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Going through the contents of my office I found this box:
The writing on the upper left corner of the box is my mother's and reads "EURE $ HOLDERS CHRISTMAS." It's an entire box of unopened plastic puzzle/maze contraptions designed to torture people to whom you are giving cash as a present. This box was stashed under the desk in the office, and I guess she left it here when she moved out last fall. We all hated these things. For several years at Christmas she would put some cash in one of them–a new one every year–for each of her kids (and Katie) and then watch us spend ten minutes trying to move a stupid ball bearing around a maze to trigger the release mechanism. This is one of those things that was maddening at the time but is really pretty funny when I think about it now. I clearly remember one particular Christmas when I thought Charlotte was going to kill Mom over one of these stupid plastic money traps that none of us could figure out how to open. Charlotte was one who always tried to smooth things over with Mom even if she needed a power sander to do it. Not this time, though. After all the crap that Charlotte put up with from Mom for years and years, the money trap was the one affront she couldn't accept. Every year we would all complain about how much we hated these things and the next year Mom would use them again. I didn't understand why she would insist on flagrantly pissing everyone off (except Katie), but I think I get it now. She never got any of us to debase ourselves on a large scale for money in the way that her own mother managed to do with her children, and I think the experience of watching us struggle with these things once a year for a few bills must have been a tiny but satisfying release for her. Her parenting impulses and instincts were all wrong, and I don't begrudge her giving herself over to that on a small scale. It's the large scale indulgence I resented, but it's all over now one way or the other.
When I found this box–an entire box full of torture devices–I smiled. My mother hadn't made me smile in a long time, except perhaps ruefully. But now I think I've come to the point where I can focus on remembering the good things about her rather than perfecting a defense against the bad. I couldn't do that when she was here because it made me vulnerable to attack. Mom sensed weakness, as her mother taught her to, and it brought out the worst in her. As I think back on it, the things she did to me that I never forgave or forgot all took place when I had a moment of weakness and I made the mistake of looking to her for emotional support. I don't know what she thought she was doing, or if she thought about it all, but when she saw a weak point in my armor she stabbed when she should have shielded. She did that viciously, aggressively, and repeatedly, and I never forgave any of it. But this box is different. This box leads me to think that I might be able to forgive her now, because I don't need to keep the pain in focus. To lose focus would have been stupid in the extreme while she could still do more harm. I couldn't stop her from wanting to hurt her children like that, to hurt me like that, but through emotional vigilance and control of conditions I could take away her ability to do so. I did that for years and I would have done it forever if I had to. But I don't have to anymore. Now I can smile at that stupid box of money traps, because it is pretty funny, and it can't hurt me. It's out of Mom's hands now, all of it, and it's safe for those of us who remember her to decide how we want to remember her. We get to decide, out of all of it, what lives on. It's already started.


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Looking at print books from a writer's first-person perspective By Jessamyn West I wrote a book in 2009 and 2010. It's getting published this year (2011) sometime. Let me tell you about what it's like writing a print book for a large trade publisher during the long leisurely sunset of print. It was different from…

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From Bangkok nightclubs that never close to laid-back beachside drinks on Koh Tao, experience the energy of southern Thailand. Hike through the magnificent lowland rainforest of Khao Sok National Park, where tigers still roam, or laze in a riverside hammock. This is your trip—so tread your own path. With an expert CEO leading the way, you're free to snorkel beautiful coral reefs or work on your tan. Enjoy the best of the beachside sun and backpacker nightlife in nine amazing days.
Arrive in Bangkok at any time.
Included Activities:
Arrival Day and Welcome Meeting
Get to know Thailand's capital. Check out Wat Pho and the Grand Palace, get a Thai massage, or explore the klongs on a boat tour before an overnight train. Enjoy a street food crawl with the group and CEO either today or another day on tour.
Included Activities:
Street Food Crawl
Basic overnight train (beds) (12.00-13.00 hours)
Khao Sok is a diverse area of natural beauty, a perfect place for people who want to hike and get out there in nature or those that just want to chill out in a hammock by the riverside watching monkeys take their afternoon bath.
Additional Notes:
The entrance fee to the national park is not included.
Local bus (3.50 hour(s))
Lying off of Thailand's east coast in the Gulf of Thailand, Koh Samui offers everything one could possibly want in a beach retreat: white sandy beaches, coconut palms, fresh seafood, and warm clear waters.
Take a public bus and ferry from Surat Thani and arrive at Koh Samui in the afternoon. The island is known for its magnificent beaches and party nightlife. Tour the island and its main sights or simply relax and enjoy the beautiful beaches.
Local bus (3.50 hour(s))
Local bus (1.00 hour(s))
Ferry (2.00 hour(s))
Water activities abound on this island. Opt to go on an island hopping tour through a national marine park, go swimming, or take a Thai cooking class.
During the past 10 years, the reputation of Koh Tao's natural beauty, especially its marine life and coral reefs, has spread the world over and the number of paradise seekers and divers increased rapidly. It's become one of the major dive sites in Thailand, attracting beginners and professionals alike. The island today, though still remaining a unique paradise, caters to all tastes and budgets.
Ferry (2.00 hour(s))
Enjoy an included full-day snorkelling trip.
Included Activities:
Koh Tao Snorkelling
Return to the mainland in the afternoon to board an overnight train back to Bangkok.
Ferry (1.50 hour(s))
Basic overnight train (beds) (9.00-10.00 hours)
Arrive in the early morning at the train station and bid farewell to everyone.
Included Activities:
Departure Day (Activities)
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Cincinnati Spring Engagement: Emma + Jared
Last month I took a little day trip down to Cincinnati to two different portrait sessions! One of them was an engagement session with Emma and Jared. Jared is the brother of a good friend of mine, and we have so many mutual friends between us, so our evening exploring Washington Park and Over the…Read More
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Ashley + Mike's Cincinnati wedding at Pinecroft at Crosley Estate was absolutely picturesque. With a historic Tudor mansion built in 1928 as their venue, and the fall color peaking late in the season, their Saturday in mid-November couldn't have been more beautiful! I've known Ashley + Mike now for a couple of years – initially through…Read More
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What a year! 2017 started off a bit unexpectedly – or at least, earlier than expected! Baby Girl, my first, arrived on New Years Day, a full 4 weeks early. And so the first 10 or so weeks of the year were spent on psuedo-maternity leave, with no shoots scheduled but still catching up on…Read More
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Laura + Mike had a very sweet outdoorsy Jewish wedding in Cincinnati! Nestled in the forest beside Wise Temple, Mike had helped build a sanctuary for the community, where they held their wedding ceremony! It was incredibly beautiful and meaningful. In fact, from their first look, to their ketubah signing, to their hora, their entire day…Read More
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2015 was another packed year full of special moments captured! It was also my busiest yet. We started the year with baby Rachel's newborn session in early January, and ended with Katie + Shanaka's Hocking Hills wedding the day after Christmas. In all, I shot 34 weddings (the most ever!), 2 b'nai mitzvahs, 39 engagements,…Read More
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So tomorrow is the Toronto Waterfront Marathon, and instead of taking part in the 42.2 km trek across Toronto, I'm going to be watching from the sidelines.
I won't lie; I'm rather bummed out about this. I really want to be running tomorrow. I really should be running tomorrow. But I know that running wouldn't be the smartest thing for me to do. My training hasn't been what it should have been. I'm definitely not prepared for the distance.
Still, there's a large part of me that feels like a big bag of suck. Just run it. You've done it before. Don't be such a wuss. All these thoughts are going through my head. All these thoughts are making me feel less than.
But I realize that not running the race tomorrow is the appropriate thing to do. In fact, I realize that not running the race tomorrow is the right thing to do. Because I need to be okay with not always winning; sometimes life gets in the way; sometimes limitations creep in; sometimes priorities change.
Sadly, despite knowing all of this – I'm still bummed about the situation.
Boo. Just boo.
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It's easy to forget, as the time goes by, that I'm caring for a terminally ill dog.
It's also really easy to let it seep into every thought of every moment with him and dwell on it and just try to hold onto each second – to let it get to me, and overwhelm me, and be really difficult.
But lately, as I've been busier, it's been much easier to forget.
The medicine and the special diet food are no longer purchased with the hope of "maybe this will make him feel better" or the thought of "here's a thing I can do to help," as it felt in the beginning – as if it's a one-time thing. Now, the extra $200 expense a month takes on a feeling of normalcy; almost an annoyance – ugh, this food is so expensive. Why do you need such expensive food. Ugh – your pills are so expensive, what a pain. They've become a way of life.
I try to balance my budget and freak out when I realize that the extra $400 I had to spend this month in vet bills, food and medicine really wasn't accounted for. Of course, at the time (and in reality) I'll suck it up and, as always, "find a way." But again, it was easy to forget that expense is real, just like the cancer.
Without getting into too many details, I've found myself in a position where I need to figure out ways to make up the extra costs for Mumford's care. In addition, other life expenses are piling up – student loan payments increasing, I stepped back from my part-time job to spend more time with Mumford, and so on.
Toinght, while texting Derek about my financial situation (because all I seem to do lately is stress out about it – hard), he said to me, "I want to say something, but it's really shitty." And I replied, "Go for it."
He said, "You know that in a couple months you will have less pressure on you [monetarily]."
In all honestly, I replied, "Why???"
The response of, "Are you really going to make me say it?" hit me like a punch to the gut. Because, in that prior moment, I truly had forgotten. It didn't even occur to me that a few months are, most likely, all I have left.
It's as if the normalcy took over and I just accepted the current state of what we're in as how things are going to be now. I know that I probably became overly optimistic at Dr. Rodriguez's analysis last Saturday that his tumor is growing less rapidly than he anticipated.
And then, in a sort of cruel cosmic way of reminding me, when Mumford and I made it home tonight, he became sick all over the sidewalk. A kind of a — yeah, this didn't go anywhere. Ignore it all you want, but it's still there, just waiting to rear its ugly head just as soon as you get comfortable and forget about it.
I would take paying an extra $200 a month for the rest of my life in a heartbeat if it meant this dog would be there beside me.


