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Malarrara Pro
Teutonia, Brazil
Deep in the Brazilian jungle lies the small town of Teutonia. The town is home to an Adidas factory, and one street of stores including a surf store! On the outskirts of town, a road heads up a steep mountain. At the top of this road lies a small resort, Lagoa da Harmonia.
As someone pointed out, they found a cliffed, and put asphalt on it, and called it a street. The bottom of the course appears to go straight up!
Thursday, October 22
I flew into Porte Alegra from Igaussu Falls. I spent a few days at the falls, and if you like waterfalls, this is a must see place!
Friday, October 23
We got up fairly earlier to grab some breakfast. I think the shuttle was heading out about 8, but we had our car so we weren't in a huge rush, and we wouldn't be riding for a while yet. It was sunny at the resort,
Marcus ran tech before we got started.
We were at the top of the course, but this course is so fast, the first run is taken from the half way point! We were asked to make our way down to the half way spot, and then stop. Right before the half way point is a fairly steep drop, and not a lot of runout, so most of the standup guys stopped above the drop, and sat on their boards to head down the drop. Saves on foot breaking.
We took our first run from the half way point.
Andreas mentioned to me, that someone told him this is a "straight technical course." He said he didn't understand what that meant, until he went down the course. The surface is pretty nice, but there are a couple of rises that unweight you, a couple of patches, and the wind blows your feet up. You fight all the way down to stay stable, and in your tuck.
We had gotten a late start, and we finally broke for lunch close to 3PM. There was discussion that we would run until 8 PM. Lunch was back at the resort,
We got another warm up run before doing our first qualifying run. Street luge qualified first. Then Will and I were shuttled up a back way to take our classic run. I tried to take some pictures, but they skateboarders were going so fast, it was difficult! We had a small audience to watch the qualifiying runs.
The sun was just setting when we got back.Unfortunately he didn't have a printer, so we just gathered around his laptop. The surprise is I had the top time in classic, despite taking only one run! We finished the evening off just hanging out in the living room of our cabin.
Saturday, October 24
Another early start for breakfast.
Andreas was in a hurry, he was first on the line when we got to the start.I watched some of the practice runs, and again tried to take some pictures, but most of them were out of focus, they were just too fast.I wished I had filmed some of the runs, you can hear them just whoosh by.
It was time to run qualifying. Again luge went first, but this time they were just going to run Will and I back up the course in a car. My run felt better, but I was still braking too much for the turn.
Lugers and Buttboarders at Tuetonia 2009
After getting cleaned up, we went up to the mess hall for lunch.
Sunday, October 25
I woke up at 7:30 and took a look outside,
Immediatley after our warmup run we started racing. We were going to run classic in conjuction with standup. But classic started first, and as the #1 classic qualifier I was in the first heat. I got on the line, I got prepared to start, when I realzied I had no idea how they would start us, or how to say "go" in Portuguese. I was about about ready to stick my hand up to stop, and ask how they would start us when I realized the other guy had already left the line and someone was shouting "go!" I took off, thinking I was going to be upset if I lost because of the start. I managed a pass in the upper section, and finsihed with a decent lead.
In the finals I face Will Stephenson, #2 qualifier only two tenths of a second behind me. I knew it would be a tough heat. Will got a decent push, but probably due to his cold not as good as it could have been. As you come to the drop you want to drift to the right, so you'll be on the outside of the left turn. I was catching him as we approached the drop. I was on his left, but didn't quite have the speed to get next to him before he squeezed me out. I lifted my legs over his head, and shot down the center of the course. While I never managed to take the turn without breaking, I felt it could be done, or close to it, on my buttboard. Originally I planned on taking the turn as fast as possible, figured I had to, to beat Will. But now I'm in the center of the road, still gaining. I decided to try and stay behind him, so I actually sat up early, and broke hard for the turn. Will took the turn faster than me, and at first I thought I let him get too far out in front. I chased him down the cliff, stayed behind him as long as possible, and flew by him near the finish!
After the second round of standup finished we broke for lunch. We ate lunch at the stand near the finish line.
So far the weather has been holding off, it felt like it was beginning to rain earlier but now it seems to be clearing a bit. After lunch we ran some speed runs! The street lugers ran first,
The speed runs were probably my favorite part of the day. The course was lined with people who cheered me on. I was actually able to pay attention to the people as I shot down the course, as opposed to paying attention to the person in front of me. I did my best to stay in my tuck. It has gotten a little easier with practice, but it is still challenging. There a couple of spots that will throw the board, the wind is blowing your feet, and just as you get stable you hit one of the humps that unweights you. I didn't find out either of my times right away, although it sounded like I took the top times in both luge and classic! Later I found my speeds were a blistering 80.7 on luge (Will was the only other person to crack 80 with a speed of 80.39) and I set the World Record speed on a Classic Luge at 76.41 MPH!
After the speed runs we ran the luge race in conjunction with the last few rounds of standup. While I had a tough first heat, my #4 qualifying against Brundish's #5 spot, I prevailed. Brundish was offered an interview at the bottom.
My next heat was against Will. Again Will had a good start against me, but for some reason I began to overtake him very high up on the course. I initially planned on trying the same manuever against him that I pulled in classic, so I actually put a foot down to stay behind him. After thinking about this, I realized he would out brake me in the corner, so perhaps it wasn't a good idea after all. Unfortunately it was too late, I stayed behind him to the corner, and he did brake less than I did. This time he got too far away from me, and I was unable to catch him.
We had one accident early on, where someone was taken to the hospital. His helmet came off and his head slammed into the pavement. In this last round, we can see about half of the cliff face. Seigrist and Scoot Smith were racing, and apparently half way down, under the trees, so I couldn't see, Smith came off his board. He tumbled and slid for a hundred feet or so. I saw Seigrist win the heat, and come to a stop. He said Smith fell, and I feared the worst. I was amazed a few minutes later when he also finished the head! He ended up with a small raspberry on his butt.
My consilation heat was against Mario Jardim. Mario had a better start than Will and I was just catching him by the corner. I guess I broke harder than I really intended too, and Mario got further out in front of my on the cliff. I tracked him down, and was closing fast. But he beat me by about a board length. My GPS read 134 KPH, or 83.5 MPH!
It was time for the finals in luge and standup. But they stalled, I think to try to drum up the tension, and sell more beers. I think part of it had to do with trying to rush to get the race finished before the rains came. Now it is obvious the rains weren't coming, so there was a need to slow it down a bit. Spectators paid 3 Reais to attend the race,
The finals where held. And after all the anticipation Will came down alone!
With the race over most of the spectators started to head home. I knew there were a few spectators, as the course was lined with them. But it wasn't until they were leaving that I saw exactly how many there were.
The awards cermenony finally got underway.
Classic Luge:
Street Luge:
I never got an actual standup podium. Between throwing of hay,
After the ceremony, we rushed back to the cabin. Mainly to clean up and eat, while others went back to pack up to head home.
We chilled out a bit. Said our good byes to those leaving early. Listened to some tunes,
Monday, October 26
Even though the race was over, we still had to get up early, to get to the airport. Looks like we were lucky with the weather yesterday. Today was another foggy day.
Despite the poor weather, we not only got our speed runs in, but we also completed the race. The field this year was smaller than last year, but we had a great time. The course has been described as "straight technical" and while that might not make sense, it fits perfectly. The spectators love the event, and treat us like rock stars. The race is supposed to be held a little later in the year next year, closer to summer time so the weather should be nice, which hopefully will mean more spectators. This isn't the best, most competitve race in the world, but these sort of speeds are something everyone should do at least once.
We had three injuries. The first was a dislocated shoulder, who came back later to qualify. Someone else slammed hard into the pavement, I never found out how bad it was. And Scoot had a 100 foot slide and ended up with a raspberry.


