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How about some Revenge scoop? Will we see Emily and Jack connect again soon? I know, I know, they can't live happily ever after (yet) but will we see more of them together soon? At least enough to keep my hopes up for those two? — Jennifer K.
According to Josh Bowman, no. But, my guess is that he's a little biased (read: very biased — and adorably sarcastic). "Jack is a little creepy, but that's Jack — a bit of a creeper," he jokes. "I am about to propose to Emily, but what happens after that is [a secret]."
Nolan scoop, please! I can't get enough of Gabriel Mann! — Jayme
Love is in the air — and Gabriel Mann knows nothing about it (except that it's "100 percent" happening.) "I know there is someone coming into his future. They won't tell me anything, though," he says. "I said, 'Will you guys at least tell me? Is it one of our established characters?' And [EP Mike Kelley] was like 'Gabe, it's you. You know I'm not telling you anything.'"
Looks whose ex is coming to town! TV and film actor Matthew Marsden is set to play the ex-husband to Walden's current squeeze, Zoey, in an upcoming episode. Though currently slated for one episode, the hottie Brit is said to possibly recur in the role.
Any How I Met Your Mother scoop is appreciated. That's right, I'm not picky. Just anything to get me through their repeat week. — Amy
It sounds like they really needed a week of repeats production-wise. "We haven't shot that many more than we've aired right now. We're very behind," Alyson Hannigan (Lily) admitted to EW this week at TCA. But the wait will be well worth it. As you saw (and as I teased a bit last week), Marshall and Lily's parental drama will continue in the weeks to come and her father (Chris Elliot), who just recently came back into her life, will find himself hurting their situation more than helping. "I would imagine [Marshall and Lily] might have different parenting styles," Hannigan says. "It's going to be a whole new dynamic and they'll have to figure it out. They're [Lily's dad and Marshall] both on the same page because her dad is more like a child than a dad." Meanwhile, Hannigan assures that the birth of her baby, which we'll likely see in May, will be as dramatic as promised. "We've had a flash forward so it doesn't go smoothly from what we've shot," she teases.
Hi! I know everyone probably is asking you for Castle-Beckett spoilers, but I want some Ryan and Esposito scoop. What do you have for me about my favorite Bromance? — Jen Jones
There are no specific plans as of yet, according to EP Andrew Marlowe. "That stuff is living toward the back half of the season. But it's something we have our eye on."
I'm hearing amazing things about the Castle noir episode. DISH! — Tonya
The episode, airing in February, will find Castle and Beckett coming across the journal of an investigator from the 1940s, and as Stana Katic told the press at the People's Choice Awards, "Castle dreams it into reality where all of our characters dig up kind of film noir stereotypes — Castle become the P.I. I become a gangsta's mom. [Ryan and Espocito] are thugs… Everybody looks absolutely phenomenal in that episode." But you might not recognize everyone. I hear Castle's mom (Susan Sullivan) actually goes blonde for the occasion! More importantly, though, the episode supposedly has a pretty epic moment. (You didn't think it was gonna just be fancy costumes and sets, right?) "I think the best version of the Castle-Beckett story happens in that episode," Katic teased.
I'd love something on Snow and Charming from Once Upon a Time. They are easily my favorite TV couple. Talk about a twist on the will-they-won't-they formula. So GOOD! — Suzanna
I agree on all counts! Especially after I heard what Ginnifer Goodwin had to say about the "dark" revelations coming our way. "There are some big surprises. I mean, there are surprises that have led me to throw scripts at walls," she says. "We're going to learn a lot more about Snow and the things that we learn are not pretty. There is a dark side. We jump back in time so much; in the past you will learn about her wretched history. Yes, there are some wretched parts of her history. There will be some pretty MASSIVE obstacles put between Snow White and Prince Charming."
Hi, Sandra! With 10 days left before Justified Season 3 premieres, we've heard very little. Can you please dig deep for some awesome scoopage, especially about Ava and Winona? Thanks. — Susola
This is what I have to say on Justified…for now. We'll revisit it next week, after you watch the premiere!
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Dichroic Glass was originally created for the space and laser industries and was developed extensively by NASA.
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planned asset sales (they're expected to raise between $NZ5 billion to
$NZ7 billion).
49 percent of Genesis Energy is expected to be the first on the block, but
Key has also promised to sell minority stakes in power companies in
Meridian Energy, Mighty River Power and coal producer Solid Energy. The
Nationals also campaigned on cutting the govt's 74 percent stake in Air
New Zealand to 51 percent.
Why does Stratfor potentially care? Because there are a lot of energy
assets on offer here. Let's watch and see if/how China responds.
NZ is in a very different economic position to Oz - last year they posted
a record deficit of $NZ18.4 billion - so there are definite opportunities
for willing buyers.
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NZ leader wins 2nd term, pledges fiscal discipline
By NICK PERRY | AP aEUR" 1 hr 51 mins ago. Nov. 26, 2011
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) aEUR" Prime Minister John Key convincingly
won a second term as New Zealand's leader in elections Saturday that open
the door for the sales of billions of dollars worth of government assets
as part of a plan to reduce the country's debt.
Key's center-right National Party has promised to get the nation's books
in order and begin paying down foreign debt within the next three years.
That message has taken on a new resonance after the country's credit
rating was downgraded this year and the situation in Europe has shown how
debt can quickly become toxic.
The National Party dominated the election, coming up just short of getting
enough votes to govern alone. With most of the votes counted, the party
was projected to win 60 of the 121 seats in Parliament, an increase of
two. Key will look to some of the minor parties for support in forming a
stable government.
"Tonight New Zealanders voted for a better future, and there will be a
better future," Key said in his victory speech.
The center-left Labour party, which had opposed asset sales, won just 27
percent of the vote, meaning it will lose about nine of its 43 seats. Like
National, it also promised to get the books in order aEUR" but Labour
planned to do it by introducing a capital gains tax and raising the age of
retirement by two years, to 67.
Phil Goff, Labour's leader, said the party was "bloodied, but not
"It wasn't our time this time," he told supporters. The poor showing makes
it likely Goff will soon step aside.
Key plans to sell minority stakes in four government-owned energy
companies and in Air New Zealand in order to raise an estimated 7 billion
New Zealand dollars ($5.2 billion).
The National Party's win could also open the door for more mineral
exploration and offshore oil drilling. Labour had proposed a moratorium on
deep-sea drilling after a cargo ship ran aground last month near the North
Island port of Tauranga, spilling about 400 tons of fuel into the ocean
and onto local beaches.
