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Friday, August 26, 2011
Explaining voicemail to my MIL:
MIL: I called the phone company to complain this morning about that message people are getting that I don't live here anymore.
ME: What message?
MIL: The one that says I'm not taking any calls and something else that I don't remember.
ME: Oh, that's your voicemail that tells people you are on the phone and to leave a message or call back.
MIL: Well, people are thinking I'm not here anymore.
ME: Tell them it's ok to leave a message and you'll get back to them.
MIL: I don't know how to do that, what button do I push?
ME: The red light on the phone blinks, then you call to get the message.
MIL: I'm just going to cancel my phone service, this is too hard!
Help me Lord. How do I explain 2011?
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Awwwwww, that is too sweet. I am sure it is so hard on older people to use all these new gadgets. Heck, who am I fooling, it's hard for me. Thank goodness I have a daughter who helps out when I don't understand and get my bloomers in a wad!! Thanks for the smile. Have a great weekendReplyDelete
Bless her heart! With technology advances being made a break-neck speed I know there are lots of folks out there with similar feelings - me included.ReplyDelete
Yes, Bless her heart, and yours for being so loving to her. xoReplyDelete
Yes it's hard to grow older and newer things coming at us so fast we can't figure them outReplyDelete
thank God for grandchildren and young neighbor children to do our electronics
I couldn't figure out wehat MIL was for a long time after reading this
Mother in law????
Teeeheee....oh the gadgets that we all have to learn! My fourth graders help me learn more things on my Smart Board...that thing is INTIMIDATING! GOOD LUCK!!! And thank you for visiting! AnitaReplyDelete
Oh, no, bless her heart. Perhaps she needs a Jitterbug. I feel for her. The newer technology can be quite intimidating as you get older.ReplyDelete
LOL How old is Old !!!!!!ReplyDelete
Sometimes I feel like doing it too.cancel it all..especially the new cell phones with email, facebook and on & on ,,,
*banging my head on the wall* -ReplyDelete
once for you,
once for her.
Change is hard for everyone.
Since my MIL is living with us the word patience has taken on a whole new meaning!
I hate to admit it, but that sounds like me talking to my kids about my cell phone!!
Speaking as one who has spent 8 hours with my MIL getting her computer up and running again.....I can't be of help!ReplyDelete
She now has her printer printing on the diagonal........dear Lord.


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This page describes how to reflash your slug using Apex and Xmodem. You would need to do this if you have Apex as the only bootloader and you wanted to update the image. Apex does not support any network based file transfer methods at this time.
The precise instructions below will replace all of the firmware except the bootloader; APEX will be still your bootloader after reset. However, beware that if you make a mistake (such as mistyping an address) you could corrupt your bootloader, requiring JTAG hardware to fix it.
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Denver ACS: There are 37 positions posted for the Denver ACS Career Fair. There are 0 positions posted for the Virtual Career Fair.
Minnesota?: 3M is looking for Ph.D. chemists to become research scientists; looks like a general 'product development' position. Sounds good for someone.
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Hmmm: FDA is looking for a Ph.D. chemist to be a postdoc at their St. Louis facility; NMR spectroscopy of biologic drugs seems to be the push. A 15 month contract? You gotta be kidding me, buddy (unless it's renewable.)
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Toni Cottura is Back
Toni Cottura The former member of Fun Factory came to Romania to promote his recent single made with Raluka D called "Party 4 Free". For this single Toni shoot also a video in a famous club from Bucharest, that will be soon released on all music channels, in a recent interview Tony explained that Romania came attractive for music producers, cause after the success of Inna, Edward Maya the hole Europe are pointing here, and he wants to try if this single will be a hit or not... till then will see. You can listen the new single here.
Basic Element in a gig in Umeå Sweden presented a new song called "Everybody searching" who is not included on Basic Element latest materials, it's a new song ?More details here (Thanks to KDJ)
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Captain Jack, Tim Tim, Toni Cottura, Liza Da Costa
Captain Jack launched a new single called "People like to Party" and will be included on Captain's new material "Back to the Dancefloor" .
Tim Tim Are back !! The euroreggae act from Austria who teach us to sing "Under the mango tree" or to "Sing along Song" both songs climbs in charts on # 1, are back on music scene with a new single called "Here Come The Sunshine", the tune was released on May 24 2010 more infos here.
Toni Cottura and Steve Browarczyk (also a former Fun Factory member) re-created The Underdog Project with Shahin Moshirian. Their single "Summer Jam 2010" was released on July 30th. The project made his appearance last weekend on Ballermann Hits 2010 (Thanks to Eva Sipkova & Karine Sanche)
Liza Da Costa (Ex Captain Jack ) started a tour with her actual project Hotel Bossanova. You can see Liza live in Lichtensteig in Switzerland on August 7th, Schönborn in Germany on August 10, and Flensburg Germany more infos you can find on Hotel Bossanova official website .
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OK, this hot dog coat is too much fun! It was designed by K.J. Hay for Caron International and I fell in love with it the first time I saw it! In fact a good friend of mine, who just happens to own "Sammi the Sausage" a wonderful daschund, has demanded I send her link so she can make her stylin' poochy more stylin.
Well, what better gift can you think of for the dog that has it all?!
You can think of others? Me too and I'll be searching the project pages for more dog and cat paraphenalia!


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This time we go for walkies around the Musashikoyama area which is home to the longest indoor shopping mall in Japan.
But we are not going to walk around the mall today and instead go catch some of the cool breeze on this warm evening. While we take the walk, I thought we'd chat about life stuff.
I ended my salary man days when I left Microsoft and ever since then I've lost track of all the public holidays. As also I work most Saturdays/Sundays, I don't distinguish between Weekends and Weekdays. Its a public holiday today and I didn't even know about it ^^;
So I mentioned before that one should try to seek something that they enjoy doing and make it into a living.
I also mentioned that I'm having loads of fun making a living out of what I enjoy and know best. I've also managed to make my hobby part of my work too where my clients are in the figure/anime industry.
But having loads of fun doesn't mean that its never going to be tough.
While we do have loads of clients, being in startup mode with Hector, my wife, me and a team of developers overseas means that we put in long hours.
As we are building our products from scratch, we face many technical challenges. We have pressure from clients who want their products yesterday and have to even turn down potential clients due to lack of resources. The list of obstacles/challenges continues.
But I can tell you from experience that hard work certainly pays off.
I recall the time when I was still at university - used to work most nights at a Japanese restaurant after class. Sometimes we would finish at midnight.
My wife used to ride her bike while I held onto the back wearing those roller blades - was about a 20 min ride home. I could not ride a bike back then.
After reaching home it was time for a shower and then time for Kanji and Hangul homework and prepare for the next day of classes.
The hard work paid off, I graduated with first class honors and made enough money to afford trips to Japan which were important for absorbing the culture and learning the language.
Without my language skills I probably would not have got into Japan Airlines with my crummy PC configuration skills alone. Without Japan Airlines I would not have got the job at Nature which got me to Japan. Wihtout Nature I would not have made it to Amazon etc etc.
If you feel that your schooling/work is tough but at the same time hate what you are studying or hate your current job then I advise to take time out to rethink your life plan as soon as you can. Life is too short to spend your life doing something that hurts you physically and mentally and its definitely too short to spend it doing something you dislike.
On the other hand, if you are going through tough times while doing something that you are passionate about and beleive in, then the rest just naturally follows and good things will happen to you. It sounds odd but I guess its the way the universe was put together.
Now for a message to those who are having a bumpy ride while doing something that they enjoy in life.
Obstacles will appear and "shit will hit the fan" but you should never get down or depressed about these events and instead look at them in a different way.
When shit hits the fan for me, I see it as a great opportunity to improve things - no matter how serious or somber the problem.
Can you imagine life if it was all plain sailing?
Seeing obstacles as a gift will help you stay focused on your goals and destinations. Think to yourself "Am I going to give up my dreams and get all depressed just because of this obstacle?"
Learn how to automatically answer "no" and immediately proceed to solving the problem.
Being depressed is by nature negative energy and does not solve anything - it will only bring you down more.
So I'm nearing the end of this post and just want to summarize what we talked about.
Life is short. No matter how young you think you are, you will be 6 foot under ground before you know it.
Also, never be under the assumption that you will live until you are old n gray. Unless you are best buddies with god, you do not have any guarantees that you wont die tomorrow. Dying is a reality whether its from old age or from natural disasters or from some crazy guy running around Akihabara stabbing people at random.
I'm under no illusion that I'm going to live until old age which is why I always live as if it was my last day. That does not mean I ignore the responsibilities I have though ^^
Make a point of exploring what you want to do with the rest of your life.
You may not find the answer straight away, but as long as you continue to search, the answer will come to you.
And where do you start to look? Easy one - you know what you like and are passionate about - start there.
Explore communities where there is information or people who enjoy the same interests that you have. Dont wait for things to happen - make them happen.
Obstacles are gifts and we should be thankful each time that fate deals one to us - obstacles enable us to improve the way we are, improve our processes and improve our lives. We also feel good about dealing with obstacles too.
Never give up. We give up due to obstacles. Even worse, we give up due to unseen obstacles that we beleive to be there - otherwise known as "fear."
"I have no hope of living and working in Japan because of blah."
Figure out ways of overcoming that "blah" (obstacle) instead of letting it stop you.
If you have something you are passionate about, work out how to overcome any obstacles and remain focused - good things will happen through your efforts. Its the way the universe was built.
On the other hand if you are a "I want to learn Japanese but I don't have time" then maybe you are not passionate enough about learning Japanese (for example) because if you were passionate then you would simply make the time.
Look at what you feel is important to you in life and prioritize - make the time to do the stuff thats important before its too late.
Would like to hear about whether you have given up on something due to an obstacle. Hopefully we can talk about it to help each other out.


