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According to today's puzzling meme, I'm supposed to feel secure in the national sense because of deer hunters:
A blogger added up the deer license sales in just a handful of states and arrived at a striking conclusion:
There were over 600,000 hunters this season in the state of Wisconsin .. Allow me to restate that number: 600,000! Over the last several months, Wisconsin 's hunters became the eighth largest army in the world.(That's more men under arms than in Iran . More than France and Germany combined. ) These men, deployed to the woods of a single American state, Wisconsin, to hunt with firearms, And NO ONE WAS KILLED.
That number pales in comparison to the 750,000 who hunted the woods of Pennsylvania and Michigan 's 700,000 hunters, ALL OF WHOM HAVE RETURNED HOME SAFELY.
Toss in a quarter million hunters in West Virginia and it literally establishes the fact that the Hunters of those four states alone would comprise the largest army in the world.
And then add in the total number of hunters in the other 46 states.
It's millions more.
The point
America will forever be safe from foreign invasion with that kind of home-grown firepower!
Hunting… it's not just a way to fill the freezer. It's a matter of national security.
That's why all enemies, foreign and domestic, want to see us disarmed.
Food for thought, when next we consider gun control, whether you agree with it or not.
Overall it's true, so if we disregard some assumptions that hunters Don't possess the same skills as soldiers, the question would still remains… What army of 2 million would want to face 30 million, 40 million, or 50 million armed citizens???
For the sake of our freedom, don't ever allow gun control or confiscation of guns.
I'm supposed to feel safe and secure because hunters who shoot at deer and geese a couple times a year will protect the US from invasion by armies of men and women who have been trained to shoot back with missiles, bombs and bullets from armored vehicles, helicopter gunships and supersonic jet planes. Hmmm.puzzling memes | 5:40 am CDT
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I was browsing the web today and found this interview that I did with Sean Maloney at Intel. It got me thinking. Intel needs a new intel inside consumer branding theme. I found it for them. It's HiDef – HD. Sean Maloney gets it. He's old school Intel, but he understands what new users are looking for.
In the old days the CPU powered software. Today it's a entire new paradigm -rich media and broadband. It's the 'new software equivalent for processors and subsystems". The Intel Inside brand is getting stale. Intel Inside clicked for consumers back in the 90s, but I think that Intel is confusing to a new breed of consumers now. The new net users don't have that historical connection that guys like me have with Intel. Intel needs to connect with those new users while keeping it's image up with the existing users.
Answer: HiDef – HD. HD touches all consumers both online and offline. Intel needs to own image in the mind of the consumer. I would argue that HD is yet to be owned from brand association perspective by any one vendor. HD is everywhere but yet unbranded.
More importantly HD requires a boatload of processing power and storage (and cloud computing – I won't get started how cloud computing is threating the PC which should have Intel worried as well). Great processing and system software, Intel's technology stronghold, enables a great user experience from online to the living room. Intel needs to leverage that in a clear message to consumers.
Companies like nVidia are competing directly with Intel on CPUs. With nVidia dominating the graphics market for years they have a chance to make a run at Intel. Will nVidia and others possibly steal away the Intel franchise?
Here is the interview with Sean Maloney that I did. Sean gets it. He thinks big and Intel needs a new Intel Inside theme. It has to be HD.
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The CW's upcoming take on the Archie comics will be darker and weirder than fans might expect. Set in the present day, Riverdale follows the beloved characters from the comic books as they deal with both high school problems — like Archie (K.J. Apa) having to go the dance with two different girls — and a murder mystery.
"It's definitely Archie, but a little darker, a little more complex and a little weirder than you might remember from the digest you bought at the supermarket," teased executive producer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa when he and the cast stopped EW's lounge at San Diego Comic Con 2016. "We're saying it's a little bit like Archie meets Twin Peaks."
Aguirre-Sacasa promised the series will be a "mix of the nostalgia and this newer serialized mystery element." At the same time, the show will give viewers a subversive and Gossip Girl-esque interpretation of the source material. For example, Betty (Lili Reinhart) and Veronica (Camila Mendes) share a kiss in the series, and Aguirre-Sacasa says there will be more of that to come. (There's a reason EW's Tim Stack has taken to calling the series "Sexy Archie"). "There is a very taboo slumber party that happens in episode 7 where many of the kids will be kissing," said Aguirre-Sacasa.
The cast and writers are confident that fans of the comics won't be too disturbed by this new interpretation because the Archie comics have a history of taking their characters to new and peculiar places. As Cole Sprouse, who plays Jughead, mentions, Afterlife With Archie has zombies descending on Riverdale. "In terms of character continuity, yes, we of course, are doing them a faithful service, these classic renditions of these character. But the audience is already primed for a new, twisted, film noir, kind of creepy, scary Archie," said Sprouse.
See the entire interview with the cast above.
Produced by Greg Berlanti, the series also stars Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom and Luke Perry as Fred Andrews, Archie's father. Riverdale will debut midseason on The CW.
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I think I'm losing it; I am the epitome of anticipation. I have over planned everything, right down to which underwear I will take. Oh, and I have a crush on a waiter boy. I go there to see him and then avoid eye contact. Stellar. I'm smooth with the dudes.


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discard, desert, vacate, discontinue, ditch, dump, drop out, leave, pull out, quit, stop, withdraw, surrender, bail out, bow out, back out, walk out on, step down, relinquish, wash hands of, reject, jilt, disown, spontaneity, disregard, freedom, impulse, recklessness, thoughtlessness, unrestraint
There are different ways to use the word 'abandon.' In some cases, it means to forsake, desert, or leave completely. It means giving up control of something or casting it away. If you think of a stray animal that was once a pet, the animal's owner may have abandoned it. The pet has been left in a sad state of affairs. Another way to define abandon is 'to leave in a troubled state.' This definition can apply to physical and mental things; imagine a vacant, badly damaged house with no owner, or a project that has been given up on. Both the house and the project have been abandoned. Finally, the term 'abandon' can refer to a state of mind such as carelessness or a complete disregard of consequences. When used this way, it is often paired with the word 'reckless', which essentially means 'careless.' When a person acts with reckless abandon, he or she takes action without worrying about problems that could arise. If, for example, a person speeds down the highway with reckless abandon, he or she is not concerned about causing an accident or getting a ticket. Sometimes 'reckless abandon' refers to lighthearted concepts: For example, dancing in a carefree way without worrying what others think is a form of reckless abandon. As you'll see from the examples, there are many ways to use the word 'abandon' and its synonyms as verbs to talk about leaving, and to use 'abandon' as a noun when discussing carelessness or spontaneity.
"Freedom and unrestraint can be highly beneficial to people who work in creative fields; however, they need to be balanced out with a certain amount of focus and prioritizing."
"If you act with thoughtlessness, you'll pay a high price in the end."
"Jim's recklessness has lost him a lot of friends over the years."
"It might be fun to act with spontaneity, but you can't follow every impulse and expect to succeed."
"She felt a sense of reckless abandon when it was finally time for her vacation; it was as if a huge weight had been lifted from her shoulders."
"We washed our hands of the whole thing because it was such a bad business deal."
"Jeremy relinquished ownership of his dog when it became clear that he could no longer care for a pet."
"She never forgave him for jilting her; he left her at the alter and never called to explain why."
"The CEO stepped down when he was caught embezzling."
"I love you and will never walk out on you."
"The driver bailed out just before his race car exploded"
"The king surrendered after a siege that lasted four months."
"We're going to withdraw our proposal; the fact is, we just can't compete."
"The team had to pull out of the playoffs when they lost their star player to a knee injury."
"I can't believe you dropped out of school; are you coming back?"
"Jennifer dumped Henry when she found out that he was chatting with other girls online."
"The pilot ditched his airplane when the engine caught fire."
"They had to abandon their hopes of expanding the park when the city denied the necessary permit."
"We had to discontinue our attempts to build a kids' playground after we lost funding for it."
"They vacated their home after the flood ruined everything; there was no way that they could rebuild."
"After huge sandstorms buried houses, barns, and equipment, many people deserted their farms and went in search of new opportunities."
"I can't believe he discarded you after a yearlong relationship."
"Our car broke down and we had to abandon it while we went to get some help."
"During the daytime, the abandoned house has a dull, sad look; after dark, it takes on a completely spooky appearance."
"I adopted my dog after someone else abandoned him by the side of the road."
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Manuel Antonio National Park is my favorite national park in Costa Rica. There are some things I recommend you know before visiting to ensure you have a good time. See them below.
Manuel Antonio was my last stop in Costa Rica, and probably one of the places I was most intrigued about due to its popularity amongst travelers. I had a great time there both exploring the area as well as staying in Tico Tico Villas. Below the best things to do in Manuel Antonio, a review of my accommodation as well as recommendations on where to eat and how to get there.
Things to do in Manuel Antonio
Monteverde was my second stop in Costa Rica. I chose to visit it as Monteverde has a Cloud Forest, which is the only in Costa Rica but also one of the few Cloud Forests in the world, as they only represent 1% of the global woodland. I had never visited a Cloud Forest before! If you are wondering what a Cloud Forest is, well it's just that, a forest which is constantly covered in clouds at the canopy level and is very, very moist.
When I began doing research about Monteverde I found that it is very small, but also that there are a lot of things to do! See below a full list of all the best things to do in Monteverde, where to stay in Monteverde, and how to get there and around.
Arenal was our first stop in Costa Rica and we really enjoyed our time there. There is lots to do from simply relaxing, to hiking or swimming in a waterfall. In this post you'll find the best things to do in the Arenal & La Fortuna Area, where to stay and how to get there.
The accommodation we chose made our trip to Arenal extra special. We stayed at Rancho Margot, a self-sufficient ranch close to Lake Arenal. I'll tell you everything about it in this post as well.


