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February 27, 2017 – An alarming number of Canadian business say that external hackers accessed their confidential business information over the past year, according to an Ipsos survey conducted for national accounting, tax and business consulting firm MNP LLP.
The survey revealed that nearly sixty per cent of Canadian small business owners and C-suite executives either suspect or know for certain that they were victimized by external hackers in the last year. For C-suite executives the threat is even more real with half indicating that they know – for sure – that they experienced a breach. An additional three in ten say they suspect it occurred in the last year but don't know for certain.
"It is a reality of doing business now: hackers will get in," warns Greg Draper, former RCMP investigator and current Vice President of Valuations, Forensics and Litigation Support at MNP. "Canadian business are poorly equipped to deal with cyber-attacks."
Despite the significant corporate experience with hacking in Canada, eight in ten say they are confident their business can prevent an external online hacker attempting to obtain or block access to confidential information. An overwhelming majority (93%) of survey respondents feel confident that they are effectively protecting customer data.
"There is a significant gap between the perceived preparedness of businesses and the number of data breaches occurring. The number and sophistication of hackers is growing at light speed, but businesses are not evolving their prevention and detection strategies at the same rate. Developing an effective defence against external fraud is an exercise in continuous improvement, not just set-it-and-forget-it. That's the part that businesses are missing here."
Only a little more than half of respondents, including C-suite executives (54%) and small business owners (54%), say their business currently uses cyber security measures like firewalls.
"It's a startling finding. I think some still see it as discretionary spending, rather than a necessity. But this way of thinking is going to change drastically as cyber-attacks continue to escalate in frequency and severity."
What's more, upcoming changes to Canadian privacy law will require Canadian organizations to log and disclose all breaches. Until now, it was up to a company to decide whether to go public if it was hacked, allowing many to save face.
"Along with the costs of a potential business disruption or loss of confidential information, businesses will start to see the breach-related expenses climb sharply when they are forced to publically disclose them. Loss of customer confidence and potential legal action, fines for non-compliance and the resources to ascertain exactly how hackers got in and then implementing new security measures – the proactive approach to mitigating external fraud risk is far more cost-effective."
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After learning more through research about patents, the patent war, and the patent trolling that exists in today's modern world, I can safely say the topic got me a bit more riled up than I thought it would. The issue is anything but dull. I recommend you take a look into it if you enjoy reading about business and law. Continue reading
Tag Archives: technology
Unplug, unclog, and try to understand.
Don't speak.
I know it sounds strange, but take a second and digest everything around you. If you are talking to someone, focus on them. Do not try to give input, do not try to talk over them, and just listen. Enjoy the sounds around you; enjoy hearing someone else's opinion. We tend to live in our heads, tend to think we are right, and tend to think that our thoughts are the only ones that matter. The question is, how can you learn if you are not willing to listen?
We rush around in our everyday life and what we tend to hear what sounds like the words coming out of Charlie Brown's teacher's mouth. Blah, Blah, Blah. Why does what someone else say matter? We have so many other responsibilities, so many other aspects of our lives that are more important…right? Wrong. As we start to live in our head, we lose touch with reality. We become separated from our peers and grow distant. In order to grow, we need each other. In order to learn, we need each other. In order to prosper, we need each other.
So, during your next conversation take a second and just stop. Stop living in your head and make eye contact with the person you are talking to. Take out your headphones, get out of your head, and take a deep breath.
Unplug, unclog, and try to understand. It won't kill you, I promise.
UNPLUG for 1 hour a day
We are constantly connected to technology at all points during the day, especially the younger generation. Of course there are many benefits and drawbacks to this new dependency on technology. I am admittedly a very devoted technology lover and use it in all aspects of my life, from school work to social life. In this age of information overload, we must accept that there is no turning back from technology and we are more than excited to embrace cool new ideas, apps, websites, and other innovations. However, this age of excessive information can also be overwhelming. Technology has helped people communicate more easily and served as many different types of entertainment, from social media sites to reality tv series. We have all heard the now somewhat dated term "crack-berry" for people attached to their blackberries (is there a new one for iPhones?). There is even a diagnosed phobia of being without your cellphone, called nomophobia.
Technology = Obesity
As humans become more technologically adept, we are becoming lazier and lazier. Technology has been a major cause of obesity within the country and as we become increasingly more reliant on it, trends in obesity will continue.
Retail Wars
I set up a twitter conversation between Walmart CEO Michael Duke and Costco CEO W. Craig Jelinek. It's obviously unprofessional, but makes a point about short-termism and Corporate Social Responsibility
The Wire – Legendary Television
The Wire, an HBO Drama Television Series from 2002-2008, is my favorite piece of work that I have ever seen on a television or movie screen. I know, bold. And while I will not try to give you a summary of the 60 episodes of 60 full minutes that have come and gone, I will tell you that the show is worth your time.
What I found on WordPress
Alright, so after searching and searching I found a REALLY interesting blog about Marketing, Advertising, and Branding which you can see by clicking here: http://thebiznavigator.wordpress.com/2012/09/12/new-iphone-more-reasons-for-good-fierce-advertising/
I wanted to find a blog that I would actually read. I am somewhat obsessed with Advertising and today I sat down at my computer, opened it, and immediately (obviously) signed onto Facebook. The first thing that popped up in my newsfeed was the new iPhone 5 Apple commercial. I clicked IMMEDIATELY. I watched the commercial and wasn't too swayed by it. This article however, made me excited for new commercials to come. Continue reading
Understanding the Future of Digital Humans
Over the past few weeks I have found myself discussing Apple, Foxconn, and technology in multiple classes and even outside of the classroom. I wanted to see what was out in the blogosphere regarding innovation to see if anything caught my eye. I came across this blog by Francesco Lapenta who will be giving a keynote speech at an Internet Safety conference in Budapest this October. I found that my personal views on social media and technology aligned with Lapenta's and also felt his post was intriguing.
The post discusses how over the past few decades the distinction between humans, our environment, and our technology has become extremely skewed and blurred. There are obvious benefits from technology that can be seen in all facets of life; medicine, finance, education, etc. Technology is simultaneously reducing our abilities as a society to maintain necessary levels of human interaction. I think what we need to focus on is how to recognize the blurring of the lines and use it to our advantage. What good can come of synchronizing our entire world with technology?
Apple as a Religion
Apple Believer: "Apple as a religion—how true. As an avid Apple fan, I am constantly wondering what Apple's new innovative technology will be created next. Similarly to religion, I associate certain traditions with Apple—sleek interfaces, easy handling and an ever-present cool factor. I am always thinking about the unknowns and the things that Apple keeps so secret. Steve Jobs and the inventive pioneers at Apple are similar to preachers, creating for us, their consumers. They show us what we want before we even know ourselves. In some ways it is like a belief system. I trust whole-heartedly that the next Apple product will be brilliant, inventive and world-changing. I don't just want that new piece of technology, I need it.
So why is it a problem when you start to think about the Apple religion? Is it right to just blindly believe what we want to believe, and turn our backs to some of the truths about the religion? Religions often involve a set of ethics and values. As an Apple consumer, I would hope that Apple holds themselves to high ethical standards. But do they?"
Daisey: "Shenzhen is a city of history"
Hold up, Wait a Minute
Apple User/ Listener: Mr. Daisey, I have but one question for you: what happened next, as soon as you stepped off the plane and through your front door? You forgot to mention that now, after your trip to Shenzhen, you can never use another Apple product again- that every time you look into the black, perfectly smooth screen of your iPhone, reflected is the agony on the faces of the young workers that you met- that every time you put in your ear buds of your iPod you hear their stories. You forgot to mention that you use to be an "Apple aficionado" because you were so shocked by what you saw. And don't you think that is a little odd?
And yes, that is odd. Something just isn't adding up. The fact of the matter is that I don't believe a single word that falls from mouth. If Foxconn were really as bad as you allude to, I would think that you would never want to touch an Apple product again. But that is not the case, which makes me question almost every little thing that you say, well except for the fact that you were wearing a Hawaiian Shirt- now that I believe.

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You are the first openly gay person of color in Congress; that seems especially relevant right now. "First openly gay person of color" is a long moniker. I give people permission to use the word "Gaysian."
