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William Edward Parr was born in Ashton, Preston, on 24 July 1888. His father, William b. 1868 in Great Ecclestone was a coal miner and navvy; his mother was Emma Eckersley b. 1867 in Wigan.
William had two younger sisters, Annie and Ethel. In the 1890s the family moved to Alston near Longridge where William met his wife Jane Marsland (b. 1887 in Dilworth). The two were married in 1908 and the following year had a son, Albert Edward. William had started work as a tenter at the age of 12 or 13 and it seems that shortly after they married the Parrs moved to Lostock Hall where William presumably worked in the mill. Sadly their records in the 1911 Census haven't yet been found.
William joined the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment at the same time as fellow villagers, Tom Hilton and William Hibbert. 6th (Service) Battalion L.N.LAN.R. was part of Kitchener's New Army and was created on 8 August 1914. The three men almost certainly enlisted together in February 1915, and they arrived with other reinforcements from England at Suvla Bay on 14 November 1915, 6Bn having first arrived in Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. By the time the new draft arrived in November, the decision had been taken to abandon the campaign and evacuate the Gallipoli Peninsula, but it would be an enormous and dangerous task to evacuate 80,000 men, with all their equipment and stores, from open beaches, under attack from an active and enterprising enemy. However, the Battalion did manage to withdraw and in mid-December sailed for Moudros on the Greek island of Lemnos. Around this time, British forces near Baghdad, in Mesopotamia, had come under severe attack and it had been decided that reinforcements, including 6Bn, would need to be sent.
A month later they transferred to Egypt where they were re-equipped for their new theatre of war. They left Port Said on 14 February, arriving at Basra on 5 March, where they transferred to river boats and proceeded up the River Tigris to Sheikh Saad where by 1 April they formed part of a British Army of 30,000 men and 127 guns whose objective was to relieve the British and Indian troops besieged by the Turks in the city of Kut-al-Amara. The British had some initial success in an attack from 6-9 April, during which William Parr was missing presumed killed – alongside Tom Hilton. William was 27 years old.
During this action, 6Bn had 7 men killed, 6 officers and 79 other ranks wounded, and 4 officers and 165 other ranks missing. Ultimately, however, the attempt to relieve Kut was a failure; the city surrendered on 28 April, after 24,000 men had been killed, wounded or taken prisoner in trying to bring it aid. The loss of Kut has been described as "the most abject capitulation in Britain's military history." The army commanders were replaced, the army reorganised and re-trained and a new campaign was launched, eventually leading to the capture of Baghdad on 11 March 1917.
After the War, William's wife and son emigrated first to Canada, where she met and married Joseph Metcalf in 1921, and then moved to the US.
William is remembered on the Lostock Hall Memorial.
Rank: Private
Service No: 21224
Date of Death: 09/04/1916
Regiment/Service: The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 6th Bn.
Panel Reference: Panel 27.
Memorial: BASRA MEMORIAL
Before taking early retirement in 2007 and returning to his native Lancashire in 2009, Bill Brierley was head of the School of Languages and Area Studies at the University of Portsmouth.Bill has researched his own family history and has developed a further interest in World War 1 especially as it impacted on the villages of Lostock Hall and Bamber Bridge, where his family originates from.Bill has also displayed his work at Lostock Hall library and contributed to other displays at Leyland Library and South Ribble Museum.
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5 Responses to 21224 PTE. W. E. PARR. L.N.LAN.R.
Linda Mary Parr says:
So pleased to have found this information and a big thank-you to the people who put this together. William Edward Parr was my late Fathers Cousin and my first Cousin. All so sad and no grave to visit.`
Linda Mary Parr says:
Thank-you to Mr Bill Brierley.
Rita Parr says:
My father was Albert Edward Parr son of William Edward Parr, my grandfather. So happy to have this information. I have a picture of William and I have his medal. Would love to hear from Linda Mary Parr. Thank you Bill Brierley for this family history.
Bill Brierley says:
I'm so pleased that this article has been picked up by members of William's family, especially if Rita and Linda get in touch as a result. Rita, are you able to scan the photo and send it either to me or to Paul, the owner of this site? It would be lovely to add it to the article.
Best wishes,
Rita Parr says:
Hi Bill,
If you send me your email address I will be glad to send you the photo. Linda and I have been in touch. I am so happy to have all the information in your article.
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A measure of a good team is how they respond to adversity. The University of Minnesota – Duluth Bulldogs took that step to being a top tier team in the WCHA.
Friday's game was a demoralizing defeat by MTU where the Bulldogs greatly outshot the patient and plodding Michigan Tech Huskies and received defeat from a couple of breakdowns and unfortunate plays. But that is the way Tech works and its UMD's job to put it out of reach using their offensive prowess. The offense did show up Saturday and used all facets to score 8 goals led by Justin Fontaine's 4 goals and 1 assist.
Now to take the next step for UMD to become an experienced team that is also a contender, they must become consistent so games like Friday don't happen. So teams that are at the bottom of the league are not stealing points, especially at the DECC, from the Bulldogs. Lesson learned? We'll see in Minneapolis next weekend.
Beavers and Gophers. A night after Minnesota handed BSU their first loss, Bemidji returned the favor stinging the Gophers 6-2 Sunday. The integration of BSU in to the WCHA maybe a smooth one the way they are playing this season.
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By Joe Guillen
About 2,000 pensioners with a vote on Detroit's plan to cut retirement benefits received ballots with a significant error, a lawyer for retirees revealed in bankruptcy court today. The news did not please U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes, who requested the identity of the person who made the error.
The error relates to how much money the city wants from some General Retirement System members' annuity savings accounts.
The amount some retirees would repay is supposed to be based on annuity fund transactions from 2003 to 2013, when the pension funds paid excessive interest credits, according to the city. But a couple thousand ballots went out with calculations based on the years 2002-13. The errors mean some retirees are incorrectly being asked to give back more money.
Carole Neville, an attorney representing the official retiree committee, said she is working with the city for a solution. She said new, green ballots have been prepared and will be presented to Rhodes on Friday.
"We need to send out new ballots to those people," Neville said.
Neville said she is not sure whether new ballots need to be sent to all General Retirement System members. She said the voting process already is confusing enough.
"People don't know how to vote and this is going to be an additional confusion," she said.
Rhodes said the mistake could sway voters.
"This is very, very unfortunate," Rhodes said. "It will undoubtedly result in 'no' votes that might've otherwise been 'yes' votes, just because of the confusion and the questions of the reliability of the data that's being provided."
The city's pensioners and retirees started receiving ballots earlier this month to vote on the city's plan to cut pension benefits as part of its restructuring plan. Pensioners are to send their ballots to a California balloting company by July 11.
For members of the General Retirement System, a "yes" vote would mean a 4.5% cut to a monthly pension check and a 15.5% monthly cap on a clawback of what the city sees as excessive interest credits paid to annuity savings accounts. A "no" vote would remove the clawback's cap and increase monthly pension check cuts to 27%. Both options eliminate cost-of-living adjustments.
There would be no cuts to police and fire pension members' monthly pension checks whether members vote "yes" or "no." But a "no" vote would eliminate cost-of-living adjustments while a "yes" would cut those adjustments in half, to about 1%.
Most pensioners in both retirement systems must approve the city's plan to reduce pensions for smaller cuts to take effect. The "yes" votes also must represent at least two-thirds of the amount of pension claims for those who cast ballots.
Rhodes asked Bruce Bennett, a Jones Day lawyer for the city, about who is responsible for the error. Bennett said he did not know. Rhodes said he wants an answer by Friday.
Bill Nowling, emergency manager Kevyn Orr's spokesman, provided an answer on Wednesday.
He of the erroneous ballots, 1,100 were sent to active employees and 1,100 sent to retirees. He said they will all get new ballots and their old ballots will be canceled. He said the mistake was caught in a general review of the ballots that were sent out.
