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This is a critical role for the company at a critical time in our growth and the position offers a substantial equity opportunity to the right candidate.Do you love marketing? Would you like to work for an exciting growth company with great people and a highly marketable product? If yes, then continue to read more about this job.
Position Description
This positions works in coordination with the executive management team of the company to formulate the marketing strategies and then owns the implementation of those strategies. Our CMO leads the full marketing lifecycle: Campaign design, execution, monitoring, optimization and analysis.
A candidate's digital marketing toolkit should be beyond full; battle tested and optimized. We expect experience with multiple digital marketing channels including, email, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Blog, Partner marketing, SEO, remarketing and pay-per click.
The right candidate should be able to flow back and forth between management and hands on operation, while also being quantitative and knowing that marketing is accountable. The candidate needs to believe in the idea of test, measure, and optimization.
Gravity's CMO will need experience in the following domains: B2B marketing, financial Services, and technology marketing or sales. Show off points will be awarded to those with successful executions of a freemium business model and viral advertising.
The CMO has management responsibility for internal and external marketing functions. A mix of start-up and big company experience is preferred. Personal attributes sought include: high levels of creativity, energy, positivity, honesty, communication, cooperation and drive.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities of a Chief Marketing Officer
- Oversees the company's media relations including social media and all methods of advertising
- Supervises the company's market research, community relations and customer service.
- Runs trade show exhibits and free educational sessions provided to the community.
- Handles all printed promotions like brochures and electronic promotions like websites.
- Demonstrates a continual track record of success from month to month and year to year.
- Manages budgets across multiple departments.
- Sets up business processes and metrics.
- Drives daily execution and enhancement of the company's overall marketing strategy.
- Analyzes the competition and reviews results of market research adjusting the company's marketing strategy accordingly.
- Advises the product development department based on results of market research.
- Provides support in the design and production of visual marketing tools.
- Obtains customer feedback regarding products and services and funnels the information to the appropriate departments so that adjustments can be made in product and service offerings.
- Participates in research to look for new product ideas and ways to grow business.
- Manages the company website and constantly updates information provided on the site to serve customers as well as staff.
- Communicates with industry experts and leverages their knowledge for the company's benefit.
- Handles corporate communications to deliver a brand-consistent message.
- Develops new business relationships and strengthens existing ones.
- Heightens awareness of the company in the community and marketplace.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Has extensive knowledge of marketing principles.
- Understands changing market dynamics and prepares the company by developing and implementing strategies to meet the changes in the marketplace.
- Displays excellent project management abilities.
- Possesses exceptional verbal and written communication skills as well as strong presentation abilities.
- Has the ability to motivate and inspire sales and marketing staff.
- Adjusts to change smoothly and rapidly.
- Exhibits superior organizational skills and strategic planning abilities.
- Has strong interpersonal skills as well as negotiation and persuasion abilities.
- Possesses excellent time management skills and the ability to multi-task effectively.
- Shows strong leadership skills.
- Has the ability to network and leverage contacts effectively.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, advertising, journalism, business or a related field.
- Master's degree in business administration.
- Experience in sales management, marketing and business development.
Work Environment
- Works normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, although may work into the evenings, on weekends and may even take work home when facing deadlines or formulating new marketing strategies to launch in a specific timeframe.
- Travels to satellite offices and client sites.
- Spends time in meetings with leaders, managers and supervisors of departments that fall under the marketing umbrella.
- Works in a climate controlled private office space and spends a great deal of time looking at a computer screen reviewing reports, research and other data.
A chief marketing officer can earn between $85,000 and $250,000 or more each year depending on the size of the company and the success of the marketing efforts.


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Here are some of the latest match fishing results. Be sure to read Angler's Mail magazine this week for full latest coverage including the latest monthly winner, selected by Tom Pickering, in the Preston Innovations Matchman of the Year.
* Burton Angling Supplies WL, Trent and Mersey Canal, Burton, Staffs. Sun, 48. Ben Sharratt (Shakespeare Agility) 9-14-0, roach to 1 lb, poled bloodworm at 10m, end peg C12 at Horninglow; Rikki Richards (Foster's Team Army) 9-11-4; Kevin Hibbert (Matrix Dynamite Trentmen) 8-13-8; Darren Lewis (Shakespeare Superteam) 8-11-8; Brent Wilkes (Mosella Bait-Tech) 7-12-8; Tony Barker (Shakespeare Agility) 6-0-12. Teams: Shakespeare Superteam 13; Shakespeare Agility 16; Matrix Dynamite Trentmen 16; Measham Red 24; Mosella Bait-Tech 24; Canal Derby Four 29; Long Eaton Blue 29.
* Erewash Valley WL, Trent and Mersey Canal, Shardlow, Derbys. Sat, 54. Stu Burdekin (Matrix Dynamite Trentmen) 9-11-0, ten skimmers, poled bread and bloodworm, pegged towards second marina mouth; Paul Spencer (Mill Tackle) 9-5-0; Matt Hall (Shakespeare Superteam) 8-3-0; Paul Ashley (Matchman Supplies) 5-14-0; Darren Lewis (Shakespeare Superteam) 5-12-0; Dave Clayton (Matchman Supplies) 5-3-0. Teams: Shakespeare Superteam 14; Matrix Dynamite Trentmen 29; Matchman Supplies 31; Mill Tackle 33; Long Eaton Fed 35; Notts 39. League: Shakespeare Superteam 7; Matrix Dynamite Trentmen 9; Matchman Supplies 10.
* HAJAC WL, Old Nene, Factory Bank and Raveley Drain, Cambs. Sun, 72. Steve Slater (Maver Bait-Tech) 40-6-0, nine tench, a bream and three perch, poled chopped worm and caster, pegged eight above Chapel Farm Benwick; James Drakulic (Maver Bait-Tech) 27-4-0; Pete Wills (Sensas Mark One White) 17-5-0; Joe Roberts (Drennan Sensas) 13-3-8; Alex Bates (Maver Bait-Tech) 13-1-0; Dave Rawlings (Stanjay Silver) 12-1-0. Teams: Sensas Mark One White 21; Stanjay Gold 23; Maver Bait-Tech 28; Stanjay Posh 33; Browning Hot Rods Silver 33; Browning Hot Rods Elite 33.
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text: BUSINESS Euro Parliament supports kids TV controls 4:00 AM PST 1/17/2008 by Leo Cendrowicz , AP FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Empty BRUSSELS -- The European Parliament on Wednesday backed demands for tight controls over the content of television programs shown at peak times for children. At their plenary session in Brussels, the Euro-MPs called for tough regulation to ensure that broadcasters and video game manufacturers ban harmful images and content that may be seen by children. These include violent, racist or pornographic content and extend to the Internet, where sexual predators posed a more direct threat to children. The parliament backed a report drafted by Italian Euro-MP Roberta Angelilli, which called for the creation of "an adequate, effective and proportionate regulation system in dialogue with providers, the media (public and private TV companies, advertisers the press, video games, mobile telephones and the Internet) and industries, aimed, among other things, at prohibiting the broadcasting of harmful images and contents (including cyber-bullying) and the marketing of violent video games."The report calls on governments to aid parental control by providing a uniform, EU-wide labeling system for television programs. And they said authorities needed to be particularly vigilant as new technologies can give children access television programs at any time, from any computer with an Internet connection. "Greater consideration is needed to review the mass media's unrestricted right of access to children and the right of the child to access the mass media without restriction," the report said. The parliament said that similar classification and labeling should be used for video games and that the recently agreed-upon European system for age-classification of computer and video games (PEGI) was a good starting point. There was particular concern about child pornography on the Internet and how Web sites created a new area of anonymity for those preying on children. The Euro-MPs voted for access suppliers, search engines, police and even banks to co-ordinate their activities to block payment for illegal content on the Internet involving minors. They said that the European Commission -- the EU's executive authority -- should consider one of its basic priorities to be strengthening "cross-border operations against child pornography Internet sites and to improve cooperation between public authorities and private sector bodies with a view to making a commitment to close down illegal Web sites."The Internet and digital cameras have made it much easier for sexual predators to pursue children: some figures put the number of sites with child-sex material as jumping 1,500% from 1997 to 2005. A major problem for law enforcement agencies is that many sites and children being abused are not in the EU, but in the developing world. The Parliament called for credit card companies to block payment for pedophile material, and for Internet service providers and search engines to block access to dangerous sites -- closing down the sites if they are based in the EU. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Leo Cendrowicz email@example.com @thr AP email@example.com @thr


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Volunteer Helpers
Come and help during seminars
We totally rely on and are extremely grateful for the good will and hard work of all our volunteer helpers, the majority of whom are needed in the kitchen. The helpers form an integral part of the IMS community, they come from all walks of life and are all ages! It's all about team work, mucking in, enjoying the beautiful and special place, meeting people and working together, sharing the load! Helpers are expected to work hard, but it is also fun… Meals are taken all together (sometimes 100 in residence) and there is a wonderful atmosphere every evening, candle lit dinners for all! – By day, when not on shift helpers can explore the area, (we are right on the coast path, so you can step out in either direction for a beautiful walk), relax on the beach, and enjoy a swim! Volunteers can also make the most of listening to world class international musicians working in masterclasses or in open rehearsals, and helpers can attend all the public concerts which take place in nearby churches. Nearly all volunteers get hooked from the first time they come; they make great friends and return again and again for years!
Full details of being a volunteer are below:
The kitchen is run by two professional cooks and the volunteers work in teams to help prepare food, serve meals and clear up.
Reliable drivers (who must be over the age of 25) are also needed...
As well as a few office/library/stage-managers and
Help running the bar is also needed
Kitchen, bar and office helpers work in shifts and do a maximum of 5 hours a day.
All helpers may attend concerts and sit in on rehearsal sessions when not on a shift.
- Seminars are twice a year, running for 4 weeks over Easter every year (March-April) and 4 weeks in September.
We ask helpers to come for a minimum of one week, although preference is given to those who can manage longer.
Preference will also be given to those who can include the start or finish.
All helpers to work on the day you arrive or the day you leave – (worth bearing in mind when planning where travelling from or to)
IMS will refund travel expenses (petrol, train, bus) to a maximum of £60.
Please bring all receipts with you. If you do not produce a receipt, IMS will not be able to reimburse your travel expenses.
If you have a car, please try and give other volunteers a lift, if at all possible. Further details will be supplied on acceptance of application.
Board and lodging is provided
If you are interested in helping and being involved with this vibrant organisation please contact the IMS office for further details.


