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What: A report by Mobile Work Exchange titled "The 2014 Mobilometer Tracker: Mobility, Security and the Pressure In Between."
Why: Federal employees measured their mobility security with a tool called the Secure Mobilometer during September, October and November 2013. The report, which reflects 155 individual responses and 30 agency responses, suggests federal employees approach security differently with mobile devices (tablet, smart phones or laptops) than with standard devices such as desktop computers. Eighty-six percent lock their desktop computers when away from them, 86 percent also have a safe alternative workplace, and 78 percent always say they always store files in secure locations.
However, federal employees play more fast and loose with mobile devices. Thirty-one percent of respondents reported using public Wi-Fi and only one-quarter used passwords on mobile devices for work. Six percent of government employees with a mobile device for work said they have lost or misplaced their phones. Extended over the size of a typical federal agency, the report suggests such behavior adds 3,500 extra risks of security breaches. More than 25 percent of federal employees report not receiving mobile security training.
The statistics for federal employees might sound disheartening, but feds fared better than their private-sector counterparts. For example, 60 percent of private-sector respondents have downloaded a non-work related application onto the mobile device they use for work, compared to only 15 percent of federal employees.
Verbatim: "Take Away: 41 percent of government employees need to reevaluate their mobile device security behaviors.
"Just 11 percent of government employees are in the clear. 48 percent are mindful of security, but have some low-risk habits to correct. Unfortunately, that leaves 41 percent in the latter categories who are putting themselves and their agencies at risk."
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- The revenue fell significantly faster than the industry average of 8.6%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues fell by 41.1%. The declining revenue has not hurt the company's bottom line, with increasing earnings per share.
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Could not read backup from anther server in BE 12.5
Hi ,
I just tried to backup some share folders in Windows 2003 using BE12.5 to a LTO4 tape.
When I tried to restore that backup form the LTO4 tape to another Windows 2003 in another domain or even in the same domain using BE12.5, I found it could not read the backup (could detect the tape but found no backup to restore).
When I brought back the tape to the original server and could read and restore the backup from the tape. the hardward config of the servers and autoloaders are the same.
Could anyone tell me anything wrong? the tape is new.
I am wondering if any setting got wrong.
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Without wishing to sound patronising, have you catalogged the tape in the "other" server?
If we were talking DLT drives and you used Hardware Compression, I'd say that the compression was not compatible between the tape drives. But with LTO, that should not be a problem
If you create a tape on one of the other drives, can you read it on the one that created this tape?
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Step 1: Watch the Video!
In this video you'll see how to;
-Frustrate people who can't live without the remote control
-Rig a toilet to leave a surprise on the next flush
-Prank a local drive through
-Play a joke on junk mail companies
-"Genetically modify" a bunch of bananas
-Freak someone out with 3 cups of juice
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Step 2: Remote Hack
Just look on the front of the remote for the little LED, and cut a small piece of black electrical tape about the same shape.
When you smooth it down over the LED it will hardly be noticeable at all.
Now when your victim goes to use their remote, they'll be frustrated and confused by why it doesn't work anymore, even after they change out the batteries.
Step 3: Toilet Bowl Surprise
Replace the lid, and now the next time your victim goes to flush, they'll get an unexpected surprise.
There's a good chance the next person in the bathroom will be a little concerned as well.
Step 4: As Loudly As You Can
Download the drive through prank sign, print it off, then cut along the dotted line at the bottom.
Now simply add some tape, and post it near the microphone on the drive through station.
You can get a lot of people to fall for this one because the signature makes the notice seem authentic.
Love these pranks! Thanks for all of these great Instructables!
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Hahahahaha... very Funny
very Funny
Hahahahaha... very Funny
very Funny
My favorite was played on a fellow at work who was always on the phone instead of working. One of the guys stuck a very tiny piece of scotch tape over the tiny microphone hole on his phone so he had to shout so a caller could hear him. Bonus: After a few weeks, they took the tape off, but he kept shouting.
Think twice about this one. Technically, this is "misuse of the US Mail" and that has severe penalties (if they complain). I just use their envelope to send back my name label and print 'cease all mailings' across it.
Hahahahaha... very Funny
The food coloring prank will only work with those people who don't put the toilet seat down before flushing, and that is really unhygienic. Eeeew :P
flush first and then let all the lids down after i check that its Clean
Whats the problem
please yell as loudly as you can....hahahahaha... i m imagining the people yelling at it..ROFLMAO
The food coloring prank will only work with those people who don't put the toilet seat down before flushing, and that is really unhygienic.
The food coloring prank will only work with those people who don't put the toilet seat down before flushing, and that is really unhygienic. Eeeew :P
Alternatively, find the biggest rock you can, put it in a box, tape it up and stick the return address envelope on top.
OMG! LOL confused I bet!!
LOL good one. Never thought of that!!
LOL good one!!
I've done something similar before, a few times, but I didn't include other mail... I just mail back the junk mailers own junk, with "No Thanks" written on it.
This is hilarious, I'm seriously considering doing this... but would anyone happen to know if this could be considered illegal? I know there are pretty strict laws for many things concerning the US Postal Service.
Is that legal to put it on their property?
Probably not
step 5: send them a box of bricks.
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A one-night only showing in various performance venues within the Logan Center for the Arts; audiences will move from space to space to experience the three works-in-progress, and are invited to join the artists for food and drink in the courtyard immediately following. Building upon the success of The Moby Dick Project 2012, this year's "Summer Cubed" series explores our engagements with media as we witness physical, sociological, communication, linguistic and psychological changes.
These companies are all sharing three mid-process works that explore these technologies and transformations from richly different artistic perspectives. This event takes place as a part of the Summer Inc. Residencies with Theater and Performance Studies at The University of Chicago. This project is supported by a grant from the Arts Council and The Logan Center.
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the phone keeps boots itself and I can't get to windows (6.5) screen.
Attention this will brings your installation beck to factory mode.
Reset via settings:
- Go to the Home screen's Settings tab, tap Menu > All Settings > System > Clear Storage.
- Enter 1234.
- Tap YES to perform the reset, or tap NO to cancel the reset.
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3. Gradually stir in milk, whisking constantly. Cook over low heat for 3-5 more minutes until sauce begins to thicken. Season to taste.
4. Take the pan away from heat; whisk in margarine, then egg yolk.
5. Keep the saucepan back on heat. Stirring continuously, cook very gently till the egg yolk no longer tastes raw for about 2 to 3 minutes. Never boil the sauce.
