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It's a testament to Vine's appeal and utility that, just a few months after its launch, it is already the subject of a large filmmaking competition. The Tribeca Film Festival has announced the 40 finalists of its 6 Second Films competition, which searches for the coolest Vine videos of the Internet.
#6SecFilms is split into four categories, each of which has ten clever Vines as finalists. The #Genre category features horror and comedy, the #Auteur category showcases artsy and sometimes very somber Vines, the #Series category strings multiple videos together to make a trilogy, and the #Animate category has creators working bite-sized stop motion magic. Check out all of the finalists here.
At this point, the Vines will be presented to the Tribeca Film Festival's expert panel of judges, which includes director Penny Marshall and, appropriately, the 5secondfilms team, who were making tiny videos on the Internet since Vine was just a lightbulb in some savvy entrepreneur's brain. I hope they'll find the 'Relish The Moment' video linked above to be right up their alley, considering that they too have been known to drop some groan-inducing puns in their own videos.
Kudos to the Tribeca Film Festival for continuing to embrace online content. All 40 of the chosen Vines are very cool, and they serve as a reminder that the app can be used for something other than making yourself fly around the house like Harry Potter. Maybe this time next year one second videos will be all the rage around the indie film scene.


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To share the update of our downstairs bathroom,
I thought I would just let you look around.
This bathroom was original to the house.
However, in the 1940's a shower was added from a
space that had been a hallway to the
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Has your snoring prevented you from getting good sleep for years? If you have not seen a doctor about this issue, you might be experiencing a dangerous and serious form of snoring associated with sleep apnea. If this describes you, don't worry! This article will help you understand.
To help deal with sleep apnea effectively, you should speak with your doctor to help him show you what CPAP machine works best. You need to take into consideration both the machine size and audible volume. There are some machines that are quiet and small. Your physician will be able to guide you to good CPAP manufacturers.
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There are many things that can cause sleep apnea. This article provided you with the information you need. Before you know it, you will be sleeping like a baby.


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Joys of bicycling in Czech Republic
CZECH REPUBLIC Touring by bicycle along the Prague- Vienna Greenways
We had biked 10 centuries in about as many miles, from a medieval stone tower in a maze of narrow village streets to an isolated ridge with a barbed wire remnant of the Iron Curtain.
The sun was hot. The wheat fields along the wire fence were still.
It was time for a break and a tall frothy glass of the original sports drink - pivo.
That's Czech for "beer." In six days of bicycling through the southern Czech Republic, we never learned the words for bike chain or helmet or tire. But we did learn pivo.
Velke pivo, large beer.
Mala pivo, small beer.
Radler, a German term for a surprisingly tasty mixture of beer and a local yellowish-green lemonade.
Over the past couple of decades, Americans have flocked to bike trips through wine country - in France, Italy and, of course, the closer-to-home back roads of Napa and Sonoma.
Bicycling in the Czech Republic is far less well known. But it offers at least as many charms - varied scenery with picturesque villages and over-the-top chateaux, an escape from the touristic crowds, reasonable prices and an extraordinary network of well-marked bike trails and bike-friendly businesses.
And - let's not forget - the beer.
My husband and I spent a week last summer cycling across Bohemia and Moravia, the southernmost parts of the Czech Republic near the border with Austria.
It was our first bike trip together. Sam's an avid cyclist who traverses the Oakland Hills three or four times a week. I hate biking in traffic and so hardly ever ride outdoors.
Paradoxically, the bike trip was my idea. I'd been reading guidebooks about the food in Central Europe, which sounded like a nonstop onslaught of meat, bread and dumplings. I figured if we didn't do something active, I'd come home looking like a dumpling myself.
Bicycling seemed like a good strategy. The Czech-Austrian border region is home to more than 250 miles of bike roads and trails called the Prague-Vienna Greenways.
Trails rediscovered
Created by hiking enthusiasts in the late 1800s, many of the trails sat unused through much of the 20th century, when Czechoslovakia's communist government didn't allow travel near the borders. Since the Velvet Revolution of 1989, though, the Greenways trails have been rediscovered and upgraded as a strategy for sustainable, environmentally friendly tourism and development.
