first rule is that if any exercise or activity ever hurts when you are working out, it is time to stop!
The second rule is to follow a sensible workout plan and consider working with a personal trainer. However, note that personal trainers are not regulated or licensed in any way. This means that you should look for an experienced personal trainer with a proven track record as well.
In general, abdominal crunches where you don't lift your head far up off the ground are frequently used to train your core muscles. However, these are far from being the only exercises that is recommended. Leg lifts are also a smart pick. However leg lifts can be rather demanding on your lower back and so it is important to proceed carefully.
Your abdominal fat will hide your abs no matter how rock hard they may be, the good news is that you can use an abdominal workout now to build for the future. Imagine the satisfaction when the day comes that you have lost the weight necessary so that you can begin to see those sculpted abs!
Regardless of the abdominal muscle workout you pick, keep two facts in mind. First, you need to train your abs almost everyday to get optimal results. Secondly, you should consult with your doctor about all of your exercise plans before you begin, including your 10 minute abs workout.
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I am not the girl that wants to lose weight. I want to detox (like always lol), I want more energy (oh winter blues! I could sleep all the time), I want to get in shape and I want to get rid of bloating.
Stay Lean Tea is one of those detox teas you might have heard of before. Or Skinny Me Tea, Bootea, Fit Tea,...there are hundreds of teatox brands. I had the chance to try the Australian brand Stay Lean Tea and my 14 day cleanse was amazing! I loved it! Best tasting tea everrr. When I do a cleanse I am really focused on it, means, I stick with the plan.
Stay Lean Tea offers a 14 day and a 28 day detox program. You drink the Lean Burner Blend every morning & the Lean Cleanse Blend every second day in the afternoon.
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The herbal ingredients help you to clean the digestive track and speed up the detoxification process! The key ingredient is the rare leaf Longjing which is loaded with antioxidants, amino acids, vitamins and catechins that work together to stimulate fat loss and detoxify the body. Amazing right? And Stay Lean Tea is laxative free, what is a plus!
Since I am vegan I eat lots of beans and lentils...and then it's just, well, hello belly bloat! Not every time I eat lentils, just sometimes. While I was on the program I had no belly bloating! And I eat LOTS of beans and stuff. So I guess the tea helped me to get rid of it. Now, after the cleanse I don't really feel the bloating anymore. But I can't say if it's still from the tea or if my body got used to the food. Anyway, I've lost 1 1/2 kilo during the program & I felt more energized every day. The feeling you have after the tea detox is great. You detoxify your body and cleanse your insides.
The tea, exercise and clean eating is the key to a healthy body. SLT don't provide an eating plan, but let's be honest, you don't need that because you know what's healthy and what isn't. Don't eat shit! You want to detox, so don't eat junk food or processed food during the program, don't drink too much alcohol. Go to the gym, cook meals at home, drink your tea and lots of water. I'd recommend this tea to everyone who wants to lose a bit of weight & who wants to detox. It's a new year, so start the new year right :)
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Over my Spring Break, I made it up to the Driftless area with my cousin Anthony and some family members. Anthony met us up there, but gave us directions to a good section of river he was sure we would have success at.
We showed up at around 8:30 and proceeded to explore the river with various nymphs and leeches. Right away, I hooked into a very large fish under the bridge, but being the smart fish he or she was, it broke me off about 3 minutes into the fight. After that, we headed downriver and caught a few little Rainbows and Browns in the 10″ range; most were found in the undercut banks.
We headed back to the car for some sandwiches and beer and Anthony finally showed up. While we were sitting and enjoying a beer, we watched anthony throw a leech into a deep dark hole. Low and behold, he hooked into a huge Brook Trout, only to lose it at the net. The next cast he laid into a big Brown, and luckily landed our first big fish of the day.
We headed up river after that and I landed a nice Brook Trout while our crew of anglers missed a few bites here and there. The day ended well with a nice 20″ Rainbow and a beautiful 20″ Brown coming to hand.
This was my first time really experiencing the Driftless Area and I sure was amazed. Living in Colorado, I am spoiled with high mountain creeks, lakes, and tailwaters, but the spring creeks we explored in Wisconsin were one of a kind. Thanks for such a great time Anthony. And until next time……………………..


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Higher rate of heart problems seen with Amgen bone drug in trial
[CALIFORNIA] Amgen Inc and UCB SA said on Sunday they did not expect their experimental osteoporosis drug to win US approval this year after a higher rate of serious heart-related side effects were observed in a late-stage clinical trial.
The drug, romosozumab, which would be sold under the brand name Evenity if approved, is awaiting an approval decision by the Food and Drug Administration.
But the new safety data, which cropped up in an otherwise successful trial, will have to be taken into consideration, delaying any FDA decision.
"The efficacy results from this study comparing Evenity to an active control are robust. At the same time, the newly observed cardiovascular safety signal will have to be assessed as part of the overall benefit/risk profile for Evenity," Amgen research chief Sean Harper said in a statement.
Evenity is considered to be a potentially important future growth driver for Amgen, and the surprise heart problems and delay in approval will likely not sit well with Amgen investors.
The drug is also being considered for approval in Canada and Japan, the companies said.