"It was a clerical error that we caught and corrected," Nowling said, adding it is not known how many people had already voted using the ballots with the wrong information.
"It was a failure to communicate," Neville said after the hearing. "It wasn't a willful thing. It was an accident."
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Ban for Hatfield man who did 110mph in St Albans
PUBLISHED: 08:00 02 January 2019
A Hatfield man has been banned from driving after hitting 110mph on a dual carriageway in St Albans.
Towfiqul Mannan, 34, appeared at Stevenage Magistrates' Court on December 13 and pleaded guilty to speeding.
The court heard how he had been driving an Alfa Romeo 159 on the A414 on March 24.
Mannan was caught doing 110mph by a calibrated speedo when the limit was 70mph.
He was fined £500.
Mannan, of Briars Wood, must also pay victim services £50 and costs of £85.
He was banned from driving for 28 days.
In total he must pay £635.
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Monday, April 26, 2010
CSA Diary
By Kezia Bacon-Bernstein
originally published in edible South Shore magazine, April 2010
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Last winter I came across an index of local farms offering Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs for the 2009 growing season. I was delighted to discover that Rise and Shine Farm, a little over a mile from my house in Marshfield, still had a few shares available. A full share would be too much for my family of two adults and one preschooler – but my parents, who live nearby, agreed to share it with us. What follows is a record of our first CSA season.
February 11: I chat with Marta MacFarland of Rise & Shine Farm about her 16-week CSA program. Although not yet certified organic, the farm is committed to using sustainable and organic methods, with no chemical pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, or genetically modified seeds. Sign us up!
February 20: Mom and I go Dutch on the $200 deposit check (another $200 is due in April). Paying up-front puts a squeeze on my grocery budget, especially since we won't be eating any of the food it buys until July, but we'll make up for it when we get our produce "for free" all summer. In addition, we are asked to volunteer a total of 8 hours work.
April 14: The farm needs help spreading more than 40 tons of compost. My son Abel (age 3) and I arrive the following Saturday with our work gloves, my grandfather's heavy iron pitchfork, and Abel's long-handled plastic rake and shovel. We meet Doug and Jamie, Marta's husband and son, and spend two hours loading wheelbarrows and spreading compost with other shareholders over the 1.5-acre field. Abel helps for the first hour, then spends the second one standing atop the 8-foot-high compost pile, watching the older boys work.
April 28: Rototilling and fertilizer -spreading are more than half done. The first plants, 3000+ onions and leeks, are in the ground. There are lots of seedlings to be planted. Marta is at the farm every day.
May 9: It is time to plant strawberries, but the ground is too wet. My mom spends an afternoon spreading fertilizer instead. The MacFarlands find a killdeer nest in the summer squash field and stake off the area. (Killdeer nest in shallow depressions in the ground.)
May 21: Progress report! We have raked and de-rocked 20,000 square feet of field; planted 1000 strawberries, 50 raspberries, 1800 feet of peas, and 1300 feet of other crops, including fava beans, carrots, radishes, beets, arugula, and turnips. We have transplanted lettuce, spinach, chard and scallion seedlings – plus mulching and watering.
May 25: The rain has cleared and it is a perfect time for planting. 300 tomato seedlings need to be put in the ground ASAP. (Up till now, they have been growing in the MacFarlands' living room.)
May 29: 50 tomatoes were planted last weekend, which means there are another 250 to go. The killdeer eggs have hatched and the whole family is running around the farm.
June 25: Some shareholders have been helping almost every week. Lots of green tendrils poke up from the soil, but there is still much to do. Marta asks for a major group effort to complete planting, as well as to catch up on the weeds. The growing season has been tough – too cold, too wet. Plants are growing slower than expected. First harvest is pushed back to July 3. My dad spends a few hours tackling the weeds.
July 3: First harvest! We pick up our shares at the Marshfield Farmers' Market on Fridays between 2 and 6 pm. This week we get broccoli raab, arugula, baby lettuce, tat soi, and radishes. We bring our own shopping bags, which are filled with fresh-picked, unwashed produce. In the weeks that follow, we also get turnips, snow peas, snap peas, turnip greens, shell peas, baby onions, and more turnips.
July 31: Everything is in the ground. The MacFarlands are taking a well-deserved week's vacation. Volunteers will keep an eye on the farm. This week we get green beans, snap peas, fava beans, leeks, lettuce, baby carrots, and the first of what will become a landslide of zucchini.
August 7: It was the rainiest and coldest July ever recorded, but summer has finally arrived! I love this CSA because it brings into my kitchen foods I would not ordinarily buy, and compels me to make something with them. This week, in addition to the usual, we get tomatillos, shallots, koosa, cipollini onions, and komatsuna greens.
August 11: Marta puts the word out: if you want zucchini, come and get it. Abel and I stop by the farm just as the skies open up yet again, and pick five regular zukes and three of the globe variety. In the next month we will get 20 more. I'm getting creative with recipes. Zucchini-chocolate cookies, anyone?
August 20: Pickups henceforth are at the farm. Oh, the abundance! Our two large canvas bags are heavy and overflowing. New items include cucumbers, tomatoes, yellow squash, beets, bok choy, rainbow chard, and Napa cabbage. The Northeast Tomato Blight has struck, and today's share will include the only red ones we get all season. All of those painstakingly grown, pampered, heirloom tomatoes that Marta started from seed had to be destroyed. So sad! But we can help ourselves to as many green ones as we like. Fellow CSA'er Mia Snow shares her recipe for green tomato chutney. Yum!
August 24: It has been hot and wet – with over 4 inches of rain. Marta asks: "Would anyone like some extra cucumbers?" Yes, please! I find a grocery bag-full on my porch. 17 cucumbers make a lot of pickles. I've got to learn how to can . . . and fast! Rise and Shine donates a total of 100 lb. of cukes to the Marshfield Food Pantry, the Marshfield Senior Center, and a local shelter.
August 28: This has been the worst growing season in generations -- except for the weeds, which have nearly engulfed the strawberry patch. Um, Dad? Ready for more weeding? Abel and I spend an hour harvesting almost an entire row of carrots. He doesn't want to stop!
September 11: I have never seen so many tomatillos. I make salsa, Mexican salsa verde, roasted tomatillos, and still more sit on my countertop for snacking. New crops include kohlrabi, corn, parsley, white shell beans, peppers, and lots of basil.
September 18: Carrots, greens, corn, herbs, beets, green beans, onions, and still more zucchini and cucumbers. I feel overwhelmed by the produce that fills my kitchen on Friday evenings. And this is only half a share!
September 25: I have been buying tomatoes from other growers at the Farmers Market and making a simple tomato-basil sauce. I've got 4 quarts in the freezer, and wish I had room for more. Now, it's pesto-making time. At the farm, we can pick as much basil as we like. Next week: new potatoes, with sweet potatoes to follow!
October 15: Our final share. A full compliment of root veggies, plus peppers, tomatillos, leeks, scallions and onions. It is rainy and cold, and so there's little time to linger and express gratitude. I drag three bags home and make onion soup!
With a summer like this, I really "get" how much the fate of the farm rests on the weather. Marta sees the bright side. She says, "The benefit of planting diversified crops is that, whatever the weather, something will thrive." It's worth noting that we planted winter squash three separate times, to no avail. Other crops that didn't make it include broccoli and cauliflower, spinach, and melons.
Winter is here. We have finished the last of our frozen turnips. Marta wants to know: Are we ready for another season? Yes! I love that this produce is grown within a mile of our home, and that we are consuming so many different kinds of fresh veggies. I love bringing my son to the farm, and teaching him where our food comes from. I love supporting a farmer directly, reducing my family's impact on the earth, and being part of a community with similar values. By joining a CSA, we have made a commitment to our health, our community, and a better planet. It's a good investment.