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I rented Swordfish last night and I have to say that it is probably the worst movie I have seen all year. And I'm talking about a year when I made the mistake of renting "Dude, Where's My Car?"
It was bad on so many levels. It raised badness to an art form. It had a plot that made no sense and occurred in more or less random order, and characters whose motivations changed so many times that they must have been determined by rolling dice. The action sucked. The chases sucked. The women literally sucked, but that's a different subject.
Of course, for us professional computer geeks, there was a whole other dimension to the awfulness, which was the standard Hollywood treatment of computers and the people who use them. I mean, I have to give Hugh Jackman a little tiny bit of credit. The script was probably not his fault, and for a few minutes on screen when he was walking around muttering to himself, he was halfway believable as a coding nerd. But I just have a few questions:
- Hugh is introduced by every character as "the greatest hacker in the world." Is there some sort of ranking system? Is there an awards ceremony? Who's the second greatest?
- The guy is internationally known as a computer genius, and he lives in complete poverty? When the movie was being made, somebody like that could get a job offer for $50 an hour and feel insulted.
- Who the hell came up with the standard "Movie Operating System"? It never changes. MOS uses a 40 point font, and even the simplest task requires the computer to pull up a giant blue spinning 3d model of some abstract shape. Who can work like that? Real code nerds use VI.
- Are we supposed to be impressed when John Travolta shows off his giant super mega computer? Oooooo, it can access a whole bunch of different systems simultaneously. Wow, it has seven monitors. I've got news for you, John. For the last fifteen years or so, most of us have been using something called "Windows". Even the Unix guys have x-windows so they don't have to keep walking around squinting at different screens. And they're ALL able to connect to a bunch of different systems at once.


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Masatoshi Shima (嶋 正利, Shima Masatoshi, born August 22, 1943, Shizuoka) is a Japanese electronics engineer, who was one of the designers of the world's first microprocessor, the Intel 4004, along with Federico Faggin, Ted Hoff, and Stanley Mazor.
He studied organic chemistry at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan. With poor prospects for employment in the field of chemistry, he went to work for Busicom, a business calculator manufacturer. There, he learned about software and digital logic design. When Busicom decided to use large-scale integration circuits in their calculator products, they approached the American companies Mostek and Intel for manufacturing help. The job was given to Intel, who back then was more of a memory company and had facilities to manufacture the high density silicon gate MOS chip Busicom required. Following Marcian "Ted" Hoff's initial conception, formulated in 1969, Shima later helped design the 4004 processor, working at the Intel offices for six months—from April until October 1970—with Federico Faggin, the project leader. His company then sold the rights to use the 4004 to Intel, with the exception of use in business calculators.
Intel then designed the 8008 (architecture by Computer Terminal Corporation, design by Federico Faggin and Hal Feeney). Shima was then employed to implement the transistor-level logic of Intel's next microprocessor, which became the Intel 8080 (conception and architecture by Federico Faggin), he was not involved in creation of 8088 and 8086. Shima moved to Zilog in 1975 and, using only a small number of assistants, developed the transistor-level and physical implementation of the Z80, under the supervision of Faggin, who conceived and designed the Z80 architecture to be instruction set compatible with the Intel 8080. This was followed by the same task for the 16-bit Z8000.
According to co-workers from Intel, Faggin's method that Shima used was to design all logic at the transistor level directly and manually (not at the gate and/or register level). The schematics were therefore hard to read, but as transistors were drawn in such a way that they suggested a "floorplan" of the chip, it actually helped when making the physical chip layout. However, according to Shima himself, the logic was first tested on breadboards using TTL chips, before being manually translated into MOS transistor equivalents.


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The Bruce Murray Space Image Library is a unique collection – recent and past photos and videos from the world's space agencies, artwork, diagrams, and amateur-processed space images. Bruce Murray, Planetary Society cofounder and emeritus director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, insisted that planetary missions take photos for the public as well as for scientists. Bruce literally helped change our picture of the solar system.
Mariner 10
The Moon from Mariner 10
Mariner view of the crater Zeami
Map of Mercury after MESSENGER's third flyby
Map of the H-9 quadrangle of Mercury
Terra Cognita
Caloris Basin, Mercury, as seen by Mariner 10
Mariner 10 view of Mercury's south pole from flyby 2
Mariner 10 Mercury approach and departure sequence
Global view of Venus from Mariner 10
Mercury in color from Mariner 10: Flyby 1 approach view
Mercury in color from Mariner 10: Flyby 1 departure view


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Commercial Variable Speed Pump Controller Aquavar II
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To build and operate an efficient water system, you need both the right products and experts who know the application. Here, you can access our trusted network of partners who have the experience you need to get the job done right.


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Break Yo' Self: Jeremy Lin and Blake Griffin Deebo Kid For Pretzels During NBA All-Star Weekend
It appears that Knicks sensations Jeremy Lin and Clippers All-Star Blake Griffin aren't as nice as they appear and both men have a little hood in them after all.
Case in point, this video that surfaced from All-Star Weekend of the pair punking a little kid for his hat and some of his pretzels.
The situation starts off innocently enough as Lin tells the kid, "come here man," but then proceeds to grab the kid's hat of his head (much like Red's chain) and then Lin puts the hat on his own head.
After Lin takes the hat, Griffin comes in with the double-whammy, asking the kid what he's eating and then both men make the kid break bread with some of his pretzels.
After taking damn near the kid's whole bag (Lin and Griffin both got one pretzel each, but it was a small bag) both men go back to watching the action as the kid sits there with a courtesy smile on his face, to young to realize that he just got got (much like gimme).
Video of Jeremy Lin and Blake Griffin deebo'ing a kid for some pretzels after the jump…


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New job/old job! Sew impossible today!
I have a new job. I start tomorrow. Well, it is a new job, but it's kind of an old job too. I am returning to a Company I left more than five years ago, with a little more responsibility this time and perhaps a slightly different mindset. I am somewhat reassured I know what I've let myself in for, however I am also full of trepidation and cannot settle to anything today.
If a friend asked me whether they should return to a job they left I would probably say 'don't go back/move forwards' for a whole host of reasons, especially if they left through choice, as I did. I have mulled over this very thing. Circumstances have changed slightly, location of job for one. The Company is moving forwards itself too. I am hoping there is a mixture of knowing what I am doing, plus a few new challenges and new faces.
I am so lucky to be given this opportunity. However, I had kind of gotten used to not working! I've been crafting more and loving it. The job is only part time so I shall still sew and I shall still knit, perhaps not quite as manically, but hopefully as productively. Today, however, it just isn't happening – I have picked up my sewing and held it for ages without stitching a stitch. I have rummaged in the knitting bag next to my seat yet not been tempted to pick up sticks and actually knit. This feeling of being unsettled is just a temporary blip – I hope!
So, a few of pics of a recent trip to Devon, instead of the usual crafty updates in bulk! This part of the UK truly is a wonderful place. Unfortunately for us, the drive there took 8 hours rather than 5, less said about that traumatic part of the trip the better ! Goodbye for now, back another day!


