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What causes depression?
She lost her mother this year. The one and only person in this world that she felt understood her, supported her and loved her. Since that day she has laid around, sleeping for hours or watching the same syndicated television shows. Many may look at her and see someone who is not ambitious or a slacker but if you take a deeper look at her situation you will understand that she is suffering from situational depression or adjustment disorder because of the lost of her mother.
Situational depression is a short-term condition that occurs when a person is unable to cope with, or adjust to, a particular source of stress, such as a major life change, loss, or event (WebMD, 2011). Situational depression is very similar to the symptoms of depression, such as sadness, a feeling of hopelessness, and a loss of interest in things once enjoyed, and if left alone and untreated then it could very well become depression.
The important thing to remember about situational depression is that it is triggered by an outside stress or loss and tends to go away once the person has adapted to the situation (WebMD, 2011). But let's look at some of the stressors or losses that can trigger situational depression, which varies from person-to-person:
- The ending of a relationship or marriage.
- Lose or change of a job.
- The death of a loved one
- A loved one or the person develops a serious illness.
- Being a victim of a crime.
- Having a car or work-related accident.
- Undergoing a major life change (i.e. marriage, birth of a new child, or retiring from a job).
- Surviving a disaster, such as a natural disaster or fire.
Depression Symptoms
Regardless of the event encountered by the person, he/she develops some form of emotional and/or behavioral symptoms, which typically begin to surface within three month so the event and oftentimes subsides after six months. Doctors recommend scheduling an appointment immediately, if the symptoms last for more than six months. To better understand situational depression, let's take a look at some of the symptoms:
- Depressed mood
- Tearfulness
- Feelings of hopelessness
- Feeling nervous
- Having body symptoms such as headache, stomachache or heart palpitations
- Missing work, school or social activities
- Changes in sleeping or eating habits
- Feeling tired
- Abusing alcohol or drugs
"Situational depression means that the symptoms are set off by some set of circumstances or event. It could lead to major depression or simply be a period of grief," explains Kathleen Franco, MD, professor of medicine and psychiatry at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine in Ohio. However, she adds that situational depression may need treatment "if emotional and behavioral symptoms reduce normal functioning in social or occupational arenas." It is important to note that while these signs are similar to major depression symptoms that they differ because situational depression is caused by a loss or a traumatic event and is often corrected once the person adjusts to the loss or event. Dr. Chris LLiades wrote in his 2009 article, When Life Gets You Down: Coping with Situational Depression, that this form of depression is common and can happen to anyone - about 10 percent of adults and up to 30 percent of adolescents experience this condition at some point.
Experiencing a loss hurts, regardless if it's a relationship, job, personal property or a loved one can cause undue stress and emotional pains if taken away suddenly. Situational depression or adjustment disorder is a real mental condition and the person going through it needs the same support as someone suffering from major depression. The symptoms are real because the losses are real. If you have noticed that you or someone you love is suffering from situational depression because of a traumatic loss then monitor their emotional and behavioral symptoms, help them cope with the loss and if their condition lasts for more than six months seek immediate medical attention.
Lliades, C. (2009). When life gets you down: coping with situational depression. Retrieved from https://www.everydayhealth.com/depression/coping-with-situational-depression.aspx.
WebMD. (2011). Mental health and adjustment disorder. Retrieved from https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/mental-health-adjustment-disorder.
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Yippie, the robot chassis arrived a while back from Honk Kong in this wonderful wrapping. While it had been on its way, I had been busy soldering my first InfraRed distance sensor. I even had to experience the disappointment of the whole thing not working after I transferred it from my breadboard, but in the end I just figured out that there was a cable missing.
Yesterday I also had the pleasure to attend my first Palo Altona Drinkup - a group of tinkering specialists based in Hamburg. If you are interested, have a look at the website, there are regular meetings/drunkups.

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We had an opportunity to live in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain for several months and it truly is an incredible city, with amazing architecture, culture, history, art, and of course the food. Did I mention the food?
Of all the reasons we have to go back and visit there is a new one which has recently come up. His name is Paul Dominique Angier, and he is not just any photographer. This photographer from Barcelona seems to know what quite a few of us love here. And he repeatedly amazes us with his eye for finding the right lighting to go with those long lines and curves we love so much. "…True love has benefits and we plan to reap them…"
Paul is working on a fetish themed book and when we have more info we will let you know about it. In the meantime enjoy this special gallery by photographer Paul Dominique Angier to the sounds of Imelda May,


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Second night of storms causing widespread power outages
For the second day in a row, more than 3,000 state residents are left without power as storms sweep in from the west.
Towns in Litchfield and New Haven counties have dealt with the worst of the storm, as of 8 p.m. There are nearly 2,000 customers without power between Waterbury, Southington, Cheshire and Farmington alone.
Some Fairfield County towns are dealing with fallout from the storm, too. Darien has more than 150 people without service, while further north, in Newton, just under 100 people are dealing with similar problems.
The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Fairfield, New Haven, Litchfield, Tolland, Hartford and Middlesex counties on Thursday afternoon. The advisory is in effect from noon until midnight Thursday.
Parts of Fairfield and Litchfield counties have been issued a severe thunderstorm warning until about 7:15 p.m. This includes Redding, New Milford, Danbury, Ridgefield and Brookfield.
The NWS is asking people living in these areas to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building "for your protection."
On Wednesday, nearly 3,000 people across the state lost power due to storms with high winds and heavy rains. In Greenwich, the fire department responded to an incident where lightning destroyed one home's roof.
In parts of West Hartford and Cheshire, some streets became so flooded that some cars had to be abandoned in the water and police had to issue travel warnings. Further south, a fallen tree led to crushing delays along Metro-North lines.


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At the conclusion of the state finals, the IHSAA Executive Committee presents an award for mental attitude to an outstanding senior participant in the softball state tournament. The recipient of this award, who was nominated by her principal and coach, must excel in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability in softball.
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Full menu for topic: Paying for Dentistry
A listing of 1) Classification definitions 2) Examples of covered procedures 3) Coverage levels. | How wisdom teeth, root canal and periodontal procedures may be categorized.
