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Toyota recently opened the first hydrogen fueling station directly fed from an industrial pipeline in Torrance, California with help from partners Air Products, Shell, South Coast Air Quality Management District and the U.S. Department of Energy.
The station is located near Toyota's sales and marketing building on ground which the corporation owns that is being leased to Shell. The station is more of a demonstration unit than a regularly used facility. Toyota's latest hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, the 2009 FCHV-adv, is currently being rolled out in a 100 model fleet by 2013. Although the testing fleet is relatively small, the company claims the cars have an impressive range of 431 miles on a single fill.
Toyota is planning to start introducing fuel cell vehicles sometime in 2015, hoping necessary infrastructure is in place by then. The new hydrogen station won't be used just for cars, however, as the company plans to install a system in 2012 that uses the 1 megawatt fuel cell generator from Ballard Power System they purchased in 2010 to offset peak electricity at the sales and marketing campus, and to heat water in the employee fitness center.


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"But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy."
(1 Peter 4:12 - 13)
Bishop H Burke Peterson:
"Just for a moment, think with me. Forget the trials you now have. Remember back to those trials you had last year, five years ago, ten years ago. What did you gain? What did you learn? Are you better prepared now because of them?
It's interesting to note that from the depths of trial and despair have come some of the most beautiful and classic passages of modern-day scripture-not from the ease of a comfortable circumstance. Might this also be the case in our own lives! From trial comes refined beauty."
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The BEST Episodes of The Spectacular Spider-Man
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Nov 20, 2019
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The 10th television series about Spider-Man picks up the original web-slinger's mythology at the beginning of his hero's journey, as a not so typical 16-year-old entering his junior year of high school. Having spent the summer engaging common criminals with his new-found powers, Peter Parker must conceal his secret identity and battle super-villains in the real world.
#1 - Group Therapy
Season 1 - Episode 11
Six of Spidey's toughest enemies band together to get revenge, as the Sinister Six!
#2 - Identity Crisis
Season 2 - Episode 7
When Venom reveals Spider-Man's secret identity to the world, Peter Parker's family and friends are put in jeopardy.
#3 - Persona
Season 1 - Episode 10
The Chameleon is out to blacken Spider-Man's name. The master of disguise loots the city while borrowing Spidey's look, forcing Peter Parker to get help from Black Cat.
#4 - Shear Strength
Season 2 - Episode 4
As Peter Parker rings in the New Year, Spider-Man's newest villain, The Master Planner, plans to take over the world.
#5 - Opening Night
Season 2 - Episode 12
A new security cell at Ryker's, codenamed the Vault, opens and Spider-Man offers to be the first test subject. Unfortunately, Green Goblin traps him inside with several villains that he helped put away.
#6 - Nature vs. Nurture
Season 1 - Episode 13
Peter must face off against his greatest enemy and friend, The Venom.
#7 - First Steps
Season 2 - Episode 5
Things seem to be going well for Peter Parker when he is invited to Flash Thompson's birthday party. Things change, however, when Sandman returns with a score to settle.
#8 - Intervention
Season 1 - Episode 12
Spider-Man loses the black suit, accidentally creating the Venom.
#9 - Gangland
Season 2 - Episode 10
In order to become the new Big Man, Hammerhead betrays Tombstone, Doctor Octopus and Silvermane. Now, an all out gang war has erupted in New York City, and it's up to Spider-Man to stop it.
#10 - Final Curtain
Season 2 - Episode 13
Both Peter Parker and Spider-Man make big decisions: Peter decides to break up with Liz and Spider-Man unmasks the Green Goblin. Unfortunately, nothing goes as planned.
#11 - The Invisible Hand
Season 1 - Episode 6
Peter Parker struggles to get a date for the Fall Formal, and to figure out a way to pay for it. Meanwhile, the unstoppable Rhino – the latest of the Big Man's creations – has sworn vengeance on Spider-Man. Spidey takes the battle directly to the source of his troubles, the previously invisible hand, who has been secretly conducting his villain-of-the-week attacks.
#12 - Reinforcement
Season 2 - Episode 3
Mysterio and Kraven join the ranks of the Sinister Six (including Sandman, Rhino, Vulture and Electro) in an attempt to capture Spider-Man once and for all.
#13 - Catalysts
Season 1 - Episode 7
Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson go to the Midtown High Fall Formal. Meanwhile, Norman Osborn conducts a new experiment on himself, thus becoming the Green Goblin. Then, Green Goblin tries to take down L. Thompson Lincoln.
#14 - Growing Pains
Season 2 - Episode 6
When aliens infect John Jameson with toxic spores, he begins to increase in size and strength. Seeing this as a perfect opportunity to capture Spider-Man, J. Jonah Jameson manipulates his son into becoming a super-hero.
#15 - The Uncertainty Principle
Season 1 - Episode 9
Spider-Man is pitted against the Green Goblin, Hammerhead and Tombstone while Colonel John Jameson attempts to land a damaged space shuttle.
#16 - Destructive Testing
Season 2 - Episode 2
Spider-Man faces off against Kraven the Hunter while Peter must decide between Liz Allen and Gwen Stacy.
#17 - Reaction
Season 1 - Episode 8
Tired of constantly being pushed around by others, the timid Otto Octavius has his robotic arms permanently attached to his back and becomes the deadly Doctor Octopus.
#18 - Probable Cause
Season 2 - Episode 9
Spider-Man encounters a group of super-villains, the New Enforcers, forcing him to battle Shocker, Ricohet and Ox. Meanwhile, Peter Parker's life isn't going much better.
#19 - Accomplices
Season 2 - Episode 8
Doctor Octopus, Hammerhead and Silver Sable fight over control of New York City's crime underworld.
#20 - Survival of the Fittest
Season 1 - Episode 1
An elderly scientist named Adrian Toomes plans his revenge against Norman Osborn after accusing him of stealing his flying technology. Donning his own flying suit, Toomes takes to the skies to enact his revenge and it's up to Spider-Man to stop him. Peter is concerned that Aunt May is running out of money. He tries to make money for the two by making a deal with J. Jonas Jameson that if Peter can get pictures of Spider-Man in action, Jameson will pay Peter money.
#21 - Natural Selection
Season 1 - Episode 3
Peter Parker and Spider-Man both must learn to own their choices when decisions made by Dr. Curt Connors transforms Pete's mentor into The Lizard.
#22 - Market Forces
Season 1 - Episode 4
While Peter Parker resists taking on the responsibility of helping Aunt May pay the bills, Montana the Big Man's Enforcer - becomes the stunning Shocker to fulfill his responsibility: eliminating the Spectacular Spider-Man.
#23 - Competition
Season 1 - Episode 5
Peter Parker and Harry Osborn try out for the football team -- and become a bit obsessed with going for the glory. Flint Marko, newly transformed into the Sandman, is out for glory too -- at the expense of our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.
#24 - Interactions
Season 1 - Episode 2
An electrician named Max Dillon becomes the supervillain known as Electro after a freak accident and it's up to the Spectacular Spider-Man to stop his rampage. Meanwhile, Peter tries to tutor the popular Liz Allen.
#25 - Blueprints
Season 2 - Episode 1
In the Season 2 premiere, Spider-Man faces a new enemy named Mysterio. Meanwhile, Peter continues his search for Eddie.


