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Breakpoint 2007
I just read an article about the Breakpoint 2007 demo-party that took place last April in Bingen on the Rhine river in Germany. Breakpoint is considered one of the biggest demoscene parties worldwide. This brought back memories of a time when I first started out with computers. Everything was so exciting. And the demoscene played a large role in the inspiration that made me pursue a career change, college and everything else that followed.
Back in Germany I never had a chance to attend any of the major demo events. Then I was busy with college, and then I moved to the US which increased the distance to the demoscene even further. I never understood why, but the demoscene doesn't seem to be as big of a deal in the US compared to Germany or Europe. Is it because people invest more time in careers than hobbies?
For those who haven't heard anything about demos and its subculture yet, here's a brief history as I recall it:
The Beginnings
It all started in the 80s with home computers like the Commodore 64 or Amiga, back when we used to share floppy disks and tapes with our favorite games. Software companies tried to prevent people from copying the games, but needless to say, this quickly turned into a challenge to find ways to crack the protection. Gamers started to form groups and tried to be the first to crack the game and proudly add a little signature to the cracked game before they shared it with their friends or on bbs systems. These intros grew to become ever more breathtaking with graphic effects, animations, great music - these intros would often be far more impressive than the game.
These little works of coding art attracted a lot of fans, and the demo-parties and competitions were born. I was a huge fan myself… it was these intros that inspired me to learn assembly language on the Commodore 64 when I was 14-16 years young.
The demoscene's preferred platforms were C64 and Amiga computers for many years because they were much better equipped for sound, graphics and sprites than office PCs with monochrome displays.
Demos on the PC
This changed later when Soundblaster and especially the Gravis Ultrasound added superior sound to the PC platform. Sound and color, generally better graphics paved the way for games, and demos in the PC world.
One popular way to create music on PCs actually originated from the Amiga platform: The MOD sound format was a bit of a mix between midi-files and digitzed wave-audio samples. It allowed you to define short sound bites and play them as instruments in a tracker score table. These files were perfect for demo-soundtracks because they were almost as small as midi, but sounded as great as fully recorded audio files.
The Finland based demo-group Future Crew created Scream Tracker, at that time one of the best tools to create MOD and S3M files with up to 32 channels.
The Future Crew was probably the most prominent demo group in the early 90s. What they created with their demos Unreal and Second Reality just blew me away.
Every year, Future Crew and other demo groups presented their demos at international competitions like the Assembly in Finland, The Party in Denmark and other events around. The competitions took place in several disciplines: C64, Amiga or PC, music, graphics/art, 4k intros, 64k intros and larger sized demos.
The goal was and is simple: To push the limits and squeeze the most impressive results possible with the hardware available. While limits may not be as much in the hardware anymore, it's the file-size that can be set as a limit. But even today, any platform, even calculators or overhead projectors can be made into a demo platform.
Why, and what are Demos anyway?
First: I find them incredible from a developer's point of view. It's almost magical that a presentation that would normally be delivered in very large video files, can fit into 4 kilobytes. That's even smaller than a small image file. I admire the creativity and inventive spirit to find ways to optimize the code to such extremes. I find some of the tricks applied to Javascript (which I always believed to know pretty well) incredibly impressive, too.
Second: Real-time computer graphics. The visual effects, calculated on the fly, are stunning and fast. I admire the degree of control, and deep understanding of motion, lighting, perspective - the skill and the applied math to create something that not only is small, but also rendered fast, and beautiful. I love computer graphics, so it's not a surprise demos speak to me.
Third: A wonderful collaboration and artistic mix of coding skill, algorithms, mathematics, physics, graphics, art, story, cinematography, choreography, lights, music, sound effects - where the best of the best meet up to create the best to showcase what's possible.
Demos today
I may not be in touch with the scene anymore, but I still find them super-exciting and inspiring.
Demos are still very much alive and not just a thing of the 80s and 90s. When I saw what the groups are capable of nowadays I'm all in awe and inspired again!
It's ironic that that the Breakpoint takes place not too far from my hometown, but of course I'm living many flight hours away from it.
Anyway, here are a few examples of what sceners are capable of nowadays:
fr-041: debris, by farbrausch, download 177k
What you get to see and hear for only 177 kilobyte is just unbelievable. It doesn't surprise me it made the first place in the pc-demo category. The camera work including the hand-camera effects are beautiful, the scenery and animation very well done. I really liked the sound, too. There are just a few minor things that I felt offered room for improvement, but hey, it's only 177k! It's smaller than this blog-post!
Fairytale, by Traction and Brainstorm, download 8,620k | youtube
This is much larger than debris above, but not any less impressive. It is an extremely beautiful demo with a great score that reminded me a bit of Porcupine Tree. I loved the aesthetics, animation and play with lights and curves, all very fluent and harmonic. Brilliant!
Above, by lkcc and Bauknecht, download 9,282k | youtube
Aithein, by mfx, download 16,905k | youtube
I love the vintage and organic look, feel and sound of this demo. It was a bit of a Boards of Canada experience. Very nice!
Threespace, by Rebels, download 591k (64k pc-intro and demos for mac & linux) | youtube
The Prophecy - Project Nemesis by Conspiracy, download 86k
I saved the best for last and humbly bow before The Prophecy…I cannot believe that this demo is really only 64k! Armageddon filmed in 65,024 bytes? It is pure magic. How did they do it? I have done a bit of programming in the past, in two or three dimensions, with audio, in different languages, but this exceeds my wildest imagination. Landscapes, objects, buildings, music, animation, choreography, special effects, textures, credits…all this coded into a single file of 64k? I really would love to see a "making-of". Check out the screenshots or watch the video clip below, or even better: download and start the intro. The live-demos look much better than youtube or google-videos.


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It has been said that it takes 21 days of consistent action to change a behaviour or create a new habit.
Often times we want something different but old tapes continue to play in our head that keeps us from reaching our goals and dreams as successful work at home mums.
This can range from trying to drop 10 lbs to getting the courage to start your work at home business.
The truth is … going from mummy to entrepreneur can be a little scary. actually … it can be a LOT scary!!
However one of the ways to reduce fear and increase success is to lean on the wisdom and experience of others who have been successful in life.
Some may be famous and others not.
Nevertheless, their wisdom if you choose to listen, can help you create a paradigm shift in thinking which is the foundation to massive success in any work at home business.
I have always loved to listen to the champions that have gone before and I just love reading inspirations quotes to get me fired up and put my mindset in the right place to crush it on my business.
So I wanted to share some with you here …
Here are 21 inspirational quotes just for you mumpreneurs that I have thought about often and used to inspire me to go from "just being mum" to crushing it online as a super successful mumpreneur … and it can do the same for you.
Once in a while, it really hits people that they don't have to experience the world in the way they have been told to. —Alan Keightley
Were you told to go to school and get a good job?
I was. While I know my mum meant well and thought she was preparing me to be able to have access to the pearly gates of success she could not know how things would change.
However, I knew that I wanted more? How about you? Remember, you don't have to settle for 60 hour work weeks, 30-minute commutes, your kids in daycare or relocating for the promise of success advancement. You don't have to be part of the grind, the rat race.
You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. — Mike Murdock
Are you afraid to get started? It may seem overwhelming but if you focus on simple daily actions, the big goals take care of themselves.
