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Not long ago, biotech made a lot of people angry. Up until 2005 or so, the annual Biotechnology Industry Organization conference attracted large street protests, which in turn attracted cops in riot gear in some cases (see San Francisco, 2004) as well as the attention of the industry's top brass. Here's then-BIO president Carl Feldbaum during his keynote speech at the 2000 convention in Boston:
"Because of our accelerating progress and prominence and the bioethical issues raised by our technology, protests likely have become a fact of life, not just for BIO 2000, but for years to come… The protests we face now and in years ahead represent the growing challenge of maintaining public acceptance for biotechnology. In the long run, public acceptance will determine the pace of our progress in all applications of biotechnology. We cannot risk slowing down our efforts to find new therapies and cures; to help developing nations feed their people; to conserve limited natural resources; and to keep cleaning up our environment."
I wasn't there in 2000, but Tom Ranken was, and remembered being "accosted" outside Boston's Hynes Convention Center. He was head of public affairs at Immunex, Seattle's biggest biotech, at the time. He went on to run Washington state's biotech trade group, and is now head of the Washington Clean Technology Alliance. "There were concrete barricades everywhere," Ranken told me recently. "The police chief said, 'We won't have Seattle here,'" a reference to protesters turning the World Trade Organization's 1999 Seattle gathering into a state of emergency.
Fast forward to June 2014 in San Diego. The biggest fuss outside this year's BIO show came from a dozen or so red-white-and-blue–clad seniors protesting the keynote speech of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. They were upset about Benghazi, not biotech, and instead of a street riot, passers-by worried a bingo game might break out.
Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., politicians continue to lambaste drug companies for high prices, but not for scientific overreach. In San Francisco, angry protesters have targeted Google employee shuttles and products, but no one is blocking and attacking Genentech's busses.
What gives? Americans are skeptical of various areas of science, such as climate change, but for many reasons, both on the left and the right, biomedical technology doesn't raise the same hackles anymore. (The same cannot be said for biotech in agriculture and food—witness the backlash on crowdfunding site Kickstarter against bioengineered houseplants—but for the purposes of this discussion, I'm sticking to biomedicine.)
"If you had called me in 2007 and said the energy would be going out of the debate about biotechnology, I'd have said no," says Jonathan Moreno, a bioethicist at the University of Pennsylvania and author of the 2011 book The Body Politic: The Battle Over Science in America. Moreno reminds me that the Terri Schiavo right-to-die case captured national attention in 2005, fueling contentious attitudes about medical technology. In the 2006 State of the Union speech,
President Bush included "human-animal hybrids" among the biomedical "abuses" he wanted to see banned. And in 2004 and 2008, embryonic stem cell research was a litmus test for presidential candidates.
Biomedical overreach and ethical breach are always legitimate concerns, but the public conversation seems to have shifted for now. A couple things are worth noting from recent polls of Americans and scientific attitudes. An Associated Press-GfK survey in March asked people how confident they were of various science-related statements. Note how biomedical concepts, except for the safety of childhood vaccines, inspire the most confidence. (Unfortunately this was the first AP/GfK poll to address these questions, so there are no previous comparators.)
And here's a statement that surprised me, from the National Science Foundation's most recent annual survey of American attitudes toward science: "In 2013, 6 in 10 of Americans saw using stem cells from human embryos as acceptable. This percentage has stayed relatively stable since 2005."
On the left, I suspect drones, spying, and consumer-information databases have to some extent replaced biotechnology among fears of corporate-government overreach.
Ryan Bethencourt, who worked in the life sciences industry before opening a biohacker lab in Berkeley, CA, gives frequent public talks about giving citizens tools for genetic engineering, a topic rife with ethical questions. I asked him what kind of resistance he's encountered. Only once, he says, has someone stood up to object. "A protester said, 'You guys should be banned, it's unnatural,'" says Bethencourt. "He looked like a hippie who used to protest nuclear energy."
Bethencourt is a self-proclaimed pro-GMO vegan and gets "blasted by fellow vegans" on social media for those views. But when he tells people that their toothpaste and shampoo contain genetically engineered elements, people are "shocked" but not freaked out.
In the Bay Area, high tech is a bogeyman because of its association with gentrification and urban displacement. In San Francisco, the phrase "Google bus" alone elicits a Pavlovian response. Even though the busses that shuttle Google, Apple, and other employees from the city down to Silicon Valley remove hundreds of cars from local highways, they are the bane of many on the left—the epitome of high-tech privilege—and have been blockaded, even attacked.
But coincidence or not, Genentech's shuttles, which have 16 routes in the Bay Area and have been running in San Francisco since 2006, have never been targeted, according to spokeswoman Lisa Slater. ("We have not altered our routes or made any changes as a results of the protests," she says.) And unlike the tech busses, Genentech has kept its company name on the sides of its shuttles.
(The city of San Francisco and the shuttle bus companies negotiated a compromise to charge the busses, including Genentech's, $3.55 each time they pick up riders in a bus stop dedicated to Muni, S.F.'s public transport system. The 18-month pilot project started August 1 and attracted more protests.)
It's not just busses. At least a couple times, people wearing Google Glass have been cuffed around on the street.
Meanwhile, on the political right, general trust in science has significantly eroded across the past three decades; in the 1970s conservatives had the highest trust ratings relative to moderates and liberals, but by 2010, they had the lowest ratings.
Nonetheless, President Obama's election and his abolishment of the Bush-era limitations on embryonic stem cell research took away the bully pulpit, then the momentum, from stem-cell opponents. There's still a core of opposition to biomedical experimentation, often (but not exclusively) grounded in the anti-abortion movement. It's arguably less prominent a national issue now, although conservative politicians like former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum, who did surprisingly well on a shoe string budget in the 2012 Republican primaries, will undoubtedly tout their opposition to embryonic-stem-cell research, evolution, climate change,and other scientific priniciples or endeavors on the campaign trail. "These sentinel issues still have potential to get the attention of 15 to 20 percent of the electorate," says Moreno.
At least two states, meanwhile (Arizona and Louisiana), have banned human-animal hybrids, although the apparent conflation of hybrids and chimeras in Bush's 2006 State of the Union has been avoided in those states, according to Slate's Daniel Engber, writing in 2013.