4. Let it cool, covering with a lid on the pan to prevent a skin forming.
5. In a bowl, blend the seasonings with the vinegar.
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The historical period piece is based off of Alice Hoffman's novel, which revolves around the true events at Masada in 70 C.E. After the Jewish population was forced out of their home in Jerusalem by the Romans, 900 of them were ensconced in a fortress at Masada, a mountain in the Judean desert.
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Prescott also joins "Manhattan" star Rachel Brosnahan and "NCIS" alum Cote De Pablo.
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Do you install freebot as part of the glitch install on a slim?
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I do mate, everything you need will be installed so your ready to go the minute you plug it in.
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Lame ducks in Congress could block action on economy
WASHINGTON -- Congress returns today with many members eager to help jobless workers and the ailing auto industry. But delivering such help could be a challenge even with staggering financial markets and a reeling economy.
While majority Democrats want to enact a bigger, broader stimulus package, they face a reluctant White House and a skeptical Republican Party determined to reposition itself as a tough, fiscally conservative outfit.
The easy step for Democrats would be to wait two months until Barack Obama is inaugurated and the 111th Congress convenes with much bigger party majorities. Economic indicators are growing more dismal, however, and concerns about last month's $700 billion rescue plan keep surfacing as automakers warn they're in desperate need of cash.
House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., wants to push a $100 billion economic stimulus plan. She'd revive the package the House passed in September, a $60.8 billion effort to help states pay health care costs, increase unemployment benefits, help lower-income consumers pay energy bills and pay for some infrastructure projects.
The cost is higher now, say bill supporters, because the economy has gotten much worse since the House, with the support of 223 Democrats and 41 Republicans, passed the measure in September.
The problem then and now has been the Senate, where a similar effort fell eight votes short of stopping a filibuster.
Those familiar with the Democratic leadership strategy say that after all the speechmaking and negotiating, lawmakers will push especially hard to see that no one goes home without helping the unemployed and the auto industry.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., was unequivocal: "Senate Democrats are committed to doing all we can to help the auto industry."
Pelosi was equally adamant, urging "immediate action."
Reid said there'd be a vote in the Senate on Wednesday.
The auto and unemployment issues hit too close to home for many members, especially with Thanksgiving and Christmas just ahead. The October unemployment rate hit 6.5 percent, the worst monthly showing in 141/2 years, and on Thursday, the Labor Department reported the number of jobless claims hit its highest level in eight years.
"Americans losing their jobs every day cannot wait for the next administration to take action," said House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md.
Even diehard opponents of the big stimulus plans last week offered sympathy for unemployment aid.
"If another stimulus package is passed, that kind of provision is more valuable. At least it would be more helpful," said Sen. Michael Crapo, R-Idaho.
The auto fight is far less predictable. Congress is considering several approaches, notably making it clear that $25 billion from the financial rescue plan should be used to help the industry. Union loyalists are also pushing another $25 billion package that would help pay the pension and health care costs of 780,000 industry retirees and their families.
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In the fall of 2005, Shake the Bank, his name stitched across the front of Breeders' Cup hats, was best known as the rabbit for 2004 John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) winner Better Talk Now. Today the 9-year-old gelding is beginning his second career as a jumper in Maryland with his new owner, Lauren Hamilton.
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Andy Weber
Artist Andy Weber visited Ganden Tendar Ling Center, the FPMT center in Moscow, Russia, in June 2013, where he led workshops on thangka painting and Buddhist art. Andy has taught at FPMT centers around the world and his work is well known to FPMT students.
Filmmaker Roman Sukhostavsky documented Andy's visit with two videos available on YouTube: a 26-minute profile of Andy Weber and a two-hour long video of Andy's presentation on drawing Buddha Shakyamuni.
While the narration in the videos is in Russian, Andy speaks in English, making the two pieces well worth watching. In addition, Andy, who was an early student of Lama Yeshe, shares some of his memories of Lama Yeshe along with his insight and knowledge of the tradition of creating images of the Buddha.
In August, Andy teaches a 10-day course on "Emanations of Compassion" at Maitreya Instituut in the Netherlands.
You can find out more about Andy Weber on the Andy Weber Studios website and Facebook page.
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Drawing the Face of the Buddha
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Have you ever wanted to improve your visualization practice? Instead of struggling to retrieve a fuzzy image, have you wished for Buddha's face to pop clearly into mind as soon as you closed your eyes? Jon Landaw, a long-time FPMT teacher, recently led his Discovering Buddhism students through an exercise of drawing Buddha's face to help them improve their visualizations. His students reported good results, saying they could bring Buddha's image to mind more easily.
Landaw explains that he supplied students with artist Andy Weber's gridded drawing of Buddha's face, blank copies of the grid and some pencils. Then put on a recording of Lama Yeshe chanting mani and let them get to work.
"A couple of the students contented themselves with merely tracing the Buddha's face, but the rest actually drew it 'free hand,' as it were," Landaw writes. "They were very happily occupied for more than an hour, at the end of which time I led a brief visualization practice. Then on the following week, when I ask them whether they noticed any change in their meditation practice and their ability to bring Buddha's image to their mind, I got an overwhelming positive response."
"Even though I didn't have the opportunity of joining the class while they were doing their work," Landaw writes, "the mere activity of looking closely at all their work left a strong impression on my mind. So when I led the closing meditation, Buddha's face appeared before my mind's eye much more vividly than it has in ages."
You can watch video of Andy Weber drawing Buddha's face online, where you can also download copies of the gridded face and the empty grid. If you're interested in the Discovering Buddhism course and it's not offered in your area, you can take it online at the FPMT Online Learning Center.
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German artist Andy Weber, who lives in England, started studying Tibetan art in 1975, mainly with the great Thargye-la in Boudhanath, Nepal. "I want you to teach painting!" Lama Yeshe exhorted him at Kopan in 1982 – and he has been doing so, throughout Europe and elsewhere, ever since.
Here Andy explains how to consecrate a statue in order to transform it into a holy object.
The Tibetan word for sculptor is lha dzowa, which literally means "the deity maker." Tibetan deity makers preferred to use metal for their work. The two main techniques were "lost wax casting" and "repousse" (hammering and shaping). Most small images were cast using the former method.
