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Jewish World Review Oct. 29, 2013/ 26 Mar-Cheshvan, 5774
Fraud in the Inducement --- and President Obama
By Bernard Goldberg
It doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to figure out that the whole procedure is one great big mess. Even the libs on Saturday Night Live are making fun of it. But hey, Team Obama only had about three years to figure it all out.
The real mystery isn't why Kathleen Sebelius, whose department is in charge of signing us up for ObamaCare, still has a job. What has me baffled is how she still has her citizenship. If she worked in the real world - the private sector where people are held accountable - she'd be long gone by now. And if she were lucky she might find work in Bangladesh.
But what's troubling about the media coverage is that it's been focusing mainly on those "glitches" - the hours and days and weeks it takes to log on to the official ObamaCare Web site. While that's legitimate news, there's a bigger story that is getting short shrift in the MSM. And it's a story about fraud.
Let's say you make a business deal with someone. But you lie about pertinent facts in the process. This is called "Fraud in the Inducement." Here's the definition from a legal dictionary: "the use of deceit or trick to cause someone to act to his/her disadvantage, such as signing an agreement or deeding away real property. The heart of this type of fraud is misleading the other party as to the facts upon which he/she will base his/her decision to act. Example: 'there will be tax advantages to you if you let me take title to your property,' or 'you don't have to read the rest of the contract–it is just routine legal language.' but actually includes a balloon payment"
Isn't this pretty much what President Obama did when he pushed through the so-called Affordable Care Act? He looked us in the eye and with a straight face said (to use just one easy example) that under his new plan we could keep our doctors if we wanted to. But millions of Americans can't. They're losing their old coverage and being pushed into the ObamaCare "exchanges" — and a lot of them will have to find new doctors. Surely Mr. Obama knew he wasn't telling the truth. That's one of the requirements to prove fraud - that he knew he was misleading us. The alternative is that he wasn't lying at all, but that he is simply incompetent; that he had no idea what he was actually shoving down our throats. This is a possibility too. But let's assume he knew what he was saying. Let's assume he intentionally put a smiley face on his signature program. Why isn't this "fraud in the inducement"?
He also told us our premiums would go down. For millions of us they're going up. How is this any different from the example above when one party tells the other: "There will be tax advantages to you if you let me take title to your property." If that's a lie then so is the president telling us, "Your premiums won't go up." Instead of "tax advantages" he misled us about "premium advantages."
I wasn't on the "Repeal ObamaCare" bandwagon. I think the leaders of that movement did Republicans more harm than good. The way you get rid of ObamaCare is by winning elections. I think Ted Cruz and the others made that more difficult for the GOP- but time will tell, as the old saying goes.
But I do know this: If Barack Obama sold any of us a bill of goods based on a pack of lies in the private world of business, he just might find himself trying to explain what happened to a judge.
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JWR contributor Bernard Goldberg, the television news reporter and author of several bestselling books, among them, Bias, a New York Times number one bestseller about how the media distort the news. He is widely seen as one of the most original writers and thinkers in broadcast journalism. Mr. Goldberg covered stories all over the world for CBS News and has won 10 Emmy awards for excellence in journalism. He now reports for the widely acclaimed HBO broadcast Real Sports.
He is a graduate of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey and a member of the school's Hall of Distinguished Alumni and proprietor of BernardGoldberg.com.
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OAKLAND, Calif. — Aroldis Chapman rejoined teammates Sunday ready to pitch again after more than a month on the disabled list, and the struggling Yankees couldn't wait to have their flame-throwing closer back in the bullpen.
Manager Joe Girardi planned to use Chapman in the series finale at Oakland regardless of the situation just to get him back in the major-league mix immediately. In fact, Chapman flew cross-country for one game before the club was set to return to the Bronx with a day off Monday ahead of a home series with the Angels.
"Our group is probably pretty excited that he's here. We just want to make sure that he gets his work, he doesn't sit too long and then he gets back out there and sees major league hitters, too," Girardi said.
"I just think that, if you're a player that's being paid to play and you're eligible, you'd show up. This is something I've heard from a couple different people about, 'You're going to fly him across the country for one day?' How many divisions have been lost by one game in the course of history? How many playoff spots have not been guaranteed because of one game? Yeah, it's not ideal to be all the way out here, yeah, I get that. But he had a travel day where he didn't play. All our other players had a travel day where they played that day. If you've got people available that are the best, you want them here."
The left-hander had been sidelined since May 13 with inflammation in the rotator cuff of his pitching shoulder.
While on his three-appearance rehab assignment, Chapman said it was difficult to see his team lose close games when he could have helped.
He is encouraged the shoulder feels right at last and he is pain-free. And Chapman feels good about his velocity, so those 102-mph heaters might be coming soon.
"I was watching games and keeping track of how the team was doing and yeah, it's tough to see that you're not there to help because that's what you want to do, you want to help your team. To watch from afar it's tough," Chapman said through an interpreter.
"The thing I would say is I feel healthy and strong. The velocity is up there now and I wasn't as sharp as far as commanding my pitches but that's something I can get in the next couple days. The team needs me and that's why I'm here. They need me and I want to be here. Ready to go."
"It's big. It just lengthens our bullpen," Girardi said. "Any time you get an arm of that type of quality, it's going lengthen your bullpen and make us better."
He is 1-0 with seven saves in eight chances this season.
"We felt that the three outings that we had would be sufficient. He's going to pitch today probably no matter what," Girardi said. "You really never know until you get here, and it's always a different mentality for a guy of that experience pitching in the minor leagues compared to pitching here. I just think a lot of times it's hard for them to really lock in."
To clear roster room for Chapman's return, the Yankees optioned catcher Kyle Higashioka to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

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The Vermont Department of Health is sponsoring a symposium on binge drinking on college campuses.
The department says online survey data from the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation shows alarming figures for college students in Vermont. Students at Vermont's 13 colleges have a higher than average use of alcohol and binge drinking, and more than double the national average of marijuana use.
At tomorrow's symposium, national experts are expected to discuss how college officials can encourage students to challenge the college drinking culture and advocate for change, as well as practical ways to effectively control alcohol use on campus.
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Born to an Indian father and a Danish mother and raised in Montreal's Italian quarter, Ram's cultural heritage is almost as diverse as his musical background.
Starting out as a drummer in an experimental punk / speed metal band, he went on to study classical composition, orchestration and electro-acoustic music at McGill University.
Ram finds endless inspiration from his vast record collection of over 15,000 vinyl LPs. The diversity of his archive and his eclectic mixing style led Ram to tour internationally as a DJ, performing alongside legendary artists such as Andy Smith (Portishead), The Chemical Brothers, Femi Kuti, Stereolab, Kruder & Dorfmeister and Amon Tobin.
The sum of his experiences have molded him into a multi-instrumentalist with an encyclopedic knowledge of music history and a detailed understanding of musical styles. His collection of vintage synthesizers & studio gear, custom made electronics and percussion / acoustic instruments from around the world, are all part of his diverse palette and distinct musical voice.


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Staff Correspondent
Varsity to go by list approved by Governor for award of honorary doctorates
`Syndicate can only recommend, Governor is the final authority'Allegations by former Syndicate member termed baseless
MYSORE: Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University J. Shashidhar Prasad has sought to clarify that the Governor, who is also the Chancellor of Universities, enjoys full powers to accept, reject or modify the list of candidates recommended for honorary doctorates by the University Syndicate.
Prof. Prasad's assertion comes in the wake of allegations that Governor T.N. Chaturvedi had violated the Karnataka Universities Act by deleting two names from the list of four names recommended by the Syndicate and adding three other names to the list.