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Cable Car Ride: Discover Barcelona from above
Barcelona is famous for its Sagrada Familia, Las Ramblas, beautiful beaches, Sangria and Co. But whoever visits the city will definitely recognize another landmark of the town pretty fast: Barcelona's famous cable car. Where it is? Just look up towards the harbor and you will spot it right away. The cable car connects the beach with Montjuic, two of the city's most essential locations. This around seven-minute journey is really a nice idea for everybody who wants to enjoy the beautiful city of Barcelona from the bird's eye view – something that really can't be provided by a "simple" bus-sightseeing-tour. BUT be warned: this trip is nothing for the faint of the heart! Just the elevator run up to the tower's top is a bit of an excitement already and within the cabins it can be slightly crowded, since up to 20 (!) people should fit in – allegedly… But if you are not scared of height, a bit of an adventurer and looking to breath in Barcelona from every possible perspective – go for it! Fast Facts Start: Torre Sant Sébastian / Port Vell Price: 11€ for a single ticket; 16€ for a round trip Opening Hours: 11.00am to 8.00pm (times change seasonally) For more information feel free to visit the official website.
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Sitges: International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia 2014
Watch out, fantasy fans, here comes something great! For the already - and quiet impressive - 47th time the "International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia" is about to return to the great city of Sitges. If you're a lover of fantasy of all kinds you shouldn't think twice about attending this event. The Sitges edition is known for being the number one fantasy film festival in the world and has developed into an appreciated establishment. Since the first international week of sci-fi and horror in 1968 the festival has spread its wings and has become a more than reliable barometer when it comes to new and futuristic technologies and trends. From this year's October 3rd to 12th visitors can benefit from encounters, exhibitions, screenings, presentations and Co. and get completely lost in the event's surreal atmosphere. But Catalonia's foremost film festival isn't just a big excitement for interested spectators: since an international jury honors the best films, actors and filmmakers with the "Maria" award - plus the festival hosts several other award shows,too - the event is also of great importance for a professional audience. As a natural consequence of its high international reputation, each year the festival provides a popular meeting point for international VIPs. Sitges' guest list impresses with big names like Anthony Hopkins, Cameron Diaz, Jodie Foster, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Tony Curtis and many more. Did you know that even the master of direction himself, Mr. Quentin Tarantino, launched his first movie in the adorable little city on the Spanish coast-line back in the days? By now there really shouldn't be any more arguments necessary to point out how great this event is ;-) One more: don't miss out on the annual "Zombiewalk" on which fans dress up in spooky outfits and scary make-up to create one bizarre get-together! FAST FACTS Location: Sitges (35km outside Barcelona) Dates: 3rd to 12th of October 2014 Website: sitgesfilmfestival.com
Biggest Desigual Store to be Opened in Barcelona
A walk through the Barcelona's shopping areas clearly reveals one particular brand-preference of the Catalan capital's inhabitants: people just loooove Desigual! Stores of the Spanish casual clothing brand can literally be found everywhere – which doesn't mean that not almost all of its shops are usually crowded to the maximum. Therefore it is no great surprise that the company now revealed the opening of its new and biggest flagship store right in the city centre of Barcelona. By the end of 2014 fashion lovers can enjoy a comfortable and spacious shopping experience and discover the brands typical colorful it-pieces of all categories on a surface of 3.000qm and on three different levels. Don't forget to bring your credit card ;)
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June in Barcelona
Madrid and Andalusia are usually already pretty hot by the time of June – Barcelona indeed still convinces with a warm but comfortable climate and therefore makes a perfect traveling destination to spend some exciting days. Before you take off to the beautiful Catalan capital, note down that there is more to discover than "just" some sights (even though they are amazing in BCN!). For a perfect experience be open to join some of the city's great events taking place in June. Here comes our Top 4: Feast of Sant Joan: The Summer Solstice is a very special deal in Barcelona. Since the night from June 23rd to 24th marks the shortest night of the year and the beginning of summer, Catalan people celebrate this with a public holiday on which Barcelona and its surrounding transform into an electric area. In this night of Sant Joan the sun reaches its highest point, for that reason Barcelona organizes a great and impressive firework each year to brighten up the city. Visitors as well as locals benefit from the buzzing and vibrant atmosphere at Sant Joan, have a picnic outdoors or/and watch some nice performances and happenings in the streets. When the sun sets in the evening of June 23rd it may be a good idea to head near the beachside where a lot of people in a good mood enjoy live music and tasty drinks. Pride Barcelona: Another colorful – if not THE MOST colorful – event is just around the corner. For its already sixth time Barcelona will host the annual Pride Barcelona, which is a great festival hosted by the LGBT community. From June 27th to 29th visitors can be entertained by a diverse programm featuring performances, parades, music, parties, workshops, debates etc. We are pretty sure that you won't be able to find any bored person around since the participation choices are various enough to please everybody. Since Pride Barcelona is known to be one of the most famous and important LGBT festivals, it not just provides amusement and enjoyment, but as well campaigns for tolerance and equality. To find out more about locations, timetables and Co. feel free to discover the official website. Sonar Festival: If music is one of your greatest pleasures, don't miss this amazing event! It is safe to say that this is more than just another random happening: it's a legend, it's an establishment, it's an institution – it's the famous Sonar Music Festival about to take over Barcelona again! This amazing international music festival goes back to the early days of 1994 and has ever since been able to successfully spread the world to please it with awesome sounds. In 2014 the beat-machine will be in town from June 12th to 14th and probably again attract fans from all over Europe. The three-day-event features upcoming and leading artists playing live on stage and offers also different artistic, digital installations to create a unique and inspiring festival atmosphere. This year's line-up is again pretty convincing and includes huge names such as Robyn, Lykke Li, Boys Noize, Massive Attack and many, many more. Tickets can be easily bought online. Moto GP 2014: Sport fan can finally breath now, we have something cool for you right here :) In 2014 the Montmelo racetrack hosts one of the biggest and most important races in the international speed scene: the MotoGP World Championship. From June 13th to 15th the famous Circuit de Catalunya – which as well hosts the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix – will be populated by super-fast and high-tech motorcycles, which will drive rapid laps reaching impressive speeds of around 300kmh! More than 100.000 people are expected to watch this racy pleasure and to enjoy roaring motors and lead in the air. To join in safe yourself some tickets.
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Barcelona welcomes the "Night of Museums" again
Since the arrival of spring and the beautiful sunny and warm weather, locals and tourists these days enjoy daytime in Barcelona to the fullest. But what about the later hours? Right on time for people not to forget about the great evening events the Catalan capital has to offer, the Night of Museums is returning to Barcelona again. Such as a lot of other cities in Europe, Spain`s second largest town opens its doors to a lot of cultural institutions to the public at night. On May 17th interested visitors can enjoy the offer including not just exhibitions, but also concerts, workshops and Co. of around 60 museums at special opening hours from 19.00 pm to 1.00 am. "La Nit Dels Museus" is for free – so don't miss it!
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La Roca Village: Designer Outlet Shopping for Everybody
Basically, holidays are about relaxing, sunbathing, reading, of course sightseeing and the beach. Something else? YES, we definitely missed out on one majorly important leisure activity: shopping! The thrill of spending money on beautiful things may even be more delightful when discovering foreign cities – and stores. If you are planning on traveling to the exciting town of Barcelona, we are happy to share a great shopping destination tip with you: La Roca Village. La Roca Village is an amazing Shopping Center just around half an hour outside the Catalan capital which offers real attractive discounts on all the well-known designers. Shopaholics profit from the lovely selection more than 100 designers provide, most of them in fashion but there is also a good range of cosmetics, beauty and homeware. Basically, there is nothing you could not get at this exquisite shopping heaven. Spanish Brands, street fashion and luxury designers all gather together, for example:
- Loewe
- Versace
- Hugo Boss
- Ralph Lauren
- Burberry
- Desigual
- Tommy Hilfiger
- Nike
- L'Occitane
- Villeroy & Boch etc.
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10 Things to Do in Barcelona
Of course there is a lot more that can be done in the amazing city of Barcelona - but let's start with these 10 tips :-)
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May in Barcelona
May in Barcelona is more than awesome! Since the temperatures in general are already perfectly warm and enjoyable, visitors have the possibility to show off their brand new, light summer fashion. Where to wear some airy outfits can be discovered right here – just read through our Top 4 Barcelona events taking place in May. Primavera Sound: Watch out, we've got a treat for your ears right here! Being not just Barcelona's most important and exciting Music Festival but also the number one in Spain, Primavera Sound is an institution of great tunes. The wonderful town of Barcelona has been hosting the annual event since 2001 which every year attracts beat-lovers from all over the world. This year from May 28th to 31st visitors can enjoy an amazing weekend getting lost in music – just next to beach! Primavera Sound is not one of those festivals advertising with its load of trendy stars but is especially known for featuring rather unknown artists to let people discover the sounds of the future first hand. But of course there will again be some big names playing as well, for example the Nine Inch Nails, Arcade Fire or Kendrick Lamar. If you want to save yourself some tickets, hurry up! Labor Day: In Spain May 1st is one of its national holidays. Spanish people join in in the international tradition of celebrating the Labor Day at the very beginning of May to enjoy a day off work spending it with friends and family. To honor working people's achievements in economy and sociality, the May 1st celebration was established in 1975 after the end of Franco's dictatorship and first publically celebrated two years later in 1977. May 1st makes a great opportunity for visitors to discover Barcelona's cultural offers, since museums and Co. stay generally open while shops and offices are closed. If you like, you can also watch or take part in various peaceful meetings and demonstrations being hold all over town. Formula 1 Grand Prix: Fasten your seat belts and focus – the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix is ready to start engines! From May 9th to 11th friends of super-cars and speed can experience the atmosphere of high-technology vehicles turning their laps. Since the early 1990 this famous event takes place a little outside the Catalan capital in the little town Montmeló. With the goal of successfully complete 66 fast rounds, the ambitioned professional drivers will take over the Circuit de Catalunya – a race track being famous for guaranteeing very exciting competitions. Special speed-fans can go for a whole Formula-1-Weekend since there are not just tickets for the main race on Sunday, but also for the test-driving and qualifying on Friday and Saturday available. Ciutat Flamenco: This wonderful event of the art of dancing is a total must for all of those who just can't stop their feet from stomping the beat when music is playing. Ciutat Flamenco is a multiple and colorful festival celebrating the loveliness of the beautiful and traditional dance of Flamenco, annually taking place in the Catalan capital. From 23rd to 26th of May interested visitors can populate the halls of "El Mercat de las Flors" in order to take part in the various, flamenco-themed offer. Regarding classical as well as contemporary interpretations of dancing Flamenco, people are welcome to enjoy shows, concerts, exhibitions, workshops, dance sessions and competitions. More information can be found on the official website.
Vegan Barcelona: Juicy Jones for President
What do we know about the Spanish cuisine? It's famous for specialties like dry ham, Paella, Crema Catalana, Tortilla and many more. All of those may sound great and pretty heavenly for most people – but what if you just can't eat all of the above because you abdicated to animal products? Vegans coming to Barcelona could struggle with the fear of not finding ANYTHING to eat except plain salad and fruits, since Spain isn't exactly known for a lot of vegetable delicates. DON'T WORRY ANYMORE – we found the perfect place for you to enjoy fancy and delicious vegan food! "Juicy Jones" is what we are talking about. This amazing location is a vegan restaurant right in the heart of Barcelona offering delicates to die for. On the menu is a great selection of starters, main dishes and desserts: you can for example start with a great hummus dip, afterwards order a lasagna and finish your dinner (or lunch) with a tasty, creamy cheesecake. All completely vegetable and animal-free, all fresh! Don't miss to accompany your food with one of Juicy Jones' amazing juices which can be ordered in all different flavors and ingredient combinations. If you have trouble to decide, just go with the "zumo del dìa" that comes to a special price. The colorful restaurant is located just off Barcelona's famous Las Ramblas and therefore makes a great place to have a quick bite while spending a shopping day in the city. The food is amazing, drinks are refreshing, its design is lively and creative and the staff is friendly – sounds quiet perfect, right? :) Address: Calle Hospital 74 Opening Hours: Mon – Sun, 10.00 am – 23.00 pm Price: Cheap Our Recommendation: Mexican Burger
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April in Barcelona
Barcelona is a great holiday destination throughout the whole year – so it can't be considered something else than a good idea to plan a trip to the Catalan capital in the springtime. To make your preparations a bit easier we summed up the Top 4 events hold in Barcelona during the lovely month of April. Easter Processions: Since Spain is basically a Christian country, of course Easter is celebrated. Being known to take their religion quiet serious, the Spanish people worship the feast with a whole week called the "semana santa" (holy week) starting on Palm Sunday and ending on Easter Monday. In 2014 this means Easter festivities take place from April 13th to 21st. It may almost be unnecessary to explicitly say so, but since Barcelona is a pretty popular destination for a lot of Europeans during the Easter time, the city will probably be quiet packed again. But that should really not hold you back because in addition to the common attractions Barcelona has to offer, there will be a lot of worth-seeing Easter processions, for example:
- Iglesia de Sant Augustin: Friday 18th, Placa de Sant Augustin 2, 17.00 pm
- Santa Maria Del Mar: Friday 18th, Placa de Santa Maria 1, 9.30 am
- Barcelona Cathedral: Friday 18th, Pla de la Seu, 15.30 pm
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Over the last ten years Seed Fund has helped start over 120 businesses in twelve countries. They have ranged from pig farms to jewelry making; from car repair shops to wedding photography; and from coffee bars to fish farming. Seed Fund focuses mainly on developing countries, where loans of up to £5000 are appropriate to start a business and there aren't too many legal or market barriers.
The projects not only empower people and communities through gaining resources and dignity, they also strengthen churches in challenging contexts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
"He who is generous to the needy honours God"
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In the 1960s and 1970s Polynesian restaurants were all the rage, and the Kahiki in Columbus, Ohio, epitomized the genre. Garish tropical décor, a simulated rain forest and giant Tiki idols set the stage for equally exotic food that included a number of flaming entrées and drinks. The Columbus Dispatch famously wrote that "the Kahiki is one of the few restaurants in which the food can injure you." This statement, I assume, referred to the risk of singed eyebrows rather than the hangovers and extra pounds you could gain if you ate there too often.
Food is supposed to nourish and keep us alive, not hurt us. Without food, we eventually die. Advertising is like food for the brand – intended to increase awareness and bolster positive perception. So, it's important to ask – is your advertising plan helping to build a healthy brand? Or is it eating away at the trust you've built with audiences over time? Are the choices you make in advertising hurting your organization's long-term success?
Paid media, aka advertising, is and will always be a required part of brand building. I say this as an unabashed advocate of earned media (e.g. PR, AR, social ). Nothing works like the consistent repetition of impressions against a defined audience to create awareness. Without a paid media plan, most brands would have difficulty getting on the map.
When it comes to advertising today, digital represents a large and ever-growing chunk of the budget, but I wonder about its effectiveness as a branding medium. Most digital ad units are tiny and compete for attention in a cluttered environment. According to Integral Ad Science, about half of the display ads that advertisers pay for are not ever actually on the screen. Naturally, in such an environment, advertisers seek ways to increase impressions through techniques that may do as much to hurt as to help your brand:
In all these examples, people have come to feel that they are being tricked or harassed by advertisers. This weekend I conducted an admittedly unscientific survey of friends and family. I asked, "Do you ever click on the little display ads or 'sponsored content' thingies that pop up on the fringes of Web sites?" Everyone answered, without hesitation, no, never. And the reason was that once upon a time they did click on ads, and they have since lived to regret it. My sons, both under 25, said they are not bothered at all by online advertising. They've both installed ad blockers, as a majority of Millennials have.
I know what you are thinking – advertisers engage in these techniques because they work – the ad tech vendors and the demand-gen marketers have the stats to prove it. I don't question that they improve response rates, but response rates do not always equal conversion rates – or revenue. And there is still the question of short-term vs. long-term gain. Brands are about building relationships and trust with our audiences. This is a long game.
Smart sales people especially understand the value of a brand because they experience it every day in how their phone calls are received and their ability to build relationships with prospects. Walking into a room as the representative of an established, trusted brand is a very different experience than representing an unknown entity. However, when push comes to shove, the marketing dollars usually flow in the direction of short-term demand programs rather than long-term brand activities. Ironically, the reason usually given is that this is what we need to do to support sales.
As a member of the Brand and Communications Services team at SiriusDecisions, I frequently talk to clients who are trying to make a case internally for a balanced approach to media that includes a mix of online and offline properties, influencers, sponsorships and solid thought leadership content. Often the first question they're asked is "Will this drive leads?" And if they can't guarantee a certain clickthrough rate or lead number in a short period of time, the program doesn't get funded.
While it can be hard to sell the "nutritional benefits" of long-term brand building against the short-term sugar rush of clicks and form-fills, inevitably, brand health suffers when all we feed our audiences is a diet of demand creation tactics. Stick to a balanced approach and you'll build a healthy brand that provides value in both the short and long term.
Julie Ogilvie is a VP, research director in Marketing Executive Services at SiriusDecisions. She has held a variety of leadership roles in marketing and communications in her 20+ year career, for B2B and B2C companies. Follow her on Twitter @julieogilvie or on LinkedIn.


