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Monday, December 31, 2007
And who said that HTC TyTN II can't be used with ONE Hand?
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Saturday, December 22, 2007
Woo Hoo!! I received a HTC TyTN II
When we first given a choice for our year end gift, it was supposed to be a HTC P3600i, but on the day we received our gift, it was changed to a TyTN II!! :) [big smile]
Its an awesome gift .. and now i have the biggest headache of migrating my data (Sony Ericsson K750i & Palm LiveDrive) to a Smart Phone!! Pity the OS is totally different and now i have to look for new programs & games for WM6! Anyone out there who knows where i can get nice free games & applications for Windows Mobile 6?
We were given this Bag .... so it looks like any other
Handphone shop bag.. and I was like coool! A new toy to play with!
But when i pulled out the Box ... eh... the name different wan?
Oh WOW!! ITs a TyTN II!! Super duper cool!!
Although the TytN II is 40grams heavier than the P3600i, but it has
a built in QWERTY Keyboard and also the license for MapKing GPS!! Woo Hoo!!
Now I would never get lost! :) haha
Oh yeah ... the company was great, it came with a Jabra Headset and a 2GB Card.
OH yes.. the Guess Voucher .. that's actually another story that i've not blogged about yet.
Won a Lucky Draw in our company's recent Annual Dinner!! Will Blog about it once i get all the pics! :)
SO ....... rejoice with me on the TyTN II gift ... and now i just need help to get WM6 Games & Applications!! .... u will see more new Links on this site.. cos i am HUNGRY for some cool games for the TyTN II!!
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Monday, December 17, 2007
It was a Super Blinging Party!
Bling It On Christmas Party was a super fun time last Friday nite! We had songs, dance, competitions and more songs and we had Ps Phil Stevenson who shared with us God's mesage.
Seng Chye took over 480+ pictures .. you should go check out his PhotoBucket. I only took a couple of shots, so I borrowed some pics from Seng Chye and ta da ..... here u go .. some interesting pictures of BLING IT ON! :)
Bling It On Christmas Party
Even Parousia Hall has it's own Bling Bling!!
Check out the Mirror Ball! :)
Some people also had their own Mirror Ball too!!
Guess who belongs to this ?
Before the Bling Party! :)
Yeah!! People were really coming DRESED for the theme!
Bling Bling everywhere!!
Now he really looks the part! :)
Even Ps Phil Stevenson dressed his part!!
Bling it On Man!!!
Emcees for the nite was John Lim & Delaine Tan
The Worship BAND was really rockin' and getting the people
into the presence of GOD! :)
Behind the scenes, you also had additional remixes and the AV team
on the sound board to ensure everything came out smoothly!:)
There was contests & fashion shows
and some guess who won the Guy with the Best Bling It On ?
Ps Phil Stevenson challenged the young people
Towards the end it was an awesome time of celebration and dedication to God!!
Photos Source : SengChye
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Friday, December 14, 2007
People of Venture Series : JOSHUA - Your Jericho Will Fall!!!
The journey started off with Kenneth preaching on Abraham, then by Kim-Ann preaching on Queen Esther, followed by Shahnon & Hwee Yen preaching on Jeremiah and most recently Sean & Leroy on Ezekiel!!
As you can see we had great preachers ahead of us, so when Ps Gwen, Jon Koo and I were grouped together to do Joshua .... it was like ... Oh no!! How ler? What will we say and do? Ps Gwen was the overseer ... and it was basically Jon & I that had to share something from our hearts. (I was thinking i can always share my arteries!!)
First of all when any of the three of us hold mics, we automatically close our eyes and worship (yeah we sort of serve in the worship ministry). So contrary to leading people into the presence of God in worship, how will Jon and I be able to talk for 30 mins non stop and with our eyes opened and hope that a "message" is carried forward?
Weeks leading up to the launch of the People Of Venture, during a Saturday evening - the African Nite itself, the ministry team was already preparing the church for the weeks to come. See how each of the People of Venture stood with their message. (pics courtesy of the-reflector)
So you can imagine the expectation of each church goer of the Young Adults service!! Doesn't this put makes you pray more and get on your knees more??? It sure does! :)
So we prayed and ask God to tell us what can we share? The three of us discussed what we wanted to share on one Sunday afternoon. Ps Gwen helped ensure that we were on the proper path so that we didnt stray. AND of course Jon is already in BCM, so that was a big advantage for us .... yeah soon he will be licensed to Preach!! :)
So all of this lead us to the Big Day on 8 December 2007, where we shared our hearts out on JOSHUA - Your Jericho Will Fall.
Here's a synopsis of what we did. Watch the video below, Download the powerpoint if u wanna.
the intro
Jon & I decided to have some fun with our Intro, and we called it JOSHUA by NUMB3RS! We basically took different numbers in the life of Joshua and used it as an ice-breaker thingy to get some participation and to also tell a story with the numbers (and answers).
the story
Jon preached an awesome story on the life of Joshua from a baby to a military General. He called it Joshua Rewound, where Jon unfold the story about Joshua's birth place in Egypt, on his influences as he grew up, his mentor (Moses), his love for God and how God shaped him to be the Military General who led the Israelites to Victory!!
the challenge
Ps Gwen came up with the 4Ps of Joshua (scroll down below the video), where we inserted it into my sharing on how Joshua conquered Jericho. And, by applying these 4Ps in your life, your Wall of Jericho (ie Obstacles in Life) can be brought down and no longer be a stronghold in your life. Finally, I ended with Nathanael's testimony on how God touched Nathanael and brought down that "wall". Yups ... that was a moving story!!
[when i was practising at home on what to share, during Nathanael's testimony.... wah liau i cried so much!! So, it was a good thing when i shared it again on the Sat & Sun services .... no more tears!]
After that Ps Gwen took over and Close the Service by challenging the people further on the application of the 4Ps in their lives!! We saw God touching many lives.
This is my first experience in sharing in Church, and we have received some encouraging feedback, therefore I borrowed the video from the AV Team and have provided a low res video copy below so that u can at least visualize the sharing. ENJOY & Be Blessed!!!
Watch the Video of JOSHUA - Your Jericho Will Fall
[Length : 1hr 24mins - let it buffer before watching it ~ Video Link]
Learn the 4Ps of Joshua and let us know how you like it.
Download the Powerpoint : Joshua - Your Jericho Will Fall!
Do you have a Jericho (a Wall/Obstacle) in front of you? What do you do?
- Listen to God's PLAN
- Claim God's PROMISE
- Obey God's PURPOSE
- Receive the Victory thru God's POWER
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Thursday, December 13, 2007
Delwin's Wedding Dinner at Malaysia Petroleum Club
What can i say? The MPC or aka Malaysian Petroleum Club (MPC) is one really cool place to be. First of all u need to be a member to be invited up to the 42nd Floor of the Petronas Twin Towers and to have Security Guards flanked at your right and left prior to entering MPC, wah .. quite the canggih nya!!
Before we get all caught up with the wonders of MPC, we would of course wanna say
BIG CONGRATS to Delwin & Gillian for their beautiful Wedding !!
There were two things that we could not stop looking at thru out the night.
First .... the View
This was the view outside of the windows where we sat!
Beautiful or what?
And Secondly .. the Shoes
Can u guess whose it is? Yups... its Del's!!
Trust Delwin to come up with some alligator-looking-skin shoes and
to wear on his wedding day and steal all the lime light from his beautiful bride!!! :)
[L to R] Karen, Sean, Gillian, Delwin, Tiff & moi
See the lovely couple ... so "meng seng" wan!
U should have seen their wedding slideshow .. .. really two very good looking people
so Celebrit-ish! :) hehe
And check out our super cool table that overlooks the beautiful Sky Bridge! :)
We also shared tables with a bunch of good frens of Del & G
who drove all the way up from Singapore.
AND Guess what? They were craving to have Supper at A&Ws!!
I didn't realize that there was now A and Dubs in Singapore.
We of course directed them to the one & only A&Ws in PJ State!!
I hope that they found their way!! :)
This is the center dining area of Malaysia Petroleum Club
Yes.. very high ceiling, prestigious and super high class!
This Wild Mushroom Soup was rather interesting.
Yups.. we had a Western Menu for dinner.
Try and guess where the Pizza was?
Yes its some Wild Mushroom Soup with Pizza!!
Yes Sean & Karen looking gorgeously handsome
Will let you decide who's the gorgeous one and who's the handsome one! :)
We took some photos of the meeting areas in MPC.
High Class hor? So richly and well decorated.
So we decided to take some shots together-gether in MPC!
If you look outside those curved windows
you will see the entire KL mapped out in its splendour of bright and colorful lights
Beautiful ... :)
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Sakurasou na Pet no Kanojo, also known as The Pet Girl of Sakurasou or simply Sakurasou to fans, sounds pretty tame in most descriptions. Our protagonist, Sorata Kanda is kicked out of his highschool dorm for harboring a cat and winds up in the residence hall for 'problem kids'. He vows to escape his new home, called Sakura Hall or Sakurasou, as he simply can't stand the strange cast of characters that resides there. To compound his problems, a strange girl named Mashiro Shiina moves in and quickly reveals herself to be incapable of even the simplest of everyday tasks such as dressing herself or preparing food. Sorata now finds himself in the often awkward role of being Mashiro's 'handler'.
Okay, so maybe that last part struck a 10 on your ecchi radar…and you wouldn't be entirely wrong. The series does sport a decent amount of fan service, and there are definitely romantic overtones and tropes. However, any synopsis is deceiving because Sakurasou is more a tangle of interwoven plotlines and stories that share a common setting and theme. It's much more character study than rom-com at times.
At Sakuraou's heart are messages about finding meaning and purpose in life, leaning on and learning from one another, and being true to yourself regardless of consequence. Nearly every character main, side, or auxiliary, have distinct personalities– but within Sakurasou's halls, the residents fall into one of two very broad categories– they either excel naturally or struggle for a dream.
In the first category we find Misaki Kamiigusa and Ryunosuke Akasaka. The former is acclaimed for her gifts in animation and the latter is a genius programmer. He's also one of my favorite characters ever, but I'll resist my urge to derail this review on a tangent.
In the second category we have Jin Mitaka, Nanami Aoyama, and Sorata himself. Each of these hopefuls is influenced and directly affected by the gifted in the house. Jin, the object of Misaki's infatuation, wants desperately to write scripts that can even hold a candle to Misaki's art. Nanami has worked tirelessly to keep herself enrolled in school in order to acheive her big dreams of becoming a voice actress. Sorata discovers, as the story progresses, that his dream is to create video games.
Mashiro acts as the catalyst, as she falls into both categories at the same time. She's not only naturally gifted, but world renowned for her paintings. However, the entire reason for her presence in Japan is to make manga– a choice that the art world is decidedly set against. Sorata is, throughout the course of the anime, both inspired by her passion and discouraged by her talent and apparent lack of struggle. Both emotions play a large role in the arduous journey of chasing his own dream.
To go into too much detail would be to ruin some of the best moments of the series, but the real triumph of Sakurasou is its portrayal of dynamic, likable characters and the ways in which they interact with, affect, and change one another.
It's about friendship, love, and growing up, but even more it's about the inequity of dreams. This anime pulls no punches when it comes to the idea that some people are born gifted and some have to work their asses off. Far from predictable, it doesn't just hand out happy endings — it accurately reflects the heartache of realizing that sometimes your best just isn't good enough. You end up really feeling the stumbles and set backs of the characters to the point where you have to wonder if it wouldn't be better if they just gave up…if only for the sake of your heart as a viewer.
However, this is far from a tragedy and resonates with cheerful hope and optimism. There are many, many funny or touching moments and if the mid-season finale with Nyaboron doesn't put a big fat grin on your face then there's probably something wrong with you.
The visuals are awesome. The character designs are vibrant, distinctive, and gorgeous. The animation is fluid and has a real knack for capturing tone as well as visual gags. The comedic timing is second to none and the voice acting is really well cast.
The background music isn't anything stand-out as I look back on it, but I do enjoy all of the opening and ending themes.
When the anime ended, I definitely wanted more…and that's always a good sign.
Is there a love triangle? Sure.
Is there romance? Definitely.
Are there various tropes and cliches of the school-drama? Yep.
You'll enjoy all of them though and chances are you'll enjoy this show.
So try it out! You might find, as I did, that you've got a new favorite series.