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International Stem Cell Corporation (ISCC) announced today, via a press release, that Dr. Ruslan Semechkin will present the findings of the company's pre-clinical studies on Parkinson's Disease on March 20th, 2013.
Semechkin is ISCC's Vice President of Research and Development and he will present the results at the 65th American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting at the San Diego Convention Centre. Purpose of the studies was to test the safety and efficacy of neuronal cells, derived from parthenogenetic stem cells, for the treatment of Parkinson's. The studies were carried on rodent and non-human primate models.
Judging from previous press releases, ISCC seems to be quite optimistic regarding their stem cell-based therapies. Hopefully the findings are positive, paving the way for future, human clinical trials.
The official press release is available here
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Subsistence Gardens Saved Lives In Colonial Cuba
The Haitian Revolution (1791-1804) provided Cuban farmers with tremendous opportunities to compensate for the Haiti's lack of sugar production. To meet their labor demands, Cuban planters imported thousands of enslaved Africans, among them the parents of Esteban Montejo. Born in 1860, Montejo. With the existence of so many recent African arrivals, Montejo observed first hand many African cultural expressions including subsistence gardening. He says it was the small gardens with rows of "sweet potato, squash, okra, corn, peas, horse beans, beans, like limas, limes, yucca, and peanuts . . . that saved many slaves . . . providing them real nourishment," and most had one behind the slave quarters. Here is great lima bean recipe that is apt for this story and whose fantastic flavor should encourage you to plant limas this year.
Creole Lima Beans
Serves 5
2 slices vegan or regular bacon
1 medium onion, chopped
1 small garlic clove chopped
1/4 cup green pepper
2 cups canned tomatoes
1 teaspoon sugar
2 cups cooked frozen or fresh Lima beans , drained
sea salt and ground pepper to taste
2 tablespoons butter substitute or butter
Sauté the bacon until crisp and remove from the pan. Add the onion, garlic, and pepper to the fat in the pan and cook until tender but not brown. Add the tomatoes and sugar, and cook about fifteen minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the beans and season with salt and pepper. Add 2 tablespoons butter and simmer a few minutes longer. Serve hot, sprinkled with the crumbled bacon.


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A senior Iranian military commander says the Islamic Republic has thwarted plots hatched by Saudi Arabia to undermine Iran's security.
"The Saudis are trying to mobilize anti-revolutionary and villainous elements outside borders to undermine the country's (Iran) security, but their efforts have so far led nowhere," Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps' (IRGC) Ground Forces Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour said on Thursday.
He added that the IRGC forces' preparedness and efforts would neutralize all Saudi-led plots in the future.
Pakpour said the IRGC units in the northwestern and western parts of the country are fully prepared to combat terrorist groups.
"We will give a tough ... response to any terrorist act by counterrevolutionaries," the commander pointed out.
Pakpour stressed the importance of improving the IRGC forces' preparedness for repelling threats against the country, given the prevailing insecurity across the region.
He said the IRGC forces must boost their all-out preparedness in proportion to ongoing security and political situation as well as crises in regional countries, stressing that such measures mainly pursue deterrent purposes.
The IRGC commander further warned of enemies' plot to cause sectarian strife among Shia and Sunni Muslims in the region, saying all such efforts have so far failed.
He said Iran's military and police forces should always improve their intelligence radar and proceed with military exercises.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on March 30 stressed the importance of strengthening Iran's defense capabilities in the face of enemy threats.
Ayatollah Khamenei stated that Iran needs to have boosted its defensive military capabilities in order to strengthen its position in potential negotiations.
"If the Islamic establishment seeks technology and negotiations but does not have defensive power, it will have to back down in the face of any petty country that threatens [it]," the Leader said.
In recent years, Iran has made great achievements in its defense sector and reached self-sufficiency in producing essential military equipment and systems.
The Islamic Republic has repeatedly assured other nations, especially regional neighbors, that its military might poses no threat to other countries, stating that its defense doctrine is merely based on deterrence.


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Glowing She
Title: 자체발광 그녀 / Glowing She
Chinese Title: 閃亮的她 / 明艳动人的她
Also Known as: My Shining Girl / Sunshine Girl
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 12
Broadcast network: KBS-N
Broadcast period: 2012-Jan-07 to 2012-March-17
Air time: Saturday 10:40
This drama is about the events that happen in a broadcasting company.
This drama also focus on the love triangle between the three main characters. Kang Min (Kim Hyung Jun), a top star in the Korean entertainment business who is a bit temperamental. No Yong Woo (Park Kwang Hyun), a well-known producer and Jun Ji Hyun (So Yi Hyun), a newly minted scriptwriter.
So Yi Hyun as Jun Ji Hyun
Kim Hyung Jun as Kang Min
Park Kwang Hyun as No Yong Woo
Go Na Eun as Kim Kkoch Nim
Chae Young In as Seo Young Hee
Choi Hyun as Woo Do Jin
Go Myung Hwan as Director Kong
Seung Hyo Bin as Lee Yoo Jin
Kim Min Hyung
Lee Ki Woo (cameo)
Production Credits
Director: Lee Jung Pyo
Screenwriter: Son Min Soo, Yoo Yung Eun
– First 2 episodes aired consecutively
– This drama was initially given the certification of "restricted 19" which is not suitable for viewer below 19 years old. However, it received too much complaints from the fans on its premiere debut. After that, this drama broadcast with "suitable for 15+ year old" for further episodes.
– This drama will begin its airing in Japan's KNTV from 10/March/2012, every Saturday at 11:15pm.
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I'm getting more used to the telling, and enjoying it more than at first. Crossing over into trimester two (yippee!) helps, although it doesn't exactly chase the fear away completely. I wish I could go to the doctor once a week for a nice, reassuring doppler check. And yes, I have thought about renting one of those little suckers myself - and I may do it yet - but I'm also freaked out by the possibility that, one day, I'll panic myself unnecessarily by not being able to find the heartbeat, convince myself of DOOM, DOOM, and all for no reason except that I have shittastic doppler skills. So, for now, I'm not taking that leap.
Also, I have control issues. (Have I mentioned this?) And I need to work on that. It's much harder work without the doppler, but I think it's good for me. At least, this is what I think right now. Give me fifteen minutes: it could change.
The fear is still a big deal. It lurks in the corner like the childhood monster in your closet. It comes out a night (apparently it is made more comfortable by my regular need to pee). It's not quite as big as it used to be - it's like when you visit your elementary school as an adult and wonder how on earth you used to fit into those chairs, and was the lunchroom always that small? - but it's still there. I have a feeling it's moved in permanently, as part of parenthood. I'm sure it will change shape, all the way to, "will s/he get into college?" but we'll learn to manage it. (She says hopefully.)
The nausea is easing up a bit, though still problematic in the mornings. I've added a stuffy nose and unusual amount of sneezing to the palate o' symptoms - but I'll take those over vomiting any day.
On Thursday, I'll hit 14 weeks. Amazing. Grateful beyond words.


text: Dietary & lifestyle changes are my two powerhouses in practice. And one of my favorite mottos is that if you care enough you will make it happen. The key word here is 'enough.' We all care about our health to some extent. Making an appointment to see me is one step. Adhering to the recommendations is another step. Making the changes habit is yet another. The truth is that we all fall on our own spectrum of really caring.


