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Always Test It!
A few weekends ago, I made a mistake. Granted, I make a lot of mistakes, but usually only I see them. Not this time though, everyone saw this fail. Not to sound overly dramatic, and to put it in perspective, no one lost their salvation, and most people didn't pay much attention, but I did. It was one of those things that as soon as it happened, I knew what was wrong and that I failed to test it ahead of time.
At Northview, we use a 50″ TV on a cart that's positioned just behind the pastor. This is for the sermon notes at our satellite campuses. Using the TV we don't have to cut away from the pastor's face to show the notes.
Normal protocol is to test the TV during Saturday's rehearsal, and with everything else going on that day it just didn't happen. I know that had we properly tested it, I'm sure it would have worked. But since we didn't karma was working against me. The pastor began his message with the TV still on stage flashing "No Signal" and the call was made to get it out of there and the problem was quickly rectified off stage for the next service.
Like I said in the beginning, no one was eternally harmed by this mistake, it did catch the pastor by surprise since he was counting on interacting with the TV during the sermon. It did however make me reevaluate my internal checklist and rule that nothing untested makes it into the weekend service. Putting the time in, and making sure all the little details are accounted for makes the bigger picture of the entire service come together.
Once we have made it past the first run through, things need to be set. No more swapping mics, or trying anything new. It is time to do it, just as it will happen. Plan for the unexpected, such as, I always have a backup mic ready to go, (that gets tested as well.) That way if something was to go wrong, we already know what to do. So the moral of this story: Always Test It!
If you were at that service a few weeks ago, and watched that TV roll on, then back off, I confess. It was my fault. I add that to the list of mistakes that I can now laugh at like the helmet-cam (another story.) We all make mistakes, and things happen. It's how we handle it moving forward that defines us.
Have a funny mistake that you've learned from? Share it with me!


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Over 100 young adults partook in an engaging discussion on social media @ Faith Connections' Theology on Tap: Examen Your Social Media. Blessed with 2 guest speakers, Andrea Scapinello and John O'Brien SJ applied St. Ignatius' Examen Prayer to our social medial use.
Steven Travale of The Catholic Register writes,
Marshall McLuhan, a communications philosopher and former professor at the University of St. Michael's College in Toronto, once stated that "we make our tools, and then our tools make us."
The upcoming Theology on Tap event on Jan. 25 will discuss Examen Your Social Media. The event will use the Ignatian spiritual practice to equip young adults with valuable tools to use in their daily social media interactions.
Click here for the full article!
The New Light has dawned!
Awake! Listen!
Open Doors! Go Forth!
Wishing you all the grace, hope and joy of this holy season. We look forward to connecting with you in the new year!
Happy Advent and Merry Christmas,
— Sr. Mechtilde, Vanessa, Rob, Jean, Leanne
On December 5th 2015, over 40 young adults gathered in the hall of St. Peter's parish in downtown Toronto for the annual Faith Connections Advent retreat. This year's theme was "An Examen of God's Coming Presence In Your Life." Andrea Scapinello, coordinator of Jesuit Volunteers Canada, introduced the group to Ignatian spirituality through the experiences and prayers of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus.
Faith Connections hosted a Young Adult Ministry Networking Evening on November 18, 2015. This event was for those who minister to young adults (both directly and indirectly). Those in attendance were an ecumenical group who serve in parishes, campus ministries, school boards, religious communities, and faith-based charities. With opportunities for speed networking, a talk on "ministry of presence," and wine & cheese, it was a fun and enriching evening.
As Vanessa returns from maternity leave, please join us in bidding a fond farewell to our Interim Program Director, John-Paul. Below they both share their thoughts on the past year, and the journey ahead...
Quentin Schesnuk, Manager of Planned Giving and Personal Gifts for the Archdiocese of Toronto, spoke about how Catholics should handle their finances on March 23, 2015 at the Duke of York Pub.
Mr. Schesnuk began by asking us to reject the cult of celebrity that causes great confusion and disunity in our lives. How do we escape from this confusion?
Jean Ko Din of The Catholic Register writes,
Everyone needs spiritual direction at some point in their life, said Sr. Mechtilde O'Mara.
So during the Lenten season, Faith Connections is organizing "a busy's person's retreat" called Lenten Listening. The retreat is a six-week program that provides young adults in the Archdiocese of Toronto the opportunity to meet with a spiritual companion to accompany them along their Lenten journey.
"Be faithful to the grace of the Holy Spirit, listening attentively, obeying promptly and entirely."— Fr. Jean-Pierre Médaille SJ, Maxims of Perfection #58.
Happy Advent and Merry Christmas,
Sr. Mechtilde, Vanessa, John-Paul, Rob, Jean, Leanne
Nathanael Francis Nicholas-Schmidt was born on Monday November 24th, weighing 7lbs 11ozs.
Thank you for all your prayers and well wishes,
Vanessa, Michael, Liam, and Nate
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For the final version I used the same pattern pieces. I went shopping at Cares Stoffen for fabric that matched my dress. The blush fabric that you see in the middle of the dress is a part of my wedding dress. My dress had to be shortened so some fabric was left over and I could take it with me. Cares Stoffen had all the fabric that I wanted, cotton for the top and bottom and some tulle for the skirt underneath and the sides of the dress.I absolutely love the dress. The fit of the azure party dress is spot on and I really like the different pattern pieces. For the first dress I used the same fabric for almost all top pattern pieces, except for the center piece. For the final dress for the wedding I used three different types of fabric.
Did you see the perfect continuing print in the back? It was my first time trying a continuing print and I am very satisfied with the result. For the side panel pieces I used the same fabric as the bottom of the dress and added ruffled tule on top of that.
In addition to the dress I also made a cardigan and a top for underneath the dress. All items that she wore during our wedding days were made by me (even her underwear ;). It took me a while to find a cardigan that I liked. Every time I was searching the Blissful Blazer* (2Y-14) by Love Notions popped up. I loved the look of the cardigan, however, as you may have read in a previous post, I do not like ruffles. I decided to buy the pattern and just leave out the ruffles.
I had to make some adjustments to the blazer so that it would be according to my liking. I added facing to the front sides of the blazer instead of a full lining and I omitted the ruffles. I did not add length because I expected that the length would be perfect for over a dress. I really love the result, it is perfect for over a dress, especially with the shape of the blazer. I especially love the collar of the blazer, that is what makes the Blissful Blazer unique.
For the tulle skirt underneath, I made a separate skirt so she can also wear the dress without the tulle skirt, I used the technique explained by Me-Time by Seija. I did not want the tulle to irritate my daughter when she would wear the skirt. Seija explains how you can sew the elastic band to the tulle with a nice finish (without itching fabric at the inside of the elastic band).You might have noticed the amazing photos of the dresses that were made during our wedding days. We had great photographers during our wedding days. Hermine and Ramon from Mon et Mine made pictures during our day in the Netherlands. We absolutely love their photos!
Pattern: Azure Party Dress by Ainslee Fox and Blissful Blazer by Love Notions
Fabric: I bought the fabric at Cares Stoffen in Wijchen. Even the buttons and bias tape come from Cares Stoffen. The grey french terry comes from Madeline de Stoffenmadam
* Some of the links in the post above are "affiliate links." This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission (same price for you). Thank you for supporting my fabric and pattern addiction!


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Phone: (360) 902-1000
State Website: http://www.dnr.wa.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Participation: An average of about 290 adults and 30 juveniles per month were served by Special Employment Services for Offenders Program between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2017.
Who is Served: The program targets youth and adults incarcerated in state correctional facilities. Individuals are assigned to the program's special employment services through an interagency agreement between the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Department of Corrections (DOC), and Department of Social and Health Services – Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR).
Program Description: The program provides daily work opportunities for incarcerated individuals supervised by DNR Forest Crew Supervisors. Projects include fire suppression, reforestation, thinning, forest plantation maintenance, recreation site maintenance, cleaning up streams, controlling invasive weeds, maintaining forest roads and services to other governmental agencies.
Other Program Characteristics: DNR trains adult and youth incarcerated individuals to function on 10-person forestry crews. During a typical year, crews plant trees from January through April, undergo wildland fire-fighter training in the spring, fight fires and improve timber stands during the summer, and do pre-commercial thinning, illegal dumpsite cleanup and litter collection year round. In addition, specialized crews are trained to work in saw mills, carpenter shops, sign shops, metal fabrication shops, sewing and upholstery shops, and vehicle maintenance and repair shops.
Program History: The program was first authorized as an adult honor camp program by the Legislature in 1943. The first honor camp was built near Larch Mountain in 1956, and the program has continued at various locations for over 60 years.
Planning Cycle: Biennial.
Outcome Measures:
Funding and Regional Division: The number of camps was reduced from seven to five and the number of crews was reduced from 48 to 34 in 2009 due to budget reductions. The number of crews was further reduced to 29 in 2011 with four of the crews available seasonally.
Adult Camps
Olympic, Jefferson County
Cedar Creek, Thurston County
Larch, Clark County
Airway Heights, Spokane County
Juvenile Camp
Naselle, Pacific County
Funding is secured through DNR's normal budget development process. DNR develops its budget based on the historical work provided by the camps and projected future workloads for emergency response, state trust land management, and services contracted out to other agencies on a cost reimbursement basis.
State Funding: $6,635,200 (July 1, 2015-June 30, 2017) State General Fund and State Timber Sales receipts.
Federal Funding: $60,300 (July 1, 2015-June 30, 2017) USDA Forest Service interagency agreement.
Statutory Authority: RCW 72.09, 72.64.090, 76.04. Administered by the Department of Natural Resources.