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A working mother was recently called in by her daughter's school, accusing the girl of hitting a boy. To everyone's surprise, the mother handled the issue like a true pro.
The story went viral on the Internet as soon as it appeared, with people siding with the mother, who works as an ER nurse.
Here is how everything began:
"I'm an ER Nurse. We're not allowed to keep our phones on us, they're to be kept in our lockers. A call comes into the hospital reception on a private line for me."
"Phone: This is (teacher) from (school). There's been an incident involving your daughter. We need you to come in.
"Me: Is she ill or injured? Can it wait until my shift is over in two hours?"
"Phone: Your daughter has struck another pupil. We've been trying to call you for 45 minutes. It really is very serious."
The mother had to ask for the rest of her shift off and ran to the girl's school to inspect the matter. The principal even tried to make her look bad in front of everyone.
"I go to the school and am ushered into the principal's office. I see my daughter, a male teacher, a female counselor, the principal, a boy with blood around his nose and a red face, and his parents.
"Principal: How kind of you to FINALLY join us!
"Me: Yeah, things get busy in the ER. I've spent the last hour administering over 40 stitches to a seven-year-old who was beaten by his mother with a metal ladle and then I had to deal with the police regarding the matter. Sorry for the inconvenience."
Once the woman got there, she felt ready to sanction her child, but found what actually happened soon enough, which made her reconsider.
"After watching him [the principal] try to not act embarrassed, he tells me what has happened. The boy had twanged my daughter's bra and she had punched him in the face twice. I got the impression they were more angry with my daughter than the boy."
Then, the mother called out the school on the unspoken of sexual assault that was clearly going on:
"Me: Oh, and you want to know if I'm going to press charges against him for sexually assaulting my daughter and against the school for allowing him to do it?"
The boy's parents assured her she doesn't have enough to go to a court with this, but the mother didn't hold back:
"They all get jittery when I mention sexual assault and start speaking at once.
"Teacher: I don't think it was that serious.
"Counselor: Let's not overreact.
"Principal: I think you're missing the point.
"The boy's mother then starts crying."
Afterwards, the mother asked the daughter what happened exactly:
"Daughter: He kept pinging my bra. I asked him to stop but he didn't, so I told my teacher. He told me to ignore it. The boy did it again and undid my bra so I hit him. Then he stopped.
"I turned to the teacher."
"Me: You let him do this? Why didn't you stop him? Come over here and let me touch the front of your trousers."
"Teacher: What? No!"
"Me: Does that seem inappropriate to you? Why don't you go and pull on the counselor's bra right now. See how fun it is for her. Or on that boy's mom's bra. Or mine. You think just because they're kids it's fun?"
The principal refused to back down:
"Principal: With all due respect, your daughter still beat another child.
"Me: No. She defended herself against a sexual assault from another pupil. Look at them. He's a foot taller than her and twice as heavy. How many times should she have let him touch her? If the person who was supposed to help and protect her in a classroom couldn't be bothered what should she have done? He pulled her bra so hard it came undone."
Everyone finally got a hold on the severity of this situation:
"The boy's mom is still crying and his dad looks both angry and embarrassed. The teacher won't make eye contact with me.
"I was so angry I gathered my daughter's things and left. I reported it to the superintendent, and was assured it was strongly dealt with."
Today's society is deteriorating with people like the principal who still believe we are living in the 20s or the 30s. Ultimately, if you don't learn to stand up for yourself or your children, you can easily get lost in a community that has no respect to gender, race or ethnic equality.


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Guided by standards-aligned computer science and coding curriculum, humanoid robot Jett is designed to empower African-American students to embrace STEM
DALLAS (Sept. 20, 2016) – While the nation casts attention on a projected STEM employment deficit, activists and education leaders are addressing the diversity gap in education programs as a contributing factor. RoboKind, the world leader in social robotics, debuts a humanoid robot designed to expand access and engagement for African-American students in K-12 STEM education. The robot, with African-American likeness, will deliver the Robots4STEM curriculum designed in partnership with Quadrant 4 System Corporation (QFOR).
Guided by the Robots4STEM curriculum, the robot Jett helps students in third grade and beyond gain foundational skills in coding and computer science. The program is designed to support educators with or without experience in computer science in implementing Robots4STEM, all while meeting math and science curriculum standards.
"Our mission is to enable students, no matter their age or background, to take full advantage of opportunities in STEM," said Fred Margolin, CEO and founder of RoboKind.
The Robots4STEM curriculum builds a steady progression of skill mastery in computer science through a series of grade-appropriate coding languages, developed at the University of California, Berkeley. Students explore computer programming by coordinating movements and actions for the lively and approachable robot.
"This course can be critical for capturing the interest of African-American students in STEM, and ultimately preparing them for a new economy," said Shekhar Lyer, president of the QFOR Education Division. "We're proud to share RoboKind's dedication to creating equal opportunity in education."
Robots4STEM has indicated strong promise for boosting course enrollment, increasing engagement and creating enthusiasm for coding in a pilot school in Texas. The robot, available in Caucasian and African-American likeness, and the Robots4STEM curriculum are anticipated to be fully available during the 2017-18 school-purchasing season.
"It's critical to reduce real and perceived barriers to STEM fields for students of color at an early age," said Dr. Gregory A. Firn, senior vice president of strategic initiatives of RoboKind and a former superintendent. "Students learn by doing with the robot, which activates new ways to create, collaborate and solve problems."
For more information or to request a demo of Robots4STEM, visit https://quadrant4edu.com/robots4stem.
About RoboKind
RoboKind, the world leader in social robotics, designs and builds a series of robots that enable people to engage with robots on a personal level. Through the Robots4Autism and Robots4STEM programs, RoboKind leverages these advanced social robots to supplement autism therapy, special education and STEM instruction. The programs use humanoid robots that feature life-like facial expressions, natural social interaction and comprehensive curriculum to assist educators and therapists in helping students learn and grow. For more information, visit www.robokindrobots.com.


text: Very cool 1955 T1 split window bus for sale in the German Facebook group "VW Busfahrer T1 bis T6". Thought I knew the photo. Turns out it is one of mine, from this older blog post. I had seen this brilliant bus 10 years ago at the 60-Years-Of-VW-Bus Festival in Hannover. If you are willing to part from > 30.000 British Pounds, this amazing bus could be yours! Below the original photo in all its beauty.


