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Anxiety is defined as a "feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome". Anxiety is caused by stress, and there are many synonyms for stress such as worry, uneasiness, angst, or jitters and we have all gotten those feelings at one time or another. However, most of us get over feelings like that and get on with our lives. That is because we learn how to cope with the stresses of everyday life. Common causes of stress include work, financial problems, and personal or family relationships. More serious stress causing situations include a serious illnesses or drug abuse.
People deal with stress in different ways and how they deal with it is important. Do they handle it in normal ways and react to it without letting it take over their lives, or do they let it get the best of them and lose control. Just imagine what it would be like if you could not get over feelings of stress, or if you experienced intense feelings of stress or anxiety on a regular basis. People that find themselves in these situations may have an anxiety disorder. A person is deemed to have an anxiety disorder when they have intense feelings of fear, nervousness or worry on a regular or frequent basis. Anxiety disorders can affect how a person gets along with their peers or handles their daily activities. An anxiety disorder can make it difficult for a person to engage in simple daily activities such as paying bills, attending social gatherings, or grocery shopping.
Signs that an Individual has an Anxiety Disorder
There are emotional signs and physical signs of anxiety disorders.
Some of the emotional signs of a disorder include:
- A persistent state of apprehension
- Catastrophic thinking
- Irritability or crankiness
- Constantly checking for signs of danger
- Restlessness
- Sleeping problems
- Nightmares
- Fears of losing control or going crazy
Some of the physical signs of an anxiety disorder include:
- Excessive sweating
- A Pounding heart or rapid heartbeat
- Muscle tension
- Headaches
- Frequent urination or diarrhea
- Shortness of breath
- Hyperventilation
- Hot Flashes or chills
- Fatigue
- Lightheadedness
- Palpitations
Types of Anxiety Disorders
There are many types of anxiety disorders, but the most common are listed below:
- Panic disorders are when people have feelings of terror and experience symptoms such as extreme sweating, chest pains or palpitations.
- Social anxiety disorders are when a person experiences overwhelming, self-consciousness when in day to day situations.
- Specific anxiety phobias are when a person has an abnormal fear of objects such as of certain types of animals like dogs or cats or of situations such as flying or being in a small room.
- Generalized anxiety disorders involve excessive fear or worrying about things or events that are not dangerous of little consequence.
- Substance-induced anxiety disorders involve feelings such as paranoia that come about as a direct result of drug abuse.
Treatments for Anxiety Disorders
There are several types of treatments for anxiety disorders. The most common treatments are done through the use of prescription medicines. There are four major types of medicines that are used to treat anxiety Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSR's), Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRO's), Tricyclic Antidepressants and Benzodiazepines. The most commonly prescribed medicines such as Xanax (alprazolam) Valium (diazepam) Ativan (lorazepam) and Klonopin (clonazepam) are part of the Benzodiazepines class of anti-anxiety drugs. They address the physical symptoms that accompany anxiety attacks such as headaches, chest pains, and muscle tightness. They are fast acting, and typically bring about relief within half an hour.
However, there are drawbacks that come with the use of these drugs, such as reduced brain activity that makes it difficult to drive or concentrate. There are also side-effects such as clumsiness, dizziness, blurred or double vision, memory loss, confusion and depression. Users of these drugs sometimes appear to be drunk or intoxicated. In addition, these medicines block feeling of pleasure and pain and can make users emotionally blunt or numb. The final drawback is that these drugs can be addictive.
Understandably taking anxiety medicines is not for everybody. Fortunately, there are other treatments. For instance, there are biofeedback and neurofeedback treatments, which are used to improve brainwave activity and have proven useful in the treatment anxiety disorders. There are also natural anxiety medicines that people claim are effective.


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Deepika Padukone, who is busy with her Hollywood movie XXX: Return of Xander Cage, might make her comeback to Kollywood. The buzz is that she has been approached for Sundar C's mega-budget film starring Mahesh Babu in the lead role.
Grapevine has it that the makers have offered the female lead role to Deepika Padukone. The upcoming movie, which is said to be a historical epic film on Sangamithra, is centred on a woman and demands a top performer. Hence, they have reportedly approached her, say reports.
Sangamithra is the eldest daughter of Emperor Ashoka and his first wife, Devi.
Deepika Padukone, who made her acting debut in Kannada film Aishwarya, returned to south films with Tamil flick Kochadaiiyaan starring Rajinikanth. Unfortunately, the film bombed at the box office and failed to earn good name for the Bollywood diva.
Coming back to the latest project, it is a mega-budget film, which will be simultaneously made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. Mahesh Babu, who is making his Tamil debut with A R Murugadoss, is said to be the main lead, while Jayam Ravi and Arya are playing major roles in the flick bankrolled by Sri Thenandal Films.
On the other hand, the pre-production work is going on for the past eight months. Technicians from all over the world, including from the US, UK and Denmark are working on the project.
A R Rahman has been signed to score for the multilingual film.

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Russia\'s planned \'science city\' is a fresh example of centrally planned innovation, which historically falls short of its goals
By Vivek Wadhwa
Russia recently announced a government-planned "science city," to be located outside Moscow, that it hopes will one day rival Silicon Valley\'s creative engine. The country plans to spend $200 million to turn a muddy field of birch groves and warehouses into a technology hub bursting with innovation and competitive companies. The government will dole out money to companies that it selects, powerful oligarchs will develop real estate, and government-appointed administrators will run it.
Russia isn\'t alone in trying to engineer new technology centers. China has invested billions of dollars to launch tech parks across the country, as have nations including Spain, Singapore, Finland, and Malaysia. The U.S. Congress is considering legislation to encourage new science parks by providing loan guarantees—never mind that U.S. office space vacancies are running at record levels in many cities.
Most of these projects are well-intentioned efforts to boost national competitiveness. But as I\'ve written before, top-down clustering doesn\'t tend to work nearly as well as when hubs of commerce and academia spring up from private efforts.
Many of the hundreds of cluster-development projects that have been started around the world since the 1980s have either failed or are on life support, including Tsukuba, Japan\'s science city, and Egypt\'s "Silicon Pyramid." Because they typically die a slow death, you don\'t read about the failures on the front pages of newspapers. Political leaders long ago held press conferences to claim credit for advancing science and technology, management consultants earned hefty fees, and real estate barons reaped fortunes. Taxpayers were left holding the bag.
Slight evidence for cluster theory
Academics, including Harvard Business School\'s Michael Porter and many management consultants, have been prescribing central-clustering development plans for decades. The plans are based on the idea that governments or economic development bodies can create hubs of activity in specific industrial sectors by bringing businesses, suppliers, and researchers together in buildings or industrial parks. Build great infrastructure, offer financial incentives, and the magic will happen, the thinking goes.
Yet regional planners and academics get defensive when asked to produce evidence of cluster theory\'s success. They typically tout Silicon Valley and North Carolina\'s Research Triangle Park as examples of the success of government-supported clusters. In Silicon Valley though, the government can\'t take credit for success.
One way to understand the Valley\'s success is to compare it to the Route 128 ring around Boston. University of California Berkeley professor AnnaLee Saxenian\'s 1994 book, Regional Advantage: Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128 documented the evolution of both tech centers. She noted that during World War II, the government provided funding to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University for research on aerospace and electronics. Boston had a huge advantage because of its proximity to East Coast industrial centers and helped build General Electric (GE), RCA, Westinghouse Electric, and Raytheon (RTN). Silicon Valley produced Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), but the 128 belt maintained an advantage through the 1970s.
