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Hi! I'm back this week with another CPS weekly challenge card. This week's challenge is looking to be super fun and I had a good time creating my card while my daughter was running about making a card for a nice vendor who consistently gives her free food at our local farmers market. I love that by watching me she's learned to show appreciation with a homemade card, thats my girl!
So, here's the sketch. I love that it's a longer card, even though I didn't use the style for my entry. I will probably end up going back and making another using this size. Who doesn't need a few pre-made cards to stick some money into for say... graduation etc?
I used Basic Grey's indie bloom collection for this by layering it in the three stripes. I've had this paper pad for a long time and gotten so much use out of it. One project I did was halloween and this one spring? What versatility! Then, I inked everything up with Tim Holtz distress ink in Walnut. I just recently purchased this color and it's quickly becoming a go-to. I usually used vintage photo but this is just a darker deeper brown. You could also layer both colors for more depth.
I used a stock stamp that I had on hand to stamp the butterfly. Then, I loaded it up with perfect pearls and other misters so when you get close to it you can see all of the subtle but different colors.
Then I stamped a little happy spring sentiment onto a banner using ::holiday berries:: and ::iced spruce:: from Tim Holtz. Finished it off with some bling on a roll (its a michaels brand that you can find there). It comes in a roll and you can cut off as much as you'd like to use. love it.
Well, I really hope you liked it & I can't wait to see what everyone else is making!!


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Ph.D. in Literary and Cultural Studies
The Ph.D. program in Literary and Cultural Studies (LCS) is distinguished by its energetic commitment to theoretical approaches linking literary and cultural artifacts to the historical and social contexts in which they are produced and consumed.
A small and intensely interactive learning community, we admit a small number of select masters students and no more than 3 Ph.D. students per year. The size of our program assures students of working closely with faculty in small seminars, as well as ample opportunities for mentoring outside the classroom.
Faculty provide professionalization experiences for students, such as workshops on writing publishable articles and preparing for the academic job market. Ph.D. students receive intensive training and mentoring in the teaching of writing and analytical reading skills. The high value we place on interdisciplinary collaboration opens doors for students to take classes and work with faculty and graduate students in other programs, most notably our sister program in Rhetoric.
Literary and Cultural Studies offers its students a nurturing environment for intellectual exchange and collaboration. A student-run colloquium series allows us to explore topics that are of keen, present interest within our community. Faculty and graduate students have access to lectures, workshops, reading groups, and performances hosted by the many interdisciplinary associations in which we participate, including the university's Center for the Arts in Society and the Humanities Center, as well as the Pittsburgh Medieval-Renaissance Consortium, and the Pittsburgh Consortium for Eighteenth-Century Studies.
Students in the program are part of a large research university with longstanding strengths in the performing arts, new media, and information technology. Within this context, some of the most pressing questions in the profession today--How are particular cultures organized around particular media or textual forms? To what extent are modernity and post-modernity defined by a particular view of knowledge, the individual and technology?—can be raised in startlingly concrete ways.
The Ph.D. program offers three main concentrations:
(1) Early Modern British Studies (Renaissance to Romanticism)
(2) 20th-and-21st American Literary and Cultural Studies
(3) Globalization and Transnational Studies
Early Modern British Studies
We offer specializations in early modern British literature and culture: the Renaissance, Seventeenth Century, Restoration, Eighteenth Century, and Romanticism are all traditional periods of English study in which students learn about a wide array of print and visual texts, as well as performances and events. The faculty support students in research practices and pedagogies that explore various paradigms for understanding the past and its relationship to the present.
We value historical, materialist approaches that contextualize the literary in the culture, politics, and aesthetics of the time period, but we also encourage students to experiment with different media and modes of representing history to audiences in the present, and to explore and interrogate the concept of a research archive and what goes into it.
Hence, while we research and teach within the traditional chronological groupings of early modern English literature, faculty research and teaching intersect at points that focus students' study of traditional, chronological periods on particular objects of study and theoretical frameworks for understanding them.
20th and 21st Century American Literary and Cultural Studies
The LCS program offers extensive investigation of 20th and 21st century literature and culture. We regularly teach courses in modern and contemporary fiction, film, television, and music, as well as in critical fields such as Marxism, media theory, African American studies, theories of modernity and identity, university studies, and working class studies. Overall, we focus on cultural, intellectual, and institutional history and how they make the culture we have.
Our faculty brings together diverse expertise in US literature and culture, film, music, and television, critical and cultural theory, African American literature and culture, postcolonial studies, globalization, working class studies, and critical university studies. Current and former graduates students have done innovative work on the history of American journalism, genre and contemporary American fiction, and radical higher education movements.
From thinking about how celebrity informs American culture, the intersection of globalization and technologies of mobility, student debt, K-12 education reform, and how race might be taught to high schoolers via the novel, each of us works to some degree in "the real world" as well as in the ivory tower.
Global and Transnational Studies
The LCS Program offers students the opportunity to develop expertise in global and transnational studies through interdisciplinary classes that combine literary and visual cultural analysis with historical and theoretical understandings. Courses are regularly taught in culture and globalization, transnationalism, diaspora, the global renaissance, global feminism, postcolonial studies and colonial discourse studies.
Students may develop a deeper, more worldly contextual knowledge by studying British and American cultural production within global contexts. They may also focus on Anglophone texts emerging from the "global south" of South Asia, East Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean.
Faculty offer theoretical expertise in modernity studies, postcolonial studies, gender and sexualities, legal discourses, mobility studies, and immigration studies. Special areas of expertise include South Asia, the South Asian diaspora, and Global Early Modern British Literature. Current and former graduate students have done exciting work on global human rights discourses, ethno-political discourses, transnational modernisms, 18th century travel literatures, and gender and sexuality in the diaspora
The City
The city of Pittsburgh, once the home of the nation's largest industrial production base, is also attractive to our students because of its remarkable working-class history and affordable cost of living. A number of cultural institutions within the city—such as the Andy Warhol Museum, the Mattress Factory, the City and Quantum Theatres, and the Ground Zero collective—offer opportunities for engagement with a vibrant urban community.
Strong university links to local community groups through the Center for University Outreach also make Carnegie Mellon a productive place to think and act on important political and social issues.

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Express camps offer teams the opportunity to get a condensed version of the curriculum designed to maximize the abbreviated time, yet still enjoy the USA overnight experience!
For camps at Knott's Berry Farm Resort, have a blast with your team inside the park on night 2 with your included twilight park ticket!
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The USA Cheer program continues to be recognized for its innovative choreography. The USA program development team is made up of nationally renowned choreographers and technically trained/certified staff. Together they have developed the most CREATIVE and COMPREHENSIVE set of choreography and skills designed to fuel your squads' success and technical/material needs to last throughout the year!
Time Out Routine
Learn a complete Time Out Routine that will be ready to go with the help of your Staff Teammate, complete with incorporations of squad specialty skills.
This routine will look great on the sideline, but is so versatile that it can be used during rallies or pre-game or added to your larger program unity routine! It is also easily customizable with the addition of your squad's specialties and will look amazing in front of any crowd.
GameTime 101 and Game-Action Cheers©
Designed to teach squads everything you need to know about game days and ways to increase crowd participation while building rapport with your crowd, GameTime 101 is an essential class for successfully fulfilling your important roles of athlete, ambassador, crowd leader, spirit raiser and entertainer! Game Day best practices are also incorporated into various classes and workshops throughout camp via staff demonstrations, fun games and contests.
In your Cheer Workshop, teams learn short, upbeat, crowd oriented Game-Action Cheers© etters perfect for getting your fans fired up between plays. These are designed to coordinate across all programs and are taught in small groups.
Stunt Workshops & Safety Awareness
With an emphasis on practicing good technique and safety, groups will work at their own level, following a logical progression working up from basic to more advanced skills. Incorporating curriculum up to date with NFHS and AACCA rule changes and guidelines, USA staff will work with your squad on building strong technique, exciting transitions and creative pyramids your crowd will love!
Stunt Workshop 1: Safety and Technique
Stunt Workshop 2: Progressions and Transitions
Stunt Workshop 3: Pyramids
With each workshop segueing perfectly to the next, teams put it all together in the last pyramid focused Stunt Workshop. More time will be given in this class to master more pyramids and variations perfect for their current level and options on how to add difficulty later in the year.
Specialty Workshops*
Divide now and share later! Students love the variety of classes offered and have fun focusing on their own specialty or trying something new during Specialty Workshops! In addition to giving students more leadership responsibilities by having students then teach others the material learned, sending a few students to each class offered will multiply the amount of material your team receives. Examples of specialty classes include:
Unity Workshop
Learn & put the keys to UNITY into practice in a fun, interactive and valuable workshop (and throughout camp) that will set the tone & foundation for a successful year.