One area of bioskepticism that spans the political spectrum, and has in fact gotten worse with regrettable consequences is the anti-vaccine movement. Rates of pertussis—whooping cough—have trended upward since 1990 according to the Centers for Disease Control, with an association between higher rates and states that more easily grant parents vaccination exemptions for their kids.
Lest you think it's a red state/blue state issue, the state of California recently said whooping cough has reached epidemic levels this year, with some of the highest personal-belief exemptions in very "blue" cities and counties. Vaccine fears are driven mainly by bad information—for example, a now-debunked fraudulent British study—that persists on the Internet. "That kind of skepticism around medical technology is misplaced, but other skepticism is warranted," says Marcy Darnovsky, who tracks biotech innovation as executive director of the watchdog Center for Genetics and Society in Berkeley.
Overblown promises of cures from previous decades around gene therapy and regenerative medicine fueled public skepticism, says Darnovsky, but she gives credit to "some researchers and scientists who are stepping up" these days with more measured attitudes around regenerative medicine, in particular, to explain how "the treatments are not quite here."
Careful communication—and a good dose of luck—will be critical if biomedicine is to remain in the public's relative good graces in coming years. Synthetic biology, genetic privacy, a new form of in-vitro fertilization popularly known as "three-parent babies," memory manipulation, and other frontiers will inevitably be approached, if not broached. It only takes one incident—another Terri Schiavo-like case, a rogue scientist, a wacky experiment—to bring back grassroots anxiety and turn people back out, rightly or wrongly, into the streets like we saw fifteen years ago.
Manhattan Institute senior fellow Paul Howard pointed to genetic privacy as an issue of concern that will cut across party lines and potentially inform the way Americans make all kinds of personal choices, such as parental screening and even dating decisions, similar to the way some people ask each other now about their alma maters.
Meanwhile, federal funding for basic research—the lifeblood of the biomedical industry—has declined in real dollars since the Bush years. With few moderate Republicans remaining in the mold of Arlen Specter, who once maneuvered to prop up the National of Institutes of Health budget, GOP control of federal purse strings in future years could bring deeper cuts.
Public hostility would only exacerbate that possibility. But for now, we seem to be in a period of detente, if not the outright "public acceptance" that BIO president Feldbaum dreamed of fourteen years ago. Industry and academic researchers would do well to keep it that way.
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Anti-bio might be at a swing low, but we should not rest on the laurels believing it gone. For in several areas, new attack plans are even now being unleashed. Perhaps the most disturbing is this marketing driven anti-GMO & "white wave" trend, being promoted by the likes of Chipolte (who has declared they will soon be able to announce no GMO in their food…but not drinks). Yes, they might not be the first. Companies like General Mills declared Cheerios GMO free (but not the more popular Honey Nut Cheerios) which was easy given there isn't a GMO oat in general use. But I expect anti-GMO to be core to Chipolte's rapidly growing "food with integrity" ad campaign, and for others to jump on that bandwagon. What is zany is such then favors not only incremental deforestation given lower yeilds, but also as neither old school plant species alteration methods (eg, seeds placed in the core on nuclear reactor, etc) nor new gene editing technology like ZFN, TALENs, CRISPRS & GRONs necessarily produce GMOs. But facts have never gotten in the way of the Frankenfood crowd before….


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I feel so honoured to have been a participant in the first official 2 weeks of this residency. The Eroles Project is an incredible place and its principles are totally enlivening: collective enquiry, self-organisation and transformative collaboration.
In the daily sessions we have improvised with our bodies, used authentic movement, shared one-minute performances & social presencing theatre; explored non-violent communication and discussed how these inner processes can feed into outer action in our own lives and in the context of the communities / movements we belong to.
The house has a creative spirit: it has been inspiring us and in return we have been breathing new life into it by clearing and cleaning, rearranging and repairing objects, and inhabiting forgotten corners and unusual spaces.
With the doors and windows wide-open, the heat, the wind and the sounds travel through the house in magical and mysterious ways. At times the Clarinet echoes up the stairs, round the corner and in through my balcony. At other times it is the singing and the stamping that vibrate through the walls and floors. I love it when it's laughter, one of Ellie's songs or my name that comes to find me on the breeze…
Mainly I have divided my time between the Garden and the Workshop space. The workshop space is one of my favourite places: The dark red floor to stand, stamp, draw and roll on; the red brick wall, a beautiful backdrop for our movement; and the wide-open windows that welcome the wind and frame the spectacular view of this majestic and peaceful valley. Here, in this high-up place, I feel like I am in a nest: held, nourished and challenged at the same time. Challenged in the most exciting way because I am totally free to choose what aspect of myself to bring into being, into relationship and into play in each moment. How can I contribute to this colourful "blank" canvas, today? How can I be of service to the group to enhance our world, right here, right now?
In the Garden I have been sleeping out, sewing seeds, propping up characterful tomato plants, removing the weeds from the veg patch whilst also weeding the thoughts and stories from my own mind that no longer serve me. Last week we saw an abundance of home-grown lettuce and the emergence of our first beetroot, so in gardening terms we have deep purple roots, lush green leaves and fertile ground.
Our previous experience of workshops, festivals, residencies, actions and climate camps help us to navigate how to live here. We have started to co-create a resilient and expandable community, a crucible for more magic to come. The culture we are building feels permissive and exploratory; a balance between structure and spontaneity, responding to both the needs and desires of the group, the project and each individual.
The daily rituals of meditation, check-ins, working together, cooking and sharing have enabled us to get to know each other in many lights, which has helped us honour the changing qualities of our creative natures.
Taking responsibility for ourselves has meant not hiding our shadows in the dark. We have been sensitive to each other's depths and edges. We have voiced our needs, our fears and our doubts as well as the gifts we are cultivating to contribute to a more peaceful, just and caring world. I think we've inspired each other to reveal more of our full potential.
Through spaces like this we are getting closer and closer to being able to live with ourselves and with each other, despite difference; to sit with the difficult parts of life, to skillfully navigate the inevitable conflicts. Practicing this in community is hugely inspiring and on a micro level gives me great hope with regards to the global challenges we face.
This is exactly the kind of creative, collaborative, self-organising community I want to be a part of. Thank you Ruth, Julia, Ellie, Keith, Melody, Gabriel, two year old Leon and Lindsay for providing such an alchemical playground for personal and collective transformation!

