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author: ElMundo
911 Operator Review Emergency Dispatch Center Simulator
Being an emergency dispatcher is a highly responsible post, as proven by the game from a small Polish dev team. While it may be hard to remain focused during longer sessions, 911 Operator is definitely worth your time.
The review is based on the PC version.
- Unique, nicely-implemented theme;
- The first few hours are enthralling;
- Well-polished;
- Well-written phone call dialogues;
- Clear, intuitive interface;
- Easy rules;
- Shifts can be really intense.
- Becomes repetitive after a few dozen shifts ;
- resulting in increasingly boring gameplay;
- Sometimes dispatched units choose less-than-optimal routes.
If I were to create a list of the worlds most responsible and stressful jobs, beside a flight controller, a surgeon or a judge it would have to include a 911 dispatch operator. Theres no denying that a candidate for this post needs to be a person of many skills they have to be competent, cool-headed, inquisitive, and highly adaptable; able to simultaneously process many factors and instantly make the right decision. In other words, a one-man band. You can taste a substitute of those intense emotions and constant stress courtesy of 911 Operator, a game from the Polish developer Jutsu Games.
911 Operator is in fact the first game from Jutsu Games to be released on a broader scale. Their only other game up to now was an obscure mobile production Modern Wizards, making 911 Operator the first large-scale project from the Polish developer.
Compared to the flood of various, often bizarre, simulation games, the game from the sort-of-debuting Polish developer provides an interesting breath of seriousness. The stakes are high, theres no shortage of work, the dispatched units are coming and going without a moments rest, and sometimes we feel like were really dealing with a prank call from some bored punk.
9-1-1, what is your emergency?
The premise of 911 Operator is very simple the player becomes an emergency dispatcher, takes a place in a dispatch center, and sends out various units in response to emergency calls. There are three ways we can learn of an emergency through a call from a witness, or sometimes the perpetrator, through a direct notification, or through a report from one of our patrolling units. Our task is to help with solving as many emergencies as we can. Within the bounds of rational judgment, that is, as not all situations require an emergency dispatch and not all callers are able to judge whether its 911 they needed to call.
The game features two gameplay modes the story campaign enables us to work shifts in dispatch centers of six cities, including New York, San Francisco and Chicago, among others. Whats interesting, the street and medical infrastructure grid remains faithful to its real-file counterpart I can already see the fans of realism and precision rejoicing. Obviously, it would be quite impossible to recreate the entire area of a large metropolis, not to mention the fact that we have more than enough work to do even with just a portion of it.
The other option, the free mode, looks no less interesting it enables us to download virtually any city map available in the OpenStreetMap collection. This means that we can perform our duties in numerous cities all around the world. It should be noted that all of them have carefully recreated transportation grids and locations of emergency facilities, enabling us to send our units to real-life locations we may even know ourselves.
Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance
Before we see some action, though, we have to prepare the units that later participate not only in routine patrol schedules but also in various emergency situations. The player takes command of three types of vehicles: police, firefighting, and medical. In total, the game offers more than a dozen vehicles: bikes, police cars, vans, ambulances and helicopters. Each of them is characterized by different speed, passenger capacity, and crew number. Depending on our budget, we should try to diversify our machine park, increase its numbers, and make sure our men and women have the best equipment we can afford policemen wont do much without guns and bulletproof vests, and firefighters could sure use that sweet new set of power tools.
To make a shift possible, not to mention it being effective, it is essential to station our units in the right places across the city map. Leave them in default locations, e.g. near their bases, and you can be sure that after a dozen minutes or so youll be running a funeral company instead of an emergency dispatch center. Initial deployment of your units is critical to effective operation and although the units will soon scatter across the city, keeping tabs on their positioning is the key to success. Success, which is counted in reputation points, awarded for every successful action.
Having won the Best Indie Game award during last years Digital Dragons conference in Krakow, 911 Operator was anything but unanticipated. In my opinion, the trust that was placed in the developers was well invested.
The gameplay itself is very simple from time to time, various events appear on the map, their color informing us of the type of emergency and the type of unit that needs to respond. At least thats how things look with the neat, organized reports that come from the central all we have to do is pick a unit on the map and send it to deal with the situation. Things get complicated when all we get is an emergency call. It is never clear whether the caller really is in need of an emergency response team. Yes, a significant portion of the calls feature actual emergencies, actions to save lives and property in the face of unexpected events, but sometimes people call to report things that could be dealt with by an auntie next door.
Smooth operator
Our decision determines whether the right units will be dispatched. Often, we need to investigate and hunt for details in order to learn the true nature of an incident, enabling us to dispatch the right unit. Our conversations with callers take place by choosing dialogue options often three, each focusing on completely different aspect of the event. Our task becomes to get all the necessary information or, in some cases, to guide the caller so they can safely resolve the situation themselves. Thats how a car theft turns out to be a case of illegal parking where the callers car has been towed away and an upset stomach combined with unimaginable headache becomes, after a short recap of the previous evening, a common hangover. The more inquisitive we are, the bigger the chances for avoiding a dispatch and saving our units for a truly dangerous scenario.
The things that can happen during our shift can be very diverse we may have to deal with brawls in public space, fires, theft, traffic accidents, as well as health issues and accidents resulting in body trauma. The list also includes car chases, where the thieves or roadhogs run through the city, crossing every red light they can find. It may seem like theres an impressive number of various emergencies in the game, but several hours in and we see that most of them differ only in details, becoming rather repetitive. After my 10th or 15th shift it has become a standard procedure to ask a bellyacher whether they ate something fishy, or if its just the usual hangover. I also know that when a lady calls to report a home quarrel at her neighbors house, it will soon enough become a case of gunshot wound, and that roughly 70% of people lying on the sidewalk are simply drunk.
That said, its not like nothing interesting ever happens in the flood of routine dispatches, its just that it happens rarely, and when listening for the hundredth time to the same scenario things are bound to become a bit boring. We have, lets say, a traffic accident. Heres my set of questions: Where? When? Any casualties? Is access possible? A patrol is on the way, thank you, come again. A brawl? Sure thing: Where? How many people? Any casualties? Please wait for the unit to arrive. Thats the pattern for most cases. I know its only a video game, life can be much more unpredictable, and that can be hard to recreate in virtual reality. On the other hand, though, it is the devs job to keep the player interested long enough for them to feel satisfied. And thats the problem with this game, especially in the long run.
Dispatch, are you sure this is the right way?
When it comes to technical aspects, the title from Jutsu Games doesnt leave much, if anything, to be desired the interface is very intuitive and user-friendly, maps are clear, and the route markings and windows reporting the course of an intervention are expository enough. Nothing bad can be said of dialogues either various conversations during the calls have been well enacted, often providing a touch of realism with background noise, which sometimes can be heard through the receiver in addition to the panicked caller.
