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Happy Ten Years To A Press Conference That Will Never Be Forgotten: Allen Iverson Talking About Pratice
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Ten years ago, on this day in May, Allen Iverson, who at the time was the Philadelphia 76ers' star guard made the words "practice" famous.
Practice: the action or process of performing or doing something as it's defined according to dictionary.com had a different meaning on that afternoon in May.
Sitting in front of several media groups and cameras, Iverson who was holding a press conference due to missing a practice, single handily changed the word. 13 sentences, 193 words, and point guard, Allen Iverson changed the word of practice. Oh yes, I'm talking about the word practice.
Responding to a media member's question, Iverson had these 193 words to say:
"We're sitting here, and I'm supposed to be the franchise player, and we're talking about practice."
"I mean listen, we're sitting here talking about practice, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we're talking about practice."
"Not the game that I go out there and die for and play every game like it's my last, but we're talking about practice man."
"How silly is that?"
"Now I know that I'm supposed to lead by example and all that, but I'm not shoving that aside like it don't mean anything.
"I know it's important, I honestly do, but we're talking about practice."
"We're talking about practice man."
"We're talking about practice."
"We're talking about practice."
"We're not talking about the game."
"We're talking about practice."
"When you come to the arena, and you see me play, you've seen me play right, you've seen me give everything I've got, but we're talking about practice right now."
"Hey I hear you, it's funny to me too, hey it's strange to me too, but we're talking about practice man, we're not even talking about the game, when it actually matters, we're talking about practice."
Here's the video of Iverson's practice comments:
The next day, following his practice comments, Iverson would back it up that it was just "practice" as he scored 31 points, had 7 assists, and 3 steals in the 76ers 104-97 loss to the Detroit Pistons.
As for the 76ers they would go onto lose the series, 4-2 to Detroit. However, they wouldn't lose Iverson's famous comments as the story ten years later, wasn't that the Pistons went on to defeat the 76ers, it was that Iverson re-invented the word, practice.

