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Billy Mills' story rings true of the Olympic dream. A Native American who grew up on a reservation, he earned a track scholarship to attend the University of Kansas. However, Billy had many difficulties as a Native American at what was virtually an all-white school. Consequently, he dropped out and joined the army where he began training for his dream, an Olympic gold medal.
Mills knew that in order to be the World's best at the 10,000m, he not only had to train his body, but also his mind. To accomplish this goal, he kept a journal and every day he would jot down positive self-statements about the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo. He wrote such affirmations as: "You are going to feel great the day of the Olympics" and "You are going to have great energy in Tokyo". Mills believed the subconscious mind and the conscious mind cannot differentiate from one another. By repeating positive self-statements, you will believe them full-heartedly.
Billy did respond amazingly to all his positive self-talk and self-reinforcement. In the Olympic finals, Mills was only third as he came to the home stretch of the race. Then all his training came to fruition and he said, "you can win, you can win, you can win"-With those words came an incredible last kick, Mill pulled off one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history of track and field coming from behind to win the Gold Medal.
Self-talk is actually a type of self-hypnosis. By repeating positive self-statements over and over again, Mills hypnotized himself into believing in his excellence. He created a continuously playing positive mental tape that boosted his energy when he needed it most, at the last leg of his race.
But self-talk goes beyond self-hypnosis. Our thoughts create neurological impulses in our brain, and these impulses stimulate new pathways in the brain. Repeated thoughts become stronger and more available. Positive self talk can super charge our emotions, making us super performers.
Unfortunately, many people fall flat from their negative mental tape playing in their heads. Dick Ross had this problem. Every time he would meet an important client or had to present to his colleagues, he would say, "Don't mess up again" or even worse, he would berate himself with the statement, "Don't be a stuttering fool again". As a child, Dick had a problem speaking with a stutter. Now, when he gets into pressure situations, this old mental tape gets replayed. With his destructive self-talk, Dick is strengthening his brain structure the wrong way, to choke under pressure, and as a result, he has never reached his potential in his field.
Do you have a negative tape continuously playing in your head? Is it hurting your performance and potential?
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The name of this city springs an image of power, politics in our mind. As quoted in William Armstrong's words, "In Washington D.C, politics dominate even the most casual conversation," but there are so many layers of this amazing place that gets concealed under the veil of all these political perception, an inseparable part of that city. This city is indeed an intriguing admixture of agricultural, industrial and high–tech influences although retaining its cultural heritage and economy. This vigorous city is also popular for its lattes, software companies, music and its extensive outdoor adventure. As in words of John F. Kennedy, "Described Washington as a community of Southern efficiency and Northern charm."Standing on a bridge and gazing at the crimson hued sunset in the sky reflected across the glistening water of Potomac River…what an astounding sight it must present to behold. Dinaw Mengestu in his book entitled The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears so eloquently sketched the details of Washington D.C. that one will find himself being transported in the streets of that city.While talking about aesthetic beauty of this city, the Tidal Basin requires a mention. The mellifluous beauty of this reservoir with its luminous water rimmed by sweet scented, pink cherry blossoms can replenish the soul when it is in full bloom during spring.
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I admire this model.
She is wearing a giant floppy knit bow, and yet, she is selling it.
Not to me, obviously, but she's selling it to somebody. I think.
I mean, this is a giant, comically oversized bow. It's so large, I'm actually a little worried it about where it falls on the food chain.* I want to say it's hugging her head with its giant floppy bow arms, but I think it may be trying to devour her head. Which would be unfortunate, because I don't think there's any other model out there who can wear a hat as convincingly as she can. Should someone maybe check on her?
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29 April 2015 | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau
Quake further exposes Nepal's weak healthcare system
Countries far and wide have joined the relief effort, with neighboring India playing a leading role
Singapore: A monster earthquake that shook the Himalayan nation Nepal, on 25 April, 2015 has further overburdened the country's weak healthcare system. The quake has exposed the woeful state of the Nepal's medical facilities as hospitals are scrambling to treat the vast numbers of injured patients.
As per World Health Organization estimates, Nepal only has 2.1 physicians and 50 hospital beds for 10,000 people. The quake has killed more than 5000 people as per the recent statistics. Casualties are expected to rise, with many more people feared trapped in debris across the country.
Injured patients are being referred to Bir Hospital's Trauma Center, in Kathmandu that opened in Feb 2015, with 200 beds. Healthcare workers stated that at least 1000 more beds were needed to treat the rising number of patients. Many patients were prematurely discharged to accommodate new injured survivors.
Children with multiple injuries were laid on the dusty marble floors of the hospital, while hundreds of other patients with fractured and bloodied limbs lay on the ground outside the hospital under tents as family members struggled to find drinking water and food for them.
Countries far and wide have joined the relief effort in what is one of Asia's poorest countries, with neighboring India playing a leading role. Nepal has declared a state of emergency after the disaster, its deadliest in more than 80 years.
The United Nations said Tuesday it was releasing $15-million from its emergency fund to help relief efforts while the World Food Programme said it aimed to get food aid to 1.4-million people over the next three months.


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More Tips Surrounding Equipment Investing Services
Have you ever tried availing of equipment investing services? If not, then this is a great opportunity for you to know more tips about these types of services. If it is your first time encountering the term, then be sure to stick around as this article will present some guidelines when selecting the right providers of these services. It's time to get started.
Renting used containers
One of the biggest puzzle pieces in the minds of customers and clients of equipment investing services is whether to take the plunge to avail of new containers or simply save money by asking for used containers.
There are various reasons as to why clients ask for containers from these container leasing service providers. In turn, these companies are present to show various options at different prices based on what is needed. There are various sizes and models of the containers, not to mention different strength or ability to hold capacity of goods and materials.
It is considered cheaper and more affordable to ask for used or refurbished containers from these container leasing service providers, since they have already been previously used to take goods to a lot of places. Though these models, admit it or not, have presented some wear and tear, there are companies that would tirelessly repair and clean then so they still look presentable for you.
Adjusting according to the market
Used and refurbished containers may have some cracks and errors, as well as imperfections, but because of the challenges in the economy, they can be purchased and still be good as new. There are little differences since they can still perform well for your needs. As opposed to having brand new equipment to invest into, these can stand as perfect investments that you will never regret having.
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There are some companies and container leasing service providers that also rent out new containers, and those equipment which are optimized for specific roles. These are used in offices and commercial spaces as storage and are required to be new because of this purpose. It entails additional pricing, to follow.
These containers which are new are more expensive , and are open to more customization. This article is not to say that they are not recommended but they should be carefully dealt with. If a client needs just a container for his or her home and is not fully prepared to spend a lot, then a second-hand container would do.
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Blog Article Marketing
by Rahimah Sultan
Writing articles about topics that interest your prospects is a great way to become a trusted expert in your community. However, there are some important things to consider for ensuring your blog article marketing is effective.
Be sure that you're reaching your target audience. These are the recipients for a particular advertisement or message. For example, people interested in starting a home business or those in a certain age group interested in certain fashion or prospects interested in weight loss, etc.
Be sure to have a very clear call to action included in the article. For example, if you have a free download to offer as a way to build your email list, it should be included in the article. Make sure that readers must enter their name and email address to receive the "freebie." Once you have that information, you can engage with prospects and continue follow up with them.
In order for article marketing to be effective, you need to do it well and be consistent in your efforts, and provide quality content.
So start with a schedule that you know you can stick to. You can strive to publish one article every week, for starters, and then add more. You need to realistically assess what's sustainable for you.
Blog article marketing is useful for your online business. It's a cost-effective way to drive traffic to your website or blog and a way obtain potential customers. When you write about what you're offering, you can place a link in the article that redirects wherever you wish – to a squeeze page, another article or website.
When writing be sure you're reaching your target audience, include a clear call to action, and start with a schedule that you can maintain.
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Article Marketing: Optimizing Your Squeeze Page
by Rahimah Sultan
You want to publish your articles in the largest publications that you can, because they get you links when other webmasters use your article on their site, and you want to capture highly-qualified leads in order to build brand recognition and stay on your readers' minds.
The following article covers optimization of your squeeze page in your article marketing.
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Blog Article Marketing Tips
by Rahimah Sultan
A blog is a tool for publishing whatever you want. You define what that publication should be like based on your interests and goals. Blog article marketing is a process of writing articles, that support your interest, and publishing them on that blog platform. A blog is a technology that's easy for both people and the Internet to understand.