No one lives long enough to learn everything they need to learn starting from scratch. To be successful, we absolutely, positively have to find people who have already paid the price to learn the things that we need to learn to achieve our goals —. Brian Tracy
Get help right out the gate. Find a mentor, coach, mastermind or become a part a community that will help to support you in your success.
You want to become a life long learner. Attend seminars and boot camps in your specialized area knowledge. When you learn from people who have been successful and you model their activities you will get their results.
By stretching yourself beyond your perceived level of confidence you accelerate your development of competence. — Michael J. Gelb
The only way to gain confidence in a certain area is to take action. It is in the action you will start to have small victories which will increase your level of success as a work at home mom.
If you don't program yourself, life will program you! —Les Brown
Don't let other people make the decision for your life. Have no retirement plan? You don't want the government to be your strategy. Remember, it's your life and it's now or never.
There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them. —Denis Waitley
No matter what your current conditions are, you have the opportunity to change them. However, this can only happen if you take total responsibility for the direction of your life as a work at home mum. If you don't like where you are, forgive yourself and focus on solutions. Don't focus on problems or why you think something can't happen. Start to ask powerful questions the answers will start to appear.
A different world cannot be built by indifferent people. —Peter Marshall
You can't have what you want in life by being indifferent. Successful mumpreneurs are passionate and sometimes radical in pursuit of their dreams. Don't allow yourself to be in environments that discourage you.
What is it that you like doing? If you don't like it, get out of it, because you'll be lousy at it. You don't have to stay with a job for the rest of your life, because if you don't like it you'll never be successful in it. —Lee Iacocca
Why would you ever spend most of your waking hours doing something that you don't like? The key to success is finding something you love to and set the standard for excellence.
Simply making consistent investments in our self-education and knowledge banks pays major dividends throughout our lives. — Jim Rohn
The self-education I have pursued in my 30's has been my greatest return on investment. There is something to be said when you develop skills that you know will support you in any economy. Specialised knowledge applied with all-out massive results will yield hefty financial and emotional rewards.
If you have not discovered your life's purpose don't be hard on yourself. Start to ask yourself questions and enter into a discovery process.
Allow yourself to dream without concerns about how you will get it done. Every time you think you have found the answer dig a little deeper with more questions.
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What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things that really matter. And that is being able to make a difference, not only in your own life, but in other people's lives. —Oprah Winfrey
When you get the money out of the way your world expands even greater.
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Whether it is giving more support to your family or contributing to a worthy cause, having freedom as a work from home mumpreneurs will allow you to make your mark in the world.
The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what the man or woman is able to do. — Booker T. Washington
So what can you create and add value to the world?
I love this quote because it demonstrates very clearly that what matters, are results at the end of the day. Don't get caught up in theories. Make sure you are constantly taking action that moves you towards a specific goal.
There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long-range risks of comfortable inaction. — John F. Kennedy
Are you so afraid to fail that you just can't get out of the box?
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When you choose to do nothing someone else usually makes a decision that impacts you and you ending up doing something you don't want to do.
I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for circumstances they want. –George Bernard Shaw
There is no such thing as luck. You create the luck by working and preparing for the opportunity. When you start to put yourself out there the universe gives back. Make sure you are clear of your intentions and then go and make it happen.
It's not the hours you put in your work that counts, it's the work you put in your hours. — Sam Ewing
You have the same 24 hours in the day as Bills Gate and Oprah. Don't sabotage yourself by saying, "Well they can do it because they're rich." Unless you inherit wealth there is a price that everyone has to pay. You don't have to work all day … However, you must consistently put time in if you want success.
You must do the thing you think you cannot do. — Eleanor Roosevelt.
One of the greatest gifts you can give yourself is to do something you think you can not do. It doesn't have to be something huge. A simple action of courage goes a long in adding to your confidence in every area of your life.
You will never leave where you are until you decide where you'd rather be. — Dexter Yager
Until you know your purpose you will be at risk for staying in a situation and life that slowly eats away at you. Why? You simply don't have a strong enough goal to change it. When the goal is strong enough you will search to find the answers.
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The Parker team just returned from the LeadingAge Annual Meeting & Expo held in Philadelphia last week. It was the perfect time to launch our #WithIt Movement and introduce attendees to what will be a focus for us for years to come. The #WithIt Movement shares stories of people living their best lives. We are celebrating the beauty of aging at every stage.
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Spectators of residents and staff make their way in and out of the Solarium at Parker at Stonegate. Each day they monitor the progress of something that has them all a 'flutter': butterflies – Monarchs to be exact.
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(ΑTHENS-SPETSES, JUNE 27th to JULY 4th, 2004)
Designed as a new landmark of international cultural events and philosophical exchanges, this first Congress is held under the aegis of the President of the Hellenic Republic and directed by an International Academic Committee.
The Congress will take place on the island of Spetses (in the close vicinity of Athens and Attica) at the Anargyrios and Korgialenios School of Spetses. Some of the events of the Congress may also take place in Athens, as Athens is the host City of the 2004 Olympic Games.
The Congress as a world event will consist of two central parts:
The first part (A) contains the particular issues related to the general topic of the Congress as it is stated above. The second part (B) contains all the issues that belong to the wider problematics of philosophy, that is, the history of philosophy and other philosophical disciplines, as well as the problems that these branches of philosophy examine from the contemporary point of view.
The organisation of the Congress with the above title (which has, among other things, been chosen to fit the occasion of Athens 2004 Olympic Games) aims to use the conceptual apparatus developed in the last twenty five years in philosophical discussions and the problems that have emerged around the form, the kinds and the consequences of competition (mostly in the free market, but in other fields as well, and within the wider framework of globalization), in order to shed light on an issue that immediately and decisively affects our life, i.e. the notions of the good society and the good life.
The changes within and the withdrawal of certain kinds of social models and, consequently, the diminishing influence of closed societies in the last few decades, as well as the strengthening of the principles of freedom in the international economic, social and political life, have created a new state of affairs which have led to the emergence of other problems and issues that are, apart from other things, in need of serious theoretical analysis, clarification and philosophical examination.
These problems are naturally related to the mode and the purpose of life that contemporary individuals can adopt or accept, to the principles that may guide it, and to the kind and quality of life within an open, strongly competitive and ecumenical political society, which is itself guided by some sort of global ideology. In relation to these problematic issues, it is always necessary to ask about the nature of philosophical work, the character of education (paideia) in general, as well as about the need to involve philosophy in dealing with them. In particular, an articulated philosophy of economy and the market in relation to sociopolitical being and development, which affect our conceptions of the good life, imposes itself as a primary task, since these states of affair, together with other factors, are the moving cause of significant current sociopolitical changes.
Regarding this situation but also independently from it, it is necessary to give a philosophical account of the Olympic Games and generally of the Olympic Spirit, particularly since the Olympic Games, as a global institution, are considered to be promoting the idea of competition in its noblest form. Therefore, the general topic of the Congress demands both diachronic and synchronic inquiry. It needs to be considered at once from a theoretical-historical perspective and to be conceptually elaborated by means of contemporary philosophical research and with reference to the Olympic Ideal, which is promoted as the exemplary case of an internationally accepted form of competitiveness.
All this implies that the problem of competitiveness has to be considered both in descriptive and prescriptive terms. The descriptive terms point to an investigation of competitiveness in its entirety, that is, understood as human activity that exists in a wide range of expressions: in politics, in sports, at Universities, in family and inter-familial relationships, as well as in peripheral international economic and other competitions. The views of thinkers who endorse competitiveness and the free market need to be explored as much and as seriously as the opinions of those who oppose them, just as there is a strong need to reveal the theoretical presuppositions upon which these views are founded (Plato, Hegel, Marx, Rawls, Nozick et al.).