Key's win will also likely continue the country's warming relationship
with the United States. For a quarter-century, New Zealand's ban on
nuclear warships caused a rift, particularly over defense. However, New
Zealand's small troop presence in Afghanistan and a promise by the U.S. to
send a contingent of Marines to New Zealand next year point to a thaw.
The U.S. and New Zealand are also among nine Pacific countries negotiating
a free trade deal in the region.
The election was also marked by the unexpected return to Parliament of
Winston Peters, the mercurial leader of the anti-immigration New Zealand
First party, which has shored up support among older voters who approve of
its generous policies for them.
New Zealand First won about 7 percent of the vote, enough for eight seats,
after getting shut out of the last election in 2008.
The Green party, meanwhile, enjoyed its best showing ever, winning 11
percent of the vote.
But the election also spelled the near-demise of the conservative Act
party, which won five seats in the last election but this time could
manage just one. Act party leader Don Brash announced he would resign
National's campaign hinged on the personal popularity of Key, a former
currency trader whose easygoing demeanor appeals to many. His image was
placed on hundreds of National billboards.
Key's common touch was reassuring to people when a powerful earthquake
struck Christchurch last February, said Jennifer Lees-Marshment, a
political studies lecturer at the University of Auckland. It also enabled
him to share in their excitement in October when the country's national
All Blacks team won the Rugby World Cup.
Voters were also deciding whether to keep their electoral system, in which
parties win parliamentary seats based on the proportion of votes they
receive. Some wanted to return to a winner-takes-all format, although
polls indicated most favored sticking with the current system.
The final results of that measure won't be known for two weeks. In early
results, however, about 54 percent of voters favored keeping the
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Harrington HealthCare System Joins Be Aware for Safe Care Campaign
SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass., March 1, 2012 - In an effort to raise awareness and encourage the engagement of patients, families, health care providers, and the public, Harrington HealthCare System is participating in the 2012 Patient Safety Awareness Week campaign, Be Aware for Safe Care. Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 4-10, 2012, is an annual education and awareness campaign for health care safety led by the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF).
This year's theme: "Be Aware for Safe Care" focuses on the need for everyone to understand the importance of patient safety and to recognize the range of efforts being made to improve health safety in the US and worldwide.
Harrington will engage staff, patients and the community through educational and awareness-building activities specific to patient safety. The campaign seeks to make patients, providers, and the public aware of the ways they can participate in these efforts and partner to improve patient safety. While efforts of the past decade have brought improvements, recent studies indicate that much work remains to be done-and can be done most effectively through the involvement of all parties.
"Be Aware for Safe Care" emphasizes the fact that safety issues impact everyone.
"We work together to promote patient safety everyday at Harrington, but this week will give as an opportunity to showcase some of our initiatives throughout the three campuses," said Kathleen Davis, Vice-President of Quality and Patient Safety. "We will have story board displays of our patient safety initiatives, an educational screen saver, buttons to wear, and a contest related to safety with prizes for staff."


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I am taking over the maintenance of the web page of a non-profit I do volunteer work for. I don't know much - yet - and am sort of hacking my way through the changes immediately needed on the site - updating events, staff list, etc. The place that hosts the site has an html editor and I've used it to make text changes; however, I need something more user friendly to make new pages or larger changes to existing pages.
I have MS Front Page and have downloaded pages from the website, edited them, and then used the upload feature of the host site to put the page back on the website, with some success (and some problems). However, I spoke to one of the tech people at our host site and he said you could use Front Page but it could cause problems because you needed extensions or something. What is it with Front Page? Can someone give me a quick, basic description of why it would cause problems? What are extensions? Why are extensions? What kind of problems are we talking about? I may not end up using Front Page for the long term, but right now I just need a fast, available way to get things fixed on the existing website without making things worse than they are. Thanks. WW |
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"it could cause problems because you needed extensions or something" READ the help files and search for "extensions" ... basically they let you create fancy stuff that won't work on the web unless the ISP is running the matching MSFT web server software. I've found it easier to use HTML-Kit, which has good tools and a preview, but also checks the HTML for validity. (www.chami.com) |
MS Frontpage loves to create web pages that are only viewable from a MS Windows server by using IE. This compeletly throws away the original design of the world wide web as an open community accessible by everyone. If you want to make a webpage that everyone can view (only 70% of browsers are IE, 25% are Firefox, 5% Opera, netscape, Mozilla), then I suggest coding it by hand in straight XHTML with CSS for the design. You can pick up books on both subjects. I highly recommend this approach as it gives you a greater understanding of what is going on, and allows you to do more. |
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Drake Performs 'Hold On, We're Going Home', 'Started From the Bottom' at 2013 Video Music Awards
As promised, Drake gave an explosive performance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Sunday (Aug. 25) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. N.Y.
As promised, Drake gave an explosive performance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Sunday (Aug. 25) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. N.Y.
The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards are underway, and between the performances, the fashion and the insane moments (we're looking at you, twerking Miley Cyrus), it's almost tough to keep up with the actual awards and who won what! We're he
Kendrick Lamar woke hip-hop up with his controversial verse on Big Sean's 'Control,' and now he's shaking it up again with the 14 nominations he received for the 2013 BET Hip-Hop Awards.
Lots of people are obsessed with Walter White from Breaking Bad right now. He's most famous drug dealer on the screen.
It's difficult to tell in advance who will be the 2013 BET Awards winners. Drake led in nominations, earning a whopping 12 nods (despite not making an appearance since Chris Brown will be there), followed by Kendrick Lamar and 2 Chainz.
The 2013 BET Award nominations were announced today (May 14), and Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar garnered the most nods. However, the rest of the honorees are a stellar and diverse bunch, with nominations going to A$AP Rocky, Beyonce, Rihanna and more.
Maybe Chris Brown's father was right about his relationship with Rihanna. The tumultuous twosome have more drama, unsurprisingly involving Drake and social networking. Hey, they're nothing if not consistent, right?
This is a song that we all can agree on.
If you thought the drama between Drake and Chris Brown has dissipated, guess again. This time, Drizzy throws more shots at Brown calling the R&B crooner insecure and untalented.
It seems like Toronto rapper Drake is a very easy target to make fun of, and this new parody is the funniest since Club 93.7 intern Bryce dropped his hilarious parody about 2 weeks ago.
Basically this parody pokes at Drake talking about how he started out not so poor and very spoiled by his rich parents, and how he moved up to starring in the show Degrassi.