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Invasive Plants
Common burdock grows all over the BC coastal region, I have seen it growing from the seashore right up to the tree line on our coastal mountains. The burs that grow on this plant are almost impossible to remove once stuck onto something, Velcro was developed using this plant's ability to stick as a guide.
Burdock is a Eurasian, biennial herb that will grow in most soil conditions. Burdock (Common Burdock) plants are identifiable by heart-shaped leaves that grow alternately on the stem, and purple, prickly flowers borne in clusters at the top. Burdock blooms between July and October. Seeds mature by September and are spread throughout the winter and spring. Various insects pollinate burdock, particularly honeybees, bumblebees, and leaf-cutting bees.
Burdock is an invasive plant in BC. Invasive plants grow and spread quickly, forcing out native plants and causing damage to the health of our environment.
Common burdock can seriously damage native ecosystems. Although found primarily on disturbed sites, it will spread to natural areas from nearby roadsides, logged over areas and unused fields.
Growing to heights of up to 3 metres, its large leaves can shade out and prevent other plants from growing, having an adverse effect on crop quality. Burdock plants indirectly affect the development of economically important plants by hosting powdery mildew and root rot. If eaten by milk-producing animals like cows and goats, and if they digest enough, their milk can be tainted.
Common burdock is considered a noxious weed under the BC Weed Control Act because of its ability to disperse easily and sicken livestock.


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During the course of the project, the work has diverted slightly from the original plan described in the project description in that the work has focussed solely on the tug fleet optimisation problem and not included any research related to the offshore industry. The reason for this is that the scope of the TFO problem was larger than expected and also led to new research questions which we had not thought about initially. For this reason, the research results exceed reaching the subgoals listed in the original project description and also divert slightly. Note however, that with small modifications, the algorithms we have developed can be transferred to other domains where dynamic resource allocation is needed, e.g., for optimising a fleet of PSVs.
Goal Achievements
The main goal has been achieved by means of completing subgoals M1–M4.
M1 — further develop and improve RHGA
The original RHGA was further developed and greatly improved as documented in Bye and Schaathun (2014):
- the entire algorithm and its simulator framework was recoded into the functional programming language Haskell, which has a number of advantages, including
- modularity and easier extensions and modifications;
- code maintenance, readibility, conciseness, and easier debugging; and
- suitability for parallelisation.
- more than fifty-fold increase in number of simulation scenarios, making results much more reliable.
- genetic algorithm component extended with more options and easier to adapt to new problems.
- 1D model of problem formulation more concise and mathematically stringent.
M2 — develop new methods
A total of 14 different cost functions were developed and evaluated as documented in Bye and Schaathun (2014, 2015a,b). Configuring the RHGA with each of these cost functions essentially is equivalent to using 14 different TFO algorithms. In addition, a 2D nonlinear mixed integer programming (MIP) formulation was developed, in which the problem formulation is redefined as a 2D model, and the GA component of the RHGA is replaced by MIP to form a RHMIP algorithm. This work also included two linearisation methods and employed real, historical traffic data. A manuscript detailing this work is nearly finished and will be submitted to a level 1 or 2 journal (Assimizele et al., 2015).
M3 — develop exact solutions and benchmarks
An exact optimal solution to the original cost function by means of MIP and used with the RHGA was developed in Assimizele et al. (2013). For the 2D nonlinear MIP model in Assimizele et al. (2015), two linearisation methods with proven upper and lower solution bounds were developed, hence the level of accuracy can be chosen by the user, with higher accuracy at the cost of longer computational times.
Thorough investigation of theoretical or practical algorithmic speed was not undertaken but some quantitative results regarding computational time was done by Assimizele et al. (2015).
In order to compare the merit of different TFO algorithms, two evaluation
heuristic were developed and tested by means of a computational simulation
study (Bye and Schaathun, 2015a,b).
M4 — conferences and publications
Please see Sections "Conferences and Seminars" and "Publications" below.
Other Results
GAs lend themselves naturally to parallelisation, which can greatly improve the computational speed of an algorithm. However, parallelisation of code in the functional programming language Haskell used in the DRAMA project imposes strict demands on pseudo-random number generation (PRNG), which lies at the core of many optimisation algorithms, including GAs. Hence, a decision was made to investigate these challenges further, which resulted in a conference presentation and level 1 publication (Schaathun,2014).
Furthermore, a more in-dept study of so-called splittable PRNGs followed and the resulting level 1 journal paper is currently under review (Schaathun, 2015).
Conferences and Seminars
Research results from the project have been presented at, and published in the proceedings of, the following conferences:
- the 27th European Conference on Modelling and Simulation (ECMS'13)
(Assimizele et al., 2013);
- the 28th European Conference on Modelling and Simulation (ECMS'14)
(Bye and Schaathun, 2014);
- Norsk Informatikkonferanse (NIK'14) (Norwegian Conference on In-
formatics) (Schaathun, 2014); and
- the 4th International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems (ICORES'15) (Bye and Schaathun, 2015a).
Abstracts were also submitted and accepted for presentation at the INFORMS Annual Meeting in 2013 (Brice Assimizele presentation) and Operation Days 2014 (Johan Oppen presentation). Finally, a number of internal seminars have been held at Aalesund University College and Molde University College.
A list of the publications is found here.
The DRAMA project was a continuation of earlier work by the project head and colleagues and tat was published as a conference paper (Bye et al., 2010) and a publication in a book series (Bye, 2012). In the period following the grant award by the Research Council of Norway but before the official start of the project in September 2013, the DRAMA research group managed to give the project a head start by partly completing subgoal M3, and had the results published in a conference paper (Assimizele et al., 2013). After the project startup, the publications that are a direct result of the DRAMA project's research include three published conference papers (Bye and Schaathun, 2014, 2015a; Schaathun, 2014), one publication that has been accepted for publication in a book series and will appear during 2015 (Bye and Schaathun, 2015b), one journal paper (Schaathun, 2015) that has been submitted and is currently under review, and one journal paper that is under preparation (Assimizele et al., 2015).
In summary, excluding the two pre-project papers, the project has resulted in a total of seven publications that all qualify for publication points as recognised by the Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series, and Publishers, with scientific levels as indicated in parentheses:
- 4 conference papers (level 1);
- 1 book series papers (level 1);
- 1 journal paper currently under review (level 1); and
- 1 journal paper currently under preparation (level 1 or 2).
Subgoal M4 of the project was to present the work at international conferences and publish two papers on level 1 or 2. With five accepted publications and two journal papers awaiting, the project has thus exceeded its publication goal by far. Publications can be found under the Publications tab.
Networking and Future Collaboration
The project has strengthened the cooperation with the NCA, for example by means of a field trip to the Vardø VTS. This has been important to ensure that the research is relevant and realistic. Many academics and professionals at conferences have expressed great interest in the project, including a researcher at the company Liquid Robotics and an academic at Bergen Uni-
versity College, who both are interested in collaboration and application of the project algorithms on aquatic swarm robots. Most important has been a field trip by the PhD candidate Brice Assimizele to the USA and the strong cooperation with Johannes Royset, who is the Associate Chair of Research and Associate Professor of Operations Research at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. This cooperation has led to Royset now
actively co-supervising the PhD candidate.
New Research and Education Activities Spawned by DRAMA
After the completion of the DRAMA project, Bye and Schaathun together with colleagues have co-founded the research group Software and Intelligent Control Engineering (SoftICE) Laboratory at AAUC. The SoftICE lab will continue working with some of the core components of the DRAMA project, namely functional programming, parallel computing, and genetic algorithms. Among other things, this work has led to research funding for intelligent virtual prototyping of offshore cranes using artificial intelligence and has already resulted in a publication (Bye et al., 2015).
In addition, further delving into functional programming and GAs, the same two people have developed two new courses on artificial intelligence in AAUC's new master programme in simulation and visualisation, as well as using the TFO problem as part of the research-based teaching component of a third year bachelor elective in intelligent systems.
Research on the TFO problem is also continuing with the work of PhD candidate Brice Assimizele, who will expand on his previous work (Assimizele et al., 2013, 2015) and develop new methods, for example using superquantile risk (also known as conditional value-at-risk (CVaR)).
The DRAMA project has been a success in that the desired goals were reached, most notably by the number of publications (seven) greatly exceeding the target number of publications (two). Part of the reason for this was the unforeseen need to explore and solve challenges related to parallelisa tion and pseudo-random number generation. Knowledge gained and the new methods developed have been transferrable to and useful in other domains in research and education (see above). In addition, research on the particular TFO problem of the DRAMA project is being continued by a PhD candidate at AAUC who is expected to complete his work late 2016.