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This is the guide to last minute tailgating, but what I really mean is busy people tailgating. You know, people who know there's a chance they'll go tailgating, or know they're going, but don't have time to be elaborate. I've attended plenty of tailgates in my time, both large and small, and I love people who go all out. When I went to college in Nevada, long before Colin Kaepernick had anything to say about anything, but right alongside him, I joined a great group who would take turns doing all the work. I learned a lot from them. Unfortunately, I can't put it into practice. I just don't have the time. But, I love football. I feel guilty about loving it due to all those concussions, but if you invite me to a tailgate, I'm going to go.
Right now my husband is getting his MBA at the University of Tennessee. While I disapprove of their color choices, I like their school song, so I'm willing to attend their games. Tailgating for an SEC game is so different than tailgating for the Mountain West. If you haven't done both, I think you should. At Nevada I'd roll up, park in the tailgating area, and commence the party. Here I have to find parking at least two miles away, probably pay $10 at a minimum, walk to the tailgate, and get to whatever tent I've been invited. People pay more for the good spots here, and a large chunk of them are catered, but if you can find your own spot, these last minute tailgating tips will probably help you out since you'll be spending so much time just getting there!
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Equipment for Last Minute Tailgating
1. Cooler
I've reviewed ways to keep your drink cool before, but for this I recommend a regular cooler. It doesn't matter if you're drinking alcohol or not, you're going to get thirsty. Throw your cooler in the trunk of your car, grab some ice at the gas station, and get going. You can even pick up water, beer, or soda at the gas station if you're not already prepared. Now, if you're not serving very many people and you want beer, I really like growlers. Then you don't have to lug a cooler around. My husband has this one and it keeps his beer cold throughout the game. Hmm. I just realized I spend way too much time worrying about drink temperature.
2. Grill
You've probably seen those amazing set-ups on College Game Day where everyone has wild grilling options. Don't get crazy here. You need something you can throw in the car and go. You're probably wondering why you need a grill at all if you're last minute tailgating, so I'll tell you why. It means you get to cook your food when you get there instead of doing it at home. Genius, right? Okay, so I would say get a charcoal grill. They're reasonably priced, plus if you're a broke college student you can probably find one at a yard sale or on Craigslist. Or, even easier, get a stove for camping like this one. It's not going to get you on College GameDay, but it will heat your food.
Last Minute Tailgating Food
1. Meat
Ah ha! Now you get it. You're providing the main part of the meal, making you the hero – and you had to do zero prep work. Hot dogs are cheap and totally appropriate. Hamburgers are also great; I like to throw garlic salt and cayenne pepper in my bag to season them up, although you can get patties that are already seasoned. Remember to bring buns along, and cheese if you go with hamburgers. There is no need to get any fancier than that if you're last minute tailgating. The fancy stuff is for people who have more time to devote to this than you. Vegetarians, grab some portobellos instead of meat.
2. Dip
I typically advocate a mix of homemade and store-bought food for parties, but if you are really last minute tailgating, you'll only want store bought food. I say bring some chips and dip. Then you have a side dish that doesn't need to be cooked, and really, who needs more than chips and a hot dog at a football game anyway? If you want to get really crazy, pick up a thing of sour cream and use one of those packaged mixes to make a fancy dip. You can even mix it once you get there, saving you even more time.
That's it! Bring some meat, chips and dip, a cooler, and a grill. Unless you're tailgating by yourself, request some else brings all the condiments, paper plates, etc. Why? Those people have to pack things up and bring them home. You will not, which means less clean up afterwards. Now, obviously this isn't completely last minute tailgating, since you will already need to have the equipment at home unless you want to do a frenzied dash through Walmart. But, if you know there's a chance you'll be tailgating, you can at least be prepared and do the minimum amount of work beforehand. More time to party!


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As with the Karoo Nylon strapping chair, the Tub and Two Seater are available in a variety of different coloured nylon strapping and can be manufactured in any of Woodbender's standard timber finishes.
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The NSA Panel's Pointless Private-Sector Fig Leaf
Turning phone-metadata collection over to telephone companies or a third party introduces new security risks without meaningfully addressing civil-liberties concerns.
No Limits to Freedom of the Press?
Few things bring about so furious a storm of media protest from the Left and the Right as does jailing a reporter. No wonder Attorney General Eric Holder, who is about to leave office and is no doubt concerned about his legacy, did not want to end his years in office by jailing James Risen, a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter.
A Band of Little Big Brothers: The Privacy Merchants
The American public has long understood rights, first and foremost, as protecting the individual from the state. During discussions of privacy violations, the first that typically comes to mind is "Big Brother" — that is, the state. Most informed citizens probably know by now that corporations collect information about them, but they may be unaware of the extent of these privacy invasions. Read the rest of the article here.
How to Fix Campaign Finance
The existing campaign financing system is a major source of corruption in the U.S., but limiting private contributions is viewed by the U.S. Supreme Court as limiting free speech. And there is little hope that the court will change its mind or that a constitutional amendment can be passed to address the problem. So what if, instead of focusing on contributions, we penalize those who gain substantive, material favors for their contributions and those who grant such favors for receiving contributions?
Debating the ACLU: Advocacy vs. Policy Analysis
The president of the ACLU, Professor Susan Herman, recently debated the proposition that "Our government is doing the terrorists' work for them by undermining our way of life and our liberties." She presented highly troubling cases in what she called government "dragnets" leading to the arrest and long detention of innocent people. She railed against the lack of transparency and the chilling effects of investigating leaks to the press. I was supposed to take the other side.
China: Young Voices
I used the occasion of my invitation to deliver the keynote address at the closing ceremonies of the 2014 Beijing Forum to meet with a group of Chinese students. I found them to be more interactive than they were during my previous trips. They were more willing not only to ask questions, but also to comment on my presentations, although they delivered all their comments in a congenial manner. (The one student who struck a discordant note turned out to be an American studying in Beijing.)
It's Economic Insecurity, Stupid
The post-mortem of the midterm elections is widely held to show that people are more concerned about economic stagnation than about any of the specific policies Democrats promote, such as climate control, immigration reform, and Internet neutrality. My interviews with middle-class Americans reveal that many are even more concerned with losing what they have than with gaining more of the same.
US Grand Strategy: More Restraint
In his important new book Restraint: A New Foundation for U.S. Grand Strategy, Barry R. Posen raises one more call for restraint, although he reaches this conclusion in a distinct way uniquely his own. Posen finds that the United States has fallen prey to the illusion that it can – indeed, is being called upon to – bring to the nations of the world a democratic, stable form of government and a prosperous way of life to boot. He calls this thesis "liberal hegemony" and points out that its experiences in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan should have made the United States realize that it cannot make this vision come true.
The U.S. Should Not Fear Competing With China
On October 24, 21 Asian nations signed a memorandum to form a new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, to be drawn on considerable Chinese funds. U.S. opposition to the new bank illuminates a much greater issue: Will the U.S. seek to contain every international initiative by China, or will it only counter aggression but welcome China's non-coercive engagement in regional and world affairs?
Midterm Elections
In many ways, we already know the results of the midterm elections: The country continues to tilt toward right of center. This is evident because, even if the Democrats are somehow able to hold on to a thin majority in the Senate, they will do so only because of the election of red-state Democrats who support many of the same policies that Republicans do.
We Need Empathy, Too
The Tea Party Is Winning—the Liberal Agenda Is Being Suffocated
Liberals say Republicans, who are engaged in a civil war with each other while campaigning to defund Obamacare, are ignoring the wishes of the majority of Americans. They contend that if the GOP continues on its present course, it will once again shoulder the blame for shutting down the government, or worse.
