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White Fruit Radio takes a leaf out of nature's book by offering a conceptual radio that is made of sycamore (for its superior acoustic properties, and not meant to introduce more firewood into your home this winter) as well as an LED substrate that lies hidden under the thin surface, revealing itself as and when the situation requires it. The ridges located on top of the radio will control both volume and station tuning – all you need to do is rub your finger across and see the LED substrate come to life, changing the channels dynamically. Kudos to designer Swann Bourotte for the White Fruit Radio concept – now if only someone were to pick up this delectable idea and mass produce it.
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Three Ways to Identify Governance Risk l Enterprising Investor
by Charlie Henneman, June 16, 2016
As more investment professionals acknowledge that responsible investing is coming of age, how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues can be incorporated into the investment process has taken on increasing urgency. Among the major questions to consider: Can ESG concerns be aligned with responsible investment practices? Must financial returns be sacrificed in the name of sustainable investing?
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This week's Giveaway is really Groovy~ Literally! We are so excited to partner for this giveaway with Groovy Green Glass, one of our innovative members of Upcyclers!
But before we get started telling you more, let's talk about last week's sponsor and the winner of our giveaway from Yellow Trailer!
Congrats to #24~ Dena and Adriana! Members of Upcyclers and the creative owners of Spin A Yarn, they also write a whimsical and informative blog focused on fiber arts called~ Everything but the Oink!
We want to thank all of those who entered and, especially, Mary from Yellow Trailer for giving away her industrial chic Wine Cork and Hardware Necklace! Now all we want to know is which one of you two will wear it~ or will mom and daughter share???
Now let's get back to Groovy Green Glass~ coincidentally, owned by another creative genius named Deana! (different spelling, hah!) After learning of the massive amounts of wasted glass in the Myrtle Beach area landfills, Deana became "passionate about glass"! Driven by the fact that glass takes over 4000 years to break down in a landfill, she decided to partner with several area restaurants to rescue what she considered bottles too beautiful to waste. By cutting the glass and sanding the edges, she has created a line of glassware, unique and innovative, and very popular. You can actually 'Drink Straight From the Bottle!', as her company tagline states!
|Jameson Shot Glasses
|Grey Goose Glasses
|Captain Morgan Table Lamp
"Based on an online energy calculator, for every 50 cases of glass that we keep out of the landfill, we are saving:
* 2.7 cubic meters of landfill space
* 328 kwh of energy (enough to light 1.1 houses every month)
* 1, 660 liters of water
* and permanently removing the impact of 1.2 cars on the road.
This is currently what we save every three weeks!"
Amazing to think what a difference just one company with one brilliant idea can make!
In addition to glassware, Deana has expanded her line of Groovy Green Glass to include planters, home decor and jewelry!
|Jaegermeister Pendant Lamp
|Etched VinoPonic Planter
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And best of all, the earrings that Groovy Green Glass is giving away!
|Green Wine Bottle Earrings
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Shealoe butter is terrific cream that you can make right at home.
• Provides hold for styling hair
• Strengthens hair
• Provides moisture for hair and skin
• Great to use as a sealer for hair
• Healer and soothing for skin
How to make Shealoe Butter:
(feel free to play around with measurements and other oils).
•1/2 cup of Shea Butter
• 1/4 cup of Aloe Vera or Aloe Vera juice
• 2 tablespoons of coconut oil or evoo (extra virgin olive oil)
I recommend coconut oil, its less greasy.
• 3-5 drops of tea tree oil (this acts as a preservative to prevent mold).
• 3 drops of vitamin E oil
Stove Top Directions
Create a double boiler by placing a glass bowl over a small pot of boiling water.
DO NOT let the bowl tip into water.
Add shea butter, coconut oil to the glass bowl, allow to melt. Add honey while oils are hot.
Stir gently. Remove the glass bowl from heat and place on a surface for mixing.
Add aloe vera gel to warm oil and mix using a hand mixer. Add other oils after mixture has cooled down for about 30 minutes.
Place mixture in an air tight container. Place in the refrigerator only for a few hours so it can set, then take it out, place in a cool, dry area.
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Is that your dream? To sell 650 million books, have 2000+ 5–star reviews on Amazon, earn £64 million in British sales alone, write 90 bestsellers ...?
I can tell you how, but there's a hitch: first you have to be Danielle Steel. Let me share a few clues from her website. Notice the talent, persistence, hard work, enterprise and altruism?
- bi-lingual, French/English, also speaks Spanish and Italian
- has worked as teacher, translator and advertising copywriter
- has eight children
- worked on the streets with the homeless for 11 years after her son died
- at one time held down three jobs and wrote at night
- wrote a successful novel at 19, then wrote five books that were never published
- established two foundations, one to help the mentally ill, and the other to help the homeless
- curates a contemporary art show once a year for a gallery in San Francisco.
Naturally, you will need everything that every popular novel needs in abundance: a riveting plot, strong characters, straightforward dialogue, ruthless structure, and an easy-to-read style.
Easy? I tested the first paragraph of her latest novel, The Prodigal Son, for readability. On the Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease test, the score was 82.3, which means that 82.3% of English-speaking adults can probably read and understand it easily. This is exceptionally easy to read, I assure you.
Finally, when reading The Prodigal Son I noticed one quirk that is not what I'm used to. Steel reiterated certain points of character over and over and over again. In particular, I guess she told me 15 times how everyone in town thought the good twin, Michael the beloved small town doctor, was a saint. OK, I get it. I got it the first time. But let's not dismiss this as bad writing: I dare say this technique helps to make her novels so spectacularly popular. Popular means everybody gets her meaning.


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The Matrix Music from the Motion Picture (2LP-Set)
Released in 1999 at the Height of Y2K Anxiety, The Matrix Ranks as One of the Greatest Science Fiction Films of All Time
A Trend-Setting Blend of Japanese Animé, Hong Kong Martial Arts Films, Cyperpunk Sci-Fi, and Hacker Hero Worship
Its Paranoid View of a Grim Future Marked by Blanket Surveillance and Pathological Interconnectedness Looks More Prophetic by the Day
The Soundtrack to The Matrix Was Similarly Forward-Looking, Eschewing the Obligatory Blues- Based Heavy Metal Guitar Rock for the Breakbeat and Electronic Sounds Making Inroads into Popular Music at the Time
A Neck Snapping Blend of Electronica, Hip Hop, and Stoner Metal Perfectly in Tune with the Film's Cinematographic "Bullet Time" Innovations
Never Before Released on Vinyl
Features Such Artists as Marilyn Manson, Deftones, Ministry, Rage Against the Machine, Prodigy, and Rammstein
Real Gone Music's 2-LP Set Comes in a Newly Designed Gatefold Package Featuring Production Stills from the Film
The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture (Limited Red and Blue Pill Vinyl Version). (2LP-Set) Limited to 1,500 copies
The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture (Limited LED Green with Black Marble Vinyl Edition). (2LP-Set) (Webstore Exclusive) Limited to 300 copies
Every decade or so a science fiction film comes along that captures the Zeitgeist and simultaneously casts a searchlight into the murk of what's to come. Such a film was The Matrix. Released in 1999 to a public already grappling with huge technological change and subject to Y2K hysteria whipped up by the media, The Matrix wove such au courant tropes as Japanese animé, Hong Kong martial arts films, cyperpunk sci-fi, and hacker hero worship into a tale of druggy paranoia whose vision of a grim future marked with universal surveillance and pathological interconnectedness actually looks less paranoid by the day. And its soundtrack was similarly forward-looking. Instead of offering the blues-based, heavy metal rock that might have populated the score had the movie been made a decade before, The Matrix tapped into the new, breakbeat electronic sounds making inroads into popular music. The result was a propulsive audio ride perfectly mated to the film's cinematographic "bullet time" innovations, a doom-laden, neck-snapping blend of stoner metal, hip hop and electronica. Now, Real Gone Music is proud (in fact, we're pinching ourselves…is this some machine-made illusion?) to present, for the first time EVER on vinyl, the original soundtrack to The Matrix in a limited (what else?) "red and blue pill" vinyl edition. The 2-LP set comes in a newly-designed gatefold package featuring stills from the original film production …like Morpheus says, this is your last chance!
Side 1:
1. Rock Is Dead - Marilyn Manson
2. Spybreak! (Short One) – Propellerheads
3. Bad Blood - Ministry
Side 2:
1. Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino Mix) - Rob D
2. Prime Audio Soup - Meat Beat Manifesto
3. Leave You Far Behind - Lunatic Calm
Side 3:
1. Mindfields – Prodigy
2. Dragula (Hot Rod Herman Remix) - Rob Zombie
3. My Own Summer (Shove It) – Deftones
4. Ultrasonic Sound – Hive
Side 4:
1. Look to Your Orb for Warning - Monster Magnet
2. Du Hast - Rammstein
3. Wake Up - Rage Against the Machine