Squads wrap up each day recapping their day, goals and plan of action with their Staff Teammate each night, reviewing accomplishments during camp and ideas to make the most of the upcoming year. Leave knowing you are STRONG AS ONE!
Material, messaging and workshops have the consistent message of team unity, leadership, effective communication & using individual strengths to enhance the team.
Staff Teammate Time/Evaluation Prep
Working in small groups with 2-3 other squads at camp, your USA Staff Teammate will work with you to establish and achieve daily goals to maximize your camp experience. Your Staff Teammate will also "coach" your team during Evaluation Prep, providing insight and valuable feedback as you prepare for evaluations.
Captain's Workshop
At each overnight camp, your captains will work with our USA Head Instructor in daily workshops designed to identify leadership traits, introduce leadership styles and build stronger leaders. Through staff guided task/assignments, your captains will develop strong leadership characteristics that will continue to develop throughout the year. It would be beneficial to select your captains prior to camp. If not, please select 1-2 individuals to send to these brief workshops.
USA evaluations are designed to give squads constructive feedback and positive reinforcement in a noncompetitive environment. We like to stress that squads are performing against an evaluation standard, not each other. In the end, the greatest reward is improvement. Based on their performance, each squad will receive a Superior (Blue), Excellent (Red) or Outstanding (Gold) certificates or ribbons for all evaluations. For each evaluation, squads will receive a written evaluation sheet or receive verbal comments based on their performance. These comments are geared to encourage improvement through positive and constructive feedback.
USA Rally Night
USA Staff demonstrates a fun pep rally from start to finish. This workshop shows teams how to use different elements to conduct a great pep rally at home. The participants get hyped by dressing in this year's theme, "Hooray for the Holidays." Celebrate twelve months of holidays in one fun night! From Santa's elves to lucky leprechauns to Uncle Sam, get creative with your team! NEW THIS YEAR – shorter skits and more advisor involvement.
Squad Credentialing, All Americans and Spirit Spectacular
Teams will be NFHS credentialed in Safety, Leadership and in the 5 roles of a spirit leader: Athlete, Ambassador, Crowd Leader, Entertainer and Spirit Raiser. Staff Teammates will guide teams through the process throughout camp.
On the final day of camp, teams shine during this showcase for friends and family. Material is performed, All-Americans are revealed, final awards are distributed and teams are presented with their squad credentialing certificates.
To best prepare for game days, teams are encouraged to bring signs, poms, megaphones, banners and flags to incorporate into their Home Cheer, Time Out & Game-Action™ Cheers Evaluations. Generic signs that can be incorporated to fit any given situation (e.g., school colors, initials, mascot, Go-Fight-Win, etc…) will work best!
Before each evaluation, squads will have the opportunity to work one-on-one with their USA Staff Teammate. Squads will receive coaching, input and suggestions to help them prepare for the evaluation performances that follow.
Each evaluation emphasizes a different aspect of spiritleading. Below are brief explanations:
Teammaker Workshop
Held on the last day, this class wraps-up the camp experience and gives the students an opportunity to reflect on everything that they learned and accomplished. Through peer led discussions, squads will be given specific ideas to help make the most of their camp experience beyond camp and ways to utilize these tools throughout the upcoming school year.


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Students may rightfully gripe at the cost of tuition for college, but once there, realize they face another major expense in the form of pricey textbooks for each class. According to the OC Weekly, Mike Tracy, an animator and long-time teacher at the Art Institute of California-Orange County, knows this. Wanting to save his students some money, rather than requiring them to buy an e-book he considered "redundant" and "irrelevant," he left all texts off his syllabus and is now out of a job because of it.
Tracy, who has previously never required books for his Photoshop class, was informed by school administrators that all teachers must require e-book purchases from their students as part of a new school policy. When Tracy refused to adhere to that policy, he received a letter dated last Tuesday, August 10, from school president Gregory Marick, who issued this ultimatum:
"As you have been previously informed, you are required to utilize an eBook from the list…Failure to comply with this directive will result in your immediate termination of employment for insubordination."
The teacher refused, and was fired August 14.
But there's more going on here than meets the eye. According to an article on Good.is, all fifty schools bearing the Art Institute's name are owned by a company called Education Management Corporation (otherwise known as EDMC.) EDMC exclusively uses e-books offered through a service called Digital Bookshelf, which is run by EDMC's distributor, VitalSource. Art Institute requires students to pay $50-$75 to Digital Bookshelf to download a copy of each e-book required by their teachers―but the downloads are only temporary, lasting just the duration of the semester. Students are not allowed to substitute a hardcopy for an e-book; they may buy one in addition, but the download is required under all circumstances.
According to the article, Tracy feels that the Art Institute has constructed a system to insure students pay money for books they may not even need, and ones they can't even sell back after the semester is over.
Mike Tracy may now be out of a job for refusing to participate, but his fight is not over. After almost 12 years of dedicated teaching, his students are coming to his aid. One in particular, Justin Nouget, set up a petition on Change.org to reinstate his teacher and call attention to the school's policy of charging inflated fees. Almost 3,000 students, parents and former coworkers have signed it already and left a multitude of messages in support of the fired teacher.
In that petition, Nouget quoted a statement made by Tracy on his personal Facebook page:
"As many of you know, I have been in a dispute with our school, the Art Institutes, for some months now, over their policy of mandatory e textbooks in classes where their inclusion seems arbitrary, inappropriate and completely motivated by profit. In July I asked the US Department of Education, the California Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education and WASC (our accrediting agency) to look into my concerns. Since that time, the school and its parent company EDMC have escalated the pressure on me to select a book for a class I teach that I don't think requires one."
As of now, the school has not released a statement regarding Mike Tracy or his firing.
Do you think Tracy should have gone along with the policy to keep his job, or are his efforts a glimpse of what's necessary for for-profit schools to finally change their ways?
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Climate is right for Modi to save the planet
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The United States' bizarre withdrawal from the Paris treaty has given Narendra Modi the very rare opportunity for global leadership.
The treaty is a voluntary agreement in which nations commit to cutting their emissions of carbon dioxide. This is to ensure that the rise in the earth's average surface temperature is not more than 2 degrees Celsius over that in 1880. Why that year? Because we started recording temperatures in earnest then, and that is around when industry began emitting large volumes of carbon dioxide, changing our climate. We are already at 1.3 degrees Celsius over 1880 and so we have 0.7 degrees to play with. What happens if we exceed that and continue man-made climate change is simple: disaster. Rising seas, unpredictable monsoons and worse.
Why is the opportunity very rare? Though we are the world's second largest nation, and soon largest, we count for little. We have no influence on anything. Usually we take the global lead in nothing. Or at least nothing that the rest of the world admires. I understand we're the world's biggest importers of weapons. This is slightly less shameful than the fact that most of us probably take pride in the fact that we are.
I will not depress readers on Sunday with a list of the other things -infant mortality , illiteracy -we're global number 1 in. These things we already know and have given up on as being intractable.
So why do I say we have the opportunity to lead on climate change? Because our contribution to global warming is significant and what we do matters not just to us but to everyone. China is the world's biggest emitter of carbon dioxide and contributes 30% of the total. America is second at 15% and India third with 7%.
Only three nations of the world are out of the Paris treaty: Nicaragua (because the treaty does not go far enough in tackling climate change), Syria (because its diplomats couldn't travel to sign it) and now the US (because, well, Trump).
And why do I say Modi has the opportunity to be the world's leader? Because it is easier for us. We Indians are culturally aligned to the issue. Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj absolutely nailed this in her response to the question of whether India was abiding by the Paris treaty for external reasons.
She said that our "commitment is 5,000 years old. We worship rivers, trees and mountains. This is India's ethos, it is our cultural heritage. If someone says we signed the pact due to lure of money and pressure from someone, it is wrong. I reject both these allegations. Whether the US stays in the agreement or not, India will stay ."
We are, like those other `Indians', the native Americans, animists and worshippers of nature. It's of course quite another matter that we pollute the things we worship. And that the non-animist nations have actually preserved their profane rivers and mountains much better than we have our sacred ones. Our commitment is mostly talk, and at best it manifests in spiritual rather than physical pursuits. However it is indisputable that we believe in it and from that emerges the opportunity to lead, because Modi will face no internal political resistance to tough decisions on coal or petrol.