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Some FAQs From Day One of 6.0.2
Hunter Specific:
Q: Where did my serpent sting go?
A: Serpent sting is not only available to survival hunters. It is a passive and automatically applied to all targets you hit with an arcane shot or a multi shot.
Q: What happened to stampede?
A: It is now a talent on the same row as a murder of crows and blink strikes and at the moment it is not useful for any spec in terms of raiding.
Q: Is stampede completely useless now?
A: Not at all. Stampede is still a great burst cooldown but over the course of any real amount of time, like in a raid, the other abilities will pass it in effectiveness but if you are out in the world killing rares or something that will go down quickly, as in 20 or 30 seconds max, than stampede is still a great choice for its burst damage.
Q: So now that scatter shot is gone does that mean I need to get better at targeting my traps in PvP?
A: While getting better at targeting is not a bad idea, do not worry too much. For the sole purpose of the scatter trap situation the range of traps has been greatly increased meaning you do not need to be perfectly accurate as you were before hand. Sadly for all other applications the loss of scatter shot does suck.
Q: Which spec is best now?
A: At the moment, and it seems at level 100, marksman is the way to go for the best numbers. However that can change if any last minute adjustments are made, but I would not expect it to change much at level 90, if at all.
Q: Should I quit playing a hunter, they suck now?
A: That is completely up to you. I will not quit using mine. If it ends up being that bad I will raid on a different character, but my hunter will always be my main as long as I am playing the game. So really, only you can answer that question. How much you do love playing a hunter?
Q: Can I solo XXX now?
A: Give it a try. Sometimes soloing is about skill, sometimes it is about power. I will tell you that you have a hell of a lot more power than you used to when going to old content.
Q: How can I just join a flex 4 group?
A: You can't. There is no such thing as flex any longer, it is now referred to as normal. With that change it means it is treated just like a normal raid and you must start at the beginning and zone in through the entrance. You can still join a group at later bosses, but you will need to travel there or be summoned.
Q: If I got an heirloom on flex but never on normal can I get the 100% change drop one on normal now?
A: Yes. Your flex one is now a normal one and the normal one you want is now a heroic one. But you will get a 100% chance of getting a weapon for each raid level. So if you have never got one on normal (now heroic) you will have a 100% chance to get it if you kill garrosh.
Q: Is the 100% drop per account, per character, or unlimited?
A: Every character on every account on every difficulty will have a 100% chance to get the BoA weapon if they have never received one on that difficulty before. Once you get on on that specific character for that specific difficulty, you can still get another but at the normal, very small, drop rate chance.
Q: So I can't do mythic 10 man?
A: No, the days of arguing 10 vs 25 are over. Mythic, the highest level of difficulty in game, is now a single group size of 20. So your 10 man will need to recruit more people if you want to do mythic.
Q: If I just did heroic (normal) can I pug into a mythic group?
A: Yes. LFR, normal, heroic and mythic are all separate lockouts now. So if you do one with guild you can pug the other if you wish.
Q: So what are the raid sizes and difficulties now?
A: LFR is completely unchanged, it is still LFR for 25 people. Flex is now referred to as normal and can be anywhere from 10 to 30 people. Normal is now referred to as heroic and is now also flexible and can be anywhere from 10 to 30 people. Heroic is now referred to as mythic and is a strict 20 player format.
Q: Holy crap my gear says heroic and I've never done heroic, is that a bug?
A: Nope, not a bug. That just means your gear is normal gear and being normal is now called heroic, your normal gear is now heroic gear.
Q: I hate my new face, can I change it without paying real money?
A: Sure you can. As long as you trust your local barber shop gnome or goblin with scissors. They took some classes in plastic surgery and will gladly reconstruct your face for a nominal fee.
Q: Where did this gold in my mail come from?
A: Justice points and valor points were removed from the game and converted to gold at a rare of 47 silver per point.
Q: Is it safe to delete toys that I already know?
A: Yes, it is safe. If you want to be sure click on it and when you do not learn it you are now sure and you can delete it.
Q: This mob just two shot me, is that intended?
A: Maybe yes, maybe no. Is it something you could normally kill easy enough? If so make a bug report with the name of the mob and explain that you used to kill it easily and now it two shots you. Some stat squish problems are around and they will fix them as they are reported. If it is something that used to two shot you, it most likely still will.
Q: Where is the reagents tab?
A: You will have an additional tab at the bottom of your bank. Click on that and you can buy the use of the tab for 100 gold, well worth it if you ask me.
Q: I learned my toy and it disappeared. and Where are my toys?
A: Your toys are now in the same place where your mounts and pets are. It is an added tab there which you can click on. You can use your toys directly from there or drag the ones you like to your action bar for easy access.
Q: What happened with all the things I used to buy with valor / justice?
A: Most of them were converted to be purchasable with gold, like the justice gear and valor gear. Some stuff was removed from the game like justice heirlooms and wrath commendations.
Q: Where can I get heirlooms from now being the vendor for justice is gone?
A: You can by them from the argent tournament and from the darkmoon fair. However this will take considerable more time collecting the needed currency and some heirlooms are not available from them at all.
Q: Will the heirlooms removed ever be added back to the game?
A: Blizzard said they will at some point but don't hold your breath waiting for them.
Q: Can I get to Draenor?
A: No, that is part of the expansion, anything you see here is not part of the expansion, it is part of the base game even if you never buy the expansion.
Q: Where is my garrison?
A: On Draenor waiting for you to get there on November 13th.
Q: So what exactly was added?
A: The limited time event for the title, pet and achievement and anything that you do not need to go to draenor for.
Q: How long do I have before the quest line goes away?
A: Just like all other prepatch events they will go away as soon as the expansion comes out on November 13th.
Q: One of my abilities is gone and I know for a fact it was not removed, what happened?
A: Some abilities like mangle for bears and death coil for blood DKs were designed to be used by more than one spec. When they changed it to be different for specs, or removed it from another spec, the spell ID changed and that is why it disappeared from your bar. Just pull it out of your spell book and drop it back on your bar. It is still the same spell, just different behind the scenes coding for it that removed it from your bar.
Q: What is with all these question marks on my bar?
A: They are broken macros most likely. If a spell has been removed, like greater healing wave on my shaman, the macro shows as a ? for me. Also if the spell has been renamed, like unleash elements on my shaman, it will show as a ? for me. I deleted the deleted ability macro and took it off my bar and changed the name of the one that changed. The ? for unleashed elements started showing the right image when I changed the macro to the new name of unleash life.
Q: How come my abilities hit so hard sometimes and so soft other times?
A: Older content gives us a buff, so you could see yourself hitting something for 400K one minute than come out into current content and only hit it for 20K. Nothing is broken, don't worry. You will just do higher numbers in older content. It is part of the system and intended, even if it feels weird.
Q: How come it is telling me I have unused talent points?
A: Because you have unused talent points. There were many changes to talents and if there was a large change in any row, or if a talent you had was removed, you will need to reselected a talent for that row.
Q: How come it will not let me select a level 100 talent?
A: Maybe because you are not level 100.
Q: My character seems broken without the level 100 talent, is that intended?
A: All classes are designed around being max level and yes, we are playing incomplete characters right now. The leveling perks we will get while leveling added to the level 100 talent may very well help with making your character feel less broken.
I got asked more questions, but these are some of the ones that stood out and I thought maybe the answers might help other people. If I can remember any more later, or someone asks one here that I happen to know the answer too, I might update this later. I might be grumpy, but I am definitely more polite than trade chat for when you have a question.
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- AnonymousOctober 15, 2014 at 3:03 PM
Q: Why do I still feel the need to setup up a group to spam Heroic Scenarios for Valor? Is there a treatment for this addiction?ReplyDeleteReplies
I wish there was a treatment for it.Delete
Actually I did get asked something similar to that a few times, but I have no real answer to give so I did not put it. Mostly it was people asking "If there is no valor what reason is there even to log in?" or "Does this mean no more frog farming because of the removal of valor?" or "what use are dungeons or scenarios without valor?"
Basically, a bunch of people that are asking the same question I am asking. What the hell was blizzard thinking removing the one thing that kept people logging on, the valor grind?
Wish I knew the answer, or the cure as you put it. I looked at the stone quest and saw all I get is 1000 timeless coins now and said, well here is something I will never do again. lol
got you beat GE - even 1 timeless coin now and said, "weel here is something I will never do again. Mu-hahahahaha". Thanks for the faq. answered my question on how to change my females back to "Sweet Neil" from "Hookers from Hell".Delete
-roo "the awaken at this ungodly hour".
Well, for some guys, they like that hookers from hell look.Delete
Glad it helped.
Q: How come it will not let me select a level 100 talent?ReplyDelete
A: Maybe because you are not level 100.
BEST ONE lolReplies
I swear I had to be asked that at least 10 times. Not kidding. Some of the other, lets call them lame, questions I did not even put up there.Delete
- AnonymousOctober 15, 2014 at 5:10 PM
1. Have you noticed how stupid NE look now when they run?ReplyDelete
2. How fun is Ordos now that we can't just roflstomp him and ignore all the mechanics? So much for "you will be just as powerful as you were before...."Replies
1) Yes, I have been complaining about how horrible it looks since the first released it on the beta. Even put in a ticket on it saying it much be a bug because no one runs like that.Delete
2) Wiped on ordos with a full group for the first time since the beginning weeks yesterday. It was really sad, but in a way, I kind of like you have to follow mechanics now a little. Shows how many people get lazy so quick and forget how the fight is supposed to be done. They did really whiff on the squish in a lot of places.
- SufferwellOctober 16, 2014 at 9:06 AM
Thanks for the FAQs. I think I was prepared for the patch. My main priority is just relearning the classes I intend to play, and redoing some keybinds/macros. One question for ya. You mentioned the other day about older enchants and food being hot sellers, like mongoose. Does this mean they're better than current MoP consumables? Just a bit confused by this.ReplyDelete
On a side note, went into FL last night to test this squish. I just LOL'd at how it's changed. I never had luck on the bosses, but trash would be a challenge sometimes unless I was in blood spec. Took me no time at all to get to Rag, and it felt like I was killing mobs in Westfall lol.
I intend to place my DK in an early retirement home for the first time since early 2011 and work on a rogue and warrior as my main dps, although changes to Arms kind of worry me. Anyways, I'm just excited to try some new classes.
Thanks GrumpyReplies
At the moment (unless it has already been hot fixed) cataclysm flasks, potions and food are better than mists stuff but it was said that they were going to fix that, so it is not worth going crazy stocking up on them.Delete
I think the just patched it so it is not as easy to solo it. Should still be done easily enough at 90, but the laugh fest you experienced it how it is supposed to feel at 100, not at 90. So they might be toning it down a bit soon, or looking at some posts on the forums, maybe they did already.
Sadly I am almost in the same situation with my hunter. I might play around with my warrior, as I intended to do at 100 anyway because I want to try gladiator stance, but hunters are in a bad place right now. At least a few recent tweet show that the developers have finally opened an eye to the hunter complaints over the last months. Sometimes I wonder why they never listen to the feedback on beta and ptr and just go live with things when they knew well enough there were issues.
- AnonymousOctober 16, 2014 at 11:17 AM
Is there a way to turn on my gunshot sounds? I have a bow and mog it to the kara wolf rifle and have become accustomed to the sounds...its kinda my audio queue thag I am actually attacking something. With the patch drop I now have the bowshot twang with my rifle...do we know how to change to gunshot sounds?ReplyDeleteReplies
To my knowledge this is a known bug right now and there is no way in game to fix it that I am aware of. It is on their "to do" list but you know how that goes sometimes. ;)Delete
There have been a fair deal of sound issues with the patch, for us hunters the gun sound is one of those problems. Lets hope they fix it with a coming patch, which I am sure they will.
There is (was) an addon for weapon sounds for hunters but I am not sure if it works currently and sadly do not recall the name. Perhaps you can search curse or whatever you use for addons to find it. It might still work.
- AnonymousOctober 16, 2014 at 12:05 PM
Finally got my giant Ulduar gun last week and it sounds like a daisy air rifle... Also im used to checking my active pet abilities on the right and now the damn bar is on the left- any way to move that back? Also those stupid shortcut C# on my pet buttons??! Please tell me I can go back to icons only. I went to Black Temple trying for that snub-nosed gun drop and I was suddenly two-shotting bosses and mobs were falling to a single glaive throw- yeah our power went up. Also WTF is going on in LFR with loot now. There are chests and ive used a dozen rerolls and gotten nothing but gold ever! At that rate I will never see anothe gear drop again. Please tell me this isnt the new loot system from here forward.ReplyDeleteReplies
You can change the key binds (or remove them if you wish) in the key binds section or with an addon, I use bartender personally. Bartender might be able to move the pet bar stuff for you as well because I don't understand what you mean by that. I did notice my skills disappearing, if that is what you are referring to. But it could be bartender messing with things on me.Delete
Black temple will not be as easy next week, it was a slight bug that made you that over powered. It will feel like it just did for you at 100, was not supposed to be that easy at 90. I believe they already fixed that.
Seems like you have gotten on a bad streak of luck. I have used 20 or more coins in a row with no wins many times. It is too early to call it a bug, in my opinion, might just be a bad luck streak. Trust me, I know about them all too well. Week 33 on hunter #4 and still no tier legs off the celestial boss and no ordos legs, and I have used a coin every single week on both (don't raid with that hunter). Yeah, sad.
By the way, if someone here is using ElvUI, it has been revealed that the addon contains a backdoor which the dev can use to say something on your behalf and execute some commands (like /gquit, for example).ReplyDelete
The dev has hastily removed the backdoor since - or at least he says so, but I would suggest you uninstall the addon immediately and never trust the dev again. At the very least, he doesn't understand what fire he is playing with.
Thread on MMO-C (there's also reddit):
That is the second addon I have heard that about in the past two weeks. Bagnon was the other.Delete
Wonder if the reports are true and if so, why would they be doing stuff like this, is there something they would gain out of it other than some grade school laughs?
The reports are true.Delete
The dev for the ElvUI is saying that he was using this for testing. At the very least, he's clueless and playing with things he doesn't understand, putting his users at risk. The backdoor apparently existed for 2 years, it will continue to exist basically forever because many people upgrade slowly, and it's an open invitation to exploit them, eg, someone can easily fork ElvUI, add some small features, put the backdoor in and distribute that fork with the intent to use that backdoor, etc, etc, there's no end to it. Also, if the dev is so clueless as to put a backdoor like this into a public build, what else is he clueless about. What else is in the code? And what else he will add tomorrow?
It's serious. Just uninstall the addon.
As to what they could gain - the exploit with Weak Auras was mailing people's gold to others. The backdoor in ElvUI can do the same and more (the Weak Auras exploit needed you to click "Yes", this backdoor doesn't).Delete
I just read his reply to why it was there and while, as someone that does know how to code, I do agree with his reasoning, I also believe you do not let it get out to the public like that. A test group, sure, but even a free item should not use its public as the test audience.Delete
The bagnon addon was said to be doing that, mailing your stuff to other people. See, that I can see people doing, but still, it is only virtual stuff, I can not see a reason to steal it. But to each their own. As they say, everything is worth something to someone.
"it is what it is" (my new horde, yes I said horde, guild on winterhoof. come for a look see GE.).Delete
Even in the virtual world, people will steal, make fun of others, and if they can (pvp) kill you over and over and over.
I wonder how many people have committed suicide over emails, facebook, et cetera , over the last few virtual world years. Too many I am afraid. So yeah, people will do their best to hurt one another even in WoW.
"it is what it is" - sad really.
-Wingfist (aka - "der roo")
Not "even in wow", it is "more so in wow". The shield of anonymity has given people the feeling that they can do and say anything they would like. Many of those people use this as justification for being "bad" people. "It is only the internet". They do not grasp the concept that there are real people on the other side of those pixels and they have real emotion and real feelings.Delete
The internet can turn even decent people into horrible human beings. I have seen it happen time and time again. It is easy to be a jerk online, it is hard to remain a decent person.


