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Additional Information
Pipe diameters: 1,5–22 mm
Pipe material: Aluminium, Brass, Copper, Copper / Nickel, Stainless steel, Steel
Machine type: Industrial machines
Process: Cutting
Max. wall thickness: Cu Al 1,5 mm, Steel 1 mm
The TCC-45 SVO is an Automatic Rotary Tube Cut-off Machine for cutting of all malleable materials such as aluminium, copper, steel and stainless steel. The tube diameters are Ø1,5–Ø22 mm.
This servo controlled roll feed system enables quick and easy cut length changes using the touch screen. TCC-45 SVO was designed for those applications where the cut lengths are longer than 2 m. It provides a smoother faster method of feeding longer tube, especially when compared to the standard hitch-feed method. TCC-45 SVO is typically used for cutting tubes from coil.
TCC-45 SVO is an energy saving solution and thus an ecological alternative to machines where the feeding of the tube is carried out by compressed air. After cutting, the cut tubes are guided to a Tube collection table that assures straight run out of tubing and allows even roll down to the collection point.
|Maximum tube diameter
|Ø22 mm (7/8") Copper, Aluminium / Ø12 (1/2") Steel
|Wall thickness
|0,4–1,5 mm (0.02"–0.06") Copper, Aluminium / 0,4–1,0 mm (0.02"– 0.04") Steel
|Repeatibility accuracy
(cutting feed)
|±0.2 mm/1 m
|Tube materials
|Aluminium, Copper, Steel
|Compressed air supply
|6 bar = 600 kPa
|Connected power
|6,3 kW
|Fuses max.
|3 x 63 A (380–480 V)
Note! Above values are intended as a guide only.
Double Vertical Decoiler
The double vertical decoiler minimizes the coil change over time: When the machine is cutting one coil, the other coil can be changed by the operator.
Horizontal decoiler
The horizontal decoiler with tension arm or tension unit secures smooth availability for tube feeding.
Tension arm or tension unit
The tension system absorbs jerks exercised on the coil and controls the uncoiling speed. For heavy coils (max weight 1200 kg) there is an electronically controlled tension unit.
Straightening Systems
It is recommended to use a straightener when the tube comes from coil. In our static straightener, precision machined rolls are mounted in two planes and adjusted by the operator to give straight tube. These rolls are specific for each diameter of tube and the straightener is purchased with the number of rolls required by the material. It can also be furnished with a calibration device, which re-rounds any soft tube deformed by the coiling process. Straighteners can be equipped with a pre-straightening device for handling difficult-to-straighten tubes.
Diverting Table for max. 2, 4 or 6 m long cut lengths. The tube diverting table assures straight center line of tube before and after cut-off, allowing even roll down to collection point. This table separates the scrap pieces from the useable parts and sorts good part to three different locations.
The optional tube rewind station is custom built to your specifications. It is available for tube size from 1.5 – 22 mm and incorporates a defect part elimination system. Parts that pass the eddy current or paint detector are sent to the production end of the machine while bad parts are sent to a scrap area.
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The University of Richmond will host UR Comes Out events throughout October to celebrate LGBTQ History Month.
Writer and activist Staceyann Chin will speak about "Woman Talk: From Girlhood to Motherhood with Staceyann Chin," Oct. 2, 6 p.m. in the Greek Theater. Chin is best known for co-writing and performing Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway.
In a lecture Oct. 23, 7 p.m., S. Bear Bergman will discuss, "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Gender." It will be held in Jepson Hall, Room 118. Bergman will talk about hormones, surgeries, gatekeepers and other gender change topics.
UR Comes Out is sponsored by the Office of Common Ground, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Richmond College, Westhampton College and several student organizations.
Events are open to the public at no charge. For more information, call 804-484-1653.
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EVENTSPeople who have not been in Narnia sometimes think that a thing cannot be good and terrible at the same time. -- C.S. Lewis
Karen's Upcoming Workshops & Speaking Engagements
Check this page often for upcoming and past workshops and talks. Please contact Karen if interested in having her speak with your group or organization.
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I have become dependent on [DropBox](http://db.tt/wne3FtQ) as my cloud solution for working files (with versioned backups!), and for cloud syncing support in many of the apps I use. I'm also an [Eye-Fi](http://www.eye.fi/) user, and really like the idea of having a camera that automatically dumps images into a folder in DropBox. I asked Eye-Fi for this feature, but they told me that it's up to DropBox to integrate with Eye-Fi—not the other way around.
Eye-Fi did, however, recommend that I give [Pixelpipe](http://pixelpipe.com/) a try. I successfully configured Pixelpipe so that I could automatically transfer all JPG images on my Eye-Fi card to a folder in DropBox, but I want everything to be transfered, including RAW files and videos.
My current solution is to use Eye-Fi Center on a Mac Mini that is (already) running all the time in a closet at home. That Mac Mini has a temporary DropBox account running on it, and Eye-Fi dumps images into a shared DropBox folder there. Once it arrives on my Mac Mini, DropBox pushes it into the cloud, and images and videos are then accessible on all of my machines and mobile devices.
This method is totally wasteful, but it works! I hope someone comes up with a better solution in the long run.
I'm also looking for an iOS camera replacement that shoots directly to DropBox. At the moment, I use the DropBox app to push individual images, which is inconvenient.