Dental plans usually group the procedures they cover into three categories: a) Preventive, b) Basic and c) Major dental services.
The category to which a procedure has been assigned typically indicates the amount of coverage (level of benefits) that the policy provides for that service.
While the information we present on this page is typical of most plans, yours may categorize procedures or provide benefits differently.
To find out, you might read your plan's handbook or call your insurer's toll-free number. Probably the best way is to simply ask your dentist's front-office staff for help.
You'll probably find that your policy's coverage and provided benefits for Preventive (and Diagnostic) dental services are comparatively generous.
You'll need to check your policy to see if its deductible must be met before you receive any benefits. With many plans, this is not a requirement.
Additional preventive dental care for children and adolescents.
Unlike with medical insurance where its primary purpose is protection against catastrophic financial loss, the primary goal of having dental coverage is the prevention of problems and diagnosing those that do occur as early as possible.
That's why benefits for Preventive and Diagnostic services are characteristically the most generous of the policy.
In general, basic services are typically those types of treatments and procedures that are relatively straightforward in nature and don't involve a significant laboratory expense for the dentist.
Just as prevention and early diagnosis are so important, so is correcting any problems that do develop as soon as possible.
A policy's coverage for Basic services must be generous enough that when they're needed they lie well within the member's financial reach. If not, they may not be utilized in a timely fashion.
Very few dental problems will resolve on their own. With most conditions, delaying treatment means that a more involved procedure will be required later on. That means that both the insured and insurer's ultimate costs will be greater.
The Major dental services category typically includes procedures and treatments that are relatively more complex in nature and often involve a dental laboratory expense. These services tend to be more costly than those found in the Basic category.
With some insurance policies, when it comes to providing coverage for Major services, you'll find that their emphasis seems more geared toward preserving the status quo rather than providing for significant dental reconstruction.
It's often the policy's maximum benefits limitation that becomes the problem. Its level is frequently high enough that one or two teeth can be rebuilt (root canals and crowns). But when major reconstruction is planned, this limitation is easily exceeded.
As a work around, see our "Creative treatment planning" section.
There are a number of dental procedures that insurance companies frequently classify differently. While you'll still need to refer to the definitions list stated in your specific plan, here are some general rules about how they are generally categorized.
"Simple" (routine) tooth extractions are typically classified as a Basic service while "surgical" extractions (like removing impacted teeth) a Major one. Depending on its circumstances, having a wisdom tooth removed might fall under either classification (this page explains).
In the case where a policy doesn't cover surgical extractions, the person's health insurance might.
Gum treatments may be either surgical (periodontal surgery) or non-surgical (scaling and root planing). Non-surgical procedures are typically listed as a Basic service. Surgical ones may fall under either classification, simply depending on the policy.
There's no obvious rule of thumb that seems to apply to the categorization of routine root canal therapy. It may be listed as either a Basic (most commonly) or Major (less frequently) procedure, you'll simply need to refer to your policy for clarification.
There can be times when more than one procedure might be deemed an appropriate method of treatment for a person's condition. And in these types of situations it's common that an insurance plan will only provide coverage for the less costly service (such as a Basic service vs. a Major one).
If so, it may be possible for the person to opt for the more expensive treatment yet still receive some policy benefits. Under this scenario, the insurance company would provide benefits as if the covered (less expensive) dental work was performed. The patient then pays the outstanding balance.
Note: These calculations aren't quite as straightforward as you might expect. If this is the type of policy that you have, you'll probably gain more insight from reading through these sample calculations.
Benefits that are based on procedure "UCR" fees ("Usual, customary, reasonable") are calculated on a percentage basis.
The dollar amount of benefits paid will be limited by your policy's stated deductible and maximum benefits. You're responsible for paying your dentist the difference between what your insurance has paid and the actual cost of your treatment.
Some insurance policies calculate their benefits using a fixed fee schedule termed a "Table of Allowances."
This table is simply a listing of all covered dental procedures and the dollar amount that the insurance company will provide as a benefit when they are performed. Keep in mind, the amount paid will be limited by the policy's deductible and plan maximum benefits.
If you are considering a plan that uses a Table of Allowances, you should inquire as to whether the payments it specifies will be accepted by the treating dentist as payment in full, or you will be expected to make up the difference by way of making a copayment (the more likely arrangement). There can be a very significant out-of-pocket difference between the two.
For the dental patient, trying to calculate policy benefits can be both very confusing and very difficult to get right. So, don't hesitate to ask your dentist's staff for help or clarification.
Of course, the ultimate authority on this issue is your insurance company. You do have a contract with them and certain treatment obligations are outlined in it. But with some procedures (especially Major services), the conditions under which they are covered may be open to the insurance company's interpretation.
So, and especially in situations where larger sums are involved, your dentist's office may feel that they should submit for pre-treatment authorization.
In this situation, your dentist will file a predetermination form that details specifics about your proposed treatment plan (they may also send x-rays, pictures or study models). In response, the insurance company will send an itemized reply stating what your expected benefits for each procedure should be.
This is usually a free service. (Filling out the form is an extension of goodwill on the part of your dentist. Making the calculation is one of your company's obligations to you as a plan member.) Turnaround time for the process is usually 2 to 3 weeks.
