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For a moment there I thought that our Rosemarie was originally comissioned in 1930, by her first owner Mr Arthur H. Henderson from St Mawes, to tow a J-class racing yacht called 'Moonbeam'. After a quick visit to the National maritime museum in Falmouth, I can verify sadly that the 'Moonbeam' which is also registered to Mr Arthur H. Henderson at that time, was not a J-class after all!
She was another wooden working boat, built in Southampton 1913. 24ft by 6.4, 2.9 draft. As for those J-class, they are infectiously beautiful and it was the height of the Kings Cup races in Falmouth at the time that our Rosemarie was built. Its worth noting though, that the J-class will be racing again in the Falmouth Ragatta 27th-30th June 2012. The good news is, that Rosemarie is officially Cornish built; at R.S. Burts & Sons boat yard ('Little Falmouth') This week I am trying to find out the profession of her original owner, and personally I'm glad our wooden tub remains the star of this show!
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Monday, 14 June 2010
I'm really excited about a possible ending for the film, where the keel of the Rosemarie has been re-cylced, reused and floats again on another boat! Guess what this boat is called? Rosa. So it seems that a little piece of the Rosmarie is living on, and not just in our-hearts! It's a strange fact that her keel will go on to have adventures in open seas, which the Rosemarie never truly achieved. Nice twist and I'm glad to be finishing on a good note. This picture is of the skeletal remains of the Rosemarie as she lay on Muddy Beach in Penryn August 2009.The sign is a spoof, that a fellow boat-dweller placed on her, I called the number and got no reply. Still its good to see her being valued even this late in the day.
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S.1053 - Veterinary Services Investment Act112th Congress (2011-2012)
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|Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] (Introduced 05/24/2011)
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Veterinarian Services Investment Act - Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out a matching grant program with qualified entities to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services.
Requires a qualifying entity to carry out programs that: (1) relieve veterinarian shortage situations, (2) support private veterinary practices engaged in public health activities, or (3) support practices of veterinarians who are participating in or have successfully completed a specified service requirement.
Makes such grants available for: (1) assistance for establishing or expanding veterinary practices or establishing mobile veterinary facilities; (2) veterinarian, technician, and student recruitment; (3) grants to attend training programs in food safety or food animal medicine; (4) grants to establish or expand accredited education, internship, residency, and fellowship programs; (5) grants to assess veterinarian shortage situations; and (6) grants for continuing education and extension, including veterinary telemedicine and other distance-based education.

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Hi, Chelsea Hall here at Scorpion with your Business Growth Tips. In this video, I'll be covering 5 social media strategies that can help you attract more customers.
Did you know that, in the U.S., 1 out of every 5 minutes online is spent on social networking? That social media interaction gives you a huge opportunity to amp up brand awareness and recognition, and attract more new business.
Here are 5 tips to get you started:
Tip 1: Use the social platforms that make the most sense for your customers.
Okay, let's say my ideal customer is a tech-savvy, working professional in their 30s. And your customer is an older individual who is entering into retirement. Chances are my customer isn't going to be spending the majority of their time on the same social platforms as your customer.
Figuring out where your ideal prospects are hanging out on social media - be it Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn - is going to take some trial and error, but also a good amount of research. If you're new to social media, Facebook is a good place to start. It has over 1.1 billion users. Plus, it can provide you with valuable data on how potential customers interact with your content and ads on a social platform.
Tip 2: Post frequently.
Nothing kills your social media success faster than a stagnant profile. A blank, forlorn Facebook page says to potential customers that your business might be doing poorly. Posting on a regular basis can help engage and build trust in your prospects - but don't post just for the sake of posting! Publish a variety of content that helps or educates visitors in some way. Post things that deliver value.
You can post:
- Company updates
- Videos
- Links to articles
- Information about special deals and promotions
…And so much more.
Tip 3: Take the time to respond to comments.
Have you ever walked into a store, approached an employee to ask a question, and been ignored? Your social media profiles are kind of like a virtual storefront. Don't. Ignore. Your Prospects. A like, comment, or share on your page or profile is the perfect opportunity to engage with your followers - followers who can become new customers. When your audience is engaging with your business online, that means you're on their mind—and that can lead to future business.
Tip 4: Run ads and sponsored posts for greater exposure and audience targeting.
Imagine your local newspaper gives you a free ad spot to showcase your business - but only 2% of readers ever see it. But that's the reality of organic posts - or non-paid posting - on social media. You're putting in the time to deliver a post - maybe even paying for the creative - and only 2% of your followers will ever see it.
Organic posts just don't get the amount of exposure for your business that you need to make a significant impact on attracting new customers. Remember, there are billions of users on social media and you're competing against other businesses all vying for their attention. Social media ads and sponsored content make a much larger impact. With social media advertising, you can:
- Expand your audience, and
- Reach a more targeted audience, based on factors such as age, location, gender, and interests.
Plus, social media advertising is still relatively inexpensive. Targeting really specific kinds of social media users - the ones most in need of your business services or products - means you have a much better chance of getting higher return on investment.
Tip 5: Track your results.
One great thing about social media is that it's super easy to track your data. Unlike TV and radio, you can see exactly how many people are seeing your posts and ads, how they're interacting with them, and even the type of audience you're reaching.
Take the time to review your analytics to learn about your customers, and also to figure out which posts and ads are getting the most engagement, and which ones need a little help. Use what you learn to not only fine-tune your social media strategy, but also to learn how you should market to your customers in general. Knowledge is power - or in this case, knowledge can mean more business.
Now it's time to put these 5 social media tips to use! Share what's working for you on social media in the comments and follow Scorpion's video blog for more helpful marketing tips.


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I'm getting a very strange error w/ my project that only shows up when I deploy as a scalable group with more than 1 instance.
I have a Node.js app that uses a Cloudant database on Bluemix. Its using Express as the web framework.
I can access my login page with no issue regardless of whether I have a single instance or a scalable group. However, when I login, if I have more than 1 instance running, I get a 401 (Unauthorized) the trying to access the page after the login.
To be more specific, if I deploy the container as a single image (bound to a public IP address) or if I deploy the container as a scalable group with only 1 instance, I can login and navigate to my main page. However, if I add a 2nd (or 3rd, 4th or 5th...) instance to the scalable group, I get the error.
The call that is giving me the 401 is:
location.href ="/main.html#/home";
Is there something in Express that I should consider when having multiple instances or is there a setting in Bluemix that I should be aware of?
Answer by Jacob Garcowski (459) | Oct 27, 2016 at 12:14 AM
At the moment, sticky sessions are not available in scalable groups, so on each connection, the group load balancer could be sending the request to a different container. Until sticky sessions are supported on scalable groups, you will have to run your groups with a size of 1. You can still run multiple groups with the same route to provide redundancy and increased scale. In order for the bluemix router to send the connections to the right groups, you might need to use a JSESSIONID cookie if it is not already implemented.
Answer by Lee James Reamsnyder (421) | Oct 27, 2016 at 08:58 AM
I'm not sure how you're set up, but adding a shared, external session store is probably what you need.
What's (probably) happening is you're logging in, and your session data is stored in the app in one container. (In-memory session storage is the [bad] default for Express.) Then on the next request, you might get routed to a different container in your group, and that next container/app sees that you have a session by reading your cookies, but the app cannot find any information about you—that data is stored on the first container—so it throws a
With an external store, the first container will write your session info to the store, instead of to its own memory. Then, when you hit a different container, it can find your information in the shared store.