You decide the purpose and the tone. Do you want to attract more leads for your product or service? Should the tone be formal or casual?
The basic format of a blog article includes a date, title, author, and the article body which includes text and images. You can include a call to action (CTA) at the end of your article with a link to your lead capture page (LCP) to bring in more leads.
Doing a blog right is about understanding what you can do with the technical capabilities of a blog platform.
(For more information, read my blog article http://marketingsuccessreview.com/blogging/4-benefits-of-article-marketing)
Blogging is one way to establish an online presence, especially if you have or want to start a business.
These Blog Article Marketing Tips can help you get started with your online presence and help to establish your authority.
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Article Marketing
by Rahimah Sultan
If you don't have an online presence, you can establish one by blogging. As a beginning blogger, you can use this information to begin establishing your authority and to add fresh content to your site. Fresh content keeps your blog up to date and entices visitors to return.
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Article Marketing: SEO Tips and More
by Rahimah Sultan
Article marketing is a type of advertising in which companies write and distribute short articles to a range of outlets such as article banks, forums, and newsletter publishers. Its main purpose is to gain a huge number of online audiences and boost the number of sales opportunities for products or services on websites. It is one of the most successful types of marketing a business can do. This old type of marketing strategy can help marketers acquire new visitors and increase sales on their websites. Article marketing is also one of the least costly ways to market a company. – Wikipedia
I found this piece, by Christina Walker, on article marketing. She covers three tips for getting it right. You need to use high-quality article directories, convince readers that you are a reputable, trustworthy resource, and you need to SEO your articles.
There are benefits to be gained from article marketing.
Use these article writing tips to create great helpful content that will spread your message, build your expertise, and that will build your brand and authority.
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4 Benefits of Article Marketing
by Rahimah Sultan
Do you have an online presence? Blogging is one way to establish an online existence, especially if you have or want to start a business. If you are already set up with a blog, you most likely know about the four benefits of article marketing that I am presenting here. If you are a beginning blogger, you can use this information as you move forward. Article marketing can bring more visibility to your site and establish your authority. Use article marketing to add fresh content to your site.
Fresh content keeps your blog up to date. People will want to return to your blog when you share new, useful information, especially something that will solve some problem they may be experiencing. You can use a call to action in your post that invites people to purchase an item you may be selling that will solve their particular difficulty. As you make more posts, your site visibility will begin to increase.
Once you gain more visibility in the search engines you begin to look more authoritative. When people do searches and they find your site, you have the opportunity to make more sales. It stands to reason that the more problems you solve the more people will follow you, making you an authority.
One of the best ways to showcase your knowledge and skills is content that can help your audience. When this is accomplished, you can become an authority figure in your business.
You can share your blog content on social media to encourage communication with your target audience and then use those channels to promote audience participation.
Adding fresh content to gain more visibility and establish your authority, and maintaining communication with your audience are 4 Benefits of Article Marketing.
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Content Marketing Is the 'Only Marketing Left'
by Rahimah Sultan
There are several reasons you should blog and do it often. It could bring more visibility to your site and establish your authority. If you occasionally cannot think of a topic, you can use curated content as long as you do it properly. You can also use your most popular articles and rewrite them so the information is current.
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Promotion With Article Marketing
by Rahimah Sultan
Several years ago if you wanted to rank high in Google's search, article marketing was the way to do it, using competitive long-tailed keywords for the same articles on different sites. It was free content. Once spammers learned they could get ranked on the first page of Google search, they set up sites specifically for ranking, using keyword stuffing. These keywords had very little, if anything, to do with the information or products on their sites. Google has cracked down on this practice by allowing only original content to be published for promotion with article marketing.
The point of article marketing is to get one-way backlinks to your site. There is an area called a "Resource Box" where you can put a bit of information about your business and a couple of links pointing back to you.
You can no longer go to different article marketing sites with the same article. If it is published anyplace on the Internet it will be rejected as duplicate content. To get the most natural links create some unique content that no one else has published, and do it on a site you own. Then do promotion with article marketing using your own original articles, and use different marketing strategies to promote your site. You can still use article marketing sites or directories for publishing content, but it must be original.
Write content for your particular audience that solves a particular problem and encourages engagement. Content marketing is about sharing valuable information to attract prospects and turning them into customers and repeat buyers. Choose a topic or niche for your site and begin writing articles based on that and start Promotion With Article Marketing.
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Article Marketing for Website Promotion
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Article marketing is the practice of posting keyword-focused articles on article sites that then syndicate your content. These sites have a large readership following, and that benefits you as a publisher. Once your article is accepted for publication it can be republished by others. Article marketing for website promotion can get you backlinks which bring people to your site.
For example, say you write an article about using social media as a tool to get people to purchase your product. Others who want to write about the same subject may link to your article and that is more exposure for you. Some article sites allow you to use HTML links in your articles while others let you include a link back to your site only in the resource box. Either way it is a one-way link back to your site. A one-way link is the best kind of link. When anyone uses your article they must name you as the author and keep any links in your article.
Do some keyword research before writing your article to give yourself the best opportunity to be found. Your keywords should be relevant to your article purpose or niche. Use your main keywords or keyword phrase in the title of your article and as the link to be clicked on in the resource box. Make sure your articles contain quality content and are well written and proofed so that you look professional. I hope these tips on Article Marketing for Website Promotion will help you get started with your article marketing.
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Event Archive - The Olio Sketch Show hosted by Pump Trolley: Pump Trolley Comedy, Lauren & the Barbarian, Bronx Cheer , Knights of the Night, The Furious Anger Fun Hour, Peter n Chris, Weekend Leisure, Pant Suits
Fri. September 23rd 2011 @ The Biltmore Cabaret (No Minors)
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM doors at 7:00 PM
Weekend Pass: $50; Day Pass: $25; Show: $8 at the door
Tickets at: Zulu Records, Red Cat Records
Presented by: Olio Festival
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Pump Trolley Comedy
Pump Trolley Comedy is a close-knit group of improvisers-turned-sketch comedians. The eight-member collective hails from comedy institutions like Instant Theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre (Edmonton), Vancouver Theatresports League and UBCimprov. Last year they were featured in the Olio Festival, the Vancouver International Improv Festival, and Music Wast... more info
Lauren & the Barbarian
Lauren McGibbon and Andrew Barber met in an improv class 3 years ago. Andrew doesn't remember this and Lauren pretends that it doesn't hurt her feelings. Since then, they have performed in Vancouver's stand up and character comedy scene, including Talent Time, Yuk Yuk's and many others. They have been writing and performing together since 2010 and... more info
Bronx Cheer
Bronx Cheer is cross-country comedy duo Craig Anderson and Conor Holler. In Vancouver, Craig performs at The Sunday Service, Ghost Jail Theatre, Ladies & Gentlemen Comedy, and The Hero Show. In Toronto, Conor performs at Catch23, The Jekyll & Hyde Show, and The Parkdale Comedy Experiment. They have been performing sketch together since 2007, but th... more info
Knights of the Night
Emmett Hall, Ken Lawson and Toby Berner (three Vancouver based comedians and performers) combined their senses of humour and musical prowess to form the Epic comedic/heavy-metal trio, The Knights of the Night. Under the chivalrous guise of Sir Emmeth, Sir Kenneth and Squire Toby, mythic tales are told through virtuosic song and ridiculous prose whi... more info
The Furious Anger Fun Hour
The Furious Anger Fun Hour is a Vancouver-based sketch comedy troupe featuring: Peter Carlone, Bryan Nothling, Duncan Paterson, Chris Wilson and Sam Mullins. Each month, they write and perform a brand-new 60+minutes at The Havana Theatre on Commercial Drive. For jokes and details about upcoming shows, follow them on twitter @FuriousFunHour. more info
Peter n Chris
Peter n Chris are a Vancouver comedy duo that create unpredictable and highly physical comedy that "pushes comic theatre to its limits". They earned a Just For Laughs - Best Comedy nomination in the 2011 Montreal Fringe Festival, won Best Duo Performance in the Ottawa Fringe 2010, and were named Eye Weekly's "top five troupes to see" in 201... more info
Weekend Leisure
Weekend Leisure hosts a popular karaoke night at the Astoria on Mondays, used to have their own cable access TV show, includes both a vegan and a red-headed female as members and is a close friend of Kyles McKay. They're also jointly behind the forthcoming action movie Steel Viper Force and subsequently invite you to hold on to your asses, and your... more info
Pant Suits
They're not men, but they get things done! Local career women-about-town Amber Daniels (The Shots) and Christy Nyiri (Weekend Leisure) are the duo behind Pantsuits!, a video series that's not only breaking the glass ceiling, but doing it in time for 5pm cocktails (Moxie's sized). Gunts have never looked so professional. more info


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Erin Endres joins Los York as group account director
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On the heels of adding Motorola to its client roster which includes the Jordan Brand, Nike and Fitbit, content agency Los York has hired Erin Endres as group account director.
