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Beauty is not a superficial form.
Each has their own in essential nature
And in the actions they perform
Until the dissolution of their life
To leave beauty's impressions in our hearts
Yesterdays beauty never leaves or departs.
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size. But when I start to tell them, They think I'm telling lies. I say, It's in the reach of my arms. The span of my hips,
The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I'm a woman Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman, That's me.
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O truant Muse, what shall be thy amends
For thy neglect of truth in beauty dyed?
Both truth and beauty on my love depends;
So dost thou too, and therein dignified.
Make answer, Muse. Wilt thou not haply say,
"Truth needs no colour with his colour fixed,
Beauty no pencil, beauty's truth to lay,
But best is best, if never intermixed"?
Because he needs no praise, wilt thou be dumb?
Excuse not silence so, for't lies in thee
To make him much outlive a gilded tomb
And to be praised of ages yet to be.
Then do thy office, Muse; I teach thee how
To make him seem, long hence, as he shows now.

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By Angus Brown | Source: MLA's NLRS, ACU
Last week we reviewed our cattle price forecasts. This week it's time for us to take another look at where the market might be headed in 2015. January is historically a volatile time for cattle markets as rainfall, or the lack of it, over the Christmas/New Year period is assessed. The New Year promises much for cattle producers, providing the rain received this week is followed up.
Over the last 10 years, the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) has averaged a 2% rise between the first week of December and the last week of January. However, this benign figure disguises significant volatility. Last year the EYCI fell 12% in December and January, while in 2006/07 and 2007/08 it gained 14% and 12% respectively. Last year, the lack of rainfall in December and January led to the market returning to the doldrums, while in 2006 and 2007 the market rallied from depressing lows because of some reasonable summer rain in the north.
As we have been saying for some time, the Australian cattle market is fundamentally grossly underpriced. The rain forecast over the coming week could be the beginning of a marked price correction, with the important caveat that any rains will need to be followed up in January.
Figure 1 shows our projections for the range of the EYCI over the coming four months, with the worst case scenario – with little summer rainfall in NSW and Queensland - seeing prices track along at similar levels to current. The best case scenario is in the case of somewhere around average summer rainfall, following up this week's falls. This may even underestimate price movements.
Price movements for heavier cattle are likely to be similar in the best case event, as supply of cattle for slaughter will tighten significantly with rainfall. In the worst case event, heavy slaughter cattle will move back to a solid premium to young cattle, as there will be few finished cattle available in the New Year.
Cow values will no doubt spike significantly with good rainfall, as every possible female will be retained for rebuilding the herd. Moreover, there remains little downside risk for cows so long as the export price remains at similar to current levels.
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We can hear you saying, 'we've heard this before'. This is right, but we are now finally approaching the time of year when significant price movements on the upside are possible and, with the rain forecast this week, probable.
With some follow up later in December or in early January, upside potential is, as usual, largest on young and breeding cattle. However, heavy slaughter cattle are also likely to improve as the record supply we've seen over much of 2014 will abate, and processors will be trimming margins to keep plants running.
If the wet season fails again, prices are likely to continue to track along at current levels, or slightly lower, as it's hard to see supply increasing on what we've seen over recent months.
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Opening remarks by the President of the Republic of Cyprus during the Conference on Cyprus, in Geneva, yesterday
Your Excellency, Mr. Secretary General,
Dear Friends,
May I start Your Excellency by conveying, once more, my warmest congratulations on your election as UN Secretary-General and my Government's sincere willingness to offer any assistance in the exercise of Your high duties and the promotion of our universal common values.
You have assumed office at a demanding time of increasing challenges and threats posed by ongoing conflicts and asymmetric threats which have led to unprecedented levels of human suffering.
Considering your political past, actions and ethos, I have no doubt that You will exert every effort possible in order not only to tackle these challenges but fully eradicate them, with the noble aim – which I fully share -, as you have stated to the General Assembly on taking the oath of office:
«We want the world our children inherit to be defined by the values enshrined in the UN Charter: peace, justice, respect, human rights, tolerance and solidarity».
It is towards achieving this joint goal that my dear friend Mustafa and I during these past 20 months have been engaging in intensive negotiations in order to reach a comprehensive, viable and lasting settlement that will end the long-standing unacceptable status quo and reunify our homeland.
A settlement that will meet and satisfy the genuine desire of our people, especially of the younger generations, to live together and peacefully co-exist, collaborate and prosper in a European country which fully respects their fundamental human rights and freedoms.
Your Excellencies, Dear Friends,
I have to admit that this new negotiating effort has produced positive results and noteworthy progress has been achieved on a number of substantial issues related to the Chapters of Governance and Power-Sharing, Economy, European Union and Property.
At the same time, it should not be ignored that still on a number of significant aspects of the above-mentioned Chapters divergences remain. Divergences which I however believe are feasible for both sides to overcome.
Undoubtedly, notwithstanding the importance of the said Chapters and the need to establish a functional federation, the two remaining Chapters of Territorial adjustments and Security and Guarantees are the most sensitive, core and fundamental ones which will weigh significantly as to whether a solution is attainable.
To this end and as regards the Chapter of Territorial adjustments, yesterday's simultaneous submission by both sides of maps which reflected their respective positions was a historic development.
Of course, this in no way implies that the Greek Cypriot side either remains satisfied or considers that the proposal put forward by our Turkish Cypriot compatriots corresponds to the aspirations of the Greek Cypriot community to achieving just and fair territorial adjustments.
Nonetheless, it should be acknowledged that the aforesaid constituted a first positive step which has the prospect to lead to a comprehensive agreement on one of the thorniest issues of the Cyprus problem.
However, at such historical moments we all need to be honest and forthright: The outcome of the said Conference on Cyprus which will exclusively concentrate on the issue of Security and Guarantees will decisively pave the way to reaching a solution on the Cyprus Problem.
At this point, Your Excellency, in order to facilitate your understanding in respect of where we stand today, please allow me to inform of some key components of the Cyprus problem, which if they are to be duly taken into account both by the guarantor powers and the international community at large; will resolutely enhance the prospect of achieving a settlement.