The world is currently insufficiently alarmed by the danger of climate change. Climate change is not an issue in electoral politics (even in `aware' Britain, the Green Party won only 1 seat out of 650). This is because the rise in temperatures is not strictly linear. January 2017 was 0.2 degrees Celsius cooler than January 2016. But it was also the third warmest January since 1880. So the pattern is unmistakable and we are on the cusp.
India's emissions are about the same as all of Europe's.Meaning anything we can do successfully can be emulated at scale. There is a large and growing constituency in parts of Europe plus in all of America now that is concerned about climate change but is leaderless. It needs someone to come and take charge. This leader will offer her or his nation as an example and invest in innovations and take hard decisions now. Most importantly , push for climate change as a major issue, above marginal issues like jihadist terrorism.
Power minister Piyush Goyal has said that all cars sold in India by 2030 will be electric. No further details have been revealed but if this is pursued seriously , and soon, it will amaze the world.
This leader will, if she or he is credible and significant (and Modi has the chance to be both), even be able to bring pressure to bear on America because the rest of the world is united, though informally at the moment.
Indians believe in the idea of vasudhaiva kutumbakam.The world is one family , and this family is in trouble. Our planet awaits a leader. Modi has the chance for true greatness. He must step up to it.
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If you haven't heard by now, NieR Automata is unbelievably good. Like, easy Game of the Year tier good. Hell, it's probably in my top games of all time at this point. It's nice to have a Yoko Taro game that you don't have to recommend with any reservations about things like "sluggish, repetitive combat" or "framerates that sometimes dip into the single digits," and for that I owe Platinum Games gratitude.
I remember hearing concerns back when this game was first announced, though. By this point, Yoko Taro's games had become known for having a degree of jankiness to them. Some fans were worried: would having a top-tier developer like Platinum onboard strip NieR Automata of some of the "charm" of previous games? Now that the final product is in our hands, we can see that, thankfully, the answer is mostly "no" for one big reason — Yoko Taro is one of the few figures working on the game industry who is daring enough to actually piss players off.
See, one of the big problems I have with most big-budget AAA titles is that they constantly play it super-duper safe: familiar gameplay and story tropes, overused character archetypes, mandatory tutorials up the wazoo to make sure you never struggle at all. Everything from character designs to control schemes to cover art has been focus-tested and run through EEDAR analytics to appeal to the widest group of potential game players possible. Nothing is allowed to turn off a particular segment of the player population, because these games cost absurd amounts of money make, and if it doesn't sell several million globally then the entire dev team gets shut down tomorrow, so make that quest-giving lady more attractive, tighten up the graphics on level 3, and no you can't give that boss a 90% damage attack even if it is heavily choreographed, are you NUTS?
As a result, we've wound up with a huge slate of really technically impressive, incredibly polished games that are somehow profoundly bland to actually experience. Much like Hollywood blockbusters, they are designed from the ground up for mass appeal, taking care not to do anything deemed too radical in terms of story, world, or gameplay design. The biggest risk they might take is maybe offending screaming internet jerkwards by having gay NPCs. But doing something deliberate in-game that might make some people angry? Oh hell no, did you see what happened with Mass Effect 3? They weren't even TRYING to upset people with that one, and look what happened!
But somehow, Yoko Taro has never gotten the memo that "pissing players off" might be a bad idea, and Square-Enix has just let him run with it. Now we have NieR Automata: a beautiful, polished game that's packed full of high-grade action, phenomenal music, incredible storytelling, and emotional gut-punches… and some master tier trolling. And I couldn't be happier about it.
I don't know if this really qualifies as a confession, but I put myself on a serious media blackout after NieR Automata's official announcement. I knew I wanted to play this game, and I remembered how much of an impact the original NieR had on me when I went in not really knowing what I should expect out of it. I didn't play the demo when it hit PSN, because I wanted to go into this game as fresh as I possibly could. I hindsight, I absolutely made the correct choice, because I got trolled amazingly in the game's first chapter, getting crushed by failing to evade some of the boss's buzzsaw arms. Hey, I was still getting used to the controls, and I was sure that the reserve of auto-heals that the game was giving me would protect me through the tutorial! I just didn't expect to get KO'ed by something that did more than 40% damage.
And so I saw the first of the game's many "whoops, you fucked up" endings – ending W, given if you die in the first chapter before you get the ability to save. A quick text box appeared onscreen, the fast-forward credits appeared, and bam, I was back to the title screen, having lost about 30 minutes of progress.
At first, I was stunned. Then I was a little angry. Then I just laughed my ass off. That's certainly one way to force you to get good, huh?
Sure enough, the second time I attempted the opening chapter I was performing leagues better, making full use of my dodging and attacking with melee and pod fire simultaneously. I wasn't about to get trolled again. If I'd played the demo beforehand and had already adapted to the game's pacing and controls, I wouldn't have been able to have that experience.
It wasn't until later that I learned that this troll ending seriously pissed off some folks. I saw more than a few tweets — some from media folks, even — complaining about having to re-do up to an hour of gameplay. (I can certainly think of worse things to happen than having to replay Platinum Games action sequences…) Several players who died in a similar fashion to me were also incensed. A game that will kill you in the first hour and give you a bad ending? What the hell had they just spent sixty dollars on? (As of this writing, you'll find angry reviews of the game on Steam talking about this!)
Of course you shouldn't be able to die so early on. It goes against the principles of good AAA game design, where you hand-hold the player for at least a few hours until they're ready to face some real threats. Hell, Automata looked like it was protecting me, precious babby 2B, with all those auto-heals, only to pull the rug out from under me. No, the real game wasn't prepared to be so nice, and it wanted me to know that.
But NieR Automata isn't done trolling you. The game has 26 endings, 21 or so of which are "bad endings" doled out for all sorts of reasons. A lot of them involve consequences for doing things that you assume would be OK to do in this game because they're fine in other games. For example, there are a few points where you get an urgent call for help to aid with fighting off enemies. In other games, you can safely ignore this and go faff about doing sidequests until you finally decide you want to progress the story. (Hell, I must have spent in-game weeks in Yakuza 0 managing real estate and making the best hostess club before I finally decided to complete the final story section.) Here, however? If you stray too far off course, you're given a game-ending message about how you screwed up by deserting your mission. You might also be tempted to swing your weapons around at random NPCs, because hey, a lot of crucial plot or nonviolent NPCs in these games tend to be immune to your strikes, right? Nope, you can murder some important characters and/or explode your home base, leading to yet more bad endings.
And then there's the fish. I'm convinced that everyone eats the fish on their first playthrough. How much of a dick move is it to disguise a thing that will instantly kill you as a sidequest?
I absolutely love that NieR Automata has these alternate endings, because these are the sort of things that would never, ever be allowed to happen in many other titles of NieR Automata's status. Having any sort of potential consequences for curiosity or making mistakes is bad and makes players upset. You don't want upset players, do you? They might review-bomb Steam or Metacritic and tank the millions of dollars the company put into marketing this game!
Here's the thing: When developers are so scared of doing anything that might piss off players — either gameplay- or story-wise — we wind up with the sort of safe, bland products that have turned people like me off of most AAA titles. We wind up with unmemorable, cookie-cutter games that fade into the mists of forgotten titles once the next big release hits shelves.
Automata's alternate endings can be pretty dickish, yes. But they're also surprising, memorable, and — once you get past your initial anger — pretty damn funny. It's a lot like a really bad or embarrassing death in a Souls game: at first you're pissed off at the game, but after just a little bit of time, you look back on it and laugh at how stupid it was. Then you pick up the controller and go back to work. A tiny fraction of players in this situation might swear off the game and post expletive-ridden screeds on messageboards, but are those people truly worth worrying about?
Probably not, if reviews are any indication — NieR Automata is sitting at overwhelmingly positive, well-deserved reviews from press and players alike.
Yet a crippling fear of these angry individuals persists among most developers. I just mentioned the Souls games — do you know why Sony Computer Entertainment America passed on publishing Demon's Souls originally? It's because Shuhei Yoshida got angry at it, and erroneously assumed everybody else would think the same way. Knowing how much is on the line in modern console game development, I'm honestly surprised a company like Square-Enix lets Yoko Taro get away with this stuff. I'm not just talking about the alternate endings, either: Automata is full of dramatic gameplay and story shifts that are bound to surprise, shock, and disorient you in ways few other games manage to pull off. The game takes a unique pleasure in blindsiding you constantly, with seemingly little regard for your feelings, by things it pulls out of goddamned nowhere — and that's part of what makes it such a masterpiece.