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Jeff Gordon, Brooke Gordon, David Letterman, Drew Barrymore. And me.
Stop me if I've told you this one.
Given the timely resurgence of Jeff Gordon after winning another Brickyard 400, popular demand has suggested that I retell this story, "popular demand" being two colleagues at dinner last night. Blame them if you've heard it before.
My depthy research (thanks, Wikipedia!) has pinpointed the date as April 12, 1995. My job at the time was a cross between writing about cars and racing, and writing about television. Because of the first part, I was in New York City for the annual New York Auto Show.
Because of the second part, I knew the people at "The Late Show with David Letterman," and when my boss wondered aloud if it would be possible to go to that evening's taping, I made a call and we were in. Then he got roped into a meeting, and I decided to go alone.
Even when you were mistakenly considered a Letterman "VIP," which I was, you had to stand outside the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway for a half-hour or so before they'd let you in. Which I was doing when I turned around and saw who was behind me in line: Jeff Gordon and his wife, Brooke, the former Miss Winston. Prior to their marriage and her resignation, their love affair had to remain a (not very well-kept) secret, because Miss Winstons weren't allowed to date drivers.
A New York minute
Turns out they were in town for an appearance at the New York Auto Show too, and decided to catch Letterman's show. By then Jeff had won the Brickyard 400 and a race at Charlotte, and given the Indiana connection he and Letterman shared, it is certain Jeff and Brooke would have been given the actual, real VIP treatment if they had requested it, but didn't – they just wanted to be fans for a night.
We stood outside and talked life in general, racing in particular for nearly 40 minutes. While Brooke, who was and is gorgeous, got her share of looks from passersby, not one person recognized Jeff Gordon. Not until we got to the door, and the 20-year-old usher told Jeff that he was a big fan.
We sat down, with great seats about 20 rows back, right in the middle. As always, it was frigid inside, like Letterman prefers. I sat next to Jeff: We chatted during breaks, and that was pretty much it – the guests included a politician and an author, who was boring even by author standards.
A revealing interview
But there was one more guest – the loopy Drew Barrymore, clearly feeling no pain. When Letterman mentioned it was his birthday, she leaped up on his desk and, facing him, pulled up her blouse and flashed him.
His reaction was priceless. It is generally accepted to be one of the top-10 moments in Letterman history. The crowd went wild, including us.
And that was it. We all shook hands and left. I have, of course, seen and interviewed Jeff occasionally, but that evening was sort of a polarizing moment.
I mention all this not to alert you to my brush with celebrity, but as an example of how Jeff Gordon, who eventually moved to a $9.7 million apartment in Manhattan overlooking Central Park (when he put it up for sale in 2013, asking price was $30 million), could at one time stand on Broadway for 40 minutes and not be recognized.
As you likely know, Jeff and Brooke divorced in 2003, and he met Belgian supermodel Ingrid Vandebosch at a party in the Hamptons, and married her in 2006, and they have two children, Ella Sophia and Leo Benjamin. And a nanny. I don't know what the nanny's name is, but I'm sure she came highly recommended.
When I met Jeff Gordon in 1995, his biggest payday was that 1994 Brickyard win, which paid $613,000. His current earnings in the Cup series alone: Just under $142 million.
Gordon changed what 'NASCAR celebrity' is
But that, I submit, is not the biggest difference in Jeff Gordon's profile. In 1995, NASCAR drivers weren't hosting "Saturday Night Live," or "Live with Kelly and Michael," or Regis, or Kathy Lee, or whoever, which he has done seven times. His showbiz credits range from "Celebrity Poker Showdown" to "Extreme Makeover" to "The Simpsons." And he's been on "The Late Show with David Letterman" five times, not counting the one where he sat in the audience.
In the 20 years since Jeff Gordon won the Brickyard 400, he has elevated himself as well as NASCAR to a status beyond just race car driver, to authentic celebrity. And he has brought a lot of other drivers, including Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Danica Patrick along with him.
Gordon should be, will be, a first-ballot member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, not just for what he has done on track, but off. Those convinced NASCAR drivers were hayseeds and bumpkins have trouble making that argument based on Jeff Gordon. And what's neat: He has remained surprisingly unaffected. Like him or not, and plenty don't, he is a consummate professional.
That's my opinion. His 43rd birthday is less than a week away – wonder if Drew Barrymore is available for the party?
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"Repeat the truth often enough" Intellectual Froglegs No.13
It's 2012 and our government still bans books from our institutions of learning… but it's more than that. Let's be honest. It's the banning of Christianity.
Aside from the fact that our taxpayer funded schools are intentionally omitting the most historically significant book in all of mankind from the curriculum (in the Holy Bible)—they also do not teach the Cambrian Era… aka evidence of actual fossils that destroy Darwin's Tree of Life theory. And these two things share one thing in common…. they both support the existence of God.
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The US defence department said the prisoners, who began refusing food in February in protest at their conditions, used makeshift weapons to resist being transferred from a communal section of the camp.
Guards fired four "less-than-lethal rounds" at rioting inmates in an effort to end Saturday's clash, according to US Southern Command in Miami, which oversees the camp at the naval base on Cuba.
"I know for sure that one detainee was hit but the injuries were minor, just some bruises," Col. Greg Julian, a Southern Command spokesman, told The Associated Press. Col Julian said that guards had used shotguns modified to fire small rubber pellets and bean-bags
The confrontation took place in Camp 6, a communal section for the best-behaved prisoners, who are given access to satellite television, classes and recreation time to comply with international regulations.
Military officials said that the striking inmates would be moved into single cells after they began obscuring CCTV cameras and windows that are used by the US guards to monitor them. Some were suspected of secretly starving themselves to avoid being classed as hunger strikers.
While the military says that some 43 of the camp's 166 detainees are taking part in the hunger strike, lawyers claim that the total is in fact much higher.
The protesters – a dozen of whom have been force-fed – are seeking to draw attention to their indefinite confinement and to intrusive searches of their Qurans for contraband goods, lawyers said.
The clash and retaliation prompted renewed concerns among representatives of the detainees of the camp, which remains open despite President Barack Obama's pledge five years ago that it would shut.
"The military is escalating the conflict," said Carlos Warner, a federal public defender in Ohio who represents several inmates. "This is exactly the opposite of what they should be doing".
Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said last week that Guantanamo Bay's ongoing operation was "in clear breach" of international human rights law, and that she was "deeply disappointed" Mr Obama's administration had failed to meet its promise to close the camp.


