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What is Mormonism?
Mormonism – Distinguish Between Truth and Error
When trying to learn about Mormonism you may have wondered, "how do I know what information about Mormonism is accurate and true?" There are so many different conceptions of the Mormon faith that trying to get a straight answer can seem almost impossible. Yet, the question is a good one—how can one discern which voices to listen to and which voices are simply deceptive? The Internet provides incredible access to thousands of websites full of information, but not all of the information is as good as other information, and not all of the information is true.
Whether you are interested in learning a lot about Mormonism, or you are just curious because you heard something in passing and you wanted to find out a little more, we have some tools to help answer your questions. The truth is, before you can really make an informed decision on the Mormon religion, you need to understand some of the most foundational or basic beliefs professed by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (AKA Mormons). And that is where we fit in.
The purpose of this website is to provide basic understanding of basic concepts in Mormonism. In other words, we have created this website to equip you for your own journey through the milieu of ideas and opinions you will encounter. Because you simply can't believe all of the voices; they can't all be right.
What kinds of tools do you need?
- Depending on your own religious (or irreligious) background you will need to understand some of the basic tenants of Christianity including its central figure Jesus Christ and the purpose and use of scripture within the Christian context.
- You will need to understand Mormonism's founder Joseph Smith in the context of his role in Mormonism and the claims that he made to be a prophet.
- You will need, at the very least, a working understanding of the vocabulary and jargon used by Mormons, including how they understand and use some of the basic vocabulary of Christianity.
- You will need to understand the role of prayer from the Mormon perspective. Mormons believe that you can actually communicate with God on a personal level. Understanding how and why they believe this will help you see how they understand truth.
- And finally, you will need to understand some of the attitudes and feelings that are characteristic in Mormonism in order to provide context.
These tools should provide you with the foundational knowledge you need to begin studying Mormonism. But these are only tools. In
the end, as you well know, you will have to decide what you think on your own. And when it comes to an issue as hotly debated as Mormonism, this deserves study, time, and thought. It is easy to dismiss a religion (any religion) if you don't know much about it, but on an issue as important as religion, one has an obligation to find out more before making the final verdict. Rather than being uninformed and ignorant, your verdict should be well-informed and knowledgeable.
The Mormonism Conversation
After all is said and done, whether you agree with the tenants of Mormonism or not, you will be able to understand the conversation better, you will be able to better interact with Mormons themselves, and you will develop an appreciation of what Mormonism contributes to the religious, theological, and philosophical conversations of our era.
While this is not an official website of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, you can visit the official site here.

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Former Miami-Dade Softball Coach Carlos Caro Selected for ISF Hall of FameOctober 31, 2013
Read the release via the ASA here: http://www.asasoftball.com/about/getStory.asp?nid=3107
Caro began his coaching career at the age of 18 in his home town of Villa Clara, Cuba while working on his bachelor degree as a student-athlete at the I.S.C.F. Manuel Fajardo Rivero and working with the Villa Clara Men's Team. At the age of 23, he received his bachelor degree and moved to Havana where he became the pitching coach for the Ciudad Habana Junior's and Men's Team. In 1996, Ciudad Habana won the Cuban National Championship and three of the pitchers under his tutelage earned three of the six spots on the Cuban National Softball team.
In March 1997, the Cuban Government of Sports INDER and CubadaDeportes SA sent Caro on a four year exchange contract with the Mexican Olympic Committee to work with the Mexican National Softball Federation. While in Mexico, he trained the Mexican Junior National Team to attend the ISF VI World Cup in Saskatoon, Canada. The team finished its best finish ever, finishing fifth at the event. In 1997, immediately after the team departure to its competition Caro left, defected his position and came to the United States.
Upon to his arrival to the US, he studied to revalidate his college degree at the University of Central Florida reaching the goal in 2000. Caro then became involved with youth softball in Miami Dade and got invited to coach with the Miami Mini Canes traveling team reaching multiples NSA, ISF and ASA, qualifiers, state and national championships. Under his tutelage multiple South Florida high school athletes benefited from his coaching including Melissa Penna who holds various pitching records in Dade County and at her Alma matter Stanford University.