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"This is about more than just providing fresher, tastier, more nutritious produce. To ensure a sustainable future, it is critical that we reestablish our local and regional food systems. The hidden costs of cheap food and industrial agriculture are becoming apparent. We need to 'vote with our forks' for the type of future we want to create for our children." - Marta MacFarland
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Intended for preschool and kindergarten age children (3 1/2 to 5 years old), our Little Tigers martial arts program is based on Fitness, Focus, and Fun!
Families can train together, providing you with shared goals, quality family time, and an opportunity to meet a great group of friendly people.
These classes are designed to improve flexibility, balance, endurance and strength while teaching self-defense techniques.
These classes are intended for children aged 5 and over. Teachers and parents alike often notice a dramatic difference in children who study martial arts.
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The enthusiastic masters at Tiger Kicks make the classes fun, energetic, exciting and yes.. hard. The kids learn the meaning of honor, discipline (they don't "baby" them) and working hard.
The staff are professional, knowledgeable and kind - I have always found that they are willing to go that extra mile for their students and their families.
Tiger Kicks feels like an extended family and the amount of students of all ages who stick with the program is a proof.
Taking classes with the kids will create a life time memory for all.
I worked with Master Jung-jea Kim several years ago as a master before moved to MA. He is one of the most respectful masters I have ever met. I have so much respect for him and I am so happy that he is creating a positive changes at Tiger Kicks. I wish the best for Master Kim and those who are training their mind and body via TKD.
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All of have spent time dealing with one skin condition or another. For some, this condition is hyperpigmentation. Most of the time this equals sun spots. The dark spots across the skin that form from overexposure to the sun without sufficient protection. Sometimes the damage sneaks by even when you've done your best to protect your skin, but there's not much you can do about an entirely natural response. Other people experience hyperpigmentation as a result of a skin condition or a bad reaction to a low-quality product. Regardless of the reason, the fact remains that some of us need to focus on minimizing the appearance of darker areas of our skin. There are plenty of products out there to help with that and OROGOLD has put together a quick overview of some ingredients that you should look for in such products. Other ingredients work, but these are some of the most reliable ones.
Hydroxy Acids
Alpha hydroxy acids like glycolic and citric acid are used in skin care for multiple purposes. Like their close relative salicylic acid, the compounds are most commonly used as chemical exfoliants in products. They help break down dead skin cells and the grime that builds up on the skin. This helps keep the skin clean, but there is an added effect. Removing the dead skin cells and encouraging the skin's natural cell turnover rate helps to fade hyperpigmentation over time. The effects are relatively small on their own, but specialized products use hydroxy acids in combination with other ingredients to have a much more noticeable effect on the darker areas. Furthermore, most supervised deep peels that offer pigmentation correction as a service tend to focus on higher concentrations of these acids in a particular peeling mix. They are reliable and effective in most forms, but especially when used in masks.
Vitamin C
Vitamin C is one of those rare ingredients that seems to have nothing wrong with it at all. OROGOLD is especially fond of vitamin C for its anti-aging properties, but it has plenty of other effects as well. As a potent antioxidant, vitamin C helps to protect the skin from free radicals and encourages the skin's natural repair function. This ties directly with dealing with hyperpigmentation thanks to its close ties to sun damage. Vitamin C's combined effects actually work to lighten dark areas over time. Its most profound effects are in how it helps to protect the skin. The antioxidants do their job, yes, but vitamin C encourages the growth of collagen and overall health of the skin to make it more resilient against damage. Proper use of a vitamin C heavy product will help guard against any new sunspots forming while lightening the rest.
There are a handful of ingredients that are actually targeted specifically towards dealing with hyperpigmentation. Hydroquinone is one of the best of these ingredients. It helps by limiting how much melanin the area it is applied to can produce as well as making it much harder for cells to produce it. This can lead to dramatic results for some when the ingredient is used properly. As a result, hydroquinone is one of the go-to ingredients many products turn to when considering what will work best to fight pigmentation. We do feel the need to stress that the exact reliability of the ingredient varies for those with skin of a naturally darker pigmentation. In rare cases, hydroquinone is known to actually further darken the area it is applied to in such people. It is not a very common side effect, but people should be aware of it when considering products utilizing it.
Fighting against hyperpigmentation is sometimes an annoyance. This is especially true given how many products designed for fighting the condition require continual application to make a difference. The results may be worth it, but you'll likely be tired of the product before it is done with its work. OROGOLD simply recommends sticking to your routine with the product for as long as it takes. Just remember to protect your skin appropriately with sunscreen to ensure you don't accidentally undo any progress.
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Once you have decided on your Swimming Pools size and position, the next important item to consider is your pool safety barrier.
You will need to decide on your pool fence type and position prior to applying for the pool permit. We must include your permanent safety barrier details in our building permit application.
The Australian Standard (AS) 1926.1-2012 outlines the requirements for the design and construction of your pool safety barrier.
Your Swimming Pool Safety Barrier must comply with the following:
- The height of the barrier should not be less than 1200mm (1.2 metres)
- Where the boundary fence acts as a part of the safety barrier to the pool, it should not be less than 1800mm when measured from the inside of the barrier to the solid finished surface (1.8 metres)
- The height of any opening between the bottom of the fence and the ground level should not exceed 100m (10cm). Any gaps in your safety barrier must not exceed 100m (10cm).
- The barrier must be made from a durable material such as timber, steel or glass.
- Gates must swing outwards from the swimming pool area and be fitted with a self-closing and self-latching device. This device must prevent the gate from being reopened and cannot be reached from outside the barrier by young children.
- The walls of a building can be considered part of the safety barrier as long as any windows that open onto the pool area are fitted with child resistant metal screens or bars. Or any windows opening onto pool yard must be permanently restricted to opening a maximum of 100mm (10cm).
- The safety barrier and the area around it should be free from handholds or footholds, climbable objects or plants that can be used to gain access to the pool area.
- Swimming Pools must not have direct access to the pool area via a door from a building, such as a house or shed.
- A 900mm non-climbable zone must be maintained from the top of the inside pool fence at all times.
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A beautiful and fully compliant frameless glass fence.
An example of how beautiful a fully compliant fence can be.
This is just a general summary of AS 1926.1 please contact us for more information or check out the SPASA website for more information.
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For those of you unfamiliar with the word, don't feel stupid. A peripheral is a device connected to your computer that is not actually required for your computer to boot up and get running. Any USB device is a peripheral. In this specific instance, your keyboard and mouse are the main peripherals you should know of.
In my 13 years of internet experience, I can't even imagine how many keys I've pounded or how many times I've clicked that poor mouse. Using WhatPulse now, it's not something I have to imagine. I can know exactly how much usage I've put on those peripherals. Why would I want to? Personally, no particular reason. It's interesting to know and keep track of. It's also fun as an idle way of "competing" with thousands and thousands of other internet addicts, as it ranks each user.
Download WhatPulse now!
WhatPulse is available for Windows, OS X, and Linux. It's very simple. Download the application, create your user account, and it'll begin closely monitoring your keystrokes, mouse clicks, and your mouse movement (unless you choose to disable the tracking of any of those in the settings). I know, the first thing that comes to your mind is, "Isn't that unsafe?" WhatPulse is safe. Do your research on Google if you're feeling paranoid at all. WhatPulse was, at one point, open source software until a fiasco came about where users were cheating keystrokes and clicks. I've used WhatPulse for nearly five years and I haven't experienced a single problem. This isn't the largest keylogging operation in the world.
WhatPulse's options are quite configurable.
You're able to configure a lot of activity with your tray icon, to notify when tracking is active and on other triggers. There's also several different ways you can "pulse," which is sending your current counts to the server for tracking. You can do that manually, by clicking the tray icon, by hitting a hotkey, or at a specific time limit.