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Signed by the artist, trim 8 x 31.5, image 6.5 x 30 (unmatted, but can be matted to standard size 12 x 36); Composed of paintings of Gig Harbor (the Harbor in Winter); Poulsbo (Winter Goldeneyes, Poulsbo) Snoqualmie Falls (with a Ruby-crowned Kinglet) the Market, tulips in the Skagit and Seattle. Published on the usual 130lb. acid free stock on July 9, 2014. The shot is blurry I guess because I jpg-ed a PDF. I guess you can't do that. I'm working on it.


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Did you know that the Failed Arab Spring (which created ISIS), ANTIFA, and Neo-Conservatives that took credit for collapsing Communist Russia all trace their origins back to Leon Trotsky? Did you know that Vladimir Putin gave up on Trotskyite Communism? Did you know that George Soros, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, the CIA, the Deep State, and elements of the FBI have embraced the concept of Global Communism and Permanent Revolution (Perpetual Civil War)?
The Deep State and the Fake News Mafia has gotten in bed with Hillary Clinton & Barack Obama. Neo-Cons were originally Democrats that didn't like the pacifism of their party so they became Republicans. Now the CIA family who waged the Neo-Con proxy war on Russia in Afghanistan (George Bush Sr., Jeb Bush, & George W. Bush) are attacking Donald Trump because he isn't a Neo-Con and allying themselves with Hillary Clinton because everybody knew she was going to war with Russia (which is no longer Russia).
ANTIFA = Useful Idiot.
Davies further asserts that the concept of anti-fascism is a "mere political dance" created by Josef Stalin and spread by Soviet propaganda organs in an attempt to create the false impression that Western democrats by joining the USSR in the opposition to fascism could in general align themselves politically with communism. The motive would be to lend legitimacy to the dictatorship of the proletariat and was done at the time the USSR was pursuing a policy of collective security.
In Marxist sociopolitical thought, the dictatorship of the proletariat refers to a state in which the proletariat, or the working class, has control of political power.


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October 19, 2009
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I mainly keep the content of this blog from Pittsburgh, but I thought this poster for a student show in Portland (by Nicole Lavelle) was too cool and inspirational not to share.
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The fantasy LCS season is finally upon us. I am very excited for the new season. I personally can't wait to see if FNC can carry their momentum from last split? If SK will fall off without "godgiven?" Will UoL continue their climb as one of the best European teams? Can Elements rebound from a disappointing season? Will the veterans of Origen be able to carry them to a top 3 finish? Can H2K capture their win streak from the end of last split and carry that momentum into the summer split? And all of this is just the EU LCS. In NA, I can't wait to see if TSM can recapture their dominance of last split or if the MSI was what they will be know that teams have figured out how they work? Can C9 regain its former glory without Hai? Will either of the new LCS teams (TDK or NME) be able to make a splash in their first split i.e. Team 8, H2K, or UoL? Can Liquid finally start clicking on a week to week basis like they showed the last week of the spring split and in the playoffs? Will CLG finally get over the hump of a late season collapse? Is Team 8 a spring split fluke or a team to be reckoned with? So many questions going into this split which should make for an exciting year!
This is the first of a weekly series I like to call "all-in or fold." The way it works is I give one person for each position that I think will outscore their projection, they will be the "all-in" candidates for the week. Then I will give one person for each position that I think will underscore their projection, they will be the "fold" candidates for the week. So know that we all know how it works lets get into the nitty-gritty!
All-in (players that I think will outscore their projections)
Top – GMB CaboChard (projection: 31pts) I'm really high on Gambit this year. I think with the progress they made the end of last split, and adding Forg1ven has made them very formidable. They also have decent match-ups in week 1 against Elements and Roccat. I would start any and all Gambit players if given the chance, but CaboChard is the most appealing based on his projection.
Jungle – Liquid IWillDominate (projection: 30pts) I think Dom could see a big week 1 much like last split. Liquid is up against TDK and T8. Even though Team 8 fared well against enemy junglers last split, I think he will do well enough against them, and score pretty big against TDK. I would guess he will get around 38-42 points this week so go all-in!
Mid – CLG Pobelter (projection: 35pts) I've always had high hopes for Pobelter and he has let me down more often that not. But I'm going to put myself out their again this week and assume he will be able to put up similar points as Link did last year (possibly more if "communication" isn't an issue). We all know that Pobelter is a solo q monster and he gets the privilege of playing Dig and Impulse, which should allow room for him to surpass his projection.
ADC – OG Niels (projection: 36pts) I'm still really unsure what to expect out of Origen. They have 4 players that have been there and then Niels who was a monster throughout the CS scene. If Origen didn't have favorable match-ups for week 1 (Giants and H2K) I would say wait and see with most of their team, but instead I'm saying go all-in on Niels!
Support – FNC Yellowstar (projection: 25pts) I think FNC could have a disappointing week in comparison to some of the weeks they had last split, but 25 pts from Yellowstar is just too low. This one was too easy! Go all-in on Yellowstar.
Team – H2K (projection: 29pts) H2K is the other team that I think very highly of this Fantasy split. They face Origen and Roccat this week, which could very easily be 2 wins. If there is anything I learned from last split is that when a team goes 2-0 in a week they almost always break the 30 point threshold. H2K is a go for week 1.
Fold (players that I think will underscore their projections)
Top – T8 CaliTrlolz (projection: 27pts) Cali is the shot caller and one of the main play-makers for Team 8 and that lead them to a surprising late season surge last split. I think he could have some big weeks again this split, but I don't think week 1 will be that week. He plays against Impact and Quas (arguably the two best top laners in NA). Because of the match-ups I am going to fold on Cali this week.
Jungle – C9 Meteos (projection: 40pts) C9 is the team that got me interested in the LCS 2 years ago so I always want to see them succeed. But week 1 for Meteos will be hard to get to the 40 point mark. Even though he was one of the better fantasy options from C9 last split he still didn't exceed his projections consistently. Because of that and facing TSM in the first match-up I have to say 40 points is too much.
Mid – FNC Febiven (projection: 40pts) Febiven was a fantasy surprise (much like his entire team last split). He is able to play safe enough to not give up any advantages in lane, but has the ability to outplay most mid laners in EU. I normally would be high on Febiven, but 40 points is a big number especially when he is facing PowerofEvil and Fox week 1. I think he will still be a good fantasy option but it will probably be more in the 35-37 point range.
ADC – Ele Tabzz (projection: 35pts) Elements did a complete team overhaul, but Tabzz is a familiar face for Froggen. Tabzz is a great ADC and will probably be an excellent option most weeks. However he goes up against 2 of the top 4 teams in UoL and Gambit. I don't think this will be a breakout week for Tabzz so I'm going to say fold him for week 1.
Support – GV BunnyFuFu (projection: 35pts) BunnyFuFu might be my favorite support in the entire League scene right now. He is able to make plays during all parts of the game, and it seems like he hardly ever makes mistakes. Overall he is a great support, but sometimes he doesn't always get the most from a fantasy perspective. I think with a change at ADC and Jungle Gravity will have some struggles the first few weeks until they figure each other out. So I don't think Bunny can reach that 35 point projection,
Team – Dignitas (projection: 18pts) I usually try to pick higher point totals for my fold candidates (gotta be smart about my picks), but Dig has a rough schedule week 1 (CLG and C9). I think Dig will do their normal thing this split win some games here and there but overall be a bottom 3 team. This week I think they will be the lowest scoring team in Fantasy LCS so I would give them a hard fold in week 1.
Last split I got 54% of my picks right in my all-in and fold posts. This split I'm shooting for 60% right. I will keep track and post the results in next weeks post so you can see how well I did. Remember these picks aren't who I think is going to do best or worst at their positions. But it is simply who I think will over perform or under perform their projections. Good luck to all of you in the opening week of the summer split, may your picks be "Legendary" and your opponents get "Shut Down." As always don't forget to follow the blog, follow on Twitter, or "like" H2hhombre on Facebook so you can get updated as soon as a new post goes live.