In 2004, Caro began his career with Miami Dade College (MDC) as an Assistant Coach and in 2005 became the head coach of the MDC softball program. As head coach he turned MDC into a NJCAA national power house wining three Atlantic Championships (2007-2010 & 2011), two Southern Conference Championships (2008-2010), one State Championship in 2011 and one National Championship in 2010 with three appearances to the NJCAA National Championship (2007-2010 & 2011), the only appearances in the programs history of collegiate competition. He possess MDC's highest winning percentage with 700, the product of 238 wins and 103 loses in 6 years. During his collegiate coaching career he was the recipient of two conference, one state and one national tournament Coach of the Year awards. His program produced several NJCAA-NFCA All American Players and in the classroom the program achieved a 3.0 grade point average and produced several NJCAA-NFCA All American students. During his tenure more than thirty students-athletes at MDC earned scholarships at NCAA and NIAA to continue their Softball careers.
From 2003 to 2007, Caro served as the chief of the Dominican Republic National Softball Federation and head coach for the D.R. Women's National Team. As head coach the team earned a Bronze Medal at the V Pan American Games in Santo Domingo and a Gold Medal at the XX Central American Games Qualifier in Cartagena, Colombia in 2005. They also went on to earn a Bronze Medal at the XX Central American Games Cartagena, Colombia in 2006.
In May 2013, Caro earned his Master of Science with a major in Kinesiology from Texas Woman's University and he currently teaches Physical Education at John I. Smith K-8 Center.
Caro is currently the pitching coach for the Puerto Rico Women's Softball National Team. He started his work with PUR Softball in January 2012 and since then the program has participated in the ISF XIII World Cup, in Yukon, Canada finishing in 8th place, their best finish in the last decade. He also participated in the 8th edition of the Pan American Games Qualifier in Maunabo, Puerto Rico for Toronto 2015, also a qualifier for the 2014 XXII Central American Games in Veracruz, Mexico and the 2014 XIV World Cup Qualifier for Harlem, Holland, were the team finished in 4th place, their best finish in the last decade, resulting in a Silver Medal at the XXII Central American Games Qualifier and qualifying for Toronto and Harlem, Holland.
"I am humbled to receive such a great honor in our sport. When I started in 1988 I had no idea that the result of hard work, persistence, loyalty, dedication and vision could put my name among elite players and coaches from around the world in the ISF Hall of Fame. This accomplishment also belongs to my former players, mentors Ubaldo Alvarez, Ciudad Habana and Odilio Calzadilla, Villa Cara, the presidents of the National Softball Federations of Cuba, Mexico, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico who trusted me and especially Tommy Velazquez and Edwin Mercado who nominated me. I couldn't have done this without the support from my wife and family who have always allowed me to follow my dreams. I had the opportunity to turn national and international programs into wining programs and for now I have only two more goals related to softball: getting the sport back into the Olympic program and participate, win a medal at the games and coach at the NCAA division I level."


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The Department of Public Instruction wants to keep clear of any "values" teaching on sexual education, leaving the choices on curriculum and content up to local school districts, according to DPI Health Education Coordinator Sandra Tibke in a recent interview with PlainsDaily. According to Tibke, her job is to "provide solid health facts and materials" and nothing more.
Tibke's stated DPI position appears to contradict the upcoming, 2 day free conference DPI is sponsoring in partnership with a Minnesota Planned Parenthood chapter in May. Planned Parenthood is widely recognized for its political activism in promoting abortion rights for women and distribution of birth control in schools. ND is the only state which does not have a Planned Parenthood chapter.
In addition, the conference's keynote speaker is Kurt Conklin, School Health Project Coordinator at SIECUS (Informtion and Education Council of the US). SEICUS materials state that one of its primary purposes is to "work to create a world that ensures social justice and sexual rights," and believes that sex education "should recognize the diversity and beliefs represented in the community, and complement and augment the sexuality education children receive from their families, religious groups and communities."