We chose a seven-person guided tour organized by Greenways Travel Club, a Czech company that has been leading bike tours since 1996. We started near the town of Lednice in Moravian wine country. Barely an hour into our first morning of biking, we were following a dirt road through the woods, getting comfortable with the bikes and with each other, when suddenly we emerged into a small clearing with ... an Arc de Triomphe.
Well over 60 feet tall, it was embellished with Corinthian columns and reliefs of the goddess Diana at the hunt. Our fluent and personable Czech guide explained that it was built in the early 1800s by the aristocratic Liechtenstein family - one of about a dozen architectural "follies" sprinkled across their lands with no function other than showing off the family's wealth and providing a scenic destination for picnics and hunting trips.
We kept pedaling through the woods and shortly came to a minaret, a little Gothic chapel, and a temple to Apollo, all in the middle of nowhere.
They were surreal and amazing. And they were something that wouldn't have had nearly the same effect if we'd approached them by car.
Cobblestones bumped under our tires that afternoon as we pulled into Mikulov, a small hillside town that could easily be the northern cousin of a Tuscan village.
Like the other towns where we stayed, Mikulov had narrow streets and a beautifully preserved Renaissance-era central square. It had a grand chateau on its hilltop. And it had a town "plague column" - a pillar topped with figures of saints, erected in about 1723 by grateful survivors of the bubonic plague.
But Mikulov also had something that other nearby towns didn't - the remnants of a Jewish quarter.
In the late 1700s, Mikulov had 620 Jewish families, a yeshiva and 12 synagogues. Since then, the Jewish community had disappeared - at first drawn away to larger cities, later killed during the Holocaust.
Mikulov's citizens banded together after the fall of communism to document and preserve their Jewish heritage. We stashed the bikes at our bed-and-breakfast and followed our guide through a well-maintained Jewish cemetery with gravestones dating back to 1605. We passed a small Jewish museum created from an old synagogue and then encountered a downside of biking: Because of our long day on the trails, we hadn't arrived in Mikulov until after the museum had closed.
But we still managed to experience Mikulov's Jewish history - in fact we slept in it.
Back at our inn, the desk clerk told us that the building had once been a Jewish home, with its own private synagogue. She led us into a back room that was now a conference space.
Behind the modern tables and chairs we could see the balcony where the women used to pray, the niche in the wall that once housed Torah scrolls.
Danube tributary
For several days, we paralleled the Dyje River, a tributary of the Danube, past chateaux and villages. We rode through fields of wheat and corn, and past snow-like stretches of white poppies. We turned our bikes off the main road to squeeze ourselves into a Czech army bunker from before World War II, and we parked the bikes outside a museum that held the world's largest mechanized Nativity scene. (Picture a giant model railroad layout with Baby Jesus, and you'll get the general idea.)
And we stopped for pivo. We ate in local pubs, each of which served a different Czech pilsner beer - little-known regional brands like Regent, Bernard and Holston, as well as Pilsner Urquell and a Budweiser that is a different animal from any Budweiser you'd ever get in America.
(Because Czech draft beer has a lower alcohol content than American beer, we were able to get back on our bikes after our pivo breaks without toppling over.)
Much of the food was as heavy as I had feared, with more pork, cabbage and dumplings than you'd see in a year in the Bay Area. But salads and chicken breasts were also often available. And our guide directed us to the best local specialties - tangy garlic soup, dumplings filled with fresh blueberry compote, thin pancakes covered in sweet poppy seeds.
Bike-friendly roads
The roads were more bike-friendly than anything in the Bay Area. Some of the time we rode on dirt or gravel paths, but mostly we were on nearly deserted country roads. We passed far more Czechs riding with their children than foreigners. There were bike route signs everywhere, as well as cafes designed to accommodate cyclists and hotels certified by the government as "bicycle friendly."
On our last day, we pulled in to an overlook on the edge of the fairy-tale town of Cesky Krumlov for a final pivo before immersing ourselves in that city's crowded tourist scene.