Endres will orchestrate, manage, and drive account activity out of the NYC office for all East Coast business. She will manage day-to-day account management, strategy, team leadership, and business development, helping cement the success of the agency's NYC office.
Endres joins Los York from R/GA, where she has spent the past four years focusing on brands like L'Oréal Paris, Samsung, and Capital One. Her previous experience spans 14 years at agencies such as BBH, Havas Worldwide, and Syrup, where she developed a set of versatile skills matching Los York's "Swiss Army Knife" culture that blends content, social, and experiential.
Los York managing partner and co-founder Dex Deboree commented, "Erin's characteristic passion for brands is matched by her strong competitive drive to do the best creative work possible. Her professional goal is the same as ours: deliver ground-breaking creative in the ever-changing forms of content that generates sales, shifts culture, and moves products, hearts, and minds."


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This listing is for customized ski mask. Upload Your Own Picture in as many colors in picture as you would like, or use our options. Constructed out of Fine Knit Polyester Acrylic. These masks are unisex. Three Hole Hat available in Black, Red, Navy Blue, Royal Blue and Grey. We do not print Navy color on black hats, you cannot see it, orders placed with navy blue print, will recieve white print instead.
If you would like several colors, please tell us what quantity of each in the seller order notes and choose mixed colors in the color three hole hat option. You can upload your picture or print or just put the text you would like in seller order notes.
These hats have machine washable text and will not fade or tear :) Message us via live Express Chat or by calling 1-877-272-0215 :)
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Good quality and warm to wear in the cold. Holds form really good and eyes don't stretch over your eyes and block your view at all. It also goes over your neck were your coat end and keeps the wind from freezing you. The colors don't bleed, and the lettering did not come off in the wash and it don't fade..Overall I recommend this item to anyone.
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Ordered these customized three hole hats on short notice and we were pleasantly surprised! Nice length, good quality, will be back again!
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Dr. Nevins is the Executive Chairman of Little Implant Co. and serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and is in the private practice of Periodontics and Implant Dentistry in Boston, Massachusetts. He is Assistant Clinical Professor of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Nevins graduated from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, and he received his Certificate for Graduate Training in Periodontology and a Master of Medical Sciences in Oral Biology at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Nevins has research interests in Clinical Applications of Tissue Engineering for Regenerative Periodontics and Implant Dentistry.
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Susan A. Bandes, Professor of Law, DePaul University College of Law, has launched her new website, which is devoted to the study of emotion in law. Check it out here.
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- Page 1 iPod nano 7th generation (2012) Review
- Page 2 Screen Features, Sound Quality and Verdict Review
- Slim body
- Responsive touchscreen
- Easy to use interface
- A bit expensive
- Fairly low screen res
- Limited features
Key Specifications
- Review Price: £129.00
- 2.5-inch screen
- Bluetooth
- Nike+ support built in
- Capacitive touchscreen
- 16GB storage
- Lightning connector
- Apple EarPods
Out of all of Apple's mobile ranges, the iPod nano has featured the most diverse array of incarnations. It was long and thin, then it was squat and cute, it shed the pounds again, became the size of a postage stamp for a bit and now is back to being a long, thin rectangle under its latest guise as the 7th generation, 2012 iPod nano.
The iPod nano may be suffering from a seven-year identity crisis, but that doesn't mean it's not a fantastic little music player in most respects.
iPod nano 7th Generation Video Review
The preceding sixth-generation iPod nano was the first to feature a touchscreen, and a touchscreen was pretty much all it was. Tiny and able to be worn as a watch, it was a bit of a strange device. The 2012 iPod nano 7th generation, however, reverts to a more traditional nano design.
It's a slender rectangle 76mm high and just 5mm thick. Like the iPod nano 6G, it's mostly screen, but now there's an iPhone-like 'Home' button underneath the screen, giving the iPod nano 7th Generation a healthy bit of bezel.
Like the new, 2012 iPod touch and iPhone 5, the shell of the iPod nano 7th generation is aluminium. It comes in eight different colours, including dark grey and silver for those who like the sober look. The sole interruption of the iPod nano's bodywork is a small bit of white plastic on the rear.
This is to ensure solid Bluetooth performance, as a full-metal body can cause serious wireless connectivity problems with things like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. You only get Bluetooth here, though. The iPod nano 7th generation is a pretty simple device compared to the iPod touch.
Such simplicity is what lets the nano get as small as it is. It's dinky enough to hold comfortably while out on a run, and yet has the screen and memory capacity to let it function well as a main MP3 player. However, as there's no clip, those after a pure exercise music buddy should also consider the iPod shuffle or Sandisk Sansa Clip Zip.
The iPod nano 7th generation inhabits a curious middle ground that may make people ask who it's aimed at. Storage is stuck at 16GB, with no way to expand this, it doesn't play apps or games and at £129 it's hardly cheap. It's a good job, then, that it's a delight to use.
Unlike the iPhone and iPod touch, the iPod nano 7th generation doesn't use iOS 6, or indeed any of Apple's iOS software iterations. It features a similar visual style, but is far more stripped-back.
The home screen here is a selection of circular icons that represent the player's core features, split into two pages you swipe between with flicks of the touchscreen. Running them down tells you pretty much everything the iPod nano 7th generation is capable of.
There's Music, Videos, Podcasts, Photos, Radio, Clock, Settings and Fitness, which is the app for the iPod nano 7th generation's Nike support. The beauty of the nano is quite how easy it is to use.
It uses a relatively low-powered NXP ARM processor, but as there's not much to challenge its operation is superbly quick and smooth. There are neat, snappy animated transitions that tie together each part of the interface, making many cheaper MP3 players like the Sandisk Sansa Clip Zip seem a bit shonky. Let's not forget, though, that the nano is several times the price.
Aside from the home button, all menu navigation is handled with the 2.5-inch touchscreen, which is capacitive and highly responsive. Flick left-to-right and you'll skip back within the menu system, and the layout of each sub-section of the iPod nano 7th generation is highly intuitive.
Music navigation is executed in standard Apple style. It's clean, it's quick, it's simple and the only visual embellishments are supplied by the album artwork, used throughout.
Video files are arranged in a similar style. As with any Apple mobile product, though, you'll have to get onboard the iTunes train to load up the new nano with music or video files. There's no drag 'n' drop action here, just iTunes syncing. There's no wireless synchronisation either, just wired transfers through Apple's new 8-pin Lightning connector cable.
Within the little plastic coffin that the 2012 iPod nano ships in, you get a Lightning cable and a pair of Apple EarPod headphones. These replace the Apple earphones that have accompanied every Apple player for years, and they have been in development for almost half a decade.
They are a significant improvement in terms of sound quality over their longstanding predecessors, but their fit is a bit of an acquired taste. The hard plastic bodies of the new Apple EarPods rest by the entrance to your ear canal, and if you fiddle with them too much they can irritate your ear cartilage. What you miss out on with an iPod nano 7th generation is a power adapter, which only ships with Apple's smartphones and tablets such as the iPhone 4S and iPad 3.
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There comes a time in all of our lives were we may have to lose some teeth. This is certainly not an optimal solution, but at times it's the only option available.
A partial denture may replace one or more teeth, while at times a full denture is required. Dentures are not an ideal solution.
There are a couple of different avenues to having dentures fabricated.
1) Dentures may be fabricated so they can be inserted immediately following extraction of a tooth/teeth. Over time, as the tissue heals and shrinks the denture will become too large, and will need to be relined several times to maintain fit.
2) Once a tooth/teeth are removed the tissue is allowed to fully heal (approx.. 6 months) then a denture may be fabricated. This will have a better end result; however, you will have to be without teeth while healing takes place.
3) This option is probably the best. You may have an implant supported denture. This denture is fabricated upon one or more implants that hold it firmly in place. This denture is not removable.
For all types of dentures above, your dentist will take impressions of your mouth so your new denture may be made to be an exact replica of your dentition.