Asked about the apparent conflict of interest, Tibke said that her job is "to simply deliver factual information regarding sexual health" to ND state. Tibke added while she may not agree with everything Planned Parenthood does, they do have "really good materials" on helping families communicate, and that she prefers to find common ground and work with non-profits from there.
When asked if she contacted First Choice Clinic in Fargo to also partner with her, Tibke admitted that she had not. First Choice provides the "Make a Sound Choice" abstinence curriculum adopted by many school districts in the state.
Tibke defended her department's choice of speakers and sponsors for the teacher training conference by saying that her department receives an annual grant from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) to promote HIV education, and receipt of the grant funds depends upon increasing percentages of state teachers reporting they have received the information. Conklin's organization has a formal agreement with the CDC to provide school training.
Other conference speakers include Planned Parenthood award winner Nora Gelperin, M.Ed., who oversees Answer's Sexuality Education Training Initiative, and Minnesota Department of Education trainer Geri Graham, MS, CDCP, who was a health and physical education teacher for 30 years.
"There's nothing controversial about the conference materials," insists Tibke. But one conference's stated objectives is learning to "Identify components of safe, supportive, school environments inclusive of Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender and Questioning students and family members."
"These things are going on in our schools," said Tibke, "and while we would prefer abstinence, we need to recognize that not everyone is practicing that, and they need good information so they can be protected." In the latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 27.9% of ND 9th graders and 59.8% of 12th graders report having engaged in sexual intercourse.
Tibke went on to state that abstinence is the preferred choice that most all ND local school districts would like to teach and see their students adopt. "We all have the same agenda, we all want to keep our kids safe and hope that they decide to abstain," Tibke said. "I get really frustrated when people make this into a political issue. It's not. It's simply educating our educators with information on age appropriate development and facts."
When HB 1229 was heard in the House Education Committee, officials from ND's Department of Public education came to testify against the bill, saying that they could not support the inclusion of the nine specific "concept" guidelines for curriculum laid out within the bill because some represented values, not health facts. As a result, the specific concepts needing to be covered by abstinence education were removed as a result.
The 9 specific points that were removed from HB 1229 lined up almost verbatim with the ND Department of Health's Criteria for Abstinence Grants, which is one of the reasons Rep. Bette Grande (R-Fargo) included the language in the bill.
The bill passed the House, and the amended version heard by the Senate committee now simply states that each school district needs to present abstinence education. Because of the amendment, the DPI did not present testimony at the Senate hearing.
Supporters of the bill contend that values concepts are taught by our schools all the time, values such as self-respect and responsibility, which were included in the original version of the bill.
HB 1229 will be voted on in the Senate sometime next week.


text: No recent wiki edits to this page. OverviewElectronic Arts is an American developer, publisher, marketer and distributor and is one of the largest video game companies in the world. Trip Hawkins founded the company in 1982 and was a pioneer in the video game industry. When originally formed, EA was a publishing house, but slowly began to develop in-house games such as Skate or Die. EA then began to purchase various developers, quickly becoming one of the largest publishers in the industry.HistoryElectronic Arts original logoTrip Hawkins originally created the company as Amazin' Software. Hawkins quickly began filling the roster with former co-workers from Apple. Hawkins had a sales strategy to sell directly to the buyers. This proved difficult because retailers were interested in well-known brands such as Atari. However, Amazin' Software thrived, earning revenue of $11 million. Despite success, many of Amazin' Software's internal employees disliked the name of the company. After several meetings, they had a new name: Electronic Arts. The name change came with other changes and after 9 years as the CEO, Hawkins left Electronic Arts and formed 3DO.After Hawkins departure, Larry Probst filled his position. Probst wanted EA to be lead with principle and integrity and refused to allow EA to publish any M-rated games, which had become more of a mainstay in the industry. This caused problems for EA and the company's stock fell significantly. Probst