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1. Favorite part of your game you like to practice and what is your basic routine?
I don't know that there is a favorite part I like to practice. I usually get out there at 10, hit balls until 12, go to lunch, come back and do short game, and then play.
2. What is your favorite snack to eat on the course?
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Clif Bars.
3. Do you have any nicknames?
4. What is your favorite store to shop in?
5. Are you an avid reader? If so, what's the last book you read?
Not really. The last book I read was The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks.
6. If given a chance to skip work for day, how would you spend the entire day?
I would be on the beach.
7. What is your favorite sport to watch besides golf?
8. What other sport would you like to be good at?
9. Most memorable moment on Tour?
Winning NCAA regionals as an individual and as a team, and when I made the final putt, my team stormed the green.
10. What beauty product can you not live without?
Aqua Sensation face cream.
11. Do you have a favorite golf club in your bag?
Driver and putter.
12. What would we find in your bag besides golf clubs?
Balls, tees, snacks, iPod, one glove, two rain gloves, and a head band in case it is cold.
13. What is your favorite meal off the course?
My Grandmother's Manicotti.
14. Favorite way to stay in shape?
Lifting weights.
15. Who is the most frequently dialed person in your cell phone?
Either my Mom or my best friend.
16. If you could do another job for a day, what would you do?
17. What movie do you watch again and again?
The Notebook, Talladega Nights, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy.
18. You are always on the road traveling, but what is the one place in the world that you really want to visit?
New Zealand or Australia.
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I really like this product. Its a very nice color for the fall season. It looks amazing. Its fairly pricy, but if you want it for fall, then I recommend it. I recommend it alone, without a lipstick, but maybe with a light pink lip liner as a base on it. I like how I can just throw it in my purse and it will fit no matter what, but I don't like how I can never find it because its so small!
This product was listed in a magazine as a good lipgloss for women of color and works well with my skintone (NC44).
In the tube it looks like it might be too dark, but it is a sheer bronze. I wanted a tube applicator because it is more sanitary than using fingers or a brush/wand. The shine doesn't last as long as I would like but the underlying bronze color gives my lips a nice natural look. I know this is Lancome, but I think this product is too expensive so I am on the fence about buying it again. I honestly believe I could find something comparable for cheaper in this color family but I do think this has a nice creamy texture and great vanilla like scent.
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Nice product! Not as sticky as MAC's Clear Lipglass, good wear, great sheer color, and I love the packaging. Though I like the product, I probably wouldn't repurchase only because there are comparable products out there for less. I'll happily shell out my money for product, but not for gloss.
Holy grail product for me. I've used this (and always kept a backup) for over 15 years.
Lovely bronzey-berry color, but no worries, not a nasty berry. The perfect pinky-bronze, in my opinion. Doesn't make you look like you tried too hard, either - very 'effortless chic'. Which is the idea, right? :)
Highly recommended. In my opinion, this would work for many skin tones, as it's flattering for many gals in my circle of family and friends, and we are all different skin tones, hair color, you name it.
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Looooove this beautiful gloss! I recieved 8 samples of Juicy Tubes in the good bag of an event I participated in, and I like most of them, but Sun Bronze really stands out because of its color. In the tube, it looks like a brown gloss with brick-red undertones. But be not afraid, on lips it gives the most beautiful berry color with a hint of shimmer. It really makes my fair complexion pop and is a great way to complement my rosy undertones. The only complaint is that Juicy Tubes are on the expensive side for my age with no job so I'll have to ask for one for Christmas!
I'm a cool-toned girl, so most bronze and plum shades aren't all that flattering on me. Sun Bronze works though; it adds just enough summery, shimmery polish without too much color. The smell is nice and I like the tube packaging, although I'm not a huge fan of the long list of not-so-stellar ingredients.
This is a gorgeous, shimmery plum, that you can build to intense effect or smudge on lightly for a natural bitten-lip look. It's a fairly similar colour to Clinique's Black Honey. My tube of Sun Bronze has sat untried in my cupboard for a couple of years, I've always thought it looked a little too bold for me, but I'm so glad i finally gave it a go - it is a seriously beautiful colour, perfect for autumn (fall) and winter. Classic Juicy Tube slickness and shine, with medium wear.
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This shade is a warm copper shimmer over plum, very nice if you want something different. It's another scent I can't place, it might be a tea scent or black currant, but it's sweet and the gloss goes on smooth and makes your lips feel like glass.
I really loved this it is thick but this only depends on how much yo uapply. Ive also found that this Sun Bronze makes my lips look full. There was a point in time where I was told that they were going to discontinue Sun Bronze and I literally went across town to buy another one, not to mention in the Juicy Tubes Holiday Set Sun Bronze is in there as well! In all I love this product becuause it is so hard to find Browns that show up and look well. The name describes exactly how it looks. Sandy/bronze/copper look.
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I dont really understand why these glosses are so expensive. They are just nice glosses and I love the fact that they are tenacious but not sticky-feeling, but defientely overpriced. I thought this colour would be sexy shimmery bronze on me but turns out it looks like a dark rosey-brown on me and its too dark and a bit aging on me, I have light to medium skin (NC35).
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security tools
KARMA Wireless Client Security Assessment Tools
KARMA is a set of tools for assessing the security of wireless clients at multiple layers. Wireless sniffing tools discover clients and their preferred/trusted networks by passively listening for 802.11 Probe Request frames. From there, individual clients can be targetted by creating a Rogue AP for one of their probed networks (which they may join automatically) or using a custom driver that responds to probes and association requests for any SSID. Higher-level fake services can then capture credentials or exploit client-side vulnerabilities on the host.
KARMA includes patches for the Linux MADWifi driver to allow the creation of an 802.11 Access Point that responds to any probed SSID. So if a client looks for 'linksys', it is 'linksys' to them (even while it may be 'tmobile' to someone else). Operating in this fashion has revealed vulnerabilities in how Windows XP and MacOS X look for networks, so clients may join even if their preferred networks list is empty.
Currently, these releases are BYOX (Bring Your Own Exploits), although a number of client-side exploits have been written, tested and demonstrated within this framework. Some may be included in a future release. Automated agent deployment is also planned.
Viha MacOS X Wireless Tools
Viha is a project developing a suite of wireless auditing tools for MacOS X. So far, the only components developed are a custom AirPort driver for monitor mode packet capture, a framework for driver access and 802.11 packet deconstruction, and a command-line wireless network stumbler. Because OS X before 10.2 (Jaguar) doesn't allow us to dynamically unload/load the Apple AirPort driver, we require OS X 10.2 for now.