In the same vein, the pros and cons of competitiveness should be discussed at length and related to exploitation, justice, fairness, the future of the planet and the beings that occupy it through sound philosophical argumentation. In other words, things should be considered from the point of view of ethics indispensable for the articulation of the ideal of good life and good society within the global and ecumenical horizon, in which persons have to live their lives.
The general topic of the first part of the Congress can, therefore, be elaborated along the following lines:
1. Conceptions of competition and the form of life in ancient Greek thought and philosophy (Homer, Hesiod, Solon, the Pythagoreans, Heraclitus, Democritus etc.) and in other cultures. The philosophy of economy, the views on competitiveness and good life in the classical Greek philosophy (Plato, Aristotle, Xenophon, the orators, tragic poets, etc.) and in other nations and cultures.
2. The ideas and principles of competitiveness, the way of life and the good life in the post-Aristotelian Hellenic thought and philosophy.
3. Free competition, the good society and the good life within the Roman and Byzantine imperium.
4. Modern and contemporary views of freedom, competitiveness, good society and the virtuous life within the society.
5. Free market, competitiveness, globalisation and the forms of life in relation to the virtuous life, or the possibility of global ethics.
6. Freedom, competitiveness, exploitation and the principles of good society.
At the same time, a philosophy of the Olympic Games could explore issues that refer to the anthropological and aretological character of competition as well as to sociopolitical, religious, aesthetic and symbolic traits of Olympic Games, in order to form a consistent philosophy of the Olympic ideal. Such a philosophy may, among other things mentioned above (points 1-7), comprise the following particular topics:
7. The aretological and anthropological dimension of the Olympic Games (virtues, agon, spiritual training in relation to the body, the limits and educational values of athletics).
8. Social and political aspects of Olympic Games (peace, truce and competition in relation to friendship, training, war and to athletes as citizens).
9. Religious and aesthetic aspects of Olympic Games (sacred time and place, sport as a religious expression, athletic beauty and the meaning of athletic olympic symbols).
10. Olympic Games past and present (the essential characteristics of the Games, the critique of the Games then and now, the relationship of the ancient Olympic Games with the form of the Games today: lessons and perspectives.)
Concerning the issues of part A, the topics are more relevant to those who are especially preoccupied with political, social and the problems pertaining to philosophy of economy, and to the specialists in Greek Philosophy and Letters. The same applies to those who theoretically deal with Cultures and competitiveness in various places of the world ,with the philosophy and the essence of sports for which, as it is the case now, huge expense is made by countries that undertake to organise such events.
Since the Congress is intended to have a worldwide scope and tends to focus on the problems we are facing at the beginning of the new century and on how we can reach awareness in these matters through exchange of philosophical views and ideas concerning these problems, it is therefore open to all kinds of discussions of problems raised in and through existing philosophical disciplines. Thus, an amicable and communicative atmosphere of the Congress will enable the examination and clarification of contemporary issues of philosophical research (which belong to all branches and traditions of philosophy) in order to open up new possibilities of thinking and understanding, which would put us on the right course towards succesfully facing the world problems.
It is highly desirable and very useful that the papers for this part of the Congress should also shed light both on the Olympic Games and the first major topic of the Congress, namely the philosophy of competition and the good life.
Therefore, the papers addressing the sub-topics listed bellow are welcome. The papers may be presented either at Plenary Sessions (there will be four or five Plenary Sessions) or at the Sessions of particular Sections.
The papers should belong to one of the following disciplines:
The Congress is open to all philosophizing persons, since it is a World Congress of Philosophy. Individuals and Philosophical Societies and Associations and generally Philosophical Institutions are cordially invited to take part in the Congress.
There are the following categories of presentation:
Category a: The presentation of original academic Papers (approx. 20 to 30 ) by Invited Speakers of 30 mins. duration (i.e. a maximum of ten typed pages double-spaced, and page coverage 16 x 20).
Category b: The presentation of original academic Papers of 20 mins. duration (i.e. a maximum of seven typed pages, double-spaced, and page coverage 16 x 20).
Category c: Short presentation of papers on a Congress topic of 15 mins. duration.
Category d: The presentation of Post-Graduate Students Papers (Students' Sessions).
Category e: Participation by Posters (Poster Sessions).
The Papers in Category a will address† issues, evaluate the research undertaken in connection with the subject of the topics under parts A and B and examine systematically current philosophical problems concerning the nature and the task of philosophy itself and its various disciplines.
Participants who wish to be considered for Category A should express their interest promptly and state their preferences concerning the topic they wish to deal with, and send all the necessary information (a detailed Curriculum Vitae and a substantive Abstract of their paper) to the Organising Committee by 29th February 2004. The Organising Committee will cover the cost of board and accommodation for Invited Speakers during the days of the Congress.
However, the Organizing Committee reserves the right to provide up to 30 min. of speaking time to members of the Congress whose expenses will not be covered as Invited Speakers.
Category d: In the framework of the Congress there will be special Sessions for Students and Post-graduate Student of Philosophy (and other disciplines provided that they have philosophical interests) where they will present their papers on the topics related to the First and Second Part of the Congress, or on one of the following topics:
1. The Ethics of human relations and the Land Ethics as a moral position towards the environment
2. Communication and the Encountering of Cultures
3. Technology, Freedom and Democratic Governance.
The papers of the Category d (15 minutes duration) should be submitted in one of the following languages: Greek, English, French and German. Papers written in Greek should be accompanied by proper translation into another language, preferably English. Also, these papers should bear the mark "Paper for Students' Session."
The texts to be read at the Congress in their final form should be saved on 3.5 diskette and on an Apple computer (Software MS Word 5.1 and upward and in Times New Roman font or equivalent) or in Word 2000 for Windows ( saved as preferably Word 97-2000- 6.0/95 & RTF) using Times New Roman fonts or Graeca fonts for polytonic Greek texts with page coverage 18 x 12.
Fuller texts of Papers (15-20 pages) in both categories (a, b and ) will be published in the Congress Proceedings. Texts in their final form for publication must be on diskette in accordance with the specifications above [see also FORM No. 7]. The diskette (3.5) should be sent, together with three printed hard copies of the Paper, to the IAGP.
Abstracts and papers may also be sent by e-mail as attached documents in the above formats. In the e-mail, the language of the presentation must be stated in the Subject line of the e-mail message. Authors should also state the topic number and the part of the Congress (A or B) to which their proposed paper belongs. However, it is obligatory that hard copy (sent by mail or by fax) be received as well. Papers should be submitted in three hard copies, double-spaced with the margin 1.5 cm.
Only papers of philosophical nature will be accepted and included in the Program of the Congress. The Organising Committee reserves the right to accept or reject papers that do not comply with the academic standards of the Congress.
All papers presented at the Congress and selected for publication are copyrighted by the Organising Committee and cannot be republished without the express permission.
The official languages at the Congress will be Greek, English, French, German, Russian and Spanish. However, due to the prohibitively high cost of simultaneous translation, only the first three of these languages will be simultaneously translated at the Plenary Sessions.
Greeks who present Papers are kindly asked to submit an acceptable English translation of the latest version of their Papers which will be read at the Congress. This should be submitted to the Congress Secretary one month before the opening of the Congress.