What did you think of the Republican response after the Pulse shooting in Orlando? They were ignoring the fact that L.G.B.T. people were the target of the hate, because a hate crime nullifies the reality they want to manufacture, which is to make what happened in Orlando all about the weakness of President Obama in dealing with global terrorism. Instead of trying to form a bipartisan offensive against the ideology of ISIS, Republicans, in a perverse way, are empowering them.
How did it resonate with you personally? I'm 6-foot-1. I've never really felt intimidated, but in most places in this country, I would still be uncomfortable kissing somebody in public. That's still a dangerous act for a gay person to do. Then Donald Trump comes in with this collective guilt assigned to Muslims for what one Muslim did — both of my parents and all of my grandparents were interned during World War II. I know what it means to be the presumed face of the enemy.
You've said you mostly felt sad for your colleagues who oppose the goals of the L.G.B.T. movement. Have you been able to keep that generosity of spirit? I don't excuse them for their lack of courage. I do find it reprehensible that they are sincere about their intransigence and willfully stand by this very backward stance, but I don't hate them. I pity them as morally immature.
Do you think that representation and diversity in Congress has had an impact on individual members of Congress? The day of the first Maloney-amendment vote on anti-L.G.B.T. discrimination, I was on the Democratic side of the chamber, but I thought, We have to be visible. So I ran over to the Republican side. Representative Kyrsten Sinema whispered in my ear: "Try to catch glances with some of them. Make them understand what they're doing."
What is it like to work with people who think that you don't deserve the same rights as they do? No one has spit in my face. By virtue of my being there, I am equal to them. They've got to deal with me. Even Louie Gohmert will be very civil and pleasant in the elevator.
All that said, you seem to be having fun in Congress, which isn't something that I've seen in a lot of other members. It's kind of politically incorrect to say, "Oh, I love Congress." But I love the institution of Congress. I fell in love with it as a 13-year-old watching the Nixon impeachment hearings in my immigrant grandfather's living room. I was just awe-struck by Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, and I watched them gavel to gavel. That was the birth of my ambition.
You were a high-school English teacher for 24 years, and you have notoriously marked up your colleagues' writings with red pen. I'm very judicious with my red pen. The last time I did it was with Marco Rubio's op-ed essay on net neutrality, and I just couldn't resist. I have perfect grammar.
You do? I do! It's like, People, the object of the preposition takes the accusative form! But the point of the red pen is to be clever in the way that we could criticize someone's arguments. Senator Lisa Murkowski got mad at me once — she said that was the kind of thing that makes people mad about Congress, this hyperpartisanship. But she was holding up a bill that was affecting 11 million people.
What work of literature has stuck with you? I liked to teach "Pride and Prejudice." I always wondered if Charlotte was a lesbian, so gay marriage was sort of what piqued my interest in Jane Austen. I look at so many young gays, and I think: You know what? Just because you can doesn't mean you should. Before you rush into anything, read Jane Austen. A good man is really hard to find, you know?


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House Rugby 2018
Great spirit and excellent commitment
Date published: Mon 22 Oct 2018
Author: Mr Reeve
Category: Headteacher's Blog
Congratulations to all boys taking part in House Rugby on Saturday. Although it was a chilly start, we were blessed with some glorious sunshine at Jobbers Wood and saw some excellent rugby across each of the year groups.
There were some extremely competitive matches, played at a high standard, though all of the games were played in a fantastic spirit. Well done to Rhodes, who managed to come out on top overall.
A number of parents commented on the incredible progress that so many of the Year 7 boys have made already. The majority of them only started playing rugby seven weeks ago and have only had a few weeks of learning to tackle, but already they're showing a great deal of promise.
I must say a big thank you to all the staff involved in organising, running and supporting the event on Saturday and to all those parents who came along to support as well. A successful end to a positive half-term of rugby.
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I've met more than a few English teachers who've had their eyes set on that plum university job because, apparently, "University teaching is the gravy train." Only 6 classes a week, long vacations, generous research and pay packages, full medical, pension, and retirement benefits, … hell, you can even eventually enter the secret university faculty wine bar and Jacuzzi lounge! As a long-time member of this refined establishment, Lord knows I spend most of my days working on my backswing — when I'm not laid out on the massage table, that is.
But say you don't have the published research papers that many such positions require, nor the ubiquitous 'previous teaching experience in a university' qualification. What to do then? How do you get around those shortcomings at the job interview? And, perhaps more pertinently, how do you go about securing that long-term position? Here are six axioms worthy of a CNN alert, designed to secure your butt's groove in that leather office chair…
1. In a university position teaching is only a small part of your job. Contact hours may indeed only include 6 classes (9 hours) per week but you will be expected to use the remaining working time to carry out research and constantly upgrade your resume. If you come to an interview focusing only on your teaching hours you will not be hired. You must declare a research interest and a research plan. Do NOT wing this. Think it out and follow it through. If you do not produce research (followed up with papers, presentations, reports, FD — faculty development — involvement and other applications) you will not get past the first stage of your contract.
2. Create value. Yes, the first tenet of capitalism holds true in the academic ivory tower. A university job is not a factory position. You cannot come to the 'paper mill' and expect the boss to tell you what to do today, carry out that which is explicitly written in the union contract, and then punch out at 5 after a day's work. If you merely 'do what it says in the contract' and/or exactly what the person-in-charge tells you, you will not be asked to stick around. You must create: a course, a syllabus, even a curriculum. Preferably, the value of your newly-designed course should extend outside the actual classes into international exchanges, extracurricular programs, extended activities, and collaborations with other faculty members. These are too things you can initiate. Find and establish your niche. It makes you that more integral to the university's program and less easily replaceable. You have value. You are an asset. That initial 3-year 'unrenewable' contract suddenly morphs into something better. And when that happens, upgrade your Master's to a PhD. that always adds another groove to your office chair.
3. Do not think too much about the contract. Initially almost anyone entering a university position — particularly non-PhD holders with little or no prior university teaching experience and no prior publications — will have a minimal contract — likely part-time, maybe 'three-years non-renewable.' This holds true not only here in Japan but in most countries. And no, it is not just a 'foreigner' stipulation or limited only to the academically peripheral EFL domain, these are standard qualities of contract for young, untested indigenous faculty too. The key point here is that the 'unrenewable contract' aspect represents your proving ground. If you use your allotted three years to create value, it is true, yes, that the contract in question will duly expire — BUT if you are deemed indispensable, a new contract will likely be proffered in your direction.
'Shut up. Seriously.'
4. Join, and take an active role in, professional, academic, and/or community organizations (related to your field of course). You want to be compensated like a professional? Then do what the pros do! Take an executive position in some teacher/education academic/professional organization. Go to conferences, present, even help to organize seminars and related events of programs on your home turf. Help to compile or edit a journal. Almost every academic institution keeps an active record of what the faculty are engaging in and/or producing. There are very large sections on your academic record reserved for roles played in academic organizations. And there is another fertile spot in your academic record designed for social/community activities related to your field. As an academic you are expected to contribute either the academic community or to the local community in some concrete way. Expressing such intentions is another strategy that you should hold in your back pocket at that job interview.
5. Bring money into your workplace. The second primary tenet of capitalism now raises its head. Government funding is being cut everywhere. Thus, it is expected that one of the functions of academic faculty is to get grants, which is why expressing that concrete research plan is so essential in the interviewing process. If you have a plan that can attract money, a research goal that can subsidize something practical for your university, you will be a contributor. If you just stick to your contract six-classes-per-week routine you will not be considered a contributor.
6. Shut up. Seriously. If you are looking for a tertiary position in Asia (although this can equally apply to most places on earth) your overlords will most definitely not be impressed when you regale them at the interview with your sharply honed 'critical thinking skills' regarding what's wrong with English education in their country, or, early in your term there, loudly proclaiming what's wrong with the current system and how only if they listened to you, and followed your counsel, everything would be just like super swell. Learn the system, the inbuilt limitations, the parameters, and all the environmental factors that influence the institution's policy and practice before you humbly and politely offer suggestions for improvement. Learn the local language and continually brush up on these L2 lingo skills. University teaching requires a fair bit of administrative work and if you keep passing it over to the natives, you'll simply be making more work for others — which is another way of proving that you can't do your job.