By the 80\'s, Silicon Valley and Route 128 looked alike: a mix of large and small tech firms, world-class universities, venture capitalists, and military funding. If you were betting on one, you\'d have been wise to bet on Route 128 because of its longer industrial history and proximity to other big corporate research centers and high-quality schools, including Harvard, MIT, Yale, Brown, and Amherst College. Yet today, 128\'s luster has faded, along with one-time stars such as Digital Equipment, Data General, and Wang Laboratories.
Diverse populace fuels Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley\'s high rates of job-hopping, new company formation, and culture of information exchange and risk-taking put it over the top. Valley firms understood that collaborating and competing at the same time is a recipe for success in the tech world, where complex products often comprise chunks of technology harvested from many organizations. In addition, failure was tolerated and often worn proudly. The dynamism of this system overwhelmed the slow pace of technological change on Route 128. DEC, Wang, Prime Computer, and Data General went the way of the dinosaur.
In Silicon Valley today, diversity is the rule, both in terms of products and people. The region produces chips, computer hardware, business software, search engines, social media, and clean technology. From 1995 to 2005, 52 percent of Silicon Valley\'s startup founders were born outside the U.S., my research found. Immigrants from India and Taiwan have been especially adept at mastering the Valley\'s rules of engagement. They created their own networks and achieved extraordinary success. During the \'80s, scarcely any India-born immigrants founded Silicon Valley companies. During the 10-year period ending in 2005, they founded 15.5 percent of the region\'s startups.
University of Toronto Professor Richard Florida has been researching factors that provide Silicon Valley and other tech centers with advantages. His conclusion is the same as mine: It isn\'t location or government investment that makes a vibrant tech center, it\'s the presence of a diverse set of well-educated workers. After studying the growth of 50 metropolitan areas in the U.S. from 1990 to 2000, Florida found that the most successful regions were those with the most gay, bohemian, and immigrant citizens.
Entrepreneurs, not buildings and real estate, are the key to innovation and economic growth. Yes, a region needs good infrastructure and a pool of educated talent to develop a technology hub. But governments can\'t manufacture innovation by putting a set of fancy buildings next to a university, as Russia plans to do.
To build the next wave of successful clusters, governments should provide creative, risk-taking entrepreneurs with the means to start companies and build networks. They should provide seed financing and tax breaks for entrepreneurs, welcome skilled immigrants, and improve educational resources. That\'s the formula for nurturing entrepreneurship.
Link to BusinessWeek: http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2010/tc2010053_047892.htm


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Vacation time, so this'll be quick, but I wanted you to have these 3 powerful techniques to make the most of New Year's Eve.
Social Proof means that a woman will be more attracted to you depending on how other people treat you. It's especially important on New Year's Eve because everyone goes out, even women who don't normally. When everyone is a stranger, social proof is a big part of how women divide the men from the boys.
The great thing about social proof is you don't actually have to be popular or well-connected or desired by women everywhere. You don't even have to pretend that you are. Using Love Systems you can give a woman the same feeling about you with just a few easy things you can do when you get to the party/restaurant/bar/etc.
Here are a couple of things you can do:
Walk in confidently and immediately start talking to someone. Do NOT look around or wander around when you get in or go to the bathroom or go get a drink.
Meet everyone (men and women). New Year's Eve is very social. You don't need openers, just say hi. Women will see that you seem to know everyone.
Introduce people to each other. Make it a game to introduce 10 different people to each other – either people you've met earlier that night, or just use an opinion opener on someone walking by when you're in mid-conversation with someone.
Smile. The party is where you are at. The most fun is to be had where you are.
Use slow, controlled movements. Like dating master Cajun said in the Beyond Words Home Study Course, "move like you are under water." Never waste a movement.
I've taught thousands of guys over the years and seen tens of thousands of approaches and pickups and attempted pickups. The easiest way for me to predict how it's going to go? Touching. Touch early, touch often. On New Year's Eve, it's even more important/appropriate.
Touch as soon as you start talking, within the first minute. Keep it appropriate and touch everyone, not just the women. Use handshakes, hi-fives, whatever. The point is to establish the principle that you touch.
Escalate with the woman you're interested in, but still keep it appropriate. A playful punch on the shoulder if she teases you or touching her elbow when you make a point are good examples. If she touches you back ("pinging") keep escalating.
Be the first one to end touching. If you have your arm around her and you sense she's getting uncomfortable, move your arm first. (And not with a "I see you're getting uncomfortable" -playfully push her off).
You can do a lot more than you think. Look at how top guys are with women. If you've been on a bootcamp, think about how often you see instructors or advanced students with their arm around a hot girl or her sitting in his lap. These aren't just the women they take home – it's how they are (or have learned to be). You can be that guy too. There's nothing stopping you.
A lot of guys aren't used to being "touchy." I wasn't. It took me at least a month to get "natural" at it, and that involved forcing myself to do it in every conversation, every night. Fortunately, the path can be a bit quicker for you – you don't need to re-invent the wheel.
This sounds like a throwaway line, but it isn't. Emotions are contagious. When you are having fun, people have fun with you. If you are having fun, you will be much more "natural" and interesting.
This is one of the things that makes inner game so important. How you feel directly influences how she feels being with you. (Google "mirror neurons.")
High-value men enjoy their lives. At least act like you're enjoying yours. And it's New Year's Eve for #$()* sake! So… make sure you go somewhere that is fun. Make sure you are with people you like. Do what it takes to work on your own emotions – you'll find that beautiful women are a lot more attracted to you if you do.
Don't feel under pressure. Go out, have fun, meet people, and try to remember the other two tips and you'll be just fine!
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The 2017 Union Budget, displayed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday, was extensively centered around 10 topics — the cultivating division, the provincial populace, the young, poor people and underprivileged social insurance, foundation, the money related area for more grounded establishments, quick responsibility, open administrations, reasonable monetary administration and expense organization for the fair.
Taking after are the highlights of Mr. Jaitley's Budget discourse:
Tax rate
Individual tax payers
Up to Rs 2,50,000
No tax
Rs 2,50,001 to Rs 5,00,000
Rs 5,00,001 – 10,00,000
More than Rs 10,00,000
Senior citizens who are 60 years old and above but less than 80 years
Up to Rs 3,00,000
No tax
Rs 3,00,001 to Rs 5,00,000
Rs 5,00,001 to Rs 10,00,000
More than Rs 10,00,000
Senior Citizens who are 80 years old and above
Up to Rs 5,00,000
No tax
Rs 5,00,001 to Rs 10,00,000
More than Rs 10,00,000
(Surcharge of 10 per cent on income of all individuals above Rs 50 lakh and less than Rs 1 crore and surcharge of 15 per cent on income above Rs 1 crore).
1. Demonetisation is expected to have a transient impact on the economy.
2. It will have a great impact on the economy and lives of people .
3. Demonetisation is a bold and decisive measure that will lead to higher GDP growth.
4. The effects of demonetisation will not spillover to the next fiscal.
Agriculture sector
1. Sowing farmers should feel secure against natural calamities.
2. A sum of Rs. 10 lakh crore is allocated as credit to farmers, with 60 days interest waiver.
3. NABARD fund will be increased to Rs. 40,000 crore.
4. Government will set up mini labs in Krishi Vigyan Kendras for soil testing.
5. A dedicated micro irrigation fund will be set up for NABARD with Rs 5,000 crore initial corpus.
6. Irrigation corpus increased from Rs 20,000 crore to Rs 40,000 crore.
7. Dairy processing infrastructure fund wlll be initially created with a corpus of Rs. 2000 crore.
8. Issuance of soil cards has gained momentum.
9. A model law on contract farming will be prepared and shared with the States.
Rural population
1. The government targets to bring 1 crore households out of poverty by 2019.
2. During 2017-18, five lakh farm ponds will be be taken up under the MGNREGA.
3. Over Rs 3 lakh crore will be spent for rural India. MGNREGA to double farmers' income.
4. Will take steps to ensure participation of women in MGNREGA up to 55%.
5. Space technology will be used in a big way to ensure MGNREGA works.
6. The government proposes to complete 1 crore houses for those without homes.
7. Will allocate Rs. 19,000 crore for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana in 2017-18.
8. The country well on way to achieve 100% rural electrification by March 2018.
9. Swachh Bharat mission has made tremendous progress; sanitation coverage has gone up from 42% in Oct 13 to 60% now.
For youth
1. Will introduce a system of measuring annual learning outcomes and come out with an innovation fund for secondary education.