You can use any number of external services: redis, mongodb, cloudant, and Data Cache (on Bluemix) are some of the big ones.
This guide on
express sessions might be handy: http://expressjs-book.com/index.html%3Fp=128.html
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This is a great vinyl with some shine to it -- has a brushed woven backing that is white
This reminds me of the black patent shoes!
The sizes are sold as stated. Usually you get more than what is stated but is guaranteed to be at least the size that is sold.


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According to Howard County Sheriff Steve Rogers, at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning, Sheriff's Deputies and Russiaville police attempted to serve a warrant to an unidentified man in a Russiaville trailer park.
Officers had obtained a search warrant for the Chandler residence based on information the resident was wanted on an outstanding warrant, the warrant was from Clinton County for possession of a syringe.
Upon arrival Deputies attempted to make contact with the resident and received no answer. Officers force entry and Sgt. Jordan Buckley and Deputy Carl Koontz were fired upon. Other Deputies immediately removed the two officers while returning fire and immediately removed residence fome an extended area for their safety.
Howard County, Kokomo Police Department and Indiana State Police SWAT teams attempted to contact the suspect at roughly 2:30 a.m., with no response.
They reentered the residence and found the suspect deceased.
The officers were treated at Community Howard Regional Health before being airlifted to Indianapolis. They were airlifted to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.
While Buckley, 35 a nine-year veteran of the department, is in stable condition, Koontz, 29, is in "very critical condition" Koontz had been on the force for three years.


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On a recent holiday in South Africa the Mayor of Cowbridge (Ancient Borough) with Llanblethian,
Councillor Mrs Sian Vaughan and her consort Rob Vaughan had an informal meeting with the Executive Deputy Mayor of Cape Town, Ian Neilson. The meeting took place in the Civic Centre Board Room on the 1st December and had been arranged by friends of the Mayor who are South African but reside in Cowbridge, Dr Kevin Logsdon and his wife Julie both of whom know the Mayor of Cape Town, Patricia de Lille. Unfortunately the Mayor of Cape Town was not available but the Deputy Mayor, Ian was happy to meet up and compare notes.
The City of Cape Town is the second most populated city in South Africa after Johannesburg, with a population of approximately 3.7 million with a budget for the city at 44.3 billion Rand (about 17.5R to the £). Ian is also the Mayoral Committee Member for Finance. A huge difference in population and budget compared to Cowbridge Town Council with Ian being more like a Welsh Government Assembly Member. There are 231 Councillors as opposed to 15 in Cowbridge. The informal chat covered a variety of subjects including public attendance at Council meetings, tourism and transport. Co-incidentally later on in the trip Sian and Rob met the Western Cape Minister for Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Alan Winde who knew Ian as they are both members of the Democratic Alliance Party. He was cutting a red ribbon to open the new orange line of the Franschoek Wine Tram. The Franschoek Wine Tram has been a very successful tourism business and has expanded its routes plus introduced some new double decker trams and created new jobs. The newly constructed double decker tram was modelled after the Blackpool Corporation tramways double decker tramcar circa 1923. The new Tram gives unique and unparalleled views of the fantastic scenery of the vineyards in the stunning Franschoek valley.
Although a private holiday both Sian and Rob carried the flag for Cowbridge with Llanblethian and continued their Civic Duties even when abroad.


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HTOTW #9 Files and Rasps
Recently I was asked about my files and rasps that generally hang on my wall. I decided to pull out a couple more that I had and share some info about them with everyone. Enjoy.
2/26/2015 12:52:26 am
I have a #49. Actually two; one good one, one broken one. Ordered from Lee Valley. They shipped in a padded envelope. The first arrived snapped in half. The replacement was shipped in a box. I agree that they are thin and somewhat easy to break.
2/28/2015 09:44:50 am
Just wanted to thank you for all your blogs and videos over the last couple years. Though i have been hindered on my progress in building things due to many factors, your posts keep me inspired to keep after a hobby in woodworking. This coming week i am going to take a stab at making your style of sawbench, if weather and time permit. Been a little to cold round here to do much. By the way i watch your videos via youtube on my bluray 90% of the time which doesnt allow me to anything but watch, so wanted to post this so you know i do like all your videos. Thanks!
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Family law includes several types of cases. Our firm in Everett, WA, focuses on divorce, legal separation, child support, and child custody. In all of these types of cases, there are contested cases and there are uncontested cases. Essentially, where people agree about what should happen and where they do not agree. An uncontested divorce is easier, faster, and cheaper than a contested divorce. Family law attorney Jeremiah Styles will always encourage our clients to seek an uncontested divorce before we get into a contested fight.
Contested vs. Uncontested Divorce
Uncontested divorces are more simple because it does not require the court to make any decisions about property of children. Essentially, the court simply approves the decisions made by the divorcing parties. That means fewer hearings, less preparation time, and less legal fees. In order to have an uncontested divorce, parties must be able to agree about how property will be divided and how child custody will be arranged. A divorce lawyer can draft all the required documents for the court to sign, file the documents, and make sure they get signed.
"We want to help you and your family make the best of this situation, no matter what."
If a divorce is contested, it is very good idea for you to have an attorney. Otherwise, you can lose more property than you should and you may also lose custody of children and be ordered to pay higher support payments than you feel able to. During a contested divorce, a divorce attorney will show the judge the best way to split the property so that you can still get a fair outcome. He will also show the judge that it is in the children's best interest to be with you, or if not, he will show the judge the proper amount of support you should be expected to pay.
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Our office bills for uncontested divorces on a flat fee basis, charging $500 for the entire service. For contested divorces, we bill hourly at $200 an hour. It is difficult to bill contested divorces on a flat fee system because it is not easy to tell how much time they will take, mostly because it depends largely on the cooperation of the parties.
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10 March 2017
Chapman Tripp: The judgment is of significant interest to participants in the New Zealand market, both in the examination of the notoriously elusive legal elements that make up this prohibition and in the Court's treatment of the facts underlying the two alleged breaches that were upheld and the eight that were not. More>
1 March 2017
Stuff: The Institute of Economic Research's (NZIER) quarterly survey of business opinion (QSBO) for December found a net 26 per cent of businesses expect conditions to improve over the coming year. More>
20 February 2017
InvestmentNewsNZ: Russell Investments in Australia is exiting the actuarial part of the industry, announcing last week that it has sold its Australian and New Zealand actuarial practice to Willis Towers Watson. The deal involves the transfer of 22 actuarial staff. More>
26 September 2016
There are few businesses in New Zealand who do not have something to do with KiwiSaver. With more than 2.5 million people in the scheme after almost 10 years in operation, managing contributions has become as much a part of life as dealing with PAYE and GST. Stuff.co.nz. More>
24 September 2016
A question facing New Zealand investors now is how to consider their growth portfolio allocation in the context of a sharemarket that has risen so far. On a valuation basis (the price of shares relative to underlying corporate earnings) the price of the full NZX listed basket of companies has risen from a ratio of 16.3 times (trailing) earnings at 1 January 2014 to approximately 20.0 times today. Milford. More>
17 November 2011
A big majority of chief executives want KiwiSaver made compulsory. Seventy-seven per cent of respondents to the Herald's CEO survey are in favour of compulsion, which is a key Labour Party election plank.
4 August 2010
A Government suggestion to force the closure of employer-based defined contribution superannuation plans is a "bombshell" and "not a credible option", according to a commercial lawyer specialising in superannuation.
26 April 2010
New legislation affecting financial advisers will also have an impact in the workplace. David Ireland explains how new ground rules will affect employers, and outlines the risks involved in failing to comply with them. As published in May 2010 edition of Employment Today magazine.