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Carry out these six good practices for upwardly mobile teachers and, who knows, maybe you'll be taking over my exalted position sometime soon. I'll be sure to give you the key to the wine bar and Jacuzzi lounge, show you secret university teacher's handshake, and, if you prove yourself worthy, somebody with Great Power might actually bestow upon you, The Code (aka 'tenure').


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December 12, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 4:30 pm
During Second Saturdays and both days during Studio Stroll, park your car in one of the free studio lots or on the street and ride the FREE Gray Line Trolley around the River Arts District. Hop on and hop off at the various studios. Trolley stops are located all around the district. Dogs are welcome! 11am-4:30pm. See the map below- a large T in a black square indicates the trolley stops.
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Melodic hardcore crew Napoleon have released the video for their brand new track 'Afterlife', which is the first taste of their debut LP 'Newborn Mind'. You can stream and watch it below:
'Newborn Mind' drops May 27th via Basick Records, and you can check out the artwork and tracklist below.
01.) Dystopia
02.) Newborn Mind
03.) Different Skin
04.) Brought Here To Suffer
05.) Afterlife
06.) Maps
07.) Of Jams, Smokes & Promises
08.) Stargazer
09.) Remedy
10.) Utopia
Pre-orders are avaliable here.


text: New rules make it easier to leave money in the low-cost Thrift Savings Plan. Getty Images By Kimberly Lankford, Contributing Editor February 1, 2018From Kiplinger's Personal Finance A new law will benefit federal employees and members of the military who want to keep their money in the low-cost Thrift Savings Plan when they retire. The TSP has low fees, but it has frustrated savers with its strict withdrawal rules: After you take one partial withdrawal, you can access the remaining balance only by cashing out the entire account, converting it to a life annuity, or taking a series of monthly payments that you can change only once a year.See Also: Best Rewards Credit Cards for Travel The new law eliminates the restriction on partial withdrawals and lets participants set up and change regular payments throughout the year. The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, which runs the TSP program, has up to two years to enact the new rules. "This is great news for all TSP account holders," says Didi Dorsett, a certified financial planner with Safe Harbor Financial Advisors, in Occoquan, Va. Many of her military and federal-employee clients have been rolling their TSPs into IRAs at retirement so they could have more control over withdrawals, even if it meant paying higher investment fees than they would have in the TSP. Until the regulations are finalized, it's a good idea to postpone rolling a TSP into an IRA or making other long-term withdrawal decisions, says Josh Andrews, director of military life advice for USAA. Sponsored Content For more information and updates on withdrawal rules, go to tsp.gov.


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Kind of big news this week surrounding Burleson's own Kelly Clarkson. Seems the inaugural American Idol champ has been working on a new record, and, uh-oh, a song from the record has leaked.
Late last week, the sultry--or, well, sultry for Clarkson--song started making its way around the 'net.
Clarkson was none too pleased, tweeting angrily about the whole scenario last Thursday. Wrote Clarkson:
'Cleopatra' is NOT a song on my next record! It was written for another artist! I have no idea how it leaked, it's a rough demo, unfinished!
People seem to dig the song, though. So she's got that going for her.
Anyway, the song's been pretty much scraped from the Internet. New York Magazine's Vulture blog found another copy. Give it a listen after the jump. Might wanna be quick, though--can't imagine this one will last too much longer than the other leaks.
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(Update: Looks like "Cleopatra" isn't the only song to leak from Clarkson's new disc. Yesterday, Idolator posted another leak, "Naked Eye." Check it out here).
Meh. To re-appropriate a great David Spade bit (seriously): Every song Clarkson's put out in recent years should be called "Not Since U Been Gone," because that's what it is.


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Last night PEN American Center closed its annual World Voices Festival — a week of performances, readings and conversations — with its Arthur Miller Freedom to Write lecture, which was delivered by legendary writer Salman Rushdie. Held in the historic Grand Hall of Cooper Union, the event welcomed the author of numerous novels, including Midnight's Children, The Moor's Last Sigh and the controversial The Satanic Verses, to discuss the topic of censorship. The lecture was quickly followed by a Q&A lead by fellow literary superstar Gary Shteyngart.
Rushdie began the evening by applauding PEN, which is the world's oldest international literary and human rights organization. Founded in 1921 and in response to the ethnic and national divisions that contributed to the First World War, PEN's mission, Rushdie highlighted, believes in bringing together diverse voices from around the world to ask fundamental questions about humanity, freedom and the role of writers. The novelist was an appropriate choice for the topic of censorship, as the death threats issued against him in the late 1980s for The Satanic Verses have left a lasting mark on the discussion of writers being free to write what they want and need to.
Rushdie's website has a summary of the controversy:
"On 14 February 1989, Valentine's Day, Salman Rushdie was telephoned by a BBC journalist and told that he had been 'sentenced to death' by the [Iranian leader] Ayatollah Khomeini. For the first time he heard the word fatwa. His crime? To have written a novel called The Satanic Verses, which was accused of being 'against Islam, the Prophet and the Quran.'"
His current popularity and the respect for him as a writer and speaker were evident by the capacity crowd that had gathered to hear him speak — there was a line around the corner to enter and hardly an open seat inside. He came onstage and immediately went to the heart of the conversation: the many faces of censorship in contemporary society and the role of the author within a climate of forced silence and intolerance.
His talk was eloquent, and he made many important points, including that "free expression is a component of every healthy society" and going further to say, "No writer ever really likes to talk about censorship. Writers want to talk about creation. Censorship is the anti-creation." Perhaps the most resounding quote of the evening however, was his assertion that, "The creative act requires not only freedom of expression, but the assumption we will be free tomorrow."
"Great art, original art, is never created in a safe middle ground. Originality is dangerous, as it is at the edge," Rushdie proclaimed at one point. Upon hearing this, a composition by Olivier Messiaen came to my mind. In 1940 Messiaen was interned in a German prison camp, where he discovered among his fellow prisoners a clarinetist, a violinist and a violoncellist. He decided to write for them, adding a piano to the ensemble, and created the "Quartet for the End of Time." Messiaen and his friends first performed it for 5,000 fellow prisoners on January 15, 1941. To this day it is a powerful piece of music, rich with this history of the conditions Messiaen was living in when he wrote it. The piece was created on unsafe ground where freedom was beyond a lost word.
Sometimes artists are either shoved to the edge, and sometimes they seek it out. It is a space of unsettled morals, questioning and often controversy. Author Kurt Vonnegut spoke of seeking cliffs, saying, "I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center." It is artists' role to pace this periphery, by force or by choice. Rushdie commented on this role we play in society, stating how obvious it is that powerful forces in society don't want us at the edge. Censorship is a clear blockade to the fertile and necessary soil of creation that exists there.
Censorship exists to change the subject. When it is introduced in the realm of art, it becomes the subject; the attack onto the work becomes the work. As Rushdie said, "Assumptions of guilt replace assumptions of innocence." The question redirects to, why are artists so troublesome? A work that is censored is portrayed as deserving it. Censorship exists as a political distraction, like many of the headlines we read everyday in politics. They are emotional buttons that keep us from focusing on what's actually happening: wars and war crimes, unethical economics, a battering of civil liberties and extreme irresponsibility toward the environment, just to name a few.
Censorship comes from many directions, as we live in a world where ideologies tie people together just as tightly as physical borders. Religious zealots constantly try to censor: Some extremists have tried to ban J.K. Rowling (sorcery! witchery!), and supporters of creationism constantly try to censor Darwin from public access and education. What's more, the commodification of our education system in the last few decades has largely left the power of books and ideas in classrooms and libraries in the hands of parents or companies paying exorbitant tuitions or financially supporting an institution. Censorship can come from political, social, economic or religious bullies, and its followers easily pick up a crier's incantations under the guise of protection, morality and often goodness.