2. Focus will be on 3,479 educationally-backward blocks.
3. Colleges will be identified based on accreditation.
4. Skill India mission was launched to maximise potential. Will set up 100 India International centres across the country.
5. Courses on foreign languages will be introduced.
6. Will take steps to create 5000 PG seats per annum.
For the poor and underprivilege health care
1. Rs. 500 crore allocated for Mahila Shakthi Kendras.
2. Under a nationwide scheme for pregnant women, Rs. 6000 will be transferred to each person.
3. A sum of Rs. 1,84,632 crore allocated for women and children.
4. Affordable housing will be given infrastructure status.
5. Owing to surplus liquidity, banks have started reducing lending rates for housing.
6. Elimination of tuberculosis by 2025 targeted.
7. Health sub centres, numbering 1.5 lakh, willl be transformed into health wellness centres.
8. Two AIIMS will be set up in Jharkhand and Gujarat.
9. Will undertake structural transformation of the regulator framework for medical education.
10.Allocation for Scheduled Castes is Rs. 52,393 crore
11.Aadhaar-based smartcards will be issued to senior citizens to monitor health.
Infrastructure and railways
1. A total allocation of Rs. 39,61,354 crore has been made for infrastructure.
2. Total allocation for Railways is Rs. 1,31,000 crore.
3. No service charge on tickets booked through IRCTC.
4. Raksha coach with a corpus of Rs. 1 lakh crore for five years (for passenger safety).
5. Unmanned level crossings will be eliminated by 2020.
6. 3,500 km of railway lines to be commissioned this year up from 2,800 km last year.
7. SMS-based ''clean my coach service'' is put in place.
8. Coach mitra facility will be introduced to register all coach related complaints.
9. By 2019 all trains will have bio-toilets.
10.Five-hundred stations will be made differently-abled friendly.
11.Railways to partner with logistics players for front-end and back-end solutions for select commodities.
12.Railways will offer competitive ticket booking facility.
13.Rs. 64,000 crore allocated for highways.
14.High speed Internet to be allocated to 1,50,000 gram panchayats.
15.New Metro rail policy will be announced with new modes of financing.
Energy sector
1. A strategic policy for crude reserves will be set up.
2. Rs. 1.26,000 crore received as energy production based investments.
3. Trade infra export scheme will be launched 2017-18.
Financial sector
1. FDI policy reforms - more than 90% of FDI inflows are now automated.
2. Shares of Railway PSE like IRCTC will be listed on stock exchanges.
3. Bill on resolution of financial firms will be introduced in this session of Parliament.
4. Foreign Investment Promotion Board will be abolished.
5. Revised mechanism to ensure time-bound listing of CPSEs.
6. Computer emergency response team for financial sector will be formed.
7. Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana lending target fixed at Rs 2.44 lakh crore for 2017-18.
8. Digital India - BHIM app will unleash mobile phone revolution. The government will introduce two schemes to promote BHIM App - referral bonus for the users and cash back for the traders.
9. Negotiable Instruments Act might be amended.
10.DBT to LPG consumers , Chandigarh is kerosene-free, 84 government schemes are on the DBT platform.
11.Head post office as the central office for rendering passport service.
12.Easy online booking system for Army and other defence personnel.
13.For big-time offences - including economic offenders fleeing India, the government will introduce legislative change or introduce law to confiscate the assets of these people within the country.
Fiscal situation
1. Total expenditure is Rs. 21, 47,000 crore.
2. Plan, non-plan expenditure to be abolished; focus will be on capital expenditure, which will be 25.4 %.
3. Rs. 3,000 crore under the Department of Economic Affairs for implementing the Budget announcements.
4. Expenditure for science and technology is Rs. 37,435 crore.
5. Total resources transferred to States and Union Territories is Rs 4.11 lakh crore.
6. Recommended 3% fiscal deficit for three years with a deviation of 0.5% of the GDP.
7. Revenue deficit is 1.9 %
8. Fiscal deficit of 2017-18 pegged at 3.2% of the GDP. Will remain committed to achieving 3% in the next year.
Funding of political parties
1. The maximum amount of cash donation for a political party will be Rs. 2,000 from any one source.
2. Political parties will be entitled to receive donations by cheque or digital mode from donors.
3. An amendment is being proposed to the RBI Act to enable issuance of electoral bonds .A donor can purchase these bonds from banks or post offices through cheque or digital transactions. They can be redeemed only by registered political parties.
Defence sector
The defence sector gets an allocation of Rs. 2.74,114 crore.
Tax proposals
1. India's tax to GDP ratio is not favourable.
2. Out of 13.14 lakh registered companies, only 5.97 lakh firms have filed returns for 2016-17.
3. Proportion of direct tax to indirect tax is not optimal.
4. Individuals numbering 1.95 crore showed an income between Rs. 2.5 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh.
5. Out of 76 lakh individual assessees declaring income more than Rs. 5 lakh, 56 lakh are salaried.
6. Only 1.72 lakh people showed income of more than Rs. 50 lakh a year.
7. Between November 8 to December 30, deposits ranging from Rs. 2 lakh and Rs. 80 lakh were made in 1.09 crore accounts.
8. Net tax revenue of 2013-14 was Rs. 11.38 lakh crore.
9. Out of 76 lakh individual assessees declaring income more than Rs 5 lakh, 56 lakh are salaried.
10.1.95 crore individuals showed income between Rs. 2.5 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh.
11.Rate of growth of advance tax in Personal I-T is 34.8% in the last three quarters of this financial year.
12.Holding period for long term capital gain lowered to two years
13.Proposal to have a carry-forward of MAT for 15 years.
14.Capital gains tax to be exempted for persons holding land from which land was pooled for creation of the state capital of Andhra Pradesh.
15.Under the corporate tax, in order to make MSME companies more viable, there is a proposal to reduce tax for small companies with a turnover of up to Rs 50 crore to 25%. About 67 lakh companies fall in this category. Ninety-six % of companies to get this benefit.
16.The government proposes to reduce basic customs duty for LNG to 2.5% from 5%.
17.The Income Tax Act to be amended to ensure that no transaction above Rs 3 lakh is permitted in cash.
18.The limit of cash donation by charitable trusts is reduced to Rs 2,000 from Rs 10,000.
19.Net revenue loss in direct tax could be Rs. 20,000 crore.
Personal income tax
1. Existing rate of tax for individuals between Rs. 2.5- Rs 5 lakh is reduced to 5% from 10%.
2. All other categories of tax payers in subsequent brackets will get a benefit of Rs 12,500.
3. Simple one page return for people with an annual income of Rs. 5 lakh other than business income.
4. People filing I-T returns for the first time will not come under any government scrutiny.
5. Ten % surcharge on individual income above Rs. 50 lakh and up to Rs 1 crore to make up for Rs 15,000 crore loss due to cut in personal I-T rate. 15 surcharge on individual income above Rs. 1 crore to remain.