Some of the dialogues can get surprisingly creative. One of my favorite scenarios has a construction worker calling, speaking broken English that is nigh impossible to understand, as he tries to report an accident that befell his fellow worker. The thing is, his English skills are hardly impressive, effectively sabotaging his desperate efforts, and the harsh-sounding words flying in the background suggest that we may be dealing with Poles. The situation takes place in Chicago, known for its large Polish minority. Heres a funny, yet not unrealistic, nod from the games Polish devs.
What I need to point out as an issue, however, is the AI pathfinding. Once we dispatch them, our AI-controlled units sometimes tend to pick the most outrageous of all possible routes if we order them to head for the emergency site on their own, based only on destination point. This happens most often on highways, where they like to take long scenic drives completing as many loops and turns as they can. Yes, officer, this certainly is a nice neighborhood, but we have a suspect running away in a red sedan! Its much better to provide them with detailed instructions, assuming weve got the time. The problem is, time is often the one thing we lack.
Just another day at the office
Yes, theres no hiding the fact that theres a lot going on in this game. Its not like our part is limited to receiving a call, dispatching a unit, and waiting for things to wrap up smoothly. Nuh-uh, often well be required to intervene mid-emergency, sending in additional police units to a shootout, additional ambulances to a brawl, or making sure a downed officer gets delivered safely to the nearest hospital. Especially later in the game, subsequent emergencies are springing up like mushrooms, while we are trying to deal with all the 911 emergency calls. Theres really a lot on our plate, but, as Ive already said, most of it are things weve already done before in some form.
And you know what? This must be the first time when its so hard for me to give a game its final score. On one hand, we have a very creative title, rather serious in its depiction of the theme it tackles, and well-polished, on the other the game gets repetitive in the long run, and has some minor AI issues. The team at Jutsu Games has delivered a truly original game, although almost every aspect of it could use a bit more of something. A bit more cars, a bit more emergency services, a bit more interesting missions, a bit more diversified dispatches and callers That said, the fact that Id like for the game to improve, serves, I think, for a decent recommendation in itself. If youre set on spending long hours playing 911 Operator, youre better off finding something else to do. If, however, youre looking for a game to play in between some other titles, and are interested in the promised expansions, youll find yourself pleasantly surprised, just as I was. And just like me, you may find pleasure in picking up a virtual receiver to help some distressed citizen.
Ive spent several dozen shifts in 911 Operator, dispatching units across several cities, unlocking all locations in career mode and trying my hand at free mode, which equals roughly 5 hours of playtime.
I was born and raised (sometimes even razed) on various simulations. I like to try out games no one else is willing to pick up which tend to be simulators for most of the time, but thats another story. My time with 911 Operator was a pleasant experience, in contrast to many modern so-called simulators.
ElMundo | Gamepressure.com


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I'm super happy to be shining the spotlight on debut picture book author Mylisa Larsen and her book
How to Put Your Parents to Bed by Mylisa Larsen (Illustrated by Babette Cole) Katherine Tegan Books/2016
A step-by-step guide to help youngsters put their reluctant, too-busy, tired, distracted parents to bed. The story and illustrations made me laugh out loud. What a cute switch-a-roo take on bedtime!
What to do when your parents are looking a bit….exhausted? Put them to bed! But putting parents to bed is no easy task when there's laundry to do and emails to check. From brushing their teeth to getting them into bed, oh, and they want their bedtime stories, it's quite a challenge. Readers follow a determined little girl through her evening routine in trying to get her parents to bed, with accompanying hilarious illustrations (love the dog and cat).
Spotlight on Mylisa Larsen:
What was the inspiration for this story?
I think it was just that the distance between those lovely articles in the parenting magazines titled Five Easy Steps to A Stressfree Bedtime and the reality at my house when my kids were young was sometimes so great that all you could do is laugh or cry and laughing seemed slightly more resilient. My kids were always way more inventive in their stall tactics than whatever kids the chick who wrote the article was dealing with. I also remember thinking, "This would work way better if it was not at the end of the day! I am so tired. I am way more tired than these kids are and it's entirely possible they will win."
I'm also endlessly amused by The Authoritative Voice—that voice that you used to hear in filmstrips between the beeps and in public service announcements and in some magazines and how to books. It's not supposed to be funny and I think it's funny. So one day I was fiddling around with an ironic turn to that kind of voice and I combined it with bedtime and got the first draft of what became How To Put Your Parents to Bed. It was a truly awful book in its first drafts but there was that little spark there that you get in a book that could go somewhere so I took it through revisions.
For more about Mylisa and her book, check out her web site! Read an interview with her editor, Jill Davis. To join in on the celebratory book launch, cruise on over to Pajama Party, But I Don't Want to Go to Bed…, The Bedtime Zone, and A Field Guide to Sleepy People!
Best of all, you can win a copy AND a pair of PJs by tweeting or sharing on FB about this book with the hashtag #PutParents2Bed! Contest runs till April 1st! Official rules.
Happy Reading!

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I've always been a bit skeptical about science communication that uses art. For me, neuroscience has always been interesting enough without anyone needing to crochet a woolen brain, and I guess my natural inclination is towards the written word rather than visual display when it comes to science – where's the room for detail and specifics in artistic representations of science?
I think I've perhaps been a little too dismissive, though. I recently recorded an episode of Up Close with Dr Michael John Gorman, director of Science Gallery, a science-meets-art project at Trinity College Dublin. Gorman talks about the risks of infantilizing science – something you see a lot of in traditional science museums that seem to forget about anyone above the age of about 12 – and discusses how bringing science and art together can foster debate and innovation in both fields.
Aside from anything else, he convinced me of two things – I need to check out Science Gallery when I'm next in Dublin, and Michael John possibly has one of the coolest jobs in science communication.


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Ariel (Archibald) Loveland has performed in many venues in countries including Austria, France, Switzerland, Italy, and Canada as an orchestral violinist. She is also an experienced chamber musician and soloist. She is currently the Assistant Conductor of the Idaho Falls Youth Symphony.
Ariel attended Brigham Young University-Idaho on a music scholarship. During her studies she was a student of Ted Ashton, and had many other mentors along the way. She was a concerto competition winner and a concertmaster at the university. She graduated from BYU-Idaho in 2010 with a Bachelor's degree in Music Education.
After graduating, Ariel taught orchestra and choir in the Shelley School District. She taught sixth through twelfth grade orchestra, as well as an after school program for fifth graders. Ariel has enjoyed teaching many private violin students over the years. She has judged several music festivals, scholarship programs, and has been a clinician for various school orchestras.
Ariel has been an active participant of the Idaho Falls Symphony for ten years. She has had the opportunity to perform with professional musicians such as Jenny Oaks Baker, Mindy Gledhill, and David Archuleta. Ariel has worked as a recording artist for many bands including "We Shot the Moon", and has played two live radio performances at local radio station 105.5 The Hawk.