faced major criticism from the public and investors alike. Under mounting pressure, he eventually changed his stance on M-rated games. EA published its first M-rated game, System Shock 2, in 1999. This change marked a new beginning for EA, historically signaling the company's rise to become one of the prominent and largest publishers in the industry.In 2004, EA purchased the exclusive license of ESPN and the NFL. This was seen as one of the largest deals in video game history. Many gamers felt that the 2K series was of much higher quality than the Madden series and it forced the series on any gamer wanting to play a NFL title. EA would then go on to acquire the exclusive license to NCAA football, furthering expanding their foothold in football. EA capitalized on its licensing deals, instating yearly releases of Madden, FIFA, NHL, NBA Live, Tiger Woods PGA Tour, and more.In 2007, Probst stepped down from his position as CEO and appointed John Riccitiello to CEO. Under Riccitiello, Electronic Arts would expand further than ever. Riccitiello went on to purchase major game developers, including Mythic Entertainment, Pandemic Studios and BioWare. Riccitiello also made a bid for Take-Two, EA's main competitor. The bid lead to very long series of delays and changes to the deal but was ultimately declined by Take-Two. Critics say it was a bad decision not to accept the deal, as nobody else would offer them a price even close to EA's. Gamers were very pleased with this, as some of their favorite franchises would not be "lost" to EA (such as GTA, and Bioshock). If the deal had gone through, the acquisition would have been the largest deal in video game history.On July 31, 2008, Hall of Fame football player Jim Brown sued EA for "unspecified damages for trademark infringement, unauthorized use of his likeness, trademark dilution and unfair business practices and competition." Brown's claim was on the "All-Browns" team in Electronic Arts' Madden series the running back is African American player wearing the number 32. This player is obviously meant to be Jim Brown. Brown also demanded that his likeness be removed from the game.CriticismElectronic Arts had historically been recognized as one of the most hated video game companies in the industry. Many gamers see EA as trying to form a monopoly by acquiring many game developers and publishers. Some also believe once EA acquires a developer, the quality of that studios titles drop due to EA trying to meddle with and milk the franchises owned by these companies. EA also receives criticism because of their yearly installations of their games. Many feel that these games are just very small changes between them and that they are rushed out each year.Starting in late 2007/early 2008 however, EA has earned new respect and recognition from gamers. While still developing and publishing their annual franchises, EA's focus shifted towards new - and often innovative - IP's. Titles published and developed in 07/08 such as Skate, Mirror's Edge and Dead Space have helped significantly increase EA's reputation among gamers. This, along with deliberately antagonistic comments from Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, has helped lend credence to the phrase "Activision is the new EA."Unfortunately, EA has lost many of its PC fans due to its installations of the anti-piracy software SecuROM, though this has backfired, and Spore, a game with plenty of controversy over this security software, became the #1 most pirated game of 2008. In 2012, the company was also awarded the title as the "Worst Company in America" by The Consumerist via an online voting ballot.Company StructureEA's structure consists of four major division called Labels, with each studio owned by EA falling into one of the three Labels. EA Labels is headed by Frank Gibeau. EA Labels consist ofEA GamesEA SportsEA PlayEA has a sub-Label called EA Interactive which consists of studios developing games for the Mobile and Social markets.


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Now that the new year is upon us and we've kind of settled back into our routines, let's start talking Spring Trends! Can you believe that NYFW is in just a few weeks?! I surely can't! I'm not so sure I am ready to start talking about next fall's trends already, but maybe it will help if we hash out what we'll be seeing for the 2013 spring and summer seasons. What can I say? I like to go in order.
Nine West Color Block Pumps / Michael Kors Black Watch / Madewell Striped Sweatshirt / Madewell Tote / Rowen Pumps / Nine West Cut-Out Pumps / Betsey Johnson Bow Studs / Sequin Color Block Bangle
Not exactly re-inventing the wheel with this "trend," as it is pretty standard combination year round, but we'll be seeing a lot of Black & Blanco this spring and summer.
JRStyle Tip: Since black & white is essentially a blank canvas, have some fun with it. Pops of neons, metallics, and/or leopard are highly encouraged!
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Below is the poem entitled Musical World which was written by poet
Dalton A. J.