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Featuring your poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction and artwork.
Welter has been the University of Baltimore's student-run literary journal for 50 years, publishing works from across the country.
Read the 2016 issue of Welter or submit to the journal on our website.
Copies of Welter are available for $7 each; contact us to purchase.
Skelter is a new journal of literary work written exclusively by the University of Baltimore community. It is our creative heart, our letter to the world, and the first issue will be published this spring.
Online submissions for the spring 2018 issue of Skelter are open now through March 1, 2018. You must be a UB student, faculty, staff or alum to submit. To read the submission guidelines, visit our Submittable page.


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Pop artist Jaira Burns (Upscale Music Group/Interscope Records) has just released a brand new song for fans, titled "Numb." Produced by Thomas Slinger and co-written by Jaira, the mid-tempo track features the singer's distinct vocals atop a driving pop arrangement. You can listen to "Numb" below.
"I love this song for the contrast between the lyrics and sonics. The production is so energetic and gives off a party vibe but we decided to take a slightly darker perspective of partying. Sometimes you drink or smoke to temporarily escape reality. This song is for times when people get faded not for the reason of having fun, but to feel 'NUMB,'" says Jaira.
"Numb" marks Jaira's first single since her contribution to Riot Games' virtual group K/DA. The quartet debuted their single "POP/STaRS" live during the League of Legends ceremony in Korea last November. The song quickly entered into the top 10 of Billboard's Pop Digital Song Sales chart and has since amassed a whopping 142M views on Vevo. The project was a fitting end to Jaira's impressive 2018 where she was named as part of Paper Magazine's "100 Women Revolutionizing Pop." With plans to showcase her songwriting abilities, the Pennsylvania native plans to follow up her debut EP, Burn Slow, with new music in 2019.
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"Okay now, Relax. Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. Did I lock the door? Okay, I did. It's fine. Breathe in. Breathe out. Bre- WAIT! I have a Bio test on Tuesday." And then the thoughts come flooding in. I think about how I am going to fail this test, which will result in me failing the class, and then this translates to me not graduating. Well… Now I'm done. No more relaxing for me. This is what happens every time I try to meditate. I can't stop thinking and can't get to the "present mindfulness" everyone is always going on about.
Getting to the point of true relaxation can be difficult when we are enclosed by anxiety and stress in our world. To find yourself in a stint of no stress can feel almost impossible to obtain. But there are a few key tricks I have found, at the very least, help shave some of my unwanted stress off.
1. The Infamous Bubble Bath
It sounds beyond obvious but there is a reason behind that… BECAUSE IT TRULY WORKS! The method I have found the most relaxing is bringing a low light into the bathroom (I use a String of Christmas lights) in order to give the room a calming tone. Next bring in your laptop or phone, hop on YouTube, and search something as simple as relaxing music. Make sure you play this at a loud enough volume to drown out other noise but low enough so it is not all you can focus on.
And then… add the bubbles! Yas, Queen! My favorite bubbles are the ones with essential oils in them because they add to the stress relief! Sometimes, if I'm feeling into it, I will add a little adult beverage to truly top it off. But, you have to customize it for what works best for you! Play around with it until you find the perfect environment for optimal tranquility.
2. The "Don't Push Me Cuz I'm Close to the Edge" Breathing Exercise
This isn't mindful breathing in order to obtain a state of higher being. It's to calm you down because you are freaking out and need to chill for a second. I have to admit, I am an anxious person in general but this is really, really helpful.
MAJOR KEY ALERT. All you have to do is raise your arms above your head like you're doing a single, slow-motion jumping jack as you gradually inhale. Then, bring them back down to your sides as you exhale. Repeat until you've cooled off. It's so simple it just may work (but I know it does because I do it).
3. The "Pass the Buck" Guided Tour
This one is really helpful for people who just can't get into true meditation. Listen to a podcast or something of the guided meditation variety.
There are many out there, of course, but the one I really have great luck with is "Waking Up with San Harris." He tells you everything from how to position yourself to feeling the pressure of your feet. You could find yourself in a meditative state, but it also works really well for sheer relaxation. I think this approach works best for me because I have to focus more on what the coach is saying and don't have the chance to let my thoughts run rampant.
I want to be clear these are things that work for ME, but you have to test the waters and tailor it to your preferences until you find your own comfort level. The biggest takeaway is to make time to relax and let go of all of the things that chip away at us throughout our days in this busy, busy world. And ALWAYS remember to keep a planner so you don't miss your Bio test!
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Platform Biased
Microsoft Game Studios launches Platform Biased podcast
The Major's announced the launch of a new Microsoft Game Studios podcast, called Platform Biased. We haven't listened to it yet, but it features testers "Justin, Jeff and John". Has to be worth a nose, doesn't it?
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iPhone Boom Mic Lets You Shoot Videos With Improved Audio Quality 0
Apple's iPhone comes with a relatively decent camera, so it doesn't come as surprise that many people use it to take photos regularly. It's become so popular that many photography-related gadgets, gear, and lenses — like the iPhone Lens Dial and iPhone Lens Wallet — are now available for use with the popular smartphone.
You can also shoot video clips with the iPhone; although the mic is pretty bad at capturing audio. If you've been looking for a way to fix this, then look no further than the iPhone Boom Mic.
This small mic from Photojojo packs a lot of punch in a compact size. It attaches to the iPhone's headphone jack and picks up audio to give your videos clear, professional-style sound (or so they say.)
It also comes with directional settings for near and far recording. This means that you can set it to capture sound coming from a certain direction, for example a stage on which your friend is performing.
The iPhone Boom Mic works with the iPod Touch, iPad, and iPhone 3GS, 4/4S and begins shipping on April 23rd from Photojojo for $40.