I'd discovered a number of things over the week. I learned that a month of training rides in the Oakland Hills is enough to prepare even a novice cyclist for the gently rolling landscape of the southern Czech Republic. I learned some European history - about Jan Hus, defenestrations, and what it was like to live under communism - that got short shrift in my long-ago high school classes that focused on the French and English parts of the continent.
I also realized firsthand how well-suited bikes are for touring central Europe, where most towns were built long before the automobile. Bicycling allowed us to see things like poppy fields and roadside shrines that would have passed in a blur from a car. It helped us imagine a slower time when walking or horseback were the only ways to get from one village to the next.
Finally, I found that biking 20 to 30 miles a day does indeed allow you to to eat potato pancakes and pork legs with impunity. I did bring home a couple of extra pounds (not luggage), but I did not turn into a dumpling.
If you go
The Czech Republic is part of the EU, but still uses the Czech koruna or crown (CZK) as currency. There are about 19 CZK to a U.S. dollar.
Czech bike tours
Top Bicycle: www.topbicycle.com. The bike division of Czech tour company Greenways Travel Club. Their guided 8-day tour through Bohemia and Moravia costs $2,071 to $2,271 per person, double occupancy, based on the size of the group. Includes: bikes, hotels, admission to chateaux and museums, breakfasts and dinners, but not lunches or airfare. A similar self-guided tour through Greenways costs about $1,510.
Backroads: www.backroads.com. Berkeley company offers both regular and family-friendly tours along the Czech/Austrian border. Guided 6-day tour costs $2,798 to $2,998 per person, double occupancy. Includes lodging and most meals, but not airfare.
Where to sleep
Both the guided and self-guided bike tours provide hotel bookings. Here are some hotels in the Greenways border region if you go on your own:
In Mikulov, Templ Hotel (Husova 50; www.templ.cz/en/hotel-templ/welcome-to-templ). This 17-room hotel is located in a Renaissance-era house in the Jewish Quarter. Double is about $88, including breakfast.
In Telc, Hotel Celerin (Nám. Zachariáse z Hradce 1/43; www.hotelcelerin.cz). Small hotel in a corner of the Renaissance-era central square. Double is $66-$93, including breakfast. Website is in Czech, but Google's translation function turns it into English.
In Cesky Krumlov, Hotel Arcadie (Horní 148; www.hotelarcadie.cz/en/accommodation/11). Moderately priced hotel with 10 rooms in the heart of the old city. $106-$124 for a double in high season, including breakfast. Also, Hotel Ruze (Horní 154; www.hotelruze.cz/en/hotel/2). Luxury hotel in a 16th century Jesuit monastery with pool, gym and sauna. Double is $282-$324 in high season.
More information
Czech Tourism:www.czechtourism.com. Search site for bike tour information.
Friends of Czech Greenways: www.praguevien nagreenways.org. Lists tourist information centers and bike rental stores in Greenways, a 250-mile network of hiking and biking trails between Prague and Vienna, and offers some maps.


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Student Government Supports Student Protests of Ringling's Animal Abuses
BREAKING: A few hours ago student government passed "a resolution in support of the student protest to the Ringling Brothers Circus performance at George Mason University." The resolution cites multiple cases of animal abuses by Ringling. In 2010 alone the Ringling Brothers had numerous citations from the USDA for failures to comply with the Animal Welfare Act, including failure to maintain adequate veterinary care in two separate elephant cases and failure to control an elephant while in public.
Animal Rights Collective members spoke in front of the Student Senate of George Mason University explaining the issue and student opposition to Ringling on behalf of the collective. After a long discussion, the mostly supportive senators passed the resolution.
This is a major victory of the Mason students that have been standing up against animal abuse over the years. A petition was presented to student government with 1,667 student signatures calling for a ban on animal circuses at George Mason. You may add your name to the petition here. We plan to deliver the petition to the GMU administration in the upcoming weeks. We are currently gathering more support and raising awareness about the issue as the 'Cruelest Show on Earth' continues at the Patriot Center. Full protest schedule is here.
Senator Jordan and our other allies in student government are true champions in getting the resolution passed and supporting our efforts. They have stood up for what is just and right. "Animal abuse is not entertainment," Jordan explained to the student senate before the resolution went to a vote. The resolution passed by a majority.