ISI Evercore analyst Umer Raffat in a research note called the new data "clearly negative and very surprising." Mr Raffat said he was removing all sales of romosozumab from his Amgen forecast models and expected company shares to trade 3 to 4 per cent lower on Monday. Amgen shares closed at US$156.51 on Nasdaq on Friday.
Analysts on average were forecasting annual sales of the drug to reach about US$720 million by 2023, according to Thomson Reuters data.
The medicine met the primary and key secondary goals of a late-stage study. The imbalance in heart-related side effects had not been observed in an earlier Phase III study that had been the basis of the regulatory submission seeking approvals.
In the new trial, romosozumab significantly reduced the incidence of new vertebral fractures through 24 months as well as non-vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at high risk for fracture compared with Merck & Co's Fosomax.
Serious heart problems were reported, however, in 2.5 per cent of patients who received the Amgen drug, versus 1.9 per cent in the Fosomax group.
Patients in the study received romosozumab for 12 months followed by treatment with Fosomax, known chemically as alendronate, compared with those who received only Fosomax, a current standard of care.


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"When I created Pyramids on Mars, my intention was to combine my love of instrumental music; reaching higher states of consciousness, at the same time helping others awaken to the very real Alien and UFO presence on our planet. Little did I know that THEY had the same intentions with me. That is when they contacted me on Aug 21, 2014, 10:30pm. This is my story..."
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The URSC AGM was a personal triumph for Colzo who pulled off a 192 to 1 shot when he won both competition prizes of a pair of rugby boots and a £200 wrist watch. The draws were made by Goodaine who also swore that she had never heard of Colzo, ever. During his acceptance speech Colzo said that his win would inspire him to work for world peace, join the fight against AIDS, clear the world of land mines, and buy his own apartment. He also assured the competition judges that he would rededicate himself to his studies as he is hoping to gain a degree in Cake Decoration and Media Studies as well as an NVQ in 'The 24 hour clock' within the next couple of years. He informed the audience that he was in the throes of his first ever meaningful relationship with a member of the opposite sex, i.e. one that lasted more than 12 seconds. All of this was of no interest to anyone there especially one guy who had fallen asleep and fell forward breaking his nose on the chair in front.
A totally disinterested bystander asked a committee member what he thought about someone winning a wristwatch when they couldn't even tell the time and was told, "So what! Didn't he win the rugby boots as well and he can't kick his own arse!"
"There will be NO shrine to yobbery at the Maze!" says Culture Minister Mr. Edwin Poots in a cynical attempt to gain cross community support.
"A Second Barrier will be erected over my dead body," he further emphasised. The move to build the Maze without a Second Barrier has already gained wide acceptance among Unionists and Nationalists who were full of praise for the Minister's bold move.
Deputy First minister Mr. Martin McGuinness said, "There is no way that a small group of fanatical readers of 'Stand Up' and 'Scoop' will be allowed to disrupt the genuine fans who attend these events to support their team in a normal way. Need I remind these people that I was filling magazines while they were reading them!"
First minister Dr. Ian R.K.Paisley also weighed in with the observation, "What kind of message do these people want to send around the World about Northern Ireland with their banners and placards portraying negative messages and images typical of a neo fascist running dog lackey gormless twats sort of organisation?"
It is thought that these comments may have disheartened some of the Second Barrier Crew who have subsequently wavered in their support. However it is believed that a hardcore are determined to press on and wish to become known as the Independent, Real, or Genuine, Provisional, Continuity, Second Barrier Crew !
Ulster Rugby have moved swiftly to deny that CEO Mike Reid has lost a bit of pace as he continues to bulk up thanks to an unprecedented number of corporate lunches and a passion for his favourite meal which is 'seconds.' Reid easily won a recent Diatholon, which involves a 100 metre sprint followed by a three course meal. competing against Linford Christie. Right from the sound of the starter's dinner bell he completed the 100 metre sprint and was licking his spoon after the sweet course when Christie was only crossing the line in the sprint segment. Eat up for the Ulstermen!
Ulster Rugby fan Holywood Mike confessed to the FRU that his honeymoon was a farce as he couldn't 'perform' without the help of cheerleaders. He further claimed that cheerleaders had created a void in his life which could not be filled by Sparky alone. He also admitted that the honeymoon had been a disaster as he had no sexual experience and although he had borrowed a Sex Manual, unknown to him, a large number of pages were missing and this had resulted in him going straight from 'foreplay' into 'post natal depression'.


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سَيَقُولُونَ ثَلَاثَةٌ رَّابِعُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ خَمْسَةٌ سَادِسُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ رَجْمًا بِالْغَيْبِ ۖ وَيَقُولُونَ سَبْعَةٌ وَثَامِنُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ ۚ قُل رَّبِّي أَعْلَمُ بِعِدَّتِهِم مَّا يَعْلَمُهُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ ۗ فَلَا تُمَارِ فِيهِمْ إِلَّا مِرَاءً ظَاهِرًا وَلَا تَسْتَفْتِ فِيهِم مِّنْهُمْ أَحَدًا "
They will say there were three, the fourth of them being their dog; and they will say there were five, the sixth of them being their dog – guessing at the unseen; and they will say there were seven, and the eighth of them was their dog. Say, [O Muhammad], "My Lord is most knowing of their number. None knows them except a few. So do not argue about them except with an obvious argument and do not inquire about them among [the speculators] from anyone." [18:22]
"No, but…" she said hand on hip, pointing a finger at us all.
