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This module is based on the I2C light-to-digital converter TSL2561 to transform light intensity to a digital signal. Different from traditional analog light sensor, as Grove - Light Sensor, this digital module features a selectable light spectrum range due to its dual light sensitive diodes: infrared and full spectrum.
You can switch between three detection modes to take your readings. They are infrared mode, full spectrum and human visible mode. When running under the human visible mode, this sensor will give you readings just close to your eye feelings.
For all Grove users (especially beginners), we provide you guidance PDF documents. Please download and read through Preface - Getting Started and Introduction to Grove before your using of the product.
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In their excellent book "The Discipline of Market Leaders" (1995), written by Michael Treacy and Fred Wiersema, the authors argue (and prove) how companies who want to become leaders in certain markets or market segments need to choose how they wanted to excel, in the following generic value disciplines:
Treacy and Wiersema tell us that many companies want to achieve everything, they claim to want to excel at everything and this lack of focus leaves them with nothing recognizable in the perception of their customers, or at least it strips away valuable profit margins. The trick is to choose one discipline and to become the best in the eyes of the customers, while being "OK" in the other two disciplines. OK meaning acceptable or on par with the major competitors.
I used this highly valuable tool in more than one business environment and discovered at every occasion how it creates clarity and direction, allowing our teams and people to focus and our customers to recognize and value a "new" company. In one company, I found we had been selling our products in a very technical way, assuming we were (still) the product leaders and we just needed to educate our customers about how good our products were and they would buy them and pay a premium price. Unfortunately for the company, competition had been catching up, the needs in the market segments had changed and we were no longer perceived as product leaders or the most innovative. How we were perceived by now was "arrogant" and expensive. So after running several workshops with my teams, we chose to drop "product leadership" because it was not sustainable or believable and we adopted the value discipline of "customer intimacy", as this was in line with our core competence – we had a strong application support capacity, highly skilled technical service engineers and a highly motivated and skilled customer service organisation.
By creating regional customer teams consisting of sales, application support, technical service and customer service, we could proactively spend more time on those customers that had the largest potential and existing business, and allow those customers to be in touch with the same people all the time, improving the experience of doing business with us. Choosing a different value discipline did not cost us anything, yet it supported solid business growth as I will show later.
The second strategic tool I have been using with various commercial teams and organisations is the value proposition. Another word which is used a lot and sometimes misused to just describe "a benefit". Stealing from Wikipedia, I will provide the definition:
A value proposition is a promise of value to be delivered, communicated and acknowledged. It is also a belief from the customer about how value (benefit) will be delivered, experienced and acquired. A value proposition can apply to an entire organization, or parts thereof, or customer accounts, or products or services. Creating a value proposition is a part of business strategy. Kaplan and Norton say "Strategy is based on a differentiated customer value proposition. Satisfying customers is the source of sustainable value creation".
Developing a value proposition is based on a review and analysis of the benefits, costs, and value that an organisation can deliver to its customers, prospective customers, and other constituent groups within and outside the organization. It is also a positioning of value, where value = benefits – cost (cost includes economic risk).
I have to say, I like this simple equation: value = benefits – cost, as this is also how the customer (procurement included) will perceive the value it obtains from the supplier.
I highly recommend doing this review and analysis; there are various tools to be found on the Internet, or one can use a marketing consultant or company to help doing this.
Some time ago I was working for a relatively large company in medical devices selling what could be defined as "commodities", and we were facing increased price pressure through the lack of differentiation and very little product innovation. We then purposely performed a thorough value proposition exercise through a series of workshops with the use of a so-called value proposition canvas. The outcome after a day or so of creative work, was a set of well defined value propositions for products or product groups and we also tailored them to the various market segments we were serving. The next step was training the commercial teams in the various countries on the use of value propositions in qualifying opportunities, managing objections and closing deals.
What benefits did I find, in all of my work experiences?
Experiencing benefits in real life business situations is always much more impressive than just reading about them in a business case or article. I am happy to share that in my own experience of using these two , almost at the same time, in various commercial organisations in medical devices and life sciences, lead to some rather positive and surprising results.
To be brutally honest, there were a few more changes we had to make, as I mentioned under "commercial excellence", which helped to materialize these results. In cross-departmental efforts, improvements were made to leadership style, coaching skills, marketing knowledge and skills, strategic selling, logistic performance, customer service performance and complaint handling.
Still, the new strategies were clearly perceived as the biggest game changers when compared to how we had been operating in the past. And I hope you agree with me, that perception is reality, so I am convinced we can safely assume this proper use of strategy was indeed the largest contributor to the success as mentioned. Even if the strategies were only responsible for half of the result, it is not hard to understand that the cost-benefit analysis of getting strategy right is incredibly favorable.
I would like to encourage you, the reader, (if you are not doing this already), to aim high and truly strive for commercial excellence in your organisation. I am convinced it is a necessity in todays' business environments, to achieve the results we deserve. Please consider using value discipline and value proposition in your strategy toolbox. You may be pleasantly surprised with the outcome.
Of course it requires some work and probably some change. To give you some courage, I can only repeat the wise words of the American general George S. Patton jr.:
"Accept the challenges so you can feel the exhilaration of victory."
Article done in cooperation between Elyas Bozan, our Managing Director Germany and Rienk Keuning, one of our Experts in Healthcare
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Featured Comments 2/25 – 3/2
I picked a hell of a week to introduce the Featured Comments Feature. The advent of spring training and some saucy exchanges let to an explosion of worthwhile content.
After running all of the contenders through The Loss Column's patent-pending algorithmic evaluation process, here are the faves (in chronological order from oldest to newest):
steve on drawing the Orioles–Tigers comparisons
Greg on how the O's might actually be more like the Rockies
k on the O's needing to market to the hispanic community (k's first and only comment as far as I know, and it's short, but I think the point is dead-on)
Andrew in Rochester on what it means to improve this year
Joe the Guy on well…on being really funny
Greg on taking Drew to task a little bit
Big Ben's Motorcycle on responding to Greg and Drew
dan the man on Big Baby Steinbrenner
Whew…this is a hell of a lot harder than I thought it would be.
Two things to remember that I can't emphasize enough:
One, the whole point of this is to have some fun and highlight the conversation — I'm not in any way trying to play favorites. Indeed, you'll find that each of these comments was preceded and followed by good stuff. I'm always going to try to just pick particularly good moments.
Two, everyone's encouraged to nominate other comments if you don't dig on these choices. Let me know where I screwed up, in other words.
Remember: the best comment of the month will win $10 to spend at iTunes. That's coming outta my own pocket, baby. I love you all that much.


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CRDR Consulting, Inc.CRDR Consulting, Inc.Contact: Thomas J. Vichroski
Biographical Info
CRDR Consulting, Inc., founded in 2005, advises on and provides direction for the research, development and regulatory aspects of cosmetics, cosmetic/drug products and cosmetic raw materials. This includes the "how to" of formula development, process development, Q.C. procedures, handling outside vendors and product troubleshooting. It also includes the preparation of proper product labeling, regulatory documentation for domestic and foreign compliance, SDS's, S.O.P.'s, etc., and advice on patent development. Clients range from "Fortune 500" companies to small 'start-ups.'
Tom Vichroski is a member of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists, the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, the American Chemical Society, the American Oil Chemist's Society, Association of Consulting Chemists & Chemical Engineers and the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. He has participated on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Personal Care Products Council and holds several cosmetic patents. More than thirty-eight years of product development experience provides a background covering a wide range of cosmetics including OTC products.