I am GPL'ing everything for the newer releases, so the 0.0.1a release is binary-only, but the 0.0.2 releases will be under the GNU General Public License. To assist in using the driver in other projects, it will be available separately while the "Tools" release includes everything else (including the driver).
The 0.0.1a release is a bugfix to correct a memory leak in IEEE80211Frame (thanks to Michael Rossberg (firstname.lastname@example.com) for reporting it, check out his awesome Aqua stumbler).
These are some payloads that I wrote for various code injection exploits over the years. They are being published here for educational and research purposes only.
MacOS X / PowerPC
Hacking MacOS X is fun! Here is some remote shellcode that reuses your existing connection to the vulnerable service for your shell. It peeks at the next four bytes from every socket in the process for the magic 4-byte key. Once found, a shell is launched on that socket.
- MacOS X recv() key Remote Shellcode
- PowerPC LongXOR Shellcode Decoder
- MacOS X setuid and execve Local Shellcode
- MacOS X Local Shellcode (old) [ .s ] [ .h ]
Win32 / x86
Here is my original operating system and service pack independent windows shellcode that I wrote back in April 2003 to exploit the Microsoft IIS WebDAV buffer overflow vulnerability. It finds the base of KERNEL32.DLL through the PEB (read about it in some VX article at the time, can't remember which) and uses a 32-bit hash function to lookup the functions in needs, a method I read about in LSD's paper. While LSD used a "rol 5" hash, I used a rotate "ror 13" just to be different and because it was an unlucky number. My rotate right 13-bits and accumulate hashing function has very few collisions over all the exports on Win2K, so it works pretty well. I contributed this code to the Metasploit project in May 2003 and the Metasploit Windows payloads still use some pieces of it.
Solaris / SPARC
Here is some old Solaris remote and local shellcode.
OpenBSD / x86
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Lochcarron of Scotland
Lochcarron Visitor Centre
Selkirk, Scotland, TD7 5DZ , United Kingdom
Each of the 1,300 tartans Lochcarron makes is a meaningful interpretation of a grid, and every design is copyrighted and listed with the Scottish Register of Tartans, thereby reducing, according to the mission statement of its predecessor, the Scottish Tartans World Register, "the likelihood of trivialisation and muddle." The names of the traditional clan tartans, available in ancient, modern, and weathered variations, read like the roll call of a regiment: Buchanan, Campbell, Duncan, Fraser, Ogilvie, Stewart, Urquhart, Wallace, and many, many Macs. More recent designs reflect the singular ability of tartan to mourn, honor, and celebrate: a New York City tartan (blue for the Hudson River, green for Central Park, two black lines for those lost on September 11); the Diana, Princess of Wales memorial tartan (light blue for her eyes, red heart for her charity work); a Model T Ford centenary tartan (mostly black, with red and gold accents.)
Open / Closes- Handicapped Accessible
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This is a farmhouse pine table that gets used infrequently but does get used...I have flowers in vases on it at times; either one person or several might eat at it (with place mats). I just refinished it, sanding it thoroughly to get out old stains, then applying three coats of Briwax. Then I started thinking, "Uh-oh, I've continued to make it vulnerable to water marks, etc." I thought about stripping off all the wax (yikes) and putting poly on. But now I'm thinking: Can I just retouch any water marks, stains, etc., with first paint thinner & then rewaxing? Someone else suggested that I sand it with fine steel wool & then put on a topcoat of tung oil. Dear experts (I'm totally a novice), what do you suggest? |
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- Posted by bobsmyuncle (My Page) on Mon, Jul 19, 10 at 13:07
As one of the best wood finishing authors puts it, "A wax finish is the closest thing to no finish at all." It provides minimal protection, especially to water. In my wood finishing class, I always point on there is a difference between a wax finish and a waxed finish. The latter is a film-forming finish that you've polished with a wax top coat. You have not applied "three coats" of Briwax. Wax contains a lot of solvents to make it soft and softens the lower layers. While you have made three applications of wax, there is one layer of wax, not three distinguishable layers. And the way to apply wax is to buff off as much as you can, then do a little more. You want just a few molecules of wax thick or you will have a soft, gummy/waxy finish that will attract dirt. IMO, wax finishes are only good for decorative items such as picture frames or carvings; things that rarely get touched and never have anything set on them. Paint thinner is a solvent for wax, so you will succeed in partially dissolving what's there and smearing it around. You could really do the same by just applying another application of wax and buffing most of it off. Wax is quite difficult to remove completely. Lots of clean cloths or paper towels and solvent such as paint thinner will get most, but not all, of it off. So simply "putting on some poly" is not likely to stick as poly does not adhere well to wax. Using steel wool between coats or before coats of finish is also a bad idea as you will never remove the steel shards and bury them in a finish where they might later rust. If you need to use anything use non-woven abrasive such as Scotch-brite. Finally, 90% of the things out there called "Tung Oil [Finish]" are not oil, and do not contain any tung oil at all. They are typically thinned varnish (e.g., Formby's) or (linseed)oil-varnish blends (e.g., Minwax). While they may be perfectly good products, they are not in any way tung oil. Most tung oil products will say 100% tung oil and will not contain any "petroleum distillates). Tung oil (the real stuff) has lots of disadvantages: So my recommendations would be either of these: - strip and refinish with a non-poly (alkyd or phenolic) varnish. |
Here is a link that might be useful: lies, damned lies, and tung oil finishes
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Fully electronic, microprocessor controlled battery starter/charger designed to meet the requirements of modern battery technology. Powerful and ?intelligent' charging and boost starting from heavy-duty transformers. Suitable for Gel, Lead Acid, Lead Calcium, Ni-Cad and Silver Calcium batteries. Instant visual check of battery condition, charge current, voltage and charging rate on LED read-out. Instant control of power delivery prevents polarity reversal by cutting output power - no fuses to blow and no trips to reset. Stabilised charging current allows improved charging efficiency and reduced charging times using Intellicharge circuitry. Fitted with standby feature - provides stabilised power to vehicle's electronic circuits through accessory socket enabling battery to be disconnected. Includes circuitry to provide surge and spike protection during charging and starting thus preventing damage to vital systems such as ABS, airbag sensors, ignition and music systems. Turbo-Fan cooled, heavy-duty transformer. Suitable for a wide range of vehicles - depending on model selected. Wipe-clean touch-sensitive control panel.