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He Melted Crayons On The Stove, What He Created… This Is So Awesome.
Crayons work like magic for young ones, even with a tablet in the room. With crayons, children gain freedom, expression, and confidence. It is with these drawing tools that they first learn to create their own marks in the world, and that's something that the Crayon Initiative really understands.
Based in Danville, CA, the Crayon Initiative is a non-profit organization committed to providing children with resources to help them "express their creativity and individuality through the arts." The organization recycles your old and unwanted crayons into new ones for kids in need.
You might wonder, "Why not just buy a new box from the store?" Well, according to one study, nearly 500,000 pounds of broken crayons end up in landfills every year.
Bryan Ware, Founder and President of the initiative, created a consulting firm where he specialized in packaging, product design, and manufacturing processes. He has advised a number of big name companies, including Google, and is now using what he's learned to foster a love for the arts among our youth.
Hundreds of Thousands of Crayons Are Wasted Every Year
In 2013, Bryan Ware of Northern California was at a restaurant where kids were coloring with free crayons. As he watched them, he wondered happened to the excess. He discovered that if the crayons had been slightly used or touched, they had to be tossed at the end of the night.
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A Bright Idea
That's when he got the idea for the Crayon Initiative, in which he'd give old crayons new life for children in need. And he started it in his own living room.
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The Process
Ware has a great team to help him sort the crayons by color before melting them back down.
Melting Down the Wax
After the crayons are melted down, they are strained and poured into a special mold that creates easy grip crayons.
Easy Grip Crayons
With the help of an occupational therapist, the initiative fashioned these triangular rather than circular shaped crayons for better grip. That way, every child can draw with minimal problems.
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text: Pumpkin Spice Milanos. #1. Pepperidge Farm Pumpkin Spice Milanos And so it begins! Pumpkin-spotting season lasts from approximately late August (in really impatient markets) through December. With the exception of beer (for reasons to be described subsequently), all pumpkin-flavored (real and artificial) products are up for grabs. I am exempting pumpkin-flavored beer not because it isn't a noble category but because there are too many varieties, the majority of which are available only by the expensive six-pack. After all, money doesn't grow on trees. And neither do pumpkins for that matter.Milano is not my favorite cookie in Pepperidge Farm's international city collection by a long shot. That honor goes to crispy, buttery Brussels. The regular Milano, I find, to have radically disproportionate ratio of cookie to chocolate filling. The resulting taste is all wafer and no cocoa. Oh, how droll. I wondered, however, if the addition of another fragrant layer of pumpkin cream atop the milk chocolate stratum would correct this imbalance, or at least, liven up the flavor. Nope. Not when the pumpkin filling is itself bland.Pumpkin Fail, Pepperidge Farm. Newer:#2. Extra Pumpkin Spice Gum PostedSeptember 14, 2015 AuthorJoanna O'Leary Tagspumpkin, cookie, pepperidge farm


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Sept 5 (Reuters) - Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin's real estate-to-media conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group is exploring a deal to cut its stake in AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc, the world's largest cinema operator, people familiar with the matter said.
The move is the latest sign of how Wanda, like many of its Chinese peers, is under pressure from the country's regulators to reduce its overseas holdings after embarking on a major acquisition spree in the United States and Europe.
Wanda is exploring a deal whereby AMC would borrow hundreds of millions of dollars through a convertible bond, and then use that money to buy back some of Wanda's 60 percent stake, the sources said on Wednesday. Wanda controls AMC though its ownership of Class B shares, and aims to retain control after any deal, the sources added.
Private equity firms, including Silver Lake Partners and Apollo Global Management LLC, are in talks with AMC about making the debt investment, the sources said. They could obtain board representation at AMC as part of any deal, the sources added.
The sources cautioned that no deal is certain and asked not to be identified because the negotiations are confidential. Wanda and AMC representatives could not be immediately reached for comment. Silver Lake and Apollo declined to comment.
Based in Leawood, Kansas, AMC has more than 1,000 movie theatres globally. Chinese conglomerate Wanda acquired a majority stake in AMC in 2012 for $2.6 billion, in what was at the time the largest overseas acquisition by a privately held Chinese company and Wanda's first foray into the United States and Canada.
In 2017, Chinese regulators told banks to stop providing funding to companies such as Wanda, HNA Group Co Ltd and Anbang Insurance Group Co Ltd for overseas acquisitions, amid concerns over financial overstretching.
Wanda also owns Hollywood producer Legendary Entertainment but had scrapped a $1 billion deal to buy television producer Dick Clark Productions last year. It has already sold several other overseas assets, including property developments in the UK and Australia and a stake in Spanish football team Atletico Madrid.
Silver Lake does not have any other movie theatre investments, but it owns talent agency WME IMG and was the lead investor in a $4 billion deal to buy mixed material arts promoter UFC in 2016. AMC was partly owned by Apollo when it sold to Wanda for $2.6 billion in 2012. (Reporting by Liana B. Baker and Greg Roumeliotis in New York; Editing by Tom Brown)


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Company Overview
BRAČA-SPORT® mission and philosophy is to design, develop and produce the best performing paddle for every paddler. We believe that each paddler has different needs and therefore each paddle should be uniquely designed. Different designs work better for different paddlers and environments. Our goal is to continue research, development and creation of a diverse range of products that satisfy the vast variety of paddlers. We are the only manufacturer to engineer paddles in every paddling category: Canoe Polo, Dragon Boat, Flatwater, Freestyle, Marathon, Ocean Racing, Outrigger, Slalom, Touring, Waveski and Wildwater. With a total of 130 different canoe and kayak paddles with over 400,000 configurations we have the right paddle for everyone.
Our paddles have been designed using the latest technology available, inspired by the comments and in collaboration with some of the world's most successful paddlers and coaches. We invented the revolutionary 'tear-drop' blade concept that redefined paddle performance and is now being copied by other manufacturers. This has become the 'de facto' blade in the paddling community and the world's only mechanical energy paddle concept.
We are the only manufacturer to engineer and produce carbon fabrics and paddles. This provides the ability to produce a very specific and fine grain unidirectional high modulus carbon (HMC) fabric layers in contrast to what is available in the market. The diverse range of specific and fine grain materials is the key improvement enabler of the paddle's performance characteristics.
Together with proprietary multi-layer and multi-characteristic lay-up methods of a proprietary blend of composite fibers and a reinforced proprietary UV epoxy resin provides the ultimate mechanical and kinetic capabilities. This enables desired catch, slip, pull-through, flutter and acceleration of the paddle and guarantees these characteristics for every paddle produced, yielding the world acclaimed mechanical energy "BRAČA-SPORT®" paddle.
BRAČA-SPORT® was first to develop and produce paddles specifically designed for children and youth. Our proprietary material characteristics and mechanics of the paddle are specifically designed to fit children's physiology. It enables to absorb the impact from each paddle stroke, therefore reducing shock on the shoulders, elbows and wrists and ultimately decreasing common kayak injuries. The above technology methods are also used to design and develop paddles for recreational and senior paddlers.


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From August 20th to November 30th, book a car from Sixt and earn triple miles! You just have to make your reservation online in the partner's website and instead of earning the usual 500 miles for one rental, you will earn 1,500 miles to go further.
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For information on what to bring with you to your first visit with us, please visit this page.
What insurance plans do you accept?
We accept most commercial medical insurances as well as most Medicaid plans. We also accept patients who desire to pay cash for their care.
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Yes, we accept Visa and MasterCard.