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Tshark: Strip WPA Wireless Captures by ESSID with Tshark
A while ago I wrote a short tutorial on how to strip down a wireless capture which contained a wpa handshake so that only eapol packets and beacon frames where left. I have since found a little bit better way to do it so I decided to make a new post. In the previous article I showed how to strip by wlan.mgt frames containing the mac address. The problem with this is that it strips out lots of other packets which some programs use to check for ESSID. I looked into the issue some more and found a way to strip just by essid.Details


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BNED Courseware is an innovative new offering that lowers the cost of learning materials for a full suite of introductory courses, and assures frictionless first day of class delivery. Using a combination of high-quality, curated OER, original content created by faculty experts, and our state-of-the-art technology platform LoudCloud, BNED Courseware is a complete, turnkey course ready to be implemented "as is" or easily personalized by any instructor. Robust analytics provide actionable data that help to improve personalized learning and retention. BNED Courseware is completely supported—from an instructional design team who can align course materials to your syllabus to our on-campus team who ensure the transaction, delivery and activation of your course goes smoothly. By offering more affordable options at the bookstore, ensuring first day of class materials for every student—especially those with financial aid—and providing on-campus support, BNED Courseware is another example of how Barnes & Noble Education is continually evolving new ways to serve our partner schools.
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"Thank you for great product!"
"Lotus Notes to Outlook migration complete! Good job, thanks!"
"It worked great. Thank you."
Even if all Outlook contacts are lost or an angry employee deleted a customer base, there is another way to restore important contacts. Every time you send a message, Outlook stores selected recipients in Auto-Complete Lists and keeps them there, until they are deleted manually. These data are not available anywhere else, and many users are unaware this is not the Outlook contacts, but individual data.
This report shows the number of contacts in AutoComplete lists for all connected mailboxes and accounts in Outlook 2010 and above. In advanced mode, the report shows all contacts for each account in your Outlook profile: name, email address (including X.500), and other fields. The creation of this report is the easiest way to save all the information from the Auto-Complete Lists to a CSV file. The result is a ready-made contact list you can open in Excel, edit, and import back into Outlook contacts. This is an easy way to restore contacts with email addresses from AutoComplete Lists in case of loss of the contact list.
The utility can be useful in investigations and security audits. Auto-Complete Lists are stored inside the mailboxes, and there are no standard Outlook tools for viewing or editing them. Even if users delete all messages and contacts, they often forget about Auto-Complete Lists, which clearly shows recent recipients. If you don't want to leave any contacts on the computer, run this report, and make sure you haven't forgotten to delete anything.
Command line allows you to export Auto-Complete Lists from PST data files and mailboxes of other users in bulk.
Our blog provides more details and hints on using Outlook Auto-Complete Lists.
* This utility is for non-commercial home use only. It will not run in domain enviroment. Some of the described features and support for domain enviroment are available in advanced version of the utility only.
How to Export Outlook Auto-Complete ListShort step by step tutorial demonstrates how to backup Outlook AutoComplete Cache or export it for migrating to another computer.
How to Remove Duplicate Outlook Calendar ItemsThis step by step tutorial shows how to safely delete duplicate appointments and meetings in Outlook calendars and be able to restore deleted entries.
How to Remove Duplicates Quickly and Safely in OutlookIn this article, you'll find out why you get duplicate messages, contacts, and other Outlook items. We'll tell you how to prevent duplicates from appearing. And most importantly, we'll describe ways to automatically find and remove Outlook duplicates.
How to Convert Outlook MSG to EML FilesStep by step tutorial on converting files from Outlook MSG to EML format files recognizable by all major email clients.
How to Export Outlook Folders to PST FileThis step by step tutorial shows how to export Outlook folders, emails and other items to PST data files easily.
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text: Sufficiency of Scripture Ministries (SOS Ministries) USA/Canada is a nonprofit organization that primarily exists to support the ministry Sufficiency Scripture Ministries (SOS Ministries) Uganda. SOS Uganda is a nongoverment organization based in a deep, impoverished village in central Uganda, East Africa. The organization seeks to both have nationwide impact and local community impact. They seek to fulfill these two missions through five primary ministries. For national church impact: Church Strengthening and Shepherd's Training Center. For local community impact: Local Church, Community Outreach, and Legacy Christian Academy.


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The word is out. St. Dunstan's Church is a lively and engaged congregation, involved in the community, doing God's work and worshiping God with joy. When I am with other clergy, they ask about our congregation. People have heard. God is at work among us. In a time of economic challenge and social change, when many churches are struggling, St. Dunstan's Church is thriving. We are discovering new ways to express God's love and, inspired by the Holy Spirit, we are doing God's work in our lives and the world.
We are blessed, in recent months, with an abundance of guests and visitors at both of our services. I have been very pleased to see the enthusiastic welcome we have offered. I love it when one of you introduces me to one of our visitors. The energy at our coffee hour (at both services!) is wonderful.
When I am meeting guests or speaking with other clergy, I love telling people about our ministries. At a recent clergy group I described our Care Teams and four of the five other priests there asked me to send them a description of this wonderful ministry so that they could start similar programs.
Next week we will celebrate Pentecost and the gift of the Holy Spirit. At St. Dunstan's Church we are blessed to have many signs of God's Spirit working among us and through us. I hope you will come to this very special service. You can expect to experience the joy of worshiping God with all our hearts, minds and strength. We will baptize a baby and dedicate our new stained glass window. Come, wear red, and help us give hearty thanks. In the process, you will be renewed and encouraged to take God's love into your life.


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In the face of serious threats to the collective power of workers, it is vital that trade unions remain strong, large and representative.
SACTWU membership is open to workers in a number of sectors including in the following:
wool, hides and skins
leather and footwear
tanning, woolpulling and fellmongering
canvas and ropeworking
laundry, dyeing and dry-cleaning
manufacturing, distribution and farming.
The Membership Campaign
Without significant and constant recruitment, membership numbers can decline. With the jobs that have been lost in our industry, the union's membership would have declined dramatically were it not for SACTWU's extensive recruitment campaign. Instead, we have more than 85 000 members.
SACTWU's recruitment campaign has the following four main elements:
Month-long recruitment blitzes in February, July and October each year
Organiser recruitment
Non-metro recruitment
Strategic factories and sectors
Application forms to join the union can be found at the link below:
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Wednesday, October 23
Time: 4:20 pm
Location: Room 102B, Jerome Greene Hall, Columbia Law School
The Law in These Parts explores the four-decade-old Israeli military legal system in the Occupied Territories. Since Israel conquered the territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the 1967 War, the military has imposed thousands of orders and laws, established military courts, sentenced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, enabled half a million Israeli "settlers" to move to the Occupied Territories and developed a system of long-term jurisdiction by an occupying army that is unique in the world.
The Law in These Parts examines this unprecedented and little-known story through testimonies of the military legal professionals, who were the architects of the system and helped run it in its formative years.
Hosted by Professor Katherine Franke, Director of the Center for Gender & Sexuality Law. Q&A with the Director, Ra'anan Alexandrowicz to follow the screening.
This event is part of the Milbank Faculty-Student Intellectual Life Series.
Sponsored by the Human Rights Institute and Middle East Institute