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We're in the middle of our annual io9 Halloween Costume Show, and everybody is already outdoing themselves. Check out some of the standouts from this week's batch, and post your own!
You posted a ton of other incredible costumes in our Flickr gallery, so go check them out! We'll post another round of costume standouts this Friday, and again next Tuesday after Halloween. Show us your best from year's past or give us a peek at what you're planning this year. Visit and post to the io9 Halloween Costume Show on Flickr.
Shiny! It's the complete and full view of Kaylee's Shindig Ballgown. This is one for the ages. Thanks for sharing it, lilacwire!
She lost her head. Serious creepiness from krpykrwly.
These aren't the droids you're looking for . . . unless what you want is total baby Jedi cuteness! From wmszeto
Kurt Thomas Hunt wears a Walking Dead spoiler! At least he was kind enough to give us a spoiler alert.
We are utterly delighted by Clara and Amy's Cocktail Party Dalek and Cyberwoman, posted by Ellis Belle.
Wow - this is an amazing C3P0 costume, oblagon!


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Safe and Sound in Bavaria
Bavaria is one of Germany's safest state and has the lowest crime rate in the Federal Republic of Germany.
In case of emergencies, here are the most important numbers.
Calling directions (cell phone from abroad): dial 0049 before the following numbers
Police 110
Fire Brigade 112
Emergency Medical Services 112
Poison Emergency Telephone Service 089-19240
Patient Transport Ambulance 089-19222


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Request research material (articles, books, etc) not owned by the Library.
Let us know what book or journal you think we should add to our collection.
Distance learners can request print and online materials to be sent to them.
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Sometimes a keyword Quick Search using title terms you know doesn't retrieve adequate results. A very effective follow-up strategy is to look at the full catalog record of the most relevant search result (by clicking on the Title) and then revise the search using related keyword terms found in the record. Successful follow-up searches often find helpful title search terms in the "Contents" portion of a catalog record and in the "Uniform Title."
The following, very reasonable keyword Quick Search for the printed music / score of an item that might be expected to be found in multiple editions:
chopin raindrop prelude
produces only two search results, While this may be enough to satisfy search needs-—the second item is even available online—sometimes more choices or a different edition is desired:
The full record of the second item retrieved in the search above (obtained by clicking on the title) contains a long "Contents" field note showing how this item is published within a small group or collection of similar types of pieces, a group of Preludes, shown below.
This suggests that a revised search for this item might successfully use "op. 28" in place of "raindrop," or, even better, simply "chopin preludes." Using the genre / title term in the plural would catch the many published editions of the work as found in collections of similar pieces:
|chopin raindrop prelude
|2 results
|chopin prelude op. 28
|15 results
|chopin preludes
|45 results
Finding the best title keyword terms to use in a search is not always intuitive; please don't hesitate to stop by the reference desk for assistance in searching for music materials.
Finding the best title keyword terms to use in a Quick Search may sometimes feel like a hit-or-miss endeavor. There are, however, standardized music title headings you can often find and use, if you are having trouble. The following, very reasonable looking search for a printed music / score, for example,
mahler third symphony
yields only two results—the first record is an arrangement for band and the full record of the second search result indicates that it does not even contain the desired piece, as there are other pieces by Mahler and a Third Symphony by a different composer in the collection:
Looking inside the full record of the first search result, however, illustrates that the search is more useful than it may first appear. Above the Title, at the top of the record indicated by the arrow below, is often another title added by the cataloger known as the "Uniform Title" or "Preferred Title:"
The Preferred/Uniform Title identifies an item that has appeared under varying titles. It is a unique title assigned to all manifestations of a musical work, serving to group together (under a composer's name) all variants of a work under one title and identify a work that has one or more common or generic names or that may be published in many different languages. Finding a Preferred Title inside a full catalog record and then revising a search using that information is an excellent strategy.
|mahler third symphony
|2 results
|mahler symphony 3
|15 results
|mahler symphonies 3
|19 results
Learn more about Preferred/Uniform Titles at an excellent tutorial at the Indiana University Music Library. The Preferred Title is used in the browsing index of a composer's work and forms an essential part of a Comprehensive Browse, the second search technique recommended one learn in using OskiCat.
Grove Music Online is also an excellent resource for help identifying title keyword terms for a search. A list of compositions is found on the "Works" tab of most biographies or at the end of the article in the printed volumes of the New Grove in the Reference Room at ML100.N48 2001 and often includes title information, keys, and opus numbers that can be used in a catalog search.
Other reference sources can help correctly identify musical works as well, particularly the research guides and thematic catalogs of individual composers, shelved in the Reference Room at ML134. Please don't hesitate to stop by the reference desk for assistance in searching for music materials.


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Posted: July 13, 2015
Oceans to Rivers and Back Again: Celebrating the Journey of the American Eel to the Ottawa River
Special American Eel Awareness Event this Saturday, July 18th 2015 at the Rideau Locks in Ottawa!
Press Release
July 18th, 2015 – OTTAWA, Ontario
Ottawa Riverkeeper and the Canadian Wildlife Federation invite you to celebrate the American eel. Learn about its remarkable journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the Ottawa River and discover why the eel population is dwindling in the Ottawa River.
On Saturday, July 18, with financial support from the Ottawa Wavemakers micro-grant, Ottawa Riverkeeper and Canadian Wildlife Federation, welcome you to a special American eel awareness event on the shores of the Ottawa River, featuring live eels, games and crafts for children and the opportunity to talk with eel experts. Drop by Rideau Locks, behind the Chateau Laurier on the Ottawa River, from 10 am – 2 pm, to learn more about the extraordinary life of these unique and misunderstood creatures and their importance to the Ottawa River. Admission is free and all are welcome.
About the American Eel
Since its listing as an endangered species under the Ontario Endangered Species Act in 2008, efforts have been underway to aid in the recovery of the American eel throughout the Ottawa River watershed through various collaborative projects from government, industry, NGOs and local community groups alike.
Since 2011, Canadian Wildlife Federation, in collaboration with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry and the Arnprior District Fish and Game Club, has been studying the American eel population in the Ottawa River to assess their upstream migration movements and habitat preference with the goal of guiding future recovery efforts.
The American eel, a unique elongated fish native to eastern Canada, is one of the most remarkable and vulnerable fish species in the Ottawa River. This species has a fascinating and complex life history compared to most other fish. It is one of the few species that is capable of living in both salt and freshwater. Starting off as a small egg in the Sargasso Sea, in the Atlantic Ocean, young eels hatch and migrate along oceanic currents to the many freshwater streams and rivers along North America's east coast. They make their home there for many years before tracing their roots back to the Ocean. Once an extremely abundant species throughout the Ottawa River and its surrounding tributaries, today it is considered rare and at risk of disappearing from these waters. Over the past 30 years, the population of American eel in the Ottawa River has suffered a rapid decline. It is estimated that the historical population of this species, once numbering in the several thousands, has decreased by as much as 90% leaving its numbers in the mere hundreds. As a result, American eel are now designated as a species-at-risk in Ontario.
While there are a number of factors contributing to the decline, such as commercial fisheries, pollution and habitat degradation, hydroelectric dams have had the most significant impact on the American eel. The construction of dams creates a barrier to both upstream and downstream migration of the American eel and limits the availability of its freshwater habitat. An eel seeking to migrate upstream, is often unable to bypass these barriers and downstream migration can be lethal as a result of passage through hydro-electric turbines.
Despite its dwindling status, hope is not yet lost!
Join us and learn more about the Ottawa River's American eel and how you can be a part of its recovery!
About The Canadian Wildlife Federation
The Canadian Wildlife Federation is a national not-for-profit charitable organization dedicated to ensuring an appreciation of our natural world and a lasting legacy of healthy wildlife and habitat. By spreading knowledge of human impacts on the environment, developing and delivering educational programs, sponsoring research, promoting the sustainable use of natural resources, recommending policy changes and co-operating with like-minded partners, CWF encourages a future in which Canadians can live in harmony with nature. For more information, visit: CanadianWildlifeFederation.ca.
About Ottawa Riverkeeper
Ottawa Riverkeeper is a grassroots charity dedicated to protecting the Ottawa River and its tributaries. Ottawa Riverkeeper inspires action and works collaboratively to achieve a healthy river where every person in our watershed can safely swim, drink and fish. Ottawa Riverkeeper is a licensed member of Waterkeeper Alliance, an international grassroots advocacy organization founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Social Media
- Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @ottriverkeeper @CWF_FCF
- Hashtags for Twitter & Instagram: #OttawaRiver #rivièredesOutaouais, #AmericanEel, #Anguille
Meaghan Murphy
Ottawa Riverkeeper | River Watch Program Coordinator | 1-613-301-9762 | email@example.com
David Browne
Canadian Wildlife Federation | Director of Conservation | 1-613-599-9594 | firstname.lastname@example.com
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Canadian Wildlife Federation | Director of Communications | 1-613-599-9594 | email@example.com
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Triple 8 Brain Saver Helmet
Brainsaver helmet is one of the best multi-impact helmets available. This helmet can be used as necessary protective gear for skateboarding, in-line skating ("rollerblading"), roller derby, and scooters. Sweatsaver™ liner that helps eliminate the smells, the stinging and the eye blurring that occurs from sweat. The revolutionary liner has moisture-wicking layers that limit sweat drippage, an anti-bacterial treatment to make it virtually stink proof, and a 360° wrap around design so that there is absolutely no liner separation. With the terry cloth construction, you can kiss that itchy head feeling goodbye.
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South Korea's corporate watchdog said Sunday that it has levied a total of 20 billion won (US$17.9 million) in fines on seven water-related engineering firms for cartel-like activities.
The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said Water Resources Engineering Corp. and six other firms colluded for major maintenance and repair projects valued at 310 billion won, placed by the Korea Water Resources Corp. between 2011 and 2016. The moved helped the company win a stable flow of orders without submitting the lowest possible price for the contracts.
The corporate watchdog also said it plans to refer five firms to state prosecutors for further investigation. (Yonhap)
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A nice ray of light in today's budget! Gordon Brown announced increased support for the FAS ( Financial Assistance Scheme) – which provides support to members of pension schemes where the employer went insolvent.
Collapsed occupational schemes have been a bit of an own goal (for the government), so it is nice to see at least some common sense emerge. Thanks to labor and capital blog and to Tigamoo.


text: For those not in the know, the square toed shoe in the image above may look like something a geography teacher would rock. But what if I told you that these boots have been seen on the feet of hip hop legends like Ghostface Killah, MF Doom, Kanye and even Drake, would that change your mind about them? Read on to know what it is that makes the Clarks Wallabee, a super simple 50+ year old combination of suede, leather and crepe, a hip hop icon.