The source of many of the problems that we still face today has been the Treaty of Guarantee, signed on the one hand by the Republic of Cyprus and on the other hand by Turkey, Greece and Britain, as guarantor powers.
Regrettably, as the historic events validate, the Treaty has failed to serve its purpose or positively contribute to the smooth functioning of the Republic.
After the tragic events of 1974 and the continuing division of the island, the leaders of the two communities in 1977 agreed to the evolution of the internal structure of the Republic of Cyprus into a bi-communal, bi-zonal Federation, with political equality of the two communities.
And as a leader of the Greek Cypriot community, I am obliged to emphasize that the said development constituted an historic compromise by the Greek Cypriot side with the aim of achieving the reunification of the island.
Since then there has been a series of negotiating rounds and efforts to reach a solution to the Cyprus problem, which unfortunately didn't bear any result, culminating to the referendum of the Annan Plan in 2004.
A Plan which was rejected by 76% of the Greek Cypriots due to provisions that were included therein and which did not address their legitimate concerns; the most significant of which being the continuation of the presence of foreign troops on the island and the maintenance of the right of intervention by the guarantor powers if, in their judgment, that was deemed necessary.
Dear Friends,
Having said the above, I am of the strong opinion that the constitutional provisions of the settlement which already have been agreed, effectively strengthen the sense of security of all citizens and constitute the best guarantee for the creation of conditions of peace, stability and prosperity.
Among other convergences, the following are leading towards this end:
i. Union in whole or in part with any other country or any form of partition or secession or any other unilateral change to the state of affairs shall be prohibited.
ii. The two constituent states shall hold equal political status and will have defined administrative boundaries which they will autonomously govern.
iii. Effective participation in the Federal Government by the two communities, with specific clauses as regards decision-making so that neither side may claim authority or jurisdiction over the other.
iv. Prohibition of encroachment both by the federal government within the constituent states' areas of competence and by either constituent state to the other constituent state's area of competence.
v. Each constituent state shall have the right to establish specific criteria as regards the acquisition of its internal citizenship status.
vi. Regulating the exercise of voting rights of those citizens of the State who choose a place of domicile or establish themselves and practice a trade or profession in the constituent state of which they do not hold internal citizenship status.
vii. Establishing effective deadlock-resolving mechanisms in order to both strengthen the functionality of the State and protect the rights of the constituent states and, by extension, of the communities.
viii. Furthermore, the Republic of Cyprus is and will remain a member-state of the EU after the settlement, a capacity which as I will later on explain provides the necessary safeguards both from internal and external threats and the full and unrestricted enjoyment of fundamental freedoms and human rights of all Cypriots.
Thus, it could be argued that the above-mentioned on its own merits render the necessity of maintaining a system of guarantee established in 1960 as obsolete.
Conversely, I do not ignore that both due to events of the past and the ongoing protraction of the Cyprus problem there is an inherent mistrust and suspicion on the one hand by the Greek Cypriot side as regards the end-intentions of Turkey and on the other hand by the Turkish Cypriot side as regards the objectives and aims of the Greek Cypriot community.
It is for this exact reason that in my proposal on Security and Guarantees on the post-settlement era, I acknowledged that for a transitional period to be agreed, a Multinational Police Force should be established with the aim of deterring or addressing any threats to the safety of either Greek or Turkish Cypriots.
In this context, it is also our strong belief that beyond the internal security structure and mechanisms of united Cyprus as thoroughly analysed in my proposal, there should be a strong UN Council resolution which will ensure and safeguard the smooth and secure implementation of the provisions of the settlement, as well as the post-settlement state of affairs and the sovereignty, territorial integrity and constitutional order of United Cyprus.
Dear Friends,
Taking into account the historic developments of the past and the status quo established, any post-settlement presence of foreign troops or rights of guarantees and interventions would be perceived by the Greek Cypriot community as an unbalanced arrangement.
Furthermore, such security arrangements would establish a sense of predominance for one community to the detriment of being perceived as a threat to the other community. As a consequence, political equality would be overturned; with deadlocks and destabilization prevailing over consensus-building and a functional federal government.
Dear Friends,
In addition to the internal arrangements of the settlement agreement and my proposal which already demonstrates that the necessity of any guarantees or foreign troops is unnecessary, allow me as a leader of the Greek Cypriot community and the President of an EU and UN member-state to project that the capacity of United Cyprus as a member of the United Nations and the European Union provides the best form of security and guarantee of its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity from any external threats.
Starting from the United Nations, its Charter, through its various provisions, guarantees the territorial integrity and political independence of its members and prescribes the means of resolution of disputes or conflicts among its member-states and the necessary adoption of action as it deems necessary in order to maintain or restore international peace and security.
As regards the European Union of which I have no doubt that Mr. Jean Claude-Juncker will thoroughly refer to later on, leaving aside the fact that our membership constitutes the best safeguard that all citizens of United Cyprus will fully enjoy the fundamental human rights and freedoms of our European family, it provides the following to its members:
● Article 42 (7): If a Member State is the victim of armed aggression on its territory, the other Member States shall have towards it an obligation of aid and assistance by all the means in their power, in accordance with Article51 of the United Nations Charter;
● Article 222 (1): The Union and its Member States shall act jointly in a spirit of solidarity if a Member State is the object of a terrorist attack…….. The Union shall mobilise all the instruments at its disposal, including the military resources made available by the Member States, to:
– prevent the terrorist threat in the territory of the Member States;
– protect democratic institutions and the civilian population from any terrorist attack;
– assist a Member State in its territory, at the request of its political authorities, in the event of a terrorist attack.
Before proceeding further, please allow me to warmly welcome and thank Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker for his presence with us today, which once more demonstrates his active and strong support to the efforts of reunifying our country.
Dear Friends,
In addition to what I have already mentioned, it should be stressed that my proposal provides the establishment of a trilateral Pack of Friendship between Greece, Turkey and Cyprus. A Pact which can form the basis of the solid foundations for the future relationship of the three countries; to the benefit of its peoples.
In parallel, it is to the best interest of Cyprus, which enjoys excellent relations with all our neighbors, to extent its partnerships in our immediate region through forging an alliance with Turkey; a neighbor with whom we share common concerns and challenges.