Grant Kurdistan Arms and Independence
In dealing with Iraq, the U.S. and its allies would benefit from drawing on an important axiom of economics, that of "sunk costs." It suggests that contrary to common intuition, how much you have invested in a property (or policy) in the past should not affect your decisions about future investments. The decisive question is whether the property is currently in good shape, or is falling apart.
Hillary Clinton's China Policy
Hillary Clinton's book Hard Choices reaffirms what critics have long stated about President Barack Obama's China policy: that there is none but merely vague generalizations and that the administration is largely reactive rather than proactive.
Should We Go Back to the Moon?
Today marks 45 years since Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon, taking "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Overall, 12 American astronauts have walked on the lunar landscape, the last – Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt – doing so in 1972.


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The venue you choose for the wedding reception will determine whether or not you can plan the wedding as you want. This means that if you had a specific sketch in mind of the way in which the setting will look for your wedding reception, the venue in question has to meet your personal requirements. For example, the way in which you want the tables to be arranged and the space designated as the dance floor can only be obtained if the location allows this in terms of spaciousness and shape. If the room is round, you will have to make the setting fit into this shape, not the other way around.
But the venue in itself is not sufficient to create a unique wedding reception. The décor plays the most important part in the way in which the venue is perceived. This has to be tasteful and to reflect the theme you have chose for your special day. The flower arrangements have to impress through their vivid coloration and elegance. These aspects contribute extensively to creating a unique setting in which the wedding reception can unfold. But a truly unique venue cannot lack specific elements.
Couples are usually interested in a venue that is instantly perceived as a grandiose location for a wedding. The guests have to notice the beauty of the venue from the exterior, as they arrive to the reception. This involves a majestic structure which impresses through its architectural design and wonderful gardens that surround it. The bride and the groom choose this type of location not because they want it to be ostentatious and thus emphasize their economic possibilities, but because they want to ensure both for themselves and for their invitees a unique experience which will be dearly remembered for a long time.
That is why the natural landscape that is noticeable from the property in question is important. They want their guests to gaze upon the wonderful scenery and feel close to nature. But the interior of the venue has to be just as impressive. Some brides are fond of the idea of walking down an imposing staircase and thus make their grand appearance to the party. But in order to obtain such a venue, you have to be willing to spend an impressive amount of money. Uniqueness cannot be attained unless you are willing to make some sacrifices, but remember that a wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime event and has to be organized properly.
The exchange of the wedding vows represents one of the most important moments in the ceremony. Some are nervous of this moment, not because the thought of committing themselves to their loved ones is frightening but because they lack the words to express their immense love for their soon-to-be-spouse. That is why many try to find inspiration in different places such as romantic movies or the internet.
While these sources can be considered reliable to the extent that the vows encountered abound in romantic undertones, these cannot lie at the basis of your wedding vows. You want these to be unique and the only way in which you can manage to have one-of-a-kind wedding vows is if you write them yourself. You don't have to be a renowned poet to express your intense feelings for your better half in a romantic manner. It is enough to take some time and look deep into your heart.
You will instantly understand why you are marrying this person and what it is that makes you love him or her so much. It is not a science, but a pure feeling which fills your heart with love and even though it might seem impossible to express in words what you feel, once you put pen to paper, you will find to your surprise that the words won't fail to come out. And even if you are not a romantic yourself and are a bit clumsy when it comes to expressing your feeling, your spouse already knows this about you. He or she won't expect you to write the next best poem, but to speak from the heart.
If you are true to your feelings, you will write the most beautiful wedding vows precisely because you have spoken with sincerity about the reason that brought you to make this decision to marry the person in front of you and about the promises you make to your loved one. On the other hand, if you are great with words and if you are capable of actually writing eloquent wedding vows, your spouse will be impressed to tears.
The season in which your wedding takes place plays an important role in determining the decorations for the ceremony and the reception, as well as in deciding the wedding gown you will wear. Everything has to be in harmony with the atmosphere that the season instills. For a winter wedding, the décor is bound to consist of a combination of white and blue embellishments. Specific elements that allude to this time of year should not miss if you want to capture the essence of winter.
The place cards also have to follow the same pattern. These are the ones that inform the invitees about their seating at the table and have to be attractive as they are to 'blame' for the first impression a guest makes while being ushered to the place designated specially for him or her. So the place cards have to be unique and to impress through their elegancy and delicacy, at the same time. And what better way to instill this feel to them if not through a snowflake design engraved on them.
Snowflakes are representative for the cold season but they are not reminiscent of a cold weather inasmuch as they remind about the beauty and jolly aspect of winter, when everybody enjoys feeling the frozen drops of rain fall on their cheeks. So if you want to make your guests appreciate more the season at hand, remind them of the delicate snowflakes they have looked forward to throughout their childhood. The place card holder is also relevant so you should mix the two elements perfectly. If you want to keep the place card simple and just write the name of the invitees on them, you can opt for a snowflake design ornament as a holder.
The pace card should have a metallic aspect thus making it more elegant. And of it is unicolored, you should definitely go for a vividly colored holder so as to obtain a great contrast. If the wedding is close to Christmas, you can choose a bright red ornament which is reminiscent of the Christmas tree decorations. However, this should be decided upon after choosing the linens for the tables because you do not want to have an explosion of colors.
When it comes to jewelry, there are two precious rings which you will cherish for the rest of your life: the engagement ring and the wedding band. So it is safe to say that you should not think about the price tag when purchasing these pieces of jewelry. Even though these represent big investments they are going to last a lifetime so any sum is justifiable. The wedding is a precious moment and the wedding band is kind of a business card of this new life you begin, that of a married person.
So it should convey the obvious message: that you have found happiness alongside a unique individual who can make you feel complete. Unique colored diamond wedding bands are one way in which you can suggest this. These rings break all patterns because they have nothing in common with the standard wedding bands. These are usually made out of one precious metal, they might have a design on them but not a sophisticated one and the gemstones might lack from the model or might be simple white stones.
Colored diamonds make the wedding band a wonderful piece of jewelry, giving it an extravagant allure. The color can range from yellow to green or blue, and from pink to brown. You can even have a combination of white and colored diamonds which will make the wedding band stand out even more. For example, a natural pink brownish diamond band is astonishing, both through the elegant cut of the diamonds and through the wonderful coloration. The color is not 'bright pink', which would have taken off of the ring's beauty an elegancy, but a toned down hue which better suits a classic ring which will be worn for the rest of your life.
You can even alternate diamonds and rubies in the design of the wedding band, but if 'diamonds are your friends' you can keep this precious stone as the sole ornament of the ring. The so called rainbow wedding bands are multi hued, just as the name clearly indicates. These rings consists of alternating differently colored diamonds, but not one gemstone at a time as a conglomerate of stones of one color followed by a differently colored one. A unique wedding band can also be a tri-color rolling ring which refers to three separate thinner bands which are adorned with colored diamonds (different coloration), all coming together to form a single wedding ring.
The wedding reception is filled with wonderful moments and in reality all these moments require adequate songs in order to make them memorable. If you want to have a unique reception, you need to choose wisely the tunes that will play throughout the day.
The first important song refers to the moment the bride and the groom enter the venue. All the guests are present and they make their grand entrance as husband and wife. Usually the song is cheerful as some sort of recognition of their unity and the joy that dwells upon this magical day. The song should be chosen by taking into account the theme you portray through the décor and attire. For instance, a couple with Scottish heritage might be interested in alluding to their roots and have a bagpipe band sing while they enter in the salon. Others might want a dramatic entrance with drums hearing in the background.