When a statue is finished, its hollow interior is filled with mantra rolls, relics, grains, incense and other precious objects and then sealed with a metal or wooden plate, which usually carries an image of a double vajra. Lastly, lamas give life to the statues with prayers and blessings.
Filling statues is an art and a spiritual exercise, and should be undertaken with sincere motivation and intention because you are trying to recreate the divine spiritual body of an enlightened being. For this reason you should if possible learn the finer details from a qualified teacher. The statue only gets its power when it has been filled in the proper manner and blessed by the consecration ritual.
To begin with it is good to wear facemasks in order to prevent foul breath entering the interior. The statue should be cleaned as much as possible on the outside and inside. Purify the interior with saffron water, using a brush, and then let it dry. Light incense and recite the relevant prayers holding the incense inside the statue to purify it and create a pleasant smell. Put a precious substance, for example a blessed pill or an item of your spiritual teacher, at the crown inside the statue. If the statue is very small and there is no room at the crown for the crown mantra, then a mantra slip (a piece of paper with a mantra written on it) can be cut in two and rolled together, taking care that the mantra syllables are not defaced.
To create the mantra rolls, use a piece of incense stick, the same size as the mantra slip. The writing of the mantra is rolled inside from left to right (clockwise). To tighten the roll, keep the top up, hold the roll in the right hand and roll sharply with the left hand. The whole roll should be so tight that the incense doesn't fall out. Secure the roll with cello tape or sew a piece of cloth around it. Write the name of the mantra on the roll and mark the top as it is important to remember when placing these vertically into the statue.
While rolling the mantras, one should be aware of one's motivation and recite mantras. There is even a specific mantra for rolling mantras. If you don't know this, recite the mantra of the deity, and if that is unknown, om mani padme hum, Chenrezig's mantra, is suitable. Depending on the size of the statue, sometimes the mantra slips of crown, throat and heart, etc. can be rolled together, the crown mantra being the innermost slip. The whole roll of mantras can then be held together by cello tape or cloth.
If possible one should use the mantras of crown, throat, heart, highest yoga tantra, the particular deity, the five greatnesses, auspicious prayer and lotus. If the status is tiny, one should use at least the mantra of the particular deity.
The empty spaces around the mantras are filled with little cloth bags containing fragrant sandalwood, amberwood, etc. and powdered incense. You can add a mixture of dried flowers, dried pine needles and any other available blessed substances. In larger statues, many more large items can be offered for the inside like prayer books, robes, little bags of jewelry, tsa-tsas (sacred images of the Buddhas usually made of clay or plaster), ritual instruments and ornaments.
In order to create positive collective karma for a whole group, donations from the spiritual community are requested such as personal jewelry, gold, silver, etc.
If the statue is large enough, you can put another, smaller, statue at the heart, or a vajra and bell. For a very large statue, you use a four-sided stick slightly tapered at the top with the base wider than the top. Painted red, it represents the central channel. Kusha grass is placed on the two sides and symbolizes the two nadis (channels of the subtle body through which the wind energies flow). The grass needs to point upwards. On the top of the stick, one draws an image of a stupa (a reliquary representing the Buddha's enlightened mind) with gold (or gold-like) paint. Then, going down from there, draw the appropriate syllable for each chakra: just above the level of the forehead om, at the throat ah, at the heart hum, at the navel tram and at the secret place (four finger-widths below the navel) hrih. At the bottom of the stick, draw a double vajra (symbolizing enlightened method); otherwise, one can draw half a vajra on all four sides and a bliss swirl on the bottom of the stick.
The mantra rolls are then attached around the stick – sometimes just one mantra roll, although in many cases they are put in clusters of specific numbers. The whole stick is then carefully placed inside, and the empty space is filled with sacks and offerings.
If the statue is huge, platforms are attached to the various levels of the chakras and then mantra rolls are stacked upon them. At the bottom of the statue, place a picture, drawing or photocopy of a double vajra so that it faces the inside. One can also add various mandalas of offering dakinis, wealth deities, offerings and auspicious prayers. Finally, place the base onto the statue and ensure the mantras and bags do not fall out by using glue or by hammering the edges of the rim. If no base is available, one can cut a piece of thick cardboard, copper or plywood so that it fits the bottom well.
I live my life with buddhas and deities all day long and this affects my view of reality. For me, the images receive power and become vehicles for higher beings. There is the external power of an image which attracts us to it, but on the subtle level is the internal power of the blessed substances which gives the holy image its spiritual body. Looking at a blessed image should be like looking at a buddha. This is behind the belief that, whether you are a Buddhist or not, seeing an image of the Buddha brings blessings.
In order to give life to the statue, the Buddha must be invoked. This is done by the lama, who is the living manifestation of the Buddha, during the blessing ceremony. It is the same for the artist: until the om ah hum have been written on the back in the right places or given to a lama to be blessed, it's just paint on a canvas. It may look fantastic, but until it has been blessed by the lama or the artist writes the syllables, it is just paint on a piece of cloth.
Only after the blessing does it become a different object. This is quite different from the way most artists would view the world. Deity makers are not merely trying to please the eye consciousness of sentient beings. They are creating the mandala of the enlightened beings and these higher beings come into the statues or paintings once they are blessed.
If you read Atisha's life story, the statues talked to him, bent their heads left and right. I know of a statue of Vajrayogini that has talked. There are numerous anecdotes about people receiving messages. Having a blessed image on your shrine is like having a direct telephone line (or email!) to the higher world.
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The negotiation with the misses where to put it certainly will...
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Reading aloud at Clearview for 'I Love To Read' month
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David Hannula
A horde of eager readers descended on Clearview Elementary School in Clear Lake last Friday morning, eager to take part in the opening ceremonies for "I Love to Read Month".
Principal Sheri Rutar had spent the previous week lining up volunteer readers from communities around the area, including St. Cloud School Supt. Willie Jett, a large group of St. Cloud State University students, some members of the Becker Reader's Theatre group and other staff and community volunteers.
The readers went to individual classrooms to read aloud the first chapter from The World According to Humphrey, by Betty G. Birney. The book tells the story of life in the classroom from the perspective of a hamster that lives in a luxurious cage there, the Humphrey of the book's title. Each Clearview student was given a copy, as well as a reading list of chapters and was encouraged to make reading and discussing the book a family activity.
The effort is part of a nation-wide effort called "One District, One Book", which, as described above, seeks to make reading and discussion a regular family activity.