Applications for participation of whatever kind must be received by: 29th February 2004. Applications should be made on PARTICIPATION FORM No. 1.
PARTICIPATION FORM No. 2 should also be sent no later than : 29th February 2004. PARTICIPATION FORM No. 2 should be accompanied by an Abstract of the Paper to be presented together with an English translation in the case of Greek scholars. The Abstract should be written in such a way as to give a clear indication of ideas and the line of argument that the finished paper will be pursuing.
The full texts of the Papers (three copies) should be sent to the Organising committee by 30 May 2004.
All participants will be notified by mail or e-mail regarding the category to which they have been assigned.
Texts in their final form (Diskette and hard copy with the indication: FINAL TEXT FOR PUBLICATION) must be submitted no later than the end of August 2004.
Apart from other events, during the Congress there will be an EXHIBITION OF BOOKS, and especially books ON PHILOSOPHY. Authors of books, particularly those connected with philosophy, are kindly requested to send copies of their books so these may be included in the exhibition.
There will also be reserved space and special panels for poster sessions. The propositions and declarations of participation in the poster sessions should be typed on not more than two pages. The deadline for applications for poster sessions is 1 May 2004. Applications submitted after this date, but before 1 June 2004, may be accepted if there is still available space. Philosophical Societies and Associations will have the opportunity to publicise their activities on poster sessions.
Publishers from Europe and all over the world are also invited to organise exhibitions of their publications at the venue of the Congress, after consultation with the President of the Organising Committee.
In the framework of the Congress there will be organised various events, excursions, etc. about which the Participants will be informed in due time.
Concerning accommodation, travel arrangements and excursions, the Participants should contact the agency ERASMUS Conferences, Tours, Travel and Professional Congress Organisers (see Forms No. 8 and No 9).
The Congress is open to all who wish to attend, provided that he or she contacts the Organising Committee and completes the necessary forms (Nos. 1, 2 and 3) and pays the Congress fee. The Congress Fees should be paid by all kind of participants (Invited or not). Persons accompanying participants should also complete the forms and pay the Congress fee. The Congress fee( see also PARTICIPATION FORM No. 3) is as follows:
a. Participants: Before 1st March 2004: 150 euros
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b. Accompanying Persons: before 1st March 2004: 100 euros
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c. Students: Before 1st March 2004: 100 euros
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d. Secondary School Students: Before 1st March 2004: 50 euros
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Congress participants are advised that cancellations cause major logistical, scheduling and economic problems for the organization of a Congress of this scope. Outings, receptions and other activities are seriously disrupted by cancellations and schedule changes. We ask that only those who are certain of their attendance submit the forms for participation. It should be noticed that there will be no refunds of any fees nor are any cancellations accepted.
The Participation Fee for the Congress should be sent either by cheque drawn on the name of the President of the Congress, or directly to the following bank account number:
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The Congress, among other things, attempts to achieve the spirit of Hellenic philosophy as a way of life and consequently tries to include many activities whose purpose is to enrich participants with exposure to Greek culture, both ancient and modern, and to an environment where discourse may occur with the warmth of hospitality, friendship and intervals of relaxation and feasts. Congress sessions are scheduled for 8:30 - 13:30 (morning sessions) and 17:00-20:00 (afternoon / evening sessions). This allows participants plenty of free time to enjoy swimming in the beautiful waters of the Argosaronic gulf, or to enjoy the wonderful Mediterranean atmosphere and hospitality that the Congress location offers in the famous island of Spetses.
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Karma Gone Bad by Jenny Feldon (4 out of 5)
Jenny Feldon has a great life as a blogger/wife living the good life in New York City. Her husband Jay has a job that will someday send him over to India to launch startups for the company he works for. Jenny doesn't worry, because, hey, really, what are the odds that will actually happen. And then the day comes, and Jay comes in and informs Jenny that, yes, they are moving to India to launch the startup, for the next two years. Jenny immediately puts a positive spin on things and decides that she will be living the glamorous expat life in India. Of course, the reality is the spoiler alert.
Jenny is miserable with a capital M in India. Jay spends more and more time at his job, and less and less with Jenny. Jenny quickly learns the hard way that life in India is a whole different matter (country) of living. The coffee addict discovers a country built on a love of chai. The Internet junkie finds out that there is often little or no reception to that Interwebs. The woman used to going and buying any sort of groceries can't even find simple everyday items at the grocery. The air conditioning goes on and off at certain periods throughout the day, making Jenny become unwelcome friends with humid weather. The electricity goes off when Jay leaves in the morning, and back on only when he returns. Jenny's nice clothing gets a visual dressing down from the simply dressed Indian people. Things are not going well.
The zenith of the misery is that Jenny and Jay seem to be growing further and further apart. Jay, while not liking many things about the Indian way of life, manages to adapt and adopts a positive outlook toward the huge upheaval in just about everything pertaining to how they lived in America. Jenny isn't a happy camper, and she's very vocal about that fact. Nothing can make her happy. She doesn't want to adopt any of the traditions that the Indian people believe in, from the puja room (which she wants her dog to sleep in; in India, it's a sacred room in the home where you worship your idols. Literally), to not wanting to hire servants to help her keep the household (she feels that's her job and doesn't want to hire people to do her job). Pretty much the only thing keeping her there is Jay, and then, even that isn't a factor anymore. The gap between them widens, Jenny's depression, anger, and loathing of the one thing that she views is keeping her and Jay apart (India, not her obstinance and inability to accept change, even on a grand scale) gets worse, and when she can't take it anymore, she departs. Jay returns home to the US for the holidays, and asks for a divorce. Jenny's going to have to change, or she's going to lose everything.
The resolution of the entire situation, as well as Jenny and Jay's attitudes toward each other and India in the progress, don't make the book ring false at all. There are many laugh out loud moments. There are also many "Smack your head" moments, but overall, a light, funny, touching story. You won't be able to put it down, and I can only hope that Jenny's next book is as good as this one is. If you have a lot of shit going on and can't concenrate on things, this is the book for you to pick up.
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Eagles stomp on Giants: The Morning After
Good morning campers,
Wow, now that was what we've all been waiting for, right? A dominant performance by the Eagles on both sides of the ball. It was a thing of beauty. It was something to behold…..
It was the New York Giants, arguably one of the worst teams in recent memory not named Cleveland.
Yes, I know in the NFL a win is a win, and this surely was a W, and hopefully it propels the Birds to play this way on a more consistent basis. But it was the New York Giants.
Ok, let's get to getting with some random observations:
*Could not have asked for a better start. First, a turnover by old reliable Eli Manning, followed by an Eagles touchdown. Just what the doctor ordered.
*The pass rush was significantly better last night and more consistent than it has been to date this season—but then again it was against... you know the rest.
*Was nice to hear Chris Long's name said aloud on the broadcast. Wasn't sure if he was still on the team to be honest with you.
*Fletcher Cox, when he is on, is REALLY on. The man is virtually unstoppable.
*Call me crazy, but Carson Wentz is still not Carson Wentz. He's close, but he's not there, yet. His decision making is still a little suspect for some reason. Again, he threw into coverage, but the one glaring example from last night I picked up on happened in the 1Q. Coming out the huddle, it was clear the Giants were stacking the box to play the run—but instead of calling an audible, he ran the play as called, which resulted in a loss. Later in the game, he did audible via his trademark "Kill! Kill!" edict, but he's not doing it (calling audibles) with the same confidence, if you will, that he did last year.