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The Taoism of Lao Tzu Explained
The great ancient Chinese classic about Taoism and its gentle philosophy on life, translated and extensively commented by Stefan Stenudd.
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The Greek Philosophers on Myth and Cosmology
The legendary philosophers of Ancient Greece and what they thought about cosmology, myth, and the gods, by Stefan Stenudd.
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The life energy qi (also chi or ki) explained, with several very easy exercises to awaken, increase, and use it, by Stefan Stenudd.
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Basic Concepts of the Peaceful Martial Art
The fundamentals, philosophy, and underlying ideas of aikido, by Stefan Stenudd.
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How to do Kogeki, the Attack Techniques
All the attack techniques in aikido explained and how to do them correctly, by Stefan Stenudd.
Sword Exercises for Aikido Student
The aikibatto sword and staff exercises for aikido students explained, with practical and spiritual aspects of the sword arts, equipment for training, and more. By Stefan Stenudd.
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Imaginative Reading of the Divination Cards
An imaginative reading of the divination cards, which is the most appropriate for the Tarot, consisting of symbolic images. Several spreads are introduced, as well as the meanings of all the 78 cards and their pictures. By Stefan Stenudd.
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I'm looking at the teevee commercials for the new iTunes Motorola phone on Cingular and I'm wondering: am I the only person left on the planet who values quiet, contemplative walks out amongst my fellow man? With the sounds of the street, or pleasant happenstance interactions with real people? Surely, there are others, right? Who'd rather hear... oh, say, a bus bearing down on them than the latest Lifehouse angst-paen?
Honestly, even the idea of a cell-phone is getting on my nerves these days. I think they exist to ride in your pocket. Put 'em away people. Your pathetic little lives were never meant to be broadcast, let alone screamed into my ear as I quietly shop for beading supplies with my wife at Michael's arts and crafts. I'm gonna start confiscating shit and smashin' em up.
On a side note, I've been travelling a lot more lately, and my patience for asshat airport-loafers is completely gone. STAND RIGHT, WALK LEFT fools! I've taken to (loudly) proclaiming 'Passing on the left!' about 3 seconds before I bowl them over. It's fun to watch 'em scramble.


text: Since the beginning of 90s, after graduated from Hanoi Conservatory of Music as Excellent in composing degree, Tri Minh, together with some other young musicians started to play Jazz music in various locations in Hanoi. After a period of improvising with Jazz music, Tri Minh has started to explore his territory in electronic music. Started in 1999, Tri Minh has begun to compose and perform as a solo artist in many location and venue. With its more and more popularity, Tri Minh has established as the first truly electronic artist in Vietnam. In addition Tri Minh has, during the recent years, become renowned as an avant-garde musician and sound artist merging electronic, electro sounds and programming with traditional Vietnamese music and lyrics in combination with modern installations and performances. And had perform together or as part of with many international artists from Denmark, UK, US, Sweden, Belgium, Poland, Hongkong, China, Philipin, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and has perfromed in Barcelona-Spain, Gottenborg-Sweden, Copenhagen-Denmark, Cologne, Berlin-Germany, Teipei-Taiwan. Accessed 07.08.2009 from http://singaporeagenda.wordpress.com/workgroup-3/


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Fight For Our Forests!
Well it seems which ever government gets into power they seem to find ways to astound me, but this one is really on a role! I believe it has a plan to bring back servitude, and the class divide because the poorer are getting poorer the rich seem to be mildly disturbed by the increases which are crippling to the rest of us, but now to sell of our Forests, well it's a step to far.This is history trying to repeat itself during 1750 to 1860 the governments of that time used the enclosure acts to diminish 17 million acres of common land. George Orwell wrote "stop to consider how the so called owners of the land got hold of it. They simply seized it by force, afterwards hiring lawyers to provide them with title deeds." The forests are our National heritage as a so called free nation we have the right to walk those common grounds, please sign the petition to fight this awful infringement of our rights. www.38degrees.org.uk


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I was perusing my blog the other day, looking at old posts from when I first started writing seriously and writing a LOT. I had a lot to say and I wanted to share EVERYTHING about writing. It was also that period of time when I was following a lot of craft blogs and other writers and trying to figure out which way was the right way or the best way to do this writer thing.
Somewhere around finishing Ruby's (so 2014), I fell off the blogging and sharing wagon. Not sure why……. maybe it was because i was so busy doing stuff that I didn't have time to talk about the stuff I was doing. Maybe I felt like I'd be pushing myself into people's faces too much. Maybe I felt like no one cared. In the last year-ish, I haven't really blogged. I don't count book reviews as blogs, really. They're there to prove I read a book so I can continue to get books!
There is also the matter of how I'm not really writing anything. I have several projects that are about 1/4th completed. I look at them and think……eh. I have a project that has a title and a cover (I spent $30 on the stock image for it) but the actual text of the novel I threw away in June because I was so frustrated with it. I have an older version of it in word and when I get my behind together, I'll pull that out and start crafting it. Again. I did this with Ruby's actually. Just tore it up and started over.
I'm just…..not really ready for that right now. And I'm trying to figure out what that's about. While my friend Roni Loren has sold yet another new series (Congrats Roni!), I'm still wandering about the Internet, writing when I feel like it (which is rare) and I have to be kicked in the pants by my Beta to do any writing for the fanfiction archive (speaking of, I did write a lil ditty for the Awesome August challenge called CELEBRITY. It's here.) It's not that I'm jealous. I'm SO happy for my writing pals.
I think I can't do it. I don't commit to writing because I don't know that I can finish it. "Just write, you can edit later" is advice I give everyone but never take. I don't want to write some crap I have to fix or delete later. I want to write something clear and concise and intriguing and beautiful, that may need fleshing out and primping, but doesn't need to be completely torn down in another session. Right now…….I'm just writing crappily.
And reading crappily. Is crappily even a word? Is now. My annual reading slump is epic, this year. Books I would have lost my mind over in January are just languishing in TangyMae the Kindle. I still buy new books. I look at them. I think, oooh that looks good. And then don't read them. Deplorable.
So. I'm really aiming to get my act together. I don't have a plan yet. When I have a plan, you won't know since I don't like to announce things, lest they go south and I have to un-announce them. I talk about what I have done and not what I am going to do.
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So Has the iWatch Really Been Delayed?July 16th, 2013
On the surface, this may be a silly question. Apple has never admitted that the so-called iWatch has been delayed, or even that any such thing is being considered. Yes, Tim Cook has admitted Apple's interest in the wearable devices space, but that's not an admission that a watch, a ring, or even a headband is under development, and certainly not a pair of "smart" glasses.
But with few product intros since last year, speculation is high about what Apple will do next. A minor MacBook Pro refresh earlier this year wasn't enough. The more extensive revisions to the MacBook Air, including the all-day batteries, have not been regarded as that important, except to people who appreciate such improvements. OS X Mavericks and iOS 7? Well, they aren't due until fall. Some suggest the former isn't very compelling, and doesn't look so different from OS X Mountain Lion, even though there are significant productivity improvements. iOS 7 is just fancy eye candy, and aren't the fonts too thin for readability in bright surrounds? Well, it's been reported that Apple has apparently opted to use thicker fonts for some functions, but maybe the critics didn't notice.
So all eyes are focused on what might come this fall. An iWatch?
Here's what we've heard so far. First, that Apple added 100 engineers to the alleged iWatch project. Later, that they were applying for trademarks for the iWatch name in a number of countries, though they might have to buy the rights in other countries. But that's not unusual. The iPhone trademark is licensed from Cisco. Apple can well afford to make an attractive offer to an existing trademark owner.
There are two more stories. One has it that Apple is hiring even more people to handle the iWatch project, after recruiting Paul Deneve, former chief executive for a fashion designer, Yves St. Laurent, to oversee "special projects" for Apple. In passing, let's not forget that Deneve worked for Apple in Europe during the 1990s. It's not that he's unfamiliar with the company.
Are you with me so far?
The next story is that Apple has postponed the iWatch project until some time in 2014, perhaps because it is taking longer to complete design and engineering. Supposedly this means bad news for Apple.
So even if an iWatch never shows up this year, those who believed it was going to happen can say, "see it was delayed until next year." Obviously this pronouncement can't be proved, unless or until an iWatch actually shows up at some time in the near future. Besides, how many of you will remember failed predictions a year from now, since you'll already been inundated with many more failed predictions?