Sealey are one of Europes largest tool and equipment brands with nearly 8000 products available from its extensive catalogue. Sealeys products are backed by an excellent 12 month guarantee and their hand tools benefit from a lifetime warranty, giving purchasers added peace of mind.
This family owned company have huge stocks and can deliver pretty much anywhere in the country the next day on a premium service.
Sealey are big on service and their parts service is second to none. Currently with over 130,000 different parts in stock, Sealey can supply parts for all their products from a circlip to a compressor tank, generally from stock check Sealeys website for their on-line instructions and parts lists.
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Frank Barone is the secondary antagonist of the American Comedy Everybody Loves Raymond. He is the father of Ray and Robert, and husband of Marie Barone.
He was portrayed by the late Peter Boyle.
Frank is often portrayed as a rude selfish slob who, along with Marie barge into Ray and Debra's home uninvited. Frank often sits on Ray's Lazy Boy recliner and unzips his pants. He oftens argues with and frequently insults Marie over everything, including an arguement over who invented the lawn.
His brutal honesty and selfishness has made him hated with several people around the block, his own lodge, and caused him to be kicked out of the retirement community he and Marie moved to (Marie also contributed by being critical over everything and bring the moral of the community to an all time low).
He helped caused an unbalanced childhood for Ray and Robert by not giving them much affection during their childhood while Marie nurtured to an extreme. Because of Ray's unbalanced upbringing, he is uable to say "I love you" to Debra even though he does.
Frank hates Amy's father and oftens insults him when he gets the chance, which only complicates Robert's relationship with Amy's parents, though they come to accept Robert as Amy's husband.
He is not without morals however. In one episode, Ray and Robert learned that his father had regularlly abused him during his childhood while his grandfathr abused his father. Frank had said he didn't want to become his father or grandfather and thus was a much better father. In another episode he stole a handful of trail mix at the store and when an employee confronted him, Frank yelled at the guy and threw 50 cents at him, scaring his granddaughter. He decided to make up for it and apologized to the man. Also despite the fact that he and Marie frequently argue and insult each other, it has been shown he does love her.
Villainous or Rude Acts
- He has stolen money from the church when he was an usher.
- Stole a record-breaking football during a college game and was offering to return it for a bidding of 10,000 dollars
- Stole cable from Ray and Debra's house
- Out of all his antics at the retirement community, his worst offense was aiming his golf cart at employees. In fact his quote was "hit the monkey, win a cookie."
- Walked out of his house in a towel to retrieve the paper. When he bent down his towel fell off which is the crime known as indecent exposure.
- He once tricked Marie into going into a canoe without paddles and sent her out in the middle of a lake.
- Threw a roast beave sandwhich at a slot machine because he lost. This caused him to get kicked out of the casino.
- Will he and Robert painted Ray's house he used the color Ray didn't want, insulted Robert constantly, and made him take out a wasp's nest by himself.
- Got an extremely loud car alarm that goes off very easily which shocks everyone, to the point Robert broke his nose from the suprise. He also did loud wood working earlier in the mornig which annoyed both his family and his neighbors.
- Took advantage of Ray's job as a sports writer to cheat and win bets on who would win sports games.
- While he and Ray were in a car together he cut of a hearse and a funeral convoy and nearly had a fist fight with the angry mourners.
- Stole Robert's rain boots when he was 11 in a rain storm which resulted in Robert getting bullied. After this he blamed Raymond which also caused a long argument between him and Robert.
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This was not a good program. Glad to see it gone. This program never protected public
health when the sample results took so long to be confirmed. Companies affected were
notified long after the product had been consumed. Those that want to see this type of
program continue need to support a program that will actually protect consumers, and this
was not it.
TK: Testing of produce for pathogens should be conducted by the FDA. The USDA's industry-friendly mission never squared with the way the program came to be run. It is better for all concerned that it is no longer operating, provided sufficient safeguards are in place to provide an alert for any widespread contamination incident.
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We caught up with Maarten Baas in Ventura Lambrate, where he exhibits Analog Digital Clock, his new iPhone app that extends the Real Time project exhbiited last year.
Above, he discusses deliberately choosing not to produce a new collection for Milan, how the iPhone app both is and isn't a departure from his regular work, and the value of intuition.
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Bachelor of Business Administration Co-op International Dual Degree
Goodman School of Business
Bachelor of Business Administration Co-op International Dual Degree
A dual degree will separate you from the rest with experience in the global environment! Limited to only 25 students per year, the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Co-op International Dual Degree program with the EBS Business School in Germany - one of Europe's leading business schools - is an outstanding opportunity to receive a global business education.
Brock students study for 2.5 years at Brock and 1.5 years at EBS Business School in Germany and receive two internationally recognized degrees - the BBA from Brock and the BSc in Management from EBS Business School. This co-op only program gives you the global perspective so desirable in today's economy and the work experience to back it up.
All tuition fees are paid to Brock so that students do not have to pay international fees at EBS Business School.
For further information please contact an Academic Advisor through the Goodman School of Business Student Portal.
Ontario Secondary School Students
To be considered for admission to this program, you must first apply to the University through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC). When completing the form, be sure to select the "Honours Business Administration Co-op International Dual Degree" as opposed to the regular degree program.
Admission to this dual degree program requires a minimum of an 85% 12 U average. Please note that meeting the minimum average does not guarantee admission. Applicants not accepted to a co-op program will automatically be considered for admission to the comparable regular degree program when a second or third choice is not indicated on the OUAC application.
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ABC shutters ''Selfie'' not even halfway through season 1; it's not the first time a show was cut down when it still had a chance to grow
Trending this fall: witches! It's our duty to help you figure out which spellbinding series is right for you
We go over what happened in the show's eighth season and name the season's best episode
When Retta isn't shooting NBC's ''Parks and Recreation,'' she's dropping hilarious bons mots on Twitter about everything from ''Devious Maids'' to ''Breaking Bad''
'Dancing With the Stars' pros Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff lead an explosive Broadway revue of Latin dance
Summer TV can be a little bleak (no offense, ''America's Got Talent''), so we suggest brightening things up by marathoning a good show that's on hiatus; here, four EW staffers recommend binge-worthy dramas you may have missed
Reviews of new songs from Kelly Clarkson, Drake, and more
A single from Nine Inch Nails, an album from Kelly Rowland, and more
Sure, she's best known as ''The X-Files''' no-nonsense FBI agent Scully, but Gillian Anderson's career has taken some surprising turns since her alien-chasing days. We asked the 44-year-old actress who can currently be seen as a detective in the U.K. miniseries ''The Fall'' (available on Netflix May 28) and as an enigmatic therapist to the titular doctor on NBC's ''Hannibal'' to look back on some of her most memorable roles.