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Anyone can get Sepsis, however some people are more at risk, these include:
Everybody is at risk of developing Sepsis however some people are more at risk than others. Those more at risk include;
Initially, you may have felt like you were developing flu like illness. You may also have had some or all of the following symptoms;
Sepsis Support Group
Sepsis Support groups are held across the country for those who have had a personal experience with and/or know of a friend or family member who has experienced Sepsis. Details of our next group can be found here.
For further details about a support group in your area please contact the UK Sepsis Trust:
Tel: 0800 389 6255
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Web: http://Sepsistrust.org/support/support-groups
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Audi A8: Bang & Olufsen develops exclusive audio system - Music to your eyes
Posted on Wednesday, June 08, 2005 @ 23:06:22 BST by audioc
Danish hi-fi and electronics specialist Bang & Olufsen is developing a pioneering sound system for the flagship Audi A8 which is expected to set new standards even in the luxury segment. Audi will showcase its first vehicle with the "B & O Advanced Sound System" on board at the Frankfurt IAA Motor Show 2005. The system will be available at the end of 2005/beginning of 2006. Innovative designs coupled with advanced technology, plus the highest quality materials and finish: all these factors are equally important to business partners Audi and Bang & Olufsen.The status of the Audi A8 as the sportiest saloon car in the luxury segment is based on its trend-setting styling and technology, representing the highest level of car manufacture in all areas. The aluminium Audi Space Frame body, the quattro permanent all-wheel drive and the Multi Media Interface (MMI) are just three examples of the proverbial Audi "Vorsprung durch Technik".
This technological lead has now been extended into the acoustic dimension by the Bang & Olufsen Advanced Sound System. This system, which is being developed exclusively for the A8, pays heed to the actual acoustic characteristics of the car interior, such as internal space, shape and materials used. Factors including driving speed, the corresponding wind effect and friction between asphalt and tyres are also taken into account.
A total of fourteen active high-end loudspeakers, B & O's own Acoustic Lens Technology and over 1,000 watts of amplifier power combine to produce a flawless acoustic experience inside the Audi A8.
Designed exclusively for the Audi A8, the loudspeaker grilles are made from precision-machined anodised aluminium, the very same material used in the construction of the sporty luxury saloon's body.
Active speakers are housed behind the covers, each with its own individual amplifier. This allows the sound properties to be adjusted accurately in accordance with the precise function of the speaker within the overall concept.
All loudspeakers are housed in closed cabinets, allowing each speaker to be fully controlled irrespective of where it is mounted. This elaborate technology eliminates excessive resonance interference.
The sound system is also music to your eyes: its design dovetails beautifully with the sporty and luxurious A8 ambience, adding extra artistic touches to it. When the system is activated, for example, two lens tweeter speakers automatically emerge from the dashboard, whose precision-aligned horizontal emissions offer perfect sound reproduction for all occupants. Here, the fascination of visual technology blends seamlessly with the acoustic brilliance of the new Bang & Olufsen Advanced Sound System.


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Jim Dornan: 'I didn't get the grades to study medicine at first, but it's not where you start the race that counts, it's where you finish'
As local A-level students find out their fates today, Kerry McKittrick meets four high achievers for whom exam results were definitely not the yardstick for success
Professor Jim Dornan (67) is the Chair of Fetal Medicine at Queen's University, Belfast and a leading gynaecologist/obstetrician. He lives in Crawfordsburn with his wife Samina, and has three grown-up children, Jamie, Lisa and Jessica.
He says: "My mantra is that life is not a race to the far end. In 1966 I was hoping to go to Queen's to study medicine, but when the A-level results came out I didn't get the grades necessary for the course, so I missed my place at Queen's. I passed my exams, I just didn't get the top grades. It was such a long time ago and I can't exactly remember the grades, but I did get an offer from another university. I knew someone who'd gone to the same place and he'd left after first year. I thought I might end up leaving, too. So I decided not to go.
Instead, I stayed on for another year at Bangor Grammar School and repeated my A-levels, with the intention of getting into Queen's this time round. I have to say that was one of the best years of my life, that last year at grammar school. I got more involved with drama and rugby and even became a school prefect.
The second time round I did much better. I got the grades that I needed to go Queen's.
Staying on that extra year at school to repeat my A-levels was quite a big step to take back then, but I knew I had to buckle down and concentrate this time.
I didn't feel that I was being held back by staying on that extra year, even though many of my friends had all gone off to university. Meeting up with them years later, some had retired at 60, while others had retired at 70. One extra year at school makes no real difference in the end.
The way I see it is that it's not where you start the race, it's where you finish that counts."
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'No exam could have taught me how to be in front of a camera for years'
Lynda Bryans (52) is married to former broadcaster and UUP leader Mike Nesbitt. She lectures at the Belfast Metropolitan College and is mum to PJ (19) and Christopher (17).
She says: "I went to a secondary school so doing A-levels wasn't an option at all. I didn't engage at school and didn't really understand the importance of education.
From there I went on to college to do a secretarial course. College was a wonderful experience for me. I became more independent and didn't have to wear a uniform. Looking back, I can see it was the making of me. I passed the whole course and started working as a copy typist at the BBC in Belfast.
From there I worked my way up and ended up presenting the news on UTV.
I'm a dyed-in-the-wool supporter of further education. Academia just isn't for everyone. I had a break in my career a few years ago and I went back to college and completed my HND in broadcast journalism. I now teach that very same HND and I teach the NCT newspaper journalism course at Belfast Metropolitan College, too. I'm still studying - I'm currently working towards a PGCE - a postgraduate certificate in education.
If you engage and are motivated in formal education then that's great, but for some people it doesn't work and that's fine. I was in front of a camera for years and no exam I know of could have taught me how to do that. For some jobs you really need A-levels and a degree such as law, medicine and architecture.
Having no A-levels has never held me back. I've never been turned down for jobs without them."
'Failing first time around annoyed me and I wanted to prove that I could pass'
Donna Fleming (44) lives in Ballynahinch with her fiance Niall Toman. She has two sons, Scott (17) and Jack (16).
She says: "I did my A-levels at Rupert Stanley College as I had gone to a secondary school which didn't offer them.
I did art, maths and English, but ended up with two Grade Ds and a Grade E. My ambition was to be on stage in the West End and I had applied to performing arts schools in England, but with the grades I got, they wouldn't touch me.
I was totally demoralised at the time, but the reason I got such bad grades because I was too distracted by boys.
I thought I might as well give up on my dream and get a job in a shop, which I then did.
But I couldn't quite give up on performing.
I did a lot of work with the Ulster Theatre Company and it was the director, Michael Poyner, who encouraged me to try again.
Michael can be really encouraging and has helped other people like Belfast actors Rachel Tucker and Gerard McCarthy to get their start.
I auditioned to do a BTEC National Diploma in performing arts a couple of years later and in 1991 I opened my own musical company, Premier Musical People,
Then 15 years ago, I went back to Castlereagh College to repeat my maths and English A-level, and to do a GCSE in physiology.
The fact I failed those exams first time round always annoyed me and I wanted to go back and prove to myself that I could pass them."
- Donna's Dolly Parton tribute show, The Dolly Show NI, will be on stage at the Linenfields Festival in Banbridge on Friday, August 21. Go to www.linenfieldsfestival.com
'I left without qualifications, but to be honest it's never held me back'
Greg Cowan (55) lives in Belfast with his wife Yvonne. He is the managing director of painting and decorating firm McBurney & Cowan and is also the lead singer of Belfast punk band, The Outcasts.
He says: "There must be a lot of children who didn't do well in their A-levels who feel they've been put out on the scrap heap but being honest, it's never held me back.
I left school without any qualifications. I went to Methodist College and I didn't do my O-levels never mind A-levels because my academic progress was so bad. I left school and went straight into the family firm.
I started playing with The Outcasts and the band became successful, but I never left the company.
I think it was a shrewd move of my dad's to give us free time to tour with the band. Mind you, if we had a two-week tour around Europe, I was expected to be back at work the following Monday.
The Outcasts went on until 1984 and we started up again about five years ago. Throughout all that time, though, I have always worked for the decorating company.
Now there are 22 people working for me and I'm the managing director. I never did get any kind of formal qualifications to get to this position. I always say a lot of this business is working with people - if they don't like you they won't ask you back to work for them. I was always very lucky in that I've had a great financial director who deals with pricing and financial paperwork. At the moment it's my niece Anna and she's doing a wonderful job."
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Lemon, chilli and garlic prawns with angel hair pasta
This is one of my favourite ways to eat prawns, as you can have dinner served in less than 15 minutes.
|400 g
|Angel hair pasta, adjust cooking time if using other pasta varieties
|¼ cup
|Olive oil
|3 cloves
|Garlic, finely sliced
|8 slices
|Red chilli, deseeded and sliced finely
|500 g
|Raw prawns, shelled meat, thowed
|1 bunch
|Fresh dill, chopped
- Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water for approximately 2 minutes or until al dente.
- Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large frying pan. Add the garlic, lemon slices and chilli, and cook for 1-2 minutes over a gentle heat just to infuse the flavours.
- Increase the heat, add the prawns, and cook a further 3-5 minutes until the meat turns pink. Add dill and season well.
- Drain the pasta and toss with the prawns.
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Add as much or little chilli as you like and stir through a few handfuls of baby spinach leaves to boost your iron intake. Angel hair pasta is like a super-fine spaghetti.
Wicketadded 1543 days ago
This recipe looks delicious and would be perfect for us. I will definitely be trying soon. Thanks.
tukaha1added 1543 days ago
YUM this sounds amazing! A nice quick dinner to fix for the family after work, might try it out one night this week :)
ambergem142added 2076 days ago
Made this lovely light pasta dish tonight. Very simple, quick and delicious. Added chopped basic and chives instead of dill and added some chopped sundried tomatos after all tossed together. We felt it was nicer with a drizzle of oil to give a bit more moisture. Easily halved the recipe for two people and now have added to our list of regular dishes.
Bite_teamadded 2069 days ago
So pleased to hear it - and thanks for sharing your tip about the olive oil and herbs.