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I'm thinking that the Paulson/Bernanke Plan, which would give Treasury the authority to buy up to $700 billion worth of troubled securities, is not really necessary. Brian Wesbury made a similar point yesterday in this article. The more I research the problem, the more apparent it becomes that clumsy accounting rules have made a bad situation (the decline of housing prices and the subsequent default of lots of mortgages) worse. Institutions other than banks that hold distressed mortgage-backed securities are required to value them at their mark-to-market value. Banks can opt to hold them in a special category that doesn't require mark to market valuation, which is one big reason that Goldman and Morgan Stanley wanted to become banks. This value is currently being determined by distressed sales of these securities, and thus the prices are in many cases much less than the value that could be realized by holding the security to maturity. Why not allow firms to value the securities based on some other method? That is almost exactly what Paulson and Bernanke are pushing for, but they don't take the next logical step. They envision Treasury sponsoring some sort of auction system that would attach more reasonable values to these securities. If Treasury were willing to pay that price, then it would give everyone a firm basis for using that value in their mark to market accounting.
Why does Treasury have to buy the securities? Isn't there some mechanism that would accomplish the same thing without requiring Treasury to become a major holder of mortgage securities? Wesbury suggests that Treasury could sell insurance to companies that would backstop their security valuations, among other ideas. Surely some clever rocket scientist out there can come up with a good plan that doesn't socialize a large portion of mortgage industry.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Do we really need a $700 billion bailout?
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- CDLIC said...
A Pajamas Media article titled 'An Alternative to the Wall Street Bailoutat' at http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/an-alternative-to-the-wall-street-bailout/ is in allignment with your position that the bailout is not necessary as stated in the following sentence from the article:
"The risks of enacting the plan are far worse than the risks of doing nothing."
I found the article an interesting read.
- September 25, 2008 at 4:40 AM
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Gold Ambush with Kevin Hart Delivers Unique Fusion of Strategy and Action, Combining City Builder and Endless Runner Genres; Kevin Hart and Family are Playable Characters; Available Now in the App Store
Hollywood and stand-up comedy megastar Kevin Hart, in collaboration with StandUp Digital, announced the release of Gold Ambush with Kevin Hart, available now for free in the App Store. This dynamic new strategy game, originally discovered by Kevin Hart's children, features a unique blend of running and building as players secure land from oncoming attackers with ingenious traps. Players can also engage competitively with others around the world to raid bases, avoid traps that steal loot, and strengthen their castle.
Gold Ambush with Kevin Hart combines one-touch running and city-building gameplay into an action-packed adventure. Kevin and his family are among the playable heroes in Gold Ambush with Kevin Hart. The inspiration to become integrated characters in the game came from Kevin's children, Heaven and Hendrix. Kevin, his two children and wife Eniko are all featured in the game.
"Games are such a big part of my kids' lives and the things we do together and it was the kids that turned me on to an early version of Gold Ambush," Hart said. "To then be able to tell them that they would be in the game and have all these powers was an amazing gift to give them. At the same time, I think we've created a game that people are going to really enjoy so it was the best of both worlds."
Players begin their quest building and fortifying a castle with deviously placed traps to ward off incoming invaders in nearby forests and city zones. Players can also return the volley by storming enemy bases for resources if they can successfully overcome their traps first.
"Gold Ambush with Kevin Hart is an ambitious title that brings together the biggest comedy star on the planet and the best of mobile gaming," remarked Sergei Dubograev, CEO of Pinxter Digital. "We are eager for Kevin's fans and gamers worldwide to run in and get that gold!"
Gold Ambush with Kevin Hart centers on the namesake's precious, sought out metal. Gold coins are earned in game or acquired through in-app purchases and can be used to buy valuable huts, maze extensions for traps, character customizations, shields, power-ups, and additional upgrades for their base.
Download the game and #GetThatGold!
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As winners of the "Top Lifestyle Application" by iTunes, Pinxter Digital is the pioneer and provider of the AaaS™ or 'Apps as a Service' approach to mobile app development. With a built-up library of over 2,500 dynamic frameworks, these developers create fully custom apps for celebrities, businesses, organizations and entrepreneurs much faster and with far greater efficiencies. Large upfront costs are eliminated in favor of an easily budgeted monthly service agreement, a sharp contrast from competitors. It is the unique and fully-integrated partnerships Pinxter establishes with clients that build a new kind of involvement and support brands crave when wanting to launch an app. In 2015 they partnered with PolyPlay Inc to create their gaming division and have brought on executives Pavel Paratov (Chief Innovation Officer) and Alex Mamontov (Chief Creative Officer) to lead the production of the games. The company provides their expertise in the initial ideation phase, guidance throughout the development phase, and continued dedication thereafter for launch strategies and all ongoing updates. Believe them when they say, "Others do apps. We do apps better."
About StandUp Digital:
StandUp Digital is a celebrity mobile entertainment powerhouse priding themselves on creating "high quality games with high quality people." The world-class gaming studio offers an endless assortment of gaming styles and abilities available through all mobile platforms including AR and VR. They develop new and innovative experiences celebrities and brands can share with their fans and consumers, expanding their presence and generating revenue in completely new spaces. The company is powered by a merging of two strong forces – Award-winning app developers, Pinxter Digital, and elite mobile game developers, Poly Play.


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Christmas Star
Posted by Mike Finnegan on Dec 23rd 2015
Fifty-five years ago this week, moviegoers were given a strikingly different Christmas present: a gritty and gripping look at one of their new box-office favorites in a totally new light. Here's Tom Milne of Time Out London on the tough yet unexpectedly tender Western Flaming Star (1960), starring singing idol-turned-movie idol Elvis Presley as a half-white, half-Native American whose family is caught between two cultures in 1870s Texas and directed compactly and bracingly by the great Don Siegel: "By far and away Presley's best film, in which he sings only one song (apart from the title number), and is used emblematically rather than required to act as the half-breed son in a mixed race family which is gradually torn apart as the Kiowas go on the rampage against white settlers and both sides draw up their racist lines. Despite the stolid liberal intentions behind the script, Siegel keeps the tensions finely balanced on a knife edge, with the inevitable violence threatening to explode at every moment and the tortured emotions cutting surprisingly deep." Presley's dedicated and charismatic performance scored well among an ensemble of great actors: Dolores Del Rio as his soulful Kiowa mother; John McIntire as his stalwart white father, Steve Forrest as his conflicted older half-brother, Barbara Eden as the woman whose romantic allegiance is unexpectedly drawn toward him, and Rudolph Acosta as the proud Kiowa leader who struggles to gain back the land that white settlers have taken from his people. The film's pretty good box-office and critical reception might have charted new directions for Presley as an actor. However, Twilight Time's resident historian Julie Kirgo reports in her detailed liner notes for the film, "Although Flaming Star did well (and although Presley's performance drew praise), it didn't do half as well as the vapid G.I. Blues, released just a few weeks earlier. This comparison gave Presley's manager, the ersatz "Colonel" Parker (gallingly credited as "Technical Advisor" on Flaming Star), all the ammo he needed to persuade his protégé that audiences didn't want to see him in serious films….Elvis' films would hereafter adhere to the lightweight, song-heavy formula Parker, [producer Hal] Wallis, and other management types preferred." Thankfully, we do have Flaming Star, whose compelling CinemaScope thrills and one-of-a-kind Presley performance are showcased on a Twilight Time hi-def Blu-ray that truly burns brightly.