The student petition and the Animal Rights Collective is calling for a ban on animal circuses at George Mason. Considering that many countries are working to end the use of animals as entertainment, banning an animal circuses on campus is possible. Bolivia was the first nation to ban animal circuses, with China being second, and three councils in Australia have banned exotic animal use. The UK is currently considering a ban as well with the release of undercover footage of an Asian elephant being chained 24 hours a day and repeatedly beaten by a staff member. The parliaments of both Brazil and Peru are also considering similar bans. We can bring a ban to Mason and as Jordan advocates, "support animal-free circuses that celebrate human achievement" rather than animal domination.
You can read Resolution 23, the resolution in support of students protesting Ringling, below or check the student government website where the resolution will soon be uploaded.
A Resolution in support of the student protest to the Ringling Brothers Circus performance at George Mason University
31st Student Senate
2nd Session
A Resolution in support of the student protest to the Ringling Brothers Circus performance at George Mason University
April 14, 2011
Submitted by Chairman Jordan (Diversity)
A Resolution in support of student protests to the Ringling Brothers Circus performance at George mason University
Be it resolved that the Student Senate of George Mason University-
Whereas, there are numerous documented cases of animals dying due to lack of veterinary care
Whereas, many animals have died due to poor containment facilities,
Whereas, there are numerous documented cases of unsanitary feeding conditions,
Whereas, of the circus's 62 elephants, 57 have been taken from their natural habitat,
Whereas, the type of elephant used in the Ringling Brother circus performances are endangered and are subject of numerous cases of mistreatment,
Whereas, the protesters do not wish George Mason University to profit from animal abuse
Therefore be it Resolved, That the Student Senate of George Mason University supports the efforts of student protesters of the Ringling Brothers Circus at the George Mason University Patriot Center
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Ringling Brothers Demonstration Schedule for George Mason University
This is the protest schedule for the 2011 Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey shows at the George Mason University Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA. Each protest will last from an hour before the show starts to the start of the show. A vigil will follow each night after the show. Signs and leaflets will be provided. Please come and lend your voice to these animals!
Thursday, April 14 – 6:00 pm, Vigil 9pm
Friday, April 15 – 6:30 pm, Vigil 9:30 pm
Saturday, April 16 – 10:30 am, 2:30 pm, 6:30 pm, Vigil 9:30 pm
Sunday, April 17 – 12:00 pm, 4:00 pm, Vigil 7:00 pm
Tuesday, April 19 – Vigil 9pm
Wednesday, April 20 – Vigil 9pm
Friday, April 22 – 6:30 pm, Vigil 9:30 pm
Saturday, April 23 – 10:30 am, 2:30 pm, 6:30 pm, Vigil 9:30 pm
Sunday, April 24 – 12:00 pm, 4:00 pm, Vigil 7:00 pm
Meet at the West entrance of the Patriot Center.
Public Transportation:
Take the Metro Orange Line to Vienna/Fairfax. Then take the CUE Bus (Gold 1, 2 or Green 1, 2) to GMU. Once you arrive at GMU, walk south to the west entrance of the Patriot Center. In other words, once you arrive at the bus stop at GMU, follow Patriot Circle until you find the west entrance to the Patriot Center. You will reach the Patriot Center regardless of the direction you travel on Patriot Circle. The protest will at the west entrance of the Patriot Center. If you are early, we might be at the intersection of Braddock Road and Roanoke River Road. That area is south and near the west entrance of the Patriot Center.
George Mason University is located at 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030.
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In order for animals to perform circus tricks, they are beaten with metal bull hooks, shocked with electrical devices, tied down with ropes, and whipped. They are either stolen from their natural habitat in the wild, or they are bred in captivity and removed from their mothers before their first birthday.
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Home of Swedens biggest distributor of insert magazines focused on high quality advertising and editorials.
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"I am proud to be part of an organisation of like-minded men and women, dedicated to delivering success on the world's most ambitious projects."
Ray has over 20 years' experience in the Oil & Gas, Energy and Pharmaceutical sectors throughout Europe and the Middle East.