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Planning Commission votes 7-0 to recommend housing rezone
Despite some opposition, board advances Veterans Lake senior living project
The Arkansas City Planning Commission voted 7-0 on Dec. 13 to recommend the rezoning of a City of Arkansas City-owned parcel land to allow a potential senior housing development just east of Veterans Memorial Lake in southwest Arkansas City.
The commissioners made the decision after hearing testimony during a public hearing from seven citizens — six of whom oppose the project — as well as a representative of the developer, Joplin, Missouri-based Red-Wood Development.
Most who spoke against it live or own land near the area.
The public hearing was held in the commission room at City Hall, 118 W. Central Ave.
Red-Wood president Rick Schroeder highlighted the positives of the project and tried to mollify some of the residents' concerns, pointing out that seniors are fairly quiet and all of the units would face inward.
But several residents expressed fear that the area would lose its rural character if the development is allowed to proceed.
One woman spoke about flooding problems on nearby streets during storm events.
There was little disagreement among the commissioners once the public hearing was closed, however.
Commissioner Charles Jennings was outspoken about the need to follow planning goals.
"One of the things that both our professional staff as well as our consultant really pressed us to look at was — and we struggled with it, because all of us have nostalgia and fond memories of places — how long certain areas of the community have indeed sat idle," Jennings said of the Comprehensive Plan.
He served on the broad-based, citizen-led steering committee that drafted the newest version of the plan in 2013. It later was adopted in 2014 by the Planning Commission and City Commission.
"That is what went into that steering committee recommendation to look at different uses ... and that is why staff is bringing it up now," Jennings said.
"Everybody says we need more housing, but where are we going to put it at, unless we tear down old housing and replace it with new housing? Which gets us new housing, but not more housing. ... That's the rationale of the last five years: How do we grow?"
"Every housing study that's been done for Ark City has indicated a lack of senior housing," said vice chair Andy Paton.
Public Information Officer Andrew Lawson cited some goals from the 2014 Cowley County Comprehensive Housing Study that advocate the specific type of housing Red-Wood plans.
"You just need to go to the Senior Center to see them," Commissioner Mary Benton said of the people who would be served by the housing project.
"I see them. And most of you people will be there soon, too, in age," she added, addressing those in the audience.
Additional benefits cited by City staff include Red-Wood's offer to extend the current paved hike-bike trail along the west edge of the property, construct a new public restroom facility and deed both improvements back over to the City.
The company also offered to pay for all utility extensions to the site.
Jennings said this was the first real opportunity to bring development to the southern part of Arkansas City since the new levee was completed, removing the area from the floodplain map. This location was chosen because it is one of the largest and most suitable parcels in that particular Census tract, a requirement to seek tax credits.
Once the discussion was done, Jennings made the motion to approve the rezoning recommendation.
"I don't very often get to follow my work from the parking lot all the way to this point, but I'd like to have the opportunity to recommend that we approve making a recommendation to the City Commission to approve this request for this particular property to be rezoned from Public Use District to an R-3 High-Density Residential District," Jennings said.
His motion was seconded by Paton. The only hesitation in the vote came from Brian Wells, who initially was reticent about losing possible park expansion space for the Veterans Memorial Lake area.
But testimony from Public Works Director Eric Broce, who said the park area could be expanded north once the City's lime lagoons are decommissioned in 2018, seemed to sway Wells to vote in favor.
The only citizen to support the housing project was Glen Morrison, 1031 N. Second St. The following residents spoke against the proposal:
- Caryn Owings, 1315 S. Sixth St.
- Charles White, 1225 S. Sixth St.
- Dianna Ingram, 1308 S. Fourth St.
- Harvey Moore, 1308 S. Fourth St.
- Dennis Phillips, 906 N. First St.
- Cody White, 700 W. Fifth Ave.
The rezoning recommendation now goes to the City Commission of Arkansas City for its consideration and possible approval at its Jan. 3, 2017, regular meeting.
The meeting began at 5:30 p.m. and was adjourned at 6:50 p.m. Commissioners Albert Brown and Carl Mills were absent.
Paton arrived at 5:54 p.m. and Commissioner Mike Munson left at 6:38 p.m.
In other business Dec. 13, the Planning Commission:
- Unanimously approved the minutes of the Nov. 8 meeting.
- Voted 5-0 to recommend the approval of amendments to Article 25 of the Zoning Regulations that removes duplicative provisions created by the passage of general provisions for boards. The vote occurred after Munson left and while Jennings had stepped out of the commission room.
- Heard an update from Jennings on the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration of Unity event planned for Jan. 15, 2017.
In other business Nov. 8, the Planning Commission:
- Unanimously approved the minutes of the Oct. 11 meeting.
- Voted 5-0 to recommend vacating portions of the 300 block of South Seventh Street and 700 block of West Adams Avenue, adjacent to the Cowley College softball field.
In other business Oct. 11, the Planning Commission:
- Unanimously approved the minutes of the Aug. 23 meeting.
- Voted 7-0 to recommend the approval of amendments to Article 23 of the Zoning Regulations, regarding telecommunications towers, to comply with recent changes in state law.
- Discussed possible changes to the Neighborhood Revitalization Plan.


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We run our Five Things To Do This Weekend every Thursday but, naturally, there's always more than five things to do on a given weekend in Peoria. I'm listing some other things you can check out this weekend below as well as some newly announced events.
- 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' at the Giant Screen Theater: Part of the Summer Sizzlers series at the Peoria Riverfront Museum's Giant Screen Theater, the comedy classic "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" will be showing at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for children and $6 for seniors. "Help, I'm being repressed!"
- The Art Fair 5 Festival at Camp Wokanda: Sponsored by the Putnam County Music and Arts Festival, Art Fair 5 features concerts from local bands like Brainchild, art for sale, camping and activities for the family. Tickets are $65 at the gate and the festival runs from Friday until Sunday. Head over to the festival's Facebook page for more information.
- 'Sit-down' comedian announced for the Peoria Cabaret Theatre: Dan Gillogly, a self-proclaimed sit-down comedian, will do a one-night only performance at 8 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Peoria Cabaret Theatre (located on the first floor of the Maxam building downtown). Gillogly will showcase material from his "A Piano Player in Purgatory" routine in the first part of the performance. After a short intermission, he'll riff off the audience for improvisational bits and sing-alongs. Reserved seating is available at $20 per place by calling The Waterhouse office at 494-9100.