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A 'European tragedy' off Lampedusa
The seas off Lampedusa were rough today and some of the rescue operations were suspended.
They were hoping to send down divers to recover the bodies still trapped in the capsized boat which lies 40m (130ft) beneath the surface.
The precise numbers of those on the 20m boat are not known but some survivors estimated there were 500. Nearly 200 people are unaccounted for. Some say there were nearly 100 women on board but none of them survived.
The boat capsized within 800m of the tiny outcrop of Coniglio. Only the strongest swimmers made it to safety. Some survivors said they could see the lights of Lampedusa.
The tragedy was that none of the migrants had phones to call for help.
Some of the rescuers have been speaking about what happened. The captain of a Guardia di finanzia vessel said that when he arrived there were so many people in the water that he could not manoeuvre the boat. A fisherman said that he injured his arm lifting 18 people into the boat. Many were without clothes, their bodies covered in kerosene.
On the day of this tragedy two other boats with migrants arrived in Lampedusa. The numbers are increasing again with people prepared to risk everything to leave parts of Africa or the turbulence of the Middle East. Refugees from Syria have been discovered in recent weeks.
The arguments have begun over how to stop this tragic loss of life. An estimated 25,000 have lost their lives in the past twenty years.
Some officials are saying that if you close borders then you give more power to the traffickers. Others point out that there are 26 million out of work in the EU and that Europe is reluctant to accommodate more migrants.
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Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem vowed to "fight smugglers exploiting human despair".
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Victorians are complaining in record numbers about aggressive tactics used by energy companies to recover money from unpaid bills, as retailers increasingly outsource debt collection operations.
Customers have reported being chased by debt collectors for overdue bills they were not notified about, accounts they never signed up for and over debts as little as $30.
The Energy and Water Ombudsman received 1456 complaints between January and March about debt collection of electricity and gas bills. Complaints have risen more than 70 per cent on the same time last year and 300 per cent since 2010. Debt collection problems now make up about a third of electricity and gas complaints.
Ombudsman Cynthia Gebert said complaints started to rise last year, when several retailers began selling off debts. ''Several retailers are tightening their credit collection practices and these figures are an indication of their efforts to recover debt, some of which is quite aged.''
Ms Gebert said the most concerning cases involved customers who said they had already paid their account or were pursued by debt collectors over incorrect bills.
One customer was chased for a two-year-old $489 gas bill despite having lived at the property for only part of the billing period. After the Ombudsman investigated the bill was corrected and fees waived.
Customers reported their accounts were sent to debt collectors without their ever being notified the bill was overdue or despite their indicating they were having trouble making payments.
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Consumer Action Law Centre chief executive Gerard Brody said energy retailers had ''wiped their hands'' of customers who were struggling to pay their bills in a blatant breach of their obligations to offer hardship programs.
St Vincent de Paul's Gavin Dufty said families and single parents were hardest hit by the practice of outsourcing debt, often forced to forgo food and prescription medicines to put an end to ''heavy-handed harassment''.
Energy Retailers Association chief executive Cameron O'Reilly said the complaints were symptomatic of rising electricity and gas prices. ''Rising prices have been a national issue but Victoria's retail market is the least concentrated. While this overall is a good thing, some retailers are relatively small and therefore more likely to rely on outsourcing,'' he said.