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As a full service ground transportation service provider, we have invested in a fleet of modern and vintage luxury vehicles. You therefore have the liberty to choose the kind of service that will thrill you, and meet your needs. Whether you are looking for NJ airport limousine or NJ corporate limousine service, we got you covered. We always have a car suitable for your specific needs, but will also advise you on acquiring the perfect vehicle to fit your needs.
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Jual Hanna HI 93703
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* GLP Features
* 3 point calibration
* Logging for up to 199 measurements (HI 93703-11)
* PC Connectivity (HI 93703-11)
HI 93703 series are microprocessor based turbidity meters that provide laboratory accuracy for field turbidity measurements.
The HI 93703 is easy to calibrate (with 3 point calibration) using AMCO-EPA standards and is ISO 7027 compliant.
HANNA instruments has chosen 10 FTU* as the calibration point because it is the value that best fits the water turbidity measurements in different applications, from drinking water to wastewater treatment. HANNA instruments uses the primary standard AMCO-AEPA-1 to avoid all formazine-related problems. Formazine is a very toxic, unstable substance which requires particular care: its standards have to be prepared only a few minutes before performing the calibration, and cannot be reused because of their short life. HANNA AMCO-AEPA-1 standards are extremely stable, can be reused, and last up to six months if free from contamination. HI 93703 can be used with both standards.
The HI 93703-11 enhanced version features a real-time clock, logging for up to 199 measurements and PC compatibility via the RS232 interface and Windows® compatible HI 92000 software.
Both versions meet the requirements of GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) protocols for last calibration data storage.
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Phone: (607) 564-9955 ext 3130
Fax: (607) 564-3624
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Newfield, NY 14867
Phone: (607) 564-9955 ext 2126
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Newfield, NY 14867
Phone: (607) 564-9955 ext 1145
Fax: (607) 330-9001
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The Human Resources Department handles all employee issues from hiring to retirement. The links on this page will provide you with access to a variety of documents in these areas. For questions, please call 607-564-9955 x 4140.
NYS EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM MEMBERS (not NYS Teachers' Retirement System):
The New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) has a new way for you to access and manage your retirement information. Retirement Online gives NYSLRS members a convenient and secure way to review your benefits and conduct transactions in real time. In many cases, you'll be able to use Retirement Online instead of sending forms through the mail or calling NYSLRS.
With Retirement Online, you can:
Retirement Online is also safe to use. NYSLRS has incorporated several security measures similar to those used by financial institutions.
When registering for your account, you'll be asked a series of questions to verify your identity. The questions are provided by a trusted third-party source, and NYSLRS does not store the questions or your answers. It is recommended you use Retirement Online with Internet Explorer.
Visit the NYSLRS website to learn more about Retirement Online, and take a few minutes to create your new account.
If you have any questions or need help completing the registration process, please call the NYSLRS Contact Center at 1-866-805-0990 or 518-474-7736 and select option 1 to get help for Retirement Online. Contact Center representatives are available Monday through Friday from 7:30 am – 4:15 pm.
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Announcing the 90 Regional Finalists of the Google Science Fair 2012
Congratulations to the regional finalists of the second Google Science Fair! These top 90 entries from around the world represent some incredibly innovative and groundbreaking science.
This year's competition was even more international and diverse than last year. We had thousands of entries from more than 100 countries, and topics ranging from improving recycling using LEGO robots to treating cancer with a substance created by bees to tackling meth abuse. Our judges were impressed by the quality of the projects, and it was no easy task to evaluate the creativity, scientific merit and global relevance of each submission to narrow down the entries to just 90 finalists.
Thirteen of our 90 finalists have also been nominated for the Scientific American Science in Action award, the winner of which will be announced on June 6 along with our 15 finalists. These top 15 and the Science in Action winner will be flown out to Google's headquarters in California in July for our celebratory finalist event and for the last round of judging, which will be conducted by our panel of renowned scientists and innovators.
Now, let's get excited for the results!
The regional finalists in each of the three age categories are:
ASIA (Age 13 - 14)
Sadanand Patil, India
Utkarsh Gupta, India
Anjan Venkatesh, India
Aravind Muraleedharan, India
Nitya Raju, India
Aditya Jain, India
Sumit Singh, India
Ayushi Khedkar, Shraddha Kukade, Pournima Shinde, India
Nihar dalal, India
Shravan Patankar, Abhishek Dedhe, India
ASIA (Age 15 - 16)
Ivan Jie Xiong Ang, Malaysia
Marco Ochsner, Ludwig Hruza, Singapore
Edith Loo, Li Yin Tan, Singapore
Rohit Fenn, India
Hamza Azhar, Pakistan
Benjamin Chan, Paul Jeanbart, Singapore
Xi Xu, China
Scott Guan, Cher Yeoh, China
May Ning Law, Shi Hui Ang, Ruixin Ng, Singapore
Akshat Boobna, India
ASIA (Age 17 - 18)
Shaoxiong Luo, Singapore
Mark Borris Aldonza, Philippines
Geoffrey Tanudjaja, Singapore
Michael Teoh, Singapore
Shan Tan, Singapore
Wenqing Yan, Ronghui He, Singapore
Chung Kyu Kim, Ho Shin Cho, Joo Hee Lee, South Korea
Raghavendra Ramachanderan, India
Kay Yi Low, Singapore
Wataru Ogasa, Takeshi Kitagawa, Youta Nakagawa, Japan
EMEA (Age 13 - 14)
Sakhiwe Shongwe, Bonkhe Mahlalela, Swaziland
Carlos Vega García, Spain
Natanel Levis, Israel
Marcin Pitek, Poland
Ana María Santos Espósito, Spain
India Hannon, Naomh Hannon, Isabelle Bond, England
Isabel Medrano Sáinz, Spain
Anthony Carmoy, France
Alexey Kozlov, Milena Klimenko, Ukraine
Ralph Moran, Ireland
EMEA (Age 15 - 16)
Artem Mosiyenko, Javed Lindner, Germany
Mohammed Al Eydan, Saudi Arabia
Pablo González Recio, Alvaro Cuevas Alvarez, Alejandro Sánchez Lechón, Spain
Shahd Al Jasser, Saudi Arabia
Iván Hervías Rodríguez, Marcos Ochoa, Sergio Pascual, Spain
Gonzalo Balbás Moñivas, Spain
Judith Calvo Rull, Spain
Omar Obeya, Egypt
Karsten Roth, Germany
Menna AbdelGawad, Saudi Arabia
EMEA (Age 17 - 18)
Danijar Hafner, Germany
Eugen Hruska, Germany
Till Speicher, Paul Georg Wagner, Germany
Ibrahim Khalil, Egypt
Eduardo Sancho Calzada, Alejandra Bargues Carot, Laura García Marco, Spain
Muireasa Carroll, Mairéad Kingston, Denise Hurley, Ireland
Melvin Zammit, Malta
Abdallah Reda, Egypt
Adrián Díaz, Sandra Garrido Romero, Spain
Philip Glass, Callum Middleton, England
The Americas (Age 13 - 14)
Kriti Lall, USA
Anirudh Jain, USA
Jonah Kohn, USA
Mark Liang, USA
Andrew Chen, USA
Raymond Wang, Canada
Garima Singh, USA
Arjun Mahajan, Maya Flannery, Jonathan Berman, USA
Suruchi Ramanujan, USA
Martin Schneider, Joshua Li, USA
The Americas (Age 15 - 16)
Kimberley Yu, Phillip Yu, USA
Natalie Ng, USA
Rishabh Mazmudar, USA
Emily S. Wang, Trevor Wang, USA
Joshua Meier, USA
Catherine Wong, USA
Katherine Zimmerman, USA
Sabera Talukder, USA
Grace Brosofsky, USA
Alejandro Andres Fuentes Herrera, Chille
The Americas (Age 17 - 18)
Daniel Wang, USA
Brittany Wenger, USA
Yamini Naidu, USA
Karen Resnick, USA
Grace Pan, USA
Yuhao (Danny) Huang, Canada
Blake Smith, Vickram Gidwani, USA
Pascal Gendron, Canada
Yassine Bouanane, Canada
Ricardo Enrique Alba Torres, Jessica Alba Torres, Colombia
The Scientific American Science in Action Award nominations are:
Anjan Venkatesh, India
Sumit Singh, India
Geoffrey Tanudjaja, Singapore
Sakhiwe Shongwe, Swaziland
Carlos Vega García, Spain
Mena Abdel Gawad, Saudi Arabia
Mark Liang, USA
Andrew Chen, USA
Catherine Wong, USA
Sabera Talukder, USA
Grace Brosofsky, USA
Ricardo Enrique Alba Torres, Jessica Alba Torres, Colombia
Katherine Zimmerman, USA
Thanks to all of the students around the world who submitted projects to the Google Science Fair and congratulations to all the young scientists who were selected as regional finalists.
Posted by: Sam Peter, Google Science Fair Team
Missed registration this year? Click here to sign up for a notification when registration opens for the Google Science Fair 2013.


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Braised Crispy Pork Belly
White Bean Flan, Brussels Sprout Chanterelle Mushroom Pork Cracklin Salad, Deep Fried Egg and Citrus Gastrique paired with a Extra Hoppy IPA (In this case Sculpin from Ballast Point)
When I saw the list of ingredients I had two initial thoughts. First was the classic bistro salad of frisee with bacon and a poached egg and the second was another bistro classic cassoulet. The salad was the basis for the Brussels sprouts portion of the dish and the white bean flan and crispy belly evolved from the cassoulet. As far as the beer pairing, I thought the flan and pork belly would require a beer with a crisp finish to cut through the creaminess and fat while the hops would stand up to the strong sprout flavors. The gastrique ties it all together and brings up the citrus flavors of the hops.
Pork Belly
Marinate pork belly over night with kosher salt, sugar and anise seed. Rinse and braise in chicken stock for four hours in a 350 degree oven. Cool in braising liquid. Reserve braising liquid. Portion when cool and place in sauté pan over high heat, fat side down and sauté until fat is crisp. Place in oven to cook through.
White Bean Flan
Soak beans in water with a teaspoon of salt over night. Rinse, cover with cold water and place over high heat until water comes to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until tender. Coat 6 ramekins with butter. Puree 1 ½ C cooked white beans with 3 eggs and ¾ C heavy cream. Season with salt and pepper, strain through fine sieve and fill ramekins ¾ full. Place in baking dish and pour hot water into dish until it reaches half way up the sides of the ramekins. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Brussels Sprout Salad
Trim Brussels sprouts at the base and remove outer leaves. Blanch leaves briefly in boiling salted water and cool in ice bath. Sauté Chanterelle mushrooms in olive oil with chopped garlic, fresh thyme and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. Heat diced crispy pork belly in oil, add mushrooms and a splash of champagne vinegar. Combine with sprout leaves and season with fresh ground pepper.
Deep Fried Egg
Cook egg in boiling water for 7 minutes and cool in ice bath. Peel and coat with unbleached flour, beaten egg and panko bread crumbs. Deep fry in 350 degree vegetable oil for two minutes drain on paper towel and season with salt.
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Entrapment is so much more than a routine.
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But Entrapment is much more than an impromptu routine: It's 21 minutes of magic education. This is beautiful magic, taught by a virtuoso of close-up.
The best teachers do more than show you how to do an effect. They give you avenues of further study. They point out subtleties. They explain why things work. And they light fires in the minds of their students.
Eric Jones has been doing that for years in the underground. The transposition that he teaches in Entrapment is an effect he's performed at conventions for years. And though he's impressed a lot of magicians with the effect, it's also a strong part of his strolling and walkaround arsenal that he uses for corporate, Fortune 500 clients.
Entrapment is available for download right now. This is classic Eric Jones material you shouldn't miss.