Her face lit up. "What if he saw the Angel of death before he crashed into the tree? Because if he did, then I think maybe the fright he got when he saw the Angel caused him to swerve and then crash! I think that happened." She said nodding her head agreeing with her own predictions.
I recently heard a sister say something close to this at my college regarding a famous celebrity who passed away in a car accident. The sister, to make things sound interesting I suppose, was speculating about when this man actually saw the Angel of death… was it before the car swerved or as it hit the tree?
This was something that shocked me. This is just one example, but there are so many other instances when things like this happen. When people begin to question and guess at the unseen when knowing the answer to their question has no benefit whatsoever either in this world or the next. People do this for amusement, debate, argument etc.
There is a type of questioning which will lead to beneficial answers and will increase one in knowledge, but on the other hand there is also another type of questioning, questioning of matters the knowledge of which only lies with Allah and will not bring us any benefit. With such things, the best thing to do is stay quiet, because as human beings, we've got to accept that we won't always know everything.
"They will say there were three, the fourth of them being their dog; and they will say there were five, the sixth of them being their dog – guessing at the unseen…"
In this verse in Surah Kahf, Allah talks about a group of people, similar to the group we discussed earlier, who sit in gatherings, debating and guessing, in this situation, of the number of the companions of the cave. Yet, what does Allah command the Prophet (Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam) to tell them?
He says: "Say, [O Muhammad], "My Lord is most knowing of their number. None knows them except a few. So do not argue about them except with an obvious argument and do not inquire about them among [the speculators] from anyone."
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala could have easily revealed to us the answer to this question. But He chose not to. In doing so he teaches us a lesson. In matters like these we should accept what we are told, not speculate about what we don't know and leave it to Allah. Allah clearly informs them to not argue without evidence, for such things lead to speculation. We waste so much time arguing over matters we have no control over, that are unseen to us, that we forget the more important questions that will benefit us in this world and the next. Questions such as, How can I attain Khushu' in my Salaah? How can I strengthen my relationship with Allah? Rather than other non-beneficial, guess-game type questions.
Or in this instance, rather than worrying about how many people there were in the cave perhaps we should concern ourselves with their characteristics, what did they do to deserve the honour of their story being preserved for eternity? How can we follow their footsteps towards pleasing Allah and attaining righteousness? What can we learn from them?
Excessive questioning was one of the traits of the Bani Israel. When Allah swt commanded them to slaughter a cow, they questioned Allah over and over again, to the point that in the end, they could almost not find the cow, because of their constant questioning of its description.
They said, "Call upon your Lord for us that He may make plain to us what it is!" He said, "He says, 'Verily, it is a cow neither too old nor too young, but (it is) between the two conditions', so do what you are commanded." [ 2:68]
However, a point to remember, Islam is simple, realistic and easy. Even though there may be some questions that we shouldn't ask, there are those that we should ask, and those are the questions that will bring benefit in this life and the next, inshaAllah.
The point here is not that questions are bad but rather that asking a question should be done with a purpose. Islam is the only religion which emphasizes and encourages thinking and questioning and reflecting as part of the learning process. How many times in the Qur'an does Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala ask us: "Do you not ponder?", "Do you not reflect?", "Do you not think?" May Allah swt guide us to ask the right questions, ameen.


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Me time/Self care, I am happy to say is quite a common phrase these days. It is so important for physical and mental health. Since becoming a mum and having a chronic condition I have really realised just how important it is.
You don't have to set off to an expensive spa to get the me time and it can be 5 minutes or an hour its really up to you. I often hear people say "I don't have time' and it really bugs me because if you have 5-10 minutes to scroll through facebook… then you do have time.
These are the things I do to help me hit reset and recharge:
- Sounds so silly to actually write down but I breathe, I sit down for 2 minutes and breathe in and out deeply, I use the breathe app on my Apple Watch for this but set a 2 minute timer, or download the millions of apps designed just for this purpose. If you have 10 minutes I 100% recommend the Headspace App.
- Shower/Bath, sounds a bit mental to use personal hygiene as that me time but if you can be alone…. usually once Jake is in bed or James is playing with Jake. I milk this on a Tuesday and Friday when its hair washing day haha!
- Cooking, now I rarely use this and if I do use it, it is when Jacob is at school. Just batch cooking pasta sauces to cooking fairy cakes, as long as I am totally on what I am doing I find it relaxing.
- Spending time with my friends, mainly friends I can 100% be myself around, I find it so exhausting worrying about saying the right thing so when I am with certain friends where it doesn't matter if I say something weird, they just get me, I come away relaxed.
- Listen to music and clean, haha now I know this is odd if you hate cleaning and if this is the case then just listen to music and have a boogie but I love putting Kisstory on my Alexa and cracking on with the dusting.
- Read with Jacob, we take turns in reading and it is so nice listening to Jacob read to me, he does get bored though so we swap which I love.
- Sticking with the reading… my Kindle has been my best friend I love it.
- Watching Netflix, I find finding something to binge on is brilliant, I have been watching Suits and I am hooked.