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|Houston Breakthrough, Vol. 3, No. 1, February 1978
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|MAYOR cont'd from page 1 "Where are you going to find a woman Curly Culp?" Q. Do you feel any particular commitment toward women? A. Oh, certainly. I feel that women are the equal of their male counterpart in 'most anything that they desire to be. I think that if somebody wants to argue that, they could carry it to the ridiculous. You know, where are you going to find a woman Curly Culp, for example? Well, I'm not interested in a woman's Curly Culp.* I don't think all of the talent lies with the male with any stretch of the imagination. I think women are very effective workers in government or in any other procedure they may want to be in, but I have no hangup with women at all. I think women do have some peculiar problems that maybe their male counterpart doesn't have. Q. For example? A. Well, let's talk about rape, for example, on the women's side. I think that is a very touchy subject and a subject that needs some special attention through our Houston Police Department. It is receiving some special attention, but I would like to see that special attention improved upon—the rape squad and so on. Q. There've been several stories lately in the media about shortages in the rape squad in terms of personnel A. I don't think that's a designea thing. I don't know of a division of the Houston Police Department that isn't fighting a shortage of personnel, but I have had some meeting with Chief Caldwell. He's aware of the problem, and we're doing everything we can to beef the thing up so that those rape victims are treated just as well as is possible to do— and because it helps us in clearing some of the cases. "I don't expect him (the police chief) to completely deplete the burglary and theft department to staff that (the rape squad)." Q. Do you have specifics in mind? A. We have, but within the limitations that the Chief operates under. In other words, I don't expect him to completely deplete the burglary and theft department to staff that. It has to be done with some input from the Chief as to where his weaknesses and strengths are. But he is aware, as I am, that there are some still existing problems. Q. I've also been told, by a representative of a woman's group, that there is a tremendous problem in getting the Houston Police Department to handle battered women cases, that the police department is very reluctant to interfere, particularly if it's a divorce case wherein the husband has returned to th home and is beating up his wife. A. There are, and there are reasons why. So often, they're called out in a domestic squabble and before they get out of there, they're being hit by both- the man and the wife—because she has a certain love, respect, whatever it is, for her husband. She doesn't want to see him loaded into the car, so pretty soon, she's beating them over the head with her purse, and she's the one who called them out there. I think that if you put yourself in the position of the police officer and when nine out of 10 of them go sour on you, pretty soon, human nature is human nature. You decide, 'Hell, we'll go out and investigate and make sure nobody's been killed and leave it alone.' But that needs to be improved. Q. And if the woman really is willing to have him carted off, or he's already gone by the time they get there? A. I don't think there's any problem...if he's there, and she really wants to charge him. If we do, I'm not aware of it. They'll pick him up if she will agree to file charges...When he's already gone, there sometimes is a problem because they go out and pick him up, and she refuses to file charges for one reason or. another-either fear or, you know, 'all is forgiven and forgotten' and they're back-> making love. That's one of the problems. I must be honest about it, I never realized until recently that the battered woman situation was as bad as it is. "I must be honest about it—I never realized the battered woman situation was as bad as it was." Q. What made you more aware? A. I guess the exposure that was brought about by the campaign and the election. Q. What else did you learn in relation to women's issues? A. I think a lot of it I probably already knew...but had no control over it at that point in time. For several years, I have realized that women in the marketplace, for example, do not and have not received the same pay for similar or like jobs. In doing some review with our civil service department, I find that is certainly true in city government, as well as in business, and we are trying to do something about it. Q. What specifically are you trying to do? A. By changing the salary range of women. Now, obviously, and I would hope that everybody could understand this-we cannot do that tonight because the budget impact is too severe. It has to be done on a graduated and gradual scale—but it can be done. Q. Another one of the big complaints has been the city health insurance policy, specifically the maternity disability wherein the woman has to be married and her spouse also covered by the policy. The maximum is $100 for hospitalization and $75 for delivery. Do you anticipate any changes in that? A. No, I can't say immediately because the council defeated that, and we have practically the same council. "I've had to pay for six childbirths in my lifetime and even the first one many years ago, I don't think $175 would have handled it." Q. But the legal department has said those requirements ... have been held to be illegal in other cases... A. I don't doubt that it has been found illegal in some other areas, but I think that a great deal of attention must be placed on the fact that some of the council members feel that they do not want to underwrite the pregnancy of unmarried women. Q. Is that what it's gotten down to? A. I think so. That's exactly what their hesitation would be and very candidly, when I was on the Council I had a little hesitation about that. I don't know that it's the taxpayer's responsibility to be paying for the pregnancies of unmarried employees. Q. Leaving that aspect aside, say she's married and her spouse is covered and so forth, what would be the disability payments for a man who, say, has a hernia operation? A. I don't know. Probably out of line. It's (pregnancy benefits) obviously too low. I've had to pay for six child- births in my own lifetime, and even the first one many years ago I don't think $175 would have handled it. Seminars on rape prevention will be offered at recreation centers in parks throughout the city. Mayor McConn (center) announced the joint project between the city's health and parks departments. Linda Cryer, (left) who heads the Rape Prevention and Treatment Center in the health department, will give a series of lectures on "Rape Occurrences and Prevention" to any group requesting it. Barbara Dillingham (right) public information officer in the parks and recreation department, said groups may call 641-4111 or apply to their local recreation center for the rape seminars. Tim Hart, acting director of the parks department, helped implement this new city service due to the increase in rape assaults. The city is averaging 130 (reported) rapes a month. Reported rapes increased 34% over 1976. Q. How do you feel toward the Equal Rights Amendment? A. Well, I'll tell you honestly that I think it has some problems. I'm not sure that some of the problems it creates have really been addressed by some of the people pushing the Equal Rights Amendment. Q. Such as? A. Well, if we were to go back into selective service, do women really want to be drafted? Maybe they do, I don't know. I relate to the women I know. I don't think that most of the women I know, both my children's age or my own age, want to fight that. I think that parts of the Equal Rights Amendent are needed and necessary, particularly such things as credit which has already been done, but it needs to be beefed up. A. My gut level instinct I think, would have been the same, to stay away because there wasn't a hell of a lot I could have accomplished by going over there. But from my own religious background (Catholic), if somebody said, 'Jim McConn, you have to go to one of the two meetings under the penalty of some threat,' I would have attended the Pro- Life meeting. That would only have been to stay out of jail or something of that nature. Q. I asked a moment ago, 'Do you feel any commitment toward women?' This time the question is, do you feel any commitment toward the feminist movement? A. I don't think that I do. I think I feel a deep commitment towards women, but the feminist movement-somebody ". . . If somebody said 'Jim McConn, you have to go to one of these two meetings (the National Women's Conference or the 'Pro-life' Rally) under penalty of some threat, I would have attended the Pro-life meeting. That would have been to stay out of jail or something of that nature." *Curly Culp is a 300 lb. defensive lineman for the Houston Oilers. Page 20 February 1978 HOUSTON BREAKTHROUGH Q. If you had been the Mayor in November, would you have been at the National Women's Conference... A. No, I would not. Q. or the Pro-Life Rally? A. I would have stayed away from both. Again, the confusion that that thing brought about. Somebody's going to have to sit me down and explain to me just exactly what we're trying to achieve by what we're doing along those lines. We obviously are divided among the women's groups, you see, and before I lend the power, if that's the word, of this office to either one of them, I'd have to see what they're about. I don't really know what they're about. Obviously, they are fussin' and feudin' and can't seem to come to grips with their own problems internally. I think until they do that, the best thing the Mayor can do is to stay away. Q. If you were not the Mayor, but Jim McConn, an individual who has the right to do whatever he wants to do? Your gut level instinct? would have to really sit down and define to me just exactly what the goals of the feminist movement are because I'm not sure I understand what they are. Q. Is there anything in particular you would like to say to Breakthrough's readers? A. No, except that I don't want to be classed as, you know, 'anti-women,' because I am not. Admittedly, I have some problems I think, as most males do, with understanding the complete thrust of the feminist movement-just exactly what they're trying to achieve. Perhaps they can tell me. I'll be glad to listen. I honestly don't know, at this point in time, just exactly what their goals are, and I'm not going to exclude anybody from visiting with Jim McConn, and I think I'd find it very interesting to sit and talk and find out what their goals are, what they're about, so to speak. All I know is surfacely, and all I know is what I read, and perhaps I'm not reading the right periodicals.