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With a weather forecast that was far more winter-like than the previous couple weekends, I decided to stay a little lower. Around 8,000 feet I found portions of the Ben Tyler trail leading into the Lost Creek Wilderness bare.
Soon the trail headed into the woods and a sheltered valley. Snow was no consistent, but the trail had been packed down in the weeks prior. At least until around 10,400 feet, where either everyone had given up or the winds had drifted over their handiwork. I'd had ambitious goals of reaching a couple peaks, but the nearest was over a mile away and over another 1,500 feet above me. Between us stood knee to mid-thigh deep sugar snow. Being solo, I didn't feel like building such a trench today and thoughts of a warm lunch soon overruled those earlier ambitions.


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And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. - James 5:15 [NIV]
Netivyah would like to encourage our friends and family around the world to pray for us, and we would like to pray for you. Please share with us your needs, physical, spiritual, or if you need guidance from the Lord on some grave matter. Our Father in Heaven loves us and wants the best for us, please allow us to intercede on your behalf.


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Restricted access tokens
This excerpt from Chapter 5 of "The definitive guide to Windows 2000 security" explains three ways a restricted access token can be created.
Get a glimpse inside Paul Cooke's e-book "The definitive guide to Windows 2000 security" with this series of book excerpts, courtesy of Realtimepublishers.com. This excerpt is from Chapter 5, "Configuring access control." Click for the book excerpt series or get the full e-book.
Restricted access tokens
Windows 2000 allows an application to create a child process that has a reduced level of access rights than the current thread has available to it. This functionality allows applications to create restricted security contexts for child processes and impersonation threads that are run in a sort of sandbox environment. It's not a sandbox environment like you find in Java, but it is to the extent that the rights for the running thread/process have been limited during their execution to a level that is less than those afforded to the user. This limited access is accomplished using a restricted access token. A restricted access token can be created in three ways: by removing privileges, by applying a deny-only attribute to the access token's SIDs, or by adding restricting SIDs to the access token.
Restricted access tokens aren't something that you get automatically; they have to be explicitly created for you by an application to reduce the risk that a new process or thread may do something bad. For example, Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) 5.5 and higher uses a restricted access token to launch a Web page that is part of your untrusted security zone. This setup allows code from an untrusted Web site to execute with less permission than is assigned to you and reduces the risk that the downloaded Web pages will be successful at doing something malicious to your system. For those of you who are Windows 2000 application developers, I implore you to use this feature whenever you can to limit the access you give each of your application threads.
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Different versions of your website or landing pages are created and the results are compared to find out which delivers more goals.
We know people don't behave how they say or how you think they will so you can improve ROI by choosing a version based on performance.
You may well have an idea what is working and what is not - the choice of what to test will more than likely reveal itself. For example you would like to increase the number of email newsletter sign ups - the examples below are some of what we test against when looking for barriers that prevent users from signing up;
Each A B website test is very different and depends a combination of elements - the audience type and product offering. Here are some elements we test first:
1. Test Your Call to Action Buttons.
A way to impact conversion rates is to run some tests on your call to action buttons. Make small changes to color, copy, font, shape and where they are placed placement. Make sure you dont clutter the zone around a CTA button.
2. Test Your Navigation Bar.
Find out which are your most popular pages of your website. Change the order of your site navigation bar and measure which order brings in the highest number of clicks for the pages that are most important for converting.
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If your website offers sign ups and/or log in, decide which action is more valuable. Is it more important to get new users to sign up, or to get people logging into their account? When you know which is a priority, try swapping the order or color of these buttons.
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Multiplying and Maturing Students to Be Followers of Jesus
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AFFIRM junior high students in their personal journey to own their faith in Christ and to value a faith community.
MOBILIZE high school students in their potential to keep pursuing authentic faith in Christ and to discover a personal mission for God.
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A veteran of student ministry, he has been serving in the Grand Rapids area for more than 28 years. As the NextGen Pastor, he gives direction and oversight to the ministries for Kids through Young Adults while working directly with the Breakaway team serving students grades 7-12 and their families. His passion is to partner with parents to train the next generation to love God with all their heart, soul and strength and to trust Jesus in a way that transforms how they relate to God, others and themselves.
He received his education at Clearwater Christian College in Florida and at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Carol, were married August 13, 1988 and have four adult children: Brittany, Bethany, Aubrey and Josiah. The Nixons enjoy hangin' out, quoting movie lines, going out for lunch/dinner, watching T.V. together, taking trips, and generally laughing a lot.
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At Code Genesys we are continuously developing and publishing new material to educate and teach new ways of working. We develop e-books, courses, videos, presentations, infographics and many other types of content that help people learn Lean-Agile practices.
The Definitive Guide to Scaling to a Team of Teams [eBook]
"In an economy driven by knowledge work, value gets created through the efforts of teams." – Daniel Goleman
Teams outperform individuals in complex contexts
Any one individual cannot comprehend the whole, or hold all required skills
Most organizations as a whole have yet to even begin to understand how to gain the advantages of teams at scale
How can you become a Team of Teams?
Weighted Shortest Job First [eBook]
Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF) is an useful prioritization technique for organizations to decide which initiatives to fund and how to pick and choose their strategic initiatives.
While it can be usefully used to prioritize traditional projects and programs – it is best suited to environments and organization has gone beyond funding spot project and has matured into having well-formed and high functioning teams – and is now flowing work in a continuous development mode through these teams. This is because – for most organization development capacity is usually far lower than demand – the calculation of the highest value work becomes critical in maximizing the available capacity.
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Scrumban is a powerful approach to supercharging team and organizational performance, by integrating the best elements of Agile, Scrum & Lean Kanban.
Scrumban is:
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A quick Guide to Engaging & Useful Agile Retrospectives [EBOOK]
One of the principle reasons for retrospectives – is that it provides the team with a platform to effect changes to:
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My first year blogging Anniversary Tasting Event ended with a celebratory cocktail with friends. Most things should end with a celebratory cocktail with friends, maybe the world would be a nicer place. Of course, Tasting Event was held in my favorite independent bookstore Page and Palette in the coffee shop appropriately named Latte Da.
Certainly coffee has been part of the landscape while I have tried to learn my blogging lessons. In my first year of blogging I have created recipes, chatted about music, blew off steam with Mimi Rants, talked about new restaurants on travel trips, events or places you should discover, occasional attempts to introduce paddle boarding to everyone and my writing. Curious naturally, I enjoy discovering new things and happy to pass on information to my friends. We are friends now, right?