Ariel enjoys serving her community and has embraced opportunities to perform in hospitals, nursing homes, and church services. In the summer of 2008 Ariel volunteered as a Performing Missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. While on her mission in Nauvoo, Illinois she learned how to fiddle, and has since been a member of a bluegrass band as well as a fiddler at Mountain River Ranch.
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I was having an issue getting the current atmosphere to update. I sent an email on Friday evening asking for support. Saturday morning I received an email from Curt.
I was amazed that the developer responded so quickly especially over the weekend. I switched the weather service provider from NMI to NOAA and it works perfectly.
I really appreciate the support, makes the purchase price all worth it
About the app..... I'm new to calculating ballistics but have really enjoyed trying different ammunition's and being able to see the results. Being new to the whole everything I still found the app easy to navigate and use.
Thank you for creating this app.
I'm enclosing my response from the developer in case anyone else is having the same problem.
Hi Darvin,
Thanks for reaching out! We are working on a bug in the app causing this issue. Until we have this fixed, you can go in to the ballistics settings and try switching to another weather service provider like Geo or NMI. You may need to restart the app for this to take hold.
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I finished my degree in 1997 and lost touch with the friends I made during my time at college not long after. This didn't happen all at once, but I am not good at keeping in touch and nostalgia does little for me, so I do just let things drift when it comes to friendships sometimes. However, the reunion does appear to be happening all at once.
When FriendsReunited (or Friends Untied as we call it here) doubled their subscription charge I flat out refused to pay, even though one of my 'university' friends was on there and I did want to contact her. I suppose with the popularity of the other big networking sites FriendsReunited saw sense and went free, so I was finally able to send a message. That was over a month ago.
Four days ago she replied and by strange quirk of fate #1 we are both doing the same job in different schools - something neither of us ever imagined ourselves doing in all the time we were studying together. We're busy catching up and arranging to meet in the summer.
As for quirk of fate #2: a student who is also a fellow musician and I, cutting a long, winding tale to the chase, discovered today that his aunty was another of the group of five of us who wasted far too much time and money in the college cafe all those years ago. I've spent an hour or so on the phone getting the latest on her life and achievements.
Googling another friend from the group I found that her unusual name makes it easy to find her. On top of this (quirk of fate #3) her occupation means she also has a contact phone number.
That's only one more to go and we're on for a full reunion in a few weeks' time. I've suggested we go to the one and only pub that any of us were ever thrown out of. Just for old times sake. After all these curious happenings it has to mean that the landlord will recognise us and kick us out again.
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10 Weirdest Raspberry Pi Projects
There's a mad scientist within each of us, and the Raspberry Pi lets your inner loon come out and play. It's capable of being used in a million different ways, like teaching kids to how to code 5 Exciting Activities for Kids to Learn Coding on a Raspberry Pi One of the best gifts you can possibly give your child is an education in computer programming. Here's five simple ways to teach your child how to code with the Raspberry Pi. Read More or making wearable tech 5 Wearable Projects You Can Build With a Raspberry Pi Have you ever thought about wearing your Raspberry Pi? Well no, of course you haven't. After all, you're perfectly normal. Read More . But sometimes, things get weird. Really weird.
The $35 Raspberry Pi is one of the best tools for hobbyists. Once you get to know the Pi 9 Things You Wanted to Know About Raspberry Pi What is a "Raspberry Pi"? Who made it? What's the point? What can you do with it? Let's find answers for all the frequently asked questions about the Raspberry Pi. Read More and start playing with it, you'll come across several strange projects. We've already seen the weird things people make with Arduino 12 of The Weirdest Arduino Projects Ever Made Read More , so let's find out what insane concoctions they made with the Raspberry Pi.
Cycle Chaser
Every boy growing up dreams of having a bicycle that projects a movie on the ground behind it as they ride. No? What do you mean they don't? You're such a weirdo. Be normal and check out the Cycle Chaser.
The faster you ride, the faster the animation will play. So if the animation you choose is Pac-Man eating a bunch of dots, then he'll start wakka-wakka-ing more quickly as you pedal faster. The video is displayed from a battery-operated pico projector AAXA P4X Pico Pocket Projector Review and Giveaway What if you could bring a projector with you, wherever you go, and easily display presentations, movies, and more with it? This $299 AAXA P4X Pico Pocket Projector attempts to make this possible. Read More , while a Raspberry Pi acts as the brains of the operation.
You can even build this yourself by reading the instructions at Make.
Python Thermal Printer
Who needs ink when the power of heat can make letters appear on piece of paper? One enterprising father, Wade Wegner, hooked up a thermal printer with a Raspberry Pi to pass messages to anyone who is in the kitchen.
"Having three young kids, I thought of so many different ways the printer could be fun and useful (although, to be 100% honest, I haven't found all that much utility in it yet, but it sure has been fun)," he wrote in his blog.
The printer can be set up with daily weather scripts, a daily Sudoku puzzle, and even a Twitter mentions script. Why do this? Because you can.
Beer Keyboard
At a time when computers are becoming eco-friendly, you should do your part too. Some geeks at Robofun Create took that message to heart and decided to recycle their empty beer cans by turning them into a giant keyboard.
That's the usual letters and keys of a regular keyboard, mapped on forty beer cans. Touch a can to type that letter on the screen. An Arduino board and a Raspberry Pi do the job of mapping each can to the appropriate key. Yup, pretty sure they thought of this project while everyone was on their last drink.
A Plant's Life Is In Reddit's Hands
When connected to the Internet, the Raspberry Pi opens up a world of new possibilities. Redditor tylerjaywood decided to put his plant's fate in the able hands of the demented minds at Reddit.
He hooked up his watering system to a Raspberry Pi, which creates a new Reddit post every day. In the thread, users vote whether the plant would get watered that day or not. The votes are totalled at the end of the day, and action taken accordingly. And everyone can watch it all live through a webcam stream. It's still on, and you can participate at the sub-Reddit.
The repository for the PleaseTakeCareOfMyPlant project is available on GitHub in case you want to replicate it, you sick, plant-hating, torturous beast.
Internet-Controlled Car Horn
For more of Reddit's twisted sense of humor, check out the Internet Car Horn Prank. Make's Lewis Callaway joined a Raspberry Pi to a car horn, and programmed it so that anyone on Reddit could blare the horn.
Hide this little contraption in a friend's car or apartment and watch their sanity spool ever so slowly, as they try to figure out where the sound is coming from and why someone would do this to them. Callaway estimates this takes half a day of work and less than $75 in parts. Apparently that's a sensible deal when a crazy person wants to prank someone.
Ever thought of a pun that you couldn't wait to share with someone else? This is what happens when engineers think of puns. They turn it into real-life projects that make you go, "Whaaaaa?"