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Co-location services and cloud computing are recent trends in IT that have had a real impact on data center management. As companies look to downsize their data center or network closet infrastructure and migrate to colocation and cloud computing solutions such as Hardware as a Service (HaaS) and even Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), it's easy for partners to view these trends as a potential threat.
Your customers may be talking about decommissioning large UPS systems and consolidating racks or moving servers off-site to a co-lo, but these changes represent tremendous opportunity for you as a partner to start talking to your customer about supporting their local network and maintaining a reliable connection to their offsite equipment. Power to the network connecting users to the cloud is more critical than ever and losing that connection can paralyze a business.
Enter Smart-UPS and the distributed UPS configuration. No matter how much IT equipment a customer moves off-site, they will still require 24/7/365 availability of their network so they can access it. This has changed the role of single phase UPS equipment in the data center making it central to protecting Cisco switches and network equipment and keeping users connected to their data.
And how are they planning to keep track of all of this remote equipment? StruxureWare provides centralized vendor-neutral management and monitoring of data center equipment. Customers with a hybrid infrastructure of in-house and remote power and cooling equipment have never needed StruxureWare more. How do they know where they have capacity for another server? When is it time to replace aging assets?
And with the StruxureWare Data Center Expert Enterprise Management Pack, you can offer your customers all of the NetBotz cameras, sensors, and accessories they need to monitor the physical environment and security of remote installations.
Talk to your customers about what they are doing to protect their networks and maintain user connectivity to servers, off-site applications, and the cloud. How are they monitoring and managing remote racks and equipment? They may be surprised to discover how vulnerable they really are.


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Traffic Ticket Defense
It is very important to avoid points and convictions against your license and avoid suspensions or revocations of your license. If you've been ticketed it is in your best interest to obtain a lawyer who concentrates in defending a simple or aggravated traffic tickets. They all can affect your driving privileges.
If you are above 21, your license may get suspended if you get 3 convictions in a year. If you are younger than 21, your license may get suspended for 2 convictions in 24 months.
It is important if you have committed a traffic offense to avoid conviction and obtain court supervision when available or amend the charges against you to lessen the offense with less consequences on your driving privileges.
Aggravated Speeding/Aggravated Speeding Tickets
Class A tickets – Speeding 35mph above the limit
Class B tickets – driving 26 to 34 mph above the limit.
Ticketed or Charged Criminally
- Too fast for conditions
- Improper lane usage
- Disregard traffic counts
- Reckless driving
- Reckless homicide
- Failure to reduce speed
- Failure to yield right of way
You need a solid attorney to protect your license and as well as defending you against any ramifications. If the party files an injury claim, insurance rates goes up from an accident.


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Sussex economist to write innovation policy report for Brazilian government
University of Sussex economist Professor Mariana Mazzucato has been commissioned by the Brazilian government to write a report on Brazil's innovation policy.
The announcement follows a three-hour meeting with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and seven key government ministers to discuss her book, O Estado Empreendedor (The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking public vs. private sector myths), and its implications for the Brazilian economy.
The high-profile meeting was covered widely by the Brazilian media, including Valor (the key Brazilian financial paper), which reported that Professor Mazzucato "discussed with President Dilma Roussef strategies for long-term economic growth."
Brazil's growth rate has slowed in recent years and, like other countries around the world, it is introducing policies aimed at cutting its deficit.
Professor Mazzucato's project will question whether austerity and innovation policy can work hand in hand, and will focus on the need to develop 'smart' innovation-led growth, with concrete proposals on how to improve the Brazilian system of innovation.
The work will build on her previous collaboration with the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) on mission-oriented financing. This work has been supported with a £100,000 grant from BNDES and Professor Mazzucato gave a sold-out keynote lecture at the BNDES during last week's trip.
The project will also draw on the experience of successful mission-oriented innovation strategies around the world, such as those examined in The Entrepreneurial State.
Professor Mazzucato, RM Phillips Professor in the Economics of Innovation in the University of Sussex's Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), said: "It was a privilege to discuss with President Dilma, Finance Minister Levy and other ministers the ideas in my book, O Estado Empreendedor.
"Countries around the world are seeking smart, innovation-led, sustainable growth. To succeed they must not focus on static deficit ratios, but rather put innovation and productivity enhancing investments at the heart of growth policy.
"My new project for the Brazilian government will set out proposals to inform and steer Brazilian innovation policy; a mission-oriented approach with a visionary, risk-taking public sector working in symbiotic partnership with the business community.
"As innovation requires patient long term committed finance, a key part of the project will concern the public banking system in Brazil."
Professor Mazzucato will work with Caetano Penna (now at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and formerly of SPRU) as Brazilian-based investigator and research coordinator.
Her project, for which the University of Sussex has received a grant of £75,000 from the Brazilian government, is expected to be completed by November 2015.
During her trip to Brazil last week, Professor Mazzucato also gave a keynote talk to key business leaders and policy makers at a major conference of the Confederation of Brazilian Industry (CNI) in Sao Paulo.
Notes for editors
- For more information, contact University of Sussex Press Office: Jacqui Bealing and James Hakner, 01273 678888, firstname.lastname@example.com
- Or Gemma Smith, Media & Communications Manager for Research Projects in SPRU in the School of Business, Management and Economics. email@example.com 01273 873675
- Beyond Market Failures: the market creating and shaping roles of state investment banks, Professor Mazzucato's joint working paper with Caetano Penna on state investment banks which examines the Brazilian State Investment Bank BNDES among others.
Images of Press Conference following Mazzucato's meeting with Dilma Rousseff
The Ministry for Science & Technology announcement of the project
Professor Mazzucato's Mission-Oriented Finance for Innovation project.
Press coverage:
Coverage of Mazzucato's meeting with President Dilma Rousseff in Valor and Folha de S.Paulo
- An interview with Mazzucato in Brazil's leading financial paper Exame


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British Journalism Review March, 2016.
John is frequently asked how he could reconcile working for both the Daily Mail and The Guardian...
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British Medical Journal. April 7. 2016
When patients give media interviews at vulnerable times in their lives, they share something precious of themselves, often out of a desire to help others, Such patients merit the utmost consideration – but they don't always get it.
BMJ 2016; 353 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i1948
GP May 26, 2016
Preparing for and giving media interviews.
British Medical Journal June 1. 2016
Charcot – one of the world's best science communicators.
Medical Journalists' Association Feature of the Year Award (for a specialist audience) June 23. 2016
Article in British Journalism Review.
Nursing Standard June 23. 2016
How to do well in a media interview.
UK Press Gazette June 28. 2016
Extending the balance-in-journalism debate to the mainstream media
The Hippocratic Post July 29. 2016
Controversy is usually more of an opportunity than a threat to a well prepared media interviewee.
HealthWatch August 25, 2016
Mother Teresa of Calcutta is reported to have said: "If I look at the mass, I will never act. If I look at the one, I will."This observation coined a new phrase—the Mother Teresa effect—about the power of people stories. It has been cited in research into what persuades donors to give to charity. The results may disappoint researchers and clinicians who rely on the power of numbers—the statistical, the methodological, the analytical and the objective.
Sunday Times (Raconteur supplement) September 18, 2016
Cure for inherited blindness could be within reach
The Times (Raconteur supplement) May 10, 2017
CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing: timeline of scientific discovery
The Times (Raconteur supplement) July 28, 2017
Teach your children oral health


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Coiled sketchbooks are often made with paper covers that become tattered through daily use. They are likely to tear off and do little to protect the pages inside. Here's how I make my sketchbooks more robust.
1. Start by purchasing 2 identical sketchbooks.
2. Take both sketchbooks and straighten out the kink in the coil (pliers help).
3. Unwind the coiling from both books and remove the cardboard from one book to use as a cover for the other book.
4. Wind the coil back on with the new cardboard cover, kink the end and you're done!
Those coils have a funny habit of rolling away, so I suggest re-coiling the book with the missing cardboard till you're ready to repeat the process.