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- Hanna-Barbera Studios
- Distributed by: Columbia/Screen Gems
- Cartoon Characters: Lippy The Lion, Hardy Har Har, Mad Scientist, Scary Monster.
- Voice Actors: Daws Butler, Mel Blanc, Don Messick.
- Directed By William Hanna, Joseph Barbera.
- Produced By William Hanna, Joseph Barbera.
- Animated By William Keil.
- First Aired on September 17, 1962.
- Originally Released in Syndication.
- Running Time: 5 minutes.
- Season: 1
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The U.S. Marshals Service arrested a man wanted in a Lenoir County shooting in Leland on Wednesday, June 3.
Daesean Lindrae Johnson, 20, of Kinston, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and inflict serious injury in the May 28 shooting, jail records show.
No other details of his arrest were provided.
Johnson is incarcerated at the W.E. "Billy" Smith Detention Center in Kinston on $500,000 bail.
A Castle Hayne man is accused of sexually assaulting a child in Brunswick County.
Deputies arrested 19-year-old Kymond Juantorey Auther on Saturday, June 6, and charged him with first-degree sex offense with a child.
Auther is accused of sexually assaulting a girl younger than 13 between July 1, 2014, and July 31, 2014, a warrant shows.
He is incarcerated at the Brunswick County Detention Facility on $200,000 bail.
A Leland woman is accused of falsely claiming stolen property to an insurance company for reimbursement.
Twenty-seven-year-old Rebecca McKinney Spencer was arrested June 1 on charges of insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretenses, according to a North Carolina Department of Insurance news release.
Spencer is accused of fraudulently obtaining more than $4,000 from American Modern Home Insurance Co. by claiming jewelry and electronics had been stolen from her apartment in January.
Army Pvt. Terry R. Freeman, son of Wanda Freeman of Lumberton, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C.
Southport is actively searching for its next police chief after Jerry Dove announced his retirement from the position last week.
Dove is in his 49th year as a law enforcement officer. His retirement is effective Oct. 1.
Southport Mayor Robert Howard said Dove was a loyal servant to the Southport community and, more importantly, "a dear friend."
Mr. Julian and Mrs. Jerry Odom of Sunset Harbor were honored with a surprise celebration of their 70th wedding anniversary with friends from Brunswick Senior Resource's Senior Nutrition Site and the Sunset Harbor community. Pastor Wayne Tuttle led the couple in a special ceremony as they renewed their wedding vows. Julian Odom is a Navy veteran of World War II.
The weather pattern was stable last week, giving us great fishing conditions. The ocean was calm enough for small boats fish the Spanish mackerel on the beach. Small boats venturing out of the Cape Fear River region around Yaupon and Ocean Crest pier also caught king mackerel. A few cobia also have been caught close to the beach, but most of the action is between 15 to 20 miles out.
By Capt. Derek Treffinger
Father's Day is June 21, so I have explored great gifts for dad and some fun things to do in our area.
I went to PGA Superstore in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., last week and spoke with John Wagner, the general manager. A jovial, articulate man, we had a blast looking at the latest in clothing lines, then we moved on to gadgets and gizmos for the golfing dad.
The inaugural Southport Songwriter Festival (S2F) for songwriters and music lovers is scheduled for Friday-Sunday, June 19-21, at various venues throughout the city. The festival is being presented by Front Porch Productions, created by Grammy Award-winning songwriter Louisa Branscomb.
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Oh my... I just found this thread and I have to say..... Oh, myy....
I'll just let you leave this story as is- let it be known next time a girl responds that shes going to go hang out with some girl friends and drink that regardless of what you hear me say- my response is YES YES HELL YES
Also, around here we call them May Flys not Fish Flys
Also, I have my doubts as to the validity of any and all stories about women after your first account lol
Also, good write up- keep up the good work
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Seems like only yesterday I was the last customer in a pawn shop near the old baseball stadium. Literally the LAST customer. I bought a few hand tools I didn't really need, and literally swam in the sadness of the shop owner. He closed up that day, never opened again. We chatted for a while about better times, when the stadium was there, when the streets were clean, buildings in better shape... reminiscing was nice.
Sorry you got shook down, but at least you didn't lose anything.
For some reason, I miss Detroit just a bit. Darndest thing about home states.
I am digging your trip so far, subscribed!
"Even though my trip turned out badly, I don't regret the kind of life I chose to live. Adventure!" RIP-Clay Schwartz 9/14/07
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awesome keith, love your writing... where to next?
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This bridge was designed by Mr. Roebling , the designer of the Broklyn Bridge.
A couple of observations and a question.
!. You ride far to much Interstate . You will enjoy the country far more by riding 300 to 350 miles per day on 2 laners.
2. Your packing set up looks fine.
Question. Why would you carry two multi-tools ? Is there a funtion the cheap one has that the good one lacks ?
RR's Catnip Hill to Peoria ___Loopin' Seattle to WestFest
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2. I'll be bringing way less clothes and a few other creature comforts next time.
3. I am bad about losing things, so wanted to keep a spare multi-tool onboard. Until a couple days before this trip, I thought I had lost the good multi-tool a year ago as I'd forgotten completely about the rear inner pocket of my tankbag.
I wish my motorcycles had real model names for when I get asked what I ride.
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so, how did were you feeling say at the end of day 3 ?
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I wish my motorcycles had real model names for when I get asked what I ride.
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Day 5, Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Dearborn, Michigan to Topinabee, Michigan
Woke up just before 8, looked up information about the Motown Music Museum on my phone (yay Droid!), and saw they didn't open until 10. Good for me, although I will be a bit pushed for time as I am meeting an ADV'er for lunch at noon. Yesterday afternoon, I found the Detroit Greetings thread on ADV, and put up a post asking if anyone wanted to meet for dinner that night or lunch the next day. I didn't get any responses for dinner, but one hit for lunch from Dfrnt.
I headed out of the motel at 8:45, got a chocolate chip muffin and bottle of orange juice from a gas station for a quick breakfast, and headed into downtown Detroit, trying to get to city center to get pictures of GM and Chrysler's offices (was not able to find this one unfortunately. Saw this depressing building 3 or 4 blocks from than the monstrous skyscrapers that were daunting and an over-powering presence.
Saw lots of these signs everywhere in Michigan, a little scary to think of such harsh consequences for a mistake, but hope they make an impression
Can't remember why I took this picture, maybe one of you know?