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As a REALTOR family, we all know that the Code of Ethics is seventeen Articles that raise the bar of professionalism we offer to our customers and clients. The Code is broken into three main categories: Duties to Clients and Customers; Duties to the Public and last but not least, Duties to REALTORS. It is one of the highest regarded benefits of working with a REALTOR.
But, what about those instances where our actions, or reactions, are not guided by the Code of Ethics? The National Association of REALTORS has created a document entitled: "Pathways to Professionalism", a list of professional courtesies intended to be used by REALTORS on a voluntary basis. While they are basic in their outline, a review will assist you to excel in your profession. It's worth taking a look.


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Michigan law states that whoever forecloses on a property must own the debt, and MERS did not.
A family was expecting to close on a house on a Friday. On Thursday night, the sale had to be scuttled.
Fifteen to 20 pending home sales fell apart that one Jackson title company was preparing to handle. Banks started pulling homes for sale off the market.
First, Jackson County's real estate market suffered from the foreclosure crisis. Lately, it has been going through another convulsion due to a little-known company that has its name all over mortgage documents in Jackson and around the state.
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A Lesson on Adapting Myths into Plays for Teachers
Choosing the Myth
There are many myths from many cultures. Whether the class is studying Greek, Roman, Norse or even Mayan mythology, students can learn so much about the culture through the timeless stories. The best way to lead into this lesson is to study the myths. There are many Greek and Roman mythology resource books available.
Preparation for Script Writing
Select many books that have myths from a variety of cultures. Students can read and turn the story into a script. If working with middle school level students or lower level high school students, select books with pictures. For older students, they can use their classic mythology books.
Steps for Creating Scripts & Acting in a Play
Step 1 – Place students into small cooperative groups. The groups should be set up so that some vivacious students are with some quiet ones.
Step 2 – Give the group's time to peruse books and choose a myth that they want to turn into a play.
Modernize Myths
Step 3 –Tell students that they will need to write a prologue for the play and a script. The prologue will introduce the characters in the play and tell the basic story line. If students choose to modernize the play, then this should be explained in the prologue.
Step 4 – Ask students if they want to modernize the myth through updating names of characters or setting the scene in modern-day. Many will choose to go this route. However, some will have fund trying to set the script in the appropriate time period.
Step 5 – Students write the script. Students can work in a large group or split the story into smaller segments that groups of two can work on together. The key is that the students are productive and that they can write a script in a set amount of time.
Practice Plays
Step 6 – Students need to practice the play using the script. Copies can be made for each actor and simple props can be brought in for the performance.
Step 7 – Perform the play for the class.
The project can be assessed with a rubric. The criteria for the rubric can be teamwork, script, execution of the play and creativity. It is also good to give an individual grade so that students who choose not to help the group will be assessed individually. A productivity grade can be given individually.
- Teaching experience.
This post is part of the series: Mythology Project
For the middle school classroom, these lessons about mythology are fun yet educational.


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Today's guest is Scott Costa, publisher of tED Magazine. tED Magazine is the voice of top electrical distributors in North America. As a monthly textbook for the channel, the publication is known for addressing the tough issues within the channel.
Scott understands the changing environment that distributors must navigate and as a thought leader in the industry continually helps his readers, the members of the National Association of Electrical Distributors, and our UnleashWD community rethink what is required to remain relevant and profitable in this age of disruption.
Each March, Scott and his team at tED Magazine publish their Electrical Distribution Handbook that becomes a must read. And this year is no different. The Handbook this year focuses on what the electrical industry will look like in the future, specifically in 2027.
In this conversation I have with Scott we explore the lessons and insights within the Handbook as the tED team asked readers and thought leaders to answer three questions:
- What do you think the industry will look like 10 years from now?
- How can we ensure that the electrical industry is still relevant in 10 years?
- What will be the biggest challenges to the industry over the next 10 years?
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Ed Helms has cornered the market on "earnest nerd" roles in Hollywood, but with his next film he actually gets to play that part as the star of the show.
"Cedar Rapids," from director Miguel Arteta ("Youth in Revolt), finds Helms playing a man sent by his father to the big city for an insurance convention. As he did in "The Hangover," Helms gets wasted, falls for a prostitute and gets beaten like a rented mule--basically has the time of his life.
In addition to Helms, the film features a great cast, with the likes of John C. Reilly, Sigourney Weaver, Anne Heche, Stephen Root (one of the great untapped talents in Hollywood), Kurtwood Smith, Alia Shawkat, Mike O'Malley and Rob Corddry.
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"Cedar Rapids" will debut at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival before opening in theaters Feb. 11.