Hunkler. Please feel free to comment on this poem. However, please remember, PoetrySoup is a place of encouragement and growth.
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Dalton A. J.
Dalton A. J. Hunkler
This world was created, by talent of musical means
The world now a musical one, music listened to by teens.
Each one of us has a taste, for this musical love
Slightly listening to music, watching the notes fly above.
Now hearing his or her voice, dozing off into a trance
Asleep from the melody, this music I will enhance.
Whether it's the genres, rhythm, or even the efficient beat
You must like some form, listening in depth to repeat.
The beautiful tunes meaning, behind the blinding eye
To this tune that is clear, for this blinding eye can not die.
An eye that's blind is one that learns to clearly hear
Listening to hear well, is the way of musical life's ear.
This music is now rushing, faster than the speed of light
Hearing until no end, even heard higher than musical height.
A deaf person is someone that can't hear, but still listens well
He listens through music vibrations, even hearing the silent bell.
Music is made of vibrations, sounds put together
Sounds are musical notes, now here for the better.
These notes were created, to make up a harmony
Our ears listen well, listening to it beautifully.
This world that coexists, why must it be hidden
For the common man, he said 'good-ridden'.
Of this musical world, what is your thought
For you that can not listen, to you is this a lot?
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Nottingham Forest break their transfer record with a £5m deal for Britt Assombalonga
NOTTINGHAM FOREST last night smashed their transfer record to sign Britt Assombalonga from Peterborough for £5 million.
But boss Stuart Pearce has now reluctantly agreed to let unsettled midfielder Henri Lansbury join Burnley.
Assombalonga, 21, will sign a five-year deal after having a medical last night.
Forest also completed a £1.5 million move to sign winger Michail Antonio from Sheffield Wednesday.
Pearce was desperate to keep ex-Arsenal midfielder Lansbury, 23, but he wants Premier League football and turned down a new deal.
Forest have also allowed keeper Karl Darlow and defender Jamaal Lascelles to sign for Newcastle in a joint £7m deal, although the pair will be loaned back for the coming campaign.


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iPads for Communication Access Literacy and Learning
iPads for Communication, Access, Literacy and Learning (iCALL) (2nd Edition)
- Author: Craig Mill and the CALL Team
- Published: 2014
- File Type and Size: PDF,6.3Mb
NB: New book (iOS 7) available now
If you wish, you can order a paper copy of this book from the online shop.
Craig Mill and colleagues at CALL Scotland have produced a revised and greatly expanded edition of this book (176 pages), first published in September 2012. The new edition has been updated for iOS 7.1 and includes information on many new apps that have been released since 2012.
Mobile devices such iPads, iPods and iPhones have taken the world by storm and are increasingly used in teaching and learning, and/or in therapy, to support learners with additional support needs, as well as for personal use. We are aware that people are all at different levels of experience in their use of iPads. We hope this guide will provide you with helpful information and resources to help you on your way.
The book includes chapters on:
- Getting to grips with the iPad
- Apps to support teaching & learning
- Accessibility Options
- iPad Accessories
- iPad Resources
- iPad in Assessments and Exams
- Managing & Implementing the iPad
- Glossary of Terms
- Managing Curriculum Materials between Windows and iPads
- iPad Management using iTunes: some useful tips.
It aims to support readers who are not necessarily technical specialists and who want to use the iPad with children or adults with additional support needs, special educational needs or disability.
What People said about the 1st Edition
""Excellent overview of the iPad in an educational context with lots of contextualised recommended links. Very useful resource and free to download." (Alistair McNaught, JISC TechDis)


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Poor health conditions and repeat emergency room visits are plaguing the homeless population throughout Montgomery County, according to results from the county's 100,000 Homes Campaign survey.
As part of its participation in the national campaign, the county just completed Registry Week, with volunteers surveying 369 homeless people living in places such as parking garages, outdoor stairwells, wooded encampments and shelters. The three-day count took place each day from 4 to 7 a.m. Nov. 4 through 6. The purpose of the count is to identify the most medically vulnerable homeless people and move them into permanent housing with supportive services.