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Intel and Altera, Again
>> Monday, June 1, 2015
After months of rumors, it's finally official. Intel has agreed to pay $16.7B to purchase Altera. This will make them a major force in the world of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).
Some analysts have questioned this deal, stating that the FPGA market is too small to be worth Intel's time. But they don't understand. Intel is going to use Altera's technology to create an entirely new type of computational device. Like peanut butter and chocolate, FPGAs and CPUs are two great things that go great together.
I'd love to know what the killer app will be. Database acceleration? Video compression? Deep packet inspection? According to this posting, Intel is looking for someone who knows OpenCL, FPGAs, and RF circuits. It looks like they're trying to perform all of a smartphone's processing on one device. Should we call it a smartphone on a chip (SPoC)? How about Field Programmable Processing Unit (FPPU)?
At the very least, I hope Intel will fix the vendor lock-in problem. Right now, you can't program Xilinx FPGAs without Xilinx's software and you can't program Altera FPGAs without Altera's software. But if Intel allows third-party tools to access their FPGA fabric the way they allow third-party access to their processors, it will be a major step forward.


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In order to accommodate the most users I can, I have decided to reduce the security level of the Teamspeak server to 8 (default) and then put a password on the server.
I have heard multiple complaints from users on my stream as well as elsewhere that mobile users can't join unless they create an identity on a PC, then export it. For some people this is an unreasonable expectation since they don't always have access to a computer. Unfortunately, it's not something Teamspeak is going to fix anytime soon.
Also, I have some users who often invite people onto Teamspeak when they jump into a matchmaking queue on games such as League of Legends. The time it takes to generate a sufficient security level takes only 3-5min on most computers, but can take significantly longer on some toasters that users have.
It is with both of these reasons that I've dropped the security level and added the password.
If you want to join our Teamspeak server, feel free to take a look at our Services page for Teamspeak. All the information you need is on there.
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I love Lisa Eldridge for product recommendations, she always has great suggestions.
The color looks flattering on you, and just one layer gave a very pretty finish, certainly a good investment.
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Hey thanks...
I swear by Lisa's recs. Her recommendations usually suit me well!
It is looking Natural Eesha.. I love the finish as well. I love sheer healthy dewy finish for my combination to dry skin. sad Chanel not available at my place :(ReplyDelete
I can see it working well for you :-)Delete
Also I like to see how and which product you use to fill in your brows.. they are perfect yet natural. Please post abt it and tag me :))ReplyDelete
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First of all, I love your brows, they look flawless. And as for the foundation, well, it looks great on your skin! For me it would probably be too rich though, with my oily skin and all.ReplyDelete
Hey Melissa, thanks sweetie!
Yes, it will be too rich for oily skin!
You get that kind of coverage in just one layer?! WOW! I need to try this ASAP! :) I don't mind foundations with runny texture at all. In fact, I prefer it! It seem to be much more lightweight on the skin and gives a more natural finish. :DReplyDelete
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Hey Eesha, thanks for the review! I've never really looked into this despite the fact that I heard it's great, as my skin is on the oilier side. I think the shade match looks OK in the photo, but if you have doubts about it, maybe you can mix this with a darker foundation!ReplyDelete
Hi Sunny, you are most welcome!
This will be too heavy for oily skin. However you can probably try it with a mattifying primer
this looks so natural on u yet covers everything..
nice review
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Google's Nexus One: Yours free!
Profile: Michael Morisy
You've heard the buzz, seen the videos (you haven't?!), and now is your chance to win an unlocked Nexus One (aka, the Google phone) for yourself.
We'll pick one winner randomly from the top 10 Knowledge Point earners between now and Midnight, Friday Feb 26th EST. How do you get points?
- 5 points for every quality question.
- 15 points for every quality answer.
- 100 points and beyond for answering bounty questions, like this Cisco networking question Uscgcwo4 answered.
But wait! There's more: We'll also have other limited opportunities, popping up here on the Community blog, on our homepage and on our Twitter account, @ITKE.
Our first opportunity? Tweet this out and we'll award you an extra 250 points to get you started:
I'm doing the @ITKE #NexusOne Challenge by asking and answering IT questions. You can too! https://bit.ly/7mBwGP
And just in case you need a little more incentive, here are the Nexus One specs:
- Android Mobile 2.1 Platform
- 4 GB space (expandable to 32 GB)
- Cellular, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity
- 5 MP camera
- 3.7-in display
- Touchscreen
- Unlocked!
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product review - enrapture totem styler
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I wish I'd bought these when they were in the sale at Debenhams!ReplyDelete
Your hair looks so nice! Lucky girl :)
Your hair looks so pretty like this! I can't wait for my hair to grow long again xxxReplyDelete
I have naturally straight hair too and and always turn to tongs to give a bit of texture. These look nice and easy to use and I love the effect they give! Will look into purchasing these :) Sammy xxReplyDelete
Your curls look gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Megan xxx
i've been wanting a pair of these for ages, your hair looks amazing!ReplyDelete
It looks so great!ReplyDelete
Such pretty curls. I love how they are loose and wavy! XxReplyDelete
Your hair is gorgeous!ReplyDelete
You have such beautiful hair, and this sounds great! I love the look of soft wavy curls.ReplyDelete
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I got these for Christmas, I love them too. Although I am jealous of your before hair! My natural hair is just flat, frizzy with one or two waves and flicks all over the place, horrible! xoReplyDelete
Also have straight hair and I'm also quite bored with it. As you said a lot of people with lovely curls want straight hair and I understand what you mean!ReplyDelete
I really like the way your hair looks after using the styler!
it looks so beautiful!ReplyDelete
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Please come and check out my latest post if you have a few minutes spare :)
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I really want to try these! Thanks for sending your link I'm now following :)
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My hair used to be naturally curly but now its so damaged and its so annoying
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ive been wanting to try these out for ages, maybe I'll treat myself when i can use heat again. I know what you mean about straight hair, I very rarely have my hair straight.ReplyDelete
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ive seen a couple of posts on these lately and i'm just going to have to get one! they look amazing!ReplyDelete
i adore your outfit in your previous post btw, the blazer is beautiful
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The curls look lovely, and not too over the top :)ReplyDelete
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Technical Paper
The Role of Carboxylate-Based Coolants in Cast Iron Corrosion Protection
Nitrites have long been added to heavy-duty coolant to inhibit iron cylinder liner corrosion initiated by cavitation. However, in heavy-duty use, nitrites deplete from the coolant, which then must be refortified using supplemental coolant additives (SCA's). Recently, carboxylates have also been found to provide excellent cylinder liner protection in heavy-duty application. Unlike nitrites, carboxylate inhibitors deplete slowly and thus do not require continual refortification with SCA's. In the present paper laboratory aging experiments shed light on the mechanism of cylinder liner protection by these inhibitors. The performance of carboxylates, nitrites and mixtures of the two inhibitors are compared. Results correlate well with previously published fleet data. Specifically, rapid nitrite and slow carboxylate depletion are observed. More importantly, when nitrite and carboxylates are used in combination, nitrite depletion is repressed while carboxylates deplete at a very slow rate.


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|For the item appearing in Fallout 4, see Nuka-Cola bottle.
The empty Nuka-Cola bottle is a miscellaneous item in Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas.
The bottle is a packaging item used for carrying and containing Nuka-Cola. This item is a light blue glass bottle with the Nuka-Cola logo printed on it.