Rushdie brought up the end of the Vietnam War as an important historical moment. It was immense for people to know their voices had power. He said he experienced a similar feeling in the US on the eve of Obama's election. He also mentioned artists such as Ai Weiwei, living in China, where one can be in a society of exuberant economic growth and prosperity without any real freedom. He added that Castro, for example, was relatively popular among his people, but the Cubans settled for being provided for without total freedom of expression. This comfort can make one stop asking questions, which is always the writer's role. What is the sacrifice? What is missing?
I have a strange feeling whenever I find myself in a sprawling American suburb or shopping mall. Under the guises of comfort and perceived choice, I think I have liberty. But the powerful economic and cultural voices telling us what we ought to have are only really offering an idea of freedom — a bag of gold, a defined way of living based on an economic drive and a limited set of choices. "Art is not entertainment, at its best it's a revolution," Rushdie reminded us during the event.
Thoreau called the voice of culture "The Enchanter." He wrote that going off the grid to the edge is the only way you can hear your own voice, outside of all the ones shouting at you everyday, telling you how much is enough and what you want. The limitations on freedom in China are blatant. The limitations on freedom in other countries are subtler, like a parent who puts food on the table and a roof over your head but never allows you outside. You can see the sun, but you can't ever feel it.
Shteyngart opened his questions to Rushdie last night by asking, with humor, "An Indian and a Russian walk into a bar. Which one of them is more intrinsically free?" The audience laughed, and so did Rushdie, who quickly answered, "Where's the bar?"
Another question we can ask on the topic of authors and censorship: are words still a powerful weapon? I adamantly think they are. Rushdie offered examples of books transcending censorship: "Great works often defy a censor, are often incensorable," he said, noting works such as Ulysses, Lolita and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Russian author Solzhenitsyn once wrote: "For a country to have a great writer is like having another government." I have always placed Mark Twain incredibly high on my list of great American writers, not just for his original voice and tremendous storytelling ability but also because Huck Finn was a monumental book that planted seeds of change in people's minds about the problems of slavery and racism.
Roman poet Ovid, author of major collections of erotic poetry, wrote work that has transcended time even though he himself was censored and banished to the Black Sea, where he died in exile. While Rome itself perished, Ovid's poetry has survived. Words are columns, creation, building.
Towards the end of the event, Rushdie commented that judging on the number of book blogs he follows, he can see that people are still reading today, despite all of the other choices for entertainment. Shteyngart then asked Rushie about Twitter:
"Is tweeting good for censorship? And freedom? Bad for it?" (He also went on to joke, "Is tweeting good for Jews?")
Rushdie responded that he really didn't know, but said he thought one of the best things about tweeting is that it's an incredibly rapid way to transmit information. Both authors were given a long applause at the end of the night. As I left and descended the stairs to the subway, my thoughts swirling from the discussion, I remembered a quote by author Maya Angelou: "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."
Salman Rushdie delivered his first Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture at Cooper Union's Great Hall (7 East 7th Street, East Village, Manhattan) on Sunday, May 6 at The talk was followed by a Q&A lead by wrtier Gary Shteyngart.


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I used a ton of Tim Holtz Christmas dies and glitter. It's a very sparkly project which unfortunately isn't showing up in the photo very well. Rock Candy dry glitter looks fabulous over a colored surface. The cardinal looks like it's been sugared. Lots of diecut greenery and the holly leaves use the same alcohol ink/glassine technique that I used for the autumn leaves I made for several projects last month. Tim Holtz's Tattered Pinecone die is really cool too (and also makes great roses!) He has a very helpful video on how to form the pinecones. Check it out if you've been having trouble. Here's a detail of the inside of the cage:
I also created an embellished tag to hang from the handle of the cage. I had been eagerly awaiting my chance to get my hands on the new Christmas Bells and mini bells. They were almost perfect for this project. Almost… except they were too big to work with the tag I had stamped. Well, I cut them out of shrink plastic, blasted them with my embossing gun and they became the perfect size. I really need to remember to use shrink plastic more often! I now had sturdy plastic bell charms that really were just the right size. After shrinking them I dabbed them with embossing ink and sprinkled on gold embossing powder, then reheated them to melt the powder. I also "antiqued" them by blending archival black ink on the edges of the bells. I attached them using jump rings.


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About Delray Beach, FL From the Web…
"In the southeast corner of Palm Beach County on the Atlantic seashore, a village by the sea that began as an agricultural community in 1895 has become one of Florida's most popular destinations for visitors, new families and seasonal residents. The City of Delray Beach encompasses slightly over 16 square miles with a permanent population of nearly 65,000 and growing. Over the past decade, renewal and re-development efforts in Delray Beach have resulted in recognition as the All-America City in 1993 and 2001, the Blue Wave designation for our clean and beautiful beaches and hailed by city planners around the nation as a model for growth management. All these accolades can be attributed to the significant involvement of the residents of Delray Beach. Every citizen of this City can claim authorship to an unparalleled quality of life in a very diverse community that works in concert for an even better future."
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"Explore the crystal clear Atlantic Ocean or visit unique galleries and boutiques on Atlantic Avenue by day; enjoy a night of dining and entertainment at any of Delray Beach's award winning cafés or restaurants."
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10:00 PM. Today has been a full day of writing code, having meetings, and thanking the well-wishers who stopped by to say hello. This is what my mom would call a "grown-up" birthday, and it made me wonder where celebration and comfort fit in a culturally-acceptable view of everyday life.
Party On
I imagine that most people go through a phase where they don't understand – or even appreciate – any kind of celebration on their behalf. For the last many years, I have viewed birthdays as a sort of social paradox, rather than an occasion to celebrate with much pomp and circumstance.
The way I see it, I didn't have a whole lot to do with coming into this world, so I should probably be celebrating my parents today, not the other way around. I enjoy a little attention just like most people, but I am okay with getting a few text messages in lieu of a big birthday bonanza.
My older sister asked if my Facebook was locked down because she couldn't automatically post something to my wall. I told her that I keep close tabs on what shows up there, but that it probably did make it a little bit tough for people to say hello. I really appreciate the ones who sent me a message in private; it was funny to see the difference from past years, when I had dozens of posts throughout the day from people who saw the little notification on their homepage.
Family Owned
Some good friends just launched their pilot episode of a new TLC show. One of my coworkers asked how late I was going to stay in the office on "my special day," but it didn't seem fitting to leave before the curtain was raised. I would later tell my parents that I spent part of my birthday refreshing analytics and enjoying the laughs/adventures of watching my good friends travel the country.
I know this may seem melancholy to some of you, but I don't look at this day is anything less than what it should be; my job today was to write code, help people, and enjoy some really delicious gluten-free brownies someone made for me. That counts as a solid win for a birthday.
After getting to talk to my parents on the phone tonight, I feel like the day is complete. If you get to do good work, speak with the people you love, and enjoy some food and fruits of your labor, then that sounds like a day worth celebrating. See you next year.


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A push for voluntary euthanasia failed in the SA Upper House last night, but proponents say the legislation will be back on the agenda next year. A Bill sponsored by Greens MLC Mark Parnell and Labor backbencher Steph Key was not voted on last night as it became clear the legislation would not get the support required to pass. Mr Parnell said he was disappointed the Bill had been defeated "on the voices", but said it could return to the Upper House next year if adequately amended in the Lower House. "A number of members have expressed their support for the concept but for a variety of reasons they are not able to support this Bill tonight," he said.
Northern beaches parents have welcomed the introduction of ethics classes for primary school students, saying it gives them additional choices when deciding on their children's education. From next year, students will have a choice between scripture classes or ethics lessons, the State Government announced on Tuesday. Starting in term one, the ethics lessons will be offered first to years 5 and 6, and then rolled out to all years, including kindergarten.
The Australian Christian Lobby today joined calls for members of communities, churches and families to express their support for marriage as being between a man and a woman. Speaking in Parliament last night, Tasmanian Liberal Senator Guy Barnett threw out a "clarion call" for communities across the nation to let their local MPs know of their support for marriage and the belief that it "deserves respect and protection". His call for action followed on from last week's passing of a Greens' motion for MPs to seek constituents' views on same-sex marriage.
Another attempt to legalise voluntary euthanasia in South Australia has been rejected by State Parliament's Upper House. There were several hours of debate in the Legislative Council but the private member's bill was lost on the voices after its sponsor, the Greens MP Mark Parnell, conceded it lacked enough support to pass. It was the third voluntary euthanasia bill defeated in the SA Parliament since 2003. Mr Parnell said he accepted the result, for now.