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The week of Feb 24 – March 2 marked the 6th year of Kaldi's involvement and sponsorship of the True/False Film Festival in Columbia, MO. True/False is the second largest documentary film festival in the country, bringing thousands of national and international visitors to the Columbia area for the experience of non-fiction and documentary films, discussions with film makers and an overall great weekend. This event has grown year after year, and 2014 was no different, with over 40,000 tickets sold, the downtown Columbia streets were busy! As with years past, Kaldi's involvement included espresso and coffee cocktail bars at "black tie" events, crafting coffee beers to order with our friends at Schlafly, numerous gallons of brewed coffee for filmmaker lounges, morning breakfast roundtables, and fueling the countless volunteers and True/False staff members. The festival also brought an enormous influx of customers to our café in downtown Columbia. The team there was representing the best of Kaldi's, with non-stop orders from the coffee/espresso bar, kitchen and bakery.
One of our team members, Keith, briefly got away to see a couple of films, of which he said "Jodorowsky's Dune" directed by Frank Pavich, was his favorite. Check out the trailer here.
As an event we at Kaldi's anxiously anticipate each year, we're excited and honored to be a long-standing partner and sponsor of this fantastic festival and look forward to years to come.


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Halifax Accent Buffet - White with Brown Top
- Buffet / Sideboard
- Material: Solid mahogany timber frames offering a strong, durable and warp-resistant construction.
- Material: Certified safe and highest grade MDF is used for the buffet top and panels to eliminate any cracking.
- 3 drawers on traditional wooden rails, glide open easily together with 2 shaker style doors revealing handy and ample storage space, and 2 sturdy rattan baskets located in the center of the unit.
- Color: White semi gloss finish with a natural delicate sheen, and occasional gentle distressing around edges gives the buffet its Hamptons styling. Brown stained top
- Antique-finish brass handles and hinges for added character.
- Machine made components, individually hand finished.
- Certified ethically-sourced timber and materials that have been tested to comply with international standards.
- Fully assembled
- 1 Year product warranty
- Overall: 85cm H x 125cm W x 50cm D
- Overall Product Weight: 58.01 Kilogram
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Halifax Accent belongs to one of the most comprehensive ranges of Hampton's inspired white furniture available today. Living, dining and bedroom furniture that is tastefully mixed with rattan to create an essence of coastal lifestyles, yet Halifax retains straight line features so as to blend in with the modern Australian home.
Every piece within the Halifax collection has a classic silhouette which features a molded plinth at its base and flared cornice on top. The antiqued hardware are traditional cup shape handles made from solid brass. And then there's the period-style paneling and beveled drawer fronts all coming together to give this buffet its Hamptons styling and Coastal feeling.
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Buffet or sideboard? You choose what to call it - but a storage showpiece like this almost needs no label. From dining room to home office, it's a piece that translates into more spaces than one. Think table linen, place mats and guest crockery in its drawers or maybe spare paper, stationery essentials and children's coloring crayons Use the buffet's top as a display surface for all your treasures, from family portraits and favorite finds, to books and vases all finished with a beautiful lamp.
Care Instructions:
- Wipe with a dry clean cloth for general maintenance
- Spray with all-purpose cleaner and wipe with a clean dampened cloth if thorough cleaning is needed.
Our business started 25 years ago when our co-founder left Melbourne to establish a life in South East Asia.
Having worked with the design and production team in the factory to export the range to Euopean markets, we quickly wanted to establish the range in Australia. And so began the process to relocate back to Melbourne in 2013 and start importing and supplying the Halifax range of furniture to Australian households.
Since then, we have shared our passion of home décor, inspired by the Hamptons, with so many of our customers. This passion is being seen through ranges of hand made home accessories, which are being made by Indonesian artisans exclusively for our range of home accesories.
The team at iwannagohome are continuing the journey that we started, constantly evolving fresh ideas and carefully curating ranges of furniture and home décor.
We invite you to be part of our journey too ...


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Sulkha Shipyard
At Sulkha Shipyard we try to learn from our experiences and try our best to build a better and beautiful vessel each time. our approach To our customers is " your dream is our target". Our main marketing is our customer satisfaction itself. Every boat is a new boat starting from scratch. Every inch of a boat is built by keen listening and understanding of our customers' unique taste. It is not our boat we build but the customers' boat built completely in their taste. And they can proudly say that "This is my boat, built to my taste." At Sulkha Shipyard our main aim is to deliver that feeling of pride to each customer.


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If you didn't know it, today is National Online Learning Day, a day to celebrate and showcase success of online education. Online Learning Day is a chance to recognize that online environments provide students the opportunity to learn almost anything, from anywhere, at any time.
If you've taken a class online or taught one–whether for academic, professional, or personal development–we encourage you to share your successes on your favorite social media platforms and include the hashtag #OnlineLearningDay.
Learned a skill online that you thought could only be taught face-to-face?
Developed a really great online lesson?
Discovered a piece of ed tech that took your online course over the top?
Have a tip for succeeding in online learning environments?
If you can answer YES to any of these questions or similar ones, then you've got something to share.
Here at CCIT, we tossed a few ideas around of what we'd like to share when it comes to online learning. Here are a few suggestions from our director, Kelly McVeigh Stanley, about alternatives to discussion boards in online classes:
Student Video Blogs: Not just a substitute for discussion boards. Student videos assignments can be designed through a process of "Know, See, Do, Improve". Students demonstrate their knowledge, build observation skills overtime, and are then asked to analyze their own work.
Live Streamed Lectures: Using tools like YouTube Live, Adobe Connect, and Google Hangouts is a great way to mimic face-to-face exchanges and connect with your students. Record these sessions for students who can't attend.
Encourage Reflection through Student Self-Assessment: Self-assessment rubrics and online journals allow for reflective thinking about course content. Self-assessment aligns with the theory of student-centered learning and helps students take ownership of their involvement in the learning process
Encourage Sharing: Leverage social media tools. Have students use a course specific hashtag to share their resources and experiences related to the course. Use a tool like Tagboard, Keyhole, or Hashatit to monitor student activity across multiple social media apps.
And Learning Strategies Coordinator, Al Drushler, offers the following tips for running an online class that keeps students focused on success:
- Make the course schedule and grade center visible prior to the start of the semester.
- Keep due dates consistent throughout the semester (for example, homework is due every Sunday at 11:59 PM).
- Respond to student questions about coursework using short screen casts and publish them for the entire class to see.
- Create a discussion board for questions about the course work and encourage students to post there rather than emailing questions to you individually.
What about you? What are some of your tips, successes, and positive experiences with online learning. Share in the comments to let us know, and don't forget to hop on your favorite social media platform and use the hashtag #OnlineLearningDay to share your thoughts with the rest of the country this National Online Learning Day.