*Did anyone else notice the video of Malcolm Jenkins firing up the Birds on the sideline before the game? It preceded a TV spot for Tide sometime in the first half. The problem was the footage was not from before last night's game. How do I know? Because Eagles safety Rodney McLeod can be seen in the footage, and Rodney is on Injured Reserve and out for the season.
*I am beginning to think that Odell Beckham Jr. may have psychological issues. Clearly, the man is insanely talented, but his repeated outbursts during games is a little more than troubling. Is it because he is so passionate about the game? Perhaps. Last night, we saw more examples of his antics including leaving the field before the first half was even over.
*Still way too many penalties and mental errors. Two stick out. One was bigger than the other, as one occurred very late in the game. The first came courtesy of Zach Ertz, who inexplicably ran a 3-yard route when the Eagles 4 yards for a first down. The other came via Wendell Smallwood, and while the outcome was clearly in hand, the fact that he failed to stay in bounds thus stopping the clock was worth mentioning. Honorable mention goes to Jordan Matthews, who lined up about a week offsides on one play in the second half. But I give Jordy a pass because other than that gaffe, he played a very solid game.
*Did anyone notice the not one BUT two consecutive blows to the head by Giants defenders on Eagles players in the first half with neither drawing a flag? What happened to protecting the players?
*The following Eagles players are clearly, CLEARLY on the decline and have lost at least a step: Malcolm Jenkins, Chris Long, Jason Peters and perpetually-injured Darren Sproles. Hey look, it happens to the best of them, but the point here is this: Howie Roseman is smart guy. He sees the larger picture and knows the window is closing on some key players in this lineup. Thus, I believe he is going to go all in on acquiring a running back to help take this team back to the Super Bowl this year.
*MQ's Observation. You already know he is the greatest financial mind since James Cash Penney, but the man knows a thing or two about football, kids. Case in point, when he likened Giants all-world rookie RB Saquon Barkley to Adrian Peterson. AP was/is one of the greatest running backs in the history of the NFL. He played the bulk of his career with the Minnesota Vikings. And how many rings did AP win in Minnesota? As many as I did. Zero. And why? Well, a big reason why was he and the Vikings had no QB (ala Barkley and Eli Manning). AP's quarterbacks over his first years was this murderers row: Tarvaris Jackson, Kelly Holcomb, Brooks Bollinger, and Gus Frerotte. Yes, eventually Brett Favre came to Minnesota, but he wasn't Brett Favre anymore. The point MQ makes is no matter how great Barkley is now and will become, it will not matter without a franchise QB. As MQ astutely pointed out last night: "Saquon is incredible, yet the Giants are still 1-5."
That's all for this week.
Be well kids.
'Til next time...
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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing
so they stop growing or die.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of bryostatin 1 in treating patients with
myelodysplastic syndrome.
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the response rate of bryostatin 1 in patients with myelodysplastic
syndrome. II. Determine the qualitative and quantitative toxic effects of bryostatin 1. III.
Determine the duration of response and survival of patients receiving this therapy.
OUTLINE: This is a two stage study. Patients receive bryostatin 1 by continuous infusion
over 72 hours every 14 days for 4 cycles. Responding patients may continue treatment in the
absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with complete response
receive 2 additional cycles. Patients with no response receive 4 additional cycles. Patients
are re-evaluated after every 4 cycles.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: 14 to 27 patients will be accrued within 2 years into this 2 stage study.
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically diagnosed refractory anemia, refractory anemia
with excess blasts, refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation, refractory
anemia with ringed sideroblasts, or chronic myelomonocytic leukemia with significant
cytopenias of at least 4 weeks duration No more than 1 prior treatment for disease Not
eligible for allogeneic bone marrow transplantation if less than 60 years of age
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Zubrod 0-2 Life expectancy:
At least 12 weeks Hematopoietic: Hematocrit less than 26% (or requiring transfusion) for
at least 4 weeks Absolute neutrophil count less than 1000/mm3 for at least 4 weeks
Platelet count less than 50/mm3 for at least 4 weeks Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 1.5
mg/dL Transaminase less than 2.5 times upper limit of normal Renal: Creatinine less than
1.5 mg/dL Creatinine clearance of at least 60 mL/min Other: Not pregnant or lactating
Fertile patients must use effective contraception while on study and for 100 days
afterwards No uncontrolled or life-threatening infection
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No concurrent immunotherapy No concurrent
treatment with growth factors Chemotherapy: At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (8
weeks for mitomycin or nitrosourea) and recovered Endocrine therapy: No concurrent use of
steroids Radiotherapy: At least 4 weeks since prior radiation therapy and recovered
Surgery: Not specified
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By Rebecca Mayo, J.D.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) (P.L. 111-158) has expanded health coverage and the percent of population without health coverage has substantially decreased since it was enacted. However, around 10 percent of the elderly population is still uninsured. The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) set out to find out how many uninsured people who may be shopping on the Marketplaces may be eligible for premium subsidies large enough to cover the entire cost of a bronze plan.
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Findings. The KFF focused on the approximately 15.9 million uninsured people who could be shopping on the Marketplace, regardless of whether or not they were eligible for a subsidy. The analysis found that 27 percent of uninsured individuals who could shop on the Marketplace, or 4.2 million people nationwide, were eligibility to purchase a bronze plan with $0 premiums after subsidies in 2019. The availability varies state by state from less than 5 percent in some states to more than 45 percent in other states.
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Mrs. Craig had aspirations of forming a local girls' choral group made up of her daughter Cathie's elementary school classmates. I was one of a dozen or so between the ages of nine and twelve who were interested.
Cathie played the piano and had the voice of an angel, while none of the rest of us had any musical talent. Mrs. Craig said we had potential. We didn't know what that meant, but we wanted to please her, so we did our best. Through patience and perseverance and many hours of rehearsal, Mrs. Craig produced a choral group.
She purchased bolts of salmon taffeta and had a local seamstress sew us gowns. The dressmaker allowed for growth, so the garments were somewhat long and the waists a bit saggy. Most of us had trouble keeping the straps from slipping off our shoulders. We were in various stages of maturation and temperament. Our parents wouldn't permit us to wear lipstick and we weren't skilled at hair care, but we loved those gowns—our first grown-up clothing. Mrs. Craig told us we were beautiful; therefore, we were. We stood taller and smiled more brightly. For her, we sang as we never knew we could.
Our leader suggested a contest to name our group and offered a prize to the winner. My idea for a name was "The Cinderella Girls," which Mrs. Craig choose. My prize was a crisp $1.00 bill.
Local civic groups let us perform for them, as did schools and churches. As our "fame" grew, a boy asked to join us. We girls were horrified and said absolutely not. We were "The Cinderella Girls" and wanted to stay just that. Mrs. Craig said we had to let him join. She got him a tuxedo.
With a boy now a part of us, "The Cinderella Girls" was no longer an appropriate title. Mrs. Craig knew we were unhappy about the change. To appease us, she suggested another contest, and, again, there would be a prize. My entry for a new name was "The Cinderella Girls and Prince Charming." I won another crisp $1.00 bill.
