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As every little girl, I wanted to be a princess when I was younger. A princess fully equipped with silky hair, a beautiful smile and an extravagant and pompous dress. A princess that practically didn't have anything to worry about, except the fresh graze on her knee or the peeled off nail polish on her tiny fingers. A princess that couldn't quite grasp the meaning of why she had to finish all her vegetables at dinner, or why she only was allowed to eat candy on Saturdays. These pictures are undoubtedly taking me back to those days. Good times.
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E4′s new 'sit-com', The Work Experience (Wednesday, 9.30pm) deserves the sack.
It's a scripted mockumentary that each week offers two unemployed graduates internships at Grade PR a fictional set-up, staffed by caricatures.
Alongside her fake-gay, aggressive American, ex-husband Colby (Sean Power) and Carry On camp, head of creative Shussi (Ryan Sampson) is big boss and head of Grade, Joanna Grade (Kate Miles).
It's 'excruciatingly long hours, medically dangerous levels of stress, all for no money and no guarantee of a job. But you should see the weight they lose' she jokes, but hey, she's getting paid.
For every person that laughed at The Work Experience another graduate lost their wings.
What follows is a series of extreme tasks, disasters and screaming, designed to put the interns to the test in the world of fashion before being let in on the whole hilarious joke. That it was all fake. They don't have jobs and everybody is laughing at them. HA! Get it? E4 are making a mockery of their key demographic. HA! HA!
In concept and execution I could not think of anything less funny. Until Colby said 'I once beat a man unconscious with my d**k' in episode one and I was assured there isn't anything less funny. Unbelievably the second episode actually got worse with a joke about using Anders Breivik to promote fake fur with the punchline, 'Hello Mr Potato Head!'
For someone who has sat through Shores – both Jersey and Geordie, Bobby Davro on Come Dine With Me and watched most of (read: hidden through) Messiah, yet still retained some belief in humanity, I am now broken.
Producer Samantha Martin defended her show: 'The truth of the matter is that the market is s****y at the moment and competition is fierce. If young people are able and prepared to take time out to gain experience in their chosen field then they should.' Or be humiliated on national television.
For every person that laughed at The Work Experience another graduate lost their wings.


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Memories: How are they formed and what are they made of?
Find the keys to understand the brain function that allows us to store and process information from everyday experiences
The main characteristic of the human being to feel conscious and active is his memory. Many have wondered, for instance, how are memories created? What function of the organism allows that part to always be active? Taking this issue to a scientific depth is a challenge, since it is talking about a unique matter that makes the human being inquire and question a little more about its existence and the reason of it. However, there are logically probable answers.
Initially, it has to be defined correctly what memories are. In science, we talk directly about memory, whose brain function is to store information according to our environment, which then becomes mental representations of the external world. Although the neuronal processes that develop data storage in the brain turn out to be unknown, they are also incredible, because without those human beings would not be aware of their evolution nor would they be creators of amazing ideas for the future.
However, neuroscience researcher Óscar Galicia describes memories as the space whose result is everything we learn and tends to be useful in everyday life. The particularity of the memory is that it keeps the memories updated in a fascinating way. It also makes a distinction about what are functional and what are not. That is to say, those that are not useful for human begin to disappear and when trying to bring them back to mind, it would be too difficult.
On the other hand, emotions and feelings play a very important role in memories, because they influence the sensations of all the experiences we live throughout life. The researcher considers it as a benefit that is indispensable in the development of human existence and without doubt gives meaning to it, which causes the desire to preserve or forget them.
The memories help us in a great way to make decisions, to make the individual feel comfortable with their environment or in the worst case, prevent it if one is exposed to any danger. This is due to the experiences that accumulate in the brain and influences the determinations to be made under any circumstance. In this way, learning has a significant relevance to face the unexpected situations of man.
However, these can also generate a great impact on the person, due to the functions of controlling their emotions. No matter the nature of the memory, the issue really is to have the ability to find a correct way out and that the individual does not develop an attachment to his feelings, which as a consequence would not allow him to advance in his personal aspects.
Finally, the specialist Óscar Galicia affirms that it is not necessary to try to eliminate or permanently block the memories, as unpleasant as they may be. On the contrary, it is about identifying the emotions that are obtained and from there, nurturing those that benefit us. While those do not help our well-being, it is best to learn to have control over them and maintain their value in memory.
Latin American Post | Brandon Martínez
Translated from " Recuerdos: ¿Cómo se forman y de qué están hechos?"


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Change is a constant for Netrush, and is just as apparent in Andrea Ten Kley's life. After growing up in Oregon City, Andrea moved to Portland in 2006, living in a different part of the city each year, until ultimately moving to Camas in 2010. Her last name changed from Mitzel to Ten Kley when she got married less than a year ago. And as one of Netrush's veteran employees, Andrea has moved positions more than just about any other team member, giving her a wealth of experience and knowledge about our operations, brands, and cross-department synergy.
We sat down with Andrea to learn more about her, as well as her experience at Netrush.
Can you tell me about each different role you've been in at Netrush?
I started as a Primary Account Specialist, assisting the brand managers with summary ordering, compliance, marketing, and content. From there, I transitioned into a brand manager role while managing a team of specialists. We were growing quickly even back then, wearing a lot of different hats. When more people joined the team, our departments became a lot more focused. I thought I would be a good fit for the content team, and transitioned into a content specialist. That was great. I liked working on the content team, but when there was an opening in customer service, I saw a new opportunity for my skill set. I thought that someone who had been working at Netrush for a long time should fill that role — somebody who knows how Netrush works on a broader scale. That's how I ended up as Customer Service Manager. With all my roles, I've always gone where I saw a need.
How is your current role at Netrush different?
It's more public facing. There's more on my shoulders — I handle feedback on our seller account, where we have to make sure people are happy. People need to have good experiences so we can grow.
What do you do to stay enthusiastic about your role at Netrush?
Part of it is easy because things change so much. That makes it pretty easy to want to come to work — you want to see what's going to happen each day. Meeting people and getting to know people here has been really fun for me.
What are some things you've noticed that have changed at Netrush? The culture has always been good, but it's just exploded to be something pretty cool. We would have fun things, like potlucks, but now we have the infrastructure to do some really cool stuff. Also the building — there were just nine cubicles when I started.
What are some good things that have stayed the same?
I think our competitive nature — everyone is striving to be the best. We're a lot bigger now than we were, but I admire that about Brian and Chris; they're always thinking we can be bigger and better.
When not at work, what are some things you like to do?
I like to hang out with my dogs. I'm known for going home at lunch to let my dogs out. I have a French bulldog named Lola, she'll be seven in July, and I have a mutt named Tugg who's a German shepherd, husky, and golden mix. My husband rescued him in Alaska when he was up there working as a fishing boat captain for his family's salmon fishing business.
I also enjoy working out; I built a home gym in my basement. I also like to spend time with my husband, and we're into trying new restaurants and bars and stuff.
What restaurants and bars?
We frequent the bar at Los Potrillos. We also like Caps N' Taps, and A Beer At A Time. We've always liked Twilight, which we also frequent, and Thai Orchid.
What's your favorite thing to do in Portland / Vancouver?
I've lived here my whole life. My parents both grew up in Portland too. I love to cook and bake, and cocktails and beer and wine, so I would say my favorite thing is the food scene.