text: How To Guide to Installing and Booting Windows 8 Consumer Preview off a VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) March 1, '12 Comments [69] Posted in Win8 Sponsored By So Windows 8 Consumer Preview is out today. You probably read the Windows 8 Consumer Preview Announcement by Steven Sinofsky and then rushed off to Download it. Disclaimer: Hopefully you are a technical person or you are not afraid of totally destroying your computer with new preview software. Even better, you aren't the kind of person to rage on a stranger's blog when his totally unsupported instructions on how to install the Windows 8 Consumer Preview onto a VHD delete everything you know an love. You're on your own, friend. I don't work for the Windows team and you don't know me. Remember that as you edit your boot records and destroy your PhD thesis. To the cloud! First, what's the idea here? I'm assuming that: You want to try out Windows 8 on your machine You don't want to take any chance with dual booting or getting a slower experience inside a regular Virtual Machine. Cool. If you have Windows 7 now then you can "boot to a virtual hard disk (VHD)" and get all the loveliness of Windows 8 running on hardware without any risk to your hard drive. Don't like it? Delete the VHD and update your boot record. HUH? What does this mean? What this means is that ONLY the Hard Drive will be virtualized. Your Windows 8 system will run ON THE HARDWARE with your real video card, real CPU, real network card, etc. However, it will NOT run directly from your hard drive - it will run from a file on your hard drive. Windows 8 will live and run on its own personal "virtualized hard drive" which is the VHD. Ok, now that that disclaimer and expectation setting is done. I don't work for the Windows team, and you don't know me. I am just a guy who loves Boot to VHD. I wrote the Guide to Installing and Booting Windows 8 Developer Preview off a VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) that you may have used last year to play with the build of Windows 8 that was released at the BUILD conference. Updating from Developer Preview? Delete and start over! If you want to now try using the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and you already have a VHD setup with the Developer Preview from last year, you can simply delete the existing VHD from your hard drive, then run "msconfig.exe" as administrator and delete the existing boot entry as seen in this screenshot. Then just setup a new VHD all over again for this new Consumer Preview version of Windows 8. That's the magic of boot to VHD. You can just remove the VHD. You can even have multiple versions if you have the disk space. Just make sure your boot record is up to date. Setting up Boot to VHD The original instructions on how to boot Windows 8 from a VHD still work and are valid for the Consumer Preview. They work on my machine. I did want to slightly update the post with additional information with the help of a number of people internally with some techniques that may make things easier for you. Thanks to Iain and friends. Why Boot to VHD? I boot to VHD all the time. It works great, and the idea of booting to some VHD is a supported thing to be doing on Windows 7. Boot to VHD is a great actual feature of Windows 7 and Windows 8. Why do it? I could do a few things to work with Windows 8. I could: Try a virtualization solution, but it might not work, I may not have the drivers I need and it won't be as shiny as running "on the metal." In fact, the Windows 8 team says this: "Our recommendation for the Consumer Preview is to run it natively on hardware if you intend to run Windows 8 on hardware when the product is final. Some of you will run virtualized environments for enterprise workloads or specialized purposes, but we strongly recommend that you experience Windows 8 on hardware, as it was designed to run for the majority of consumer experiences. " Sacrifice a machine I have lying around. I'll probably do that at some point, but I'd like to try it out on my actual hardware that I use all day long. Swap out my C: drive and use my main machine. I don't have a tool-less case, and I'm also very lazy, so, um, ya. Dual boot. Dual booting may feel ninja but it ALWAYS ends on tears. And sometimes blood. Boot on real hardware from a Virtual Hard Disk It's that last option that is the best one, in my opinion. Windows 7 included the ability to boot windows from a Virtual Hard Disk File (.vhd). You can read more about the Windows 7 VHD boot capability and recommendations from the TechNet article here. The Windows 8 developer preview was downloaded millions of times and the word on the street is that there was a huge increase in installations in virtualized environments. I think booting to VHD is way better than installing in a truly Virtual Machine because it allows Windows 8 (and you) to really access the native hardware and shine. Requirements (read these!) Here's the requirements if you want to try this. You will need to be an Administrator on your Windows 7 system You will likely need at least 40gb free disk space on the volume that the VHD is going to be stored. As you're likely creating your own VHD and installing Windows 8 Consumer Preview on it, then you will need free space at least equal to the virtual disk size of the VHD that was created Boot VHDs need to be on an internal drive. USB drives won't work. If your system has Bitlocker enabled, you need to suspend Bitlocker while editing boot settings More importantly, READ THE WINDOWS 8 CONSUMER PREVIEW FAQ! Get Started If you like doing things manually, you should directly the Windows 8 Consumer Preview ISO. I'd recommend burning Windows 8 Consumer Preview to a DVD or a USB Flash drive so you can easily install it on other machines easily. You can certainly do other ISO mounting tricks with other tools if you want to, but honestly it's just cleaner and easier to go download the Windows 8 Consumer Preview ISO and do it the regular way. There's less moving parts and all that. From their site: How to install Windows 8 Consumer Preview from an ISO image The easiest way to convert an ISO file to a DVD in Windows 7 is to use Windows Disc Image Burner. On a PC running Windows XP or Windows Vista, a third-party program is required to convert an ISO file into installable media—and DVD burning software often includes this capability. One option is the USB/DVD download tool provided by the Microsoft Store. You can also download Windows 8 Consumer Preview Setup, which includes tools that allow you to create a DVD or USB flash drive from an ISO file (Windows Vista or Windows 7 required). Take the Leap Read the disclaimer at the top again. I don't know you and you're installing Beta software. . Here's the general idea in broad strokes. The tiny details we'll be following are on my Guide to Installing and Booting Windows 8 off a VHD (Virtual Hard Disk). First: Go Get the Windows 8 Consumer Preview Download Remember: Have a lot of disk space (40gigs or more) Either burn your downloaded ISO to a DVD or make bootable USB Key manually. I detail making a USB key from an ISO in Step 1 on at my post, the Guide to Installing and Booting Windows 8 Developer Preview off a VHD (Virtual Hard Disk). Create a VHD that you will attach and install Windows 8 into Boot your system of your newly created Windows 8 Consumer Preview DVD or USB Key Attach your VHD during the setup process Select your VHD as the hard drive to install to (make very sure you know where you're installing to) Reboot and pick your operating system with the new lovely Windows 8 boot manager. Alright. Sound good? You have some bootable media (DVD/USB) all setup with Windows 8 Consumer Preview? Now head over to my original post and start at Step 2. Fun! Covering your Tush If you want to be super careful you can backup your Boot Manager Database to a safe place by doing this from an Administrator Command Prompt: BCDEDIT /export c:\bcdbackup.bak and if you totally mess things up and you want to put things back the way they were, you can BCDEDIT /import c:\bcdbackup.bak Then delete the VHD and and reboot your system. If any of this is scary or you don't know what you're doing, then just stop and go here now. FAQ But I use the LILO (LInux LOader) or GRUB (Grand Unified Bootloader).Boot loader By running the BCDBOOT command, you'll set the Windows Boot Manager writes the entry to the Master Boot Record (MBR) of system as the default. A system can only have one Boot manager at a time. If you want to revert to your previous boot loader, just follow that software's normal installation instructions. I've heard some reports of GRUB supporting .VHD boot, but we have not tested it. You're on your own. Can I do this on a Mac? No. Apple MacOS uses Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) which locks the Guid Partition Table (GPT). The GPT holds a similar position in the UEFI systems as MBR for the BIOS systems. Why does the VHD need so much space? VHDs are created as dynamically expanding by default, up to 40gb which get expanded to their full size when used as a boot disk. Some people like them to be even bigger. Note: The reason why the boot VHD gets expanded to its maximum size run running is to avoid the case where the hosting volume runs out of space when it is being actively being used as a system disk. If the hosting volume does run out a space, it would result in an unexpected system reboot. The user would need to boot into an alternate OS or recovery partition to free up space on the hosting volume before he can boot into the VHD again. Can I use some other tools to do this? There are a number of tools that do things like bcdedit in a graphical environment. I like Bellavista which I have used on Windows 7. However, do note that I did not test or run the steps above using anything but the tools in Windows. -- Hope this helps you have fun testing Windows 8 Consumer Preview in a safe way. About Scott Scott Hanselman is a former professor, former Chief Architect in finance, now speaker, consultant, father, diabetic, and Microsoft employee. 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More Warped Tour Coverage: A Chat with Ernie Ball Winners, Actor|Observer
Every year, guitar string manufacturer, Ernie Ball, holds a huge Battle of the Bands competition for Vans Warped Tour. Artists submit music and the public votes. This year, 41 bands for 41 dates were chosen to perform on the Journey's main stage. Yesterday was Day 17 and the day Boston-based post-hardscore band, Actor|Observer, got to live their dream. It was their third time playing Vans Warped Tour, their second time winning the competition, but their first playing the main stage. "It was pretty unreal," frontman, Greg Marquis said. "We had a huge crowd and so many familiar faces, but also…Read More


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Hello dearest, Hope your week is going as planned. My week has been busy but wonderful. I am presently at the NYSC Orientation Camp in partnership with Lagos state Government to teach serving corps members the act of makeup. On the other news, I know that one way or the other you would have noticed..