Mystery solved! We finally know who wins Ted's heart (and bears his kids). So what's next?
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Public relations dragons do not breathe fire, oh, no. They spew out reams of in-game footage and press releases full of complementary adjectives.
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so you can rent out your companions. The game seems interesting, but I will probably wait for reviews.
Is it just me, or does this seem a bit too ambitious? The game looks nice and all, but so far the main attraction for me is still the RE6 demo, heh.Capcom's Dragon's Dogma producer Hideaki Itsuno said that they aim to sell 10 million units of the game worldwide, he also stated the forecasted sales in Japan is one million, and it will be a challenge to make it successful worldwide.
Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch'entrate.
It's not just you. 10 million is, like, Call of Duty numbers. Nobody sells 10 million copies of a brand new IP. Not shooters, not RPGs, not sports games, not even Portal (OK, Portal 1 may have sold 10 million by now, but that includes times when it has been free or nearly so on Steam). I mean, Skyrim shipped (not sold) 10 million units, but Skyrim is the fifth entry in one of the most famous RPG series in history.
I'd compare this to Reckoning, a new IP that sold 330,000 boxed copies in North America during its first month, according to NPD. Reckoning had a huge PR campaign and was far better-known to gamers before its launch than Dragon's Dogma is shaping up to be. How in heck Capcom intends to get those sales is completely beyond me.
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10 million sold? Uh, first it would need to be a seriously awesome game, then it would need to review well, and be at a decent price point to attract attention, then marketed right and hit a sweet spot in the year where there's little competition for it's niche...then it would need to sell another 9 million copies. :/
I love Reckoning and I'm willing to give this a shot should it prove to be fun, but it hasn't sold me on it yet.
seriously awesome game ...maybe?
review well Sup moneyhats
decent price point Uh oh...
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10 million sold? Clearly Capcom has gone mad from Monster Hunter monies
best I can tell monster hunter tri (the last console entry for the franchise) has sold just over a million copies, so unless the entire population of la-la land (where Itsuno must live) buys 2 copies, capcom might be in for some disappointment.
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They want 10 million copies sold?
Well, I want to look like Sephiroth and have a threesome with Emilia Clarke and an 18 year old Chloe Moretz.
On a side note, the game does look pretty awesome.
I was going to pick it up first, but let's be realistic here - considering it's only two weeks after D3 is released, I wouldn't touch it for months. Will probably just end borrowing the RE6 demo disc from a friend instead, and wait for the full game.
And yeah, it's pretty naive to think they're going to sell 10 million copies of a game that has no establishment (as a series or a name) whatsoever.
Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch'entrate.
Are they thinking that the whole "Western" vibe will be enough to sell one to 10 million people the world over? That's just setting yourself up for failure, right there. I guess we'll see.
If the game turns out to be what I'm hoping it will be, then yeah, it could sell well, but 10 million? I don't think a FF game has sold that well. VG Chartz doesn't even give any FF game 10 million sales.
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releasing a discounted version on steam a month or two after release couldn't hurt.
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The Motherboard
Moving onto the board itself, in typical mITX fashion we can really see the whole board pretty clearly thanks to that very small form factor that's present here. You can see that the location of some stuff is a little weird when compared to our normal mATX boards and larger, but fairly standard for a typical mITX board. Let's move in a little closer, though, and see just what exactly is going on.
Across the bottom of the board we've got our front audio header to the right with the rest of the bottom being taken up with our single PCIe x16 slot. This is a true PCIe x16 slot running at x16 and this improvement is one of the best we've seen over recent years as it has resulted in some great graphics card performance.
Turning the corner, we've really only got our two RAM slots here which support up to 16GB of DDR3 at speeds ranging from 800MHz DDR to 1333MHz DDR. The maximum RAM speed lines up with the H67 chipset versus the Z68 one which can offer us higher memory clocks.


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It is no secret around here that we are excited about the Microsoft Surface, as we've spent a good chunk of the past week discussing the exciting new tablet PC being released by Microsoft. It also isn't a secret that Microsoft has been championing the tablet PC form factor longer than anyone in the industry, so it is fair to say that they have a lot riding on the release of the Surface. This is Microsoft's chance to finally get the tablet PC right.
Microsoft is entering in to a hardware space that they've never challenged before. Previously they've only made peripherals like keyboards, mice and webcams along with the Zune music players and the Xbox, so this is new ground for them. However, if all of the coverage so far has been accurate, it seems like they've done really well with the Surface for Windows 8 RT.
For the first time in the modern tablet era, Microsoft is competing with the big boy on the block from Cupertino – which is of course is Apple. Obviously there are other players in the tablet space, including Google and their Nexus 7 and Amazon with their Kindles, but even Google and Amazon are chasing Apple in the tablet space.
Microsoft is differentiating themselves from every other player in the PC market with Windows 8 and Microsoft Surface, as the Surface was designed as a device for both consuming, and doing. Google's and Amazon's tablets run customized versions of the Android mobile platform, while the iPad runs iOS, the same software platform that powers their iPhones and iPods.
Apple has a two and a half year head start over Microsoft in the modern tablet market, so how in the world can Microsoft's Surface possibly compete with the iPad? I think much of that will have to do with their choice of direction, but let's dive in to some key areas to see if Microsoft is on the right track with the Surface for Windows 8 RT. To do this we must ask ourselves, "what makes a great tablet?"
I believe the most important factors for a great tablet are extremely similar to the key factors for any great device, and usability and functionality should be atop that list. If the device isn't easy to use and accessible, then it probably won't be worth your time. If it is a device that has a high learning curve or that makes simple tasks into chores, you simply won't continue to use that device. Many consumers have learned this the hard way with e-readers and smaller tablets like the Kindle Fire. Many find that they are simply far too limiting to be usable on a continued basis.
Is the Surface for Windows 8 RT usable, and is that usability comparable to the Apple iPad? It is clear that the Surface is extremely usable, and actually more usable than the iPad in several ways. As stated, the iPad runs iOS, which is a platform that was originally designed from the ground up for a mobile phone and then expanded to support a tablet. On the other hand, Surface for Windows 8 RT runs a platform that was designed form the ground up to be used on large screen touch-centric devices (tablets and hybrid PCs) and adapted to run on a mobile hardware platform (ARM).