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Achilles tendon belongs to the most injured part of the body. This tendon plays such a role that it almost gets no rest during the day. For these reasons, Achilles tendon inflammation is much more frequent, as well as partial or complete ruptures. This tendon received the name after the ancient Greek hero Achilles. It is the strongest tendon in the human body and it is 5-6 cm long. The Achilles tendon (tendo Achillis) connects the calf muscle to the heel bone (os. calcaneus).
There are two groups of injuries to the Achilles tendon. The first is chronic inflammation, and the second is the partial or complete rupture of the Achilles tendon. The appearance of the Achilles tendon ruptures is associated with rapid physical effort and/or sports recreational activity. It also occurs in professional athletes, but in every case, prevention is important. Before any match, football, basketball, it is necessary to warm up well and stretch (In this way, the possibility of injury to the Achilles tendon would be minimized.
Achilles tendon rupture is one of the most common tendon injuries in the sport: footballers, tennis players, gymnasts, handball players, basketball players, and athletes (runners and jumpers).
The most common location for rupture is within the tendon substance just above the heel, as well as the places where the Achilles tendon attaches to the heel bone. The most common causes of Achilles tendon rupture: direct action, rapid and excessive tension, as well as degenerative changes.
Symptoms: instant and severe pain, morning pain and stiffness of the upper ankle, snapping or popping noise at the area of injury (like walking on dry snow). 2-5 cm. above the heel bone will appear a hollow area where the tendon is ruptured.
Procedure: Place cold wraps on the sore spot for 15 minutes. Repeat the procedure every 15 minutes with the same rest until an expert medical personnel arrives.
Treatment: By surgery or conservatively.
After surgery, the leg is placed in a plaster cast or some special orthopedic boot in for about 6 weeks. After extraction of the plaster cast, strength and stability training begins, but standing on the fingers of the injured leg needs to be avoided. Physical therapy lasts 6-8 weeks. Treatments start very early. Manual massage is implemented on a healthy leg and the injured above the heel bone and up to the crotch.
Hydrotherapy is performed after healing of the wound before and during kinesitherapy. Other Physical methods: Classical galvanization, diadynamic current therapy, and at signs of atrophy, electrostimulation, then ultrasound therapy, laser, and pulse magnetotherapy are used. Kinesitherapy starts with active exercises on all the joints of a healthy leg, initially without resistance, and later with strong resistance from the physiotherapist. At the same time, breathing exercises and general conditioning exercises, as well as balancing exercises, are also performed.
After the operation of the Achilles tendon, a 6-9-month break from sports activities is necessary.
Stretching for the Achilles tendon
Position: Stand with your face facing the wall, with separated soles, elbows stretched, and palms placed on the wall.
Movement: Bent the knee easily, keep the back straight, the elbows bend and with your body approach the wall.
Aim: To stretch the muscle of the ankle and the Achilles tendon.
Note: Make sure that the heel of your back leg is always on the ground or on the floor if you stretch in the room. Do not raise it! The toes should always be facing forward.


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One Month before FIFA World Cup in Brazil starts one can everywhere read about the «pacification» of Rio's favelas. Therefore police or militias causes deep ruptures in the social fabric of the communities. Some weeks ago Bruno Muniz from Rio uploaded the upsetting documentary «Funk is culture – Music Politics in Rio de Janeiro» on YouTube. He shows us, how the baile funk culture is affected by this policy. But there is an unexpected side effect, as the german label Man Recordings writes: «Funkeiros are becoming more politicized in order to fight back and reclaim their former urban space.» Watch the short documentary about the activists from Rio's Apafunk-Network.
What is following now, is the transliteration of the whole documentary. Watch it above via YouTube (with subtitles either in English or Portuguese) or read below.
«Bonde do passinho is innovating, the leg is intertwining, this new trend will catch you up. Because funk is culture, follow the example of our passinho. Men and women can dance it, children, adults and oldies as well.»
Mano Teko, MC and Apafunk activist: «For us, funk and politics were opposites. When we tried to get into the Legislative Assembly House we had that thought, that the house was racist, that they would not receive us. We thought it was not a space for us, but quite the contrary. When we entered, we saw it was indeed a space to be occupied. Many people think the Legislative Assembly is the only space. But it is not the only space, the space is the street.»
Roda de Funk 20.06.2012
People's Summit during Rio +20
MC Pingo do Rap and MC Akaplay: «Everyone! Everyone says that I go around armed, but no one says that they tried to kill me, when the police went up the hill to kill. I'm inside the favela creating terror, to kill the guy and get the money. I'm sorry doctor but to have my mum crying, I'd rather have their mum crying first. My home up the hill went down with the rain. My mom worked washing clothes in family houses and my father, unemployed, made everything worse, always creating trouble on the streets.»
MC Leonardo, MC and Apafunk activist: «We made a roda de funk, in the Fluminense Federal University, through Adriana Facina, who introduced myself to other people and said: ‹Leonardo, everything you said you want to do, you can do, I'll introduce you to some people, and you follow your struggle.› That's how we created the roda de funk, which was, I mean, is, a political tool. We use our image and music, in the middle of the street, to tell the people what we are doing. In one of these rodas de funk in Niterói Marcelo Freixo was there and he said: ‹Leonardo, what you want is a law›. And I said: ‹Yes, it is a law›. So, look for me in my office.»
Chapéu Mangueira, 25.05.2012: Roda de Funk
Mente Solta Theatre Company: «The guy answers the phone in a robbery, we say: Don't move! Don't move! He moves, and then it's the robber's fault. Ooooh man! You were at the wrong place and the wrong hour. Just another shot black guy, no one will notice he is missing.»
MC Junior and MC Leonardo: «Many people have already died in a depressing war that respects no law. The decision to confront bandits harms everyone with the armoured cars. They train the police to leave bodies on the ground, the bandits they know that and exchange shots. They say it was a stray shot, but we are the ones astray. Save yourself if you can, because in Rio the guns are smoking.»
MC Frank: «If you are born inside a favela community, and you are there to tell what happens inside that community, you have to proudly assume you are telling what is going on inside that community.»
MC Frank was arrested in 2010, together with other five MCs. He was accused of crime incitation for singing a style known in Rio de Janeiro as «proibidão», or forbidden funk.
MC Leonardo: When I'm singing what I'm seeing, and what I'm feeling, you are not talking about will but about duties.»
DJ Marlboro, DJ and producer: «The boy who is singing, he is not glamourizing, he is describing what he sees.»
MC Frank: «You asked me about this, and I wanted to answer, about forbidden funk. I think I did not answered your question before, I kind of tried to escape the question. I think enough is enough, to sing about weapons, praising the crime, praising the weapons inside a favela community. It is time to change, to take funk to another style. So, I wanted to ask the youngster to write better lyrics, to think about it.
Following MC Frank's arrest in 2010, Complexo do Alemão, one of the biggest favela conglomerates in Rio, was occupied by military forces for the installation of an Unit of Pacifying Police or UPP. UPP is a strategy devised by Rio de Janeiro State Government to control territories formerly dominated by organised crime.
Colonel Rodrigues, UPP commander: «These pacified communities will have a cultural appeal, the number of people moving there is going to increase, and these communities are not prepared to receive that amount of people, in terms of security, orderly flow of people. They lived a long time under informality, and what we need to fight right now is this informality, especially the informality of event's production.
But, do you think the UPP is contributing to this process? Do you think the UPP is a positive thing?
MC Frank: «I think it was unnecessary.»
Mano Teko: «Our position is against the UPPs. Everything that is imposed, we cannot be in favour.»
MC Frank: «If you make a party, your daughter's party. You live in the hill, you have the space. The party cannot go until midnight, it has to go until eleven o'clock. In the end… You are prisoner of a troop.»
Colonel Rodrigues: «You have to acoustically isolate your venue, prepare the place for people's dispersion. And then, those issues won't come to the police, and we won't need to deal with it. But, we have to organize ourselves together with those that can solve their problems, to demand and improve, leaving this informality towards the formality that all of us need. Including the police, so we can work less, having more fun.»
MC Leonardo: «Some people say that the public opinion is in favour of the UPPs. There is no public opinion, what we have is a published opinion, which everyone follows without debate. The UPP itself is project made by the police for the favela, which is forced to swallow it: ‹That is the way it will be from now on›. It won't work. People say, I support the UPP, to support is not enough. Go to a pacified favela and see the abysm that exists between the social and the action. Government only acted so-far with police. If you transform the UPP into Unit of Public Policy, I would agree. But, for now, the acronym stands for Unit of Parallel Power. They say they expelled the parallel power, but it still exists because the police has a kind of power inside the favelas now, that it does not have in other parts of the city.»
Rio's Legislative Assembly
Public hearing about conflicts involving funkeiros and security agents
Charge: «The subject bringing us here today regards conflicts between popular cultural agents and public security agents. This is the subject bringing us here today for this public hearing.»
The implementation of an UPP is normally followed by the suspension of local community bailes funk. This prohibition is based in legal documents, laws or resolutions. Leading funk's struggle to the State Legislative Assembly. Now funk is consumed all over town, including in posh nightclubs, but it is repressed in the communities where it flourished and acquired its identity.
Charge: «Funk is not a new theme in the Legislative Assembly, in 2008 we were contacted by a group of funkeiros. In the end of the year we had two law proposals ready to begin the debate around funk in this house. I like always to remember this, because the parliament when it works like this, it works in a much better way. The parliament when it open its doors and learn to listen what society is experiencing, the tendency is that we make projects that are much closer to reality, much more useful. And this was a big learning process that the funkeiros brought to this house.»
Public Voice: «According to Getulio Vargas Foundation half of the active population goes out to listen to funk, yet the other half will necessarily listen to funk at certain point during the night, may be at the end of the marriage party, but it will be there. Therefore funk is heard by every social strata, but it is produced, consumed, and publicised by the people of the favelas. But, to stop the baile, inside the favela, without measuring the noise, at last minute on the day, or during the event itself, saying its over. There is no culture that can endure, funk is enduring for all this time, because it found a place that respected no law. Which is the case with the favelas that today are pacified, how can you do a law for a place that the State does not enter? Okay, now the State is there. Now is time for the State to give guarantees. And this cannot be done only by police. It is not the role of the police to say yes or no.»
Popular pressure caused a discriminatory law against funk to be revoked, and a new one, affirming funk as a legitimate form of culture to be approved. However, there is still one legal piece used to preclude bailes funk called Resolution 013, issued by State Security Department.
Morro do Cantagalo: Roda de Funk
Guilherme, Apafunk activist: «We are here today demanding equality, funk has to be treated by the culture department. However, it continues to be threated as crime, as a threat. It continues to be treated by police and State Security Department.»
MC Leonardo: «Funk is culture, the biggest culture inside the favelas in number of artists and audience. Who lives inside the favela, like I did for the last thirty years inside Rocinha, I have the fourth grade, but I believe in mobilization. This is why I mobilized the class, saying that we should fight for our rights. It is not over yet, there is a lot more to fight for. Because a law is a piece of paper, is a weapon that you can use in your behalf. If no one uses it, it's useless. All laws. Law is not change, is an instrument of change.
DJ Marlboro: We manage to change the law, but Resolution 013 is still there. This is a law that gives the power to police commanders to stop the bailes. Without any reasoning, anything, just because they don't like funk.
MC Leonardo: «Today I have a wish to make to god, please look for your brothers, sons and daughters. Losses and unemployment, social violence, the higher classes have it, the lower class for one. Everything that happens in Rio de Janeiro, the blame falls every time on the hands of funkeiros. If a sea of roses becomes a sea of blood, you can be sure they will blame it on funk.»
Mano Teko: During that period, my vision was that politics has always to do with political parties. Today I see that what I do is politics, I'm not playing politics.»
Central do Brasil 14.06.2012: Roda de Funk
MC Dollores and Mc Leonardo: «Thank you! We together and mixed, if things turn bad I run away. Like Dicró used to say, who invented work had to be beaten. Work is only a mean to survival, the only way out. This is why I made this song called vagabond, and its there, on YouTube.»
Vagabond, both of us are vagabonds. Vagabonds don't work, they do nothing for no one.