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Path investor Chi-Hua Chien of Kleiner Perkins just dropped a huge hint that a new Path product is on its way.
We're not sure if that means Path is revamping its current app or if it's working on a new product altogether. We assume the former.
Path, which bills itself as an "online smart journal," famously revamped its app last November, turning itself from a me-too photo-sharing service to a very distinctive mobile social network, geared around sharing intimate moments with close friends.
Chien had quite a moment himself when Path CEO Dave Morin gave him a preview.
When @davemorin shows me new @path product the sheer beauty brings a tear to my eye.— Chi-Hua Chien (@chchien) June 7, 2012
So when are we going to see it?
This is a guess, but we spied Path's icon on a giant banner Apple hung inside the Moscone West convention Center. That's the location of Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference, where Apple is set to make a host of new announcements starting Monday.
Then again, when we recently asked Path for an interview with Morin, his PR rep told us that the company was "heads down for the next couple of months working on product updates." So maybe he previewed a product for Chien that's beautiful—just not ready for prime time.
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Leshan Buddha
This is the world's largest Buddha at 71m high. It was started in 713 by a monk who really wanted the rubble to improve fishing and navigating the river. In his life time, he managed to carve the head. His son carried on and managed the torso and the grandson finished the whole thing off 90 years later.
For those who are interested in such things, around 6 people can stand on his big toe nail at any one time. His eyes are 10m wide and ears 7m long.... It's big!
You can climb down the 9 flights of stairs to see it, having, of course, climbed up in the first place, or you could just view it from a boat.
There are two large Buddhas in Leshan. The second one was discovered in the 1980's by a tourist. Having developed his photos he spotted this second Buddha and sent the pictures off the tourist authorities who went 'Oh yeah!' and started pushing it. Not sure I can see it! If you sort of close your eyes and squint...
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Elisabeth Bell's World Challenge
Hope you are having a great week. Things have been rather hectic here, one thing after the other as they say, so this is going to be a very quick post and I apologize. I hope you all have a great day!
Elisabeth Bell's World challenge blog today and the theme this month is "Alter-It" and then using any Elisabeth Bell image to compliment your project. I've decided to alter a notebook and I've used the WOJ image of Willow Blowing Kisses.
Whimsy Handmade Letter Seals set.
The image was colored with Copics and then I cut it out with the Magnolia tag die and adhered it to the notebook with ribbons and a heart charm.
This project fits the challenges at:
Crafty Cardmakers - Floral
Magical Mondays - Flowers
Crafty Pad - Girly
Let's Ink It Up - NO DIGI and Anything Goes
Blackleaf Studios - anything but a card, Valentine's day
Gem Of A Challenge -Ribbon and Lace
Really Reasonable Ribbon - ribbon and hearts
Fairy Tale - flowers
Totally Papercrafts - add a heart
Thanks so much for dropping by today. If you are up for a challenge head on over to the EBW challenge blog and join us! I know the DT gals have some gorgeous altered items to share with you too! Hope you have a great few days. I will be back on Friday, I hope! Until then....
17 comments:
- Crystal said...
Denise WOW what a GORGEOUS altered project, I LOVE all the ribbons you added!!! This is adorable and sooo beautiful girl!!!
- January 25, 2011 at 6:24 AM
- Anneke said...
Wow Denise, this is really amazing!! Love it :) Have a great day!! Hugs Anneke
- January 25, 2011 at 7:54 AM
- Unknown said...
Gorgeous project, such attention to detail, I love it. Thanks for sharing with us at LIIU, Suzanne x
- January 25, 2011 at 11:08 AM
Oh this is just fabulous. So fabulous I think you should send it to me, lol. Thanks for joining us at Crafty Cardmakers this week. xx
- January 25, 2011 at 11:25 AM
- Kim Piggott said...
Oh wow!
Denise this is so beautiful I love it!
kim x
- January 25, 2011 at 3:30 PM
- Marion said...
This is gorgeous and I just love it. Thanks for playing along at Magical Monday.
- January 25, 2011 at 4:12 PM
- Heidi said...
Gorgeous altered notebook! I Love all the ribbon!Thanks for joining the Magical Mondays Flowers Challenge.
- January 25, 2011 at 6:47 PM
- Barbara said...
This is such a darling altered notebook, Denise. Love all the details as well as the image. This fits our "Girly" challenge just perfectly. Thanks for joining us at The Crafty Pad this week.
- January 25, 2011 at 8:41 PM
- Bianca said...
What a wonderfull project! I love it! Thank you for joining us at Fairy Tale Challenge! xx Bianca
- January 26, 2011 at 4:20 AM
- Claire said...
Wow, stunning project!! Really beautiful. Thanks for joining us at LIIU
Claire xx
- January 26, 2011 at 3:12 PM
- Lorraine said...
Absolutely gorgeous. I love it. Thanks for taking part at The Crafty Pad this week.
- January 26, 2011 at 6:07 PM
- Jenni said...
What a beautiful notebook Denise, I love it! Thanks so much for joining in with the Crafty Cardmakers for this weeks challenge.
Jenni x
- January 27, 2011 at 12:11 PM
- Jayne Hayward said...
Absolutely stunning. Beautifully coloured image and adore those ribbons used.
Thanks for joining in with us on Magical Monday
Jayne xx
- January 28, 2011 at 3:26 PM
- Unknown said...
Lovely job, I love all, the tag with the stamp of WOJ ena the paper's colours.
- January 29, 2011 at 7:09 AM
- Victoria said...
A lovely card - thank you so much for joining us on ABC Chalenge - Magical and Magical Mondays - Flowers these challenges
Vicky - Angeldrummer DT member
- January 30, 2011 at 11:19 AM
- Bonnie Garby said...
What a beautiful altered notebook! Thanks so much for joining our Really Reasonable Ribbon challenge.
- January 30, 2011 at 11:53 AM
- Christine said...
Stunning creation Denise who wouldnt love to receive this??? gorgeous Pinks great take on the PG chall...thanks for sharing with us at A Gem of a chall this wk.
ps hope your keeping well??
- February 1, 2011 at 1:30 PM


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Platform: Atari 2600
Remember the Atari 2600 joystick? It was a stick that stuck up in the middle of the pad, with a red button in the corner. It actually looked rather rude if you're a pervert like myself.
You will find yourself frantically pulling and pushing the stick in all directions as the sweat builds up on the palms of your hands during this game. It is basically a button basher, and there isn't really much skill involved at all. You move your boxer around the ring using the stick, and you punch your opponent with the red button. Each boxer has four moves, and they are all the same for each. Block, punch with other hand, punch forward and punch upward. I was quite insane during my younger years, and I often ended up putting my mouth around the stick, using my teeth for extra grip to give my hands a rest whilst they got tired. Don't try that at home kids. Tastes revolting. (more…)


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LE ROQUEVILLE - 3 bedroom apartment
An apartment in the quiet of a garden, Sea View in Carré d'Or
At the heart of the most popular area of the Principality, the green button of the private gardens of this beautiful condo and more.
The area of Roqueville, co-ownership of the years 50 steeped in history, well known for its Gardens located in the center of the residence and only 100 meters from the Casino.
It home an apartment that spans 153 m2 total views of the sea, gardens and the city.
He reveals all the charm of a bright and pleasant apartment.
Currently consisting of a living room opens onto a terrace and view of the sea and gardens, two rooms, two bathrooms, an office, a large independent kitchen, a toilet.
Ideal for a family or a comfortable base.
This document does not form part of any offer or contract. All measurements, areas and distances are approximate. The information and plans contained herein are believed to be correct, however, their accuracy is not guaranteed. The photographs show only certain parts of the property at the time they were taken. This offer is subject to change of price or other conditions, without prior notice.