An iPad is basically an iPhone or iPod touch with a larger screen while a Surface runs a desktop and touch OS that was built for pcs, tablets and hybrid devices. This means that the Surface (and Windows 8 RT) inherently functions like a more traditional PC when needed, which is a reason that the Windows 8 "classic desktop" is an integral part of Surface. That desktop, along with the keyboard covers greatly differentiates itself from other tablets, because they make the Surface a hybrid device for work or play.
Both iOS and Windows 8 RT are usable, and both have their limitations. However, iOS has far more limitations than Windows 8 due to not having a classic desktop. Providing an additional way to access apps and information makes the Surface a more usable device with a larger potential audience. Now this usability does not inherently mean that more people will use the classic desktop, but the fact that it is there as an option should not be overlooked.
Functionality overlaps with usability on several levels, so it is equally as important. If a device doesn't function well, you won't continue to use it. Functionality may be the toughest factor to define as it can be affected by many aspects of the device, including design, hardware, software and size. There is of course some overlap between functionality and usability, but we'll do our best to keep the two separate for this discussion.
The Surface (and Windows 8 RT) has the iPad beat in functionality it for no other reason that peripherals. Being a true hybrid device the Surface functions well with touch, but it also excels with the addition of traditional input devices like mice, keyboards and track pads. You can use a Bluetooth keyboard with an iPad, but you are limited on what you can do with it (no ASCII characters, keyboard shortcuts, etc.). iPads also don't have an option of using a pointing device either, other than your fingers.
Using an iPad for day to day tasks can become extremely tiresome as you have to extend your arms and peck on the screen all day. I took courses in Chemistry in Physics after purchasing my original iPad, and remember becoming extremely frustrated in class when trying to keep up with the notes. Have you ever tried writing proper formulas and equations with the Apple Bluetooth keyboard on an iPad? I certainly didn't have time to do image searches on the web to copy and past in to my notes either. It was a frustrating semester to say the least.
The Surface also has the built in kickstand that instantly transforms it from a handheld device to a desktop or tabletop device. This is a function that can be accomplished with the iPad, but it requires an accessory and it isn't an inherent part of the design. This is again compounded by the Surface's addition of the Touch Cover or Type Cover keyboards and track pads. Thanks to the seamless integration of the keyboard, track pad, kickstand and even the classic desktop, the Surface is a far more usable device than the iPad.
Let us also not forget about the additional peripherals. Using the HD video port on the Surface allows you to extend your Surface display to an external monitor or television creating a dual screen mode, which can greatly increase productivity. You also have the ability to of course to use a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse as needed, but most importantly you can expand the memory by up to 64GB using the microSDXC slot or even further using the standard USB 2.0 port. That USB port can also be used to connect hundreds of thousands of hardware devices like printers, scanners, cameras, thumb drives and external hard drives to your Surface in seconds. Functionality galore.
Technical Specs
Technical specifications are probably next up on the list for many customers. Overall the hardware between the devices not including the ports and kickstand are fairly similar, and we covered much of that in yesterday's Microsoft Surface versus Apple iPad spec comparison. The Surface gets the edge in screen size, memory, CPU, storage and available ports. The iPad has the edge is screen quality due to the Retina display, and has a 1080p front facing camera rather than 720p – it also has a slightly better battery.
There is no doubt that in the sheer number of apps that Apple's iPad is currently dominating the Surface and other Windows RT devices. As of 10/21 there were about 4300 apps in the Windows 8 app store, 3500 of which were listed as free. In the week leading up to 10/21 900 apps were added for the entire week, and that number seems to be increasing exponentially. Microsoft has said their goal is to have 100,000 apps within 90 days of the Windows 8 Launch. At that rate they'll bypass the entire iPad apps by well before spring and the entire Apple app store before summer. There will be more than 400,000 million PCs running Windows 8 by the end of 2015, apps are not going to be a problem.
To those that say early adopters of Surface are screwed due to the lack of apps, I laugh because like most people 90% of my time on a device is spent in the web browser. There are also already fantastic apps for Netflix, Hulu Plus, Twitter, Reddit, SkyDrive, Skype, Kindle and countless other big names in the market place, with more definitely being released on launch day. I've been using Windows 8 for a year, and as of now there is not one "must have app" on Surface for Windows 8 RT that I am missing. Let us also not forget that the Surface for Windows 8 RT includes Microsoft Office 2013 for free.
Accessories are important to some buyers and in the sheer number of available iPad accessories is the clear winner, however in the innovation of those accessories Microsoft's Touch Cover and Type Cover keyboards clearly steal the show. The two keyboards that are actually built in to a millimeters thin protective cover for the device are both brilliantly designed and executed. Throw in the included kick stand, HD out and the possibilities of the USB port and I think the clear edge goes to the Surface for ingenuity alone, but this is of course completely subjective. Remember that hundreds of thousands of third party peripherals also work with Surface.
One place the Surface may be lacking is the inclusion of 4G connection options. Microsoft opted for Wi-Fi only across their Surface line, so for those wanting to stay connected all the time on their tablet, I guess the iPad may be your best choice. However, now that most smart phones have built in internet sharing for around $0-20 a month, I'm not sure why someone would want to pay an addition $30+ a month simply for internet on your iPad. Why have connectivity on one device when you could have it on 5+ devices at a cheaper cost?
This is again a subjective category as what a device is worth to you is different than what it is worth to me. Both devices are at the same entry level price point, and adding various different models and accessories are all relatively tiered the same. $500 is a lot of money for a lot of people around the globe to fork down for a device, so I won't even try to say which is the best value or which one people should purchase on price alone. People should always choose the device that does best what they need it to do at the price point that they can safely afford.
One fantastic aspect that continually gets overlooked in Surface reviews is the fact that you don't even have to buy a Surface. That is the beauty of Windows 8 and Windows 8 RT, you can pick and choose which device works best for you from manufactures like Dell, HP, Samsung, Asus, Acer, Toshiba and Sony. The success of Windows 8 RT as a platform doesn't rest simply on the shoulders of Surface. The Surface doesn't have to beat the iPad in sales, because the entire RT family of devices just might – which is a huge reason Apple rushed out a new iPad yesterday. Apple now has three iPad models to choose from, there are and will be far more Windows 8 RT devices for consumers to choose from.
In the end it all comes down to preference. Do you want an excellent consumption device that can be sometimes used a productivity device or do you want a device that can excel at both interchangeably? Early adopters may have to go without a few key apps that they love for a some time, but I think the vast majority of people will be just fine with the Surface at launch. Of course new apps down the road will improve the experience, but in six months Apple is clearly going to be behind in that category.