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Links to OTHER Sarcoma Sites
Sarcoma is a cancer of tissue derived from the embryonic mesoderm. This includes mesenchymal cells such as make up the bony skeleton (ie. the skull, vertebrae, ribs, and extremities), and also the tissue attached to, supporting, or joining those bones. These connective tissues include fat, blood vessels, fibrous and nerve tissue, skeletal and smooth muscle, etc. - all those that connect the skeletal tissue.
Most major hospitals and cancer institutions have information on sarcomas. There are also some sites specific to sarcomas. Rather than list them all, a great starting point is Sarcoma Alliance, for all things relating to sarcomas. This site provides a wealth of information, and has a detailed list of links to other sarcoma sites and general cancer sites.
- The EHE Foundation: http://www.fightEHE.org
- Sarcoma Alliance: http://www.sarcomaalliance.org/main.shtml
- SARC (Sarcoma Alliance for Research thru Collaboration): http://www.sarctrials.org/sarc
- Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative: http://www.sarcomahelp.org/
- Wendy Walk: Wendywalk.org


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This is a shop based on Ubercart for a small costumer here in Spain.
The desing of the theme has the objective of showing the product at the best possible way.
Slideshows, Colorbox, etc.
In this case I also helped to the client to take the pictures of his products.


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Aight, so we're a bit delayed on this one. But y'all can forgive us. We'd never been to anything like this before, and the shit is hard work. Seriously. Networking. Trying to talk to that producer/MC/DJ/industry dude without looking or sounding like a groupie or a new jack. Yelling over loud music all night. Up early and paying attention to panels all day. It's a full time job doing this shit. But we ain't complaining; both of these conferences were some of the most amazing experiences we've had thus far with music, and in 2011, we finna be rockin' shows there, beleeeeedat. We kicked off Atlanta by scoring tickets to the Drake show at the Fox Theatre. Bonus. Notion and I walked into a room full of people rapping every word to a Soulja Boy song. Oh-kay. Five minutes after we got in there, Drake started so it was perfect timing. Apparently Tyga opened, so we prolly didn't miss much. The crowd, mostly women and their generally less-than-enthusiastic partners, stood up pretty much the whole time and there was a lot of screaming. Drizzy did most of the joints I wanted to hear bar 'Say What's Real'. 'Forever' was dope; he even brought Young Jeezy and The-Dream out for their respective collaborations (I have no idea what they are), and the pyrotechnics for 'Fireworks' were awesome. Great show.
So A3C (it stands for All 3 Coasts, for those who ain't know. I didn't til recently) kicked off on Thursday at the Masquerade complex in East Atlanta. The venue was dope as it had about 5 stages with either performances, demonstrations or panels on at any given time, so there was never a moment of boredom. We finally got to meet a gang of folks we'd built with over the years but never met in person (as well as a bunch of folks we respect and have admired for years), including North Carolina producer S.T.T.R.E.S.S. (below with The Fam), Kevin Nottingham, Dasha, Hassahn, Emilio Rojas, Hezekiah, Donwill and Von Pea of Tanya Morgan, Che Grand, Big Dho, Chaundon, J The S, DJ Evil Dee, DJ Z of DJ Booth.net, Crooked I, El Da Sensei, Illmaculate, Laws, The Bodega Brovas, Khrysis and a gang more.
Day 1 was the 9th Wonder interview by Dres The Beatnik, and included guests and collaborators Buckshot and Murs. It was an awesome insight into 9th's work ethic, inspirations and methods. The rest of the night included performances from Jamla artists like Skyzoo, The Away Team, Rapsody, Big Reemo, Murs and Jean Grae. And of course, DJ Evil Dee was on the mix (c'mon kick it!).
Day 2 was full of more shows and informative panels. The two main showcases we caught were Kevin Nottingham's and DJ Booth's. Kev's included dope sets from HiPNOTT Records artists like Jermside, Nobody Famous and the Hall of Justus cats headlined and tore it down (Rapper Big Pooh, Chaundon, Jozeemo and Joe Scudda). DJ Booth's showcase had sets from cats like J The S, Emilio Rojas, Cyhi The Prince, Laws, Exile and Crooked I. We ventured inside to catch Illmaculate's set, followed by Seattle native J. Pinder, both of whom murked it.
Nosh even caught Mr Douthit to get a quick photo and pass on a copy of his tribute mixtape to the man himself. And we also managed to chill with Crooked I for a while and explain our move to Canada from Australia to pursue our music, which he said he really respected and that we'll be successful with that sort of determination, belief and passion. That really meant a lot coming from him. Great dude.
Day 3 was just as hectic. More panels in the early afternoon and the weather was gorgeous. Atlanta turned it on for us, we were drinking beers in the sun; it felt like home. More networking and more shows, including Torae, Sha Stimuli, Lessondary Crew (Jermiside, Von Pea, Donwill and Che Grand), Reks and Statik Selektah, the big homies The Bodega Brovas (Traviii 7th, Keynote and Headkrack), Hezekiah and horn section 'Me So Horny' (who KILLED it), The Artifacts, Emilio Rojas, Camp Lo and Rhymefest. All up, it was an amazing festival and we'll be there next year for sure.
After a quick couple days in Toronto to do some laundry and re-pack, we were on the bus to New York City to catch CMJ (College Music Journal). Yet another amazing experience; though a little different than A3C in the sense that it was general music business across all genres rather than strictly Hip Hop. We chilled for a couple days to check out the city as it was VP's first time, but Notion and I caught the David Icke lecture on the Sunday before booking it to the Mayer Hawthorne show downtown at the Bowery Ballroom, missing half his set. We got to hang with the homie Cyclops too, which was dope.
CMJ started on the Tuesday, and it was full on. The panels went from 11am to 4.45pm every day, with only 15 minutes break between each one, where we had to fit in any quick chats to panelists and toilet breaks before heading to the next panel and trying to get there early to ensure a seat. It was like being back at Uni. But the information we gathered was absolutely incredible, and the people we met will definitely be either long term friends or business associates.
The first night we caught the New Zealand showcase at Le Poisson Rouge, where we saw awesome bands like Street Chant, Ruby Frost and Kids of 88, saw Blonde Summer over at Kenny's Castaway (where Bruce Springsteen apparently did his first ever gig), and then back to LPR for the Duck Down vs Blacksmith Showcase. It was Duck Down's 15 Year Anniversary so they went all out. The 16 year old in me lost my fucking shit when every Duck Down artist (with the exception of Louieville Sluggah pretty much) rocked the stage, performing classics like 'Le Fleh, Le Flah, Eshkoshka', 'Operation Lockdown', 'I Gotcha Opin' and more. Incredible. The newly signed Black Rob even came through to perform 'Whoa'. No words.
The Blacksmith kids killed it too. Jean Grae and Mela Machinko, Pharoahe Monch and Strong Arm Steady did an awesome job. We bailed after SAS so I'm not sure who else rocked, but it was an incredible night.
The rest of the week consisted of panels until Friday and shows every night. The soul showcase with Eric Roberson was amazing, the international showcase at 92Y Tribeca was really interesting, we even caught Aussies Paul Dempsey (from Something For Kate) and Angus & Julia Stone doing their thing. Israeli electro artist Onili was awesome, as was closing night with Foreign Exchange (who had Darien Brockington and Zo rocking with them all night, and they even brought out Rapper Big Pooh and Jesse Boykins III). Shouts to the big homie outta Jersey, Mike Philson, who we connected with. So after two weeks of shows every night and early mornings at panels, we're absolutely shambles. Now it's time to re-up, consolidate the networks and use the new info we learned. Until next year...


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So, I'm going to record the podcast when I get home from work tonight. In the meantime, I thought I would find some high-energy music to inspire the Boys in Red. I opened up Jamendo, and typed "kick some ass" into the search bar and found these artists:
- Arkane - Come Get Some - I'm singling out the song Dissipation on this two-track album. Solid rock, and fits the bill to a tee for high energy. This song is dedicated to the Penguins: "Why don't you go away??" I think that's one of the lyrics, anyway.
- Some Living - The First Try - A mix of ska and alternative, this group is pretty good. The song I'm picking from this two-track album (what's with that? Give me 4 at least) is Little Trombone. I'd pick Pure Vitality but Little Trombone is a faster paced track.
- Lizard Loo - Some Wonder, Some Don't, So What If I - What a mouthful of an album name. Doesn't matter though - this is a cool punk band from Germany. Pretty much any one of these tracks would fit the bill for high-energy, but because of the title, I'm going to pick One in a Million. I'll dedicate that to Daniel Alfredsson, who is a one in a million player. Spotlight is a good secondary choice. And oh gosh, Reviving Life is really appropriate for the team right now too, they've got some newfound confidence from that win!
That's it! By the way, the picture at the top of the article is of Peter Regin, an awesome rookie who has just been playing fantastic hockey in this playoff series - his first ever! I think he might be my next favourite player after Alfredsson.