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A staple at Lockn' Festival, every Phil and Friends concert features a specifically curated roster of all-star musicians to join Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, pushing the limits of the Dead's music in fresh and exciting ways each time.
This year, Mr. Lesh has really outdone himself, enlisting the help of drummer Jon Fishman and keyboardist Page McConnell of Phish, drummer Joe Russo of JRAD and formerly Furthur, and the tight-knit bluegrass quintet The Infamous Stringdusters to fill out an epic Saturday night show. The prospect of Fishman and Russo teaming up on the drums is something dreams are made of, while McConnell has shown his proclivity for tickling his way between the Dead's grooves during some of the first-ever Phil and Friends shows in 1999. The Infamous Stringdusters have grown into a powerhouse over the last decade, gaining a fiercely loyal fanbase through their engaging stage presence and unparalleled collective jams.
Sunday night will see Phil's longtime collaborators from Chris Robinson Brotherhood joined by the blues savior and guitar virtuoso Gary Clark, Jr. This will be Clark's first time playing the Grateful Dead's music on the big stage, and he is sure to exceed the highest of expectations.
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OAKLAND, California – James Burgett is a big, burly biker and an ex-heroin junkie who is building a trash empire from recycled computers.
He has hooked together a cluster of junk machines into what may soon qualify as one of the world's fastest supercomputers.
And he's a leading low-tech philanthropist, giving away thousands of refurbished computers to disadvantaged people all over the world, from human rights organizations in Guatemala to the hard-up Russian space program.
Burgett runs the Alameda County Computer Resource Center, which he has built from a spare bedroom operation into one of the largest non-profit computer recycling centers in the United States.
The business of building new computers may be in a downturn, but the business of getting rid of old ones is booming. There are more computers heading for landfill than are being sold, according to the California Materials Exchange.
Burgett, who weighs 350 pounds, dresses in black and his arms are covered in tattoos. His giant operation is housed in an old ice cream plant in an impoverished neighborhood in east Oakland, California, where a recent gang war resulted in 14 murders in just one month.
Sandwiched between nail parlors and taco trucks, his 38,000-square-foot warehouse is the size of a football field. It is filled with wooden palettes stacked high with obsolete computers, monitors and other detritus. The plant processes 200 tons of equipment a month, most of it from big companies like Wells Fargo or Visa.
"This is just one month's flow," said Burgett, sweeping a beefy arm across an endless sea of junk. "Impressive, isn't it?"
Almost all of it is recycled or reused. Burgett's is a "chip picking" operation. Machines are stripped of useful parts, and everything else -– glass, metal, plastic – goes to raw-materials recyclers. Nothing goes to landfill or Asia.
"The total garbage from this facility is one dumpster's worth of organic waste and food wrappers," Burgett said. "And that's only because people have got to eat."
Burgett started small: In 1994 he was a dumpster diver with what he says was a heroin habit. He filled his low-income apartment with salvaged computers, using them to build a walkway, a patio and a veranda. When he ran out of room he gave a dozen rebuilt machines to a local school.
Unknown to him, the donation was written up in the local Sunday paper. The next morning he got a call from a local company wanting to donate a truckload of machines.
He rented a storage locker, then two, then three. In the past few years he's moved 10 times, each time to a bigger plant. "Every time we walk into a new building we go, 'This is huge,' but then it's full, within a couple of days sometimes," he said.
Burgett said he was recently offered an airliner and an aircraft carrier, but didn't have the room to take it. Now he's looking at buying another warehouse in the neighborhood with a yard four times the size. He's also hoping to get GSA certification, which will allow him to take government waste, the single biggest source in the world.
People used to give Burgett computers, but now they have to pay him to take them away.
Because of recent changes in federal and California law, Burgett has to pay recyclers to process things like monitors, which are full of poisonous lead. Burgett charges a disposal fee, but he's not making money from his growing empire: He pours it back into his nonprofit activities. It's actually more cost effective to give away a working computer than it is to trash it.
Burgett has a couple dozen volunteers working for him, refurbishing computers. Some are underemployed Silicon Valley nerds, but most are referred by homeless shelters, rehab programs or parole officers for basic job training.
Burgett used to give away a couple hundred refurbished computers a year. Last year it was 5,000. This year it will be about 12,000. Burgett claims to have donated computers to every continent, including Antarctica. They are everywhere: from schools in Africa to orphanages in Mexico.
Most of Oakland's schools have one or two. Burgett said he used to be the biggest supplier of computers to Cuba's health system, until Fidel Castro declared all PCs state property. Burgett stopped sending them.
All the machines are loaded with SuSe's version of the free Linux operating system. It takes too long to load Linux via the CD drive, so Burgett hooks each machine onto a network to burn in the operating system.
A network of PCs can be made to operate in parallel, as a cluster. Hook up enough nodes and you get a virtual supercomputer.
Burgett has connected 300 junk machines to the cluster at one time, although he is currently running between 50 and 75 nodes. By the summer, he plans to expand the cluster to about 200 machines, which he hopes will qualify it for the world's top 500 supercomputers.
"I find it really entertaining to think that one of the most powerful clusters in the world is in a junkyard in East Oakland," he said. "I'm hoping to open it up to the Oakland school district. I think inner-city kids should have their own supercomputer."
The facility also hosts Koox, an Internet radio station, and plans to open a vintage computer museum.
"James is very, very smart, very tough, can be extremely ornery at times, but is extremely fair, and extraordinarily generous," said his friend Sellam Ismail, founder of the Vintage Computer Festival, which stores his collection of vintage machines for free at the plant.
Ismail estimated that over the years Burgett's efforts have directly benefited thousands of people and indirectly helped perhaps hundreds of thousands.
"That's pretty impressive for one guy," Ismail said.


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Things we LOVE!
When avo Hayes and avo Joao were here, they purchased a new friend for Lily.
It is a jellycat elephant and it is now a staple in Lily's crib. We LOVE it!
It has joined the other friends in the crib (crib toys don't leave the crib) that help Lily enjoy nap time and wake up time.
Here is Lily yesterday as I found her when she woke from her nap and the elephant (he doesn't have a name yet) in his new crib spot next to Violet Blabla doll (a present from our friend Rikki), the music bunny that prima Ana gave Lily and the sleep sheep. Lily wears a shirt by babyGap.
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22 Jan 2016
ABF has extended its opening hours. All orders received before 17:59 (CET) are subject to guaranteed same-day shipping. As a result, the sales department of the Dutch bearing and electric motor wholesaler can also be contacted until 17:59.
"The service of our customers depends on our reliability", says Quirijn Fabrie, owner of ABF Bearings. "The products that we supply are often required urgently, for example an idle production line that is awaiting new parts."
During the day, ABF receives hundreds of requests for bearings and electric motors. Therefore, the final order is not usually placed until the end of the day. The 1200 customers of ABF now have longer to order all the necessary products. Multiple orders on the same day are combined to save transport cost.
In partnership with UPS, ABF has extended its order times from 16:00 to 17:59. "Great teamwork, as the entire chain had to be adapted to achieve this. From order intake in our Sales Department to transport to the UPS distribution centre," Quirijn Fabrie proudly explains. All orders for one of the 6 million items that ABF has in stock are subject to guaranteed same-day shipping.
The entire range of bearings, electric motors and accessories can be found on the ABF online shops: webshop.abfbearings.com and webshop.abfmotors.com. Customers can order all 300,000 products here from stock: 24 hours a day. All orders received before 17:59 will now be shipped on the same day.
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College of Pharmacy Committees 2019 - 2020
Academic Promotion Committee
Objective: To evaluate faculty academic promotion dossiers.
Accreditation Committee
Objective: Prepare for renewal of the BSc and PharmD accreditation.
Assessment Committee
Objective: To oversee assessment at the College and Program levels. To ensure proper scheduling of exams. To facilitate professional development of preparing exams.
BSc Admission Committee
Objective: The committee is charged with the responsibility of selecting top student applicants to the College of Pharmacy. The committee coordinate all application, selection and admission processes related to BSc (Pharm) program.
Clinical Pharmacy and Practice Section
Objective: Providing the management and leadership necessary to enable successful academic endeavors in the areas of teaching, research and service.
Community Outreach, Planning and Engagement Committee
Objective: Coordinate internal/external events and oversee activities aimed at strengthening links with the off-campus academic and lay public communities.
Continuing Professional Development for Healthcare Practitioners Advisory Committee (CPD-HCP-AC)
Objective: To ensure that the contents of the CPD-HCP topics are adequately mapped with the professional needs of pharmacists and other healthcare practitioners in Qatar and are aligned with Qatar's NAPRA competency standards.
Curriculum Committee
Objective: Review and refine the curriculum each semester, based on course evaluations and student grades. Continuously review and refine the curriculum of all professional years courses horizontally in coordination with pharmacy practice skills committee. Review CPH PLOAC recommendations for approval and implementation. Review and approve curriculum refinement requests from college sections and programs. Review CPH honors program courses. Report college approved curriculum change requests to QU Academic Program Review and Curriculum Enhancement Committee for approval as necessary.
Dean's Advisory Council
Objective: To provide advice and counsel to the Dean on any and all matters pertaining to the College of Pharmacy mandate.
Entry-to-Practice PharmD Planning Committee
Objective: To plan and develop the curriculum and core structure of the proposed entry-to-practice PharmD program by benchmarking with current successful CCAPP approved programs and mapping to CCAPP guidelines.
Faculty Seminar and Research Committee
Objective: To oversee research affairs, policies and procedures, and promote scholarly activity. As well as oversee the periodical research and professional development seminars activities of faculty and students.
Graduate Studies Steering Committee
Objective: To oversee graduate studies, approve policies and procedures, student's admission, students' affairs, approve new graduate studies programs.
Interprofessional Education Steering Committee
Objective: To provide guidance and support in implementing interprofessional education within the pharmacy curriculum at the College of Pharmacy in Qatar University and other Healthcare Program in Qatar including medicine, nursing and health sciences.
Laboratory Health & Safety Committee
Objective: Responsible for reviewing and improving the operational health and safety of College of Pharmacy teaching and research laboratories.
MSC program admission committee
Objective: Review the application forms, Screen and interview the candidates and Select the candidates based on the pre-determined criteria.
New CPH Building Planning Committee
Objective: To oversee the progress of the new building.
Partnership and International Engagement Committee
Objective: Seek opportunities for international collaborative initiative in research and teaching. Set up policies and facilitate the movement of these initiatives towards implementation.
Peer Assessment of Teaching and Learning Enhancement Committee (PATLEC)
Objective: CPH-PATLEC aims at creating within CPH, a structured process for mentorship and peer assessment of teaching to be used as a mechanism for supporting faculty development, enhancing teaching and learning quality and to provide one mechanism to satisfy College and University requirements for peer review of teaching assessment.
Pharmaceutical Sciences Section
Objective: Providing the management and leadership necessary to enable successful academic endeavors in the areas of teaching, research and service.
PharmD Program Steering Committee
Objective: To oversee the PharmD program.
PharmD Internship Advisory Committee
Objective: To provide feedback and suggestions to continuously improve the quality of the PharmD rotations.
Pharmacy Professional Skills Committee
Objective: To provide guidance and support to the practical training components (skills labs) in each year of the curriculum to ensure consistent and sequential skills experiences.
Pharmacy Research, Evaluation and Presentation (PREP) Skills Committee
Objective: Review the topics covered in the PREP series (P2 and P3 years) to streamline the content to limit overlap and eliminate redundancy, and offer suggestions on how to improve student retention of the knowledge and skills needed to critically appraise and present the medical/pharmaceutical literature.
PhD Admission Committee
Objective: Review the application forms, Screen and interview the candidates and Select the candidates based on the pre-determined criteria.
Program Learning Outcomes Assessment Committee (PLOAC)
Objective: Review the achievement of student learning outcomes across all college programs. Make curriculum refinement recommendations to the college curriculum committee. Present yearly reports to QU PLOAC.
Strategic Planning Committee
Objective: To produce, update and facilitate information that provides a framework for all major directions of the CPH, made from the context of the fundamental principles and strategic priorities outlined by QU.
Structured Practical Experiences in Pharmacy (SPEP) Steering Committee
Objective: SPEP site coordinators provide feedback on behalf of preceptors in order to improve the quality and coordinate the effective planning for the SPEP rotations.
Student Support and Retention Committee (SSRC)
Objective: The committee has the responsibility of screening and identifying students at risk during their pre-pharmacy and pharmacy years and to offer support to these students.
Student Travel Committee
Objective: To encourage and select the best student to represent the college at national and international conferences.
Teaching and Technology Committee
Objective: Facilitate the use of technology in education. Organize faculty/student development sessions and email circulations about updates of recent teaching technologies and methods. Conduct research projects to assess the utilization and outcomes of different technologies used in the college. Create an archive of teaching technologies used at the college.
CPH Travel Committee
Objective: To review and decide on Faculty travel request and develop CPH travel policy.
Undergraduate Student Advisory Committee (USAC)
Objective: To serve as a forum for communication between representatives of students and senior faculty concerned with student relations.