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"Loving On The Weekday" is the catchy new tune from soul-stained pop/R&B singer/songwriter Justin Stein produced by Vaughn Elsas. Meeting Justin and his girlfriend Julia has been a real treat. I got to see his his makeshift studio in his apartment, hear his music in progress, as well as raid his closet to style and take some upcoming pictures for the blog. Some of his highlights from his bio include touring the country in his teens as the opening act for the likes of Raven-Symone, Jordin Sparks, Jesse McCartney and Corbin Bleu, being invited to attend the Clive Davis of Recorded Music program at NYU and headlining The Stevie Wonder Tribute Concert featuring Questlove of The Roots.
Justin's tunes are pretty infectious and there was one unreleased track he played me that was pretty darn sexy. The guy's got soul, pipes, style, the look, charisma and moves. All the ingredients that I hope will have his star rise deservedly so.
Check out the track on Soundcloud and follow him on Twitter and Facebook!
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The western United States has been given an unfortunate nickname among some mental health professionals: the suicide belt. Among the top ten states with the highest rates of suicide, eight of these states can be found in the mountainous west.
In valley town of Grand Junction, Colorado, high school students and community members have begun to prioritize mental health in an effort to combat these high rates of suicide.
In the span of one school year at Grand Valley Junction between 2016 and 2017, there were seven suicides committed by teenagers.
In response to the devastating rates of suicide among teenagers and adults alike, the district opted to join a suicide prevention program known as Sources of Strength. This was primarily brought on by the consistent efforts of students who hope to make a change in the area.
This program trains peer mentors to recognize signs of
If a peer mentor or other student advocate is able to connect with a student who needs help, they might be able to connect them with other resources or help for their mental health.
And students aren't the only ones taking notice.
Between those aged 10 through 24 in Colorado, suicide is the leading cause of death. The Colorado Attorney General's Office has approved funding for a $2.8 million grant to reverse this grim trend. The funding will be used in order to help pediatric care for mental health and improve the mental health programming for schools throughout the state.
"We have a crisis on our hands, with more adolescents and teens taking their own lives, battling depression and struggling with undiagnosed behavioral disorders. Teachers see it, parents suspect it, friends and classmates know it. It isn't a lack of caring that's at issue; it is an unconscionable lack of resources devoted to the mental health of children," claims Attorney General Cynthia Coffman.
It is apparent that the lack of mental health resources is detrimental to the well-being of students and young adults in Colorado. On top of this, the "pull yourself up by the bootstraps" mentality is common throughout the region where mental health is still stigmatized. An estimated four out of every five older people have to take at least one daily medication, some of which are used to treat mental health.
The stigma toward mental health may run deep in this area, but there may be another reason why other areas of the nation are more mentally healthy.
According to a 2014 study, the presence of higher levels of lithium in drinking water led to lower rates of suicide within a monitored population. In fact, areas that received higher levels of lithium have suicide rates that range from 50 to 60% lower than low-lithium regions.
Lithium is a psychiatric drug that primarily treats symptoms of bipolar disorder. However, it's also a naturally occurring component in many soils that can get into our drinking water. Not surprisingly, 95% of Americans live nearby a navigable body of water, one that may contain trace amounts of mood-improving lithium.
Even though our drinking water sources are filtered via a system of reverse osmosis, electrolysis, and linings, trace particles remain. That's how some areas of the United States have mineral-rich hard water compared to other areas, even though tank liners are required in 100% of potable water tanks.
Across the United States, people everywhere are consuming trace amounts of lithium via natural sources. But some may be getting more than others.
So, how does Colorado's lithium ranking stack up?
"In general, in the United States, lithium levels are much higher in the Northeast and East Coast and very low in the Mountain West," claims co-author of the report, Nassir Ghaemi.
"And suicide rates track that exactly — much lower suicide rates in the
Combined with the area's stigma against mental health, the higher rates of suicide begin to make more sense for the area. In response to these studies, some are calling for an increase in the trace amounts of lithium found in our drinking water via human intervention.
This type of experiment cannot be implemented on an unknowing population, and the ethical concerns regarding this type of project
On top of that, newer studies have suggested that these trace amounts of lithium don't really help prevent suicide, at least not in a measurable or profound way.
For now, the work performed by the students of Grand Junction Valley and the Attorney General's office is the push the state needs to begin combating the stigma against mental illness.
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would you mind to distil the essentials of the video in writing?-phitsc (October 20, 2010, 02:24 AM)
We developers spend a lot of time talking about how to improve technically at our craft, how to write better code, how to be more productive when we're writing code. But what about when we don't feel like coding? What about the emotions that often keep us from putting our fingers on the keyboard and working on that cool library we want to write or finishing up that cool side project we were so fired up about a few weeks ago? Or to put it another way, why is it that some developers turn out so much more code than the rest of us? How do they maintain five open source projects (or more!) while we might be doing good to make progress on one? It certainly might be that they're smarter, or that they spend more time at it. But maybe not... Maybe the reason we don't create more is that we're afraid. Afraid of not finishing, afraid of what others will say, afraid we won't know how to solve a problem, afraid that we're not working on the right thing. If creating code is even partly an act of artistry, then it's worth examining our emotional connection with what we're making. It might be time to start realizing that coding productivity is affected as much by our emotional outlook as it is by our technique. If 'fear is the mind-killer', how do we overcome it? How do we get past our fear so we can create something amazing and have a blast doing it? Those are the questions that this talk aims to at least begin answering. Finally, why is it so important we conquer our fear and go on to create? _why puts it eloquently: 'when you don't create things, you become defined by your tastes rather than ability. your tastes only narrow & exclude people. so create.'-http://rubyconf2008.confreaks.com/fear-of-programming.html
That's quite interesting but, if you code for a living, fear doesn't come into it.
'when you don't create things, you become defined by your tastes rather than ability. your tastes only narrow & exclude people. so create.'
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Yes, that title struck me as slightly off-putting, as well. But docking, as seen in the video above, is all about on-putting, or at least putting the boat safely on the dock. Step one is stopping, or slowing enough to get a line around a bollard. Luc Cote, who with his wife Tina has the slip at my marina that is kitty-corner to mine, has done exactly that. He's invented a simple device to make docking safer (you stay aboard instead of jumping off with a line) and more certain (you can give yourself plenty of slack to secure the line).
The low blue boat in the top center of the establishing shot is Valiente. Such is fame.
Luc and Tina live aboard an Irwin 37 (which is for sale if you are interested). Luc runs a water taxi service from the marina and has had a lot of time and muscle memory to dedicate to the issue of better, safer docking. The "Dock Wand" is made to accomplish that. I saw them at the recent Toronto Boat Show and they had made a hundred to sell, but had in fact sold 500. The Dock Wand would appear to be a hit.
Not much more than a length of line, a plastic pole and a brightly coloured ball, the Dock Wand is, like most good ideas, so simple and straightforward, one feels slightly moronic even contemplating the long list of reasons one didn't invent it years back. In my own defence, Valiente has quite a low freeboard and my wife usually jumps off with a hook in one hand and a breast line in the other. Alchemy, by contrast, is both four times or better the mass and even at midships calls for a bit of a hop to reach the level of the dock.
So I might have to wander over to get one myself. The videos are pretty self-explanatory. One spliced end of a longish line goes to a cleat (ideally centered or forward). The other end goes to a ball used to lasso the aft cleat on a dock. That accomplished, you can drop the thing in the water: You are "on" enough to either stop in calm weather, or to give you time enough to jump off with more lines to finish securing.
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BES Nay Day, which was previously called BES Day is our annual event that welcomes the new BES freshmen into the BES community. It also acts as an opportunity for those who missed the Freshmen Orientation Camp to meet their fellow batchmates and their seniors. As this event serves to facilitate inter- and intra- batch bonding, it was renamed NAY (New Academic Year) Day to differentiate from BES Day, another event that will involve the coming together of the whole BES community including faculty, admin staff and alumni.
For this year's NAY day, we gathered at a barbecue pit in East Coast Park and enjoyed a wonderful evening by the sea. The freshmen and seniors bonded by playing frisbee, making sandcastles, barbecuing and chilling on the beach with the cool sea breeze!
A BES event would not be complete if it was not environmentally friendly — students were encouraged to bring their own non-disposable cutlery and utensils to reduce the use of single-use plastics! We asked some of the freshmen about what they thought about BES Nay Day 2018, and here's what they had to say:
Christal Tang:
"Being a vegetarian, I was a bit skeptical of how much I would enjoy the BES nay day BBQ. Luckily, I was proven wrong. The company and laughter more than made it up. Plus, they even had some vegetarian food options and I got to meet other vegetarians there too. It was great catching up with my OG as well as talking to other batchmates and seniors. Our BES community is really small and it's great to be able to get to know everyone better. Thank you to everyone who made this day possible!! :)) "
Lee Yi Peng Ryan:
"I could not make it for BES camp as I was overseas. Missing BES camp was a bummer for me as I was excited to meet new friends in a small community like ours. Luckily for me, I was invited for BES NAY DAY. Initially, I was worried as I did not know anyone from the course, but everyone was friendly and welcoming and I had fun interacting with coursemates from my year and the seniors too! Its nice to know that you go to classes and your coursemates are right by your side; being able to eat lunch and just have a life out of the mundane university curriculum."
Lavanya Prakash:
"Since I didn't attend the BES Camp, I had missed out on meeting my peers and seniors. I felt a bit upset that everybody had got to know each other and had buddies to go with for lectures and tutorials. When I heard that the student committee was organizing NAY Day I was really looking forward to it. The event turned out to be much better than I expected! It was a great opportunity to network and get to know my fellow batchmates and seniors in a chill and relaxed way! Everybody was so warm and welcoming. I really enjoyed the event!"
Thanks to the BES Student Committee, BES Nay Day 2018 was a great success! As the evening came to a close, the freshmen students felt refreshed and energised to start their busy university life with their new friends in the close-knit community. We look forward to next year's NAY day where we welcome yet another batch of students into the BES community.
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So I know I don't write too many cooking posts....
But we are having a party on Saturday....
That means I HAVE to cook....
Really...I don't mind....in fact it can be fun....sort of!!!
The party is a tradition....
Sort of shocking, as we invite BOTH sides of the family...
For the SAME party.....
Not so much!
It is always a great gathering!!!
The menu this year is simple!
White Chicken Chili
Traditional Beef Chili
Hunter's Stew
Hunter's Stew
Shredded Cheese and Sour Cream Garnish
Nacho Chips
Selection of Breads
Since I don't do a lot of treat baking...the guests know they need to bring their favorites!
So there will be lots of goodies to add to the table!
Now for the REAL scary part!
When I make chili....I DON'T use a recipe!
I figure if you start with good ingredients....it will probably taste pretty good!
White Chicken Chili For a Crowd!
A great Make Ahead recipe for a party!
This is a take off on a recipe from Byerly's....the outstanding Minnesota grocery store chain!
Start with several packages of chicken tenders....Cost Co has big packages for not too much money!
In a large roaster....cook the chicken in lots of chicken broth and water with several chopped white onions......cook the heck out of it so that it gets totally tender....like all afternoon!
Shred the chicken with a fork so you have a big mess of chicken pieces in the broth....
Add as many cans of White Northern Beans and Butter Beans as you need to fill the roaster...the more beans...the more folks you can serve!!!
Add some cans of green chilies.....again use your judgement in terms of how spicy you want the chili....
Now for the seasoning.....some salt and cumin to taste.
We had some grilling rubs in the spice drawer....one is a Chili Lime flavor....
I sniffed it....I tasted it.....seemed like a good flavor for this recipe.....and it seems to be perfect....I added it a bit a time...just in case!
Add a roux of cornmeal and water for thickening....
Then just let it simmer covered.....again a long time.....or as long as you have time for.
I read somewhere that the secret to a good chili is to let the "pot liquor" do it's thing and add flavor to the "brew"!
I made this yesterday.....now it sits in the "extra refrigerator" on the frozen snowy deck....
waiting to be reheated on Saturday morning!
waiting to be reheated on Saturday morning!
Traditional Chili Con Carne Rojo for a Crowd
Cook a large Beef Rump Roast in the oven covered with Beef Broth and several large onions chopped.....again....cook the heck out of it until it falls apart and is easy to shred. 350 degrees for about 4 hours usually does the trick....
You can add water to make a larger batch....
Add lots of cans of chili beans.....again the more beans....the more chili!
I have some grilled red and yellow peppers that will go into the mix....
If Mr. S. remembers to buy a Jalapeño pepper...I will judiciously add some of that!
Now for the seasoning.....this chili seems to need lots of salt....and again cumin....there is a different grilling rub in the drawer...."Spicy Chipolte"....seems like a good addition for this one.
Bring the whole mess to a boil and add the cornmeal roux to thicken the mix!
Once again.... just let it simmer covered.....again a long time.....or as long as you have time for.
More of the "pot liquor" idea.....
Setting up the table for a Chili or Soup party is really simple....even for a crowd!
I am trying to decide whether to use "real" bowls or disposable ...
The "real" bowls are nicer to eat from....and I do have a bunch collected from GW over the years...
The disposable bowls are easier for people to throw away if they are eating away from the kitchen...
Maybe I will put both out and let everyone decide what they like!
I will try to remember to take some pictures of the table when it is all set of Saturday....
In the meantime....the beef is in the oven and Mr. S's "famous" Hunter's Stew is simmering on the stovetop....Maybe tomorrow I will ask him to "guest post" and share his secret recipe!!! (Do you think you can stand three cooking posts in a row????)
Pretty Stress free.....
Mr. S and I will even have time to watch the Minnesota Gopher Bowl Game tonight!!!
- all I will have to do is get the roasters full of Chili hot.....
1/2 Cup Butter
1/2 Cup Sugar
1 egg
1 Cup Sour Cream
1/2 TSP baking Soda
1 Cup Flour
1 Cup Corn Meal
Mix together butter, sugar and egg. Add the Sour Cream. Mix dry ingredients together and stir them into the dry ingredients. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes!
- send Mr. S. off to the store for lots of good bread....and all the other things I have forgotten....
(thank GOODNESS Mr. S. is such a good errand runner!!!)
- Vacuum all the cat hair off the carpets and furniture...!!!!
- Make sure Mr. S. sets up the drinks....and sit back and wait for the "folks" to come!