Ray joined Kentech in 2007 in Sakhalin Island where he was responsible for the successful delivery of our maintenance and modification works on the Sakhalin 1 Project. He then transferred to Qatar in late 2013 where he successfully oversaw the start-up of some of our long term maintenance contracts before taking on the role of Country Manager.
In his most recent role with Kentech, Ray has now moved over to Kuwait where as General Director he continues to provide his expertise on some of Kentech's biggest and most ambitious projects in the region.
Kentech commenced its operation in Kuwait in the year 2006 and since have been involved in the execution of major projects in Kuwait.
In line with Kentech's global corporate policy, we operate in the region as a local Kuwaiti entity under the name of Kentech International W.L.L., Kuwait (Kentech Kuwait) in partnership with our local Kuwaiti partner. This solidifies our long standing relationship with our respective stakeholders in Kuwait and provides a more focused service to the Kuwait market.
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What an incredible ride this life is!
This is our' 64 Oldsmobile convertible. Isn't this a great shot? Kyle took the car to Mt. Airy (Mayberry) this weekend and pulled up to Goober's for a fill up! Wouldn't it be great to pay Mayberry-era prices for gas again? Interestingly, while Kyle had the car at Andy Griffith's fictional TV-home we happened to be on Roanoke Island near Manteo, his real- life home, around the same time on Saturday!
I've been intrigued by Tonya's wonky letters and decided to try my luck at some free-piecing. I tend to walk a little close to the quilt 'rule book' most of the time (first-born-child tendencies apparent?) and thought that this technique would be freeing and fun. It was, on both fronts!! Here are the results, especially made to commemorate this auspicious occasion! I need more practice, this is supposed to read: "200 blogs" not "zoo blogs" but I am pleased, nonetheless. I love to add words and lettering to my quilts and now I have another avenue to explore. Thanks for sharing your know-how, Tonya! I want to do more of this, stepping out and away from the tried and true, ignoring the "rules" and listening to my own voice; if not now, when?
I've learned so much in almost a year here, what a wonderful place this blogging-world is. Thanks to one and all for your comments, your encouragement and your friendship; I eagerly await tomorrow and what's next to come... in fact, I'm bordering on giddy just thinking about all the possibilities!
Life is Good!
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'Maybe you're just a point of light In a world that makes you small, But our sky with one less star Is not really our sky at all.' - Erin Hanson
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'Scarcely Different Bits of Land' Artwork
I created this artwork in 2016 for school. The task was to create an artwork about culture. I don't feel like I have a very strong culture, and I don't believe that culture is important or a defining feature of someone, however I decided to represent all of the cultures of the world in one… Continue reading 'Scarcely Different Bits of Land' Artwork
Day 228: Life is Unpredictable Quote
'Life is unpredictable, It changes with the seasons, Even your coldest winter, Happens for the best of reasons, And though it feels eternal, Like all you'll ever do is freeze, I promise spring is coming, And with it, brand new leaves.' - Erin Hanson


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An exhibition with works by...
This group exhibition explores the immigration of a form, and changing value systems that visualize national ideals and cultural identities. It focuses on blue and white ceramic to explore how "cosmopolitan" objects are rooted in a national project. This kind of ceramic is referred to as Blue Delft in the Netherlands. In other countries, this kind of ceramic also generally points to their original provenance or political geography, like Talavera or Iznik. The exhibition is organized by guest curator Bernardo José de Souza and Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy, director, Witte de With.
Alia Farid, a solo exhibition
Farid's exhibition at Witte de With presents a newly commissioned film installation, along with her film
At the Time of the Ebb, 2019. Her new work is shot in Haiti, and centers on the after-effects of the country's historic revolution.
Adriano Amaral, new work
With an intuitive approach towards materials, combining industrial and discarded personal objects, Amaral creates site-sensitive installations that model the exhibition space as an encompassing experience. In his response to existing architectural qualities, Amaral both subverts and transforms them.
Since last year, this gallery space of Witte de With has been used as a site for displays and events. It also functions as bookshop and classroom. These developments on site developed in connection with an initiative on collective learning, which, among other things, entails a work/study program designed for Rotterdam youth.