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iPhone Memory Management From a User's Perspective
Monday, June 22nd, 2009 at 5:13 PM - by Dave Hamilton
To understand why more RAM is especially valuable in the iPhone 3GS, one must first understand how the iPhone's memory is managed internally, especially with regards to 3rd party apps.
Low Memory Protection
Because the iPhone must always have the ability to receive calls, the Phone application takes priority over everything else. In order to keep the Phone app running in the background, the system also needs to have a good bit of its resources free and available. It is for this reason that all iPhone apps must be written to respect low-memory warnings from the operating system. When the iPhone OS detects that it's running low on memory, it sends a warning to all the currently running apps (including those Apple apps that run in the background, like Phone, Safari, and Mail). When an app receives a low-memory warning, it must either free up all the resources it can or the iPhone OS will force it to quit in a very unfriendly manner.
What Does This Mean To Me?
When you're in an app, often times you might find yourself scrolling through lists or switching between windows or screens within the app. Drawing those windows and screens takes a lot more CPU time than it does to simply call them up if they're already stored away in RAM, so most apps will keep their inactive screens in RAM for this purpose. When a low-memory warning comes in, though, the app must then release all this pre-drawn data only to have to redraw it again when you switch back to that screen. Think of the Calendar app, for example. As you switch from List to Day to Month view, the Calendar app has to manage these three different views. The first time they're drawn takes longer than just popping back to the previously-drawn version. More data stored in RAM at any given point in time results in a snappier experience for the user.
This is where the increase from 128MB to 256MB of RAM in the iPhone 3GS is a huge deal, especially right now. Every app that's out there has been written for a 128MB iPhone, and presumably the developers have done everything they can to optimize as such. Now that those same apps are running on a device with twice the amount of RAM, presumably things will be much snappier and, in most instances, they are (of course if an app is poorly written it can still have a memory leak and crash itself just like before!).
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Basic Job Estimate Form
A basic job estimate form is a document which provides an outline of the expenses which any job is likely to cost a client. It is an estimate of what each service provided by an agency or a company to a client is likely to cost the client. Since it is only an approximation, there are many terms and conditions attached with the estimate which must be clearly mentioned in the form itself. The form can be created on any useful software like MS Excel. Care should be taken to make it as accurate as possible. A basic job estimate varies according to the type of job for which the estimate will be created. Since, it will be created before the actual composition of the job; care should be taken to ensure that all details are in place and that the actual cost of the job does not differ too widely from the estimate provided.
The document must be arranged neatly with all relevant information provided in a manner to escape ambiguity. Colour can be used to provide a more professional feel to it. The basic job estimate form is an important document which must be composed by the professional well-versed in the task of creating business estimates.
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For the longest time, I had been casually looking for a runner for our kitchen. You know, just a simple cotton rug, about 2′ x 9′? You wouldn't think it would be that hard to find. But it had been over four years, for goodness' sake! I pretty much resigned myself to the fact that I would have to bite the bullet and pay $99 (plus shipping) to Pottery Barn for a rag rug runner (say that 15 times, fast!). But I kept pushing it off (I'm really good at that), and now it turns out that PB doesn't even stock cotton runners anymore! Oh well, no matter, I've found an alternative solution — and a budget-friendly one, at that!
Enter the reliable, hard-working (and only $3.99!) SIGNE rug from IKEA (we have four others in our house, so we are well acquainted). Because IKEA's stock of these little rugs is constantly changing, we find a different selection of colors and stripe patterns upon each visit to the store. On a recent trip, I spied a rug with kelly green, olive, and black stripes on the typical SIGNE-cream background. I quickly grabbed it, thinking, "this just might work in our kitchen!". At that point, I was so excited to see a rug that potentially matched the kitchen, I didn't even think of the runner idea. But a week or so later, it hit me, and we returned to IKEA, fingers crossed. Luckily, there were exactly three rugs left in that color combo!
I don't have a sewing machine, so during a recent visit to my parents house, my sister Amy and I retreated to the basement and put the thing together. Here's how we did it:
1. We cut the fringe off one side of two of the rugs, and both sides of one rug.
2. Then we ran the cut edges through a serger three or four times using black thread (we were trying to approximate the width of the black stripes on the rug).
3. The three pieces were pinned together so the serged edges aligned with an existing stripe on the rug.
4. Finally, we sewed the pieces together using a heavy-duty needle and a zig zag stitch. We used black thread for the top, and either cream or olive in the bobbin, depending on where the back of the stitch lined up. We did that so the rug would be reversible.
Lest anyone think this was a flawless process, here's evidence otherwise.
In this case, we had black thread in the bobbin, but the bottom stripe was olive (not to mention the stitching was misaligned). Ugh, ripping out stitches…
Oh, well, it's not perfect, but it looks good from here…and it cost a total of $12.69 including tax!!!


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This session will focus on tips and tricks in Gmail, Drive, and Docs to help school administrators become more productive on a daily basis in communications and in meetings. If you are the one drowning in emails, and cringing during ineffective meetings, this session will help you with some easy strategies that you can take back to your team.
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Dr. Henry (Hank) Thiele is the Superintendent of Community High School District 99 Downers Grove in Illinois and was formerly the Assistant Superintendent for Technology and Learning in the Maine 207 Schools in Park Ridge, IL. Before moving into his current role Hank was a high school science and music teacher for ten years while also serving in the role of technology coordinator. Hank has been a featured presenter at conferences, for corporations such as Google and Follett, and for many government agencies in Illinois. He is one of the co-founders of the Illinois Google EDU K-12 user group, Chicagoland GEG, and has supported many schools in Illinois as they transition to Google Apps for Education. Hank is a Google Certified Innovator, Administrator and Trainer. His doctoral research was some of the first work investigating "Web 2.0" and its impact on communication, learning, and efficacy in the classroom.


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UPDATE: READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE! – – – – – – – – – – – Kenneth Bi's youth prostitution drama has just screened at the Hong Kong International Film Festival, and now it's our turn to catch it. Most of the story sounds familiar and we have probably seen it all before, but Kenneth Bi has cast some very promising actresses and paid attention to character development, so GIRL$ might turn out to be a good effort, made in Hong Kong.
The movie stars Michelle Wai, Bonnie Xian, Una Lin, Venus Wong, Deep Ng Ho-Hong, Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung, Karson Lok and Eric Tse Hoi-Wing.
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NFL Week 2 injuries by body part.
Week 2 of the NFL season was notable not only for the number of injuries, but also for the significant ones sustained by star players. Drew Brees, Matthew Stafford, Vontae Davis and Tony Romo are just a few of the big names on this week's injury list.
Here's every injury we could find from Week 2 games, separated by body part. (We miss anything? Shoot us an email.)
The number of head injuries dropped this week, from nine to only two. Ankles and knees remain a particularly sore spot for NFL players. Week 1 had 15 combined injuries in the two areas. In Week 2, players sustained 17 injuries to their ankles and knees. And for the second straight week, we had five ankle and hamstring injuries.
Quarterbacks seem to be taking the worst damage in their upper body, with Romo, Brees and Stafford injuring their collarbone, shoulder and ribs, respectively.
One more update: We added Dominique Easley's hip injury to Week 1, thanks to an email submission from Giovanni Cantalupo. That brings our total injury count for Week 1 to 47. The Week 2 total is 34.
NFL Injuries by body part archive: Week 1
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Sophie Hood is a recent graduate of Dartmouth College, where she received the Melissa Brown Hurlock-Hobson 1993 Award for studio art. She majored in Asian and Middle-Eastern Studies. She works in three-dimensional media, creating jewelry in both fine metals and found materials, and making larger sculptural works in welded steel, fiber, and re-purposed plastic, some of which can be worn as costumes and used in performance art. In addition, Sophie is proficient on the violin and studies Japanese. She is currently living in Hanover, NH where she works as a post-graduate Intern in the Studio Art Department at Dartmouth College and Visiting Artist at the Claflin Jewelry Workshop at Dartmouth College. Statement: "I am very interested in the relationship between people and art and blurring the lines between fantasy and reality; playing with every day life and creating wonder, amusement, or even confusion through performance art. In this exhibit I am continuing my exploration of performance, using plastic bags and creating plastic bag creatures. This plastic takes over 1,000 years to decompose – to die. These beings are ancient and ageless in the eyes of humans. Like long-lived turtles, they move slowly through this world and like the alignment of the planets will only be witnessed, alive and moving, once during the exhibit. They are all different heights and they move in a line, on a journey with no end in sight. As plastic bags move through our daily lives, never given a second glance, so do these creatures. Their arms hang down to the ground, aiding in their movement. They are covered in a coat of plastic bag frills, creating a swishing/crinkling sound effect as they lumber forward, going about their daily lives."
Riki Moss was raised in Brooklyn, earned a BA at the University of Chicago, studied ceramics at the San Francisco Art Institute and received an MFA at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has exhibited works in clay, encaustic and paper sculpture widely throughout New England. She was an Art Matters grant recipient and is the author of a novel published in 2009 by North Atlantic Books. For the past five years, her work has revolved around the idea of a Paper Forest, an ongoing sculpture evolving in her studio on an island North of Burlington, Vermont. Statement: "The Planet, the one I will live on, is forest, rock, soil, leaf, cloud, lake, rain, wet air, mold and weather. It is filled with creatures, their nests and their bones, plant, animal, insect life, one thing the food for the other, everything manifesting and decomposing like mad. It provokes me. I want to see it all, the ruinous marks made by my species as well as the tiniest hints of renewal, the left-over light. I make my portrait of the forest with abaca paper, pressed into sheets using traditional papermaking techniques, formed over various structures and merged into collaborative life forms. The experience of creating objects to populate the installation - stand-ins for a disappearing natural world – with its substitute materials and problems of structure, with its inescapable futility and replacement purpose, draw both the artist and the work, unbidden, toward shock, surprise, joy and sadness.
Janet Van Fleet grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico, studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, then earned a B.A. in Psychology and an M.A. in Education. She is a founder of Studio Place Arts (SPA), a three-story community center for the visual arts in Barre, Vermont, where her studio is located. Van Fleet has been awarded grants by the Vermont Council on the Arts/National Endowment for the Arts and the Vermont Community Foundation for the creation of three large installations. She was chosen in 2008 to create the central gateway exhibit in the Environmental Exhibit Collaborative's Smart Art: Exploring Science and Art, which is touring to museums in Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, and Quebec. Van Fleet is also active as a curator, writes about the visual arts as a reviewer for Art New England, and is an editor of Vermont Art Zine. Statement: "Circular Statements, my work with disks in wire grids, has been described as "the architecture of spacetime." In all the pieces in this body of work, I use the humble materials of buttons, tin disks, and the shadows they create to represent, both formally and symbolically, all the different orders of magnitude in the material universe -- from sub-atomic particles through suns and galaxies. In this exhibit, created as a meditation on biological diversity and the death of species, the grids have become much looser, appearing to be torn apart, or unraveling, The edges of these grids reference not only ripping and tearing, but also growing tendrils and unwinding strands of DNA. The blank disks suggest death and extinction, but also the appearance of new life, new species, and new possibilities on the planet."
Janet Fredericks spent her early years in Vermont. She studied art at Green Mountain College, William Patterson College and received her Bachelor of Fine Art Degree from Barry University. She has had major shows, both in this country and abroad, steadily creating bodies of work informed by her interest in and observations of her natural environment. A Vermont Arts Council /National Endowment for the Arts and New England Foundation for the Arts Fellowship recipient, she has received artist residencies at The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Ucross Foundation, the Vermont Studio Center, Venice Printmaking Studio and the International School of Art, Umbria. Her current work expresses the artist's continuing interest in water and the complexities of its language. Mysterious and sensory, Fredericks' drawings and paintings are at once maps, conversations and prayers linking the observer to a deeper communion, a reverent awareness of the history of water as a conduit and amplifier of intuition, a repository of ever changing but expanding memories and markings. Statement: "The water drawings evolve from the artist's observation of the New Haven River, a local stream flowing from the mountains of Vermont. Probing the essential surface patterns, light and rock forms beneath, Fredericks has discovered in the flowing water what she calls "water's language," a lexicon of linear patterns consistently found in moving water. By standing in shallow water the artist is able to replicate, with a lithography crayon, the flow on heavy watercolor paper. She then makes notations and brings the paper back to her studio to add color and further visual information. This is part of on-going projects in which drawings are made in and by bodies of water, most notably the New Haven River in Lincoln, Vt."