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Shameful situation that Woodie's Norte Sidin' and Foxy Brown's Cruel Summer are the only notable rap songs to sample Bananarama. Don't even front like the intro of It Ain't What You Do... doesn't bang as 'ard as anything on an Ultimate Breaks & Beats compilation.
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Now that I have your attention...
That's Gabriella. You have seen her before if you have read a previous blog post. She's the orphaned baby alpaca my friend Linda has been raising with a bottle. You will see more of her later.
This past week was Thanksgiving, and I was finding many things to be thankful for. For one thing, one of my furry
friends, DS2, and his DGF came for the holiday and left with their
presents, since they will be in Thailand when we celebrate Christmas.
(You will see in the photo below why I consider him furry.)
One of their presents was the "Churro Blanket on a Wall" quilt. I had to sew the binding on while they were
here, because the quilting was finished earlier in the week by my friend
and professional quilter, Julie, and I wanted them to take it with them
when they left. It was a surprise for them, but early. It's also a
housewarming present, since they are closing on the purchase of their
new home this week.
I wanted to use natural light, so we took it out onto the front deck to get the photo. We had to wait for a lull
in the snow flurries to do it, though. Here's a look at the back, which
shows the exquisite quilting Julie did, with Saguaro cactus, some
in-the-ditch quilting, some swirls and a big sun in the middle. Good
job, Julie! They are thrilled with it, of course! (Feel free to zoom in
on the quilting!)
The Baby Surprise Jacket is almost done. I added extensions to the sleeves so the jacket will
fit longer. The
sleeve on the left shows how it will look with the cuff turned up. I
need to sew the seams closing the shoulders and sleeves, sew on the
buttons, and it will be done.
(If anyone is interested in extending sleeves on a BSJ the way I did, I picked up 34 sts along the cuff edge
and knit until there were 10 ridges.) You will see two sets of
buttonholes. One is to be used as buttonholes and the other set for
placement of the buttons.
Saturday we went snowshoeing above Empire Lodge with our furry canine friends. It was cold, windy and overcast,
but the snow conditions were wonderful.
From left are DH, his brother, DS2 and his DGF. The dogs are Sunny, Onslo and Rocky. We tried to stay out of the wind as much as possible.
After a nice lunch at Squatters in Park City, we drove out to Peoa to visit my friend Linda and her alpacas. Here Linda and her DH, Mike, introduce one of her sweet alpacas to us.
One of the alpacas, Willow, produced the fiber for DS2's hat, which I spun and knit last year. (That's Gabriella
in the background, but Willow was also there, admiring her handiwork!)
Mike and Linda have five babies in this year's crop. Here's the youngest, Amanda. She is the whitest color of the many different colors alpacas come in. Her fleece will be a bright white. I can't wait to see it!
Gabriella is thriving. She's down to three bottles a day. She is producing what looks like very high-quality fiber.
Here's a closeup showing the hair all the way to the skin.
This final baby photo isn't of a furry friend, but I haven't included Daphne for a while, so here she is enjoying some carrots. Yum!
In other news, we enjoyed our first Skype calls this week, first audio only with my iPad, which was great, and
then on Thanksgiving day with Daphne and her family with video! I showed
Daphne and her parents the BSJ progress. We also had video with DS1 and
his DW. She showed me the quilts she has been working on. I love Skype!
My favorite podcast of the week is The Knit Wits. (Note to self: Do not listen to this podcast too close to iPad while eating or drinking!)
Spinning: More pacapoo. I will be ready to ply soon!
Knitting: Another knitting bag for Christmas present for family member, BSJ bonnet, La Boheme cardi resting until presents are done.
Quilting: Waiting for machine quilting to be done on the Springtime Quilt, and then binding goes on.
App of the Week: Rather than give an iPad app of the week, I want to give
two thumbs up to the new IOS 4.2, which I love! I now have all my apps
arranged in folders on one page, where I can find them easily.
Happy Knitting/Quilting/Spinning, everyone! And happy Hanukkah everyone!
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Like so many others, I am excited to have read and to discuss Navigating the Land of IF: Understanding Infertility and Exploring Your Options as this selection of the Barren Bi+ches Book Brigade.
Why? Two reasons. One: the author is my friend Melissa Ford; and Two: it's a damn good book. My exile on the island of Infertility and my odyssey back to the mainland would have been much more bearable had I had this straight-talking, informative, humorous and compassionate travel guide.
I endured infertility in solitude and in shame. Little did I know that there were so many others in the same boat. I thought I was the only unlucky one at the time.
People today don't have to go it alone. There is someone to show them the way, a fabulous guidebook to answer questions, help prepare mentally, physically, emotionally and financially, and to ease anxiety.
Here are my selected questions and answers. For more depth, see my interview with Melissa here.
I was amazed at how much WAS covered in such a compact guide.
The topic I most wish had been available to me during my time on the island was the advice about the hysterosalpingogram. I definitely should have insisted on getting some Vali.um beforehand.
Did you read the book from front to back, or did you turn immediately to a certain chapter? If so, which chapter? Are there any chapters that you purposely avoided?
I opened up to "my" chapter, Chapter 9, right away because it's about the neighborhood I am most familiar with, The Adoption Option.
I considered just skimming the rest of the book. After all, I was not going to go through any of the other neighborhoods (treatments, donor gametes, living childfree) in this lifetime, so why bother?
But in the skimming, I was drawn in by Mel's wit and compassion. She's magnetic. I read every word.
If you are a reader of Melissa's blog, did you find the book to be a same or different style and why?
Same style, which is why I couldn't put it down.
Hop along to another stop on this blog tour by visiting the main list at Stirrup Queens. You can also sign up for the next book on this online book club: Moose, by Stephanie Klein.