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As his first major grant is coming to an end, several important elements of Dr. Sanjay K.'s research suddenly fall into place. The last series of experiments his graduate student ran clearly link the gene they are studying to a particular type of cancer. His postdoc's work on the proteins associated with this gene could pave the way for possible cures. With these results in hand, he is finally ready to make a strong case for continued support and, happily, his pending promotion. All he has to do now is publish the results.
A week later, Sanjay's optimism starts to fade. As might have been expected, his department chair was delighted with his progress, but then suggested that the first paper announcing the results come out under her name to give it broader circulation. Meanwhile, his postdoc and graduate student have gotten into a heated debate about the order their names should appear on the paper; the university's public affairs office has asked for a summary of the results for a press release; and the technology transfer office has called telling him to hold all publications until they can evaluate the commercial potential of his work.
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lash about
1. To writhe, flail, or fling around wildly, violently, or uncontrollably. One of the cables came loose in the wind and lashed about across the deck of the boat. The toddler started lashing about in the midst of his tantrum.
2. To swing or flail something around wildly, violently, or uncontrollably. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "lash" and "about." The lion tamer lashed his whip about to impress the audience. The wind lashed the flag about all night long, but it never came unfixed from the flagpole.
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lash something about
to whip or fling something about violently. The big cat lashed its tail threateningly. The strong wind lashed the tall grass about.
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The Akiba R&D Department studies, prototypes, researches, and scales new teaching and learning approaches, practices, and systems that advance relevant learning for our students and the field of education. It is a system that ensures new programs, models and ideas are thoughtfully studied, implemented and sustained. In many companies, R&D departments play an integral role in the life cycle of a product. For us, a Jewish Day School, we believe the R&D Department plays an integral role in the lifecycle of teaching methodologies and student learning.
The Akiba R&D Department researches and develops approaches, practices, and systems that:
The R&D Department focuses on five areas:
The Akiba R&D Department utilizes a design thinking approach to innovation based on the work of Dr. Shabbai Luthra and Scott Hoffman and the research and development they did at the American School of Bombay. At the core of the work is a prototyping approach versus a piloting approach. A prototype is an early approximation of a final system or product and not a completed one. It will be tested within the school, further developed and further tested in the school and ultimately, if successful, implemented in the school ensuring it works for the specific needs of the school. Prototyping is also a more efficient driver of learning for our staff as they are not just given instructions on how to implement a pre-existing program. They study the new idea, try it out, learn what worked and what did not and retest it until it is either worth using or rejecting. They are involved and invested.
The R&D Department is supported by an R&D Leadership team made up of the Academic Administration and an R&D Task Force made up of a group of teachers who volunteered to be trained in and facilitate Research and Development at the school.
We look forward to designing new ways of learning in our school, sharing what we learn with others and supporting the implementation of educational R&D departments in Jewish Day Schools around the globe.
The Akiba R&D Department was developed through a grant from the Jewish Education Innovation Challenge to develop the first and only Research and Development Department in a Jewish Day School.


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Ah, this is one of music's truly tragic stories. Related to gospel singer Cissy Houston (her mother) and Dion Warwick, who had a slew of hits in the 60s, Whitney Houston was privileged enough to grow up in a very musical family, and that no doubt influenced her career. I wonder sometimes if she was formally trained, but when you hang out in churches and grow up singing, the voice finds its own way, and stumbles upon the right technique in a manner of speaking.
The fairytale goes that she was discovered by Clive Davis, the record mogul who put his people to work in creating a bunch of radio-friendly crowd pleaser hits that would then be sung by a great vocalist, who had a great bod and a pretty face. I often say it didn't take much acting ability to play the spoilt diva in The Bodyguard, which of course spawned the über hit I Will Always Love You, penned by Dolly Parton and produced by David Foster (with so many album sales, the soundtrack is still one of the best-selling of all time, and has helped make Dolly a very rich woman).
Her song Didn't We Almost Have It All is most appropriate, as in Whitney's case, she did. But then she went and lost it. Her relationship with Bobby Brown was rocky and drug-filled, and she took a beautiful voice and amazing career and went and tossed it. I remember her interview on Oprah – how the mighty had fallen. But she was humble, more real, more open, more of a human. Of course by then the voice was gone. She still had a minor hit, but she was a shadow of her former self.
And of course, sadly, she never managed to truly kick the drug habit that had haunted her for so many years. She died at age 48, and joins other fallen stars Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson in a weird musical tradition (in some cases) – you have to die in order to truly live, and become immortal.