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As Seth Godin, American entrepreneur, marketer, and public speaker once said: Marketing is a contest for people's attention.
With the number of apps available in the Apple App Store for download being 2.2 million in January of 2017, marketing an iPhone app would definitely turn out to be a contest. Whether you win it or not would depend largely on a few well-thought-out strategies.
The best ways to market a new iPhone app:
Be ready with a great product
Make sure it is bug-free and crisp. People should have a reason to download it – whether it is brand new or a better version of something which is already in the market, attract customers with something unique. Create a strong value proposition statement that sets it apart from the others.
Find out which is the most important selling feature of your app – this should be the main starting point of your strategy.
Describe your app
Detail all the key features of your app so that the customer gets a complete idea. Relevant screenshots should be added that explains the best and unique features of the app clearly. The most important are the first three lines – so make sure to make them count.
Learn the rules for iPhone app development
The App store does not automatically accept any app that is sent in for review. Reasons for rejection are mostly found to be a failure of the app developers to follow instructions and terms & conditions set out by the App Store. It is always a good practice to read the guidelines set out by the App Store. Your app will never be accepted if it doesn't fit the requirements and criteria set by them.
Also, keep a lookout for the new versions of iOS that Apple comes out with from time to time. A lot of new and interesting features get introduced.
Related Blog: 6 BEST MOBILE APP ON BOARDING STRATEGIES TO RETAIN USERS
Change release date of your app
Release date of an app is important because that makes it feature on the New Apps list and thus ensures free advertising. Usually, the release date is taken to be the date when the app was initially submitted to the Store. But this should be changed to the date when the app actually becomes available for download.
App Store optimization
App Store Optimization (ASO) is a process by which your app could gain visibility among the thousands that are being released every day. Some of these processes are:
Name: Keep the name limited to 50 characters and URL-safe characters.
Keywords: Always utilize all hundred characters that are allowed. Remember that ASO is a continuous process, so to remain visible and competitive, always improve it.
Icon: Use of simple ideas, attractive colors, and innovative designs make for very useful icons. It is best to avoid the use of whole words for icons.
Updates: Keep refreshing the 'what's new' field of your app description and try to reply to all reviews coming in.
Ratings: After launching the app, ask your friends and family to provide initial reviews and once the customer reviews start coming in, use software development kits (SDK) to send positive reviews to the App Store and the negative ones to your support team to work on corrections as soon as possible. For a newly launched app, the most critical period is the first couple of days. Extract bugs and create patches promptly.
Free version
It is often a good idea to offer a free version of your product with almost all features in place. Load it with enough features to interest a customer to download it, but hold back some crucial attributes that could make the customer want to buy the paid version.
Get reviews
A great start for an iPhone app development company would be to launch a web page. The same could be done in Social Media on platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. You could also promote your apps on websites like Product Hunt, BetaList, The Startup Pitch, Launching Next, Hacker News and many more.
Other ways to get reviews would be to send press releases to newspaper columns and blogs.
Pause and amend
It is always a great practice to compare the goals that had been set and results achieved. This gives you an idea of the success of your strategies. There are analytical tools available to generate data and figure out which areas could do with more improvement.
Customers will always look for ways to make life easier for themselves. For anyone interested in iPhone app development and marketing, the aim is not to sell a product, but to sell a problem you are trying to solve. The quicker you address that and market it accordingly, will determine your eventual success.
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One problem with radio waves was that as soon as the enemy knew what frequency you were using, it was very simple for them to transmit a very strong signal at the same frequency. This would drown out your transmission. This is called 'blocking'; it is the same as having a conversation with somebody near you shouting very loudly! The Navy was having this problem with their new torpedoes. They were designed to be steered by radio waves, but the enemy discovered that they could easily block these steering transmissions so the torpedoes would miss.
A pair of inventors who knew about music, and the then popular 'player piano' struck upon a solution. If, while the torpedo was on the way to its target, they could simultaneously change the frequencies that the transmitter and receiver were using, and they changed the frequencies often enough, it would be impossible for the signal to be jammed. Player pianos used rolls of paper that were slowly rotated, and perforations across their width were used to signal which notes to play. The inventors suggested using this same paper roll in both the torpedo and transmitter to control which radio frequencies to use and the order in which to use them. Today this technique is called 'Spread Spectrum' and is the basic technology behind modern cellular telephony. A patent was filed, but it lapsed before the significance of the invention was fully realized. The inventors' names were George Antheil and the famous actress, Hedy Lamarr.


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Back to School — So Soon! The advertising supplements in this weekend's newspapers (also known as free-standing inserts, or FSI's) indicate a very early start for back-to-school shopping. The insert for Target has great values: only 50¢ for a pack of 20 Bic Cristal ballpoint pens – same price for a 24/pack of #2 pencils, etc. See the flyer for more good stuff.
The Staples insert features an 8/pack of pencils for 1¢, limit 2 packs per customer. For just a buck, you can purchase a 6/pack of Sharpie Accent highlighters, etc. There's a coupon on the front page of the FSI for $5 off any in-store purchase of $20 or over. Other bargain-priced items, including electronic paraphernalia are also featured. 'Easy rebates' may apply to some of these purchases.
The insert for Best Buy, where Priscille once purchased a Kodak printer as a gift, features many good deals.


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As I wrote yesterday, it seems that the IRS has "lost" many of Lois Lerner's emails, something like what Willard Romney's staff had done although they were more overt about it.
And now Trevor Timm of the Freedom of the Press Foundation tells us that local government police are warrantlessly tracking people's cell phone usage from outside their homes with "Stingray" technology. According to Timm, with such technology police can create a fake cell phone tower that fools the residents' cell phones to connect to it, even when people aren't using the phones. But the Obama Administration is encouraging the local cops to keep their illegal information-gathering a secret despite laws which require such transparency. Much of the local uniformed hooligans' illegal information-gathering paraphernalia or funding for it is provided for them by DHS and Pentagon, courtesy of the hapless schmuck taxpayers. "Oh, but we neeeed socialized security, and we neeeed to have government bureaucrats provide us with 'law and order.'" What could possibly go wrong?
So while bureaucrats don't want the people to know what they are up to, with flunkies like Lois Lerner and Romney trying to hide the evidence of their mischief and Obama wanting local police to hide their criminality as well, at the same time bureaucrats want the technology and the power to search into every aspect of the people's private lives, and go on electronic fishing expeditions with the hopes of finding maybe one or two marijuana smokers or "terrorists." More good reasons to be "against the State."


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MD Council Votes in Favour of "Enhanced Policing" PilotNote: If your are receiving this in your email and the video below does not show up, click the headline above it to be taken to the website to view it.
Rural Crime has been a very important topic over the last number of years. MD Council has hosted a number of meetings over that time to get feedback from residents as to what they would like to see done. In addition, Council has met with RCMP representatives from the Province along with local detachments to get their feedback as well.
You the residents have spoken loudly and MD Council has listened. After all of the feedback we have received from all parties, MD Council has decided to move forward with an "Enhanced Policing" Pilot project.
What does this mean for you?
Basically, it means that we will have a designated RCMP officer for the MD of Foothills (not shared with the towns) that the MD can use on an almost daily basis. It means increased presence in the MD (even the more remote areas) for crime reduction, to help with increased intelligence for the Crime Reduction Unit implemented by the province in the Southern Alberta region, along with enhanced policing for traffic violations (watch out speeders).
The pilot project will run from October through December and then will be reviewed by staff of both the MD and the local RCMP detachments to determine the success of the program and see if the focus needs to change.
Council looks forward to having a safer community for you and think this is a step in the right direction.
P.S. If you are a resident and are on Facebook, be sure to "Like" my page (www.FB.me/JasonParkerMD31) and share with other residents to be kept up to date on the latest goings on in our area. Additionally, make sure you enter your email in the box on the top right corner of any page on my website (www.JasonParkerMD31.com) to sign up for updates.


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As the New Year approaches, and our family has experienced a major change and a new beginning, with the marriage of our oldest daughter Sahara. It has taken some getting use to. Simple things like remembering to turn off the front porch light. I know she is not home and not at work, but I catch myself wanting to leave it on for her.
She called yesterday to ask me about making chicken fried steak, in which order the cube steak went into the flour egg wash and breading. I knew then that the torch had been passed. I did the same thing to my mom, when I first got married and even later. Hey how do you……?
She was my runner, if I needed something from the store, she helped with getting younger siblings to and from events, such as rehearsals and had taken control of library trips for about 2 years. That has all fallen back on me. Which I don't mind it is just weird.
I miss her a lot but, I am adjusting slowly. Change and New beginnings are hard on everyone.
I know it is a good thing, but it just dawned on me, that soon I am going to be the only female at home, I will be the minority in my house. Us girls have out numbered the guys, now we are tied 2 for 2 and one day in the future I will be out numbered. What will it be like to live in house full of guys. I will have to ask the advise of my friend Carol who has 3 boys and a husband.
Change it is all a part of life. Not something we enjoy, but something we endure.


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Imagine that you are an inventor and you have recently invented a device that solves a great need that mankind has been struggling with for the longest while. You would want to reap the benefits of being the person that came up with this great invention. But what if you find out that your device has been copied and is being produced by someone else who is now reaping the benefits instead of you? To prevent this from happening and to protect your invention, you need a patent which will grant you sole right to your intellectual property (IP) making it illegal for anyone to create it, use it or sell it without your permission.
Dealing with patents can be tricky. The initial process of applying for a patent is a very lengthy process which requires the assistance of someone who knows the ins and the outs of the patent business. By having such a person at your side, you can save a lot of time and money, whether you are applying for your patent or are defending your rights to a product for which you have already received a patent. The person that you need is a patent specialist.
A patent specialist can be a patent agent or a patent attorney. This is the person who has patent knowledge, experience and expertise and fully understands the rules and regulations that surround patents. Some people make the mistake of applying for a patent without the assistance of a patent specialist. That mistake could prove to be a very grave mistake which could result in the rejection of your patent application, leaving your invention at the mercy of your competitors.
The main task of a specialist in patent services is to make sure that your intellectual property is protected. Basically, the patent specialist that you hire to protect your IP will be working with you for approximately 20 years because his job is not finished once you have obtained the patent. Since that most patents are valid for 20 years, you will need your patent specialist by your side just in case someone does end up violating your patent. Off course, you do not need to stick to one patent specialist but it would be advisable to do so.
Some of the tasks of a patents specialist are:
1. Filling in all necessary forms and documents
2. Contacting the patent office in your country
3. Submit your patent application
4. Follow up and work out any issues that may arise while your patent is being processed. You can expect that there will be issues. These issues will be made known to you by a patent examiner. These issues will explain to you the grounds upon which your application can be rejected and will need to be corrected, modified or justified by your patent specialist.
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One of the most crucial steps in obtaining your patent is making sure that you select the right patent attorney. In fact, your patent will only be as good the patent specialist that is handling your case.
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Fine Art -Artists at work in the "Heart of Matlacha"
Original Fine Art & Jewelry- Voted Best Art Gallery in Matlacha
Lenea's Class Offerings this Season!
Lenea Howe will be teaching the following Classes and Workshops
Beginning Paper Clay Little Creatures
Advanced Paper Clay Little Creatures
Beginning Making Faces in Paper Clay
Beginning Mini Fairy House in Paper Clay
Advanced Mama Fish in Paper Clay
To see Lenea's Class Schedule for the new season, follow this link!
Leneas Paper Sculpture Classes 2018/19
Call the Gallery to reserve your space: 239.283.6006
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This award-winning folk artist recently moved to Cape Coral from Ann Arbor, Michigan. After she earned dual degrees in painting and sculpture from the University of Michigan, her artwork naturally led her to art dolls where she was able to utilize her skills in both two- and three-dimensional work.
In addition to several Best of Show awards, Lenea was recently published in "Art Doll Quarterly." She co-chaired the University of MIchigan School of Art Alumni Show from 2007 to 2011.
Lenea uses bright blasts of color, subtle humor, and unexpected whimsy. Her work is loud, flamboyant, and edgy-in a class of its own.
Her ideas evolve from dreams and memories, from her small-town roots and her Swedish heritage.