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The University of Portsmouth, Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries are proud to host a public Research Seminar, by Dr Matthew Freeman.
Reader in Multiplatform Media at Bath Spa University, Dr Matthew Freeman, will host a public Research Seminar on the 14th of March, in Eldon Building, room 1.08, between 3.30 pm and 5.00 pm.
The seminar is open to staff, students, and members of the public.
The Seminar is entitled Disarmed: Transmedia Education as the Reconstruction of Colombian Cultural Memory, and is based on Matthew's current work and findings from Desarmados (Disarmed).
Desarmados (Disarmed), is an international research project, which aims to harness commercial ideas about transmedia storytelling as a tool for documenting the Colombian citizens of Medellín and for narrativizing their memories of the Colombian Armed Conflict as an education resource for children.
A multiplatform project supported by the Colombian Ministry of Culture and the Colombia Government, Desarmados seeks to reconstruct the cultural memory of the Colombian armed conflict, and develop workshops with secondary schools in Medellin to help test out new transmedia
storytelling education materials as modes of social enterprise between survivors and civil society.
In doing so, the project raises salient questions to do with how digital media platforms can best operate in an educational arena, what the limits of this might be, and also how the limits of transmedia storytelling – itself so commonly understood as a commercial media practice associated with Hollywood franchises and marketing – may be expanded to that which rebuilds broken communities and helps to bind people together in a common social cause.
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This lecture is a part of a series of Research Seminars, organised by Lincoln Geraghty, Stephen Harper, Laurel Forster, and Deborah Shaw; hosted by the Culture and Conflict Research Group, and the Media, Culture and Communication Research Group.
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The Chicago Cubs will take a stand against anti-gay bullying and homophobia when they produce an "It Gets Better" video once the team returns home from its current 10-game road trip. The Cubs' project has been in the works for more than a week, according to a release from the team.
The Cubs will be the second professional sports team to participate in the "It Gets Better" campaign. The San Francisco Giants released their video last week. The Boston Red Sox have also announced plans to tape an "It Gets Better" video.
"The Cubs applaud the Giants for their stand against anti-LGBT bullying. Bullying of anyone for any reason is unacceptable," Cubs owner and board member Laura Ricketts said. "We are proud to join the Giants in taking a stand against bullying and encourage other professional sports organizations to do the same."
More than 10,000 "It Gets Better" videos have been produced since syndicated columnist Dan Savage and his partner Terry Miller launched the project in September 2010, in response to an epidemic of teen suicides by gay kids and kids perceived to be gay.