It is for these exact reasons that I have so often stressed the obvious positive repercussions at a trilateral, regional, European and international level of reaching a settlement, since I am adamant that this should be our shared strategic objective and vision that should guide our interventions and negotiations to follow today and the days or weeks to come.
Achieving a lasting and viable settlement will promote regional peace, security, predictability and turn united Cyprus to an exemplary model of a prosperous, just and peaceful society in our troubled common neighborhood; the eastern Mediterranean.
Further, it will create a new era of friendship; with positive ramifications on EU-Turkey's relations and the overall security and energy architecture of the EU.
Foremost, it would be to the benefit of all Cypriots, creating conditions of peaceful co-existence and prosperous collaboration, irrespective of their different ethnic, cultural and religious diversity; to the benefit of the future generations.
Last, but not least, the solution of an international problem which has been on the agenda of the United Nations in the last decades, will offer a beacon of hope that even the most intractable problems can be solved peacefully through the United Nations.
Dear Friends,
I believe that our presence here confirms our political commitment to engage constructively and in a spirit of good – will during the next few hours so as to reach an agreement, or at least bridge differences, on the Chapter of Security and Guarantees, so as to pave the way forward to reaching a comprehensive solution on the Cyprus Problem.
A solution, which, as I have repeatedly stressed, should take into account the legitimate sensitivities and concerns of both communities, leading to a win-win situation, and ensuring conditions of safety for the future generations of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots.
I truly believe that we can achieve this, provided that all interested parties and particularly those which can decisively determine the end-result demonstrate the same degree of commitment, participate constructively.
In times of increasing internal and external challenges for the international community and the European Union, I do call on your substantial support and help so as to turn Cyprus into a political and diplomatic success story, conveying the message both internationally, in Europe and our immediate neighborhood as to the dynamic potential of our collective solidarity and adherence to the Universal values and principles enshrined in the UN Charter.


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This is the moment a potential thief falls victim to immediate karma for trying to launch a brick at a car window.
Martin Craig's home CCTV footage shows the moment a man tries to break into his car on Saturday morning.
But his plan fails miserably when the brick bounces off the window and straight back at his head.
Left with a sore face and an even more bruised ego, he then quickly flees Martin's home, in Brandon, Durham.
Martin, who uses a wheelchair, was so shocked to find the footage he uploaded it to Facebook, where it has racked up thousands of views and comical comments.
In the video, a hooded man can be seen walking past Martin's Citroen Berlingo presumably checking to see if the coast is clear.
He soon returns and picks up a nearby brick, before walking towards the car window and launching it at the vehicle with all his might.
But the brick ricochets off the car window and strikes the man in the face before landing in front of him.
He then clutches his head in pain and takes a few moments to compose himself before almost tripping over the brick.
The man then picks the brick up, drops it into a garden next door and walks away defeated.
Many social media users have found the incident hilarious and said he 'deserved it'.
One wrote: 'Cracker! What karma! Talk about bricking it!', while another said: 'What a great bit of karma… idiot.'
Martin today said his car only suffered a few scratches and said the clip left him in hysterics.
He said: 'Just scratches to glass and paint work. No idea why it was my car he targeted unless he knows that I'm in a wheelchair, so an easy target.
'I just burst out laughing. Think that's karma for you.'
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How To Download Fonts From The Microsoft Store – With the latest Windows 10 update, you can now download fonts from the Microsoft Store. With this feature, you can now easily take several fonts directly for your Windows machine.
Currently, it's still relatively new, so there aren't many font ranges available. However, because the longer it gets full, you will have more fonts at your fingertips without having to visit third-party sites.
Read more: What is a computer font? & How to install fonts on my computer?
To access the Microsoft Store, first, click on the Start button, then click the drive on the left to access the Settings page.
Find and click " Personalization " as seen in the image below.
In the left bar of the Personalization window, click on Fonts.
At the top of the window that is displayed, click " Get more fonts in Microsoft Store ."
The Microsoft Store will open and automatically direct you to the front page. There you will see a choice of fonts available.
At the time of writing, you have thirteen fonts that you can choose from. Most of the fonts displayed are free, and some of them are paid for the download.
When you see the font you like, click on it. You will be taken to the store page that is related to the font you selected.
If you don't want to see the details of the font and only want to retrieve it, click the " Get " button on the right to download the font. Make sure the font is free if not, you can make an accidental bill into your bank account!
If you want to know more about fonts, you can scroll down to the info panel. The " Overview " section gives you some background information about fonts.
This will also explain whether the font has derivatives, such as bold and italic variants.
Actually getting a font is very easy. After you click the blue " Get " button, Windows handles everything for you. This includes getting a license, downloading fonts, and installing it on your PC.
When finished, there is nothing more to be done; everything is installed and ready! If you want to use it in an application that is open during installation, you may need to reboot to see your new font in the font list.
If you want to delete the font that you downloaded earlier, return to the front page where you clicked on the link. Click on the name of the font you want to delete to open the details page. Scroll down to the " metadata" section, and click the " Uninstall " button.
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The city of San Diego is positioned perfectly for solar power, not just because of its geographic location, but also because of the cost of power. City grid To have a successful solar panel system you'll need some pretty sunny skies. Meteorologists estimate that the city experiences more than 260 days of sunny or partly sunny skies.
Your interest in installing solar power for your home might be for a variety of reasons. Some of those reasons could be financial, while others might stem from you wanting to be more environmentally conscious. We hope this guide will help you in determining whether solar panel power, for your San Diego home, is right for you.
Solar in San Diego – Advantages
There are plenty of advantages when it comes to going solar in San Diego, so let's break down some of those major advantages so you know what you are getting in return for your investment.
- Renewable Energy – Scientists say that the sun is going to be around for at least 10 billion more years. Solar energy is truly a renewable energy source and can be used widely throughout the world. While the production of solar panel systems may require standard energy use, the overall benefit is that you will truly be harnessing the power of the sun.
- Your Energy Bill – Solar panel systems typically connect to a standard city grid so that you can ensure to have power, even when the sun is not present. The best part about this is that you will likely make a surplus of energy coming from your solar panel system, which
allowyou to sell that energy back to the city and earn either credits or cash-back from your solar panels. The amount of money that you save will depend on your solar panel system and the size that you are using to power your home.