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Mirror Image – Mirrors and Reflections
Flat mirrors, multiplying mirrors, reversing mirrors, and distorting mirrors. What turns an object into a mirror?
Guided tours, fun, scientific demonstrations, mirror activity area, amusing clown show, construction workshop, and a 3D movie
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The Bloomfield Science Museum in Jerusalem is pleased to welcome visitors to a special event. Enter a huge kaleidoscope made of mirrors – how many times is your image reflected in the different corners of the room? Gaze at your reflection in the egotistic mirror and wonder – where are the people standing beside you? 'Get lost' in the mirror maze… surprising reflections for the whole family.
In the Mirror Surprise activity area you can enjoy distorting mirrors; convex, concave, and cylindrical mirrors; tour mirror exhibits throughout the Museum, and learn – What turns an object into a mirror? Why do mirrors have a left-right reversal as opposed to an up-down reversal?
Build a Multiplying Mirror – lay objects at its center and understand what causes a different number of reflections each time you 'open and close' it. Build, experiment with scientific principles, and take home a souvenir.
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First, there is a boat: and what a boat. We were a little worried about the accommodation but there was no need for that. This is everything one could want to cross the atlantic and cruise the carribean. I thought it would be a bit better appointed than SONFLOWER but never expected a huge saloon and three double bedrooms!
Then the refreshments:here gin and tonic (of course)and the wine and nibbles that preceded a fish and chip supper on Friday night. We were provided with everything we could have wanted for a wonderful weekend. Breakfast al fresco on deck in the sunshine and tapas for lunch on Saturday. Wonderful filled baguettes in the Landers bar at the marina on Sunday after a bracing walk on the beach.
Of course wonderful company, plenty of laughter and entertainment. We enjoyed both with the boys enjoying a couple of dvd's to boot while we caught up with the news of the last year and where our grown up children were at the moment.
Then places to go and sights to see. Of course we crossed the water and visited the Spinnaker Tower to get panoramic views of the dockyard and harbour. Marina spotting was a must. There were some who did more on the water than take the ferry, but the wind was so slight there was little chance of a meaningful excursion this weekend under sail.
We went round the dockyard to see Warrior and the energetic ones among us circled HMS Victory. The rest of us just enjoyed a beautiful day.
We thank our friends for their hospitality and showing us a different type of boating. We loved their boat. I still think I want to stick to the flat water though, the lumpy stuff and standing at a tilt all the time doesn't really appeal. Great fun in the marina though!
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Calling all sustainable & circular startups for the Investment Ready Program!
23 September 2019 - 07 February 2020. Impact Hub Amsterdam
23 September 2019 - 07 February 2020
The Investment Ready Program is a 5-month peer-learning accelerator of 12 training days, individual support and a pitch before investors. We will select 10 to 12 proof-of-concept-stage ventures (revenue-generating; initial track record) to participate.
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Neither the program committee nor a jury selects the "winner" of the program: the participants themselves are the "investment committee." They reach their decision by ranking each other on 20+ investment criteria. This tried-and-tested peer-ranking model generates an intensive learning process: participants commit to fully transparent peer-reviewing, engage in a continuous feedback cycle, and develop a deep understanding of their fellow entrepreneurs' businesses. The program teaches participants to look through the lens of an investor, preparing them for the investment process later on.
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Petey, the chicken-loving peacock of Australia!
In life, you're either Petey, a peacock who gets a full-body boner for a hot chick(en). Or you're the hot chicken who barely knows that Petey is a thing that exists on this planet and would rather take a nap on a prep table in a Cracker Barrel kitchen than fuck that peacock. The Symbio Wildlife Park in Sydney, Australia says that one of their residents, Petey the Peacock, has that gross lovey-dovey feeling in his peacock heart for a chicken. Petey is me at the gay bar and that chicken is pretty much everybody else. They pretend I'm background as I stand there with "please love me" eyes while wiggling my ass.
The Symbio Wildlife Park must have really wanted to embarrass Petey because they put together a video of Petey being the Lea Michele to that chicken's Jessica Lange. I can't really say that I blame the chicken, because Petey is kind of an attention whore and show off.
Oh, Petey, I've been there. Trust me, you don't need that chicken. All you need is a cheap bottle of wine, a thing of lube, a laptop that cleans easily, a WiFi connection, a SeanCody account and a highly absorbent rag to cry your lonely tears into afterward.
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My Movember beard shave off. It is now 2015, November 1st. Yes, it's that time of year that I will begin a new mustache growing event for the month of November now known as #Movember.
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Clip Studio Assets and Ask acting very broken
Has anyone else had problems with browsing Clip Studio Assets and Ask? Here's what I'm getting, it's unusable:
Assets: the view translation button is disabled on all of them
Assets: there are two unlabelled blank buttons to the left and right of view translation
Ask: When I try to 'ask a question' it just goes to a white screen
Notifications: Top-right bell says I have notifications but none are there when I click it.
I've recently installed a firewall so at first I suspected that, but I've definitely enabled Clip Studio's exe and I've tried disabling the whole firewall, so it's probably not related...
More details: if I try to reply to a thread on ASK, reply field says 'sign in required'. This is while I am signed in, I can see my name in top right. I tried signing out and back in, no change.
Sorry to spam this thread but I thought updating Clip Studio might fix it, so I tried running CELSYS\CLIP STUDIO 1.5\CLIP STUDIO\updater\CLIPStudioUpdater.exe but nothing at all happens. I'm not sure if that's normal behavior or not, maybe it doesn't do anything if you're up to date. Apparently I'm running version 1.6.7
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@cardiacsfan said in Clip Studio Assets and Ask acting very broken:
Has anyone else had problems with browsing Clip Studio Assets and Ask?
Of course.
(The same as you, since day one; in each previous version that has it.)
Okaaay, well I haven't had been using Clip Studio long but I though when I first installed at least some of these things were working...
Are you saying all of these are known issues? Did you read all them? I can't even ask a question on their ask service. Some english-language users are clearly getting that to work, as I can see their posts...