NieR Automata is one of the boldest big-budget releases out there. It's not afraid to do things that will confuse, terrify, and actively piss you off, and by god, it's a better game because of it. I can only hope that maybe some other AAA developers might look at it and realize that sacrificing a small amount of player comfort is a reasonable trade-off for creating a game that will stay in the hearts and minds of players long after its release. If not, well, at least we can take comfort in knowing that Yoko Taro probably won't stop making games anytime soon. The industry is a better place with him around.


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In the last week we've had an explosion of our pig population. Through the recent yucky, springish wintery snowy rain weather the sows decided it was time for piggin', or farrowing. Here are a couple videos Mark made talking about this process in a pasture system:
Yesterday the little ones were following their mothers around, napping in the sun, and just enjoying being alive. You'll be able to see them, plus everything else we do, when you come for a class. You get a whole farm experience with a focused learning topic. They'll still be little and cute for the April Pastured Poultry class!


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A Hillclimb is an event which takes place on a smooth, sealed surface over an uphill gradient against the clock. Cars start individually at set intervals, however several can be on the course at any one time. A wide variety of cars compete, from single-seaters to standard production saloons divided into classes by types and engine capacity.
Venues range from picturesque private estates to seaside promenades.
Burnham-on-Sea Motor Club currently promotes three Hillclimbs, two at Wiscombe Park, the first of the year Wildlife Wiscombe Hillclimb in May and the second Five Clubs Wiscombe Hillclimb in September. The third is Three Clubs Hillclimb at Charmouth.
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Hearing Health
If you're serious about pursuing a career in music, you need to protect your hearing. The way you hear music, the way you recognize and differentiate pitch, the way you play music; all are directly connected to your hearing. Protect it, you won't regret it!
Audiology Information
Evaluating Your Risk for Hearing Loss
When evaluating your risk for hearing loss, ask yourself the following questions:
- How frequently am I exposed to noises and sounds above 85 decibels?
- What can I do to limit my exposure to such loud noises and sounds?
- What personal behaviors and practices increase my risk of hearing loss?
- How can I be proactive in protecting my hearing and the hearing of those around me?
To learn about how to protect your hearing and evaluate your risks for hearing damage, download the Mead Witter School of Music's Protect Your Hearing Everyday handout!
UW Speech and Hearing Clinic (UWSHC) – Goodnight Hall, 1975 Willow Drive, 608-262-3951
The UWSHC offers a custom evaluation and hearing loss prevention package for musicians. The musician's hearing evaluation includes evaluation of hearing at inter-octave frequencies, otoacoustic emission testing, and assessment of change in hearing if previous tests are available. The hearing conservation package includes an individualized consultation about hearing conservation in a music environment as well as the selection and fitting of custom musician's ("concert") earplugs. This program is offered at a discounted price to students in the UW-Madison School of Music. The UWSHC also provides the hearing evaluations for all University of Wisconsin–Madison employees enrolled in the university's hearing conservation program.
University Health Services, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH) – 333 East Campus Mall, 8th Floor, 608-890-1992
The Occupational Health program performs noise level measurements and manages the UW Madison hearing conservation program for UW Madison employees.
University Health Services, Occupational Medicine – 333 East Campus Mall, 6th Floor, 608-265-5610
The Occupational Medicine program coordinates clinical services for UW-Madison employees, designated courses, and affiliates based on eligibility.
Performing Arts Medicine – Audiology Department – 1 S. Park Street, (608) 287-2650
Audiologists with UW Health in Madison, Wisconsin, collaborate with ear, nose and throat physicians (otolaryngologists) to evaluate and treat adults and children with hearing impairment and balance disorders.
Hearing Protection Options
Musicians practice and perform in a variety of different settings. They are exposed to high levels of sound, sometimes for long periods and may require different amounts of protection depending on sound levels encountered during rehearsals and performance. Some musicians use one type of attenuator in one ear and one type in the other, depending on the source and location of the sound.
Etymotic Research, Inc. is one company that designs hearing protection specifically for musicians. A recommendation chart for their ear plugs is shown below. More information can be found on their website at http://www.etymotic.com/
UW Audiology sells custom earplugs at cost to students. Learn more about custom earplugs here!
A study from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Musicians and others involved in the music industry are at risk of de- veloping permanent hearing loss, tinnitus (ringing in the ears), and other hearing disorders from expo- sure to loud sounds. e National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) examines the risks associated with music expo- sure and provides recommenda- tions to protect their hearing.
Hearing Health Project Partners
National Association of School of Music (NASM)
Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA)
Health and Safety Standards Organizations
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Medical Organizations Focused on Hearing Health
American Academy of Audiology
American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Athletes and the Arts
House Research Institute – Hearing Health
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders – Noise-Induced Hearing Loss http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/noise.html
Other Organizations Focused on Hearing Health
Dangerous Decibels
National Hearing Conservation Association


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Monthly Archives: May 2013
Blog With Mom reviews Fit N' Crisp Promax bars
Melody's Voice reviews Promax LS Energy Bars
Cascade Patch reviews Promax's Fit 'n Crisp bars
Promax Fitness Ambassador is featured on Shape.com
Tips to Get Active by Memorial Day
1. Body Fat Competition. Gather some friends, have one expert take the measurements and see who can lose the most inches in one month. Set the wager and the winner takes all!
2. Wash your car by hand. Don't have a car? Neither do I. Join a local charity that is hosting a car wash to raise money. It is a great way to tone your arms and get those squats in, while you do some good and meet new people.
3. Push-Up/Sit-Up Contest. 100 push-ups and 200 sit-ups is the goal. Gather those friends again, and when you can't do anymore push-ups, switch to sit-ups. But… whoever switches the LEAST… wins!
4. Are you thinking of going Greener? Take your "Green Living" to a whole new level and participate in an eco-friendly event. Swim, run, ride and recycle! Look for an eco-friendly event in your area here.
5. Hire an expert personal trainer. It is worth every penny. Have them to take you through their most intense workout. This will get you OUT of your comfort zone, break up your routine and get you IN shape.
6. The Imaginary Chair Contest. See who can sit the longest. Make sure your legs are in right angles and you are against a sturdy wall. This is a great way to find out who's the warrior. You may be surprised!
7. Join a team in a favorite sport that you haven't played in a while. It is a fantastic way to create a community by finding people who like to be pushed to the next level. Every city has social events and they are very easy to find online.
8. Take a dance class. It can work muscales that have been dormant, improve your coordination, and you can break a serious sweat.
9. Run or ride your bike between errands. Make a list of all those "TO-DOs" that you can get done by running/riding from one to the next. Grab your favorite Promax bar, backpack and get going!
10. Take your weekly catch-up with friends outside. Rather than chatting inside on the phone or couch, take a walk or jog together and catch up!
Kick Start Your Spring with this Workout
Bad weather can raise the temptation of settling indoors with a tasty beverage and maybe some pizza. Instead, grab your towel and head to the nearest gym to get in a fast, full-body, indoor workout from professional athlete and Promax DOer Kacie Cleveland.
Start with 20 min of intervals on a stationary bike, adjusting the gear and speed to make your sprints more intense.
- For 4 minutes: pedal fast (keeping RPM over 80)
- For 10 minutes: alternate between 1 minute SPRINT and 1 minute quick PEDAL (not too slowly)
- For 6 minutes: alternate between 30 second SPRINT and 1 minute quick pedal
PART TWO: 5 Rounds of 20
1. WALKING LUNGES Starting with your right leg, lunge far enough forward so your right knee is directly above your right heel. Lower your hips keeping your spine straight and chest up. Keeping your weight on your right heel, bring your left leg up and in one continuous motion, lunge your left leg forward, repeating the process until you complete 20 on each leg.
2. PUSH UPS Keep neck in line with your spine and lower full body until chest touches floor. Drop down to your knees if back begins to arch.
3. BOX JUMPS Jump up onto a box or bench, standing all the way up at the top before stepping or jumping back down.
4. LAZY BURPEES Stand with feet hip-width apart and place hands on the ground, jump both feet back into plank position and quickly back under your hips landing on your heels. Finish by jumping into the air. Complete as quickly as possible.
5. REVERSE CRUNCHES Lay on your back with legs up and knees bent at 90 degrees. Drive knees towards your chest raising hips off of the ground and slowly lower back down.


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Grassy Null studio released their first compilation on Vacant Stare records. To celebrate, bands featured on the tape played a one day fest at a warehouse in Oakland.
Month: July 2016
The LA-based indie web music series, Dirty Laundry TV, is running out of the laundromat and into your stereo.
The Grassy Null releases live recording of Froth performing "On My Chest." Watch the new video here and see details for this Saturday's first Grassy Null Festival.