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Kelso's Advanced Sports Betting: A Shortcut for Classifying Quarterbacks
Submitted by Kelso Sturgeon on Friday, August 31, 2018 at 10:00 AM
As I was watching Northwestern/Purdue Thursday night on ESPN, it occurred to me that I could present to you an easy but useful way to evaluate and categorize college football quarterbacks. We've talked a lot over the years about how to focus on talent and GAMEBREAKING ability. And, we've also talked about the importance of avoiding turnovers. Today, we discuss an easy method for categorization that you can use as "homework" as you watch games all weekend.
These are the two basic questions you should ask of every quarterback:
*Can he move the ball downfield?
*Can he avoid turnovers?
Some college quarterbacks drive the field with their arms…some with their legs…some with their brains. But, winners get it done. They move the chains. They find the end zone more often than not once they get to the red zone. Quarterbacks who can't do this aren't going to win you any money
The problem with some quarterbacks who CAN move the ball is that they make so many mistakes that it cancels out their positives. A quarterback throwing for 300 yards is probably going to win the game…unless he also throws three or more interceptions! Then he lost you the game, or at least your bet on the favorite. An option quarterback with great speed is useless to you if he keeps putting the ball on the ground with fumbles or bad pitches.
I want you to start thinking about quarterback impact in four quadrants.
Quadrant 1: Elite quarterbacks who move the ball and avoid turnovers
Quadrant 2: Productive quarterbacks who turn the ball over too much
Quadrant 3: Struggling quarterbacks who at least avoid turnovers
Quadrant 4: Struggling quarterbacks who also turn the ball over
Obviously, Quadrant 1 is where you want to invest your money. Though, Quadrant 4 can be just as profitable when you FADE those quarterbacks. A lot of my biggest 100-unit and 200-unit releases over the years have involved fading helpless quarterbacks who are going to lose blowouts.
The tricky part involves Quadrant 2 and 3. The math guys in particular have a problem falling in love with quarterbacks who compile a lot of yardage but screw things up with giveaways. And, that may be the biggest issue tricking the public. They see highlight reels celebrating Quadrant 2 quarterbacks, without also seeing all the interceptions. Even head coaches have trouble with Quadrant 2! They figure the kid will eventually figure out how to avoid mistakes. Many don't.
In quadrant three, you have some guys who "win" by handing the ball off and staying out of the way. That can actually work against defenses who can't stop the run. A "struggling" quarterback doesn't matter if other elements of your team can get the job done. But, he becomes a big problem against a defense that knows how to stop your other facets. Quadrant 3 can be a "take" quarterback in some circumstances, but a "fade" in others.
If you watched Purdue/Northwestern, you know that Purdue had to bench a Quadrant 2 starting quarterback after he threw his third interception of the night. But, the replacement could only safely set up punts for the most part. He was a Quadrant 3. Purdue's going to have trouble with top Big 10 contenders if they can't sneak one of those guys into Quadrant 1.
Your homework should be fairly obvious. Use that method to classify every quarterback you watch on TV this weekend. I assume you'll be watching a lot of games! In the games you don't watch, use box scores to try to classify as many as you can. Be aware that some quarterbacks can create illusions in their garbage games. Don't stick somebody into Quadrant 1 just because they won a blowout as a 35-point favorite over Nobody State. Use real tests vs. major conference opponents, or the best mid-majors.
Though, if you see a quarterback having a bad turnover game against a weak opponent, you can probably assume those issues will continue all season. You'll just need a larger sample size to figure out whether he goes in Q2 or Q4.
I'm very confident this way of thinking about college football quarterbacks is going to help you pick more winners this season. Its very nature points you in the direction of the best investments, and the best teams to bet against. It also forces you to re-think your process regarding turnover prone quarterbacks. Just weeding out 2-3 picks per week with those guys will greatly help your bottom line.
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The Dean of Sports Handicapping knows how excited you are about the start of the new college football season. Labor Day Weekend is always a lot of fun because we have those extra games Sunday and Monday. You can make a lot of money with smart picks and the right money management. But, if you come in overconfident and too aggressive, you can also lose a lot of money that digs a big hole right out of the gate. Be smart and responsible this holiday weekend. I'll see you again midday Monday for new coursework here in my Advanced College of Sports Betting and Handicapping.


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17 Apr 2011: Promoting New Music
Sine FM's early morning breakfast show welcomed London based Doncaster born musician Pat Whelan onto the show earlier this week. Presenters, Simon & Pete were delighted with the two songs Pat performed live in the studio and wanted to share their appreciation by promoting his material available through the following web links. So please investigate this great artist and let's claim him as one of our own! www.facebook.com/padraigwhelanmusic There are also some free downloads available here: http://padraigwhelan.bandcamp.com/ www.padraigwhelan.com