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The two-time United States champion Mathew Busche has announced his retirement from cycling.
Busche, who raced in 2016 wearing the star and striped jersey, has decided to exit the peloton. Bringing an end to his professional riding career, Busche has said that "the time is right" for him to leave the sport.
Every professional cyclist eventually arrives at the same position – a time where they have to decide to leave the track, hang up the wheels and go into retirement. For most riders, the decision to retire comes sooner than expected and for the others are hardly given any choice as they are forced into retirement by career-ending injuries.
However, for the 31-year old, a mix of several factors forced him to put an end to his career. He had gotten a unique entry to the peloton as a highly talented collegiate runner. Busche had been led to the bike by an injury he sustained while running, and after he graduated from college, he was inducted to the pro peloton in 2009.
With outstanding performances, he quickly moved up the ranks and joined the world tour in 2010 with RadioShack where he participated in two vueltas a espana and raced at the 2014 Tour de France. Read More


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Even If It Passes The House, Health Plan's Chances In Senate Grow Dimmer
Factions of Republicans in the Senate are vehemently against the bill for opposing reasons, which will present a challenge for leaders trying to get a majority vote.
Senate GOP Holdouts Split Into Rival Camps On Obamacare Overhaul
The House is racing to find enough votes for its health-care bill this week, but even if it passes, prospects in the Senate have only darkened. More than enough Senate Republicans oppose the House bill to kill it -- with rival camps insisting on pulling the bill in opposite directions to meet their demands. With just a 52-48 majority, the bill would fail if three or more Republicans vote against it. (Dennis, 3/21)
Modern Healthcare:
GOP Leaders Amend ACA Repeal Bill, Mostly To The Right
The fate of the bill remains shaky in the Senate, where a number of Republicans have voiced strong concerns about its $880 billion in Medicaid spending cuts over 10 years and the projected increase in uninsured Americans by 24 million. But Joe Antos, a conservative health policy expert at the American Enterprise Institute, predicted that edgy Republicans in the House and Senate are likely to come around and back the bill because this will be the only vehicle for repealing and replacing Obamacare. (Meyer, 3/20)