Is there a blogging manual?
Likewise, I hope that you have enjoyed Dining With Mimi as much as I have enjoyed creating the line-up. Starting a blog, Dining With Mimi did not exactly come with a manual. Creating recipes, cooking, entertaining and sharing my love of food is a passion. All of my friends will attest to my love of cooking, dining and sharing meals. My favorite memories include this mix. Are you doing this now?
Overall, writing about my passion is an entirely new attempt and I was a bit leery about what to expect. Would I? Could I? And should I? Over the years, I had started creating recipes and including each in a binder for the "cookbook" that I would one day create. With every new year completed, now seemed like the perfect time to start. If not now, when?
In fact, launching the web site was the easy part. Learning how to integrate Dining With Mimi into my busy world has been the harder part. Selecting what, who, when and why takes a fair amount of effort on my part to present the posts as they arrive on the web site or in your email flow.
How to subscribe and be on The List?
If you haven't subscribed, please do so now. Look for the subscription box on the front page, just under my photo wearing the hat. This will make sure that a notice is emailed to alert you a new post has been published. No one wants to miss any thing, right?
Finally when the web site had been part of my world for a year, I knew it was time for an event. High time to announce Dining With Mimi to my lovely community. A Tasting Event offered me the opportunity to thank everyone that has been so gracious in supporting me.
In addition, it gave me a chance to meet and introduce the public to my site. My hope is that I may become a resource for people who need help with learning how to cook or how to entertain without Valium. Cooking and entertaining tips at the ready. Check out the Q and A category and pose a question.
Dinner parties or events for 10 or 200 become easier to manage with experience or tried and true formulas. Next on my list, is to complete my first cookbook. Send me an email if you would like to be on the waiting list for the cookbook.
First Friday Art Walk was a great time to hold first year blogging Anniversary Tasting Event. In the coffee shop, we set up two tables of treats to taste. I included several recipes from my site and a couple to post in the next month.
Updated 100 year old Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
Chocolate Heavenly Bite Mini Tarts
Over the course of the evening, I saw friends that showed up to support me. Thank you and I love you for it! Elated to meet hundreds of people who either breezed in for a coffee or book, and happened to find us or smelled the 26 quarts of Seafood Gumbo that was simmering in a large roaster. Some people wandered in to find out what "Dining With Mimi" was about. White pumpkins decorated the tables outside of Page and Palette with my cards announcing our presence.
Yet, as much as I love planning a party and entertaining, this Tasting Event stressed me out. Mainly, my stress centered around preparing food for a public event. Usually, if your invited to a party at my house, at least I know how many were invited and the number that responded. As a result, this was very different. Eventually, I came to terms with how I would manage this type of Tasting Event.
As you would expect, lots of heads and hands went into helping me plan and execute event. If your part of my crew, your efforts are greatly appreciated. My favorite part was cleaning up after. Well, not really my favorite part but a few friends chipped in and helped clean up the after-party.
What did you miss during First Year Blog?
In addition, if you are new to my site, please go through the archives and look at what you have missed. Comparatively from gumbos to cocktails, travels to New Orleans or Barcelona, music from David Gilmore to Sheryl Crowe, family, friends and my Peep Picayune.
Learn to Make Shrimp, Sausage and Okra Gumbo
In summary, please let me hear from you and tell me what you like, love and things that you are not so fond of. Of course, I promise to listen and analyze. How may I help you? What entertaining dilemmas do you have? Which items prevent you from cooking more? Tell me, Mimi is listening.


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How to transform my ts-lib functionality to a addon?
I think it is not very easy?
How to transform my ts-lib functionality to a addon?
I think it is not very easy?
I mean I have to to make addon from this. Let me try in next days.
Okay. Thank you.
Maybe you explain it to me so i try to understand and to learn.
Which linux version you using? I tried some Ubuntu yesterday installed in virtual box.
Currently all this extra touchscreen stuff is build as part of the image. I did rewrote some parts and transform this functionality into addon. Will take few days to test and then I will give you the addon.
I'm using Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS but v16 is fine too (64 bit of course).
Schorschi79, if you can try this addon I just made. I made only few tests and seems to be working.
Install addons manually
and Estouchy skin
Then you need to configure it like described in LibreELEC
follow steps in 7.1 regarding ts_env.sh file. The only change is that path is not
but /storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/service.system.tslib. Skip autostart and calibration part. Just reboot and under addons look for calibration addon and calibrate screen. Immediately after calibration touch should work and you can switch to Estouchy skin.
I only have two special LVDS displays which works out of the box on Udoo imx6 board. I don't have any HDMI screen with USB touch but I know they work well when configured properly. The biggest I know of is 40" display on RPi used in museum used by visitors
UPDATE: rearranged few things and now I have service.system.touchscreen addon.
Hello vpeter, great work! Do you make this addon also for other platforms? I asume this one is only for the raspberry?
Do you make this addon also for other platforms? I assume this one is only for the raspberry?
Yes, this one is only for RPi. The idea is to put this addon into libreelec repository for everyone who needs it without requiring special image with everything included.
I need to make few more tests before that. If you need addon for some other platform let me know.
Hi vpeter,
thank you very much.
I test it tomorow because i am not at home and give you some request.
If you need addon for some other platform let me know.
I'm using generic_64 on my Nuc's and I am verry happy that you decided to do an addon. So I don't need to compile for every beta...
i try to test it.
But with the new Kodi i don't see my touchdevice in the eventlist.
So i can't Integrate the input/event number into the script 'ts_env.sh'.
Any idea?
I don't see my touchdevice in the eventlist.
So i can't Integrate the input/event number into the script 'ts_env.sh'.
Install System tools addon and run evtest program. There should be your touchscreen. Which one is exactly?
Which Systemtools?
I installed your addon's and reboot my system. I also tested it without reboot.
Then run evtest to show all events. Bevore disconnected all my USB-devices. Only my touch is connected.
There were no events found. Kodi 17
With Libreelec 7.0.1 (kodi 16) and tslib integration i see my touch with the name
Dell ST2220 Multitouch
It looks like the kernel don't found any HID - Driver for my touch.
i installed System Tools addon.
