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Hi all i'm a female pre- nursing student and was just wandering how you men felt being in a class with mostly women.Is it uncomfortable?How do you cope and why did you choose it as a career?Hope i don't offend anyone but i'm just... Read More
- 0Sep 2, '06 by PcolaNurseQuote from clean_fun_2hey clean .... i'm actually in cantonment as well....just down the road from tate high school!ladies cover up your goods. if i want a show i will get it at home.
btw hey pcolanurse, my father lives in cantonment.
- 0Sep 2, '06 by bitterguyDon't take this personally, BUT, how do you like living in a man dominated society with no apparent end in sight?
I'm a man and a nursing student; but I'm also a husband, father, son, brother, mountain biker, xc skier, homebrewer, bike communter, environmentalist, conservationist, etc...
I am not threatened by a person's sex, I regard you as you, a human being.
BTW, I'll be in line to vote for Hilary Clinton in 2008 if she chooses to run.
- 0Sep 6, '06 by Roy FokkerGentlemen,
The 2008 Presidential Election has nothing to do with this topic.
Let's get back on track please...
- 0Sep 8, '06 by omeconiumPresumable the majority of us are adults. However, some of the postings that I have seen make me wonder! Cover up your goods??? Most of us have spent years studying the human body both male and female. Why is it no big deal for a female nurse to insert a catheter into a male but having a male at a birth forbidden? I was particularly offended by the male nursing student that was happy that he was excused from class during an OB rotation because he wasnt allowed to do postpartum care. I would have been infuriated!!!
I am a male and after six months in the float pool I applied and received placement in mother newborn. After six months I was trained as a tech. I started out knowing that I wanted to be part of the birthing process but worked all over the hospital to make sure. At 41 I started school doing the prerequisites to become a PA. After learning that the medical philosophy "diagnosis and repairs illness and injury" I redirected my efforts into nursing. Nursing creates "an environment of wellbeing to promote healing." Being pregnant is not an illness!
I attend class with primarily women, my instructors are all women, my nurses are exclusively women, and my patients are certainly women. I swim in an estrogen ocean. I am definitely not gay, but there is nothing sexy about birth. Nine months prior to birth was sexy. Almost all of the nurses like having me around, except two maybe three but they are about to retire. They are of the generation that thinks men should be autoclaved before allowed to look at a baby though the window. I have never had a problem with my patients during a vaginal birth or clean up afterward. I am a scrub tech during C-sections and my patients would not like me to be absent. My instructors are my biggest obstacle. They have antiquated ideas of what men should be allowed to do. I dont think all men have the maturity to work in obstetrics (particularly after reading this) but for those that do there should not be the barriers that exist. How many male OB MDs are there?? Are we a profession or not? I believe is takes a special person (either male or female) to be an OB nurse. We need to stop worrying about what is or isnt between our legs and adjust what is between our ears and get rid of the sexist ideas of the past.
- 0Sep 8, '06 by KatieKtQuote from RichwThis is true. Thats why I was somewhat surprised to find out my male coworker in the L&D/postpartum ward was not doing perineal checks, merely asking the women about their swelling/bleeding etc. :uhoh21: The only barrier I can see would be religious reasons.I dont think all men have the maturity to work in obstetrics (particularly after reading this) but for those that do there should not be the barriers that exist.
You know....something crazy and unrelated. But we had some hospital food techs refuse to bring food into the rooms on our ward because they were embarrased when they saw a woman breastfeeding. I mean..dont they screen these people?
- 0Sep 8, '06 by rpv_rnrichw: i liked your comments.
it's a shame when instructors limit male students to specific patients. male nursing students need the exposure & experience along with their female counterparts.
as for male catheterizing females, etc., unfortunately, it is for your own protection. when male students perform female peri-care, there is usually a female student in the room with him.
i agree with your comment regarding the perineal area. it is part of a human being's anatomy, just as the gastro-intestinal or cardiovascular system is. it's the social issue of being "sexual" body part that new/ incoming students have to overcome. we also have to respect our patients' feelings and values about the perineal and breast areas.
when male & female nursing students communicate and behave in a professional manner, patients will be more accepting with assessment or care of their "private parts." i have witnessed from young to elderly female patients accept their male nurses without problems.
competent therapeutic communication is a learned skill that both female & male nursing students must accomplish.
- 0Sep 8, '06 by auto5manRichW, I particularly enjoyed your comments and take on the discussion.
My experience as a male in a female dominated profession...
Choosing nursing for me was almost accidental when I remember back. My upbringing was very traditional with definite ideas about the roles of men and women. I always had a very close relationship with my father (a lifetime of hunting and fishing toegether forged a close relationship) but he had a problem with my choice of nursing at first....I distinctly remember the rift it caused initially b/c of his "old fashioned" ideas of male and female roles. Socially things were very different in the world he grew up in compared to the world I grew up in so I could understand his feelings. I think it was just the initial shock for him that was hard, b/c as soon as he was used to the idea he had no further issues with it (perhaps mom gave him a good talking to...lol). My study path in college was a little less than deliberate as well, so perhaps he thought it was just another fad. I floundered around with several different majors trying to settle on a course of study. Nothing felt right. I never would have come up with nursing as a choice on my own either, b/c I had a fairly traditional attitude on nursing roles myself (nurses are women). My meandering path of course study in college brought me to a crisis of sorts, and a willingness to think in different ways. I had lots of girl friends at that time who were all nursing students....I can still remember the conversations. Them... "Have you ever thought about being a nurse?". Me...."Are you kidding?? Men aren't nurses!". Them...."Sure they are, we have LOTS of guys in our class". Me ..."Really?" ....and thats how the idea was born in my head. I wasn't sure if I could even tolerate the sight of blood ( I was a business finance manager at that time) so I got a job as an attendant in a local hospital to test the waters. I loved it and the rest is history.
There were about 10 guys in my class of 60 students so I had good company. We did get extra attention but it was welcome attention. I remember feeling a little funny at first, but it was an easy adjustment. My dean, school, instructors, and university all created a forward thinking environment so perhaps that made it easier. I remembered feeling a little funny about OB at first, but again it was an easy transition! My rotation was in the "charity" hospital with indigent type patients. Believe me, those women didn't seem to care if you were male, female, student or otherwise as their nurse! They were not uncomfortable with me as a male, so in turn I wasn't uncomfortable. They were just grateful to have someone caring for them. I loved OB and thought about going into it, but ER was my first love.
The environment you work in (geographical, social) I've found plays a big part in attitudes towards males and particular tasks (like catheterization). The attitude at my first ER (management attitude) was to treat males and females no differently....as a male nurse I was expected to cath males and females alike and that was the expectation. That being said, precautions must be taken for legal considerations. There should always be two present in the room preferably opposite sex. If the doctor is female, then I will assist in pelvic exam situations, etc. This may not be politically correct or forward thinking, but believe me its legally practical and protects you as the nurse. Many people do not care WHOSE live they ruin with false accusations in their desire for easy money. The current ER environment I work in though, the attitude is a little different. As a general rule, males cath males, and females cath females- but this is a general rule. Being flexible is the rule of the day here.
My choice of specialty (ER) has also made it very easy to be a male in a female dominated profession. Honestly, there are just as many male nurses as female nurses, and this has pretty much been the case throughout my career. I don't even think about it any more (being a male in female dominant profession), because it has become normal in my world. I still hunt, fish, camp, watch sports, (Monday night football is back!!), play poker, hang with the guys, without a thought that I'm any different from my bud sitting next to me at the poker table who happens to be a banker. I am happily married with two beautiful daughters and loving wife. I think my professional experience has made me a better person, a better father, and a better husband.
One funny thing in closing....it gives me a unique and entertaining perspective. I can remember as a teen wishing I could be a fly on the wall close to where a bunch of girls were talking. Now its like....I AM!! You wouldn't believe the things I've heard over the years because the women treat us males as if we are one of them!! I can also identify with one of the posters who made the comment about remembering not to assimilate TOO much in being "one of the girls". Males and females BOTH bring something uniquely different to the profession of nursing.
- 0Sep 8, '06 by dawg07I am glad to se some maturity in the postings. I have been a RN for 3 yrs now and started in the field I loved, ER and ICU. I am now a clinical advisor in an ICU and float to the ER. I went full time to the ICU b/c of discriminatory attitudes and preferential treatment by the female supervisors toward women. I believed then and still believe that professionals are professionals, however, as mentioned in a previous post, judious actions (being culturally, religiously, and ethically aware) can prevent problems. Especially in cases where there is the potential for accusations of abuse (pelvic exams or pericares). I have only ran into two incidents where a patient has asked for a female nurse, and those were related to religious and cultural reasons, and I happily honored those requests. The attitudes that bother me are the female peers that think a male nurse is only a portable forklift, and should not be allowed to perform cres on a female.
Unfortunately, I have run into this several times, and I always ask if they feel that a male nurse should accompany them with cares that might require exposure of genital areas. They all replied an unequivical "NO" because men aren't embarrassed or are happy to have a female provide those cares. I then gently point out that men can be and are often embarrassed as well as women, and use a few examples from experience like the man who came in with a "diffuse abdominal pain" that was relieved that he had a male because he could then be open about the large growth on a testical that was bothering him and the real reason for his visit. And yes it was testicular cancer, but the young gentleman is doing well and adjusting well.
Overall, I feel that beeing a man in nursing is much more rewarding than my prior life (US Army, 22yrs, reconnaissance). It is a fulfillment of a life long goal, and I have my sights set on being a midlevel provider, ARNP. So for those of you who are students, or are chosing nursing as a second career, go for it! Be professional, and be yourself. Use common sense, and be judicious in each situation. Use good critical thinking skills and remember that like women in male dominated fields, your actions and professionalism reflect much more brightly that in fields where the playing field is more equitable.
Don't discriminate, and don't allow discrimination. Address the problem with those that cause it in a direct, but non-hostile manner and use the available resources or your employer if you encounter problems that can't be resolved at the lowest level by direct communication. (that is advice for women as well as men) Enjoy your career!


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One of the most profound truths in Christianity can be summed up in the simple phrase "Jesus loves you", and yet it is also one of the least understood truths. Say "Jesus loves you" to a non-Christian and they'll often look at you with a puzzled expression on their face and respond with, "Jesus loves me? What's that supposed to mean and why should I care if he does?" The following story may help to explain the significance of that phrase and †why it is so true. †Let's see if it will shed light on helping us understand the significance of the Christmas story and why Jesus came to earth.
There once was a little boy who was very good at making things with his hands. These were very special and beautiful things he'd make and people all around marveled at his skill. One day he decided to make a toy boat. This wasn't any ordinary boat however. It was a sailboat and every detail was perfect. The mast was tall and the sails and ropes were so realistic you'd think someone had found a way to shrink a real sailing ship and put it in the boy's workroom. He spent days, weeks and even months making this boat and soon the word got around and curious townspeople came to visit and marvel at his craftsmanship. To most people it appeared completed, but he kept working on the smallest details making it just perfect. Finally, it was finished to his liking and he made it ready for the its maiden voyage and waited for just the perfect day.
Then came the special day. It was one of those days when it seemed perfect the moment he looked out the window and saw only a few cotton ball clouds in the blue sky. Today was the day when he would take his prized boat to the lake and try it out. When the townspeople saw him carrying his boat through town, everybody †stopped what they were doing and they all came to the lake to watch the launching of this beautiful toy ship. The young boy carefully set the boat in the water and grabbed the line he had secured to the bow. It floated beautifully! It was so perfect in every detail that it looked just like a real ship. A slight breeze caught the sail and the tiny ship effortlessly and silently sailed with the wind over the water. The boy let out a little more line giving the ship more freedom to move. It was a sight to behold! Everyone was so delighted they burst out in applause; everyone, that is, except for one.
There was another boy. about the same age as our little craftsman, who was envious of the work and attention he was getting. Some people are like that. Whenever someone does well at something, they don't like it and would rather destroy their work than let them receive admiration from others. Well, he was hidden behind a bush near the shore and no one knew he was there. Since everyone's attention was on the little boat he felt safe to do his mischief and he hurled an ugly rock at the beautiful ship. The rock sailed towards its target and squarely hit the top of the tall mast. The mast broke in two, and as it fell onto the deck it cut through the line the boy was holding onto.
A huge gasp came from the crowd. The boat began to drift away from shore! The boy ran along shore, but there were trees and brush in the way and the beautiful little boat floated faster away as the wind caught its broken sail. As it floated closer to the far side it got caught in a current and was quickly carried down the river leading out of the lake. The boy cried out and frantically tried to follow his precious ship, but to no avail. He lost sight of the beautiful boat as it was recklessly swept down the rapids, being tossed against the large rocks. All day long the boy walked along the river bank searching for his boat but it could not be found. Finally, when it became dark, he gave up the search and walked home broken hearted. He had lost his beautiful, precious little ship.
You might wonder what happened to the ship. Well, it continued on its rough journey downstream. Sometimes it would tumble over small waterfalls that totally submerged it. Many times it slammed against the rocks scraping the paint and further damaging the wood. Sometimes birds would land on it and leave their mark. Finally it became entangled in a fallen tree, laying partially submerged as sticks and logs floating downstream buffeted against it. It remained there for several weeks enduring the destruction of its beauty.
Then one day a big old dog happened to be walking along the river's edge and he noticed this curious object in the water. He waded out and took the beautiful little boat into his mouth and brought it to shore. Instead of rescuing it though, the dog decided to start chewing on the beautiful little ship like dogs do. He chewed and chewed on the ship cracking the stern, further destroying the fine detailed craftsmanship of the vessel. Eventually, the dog became bored with the boat and carried it home.
There, the dog's master saw this unusual object in his dog's mouth and took it to see what it was. ìHmmm, an old broken down boat. What a wreck! Ha! A little toy boat shipwrecked on the seas of lifeî, he laughed. Then, just as he was about to throw it in the trash, he noticed that the boat had been finely crafted and he thought that just maybe this broken boat might be worth some money. He took it into town and went to the pawnshop and asked the shopkeeper how much money he'd give him for the broken boat. ìWhy this old boat isn't worth anything. It's beyond repair, but to show you how generous I am, I'll give you one dollar to take it off your hands.î †And so the exchange was made and both men separated happy. You see the shopkeeper could tell that at one time this had been a very fine boat. Someone had spent a lot of time making this and he figured that even though he didn't personally have the skill to repair it himself, perhaps someone who did posses such skill would pay a lot of money for it. So he set it in his window hoping an expert toymaker would some day see it and become interested in it. But, no one ever came by to look at it and eventually, he even forgot it was even there.
The little boy who made the boat had never forgotten his beautiful little ship. It had always remained in his heart and he dreamed that one day he would somehow, somewhere find it.
Several years later the boy, (now a young man), went on a hiking trip far away from his village. He came upon this town, way downstream. As he walked through town, he was amazed with all the different kinds of stores there were, far more than there were in his own village. Then he noticed in the corner of one of the shop's windows was an old boat. The boy was curious and was attracted to that old beaten up boat. Somehow it even resembled his own lost boat. He assumed he must be imagining things though, because he thought he had seen his boat several times over the years, only to have been sadly mistaken. As he looked more closely at this one, he saw some detail that was familiar, so he went inside and picked up the boat to examine it further. As he held it in his hands, his heart began racing. ìThis even feels like my boat!î he silently exclaimed. After a long examination he peered into one of the windows of the captain's quarters, and there scribbled on the tiny wall was his own name. This was his own boat that was lost! He shouted, ìI found it! I found my boat!î He looked at the shop keeper and exclaimed, ìMister, this is my boat! I made it and it was lost and I'm going to take it home!î
ìNot so fast young manî, the shop keeper cautioned. You can't just take that boat out of here. I paid good money for that boat and you'll have to buy it before you can take it home.î ìWell how much does it cost?î, the young man excitedly stammered. The shopkeeper saw the intense longing in his face and lied, ìThat is a very fine boat young man, and I have had a lot of toymakers from all over the world make offers for that boat. They tell me it's worth over a thousand dollars, but since you were the one who made it, I'll give it to you for the special price of $999.î
The boy said nothing and walked out the door. He immediately set to work to earn the money. He dug ditches, hauled rock and pulled out tree stumps. He cut wood, plowed fields and saved every penny he earned. After several months of exhausting labor he hadn't even come close to earning that much money, so he did the unthinkable. He sold all the other toys he ever made. That did it! He went back to the shop and seeing the boat was still in the window, he went to the shopkeeper and emptied his purse on the counter. ìThere is the price you asked for the boat.î he said and he walked to the window, and carefully picked up his precious little ship. As he gently held it in his hands he said to it, ìNow you are twice mine! First I made you, and now I bought you!î And he went home and spent the rest of his life repairing that boat and restoring it back to its original, beautiful condition, until it was finally able to, once again, do what it was created to do; sail with the wind!
Perhaps you already see some analogies in this little parable. †That little boat represents us: mankind. Man was made in the image of God and because of that, God was alsolutely in love with him and was able to interact with him continually. Then man became lost in sin and was severely damaged. He became "shipwrecked" and was only a shadow of his former self. All of his descendents were born in this same condition; lost and broken, far from resembling their original creation. In our natural state that Divine image is mostly unrecognizable. Upon close examination, the one who created us, can still see His image in us . He can still see His signature verifying that we are His ultimate creation. And He is still in love with us, despite our decrepit condition of sin. That is the amazing unconditional love of God. We are on the trash heap of life and God loves us so, that He comes and pays the ultimate price to purchase us back and rescue us. We have been bought with a price. (I Cor 6:20) The price was expensive. It cost Him His †life.
And now we are twice His: first He made us, then He bought us. Now He wants to restore us to conform to His Divine image. Will you surrender to his loving control and let Him perform the ultimate "make-over" on you? Or, are you going to be content to stay in the dilapidated condition of your carnal nature and remain in the junk store window, with never again a chance to sail with the wind in your sails? This is what he created you for, and this is why He came to earth and why He paid the price to purchase you back. May you have a blessed New year as you ponder this beautiful gift He is giving to you. It's up to you if you will receive it, or not.
- Bob
"I am not afraid of storms of life, for I am learning how to sail my ship." -Louisa May Alcott
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Hazing probe under way after football player drinks urine
Updated On: Aug 27 2013 06:51:04 PM EDT
A Massachusetts high school's football team is facing a hazing investigation.
A freshman football player at Northbridge High School said "four juniors were pressuring him to take a drink from a gallon jug of water with urine in it," according to a police report.
He says he "took a sip and spit it out."
"It is unfortunate that this hazing occurred. It does not reflect the true nature of the Northbridge Schools," Northbridge Schools Superintendent Dr. Nancy Spitulnik said in a statement.
The student doesn't want to pursue criminal charges.
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Dáil Éireann - Volume 410 - 02 July, 1991
Written Answers. - No Smoking Aids.
Miss Flaherty Miss Flaherty
184. Miss Flaherty asked the Minister for Health the reason smoking patches and chewing gum, which are used to wean people from smoking, are not available on the medical card.
Minister for Health (Dr. O'Hanlon) Rory O'Hanlon
Minister for Health (Dr. O'Hanlon): The general medical services scheme provides prescribed drugs and medicines free of charge for the treatment of persons [280] with medical cards who would otherwise experience hardship in the provision of these items.
It is not considered that smoking patches and chewing gum are medical necessities whose purchase is likely to cause hardship to medical card patients.
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4 Things You Need to Know About Google's New AdWords Policies
Google is launching a "new and improved" AdWords Policy Center aimed at making policies more user-friendly and accessible to advertisers, according to an announcement buried in their AdWords Policy Help resources.
The current AdWords policies will remain in effect until "around September," when the new center will launch.
So what's new? Google has released a preview of the new center alongside their announcement. Here's what you need to know about the changes.
1. If you're in compliance now, you won't be a rule-breaker come September… well, most of you, anyway.
In their announcement, Google noted, "Almost all advertisers who comply with our current policies will also comply with the new policies."
Yes, there will be fundamental policy changes that will affect some advertisers more than others. There will be new restrictions on weapons, tobacco and fireworks advertising as per their Dangerous Products & Services Policy, as Google mentioned in their announcement.
There's more, though. For example, the policy on ads promoting Alcoholic Beverages changes from:
"Google restricts the promotion and sale of alcoholic beverages including beer, wine, and spirits."
"Google restricts the promotion of alcoholic beverages and drinks that resemble alcoholic beverages." (Emphasis mine.)
Interestingly, the list of prohibited actions in regards to the advertising of alcohol has been reduced from seven rules to six. Google removed this from the list:
"Do not depict violent or degrading behavior."
Clearly, each advertiser needs to go over the new policies with a fine tooth comb to see if any changes will affect your AdWords ads.
2. Seven broad policy areas are being reduced to four.
Google is promising to make their AdWords policies fewer in number, but also easier to understand. To that end, the amount of broad policy categories is being reduced.
Will become:
What does this mean for advertisers? Simply, you should spend some time in the new Policy Center preview to get to know your way around.
3. Google AdWords is cracking down on content quality.
With this policy update, Google is cracking down on content quality on the paid side in the way their organic search team did with Panda.
In the existing Policy Center, nefarious activities like cloaking/gaming and phishing were housed within a policy category called "User Deception" under the Safety & Security banner.
Now, the policies surrounding these black-hat techniques are part of a Policy Center section called "Abuse of the Ad Network," under Prohibited Practices.
The new Abuse of the Ad Network policy prohibits:
- malicious ads, sites, or apps
- ads promoting sites that offer little unique value to users and are focused primarily on traffic generation
- businesses that attempt to gain an unfair advantage in the ad auction
- businesses that attempt to bypass our review processes
In examples of content they don't allow, Google AdWords now points out "Low Quality Content," which they define as:
- Content that is designed for the primary purpose of showing ads, i.e. Driving traffic (whether through "arbitrage" or otherwise) to destinations with more ads than original content, little or no original content, or excessive advertising.
- Content that is replicated from another source without adding value in the form of original content or additional functionality, i.e. mirroring, framing or scraping.
- Landing pages that are solely designed to send users elsewhere, i.e. doorway pages, gateways.
Consider this one of the more potentially impactful policy updates.
4. Ad Format policies now live in Editorial & Technical Requirements.
If you're using call or sitelink extensions, TrueView video ads, AdMob ads or other types of ad units, you should review the new policies for each of your ad units.
These technical requirements used to live in the User Experience section of the policy center, but are moving to the Technical Requirements section of the new center.
Some, like the Sitelinks Extension and AdMob Ads policies, remain the same. The sections Character Limit, Editorial Standards and Mobile/Tablet Ads have been removed and either scrapped or integrated into other relevant policies.
Basically, you're going to want to go over the technical requirement policies for the types of ads you use, even if only as a refresher to ensure you stay compliant.
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Tuesday June 17, 2014
Good tips, thanks!!
Tuesday June 17, 2014
excelent post. thank you
Thursday June 19, 2014
what about PC tech support company policy. Since september 2013 google has suspended all the PC tech
support companies adwords account. Are they going to unsuspend the adwords account of PC tech support
companies ?
Thursday June 19, 2014
Admob policies remain the same, So just a quick question.
Has anyone run any in app advertising for a gambling clients promoting their apps?
I know you will have to have the URL whitelisted to go to the relevant app store, but is it possible to advertise a casino app through the admob network?
Thursday June 19, 2014
Online gambling business often use a doorway website to pass google policy. Let see what happen next with the new policy.
Thursday June 19, 2014
Maybe this will prevent my ads from showing on websites that purely show ads!
Thanks for sharing.
Friday June 20, 2014
For some reasons that always struck me as odd, Google seems to have "stricter" rules than Bing which results in those advertisers that struggle with Google's policies to "vote with their feet" and effectively google drives some traffic Bing's way, as it seems.
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Wednesday July 16, 2014
Thank you for this post... Honestly I was not updated with these facts. These will help me make necessary changes in my strategies.


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Everyone know footman map style. And there are a lot of footman maps with AI. But this AI is all the same. Never buy items, pick only a few heroes (Dino Din, Death ship, Vampire, Rock Giant and Paladin) and play badly.
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Pojoaque Valley School board member caught on camera stealing iguana statue
Updated On: Nov 04 2013 03:56:13 PM MST
An elected member of the Pojoaque Valley School Board is accused of stealing a 50-pound, 4-foot long, bronze iguana statue off a table inside a Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino restaurant.
Investigators said surveillance video shows Jon Paul Romero walk out the casino's door carrying the large lizard, valued at $6,000.
VIDEO: Iguana Statue Stolen From Casino
Santa Fe County sheriff's deputies found the iguana statue in Romero's home and returned it to its proper owner.
Romero's attorney said his client was drinking alcohol the night he stole the statue. Romero has a history of driving drunk. The district attorney said she won't press charges against Romero for the theft if he completes counseling. That program is offered to people who haven't previously committed felonies.
Romero's fellow school board members said they are sad and disappointed with his actions and surprised considering how dedicated he is to his job.
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These days, the shelves are full of children (and sometimes nieces and nephews) of famous writers carrying on the torches for their famous parents. It's not a new phenomenon, but it's booming. Dick Francis' son Felix started collaborating with his father on novels, and after his father died in 2010, Felix carried on — he is now listed as the sole author rather than the co-author on more recent books. Clive Cussler's son Dirk Cussler is now the co-author on the more recent Dirk Pitt novels. Fans who avoid books with a "Dreaded Co-author" seem more likely to pick up books co-authored by a relative. My father is a big Clive Cussler fan, but he isn't crazy with the series written with less well-known co-authors. However, he has no problem with the Dirk Pitt novels co-written by Dirk Cussler. I'm sure many other fans feel the same way when the co-author has the same last name.
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Ning (website)
Screenshot of www
|Palo Alto, California (2004 )[1]
|Palo Alto, California, U.S.
|Area served
|Key people
|US$30.0 million (2011 est.)[2]
|<50 (2014)[1]
|Mode Media Corporation
|The World's Largest Platform for Creating Social Websites
|Alexa rank
|499 (April 2014[update])[3]
|Type of site
|Social networking service, Community building platform
|Available in
|October, 2005[4]
|Current status
Ning is an online platform for people and organizations to create custom social networks,[5][6][7] launched in October 2005.[4] Ning offers customers the ability to create a community website with a customized appearance and feel; feature sets such as photos, videos, forums and blogs; and support for "Like", plus integration with Facebook, Twitter, Google and Yahoo!.[6][8] Ning, Inc. is owned by Glam Media and, like the operating company, has its headquarters in Palo Alto, California.[9]
The service allows customers to charge for membership directly within their Ning Network.[10] Customers can also monetize by using services provided through partnerships established by Ning, and adding display advertisements,[11] such as Google AdSense, to their Ning Network.
There are over 90,000 (as of June 2011) social websites, known as Ning Networks, running on the Ning Platform.[12][13] Ning offers 3 plans to its customers: Mini, Plus and Pro.[14] The plans are offered with varying feature offerings and range in price so that customers can choose a plan that best fits the goal for their community.[14] Once a plan is chosen, a customer can change it to another plan at any time.[15] As of June 2011, Ning has 65 million monthly unique visitors globally on its platform.[12]
Ning was co-founded by Marc Andreessen and Gina Bianchini. Ning is Andreessen's third company (after Netscape and Opsware).
On September 21, 2011, the company announced that it had been acquired by Glam Media.[16]
The word "Ning" is Chinese for "peace" (simplified Chinese: 宁; traditional Chinese: 寧; pinyin: níng), as explained by Gina Bianchini on the company blog.[17] Ning started development in October 2004 and launched its platform publicly in October 2005.[18] Ning was initially funded internally by Bianchini, Andreessen and angel investors. In July 2007, Ning raised US$44 million in venture capital, led by Legg Mason.[19] In March 2008, the company also announced it had raised an additional US$60 million in capital, led by an undisclosed set of investors.[20] In its most recent round of funding in July 2009, the company raised US$15 million in capital, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.[21]
On April 15, 2010, CEO Jason Rosenthal announced changes at Ning. The free service would be suspended and of the current 167 employees, only 98 would remain. Current users of the free service had the option to either upgrade to a paid account or transition their content from Ning.[22]
Ning was located in downtown Palo Alto, California with headquarters in Facebook's old office space.[23] Once purchased by Glam, Ning moved to Glam's headquarters in Brisbane.
Ning appeals to people who want to create their own communities and social networks around specific interests with their own visual design, choice of features and member data.[24] The central feature of Ning is that anyone can create their own social network for a particular topic or need, catering to specific membership bases or community needs. People joining a Ning Network have their own profile pages within the community.
A Ning community can integrate with online services like Facebook, Twitter and Google. For instance, people can join a Ning Network using their Facebook or Twitter account, and share content from a Ning Network directly to their Twitter or Facebook accounts.[8] Members can embed content directly from these services to a Ning Network, as well as other services and media content, like YouTube and Vimeo videos, or music players from MySpace or SoundCloud.[25]
At its launch, Ning was a free-form platform for the development and hosting of open-source "social applications."[18] The source code for Ning applications was available to users,[26] and the service made it easy for anyone to fork a Ning application, modify its PHP code and run it as their own. Applications included photo albums, blogging software, and many for sharing business reviews.[27] In late September 2006, Ning narrowed its focus to offering a group website, a photos website, and a videos website for people to copy and use for any purpose. These three templates were later superseded by a single customizable application aimed at enabling anyone to easily create their own social network. However, Ning does allow developers to have some source level control of their social networks, enabling them to change features and underlying logic.
Feature modification was temporarily disabled on October 21, 2008.[28] The company will replace full source control with the ability to bring in new features or change the logic of existing features via OpenSocial and a set of new APIs relaunched in early 2009.[29]
Ning formerly had both free and paid options; it switched to three levels of paid service in April 2010.[30] Each pay level allows for different degrees of features, viral tools, customization, and customer support.
The social networks running on Ning's service are programmed with PHP and the platform itself is built in Java.[31]
In November 2008, Ning announced a partnership with Scripts4Ning, integrating the developer's products directly into Ning and offering them for free.[32]
Ning network administrators can select from options that govern various levels of viewability, privacy and membership.
Ning added an iPhone interface in March 2009,[33] then made networks more compatible with mobile phones in August 2009.[34] In October 2010, Ning launched an iOS application (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) for network administrators to use to manage their social networks.[35]
In February 2011, Ning introduced a new way for customers to customize and change the appearance of their Ning Networks by launching the Ning Design Studio.[36][37] The feature allows customers to choose from pre-made templates, varying in color, font, background and foreground images, and layout design. Customers can fine-tune and make changes to the templates, or use CSS to make custom visual changes on their community. The Design Studio also made it possible for customers to change the column layout and widths, giving new options beyond the default 3-column layout on Ning Networks before the Design Studio.
Ning has 90,000 customers with social websites on the Ning Platform.[12] A range of different types of communities, organizations, and businesses use Ning as their website. Some examples include bands Linkin Park (www
Banning of third-party provider[edit]
In August 2008, Ning removed Widget Laboratory (the largest third party provider of plugin enhancements to Ning at the time) from Ning, preventing use of any of their tools across Ning networks. This dispute was hotly debated in response to an article in TechCrunch.[44]
Removal of networks with pornography[edit]
In December 2008, Ning announced that it would no longer host networks that featured pornography and similar content.[45] Network owners were given just over a month to move their pornographic content to another provider. The reasons cited for removing pornographic networks from the platform were that they did not cover the costs of providing them and that they created a disproportionate amount of DMCA takedown notices for copyright infringing material.
Removal of search function[edit]
In November 2009, the search feature of Ning was removed; this change significantly limited the ability to find existing Ning networks.[46] The search function was restored on March 29, 2010.[47][48]
Removal of free networks[edit]
Many web services were proclaiming that Ning was closing down all free networks, and several were actively pursuing these creators. When Creators looked for confirmation on the Creators Network, there was little to no information, canned responses to their questions, and promises of more information in two weeks. Several Ning Employees were also gone with this "notice", although it is unclear whether that is due to layoffs or choice.[citation needed] Creators never received a formal notice, although Mr. Rosenthal did eventually post a re-statement of the original post more than 24 hours after the fact.[49]
On May 4, 2010, Ning Network sent an official email to all members:
We want to provide a new level of innovation to Network Creators — and build all the valuable features Network Creators have asked us to. To get there, we need to focus 100% on paid Ning Networks. This phasing out of free services won't happen until July, so you'll have plenty of time to weigh your options. We'll do our best to provide you with a migration path if you don't wish to continue with Ning, but we'd love to have you come along for all of the exciting future developments.[citation needed]
Email notifications to ning network customers proclaimed that free .ning networks would expire totally at midnight UTC−08:00 on Friday August 20, unless the customer decided to choose a paid plan.
See also[edit]
- ^ a b "Corporate Info, History", Ning. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
- ^ Ning's Second Coming Is Chugging Along, On Its Way To A $30 Million Revenue Run Rate, Dan Frommer, Business Insider, Feb 3, 2011
- ^ "Ning.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ^ a b Ok, I am excited by Gina Bianchini, Ning BLog, October 3, 2005
- ^ Social Graph-iti, The Economist, Oct 18, 2007
- ^ a b Ning adds lots of knobs and dials to prettify its custom social networks, Anthony Ha, VentureBeat, Feb 2, 2011
- ^ The Ning POV: How Custom Social Communities Can Change the World, Christina Lee on June 21, 2011
- ^ "Privacy Policy." Ning. Effective December 16, 2010. Retrieved on September 17, 2011. "Ning, Inc. 285 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 400 Palo Alto, CA 94301"
- ^ [1], Jonathan Shambroom on June 15, 2011
- ^ Ning Makes It Easier Than Ever to Build and Monetize Successful Social Networks With Two New Partnerships, Market Wire, June 16, 2010
- ^ a b c With Revenue Up 400%, Ning Adds Paid Access Service, Tomio Geron, Forbes, June 15, 2011
- ^ Ning Announces Ustream Integration Into Social Websites, Mariel Loveland, Scribbal, June 7, 2011
- ^ a b Ning's New Plans Go Live, Darnell Clayton, The Blog Herald, July 21, 2011
- ^ "About Ning - Billing and Refund Policy", Ning, Retrieved July 21, 2011
- ^ http://mashable.com/2011/09/20/glam-media-acquires-ning/
- ^ The Story Behind the Ning Name, by Gina Bianchini, Ning Blog, April 11, 2007
- ^ a b Andreessen adds some Ning to the Web, by Martin LaMonica, CNET news, Oct 6, 2005
- ^ Ning news: new investment round, by Marc Andreesen, blog.pmarca.com, Jul 9, 2007
- ^ Ning news: Series D investment round, by Marc Andreessen, April 18, 2008
- ^ Ning Raises $15 Million More at a–Yes, Really–$750 Million Valuation, by Kara Swisher, AllThingsD.com, July 21, 2009
- ^ TechCrunch - Ning's Bubble Bursts: No More Free Networks, Cuts 40% Of Staff
- ^ Ning Moves Into Facebook's Old Palo Alto Office, by Alaska Miller, Business Insider, Nov 13, 2009
- ^ Web pioneer touts Ning Inc. as easy to use social network, by Michael Liedtke, Rocky Mountain News, Mar 5, 2007
- ^ [2], Brenna Ehrlich, Get Your Music Heard By 50 Cent's Label, Thanks to SoundCloud & Ning, Feb 14, 2011
- ^ Platform Wars. Ning
- ^ Badges badges badges
- ^ The Ning Platform: A Few Updates, Gina Bianchini, October 21, 2008
- ^ Ning's Social Networks Get Their Own App Platform
- ^ Ning Fails at Free Social Networking, Eliot Van Buskirk, April 16, 2010
- ^ Andreessen: PHP succeeding where Java isn't, by Stephen Shankland, CNET News, Oct 19, 2005
- ^ A Little Company News…, Jason Rosenthal on November 20, 2008
- ^ Keep up with your social network from your iPhone…, Evan Goldin on November 20, 2008
- ^ (Update) Tonight's release is live!…, Evan Goldin on November 20, 2008
- ^ Just one more thing…, Evan Goldin on October 20, 2010
- ^ a b Ning Design Studio, coming February 9, Nick Barr on Feb 2, 2011
- ^ Ning Design Studio & Instant Ad Boxes Are Live!, Nick Barr on Feb 9, 2011
- ^ South by Southwest & Back, Erika Gessin on March 24, 2011
- ^ Ning And Ustream Launch In-Depth Integration To Allow Creators To Stream Live Video, Leena Rao, TechCrunch, June 7, 2011
- ^ a b Ning Nuzzles Up To Advertisers, Helen Coster, Forbes, June 30, 2009
- ^ SHRED OR DIE: Straight Up SK8 Memories & Some Straight Talk From Tony Hawk, Fidel Gonzales, Dirt Forge, Mar 25, 2010
- ^ TuDiabetes launches TuAnalyze with a Custom Ning App, Laura Oppenheimer on May 19, 2010
- ^ Ning Opens a Virtual Gift Shop With Custom-Made Gifts, The New York Times, Oct 20, 2009
- ^ Kincaid, Jason (2008-08-22). "Ning Shuts Down Premium Developer WidgetLaboratory". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- ^ Bianchini, Gina (2008-12-01). "The End of the Red Light District". Ning Blog. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
- ^ Changes to Ning.com – a Rationale
- ^ The Return of Search on Ning.com
- ^ Current Progress on Ning Search
- ^ Ning Update: Rolling Out Full Details May 4th
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Ning's Official Blog on Social Networking Sites
- The Ning Help Center
- Ning Creators This is where Creators get together to share advice and tips about growing their Ning Networks.
- Interview with Gina Bianchini co-founder of Ning, Intruders tv Video
- Audio interview with Marc Andreessen on Ning, social networking, and education (July 2007)
- Audio interview with Gina Bianchini on Ning (April 2007)
- Interview with Gina Bianchini, Ning CEO Bianchini describes "viral expansion loops" and how to create a successful social network (May 2008)
- "The Benefits of a Network" article by The New York Times


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Reflections and questions following Opportunity Collaboration
Attending Opportunity Collaboration last week with 300 other amazing advocates was like drinking from a fire hose of social entrepreneurship. The people were stunning in their commitment, diversity, and quality of imagination. The discussions were wide-ranging, thought-provoking, and consistently engaged with pragmatic intention. The jargon was plentiful (PIRs, stacked hybrids, and b-corps, oh my!).
As someone who has written extensively about social change from a less entrepreneurial angle, being immersed in a world where complex organizational structures are second nature and market-based solutions are celebrated was a grand education. I have often reported on the most ordinary of justice-related jobs—social work, teaching, community organizing, in part because I see these stories as underreported. The media is often in pursuit of the next big trend, rather than doing the hard work of describing some of our oldest traditions in caretaking and advocating.
But my days among the grassroots activists, big thinkers, and inspired funders of the community at Opportunity Collaboration reminded me that it is not an either/or proposition, but an and/both challenge. Sitting in my colloquium with a humanitarian physician, a veteran peacekeeper, a defender against torture, and a microlending entrepreneur, among so many others, humbled me and reinforced that it takes all of us, finding that sweet spot where out "deep gladness meets the world's deep need," as theologian Fredrick Bruechner put it, to create genuine justice.
It also left me with nine million and one story ideas and a few key questions:
The Opportunity Collaboration, the inspired brainchild of Jonathan Lewis, is intended to disrupt the usual rules and roles that one finds in the funder-doer relationship. Through out the week, people were busily making appointments to brainstorm, collaborate, and ask. But as I watched this buzzing activity unfold, I couldn't help but notice that many of the usual race, class, educational, geographical boundaries were instantaneously drawn in what was supposed to be a blank slate space. Is it enough to take people's titles off of the nametags and encourage intermixing, or do organizers need to deliberately link certain doers with certain funders? Can we assume that people will naturally pick up the rituals of creating collaborations or do the uninitiated need to be initiated into the culture of development, which in my estimation, seems like a tangled web of unspoken expectations and cultural assumptions in and of itself?
In what ways does the social entrepreneurship framing let people off the hook from considering the inherent inequalities built into the market system and/or their own disproportionate wealth? While books like Dead Aid and others have made such a clear and cogent argument about the potential evils in traditional charity, I'm still left convinced that we need an approach to poverty that acknowledges the huge potential in market-based solutions while still insisting on accountability to the vast and immoral inequities in the world, and how some of this stemmed from the very structure of free market capitalism.
How can we continue to widen the circle of those with access to information about all the different structures and approaches available to organizations that want to eradicate poverty? I have a very pricey Ivy League education, and yet, much of the conversation regarding organizational structure and economic models was like a foreign language to me. In part, this is no doubt due to my own shortcomings, but it's also a question of acculturation. Who is introduced to these terms around the dinner table and who isn't? Who is attracted to studying economics and/or going to business school, and who isn't? Who has access to these tracks of study and mentorship, and who doesn't?
All food for thought as we continue to build this big tent movement of people all over the world committed to eradicating poverty and making sure that every single person on this planet has the dignity and opportunity that they deserve. Thank you to all those who enlivened this year's meeting with such powerful insights, best practices, and bright ideas. If you'd like to apply for a fellowship to next year's conference, go here.


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Vague support of the open Internet does not amount to endorsement of Title II.
A new cadre of "manufacturing universities" can significantly boost U.S. competitiveness.
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Pre-release piracy costs films millions, reduces creativity, stalls innovation and harms free speech.
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Conventional economics provides an increasingly poor guide for economic policy and should be replaced by an evolutionary economics framework.
Rob Atkinson contributed the chapter "Public Policy, Innovation and New Technologies" to the textbook "Guide to U.S. Economic Policy."
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"Innovation Economics: The Race for Global Advantage." This new book delivers a critical wake-up call: a fierce global race for innovation advantage is under way and the United States is running the risk of losing.
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Rob Atkinson contributed a chapter titled chapter "Who's Who in Internet Politics" for the book "The Next Digital Decade: Essays on the Future of the Internet."
Supply-Side Follies: Why Conservative Economics Fails, Liberal Economics Falters, and Innovation Economics is the Answer
Supply-Side Follies methodically debunks the common assumptions of conservative economics and demonstrates why it is a flawed doctrine that is setting up the U.S. for a major economic downturn in the near future.
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Consider the UCLA Bruins on Jan. 1, 2012. One day earlier, they had lost to Illinois, 20-14, in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. Before that, they had been blown out by Oregon in the inaugural Pac-12 championship game 49-31. That was on the heels of a 50...Blog | November 21, 2013
UCLA Bruins ready for turnaround with new coach Jim Mora - ESPN T...Brock Huard
In ESPN The Magazine's Bay Area Issue, Brock Huard writes that after several failed hires (Bob Toledo, Karl Dorrell and Rick Neuheisel), UCLA finally has the right man to take back L.A. in head coach Jim Mora.Story | Conversation | October 02, 2013
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The Big Ten is adding the Holiday Bowl and the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl to its future postseason lineup and will face Pac-12 teams in both games, sources have told ESPN.com.Story | Conversation | June 24, 2013
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The Big Ten's addition of the Holiday Bowl and Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl make perfect sense as they guarantee more postseason matchups with the like-minded Pac-12....Blog | June 24, 2013
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In case you were busy bounding home incredibly after being left in the woods by your family, here's what you missed in sports last weekend: The Blackhawks are one game away from a Stanley Cup championship after Patrick Kane scored two goals in...Blog | June 24, 2013
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The Big Ten is adding the Holiday Bowl and the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl to its future postseason lineup and will face Pac-12 teams in both games, sources have told ESPN.com.Story | Conversation | June 23, 2013
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Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News has been a busy bee this week, yet we somehow missed his update on the Pac-12's progress with its new bowl game negotiations, which included Wilner projecting a potential future lineup. It's an interesting a...Blog | May 22, 2013
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We're looking at some of the top individual performances in the Pac-12 in 2012. Up next: Kelly sinks Navy Who and against whom: Arizona State quarterback Taylor Kelly put on a clinic in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, leading the Sun Devils to a 6...Blog | March 05, 2013
Instant analysis: Arizona State 62, Navy 28Ted Miller
Arizona State dominated Navy from the opening moments, winning 62-28 as the Pac-12 improved to 2-2 this bowl season. It was over when: The game was over quickly -- 21-zip in the first quarter -- as the Sun Devils were dominant on both sides of the...Blog | December 29, 2012
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Taylor Kelly threw four touchdown passes and ran for a fifth score to lead Arizona State to its first bowl win in seven years, a 62-28 victory over Navy in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl on Saturday.Recap | Box Score | Conversation | December 29, 2012
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Here are three keys for the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. Play smart: Navy won't be able to just line up and beat Arizona State. It's going to need to outsmart, outflank and flat trick the Sun Devils. And it's going to need the Sun Devils to get flust...Blog | December 29, 2012
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Navy (8-4) versus Arizona State (7-5, 5-4 Pac-12) WHO TO WATCH: Navy's freshman quarterback Keenan Reynolds helped transform the Midshipmen's season, leading them to seven wins in their final eight games. He's the triggerman in the triple-option a...Blog | December 29, 2012
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Kevin and Ted both were wrong -- again, and very much so this time -- about the Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl after picking UCLA to beat Baylor, so they both fell to 67-27 on the season. There are two games on Saturday. Arizona State plays Na...Blog | December 29, 2012
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Arizona State running back Marion Grice has rejoined the team a week after his brother was reportedly killed in an attempted robbery over his "Air Jordan" basketball shoes.Story | Conversation | December 27, 2012
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Andhra Pradesh Government of CCLA has been released AP VRO VRA District wise selected candidates list and merit list 2014. The VRO VRA Result 2014 declared in February 22. Check VRO VRA Marks in General Studies, Arithmetic Skills, Logic Skills by using Selection list. After the results candidate should be check provisionally selection list by district wise in AP. VRO VRA Merit list 2014 check category wise in selection OC General / OC Women / BCA-G / BCB-G / BCB-W / BCD-G / BCD-W / BCE-G / SCG / SC Women / STG / STW / OH-General.
Government of Andhra Pradesh Chief Commissioner Of Land Administration (CCLA) VRA VRO District Wise Selected Candidates list Announced now. The Selection List is followed by s.no, s.no of Merit list, Candidate_ID, candidate_Name, Hallticket_No, DOB, Gender, Community_ID, IS_PH, PH Disability, PH Disability_Per, Total Marks, General Studies, Arithmetic Skills, Logic Skills and Selection Category.
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I'm a big fan of transformer furniture these days. Any furniture that has fold-out parts and a variety of different configurations is A-okay in my book. This Rotor Coffee Table from Design Within Reach is another in the line of mega-efficient modular tables. It is composed of a stationary top and base and three swively surfaces in-between, which radiate outward 360? to create endless table configurations. In its most compact form, the table is a simple cube that fits neatly into smaller spaces; when the three interior surfaces are expanded outward, the table gains up to five times the surface area. Plus the geometric design is inherently beautiful. It looks good in almost any configuration. $1700 from Design Within Reach Other transforming furniture includes:
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