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View our Whitetail, Axis, Blackbuck and Turkey Hunting prices.
Platinum Trophy Whitetail Buck
160-169 7/8 Gross B&C Score
10 point and up, often a non-typical
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150-159 7/8 Gross B&C Score
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*The classes above are based on approximate gross B&C score and determined at pre-season scouting.
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- Gratuities are not included.
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Get Ready for Reporting Season – How to File W-2s, 1099 Forms, and More
Get Ready for Reporting Season – How to File W-2s, 1099 Forms, and More
Did your small business hire employees for the first time in 2011? Did you use the services of an independent contractor? Or do you simply need a refresher on the ins and outs of wage reporting season?
Here's what you need to know about your annual employer reporting obligations.
How to Report Employee Wages and Taxes – W-2s Explained
If you have paid wages and withheld taxes for employees during 2011, you are required by law to report these numbers (based on the data you've kept in your payroll register) to both the Social Security Administration (SSA) and to your employees. Here's what you need to do:
1. Report Employee Wages and Taxes to SSA
As an employer, you must file Forms W-2 and W-3 with the SSA by February 29, 2012. If you file electronically the deadline is April 2, 2012. Of course, there are penalties if you miss these deadlines. Here's how to file:
a) File W-2s Electronically – If you have fewer than 20 employees you can file your W-2s online and print copies for employees. You'll also need to electronically file a W-3 form at the same time showing total earnings and taxes withheld for all employees combined. To avoid errors, it's a good idea to check that your employee records (names and SSNs) are accurate and match SSA's records. To make this process easier, you can verify names and SSNs online.
SSA has also developed this guide for small businesses which includes video tutorials, tips, and other information about how to file online.
b) File W-2s by Paper – If you prefer to file by paper, forms are available on request from the SSA. Follow these instructions for filing a paper W-2 and mail them to this address. Remember, you have a shorter window in which to file on paper (postmarked on or before February 29) than if you file online (April 2).
You can also use the SSA's online filing process to upload a wage report, which is used by accountants, tax specialists, and any size filer. Only compatible formats are supported, so use the link above to verify if this option will work for you. Third party filers will need to wait two weeks for a password before proceeding, so plan accordingly. December is the preferred month to register.
The SSA has put together a useful W2 Online Filing Quick Guide for Small Business (PDF) that guides you through the filing process.
2. Provide Employees with W-2 Forms
As well as filing forms with the SSA, you'll need to provide your employees with a copy of their individual W-2s with a postmarked date of January 31 or earlier. If you file your W-2s online, these can be printed out automatically. Alternatively they can be downloaded from the IRS website or purchased from an office supplies store and completed by hand.
Encourage your employees to verify that all the information on their W-2 is correct (name, mailing address, social security number). Any errors on the W-2 will need to be corrected by you as soon as possible using forms W-2c and W-3c (which can also be filed online).
Instructions for completing the W-2 and W-3 filing process are available at the SSA's Employer Information Directory.
How to Report Payments made to Independent Contractors - The 1099 Form
If you've used the services of a freelancer, consultant, or independent contractor (all essentially considered non-employees) during 2011, you are required to report compensation of $600 or more to the IRS. This compensation includes fees, commissions, prizes, and awards.
Compensation is reported on form 1099-MISC. As a business, you are required to file 1099s to the IRS by February 28, but you also must furnish statements to the recipients of the income by January 31, 2012.
If you are unsure whether someone is an independent contractor or an employee, read SBA's guide, Independent Contractor vs. Employees. If you are still unclear on how to classify someone, you can file a Form SS-8 (PDF). The IRS will then determine the workers status for employment and income tax purposes.
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South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ turned out to be a surprisingly well-designed turn-based RPG. Its success was clearly evident, and has prompted a sequel: South Park The Fractured But Whole.
A cinematic trailer for the game was displayed during E3 2016. Two major points can be taken away from the trailer.
First, the game will be based upon a superhero theme. We can assume that items, locations, and skills will be largely inspired by the superhero culture. This inspiration can lead to hilariously satirical comedy for fans of the aforementioned group.
Second, South Park The Fractured But Whole will remain truthful to the trademarked South Park graphics and humor. This detail is important because it's one of the main reasons its prequel was a critically-acclaimed success. Fans of the original TV show will discover yet another enjoyable game for themselves to experience.
Watch the comedic trailer for yourself for some dramatically silly humor:
South Park The Fractured But Whole will be available on December 6, 2016, but may be pre-purchased today for $59.99 on Steam. By pre-purchasing the game, players will receive a free copy of South Park™: The Stick of Truth™, and a companion, Towelie. Note that Ubisoft Uplay will be required to play the game.
Make sure to check back regularly in case a gameplay trailer is released because we here at MMOExaminer will definitely cover it!