About 2.30pm yesterday, Pike River Coal's Australian chief executive, Peter Whittall, lost all hope. The gas readings that hours earlier had led him to believe that the 29 men trapped in the company's New Zealand mine could be rescued suddenly changed. Seven minutes later, while he watched CCTV footage of the entrance of the mine, Mr Whittall witnessed what must have been the most horrifying thing he had ever seen. An even more massive blast of air and debris than the first explosion that sparked the crisis last Friday shot out of the mine.
The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Benedict has approved a historic shift to allow condoms to avoid AIDS - while carefully painting it as no change at all. In a typical Vatican clarification that left both conservatives and progressives convinced they were correct, a spokesman, Federico Lombardi, said that the Pope did mean to say that someone with AIDS should use condoms to prevent infection, whether ''man or woman or transsexual''. But he said the Pope's ''reasoning certainly cannot be defined as a revolutionary shift'', that he still taught abstinence and fidelity as better than condoms, which were ''not a real or moral solution''. The stunning U-turn on condoms - traditional Catholic teaching says it is always sinful to use condoms within marriage because it blocks the transmission of life - emerged in interviews with a German journalist published in a book this week. But because Pope Benedict used the example of a male prostitute, conservative Catholics denied that it applied outside homosexual sex. However, in Italian the example was of a female prostitute.
Steve Slayo sat glued to his bedroom computer into the early morning hours, stewing over plans by the Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, to impose filters on internet content. The 19-year-old wrote a protest letter to Mr Conroy which he never posted, but the student later flexed his considerable computer skills in helping to attack Australian government websites. A Melbourne court heard yesterday that Mr Slayo incited distributed denial of service - DDOS - attacks organised by an American mastermind on government websites representing Mr Conroy and the then prime minister, Kevin Rudd. The court was told the DDOS attacks in February were designed to make websites inaccessible by flooding the host server with vast numbers of requests for connections.
The Attorney-General, John Hatzistergos, has shelved planned changes to the state's Bail Act after it was clear crossbenchers would not back the government, ensuring the act will remain untouched before the election. Mr Hatzistergos had wanted to push through legislation by year's end but agreed on Tuesday night to a request for more time from the roundtable that he established to examine the changes. Proposals for change included increasing the maximum adjournment time after a refusal of bail from eight days to 42 days and removing from the act any mention of the rights of the accused.
The state opposition will go into Saturday's election without pledging to recruit a single extra child protection worker despite repeatedly attacking the government on the workforce crisis that has plagued the system. The Coalition's $300 million community services policy cites a child protection workforce ''stretched to breaking point … with a high level of staff burnout and difficulties in recruiting workers'', but does not include any funding to recruit more workers. The government seized on the policy last night and said Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu had been caught out ''in his failure to offer one extra cent for one extra frontline child protection worker''.
Every Sunday evening on the television news you can see the impact of alcohol and other drugs in our community. Whether it's a fight on the dance floor of a nightclub, a horror car crash or a party in the suburbs that's got out of control, we can see what happens when the use of alcohol or other drugs becomes a problem.What we don't see is the quiet but equally deadly impact on the health, happiness and relationships of individuals who misuse drugs and alcohol. The people whose problems remain unacknowledged despite the fact they hurt them, their families and the broader community. It is easy for politicians to talk about more police on the streets, speed cameras and roadside drug testing, and changing liquor licensing laws — all of which are critical components to these complex issues.
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Call of Duty 2 is the second installment released in the extensive Cod franchise. Developed by Infinity Ward with the collaboration of Pi Studios and released in 2005 by Activision, this game has won more than 80 awards, being one of the most awarded games of its generation. This first-person shooter is set in the World War II, recreating the incidents and conflicts of this war in a very realistic way. Several missions of the campaign are based on real life events, but in others the writers have taken some artistic licenses and have changed the historical situations. You will live these events through the eyes of Vassili Ivanovich Koslov, in the Russian team, Sergeant John Davis and Major David Welsh "Fox 3" in the British team, and Corporal Bill Taylor in the USA team. The game does not follow a strict order regarding the campaign development, since it is based on the year we are in each battle. This way, at first you will be fighting in 1941 in Moscow, Russia, and then you will be able to go to other battles of other campaigns.
Become a soldier fighting in the World War II and help your army to achieve the victory. Perform new missions, fight against new enemies, discover new functions of your character, and enjoy new environments full of risky elements. With Call of Duty 2, you will experience the real pressure of being a soldier, the intensity of fighting, and accomplishing missions in a fully chaotic environment. You will sometimes get confused because the noise or the on-screen smoke of grenades, explosions and planes will make the battlefield tremble. Don't worry and keep playing, even if you don't really know where you are or what to do, war is this way! Confusion will give this Cod installment more excitement.
Gameplay and modes
In respect of gameplay, this title incorporates new abilities, as the one to climb small-size obstacles, which is great but present some flaws as the arbitrariness about the altitude one can reach. Health-system has also been modified, it will now restrain your short-term injuries, and staying in calm places will restore your health. This may seem so basic now that many Cod titles have been released, but when this game was launched, it was a great novelty.
Regarding game modes, the main one is the campaign. It is divided in three campaigns, each of them in 3 battles, and each battle is divided in several missions. On the other hand, you will have dozens of allied troops by your side, but you cannot give them orders, so they will follow their own path. Sometimes, you will have to use vehicles. An allied soldier will drive it while you neutralize the enemies. In the campaign you will see immense battlefields in the Libyan dessert, Normandy in the D-day, the European streets of Moscow and Stalingrad in Russia. In addition, the war-torn environments of the WWII will provide stunning visuals; thus, this sequel offers you an immersive experience.
Apart from the campaign, you will enjoy its multiplayer modes with which you will be free to play online with your friends or people all over the world. Within you will find various modes such as Search & Destroy, Team Deathmatch, Deathmatch, Headquarters or Capture the Flag. Several maps are available to play, 13 in total, and 2 more were added in the 1.2 version. These maps are divided into countries: France, Soviet Union, Egypt and Tunisia. France has maps like Caen or Caretan, the Soviet Union has Moscow, Stalingrad or Leningrad, Egypt has El Alamein, and Tunisia, Matmata and Toujane. On the other hand, the weapons of Cod2 are the ones which were actually used in the WWII. Thus, Americans have weapons such as the M1 Garand or the Mk 2 Grenade, British army have the Webley hand gun or the Thompson automatic rifle, Soviets have the Tokarev TT-33 or the PPSh-41 and Germans have the Luger or the Mauser Kar 98k.
Call Of Duty 2 Features
Here you will find the unique features of Call of Duty 2:
- 3 different campaigns for single player: Soviet, American and British
- Multiplayer (online and offline) mode with various modes within: Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, etc.
- Realistic gameplay and storyline
- Improved graphics
- Variety of weapons which were used in the WWII
- New character's abilities such as climbing walls
- Health auto regeneration which redefines the strategy of the game
If you are interested in Call of Duty 2 and you want to know more information before you download it, feel free to visit the developer's website .
System Requirements to download and use it
The minimum system requirements to download, install and run Call of Duty 2 are listed below:
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 or later
- Processor: AMD Athlon XP 1700+ or Intel Pentium IV @ 1.4 GHz or higher
- RAM Memory: 256 MB RAM
- Graphics Card: ATI Radeon 8500 or NVIDIA GeForce 2 Ultra or better
- Sound Card: compatible with DirectX 9.0c
- Hard Drive Space: at least 4 GB free available
- Online Multiplayer mode requires broadband Internet connection


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Have you ever noticed that teams always push harder and accomplish more at the end of the game?
What happened to the other 59 minutes?
This goes for many games.
I've seen some hockey teams come back from a 3-0 deficit in the last 3 minutes.
So what happened for the first 57 minutes?
The majority of us seem to be much more productive the closer it gets to the deadline.
No matter what the deadline applies to.
During my workout yesterday, Shaun T said there was 15 seconds left in the exercise.
So I pushed myself as hard as I could for those last 15 seconds
There was actually 30 seconds left.