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China remains a sourcing powerhouse for now, but an increasing number of buyers want to try out new suppliers in emerging regions such as Asia and Africa where wages are lower, according to the results of a recent survey conducted by a data company.
Global traders are looking forward to better trade and economic prospects in 2014, and they expect to spend more in the year ahead as they invest in growth, according to results of Panjiva's study, "The State of Trade in 2014."
And while China is still the preferred sourcing destination by nearly all the buyer-respondents, almost three quarters, or 74 percent, are actively looking for suppliers outside of the Chinese mainland.
Close to a quarter (22 percent) of buyers pointed to Vietnam as their next potential sourcing region, and 9 percent are looking to Africa, which was not identified as a destination in the inaugural report of Panjiva released in 2012.
Bangladesh also remains an attractive sourcing market, despite reports of poor factory conditions as highlighted by a factory's collapse and several other significant incidents that have made global news.
Suppliers, meanwhile, remain interested in the U.S. market. "While suppliers are challenged by price pressure from competitors and around 70 percent cite matching prices as a key hurdle, they still hope to engage with the U.S.," said the report.
The respondents' optimism, however, is held in check by concerns about rising wages in manufacturing sites and the lingering possibility of a slump in global demand.
More than a quarter of respondents are worried about rising wages in China, where salaries are said to be rising steadily.
Further, a possible hiccup in the gradual recovery of global demand continues to cause unease for more than 20 percent of buyers and suppliers.
"While people have been talking about it for years, it's clear that we are finally on the path to economic recovery, yet those involved in global trade still have some warranted concerns," noted Josh Green, CEO of Panjiva. "The rising costs of manufacturing will create inflationary pressure and lead sourcing executives to seek out new regions where they can find lower costs."
The latest report is based on a survey of 100 trade professionals conducted in December 2013. The respondents represent global buyers, suppliers, and other traders from companies of all sizes from all over the world.
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The Baby Who Knows/
Your friend's unborn baby is clairvoyant.
I'm visiting my friend Rebekka who is pregnant with her second child.
"This is one of the oldest tests there is for psychic powers," I say. I give her a die and a little plastic canister and ask her to hold both behind her back. I tell her to roll the die around in the palm of her hand a little and then to put it in the canister and cap it. I ask her to hand the canister to me and I slide it into another plastic canister and set the whole thing on the table.
"That die is now inside an plastic canister, which is inside another plastic canister. In the field of psychic research this is what's known as a "double blind" test." [Yes, of course I know it's not, but that's never stopped me.] "Imagine we opened the larger container and removed the smaller container, and then we opened the smaller container and looked down on the die inside there. Some number will be pointed up at us, yes?" She agrees. "Do you know what number that would be?" She says she doesn't. "Right, because you did it randomly. And if you don't know what it is, then I surely can't know what it is. And there's no way to tell by looking at the canister is there?" She picks it up and examines it and shakes her head.
"If someone in this room was psychic they could know what it is, but I'm not, and you're not." I pause for a little bit. "But maybe she is," I say, pointing to her stomach.
"I can't wait to see where this is going," she says.
"Many people believe it's possible that unborn children are able to perceive and pick up on things that they can't after they leave the womb. But it's almost impossible to test because they don't understand language so we can't communicate with them in that way. But we're going to try and see if we can get her to tell us how many spots are pointing up on the die inside this canister. Are you ready to try?"
She says she is.
I ask her to hold onto the canister between both hands. "I can't just ask your kid to answer the question. No one can. At least not with language. But there are those who believe you can with your thoughts. Let's try it. I want you to close your eyes. Now picture the canister you hold in your hand. I want you to see it sharp and focused in your mind. Now picture opening it up and removing the smaller canister. Still keep it a sharp image until I tell you otherwise. Now imagine popping the top off the smaller canister but don't look inside yet. So take off the cap in your imagination, keeping everything in focus. In a moment I want you to imagine looking into the canister, but when you do I want you to imagine that what you see is unclear and unfocused and kind of hazy, like a dream, okay? Okay, look in the canister and I want you to see a blank white cube. And there are black spots floating above it. They are fading in and out. Sometimes one dot, sometimes two, all the way up to six. Do you see that? Okay. In a moment I want you to take that image that you're picturing and I want you to imagine pushing it towards the back of your brain and down your spinal cord. Almost like you're swallowing that image in your mind. And when you're done I want you to open you eyes." After a second she opens her eyes.
I ask her for the canister and hold it in my right hand between my thumb and forefinger. I shift myself closer to her and place my left hand gently on her stomach.
"With your mind, and with visual images, you've painted a clear picture except for one aspect. Now, the idea is that your child may be able to sense that void of information in your thoughts and and answer the question even though you never explicitly asked it. If this works, she's going to tell us how many spots are on top of the die. In a moment you should feel something. I want you to keep your eyes on my hand on your stomach and make sure I'm not moving it. I'm just acting as a bridge from your body to the canister. I'm not going to move at all. You're going to feel something and it might feel like a kick, or maybe like she's waving her arm, or tickling the inside of your stomach, or just a weird sensation of some kind. This is not doing any harm to her at all. Anything she does is because she wants to, because she wants to play with her mom, and answer her mom's question, okay? Now just sit still."
After a few moments my friend's eyes go very wide. "What... was... that!" she says.
"You felt something? Okay let's just wait and see if you feel more."
After a second she starts laughing. "Yes. There it is again." Then a moment later she feels it again. "What on earth is that?" she says.
We sit for a few more moments. "Anything else?" I ask. She shakes her head no. "So how many was that? How many times did you feel it?" She says she felt it three times.
"Okay," I say, "let's take a look." I open the larger canister and dump out the smaller one, then hand it to her. "She indicated "three," yes? Take a look."
My friend opens up the small canister, the die inside shows three spots.
She looks at me. "Andy... what was that? That was so strange. Sweet but strange," she says, her eyes tearing up a little. She squints them at me and gives me an accusing look. Then she smiles, grabs her stomach with both hands and coos, "You did a magic trick, sweetheart!"
I often have the desire to use a method that is not intended for one person, on one person. This is what inspired some of the one-person dual reality effects I've worked on that I've mentioned in the past.
This particular effect was spawned by the idea of doing a trick one-on-one where the method was an instant stooge. Obviously that seems impossible. And I didn't exactly accomplish it, but that was the genesis of the idea.
The method is pretty simple. Obviously the dice part is just Crazy Cube. One of the best $2.50 investments you can make in magic. But you don't need to do this particular effect with dice. You just need a way to have your spectator thinking of a number that you apparently don't know, and I think it's better if she doesn't know the number either (although you could easily argue the other way). So you could force a playing card or an Uno card on her. Just keep the number relatively low. 6 is about as high as you want to go.
The "kicking" of the baby is, of course, not that at all. You have a remote-controlled thumper on your left wrist. The remote is in your right hand (you pull it from your pocket while her eyes are closed during the visualization part) which also holds the canister during the main part of the effect. You will activate it to vibrate your hand which the woman will feel as a sensation on her stomach. To be clear, the vibrating part of the thumper is not being pressed against her, it's just sending the vibrations into your hand and out into your spectator. The thumper I use was made by a friend of mine out of a remote-controlled vibrator. You probably have some of them lying around, you horny little sicko.
So the way this effect evolved is this.... One time, while doing an electronic version of a "which hand" effect with a coin, my hand got too close to the spectator's and she felt the vibration emanate from my hand (well, from the thumper strapped to my wrist and through my hand). "I felt that," she said. But she didn't mean it like, "Hey, I felt the vibration of the electronic gizmo on your wrist that goes off when it senses a magnet nearby." She meant it like, "Wow, I felt the energy of you doing this effect coming from your hand." It was part of the trick to her.
I wanted to repeat this kind of moment in a more deliberate way and I began wondering if that sensation could masquerade as something else. Like could you maybe hold someone's stomach and say you could make it growl, or something like that. I had a couple other ideas that were all okay, but then I hit on the idea of the sensation being caused by a woman's child in utero and it was perfect. It's perfect because you don't say exactly how the child is causing the sensation so it doesn't have to exactly mimic any known feeling. Plus the concept of a child in a woman's stomach who is poking her or tickling her from inside to communicate -- I mean -- that's like one of the greatest images anyone has ever come up with in the history of magic.
I would also like to highlight the concept of "swallowing" a thought. The notion that you can have an idea at the front of your mind and then imagine sucking it back into your head and down your spinal cord and perhaps into your central nervous system and then down to an unborn child or out to your fingertips is one that I find people have a surprisingly easy time grasping, given what nonsense it is. And I've used it in many situations to have them send a thought from their brain, down into their hand and into mine; or into a glass of water for me to drink; or things like that.
Now go knock someone up so you can do this trick.
Update (2/13/17): I was just informed that Christopher Taylor at Taylor Imagineering has a product called Impulse that looks like it would be great for this effect or similar effects where the spectator feels some kind of unknown sensation. While I don't own it myself, I've only ever heard great things about his products so I would definitely check it out if you're interested in this sort of thing. I can think of dozens of uses for this and will definitely be picking up one in the future. I don't know if Christopher was the first person to use a thumper like this in order for the spectator to feel "something," but it's the only other example of it that I've seen, and I look forward to playing around with the idea more once I have Impulse.


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PhD ; Educational Administration, 1998, University of Missouri Kansas City
MBA; MBA in Management, 1987, Rockhurst University
BS; Business Administration, 1977, Emporia State University
MidAmerica Nazarene University teaches and equips students for engagement in the world--helping students to discover their purpose and be transformed for God's present and future plan through caring faculty and excellence in academics. It is an incredible responsibility and honor to serve God with our whole being--body, mind and soul--as we provide our best efforts for a transformational experience in a Christ-centered community.Mary Jones
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Presenter - Robyn Butlin
1. What days and times are you usually scheduled to be on duty?
Tuesday afternoon
2. How did you first connect with GDR?
I enjoyed the music on GDR, a great change from Talk-back.
3. Why did you want to be a Receptionist/Program Assistant?
I wanted to be a volunteer, and connect with the GDR community on the phone.
4. What are the most important things that you believe you can do for listeners who call in, and for the Presenter you are supporting?
It is good to be able to listen, and to ask about their day. Some listeners live alone and we provide an important and friendly point of contact for them.
I like to support my presenter, and encourage him to enjoy his choices and the supportive phone messages. Kim Johns ( the presenter I support) has a program which is always a pleasure and soon I would like to emulate him in the Presenting field.
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By Cyril Tuohy
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) levied fines worth $42.4 million against broker/dealers and other intermediaries in the first six months of 2014. This is an increase of 84 percent compared to the first six months of 2013, according to the international law firm Sunderland, Asbill & Brennan.
Sunderland, citing FINRA's June disciplinary report, said that at this pace FINRA will have levied fines worth $85 million by the end of the year.
FINRA levied fines worth $23 million in the first half of last year and $57 million for all 2013, Sunderland also said.
"That figure ($85 million) would represent the highest amount of fines reported by FINRA since the financial crisis and the most fines reported by FINRA since 2006," Sunderland said in a press release.
In 2006, FINRA slapped $111 million worth of fines on broker/dealers and other FINRA-regulated companies.
Big fines, those of $1 million or more, were the reason for the increase, Sunderland also said.
There were five fines of more than $1 million in the first half, and those five fines came to $20.4 million, with one monster fine of $8 million involving compliance failures in connection with money-laundering and penny stock transactions, skewing the numbers this year, Sunderland said.
In the first six months last year, there were only two "supersized" fines, which came to $2.3 million.
FINRA reported 558 disciplinary actions during the first six months, a 7 percent drop compared to the first six months of last year, Sunderland also said.
The categories of fines appear to be changing.
Sunderland said the fact that the fines revolve around books and records, as well as trade reporting violations, is a sign that regulators are finding inconsistences with technical issues and substandard compliance.
Fines levied by FINRA in connection with advertising and matters of investment suitability have dropped compared with the years immediately following the financial crisis.
"FINRA appears to be repositioning itself as its actions shift from cases relating to the financial crisis to more technical issues," Sunderland said.
In the first six months, the category with the highest fine total — $13.7 million — was books and records, followed by trade reporting ($6.7 million), electronic communications ($6.2 million), short selling ($2.2 million), and municipal securities ($1.6 million), according to Sunderland's tally.
In the first six months, the category with the highest number of cases was trade reporting (92 cases), followed by books and records (61 cases), electronic communications (30 cases), short selling (17 cases), and municipal securities (13 cases), Sunderland said.
Cyril Tuohy is a writer based in Pennsylvania. He has covered the financial services industry for more than 15 years. Cyril may be reached at [email protected].
© Entire contents copyright 2014 by InsuranceNewsNet.com Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this article may be reprinted without the expressed written consent from InsuranceNewsNet.com.