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In 2010, my son Alexander and I had the opportunity to meet Dr. Jane Goodall. Afterwards, we struck up an ongoing correspondence via email. This is reflected in the Dads of Disability animation and will be reflected in one of the essays in the book.
Dr. Goodall was good enough to send along some Mr. H Junior plushie Chimpanzees and collectible photos of herself and Gombe chimpanzee Freud taken by photographer Neugebauer.
One perk (two available) is a ten-pack of the Dads of Disability paper book, the Mr. H Junior, and the photo in a frame for $219 shipping included (US and Canada only).
Another perk (one available) is (a) Museum quality framed original animation artwork of Dr. Goodall from the project (click here to jump to the point in the video this art comes from) (b) A mat opening with the animators signature (c) A mat opening with the Gombe chimp photo (d) A hardcover of Dale Peterson's Jane Goodall Biography (unsigned) (e) A Mr. H Junior plushie and (f) A ten-pack of the Dads of Disability paper book.
Other perks start at $9 for the eBook and $19 for an eBook/paper book combo. Please visit the Indiegogo project page! Like it from there and follow it, even if you can't contribute.
Please Note: The Jane Goodall Institute nor Dr. Jane Goodall explicitly endorse the Dads of Disability project. The donations of Jane Goodall related materials to the project were based on a personal correspondence between her and the author and you should infer no endorsement.


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Equifax chief executive Richard Smith has stepped down amidst the spiraling aftermath of an enormous data breach that affects 143 million people, including most adult Americans and around 400,000 Britons.
Paulino do Rego Barros, the former president of the company's Asia Pacific division, has taken up the mantle of interim CEO; and, Equifax's board of directors has appointed board member Mark Feidler as Equifax's nonexecutive chairman.
"The cybersecurity incident has affected millions of consumers, and I have been completely dedicated to making this right," Smith said in a statement. "At this critical juncture, I believe it is in the best interests of the company to have new leadership to move the company forward."
The credit reporting giant which, among other things, is responsible for determining credit scores based on people's debt loads, credit repayment histories, credit availability and so on, revealed the breach earlier in September, a full six weeks after it was discovered.
The incident, which the company blamed on an Apache Struts vulnerability, saw criminals make off with names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth and physical addresses, along with potential information on credit accounts, including the type of account, when it was opened, the limit, and the balance and payment history, and information on consumers' address history and debt.
The company's lack of timely acknowledgment of the incident and questions around its data governance has drawn the ire of millions of individuals and businesses that could be affected by follow-on phishing, fraud, extortion and identity theft attacks. The fallout has already begun: Its CSO and CIO have already stepped down; and the company is the defendant in a class-action suit that argues that an estimated 28 million small business operators in the US face special risk of suffering multiple damages arising from the spectacularly wide-ranging data breach. It's likely that the company will face more consequences as time goes on and more is discovered about the circumstances surrounding the breach and its disclosure.
"The Board remains deeply concerned about and totally focused on the cybersecurity incident," Feidler said in the statement. "We are working intensely to support consumers and make the necessary changes to minimize the risk that something like this happens again. Speaking for everyone on the Board, I sincerely apologize. We have formed a Special Committee of the Board to focus on the issues arising from the incident and to ensure that all appropriate actions are taken."
Equifax's isn't the only notable finance-related breach that's come to light this month: Both Deloitte and the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) are reeling from exposures that affect some of the largest companies in the world.
Have you registered for Infosecurity North America taking place in Boston, 04-05 October 2017? For the full agenda, speaker list and more information, please visit https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/conferences/infosecurity-north-america/


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Katja Vidmar Bouldering in Fontainebleau
3 from Font with Katja Vidmar from Gašper Bratina on Vimeo.
Slovenian climber Katja Vidmar bouldering in Fontainebleau, France. Problems include Lady Big Claques (V7), Magic Bus (V8), and Carnage (V9). She also tried Duel (V11) and Noir Desir (V9). Vidmar and her sister, Maja, have been busy bouldering and competing in the bouldering and lead World Cups of 2011. Katja's best result in 2011 was fourth in a Bouldering WC in Log-Dragomer, Slovenia. See more photos from her trip to Font here.


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ParentMap: Mindfulness and Mindful Powers
Smashing's latest SI Labs project, Mindful Powers, continues to make pre-launch news. ParentMap, an online and print ecosystem for Puget Sound-area parents, is diving into the science…and significance… behind the fad of mindfulness and its impact on families and children. With children growing up in the digital age, providing healthy tools early in life that can help them understand and accept their emotions is at the core of Mindful Powers – an app in final stages of development that works by having kids calm their Flibbertigibbet, a agitated pet-like creature. By smoothing out Flibbertigibbet's rough edges, kids calm their own emotional states down, and then follow-up by participating in youth-focused meditation practices.
Slowly moving their fingertip over their Flibbertigibbet triggers their body's rest-and-digest response, helping kids regain focus and release stress. – Jessica Barnes, Creative Director
Click here to learn how mindfulness can have a positive impact on your family, the secret behind the magic of Flibbertigibbet, and to read the full ParentMap article: How Mindfulness Can Change Your Family, Community and Life.


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Hollywood star (and visiting LSE prof) Angelina Jolie meets the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby to discuss refugee crisis
The pair met to discuss the refugee crisis and the prevention of sexual violence in conflict
ANGELINA Jolie visits one of her biggest fans — the Archbishop of Canterbury for tea — yesterday.
The Hollywood superstar, 41, was at Lambeth Palace as a special envoy to the UN.
They discussed the refugee crisis, Sudan and sexual violence in conflict.
The archbishop shared three photographs from their meeting on Twitter, adding the caption: "Privilege to welcome UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie.
Discussed refugee crisis, South Sudan and prevention of sexual violence in conflict."
The Most Rev Justin Welby said in 2015 that her work for the UN was "extraordinary".
He said: "The role of the UN secretary general's special envoy on refugees, Angelina Jolie Pitt, is one that has been extraordinary.
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"What she said just now sums up so beautifully the issues we are facing, and puts it so precisely in terms of the challenge that there is.
"It's wonderful that she has committed her time, her energy, and has taken great personal risks in order to be able to speak authentically as to what she's done."


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What is Crowdfunding?
Crowdfunding is where people, communities, groups and businesses can contribute a relatively small amount of money, typically via the internet, towards a project or venture which is of interest to them.
Crowdfunding campaigns run for a set amount of time, if the project doesn't gain enough money then the project closes and all the money is returned to the donators.
Why has Aberdeen City Council teamed up with Crowdfunder?
Aberdeen City Council, Crowdfunder and other local organisations will work together to help citizens of Aberdeen realise their full potential.
The city is currently on an exciting transformational journey, and Aberdeen City Council encourages individuals, community groups and businesses to take their project from paper and turn their ideas in to a reality, unlocking the potential with community support through crowdfunding.
Benefits of crowdfunding
People often consider crowdfunding because they need money for their community group or great idea, but there are lots of other powerful benefits.
Validation - Crowdfunding validates your idea and gives you confidence, it proves that people like your idea and will pay or contribute to make it happen.
Funding - You can unlock additional funding.
Marketing - When you create and launch your project you have to really think about how you are going to market your idea. So Crowdfunders learn vital skills when fundraising - they learn how to become superstar marketeers too!
Advocates - Crowdfunding is for life, not just for fundraising. The people who support you and your great idea become a part of your journey and make ambassadors and customers for your project in the future.
How to set up a Crowdfunding project
To start your own Crowdfunding project, please visit Crowdfunding Aberdeen. It just takes three simple steps:
- Create a simple project page on the site, explaining your idea
- Next, tell all the people you know and ask them to share it with their friends, neighbours and networks etc.
- People who believe in your idea will pledge money in return for a reward that they'll receive if your project succeeds.
Top tips for crowdfunding
Be clear about how much funding you need to raise and why. Help the crowd understand what you need the funds for and how this will help your community, business, team, and so on, in the long run. Will you be creating new jobs as a result of your successful project? Will you be able to reduce waste? List all the benefits.
Assign a team. Use the people you have around you to help and make sure your project succeeds. Assign roles to each team member and build a core team of two to five people.
Create a video: Projects with videos are twice as likely to get funded. Keep it short, speak directly to the camera and be clear.
Encourage people to pledge by giving great rewards. Offer at least five rewards. Try to think of 'money-can't-buy' rewards and ask your network what they would like to see as a reward to help with ideas.