Speaking to The Hindu , Prof. Prasad termed as baseless the allegations levelled by former Mysore University Syndicate member Mahadev that the Governor did not enjoy the power to alter the list recommended by the Syndicate. "The Syndicate can only recommend. The final authority to approve, reject or modify rests with the Governor. There has been no violation of the Karnataka Universities Act by the Governor," Prof. Prasad said.
Other instances
Prof. Prasad cited several instances in which names of candidates recommended by the University Syndicate had been rejected by the Governor.
"The names of eminent personalities such as Mother Teresa, Sardar Karan Singh, former Chief Minister M. Veerappa Moily and former Chief Justice of India M.N. Venkatachalaiah, which had been recommended by the University Syndicate, have been rejected by the Governor on earlier occasions," Prof. Prasad said.
Prof. Prasad said names recommended by the Syndicate even when Dr. Mahadev was its member had been rejected by the Governor.
However, Prof. Prasad said the university had decided to drop the name of late writer R.K. Narayan from the list of candidates to be awarded honorary doctorates posthumously as the writer had been given an honorary doctorate in 1976 during a special convocation of the university when D. Jayadevaraj Urs was the Vice-Chancellor.
It may be mentioned here that Dr. Mahadev had alleged that the Governor had deleted the names of former Lokayukta Justice (Retd) N. Venkatachala and noted author of books of medical science P.S. Shankar from the list recommended by the university.
The Governor had also added the names of Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission Anil Kakodkar and William T. (Bill), sergeant, U.S.
Prof. Prasad made it clear that the Mysore University will go by the list approved by the Governor for award of honorary doctorates during its 89th annual convocation scheduled to be held here on January 9.
The list comprises former Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Bangalore, K. Kasturirangan; an alumnus of Mysore University B. N. Bahadur, besides Anil Kakodkar and William T. (Bill).


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Retire in Peace: 3 Common Pension Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Your pension is very important.
Typically, it will be your sole source of income during your golden years and will pay for everything from food to any medical expenses or care you may need in your later life. With the average life expectancy on the rise again, it's never been more important to make sure your pension is secure. One false move and your quality of life during retirement is likely to suffer.
But the landscape of pension savings is changing, although these changes are not all that clear.
'Whilst the broad outline of the recent pension reforms are clear, much of the detail is still lacking' explains Lee Robertson, CEO of London-based wealth management firm Investment Quorum.
'There are still a number of interim measures in the Finance Bill which are currently going through parliament, and with many of the longer term proposals out for consultation, we aren't likely to know just what these changes to pension schemes mean until after the general election in 2015'.
So for all this talk of a newfound flexibility surrounding pensions, the state of the UK pension is now more unclear than ever. Meaning that you are much more likely to be making some critical mistakes which could have serious repercussions for your retirement.
Here we aim to show you some of the more common miscalculations you can make when planning for retirement, and how to avoid them impacting on your pension.
Not saving enough
With a recent study conducted by the Department for Work and Pensions concluding that nearly 12 million people aren't putting enough money away for their pension, this is by far the most common problem for those facing retirement.
Although the government does provide a basic state pension for those over 61, the amount paid out by this (a maximum £113.10 per person a week) is quite simply not enough to maintain your working lifestyle into retirement.
Fortunately this is an issue which is easily fixed with some revisions to your saving habits.
By simply cutting back on some of your normal monthly expenditures and investing this into your own private pension fund, you could be ensuring that your retirement is a comfortable one.
Delaying your saving
During the early years of your career, saving for a pension is probably the last thing on your mind. After all, why would you want to put away money for your future retirement when you could spend the same money on that holiday you need so badly now?
But the longer you delay putting some of your salary away towards retirement, the more it will cost you to build a pension large enough to ensure a good quality of life during your golden years.
This doesn't necessarily mean, however, that you should start saving in your twenties and continue until the day you decide to retire. On the contrary, by saving little but often early on in life, you could end up with a much larger financial pot than someone who started saving more than you later on as this will give your investment a much larger period of time to accumulate compound interest
In fact, saving as little as £2,500 a year only from the ages of 21 up to 30 could leave you with a retirement nest egg of around £553,000 by the time you're 70 (assuming that the pension fund you are paying into continues to grow consistently).
Compare this with the £534,000 pension pot available to someone who contributes the same amount year on year but who only begins saving at the age of 31 and the perils of a shorter saving term becomes apparent.
Failing to review your pension regularly
Markets rise and fall, and there are various economic factors that can affect the value of your pension, and the amount of money available to you in your golden years. So you need to be changing your pension according to any changes in the market, or else you face the probability of a very precarious retirement.
Likewise, each time your own financial situation changes, it's imperative that you adapt your contributions as well. Finally managed to get that promotion you were gunning for? Great! But make sure you're putting some of that extra money you receive every month into your retirement fund. If you don't, you may not have enough cash to cover any necessary future expenses like any future care
As a rule of thumb, you should be reviewing your pensions on a yearly basis. This means taking stock of the current market value of your various pension funds, whether or not they have grown or shrunk over the last year, and whether you have been contributing enough to them.
Although you can do this on your own, you will almost certainly benefit from talking to a chartered wealth manager.
More than just simply recommending the best stocks to put your money into, a reliable wealth manager will assess your own individual retirement goals and will tailor your investment options around these.
Relying too heavily on other sources
With a recent study by MGM Advantage showing that nearly 6 million people are planning to rely on their home equity to fund their retirement and a quarter of Britons expecting an inheritance windfall to bankroll their retirement, these are two of the more popular pension mistakes made by the average brit.
Although you could make a profit by trading in your 4 bedroom family home for a smaller property, the property market is notoriously fickle. There are no guarantees that you will recoup the money you shelled out on your house some 20 or 30 years ago, let alone make a profit on it. By relying so heavily on your home equity, you could very well be kissing your dream retirement goodbye.
Likewise, those soon-to-be retirees relying on family inheritance to top up their pension face an equally unstable future.
With recent research conducted by Skipton Financial Services indicating that more and more parents are opting to either leave a smaller percentage of their estate to their offspring, or none at all, by putting all of your retirement eggs into this particular basket, you are almost certainly going to miss out on the pension that you'd always planned for.
By ensuring that your retirement nest-egg is able to stand on its own two feet without the help of either your property or your inheritance, your retirement is that much more likely to be a comfortable one.
So although there are a myriad of mistakes you can make with your pension, and there are many more than the ones listed here, by knowing what the pitfalls are and taking the necessary steps to avoid them, you will be giving your pension the best possible chance to thrive.
2 Responses to Retire in Peace: 3 Common Pension Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Is a pension in Great Britain the same as Social Security in the U.S.? Here, S.S. is paid by the government and pensions are paid by private companies (unless you worked for the federal or state governments and earned your pension through them.)
I've never been covered by a pension, but if I were, I would probably be saving a decent amount of money on the side. With all the reports about how companies underfund pensions and how many more are doing away with them, I just wouldn't feel comfortable relying on someone else to fund my retirement years.


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The art of hanging art on your walls
There's an art to presenting a collection of diverse treasures
As if choosing, placing and hanging a single painting weren't challenging enough, the Sunset Idea House in Menlo Park went over the top with an entire wall of art in the dining room.
Not literally over the top, of course. But from the very top to almost the bottom of the niche wall, and from side to side, hangs a diverse collection of art and art forms, including portraits, a seascape, a cast metal piece, a clay figure and a copper enamel mosaic.
"Most people will not go out and buy a houseful of art," said Idea House interior designer Kelly Barthelemy. "We wanted to show a way of displaying the art you have, your partner has, your grandmother left you, and this is one idea of how you can put it together."