The BeetBox is a musical instrument that plays drum beats when you touch a beet vegetable in a wooden box. GET IT? Beet. Beat. Haha. Here, go make your own.
A Raspberry Pi and a capacitive touch sensor work behind the scenes to detect each touch. The custom Python script for Pi triggers a drum beat sample based on the touch. And an audio amplifier plays it out for everyone to hear.
Piano Stairs
Princeton University should put this into their prospectus. The piano stairs are enough to make anyone in their right mind want to study there. It's exactly what it sounds like: each step on a stair will sound a piano note!
Each stair basically has a light-based "tripwire", the makers say, made of a light source on one side and a photoresistor on the other. An Arduino reads the sensors and relays the value to a Raspberry Pi, which plays the sounds.
You can replicate this on any stairs by following the Instructable. Ten bucks says you'll be trying to replicate that iconic scene from Big by the end of it.
Make a Mistake, Get Hit With a Foam Missile [Broken Link Removed]
The software engineers at PaperCut live in mortal fear of goofing up. Each code line is inspected several times before committing. For if they make a mistake, the Retaliation bot will hunt them down!
This missile launcher is the enforcer in the PaperCut offices. Whenever the software build is broken, the Raspberry Pi and Python script will kick into action. The message is relayed to Retalation, a foam missile launcher, that won't stop until it completes its mission.
Beware, coders everywhere. Your bosses might soon have a new weapon in their arsenal. PaperCut has put Retaliation on Github for anyone to make it.
Twitter Candy Bot
It's empirically proven that social networks affect self-esteem Facebook Makes You Sad, and "It Won't Happen to Me" is a Lie Facebook's potential as a trigger for depressive symptoms has been talked about in the past too, but this year has seen more of such studies than before. Here's what they say. Read More . So when someone tweets at you, reward yourself with a candy. What do you mean "why?", this isn't the time or the place for such questions.
All you need is a Raspberry Pi, a servo motor, and an old cola bottle stuffed with M&Ms. David has detailed instructions on how to build this.
You can set the Twitter Candy Bot to trigger based on a username or a hashtag, so it might just be of some use. But mostly, it's just a fun, creative Twitter-based Pi project 10 Best Twitter Bot Projects for Raspberry Pi Read More .
Raspberry Dove Repellent
No, your eyes aren't tricking you, you read the name right. There's an actual device to repel doves, made with a Raspberry Pi and an owl decoy.
Apparently doves are a huge problem in Buenos Aires, and are fearless too. To drive them away from his home, Roni Bandini made a wooden owl decoy into a smart dove repellent. It detects doves' movements, which trigger the owl's eyes to glow red and emit owl and hawk predator sounds.
Doves are stupid. Fearless, but stupid.
Show Us More Weird Pi Projects!
Come on Internet, we know there are more weirdos out there. Like this guy who thought getting a new email should trigger a physical notification. Because of course, the 10 different "dings" we already hear on various devices aren't enough.
Show us your worst, readers! Let us bask in all the Internet's strange glory!
Image Credits:Christopher Neugebauer by Mad Scientist via Flickr
Related topics: Electronics, Raspberry Pi.
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9 Websites to Show You the Hottest Stuff on Twitter Now
We've already taken a look at how to find currently popular online stuff from different sources 3 New Ways To Discover Most Popular Online Content Read More , but there's no denying the magnitude of content that can be found in just one place – on Twitter. There are countless ways to filter through the noise, and find the tweets about stuff that matters to you, whether it's based on a specific topic or based on popularity.
In this article, we'll take a look at search Twitter for the most popular stories by the number of retweets or favourites a tweet receives, as well as how to find specific kinds of interesting information on Twitter.
Search Twitter For Information Based On Popularity
There are a variety of services for finding the most retweeted blog posts, stories and articles linked on Twitter, the most popular and influential of which is TweetMeme. Stories on TweetMeme can be browsed by the most popular from all categories in the past 24 hours, the past 7 days, or by specific categories including Entertainment, Comedy, Gaming, and Technology amongst others.
Content can be further broken down by News, Images and Videos. TweetMeme also allows you to keep up to date with the content on their site by subscribing to their RSS feeds. TweetMeme is also searchable if you want to find the hottest stories on specific topics.
Logging into TweetMeme with your Twitter account will then enable you to retweet the stories that you want to share with your followers directly from within their website.
TweetMeme also have a few extra goodies for users including a bookmarklet, a retweet button or chicklet for your blog posts, and plugins making it easy to incorporate the button on your blog.
DailyRT takes a similar approach to TweetMeme, by ranking the most popular Tweets in the past hour, 24 hours or 7 days. The difference however, is that the content is not limited to blog posts and articles, but also includes the most popular tweets in general.
This does have its downside of course, as the most popular tweets are not necessarily the most informative. Using their search feature however allows users to harness the information found on DailyRT and get the most out of it. One interesting feature found on DailyRT includes the ability to search for the most retweeted items from specific users.
Logging in with your Twitter account allows you to retweet directly from the website, but gives you no choice in the wording, and each retweet includes a direct link to the DailyRT homepage. DailyRT has a list on Twitter of the 50 most retweeted members on Twitter.
Thoora is another site that plugs into the information on Twitter letting people know what the most popular stories are, but it also gets its statistics from the number of blog posts and news articles covering a certain topic. Each article is accompanied by the number of retweets as well as the number of articles or blog posts found online.
Information is broken down into categories including Business, Controversy and Sci/Tech, amongst others. Stories can also be browsed by the newest developing stories, stories that are currently popular and by those that have been popular for the past week.
Signing up for an account allows you to share the content on Facebook, Buzz, Twitter and via Email, and discuss the stories on the website. Opening up any given story is where Thoora truly excels in comparison to other similar sites. It provides users with statistics on the story, recent tweets about it, links from blogs and official news sources.
Finding Tweets With The Most Favourites
Another method of tracking popularity on Twitter is keeping track of how many favourites any given tweet has. Favstar does just that. This might not necessarily lead to a wealth of information and links, but it's interesting and funny nonetheless. The website gives users a way to pass some free time, reading jokes, interesting witticisms and commentaries on current affairs, and you'll even find the occasional link to an article or video.
Tweets are divided into popular, rising and new. Signing in with your Twitter account allows you to quickly follow interesting users featured on Favstar, add tweets to your favourites, and even retweet. Favstar should however come with a warning that it is not at all PG. Favstar also has a three lists worth following – Tech and Social Media Tweeters, Celebrity Tweeters and Funny, Entertaining or Insightful Tweeters.
You can also search Twitter for specific users to see which of their tweets have received the most favourites. The website is available in English, German and Japanese.
Finding Job Listings
Micro.Vois features tweets relating to freelance work. Tweets listed on the site are divided into users looking for freelancer work, and users who are looking to hire freelancers – and it does so in a very simple way. Micro.Vois uses Twitter's hashtags to label the tweets, using #havework or #wantwork to distinguish the tweets from the rest of the chatter online.