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The reports from around the nation suggested the crowds were big, if not entirely profitably satisfying for our retail merchants. Still worse, the predawn rush in a Nassau Co. New York Wal-Mart was so violent that a worker inside the store was trampled to death. Such savagery is not the wholesome side of the fa-la-la season.
As a small-town product, I don't recall a single pre-Christmas season sale (nor, for that matter, a post-season sale. The owner of one of two men's stores in town simply packed up the surplus holiday inventory of shirts, ties, etc., and stashed it in boxes to reappear the following year. And that was during the Great Depression! Still we are asked to believe that America travels on its retail excesses and patriotism requires us to cripple our credit cards with debt.
Don't take my word for it. In one of the most perceptive books that I've read this year, the Boston University historian Andrew J. Bacevich (a conservative who can be as grumpy as I am)
is critical of America's dependency on spending to colonize the world. His thesis in his The Limits of Power is simply that Americans are conditioned to spend their earnings with unchallenged conscience because, as the first President Bush asserted: "The American way of life is not negotiable." Even before that imperious thought, Bacevich leads us to previous free-spenders, citing Ronald Reagan as the "modern prophet of profligacy. The politician who gave moral sanction to the empire of consumption."
So now we are asked to buy Christmas cards with Biblical verses made in China (honest!) as the dollar discount stores knock a dime or two from the stuff they have been selling all year for a cool buck. It's for the cause. If you think so, too, then you ought to do the patriotic thing, as they say, and "shop 'til you drop." I won't, and it's not negotiable.