That way is a "mosaic hang," said Lost Art Salon proprietors Gaéton Caron and Rob Delamater, who assembled and presented the art in the house. Lost Art Salon in San Francisco specializes in art and art objects dating from the turn of the century to the 1960s, with prices from $200 into the thousands, averaging about $450 for a piece in a restored, vintage frame. Caron and Delamater also consult ($75 an hour) in the arranging and hanging of a homeowner's own collection.
The mosaic hang, Caron and Delamater said, makes sense in city apartments and homes without a lot of wall space.
"It's really appropriate in San Francisco because people tend to have small homes," Delamater said.
"And with all the architectural elements the Victorians have, there's a perfect wall to do this," Caron said.
They said another way to present a collection, one not used in the Sunset house, is the "salon hang," which is similar to the mosaic hang except that its edges are not aligned, so it has a more ragged look.
Yet another way surfaced in an upstairs hallway, where five early 20th century figures by John Whitworth Robson were presented in a "Paris hang," characterized by a row of frames, each butting up against the next.
Interestingly, there was no warning anywhere in the Idea House that said, "Don't try this at home." So we consulted with Caron and Delamater at their Lost Art Salon - appropriately, a not easily found third-floor studio South of Market - for some presentation pointers.
How to create the mosaic hang
Gaétan Caron and Rob Delamater, proprietors of the Lost Art Salonin San Francisco, detail what goes into creating a wall of art like the one they built for the Sunset Idea House in Menlo Park, shown above.
1 The niche here "makes a natural frame," Delamater said. But you could make your own by taping off a section of wall and painting it a contrasting color.
4 Choose about three anchor pieces, Caron said. The large pieces here - a seascape and two abstract paintings - occupy almost a third of the wall.
5 Mostly small portraits are used to run across the top, with a larger, central secondary anchor oil painting they haven't identified but call "the spirit."
3 Strive for a mix of small, medium and large pieces. "Large is relative to the space, but all small would be ticky-tacky and all large would be overwhelming," Delamater said.
2 The best place to map out the plan is on the floor - right in front of the wall, if there's room. Caron and Delamater spent about two hours on this step alone. Remember, Delamater said, "there are always many solutions, but which is the one that feels like home?"
6 Start by aligning the outer edges and then work your way in toward the center.
7 "The spacing becomes irregular as you get toward the middle," Delamater said. "But it works because the edges are aligned."
8 Also aligned are the bottom edges of the space created for the furniture. This hang stopped 16 inches above the baseboard.
How to create the Paris hang
1 Frames needn't match, but these are all vintage early 1900s, as are the John Whitworth Robson figures within.
2 This wouldn't look as good if each frame were the same size and squared off at the top and bottom. "You need balance," Delamater said.
3 This hang is biggest in the middle and gets smaller as it goes out, but it could be biggest on the outside and smallest on the inside, or the sizes could alternate, or they could be in order of size.
Lost Art Salon's library
Much of the library can be viewed online at www.lostartsalon.com. The studio, at 245 S. Van Ness Ave., third floor, San Francisco, is open noon-5 p.m. Tues.-Wed. and Fri., noon-7 p.m. Thurs. and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.
The Sunset Idea House
The house in Menlo Park is open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday through Sunday through Aug. 31; general admission tickets: $15. Parking is at 85 Willow Rd. (800) 786-7375, www.sunset.com/mpih.


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Here we are again to review the sensory-friendly properties of this wrap! If you don't know already, I write a series of posts regarding this, since I am so passionate about creating a sensory-friendly life for those of us with Sensory Processing Disorder.
I'm not gonna lie, I'm fairly new to the Lalu Wovens brand. I came across Lalu Wovens a few months back on Instagram, then I met the owner at the International Babywearing Conference in July. Recently, I got my hands on a Chrysalis Paloma. I'm here to tell you about my experience with this wrap and let you know how sensory-friendly it is!
So, I popped it in the washer and dryer and when I pulled it out, oh. my. gosh! It felt amazing. So much different than when I got it out of the packaging! But I knew it could get even softer.
So, we started wearing.
I brought it with us to our local science center and wrapped up Miss Spunky. It's so supportive and has this cushy, almost sponginess to it (at least, that's my way of describing it). It was a very successful day out with this beautiful wrap.
Still, I knew it could get even softer. So I gave it another wash and dry. And we wore again. To the science center we went, again (we go there a lot).
She was in the wrap for the beginning and end of the visit. She as comfy, I was comfy, and I could easily wrap with no worries about the feeling of the wrap on my hands. AND it comes with sleepy dust. Major time. Miss Spunky hasn't fallen asleep on my back in quite some time. So she must have been very comfortable to have been able to do that.
Final say---Lalu Wovens has some fantastic, quality, wraps and, after a wash, they are absolutely wonderful for those with sensory specialties! They're not too thick and definitely aren't harsh against the skin in any way.
And, hey... this wrap matched pretty nicely with my outfit.
P.S. If you want to try out an already broken-in Lalu, they have an incredible lending program that you can use!! Head over and check it out.


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An original WWII Enigma Machine in your school!
For as long as we've had secrets to keep we have used codes. From the ancient Greeks and the Romans, to World War II and the modern day. Codes and code breaking are a genuine, fascinating and exotic real-life application of mathematics.
What is the Enigma Project?
The Enigma Project is a presentation, with follow-up workshops, on the fascinating history and mathematics of codes and code breaking. Spies, secrets, and espionage – and includes a demonstration of an original Enigma Machine!
Codes and code breaking can be used to really motivate and inspire pupils in the study of mathematics and will engage all pupils, and all ages.
The project also includes many colourful stories from history, building up to the demonstration of the Enigma Machine and the famous British mathematician, and father of computing, Alan Turing.
The Enigma Project is a maths project first, but includes a lot of cross-curricula ties such as history, technology, computing, languages and more.
How the day works
Typically the day starts with a presentation to all pupils involved, followed by a code breaking workshop repeated throughout the day for smaller groups. The presentation and workshops will fit in your usual school periods (between 50 to 70 minutes).
Work is differentiate for different levels, so pupils of all abilities may join in. The Project is suitable for older KS2 (Y5 and Y6), secondary schools, and sixth form/colleges. The project is also suitable for gifted and talented events. Evening talks are also available for parents and the local community.
The Presentation
An opening 50-60min interactive presentation introduces students to cryptography – the science and mathematics of codes and code breaking – including a demonstration of a genuine WWII enigma machine!
All students involved in the visit need to be seated comfortably in a hall, studio, auditorium or similar. Tables are not required.
I will need a safe and sturdy table for the enigma machine, a projector screen, and somewhere accessible to put my laptop. If you have a purpose built data projector I will use that, but I will have a portable data projector with me as well.
The Workshops
The code breaking workshops last for 50-60min, now it's your turn to be the codebreakers!
A large classroom or similar is required. Again, I will need a whiteboard or projector screen. Pupils will work in pairs seated at desks/tables, but they will also need some room to roam. Students will need paper to write on and a pencil and I will also need three tables, or a long bench to set out the activities.
We ask that no more than 30 students can be involved in each workshop session.
Please note, if the presentation and hands-on activities are in the same venue, time must be allowed for re-arranging furniture and setting up activities. If different venues are used then activities can be set up in advance, but about 10-15 minutes will be required to dismantle the presentation equipment and set it up again for the workshop.
All sessions must be supervised by at least one member of staff. For younger participants, it is often beneficial to have two or more helpers (older students or staff) available to assist with the code breaking activities.
Quotes are inclusive of all travel and accommodation.
Standard day rate for UK schools (Enigma presentation and up to 5 workshops): £795
It is also possible to add an evening presentation to parents and the local community. Details on request.
A discount may be available to junior schools, or schools local to Cambridge. Details on request.