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Nutrition care is vital, particularly in patients with infections. Here are EN and PN resources to help clinicians care for patients.
Live, virtual, 10-part comprehensive overview of nutrition support therapy. Includes malnutrition, acid base, critical care, pediatrics, and home care.
Up to 14 CE credits available. Members get discounted rate.
LECTURE OF THE MONTH: The Management of Micronutrients in Complex Patients 2-Part Series: Electrolyte and Micronutrient Management of Adult Patients with Short Bowel Syndrome
Includes lecture of the month and other learning opportunities available 24/7. Explore a variety of topics, some of which offer free CE credits.
Read select articles from JPEN and NCP and earn valuable CE credits. Free to members; nonmembers may access for a nominal fee.
ASPEN has developed several in depth training series on EN, PN, and Fluids and Electrolytes. Earn CE credit for completion of each series.
ASPEN's Clinical Nutrition Webinar Series features distinguished faculty presenting on hot topics in nutrition support and clinical nutrition. Recordings from the live events are available.
If you missed the cutting-edge presentations from ASPEN's annual conference you can purchase the recordings for individual sessions or the entire conference.
Podcasts and training videos provide information in a quick and easy to access manner.
The NSFC provides a comprehensive overview of nutrition support therapy. Recordings form the most recent NSFC are available.
Malnutrition Awareness Week™, helps bring awareness of this often poorly diagnosed condition through educational programming. Event recordings are available.
These documents are designed to assist practitioners in providing safe, efficacious nutrition care to patients.
ASPEN's best program for assessing your personal knowledge base in nutrition support and clinical nutrition. Also, a great certification study resource.
"SmartPN" provides healthcare professionals with educational tools on the appropriate use of parenteral nutrition (PN) therapy.
Coming Soon! Make sure to check back often as ASPEN develops new online course offerings.
In support of improving patient care, The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
ASPEN, Provider AM005, is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
ASPEN is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Nursing, provider number CEP3970.
ASPEN's continuing education programs also offer AMA PRA Category 1™ Credits.


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In an earlier post, I have described how to format a new hard drive (or USB memory) in linux command line. But in case you don't like to use command line, it is easy, instal gparted !
It is frontend view of the GNU Parted and the official GNOME Partition Editor application.
Then, in the user command line, you get it like this:
$ gparted
Inhibit all polling failed: Only uid 0 is authorized to inhibit the daemon
well, nothing is wrong, only root can run this program !
but before switching to root, add graphics for root:
$ xhost +local:
non-network local connections being added to access control list
now, be root and try it:
# gparted
libparted : 2.3


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Many times it's so hard to leave it up to God – but there's a reason it's called FAITH. A belief in the things as yet unseen. Believing what you have control over is enough to have effected the manifestation. Being ok with the fact that you have done all you can. Many times we … Continue reading
A thought I wake up with is : many of us don't know our own strength. We are not even close to realising the power within us. Many times it's because we don't perceive the world as it is…but as we fantasise about it. Other times it's this false idea of humility which actually becomes … Continue reading


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She's been a popular pin-up for the reason that Nineteen Nineties and has lengthy been a vocal advocate for the virtues of health and embracing a healthy way of life. Glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate and hyaluronic acid (a part of Collagen Type II) are the chief components of the extracellular matrix. In addition to the Sofia Vergara cowl and bare-themed features throughout, another frequent thread that readers will discover in each Ladies's Well being worldwide Bare Concern is a reader survey, which charts the complex relationship women have with their bodies.
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About Us
Dhi Bridge is the first incubator in India focused on incubating startups working in the realm of connecting things. Using the GNISS platform, we strive to propagate the use of connected devices in a standardised and secure manner
Our Vision
To be the stepping stone of passionate entrepreneurs on their path from idea to product to success.
Our Objectives
The primary objective for setting up a micro-incubation center is to provide & support a passionist / entrepreneur with all the facilities needed to convert an idea into a prototype and achieve a proof of concept.
Our Mission
To be the origin of all future leading companies in the connected things space.
Our Belief
We believe that truly passionate people require resources and not money to convert an idea into a product.


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You can make money from this site by posting original and quality articles that comply with Google AdSense policies.. Also, we offer several other reward programs including monthly profit sharing, cash rewards per post, contests & prizes etc to contributing members.
How to sort dropdownlist using arraylist.In this code snippets, we can see that How can we Sort a DropDownList with the help of Array List. What we do is simply copy the each value first in an ArrayList then sort that array list, after that we will also copy the value of each item in another array list and after that based on each key we will assing the value to the array list and finaaly back to the drop downliast.
Export Data from Listview to ExcelThis article help about how to Export Data from Listview to Excel
Spliting a DataTable into two dataTablethis code will split a data table into two data table according to the number of rows.
How to use yield to return expression in C#?This article will demonstrate yield keyword implementation. I hope it will be useful for all beginners of C#. This questions is asked in various technical interview questions for experienced candidates those who have more than 6+ years of experience as well.
Explicitly Implementing Interface in ASP.NETExplicit implementation of interface can be helpful when class implements interfaces having save method signatures
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I have put in a number of last-minute updates to the Lamb's Pride Sweater for Female Dog Designed by Julie Greene.
The latest update is a correction to the braid panel. Ms. Pawlowski made some serious errors when she wrote out the braid pattern. In her pattern, in order to correspond with the photo, Row 8 should have read: p4, BC, p4, FC, p4; not p4, FC, p4, BC, p4. Row 20, in turn, was incorrect. However, I have already done Row 8 as she has instructed, so I must adapt Row 20 accordingly. So in the Lamb's Pride Dog Sweater, please do Row 20 as follows: P4, FC, p4, BC, p4. Please keep Row 8 as p4, FC, p4, BC, p4. I have made the correction in the post.


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He said it was a
"direct response to the increasing and worrying incidence of avoidable deaths" from road crashes on the Eastern Corridor Road.
Deiga Kwadzo-Dei XII
said the initiative was in line with this year's theme for the festival, "Promoting Safety and Health- our shared responsibility," initiated two years ago by the Chiefs and Queens of Peki in collaboration with the local Council of Churches and the Hospital's administration.
He rallied all to
hold the planned project in high importance and support its swift realisation.
"I believe with
Gbidukor's support we can save many lives through the construction of the Peki Trauma and Accident Centre project," Deiga Kwadzo-Dei said, while commending a similar initiative last year where the festival earnings were committed to purchasing an ambulance for the Hohoe Government Hospital.
He said the annual
festival must always serve as a reminder of the unity of Gbi states, and called for togetherness in taking stock of achievements and in planning for the future.
The Paramount Chief
said the festival could be credited with helping maintain the unity that existed among Gbi States, leading to major strides in development including the establishment of a rural bank, and the growth of its arts and craft industries.
"I believe we can
still cover more grounds in our development efforts if we put ourselves to the task. I need not remind you that one of the key objectives for the formation of Gbidukor was to commit our talents, skills and other resources towards rapid development of Gbis in the two traditional areas.
"I am therefore
appealing to all citizens who are yet to come on board to do so," he said.
Mr Divine Akie,
Administrator, Peki Government Hospital, told the Ghana News Agency that the Emergency Unit of the Hospital lacked space, and that the Hospital's corridors were occasionally turned into trauma centres during road crashes.
Mr Kingsley Freelove
Amu, Co- Chairman of the Gbidukor National Steering Committee, appealed to all Gbi towns to actively support the organisation of the festival, and help offer best cultural experience to visitors and tourists.
Mr Chris Donkor,
Event Manager for the festival, said health walks in Accra and Peki, inter schools quiz and inter town football gala had been scheduled for the month of November, whiles clean-up exercises, cooking, and cycling competitions had been set for December.
The grand durbar
would be on December 07 at Peki to be followed by a beauty pageant in the evening.
A thanksgiving
service follows on December 08, and would be trailed by a unity concert.
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Physicists have made a recent discovery that just might affect you this Christmas. It seems that when you peel scotch tape off of the roll, it emits X-Rays lasting about a billionth of a second long. no need to be too worried though – apparently this phenomenon only occurs within a vacuum.
When the tape is pulled away from the roll electrons jump from the roll to the sticky underside of the tape. When hitting the stickiness of the tape, the electrons slow down and that is when they emit the X-Rays.
Unless you plan on wrapping your Christmas presents inside your Electrolux, you really have nothing to worry about, but its interesting never the less.