Cool looking hotel
In the center of downtown, there is a little park with pretty scenic views of man's construction in every direction
I've seen this sculpture before in a recent Chrysler ad. I couldn't get close enough to read the sign below it, but I think it was built to demonstrate the spirit of American motor companies, the iron fist of American struggling through adversity (correct me if you know the real thing).
This picture was an interesting-to-me impromptu grab as I'm always hearing of union strikes, but am unfamiliar with unions, as they aren't big in South Carolina. Riding down the road on the way to the museum, I stumbled across 50-75 carpentry employees picketing.
Bad framing shot of GM's offices. These were hard to get a shot of due to their scale
Just before stumbling across this "diamond in the rough," I had been lamenting over not having grabbed a shot of a liquor store in Michigan. Seemingly, Michigan-ites love their spirits, as they're really common, but not enough to fully support the owners with only one product line. Instead, if you ever see a "sub shop" that isn't a big name chain, it's probably a liquor store in disguise that you'll notice when you park. In South Carolina, we don't have "liquor" stores, we have "package" stores with three giant red dots outside (for the illiterate or too drunk to read) to find them easily. South Carolina cares not for being discreet. This store sold a variety of items, haha
At 5 'til 10, I arrived at the Museum. There was a school bus with 20 or so teenagers waiting in line (guess the North is on a year-round school system, since this was the second time I mention a school group). 4 young British guys also join our tour group as we file in and pay our $10 each. Due to its small business nature, photographs were not allowed inside, but I did learn a ton about the history of Motown Records and soul and R&B music. This museum is the original building and start of the company, having been started in Berry Gordy's garage. In it are the original piano, drum set, organ, and many other pieces that were essential throughout music's modern history. From Wikipedia of just one example of the 1960s, "Top artists on the Motown label during that period included Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Four Tops, and The Jackson 5, while Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and The Miracles released hits on the Tamla label." Wow! You definitely need to check it out if you're ever in the area.
After the 1 ½ hour tour, I headed toward Cherry Blossom in Novi for lunch with Steve. Along the way, I saw signs for 8 Mile Road and pulled off the interstate for a picture.
Frustratingly, no signs warned me there would be no re-entering the highway from here, and my GPS refused to believe me that the on-ramp was torn up and dirt, so kept trying to re-direct me to do U-turns and get on there. I backed out of the navigation, pulled up the map, and found an alternate route that added 15 minutes to my journey, making me 5 minutes late. I HATE being late as my parents instilled punctuality in me at an early age, so felt very guilty when I pulled into the parking lot for the restaurant and Steve and his co-worker Hoyo (sp?) were already waiting on me.
We went inside to a semi-traditional Japanese restaurant with pretty tasty food. I was surprised that unlike most places I have been, here the default is to serve you hot green tea and chopsticks instead of silverware. I had to ask for a glass of water, but was fine with chopsticks as my dad taught us to use them. In the Air Force, he was a linguist and had been stationed in Taiwan, and loves to practice his Mandarin whenever we go out to Chinese restaurants. The employees/owners LOVE this as they rarely get to use their native tongue outside of their family and friends, so he quickly wins them over. My parents go on yearly mission trips to Taiwan/China and my dad translates for the group.
Steve and Hoyo worked at NGK, the maker of spark plugs, which I thought was pretty neat, so we talk about their work, the Aprilias, KTMs, and VFR Steve have, Hoyo's love for old-school Japanese bikes (he was on a great-looking early 80s Katana that day and has 2 other bikes). At Steve's suggestion, I tried the yummy lunch sushi special, we discussed motorcycle trips, and my route for the day. Steve said I should take I-75 until Highway 23 veered off, and to ride that up the coast of Lake Huron to Cheboygan. He also convinced me I had to visit Mackinac Island, due to its magical allure and natural beauty. We soon went our separate ways (and much to my telepathic wishes, neither offered to help out the poor fat kid and pay for lunch, :-p).
The weather soon turned cold, cloudy, and with an overall dreary mood soon overtake me. From here to Canada, life was quiet, back to a less modern sense of society. The temperature continued to drop and when gassing up 50 miles from Detroit, I had to put on my rain gear to retain heat. I kept hoping for the much-discussed Tim Horton's cafes I have heard of to have a couple donuts and a cup of hot chocolate, but I wanted to wait until I was at least 100 miles. Throughout all my bigger tasks in life (trips, work-days, dating, etc.), I try to break things down into chunks, so I wanted to get a good portion of my 250 miles for the day out of the way before any rest.
My melancholy mood was not helped when I saw this sign, due to the river sharing the nickname of an ex I broke up with years ago for a 20 year old's stupidity
The afternoon became even more bleak, and started to drizzle off and on. I stopped in a rest stop to take care of business, and saw something that lifted my spirits for a short bit, two black squirrels playing. They looked much bigger than the gray I was used to, and had tufts of hair pointing up from their ears. They were very coy and managed to shy away whenever a picture was taken, but I have one of their blurriness, and another of their having vanished up the side of a tree.
With my mood slightly uplifted, I pressed on through the cold and wished I had brought some form of cold weather protection. Due to the heat back home, all my shirts were air-wicking ones to keep you cool in the heat. They work great at this function, but not so well at keeping one warm in the cold. I didn't know I would be passing this way-point, but it was a huge surprise and had me stoked!
About 90 miles from Cheboygan, I stopped in a McDonald's to grab a snack and warm up around 5. Inside, the news was on and I learned that it was only 56 degrees outside! So I wasn't crazy and imagining the cold or coming down with a fever. That was a relief, but now what do I do about the cold? There was a Wal-Mart nearby, but on general principle, I don't shop there (yes they were mentioned in my supply list for my tent; I'm a white, politically centrist, Christian living in America, does my being a hypocrite surprise you?!). I didn't think there would be much use for a sweater beyond today, so I opted not to buy one. After 45 minutes in McDonald's and filling up on gas again (for the motorcycle, I have an iron stomach, thank you very much), I left for the final leg of the day.
This picture may give you some idea of the windiness
Pulling off I-75 toward Cheboygan, it was around 6:30, so I started looking for a place to stay. My bike was running a bit sluggish at this point and the mileage had been dropping, so I knew the air filters were needing a good cleaning/replacement. Much to my delight, half a mile from the interstate was a powersports store I could visit in the morning to attempt buying filters or a cleaning kit.