- Return on Investment – Unlike paying a city utility bill, solar panel systems will actually give you a return on your investment. This can come in the form of your monthly bills as mentioned above, but also can add value to your home and neighborhood.
- Tax Incentives – Solar panel installation tends to reap some tax benefits that very few people are aware of. Some of these incentives are federal tax breaks, while others come from the state in the form of a rebate (as mentioned above). The current federal tax incentives are around 30% of the installed equipment.
- Social Impact Benefits – The installation of solar panels extends beyond the boundaries of your home. Not only is the solar energy industry growing and creating employment, but it also impacts less dependence on foreign oil and fuel sources. Finally, going solar is better for the environment over the lifetime of use than depending on grid-based energy.
Solar in San Diego – Disadvantages
As with anything, there are some disadvantages of using solar-based power systems. To be fair about how solar power impacts homeowners, we have to also talk about any downsides you might experience when deciding to go solar.
- Space – To install a solar panel system you're going to need an appropriate amount of space for the panels and battery banks required for the system to work properly. some homes are simply not equipped or composed to accommodate this sort of system.
- Weather Dependent – As you can imagine solar panel systems require sunny days. No geographical location can promise sunshine every single day. This is partially why you will connect to the city utility grid. While you can still capture solar power on overcast days and during the winter months, you might not capture enough to power your daily needs.
Solar in San Diego – Cost Breakdown and Savings
San Diego Gas and Electric estimate that the average home in San Diego needs around 500 kW hours per month. This would require a solar panel system that consists of 3.85 kWh, which breaks down to an eleven 350-watt panel system.
The national average, according to Home Advisor, estimates that a solar panel system will cost about $23,000 after all equipment is installed. This price point could be higher or lower depending on your home's energy needs and what you and your family use on a daily basis. While that number may sound a little scary, if you plan to be in your home for a while, this has proven to offer homeowners significant savings. According to decision data, the national average time it takes a homeowner to see their return on investment for a solar panel system is just over 8-years.
Let's do a sample for solar on San Diego home. On a solar system size of 3.85 kWh, a homeowner in San Diego can expect to pay about $9,000 on the overall price, after tax incentives are adjusted. At San Diego Gas and Energy rates, a homeowner would see an ROI in about 5-years. After 25-years, that same homeowner could see over a $70-thousand dollar savings in energy costs.
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Solar in San Diego – Install Process
If you are still interested in installing a solar panel system you might be curious about how the installation process works. Below you will see a step by step guide and how you can acquire your own system and start reaping the benefits of the sun.
- Meet with Encōr – There are a number of ways to find a qualified solar panel installer. The best way to start is a custom quote from Encōr Solar that tailors the quote to your energy usage and needs.
- Site Visit – After you have hired a solar panel expert, they will visit your home and do an evaluation of what your home needs to go solar.
- Permits and Documentation – Larger home projects typically require some type of permit and documentation in order to complete the project. Your solar panel expert will be able to guide you through that process to ensure that you are following protocol or city-state requirements.
- Install Planning – After the paperwork logistics are wrapped up, you and your installer will work on ordering the right equipment and setting up your install date.
- Installation Day – Your solar panel install day will have your home busy with activity. The installer will be preparing the roof, conducting tests, running wiring and placing battery banks as applicable. After those tasks are complete the installer will make sure you're connected to the grid, so you can reap the rewards of making solar energy, and flip the switch to go solar.
Going Solar in San Diego
You should know that deciding to go solar in San Diego means you'll be in good company. Environment America released a report in April of 2018 that stated that San Diego ranks number two in solar power installs and ownership, falling only second to its neighbor Los Angeles.
The report deemed the city a "Solar Star" due to its record of 50 or more watts installed per capita. Cities also making the top ten list include Phoenix, Honolulu, Denver, Las Vegas, and Indianapolis.
Another exciting piece of California legislation passed in May of 2018 that requires solar be installed in all new construction. This was a bill lead by the California Energy Commission. Formal approval will be needed from the California Building Standards Commission but is expected to pass.
In detail, this mandate will impact homes that receive a new building permit and includes apartment complexes and condo builds over three stories in height. Some homes will be exempt from this mandate if obstructions like trees or other structures make solar panels insufficient for normal energy needs.
In Conclusion, going solar in San Diego has to make sense depending on the price point, the neighborhoods and how long you anticipate staying in your home. For instance, if you are buying a starter home that you think you'll only be in for 5-years, solar might not be the right match for you. Likewise, if you rent, a solar panel investment is not going to be a good option especially since you aren't eligible for tax incentives if you are renting a property.
To get started, get a quote from Encōr Solar today.


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In the first court verdict of its kind, a jury in New Jersey on Thursday found that a prominent group offering gay "conversion therapy" violated the state's Consumer Fraud Act by claiming it could help men overcome unwanted homosexual urges.
Gay-rights groups hailed the decision as an important advance in their growing national campaign to discredit and ban so-called reparative therapy, which is based on the theory that homosexuality is rooted in childhood trauma, often caused by distant fathers, overbearing mothers or early sexual abuse, and can be overcome with extended therapy.
Leading psychiatric and medical groups, which stopped branding homosexuality a disorder in the 1970s, have called the theory unfounded and say such therapy is potentially dangerous because it can produce agonizing guilt in young people and turn them against their parents.
In recent years, California, New Jersey, Oregon and Washington, D.C., have banned conversion therapy for minors; a bill that would do so in Illinois awaits the governor's signature. At a White House Pride reception on Wednesday, President Obama said he supported "efforts to ban conversion therapy for minors."
But the verdict by the seven-member jury on Thursday, which described as fraudulent claims that the therapy has a basis in science and a proven record of success, is the first that could restrict it from being offered to adults as well.
"This is the first time a court ruling has equated conversion therapy with consumer fraud," said Sam Wolfe, a staff attorney with the Southern Poverty Law Center, which brought the New Jersey suit on behalf of three young men who had sought the therapy and two parents.
"It's a warning to conversion therapists everywhere that by practicing this discredited therapy they are making themselves liable for the harm they cause," he said.