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I love this perfume that I bought from Anthropologie! Believe it or not, they actually have a candle with this same scent, but the great part is how soft and sweet smelling it is. It's not overwhelming, and it's the one perfume I can wear without receiving a headache, or allergy attack! I love how girly this perfume makes me feel.
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One essential product for smooth skin, in whatever season is my coconut shay butter cream from the Body Shop. The packaging is so cute, and it's something I always keep on display because I grab for it all the time. It's my favorite for my legs, and hands because it makes my skin feel so soft and moisturized.
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My go to brand is definitely Essie when speaking of nail polish because their range of colors is so vibrant and true to the name on the bottle. For this spring, and summer coming up I've been navigating towards 'Naughty Nautical' and 'In The Cabana'. Treating myself to a mani/pedi at home is a special treat especially while listening to music, or watching some Netflix. This moment is very relaxing for me, and I love doing this routine on a Sunday to being my new week.
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My hair is thin, and very sensitive, especially since I went and colored my hair brown, back to blonde within one year. So the color is something my hair dresser tries to go lightly on. We take the process very slowly, only a few treatments at a time before I'll be back to my full blonde self! So to strengthen my hair during this time, she had me purchase a K-Pack which is a conditioner/vitamin treatment specifically for thin, brittle, and dry hair. I've been using it for other three months, and my hair dresser and I can tell such a huge difference in the length my hair is growing, and how much stronger it is now! Love this stuff so much.
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We believe that frequent positive experiences in a natural environment can have a major impact on the healthy growth and development of children.
It will also enable children to develop a lifelong awareness ,respect, care and sensitivity to the environment. We believe connecting our children with nature through hands on, informal exploration is a great way to do this. Teachers will take prompts from the children and will be guided by the children's questions and will encourage children's natural curiosity and thinking, fostering their natural "sense of wonder".
The Midcity Childcare Trust Nature Programme will be run in partnership with The Department of Conversation (DOC).
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Find and compare Internet service providers in Tennessee for dial-up Internet service, or high-speed Internet services like fiber optic Internet, DSL, cable Internet, mobile broadband service, and WiMax. Get a price quote on Tennessee Internet service from providers in your area for the best rates, and Internet speeds.
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Tennessee has become well-known for its music from the early days of rock and roll with Elvis to the modern day country music capital of the World, Nashville. It's definitely a happening State. Of course nowadays you can't even think about pop culture without thinking about the Internet and FaceBook, Twitter, and various other social sites. Let's not forget iTunes and other great online music stores and/or legal download sites.
The Internet has become part of everyday operations of businesses and daily lives of individuals. That's why Internet Service Providers in the State of Tennessee keep offering fast and reliable Internet access packages to meet customers' needs and wants. Ben Lomand Rural Telephone Cooperative and Loretto Communication Services, Inc. provide Internet packages to people living in the state stay online and up-to-date with their favorite stars.
Ben Lomand Rural Telephone Cooperative contiues to develop in terms of its business and service footprint now making them one of the largest telephone cooperatives in the nation. They also started offering Internet services such as DSL and Dialup. Ben Lomand Rural Telephone Cooperative's Dialup Internet access has different available plans including the Basic Plan – $11.95 per month, Unlimited Plan - $19.95 per month, ISDN Net - starts at $19.95 per month and other Additional Accounts.
The success in business of Ben Lomand Rural Telephone Cooperative has led to even more companies into the ISP market like Loretto Communication Services, Inc. which is an affiliate of Loretto Telephone Company. In 1967, Loretto Telephone Co. became the first in the state to offer touch-tone telephone and direct long-distance dialing. Currently, they are serving around 5,000 customers with phone and Internet services. Their Internet services include High-Speed and Dialup Internet access.
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Teacher Prep and Prior Learning
This game to get to know your preschool children is very simple to prepare for and use. Not only will it help you to get to know your students, but it will also help them to develop large motor skills as they throw and catch the ball. You can also add in learning about right and left hands as you use this simple game.
To play this game, children will need to be able to catch and throw a ball. They will also be able to understand that pictures are associated with questions, which will help them to learn about symbols and representation.
To prepare for this game, you will need a beach ball and a variety of colors of magic marker. Simply blow up the beach ball and draw symbols on it to represent questions. Some sample ideas are below. Feel free to add or remove any that you feel necessary.
- A picture of a box of crayons to represent colors.
- A drawing of a television to represent television shows or movies.
- A drawing of a set of dice to represent board games and dice.
- A drawing of different types of balls to represent sports.
- A drawing of a spoon, fork and plate to represent meals.
- A drawing of broccoli to represent vegetables.
- A drawing of an apple to represent fruit.
- A drawing of a tablet and pen to represent drawing.
These are just some of the symbols you can use. It's best to make a list of what you want to know about your preschoolers and base your drawings on those questions. Just remember to keep them simple so that your students will recognize what they represent.
Playing the Game
It's very easy and fun to play this game to get to know your preschoolers. One of the benefits of this game is that it can be played inside or outside and involves physical activity as well as cognitive processing. To begin, have students stand in a circle. Explain to the students that they will be throwing the ball to each other. When they catch the ball, they will look under their right hand to see what the picture is. Then, they answer the question that the picture represents. You can also switch to the left hand to help students practice right from left.
Once the students catch the ball, they answer the question and then throw it to someone else. You can even specify that they throw it to the person on their right or the third person on their right to help with counting skills.
For example, Sue catches the ball and there is a box of crayons under her right hand. She tells the class what her favorite color is. She is then supposed to throw the ball to the first person on her right. Gary is the first person on her right. When he catches the ball, the drawing pad and pencil is under his right hand. Gary tells the class what kinds of things he likes to draw.
Test your students knowledge of each other! When the ball has gone around the circle enough times so that you feel you all have a good set of information about each other, have students throw the ball around in the opposite direction and answer the question for the person on their left. In the case of Gary and Sue, if Gary catches the ball and his hand is on the box of crayons, he will tell the class what Sue's favorite color is.
Use this and other games to get to know your preschool children so that you can fun with your students and have them practicing various skills at the same time! Knowing how your students best process information is a great start to getting them going on this introduction to education!


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This was one of my favorites that I read last year as well as a book that, once again, left me incredibly envious in the face of A. S. Byatt's sheer talent and beautiful use of words.
The Children's Book is an unwieldly, huge, overstuffed tome about family, art, history, growing-up, fitting into the world. At its broadest. At a narrower level it is about the immediate and extended Bohemian family of the seven Wellwood children and their matriarch, Olive Wellwood, a writer of children's tales. Set over a large span of years, covering the Victorian era through the reign of King George and World War I, there are such a multitude of characters that it is easy to get lost at first: Humphrey (Olive's husband)'s brother, wife, and children; other cousins; a strange family belonging to the potter who lives in the marshes, Violet, the Wellwoods' spinster aunt, the Cains, and on and on and on. On a second reading it is easier to distinguish all of them, and though certain characters suffer in development, others are so real and realized that you will fall in love with them (the stubborn Dorothy, determined to become a surgeon; Tom, who never quite grows up).
The "plot" is simply the children growing up and discovering that the world is not what they thought it was at first; or as Philip Larkin would have put it, "they fuck you up, your mum and dad…" Even the supposedly idyllic time period and home, the rambling, charming country house of Todefright, contain secrets–not necessarily dark secrets, but everyday, family unpleasantness. Cuckoos are a recurring theme, and puppets, for a reason. As the children grow, so does the world change, and the major events in their lives shift from garden parties and making works of art to dealing with the brutality of English public schools, pregnancy, incest, and the horror of the First World War. (Yes, things never really do "lighten up" in Byatt's world…)
But it's absolutely mesmerizing reading, sometimes a bit like an art and history lesson more so than a novel, but what a beautiful way to phrase everything. The scenes where the characters travel to the Great Exhibition in Paris really do somehow manage to capture the sheer grandeur and wonder that must have been so overwhelming at the time.
Again, I don't have much to say about this book other than that it's quite an impressive and wonderful conglomeration that I will be re-reading again, and probably sooner than I should.