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When you turn the nob on, it will automatically just heat the inner smaller radius. One common way to switch to the larger radius is on the same knob. Just past the highest setting is a toggle to switch to the larger radius. Turn the knob to the toggle icon and then adjust the heat. (Shown on right) Easy!
On my stove the knob will adjust the radius on two of the burners and on the other two burners, there's a different method. Why two ways on one stove, I have no idea! To adjust on these other burners there is a target icon on the top of the stove (shown below). Touch it and it lights up indicating that the larger radius is on.
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Never place anything heavy on the stovetop. It's still glass after all! Also, even if the top appears to hold the weight at first, it can damage the top leading it to crack the next time it's heated.
Flat-bottomed pots and pans will conduct heat the most effectively. Avoid pans with rounded edges for better heat conduction. Avoid cast iron since the bottom of these pans are very rough and can damage the stovetop.
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WASHINGTON — President Obama, conceding that a "grand bargain" for deficit reduction with Speaker John A. Boehner is unlikely, called Friday for Congress to approve a stripped-down measure by year's end to prevent a tax increase for all but the richest taxpayers and to extend aid for two million unemployed Americans.
"That's an achievable goal; that can get done in 10 days," Mr. Obama said to reporters during a hastily scheduled evening appearance in the White House briefing room. "Call me a hopeless optimist," he added, "but I actually think we can get this done."
The president, who took no questions, read his statement just after a brief phone conversation with Mr. Boehner and a separate meeting at the White House with Senator Harry Reid, the Nevada Democrat and Senate majority leader. It was Mr. Boehner's stinging defeat Thursday night — when rebellious antitax House Republicans blocked a vote on his tax plan, after he had suspended negotiations with Mr. Obama — that forced the president to reach for a fallback strategy with Senate help.
By Friday, both the House and the Senate had closed for the Christmas break, and soon after his statement Mr. Obama left with his family for their annual holiday trip to Hawaii, his native state. His return date is dependent on events, aides said.
But as he and Democrats in Congress envision the coming days, the Senate would reconvene on Thursday to pass a compromise bill with commitments of cooperation from both Mr. Boehner and Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican minority leader, to keep the process moving.
Facing the Dec. 31 deadline for the expiration of all Bush-era tax cuts, Mr. McConnell would need to promise not to filibuster and Mr. Boehner would have to agree to a House vote on the Senate-passed bill.Continue reading the main story
Presumably, the sort of fallback measure that Mr. Obama seeks could pass in the House only with strong support from Democrats, since conservative Republicans, by their revolt against Mr. Boehner this week, have signaled that they would not approve even legislation that raises tax rates for fewer than 1 percent of Americans.
While many in both parties believe that Mr. Boehner will permit the vote on a compromise under the intense pressure, with public opinion on the newly re-elected president's side, doing so could threaten his already weakened speakership among conservatives.
Without such action, taxes would increase on Jan. 1 for every taxpayer. National polls have shown that most Americans would blame Republicans.
Mr. Obama, backed by Congressional Democrats, is proposing as he has for four years that the Bush tax rates be extended permanently for all income below $250,000 a year. In negotiations with Mr. Boehner he had tentatively agreed to raise that threshold to $400,000, and Congressional Democrats on Friday said they would go as high as $500,000 if it would seal a deal with Republicans.
But the Republicans' rejection of Mr. Boehner's bill on Thursday indicated that such a concession by Democrats would not sway the antitax absolutists among them. The speaker's so-called Plan B would have extended the Bush tax cuts for income up to $1 million, meaning a tax increase for only an estimated 0.3 percent of households, yet that was too much for many of his members.
While the strategy that Mr. Obama and Mr. Reid are now pursuing requires the acquiescence of both Republican leaders, Mr. McConnell has given no public indication whether he would give it. Asked at the Capitol before Mr. Obama's statement whether he would agree not to filibuster the stripped-down bill, he stepped onto an elevator and said "Merry Christmas."
Mr. Boehner has not said when or whether he would call the House back in session, but a spokesman said late Friday that the speaker would return to Washington from his Ohio home after the holiday "ready to find a solution that can pass both houses of Congress."
"It is time for the Democratic-run Senate to act, and that is what the speaker told the president tonight," said Mr. Boehner's spokesman, Brendan Buck.
As Democrats on Capitol Hill described the possible fallback plan, it would be similar to legislation already passed by the Senate to extend the Bush-era tax rates for income below $250,000, increase to 20 percent from 15 percent the tax rate for capital gains and dividend income, and extend some other tax breaks.
But the new bill, they said, would also delay the so-called sequester in January — across-the-board spending cuts in military and domestic programs that Mr. Obama and Congress scheduled in mid-2011 as an incentive for the two sides to approve an alternative, more deliberate deficit-reduction compromise. And it would extend federal unemployment benefits for the estimated two million Americans who have been out of a job for long enough to exhaust their initial state aid.
A spokesman for Mr. Reid said in a statement: "As a fallback plan to protect the middle class, Republicans should support passing a bill that extends tax cuts for families up to $250,000, extends unemployment insurance, and delays the so-called sequester while we negotiate additional policies next year. But the bottom line is that moving forward on any solution will require cooperation from Speaker Boehner and Senator McConnell."
While Mr. Obama said the bill also should provide "the groundwork" for Congress to achieve additional deficit reduction next year through overhauls of the tax code and spending for fast-growing entitlement programs, chiefly Medicare, Congressional Democrats said the likely measure by itself would do nothing to put such efforts in motion.
The upshot is that, for a second year, Mr. Obama has been unable to reach agreement with Mr. Boehner on a debt-reduction framework that would stabilize the nation's debt, which is growing unsustainably as the population ages and medical costs rise.
Nor, Democrats said, would the measure extend the nation's borrowing limit, which the Treasury will hit early in 2013. Mr. Obama had hoped for a deal that would include a debt-limit increase, to avert the short of showdown that damaged the economy — and both parties' public approval ratings — last year.
By his resort to the stripped-down legislative option, Mr. Obama demonstrated that his and his party's priority is to prevent the Bush tax cuts from expiring for most Americans. But he might be forfeiting some leverage in the coming fiscal battles early next year over extending the debt limit.
Many Republicans are threatening to withhold support for increasing that limit, as they did in 2011, without Mr. Obama's agreement to deep reductions in spending for Medicare and Social Security. By both sides' reckoning, Mr. Obama would have a strong hand in the debt limit debate if it remained tied to the tax issue, given Republicans' zeal to avoid tax increases.
Mr. Obama, in his statement, pressed for conciliation.
"With their votes, the American people have determined that governing is a shared responsibility between both parties," Mr. Obama said. "In this Congress, laws can only pass with support from Democrats and Republicans. And that means nobody gets 100 percent of what they want."Continue reading the main story


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You should probably ensure you have full charged your Nexus S 4G battery before turning your device on and following any of these steps.
When getting the SAMSUNG Nexus S 4G with Sprint for the first time, you will need to activate the phone. This simple guide covers how to activate your Nexus S 4G by listing the basic steps youll go through. For the most part this activation process is completely intuitive and self explanatory, but we have decided to write this guide just in case.
Steps To Activate with Sprint
- Full charge and turn your device on.
- Upon unlocking the screen a Google Android character will appear that you need to touch.
- Hit the Activate button on the bottom, right of the display.
- Wait for progress bar to finish loading.
- If successful, will display confirmation. You will now have to wait anywhere from one to 15 minutes for your Sprint coverage to full begin.
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International Visitation Up 10 Percent for the First 11 Months of 2010
Spending at $122.7 Billion for the First 11 Months
The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced that for the first 11 months of 2010, 55.0 million international visitors traveled to the United States, a 10 percent increase over the same period in 2009. In November 2010, 4.6 million international visitors traveled to the United States, an increase of three percent over November 2009. November 2010 registered the 14th straight month of increases in total U.S. arrivals.
International visitors spent $122.7 billion during the first 11 months of 2010, 11 percent more than the same period in 2009. In November 2010, international visitors spent $11.4 billion, 14 percent more than in November 2009. November 2010 marks the 11th consecutive month of growth in U.S. travel and tourism-related exports. Total travel and tourism-related exports have increased, on average, $1.4 billion a month in 2010.
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Top Ports: YTD November 2010
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Throughout this report, percent changes posted for international visitation to the United States for November 2010 were calculated by comparing data in November 2010 to data in November 2009. Also, percent changes posted for year to date 2010 were calculated by comparing data January - November 2010 to data January - November 2009.