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Stream Probably Should Have, the newest drop from Devin The Dude. The cut was released on Thursday, September 12th, 2013. Devin The Dude continues to impress with each new leak, and Probably Should Have is no exception. It's strengthens Devin The Dude's already impressive body of work, which has seen positive change over the years. We're most definitely anticipating Devin The Dude's next offering.
When you're finished listening, visit our our news section to learn what's been happening in Devin The Dude's life. Check out Devin The Dude's profile page for the most recent info, news, songs, and mixtapes.
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"I didn't come, I didn't call ya
Matter of fact I forgot it was your birthday
I didn't check my messages
I guess I was drinking, was thirsty in the worst way
I didn't realize
That you wanted me just as much as I want you
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Absolutely NOT Family Guy.
American Dad aired back in 2005 and immediately expressed itself as more than just Family Guy's little sister. As any die-hard fan knows, American Dad doesn't need an array of cutaway gags and slapstick humor to produce a chuckle, instead, it proves a much more realistic comedic feat - even if Rodger is an alien.
From the very first time Stan shows his outwardly over-reactive Republican paranoia by shooting a piece of toast, to the end of the world and the rapture, American Dad has managed to explore a plethora of crazy situations over its 15 season stretch. Who said politics and humour don't go hand in hand?
Prove you know as much about American Dad as Stan knows about Ronald Reagan's presidential campaign by achieving 20 out of 20 in this quiz.
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Black Hollywood Heads to Ohio in Fight Against AIDS
Apr 19, 2010, 05:16 ET
Statewide Celebrity tour urges Black community to get tested for HIV
CINCINNATI, April 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This week, the Buckeye state will become Black Hollywood East, as movie and TV stars flock to participate in the Test 1 Million Ohio Celebrity Tour.
From April 21 to April 24, 2010, celebrities Danny Glover ("Death at a Funeral"), Rockmond Dunbar ("The Family that Preys"), Lamman Rucker ("Why Did I Get Married Too?"), and Sheryl Lee Ralph (Tony Award nominee) will visit Dayton, Oxford, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Columbus to fight AIDS stigma, raise awareness about the magnitude of HIV/AIDS in Black communities, and encourage people to get tested for HIV.
"There has never been an effort to mobilize the Black community in Ohio like this," says Mamie Harris, CEO and founder of IV Charis (www.4charis.com), a Cincinnati- and Northern Kentucky-based AIDS-service organization and the event co-sponsor. Other tour supporters include the Ohio Minority Health Commission, Orasure Technologies and a statewide coalition of 27 organizations. "We hope that combining the efforts of local organizations, including colleges and universities, churches, elected officials and health departments, with a mobile 'billboard' featuring Hollywood celebrities will get people's attention," says Harris.
"We are fortunate to have all these talented performers participating," says Phill Wilson, President and CEO of event co-sponsor the Black AIDS Institute (www.BlackAIDS.org), the only national HIV/AIDS think tank in the United States focused exclusively on Black people.
The tour kicks off on Wednesday, April 21 at Central State and Wilberforce Universities and continues on Thursday, April 22 with a stop at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
In Cleveland on Friday, April 23, the department of health and Radio One station 107.9 WENZ-FM will present the HIV/AIDS awareness play "Secrets." On Saturday morning April 24, Cincinnati's Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta will hold its 4th annual walk and, that afternoon, the African Heritage Festival will be held at Ohio State University. HIV testing will be available at all events.
The Test 1 Million Celebrity tour is funded in part by the Ohio Commission on Minority Health, Orasure Technologies, the MAC AIDS fund, the Ohio department of alcohol, and drug addiction services, Gilead Sciences, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Black AIDS Institute.
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On Saturday, Porter and I were honored to host the preview of the beautiful new Williamsburg bar, Donna.
Leif Huckman (Goat Town), a decade-long veteran of the New York restaurant and entertainment scene, had the vision for Donna and brought together the teams to make it a reality.
He enlisted brothers Evan and Oliver Haslegrave, founders of the Brooklyn-based design and construction firm hOmE, to transform the old flop house on the corner of Broadway and Dunham Place (one block east of Kent) into a space that evokes both an art deco parlor room and a Spanish colonial cathedral. Incredibly, the entire interior is new to the space, save for the beautiful etched doors. The vaulted plaster ceilings replaced decaying tin and reclaimed wood covers the floors. The Haslegraves designed all the lighting and the countertops are a wonderful, simple poured cement composite.
Jeremy Oertel (Dram) developed the rum-heavy cocktail menu offering variations on classic drinks, while Jessica Wilson (formerly of Prune) is behind the menu of Latin-inspired small plates.
So many thanks to our friends Warner Lewis and Ari Harkov who helped Leif with the business end of creating Donna - and invited us to throw the opening celebration. Photos of that to follow!
Donna is open to the public tonight!
27 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY
Follow them on Twitter at @donnabklyn
The banquettes are covered in leather strips, which also cover the edges of the cafe tables.
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New Year's Eve is about saying goodbye to the old and ringing in hope for a healthy, prosperous new year. Here are some tips to plan a festive and affordable New Year's Eve party:
* A beautifully lighted Christmas tree provides the perfect atmosphere for your guests. Pick up some hats and noisemakers from the dollar stores and discount party stores.
* Serve appetizers instead of a main-course meal. Ask guests to bring their favorite finger foods or desserts to share. Keep track of who is bringing what so you have a variety.
' Sam's Club, Costco and GFS offer a great selection of pre-made frozen appetizers with competitive prices.
* If serving alcohol, keep it simple. Ask friends to bring their favorite beer or wine to toast the new year and have an assortment of soft drinks.
* Avoid the messy cleanup by using festive paper plates, plastic cups and utensils. Find great deals at the dollar and party stores.
* Invite everyone to bring a favorite board or card game. Pick up some dollar items to give gifts to the winners.
* If children are included, have a room set up with kids games, a TV, movies, snacks and pop.
Most importantly, stay safe and enjoy. For now happy shopping!
Laurie Dixon, TheBAG Lady


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It was mid-morning, and a few figures walked through the forest. "So why are you here?" Brian looked at Adrian, "Uh, what was your name?"
"Adrian. I'm here because we're friends."
"Oh. I don't remember you." It wasn't a dismissal, but merely a statement of fact. Brian didn't remember him. "Hmm, you don't shake hands? And we don't talk with other people around?"
"Pretty much."
The leaves on the forest floor crunched under their feet for a while, before Sam finally spoke up, "So… why am I here? I would like to point out that I'm not particularly fond of holding hands with other men."
Brian continued almost dragging him along by the hand, "You're here because you don't really complain that much. I need someone to help me remember what I'm doing, and umm… Adrian can't help with that. So, it's you."
"What are you doing?" Sam asked, then glanced at the axe in Brian's other hand, "Chopping firewood? We've passed a lot of trees already the past couple of hours. I could point out some good ones."
"Don't be silly. We're going to rescue someone. There's an orc camp nearby with a human captive. So, I'm going to go rescue them."
Adrian frowned, "Another reason I'm here is to be the voice of reason. It seems that going to fight a bunch of orcs with an axe you don't know how to use is suicidal. Perhaps we should go back to North Star? Assuming we haven't lost it already."
"I know how to use the axe. I also know the way back. I'm not planning to fight them, though. I'll just… sneak in or something."
"Uhh…" Sam started to speak carefully, "I just realized. You seem to know an awful lot of things for someone with a bad memory. How do you even know what you're doing? Have you been here before?"
"No, I've never been here. You don't have to come with me, you know."
"I don't think that's true. Regardless of whether I can retrieve my hand without… getting axed… I don't know the way back. There are a lot of trees here."
Adrian spoke next, "I would like to second the question about how you know where you are going. How do you know?"
"This world has orcs," Brian said as if that were somehow an explanation, "But maybe I don't know where I'm going, in which case none of this is real so we'll be fine."
"… Right, I'm pretty sure this is real though," Adrian stated, "Among the people at North Star, I think I'm actually one of the least crazy. However, I do remember the way back. How much further to this orc camp?"
"A couple of hours… a bit less, I guess."
"Very well. If we do not find this camp, we'll head back. Maybe we'll even make it back for dinner."
Kanon saw a patient crouching low as they went through the hallway. Since handling the patients was part of her job, she went over to him and crouched down whispering, "So, where are we sneaking to?"
"I'm going," Ken raised his voice to a normal level, "I'm going to Brian's room. I'm not sneaking. I just… don't want to see out the windows."
"Okay. Brian Coburn? Why are you going to his room?"
"Because he didn't show up today, and he always shows up, at least close to on time. Today, he didn't, and nobody's seen him around either. I even went into the cafeteria and talked to the lady there, and he missed breakfast. He wasn't even in the… greenhouse… and I don't think he's outside."
"Okay, we'll check his room. Maybe he's just feeling sick today."
When the two of them checked his room, they didn't find him. "Umm, miss… nurse, can you… look outside for him? I can't… I don't…"
"Okay, I'll check outside. Can you wait in the lobby?"
"… I guess. Can I wait in the hallway nearby? That one doesn't have many windows."
"Alright. I'll check outside and see you back there."
It didn't take Kanon long outside before she found a security guard and asked him, which quickly led to her finding out he was truly missing, and hadn't just wandered off a bit. That left her in a predicament of what to tell Ken. The truth would make him panic, and lying wouldn't be right either. Besides, any falsehood wouldn't be believable. If Brian was anywhere on the grounds, there would be no reason Ken couldn't go there as well. Finally, she decided to take another route inside. She couldn't decide what to do, so she would ask someone. Any of the doctors would be able to provide good advice. Finally, she ended up in Dr. Crocetti's office. He was the head doctor and also the one primarily in charge of Brian's treatment.
Dr. Crocetti sighed when he heard the situation explained, "I was hoping nobody would notice, at least until we had some real idea of what was going on. Brian has… few friends. Of course, I expect Miss Howe will come looking for Adrian quite soon. As for Samuel…" Dr. Crocetti shook his head, "People won't notice, because we have no power for the fire alarms anyway, so they won't be going off weekly in any case."
"So… what should I tell Ken?"
"Send him to me. I'll talk to him. Though I have no actual reason to believe that Brian knows what he is doing and will be able to return… I can still hope. Unfortunately, I don't think we can keep up the relatively peaceful state we've had for much longer. Perhaps a few days. The stress of not knowing is getting to people. Perhaps we should take walks nearby… it will at least make people feel less trapped. Nobody likes to be trapped."
"Ken won't even take a single step outside."
"Even so. I'm sure he would love to have more places he can go. Now bring-"
The door slammed open. "Where's Adrian?"
"Ah. Miss Howe. Come, sit down and we can talk." Dr. Crocetti nodded to Kanon. "If you could bring him…" He turned back to Grace Howe, "I know you won't like it, but my answers for you are limited. I hope you understand." Given Dr. Crocetti's experience, she wouldn't understand. Nobody understood things when upset. Even he himself had issues when things were personally stressful, but he tried his best.
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Coastguard Volunteers Recognised at NZSAR Awards
Shane Beech - Coastguard Maketu, Murray Miskelly - Coastguard Northland Air Patrol, Lynn Stuart - Coastguard Wanaka Lakes and Steve Binns and Gregor Staley from Coastguard Mackenzie Lakes have been recognised at the prestigious New Zealand Search and Rescue Council awards held in Parliament on Tuesday 24 May.
Shane Beech from Coastguard Maketu (above) was awarded a Certificate of Achievement – Support Activity, for his commitment and services to search and rescue. Shane has been president of the unit for eight years as well as senior operational crew and has led a number of projects that have seen the building of Eastpack Rescue, the units rescue vessel and its berthing facility. Shane's passion for the betterment of the community also sees him work with Youth in Emergency Services (YES) which encourages and strengthens the ties that youth have with their community through volunteering with emergency services.
Murray Miskelly from Coastguard Northern Air Patrol (above) was awarded a Certificate of Achievement – Support Activity, and has contributed over 200 volunteer hours to search and rescue services for Coastguard and participated in every unit training operation. Murray spends a significant amount of time with non-pilot members ensuring they have a thorough understanding of basic operations in the aircraft with helps with joint search and rescue operations.
Lynn Stuart of Coastguard Wanaka Lakes (above) received a Certificate of Achievement – Support Activity. He is a Master at his unit and his extensive involvement with training and search and rescue operations has seen him dedicate 175 hours to keep the community safe. He runs the new recruits induction programme which has delivered exceptional results, and regularly carries out maintenance and repairs on rescue assets. He is an outstanding leader who leads by example.
Steve Binns and Gregor Staley from Coastguard Mackenzie Lakes (rescue vessel and volunteers pictured above) received a Certificate of Achievement – Operational Activity, for the rescue of a group of kayakers on Lake Tekapo. They worked in a collaborated search and rescue effort with Tekapo Helicopters, LandSAR Mackenzie and Lake Tekapo Volunteer Fire Brigade to rescue and recover a group of 11 kayakers heading out to Motuariki Island.
"Murray, Shane, Lynn, Steve and Gregor have made a huge contribution to Coastguard and search and rescue services in general. Their dedication and encouragement is infectious and epitomizes the volunteer ethos. Together they have saved countless lives and motivated many others to become Coastguard volunteers. We are extremely proud that their achievements have been recognized at the NZSAR Awards and it's a fitting tribute to be recognised alongside other vital search and rescue organisations – we are extremely proud of volunteers who dedicate so many hours to keeping their communities safe," said Patrick Holmes, CEO, Coastguard New Zealand.
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PBSC - Halloween & Friday Sketchers ...
7 comments:
- Kath Stewart said...
super cute cards nat...love your halloween cutie and thanks so much for my image goodies...enjoy the rest of your weekend and the pub sounds good to me...big hugs kath xxxx
- 24 October 2009 at 11:19
- Unknown said...
2 fab cards Nat - love the cute kitty on the PB one, and the image and colorus are fab on the FS card. Great insides too :-) Hope you have a great weekend!
Pauline x
- 24 October 2009 at 11:30
- Aunty Sue said...
More brillient cards Nat. Love them.
- 24 October 2009 at 16:00
- Bastelkueken`s Kreative Welt aus Alsdorf said...
super sweet and cute cards you made. Fantastic in all.
Have a nice weekend
- 25 October 2009 at 07:51
- Beth said...
I love Halloween cards too - the images are so fun! Speaking of which, thank you for sending me mine! These are fabulous Nat! I love the funky papers and little details you've added! I hope you're having a lovely sunday!
Beth xx
- 25 October 2009 at 16:28
- Little K Smith said...
Hi Nat
Love these cards. Love the way you colour your images, I'm not quite so brave as you and stick with my watercolours! Keep up the fabulous work.
Take care.
- 25 October 2009 at 22:22
- Marcea said...
hope you enjoyed the pub hun
great cards too - so much fun!Fab inserts
- 29 October 2009 at 21:54