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I've been building web-based software for businesses for over 18 years. In the last four years I realized that functional programming was in fact amazing, and have been pretty eager since then to help people build software better.
Daily Drip has easily been one of the most helpful resources on my journey to better understand Elixir and the Phoenix web framework.
With any language there are so many details to learn. What functions are built-in? How should I structure my code? What tools are available for improving my workflow? It's rare to find one source that can answer so many of these questions, but DailyDrip does this and more for Elixir.
Daily Drip is by far the best resource for learning Elm anywhere, and among the very best online learning platforms, period.
innerHTML in Elm
Style Elements
Colocating Queries with Pages
Adding Indices to the Store
Modeling a Local Data Store
Page Titles
Time Difference In Words
Building Views for a Forum
Modeling Data for a Forum Frontend
Routing with UrlParser
Navigation in elm-fuse
Introducing elm-fuse
Preparing for Fuse Native Apps
Elm Weekly Drip #39 and Exercise: Native Navigation
Elm Native App
from Scratch
Exploring Elm Native UI Further
Building Native Mobile Apps with Elm
Elm Native UI Prep
Elm Weekly Drip #38 and Exercise: More Contextmenu
elm-ffi Safety and Async
Introducing elm-ffi
Solution for Adding Image Shapes
Elm Weekly Drip #37 and Exercise: Add Image Shapes
SVG Editor Images
Firebase Storage
Firebase Authentication
Firebase Authentication and Storage
Elm Weekly Drip #36 and Exercise: Remedy Firebase Synchronization
Synchronizing Our SVG Editor with Firebase
Firebase Setup
Editing SVG Properties
SVG Editor Week 3
Elm Weekly Drip #35 and Exercise: Add Text
Reordering Shapes
SVG Editor Cleanup
Editing Shapes Interactively
SVG Editor Week 2
Elm Weekly Drip #34 and Exercise: Moving Shapes
Adding Shape Tools
Selecting Shapes
Adding and Editing SVG Shapes
Preparing to Build a Drawing Tool
Elm Weekly Drip #33 and Exercise: Multiple Uploads
Uploading Directly to S3
Requesting S3 Upload Capability from the Backend
Introducing FileReader
FileReader and S3 Direct Uploads
Elm Weekly Drip #32 and Exercise: No Layout Until Login
Users and Subscriptions
Stripe Subscriptions and Your Backend
Accepting Credit Cards with Stripe
Signup and Pay with Stripe
Elm Weekly Drip #31 and Exercise: Close Drawer on Click
Building a Release
Responding to Events from Polymer Components
Using elm-polymer and Styling Our App
Styling and Releasing an Elm + Web Components App
Elm Drip 030.5: Elm Weekly Drip #30 and Exercise: Credit Card Form
Paper Cards, Menus, and Floating Action Buttons
Polymer App Layout
Web Components Introduction
Preparing for Web Components
Elm Weekly Drip #29 and Exercise: Add Projects Tab
Adding an ActivityFeed View
More Detailed Users Show View
Making the Users Show View Nicer
Preparing for Resource Details
Elm Weekly Drip #28 and Exercise: Extend Charts
Better Charts with elm-visualization
Generalizing Server-Side Sorting
Server-Side Sorting
Server-Side Sorting and Better Charts
Elm Weekly Drip #27 and Exercise: Loading and Search Everywhere
Searching in our Tables
Smoother Loading of RemoteData
Using RemoteData for Better UX
Remote Data and Search
Elm Weekly Drip #26 and Exercise: Build a Generalizable Paginating Table View
Finishing Table Pagination
Paginating Tables in Elm
Parsing RFC 5988 for API Pagination
Preparing for SPA Tables with Pagination and Search
Elm Weekly Drip #25 and Exercise: Extend Leaflet Interactions with Markers
Adding Markers to Leaflet
Responding to Leaflet Interactions
Interacting with Leaflet for Maps
Integrating Leaflet.js
Elm Weekly Drip #24 and Exercise: App-Wide 401
Handling Expiring API Keys
Activity Graph
Yet more Single Page App!
Elm Weekly Drip #23 and Exercise: Remember Auth Token
Cards for Users
Authentication and APIs
Authentication and More UI Niceties
Elm Weekly Drip #22 and Exercise: Use Validations on Remaining Resources
Server-Side Validations (Josh Adams and Luke Westby pairing)
Integrating elm-simple-form with elm-mdl Inputs
Validation and Error Messages
More Single Page App Fun
Elm Weekly Drip #21 and Exercise: Add resource - organizations
Refactor Update and Msg
Refactor API
A Grab Bag of Refactoring and Tweaks
Editing Users and a Week of Refactoring
Elm Weekly Drip #20 and Exercise: Edit Users
Finishing a CRUD Resource with a Sortable Table in elm-mdl
Cleaned Up CRUD
Basic CRUD in a Single Page Application
Time Tracker Single Page App
Elm Weekly Drip #19 and Exercise: Webpack Hot Module Replacement
elm-mdl Tabs and Dialogs
elm-mdl Snackbar and Toast
elm-mdl Grid and Tables
More elm-mdl exploration
Elm Weekly Drip #18 and Exercise: Use More elm-mdl
elm-mdl Lists and Cards
elm-mdl: Textfields and Menus
elm-mdl Introduction
Elm Material Design Lite
Elm Weekly Drip #17 and Exercise: Add Chat Notifications and Channel Switching
Phoenix Control Channels
Recursive Update
Dictionaries of Components
Dictionaries of Components and Phoenix Control Channels
Elm Weekly Drip #16 and Exercise: Translator Pattern
Componentizing Chat, Part 2
Componentizing Chat
Component Communication
Elm Weekly Drip #15 and Exercise: Go Crazy With Styling
Generating CSS Files with
Structuring elm-css
Elm Weekly Drip #14 and Exercise: Marking Active Routes
Content Catalog, Part 3: Topics and Content
Content Catalog, Part 2: Link Helpers
Content Catalog, Part 1: Initial Setup
Single Page Apps
Elm Weekly Drip #13 and Exercise: Use Presence Metadata in Elm Phoenix Example
Nested Records and Phoenix.Presence
Extracting Presence Module
Extracting Modules, Nested Records, and Parameterized Types
Elm Weekly Drip #12 and Exercise: Enhance
Using Presence
syncDiff Implementation
syncState in Elm
Phoenix and Elm, Continued
Elm Weekly Drip #11 and Exercise: Support PresenceDiff Types
Adding Presence Support to
Refactoring the Chat Client
Phoenix and Elm
Reduce CPU Usage for Oscilloscope
Alpha Oscilloscope History
An Oscilloscope Appears!
Web Audio Analyzer / Elm Interop
Building a Theremin with Web Audio
Web Audio
Elm Weekly Drip #9
Maybe Dates
Date and Maybe
Elm Weekly Drip #8
Project Setup
Project Setup and Tooling
Elm Weekly Drip #7
Graphics Input: Picking Colors
Multiple Animations
Graphics Input and Animation
Repeating Keypresses
Graphics Input and Etch-A-Sketch
Elm Weekly Drip #6
Adding More Messages to Stamps
Extending Stamps
Graphics Shapes
Graphics Introduction
Elm Weekly Drip #5 and Exercise: External APIs and JSON
TodoMVC Part 7: LocalStorage
LocalStorage and JSON
LocalStorage via Ports
LocalStorage in TodoMVC
Elm Weekly Drip #4 and Exercise: Ports, Outbound and Inbound
Outbound Ports
Tasks and Cmd with RandomGif
Cmd, Tasks, and Ports
Elm Weekly Drip #3 and Exercise: Clearing Completed Todos
TodoMVC Part 6: Removing Todos
TodoMVC Part 5: Filtering
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TodoMVC Part 3: Marking Todos Completed
Extending Todo and Filtering
Elm Weekly Drip #2 and Exercise: TodoMVC - Adding Todo Details
TodoMVC Part 2: Adding Todos
TodoMVC Part 1: Model and Views
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Understanding beginnerProgram and Building Todo
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We met in the St Mary's Church Hall for our evening of Fun & Games. We had hoped to play Croquet and Boules in the garden, but the weather defeated us! A few brave hearts ventured out and managed a few rounds of boules, before giving in the beckoning warmth and array of scrumptious food, so scurried back in.
Everyone had brought a plate to share and while we munched and chatted we played a couple of games that Ruth had prepared. Handbag Bingo came first. There was a discreet hint that there might have been some cheating going on, but it was purely some members being more imaginative than others! We then played charades. This was unbelievably competitive and certain members were definitely out to win an oscar!
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Before the 2017-2018 season begins, the Islanders will face four different teams and will play in seven different venues over eight preseason games. The preseason will start off with a return to the renovated NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on September 17th. The Isles spent the first 43 seasons of their history at the Coliseum before moving to the Barclays Center for the 2015-2016 season. This will be the Isles' first game at the Coliseum since April 25th, 2015 where they forced a game seven with a 3-1 win over the Washington Capitals. The preseason opener will be against the Philadelphia Flyers and has a 1:00 pm start time.
The following day, they'll head to Madison Square Garden to face the New York Rangers. Then, on the 20th the Islanders will split their training camp roster in half, sending one squad to play at the Barclays Center and one at PPL Center. Both games will be against the Flyers as PPL Center is home of the Flyers' AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Keeping with the AHL stadium trend, the Islanders will then face the Rangers at Webster Bank Arena, home of their AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.
After a three day break the Islanders return home to the Barclays Center to face the New Jersey Devils. Then they'll have a four day break before facing the Sabres in Buffalo. Following that, they'll conclude their preseason on October 1st in Philadelphia against the Flyers.


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First is Flowers!
My Crochet Student LW wanted to make flowers today, so together we followed a new flower pattern from the 100 flowers to knit and crochet book by Leslie Stanfield.
She made the lovely Maroon one and I made the red one.
However, the important thing here is that she read the pattern! She also used the chart to help when she got stuck on the pattern reading, as one does sometimes.
Well done LW.
Unfortunately my other lady couldn't make it today, so I hope that I see her next Tuesday.
Now for GAD #59
I chose these lovely warming colours - the ball to the right of the picture is Peach and not white.
And made this Square for my GAD blanket
I loved the flowers so much that I made a few more
And some more after that!
With a few leaves too!
I don't know what I am going to do with them yet - I am sure they will come in handy one day soon.
Thanks for reading & I'll be back tomorrow for another
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This is to thank those who voted for me in the Falsgrave and Stepney division.
I regret being unable to tackle the paucity of public lavatories, the relentless miniaturisation of living spaces, and the various degradations of our environment; but hope councillors will endeavour to remedy these issues.
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Monday, January 14, 2008
Noxious Weeds Of Illinois
Noxious Weeds
Certain weeds have been legally declared Noxious by the Illinois legislature. There control is required by law. The Illinois Noxious Weed states that "every person shall control the spread of" and "eradicate all noxious weeds on lands owned or controlled by him in the state of Illinois." "Whenever the owner or person in control of the land on which noxious weeds are present has neglected or failed to control them, the control authority having jurisdiction shall have proper control and eradication methods used on such land, and shall advise the owner,person in control, and record holder of any encumbrance of the cost incurred in connection with such operation. The cost of any such control or eradication shall be the expense of the owner. In addition the person shall be subject to a fine of not more than 100 dollars for the first offense and not more than 200 dollars for each subsequent offence. The weeds that are noxious in Illinois are noted in Table 4.1. The local county weed commissioner can also declare certain weeds as noxious in the county under his or her jurisdiction.
Table 4.1
Common ragweed (ambrosia artemisiifolia)*
Giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida)*
Marijuana (Canbnabis sativa)
Musk Thistle (Cirsium arvense)
Johnson Grass (Sorghum halepense)
Perennial sowthistle (Sonchus arvensis)
Sorghum - Almum (Sorghum almum (Sorghum almum)
*Noxious only within the corporate limits of the cities, villages, and incorporate towns.
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The Columbia Broadcasting System is planning to end the production of motion pictures for exhibition in theaters. Work at the Cinema Center Films in Hollywood is scheduled to be halted as soon as feasible. Wall Street analysts estimate the 1971 loss of the center at more than $10million.
The step is being taken by William S. Paley, C.B.S. board chairman, as part of an over‐all review of Columbia activities that are not productive of profits or can be handled by other means. He wishes to diversify in enterprises not associated with show business and reduce the C.B.S. reliance on broadcasting as the dominant source of his company's annual revenue.
Spokesmen for C.B.S. said yesterday that productions now in progress at Cinema Center Films would be finished, which precludes a definite date for closing because of the time lag involving scenarios, casting and film shooting. About 100 staff employes will be affected.
Among the more than 25 films produced by Cinema Center Films were: "Little Big Man," starring Dustin Hoffman; "With Six You Get Egg Roll," starring Doris Day; "Le Mans," a quasidocumentary on automobile racing; "Big Jake," starring oJhn Wayne, and "Blue Water, White Death," a documentary on sharks.
A spokesman for C.B.S. said that the physical property at the old Republic Pictures location could be continued to be used for TV film producers or other theater impresarios but that Columbia had chosen to stay in broadcasting and not continue in theatrical film production.
He noted losses from unsuccessful films, including those that may have won critical approval but had disappointing results at the box office, made such a venture economically hazardous. A half‐dozen hits or so could not compensate for losses incurred perhaps by 20 other films, he noted.
An early indication of difficulties at Cinema Center Films was the action 18 months ago of C.B.S. in halting 90minute movies made for TV at the erstwhile studios of Republic Pictures.
Future 'Extremely Dim'
One of the spokesmen for CBS. said that arrangements for closing Cinema Center Films had not been formally completed but volunteered that the future of the project was "extremely dim." Gordon T. Stulberg, who had been president of the center, resigned some time ago to join 20th Century‐Fox.
Without assuming the continuing overhead of the old Republic Pictures lot, it was noted, Mr. Paley and his associates would be able to lease films on the open market and simply pay on an individual production basis.
One analyst specializing in motion picture and TV stocks said Mr. Paley's move had been generally expected.
"The theatrical production of motion pictures is a different and difficult business," he said. 'Out of 8 or 10 pictures that may be prepared, about one film on average is a genuine success. The public taste is wildly uncertain and so is the profit.
"Much of today's Hollywood activity involves more the sale of real estate than films. Mr. Paley may recoup a good share of his $10‐million—I personally think the loss figure may be higher—but I would doubt if the required patience fits in with his present plans."
Recently Mr. Paley took C.B.S. out of 0a central role in the technical development of electronic video recording, converting his equity in the E.V.R. partnership of London into a straight loan. Dr. Peter C. Goldmark, who retired as president of C.B.S. Laboratories, subsequently created the Goldmark Communications Corporation as a subsidiary of Kinney Services, Inc.