I saw a sign for a motel across the road that had rooms for $31.50. This seemed a tad suspect, so I continued on. A couple miles up the road, I saw a sign for Indian River Campgrounds, who had cabins for rent. I was much too cold already to want to set up camp and sleep outside, so I stopped in to inquire of room prices. The place seemed very well-maintained and luxurious for its surroundings. With a smile on my face, I walked into the office and asked the attendee for a rate for a cabin. He quote me $58. Politely, I said, "Okay, thanks. I'm trying to keep it under 50," and started walking toward the door. The guy rudely responded, "Well, coming the night of, without a reservation during tourist season, you're lucky to find anything under $100, and it'll be more than that the closer you get to Cheboygan (which was only an arbitrary destination for me anyway, since it was close to Mackinaw). I said, "Thanks, but I want to at least try," and opened the door. He, with a sneering smirk, responded, "Yea, I'll see you in half an hour when you can't find anything better." Well, pardon my French here, "Fuck you too dude" and got back on the bike and left. I CANNOT STAND when sales/service people treat me with disdain or rudeness when I have been nothing but polite to them. Even if I couldn't find anything cheaper, no way would I be staying here after that attitude.
I rode up less than half a mile later, found a similar scene for $55 with a much more polite owner, but turned this down also. I rode another 4 miles up the road, but didn't see much with hope, so headed back to the $31.50 hotel to try my luck.
I pull up outside the Topinabee Motel, and see only one truck in the parking lot for the 12 room motel, not a great sign, but okay. I try walking up to the office, but the door is locked. Hmm, see what looks like a maintenance guy doing grouting work on the sidewalk at the far end, so walk down to him and ask if they're open. He says, "Of course! We're always open! Did she not answer the door?" and then calls her up to hook me up in the office. While we're waiting on what I assume to be his wife, Al and I get to talking about anything and everything. He bought this motel a couple years back after retiring. He loved the Great Lakes area (can't remember where he originated from), snowmobiling, hunting, and fishing, so he decided instead of just sitting on his bum as a retired bloke, he'd buy this formerly semi-run-down place and fix it up while living in it.
He loved the sound of the trip and rattled off factoid after destination after restaurant of places to visit in the Upper Peninsula. I asked about Canada, and he said he'd never been and never had any desire to after his service (I guess military, but didn't ask). When the lady comes up to the office, he tells her to give me a 10% discount since I'm their only customer, which knocks the price from $31.50 to $28 before tax, and $30 with tax. Awesome deal, but doesn't seem that great of a business plan. From talking to him though, I don't think he owned the motel to earn money, but to talk to people traveling through. That's a nice life to live.
After getting a room and dropping some of my stuff on inside, I walked out to ask him about food places to eat in the area. I had camping food with me, but I am always up for local cuisine. He directs me up the road to the Topinee Market/gas station/liquor store/deli/pizza place/convenience store. I headed out and saw Mullet Lake along the way. This picture reminds me much of somewhere else I've visited, I think in Montana, but I can't recall.
While there and with my bike parked out front, I am the talk of the town and have person after person come up to chit-chat while I wait on the two slices of sausage and feta cheese I order from the cook. It was a very friendly town and I love visiting places like this. I get my pizza to go, and head back to the hotel to sit out at the picnic table and eat. When I get back, Al comes over to talk some more. When he saw my pizza he exclaimed, "Damn that looks tasty! If you'd have told me you were getting pizza, I would've driven you up there and it would've been my treat. After some great conversation with a guy that seemed like an old friend, I retired to my room for the night. If you decide to visit Mackinac Island and want a decently priced place nearby with 70s style rooms, mini-fridges, coffee pots, and microwaves in every room, head out to the Topinabee Motel and see Al.
Today was a day with a great beginning, horribly lonely middle, and lovely end.
I wish my motorcycles had real model names for when I get asked what I ride.
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Did you stop in at the packard plant? not sure there is much to see, but nice history.......
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Ok, Draechon it is time to take a trip to your local public library. Otherwise how will we ever know if you made it back home to South Kackalacky.
SC Tag-O-Rama map now with pictures
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I wish my motorcycles had real model names for when I get asked what I ride.
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Nice write up. Look forward to the rest
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This was excellent writing, I'm really enjoying reading this and looking forward to the rest.
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This message is just one for accountability's sake to ScooterGDawg, Caycek, and Kalonji. I've promised each of you I would finish this report. At least two of you have traveled cross-country since I quit writing this, but won't write any tales until I "get home," so here shall it be. This trip will be finished by February 1st.
I wish my motorcycles had real model names for when I get asked what I ride.
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The hardest thing with video game development is, "Where do I start?" Well a colleague at Microsoft David Cook has answered this with the development of the 3D Game Dev starter kit for Unity3d
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Start by simply opening up the kit, looking around a bit, and then changing the name in the credits to your name and the name of the game from Space Robot Zombie Escape to something your own.
After that, go to File -> Build, and build the game as a Universal App (should be selected for you already). Once your happy with the game you can publish it to the Windows 8 and Windows Phone Store.
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I've been completely obsessed with pretty much all things related to 3d-art for four or five years now. I love being immersed in 3d worlds and my time at University, along with working in games for the past two years, has enabled me to work on some pretty awesome projects with some great visuals. However, there always comes the dilemma of building up a portfolio to show off to new clients or employers. Traditionally, myself and other artists have used 2d images, which usually consist of beauty and wireframe renders, along with a breakdown of the texturing process applied to the asset. This is still a great method, but times are changing and the future is here right now as a standard for every major web browser out there.
It was almost two years ago I was introduced to Sketchfab: a platform and community for sharing 3d content. I was really interested and immediately started testing their service. The absolute brilliance of the Sketchfab viewer is that it can be embedded into pretty much any website, forum or portfolio. With a few clicks the actual upload process for 3D content is quick, easy and painless. Rather than viewing 3d content in 2d through renders, you can now interact with and manipulate the content in real time, without any sort of plug-in, through the power of WebGL.
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Xbox One Wireless Controller can work with your PC if you download one of the following driver packages:
Note To use your Xbox One controller with your console after using it with a PC, you must re-sync the controller to the console. You can do this by using the wireless sync button or a USB cable. For details, see Connect a wireless Xbox One controller to your console.
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Adding controller support to a brand new Unity project.
Start up Unity, and go to File > New Project.
Setting Up the Input Manager
In order to set up Unity so we can easily access controller inputs from scripts, we need to properly set up the Input Manager.