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Partly because I apparently enjoy torturing myself, partly because my little sister's so cute, and partly because I want to follow in my Papa's footsteps, I have officially signed up with Lauren for the West Plains WunderWoman sprint distance triathlon (pardon the ghetto website), to take place August 21st in Spokane. In 6 months, I must be able to swim 1/4 mile, bike 10 miles, and run 3 miles. Back to back. Currently, I think I could do each of these separately with a good amount of effort and relatively little pain. But in a row might be a different story. I'll make up a little training plan and schedule and share it with y'all shortly! We're hoping Rachel will be able to join us also, making it an officially Murray event. Husbands and Mama and Papa will be cheering us on!
The event also benefits osteoporosis research, screening, and care. Eventually, if you're so inclined, you will be able to sponsor my race, with all donations benefiting these organizations:
Washington Osteoporosis Coalition (WOC)
Spokane Osteoporosis Center
National Osteoporosis Foundation
Osteoporosis Resource and Screening Centers (ORSC) at Deaconess & Valley Hospitals
Osteoporosis Education Program at Sacred Heart Women's Medical Center (OSHMC)
Your prayers are very appreciated!


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So with the Opera announcement that they will be switching to Webkit for their HTML engine, have you wondered what that really means? Well Paul Irish gives a detailed explanation of where Webkit begins and the browser ends. It is well worth reading if you do any web development.
In addition, a lot of folks are afraid that if everyone switches to Webkit, we will be back to the bad old days of Internet Explorer 5 and 6. John Siracusa at Hypercritical blog suggested that you should fear not. The situation is much closer to what has happened with Linux than what happened with IE.


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Sperm is in trouble
By: admin
Story by: Robert Gebelhoff - Thank you Washington Post for this insightful article. Original Article, CLICK HERE.
It's time to start paying attention to information that has been just easily dismissed by all of us . . .
For years, researchers have warned that the male sperm count has been in a substantial decline. And for years, skeptics have waved those researchers away as alarmists.


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Thanksgiving 1976–Photographing The Last Waltz
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Talent Discovery "Rongrong Du" an Illustrator
How did you first get into illustration?
I started drawing when I was 10 years old. My mom bought me my first fashion magazine, Vogue China, when I was 16. I was instantly mesmerized! I could not stop drawing the beautiful faces and garments from the magazine. That was my initial foray into the wonderful world of fashion illustration! I had no idea I could turn this into a career. I went to college in Shanghai and majored in graphic design. I spent my time there learning and practicing illustration. After graduation I worked as a concept designer for a game company but quickly realized I could not give up my dream to become a fashion illustrator, so I applied to the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York to study fashion illustration.
How would you best describe your style of illustration?
My style varies depending on the theme and subject. In general, my style is fashion-focused, playful, fun and detailed.
What tools do you use for your work?
I mainly use pencil and watercolor. However, I experiment with lots of different media based on the projects. Right now I am working on my holiday project so I am using some metallic paints and glitters.
When illustrating, do you sometimes get short of ideas? If so, how do you overcome that?
That is for sure. I feel like when I push myself too hard or am too tired, I tend to get stuck. I will typically switch to a different project or take a break, watch a movie, go to the pool or take a dance class.
What would be your ultimate goal as an illustrator?
My goal (exactly same as 15 years ago) is to collaborate with the big fashion brands such as Dior, Channel and etc , as well as illustrate for fashion magazines like Vogue, Nylon, Cosmopolitan and etc.
Anna Dello Russo
Do you have any advice for aspiring illustrators?
Keep doing what you love
Have a passion!
Keep learning from others!
do not give up!
Give some tips on how anyone could get into illustrations
Practice as often as possible.
Draw what inspires you.
Read tutorials online and experiment with new media.
Be patient and you will grow!!
Check out my instagram @rongrong_devoe_illustration for my daily artwork post and tutorials .
Visit my Etsy shop @ www.etsy.com/shop/RongrongIllustration where I sell my art prints, offer custom services and other related products!!


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POMONA >> Sheep, cattle, horses and pigs are just some of the 300 or so farm animals that have arrived at Fairplex to be part of the exhibits at The Farm during the Los Angeles County Fair.
The 92nd annual Fair kicks off today with gates opening at 3 p.m. and closing at midnight.
The opening day grand parade, which begins at 5 p.m., features elements from the Fair neighborhoods, community organizations, floats, classic cars and more.
In addition to the multitude of rides, games and food booths, other highlights today are the giant Chinese lantern festival called Luminasia, a performance by Zendaya with special guest Trevor Jackson, and Kissmania, part of the Fair's tribute band series.
One of the highlights at The Farm is the number of animals born every year at the Fair.
Baby animals arrived with the rest of the farm animals, but many others will be born during the Fair because the animals were bred to give birth during the month-long event, said Sky Shivers, superintendent of The Farm.
About noon Thursday, the first baby animal of this year's Fair — a lamb — was born, he said.
Among those expected to give birth early are some cows.
"Three of four (cows) are ready to have babies," Shivers said.
The cows traveled a short distance.
Cal Poly Pomona has three cows at Fairplex now that will have calves during the Fair, said Broc Sandelin, professor and chairman of the animal science department.
In addition, between 150 and 170 animals ranging from 3-months- to 9-months-old will be part of the Fair's petting zoo, he said.
During the university's academic year, the animals "are used by pre-veterinary students and veterinary technician kids," Sandelin said.
Students care for and work with the animals as part of their training, he said.
A total of 300 livestock animals and about 175 fowl, rabbits and others will be part of the Fair, Shivers said.
A number of the animals, particularly those who give birth at the Fair, will spend a few days there, then leave and will be replaced by other animals, Shivers said.
Besides the farm animals, a few animals that Shivers bred and refers to as "extreme equine" will be part of the Fair.
That includes an animal that is half zebra and half horse and another that is half zebra and half donkey, he said.
All together, the animals are part of educating the public not only about animals but about the sources of food and other issues related to the food chain, he said.
"Our main goal here is to entertain," Shivers said. "But by entertaining (audiences), the education goes smoother."


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10 Hairstyles to try this Summer 2017
Nicole Couch
Here are 10 trendy hairstyles you should try this summer!
1.) Balayage
Who hasn't heard of Balayage. This hair trend is all over the internet from Instagram to Pinterest. Some celebs rocking this 'do include Halle Berry, Chrissy Teigen, Jessica Biel, Sarah Jessica Parker and Ciara.
Ombré OUT, Balayage IN.
2.) Holographic Hair
As the unicorn and mermaid craze rages on, it was only a matter of time before rainbow hair took center stage. And so now the question is, why have boring hair when you can dye it to look like cotton candy?
3.) Big Braids
Braids are always a summer favorite. They keep the hair out of your face while also looking super cute and sporty! Whether you try them in pigtails, one braid to the side or as a braided crown make sure to get creative with this hot summer hair-do.
4.) Accent Braids
While on the topic of braids, why not throw in a couple small accent braids to spice up your hairstyles this summer?
90's throwback? Maybe...but this hot trend was recently spotted on the runways of Roberto Cavalli & Missoni, not to mention all over Coachella.
5.) The Tousled Bob
Summer's hot! But this haircut is hotter. If you're tired of dealing with your long mane in the summer heat than definitely go for this chopped look.
Need inspiration? Some celebs who recently took scissors to their luscious locks include Vanessa Hudgens, Lucy Hale, Julianne Hough, Lily Collins and Emma Watson.
6.) The Top Knot
This look has been around since last summer and I have a feeling it's not going anywhere anytime soon. It's casual, it's cute, but most importantly it's easy to do! It's basically the half-up/half-down hairstyle reinvented.
7.) The Modern Pixie
Pixie cuts aren't for everyone but if you're feeling a little adventurous, summer is the perfect time to test out one of these cuts. And just because it's called a Pixie doesn't mean you have to look like a fairy. Take some styling advice from celebs like Jennifer Lawrence, Shailene Woodley, Scarlette Johansson & Rihanna.
8.) LONGER Long Hair
For those who dread the thought of even getting their hair trimmed...this ones for you! Extra long hair is a thing this summer. And if you don't mind putting up with the length in the summer heat it's definitely do-able. You just might want to brush up on your braiding skills and stock up on the pony tail holders.
9.) Bold Color
People are reaching some pretty ambitious hair coloring goals these days. Whether they dye their hair entirely one bright color, make an ombré creation or add subtle pops here-and-there, this trend is all over the place. Some celebs spearheading this movement include Kylie Jenner, Kelly Osbourne, Ariana Grande, Katy Parry & Rihanna.
10.) Pigtail Buns
Pigtails are no longer just for little girls. These fun buns are perfect to get your sweat on, go to music festivals or just hang out! Unsure about it? Try using only the top layer of your hair or putting the pigtails into braids first. Pinterest has tons of cute ways to pull of this look.
Good luck and we wish you many Great Hair Days in the summer of 2017!