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GOP presidential candidate and real estate mogul Donald Trump spoke to a record crowd of 700 people at Maryland GOP's 25th annual Red, White and Blue dinner Tuesday night.
This is the same day that a recent Suffolk University Poll revealed Trump is in second place amongst New Hampshire voters among the 2016 GOP field.
While being near Baltimore, Maryland, Trump spoke about the recent protests in Baltimore, linking it to the lack of jobs and poor economy.
"Baltimore, we need the spirit. We need the jobs. We have to take the jobs back from China. We have to take jobs back from Mexico. We have to build plants in our country," Trump stated.
Trump talked about the economy, his fair trade and free market ideals, as well as the need for small government. He touted that it is time to rid Washington of political dynasties such as the Bush family, taking a jab at fellow GOP candidate former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
"The last thing we need is another Bush," Trump stated.
Trump also discussed the need to protect the southern border and strengthen the military and care of veterans.
"Our politicians have failed us. They are controlled by special interests, lobbyists, and donors and they do not have the best interests of the country at heart. It's time to bring common sense solutions to Washington and a mindset of proven success," Trump said. "It's time to Make America Great Again."
A recent Citizens United poll has Trump in fourth place out of all GOP presidential candidates with 13 percent support.
Trump will head to Iowa on Saturday.


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Piano Tuition Made Easy: No More Charging "By the Week!"
I'm giving several presentations at various conferences this summer entitled "Best Stress Free Business Practices for Your Studio." There is so much to cover in this session that I thought it might be beneficial to publish a more detailed blog post on piano tuition so that I can just touch on it during the presentation and provide more details here.
Why Shouldn't I Charge By the Week?
There are several reasons why billing by the week is unhealthy for your piano studio. Here are just a few of these reasons why you should choose to change how you charge for your lessons:
1. You need a predictable income.
When you teach by the week, even if you bill "by the month," you and your families tend to bill and pay based on the number of lessons you actually gave, which can vary greatly. Families are quick to deduct lessons that they have missed due to illness, soccer practice, and various other activities that crowd their schedules, making it difficult to maintain a good makeup lesson policy. Wouldn't it be nicer to receive the same amount of money every month? This would make budgeting easier for both yourself and your piano families.
2. Your families will appreciate a predictable number with which to budget.
Perhaps you are tired of this question, "How much do I owe you this month?" It is much easier on everyone if you do not have to spend time calculating what families owe each month. Families can budget more accurately and you can actually begin to rely on a predictable salary a year.
3. You need to stop thinking you are only working for the student for 30 minutes.
In reality, we know that we spend a great deal more time on each student than just the 30, 45, or 60 minutes we spend with those students. But, have you ever really calculated how much time you actually do spend per student per week? I started keeping track at one point and realized that on average (remember that certain times of the year, we spend a greater amount of time picking out music, preparing for festivals, etc.), I spend an additional 15 minutes per 30 minute student! I think you'll find the same thing occurs for you and your studio, but in case you are wondering what kinds of things a piano tuition pays for, there is a long list on this page that includes things like:
- Time spent with the student
- Time spent in preparation for the student (trips to the music store, lesson planning, bookkeeping, development of curriculum, etc. It has been cited by professional music journals that for every hour enrolled in piano lessons, you are investing in at least 2 hours of the teachers time!
- Your training and experience
- Recital costs and preparations (Programs, refreshments, facility rental)
- Professional organization memberships
- Professional journals (Don't forget to subscribe to the indispensable Clavier Companion)
- Publications to assist you in keeping current on new teaching materials and trends.
- Studio expenses (Copying, computer software, incentive programs, instruments, tunings, repairs, newsletters.
- Music books, CDs, music club memberships
- Property taxes, self-employment taxes, insurance, business licenses, retirement
- Continuing education, conferences
- Certification costs
4. Your families need to stop thinking that you are only working for them for 30 minutes!
It's important for us teachers to educate our students about this additional teaching and preparation time so that families are not tempted to think they are only paying for the 30 minute lesson. To help you with this, I have created the "Where Does My Tuition Go?" brochure which you can download free and hand out to your students! (See bottom of that page for the brochure to print.)
How Do I Start Charging Differently for Piano Tuition?
To begin charging differently, change your way of thinking about payments to "paying by tuition" vs. paying by the lesson. This reminds you and your families that they are paying for much more than just the time you spend with the student. Though there are many ways of doing this, and you are free to do it however you please, you can follow this 3 step process in order to make a plan that works for your studio.:
- Divide your year.
Here are 3 ways to do this: "by the year", "by the semester + summer" or "by the school year + summer."
- Calculate how many weeks you want to teach in each (year or semester).
- Multiply this number of weeks by your "per lesson" price. (Only you should think of your "per lesson" price. You want your families to get away from this kind of thought process.)
- Decide how often you want to be paid (divide previous number by this) and collect tuition!
Let's see how this works with these 3 scenarios:
Example: "Piano tuition by the year"
- I choose to collect tuition by the year.
- I want to teach 38 weeks per year.
- My lesson price is $35 per lesson x 38 weeks = $1330 yearly tuition
- I want to collect monthly, so $1330/12 = $110.83 per month. This means that I will collect $110.83 per 30 minute student per month, regardless of whether the month has 1 or 4 lessons in it.
Example: "Piano tuition by the school year + summer"
- I choose to collect by the school year + summer.
- I want to teach 30 weeks in the school year.
- My lesson price is $35 per lesson x 30 weeks = $1050 school year tuition.
- I want to collect monthly, so $1050/9 (Sept.-May) = $116.67 per month for 9 months (Summer can be done however you want using the same formula.) Again, this means that families will pay $116.67 per month of 9 months regardless of whether there are 1 or 5 lessons in the month.
Example: "Piano tuition by the semester + summer"
- I choose to collect by the semester + summer.
- I want to teach 13 weeks in the semester.
- My lesson price is $35 per lesson x 13 weeks = $455 semester tuition
- I want to collect by the semester, so families pay $455 for the semester or $230 two times during the semester (gives those paying early a discount). Summer can again be done however you want using this formula!
I hope this is helpful to you. Of course, there are other ways of doing this, but I find that this seems the most straightforward. Moving to a yearly or semester based approach of charging tuition is well worth the effort and will save you lots of time, stress, and even money! Don't forget to sign up for the newsletter so that you don't miss other Dollars and Sense posts that help you experience "stress free teaching."
I'd love to hear from some of you that have moved from the "by the week" approach to a different approach. Are you happy with this change? What have been your challenges in implementing piano tuition?