The listings can also be further narrowed down by profession, with web development, programming, graphics, writing and miscellaneous jobs.
TweetyJobs is another site that features job listings mentioned on Twitter. One main difference between Micro.Vois and TweetyJobs is the fact that the latter is searchable. You can search for a specific job title in a specific city or zip code, and filter the results into either listings from corporate sites or Twitter.
Finding Items for Sale
TwitShop is another listings site that uses Twitter's hashtags to aggregate its information. If you have an item for sale, appending the hashtags, #forsale, #4sale or #auction, will ensure that your tweet shows up on the site.
TwitShop is searchable, so if you want to buy something in particular from another Twitter user, it's easy to find.
CheapTweet, like TwitShop, aggregates items that are for sale on Twitter. It features listings in a variety of categories including Tech, Food and Home & Family, amongst others. Not only does it provide you with listings, but users can also vote on how good a deal each listing is.
Finding Popular Music
We Are Hunted
We Are Hunted [Broken URL Removed] is a slick site which combs Twitter, along with other social media sites like Facebook and MySpace to give you a list of the 99 most popular songs at the moment. If you want to listen to all 99 songs, simply start at number 1, and it will automatically play through the entire list. You can also limit the results to only the songs that are popular on Twitter.
It also allows you to share any given song on Twitter, Facebook or via email. If you want a more extensive list of what music is currently popular on Twitter, check out David's article on using The Hype Machine to do just that.
In the the future, we'll take a look at more ways to search Twitter to get the most out of the content, including finding out what new movies are popular on Twitter, how to find personalised content for you, and sites that list all the information available on specific topics.
How do you find the content that matters to you on Twitter? Let us know in the comments.
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How MMG Fusion manages your practice's online presence, marketing and customer interaction—all in one tool.
There used to be a time when you brought patients into your practice via an ad in the local newspaper or the Yellow Pages. But things are different in 2017.
Now, when patients are seeking out a dentist, they turn to places like Google and Facebook to see who is around and what people think of the doctor.
But while the internet creates new marketing opportunities, it also presents new challenges. Not everyone in the office is savvy enough to know how to get the best out of their online presence, or even know what search engine optimization (SEO) is. And that is where a product like MMG Fusion can help.
MMG Fusion is a suite of tools, available all-in-one as a bundle or a la carte in customizable solutions that helps not only with marketing and social media interactions, but also serves as a communication method to help keep in touch with patients.
Trending article: 4 secrets for successful online marketing
The appeal
For Dr. Ali Sarkarzadeh, DDS, of Congressional Dental Care, in Rockville, Maryland, MMG Fusion provides an easy-to-use interface that brings all of his patient communication tools together.
"I could drop numerous vendors and move to one dashboard with one login," Dr. Sarkarzadeh says. "The intuitive nature of the products means there is no steep learning curve or overly complex systems like you find in some products."
MMG Fusion also has very tangible results for Dr. Sarkarzadeh, showing him the results of his marketing efforts.
"I am able to accurately track revenue from specific patients and marketing campaigns with Marketing Tracker," he adds. "It lets me know what is working and what is not so I can do more of the good and less of the bad. As a dentist, it helps me increase my new patient numbers, which increases my revenue. That's really the most important thing. On a daily basis, it automates and simplifies tasks that previously may have required separate products or staff time and energy to complete."
Integration and centralization were the big attractors to Dr. Matthew Martin, DDS, of Martin Dentistry in Fishers, Indiana.
"I saw a need for a lot of processes in my office to not only be automated but to be integrated," Dr. Martin says. "There're a lot of things that I could've been doing and tracking manually, or through a variety of programs, but when I looked into this, I found that I could have one platform that could do it all. I could go to one dashboard, because, as you know, everyone's trying to sell a dental office something so that they can get a nice reoccurring monthly revenue stream going, and you can easily fill up your front office desks with eight dashboards. MMG does it all and it's all easy. It's all reported at once, accessible at once and does it all for us at once."
For Kathy Cole, office manager at Twin Dental in Cincinnati, Ohio, the decision to adopt MMG Fusion was the result of a practice consultant's recommendation.
"They suggested we use it to do things like our local reports, SEO and confirmation phone calls," Cole says. "It works with us as far as confirmation of our calls and texting our patients on their appointments. Also, they do the surveys after the patients' appointments."
MMG Fusion also allows targeted marketing of specific services. For instance, Twin Dental is a general dental practice, but they'll also market for specific offerings, and they were able to promote those services directly.
"We do try to market for implants, Lumineers and Invisalign," Cole says. "We do all phases of dentistry here, so we really market with keywords like 'sedation' or 'Lumineers.'"
Trending article: 3 ways to support your staff with practice marketing software


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Lipid-Protein interaction assay is a method to search lipids, which are bound with proteins in vitro. Since membranes that are spotted with chloroplast lipids such as monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG), digalactosyldiacylglycerol (DGDG), and sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol (SQDG) are not commercially available, we extracted these lipids from cyanobacterial cells and spotted them onto membranes. The prepared membranes could be used for lipid-protein interaction assay.
Keywords: Lipid-protein interaction assay, Lipid extraction, Chloroplast lipid
Materials and Reagents
Representative data
Figure 3. Representative results of Lipid-Protein Interaction Assay. Each spot on the left (PIP Strip) and middle membrane (Membrane Lipid Strip) contained 100 pmol of lipids. The right membrane contained chloroplast lipids, MGDG, DGDG, SQDG, and PG, and also contained cardiolipin (CL) as the control. The membranes were incubated with 0.5 μg/mL GST-PDV2. The abbreviations used are: LPA, lysophosphatidic acid; LPC, lysophosphatidylcholine; PI, phosphatidylinositol; PI3P, phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate; PI4P, phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate; PI5P, phosphatidylinositol 5-phosphate; PE, phosphatidylethanolamine; PC, phosphatidylcholine; PI(3, 4)P2, phosphatidylinositol 3, 4-bisphosphate; PI(3, 5)P2, phosphatidylinositol 3, 5-bisphosphate; PI(4, 5)P2, phosphatidylinositol 4, 5-bisphosphate; S1P, sphingosine 1-phosphate; PI(3, 4, 5)P3, phosphatidylinositol 3, 4, 5-triphosphate; PA, phosphatidic acid; PS, phosphatidylserine; TAG, triacylglycerol; DAG, 1, 2-diacylglycerol. The image was reprinted from Reference 2 with permission from The Plant Cell; copyright American Society of Plant Biologists (www.plantcell.org).
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Dream High Episodes 14 & 15
Episode 14:
Bwahaha! I was right! Hye Mi, you can't deny you some Song Sam Dong! Maybe they'll finally have her remember the fact that she completely stood him up. She has yet to apologize for that crap.