As mentioned earlier, there are ways to selectively track only certain statistics.
WhatPulse also offers the "geek window," which is an optionally-transparent overlay that you can dock at one of the corners of your monitor to keep track of your WhatPulse statistics in realtime. I think it's overkill, and I'm not that obsessed with where I stand in the rankings, but have at it.
Key frequencies are also a very cool feature. I'm on my gaming desktop right now, and here's what a gamer's key frequencies might look like after about 2 weeks:
There's a little under a million keystrokes, with lots of WASD and other directional buttons. What can I say? It's an interesting thing to monitor.
Every user is given their own online profile. You can access your profile easily by the tray icon. My profile link is as follows: http://whatpulse.org/stats/users/227470/
Here's what your profile will look like, if you can't be bothered to click:
Should you decide to give WhatPulse a spin and find out that you like it, why not join the MakeUseOf team on WhatPulse? The team ID is 20178 and you should be able to freely join in over at the Teams page.
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NY Mag has a really great article on young woman and alcohol. Apparently we (the ladies) are have taken to imbibing–with coworks, friends, alone–in more copious amounts.
A couple of disjointed things that struck me about the article:
-Third Wave Feminism is painted as being the spoiled, bratty daughter of the last two waves, doing little more than empowering women to thoughtlessly booz and fuck just like the guys. To this I respond: Yes and no. Thirdwavers are not a cohesive group, and for all the thoughtlessness of the louder popcultury types (I'm looking at you, Jezebel) the strides women of color have made are probably the hallmark of this wave. Not that has anything to do with the article really, but I like to throw it out there whenever I can.
-Speaking of boozin' and fucking just like the guys, lets talk about the gender assimilation. As women enter highly competitive male-dominated spheres such as high education and certain sectors of the work force, they adopt (consciously and unconsciously) the attitudes and behaviors of their male counterparts to survive. Its a kind of acculturation, adopting the values and norms of the dominant group in order to be allowed to particpicate. This is not necessarily a good thing, espeically when the norms adopted are as highly dysfunctional and predispossed to perpetuating inequality as those of professional middle class white men (remember, just because they're the most powerful and pervasive does not make them right–or even rational). In the article, one of the women interviewed said something akin to 'I had to be seen as a bitch to get things done, but the drinking made me appear more personable, less lame than the other women unwilling to party and more appealing to work with'.To get ahead professionally, she had to overcome the gender sterotype of 'the bitch' by proving she could be as rowdy and drunk as the next guy.
-The author asserts that the sexual component comes in only so much as it is another aspect of choice. Drinking is an expression of control, because women now have the power to choose when and where they allow themselves the loss of control. Sounds sort of convoluted, but its a sentiment not foreign to me. The author downplays the idea that some women drink so that they may allow themselves sexual dalliances they would otherwise think themselves too shy or morally upstanding to engage in. It is my nonobjective and unscientific observation that this behavior is actually rather typical, even if unintentional. I never thought of myself as the kind of person who got especially trigger happy when intoxicated because I'm generally the very forward go-get-'em sort to begin with. When I stopped to recall how many times I engaged in sexual contact with a new partner during or after consuming alcohol, however, I was totally shocked (but not embarrassed–in fact, I laughed myself to sleep). That isn't to say that these were isolated incidents, the majority of my sexual relationships are relatively longterm, its just they were helped along initially by alcohol. Stop for a second and think about how many times you were drunk the first time you had sex with someone, not just one night stands but with a significant others or long term hookup–you might just find a curious pattern of behavior.
-Oh, and lets also discuss the place of higher education: the more prolonged the period of education, the more deeply ingrained the questionable drinking habits become. Now, why do we hardly talk about the alcoholism of the well educated? Because, as members of the cultural elite, we have the cultural clot to normalize our habits, no matter disruptive to ourselves/our social group they might become. We can stigmatize the poor and less educated's alcoholism/drug use as deviant because clearly is perpetuates their cycles of economic deprivation, but let ours slide as simply the youthful antics of undergrads, grads, young professionals harmlessly cavorting because we perceive they have no larger social consequences.
As someone who planed on spending her winter break in a state of near-constant intoxication, I must admit this article made me reevaluate my drinking habits in terms of ideology, biology and interpersonal consequences. Some of the best advice I every got was from a Scotsman on a cruise ship: Be good. And if you can't be good, be safe.
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Episode 41: Freshbooks.com interview – The "Head of Magic†uses social media and retro marketing to build a loyal following.
Freshbooks.com interview – Saul Colt, the 'Head of Magic' uses social media and retro marketing to build a loyal following. from Jim Hopkinson on Vimeo.
Wouldn't it be great if ALL companies…
- Took their customers to free dinners
- Sent their users flowers when they've had a bad day
- Received a 99% positive referral rating
- Had an entrepreneurial blog and irreverent newsletter
- Had a Twitter following so passionate that users solved problems
- Instilled a little bit of "magic" into everyday life?
Well, if you're a marketer, a manager, or public relations rep trying to improve your company's image, then my interview with Saul Colt, 'Head of Magic' for the online invoicing company 'Freshbooks,' is a must-listen.
Our 20-minute conversation is a marketing case study for using social media and "retro marketing" to grow a loyal following. We discuss:
- How Freshbooks was born out of frustration that many freelancers face
- Why they take their customers — even non-paying ones — to free dinners
- What just might happen if you get stood up on a blind date
- His title, and what happens when the "Head of Magic" heads to Las Vegas
- Why he has a Love-Hate relationship with Zappos.com
- The iPhone promotion that differentiated them from every other company
- Their CEO's blog post "The 7 Ways I've Almost Killed Freshbooks"
- How their iPhone app helps on-the-go freelancers keep better records
To learn how to use current social media tools like Twitter, Blogs, and Newsletters build your brand, listen now:
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My pop-punk tastes essentially developed in a bubble. When the "golden age" of the genre was happening, I was blissfully ignorant; my glory days happened a little later. This week, I'm looking at three tracks that define my earliest experiences with pop-punk. These songs are highlights of when I came into one of my favorite genres, and there's a certain sense of nostalgia that will always keep them on that highest level that few other things will ever reach for me. Not only did they help to form my baseline for all of my later listening, these songs and albums have become as much a part of my personal history as anything else.
1. "All Downhill From Here" – New Found Glory
While the relationship I developed with Catalyst might not be the very first I ever had with pop-punk, it's definitely the earliest I had that's endured to this day. "All Downhill From Here" is that album at its best, from the drum fill intro to the very end of the track. I can't imagine ever hearing this song and not immediately becoming excited. That main guitar riff is super tasty, and the drumming is just about everything you could ever want from this sort of song. The melodies are at once accusatory and catchy, and the acoustic bridge works perfectly as a sort of counterbalance before the rest of the band kicks back in at full strength. Everything about this song and album captivated me nearly a decade ago, and I'd be lying if I said it didn't do nearly the same thing today.
2. "Our Lawyer Made Us Change The Name Of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued" – Fall Out Boy
For the last month of my freshman year of high school, I heard this song blasting from the room two doors down from mine nearly every day, and I had no idea what it was. All I knew was that I could hear the line "the ribbon on my wrist says 'do not open before Christmas'" very clearly, and that I loved that line too much for how little I understood it. While From Under The Cork Tree is probably my fifth-favorite Fall Out Boy record today, this album defined two summers and much of the time between them for me, and coming in fifth on a list like that is like coming in first in most other lists, anyway. Everything about this song is spot-on, from the denseness of the opening to the sarcastic self-reference and embodiment of matured youth that seeps through every second. For me, Fall Out Boy is this genre, and From Under The Cork Tree is how they claimed that spot.