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FAA releases updated list of drone authorization applicants
The Federal Aviation Administration released its latest list of organizations in the U.S. that have applied for the agency's authorization to operate unmanned aerial vehicles.
The FAA released the new list on Feb. 7 under a Freedom of Information Act request filed earlier by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).
The new drone authorization list, said EFF, includes law enforcement agencies and universities across the country, and the first Indian tribal agency to apply. In all, EFF said the list includes more than 20 new entities over the FAA's original list, bringing to 81 the total number of public entities that have applied for FAA drone authorizations through October 2012.
Some of the new drone license applicants include:
- The State Department
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Barona Band of Mission Indians Risk Management Office (near San Diego, California)
- Canyon County Sheriff's Office (Idaho)
- Clackamas County Sheriff's Office (Northwest Oregon)
- Grand Forks Sheriff's Department (North Dakota)
- King County Sheriff's Office (covering Seattle, Washington)
And several new entities in Ohio, including:
- Medina County Sheriff's Office
- Ohio Department of Transportation
- Sinclair Community College
- Lorain County Community College
EFF said it received the list as controversy over the use of the unmanned aircraft grows. Several cities, including Charlottesville, VA, and Florida lawmakers consider legislation to ban their use in the state.
EFF reiterated its criticism that drones have serious privacy and civil liberty concerns, even though they can be used for beneficial purposes.
EFF said it hopes the new list would spur questions from civilians to law enforcement agencies about their drone programs.


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They're old, and fantastic. Four units with eight lockers in all.
Mine turned out the winning bid by a whopping twenty-five cents! I was pretty excited.
Over the years someone had started painting three of the four units in a fairly messy fashion, right over the original number plates & all. They had also acquired some nifty stickers that were the heavy duty kind & very stuck.
My new lockers were awesome, but needed a little work.
My new lockers were awesome, but needed a little work.
I finally spent a day dedicated to tackling them on Sunday. (between seven baseball games, and several events last week & this week.)
We had picked up a wire brush attachment for the grinder (for another project of mine) and decided that was the best method to get the bad paint off.Mitch is certified in the lead handling department, and we went about things in a lead cautious manner without kids around, just in case.
It took some time & elbow grease, and after getting stuck in the leg with loose flying wires again & again (ouch!) then finally getting hit in the cheek with one, I smarted up & found some safety glasses, not really wanting a wire in my eye. But the wire wheel did the trick.
Waterman Waterbury Company
Minneapolis Minnesota
So I did some looking for the name while waiting for new paint to dry.
After searching vintage lockers vaguely off & on for a couple of weeks I hadn't seen anything similar to these. But with the info from the hardware, this turned up; lockers identical to mine in an old advertisement.
I love the reference to "cloak rooms."
The ad is found in the American School Board Journal, Volume 59, dated July 1919!
And so are my lockers now that they're shaped up!
Today I worked on prepping the space where they are to go in our entryway, and then they'll be moving in.
Can't wait!
Better photos to come. (maybe even a before & after reveal)
PS: Yes, I've been creating my own witticisms on the popular "What I Wore Wednesday."
I must say, I wore my pink rain coat this evening to the awards/sports banquet at the school, and I even managed to feel fashionable. But I'll stick to where we went & what we're working on.
I guess that's more my style.
Here's a photo of the lockers installed in our entryway.
I posted an update here.


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For any new series that hits the networks, any number of issues can cause delays; from production issues to timeslot approvals to shifts in the scheduled line-up for a season, all that viewers really care about is, "When will it be on?" And for the legions of Joss Whedon fans awaiting his highly anticipated new series Dollhouse starring Whedon fave Eliza Dushku, the burning question happens to be "How much longer do we have to wait?"
As with previous Fox outings like Firefly, in which the underrated and short-lived series got screwed by the network, it seems that Fox is giving a home to Dollhouse, but without a move-in date. Despite rumors abound that it could reach airwaves in January to headline the Spring schedule, nothing has been confirmed by the suits at Fox. The show looks to be interesting as usual for Whedon fare, and will likely garner a fan-base early on with webisodes and an already-building online community. Could Fox have another Buffy on their hands, or will Dollhouse go the way of Firefly? As of this month Whedon has defended Fox from any controversy fans may have with the current network execs, fearful that it will end up like the latter. Hopefully, January will be definite and we'll get a cool new series to watch. Get a glimpse of the Dollhouse below:


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Victims of sexual violence often incur a great amount of post-trauma debt and expenses. This additional economic hardship may make it challenging for the victim to stay current on her monthly bills, including her student loan payments.
If a victim is struggling to meet her current student loan obligations, she should contact her student loan provider immediately to obtain a temporary deferment or forbearance. This may allow the victim to temporarily postpone or reduce federal student loan payments. Failure to immediately contact the loan servicer to request a deferment or forbearance may result in additional fees, penalties, interest, and/or default on the loan.
A deferment is a period of time, generally up to 3 years, during which repayment of the principaland interest of the federal loan is temporarily delayed. During a deferment, the victim generally does not need to make payments. As an added bonus, depending on the type of loan, the federal government may pay the interest on the loan during the deferment period. If the federal government does not pay the interest on the loan during deferment (such as on unsubsidized loans or on any PLUS loans), the interest may be capitalized (added to the principal balance), and the amount the victim must pay in the future will be higher. Requests for deferment must be made to the agency where the victim makes her student loan payments.
The most common reasons that a deferment will be granted for a victim of sexual violence include:
♦ Unemployment or inability to find full-time employment;
♦ A period of economic hardship;
♦ Enrollment in an approved rehabilitation training program for the disabled;
♦ At least half-time enrollment in college or career school or in an approved graduate fellowship program.
If a victim cannot make scheduled loan payments, but does not qualify for a deferment, the loan servicer may be able to grant the victim a forbearance. With a forbearance, the victim may be able to stop making payments (or reduce monthly payments) for up to 12 months. Interest will continue to accrue on the loans. There are two types of forbearances: discretionary and mandatory:
Discretionary Forbearance: For discretionary forbearance, the lender decides whether to grant forbearance (or not) for financial hardship or for illness.
For mandatory forbearance, the lender is required to grant the forbearance. The most common reason mandatory forbearance is granted to sexual assault victims is when the victim can prove that the total amount she owes each month for all student loans is 20 percent or more of her total monthly gross income. During forbearance, interest will continue to be charged on all loans. Victims can pay the interest during forbearance or allow the interest to accrue (accumulate). If the victim does not pay the interest on her loan during forbearance, it may be capitalized (added to her principal balance), and the amount she must pay in the future will be higher.
By: Hallie Bongar White
© 2013 Southwest Center for Law and Policy and Office on Violence Against Women, United States Department of Justice


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Hi all! I have been really busy the last couple of days making products to go in a new shop opening in Wolverhampton called The Shop in the Square. It is a new shop opening on Saturday 22nd of June selling handmade items from local start up businesses.
I feel really lucky to have the opportunity to have some of my creations in this shop amongst many other wonderful artists and crafters. I will be selling mini canvases, paper flower cards, paper flower magnets and gift tags. Here are a couple of my items going on sale Saturday:
These items will also be available to buy in my etsy shop soon so watch this space! 🙂
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Recently I have been making 3D paper flowers as craft supplies to use for paper crafts, scrap booking, invitation making and much more! They are made with different patterned paper, card, book and musical note paper.
They are all for sale on my etsy shop here!
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Hi all!
Recently I have been doing lots of art but unfortunately haven't been using my blog. This is about to change! I am so glad to be getting back into my art and I am looking forward to posting regular blog posts on my new ideas/illustrations and artworks!
Here's a couple of pieces I have been working on the last couple of months:
There are plenty more that you can see, which are available to purchase in my etsy store here.


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This is the new place of our asparagus, above the compost bin.
We can check the old condition here.
The only one survivor.
I have cut all the spiny leaves when this plant arrived in the new place.
It seem the plant is happy here.
Ten days after it was moved we found new spear emerged from the soil.
And also a fresh shoots emerged from the old stem.
The new leaves closer...
And four days later the spear was longer like this.
Hoping it will grow better and better...


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Gorgeous crystal and flower headband for wedding, proms or any other glowing occassion.
Color: Silver and sparkling clear rhinestones.
Material: Alloy and crystals.
Details: Tigetening around the head with satin ribbons.
Length: Approximately 35cm.
Cara bracelets combine charity and fashion in equal measure. Not only are they very popular in Sweden with numerous celebrities that wear them on television but part of the income generated from specific models is donated to the research of diabetes. Supporting this invaluable research with a €0,5-1,5 donation for some selected bracelet sold is my small contribution to a cause close to my heart. I would love to extend this to other worthy charities aroud the world.


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Mexican Asylum Project
Mexican asylum seekers: A new class of clients
In 2008, drug-related violence began to tear apart Ciudad Juárez, El Paso's sister city south of the border. In the next two and a half years, close to 7,000 people met a violent death in Juárez at the hands of warring drug cartels, making the sprawling metropolis one of the most deadly in the world. Las Americas staff started to see an influx in Mexican asylum seekers who sought relief in the United States. Many Mexican refugees have received threats from cartels or criminal organizations with ties to corrupt Mexican government officials. For Las Americas, they represent a new class of clients from Mexico that include women, children, students, journalists and activists.
Thanks to a $27,500 grant from the Texas Bar Foundation, Las Americas is able this year to offer legal representation to indigent Mexican asylum seekers. Las Americas staff completes an average of 15 intakes a week of people fleeing the violence in Mexico. But these cases among the most complicated immigration processes. Only 2% out of an average of 3,000 applicants from Mexico are granted asylum on a yearly basis. Even under these inauspicious circumstances, Las Americas is committed to the pursuit of justice and the protection of due process for Mexican nationals who have legitimate asylum claims.


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We can all probably guess the least favorite news in the eyes of investors. Yes, it's the earnings warning: Pre-announcing a disappointment in the numbers produces the most negative response in stock price, a new study shows.
The CXO Advisory blog, which reports daily on studies of investing theory and practice, provides a good summary of a February 2010 working paper by three finance professors who looked at the impact of 285,917 news releases from 2006 to 2009. Or you can access the original paper here.
Negative news hits stock prices harder, on average, than positive news helps, the study shows. And announcements of bad news also tend to be anticipated by stock price declines, suggesting the possibility of leaks.
The five most negative announcements for stock price impact? Pre-reporting bad financial results, FDA rejections of medical products, loss of a customer, poor financial performance on regular reporting dates, and product defects.
The five most positive? Pre-reporting better than expected financial results, share buybacks, FDA approvals of pharmaceuticals, spin-offs and EU pharma approvals.
During the financial crisis, context seemed to change the market's reaction to news announcements: Issuances of debt or secondary equity offerings, for example, weren't seen as such negative events during a time when weaker companies couldn't access the capital markets.
The authors, who classify corporate announcements into nine major categories and 52 subcategories, believe regulatory changes such as Regulation FD in 2000 and Sarbanes-Oxley in 2002 have given news releases a more powerful impact on the market by encouraging an instantaneous, direct-to-shareholder communication mode. In fact, the professors observe:
Possibly as a result of the vagueness of the SEC's information release requirements firms err on the side of disclosing too much information. Additionally, firms may prefer to release immaterial news in order to attract the attention of potential investors.
One possible use of this study for IR is to help gauge materiality of various kinds of events – the loss or gain of a major customer, for example – based on the average impact that similar events have had on companies' stock prices.
© 2010 Johnson Strategic Communications Inc.


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As a community youth group dedicated to safeguarding the welfare of young LGBTQ Singaporeans, Young OUT Here is deeply disappointed with the High Court of Singapore's decision to dismiss the constitutional challenge against Section 377a of the Penal Code.
Such a decision would have an adverse impact on the wellbeing of young Singaporeans, many of whom face discrimination daily, in the form of teasing, bullying, and even outright physical abuse.
Nonetheless, YOH and our allies remain committed to championing the safety and welfare of Singapore's LGBTQ youth, in the hopes that Singapore will one day see them for the talented, unique individuals that they are.


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High School Sports
Kornblut, football and 'Sportstalk'
The South Carolina Radio Network's "High School Football Scoreboard" returns for another season at 10 p.m. Friday.
It will be carried on 20 stations throughout the state including WVOC-AM 560 in Columbia and WPUB-FM 102.7 in Camden. Phil Kornblut and Jim Baxter of scvarsity.com will co-host the two-hour show.
As usual there will be final scores from every game in the state as well as reports from the games and interviews with the coaches.
Kornblut, whose recruting column appears in The State each Monday, and SCRN are observing a milestone this week. It marks the 25th year of "Sportstalk," which Kornblut hosts weeknights 6-8 p.m.
The show's network has grown from 11 stations to 23. Look for even more expansion in the future since the South Carolina Network was purchased by Learfield Communications this summer.
-- Doug Nye


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QUIET Hollywood powerhouse Sandy Bullock onstage now, talking about editors and how they make actors look good (or real, or appropriately bad, etc). Editors don't get their props. Good for you, Sandra. Good for you, Oscar presenter scriptwriters.
Argo gets its first win of the night for editing (Arkin should have won Best Supporting, but whatever…). I'm not surprised, and really glad. Argo will take home 3 or 4 more before the night is out. It is my genreation's "All the President's Men". If you get a chance, check out CNN's Piers Morgan interviewing Jimmy Carter, with Carter clarifying how the Canadians were the real heroes of that rescue, while the CIA was just a subcontractor.
Adele gets to sig her Skyfall them, the best Bond theme in 20 years, so we just shut up and listen. We don't criticize her hair, her dress, her weight. Just shut up and listen to that great voice, great song.
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Int-Adv Contemporary Friday, 4-5:30
Julie is a native of France and started training Ballet and Contemporary dance at a very early age. After graduating from the National Dance Conservatory in Paris, Julie started working as a soloist with Angelin Preljocaj (Opera de Paris, New York City Ballet, Scala de Milan), she has been rewarded in NYC with a Bessie Award in 1997 for outstanding performance. She started her own work and is currently assisting Mr. Preljocaj, re-staging Ballets around the world. Her class incorporates all the different experiences she accumulated as a performer and assistant and will encourage you to bring details and quality in any given choreography. Bour's class requires advanced training, and is appropriate for Intermediate to Professional Level dancers.