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Seagull Sight The morning broke quietly. Shades of charcoal, pink and grey, drew my attention to the expanse of a January sky. A seagull passed by. Surveyed my world through his eyes, allowed the energy of … Continue reading
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Hikers catch glimpse of pristine forest
BENNER TOWNSHIP — Rockview state prison opened Spring Creek Canyon to the public for three hours Sunday, and 140 people showed up for a beautiful walk in the woods.
The lowland between State College and Bellefonte narrowed from valley to canyon and the woods thickened as the hikers advanced.
Young and old made their way along a gravel, creekside road from publicly accessible areas to a stretch halfway between the Benner Spring and Bellefonte fish hatcheries that's been almost always off-limits since the state bought the land for its prison system almost a century ago.
The newcomers looked up a lot to the yellowing treetop canopy over Spring Creek, and they looked to the creek itself for brown trout, mallard ducks and even for bald eagles rumored to make a home in the canyon but nowhere to be seen Sunday.
"It's so beautiful — it's so pristine and unique to this area — there's nowhere like it," said Bob Leonard, a kayaker and retired Penn State theatre arts professor. "We drive 50, 100 miles to paddle a canyon like this, and there's one right here in our backyard."
State College resident Sandra Gleason completed the three-hour round trip and declared that it ought to be more regularly available, not just on a special occasion.
"This would be a wonderful place to be able to come out for a nice afternoon walk along the creek," Gleason said. "I think it would just be wonderful if that could happen."
Benner Township and Penn State, together with ClearWater Conservancy, are trying to make that happen, but the process has been fraught with tension. Penn State stands to get most of the Rockview land north of Interstate 99, and conservation and sportsmen's groups worry about what will become of it.
Releasing that tension has been one objective of occasional public meetings during the past four years since it was disclosed that Penn State was lobbying hard in state government circles to obtain the land for its College of Agricultural Sciences.
The next and perhaps the last public meeting before the General Assembly acts on the legislation will take place this month when the House's 29-member state government committee airs House Bill 1657 at the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology in Pleasant Gap.
ClearWater Conservancy, which is negotiating to obtain a conservation easement from Penn State, sponsored Sunday's Spring Creek Canyon walk and arranged for local experts to field questions on the history, the land-use management issues and the plants and animals in the canyon itself.
The canyon's limestone frame has turned Spring Creek a fish-friendly waterway, and the surrounding area has become a natural hideaway.
"It's sort of a last refuge for some of the plants and animals in the state," Kathy Gipe, a ClearWater volunteer, told hikers before they set out. "It's sort of a unique land formation — there's a whole bunch of unique plant communities that are growing within the canyon."
Sunday's 80-plus temperature and still air made Sunday's walk a sweaty one. But a steady trickle of fresh-falling leaves and the cadenced crunch of crisp ones underfoot tempered unseasonable warmth with more seasonable impressions.
Every now and then a breeze stirred and launched a full shower of yellowed leaves down at a slant, lit by a low sun into a shimmer of light against a shadowy forest. Then they reached the creek and were borne upon current.
The day reminded Leonard of his kayaking.
"Sitting right there in the water like ducks is really the way to see nature," he said.
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"Rose was the premier American Primitive guitarist of his generation, furthering the experiments in guitar soli of John Fahey and Robbie Basho while factoring in wildcart influences drawn in avant rock , improvisation and drone. Rose was a member of Pelt alongside Patrick Best and Mike Gangloff, a group that metamorphosed from a straightforward noise rock project to an improvisatory ensemble that extended American folk traditions into eternal music settings inspired by minimalist composers and devotional music." (The Wire)
On December 5, 2009, Jack Rose, age 38, has died of a heart attack in his home town of Philadelphia, 10 years after having composed Ghosts Are Never Forgiven with his group Pelt, in 1999.
Pelt, Ghosts Are Never Forgiven, from "Empty Bell Ringing in the Sky" (1999)
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Blinds of All Kinds has existed for over 2 Decades serving the greater Ottawa area.
As a smaller independent business Blinds of All Kinds works for the general public helping retail and commercial clients with all their window covering needs. Because we pride ourselves as a tightly-knit family business (even though we are not related we feel like a small family), Blinds of All Kinds supports all of the smaller Canadian manufacturers as well.
We focus on one-on-one personalized customer service for each client and work hard to meet all of our customer's needs. From the first meeting in our showroom, over the phone, or in your home having a consultation we are pleased to answer your questions and give professional advice about the products we carry. Whether you are looking for a simple roller shade or mini blind or would like to outfit your entire home or business with custom fit blinds, shutters or drapery, we are here to serve you.
Because we measure, install and service what we sell, you can be assured that we will take the guesswork out of shopping for window coverings and that you will be satisfied with your purchase for years to come.
All of our products come with a limited lifetime warranty on the mechanism as well as after service if needed for only a small service charge.
Once you have dealt with our company we are confident that you will return to us many years later and will gladly refer family and friends because we are not just any blind retailer… We care about every client as we would our own family.
Sylvie Lauzon
Sylvie Lauzon has been with Blinds of All Kinds for over 20 years. As an interior decorator she uses her many years of experience and knowledge of blinds and drapery to help our clients choose the perfect product for their home. She speaks both English and French fluently.
Sylvie can be contacted through our store for a free in-home consultation. She will come to your home and give you advice on the right type of blind and drapery for you, and show you samples, helping you coordinate colours and styles. She can answer your many questions regarding the appropriate type of product, benefits, function, mounting hardware and overall look of our products.
When you book an appointment with Sylvie you can be assured that you are in the best hands. Her problem solving skills mixed with an outgoing personality and years of experience makes Sylvie the perfect person to count on when making decisions about blinds for your home and business.
Robert Gregoire
Robert is our installer/repairs specialist. He has been with the company from the beginning. As a young man Robert started out making blinds for the company when we manufactured our own blinds. When you order blinds from us you will meet Robert when he comes to your home to install them. He is bilingual and has the skills and fine eye to complete any type of installation. Robert will make sure your blinds fit and operate properly and that they look exactly the way you had imagined. He stands behind his professional workmanship to complete each job in a timely manner.
Reg Campbell
Reg is our shutter specialist. He is the person we call on to measure even the most complicated windows for your custom fit shutters. Whether you require special framing or simply want a small shutter panel for your bathroom window, Reg has the experience of both measuring and installing any type of shutters. With a great attitude and reliable customer service we can always count on him to please our customers and do the job right.
Afra Harrison
Blinds Of All Kinds would not run as smoothly without her. Afra makes a special effort to come to work before the store opens to make sure everything is ready for the day. You can find her here on weekdays and some Saturdays working diligently at preparing and organizing our clients' orders, files, answering customer phone calls, emails, scheduling installations, and repairs. She always approaches customers with a glowing smile on her face and seeks to give the best customer service she can. Afra is happy to answer any questions about products, pricing, or scheduling your free in home consultation.
Drop by our showroom and Afra will be pleased to give you advice and information on our products and show you our displays and samples. If you bring in your measurements, Afra will gladly give you an estimate. If you are looking for straight-forward advice and plenty of knowledge with a pleasant smile, then come in to see Afra.
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Steve has been with the company for over a year and has become a big part of the family here. He is our do-it-all handy man here at Blinds of All Kinds. From assisting customers in the store, installing blinds, performing in-home consultations or even repairing/re-stringing your blinds, Steve will get it done in a timely manner. You will always find Steve with a big smile and eager to help customers.