An Exhibition of Posters
Inaugurating on 7 April 2019 at Witte de With's ground-floor gallery space is An exhibition of posters by Maja Bekan, Kévin Bray, Chloë Delanghe, Baldwin Einarsson, Priscila Fernandes, Vera Gulikers, An Onghena, Kevin Osepa, Josie Perry, Rory Pilgrim, Tramaine de Senna and Edward Clydesdale Thomson.


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Josh Greenberg was the co-founder and CTO of Grooveshark, one of world's first music-on-demand streaming services. As an independent, a visionary, and a pioneer, Josh left an undeniable stamp on Gainesville's startup scene. What started as an idea fueled by passionate college dropouts and students turned into a full fledged tech company with 145 employees in downtown Gainesville. Along the ride, Josh created a thriving local startup ecosystem and left a legacy in his wake.
In celebration of Josh Greenberg Day, startupGNV and Gainesville Dev Academy are furthering Josh's mission by empowering the entrepreneurs and the tech workforce of the future with the first annual Onward & Upward Grant and Gainesville Dev Academy scholarships.
Join us in honoring the legacy of Josh Greenberg by contributing to the Onward & Upward Grant which will be awarded at the annual celebrateGNV event.
Onward & Upward Grant
startupGNV is raising funds to assist a first-time aspiring Gainesville entrepreneur who lives and breathes Josh's core values in accomplishing their entrepreneurial goals, no strings attached.
This carefully selected applicant will receive $5000 for their business idea in addition to ongoing support and mentorship from startupGNV during their journey.
Gainesville DDA Scholarships
Gainesville Dev Academy helps people of all skill levels become better programmers and assists graduating students with finding jobs at local tech companies.
Josh started Gainesville Dev Academy with Duncan Kabinu, who wants to keep Josh a part of their mission by donating two full scholarships to their bootcamp.
Want to learn more about Josh Greenberg's story? Check out our series on the Grooveshark story!


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The Oakee table is a small children's table in a minimalist design that matches the Oakee chair and bench from the same series. The Oakee table has four powder-coated metal legs in matte black and a beautiful tabletop in oak veneer. The table has rounded, curved corners and will look great in the nursery, but can also be used as a coffee table, a drawing table or play table in the living room or elsewhere in the home.
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8x8 Business VoIP Minimizes Disruption During Relocation
We recently began a series on the problems that face emerging businesses, and how business VoIP can help.
Topics covered in this series include:
- Helping Small Businesses Look Larger
- Maximizing Remote Worker Productivity
- Handling Increased Call Volume
- Controlling Office Expansion Costs
Today we continue it by looking at the problem of minimizing disruption due to moving or expanding offices.
Small Business Problem: Moves and office expansion can disrupt businesses, resulting in downtime, outages and customer service lapses.
As an old boss once said, "One move is worse than two fires," and he's right, in terms of disruption.
Solution: The flexibility and mobility of business VoIP solutions also allow for easy relocation when more space is required, since turning phones on and off is much easier than installing new lines or messing around with a PBX system.
"When we moved our offices, the idea of having to 'start over' with a new phone system was overwhelming," says Dave Spetrino of Plantation Building Corp. "But the next morning, our phones arrived. We were 'up and operating' in a few minutes and the ease and ability of customizing our preferences online was unbelievable." Also, with business VoIP, every person in a company can communicate via softphone, mobile device or desktop computer. With mobile and computer access, downtime is drastically reduced and largely unnecessary.
Visit 8x8 to learn more about business VoIP solutions to fit your company's growing needs.


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Newspapers and news agencies face the challenge of acquiring new images and video material every day to captivate their readers/viewers. The more exciting the stories and the material, the better – and whoever has the most exciting story or the material first usually wins. Make money with photos and videos, but how to do that? Pictures and videos make it possible, and we explain how you can do it.
Email and phone number
Since the year 2001, newspaper companies had started receiving material via email. Each news agency has a dedicated email and phone line that photojournalists can use to send their photos/videos in no time; they can talk about their material on the phone. If your material is then published by a news agency, you get money for it. This is an easy way for making quick and easy money, but of course, one can avail this opportunity if he or she has the right material for the job.