3. "Caller 10" – Punchline
Two things about the first time I saw Punchline: 1. I didn't know who they were or that they were on that bill; and 2. They put on the best show of any band on the bill. I immediately bought 37 Everywhere from the band's merch table, and it was maybe the best impulse buy I've ever made. "Caller 10" took a while to truly stand out to me, but the line "maybe fate can only take you so far" is enough to cement this song as one of my favorites in the band's discography. It sums up the whole track, with no melody and no backing music. That sentence – eight simple words forming a perfectly-constructed conjecture – gives me chills every time I hear it. The song structure is flawless, with a powerful chorus, great storytelling in the verses, and one of the best bridges the genre has ever seen. There's a number of reasons (37?) this record holds a spot on my list of favorite records, and this song contains more than a few of them.


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Lovely shot! I just love the compression effect and the dramatic tone of the skies. In fact, just last week I did about the same with my (old, of course) beloved 70-210mm F4 Nikkor. Complete with the cranes and buildings and spectacular sky. Synchronicity?ReplyDelete
As for honesty, suffice to say: mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur -- the world wants to be deceived, so let them be deceived.
Its the little good things in life that make it worth living. Observing the world and its wicked ways and people only makes one depressed. Better to focus on the (nevertheless still abundant!) beauty - as you do with your great shots!Replies
Thanks Andre !!Delete
I shall take up your advice, let those who wants to be deceived, so let them be deceived.
This is one very nice photo...great you have the camera close to you that time : )ReplyDelete
Human and destruction...haha,it is always some how relatedReplies
Having a camera closeby is very important !Delete
What a strange and beautiful photo. Congrats Robin!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Yes, I know I can't technically blame anyone who hasn't been to Hong Kong but I can't help but blame them for never having been to Hong Kong. I know it's expensive to fly all the way out here knowing next to nothing about what it has to offer - because when people hear Hong Kong, they immediately think "China", "Communism" and "Umbrella movement" because they have no idea about the 1324563 other things that make HK a diamond embedded in a lump of coal which makes it my favorite place in the world.
Take Dragon's Back for instance. This hike goes along the spine of several hills on the south eastern end of the island and gives you a true bird's eye view of the beauty this island has. Beach spots Shek O and Big Wave Bay very deservingly steal the show on this hike.
Bird's eye view indeed...
After a 20 minute sprint up the stairs & power walk down a few paths, you get the most rewarding view for all the calories expended.
Once you're on your health & fitness roll post hike, you can venture into Shau Kei Wan and grab some fresh apples & pears from the local farmers' market.
But when in Asia, we do like the Asians! So the fam and I got dim sum snacks instead.
Beef balls & siu mai are healthy, right?
No matter which food group you decide to pursue, you can go back home feeling full in your stomach, sore in your legs, and buzzing with happiness in your head.
This hike is one of said 1324563 things I love about this place. So if you're looking for even the smallest of reasons to fly out, here it is.


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HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam and Indonesia boast huge potential in energy collaboration, Indonesian Ambassador to Việt Nam, Ibnu Hadi, said at a conference held in Hà Nội yesterday.
The event drew the participation of numerous Indonesian coal exporters and Vietnamese importers.
In the first four months of the year, Indonesia shipped more than 1.5 million tonnes of coal to Việt Nam, he said, adding that the country would export at least 4.5 million tonnes of coal to its ASEAN peer.
The Indonesian Embassy in Việt Nam would work to promote the connection between energy businesses from the two countries to ensure sufficient supply, he stressed.
Regarding the coal demand of Electricity of Việt Nam (EVN), a representative from the group said that coal-fired power accounts for 30 per cent of the total electricity generated nationwide of 42,000 MW.
Before 2016, most thermoelectric plants used domestic coal, however, the need for imported coal has shot up due to the development of thermoelectricity.
In 2016, the country bought 680,000 tonnes of coal from foreign countries. The figure is expected to rise to 4.7 million tonnes in 2017, 11 million tonnes in 2020 and 19 million tonnes in 2025.
At the conference, businesses from both countries exchanged experience and discussed measures to boost co-operation.
Two-way trade stood at US$5.5 billion in 2016 and both sides are targeting $6 billion in 2017. — VNS
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Bank of America services an amazing number of loans. If you are an agent that works short sales, you undoubtedly have worked with Bank of America over and over again. The processes they have in place continue to improve and I am hopeful this new improvement will help too. The change went in to effect Dec. 1, 2011, and impacts all short sales submitted with an offer in which the homeowner is eligible for the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternative (HAFA) program.
The good news is they have shortened the timeline for their response back to the homeowner and agent on the short sale offer. They have also taken away homeowner requirements to call Bank of America to accept the HAFA short sale program. "Real estate agents can now indicate a homeowner's HAFA interest by submitting the necessary documents to in the online system (Equator) within 14 days. During that 14-day window, the short sale will continue moving forward. Bank of America is transitioning the processing of all HAFA short sales with an offer from outsourced vendor partners to Bank of America associates".
I am happy to see this transition and am looking forward to having a HAFA short sale go through the system directly with Bank of America vs. an outsourced vendor. I think this will help homeowners and agents complete short sales in a more timely manner so that we avoid additional foreclosures AND keep the buyers that get frustrated with the time a short sale takes.
With banks/servicers improving their processes, more homeowners can avoid foreclosure by completing short sales.
If you have a hardship and are struggling making payments on your mortgage and owe more that what the fair market value of your home is, you should consider talking to a real estate professional about options instead of foreclosure. Short Sale is just one option.
If you currently live in your home, but do not want to stay in your home, you may qualify for a HAFA (Home Affordable foreclosure Alternatives) short sale.
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Referendum on Britain's membership of the EU to take place on 23 June.
02 March 2016
British Prime Minister David Cameron has called for a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU to take place on 23 June. Speaking from outside Downing Street, the Prime Minister said he had secured a good deal with Brussels to give the UK a special status and leaving the EU would "threaten our economic and national security".
The majority of the cabinet agreed to back the deal agreed in Brussels by Cameron with 27 other EU leaders reforming Britain's relationship with the rest of the bloc. But within minutes of his announcement, some ministers began to declare they will fight for the UK to leave the EU. Cameron confirmed they would all be able to campaign freely and said there would be many passionate arguments over the months ahead, but the ultimate decision would lie with the British people.
In an address to the nation, he said: "We are approaching one of the biggest decisions this country will face in our lifetimes: whether to remain in a reformed EU or to leave. The choice goes to the heart of the kind of country we want to be and the future we want for our children," he said.
"I do not love Brussels. I love Britain. I am the first to say there are many ways the EU needs to improve. The task of reforming Europe does not end with yesterday's agreement. I will never say our country could not survive outside Europe … That is not the question. The question is will we be safer, stronger and better off working together in a reformed Europe or out on our own."
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22nd February 2016
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Are you a command-line Sentinel? Dislike of having to look up rules on a PDF or through a browser to someone else's webpage? Do you prefer to play on an old laptop with others in an isolated shack off the grid? Or maybe it's just a case of system resources as you're running massive molecular dynamics jobs in the background.
Well, the RPG Review Cooperative has the tool for you!
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Linda Sarsour, one of the most prominent Muslim-American activists in New York, says the messages have been arriving by the hour recently.
"Your time is coming."
"A good Arab is a dead Arab."
"You're getting two bullets in your head."
Ms. Sarsour, one of the lead organizers of the Women's March on Washington, has tackled issues like immigration policy, mass incarceration, stop-and-frisk and the New York Police Department's spying operation on Muslims — all of which have largely inured her to hate-tinged criticism.
But it is the commencement address she is to deliver next week to about 100 students at the City University of New York School of Public Health that she says has drawn the most hostility and ire she has ever experienced.
"Linda Sarsour is a Sharia-loving, terrorist-embracing, Jew-hating, ticking time bomb of progressive horror," the conservative media personality Milo Yiannopoulos said at a rally on Thursday outside CUNY's main office, as protesters held signs with images associated with the often racist and anti-Semitic language used by what is known as the alt-right, a far-right, white nationalist movement.