Anyway, that episode was mostly annoying. I skipped almost half the episode. Anytime anyone cried–Anything with Jin Guk and his father. BUT I am pretty dang happy that they're all a little happy team now. It has just occurred to me that there is only one episode left– so I guess that's why they all have to get their problems fixed…
Episode 15:
I think I skipped even MORE of this episode, but it was much more entertaining. I have no idea why they put the dad back into the storyline… I guess its GOOD that they only have 16 episodes looks like they didn't even know what to do for that last two episode.
Anyway, I'm really REALLY happy with our Jason/Pil Suk situation atm. That nose kiss was so freaking cute! I didn't like how she decided to take control of the kissing after that, but I'm glad they changed the shot to her feet, cause that was super cute as well.
I thought they ended that episode really weird. Anyway, I can just imagine how are last episode is going to be… They debut, they do well- the happy ending!!
Mm, I'm just glad that they have random characters that remind you about the fact this drama is partially a drama, it makes me realize that I shouldnt take all those crappily written sob scenes seriously. There was ONE part that I cried about, and I don't even remember it. Though I was pretty upset when Song Sam Dong started chasing the bus and crying. I was like, dude! She's not in there! And she's all 'I was yelling for you to stop' to which I tell her 'uh, duhhh, he's going deaf woman!' I'm thinking I'm not wrong, but I'm still kind of nervous I'm completely misinterpreting the whole Hye Mi falling for SSDong. Why do dramas insist on waiting until the last second to confess! I like to have at LEAST two episodes of cutesy romance…
Either way, looking forward to the last episode!
Pod Casts and UStreams
Recently Jae from Love[Asia]Music reconnected my ears with something I'd found a long time ago and somehow forgotten about. Asian Pop Addict is a group of hilarious friends that, once a week, hosts a podcast where they play music and fill you in on the latest asian pop news. Sometimes they also talk about dramas, and even just as likely- get off topic some.
I love listening to them. They're funny, they're charasmatic and they've crossed the not so fine line that is perv. You can find their previous 76 podcasts on their site.
They have inspired Rohx, Jae and I to want to do something simular. We dont have the studio- but we do have Rohx. We will be starting Eclecticism this weekend, saturday. Jae will not be able to make the first cast, but Rohx and I are going to work hard to dig up some news and play some fun music. The show will play all languages, but will probably be Korean and Japanese biased.
Make sure you check us both out. If nothing else, you're bound to get a good laugh. Hope to see you there!


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Capital Update
Capital Update tracks the movement of legislation, the introduction of notable bills, and routine regulatory announcements.
Education Department
Bilingual Education
Funding Priority
The Education Department will give priority under the Bilingual Educational Personnel Training Program to efforts by higher-education institutions to prepare math and science teachers to help limited-English-proficient students. The notice appeared in the Oct. 1 Federal Register.
Student-Aid Eligibility
Final Rules
Under new rules published in the Oct. 19 Federal Register, postsecondary institutions that lose their eligibility to participate in federal aid programs are no longer entitled to a formal hearing before an administrative law judge.
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Head Start Eligibility
Final Rules
The Health and Human Services Department published rules in the Oct. 9 Federal Register amending the process for selecting and serving children in Head Start. While maintaining age and income as the key criteria, the rules encourage grantees to weigh a broader range of factors and to set priorities reflecting community needs.
Legislative Action
Rehabilitation Act
Congress gave final approval last month to a measure reauthorizing
the Rehabilitation Act, which directs the Education Department to seek
comments on a proposed new definition for qualifying children who are
seriously emotionally disturbed for federal special-education
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text: My kids requested Artichoke Basil Dip for an appetizer the other night so I decided to take the remaining artichokes and make this Artichoke Basil Pesto. If you like artichokes, basil and almonds, you'll love this recipe. It's great served as a side with fish, chicken, pork or seafood, and it only takes 5 minutes to prepare.


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Southwestern Basmati Rice
2 cups uncooked basmati rice (Jasmine can substitute)
1 cup dried black beans (for best result), pre-soaked
1 - 1 1/2 cups corn (fresh is best)
2 bell peppers (preferably one red, one green), chopped
1 bulb garlic (or to taste), roughly minced
1 bunch green onions (scallions), sliced
2 tablespoons cumin seeds (optional)
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup virgin olive oil (or more!)
1. If you are cooking the beans from dried, get that started now. You want them to be cooked so that they are soft inside, but not too soft. You don't want them to be mushy. Make note of the fact that once they are done, they should be drained, rinsed under cold water, and set aside. Once the black beans are on their way to being ready, cook the rice, either on stovetop or in a rice cooker. Place rice aside once it is ready, leaving the lid off so the rice may cool.
2. Fill a small pot halfway with water, and bring to a boil. Put the corn in this pot for only a few minutes, then drain and rinse under cold water (to stop it from continuing to cook). Set aside.
3. Place bell peppers in a bowl. You may also add the corn, rice and beans to this bowl (so it better be a big one!). Mince the garlic roughly, not finely. Add the garlic little by little to the rice mix until it's just the way you like it.
4. Add green onions to the rice mixture. Add cumin seeds if you have decided to, and salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle slowly with olive oil until it's as moist as you'd like it. If you like dry rice, you won't need the full 1/4 cup. If you like it really moist, you'll need the 1/4 cup.
Some of the produce in this recipe is also raw, which gives it lovely texture, and makes it even healthier! The only real fat in this recipe is olive oil, and I think we all know that fat from virgin olive oil is good fat! Now, for the recipe! Keeps good for about 4 days when refrigerated. Usually need to add a little more olive oil if it's been stored for more than 24 hours.
Source of recipe: After trying lots of vegan rice salads in the deli sections of grocery stores, I got really tired of the undercooked rice and bland flavor. I decided to make my own, and this is what I came up with!
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What is Food Crime?
Food crime is a risk to public health and to the global reputation and economy of the Scottish food and drink industry. The term food crime covers a range of different fraudulent actions:
- Food Fraud - swapping or adding cheaper, lower quality or dangerous ingredients.
- Document Fraud - fraudulently using the identity of a genuine food business or using falsified documents to assure the quality of a product.
- Illicit goods – selling a product as something it isn't, such as counterfeit alcohol e.g. fake vodka or wine.
- Illegal slaughter – slaughtering farmed and wild animals under conditions which don't meet animal welfare or hygiene standards.
- Mislabelling - deliberately falsifying information on food labels, for example, saying it's Scottish produce, free range or organic when it's not.
- Unfit food - allowing food to be sold that could be a risk to consumers; from putting animal by-products back into the food chain, to changing use-by-dates.
Reporting food crime
To report a food crime anonymouslty, call the Scottish Food Crime Hotline (0800 028 7926), which is run in partnership with Crimestoppers.