A side job in between
Because the only tool that you need is your mobile phone, you can capture small news stories wherever you have your mobile phone, and make this material available as an image or video to the world via news channels.
What is the benefit of images/videos for the news agencies?
Of course, news agencies have a lot of full-time reporters on the job, who provide good stories and material around the clock. However, these reporters cannot be everywhere all the time. Often, the best stories happen where you don't expect them – just out of the blue.
In order to make a video or a picture as quickly as possible, smart phones are the best tool one can have. They have made it possible for anyone to capture news worthy events quickly and then send this story directly to news channels via uncomplicated and simple process. So not only does the image author get something out of it, but it also provides a story for online readers. Such material is paid with a handsome sum.
Good material can be risky stunts [wins or fails,] fun mishaps, stars in everyday life that you encounter on the street, etc. all these events can become a worth online story.
Many news websites even have a separate section dedicated for showing interesting and worthy pictures.
What or how much can you earn as a photojournalist?
The amount can vary. Of course, this depends on the material you provide and also how you handle selling it to news companies; some bargaining skills can come in handy here…
Also, is the story good? What is the quality of the material?
A photo can sell for as high as 600 dollars and in some cases, it can sell for even more. A video can sell up to $1,500.
I spoke with a representative of a major news website and they told me that since they launched their image campaign, more than 200,000 photos have already been received; out of this, around 7,000 has been printed and their authors were rewarded with a total of 4.5 million dollars.
The basic requirement to make money with photos/pictures or videos is that you should be the one who took the pictures; that is, you are the author of the material. This is mainly due to legal reasons, because only the photographer himself owns the copyrights for the recorded photo or video.
Photojournalism is a very good way to earn money by an easy, comfy and interesting way. However, one should not wait for the next big fail, win, or some other coincidence. If you get into a situation where you have the opportunity to shoot a photo or video for an interesting story, you can do it and hope that the material will be accepted by the news agencies. However, you should always keep the moral aspects in mind. For example, you should provide first aid in the event of an accident, it is of course an undoing if you suddenly shoot a photo. But common sense should already draw the appropriate limits.
So, in the future, be prepared to use your mobile phone to capture interested events – you might be delivering the picture for the next big headline on CNN!


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In March, a federal case against a corrupt San Francisco police officer uncovered racist and homophobic text messages that were sent among 14 officers on the force. The discovery marked the opening of a scandal — and an investigation into how deeply the disgusting, prejudicial attitudes ran in the department.
Since then, eight of the officers have been dismissed from the force. The corrupt policeman, Sgt. Ian Furminger, was sentenced to 41 months in prison for stealing money and property from suspects.
On Thursday, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón dismissed eight criminal cases that might have been contaminated by prejudice. The eight are just the beginning of the repercussions. In all, 3000 cases that were handled by one of the 14 implicated officers are being investigated, going back 10 years.
Gascón also announced additions to the task force he formed in March. The original goal was to investigate both the text messages and an array of other charges against the department. Three retired judges will join the group because their mission has now expanded and may take months to complete. Along with examining the texts, they are looking at whether there is a systemic problem of prejudice within the department.
The district attorney revealed that as many as 3,000 cases might have been contaminated by the officers' attitudes. He said:
"If just one individual was wrongly imprisoned because of bias on the part of these officers — that's one too many."
Before winning election as the district attorney, Gascón was the chief of police. He's received a lot of praise for how quickly and directly he is handling the scandal.
The texts are extremely upsetting to read. They contain racial epithets, references to lynchings and cross burnings, statements celebrating White Power, and disparaging comments about homosexuals. The evidence uncovered in the federal case goes on for 16 pages and can be read at a link provided by the Los Angeles Times.
The president of the local NAACP, Rev. Amos Brown, appeared with Gascón during the announcement as a gesture of support. But he also emphasized the disturbing circumstances that are behind the investigation. He said:
"For these texts to come out of the mind and heart of these officers, it speaks volumes."
It speaks volumes for the state of the country that this kind of rampant racism and homophobia has permeated the police department of one of the most — if not the most — liberal cities in the country.