Presentations for international schools and other organisations and events are possible but charges may vary – we will be happy to discuss with you before booking.
To Book
To book the Enigma Project at your school please contact James Grime via the contact page or email.
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Speak: The Graphic Novel
Speak: The Graphic Novel
SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson is a novel about our main character Melinda Sordino, who at the end of the past summer, called the cops on a party she was attending. Due to this, all of her friends have stopped talking to her, and just about anyone who knows she called the cops on the party hates her. Now Melinda is trying her best to move on from the party and the events that took place that day, but something happened that night, and if she continues to ignore her past, then her life will come crashing down around her.
Laurie Halse Anderson has written countless of Young Adult and Middle-Grade novels, but SPEAK is her most famous to date. Now, I read SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson over a year ago; I would say that it was around January of 2017. It has become one of my favorite books of all time since then, so when I heard there was a graphic novel version of SPEAK being released, I knew that I needed to get my hands on it right away.
"SPEAK: The Graphic Novel stays true to the original, and the artwork intensifies the story and manages to capture the feeling of despair from the first page right to the very ending."
First, I want to say that this book has a huge trigger warning for rape, and if you are not comfortable reading about rape, then you should stay away from this book. While I love SPEAK with all of my heart, the scenes of sexual assault are extremely graphic and raw (especially in the graphic novel), which while it does make it a powerful novel, it can also be harmful to those who are not in the right mindset while reading the book.
The artwork in the graphic novel version of SPEAK was absolutely breathtaking; I don't know how, but Emily Carroll was able to masterfully transfer the novel's dark tone into images. In fact, I think the images enhanced my overall reading experience. Clear and crisp, the haunting art style only made me love the book more than ever.
The story itself was wonderful as it had originally been; the graphic novel stays close to the original plot-wise, and while there were a few changes in the story, it is still heartbreaking and tragic. Because the original novel was published in 1999, making it almost 20 years old, the changes made in the graphic novel version were used to modernize the story. This included mentioning smartphones, Nutella, and social media such as Instagram. I think this made the story more relatable to me personally and was the right decision to make when creating this new edition.
SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson is perhaps one of the most important novels to ever be written for young adults; it was one of the first books ever to deal with a topic such rape and sends the message that one should never be afraid to speak up about sexual assault or rape. SPEAK: The Graphic Novel stays true to the original, and the artwork intensifies the story and manages to capture the feeling of despair from the first page right to the very ending.
Reviewed by Marco M., Teen Board Member on February 27, 2018
Speak: The Graphic Novel
- Publication Date: February 6, 2018
- Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Young Adult 13+
- Hardcover: 385 pages
- Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)


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Scania Multi 03.2017
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The program SCANIA placed on 2 DVDs and the chassis, rules of accommodation of a saddle and axes contains the information on spare parts, accessories, and also rules of change and updating, calculation of loading on a frame, etc.
Repair information not including.
The information in the program SCANIA is presented since 1985, for lorries, the chassis and buses SCANIA 3 and 4-th series, for all regions (differ with the equipment and execution{performance}).
Work with the program SCANIA it is simple, enough initial knowledge of English or German language besides in the program SCANIA there is a still more some languages, including Russian.
After installation of an environment of the program SCANIA and data on a hard disk, do not forget to specify in Multi Config a way to directories Chassi, Catalog and ServInfo, differently the program it will not be simple to work.
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A Kabuki Makeup Tutuorial That Anyone Can Do
Kabuki is a style of Japanese dance-drama, sometimes translated as "the art of singing and dancing" that can be traced back to 1603 when Izumo no Okuni, a temple maiden in Kyoto, began performing it in dry riverbeds. It was considered quite avant-garde, even for its time, and quickly gained popularity in the Edo courts. This style of theater perseveres today, having undergone a number of metamorphoses and changes over the centuries, but it remains popular with both the Japanese and Westerners, with many actors from Kabuki stages being given film and television roles alongside their classical performances.
Many things make Kabuki special, but arguably the most recognizable trait of the Kabuki actor are the elegant costumes and elaborate, distinctive Kabuki makeup. If you happen to be interested in the history of makeup and cosmetics, learning about Kabuki makeup and what it signifies is a very interesting place to start!
Kabuki: A Quick History
When Kabuki was first performed, it's plays were mainly centered around comical glimpses into court and country life, with all of its performers being female. It was known as onna-Kabuki, or female Kabuki, and it quickly grew in popularity, and became more raunchy and ribald as the years passed. The ruling shogunate began to grow wary of the style and eventually it was banned altogether in 1629 for being "too erotic".
It was at this point that yara-Kabuki, or male Kabuki took over. The themes and revelry remained largely the same, with men cross-dressing for onnugata, or female roles. Eventually even the depiction of women at all in Kabuki was banned, but that ban was rescinded. During the Genroku era, Kabuki entered its golden age, and shortly thereafter drew the attention of Westerners and visiting dignitaries.
Kabuki today is still very prominently performed with an all male cast, but there have been some all-female troupes and even mixed-cast productions in recent times.
Okay, But What About Kabuki Makeup?
All right, history lesson over. You know what Kabuki make-up looks like–the white face, the striking, expressive lines. But did you know that Kabuki makeup carries an important significance to the art itself?
Collectively, Kabuki makeup is called Kesho, and it's broken into two parts:
Oshiroi is the distinct white makeup that a Kabuki actor wears on his or her face. It was traditionally made from rice powder, but is now sometimes made synthetically. Why white?
Well, very pale skin was closely related to aristocracy, and it could be that the original onna-Kabuki used the oshiroi to distinguish high-class characters from the low-class ones.
Also, the pure white background completely neutralizes the actor's features and expressions, allowing them to adapt new ones through the use of kumadori.
Kumadori is another element of Kabuki makeup, especially in aragato Kabuki, a bold, flamboyant type of the style. Kumadori is done in bright, vivid stripes of patterns, accentuating facial features and establishing the character traits of the role a Kabuki actor is playing. Different placement, patterns, and even colors denote different things about the character:
Red is used to represent a hero character, one with power and strength. Red symbolizes virtue and power on the Kabuki hanamachi, or stage.
A Kabuki villain will often wear an easily recognizable black beard with angry, prominent blue eyebrows and purple or blue veins.
Blue kumadori represents a character from the spiritual or ghost world, while gray or brown can represent animals or demons.
At the end of a performance, an oshiguma is sometimes made: the impression of the actor's kumadori on a piece of silk cloth, either as a personal memento or autographed as a gift to the Kabuki connoisseur.
A Kabuki Makeup How-To
You don't have to travel all the way to Japan to see Kabuki, or Kabuki makeup–though that would be unforgettable, no doubt! Applying Kabuki makeup yourself is easily done, either for fun or because you are a budding Kabuki actor yourself. In this tutorial we will focus on the kumadori of the hero from the famous Kabuki play Shibaraku.
- Oshiroi or white crème makeup.
- Black crème makeup
- Red crème makeup
- Large sponge or Kabuki brush
- Smaller brush for kumadori detail
- Finishing spray or setting powder
Apply the Oshiroi
Oshiroi is rarely made of pure rice powder anymore, but if you can find it, stick with dedicated oshiroi kabuki makeup as opposed to cheap grease paint. It is smoother, and easier to blend, and less likely to contain chemicals that will hurt your skin.
- Pull your hair back and out of your face, securing with a hair tie or band.
- Brush or sponge the oshiroi all the way up to your hairline and down to your neck.
- Make sure that you cover your lips, eyebrows, and eyelids. The idea is to give yourself a completely blank canvas to start with.
- Make sure that the oshiroi is flat, smooth and not streaky, using the brush or sponge to even it out if necessary.