If you find you aren't reaching your goals and your productivity is low.
Start breaking down your BIG GOALS into smaller segments.
Like a monthly, weekly, daily or hourly goal.
And you'll find these extra deadlines will cause you to push yourself more often.
So after you set your goal for the year.
Break it down by quarter, month and week.
And keep track of your progress and what is working.
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Fulton County Commissioner Joan P. Garner, District 6, has been recognized by The National League of Cities during a ceremony held at the White House on Wednesday, July 10, 2013.
Commissioner Garner is being recognized for her work in leading the completion of key health and wellness goals for Let's Move! Cities, Towns and Counties (LMCTC) in coordination with Fulton County Health & Wellness and other County departments. LMCTC is a major component of First Lady Michelle Obama's comprehensive Let's Move! initiative, which is dedicated to solving the childhood obesity epidemic within a generation.
"I am thrilled to have this opportunity to participate in a national initiative highlighting the need to improve health in our communities. It is a great honor for Fulton County's work to be recognized on a national scale as we address health disparities, obesity, and fitness in every Fulton County community," said Commissioner Garner.
The Let's Move! Cities, Towns and Counties initiative recognizes the efforts of elected officials to improve access to healthy affordable food and to increase opportunities for physical activity.
"Local elected officials play a critical role in addressing childhood obesity in our country and communities, and we commend those leaders being recognized for their achievements in taking action to improve healthy eating and physical activity in their communities," said NLC President Marie Lopez Rogers, mayor of Avondale, AZ.
Fulton County is among 200 cities, towns and counties participating in LMCTC. The National League of Cities (NLC) is the lead collaborating partner on this initiative, working with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, the National Association of Counties, and other nonprofit organizations, in assisting local elected officials to implement policy and environmental changes to prevent childhood obesity. The program has a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
For more information about LMCTC and Fulton County's accomplishments, visit ww.healthycommunitieshealthyfuture.org.
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Wayfair is heating things up with this sale. They've got fireplaces for up to 50% off, and with the discount some of them are under $100! Nothing beats a cozy fire on a cold winter day, so be sure to take a look, and don't miss out on these prices.
My hands are always cold throughout the winter, especially at my desk. So this Personal Desktop Electric Fireplace just made it to the top of my wish list. It is on sale for $49.99 (reg. $115.99) and has some really cool features. For starters, it can heat up to 200 square feet of space, and includes an anti-tip auto shut off. It also sports a pencil holder – so it's totally multi-purpose!
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There are a lot of different fan hashtags for Superbowl 49, but I thought I would pull tweets on two very similar hashtags for both teams. I used PlusOneSocial to pull on #gohawks and #gopatriots last night and these are the results. Then I used Microsoft Excel and PowerBI to format the results and wola!
I'm actually quite surprised that the Patriots fans are not as socially enabled as the Seahawk fans. But I know for a fact that the Seahawk fans are more nerdy.
Okay, have to go prepare for the game! Can't wait to watch!!!
Enjoy, Patrick
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Release Dates:
Bandcamp: Vinyl 20.02.2015 + Digital 23.02.2015
All other stores: Vinyl 06.03.2015 + Digital 09.03.2015
Recorded in spring 2014, "Heart" is the debut solo album by Gothenburg-born Joel Alter. During the process, he focused on finding the artist within himself and accepting the outcome as the value of his own footprint. But also for Uncanny Valley, releasing an album by an artist of whom we never released music before as singles or on compilations marks new ground. But since we know Joel for some time and are great admirers of his two albums he released together with Henrik Jonsson as Jonsson/Alter on Kontra-Musik this step felt very natural.
"Broken Chord" opens up the album as an intimate, string-heavy House track and is succeeded by "22 Hours", a wonderful piece of slightly dark pop music featuring French singer Luvinsky Atche. With its melancholic and catchy vocal it brings you right into the album's narrational flow. Following up is "Everlasting" featuring longtime friend Christoffer Berg on piano and vocals. These two tracks mark the emotional backbone of the album. After that, "I Got It" turns out as a stumbling Disco affair while "Unsung Heroes" is a subtle track with its guitar sample from another era and mystical spoken words. "Out Of Bounds" is a driving House track that will cause a stir on open-minded dance floors when the trumpet by Stefan Sporsén finally enters. The same applies to "Mecca": After a seductive chord inferno that carries the track for several minutes, a cryptic synth line seem to come out of nowhere and marks a salvation. Finally, "Measures of Love" combines Joel playing cello and Christoffer Berg on Korg Mono Poly to a peaceful and beatless conclusion. This was recorded in a live-jam and is the result of pure inspiration.
Joel has been carrying the idea of recording a solo album for some years now. Naturally, "Heart" combines various influences, not only musically but also from his personal life. When he proceeded further into the production process, he limited himself using the computer less and instead learning to trust his intuition, the flow of his fingers and to use his own voice as an instrument. This led to an album that is rather hard to pin down genre-wise but even easier to connect to emotionally when you listen to it from start to finish.
The artwork is based on several oil paintings by Swedish artist Joakim Heidvall.
All tracks were written, produced and mixed by Joel Alter.
Vocals on "22 Hours" by Luvinsky Atche.
Vocals and piano on "Everlasting" by Christoffer Berg, recorded at Svenska Grammofonstudion.
Trumpet on "Out Of Bounds" by Stefan Sporsén.
Korg Mono Poly on "Measures Of Love" by Christoffer Berg.
Artwork by Joakim Heidvall. Layout by Thomas Neugebauer.
Mastered and cut by Mike Grinser at Manmade Mastering.
All tracks are published by Copyright Control.
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Isn't it horrid when you are ill, you don't want to leave your bed and you can't climb the loft ladder and sit in your lovely sewing room and sew all day ... even though you really want to? I am sooooooooo unwell - it's only gastronenteritis (I know I will recover soon) but it's been 3 days now and I could have done so much sewing on my latest WIPs ('USA #4', an Ireland trip themed quilt, a christening quilt, my sister's V-shaped cushion cover ... the list goes on!!!) Fingers crossed, tomorrow will bring some recovery.
'USA #3' arrived safely in Towson, MD on Friday and my dear cousin Facebooked a great photo of her holding it up. She is so cute. And she has an amazing group of friends who follow her so her post got 40 likes and 15 comments ... yay I'm a little bit famous - well, in Maryland anyway!!
I love that we all "rescued" her grandma's fabric (which is over 20 years old) and I feel honoured to be turning it into quilts for my five cousins. So far, that's one daughter and two grand-daughters who have received their quilts and now I have two daughters-in-law to make for.
I started 'USA #4' at the beginning of the week. It is getting trickier (because of my self-imposed rule of only using my Great-Aunt's fabric to make these quilts) to decide on a pattern and pick the fabrics that will then 'stretch' to that design and I may have to improvise (again) as the blocks get made because I don't think there's quite enough of this background fabric to make the whole quilt as per the pattern (I had to choose it as it was the largest piece of 'light' fabric in the stash and it's pretty).
I was curious about the label - Montgomery Ward - so I Googled it and found it to have quite a history. It led me to conclude (I may be wrong) that my Great-Aunt probably ordered some of her fabric from them. I bet she would have loved internet shopping!!
Here it is:
The pattern I am using is called 'Super Stars' which I found in one of my quilting books, Fresh Fabric Treats. The talented designer (Amanda Jean of Crazy Mom Quilts) has a great post showing off her quilts and the fact you can nicely blend together a lot of different fabrics is what drew me to her pattern.
These are the complimenting fabrics I have chosen - I picked 4 different pinks, blues and greens to match the little flowers:
and here is one of the blocks:
Only 8 more blocks to make (plus sashing and a border) so we'll have to see how it will all end up if (when?) I run out of the background fabric. I love it when I don't know if a plan is actually going to come together ... don't you??


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The Lady and The Dragon
I am leaving the day with some photos of a very lovely dress. The details are exquisite, the colors soft, muted and rich. The dress is Farewell in Bordeaux from MysticHope Design.
The location is Toi Narwa Vire, a high fantasy role play sim.
And the dragon? He doesn't talk much so I am just going to call him Charlie.