From Baltimore, Maryland to Ferguson, Missouri to San Francisco, it's becoming more and more obvious to mainstream America that the hate and oppression directed at minority communities is very real and very pervasive. The question is, what are the rest of us going to do about it?
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Dressing up your pets?
By suzieque
21 responses
@Withoutwings (6992)
• United States
7 May 07
I think it's ridiculous and I feel sorry for the poor creatures.
@SweetTrix (1071)
• United States
8 May 07
I agree with you, I would never dress my pets up unless I wanted to torture them, lol. They shouldn't get clothes put on them, thats why they have fur coats to keep them warm without being uncomfortable. I really hate when people do this especially on little dogs, it's just weird and stupid.
@courtlynne77 (4842)
• United States
3 Nov 06
I think it is kind of funny. I don't really have the time to be dressing my cat, but my sister dressed her dog up for Halloween and I thought it was cute.
@cmcc33 (72)
• United States
3 Nov 06
Dressing up pets is silly unless it's Halloween or your animal gets too cold on walks. If you have that much time on your hands you need to get a hobby. I suppose that animal shows would be a good thing to do if you're that worried about your animal's looks.
@blaileigh (464)
• United States
3 Nov 06
Yes I love to dress up my two white cats, they really don't sell alot of clothes for them, i use dolls clothes.
@juicemilk (2284)
• Australia
3 Nov 06
I think they look stupid dressed up lol That;s why they have fur coats, cuz they dont need clothes!
@Candid_Ishida (660)
• United States
20 May 07
My best friend has a little Chihuahua and he wears clothes almost all the time! He has a lot of really cute outfits and coats, and he even has a little backpack (even though that seemed to slip off a lot...) I don't think it's silly to dress up pets, because not only does he look very cute, sometimes he needs to wear sweaters since he gets very cold in the winter and will shiver like crazy if he's not wearing something to keep him warm. So, his clothes serve an important purpose!
@crazynurse (7489)
• United States
20 May 07
I really find it a bit crazy. My dog won't stand for it! Now if it is an article of 'clothing' that will help the dog to stay warm on a snowy day or something, that is fine. But to just dress the dog for one's own pleasure, I find that a tad ridiculous!
@scarlet_woman (23582)
• United States
7 May 07
i could never do that (not that i'd want to). my cats wouldn't tolerate it.i've seen them freak out if you so much as laid a pice of ribbon on their head.i could imagine if i tried an outfit LOL
@Flight84 (3050)
• United States
7 May 07
Dressing up pets is definitely not my thing. I think it usually looks silly, but different strokes for different folks I guess.:) Sometimes it looks cute, but mostly it's way overdone. I'm speaking for my area of course. LOL...sometimes the dogs look so unhappy. Whatever about other places? How do people pull it off?
@maemaemae (341)
• Philippines
7 May 07
hahha! letting them wear clothes will surely make them uncomfortable...they already have fur to protect them and to warm them...they do not need clothes...but they do look cute in clothes...and stupid too(i agree)
@bindishah (2062)
• India
7 May 07
I think it is real cute to dress up pets. ive also seen that only on TV (specially with paris hilton and her chihuaha) but I think they look adorable.
@hassei_takano (1412)
• Indonesia
24 Dec 06
wahahaha no. I think my cat will be mad if I try to dressed him But I think it will be great to see them in uniq cloth ^^
@linzmcwilliams (1553)
24 Dec 06
I used to hate the idea but some of the outfits are just so cute! Hehe.
@ashutoshgl (1443)
• United States
9 Dec 06
tats in fashion now a day....it looks lovely....
@euniceeleanor (5970)
• Singapore
18 Nov 06
i think it's cute. though i dont have any pet myself. i was in hong kong once and i saw a man jogging past me with his bulldog, wearing a raincoat that's the same colour as the owner, i find it so so cute!
@stru9559 (634)
• United States
3 Nov 06
i used to think it was crazy until i got a puppy and then feell in love - now i admit i'm one of the crazies and sometimes put a cute little shirt on our doggie - nothing cheesy or anyting, just something cute and tasteful!