Fallout 3Edit
The bottle is useful only as Rock-It Launcher ammunition. Note that in-game it is different from the empty soda bottle, despite the identical appearance. An empty Nuka-Cola bottle is twice the value of an empty soda bottle. After drinking a Nuka-Cola the bottle simply disappears and is not turned into an empty Nuka-Cola bottle, though you are given the bottle cap from the drink.
Fallout: New VegasEdit
Sink has been activated and updated, empty Nuka-Cola bottles can be refilled, turning them into purified water.Once the
Fallout 3Edit
- Vault 101, cafeteria.
- There is one among the several other empty bottles in the Nuka-Cola truck outside Old Olney.
- There are copious amounts scattered across the Wasteland, so many they may blend into the background.
Fallout: New VegasEdit
- 90 in Vault 3's recreational area and 27 in the living quarters.
- 27 in REPCONN test site's basement.
- 24 inside the abandoned warehouse.
Oddly enough, it cannot be used to make homebrewed Nuka-Cola. An empty soda bottle is used as the component instead.
Behind the scenesEdit
The bottle resembles the one used by the Coca-Cola Company in the 1950's.


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Storm in the Heartland (2009 TV Movie)
Company Credits
Jump to: Production Companies (4) | Distributors (6) | Special Effects (1) | Other Companies (11)
Production Companies
- Ignite Entertainment (presents)
- Johnson Production Group
- ITV Global Entertainment (in association with)
- Insight Film Studios
- Gravitas Ventures (2010) (USA) (video) (VOD)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2009) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Image Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
- Moviemax Family (2011) (Turkey) (TV)
- Veronica (2010) (Netherlands) (TV)
Special Effects
- Exile VFX (animation and visual effects) (as Exile Visual Effects)
Other Companies
- Airwaves Sound Design (audio post production services by) (as Airwaves Sound)
- Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC) (with the participation of)
- Critic's Choice (catering) (as Critics Choice Carterers)
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I copy payroll from our payroll company into Quickbooks employee payroll. I have a paycheck that is a $90 reimbursement and then $90 going taxfree to the employees HSA. Thus the payroll taxes are negative (with a $11 net payroll check) for both employee contribution and employer contribution. Quickbooks won't allow a negative tax amount. How do I enter this so the payroll is correct? Any suggestions?
Thanks for choosing QuickBooks as your accounting tool, @Kroeh.
I'm here to answer your inquiry about entering negative tax amount.
Did you enter the payroll data from your company as YTD adjustments? If so, there isn't a need to enter the tax amounts with a negative sign. This is because taxes are automatically recognized by QuickBooks as deductions.
The same behavior should be applied when creating paychecks. The taxes will directly appear with negative amounts under the Employee Summary section.
If you're referring to something else, please let me know. You can provide a screenshot of the results you're getting or details on how you entered the reimbursement and HSA employee.
I'm looking forward to your response.
I'm sorry, I guess I didn't explain very well. The taxes in this case are a negative deduction- therefore positive. Quickbooks will not let me do this.
Hello @Kroeh,
You don't need to enter a negative amount for your paycheck.
It isn't necessary to input negative amounts as QuickBooks recognizes them as deductions, but I have a solution for you. You can override the amounts in your paychecks.
Here's how you can edit the amounts:
You can also create a non-taxable reimbursement payroll item. First, you'll need to add a new payroll item. You may follow these steps:
Next, you need to set up the item. Here's how:
Once completed, you can now add the item to your employee's record. Here's how:
That's it! You can now successfully enter the reimbursement to your payroll. Please let me know if you have other questions.


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Welcome to the second in our series of deep-dives into the minds of the people and businesses that are harnessing tech to make all our lives easier.
This time, we're taking a look at Atom, a new kind of mobile-only bank that has taken an industry dominated by dinosaurs and turned it on its head. Founded last year, its app turns a smartphone into a portable bank, making it easier than ever to access your money and avoid irritating hold music.
Atom's office immediately seems different from other banks. A far cry from the shiny glass walls of The City, Atom HQ is down-to-earth; from the branded hoodies hanging on the back of people's chairs, to the photo booth and cupcakes scattered to celebrate its latest launch.
We met with Mark Mullen, CEO and Co-Founder.
What is Atom?
First and foremost, we're a bank and we offer everything that you'd expect, but with many added extras to make everyone's life easier.
Setting up a bank is not like setting up any other company, there are many hoops to jump through, but we launched our savings account earlier this year and there are big things to come in 2017.
So why does the world need a new bank?
The banking industry of the twenty-first century leaves a bitter taste in everyone's mouth. I want Atom to change banking for the good, for the better, for everyone.
Because we're so new, we have no legacy, and that gives us the freedom to be nimble and to truly fit to what our customers need. While other banks are looking behind to cover past mistakes or evolve previous ways of doing things, we're looking ahead, striving to be different.
You're app only, how does that give you an edge?
The boring answer is it's cheaper, and we can pass the savings onto our customers.
The fuller answer is that now more than ever, people are dependent on their phones to live busy on-the-go lives. People don't have time to wait on hold or queue to pay in a cheque or fit their banking around 9-5 opening hours, so we can give them the service they need in a way that fits their lives.
Got it. So how does technology make banking better?
Technology helps make things engaging, transparent, easy, fast and inexpensive.
Technological advances like facial recognition have meant we can avoid frustrating 'security' questions and log in with only a smile! We try and push the boundaries and always investigate the latest tech and what it could mean for our customers.
What's your proudest achievement?
Without doubt the team we have built. The Atom team are a blast. They're hardworking, dedicated, passionate and up for anything thrown at them. Without a strong team behind you, any new business is going to struggle.
What's next for Atom?
Great brands are built on truth. We are continuing to build our business and support our customers and with that, build our reputation and create trust.
What tips would you give to the innovators of the future?
Dreamers, architects and planners make for a wonderful combination. You'll need builders later but focus on those first three, first!
The Atom Bank App is available to download via Google Play Store.


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"Cherokee Nation, the largest tribe in the United States, agrees. In a public statement,the tribecalled Warrens use of a DNA test inappropriate and wrong, and said the senator is undermining tribal interests with her continued claims of tribal heritage. Neither Warren nor the Democratic Party has responded to the statement."
Let me point out, there is this controversy about whether any of her jobs resulted from her claim of minority status and that really isn't the issue. The issue is whether she used her supposed minority status to gain some sort of advantage during her career. Whether her attempts failed or not is irrelevant. An attempted rape is still a crime, right? Well, she attempted to gain some sort of advantage from her ancestry. She allowed Harvard to claim her as a minority member of its staff. She claimed minority status. These are not contested facts. And really, I think, all anyone expected of her was an apology. A mea culpa of sorts where she admitted it was probably bad judgement back then and that going forward she has no claim to being a Cherokee.
Personally, I don't even find her claims to be all that terrible. I mean if liberals allow people to choose their gender, why shouldn't they be free to choose their Indian tribe? She should be able to choose her gender, her race, or her Native American ancestry, right? I am just confused why liberals aren't defending her choice to self-identify which would be much more consistent with the progressive world-view. So, I'd be ok if she just took a stance and either said it was her choice or to take the conservative side and apologize for previous transgression.
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This guest blog was contributed by Steven Cooper, Chief Executive, Personal Banking, Barclays UK.
With over 10 million people in the UK over 65 and 850,000 people living with dementia, this is a crucial question, and one posed by the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Ageing at their conference and symposium on 3 and 4 February.