Scottish Food Crime and Incidents Unit
The Scottish Food Crime and Incidents Unit (SFCIU) includes the investigations and intelligence gathering arms of Food Standards Scotland (FSS) who focus on tackling food crime and maintaining consumer protection.
Their remit in relation to food, drink and animal feed, is to prevent, investigate and disrupt;
- serious and/or complex fraudulent conduct, and
- serious and/or regulatory non-compliance involving dishonesty
in relation to the Scottish food and drink industry.
Conduct is considered serious in this context where it is likely to result in:
- significant risks to public safety
- substantial gain to the offender or loss to consumers
- pan-regional or transnational offending, or
- significant public concern.
The Unit has a dedicated Intelligence Office which analyses, develops and actions information received from members of the public, food business operators and industry whistle-blowers.
The Investigations team investigate instances of food crime. They may also support Local Authorities with enquiries into serious breaches of food safety and assist with complex and protracted investigations.
Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA)
The IPA has invested powers to Food Standards Scotland to acquire communications data, in respect of its criminal investigations.
As part of this process, FSS has entered into a collaboration agreement with the National Anti-Fraud Network (NAFN).
Food incidents
A food incident occurs when there are concerns about threats to the safety or quality of food and/or feed.
Food Crime and Investigation
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Today is hike #6 for the season. The temperature at departure was 44 degrees, around 11ish. I got back around 2:15ish and the temp was 40. Only saw 3 people today and 1 dog. The wind has picked up quite a bit sense yesterday – obvious that the new cold front is moving in. Knowing that tomorrow is going to be totally different than today, there will be more pictures to contrast.
The creek (flat creek) is flowing swiftly. The hurrying clouds take us from sunny to cloudy to sunny again and back. Depending on what side of the mountain you stand, the wind is whipping or still.
The hike up was uneventful. Things seemed to be shifting from warm and sunny to something is about to happen and we're not sure what. I got past the switchbacks and the wind had really picked up but the sun had come out
too. It really didn't seem like a big storm was upon us.
Take note of the picture to the left – the Saddle. This will look totally different tomorrow.
I love how the clouds are making such a stark contrast on Mt. Mitchell and the Craggy Gardens. Notice how "black" things look on the mountain tops? That is how this range gets its name "Black Mountains". Even more so with the sunshine in the foreground.
Coming back down things started to change. A lite snow at first and then almost a whiteout near near the bottom.
Don't miss tomorrows blog for the dramatic outcome of this storm.


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It all began with pole position on Saturday. Little did anyone expect Saturday's results let alone Sunday's! With Fisichella winning pole position on Saturday, it was still not obvious that he would deliver on Sunday. But what a race!
The first couple of minutes at Spa were just a preview to the action that was to follow. With Romain Grosjean coming in the way of Button's race and with Hamilton and Jaime Alguersuari bearing the consequences of the crash, the race was all about the action right from the start.
Force India, for 2 years now had placed itself at the tail end of every standing. As if to say 'enough is enough' Fisichella put on a show that is bound to go down in history.
If you ask me, Fisichella had a real chance to stand on the podium. Raikonnen's comfort with the Belgian circuit and KERS put him at an undeniable advantage. As for Fisichella's win, Force India proved a lot of people wrong on Sunday and I have a feeling this is just the beginning!
For the Ferrari fans, it was just wonderful to see the red car up ahead for the first time this season.
2009 definitely has been a season of so many things unexpected. I can only imagine what the last couple of races have in store. As always I am still excited about what Singapore is going to unfold!


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Pixar Summer Movies To Go will offer up a different fan favorite film from the studio each week, and DMA users can unlock exclusive bonus content like special filmmaker introductions, trivia and more goodies. Additionally, in the Discover section of the DMA app, you'll find "Countdown to Pixar's Ultimate Movie-Making Secrets." The roll-out begins with Cars today, to be followed by gems like WALL-E, Up, Toy Story and Finding Nemo. And for a limited time, if you download DMA and link it to your iTunes account, you get The Incredibles for free.


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A humanized story of the T&F characters and their lives in high school. WARNING: Some mature stuff mentioned.
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Chapter 1
Thomas slowly pulled his himself out of his bed, the summer holidays had ended and now it was back to school, or to him, prison.
"Thomas!" called a voice, it was his father. "Get dressed and come down for breakfast."
He walked over to wardrobe and pulled out a black t-shirt, a blue hooded jacket, with a yellow number One on the back, and a pair of light grey and red track suit bottoms. He got dressed into his clothes and grabbed his blue trainers with the grey laces. Soon he was fully dressed and made it out of his "messy" room, into the corridoor. He chose to ignore the fact that his black hair was in a complete mess.
He sprinted down the stairs and into the kitchen, his mum lay down a plate of toast at the table beside his dad who was reading the newspaper. His younger twin sisters, Annie and Clarabel were already there.
"Toast and tea is on the table Thomas," said his mother kindly.
"Thanks mum," said Thomas as he grabbed the plate and mug. Quickly, he drank the tea and ran off with the toast in hand.
"Where are you going?" asked his dad.
"To the bus stop, I'm meeting Percy there." said as he grabbed his school bag. pulling the strap over his left shoulder, and above his right so that it ran across his chest diagonally, before running out the door.
"Bye Thomas!" shouted his sisters.
"Bye!" As the slammed shut.
Thomas ran down the road towards the bus, a boy wearing a green hoodie with a yellow six on the front, green trousers and trainers stood with a back pack.
"Hi Thomas." said Percy cheerfully.
"Hey Percy," replied Thomas. Percy had been his best friend for as long as he could remember.
"You ready for this?" asked Percy.
"Since when am I ever ready for prison?" replied Thomas.
"Good point." They both laughed at the joke as the bus pulled up. It was a red bus, the driver always made sure that it was working and was a good friend of the boys. Both of them got on board.
"Hi Bertie," they said.
"Hello you two, looking forward to going back to school."
"I'd be lying if I said I didn't." said Thomas, as he and Percy sat down.
Soon, they were at school. Thomas and Percy said bye to Bertie and went off. They walked towards the entrance, where two boys sitting on the bench, one was wearing a blue shirt with a yellow two on the front, the other was wearing a dark brown jacket and a brown shirt with a yellow seven on the front, grey trousers and black trainers.
"Hi Edward, Hi Toby," said Percy.
"Hi you two," said Toby.
"You guys got your timestable?" asked Edward.
"Then lets get them," suggested Toby.
"Hey there's Gordon and Henry," said Thomas. Walking towards them were two boys. One had blonde hair was wearing a white t-shirt under a denim blue sleeveless jacket with a small yellow four on the left, blue jeans and grey boots, the other had black hair a green jacket with a yellow three, green trousers and trainers
"Hey guys" said Henry, everyone replied.
"Come on, I want to find out when I'm doing sports," said Gordon
"Shouldn't we wait until James and Emily show up," said Percy.