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The East Asian Studies Graduate Student Union is inviting Dr. Gavin Walker (McGill University) for a talk entitled "Area Studies, Capital, and the Anthropological Difference" on Thursday January 25th from 4:30 – 6:30 pm, to be held in the Purple Lounge (Robarts Library, 14th Floor).
"Today, in a world characterized by the dispersion of the concentration of the productive forces, an increasingly multinational composition of global finance capital and its specialized class of handlers, it is relatively common to hear that the problems of "area studies" and its critique are no longer relevant. This argument tends to be made as follows: area studies depended on a world characterized by the classic mid-20th century structures of alignment: the US-aligned world, the USSR-aligned world, the so-called "non-aligned" world, and so on. But, so this logic goes, today the world that is implied by this organizational schema itself no longer exists, and therefore the problem of area studies has ceased to be an essential target: it is a "remnant" which is "withering away." But I want to argue here that it is in fact exactly the opposite, that we will miss something crucial in the question of area studies if we imagine that it is no longer a problem for thought and politics simply because of the process of "globalization." In fact, paradoxically, it is the current moment of the integration of the world in which the problem of area studies becomes most decisive. What possibilities remain today for area studies after its critique?"
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Course Title: Realise thematically connected prints
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2012
Course Code: VART5997
Course Title: Realise thematically connected prints
School: 340T Art
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5234 - Diploma of Visual Art
Course Contact : Jennifer Cabraja
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4472
Course Contact Email:firstname.lastname@example.com
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Deborah Williams
Phone 9925 4215
Nominal Hours: 150
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Course Description
In this course you will gain a strong understanding of how to produce and present a thematically connected prints.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title:
VPAU031 Realise thematically connected prints
1. Prepare project work plan
Performance Criteria:
1.1 Identify components required to produce the concept design
2. Determine, organise and maintain resources for a thematically connected prints
Performance Criteria:
2.1 Assess specific resource requirements which arise from the use of techniques and experimental approaches
3. Realise thematically connected prints
Performance Criteria:
3.1 Realise the prints using techniques and media selected from research and experimentation to meet conceptual vision
4. Present/exhibit prints
Performance Criteria:
4.1 Determine specific requirements for display/presentation of prints
5. Evaluate own work
Performance Criteria:
5.1 Seek and apply constructive criticism from others to improve own work
Learning Outcomes
In this course, you learn through:
1. In-class activities:
- lectures
- teacher directed group activities/projects
- class exercises to review discussions/lectures
- peer teaching and class presentations
- group discussion
- class exercises to review discussions/lectures
- studio work
2. Out-of-class activities include:
- practical exercises
- reading articles and excerpts
- preparing for discussion
- project work
- independent research
You are expected to manage your learning and undertake an appropriate amount of out-of-class independent study and research and industry guests speak about professional practice.
In addition you will:
- extend on your command of advanced techniques which is consistent with realising thematically connected prints.
- extend your knowledge of tools & how they are used in printmaking.
- extend on your research skills in order to realise their body of work
- present and exhibit prints.
- evaluate their own work.
Details of Learning Activities
There is a range of learning activities including:
• Participation in practical workshops conducted by a teacher. Workshops also provide the opportunity
for student to practice & perform under supervision and coaching from a teacher
• Participation in tutorials which can be one on one, small groups or whole class and which provide
the opportunity for students to present their work for comment and critique by teachers and fellow
• Individual studio time for students to work on projects to develop skills and conceptual ability in an
environment of discovery and experimentation
• Keeping a visual diary which contains evidence of conceptual development, feedback on work from
tutorials, reflection on own development and understanding, critical engagement and critical discourse
• Research
• Ongoing practice to become self managing
• When available, attendance at exhibitions and field work
Teaching Schedule
Week 1
Self directed projects
Proposal outline discussion
Week 2Self directed projects
Proposal outline discussion
Week 3General Studio, individual tutorials, Proposal discussion, Technical support
Week 4General Studio, individual tutorials, Proposal discussion, Technical support
Self directed projects
Majors & Minors
Week 5General Studio,
Self directed project discussion
Majors & Minors start of tutorial cycle
Week 6General Studio,
Self directed project discussion
Majors & Minors Group tutorial cycle
Week 7General Studio,
Self directed project discussion
Majors & Minors Group tutorial cycle
Week 8General Studio,
Self directed project discussion
Majors & Minors Group tutorial cycle
Week 9General Studio, individual tutorials, Technical support
Self directed projects
Majors & Minors
Week 10General Studio, individual tutorials, Technical support
Self directed projects
Majors & Minors
Week 11General Studio, individual tutorials, Technical support
Self directed projects
Majors & Minors
Week 12General Studio, individual tutorials, Technical support
Self directed projects
Majors & Minors
Week 13General Studio, individual tutorials, Technical support
Self directed projects
Majors & Minors
Week 14General Studio, individual tutorials, Technical support
Self directed projects
Majors & Minors
Week 15General Studio, individual tutorials, Technical support
Self directed projects
Majors & Minors
Week 16FOLIO PREPARATION / COMPLETION EXCHANGE PRINTPlease note that the weekly time frame indicated above may alter due to group needs or supplies.
Staff will endeavour to give students ample warning of and alterations.
The second semester of Printmaking 2 and 3 is a self-directed printmaking project.
You will research, plan, and build your project with guidance from staff.
Studio class time is to be well utilised by all participants.
Classes are a blend of individual tutorials, group tutorials and technical support for your project.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Printmaking supplies are available from the following:
• Melbourne Etching Supplies: 33A St David's Street Fitzroy 3065 p. 9419 5666
Other Resources
Art Almanac provides a comprehensive listing of galleries and exhibitions throughout Melbourne and regional Victoria however you should become familiar with the following print specific bodies:
• Print Room: NGV International, 180 St. Kilda Road
• Print Council of Australia: 42 Courtney Street, North Melbourne 3051:
ph. 9328 8991
• Australian Print Workshop: 210 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy 3065: ph. 9419 5466
• Firestation Print Studio: 2 Willis Street, Armadale 3143: ph. 9509 1782
• Peter Lancaster Press: 14 Eames Street, Brooklyn: ph. 9314 3036
• Port Jackson Press Australia:
Print Room: 59-61 Smith Street, Fitzroy 3066: ph. 9419 8988
Gallery: 716 High Street, Armadale: ph. 9509 5032
All students have access to RMIT Library online and hardcopy resources, with the State Library being on RMIT's doorstep.
Recommended texts:
'Imprint' quarterly publication of the Print Council of Australia.
Lambert, Susan, Print: art and technique, V&A Publications, London, 2001.
McCann, M., Artist Beware, Watson-Guptill, New York, 1979.
Petardi, A. Printmaking, London, 1959.
Grishin, Sasha, Australian Printmaking in the 1990s, Craftsman House, Sydney 1979
Whale, George., Digital printmaking, London : A. & C. Black, 2001.
Simmons, Rosemary., Dictionary of printmaking terms, London : A. & C. Black, 2002.
Hoskins, Steve., Water-based screenprinting, London : A. & C. Black, 2000.
Adam, R & Robertson C, Screenprinting, The Complete Waterbased System, Thames & Hudson, London, 2003.
Ross and Romano The Complete printmaker New York, Free Press 1972
Westley, Anne. Relief printing London, Atc Black 2000
Printmaking supplies are available from the following:
• Melbourne Etching Supplies: 33 St David Street Fitzroy VIC 3065 (03) 9419 5666
• Neil Wallace: 44-46 Greeves Street Fitzroy VIC 3065. Tel: ( 03) 9419 5949
• Magnani Papers: 40 Buckley Street Footscray VIC 3011 (03) 9689 5660 Open Weekdays 10am-5pm
Please note: Students are required to supply their own personal protective equipment, i.e. apron, solvent resistant gloves, sturdy covered shoes. RMIT is in close proximity to a broad range of Melbourne galleries and cultural venues, and professional printmaking workshops and suppliers are also readily accessible.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge and skills and might include:
- Direct observation of printmaking in progress, including exploration of and experimentation with techniques
- Written and/or oral questioning and discussion to assess knowledge and understanding and candidate's intentions and work outcome
- Third-party reports from experienced practitioners.
- Completion of an art journal and/or portfolio including personal reflection and feedback from relevant others.
- Produce a project work plan
- Production of prints that are thematically connected and which demonstrate a highly developed command of the selected techniques
- In depth knowledge of techniques, materials and tools and the ways they may be adapted & extended in printmaking
Assessment evidence will be via
- Visual Diary
- Folio
- Observation of Performance
- Presentation of work.
Assessment Tasks
Studio 3 - resolved works minimum 6 prints or a substantial unique construction using the multiple.
Exchange Print portfolio – edition number and scale to be advised.
Students will be assessed via:
- written proposal,
- working studies
- work resulting from their written proposal
- the completion of the exchange portfolio
- and a visual diary
- observation of Performance
- Presentation of work
Your final work is expected to be cohesive, reflective and defining your particular interest. The work needs to represent evidence of a through investigation into philosophical and/or conceptual issues
Please note; Projects must reflect consistent interaction with tutors in the studio in order to be considered for assessment. All works must be sighted before assessment.
Due date: End of Semester
Semester: 2
Week: 18
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
You will receive verbal and written feedback by teacher on your work. This feedback also includes suggestions on how you can proceed to the next stage of developing your projects.
RMIT has a strict policy on plagiarism. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy.
Special consideration Policy (Late Submission)
All assessment tasks are required to be completed to a satisfactory level. If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension.
Please refer to the following URL for extensions and special consideration:
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Perceptions, Motives, and Emotions: A Control Theory Model
Exploring the linkages between perceptions, motives, and emotions
Posted Jun 04, 2013
When I was an undergrad I took a course on feminism that was interesting and challenging, but one of the things I remember most from it was only peripherally related to feminism per se. In one part of the class we analyzed pornography and were exposed to some arguments as to how it potentially diminished or objectified women in ways that were problematic. At the time, a part of me internalized that message and thus a part of me saw pornography as "bad," at least to the extent that it did these things. At the same time, my girlfriend (now my wife) was going to a different university and I had a normal, strong, healthy libido. As such, I had significant urges to watch pornography, while I also felt some moral concerns about it.
It was my observations of my internal processes that gave me clues to the interesting relationship between perceptions, motives (or drives) and emotions (or feelings). I am guessing that many people who feel conflict about engaging in any number of different kinds of activities can relate to what I experienced. As the time away from my girlfriend increased, my libidinal urges would grow and the motive to watch porn would begin to pick up steam. As that happened, the feminist voices in my head would be getting softer and softer, until a threshold was reached and would I head out to pick up a video (back in those days, you needed to take a trip to the video store to gain access to porn). What was striking for me as a psychologist was to observe the radical transformation that would take place in me in regards to how I would experience the pornography. At first, the images were alluring, gratifying, arousing, etc. But then, afterwards, I would have a completely different experience of the videos. The feminist voices in my head would return and I would literally experience the porn as unappealing and hop off the couch and hit the stop button as fast as could be allowed. Then, as days or weeks would pass, the pattern would repeat.
As an interested observer of my own psychology, I was always fascinated by these reactions. The fascination with them was not so much that they were hard to empathize with at a common sense level, but more so that there was not really any specific school of thought or handy formulation that helped me map these everyday experiences. For example, the simple S -> R frames of behaviorism or even Input -> Output frames of the standard cognitive models of the day did not seem to be helpful because they were fairly static. Freud's drive model was better in this case, but it was well known that the hydraulic drive/energy release model that he offered was flawed.
What does work is the control theory formulation, and I have come to see the relationship between perceptions, motives, and feelings in control theory terms. Control theory is big in engineering and robotics, and although it has received some attention in psychology, it has not received nearly the attention I believe it deserves. Both the cruise control in your car and the thermostat in your home are examples of simple control systems. There are a minimum of three components to such a system: 1) an input sensor; 2) a reference goal; and 3) an output mechanism. In the case of cruise control, the speedometer is the input sensor, the speed at which you set the cruise control is the reference goal, and the output mechanism is the addition or removal of gas to accelerate or decelerate the car. Now put this system in motion. Say you set the cruise control reference level to 65 mph. If you start to head up a hill, your speed will drop and a discrepancy will emerge between the set reference level and the actual speed measured by the speedometer. That discrepancy will activate an output, which in this case is more gas. If too much gas is added, and your speed reaches 68 mph, then that difference results in decreasing the gas. In so doing, the car maintains a fairly specific speed, despite significant changes in external factors, such a wind and incline of the road.
Control theorists often use the following formulation to define the relationship between the key variables: input – reference goal => output. Now, let's put this in human terms and think about the input being your perceptions of things in the environment, your motives to approach and avoid certain states your reference goals and your emotions being feeling states that energize your actions. In shorthand, this can be represented by P – M => E, where the "P" refers to perception, "M" to motivation, and "E" to emotion. Verbally, this formulation translates into perception of an actual state relative a motivated state leads to an emotional state.
The control theory formulation helps us explain how our behavior is guided in every day contexts. First, depending on things like recent activity, biological homeostasis variables, and learned context, motivational states can either be latent or active. Second, emotional reactions track goal related investments. Third, there is a feedback loop that guides the system. For example, imagine you are camping and after about six hours between meals an internal state of hunger activates a goal template of eating a sandwich in the cooler. In that state you would be motivated to reduce the discrepancy between where you were and the end goal state of eating the sandwich. However, if you stepped out of your tent on the way to the cooler and saw a bear, a very different goal template would be activated, which would be one of your being safe, far away from the bear. Indeed, the perception of a bear would initiate a cascade of bodily responses, readying you for fight or flight. Some of those responses would include a massive sympathetic nervous system shift activating muscles and attention and energy would be diverted away from processes like digestion, and it is likely you would not feel hungry for quite some time after that occurrence.
Likewise, we can return to the example above and see that what is happening is that my libidinal motivation was fluctuating, which means that there are fluctuating goal states. In addition, the framework suggests that there is a deep connection between perception, motivation and feelings. Empirical work demonstrates this. For example, hungry individuals or individuals who are sexually aroused will be more likely to see food or sexual organs in Rorschach Inkblots. In addition, the formulation connects our feeling states both to actions and to goals.
So, next time you are interacting with your environment, think about your actions being guided by your perceptions referenced against your goal states, which in turn activate emotions that energize and organize your actions.