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Caribbean Cruising – Haiti & Jamaica | Royal Caribbean
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It's not often that you can claim to have woken up in a different country four days in a row but that's exactly what happened when Adam and I took to the seas and embarked on our first full length cruise, courtesy of Royal Caribbean. A quick plane ride (please note the sarcasm as this plane ride felt extremely long. Probably due to the fact that we were seated apart and I was placed in the middle of a family who proceeded to talk and pass tings across me but that's another story) over to Florida was required as the ship was to set sail from Port Canaveral just outside of Orlando.
Our itinerary would see us reach Haiti, Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Mexico all within a seven day time period. Our first destination was the exclusive to Royal Caribbean resort in Haiti. The sun, the sand and the palm trees were everything you could image the Caribbean to be. The staff were extremely friendly and entertainment was practically thrown at us from every direction.
Parasailing was our chosen excursion for the day. It involved jumping on a boat that took us all out to sea, far enough to where it was safe for us to begin. The boat ride was fast and bumpy, something that I don't think Adam appreciated as he can get quite sea sick. Surprisingly he seemed to be handling the ride pretty well and was enjoying the views as much as the rest of us but that soon changed. When we were up in the air his body decided to crumble, he gave into his sickly feeling and projectile vomited all over the place. I really wanted to burst out laughing but I kept my composure long enough to show partial concern, not to mention I was recording out journey in the sky on a GoPro so I probably caught the whole thing on film.
Whilst Adam took to the sea following his sickly encounter with the skies, I decided to lounge on one of the deck chairs. I strategically placed it under one of the trees in a bid to stop myself from frying like an egg, little did I know that this would actually the least hot out of the four destinations but I'll get into that another time. After basking in the sun for about an hour Adam returned from his swim where he described the water as being as warm as a bath.
Exploration was next on the agenda so we packed up our things and began walking around the resort with camera and water in tow. In all honesty the landscape was beautiful and picturesque everywhere we turned but because it was a resort so it all looked a bit too perfect. We somewhat felt that we weren't getting to see the true essence of Haiti and the Caribbean as a whole but that was all about to change when we arrived in Jamaica.
It was in Jamaica where we were able to experience what a Caribbean country is actually like as our excursion took us away from the port and into the local area. I'll touch more on our excursion in a bit but firstly I would like to give a quick mention to the weather which was both glorious but a tad bi-polar. For the majority of the day the sun was beaming and seemingly on a mission to out do the sun we had experienced in Haiti. The heat was seriously on a whole other level to what I've ever experienced here in grey old London, however we did get caught up in a rain storm that literally came out of no where. The rain came down so harshly that i'm pretty sure for the 30 minutes or so that it was raining there was enough rain to fill 5 Olympic swimming pools.
Before the weather decided that we all needed an outdoor shower, we headed into town to the Martha Bae river as part of our excursion. This is where we would be gliding down the river on a raft made of bamboo, hand crafted by our raft operator. He told us that it takes him three weeks to make a new raft once every six months. The journey down the river was both serene and peaceful, so peaceful that we could hear the creaking of the bamboo trees on the river banks either side of us.
As someone who comes from Jamaican heritage but have lived my whole life in the UK it was great to finally experience and feel a great connection to my roots. Although my first trip back "home" was short lived it definitely was a highlight and has invigorated my desire to explore more of my roots.
Sun, sea, sand, parasailing and the Martha Bae river were a great start to what turned out to be a great trip. Stay tuned on Y&Y as I'll spill the beans about our adventures in Grand Cayman and Mexico very soon.


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I stamped the new Life is a Gift image twice and added a tiny bit of glitter glue to it. I stamped and heat embossed in silver the word happy from the same set on vellum and then used the "birthday" word from the new Happy Birthday Dies to complete the phrase adhering the word die on the stamped vellum.
To finish my CAS design I created a simple frame combining the largest die from Flourished Star Pattern and a smaller matting basics die.
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Our Daring Bakers Host for December 2011 was Jessica of My Recipe Project and she showed us how fun it is to create Sour Dough bread in our own kitchens! She provided us with Sour Dough recipes from Bread Matters by AndrewWhitley .
This challenge was like a science experiment. I never quite felt in control of the situation and that was a bit unnerving. It is cold here now and that did not help my sourdough starter in the least. I made a rye starter and a wheat starter...twice. The wheat starter showed signs of life the second time around so I tried making some bread with it. My son came home from school that day and asked what the smell was in the house. It was my baking loaf of sourdough and I had to laugh. I had envisioned an aroma much like that of Merita Bread Company that baked bread in my hometown and made me hungry even if I had just eaten.
My bread made me open a window and light a scented candle.
The bread tasted flat and very sour. It was very heavy and I am sure I should have proofed it longer and baked it longer. I did not have the time or enough starter for a second batch. I will not give up though. I think I will wait until the weather gets warmer here and then give it another try. I love the thought of having a sourdough starter in the fridge, making cakes, pancakes and especially pleasantly fragrant bread.
Until then, I am relying on Iggy's Bread,my local favorite, to see keep the sourdough love alive.
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So long to the lira
Like the German mark, the Italian lira is a comparatively recent currency with roots that lie deep in the past.
The word "lira" is derived from the Latin "libra", meaning pound, which makes it a distant cousin of the British pound sterling, whose Roman roots are reflected in the L-shaped � symbol.
It made its first appearance in the hands of bankers, merchants and consumers in Venice in 1472, struck by Doge Nicolas Tron.
The Venice lira set a trend for large silver coins with enough space to bear the local ruler's portrait.
These were called testone in Italy, from the word testa meaning head, teston in France, and testoon in Britain, where the first example was a shilling minted by Henry VII in 1504.
However, the lira remained just one of many silver coins circulating in the states that later joined together to make up modern Italy.
Works of art
Some of these were works of art: the Italian sculptor and goldsmith Benvenuto Cellini was employed to cut dies for coins when Florence became a duchy under the Medici.
It was made up of 100 centisimi, the smallest coins made of copper, and larger ones of silver. Coins of 10 lire and above were struck in gold.
But inflation gnawed relentlessly away at the descendants of the doge's magnificent testone.
The one and two centisimi coins disappeared in 1918. The smaller silver lire changed to nickel then stainless steel, and finally, after World War II, aluminium.
The one and two lire coins disappeared altogether in 1984, though a 500 lire coin continued to be issued in silver until 1982.
Italy's rich artistic history has also been reflected on its banknotes.
Euro coins
The Italian euro coins will depict, among other things, Botticelli's Venus and Leonardo da Vinci's Vtiruvian man.
The Vatican has been issuing variations on Italian coinage since 1929. Its euro coins will continue to depict the Pope's head.
A curious appendix to the recent history of the lira came in 1935, when Italy's fascist leader Benito Mussolini invaded and quickly conquered Abyssinia.
Instead of attempting to conduct business there in the lira, Mussolini acquired the dies of the silver thaler produced under the Habsburg empress Maria Theresa (1717-1780) and began to mint them in Italy.
The thaler - which gave its name to the dollar - was the coin of choice in the region, a genuinely hard currency used in trade with countries such as India and China.
For older Italians the euro will, at least in one way, bring back memories - the return to everyday life of centisimi, as the euro cents will be known.
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In Sydney's ANZAC memorial
there is there a sculpture titled "Sacrifice".
You look down on the figure of a young WWI soldier,
arms stretched out by the rifle that lies across his shoulders,
behind his breathless head,
a powerful but none-too-subtle cruciform.
A cross.
I can't help but think of Archibald Baxter's description of "Field Punishment No. 1":
he and other pacifists taken to France
to have at times their arms stretched out and tied to poles,
an echo and an irony that was not lost on all who witnessed it.
Today we keep the Feast of the Holy Cross.
We try to see with freshness and depth
a symbol we know only too well.
Far too well for it to have real impact:
a piece of jewellery, not even a symbol of faith these days.
Pretty and palatable and untroubling.
Let's not forget though
that the Cross is a political symbol,
the Empire's method of getting rid of those
who have become inconvenient.
Outspoken. Dangerous.
What does it mean
that Jesus was put to death on a Cross?
The Cross is a symbol of sacrifice, but more than that:
a symbol of horror, shame, violence, terror.
A symbol of tragic waste and sheer brutality.
And yet.
And yet, it has been the firm conviction of twenty centuries of Christians
that God took this symbol of all that should cripple us,
should kill our optimism,
should lower us to the level of the perpetrators of terror,
should destroy our faith in humanity and in God.
God took this tragic waste and sheer brutality
and brought out of it redemption, salvation, restoration, peace, hope.
Out of inexplicable death the Cross points us to life.
Out of inexpressible grief the Cross points us to joy.
Out of indefensible horror the Cross points us to courage & freedom
to challenge all that would subdue the body, soul and spirit.
So easily those first disciples could have seen the Cross
as the powerful destruction of their weak faith, weak hopes and weak leader.
They might have succumbed to vengeance, or expediency, or fatalism
and they may never have witnessed the Resurrection.
The Cross would have become just another senseless killing.
The suffering of Jesus might so easily have become an excuse
to do what many in the Jewish world not-so-secretly wanted:
to rise up and deal to the Roman occupier
and those who collaborated with them.
Or perhaps simply a confirmation that bad stuff happens to good people,
and who'd really want to try and make sense of that?
Today, though, we talk about the Holy Cross.
Today we are invited to see God's redemptive work
as possible and present even in the most horrific symbols of our age.
And to challenge those who do not allow
the liberating, hopeful, saving voice of God to speak
above the cries of terror and tension.
In the enacted parable of the Cross
Jesus gives us a vision of the Kingdom.
God takes a symbol of fear and intimidation,
of tragic waste and sheer brutality, and turns it on its head.
The Cross reminds us that we are not to be beholden to our fears.
That God is able to turn terror to liberation.
That God's way is to take death and to bring new life.
Not denying all that is awful in the world, or even in humanity.
But God takes that and
– despite our best efforts and the affront of it all –
makes it holy.
The Holy Cross stands as symbol of all that God does
despite injustice and terror and the misappropriation of fear and outrage,
patriotism and duty.
The Cross that seems to be the symbol of condemnation
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Got the results back on the mass we had removed from Ty last Friday.
It is a hemangiosarcoma tumor. The malignancy margins were very low.
This news baffled Dr. Brown, since hemangiosarcoma typically starts somewhere in the blood, heart, spleen, lungs, etc.
So, right now it could be that it was just this one spot, we found it, removed it, and he could be good forever.
This spot on his leg could be a secondary of something else we haven't found yet.
We are scheduling xrays of his heart/lungs along with an ultrasound of his abdomen.
That's all there is. I don't even know what to think about it all. It just hit me like a ton of bricks this morning.
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EGC in partnership with Eternal Order presents a Poetry and Sundry Talent event tagged BE BLESSED!
Season 2 of the event is going to be held in the Zoo of University of Ibadan (between Lions, Ostriches, Giraffe, etc.)… Hmm, just imagine yourself doing a poem and a lion makes melody to what you said!
This event is going to feature both already known and upcoming Talents such as Efe Paul Azino, Dolapo, Jumoke Verisimo, Funmi Aluko, Street Poet, Tade Ipadeola, Ajankoro, Eriata Oribhabor, Enigmatic Olumide, Yommy Bishop, Femi Amogunla, Servio Gbadamosi, Tofarati GT, Chris Eleri, Femi Fairchild Morgan, Clementina, Opeezy Mr Money, Tola, Dee, Yommy Akinlaja, Bukkie, Gbenga, Olayinka, Kayode Taiwo, PTA, and a host of others.
Venue is mini Gazebo, Zoological gardens, University of Ibadan.
Date is 27th April 2013
Start time is 1:00Pm
Proudly supported by Fantazia clothing, Breadplus, Bishop and Knights.
If you miss this event… you have missed something in history!
Please note that UI Zoo charge N200 for individual entry into the Zoo.