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Barack Obama has his own reasons for continuing to contemptuously disregard Israel's concerns regarding a nuclear Iran —- which presents a global threat that should concern us all. The rift between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached epic proportions leading up to Netanyahu's address to Congress this morning.
On Monday, Netanyahu downplayed their increasingly strained relationship, but said he has a "moral obligation" to speak out against a deal with Iran that potentially threatens Israel's existence.
Much to Obama's consternation the Prime Minister was invited to address the joint session by House Speaker John Boehner. Dozens of Democrats including Arizona's CD 3 U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva are boycotting the speech. Although no members of the Obama administration attended the event, Netanyahu was interrupted by applause 41 times.
Further sticking his finger in the Prime Minister's eye, Obama announced he had scheduled a conference call on the crisis in Ukraine to coincide with the timing of the speech.
Still gracious while underscoring Israel's right to defend itself, Netanyahu said, "My speech is not intended to show any disrespect to President Obama or the esteemed office that he holds. I have great respect for both. But while American leaders worry about the security of their country, Israeli leaders worry about the survival of their country."
Netanyahu charged that Iran's "goons in Gaza, its lackeys in Lebanon and the Revolutionary Guard in the Golan Heights" act as its proxies. Iran's 'global terror network' poses a threat with 'tentacles of terror region throughout the region."
GOP Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) summed up the speech using these words, "Today, Prime Minister Netanyahu asked for America's unwavering support for Israel, our friend and ally in a tumultuous region," adding, "It's unfortunate the Prime Minister even had to ask." Burr is the son of a Methodist minister.
Fifty Democrats —- 42 House and 7 Senate members joined by VP Joe Biden, shamefully boycotted Netanyahu's address. Many will remember Democrats at their own 2012 national Convention booing the addition of God and Jeering the mention of Jerusalem in their party platform. It's in their genes.
This ad sponsored by the Republican Jewish Coalition aired in advanced of today's speech.
Watch Netanyahu's impassioned speech here.


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We've got something cooking in the kitchen. Please stay tuned, 2018 will be a very interesting year if you like our music.
All the best wishes from Radio Galaksy.
We've got something cooking in the kitchen. Please stay tuned, 2018 will be a very interesting year if you like our music.
All the best wishes from Radio Galaksy.
Radio Galaksy's track "The Lottery" is being used for a soundcheck of some unbelievable homemade speakers. David Voigt is interviewing Il Bahnsen, and they are talking about HI FI systems and the technical side of it. We are proud to provide the music that they use for the listening part.
Have a look!
RG, August 2017.
Finally, Radio Galaksy got a review by an american blog. And it was really good, too!
We are very excited about this.
Please read the review right here:
RG, August 2017
Danish Radio P8 Jazz frequently broadcasts our track "The Lottery".
And now we are close to 50 plays! Quite an achievement, we have to admit.
Thanks to DR.DK for accepting us on their surface.
Find the link here: http://www.dr.dk/musik/titel/the+lottery/605088-1-1
We just received a fine review by the norwegian jazz website Salt Peanuts. You can read it here: http://salt-peanuts.eu/record/free-ride/
Thanks RG
Radio Galaksy's debut album "Free Ride" is now featured on the Taiwan based music page kkbox.com. Asia, here we come.
We are very proud. RG.
A new videocollage has just been produced to support "The Lottery".
We hope you like it.
The danish music blog musikblogger.dk just published a review of our album. 4 out of 6, that's nice. Thanks!
Here you are: The Bike on Soundcloud. Lean back, listen and join the trip!
Danish Radio P8 Jazz played our first track "The Lottery" today. Here we go!