Hair: A&A Cookie Hair 8
Skin: []::Tuli::[] The Dressing Room :: Gina 04
Clothing: Mystic Hope Farewell Bordeaux
Accessories: Mystic Hope Farewell Bordeaux
Poses by:BehaviorBody (new)
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Dessert Gnocchi Recipe
Sweet Gnocchi
Sweet Gnocchi
From Giada De Laurentiis
- 3/4 cup butter (1 1/2 sticks)
1 cinnamon stick
1 package storebought gnocchi
1 tablespoon sugar, plus more to taste
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Melt the butter with the cinnamon stick in a heavy medium skillet over medium heat until melted, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
- Cook the gnocchi in a large pot of boiling salted water until all the gnocchi rise to the surface, about 3 minutes. Discard the cinnamon stick from the butter sauce, and reheat the sauce over low heat. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the cooked gnocchi to the hot cinnamon butter in the skillet. Sprinkle with the sugar and cinnamon. Toss to coat, and add more sugar to taste.
- Spoon the gnocchi and butter sauce into shallow bowls and serve immediately.
Serves 4 to 6.
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So you want to get to know that CEO. Great.
Do you know who he is as a person? What are his goals? What does he value most? What does he need and want?
These are all things that you need to know before you can even think about reaching out to a CEO or, as a matter of fact, to anyone.
In step 3 of the 8 Steps to Build Relationships With CEOs and Other Influential People, I will show you what you need to know before you can successfully reach out to a CEO and where you can do your research to be ready to reach out.
Know Who the CEO is
Before you can reach out, you need to know exactly who that CEO is. I will use the CEO of Fast Growing Startup AG in Zurich as an example.
Obviously, the first thing you need to know is his name. Maybe you already know it, otherwise look it up on LinkedIn. Let's say his name is John.
The name itself is certainly not enough. How will you know what to talk about if you don't know the needs and desires of the CEO?
You need to do some more research before you are ready to reach out and actually get a response.
1. What are 5 of the CEO's Most Urgent Needs?
What is John struggling with? What pain points does he have that you can solve? What keeps him up at night? What is he scared about?
Focus on the problems first. Too many times, we develop solutions for problems that don't exist and then call it a "Failed marketing campaign", "Failed outreach" or "Unsuccessful product launch", just because we did not uncover the urgent needs first.
Maybe his profits or revenues are not where they should be. Maybe his startup is not hiring the right people because of a lack of clear expression of his vision. Maybe he lacks of a clear strategy or maybe he has a strategy in place but is not effectively executing on it. Maybe his costs are too high.
Which of these issue can you solve or at least partially tackle?
Figure out the issues first and you are ready for the second step.
2. What are 5 of the CEO's Most Compelling Desires?
What does John want to move towards? What goals does he have? What does he want to accomplish? What's his vision and mission?
Now you focus on the other side of the coin, the pleasure. If you know exactly what he wants to achieve, you can figure out ways how to help him get there. This is essential if you want to connect with him.
Maybe he wants to exponentially grow his profits and revenues. Maybe he wants to build an organizations that changes the world. Maybe he wants to expand to emerging markets. Maybe he wants to decrease costs.
Figure out what he wants to move towards so you know what to talk about and what you can help him with.
These two steps are essential to complete before you even attempt to reach out to anyone. The more you know about needs & desires, the better.
Here is an interview I did with Paulo who successfully leveraged this strategy.
Research on LinkedIn
Use LinkedIn to find out what John has done in the past. Find out what organizations he has been part of. Did your career paths maybe cross at some point?
Find out what universities or business schools John attended. Are you a member of the same alumni group? Or do you know anybody who went to the same school?
Find out in what charitable causes he is involved in to find out more about his values. Check his recommendations on LinkedIn to find out more about his personality. What do other people say about him?
Check John's endorsements on LinkedIn. What do people say he is particularly good at?
What can you read between the lines in his LinkedIn profile headline and summary?
What groups is he a member of and what does that tell you about his interests? Is he active in those groups? What kinds of discussions does he start or participate in?
Is he a member of organizations like the British Swiss Chamber of Commerce? Maybe the American Swiss Chamber of Commerce or any other?
What leaders and companies is John following?
What information does he share on LinkedIn and other social media platforms? Is he sharing articles or maybe videos of TED talks? Does he share status updates regularly? What do those things say about his interests and values?
Who is the connected to? Many times, you can see the person's connections, even if you are not yet directly connected to them.
Do you know any of those people? What does his networks tell you about his interests and values? What kinds of people does John enjoy hanging out with? Is there somebody in your network that you could introduce him to?
Do you see how much you can find out about somebody by doing some basic research? This is just the tip of the iceberg.
Search Google
Use Google to find press releases, articles, news, blog posts, media mentions and anything else you can find about him. What do other people write about John?
Is there a financial report of his company available that you could look into?
Find out if he has written any books. You will be surprised how many people write books today.
Find out if he is organizing or speaking at an event in the near future. Could you maybe meet him there?
Search Youtube
Use Youtube to find out if John has given speeches.
In a world where personal branding is an essential piece for success in business, more and more people go into public speaking. You will never know if he gave a speech at TEDxZurich last year if you don't search for it.
How Much Research is Enough?
Most people don't do enough research. Then, there are a few who only do research and never actually get to the point of reaching out.
Generally, the more you know about somebody, the more opportunities open up to make the connection happen. However, don't look for perfection.
You probably won't find out the names of John's kids or his favorite food on LinkedIn. The other question is if you need to know about that to successfully reach out to him for the first time. I would argue against it.
The secret is to be in the golden middle. If you feel like you know enough, stop your research and move on to the next step.
What to Do With All Your Research
Write everything down in the profile that you create for John. I use Evernote and create files for every decision marker that I am serious about reaching out to.
This especially helps if you reach out to very hard-to-reach people where it may take months before you ever talk with them.
Play Sherlock Holmes. Be curious.
If you are serious about connecting with John, you want to know what goes on in his life and business.
Once you have put together a rich file of organized information, you can dive deeper into his Urgent Needs and Compelling Desires. The more you have been reading between the lines, the easier it will be to get more detailed and eventually to reach out to John.
Download the Communication Excellence Workbook to work out all the details of the Urgent Needs and Compelling Desires.
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Ryan Dunn in the team has just finished off the finishing touches to a services application which uses SQL Server Data Services (SSDS) to store the content in the cloud. This has all being placed onto a site so that you can get details about the LINQ provider to SSDS and a whole number of Powershell cmdlets. All the code is available on codeplex (http://www.codeplex.com/phluffyfotos).
What you will see a PhluffyFotos.com ?
Users will be able to upload their pictures from the web or mobile device. This sample is designed to demonstrate how you can develop a multi-tenant application using SQL Server Data Services (SSDS).
The demo utilizes several technologies including: ASP.NET MVC Extensions, LINQ, WCF, Silverlight, Windows PowerShell, and the .NET Compact Framework 3.5.
· LINQ to SSDS provider. Using either lambda expressions or the Where extension method, your business logic is transformed to the correct REST-based URI query syntax.
· ASP.NET Membership Provider. All user information is held in the cloud and this membership provider seamlessly integrates into the web application.
· PowerShell cmdlets. The installation and configuration of the sample uses PowerShell to configure the user's SSDS account storage.
· Mobile app. This demo has a mobile application where photos taken from the phone's camera can be uploaded to the PhluffyFotos website.
Getting Started
You can download the full sample and all the source from CodePlex (http://www.codeplex.com/phluffyfotos).
To build and run the PhluffyFotos sample on Windows Vista you will need to install the following components on your machine:
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· Microsoft ASP.NET MVC Preview 2
· Windows PowerShell
· Windows Mobile 6 Professional SDK (Optional)
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Important: You must have SSDS account credentials to use this application. If you do not have credentials, internal users can visit http://cloudds and sign-up.
An online version is hosted at http://www.phluffyfotos.com


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MARK OF CAIN by Kate Sherwood
Date: June 20, 2014
Grate: 5
Details: Received from Samhain Publishing
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The blurb:
"When a man is consumed by hatred, is there anything left to love?