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The Cherry Popper Ice Cream Company, or simply Cherry Poppers, is a brand of ice cream featured in both the 3D Universe and HD Universe.
3D Universe
The main building of The Cherry Popper Ice Cream Company is located in Little Havana, Vice City.
After the mission Shakedown, the player can purchase the factory and save the game there. Cherry popper is a take on a girl's first sexual experience (losing virginity). The top of the building has two large mounds of ice cream resembling a pair of woman's breasts.
In 1986, Tommy Vercetti buys the factory and the Cherry Popper Ice Cream Company from former owner Maude Hanson. Tommy initially bought the factory believing it to be an actual Ice Cream Factory, but upon finding out that the ice cream is a front and that the factory actually distributes drugs, Tommy starts using the company trucks to sell his coke shipments in the streets. After selling 50 units in a row, $3,000 can be picked up outside the factory.
The Cherry Popper factory existed as early as 1984, although it was not owned by the company at that time. Oddly, the factory is painted the same blue color, implying the company did not change the color scheme after buying the factory.
In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the company is also present. "Family size" tubs of Cherry Popper ice cream can be found in convenience stores all across San Andreas. The player can also see ice cream vendors selling ice cream on stands around the state, where some ice cream can be bought for $1 to replenish health.
HD Universe
It is still running as of 2013 and has greatly expanded to locations in Liberty City and Los Santos.
The Cherry Popper Ice Cream logo appears on the side of Mr. Tasty ice cream trucks in Grand Theft Auto IV and tubs of Cherry Popper's ice cream can be seen in the fridge of the 69th Street Diner.
The Cherry Popper advertisements and freezers can be spotted on Grand Theft Auto V too.
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Liberty City
Los Santos
GTA San Andreas
In GTA San Andreas, The Cherry Popper "family size" ice cream tubs can be seen inside freezers at 24/7 and other convenience stores. Only two flavors can be identified:
- Chocolate Chunks
Unknown flavor ice cream, it's only known it contains chunks of chocolate.
- Raspberry Ripple
Might have raspberry flavor or contain chunks of the fruit (or both).
Other flavors exist in ice cream vendor stands, and they can be seen on a small menu hanging on the stands' umbrellas ("Ices n' Prices"). However, the words are in very low resolution and are virtually unreadable.
24/7 and LTD Gasoline convenience stores contain The Cherry Popper freezers which contain ice pop packs of products that can be clearly identified.
- Barfs
Cream ice pop with a green frosting with chunks, resembling vomit.
- Chilldo X-TREME
Cream ice pop with a red frosting, has a phallic shape; as Chilldo is a joke with dildo.
- Chocolate Chufty
Cream ice pop with a chocolate frosting. Chufty comes from chuft, a slang for "excited"[1].
- Creamy Chufty
Cream ice pop with a cream flavor frosting.
- Chocolate Starfish
Cream and chocolate ice pop, has the shape of a star(fish) as the name suggests, with a smile and eyes made of chocolate.
- Freeze Sucka!
Unknown flavor ice pop with the shape of a gun. Its shape and name is a joke with what some robbers shout when announcing a stickup.
Cream ice pop with a Orang-O-Tang flavor frosting.
Cream ice pop with an Üder Milkén milk flavor frosting.
There are numerous other products with other flavors; those can be seen in menus, and are mostly results of partnerships with other candy companies
Cherry Poppers Save Glitch
In the first PS2 version, the save point inside the garage of the Cherry Poppers Ice Cream Company is known to corrupt the player's save file if he saves there. It is unknown what factor in the game causes this glitch. The glitch does not seem to happen all the time, but for safety purposes, players should save the game elsewhere instead. Thankfully, this was fixed in later copies of the game.
- The song that can be heard playing in the background during the Cherry Popper Factory purchase cutscene is "Africa" by Toto. The song is also featured on the in-game radio station Emotion 98.3.
- In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, there is a small office hidden in the back. It can only be accessed using a trainer since the door to the office is always shut and the windows aren't transparent. The office is dark and barely textured and has a few desks and a clipboard.
- In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, if you angle the camera right you can make the ice cream from on the roof of Vice City appear.
- In GTA IV, the Cherry Popper's motto is revealed to be "You'll always remember your first". This is another reference to losing virginity, like the company's name. In fact, all the company's themes and mottos are one sexual reference after another.
- The Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory must be bought by the player in order to complete all four of the Sunshine Autos' car import list as Mr. Whoopee will never spawn unless the factory is bought.
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Regan: Mommy, how much did that tulle cost for Sage's Halloween tutu?
Mommy: I really don't know sweetie. Mommies have to do about 5 bazillion things everyday, so I really don't keep track of how much every little thing costs.
Sage: MOomMmyy...you do NOT do five bazillion things a day!
Mommy: No? You don't think so?
Sage: No. You only do like 5 things a day.
Mommy: I only do 5 things a day? OK, then tomorrow I am going to get myself out of bed, eat breakfast, get dressed, brush my teeth and fix my hair. Then, I am going to do nothing for the rest of the day. OK?
Regan: No! NO! No Mommy! (Glaring darts at Sage) Sage - if Mommy only does five things it means no getting our lunches ready, no ride to school, no gymnastics, no awana, no ride home from school, no waking us up in the morning.....
Sage: Ok, I guess maybe you do five bazillion things a day. Maybe even a googol. (Shuffles around for a few minutes) Mommy? How do you spell present?
About 10 minutes later I was treated to a 'God's-eye' carefully decorated with beads and a sweet note saying 'I love you Mom. I hope you like the present.' She let me know that it could maybe be my birthday present too...(the one they forgot about last week).
Love those kiddos! There is never a dull moment! :)
Converstaions - Take 2
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Yep, cut from the same cloth all right! ;) Happy belated birthday!!
- October 29, 2012 at 11:18 PM
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text: The Southern Electrical Retirement Fund has helped finance the new student housing project off of Cherokee Trail. IBEW Local 760 members are demonstrating their skill and workmanship, and as a team, are helping build a better Knoxville close to the University of Tennessee campus. Pictured from left to right are: Back Row( Kenny Glandon, Jerry Medley, Jamie Clifton, Tim Durbin, Jerry Hembree) Front Row( Dave Hoque, Robert Draper, Gaven Stover, Billy Forester, Sheena Kopczynski) not pictured (Nathan Finchum, Tim Daugherty)


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University Town Center 6
4245 Campus Drive,
No one has favorited this theater yet
The Edwards University Town Center opened on June 29, 1984 with one of the big hits of the summer, "Ghostbusters". In the years since it has evolved from the mainstream into an art house playing foreign, independent and limited release films. It location directly across the street from the University of California, Irvine and surrounding housing gives it built-in audience, although they also attract from other areas of Orange County. The auditoriums, which are non-stadium and very roomy, have a nice slope, which makes viewing very enjoyable,
The University 6 and Edwards Westpark 8 in Irvine, which screens the same type of films have a very loyal following. Sometimes at the University 6 the more popular films, such as "Black Swan", will play on three screens.
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Thanks Ron,not a lot of 6 plexes left.
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Not owning an ice cream maker is the bane of my existence. There's about 11 billion vegan ice cream pins and bookmarks I've saved. Unfortunately space is a premium in our house and I just can't justify buying one.
Recently, the brilliant collective that is "Vegan Meringue – Hits and Misses!" on Facebook have been sharing their adventures in aquafaba (the liquid from a can of chickpeas) ice cream…so yesterday at work I was daydreaming all day about mixing whipped coconut cream with meringue.
The result is pretty fantastic!
I used chickpea brine that I had frozen and then defrosted in this recipe with great results. Remember to save your brine!
Cooking Instructions
- First make the mint coconut whip. In a stand mixer add the coconut cream and peppermint extract. Beat on high for about 5 minutes using the balloon whisk attachment.
- Once the coconut cream begins to whip add the food colouring. Whip again for another 3 minutes or until soft peaks appear. Scrape out into a container and set aside. Wipe out the mixer bowl.
- Next prepare the meringue, pour the chickpea brine into the bowl of the mixer and beat on high with the balloon whisk for 5-8 minutes.
- Once the soft peaks start to appear, add the cream of tartar. Keep whipping for another 5 minutes, adding the icing sugar in small amounts.
- Once the meringue has formed stiff peaks, fold in the mint coconut whip using a spatula. Carefully fold in the chocolate chips.
- Pour the ice cream into a container and immediately place in the freezer for minimum 8 hours, preferably overnight. Remove from the freezer 5 minutes before serving.


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GIA CARANGI in .. , .. , Italia Bazaar by Chris Von Wangenheim.
So a couple weeks ago I saw Gia, starring Angelina Jolia a.o. Gia is a film based on the life of Gia Carangi who was a top fashion model from the late 70s. Nice seeing Jolie in such a dramatic role and a very interesting story, always current. And very much sex, drugs and rock n roll but with a gush of feelings. It's a very sad story, even though you already know the end.