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Once upon a time, my girlfriend (and now wife) packed protein bars in her purse when we went out for the day.
They weren't for her. They were for me.
She did it because she knew that if I didn't eat protein every few hours, Mr. Hyde would come out.
I wouldn't just get hungry. I would get angry. Hangry.
It was kind of pathetic, I know, but I thought that if you went for more than a few hours without protein, you'd lose muscle.
And when you think you're losing muscle, you swear you can feel the your precious biceps disintegrating with every passing minute.
Well, I eventually canceled my magazine subscriptions and wised up.
You don't have to eat protein every few hours to build muscle, and you could eat nothing for an entire day without losing any muscle to speak of.
That said, what's optimal for gaining muscle?
Is there a difference between eating two and five servings of protein per day?
And if so, why?
Let's find out, starting with a primer on the role protein plays in muscle growth.
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A protein is a compound that the body uses to create tissues, hormones, enzymes, and various other chemicals essential to life.
It's made up of chains of smaller molecules known as amino acids, which are the basic building blocks of your body.
21 amino acids are needed to form proteins, and your body can produce 12 but must get the remaining 9 from the food you eat.
These 9 are known as essential amino acids and they are:
Many plants and animal tissues are rich in protein and serve as a food source, supplying these many amino acids that we need.
This is why you must eat protein: to provide your body with adequate essential amino acids.
Your body needs more or less protein based on various factors, including age and activity level.
Regular exercise, and weightlifting in particular, increases the body's demand for protein, because it damages tissues that must be repaired.
Sedentary folk don't need to eat as much protein as weightlifters, but they do need more than most people eat, and protein intake is more important than most people realize.
The reason for this is eating inadequate protein results in greater muscle loss as you get older, and the less lean mass you have in your later years, the more likely you are to die of all causes.
The bottom line is this: if you want to maintain your health as you age, you want to maintain your muscle.
And a high-protein diet (and resistance training) is vital to that.
Alright, now that we understand what protein is and why it matters, let's move on to the next layer of this onion…
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When you eat protein, acid and enzymes in your stomach break it down into amino acids.
Some forms of protein, like whey, break down quickly, whereas others, like egg, take quite a bit longer.
The amino acids make their way into the small intestine, which contains special cells that transport them into the blood. From there, they're shuttled into cells everywhere in your body for use.
Now, many different things ultimately happen in your body when you eat protein, so let's reframe the question to fit the context of this discussion:
How does eating protein affect your muscles?
And to understand that, we need to zero in on one of the essential amino acids in protein: leucine.
Leucine has a special place in bodybuilders' hearts because it directly stimulates protein synthesis, which is the process by which amino acids are arranged into proteins that can then be used for muscle growth.
As you can imagine, the amount of amino acids supplied by a meal affects the amount of muscle growth that can occur as a result.
This is why research shows that the leucine content of a meal directly affects the amount of protein synthesis that occurs as a result. In other words, high-leucine meals have a higher muscle-building potential than low-leucine meals.
And this is why it's very important to consider the quality of the protein you're eating.
What you want is a protein that is absorbed well by the body and rich in essential amino acids, and especially in leucine.
One of the reasons animal proteins like meat, eggs, and dairy are very popular among bodybuilders is they score very highly against those criteria.
(That isn't to say you can't build muscle effectively as a vegan, though. You can if you know what you're doing.)
So, now that we have the basics of protein metabolism under our belts, we can tackle the subject at hand…
All the cells in your body contain proteins that are constantly being broken down and built back up.
This applies to muscle tissue, of course, and these processes of breakdown and synthesis are simultaneously active at all times, but to varying degrees.
For example, when you're in a fasted state, protein breakdown rates rise, and if they exceed synthesis rates, the result is muscle loss. This is called a state of negative protein balance.
When you eat protein, protein synthesis rise and once they exceed breakdown rates, the result is muscle gain. This is called a state of positive protein balance.
In this way, your body moves between anabolic and catabolic states each and every day.
Under normal health and dietary circumstances, muscle tissue is fairly stable and the cycle of cellular regeneration remains balanced.
This is why the average person doesn't lose or gain muscle at an accelerated rate. On a day-to-day basis, there are no noticeable changes in total lean mass.
(That said, we do slowly lose lean mass as we age if we don't take actions to stop it, but you get the point.)
Now, when we train our muscles we damage the cells in the muscle fibers, and this signals the body to increase protein synthesis rates to repair the damage.
Our bodies are smart, too, and want to adapt to better deal with the activity that caused the muscle damage. To do this, they add cells to the muscle fibers.
This is how muscles get bigger and stronger.
Thus, what we think of as just "muscle growth" is actually the result of protein synthesis rates exceeding protein breakdown rates over time.
In other words, when your body synthesizes (creates) more muscle proteins than it loses, you have gained muscle.
When it creates fewer than it loses, you have lost muscle.
And when it creates more or less the same number as it lost, you have neither gained nor lost muscle.
This is why bodybuilders do everything they can to elevate protein synthesis rates and suppress protein breakdown rates, including…
The goal of all of this is simply to keep protein synthesis rates as high above protein breakdown rates as possible for as many hours of the day as possible.
And as you can see, there are many factors in play that cumulatively determine whether you're gaining or losing muscle.
Some are more important than others, too.
Eating protein before bed, for example, isn't nearly as important as eating enough protein every day.
And that brings us to the central question of this article:
How important is protein timing? Does how frequently you eat protein influence the balance between protein synthesis and degradation (protein turnover) enough to matter?
As I mentioned earlier, I used to believe that it absolutely did.
I was certain eating protein 4 to 6 times per day was vital for gaining muscle.
Well, it's definitely not vital.
We can find conclusive evidence of this in research on the intermittent fasting style of dieting.
IF involves fasting (no food) for extended periods, followed by anywhere from 2 to 8-hour "feeding windows" and it's well established that it doesn't result in muscle loss.
For example, one study found that eating the entire day's worth of protein in a 4-hour window (followed by 20 hours of fasting) didn't result in muscle loss. Similar results have been seen in several other studies as well.
The bottom line is your muscle doesn't wither if you miss a meal or fail to provide a constant supply of essential amino acids.
So long as you eat enough protein every day, you won't lose muscle.
That said, there's evidence that eating protein just 1 to 3 times per day isn't optimal for building muscle.
First, let's look at a study conducted by researchers at RMIT University. In it, 24 healthy, young men did a workout and then ate protein in one of several ways:
And the result?
Muscle protein synthesis was significantly higher in group 1 than groups 2 and 3.
A study conducted by scientists at the University of Texas is also worth mentioning.
It found that protein synthesis was about 23% higher in people that ate three large meals containing 23 grams of protein plus three smaller meals containing 15 grams of essential amino acids compared to people that ate just three large meals alone.
Similar effects have been seen in athletes in a calorie deficit as well.
These findings aren't surprising when you consider some of the things we know about how protein absorption affects protein metabolism.
Research shows that this number is about 6 to 7 grams per hour for the average person (and it's probably slightly higher in people with above-average muscularity).
Scientists call this ceiling the "muscle full effect", and once it has been reached, amino acids are no longer used for muscle building but are targeted for elimination instead (oxidation).
For example, in one study, researchers had young men eat varying amounts of egg protein after a workout and then measured protein synthesis rates.
They identified 20 grams of protein as the ceiling, as it resulted in 89% of the protein synthesis response conferred by 40 grams.
A similar study using whey protein found the same–20 grams was almost equally effective at elevating protein synthesis rates as 40 grams.
Similar effects were seen yet again in a study that found no statistically significant difference in protein synthesis rates after the ingestion of 30 and 90 grams of ground beef.
Research shows that muscle protein synthesis rates remain elevated for no longer than 3 hours regardless of how long amino acids remain in your bloodstream.
In other words, a large amount of protein may take, let's say, 6 to 7 hours to fully digest and process, but protein synthesis rates will remain elevated for just 3 of those hours.
So if the body can only process about 7 grams of protein per hour for muscle protein synthesis…
…and if ~30 grams of protein maximally stimulates muscle protein synthesis…
…and if muscle protein synthesis lasts for no longer than 3 hours…
…then we can see why eating ~30 grams of protein every 3 to 4 hours results in more muscle protein accumulation over time than eating fewer, larger servings separated by longer periods.
By eating protein more frequently…
In other words, you to get the absolute most muscle growth out of each meal and your diet as a whole as possible.
The evidence is clear: protein timing matters.
You'll probably gain muscle faster eating 4 to 6 servings of protein every day than fewer.
That said, it's not a deal maker or breaker like total protein intake and progressive overload.
If you prefer eating fewer, larger meals (a la intermittent fasting), you can still build plenty of muscle. It's just not the optimal way of going about it.
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I love dreams. I love dreaming. Not just in the unconscious, but the conscious. Don't get me wrong, I love to sleep. I love a good dream that takes one to a world of unknown or even so real you believe it when you wake. But what's the difference in a dream of the unconscious and of the conscious (separate from the fact that you're awake, duh). Don't you want you dreams of life to take you to a world of unknown? Yet at the same time they are controlled and so real that they are reachable. You can't dream for invincibility or flying powers and expect to have them. But you can dream for the unknown, yet desirable. You can work towards something that you feel you should be a part of or do.
These thoughts were spurred on by watching a news cast of James Cameron's recent adventure to the depths of the sea. Here a guy has spent his life making films and movies, but he still lives out his dreams. He loves exploring and diving to a place mankind knows or has seen little about, and filming it. He has left his mark on this earth by making some of the greatest movies of all time. Yet he wants to further on and spearhead things he wishes he would be a part of. He's not just content with living off his earnings and being the James Cameron everyone knows him as for the rest of his life. He wants more.
I'm in the process of dreaming and living out dreams a lot. I love it! I love the process of vision casting and putting forth effort towards something, not knowing the exact end result, but trusting God that whatever he has laid on my heart, in the end is going to be awesome!! What captured me the most though about this news report was something the reporter said, almost in passing, about the venture. 7 years. This moment of victory as Cameron hit the ocean floor was a climax to 7 years of planning and dreaming. Actually the dream probably was a few years before that! But 7 years of planning and precision led to a moment Cameron has wanted for a long time.
So for those out there who dream, dream big. Put it into ACTION! Dream bigger than big and work for it. Cameron knew that he would be on the ocean floor one day, and he worked for it. I'm not sure all the odds up against him, but I'm sure he had to work through some of them. But it was all worth it in the end.