Another important moment is when the newlyweds share their first dance together. This is symbolic for their first public appearance as a married couple and it is a solemn moment filled with emotion. The song has to be indeed one-of-a-kind and to reflect the intense feelings you have for one another. Elvis Presley's Can't Help Falling in Love with You is one option you have of a romantic song for your first dance. In order to make the moment memorable, you should borrow a smoke machine which can create a beautiful atmosphere and an impressive visual effect while you glide over the dance floor.
Song number three refers to the dance the bride will share with her father. This again has to be a unique tune that best emphasizes the emotions that fill the father's heart as he realizes that his little girl has got married. The Way You Look Tonight, performed by none other than Frank Sinatra is one option you have for the father-daughter dance. Other relevant tunes which have to be chosen with care refer to the moment when the bride throws the wedding bouquet and when the newlyweds cut the cake.
The choices are multiple. For the first moment, a more cheerful song or even a tune with no lyrics, even drum rolls so as to entice the crowd waiting to catch the bridal bouquet, works. Again it depends on what you want and how you perceive this moment. As it is not as solemn as the previous ones mentioned, a jovial song can fit perfectly with the whole event.
If you are intent in having a unique wedding, you have to plan everything with utmost care because each detail plays an important part in creating a one-of-a-kind moment. And probably the venue you choose for the reception carries the most weight in determining whether or not the wedding is indeed memorable. If your wedding day takes place in Maryland, you have to spend quite an amount of time to verify what options you have in terms of wedding locations.
The internet can help you out a lot because you can find the existent venues, their description, as well as the testimonials of various customers. But nothing can help you decide which venue is perfect for your special day better than actually visiting the places in person. It is also important to establish what type of wedding ceremony you will have because this will turn you in the right direction when conducting your search. Do you want to have a more elegant reception, do you want it to be glamorous, or do you want something simple but chic? This is important because the venue has to convey the right atmosphere.
If you want to create a romantic ambiance then the Gramercy Mansion could be your venue. The location is picturesque as it abounds in artwork and antiques. The impressive staircase is perfect for your grand entrance: the bride and the groom can make their appearance coming down the stairs. Elegancy goes hand in hand with nature as the venue disposes of beautiful gardens where your invitees can retreat from time to time to take a breath of fresh air in all the commotion formed by the party.
For a glamorous wedding, the 1840s Plaza is perfect. The Ballroom is truly impressive through its chandeliers, velvet draperies and murals. This venue will most certainly make you feel like a princess in your wedding day. Not to mention that the view is breathtaking – you can see the Inner Harbor in all its glory from the tall windows.
The Harbor Magic Hotels also represent a great choice of a wedding venue in Maryland. The location is classy and can hold up to as much as 125 people. You have to pay attention to the type of wedding you have. Because if there are a lot of guests you have to make sure that the venue can accommodate so many people. Also, Harbor Magic offer a 15% discount for military personnel.
If you are having a gangster themed wedding it is only natural to have the wedding cake following the same pattern. However, you need to decide what type of cake you are interested in because there are many designs you can choose from and the differentiation in details between these designs is obvious.
On the one hand you can opt for a 50s scene which realistically depicts gangsters, and on the other you can choose a more modern representation in which the bride and the groom are 'acting gangster'. This latter variant is actually a portrayal of the couple being involved in a dangerous situation reminiscent of the 50s gangster movies. There is also the possibility to choose a more humorous gangster wedding cake which has caricatures of mobsters, cigars and money. Of course, the cake would not be complete without the 50's emblematic car which was driven by thugs.
As you can see there are different ways in which you can interpret this theme so you need to consider which would be the best option. It is important to keep in mind that the wedding is a celebration and the cake should not be too serious. As long as you allude to the wedding theme is perfect even if you do not recreate an actual gangster scenario.
The decision to have such a cake might seem to belong to the groom, as women are usually interested in more feminine decorations, but the choice can be termed as unexpected and it will definitely make the cake stand out. In fact, when the wedding cake is brought, it will be one of those moments when everyone stares in amazement at the inventive cake without having the intention of letting the work of art be cut and eaten because the image is too great to ruin it. So you will have chosen a unique design for your wedding cake
Nowadays, people no longer buy wedding gifts, but they present the bride and the groom with an envelope which contains a sum of money. Maybe the practice seems to lack any type of personal connection to the event because the invitees do not spend their time wondering what gift would be perfect for the happy couple and do not visit various storesin the attempt to find the most appropriate present for the wedding.
But this custom is more practical because the newlyweds can spend the money received as they deem necessary. They are the one who know best what types of investments are required both in terms of furniture or home appliances. What is more, the money can even be used to cover some of the wedding expenses or as a down payment for a house. For this particular reason, envelopes are preferred to actual wedding gifts.
The practice is widespread and refers to the guests contributing to the new couple's life together with a particular sum of money, thus helping them out in undertaking this journey as a married couple. However, the whole concept is elegantly created so as to avoid transforming it into something tacky. Usually this 'giving away of the presents' takes place at the reception and occurs as follows: near the bride and the groom's table there is a container in which the invitees deposit the envelopes (usually when they leave the party). The container is known as the 'moneyholder' and it is decorated accordingly so as to fit the décor.
Because it has to blend in perfectly, but at the same time to have something that makes it stand out, you have to pick a unique moneyholder for your wedding. The models are different depending on each personal requirement. There are moneyholders shaped as chests covered in satin and with elegant embroidery or treasure boxes adorned with all sorts of glamorous details meant to emphasize the purpose of the container.
The boxes have an opening on their upper side through which the envelopes are put in, so it is not necessary to lift the lid of the box. The moneyholder can also be shaped as a present and tied with a beautiful ribbon or it can be a replica of your wedding cake. If the wedding is not very formal and you want the moneyholder to have a funny undertone, you can choose a piggy bank in which the guests can deposit their envelopes.
A unique wedding can be organized only by paying attention to the smallest details and making sure that everything comes into place beautifully. You might consider that the venue and the décor are the most important aspects and you are right to a certain extent because these are the ones that contribute to the creation of an attractive setting in which the reception is to take place.
But if you are interested in having a unique wedding, you have to pick each element present in the wedding with utmost care, and this includes the place card holders as well. These are just as important as the floral arrangements and the centerpieces because they work together in order to form a one-of-a-kind picture, worthy of admiration. Just imagine the invitees' reaction when they are taken to their seats and they see a wonderfully crafted place card holder which informs them about their place at the table. It is a little item of decoration but it has a huge impact on the overall presentation of the wedding.
The place card holders come in different shapes and sizes and can even be personalized thus giving you the opportunity to order one-of-a-kind holders. The manufactures are aware that many wedding planners incorporate the theme of the wedding in every little detail so there are place card holders created to meet each individual taste and desire. For whatever type of wedding you are having, there is a place card holder perfect for the occasion. For an elegant reception, there are classic place card holders shaped as hearts, butterflies or whatever you can think of, some beautifully adorned with gemstones for a more glamorous appearance.
These are either made out of chrome or silver and are adequate for a formal wedding. If you have a specific theme, the holders can reflect this as well. For example, a fairytale wedding requires an appropriate place card holder which emphasizes this theme. You can choose holders shaped as castles, carriages or specific characters from the fairytale of your preference. If you want them to be unique you have to make sure that you incorporate a distinctive element which is bound to stand out. As long as choose classy holders and do not fall into the other extreme while striving to impress through the selection you have made, you will definitely prove your impeccable taste.