The controversy over Ms. Sarsour's appearance is the latest dispute in a heated national dialogue over free speech on university campuses.
But in this instance, the roles have been reversed. Other protests have largely pitted left-wing students against conservative speakers like Mr. Yiannopoulos, Ann Coulter, Gavin McInnes and Charles Murray. This time, conservatives are leading the charge against Ms. Sarsour.
Her critics are a strange mix, including right-leaning Jews and Zionists, commentators like Pamela Geller, and some members of the alt-right.
They accuse her of sympathizing with terrorists, supporting Sharia law and anti-Semitism for statements she has made about politics in the Middle East.
The CUNY chancellor, James B. Milliken, has defended the appearance on the basis of free speech, and a group of CUNY professors, some prominent progressives and liberal Jewish groups have spoken in her support.
Fred Smith Jr., a constitutional scholar and assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, said the controversy was a reminder of the bipartisan nature of the outcry over free-speech issues.
"There are a few people who have been very effective in branding the left at shutting down free speech, but the moment they are confronted with leftist speech they don't like, they are equally outraged and poised to suppress that speech," he said. "I don't think that's the answer for either side. The more you try to suppress speech, the more the ideas of the suppressed speaker become salient to more people. It makes the person more well known and attracts more people to those ideas."
The debate about Ms. Sarsour's speech began last month with Dov Hikind, a conservative Democratic state assemblyman who represents a largely Orthodox community in Brooklyn. Mr. Hikind said Ms. Sarsour should not have been chosen, pointing to her recent appearance in Chicago with Rasmea Odeh, who was convicted in Israel of playing a role in the bombing of a supermarket that killed two civilians in 1969.
Mr. Hikind also pointed to a picture Ms. Sarsour once posted on Twitter of a Palestinian boy standing across from police officers with rocks in his hands. Ms. Sarsour wrote that the photo was "The definition of courage."
Mr. Hikind said in a phone interview, "You can't support a terrorist and then be the commencement speaker at a university that my taxes help pay for."
His opposition drew a flurry of coverage in late April, as news that Ms. Sarsour had been invited to speak spread among local news outlets, Jewish publications and the conservative media establishment. Mr. Hikind's office also circulated a letter signed by 100 Holocaust survivors asking Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to cancel the address.
Unlike some controversies over Israel that have occasionally split New York liberals, this one seems to have united many progressives behind Ms. Sarsour. A coalition of groups rallied in front of City Hall this month to support her right to speak.
Brad Lander, a Democratic city councilman from Brooklyn, described the accusations against Ms. Sarsour as "preposterous," and pointed to her help in raising money to repair two Jewish cemeteries that were vandalized in St. Louis and Pennsylvania in February.
"She's been in my synagogue," he said. "She and my rabbi are friends. There's no doubt that part of what this is is backlash against the idea of having a Palestinian-American as a visible leader and inheritor of the civil rights movement."
He added, "One terrible feature of the Trump regime is that it threatens to tribalize all of us."
At the protest, even Mr. Yiannopoulos briefly acknowledged Ms. Sarsour's right to speak, before making a racially tinged joke about her getting paid in goats. He was more restrained in an emailed response to a question.
"Unlike some of the other speakers, I don't want Sarsour canceled," he wrote. "I want as many people as possible to hear her odious thoughts. That doesn't mean I can't explain why she is dangerous and wrong."
Ms. Sarsour said she had nothing to apologize about for her views.
She said there were questions about the integrity of Ms. Odeh's conviction many decades ago. The photo of the Palestinian boy was taken during a week when about 200 Palestinians had been killed, she said. And she said she had never planned to speak about Israel in the commencement address.
Ms. Sarsour said she believed she became a target for far-right conservatives in the days after the Women's March, which she said was evidence of a larger "Islamophobia industry."
She has hired two private bodyguards to accompany her to public events. She says she regrets that she has not been able to shield her three children, all teenagers, from the vitriol and threats she has received online. Still, she said, she does not plan to be silent.
"I'm Muslim, I'm Palestinian, I'm a woman in a hijab," she said. "I'm everything they stand against."
She added, "I have a bigger mission here."


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Kyle Park Set to Open for George Strait!
Well, if this just ain't the coolest thing I've seen in a while. Our good pal, Kyle Park, announced today that he will be playing with King George -- and what's more is, this show is his second to last concert, ever.
The reigning King of Country Music, Strait, announced a new show in his Cowboy Rides Away Tour, for June 5th, in Hidalgo, TX at State Farm Arena, Kyle Park has been tapped as an opener.
Tickets for this concert start at $89 and go on sale at 10 a.m. May 2nd, online at ticketmaster.com.
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The Ropeway
On your way up to the Governor's hill, you will pass the Vaity Resort. Here you can use the ropeway service (cablecar) to go up to Sunset Point. Suspended above hills, valleys and meandering rivers, this 15 minute ride gives you a bird's eye view of Saputara. When planning your day bear in mind that jeeps take passengers 2 km from the main roundabout in the city up to the boarding point only between 5.30pm and 6.00pm, and that the cable car will not operate without at least twelve passengers. Ticket Rs. 40/-.
How to get there
By road: The town of Waghai is 51 km away. Ahmedabad: 409 km. Surat: 164 km. Mumbai: 250 km. Vadodara: 309 km. There are State Transport buses and private luxury coaches from Waghai and Ahmedabad. If you are coming by a private car, than National Highway might be quicker, but the state highway will offers a stunningly scenic drive.
By rail: The nearest railway station is Waghai, on the Billimora-Waghai narrow gauge section of the Western Railway. For those coming from Gujarat via Surat or Ahmedabad or even from Mumbai, Billimora is the more convenient rail head, and a direct bus service is available from there.
By air: The nearest airport is Vadodara, 309 km away.


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Hi all, I know I have received requests for updates on my Mother, this weekend on St. Patrick's Day we had a get together at the Longmont Care Facility where she is going through Rehabilitation. They are trying to teach her to scoot out of her chair and into bed and working with physical therapy there for her new condition (being a paraplegic). She is worried they will kick her out of there before she is ready and she is so weak she's having problems with the ramp like thing that can help her get in and out of bed into her wheelchair.
Other than that her mood seems good, although she complained about some physical therapist that I think was really worried about her spirits possibly being masked and being at a lower point then she likes to show. At least that is my thoughts, since she said they asked her about a 4 letter word and I am not sure if they asked if it was to be about her or her condition or what… but she said she replied "cr_p" (you can fill in the blank) and then she told me she was only joking but then she got told something negative about her mood or her mental state as a result.
And of course she complains about how hard physical therapy is on her, but then again who doesn't? lol
Otherwise, Mom was fun, funny, full of stories and loving having the family around her. She went along with my sister placing a big shamrock "tattoo" on her cheek and later with putting on goofy glasses for St. Pats Day. Mom really enjoyed the dinner and especially the soda bread with dinner.
I have to admit that before dinner we had a nice little visit with Mom, at about the time in which I was trying to figure out how to get this low hospital like bed to sit up for her some nurses showed up and kicked us out of the room to help change Mom etc. It wasn't until this time that, as one of my brothers said, I "sprung a leak". I stood at first with just my husband and I in the hall and I broke down… my brother, who I think went with his wife and children to go look at the fish somewhere else in the building, came up and I welled up again, just as I thought I got myself under control. Swollen eyes and stopped crying after a great big hug, I then asked for hugs from my 3 adorable nieces and nephews.
I looked up from these hugs and there was my brother, that Mom told me to expect to arrive for one day on Monday from Vermont… oh my heart swelled with joy to see him, as I gave him a big hug and kiss! A few minutes later my sister from New York appeared… what warmth surrounded me as I then threw my arms around her too.