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Is Pope Benedict XVI a political activist, an agitator for left-wing or right-wing issues? Rohan Sullivan of The Associated Press seems to think so. In his story about the Pope's opening address at World Youth Day, Sullivan portrayed Benedict in strictly political terms, focusing primarily on his remarks about the importance of protecting the environment:
The world's natural resources are being squandered in the pursuit of "insatiable consumption," Pope Benedict XVI said Thursday in a speech urging followers to care more for the environment and reconnect with the principle of peace.
Benedict, speaking to more than 200,000 pilgrims gathered for the Roman Catholic church's youth festival, expanded on a theme that has led him to be dubbed "the green pope."
The crowd, massed on a disused wharf in Australia's largest city, regularly erupted in cheers that gave the event the feel of a sporting event.
"Some of you come from island nations whose very existence is threatened by rising water levels; others from nations suffering the effects of devastating drought," the pope said, referring to global warming.
He noted that during his more than 20-hour flight from Rome to Sydney he had a bird's eye view of a vast swath of the world that inspired awe and introspection.
"Perhaps reluctantly we come to acknowledge that there are also scars which mark the surface of our earth: erosion, deforestation, the squandering of the world's mineral and ocean resources in order to fuel an insatiable consumption," he said.
It is true that Benedict stressed the importance of protecting the environment. It is also true that the Pope hit the environmental theme more in this address than any speeches he gave, say, during his visit this spring to the United States. So it's natural and right for Sullivan to play up this angle.
Yet like Padraig Collin's story for Irish Times, the rest of the AP story leaves a misleading impression: the Pope's address was primarily about the environment or his praise for the Australian government's apology to aborigines. It wasn't.
Of the speech's 24 paragraphs, 22 had little or nothing to do with the environment. These paragraphs were primarily theological and spiritual. Benedict warned of the dangers of relativism and secularism and extolled the virtues of Christian witness and charity. This should be no surprise. He is, after all, called His Holiness and Holy Father.
Not all of the stories about Benedict's opening address were off the mark. Ed Johnson of Bloomberg News focused on the spiritual and religious nature of the pope's remarks:
Pope Benedict XVI greeted tens of thousands of pilgrims gathered in Sydney for the largest youth festival in the world and declared the five-day celebration of faith a sign of the Catholic Church's vitality.
``Standing before me I see a vibrant image of the universal church,'' the 81-year-old pontiff told 140,000 pilgrims at Sydney Harbour's Barangaroo wharf today. ``The variety of nations and cultures from which you hail shows that indeed Christ's good news is for everyone.''
This post is not meant to be too scolding. I understand why Sullivan latched on to the environmental theme: it was news in a way that Benedict's remarks about relativism and secularism were not. But when reporters focus only on politics, as they did with Fr. Michael Pfleger, they make a categorical error.


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Trying to build freetype2-infinality and keep getting this:
cd builds/unix; ./configure '--prefix=/usr'
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler works... no
configure: error: in `/tmp/yaourt-tmp-bobby/aur-freetype2-infinality/src/freetype-2.4.3/builds/unix':
configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.
make: *** [setup] Error 77
==> ERROR: Makepkg was unable to build freetype2-infinality.
I reinstalled base-devel although all were already installed, same thing.
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do you have the permission to execute binaries on the filesystem you wanna compile? Some time ago I had the same discussion and the conclusion was that my mount flags had changed or had different influences after changing the filesystem from ext3 to ext4. So maybe you could have a look there. Further, if you have a fixed size for your /tmp folder, it could be messed up with not enough space left for successful compiling.
How do I check that permissions? I am doing what I have always done, logged in as my user and entering root pass when asked with yaourt/pacman. If something changed I can check but not sure what/how you referring to specifically.
Hmmm as for tmp dir, all I have is in /etc/yaourtrc "TMPDIR="/tmp" and no probs so far with that otherwise (as well have 9gb free on root).
configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables See `config.log' for more details.
Ever thought of looking there...
/usr/bin/as: /usr/bin/as: cannot execute binary file
Umm... is that there?
too slow please delete
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/usr/bin/as: /usr/bin/as: cannot execute binary file
Umm... is that there?
└─> ll /usr/bin/as
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 267K Oct 6 23:11 /usr/bin/as
And what does "as --help" give?
Ok... so it appears to work... Is it just that package that you have issues with?
Nope, get that from other packages too
Ugh... something strange has happened here...
Can you give the output of
ls -l /usr/bin/as
file /usr/bin/as
md5sum /usr/bin/as
Just to double check everything is sane with that... Also, double check what your $PATH is set to.
Did this happen after a recent upgrade? Can you build with makepkg directly?
└─> ls -l /usr/bin/as
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 267K Oct 6 23:11 /usr/bin/as
└─> file /usr/bin/as
/usr/bin/as: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.18, stripped
└─> md5sum /usr/bin/as
ea134978f642f8e1b5522da70ad05806 /usr/bin/as
From /etc/profile:
# Set our default path
export PATH
Nope, just tried build w/makepkg myself and can't, same error Yes this happened at some point recently, and I'm guessing it was when I enabled the multilib repo, but I disabled that and revert back to regular gcc, etc. and still the same thing.
checking you actual "echo $PATH" output would be the way to go but....
You enabled the [multilib] repo on an i686 system? That probably is the start of the issue... Make sure it is completely removed from your pacman.conf. Then run
rm gcc* binutils* glibc* /var/cache/pacman/pkg
pacman -Syu
pacman -S gcc-libc gcc binutils glibc
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You rock! That worked Thanks so much!!


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FA slammed after tweet about England Women
The FA scored an own goal when the England team returned from the Women's World Cup, with a badly misjudged tweet.
The Lionesses were knocked out by Japan in the semi-finals last week after an unfortunate own goal from Laura Bassett. However, they beat Germany in the third-place play-off and arrived back at Heathrow airport on Monday.
Welcoming the squad's return, the FA tweeted: "England Women went back to being mothers, partners, sisters and daughters on Monday morning, but over the past month they have taken on another title – heroes."
But the post was swiftly criticised as "patronising", "condescending" and "out of touch".
It was later deleted.
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We had a low-key Easter weekend. We relaxed, watched 4 sessions of conference, worked on projects, and ate some good food. Travis finished an oil painting of the company logo for his office, Audrey sewed 2 rag dolls and some clothes for hers (she made one doll for her and one doll for Phoenix), and I made a pencil skirt for Audrey, and then I spent two sessions working on a dress for myself that when I held up to myself in the mirror I realized with horror that the fabric was super tacky. And I had done such a good job sewing it! Alas, I wouldn't even let the nine year old version of myself wear it, so it was time spent improving my skills...but nothing to show for it. Phoenix played Legos. We had an Easter egg hunt that night, it was dark, and the pictures are blurry, but it is was it is.
We put candy and money into our eggs. Audrey got more eggs, but Phoenix won the jackpot ($10). It is a fun tradition.


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Hi all..
I haven't posted on here for ages...but I just wanted to share with you something that I believe has made a huge difference to my symptoms recently. I write it with a massive health warning as I don't think it will work for everyone - I know one person who's tried it and it hasn't worked. All our symptoms are so different that I don't think there's a one solution cure for everyone...but if it works for some of you then I'd be delighted...
I did something called a 'live blood test' in February this year via a clinic that specialises in in Marbella in Spain which specialises in rare diseases/disorders as well as treating cancer naturally (recommended via a friend who knew someone with a rare disorder who was treated successfully there after years of getting nowhere through conventional doctors) Details in the link below: http://www.centromedicohilu.com/ Dr Hilu's treatment philosophy, research and approach makes lots of sense to me.
Rather than looking at the symptoms, the clinic instead analyses a dry sample of your blood to diagnose the problems - you send a sample by courier overnight to their lab.
The report from my blood test was very interesting - lots of coincidences with my symptoms...IBS? Poor gut flora, poor gut permeability, poor metabolism of proteins, poor enzyme function, liver problems, high toxins, slow lymph...the list went on!
Following my blood test, they recommended that I follow the Budwig diet plus a long list of supplements and some alternative treatments (many to do with oxygenation of the blood). I can't afford to travel to Marbella for the treatments but have found an amazing lady in London (in Holborn) who does one of the treatments - Biomagnetic pairs - which I've did about 5 sessions of in total. Info on the science is on http://biomagnetism.net/biomagneticpair/
After initially feeling very sceptical about the magnets - it sounded pretty crazy.... I read more about the treatment and it's actually really interesting and makes a lot of sense to me particularly with regard to my symptoms. Funnily enough the lady I saw picked up on several problems at my sessions - some problems with the thymus gland (immune system) and the liver and spleen. And a weak left side of the body (again she thought because of poor oxygenation).
Anyway since I started the diet and the magnet treatment in March my symptoms have reduced dramatically. I have gone from several episodes a week which were like stink bombs going off in a room - mostly fecal (80% of the time) also many other weird and wonderful smells - burning, fish, rubbish, rotten eggs, marijuana (!), overpowering BO, rubber, deodorant, cheap perfume...the list was endless..but the main problem which caused me so much stress was the toxicity of the odour and therefore the extreme reactions from people around me.
Since the diet and the magnets it is happening much less often - average of 1-2 times a week now and most importantly it's much less in terms of the power of the odour. Now I feel I can manage things, my job and my life so much better simply because the reactions are so much less. My confidence is coming back and I no longer spend 90% of my waking hours stressing and panicking about whether something's going to happen.
Regarding the Budwig diet there are several versions of it on the Internet from very strict to less so. I definitely follow a liberal version of the diet and eat chicken and fish (first time I'd done that in 3 years - that was a lot of fear to overcome!), all vegetables and just avoid the list of prohibited foods.
I find the Budwig diet so much nicer to follow and so much healthier than all the other diets I've tried. The low choline diet never worked for me and I also found it made me really miserable as it was so unbalanced and horrible. The cornerstone of the Budwig diet is blending 2 parts flaxseed oil with 4 parts quark (or cottage cheese) which I eat every morning for breakfast with blueberries or fruit. It's not delicious but it's not disgusting either and easy to make. I now eat 3 meals a day again after about 3 years of not eating all day because of work. I feel like a different person and like I've got my life back finally...
I've been suffering from this still unknown condition for 4+ years now and I've had some incredibly low points in my life. I don't actually think I have TMAU as my symptoms are such a variety of odours. I just don't think there's a name for what a lot of us have got. It was so refreshing to be looking at things from a different angle (my blood) rather than TMAU / my symptoms which doctors know very little about and really don't have any idea how to treat - even the so called TMAU specialists!
Anyway...I wanted to share my experience with you all just in case it can help someone. I know how debilitating and torturous it is to live with day in day out especially when it seems like there is no solution.
If you'd like to ask more please feel free to PM me.