- Playing a game on my phone, nothing better than putting my phone on Airplane mode and playing Best Fiends… addictive, annoying and totally distracting from thoughts of daily life.
- And last but not least, writing. I lost the love for writing for awhile but slowly I am getting it back. Instead of writing on my laptop I have been putting pen to paper and its so therapeutic.
Hope this has given you some tips to just get even 5 minutes to yourself. Forget the housework for 5 minutes and washing and do something that helps reset the brain. I don't do all of these in one day because I am a mum and have a life, but it is easier to grab those 5 minutes now Jacob is 5, at school and a lot more independent. XO


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Overall robotics spending will climb to $13 billion in 2025, according to a new report from the International Federation of Robots and Loup Ventures.
That growth will be fueled by collaborative industrial robots, defined as small, nimble robots specifically designed to move about the factory floor to assist human workers, which will increase from 3% of all sales last year to 34% in 2025.
Right now, collaborative robots' popularity is limited by the robots' underlying technologies. Collaborative robots are designed to conduct more complex tasks than robots that sit on an assembly line and perform the same few routine jobs on their own. For example, they can be used to help a worker move materials onto the assembly line for production. But because they are powered by AI and machine learning, which are relatively still new technologies, they're not yet able to perform tasks that require close coordination with humans at a high level.
But technological advancements will make them more useful and spur manufacturers to invest. Here's why:
- Labor costs are rising rapidly. Manufacturers for years have deployed robots on assembly lines, leaving less routine and more complex tasks to their human workers. But manufacturing wages are rising in the US and China — the world's two largest economies — leading manufacturers to try to cut costs without sacrificing production. And they can do this by putting these robots in settings to work closely with humans, which can boost productivity with the same number of workers, or replace workers altogether.
- And growth in edge computing will make deploying them more seamless. Collaborative robots are equipped with far more sensors than their assembly line counterparts, thus producing much more data that needs to be processed and analyzed in the cloud very quickly. But right now, cellular connections like 4G LTE often can't transmit that data to and from the cloud very quickly, which creates a lag and drags down the production process. But edge computing — where data is processed and analyzed locally rather than in the cloud — removes the need to transmit this wealth of data to the cloud, and will grow to be connected to 5.6 billion IoT devices in 2020. That'll allow companies to deploy more collaborative robots to their IoT deployments, fueling long-term shipment growth.
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How low should you mow? Often the first decision homeowners need to make is how short they should keep their grass so that it will look both manicured and lush. Although it might seem natural to cut the lawn as short as possible, experts recommend letting it grow longer and mowing it more frequently. Eileen


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- Wedding: February 2015 - Bethesda Academy Whitefield Chapel & Brockington Hall
I'm currently in the process of picking my bridal party. I already know who my maid of honor is and two of my other bridesmaids. Here is the troublesome part – I have a friend, and we were close in college, but I haven't told her I'm getting married yet because I know she will expect me to ask her to be in the wedding. I do not want to have her in my bridal party, sadly. She hasn't grown up much since college, (7 years ago…) whenever she is around my Fiance, his friends and me she is INAPPROPRIATE. She talks about sex and nasty stuff and hits on his friends in a way that makes them feel uncomfortable. She also likes to tell REALLY AWFUL AND EMBARASSING stories about me from when we were in college. We all do dumb stuff in college, but constantly living in the past and bringing that stuff up is really getting old. I feel bad because I know she does not have many friends, and we do talk/text a lot. She also HATES my Maid/Matron of Honor. Is it OK for me to not have her in my wedding? We were VERY close once, I know she still feels like we are that close, but I just don't anymore. If i choose to NOT have her in the wedding, how do I tell her?


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I don't do our taxes. This is because when it comes to numbers my brain has a hard time keeping them straight and tends to mix them up. I can also be a very paranoid person and the idea of incurring the wrath of the federal government for failing to carry a one fills me with dread. I don't try to conquer my issue or face my fear even with the promise of user friendly software, or a free e-file. My spouse is insanely better at this kind of thing so I let him handle it. If someone has to invent a race of mangrove-forest dwelling fish people, huzzah! I am here to serve. But numbers and finances? No thank you.
Most of us think of taxes as an imposition to the lifestyles we wish to lead and the money we wish to have. The car! Sales tax. That first sweet paycheck! Decimated, if you're lucky. The money we earn for the work we do is picked away to pay for things such as the military, education, infrastructure, the salaries of public servants and other things both needed or deemed necessary.
People in power have been collecting from those lower in class than them for thousands of years. The first known system of collecting taxes was in Ancient Egypt where the pharaoh would collect labour or goods from the citizens in order to fund building projects, the temples, military expidentures and otherwise keep Egpyt running. The Rosetta Stone was actually a tax document. The gathering of goods, money and hard work from the peasants in exchange for protection and recourse during rough times marched on through the ages. Not paying your taxes could be reason enough to be thrown into a dark prison. Not wanting to pay them has paved the way for many a revolt or revolution. Those who pay the taxes want to see them used wisely and when funds appear to be misused, things get ugly. Those who collect the taxes want them and on time, the consequences for failing to pay given in abundance. People want their money, whether they earned it or ordered someone to give it to them.