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I remember many years ago when my husband was a volunteer with PCFD #1 in Ocean Park, WA as a FF/EMT. I remember the honor and the joy he found in serving, in helping others, helping his brothers and sisters in the service…but mostly I loved the pride he took in being needed and appreciated like never before. I remember when I would watch him leave behind whatever he was in the middle of doing, yes even sleep in the middle of the night, to jump out the door whenever his pager would go off and his help was needed. He'd spend nights there to help out. He dove into their trainings and loved what he accomplished in his 6 years there as a volunteer.
I joined for a short time as well. Not for the fire aspect. But the medical. This was before I would find out way more about medicine then I ever hoped to, and in a much more intimate and personal role then I ever desired: with our own son. I remember putting on that gear. It was so heavy, weighing not as much as I did, but dang close. I remember how hard it was to simply walk in all of it on flat surfaces.
Needless to say I wasn't cut out for that. I simply couldn't keep up…
But Sunday…
my heart melted with such thanks and such joy. Brad and I were invited to attend the 2nd annual Portland FF Stairclimb for a Cure for Cystic Fibrosis that was started and ran by our friends the Louks family. You see, their two grandsons Carson and Brandon have Cystic Fibrosis and are young and vibrant. Their parents, Travis and Elicia, are in the shoes we once walked but times two! It's a battle that is an uphill fight and it is mandatory and NOT one bit optional, and the direction it leads is never where we want it to go. We love their family desperately, as well as many CF families that we've grown close to and have been so fantastic to our family in our greatest need.
Our fight didn't end when Conner took his last breath on earth…even as he breathed his first full breath in heaven we continued our fight.
To advocate for a cure.
To bring awareness to a disease that is the TOP killer of children of ALL GENETIC DISEASES!
The disease that over 30,000 young children and adults have…
That horrible disease that stole our son.
Brad and I would give anything to keep our friends and even strangers in this same fight from losing their loved ones. It is so desperately, intensely painful, and we simply cant let that happen.
Our living children can be carriers of this horrible disease. Theres a 75% chance they are infact. So what if one of our grandchildren was burdened by this horrible disease?
We refuse to sit by and let that be even a possibility.
Yesterday nearly 400 FF from across the country, some traveling even from Florida to participate, climbed 40 flights of stairs and raised over $61,000 to aid in our FIGHT to bring CF to it's knees. It was such an amazing, emotional day.
They honored our son.
They dedicated yesterday's climb to the memory of our son. Brad and I cried so many tears. Most of the FF's after learning of our loss, would nodd in respect to me, and shake my husbands hands. We were so humbled for their gratitude and their respect. It was a very emotional day to say the least.
Travis Otterson (sons with CF), Ryan Fisher (with CF) and my hubby
I'm not going to lie, the emotion didn't just stem from being surrounded by so much love and support. In those moments of precious love and support from relative strangers, brothers and sisters in the Fire service, it was glaringly apparent that many who love us didn't come to support us on this important day. Heartbreaking to say the least. It's very hard right now for us, and we are so THANKFUL for those who've stood by our sides, or who have come to our sides during this time. We can not even imagine getting out of bed without you all there to help us! thank you from the bottom of our hearts…
The picture of Brad and i on either side of Connerman brakes my heart to see. It floods my heart with such emotion, knowing that forever now, that's the closest we can be to our sons image. No longer in the flesh, but on a stretched canvas. and that is heartbreaking indeed.
There's not much more to say…so I will leave you with this short clip that was on our local newscast last night at 10pm…
goodnight and thank you for your love and support…
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High blood pressure often has no signs or symptoms, which is why it's called the Silent Killer. And the only way to find out if you have high blood pressure is to be tested for it.
A high blood pressure diagnosis by your doctor is usually based on two or more readings, taken on several occasions.
A consistent blood pressure reading of 140/90 mm Hg or higher is considered high blood pressure, another term for hypertension.
Some people experience high blood pressure only when they visit the doctor's office. This condition is called "white-coat hypertension." If your doctor suspects this, you may be asked to monitor your blood pressure at home or asked to wear a device called an ambulatory blood pressure monitor. This device is usually worn for 24 hours and can take blood pressure every 30 minutes.
Having Your Blood Pressure Tested is Quick and Easy
Your health professional will normally use the familiar blood pressure measuring device – called a sphygmomanometer (pronounced sfig'-mo-ma-nom-e-ter). Although, some health professionals prefer to use the latest electronic instruments which show the blood pressure reading on a small screen or produces a digital printout.
Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) and recorded as two numbers systolic pressure "over" diastolic pressure. For example, the doctor or nurse might say "130 over 80" as a blood pressure reading.
Both numbers in a blood pressure reading are important. As we grow older, systolic blood pressure is especially important.
Tips for Having Your Blood Pressure Taken
– Don't consume stimulants like coffee or alcohol, and don't smoke cigarettes half an hour before having your blood pressure measured
– Sit for at least five minutes or so before the test with your back supported and your feet flat on the ground. Rest your arm on a table at the level of your heart
– Wear short sleeves or loose fitting upper clothing, so that the cuff can be positioned correctly on your exposed arm
– A full bladder can change your blood pressure reading, so go to the bathroom prior to the reading
– Ask your health professional to take two readings, at least two minutes apart, and average the results
– Ask your health professional to tell you the blood pressure reading in numbers
Learn to Monitor Your Own Blood Pressure at Home
With a little training, anyone can use the familiar blood pressure cuff and a stethoscope at home. Or you can purchase your own electronic monitor that 'beeps', or produces a digital readout from most pharmacies.
The automated electronic monitors are very simple to use and very reliable. In fact. they are so accurate that many clinical trials are now actually using the same blood pressure machines that you can buy from pharmacies.
However, we recommend that you get a device that measures your blood pressure with a cuff around the arm.
Don't buy one that works on the wrist, and definitely avoid finger blood pressure monitors, since they are especially unreliable.
Getting the reading wrong can be enough to raise your blood pressure, so be sure to read the instructions before taking your readings. Your health professional or pharmacist should be able to help you check the device and teach you how to use it. You also may ask for their help in choosing the right one for you.
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Monitoring Blood Pressure at Home
One of the greatest benefits of monitoring your blood pressure yourself is that you will have a much better understanding of your condition
Do You Have High Blood Pressure?
Then you need to read this book, by New Zealand author, Dr. David Lovell-Smith.
In this book, Dr. David Lovell-Smith describes how his patients successfully used diet, lifestyle changes, and Transcendental Meditation to bring their blood pressure down.
This book offers new hope and insight for those with high blood pressure but it is not for hypertensives alone. The knowledge which Dr. Lovell-Smith presents in his book is timely and relevant, and its exposition is long overdue.
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I had heard some really good things about On the Plus Side by Tabatha Vargo, and I thought it would be a great book to feature on both of my blogs, Ana's Attic Book Blog, and Starting on Monday. I really loved this book even more than I expected, because it was filled with romance, humor, sexy times and great characters. Let me give you a little background on myself. I am now plus sized, but spent most of my adult life straddling the line between regular and plus. I didn't grow up heavy, (though I was referred to as bubble butt a few times), I was never overweight as a kid, just...almost. So I wasn't quite able to relate to someone that spent their whole life overweight, who never … [Read more...]
Book Review: On The Plus Side by Tabatha Vargo
Wicked Girls GNO! Book Boyfriends
A weekly feature from Ana's Attic and Starting on Monday Welcome to Wicked Girls GNO. My glass of sangria is next to me, and I'm ready to get buzzed and talk. It's been an interesting week for me. First of all, my husband almost passed out at my gynecologist appointment! (My hero!) Read about here. Then my little guy lost his tooth and now is all gums. Plus, he got the flu. :( Older spawn was just given a condom by yours truly. Better to be safe than sorry, right? I think I may need a couple more glasses of this tonight.... I was going to write a separate post here vs. Ana's Attic, but frankly, the wine got to my head, so this is reprinted... Tonight's topic is book boyfriends. … [Read more...]