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Mahira Khan Stole 8th Beirut International Award Festival
The beautiful and well-known actress from Pakistan, Mahira Khan, attended the 8th Beirut International Awards Festival on Sunday. The star actress made the country proud by bagging two awards. One award was for her being the best-dressed lady of the night and the second was an award for international recognition.
The amazing actress not only got recognition because of her amazing acting skills but also because of her perfect fashion sense. The Hamsafar and Bin Roye actress have this wonderful habit of looking stunning at every other event and has made millions of the people all across the globe die for her beauty. This time, Mahira Khan was rocking the backless, ivory Nicolas Jebran Couture gown and was looking ravishing. With her signature side, swept hair and nude-pink makeup Mahira Khan were looking no less than a princess. The diva donned minimal jewelry and her makeup was on point, shiny and flushed with highlighted eyes.
Mahira Khan Dedicates The Award To Pakistan
Mahira Khan remained humble as always and her patriotism made her dedicate her awards to the country. While giving an interview for a local TV channel Mahira Khan said:
"When you get awarded internationally you feel like your country is getting awarded. You are there because of the love and respect the people of your country have given you. Obviously, it's the hard work we put in and our efforts get recognized but I am 'Mahira Khan from Pakistan' always."
The actress also said "I love you all" in Arabic while being on the stage. The Raees Star also posted a picture of her on the red carpet along with the award on her social media accounts to celebrate the victory with her fans.


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a new My Life Is True story is on KQED today: Leo, an Iraq vet who witnesses a murder at Occupy Oakland.
you can listen to it here.
and in other big My Life Is True News, NPR's Marketplace has started airing the stories to its 9 Million listeners. (9 million! huge cheers to marketplace.)
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a stitch in time...
I got carted home from work with a killer attack of labyrinthitis this week. So I've been trying to keep my head very still and sleep it off. It comes out of nowhere and it really is the worst thing. I'm going to pop this post up and then I'm crawling back upstairs.
So no surprise my post is about something you can sit on. If I could have posted about duvets I would.
These are the glorious Four Seasons Embroidery Chairs by Johan Lindstèn for Cappellini
Cappellini took center stage in Milan last April, exploring the cross-reference between industrial techniques and new trends of contemporary home furnishings. The brand's décor theme focused on combining digital art and natural elements.
This included the wonderful "Embroidery Chair" series designed by Johan Lindstèn. The series is characterized by the four seasons, featuring an embroidered tapestry of a landscape depicting a particular time of year.
Embroidery has been a mark of wealth and status in many cultures. From ancient China, the medieval Islamic world to a baroque Europe the 8000-year-old technique was passed from generation to generation. The lounge chair "Embroidery" is an interpretation and statement in the year 2015. Due to modern technology it was possible to carry this traditional aesthetic yet advanced technique right to the present. The embroidery is part of a fusion where art, photography, design and function are equally mixed together creating a beautiful lounge chair.
Hats off to Johan, that boy knows how to make an inviting chair but if you will excuse me, I'm duvet bound...
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Can Video Make You Healthier? We Think So.
By Welltok Marketing
According to comScore, people in the U.S. watch 1.2 billion videos online every day. Yes, many of them are cat videos – we'll grant you that. Even so, we know that videos have the power to make us laugh or cry, or even motivate us to take action.
Here at Welltok, we're leveraging the power of video to give consumers the extra support they may need to be as healthy as they can be.
We recently released a new Video Coaching feature on our CaféWell Health Optimization Platform.
Now, CaféWell users can connect with one of our health and wellness coaches in live, interactive online video sessions. Video coaching has been proven to be an effective method to provide the personal guidance consumers need to stay on track toward health goals – whether they're trying to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress or manage a condition, like diabetes.
These personal video coaching sessions can be held in different formats. Coaches can broadcast video to multiple members in group sessions, with real-time chat for Q&A. And soon we'll have the ability to host individual sessions, where members can connect with coaches in a secure two-way video chat.
We think this is a big deal for consumer health. It provides the reassurance that there is a partner in a consumer's journey to health optimization.
Check it out for yourself. Schedule a demo of our new Video Coaching capabilities today.


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The Simon String Quartet returned Sunday afternoon to the Senior Center to cap the Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series' 25th season with a stirring concert of classical greats.
MONTGOMERY — The Simon String Quartet returned Sunday afternoon to the Senior Center to cap the Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series' 25th season with a stirring concert of classical greats.
The quartet, made up of first violinist Fiona Simon, violinist Sebu Sirinian, violist Lisa Suslowicz and cellist David Bakamjian, plays together with a fine ear for tonal quality, color, touch, personal interpretation and fidelity to the score. They earned the large audience's rapt attention during the performances and won loud applause and a standing ovation at the conclusion.
The allegro movement of Franz Schubert's "Quartettsatz" in C minor (1820) opened the program on a lively note with quick exchanges of high and low strings, arpeggios and shifts of pace. Like the more famous Unfinished Symphony, Schubert mysteriously left the quartet uncompleted, but the allegro has all the power of his final work.
It opens and closes with rapid bowing, then a singing melody is introduced by the first violin and developed by the other strings. Pizzicato counterpoint by the cello and lyrical variations build to a sonorous climax and a brief coda. Played with precision and emotion, it embodies Schubert's mature genius at its most engaging.
Leos Janacek's Quartet No. 1 in E major (1923) is unusual for its slow measures and swift shifts of tempo, beginning and ending with adagios and featuring an andante movement in the middle, all marked "con moto." At an even or rapid pulse-rate, the ensemble sorted out the Slavonic motifs with brisk, spirited phrases.
Janacek called his piece the "Kreutzer Sonata" after a Tolstoy novella that in turn recalls Beethoven's sonata by that name. Tolstoy's story tells of a jealous husband who murders his wife because he suspects (wrongly) that she has been unfaithful with a violinist.
In the adagio, a rising motif strikes a note of foreboding as the strings echo the quarreling husband and then the pleading wife in the discordant phrases of the second movement's scherzo. Chromatic passages are interrupted by cacophony in the andante with high violin registers creating anxiety followed by soothing chords.
The finale echoes the calm before the storm with a reprise of the rising motif, broken triplets and plucked strings for a violent climax and a quick quiet coda marking death. The players caught all the drama of this modernist experiment.
Beethoven's String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor (1826), the quintessential late quartet, is unique for its seven-movement structure, almost twice the length of a conventional quartet, that flows without a pause to its masterful climax through ever-changing keys. The adagio, allegro vivace, allegro moderato, andante, presto, adagio and allegro are all of a whole piece from the first heart-rending fugue setting the thematic pattern that reoccurs throughout and in the finale in a resonant recapitulation.
The third movement is a brief introduction to the complex central andante that develops through variations of tempo, while the brief sixth's adagio introduces the final allegro.The presto takes the form of a scherzo in duple time and trio; it is the longest movement, full of counterpoint and pizzicato interludes.
The final allegro returns to the fugue with new rhythmic vigor and confidence, expressed in martial measures and transformed into a hymn of joy with jubilant repeated chords. The Simon Quartet made the music come miraculously alive, deeply moving and spiritually uplifting.