And let's not forget the tax collector, an agent of the government but one of the people, a traitor to their class but a tool for the powers that be. Or maybe not? Maybe they love collecting the taxes. Caught in the middle, they are put in the perfect opportunity to pull a fast one on someone.
Let's face it. Some of the services paid for by taxes are quite useful but they're a source of grief and contention for many of us. What does an adventurer's W-2 look like?
For GMs
-How often are taxes collected in the country and how are they collected?
-Who collects the taxes, keeps the records and transports the taxes to wherever they need to go?
-What is acceptable payment of taxes? Labour in a public venture? Wheat? Coins only? Jewels only? A variety of tenders? Foreign coins?
-Are there religious fees/tithes that followers are required to pay? Temples need upkeep and Crusades aren't cheap. Do different denominations have different fees? What do they accept as payment?
-How do taxpayers prove they have paid their taxes? Are they given something? Is a record kept? Who keeps these records? Where are they kept?
-What are the taxes used for? Who decides what the taxes are used for?
-Are there different levels of taxation?
-How do people on the move pay their taxes? Are adventurers exempt? I mean, come on. All that loot? Untaxed?
-How are the roads maintained? Do cities and towns have 'entry taxes' for out of towners to accommodate the influx?
-Are there taxes and fees for things like admission to events such as elections, public plays, festivals, etc?
-What kinds of consequences are there for failure to pay taxes? Prison time? Loss of a limb? Possession of property?
-What kind of proof are people given to show that they have in fact paid their taxes?
Plot Hooks
-The PCs are tax collectors and must travel throughout the region, collecting the goods and monies of the populace, keeping it safe and returning to the capitol. How are the PCs received by those paying? How do they organize the people? When asked what the money will be used for this year, what do they say?
-A politician or member of royalty wants to pass the 'Glorious Expansion Act' which will increase taxes in order to pay to send adventurers beyond the borders of the country to find new places to build settlements and better the country. In order to promote the bill, groups of adventurers who might be sent out because of the bill are sent from town to town in order to raise support for the act, seeming heroic, proving their competence and showing support for the administrator in question. What kinds of concerns do the people have? Do the adventurers believe in the bill or are they just looking for work? What other kinds of bills have the politician in question tried to pass in the past? Do the citizens in general agree?
-Groups of people have been camping outside the city walls in order to avoid the Gate Tax imposed on all outsiders who pass through. The PCs find someone sneaking over the walls to avoid the payment, desperate to purchase something only available within city walls. What is the climber seeking out? What are the camps outside the walls like? What will happen to the individual if they are found without proof of citizenship or proof of payment of the Gate Tax? Is there an ulterior motive for imposing the Gate Tax, such as keeping certain types of people out?
-The penalty for tax evasion is one month labour for the Crown. The PCs are all guilty and sent out to pay their debt to society. What kind of work are they put to?
-Someone has been forging tokens given to those who pay their taxes. These tokens must be presented in order to receive and partake of some of the public services provided by the government. The PCs must find who is forging the items. Why are they being forged? What are the people with the forgeries trying to receive and what is done with them when they are caught?
-When the coffer for the Roads Rehabilitation Act goes missing as well as the politician who wishes to improve the roads heading out of the country go missing, the PCs must find the money and the politician. Do the clues left behind lead to lawmaker as well as the money Are the two necessarily linked? Why does the politician wish to improve the roads leading out of the country?
For PCs
-Who takes care of your taxes?
-What would you be willing to do in order to avoid incarceration?
-What do you think taxes should go towards? What issues/services are important to you?
-How do you feel about people who don't pay their taxes?
-Who do you feel you owe taxes to? State? Region? Country? Kingdom? Church?
What say you? How can you make your campaign more taxing?


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The gun control hysteria being pushed by Second Amendment detractors in the wake of last year's Newtown tragedy reached new heights in New Jersey on March 15, when child welfare workers and police visited the home of a 10-year old boy who had posed with his hunting rifle for a Facebook photo.
When welfare workers and police arrived at the house, they asked to see the family's guns. Speaking through his attorney, Shawn Moore, the child's father, said his Second Amendment rights "were threatened."
The gun in the photo is a .22 caliber rifle made to resemble an AR-15. The boy's parents believe someone saw the photo on Facebook and "called New Jersey's anonymous child abuse line."
Far from abuse, Moore said he bought the gun for his son to use on hunting trips.
New Jersey's Department of Children and Families has declined to comment on this specific case, saying only that they commonly follow up on anonymous tips.


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The Gracik Makinney Real Estate Group Blog provides an excellent set of resources for both home buyers and home sellers alike who are looking to settle into the bustling community of Elmhurst, Illinois. Updated 2-3 times per week by realtors Maria Gracik and Thomas Makinney, the Gracik Makinney Real Estate Group Blog offers useful real estate tips as well as relevant information regarding the community of Elmhurst and the housing market.
Every weekend, the blog releases a list of Elmhurst's Open Houses that will be taking place on either Saturday or Sunday. Each listing includes the price, address and posted time of the open house.
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Those of you wishing to attend this year's Burton Agnes Jazz and Blues Festival should book your tickets now. Early Bird tickets are only available until May 31 and are selling fast.
The event on July 6,7 and 8 regularly attracts many visitors to the area and tickets will only be available at full price from June 1 onwards.