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We deliver to 3 different hospitals. Learn more here
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When you find out you are pregnant you will have an initial visit. At that visit the doctor will assess how far along you are and review your medical history. You will typically get an ultrasound at the first visit if you are far along enough, depending on the doctor, to confirm that your due date is correct. After that typically you will be seen every 3-4 weeks until you are 28 weeks. You will then be seen every two weeks. After 36 weeks you will be seen weekly till you deliver. This can all vary if you are considered a high righ risk pregnancy and according to your doctor's preference.
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During pregnancy it is best to avoid all medications if possible. At times though, you may need to use an over-the-counter product to relieve symptoms. There will be a list provided at the first obstetrical appointment outlining medication may be used during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. Should these medications not relieve your symptoms adequately you may call the office or see your primary care physician for further treatment or suggestion.


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Author and Artist Signings at SFSFF 2016like
Illeana Douglas, William Wellman Jr., Wayne Shellabarger, and more!
Photo by Pamela Gentile
We are delighted to have Books Inc. and the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum back on the Castro mezzanine during our 21st SF Silent Film Festival. They'll be selling books, DVDs, and other silent film memorabilia alongside our own festival merchandise table. Come by and BUY!
We will also have several authors and artists present to sign books and posters and share their love of silent cinema with fans. Here's the schedule (all times approximate):
Friday, June 3
- 2:15 pm (after A Woman of the World): Thomas Gladysz (Diary of a Lost Girl), Joan Birdsall (Theda Bara, My Mentor), and JC Garrett (limited-edition posters)
- 5:40 pm (after Mothers of Men): Mary Mallory and Karie Bible (Hollywood Celebrates the Holidays), Cari Beauchamp (My First Time in Hollywood), and Shelley Stamp (Lois Weber in Early Hollywood and Silent Women: Pioneers of Cinema)
Saturday, June 4
- 1:50 pm (after The Strongest): William Wellman, Jr. (Wild Bill Wellman: Hollywood Rebel)
- 4:25 pm (after Shooting Stars): David Robinson (Chaplin: His Life and Art) and Bryony Dixon (100 Silent Films and Silent Women: Pioneers of Cinema)
Sunday, June 5
- 1:15 pm (after Girls Will Be Boys): Laura Horak (Girls Will Be Boys: Cross-Dressed Women, Lesbians, and American Cinema, 1908-1934)
- 3:00 pm (after Nanook of the North): Illeana Douglas (I Blame Dennis Hopper, and Other Stories from a Life Lived In and Out of the Movies) and Tracey Goessel (The First King of Hollywood: The Life of Douglas Fairbanks)
- 5:30 pm (after Destiny): Wayne Shellabarger (SFSFF21 and other posters)


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Two youth football teams finish regular season undefeated
The North Manatee Storm won three Foundation for Youth Development Pop Warner football games on Saturday. The club captured games in the Mitey Mite (8-6 over South Tampa Titans), Pee Wee (56-0 over Titans) and Midget (33-7 over Titans) divisions.
The Storm finished an unbeaten 8-0 regular season in the Pee Wee division with a whitewash of the Titans. John Jones, Dylan Loggins, Jett Gillum, Jared Richardson, Dajor Murrell and Dominec McNeil all scored on offense behind the line play of Mateus Urbanski, Joshua Rupert, Ryan Ehrhart, Jackson Dietz, Donovan Ausborn, Karsen Heidenreich, Jackson Sauerbeck and Jose Zuniga.
North Manatee held South Tampa to negative total yardage, and did not allow a first down. That defensive effort was led by Jones, Gage Clarke, Jakir Fordham, Harrison Fuller and Gillum. Meanwhile, Vaughn Hayes converted three of four PAT kicks. It all added up to the first team in Storm history to roll through a regular season undefeated.
The East Manatee Bulldogs had a different outcome in four games on Saturday. The host Bulldogs won just once over the St. Petersburg Silver Raiders, doing so in the Mitey Mite (37-6) division contest.
However, that club also finished a perfect 8-0 regular season, capped by Kevin Miller's three touchdowns.
Ethan Bement, Josiah Lozada and Cameron Madison also added scores. Trevor Jackson (interception, fumble recovery), Patrick O'Keefe (fumble recovery), Bement (fumbled kickoff recovery) and Brody Theriot (fumbled kickoff recovery) led the defense and special teams units.
For the season, the Bulldogs outscored the opposition 250-84.
Meanwhile, other area Pop Warner teams were in action last Saturday.
The Manatee Mustangs had the most dominanting
performance in not allowing a point across five victories over the New Tampa Tigers. The Mustangs cranked out shutouts in the Mitey Mite (32-0), Junior Pee Wee (30-0), Pee Wee (32-0), Junior Midget (32-0) and Midget (1-0) divisions. All the games were held at Freedom High in Tampa.
The Manatee Wildcats and Palmetto Trojans split two contests at the Palmetto Youth Center.
The Wildcats won the Mitey Mite (14-8) and Midget (30-0) matchups. The Trojans triumphed in the Junior Pee Wee (32-0) and Pee Wee (26-0) games.
High school hockey
The Sarasota County Rampage, which is the only high school hockey team between Manatee and Sarasota counties this season, earned a 6-6 tie with River Ridge at the Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex on Friday.
The Rampage received a pair of hat tricks from Lakewood Ranch's Brendan Nicholson and Bradenton's Jesse Bafia.
Nicholson also chipped in three assists in a six-point game.
However, the club was down two goals, before Bafia and Nicholson each netted a goal in the final eight minutes to scratch out a draw for Sarasota (1-1-2) in Lightning Conference action. The team sits with four points, which is half the total of Mitchell and Palm Harbor, who are atop the standings.
It's the second straight tied game for Sarasota. The club also played to a 3-3 draw with Durant in early October. Bradenton's Alex Zec and Bradenton's Brett Wessel each had a goal and an assist in that game.


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A Tribute to Vienna
Two of the most famous Austrian cultural institutions present their exceptional cooperation in the baroque ambiance of the Winter Riding School in the Imperial Hofburg Palace.
The Vienna Boys' Choir was established by Maximilian I of Habsburg more than 500 years ago. The choir is the modern-day descendant of the boys' choirs from the Viennese Court. Till this day the choir has been cherishing its Imperial tradition.
The Spanish Riding School in Vienna is the only institution in the world which has practiced for 450 years and continues to cultivate classical equitation in the Renaissance tradition of the Haute Ecole.
A TRIBUTE TO VIENNA shows the highlights of the Ballet of the White Stallions alternating with the musical performance of the world's undoubtedly most renowned boys' choir, the Vienna Boys' Choir.
Spanish Riding School (Spanische Hofreitschule)Michaelerplatz 1 (Besucherzentrum/Visitor Center)
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It's that time of year again when all the shop fronts are filled with foiled heart balloons, red roses and the words LOVE printed on almost everything. Well, I'm a sucker for these things. Except I'm happy with a small sentimental gift, non-rose bouquets and a sweetly written card... and maybe a bar of my favourite chocolate.
Our friends over at CHEERZ have created some V-Day treats for us to choose from and this is the kind of gift I like to give; a box of photographs from our special dates and moments over the years.
The snaps are presented in a cute box so no need for wrapping, or perhaps for all you folks out there who prefer to get a little creative- you could buy a box and sketchbook and get scrapbooking. What a lovely way to tell your loved one how much you care by giving them a thoughtful book of lovely snaps and little mementos like a cinema ticket from your first date or a petal from the first bouquet given or a sprinkling of confetti from your wedding. This would make a wonderful keepsake- perhaps you could then go on to add to it together.