Pardoner has released their new EP titled 'Gravedigger' on East Bay label, Smoking Room. Catch them this weekend for back to back shows in Oakland.
Dinosaurs share new music video for the track "Haunted" off of their latest album 'Human Condition.'
This year's Phono Del Sol Music and Food Festival ranks high for another year of quality music. See photos of Alvvays, The She's, The Seshen and more.
Listen to La Lenguas' new single "Inside of my Head," the first in a series of tracks to be released this summer.
GØGGS—the new project by Chris Shaw, Ty Segall, and Charles Moothart—will play live for the first time at In The Red Records 25th Anniversary party in LA.


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I walked all the way home after work today for probably only the second or third time this year. I've been walking half way home quite often, but I've decided I need more exercise, so I'm going to walk the whole way more often. It's a 40-minute walk at a brisk pace.
I've actually missed the walk - seeing the reflections of the city lights on the dark river, keeping an eye out for water birds and, of course, avoiding crowding on the tram.
I only caught a glimpse of a bird on the wing tonight, but I did see a few patches of mushrooms on the river bank.
My firm is having another trivia night in a few weeks. Yay! I love trivia nights. My team came fourth last year, so our aim is to better that. Or, you know, win.
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Artist, Activist and Assistant Professor of Criminology in the Department of Sociology at Hofstra University
PhD, 2016, Stony Brook University; MA, 2012, Stony Brook University; BA, 2010, University of Florida
SM Rodriguez is a scholar-activist and Assistant Professor of Criminology and Sociology. Their research interests, as well as organizing efforts, lie in justice movements that are by and for same-gender loving and gender non-conforming people of African descent. Their book, The Economies of Queer Inclusion , examines the dialectics of global and local culture and the effects of transnational financing on grassroots activism in Kampala. Dr. Rodriguez has also done extensive research on the legislative history of sodomy in Uganda, with particular interest in the postcolonial motivations to develop laws which control citizen sexuality.
Dedicated to gender and racial justice off campus, they have assisted in community organizing of workshops and events on policing and gentrification in Central Brooklyn, and provided security for protests by LGBTQ people of color in NYC. Professor Rodriguez lectures throughout the US on African diasporic activist connections; queer empowerment in the US and abroad; the militarization of the police; and mass incarceration in the United States.
Recent & Upcoming Lectures and Events:
16-19: "Queer, Afro-Diasporic Ethics in Action" The Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of African Studies, University of Quebec in Montreal
3: Queer in Africa: Challenges and Pathways to Inclusion, Lehigh University, PA
27: The Economies of Queer Inclusion: A Book Presentation, Center for Race, Culture and Social Justice Colloquia Series, Roosevelt Hall 203, Hempstead NY 11:15am-12:30pm.
20: LGBTQ+ in Africa, Hosted by the African Student Association and Spectrum, St. John's University, 1:50PM-3:15PM, SJH room 305
22: "Transnational LGBT Rights Activism and the Erasure of the Queer Afro-Diaspora" Institute for Gender and Development Studies. University of West Indies - Cave Hill, Barbados
1: Hidden in Sight: Photographing Incarceration - A community conversation and panel. (Moderated by S.M. Rodriguez), Lowenfeld Conference and Exhibition Hall, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, Tenth Floor, South Campus
Free and open to the public from 4pm-6pm.
18: Queerness in Academia: A Panel Exploring LGBTIA+ Employee Experience in University Settings. Hofstra University, 6pm-7pm, Student Center Theater
12: Queer Abolitionist Praxis in the Era of Mass Incarceration. Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP), Philadelphia, PA
26: "Reform. Dismantle. Disrupt: A panel discussion on police violence and accountability" Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, Manhattan, NY 6-8pm
15-17: "Transformative Justice at the Intersection of Gentrification and Mass Incarceration" RESISTANCE Stream: International Conference on Penal Abolition (ICOPA), London, U.K.
2: "Imagining African and African-Diaspora Centered Organizing" LGBTQIAA Research Initiative Award Research Presentation, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
27: Center for Inclusive Education Alumni Panel, Faculty Month Series, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
19: "Intersectional Justice in Practice: A conversation between leaders of climate, food, and youth justice movements. Moderated by Dr. SM Rodriguez" Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
5: "Marked for Removal: Settler Colonialism, Incarceration and Queer Liberation in the USA" UNC Asheville's 2018 Queer Studies Conference, Asheville, NC
31: "The Question of Enforcement: Kuchus, Police and Sodomy Legislation in Uganda" Leadership and Institutions in Africa, 18th Annual Africa Conference, University of Texas - Austin, TX
21: "Invisibility Matters" Queer in Africa: Challenges and Pathways to Inclusion, Lehigh University, PA
28: "Perceptions and Reality" A Roundtable Discussion around Museum exhibition of Romare Bearden: Storyteller, Hofstra University Museum, Hempstead, NY
10: Revolutionary Role-Play Workshop: Safety Planning and Bystander Intervention, Black Lives Matter Teen Conference, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Harlem, NY


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My sister is at the Highland Pines Rehabilitation Center now. We went there three different times and finally decided that is where she needed to go because of the medical facilities that they had available. The staff members are adequate, and most of them are very friendly and very attentive to the residents. I give them five stars; everything is excellent. The staff is very well trained and very responsive. My sister is doing very well. They are giving her physical therapy every day, and she is gaining strength. She likes it there, and she has able assistance for bathing, dressing, and everything else that she needs.
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My mother was in Highland Pines Rehabilitation before she passed away. It was supposed to be a 5-star nursing home but they let her sit there with the bedsores and they never told me about it. They doped her up on five oxycodone pills a day. She was so drugged, it was impossible to communicate with her. Then they admitted her to a hospital for a high white blood cell count when they found out that she had a UTI and a bedsore that was already in stage 4. That turned into a sepsis, which almost killed her. She got out of that situation, but she was so far gone. They also let her starve herself to the point where she was down to 102 pounds. They never told me about that. Her body just gave up on her and she died. She was only 79. I was never told about the weight loss and about the bedsores. This nursing home received a very high rating and people might put their relatives in there because they think they would take care of their loved ones, just like I did. I thought they would take care of my mom there. However, they're really not taking good care of their patients.
August 10, 2013
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Highland Pines is a nice nursing home. She likes it and she enjoys the activities. She is actually having fun there. The facility is nice and clean. They always have something for her to do every hour to keep her busy. They even called me when she is having seizures and I like that. They would notify me if anything happens.
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Our Story
In 1999 our founders, working together with Imperial College London, were presented with a challenge by BP. A newly-developed gas-turbine powered electric generator system, fuelled by flare-gas from an oil well operating at a UK world heritage site, became prohibitively expensive to operate because of the ancillary equipment required to pre-compress the gas. Due to the relatively low flow-rate of gas, the only option was a large, oil lubricated, and loud piston-compressor.
Frustrated by the ability of existing compressors to handle low flow-rates, the founders were asked to research and develop compressor technology to bring the benefits of 'turbomachinery' (a type of compressor with a low parts count, oil free operation, high efficiency and lower cost) to low flow-rate applications. Turbomachinery is commonplace at high flow-rates but requires high operating speeds for operating at low flow-rates, increasing cost of bearings, motors and drives as well as reducing efficiency, reliability and durability. The research activity culminated in a radically new turbocompressor design that delivered the low flow rate characteristics. The innovation was patented and Dynamic Boosting Systems incorporated in 2005 to commercialise the technology.
In 2009, the team moved from Imperial College to its current site in Kingston upon Thames and started exploring the applications of TurboClaw® where customers' needs were greatest. Electric supercharging for engine downsizing, refrigerant gas compression, and energy recovery from waste steam soon emerged as promising opportunities for TurboClaw®, where its low flow-rate capability, simplicity and low production cost give it a significant edge over competing products.
DBS started working with blue-chip industrial partners to bring each of these applications to market through co-development and moving towards licensing of the patented Intellectual Property in 2012.
Our ambition is to contribute to a significant reduction in global CO2 emissions by making a range of large and global industrial processes more environmentally sustainable and cost efficient.
We welcome opportunities to talk to potential customers and end-users.
Dynamic Boosting Systems Limited is an independent limited company registered in England and Wales.


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In August of 2014 the Coca-Cola Company spent $2.15 billion to acquire a 16.7 percent stake in Monster Beverage Corporation. As part of the deal, Coca-Cola and Monster swapped some of their smaller beverage brands, with Monster absorbing Coke-owned energy brands NOS and Full Throttle and Coca-Cola's Venturing and Emerging Brands (VEB) division taking ownership of Monster's Hansen's portfolio, which includes Hansen's Natural sodas, Blue Sky Sodas, Hubert's Lemonade and Peace Tea.