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There is no doubt that mobile consumes a large share of people's time today. A recent study in the USA found that its citizens spend over 5 hours a day on their devices. When you look at the UAE, this is almost comparable with residents spending about 4 hours a day online on their mobile phones. So it came as no surprise to all of us in the search community when Google released its mobile friendly update in 2015, penalizing websites for not having mobile-friendly pages. Simply put, not having a mobile-optimized website is no longer an option, if brands are looking to compete for their audiences' attention.
If you haven't started already, here are a few different ways to configure your mobile website:
- Create a responsive website: This serves the same code for all devices but renders the display according to screen size. What that means is that you'll be able to view the website clearly, no matter what device you're viewing it on. This option is simple in that it uses the same URL and HTML.
- Create a dynamic website: This technique uses the same URLs but generates different versions of the HTML for devices types, based on what the server knows about the user's browser. This option uses the same URL but different HTML.
- Create separate URLs: serves different URLs than those on the website and different code to each device. This option uses different URLs and HTML, which means you risk creating duplicate content for search engines if you aren't careful.
What's the best option? We recommend creating a responsive website as your best bet. Not only is it best practice, Google recommends it for several reasons:
- It easily adapts to any screen size
- You only have one version of the website, therefore you don't have any content duplication
- You're only using one URL
- It requires less engineering to maintain
- It's easier for users to share across different devices
- And finally, it's easier to index for search engines
The proliferation of the medium is one indicator, but what other factors contribute to making mobile so important?
Mobile traffic is ever-increasing
Most of the traffic to websites today come from mobile, according to research by Statcounter. It's a critical to think about how your website is ready to welcome this traffic and make the user journey as enjoyable and easy as possible.
Differing user behaviors
Mobile user behavior is different than that of desktops. The mobile user tends to search for information or proceed with an action they don't want to postpone or delay. With this in mind, you need to design and adapt your site to enhance such user experiences.
It contributes to the conversion funnel
In the conversion life cycle, mobile will inevitably be involved at some point. Users frequently switch screens during the purchasing process. If a website isn't optimized for different screen types, you risk losing this conversion.
In summary, brands must ensure they have a mobile version of their website that gives users the optimal experience that satisfies their needs. Bear in mind that users may actually be visiting your website for the first time from their phones. If you get the mobile user experience right, you help ensure that these consumers convert.
Furthermore, having a mobile-optimized site is critical to being easily searchable. It will boost your rankings and thereby build brand affinity. If you want to know more about optimizing your site for mobile, get in touch with us.


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Numerical Methods for Scientists and Engineers (1962).
(1) Review by V D Barnett [1]:
As a research mathematician at the Bell Telephone Laboratories, the author has worked extensively on problem solving, both by analysis and by computer. He is exceptionally well qualified to write this book, which originated as a textbook for the senior-graduate course on numerical analysis at Stanford University, which he taught in 1960-61.
When a physical scientist or engineer has a quantitative problem to solve, it is important that he have a wide variety of tools. Apart from the experimental methods and analytical tools of his own discipline, he should be able to use mathematical analysis (either exact or approximate), numerical methods on a digital computer, simulation on a digital computer, or even pure intuition. Moreover, he should be facile at combining these methods with each other and with those of his own discipline, for each will reinforce the other.
How, then, do we train a scientist or engineer in these tools? Generally, we subject him to a succession of narrow specialists: he learns modern mathematical analysis from pure mathematicians; he learns numerical analysis as a branch of classical mathematics; he learns digital computing from a specialist in programming; and he learns his own field largely apart from any of the above.
The author's point of view is that one should use a balanced combination of these different tools, and look at all aspects of the problem before rushing to any attack. He wishes to discard special tricks, and to develop general attacks on problems. He points out missing theories, together with the well-developed ones. In short, the author conceives of his subject not as a branch of pure mathematics, not as a branch of applied mathematics, and not as a branch of computer science, but rather as part of an organic whole of scientific research and development. But in the course of developing the material he teaches us a great deal about each of these fields, and particularly about computer science.
Numerical Methods for Scientists and Engineers (2nd edition) (1973):
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Introduction to Applied Numerical Analysis (1971):
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Digital Filters (2nd edition) (1983):
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Computers and Society (1972):
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Coding and information theory (1980):
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The Art of Probability for Scientists and Engineers (1991):
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John reflected earlier on the possibility that as the next president of the Heritage Foundation, Jim DeMint might "stress the institution's role in opposition, which is his stock in trade as a senator, and to downgrade its policy role." Heritage's decision to tap DeMint is less a sign that the pathbreaking think tank is setting off in a new direction than a sign it is pleased with the direction it has been taking the last couple of years.
In recent years, and especially over the last several months, Heritage has supplemented its traditional role as a major research institution by getting more involved in day-to-day political battles on Capitol Hill. Heritage Action for America was founded in 2010 by the Heritage Foundation's board, and serves as a vehicle for Heritage to advance its policy message in a more directly political manner. Heritage, as a 501(c)(3), is unable to participate in direct lobbying; Heritage Action, a 501(c)(4), has fewer legal limitations.
There is a great deal of overlap between Heritage and Heritage Action, both in terms of staff (eight of its 14 D.C. staffers are Heritage alumni, including its CEO and COO) and messaging. Heritage Action's offices are actually within Heritage's main office on Massachusetts Avenue and there is frequent staff interaction between the two (full disclosure: I'm a Heritage Foundation alumna). Heritage Action has become increasingly vocal over the past two years, calling out congressional leaders seen as insufficiently opposed to the legislative agenda of the Obama White House and congressional Democrats. Heritage Action produces a scorecard to rate members of Congress on their voting records. While they do not endorse candidates, there has been an increasing amount of coordination between Heritage Action and the more conservative members of Congress in an attempt to promote legislation.
In the current fiscal cliff debate, the Heritage Foundation and Jim DeMint took a joint stand against House Speaker John Boehner's counteroffer. In retrospect, the coordination just two days ago between Heritage and DeMint on Boehner could indicate just how much a DeMint-run Heritage Foundation will participate in day-to-day D.C. politics. RedState's Erick Erickson has already alluded to the fact that Heritage Action is expected to take an even larger role under a DeMint-run Heritage Foundation.
DeMint will be retiring from the Senate in order to assume his role at Heritage, four years earlier than previously announced. A major component of outgoing president Ed Feulner's job–fundraising–was going to be a difficult challenge for almost any successor, as Heritage's 700,000 active "members" (donors who have contributed in the last 24 months) are accustomed to seeing Feulner's signature on their fundraising appeals. DeMint, an expert fundraiser for the Senate Conservatives Fund, is no fundraising lightweight, which may have contributed to his appeal as a successor to Feulner. While Heritage will most likely be able to maintain its membership base after a DeMint succession, DeMint's strategy for balancing politics and policy will be under the microscope from day one.