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My Facebook newsfeed is full of everyone's suggestions for the best books to read. It got me thinking about the best coffee blogs out there. The ones I read. This is my list, in no particular order. And by no means finite.
Rosetta Roastery
Once voted as one of the 25 coffee shops in the world you have to see before you die, the Rosetta Roastery is fully deserving of this honour. They also write some of the most thought provoking coffee blogs out there. I particularly enjoyed this one: Rosetta Roastery & the Coffee Nazis. These guys don't post often, but you don't want to miss it when they do.
I Love Coffee South Africa
One of the first coffee blogs I stumbled across way back in the day is ILoveCoffee.co.za. It's a great collection of coffee shop reviews and introductions to folks in the coffee industry. Check it out here.
Michael Macdonald
If you want to properly nerd out about coffee, read Michael Macdonald's blog. Michael is head roaster at Origin Coffee in Cape Town, South Africa. His approach and insights are data driven, scientific. It reminds me of when I studied engineering at the University of Stellenbosch. And why I failed. It's a proper education. And so damn interesting.
Coffey & Cake
I'd been going to Durban for years. But the first time I remember really enjoying myself is when I followed the recommendations of blogger, Pippa Rowney. Each of her recommendations for breakfast, lunch dinner and coffee were on point. I discovered one of my all time favorite breakfasts because of her. And some of Johannesburg's hidden gem coffee spots. Think of her blog, Coffey & Cake, as a directory to awesome. If you're not already convinced, watch this:
I Love Coffee Japan
Ryoko Iwata was a diplomat with the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. And it was when she was posted in Seattle that she decided to start documenting her coffee journey online. And so this self-taught webmaster, illustrator and social media guru started I love Coffee Japan. Make it part of your regular reading. It's one of the most interesting and visually fun coffee blogs out there, filled with coffee trivia, illustrations and infographics like this one:
The Barista Hustle
Matt Perger is World Brewers Cup Champion for 2012, placed 2nd (2013) and 3rd (2011) in the World Barista Championships, and in 2014 was the Coffee in Good Spirits World Champion. And he writes a blog. The Barista Hustle is for baristas. Current and aspiring ones. And his blog goes hand in hand with his Youtube channel which has tutorials like this:
James Hoffman is 2007 World Barista Champion, a pioneer in the UK speciality coffee scene, writer of one of the most educational books about coffee I've ever read, The World Atlas of Coffee, and blogger at jimseven.com. It's always a good read.
Perfect Daily Grind
Fast becoming the world's primary source of coffee information, insight and news is Perfect Daily Grind. The writing is insightful and prolific. Their mission statement says it all:
We stand for transparency. We are dedicated to documenting the story behind the cup and exposing readers to the stages and people along the coffee supply chain from bean to cup.
Sprudge has been publishing original stories on coffee culture, news and events since 2009. It's essential reading if you'd like to be kept up to speed about what's happening in the world of coffee. They also run Sprudge Wire which curates all of the world's coffee news in one convenient spot. But I know what you're thinking. You're thinking about the most important question ever in coffee. What does the word "Sprudge" mean? Find out here.
Dear Coffee I Love You
DCILY's annual gift guide is my go-to source to find out what the sexiest coffee gear of the moment is. I look forward to year-end each year just to see this list. They also publish great city guides which cover more than just coffee. Like this one for Gothenburg, Sweden.
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[From April Issue 2015]
CHO Hikaru / ZHAO Ye
"I think the phrase 'it's beautiful' is a phrase people formulate in their minds when they've seen something that has made an impression on them. So, when I receive such a compliment, I'm not happy because I don't know if my artwork has really touched that person's heart," artist CHO Hikaru says. "If someone who sees my painting frowns involuntarily and says, 'Yuck,' it makes me happy because I feel like I've heard their true opinion."
Cho mainly paints. Although she is still in her junior year in the Visual Communication Design department of Musashino Art University, she's already known for working in a variety of fields, including painting, producing videos, and designing characters. Having entered into a contract with an apparel manufacturer, she also designs clothes and tights.
Cho became famous for her body painting, by painting realistic-looking art onto people's skin. "When I was preparing for my entrance exams for art school, I had to paint still lifes every day. Then, I got fed up and wanted to make pictures of humans, so I tried painting an eye. I did it on the back of my hand because the art supplies I was using back then were expensive and only available at an inconveniently located store, which made it troublesome to go buy them," she says with a laugh.
She loved the eye she had painted on her hand so much that she posted a picture of it on Twitter. Then, it was retweeted more than a thousand times. Cho says: "In those days, 'Parasyte,' a manga series about creatures living inside human bodies, was becoming popular; people thought my eye painting resembled one of these parasites and found it funny. I suppose they were also drawn to the fact that this weird painting had been done by a young woman."
Knowing that trends quickly come and go in the world of the Internet, Cho thought her post would soon be forgotten. But even after six months, it was still getting retweeted. But the positive feedback didn't stop there and before long she was being asked to perform on TV programs. When she exhibited her work requests came in from people who wanted to collaborate with her.
"I became famous before I had completed my artistic training, so I was criticized by some people who said that any artist could easily paint that kind of picture," Cho says. "When I come across remarks badmouthing me or my works on the web, I take screenshots of them to reread later. I find them both instructive and funny. I'm the kind of person who can put things in perspective," she says with a wry smile.
"I think the reason I turned out this way is partly because I was born in Japan to Chinese parents," says Cho. "I'm treated as a Chinese person in Japan, and have to have my fingerprints and picture recorded when I enter the country, as if I were a potential criminal. In China, I'm viewed as more of a Japanese person because of my poor Chinese."
"But because of this upbringing, I learned to look objectively at the way countries tend to strengthen unity by looking down on other countries," says Cho. "It's not what it seems" is a picture of a banana painted to look like a cucumber and is Cho's favorite of her works to date. "I wanted to ask, 'What can you tell about who someone is on the inside, just by looking at their skin color, nationality and other external aspects?'"
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Last week I had the chance to head into the field with my buddies Jon Byers and Rikki Dunn to shoot video footage for Outward Bound California. We focused on the student experience by conducting interviews and capturing action shots. The editing process is now in full swing and will be complete in early October, stay tuned. For now, enjoy these few photographs from the shoot.
Jon Byers scouting for locations ontop of Dogtooth Peak
Rikki Dunn getting into position to film the rappel off Dogtooth Peak
Rikki enjoying the sunset on Courtright Reservoir from top of Voyager Rock
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The US sought to puncture the mystique surrounding deceased al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on Saturday, releasing seized videos that show him watching himself on television, looking old, ordinary and vain.
In the most extraordinary footage among five videos made public, the late al-Qaeda chief sits wrapped in a brown blanket and winter hat, gazing at television news footage of himself as he holds a remote control in his right hand.
His beard has gone gray and he looks older than his years. He sits in a spare-looking room, stroking his beard and rocking back and forth as he watches the TV screen.
Al-Qaeda tried to promote the image of a fearless and powerful holy warrior, but bin Laden appears in the "home video" as an ordinary and solitary figure, reduced to watching news clips of himself.
"I think it's pretty clear what they're trying to do is demystify this icon who has terrorized the world for the past 10 years, to show for a fact he was not 10 feet tall," said Mark Kimmitt, a retired US Army brigadier general.
The video left an impression that "he seems to be a tired, old man," Kimmitt told CNN television.
As the footage of bin Laden was shown to reporters at a Pentagon briefing, there was an audible gasp in the room.
The video lifted a veil for the first time on an elusive and almost mythical figure, who had managed to escape the reach of a superpower for more than a decade.
"It's fascinating to see him kind of looking at himself," said Peter Bergen, who has written books about the al-Qaeda mastermind.
The US government released the videos — without audio — a week after a daring raid in which a team of US Navy commandos shot and killed bin Laden after swooping on his compound in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad.
US President Barack Obama has chosen not to make public photos of bin Laden's corpse, saying the US should not brandish trophies or risk inciting the Muslim world.
However, the five videos selected for release, out of a trove of computer files, DVDs, flash drives and other material seized from bin Laden's residence, served to undermine the public picture of the al-Qaeda leader.
"This is not a flattering image," said Bergen, who recalled how bin Laden and his aides strictly controlled how he was filmed for a TV interview before Sept. 11, 2001.
Apart from the footage of him watching himself, there is a more familiar scene in another video with bin Laden — dressed in a gold robe and white turban — reading from a text, a speech likely recorded last year and never released.
US officials said the video is a self-styled message to the US, criticizing the US and "denigrating capitalism."
Unlike the video of him watching television news pictures of himself, bin Laden — who was 54 when he was killed — has a black, trimmed beard.
Then there are three other videos in which bin Laden appears to be rehearsing the speech, including one with a wrinkled blue sheet behind him. The rehearsal videos include apparent problems with lighting and what officials said was a missed cue.
Intelligence agencies were not sure when the video of bin Laden watching television was recorded, but Obama appears on the screen at one point in news footage, suggesting it may date to sometime after January 2009 when Obama took office.
The senior intelligence official who presented the videos described the videos as an example of how bin Laden worked to shape his image.