This years event promises to be even bigger than last year, with a full array of music and other entertainment taking place just five minutes away from our holiday cottages here, on the East Yorkshire coast.
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Saturday, October 19, 2013
Dream Student (Dreams #1) ★★★★☆
Author: J.J. DiBenedetto
I can sum my first thoughts on this book up in one word: unfortunate. Why? Because it is unfortunate that this book has such a goofy cover and it's unfortunate that it has such a boring name. Even the series name is unfortunate: Dreams. I was thinking mabye "dreamwalker" would be better, lol. I am positive with a new cover and name this series would be much more popular. The premise is interesting. Sarah keeps finding herself in other peoples dreams. She meets a guy at a club that she happened to see a dream that he had of her. She dreams about a serial killer and has nightmares every night. The dates at the beginning of each chapter are annoying. The book spans from 1989-1990. I thought it was a goal to make a book timeless? If I was in a bookstore and flipped through a book with old dates on it I wouldn't buy it thinking it was old, but this is not so it's confusing. I feel it's a shame because I really loved the book.
I recieved the audio version of this book for review. It was narrated by Heather Jane Hogan. I don't think that I have listened to anything narrated by her before. She had such a soft spoken sweet sounding voice that she put me to sleep 2 nights in a row! I'm not complaining, that's great news for an insomniac, hehe. She did a great job with the different voices and I'd listen to other books narrated by her again.
I like Sarah and I like her roommate Beth. They're both very believable characters. The romance with Brian was excellent. He's a total sweetheart and for once I believe in love at first sight. As far as the dreams and serial killer part goes I found it really interesting and it made me think of like the Criminal Minds show. I was shocked to learn from the author that he didn't do any research on serial killers or criminal profiling for this book. I really thought he had. I found some of the dreams absolutely hilarious. The Sean Connery dream is the best! I'm curious to see what happens in the next book and how much time has gone by. Especially after that ending! Luckily I'll be reviewing that book too! I'm rubbing my hands together in anticipation.
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"He looked at me like I was the only woman in the world worth looking at."
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I started school in a two-room schoolhouse with a bell on top above Coal Hollow where one man, a mule, and a cart made a living in a backyard coal mine. At ten I was chosen to take art classes at the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh. My dad would wake me up at 5:45 and he would drive me into the city on his way to work. I would have hot chocolate at the White Tower in Oakland and then stand in line at 8:30 for the doors of the museum to open. After classes I would take a streetcar to my grandmother's house where I would be given home-baked bread or cookies. Then I would take two buses that left me off two miles from my house. I would walk home from there.
Later, I quit art classes to play baseball, then took up art again, joined the army, took up art again, received some notice, made paintings and continue to enjoy the act of making paintings. I have taught at Carnegie Mellon, the University of Cincinnati, UCLA, USC, and Otis Parsons before coming to UB. I have exhibited nationally and internationally, received two Fulbright Fellowships, and a NYFA fellowship. Major exhibitions include The Carnegie International and Directions at the Hirshhorn Museum.


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Wow i can really tell the difference well done. do you feel healthier? im loveing spin class at the moment.ReplyDeleteReplies
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Santa Barbara, CA—Photography is a wonderful and rewarding hobby for millions of people. However, for a photographer's work to really stand out, two skills are necessary: creativity and technical know-how. Creativity can be difficult to learn and is largely based on talent and experience, but technical knowledge is less an art than a craft and can be learned to perfection.
The work that follows the capture of a photographic image—the workflow in the digital darkroom—has a significant effect on the quality of the final image. This workflow is often underestimated and neglected, leading to weak images and poorly managed image collections. The Digital Photography Workflow Handbook (Rocky Nook, $49.95 USD) is the all-inclusive, definitive resource that will help you avoid crucial mistakes as you master the craft of photographic post-processing.
This book provides a step-by-step guide through the photographic workflow, from image capture, editing, and asset management, all the way to the perfect photographic print. The workflow presented in this book focuses on RAW images, which will give you maximum quality and flexibility, and is based on two of the most popular and powerful software tools: Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.
The Digital Photography Workflow Handbook can be used as a reference or textbook by both aspiring amateur and professional photographers, as well as by students.
About the Authors Juergen Gulbins has extensive experience in writing, technology, desktop publishing, designing high-end document archival systems, and digital photography. He is a prolific author who has written and translated books on topics such as CAD, Unix, DTP, typography, Internet, document management, Linux, and various aspects of digital photography. He has been a passionate photographer most of his life.
Uwe Steinmueller, a native of Germany, has been a photographer since 1973. His first exhibitions were in 1978 in Bremen, Germany with photos from Venice, South Tirol, Germany, and France. He shares a joint copyright with his wife Bettina. Uwe moved to California in 1997 and began working seriously in digital photography in 1999. He currently lives and works in San Jose. He has written a number of books, two of which won the prestigious German "Fotobuchpreis" award two years in a row, in 2004 and 2005. Uwe is the man behind outbackphoto.com, a popular website covering quality outdoor photography using digital cameras.
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You might just be thinking that today is a rest day since we will not be having class until tomorrow at 6:00 pm. But then, if you thought that, you'd be WRONG!