"Where are they anyway?" asked Thomas.
"Most likely behind the school making out a again," replied Gordon, "You know those two can't keep their hands off each other."
Everyone laughed.
"Come on, lets get our timestables," suggested Edward, "We'll find them latter."
Soon, they were waiting in line for their timetables outside the office. There they saw a boy with black hair with red streaks through it, wearing a red jacket with a yellow five, black trousers and boots. he was holding hands with a girl who had black hair, wearing a green shirt and a black skirt, black tights and heels. The guys smiled at the schools most romantic couple James and Emily. They had been together for as long as anyone could remember and held the record for longest couple.
After a while, everyone had their timestables and was discussing their lessons.
"Yes! Yes! YES!" yelled Gordon, clearly happy, "Triple sports first thing today."
"I've got double science, first," said Emily, "Then drama."
"I'm sitting next to you in science, babe," said James, flirtaously.
"Me and Thomas have science first as well," said Percy, before sighing at what was next "Then I have math."
"Percy, if you need help, I can help," suggested Toby.
"Thanks, Toby."
Suddenly, the Head teacher, Sir Topham Hat, nicknamed The Fat Controller by the students for obvious size. However, he was highly respected by most of the students, because he was a firm but fair head.
"Ah Thomas, I've been looking for you," said STH.
"Yes, sir?"
"We have a new student joining us today, I would like you come to my office to show her around because you share the same timetable for most of the lessons."
"Yes, sir."
TFC then walked away. Everyone then focused on Thomas.
"So Thomas, do you want to know all of the romantic spots?" asked Emily.
"What?" asked a shocked Thomas, "I'm just to show her around, not date her."
"Yeah, Rosie is already chasing him," said Gordon, everyone laughed expect Thomas, who was now bright red.
Not wanting to listen to the other jokes, Thomas quickly left for the heads office. As he neared, he saw someone he didn't want to see. Ahead was a girl with red hair and freckles, wearing a pink dress. She ran up to him.
"Hi, thomas," said Rosie.
"Uhh...Hi...Rosie," said Thomas.
"Thomas, I was wondering if..."
"Rosie, sorry but I don't want to date, I keep telling you that."
"Oh, ok," said Rosie sadly, and she walked off.
Thomas felt sorry for Rosie, he liked her as a friend, but she wanted to be somthing more, and she wasn't his type. He walked towards the office door and knocked.
"Come in," came a voice from the other side.
Thomas entered to see the Fat Controller sitting at his desk, he was on the phone. Soon, he hung up.
"Ah, Thomas. Unfortunately, the new student is running late, so you head to your next lesson, and I'll send her there when she arrives."
He turned around and made his way to science. Soon he was at his class, before he could sit beside Percy. The teacher told him to sit on a desk by himself, much his annoyance, while Rosie was told to sit next to Percy. The rest of the lesson was worst, he couldn't be bothered to pay attention. He looked around to see James and Emily quietly flirting. In front of them was Percy and Rosie, both were as bored as him.
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door, the teacher stopped talking and everyone stared at the door. It opened to reveal the Head teacher everyone groaned and returned to their boredom.
"Sorry to disturb your lesson, but you have a new student, here she is." He said, Thomas looked at the student he was to so around. His mouth dropped.
The girl had long blonde hair with a purple hair band, a purple vest shirt, tight black trousers and black leather boots. A black backpack hanging off her left shoulder. Everyone focused on the new girl, especially the boys.
"Everyone, this is Lady," said STH.
"Nice to meet you Lady," said the Teacher, " Take a seat next to Thomas."
Thomas' eyes widened, Lady was completely amazing. He watched as she walked around the class to sit next to him. He ignored the death glares from the other boys, and the rage visible on Rosie's face. Lady reached into her school bag and took out her books for work. James and Percy began talking.
"Hey Percy," said James.
"How much do you want to bet that Thomas has got a stiffy?"
Both of them quietly laughed, while Rosie continued to glare. Thomas struggled to take his eyes away, Lady was beautiful, like an angel.
"This is gonna be an interesting year." he thought.
Chapter 2
It had been an interesting lesson for Thomas, half of the time he had been doodling in his workbook, and the other half he had been watching Lady. She hadn't said a word to him, because unlike him, she had been busy taking notes.
"She must be smart," thought Thomas, adding a second thing to his list of the great things about her.
Suddenly, the school bell rang and everyone began packing up their stuff, trying to quickly escape. Thomas decided he would try to speak.
"Yes," she replied, not only did she look like an angel, she had the voice of an angel. Point three for his list.
"Uh...what is your next lesson...my jobs to show you round the school."
"I have math next."
"So do I, I'll so to class."
"Thank you, what's your name again?"
"It's Thomas."
"Well, nice to meet you Thomas," said Lady with a smile, a forth point for his list.
"Let's go then,"
Both of them walked out of the class, unaware that they had been watched by Percy, James, Emily ,and a very angry Rosie.
"Looks like Thomas is trying to get together with the new girl," said James, based on his observation. Rosie just boiled with anger.
Math was just as dull as science, with the teacher going on about what they were expected to do. Instead of sitting next to Percy or Lady, Thomas was sitting by himself. He didn't like being without his best friend as if he felt nervous and scared a bit without his good friend. But he could go through it on his own. But at least Edward was in this class with him.
He felt much better with his calm and smart friend to help him and he looked up to him if he needed help with the stress.


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Automobiles are spawning the growth and development of roads in India as they did in the USA many decades ago. In many parts of the country, national highways are being converted to multi-lane expressways. And in places like the crowded Kerala, where expansion becomes difficult, road surfaces are being improved.
For a person born in the 1960s, I have grown in an age where for decades the Ambassador was the only mode of transport from point A to point B. We filled the car with friends and relatives and rode on two-laned highways and pot-holed byways. A generation of Indians may soon be born that will take for granted the presence of good roads.


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I read this on A Small Tribe. It's an excerpt from Baby Catcher: Confessions of a Modern Midwife by Peggy Vincent.
"So my first child, this not-yet-teenaged boy, pulled a wooden chair to my side and draped his thin arm across my shoulders , saying "Well, Mom, here's how it is. See, I was one (Spirit Baby) myself, so that must be how I know. Anyway, every woman has a circle of babies that goes around and around above her head and those babies are all the possible babies she could have her in whole life. Every month, one of those babies is first in line. If she gets pregnant, then that's the baby that's born. If she doesn't get pregnant, the baby goes back in the circle and keeps going around with all the others. If she gets pregnant but something bad happens before the baby's born...now listen Mom, here's the really cool part- it goes back into the circle, but it becomes a Spirit Baby, and all the other babies give it cuts. Each month it's always first in line. Isn't that great?"
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From The Guardian, April 6, 2017 (Image: Solar thermal plant in Spain, Beyond Zero Emissions via Flickr)
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