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Microsoft office has become synonymous with PCs in today's world, thanks in part to those infamous Mac Vs. PC ads. However, it is interesting to note however that the Microsoft Office suite installed on most modern computers was originally released exclusively for the Apple Macintosh back in '89, a year earlier than it appeared as a Windows application.
The "power six" desktop applications which now make up this suite (namely Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook and Access) are widely available under the Office banner and are used in four out of five businesses according to research conducted in 2009. Proficiency in one or all of the programs shipped with Microsoft Office is clearly a boon to any employee, and skills gained with any of the Office applications can be put to good use in a great number of practical situations.
Whilst all of these desktop tools can be used to efficiently tackle projects (from personal to work-related,) there are many little-known tricks which can be employed to tie them all together. For instance, you can create a fantastic database in Excel or Access, but how do you go about importing these into Word? In the same vein, can you integrate Outlook to work with Excel?
The answer to these questions are plentiful, and with a bit of playing you'll open up a new layer of organisation when working between these phenomenal programs. Let's take a look at three of the many cross-uses between the main applications in Microsoft Office.
Microsoft Office Cross-functionality between Apps
Using Excel With Access
Both are powerful applications, but when deciding whether to choose Excel or Access when you want to create a database which should you choose? This is a bit of a non-question actually, since they compliment each other well and don't have to be used exclusively of one another.
Copying data between the two is a straight-forward task, and both come with some neat little features. For instance, to bring Excel data into Access, it is simply a case of copying your workbook data and pasting it directly into a new or existing Access datasheet. The great thing about doing this is that Access is rather intuitive, and will guess at how you want the workbook data to appear (and it gets it right most of the time, right down to which cells to use as field names.)
Rather than performing this one-time conversion, you can also link to Excel data from Access, so that any changes made in your workbook will be reflected in your Access database (though it is worth noting that you won't be able to change information within Access, only view it.) One again, this can be performed in a few clicks using the Get external data command in the File menu.
Using Word With Outlook – Microsoft Office Cross-functionality
With Microsoft Office 2007, a lot of controversy was raised when Microsoft announced that Outlook would become a Word-based email editor. The reason this was unpopular was that this resulted in a lack of some advanced HTML functions which were supported in previous (Internet Explorer) based versions of the program.
It isn't within the scope of this article to list all the changes Outlook 2007 brought around, but the lack of advanced formatting and animation support was a bit of a blow to people wanting advertise products and display attractive newsletters within emails. On the plus side, this hampered the efforts of spammers trying to pass themselves off as legitimate organisations, which is always a plus.
Regardless of the pros and cons of Word as an email editor, few people are aware that they can change things to suit their own preferences. It's a simple tip and may not have a massive impact on your everyday life, but certainly worth knowing.
To turn Microsoft Word either on or off as your default e-mail editor:
1) Within Outlook, click on the Tools menu and go into the Mail format tab within Options.
2) Use the check-box Use Microsoft Word o edit e-mail messages to toggle this option on or off.
Using Word With Excel
You can use Excel tables to insert graphics objects into Word documents to make them more visually appealing, but perhaps one of the more ingenious uses between the two applications is the Mail merge function.
If you are sending out a large amount of mail but don't want to rely on a generic template, this is a great time-saving tool. With it you can add a touch of personality to the document without having to spend hours doing it manually:
1) Opening a new Excel worksheet, you can add a string of 'field names' in the first row (such as address, salutation, first name, last name, etc.) and fill out the data you want importing into your letters.
2) Open a new Word document, and head over to the Tools menu and select Mail merge. Follow the self-explanatory dialogue boxes.
3) Back into the blank document, you'll notice a new Mail merge toolbar. You can now type your letter – whenever you come to something you wish to import from the database, hit Insert merge field in the new toolbar and select which field you'd like to use. This will be displayed a little something like this: Dear <<Salutation>> <<Last_name>>"
4) Once done, hit the Merge to new document button on the main toolbar and Word will work its magic. If you had twenty lines of data in your Excel Workbook, twenty letters will appear. These can be navigated (as they will appear if you print them) using the arrow controls in the bottom right of Word.
Microsoft Office Cross-functionality between Apps
Almost all of the Microsoft Office applications can be used functionally with one another in some sense or another, and this is no accident. Office is specifically designed to make life easier, both when using the programs individually and together. We've only covered a few of the ways in which you can improve cross-functionality, but there are tens if not hundreds more – play around, surprise yourself, and remember: there's nothing you can break which can't be easily fixed!
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There are several reasons why people choose to drive off-road. For one, it allows you to explore lesser-visited areas such as secluded beaches and islands. However, driving off the beaten track may pose risks to both the driver and the vehicle chosen for the trek.
Before you embark on your off-road journey, you have to inspect your vehicle for any signs of rust that may affect its cables and brake lines. You can also consult an automotive expert who will help you find electronic rust proofing here in Brisbane.
Below, we give you useful off-road driving tips to help you keep safe and reach your destination on time:
Be prepared for what lies ahead
Working your way around potentially dangerous parts of a trail is one of the many challenges you will face when driving off-road. As a 4-wheel driver, it is best to know what you can expect from the adventure so that you can avoid severe sections of a trail, and find routes that will get you to your destination safely.
Do not hesitate to climb out of your vehicle to scout the area on foot and have a closer look at the rough stretch ahead. Doing this may provide you with some valuable information regarding changes in the trail.
When scouting the trail, you don't always have to get out your vehicle.
You can practice reading the terrain by elevating your gaze to get a better view of what lies ahead. Most professional off-road drivers do this to know if there is a steep downhill slope coming up they should be prepared for.
Pick the appropriate gear
Selecting the right transmission gear is crucial to overcoming a challenging obstacle. For example, when your tires hit the dirt and begin to spin, you might find yourself stuck and struggling to free the vehicle.
However, if you shift into 4WD as soon as the tires touch dirt, you will have an easier time navigating through of the dirt trail. Another important point to remember is to avoid shifting gear in the middle of a deep puddle because it will make you lose more speed and make your car halt at that obstacle.
Prepare your recovery gear
If you get stuck in a puddle, your first attempt at escaping is probably to slip a floor mat under the tires of the vehicle. If you find that this is not working, you need to use the right recovery gear.
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Best Gluten-Free Blondies are a celebration of butterscotch and vanilla, studded with white chocolate and pecans.
It's taken me a while to get to a gluten-free blondie recipe which I truly love. Every so often I make a batch of blondies but I am usually a little disappointed by them. By their nature blondies are rich with butterscotch flavour but this can sometimes translate to a sickly sweet treat. Not so here. Thank goodness I persevered as these blondies I love. They charm with vanilla and have a delicious chewy but nutty bite.
However, without delay I want to let you into the trick to achieving the absolute best blondies so there's no messing around and we get to the good stuff right away. The trick to these Gluten-Free Blondies is…
Coffee Powder.
The presence of a gentle hint of coffee powder seems to absorb the trappings of the sickly sweet blondie and balance it out, creating a blondie intense with butterscotch flavour without a sugar hangover.
Stay tuned though as there are other steps, equally important, to ensure that these are the best blondies ever.
Brown That Butter!
Blondies need melted butter anyway to ensure their delightfully soft chewy texture so why not take it one step further. All you need to do is melt your butter a little longer than needed so that toasty nutty flavour develops. Your finished blondies will thank you for it.
It's also necessary to use two different types of sugar here. It sounds a little bit of a faff but I do it in a lot of my recipes and it's worth it. First we use light muscovado for its gentle molasses taste. We're trying to evoke butterscotch here and light muscovado is the perfect choice. It also gives extra moisture to the bake so we're leaning into the fudgey chew that we like so much. However, too much and we'll have a sloppy blondie at the end of the day. The caster sugar gives a little bit more body to the blondie and a firmer texture.
Gluten-Free Flours
Now we need to choose our gluten-free flours. If we're looking for that butterscotch taste then there is only one contender. Oat flour. If you can't tolerate oats then never fear, you can substitute with sorghum flour. However, if you can tolerate oats then go with them as their flavour was made for these blondies. We also need to add a bit of sweet rice flour to the mix, again the gentle flavour of sweet rice flour works well here. But we also need it for its starchy qualities, to help the blondie stick together and promote the chew factor. Finally a light touch of potato flour is included to balance out the two flours and help not make the batter too wet as it's a hydroscopic flour.
Add Ins
Finally we're after some good add-ins. Blondies can be perfectly lovely plain but they are made even better with chopped white chocolate and pecans. We choose to chop our white chocolate into shards, some big some, small pieces. It's a preferred choice rather than chocolate chips as some of the shards may melt into the batter during the bake which just tastes really good. We also keep some bigger shards for texture. A few chopped nuts in the mix work so well for taste and texture too and pecans are my preferred choice.
If you make these Best Gluten-Free Blondies then please leave a comment below and/or give the recipe a rating. If you then go on to use this recipe as a launch pad for your own baking creation then I'd also love it if you'd share it and tag me on Instagram. It is so lovely for me to see your versions and variations of my recipes.
Best Gluten-Free Blondies
- 165 g unsalted butter
- 125 g soft light brown muscovado sugar
- 100 g caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 100 g sweet rice flour
- 90 g oat flour
- 35 g potato flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon coffee powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 100 g white chocolate chopped into small pieces
- 75 g pecans roughly chopped
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan assisted/gas mark 4 and line and grease a 20cm square baking tin.
- Brown the butter by melting the butter in a small saucepan over a medium heat. Once melted the butter will start hissing and cracking and forming little brown bits at the bottom of the pan. Wait until the noises start to subside and the butter smells toasty Remove from the heat straightaway and pour into a heatproof mixing bowl so it doesn't begin to burn.
- Stir the sugars into the butter, followed by the eggs and vanilla extract.
- Sift the flours together, in a separate mixing bowl, with the baking powder, coffee powder and salt.
- Beat the flour mix into the wet ingredients until completely combined.
- Fold in the chopped white chocolate and pecans and pour the batter into the baking tin.
- Bake for 30 minutes then leave in the tin to settle for 10 minutes.
- Remove from the tin and leave to cool on a cooling rack before cutting into 12 bars.
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Almost three decades of civil war in Angola have decimated its wildlife, during a time where the country had other priorities and the maintenance of protected areas and conservation of biodiversity were neglected. Now the country has the challenge to recover its biodiversity and rehabilitate its protected areas.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, a country that is among the richest in biological diversity in Europe, prides itself in being home to dozens of endemic species of flora and fauna. However, due to socio-economic pressures and a low level of public awareness, this richness of life if often not recognized nor protected properly.
Biological diversity, meaning the variety of plants, animals, and microorganisms, is under threat: according to estimates of the World Wildlife Fund, we are losing at least 10,000 species every year – and 99 percent of them are at risk from human activities. In 2016, we reached a record of global tree cover loss with 29.7 million hectares vanishing signifying a 51 percent increase from 2015.
As a Forest and Nature Conservation Specialist, Vanessa Falkowski had been working at a rural settlement when she decided to move to Luanda, Angola, to take up her assignment as Biodiversity Officer with UNDP within a project for the Expansion and Strengthening of Angola's Protected Area System.
The Angolan civil war that came to an end in 2002 was followed by the destruction of several protected areas, resulting in the loss of many forests, animals, and nature.
Managua, Nicaragua: Situated in the heart of Central America, Nicaragua has a very rich biodiversity. As a developing economy, it is highly dependent on its natural resources. However, Nicaragua is one of the countries that suffers the most from the consequences of climate change. For example, farmlands are vulnerable due to extreme weather conditions which cause land degradation and severe erosion.
Socotra, Yemen: As a news editor of a foreign affairs column in the Czech Republic, I was supplying readers with depressing news about tragedies and wrongdoings from all around the world. My subsequent years in advertising gave me an impression that my work was fun but people would have had more pleasant lives without it. I wanted to make myself useful, so I registered my profile in the UNV database of potential candidates for volunteer assignments.


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Loaded for Bear?Saturday, March 15th, 2008
I follow quite a few blogs, especially in the startup and VC space, and what surprises more than anything is that not many are discussing the pending US (WW?) recession. I first posted on this in October 2007 (Subprime Mortgage Crisis and Startups) but since then things have become a lot clearer, and a lot worse. In my opinion it is time to batten down the hatches and get ready to weather the storm.
What does that mean if you are a startup? Well, first off - if you are already funded and going to need to engage in a new round any time soon (say in the next 9, maybe even 12 months) - I would recommended moving your schedule up and doing it now. It isn't that the VC's money will evaporate anytime soon, it is just that they will start being more cautious with investments, things will take longer and valuations will go down (as far as I can tell they already are). Right now most VCs don't seem to be worrying too much about the upcoming recession - but sometime soon (I'll guess sometime in the summer) they will - so use this time to your advantage.
If you are pre-seed, and haven't already been funded, be prepared for a longer gestation period before you can reach the appropriate milestones to get to your next round of funding (especially if they have anything to do with customers, or market validation). In my opinion, you can just assume that anything you start now won't have a market for about a year. That means that if you have any chance at all to get funding soon - do it now (perhaps at even a lower valuation), and use the rest of this year to build up your product and get ready for 2009.