The therapy has been defended by some former patients as well as by some religious conservatives who believe homosexual behavior is a sin.
The defendants in the suit were a referral group called Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing, or Jonah; Arthur A. Goldberg, a founder of Jonah who has been active nationally in the reparative therapy movement; and Alan Downing, a "life coach" who treated the plaintiffs.
The defendants were represented by Charles LiMandri, president of the Freedom of Conscience Defense Fund, a conservative group based in California that describes itself as devoted to religious liberty.
"This is a sad day, not just for my clients, but for America: Our freedom to choose to live according to Biblical values is being restricted by powerful forces," Mr. LiMandri said in a statement after the verdict was read in New Jersey Superior Court in Jersey City. He vowed to appeal.
Under New Jersey law, the plaintiffs can be awarded three times their actual financial losses, for a total award of $72,400, plus lawyers' fees.
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Let me just say, if you have not read some of my earlier posts, that I love my three guys more than lazy Sundays, coffee, expensive cheese, artisan bread, nature or Irish breezes. I love all of those things with a near obsessive quality, but my three guys are my sun, moon and stars.
That being said, sometimes I wonder if they get me. Our crazy hectic life is filled to the brim with activities that are mostly enjoyed by someone with testosterone. It is full of surfboards, sand, wet towels, soccer cleats, smelly socks, drying wet suits, video games and zombie movies. You have no idea the smell that permeates your bathroom from a wetsuit. I'll take twelve loads of smelly soccer socks any old day over a wetsuit hanging in the shower.
Our conversations revolve around similar subjects for the most part. It's not like they ever think about all of those girlie things that I do, they are guys ya know. I should hope that they don't. They never wonder about fashion and heaven forbid they ever say "Hey mom I think those Christian Louboutin Mary Jane's would look fab on you!". Shoot, I am lucky if I can get the monkeys to change their shirt every couple of days. Neither do they dream of menus all the live long day like me. Not a one of them comes running in requesting Chicken Athena, Crab Cakes or even chicken nuggets. Nope, I am always getting the same response to that age old question "What would you like for dinner?". You know the one that I am talking about. The infamous "Whatever, you feel like making" response. How often do you get that? It makes me growl on occasion.
There are times that I get the answer to my question. Sometimes the answer is no. Times like… "Honey, why am I moving the hutch? What does flow have to do with it?" or "Mom it doesn't matter if we look nice all the time…do I have to wear a collard shirt today?". Those are the type of responses I usually get when the answer is no, that they don't get me. There are times of course that they do. Those are the days when I realize that I am so very happy I live in a testosterone filled world,that I am surround by three guys. Each of those times are so very precious and meaningful to my heart.
When Monkey Two comes up, sniffs my neck and says "You smell good Mom". Awww…that just TICKLES me. When Monkey One comes to me and tells me all about his day, I know that they get me. It's the little things that let you know. Even when you think that they are not paying attention, they are and will let you know in subtle and surprising little ways.
Yesterday was one of those times for me. I'll be honest with you, as much as I have been staying optimistic and holding my chin up high through being out of work, there have been a couple of blue moments…it's only normal. Tickled Red, other than my three guys, is now one of my joys. Baking my Tickled Red cheesecakes, goodies, thinking of new recipes, crafting and blogging has reawakened my creative side. My guys have seen this, they have noticed… and for Christmas they surprised me. Their surprise was so thoughtful that it brought tears of pure joy.
I had asked for new oven mitts. They were not supposed to get me anything else. They never listen to me…and I am so very glad this once. My three amazing guys surprised me with a Kitchen Aid Mixer . My three testosterone driven guys, who had no idea how I dreamed and longed for a Kitchen Aid Mixer, had instinctively picked out the perfect present that defines me and the possible directional change that I have been leaning toward. I just sat there with tears of joy, looking past my beautiful white mixer, to those three guys…my surfer and our two monkeys. Bless them, they get me 🙂 It's not the mixer that I love, but their sweet, generous, intuitive hearts. They are mine, I claim them.
To make it even more sweet and perfect, when my surfer found out that the mixer came in red, he was bummed. He did not realize and now wishes that he had gotten one in red for, of course, Tickled Red. Awww…I love that sweet man. So I will probably come home one day to find it has a Tickled Red engraving or sticker on it. In case you didn't know, surfers LOVE their stickers.
I hope that you have many, many times where the ones you love get you as well.
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I am a human-centered industrial designer
and I enjoy using design to add value to people's lives. Throughout my years at design school I have always tilted towards creating solutions that prioritise people.
My goal is to find the right balance to combine empathy with creativity. While I do enjoy making & owning beautiful articles that may look amazing on my shelf, I strive to build products and experiences that are impactful. Understanding and interacting with the user, gives me the opportunity to empathise with them & create human-centered solutions.
I am keen on learning new skills everyday & strive to become a better designer and a person through my experiences. Although working alone sometimes has it's perks, I enjoy working in teams as they help generate ideas that are influenced by people that come from different walks of life.
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I enjoy travelling, discovering new cultures and celebrating new experiences. I never say no to football, horror movies or dancing.
Professional experience
Studio Fifi, Pune
Product and Graphic Designer
December 2018 - current
Aeris, Beijing
Industrial Design Intern
07 months, 2017
Made Innovation, Beijing
Industrial Design Intern
06 months, 2015
ISD Rubika
International Master Degree in
Industrial Design
Pune, India
2012 - 2017
Jaihind college of Arts and Science
HSC (Higher Secondary Education)
Mumbai, India
2010 - 2012
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Idea Couture, New York
04 months, 2016 (team leader)
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Godrej, Mumbai
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Eleven, Boston
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Home systems with NUI
Lenovo, Shenzhen
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Real Bombchus (the left enemy in the picture) are similar to Rats, in that, they live in holes in the wall and will come out of hiding when Link is near. However, they will scurry to find some Bombs and toss them at Link, then go back to their holes. Their appearance is slightly different, as they have red markings on their face. As with Rats, though, putting down some All-Purpose Bait will make them friendly towards Link.
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Streaming video subscribers have higher expectations than they do for broadcast performance. However, siloed data sets between publishers and CDN partners render the management of viewer experience very difficult. For publishers to meet their viewers' lofty standards, both the publisher and their CDN partner must align on a unified Quality of Experience (QoE) view.