All in all we had a great time together and a great Irish dinner of corned beef, cabbage, red potatoes, carrots, soda bread and it was followed up by a nice St. Pats Day decorated cake. Unfortunately we cut the visit short as I tried to sneak in 2 pain pills and my husband Rick noticed and said we should go home. I explained that I've been fighting a terrible new for the past 3 days and by afternoon and evening I am pretty much bed ridden with such pain I cannot do much. Luckily today is a bit better as my meds are controlling the neck pain and the migraines a little bit better, though I am ready to go lay down soon.
Please friends keep the well wishes coming in for support for my whole family, my Mother and me too… I've been grieving some here for my Mother and all she is going through and for her being so weak at 71 pounds. I wish so much that I had the health, wealth and strength that I could use at this time to really help out a lot with everything that this new disability will bring… I want to give my Mother some hope for her future and not feel like she cannot find great times, fun and still do much with being a paraplegic.
Disclaimer: Unfortunately I knew I forgot something when we left for Longmont to see Mom, and it was my camera. The pictures in here were from facebook, from my Sister and Sister-in-law.


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2014 Logo Design Trends
- By: Wes McDowell
- Jul 28th, 2014
Bill Gardner, founder of LogoLounge, returns to the DesignCast to talk with Wes McDowell and Nick Longo about logo design trends in 2014.
LogoLounge is the best place to find logo reference materials on the web with a huge database of expertly crafted logos (200,000 and counting).
Bill Gardner has been collecting and examining trends in logo design for years and you can see the trend reports all the way from 2003 at LogoLounge. Each report is a multi-page in-depth look into the logo trends for that year including example logo designs – a real boon for designers everywhere.
In fact, while listening to this episode, please feel free to head to LogoLounge and look for the "2014 Logo Trend Report" link on the right hand side, or the 'Trends Reports' link in the footer – this way you can follow along!
2013 was a tipping point in web design: Mobile devices are overtaking the larger, more traditional devices for surfing the web, and we need to take this into account when creating logos and designs. It is no longer good enough to have a logo look good in inches when it may be shrunk to a quarter inch on a mobile device, or used as a favicon for the client's website.
How will your logo look squeezed onto a screen as small as a business card? Will it hold up to the rigors of the small screens of smart-phones and tablets?
And how are others taking on this challenge?
Bill Gardner lets us in on what he sees as the 2014 logo design trends we can expect. Designers everywhere are reacting to the changing trends and user expectations, trying different techniques to develop logos both eye-catching and workable at any size and on any device.
Will the sharp, clean mono-line become the predominate style of the year? Is the hyper-flat logo design trend backing off and making room for the glassy, more 'realistic' look and feel like the newest iteration of the NBC peacock?
Bill finds digital waves reminiscent of Wi-Fi symbols bubbling to the top, hexagon shaped logos popping up more often than even he expects, and birds and woodland creatures – created with stacks of geometric shapes – dancing onto the design stage everywhere.
Bill also talks about a few logo trends not in the 2014 Logo Trends report – including the rise of responsive, digital only logos like you can find at Bureau347 – just for us at the DesignCast, so don't miss it!
You can always reach out to Bill via the contact page of LogoLounge or via email at email@example.com, and let him know of any trends you are seeing in logo design today!
You can find more of Bill Gardner's wisdom at lynda.com where you can start a free trial just for our listeners at lynda.com/deepend, along with hundreds of other professional videos and classes on design, photography, software and more.
Last, but not least, we answer a new listener question on how necessary classical art education is for graphic designers. Does an art education help, or hinder, design work? Or is it important to be as diverse as possible in your knowledge and education?
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KyleAugust 1, 2014
In this show you mentioned behance's prosite. My site was created from prosite and I love it. Definitely worth taking a look. Prosite enabled a lot more customization that I thought going in and easy to use, even if you don't know HTML or CSS. My favorite part is how I can add my best projects to the site straight from my Behance and edit them really easily.reply


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Guest Post: Alex from Spoonful of Sugar Free
August 3, 2010
Hello Everybody! Thanks you Lauren for asking to do a guest post while you are gone! My name is Alex, and my blog is called Spoonful of Sugar Free. Just a quick note about myself before I continue onto the topic. I am very sensitive/allergic to sugars. I can't eat sweets, but I can handle a bit … More Guest Post: Alex from Spoonful of Sugar Free


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US Senate Says Right to Keep & Bear Arms is Debatable
Suggests 2nd Amendment may not apply to individuals, despite Supreme Court ruling
Paul Joseph Watson
October 15, 2013
According to the U.S. Senate, the individual right to keep and bear arms under the Second Amendment is debatable.
A Senate.gov guide to the Constitution contains an "explanation" next to every section and amendment of America's founding document.
The Second Amendment guarantees, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
However, according to the Senate website, "Whether this provision protects the individual's right to own firearms or whether it deals only with the collective right of the people to arm and maintain a militia has long been debated."
The "explanation" makes no mention of a 2008 Supreme Court ruling (District of Columbia v. Heller), which affirmed that the Second Amendment protects the individual right to own guns.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Rushes and Reeds
Ornamental grasses have seen a real rise in popularity recently as a wonderful way to soften a drought tolerant landscape. Less popular, but equally beautiful, are reeds and rushes. They do like a little more water, but with an efficient irrigation system (like a drip system) they are perfectly suitable in your drought tolerant landscape.
I am especially fond of using them in modern designs. Planted in mass, they are wonderful as a way to soften "edgy" architecture. Some of them have the blue/bluegreen coloration I am so fond of, making them a great pairing for other bluegreen plants like Festuca 'Elijah Blue'. Or try the strong contrast with rusty orange by pairing them with Carex testacea.
The reeds I have here (starting at the top right) are Juncus patens 'Elk Blue', Juncus 'Quartz Creek', Chondropetalum tectorum, and Cyperus isocladus. The orange-colored grass below is Carex testacea.
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I've basically completed my migration to gmail from hotmail, and I'm already thrilled about the change. I'm a member of several mailing lists, and gmail keeps them all nicely organized for me. It also has a whole set of features, etc. Perhaps the thing I like most about it is that I can integrate my gmail account, my blogger account, my RSS feed readers, and other tools onto my igoogle homepage. I know MSN has some similar functionality, but I have to say that I really just prefer gmail.
Of course, time will tell which mail client is the best, but at the moment my money is on gmail. Let's hope it pans out!
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While scientists are still scrambling to figure out what has been killing tens of thousands of bee colonies nationwide and pesticide companies are busy claiming that their products kill bugs and insects yet somehow discriminate bees, beekeepers know in their hearts that they have solved the riddle.
Many of them are no longer renting their bees to pollinate farms where pesticides are used, especially ones known as neonicotinoids. It was easy for beekeepers to figure out. Their bees go in pesticide-using fields and get sick and die. Their bees go in pesticide-free and organic fields and they thrive.
So my recommendation to all of us is to rush out to our local farmer's markets and buy organic produce and honey. Not only will we be helping the beneficial bees but also local farmers, our environment and our own health and well-being.


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A recreational fishing license is required by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) to help regulate fishing in the state. While a sport fishing license allows anglers to catch fish for personal use, a commercial fishing license enables anglers to take and sell fish for profit on the market. In NM, though, anglers only have the option to receive a license or a special use permit that give them permission to complete the aquacultural collection of certain species.
Although no saltwater fishing licenses are available to anglers due to the state's lack of coastal access, a freshwater license authorizes anglers to fish in all public and some private waters. Anglers can learn answers to common questions such as "What is sport fishing license?" and "How much is a sport fishing license?" to fully, and properly, utilize fishing licenses in the following sections.
Who needs a Fishing License in New Mexico?