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Explore America, Volume 1
In no single collection of any size could the incredible range and diversity of America's contribution to music be appraised. The best of America's composers have forged a unique compositional voice, employing musical elements native to their environment, while adapting and expanding the forms of their European predecessors and contemporaries. Some chose a more formal assimilation of the Great Masters, while others seemed to reject influence from across the Atlantic altogether, and fashioned instead a new and innovative music, often provocative and radical, in some cases without knowledge of European trends. Indeed, it may be said that a healthy spirit of independence and self-sufficiency, blended with a wide-ranging ancestral influence, is what defines Americans. With just a taste of several of the titles in the Naxos American Classics series, this collection of pieces does not attempt to encapsulate the diversity of American music; rather the series sheds light on some of its seminal moments, confirming the "classic" status of some of these works while uncovering some lesser-known surprises and encouraging the listener to explore America through the rich tapestry of American music.
Perhaps no figure looms larger over the history of American art music than that of Brooklyn-born Aaron Copland, the first American composer to win global recognition. His early career was spent in France, under the tutelage of renowned teacher Nadia Boulanger, who helped him develop his own compositional voice. The maturing composer creatively fused European modernism with a new American vernacular, developing his individual style through the years. His universal fame rests on the series of ballets he composed in the 1940's, including the wildly successful Appalachian Spring, written for Martha Graham, and incorporating the beautiful Shaker tune "Simple Gifts".
Hailing from Pennsylvania, Charles Wakefield Cadman dedicated his life to the study of Native American forms of musical expression and the hopeful preservation of that culture, leading a small group of composers called, in the early decades of the 20th Century, the "American Indianists". Today, he is most remembered for his song based on Omaha tribal melodies, From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water, here arranged for violin and piano.
Chicagoan John Alden Carpenter studied at Harvard with John Knowles Paine and in Rome with Edward Elgar. His jazz-infused style that invoked the rapid urbanization of America is best exemplified in the ballets Krazy Kat and Skyscrapers, both popular in the twenties. Carpenter's whimsical Adventures in a Perambulator, a depiction of a day in the life of a baby, was to be used in Walt Disney's sequel to Fantasia, regrettably abandoned.
It may be said that America has best expressed itself in song. Ned Rorem, based in New York, is one of the most talented and prolific composers of art song in America, penning hundreds throughout his distinguished career. His Nightingale was composed in 1951, during a period spent in Paris and Morocco, and set to an anonymous text.
Samuel Barber could count, among his numerous awards and achievements, two Pulitzer Prizes. Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Barber studied at Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music, and, in maturity, utilized a panoply of styles while never fully committing to one or the other. In his Violin Concerto, the composer's early lyricism morphs into an expressively dissonant language, with a great display of virtuosity, as evidenced by the tumultuous Presto final movement.
Wisconsin-born Gloria Coates works with expressive glissandi – the gradual sliding from one note to the next – in a luxuriously original way, creating a hazy and colorful texture. Her early String Quartet No. 1 utilizes a variety of string techniques and sonic nuance, and seems to glow in a cold, satin-like sheen.
Alan Hovhaness, of Scottish-Armenian ancestry, strove for a spiritual marriage of East and West in most of the works of his long and prolific career. Hovhaness' music is usually characterized by a meandering modality that sprung from his embrace of ancient music and non-Western musical elements. The Cello Concerto was one of the few early works the composer chose not to destroy during World War II in a rush of self-criticism.
No composer, American or otherwise, could claim a singularity of purpose nor a musical aesthetic as uncompromising as that of Charles Ives. A successful insurance man by week, Ives considered himself a "weekend composer" and, throughout his under-recognized musical career, more than flirted with atonality, polytonality, microtonality and tone clusters years before the composers of the European vanguard. In fact, in Danbury, Connecticut, where Ives spent much of his life, he probably knew nothing of these trends. From the man who once implored an audience impatient with new music, "stand up and use your ears like a man!" his folksy Symphony No. 3 of 1904 only hints at the innovation and humor that would infuse his work in the early decades of the 20th century.
George Frederick McKay is known today if only as the teacher of two of America's pioneer composers: John Cage and William Bolcom. The first graduate from the Eastman School of Music, McKay, who called the Pacific Northwest home, incorporated jazz syncopations and melody into his music, where the lively Americanistic Etude is but one example.
A Russian-Jewish immigrant who grew up in New York's rough Lower East Side, Irving Berlin became a veritable one-man hit factory of songs for five decades. Some of his biggest include Cheek to Cheek, White Christmas, and God Bless America, in total, some 1500 songs from a man who never learned to read music, relying on assistants to transcribe his ideas. His first hit, Alexander's Ragtime Band, launched the 23-year old into stardom. We hear the 1911 classic here arranged for brass.
American music is inevitably linked to that popular medium of Hollywood dominance: film. With the birth of this novel medium, the 20th century saw an enormous profusion of dramatic music for the screen, and the requisite need for music, with American and European-born composers flocking to California's mecca of moviedom.
Ferde Grofé was a great musical painter of American landscapes, producing works that celebrated the Grand Canyon, the Hudson River and Niagara Falls. His jazzy Hollywood Suite evokes the behind-the-scenes work of a movie musical, where glitzy stars come together with the stagehands, cameramen and all who make a show happen.
Leonard Bernstein has been called the Renaissance man of American music. Born of Russian immigrant parents in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Bernstein went on to become a hugely influential pianist, conductor, writer, teacher, composer and music advocate. The charismatic musician was equally comfortable in the classical and popular music spheres and did more to blur the lines of definition, and - with his boundless energy - to increase musical awareness than anyone before or since. His West Side Story, an astounding, genre-bursting collaboration with some of the biggest names of Broadway (Stephen Sondheim, Jerome Robbins) elevated musical theater to new heights. "Tonight" is a poignant profession of love between the show's Tony and Maria.
Ukraine-born and raised in New York, Leo Ornstein enjoyed a long, but often obscure, musical career. Labeled a "futurist" when young, the principal reason he is not better-known to concert audiences may have to do with his never embracing a particular musical style, vacillating back and forth between dissonant complexity and tonal simplicity. His improvisatory Morning in the Woods, from 1971, paints a dreamy, impressionistic picture, redolent of the sounds and colors of nature.
America can take pride in recognizing and nurturing the compositional talents of women, including Arkansas native Florence Price, the first African-American woman to achieve prominence as a composer. We hear her exquisite setting of Song of the Dark Virgin, by the poet Langston Hughes, to whom music was a primary inspiration, and one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's.
Joyously melodic and rhythmically vigorous, Michael Torke has been hailed as one of our finest composers of today. His Rapture – Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra, the most-recently composed work on this disc, begins with an orgiastic drum assault that bursts into celebratory exclamations from the orchestra, seeming to revel in the music's natural energy.
As his father was a U.S. Marine band trombonist, John Philip Sousa naturally grew up with band music. The elder Sousa enlisted his son in the Marines at the tender age of 13 and, by age 26, the composer took leadership of the United States Marine Band, serving under five presidents in the late 19th century, before forming a civilian band, the most famous in history. The composer of Stars and Stripes Forever was also a huge fan of baseball. "The March King" penned The National Game upon the request of major league baseball's first commissioner, Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis.
Today, American music is as healthy as ever, constantly evolving, reaching new audiences and touching new lives, like the sport Sousa so fervently lauded a century before.
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How to Make A Bezel for a Cabochon with Wire Netting
In my attempts here, I made use of the basic principles but added a few things like starting from the front and adding beads as I weaved the wire. I have also included tips as to how to get the wire netting more snug, neat, and regular.
Note: this post on How to Wire Net Bezel a Cabochon has been moved to my newer and regularly updated site. You can read the full tutorial on Wire Netting: How to Wire Net Bezel a Cabohon.