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What You Need To Know About Proper Investing
When you learn the ropes properly, you can make good money with real estate investments. Without the right learning, there will be little opportunity for gaining wealth. The suggestions offered in this article will point you in the direction you need to go and aid in developing the mental state required for success.
Do not forget about other costs that come with buying a real estate investment property. You have closing costs, legal fees, staging costs, and more that may affect the bottom line. As you work on your numbers make sure that every expense is accounted for on your margin sheet.
Find an online forum for real estate investors and sign up before you dive into the real estate market. Also, reading the blogs of the established professionals in the real estate business can be of great help. You can gain very helpful information this way. Also, you might get to speak with a professional, person-to-person.
Ensure that you get your investment back, plus a little profit, too. If you break even on a property it really ends up being a loss because of all the time spent dealing with it. Upgrade the property and include your time and materials and a fee for your trouble in your resale price.
Location means everything when you are going to be a real estate investor. If the property is not great but, the location is, it may be worth the work to fix it or demolish it and replace with a completely new structure. Be sure to consider the location and if there is work in the area you wish to purchase a house.
Practice good bookkeeping. Many investors do not think to keep good records when they first start out. Other concerns likely take up your attention and time. One thing that is quite important is accurate bookkeeping. You will save yourself a major headache later if you start building good bookkeeping habits now.
Stay out of real estate when you don't have a reserve of cash at your fingertips. This money can be used for the renovations that you do. Reserve cash is vital for a these things and can be used as a great security blanket. You still need to think about costs even when the property is sitting empty.
Watch out for fixer-uppers. You might see potential in the house but it might not be worth the hassle. If it needs a lot of work, you could spend more than you make. Always make sure that you know what you're getting into before making a purchase.
There is a lot of responsibility that goes into real estate investing. The sooner you start, the better off you will be. Become a part of the community to make connections and start saving your money. In this way, you can make a good start in your real estate investing career.
Investing your money in real estate can be a lucrative venture. All that is necessary to achieve real success is a bit of luck and a lot of knowledge. Hopefully, what you've read has given you the knowledge you need to dive into the real estate investing world.
Investing Tips And Tricks To Make Smart Decisions
Many have found great fortune in the real estate market. Thoroughly looking into this field carefully gives them the biggest chance of success. To succeed in real estate, you need to use the tips in this article. Read the information, and get started in the right direction.
Analyze the market before you invest in real estate. Look at between 50 and 100 properties in a location you desire, and create a spreadsheet with each one. Pay attention to rent, repair budgets, and current prices. This will help you weed out the bad from the good.
As you develop your business strategies, you should always remember that there are a number of costs outside of the home's price. You may have to pay closing costs, legal fees, and staging costs, along with many other potential expenses that will impact your bottom line. As you work out costs, factor all these in and incorporate them into the bottom line.
Consider the amount of time you can realistically devote to managing property. Tenant issues can eat up a great deal of time. If you really don't think you have time to do these things, a property management company should be hired to assist you.
Listen more in negotiations than you talk. When you do the talking, you may negotiate backwards. Also, because you are listening, you will catch the right moment to strike for the price you seek.
Your time is important to you. You may enjoy rehabilitating properties, however is the amount of labor required worth your time? Or, are you better off handing off the work and spending your time hunting new opportunities? If you can outsource certain jobs, then you should do so. You will very much appreciate the free time that you will gain so that you can focus on other important things.
Make sure that any property you invest in will return your money to you, plus some. It'll be a waste of time if you don't make a profit. Make the necessary changes that are needed, and always ask for more than what you've paid.
When looking at real estate, location is always a huge part of the equation. You might be looking at a fabulous home that isn't worth much due to the neighborhood it is in. So, think about where the property is and what kind of potential it has, and only work with properties that have a lot of potential.
Hopefully you now feel more confident about investing in real estate. Just jumping into it is not a good idea, so using this advice is wise. You'll be glad you did when it finally pays off.


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When Oregon voters voted last January to pass ballot measures 66 and 67, airwaves were awash in ads pushing the measure.
Political Ad: "Wall Street took billions in bailouts. To thanks us they jacked up our credit card rates and took huge bonuses. A lot of these same corporations only pay the $10 corporate minimum tax. They charge more than that in one late fee."
The measures were part of a solution to plug a $4 billion budget gap.
Now 6 months after their enactment, and months after Governor Ted Kulongoski ordered across the board budget cuts, some are questioning whether the measures are helping or hurting Oregon's economy.
Tara O'Keeffe grew up in the Klamath Basin tending to cattle and sheep on the family ranch.
She earned enough money on neighboring farms by weeding potatoes and lining bails of hay to put herself though pharmacy school. After graduation, when she wasn't filling prescriptions, she was tinkering in her kitchen developing a new hand cream.
Tara O'Keeffe: "I did that because my father, being a cattle rancher, had severe split, cracked skin in both his hands and his feet. It was the result of the kind of work he did."
O'Keeffe says she learned a hundred ways not to make hand cream, but when she finally got it right she heard so from her number one patient, her dad.
Tara O'Keeffe: "He called me in two days and said I don't know what's in this but this is working."
Today, the O'Keeffe's Company, maker of O'Keeffe's Working Hands Crème, is a successful multi-million dollar business.
It's carried across the country in Lowe's home improvement stores.
In 2009, O'Keeffe was voted Oregon Small Business Person of the Year by the Portland district of the U.S. Small Business Administration. She employed a total of 20 people in at her production in facility in Sisters, Oregon. But earlier this year, O'Keeffe sold the company she built from the ground up.
The new buyer, the Gorilla Glue Company, moved production to Cincinnati, Ohio. O'Keeffe says she sold the business because of measures 66 and 67, which she says taxed the company's profits leaving less money for the business to grow.
Tara O'Keeffe: "I do want to see my baby, O'Keeffe's company global. I'm hoping that this company that now has my fourth child will be able to afford to do that."
Measures 66 and 67 are almost always mentioned in the same breath, but they're actually quite different.
Measure 66 raised personal income taxes on joint filers earning more than $250,000 a year.
Measure 67 raised the minimum tax on corporations from $10 to $150. It also changed the way some corporations are taxed.
O'Keeffe's company was not affected under Measure 67. But it was set up as what's called an S-Corp and the company's profits were reported each year as personal income for O'Keeffe.
O'Keeffe says in the last few years, she did draw a salary for herself, but she contends most of those profits were re-invested in the business.
O'Keeffe says because she's bound by a confidentiality agreement with the business' new owners, she can't give specific figures about the company's profits or how much more she had to pay in taxes.
A November 2009 report from the State of Oregon's Legislative Revenue Office estimated that of the roughly 38,000 taxpayers projected to see their taxes increase due to Measure 66, two-thirds of those will report some form of business income or loss either from an S-corp, a sole proprietorship or a partnership.
Bill Valentine is a financial advisor in Bend who represents mostly wealthy individuals. He says O'Keeffe's situation isn't unique. His company, set up as an LLC, is also affected by Measure 66. And, he says, so are many of his clients.
Bill Valentine: "People are fleeing the state. I've got clients that literally have already left or are in the process of seeking a dual residency between Washington and Oregon, Nevada and Oregon, Arizona, they're simply leaving the state because they are paid a tremendous amount to do so."
Josh Harwood: "We know, at least anecdotally and we don't know to the extent that this happens but that some people do move for tax purposes."
That's Josh Harwood. He's the Senior Economist with Oregon's Office of Economic Analysis.
Harwood says because Oregon doesn't have a state sales tax, it relies heavily on revenue from income tax.
It's hard to estimate how much money Measure 66 will raise, he says, because income tax receipts from high earners are notoriously mercurial.
Josh Harwood: "You know most taxpayers have relatively stable income trends. They might move up and down a bit, but not a lot. But the really high-end taxpayers will have business ventures that go though other things and so one year they'll be way up next year they'll be back down to some level. And that volatility within that tax base is really the challenge in estimating the revenues."
There are some business owners who say they have barely noticed the change.
Angela Dietrich owns a successful consignment store in Bend. She says the new tax measures have had minimal impact on her business.
Angela Dietrich: "The only way it's affected us it that we've gone from the $10 minimum to the $150 minimum."
Dietrich is referring to the increase in the business fee under measure 67. She says there were important reasons for the change.
Angela Dietrich: "Being a responsible business owner and member of this community, I mean it's only fair for us to be able to give back and these programs that it's going towards need to be funded."
But financial planner Bill Valentine argues the measures failed to achieve their primary purpose, shoring up the state's finances.
Bill Valentine: "Of course, if the point is well it was all for the greater good of financial austerity, we didn't even get that. We're still going to have to cut services. Kulongoski still came out and said everybody's going to have to cut 9 percent out of their budgets. My kids still came home two days early from school."
Oregon is looking at a $2.5 billion shortfall for the next biennium which runs though 2013. Scott Moore was the communications director for Vote Yes for Oregon, the 'yes' side of Measures 66 and 67.
Scott Moore: "If Measures 66 and 67 hadn't passed, the crisis that we're currently facing now would be a billion dollars worse."
Measures 66 and 67 were projected to boost the income and corporate taxes by more than $700 million for the current two-year budget cycle, but state economists say they won't know until October whether they're on track to meet those targets.
Harwood says state economists are trying to analyze a number of different factors to determine whether measures 66 and 67 drove out businesses. They're looking at driver licenses, income tax records, and residency status to see whether people left the state. But, he says they may not know the answer to that question for years.