Barclays was very pleased to sponsor this conference and play an active part in the discussions. Older people provide huge benefits to our society and economy, caring for children and volunteering their time. As one of the largest banks in the UK we have a diverse customer base and older customers make up a significant proportion- around a quarter of our current accounts are held by someone over 60.
At the conference, we debated several key areas, including the role of technology and digital innovation, how to protect older customers and those with conditions like dementia, and how cognitive decline might impact on a customer's ability to manage their finances.
At Barclays we have already made great strides to harness technology alongside a human touch in order to better support older customers and those with cognitive decline – it's all about delivering smarter human banking for these customers.
We have delivered high-visibility debit cards, talking ATMs and have a dedicated team managing Power of Attorney issues. Many of our counters are now wheelchair accessible, we have hearing loops available in our branches and lowered our ATMs. As part of our commitment to making it easy for all of our customers to bank with us, in 2014 we became the first to bank to introduce video banking – a face-to-face service enabling customers to carry out their banking wherever they are.
We also help our colleagues to understand the challenges our customers face through our Community Driving Licence online training tool. This modular online training platform aims to improve colleagues' understanding of the challenges our customers face and encourages colleagues to run activities within their local community. Over 13,000 colleagues are working through the Community Driving Licence and they have delivered over 50 carers forums and 250 fraud and scams sessions.
We also know we have a key role educating and protecting the public from fraud, scams and abuse. Last month we launched a TV advertising campaign to warn customers about scams and help them avoid becoming a victim.
As an industry we are seeing huge growth in online and digital banking and at Barclays we are working to help older customers embrace the opportunities of the digital revolution. We have over 15,000 Digital Eagles trained to provide free technology advice- over 5,000 'tea and teach' digital skills training sessions have been delivered so far. We also now have a group of silver eagles; older people keen to help other members of their community to benefit from digital skills.
At Barclays we will continue to reflect on the debates at the conference and consider what more we could do to help our older customers.
Find out more about the event, including presentations, post-event information and the symposium report at www.ageuk.org.uk/global-ageing


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'Prisoner of Azkaban' New York City world premiere report
By Catherine Collins of Harry Potter Fan Zone
Exclusive photos from the event can be found here
Wow! I am at a loss for words. I am still flying high from the day's events. I was very, very fortunate to be able to attend the world premiere of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, taking place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, May 23, 2004. I was on the press line and had the opportunity to speak with many of the stars. It was a dream come true! Below are the highlights of this wonderful day.
I arrived at Radio City by cab at 1 PM. The driver took me along 51st Street and I could not believe the crowd! They were at least seven deep behind the barricades. Everyone was screaming and waving. They were such an upbeat group.
After I meet with my camerawoman, I set out to interview the fans. I wanted to know where they had come from and how long they had been in line. I meet fans from as far away as Germany! One group of friends came from Canada. They arrived by bus at 4:30 in the morning after travelling all night. Everyone was so excited to be there. Some fans made a fabulous Dementor prop. One girl was wearing a great t-shirt that said "Property of Sirius Black". I had so many fans tell me about whom they admired. Many had hand made signs professing their love for the stars. One great one said, "Daniel, Rupert and Tom – we are under your spell". The general consensus among the crowd was that Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was their favourite book so they couldn't wait for the movie.
After that, I headed into the press area. To give you an idea of how the layout was – the side entrance of Radio City on 51st Street was where they had the red carpet. It spanned a large portion of the sidewalk and part of the street. Huge cardboard posters of the trio were on display. Hanging amongst them were gigantic blown up Aunt Marge dolls. Beside the red carpet, in the street, were the barricades for the press. We had barricades in front of us and behind us. On the opposite side of the street were the barricades erected for the fans. They were covered with Harry Potter posters.
There was continuous cheering and chanting for Harry Potter. Every time a car went by the fans would begin screaming. The excitement really began to build in anticipation of the seeing the stars.
The arrival time for the stars was planned for 3 PM. The press was grouped into individual barricaded areas and there was a staff member assigned to each who would let us know who just arrived and what they were wearing. A star would exit their car and walk down the red carpet stopping to be interviewed and photographed by various members of the press. It was a long press line! In my area, we asked questions as a group. It was great working like this. I was able hear the stars' answers to other questions reporters asked as well as ask my own.
Before the Azkaban stars arrived, other stars walked down the red carpet. I was able to get pictures of Meredith Vieira and her family, David Gallagher and Elizabeth Regan. The fans kept calling for David Gallagher to come over to them and he left the press line and crossed the street with a police escort to say hello to the fans. They went wild!
Finally, the staff announced some Potter stars had arrived. As I was waiting for them to make their way down the line to where I was, I became aware of a commotion going on across the street with the fans. There was a group of police officers huddled together. It turned out that Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) was in the middle of their group! He greeted as many fans as he could and then proceeded to strut (I mean that in the most complementary sense!) up the middle of the street towards the beginning of the press line with the police officers beside him. I was able to get a great shot of that. Tom had the biggest smile on his face. He seemed to love the outpouring of devotion from the crowd.
The first star I spoke to was Devon Murray (Seamus Finnegan). It was his first time attending a Harry Potter movie premiere in NYC and he was very pleased to be here. Then Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) came by. I asked if it was her first NYC premiere as well and it was. I also asked her about her character, mentioning how Ginny has evolved within the series, especially in book five. I wanted to know if Alfonso Cuaron (director) started to hint at how she would change in this movie. She stated that her character does not have a large role in this movie. We should watch for more of her in the later films. I was able to speak to Jamie Waylett (Vincent Crabbe) shortly. He mentioned that his character would meet his comeuppance in this movie! James Phelps (Fred Weasley) kept mentioning his brother Oliver who could not be here because he had an exam coming up. He missed him. All were amazed at the enthusiasm of the NYC crowd.
At one point, the fans started yelling for the press to move. It was difficult for them to see at times because of the many press members and all the equipment. I tried to move out of the way when I could so the fans could have a better view.
I spoke with Mark Radcliffe (producer) and asked him what it was like working with Alfonso Cuaron in attempting to bring his vision to life on the screen. He had the highest praise for Alfonso and enjoyed working with him and producing the film very much.
I was extremely pleased to be able to chat to Chris Columbus (Philosopher's Stone and Chamber of Secrets director). I asked him if he might return to the director's seat for a future HP movie. He might! He told me how he was amazed at how the young actors have grown in their craft from having difficulty with one line in the first movie to now being able to do an entire scene. I told him that it is obvious they learned from his wonderful direction. I got a smile for that!
Unfortunately, I did not get to speak to Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom), Robbie Coltrane (Rubeus Hagrid) or Alfonso Cuaron. Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) was wonderful. He loved the energy of the crowd. He spoke about how this film is darker. I asked him if he had a special message for his fans and said to come see the movie. Rupert also left the press line to go over and greet the fans. I even saw him pose with a fan for a picture. It was amazing to watch.
My best moment was interviewing Tom Felton. I asked Tom what it was like being slapped by Emma Watson (Hermione). He exclaimed, "She didn't slap me. She punched me!" He went on to comment how it didn't look good for his manhood. I asked him if he would ever date a fan since I know so many of our visitors want to know. He said absolutely! When we were done, I shook his hand. (Yes, I have washed it by now. I really didn't want to.)
Another great moment was when Alan Rickman (Prof. Severus Snape) came by; the crowd was so loud that he commented he couldn't hear me. He then turned and leaned in towards me so I could ask my question. It was a definite high point in my life! I commented on how his character is written as "not such a nice guy" and asked him if he is amazed at the popularity of his character, especially all the fan sites that exist dedicated to him. His answer was that the character is so complex and the fans see that. He acts a certain way yet he continues to save the lives of the Harry and his friends, even in the third movie. He admitted today will be his first time seeing Azkaban.