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And i start the Hard launcher and the files don´t load =/Someone?
first , that's not a pirated version of the game , and secondly , why the fern do you care you intrusive strawberries head ? is none of your business if someone can't effort to buy a game , also , is not like he is trying to upload some pirated part of the game here in the site , he is only asking for information and suggestions , so you could help him , apricothole
Asking for support for the Ultima Edition or any other pirated version of the game will not be tolerated. Any discussion regarding pirated software is an immediate warning. Assisting people that use pirated software is also forbidden.
Try changing the delay from 2000 to 7000 in the settings file in HL_Files, and/or remove 'publish.dll' from HL_Files/DLL_in. Let me know if that helps!
Still using these outdated dll files? :3
Post the hext file so I can look at the syntax.
#Battle86B0C = 90 : 2#FieldF3027 = 90 : 2
For those who are having problems loading the dll (like Weisshuf and Skuffless) even having the log loading it properly, heres what happened to me:The same problem was striking my game, log loading successfully but no mod working. But then I noticed something, when opening the game windowed mode, I could see the log working in parallel with the game and saw the log loading a little bit late than the game. So I've opened the Settings.ini from the HL_Files and changed the Delay from "2000" to "100" (havent tried other values but it worked for me). With that, the log loaded faster than the game and the MODs were working all the time.
EDIT:I made some more tests, and if I change the value to "1000" seems the HP.dll mod works although I get errors and the HP is not correctly displayed until I check the status:
is my file correct? format txt#Offset all addresses+400000#Break HP Limit GF95E6D = 81 FA 0F 27 00 0095E75 = BA 0F 27 00 00#Break HP Limit Party95A1A = 81 FA 0F 27 00 0095A22 = BA 0F 27 00 00#Break Damage Limit91137 = 81 C1 0F 27 00 00#Limitless Magic Battle86B0C = 90:2#Limitless Magic FieldF3027 = 90:2
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text: Our school and its program is founded on and dedicated to the teachings of James Krenov. At Inside Passage School of Fine Cabinetmaking, students are encouraged to discover & explore the intimate relationship that exists between the wood, the tools and the details of fine cabinetmaking. A sensitive and sensible approach to our craft is taught and practiced in our work.


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STOP THE PRESS RIGHT NOW! Somebody just said this burger is a vegan burger. Stop lying! Tell the truth and shame the devil.
Yep, it's true. What you are looking at my friends is vegan deliciousness with double no-meat and all from the new love of my life Green Vegetarian Cuisine, 6720 Chimney Rock Rd., Houston, TX 77081. I went ahead and put the address and you can thank me later.
I've tried this restaurant three times. Once to try it out on DoorDash, once to see how the restaurant was personally, and once because the food was so freakin' good the other two times that I had to go back again. Even people that are not vegan or vegetarian go for the fever from the flavor of what they have on the menu. The Cauliflower Hot Wings are soooo good. A tiny bit of crunch with a nice mild buffalo sauce. I've also had the Real Deal Enchiladas, and they ARE the real deal for real FOR REAL. I'm telling you that you will not know the not-meat is not "real" meat. I've tried other things on the menu, and I have not been disappointed at all. My family agrees with me that this is THE go to spot when we want to eat out and not have to worry about compromising our health for tasty food.
One word of caution – they are not open on Saturdays.


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Travel Picks: Top 10 fishing destinations
6. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Appropriately nicknamed the "Marlin Capital of the World," Cabo San Lucas in Mexico is a place to bring your highest-quality camera. There's nothing like capturing your family's Christmas card on the beaches of Mexico's most abundant shoreline - with a massive marlin on display.
More than 3,000 species of marine life live off the Baja Peninsula - and marlin rule the seas. Some of the most well regarded yacht charters around, like the Picante Bluewater Sportfishing fleet, take eager novices out daily, year round.
7. Montauk Point, New York, United States
Montauk Point, a glacial cliff on the east coast of Long Island, provides a fishing retreat for New Yorkers, Philadelphians, Bostonians - and everyone in between. Thankfully charter groups that take you out come equipped with experienced captains who know what they're doing.
Bring the family to reel in tuna, striped bass and shark that swim the eastern shore of the United States. Remember to bring a cooler: your finest catches can serve as dinner after a sun-filled day on the high seas.
8. Newfoundland, Canada
The tastiest fish in the world, from Arctic char to rainbow trout to cod, live off the coast of Newfoundland on Canada's east coast. Stay inland along Newfoundland's Flowers River if salmon piques your interest. But for saltwater species, like yellowtail and mackerel, head east to the blistery coast.
The area, between its mountainous terrain and serene surroundings, is an ideal spot to bait your hook, sit back and relax. Until you get your first bite, of course.
9. Puget Sound, Washington, United States
For a day trip from Seattle, try nearby Puget Sound. The waters are calm and it's easy to relax - perfect for the stressed out workaholic who just wants to get away from it all.
Turn off your cell phone, cast your line, and sit back while the salmon comes to you. Your view of Mount Rainer and the Olympic Mountains will be worth the trip. Fishing is popular in the area, so there's no shortage of charters to take you out. Sign up ahead of time, and then go with the flow.
10. Victoria, Australia
Imagine your boat rocking back and forth as roaring waves push it farther and farther away from shore. You've got your fishing lines in tow and you're ready to catch something big.
Powerful and wild waves are no strangers to Bass Strait. The strait, which separates Tasmania from Victoria, has a reputation for being rough. But you need to get out there if you hope to see sharks -- great hammerheads, gummy, school and spurred dog sharks -- off of Australia's coast.
(Edited by Paul Casciato)
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Some of Ms. Bagdol's recent work includes:
- DST Global in its worldwide investments, including Airbnb, Acorns Grow, Auto1, Bulb, Checkout, Chime, Deliveroo, Earnin, Farfetch, Flexport, Funding Circle, Go-Jek, GreenSky, Houzz, Klarna, Otoy, Revolut, Robinhood Markets, Root, Snapchat, Spotify, WhatsApp and WISH.
- JMI Equity in multiple transactions including its investments in CoreHR and CipherHealth and its acquisitions of Archibus and Serraview and Unanet.
- JMI Equity portfolio companies in exit transactions, including:
- Studer Group, Inc. in its $325 million sale to Huron Consulting Inc. (NASDAQ: HURN)
- Compusearch Inc. in its sale to ABRY Partners
- Undertone Networks Inc. in its $180 million sale to Perion Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: PERI)
- Accel Partners in its investment in CartoDB.
- TA Associates in its acquisition of Tectum Holdings, Inc., a leading manufacturer of pickup truck accessories, from Kinderhook Industries.
- WisdomTree Investments in a variety of exchange-traded fund product development joint ventures and acquisitions, including its global product partnership with ICBC Credit Suisse, its acquisition of the sponsors of GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Fund and GreenHaven Coal Fund, its strategic investment in AdvisorEngine and its acquisition of Boost ETP.
- Various Mutual Fund Complexes with investments in U.S. and international technology companies (including through structured liquidity programs), including Coupang, Dropbox and Airbnb.
- Benevity, a JMI Equity portfolio company and a global leader in online workplace giving, matching, volunteering and community investment software, in its growth equity investment from General Atlantic.
- Compusearch, an ABRY portfolio company, in its acquisition of FedBid, Inc. and the knowledge and learning products division of ASI.
- Workfront, a JMI Equity, Openview and Greenspring portfolio company, as outside general counsel.
- Higher Logic, a JMI Equity portfolio company, in its acquisitions of Informz and Real Magnet.
- Halifax in its leveraged buyout of Promptcare, Inc.
- MissionPoint Capital Partners in multiple transactions including its investment in OptiRTC.
- TrackMaven Inc. in general corporate representation and in its Series A and Series B equity financings.
- Thoma Bravo in the sale of Roadnet Technologies, Inc. to Vista Equity Partners and its portfolio company Omnitracs LLC.
- CoreHR, a JMI Equity portfolio company, as outside general counsel.
- L.A. T Apparel, a Ridge Capital Partners portfolio company, as outside general counsel.
Ms. Bagdol is a member of the American Bar Association and the LA County Bar Association.
Ms. Bagdol's pro bono/charitable organization work includes involvement with the SEEP Network, a global network of international practitioner organizations dedicated to combating poverty through promoting inclusive markets and financial systems.
While attending law school, Ms. Bagdol served as articles editor of the Texas Law Review, for which she authored "Property Taxes and Community Land Trusts: A Middle Ground," 91 Tex. L. Rev. 939 (2013).


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Find out five of Humanstein's favorite horror films that were directed by women. And a little editorializing. Okay. A lot of editorializing.
Category: Essays
The Mouse That Ate The Fox: Indie Film Distribution Under Disney
What does Disney's purchase of 21st Century Fox (and Fox Searchlight) mean for independent film? Look no further than Miramax. A Humanstein Essay.
Death By Homage: Blade Runner In 2017
The internet is tearing itself apart over whether Blade Runner is a great film. This is why.
Horror Isn't "Getting Deep". It Always Has Been. | A Humanstein Essay
Much has been made of horror "getting deep" in the wake of Jordan Peele's Get Out. The problem is, horror isn't "getting deep", it always has been. Learn more in this Humanstein essay.
Pokemon Go: It's Okay To Have Fun.
Pokemon Go was released a couple days ago and it's pretty much taken the internet by storm in an interesting way. The key difference between Pokemon Go and any of the other internet memes and trends of late is that it's getting folks off of the internet and out into the real world. Folks of […]
Summer, Death, and Depth: The Ghost of Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th has a spot among the horror icons, and rightfully so. Pamela and Jason cast a long shadow, and many films are accused of being Friday the 13th ripoffs. Do they all deserve it?