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Paid Content Packages WordPress Plugin allows you to bundle different pages, posts, categories, post types, taxonomies and post tags in multiple packages and sell them via PayPal subscriptions with multiple billing cycles.
This plugin comes with in-build Discount Coupons management, Affiliate Program and Various Reports to boost your sales.
Is your website content for sale? Do you want to bundle multiple pages, categories, post types, taxonomies or even tags in different packages and sell membership subscriptions? Do you want to promote your content with affiliate program and offer discount coupons?
If Yes, this is the plugin for you, which includes, paid content packages, discount coupons, in-build affiliate program and various reports to run and manage your paid content membership site easily.
Here's a list of all features that comes with this plugin:
Multiple Content Packages
With this plugin you can create different paid content packages and include certain pages, categories, post types, taxonomies or even post tags in the packages and sell the bundle as a PayPal subscription membership plan. Your clients can subscribe to multiple membership plans and get access to all the content you have listed under these packages.
Various Billing Cycles
You can choose to sell your paid content package subscription with various billing cycles, such as One Time Payment for lifetime membership, Daily, Weekly, Fortnightly, Monthly, Quarterly, Half-Yearly, and Yearly billing. You can choose if the subscription stays active till your clients cancel it from PayPal website or they subscribe again after the billing cycle is over.
Trial Period for Packages
You can also choose to enable or disable a FREE or PAID trial period for each package. Once the trial is over users can continue with the paid subscription by paying for the paid package subscription. System will run a check on daily basis via WordPress Cron Job and revoke access for users when their subscription or trial period is over.
Restrict trial sign-ups per IP address
You can choose to disable or enable multiple trial sign-ups based on IP address. If disabled, user will not be able to sign-up for trial account from same IP address.
In-built Discount Coupons Management
This plugin comes with a built-in discount coupon system which allows you to enable discount coupons for each package for a certain time and promote your content.
In-built Affiliate Program
This plugin comes with an in-built affiliate program which you can enable with a simple shortcode on any page for your website. Your website visitors or paid members can join the affiliate program and use their affiliate link (generated via shortcode) to send traffic to your website and keep track of their performance and commissions earned from the front-end. You can choose if your affiliates get commissions once per sale or every month till the client subscription is active. You can set a schedule for commissions payout and pay your affiliates via PayPal or Wire Transfer (TransferWise.com)
Easy Woocommerce Integration
Simply enable Woocommerce support under plugin settings and select the paid content package while creating and editing a product. This plugin takes care of everything else and you do not have to configure anything at all other than just selecting the Package while creating or editing a product. Once the order is complete, Users will have full access to paid content for the purchased package.
Click here to learn more about this feature.
Custom Email Reminders
This plugin sends email reminders to users two days before and two days after a user subscripiton is scheduled to expire. You can customize and personalize the email subject and email message with available variables.
Customer's billing History
This plugin comes with a shortcode to display customer billing/payment history on any page.
Various Reports to keep track
With this plugin you can keep a track of your sales, referrals and payouts by various reports, such as, Sales by month/year, Sales by packages, Sales by Users, Sales by Country, Referrals and Referring Traffic reports.
Backend Subscription Management
You can easily add or remove user's subscription for a package from plugin settings page. This can be helpful when you promote your content by offering a free subscription or in case of refunds, you want to remove access to the content for certain users.
Quick and Easy Setup
You can configure all required pages with various shortcodes and a sample package by just one click and then modify the content for each page as per your business model requirements.
Restricted Content Messages
You can choose to display a custom message via WYSIWYG editor to users who have not paid for the subscription package and tries to browse paid content.
Paid Content Preview
You can choose a number of characters of the paid content to be displayed before the restricted message is displayed instead of the paid content.
Custom email messages
You can customize email headers such as from name, from email address and email messages with various variables to include user's display name and package name with link they have purchased.
Send emails or newsletters to paid members
You can send emails and newsletters to paid members based on the package they have purchased. You can also test the email by sending it to yourself first to avoid any mistakes.
Various Shortcodes for ease of use
Most of this plugin's functionality is based on shortcodes which you can use on any page or post to generate subscription links, process payments, process orders, affiliate dashboard for signup and reports etc. You can even choose to display or hide content based on user's membership status or affiliate signup status.
Various Widgets based on user membership status
This plugin comes with various widgets such as:
Members Only Content: This widget is only displayed to paid members of your website.
Non Members Only Content: This widget is only displayed to logged in users who have not subscribed to any package yet.
Affiliate Only Content: This widget is only displayed to logged in users who have signed up for the affiliate program.
Non Affiliate Only Content: This widget is only displayed to logged in users who have NOT signed up for the affiliate program.
Localisation and Translation Ready
You can easily translate this plugin in your own language. Localisation includes all text in back end, front end and messages.
Setup Assistant
This plugin comes with our unique Setup Assistant which will help you with step by step instructions to set up this plugin on your website and provide links to documentation page for further reading.
Upgrades & Change Log
Next version will be a complete re-build with our new and improved framework and additional features.
Version 1.5.7 ~ Oct 28, 2016
- Tested and optimized for WordPress version 4.6.1.
- Replaced depreciated functions with new ones.
- Reduced database queries to optimize speed
Version 1.5.6 ~ Sept 01, 2015 | (via Envato & WordPress Upgrades)
- Optimized code to work with WordPress 4.3
- Fixed subscribe message display for single post/page or wherever applicable
Version 1.5.5 ~ July 16, 2015 (WordPress Upgrades)
- Added filter options to User Overview Report
Version 1.5.4 ~ July 16, 2015 (WordPress Upgrades)
- Added an option to add individual posts in packages
- Added package expiry date in billing history shortcode
- Integrate bbPress restrictions
- Optimized custom post_types and custom taxonomies restrictions
Version 1.5.3 ~ Jun 05, 2015 (WordPress Upgrades)
- Fixed billing history backend reports.
- Optimized membership checking functions to reduce load times with lot of users.
- Added an option to restrict multiple subscriptions by a single user.
Version 1.5.2 ~ Apr 30, 2105 | (WordPress Upgrades)
- Upgraded TGM Plugin Activation class to the latest version to fix globally spread security issues.
Version 1.5.1 ~ Apr 24, 2015 (via WordPress Upgrades)
- Fixed compatibility issues with WordPress 4.2 (IMPORTANT)
Version 1.5.0 ~ Apr 21, 2015 (via WordPress Upgrades)
- Added an option to choose if process order callback should run at initial stage or normally on process order page. Choosing initial should avoid any other plugins modifying WordPress default functionality to render content and shortcodes or any custom restrictions.
- Fixed duplicate entries in user_packages table
- Fixed next charge datetime for credit card gateways
- Added an option to easily create translation files with loco-translate (https://wordpress.org/plugins/loco-translate/) plugin. Some strings may not work which will be fixed in upcoming versions.
Version 1.4.9 ~ Apr 09, 2015 (via WordPress Upgrades)
- Added an option to specify custom referral query string for affiliate links
- Added an option to specify number of days the referral cookie should stay live for referral checks
Version 1.4.8 ~ Apr 04, 2015 (via WordPress Upgrades)
- Fixed subscribe message option for if posts are called on a custom page
- Framework upgrade with multiple enhancements
Version 1.4.7 ~ Mar 30, 2015 (via WordPress Upgrades)
- Fixed admin interface issues with other plugins
- Fixed empty array warnings on edit page screen if no page is selected
Version 1.4.6 ~ Mar 22, 2015 (via WordPress Upgrades)
- Fixed subscribe link and process payment shortcode disabled logic to check package expired as per timezone
- Added an option in paid member content shortcode to check if user has an active subscription to any of the premium packages
- Optimized code to verify and update user package subscription status
- Added an option to select any or specific package for paying/non_paying members content widget
- Optimized trial sign up for both PayPal and Credit Card Gateways with notification if trial is restricted
- Optimized billing_history shortcode to display better report and subscription status
- Optimized code to minimize load for heavy operations
- Optimized all backend reports for latest timezone changes
- Added a new report for quick overview for all users on one page with instant search functionality
Version 1.4.5 ~ Mar 18, 2015 (via WordPress Upgrades)
- Optimized package expiration function for global timezones and other server variables
- Enabled single sign on per user, admins can choose to enable or disable this feature under Configuraiton >> General Configuraiton page
- Updated Manage Subscriptions Screen for the user to show billing history and package information based on latest data
- Added option to show or hide must subscribe message on only single post/page or all pages wherever applicable
- Fixed user dropdown menu to display all users on Manage Subscription screen
- Fixed PHP warning if no credit card gateway is selected
- Changed date functions to format date based on WordPress General Settings setup
- Added an option to include pages within a package while editing a page from the backend
- Fixed framework to avoid backend UI issues with Woocommerce product attributes and variations
Version 1.4.4 ~ Mar 07, 2015 (via Envato Downloads)
- Framework bootstrap integration fix
- Added an option to reset purchase code to use on another site
Version 1.4.3 ~ Feb 24, 2015
- Upgraded shortcode generator api
- Fixed lifetime package PayPal IPN capture issue
- Fixed omnipay issues for older versions of PHP on server
Version 1.4.2 ~ Feb 22, 2015
- Added register button on process payment page for visitors
- Optimised upgrades API and push notifications
Version 1.4.1 ~ Feb 17, 2015
- Enabled purchase code verification for automatic upgrades
- Upgraded framework to enhance the visuals
- Integrated Omnipay API to enable Credit Card Payment Gateways
- Optimized reports to show more details
- Added an option to send emails and newsletters to trial members
- Fixed restricted content for search results
- Excluded pluign required pages from search results
- Added a message on process payment page for user who are already subscribed to the package
- Modified subscription link shortcode to disable the subscribe button if user is already subscribed to the package.
- Added packages meta table to store more info about packages
Version 1.4.0 ~ Jan 21, 2015
- Fixed tag based restrictions
Version 1.3.9 ~ Jan 09, 2015
- Fixed CSS Issues
- Fixed duplicate email on signup and payment received
Version 1.3.8 ~ Dec 30, 2014
- Fixed TGM plugin install class conflict
Version 1.3.7 ~ Dec 27, 2014
- Optimised affiliate program setup for themes with page builder
- Added an option to enable debugging for quick support and fixes
- Fixed some minor bugs reported by customers
Version 1.3.6 ~ Dec 06, 2014
- Optimised wp_mail function for HTML emails
- Optimised all paid content filter functions
- Added more options to paid content and non paid content shortcodes
- Removed feature to auto delete subscriptions upon expire, this will be displayed to admin as expired and they can choose to keep or remove the customer records.
- Added an option to send email messages to users based on their purchased package
Version 1.3.5 ~ Nov 30, 2014
- Fixed framework auto upgrade class to avoid conflict with other CSSJockey products
Version 1.3.4 ~ Nov 27, 2014
- Upgraded framework for automatic upgrades via WordPress dashboard
- Optimised paid and free content checking script to speed up the process
- Fixed admin form to show all custom taxonomies
Version 1.3.3 ~ Oct 29, 2014
- Added Check for Upgrades function under Home Icon on plugin settings page
Version 1.3.2 ~ Oct 24, 2014
- Fixed subscription payments for recurring months
- Added customer's billing history under reports
- Added cancel subscription shortcode
- Fixed plugin setup callback order in core framework
- Fixed shortcode form warning for no options
- Fixed PHP Warning message if no pages are selected in a package
- Changed incorrect package id message for subscription link displayed to admin with more details
- Upgraded core framework to latest version
Version 1.3.1 ~ Aug 19, 2014
- Applied quick fix for PayPal trial subscriptions.
- Changed the version number format for future quick fix releases.
Version 1.0.3 ~ Aug 9, 2014
- Fixed multiple content types restrictions issue
- Fixed date field under Manage subscriptions page
- Fixed blank date submission while adding gift subscription
- Added new short code to show customer's billing history
- Fixed content preview for paid content to avoid any HTML breakpoints
Version 1.02 ~ Jul 30, 2014
- Email reminders before and after subscription expiration.
- Woocommerce Integration
Version 1.0.1
- Initial Release