Other lovely ideas would be creating special gifts for your OTHER loved ones- your children/ family, your best friends. I chose some snaps for Olive's book I am making for her (a book filled with special memories, letters from when I was pregnant with her, scan pictures etc). Sebastian and I will give her this special book on her 18th or 21st birthday and hope that she will cherish it forever.
Also, instead of sending V Day cards you could send pretty Instagram snaps to your girlfriends for GALentines Day (I think that's what the cool kids are calling it?!) because what girl doesn't want to receive a lovely note from their best in the post? Maybe you could buy her some cheerful blooms to go with it?!
So, what are you waiting for? Go through your Instagram feeds and get creative for ALL your loved ones... or maybe even yourself- Scrapbooking never gets old!
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Nowhere in today's computer dependent world is the need for continuous operation more relevant and acute than in the arena of 9-1-1 emergency dispatch services. Dot com companies may suffer a hiccup in revenue, and B2B businesses may worry about customer satisfaction, yet at any given moment, on any given day, your life may depend on the operational integrity of a Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system. Unfortunately, the trust you may have in your community's system may be misplaced, as was the case in January 1999, in New York City. At the moment of greatest need, the City's CAD suffered a momentary disruption in service. As a result, a citizen of the Big Apple died.This true story illustrates that 9-1-1 systems are so important that they establish the yardstick for measuring the value and utility of fault-tolerant and system availability technology. Moreover, fault-tolerant and system availability technologies that satisfy the
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Amid ongoing protests against Mohammed Mursi,
Egypt's top judges say they are going on strike until the president withdraws his controversial decree granting himself wide-ranging powers and putting himself above legal challenge.
The country's Supreme Constitutional Court has hit back at Mursi's accusations of bias among top judges, calling on him to justify his comments.
A spokesman for the court, Maher Samy, said that it had been the target of a ferocious and unfair campaign among politicians, and now the president had joined in abruptly and viciously. It was not true that judges were chosen according to their political beliefs or that they were loyal to the former regime, he added.
Appeals court judges say they are halting all but essential work such as corruption cases in protest at Mursi's decree.
The president's actions surprised even some of his own team: at least two advisers resigned.
But the Muslim Brotherhood and other groups have called for a rally in support of Mursi on Saturday.


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Recently I read an article in which a professor suggested that our societal fear of aging is a self-fulfilling prophecy and that, in fact, those who live to the ripe old age of senior citizen are extraordinarily fortunate, despite aches and pains, loneliness, and fear of dying that everyone struggles with at some point. I personally have a few years to go until I would be considered old (although, ask a teenager and that perception might change), but I spend a good deal of time with octogenarians, septuagenarians, sexagenarians, quinquagenarians... you get the drift. I facilitate a senior writers group, I volunteer for an organization that serves a lot of seniors, and I spend a lot of time with my grandmother and other close people in my life who have considerable experience. So I think about these things a lot.
How long will it take me to get old? Some people age faster than others, mentally or physically. Will I be happy with the life I have led? Will I be okay with the majority of the decisions I have made? If I am poor, will I still find a way to be content with my life? If I am rich, will I find a way to share with those around me? What if I don't make it to the wonderful title of senior citizen? Will I still have made choices that had a positive impact on those around me?
I think that the answers to these questions are something that I could answer every day, and not just at the end of my life, whenever that may be. I think that what Professor Thomas suggests is true at any age: age and experience matter. They enrich our lives.
The first of my high school classmates died a couple of years ago in a terrible and sad boating accident. I had no idea how to react, couldn't make it to NY for the funeral, and didn't have a clue if I should do something or what. We learn to deal with these types of situations over time, of course, but I doubt it gets any easier. But I spent days afterwards, remembering how upbeat he always was, how he would bounce up to my locker and greet me in the mornings. I used to tell him he was so cheerful and bouncy, like a squirrel, and one year for Christmas he gave me a walnut.
His life was short, but he made a positive impact on me and many others, and he existence in time will never fade. His 24 years always was and always will have been.
I feel fortunate to have made it as far as I have, though I still may only be a vicenarian. And I think (right now, while I'm writing this -- I do have a tendency to change my mind) that it is important to be content now, whether I'm 27 or 87, to make decisions I can be proud of now, whether I'm 27 or 87, and focus on what good I can bring into the world. I want to feel fortunate every day, to appreciate the snow and the rain and the stubbed toes, and to look forward to my days of silver hair, arthritis, age, and experience.
In the meantime, I will keep spending time with my very favourite septuagenarians and octengenarians, and learn from their successes. I will write my own self-fulfilling prophecy.
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By startingsikh · PostedYou make no sense. I suggest you quell your ego before it leads to further mental health issues.
By Guest Prabh108 · PostedTrue Islam is actually similar to Zarathustra path. Also a full one third 30 percent of Satguru's fauj is/was consisting of Musalmann. it is wrong of u to malign the Prophet of Arabia for two reasons number one He was very good being- an Avatar incarnation of Shukra dev - Venus graha deity popularly termed as Daynt Guru - Preceptor to Asura- the opposite of Sura- sura is warrior - sura refers to surajdev the solar deity Sun le soleil - emblem of atma soul so if sura is warrior I would say opposite is lover as in Sufi-vedantic-bhagti lover of Allah Bhagwan God etc the emblem of Venus is six point star of inverted triangles (the sign coopted by jew) whereas r path is Jupiterian swastika path Now khanda concept of time is somewhat different for the two paths linear vs cyclical but Syrian Statesman Bashar Assad openly speak of reincarnation principle puranic hinduism permits warrior caste unlimited number of wives Islam restricts man to four wives Islamics claim their religion put an end to slavery plus true Islam is actually pure vegetaryan plus the afroasiatic practice of sunnat damage to genitals is actually nonislamic honour killing is strictly a modern mud race Hindu phenomenon— true RigVedic religion is like Sikh religion- liberty equality of males females - no forced marriages Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) had problems with jews(who amongst us doesn't) Akbar tried to create new religion but failed. Ar all times throughout our history approximately half the Sangat in the Gurdvara has been Muslim and half Hindu- I speak of Sangat in our historic ancestral sacred holy homeland of Greater AfPak & environs the Battles & wars of the NW Subcontinent were never sectarian per se— the conflict was over good governance or lack thereof <banned word filter activated> aurangjeb whom dirty jewess academic audrey t defends had his brother murdered and never arranged his daughters marriage in addition to the atrocities against 4 sahibzade u people who say five beloved were from all different castes and regions of India and thus justify intermarriage with even Xtianity freaks tell me why we can't marry pious musalmann because thirty percent of Guru army was is consisting of Musalmann.- I know their conception rites r different than standard GarbhDhan sanskar of hinduism and there is special recitation from Gurbani for Sikh conception rite and jain by birth Osho says it's always important to say prayer before intimacy otherwise one is a criminal rehit maryada says Sikh must marry Sikh and musalmann cannot upon pain of death alter religion - what is rational behind this - ? I know Pashtun helped our Panth at one critical point in our history— we promised Ummah we would help them if their religion were ever in trouble— well it's been decades now since the beleaguered Ummah has been suffering the most abject heinous persecution- it's about time we helped but how? the people who say Sikh descent from Hindu r stupid because hinduism is a way of life not an ethnicity- Julia Roberts is hindu the Jats Ramgharia Pashtun Rajput lineages are distinct from caste varnashram system which is social setup a commonwealth of sorts caste is from Portuguese word chaste- varna is Tamil Dravidian word for colour - colour of disposition and character of the guna innate qualities of Brahman Kshatriyas vaish sudra - idiots think colour refers to melanin or lack thereof these Iranic tribes r of south central Asian origin Anyway don't listen to anything a non Dharmik person tells u of our history- the tribes comprising the backbone of our Panth have existed since time immemorial- once we were Buddhist some of us Zarathustra some hindu- described simply as "indian pagan" by dr Elst pagan is variation of Bhagwan there r Sikh of Afghan descent-Pashtun descent Arabic descent Euro origins too including German Dutch Russian and Bengal origin Sikh where Akbar failed at creating new religion I would like to succeed/ Baba Nanak blessed Akbar's Seven Generations to remain in power mine is simply the renewal and revival of something religion decisively destroyed: Romance- sachaPyar i write book too
By Not2Cool2Argue · PostedIf u wake up late. It makes ur whole day late. So have 2 fail proof plans. Get up at Amritvela. Cuz u know if u dont u wont fo ur nitnem. So if u fail to do ur nitnem, ur punishment is u HAVE to wake up at amrit vela the next day. You HAVE TO. its the least u can do. But if u do amrit vela and nitnem and then start waking up late. Then habe a time like at 11 am i have to go to Japji sahib. No matter what.