We found that Prince Charming lent a vibrant singing voice to the group as well as a nice balance. We all got along and had fun rehearsing and performing. After a year or so our gowns started to sneak up above our ankles and our bodices became too snug. The straps dug into our shoulders. Prince, with his tuxedo sleeves now above his wrist bones and his socks showing beneath his trouser legs, said he would rather be playing baseball.
And then, too soon, it was over. "The Cinderella Girls and Prince Charming" disbanded, for we were growing up and had other things on our minds. For a shining moment we had experienced the spotlight, and it was good. We moved on and took with us lasting friendships and good memories. In addition, I took two crisp $1.00 bills.
Mercedes Horton, OLLI member and former Cinderella Girl


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IAN Bancroft
Bancroft was a senior member of the Watchers
organisation who was killed by fellow Watcher Rita Luce when he
suspected that her relationship with her charge, Immortal Michael
Christian, wasn't purely observational. Bancroft had been watching
May-Ling Shien, an old flame of Duncan's (who wasn't?), but she was
killed by Christian after a tip-off from Luce (C12,
They Also Serve).
Immortals, like
Duncan Macleod, Hugh Fitzcairn and Xavier St Cloud cannot be killed
unless they are beheaded. The Immortal can be 'killed' temporarily,
but will revive and heal. Any wounds (aside from amputations) and scars are also healed, and
they are immune to disease. Being sterile, Immortals have little need
for birth control and so tend to put themselves about a bit. Well,
Duncan does (and Fitz come to think of it) anyway.
is for...
Macleod was shipwrecked here in 1778. His rescuer,
Hideo Koto, was forced to commit hara-kiri as a result of harbouring
an outsider in the isolationist empire. Still, Duncan did get his
katana out of it, and has carried Koto's sword as his own ever since (C1,
'The Samurai').
Charlie JOHNSON
Ex-lover of Amanda's, who calls on her and Nick for
help when he becomes convinced his son was killed by the government
for trying to expose a conspiracy involving attempting to manipulate
the world's population levels (more's the pity) -
R5, 'So Shall Ye Reap'.
J is also for...
Claudia JARDINE: a superb but precocious
pianist whose latent Immortality is triggered by her impresario Walter
Graham, with potentially tragic consequences
(D11, 'Timeless').


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2 Jul 2013 – 9 Jul 2013
AboutIn ?Clumsy? we see the world through the eyes of a man with Asperger?s, with all of his bizarre manners and extraordinary sensibility.
In his work, Millo explores visions and dreams; the power of the ?normal? individual and how the order of arrangement of each life experience is ?disturbed?. This is taken straight from his own life as a man with Asperger?s, symbolised through his drawings of ?a lonely man moving around the world?.
?Clumsy is the story of a dreamer who has the right to indulge in solitude; far from frustration and a city's troubles where there is no escape from reality, no magic world to occupy, no fairyland and no ''beyond'' in which one can lose themself looking for a dose of peacefulness.?
Millo was born in 1979 in a small town in south Italy.
He has been drawing all of his life.
His works occupies walls, streets, rooms and spoons.
He has taken part in the biggest Italian street art event.
This is his first solo show in England.


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On the road: Interesting things we saw along the way!
here is a list we started making when we were driving and encountering things we had never seen or experienced before.
on the road: from a pennsylvanian perspective!
- windmill blades
- circus rides ( on the highway)
- a tractor driving on the highway
- world's largest mcdonalds (former)
- sign that says "don't drive into the smoke"
- being in the exact middle of america in oklahoma
- a couch in the middle of the highway
- a stage coach in new mexico
- tumbleweeds (interesting at first)
- long horn
- Jesus "blessed" texan watermelons
- yellow bellied marmots
- rain coming down on only one side of the car
- a guy in a tutu, running a race in death valley
- swimming cows
- next to a prison, a sign saying: " do not pick up hitchhikers"
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a few last images from our trip
bryce canyon national park : utah
southern california
mariposa grove: yosemite national park, california
death valley national park: california
yosemite valley
yellowstone national park: wyoming
grand prismatic springs: yellowstone
badlands national park: south dakota
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most of these shots were at monument valley! we really enjoyed it there. there are so many other great scenery shots that we have as well. the west is astounding in beauty!
we also stopped at the four corners monument.
the corners of utah, colorado, new mexico and arizona!
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highlights from new mexico and arizona
meteor crater in winslow, arizona
best breakfast of the trip so far. burrios, huevos rancheros, fresh squeezed oj, sweet roll.
at a place called frontier in albuquerque!
near acoma pueblo in new mexico
old town, albuquerque
amazing sunset in new mexico
tumbleweed and windmill. two most common sites here.
so much so that a man had a giant yard collection of them.
petroglyphs. ancient indian carvings and drawings
badlands in the petrified forest
rocks. somewhere :)
petrified wood!
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friends in oklahoma... and texas
friend #1 : prairie dog
we went to prairie dog town in oklahoma in the nature preserve. they were quite the sight to see. even saw some prairie dog kisses.
friend #2 : buffalo
they were pretty scarce with how hot it happened to be in oklahoma. hoping to see more in yellowstone
friend #3 : longhorns
these guys were all over.
p.s. we had longhorn burger for lunch.
staying with family in oklahoma was awesome! the picture is from mt. scott.
texas was more of a passing through state. we did however stop at slugbug ranch to tag a few beatles. and cadillac ranch to marvel at how many other people had tagged. ate some big steaks at the big texan and drove through parts of rt. 66 before heading to new mexico!
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"An absolute must read for Tom Clancy fans." OMAR by @Craigt1
Written by Craig O. Thompson
Genre: Suspense Thriller
Book SynopsisUnknown to all but a secret, select few, in 1995 two early 20th Century icons collided with a world reaching into the new millennium--and the beginning of a wave of world-wide terrorism was set into motion. Oceanographer, Dr. Cary Parker, challenged the terrorists on his own turf--and what followed was an adventure of legendary proportions.
Sharon's Rating
Sharon's Review
This amazing thriller is set in 1995, and depicts the scary underbelly of our modern society. Although a work of fiction, there are many elements that mirror the turbulent times we now live in, where life is cheap, and terrorism runs rampant under the radar. Craig O Thompson exposes this frighteningly realistic underbelly in the bright lights of intelligent storytelling and deep research. An expert on terrorism, the author gives the reader insight into the minds of men from the Middle East who are willing to murder innocent Western non Islamic people, all in the name of Allah.
This tale follows the exploits of Cari Parker, an experienced oceanographer who is charged with the task of retrieving a priceless jewel encrusted book from the abyss that swallowed the Titanic, eighty three years earlier.
Suspense runs high as he tries to retrieve the precious artifact before an unexpected alliance of Middle Eastern terrorists, and the Japanese crime mob get to it first. Cari doesn't want to desecrate the watery grave of so many of the Titanic's passengers, but he can't let it get into the hands of those who would use it to fund a war against the Western world.
Mr. Thompson's style is so visual and exciting that this heart pumping drama will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very last word. There is a detailed depiction of the Titanic's sinking that left this reader weeping for the needless loss of humanity. There is a high speed gun battle going the wrong way on a British freeway that results in a spectacular multi vehicle pile-up. There is a high tech battle on the high seas between two ships and four mini subs for possession of the book. It's been cursed since its publication – disaster follows wherever it goes. The ending will amaze you."