Go to Edit > Project Settings > Input to open the Input Manager.
There are 20 total input buttons and axes on an Xbox controller, but for this demo we will only add the 4 face buttons, A, B, X, and Y, and the two joysticks. This is the most tedious part of the process, so if you'd like to skip it, I've provided a completed InputManager.asset file to download and use here:
Add 8 new axes to the Input Manager by changing the size value. The first 4 inputs will represent the 4 face buttons. Open the dropdown menu for the first new Axis, and change the values to the following settings for the A button:
For the next 3 inputs, input the same settings for the other 3 face buttons, except for "Name" and "Positive Button". The button settings should reflect the values on the Unity3D Xbox Controller wiki:
NOTE: Windows, Mac, and Linux all have different button values for the Xbox controller, as seen on the Wiki page. To make the process of switching between these platforms easy, the InputManager.asset file found in the Project Settings folder in your Unity project folder stores your input settings. If you create a separate InputManager.asset file for each platform, and store them in another folder, you can switch them in and out by replacing the file in your Unity project folder with the one for the desired platform.
The last 4 inputs will represent the 2 axes on the 2 joysticks. For the first one, change the values for the following settings for the X axis on the left joystick:
Input the same values for the next 3 inputs, for the left joystick Y axis, and the right joystick X and Y axes. Again, refer to the Xbox controller page on the Unity3D Wiki to find the correct axis values:
Setting Up a Scene
For this example we will create a simple scene to move a character around in. Add a plane with a collider as a floor, and add a capsule on top of it as a player. If the capsule has a capsule collider on it, remove the capsule collider and instead add a character controller component. Make sure there is a camera in the scene, and it is pointed at the objects in the scene. Finally, add a light into the scene so we can see our objects properly.
Coding the Player Movement
Next we will write a script to control our player. Create a new C# script called PlayerMovement, and open it in your editor of choice. Write the following code:
1: using UnityEngine;
3: using System.Collections;
5: public class PlayerMovement : MonoBehaviour
7: {
9: private Vector3 movementVector;
11: private CharacterController characterController;
13: private float movementSpeed = 8;
15: private float jumpPower = 15;
17: private float gravity = 40;
19: void Start()
21: {
23: characterController = GetComponent<CharacterController>();
25: }
27: void Update()
29: {
31: movementVector.x = Input.GetAxis("LeftJoystickX") * movementSpeed;
33: movementVector.z = Input.GetAxis("LeftJoystickY") * movementSpeed;
35: if(characterController.isGrounded)
37: {
39: movementVector.y = 0;
41: if(Input.GetButtonDown("A"))
43: {
45: movementVector.y = jumpPower;
47: }
49: }
51: movementVector.y -= gravity * Time.deltaTime;
53: characterController.Move(movementVector * Time.deltaTime);
55: }
57: }
Finally, add this script as a component to your Capsule, and press play to test out your game.
Adding Player Number 2
Adding support for multiple controllers is a great way to include local multiplayer in your game. To add more controller inputs, add more axes to the Input Manager. Repeat the same process as before, except when entering the "Positive Button" values, include the number of the joystick. For example, instead of "joystick button 0", write "joystick 2 button 0". Similarly, for the left and right joystick axes, change the "Joy Num" dropdown value to reflect the correct joystick number. Finally, when writing the "Name" value for the buttons and joystick axes, add a suffix which denotes the joystick or player number. For example, instead of "LeftJoystickX", write "LeftJoystickX_P2". Remember to change all of these settings for your first set of inputs as well.
After changing all of the input settings, you will have to make some changes to the PlayerMovement script as well. Make the following changes.
19: public int joystickNumber;
21: void Start()
23: {
25: characterController = GetComponent<CharacterController>();
27: }
29: void Update()
31: {
33: string joystickString = joystickNumber.ToString();
35: movementVector.x = Input.GetAxis("LeftJoystickX_P" + joystickString) * movementSpeed;
37: movementVector.z = Input.GetAxis("LeftJoystickY_P" + joystickString) * movementSpeed;
39: if(characterController.isGrounded)
41: {
43: movementVector.y = 0;
45: if(Input.GetButtonDown("A_P" + joystickString))
47: {
49: movementVector.y = jumpPower;
51: }
53: }
55: movementVector.y -= gravity * Time.deltaTime;
57: characterController.Move(movementVector * Time.deltaTime);
59: }
61: }
After changing the script, duplicate your player object, and move it to the side a bit, so it's not overlapping the first player. Select the first player, and look at your PlayerMovement component in the inspector. Because we made joystickNumber a public integer, we should be able to change it directly in the inspector. Change one player's joystickNumber to 1 in the inspector, and change the other player's to 2. This should allow you to control each player separately with 2 controllers.
So are you new Game Developer? what type of startup do you want to be?
Type 1 - Ambitious: want to be worth £20M+ minimum in 3 years.
Type 2 - "Game Changing"
Type 3 - Build/leverage new technology/ business model innovations
So what type of games do you make?
So where are you in the Start-up journey?
How Start-Up Funding Works ?
So what's required to become and investable start-up?
Team, Tech & resources that is FIT for the task of creating an awesome company
Product that is the best solution FIT for the target customers problems.
Business Model that is FIT to be scaled.