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Welcome to the virtual book club for Kristina Riggle's new book, "The Life You've Imagined'! If you're not sure just what exactly we're doing here, I gave away 20 copies of "The Life You've Imagined" for people to read the book and participate (sponsored by Harper Collins), but receiving the book from me isn't a prerequisite to participation, anyone who has read the book is welcome to join in! In fact, I have two copies of Riggle's debut, "Real Life and Liars" to give away to people who participate today and tomorrow. If you need more background on the book, you can read my review, which also hosts a Mr. Linky with other reviews of this book, so check those out, or leave your own review if you've written one.
Here's what's happening: respond to any or all of the questions in the comments below. As you are able, read through the comments other people have left (you may want to make sure that 'notify me of follow-up comments' is checked when you leave your comment), and respond to them. If you use the 'reply' link in their comment, your comment will show up right below their to make it obvious you are responding to them. Discuss! Have fun! Grab a glass of wine if you want! If you haven't read this book yet, remember, there will quite likely be spoilers. Such is the nature of a book club. As is also the nature of a book club, these questions may be colored by my own experiences with the novel, or by reviews I have read. Feel free to take any question in another direction, or disagree with my basic premise.
- General thoughts?
- The title of this book is taken from a misquote of Thoreau. Do you think it fit the story? How or how not?
- Maeve was quite obvious about not being able to disengage herself from the past for a great deal of the book. What do you think held her there? Do you think any of the other women suffered the same problem?
- What were your impressions of the men in this book, what did you think about how they were portrayed?
- I thought Cami's storyline was sort of a gutsy one, I don't remember ever having seen a young woman with a gambling addiction portrayed in literature, or even on TV. It is always either older women (and only Marge Simpson that I can think of) or men. Why do you think Riggle chose to give her a gambling addiction? How did it inform her actions as a character?
- Multiple old relationships come back to life in "The Life You've Imagined," both romantic and otherwise. Did you think these were portrayed in a realistic fashion? What is realistic to expect from an old friendship? Romantic relationship?
- What did you think about the ending? Were you satisfied? Did it wrap things up too much? Not enough?
- If you could ask Kristina Riggle one thing, what would it be?
- What else struck you about this book that you would like to discuss?


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Return to El Salvador
Why do 700 Salvadorans leave their native country every day? This is the burning question behind documentary filmmaker Jamie Moffett's latest project, Return to El Salvador. Narrated by Martin Sheen and endorsed by such figures as Ron Sider, Shane Claiborne and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the film provides a rare glimpse into how our lives as North Americans are directly tied to those of this tiny Central American nation. I recently interviewed Moffett about the film.
Why have you chosen to tell this story?
My introduction to this story came through my connection as a co-founder of The Simple Way community. In 1999, Salvadoran pastors Ruth and Alex Orantes came to visit us in … Philadelphia, and we just kind of fell in love with each other. Through them I gained my first perspective into the country of El Salvador.
I learned a lot more about this through Betsy Morgan, a professor of mine at Eastern University. I was in post-production on my first documentary, The Ordinary Radicals, and I asked her to be an advisor for the film. At that time she was directing a one-hour documentary for PBS about the 1992 peace accords in El Salvador. Hearing about this project from her made me curious and I kept asking more and more questions. It seemed that the more questions I asked, the more disturbing and compelling the answers I'd receive. It got to the point where I felt like this story–which in a way was my story–was non-negotiable for me.
One recurring theme in the film is the importance of being with the people of El Salvador. What does this look like?
In the case of Ruth and Alex Orantes, folks in the US created a fund called the Cielo Azul Fund (http://www.cieloazulfund.blogspot.com), which is wholly designated to provide basic living and school funds for Ruth and Alex, who do a lot of work with churches in El Salvador and also spend quite a lot of time working with poor folks in the countryside. Once the film breaks even, we will be contributing 5% of profits to them as well.
Eighteen months ago I couldn't have pointed out El Salvador on a map. Even though I have quite a lot of learning left to do, I am passionately engaged in this subject, with lots of ideas. It's important to point out, though, that folks who live in El Salvador have far more accurate and efficient methods of operating there. So my intention in providing this documentary is to assist in accompanying Salvadoran folks instead of imposing US ideas and ideologies on them.
A particularly poignant part of the film has to do with the mysterious disappearance and murder of Marcelo Rivera, the anti-mining activist. How does this incident relate to the broader situation in El Salvador? Marcelo's case is an example of the lack of control over corporate actions in North America and how Pacific Rim, a Canadian mining corporation, can use influence–whether they actually pulled the trigger or used their funds-to help silence him. There is no doubt that Pacific Rim is negatively influencing events in the region and in the Cabañas district of El Salvador. What I hope viewers can learn from this story is that we're not helpless in the United States and Canada. There are actions we can take to stop these kinds of corporate actions from occurring.
I'm working with a Member of Parliament in Canada named John McKay who has presented a piece of corporate accountability legislation called Bill C-300. (http://www.miningwatch.ca/en/bill-c-300-corporate-accountability-activities-mining-oil-or-gas-corporations-developing-countries) There are 2700 Canadian mining corporations which account for 10% of the country's gross domestic product. These corporations receive taxpayer-funded government subsidies. Some of these companies choose to misrepresent the environmental impacts of their actions in these countries. McKay and many MPs have been saying this needs to have some sort of corporate control, the intention being that if mining companies are going to continue to operate in such a poor fashion abroad, they will no longer be eligible for subsidies.
Marcelo's story is about a corporation that exerted its will on a community. That community decided to stand up, and that corporation struck back in a way that would end in the death of Marcelo and two more anti-mining activists in Cabañas.
What role do you see churches, both in El Salvador and in the US, playing in reference to the themes of the film? Faith is an inherent component in El Salvador. Many of the people I talked to, whether they lived in the countryside or in the cities, said that Archbishop Oscar Romero was the religious figure who spoke on their behalf. He was assassinated by a US-trained soldier while presiding over mass, and this sent the country spiraling into civil war. The faith component of churches is one of the strongest foundations in El Salvador and it's important for churchgoing folks abroad to be aware of that.
In the 1980s there was a Sanctuary Movement in the US. At Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson, Arizona, a pastor named John Fife and the congregation provided sanctuary for refugees from El Salvador and Guatemala during those wars at significant personal cost. He was arrested, thrown in jail, and convicted, but he and others chose time and again to risk their own safety and to spend jail time just to keep these folks from being deported, knowing full well that if they were refugees it was because death squads were after them.
Churches performed a role that the US government refused to, and because of it they literally saved thousands of those who were threatened with death in their home countries. From my viewpoint as an Agnostic, I am completely humbled and inspired by people whose Christian faith compelled them to give of themselves so freely so that others wouldn't be sent back to the death squads.
Learn more (http://www.returntoelsalvador.com) about Return to El Salvador and when it is coming to a theater near you. Read more of this interview at the author's website. (http://www.tjhoiland.com). And hear from the filmmaker at the Huffington Post. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamie-moffett/still-a-nation-of-immigra_b_609684.html)
Tim Hoiland is writing the November/December cover story for PRISM, which will focus on North American abuses in Central American mines.


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Leo – Zodiac Nails!July 21st, 2017
The month of July is wrapping up as we welcome in beautiful August. AKA, the reign of the lion, from July 23rd – August 22nd!
Leo's big heart, warm spirit, and love of laughter make them a joy to be around, and when Leo loves you it's like the Sun has never shone brighter. Leo is a Fire sign that blazes through life, eager for action and driven by a desire to love and be loved. Leo is a proud and generous leader, and your ability to charm, romance and entertain others makes you quite popular.
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Sources say that Paris Hilton was detained by cops in South Africa, because they suspect she was smoking marijuana.
Paris was eventually let go, and no charges will be filed, even though Ms. Hilton handed over a couple joints to officials.
Police suspicions were aroused when cops noticed that Paris was babbling incoherently, drooling on herself, and couldn't answer the question, "What is your name?"
Paris also had a bag of Funyuns in each hands and was eating pizza flavored Combos by the fistful.
Calls to Sarah Palin, Jeremy London, Danny DeVito, Jeff Bridges, Kirsten Dunst, Brad Pitt, Mick Jagge, Lady Gaga, Bill Clinton, Afroman, Bobby Brown, Adrianne Curry, Ani DiFranco, Carrie Fisher, Chris Farley, Arlo Guthrie, Art Garfunkel, Elton John, Alanis Morissette , Andy Milonakis, Bette Midler, Bill Maher, Edward Norton, Haley Joel Osment, Amy Poehler, Chris Rock, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barbra Streisand, Charlize Theron, Amy Winehouse, Bruce Willis, Dionne Warwick, Montel Williams and Barack Obama for comment were not returned.