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Group leader: Antonio Bertolotto
CReSM Bio-Bank
2015-2016 | FISM Italian Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
A bio-bank and a laboratory devoted to the collection and supply of biological samples of PPMS, the replication and sharing of data, and the validation of biological methods.
This project received the funds in April 2014 and, till now, in the CReSM biobank have been stored different biological materials (serum, plasma, DNA, total RNA, RNA from PBMCs and PBMCs in DMSO) from more than 2000 blood draws of Multiple Sclerosid and other neurological disease patients and from healthy controls.
Improving therapeutic appropriateness of Multiple Sclerosis treatments using biological approaches to personalize therapy and save pharmaceutical spending
2015-2018 | Italian Ministry of Health
The project aims to improve therapeutic appropriateness by using biological approaches, in particular:
• early identification of biological non responders (NRs) to different approved treatments
• better timing of drug administration, based on serum drug levels or specific drug biomarkers
• study of the relationship, if any, between T-cells adhesion-molecule expression and the risk to develop serious adverse events during treatment.
This strategy can improve the efficacy of treatment, selecting the best drug for each patient, and save, or better allocate, enormous amounts of National Health System funds.
Evaluation of biological activity by RNA-sequencing in PEG-Interferon beta 1a and interferon beta 1a im treated multiple sclerosis patients and comparison of genetic expression between different cellular populations
2015-2016 | Biogen
This study is a pilot study that aims to evaluate biological activity in two groups of MS patients treated with Plegridy and Avonex respectively at different time points using the Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology. Data obtained from this pilot study can help to better understand IFNβ pharmacodynamic, which cellular subset is most influenced by treatment and the efficacy of treatment for every single patient
Combined analysis of EBV and cellular gene expression in clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing remitting and primary progressive multiple sclerosis: search of diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers
2015-2018 | FISM Italian Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
The hunt for biomarkers to predict MS disease evolution and identify patient subsets that may benefit from specific therapeutic regimens is a continuous effort in MS research. Because there is increasing evidence that EBV infection is strongly associated with MS and that the immune response to EBV differs both qualitatively and quantitatively in MS patients compared to healthy controls, a reasonable hypothesis to test is that EBV deregulation might be implicated in the dysimmune process that damages the CNS. From this it follows that combining the study of EBV infection status with that of the host's immune system might help shed light into disease relevant virus-host interactions and identify biomarkers with predictive value.
The deubiquitinase A20/TNFAIP3 in the immunopathology of Multiple Sclerosis
The enzyme A20 is s negative regulator of inflammation and immunity, which is associated to a genetic risk for MS and is deregulated in MS patients blood cells, particularly in monocytes. This study plans to deepen the role of A20 in monocytes, monocyte-derived cells and non-hematogenous brain-resident cells, in order to determine the involvement of the A20 altered expression in the pathogenesis of MS.
Regulatory cells: evaluation of the effect of IFN-beta treatment in MS patients
2015-2016 | Merck Serono
Interferon beta (IFN-beta) is considered a broad spectrum therapeutic that holds the potential to restore the altered self-tolerance associated with MS pathogenesis, but its pleiotropic effects on immunity still not completely understood. This study aims at investigating the IFN-beta effect of on the full spectrum of regulatory cells, including T, B and NK regulatory cells, in patients with MS.
Diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in multiple sclerosis: a possible role of Vitamin D Binding Protein isoforms
Since MS is an heterogeneous and multifactor disease, the study of inter-individual differences in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteome may contribute to the discovery of novel markers useful for diagnosis, disease subtype categorization and progression monitoring, as well as for the development of new therapeutic agents. Interestingly, in our previous FISM-founded project (FISM 2007/R/10) we found that two isoforms of DBP were able to correctly subdivide patients on the basis of the disease clinical course in a follow-up of 5 years.
The aim of this project is to confirm and validate these preliminary proteomics data obtained from a blind proteomic analysis of CSF samples from an homogeneous population of patients. Moreover, in the previous study we highlighted an opposite trend of the values of the two spots corresponding to these different DBP isoforms, suggesting the involvement of a post-translational modification. Hence, in this study we aimed at identifying which post-translational modifications occurs in the differs in the two DBP isoforms.
The ubiquitin-editing enzyme A20 (TNFAIP3) as a peacekeeper in inflammation and immunity: a link between TNFAIP3 deregulation and Multiple Sclerosis
2012-2016 | Italian Ministry of Health
The enzyme A20 is a negative regulator of inflammation and immunity, which is associated to a genetic risk for MS and is deregulated in MS patients blood cells. This study plans to investigate the causes underlying the A20 deregulation in MS (genetic, epigenetic and hormonal), to compare the A20 expression in patients affected by different autoimmune diseases and to individuate the immune cell populations mainly affected by the A20 expression deregulation in MS.