I was barely able to speak to Emma Watson (Hermione Granger). It was so chaotic and she couldn't hear me. When Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) came by it was sheer madness. Everyone wanted to talk to him. I had to be quick so I asked him if there were any further plans to continue playing Harry. I was hoping for an update. He replied there were no plans beyond the fourth movie. I told him I hope he does all the movies.
After Daniel was finished with the press, the cast and crew posed for a nice group shot. They then proceeded inside to see the film. I stayed around to talk with some fans. Everyone had a great time. I could not stop smiling. It was an amazing event and I am so pleased to be able to report all that I experienced.
I wish to give thanks to Warner Bros. for allowing fan site representation on the red carpet. I also have to mention Diana who assisted me in the press area and Belkis and Anna who took pictures from the fan area.


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+Katapult gives you fresh insights into impact investing and how we can solve global challenges. Listen and subscribe below.
In our last episode of series one, Aurore talks to Swedish entrepreneur Ingmar Rentzhog. His organization We Don't Have Time aims to create the world's biggest social media network to put pressure on world leaders to do the right thing. Not long ago, our leaders didn't want to talk about a problem they didn't have a solution for. People buried their heads in the sand. Meanwhile, most industries did everything they could to delay change. Now we all know better. The question is: Can we mobilize enough people worldwide for prevent further damage and build resilience against climate change? Thank you for listening!
Meet Stine Jersie Olsen, Chief Consultant – Growth & Impact at Danske Bank. She's an expert on impact investing and emerging markets, and shares her insights into new opportunities and how to invest outside your comfort zone. She's blown away by the entrepreneurial spirit she finds in Sub-Saharan Africa, and also by how emerging societies leapfrog (skip over) old technologies and go straight into the new, like solar energy and mobile payment.
Azeem Azhar is an acclaimed journalist, thinker, entrepreneur, investor and founder of The Exponential View. He shares his insight into what needs to happen for new technologies to actually have an impact –for everyone. The modern world was built on the back of a political belief of the rational man, but history has taught us that we're anything but. Can we even agree on what needs to change in our world today?
What's the easiest way to take down a country? And how's artificial intelligence entering modern warfare? Professor Fredrik Blix is an expert on cyber security and he says we must pay attention. He also warns that 'no sane person on earth have Facebook'. Facial recognition for example, can be used for good and bad. Chinese police walk around with AI glasses using facial recognition to spot wanted people. The same tool is used to find and bring home missing children. Meanwhile, we let big American companies build databases for facial recognition by giving our faces away online. The question is – what happens when hackers get access to your face and the rest of your data?
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Meet Kyle Nel, author, CEO and cofounder of Uncommon Partners, talking about the power of storytelling. He claims that the West has simply lost its story in our constant fight to keep others away from our wealth. How do we create the stories about who we are, what we want to change and how we'll get there? One of many things Kyle Nel and his team works on right now, is creating a set of stories or universal narratives about us. He wants to bring people together that'd normally never talk to each other, to discuss possible outcomes of these stories. Of course, to reach out we need great storytellers – and we need hip hop.
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93% of capital invested in tech 2018 went to all male founding teams says Atomico's report Diversity and Inclusion in Tech. Meet two trailblazing and impressive investors who are really moving the needle for diversity in technology - Arlan Hamilton founder and CEO of Backstage Capital and Sophia Bendz partner at Atomico.
"What most people don't realize, is how hackable and persuadable they are" says Aza Raskin, a physicist, designer, musician, serial entrepreneur and the co-founder of Center For Humane Technology. He talks about how technology's changing our behavior and our values. How Facebook and Google are crawling deep into our brains to grab our attention and occupy our minds. He's the son of Jef Raskin, the inventor of the Macintosh at Apple, and held his first speech on user interfaces at the age of 10. Now he's deeply concerned about how technology's tearing apart our common reality.
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Google: Wi-Fi Sniffing Collected Whole E-Mails, URLs, Passwords
Google on Friday said that it collected entire e-mails, URLs, and passwords when its Street View cars accidentally sniffed unencrypted Wi-Fi networks.
While most of the data collection was "fragmentary, in some instances entire e-mails and URLs were captured, as well as passwords," Alan Eustace, senior vice president of engineering and research at Google, wrote in a blog post.
Eustace said the company is "mortified" by what happened and wants "to delete this data as soon as possible."
In May, Google admitted that equipment attached to its Street View cars had inadvertently collected personal information that consumers sent over unencrypted wireless networks. The revelation prompted inquiries from privacy officials all over the world.
Initially, Google said it "collected only fragments of payload data" because the company had not yet analyzed the collected information in detail. Since then a number of external regulators have inspected the data as part of their investigations, at which point the e-mails, URLs, and passwords were discovered.
On Friday, Google announced several of the changes it has put in place since it discovered the problem. First up, it appointed Alma Whitten to serve as Google's director of privacy across privacy and engineering.
"Her focus will be to ensure that we build effective privacy controls into our products and internal practices," Eustace wrote. "Alma is an internationally recognized expert in the computer science field of privacy and security. She has been our engineering lead on privacy for the last two years, and we will significantly increase the number of engineers and product managers working with her in this new role."
Second, Google will enhance its core privacy training for engineers and other groups, like product management and legal "with a particular focus on the responsible collection, use and handling of data," Eustace said. Starting in December, all employees will also be required to undertake a new information security awareness program, which will include clear guidance on both security and privacy, he said.
Finally, Google said it will add a new process to its existing review system. Going forward, "every engineering project leader will be required to maintain a privacy design document for each initiative they are working on," Eustace said. The document will detail how user information is handled and will be reviewed regularly by managers and an independent audit team.
Earlier in the week, Canada's privacy commissioner said that Google's Wi-Fi sniffing was a serious violation of Canadians' privacy rights and included the collection of personally identifiable information. Jennifer Stoddart asked Google to do four things before she would consider the matter closed: put in place a governance model to ensure that privacy is protected when new products are launched; enhance privacy training to foster compliance amongst all employees; designate an individual responsible for privacy issues; and delete the Canadian data. Google has until Feb. 1, 2011 to comply with those requirements, at which time Stoddart said she will consider the matter resolved, though it seems like Friday's privacy enhancements might satisfy at least some of her requests.
In July, data protection authorities in the U.K. said that they were satisfied that Google's Wi-Fi sniffing did not include any meaningful personal data about residents in the region.
"We believe these changes will significantly improve our internal practices (though no system can of course entirely eliminate human error), and we look forward to seeing the innovative new security and privacy features that Alma and her team develop," Eustace concluded. "That said, we'll be constantly on the lookout for additional improvements to our procedures as Google grows, and as we branch out into new fields of computer science."


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Jul 21, 2010
This interview continues our 6-part series on semantic technologies bringing you interviews with industry thought leaders. To follow on Thursday and Friday this week are interviews with Will Hunsinger (Evri) and Jamie Taylor (Metaweb).
I recently interviewed David Recordon, Senior Open Programs Manager at Facebook, where he leads open source and open standards initiatives. He joined Facebook from Six Apart where he focused on platform strategies, and previously worked at VeriSign in the emerging business group. David has played a pivotal role in the development and popularization of key social media technologies, such as OpenID and OAuth.
David, what you do in your current role?