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Laptop to Digital Photo Frame with Ubuntu 15.10
I decided to embark on what turned out to be quite an adventure from start to finish to build a Digital Photo Frame from an old laptop I had laying around. I will add photos later but the meat and potatoes of the project was the apache2 and Flickr API integration, which is what I will be covering here. I found an amazing site that contained a great tutorial with most of the information I needed at Burgerfaire.com their software build was up to Ubuntu 12.04 as of this writing which led me most of the way but with a few issues I hope to clear up here. So here it goes....
I have a working Ubuntu 15.10 install, 4GB ram, 250GB HDD.
The first thing burgerfaire recommends is to install SSH. as the GUI on older laptops can be a little resource heavy, causing the laptop to feel sluggish, instead of an old laptop with a lighter more responsive operating system.
Getting Started with ssh (if just using the GUI skip ahead to Configuring the System)
Login to the GUI, go to the 'Dash Home' and in the search box type terminal
Choose the termial app of your choice.
In the terminal window type: sudo apt-get install ssh
enter your password…
wait for ssh to install after which terminal will return to waiting for input.
Configuring the System
Still in terminal type: ifconfig
Ifconfig will give you your IP address so you can use putty or something like it to SSH into your frame (if desired otherwise continue using terminal)
Once you are in, the basic setup is the same between ssh (if applicable) and terminal, let's take a look at that…
sudo apt-get update
This will make sure your source packages are up to date.
sudo apt-get upgrade
This will make sure you have the latest packages installed.
Next, install all of the packages that make the backend, frontend, and black magic work. After all, this is black magic to most people.
Feh is the actual slideshow program. It displays the directory of files for you in the display.
sudo apt-get install feh
Graphicsmagick is the program we use to generate the slides for weather, news, scores, etc…. You will only need this for the 'extra' stuff at the end of the tutorial. You don't need it to run the pictureframe for flickr photos etc…
apt-get install graphicsmagick
Make is necessary to 'make' various modules, it is required, so is gcc. Install them both.
apt-get install make gcc
Apache2 is the webserver used to configure the slideshow content and set up the authentication with flickr. It is required.
apt-get install apache2
Perl is the language the FlickrFrame script runs with. it is required. Also the www libraries for perl, and the apache mod for perl(I know that seems greek to some, just do it.)
apt-get install perl libwww-perl libapache2-mod-perl2
Here is where things got a little different with 15.10. You will also have to install the zlib libraries.
apt-get install zlib1g.dev
If that does not work then use
apt-get install zlib1g.devel
Once the above has been completed open a web browser and type in your IP address (if SSH) or 127.0.0.1 (loopback if terminal). You should see an apache2 page that says, "It Works!"
The FlickrFrame script
Get the file from sourceforge here
or use wget to get it directly
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/flickrframe/files/flickrframe/0.9.5/flickrframe.tar.gz/download
Once you have the file, unzip it.
tar -xvf flickrframe.tar.gz
Or if using Package Manager within Ubuntu 15.10 extract the contents to /home/username/flickrframe (replace username with your account name)
Also a little different in my experience first I had to install the module CPANMINUS using CPAN then we install the perl modules to support the flickrframe app using cpanm.
cpan APP::cpanminus
This will install and configure cpanminus
First we will need XML::LibXML and XML::Simple
cpanm install XML::LibXML
then XML::Simple dependencies
apt-get build-dep libxml-parser-perl
then XML::Simple
cpanm install XML::Simple
Now for the perl modules required for Flickr app
cpanm install Flickr::API
cpanm install Getopt::Compact
cpanm install Text::Table
cpanm install Math::BigInt
Configure Apache2
So now we get to configure the webserver for our config site.
sudo pico /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/mime.conf
find the line that says '# AddHandler cgi-script .cgi' and modify it to:
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl
So essentially we removed the "#" and added .pl to the end
This will add perl script (.pl) cgi support and enable .cgi script support outside of the cgi-bin directory
Ctrl -x to exit select y to save.
sudo pico /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default.conf
Change the line for Document Root to reflect the root directory of flickrframe:
Document Root /var/www to:
DocumentRoot /home/username/flickrframe/htdocs
And below that add
<Directory /home/username/flickrframe/htdocs>
AllowOverride None
Options +ExecCGI -MultiViews +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
Require all granted
Exit out using Ctrl+X and Y at the prompt to save.
Now add the localhost to the config file by opening the apache2.conf file
sudo pico /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
In the following to the section starting at line 147 (#Sets the default security model of the Apache2 HTTPD Server...) below the code for
<Directory /var/www/>
<Directory /home/username/flickrframe/htdocs>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks ExecCGI
AllowOverride None
Require all granted
Add the following line to the bottom of the file
ServerName localhost
exit and save
Restart apache2 and watch for errors
sudo service apache2 restart
This should return without errors.
Configure FlickrFrame
Copy the config file from the source… Go to the flickrframe directory. Then copy the file to keep the original intact for reference.
cd /home/username/flickrframe cp flickrframe.conf.dist flickrframe.conf
Change permission on the file
chmod 666 flickrframe.conf
Permissions are touchy, but this has always worked for me, so far.
chmod 774 Flickrframe.pm chmod 774 htdocs/ff.js
Configure Image Folders
Create a directory as a subdirectory of your /home/username/flickrframe/Pictures folder so you can still use local folders i.e. /home/username/pictures for pictures you don't put on flickr. This is due to the fact that any photos not part of the sync will be deleted from the subdirectory.
cd /home/username/flickrframe/Pictures mkdir ffimage
Authorization with Flickr
This part always seems to take longer than you think. I think we are so used to getting quick gratification, that when this doesn't work exactly right, we (I) get confused.
Open your Web Browser and go to your IP address:
This will allow you to set the synchronization portion for flickr. The process here is to set up the API key to use your flickr account. You will need to login to your flickr account and request a key… the instructions are on the web interface for your digital picture frame.
The authorization script will ask you to add the key, the shared secret, etc… after you set that wait about 5 minutes. then click the link to authorize everything.
This will take you to the configuration for the slideshow.
Just to make sure everything is working correctly,
choose "Interesting"
set the Max to 10
Check "Shufffle"
Display interval to 10 seconds
update to 120 Minutes
Image folder to where you created the ffimage directory above.
Log file to /home/flickrframe/fflog.log
click save
Now back to the terminal to start the backend sync process…
/home/username/flickrframe/FlickrFrame.pm -b -c /home/username/flickrframe/flickrframe.conf
..wait a few minutes… check the log file.
Here is what my log file looked like….
Sun Sep 30 13:18:39 2012: Starting Backend Sun Sep 30 13:18:39 2012: Getting interesting photos Sun Sep 30 13:18:42 2012: Online Photosets have 10 photos Sun Sep 30 13:18:42 2012: Storing http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8318/8033186169_089904b9d1_b.jpg as /home/flickrframe/Pictures/ffimages/803$ Sun Sep 30 13:18:42 2012: Storing http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8029/8035121653_cedc58cfd5_b.jpg as /home/flickrframe/Pictures/ffimages/803$ Sun Sep 30 13:18:42 2012: Storing http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8042/8036054937_ae14a03cc7_o.jpg as /home/flickrframe/Pictures/ffimages/803$ Sun Sep 30 13:18:42 2012: Storing http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8176/8035054900_fb414c4cf7_o.jpg as /home/flickrframe/Pictures/ffimages/803$ Sun Sep 30 13:18:43 2012: Storing http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8039/8036235451_7347cf1b7d_b.jpg as /home/flickrframe/Pictures/ffimages/803$ Sun Sep 30 13:18:43 2012: Storing http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8457/8029082356_639585b652_b.jpg as /home/flickrframe/Pictures/ffimages/802$ Sun Sep 30 13:18:43 2012: Storing http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8039/8035261504_f85259511b_b.jpg as /home/flickrframe/Pictures/ffimages/803$ Sun Sep 30 13:18:43 2012: Storing http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8039/8035461333_f62d8ddedf_b.jpg as /home/flickrframe/Pictures/ffimages/803$ Sun Sep 30 13:18:43 2012: Storing http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8455/8035673550_ccf96ec253_b.jpg as /home/flickrframe/Pictures/ffimages/803$ Sun Sep 30 13:18:44 2012: Storing http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8035/8035118437_f9a2f107d1_b.jpg as /home/flickrframe/Pictures/ffimages/803$ Sun Sep 30 13:18:44 2012: Restarting FlickrFrame Frontend Sun Sep 30 13:18:44 2012: Killing fbi: Sun Sep 30 13:18:44 2012: Synchronization Complete
You can now check your image directory to see if you see any images…
ls /home/username/flickrframe/Pictures/ffimages