But i don't see my touch in the event list.
Some other idea?
I put addon service.system.touchscreen in Index of /touchscreen/. It must be manually installed along with Estouchy skin.
To actually use touchscreen it must be manually configured. I would like to automate it or at least make more user friendly in the future but for now it is like that - follow post #59 for setting ts_env.sh and ts.conf. File can be edited on Windows over samba too.
After this 2 files are correctly set the system must be rebooted.
If all goes well I will put addon in libreelec repository for easy install.
But i don't see my touch in the event list.
Then it is not enabled in kernel? In which image it works and in which image it doesn't - so I can compare kernel config.
the only image with Libreelec 7.0.1 for me that has working touch i uploadet.
Dowload : sJe8LdNIeBbx7kze4HQLfLVP0OtLEG4F0YEowwVKj1S?ref_=cd_ph_share_link_copy
All other versions without doesn't work. I hope my image is usefull for you.
I want use Kodi 17 with LibreElec and Amazon Addon.
Hello. My touch screen is this one HDMI/VGA + Conseil de Contrôle Pilote + 7 pouces AT070TN90 800x480 Écran lcd + Écran Tactile Pour Raspberry Pi + diy outils pas pour téléphone portable n dans Mobile Téléphone Lcd de Téléphones et Télécommunications sur AliExpress.com | Alibaba Group. It is very well set up and works fine with Raspbian. With libreelec 7.90 i do not come to the set, I have install the addon service.system.touchscreen and the addon estouchy, evtest recognizes the touchscreen, is what to say somewhere that the driver is egalax? Thank you.
sengol, then just configure this 2 files I mentioned above and it should work.


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Know Your Nerd History
Revenge of the Nerds is on IFC.
Posted by Ben Cochran on
Photo Credit: Everett Collection, GIFs via Giphy
That we live in the heyday of nerds is no hot secret. Scientists are celebrities, musicians are robots and late night hosts can recite every word of the Silmarillion. It's too easy to think that it's always been this way. But the truth is we owe much to our nerd forebearers who toiled through the jock-filled '80s so that we might take over the world.
Our humble beginnings are perhaps best captured in iconic '80s romp Revenge of the Nerds. Like the founding fathers of our Country, the titular nerds rose above their circumstances to culturally pave the way for every Colbert and deGrasse Tyson that we know and love today.
To make sure you're in the know about our very important cultural roots, here's a quick download of the vengeful nerds without whom our shameful stereotypes might never have evolved.
Lewis Skolnick
The George Washington of nerds whose unflappable optimism – even in the face of humiliating self-awareness – basically gave birth to the Geek Pride movement.
Gilbert Lowe
OK, this guy is wet blanket, but an important wet blanket. Think Aaron Burr to Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton. His glass-mostly-empty attitude is a galvanizing force for Lewis. Who knows if Lewis could have kept up his optimism without Lowe's Debbie-Downer outlook?
Arnold Poindexter
A music nerd who, after a soft start (inside joke, you'll get it later), came out of his shell and let his passion lead instead of his anxiety. If you played an instrument (specifically, electric violin), and you were a nerd, this was your patron saint.
A sex-loving, blunt-smoking, nose-picking guitar hero. If you don't think he sounds like a classic nerd, you're absolutely right. And that's the whole point. Along with Lamar, he simultaneously expanded the definition of nerd and gave pre-existing nerds a twisted sort of cred by association.
Lamar Latrell
Black, gay, and a crazy good breakdancer. In other words, a total groundbreaker. He proved to the world that nerds don't have a single mold, but are simply outcasts waiting for their moment.
Exceedingly stupid, this dumbass was monumental because he (in a sequel) leaves the jocks to become a nerd. Totally unheard of back then. Now all jocks are basically nerds.
Well, there they are. Never forget that we stand on their shoulders.
Revenge of the Nerds is on IFC all month long.


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blatantly clear? LOL
Reader comment on item: How the West Could Lose
Submitted by dhimmi no more (United States), Mar 21, 2007 at 19:50
This little gem betrays your poor and bogus Muslim education. But I guess that if you believe that the rasul of the God of the univesre is an Arabian warlord and caravn raider, you can believe anything.
Now let us talk about Socrates' little 2 by 2 table and it is as basic as it can get
In-order to examine anything global warming or even eating a ham and cheese sandwich v. BLT (Oh I forgot both are haram) we all go throguh this analytical process and it is as follows:
1. What is the cost both tangible as well as intangible cost.
2. What is the benefit both tangible and intangible
So you tell us ya yauha al-faylsoof al-kabeer what do you think now of global warming now?
As for myself I have not made up my mind because i do not know all the facts and you know what? I doubt that you know all the facts ...If you do not get this I would consider you to be beyond help so are you beyond help?.
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What's on TV: Monday, 17 September
Hugh's Fat Fight
SBS, Monday, 8.30pm
Britain's version of the obesity crisis that's befallen consumer societies is particularly harsh: one third of children aged between two and 15 are now overweight or obese. For Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, the formerly rumpled self-reliant farmer of the River Cottage series, that's a call to arms as well as a ready hook for a TV series.
The host employs familiar tactics: he samples schoolkids' eating habits and engages their parents, as Jamie Oliver has, while food multinationals who practice deceptive packaging, such as sugar-rich breakfast cereal giant Kellogg's, get the Michael Moore treatment with lack of access turned into a condemnatory ritual. It's familiar but cheerfully direct, with Fearnley-Whittingstall waging a fitness campaign in Newcastle, but maybe more is needed to have a genuine impact. CM
SBS, 11.35pm
Taken from vast and inexhaustible reserves of Scandinavian crime fiction, this adaptation of Norwegian author Anne Holt's thriller about a Swedish criminal psychologist, Inger Vik (Melinda Kinnaman), and her partnership with a Stockholm police inspector, Ingvar Nymann (Henrik Norlen), suggest we're at peak Nordic noir: blood stains in the snow, a mysterious killer who circulates like fog on the water and whispers threats, and conflicted witnesses tied to past malfeasance all feature.
Vik's connection to the case is personal, since her autistic daughter, Stina (Esmerelda Struwe), is the one person left alive who has encountered the killer. On this episode they also investigate the murder of Sweden's top celebrity chef, which turns out to be a grisly crime and definitely not a ratings ploy. CM


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United States
The IP address 188.8.131.52 detail
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This IPv4 address is provided by the ISP Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. which is the access point AS7922 (Corresponds to a physical point or line copper / fiber that IP address is connected to the ISP).