- Use the spray or powder to set the oshiroi before moving on to the next step.
Apply the Kumadori
- With the red crème kumadori makeup and small brush, draw a curved line that extends from the inner corner one eyes to a point on your hairline between the middle (widow's peak) and temple.
- Make an identical line from the inner corner of your other eye.
- Next, make a small curved line that dips slightly downward from the inner corner of one eyebrow to the other.
- Outline your nose next, still using the red, making sure that you exaggerate the flare of your nostrils and add a small dipped line over the bridge of your nose.
- Take the brush and starting below your eye in the inner corner, line the eye, and draw two branches that will look like a semi-circle. The upper branch should between the first red line and your temple. The second should end at your temple.
- From the outer edges of your nostrils, bring another line of the kumadori Kabuki makeup so that it outlines the lower edge of the apple of your cheek and ends at the hinge of your jaw.
- Did you know that the little groove that runs from the septum of your nose to your upper lip has a name? It is the philtrum. Redden it with the red crème makeup
- Finally, create a cleft in your chin with the red kumadori, and continue the line across your jaw on both sides, stopping halfway between your chin and end of your jaw. Use a little red crème makeup to outline a wide, masculine line at the upper ridge of your top lip, bringing the line all the way past the corners of your mouth.
- At this point, you will need to blend the curved kumadori lines every where except at your eye, jaw, and lip line. In many ways, this dramatic look shares some techniques with high-fashion cosmetic techniques, so feel free to take a page from a makeup artist's book.
- Finally, finishing touches with black kumadori, so using the black crème makeup and a clean brush, draw thick, upward curving antler-like eyebrows that extend almost up to your hairline, drawing over the red kumadori where necessary.
- Line just the lower lid of your eye, creating wings that flare up at the outermost corner.
- Lastly, lowlight the red lip line with just a few touches of the black crème makeup.
- Set your Kesho–Kabuki makeup–with the finishing spray or powder so that it doesn't smudge.
This is a very basic Kabuki makeup tutorial, and it is worth noting that Kesho is considered ceremonial for the Kabuki actor–there is still so much that you can learn about this cultural treasure. Learning a little Japanese will go a long way in understanding the rich nuances of Kabuki and Kabuki makeup, and adding this skill to your bag of tricks will be a boon to you if you decide to pursue a career in makeup application for the stage and screen.
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Château de Chambord
Chateaux de Chambord © Arnaud Scherer
Eleven miles (18km) east of Blois, the vast Château de Chambord is the largest château in the Loire Valley. It was commissioned by François I, who wanted to outshine the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, and the result is a spectacular Renaissance masterpiece with 450 rooms. It was designed by an Italian architect in 1519, but was worked on by French masons. The outside is essentially French medieval - massive round towers with conical tops, and an explosion of chimneys, pinnacles and turrets. The details inside, however, are pure Italian: the Great Staircase (attributed by some to da Vinci), panels of coloured marble, niches decorated with shell-like domes, and freestanding columns. Wandering through, one can get a good feel for the contrasting architectural styles, which have combined to create a very decadent, if at times discordant, whole. The château is surrounded by a 20-mile (32km) wall containing a 5,261-hectare (13,000-acre) deer park. It is one of the most impressive castles in the world.
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- A new episode of WrestleMania Rewind, featuring WrestleMania III, will debut this Tuesday night on the WWE Network. Above is a preview.
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The Queen of the South
Perez-Reverte's literary thriller explodes with history, heart-break, determination, and narcocorridos, the Mexican ballads that pay homage to infamous outlaws. Set amid the drug-running culture of Spain, Morocco, and Culiacán, Mexico, where "dying violently was dying a natural death," the saga concerns the rise of world-class smuggler Teresa Mendoza. When the story opens in Culiacán, Mendoza is a drug runner's moll, languorously shaving her legs in the tub. Then comes the cell-phone call that changes her life: Her boyfriend, pilot Guero (gringo) Dávila, has been murdered — and she's next. But Queen of the South is no cheesy melodrama exploiting its criminal setting for street cred. The audacious author of "The Club Dumas" has written an epic suspense story of heart and grit. Superbly translated by Andrew Hurley, the prose is as rich and dense as a flourless chocolate cake.
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Boston Builders Group
Boston Builders Group is a company with operations in Western Canada, providing new construction and remediation services to Provincial governments and the private sector. Additionally Boston Builders acquires raw land and in-fill properties for development and construction of new single family and multi-family units for sale in the various markets including but not limited to Metro Vancouver and Calgary.
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Boston has managed various sizes of projects in the new-build, design-build, and remediation segments of the market. At any given time, Boston employs 50-70 personnel with diverse backgrounds including Project Management, Estimation, Architectural Design, Construction Supervisions, Red-Seal Carpentry, Plumbing, Electrical, Roofing, Accounting, Finance, Safety, etc.
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Federal regulators say that to protect assets and help investors recoup millions lost in Jay Peak developments, they won't ask for any penalties against entities now overseen by a court-appointed receiver.
Attorneys for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a notice last week dismissing its claims for disgorgement, prejudgment interest on disgorgement and civil penalties against a slew of corporate and relief defendants.
Those defendants were recipients of money raised through the EB-5 investment program, which Jay Peak owner Ariel Quiros and former president and CEO Bill Stenger used to pull in money for projects in the Northeast Kingdom.
"The Commission files this notice of dismissal because all of these entities are now under the control of the Court-appointed Receiver, who is marshaling their assets for the benefit of investors," SEC attorney Robert K. Levenson wrote in the filing.
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Texas A&M-Commerce coach Jaret von Rosenberg said before meeting West Texas A&M Saturday night his team couldn't afford to allow the Buffs a run of points.
Not only is von Rosenberg a talented young coach, he's a prophet.
No. 3-ranked West Texas A&M used a 22-6 run midway through the second half to shake free from determined Texas A&M-Commerce and cruise to a 77-61 South Central Region semifinal win before 2,514 mostly delighted fans in the First United Bank Center.
"We have a fun team and it's been a great ride as our guys get along really well," said West Texas A&M coach Tom Brown, his team set a school record for wins in a season with 33. "We have big one coming up Tuesday."
The Buffs (33-3) advance to the South Central Regional final for the third year in a row hosting St. Edward's at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday night with the prize for win a berth in the Division II Elite Eight. The Hilltoppers downed Lubbock Christian, 93-80, in their semifinal Saturday night.
This was the fourth meeting of the year between WT and Commerce (24-9). With just more than 15 minutes to play it sure looked like they knew what each other were doing with the score tied 37-37.
Commerce wanted the game played at a slower pace and did a nice job accomplishing the strategy with the score knotted at 37.
The Buffs love a high octane running offense, proof of that arriving Friday night scoring 109 points in their quarterfinal win over New Mexico Highlands.
Over the next eight minutes the Buffs won the pace strategy.
During that time WT made play after play going on the game-clinching run outscoring Commerce 22-6, building a 59-43 lead on a Brandon Hall bucket.
"They wanted to slow the game down and that was obviously going to be a concern because we like to push the ball," Brown said. "Quay is a one-man fastbreak and so is Jo Jo. … we just really want to go and get our shooters like Ryan Quaid and Gach Gach and Jordan Collins open.
"I thought our guys were aggressive but very patient. I was pleased to see us finish with nine turnovers."
During the run WT put on display its ability to frustrate opponents sharing the wealth with several players contributing.
WT junior guard Jordan Collins ignited the run opening with a 3-pointer, physical freshman guard Qua Grant found his way to the basket on drives scoring nine of the 26 points, and the icing was a block by junior Eric Mosley from behind on Commerce's Rodney Brown as he tried to dunk.