Sources of Help
Microsoft BizSpark http://www.bizspark.com
Microsoft Venture https://www.microsoftventures.com/accelerators/london
Capital Enterprise; www.capitalenterprise.org
Meet-up - http://www.meetup.com
Mobile Academy- http://themobileacademy.org.uk/
Makers Academy- http://www.makersacademy.com/
GoGowo- http://www.gocowo.com
Skills Matter- http://skillsmatter.com/
Start- up Britain - http://www.startupbritain.org
British Library- www.bl.uk/bipc
General Assembly- https://generalassemb.ly/locations/london
Innovation Warehouse- http://www.theiw.org
IC Tomorrow - https://connect.innovateuk.org/web/ictomorrow
UCL Decide- https://www.ucl.ac.uk/decide
Start-up Weekend- London- http://london.startupweekend.org/
Launch 48- http://launch48.com/
Mobile Collective http://mobilecollective.wordpress.com
3 Beards- http://www.3-beards.com/
Tech Hub- http://www.techhub.com/events/
Dreamstake- http://www.dreamstake.net/events
Capital List Get Together- http://www.capitallistblog.co/our-monthly-monday-get-together/
Funding Games Development & Beta Testing
Grants & Awards General
Technology Strategy Board ( R&D Funding) - http://www.innovateuk.org - http://www.innovateuk.org/content/competition/grant-for-rd-single-business.ashx
Knowledge Transfer Networks- www.innovateuk.org
Abertay Prototype Fund - http://prototypefund.abertay.ac.uk/
Skillset - http://www.creativeskillset.org/games/
IC Tomorrow- https://connect.innovateuk.org/web/ictomorrow
NESTA- http://www.nesta.org.uk/
London European Enterprise Network- http://www.een-london.co.uk
E Funding for SME R&D - http://www.eurostars-eureka.eu/what.do
EU Funding for R&D collaborations: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/calls
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships funding support- http://www.ktponline.org.uk/ktp-what-will-it-cost-my-business
J4B- Portal for grant finding http://www.j4b.co.uk
Game Competitions
Grant to Develop Video Games
This brand new scheme aims to help independent, European companies to develop either a video game concept or project that has the potential to circulate within the European Union and beyond. http://www.mediadeskuk.eu/funding/
Start-up loans
Sources of Grants- www.j4b.co.uk
Competition funding £1000 issued to 10+ businesses per month- http://www.shell-livewire.org
Princes Trust http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/need_help/enterprise_programme.aspx
£1000- £20,000 Enterprise Loans for Under 25's- www.startuploanslondon.co.uk or www.startuploans.com
New Enterprise Allowance Scheme – Check who delivers the scheme in London by e-mailing Capital Enterprise.
Community Development Finance Associations- http://www.cdfa.org.uk - Also check out North London Community Finance
ELSBC Access to Finance – Business Plan support for those looking to raise up to £10K
Soft loans for Creative Businesses- http://www.creativeindustryfinance.org.uk/
Crowd funding Platforms
Reward based Crowdfunding platforms- will help you to raise funding to build a proto-type and market test a great idea or product.- Great for pre-selling cool tech hardware.
www.indiegogo.com (USA)
What they provide?
Fellow Community of entrepreneurs & supporters
Runway support & funding (£15-£100K at standardised investment terms. )
( 3-6 months on average)
Physical Space & Facilities
Mentors ( 1st Industry- 2nd Investors)
Help to Rapid Field Trail with users & customers.
Demo days- Introductions to Investors/ customers
What can they test?
Product- Assess Functional use/ improve design & UX
Market Reaction- interest/ usage/revenue - AARRR
Revenue/ profit Potential- pricing, market timing, LTV/CCA
Business Model- "To Pivot or Not To Pivot"
Investor reaction- interest and valuations
Team- ability to work together and deliver.
So are you ready for investment?
Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme-SEIS http://www.seis.co.uk/
SEIS is a tax break launched in 2012 for UK tax payers to encourage them to buy shares in start-up companies registered in the UK
The Facts:
SEIS investors can input £100,000 in a single tax year rising to a maximum £150,000 over two or more tax years in to a single company
Investors cannot control the company receiving their capital
Investors pick up 50% tax relief in the tax year the investment is made, regardless of their marginal rate.
Ihe business must be a start-up company -registered in the UK within 2 years of claim.
The company must not employ more than 25 workers.
The company must have assets of less than £200,000.
The company has to trade in an approved sector – generally not in finance or investment, for example, a property company raise capital as a SEIS.
Building the perfect pitch
Who to approach?
Seed/ Early stage Investment Platforms
Angel Platforms
Top SEIS Funding Syndicates
1.Jenson Solutions- www.jensonsolutions.com 2.Ingenious Media- www.ingeniousmedia.co.uk 3.Ascension Ventures- http://www.ascensionmedia.com/ascension-ventures.php 4.Start-up Funding Club- http://www.startupfundingclub.com/ 5.Ascot SEIS – www.ascotwm.com
Top Traditional Angel Syndicates
1.London Business Angels: http://www.lbangels.co.uk/ 2.E100 (LBS) 3.Oxford Angels: http://www.oxei.co.uk 4.Cambridge: http://cambridgeangels.com 5.Envestors- www.envestors.co.uk 6. Angels Den- www.angelsden.com
Super Seed Investors
1. Playfair Capital- http://playfaircapital.com 2.Angel Pad http://angellab.co.uk/ 3.Kima Ventures- http://www.kimaventures.com 4.Boundary Capital - www.boundarycapital.com 5.Venerex ( Fashion Tech- see Capital List) 6.Jam Jar Investments- http://jamjarinvestments.com 7.No 1 Seed - www.number1seed.co.uk 8.Warner Yard Associates - http://www.warneryard.com 9.Angel List – www.angel.co
Specialist funds
NESTA - www.nesta.org.uk/investments
Unltd – www.ubltd.org.uk
Big Society Capital- http://www.bigsocietycapital.com
Sources of Social Finance- http://www.bigsocietycapital.com/finding-the-right-investment
Bridges Venture Fund http://www.bridgesventures.com/social-entrepreneurs-fund
Big Issue Investment- http://www.bigissueinvest.com
Social Finance- http://www.socialfinance.org.uk
Social Investment Fund- http://www.thesocialinvestmentbusiness.org
Stargate Capital- Trapezia- http://www.stargatecapital.co.uk/
FSE- Incito- http://thefsegroup.com/investors/business-angels/incito-ventures/
Aspire Fund - http://www.capitalforenterprise.gov.uk/files/Aspire%20Information%20Leaflet%20(v%202)%20Flyer%20brochure.pdf
Bridges Sustainable Fund- http://www.bridgesventures.com/sustainable-growth-funds
Ingenious Media- Cleantech Fund http://www.ingeniousmedia.co.uk/investments/investment-opportunities/clean-energy
Carbon Trust- http://www.carbontrust.com/about-us/our-investments
Low Carbon Accelerator- http://www.lowcarbonaccelerator.com
CT Investment Partners- http://www.ctip.co.uk
Wellington Partners- http://www.wellington-partners.com/wp/index.html
Games Investors
London Venture Partners - http://www.londonvp.com/
DN Capital - http://dncapital.com/
Initial Capital - http://www.initialcapital.com
White Star Capital - http://whitestarvc.com/
Playfair Capital - http://playfaircapital.com
Profounders- http://www.profounderscapital.com
Connect Ventures- http://connectventures.co.uk
Balderton- http://www.balderton.com
Index- http://www.indexventures.com
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