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Amgen and marketing partner Wyeth have been boosted by interim data from a study which shows that a combination of Enbrel and methotrexate is highly effective as a treatment for active early rheumatoid arthritis.
The findings from the 542-patient COMET study, which have been published in The Lancet, demonstrated that half of the patients treated with the combination of Enbrel (etanercept) and methotrexate achieved clinical remission and nearly all had no progression of joint damage. At one year, 50% of patients with active early moderate–to-severe RA who received the combo achieved clinical remission versus 28% of those treated with methotrexate alone.
Additionally, 80% of patients receiving Enbrel and methotrexate had no evidence of progression of joint damage as seen on x-ray, compared to 59% of those treated with methotrexate alone. Also, 61% of people treated with combination therapy demonstrated improvement in their functionality (versus 44% on only methotrexate) and the COMET trial also showed that patients on etanercept and methotrexate "had a nearly three-fold reduction in work stoppage", the data revealed.
The study also showed that after one year, there were no differences in rates of serious infections or malignancies among patients taking both drugs, compared with just methotrexate. No cases of tuberculosis or demyelinating disease were reported and no new safety problems were identified.
Paul Emery of the University of Leeds and lead investigator on the COMET trial, said "we hope that these data encourage physicians to use clinical remission as a new standard for evaluating symptom control in the treatment of early RA". He added that "clinical remission is highly relevant to patients' daily lives as they cope with their symptoms".
So more good news for Enbrel which had US sales of $951 million in the USA in the first quarter (+30%) and revenues in Europe, where Wyeth sells the drug, climbed 36% to $606 million. It is approved for RA and psoriasis.
Amgen and marketing partner Wyeth have been boosted by interim data from a study which shows that a combination of Enbrel and methotrexate is highly effective as a treatment for active early rheumatoid arthritis.


text: Libretto's Pizzeria has several brick-and-mortar locations, including one inside the EpiCentre in Uptown Charlotte. Libretto's serves authentic New York City pizza in a casual and comfortable setting, with a delicious crispy crust and overflowing melting cheese. Also on the menu, you'll find Italian classics like calzones fresh from the oven and desserts. They also have a pizza truck which can be found roaming around town.


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The Korean artist "Puuung" has produced some really sweet, heart-warming illustrations which bring out simple, but very important details of how we express love for our partners in our everyday lives. Love is in the little things — and when we had a look at these drawings, we at LoveCasm once again became convinced of this.
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November 19 – December 17, 2016
Ibid Gallery presents Softly, Boldly, a solo show with Los Angeles-based artist Erica Mahinay. This is the artist's first exhibition with the gallery.
Flickering between the earthly and cosmic, representational and abstract, Erica Mahinay introduces new paintings and sculptures that hinge on notions of mortality, temporality and the exigency for propagation, adaptation and growth. Meanwhile, the technical aspects of Mahinay's paintings explore the nuances of perception and imagination in relation to the construction of an image.
Affecting the viewer's physiology by relying on optical color—traditional glazing and layering of color to create perceived color rather than direct color—Mahinay's paintings target the viewer's nervous system through the eye itself. Using a limited palette and loosely applied translucent layers of paint, the works reveal their tricks while in the process implicating the viewer. In exchange for the willingness to participate, the paintings offer ghostly, mysterious and atmospheric floral landscapes.
Mahinay's bleached paintings employ similar tactics. They initially appear to have a photographic source but traces of the underlying stretcher bars expose a material process. The combination of a chance process and minimal intervention results in a likeness akin to volcanic eruptions or solar flairs. The surfaces of these paintings are predominantly uniform and smooth, though occasionally disrupted by a wrinkle or pucker in the stitched fabric.
Suggesting a temporary position or condition, Mahinay's black sand-coated sculptures point to a mélange of objects—headstones, labyrinths, gardens or even mattresses. Sliced at their ends, these forms exist as fragments that seek new possibilities for taking shape, becoming host to a bed of fresh flowers. Sprung from cut edges and coated and preserved in a milky silicon, the potential for pollination and propagation is suspended.
With this exhibition, Mahinay expands the scope of her practice. Previously focused on weighing the pros and cons of living in a world where the tools for defining the self have become increasingly available, Mahinay now shifts the conversation from singular to plural, from concerns about reinventing the self towards one for a collective loss of certainty about the future.
Erica Mahinay received her B.F.A. in Art from Kansas City Art Institute in 2008 and went on to receive her M.F.A. at Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2013. She has had solo exhibitions at Fused Space, San Francisco, curated by Jessica Silverman (2015), T293, Naples, IT (2014) and has an upcoming solo exhibition at Lyles & King, NY (Spring 2017). She is represented by T293 and currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.


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The master bedroom features a king-sized bed and an en-suite bathroom with a large shower. The second bedroom comes with a double bed and the separate bathroom which also has a shower. Neom toiletries are provided in both bathrooms – hand/body wash, hand/body lotion, shampoo and conditioner.
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The funny thing is, when we get in a dither about making money, feel pressured to get bigger, faster and find more customers to sell to, we forget all the finer points of doing business the easy way. We forget there are newer, better ways of getting in touch with your target audience. We forget that staying on top of the wave of success is as easy as a few clicks of the mouse. Lead generation is a snap these days.
Anyone that sells insurance knows you need good, high quality leads or otherwise, what is the point in spending the money on them in the first place. Without the good leads, sales are dismal and you fight tooth and nail for customers, largely because if you are buying shared leads, you get what you get – a lead worked by up to seven other agents. Not so much fun.
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The 8 Moments That Changed Social Media in 2018
The Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook's algorithmic turbulence, API changes, and the arrival of GDPR—2018 brought big shifts to our industry.
As we enter the final days of 2018, I'd like to take a look back at the 8 moments that changed social media this year. I'll also offer a few actionable tips and resources you can use to adapt to these new changes.
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8 of the biggest social media moments in 2018
1. The great Facebook algorithmic update of 2018
The year began with a roar. On January 11th, Mark Zuckerberg, made an announcement on his personal Facebook page.