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Roe on toast with cress and lemon crème fraiché #135
Good tasting roe on grilled bread with some lemon flavored crème fraiche and fresh cress to give it a bit of spice. Classic, simple, elegant and great tasting. This is very simple to make and is usually very appreciated, you can use any good tasting roe you like.
For these pictures I used lump roe wich is a really cheap one with a rough saltiness and hard pearls that pop in your mouth. It´s not the ideal roe but a great alternative when you´re on a budget. If you can afford it on your budget you can go way higher and usually the quality and taste will be adjusted with what you pay.
Roe on toast with cress and lemon crème fraiché
white bread
crème fraiché
salt, pepper
Cest the lemon and combine with the crème fraiché, season with salt and pepper and let sit for one hour to let the lemon taste develop. You can also add lemon juice if you want more acidity and lemon taste.
Slice the bread and grill, let the bread cool off and then spread the lemon crème fraiche on top, add a spoonful of roe on top and finish off with some fresh cut cress.
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Children's experience of their parents' divorce or separation can have a lasting impact on family relationships. Some ways that parents can help their children to cope better with the reality of divorce or separation are to:
- keep their conflict away from the children
- keep the children involved in what is happening
- keep communicating about important changes
- keep criticism of each other to themselves
Children have a right to be children. While the parents have every right to decide to separate, their children should not have to carry the burden of that decision. Nor should they have to pick sides, serve as go-betweens or be a surrogate for the missing parent.
Parents thinking about how to achieve an ethical separation or divorce might explore Collaborative Practice, a non-confrontational approach for clients who want to agree the legal and practical arrangements for their own unique family situation. Using this process, clients can:
- avoid protracted court proceedings;
- take control of outcomes for the family;
- protect the wellbeing and needs of the children;
- preserve their privacy and dignity;
- minimise emotional damage;
- receive support and information from specially trained
The collaborative approach involves open and respectful discussions over a series of meetings involving clients and their respective Collaborative Lawyers and, where necessary, Family Consultants and Independent Financial Advisors. Each meeting is carefully planned in advance and the team work together with the couple to help them reach agreement in an atmosphere of support and understanding.
Collaborative Practice has been well established in Scotland for over a decade, and now residents in Dumfries and Galloway have a local team of specially trained practitioners, all of whom belong to the national network of Consensus Scotland.
Despite the immediate pain of a separation or family dispute, choosing collaboration over conflict offers a way to manage the impact of these difficult decisions, and to safeguard the long-term wellbeing of the family.
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'There's no mistaking the Acer Liquid Z3 for a premium device.'
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Good camera, Vibrant Display, Ergonomic build
Large, pretty screen, Snappy performance
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a budget smartphone in every sense
The Nokia Asha 503 brings a more robust 5MP camera (be it fixed-focus) and 3G to a package we already liked, and that's what we can safely call a good start.
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Today's guest post is from Donald Wetherick, Chair of Trustees at the British Association for Music Therapy. Age UK recently took part in a Parliamentary roundtable exploring the benefits of music therapy for people living with dementia, as part of Music Therapy Week.
Over 800,000 people in Britain live with dementia. This is expected to increase to 2 million by 2050. For the growing number of people living with dementia, their carers and families, music therapy can play an important role in supporting their wellbeing and quality of life.
Oliver Sachs, the well-known neurologist, in his book 'Musicophilia', describes music therapy as seeking to 'address the emotions, cognitive powers, thoughts and memories, the surviving "self" of the patient… to enrich and enlarge existence, to give freedom, stability, organisation and focus.'
Leading research shows it can significantly improve the lives of people with dementia, reducing agitation, isolation and depression as well as the need for medication. It can help people at all stages of dementia.
David Jaques is 81 years old. Four years ago he was diagnosed with two kinds of dementia, both vascular and Alzheimer's. He has progressive short-term memory loss, has difficulty organising his time and sometimes gets lost. His wife, Penny, hoped music therapy would give him pleasure and stimulate him as it became harder to engage in previous interests. Now, she says, 'music therapy is the high spot of David's week.'
'The brain remembers emotional experiences more easily than facts, and the emotional nature of music helps these memories come to the fore,' explains his music therapist, Pemma Spencer-Chapman.
Pemma is one of over 800 state registered music therapists who use the unique non-verbal properties of music to support people at all stages of their lives – from helping new born babies develop healthy bonds with their parents, to offering vital, sensitive and compassionate palliative care at the end of life.
Music therapists often work within a multidisciplinary team alongside other professionals such as speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, doctors, paediatricians, teachers, social workers, consultants, psychologists and psychiatrists. Individual and group sessions are provided in many settings including hospitals, schools, hospices and care homes. The therapist's approach is informed by different theoretical frameworks, depending on their training and the health needs of each individual.
They don't teach people how to play an instrument, and there is no pre-requisite to 'be musical' in order to engage in music therapy. Depending on person-centred needs, music therapists offer individual or group music therapy sessions. For an older person with dementia, this could be helping them to feel valued and heard.
Dementia care is a growing area of healthcare need, as highlighted in the Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia 2020. The British Association for Music Therapy believes that music therapy has a role to play in delivering the Challenge.
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All that glitters…
Sunday, May 02, 2004
From Klaus Wunderlich's online biography:
Klaus released his first recording in 1958. There followed more than 120 LPs, Cassettes and CDs over 40 years, with sales of more than 20 million copies worldwide. Klaus received 13 gold discs and 1 gold cassette.
Who, in the history of recorded music, ever heard of anyone anywhere ever receiving a 'gold cassette'? Is there any tragically 70s band that appeals to long-distance drivers who sold the requisite amount to be awarded a gold 8-track cartridge?
Just quietly, I reckon Klaus spraypainted his gold cassette himself!


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In our Museum Informatics class, we were assigned a project to learn a new technology, particularly a technology that one might be thinking of using for the final project (how it could be used in a museum setting or extend the museum experience).
Prof. Twidale Quote:
You are to look at it from the perspective of how it might be useful in a museum setting.
You can pick a technology you know nothing about, or one you are already familiar with but have always been meaning to investigate further.
As I had already thought of doing a historically-based blog on Manet's Olympia painting, I thought it would be absolutely advantageous to learn WordPress (or other blogging software). It was possible that in learning and testing the technology that WordPress might not be the technology I wanted to use for the assignment, but after spending hours and days with it, even with its limitations, I found it the perfect vehicle for the Olympia blog. The end result was that in learning the technology, I actually started building the Olympia blog, thus incorporating what I learned in its creation. Of course, it was for me a difficult, frustrating process.
The concisely-written assignment activities are to:
1) Fiddle with the technology
2) Learn how to use it
3) Create something with it (not too big!)
4) Tell us about it, and you experience of learning and fiddling
I love that word "fiddling." So while I fiddled with WordPress, my "Rome" (outside world responsibilities took 2nd seat) burned. I fiddled so much that I burnt and broke a few fiddles. I probably over-fiddled, which is my tendency, and it turned into the blog itself. This tendency to over-fiddle brings to mind a classic Prof. Twidale moment that stuck with me…
Words of Wisdom on "Over-Fiddling:"
When our Museum Informatics class was onsite at the University of Illinois paper-prototyping an iPod technology (that was a mind-blower in itself), I spoke with my group of a particular functionality I thought would be important for our application. Prof. Twidale came by and reminded me, "Remember, we're not creating Microsoft Word." He also mentioned to me not go into so much particulars at the beginning because these "add-ons" could be done later but stressed a first layer approach (i.e. "get grounded"). Again, this was a paradigm shift for me and he helped get me out of that stuck brain mode. What's quite funny is that I worked for Microsoft designing applications and I was approaching this paper-prototyping activity like as if I was in that mode. I realized that during and after the activity, Microsoft (and all others) would have probably built cleaner and better applications by doing paper-prototyping over creating huge product specification guides.