Weather permitting, I'd like for you to go for a 30 brisk 30 minute walk. If it gets too windy and you can't get outside then do 5 sets of 25 jumping jacks. If you have access to cardio equipment then please feel free to use that for a full 30 minutes.
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Today I want to share with you my 'Joy' pillow. I'm making these for Christmas gifts and it is beyond easy and quick!
This pillow was my original, that I made last year. It's a little different than the ones I'm doing this year, but here's an idea of what you could do too. This version has a 'quilt as you go' border around it. This years pillow doesn't have that. The font for the JOY was 'Moderne Caps' that I downloaded from Fonts.com for the above pillow.
- I picked out 5 different fabrics. I used 3 for the block borders, 1 for the letters and the last one for the back. I got a 1/2 yard of each - except for the backing, I got 1 1/2 yards. I've made 3 pillows so far and I have lots left over.
- White fabric - I have some one hand so I'm not sure how much, but I would say maybe a 1/2 yard, depending on how much you want to make. Vague, I know. Sorry. :(
- Pillow form - 12" x 16". I got mine from Joann's.
- Double sided interfacing
Pick which 3 holiday prints you want for your borders - or you can certainly use them all!
For the tutorial, it is based on 3 fabrics.
Cut 2 strips from each print, 2 1/2 inches wide, by the length of the fabric.
Sew together your 3 strips (1 per each print) - however you want them laid out.
(You will need about 1 1/2 strips from each print to make 1 pillow)
Press to one side.
Take back to your cutting table, and cut the strips again, 2 1/2 inches. Cut as many as you can get from your strips to equal 2 1/2 inches wide.
Sew the 2 1/2" blocks together by chain piecing. Sew together in sets of 6 blocks per set. Press to one side.
From the white fabric, cut a piece about 12" by 8 1/2". You may need to trim, depending on your blocks.
Now, take your sets and sew one strip to the top and bottom of the white piece. Press away from the white. You may want to alternate the strips so the ending piece isn't the same as the top piece.
So - see my picture above? On the left hand bottom side, the green peppermint print starts the bottom row, and the candy cane print on the top row. This will help to alternate prints when you sew on the side pieces.
Once pressed, trim it up if needed. Sew on your 2 side pieces, lining up your rows and making sure the prints don't repeat when they are joined. Press away from the white. Now, trim again and your ready to quilt it!
Get some scrap batting and use your method for basting. I prefer 100% to spray baste. Pinning makes me crazy. So whichever way you want, baste your pillow top and use a spare piece of fabric for the back. You can use muslin or in my case, I just used white fabric because I may or may not have a bolt of it lying around. ;)
Quilt as desired! I mixed mine up and quilted them different ways, straight line quilting, cross hatch, matchstick - whatever you do, just have fun with it!
Once you are done quilting, lets move on to the letters!
Pick a font you like. For my new one, I'm not exactly sure what font I chose....I did a couple different ones...just pick one you like. Bump the size up to about 400. If the font seems big or small, adjust it to your liking. Do a test print and make sure it will all fit in the white space.
Trace your font or print it via your fancy schmancy cutting machine. I just got a Cameo and I'm still learning the ins and outs...and we aren't the best of friends yet, but we are getting there!
Once you have your letters all cut, interfaced and pretty, lay them out how you like them placed, and iron into place. Then applique them down!
I also sewed a piece of spare lace trim I had to make it pretty.
There are lots of tutorials out there on making the envelope backings.
I cut a piece 16 1/2" x 18". Cut in 2, at about 11 inches. Fold down the long edges and iron at about 1/4" and then fold again. Iron down and starch it. Then sew it in place. Then you can add any trims you want. Again, I'm not going to go in depth for the envelope backing.
Pin in place, right sides together on your pillow front. Sew a 1/4" seam around the entire border. Clip your corners and turn inside out. Place in your pillow form and your done!
See? Easy!
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Mozilla still looking into Firefox flaw claims
Although two hackers confessed that the JavaScript vulnerability they found was a hoax, Mozilla still wants to be sure.
Despite claims by one of the researchers involved that the whole thing was a joke , security experts at Mozilla Corp. are continuing to investigate whether there is indeed a remotely-exploitable flaw in the Firefox browser.
Window Snyder, Mozilla's security chief, said she and others at the company have been unable to reproduce the remote code execution that Mischa Spiegelmock and Andrew Wbeelsoi claimed recently was possible using a new flaw in Firefox's JavaScript implementation. However, she emphasized that Mozilla still is taking the issue very seriously and intends to continue looking into the vulnerability until it's clear that there's no merit to the claim.
"It doesn't look like it's going to be a serious problem, but we're still investigating what can be done about it," Snyder said. "We're looking to see if there's anything to fix."
Mozilla has confirmed that there is a flaw in Firefox that can allow attackers to cause a denial-of-service condition by consuming a large amount of system resources. The problem, known as an "out-of-memory" condition, is not remotely exploitable and can not be used to run arbitrary code on target machines, as far as the Mozilla engineers can see at this point. The claims of code execution by Spiegelmock and Wbeelsoi, which they made at a security conference late last month, set off a mad scramble in the security community, as researchers and crackers pored over the pair's exploit code.