"We've gotten feedback from our community that public content—posts from businesses, brands and media—is crowding out the personal moments that lead us to connect more with each other," Mr. Zuckerberg explained.
In a follow-up press release, Adam Mosseri, Head of News Feed, explained that Facebook's algorithm would "prioritize posts from friends and family over public content."
In particular, Facebook took specific aim at the following types of content:
- Public content, including videos and other posts from publishers or businesses
- "Engagement-bait" content designed to artificially spark conversations (or enrage) people
- News-focused content, especially publishers with little-known brands or niche topics (read: fake news and extremist politics).
While it was clear that content would have a harder time gaining organic traction, Facebook suggested new ways for brands to approach content distribution on Facebook.
For example, Facebook explicitly stated that "page posts that generate conversation between people will show higher in News Feed." Live videos, for example, often create more discussion and interaction than passive content. According to internal data from Facebook, live videos on average get six times as many interactions as regular videos.
Facebook Groups—which now count 100 million members—have also been touted as new sources for brands to build customer communities and increase their organic reach.
2. Mark Zuckerberg heads to Congress
In 2018, data privacy took center stage. Soon after the Cambridge Analytica scandal—in which a political consultancy accessed 87 million Facebook profiles—Zuckerberg was called to Congress. He testified at two hearings in two days, with 10 hours of questioning from 91 lawmakers.
Marketers soon felt the effects of this political pressure. Facebook soon restricted access to their APIs, (affecting platforms like Hootsuite and our competitors), restricted ad targeting options, and reduced many of the granular ways marketers could target with features such as custom audiences.
3. The hammer of GDPR falls
If you're like me, you've been leaking personal data all over the internet since 1999. Weak passwords, my indiscriminate clicking of 'Which Friends Character Are You?' Facebook quizzes—my privacy life is a hot mess!
While consumers tend to leak data online, The General Data Protection Regulation (or GDPR) is designed to protect them against unscrupulous companies.
As one lawyer eloquently put it, "The GDPR is an attempt to strengthen, harmonize, and modernize EU data protection law and enhance individual rights and freedoms, consistent with the European understanding of privacy as a fundamental human right."
In the past, it was assumed that things like social security numbers, physical addresses, email addresses were personal. But GDPR expanded the scope of personal information to include things that marketers typically exploit such as IP addresses, behavioral data, location data, biometric data, financial information, and much more.
If you work at a large company, you likely had a team responsible for making sure your marketing programs are GDPR compliant.
If you work as a consultant or at a smaller company, do you really need to care about GDPR?
Yep. Especially if you are doing the following things in your marketing:
- Collecting emails including using pop-ups or lead ads on Facebook
- Using web analytics to track user behavior (The standard "we use cookies to improve your experience" pop-up is not enough to comply with GDPR regulation)
- Exporting or importing data with Facebook's Custom Audiences
Complying with GDPR takes a bit of work and would be too much to explain in this blog post. This resource from Reforge, a growth marketing blog, is the most practical guide I've found. It also includes a fantastic explanation of what consent means in a GDPR world.
4. IGTV and Facebook Watch go global
In 2014, Zuckerberg was widely quoted that the News Feed would be "mostly video" in five years time. But in 2018, this story took a turn. Public content—which is mostly video—was targeted by the algorithm update. And Facebook is looking for way to capture those valuable video views beyond the crowded News Feed.
On June 20th, Instagram launched IGTV, a standalone app for longer video. Facebook Watch—Facebook's video platform that features made-for-social TV shows and longer content—was also rolled out globally. The company has not shared much data on the user adoption of these new video platforms, so this will be a story to follow in 2019.
Features that will be of interest to video creators are Facebook's Ad Breaks program, giving publishers new ways to monetize. IGTV is still new. But there's lots of opportunity for video publishers—especially if you offer niche content—as video discovery and searching is on the rise in Instagram.
5. Instagram shakes up the e-commerce world with shoppable media
On September 17th, Instagram announced the arrival of shoppable media. This is a giant leap forward for social commerce, with Instagram reporting that 90 million accounts are already using tags in shopping posts on Instagram every month.
Now, your business can use shoppable posts and shoppable stories. The days of asking customers to shop your "link in bio" are over, creating a smoother and more direct shopping experience within the app.
There are also rumors that Instagram is building a standalone shopping app called "IG Shopping." Whether or not that rumor is true, they did launch a Shopping channel in Explore, helping more people discover new products and creating a specific place within the network to do so.
Instagram's push into e-commerce creates a giant new revenue source for the company, as well as new opportunities for smaller retail merchants to reach passionate customers around the world.
Four in five Instagram users follow at least one business. And Facebook reports that one in three daily active Instagrammers surveyed in BR, ID, UK and the US say they have become more interested in a brand or product after seeing it on Instagram Stories. You can learn some best practices for creating effective Story advertising content here.
6. Tech stocks stumble
On July 26th, Facebook's stock fell from $215 per share to $176 per share. The drop was caused by Facebook's warning that revenue growth would slow in the coming years, as costs (including increased spending on security and content moderation measures) increased.
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Likewise, Snapchat had a tough year. Snapchat struggled with user growth beyond their core demographic of 13- to 34-year-olds. Snapchat still has lots of opportunity for reaching younger demographics and new content partnerships and ad formats have attracted advertising dollars. But in general, the stock stumbles of 2018 showed that the social network that the landscape is maturing and consolidating.
For social media professionals, I believe this consolidation offers an incredible opportunity. It's a safe bet to specialize your skills in the major networks and build more focused marketing strategies. Professionals with specific skills—such as master Facebook ad buyers, experts in Instagram e-commerce features, or talented video creators who understand the social viewing experience—will be highly valued in the next era of social, rather than the 'jack-of-all-trades' social media managers that have typified the profession in previous years.
7. TikTok tops the video charts
WeChat, Sina Weibo, and Alibaba's Youku have struggled to gain ground outside of China. But recently, the social video app TikTok charged into hypergrowth, amassing more than half a billion users with around 40 percent of them outside China across 150 countries and regions.
CNBC reports that TikTok was the world's most downloaded iOS app during the first half of 2018, beating app downloads of Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.