ISP can be a web host in case the IP address matches a website and not to an ADSL line.
Approximate geolocation of this IP address: United States
Color obtained mathematically from the IP address: Grassy green
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Why Transition Works
Vision a positive future
- If we can't imagine the future we want we won't be able to create it
- Things are going to change – our choice is a future we want and one which happens to us.
Awareness raising – An invitation
- We understand that the messages in our media are contradictory.
- Our aim is to tell people the truth and trust they will find their own appropriate response.
- Don't decide on the priorities for another person – the situation is too complex and too charged.
Inclusion – everyone is needed
- In a successful transition project every skill is valuable because there is so much happening.
- We need good listeners, gardeners, people who like to make and fix everything, good parties, discussions, energy engineers, inspiring art and music, builders, planners, project managers..
- Bring your passion and make that their contribution – if there isn't a project working in the area you are passionate about, create one!!
Resilience – building strong local communities
- Resilience is the ability of a system to absorb change and still function.
- In most communities in the past – a generation or two ago – with basic skills needed for life such as growing and preserving food, making clothes, building with local materials.
- We used to create the cake locally and import the icing. Now we import the cake and only produce the icing locally.
Transition makes sense - the solution is the same size as the problem
- Many of the solutions to our problems lie at the local level – we don't need to wait for others.
- It proposes changes in proportion to the problem.
- Many films or books who suggest that changing light bulbs, recycling and driving smaller cars may be enough. This causes a state called "Cognitive Dissonance" –a trance where you have been given an answer, but know that it is not going to solve the problem you've just been given.
The Transition we need is both Inner and Outer
- The challenges we face are not just caused by a mistake in our technologies but a direct result of our world view and belief system.
- The impact of the information about the state of our planet can generate fear and grief - which may underlie the state of denial that many people are caught in.
- Psychological models can help us understand what is really happening and avoid unconscious processes sabotaging change. E.g. addictions models, models for behavioural change.
A Sustainable Human Presence on the planet will have to align its systems with how life works
- As long our human culture is based on unsustainable assumptions and practices those systems will fail.
- A reinvention of a sustainable human culture will have to be in alignment with the rest of life.
- The 'laws of life' can be seen and experienced in the natural world and indigenous cultures, ie outside of the most of the current paradigm of the industrial growth system.
A viral model – something that is easy to replicate
- The transition model is simple yet powerful – and many communities of all sizes and geographical locations are trying it for themselves.
- We aim to create ways of working that are easy to copy


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Did You Know That Motor Coaches Are the "GREEN" Alternatives For Your Transportation Needs?
There are several environmental and functional factors that make motor coaches the number one choice for any travel whether charter or schedule service.
Here are some of the important environmental benefits to using a motor coach :
- 4 times less damaging to the environment than car-mode transportation
- 5 times less damaging to the environment than rail-mode transportation
- 6 times less damaging to the environment than air-mode transportation
- Since October 2006 motor coaches use only Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel fuel which virtually eliminates Sulphur emissions
- Coaches with 2007 or newer engines will eliminate 90% of particulates ("black smoke")
- And there is more coming … coaches built with the 2010 engines will eliminate most nitrous oxides. At this stage diesel engines will be better for the environment than some other "alternate" fuels.
Not only are motor coaches GREEN, they are also the most functional and comfortable
- Onboard amenities such as washrooms and movies
- Enjoy company of others
- Can take you to any and all communities served by road
- Safe and secure
- Cost efficient and cost effective
- Luggage travels with the people


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Matisyahu, Maccabeats and Moshav Band Rock Crowd of 1,100 at YU Chanukah Concert
Halfway through his performance in Lamport Auditorium at Yeshiva University's annual Chanukah Concert on December 2, Jewish reggae sensation Matisyahu stopped and looked out at the crowd of more than 1,100 college students, music fans and families swaying together, arms linked, eyes closed.
"I think we're ready," he said. "I think we can light now."
Beneath a glittering dreidel-disco ball, Matisyahu called up a special needs member of the audience and handed him a candle. A menorah appeared from nowhere. The entire auditorium listened in rapt silence as the boy recited the blessings for the second night of Chanukah, accompanied by a sweet melody on electric guitar.
Along with the Moshav Band and YU's own Maccabeats, whose recent YouTube video "Candlelight" has garnered more than 2 million hits, Matisyahu played to a packed and excited house. From the a capella group's opening number to Matisyahu's last encore, the audience got on their feet and stayed there, dancing in the aisles, waving their hands in the air and shouting along the words to classics like the Moshav Band's "Come Back" and the reggae star's "One Day" and "Jerusalem."
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The concert, organized by the undergraduate student councils, was sold out days in advance and drew music lovers of all ages and communities. Waiting in a line that wound around the block, students from colleges across the tri-state area, jam-band and reggae enthusiasts and families shared their excitement about the night's acts.
"These performers appeal to the old and young," said Reva Judas, who brought her twin 18-year-old daughters and 13-year-old son. "We all love the music. This is their Chanukah present." She wasn't the only parent to offer that gift. Chaim Abbitan heard about the concert from his wife, a Stern alumna, and decided it would be the perfect treat for 11-year-old daughter, Deena. "We like 'One Day'," Deena said, adding: "The Maccabeats have good voices and their music video is really cool."
The Maccabeats kicked off the night to a standing ovation and chants of "Go Go Beats!" from the crowd. They broke down each component of their single "Candlelight," which has propelled them on to appearances on "The Today Show," CBS, NBC and numerous print articles, bringing all the riffs together for a spirited performance of the single heard round the world. The aura of school pride in the auditorium was palpable.
"I think it's great that the video shows YU students can be cool, fun and creative," said Noah Jacobson, a member of the Maccabeats. "We get comments on the YouTube page from Germany to South Africa to France and Denmark saying, 'I'm so proud to be Jewish.' I think what we all find the most amazing and meaningful thing is knowing that we've bolstered a sense of Jewish pride for thousands of people."