This novel is an absolute must read for Tom Clancy fans. Omar is every bit as exciting, full of suspense, and high tech toys as The Hunt for Red October. There are some unexpected plot twists that had me open mouthed in awe of the author's expertise with character analysis, setting and sheer story telling ability. I loved this novel. I absolutely intend to read it again in time, as I do with all my favourites. It would make an Oscar grade blockbuster movie. I would recommend this book to anyone old enough to follow the intricate twists and turns of the plot line.
Disclaimer: The mature themes are not to do with sex or graphic violence, it's to do with adult situations such as terrorism and plot twists that younger readers might not understand.


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If you want to choose a single category, ALWAYS by default, only this is offered: http://feeds.feedburner.com/Makeuseof?format=xml
For example, I want only the category "Cool Software", but I always receive all categories of the entire content of this website.
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Featuring Artworks
Naval Plywood and Acrylic Paint, 14 x 14 x 15 cm, 2015
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Posca on Paper on Naval Plywood, 5 x 52 cm, 2015
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Acrylic Paint and Posca on Paper, 35 x 72 cm, 2015
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Acrylic on Acrylic, 22 x 22 cm, 2015
ANDRÉ MENDES – b. 1979, Brazil
Born in Curitiba, 1979. Graduated in Graphic Design from the Pontificia Catholic University of Paraná and specialist in artistic drawing at the Institut Superior de Disseny y Escola de la Imatge – IDEP, Barcelona. After three years of experience in Spain, held in 2006 his first solo exhibition in Oporto – Portugal. In the same year, he returns to Curitiba, Brazil.
André Mendes has under his belt many national and international exhibitions including, Nasi Campur / Singapore, Tropikos / Bangkok – Thailand, Art Expo Malaysia / Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia, Color ow 2012 / Barcelona – Spain, Elementary 2012 / Curitiba – Brazil, State of the Art – Museu Oscar Niemeyer, Curitiba.
At the moment his work emits delineation from flat surfaces, extending to space – the pigments in resin soaks everything around, sitting with the sculptural three-dimensionality that all wants to touch & invade in its limitless expansion. The saturation is not only in colour but in chaos saturation. Architectural interventions which carry the desire to immerse what is around.


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6 Drivable Weekend Getaways For When You Need To Escape Jakarta
Anybody else ready for the weekend already?
Despite the fact that Jakarta comes alive on the weekend, sometimes you just need to get the hell out. But you feel trapped – destined for another weekend in the capital spending too much and accomplishing too little.
Fear not. We have curated a list to inspire your Jakarta escape!
Affordable, within 4 hours drive and adventure packed – all you need to do is get in the escapist mindset.
Java is a beautiful island, and bigger than just Jakarta.
So here are 6 Excellent Weekend Getaways that are driving distance from Jakarta…
The coastal town of Cimaja has blown-up in recent years. The unrivaled South Java surf, pristine beach, and quaint spots like the Cimaja Beach Club, have made Cimaja a prime spot for those escaping the hecticness of the North Coast.
Whether as a couple or in a group, Cimaja has enough fun for everyone!
Pulau Macan
You have to get a boat for this one, so we're cheating slightly… but it's still under 4 hours away! And it's far enough away from Ancol that the water gets nice and turquoise again.
Treat your partner to a weekend out of Jakarta…
Who needs Bali when you've got a private Pulau Macan?
The closest in distance on our list, Puncak is famous for tea plantations, horse riding, and the cool mountain air.
Give your lungs a break from Jakarta's hot, sticky pollution, and head to the hills!
Gunung Padang
Another hill this time, but adventure filled in a different sense.
Indonesia is home to a pyramid that is probably 20,000 years old… making it the oldest pyramid structure in the world.
15,000 years older than the Egyptian Pyramids!
We covered this more extensively in the 17 Revolutionary Findings of Gunung Padang.
And rather than being an expensive flight halfway around the world away, this "History Changing" structure is less than 4 hours from Jakarta!
You should get down now before it gets teeming with "experts."
Though there's not much left, you can almost feel the history.
Use your imagination.
Ciletuh-Palabuhanratu Geopark
The national park was recognized by UNESCO in 2015.
With beaches, hills, and waterfalls, its got everything the adventurous Jakartan could want from a weekend away.
Situ Gurung Lake
This cheeky lake, surrounded by forests, is an ideal place to get away from the hustle and bustle of Jakarta.
And get the perfect Instagram shot to prove it.
So get your friends and loved ones in a car, and get out of Jakarta!
The Weekend planning starts now…
Sneak out of the office early on Friday and enjoy your Jakarta-free weekend 😊


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Featured Artist: Yiruma
Yiruma, sent down from the heavens to reveal what true love sounds like. He is arguably the best pianist and composer of this decade.
When The Love Falls invokes true emotion from your heart. It gets right in there. That is what a great composition will do. Yiruma will tug on all of your emotions leaving you short of breath at the end of each song.
Yiruma began playing the piano at the age of five and then moved to London in 1988 to study at the Purcell School of Music, where he graduated in July 1997. He was the first Korean artist to be invited to perform at the 2002 MIDEM in Cannes, France.


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Flonase Nasal Spray -- Drug Information
As a type of nasal spray, Flonase® (fluticasone propionate nasal spray) can help treat symptoms such as sneezing, a runny or stuffy nose, and nasal itching (known medically as rhinitis). This prescription medication is approved to treat these symptoms that are caused by either allergies (known as allergic rhinitis) or other causes (known as non-allergic rhinitis).
As a type of steroid, Flonase can have many different effects in the body, such as decreasing inflammation by limiting the body's ability to produce an immune system reaction. As a result, steroids can be very effective for treating conditions such as allergies.
Long-term use of steroids can cause bothersome and sometimes serious side effects, and this limits the usefulness of many steroids. Because Flonase is a nasal spray, its effects are generally limited to the nose (which helps prevent many of the long-term side effects of steroids). Although most people tolerate this medication well, side effects are possible and may include headaches, a sore throat, and nosebleeds.
Flonase is typically taken once or twice a day. It comes in only one strength -- Flonase nasal spray, containing 120 sprays in each bottle, with 50 mcg of Flonase in each spray.
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Do you need a Special Purpose Vehicle Permit?
You will need to apply for a class 1 Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) permit if your SPV does not comply with mass, dimension or operating requirements set out in a gazette notice.
To apply for a SPV permit:
- for travel within ACT/SA/Tas/Vic - apply through the NHVR Portal. SA operators looking to submit an application in the NHVR Portal for the first time should read South Australia Class 1 SPV - How to apply (PDF, 378KB).
- for travel within NSW - apply through the NHVR Portal. NSW operators looking to submit an application in the NHVR Portal for the first time should read the NSW Class 1 SPV - How to apply
- for travel within Qld - apply through the NHVR Portal. You may be required to obtain an Authority to Operate (ATO). For more information you will need to contact the Department of Transport and Main Roads.
- for cross-border travel - apply through the NHVR Portal. Note: The NHVR processes all cross-border applications except for travel within the Northern Territory and Western Australia. For these jurisdictions, apply directly to the relevant state or territory road transport authority.
Note: Operators should check that their vehicle complies with the schedules and conditions in the relevant gazette notice as the permit relevant to this application will reference these same conditions.
Please note a range of national, state and transitional notices expired on 9 February 2019. New notices can be found on the national notices and state notices pages.