The past few years, I have worked a lot on technologies like OpenID and OAuth and how we create technologies that help to connect the web together and a lot of this has been focused around APIs, so I joined Facebook last August and I focus on Open Source and standards to build out Facebook's Open Source and Standards team, and I have three people working with me on that. I spend most of my time on the Open Source side.
Basically my role is to help engineering and product teams throughout the company using, creating, and leasing open source software and standards. I got really involved more recently in OAuth2.0 which shipped at f8.
How many developers are currently working with the Facebook platform?
There are about a million developers working with the Facebook platform.
What does Facebook do to support them?
There are a lot of things. The most basic thing is to make technologies that are really easy for developers, like an easy API. Additionally, having really good documentation; we offer some forum for developers to interact with each other and with us. We run events – Facebook developer garages – around the world; we just had one in London last week which actually Mark Zuckerberg went to as well so we paired it with a hackathon. We had teams of developers hacking on projects over night and presenting them to Mark and Mike Vernal from our platform team and a few other people and then having a developer garage in the afternoon, talking about the Facebook Graph API.
Also, we actually went out and spent a day with TechStars in Boulder, presenting our Graph API, social plugins and in the afternoon met 45 minutes with each of the TechStars companies.
So, the startup community and entrepreneurs are really important to us and I think a lot of that comes from how Facebook as a company works: lot's of small teams, focus on impact, empower individual engineers to make a decision. We also realized as we are going to develop new technologies, startups are the ones which are able to move really quickly.
Chris Messina to whom I was talking early today had the following question for you: When will Facebook become an Open ID provider?
I think it's probably about 2 years ago that Facebook started allowing people to sign in using an Open ID. I think to date, Facebook is certainly the largest website in the world that lets you sign in using OpenID. It's functionality that isn't all that apparent to users; we actually use it for bits of our sign-up process; so if you are coming from certain providers like Google we are using OpenID and OAuth to interact with your contacts help you go and find people you already know on the site when you are joining
In terms of becoming an OpenID provider, I think that's where we are focused on right now, how to build identity on top of oAuth2.0. The past six to nine months we have been thinking: ok, if we have all these providers which are offering oAuth2 APIs, how do we go and build or re-build OpenID on top of that. That was the OpenID Connect proposal which I floated a month or so ago, looking at so now that we have OAuth 2.0 which works on web browsers, desktops apps, and mobile devices, how are we going to make OpenID something which sits on top of it, getting us to that stack of http, SSL, OAuth, OpenID.
From the perspective of a partner site, how do you decide which service to go with: Facebook OAuth, OpenID-
Twitter OAuth or Windows Live… Yes, I think that's one of the challenges we have today, it's not a simple decision of going to implement an OpenID 2.0 provider, even if you are looking at all the different companies, you are still going and supporting OpenID 2.0 sign-in for Google and Yahoo, Windows Live ID for Microsoft, Facebook's platform on top of OAuth 2.0, Twitter's platform on top of OAuth 1.0… That's more the question I am interested in: how do we go and having learned a lot, now how are we going to try to solve the problem of multiple standards; not just how are we making OpenID better, but I think one of the ways we measure success is having 5 different companies using the same technology and people are going and interacting with it on a daily basis which you have in some areas but it's not quite yet where it needs to be.
One of the heavily discussed topics here at the conference is the notion of the Personal Data Locker. Will Facebook become the Personal Data Locker in the future?
I don't know! I mean obviously today, people trust Facebook with a lot of different information.
In some ways Facebook has already integrated parts of the Personal Data Locker vision.
Yes, I think [David Siegel's] vision, in terms of having data from all these different types of places be interoperable and having applications be really acting on your behalf, makes a lot of sense. I think there are some questions in terms of how we get there though. I think you can go and make some comparisons to the Facebook platform in terms of allowing developers, any developers, to build on top of information which people have trusted Facebook with, whether that's status updates or things they like, people they are connected to and that you are going to get some connections.
He [David Siegel] didn't focus much on social interactions but we are getting closer and closer to a web where social is built into its core and that very much takes social becoming a piece of the web using platforms like Facebook to do it.
Would you go as far as saying that keyword search will be replaced by social search e.g. if I want to find a restaurant you will source the information, a recommendation entirely through your social network?
I think the example that you gave of going and finding restaurants is really powerful; I think that's what we see for news feeds to begin with – giving you a filter into the world based on your friends – that's a really powerful concept.
The Facebook Open Graph protocol allows us to make a big step forward in that direction. However, critics like Will Hunsinger, CEO of Evri, say that the Facebook Open Graph is not truly open and leaves room for people to game the system.
I think that's just a little bit different. I think that using the Open Graph to be really authentic will give you the best results. Because if you are looking at the web through a social context: If I create a page for the Hilton on the web, say it's the Hilton, add in all the right keywords, so that it would rank well – unless that one of my friends is connected to it, I am not going to see it if I think about it from a graph perspective.
But it leaves room for publishers to choose their site as a canonical representation to drive traffic rather than linking to the real Hilton site.
It all comes back to what are your friends connected to, and what you are connected to. For me, it might be this restaurant in San Francisco, one of my favorite Sushi restaurants. I want the representation for their own website, but if one of my friends had written a review about it, I might want my friend's review instead. Hopefully this gets me to the content I am looking for.


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The New England has its own fixture: the Walcha Mountain Festival, which includes the Walcha Mountain Bike Challenge on Sunday, and for the third year in a row, the Walcha Road Bike Challenge. Both events raise funds for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service, which is based in Tamworth and serves the New England and North West NSW.
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From Ingram (Lightningsource) to Lulu
Hi. I have been usng the Lightningsource for years, now thinking about moving to Lulu.
I need short answers for these questions:
1. Is it possible to submit orders to author (to myself)?
2. Is it possible to submit orders to someone else (as using my external webshop)?
3. What is the yearly fee per title?
4. What is upload fee per title?
5. Maximum print sizes?
Many thanks, MA
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There is no annual fee for using Lulu, nor an upload fee. Everything is free; all you have to do is pay for one proof copy if you are making a print book. Lulu takes a cut of whatever you sell.
You can place a link on your website for people to buy copies of your book directly from Lulu. You can also order copies of your book to sell directly to customers; this would be the cheapest option as you only pay the manufacturing cost. Lulu also distributes to various different channels, such as Ingrams, Amazon, Kobo, etc, so people could buy your book through various online bookstores.
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This is a multiple part spotlight because The Avett Brothers truly deserve all the spotlights. Just listen to their entire discography—believe me, that is the spotlight hahaha. Anyway, here are my personal favorite 15 songs (because narrowing it down to 10 just wasn't possible), in chronological order—obviously I can't choose an ultimate favorite:
Love like the movies (A carolina jubilee, 2003)
I chose this version of the song because the album version has Dave Rhames, a family friend, singing the second verse and I don't like it. This song is great because it talks about how people need to start being more realistic about love because it will never be perfect like it is always portrayed on the silver screen. Being in love is perfectly imperfect—you're not always going to have the right words to say at the right moments, you won't have a director telling you exactly what to do in a certain situation, and you won't be acting. Being in love is real, unscripted, and completely unique to each person. We truly can't be in love like the movies, so let's quit wishing for it and just embrace the beautiful and glorious mess that love is.
Real life is more than just two hours long
Sorry man (A carolina jubilee, 2003)
This song gets to me, and I don't even know why, because it's not like it applies to my life or anything. I just think it's so sweet that this guy tries so hard to be with his girlfriend even though her parents don't like him. The couple realizes they can't change her parents' minds, so they basically run away to be together. I absolutely love how the speaker tries to prove everyone wrong and says that no one else can love the girl like he does. The simple fact that he's even actually trying shows that he's not a sorry man at all. Gah. So sweet. And Seth's voice is extremely beautiful.