"Now we have a prioritized list of people according to their vulnerability," said Susanne Sinclair-Smith, executive director of the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless. "We can use that priority list to place people into permanent housing."
Findings revealed that 40 percent of people surveyed reported they had at least one serious health condition, such as kidney disease, asthma or diabetes, and 74 percent of that group were medically vulnerable, meaning that they have a higher likelihood of dying in a state of homelessness because of their health issues.
The results also showed that the 369 individuals reported a total of 677 in-patient hospitalizations in the past year. Twenty-two percent of respondents said they received in-patient emergency room treatment at least three times last year.
By moving these people into permanent housing with services such as case management and nurse care, high costs to the health system and the county can be reduced, and homeless individuals can increase their quality of health, according to Sinclair-Smith.
"We will have those immediate health care services to help them with the medical conditions they have," she said. "Case managers will continue to work with them in permanent housing and connect them with a primary doctor."
Montgomery County Councilman George Leventhal (D-At large), who serves on the executive committee of the Montgomery County 100,000 Homes campaign, said the results show that the county needs to prioritize housing placement for the most vulnerable homeless people.
Along with Council Vice President Craig Rice (D-Dist. 2), Leventhal said he will introduce a supplemental appropriation Tuesday for just under $700,000 to place 15 homeless individuals in housing by February 2014. The money would provide for housing with supportive services for a year and a half.
While the county government is heavily involved with this issue, religious and philanthropic support is still needed, according to Leventhal.
"We're going to do a lot, but the county has to work with private, nonprofit and religious partners to solve the problem," he said.
County volunteers encountered 62 homeless individuals who declined to participate in the survey, but according to Sinclair-Smith, their lack of response still made an important statement about the homeless situation in the county. From her experiences talking with homeless people in Silver Spring during the count, she said, many of those who chose not to participate were so mentally ill, specifically dealing with paranoia, that they were unable to be engaged to complete the survey.
"I feel very responsible toward that number because I think it represents the most vulnerable people living outside," she said.
This is the first time the county has conducted a homeless count on its own. At the beginning of each year, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments counts homeless individuals and households in and around Washington in its Point-In-Time homeless count. In January, the council reported 1,004 homeless people, including families, living in Montgomery County. The county's own three-day count included only individuals, as homeless families typically have more access to county government services. Sinclair-Smith said the county's count and survey were more thorough than the council's because the volunteers reached the most vulnerable people during a three-day stint, as opposed to just one day.
"This is the first step of the campaign," Sinclair-Smith said. "I think the county government, nonprofits and members of the community have really rolled up their sleeves and worked together in an incredibly effective way. Going forward, we are really going to be able to work together to identify where gaps are and how to fill them."


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COLLEGE STATION- On May 14, 2014, at approximately 9:55am, officers with the College Station Police Department met with the parents of a 16 year old female in regards to a missing person report.
During their initial and subsequent investigation, it was found that the 16 year old female had last been seen on May 13, 2014 at approximately 1pm on the campus of A&M Consolidated High School (1801Havey Mitchell Parkway).
It was also learned that the 16 year old female had last been seen in the company of a 17 year old female and it was learned that this female was also unaccounted for and she was last seen at the same time and place as the 16 year old.
After meeting with the parents of both females, officers and the parents believe that both females are together and are absent from home voluntarily. At this time there are no signs of foul play, but it is important to locate the females and verify their safety.
They are identified as:
Kennedy Nicole Preziosi
16 year old female
College Station resident
5'01" 105 pounds, blonde hair and blue eyes, shoulder length straight hair and braces
Madison Riley Pattillo
17 year old female
College Station resident
5'00" 100 pounds, brown hair and brown eyes, shoulder length wavy hair
The College Station Police Department and the parents of the females are asking for the public's help in attempting to locate these females.
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[Full Trailer] Gabrielle Union Stars In 'Being Mary Jane'
This looks like it's going to be a good one!
The full trailer for BET's original movie "Being Mary Jane" has finally been released, and in it Gabrielle Union stars as Mary Jane Paul, a successful news host who is trying to keep her head above water while balancing the stress of work, her failing love life, and the drama of being the only person with a job in her dysfunctional family.