Adding fuel to the fire, TikTok's parent company ByteDance acquired the popular teen video app Musical.ly and migrated their 200 million users into TikTok. The mobile app analytics firm Sensor Tower found that in the third quarter of 2018, TikTok increased their downloads by 5X year-over-year and now rank among the top three social video apps in the world (alongside Instagram and Vigo, which is also owned by ByteDance).
ByteDance is apparently now looking to secure new investment from SoftBank, with a valuation of $75 billion. This would rank ByteDance as one of the most valuable startups in the world alongside Uber.
We're starting to see brands use TikTok to increase brand awareness or launch new products. The retail brand Guess launched the first ever branded content campaign in September. Their campaign targeted millennials with their #InMyDenim hashtag challenge. "Trends often originate on TikTok and GUESS is known for being ahead of the trends," explained Matty Lin, Director of Brand Partnerships at TikTok US.
Burger King also recently partnered with TikTok. They created a "lick your elbow" challenge to promote a new burger, asking users to post funny videos of themselves.
If you're trying to reach younger demographics (especially with B2C products), then search for rising video stars on TiKTok to recruit into your influencer programs. While there is an opportunity for brands to be seen as innovative by using TikTok, we've seen similar networks quickly rise and fall before. In November, Facebook also quietly launched a clone video app called Lasso in the US market. In the past, Facebook's aggressive copy-cat strategies have crushed competitors before, so we'll see how this video battle plays out in 2019.
8. Stories grow 15X faster than feeds
From the rise of messaging (WhatsApp and Facebook have grown over 30 percent year-over-year) to the explosion of story-based sharing, consumers are moving towards one-to-one personal communication.
At Facebook's annual developer conference in May, chief product officer Chris Cox revealed that "the Stories format is on a path to surpass feeds as the primary way people share things with their friends sometime next year." According to Facebook's internal data, stories are growing 15 times faster than feeds.
Stories are the format of the future. They change how we share information, how we communicate, and create new rules for the types of advertising that users will permit in these private spaces. Brands that quickly learn these new rules—both for organic and paid content formats—will have an edge in the coming year.
So what should you do to prepare?
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Local browsing with CoolIris
UPDATE: You can simply use CoolIris 1.10 for the same purpsose
Full-Screen, 3D — Cooliris transforms your browser into a lightning fast, cinematic way to browse online photos and videos. Our "3D Wall" lets you fly through thousands of items in the blink of an eye on an infinitely expandable wall. To enjoy Cooliris on Google Images, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, and hundreds of other sites, click the Cooliris icon that appears when you mouse over media on the supported site. Or enjoy Cooliris anytime by clicking the browser toolbar icon. See http://www.cooliris.com/product for details.
I was looking for an app that let me browse through my image gallery Apple style – PhotoFlip
Well, at least I expected it to be able to automatically detect links to picture on a page and then let me view them. It supported Flickr and Google Images off-screen loading, which is much more complicated than a list.
What a shame it doesn't.
I'm not the only person looking for a "standalone CoolIris" to view my files, the CoolIris forum is filled with similar requests but the best response they can give is "wait" and an "CoolIris Lite" in which the effect is much simple and you seems to have to add files manually.
No problem, I can fix that.
I tried the "quick" option from the developer's site but that turned out to be the more complicated option since I have to generate both the expression and the gallery for it to work, so I tried the full option: I created a C# application that will read files from the directory you want, write two files "media.htm" and "media.rss" to the output directory.
- Media.htm contains one picture to activate the CoolIris icon on the toolbar, links to media.rss.
- Media.rss is the feed that lists the files which will let CoolIris know the full list of images.
The core part of the application follows
// Read jpg and jpeg from target directory string[] Files = Directory.GetFiles(textBox1.Text, "*.jp*"); // Prepare the feed StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(textBox2.Text + "media.rss"); writer.WriteLine("<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>"); writer.WriteLine("<rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">"); writer.WriteLine("<channel>"); writer.WriteLine("<title>Generated photos</title>"); writer.WriteLine("<link>file:///" + textBox2.Text.Replace("\","/") + "</link>"); writer.WriteLine("<description>Photos from my trip to Africa.</description>"); int Counter = 1; foreach (string FileName in Files) { FileInfo Item = new FileInfo(FileName); writer.WriteLine("<item>"); writer.WriteLine(" <title>" + Item.Name + "</title>"); writer.WriteLine(" <link>" + "file:///" + FileName.Replace("\","/") + "</link>"); writer.WriteLine(" <guid>img " + Counter.ToString() + "</guid>"); writer.WriteLine(" <media:description>" + Item.Name + "</media:description>"); writer.WriteLine(" <media:thumbnail url="file:///" + FileName.Replace("\","/") + "" />"); writer.WriteLine(" <media:content url="file:///" + FileName.Replace("\","/") + "" type="image/jpeg" />"); writer.WriteLine(" </item>"); writer.WriteLine(""); } writer.WriteLine("</channel>"); writer.WriteLine("</rss>"); writer.Close(); //Prepare the HTML file writer = new StreamWriter(textBox2.Text + "media.htm"); writer.WriteLine(""); writer.WriteLine(" "); writer.WriteLine(" <link rel="alternate" href="media.rss" type="application/rss+xml" title="" id="gallery" />"); writer.WriteLine(" "); writer.WriteLine(" "); foreach (string FileName in Files) { FileInfo Item = new FileInfo(FileName); writer.WriteLine(""); writer.WriteLine(""); writer.WriteLine(""); break; } writer.WriteLine(" "); writer.WriteLine(""); writer.Close(); //Open the HTML file with the default browser, hopefully it's the one with CoolIris installed System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(textBox2.Text + "media.htm");
Application interface
Fill in the directory containing the pictures you want to view in the first text box, the second could be your temp directory. Click generate to generate the files mentioned above and open them in your default browser, click the CoolIris to activate CoolIris (this extra step is required because I don't know how to call CoolIris on a file directly; the "Launch CoolIris" application seems to open Cooliris.com only).
I also made a command line interface with which you can call the app with 2 parameters. The first will go to "Directory" and the second to "Output". If you run the app this way it will generate, open the file and then close itself.
- .NET Framework 2.0
- CoolIris enabled browser


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