NSW 15.5 metre Crane and Crane & Dolly Night Travel Concession
Notice of Permit Amendment - NSW 15.5 metre Crane and Crane & Dolly Night Travel Concession (PDF, 141KB)
NSW have issued a permit amendment allowing night time travel for certain cranes. This permit amendment applies to permit holders that have an existing Class 1 access permit for a mobile crane up to 15.5 metres in length or a mobile crane and dolly combination for travel on Roads and Maritime Services managed roads in NSW.
Gazette notices - Special Purpose Vehicle access
Online application
Post or fax application
Please note: If you apply through post or fax, all correspondence relating to that application will be done through the same channel.
- Special Purpose Vehicle permit application form (PDF, 1.1MB)
- Additional Axle Mass and Spacings attachment (PDF, 290KB)
Note: Please right-click on a form and save it to your computer, rather than opening it up directly in your web browser. The form can then be opened locally and saved.


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On Monday, Aug 15, 2016 @ 12:36 pm / By Scholar1234 / Tags ,
Anyway it was not a big deal, it was resolved and my results very good I did not do anything on my side
It's important you read this if your WAEC Result is Displaying error "RESULT NOT AVAILABLE FOR CANDIDATES IN THE SPECIFIED YEAR"
This is a copy of a mail I sent to them on the issue and their reply below..
SUBJECT : 2014 WAEC Result Displaying Error on Internet and No Reply after Sending through Sms Inbox
John Mfon John Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 3:51 PM
WAECSupport<waecsupport@ fleettechltd.com>Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 6:12 PM
To: John Mfon John <*johnmfonjohn*@ gmail.com>, WAECSupport <waecsupport@ fleettechltd.com>
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Dear Candidate,
Kindly be informed that your result is currently not available on www.waecdirect.org result checking site.
Fleet Technologies Limited only uploads results provided by the WAEC Council.
We advise you to keep checking at intervals because the website will be updated as we get new results from WAEC.
Thank you
Customer Support Team
Fleet Technologies Limited
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Off Kasumu Ekemode Street
Off Saka Tinubu, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Phone: +234 (1) 2700516, 2710670
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Website: www.fleettechltd.com
Fleet Technologies.... solving real life problems using technology
HERE is the original message I sent to them before the reply:
-----Original Message-----
From: John Mfon John [ mailto:email@example.com]
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2014 8:52 AM
To: WAECSupport
Subject: 2014 WAEC Result Displaying Error on Internet and No Reply after Sending through Sms
Hi, my name is John Mfon John , I took my May/June Wassce at a school
named "OPHS." (school centre Number Is
4042406) .
yesternight I tried checking my result after I have recieved several
calls from many candidates that the result is out and their result is
displaying error message, NO AVAILABLE RESULT FOR CANDIDATE IN
When checking Mine Last night , I made sure I followed every step
carefully , I choosed May/JUNE,
I input my waec scratch card serial no. As seen on the Card , I input
the Pin, Then I waited for the result window to popout only to be
suprised when an error message displays, "NO AVAILABLE RESULT FOR
I then Opted to Use the Sms facility.
I send a message in the format below to 32327
I followed the sms format strictly and there was no space in the
message above and input my secret PIN as seen on card (I HIDE THE PIN IN EMAIL
but uptill now , I have not recieved any reply at all from 32327 waec shortcode number.
I want to know the actual reason my(our) WAEC RESULT was displaying
error "RESULT NOT AVAILABLE FOR CANDIDATE IN THE SPECIFIED YEAR" even
if all the details I input was correct.
You can use details below to check and resolve the problem:
My Examination Number - 4042406---
Exam Year- 2014
Scratch Card Serial Number and PIN _ *Hidden*
My Full Name(starting from SurName) - John, John Mfon
School Name - OPHS State. Nigeria.
Centre Number - 4042406
Please Check this Sms Issue For Me:
I sent an sms to 32327 since last night but is not replied
The Number I used in Sending the message is 07080105012 (airtel).
Please the WASSCE support team should resolved this issue.
Thank You
You are free to contact me back if anyother details is still needed to
resolve the issue!


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Description of Breaking Apart
The coastline of Maine is fascinating with its tall pines bravely facing the sea, and its ancient rocks that weather and crumble as nature renews itself through new plants creeping into cracks and crevices making their homes in some very inhospitable places. Cool greens and blues, and lovely grays, tans and violets with a few jewel like bursts of color capture this wonderful scene.
Tags: Maine, landscape, painting, coast, rocks, pine trees, acrylic, impressionist, contemporary, realism


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Calling All Course Management Systems: There's Undisputed Value in CMS, but You Need to Get the Lay of the Land before You Invest. (Technology)
Warger, Tom, University Business
In only a few short years, course management systems (CMS have become an essential feature of instructional technology at institutions of higher education. After art, these complex software packages assemble multiple Web-based technologies into a single, coordinated suite of instructional services. Online discussion and messaging forums, calendars, syllabi, automated testing and grade posting, class and workgroup e-mail distribution lists and student portfolio pages are among their most used features Importantly, these systems provide Web page templates and text editors that significantly lower the HTML-editing barrier to putting course materials online. Now, the reading CMS products even make it possible to blend multimedia and other digital content into the basic delivery system. Speaking of the advance of technology!
On most campuses, CMS products supplement traditional classroom courses--proving effective for keeping up communication with and among students outside crass hours. But CMS has also established itself as a means of delivering online courses, providing communications, lectures and readings, and roster and gradebook management. Not surprisingly, these systems have facilitated the development of "hybrid" courses that meet once or twice per week in a classroom, and then move into the online mode.
According to the 2002 Campus Computing Project survey (www.campuscomputinq.net), nearly one-fifth of cortege courses use a course management system, and three-quarters of IHEs have adopted a standard system for the campus. A new study by the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR, www.educause .edu/ecar) looked at CMS usage in the University of Wisconsin system and Found that fatuity like the ability to pass class materials to students electronically, communicate with them (particularly in large-section courses), and return grades to students online. Content presentation tools are the most favored features of the CMS. The discussion and quiz toots and the gradebook are less widely used, perhaps because they appear more complex to master, but they are used intensively by faculty who do adopt them. The choice to use the CMS, according to the ECAR study, is driven mostly by an instructor's interest to solve a particular pedagogical problem and by experience gained from product training sessions.
The challenges of managing digital information for instructional purposes are also strengthening IHEs' commitment to the course management system. John McFadden, assistant VP for, Technology Services at Loyola College (MD), says the publishing industry's practice of bundling electronic content with textbooks is driving the need for a presentation environment. Moreover, the growing amount of digital information being used in the curriculum turn is pushing universities to find a way to store, retrieve, and deliver those materials. McFadden sees in the CMS a good toot to cope with the growing needs in academic content management.
Course management systems can be inexpensive to acquire and use on a small scale, but quickly add up to a substantial investment once beyond the pilot stage of usage. Stiff, entry-fever systems from the major vendors can be purchased for $5,000 or less. But full-featured packages start at around $50,000 and range through the six figures, depending on institutional enrollment and the advanced features selected. Total cost of ownership entails costs for servers and staff to provide technical support and training. Some vendors also offer ASP service, where they host the application and deriver it to campus via the Internet.
Carol Vallone, CEO of WebCT (WWW.webct.com), says that improved learning, higher retention and graduation rates, more efficient use of classroom capacity, and increased revenue through new instructional programs for an expanded enrollment of students can be achieved with course management systems. She cites the experience of the state university system of Tennessee, where five new degree programs for previously underserved populations have generated millions in new revenue. …