Any resident or nonresident angler 12 years old or older must have and maintain a valid NM game and fish fishing license to legally fish. However, anglers fishing on tribal reservations or private, class-A lakes do not need a freshwater fishing permit to go fishing.
New Mexico Fishing License Requirements
To get a recreational fishing license in the state, anglers must meet age (at least 12 years old) and residency requirements as well as pay licensing fees.However, in addition to the freshwater fishing license cost, some areas in NM require anglers to purchase specific stamps. For instance, the Habitat Stamp lets anglers fish in U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) parks while helping to improve local reservoirs and water quality.When applying for a sport fishing license to fish in those areas, anglers must also purchase a Habitat Management and Access Validation (HMAV).
Special use NM fishing permits, like aquacultural permits, have similar requirements and are available to both residents and nonresidents. Applicants must present all necessary information including the places at which they plan to fish.
Types of Fishing Licenses in New Mexico
NM offers various types of commercial and recreational fishing licenses to anglers. A nonresident or resident freshwater fishing license can be purchased in the following types:
- Annual or temporary fishing licenses
- Junior annual fishing licenses (ages 12 to 17)
- Second rod validation
Combination hunting and sport fishing licenses, senior citizen licenses for anglers between the ages of 65 and 69, disability licenses and free licenses for anglers 70 years old or older are only available to NM residents.
What Types of Fish Can I Catch with Fishing Licenses in New Mexico?
NM residents and nonresidents can catch numerous warm-water fish with a freshwater license such as largemouth and smallmouth bass, walleye, white bass, catfish and bluegill in larger lakes and reservoirs.Trout species are often found in lakes, rivers and streams to which game fishing licenses grant anglers access.
What Types of Fish Require Special Fishing Permits or Tags in New Mexico?
While most freshwater fish can be caught legally with only a NM recreational fishing license, some fish require extra permission to catch. Anglers with freshwater fishing licenses are required to obtain a free Gila Trout fishing permit for certain fishing locations such as Black Canyon and Willow Creek.
How Long is a Fishing License Valid in New Mexico?
NM recreational fishing licenses last for one license year – from April 1 to March 31. However, a resident or non-resident freshwater fishing license may expire after one to five days depending on the specified fishing period. Once the license expires, anglers are responsible for renewing them.
How Much Does a New Mexico Fishing License Cost?
Freshwater fishing license prices differ for residents and nonresidents. A list of the recreational fishing licenses and their associated costs is provided below:
- Annual resident freshwater fishing license: $25
- Annual non-resident freshwater fishing license: $56
- One-day resident and nonresidentfishing licenses: $12
- Five-day resident and nonresident fishing licenses: $24
- Junior annual fishing license for residents: $5
- Junior annual fishing license for nonresidents: $15
- Senior annual fishing license (residents only): $8
Game fishing validation for a second fishing rod is $4. However, combination game and fish fishing licenses prices are dependent on the ages of the anglers. For example, junior combination licenses are $15, seniors' are $20 and disabled veteran combination licenses are $10. Still, anglers must purchase a HMAV and Habitat Stamp in addition to NM freshwater fishing licenses that cost $4 and $5, respectively.
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Are Fishing License Discounts Available in New Mexico?
Yes, recreational fishing license discounts are available, but only to NM residents. Seniors older than 70 years old may receive a complimentary freshwater fishing permit that does not require a second rod validation, Habitat Stamp or HMAV. Additionally, anglers between the ages of 12 to 17 receive lower sport fishing license costs.Handicapped and military anglers may also receive discounted prices on fishing licenses as well.
Note: Purchasing fishing and hunting licenses (i.e. combination licenses) can save anglers money.
Where Can I Get a Fishing License in New Mexico?
Anglers can find recreational fishing licenses at NMDGF offices, online or at fishing license vendors.While NMDGF offices offer comprehensive freshwater fishing permit information and resources, they may not be easily accessible. An interactive map of NMDGF locations is available online, along with a searchable list of appropriate vendors. Anglers can access the online licensing system and create an account or login using an existing account.
How Can I Replace my New Mexico Fishing License?
Anglers may replace a sport fishing license if it is lost, damaged or destroyed at a fishing license vendor for no charge. However, when replacing freshwater fishing licenses,some vendors may charge a small, $1 transaction fee.


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Vista de conjunto
During the time of your internship, you will have the opportunity to acquire responsibilities and to develop your organizational and communication skills by:
- Assist in sending invoices and collection of funds.
- Assist with Credit Card sending and collection.
- Assist in the supervision of the billing at all Departments.
- Assist in keeping proper records of all amounts due to the hotel from guests, concessionaires and tenants, as well as any sundry accounts (incl.employees' accounts) and to render the invoices and the statements of such accounts on a regular timely basis.
- Assist in the control of the extension of credit to hotel guests and customers in order to prevent losses, and the collection of overdue accounts. In addition he has the responsibility to control the compliance of all functional areas to the hotel's credit policy.
- Being a CESINE Undergraduate student specialized on Management, MBA or Alumni.
- English and French are a must, Dutch is an absolute plus!
- Can handle customer requests
- Has problem-solving skills
- Strong organization skills
- Meals at the staff restaurant for every working day
- Possibility to do cross trainings in several departments
- Free laundry dry-cleaning each week
- Voucher for 1 night with breakfast and dinner included for 2 in the Hotel
- Internship monetary compensation on a monthly basis.
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Glorifying the Archaic
Early Greek Poetry and Philosophy
With the publication in 1903 of Diehl's collection of the pre-Socratics, an idea of the independent grandeur of the "archaic" period of Greek literature (ca. 650-450 BC), distinct both from the epic period of Homer and Hesiod and from the classical age, came into its own. The archaic age of Sappho, Pindar, and Archilochus was not only recognized as a distinct tradition but was thought to represent particular and admirable values in art, literature, and philosophy. It was also at the turn of the century that archaic sculpture was appreciated for the first time and the reputations of classical sculptors like Phidias (fifth century) and naturalist sculptors like Praxiteles (fourth century) suffered a commensurate decline.
Hermann Fränkel, professor of Classics at Stanford since 1935, partly shares this view of the archaic age and has given it new significance. When his Early Greek Poetry and Philosophy was first published in German by the American Philological Association in 1951, it was immediately admired by classical scholars. (The recent English translation was Moses Hadas's last project before his death.) Fränkel's book has been considered important not only because he was able to make a continuous narrative from the fragmentary record of the archaic period but because he claimed to have discovered in it a consistent pattern of thought.
The archaic period in his view was marked by an unsentimental realism, in contrast to the "romanticism" of the epic period. While in the Iliad man is "completely part of his world," the archaic poets, Fränkel believes, discovered "the inwardness of personal life." But Fränkel intends to do more than prove the separateness of epic and archaic thought. He admires archaic values. "The literary monuments of the archaic age," he writes, "have revealed to us a mode of being that is in its own way complete and which is able to give meaning to man's living and dying. It is one of the noblest primal images and patterns of humanity that are known to us."
The heart of Fränkel's book is an analysis of lyric poetry from Archilochus to Pindar and of philosophy from Thales to Heraclitus. While by no means neglecting them, he discusses Hesiod and Homer mainly as they represent ideas different from those of the archaic poets and philosophers—that is, as evidence of the discontinuity he is proposing. The ancients spoke of Homer as "the poet." Fränkel would claim that title for Pindar, who wrote "autonomous poetry," as vivid as life itself and more satisfying. To Fränkel Pindar is the consummation of archaic art, and proof of the discontinuity between the archaic and classical mentality, since hardly any of the values that Pindar stood for survived him. After him, Fränkel writes, "a whole age became dumb."
Fränkel has by no means written a conventional history of early Greek literature. Aeschylus, Pindar's contemporary, is left out and Bacchylides receives only cursory attention because of Fränkel's overriding concern with his thesis: that the archaic period of Greece must be understood on its own…
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