Now back to the learning technology bit…
The Report: Learning a New Technology – WordPress
My WordPress Example: Olympia 1865 Blog
The end results of learning WordPress was the creation and development of my blog prototype "Blogging Manet's Olympia in 1865" for the final Museum Informatics project.
How I learned to use the technology:
Because I had never used a blog before, any Web 2.0 tools, never used HTML, and being your basic techno-neophyte, I had to dive in and blunder around. Being highly intimidated by the idea and mystery of blogging, I first searched YouTube tutorials and came one I watched first before taking the plunge. I watched Chris Abraham's 45-minute YouTube video to get acclimated. After watching his process, I got the courage to go to the WordPress.com site and start my blog experience. After signing up, I spent a considerable amount of time exploring the interface, drop downs, menu items, tool bars, buttons, toolbars. Then, I awkwardly and with difficulty learned WordPress by creating the Olympia 1865 blog. Details on how I applied and explored WordPress are described in my post "Progress Report."
What was easy and what was hard:
Tags and Categories: It was surprisingly easy to tag and categorize posts. In each post, you can assign your own tags and create your own categories. In the Post Tag option, you can also choose from your "most used tags." You can also go back to your posts and add or delete tags and categories.
Managing Multiple Blogs: WordPress allows you to manage multiple blogs from one user account. This is quite handy to have a central way of accessing and utilizing all your blogs.
The Post Toolbar and Icons: I don't know but I think the WordPress team has to take a look at these icons. Some of them are absolutely non-explanatory. For the life of me, why do you create grayed-out icons for your upload/insert items (these are for pictures, media, sound, etc.)? I mean it doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand that grayed-out means inactive. This blows my mind – particularly on important functionality for blog posts. The icons are also incredibly small and could be redesigned to convey better meaning. In addition the formatting Visual Toolbar could use some help. There is a multi-colored icon filled with small boxes that is supposed to let you know that if you click on it, it expands the Visual formatting toolbar to include more formatting options. This is unbelievably poor.
Bugs – Yes, I've noticed some basic bugginess in WordPress. The most obvious one is writing this post. No matter how man times I've bolded a word or words, sometimes it sticks and most of the time it doesn't take. This is particularly aggravating in doing absolutely simple formatting. Also, another bug is that sometimes the images that show up in the "Edit Post" do not show up on the actual blog but only a box with a ? mark. Is it a bug in the theme, or in WordPress? I don't know why that is.
What was surprisingly easy or surprisingly hard:
Surprisingly easy: Activating the Blog
I have to say the one thing I thought would be the most complicated was activating the blog through WordPress.com. It was the easiest and so instant. Here is the screen where the magic happens:
Next, you supply your blogdomain, blog title, and then click "sign up." After that a message goes to your email to activate the account. Once that is done, you can sign in to your blog and presto, here you go.
Surprisingly hard:
Creating the Blog: Because I was learning as I was creating the blog, I'd have to say it was incredibly arduous for me to do. I didn't feel that the WordPress interface was intuitive at all. I actually found it often clunky, unresponsive, full of busy stuff, text being jam packed against another, etc. The difficulty again may have been enhanced in not knowing the program in building the blog. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears went into creating my basic blog prototype.
Adding Video: First of all, it is not clear that you add video to your blog. Then the only way you can is to embed it as a link from another site. Videos cannot be stored like images on the WordPress.com site. The icon and link to upload/insert media is not clear nor explanatory. You can pay $59.95 per year and upgrade to VideoPress, which allows you to upload video files from your computer to the Media Library and access and play it directly within your blog. Here's an example screen of VideoPress functionality you don't get in the regular WordPress.com account:
"Aha!" and "Duh!" moments
Regarding these moments, Professor Twidale provides a critical observation: You find out that "when you suddenly figure out how to do something and maybe realize it should have been much easier, but [realize] the system's design made it look more confusing than it was." I'd have to say almost all of my "Aha!" and "Duh!" moments (and especially those "Duh!" ones) come from some awkwardly designed WordPress interface issues.
Once I figured out that to choose your widgets, you needed to drag them onto the prescribed areas, I found it quite fun to move widgets around, modify them, and try different ones out:
Another Aha! moment was when I realized that even if I published a post, I could always go back and edit it. I thought that was phenomenal. I was so nervous in even posting anything and saving continuously in Draft mode because I thought once I published it, it is done. The ability to edit all published posts is very freeing, and can allow for corrections and modifications.
There are considerably more Duhs! than Ahas! so here we go:
1. Themes: Ok, I just didn't get it and it took me some time to realize that the WordPress word "themes" really meant "designs" or more accurately "templates." I don't understand why WordPress couldn't follow convention in naming this correctly. I couldn't grasp how central this was. I spent hours, and I mean many hours, exploring the themes that WordPress has to offer. Again, I didn't realize that because these WordPress themes are created by WordPress community members, you cannot do the same thing with every theme. An example of this is in my theme I cannot place any images in my header where in other themes you can. This is a major roadblock for me because my image is central to the blog itself – the painting of Manet's Olympia. This lends itself to the following issue that took me a long time to come up with:
2. There's a difference between setting up a blog through WordPress.com versus WordPress.org. I wanted to utilize all those cool custom themes that were out on the Web, put couldn't find a place to enter or plug in the theme. I also wanted to access all that amazing functionality with the 700+ plug-ins that are offered in the WordPress community. Well, in setting up my WordPress.com blog, that "ain't gonna" work.
The issue is this, as posted on WordPress.com's Support site called "WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org:"
The distinction between WordPress.com and WordPress.org can cause some confusion for people. Let's clear it up. WordPress.com is brought to you by some of the same folks who work on WordPress, the open source blogging software. WordPress.com utilizes the same WordPress software which you can download at WordPress.org. With WordPress.com the hosting and managing of the software is taken care of by the team here at Automattic. With WordPress.org you need to install the software on your own server or with a 3rd party provider.
WordPress.com Benefits
- It's free and much easier to setup
- Everything is taken care of: setup, upgrades, spam, backups, security, etc
- Your blog is on hundreds of servers, so it's highly unlikely it will go down due to traffic
- Your posts are backed up automatically
- You get extra traffic from blogs of the day and tags
- You can find like-minded bloggers using tag and friend surfer
- Your login is secure (SSL) so no one can get into your account if you use wifi
WordPress.com Cons
- We provide 70+ themes (and adding more every day) which you can modify and edit the CSS, but you cannot run a custom theme*
- You can't hack the PHP code behind your blog*
- You can't upload plugins
* The VIP program on WordPress.com for high-traffic and high-profile sites allows you to run custom themes, custom PHP code, ad code, and WordPress plugins.
WordPress.org Benefits
- Ability to upload themes
- Ability to upload plugins
- Great community
- Complete control to change code if you're technically minded
WordPress.org Cons
- You need a good web host, which generally costs $7-12 a month, or thousands of dollars per month for a high traffic site
- Requires more technical knowledge to set up and run
- You're responsible for stopping spam
- You have to handle backups
- You must upgrade the software manually when a new version comes out
- If you get a huge spike in traffic (like Digg or Slashdot) your site will probably go down unless you have a robust hosting setup
WordPress.org is free blogging software. With WordPress.org, you can install themes and plugins, run advertisements, edit the database and even modify the PHP source code. WordPress.org is the home of this software. Anyone can download the software for free but it must be installed on a web server before it will work. Web servers are generally not free. Hosting your own WordPress software can be fun and rewarding; it also places full responsibility on the blogger. If you mismanage your web server, you can lose your entire blog.