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From WTMC Journal 1995. Republished in the July 2013 Newsletter. Saturday 5 August Wet, cold morning in Wellington. Met team at airport, assembled impressive pile of luggage, flew to Christchurch with most of it. Wet and cold there too – skifields all closed, so no rush. Mike's boots and Angela's sleeping bag off to Queenstown, … Read more


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Oh the places we can go . . . for great food on the Coast
This week I'm going to do something a little different.
I'm going to blog about food that I have experienced on the Coast within the last few weeks or so.
I hope to make the point that we have an incredible array of food options.
Drive to many towns in Mississippi, and other than chains, you may have only a restaurant or two from which to choose.
The Gulf Coast has hundreds in categories including Vietnamese, fine dining, Greek and Honduran.
Few places in Mississippi have anything to compare to the choices we have.
Having piqued your interest in the exotic, I am going to start with one of my favorites, a most mundane food, the simple hot dog.
My go-to dog places are the just-opened Hot Diggity Dog in Ocean Springs, where the chili cheese dog reigns supreme and the 5 Guys pile-on-everything in the house hot dog. No, 5 Guys doesn't have a hot dog by that name on the menu, but they sure do have a ton of garnishes from which to choose.
I know there are a few other places that serve good hot dogs, so what's your favorite?


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Hello gentle people of planet Earth. Loving yourself can seem daunting at times. We live in a very negative world, where the loudest and nastiest voice seem to get all of the attention. Humans learn by example, and when our supposed 'role models' are filled with hate and venom they can make even the strongest person feel less than. How does one build a defense mechanism, or shall I say an antidote to this poisionous venom? Here are 5 helpful tips to eliminate self-hate and shake off the bullshit.
1) Before taking your morning constitution, look into the mirror and say, "i am the fiercest ____________ (insert your gender identication here) in all the land." "No one will be bring me down and make me feel bad about myself. I love myself and haters beware."
2) Put some effort into your appearance. Before leaving the house, look into the mirror and say, "Is this how I want the world to see me?" That does not mean you have to be wearing the latest Paris fashions to feel presentable and fierce. It could be as simple as combing your hair, brushing your teeth, and putting on a clean pair of swears pants. Leaving the house knowing that if you were hit by a car and laid out the pavement, passerby's would say, "She's bleeding out, but doesn't she look just lovely."
3) Hang out with people who feel good about themselves. My good friend, Elaine Stritch, would say after her 5th cocktail of the day, "Stick with the winners honey!" What that means, is spend time with people who love and respect themselves. Stay away from negative people, because negativity is as contagious as the common cold.
4) Find a job that you love. Do something that brings joy and service to the world, while creating an income for yourself. There is no shame in earning money for something that brings a helpful service to the world. After all you need to take care of yourself, otherwise you cant take of others. If you happen to be in a job that you hate (grave digger, dentist, republican politician or mime) keep the focus off of how much you hate the job and place the focus on others. It seems like an oxymoron, but self forgetting is the ultimate way to loving yourself.
5) Eat well and exercise. We are what we eat. When I fill myself with Devil Dogs and Twinkies, I become a devil dog and a Twinkie-cream filled with a soft sugary outside. Hmm, the cream part does not sound so bad. Too much sugar clouds my mind and after a binge I tend to put myself down.
Keep these tips in mind and you will live long and prosper.
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Cate has exhibited internationally and has shown work at EatMetal Inc. in Hoboken, NJ, Lillstreet Arts Center in Chicago, and the Gallery im Körnerpark, Berlin. She balances her studio practice along with working with nonprofit arts institutions and educational initiatives and has held positions at Wheelhouse Studios, The Lawrence Arts Center, P.E.O.P.L.E. Program, and The Society of North American Goldsmiths.
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a short text game about star-crossed robots and puzzles
A little game I made in about a week...just because! My most complicated Twine game. which is to say it involves remembering user-inputted strings wow *applause*
yes yes theres only one actual puzzle shut up and yeah its another thing set in a forest i dont know why i like the idea of forests so much, my next one will be set in space i promise.
I really just made this bc i was like hey you know what i want to make a cute thing from bits and pieces that i really like and would play if someone else had made it and hey I'll challenge myself and do some creative, more difficult coding for a change. download my source code if you like. i didnt put comments in it but. oh well. I used glorioustrainwreck's revision macro for the button puzzle.
If you liked the game and want to send crit, comments, love, robot fan art, whatever HIT ME UP AT piratescarfy.tumblr.com/ask
Thanks to my beautiful beta testers: Emma, Matt, Ivelina (plus all her friends and cousins), Josie, Alec, Grainne, Emily, Ciara, Polly, Mollie, Pip, Harriet, Kerri, Amaan (for the funniest playthrough ever omg) and Charlotte, (for pointing out the thing with the underscores lol) and probably others that i forgot sorry ♥