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There are many keys to being successful in business, from selling the right goods and services to keeping your employees or investors happy to recognizing trends that may affect your business. But if what you do to put food on the table involves selling to the public, it has never been more important to keep in touch with your customers. As a commercial photographer, you may be tempted to fall into the trap of believing your work will sell itself and customers will call you, but our advice is simple: Do not believe it for a minute.
Here Are Ways a Commercial Photographer Stays in Touch with Clients
As a commercial photographer, whether established or just starting out, you should always keep in touch with your clients, and here are some easy steps to follow to help you do that.
Never Underestimate the Value of the Telephone
When it comes to keeping clients and attracting new ones, perhaps no form of communication goes further than a simple telephone call. If you have started building a client base, make sure you have one or more telephone numbers where a customer can be reached, and do not be afraid to reach out with a simple call. If you have to leave a message rather than talking with someone, take a few moments to prepare what you want to say, and convey that in a friendly manner. Avoid anything that sounds like a sales pitch.
The Postal Service is Your Friend
A commercial photographer earns a living through visuals — portraits, corporate photography, nature photography, or any other kind — and one of the best ways to stay in touch with customers is through an occasional mailing of post cards or flyers. Depending on the size of your customer base, you may decide direct mail (DM) is the way to go due to cost, but remember: Direct mail pieces, whether post cards or a flyer, are often mixed together in bulk with other DM in one envelope. This means your post card can be easily tossed in the garbage without ever being seen. A better option is a professionally designed and printed post card — featuring your best photo samples — which you can send out to your best customers. Just a quick "Hello" or brief announcement about special events photography and special pricing for existing customers should do the trick.
Finally, develop an online presence. As a commercial photographer, your skills and accomplishments should be front and center on your website or blog — preferably on the home page and in a photo gallery that gets updated monthly. And do not forget about the power of Social Media — Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube. Another good option is targeted email campaigns using tools like Constant Contact, or even something simpler you design yourself and personally send out to your email contact list.
While the photographs you take as a commercial photographer tell a story about you and your customers, nothing helps you stay in touch than simply reaching out whenever possible.
Commercial photography for the ontario dental association
In 2012 I had a great time working with the team from the Ontario Dental Association at their Annual Spring Meeting held at the Metro Convention Centre.
Their conference continues to rank among the top annual dental meetings in North America with more than 40 education sessions on topics designed for dental teams. Lots' of networking, education and a sold out Exhibitor Show. The event's keynote speaker to "kick off" the event was Mike "Pinball" Clemons who has to be one of the best motivational speakers.
Working as a commercial photographer at these annual meetings allows me to connect with the audience as I try to bring out the best moments.
Take a look at the video they made out of my pictures:
How to Prepare for Your Commercial Photo Portrait Session
With the proliferation of websites and Social Media, controlling public perception has never been more critical or difficult for companies and business owners than it is today. Whether you're the president of a multi-million dollar company with hundreds or thousands of employees, or a sole proprietorship based out of a garage office, how you appear to the public online or in brochures or other advertising material can affect business growth and how many customers buy your goods or services. At Merrow Photography, we've been providing high quality commercial photography services to companies throughout the Greater Toronto Area since 2004 and understand how important it is for businesses to be represented in a positive manner through official photographs.
As a leading commercial photographer, Dave Merrow and his staff specialize in environmental and studio portraiture, as well as photographs for official biographies, corporate websites, email and advertising campaigns, trade shows, and corporate and other special events. Preparing for business photographs is especially important, as headshots of company executives and employees are often the first thing a prospective customer sees when they visit a website or look at brochures or printed materials.
How to Prepare for a Portrait Photo Session
Thanks to years of experience, artistic talent, and a photojournalist's eye, Dave understands the value of preparing for a photo session well before it begins. Here are tips to follow before looking into the camera lens:
Business Attire is Important
Wear business attire that projects the correct image about you and your company, and one that reinforces positivity about a corporate brand, product, or service. While advertising campaigns play an important role in attracting customers, they shouldn't become part of photo sessions where the focus is on taking a headshot. For this reason, try and stay away from incorporating logos, products, and loud prints into the session, and instead wear clothing that includes deep blues, greens, and black. With the exception of a shirt or blouse worn underneath a jacket, we also recommend staying away from bright, solid whites as they may draw attention away from the face.
Talk About Style with the Photographer
Thanks to his experience in commercial photography, Dave Merrow can help clients have a better understanding of a style that works best with the type of photograph being taken. Official company headshots for biographies, annual reports, or brochures are pretty straight forward, but full-body photographs or lifestyle photographs that draw out personal character allow for more creativity and thinking "outside the box."
Posing and Personality
For business owners and executives, it's especially important that official photographs convey who they are as people. Body language isn't something that is conveyed solely in person; it's present in every picture taken, and projects a message about that person – whether the person appears comfortable, relaxed, confident, and is willing to speak to his or her audience through the magic and power of photography. Not everyone is comfortable having their picture taken, even if it's something they have to do as part of their job, so we strongly urge our clients to prepare for the photo session by:
- Practicing smiling in front of a mirror beforehand.
- Making sure hair is styled and combed, and cosmetics have been applied as desired.
- Checking clothing to make sure it fits properly and isn't too revealing.
- Working on body language by standing or sitting in different poses.
- Relaxing, and coming to the photo session with an open mind.
At Merrow Photography, we help our customers present their brand and control their business image through high quality photographs. Call 905.609.5475 for more information.
Top Questions to Ask a Commercial Photographer
Thanks to high definition digital point-and-shoot and even higher quality dSLR cameras – the kind where different lenses can be swapped in and out – and photo-capable cell phones, everyone thinks it's easy to take good quality pictures. And maybe it is, but for true, professional grade photographs there's more to success than the latest camera that gets reviewed in Engadget, Lifehacker, or some other website with lots of traffic. It takes skill, creativity, patience, and years of experience that few people outside of the world of commercial portrait photography have at their disposal.
Dave Merrow has been a top commercial portrait photographer serving the Greater Toronto Area since 2004, and understands the time and commitment required to produce truly amazing portraits. Subject, setting, props, lighting, clothing, and timing are only some of the factors that determine how a commercial portrait will turn out once the photo session has ended. In searching for a professional photographer, it's important to find one with the right combination of talent and experience to make your endeavor worthwhile.
Because of the time and expense involved, all clients owe it to themselves to ask the right questions so they can make an informed decision on which photographer to work with for their portrait. Here are questions we recommend:
1. What are your qualifications? Remember, simply owning a photography studio and professional grade equipment doesn't necessarily mean a person is fully qualified to use the title of commercial portrait photographer. In the very least, many skilled professional photographers have certificates from accredited schools, while it's not unusual for people within the industry to have associate, bachelor, and even master's degrees in the photography or fine art disciplines with a focus on portraiture. Dave Merrow attended Sheridan College and is a graduate of the Commercial Photography Program. Membership in a professional organization such as The Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC) or the Canadian Association of Professional Image Creators (CAPIC) also is a good indicator of professional qualifications.
2. What kind of experience do you have? If the photographer mostly takes landscape or wildlife pictures, how can you be sure he or she will be able to effectively take commercial portraits for use on a company website, in an official biography, or in corporate promotional materials?
3. Can I see a sample of your work? In the world of commercial portrait photography, a picture truly is worth "a thousand words" and speaks volumes about a photographer's qualifications and skill level. The calling card for every professional photographer is a portfolio of his or her best work. If you walk into a brick and mortar photography studio and aren't presented with a gallery of images to peruse, or can't click through them on a website, then it's time to look elsewhere.
4. Can you refer me to two or three customers so I can ask questions? Like any business person, a commercial portrait photographer earns a fair share of income through word of mouth referrals from satisfied clients. Because digital photographs are ubiquitous and have such a significant presence on websites, emails, and in digital media, tracking down customers for a particular photographer is a simple task that will pay dividends in the long run.
5. Finally, please make sure to ask how long the photo session will last. Every commercial portrait photography session is different than the one before it, depending on the subject, the number of poses, the number of times the person changes his or her clothing, and how long it takes to set up the shoot related to lighting, props, using a range of cameras, and other factors.