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there's a windows-only update to ver. 1.6.8 available, have you considered downloading it?
I'm on mac, and assets and ask work as expected for me.
Thanks for the idea, I've just installed the update. No change, unfortunately.
All of the problems seem to stem from some failure to fully sign in to my account... tried signing out/in multiple times.
cardiacsfan last edited by cardiacsfan
I realised I could also post this to Clip Studio Ask if I used the web version at ask.clip-studio.com, which works fine for me... maybe Japanese users have encountered this problem.
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The only way that I have been able to utilize the Clip-Studio app, is to browse (and login) to their website instead... and click the download links therein; which are then handled by the Clip-Studio downloader —it's nuts; but no more so than them invalidating the entire DVD library that comes in the boxed install disc... and then requiring a re-download of all of it from their online asset store; (which it AUTOMATICALLY tries to do, if you don't stop it). I believe that they do not comprehend the notion of limited bandwidth Internet, and so have no thoughts or concern that the invalidation is even an issue. The software is broken.
Once clicked (in Firefox/Chrome/etc...), the download appears in the pending list inside Clip-Studio.
Huh. The web versions of both of these services work perfectly fine. I wasn't actually aware that that was an option when I first posted this thread. I'll just do that if there's no solution to this issue.
Clip Studio's developer's would probably be better off referring users to the web version, and just using Clip Studio as a download manager. That would avoid stamping out bugs in two separate sets of code, which is what they must have to do now.
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A hint on the Ask thread gave me the answer. It looks like the new firewall I mentioned in my first post went and adjusted things in Internet Explorer's settings. Problem is that Clip Studio relies on Internet Explorer (bizarrely). This will affect you even if you've never used Internet Explorer, if something has adjusted the settings.
@Mechanaut, try opening Internet Explorer, going to Internet Options, clicking Security, and clicking Default Levels. That did it for me.


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Sustainable Brands 2014 | Wash Less, Wear More
June 5th, 2014 by Susanna Schick
While most of America experienced epic snowfall last winter, the West is experiencing an epic drought, complete with inadequate supply in the local water storage facilities also known as snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Water is the world's most vital resource, and increasingly scarce as the planet's water supply remains static while human population grows exponentially.
Levi's Head of Global Product Innovation, Paul Dillinger, spoke at Sustainable Brands 2014 on what Levi Strauss is doing to design for sustainability. From their website:
Since launching the Levi's Water<Less platform in 2011, we have saved more than 770 million liters of water by making more than 62 million Water<Less products, and we continue to expand the scope and scale of the program.
That's just in manufacturing jeans. They're also working with the Better Cotton Initiative to help farmers use less water and chemicals in farming. Paul pointed out that it wasn't until they did a thorough Life Cycle Assessment that they learned what was really impacting their water use. In their LCA, they discovered that 58% of the energy and 45% of the water used during the lifetime of a pair of Levi's jeans occurs during the consumer-use phase. Paul told us:
"We have pants in our archives over 130 years old, that can still be worn today."
At the conference, we were also given this message from National Geographic, who seems to want us to buy less clothes. OK, so the average jeans require 2,900 gallons to be made. Yet they're missing the real issue, water use in laundering. Owning less clothing but washing it more often is not the best solution. It's more sustainable to own a little more and wash it less, and wear it longer.
According to Home Water Works, the average American family washes almost 400 loads of laundry each year. That's more than one load/day, which suggests many people are over-washing their clothes. That's an average of 12,000 gallons per year for a family of 4 using an older washer or as little as 6,000 gallons per year using a high efficiency washer. A full load of 12 pair of jeans would mean each pair uses as much as 1,000 gallons per year over the life of those jean. If you wear your favorite jeans often for 10 years, that's 10,000 gallons they consumed if you wash them after every wear. Levi's CEO Chip Bergh wore his jeans all last year without washing them. He may still be wearing them "dirty". Story on CNN.
Most of the time, people don't sweat enough to justify washing after each wear, but even when they do there are a host of enzyme-based spray products that eliminate bacteria, stains and odors. I've used Biokleen's Bac-Out with great success, my boyfriend favors Mr. Black's denim refresh. Both use natural stuff to get the funk out without any residual odors. Of course, Environmental Working Group would beg to differ, but they're tough customers. To EWG, any spray product is considered an asthma risk, and any ingredient that's too vague (surfactant) gets an F. Understandably, but it all comes down to picking your battles. I suspect someone would have to bathe in Bac-Out every day to actually experience endocrine disruption, not just spritz it on their clothes before putting them away.
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Because of the cloudy weather we had this spring, our blueberries are rather late coming in. We've been harvesting a few for the last couple of weeks, but they are just now truly starting to ripen in earnest.
A late harvest is better than no harvest at all. Last season, because Ol' Bill got a l-i-t-t-l-e too enthusiastic with the pruning shears the previous fall, for the first time we missed a harvest.
It took until mid season last summer before any leaves appeared. I, an eternal pessimist, feared the bushes were dead. But by summer's end, there was healthy new cane growth.
Then, this summer, after castings/VermaPlex® applications last fall and again this spring, the bushes exploded. Ol' Bill was so shell-shocked from his pruning debacle, he dared not touch the bushes (lest I remove several of his fingers) and let the bushes go wild.
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We even have fruit stems coming out of the ground! Never had that before. I can take care of the "low hanging fruit" harvesting and I wont even need a bucket or anything. I just eat them as I go.
There's going to be plenty for us, the neighbors, and the birds. Kayce's making room in the freezer for our blueberry harvest and Ol' Bill's feverishly studying responsible blueberry pruning. Pruning is going to get a thorough review between now and harvest's end. I'll see to that.
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We're the driest continent on Earth (after Antarctica) so every drop of water counts. Sydney business Watersave has been helping Australia save water through smart metering and waterless technology for fifteen years. Their business has since grown to become 'utilities software for the smart business' managing gas and electricity as well as water. It's surprising how easy it is for business to do good through some smarts and monitoring of operations. As a group of gadget geeks we were immediately interested.