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Thursday, August 28, 2014
Pinal County operations update, the failure of integration and the beginnings of the return of segregation, oddly requested by blacks
On Wednesday, August 20th, 2014 the Pinal County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Unit was on patrol in the "Vekol Valley" area along Interstate 8, outside of Stanfield. This area is well known as being a major smuggling corridor used by the cartels to smuggle drugs and humans...The deputy who originally located the shoe impressions then drove to the area of White and Parker Road where it intersects with the Central Arizona Project Canal (CAP). There he noticed an adult Hispanic male who was dressed in a camouflage shirt.
After searching the immediate area, deputies located three additional illegals from Mexico. They also located four large backpack bundles of Marijuana, totaling 213.4 pounds, valued at $106,700 dollars... After being interviewed, all four illegals admitted to smuggling the marijuana into the United States. They claimed their payment for doing so, was a ride to Phoenix. All four subjects were taken to the United States Border Patrol substation in Casa Grande for confirmation on the identification they provided. Border Patrol reported Aaron Marquez-Quintero has been deported on sixteen previous occasions. The other three have not previously been deported.
Sheriff Paul Babeu stated, "Seventeen times now, Aaron Marquez-Quintero has disobeyed the laws of the United States and entered our Country illegally. There is little doubt he has broken the laws and crossed many more times illegally without being caught. The news is currently flooded with concerns related to violent criminal gang activity happening all around the world. Yet President Obama refuses to enforce our current laws to protect our citizens and instead he is more concerned about providing amnesty to these illegals and working on his golf game." Link
Friday, August 22, 2014: Taking advantage of the pleasantly cool weather, canine Bailey and I, along with the local "unofficial posse" made a sweep of the Hidden Valley area. Although we didn't come across any recent activity, it sends a message to the cartel friendly locals that we are keeping up the pressure in and around my neighborhood.
To find out what exactly they are doing out there, and what they are seeing, Tucson News Now decided to spend the day and night deep in the Sonoran desert with a group called Arizona Border Recon. We walked the trails used by drug smugglers and illegal immigrants. We wanted to know why concerned residents were arming themselves and risking their lives to do a job that Homeland Security officials felt should be left up to highly trained border patrol agents.
Only on KOLD: Eyes on the Line
"We are an extra set of eyes and ears for them. We run around with radio scanners to listen to an international drug syndicate that is sitting on top of mountains inside the United States and try and gather intel from them on where and when the stuff is moving," said Nailer. Full Article
"Two good things have come out of the Ferguson riots so far: (1) even "progressives" and liberals are questioning the militarization of the police. (2) This is the PERFECT opportunity to start "a national conversation" about bringing back segregation."
Self-Segregation: Why It's So Hard for Whites to Understand Ferguson
And national survey data suggests that the need for this kind of parental coaching persists in the black community today. When given a choice between two traits that respondents believe their child should have, a 2012 PRRI survey found that African Americans are far more likely than white Americans to favor "obedience" over "self-reliance." By a margin of three to one (75 percent to 25 percent), African Americans preferred "obedience" to "self-reliance;" among white Americans, only 41 percent preferred "obedience," compared to 59 percent who preferred "self-reliance." Full Article
"Forced racial integration was never an experiment; it has been conducted with calculated intent to harm our race, the White race. Thus, it is succeeding... Integration is only forced upon White people and it's clearly leading to the physical destruction of our race. We were not allowed to vote on this, and if we object, everyone knows that harassment, loss of employment, violent threats or worse will follow. Trying to escape is condemned as "White Flight" and we are chased down with resettlement of Third World "refugees." It's a closed system with no alternative. That's "genocide." More
Waking Up from the American Dream: A White Nationalist Memo to White Male Republicans
Take a good, hard look at those Obama victory rallies. They are celebrating your dispossession, your displacement from the country your ancestors built. They don't even disguise their hatred. And even though you don't think in terms of race, they do... Do you get it yet? America, your America, is finished. Full Article
"I care not what religion, club, area or class you come from, nor what bit of colored cloth you wave as a flag. WE are ALL under deadly attack by colored hordes which outnumber us more than seven to one, led by a filthy Jewish, Communist conspiracy!" ―George Lincoln Rockwell
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Savage beasts: Civil disturbances, tribal warfare, militarized police and the shenanigans of the uncivilized Negroes in Ferguson, Missouri
According to the Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University Law School, John F. Banzhaf III, there is a Missouri statute that allows for officers to shoot a fleeing criminal that they know to have just committed a felony. Section 563.046 authorizes a law enforcement officer to use deadly force, when he reasonably believes that such use of deadly force is immediately necessary to effect the arrest and also reasonably believes that the person to be arrested, has committed or attempted to commit a felony. Link
Michael Brown allegedly punched Officer Wilson in the eye, which happens to be a felony. Seeing that current reports demonstrate Officer Wilson was hit so hard it fractured his eye socket (although coming into question). Either way, he should be protected under this statute. However, he'll more than likely be railroaded into a political kangaroo court trial, like George Zimmerman.
Civil disturbances and crowd control operations that occur in the continental United States (CONUS): A militarized police is what every tyrannical government wants. They don't mind killing civilians. The Constitution of the United States provides two exceptions for which the Posse Comitatus Act does not apply. These exceptions are based upon the inherent right of the U.S. government to ensure the preservation of public order and to carrying out governmental operations within its territorial limits by force, if necessary. Manual ATP 3-39.33 Civil Disturbances Link
Ferguson Fallout: Police Militarization Under National Scrutiny
The concerns are connected to a U.S. military program that gives away free military gear to local law enforcement (including those in the St. Louis suburb). According to the Defense Department, a total of 8,000 agencies at all levels of government participate in the so-called 1033 program. Since its start in 1997, the program has transferred more than $4.3 billion in equipment to these agencies. Last year, nearly $450 million worth was transferred. Full Article
According to a statement made by Ron Paul: "To militarize them and give them military weapons… it creates a culture… guns, and tanks and gasses… it's an an attitude that encourages the police to overreact," Ron Paul told host Andrea Mitchell, while noting that he tried to stop the program's implementation during the 1990's. More
Missouri National Guard officials declined to disclose the number of troops deployed to the area, but they emphasized that the Guard's main mission would be to help secure the police command center at the mall nearby. Perhaps, a task force should be assembled and sent to Ferguson. This team should include experienced individuals, including George Zimmerman and Bernie Goetz.
The "divide & conquer" strategy is in full play. That's always the agenda. So, wasting time arguing about where or how Brown was shot, really makes no difference, at this point. It's too late for the truth to matter. Obama, Holder and the D.O.J. are running the case. The officer, no matter how innocent, will be burned at the stake to appease the Negroes. With all the tear gas. it looks like a sequel to Gorillas in the Mist, except actual gorillas would probably act more civilized.
The media's narrative has never made sense. Why would a decorated police officer, with no demerits on his record, chase a Negro, execute him in cold blood, and ruin his life and career? As the story unfolds, it would appear that he Michael Brown attacked the LEO, escalated the situation, resisted arrest and attempted to assault the LEO, again. Furthermore, on a side note, as it relates to their involvement in the case, this is a matter solely for the state and local government. This incident perfectly highlights the unconstitutional usurpation of authority by the federal government.
White people better wake up and shake off the racism thing. We are being murdered just for being white. Do you think it will get better when whites are the minority? Take a good look at South Africa and Zimbabwe for your answer.
Ferguson Protesters: Rebuild Our Looted Businesses, "Or It's Gonna Be Hell to Pay" (Video)
"To be honest, if they don't come and restore these neighborhoods for these people, like when you gotta go travel miles to Walmart and to get gas and stuff like that, it should be right here. If they don't restore this community for people who stay here it's gonna be hell to pay… Full Article
"I'm tired of being looked at as another species, like we ain't even human," Don't act like another species, and folks won't look at you that way. Why do we bend over backwards to appease the 13%, when they blame the rest of the 87% for their plight? There should not be any subsidies, grants or jobs programs for these animals, who know only how to destroy. These people do not deserve any opportunity to do better. They have shown their true colors.
In 1950, the workforce participation among young black men was 65.2%. In 2012, it was 35.7%. Yet in 1950, there actually was "institutionalized racism." It wasn't until 1967, that miscegenation was declared unconstitutional. Prior to the Civil Rights Act, is was perfectly legal to deny blacks service in restaurants, hotels, etc. and colored only/whites only signs were not unusual. Yet despite that, 2/3 of black youths worked, now only 1/3 participate. Fifty years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act the excuse of "institutionalized racism" is exactly that... an excuse.
"For every non-white celebrated as a hero for doing mundane deeds, there are thousands of unsung white heroes who died or risked everything for the betterment of mankind." --Martin Faust
This civil unrest is due to the failure of multiculturalism
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Aloha Damon:
As a concerned voter and active member of the community I am curious to hear your assessment of the House Candidates. Also, if you have any constructive commentary about my candidacy I would be happy to hear it as well. My goal is to bring customer service to government.
Aloha Anthony,
As you know, my wife is related to your opponent. I think she has done a wonderful job during her freshmen term at the legislature. She has surprised me with her actions w/in committee meetings and the way she has voted throughout the legislature. She seems to have put Puna at the top of her agenda while still learning the legislative process.
Will I vote for her? I don't know.
I do like the way that you have made yourself available to those that ask.
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I have not driven Hyundai's Tucson sport-utility vehicle for a couple of years now, not since it was awarded Best New Crossover by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada in 2005. It was a well-deserved win.
But while the Tucson remains an extremely well thought-out runabout designed for urban user friendliness rather than king-of-the-hill off-road ability, a lot has happened since it captured the crown.
To wit: There have been redesigned versions of the Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute, Honda CR-V, Mitsubishi Outlander, Saturn Vue and Toyota RAV4, not to mention the new Nissan Rogue, the Jeep Compass and the Patriot.
There are probably a couple of others I've missed, but I think the point is fairly clear. The river the Tucson has to cross is not only wide, it's also plenty deep. Fortunately, Hyundai's smallest entry in its midwestern city-themed SUV arsenal still floats pretty well.
For one thing, the Santa Fe remains easy on the wallet for those shopping a compact SUV on a tight budget. The entry-level, front-wheel-drive L with a 2.0-litre DOHC four-cylinder engine and five-speed manual transmission starts at $21,195.
Moving up the line, there's the GL, GLS, GL V6 and Limited, all with an optional or standard four-speed manumatic transmission and the last two with available all-wheel drive.
The front-drive GL V6 tester came with a base price of $26,495. Along with the usual power accoutrement, air conditioning, cruise control and heated front seats are standard.
Would I like all-wheel drive thrown in at that price? Definitely! But the standard electronic stability control (including traction control) kept the Tucson on course during a bout of slippery driving conditions, while the four-wheel disc brakes (with ABS, brake assist and electronic brake-force distribution) made sure the stops were straight and sure.
With 173 horsepower and 178 pound-feet of torque available from Hyundai's venerable 2.7L V6, the 1,529-kilogram GL V6 is not going to sit on the pole of the Daytona 500. It takes about 11 seconds to hit 100 kilometres an hour from a standstill while 80-to-120-km/h acceleration is more respectable at close to eight seconds — both times on the slow side compared with the aforementioned newer crop of compact utes.
To be fair, though, the Tucson is perfectly content when puttering around town, the engine muted at a constant speed, more rumbling when under load. An extra cog added to the four-speed manumatic would improve matters. Fuel economy during the week was 13 litres per 100 kilometres in a mixture of suburban and highway use — not outstanding by any means.
Inside, the Tucson's cabin is comfortable enough for a foursome of six-footers, fairly well configured with large, easy-to-read gauges and buttons, but rather Spartan.
In comparison with some of the newer compact utes, the tester's matte black plastic for the dash area is starting to look a tad too cheap. And, while heated seats are certainly appreciated during the winter months, there is only one setting — extra roasty. A rheostat or even a high/low setting would be appreciated. On the plus side, the Tucson's sightlines are first-rate, with a large glass area all around that minimizes blind spots.
The SUV also provides a usable cargo area with fold-flat rear seats and a folding front-passenger seat. With the back seats up, there's 22.7 cubic feet of space. Folded, the space opens up to a commodious 65.5 cu. ft. To help secure cargo, there are three grocery bag hooks, six flush-mount tie-down anchor points and six cargo net mounting points. The load floor is an easy-to-clean composite.
While the Tucson is still a noteworthy example of that more benign type of SUV known for its getting-around abilities rather than its off-road prowess, its newer rivals have moved it back in the pecking order. Being an ideal commuter vehicle in urban environments — plus its good value — is offset by the fact that, in the fiercely competitive compact SUV/crossover segment, the bar has been moved higher.
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Hyundai Tucson
Type of vehicle: Front-wheel-drive, compact sport-utility vehicle
Engine: 2.7L DOHC V6
Power: 173 hp @ 6,000 rpm; 178 lb-ft of torque1 @ 4,000 rpm
Transmission: Four-speed manumatic
Brakes: Four-wheel disc with ABS
Tires: P235/60R16
Price: base/as tested: $26,495/same
Destination charge: $1,610
Transport Canada fuel economy L/100 km: 11.9 city, 8.4 hwy.