For no charge, WordPress.org provides downloadable blog software, community mailing lists, community support forums, documentation, and free themes and plugins.
WordPress.com is different. You do not have to download software, pay for hosting or manage a web server. When you sign up for a WordPress.com blog, you will get a URL like "andy.wordpress.com" or you can map a domain so your blog is available at "example.com" without the ".wordpress.com" portion. You do not control the software or the database; FTP and shell access are not included. WordPress.com is based on a multi-user version of the WordPress software which does not permit uploading of PHP themes or plugins (although many popular plugins are built into WordPress.com ). Popular javascript embeds such as YouTube are supported, but for security reasons some of the lesser known embed codes will be stripped out. CSS is also restricted by default for security reasons, but you can purchase a paid upgrade to gain the ability for full CSS editing. What you can do on WordPress.com is blog for free.
For no charge, WordPress.com provides web hosting, unlimited database storage with redundancy and backups, automatic software upgrades, community support forums, multi-lingual administration and themes, real-time traffic stats, comment tracking, blog and post rankings and other features not available anywhere else. These features will always be free for blogs started on WordPress.com; if you ever find yourself being charged for these at WordPress.com, pinch yourself and wake up!
WordPress.com is a commercial enterprise owned by Automattic, a company started by the founding developer of WordPress and staffed by full-time developers, designers and support agents. It runs a multi-user version of WordPress called WordPress MU. WPMU is also free, open-source software. Developments sponsored by Automattic are regularly contributed back into WordPress.org so the community can benefit.
WordPress.com offers paid upgrades as a way to provide premium features without forcing bloggers to host their blogs elsewhere. These upgrades are optional. Basic blogs will always be free on WordPress.com and the basic services will continue to be upgraded with better features.
3. Dashboards: Another WordPress semantics issue is the term "dashboard." I just couldn't understand this term at all. It seemed rather obtuse. Then I finally realized that this is the work space area where you manage the blog. I just came across this on the WordPress site on what the Dashboard is. It also offered a video tutorial on the Dashboard. I didn't know they had any videos on WordPress but they are found on a site called WordPress.tv.
4. Widgets and Layout: Related to the themes issue are the widgets. The widgets are what adds increased functionality to the blog. What's frustrating about WordPress is that one is allotted select widgets in each theme design. It took me a long time to get this – mainly by sampling other themes and then noticing how the widgets were different for each them. What that means is that one theme can have widgets you want, and the one you have not have those or have a few of them.
In the theme I picked, I wanted this design format because I thought it lent to my idea of a Paris newspaper rag, as well as looking quite similar in design to Salon.com which I sort of wanted to emulate. However the layout and widgets are constrained by the theme. I particularly wanted the widgets to show up on the right side column, but it will only put them at the bottom of a three-columned content blog area.
5. There's a difference between Posts and Pages. OK, this took me a long time to grasp but I finally figured out there was a difference between posts and pages. The posts are what I write that shows up on the blog space. The pages are WordPress' great addition to the blog space by allowing one to create web-like pages on your blog space that can hold different content outside of the postings. This can make a blog act more like a basic website.
Helpful WordPress Guides:
1. WordPress' Online Manual – WordPress Codex
WordPress offers text-based tutorials on WordPress Codex which is its own website as well as being the tab "Docs" in wordpress.org. WordPress Codex works as a text-based resource for information about WordPress such as:
- Getting Started
- WordPress 2.9 Information
- Working with WordPress
- Design and Layout
- Advanced Topics
- Troubleshooting
- Developer Documentation
- About WordPress
Blogger Lorelle in "A Guide to the WordPress Codex" highlights good places to start within Codex in gearing up on WordPress.
2. WordPress.tv: I didn't come across this until after this assignment, but WordPress has a site with just videos on it. It also has a "How-To" section with video-based tutorials and help.
3. WordPress Support: WordPress.com has an excellent site that has some clear, concisely illustrated and nicely-worded support documentation on WordPress.
4. Tripwire Magazine's "100+ Massive WordPress Tutorial Collection" has some free video tutorials on WordPress basics (some of these I had to ignore because they required a custom self-hosted website and thus installation more complicated – not the 5 minute installation for WordPress.com site but having to create a database, edit downloaded .php files etc – NOT!).
5. "How to Be a Rockstar WordPress Designer" is a downloadable book costing $ but offers a free sample chapter that is very clear and easy to read called "Getting Familiar with WordPress." This is a very nice introduction to WordPress, which I wish I had read earlier in my learning and searching.
6. Free WordPress Video Tutorials are offered on iThemes website. Some of these are the same videos posted by TripWire magazine.
7. Free WordPress Video Tutorials are also offered on Mark McLaren's (an online marketing consultant) McBuzz Communication's Business Blogging 101. He's organized it so that you can view tutorials by topic or by skill level.
8. WordPress Plugins and Tools: Though I haven't been able to explore plugins (there are over 700+ WordPress plugins available) because I am creating a WordPress.com automatic installed blog versus a manual WordPress.org one plus the time required for customization and coding, Mashable has some excellent lists of top plugins and recommendations:
Mashable has these a good resource plugin lists:
- 50+ WordPress Plugins for Multimedia
- 30+ WordPress Plugins for Statistics
- 30+ WordPress Plugins for Comments
- 30+ WordPress Plugins to Get More Blog Readers
- WordPress God: 300+ Tools for Running Your WordPress Blog
9. On YouTube, Chris Abraham offers a long (45 minutes) but friendly introductory WordPress video tutorial. It's a bit old (2006) but still worthy of use. However, he also posted an updated tutorial (2009) that I utilized. There are other numerous WordPress YouTube tutorials but I liked his friendly tone to just jump in there.
I have to say I am now loving WordPress by using the blog as a "virtual design studio."
Inspired by Prof. Twidale's words that design is a messy process, that sketching and doodling is good, that "bits and pieces" and random thoughts are excellent, and to use an online tool such as wikis or blogs to facilitate that process – all these come to fruition in my "Making Olympia" blog. For the first time, I am able to work in a creative mode. Thank you, Prof. Twidale!
It's amazing how well WordPress works for this process. When I get a thought or idea or find something, I can write up a bit on it quickly, tag and categorize it for easy access, and take a look throughout my blog as to how these "bits and pieces" are looking over all, fitting together, creating a pattern, see what's missing, and see what emerges. It's nice to see the versatility of this social media tool actually morphing into a design process tool instead. Pretty darn cool!
First of all, I just had an idea to label "ideas" with idea: in blog title. OK, laugh – but this small thing will help me organize my thoughts and I can tag and categorize these as well.
OK, my idea is… OK, what was it? This is a problem – I get ideas and they swim in and out of my head fast.
Oh, here it is, it swam back in. With WordPress technology, even if I publish a post, I can always edit it at anytime. So, even if I just get a few words down or an idea pops in my head – even 1 word or a few words, I can create a post and then fill it in later with more stuff that comes popping in my head or I find in material around me. Little things in the design process like this can be extraordinarily helpful.