When Pretty Neat were engaged 'Watersave' was no longer communicating what they needed to as a brand. Through some good planning, Watersave had secured a number of business and product brands over the years (including 'SUMS'). However different customers knew the team as different brands, depending on their needs and history with the business. A unifying brand architecture and communications framework was needed. Together we needed to uncover who they were and how they should communicate their offering to diverse and complex customer groups in 2017.
These ARE the droids you are looking for
Finding the truth
A simple starting point for finding your best offer is to 'map' your customer against your product or service and find the most obvious, interesting or compelling fit between the two. A Pretty Neat project team worked for six days to uncover and document both the services and customers in detail.
Interviews, observation and data from surveys and site interactions gave us a strong read on how the SUMS software helped business at many levels. From city councils to suburban sports clubs the benefits of a near real-time view into water, gas and electricity usage were many-fold.
This neat 'fit' became our launchpad for new ways to express the brand and place SUMS at the centre of their business. From developing single value propositions for customer segments and user types we elevated a single, hero idea that worked well for all segments and all users.
We know who we are, we think!
Within a group of companies the Watersave team had identified the business idea and name they felt suited them best. 'SUMS' was the name of a new product feature connected to the water loggers distributed around the nation. For them it was their future though and a shift from building infrastructure and alarms to business consulting and environmental advocacy.
SUMS to this point was a central dash for all monitoring data across the customer utilities network. Picture a Google Home or Amazon Alexa without the slick design and over a massive network. It's pretty exciting. We saw there were many ways this could be brought to life as the master brand: Smart and intuitive, a humble companion to your workday – even a colleague in a chip. From an extended workshop in agency and discussion with Paul and the team we chose a territory that explained complex B2B systems simply and with a flexible language that anyone could work with. 'The maths of good business' was the brand idea we added to the existing product name.
It all adds up
A refresh of the SUMS brand, new website and toolbox for communicating the nuts and bolts of SUMS was the output of a month-long project across two states. The team at SUMS couldn't be more pleased with their new identity and clarity with a full calendar of events and marketing activity rolling out across the second half of 2017.
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We respectfully acknowledge the traditional owners of the land where we work and meet, the boon wurrung and woiwurrung (wurundjeri) peoples of the kulin nation and pays respect to their elders, past and present.
We are proudly an ally to the LGBTQI+ community. We are committed to providing an inclusive and respectful creative space for our clients, employees, collaborators and the wider community.


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Several years ago we were wandering around York in June when we came across this handsome house and noticing a blue plaque I went to investigate and found that this was where Guy Fawkes was born on April 13th 1570. I thought he had been born as Guido Fawkes and was commonly known as guy, but in fact it was the other way round. His widowed mother had married a Catholic and Guy left England when he was 21 to fight on the side of the Spanish against the Dutch republic; it was at that time that he changed his name to Guido.
He was a successful soldier and in 1603 he actually went to Spain to try and gain support from the king for a rebellion against the newly crowned king of England, James 1, who was also King of Scotland, James VI. King Philip refused to help and Guy himself was then approached by a group who were planning the terrorist campaign against the Protestant king of England, and parliament. As a successful soldier, Guy was just the man to know about explosives.
The plot failed; it had taken nearly two years to plan and it was all but ready to take place on November 4th 1605, when Guy was captured and the gunpowder discovered, directly below where the king would have been sitting in Parliament. Although Guy was not the leader of the conspirators (Robert Catesby who died while trying to escape and was never tried) he was dreadfully and horrifically tortured for several days before giving in and signing a confession. He was sentenced to death by hanging, drawing and quartering, but in effect he took his own life by jumping from the scaffold so the noose around his neck hanged him. This saved him from the most ghastly end which I won't go into detail about…
from the pictures I've seen of him when I was a child, which were woodcuts, I always imagined him as small and thin and dark, but apparently he was tall, a big man with red hair and a big bushy beard. He was a brave and principled man and was born here in York:


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We handle the development and production of laser systems for the field of advertisement, art and entertainment www.kvantlasers.sk. In the development process we cooperate with other companies such as: Cambridge Technologies, Pangolin Laser Systems Inc., Coherent Inc., Jenoptik Laser GmbH and others. We also rent our own equipment for cultural and social events.
LED screens or videopanels presents nowadays the fastest developing area in the entertainment industry, advertising and presentation.
We have been engaged in rent and sale of screens since 2007. Our screens designed for renting have together about 800m2. In addition, we also supply complete turnkey systems – www.kvant-led.sk
We even cooperate with other LED videopanel companies in Slovak republic, where we can provide you with a high quality advertisement according to your specifications and for a reasonable price.
We offer our development software products for display analysis of microscopy, measuring, quality control www.dip.sk and for transportation systems www.visionsystems.sk. We also offer laboratory information systems for accurate laboratory practice www.lims.sk. We also offer customized software solutions according to your own specifications.
In the field of measuring systems www.meranie.sk we offer standard measuring devices and special devices for forensics, security and high end systems for science and research such as: nanotechnology, spectrometric systems, and even nuclear science.
Every product can be customised acording to your own specifications.
We provide a wide range of cameras - visible, infrared, thermal vision and even high-speed for quality control, process measuring, monitoring and security applications www.kamery.sk. In the NIR and IR spectrum we offer systems for diagnostics in restoration, criminology, surface control…
The thermal vision cameras can be applied in the field of construction, power engineering and rescue www.termokamery.sk. We offer cameras, optical components like lenses, filters, lighting systems, software libraries and support for your projects.
Production and distribution of laser systems www.lasery.sk is one of the main activities of our company. Kvant also supplies lasers for various application areas such as measuring, material machining, medical equipment, industrial, scientific and research applications.
We offer optical devices www.optika.sk for different areas of measurement, quality control, science and research and different optical instruments such as spectrometers www.spectrometer.sk, cameras www.kamery.sk, microscopes www.mikroskopy.sk and much more.