And I've got news for your ma
Smoke in our lights (A carolina jubilee, 2003)
THIS SONG. There are too many great lines and it was an instant favorite of mine the first time I heard it. I feel like he's comparing the girl to all these things because they remind him of her. She's not just a girl; she's a town, she's a song, she's a car, she's a waltz, she's summertime, she's the sway of the hammock. All of these seemingly simple and ordinary things make him think about this extraordinary girl and how much he loves her. And I think that is such a beautiful thing to write and sing about.
All around my memories, you dance
Offering (A carolina jubilee, 2003)
"I'm lost 'cause I don't know what to say"...this song is so sweet and simple. I seriously can't think of anything else to say about it. It's so beautifully breathtaking, just listen. And look at Scott's cute family chilling on the couch. And cry.
Sometimes I act foolish
The new love song (Mignonette, 2004)
Another simply beautiful song. He's going to continue to see tenderness and grace in this girl no matter what happens or what has happened in her life before. He wants her to forget all the bad she's seen and he wants to be there for her, to comfort her. And when he says "take my name", "burn the questions, burn the shame", and "you don't have to live with them"—I'm speechless. I love this version of Scott singing it with just his banjo.
Burn the questions, burn the shame
at the beach (mignonette, 2004)
I haven't really been listening to this song much until recently when I was walking around my college campus truly paying attention to each lyric. It's fun, upbeat, and reminds me that life is too short not to instantly leave all our worries behind. We need to learn to let our troubles go and just embrace the moment we're in. I love the last stanza where they're walking along the beach, thanking whoever set off some fireworks, and dancing to no music. It's a scene that shows the beautiful simplicity of life that can still hold a whole world of meaning and excitement.
I know that you're smiling, baby,
Salvation song (Mignonette, 2004)
Breaking Bad fans, listen up (jk haha). This song has so many great uplifting lyrics about our purpose in life. We came for salvation, family, and everything good; we didn't come for fame or for anything that isn't honest. I like the part where he says "If you take of my soul you can still leave it whole with the pieces of your own you leave behind". We all have some sort of impact on each other whether it's big or small or good or bad and we leave bits of ourselves with other people, which is a pretty cool thought to me.
We came to leave behind the world a better way
Famous flower of manhattan (Four Thieves Gone, 2006)
This is another instant favorite of mine. The best version was the Live on Letterman version, but those videos have been taken down, so that's lame. The speaker finds a girl in the city hoping to take her to stay with him in the country where he's from away from the hectic life he thinks is too dangerous for her. However, he doesn't actually do it, because he realizes that we can't just go around trying to change people to fit our own needs. We can't pick the flower from where it grew and try to replant it in an environment that it is not used to or where it doesn't belong. That's greedy and possessive. By the end of the song, he realizes that what he did was for the best, because the flower/girl is flourishing exactly where he left her, even though she isn't with him. I love the metaphor and concept of this song and I hope I get to hear it live someday soon.
Blue birds don't fly without their wings
Sanguine (The Gleam EP, 2006)
Gah, this song is so pretty. To be sanguine means to be "optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation". I think this is really important because we are inevitably going to continue to face awful situations throughout life, we will be heartbroken, and we will eventually die, but we can still be hopeful and love through it all. A lot of the Avett Brothers' songs deal with life struggles that many can relate to, and they are always able to bring hope into the picture somehow. So, "I will keep my wits about myself", and I will choose to be sanguine in harder times.
Help me genuinely
Tear down the house (the second gleam EP, 2008)
I actually used the line "I have no memory of who I once was and I don't remember your name" as my senior quote for my high school yearbook, because I know I've become a different person since beginning high school, and I know I will continue to go through other changes for the rest of my life. I love this song for the heartbreak, change, and improvement it talks about. After all that he's been through, he knows he isn't the same man anymore, but also that it isn't necessarily a bad thing. Remember that change is good--you'll be "a better man for having gone through it".
I don't need those words to say what I mean
Murder in the city (The second gleam, 2008)
This is one of their more well-known "classics", I guess you could say, and it is amazing. When I heard it live back in October, Scott was alone with just his guitar and the lights on him like in this video. It was so beautiful. This song is centered around the importance of family and love. Since Scott now has a family of his own, he sings "Make sure my boy knows I love him, make sure my girls know the same. Always remember there is nothing worth sharing like the love that lets us share our name".
Always remember there was nothing worth sharing
St. Joseph's (the second gleam, 2008)
I love the tune of this song and the way that Scott and Seth sing it in this version. I just think it's so pretty and one of my favorite Avett lyrics comes from it. I don't know what else to say about it, except that my favorite line does remind me of some of my favorite people ever. We could be anywhere and I'm certain we would have so much fun.
It's not where I am
Through my prayers (the carpenter, 2012)
This song is a reminder that we need to love and forgive before it's too late. We need to say those "better words" now. It captures the feeling of loneliness we experience when someone we're close to dies and no one else seems to understand what we're going through. It teaches us that we can't wait until the only time we're able to tell someone how we truly feel and that we care is through our prayers—we have to do it now, while we still can.
If you have love in your heart let it show while you can
A father's first spring (the carpenter, 2012)
This song is so special to me and I'm not even a parent yet. Scott wrote it after his first child, Eleanor, was born, and it's one of the most beautiful and honest songs I have ever heard. The part where Scott talks about the realist thing he ever felt and being a child before the day he met his daughter is so raw and beautiful and GAH. And when his heart is ruined when he looks into her eyes and how "there's no part of it left to give"—there's just something about a new parent's instant and unconditional love. I adore this song so much and I am so excited to feel this different kind of love for my own child some day, way in the future.
I have been homesick for you since we met
standing with you (the carpenter bonus track, 2012)
This was only on a special Target release of this album, which is insane, because I think it is amazing and should have been on the actual release.
I always will put you before me
i wish i was (True sadness, 2016)
If you're counting, you know this is the 16th and not 15th song on this list, but I thought I would include a new one as a bonus. This will be on their album coming out in June and it's one of my favorite new songs. It will also be the first dance song at my wedding, and ya better believe it. When I heard this song live, I couldn't help but sing along at the end when he talks about all the things he's not. He wishes he could be all these different things, but he knows he's better—he's a man in love and he wants that to show. This is quite possibly the greatest love song of all time, in my very factual opinion.
I'm at a loss for what to do but I'm drawn to you
Something that struck me as I was writing this is that I didn't include any songs from Emotionalism or I and Love and You, even though they are my two favorite albums. I guess it's the cohesion of them that drew me in and I love all the songs, but my absolute favorite stand-alone songs are from other works. Interesting.
I can honestly say that the Avett Brothers have changed my life and the way I view things. They are my favorite band and I can't wait to attend more live shows and hear their new music for years and years to come.
As always, thanks for reading, and expect more Avett Brothers posts in the near future! Spread the Avett gospel and share this, why dontcha? :)
~Say Love <3 (If you don't get that now, you will later)
I can honestly say that the Avett Brothers have changed my life and the way I view things. They are my favorite band and I can't wait to attend more live shows and hear their new music for years and years to come.
As always, thanks for reading, and expect more Avett Brothers posts in the near future! Spread the Avett gospel and share this, why dontcha? :)
~Say Love <3 (If you don't get that now, you will later)