By Not2Cool2Argue · PostedAlso new finding was the muslims in Saudi Arabi that turned sikh. Their writings were recently found. Bahi pinderpal singh talks about them in his katha. Google it. A muslim who had turned sikh during guru nanaks time was buried alive or stoned to death. Sorry forgot the name
By Not2Cool2Argue · PostedPanjabis. Or girls from sikh families where the grandparents are amritdhari but their kids and grandkids are not. You can also marry amridhari girls. If you promise to take amrit soon.


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Hot Toys is rolling out with more TFA series, similar to their ANH they will be releasing Han Solo and Chewie as a set and also individually. The double set will include all items from individual set plus additional accessories and snow-covered base for both Han and Chewie. Check out full details below from HT!
"Chewie, we're home." – Han Solo
The latest entry to the Star Wars saga, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, have broken numerous box-office records around the world! The return of the original cast have been one of the biggest highlights of the epic blockbuster and today, Hot Toys is very excited to introduce a special collectible set featuring the new 1/6th scale collectible figures of Han Solo and Chewbacca from Star Wars: The Force Awakens!
The highly-accurate Han Solo collectible figure is specially crafted based on the image of Harrison Ford as Han Solo in the Star Wars: The Force Awakens featuring a newly developed head sculpt and hands, specially tailored outfit and winter gear, all-new blaster pistol, and a specially designed figure stand.
The highly-accurate Chewbacca collectible figure is specially crafted based on the image of the Wookie warrior in Star Wars: The Force Awakens featuring a new face sculpt with articulated jaw, newly developed multiple layers of fabric hair with various shades of brown throughout whole body capturing Chewbacca's unique appearance, all-new bowcaster and bandolier bag, and a specially designed figure stand.
This collectible set will additionally include 3 thermal detonators, a remote detonator, and 2 Starkiller Base-themed bases attachable to Han Solo and Chewbacca's hexagonal figure stands as bonus accessories.
Star Wars fans shouldn't pass up the opportunity to add the legendary duo to your collection!
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Garmin Vivofit 4 With Year-Long Battery Life Launched
The Garmin Vivofit 4 wellness band has now been propelled in India. The band made its introduction in December a year ago, is accessible in the nation through Amazon India with a sticker price of Rs. 4,999. It is touted to accompany a battery life of over a year, and offers action following through an implicit dependably in plain view. There are Black, White, and Black Speckle shading alternatives, and the band is accessible in two sizes – normal and expansive. The online commercial center is additionally offering a few adornment groups in different shading and style choices to coordinate the inclinations of clients.
The Garmin Vivofit 4 has a coin cell battery and highlights a daylight unmistakable, transflective, eight-shading memory-in-pixel (MIP) show. The show board offers access to essential highlights, for example, time, date, clock, stopwatch, and a stage counter. Additionally, there is a gadget to see the climate. The movement following unit has an accelerometer to enable clients to track exercises, including strolling, running, biking, and swimming. Correspondingly, there is an alternative to locate a lost telephone with a press of a catch.
Like different wellness trackers, the Vivofit 4 tracks steps taken, separate secured, and calories consumed and screens rest. There is Garmin's Move IQ highlight that empowers the wristband to distinguish changes in client's developments and naturally order distinctive exercises. Further, purchasers can utilize the Garmin Connect application to tweak the Vivofit with different watch faces, shading topics, and customized content, for example, a crisis contact or a motivational expression.
"We are certain that Vivofit 4 would alter the wellness business in India. In spite of the fact that there are a few movement trackers in the market, what makes this specific item exceptional is that under common utilize its battery can last up to a year, so you can disregard that charging line. Vivofit 4 is more than any conventional movement tracker; it is your own mentor and wellness pal," said Ali Rizvi, National Sales Manager, Garmin India, in a press proclamation.


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Respect, Community, Responsibility, Dignity.
Statistics show that students who drop out of high school are more likely to live in poverty and suffer from unemployment, poor health, substance abuse, and/or violence. Young people with troubled histories benefit from an alternative learning environment that is rigorous and relevant, where they can develop relationships with caring adults and develop respect for themselves and others.
YouthBuild PCS gives young adults an opportunity to establish stable and productive adult lives filled with dignity and respect. Students are encouraged to pursue post-secondary education and/or to enter the workforce upon graduation. The YouthBuild PCS experience reflects real life, giving students a sense of community, belonging, and responsibility.
School Culture
At YouthBuild PCS, individual learning needs are balanced with the needs of a strong united school community that is safe-learner focused. YouthBuild PCS differs from a traditional high school by offering intentionally small class sizes, a personalized instructional model, and work-based learning to ensure more meaningful student participation and growth.
Students at YouthBuild PCS help create and sign a code of conduct. The code of conduct fosters personal responsibility and establishes positive group norms. Students also participate in community meetings, join in community service activities, and provide input to school staff through a Student Leadership Council.
YouthBuild PCS students attend school 5 days a week, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, rotating between the academic classroom and construction training worksite. As a way to ensure that YouthBuild PCS students are able to stay in school throughout the course of the school year, YouthBuild PCS provides students with a bi-weekly stipend for time spent on the construction site and in the classroom, to assist with the cost of transportation, breakfast, and lunch. Though not a livable monthly wage, the stipend removes some economic pressures for students.


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Part of being a commercial artist is running a business. While there are aspects of this that I'm horrible at and procrastinate on (accounting, marketing) and parts that I very much enjoy (comic book conventions, book fairs, meeting fans and showcasing my latest books, and art), I still have to do all of them. This series of my process blog will talk about different aspects of the business.
I just wrapped up the art on the final book in The Arcane Awakening trilogy for Mess Bucket Comics. Created and written by Dom Riggio, The Arcane Awakening is a sprawling epic battle for control of the earth fought by the forces of good lead by the angelic Ministry against the forces of evil lead by the dastardly Blight. It's a real fun read, with lots of action, as well as some thought provoking dialogue and moral dilemmas for the main protagonists. It's also been a great learning experience! I've had the pleasure of being the artist since book 2, and just finished book 3. Each one brought different challenges, but the main unifying factor for me is that they were both marathon races of a project that I had to pace out over several months of a year. I'd like to chat a bit about the mindset I had for each one and how I dealt with working on something that would require focus and discipline for such long periods of time.
As a commercial artist, if you want to make money, you need to figure out a process that allows for the amount of money you are receiving to equal your standard of living. In other words you can't work on a piece of art for too long before it starts to become a money suck. That's a luxury you might have if you are independently wealthy (which most of us aren't) or if it's a personal project that you can space out over years of your life. Projects where you get paid require you to have a set schedule, so that you can make sure that you are able to pay your bills on time, and not become the clichéd, starving artist.