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- Gartner named IBM the worldwide share leader in the application infrastructure and middleware software segment - for the 10th consecutive year;
- Leader in 2012 Gartner Magic Quadrant Reports on Business Process Analysis Tools, SOA Governance Technologies, and Enterprise Application Servers;
- Leader in 2012 Forrester Wave Reports on SOA Application Gateways and Enterprise Service Bus;
- Ovum named IBM the leader in its Decision Matrix for BPM;
- Forrester named IBM the top vendor in its Decision Management market report.
- Impact 2011, IBM annual customer conference, was a huge success.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
IBM leading in application infrastructure and middleware space
I'll say again that 2011 was a good year for IBM, and especially for WebSphere.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Privacy in a Public Cloud
[This article was submitted for future publication on ThoughtsOnCloud.com]
Remember the skepticism around online shopping and e-commerce sites back in the day when the web was young? Everyone was afraid of giving out their credit card information over the Internet, for fear it would be intercepted. We eventually got over that fear, thanks to encryption technologies such as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), which make e-commerce much safer today. That same technology also plays a role in cloud security, and that is one thing to consider, along with other security issues when moving your application to the cloud.
Public cloud versus on-premises
You basically have the same security issues and considerations for deploying applications on the cloud as you do for running them on premises. The difference is that on cloud, some of those issues are handled by your cloud service provider. The important thing to consider is how far the cloud service provider's responsibilities extend, and where your responsibilities as the client, or virtual machine (VM) instance owner, take over.
First, thoroughly investigate your cloud service provider's policies. Treat them like any other outsourced service. Check their references. Clearly define the service level agreements (SLAs) in your contract. SLAs can cover things like backups, up time, disaster recovery, change management, and so on. Audit your cloud provider or consider third-party audits to ensure that those policies are enforced.
For example, the IBM SmartCloud Enterprise has many mechanisms in place to offer a safe and secure environment, such as:
- Firewall and intrusion protection system (IPS) between guest VMs and the Internet
- IP-filtering technology and multiple IP addresses per instance for enabling security zones
- Optional virtual private network (VPN) and virtual local area network (VLAN) isolation of account instances
- Encrypted connections: IBM is isolated from customer VMs through customer secure shell (SSH) keys and server passwords
- Hypervisor-based (kernel-based virtual machine) isolation with client-configurable firewall rules
- Public images patched and scanned regularly
- Patch servers for private images
- Root access for customers to guest virtual machines, allowing further hardening of VMs
- No sharing of private images between accounts on the cloud
- Access to the portal and APIs, which requires a user ID and password
Users must comply with IBM's stringent security policies, and are subject to regular security scans.
Not all cloud providers offer the same kind of protection, so do your homework!
Image — or instance — is everything
As a VM instance owner on the IBM SmartCloud, you have root access and control over that instance as if it were one of your own on premises, and you are responsible for security on the instance itself. That means that it is up to you to configure access to that resource, install and run anti-virus software on it, and so on. Treat it like any other client in your enterprise; it is just as vulnerable to threats and attack. This blog post lists several useful links to articles about securing and managing your instances.
Get started with the IBM SmartCloud Enterprise: This article describes how to securely connect to, configure the firewall of, and manage (encryption) keys for your instances. You should take care of these tasks immediately upon creating your instances. Determine who will need access to your instances, determine the firewall ports that need to be open or closed, and be prepared to use and manage keys for access.
Why key management is important
IBM SmartCloud employs encryption so you can control access to your applications and data in the cloud. However, encryption alone does not guarantee security. Keys must also be stored and managed properly.
Secure multi-user access to IBM Cloud instances with VNC and SSH: Provides a detailed description of how to configure cloud instances and clients for secure access.
IBM SmartCloud Enterprise tip: Integrate your authentication policy using a proxy: Describes how to create a proxy bridge between your homegrown applications and the IBM SmartCloud. This bridge can allow you to implement finer-grained access control that cannot be directly implemented in the IBM SmartCloud portal. In other words, you can use this technique to control not only who can access, but how, where, or when they can access data.
IBM SmartCloud Enterprise tip: Secure access for Android devices: Describes how to set up secure access to a cloud instance for Android mobile devices.
Cloud security considerations: This good general article is about high-level cloud security concepts. This is just the tip of the iceberg, but it does give a very concise overview.
Extra credit
Model-driven cloud security: This article discusses the challenges of cloud application security policy automation and describes how it can be achieved through a model-driven security architecture and deployment.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Cloud for "Everyman"
[This article was submitted for future publication on ThoughtsOnCloud.com]
There is a lot of discussion here about cloud for business, but what about cloud for Everyman – the average Joe – the man on the street? How will cloud computing change life for the average person? In short, cloud has already changed things significantly, and will continue to have an impact on our lives for years to come.
A cloud of sound
There are numerous applications now available for people to create, record, upload, and share music with the world. As a musician, I think this is awesome and amazing. I can share my favorite songs with my friends on social networks, and I can listen to their favorite songs – all for the price of "a song" (essentially, for free). I wonder how this has affected the music business, and how it will impact the future of the music industry? I imagine that it has provided more opportunities to musicians, and made music more accessible to a wider audience. It has been a boon to the independent artists and small record labels, but have the big record companies suffered as a result? I grew up in an era of mega-rock stars and arena tours, but those days are gone. They will be the stuff of legends that I will tell my grand kids.
A cloud of words
If you want to publish your own book or magazine, there are many options available to you, thanks to cloud. Actually, cloud has made the term self-publishing essentially meaningless. All of the publishing tools that you could possibly need are now provided on the cloud – everything from editing and production, to distribution and finding an audience. It has taken self-publishing quite a number of steps further than merely making a book. The distinction is more a matter of "corporate" publishing (the big companies) versus independent presses and smaller co-ops. For the rest of us, this means that if we have Internet connection, we can find something to read about anything. ANYTHING. The history of the Belgian lute? How to make beef jerky? Card games of the middle ages? It's all there.
A cloud of images
...and most of those images are of cats. Seriously. Do you know anyone with a cat who hasn't posted a photo of it on the Internet? But it's not just about the Internet. The Internet gives us the network to share our books and music and images with the world, but cloud gives us the tools and services that make it possible for us to create those books, songs, and images. We are not merely uploading our photos, we are editing them, collecting them into albums, turning them into videos with sound, and so on.
We will soon rely on cloud for all kinds of services. When we go shopping, the cloud will send coupons for the products we want to buy directly to our smart phone or mobile device. When we seek medical care, our diagnosis will come from the cloud. When we are traveling in a foreign country, cloud will translate for us.
How has cloud changed your world?
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In our practice we combine pragmatic design thinking with a belief in the power of aesthetics and an never ending interest in human needs as well as desires. Many of which are hidden for most until they are confronted with that perfect design solution.
We are involved in a variety of projects, interior design, products, furniture, as well as design management consultants for clients in the manufacturing industry - in all of them we use design as a the tool to reach the goals of our clients, and ourselves.
We believe in what we like to think of as 'Beautiful Intelligence', innovative solutions combined with beauty creates longevity, a central ingredient in a sustainable world.
We work as individuals, as a team and as part of other teams as we also offer our services to other design companies who need three dimensional design input to make their projects reach full potential.
Our partly mobile offices are currently in Stockholm and in Skåne in southern Sweden.
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Matz Borgström
, industrial designer, house dj and unstoppable collector of odd and rare music, art and design, worked as an advertising Art Director before beginning Art and later Industrial Design studies at Konstfack and Birmingham Polytechninc.
Matz has an extensive knowledge and experience of design processes as well as manufacturing techniques which gives a special fluency to his work and the projects he is involved in.
He has been greatly involved in education, creating the Form department at Beckmans College of Design together with Jonas Bohlin and Thomas Sandell and later as acting head at Umeå University Industrial Design department.
Parallell with all this he is a Glass Artist, for some time emplyed at Orrefors and has had numerous exhibitions world wide.
When he doesn't design he makes music, cooks and walks beaches.
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began her design career as a fashion designer but moved on to study Industrial design Engineering at Central StMartins in London.
After college she spent time employed at architectural offices, such as David Davies Associates and Koncept Stockholm, designing hotels, exhibitions and retail environments at the same time as developing her own career as an independent furniture, textile and product designer and illustrator. She aslo had many years as an in house designer at Habitat.
She has a post graduate in Architecture and several years of Psychology studies, all contributing to a multifaceted view of the role of design in creating sustainable and life enhancing environments.
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Sleep apnea is most commonly found in people who are overweight or obese. The type of sleep apnea that is common to obese people is called obstructive sleep apnea, where the flow of air through the airways is blocked, preventing normal breathing.
Symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea are:
- loud snoring
- one or more pauses in breathing during the night
- shallow breathing
- fatigue and sleepiness during the day
- depression, anxiety or other mood disorders
Doctors often treat sleep apnea with the use of CPAP machines. However, many patients find using CPAP machines unpleasant because wearing the mask is uncomfortable and can interfere with comfortable sleep. CPAP machines often cause runny nose, sinus pressure or congestion. Ear infections are rare but occur when congestion builds up in the sinuses near the ear.
Adjusting to CPAP machines takes time, and many patients stop using their machine or do not use it every night. Without consistent treatment, the risks associated with sleep apnea become more likely to occur. Untreated sleep apnea causes problems such as heart arrhythmia, high blood pressure, stroke and heart attack. It can also cause or worsen diabetes.
Although CPAP machines can reduce the effects of sleep apnea if they are used correctly and consistently, it is only an example of treating symptoms rather than the problem. Since obstructive sleep apnea often results from being overweight or obese, people who wish to relieve their sleep apnea symptoms can lose weight.
Weight loss does not always cure sleep apnea since there can be other issues that cause the condition, including deviated septum or other facial abnormalities. However, most people find their sleep apnea symptoms are relieved or even go away entirely after weight loss.
In clinical research, doctors have found weight loss usually results in relief from sleep apnea symptoms. As patients lose more weight, they experience greater relief of their condition. However, losing as little as 14 pounds causes dramatic improvement. 10 percent of patients who lost 14 pounds were able to stop using their CPAP machines entirely.
Other studies found that weight loss of 40 pounds or more caused a 58 percent reduction in sleep apnea symptoms. These patients experienced an average of 21 fewer incidents each night, such as pauses in breathing.
These patients in these studies were put on strict diets and lost weight fairly quickly, but weight loss does not have to be rapid to have a positive effect on sleep apnea. Patients in a third study lost 24 pounds on average over the course of one year. These patients experienced significant improvement from their sleep apnea and were three times more likely to have some relief from symptoms than people who did not lose weight.
Everyone has a different body, and the amount of weight to lose to see improvement in sleep apnea symptoms varies. Although symptoms may not go away entirely, people typically see some improvement. It is worth losing the weight for the many health benefits of having a healthy weight.
- Lose weight at a rate of about one to two pounds per week.
- Obese people who reduce their weight by about 10 percent usually feel better and experience an improvement in their health.
- Staying active helps lose excess weight. Exercise for about 30 minutes four to five days each week.
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Thursday, November 06, 2008
just what i needed
yep, some more fiber.
Crown Mountain Farms was having a fall sale, and I've been wanting to try their superwash merino for quite some time now. i couldn't pass it by. my under the bed storage container is now full to the bursting point.
i bought two 8 oz bumps, in San Francisco,
and Under the Boardwalk.
my justification? i'll be spinning yarn to make spicy a pair of handspun socks for xmas. and i held back from buying pretty pretty colors at both fiber festivals. even though i did buy dyes so i can make my own pretty pretty colors.
speaking of which, i kettle dyed some brown sheep naturespun worsted that wanted to be something new. i will definitely be investing in a respirator before i attempt dyeing again. i'm prone to allergies and i've had a runny nose and icky lungs since last night. yes i probably should've thought of that before dyeing, but sometimes i do stupid things. the yarn came out really nice at least.
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I was too embarrassed to admit this earlier, but I did the exact same thing, except with fewer pretty colors (I got some Albatross).ReplyDelete
It looks pretty. What I don't understand about rovings that are dyed, is how you know before buying what it might look like when you spin it and then knit it. It must be a surprise sometimes.ReplyDelete
I'm not a spinner, but I personally think fiber is like sock yarn - it don't count as stash. :DReplyDelete
thanks for the clarification on the navajo plying. I'm still playing around with my crap fiber and you flashing your gorgeous stash isn't helping me at all! I guess on some level I still want to make sure that I get the technique down pat before purchasing the pretty ones.. we'll see how long it'll take before I make the big leap :)ReplyDelete


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exynAI™ software is built from the ground-up to support flexible, fully autonomous mission planning and execution for one or more robots working individually or collaboratively as a team. By allowing the end-user to intuitively specify a sequence of high-level flight tasks, the system's interface provides unprecedented access to advanced autonomy features such as GPS-denied 3D mapping, tracking, and safe navigation in unknown environments.
exynAI™ software provides a "sliding scale" of autonomy making it useful for a broad spectrum of end-user applications. Ranging from fully autonomous, self-piloted flight with collision avoidance to pilot-assisted flight with exynAI™ sense-and-avoid technology, Exyn brings the power of safe and reliable flight to the fingertips to even the most inexperienced end-users.
exynAI™ software intelligently fuses complementary sensing modalities (such as LIDAR, RADAR and cameras) in real-time to perceive and understand its environment. By exploiting multiple sensing modalities, the system is robust to sensor failures and environmental conditions such as dust and degraded lighting conditions. Exyn robots can even fully operate in complete darkness, such as in a deep mine.
Exyn robots feature sense-and-avoid technology that enables them to adapt to a changing environment and navigate around both static and dynamic obstacles. Using state-of-the-art machine learning, our robots recognize objects (such as people) in the environment and maintain a safe stand-off distance at all times.
Exyn robots do all of their processing onboard. Therefore, they can execute missions independently without having to maintain communications at all times. After mission completion, the robots can upload relevant data directly to the cloud.
exynAI™ software is designed to be extensible to a wide range of sensors, allowing it to be deployed for a diverse range of commercial applications and use cases. As different use cases need different sensors, we can tailor our system to fit any requirements for the job at hand.
exynAI™ software is scalable and fully supports multi-robot missions. A team of robots can be deployed to execute a mission in parallel to reduce mission time, increase efficiency, decrease workspace downtime, and reduce dependency on batteries.
Exyn's technology does not require any prior infrastructure, such as GPS, beacons, landmarks , motion capture systems, or prior maps. Instead, the robot is able to learn the world online as it navigates through the environment.
Demonstrating fully autonomous flight in obstacle-rich environment and beyond the reaches of GPS.