By why hold Apple responsible for a product that the company has never announced? Well, crazier things have happened when it comes to commentaries and speculation about Apple.
At the same time, there are published reports that Microsoft's Surface team is working on a smartwatch constructed of translucent aluminum. For a second, I was thinking of the phrase "transparent aluminum" used in the 1980s sci-fi flick, "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home." That's the film in which chief engineer Scotty programmed the construction plans on an original compact Mac, using that "quaint" keyboard.
When it comes to something Microsoft might be working on, I can almost believe the story. Microsoft is notorious for leaking information to reporters, hoping, against hope, that they will somehow make potential customers lust after the new gadgets.
But even if Microsoft does release a Surface Watch or whatever it's called, will anyone care? It's not as if the Surface tablets have gone anywhere. Right now, there's a fire sale in progress, with prices reduced by roughly $150, depending on the model. Such a drastic reduction in the face of poor sales was clearly meant to move product fast, even if profit margins are reduced to the vanishing point. That possibly desperate decision appears to come direct from Amazon's playbook with the Kindle tablets. At least Amazon hopes to make up for lost profits as the result of people buying other stuff via the Kindle's storefront. What's Microsoft's excuse? It's not that there are huge sales of Surface apps.
Indeed, if you look over the reports of the goings on in the tech industry in recent months, you'll find that a number of companies, including Samsung and Sony, are also working on smartwatches of one sort or another. But whether they come to be, or whether anyone cares one way or the other, is an open question.
As I've said before, it has yet to be proven that the current concept of a smartwatch, an accessory for a smartphone or tablet, has any real chance for mass market success. Apple is well known to take moribund markets, such as digital music players and tablets, and devise a compelling solution that does deliver success. But that would also mean that the iWatch that Apple produces, should one actually appear, will not be like other smartwatches. At the very least, I'd suspect it would have the potential of working as a standalone gadget that doesn't require the presence of another device to do its thing. But that's the beginning and end of my prediction. It remains to be seen whether the rumored Apple iWatch will ever see the light of day.
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DB DJ Daniel of Georgia Military College Thursday announced a commitment to USC over Georgia and Kentucky. Daniel made his decision known at a gather of family, coaches and teammates at the school gym. He becomes the 20th member of the 2019 recruiting class and the first corner commitment.
USC coach Will Muschamp and defensive coordinator/secondary coach Travaris Robinson pushed a message of need at the cornerback position on Daniel throughout the process.
"It's more of a need than a want for them," said Daniel. I'm looking at the depth chart for them on the defensive side. The support system here is outstanding. I love the coaching staff. I love talking to Coach Muschamp. I think Muschamp has always been a great coach. He's always stood out to me. And Coach T-Rob, he's a straight to the point type of coach and that's what I like about him most."
USC was one of the first major offers for Daniel and the Gamecocks never relented in their recruiting him. That paid off on Thursday.
"When I didn't have any offers at first they stayed with me, stuck with me. T-Rob and Coach Muschamp have been straightforward with me," he said.
What the Gamecocks like most about Daniel is his coverage ability. He's regarded as the top cover corner in the junior college ranks for this season. Last season, the Griffin, GA native had 26 tackles along with 3 interceptions and 5 pass break ups.
In the recruiting world, this is being viewed as a surprise victory by the Gamecocks. In fact, in mid-summer it looked like Georgia had an edge after Daniel took an official visit with the Bulldogs. At that time, Daniel said a Georgia related website was going to handle his announcement.
But earlier this week he told us about his plans to announce at his school, and that he was in constant contact with Robinson, giving us a feel USC had an excellent chance to land him.
Daniel will graduate in December and have two years of eligibility with the Gamecocks.


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Field Nation introduces new matching algorithm
Field Nation has launched the first and only matching algorithm that recommends top field service contractors to clients. By leveraging a decade's worth of data, Field Nation helps clients mitigate risk and gain quick access to quality talent.
Based on 10 years of client and service provider data, the matching algorithm uses vast data sets to identify the best retail service and install technician based on past performance, client ratings, proximity, and a client's job requirements.
Based on 10 years of client and service provider data, the matching algorithm uses vast data sets to identify the best retail service and install technician based on past performance, client ratings, proximity, and a client's job requirements to ensure work is done on-time, on-budget, and to the client's satisfaction.
By applying machine learning techniques to this data, Field Nation's Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms identify a predictive quality score for each retail service and install technician. This score represents the retail service and install technician's value for each work order submitted —the higher the score, the higher the quality of the contractor. The matching algorithm will then suggest retail service and install technicians whose scores reach or exceed the client's requirements.
"We are excited to provide our clients with this targeted approach that will help match clients' mandatory work requirements, increase overall job performance, and decrease any potential issues," says Mynul Khan, founder and CEO of Field Nation. "Only Field Nation can do this because we have the depth of a decade's worth of data that enables us to build these predictive models. And our platform continually improves as it accumulates more client and retail service and install technicians data."
The matching algorithm initiative is led by Field Nation Data Scientist Alex Smith. Smith received his PhD in physics in 1995. Before a career change to data science, he spent almost two decades as a researcher in the field of experimental high-energy physics, building experiments to study the fundamental building blocks of the universe. Since then, his passion has led him to apply his knowledge of physics to AI and developing disruptive products through experimentation.
"Quality will win over quantity when seeking retail service and install technicians," says Smith. "With our focus on quality using the matching algorithm we are targeting three key areas for our clients: Speed of access to talent, the quality of talent, and a fair price to reach that talent."


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ABEOKUTA—Yoruba leaders under the aegis of Yoruba Progressives, have accused the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari of 'masquerading' as a progressive within the APC.
The leaders in a statement by the Secretary General of the Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Senator Femi Okurounmu, recalled how the former Head of State reportedly attacked progressive movement during his regime.
According to the group, Buhari insulted Chief Obafemi Awolowo, surrounded his house with troops and seized his international passport and shortened his life by denying him a medical trip overseas.
"The APC presidential candidate incarcerated governors of Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN and also cancelled the Lagos Metroline Projects. President Goodluck Jonathan deserves a second term considering his achievements in the areas of economy, democracy, human rights and rule of law in the face of politically promoted insurgency," he said.


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Ephesus was a Hellenistic city of paganism and mysticism. Here, the Apostle Paul encountered many who practiced magic and attempted to control demons. According to Acts, Chapter 19, one of these men was a Jew named Sceva, who called himself a high priest. He had 7 "sons" – or some sort of apprentices — who practiced magic and dabbled in the occult.
Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, "In the name of the Jesus whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out." Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. One day the evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?" Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding. When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, they were all seized with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor. (Acts 19:13-17)
After that event, confrontations with the demon-possessed may have become slightly less popular. But, in 1st century Ephesus, the practice of magic and astrology was still very commonplace. While the sick sought natural remedies, they also believed they could manipulate supernatural powers with sacrifices, incantations, and magical formulas. In contrast, Paul made it clear that God could not be manipulated. Instead, the practice of Christianity was to pray, humbling yourself before God and trusting him to provide for your needs.
Magic scrolls, rings, amulets, bracelets, and necklaces thought to have powers were all common in ancient Ephesus. The price of these magical documents and trinkets varied, but history tells us that there was a huge market for them in the commercial agora. As Christianity spread through Ephesus, new believers started to understand that the business of marketing the supernatural was wrong. On one occasion, Acts tells us that many of the owners of these magical scrolls came together publicly, probably right in the middle of the commercial agora.
Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done. A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas. In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power. (Acts 19:18-20)
One drachma was a day's wage for a normal worker. This group of new Christians stood by and watched 50,000 drachmae worth of merchandise go up in smoke. They put their money where their mouth was, counting all that represented their old life as worthless. As the Gospel continued to spread with amazing stories like this, tensions in Ephesus grew, especially among the longtime worshippers of a goddess named Artemis.


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Manuel Quiñones: Hello, everyone. We've been doing a ton of coverage on the upcoming midterms here at E&E News, and we want to use this venue to discuss some of that coverage that we have been reporting on and that we're about to report on, including people going on trips around the country to bring you the latest information on the races with a focus on energy and the environment. So we have just some of the people who've been doing that reporting. Nick Sobczyk, who covers climate politics here, just one of several people who covers climate politics. And George Cahlink, who covers Capitol Hill with a focus on the House. And Nick Bowlin, who covers elections generally and is kind of our guru on campaign finance issues.