The atmosphere of unity and togetherness only intensified as the Moshav Band took the stage with their new Chanukah tune, "Light Me Up." "This song is about bringing light into a dark world," said Yehuda Solomon, the band's frontman. "We need that message of Chanukah, of spreading light and hope, when there is so much darkness around us." The group's frenetic energy and soulful vibe included raucous saxophone solos and interludes on an African drum, culminating in the anthemic "Come Back," whose chorus, "I can hear my homeland calling me," had everyone in the audience singing along, reflecting on their own experience of Israel.
"It was a dream," said Solomon of the concert. "It's the kind of thing you live for, as a musician. We were celebrating Chanukah with so many of our brothers and sisters, and sharing that message of being proud of who we are, spreading that little bit of light, that bit of hope."
In the audience were members of Kids of Courage, the charity to which the Chanukah Concert's proceeds will go. Kids of Courage is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and young adults with life-threatening diseases.
"We wanted people to know about this organization, to see how hard they work, how devoted they are and how important it is to bring smiles to these kids' faces," said Yoni Kushner, president of the Student Organization of Yeshiva College and one of the night's organizers. He was amazed by the size and reach of the concert's appeal. "It tells you a lot about YU that so many people from so many backgrounds came to this event," he said. "It was a beautiful, meaningful night."


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|Colorful Rainbow Cupcakes
They were a big hit with the guests and defintiely came out better than this cupcake "fail" HERE.
|Candy rainbows on cupcakes
Now, I won't claim that these were my original idea - you can do a google or pinterest search for "rainbow cupcakes" and come up with a kajillion blog posts about them. But I will share my process with you and if you get inspired or learn a little something... great! :)
First I mixed up 2 boxes of yellow cake (maybe one of these days I'll try making cake from scratch, but for now, I'm a "from a box" fan!). Then I divided the batter into 6 plastic bags. [Tip: place your bag in a plastic cup to help keep it open and make it easier to fill].
|Use a cup to keep your plastic bag open while you fill it!
|Batter divided evenly and ready to be colored
Next I put a little gel color into each bag and kneaded the batter until it was well-mixed.
|Batter colored like the rainbow!
Next, I cut a small corner off the edge of each bag to make it easier to pipe it into the cupcake tins.
|Cut a corner off the bags makes piping the batter easier
Then I piped a layer of each color into the tins trying to make sure the individually-colored layers were the same thickness.
|Pipe the batter in equal layers of each color
Bake according to the package directions then remove from oven and cool.
|Rainbow cupcakes waiting for frosting
|Rainbow Cupcakes
Next I took out my tub 'o' frosting (I used buttercream) and got ready to make my rainbow-adorned sky. {sorry no pictures of the process, but it isn't too difficult to figure out}. First, I reserved a small amount of the white frosting in a plastic bag to use later for my "clouds". Then I colored the remaining amount blue to simulate the sky and spread it on top of each cupcake. Next I applied the rainbows! For these, I bought a package of Airheads Extremes in "rainbow berry" flavor - they're sour belts and I found them at the candy store. I cut the long belts into smaller pieces (about 3" or so), formed them into an arc and stuck the ends into the frosting to look like a rainbow.
|{empty} wrapper of candy used to make rainbows
Then I piped a small amount of the reserved, no-colored frosting at the base of each end of the rainbow to (1) prevent the candy from sliding in the frosting sky and (2) simulate the look of clouds. It worked great and looked fabulous! Lastly, I added cupcake toppers I made using the same freebie images (found HERE at Paper Glitter) that I had used for the goodie bags and paper cup stickers.
Side note: If you haven't ever made your own cupcake toppers before, they're really easy but add so much "professional" flair! As mentioned, I used some freebie images I found online. I printed them out on photo paper I bought at the dollar store (I don't use my good photo paper for this project as it will just be tossed at the end of the day – use the inexpensive stuff! But I do find that the photo paper gives a nicer, more 'professional' finish/look than cardstock (but that would work OK too if it's all you have). Then I cut the images out using a 2" circle punch. You can certainly do the cutting by hand, though, or use other shapes – so many options! Then I stuck the printed toppers to lollipop sticks using some 1" white circle stickers. (I use THESE which I found at Office Depot, but you could also just use scotch tape). And that is it! So easy, but such a big impact.
And... voila! I think they came out pretty darn cute if you ask me!
|Rainbow Cupcakes with candy rainbows on top
And another view...
|Candy rainbows really make these Rainbow Cupcakes special!
I think it's fair to call these a success, don't you??
|Rainbow cupcakes
These would be great for St. Patrick's Day too!
What do you think??
See the rest of the RAINBOW party HERE!
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And be sure to check out these fabulous blogs!!
Linking up to these parties - check 'em out:
{If I joined your party but didn't link back here, I apologize. This post had to be rebuilt and I couldn't remember all of the places I had linked up - I'm so sorry!}
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Feb 26, 2010
Vietnam reports fatal H5N1 case
Vietnam's health ministry today announced that a 38-year-old woman died from H5N1 avian influenza, marking the country's second case of the year, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported. She died on Feb 23 in Tien Giang province, in southern Vietnam, after a 2-day hospitalization. The ministry said she had slaughtered and cooked sick waterfowl. Earlier this week Vietnam reported that a 3-year-old girl from Khanh Hoa province in central Vietnam was recovering after being hospitalized with an H5N1 infection. If confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO), the cases will raise Vietnam's H5N1 count to 114 cases with 58 deaths. The country has had several recent poultry outbreaks.
New antiviral effective against H5N1 in animal study
Researchers testing a new neuraminidase inhibitor for prevention and treatment of H5N1 influenza infection reported promising findings in a mouse study today, suggesting that the new antiviral may be effective even against oseltamivir (Tamiflu)-resistant strains. The international study group, headed by Dr Yoshihiro Kawaoka, is based at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and their findings appear in Public Library of Science (PLoS) Pathogens. Previous animal studies of the neuraminidase inhibitor R-125489 and its prodrug CS-8958 have shown that the drug is effective against seasonal flu. In the new study, the group found that mice that were given a single intranasal dose of CS-8958 2 hours after experimental H5N1 infection had higher survival rates and lower virus levels than those given a standard 5-day course of oseltamivir. Also, mice that were given a single dose 7 days before infection with the virus were protected. The researchers also found that R-125489 bound more tightly to neuraminidase than any of the other drugs they tested.