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I picked out a slew of great books, including one of my childhood favorites - Judy Blume's Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. Tales tells the story of 9-year-old Peter Hatcher, and more often than not, Peter's mischievous younger brother – Fudge. Fudge is always causing trouble: destroying Peter's homework, dumping food on the floor, cutting his own hair. All in all, Blume penned five books featuring Fudge and his antics (Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, Superfudge, Fudge-a-mania and Double Fudge).
Picking books was the easy part. When I began to plan an activity to reinforce the theme, I worried I had made the wrong decision. Columbia Grove readers are a large, enthusiastic, vocal bunch. An invitation to engage in troublemaking seemed like a recipe for disaster. Instead, I decided to have the kids write about Fudge doing something wild and crazy – rather than doing anything wild themselves.
At the Read-Aloud, we used the TRC Promises (especially "RESPECT") as a way to introduce the theme and start a discussion about getting into trouble. In a large group, we read a chapter from Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing where Fudge gets into all kinds of trouble. In small groups, we read other books about mischief from the Trouble Makers Reading Road Map as well as M is for Mischief: An A to Z of Naughty Children.
The kids were given a prompt and each wrote one sentence about something mischievous Fudge did on his first day of school. Their responses were wonderfully all over the place, with many (mostly those written by the boys) involving various bodily functions. We compiled their sentences, added a conclusion and bound the pages together into a "book": Fudge-a-Palooza.
For kids who quickly finished writing their sentence, we had a word search waiting with synonyms for "trouble maker". And for a snack we served, appropriately, fudge.
|The Columbia Grove Fudge story
That week, Columbia Grove readers had two things to sign. As always, they signed their new books to grow their identity as readers as well as their personal libraries. They also signed the title page of Fudge-a-Palooza and, hopefully, also began to identify as writers.
|The kids showing off their Fudge book and their new books
Guest blog post written by TRC Read-Aloud volunteer, Erin MacKay.
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The deepening darkness of winter has arrived and with it the beautiful winter skies. The earliest sunset has already passed, but the longest night is yet to come on Friday December 20th when we will experience over 14 hours of twilight and darkness from sunset to sunrise. This date is known as the Winter Solstice and it marks the day when the sun appears to be at its lowest point in the sky (at noon) compared to every other day of the year. From our latitude in San Francisco, this means that the sun will only appear approximately 30 degrees above the southern horizon at noon on December 20th - very low indeed!
December also brings the annual Geminid Meteor Shower. If you spend enough time looking up at the sky on any night of the year you will likely see a few meteors streak across the sky. However, a meteor shower is a special time in which a much higher number of meteors are visible. December 13-15 is a time when the Earth passes through a part of the Solar System which contains a particularly high concentration of dust and particles which enter the atmosphere and burn up, creating the beautiful "shooting stars" that we have come to know. This year the Geminid Meteor Shower comes at a time when moonlight will not interfere with seeing and the weather prospects are good (at least as of the time of this writing). The meteor shower is called the Gemenids because the meteors in the shower all seem to emanate from the same part of the sky in the constellation Gemini.
To see the Geminids, you need to look east in the evening after 9:00 pm, or straight up around midnight, or due west in the pre-dawn skies in the morning. The twin stars of Gemini (Castor and Pollux) are a bright pair and brilliant orange Mars is nearby. These stars and planet mark the spot where the meteors will appear to come from. It's rumored that the early morning hours of Friday 14th should bring some of the finest viewing to us on the west coast. Bundle up in a very warm jacket and hat and take a look. There's no need for a telescope or binoculars. You should see at least a few meteors even in the bright city skies of the Bay Area.
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Yes if you could update a little this good indictator that will be good.
I try to update by myself, but it's à little compicated.
If you can add other pattern (eg: 5-0, 121, shark, ...)
If it s possible, if you could put Ratio as parameter (maybe an array with the ratio list for each pattern)
I think the time is not respected actually. Maybe as you have already do with 'Correction' variable, could you put an other 'Correction' variable for pattern respect the time with +/- x%
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Couple, Young People Are Standing Under Big Tree in Park. Teenagers Are Dating. Boy and Girl, Young Woman Has Been Leaned to Tree Trunk. Other Couple is Sneaking Silently, Boy With Girl Come and Scare Their Friends to Have Fun, Screaming. Couple Turns Immediately, Get Scared and Smiling After This. People Make Fun Friends, Talking, Young Men and Women Spend Time Together at the Nature Outside Old Building. Green Meadow, Fresh Trees, Fir-Tree. Sunny Summer Day
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We are happy to announce that registration for GSC19 is now open!
The meeting will take place at the Stamford Plaza, Brisbane, Australia between 15th-17th May, 2017.
The theme of the meeting will be Extending Standards to Viruses and Microbial Eukaryotes.
The agenda is packed with exciting sessions and topics:
The agenda is still taking shape, you can find specific session details and confirmed speakers on the GSC19 homepage: http://wiki.gensc.org/index.php?title=GSC_19
We are looking forward to seeing you all in Brisbane!