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3 p.m., Dec. 13
As candidates enter the final weeks before the first round of voting in the race to replace Bob Filner as San Diego's mayor, the labor-backed "Working Families for a Better San Diego" is out with a new study showing their preferred candidate, David Alvarez, moving into a virtual tie with recently converted fellow Democrat Nathan Fletcher.
The Washington, D.C.–based GarinHartYang outfit reported on Sunday, November 3, that Republican unity makes city councilman Kevin Faulconer the first ballot favorite, with 34 percent support — not enough to guarantee an outright victory in the primary. The poll also claimed to have determined that 16 percent of likely voters are still undecided.
According to polling results, Alvarez has 22 percent support to Fletcher's 21 percent, with Alvarez enjoying significant backing among Democrats (38 percent to 27) and Fletcher leading among Republicans (16 percent to 3, though 63 percent are firmly entrenched in Faulconer's camp).
Although interest in off-cycle elections is generally low and considered to favor conservative candidates, early interest in the mayoral contest has been high, with mail voting response already matching earlier special elections this year by the middle of last week.
Today, November 4, also marks the last day for San Diegans to register to vote in the special election — new registrants or those who have moved or changed their name since the most recent election need to re-register to be eligible. Voters can check their registration status here and, if necessary, re-register online or in person at the Registrar's office in Kearny Mesa or at any local post office, library, or DMV.
As of this morning numbers, Alvarez just took second.
Alvarez has been going around the city, visiting "neighborhoods" and pledging his support for them. In that, he is being "Filnerish", if I may coin a term. What he doesn't say when he tells the groups of his support for them is that he'll get around to serving the ordinary residents in ordinary 'hoods AFTER he takes care of his municipal employee union supporters, and AFTER he takes care of the downtown establishment and arranges the new and superfluous stadium financing. With the state in its current condition and with city revenues failing to grow quickly, there won't be any funds left over for those neighborhoods. That part he doesn't mention.
Faulconer, on the other hand pledges some similar things involving infrastructural repairs (with emphasis on streets), but can't explain how he would pay for them. That's especially true in light of the fact that repairs for him come AFTER he takes care of Godpapa Doug and his cabal. And so it goes.
Umm... I don't know where your getting your information, but everything that I have read states that Alvarez is against funding a new stadium, not its champion. He's been standing up to the downtown establishment since being elected, he fought against the tourism tax, that benefited only downtown hotels BEFORE Filner was elected.
And you said that he would take care of the municipal employees union. Well, the municipal employees union is backing Fletcher, not Alvarez, and they have sent out multiple flyers to voters on his behalf, spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to do so. (http://sdrostra.com/?p=35499) (I hope they get what they want, since Fletcher voted against them his entire way through the assembly, but that's another story).
Alvarez favors increasing city revenue through bonds and linkage fees, so not sure why your attacking him on falling revenue either..
Basically, you have all of your facts wrong. You appear to have a irrational pre-formed against a candidate and you are willing to make up facts in order to support your position.
But maybe I'm wrong, and if you truly are concerned about the issues you stated above, you might want to consider David Alvarez for mayor.
I based those comments on the fact that no candidate for mayor will be able to stand up to the pro-stadium forces. As to the unions, I concede the cops are backing Fletcher, but I think you'll find that most of the city employee unions support Alvarez and are pumping in the money.
My opinion of him may be partly pre-formed but rational. The only candidate who could actually take the city off the course it is now on is Aguirre. Alas, I do not live in the city of SD, and cannot vote. And for that, I am thankful. (I'm thankful I don't live in the city.)
Fletcher has endorsements from ALL City Unions, not just cops. Endorsements include: San Diego City Firefighters/IAFF Local 145, San Diego Police Officers Association, San Diego Lifeguards Association/ Teamsters Local 911, San Diego Deputy City Attorneys, San Diego Municipal Employees Association, and the San Diego Stadium Coalition.
Councilman David Alvarez is backed by most Non-City Employee unions, therefore no conflict on interest on Pension issues. Big Difference.
Councilman David Alvarez has stated no public money for Stadium, unless a public vote per State Constitution. Fletcher opined that he is willing to give Chargers both the Qualcomm and Sports Arena land to pay the public cost for a new stadium.
For the Plaza de Panama in Balboa Park, Fletcher originally refused to state his opinion, saying whatever he would do as mayor would be "Speculation." Now he has finally admitted to backing Irwin Jacobs destructive plan for paid parking.
"Like my main opponents in this race and most of the park's institutions, I supported the proposal to make the entire central mesa of Balboa Park, including the Plaza de Panama and Plaza de California, reserved for pedestrians while keeping the west entrance of the park open. I'm not aware of any efforts to revive the Jacobs Plan, but I do continue to support the concept of completely removing cars from the center of the park and reviving the magnificent public plazas that were foolishly turned into roads."
It looks more like Fletcher is catching Alvarez, as Fletcher continues to sink in the polls.
Nora is right on the facts and Visduh has no skin in this election.
I am a resident of San Diego and a registered voter who believes that David Alvarez will support neighborhood improvement over continuing downtown redevelopment and has a humane social agenda for our town. After the Filner debacle, I am thankful to be able to cast a ballot for an intelligent honorable Democrat with roots in this city.
I too am a resident in San Diego - and reside in the SWEETWATER school district. When Ed Brand attempted to change the board meeting time to the afternoon I called several elected officials. Mr. Alvarez sent a letter to Ed Brand expressing that he had received my letter and that I was concerned that the public would be locked out of public input.
I do not expect my elected officials to agree with me, but I do expect them to represent me in a fair and balanced manner. I expect them to serve with integrity. I am not saying that Mr. Fletcher would not, I am simply saying Mr. Alvarez DID, the community appreciated it and I respected it. He has served his District well.


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The feathered hat comes from Liberty of London in 1928 and was based on this one held at the V&A Museum. It's one of my all time favorite 1920s hats. Her other cloche was inspired by several different hats including this one and this one.
I find hats and purses are a bit harder to research than dresses and shoes. I'm not entirely sure why, but I think fewer of them seem to have survived. Plus, there's always the question of how to decide what sort of hat goes with what sort of dress. It's something I probably fret more about than is entirely needed given my medium is paper dolls and I'm not in charge of some sort of exhibit on the topic.
This is the last 1920s dress for a while. I have one more, but it is not entirely finished yet. I don't think it'll be done for Monday. Meanwhile, you can print out 1920s Akiko and her other dress to keep you occupied with 1920s styles.
Come back Wednesday for something for the B Pose ladies from the 1930s. I'm trying to decide which decade I could tackle next. I've done 1920s, 1930s and 1940s at this point. I am currently divided between the 1950s and the 1960s. Thoughts? Let me know in a comment which one I should do next.
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hear S U R V I V E's ominous new single "Wardenclyffe"
We premiered the opening track from S U R V I V E's epic forthcoming record RR7349 a little over a month ago, just as the massive Stranger Things wave was beginning to crest, introducing the Austin analog synth geniuses to legions of new fans who were obsessed with the show's brilliant "secret weapon" original score by the group's Kyle Dixon + Michael Stein. Today, S U R V I V E drops RR7349's formidably towering new single "Wardenclyffe", a vividly warped and suspenseful journey that establishes itself as the record's cinematic centerpiece from that ominously lurching intro (get it on iTunes here). RR7349 is out September 30th on Relapse. Grab it on vinyl at S U R V I V E's bandcamp, or pick it up on limited chrome cassette from Holodeck.


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The important issue of sharing interim cardiovascular clinical trial data is explored in the article, "When Should Data and Safety Monitoring Committees Share Interim Results in Cardiovascular Trials?" in the April 9th issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The article is authored by Jeffrey S. Borer, MD (Weill Cornell Medical College), David J. Gordon, MD, Ph.D. and Nancy L. Geller, Ph.D. (both of National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health).
Read the full press release: JAMA Article Highlights Limits of Data-Sharing by Oversight Committees Monitoring Clinical Trials of Heart Disease Treatments
At the 57th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), Dr. Jeffrey S. Borer is presenting the findings of a 28-year study that show that a non-invasively measured contractility descriptor previously used to predict clinical outcomes in patients with aortic regurgitation (AR — leaking aortic valve) without surgery is also a superior measure for determining survival after AR is relieved by aortic valve replacement (AVR).
Read the press release: Non-Invasive Measurement of Heart Muscle Contractility Provides Best Predictor of Survival after Aortic Valve Replacement
Current regulatory policies should be strengthened to ensure acceptable cardiovascular safety of drugs developed primarily for non-cardiovascular medical problems, according to a recent presentation made by Dr. Jeffrey Borer, an authority in cardiovascular medicine and surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City.
His recommendations include earlier testing of all drugs' cardiovascular effects and giving regulatory bodies the authority to mandate continuing evaluation of drug effects, even after approval for marketing.
Read the full press release: Physician-Scientist Urges Improved Drug Regulation to Ensure Heart Safety of Non-Heart Drugs
A study from the Howard Gilman Institute of Valvular Heart Disease of Weill Cornell Medical College, headed by Dr. Jeffrey S. Borer, shows that exercise tolerance — determined by conventional exercise testing on a treadmill — is a good measure of likely progression to heart failure in patients with leaking mitral heart valves — mitral regurgitation (MR). The study was published in the October 15th issue of the American Journal of Cardiology.
Read the full press release: Excercise Tolerance is Good Measure of Likely Progression of Mitral Regurgitation (MR)