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Home > Android Tablet Reviews > Fujitsu Stylistic M532
What's hot: Slim and light Tegra 3 tablet with a sharp IPS display.
What's not: Touchscreen sometimes a little numb, making the tablet seem unresponsive. Expensive by consumer pricing standards.
Reviewed Oct. 16, 2012 by Lisa Gade, Editor
in Chief (twitter: @lisagade)
(this is a video review)
Fujitsu has jumped into the Android tablet arena with their Stylistic M532. This is a very thin and light 10.1" tablet that nonetheless feels relatively durable and has passed a few MIL Spec tests for temperature, vibration and humidity. In the US, Fujitsu sells into the corporate market, though they do direct to consumer sales via the website and in retail stores like Fry's. The $549 Fujitsu Stylistic M532 is priced high by consumer standards and we don't expect it to sell by boatloads to consumers as a result.
The Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet has the cleanest build of Android you'll see outside of Google reference devices like the first Motorola Xoom and the Nexus 10. There's no bloatware, no added widgets and there aren't even customizations to settings. If you're in the market for very clean tablet, the Fujitsu fits the bill. It runs on a 1.4GHz Nvidia Tegra 3 quad core CPU with GeForce graphics and it benchmarks similarly to other Tegra 3 tablets. That said, the touch screen on ours sometimes missed presses and swipes making it seem slower than it really is. The Stylistic M532 has a gig of DDR2 RAM, 32 gigs of flash storage, a microSD card slot and a 2 cell battery that's sealed inside.
The 1.23 lb. Stylistic M532 has a 1280 x 800 IPS display that has excellent viewing angles and is very sharp with good brightness. Fujitsu doesn't state that this is Gorilla Glass but they describe it as hardened and impact resistant. All glossy tablets have glare, but the M532 has an extra dose of it, and that makes it hard to see the display outdoors.
If you want HDMI out and USB host (full size USB ports for peripherals), you'll have to get Fujitsu's $70 dock that adds those ports. The dock connects to the M532's 30 pin charge/dock port on the bottom edge. The tablet has a separate micro USB port for transferring between the tablet and your computer. The micro USB port does not support USB host.
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Fujitsu Stylistic M532 Video Review
Price: $549
Website: www.fujitsu.com
Display: 10.1" capacitive IPS. Resolution:
1280 x 800. 10 points multi-touch. Supports both portrait and landscape modes via accelerometer, has ambient light sensor.
Battery: 3170 mAh 2 cell Lithium
Ion rechargeable. Battery is not user replaceable.
Performance: 1.4GHz NVidia Tegra 3 T30S quad core CPU with 12 core GeForce graphics. 1 gig LPDDR2 RAM, 32 gigs internal storage.
Size: 10.3
x 6.9 x 0.35 inches. Weight: 1.23 pounds.
Camera: 2.0MP front camera and rear 8MP camera with LED flash.
Audio: Built
in stereo speakers, mic and 3.5mm standard stereo headphone
Networking: Integrated
dual band WiFi 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0 + EDR.
Software: Android OS 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich. Standard suite of Google Android applications including web browser, email, Gmail, YouTube, Maps, Navigation, Gtalk, Search and the Google Play Store.
Expansion: 1
SDHC microSD card slot, micro USB port.
Ruggedness: MIL-STD-810G tested.
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Australia Day Foundation Director, Bill Muirhead AM said: Germaine remains a passionate advocate for liberty – especially for women. She's quick witted and outspoken. She's a unique Australian character. She's a true pioneer. Her work in the arts and as an academic is also matched by her work as a conservationist. Perhaps surprisingly, the older you get, the more you agree with what she said when she was young. She was way ahead of her time. There are so many brilliant quotes that it's difficult to choose one. My personal favourite is this - 'The essence of pleasure is spontaneity'. But I also love 'You're only young once, but you can be immature forever'. She is an extraordinary woman, who has played a pivotal role in the history of social change and women's liberation in the world. On behalf of the Australian Day Foundation, I'm delighted to announce that Professor Germaine Greer is the recipient of the '2018 Australian of the Year in the UK' award.
When presenting the award, Australia Day Foundation Director, Dick Porter said: Mike Gooley has a career worth celebrating. A true professional, he is recognised as a business leader and role model to all areas of the travel industry. Over the last 47 years he has helped millions of people realise their dream of discovery our magnificent land Down Under. His company Trailfinders last year for example sent around 70,000 high value travellers – the ones who spend the most – out of a total from the UK of all travellers to Australia of around 720,000. He has for almost 50 years been the standout quality benchmark for the industry and has provided true leadership in excellence of presentation and delivery – to the enormous benefit of Australia, and I say that as a long term competitor following him through it all! On top of this, Mike continues to work tirelessly for The Mike Gooley Trailfinders Charity, over the years donating tens of millions of pounds towards great causes including cancer and other medical research, military veterans and local community projects. In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the Australian Tourism Industry as well as his remarkable philanthropy work, the Australia Day Foundation considers Mike Gooley a truly worthy recipient of the 2018 Honorary Australian of the Year in the UK award.
When presenting the award, Australia Day Foundation Director, Chris Hickey said: "The video you have just watched only scratches the surface of Dr Geordan Shannon's amazing achievements. An advocate for remote and rural health, what she has already accomplished in her career indicates that nothing is impossible for Geordan. She didn't choose to work in rural health for the credit or glory, but because of a genuine passion to improve the lives of those less fortunate. Geordan's contribution to the health of those in the developing world is truly admirable. The Australia Day Foundation has great pleasure in recognising Dr Geordan's outstanding work by awarding her as the 2018 Young Australian Achiever of the Year in the UK."