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May 10, 2014
TV Segment: Mother's Day Gift Ideas
On Wednesday I did a television segment for Fox 45 in Baltimore. The anchor was super sweet and she and I had a blast with the short segment which I discussed Mother's Day gift ideas. If you would like to see the segment you can watch it here!
A few things I'm discovering about television:
I'm strangely comfortable on set. I like the pace of it all and the quiet that really is the atmosphere of a television set. Since I design content, film and edit all of the PBS Parents Crafts for Kids videos, I know first-hand (on a very small scale) the magic that goes into the production of something digital. It fascinates me, really. It's such an "overlaying of things" that creates what the viewer actually sees.
For example: the reality on set is that it's very laid back. The cameramen are moving the equipment and hooking guests up the mikes and counting down to live television, but beyond that and the chatter between the people on set, it's actually very still. But when the viewer sees the segment on television, they hear the music, they see jazzed-out graphics and the switching of cameras; they see close-ups and full views. What the viewer sees is an amped up version of the reality.
Anyway, I look forward to some more television time--just another channel to convey a message. We have a TON of outlets for doing that these days, don't we?
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- angelina la dawn said...
How exciting! I've been following your pbs videos for a while. so fantasitc :)
- May 12, 2014 at 6:34 PM
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A link of the slides for my talk is available here, and a link for the paper is available here.
Slide 5 contains a little table that ought to have been in my paper, and that will indeed be (with some expansion) in the final version. Here is an initial expansion over what I had in the slide:
Table 1 - Summary of (Some) Possible Explanations for Low Retirement Saving
Cause for low Representative Potential
retirement saving Figure Policy Response
Naïve myopia Grasshopper Mandatory saving?
Sophisticated myopia Odysseus (Sirens) Opportunity to choose (and
lock in) saving pre-temptation?
Regret aversion re. Fantasy sports player Good defaults, require active choice?
"active" choice who won't trade
Procrastination Hamlet Good defaults, require active choice?
Inattentiveness Voters Good defaults, require attention?
Multiple selves Sybil ???


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Are you a budding screenwriter? Amazon sponsors a script writing competition each year. Submit your script on Amazon Studios where it will be evaluated publicly (anyone can visit Amazon, read it, and make comments) or privately where only an Amazon editor reviews it.
Amazon Studios picks the top 5 scripts from the competition to show Warner Bros. Pictures (their partner for this competition). If Amazon likes your script they may decide to buy it from you (for up to $200,000 but you won't own it any longer and can't earn additional money from it) or after 45 days paying you $10,000 to extend the option on it for a full 18 month period. An option means your script is off the market and you can't show it to other producers.
Even if your script doesn't get picked, it's still a fine idea to submit it for evaluation and reviews from other people.
Other screenwriting contests can be found online. Do your research before submitting so you know what to expect. Here are two well-known contests (but they require a fee to enter):
At Studio 300 we have Celtx, a very intuitive script writing software package with options to create storyboards, sketches, production calenders, and call sheets. Check out books on script writing and see what Lynda.com videos (free in Studio 300) can teach you about screenplays.


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Bloomberg reports that Facebook has been hacked, again.
Insttake: This won't seriously affect the breached users. However, it continues to show that Facebook has been more focused on growth than security over the last several years. They will harvest that for years to come.