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Friday, November 16, 2012
Fry it up in a Pan
And 145 is a real possibility after last night. I felt a tiny pang of hunger but mostly I felt the psychological urge to eat. I had some crackers and cream cheese. And then I had a bowl of the kids cheerios with a healthy sprinkling of sugar, and then more crackers. This was all hours after dinner of course. I remembered someone telling me once that these "splurges" every month or two are really not that big of a deal in the big picture (was that you Katie?) and to just live with them as part of normal life. Since then I've felt much better about the occasional munch-fest evenings, which is nice. This is normal life, after all.
As far as exercise, I'm cruising right along. Tuesday I did a 3 mile run on the treadmill, alternating 3 minutes at 6.1mph with two minutes at 7.1mph. I've decided that every two weeks I'm going to increase the speed by .1mph. I should figure out where that will put me by the Kaiser Half Marathon in February, somewhere around 6.5/7.5 I imagine. I'd love to get my cruising speed up to 7mph at least. After the run I did legs/shoulders/core. My shoulders are starting to really hurt again and I know I should give them a break but that's hard for me - exercise is one of the foundations of my life now and it's very hard for me to cut back. Though I know I'm going to pay the price and be forced to cut back if I don't give them a little healing time.
Wednesday was a day home with the kids. We spent the day relaxing and hanging out at home, which was nice. I made chili in the slow cooker with lean hamburger and pork, black beans and garbanzo beans. I wanted to serve it with cornbread but that didn't happen so we just had rice instead. It was yummy. A good friend of mine, Tessa, asked me how I manage to work, cook, exercise, etc with two kids and working four days a week. Two tips that came to mind are related to cooking. One, since I started meal planning I have found my cooking stress has gone way down. At some point during the weekend I sit down with my cookbooks and a notepad. I make a plan for dinners for the week and make a grocery list. I'm learning to plan 4-5 meals and that the remaining meals happen on-the-fly. We have a couple of staple meals, for example every Thursday is Miguel's night and he makes a typical Honduran meal of beans, avocado, tortillas, etc. Tuesdays Miguel is not home for dinner so I make pasta with frozen turkey meatballs (from Trader Joes), easy and not much clean-up. I serve a vegetable with every meal but usually it's only Myra and I eating them. I can't say enough about how meal planning has helped me feel less scattered.
Cooking Light's Superfast Suppers and Cook's Illustrated The Best 30-Minute Recipes. And I also keep old weekly menus to give me ideas. I try to balance prep-heavy meals with super easy ones. The Superfast Suppers are very basic and sometimes rely on prepared foods I would rather not use (like pre-cooked sliced chicken breast) but the 30-minute recipes are sometimes too involved. I also usually make at least one slow cooker recipe a week. In any case, I go for balance and variety. Then I try to get to the grocery store so everything is on-hand. Planning and ease of preparation, that's how I squeeze in the cooking.
One neat thing that's come out of this is that I am making meals that I might have considered too high-calorie before (i.e. chicken alfredo) but I just have one serving for myself with a salad and veggies and that's plenty. Something about planning and intention makes this so doable, whereas in my past life I would have scarfed down multiple servings.
That's all the life-solving help I have for you today :) I hope it helps.
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LOL @ "life saving help." After all these years (married 20 years now), I still need help with meal planning. I absolutely SUCK at it.ReplyDelete
I've used Rachel Ray's 30 minute meal cookbooks a lot, but her recipes are not always all that healthy... sigh. Nice lead on the Cooking Light cookbook. I have several of those as well, but haven't looked at them for awhile.
BTW... 7mph on the mill. That's nice!
Meal planning is one of those things that when I'm doing it I'm all, "this is the greatest thing ever!" but when I'm not, it seems like so much work (even though it takes *maybe* 15 minutes (if I focus) once a week. Thanks for the 7mph cheers, I'm loving getting speedy!ReplyDelete
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Interview: Explorer's Press for PechaKucha/
If you are not already familiar with the PechaKucha presentation style, it's definitely one to take note of. Created in 2003 by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham architecture in Tokyo, this concise form of presentation has since gained major traction and has spread into PechaKucha nights all over the globe. The formula is simple; the presenter shows a total of twenty images and talks alongside each image for a total of twenty seconds. The time limit and strong visuals allow for both immersive spectatorship and focused delivery, making PechaKucha a perfect platform for artists, architects, business owners—creative types, in general. (Though, I think a few of my professors would do well to adopt the style.)
Later this week (Thursday, September 8), Vancouver will be hosting its very own PechaKucha night, on the Granville Island Stage. A whole whack of talented Vancouverites will be in the hot seat, presenting their twenty images and correlating twenty seconds of information with fervour and skill. SAD Mag had the opportunity to talk with PechaKucha participant Brendan Megannety of Explorer's Press, a brand well known around the city (and elsewhere) for its witty slogans and slick graphics printed on all kinds of goods, including lapel pins, patches, socks, hats, and shirts. Flair, anyone?
SARAH BAKKE: So how did you get involved with PechaKucha?
BRENDAN MEGANNETY: Becki [Chan] had emailed me in February of this year and asked me to present, but I had just undergone surgery and had to say no. And I kind of figured I was off the hook, but then she asked me again, for September.
SB: Why do you think Explorer's Press will work well with the PechaKucha format?
BM: I think the biggest thing is that I already have a lot of visual content to back up the presentation. And our presentation isn't necessarily focused on the brand but more about how I ended up doing a brand as my full time job. I have a lot of good visual content, to hopefully distract people from the fact that I'm not a great public speaker.
SB: This presentation format seems really great for exactly that—if you're not sure how you want to present, or you don't have a lot of experience, or whatever it may be, then you have this really great and strict formula to follow.
BM: Yeah, I mean you can't really just stand there with your jaw down for more than twenty seconds until you have to move on to the next thing, which is kind of nice, and it makes it interesting. Becki also sent over some videos of previous presenters and I watched a few of them. It was a pretty broad range in terms of people's experience with public speaking and the kind of content, so it should be cool!
SB: So which came first, the lapel pin or the patch?
BM: The patch was the first product I ever made—the "Set No Path" patch. That was the first thing I ever made and sold online. And then we started doing lapel pins maybe six months later?
SB: Going back even further, how did Explorer's Press get its start?
BM: It's pretty simple. I used to work as a screen printer, and was also doing some fine arts stuff for myself, like I would do print making in my down time at the screen printing shop that I worked at. I was self-publishing zines and doing photography—stuff like that. Then I just ended up making the patch, the "Set No Path" patch, as something to throw in with zines and to trade with people at art shows. But when I put it on Tumblr back in 2012, it got a bunch of traction. So many people were asking me where they could get it. So I made a little online store, and that's kind of what ended up becoming Explorer's Press.
Originally the online store was more like zines and self-published stuff, but then it just kind of turned into soft goods. It happened organically. I never thought I'd end up with a clothing company or whatever I have now, you know? That wasn't my grand plan. I wanted to be an artist—I still do fine art on the side and I have some other fine art projects going on, but Explorer's Press is kind of my main gig. It came out of nothing, just a couple of ideas and wanting to get stuff out there. Like, having your art accessible to people, where they could just buy a five dollar patch and sew it on their bag. It's a pretty cool way to get it out there. Having a little pin or a little piece of flair has always been cool to me.
SB: Your products feature some very clever little quips—where do they come from, or how do you come up with them?
BM: They all just come from the back of my brain, I don't know… I have like, big lists of the slogans. They're all original, I haven't copied anything, and they just kind of come to me. I'll be sitting, or riding my bike, or driving somewhere and something will pop into my head that's kinda funny. That's mostly the content of the brand, tongue-in-cheek slogans and jokes and stuff.
SB: What's the best part about designing for Explorer's Press?
BM: Probably getting to do whatever I want. I mean, the brand theme or the brand identity is loose, so I can do pretty much whatever I want. And I think it shows in the catalogue. Not having to answer to anyone else, also not having to release in seasons is really nice—like, I can just design four products and release them, you know? Having total creative freedom, not having to worry about offending anyone, is great. I do freelance graphics for other brands, and I've done some products for companies that you think would be pretty down with edgier stuff, and they're like, oh, no! we can't do that! So yeah, just being able to do whatever you want is pretty fun.
SB: Totally. Which pin is your personal favourite, right now?
BM: Oh, boy… I made one a couple months ago that just says, "Another Shitty Lapel Pin". Because when I started doing what I'm doing now there was like, one other spot that was making them, the Good Worth & Co. And then later a bunch of people kinda hopped on it, which is really cool, because it's a platform for people to make something out of their artwork, with a low barrier to entry. It's really easy to get a lot of pins made. But with that there kind of came a lot of crappy content, you know, like Simpsons and Seinfeld—that sort of thing. It just kinda got inundated. Since then we've been trying to get into more soft goods stuff, like shirts and hats and socks, and we've done a couple cut-and-sew projects. We definitely do a lot more than just small items like pins and patches and keychains, to set ourselves apart from people who are making stuff that's just a cheap grab. So I like that "Another Shitty Lapel Pin" is kind of like a commentary piece.
SB: What are you most excited for, moving forward with Explorer's Press?
BM: Well, in the next six months we're trying to do a lot more cut-and-sew stuff. We're releasing a toiletry kit with YNOT in Toronto, and we did backpacks with them last year so we're doing another run of those. I wanna have like a cut-and-sew work shirt and an apron—more projects like that. An engineered garment, as opposed to making a drawing and putting it on a pin or a patch. Something that's a little bit more useful. That was always what I wanted to do with the brand and it just took some time to build up a following, so we could then make products like that and not be scared of doing a bigger run. So yeah, that's always been my vision for the brand. It's taken a little bit of time but we're pretty much there, so that's cool.