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With its kind of brave opening, 3 has broken the clichés of the opening scenes the directors usually use in their debut films; having said that the movie switches to the 3 stages of the couple's life. First stage, Dhanush as a school boy is as convincing as he was in his first film, Shruthi Hassan deserves a special mention in her second outing. Second stage where their relationship is rocked by Shruthi's parents wanting to shift to US, she subsequently lighting up their dreams by burning visas. Tying up knot in a PUB with song 'life la wife vandutta tight ah dhaan irrukanam' seems very youthful and spur of the moment kind of act. The apartment and the brief post marriage instances like him convincing her parents to come home to see her once sum up the 3rd stage.
The script written with Shruthi in her mind, has delivered the role to inch perfection. Prabhu is solid in his role as Dhanush's father. His rendering of dialogues is crisp and straight. With Bhanupriya in a blink and miss role and Rohini as Shruthi's mom have delivered the goods. A special mention here to Shiva Karthikeyan, whose one liners grab our attention and makes us chuckle. As audience we just don't know where his character is post interval (although it is revealed he is in Singapore), we tend to miss him
once the story gets a bit tangy. And NO, how can we forget Dhanush's new found friend Sunder, who has the major responsibility of having to shoulder the burden of the movie after half time and has done very well but for the screenplay which has let him down big time. The script which Aishwarya has opted for her debut sure brings out great performances from her team but she lets herself and us down with a confusing screenplay which leaves us pondering with so many questions. Probably they could have done
with some cliché scenes where the younger sister speaks for the first time. The second half is a stark contrast to what we see in the first half where we get to see happy and witty moments, the second half being about the Bi-polar side of Ram (Dhanush).
The music needs a special mention with a nice BGM which seamlessly blends with the movie, had it not been for the screenplay which is bewildering and the detailing of the characters which makes the movie a novice act wondering if it was not for kolaveri, would it have garnered the attention that it has and the opening the film has got is truly an ode to its popularity. Dhanush deserves applause as
Ram and Bi-polar Ram, in his 3 stages. "Life matter pa" remains in the mind. But I m afraid this act of Dhanush is getting repetitive. To sum it up
"A wonderful portrayal of characters let down by a Novice Screenplay"
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College Savings: Get to Know 529s
College tuition is a big bill to plan for, and even the best savings strategy may leave you struggling to keep pace with the rising cost of higher education.
A 529 plan, however, is a different kind of savings plan—one that can not only grow with your child, but can help reduce your tax liability and benefit your overall estate as well. Here's a quick 529 primer that provides an overview of this savings vehicle and its benefits ...
- 529s are tax-advantaged, diversified investments that have the potential to grow faster than traditional savings. Over the last decade, college tuition increased by an average of 5% annually. That's substantially higher than the general inflation rate, the average increase in personal income, and the average interest on a traditional savings account.
- 529s are offered by individual states, but you do not have to be a resident of a given state to participate, nor are schools limited to that state. 529s are extremely flexible. For example, you can live in Maryland, invest in Virginia's 529 plan, and use the funds to attend the University of Washington.
- 529 funds can be used to pay tuition expenses at any eligible educational institution. Eligibility is defined as any private or public college, university, or technical or vocational school that qualifies for federal financial aid (Note: this includes some international schools). You can use this lookup tool to find qualifying institutions.
- 529 funds can also be used to cover tuition, books, room and board—and now computers. Withdrawals are tax-free if used for qualified expenses at eligible schools.
- 529s can be opened with as little as $25. There are no income limits on establishing or contributing to a 529. Anyone can invest.
- There may be tax and other considerations when evaluating a state's 529 plan. Before investing in a given state's 529 plan, you should consider that plan's performance and ratings. You should also find out whether your resident state offers state tax or other benefits only available when investing in your state's 529 plan. Plans offered by other states may not provide these same tax benefits.
- Your estate can benefit through a unique 529 plan gift provision. With "accelerated gifting," you can contribute up to five years' worth of gifts ($140,000 for a married couple) at one time per child beneficiary and significantly lower your estate's tax liability. This can be a useful gifting tool for grandparents.
- Assets in a 529 remain in control of the person who owns the account, not the beneficiary. You can change beneficiaries at any time, and all unused assets can be withdrawn, though earnings may be subject to taxes and a 10% penalty.
- Owning a 529 may not limit financial aid opportunities as much as you think. Since the assets belong to the account owner and not the beneficiary, they are assessed at a smaller rate when determining aid.
College planning can be a challenging task. That's why I'm here to help develop a strategy that is right for you and your family.
If you are currently contributing to a 529 college savings plan for a child in your life, congratulations! You are already making an important investment for the future. Together we can monitor your investment—and look forward to the day when it can be used to help your child achieve his or her educational goals.
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SunPy 1.0 Released
- 01 June 2019
- Category: Release
The SunPy project is happy to announce the release of SunPy 1.0.0!
SunPy 0.9 Released
- 24 April 2018
- Category: Release
The SunPy project is very happy to announce the release of SunPy 0.9, the latest release of the SunPy core package.
NDCube 1.0 Released
- 25 February 2018
- Category: Release
The SunPy project is very happy to announce the release of a new package "ndcube".
SunPy 0.7
- 26 May 2016
- Category: Release
SunPy 0.7 has arrived! This release is a culmination of about 10 months of work from 27 different people. This release brings many changes, the highlights are:
SunPy 0.6.1 Released
- 30 September 2015
- Category: Release
Announcing the 0.6.1 "thesis submission" release of SunPy. This is a bug fix release and contains the following fixes to things that slipped past us into 0.6:
SunPy 0.6 Released
- 04 August 2015
- Category: Release
I am very happy to tell you that the long in the works 0.6.0 release of the SunPy library has arrived. This release has been 'in the oven' for well over a year, and is full of rather major changes.
SunPy 0.5.0
- 26 June 2014
- Category: Release
The SunPy project is happy to announce the release of SunPy 0.5.0. This release consists of 772 commits from 21 people including 9 new contributors, including the ability to co-align map cubes via template matching in scikit image, massive improvements to Map.rotate() including an implementation of an aiaprep calibration routine for SDO/AIA data and the ability to calculate GOES temperature and emission measure from GOES fluxes.
Announcing SunPy 0.4
- 14 February 2014
- Category: Release
The SunPy community is pleased to announce the release of SunPy 0.4.0. This release contains many new features, some of which are contributed by people who participated in GSOC 2013. It includes the addition of a new local database for storing and searching data, it features a HEK to VSO translator and a new HELIO module in net. As well as this major work has been undertaken on the documentation and a new website developed.
Announcing SunPy 0.3
- 30 August 2013
- Category: Release
It gives me great pleasure to announce the release of a new version of SunPy. This version has been rather too long in the making, but is here at last!
SunPy 0.2
- 27 November 2012
- Category: Release
It has been a busy year but a lot of code later SunPy version 0.2.0 has arrived! This new version of SunPy is quite a change from the old 0.1 release, a few things have changed that make it not backwards compatible, however we feel that the changes are for the better! 14 people have helped to make this release of SunPy a big step forwards, between them they have added 1200 commits to the GitHub page.