After a tough day of counseling sessions, Anglican priest Mark Webber is looking forward to a relaxing dinner at a local restaurant. When he sees who's bellied up to the bar, though, he reaches for his cell phone to call the police.
It's Lucas Cain, the man who killed Mark's brother three years ago. Apparently he's out of jail and hanging out with his old crowd, which has to be a breach of parole, right?
Pulled over upon leaving the bar, Lucas blows a clean breathalyzer and hopes this isn't a harbinger of things to come. He's ready to build a sober, peaceful life. His friends aren't ready to let him move on, though, and he ends up taking refuge in an Anglican half-way house.
Thrown together, Mark and Lucas find common ground in the struggle to help a young gay man come to terms with his sexuality—and the fight against homophobic townsfolk. As attraction grows, the past is the last stumbling block between them and a future filled with hope."
My thoughts:
I wasn't sure how much I was going to like the book. While the blurb sounded intriguing I also feared I might be in for a predictable and possibly slightly frustrating read.
Well, colour me surprised. Not because the story turned out to be completely different from what I expected, it wasn't. No, I'm happily surprised because there was nothing frustrating about this book. The story didn't contain any forced or protracted drama. With a story- line as described above this was always going to be an angsty book, and they have a habit of upsetting me. It was wonderful to read a book in which the angst made perfect sense and was portrayed realistically. There is a lot of it and yet it doesn't feel as if that's the central theme of the book. The angst is part of a much larger story; it didn't take over or dominate the narrative
This story and the relationships between the characters develop organically. There are no 'magical' moments, no instant conversions or other miracles. Not every issue is resolved when the book ends. This realism made The 'Mark of Cain' a near perfect book for me. In most romance novels I read there will be at least one character I want to slap because of their stupidity or refusal to communicate. I loved the honesty and openness between Mark and Lucas. It is great to follow two characters who actually listen to each other.
Of the three main characters I was most impressed with Lucas. He's made a terrible and fatal mistake in the past and is trying to keep himself going from day to day. He's not looking for forgiveness because he doesn't think he deserves it. He wants to be a better man but doesn't think it will ever make up for the wrong he did in the past. He is matter of fact about the situation he finds himself in and never allows himself the luxury of self-pity. He never sees himself as a martyr, which means the reader doesn't have to see him that way either.
"Nah. I deserve what I get." – Lucas
It took me a bit longer to fall for Mark and I'm not entirely sure why. There were moments when I adored him. I loved the words he uses when he talks to Alex about being gay, because it's such a wonderful way of talking to a confused 16 year old.
"I walk, I sit, I wake, I sleep. All gay, all day" – Mark to Alex
Maybe it took me longer to like Mark because I fell for Lucas straight away and he didn't. And while his reasons for thoroughly disliking Lucas were better than good, I still wanted him to see what I saw in Lucas. As soon as he did start to see it, my reservations about him were gone. I also thought the process Mark goes through when it comes to his faith and the Anglican Church were well worked out and convincing.
The idea of the two men bonding over Alex - a sixteen year old boy struggling with his homosexuality and his homophobic father - and their need to help him was inspired. Alex infatuation with Lucas was adorable and the way Lucas and Mark dealt with it was sensitive as well as realistic.
I could say a whole lot more about this book. I fell in love with it and I tend to get carried away when that happens. So I'll force myself to stop now. I just want to say that if you happen to be looking for a wonderful romance centred around two men you can't help but fall for, you need to pick up this book. It is well written and immaculately plotted. You will find a smooth read with sparkling dialogue. If you enjoy a few smiles and chuckles with your angst, this is the book for you. If you want your next book to introduce you to two characters you may not want to say goodbye to, you could do a lot worse than pick up 'The Mark of Cain.'
"We're nothing like Romeo and Juliet, he said. Cause we're going to make it." - Lucas


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By Trend
Azerbaijan's GDP volume reached about 11.5 billion manats in January-February 2019 that is 3 percent more than in January-February 2018, Trend reports referring to the State Statistical Committee.
The volume of GDP per capita stood at 1,163.8 manats.
Some 47.2 percent (5.4 billion manats) of Azerbaijan's GDP accounted for industrial sphere, 5.4 percent (623.5 million manats) – for construction, 3.2 percent (363.7 million manats) – for agriculture, forestry and fishery.
Net taxes on production and import accounted for 7.2 percent (826.5 million manats) of Azerbaijan's GDP.
According to the report, 10.1 percent of the GDP (1.15 billion manats), produced in the service sector, accounted for trade and maintenance of vehicles, 6.8 percent (786.5 million manats) – for transport and storage, 2.6 percent (302 million manats) – for accommodation of tourists and catering, 1.8 percent (202.7 million manats) – for information and communication services, 15.7 percent (1.8 billion manats) – for other services.
(1 USD = 1.7 AZN on March 15)
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Start your meal off right with aged cheddar risotto bites or fritto misto. For the main course, choose one of the pastas like bolognese or shrimp scampi or an entree, such as osso bucco or braised beef ravioli. Just make sure you save room for the Wine Country tiramisù!
Service: Table Service
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Meals: Lunch and dinner
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Hours: 11:30 am – 9:15 pm
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Volume 3 2011
Stream Sediments Serve Important Role in Ecological Balance
By Carolyn Rumery Betz
The Green Revolution—not the kind that celebrates Earth Day, solar panels and recycling but the one related to food production—has used various technologies to meet the world's nutritional needs by growing more food per acre. The use of nitrogen fertilizer is one tool that has allowed for increased food production. Crops need nitrogen to make their own food, but since they can't take it directly from the air, nitrogen fertilizer, often in the form of anhydrous ammonia, is added to enrich the soil and maximize yields. Adding more fertilizer than crops need to grow results in surface and groundwater contamination.
Worldwide, there is more available nitrogen in our environment than ever before because of fertilizers and burning of fossil fuels, according to Bob Stelzer, associate professor of biology at UW–Oshkosh. Stelzer is interested in the overall balance of the many forms of nitrogen in the environment.
Too much nitrogen in our lakes and streams can lead to excessive plant growth, degraded recreational experiences and fish kills. The cumulative effects of excess nitrates moving downstream from the Corn Belt have created a "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico.
"Can the rate of removal of nitrates keep up with the supply of nitrogen fertilizers?" asks Stelzer. "Right now, supply is winning, and the excess is ending up in our drinking water and in our coastal ecosystems."
Excess nitrates in our drinking water can pose serious human health threats by compromising the ability of blood to carry oxygen, potentially leading to serious health complications. This is particularly dangerous for infants and young children. Excessive nitrate consumption has been linked to increased risks for certain cancers. In Wisconsin, an estimated 9 percent of the state's private wells exceed the safe drinking water standard for nitrates. This problem affects every county in the state and costs millions of dollars to correct. More than 70 percent of the state relies on groundwater for all uses, including drinking water, agricultural, manufacturing and industrial uses.
In a research project funded by the Water Resources Institute, Stelzer is examining the ability of bacteria in sediments below the stream surface to convert nitrates, a form available to plants, into atmospheric nitrogen, which plants cannot use to grow. It is a location where denitrification can occur and has not been previously well studied.
Nutrients can be carried from groundwater to surface water since the groundwater flows from under the stream bed into the surface water. Stelzer has installed a series of wells and specialized groundwater samplers in eight streams in the Waupaca River watershed, one of the hotspots of Wisconsin's excess nitrates. This allows him to create a vertical nitrate profile for each sample location, yielding better understanding about how nitrate behaves in the groundwater beneath the stream.
Preliminary results show that while denitrification rates are higher in the shallower sediments, the deeper sediments are responsible for a large portion of denitrification overall. The denitrification and nitrate profile results suggest that nitrate retention removal is widespread in deep stream sediments, particularly in watersheds with high groundwater nitrate concentrations. Wetlands, rivers, sediments and wet soils are all places where nitrates are converted back to atmospheric nitrogen that can help balance the overall ecosystem. If a river ecosystem is degraded, such as being channelized and lined with concrete, groundwater and surface water are less likely to interact, and nitrate removal will be reduced.
"It's very important that ecosystems remain as natural and healthy as possible so that removal of excess nitrates and nutrients can take place," Stelzer said.
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