In the year and a half since the deal, it hasn't been made abundantly clear what a Coke-backed Hansen's might entail, but at last weekend's Natural Products Expo West trade show in Anaheim, the company debuted new looks for Hansen's Natural sodas and Blue Sky. BevNET caught up with Jeremy Faa, senior vice president and general manager for craft beverages at Coca-Cola North America to discuss the latest for the VEB-operated portfolio.
"We're really excited to offer a broader array of products to consumers, in particular offering sodas that are preservative-free and made with cane sugar and natural ingredients," Faa said. "It's great to have these brands with such a strong position in the natural channel."
Hansen's, a brand with roots in California and a history that dates back to the 1930s, featured a throwback refresh of its branding across its graphics and packaging, introducing a new glass bottle that Faa said will play a complementary role to its canned format. Blue Sky also has a new look across its original, organic and stevia-sweetened lines, which will be marketed with the new tagline "Rooted in Real." Faa also revealed that Blue Sky soda will also soon be available via fountain machines at food service retailers. Meanwhile Hubert's will make its line of lemonades available in a plastic bottle identical to its flagship glass package.
As for how the brands will leverage its relationship with Coca-Cola, Faa said that while operating independently, the company will "tap into Coca-Cola in terms of synergies, supply chain innovation and key account relationships."


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Hi All
Up For Sale is Rolex Lady Datejust 31
18K White Gold Fluted Bezel/Stainless Steel Case fitted on the Stainless Steel Jubilee Bracelet
Reference Number: 178274 Z-Series
Condition: Excellent almost Like NEW. The watch has no scratches or dints on the case or on the bracelet. The sapphire is clear. Please See Photos
Purchased in 2006 in Germany from Authorised Dealer
The Watch Comes Complete With All Boxes and Papers Including Guarantee Certificate, Instructions Manual and Hang-Tag
+ I Will Add Positive Pressure Test Results from Service Center
Retail Price: 6.800EUR
My Price 4.950EUR / 50.000SEK Shipped to Sweden (1-Day Delivery with DHL Express / FedEx Priority)
Payment Method Preferably by Bank Wire or Paypal. Please No Trades or Low-Ball Offers
Face To Face Deal is Possible in Dresden (GER) or in Prague (CZ)
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In its second year, the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation's Rock the Pavement brought in nearly $30,000 to support research for a cure for Muscular Dystrophy.
Held on the morning of Aug. 8, 2015 at beautiful Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis, Minn., Rock the Pavement brought together hundreds of people to participate in a chip-timed 10K run, a chip-timed 5K run, a 5K walk or a kid's fun run.
Rock the Pavement began in 2014 as a fun event to raise money and awareness for the Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation and Muscular Dystrophy research.
The Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation donates 100% of proceeds from the event to The University of Minnesota Paul and Sheila Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Center.
Thank you to our generous sponsors.
Additional sponsors include:
- Alerus Mortgage
- GreMar Colonial
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- Summit Companies
- Mental Health Systems
- R. F. Moeller Jeweler
- U of MN Muscular Dystrophy Center
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Actions LODZ 2013
Action Pack and take away, 2012, Lodz, Poland, Culture in Action, following our program assumptions, organized an action in the City of Lodz. It took place in the public space. Our main goal was to convince people who live in Lodz and those who govern the city that a huge mistake had been made while designing and creating several "sculptures" on Piotrkowska street. What is more, we wanted to pay attention to the controversial issue concerning the mechanism of selection and the way of locating such "sculptures" on the main artery of the city. Culture in Action considers several "sculptures" on the Piotrkowska street as being not valuable enough to represent the city. They represent both: poor artistic level (in their form) and poor content. That makes them completely anti-educational in artistic way. We are disgusted and deeply disappointed that such objects destroy (already poor in fact) condition of one of the longest commercial thoroughfares in Europe changing Piotrkowska street into provincial 'street gallery' made without participation and opinion of experts. We postulate to the city authorities responsible for visual appearance of the city to remove aforementioned "sculptures" from Piotrkowska street as soon as possible. Curators: Paula Strugińska, Paweł Hajncel, Participants: Ewa Błaszczyńska, Anna Katarzyna Domejko, Michał Fryc, Paweł Hajncel, Dogmara Horab, Marlena Jaworska, Kasia Jędrzejczyk, Marcin Kułaga, Katarzyna Majsner, Marcin Malecki, Sebastian Rozpara, Rafał Sobiczewski, Elżbieta Stańczak, Paula StrugiNska, Kamila Turkowska, Marcelo Zammenhoff.
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We are celebrating a lot of cover reveals here at Classof2k16. Here is one of our latest and greatest, FUTURE SHOCK by Elizabeth Briggs.
Go here for the official giveaway!
About the book:
Elena Martinez has hidden her eidetic memory all her life—or so she thinks. When powerful tech giant Aether Corporation selects her for a top-secret project, she can't say no. All she has to do is participate in a trip to the future to bring back data, and she'll be set for life. Elena joins a team of four other teens with special skills, including Adam, a science prodigy with his own reason for being there. But when the time travelers arrive thirty years in the future, something goes wrong and they break the only rule they were given: do not look into their own fates. Now they have twenty-four hours to get back to the present and find a way to stop a seemingly inevitable future from unfolding. With time running out and deadly secrets uncovered, Elena must use her eidetic memory, street smarts, and a growing trust in Adam to save her new friends and herself.
Release date: April 1, 2016
About the author:
Elizabeth Briggs is a full-time geek who writes books for teens and adults. She graduated from UCLA with a degree in Sociology, currently mentors teens in writing, and volunteers with a dog rescue group. She's the author of the Chasing The Dream romance series and the upcoming young adult novel Future Shock. Elizabeth lives in Los Angeles with her husband and a pack of fluffy dogs.
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Define A Security Perimeter With Endpoint Protection
Endpoints are devices on your computer network. They would range from mobile phones and other wireless devices to laptops, tablets, desktop computers, laptops, smartphones, routers, switches and hubs.
From a security perspective, anything that provides a means of entry for a potential threat into the network is an endpoint. In this regard, it is a bit disheartening to know that most networks, especially in the small and medium business space cannot even remember the last time their routers, switches and hubs received a firmware update. Yet, those devices are the main point of entry into any network.
Why Endpoint Protection?
Without adequate endpoint protection, a busines or organization loses control over sensitive data the moment it's transmitted to an external device or when the network is access through an unsecured endpoint.
Endpoint protection is a crucial component of computer network security and should be put in addition to other security solutions to provide protection for data that can otherwise easily escape a company's control.
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Blonde hair bombshell Brandi shows off her tight young body just for you to see! She poses in positions that are bound to get your motor running! Her soft pale skin shows some light tan lines around her private area, suggesting that she has been out bathing in the sun in nothing but a sensual bikini! Her nipples are nice and hard, her waist cute and small, and her breasts big and firm. As she sits on the floor with her legs slightly opened, you can wet at her pink pussy lips and only imagine what her tight pussy would feel like! Brandi loves to tease and she does a good job by hiding her private area and making you want to see more! See what the rest of Brandi looks like and what all she shows off for bozos like you who love to watch her uncloth and play.


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Westside students among beneficiaries of back-to-school fund-raiser Aug. 6-8
Westside schoolchildren will be among those benefitting from the second annual Pikes Peak Bar-B-Q Festival for Christmas
Unlimited's Operation Back To School program Aug. 6-8 at Rustic Hills Center, 3910 Palmer Park Blvd.
The program provides school supplies to needy children. According to volunteer Jim Fenimore (also an officer with the Organization of Westside Neighbors), the program helped several thousand young students last year, and "a lot" were Westsiders.
The event will include live entertainment and is a competitive barbecue sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society.
Times will be 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
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The EU has voted to ban roaming charges for mobile phones from next year, but rate caps have already been put in place this month. Here, we explain what the new rules mean for you, and how much you can now expect to be charged for texts, calls and internet while travelling in the EU.
Free internet while on holiday in Europe
As of July 2014, owners of an iPhone, iPad, or other smartphone or tablet, will be able to use their devices elsewhere in Europe for the same price as they can at home, after the EU voted to ban roaming charges for mobiles in June.
Cheaper internet, texts, calls while travelling in Europe
For now, though, consumers can already benefit from roaming rate caps that were introduced on 1 July under new EU rules.
Thanks to the new rules, travellers can now get 1MB of data – that's the equivalent of browsing five web pages or downloading 40 emails – for a capped rate of €0.45 (38p*) in countries across Europe.