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Yesterday I provided a tip about using the context sensitive help feature within Windows Mobile. I finished the post with a gotcha, mentioning that it worked in few third party applications. This was due to the feature needing to be explicitly handled by the application developer. This blog entry is designed to discuss how .NET Compact Framework developers can implement integrated help within their own applications.
Integrating help into your application
Help within Windows Mobile is implemented by an application called peghelp.exe. This application is essentially a host for a web browser control which renders an HTML based help file.
There is typically one HTML help file per application. A special structure is used within the HTML file to determine where to split topics.
As a demonstration of how this works you may like to use the run dialog tip mentioned yesterday to run "peghelp \windows\calc.htm#Main_Contents". This will view the help file associated with the built in calculator application.
Within the .NET Compact Framework the System.Windows.Forms.Help class helps wrap up this functionality and hide the specifics of launching peghelp.exe.
The ShowHelp method will display a specified topic within a help file. It can be invoked from within a button click event handler reasonably easily, as the following example demonstrates:
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { Help.ShowHelp(this, @"\windows\calc.htm#Main_Contents"); }
Notice the '#' character which seperates the path of the HTML help file and the name of the topic.
The first code sample is ideal for launching help from a button or menu item within our application. To launch your help by using the context sensitive help feature within the Windows Start Menu you need to listen to the form's HelpRequested event as shown below.
private void Form1_HelpRequested(object sender, HelpEventArgs hlpevent) { Help.ShowHelp(this, @"\windows\calc.htm#pptskusecalculator"); }
By using unique topic names within the event handler associated with each form, you can obtain context sensitive help. In an advanced application you may even place conditional logic within your HelpRequested event handler. This enables you to display different help topics, depending upon the state of your user interface.
Creating your own help file
The help file for your application is a simple HTML file. However there are a couple of special tags you must utilise, in order for the help application to be able to split up your single file into multiple topics.
To create your first topic within an HTML help file, insert the following elements within the  element of the file.
  .... HTML contents of topic goes here ....
The value of the name attribute (in this case set to "SomeTopic") is the unique name for the topic, and is the value you should use to link to this topic.
The only special topic name that you should use is "Main_Contents" which should point to a topic which is suitable for use as a table of contents. Other than this topic name, you are free to use what ever names suit you.
To create additional topics, simply repeat this structure as many times as required. After the last topic it is very important to place another <!– PegHelp –> comment to mark the end of the help file. It is a common mistake for this comment to be missed and this has the effect of hiding the last topic.
Links between topics
Typically you will want to refer to other topics from within a topic. For example, at the bottom of each topic you may want to have a "see also" section, which lists other relevant topics.
To refer to another topic within your help file you use standard HTML anchor functionality, referring to the anchor name of the topic you want to jump to. This syntax is shown below, and is basically the path of your help file and the desired topic name seperated by a '#' character.
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Development Tips
The parser used to break up a single file into multiple topics is not case sensitive, however it is sensitive to whitespace and changes in the format of the HTML elements. My recommendation is to utilise the same formatting of the  and <!– PegHelp –> elements as shown in the examples in this blog entry. If you find that a topic is missing, or the content of more than one topic have become merged, double check that you have not accidently inserted additional whitespace between attributes etc.
When creating your help file you are most likely going to be using a desktop web browser which will show all your topics in one large page. When doing this it can become tricky to determine where one topic ends and another begins.
There is a special trick which will help resolve this issue. If you place an
 element immediately after each <!– PegHelp –> comment you will get nice divider lines separating each topic when you view your HTML help file within a desktop web-browser. However when you view the help file from within the Windows Mobile Help application they will have been removed.
Adding Keyword Search
Within the  element of your help file it can be handy to list a series of help topics and their matching keywords by using the <keyword> element. These keyword definitions are utilised by the Windows Mobile Find application when the user searches for help on a given topic (i.e. the find application does not search through your entire help file, it relies upon your explicitly listing all relevant keywords).
Some example keyword enteries may look like the following two example entries.
<keyword value="Puzzle;Games" title="Tetris 2000" href="tetris.htm#main_contents" /> <keyword value="High Score;Internet" title="Tetris 2000 High Score" href="tetris.htm#highscore" />
The value element contains a list of keywords separated by semi colons, while the title element contains the title which will be displayed within the Find application when a match is found. Finally the href element contains the topic reference of the topic which should be displayed when a matching keyword is found.
Including Images
Images are displayed within the HTML help file using standard  HTML elements. However there are a couple of limitations to be aware of. The documentation on MSDN states that all images must be bitmaps with the *.2bp file extension. I believe that this document is purely a historical reference. I have had no problem using standard bitmaps with the *.bmp file extension, and I notice some of the included system help files do the same. You can not however utilise other image file formats, such as JPEGs or PNGs from within your help file.
URLs used to reference images are also relative to the \Windows directory, not the folder your HTML help file is located within.
Deploying your custom help file
Realistically your HTML help file must be located within the \windows directory. The help application can have problems if you place your help file in other locations, due to the need to use hardcoded file paths to refer to additional topics and images. These hard coded references will break if the user chooses to install your application in a different location, or your application is installed on a localised version of Windows Mobile (which will have different names for folders such as "My Documents").
If you want the help file to show up in the main list of help files you should also place a shortcut link to your help file within the \windows\help folder. On a Windows Mobile 5.0 device this means that the help file will be accessable by selecting the "Help for Added Programs" entry within the help application's table of contents.
If you are using a Smart Device CAB Project within Visual Studio 2005 to build your application cab you can include your help file within the CAB file by using the following procedure:
- Right click on your deployment project within the Solution Explorer and select "File System" from the "View" submenu.
- On the "File System on Target Machine" entry on the left hand side of the window, right click and select "Windows Folder" from the "Add Special Folder" submenu.
- Right click on the newly created "Windows Folder" directory and select "Folder" from the "Add" submenu.
- Type in "Help" and press enter
- Click on "Windows Folder" to select it
- On the right side of the window right click and select "File…" from the "Add" submenu
- Browse to your HTML help file and click "Open"
- Right click on the help file and select "Create Shortcut to …."
- Rename the shortcut to remove the "shortcut to…" prefix
- Drag the shortcut to the "Help" subdirectory created above
Example Application
An example application which demonstrates how to create a properly formatted HTML help file, and launch it from a .NET Compact Framework application is available for download.
I have included the source code for the application, as well as a pre-built cab file. I would suggest you install the CAB file onto your device and have a play around with how it integrates the application's help within the help application.
As a starter, try searching for "transport" or "chris" within the Find utility (you can find this within the "Programs" start menu option) and see how this produces links to the help file installed along with the application.
Revision History
26 July 2007 – updated the example application to include examples of using images within help topics in response to a recent forum thread.


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I have been looking back at the comments of our spring technology survey. We ask students questions about what technologies they use personally and for academic purposes. We also ask them, in an open ended question, to tell us what they want most in terms of campus technology. This year's survey included 660 students overall, including 130 freshmen. This represents about 11% of the fall 2010 freshmen class. Not a huge number, but enough to get a sense of what students are thinking. eighty students gave written responses.
First some quick info on these freshmen:
- Slightly over 81% of the group lived on campus in 2010-11
- 95% consider themselves to be mainstream adopters of technology, early adopters or innovators.
- 100% own laptops and 18% of these also own a desktop computer
- Only 6.4% own an iPad, 55% own the iPod Touch and 38% own digital video cameras.
- 100% own cell phones, with 43% of these owning Smart phones.
- Over 40% spend 16 or more hours per week on the Internet
- 96% own an iPod or other digital music player
- 27% use Facebook and 37% us YouTube for CLASS work
This looks like a pretty connected group and we are definitely seeing students coming to campus with multiple digital devices. When asked what more can we do, the most often mentioned suggestions were:
- Make more computers available for walk up use on campus in the library, residence halls, or for loan at various locations around campus.
- Make iPads available on campus
- SPEED. They want faster wireless and wired connectivity.
- Make it easier to connect mobile devices to the wireless to the wireless network (we require authentication)
- Update GullNet, our web based student services systems. Some feel it is dated and difficult to use. GullNet is PeopleSoft and was upgraded to version 9.0 in 2009.
There were more suggestions, but these wee most often seen. Some students actually think things are nice the way they are. In all, we see mobile as the most rapidly growing trend, but students want access to the Internet even when they don't have their own device handy.
The bar for technical continues to rise annually and will keep IT departments chasing the curve. So it goes.


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This past week I had the pleasure of attending RAPID + TCT 2018, a conference and exhibition that showcases 3D printing/additive manufacturing with a myriad new technologies, materials, and processes. The event, put on by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) is a highlight of the year for us, and again, we came away overwhelmed (in a very good way) by all that we witnessed.
Much like last year, if there were three words to describe the SME's RAPID + TCT 3D Printing & Manufacturing Event they would be metal, metal, and metal — machines producing metal parts were everywhere. This year marked the 28th event and seemed more like a mini IMTS than an additive manufacturing show with exhibitors ranging from material suppliers to post processors to traditional machining companies. There were, of course, the industry heavy hitters, but there were also a lot of startup companies exhibiting for the first time that made things really interesting.
Post-processing also got a lot of exposure as companies providing these technologies had more of a presence and recognizing that this important aspect of AM needs to be an integral part of the production process, and not relegated to being an afterthought.
This year's theme was "3D In 360°," meaning the industry is starting to come full circle in terms of capabilities and potential, and this theme was clearly evident in the technical sessions and on the exhibit show floor. This year continued a distinct change of industry direction from one-off rapid prototyping of parts to production quantities in the hundreds and even thousands.