The Buffs quickly turned Mosley's block into two points by freshman Joel Murray at the other end for a 55-43 lead with just more than nine minutes to play.
Commerce never recovered dropping its fourth straight game to the Buffs this year, seeing its season for a third straight year end after a loss to WT, and falling to a 2-9 record against WT in 11 games played over a three-year period.
Commerce coach von Rosenberg said he told his players he apologized to them for not having a better game plan and added the 22-6 run was the major key to WT's win.
"I thought the first half went exactly like we wanted it to," con Rosenberg said. "A lower possession game. We were playing at a pace I liked. But West Texas was able to do what they have done to us multiple times … as they do they on a quick run and stretch the lead to 8-10 points and then you have to change the game plan. We had to speed up."
Freshman Grant was a stat machine for WT scoring a game-high 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting from the floor, tying Hall for a game-high eight rebounds, and leading WT in assists with four.
Joining Grant in double figures for the Buffs were Hall and Quaid, each with 13, while Collins added 10.
Commerce was led by senior guard Reggie Reid's 19 points, with Willie Rooks adding 15 and Rodney Brown chipping in 10.
WT coach Brown was asked in the postgame press conference how hard it is to beat a team four times in one year, like WT did to Commerce this year.
"Especially a good team," Brown said. "Texas A&M-Commerce was picked to win the league. They are very talented. Reggie Reid. Willie Rooks. Trey Conrad. Those three guys can play. I'd take those three on my team any day. They play with heart.
"When you beat a team like that you know you have a pretty good team yourself."
No question the outside shooting of WT guard Collins has been in a spark the Buffs two regional wins. Collins is 7-of-12 beyond the 3-point line in the regionals.
Commerce's talented senior guard Reid tipped his cap to WT's dynamic duo freshman guards of Qua Grant and Joel Murray.
"For sure I give much respect to them," Reid said. "They are freshman playing like juniors or seniors. There is no drop off with them. They don't make many mistakes."
TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE (24-9): Trey Conrad 3-6 2-3 9, Rodney Brown 2-4 6-6 10, Reggie Reid 6-15 4-5 19, Willie Rooks 5-11 1-4 15, Austin Grandstaff 0-2 0-0 0, Wayne Stewart 1-3 0-0 2, Carson Tuttle 1-1 0-0 2, Deonta Terrell 2-5 0-2 4, Srdan Budmir 0-2 0-0 0, Vemon Lowndes 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 20-24 13-20 61.
WEST TEXAS (33-3): Qua Grant 9-14 2-2 22, Brandon Hall 5-12 1-2 13, Gach Gach 3-8 0-0 8, Joel Murray 4-12 0-2 9, Ryan Quaid 5-9 2-2 13, James Pennington 0-0 0-0 0, Jordan Collins 4-8 0-0 10, Drew Evans 1-3 1-2 3, Eric Mosley 0-1 0-0 0, Derrick Geddis 0-0 0-0 0, Marshal Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Sterling White 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 31-65 5-8 77.
Texas A&M-Commerce 25 36 — 61
West Texas A&M 30 47 — 77
Halftime: West Texas A&M 30, Texas A&M-Commerce 25. 3-point goals: Commerce 8-23 (Conrad 1-3, Reid 3-6, Rooks 4-8, Grandstaff 0-2, Stewart 0-2, Budmir 0-2); West Texas 10-32 (Grant 2-6, Hall 2-7, Gach 2-7, Murray 1-6, Quaid 1-1, Collins 2-5). Rebounds: Commerce 24 (Terrell 5), West Texas 37 (Grant 8, Hall 8). Assists: Commerce 6 (Reid 4), West Texas 13 (Grant 4). Steals: Commerce 5 (Five tied with 1), West Texas 4 (Four tied with 1). Technicals: None. Attendance: 2,514.
NCAA Division II Men's South Central Regional
at First United Bank Center, Canyon and Recreation and Convocation Center, St. Edward's, Austin
Regional quarterfinals
WT Bracket
W. Texas A&M 109, New Mexico Highlands 95
A&M-Commerce 72, Dallas Baptist 70
St. Edward's Bracket
St. Edward's 82, Angelo State 81
No. 6 Lubbock Christian 82, Colorado Mines 73
Saturday's semifinals
West Texas A&M 77, Texas A&M-Commerce 61
St. Edward's 93, Lubbock Christian 80
South Central Regional Championship
St. Edward's (29-3) at W. Texas A&M (33-3), 7 p.m. Tuesday


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Considered by many to be the best soccer series around, Konami has graced us with World Soccer Winning Eleven 7 International recently. This is actually my first experience with the Winning Eleven series, but after hearing how great the whole series is I just had to try it. I played a lot of EA Sports FIFA games in my day, but I certainly was not prepared for the excellence of this game.
The graphics aren't the most fabulous thing about this game. Close up shots of the players are really good. For example David Beckham looks just like the real thing. Now I may be incorrect in saying this, but I always thought the Winning Eleven series didn't have actual players in it and you had to edit the names to the correct ones. Maybe I'm thinking of another series…who knows.
Overall play graphics are also on the good side. The animations of the players are excellent and their ability to do quick cuts and everything ties directly into their attributes. You can certainly tell the difference between more and less agile players. The problem is that the camera seems too far back and the players themselves are too small. Sure, I can point out the Owens and Beckhams by the length of their hair (or lack of it) and jersey numbers, but it's hard to discern from high up which player you are passing to if you want to pass it to a key player. The environment effects such as rain, wind, etc. are well done on this game as well, although I didn't really see any difference in field conditions as games went on, but maybe I wasn't looking closely enough.
The replays (of which there are a lot during a game) are very jag filled outside of the players themselves. The replays don't look horrendous, but you can see the jaggies.Although not presented in Dolby Pro Logic II or Dolby anything, the sound in this game is very nice. Some reviewers have complained about the crowd being too loud during presentations, but maybe they've never seen any English Premier League games on television or anything…those crowds can get quite loud.
It's also cool to hear the clamoring on the field when players get taken down by a tackle and stuff. Sometimes they get really pissed at the refs because they didn't give the offender a card. The announcers, Peter Brackley and Trevor Brookings, are very good commentators as well. Soccer can be a pretty fast sport at times and they keep up with the action very well.
Control is nice and tight, which is something that is always needed in soccer games. The controls are pretty simple as well:
On offense:Left analog stick – move
Square – shoot
X – short pass
Circle – long pass/centering
Triangle – through ball
R1 – dash
L1 – switch players
On defense:Left analog stick – move
Square – clearance/pressure
X – apply pressure
Circle – sliding tackle
Triangle – goalkeeper charge
R1 – dash
L1 – switch players
Obviously those are just the basic moves, you can also do some combinations of buttons to pull of things like feints, bending, etc.
First off I need to talk about what is bad with this game. The menus are absolutely horrendous. There is literally a boatload of options in this game and although they are presented to you in a useable fashion, they could have added a little spice to the menus like EA Sports does for the FIFA games. The menus are easy to traverse, I just wish they made them look better or made all the options a bit more clear.
Now for the game itself, it has to be the best game of soccer I have played in video game form ever, even better than the FIFA games I have played. You have 6 different things to choose from right off the bat: Match Mode, League mode, Cup mode, Master League mode, Training mode, and Edit mode. All of them are pretty self-explanatory, but the key one is the Master League mode. This is where you find the meat and potatoes.
In Master League mode you pretty much take control of a whole team. You have control over trading players, acquiring other players, playing the games, etc. It is kind of like Owner's mode in Madden 2004, minus the ability to set prices on concessions and seats. Master League mode at first is very overbearing and the horrid menus don't help it in the least. Once you start to understand what is going on you start to like it. The only problem is that there are made up players on the clubs represented (AC Milan is here, but no Manchester United or Real Madrid) and the manual even says that they're the same players no matter which team you pick. Going through this mode you play a lot of games in order to get to the championship of the league. It may not be as broad as FIFA's club setup and stuff, but it is pretty fun.