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Noreena Hertz – Speakers Showreel
December 12th, 2018
Noreena Hertz's official speaker showreel... Read more
December 12th, 2018
Noreena Hertz's official speaker showreel... Read more
December 11th, 2018
Noreena speaks at the TED Salon Conference on the theme of 're-framing', held in London, on 2nd November 2010... Read more
December 10th, 2018
Noreena Hertz speaks at the Google Zeitgeist in May 2015 on Generation K (born 1995-2000).... Read more
September 4th, 2018
Please click here for the BBC Radio 4 episode. Noreena Hertz is honoured to be part of Rabbi Jonathan Sack's landmark Radio 4 series on Morality in the 21st Century. Other contributors include Melinda Gates, Robert Putnam, Michael Sandel,... Read more
September 3rd, 2018
Please click here to view the interview online. Renowned thought leader, broadcaster and author, Professor Noreena Hertz speaks at The Knowledge Guild event about global trends, geo-political risks, and 'Generation K' – the post-millennials.... Read more


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Dr. Izzet Kenis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Accounting
Office: BSB 221
Phone: (856) 225-6711
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
CV: Download the PDF
Ph.D., New York University
Dr. Kenis has published scholarly articles in various management and accounting journals and has served as an ad hoc reviewer for several accounting publications. He has experience in banking and public accounting.
Research Interests: Profit planning and control
Courses Taught: Accounting for Financial Analysis; Accounting for Management; Advanced Managerial Accounting; Intermediate Accounting; Principles of Accounting
Representative Publications:
- "Determinants of Turnover and attitude of Accountants" Proceedings of the American Accounting Association, Northeast Regional Meeting, 1989
- "Reaction of managers to Reward Expectancy in Budgeting Environment" Proceedings of the American Accounting Association, Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting. 1983, pp.157-165
- "Effects of Budgetary Goal Characteristics on Managerial Attitudes and Performance," The Accounting Review, October 1979, pp. 707-721
- "Advertising and Promotion Costs-Expense or Asset? : Examination of the Issues," The National Public Accountant (Co-author: Benjamin Katz), January 1979, pp.8-12
- "Reaction of Accountants to Job Characteristics- A Field Study" Proceedings of the American Accounting Association, Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting 1979, pp.25-34
- "Behavioral Effects of Budgets- A Field Study," Proceedings of AAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, 1978, pp.52-70
- "Leadership Behavior, Subordinate Personality, and Satisfaction with Supervision in Banking Industry," Journal of Psychology, 1978, 98, pp.99-107
- "A Cross-Cultural Study of Personality and Leadership in Banking Industry," Group and Organization Studies. March 1977, pp. 49-60


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Happy Wednesday! Here's a little preview of Jamie and Kristen's wedding from Saturday! We loved being able to do photos at the Windy Hill Wedding and Event Barn! What a beautiful day!
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Christmas and New Years Photo Booth!
It's time for the Christmas Photo Booth again! This year we're switching things up a little. Here are all the details...
- The Photo Booth will be open two weekdays when the kids are out of school! The dates are Tuesday, December 20th from 9:00 - 11:30 and Thursday, December 22nd from 9:00 - 11:30
- There will be New Years props this year!
Cost - $125
15 Minutes of Shoot Time
7-10 High Resolution Images
Copyright Release
ONE DAY turn around time.
If you weren't able to get those fall photos done this year or if you're sending out "Happy New Years" cards, this is perfect for you!
Drop me an email at email@example.com to set up your session!
Thursday, December 1, 2016
The Bianco Family
It's always fun to be able to take photos for "repeat" clients! I loved taking Katie's senior pictures several years ago, and was also able to do family photos for the Biancos last year! They've since moved away from Georgia, but we still worked out a time for updated family photos!
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Competitions, prize draws, scratch cards and coupon schemes are common marketing tools. They can produce valuable data, an uplift in sales and deepen both brand loyalty and awareness. However, perhaps because most marketers only run them infrequently, these same promotions are often run badly, costing the brand time, money and resulting in reputational damage to both the brand and the individual marketer!
Tough economic times have made the chances of your promotion backfiring higher than ever. There are two groups of people who are increasingly sophisticated and serious in their approach to entering promotions. 'Compers' are serious hobbyists who supplement their income by entering promotions systematically, often hundreds each week, but within the rules.'Scampers' on the other hand look to defraud promoters with techniques varying from hacking computer systems to steal winning codes through to hiring a call centre to rig a phone vote or forging vouchers.
Taking shortcuts in the planning and implementation of your promotion is a certain route to disaster. Once you have launched the promotion and published the terms and conditions you can't change the time frames, prizes, conditions of entry, judging process or any other aspect of it. So it is important to take the correct amount of time and professional advice in these early stages.
In the UK, to avoid embarrassing publicity, you need to be aware of the British Code of Advertising, Sales Promotion and Direct Marketing Practice (The CAP Code); The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008; the Data Protection Act 1998; the Gambling Act 2005; and the Betting, Gaming Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 all of which have elements to maintain consumer trust in promotions.
Laws in other countries vary considerably and what can be run easily in the UK, might be illegal or regulated elsewhere. Compers, scampers and some consumers familiarise themselves with the legislation and codes to help them make the most of the promotions available.
Similarly, if you are printing scratchcards or money off coupons, you are effectively printing money and appropriate precautions need to be taken at every stage. There used to be a roaring trade on eBay of coupons obtained from printers, distribution houses or promotional teams until it was blocked by the industry. It is worth employing independent auditors to check the printings and all distribution points. Be aware also that if your coupons don't have unique codes, scampers can use them to create multiple redemptions.
Social media has made it easier and cheaper to run promotions. However, before you decide to use Facebook or Twitter for your next promotion you should consider a few things. Not everyone likes or uses social media. In fact, in some demographics, the majority of customers don't have or use social media accounts and many others don't like brands using social media for marketing. Moreover, Facebook and Twitter are also a favourite hunting ground for scampers because it is very easy and cheap to buy votes or followers to fix competitions.
So when you're planning your next promotion take the time to conduct a risk analysis and think through the entire process. How can you be sure that the right number of winning scratchcards have been produced, who will be judging all those competition entries (independently and fairly) and how do you prevent abuse of codes or entries from scampers ? Time spent now, and with the right experts, will save significant money and reputational damage in the future as a quick look through the weekly ASA adjudications will demonstrate.
Zoe Lyons is Head of Legal at PromoVeritas, the independent promotional verification service.


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The 911 movement will not die. Kennedy assassination theories are still being written today, it just won't die. And there are still stories about the faked moon landings. When something can not be satisfactory explained it will continue to live on. Controlled opposition is huge and I still think Alex Jones is part of it, if I can find it I'll post a story I wrote awhile back about AJ. BTW I don't always agree 100% with posts.
"Many truth movement members have fallen into the trap of endlessly bickering with each other on the internet, rather than launching initiatives to help educate the general public. Some of that bickering is coming from controlled opposition. Its goal is to slow the movement, distract it, and above all, discourage its members."