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comScore: Brand-Specific Commercial Ratings Solution ProviderJune 14, 2013
By Bill Duggan
The new ANA white paper, "Brand-Specific Commercial Ratings–Benefits and Solution Providers," highlights solutions from eight companies for brand-specific commercial ratings. This blog provides a recap of comScore's offerings.
comScore provides audience and advertising analytics to measure how consumers use digital and TV platforms, including PCs/laptops, smartphones, tablets, "smart TVs," gaming devices, and of course traditional TV. comScore measures behaviors such as online buying, website visitation, search, and viewing. The company also provides digital analytics and a variety of services tailored to mobile subscribers. comScore believes that accountability is now a multi-platform issue as television becomes digital, and that greater comparability between "traditional" television and digital platforms is needed.
What comScore Does Related to Brand-Specific Commercial Ratings
At comScore, brand-specific advertising measurement is an important foundation for both television and multi-platform services. Both TV and digital advertising are measured on an impression-by-impression basis for each individual creative execution. validated Campaign Essentials (vCE) is a multi-platform solution for measuring campaign delivery across television and digital. The comScore methodology for digital advertising includes behavioral measurement from its two-million-person panel combined with census measurements via comScore Census Network. The comScore methodology for TV uses brand-specific measurement via five million television set-top box households.
Measurement is a key challenge when trying to understand how digital advertising and TV advertising work together. New methodologies such as comScore's solutions are required to answer key questions:
- What is the audience delivery on digital platforms and on the TV platform? Is the advertising program reaching the same consumers, or different consumers on television and online? How much audience is duplicated across platforms?
- What is the impact of mobile advertising? How does response to smartphone and tablet advertising differ?
- What is the impact of the campaign on key branding measures, such as awareness, favorability, and intent to purchase? What is the impact on online behaviors, such as search and website visitation? What is the impact on online and offline purchasing behavior?
- What is the right mix of advertising between mobile and TV platforms?
- Which creative executions perform the best? Can we more effectively measure commercial wear-out?
- How can we more effectively manage advertising programs to optimize against our objectives?
Previous blogs in this series have featured INVIDI Technologies, PrecisionDemand, Simulmedia, Rentrak, Kantar Media, and TRA.
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(TBR Policy 5:01:01:08)
Chapter 5 - Personnel
It is the policy of Northeast State Community College to provide a period of up to four (4) months of leave to eligible employees for adoption, pregnancy, childbirth and nursing the infant, where applicable, in accordance with T.C.A. Section 4-21-408. With regard to adoption, the four (4) month period shall begin at the time the employee receives custody of the child.
I. Eligibility
Employees who have been employed by the State for at least twelve (12) consecutive months as full-time employees, as determined by the employer at the job site or location, are eligible for this leave. Subsequent references within this policy to an employee shall assume eligibility of that individual.
II. Relevant Policies
Upon receipt of a written request for parental leave, the President or his/her designee will process the request in accordance with the provisions of this policy and the employee's eligibility for leave under TBR Policy 5:01:01:14 Family and Medical Leave. Reference may also need to be made to TBR Policies 5:01:01:07 Sick Leave, 5:01:01:03 Leave of Absence and 5:01:01:01 Annual Leave.
III. Notice; Employment Rights and Benefits; Reinstatement
Employees who give at least three (3) months advance notice to their employer of their anticipated date of departure for such leave, their length of leave, and their intention to return to full-time employment after leave, shall be restored to their previous or similar positions with the same status, pay, length of service credit and seniority, wherever applicable, as of the date of their leave.
Employees who are prevented from giving three (3) months advance notice because of a medical emergency which necessitates that leave begins earlier than originally anticipated shall not forfeit their rights and benefits under this policy solely because of their failure to give three (3) months advance notice.
Employees who are prevented from giving three (3) months advance notice because the notice of adoption was received less than three (3) months in advance shall not forfeit their rights and benefits under this policy solely because of their failure to give three (3) months advance notice.
Leave will be granted as paid or unpaid pursuant to the policies of Northeast State Community College and the Tennessee Board of Regents. Such leave shall not affect the employees' right to receive annual leave, sick leave, bonuses, advancement, seniority, length of service credit, benefits, plans or programs for which the employees were eligible at the date of their leave, and any other benefits or rights of their employment incident to the employees' employment position. However, the employer need not provide for the cost of any benefits, plans or programs during the period of leave unless such employer so provides for all employees on leaves of absence.
If an employee's job position is so unique that the employer cannot, after reasonable efforts, fill that position temporarily, then the employer shall not be liable for failure to reinstate the employee at the end of the parental leave period.
The purpose of this policy is to provide leave time to employees for adoption, pregnancy, childbirth and nursing the infant, where applicable. Therefore, if the employer finds that the employee has utilized the period of leave to actively pursue other employment opportunities or if the employer finds that the employee has worked part time or full time for another employer during the period of leave, the employer shall not be liable for failure to reinstate the employee at the end of such leave.
Whenever the employer shall determine that the employee will not be reinstated at the end of such leave because the employee's position cannot be filled temporarily or because the employee has used such leave to pursue employment opportunities or to work for another employer, the employer shall so notify the employee.
IV. Sick Leave
Use of accrued sick leave for adoption or childbirth is limited to thirty (30) working days following the birth of a child or placement for adoption unless medical complications arise that fit ordinary rules regarding the use of sick leave.
In the event both parents are state employees, the aggregate amount of sick leave that may be used for childbirth or adoption is limited to thirty (30) working days following the birth of a child or placement for adoption.
In order to be eligible to use sick leave as parental leave, a statement from the attending physician indicating the expected date of delivery must accompany the request for leave. Additional information from the attending physician may be required if there are complications and the period of absence must begin sooner than agreed, extend further than agreed, or require the use of sick leave beyond the period beginning with the period of hospitalization and extending for thirty (30) work days following the birth of a child or placement for adoption.
After the thirty (30) working days following the birth of a child or placement for adoption or, if extended, after employee's physician determines that the employee should be released, thus ending the period of sick leave, the employee may use accrued annual leave or leave without pay for the remainder of the four-month parental leave.
V. Annual Leave; Compensatory Time
Accrued annual leave and compensatory time may be used for the entire leave period.
VI. Leave of Absence
When accrued annual and sick leave balances are depleted prior to the end of the four (4) month parental leave period, the employee will be placed in a leave of absence status. Refer to TBR Policy 5:01:01:03 Leave of Absence regarding continuation of insurance coverage for employees on unpaid leave of absence.
VII. Family and Medical Leave
To be eligible for Family and Medical Leave (FML) which provides for up to twelve (12) work weeks of leave, an employee must have: (1) worked for the State at least 12 months; and, (2) worked a minimum of 1250 hours during the year preceding the start of the leave.
Employees who are eligible for FML will have parental leave processed in conjunction with the provisions of TBR Policy 5:01:01:14 Family and Medical Leave regarding election of paid/unpaid leave, continuation of insurance coverages, etc. Parental leave and FML periods shall run concurrently.
At the end of the FML period, an employee is also entitled to receive the difference between the four months granted under this policy and the 12 workweeks granted under FML. Accrued annual leave or leave of absence may be used for the remainder of the parental leave period.
During work weeks that an employee takes leave designated as FML, the employer is responsible for paying the employer's portion of the employee's insurance premium, whether the leave is paid or unpaid. Employees who choose to take any unpaid leave over the amount to which they are entitled under FML should be made aware that they will be responsible for paying the employer's portion of the insurance premium for the remainder of the leave period if they wish to ensure continued coverage.
[Authority: T.C.A. Section 4-21-408, Acts 2005, ch. 224, sec. 1.]
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Revision History: Implemented: November 2010