British holidaymakers in Europe will be charged a maximum of €0.24 (20p) a minute to make a phone call, or €0.07 (6p) a minute to receive one. Text messages are capped at €0.08 (7p) each.
In addition, the cap means that, in one billing period, no one will be charged more than €50 (£43) more than their normal monthly contract cost for using their phone while travelling in Europe.
Before #EU intervention it cost around €6/MB for mobile data #roaming in Europe. From today the max price is €0.45 pic.twitter.com/uau8vqRfA6— Neelie Kroes (@NeelieKroesEU) July 1, 2013
Vice President of the EU Commission Neelie Kroes' tweet from 30 June
This should come as good news for UK holidaymakers, who, according to price comparison site uSwitch, spend an average of £120 extra on their mobile phone each time they go abroad.
The ban on roaming charges in the EU could come even sooner than July 2014, though. A spokesperson for the EU has said: "Roaming charges is the one thing everyone agrees on. Members of the European parliament will want to get the ban agreed sooner rather than later so they can go to the elections in May next year and say 'look what we did'."
"Around one in seven Brits arrive home from holiday to a massive phone bill due to the charges they have racked up on foreign turf," Ernest Doku from uSwitch has said. "Scrapping all roaming charges in EU countries is a real win for consumers. Not only will we be better protected from the shock of these steep bills, but the doors will be open to foreign networks looking for a piece of the market in Britain, which could mean cheaper mobile deals too."
While also delighted about the new plans, UK consumers group Which? highlights its concern that the industry could hike other charges to compensate.
Additional reporting from Simon Jary of TechAdvisor.
*prices exclude VAT
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Mercy Personal Physicians Downtown provides Baltimore City residents and workers convenient access to many of Baltimore's top primary care doctors and medical specialists. Mercy Personal Physicians Downtown is located on the Mercy Medical Center campus in McAuley Plaza, just minutes from the Inner Harbor, Federal Hill, Canton, Baltimore Metro Center, Fells Point, the Mt. Vernon arts and cultural district, Locust Point and McHenry Row.
Mercy Personal Physicians Canton is located at 2801 Hudson Street in Canton and provides Primary Care and OB-GYN services.
Whether Downtown or around town, Mercy Personal Physicians Downtown offers patients expertise and medical treatment for everyday aches and pains. Our extensive experience and medical training benefit patients in the care and management of long-term health conditions. The Primary Care Doctors at Mercy Personal Physicians Downtown treat a wide variety of diagnoses and symptoms ranging from the flu, indigestion, sinusitis and allergies to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, iron deficiencies, colorectal problems and managing diabetes.
Mercy Personal Physicians Downtown offers one-stop access to Mercy Medical Center's renowned surgeons, physician experts and medical specialists. Many of Maryland's Top Docs from Mercy's acclaimed Center for Women's Health & Medicine, Orthopedic Specialty Hospital, Institute for Digestive Health & Liver Disease and Institute for Cancer Care treat patients who are referred by Mercy Personal Physicians Downtown.
Important diagnostic tests and services, such as blood draw, radiology and X-ray, MRI, CT scans, vascular testing and bone density exams and more also are available on the Downtown Mercy campus. An on-site pharmacy, front door patient drop-off and valet parking, gift shops, eateries and the MediSpa at Mercy are some of the many other amenities available to patients who choose Mercy Personal Physicians Downtown.
Mercy's Primary Care Physician Offices, located on our Main Downtown Campus, as well as at our Community Physician Sites in Lutherville, Overlea, Reisterstown and Glen Burnie are Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMH).
Patient Centered Medical Homes are a one-stop location for all your health care and preventive services. Our focus on personal, primary care provides a coordinated approach to your health needs. With primary care services at its core, your Patient Centered Medical Home provides one-stop convenience for specialty care, laboratory services and many other tests and procedures. Please explore our website to learn more about our full array of services.
MyChart offers patients online access to your healthcare records and gives you the ability to manage your appointments, medications and more. If you are a current patient at Mercy Personal Physicians Downtown and would like to take advantage of the online services available through MyChart, please be sure to ask your doctor or provider to help you open an account. Once you have set up your account, you have a safe and secure electronic medical record that gives you the ability to manage your health information online – this includes reviewing test results, requesting medication refills and managing your appointments.
To select the best doctor to fit your personal needs and preferences, look to the experts at Mercy Personal Physicians Downtown, part of the Mercy Medical Center network of primary care physicians.
To select the best medical specialist or surgeon to treat more complex diseases or diagnoses, you can find a doctor using Mercy's online physician directory.
Your Primary Care is Our Primary Concern – This is our commitment to excellence and our promise to our patients.
Mercy Personal Physicians in Downtown Baltimore and Canton offers access to many of Baltimore's top primary care doctors and medical specialists for families in Federal Hill, Canton, Fells Point, Harbor East, Mt. Vernon, Locust Point and Highlandtown. Our physicians diagnose and treat a variety of conditions and symptoms including the flu, indigestion, sinusitis, allergies, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.
For office hours please call our physician offices directly.
Dr. Theresa Lorch is a primary care doctor with a special background and interest in women's health. She is also part of the Bose Medical Group on Mercy's Downtown campus.


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Most of us aren't aware of the shame that sits in our body. We call it something more socially acceptable. We say things like … "I feel embarrassed, confused, overwhelmed, unsure, stupid, silly, upset, hurt …"
And yet … what lies underneath these emotions is often a deep, painful, debilitating sense of shame, of somehow feeling wrong. Even though we may not call it that, our heart knows the deep ache of not feeling good enough, not having enough, not belonging, not being understood, not being seen, not being loved, not being free.
The worst part? The shame in our bodies has become so "normal", we think there is no other way, and the cycle continues.
Shame exists in the areas we are most vulnerable. It could be that…
- Your business is going incredibly well, but you feel lonely and ashamed because you don't have a life partner. Or maybe you continue to pick the wrong one and always end up hurt and alone.
- You have a terrific family but you've lost yourself in being the wonderful wife and caring mother. You no longer know who you are or what you wish for outside of their lives.
- You've boldly quit your job and have put everything on the line to pursue your creative passion, but it's just not getting off the ground. Self-doubt is seeping in.
- You've taken care of your health all your life, but your chronic health issues simply will not go away.
- You've done everything right, you've followed the plan with your career, friends, partnership and financial choices, yet that deep hole still exists. You're sure you're failing somehow.
Shame itself isn't the problem. Our relationship with it is.
Most of us don't want to acknowledge our shame. We don't want to talk about it or feel it. We try to avoid it. Deny it. Keep it a secret. Or we even bypass it through yoga, affirmations, carefully-laid plans or a constant re-arranging of our lives, as we try to feel good.
The problem is when you constantly push the shame down, it slowly creeps into other areas of your life. The feeling of "being wrong", "not being good enough" or "not lovable enough" spreads . You start to doubt yourself in areas you were once confident. You start to question who you are. Your values. Your decisions. Your self worth. It can become an endless spiral that keeps you spinning for days, months or even years on end.
Here's the tricky part:
Your relationship to shame is often what stops you from having what you want. When you are ashamed of your shame, and you contract your body around it, keeping it hidden and frozen inside of you, you end up diminishing yourself and repelling away what you really want.
The only way we can shift shame is by feeling it and letting it move through our bodies.
(Take a moment to breathe and read that sentence again).
We can't control the intensity of it, we can't control how it wants to move through us, we can't control when it comes, but we can learn to just be with it (even if it's just for a few seconds). To breathe, stop hiding or pushing it down and let it be a part of us. If we can allow this to happen, it will move and our relationship with it will change.
The Shifting Shame, Releasing Fear Workshop is a safe space for you to explore and shift your shame through movement, breath, discussion and body-centered exercises.
This workshop is intentionally kept small – maximum 15 people- to allow you to safely and intimately navigate your relationship to shame.
In the workshop, you'll learn to recognize how you react to shame in your body – what situations in life trigger it, where you tense your muscles, how you breathe, what the feelings and sensations are that you're trying to control, where your mind goes, how you behave in those moments where shame is triggered.
And you'll learn to stop it, as you wish, and let all the energy that you previously invested in being afraid of and hiding your shame, be set free to simply move through you.
Imagine how your life would change if you were no longer held back by shame, fear and old stories from your past.
You'll learn Embodied Movement and breathing techniques to help you deal with:
- Body image and cultural / social expectations
- Rejection, failure, making mistakes
- The chronic feeling that something is wrong with you
- Anxiety, overwhelm and guilt
- Jealousy and comparison amongst women
- Silently held opinions you hold of yourself
- Criticism and judgment from others
- Finding internal space for forgiveness and self-acceptance
My biggest wish for you is this…
…that as you shift your relationship to shame, you'll thrive a bit more every single day, and your long-held dreams will become your reality.
when people say 'do the work' well...this is it; THE WORK.