For The Arcane Awakening Book 2, Dom Riggio and I set out to have a schedule where we had a pretty good idea when the book would be finished. That way plans could be made to premiere the book at comic book conventions, as well as let all of the fans know when they could receive their copy. We took into consideration the amount of pages I could pencil and ink in a week, and allotted time for my con schedule as well as post-production of the book. The book consists of 52 pages, as well as additional work for a cover, back and interior of the cover plus lettering and design. The series was also created from a screenplay, so it wasn't in comic book script form on the outset. So we had to go through the pacing of the book before hand to make sure we knew what was going to happen on each page. We figured it would take about 5 months or so to get it finished at a reasonable rate that I could handle.
Now when you are working with someone for the first time, you should take extra steps to insure clarity of communication and make sure both parties understand each other's expectations. Dom is a great guy, an amazing visionary and very driven. He was very easy to talk to and collaborate with, and when we initially started working together we had the best of intentions to make this book be the best it could be. Since this was my first long form graphic story (graphic novel) I wasn't completely prepared for the amount of work that it would require, and while optimistic to finish in the allotted time, I didn't think to factor in rest or relaxation. In other words, I didn't know my abilities as well as I thought, and after a few months or so at a break neck pace of work, I was starting to get burned out.
Part of the issue was a mental one as I had only worked on stories with a much shorter page count. I didn't have the proper endurance to keep up the focus and energy on a 52-page book. The other issue was that because I was working from a screenplay and not a comic book script, I was in unfamiliar territory, leading me to work on pages a bit longer than normal. This added extra time, that I hadn't completely taken into account when I was figuring out the schedule, and so to keep on track, I was working longer hours and not taking breaks. With shorter form graphic storytelling (comic books) I was able to sprint most of the way so even though I was exhausted by the end of one of those projects, I was able to get the work in on time and still have a somewhat normal life style. Not so much with this graphic novel.
By the end of the first book, I was kind of miserable to be around, and while I was proud of my work ethic because I had kept on schedule and delivered a quality product, I wasn't able to enjoy the work as much as I was in the beginning. Using the marathon analogy again, I think I had run to fast early on and wasn't pacing myself correctly. I kind of fell flat on my face and still had a lot of race to run. Even though I had soured a bit on the project by the end, with some rest and time away I realized that the only way to build up my endurance was to run the race, even if I did fall a bit. Looking at the book with clear eyes, I also realized that I was very proud of the work regardless of my mindset towards the end.
When Dom approached me to work on Book 3 about a year or so later, I knew that I was ready for the task. I had thought about what worked and what didn't work with book 2 and brought my ideas and concerns to our pre-production meetings so that we could create an even better book and end the trilogy with a bang. This time Dom had taken the screenplay for Book 3 and converted it to a comic book form, so that I could just jump right in. I wanted this experience as close to the way I would do my own art, so that there would be a more streamlined approach to each page. Since Dom knew that what he envisioned was pretty close to what I drew, from our last collaboration, he had no problem cutting down some of the process to make it more time efficient. He also outsourced the lettering, which meant that I could just focus on the art this time!
As of this writing I just finished the last page yesterday. Looking back on the last 4 and a-half months, I can honestly say that I was able to enjoy this process much more. Because of my experience on the first book, I knew how to pace myself better, so I was able to really get the pages the way I wanted them. Trimming some of the fat from the process also allowed for me to keep on schedule while taking breaks, so that I came to each set of new pages refreshed and with lots of energy. Both my wife and Dom probably enjoyed dealing with me much more. By making my process more efficient, I was able to do more pages in a week, and actually improve upon the quality of the pages as time went on.
Now that I'm done, it's time for me to reflect on what I have just achieved, try to figure out what worked and what I can improve on. I might need a few months away from the art to get proper perspective on what needs improvement, as an artist often gets so immersed that it takes time to see their own work objectively and to start seeing the mistakes clearly.
However long your project is, remember that pacing yourself is key. Take breaks so that you can refresh and reenergize. Finally, realize that you will make mistakes. Each new project is going to be fraught with unexpected challenges and you may fall flat on your face. As long as you get up, brush yourself off and keep on running will you ever get closer to the finish line.
Go to Mess Bucket Comics to check out Arcane Awakening Book 1 and 2


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"Self-publishing" is a strange word. It's hip and sexy in one way - people love disruptive technologies. At the same time, no one wants to be known as being a self-published author. Getting professionally published is hard and self-publishing is "easy" - or at least that's what most believe. As someone who has enjoyed success self-publishing and professionally publishing, let me tell you: self-publishing is so much harder.
Calling self-publishing easy is like calling founding a business easy. A lot of people can do the paperwork, but being successful in it is much, much harder.
And this is the biggest thing that everyone needs to realize: self-published authors are entrepreneurs. As such, authors need to ask themselves the same questions that entrepreneurs do:
1. Is there a big market? How many people want your book? Your book won't sell well if it's too "niche."
2. Is there good demand in your market? Just because people "need" your book doesn't mean they actually want it. Is your book useful to your market? How useful? Are they already looking for something like yours?
There is a tradeoff between the size of the market and demand; the bigger your market, the less "perfectly suited" it is for any one person. My book, for instance, is only for software engineers and would be considered very "niche." However, because it's a small and focused market, it outsells any of the "general purpose" interview books out there.
3. How much competition is there? You should be aware of the existing competition for your book. If there are a ton of other books out there, you need to hope that you've written a really, really good book (and that's hard!).
Remember though that just as too much competition is bad, too little competition is bad too. There's often a reason that there isn't competition, and it may mean that there isn't actually a big market out there.
4. How will you market / promote your book? You can't expect to just write a great book and suddenly have people desperate to buy it. You need to think about how you are going to promote it. Do you have a popular and relevant website or blog? Do you train people? There are many ways to promote a book or product, and you need to find one that works well for you and your market.
5. What is the minimal viable product? In start-ups, there's a concept of the "minimal viable product," which is the quickest product that you can build that basically solves the customer's needs. It might not be fully functional and do everything that they want, but it fulfills their most pressing demands. If you release with that first, it will help you get customers and to understand what customers really want.
The same concept applies to non-fiction / business / technical / reference books. The 5th edition of Cracking the Coding Interview is a 500 page paperback book. The 4th edition was "only" 300 pages. The first version? It was a 20 page PDF.
The first edition was the "minimal viable product." It wasn't perfect – in fact, it was far from perfect – but it was enough to establish that there was a good demand, a good market, and a good reason to continue to develop the book.
The wonderful thing about print-on-demand services like CreateSpace is that you don't have to spend a lot of time writing the "perfect" book so that you can do a 3000 copy print-run. You can write the "minimal viable book," and then write a bigger and better version once you figure out that lots of people want to read it.
6. Are you willing to really, really work for success?Self-publishing is hard. Really, really hard.
In fact, in many ways, it's harder than founding a company. At least when you're founding a company, you have loads of entrepreneurs to turn to for advice about marketing, promotion, hiring, building a product, and so on.
Who do you turn for advice about how to self-publish a "serious" book, when all the advice is written for authors writing vampire fiction who are only self-publishing because they can't get a "real" publisher? (Side note: I may set up a discussion list for self-published authors, if there's enough interest. Sign up here if you're interested.)
Self-published authors have to do everything themselves, from cover design to editing to marketing and promotion. It's hard, confusing, and takes more time than you can imagine.
They are a lot of rewards to being a self-published author, but, like any entrepreneur, you'll have to really work for it.
Never forget that. Success is a challenge for any entrepreneur - and you are an entrepreneur.