In the end I see the iPad limiting their users, while the Surface is liberating theirs from the constraints of the tablet status quo. I am of course a Fanboy, but I owned an iPad for some time and the same frustrations I had with it's limitations in 2009 are still a hindrance today for many iPad users. One thing is certain however, the Surface more than holds it's own against the iPad, and anyone who tells you otherwise is clearly living in denial.
The Microsoft Surface for Windows 8 RT is a well built device that allows it's users to experience and consume information in new and unique ways. Even if you'd never buy one, you have to give Microsoft kudos for that. Microsoft's Surface challenges the iPad, and the gloves come off when it does so.


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Are you interested in applying some technology tools in your clinical work with clients?
To learn more about the application of tech tools within the mental health field, I reached out to Ignacio Pacheco, MSW (also known as Iggy). Iggy is the editor and creator of the Social Work Tech Blog, a blog dedicated to integrating technology tools in practice.
Iggy, Could you share with us what made you decide to become a social worker?
I saw "Lilo and Stitch" and was inspired to be like Cobra Bubbles, the social worker...
Actually, I spent a summer in Detroit, MI as an intern union organizer and I was driving to different caregiver homes to recruit them. They didn't train the interns and I made the most of my experience by engaging with those whose homes I visited and listening to their stories about how they were not being fairly compensated by the state for their hard work. As my introduction to social justice, it was both uplifting and sad.
I think I've always been a fan of technology and music - they were both intertwined. In middle school, I was the geek with the Walkman (cassettes!!!). In high school, I had a livejournal and a separate blog on Geocities that served as my listing page when I was a part of the tape-trading community for Phish and Dave Mathews shows. The various music list-serves were as meaningful to me as Twitter is now.
As for technology tools, I was blown away by the first iPod and bought my first devise in its third iteration and I spent many nights of my college career curating and acquiring my music and media collection.
When the iPhone was introduced, I immediately saw the potential of awesomeness that came from carrying a mini-computer in one's pocket. As that devise evolved and Apple allowed for developers to develop apps (i.e., software), the potential for being creative and delivering information simply exploded.
5. Mindfulness Meditation: Mindfulness Meditation has helped me to stay grounded and address some of my own challenges. I took a course offered by my place of employment and it changed my life. I try to instill the practice into my clients.
After introducing my clients to mindfulness meditation and concepts such as being grounded, present and allowing thoughts to flutter away, I find that that they react as I have - cleansed. I rely on the Simply Being five-minute meditation application to lead my clients in meditation and if the clients have bought in to the intervention, they have all reported a significantly lower anxiety level.
4. Instapaper: I use this free service on the go to read articles later that you or other people post on Twitter that I can't read at the moment I am using Twitter. There are wonderful articles that I stumble over (and many of which, you share, Dorlee) that I *have* to read later!
4. Evernote: I love using Evernote to forever save articles that I enjoy reading. Sometimes I make those articles into handouts for my clients. I also use it to take notes and to plan out other aspects of my life, social work related or not. Every part of my personal and professional development is on Evernote so that if my house burns down, they are out in the cloud externally.
3. Pages (iPad app), Keynote (iPad app) and GoodReader: I use all three of these apps for psychoeducation. Pages allows one to make very good handouts (see: Evernote), Keynote to make psychoeducational presentations (e.g. for Domestic Violence, boundary development, anger management), and GoodReader to hold some of my other multimedia files (such as video) to enhance my therapy sessions (e.g. I have a movie on Domestic Violence and Trauma).
2. YouTube: A great resource to find psychoeducation on various topics. The other day, I pulled up a cartoon to help a client understand Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), which was something my client described in a loved one. There are other good tools that social workers can use to normalize, validate or empower their clients.
1. Twitter: I wish more social workers would embrace Twitter. For me, linking up to various entities (e.g. @NAMICommunicate, @PsychologyToday, @twola) and people (You, @DorleeM, @DrHubaEvaluator, @njsmyth, @LovEternal) really empowers me to validate the work that I am doing and makes me want to work harder to empower others in the work that they do.
What is your current position and what do you enjoy most about it?
I have two positions. I am a transitional case manager at a local homeless agency and a clinical social worker (i.e., brief-therapy psychotherapist) at a college campus. Both allow me to be creative in formulating meaningful interventions for the purposes of psychoeducation and skill building.
I absolutely love my clinical job, as I have very supportive and strong women shaping me into the leader I want to be. My non-supervisor colleagues are very wonderful people to learn from as well.
What aspect(s) of your work do you find most challenging?
What is most challenging for me is managing my time. I have decided that I am going to take care of myself and not put undue stress on myself for my other creative endeavors. What this means is less frequent updates to SocialWorkTech Blog.
The problem I find with updating the site is that I want to hit a home run every time I update it. I have been using Evernote to document my ideas and have been slowly developing pieces that then get the full blog post treatment.get the full blog-post treatment.
There is a quote that I saw in Tim Feriss' new book that goes "For a long time, I've known that the key to getting started down the path of being remarkable in anything is to simply act with the intention of being remarkable". I wrote it down in my personal journal and reflect on it from time to time. I believe that this mantra is what helped me to land a job when looking.
If it means pulling out my iPad because I have a killer PDF in my Social Work Tool Box/Kit, putting in a bunch of hours into a psychoeducation (my favorite!) presentation, and putting many hours of thought into the ethical considerations surrounding a concept that I am teaching my colleagues (through my site) about the awesome things I am doing, then I am happy. My current employers both saw the passion and dedication I have to both, the field and aspects of myself that apply to the field.
So my advice to recent graduates is to find your passion, follow it, and no matter how crazy/radical people think you are, you will be in the right place when you have colleagues that embrace your passion.
Thanks so much, Iggy, for sharing with us some of your tech secrets of the trade :) You may wish to follow Iggy @SWTechBlog for additional great technology-related information. Also, take a peek at his Digital Resume. It's a terrific example of what an upcoming graduating (or recently graduated) social worker may want to put together for their job search.
What questions/comments do you have on the application of technology tools to clinical practice? Have you thought and/or used any of the tools suggested?
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I was cracking up at this whole sequence when I caught it after the Game 3 last night on ESPN. This reporter – in his Ed Hardy or Tapout shirt or whatever it is – was clearly out to get a reaction from LeBron in this post-game press conference when he suggests that James is "shrinking" from the big moment in the 4th quarter. James kills him and then does his best not to laugh…
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