So let's start with -- and we'll get this conversation flowing, but let's start with Nick Sobczyk -- we have two Nicks -- who just got back from coastal Virginia, where he was looking at the race dealing with Scott Taylor, Congressman Scott Taylor. What are some takeaways from there?
Nick Sobczyk: Well, some takeaways, for one thing, the district covers the entire coast of Virginia, including Tangier Island, which is sort of seen as the quintessential example of how climate change is affecting people today, and not only that, but sea-level rise is a massive issue in Virginia Beach and Norfolk, parts of which the district also covers. And a sort of major question there is how do you get the money to mitigate this flooding that's happening as a result of sinking land and of sea-level rise, and Scott Taylor is on the Appropriations Committee, so that is a big selling point for him. It's also a heavily -- a district that's heavily reliant on the military. There's lots of bases and installations in the area, and so that's big, but at the same time, the environmental groups have put a lot of weight behind his opponent, Elaine Luria, who has got an endorsement from the League of Conservation Voters. They just announced a $300,000 TV ad campaign today, actually, for her and she's also one of the top candidates for 314 Action, the group that promotes scientists.
She's a nuclear engineer with a background in the Navy. And she's sort of the quintessential Democratic candidate. Actually I would say she's a woman and a scientist in a cycle in which there have been sort of record numbers of both running. And then there's another wildcard in this race, which is Scott Taylor, some of his staffers were allegedly involved in forging signatures on a petition to get a third-party candidate on the ballot in order to siphon votes from Elaine Luria. So there's sort of a lot of factors and it's one of Virginia's most competitive House races and it's certainly going to be interesting to see how climate politics play in that moving forward.
Manuel Quiñones: Well, one of the -- we were talking yesterday about the race, getting ready for you to write the story, which is coming out in the next couple days. Is that -- even though climate change is a big deal there, you know, the Democrats -- she's not running only on green issues, or even mostly on green issues, and the race might not even hinge on that.
Nick Sobczyk: Yeah, it's a sort of a purple district. So it's not a place where you're going to win by saying we need to reduce emissions immediately, we need to get to zero emissions in five years or anything like that. And in fact, a lot of her focus has been on health care. There's a lot of veterans who she has been hoping to capture as well as a pretty significant African-American population in Virginia Beach who she's been hoping to get as well to come out based on health care issues. So I think the green issues will be a big factor. I mean, the first debate -- well, it wasn't really a debate, it was a candidate forum, but the first sort of event with both candidates in the race last week was at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and it entirely focused on Chesapeake Bay issues, sea-level rise and aquatic culture issues.
Manuel Quiñones: And that, Nick Bowlin, how does that sound when it comes to green races around the country? You know, it looks like environmental groups, the League of Conservation Voters, are -- they're putting a lot of money into multiple races, but at the same time, they're not spending all that money talking about the environment and it looks like a lot of candidates are not, you know, candidates where the environment matters in the districts. They're also not focusing only on the environment. Any perspective on that?
Nick Bowlin: Yeah, well one of the interesting things that I think we've seen is -- and the LCV and green groups have done this before, but I think they're doing it more this cycle -- is linking public health issues to green issues. So they just ran an ad, like a $700,000 ad in Claudia Tenney's district in upstate New York yesterday where the ad doesn't mention climate but does mention asthma and diabetes rates, and her votes -- her health care votes. So they're trying to tie air pollution to asthma rates, and because the ACA votes to roll back that have been such an important part of the cycle, I think they're sort of like trying to stay with the times. And then when there's a district where there's like an obvious local issue, like Tangier Island or something, I think they're letting the candidates handle that themselves but not necessarily hammering global climate change.
Manuel Quiñones: Exactly. And, George, give me some perspective on that cause you have written two now iterations of our green list where you look at all the races that, where energy and environment is having some role, but they're not all only about energy and environment.
George Cahlink: Right, and I think Nick's play is well-taken that I don't think green issues are at the top of many races, if any races in the country. They're often handled as local issues, though there are distinct green issues in many races. And what we did is we went through all the competitive House races, and we found about 30 or so that, where we think green issues will be prominent. Two easy examples, Dana Rohrabacher out in Southern California is perhaps Congress' leading climate denier, potential candidate for the House Science Committee. He's facing a real challenge in his Democratic opponent, and a lot of Democratic activists have argued, you know, that his views on climate change are out of sync for a district that's on the coast.
Then the other side of the country, in southern Florida, Carlos Curbelo, the leader of the Climate Solutions Caucus in Miami, he's running in a district that Hillary Clinton covered by 10 points, and he's certainly stressed his credibility on the climate, his efforts to do something about it that's popular with voters there. So there are pockets where you see it, but I don't think it's risen to the top of many races.
Manuel Quiñones: And, Nick Sobczyk, I want to go back to you in terms of you mentioned the climate solution, that big bipartisan group of people who -- lawmakers who want to do something on climate change but their ideas diverge a lot. This election might cannibalize that group, might gut that group. What's ...
Nick Sobczyk: Well, to some extent, it's certainly possible. I think, we did a story, not any of us, but in Climatewire, there was a story a couple weeks ago that I think 10 of the 28 races that Cook Political Report rates as Republican toss-ups are Climate Solutions Caucus members. So certainly, yeah, there's a huge number of people, of Republicans in that group that are considered vulnerable, might lose, and it's a little bit unclear what would happen, for example, if Curbelo, who is the co-chair of the caucus were to lose, although I think it would certainly survive.
So yeah, but that sort of also highlights one of the criticisms of the group among green groups, environmentalists is that it's just sort of this shield for vulnerable Republicans and there are some Republicans in that group -- certainly not Curbelo or Brian Fitzpatrick in Pennsylvania, who's a co-sponsor on a carbon tax bill that Curbelo introduced, but some of those Republicans, the criticism is that they are sort of there to boast their climate credentials without really having any climate credentials.
Nick Bowlin: Yeah, I think it's no secret that when you look at the numbers of that caucus, it's increased exponentially this year. It's a lot of conservative Republicans looking to sort of shore up their moderate bona fides as the election nears, and a lot of people feel like it's a fig leaf, for lack of a better term, for Republicans on environmental issues.
Manuel Quiñones: And, George, let's stay with you. So you're heading out tomorrow, I believe, to Nevada and Arizona. What are you going to be looking for?
George Cahlink: Yeah, we have two of the most competitive races in the country in Nevada and Arizona. In Nevada, you have Dean Heller, a first-term senator being challenged by a first-term House member, Jacky Rosen. It's one of the most competitive races in the country, and in some ways it's really a referendum. I think Democrats would very much like it to be a referendum on Trump, and they're arguing that Rosen will be a check on Trump. She's been very critical of how Republicans have handled health care, but if you listen to the debate, she's really tried hard to tie Heller to Trump.
Heller, for his part, has tied himself as an independent. He's said again and again during recent debate he's the fifth most bipartisan senator. He's tried to talk about issues that are, that he sees as good for Nevada, has emphasized tax cuts, including those that he says he wrote tax breaks into the Republican tax overhaul for a variety of renewable energies. You know, Yucca Mountain is a huge environmental issue in this race, but I don't think there's a politician running anywhere in Nevada that supports Yucca, and while both Heller and Rosen will criticize one another and claim they're not doing enough to stop Yucca, they're both strongly opposed. So I think whoever wins that Senate race, you would see a sea change in the position there.
So I'm going to start off in Las Vegas and then drive about five hours south to Phoenix for a few days, and yeah, a very competitive race there too. Jeff Flake, frequent Trump critic, has decided to retire, and you have two House members, female House members, relatively junior female House members, Martha McSally, a former Air Force bomber pilot, taking on Kyrsten Sinema. Again, this is a race that everybody says is a toss-up.
Sinema is interesting in that she is not aligned on environmental issues. She's not sort of as closely aligned with all the environmental positions as some Democrats. She has a moderate streak. She's voted for some of the rollbacks that Trump has supported. Greens aren't fully comfortable, but I, you know, I talked to a Republican operative yesterday who said she's the most probably skilled Democrat for the state in Arizona. I mean, Arizona, at best, is a, maybe a purple state, but really it's a red state. And this operative was making the point that if you want to win Arizona as a Democrat, you have to be a moderate.
Martha McSally is more of a national security Republican in the mold of John McCain. We've seen her go on the attack in recent days, really going after Sinema on national security issues, on some things she's said in the past. I think those attacks suggest the close nature of the race, you know, if one candidate has a big edge or somebody's comfortable, they tend not to go on the attack, but it suggests it's a close race and it will go down to the wire. But yeah, they're two great races. I'm looking forward to getting out there, going to spend some time canvassing with people, seeing the candidates on the trail. Should be a good few days out in the west.