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Essential Things That You Need To Know When It Comes To Hiring The One
In the past, only the rich and the famous people are the ones who were capable of hiring the service of personal trainers. These days, regardless of whether they were able to acquire the help and assistance of personal trainers or not, more and more people are becoming so much invested and so much encouraged to become more active in the fitness aspect of their lives since they were made aware of the health benefits that they can get from it. And due to the fact that people were made to realize and be aware of the benefits that exercise can give them, this also made them realize that hiring a personal trainer that will assist them and help them get on with their exercise is no longer needed.
And yet, if you are very serious in becoming fit and staying fit and your really are truly focused on exercising, then you will need the help and the guidance of a personal trainer since they are capable of giving you a much better result. If you think that just because there are lots of people who are already into fitness in this present day and time means that the fee of the personal trainer will become much lower than ever before, well, you need to think it over again since that really is not the case here. If you have already reached a decision and you finally decide to proceed on making exercising a regular and important part of your life, then this is now the right time for you to invest in hiring personal trainer since doing this will let you know that you are not wasting your money on something not fruitful cause by the lack of focus since that will never happen.
We all know for a fact that when it comes to exercising on your own, there are actually some pitfalls and disadvantages that may come you way with this one that is why it is best for you to hire the service of a personal trainer. The reason behind why there are pitfalls and disadvantages when doing exercising by your own is because of the fact that it can actually be hard enough for you to even complete and also, there is a big tendency that you will loss the motivation you have when you are already doing the program on your own. But then again, if you have a personal trainer who sees every routine and program you make, you will no longer feel unmotivated and uninspired since you have someone who will check on the progress that you are making with the fitness program you are currently working on plus, this will give you enough motivation to give your all and your best.The Beginner's Guide to Workouts


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Summer is here! Get slim and stay cool with 30 of our favorite fruit smoothie recipes.
We used our favorite, the Fat Flush Body Protein for 20 grams of non-GMO protein with no soy, sugar, gluten, or artificial ingredients. However if you prefer, the Fat Flush Whey Protein can be used in any of these recipes in place of the plant protein.
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Course description
These stand alone masterclasses are suitable for nylon strung, classical or concert guitar but can also be played finger style on metal strings.
Playing solo pieces on the guitar can bring you a huge amount of satisfaction as well as impressing your friends and family (if you allow them to listen to you). In this module you will find my own composition, 'My Lady Jane's Escape.' First you will watch through my performance filmed in a beautiful Saxon church, nestling in the South Downs of Sussex. I'll then break down the piece for you to learn, step by step.
If you are looking for a challenge, then this is where you will find one. However, take it one step at a time, practice regularly, and you'll be amazed at what you can achieve. Good luck.
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For less than the monthly price of some gym memberships, the Academy Passport helps you flex your musical muscles while staying in control of your budget. Plus, if you have a Hobgoblin or other voucher, this is where you'll need to use it.
With the Richard Durrant Academy Passport you will have full, unlimited access to every one of our public courses, for different types of guitar or ukulele and to every other resource designed to assist you in your musical journey.
This means you will be free to learn at your own pace, repeating lessons as many times as you like, reaching new levels of ability as you tackle more challenging techniques. You can also participate in our interactive, live sessions.
There's no long term tie-in or commitment and you can stop your subscription at any time, just paying for one month at a time. Click on Subscribe Now below and let your journey begin.
To keep prices clear and equal for our members wherever they are in the world, transactions are processed in UK Pounds Sterling £. If you are outside the UK, your card provider (e.g. Visa, MasterCard and AMEX) will convert the transaction into your country's currency and that is what you will see on your card statement.
Richard studied guitar, cello, composition and piano at the Royal College of Music. He is an Associate of the Royal College of Music, a Fellow of the London College of Music and a proud ambassador for the Brighton Youth Orchestra.
This guitarist and composer is instantly recognisable as he is the only virtuoso soloist who performs standing up - and usually in bare feet! His playing is richly romantic, truly virtuosic and crosses all musical boundaries.
He performs on concert guitar, tenor guitar, ukulele and a variety of other instruments.
Richard was born in Brighton, England. By the time he entered the Royal College of Music, aged 18, he had already begun to explore classical, folk and contemporary music and had a growing reputation as a concert guitarist.
Following his official debut recital at the Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London in July 1986, Richard turned sharply left and pursued his diverse interests in electro/acoustic music, improvisation, composition and multi-media. He has remained, by choice, outside of the classical music establishment ever since, in fact he recommends a total abandonment of what he calls "the C word".


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a form of government involving the unlimited and unchecked sovereignty of one individual in a state. The despotic monarchies of the ancient East, the tyrannical governments in some ancient Greek states, the Roman and Byzantine empires, and absolute monarchies of recent times were autocracies. The notion of autocracy was also used to designate unlimited authority in any given sphere of state activity. In contemporary literature, the notion of autocracy also designates political regimes characterized by the supreme power of a "leader" (Führer, duce, caudillo) who is not controlled by representative organs.