Speaking of the gameplay itself, the AI in this game is magnificent. You can change the difficulty level from 1-5 stars. 1 star means the computer pretty much lays off of you and it's at 3 stars where the computer starts to get difficult and will be on the ball like hawks. It's nice to have a difficult soccer game to play and you have to really become a master at passing, centering, corner kicking and the rest in order to be good at this game. I do have a minor problem with foul kicking and corner kicking though. It uses a power bar to shoot and you have to get good at it in order to not overpass your target or underpass him. There can be a lot of cool goals to score via foul kicks and corner kicks, you just have to know how high to let the bar go.
Overall this is a very fun soccer game.
With the Master League mode you will find hours of entertainment in this game. I found myself glued to the screen just playing this game. You also have to work on your skills because the computer will own you on 3 star difficulty if you just dribble the ball with one player down the field. You have to get good at passing, it's your greatest friend.
Much like other sports games, your replay value depends entirely on how much you like the sport and how much time you wish to put into editing players, uniforms, playing games, doing everything in Master League mode, etc. It is also a great game to play with friends and you can have up to 8 people playing this game…sounds like a great multiplayer game to me.
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On a previous trip to Disney I missed out on riding the Toy Story Mania ride with all the boys, but I heard how very fun it was. I made sure I didn't miss out this time! In fact, we went on it twice. (That may not seem like much, but once you realize the wait time for getting on the ride and how quickly the Fast Passes disappear . . . )
So, once again this ride deserves an entire scrapbook layout. (I promise, I'm not going to make an entire layout for every single ride we got on! I took a lot of pictures, but not that many.)
I went very colorful with this layout!
This layout can be used for anything colorful! It could be pictures of a birthday party or a trip to an amusement park. It could be pictures of something a little more tame like flowers on your morning walk or a rainbow seen over your house. This really is a versatile layout!
Scrap Club members are making this layout this month, beginning on Monday. I think this page is going to be well liked with the bright colors.
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What do you get if you combine WiFi technology with SD card storage? You get a wireless SD card, obviously. But what benefit does that actually offer, and if you're in the market for one then what should you be looking out for?
What is a Wireless SD Card?
If the name doesn't give it away, a wireless SD card is an SD card with WiFi networking technology built-in. The storage capacity of SD capacity has gradually increased while the memory chips themselves have shrunk – leaving room in the plastic housing for additional chips – like a WiFi chip. The SD card broadcasts its own network to which mobile devices and WiFi-equipped computer can connect.
Capacity, or a MicroSD Slot
The biggest brands in WiFi-enabled SD cards come in specific set capacities – 8, 16 or 32 gigabytes – but there are cards come without internal storage of their own, requiring that you add your own microSD card. Clearly, if you've already invested in a large capacity microSD card that you'd like to use wirelessly, this might be a good choice for you. However, bear in mind that you may not get as many features or the best performance from a device that isn't fully integrated. Particularly, taking burst mode photos or HD video will require an MicroSDHC class 10 card.
Connectivity and Range
Look for 802.11n transfer speeds – older cards will only be able to transfer at slower b or g speeds which may not be able to keep up with your shooting. Range may also be important for you depending on the target environment. Clearly, if you have an assistant within ten feet of you who'll be holding the iPad, it won't matter so much, but if you're tethered to a laptop inside a building and need to shoot outside wedding photos, it becomes an issue. The best wireless SD cards can theoretical transmit at a maximum distance of 100 feet without obstacles.
Wireless Transfer
The most basic feature offered by a WiFi SD card is the ability to transfer files wirelessly, avoiding the need to remove the card, plug it into an SD reader on your computer or laptop, import the files, then safely eject it and slot it back in the camera. How tiresome! With a wireless SD card, all you need to do is connect through the supplied transfer utility and avoid the fuss. The cheapest cards will only provide a web interface which you may find clunky for extensive use. Better cards will offer companion mobile applications which simplify the process; the best cards will provide a desktop application too.
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The main purpose of having a storage card or multiple cards is to keep your photos and videos until such a time as you're able to move them into your archive or post-production environment, but that paradigm doesn't really make sense if you're at home or on a location with an immediate Internet connection available – you might as well have them automatically upload in the background while you continue shooting.
Some cards also allow immediate and automatic sharing to social media sites, or at least integration with a variety of cloud storages. So even if you don't have a laptop handy to shift files onto, some WiFi SD cards will be able to upload the content to a Dropbox account. Your remote office or client can preview your work before the day is done!
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Similar to automatic upload, "shoot and view mode" – a feature found on Transcend wireless SD cards but may be called something else for other manufacturers – allows you to use a tablet or smartphone app to immediately preview the photos as they're taken, parallelising the post-production process to enable a smarter and faster workflow.
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Wifi SD cards are compatible with any camera that uses an SD card, as the card itself handles WiFi capabilities. However, as the market leader, EyeFi has worked with camera manufacturers to enable additional features. You can find a list of cameras with added features here. This video explains the selective automatic upload feature in action on a Canon Rebel T4i Canon Rebel T4i dSLR Review and Giveaway Canon has just released their new Rebel T4i – their first (of hopefully many) adventures into the touchscreen dSLR world. This camera is a step up from the Canon Rebel T3i (also making it the third... Read More :
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Prices vary from around $30 for a "bring your own MicroSD card" generic variety to $100 for a 16GB Pro X2 EyeFi wireless SD card.
Do you currently have a WiFi SD card, and are you happy with it? I'll let you in on a little secret: we're reviewing a few wireless SD cards next month, so stick around and we'll tell you exactly which is best – and let you win one.
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Balmung from Japanese designer Hachi continues on its self-imposed Tokyo incubation, but offers a glimpse with every seasonal "Cocoon" themed exhibition as to how it might eventually emerge. This process of refinement was immediately evident this season, for while there was nothing to rival his Polyethylene "trash bag" collection or mecha arm bags, instead we found a sense of absolute completion and self-containment that is like nothing else in Tokyo fashion. From the looped vocals provided by none other than illustrator Borutanext5, to the self-constructed racks, down to every last garment you knew right from the moment you crossed the threshold that you were in Balmung's world, and there were a lot of reasons to stay.
I have talked about Balmung a great deal in the past (most recent collection here), so if you need an introduction to his silhouettes and basic influences I would explore the tag first, but this season I thought I would hand over to the designer himself for a masterclass in one of the most exciting brands on the underground fashion scene.
The collection is called "Samsara", what does that mean to you as a designer?
It is the word in Hinduism for what we call "Rinne Tensei" in Japanese, or metempsychosis in English. To be born is to die, and then in death we are reborn.
As a designer I am inspired by urbanism, and in particular Tokyo is a very important source of inspiration. In the case of Tokyo it is the various movements, changes, cultures that begin and end, and especially that moment of change that is of interest for me.
In my AW 2014 collection I wanted to focus on the idea of "repetition" inherent in rebirth, and make that my keyword for the season. To some extent I literally wanted to repeat the imagery and items from pervious seasons, but in addition there is an important addition in the form of Hatsune Miku and what her existence has to tell us about rebirth.
And how has Hatsune Miku inspired you this season?
This season I was particularly inspired by Hatsune Miku, and the fact that a Vocaloid program can be considered to "exist". So many people use her as the vessel for so many different character traits, stories and thoughts of their own, to the point where each observer effectively sees a different Hatsune Miku.