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See a Whole New World Through Space Visor VR
A group of game developers from Orlando, Florida have created technology to be used in a new virtual reality experience scheduled for release at Kennedy Space Center next month. The Space Visor used in conjunction with a smartphone app will enable KSC visitors to immerse themselves in all things space, like touring the solar system or seeing up-close and personal the International Space Station. Phyken Media, the Orlando-based company responsible for the Space Visor Virtual Reality experience, has also opened a 2,500 sq. ft. coworking space for other video companies in the Orlando area. Owner Kunal Patel hopes that the KSC contract will be the first of his company's many contract with high-profile clients.


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Inside the Panthers
Panthers' Cam Newton says postgame suit a tribute to the late Craig Sager
Whether they are viral on social media as a punchline or in envy, Cam Newton's postgame outfits always draw commentary.
This week, after the Panthers beat Washington in prime time, there was a deeper meaning behind Newton's flourish.
He wore a light purple checkered suit with a bright pink velvet hat, and said it was a tribute to beloved sports broadcaster Craig Sager, who passed away last week after a fierce battle with leukemia.
"I didn't know him personally," said Newton. "I just admired him from afar. My heart goes out to him and his family for just a person that went against the grain.
"I respect him for that. Being a person that looks at fashion for represent yourself or be able to explain or have some type of expression without even opening your mouth."
Sager was known for wearing colorful suits, ties and shoes.
"Craig Sager was a person who was the ultimate professional and he lit up the TV screen when he came on," said Newton. "Like I said, from a person who never met him, I admire him from afar and much respect to him and his family."
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Edwin Valero always brings excitement. The excitement is not always saved for the fans watching his fights – it's often the main event in his life outside of the ring too.
The fighter universally recognised as the most dangerous puncher in boxing and muted as a future opponent for everyone from Manny Pacquiao to Ricky Hatton is currently under lock and key by court order in a Venezuelan rehab facility for 'alcohol and drug dependency'.
The events leading to his incarceration vary greatly but the essentials as far as I could glean from various news reports were that Valero's wife took a "fall" down a flight of stairs and suffered some broken ribs and punctured lung. Valero by all accounts turned up at the hospital in a wild state and had to be forcibly restrained – no easy task I would imagine.
The WBC has given Valero champion in recess status while he is locked up – presumably to earn a few more dollars from fights while he is away from boxing. Rumours have abounded that Valero is poised to be released much earlier than his six month sentence but as of writing he is still firmly detoxing by order of the courts.
What is certain is that Valero's life both inside and out of the ring continues to be an excercise in drama, aggression and wild emotions. Who knows what will be next – for now lets hope he has a swift recovery and returns to the ring as planned.
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Narrow victory for Augsburg
Augsburg continued their good run in the Bundesliga with a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Werder Bremen.
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Augsburg continued their good run in the Bundesliga with a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Werder Bremen.
Tobias Werner scored the only goal in the 29th minute although Bremen will point to a lack of good fortune after twice striking the woodwork.
Augsburg have now collected 12 points since the winter break - the third-best return in the league behind only leaders Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund - but remain cut adrift in the relegation zone.
Bremen, meanwhile, are now nursing a record of three straight defeats and must improve quickly if they are to reignite their bid to qualify for Europe.
Bremen had the first chance after 18 minutes as Marko Arnautovic's run and left-footed shot was kept at bay by Augsburg goalkeeper Mohamed Amsif.
Augsburg grabbed the lead after 29 minutes with Andre Hahn's cross from the right side of the area picking out Werner who headed in from 11 yards.
Bremen were close to equalising after 37 minutes but Nils Petersen could not converted Arnautovic's cross.
Home goalkeeper Sebastian Mielitz made a superb save from Hahn's strike in the 57th minute, and Bremen were unlucky not to equalise in the 68th minute as Kevin De Bruyne's cross from the left found Aaron Hunt who struck against the crossbar from six yards.
Amsif made another great save in the 83rd minute, batting Sokratis' effort over the bar.
And Bremen knew their luck was out when Sokratis fired a shot off the base of the right post in the 87th minute.