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Send announcements to The Loudoun Connection, 7913 Westpark Drive, McLean, VA 22102, e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com or fax to 703-917-0991. Deadline is Friday, two weeks before the event. Photos/artwork encouraged. For more information, call Jennifer Lesinski at 703-917-6454. This free listing is reserved for activities and events that are open to the public at no or minimal cost.
Toll Brothers celebrated with the new Freedom High School in South Riding at the school's first assembly followed by a reception, held Oct. 17. During the assembly, which marked the beginning of the partnership, Principal Christine Forester thanked Toll Brothers for their support and presented John Tsitos, senior project manager, with a plaque to be displayed in the trophy case located in the school's entrance lobby.
The partnership includes Toll Brothersâ support for community-based programs and events. Thus far, Toll Brothers sponsored the student agendas; was the host and sponsor for "Freedom Fest," a community celebration that marked the opening of the school, which offered music, refreshments and entertainment for the children; managed the design and build of the school's two large courtyards, which entailed securing sponsors who donated services and materials from local landscape companies; and sponsored the dedication ceremony Oct. 24.
Moore Hummer Dulles will host Hummerfest 2005, from 12-4:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 29, at Moore Hummer, 25450 Pleasant Valley Drive in Chantilly. Hummerfest 2005 will be an afternoon of fun for the entire family, including Halloween games, face painting, a pumpkin toss and remote control Hummer races, seminars and off-road demonstrations. There will be food and prizes given away throughout the afternoon. Donations will be collected to benefit the American Red Cross and the Emergency Animal Rescue Service.
The Herndon Dulles Chamber of Commerce announces it is seeking nominations for business awards in several categories. This is an opportunity for every business in the greater Dulles area to consider nominating a fellow business or oneÕs own for recognition at the chamberÕs annual Awards Gala, which is scheduled for Sat. night, Feb. 4, at the Dulles Hilton.
Last yearÕs winners were New Business: The Chocolate Chick; Small Office/Home Office: Meals By Day; Mid-Sized Business: HRI Associates; Large Business: Inova Fair Oaks Hospital; and Business Citizens: Gary and Tiffany Blackden (For Health and Balance).
To obtain a nomination form, visit www.herndondulleschamber.org, Events page or call 571-323-5300. The deadline for returning applications is Friday, Nov. 18.
Send your nominations to Herndon Dulles Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 327, Herndon, VA 20172; or fax them to 703-787-8859.
The Little Gym of Stone Ridge, which opens Oct. 31, is part of Scottsdale-based The Little Gym International, develops motor skills in children between the ages of 4 months and 12 years old. Using curriculum-based gymnastics, sports and other programs, The Little Gym students learn coordination, balance and flexibility. Such activities also enhance their listening, social and intellectual skills. For parents, The Little Gym also provides a bonding experience with their children.
Managing partner Chad Mussmon is a teacher-turned-businessman, and is opening his third The Little Gym franchise in Loudoun County and fifth overall in the Washington, D.C. area.
Loudoun Women Business Forum, Nov. 3, noon, at Zeffirelli's Restaurant, Leesburg. Speaker is Tamera Davidson discussing "Running a Household and Business-A Local Business Women's Perspective on Doing it All." $15, includes lunch. Call 703-728-8900.
James T. Barnette Jr., a certified financial planner and branch manager, registered principal at the Sterling office of Raymond James Financial Services inc., has been named to the firm's 2006 Leaders council in recognition of providing superior guidance and service.
Barnette earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Tennessee Technological University and an MBA from Boston University. He has been a licensed financial advisory since 1987 and a certified financial planner since 1989.
Image Matters LLC, headquartered in Leesburg, was recently nominated by the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce for its Small Business Award in the Technology category. Image Matters specializes in developing and integrating geospatial technologies with the Semantic Web and other technologies.
Toll Road Investors Partnership II, L.P. (ÒTRIP IIÓ), owner of the concession for the Dulles Greenway toll road, announces the appointment of E. Thomas Sines to the position of chief executive officer. Sines was the former TRIP II chief operating officer and has more than 12 years of experience in a variety of management positions in the U.S. toll road industry and in toll road related companies.
Throughout October, LetÕs Dish! will do its part to support breast cancer research and awareness. For every customer who dishes or purchases the Pink Ribbon Stir Fry menu item, LetÕs Dish! will donate 10 percent of the dish proceeds to the Inova Loudoun Hospital Radiation Oncology Center. LetÕs Dish! Ashburn is located in the Cameron Chase Village Center, 44260 Ice Rink Plaza No. 122, Ashburn.
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Leesburg Downtown Business Association is adopting a "Paint the Town Pink" theme for the month of October. This community project is being initiated through the LDBA in order to raise public awareness of the plight of breast cancer.
Businesses of downtown Leesburg will be dressing up their shops in the breast-cancer awareness "pink" theme, helping to distribute brochures about breast cancer from the American Cancer Society, and running their own "Paint the Town Pink" promotions. Visitors to downtown Leesburg should look for the "Paint the Town Pink" ceramic pumpkins on display in participating businesses throughout October, along with the pink pumpkin LDBA float in the annual Leesburg Halloween Parade. This promotion is designed to raise public awareness for breast cancer and is not collectively a fund-raiser. However, many shops are considering a fund raising aspect to their individual promotions.
For more information and to participate, call Paige Buscema, president of LDBA and owner of the Eyetopia shop, at 703-443-6410 or Marilyn Helms-White, event chairperson and owner of the etceteras shop, at 703-777-0024.
Great Country Farms, Temple Hall Farm and the Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum in conjunction with the Loudoun Convention & Visitors Association, has joined for one promotion, "Imagine ...," which offers families one, free regular general admission to each of the three locations for the
2005 fall season. Call toll-free 1-866-771-2602 or
visit www.visitloudoun.org/imagine to request an "Imagine Family Fun Pass." Visitors who have their pass validated at all three locations by Oct. 31, may enter a drawing to win prizes including a 2006 season pass to Algonkian Regional Park Pool, a Loudoun gift basket or passes for mini-golf at Algonkian Regional Park.
As a founder of Loudoun Internal Medicine Associates, Dr. Jack Cook, celebrates the 25th anniversary of medical practice and service in Loudoun County this year. He is board certified in internal medicine and has as special board certification in geriatric care. Cook also serves as a pre-eminent leader to Loudoun Medical Group.
Cook was a commanding submarine officer in the U.S. Navy, attended Yale University Medical School, and earned his BS in electrical engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy.
He spearheaded the growth and development of Loudoun Professional offices next to Loudoun Hospital.
Dr. Herbert Bravo is the owner and pediatrician behind Pediatrics@Nite, a concept that has been popular in other areas of the country. The practice is open 365 days a year and provides general medical care as well as acute medical care to children from infants to young adults.
In addition to general care, the practice offers x-rays and common lab exams on site and they take walk-ins.
The practice employs only board certified pediatricians and nurses with special skills in pediatrics. Pediatrics@Nite accepts most insurance.
Pediatrics@Nite is located at the Dulles Town Center, 21100 Dulles Town Center, Suite 120, and is open, from 5-11 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 2-11 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.
Kelly Insurance Agency Inc. has joined United Benefit Advisors (UBA), an alliance of the independent benefit advisory firms. UBA is one of the nation's largest privately-held employee benefits advisory organizations with more than 1,600 experienced benefits professionals located in 150 offices throughout the country.
Celebrating its 38th anniversary in 2005, Kelly Insurance Agency Inc., headquartered in Leesburg, VA., employs more than 25 insurance professionals; and provides an array of insurance services.
Whitestone Farm, Aldie, ranked as second largest in registering the most Angus beef cattle in Virginia having recorded 337 head of Angus with the American Angus Association during fiscal year 2005, which ended Sept. 30, according to John Crouch, executive vice president of the American Angus Association.
Angus breeders across the nation in 2005 registered 324,266 head of Angus cattle compared to 298,770 in fiscal 2004.
Dr. Thomas P. Finley announces the opening of his new optometry office in Ashburn and the arrival of his new optometry associate, Dr. Paul T. Colbourne. Finley's Family Eyecare-Ashburn is located at 21785 Filigree Court, Suite 206 in the Professional Center.
Services offered include comprehensive eye examinations for adults and children, contact lens fittings and follow-up care for new and existing contact lens wearers, computer vision examinations, vision therapy and sports vision consultations, treatment of eye emergencies and infections, and laser vision consultations.
Colbourne will serve as the principal eye doctor overseeing most operations in the practice. Colbourne is originally from the town of High Wycombe in England. He received his bachelor of science degree in integrated studies from George Mason University and his doctorate of optometry degree from The Pennsylvania College of Optometry. He is married to Dr. Shannon Colbourne, also an optometrist.
Finley and Colbourne have worked together on and off for more than eight years. Both are members of the American Optometric Association, Virginia Optometric Association, and Northern Virginia Optometric Society. Finley will continue to work primarily in his Herndon office, which he has owned and operated since 1989.
Tucon Construction Corporation of Dulles has named Paul Taylor president and Chris Jenkins vice president.
Taylor, who previously served as Tucon's senior vice president, has 25 years of experience in commercial construction. His experience covers all phases of construction management, including conceptual estimating, bidding, client and subcontractor relations and project close outs. He acquired his B.S. degree in architectural engineering from the University of Texas in 1985.
Jenkins has been employed with Tucon since 1998 and has 26 years of experience in the construction industry. A lifelong resident of Loudoun County, Jenkins resides with his family on a homestead near Purcellville, where they are active in 4-H and other local activities.
UNO Communications announces Brigitta S. Touru–o, president, was appointed to the Loudoun County Community Services Board by the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. She will serve a three-year term that expires June 30, 2008.
Reston Limousine announces as its new general manager, Jeff Morris and Kai Hebron, the new operations manager.
Morris has been in the transportation industry more than 20 years. Hebron has enjoyed a career in the meeting planning industry, most recently with USA Hosts. Hebron was hired by the last Presidential Inauguration Committee to handle all its transportation needs during Inauguration week. Reston Limousine is now based in its new 20,000-square-foot facility in Sterling.
Local area vendors are invited to the 2005 Loudoun County
Procurement's Buyer/Seller Information Exchange sessions. The purpose of these informal sessions is to give area businesses the opportunity to meet the county's procurement staff and become familiar with the county's procurement process. The next round of sessions are as follows:
* Friday, Nov. 18, 10:30 a.m.
* Thursday, Dec. 22, 2 p.m.
The sessions will be held in the Lovettsville Room on the first floor of the County Government Center, 1 Harrison St., S.E., in Leesburg. Call 703-771-5142 or send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce has the following upcoming events:
* Technology 2008, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 7:30-11 a.m. Featuring demonstrations of the latest technology for small business, now and what to expect in 2008. Guest speaker Steve Bass of PC World Magazine. River Creek Country Club, 43800 Olympic Blvd., Leesburg. Breakfast served; door prizes awarded. Free to chamber members; nonmembers $20. RSVP to email@example.com.
* Business Showcase Breakfast, Thursday, Nov. 10, 7:30-9 a.m., at Belmont Country Club, 19961 Belmont Manor Lane, Ashburn. Tickets $15 for members in advance, $20 for members at the door; $25 for nonmembers. Preregistration is required no later than Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 5 p.m. RSVP to email@example.com or call 703-777-2176.
* Small Business Awards Dinner, Monday, Nov. 14, 6 p.m., Lansdowne Resort, 44050 Woodridge Parkway, Lansdowne. Call for nominations, visit the Chamber Web site at www.loudounchamber.org and complete a nomination form or fax a form to Roxane Remley at 703-777-1392.
* After Hours Business Mixer, Thursday, Nov. 17, 5:30-7 p.m. The winner of the 2005 Bankers Cup will also be announced. Oatlands Plantation, 20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane, Leesburg. Tickets $5 chamber members, $10 nonmembers. RSVP to firstname.lastname@example.com or call 703-777-2176.
* Holiday Celebration, Thursday, Dec. 1, 5:30-10 p.m. Shop Loudoun will feature an array of Loudoun business presenting their wares for a shop and carry experience. National Conference Center, 18980 Upper Belmont Pace, Lansdowne. Interested vendors, visit www.loudounchamber.org.