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Janelle Monáe Robinson, known professionally as Janelle Monáe, was born in Kansas City, Kansas, where she spent her early years. She moved to New York City to study drama, then relocated in 2001 to Atlanta, Georgia. In 2003, she began developing a science fiction musical concept in which her alter ego, Cindi Mayweather, an android in the year 2719, is a fugitive after breaking the law in her home town of Metropolis by falling in love with a human named Anthony Greendown and becoming a messianic figure to the android community of Metropolis. Monáe's most recent album, 2013's The Electric Lady, continued the utopian cyborg saga.
Monáe returned to New York City at a time when the New York Film Festival was premiering her film debut in Moonlight. Headlining the final concert of the annual SummerStage series tonight, Monáe lit up Central Park with her brand of funk, soul, pop and showmanship. Monáe was delivered by hand truck to center stage, where she initially remained motionless in her schoolgirl uniform and bizarre science fiction-inspired sunglasses. As "Givin' Em What They Love" grooved behind her, Monáe became a simmering fireball of activity. By the first chorus, she established her soaring vocal range. Her vocals were highlighted by many searing guitar leads and crashing drums rocking out the songs. In addition to her originals, Monáe covered James Brown's "I Got You (I Feel Good)," the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back," and a super rocking version of Prince's "Let's Go Crazy." Since the passing of Prince, there may not be anyone electrifying urban sounds like Janelle Monáe.
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"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it." Matthew 13:44-46
Jesus spoke through parables a lot. Some people think His parables were mysterious. They think He used parables in order to obscure His meaning and make the seeker work to find it. But I think that Jesus spoke through parables to make His meaning more accessible to His audience. After all, He used real life scenarios.
The examples from Matthew are a perfect illustration. Jesus would say, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who finds a treasure in a field," or, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls." These are scenarios that would have been very familiar to His audience. To describe the Kingdom of God, Jesus used stories that referred to things that people would know. He used things that listeners could picture and understand.
This means that the Kingdom of God is tangible. Jesus is saying, "Look. This is what the Kingdom of God is like. It's actual. You can touch it. You can see it."
I think the same concrete, tangible meaning runs through all of Jesus' teaching. When Jesus said, "I've come to set the captives free," there was a literal meaning to that. Now, obviously, most people say, "Yes, Jesus said that, but He was talking about the human heart." Well, He was. But He was talking about literal captives too.
The Bible says that righteousness and justice are the foundation of God's throne. (Psalm 89:14). His Kingdom is founded in right living and justice. But what does God's justice look like? Does it mean that He's going to come down and destroy everything evil? Does it mean that He's just going to blow everything up? Does God come saying, "I'm going to put people in prison. They need to go to jail. Justice is going to be served. They are all going to jail."
I don't think so. The Psalm also says that mercy and truth go before His face. Mercy and truth are another way of describing righteousness and justice. So justice is acting on compassion. That's what justice is. Not just having compassion, but acting on it.
This is what compassion looks like:
"Oh, there's 30 million slaves in the world. Oh, man, that stinks. Oh, wow, I feel bad for all those people, man, that they have to live in that scenario." That's compassion. That's beautiful. But God doesn't stop there. God acts on His compassion.
God's justice is active. It is creative. It is doing acts of compassion. This is what an act of compassion looks like:
"Man, 30 million slaves in the world? That stinks! Now let's do something about it. Because I do not need to hear about this anymore. So, what do we have to do?" We roll up our sleeves, put our minds and resources together, and we get busy. That's God's justice.
So, do I think Jesus would be the frontrunner in the fight against human trafficking and the rescuing of slaves? 100% I do!
More on this next time. See you Thursday.


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I am jumping ahead a bit in our series, but this is for the purpose of motivation with applying a methodology and working to create your own algorithm.
The following video was taken with my cell phone, thus I apologize for the bouncing behavior. The first half of the video shows the application using the default cascade file on the raw video feed (except the video was changed to gray scale for quicker mapping, and mapped to the live color). The second half, you will see a dramatic change as I implement my form of video prep along with my first attempt at a video algorithm. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video must be worth a novel, as these results speak for themselves.
It is exciting, and I encourage you to experiment research options. Also, and very important, is to allow yourself to fail many times!
If this type of result doesn't excite you, you probably shouldn't be going through my series! Honestly, folks, this is like getting that hole in one on a par 3. It is what keeps you in the game after missing it all those other times.


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I'm over at my in-laws right now, getting ready to eat dinner. I'm kinda in the way since I'm setup on the dinner table, using Jenny's laptop. My son just dumped a small box of marbles all over the floor and my daughter decided to be nice and help him out. I'm going to start using WordPress as my drug of choice to keep track of what's going on in my life. I liked Concrete5 for a while, but there's too much setup. I think C5 is good for business sites that are a little more static than what I plan for my site here. I'm just getting into the blogging world so I have a lot to post and a lot to learn.
I kind of got interested in doing this since I went to a business meeting last week where Web 2.0 or Enterprise 2.0 was described. I can see a lot of good qualities that can come out of this technology, but I have to be social enough to publish my thoughts here. I will post more as time comes, but I'm still kind of poking around.