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Although the EDU-USB External Sound card is made by the same company as the Andrea PureAudio USB SA and MA Sound Cards the EDU is a bit larger and has a more fragile casing. The EDU also does not come with the Superbeam Array Microphone currently bundled with the Andrea PureAudio USB SA sound card or Andrea Electronics complete PureAudio Voice Solutions Software Suite currently included with the SA and MA (not recommended for speech recognition). If you require a USB sound card for speech recognition use at a lower price the EDU is far superior to other countless inexpensive sound cards found on Amazon and overseas.
Your headset, microphone or speakers will perform only as good as the sound card or integrated audio system that you plug into. Most laptops and PCs today have audio systems built in and it is often placed close to noisy components like the power supply or high frequency processors. In addition, PC's may be used in high noise level environments which can affect the performance of applications, such as those that use speech input.
Andrea's EDU-USB eliminates noise problems as it utilizes high quality digital circuitry. This format bypasses your desktop or laptop computer's sound system, providing increased intelligibility and performance of stereo microphone input and stereo speaker output for all of your digital audio applications including VoIP and speech recognition programs.
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A few accessories for the BlackBerry Bold 9900 have started to arrive at AT&T stores. Apparently, the release schedule for the Bold 9900 is 'on schedule'. We'll likely see the Bold 9900 released sometime in November. There were a few rumors that NFC was the holdup. We suggested AT&T just do what T-Mobile did and block NFC on a Vendor ID basis. Users of AT&T have been dying to get their hands on the 9900 for quite sometime. If it releases in November, any of you AT&T customers plan to pick it up?
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When you adopt a tool like MemberHub as your organization's primary communication tool you're essentially telling your members that "this is how we communicate". Opening up two-way communication channels and putting your members in touch with each other will result in more informed, more engaged members. This means you get less phone calls and potentially save money on extra staff needed to ensure proper communication is taking place. But "will… read more →
When we performed our last customer survey, a couple of trends were immediately spotted. The most common was the suggestion to allow users to send a message to just a select few people in their hubs. Discussions are great for creating dialog between all the members in a hub and you can easily send a one-to-one message to a member (or admin) of your hub. But there wasn't an easy way… read more →
The name may be a bit different, but the intent is still the same – to grow the Kingdom by embracing new media. M2LIVE.org (formerly Ministry 2.0) will host its next webinar on May 13, 2010 at 11 a.m. (EDT); featuring LifeChurch.tv's online community pastor, Tony Steward. Tony will be discussing social media and answering the fundamental question … is it worth it? If you joined us last month, where John… read more →
Last week, I attended the Exponential Conference. While I was there I had the opportunity to hear Ken Blanchard speak. In case you don't know who Ken Blanchard is, he is "one of the most influential leadership experts in the world and is respected for his years of groundbreaking work in the fields of leadership and management." He's written a ton of books including the very succusful and timeless The One… read more →
The development team will be moving MemberHub.com over to Amazon's Cloud (EC2) this Saturday, April 17th, between 3:00pm and 5:00pm ET. With Amazon's EC2 hosting you should notice performance improvements when accessing the site, viewing Your Dashboard, Your Calendar and accessing your hubs. To learn more you can read about the technical list of benefits on Amazon's website. Again, the move will take place this Saturday, April 17th, between 3:00pm and 5:00pm ET,… read more →
Last week we exhibited at NTEN's annual technology conference in Atlanta. This was our first year attending the event and we didn't know what to expect. As a vendor, our expectations were far exceeded. Here are 5 things that we took away from our time with the #nptech folks! 1. Then NTEN folks make things happen. Holly Ross and her team know how to get things done. That organization offers… read more →
The name may be a bit different, but the intent is still the same – to grow the Kingdom by embracing new media. M2LIVE.org (formerly Ministry 2.0) will host its inaugural webcast on April 14, 2010 at 11 a.m. (EDT), featuring 8BIT founder and North Point Ministries' creative web director, John Saddington. Saddington will be discussing church social media strategy development. The first in a series of FREE webcasts, the M2LIVE… read more →
I had a great conversation this morning with Tony Dye. Tony is a jack-of-all-trades kind of guy. He spends a lot of his time consulting business and churches on technology and his passion for finding new tools is inspiring. It's evident when you speak with him, visit his blog or do anything Church IT RoundTable related. This morning Tony mentioned that back in the day, everyone was so excited for… read more →
In order to help administrators get started with their new subscription, we have re-organized the Help in the Management Console of your Organization. In addition to providing links to the most important tasks, we have created a video that will walk you through completing those tasks. To see this new help, click on the Manage link beside your organization on Your Dashboard. On the Overview tab you'll see the help… read more →
This may seem a little crazy at first, but I wonder, should churches and nonprofits buy Facebook ads? Our business has been running some ads on Facebook and finding some great success. It's easy, hyper-targeted and based on demographic information in your Facebook profile. So I started to wonder if I should share my experience with creating Facebook Ads..and we will, in another post. But for now, I'm wondering what… read more →


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Lens Design
Lens design
Many people scoff at the idea of taking classes to learn about photography. They may think that photography is as simple as pushing a button on a camera. And while it is true that most people can take a picture in this simple way, in order to take unique, breathtaking, outstanding photos that can truly be enjoyed by others or even sold for money, a person has to learn about photography. There are many resources that are available that can help a person to learn about photography. A person could sign up for a class at a local community college. Or they could take classes online. Other individuals decide to learn more about this on their own. Perhaps they will purchase books or they will use online resources to help them learn about photography.
Why Photography Is an Exciting Hobby or Career
Once a person starts learning more about photography, they will see that a whole new world is open to them. They will begin to understand how cameras work, and they will learn more about the history of the camera. They will see that Lens design and camera design has come along way since people started taking pictures more than 100 years ago. They will also see that certain images can be captured by using unique filters or different types of techniques. The more pictures they take, the more they will enjoy this hobby. Many individuals who start out taking pictures as a hobby decide to make a career out of it. They love the idea of getting paid for something they enjoy doing. They love the reaction they see when others look at their photos for the first time. Learning about photography can take time, but many who have done so feel that it is well worth the effort.


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Friday, April 26, 2013
our week in iPhone pictures
4 comments:
- Kelly Stamps said...
Where is that lunch???? I need to go wherever that is! ha!
Loved your recap.
- April 26, 2013 at 9:37 PM
- Erin said...
Peanut butter cookies sound amazing... and that mexican food looked soo good.. I have been craving mexican like crazy latley!!
- April 27, 2013 at 10:24 AM
- Naturally Caffeinated Family said...
Oh so many fun things! I have been wanting a Vitamix, do you love it?? So much fun to make your own peanut butter! ;) Jillian is looking like such a little girl!! That is so cute that she loves that outfit, I wonder when HM will start being partial to certain outfits? :) I hope Brody is feeling all better! Y'all are so cute! Hope you have a great weekend!
- April 27, 2013 at 7:03 PM
- Emily (Louisiana Bride) said...
You're making me long for summer! My husband said he wanted to do P90X again this summer while we were out of school/work and I am stoked about it, makes eating healthier so much easier when the man isn't buying cookies and ice cream lol.
- April 29, 2013 at 6:05 PM