Feb 25 PLoS Pathogens press release
Feb 26 PLoS Pathogens report
Single-dose, adjuvanted H5N1 vaccine called promising
Hungarian and British researchers, writing in the February Journal of Virology, report that a single-dose, adjuvanted H5N1 influenza vaccine generated a good immune response in adult and elderly volunteers. In the trial, 480 people were randomly assigned to receive one or two 3.5-microgram (mcg) doses of the vaccine or one dose of 6 or 12 mcg. Single doses of 6 mcg or more triggered antibody responses that met European Union and US licensing criteria for flu vaccines, the report says. No unexpected adverse events were reported. "We found that the present vaccine is safe and immunogenic in healthy adult and elderly volunteers and requires low doses and, unlike any other H5N1 vaccines, only one injection to trigger immune responses which comply with licensing criteria," the report states. The vaccine, made by Omninvest of Hungary, contains an aluminum phosphate adjuvant.
February Journal of Virology abstract
FDA approves 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week approved Prevnar 13, a pneumococcal vaccine that protects against 13 serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia and infections of the blood, middle ear, and meninges. The vaccine, approved for children from 6 weeks to 5 years old, succeeds Prevnar, which was approved in 2000 and covers seven S pneumoniae serotypes. The FDA said the use of Prevnar reduced the rate of disease caused by the seven serotypes by 99% by 2007, and the six additional serotypes covered by Prevnar 13 account for 62% of the remaining invasive pneumococcal disease burden in young children. Prevnar 13 is administered in a four-dose schedule at 2, 4, 6, and 12-15 months of age. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), meeting Feb 24, recommended Prevnar 13 for healthy children aged 2 through 59 months, Pfizer Inc. announced. The vaccine is made by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a unit of Pfizer.
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Writing an effective job description
A team of exceptional employees is the foundation of any successful company. When a position opens up, finding the perfect person for that job is a must. The first step is to create a job description that attracts exactly who you desire. In this competitive market it is essential to be specific and detailed in your job offer. Why read through applications from unsuitable candidates when all it takes is one application from the right one?
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Haiku Deck + Slideshare = The Fast Track to Slide Stardom
December 13, 2012
Slidesharers, you should know that you have totally inspired us. Every time we visit, we discover amazing storytellers and fresh new ways to communicate. We're often amazed by the beautifully designed decks we find as we browse the site.
We also know that many mere mortals struggle to make their stories look as good as those professionally designed ones. So we set out to make a tool that would take the design hocus-pocus out of the process. We wanted to offer a simple, fun way for anybody to create flawlessly beautiful presentations. The result is Haiku Deck, and we'd like to invite you to give it a spin.
When you try out our free iPad app, we think you'll be amazed at how quickly you can produce slides that look like they were professionally designed. We're talking about the kind of slides make you feel like a total rock star. The kind of slides that get lots of views on Slideshare.
That's why we're so excited about our new seamless integration with Slideshare. Create your rock-star slides with Haiku Deck, then upload them to your SlideShare account for the fast track to slide stardom:
Uploading Your Haiku Deck To SlideShare
- Every Haiku Deck you create generates a web link when you publish it. You can email a deck to yourself right from the app, and then click through to view it on our website. (Be sure to sign in to the Haiku Deck website the same way you sign in to Haiku Deck on your iPad.)
- Locate the buttons immediately below your deck, and click "SHARE."
- A pop-up window will appear.
Type in your SlideShare username and password, click "SHARE," and a PDF of your deck will be automatically uploaded to your Slideshare profile.
You can then click through to your deck on SlideShare to add a description, tags, and category, all of which help your great ideas get discovered.
What kinds of Haiku Decks work well on SlideShare? Here are a few ideas.
- Create an "About Me" Haiku Deck to make your SlideShare profile stand out, like this one, by Haiku Deck CEO and co-founder Adam Tratt.
- Create a Haiku Deck that demonstrates your expertise, like Social Media Distilled, by Janet Fouts.
- Create a Haiku Deck summarizing a favorite book or blog post, like How Ideas Take Flight, by Catherine Carr.
For more inspiration, you can take a spin through more examples on the Haiku Deck SlideShare page. You can also check out Powerful Presentations, a Haiku Deck we created to share our best tips for standout presentations.
That's the Ticket
With Haiku Deck, wrestling with formatting or large files is no longer a soul-sucking, hours-long test of endurance. Instead, you're free to think of new stories you want to tell, upload more Haiku Decks to SlideShare, and (hey, we've done it, too) refresh your profile to see just how much love your rock-star slides are getting.
And if you have a question, we're here to help--please feel free to tweet us @haikudeck or drop us a line: email@example.com.
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Pit Bull Recovers After Being Burned With Fireworks
Last July, Los Angeles residents discovered a young pit bull abandoned in an alley the evening after Independence Day, his body covered in third-degree burns that appeared to have been caused by fireworks. Rescuers believe that the dog, who has since been nicknamed "Indy," was strapped with explosive fireworks and then set ablaze. Now, the man allegedly responsible for Indy's abuse isn't doing so well: he's been arrested and charged with animal cruelty, and his bail was set at $30,000. Indy, on the other hand, is doing just fine.
After being rescued by the Shelter Transport Animal Rescue Team (S.T.A.R.T.) last year, Indy underwent four surgeries plus a series of skin grafts, some of which had to be performed by a surgeon who generally operates on humans. Rene Ruston, S.T.A.R.T.'s co-founder, described Indy's abuse as "a gratuitous and incomprehensible act of cruelty," according to a local NBC affiliate.
We received over 20,000 emails and letters from all over the world, supporting Indy and the apprehension of the criminal who did this heinous act... I cannot convey in words, the pain and agony this dog suffered over the 6 months of rehabilitation he endured. No one should be subjected to this kind of cruelty.
Months later, following countless hours of physical therapy, Indy is functional and rehabilitated -- and he even has a new home. Jenny Mandel, a veterinary technician at Westlake Village Animal Hospital, where Indy spent his recovery, signed Indy's adoption papers earlier this week and is eager to take him home.
"You can't not love a dog like that," Mandel told NBC4. "Every day it was just more love, more love, and then finally he became a momma's boy. I became a doggy's girl." She said that while Indy still has a few "nuances" as a result of his past abuse -- such as a limp and early onset fatigue -- he is otherwise happy and healthy. Indy is currently being trained to work as a therapy dog.