In the field of medical technology, we offer a wide range of lasers www.laser.sk, equipment for physical therapy, phototherapy www.ledlight.sk and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and instruments as microscopes, colposcopes www.mikroskopy.sk, spectrometers and laboratory information management systems www.lims.sk /Laboratory Information Management System/.
Production of educational teaching aids especially for physics, optics and technology is one of the main export activities of our company www.forschool.eu. On the domestic market, we offer complete didactic equipment for physics, chemistry, biology and math www.skola.sk. We offer also complete set of educational devices for special technical schools www.gunt.sk.
Our offer also includes a special projectors for schools www.projektory.sk, interactive whiteboards www.mimio.sk and other equipment, such as voting systems, educational software and much more.
For educational institutions we also offer school desks, laboratory furniture, furnishing of halls and lecture rooms, custom furniture www.skola.sk/nabytok and educational boards www.tabule.sk.
We offer complete laboratory accessories such as laboratory devices, chemicals, glass, consumables www.laboratornatechnika.sk, lab furniture and laboratory information systems www.lims.sk.
All of our wide lab equipment can be found on our e-shop www.laboratornatechnika.sk. We can also provide different special equipment according to requests of our customers.
Widest portfolio of microscopes like optical microscopes, electron microscopes, scanning microscopes AFM, SPM you can find on our webpage www.mikroskopy.sk. We also offer microscopes for biology, metallography, quality control and wide range of stereomicroscopes for technical applications.
We can also provide sensor systems, cameras and software for image analysis www.dip.sk. Our development department produces software directly for demanding applications according to requests of our customers.
www.kvantlasers.sk - development and production of laser projection systems
www.kvant-led.sk - rental and sale of LED screens
www.kvantlasers.sk - production, sale and rental of laser projection systems
www.kvantlasers.sk/led-screens – Rental LED screens - (gallery/references)
www.dip.sk - digital display processing, measuring
www.visionsystems.sk - software solutions, measuring
www.lims.sk - laboratory informational management systems
www.kamery.sk - cameras for industry, measuring and science aplications
www.meranie.sk - measuring
www.dip.sk - digital display processing, measuring
www.lims.sk – laboratory informational management systems
www.optika.sk - optics, optic laboratory accessories
www.spectrometer.sk - spectrometers,spectrometric measurements
www.mikroskopy.sk - microscope, measuring
www.kamery.sk - cameras for industryl, measuring, science aplications
www.termokamery.sk - thermal cameras, measuring
www.kamery.sk - cameras for industry, measuring and science aplications
www.termokamery.sk - thermal vision cameras, measuring
www.mikroskopy.sk - microscope, measuring
www.optika.sk - optics, optic laboratory accessories
www.lasery.sk – lasers, laser technology
www.optika.sk – optics, optic laboratory accessories
www.spectrometer.sk – spectrometers, spectrometry measurement
www.kamery.sk – cameras for industry, measuring and science aplications
www.mikroskopy.sk – microscope, measuring
www.laser.sk – lasers and physical therapy for health and cosmetics
www.ledlight.sk – LED therapy, phototherapy and therapy for health and cosmetics
www.mikroskopy.sk – microscopes for dermatology, urology and other applications
www.lims.sk – Laboratory Information Management System
www.forschool.eu – production of didactic equipment for physics and technology
www.skola.sk – distribution of didactic equipment, educational software, teaching aids
www.gunt.sk – distribution of educational devices for technical schools
www.projektory.sk – projection technology
www.mimio.sk – interactive whiteboards
www.tabule.sk – educational and training boards
www.skola.sk/nabytok - school and lab furniture
www.laboratornatechnika.sk – laboratory equipment, devices, supplies
www.sciencemodels.info - interactive exhibits and models for popularization and teaching
www.laboratornatechnika.sk – laboratory equipment, devices, supplies
www.mikroskopy.sk – microscopes for all kind of applications
www.lims.sk – Laboratory Information Management System
www.mikroskopy.sk – microscopes for all kind of applications
www.lims.sk – Laboratory Information Managment System
www.laboratornatechnika.sk – laboratory equipment, devices, supplies
Prolight + Sound in China
For the first time we took part in two similar exhibitions on one place. It is the largest one in China where professional audio and lighting equipment is introduced.
At event of company Shell we managed to present very interesting and innovative things.
Remembering the first Slavic Pope
Shortly before Christmas the concert took place in Kosice Steel Arena.


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ANW is a pleasure to watch - it's a fizzy mash-up of watching a Rube Goldberg machine and an extended "stupid human tricks" bit on Letterman. Each segment is 5-7 minutes long, which makes it ideal to check in briefly while folding laundry or during a lull of conversation with your partner after a long day and the kids are (finally) asleep.
The average contestant trends toward a larger male with an Adonis-like body. See here or here, via The Morning After. They often fail, sometimes spectacularly.
That is why it is such a revelation and joy to watch Ms. Catanzaro bend the course to her will. She, former collegiate athlete all of five feet and and devoid of nonsense.
I would suggest watching this video without sound. The announcers are absolutely terrible. But I dare you to not sit at your desk slack-jawed at the athleticism displayed here.


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As we approach the launch date of the new Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet PC, it looks like we could soon be seeing a cheaper, Wi-Fi only version of the new slate.
A cheaper Samsung slate on the, err, slate, is clearly good news for those of us that were considering buying Sammy's iPad-alternative, but don't really want to shell out for a costly 3G contract.
Cheaper Tab for the home-bird
The FCC page details the Samsung Galaxy Tab GT-P1010. No further official details on the pricing of the machine has yet been issued by Samsung.
Samsung's WiFi-only Galaxy Tab GT-P1010 will run Anroid Froyo, just like its 3G big brother.
US pricing for the 3G version is rumoured to be $499.99. Again, this is still to be confirmed by Samsung.
The Galaxy Tab listed on the FCC page under the model number GT-P1010 has also been certified by Bluetooth SIG.
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I'm so impressed. This week we followed a tutorial from over at Creating A Masterpiece - Lessons in Soft Pastel: Sample Project. The step by step tutorial was presented in video and divided into three short lessons. It took us around half an hour to create these beautiful drawings.
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