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How to Dye Mulch
Wood mulch is available in multiple dyed colors, as well as in dye-free versions. Wood mulch without dye turns gray after several months of exposure to the elements. It is, however, about one-third the cost of dyed mulch. There are several commercially available vegetable-based dyes that you can use to dye new mulch, revive or change the color of previously dyed mulch and bring new life to older mulch that has been in use for awhile. You can use these dyes for wood mulches, straw mulches, rubber mulches, sand and rock or gravel mulches.
Cover hardscape areas including walkways, patios and rock walls or the corners of your house with plastic sheeting to prevent the dye from staining them if they are near the mulch. Fix the plastic in place with a few pieces of duct tape.
Mix the mulch dye according to the directions on the package. The dye-to-water ratio will vary based on the brand of dye, and whether the mulch was colored previously. Covering old dye takes a stronger solution than dying mulch for the first time. Wear old clothes in case the dye splashes.
Fill a garden sprayer with the dye solution. Use a hand sprayer for small areas. Hold the end of the sprayer 6 to 8 inches from the mulch and spray the dye evenly over the area.
Things Needed
- Garden sprayer
- Mulch dye
- Water
- Plastic sheeting
- Tape
- The amount of coverage per gallon of spray varies greatly depending on the brand. Refer to the package to determine how much dye you need for your mulch.
- Spray on a sunny day with little or no wind.
- Only spray dry mulch. The dye needs to dry for at least six hours after application.
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The Under Armour Curry 2 'Dark Knight' is Available Now
Whether on the streets of Gotham or on the hardwood of your local gym, the new Under Armour Curry 2 'Dark Knight' can now be on your feet.
This version really pushes the boundaries on the shoe getting pulled with very clear inspiration from Batman. From the black and yellow upper, the the really dope SC light similar to the batsignal on the inside of the tongue, this shoe really does Bruce Wayne right.
If you wanted to know the best features of the shoe, check out our performance review of the UA Curry 2.
You can pick up the Under Armour Curry 2 'Dark Knight' for $130 at the retailers below:
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The good news for clubhouse cancer Bradley: MLB contracts, unlike NFL ones, are guanteed. The bad news: so are condo leases. Bradley's getting sued by his Chicago landlord for failing to pay up.
Everyone knew following his latest controversy-plagued season that Bradley's days in Chicago were over. Maybe that's why he stopped paying rent in October, two months before he was actually traded.
His $15,000-a-month luxury condo on Chicago's Magnificent Mile has been empty since he "abandoned the Leased Premises on or about Oct. 12, 2009," according to the lawsuit. The realty company sent him an invoice in November, but he hasn't cut a check yet. So they're suing him for rent, late fees and interest, and plan to keep charging him for the life of the lease.
You'd think Bradley would know how renting works by now. After eight teams in 11 years, I can't imagine he's ever bought a house.
Chicago landlord suing former Cub Milton Bradley [Chicago Sun-Times]


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Your host Daniel Cooper is at the helm this week, practicing his segue skills as the topic shifts gears between Google, BlackBerry's restructuring and Nikon's new choice piece of kit. Joining the podcast are the illustrious Matt Brian and Sharif Sakr, offering their personal perspectives on this week's news. Matt's had a full day with the Nexus 5 and fills us in on the nitty gritty, while Sharif talks about what makes Nikon's Df DSLR so delectable. All these tidbits and more are available at the streaming links below; so drop what you're doing, grab the headphones and let your ears smile as another episode of the Engadget Eurocast approaches.
Hosts: Dan Cooper, Sharif Sakr, Matt Brian
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Essential Flavoured Oils by SPRIG
Every now and then, we'll come across an 'it' ingredient that everyone can't seem to stop talking about. It'll pop up in conversations, show up on TV shows and often end up as a hashtag on Instagram too. That's when we know it's time to roll up our sleeves and dig deep to know what's really going on. Any guesses on what we can't get enough of currently? Our kitchen just cannot get enough of Toasted Sesame Oil and Roasted Chili Oil from Sprig!
Toasted Sesame Oil
Yes, we've been using sesame seed oil for cooking in India for what seems like eons, so you might ask what' the fuss is all about? The differences, (yes there are plenty) unfold as soon as you unscrew a bottle. A golden rule we swear by in our kitchen is to toast any kind of nuts we are baking or cooking with. Almonds, hazelnuts and even walnuts get a gentle toasting in a pan, or the oven (depending on our mood) to release their nutty flavour and aromas before use in any dish.
And this, we learned, is exactly the quality that Toasted Sesame Oil is rich in compared with regular cold pressed sesame or gingelly oil we use in India. For Toasted Sesame Oil, white sesame seeds are toasted until they release a heady aroma and unleash their nutty flavour, converting a regular oil into a magic ingredient! And did you know that because the flavour has already been unlocked, the smoking point of the oil is lowered?
So how does all this add up? Very deliciously if we may say so! We have been experimenting with SPRIG Toasted Sesame Oil in a variety of dishes, fried rice, stir fries, noodles, Asian salads, even Mediterranean dips and Indian dishes that call for sesame oil. Try hummus with a drizzle of Toasted Sesame Oil or mulgapodi with Toasted Sesame Oil instead of regular sesame oil. We kid you not when we say that WE ARE ADDICTED! And what makes SPRIG's Toasted Sesame Oil standout, the moment you unscrew the sleek bottle is the heady aroma that wafts out promising subtly sweet intensely nutty flavour. This is thanks to quality sesame seeds being perfectly roasted prior to pressing so there are no chances of bitter notes or burnt color that sometimes come though in lesser grade Toasted Sesame Oils. Also keep in mind, a little goes a long way with SPRIG Toasted Sesame Oil (it's that good!) so work with small amounts or as a finishing oil, added right at the very end. Use too much of it, and that might be all you taste in your dishes. So be patient as you experiment with it, allowing yourself to taste it and soak-in the aroma before you add it to what you are cooking. Trust your senses to guide you through the process, and we promise you, you'll never falter!
Roasted Chili Oil
Our other big discovery is SPRIG's Roasted Chili Oil, made with home grown Bydagi chilies. Unlike the Toasted Sesame Oil, where the sesame seeds are gently toasted, here the oil itself is gently warmed with a bunch of aromatics like cinnamon, bay leaves and peppers and then strained. That is when the chilies are added. Bydagi chilies from Karnataka are the secret to SPRIG's Roasted Chili Oil and sets it apart from anything else you might find in the market. A deep colour and intense aroma gripped us when we opened the bottle. And because the aromatics are strained-off, you get a sense of flavours beyond just the chili, but never get to see it. Bydagi chilies are also known for being less spicy, so they won't leave you or your guests teary-eyed at the dinner table, in contrast to some of the varieties found in South East Asia.
True that Roasted Chili Oil is commonly used in South East Asian cooking, but we felt that SPRIG's Roasted Chili Oil (because of the use of Bydagi Chilies) was a great accompaniment to our curd rice and even regular dal-chawal! Pretty much like SPRIG's Toasted Sesame Oil, their Roasted Chili Oil is best used to finish-off dishes, or as we like to put it, add a signature touch! No cooking with this one, or you could lose all the flavor that has been carefully added to oil.
True that Roasted Chili Oil is commonly used in South East Asian cooking, but we felt that SPRIG's Roasted Chili Oil (because of the use of Bydagi Chilies) was a great accompaniment to our curd rice and even regular dal-chawal! Pretty much like SPRIG's Toasted Sesame Oil, their Roasted Chili Oil is best used to finish-off dishes, or as we like to put it, add a signature touch! No cooking with this one, or you could lose all the flavor that has been carefully added to oil.
SPRIG's Roasted Chili Oil has made its way into all our meals…even breakfast! We try to get our daily bowl of warm oats before heading off to work in the mornings, but we prefer savoury oats to sweet and a few drops of this Roasted Chili Oil to finish brings a deep, smoky, subtly, spicy flavour to our bowls. While we are sharing secrets, we might as well tell you that a piping hot bowl of instant noodles, finished off with Roasted Chili Oil has been our go-to snack off late too! And we won't stop there; stir- fry veggies, chicken, noodles, fried rice and even simple dal rice and khichdi come alive with this oil! We broke the rules (aren't they meant to be broken?) by using the Roasted Chili Oil in a buffalo mozzarella salad with the juiciest tomatoes and roasted bell peppers!
That's us! Always experimenting!
While the SPRIG Toasted Sesame Oil and Roasted Chili Oils are rooted in the South East, they bring fantastic new nuances to your cooking as you can see. Get some today! Do you play with ingredients in your kitchen? We'd love to know about your experiments and experience with these oils too! Got any experiments up your sleeve that you would like to share with us?