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Busy week ahead for county government
Another busy week awaits us on the other side of the weekend. Five Douglas County government meetings are scheduled for next week.
The Zoning Committee meets at 9 a.m. Tuesday in Room 201 of the Government Center, 1316 N. 14th St., Superior.
The Department Managers also meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday in Room 270 of the Government Center.
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meets at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Highway Department, 7417 S. County Road E.
A Forestry Timber Sale takes place at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Forestry Headquarters, 9182 E. Hughes Ave., Solon Springs.
Finally, Health and Human Services meets at 4:30 p.m. Thursday in Room 207C of the Douglas County Courthouse, 1313 Belknap St., Superior.
Information and agendas are available at douglascountywi.org. I welcome your comments and suggestions and can be reached at (715) 395-1429 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Friday Kickaround
*Who will the USA national team confront when it plays Brazil next month at the Confederations Cup in South Africa? Pato, Kaka and Robinho but not Ronaldinho. Check out the full roster.
The USA list for next week's training camp in Miami, which will include approximately 25 players, will be unveiled Sunday morning on the 10 a.m. edition of ESPN's "SportsCenter". The Americans have World Cup qualifiers against Costa Rica (June 3) and Honduras (June 6) before heading to South Africa.
*MLS Commissioner Don Garber was in Washington yesterday to meet with players' union officials and continue talks regarding a new collective bargaining agreement. The current deal expires in January 2010. Garber declined comment to the Insider last night.
*The complete Chang-MacFarlane story.
*Americans abroad:
D Oguchi Onyewu (90 minutes) and Standard Liege earn a 1-1 tie at Anderlecht in the first leg of the Belgian championship playoff. The return match is Sunday.
MF Jose Francisco Torres (78) and visiting Pachuca defeat MF Marco Vidal (first 45) and Indios, 2-0, in the first leg of a Mexican semifinal.
*USL2 this weekend: Real Maryland (3-1) at Bermuda (2-3-1) tonight, Crystal Palace Baltimore (3-3-1) at Richmond (1-1-3) tomorrow night.
Steve Goff
May 22, 2009; 8:56 AM ET
Categories: Brazil , Confederations Cup , D.C. United , MLS , U.S. men's national team , USL
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I read Fulham is looking at Onyewu.
Posted by: OWNTF | May 22, 2009 9:11 AM | Report abuse
I would much rather Gooch end up at Fulham (especially if they're losing their top guy to Arsenal).
Actually - Gooch to the Gooners!
Posted by: VirginiaBlueBlood | May 22, 2009 9:22 AM | Report abuse
Belgian league playoffs? Does Belgium hate soccer?
Posted by: me_ahogo | May 22, 2009 9:42 AM | Report abuse
I am a Crystal Palace supporter but so far, Real Maryland is looking like the better, more consistent side this season. The USL2 appears to have much better parity this season. Bermuda is stronger this year than last. Richmind has been having it's own stumbles. Hopefully both Maryland clubs come back with some road points.
Posted by: yankiboy | May 22, 2009 10:00 AM | Report abuse
Guess we have to wait for Ben to wake up and return Goff's message to see what happened at the CBA meetings. Columbus Dispatch said it didn't go well.
Posted by: beach3 | May 22, 2009 10:12 AM | Report abuse
Jozy is on that roster...
Hey, I haven't been able to write that in a while!
Posted by: Reignking | May 22, 2009 10:16 AM | Report abuse
In yesterday's Post, right next to the story about high school/youth girls' soccer, there was this story with a football connection, if you read closely:
Posted by: universityandpark | May 22, 2009 10:17 AM | Report abuse
Sportscenter? Cool. In a perfect world, this would be a big event that most American fans tuned in to watch.
Posted by: fischy | May 22, 2009 10:28 AM | Report abuse
Posted by: I-270Exit1 | May 22, 2009 10:33 AM | Report abuse
Belgium loves soccer. The playoff was required because the two teams finished tied in points and in wins (which was the tie breaker).
The teams looking at Onyewu in the Premier League are Birmingham and Wolverhampton. Fulham just resigned Hughes and it looks like they will keep Hangeland so I doubt he will go there. Frankly I'd rather see Gooch go to Marseille where he can play in Champions League rather than go to the Premier League and play on a club that will battle against relegation all year.
By the way, there were some ugly rascist slurs thrown at Gooch by the opposing centerback (during the match. Gooch said he is unfortunately used to hearing that from the stands; but it was the first time he heard it from a player on the field.
Not a proud day to be a Belgian.
Posted by: LostinPotomac | May 22, 2009 10:33 AM | Report abuse
Soccer America reports that Nigeria is in serious danger of losing the U17 World Cup this fall. What would the alternate sites be? Would the USA be one of them?
Posted by: universityandpark | May 22, 2009 10:34 AM | Report abuse
Would the USA be one of them?
Posted by: universityandpark
Of course! We have a list of 847 stadiums - from Ocala, FL to Anacortes, WA - that can host this event.
Posted by: I-270Exit1 | May 22, 2009 10:40 AM | Report abuse
Sorry if this has been asked before. Do away goals count more in the Belgian league playoff?
Posted by: EssEff | May 22, 2009 11:20 AM | Report abuse
Yes. Wait, no. I'm waffling.
Posted by: I-270Exit1 | May 22, 2009 11:28 AM | Report abuse
Let's discuss tomorrow over a Duvel.
Posted by: EssEff | May 22, 2009 11:36 AM | Report abuse
Leffe. Blue.
Posted by: Reignking | May 22, 2009 11:38 AM | Report abuse
And if you have too many, go see Mannequin Pis.
Posted by: Reignking | May 22, 2009 11:39 AM | Report abuse
Away goals do count more so Standard has the advantage for now.
Posted by: LostinPotomac | May 22, 2009 12:54 PM | Report abuse
Ocala, huh? I got family there...
Posted by: JacobfromAtlanta-ish | May 22, 2009 2:16 PM | Report abuse
Oh, great: So the USA roster announcement will take place at the very moment (10 a.m. Sunday) when many, many American soccer fans will be tuned elsewhere for the final EPL matchday of the season.
U.S. Soccer: Think, people!
Posted by: ChristopherMc | May 22, 2009 2:17 PM | Report abuse
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LION Summit: Local indie online news publishers roaring back to Chicago
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Check out the complete schedule of session for the 2016 LION Summit — more than 3 dozen presentations and conversations over 3 days, with even more speakers and discussion leaders being added soon.
LION Publishers is pleased to invite all who care about the future of local journalism to a conference devoted to the journalistic excellence and economic well-being of local independent online news sites.
The annual LION Summit will return to Chicago on Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2016, at the downtown campus of Columbia College Chicago. It will feature two full days packed with an array of speakers, panel discussions and networking opportunities devoted to revenue ideas and best practices, community engagement and sustainability. Plus, we'll open with an afternoon networking and informational session, and hold nightly receptions where we can all share what we've learned. Last year, more than 100 publishers and editors, academics, foundation representatives, industry experts and vendors attended our Chicago conference. In 2016, you won't want to miss the vigorous exchange of ideas.
LION Publishers has nearly 135 members in 37 states and Washington, D.C., representing both for-profit and nonprofit business models — all independently owned and operated and devoted to local journalism.
The organization's gathering in Chicago will feature opportunities for members to discuss common issues and problems, share success stories and encourage the founding of new local news sites. Each event will feature an informative slate of speakers, workshops and panels on topics relating to local publishing, covering real-world strategies for revenue, hands-on technology demonstrations, effective reporting tips, and experts speaking on business and legal issues.
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- Thursday, Sept. 29, registration will open at 4 p.m., with an evening reception and networking event.
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Previous LION gatherings have been an excellent source of information and networking for journalists who have recently launched their own local news sites or are considering it. With a wide diversity of membership, and some publishers who have been in operation for over a decade, LION brings together the best business and reporting minds in local online news.
In addition to valuable member panels offering practical advice and blueprints for revenue and journalism ideas that have worked elsewhere, LION has lined up an impressive roster of speakers. They will include advertising sales expert Eleanor Cippel, who has keynoted past LION conferences, as well as:
- Tracie Powell of All Digitocracy speaking on how publishers who don't have "Amazon" behind their names can duplicate some of the things the Washington Post is doing
- Jan Schaffer of J-Lab, discussing her recent surveys of media entrepreneurs
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- Josh Stearns, associate director of the Public Square Program at the Democracy Fund
- Jennifer Choi, program officer for journalism initiatives in the McCormick Foundation's Democracy Program
- Teresa Schmedding of the American Copy Editors Society, with tips on how to verify stories and turn out clean copy
- David Cuillier, the director of the University of Arizona School of Journalism and a past president of the Society of Professional Journalists, will break down effective techniques for pressing public records requests
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- Christopher Ali of the University of Virgina, discussing his research project, "Local News in a Digital World: Small Market Newspapers in an Age of Digital Disruption."
- More sessions on advertising sales, management, community engagement and other need-to-know topics
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LION Publishers has arranged a block of rooms for Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at the Best Western Grant Park Hotel in Chicago, just a block from the site of the summit, at a special discounted rate of $174 for single rooms and $184 for double/double rooms. Call the hotel directly at (312) 922-2900 and mention "LION" to reserve a room. The deadline for obtaining that rate is Aug. 26, but the block of rooms could be filled up by then, so act soon. The group rate will be honored up to three days before and after the conference, for those who wish to spend some extra time in Chicago. Also, you can check out other nearby hotels listed on our Map page.
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Drinking Game
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Take a Drink: for every metaphor of and poetic parallel to H2O
Do a Shot: for atrocities
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Movie Review
By: Henry J. Fromage (Two Beers) –
Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzman has made a career of documenting the temporary hopes and dreams of the Salvador Allende era and how they were dashed and pulverized by the Pinochet coup and dictatorship. However, in recent years he's been finding more elliptical, more poetic ways to approach the subject.
Uniting the universe and the Atacama desert would certainly qualify as both.
In The Pearl Button Guzman approaches from another oblique angle- water, the element that the 6,500 km coast-boasting Chile understandably has a vivid relationship with. Beginning his chain of subjects there, he moves to the nomadic indigenous seafarers of Patagonia, Chile's cruel treatment of them, and, finally the cruel Pinochet years and one particularly brutal practice of theirs that brings the film back to where it started- the sea.
A Toast
Right from the arresting first image of a block of quartz encasing a solitary, thousands of year old drop of water, the imagery that Guzman conjures and the masterful way he juxtaposes it with immersive sound design and elegiac orchestral music is nothing short of completely engaging. When you include his arresting use of close-up, slow-motion, and tracking shots, coupled with his own erudite, pacific voiceover, the only comparison is Terence Malick by way of Werner Herzog, which, well, is about as flattering as comparisons can get.
Or, for some folks, boring. Their loss.
Guzman, of course, is after something different than a beautiful viewing experience. As the film goes along, it transitions from a love letter to the element of life and its importance to his beautiful country in particular to something thornier, more challenging, and ultimately disturbing. The fascinating ethnography of the Patagonian peoples (particularly intriguing- the connection between the Stone Age and the Space Age that still-living interviewees represent) becomes an examination of the evils of Colonialism, and the more modern evils that Guzman has spent a career documenting, and which, at least to him and many of the subjects of the film, every path will always lead back to.
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Get ready to follow plenty of extremely esoteric tangents. Seriously, just accept it.
It grows on you.
A bigger drawback is how Guzman tries to tie together the three main areas of focus of his documentary. In particular, the final thesis that draws parallels to the crimes of the Pinochet regime makes sense on paper from a logical and poetic sense, but feels tenuous, especially once Guzman goes back to his interviewees to explain the metaphor over and over, and over again. Honestly, the one image of the pearl button embedded in the rail that was used to sink the bodies of dissidents says more than the final 10 minutes of talking heads ever could.
Patricio Guzman definitely finds more interest in the paths less traveled as he guides his audience on this documentary journey, but sit back and let him lead. He'll show you some amazing and thought-provoking sights.


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Bynd Artisan was established by a third-generation business owner of Singapore's oldest bookbinder. Its brand identity, created by principal brand and design consultant &Larry, celebrates the work of Bynd Artisan's home-grown master craftsmen, who are schooled in the traditional ways of book-binding and leather crafting. &Larry defined the business and design objectives, which included establishing a unique platform by building a meaningful narrative from Bynd Artisan's rich history, and developing a visual language that reflects the brand's heritage. In this way, it turned a spotlight on a well-loved homegrown brand and designed-in-Singapore products, creating an avenue for inspirational and collaborative processes between Bynd Artisan, its customers and collaborators. While it designs and produces practical everyday products, Bynd Artisan's pieces are also desirable lifestyle goods. Once reserved for VIP customers, its bespoke services are now open to anyone who appreciates individualism. Together with Bynd Artisan, &Larry has re-engineered what is widely regarded as a sunset industry business into a viable operation, by redesigning the production process and retraining the company's craftsmen to stand at the forefront of its services.
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