Manuel Quiñones: And then you're also looking into a couple ballot initiatives that should also yield.
George Cahlink: Yeah, what's really caught my eye with these ballot initiatives, and we've run a bit about them in Energywire, is the extraordinary amount of spending. In Arizona, there's a ballot initiative that would mandate certain renewable level goals, 50 percent by 2030. There's been $40 million spent on this ballot initiative. Now by contrast, the Senate race, they spent less than $30 million. And then in Arizona, there's a push to sort of deregulate the public utility, and that has generated $100 million in spending. You have on one side the Nevada utility, which Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor, has some interest in. And then you have on the other side some of the proponents of deregulation being funded by the casino industry because they want to, you know, they want to have access to what they view as cheaper energy for their operations. So it's just really fascinating. The amount of money for these races is just extraordinary, and I talked to some people in Nevada yesterday and they just said if you watch TV, it's just being blanketed with, you know, your rates are going to go up or we need clean energy. It's really extraordinary the money being spent.
Manuel Quiñones: Talking about money, Nick Bowlin has been looking at campaign finance. You know, what's any trends, any takeaways that we can get?
Nick Bowlin: One interesting thing that I've been following is just sort of tracking the energy industry heavyweights around the country for Senate race donations. So the sort of representative examples are Joe Craft from Alliance Coal, Harold Hamm from Continental Resources, Larry Nichols from Devon Energy, and then Bob Murray of Murray Energy. And so all four either personal donations, but more often they're, the political action committees associated with their companies, have showed up in the donations often giving the maximum to Patrick Morrisey in the second quarter. And then in July, Craft, Nichols and Hamm all showed up at a fundraiser in Oklahoma City for Rick Scott. And then most recently, the sort of like energy industry heavyweights had not played in the, not very much in the Montana Senate race, but then in the filings that came out just a couple weeks ago, Alliance, Murray Energy, Continental and Devon Energy all showed up in Matt Rosendale's filings in Montana.
And so there's definitely a pattern of them donating sort of all at the same time, all in the same quarter to pretty high-profile Republicans, all of whom Rosendale, Scott and Morrisey have ties to the Trump administration. Trump was just in Montana to stump with Rosendale. And you know, this is probably just examples. You know, Craft and Murray are famously tied to the Trump administration and were both influential in rollbacks of environmental regulations and probably an example of these big energy companies tracking important Republicans for the Senate and, you know, Trump favorites. But yeah, it's been interesting to follow that.
George Cahlink: Harold Hamm, ought to make the point too, Harold Hamm is the finance chairman for Kevin Cramer, congressman who's challenging Heidi Heitkamp for her Senate seat. And he actually is, you know, his top fundraiser and he's given Cramer access to all sorts of energy cash. And Hamm was at one time talked about as even a potential Energy secretary. So some of what Nick is saying there also is playing out, I think in North Dakota.
Nick Bowlin: And I mean, if you want to talk about the most important Republican Senate candidates, it's Rosendale, Scott, Morrisey, Cramer, those four. And they all have these -- to different degrees -- but these same sort of like four names keep showing up in and around them, which is interesting. And I mean, you got Hamm to -- excuse me, Cramer -- you know, he told you that Hamm was one of the most important figures in getting him into the race because he was sort of hesitant.
George Cahlink: Yeah, yeah. I mean, at one point Cramer actually said I'm not going to run. Then he reconsidered, and apparently one of the conditions, and we've gone back and forth what the truth is, but one of the alleged conditions is that Hamm would agree to be his finance chairman, and that's indeed what exists. I asked Cramer about that recently and he kind of said, well yeah, but the deciding factor was my wife, which is something you often hear from politicians.
Manuel Quiñones: And we'll leave it there. We'll keep meeting here in this venue to talk about the campaign coverage that we're doing. We have someone in Florida right now looking at all the races down there and issues with the algae bloom and the red tide. I'm Manuel Quiñones. I'm the editor of E&E Daily here. And if you want to follow our coverage, you know, you can go to our website. There's also, you go to the right side of our website, there's a little blurb that says "Reports." Click there and you'll find the Campaign 2018 report page where we're compiling all these stories, and we're working on a project to make it more user-friendly so you can stay in touch with what's going on. So I'll see you soon. Thank you.


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Wynn Crawshaw, designer of Wynn Hamlyn.
Wynn Crawshaw is the designer of womenswear label Wynn Hamlyn, whose first solo show at New Zealand Fashion Week 2016 caught our attention for all the right reasons. We were fascinated by his brilliant use of texture and supremely cohesive Winter 2017 collection on the runway. The talented emerging designer shifted careers from construction to fashion and has been slowly making a name for himself creating clever collections that have a classic appeal with a subversive edge.
We caught up with Wynn to find out more about his brand, what inspires him and what his all-time favourite purchase is.
Tell us about your latest collection?
The collection for Winter 2017 is called Axminster – after the classic 70s style carpet you might see in an old hotel. Old regal style carpets and gold trims. I think those elements convey a unique texture and feeling that I have tried to convey in the collection.
What made you become a designer?
I discovered fashion through sewing and wanting to make myself clothes. Later I started following womenswear and loved it enough to want to make it my career.
What inspires you?
Confidence, beauty, amazing people.
Looks from Wynn Hamlyn's Winter 2017 Axminster collection.
Describe your personal style and how it influences your brand?
My own style is very basic. I wear white or black t shirts, jeans and sneakers. I guess it gives everything I do an element of simplicity.
What is your all-time favourite purchase?
Issey Miyake Men trench coat.
What wardrobe item should every woman invest in?
A simple black blazer. Maybe the one from my new Summer 2017/18 collection.
Looks from Wynn Hamlyn's Winter 2017 Axminster collection.
Do you have a style rule you always obey?
Never wear anything you don't feel comfortable in.
What has been the highlight of your career so far?
Solo show at NZFW 2016.
What can't you live without?
Family and friends.
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Pictured: Mixologist Christina Cunningham
It's spring, and cocktails are blossoming at Nectar! While the weather may not feel much like spring, the season has arrived and mixologist Christina Cunningham has created a cocktail menu using ingredients with the vibrant colors and flavors of the spring.
Nectar's cocktails are the perfect way to welcome the new season! For more information visit tastenectar.com and for reservations call 610-725-9000.
Nectar's New Spring Cocktails…
Toasted Coconut and Sage Mojito
Toasted coconut infused Bacardi rum, muddled sage, fresh lime juice, club soda and a Bacardi Gold float
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fresh thai basil and lemon zest
Jalapeño and Cucumber Cocktail
Cazadores tequila infused with jalapeño,
fresh cucumber water, elderflower syrup and fresh lemon
Cardamom and Clementine Martini
Botanist Gin infused with cardamom, clementine syrup,
lillet and a splash of prosecco
Pineapple Lemongrass Martini
Hanger One vodka, pineapple nectar and fresh lemongrass syrup
Strawberry Passionfruit Mule*
Golia vodka, strawberry passionfruit puree,
fresh lime juice and ginger beer
Seasonal Sangria*
Housemade sangria, fresh fruit; choice of red or white
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At Nectar, our love for cooking is deeply embedded in that belief. Nectar, a sensuous, sumptuous, savory experience, features the Asian-inspired-French-infused signature cuisine of star chef Patrick Feury.
Nectar's eclectically creative menu offers the perfect amalgamation of classic French cooking with the freshest, finest, seasonal and sustainable ingredients. From wild Alaskan salmon to Arctic Char to grass-fed beef to free range poultry to locally grown, hand picked organic produce; Nectar is committed to selecting what is best for our patrons as well as our planet. Our dedication to quality is captured in our extensive collection of wines, craft beer and fresh nectar cocktails. We assiduously pair the varietal notes in our wines to consummately complement our aromatic dishes.
Such attention to detail is also illustrated in Nectar's architectural combination of artistry and urban beauty. Designed by the New York-based David Rockwell Group, Nectar showcases a bi-level, stone structure with vaulted ceilings that give room to a towering 18-foot silk-screen Buddha. Resplendent in His robed repose, the Buddha's radiance is reflected in Nectar's impressive interior. The dining room's inviting ambience of fiery orange glows and warm, lemon yellow and chocolate brown banquettes delivers a kindred spirit to Nectar's distinctive menu.