If you are looking for a workshop that will really redefine how you approach life and all the thoughts you have that hold you back, I truly can't recommend this workshop enough. Marcela is an incredible facilitator and the practices and tools you will gain are so simple yet profoundly deep. It is a movement based practice, which for me really resonated. After a couple of years 'talking' things through with friends and professionals alike, getting more in my body was the tipping point for me to really take all this theory and start embodying it in practice. Don't mistake it for dancing though, although it is huge fun, it is also very confronting and when people say 'do the work' well…this is it; THE WORK.
She is a gifted and fierce woman who truly understands people and their bodies.
This workshop was beautifully held and amazingly powerful. I gained so much clarity in how I was holding fear and shame in my body and also easy to use tools and practices that I can use in my everyday life to release these emotions. This work is unlike anything I have come across and is very special indeed. If you get a chance to participate in a workshop with Marcela do not hesitate! Thankyou Marcela! #whattheshityo?!
The outcome totally exceeded my expectations!
I signed up for Marcelas 'Shifting Shame' workshop because I was stuck in a mess of relational stuff – and the outcome totally exceeded my expectations! It feels like the work we did with Marcela, the process she guided us through, shifted pretty much everything for me. Also, I can use her practices to continue dealing with issues on my own. I would jump at the chance to participate again!
What is the workshop size?
The maximum participants in this workshop is 16. The nature of the subject is such that a smaller, more intimate group allows participants to freely express themselves and feel safe in the process.
What is the workshop schedule?
Saturday: 9:30am – 6:00pm (Lunch break 1:00 – 2:30 pm)
Sunday: 9:30am – 1:00pm
Several short breaks are scheduled throughout both days.
Lunch will be catered on Saturday.
What should I wear to the workshop?
As this is a movement workshop, it's best to wear clothes that are comfortable. Yoga gear / active wear are great. The room temperature may vary as you move, so it's best to layer yourself.
What should I bring to the workshop?
Bring a notepad, pen and water bottle. Snacks will be provided.
Is my registration/ticket transferrable?
Yes, as long as you contact via email to firstname.lastname@example.com at least 48 hours prior to the workshop. Please provide the name, email and contact number of the person you are transferring your ticket to. The new participant must contact me directly prior to the workshop. If for some reason, the ticket is not used, it is not refundable at this point.
What is the cancellation policy?
You may cancel any workshop up to 1 month prior to the event for a full refund less any credit card or PayPal processing fees.
Cancellations less then 1 month but more than 2 weeks prior to the workshop will receive a 50% refund less any credit card or PayPal processing fees.
Cancellations less than 2 weeks prior to the workshop date are non-refundable. You may transfer the ticket onto a friend 48 hours prior to the workshop by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The global cruise industry will expand its capacity to accommodate 30,000 million passengers by 2022, findings from the latest Cruise Industry News Annual Report claim.
Current global capacity for cruises stands at 22 million passengers but the report states that the order of 47 new ships will lead to an increase of as much as 36% over the next seven years – putting the figure at 30,000 million.
Increasing capacity on all cruises
The new ships preparing for launch will include nine vessels from the Carnival Corporation who confirmed their expansion plans after signing a memorandum of understanding which stated their new ships will be built and delivered between 2019 and 2022.
The report highlighted that even more new-build orders could come into view over the same timeframe with other cruise liners expected to get in on the action.
This includes Royal Caribbean, who is expected to order two more Quantum-class ships, and Viking Cruises who hinted that an additional 10 ocean ships could be added to their fleet by 2020.
Increasing the luxury market
While this 36% growth in capacity may seem excessive, it is not an anomaly for the market.
An earlier report found the cruise sector expanded by a similar percentage during 2008-2015, although the reasons for the change were different. Whereas earlier growth was driven by the European and Asian-Pacific regions, which include Australia, South America and North America, the more recent projections are fuelled by growth in the luxury cruise sector.
While growth in North America and Europe has slowed, with South America's growth starting to decline, the luxury market is prepared for a 53% increase in passenger capacity over the next three years alone.
This will be largely driven by new ships – luxury cruises current operate from 26 ships but aim to operate 32 ships by 2018 with passenger numbers increasing from 336,000 to 515,000 as a result.
If you are looking forward to going on a cruise this year, it's important to remember to book worldwide travel insurance in advance
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Climb Kilimanjaro
Join our Fixed Departure
- Full Itinerary
Day 1Kilimanjaro Airport to Moshi
Pick up from Kilimanjaro International Airport and transfer to Moshi town, which is commonly known as the gateway to Mount Kilimanjaro. Your guide will give you a briefing and ensure that you have all the gear required for the climb. If you are missing essential equipment it can be rented in Moshi.
Day 2Altitude: (2700m/8860 ft) Walking Distance: 8kms/5miles (4-5 hours)
After breakfast and a short tour briefing from the guide, we will depart to Marangu gate of Kilimanjaro National Park (it is a 45-minute drive from Moshi to the Marangu Gate). Upon registering with park authorities, our climb will officially commence with a four-hour walk to the Mandara encampment. We will pass through a thick rainforest zone, where there is a high chance of rain in the afternoon. We will spend the night at Mandara Hut (2,750m). Rooms in the huts are on quad sharing and bathrooms are available with running water.
Day 3Altitude: (3700 m/12140 ft) Walking Distance: 12 km/7.2 miles (5-7 hours)
Today we will continue our ascent through the forest for a short time, before reaching the heather and moorland zone at roughly 3,000m (approximately a six-hour walk). Enjoy stunning views of the mountain peaks at this altitude. We will spend the night at Horombo Hut (3,720m), which lies in a valley surrounded by giant lobelia and groundsel, flora which are characteristic of this semi-alpine zone. Bathrooms are available with running water.
Day 4Altitude: (4700 m/15420 ft) Walking Distance: 9.5 km/5.7 miles (5-7 hours)
Our trek continues past the final watering point, and ascends onto the saddle of Kilimanjaro, between the peaks of Kibo and Mawenzi. The vegetation thins out as we enter the desert-like alpine zone (approximately 4,000m) and, once we cross the saddle, Kibo peak comes into view. We will reach Kibo hut around 1pm and the rest of the day will be given to rest and refuel before the summit push. Your guide will wake you at 11pm so you can get your gear ready and prepare for the summit push which will start at midnight.
Day 5Altitude: (5895 m/19340 ft) Walking Distance: 5.5 km/3.5 miles ascent + 15 km/9.5 miles descent (10-16 hours)
Shortly after midnight, we will commence our climb to the summit of Kilimanjaro, since it is easier to climb the scree slope to Gillman's Point (5,861m) on the crater rim when it is frozen and an early start for the six-hour hike improves our chances of reaching the summit in time for sunrise. From Gilman's Point, it is a further two-hour round trip along the crater's edge to Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa. From the summit, it is downhill all the way to Horombo Hut where we will spend our last night on the mountain.
Day 6Altitude: (3700 m/12140 ft) Walking Distance: 20 kms/12 miles (5-7 hours)
Today's descent continues past the Mandara encampment to the bottom of the mountain, where each hiker will receive a well-earned certificate. From here, you will be transferred to your hotel in Moshi. You will enjoy a farewell dinner with your guides.
Day 7After breakfast, transfer to Moshi town tours.
Mount Kilimanjaro Includes
- Quality, waterproof, four-season private mountain sleeping tents
- 2 Nights accommodation
- Professional, experienced, mountain guides:
- All Park fees
- Rescue fees
- All meals while on the Mountain
- Arrival and Departure transfers
- Guides, Porters, cook salaries and park fees
- Quality Mess tents with table and chairs:
- Large portions of fresh, healthy, nutritious food:
- Clean, purified drinking water:
- Crisis management and safety procedures:
- Fair and ethical treatment of porters:
- Sleeping Mattress:
- Emergency Evacuation by Flying Doctor Society of Africa:
- Tanzania Visa: $50 per person on arrival
- Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.)
- Meals not listed above
- Optional Tours (short safari after your climb etc)
- Tips and any items of personal nature.
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I don't understand myself. I have a summer of freedom. I now have a computer in my house. I have a high speed connection. I paid for the feeds.
Now I'm not at all interested in watching the hamsters. I haven't even bothered to read most of the feed recaps.
Now if I was working, I would be dying to keep up with the goings on. I would be refreshing the feed recaps all day long.
I'm not sure if its the hamsters or me?