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The keyboard is small (as you'd expect on a unit of this size) and has 16mm key travel. You'll likely spend some time adjusting to the small keyboard, but it is touch typeable. Since this is a Japanese model, the keys are masked with both English and Kanji characters. The English letters are actually larger than the Kanji characters and are easy to see. All letters are where you'd expect them to be, but most punctuation are not in the standard US location. If you're a touch typist, this will slow you down. The keyboard has a full row of function keys, and a dedicated number row. The shift, backspace, delete, space, tab and caps lock keys are all in the standard US layout location. Since this unit is so small there isn't room for a trackpad, so instead it has an eraser stick pointing device. The IBM TrackPoint pointing stick lives between the g,h,b and n keys, while the three mouse buttons (left click, right click and scroll) are below the keyboard in the wrist rest area.
Ultra-light subnotebooks are not speed demons compared to their full-sized notebook brethren. High speed, state of the art processors don't jibe well with "miniaturization" because of heat dissipation issues. The cost of high-end processors is also a concern, since you're already paying extra for that small size. That said, the Intel Ultra Low Voltage Mobile Pentium M processor running at 1GHz is plenty fast for even demanding applications. The Intel Centrino technology improves speed while keeping power requirements low. What is Centrino? It's Intel's name for their new notebook architecture released this year which combines their new Pentium M processor, 855 chipset and the Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 WiFi 802.11 network interface. The Pentium M is supposed to be significantly faster than mobile Pentium 4 processors, yet it uses very little power. The M was designed from the ground up as a mobile processor where low power, heat dissipation and excellent speed performance were the goals, rather than being a shrunk down desktop processor. Centrino definitely hit the mark, and represents a very exciting technology.
The JVC comes with 256 megs of RAM and runs Windows XP Professional Edition (US English). That's the minimum amount of RAM you'd want to run XP, and I do suggest upgrading the memory to 512 megs. The memory expansion slot lives underneath the unit, under a round door held in place by three screws. There's one 256 meg 266 MHz DDR micro DIMM slot and the manual states that the InterLink supports a maximum of 512 megs of RAM.
The InterLink 7310 comes with a 40 meg hard drive. This is likely one of those cool new Toshiba 1.8" PCMCIA form factor hard drives, and it's permanently installed.
Screen, Sound and Battery Life
The JVC has an 8.9" wide screen display running at 1024 x 768 pixels. It's an excellent display that's very sharp and colorful. While things appear smaller on screen than they would on a full sized notebook display, I found it reasonably easy to read text, but your eyes may tire after extended periods of time. If you want a B5 or smaller notebook, that's the price you'll pay, as there's no way to fit a larger LCD in a model this size. The JVC can support an external monitor at a maximum of 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution.
The display is driven by an Intel 855GM integrated graphics chipset (a part of the Centrino package) with 64 megs of RAM that's shared with system RAM. That's the same processor that's used on the Sony VAIO TR2A and other Centrino machines, but I was surprised that games which ran on the TR2A didn't run on the JVC (Age of Empires II, Rise of Nations). I did however, get Max Payne to run after updating the Intel video drivers from version 1 to version 2 (these drivers are available on Intel's web site).
Two speakers run along the wrist rest area and provide stereo sound. The sound is decent for built-in speakers. Of course, for serious multimedia, you'll want to use the stereo headphone jack rather than the built-in speakers. The JVC also has a mic port if you wish to record meetings or use the unit for web conferencing. The unit uses a SoundMAX integrated digital audio controller made by Analog Devices.
The JVC InterLink has an interesting battery system. The internal battery seems to be permanently installed. This is a very small capacity battery, and will probably last you one hour. A 2200 mA external battery is included with the unit, and this clips onto the rear edge just behind the internal battery, extending run times to about 2.5 to 3 hours. JVC also makes an extended external battery that will probably last you 5 or more hours on a charge.


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Feature'd Artist: Ludo
Tuesday Jun 04 2013
Taking over places such as, Paris, Milan, and London for three years, Ludo fills the streets with his surreal art pieces. Integrating grays and his signature greens, his fictional paintings include insects fused with weapons of has destruction. His signature style has become a staple in the art world due to its futuristic and modern vibe. Residing in New York, Ludo, still creates and invents through the medium of paint. His complex murals is made to make us think. He wants us to dissect the art and interpret the meaning of his transfusion of creatures. In the meantime check out the gallery below for some of his finished pieces around the world!
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The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) today announced that it will make its public docket, which includes the public inspection files maintained in every ITC investigation, available on the Internet, starting today.
ITC Chairman Lynn M. Bragg made the announcement this morning at a meeting of the ITC Trial Lawyers Association.
The ITC's new EDIS On-Line feature will enable users to view scanned images of public documents filed with the agency in connection with any of its investigations instituted after January 1, 1996. Documents available to users through EDIS On-Line include petitions and complaints, briefs, hearing testimony, request letters, and all other public filings. Previously, users had to visit the agency's public reading room to view the documents. Confidential filings will not be accessible through EDIS On-Line, and hearing transcripts will not be posted until six months after the hearing has taken place.
Users can access the EDIS On-Line feature from the ITC's Internet web site: www.usitc.gov From the homepage, select the "EDIS On-Line" link, then follow the on-screen instructions.
The ITC's Internet site offers users access to ITC news releases and Federal Register notices, scheduled events and investigation calendars, reports and publications issued since late 1994, and general information about the Commission. In addition, it includes a variety of specialized sections, including a Tariff Affairs section with access to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States; sections to help users track unfair import (section 337) investigations and five-year (sunset) reviews; and access to DataWeb, the ITC's interactive tariff and trade database.
The ITC is an independent, nonpartisan, quasi-judicial federal agency that provides trade expertise to both the legislative and executive branches of government, determines the impact of imports on U.S. industries, and directs actions against certain unfair trade practices, such as patent, trademark, and copyright infringement. ITC analysts and economists investigate and publish reports on U.S. industries and the global trends that affect them.


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Todd Stock wrote:Martin seems to have worked this out over the last 180 or so years - they provide scale length, nut width, 12th fret width, and pin spacing for all of their guitars, which is a pretty broad range...pick a winner and duplicate, and your margins should be adequate because Martin is generally more generous in added width at 12th than some other makes.
Clay Schaeffer wrote:If you use the neck width at the twelvth fret to determine the pin width at the bridge the outside strings will maintain the same distance from the edge of the fretboard as they have at the nut. It is simple geometry.
Murray MacLeod wrote: Worth pointing out that Martin only started providing the 12th fret width dimension within the last 18 months or so ...
As Todd says, Martin do provide a more generous taper, which unfortunately is all too often negated by their appalling fret end beveling, which removes far too much real estate from the top of the frets.
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How is your team's overall fitness?
I bet it needs help.
It doesn't matter what sport it is and it doesn't matter what ages you're coaching. High school football to age-group swimming kids need to improve their strength and endurance. They probably need to work on speed, agility and balance as well.
Finding time to put in conditioning drills and exercises can be difficult. Whatever the sport there's a lot of skill work that has to be taught as well.
And if you're coaching a youth sport team that only practices once or twice a week, it's probably impossible. My son's youth flag football team practiced once a week…on the same day they had games. They even did a lot of running and agility work. I'm not sure how productive it was but it certainly kept them busy!
If I was coaching a youth team that needed more conditioning there's one thing I would try to do.
Have fitness homework for the kids. And get the parents involved as well.
There's lots of advantages to doing this:
Fitness Advantage #1 It gives fitness and the team's success to the kids to be responsible.
Fitness Advantage #2. Makes them realize that fitness and sports is not just a "at practice" event
Fitness Advantage #2. It works
It doesn't have to take a lot of time. And it doesn't need a lot of fancy exercises or details.
I think a short and sweet routine is much better than something that's too long. Make it so short and easy to remember that they do it.
Even something as simple as ten push-ups and sit-ups every day will develop fitness and skills that will last a lifetime.
What do you think? Give it a try and let me know.


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Sniper shot 3D: Call of snipers
Sniper shot 3D: Call of snipers - fight against terrorists in different corners of the world. Use a powerful sniper rifle to shoot from long range. Try yourself as a professional sniper in this Android game. You have completed your army career and now you work as a member of the antiterroristic...read more


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|Sighting Report
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Reported: 6/4/2004 1:05:35 PM 13:05
Posted: 6/4/2004
Location: Lake Country/Vernon (Canada), BC
Shape: Oval
Duration:a few seconds
|Oval ball of light seen over Kalamalka lake
Well I was watching the CHBC news last night around 11:30. Right befor the weather they showed some home video of Kalamalka lake. The video was looking at the nice day when from the bottom left, near the lake a small oval ball shoot across the lens going up to the top right of the film! It moved very fast. They showed it a few times and close up and they have no idea what it is. So I called into CHBC to ask about getting a copy of this tape and it might cost around $50.00 and thats if the editor lets the tape go. Thanks. Please email me if you would like more info: firstname.lastname@example.com