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Sunday, September 12, 2010
September 12 in the birdie spa
There were new visitors to the front yard birdie spa. For the past couple of weeks there have been lots of juvenile birds, mostly finches but an occasional evening grosbeak, black-headed grosbeak, and mourning doves. A flock of pigeons (rock doves) flies in once in awhile. This weekend, I thought a flock of starlings had discovered the feeders, and then I realized they were juvenile red-winged blackbirds. They are as skittish as starlings. Often, the finches don't fly off when I am outside watering.
Also spotted the first eastern gray squirrel I've seen in the past five years. I don't think this guy is a native squirrel, although he's a bit smaller than other eastern grays and has a thinner, shorter tail. I have seen a couple of chipmunks and a native tree squirrel but not often outside the woods.
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Apparently this is like a 2ch tradition, that this video will be reposted in November. Enjoy~
Were you able to spend every day productively this year?
If you've noticed, it's already November
2 more months until it's 2010
Time passes by in a moment, doesn't it
But you know, I'm always thinking about this
It's no good to just look at the past
You have to live for the present
You need to work hard to realise your dreams
What is your dream?
Those without a dream, find one
Those with a dream, let's work hard to realise it
Just having one won't make it come true
Let's start on realising that dream
Good luck!


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shane finan
A large part of my practice is research. I regularly speak publicly about my process, and about the
projects and areas that I have worked in. I also have published articles about my research in print and
online media.
awarded first prize for 3MA award, 2013, awarded by the Dean of Graduate Studies for presentation of an article published in the Journal of Postgraduate Research
Publication of work in exhibition catalogue for 'Over Nature'
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In Shane Finan's oevre the dialogue between art and nature, and what is means in a social context can be seen. His art encourages conversation, interaction or engagement to go over the physical or invisible border: both the borders of a country and its population, and the perceived "do not touch" borders of artworks.
Valeria Ceregini, on Shane Finan, Over Nature Catalogue 2019
Interview for online magazine
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I tend to focus on transient ephemeral things that disappear over time – things that change the relationship between people and place.
Technology is one of those things that is constantly shifts and is constantly in flux.
Shane Finan, interview with Barry McHugh, 2017
Critical write-up on project 'ADA'.
We are more connected than ever, but the quality of our online relations remains in question.
Art, which generally requires your physical presence, might be the apotheosis of connection.
Perhaps that is why austerity governments value it so little. That makes archipelagoes a timely and potent image:
a cluster of discrete entities joined up more closely than it seems at first.
Mark Sheerin, criticismism, 2015
Chapter contribution and editing credits for book about GDPR and the legal use of social computing.
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technological developments in all areas of human endeavour involve a reconsideration of established ethical norms and an assessment on their impact on societal values and power relations.
chapter citation, p.23, 2018
Article documenting research used for the artwork faigh ar ais as an fharraige (2018).
No language, whether technological, social, linguistic or artistic, appears without some baggage from a historical school of thought, and this is the reason for using painting as part of a visual metaphor in an interactive digital installation.
article quote, 2018
Contributing author to article on political and social effects of news on economics.
Our research shows that policy makers, researchers and politicians should pay heed to the 24-hour news cycles made even more noisy with Twitter
article conclusions, 2018
Article documenting research used for the artwork Mugwort, Wormwood, and how little we know about the end of the world (2016).
Creating mental maps of areas, sights, sounds and smells are all integral to this development of a sense of place. Leaving one place and entering another can also been seen as an experience; boundaries dictate the allowed behaviours inside one place or another.
article quote, 2016
Academic article on trust in communication using social media.
The potential for developing confidence in authorities through the two-way reciprocal communication of social media provides an avenue for trust-building that arguably was not provided by previous authority/public communication media.
article conclusions, 2015
Academic article on artist-led spaces.
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Community co-creation of a transient place like Granby Park allows for the development of a cultural place identity that is temporary, but continues to function as part of the space's place-memory.
Academic article on the use of public spaces in an age of digital media.
networked publics are broadening the horizons for discourse by offering new audiences for engagement, debate and collaboration, and as a result they are changing the role of particular architectural places.
article conclusions, 2013
Thesis about pervasive digital media and its effects on culture
It is possible to create a sense of place through a combination of devices and physical realities that, together, can reshape and redetermine the world that we live in and move through.
thesis conclusions, 2013
Article about artist-led spaces in Sligo, Ireland
...the post-recession landscape altered the Sligo art scene significantly
article quote, 2012
Established in 2011, Moon Under Water is a blog that analyses the overlap
between art, design and technology. Each post leads on from the last,
working like a conversation that constantly moves forward onto another
The blog was shortlisted for the Best Arts & Culture blog at the
Blog Awards Ireland 2012, and was also awarded Wordpress'
prodigious "Freshly Pressed" award for the 2012 blog post
"Once Upon A Click - Hypertext and New Ways of Reading".
An article was written about my writing by Wordpress's team -
Read online here.
Links give internet users agency over what they are reading. Rather than turning pages sequentially, users are allowed to explore freely at their own will and their own pace. So the experience of reading online is thus a vastly different experience to its analogue counterpart.
Quote from article, Once upon a Click
Four-month residency creating digital art for exhibition at Digital Arts Studios.
Project documentation.
Funded by Visual Artists Ireland as winner of the 2016 VAI @ DAS Studio Award
One-month residency creating ephemeral paintings at international residency in Vermont.
Funded by The Arts Council of Ireland through the Travel and Training Award
Three-month residency creating paintings and installations at the edge of the arctic circle in Skagastrond, Iceland
Artist list.
Funded by Sligo Arts Office
presenting to an audience of municipal authorities and emergency managers in San Dona di Piave, Italy, January 2018
Artist talk speaking about the artist's work and involvement in the Over Nature touring exhibition.
Exhibition website
Artist panel discussion as part of The Library Project's TSONDOKU series of talks, speaking about the Over Nature touring exhibition.
Delivered a talk on the artwork The Repeated Refrains of Nature following talks by museum curator Dr. Martyn Linnie and poet/physicist Iggy McGovern.
Documentation of artwork
Presented social media analysis software to teams at FEMA, and to regional offices in Colorado, USA.
Presented commercial research to municipal authorities and civil protection teams in San Dona di Piave, Northern Italy
Delivered talk about upcoming exhibition and artistic practice as part of a residency at Digital Arts Studios.
Resident artist link
Led workshop presentations by collaborators on Project Slándáil at the I4CM conference 2016. Presented a paper on communication.
View information online
Presented research on trust and community resilience at joint final conference of two major EU-funded projects.
Delivered a talk on artist-led spaces and the connection between these spaces at The Worker's Café
exhibition, Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, Dublin.
Invited expert panelist on artist led spaces. The show's topic was "reclaiming disused spaces", focussing on
the artist-led initiative Granby Park.
Listen online
Won first prize for a three-minute talk on academic research, awarded by the Dean of Graduate Studies,
Trinity College Dublin.
Delivered a talk on my artistic practice to an audience of artists, writers, and guests at Vermont Studio Center, 2012
Documentation of painting series
Delivered a talk on contemporary painting to a mixed audience at Nes Artist Residency, Skagastrond, Iceland.
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Porsche profits have more than halved following the revelations in the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal.
The luxury carmaker, which is Volkswagen's majority shareholder, said nine-month net profits plunged to €1.19bn (£847m) from €2.5bn a year ago.
The company, which holds 52.2% of VW's common shares, cut its guidance last month after revelations that defeat devices to cheat emissions tests had been fitted to 11m VW vehicles around the world.
Last week the US Environmental Protection Agency, which uncovered the initial emissions rigging, claimed VW had also installed the devices in Porsche vehicles with three-litre engines, in models with dates ranging from 2014 to 2016.
Porsche, which now owns 30.8% of VW's capital stock, kept its new guidance on Tuesday, forecasting a net profit of between €0.8bn and €1.8bn this year, compared with €3.03bn in 2014.
Porsche shares rose 0.4% to €39.91 as of 9.54am GMT while VW preference shares were down 1.1% at €94.99.
The firm, controlled by the Porsche and Piech families, has said its forecast requires VW earnings to meet current expectations and could change depending on further findings in the scandal.
Admissions by Europe's largest carmaker on 3 November that it could face another €2bn of costs from manipulating carbon dioxide emissions of about 800,000 cars could hit Porsche's results again.
Porsche's 32-page report includes no new evidence on VW's investigation of the scandals.


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