However, within a few hours of their presentation, Spiegelmock told Snyder that he had only been joking about the code execution potential in the flaw and also said he knew nothing about the 29 other Firefox vulnerabilities that Wbeelsoi claimed to have in reserve. Snyder said Mozilla is not concerned with those other flaws and added that despite the messy way it all played out, she is encouraged by the results of the investigation into the JavaScript vulnerability.
"I think it's a reflection of people doing the right thing and taking these reports seriously," said Snyder, who was instrumental in helping to establish Microsoft Corp.'s stance on responsible disclosure when she worked for the software giant. "A couple of individuals took advantage of that , and that's disappointing. But I'm happy that people are taking vulnerabilities seriously."
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The third annual Global Goals Week supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, will take place between September 22 and 29, coinciding with the UN General Assembly.
Global Goals Week was created as a way to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals by encouraging action and raising awareness surrounding this already massive global effort towards creating a more just and healthy planet. Events and actions will take place worldwide.
InterExchange is contributing by launching a new Sustain Grant, which will offset costs of the Sustainable Action Costa Rica program. Also launched in 2018, Sustainable Action Costa Rica is an educational tour giving U.S. students and graduates a better understanding of sustainability issues and related academic and career possibilities.
With NGO visits, volunteering, and outdoor adventure, participants will gain a heightened appreciation for the unique environmental and social challenges of Costa Rica and some of the ways local organizations are working towards solutions.
The program is open to U.S. citizens 18 and up. The Sustain Grant will cover program fees, insurance, and expedited passport fees for selected participants. Read more about the Sustainable Action program and this grant possibility.
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Statistical Parameter Learning for Belief Networks with Fixed Structure
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In this report, we address the problem of parameter learning for belief networks with fixed structure based on empirical observations. Both complete and incomplete (data) observations are included. Given complete data, we describe the simple problem of single parameter learning for intuition and then expand to belief networks under appropriate system decomposition. If the observations are incomplete, we first estimate the "missing" observations and treat them as though they are "real" observations, based on which the parameter learning can be executed as in complete data case. We derive a uniform algorithm based on this idea for incomplete data case and present the convergence and optimality properties. Such an algorithm is suitable trivially under complete observations.


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Usually when I buy flowers, I don't get them wrapped. Every time I am at the checkout, the cashiers ask me if I want them wrapped and I say,
"No. They are just for myself."
One day, I thought of experimenting by saying,
"Yes, I want them wrapped."
The cashier wrapped it in a bright orange which was appropriate for Spring but I did not feel very good about suffocating the flowers inside paper like that. Secondly, I love putting flowers on top of my grocery cart because that way I can enjoy them as I go home and so can others. It gives me a feeling of being a flower girl I guess and it feels very nice. The second time I went to get some plants, the lady wrapped them without me asking so I didn't really care to stop her.
Still in experimentation mode, the third time I went to get flowers, nobody asked me if I wanted them wrapped so I asked the cashier where I can get them wrapped from.
"Customer Service," she said.
"But since it is not that busy, I will get them wrapped for you. Do you want the price tag taken off?".
"Yes. Thank you," I said.
She came back with wrapping paper as wide as my arms and for a second, I just stared at it. "Wow, that's big," I thought. She handed them to me and I took them. My plan of putting the flowers in the bag of bread had failed and now I had to carry them in my arms as it was too big to fit anywhere.
As I walked home with my cart in one hand, and flowers and bag of bread in another, I started thinking….
"Why was I so shocked about the wrapping?"
"Why did I feel that it was too big for me?"
"Do I not consider myself special enough to be treated in a special way?"
"Why do I always say no to wrapping when I buy flowers for myself?"
"Why did the effort of wrapping seem more important to me when giving presents to others and useless when giving a present to myself?"
"Why did the paper seem wasteful when it is used to wrap flowers for myself but special when it was for others?"
Something felt wrong about this whole thing. Was I not special enough to me? I definitely never intended for it to be like that. No, never; not even for a second did I intend for myself to think about myself in a non-precious way. But in my own life, was I treating myself in a way that made me feel special? No, I wasn't. That was what was wrong. Unintentionally, I was making myself feel less special in my own life. And to be honest, hugging that huge flower packaging all the way home felt very warm in a way even though it was annoying to carry so much stuff in my hands. You see, it always starts with yourself:
If you don't treat yourself in a special way,
You won't think of yourself in a special way.
If you don't think of yourself in a special way,
You won't feel like a special person.
If you don't feel like a special person,
You won't act like a special person.
If you don't act like a special person,
You won't be seen as a special person.
If you are not seen as a special person,
You won't be treated like a special person.
If you are not treated like a special person,
You will not feel like a special person and whole thing will repeat over and over again.
So, cut the crap. Before worrying about how the world views you, fix the way you see and treat yourself because the rest will follow. And when you are buying something for yourself, give it the same level of importance as you would if you were buying it for someone else. Why? Because you are special and you deserve all the best things in life.
And oh, this is what I got for myself on Friday. Green because I wanted to try something new. My next target is Tulips as I have never bought them before.
Keep smiling like flowers and treat yourself the way you want to be treated,
IshKishMish 🙂


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Research into Bowen – Stroke
There is little published research in the mainstream biomedical literature about the efficacy of Bowen therapy. However I have found this: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21359262 In summary, while this report is an early assessment of the impact of Bowen therapy in chronic stroke, … Continue reading