I feel that the connection between the people and Hatsune Miku is the same as the one between the people and the myriad gods of Shintoism. Maybe you could say Hatsune Miku is one of the Japanese gods of the modern age.
Fashion is a construction of so many different factors, and among them national and regional, as well as the religious differences dependents upon them are key. For me Balmung is a representational way of decoding the nationals and religious messages that come out of Tokyo.
This season I visually took the influences of Hatsune Miku into my work but since last season I have been using the Vocaloid software to set the voice of Hatsune Miku as the soundtrack to my collections films and exhibitions.
This season you continued to use the same "Gray Boy and Gray Girl" characters for your season visuals. How do they fit into your worldview?
That isn't something I can easily put into words, they are more a representation of how I personally feel inside. They are the avatars for my current mood, feelings and humanity.
When I set out to create my world, and the clothes within it I don't think of there being any distinction between man and woman. Or to be more accurate when I want to express is that even though it can be said there is a distinction, that distinction is really nothing. Especially in the case of infancy, there is really no necessary distinction between the sexes. Thus perhaps what I want to articulate through them is that state of ambiguous existence, or perhaps an admiration for that existence.
Your selection of fabrics continues to focus on a casual jersey as the core textile, why is that?
I can't help but have some connection with the kind of plush head to toe tracksuit you see people wearing at shops like Don Quixote here in Tokyo, as well the atmosphere of places like that. It got me thinking that in the same way as Paris has "mode" and "chic", Tokyo has "kawaii" and "ugly", and now I feel that has become the base foundation for fashion for the city.
By wearing the kind of full body grey tracksuits sold in Uniqlo and Don Quixote, one transcends being casual and actually becomes ephemeral, and I want to reflect the fact that in places like Shibuya and Shinjuku that has become the default style.
I think I take a great deal of influence from that style, but I channel it through my own filter to make it my own.
Do you feel that fashion simply reflects the society that produces it, or does it have a more active duty?
Through my brand Balmung I like to reflect my own perspectives and interests in society structures. However, I don't think fashion as a whole has a "responsibility" to society at all. That is because fashion acts like a mirror in the same way as art and music – it cannot reflect what isn't there. I don't think a mirror has any duty as such.
If someone feels a sense of duty they then have a duty to express it, but if they don't then shouldn't.
Through Balmung I have a dual interest in expressing a conceptualization of society, as well as a physicalization of society. In that way I have an interest in expressing what is actually happening, as well as being inspired by reality and projecting my own thoughts on it.
You can see the full collection film here, and make sure you enjoy the full audio experience as well.
On to the exhibition, and hopefully you can get a sense of the work in the flesh.
For my money this structured cocoon of a coat was my favorite single piece, almost robotic, but very cozy at the same time.
This season the pockets have undergone a revision settling on a slit that you don't immediately notice (I have pulled the one above open so you can see it).
This graphical piece is by Borutanext5, one illustrator who you should be aware of by now.
This is the most literal allusion to Hatsune Miku in the collection, but I think it is obfuscated enough so that it wouldn't be clocked immediately by the general public.
A look into the gray.
A unique feature of Balmung's showrooms is that he has his assistants on hand to work on garment to the last second, responding to the reaction to the exhibition as it goes on and occasionally adding whole items to the line-up from the visitors' feedback.
Stand by for more from the Tokyo underground very soon, and you can see past collections on this site or Balmung's homepage here.


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"Hey ! I'm Eugen - an engineer with a passion for teaching and building stuff on the web."
Hello Baeldung, I am quite interested in your master class of REST with Spring. However we would like to get an access for the resources for all the engineering employees of the company that I work for. Do you have any kind of "Corporative access" for your courses, or we would need to purchase the course for each individual that need to access it?
Hey Martin – sure, there are two team licenses, one for 5 and the other for 10 users. Here's the one for 5: https://gumroad.com/l/rest-master-class-5-users/TEAM
Hope that helps. Cheers,
Thank you very much Eugen, that is what I was looking for.
i would like to get your mail id ..i hv some queries …and i would like to join for your courses on spring …
can u please revert back to my mail id
Hey Sandeep – feel free to use the contact page on the site – that goes right to my email. Cheers,
I am considering your spring security course, I suppose its not a live online class. Will you support us In case we need technical clarification on the course ? , do you use channel such as Slack or something similar for this ?
Hey Rama,
Of course – I handle these questions by email – works better than Slack for this kind of in-depth discussion.
That sounds good, will probably register in next couple of days. Is it right to assume the Spring Security course is not yet released ?, as it says 20 July
Hi, I've heard good things from a friend of mine enrolled in the security course. Can modules be purchased individually? I.e., if I purchase the starter module, would I be able to pay just for the 5 newer lessons in the intermediate module? Or would I basically have to pay for the 1st 5 lessons all over again?
Hey Les,
First, I'm glad you heard good things 🙂
Second – each of the higher tiers includes the lower tiers. So, the Intermediate Class includes the Starter Class and the Master Class includes both the Intermediate and the Starter.
But from your questions, I think you're mostly thinking of upgrading. The way I usually handle that is – I simply refund the lower tier when a student purchases the higher tier.
Hope that clears things up. Cheers,
Sounds good! Thanks.
I am trying to send an email to you from the contact page but i am getting 404. I just have a question regarding bundle price for getting two courses together.
Hey Naveen – I'm looking into the problem with the contact page. Feel free to email me – simply replay to any email from me.


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I am a sucker for all things Jennifer Lopez, so I'm interested to see how her new dance reality show ends up being. At the same time, there are a shit ton of dance-focused reality shows on television so I don't know who's asking for another one. Nevertheless, I trust JLo and I'll give World of Dance a chance, especially since Jennifer revealed that Jenna Dewan Tatum, Derek Hough, and Ne-Yo will also be a part of the project.
I assume Jennifer will reveal more as the premiere date becomes closer, but the fact that she got some seriously respected dancers on board should be a good sign that this show will actually be worth watching. Or at least I hope so.


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How do most businesses project likely future scenarios? I suspect that most currently use conventional techniques like brainstorming, maybe predictive analytics, and limited numbers of external sources like thought leaders, and market research. In fact the latest IBM C-Suite study (which surveyed 5,000+ business leaders from around the globe) indicates that that's exactly what they do. Far fewer it seems (at least according to IBM) draw on more advanced and potentially complimentary techniques like simulation, crowdsourcing, insights from adjacent markets or even their own customers.
I'm not a data expert but when thinking about the analytics side of this there is an interesting framework I like, and one that you might call a maturity model (of sorts) for how businesses approach analytics:
- Descriptive analytics:- which still accounts for the majority of contemporary business analytics and management reporting, is focused on looking at historical data and past performance to identify reasons for success and failure
- Predictive analytics:- sets out to combine historical data with algorithms, rules and perhaps other sources of external data in order to identify probable future outcomes
- Prescriptive analytics:- turns predicted outcomes into recommended actions and illustrates likely results from specific decision scenarios. So it goes beyond predictive analytics in understanding not only what will happen and when, but why, and gives you decision options for how best to capitalise on opportunity or mitigate risk.
I like this because it aligns nicely with another favourite data model (the DIKW model) which is about deriving actionable insight (or wisdom) from knowledge (meaning, understanding), information (structured data), and data (raw numbers or observations). Whilst prescriptive analytics may be beyond the reach of where most companies are right now, it's not hard to see that as data analytics becomes more sophisticated, this is the likely path that many companies will want to take.


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Bowblade, you attach an iPhone to a bow-like device to play a virtual archery game.
Double Robotics put an iPad on top of a Segway to create a telepresence robot, controlled by another iPad, of course.
iPole, but perhaps the name & the hunky company reps are enough to sell it.
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