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Late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel and his production team convinced Californians that the Senate recently voted to confirm the late Christopher Columbus to the Supreme Court, and didn't have to do much work to accomplish it.
On Monday night's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" the host announced that his production team hit the streets of Los Angeles in order to gauge the public's opinion of the new controversial Supreme Court justice.
No, not that one, the 500-plus-year-old explorer, Christopher Columbus.
In introducing the segment — "Lie Witness News" — Kimmel said, "You know, I mentioned Columbus at the top of the show, and Columbus is, I think, of all the historical figures, George Washington, Lincoln. Columbus might be the third that we learned the most about in elementary school, so people should know who he is, right?" – READ MORE
MSNBC reporter Jacob Soboroff traveled to California to ask voting-age students if they are animated to vote in the 2018 midterm elections this November.
Watch what happened when I asked a bus stop full of CA students if they'd vote in their *key* midterm district.
While Trump's latest fire drill is underway, here's something else to think about: why young Americans don't vote.
More: https://t.co/2VHT1KOdNG pic.twitter.com/v4mJJmsER4
— Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) October 9, 2018
Soboroff traveled to the University of California Irvine, which has a student population of over 20 thousand. Students were asked a variety of questions by MSNBC, including one asking whether they plan on voting in just a month.- READ MORE


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December 11, 2019 @ 9:00 pm - December 12, 2019 @ 2:00 am
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An event every week that begins at 9:00 pm on Wednesday, repeating until December 12, 2019
Come play with us at Asheville's Most Open JAM.
It's an evening of open collaboration with anything and everything. You might get inspired to join in …or just come and listen and be part of the Asheville creative scene!
All or no experience welcome. "Wrong" and "right" notes all accepted.
Bring your own instruments, homemade instruments, circuitbent gear and synths or just bring yourself! We provide electric guitar, electric bass guitar, acoustic drum kit, full sized keyboard and a big ol' PA.


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Dutch design week 2012
The Hyena Sculpture is present at:
Visions and Concepts on the future of Mobility, Health and Energy
October 20 – 28
Witte Dame, Bibliotheek (Library ) Eindhoven,
Emmasingel 22, Eindhoven
The Exhibition
A nine-day exhibition of selected installations and presentations, a 'movie zone' and a 'game lab' with relevant productions and applications. This is the inspiring start of a vibrant project.
All activities are focussed on the search for new concepts in art and science within the themes of Health, Energy and Mobility. A hackathon, workshops and presentations are enriching the exhibition.


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I've been smitten with the Four Calling Birds ever since the first time I laid eyes on them. The details really make these designs, and their cute plastic safety eyes and branches really put the perfect finishing touches on them. As soon as I saw them, I determined that my friends and family MUST get these cute ornaments for Christmas. I happened to have some Cascade Ultra Pima in the rich Wine color used on the cardinals, so this is the birdie I decided to crochet for everyone. Plus, I think the red really pops when they are hung in the tree!
I made six birds total. At first, I planned on making all the parts before sewing any of the birds together, but my project bag soon became a mess of tangled up bird parts because of the long tails I left for sewing. After making three or four sets of parts, I decided it was time to sew them together before making any more.
I used some orange scrap yarn to make the beaks and feet, and my daughter and I went on a hunt for nicely sized sticks for these birdies to perch on. I didn't have any ribbon that I liked, so I used a simple strand of yarn to hang them.
I am thrilled with how these cute cardinals turned out! The felt on their little faces and the points on their heads make them look adorably realistic, and I know they are going to be a big hit.
Here is a close up of one cardinal, as well as a side and back view. The tail is attached at the back of each bird's neck, and the wings are attached directly next to the tail.
If you're searching for a quick gift that will be enjoyed every holiday season, the Four Calling Birds definitely fit the bill. I might have to go yarn shopping and get the colors to make the other three darling patterns. We also have a set of Four Calling Birds for knitters, and I am tempted to give them a shot too!
Which one of the Four Calling Birds is your favorite? Tell us what you think here on our blog, or visit us on Facebook to share your thoughts! We can't wait to hear from you!


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Archive for Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Free heart screenings for shoppers at Legends
December 5, 2012
Legends Outlets Kansas City will offer shoppers an on-site screening clinic provided by Providence Medical Center's Holiday Heart Mart during the month of December.
The Heart Mart will provide free 15-minute heart screenings that indicate potential heart health risk factors. The free screenings, which include results and referrals, are administered by Providence Medical Center's certified healthcare clinicians. Providence Medical Center physicians and cardiologists will also be on-staff at the Holiday Heart Mart on select days as well.
The Heart Mart will operate daily in a dedicated location near Charming Charlie and Yard House on the northwest end of Legends Outlets. Shoppers can stop in at any time 3-7 p.m., Monday – Friday, and noon to 4 p.m., Saturday – Sunday.
For a weekly update on tests available, as well as extended Holiday Heart Mart hours during December, visit providencekc.org.
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BUDOKAJ Lippstadt, a section of DJK Hörste, is practicing
Shotokan Karate, Kyusho Jutsu, Ryu Kyu Hokama Kobudo, and Nihon Jujutsu
Chief instructor: Profesor Helmut Kogel M.D., 8th DAN Kyusho Shihan, 8th DAN RyuKyu Hokama Kobudo, 7th DAN Shotokan Karate Renshi, 2nd DAN Nihon Jujutsu, 2nd Antas Combat Arnis
The Dojo is associated to DAKO/ IMAF Germany (Center of exellence) (headmaster H.D.Rauscher 8th DAN Shotokan Karate Do Hanshi and others) IMAF Kokusai Budoin.
It is a Branch Dojo of IKO Okinawa (International Okinawa Gojuryu Kenshi Kai Karatedo Kobudo Association, Kancho Tetsuhiro Hokama, 10th DAN Goju Ryu/ Kobudo Hanshi), Kancho Hokama is honory member of BUDOKAJ Lippstadt
Special Research is done by Helmut Kogel and the team in the field of Kata Bunkai and Kyusho
Contact: Prof.Dr.med.Helmut Kogel e-mail: email@example.com
NEU, New!!! Kyusho Book (see Publication Page !!) and Okinawa Torite
Link to DJK Hörste: http://www.djk-hoerste.de


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Vault Structure for Sharing Reckon Accounts Company Files
These are some best practices If you plan to share one or more of your Reckon Accounts company files to attach to the SmartVault Toolbar with other users. SmartVault recommends that you create a separate vault for each client or Reckon company file and use the Manage Group Membership feature to quickly give those users access. Here the two most common scenarios
- Inside your firm with employees
- Outside of your firm with other users, such as your clients,
In some instances, if you are a bookkeeper and have more than 100 clients, you may not be able to create a separate vault for each client. You may need to create a file cabinet like structure of vaults (A-D, E-K, L-R, S-Z) and have a separate folder for each client. In this case, use the View Access and Notifications feature to explicitly give access to the respective users and their company files.
Use SmartVault for Reckon Accounts for Your Own Business
If you're using SmartVault for your own business and you have to give employees access to the Reckon Accounts company file in SmartVault, create a separate vault for the company files and give them either Vault Manager or Vault Full Access permissions at the vault. In this example, you could give access Vault Full Access to he in-house bookkeeper for the My Reckon Books vault, and the Sales Team Vault Full Access to the Sales and Marketing vaults. The HR Manager would have access to the Humans Resources vault.
Use SmartVault for Reckon Partners For Client Bookkeeping
If you're a bookkeeper who services clients you may want to use this example. You can still use the Vault Manager and Vault Full Access group permissions because each client has their own vault. If you want to give them access to their RA books you can, or just grant them access to the folder using View Access and Notifications on the Send To Darby folder in this example. They can upload their documents to this folder and you can process the them as you enter their transactions in Reckon Accounts.
The one client per vault scenario works best if you have less than 100 Reckon Accounts clients. If you have more than 100 Reckon clients you will want to create a different structure. However, if you provide full-service bookkeeping services for your client, and your client does not need access to the Reckon company file, then you can choose to create one vault for all of your clients that you provide bookkeeping services for, and store all of the Reckon company files for your clients in one vault.


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The Canon iPF650, 655, 750 & 755 plotters use the PFI-102 (130ml) family of inks. The Canon iPF650, 655, 750 & 755 ink plotters print roll and sheet up to 24" wide. These inks come in 130ml cartridges and match OEM quality and performance, they are Plug & Play so you don't have to either flush your machine or adjust the colour profiles you are already running. This high quality compatible ink comes in 5 colours: