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The latest addition to our Reviews section is by Kaija Straumanis on A Handbook for the Perfect Adventurer by Pierre Mac Orlan, translated by Napoleon Jeffries, and out from Wakefield Press.
Based on the above paragraph and all the awesome that it contains, this book really shouldn't need much more introduction: it's a guide to adventuring, which is cool; the translator's name is Napoleon, which, right on; it's from Wakefield Press, one of my all-time favorite small presses. It is common practice at the Open Letter office that, when a new Wakefield review copy comes in the mail, Chad enters it into the "Translation Database" and then promptly hands the book over to me, at which I point squirrel it away and exclaim several things, including but not limited to "Shit yes," "Mine," "OmgomgWakefield," and "I'M SQUIRRELING THIS AWAY."
There are myriad reasons why I love Wakefield Press so much (they're also the publisher behind the ENG translation of Fourier's The Hierarchies of Cuckoldry and Bankruptcy), but I fell in love with their books after reading René Daumal's Pataphysical Essays. Pataphysical Essays was a book I wish I had written a review on, but was never able to bring myself to do it—partially due to laziness, but mostly because I had no idea how to write about a book I loved so much but could only peripherally understand. Pataphysical Essays is one of the most insane things I've read in the past few years; it's so scientifically non-scientific, and a joy to find so much humor and delight in something that confused me. It's absurd, it's profound. And boils pataphysics (and the world) down to the beautiful equation of:
To know x = to know (Everything – x)
ANYWAY. Back to adventuring. Even without mind-blowing mathematics my brain can stomach, Mac Orlan's guide (originally commissioned by Blaise Cendrars), is a witty and tongue-in-cheek book/commentary that essentially outlines two types of adventurer—the active and the passive—which of the two is better, how he must function in order to be successful, and warnings for individuals "wishing to seek literature in life." Here's the beginning of the review:
For the rest, go here.
Think back to the last adventure- or action-type book you read. Wasn't it cool? Didn't it make you want to do things, like learn to shoot a crossbow, hack complicated information systems, travel to strange worlds, take on knife-wielding thugs, or transport a secret package that turns out to be a member of a royal family? Though if you were to actually find yourself in those situations, chances are you'd pee an amoeba-shaped spot onto the front of your pants and wish you were anywhere but there. Basically, and for the most part, these types of scenarios and adventures are best left to the movies, books, and TV shows.
Pierre Mac Orlan says the same. Written in 1920, his A Handbook to the Perfect Adventurer is a dry humored and smart look at how fun it can be to be an "active" adventurer, but how, in the end, it's probably best to be the "passive" adventurer—a manipulative character of sorts who encourages the active adventurer to go on ahead, and then sits in the safety of his home reading about adventures and imagining what they would be like (all the sexy parts of danger inclusive).
Because it's been far too long since I've written a review, I'm going to apologize, and then just wing it. This is a book you can easily read in one night (if you skip the endnotes, and most of the introduction [sorry, Napoleon! Mac Orlan's background is fascinating and the intro is well-written, but I just wanted to "GET TO THE WHALE!!" already]), and one that should make you chuckle out loud now and then, unless you don't get dry humor, but maybe instead you'll pick up on that WWI facet, in which case, man, those was rough times, hope you don't get flashbacks.
With short chapters and the occasional list, the Handbook is an entertaining blend of reality and fiction with language that is both playful and essayistic. Mac Orlan doesn't give you a moment of rest from his instructive train of thought, beginning the first lines of the book with:
It must be established as a law that adventure in itself does not exist. Adventure is in the mind of the one who pursues it . . .
Because an adventure is only an adventure once you label it as such. As kids we devour adventure stories, recreate them in our backyards or basements; as adults sadly, the majority of us drift away from the Gulliver's Travels and 20,000 Leagues level of adventure stories because we are painfully aware of how juvenile it all is. True, we find the detective, the futuristic—but for some reason, the level those types of books are on seem acceptable and even plausible (re the futuristic part). I can't quite put my finger on it, but Mac Orlan isn't so much saying that our imaginations die completely as we grow older, but perhaps our willingness to believe in a fiction more real weakens, instead opting for stories that are either more probable (zombies), or things so ridiculous (sexy[?] half-squid, half-jungle cat space goddesses), that we don't have to do a lot of mental footwork to get into it.
Mac Orlan goes on to stipulate that the only position he as the writer can advocate safely is that of the passive adventurer. The person reading adventure novels, the person sitting snugly at home only imagining what it would be like to sink into quicksand, instead of being like the active adventurer (whose main features are "total lack of imagination and sensitivity"), who brings shame to his family (they would cry tears of joy if he accidentally got lost at a fun-park, never to return), is always causing trouble, and who would be better off far, far away from the rest of us.
The emphasis and preference placed on the "passive" adventurer is great, even though this type of adventurer is initially said to be a parasite that can exist "only on the exploits of the active adventurer." But there's much to be said for living vicariously through the adventures—real or fictionalized—of others, particularly if it means not dying in some stupid way at the hands of a half-squid-half-jungle-cat queen. Mac Orlan states the childhood of the passive adventurer must be completely opposite of that which the active adventurer leads, and can be achieved by a number of characteristics, including:
A conscientious study of the humanities (texts to restore in the future).
Discretion in lying.
A cult of sensibility.
A complete absence of what is commonly called "moral sense."
A respect for traditions and discipline.
A hatred of violent games, of sports in general—at least in practice. When it comes to theory, the passive adventurer must be a well-informed sportsman.
Literary eroticism (in practice: normal relations with women).
Able to write "whore" in twenty languages.
Knows how to play a few sailor songs on the accordion.
And, most importantly,
Has a gullible friend who can be made into an active adventurer.
Basically, passive adventurers are knowledgeable book-nerds who get all kinds of laid while their unnecessarily macho friends are out futilely battling a band of alligators that have evolved to walk, talk, and kidnap rich heiresses (who probably had it coming anyway). Though all this could, of course, be applied to actual, tangible life, Mac Orlan equates the passive adventurer to being "a more or less conscious novelist." There it is, my friends. The passive adventurer is someone who has essentially retained a pure imagination, someone who is a creator, someone who knows adventure inside and out without having to get his hands dirty, while the active adventurer is all "WOO, PARTY!" and not a lot of thought process.
While I wouldn't say Mac Orlan would support an entirely Proustian lifestyle, he clearly favors the passive to the active, though he does maintain that the active adventurer has his purpose. It's a Möbius strip situation: the passive adventurer creates these adventure novels that are then read by future passive adventurers, who then evolve to become the next generation of passive adventurers, who then create . . . And in turn, those who don't evolve to become passive adventurers and instead pick up their machetes/slingshots/wasp spray on their way to become the next active adventurer—those are the people who serve as subjects for their passive counterparts. Without one, the other can't exist.
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Antoine Volodine's vast project (40 plus novels) of what he calls the post-exotic remains mostly untranslated, so for many of us, understanding it remains touched with mystery, whispers from those "who know," and guesswork. That's not to say that, were. . .
It hasn't quite neared the pitch of the waiting-in-line-at-midnight Harry Potter days, but in small bookstores and reading circles of New York City, an aura has attended the novelist Elena Ferrante and her works. One part curiosity (Who is she?),. . .
From the late 1940s to the early 1950s, Egypt was going through a period of transition. The country's people were growing unhappy with the corruption of power in the government, which had been under British rule for decades. The Egyptians'. . .
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Dad's Easy Nacho Night
[Note from Serene: Please welcome our new contributor, Kombucha! She has graciously agreed to tell us about her own Dad Food, and I'm happily anticipating hearing more from her.]
Our family ate dinner every night together while I was growing up, and my mom cooked 99.9 percent of those meals. This percentage is probably not entirely mathematically accurate. I can count on my fingers the number of times my dad cooked for us as kids. He had one meal that he could make, and we had to help him out lest he forget one of the ingredients.
My mom worked full time in addition to raising my brother and me, and what was so comforting to me about those few instances that my dad cooked was not just the meal that he made — an easy layered nacho recipe that can also be turned into a great burrito filling and be adapted for vegetarians (just leave out the meat) — but knowing that she was going to be able to relax a little when she got home. My parents worked extremely hard to provide a good life for us, and eating fresh healthy good food was always part of that. I always felt guilty that my mom had to cook a meal after working a full day at her demanding retail job.
This is not a healthful recipe, but it is easy, quick, and a crowd-pleaser. I've made it for many friends over the years who have raved about it. I always think of my dad when I do.
In the photos, you can see this version I made with spinach and pecans cooked with onions and green chiles. I am a vegetarian now, so I try to find creative ways to recreate the recipes I used to like with meat!
- ½ pound ground turkey or ground beef
- ½ onion, diced
- 1 can refried beans
- 1 small can diced green chiles
- 1 cup shredded cheese (Monterey Jack, cheddar, pepper Jack, or Mexican blend, or any combination totaling 1 cup)
- Salsa
- Sour cream
- Guacamole, optional
- Tortilla chips, taco shells, or flour tortillas
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Sauté meat and onion with salt and pepper until the meat is completely cooked.
- In an 8"-by-8" square baking dish, layer the beans, meat, chiles, and cheese.
- Bake 25 minutes.
- Serve with tortillas for dipping, or use taco shells or flour tortillas to create warm tacos or burritos. Serve with salsa and sour cream. Add guacamole if you have fresh avocados.
- Side dishes: Rice or salad.
Kombucha is a contributing writer for RENTCafe, where she writes about home design, entertaining, and other lifestyle topics on the RENTCafe blog.

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LANCASTER, PA, December 21, 2011 ― The simplicity of an Amish Christmas epitomize the warmth, peace, altruism, and beauty we associate with the true meaning of the religious holiday.
Without the flashing, colored lights and brightly colored packages, the emphasis of the Amish Christmas shifts to the purity of the holiday, as pristine as the whiteness of the snow coating the Amish farmland; to the love shining in the eyes of friends and family as they gather together; to the simple joys of horse-drawn sleighs on snowy roads and the laughter of children as they frolic in the snow and skate on ice-covered ponds.
The peace and joy the outside world works so hard to find are emanated by the Amish community this time of year. Candles flickering in windows, carolers joining together in songs of the season, and the scent of homemade baked goods filling the air are some of the simple, joyful, ways that the Amish celebrate the birth of Christ.
The lack of commercialism is one of the most distinct differences between the Amish and other Christians who observe Christmas. The Amish do not do much Christmas shopping. Instead, most of their gifts to friends and family are handmade. Amish children are not exposed to television; therefore, they don't beg for the latest, greatest video game system or the newest, most expensive piece of consumer technology. Instead, they give and receive special, albeit mostly practical, household items, clothing accessories, and toys. Simple, faceless dolls dressed in traditional Amish garb are often received by little girls on Christmas Day. Amish boys might receive handmade trains or cars. Both boys and girls enjoy presents of board games that can be played by the fireplace on long winter evenings.
Because the Amish do not promote belief in Santa Claus, the children, like their parents, focus on the real meaning of Christmas: the birth of Jesus Christ. Nativity scenes are frequently displayed both inside and outside Amish homes. Children sometimes help construct Nativity figures as part of learning about the Biblical meaning of the holiday.
On Christmas Eve, most Amish communities gather for a Christmas program performed in a one-room schoolhouse, where students from grades one through eight are educated. The students recite poems, perform skits, or read stories for their parents and other family members. Afterward, they enjoy refreshments, such as cookies, candies, and other sweets made by those in attendance. If the ground is snow-covered, the students and their families ride home in horse-drawn sleighs, where they can truly appreciate the stillness and peace of a silent night, with stars blinking against a velvet sky.
The Amish spend Christmas Day with immediate families quietly observing the religious holiday. The families eat a large meal, usually consisting of roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, noodles, vegetable dishes, salads, and myriad desserts. The remainder of the day is spent reading scriptures, meditating on the true meaning of Christmas, and exchanging simple presents with family members. The homes are not lavishly decorated, but do often have swags of greenery and handmade stars or angels to add a touch of festivity. Sometimes Christmas cards, mostly received from "English friends" (those who do not belong to the Amish community) are strung across the kitchen or living room. The Amish homes do not have Christmas trees.
The Amish reserve the day after Christmas, or "the Second Christmas," for visiting friends and extended family. This day is when the Amish talk, laugh, and play games, either indoors or outdoors. Amish children often go sled riding, ice skating, or play other games in the snow as part of the fun of "Second Christmas." Some friends and extended family members exchange simple gifts on this day as well. The Amish's "Second Christmas" is focused on the joyful, celebratory aspects of the holiday.
Known for their plain attire, the Amish often express their appreciation for color and design in creating intricate quilts. These elaborate, colorful quilts are often exchanged as Christmas gifts between friends and family. Other handmade gifts include wood crafts, stationary with personalized stenciling, crocheted or knitted items. Books are sometimes given as gifts as well. In spite of their limited formal education, many of the Amish enjoy reading books and Amish newspapers.
In many ways, the Amish lifestyle is reminiscent of the way that most Americans lived during the late 1800s. Because many modern conveniences are shunned by the Amish, homes are lit by kerosene lanterns or gas-operated lamps, and heated by gas or coal furnaces or wood stoves. Furnishings are usually relatively simple, although some homes contain well-crafted, Amish-made furniture. Floors are usually covered with tile or linoleum; a touch of color and comfort are added by handmade rugs. Clocks and calendars are usually the only items adorning the walls.
On a visit to Lancaster County, Pa., earlier this fall, I visited a New Order Amish home. I was impressed with the home's coziness and subtle pretty touches. The kitchen, with its handmade cabinets, was especially attractive. The appliances appeared new and modern, but were gas-operated, rather than electric.
Most impressive were the Amish people themselves, who exuded warmth and hospitality. They welcomed us into their home, shared a meal, and included us in conversation. The family we visited did not convey a judgmental attitude toward outsiders, which made us feel welcome and comfortable in their home. It was an experience that my mother, grandmother, and I will long hold in our hearts.
Most of the information in this column about the Amish Christmas season was obtained during that visit, as well as through various books written by authors of popular Amish fiction, such as Beverly Lewis and Wanda Brunstetter. These writers have thoroughly researched the Amish, as well as spent time in their homes, making their books a wonderful, authentic glimpse into the Amish traditions and faith.
Please visit the front page of Communities @WashingtonTimes.com for many more wonderful Christmas videos, stories, favorite songs and movies, memories and tellings of the tale of Christmas
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Investors May Cry For Yelp After IPO (Update 1)
Updated from 9:39 a.m. EST to include opening price.
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) - Yelp (YELP) may get a short term pop after it opens for trading, but longer-term,investors may want to stay away, as the company is still unprofitable eight years after it was founded.
Yelp, which compiles reviews for local businesses, has seen its revenue grow sharply, from $25.8 million in 2009 to $83.3 million in 2011, an increase of nearly 300%. Losses, however, have continued to grow.
According to its S-1 filing, Yelp's losses increased faster than revenue grew. Yelp lost $2.34 million in 2009, but it lost $16.9 million in 2011. The company has not turned a profit in the eight years since it was founded, which can be troublesome to investors in an uncertain market.Yelp is highly dependent on Google (GOOG) for a "significant source of traffic," and that relationship may break down, should Google decide to promote its own property Zagat, instead of Yelp. In the S-1 filing, Yelp noted that Google accounted for more than half of the visits to its website in the 2011 fiscal year. "Our success depends on our ability to maintain a prominent presence in search results for queries regarding local businesses on Google," the filing said. "Although I expect to see a pop at the open due to demand (Yelp was twenty times-oversubscribed), losses will likely continue to grow or come down marginally, and I don't see it as being a profitable entity. There's already much competition in their arena, and they need to seriously worry about Google," said Scott Sweet, senior managing partner of IPOboutique.com. Google has already removed links to Yelp's website, according to the filing to promote its own products, and there is no reason to think that this will not happen in the future. Google tried to purchase Yelp for close to $500 million in 2009, as did Yahoo! (YHOO). Yelp, like other Internet companies such as Google and Facebook, has not figured out how to monetize mobile just yet. Several analysts have said that the mobile advertising space is still a few years away from advertisers really making a significant push into this market. Yelp said it has not "materially monetized our mobile app to date," and may not do so in the future if Google, Facebook, and others can't figure it out.
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ok, i've slept for a few hours and I've awoken with pure thought. This hurt, this pain that i've felt the past few days, it's familiar to me.... and it doesn't go away. it always lays within myself, still and lifeless until it's resurrected again. I can't make it go away, i've tried everything except for what I must do. The past few months I've had nightmares and I think it's all been leading to this. I've had visions of different ways of me being killed, car accident, explosions, falling elevator shaft, stabbed, posioned, drowning, driven into the ocean, and finally suffocated. No one seems to understand... and they really couldn't care any less about me. The only people who want to talk to me are creditors. I've tried in the past, and i've failed.... I tried the knife...I've put a gun to my head but I always get stopped or the bloody mess scares me straight, i've tried overdosing and poisoning, only to wake up in a hospital sick, i've even tried recking my car and contemplated jumping off of my fire escape. There is ain in all of those... and what I need is something quick and painless. my pain is too much for me to bear and nobody cares, nobody did. My mom just doesn't know what to do, or how to react and she can't be there to save me all the time. I have no friends... no job, no money, no life...all i'm doing is breathing and taking up space.... I can't sit around and wait to die anymore. As I write this and think about what I'm saying, i think of all the newspapers articles about kids who state they are about to commit suicide and others laugh... feel free to laugh. You just don't really know me and that ignorance makes you laugh and it's because of that ignorance that I won't be hurt by your laughter. No one can sink me down any frther. I know some might think this is because my girlfriend left me and it isn't. She was the only girl to ever try and care... at least in the beginning she did, but thats gone too. So i'm left with nothing. The only solution I can devise to die quick and pain free is to blind fold myself and use earplugs and lay on an express train track. The sheer weight will be so quick... and blocking those two sense will make it much easier so I won't chicken out. At the same time I think of commiting crimes till I get lethal injection.... but no one else deserves to get hurt because of my pathetic life. I'm just wasting tax dollars, wasting my mothers energy and wasting everyone else's time. I won't have me... and if no one else will have me then i'm just better off dead. I'm sorry, I just want this pain to end for good. I have no one to listen to me.... I tried telling everyone.... begging for help, it only pissed people off, it made them leave me, now I choose to leave myself. This is the best way to get rid of my pain, no more betrayal, no moretears, no more aggravation, nobody has to worry about anymore negative things from me. For those who don't know me, don't think those who are relieved are losing anything positive.
"What have I become, my sweetest friend,
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Read Letter Day offers children in daycares the opportunity to discover the joy of reading at an early age. As a group, adult volunteers come to the Library to read one on one to the children to spark their interest in reading books. Fostering an early interest in reading provides children with the key to lifelong learning. This is a perfect group opportunity for team building!
To introduce reading to young children
To instill confidence and genuine desire for lifelong learning
To provide access to the world of books and knowledge
To increase the amount of time spent reading to children in a daycare or Library setting
To provide family/caregivers information about the Library
To increase awareness and use of library resources, services and programs
A group of 10-15 adult colleagues/friends ready to volunteer
1 - 2 hours as scheduled
Fluent in English
Strong reading skills
Clear speaker
Patient and reliable
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to help children of diverse backgrounds and skill levels
Promote and support children to enhance their reading skills
Commit to participate in the program on scheduled dates
Contact the daycare or branch contact if unable to attend a scheduled session
Fill out volunteer log sheet
Respect confidentiality
Services for Children, Teens, Families (SCFT) area covers literacy trends and provides tips on reading to young children


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Google Project Glass overview: why it could change telephony, bring Google Plus up and Facebook down
Just a couple of days ago, Google released a brand new video showing real-life footage from its Project Glass, a futuristic wearable heads-up display with a mounted camera and cellular connectivity. We've seen Glass in action before, but now is the first time we actually get to see the user interface of the platform powering Glass as it is (this is clearly not Android, not in a recognizable form). Not just that, we get a deeper look at what Google thinks would be the practical uses for the futuristic wearable display.
We've watched this video over and over again, imagining the possibilities offered by Glass. We believe Glass has the potential to be more than just a heads-up display. With cellular connectivity on board, it could well be the next big disruption since the iPhone. And with a deeply engraved social DNA, Glass could finally give Google Plus a much needed push, turn the market dynamics against Facebook, and change telephony along the way. Here is how.
Stacking up the cards: it's all about voice
Right after Page stepped in as CEO, he ordered a massive holistic redesign of Google's entire product lineup. It had to be done in extremely tight deadlines - months not years. By now you can already see the fruits of it - unified modern and simplistic looks of everything starting from the traditional search engine, through Google Drive and ending with Google Plus. It is a good looking unified ecosystem with virtually no fragmentation.
Google's strong cloud presence however is just a part of the foundation that has been laid to make Google Glass possible. Arguably the most important new piece of technology behind the ambitious heads-up Glass display that is designed to be used with no hands is voice interaction. We've really only recently started seeing the brilliant work done on voice recognition in Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the first Android version that leverages Google's "brain," a cloud-based artificial intelligence system that creates more patterns as you feed it more data, and thus only gets better over time.
The end result is an extremely snappy and accurate voice recognition engine that is right now working for English, and will soon be deployed to recognize other languages as well.
The menu: surprising depth
It seems like Google has managed to get Glass to listen to you at all times. You just say a pre-defined voice command like "ok glass" at any point at time to wake it up. Supposedly, this does not require a push of a button. That alone could be huge. Other systems like Siri and Google Voice in contrast do require to be first turned off before they start listening. That is mostly because of battery life concerns, and sidestepping that manual switch on process is actually a huge deal. We're yet to hear whether Google has indeed found a way to get Glass to actively listen to you at all times for a wake-up command, and how it has done so while keeping a reasonable battery life for the device.
The "ok glass" voice command wakes up the display and brings up the main menu. The Google Glass main menu is navigated mostly by voice. There are five commands which might seem limited, but some of them have quite a depth to them. Here is what you can do with the Glass right now:
Google Glass menu overview:
1. Google...
- images of tigers
- Jellyfish
- say something in Thai
2. take a picture
3. record a video
4. hang out with...
5. get directions to...
1. Google...
Google is the first and most diverse voice command. The ellipses ("...") after the command indicate that you can follow it up with sub-commands.
What's particularly exciting is how Google shows the results. You can of course look up information, but instead of the usual results page, you get a card-like view. It is somewhat similar to Google Now (more on that later), with a very brief and concise information designed to fit the small Glass display. Searching for Images is also very straightforward with pictures showing up directly on the screen.
We also expect that all the standard Google functions will be supported - calculator, weather, time, sports scores, unit and currency conversions, people profiles, local searches, movie showtimes, health conditions, medications info, trip planning, and others.
2. take a picture
Snapping images with Glass should be an extremely rewarding and spontaneous experience - after all you can snap images everywhere almost instantly. Most importantly of course, you can shoot images while doing something with your hands. Then, even with a smartphone it takes a couple of seconds to take the device out of the pocket and fire up the camera, Glass has the potential to cut that time drastically.
So far, we are only seeing single images taken with Glass but we see no reason why a deeper menu cannot be implemented by the time of launch with standard camera options like burst shots, live filters and so on.
3. record a video
Recording a video is another great examples where the hands-free nature of Google Glass shines. What makes Glass different from most head-mounted cameras though is its cellular connectivity and ability to instantly share the captured footage.
5. get directions to...
With Google Maps in the corner of your eye at all times you can easily navigate yourself while driving, cycling, walking. Again, having your display head-mounted and your hands free is the greatest advantage to Glass.
Could it replace traditional voice calls and texts?
Update: Google has now confirmed Glass is going ahead of schedule and is now planned to launch in 2013. Sadly, it has also confirmed that at least initially there will be no cellular connectivity option. All our thoughts below about the possibilities of Glass being a disruptive device for phones are hypothetical and obviously refer to a wearable device with cellular connectivity. The first generation Glass will not be that.
Voice calls on Google Plus are completely free and messages sent through Google's social network are free as well. Why would you need to pay for minutes when you can have all your communication with free hangouts and messages?
Let us make this clear - the carriers should be afraid of Google Glass. It has the potential to disrupt phones (we are not saying it is going to necessarily happen) and kill a golden source of income for mobile operators. After all, all those minutes you buy are an extremely profitable business. Not so much with data.
All of this technology however is not new. Free voice calls have been around since forever, and we've had phones supporting those services like Skype in the last two or three years (carriers viciously opposed it at first).
Google Glass' role in this is to be the enabler. A unified platform bringing voice, social, search and the cloud, everything together.
Google Glass Plus, Facebook minus
Glass has the potential to justify its existence and give it a much needed push. It could be a disruption for social networking as well if Facebook does not react.
Google Now
Google's video indeed shows cards automatically popping up on Glass at an airport helping a user find his gate, and we have no reason to doubt Now will arrive in its full glory on Glass.
Conclusion: release date and availability
There is tremendous potential and opportunity in wearable devices. As smartphones reach 1080p displays and lag free performance with the latest chips, it seems users will start looking at them as a commodity item, much like we look at desktop and laptop computers nowadays. The hype around them after the touchscreen revolution in 2007 will start to slowly dissipate in the coming years.
The biggest minds in the industry like Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Microsoft chairman Bill Gates have both repeated over and over their belief in voice as the technology they are most excited for. We wholeheartedly agree.
Google's Project Glass is expected to come in 20142013, but it will surely evolve a lot along the way. As every new technology, it carries many risks. Not everyone wants to start walking around like a cyborg and Google will have to put huge efforts into making Glass really stylish and/or concealed. That we believe is the biggest hurdle for Glass.
Google will also have to figure out a way to monetize this eventually and serving ads definitely does not seem like a viable option on that tiny screen.
Still, we are confident in the company's efforts and it's motto of skating to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been. Google Glass does exactly that.
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1. Google Glass
2. Google...
3. take a picture
4. record a video
5. hangout with...
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30 October Google Glass gets an earbud, here's how it looks
30 October Google updates the hardware on Glass; Explorers can now invite up to 3 more people
12 June Google Glass teardown reveals 570mAh battery
15 May Google Glass is weird, irritating to most Americans, only 10% would wear it
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1. sorcio46 (Posts: 407; Member since: 27 Jul 2011)
Victor H. can you give us a short impression about the quality of the display?
4. Victor.H (Posts: 462; Member since: 27 May 2011)
Nothing that you can't see in the video. It's a transparent display that stands in the corner of your eye, not obstructing eyesight. If we take the video at its face value, the screen should take up around 12% of your entire field of view.
Anyway, those are all details that I'm fairly sure are a subject to change by 2014. What's really interesting here is to see what the interface offers and how Google thinks people would be using this device.
15. speckledapple (Posts: 879; Member since: 29 Sep 2011)
Good point. I think they will at the very least get a nice conversation started with glass. The next step I would imagine is its more beautiful look that makes it as easy as putting on a pair of glasses.
39. nexus718 (Posts: 7; Member since: 07 Dec 2012)
Actually a recent post on the explains that turning on the voice recognition all u need to do is either tilt your head or tap on the side.
43. kartik4u98 (Posts: 511; Member since: 19 May 2012)
Victor, can you give some short details (if known or available) on the mechanism or the working of the glass.?
Like how it projects the display on the glass and where is the camera situated..
34. p5yb0rg (unregistered)
Vegeta, what does the scouter say?
It's overr 9000!!!
2. wendygarett (unregistered)
What?!!! I almost gone crazy on phonearena because of android fan rage everywhere... And you want me to join their another camp Google +? Just take me to the funny farm instead... :(
don't get me wrong, I love the Google glass and I will get one regadless the price, but Victor sir you are wrong... I bought this as a notification information... Much better than Apple watch if you ask me... But Google +? Thanks but no thanks...
3. sorcio46 (Posts: 407; Member since: 27 Jul 2011)
You aren't forced to use it, just limit your experience to the Google services that you want
5. wendygarett (unregistered)
I actually love Google service compare to other, especially on mapping and search engine... But the article says Google glass will increase the popularity of Google + , which is not entirely true :(
6. sorcio46 (Posts: 407; Member since: 27 Jul 2011)
If the google glasses are in development to be fully connected with G+ (Google social platform) it will be true
8. wendygarett (unregistered)
According to the video, it's more integrated on search engine.... But yes it will integrate to Google+ , as well as facebook and Twitter...
17. haseebzahid (Posts: 1836; Member since: 22 Feb 2012)
lol what about hidden services that take ur information to 3rd party companies who pop ur screen with hell lot of ads and those informations might be something ur personal you dont want google to spoof on
9. kartik4u98 (Posts: 511; Member since: 19 May 2012)
Great article Victor !
Thumbs up for that :)
33. iWorld (Posts: 85; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
Google glasses will be safer than smartphones as they can not be stolen while travelling. Thumbs up for that :)
40. kartik4u98 (Posts: 511; Member since: 19 May 2012)
Although I love this concept of Google Glass but I do not agree on the fact that this type of product can replace a full-fledged smartphone...atleast in the coming years...
ps- Definitely, it can replace wrist watches !
10. trustory (Posts: 117; Member since: 23 Jan 2013)
No one would ever wear that; google should've just went with a watch
11. kartik4u98 (Posts: 511; Member since: 19 May 2012)
"No one would ever wear that"
Heck !
I WILL buy and wear that...and I do beleive strongly believe that millions will wear that !
42. trustory (Posts: 117; Member since: 23 Jan 2013)
It's the stupidest looking thing ever
12. wendygarett (unregistered)
Umm, I think Google made a right way... Apple realize that most iPhone user has Rolex, therefore they target watch... Meanwhile most geeks who owns android wear glasses, so Google target glasses... Either way, they're direct competitor, who bring notification to whole new level...
14. gmracer1 (Posts: 646; Member since: 28 Dec 2012)
That...............is one of the dumbest, most ignorant, statements I have ever..........ever read.
I'm gonna go suffocate myself, now...
16. wendygarett (unregistered)
Just be honest, you wear glasses right? :)
18. gmracer1 (Posts: 646; Member since: 28 Dec 2012)
I do not wear glasses.
And there have not ever been any surveys/statistics that show your claim.
Btw, glasses do not mean anything about a person--except that they have poor natural eyesight. I have 20/13 vision (better than perfect); therefore, I do not need glasses. I use Android because it is superior to the iOS ;-)
When the Google Glasses debut, I'll be rockin them like a champ B-)
24. wendygarett (unregistered)
I prefer Google glass because I wear glasses... I have to appologize for accusing so just because I am the one... no harm feelings ok? Lol
26. gmracer1 (Posts: 646; Member since: 28 Dec 2012)
I don't take offense to anything. I just prefer facts over fiction :-)
36. androiddownsouth (Posts: 598; Member since: 02 May 2012)
Most iPhone users wear Rolex's? That is flat out one of the most ridiculous statements I have EVER heard. I see customers come in my store every day with iPhones that couldn't afford a car that costs as much as a Rolex, much less the watch itself. Wendy, please stop posting that kind of useless drivel.......I'm begging you....
13. gmracer1 (Posts: 646; Member since: 28 Dec 2012)
You're crazy. Go back to slingin rocks.
19. srk_srinivas (Posts: 21; Member since: 27 Dec 2010)
I wish this glass could have a throat mic or something like that, its good for some people doesn't speak in public.
20. shahulvm (Posts: 118; Member since: 01 Apr 2012)
Am not against innovation or technological advancement, but I see this more of a fancy gadget . Am sure it would sell, but it wont be a huge success. Reasons being :
1. You wouldn't want to be wearing a frame on your face for the most part of the day. Seriously it would add to your discomfort. How long can you keep your earphones on your ears even without listening to music? A day or two, after that you would get tired of it.
2. You wouldn't want your vision to be blocked by glass (12%) and rest plain. Try wearing a broken specs to see the headaches you get with your eyes straining to adjust the vision. No matter how clear the glass is.
3. It would add to your distraction than to being benefit while you drive, walk etc.
4. To the onlookers, it looks like your talking to yourself. Am sure when you hang out with your friends and colleagues, you wouldn't want to be talking to yourself or be distracted when they want your real presence and involvement.
5. Do ppl look better with this frame or without. During all these years of development, the technology was a gadget at your disposal which didnt alter your formfactor. Over here, the gadget is sitting on your face and spoiling the smartness/beauty of your natural self.
Not being pessimistic, but being more realistic.
22. gmracer1 (Posts: 646; Member since: 28 Dec 2012)
23. rajagopalan.k (Posts: 35; Member since: 17 Dec 2012)
no offence bro,but i think i will feel SMARTER having this glass over my face!
27. Victor.H (Posts: 462; Member since: 27 May 2011)
Valid points that raise some interesting questions, but they seem a bit overblown. Millions of people are wearing glasses anyway so if Google figures out a way to combine the Glass frame with prescription glasses that is a huge market. For those who are not wearing prescription glasses on a day-to-day basis it would be a much tougher sale.
As to the distraction, you can easily switch them off, I don't think that would be an issue.
30. Valdomero (Posts: 126; Member since: 13 Nov 2012)
The way Google is presenting this product seem the contrary of your statement.
1. The wearer has the choice of removing the glasses anytime they want, they just don't have to wear it all day, just like the earphones.
2. To tell you the truth, that's the thing that excites me the most, I would feel like in a video game, having the HUD showing me information almost all the time. Think at the nose, our nose is present in our field of view all the time, but our brain does something amazing, it chooses to ignore it, why? dunno, but after some time, you get use to what is in front of you if it doesn't hurt at all.
3. I will give you a point on this. That depends on the person, I personally won't wear it while driving at the first try (maybe after some practice in my neighborhood).
4. THESE would be a great conversation starter, you can come up with the glass and show the people how it works, not to brag, but to show and teach. The glass won't determine if you don't talk to people or not, it's you who decide that. Yes, it would be weird to see people talking to the air saying 'Google this', 'Google that'. at early stages of the blue-tooth headsets, it was weird to see people talking to the air when they were actually at a call (it's still weird but we're used to it by now), the same will happen to this.
4. I believe Google is looking for some designers to remodel the lens to be more fashionable, but that's aesthetics, some people look smarter, interesting and even sexy with glasses, some just don't, it depends on the person.
32. eanpreou (Posts: 19; Member since: 14 Feb 2013)
I agree on most of your points. I can just imagine the strain this will give to your eyes and the pain after that. I mean having your vision adjusted after minutes/hours of looking into its display and adjusting it again to see what's around you is an exercise you don't want to give your eyes. Another thing is that I really can't see how people will use this while walking. Goodluck not bumping into something/someone or falling off the stairs. As much as I'm excited about it we all need to consider some points that may hinder us from experiencing what google tried to show in the video.
38. RaKithAPeiRiZ (Posts: 1385; Member since: 29 Dec 2011)
what about SAR regulations ....current tests measure for a specific time period ..this set of glasses will hold a entire data module so it will cause alot of headaches or worse ...isnt it?
21. rajagopalan.k (Posts: 35; Member since: 17 Dec 2012)
Will it come with the screen and the camera attached to the left side of the glass?
28. Victor.H (Posts: 462; Member since: 27 May 2011)
I believe it could be attached to both sides.
25. valapsp (Posts: 484; Member since: 12 Aug 2011)
I think it must have user voice recognition as when someone else says OK Glass it does not activate itself.
29. Valdomero (Posts: 126; Member since: 13 Nov 2012)
Surprisingly I was thinking the same stuff when I was taking a bath this morning.
How User Interfaces and User Interactions evolve through time, from physical buttons, to touchscreen, to voice commands, to ...
I should base my thesis on this...
35. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
Well... I have been thinking about getting new glasses...
37. pookiewood (Posts: 626; Member since: 05 Mar 2012)
Yeah I guess FB is where it ends for me. I'm not going G+ and as a non glasses wearer I even hate wearing 3D glasses at the movies. I'm stuck on this "evolutionary chart" you posted. :(
41. rusticguy (Posts: 2828; Member since: 11 Aug 2012)
The 3D glasses that came with Samsung TV that we bought are gathering dust. I wear glasses but wearing them gives me a headache.


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Victory! Defeat! Honor! Squid!You wish to know the Backstory? Well, if my memory serves me correctly...A rich gourmand from a long line of Japanese nobles once came to the offices of Fuji TV with an idea for a program: a Cooking Show with a competitive edge with the express purpose of finding the heir to Rosanjin. He would pay for the set and all the food purchased — and proposed to pick three top chefs, each the master of a different style of cuisine, and call in chefs from around Japan (and the world) to challenge them.Hence the basic concept for Ryouri no Tetsujin ("Ironmen of Cooking"), better known as Iron Chef. The classic format is this: The presenters of the program offer a theme ingredient; the challenger and the Iron Chef he has chosen to oppose are given one hour to create a full meal — between three and five courses, usually, all of which have to use the theme ingredient in some way. A panel of tasters judges and rates the dishes served, and the points they give are tallied up at the end to decide "whose cuisine reigns supreme."It ran for six years on Fuji TV; after being popularized by a few Japanese-language stations in the United States, it was picked up by the Food Network and broadcast across the US. It proved so popular that two spinoff series were made: an abortive series of specials on UPN, hosted by William Shatner, and the Food Network's own, far more successful Iron Chef America, hosted by Mark Dacascos and commentator Alton Brown. That itself has a spin-off: The Next Iron Chef, a competition a la Top Chef where the prize is ascending to a position as an Iron Chef. The original Iron Chef is now running on Food Network's sibling channel, The Cooking Channel (formerly the Fine Living Network).There are four other spinoffs, an Israeli version (Krav Sakinim, literally, "Knife Fight"), a UK version (Iron Chef UK), an Australian version (Iron Chef Australia),note Iron Chef Thailand, and most recently, Iron Chef Vietnam.And it's back in Japan! The remake premiered on October 26th, 2012. Hiroshi Tamaki of live action Nodame Cantabile fame is the new Chairman, Wakiya Yuji returns as Iron Chef Chinese, the two newcomers are Yosuke Suga as Iron Chef French and Jun Kurogi as Iron Chef Japanese, and the fourth Iron Chef will be revealed at a later date.If you're looking for the trope about chefs that are powerful fighters, see Chef of Iron.
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Boeing says it began assembling its 1,000th 777 widebody this week, a 777-300ER model that's slated to go to Dubai-based carrier Emirates in March.
Boeing says it began work on the jet on Wednesday and that production is expected to take 49 days.
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"We reached this milestone in only 16 years, eight years sooner than the runner-up – the 747 – because of the enormous popularity of the airplane by the airlines that operate it, and the passengers who fly on it," Larry Loftis, Boeing's general manager of the 777 program, says in a release.
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MORE: Boeing says 777 orders may set annual record, remain 'strong' (Bloomberg News)
TheStreet.com says "that makes the 777 Boeing's second most popular wide-body jet after the 747, which has attracted more than 1,500 orders. Among narrow bodies, the 737 is first with more than 8,880 orders. … Boeing's second-best selling aircraft to date remains the 727, with 1,831 deliveries."
Boeing marked the start of work on the 1,000th 777 with a ceremony at its Everett, Wash., factory. "Additional employee thank-you events will be held as the airplane moves through the 49-day build process," Boeing adds.
Emirates is Boeing's top 777 customer. It currently has 95 777s in its fleet and "the 1,000th 777 will be its 102nd," writes The Herald of Everett.
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MEDFORD, Ore. — Bullying is something Rogue Community College will not tolerate on campus and will not condone in the community. The college hosted an event Thursday night to discuss the best ways to handle bullying and harassment of LGBT individuals. Many students, staff, and community members filled the seats to participate in the discussion and … Continue reading »
Defect Found in Glass Panel
MEDFORD, Ore.– A Seattle engineering firm said a defect during the manufacturing process is what caused a glass panel to fall from the third story of the Rogue Community College Higher Education Center. The report done by Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. shows the presence of nickel sulfide was found, which can stress the glass … Continue reading »
RCC Fixture Falls, Injures One Person
MEDFORD, Ore. — One person was injured when a glass fixture fell three stories and shattered inside the RCC/SOU Higher Education Center in Medford. The accident happened around 4 p.m. Monday, according to Jeanne Stallman, Executive Director for Outreach and Engagement at SOU. The glass panel was located on the third floor of the building … Continue reading »
Bill Explores Free Community College
MEDFORD, Ore. — Joshua Majchrzak graduated from high school last year and is now working toward his dream. "Right now I'm just doing my pre-requisites at R.C.C. but eventually I plan on going into nanotechnology which is a new field in science," said Majchrzak. The road to that career will include higher education and the … Continue reading »
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MEDFORD, Ore. — Juan Holman-Ramirez is in the Jackson County Jail after he forcefully raped and sodomized a 24-year old female victim on Thursday. The victim went to Providence Hospital for injuries received during the rape, she was treated and released. The investigation revealed that on January 30th, the victim met Ramirez while walking in … Continue reading »
RCC Foundation Scholarships
MEDFORD, Ore. — Students planning to go to Rogue Community College in the fall have just over a month to apply for scholarships. The RCC Foundation's annual scholarship application window is now open. Students planning to attend RCC in 2014 and 2015 have until 5 p.m. on March 3rd to submit applications. One application applies … Continue reading »
Local Students Indifferent to Rates
MEDFORD, Ore. — Local college students are responding to the interest rate efforts. Vicki Edwards is going to Rogue Community College for Human Services. She says she doesn't pay a whole lot of attention to interest rates; tuition cost is her main concern. She says it's daunting to have that much debt after graduation and … Continue reading »
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GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Rogue Community College has a new plan it hopes will bring more international students to its campus. RCC is teaming with a Chinese university for the new program, which would allow Chinese students to study for two years at RCC, then transfer to Southern Oregon University or the Oregon Institute of … Continue reading »


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Individuals are identified as potential Advocates based on their alignment with the Space Frontier Foundation's vision and goals. Each year, at the Foundation's annual business meeting (held in conjunction with our annual conference), the Advocates elect the Board of Directors for the following year. The newly elected Board then elects officers for the following year, including Executive Director, Treasurer, and Secretary. The present Advocate Coordinator is James Pura.
Each advocate comes from a unique background—from as far afield as event planning and radio talk show host to CEO and pilot. Despite their varied backgrounds, Advocates share a concrete vision of the human settlement of space. The Space Frontier Foundation's success over its two-plus decades of advocacy can be attributed in part to the boldness and ingenuity of the Advocates. The individual and collective accomplishments of our Advocates are numerous, standing as a chronicle of progress in NewSpace.
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- Advocates financed and negotiated the lease for the first commercial space station, Mir.
- Advocates negotiated the first television commercial ever shot aboard the International Space Station (for Radio Shack) and also arranged for the first space-based World Series "first pitch," also performed on the ISS.
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I applied online – interviewed at IKEA.
So, I applied online for a cashier position and was called back within a day. The first interview was with the floor manager, and my second interview was with the general manager. I'm guessing they liked me lol.
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks – interviewed at IKEA in May 2014.Interview Details
About a week after applying, got an email requesting a phone interview. The questions were easy, and included ones like "When is it best to work as part of a team/individually?" and "Describe a time when you worked with someone who was culturally different than you." A few days after that, I was called in for an in-person interview. Again, easy questions like "Describe a time when you faced a problem at work."Interview Questions
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Applied online, was called back for an impromptu phone interview. Questions were standard job interview questions, with some about my knowledge and opinion of the company. Was called again about a week later for another impromptu interview with similar questions, after which I scheduled an in-store interview. That interview is tomorrow and I'm hopeful about my chances.Interview Questions
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks – interviewed at IKEA in July 2013.Interview Details
Filled out the application online, heard back the next day thru email saying that the postion was filled. Applied again, got an email a few days later to set up a phone interview. After the phone interview I was told that my application would be sent to the location which I applied. Few weeks later I was called for another phone interview and an in person interivew. The in person interview was fairly easy. Normal behavioral interview questions. I was told I had to do a background check which was the most difficult part. Ikea does their background checks through a very unprofessional comapany, and it took almost two weeks for the check to be completed. I was also told I would recieve an email once it was recieved, but I never did. I ended up having to call ikea myself to make sure they recieved my information.Accepted OfferNegative ExperienceAverage Interview
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I Applied on line and within 2 days received an voice mail from an individual wanting to do an over the phone interview it was basic he seemed really nice he said he would be sending my information over to the hiring manager and I should hear from them within 10 daysInterview Questions
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I applied online – interviewed at IKEA in November 2012.Interview Details
applied online,received an email inviting me to there on the spot hiring event, that same day got interview and got a drug test..still waiting for there call hope they call me.No OfferPositive ExperienceEasy Interview
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Submitted app online, recieved email to call in for a phone iterview about one week later. Called left message. Hiring Manager called me back the next day and asked me three question.
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The next evening I got a phone call asking me to come in for an in person interview which was scheduled for the following day. When I arrived I filled out a paper app which included a background and credit consent form. I interviewed with two dept. managers, very very nice ladies. The began with "tell me about yourself". They asked about 5 behavioral questions, told me the pay for this position and asked me if I had any questions. Before I left they gave me a copy of the benefits provided to employees and said someone would contact me 3-5 days (i'm assuming after the results of the background and credit check returned). Recieved email today stating I didnt get the jobInterview Questions
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There was a phone interview, and then a group interview that turned into a 1:1 interview. Each candidate was separated from the group and asked fairly simple questions. The interview process was easy.Negotiation DetailsWhat were you able to negotiate? What advice would you give others considering an offer?Accepted OfferEasy Interview
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Definitions for posepoʊz
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word pose
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
posepoʊz(v.; n.)posed, pos•ing
(v.i.)to assume or hold a physical position or attitude, as for an artistic purpose:
to pose for a painter.
to pretend to be what one is not, esp. in order to impress or deceive; assume a false character:
to pose as a police officer.
Category: Common Vocabulary
to behave in an affected manner.
(v.t.)to place in a suitable position or attitude for a picture, tableau, etc:
to pose a group for a photograph.
to assert, state, or put forward; present:
That poses a problem.
to put or place.
(n.)a bodily attitude or posture, esp. one assumed deliberately, as for an artistic purpose.
a mental attitude or posture, esp. one that is studied or assumed for effect; affectation:
His liberalism is merely a pose.
the act or period of posing, as for a picture.
Origin of pose:
1325–75; ME < MF poser < LL pausāre to stop, cease, rest, der. of L pausapause
posepoʊz(v.t.)posed, pos•ing.
to embarrass or baffle, as by a difficult question or problem.
Origin of pose:
1520–30; aph. var. of obs. appose, var. of oppose , used in sense of L appōnere to put to
Princeton's WordNet
airs, pose(noun)
affected manners intended to impress others
"don't put on airs with me"
a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
affectation, mannerism, pose, affectedness(verb)
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
present, pose(verb)
"This poses an interesting question"
model, pose, sit, posture(verb)
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
"We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
pose, impersonate, personate(verb)
pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
"She posed as the Czar's daughter"
pose, posture(verb)
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
"Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself"
put, set, place, pose, position, lay(verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location
"Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound(verb)
be a mystery or bewildering to
"This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
to hold your body in a position in order to have your photograph taken, to be painted, etc.
to pose for the camera
to present or create sth dangerous or difficult
criminals who no longer pose a threat to society; pesticides that may pose a health risk
show off
Stop posing!
Webster Dictionary
standing still, with all the feet on the ground; -- said of the attitude of a lion, horse, or other beast
a cold in the head; catarrh
the attitude or position of a person; the position of the body or of any member of the body; especially, a position formally assumed for the sake of effect; an artificial position; as, the pose of an actor; the pose of an artist's model or of a statue
to place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect; to arrange the posture and drapery of (a person) in a studied manner; as, to pose a model for a picture; to pose a sitter for a portrait
to assume and maintain a studied attitude, with studied arrangement of drapery; to strike an attitude; to attitudinize; figuratively, to assume or affect a certain character; as, she poses as a prude
to interrogate; to question
to question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand
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Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'pose' in Verbs Frequency: #580
Anagrams of pose
Translations for pose
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
a position or attitude of the body
a relaxed pose.
- postuurAfrikaans
- وِضْعِيَّه، وِقْفَهArabic
- позаBulgarian
- posturaPortuguese (BR)
- poloha, postojCzech
- die PoseGerman
- stilling; positurDanish
- στάση του σώματοςGreek
- postura, poseSpanish
- hoiakEstonian
- طرز قرارگیری؛ ژستFarsi
- asentoFinnish
- poseFrench
- תְּנוּחָהHebrew
- मुद्राHindi
- stavCroatian
- testtartásHungarian
- sikap tubuhIndonesian
- staða, stellingIcelandic
- posaItalian
- 姿勢Japanese
- 어떤 자세Korean
- laikysena, pozaLithuanian
- poza; stāvoklisLatvian
- gayaMalay
- houdingDutch
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- pozaPolish
- طرز قرارگیری؛ نشستنPersian
- كيناستل، ځان تكيه كولPashto
- posturaPortuguese
- poziţieRomanian
- позаRussian
- polohaSlovak
- držaSlovenian
- pozaSerbian
- pose, ställningSwedish
- ท่าทางThai
- poz, duruşTurkish
- 姿勢,姿態Chinese (Trad.)
- позаUkrainian
- اندازUrdu
- tư thếVietnamese
- 姿势,姿态Chinese (Simp.)
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This is always a fun group! Hosted at the Sebring Civic Center with Don from Allan Jay as the MC (he's a hoot), the Heartland Realtors group were ready to party after a delicious dinner (the stuffed grouper was to die for!).
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The additional arm for the LIM Table or Floor lamp is a L shaped arm which discreetly conceals an array of high-powered LED's and utilizes a magnet to attach to its base unit. The arm is made from a single piece of extruded aluminum.
A revolutionary and much anticipated ultra-slim LED task light that is as fun to use as it is functional. LIM is a multi-purpose, multi-task LED light with elemental structure and multiple configurations for residential, office, institutional and hospitality applications.Its refined and elegant arm discreetly attaches via magnet and conceals an array of high powered LEDs to magnify a brilliant, warm, and dimmable light source. LIM is truly a sustainable lighting solution that minimizes the use of materail while offering the highest level of light control and energy efficiency available in the marketplace.
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When I went to Ghana, my view of the world changed. Even the stars seemed to tilt because I was in a different spot on the globe, navigating with a new compass. I imagined making a necklace for the Queen of Heaven, Cassiopeia, an African queen who is supposed to have been turned into a constellation because her beauty surpassed the gods and goddesses.
I came to a small village to learn traditional metal casting, a thousand-year-old process invented in West Africa. I wanted to know its present-day practice firsthand. The work of the metal casters was extraordinary, and they helped me fit seamlessly into their workshop. Joseph Agyemang became my mentor and I worked side by side with his expert assistants, Paul Amponsah and Kofi Amponsem. The two of them made the traditional beads that hang from Cassiopeia; they are its co-creators. I designed the installation and the armature from which it hangs. The armature is based on the five stars of the constellation with 12-foot strands hung from one point to the next. The piece is a total of 120 beads and the armature15 feet long.
The bronze and brass beads from West Africa are individual sculptures. Strung together, they are brilliant stars, as yellow as brass, rosy as copper, or golden as bronze. Every bead is a pattern passed down generation to generation by the village craftsmen. I have learned to make the beads but am not nearly as fast as casters who have been doing the work since they were eight year-old apprentices. We model each bead by hand, one at a time, using thin threads of beeswax. We then cover them with a fine layer of charcoal to preserve the intricate wax patterns. We encapsulate them in molds of charcoal and clay with a crucible of scrap metal attached and heat them to two thousand degrees in an open-air furnace. We pull them out of the furnace while they are glowing bright orange and flip them so that the molten metal flows into the bead-shaped molds. After we scrub them with a mildly acidic solution of water and lemons, they gleam in the sun.
For over a decade I have gone to Ghana to work with the village metal casters and have collaborated with them on projects in the US. I return the profits to the village to pay for schooling some children of the metal casters. Last year Paul Amponsah came to work in the US. We have collaborated on designs for jewelry well as larger projects for public spaces. Experts have called the beads the "highest quality currently made." Together the village craftsmen have come full circle, educating children from their families who we hope will grow up to continue the tradition of West African metal casting.


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More than 50 modules that can be combined together thru masking and channels to creat your own imaging effect. Combine it through or virtual lens or tilt for amazing effects.
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Glen Davis drove Boston Celtics crazy, says Jackie MacMullan
It appears I wasn't the only one frustrated when Glen Davis repeatedly missed outside jump shots, stopped crashing the offensive glass and generally appeared lost during the latter stages of last season. According to Jackie MacMullan, Davis drove the Celtics crazy. (WEEI)
On Glen Davis's struggles last season and if the Celtics will re-sign him: "You have wonder what was going on inside his head. He had a weight clause in his contract and he had to keep a certain weight. You take a picture of Big Baby from November to April and it's pretty startling. … So what that tells me is, he had this weight clause and he kept missing it and he kept paying them out, fine after fine after fine. He drove them crazy over there, there's no question about it.
"Shaq had some insight to that, they considered him somewhat of a selfish player trying to get his numbers in his free agent year. Clearly he did not live up the conditioning rules and regulations that they set for him. I think there's a high level of frustration over there about Big Baby about what he did, or more appropriately, what he didn't do for them, especially in the postseason. Now having said all of that, if you get him for dirt cheap, do you take him back? I don't know how perturbed Doc Rivers is about him because I haven't really asked him about Big Baby for a while. My gut is that he won't be back."
Re-signing Davis is a risk. He eats too much. He fights with Doc Rivers. He admittedly mentally collapsed at the end of last year. Committing long-term money to Davis could end badly. But he might be Boston's best chance to add a reasonably-priced, semi-reliable big man. Sigh.
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A lot of people screwed up a lot at the end of last season, especially one Danny Ainge. Predictably, everyone continues to scapegoat the Fat Man. Anyone who ever thought that Glen Davis was a Bill Russell upstairs was missing something upstairs. He can help us. That's all.
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OK paul…time to lighten up on Danny. No need to bash him like you did all last year. He hasn't even made a move yet for God's sakes. That said, and after reading all the Davis ripping, what GM is going to say 'hey let's get Davis'??? Cs should give him a one-year deal and if he performs as he used to then give him a 3-5 year deal. Otherwise, if he performs like last season get rid of him. And how about Doc growing a pair this year? Oh, it's great to be back. Where's my buddy, Nick??? Go Cs…
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The Town of Trophy Club has a Council-Manager form of government. The Town Manager serves as chief executive officer for the Town of Trophy Club and is assisted by an Assistant Town Manager. The Town Manager's Office oversees all town departments, manages operations and ensures that the vision, policies, intiatives and ordinances of the Town Council are enforced. The Assistant Town Manager serves as Acting Town Manager in the Town Manager's absence.
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Town Manager Mike Slye
- ICMA Credentialed Manager
- Bachelor of Arts in Finance, Midwestern State University
- Masters of Business Administration (Comptrollership), Syracuse University
Previous Experience:
- City Manager, Burkburnett, TX (1999 - 2010)
- Finance Director, Burkburnett, TX (1994-1999)
- Hornsby Insurance Agency (1992-1994)
- U.S. Army, Finance Officer (1980 - 1992)
Assistant Town Manager Stephen Seidel
- ICMA Credentialed Manager
- Leadership North Texas – Class of 2013
- Leadership ICMA – Class of 2008
- Hatton W. Sumners Scholar Fellowship Recipient, University of North Texas
- Senior Executive Institute, University of Virginia
- Masters of Public Administration, University of North Texas
- Bachelor of Science in Public Administration, Harding University
Professional Organizations:
- International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
- Texas City Management Association (TCMA)
- Northeast Leadership Forum
Contact Information
Mike Slye
Stephen Seidel