The pilot's premiere will air July 2 on BET, however, the Salim & Mara Brock-Akil-produced hour-long series won't make it to television in it's entirety until sometime next year. Gabrielle is currently filming the series alongside a star-studded cast, including folks like Tika Sumpter, Margaret Avery, Raven Goodwin, Richard Brooks, and Omari Hardwick to name a few.
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I was fortunate enough to receive a pair of Circle Lenses from Beautylenses.com for review.
The lenses that I will be reviewing today are the Magical Enchantment - Grey Lenses from Dueba. To purchase, please click this link here.
Here are some details:
Manufacturer : Dueba Contact Lens
Material: Soft hydrogel (Poly HEMA), saline.
Moisture Content: 38 ~ 42% Water
Diameter: 14.5mm
Base Curve: 8.8
Disposable: up to 1 Year (depends on frequency of use & care).
The reason why I chose these lenses is because I needed Circle Lenses that had a prescription for my eyes. I have nearsightedness so one very important aspect of the lenses are that they are my correct power.
I ordered the lenses online, and they were shipped and arrived in about a week. I live in CA, so it was very quick. The package came wrapped in a Bubble Mailer with lots of Bubble Wrap and tape.
Click the cut for pictures of what came in the package.
The lenses came in a small box, with my correct prescription. There were also instructions included on how to open the lenses as well .
I tried on the lenses at first, they are 14.8 Diameter and was easy to put in my eyes. I wore them for the entire day, so around 10 hours and I found that little bit after 8 hours my eyes started to get dry. However, this usually always happens when I do wear Contact Lenses regularly so I was used to it.
Here are some pictures:
Here are the lenses in the container that came included with the package.
Before on the Right and After on the left.
Notice how large and round they made my eyes, in no flash the color seemed really natural and like my normal eye color.
Here are both lenses on, with flash you can notice my natural eye color showing through in the middle. However, this is only really noticeable in Flash Photography. In natural daylight and everyday it looks natural (color wise).
I noticed that these contact lenses (as with most Circle Lenses) look a lot better with more amount of makeup on. Here is a picture of both lenses in my eyes (with a little bit of photo filters and editing). You can see how much of a difference it makes afterwards and how doll-like and dewy my eyes look!
I really recommend these lenses!
Thank you Beautylenses.com for these lenses and for reading as well.
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They have great customer service and shipping is really fast.
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The future of OpenStack looks bright, and with the all the software-defined data center (SDDC) features contained in the recent release of "Grizzly" they are now ready to compete toe-to-toe with heavyweights like VMware, Nutanix, Dell, and HP. Whether they can start unseating VMware products in the enterprise remains to be seen, though. Despite the immediate SDDC advantage of OpenStack, companies and technologies like that of Nicira and Virsto, both acquired by VMware, are not to be ignored.
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VMware has added some significant meat to the bones of its Software Defined Data Center Strategy with the announcement of the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Platform. NSX represents the combination of the previous VMware network virtualization technology (VXLAN) with the technology that came from the acquisition of Nicira.
Brocade has stated they will buy Vyatta for an all cash deal. This is good news for Vyatta and perhaps a way for Brocade to partake of software that could rival VMware's purchase of Nicira when Vyatta's own SDN features are married with Brocade Ether Fabric technology. Brocade has been in the software business for a while now, but only with respect to their own hardware. With Vyatta, they will shortly own a building block to allow Ether Fabric to extend into the virtual and cloud environments. It would be short sighted to say this is just an SDN play, this purchase shows there is quite a bit of benefit to Brocade.
While not particularly new news, the next version of the Cisco Nexus 1000v will be free, unless you want the security features. This is an interesting shift from Cisco with respect to VMware vCloud Director, the Nicira purchase, furthering UCS, and Cisco within non-UCS data centers. However, given other announcements, with respect to OpenStack, perhaps this is more a play to level the playing field between cloud architectures? But what I find most interesting, is that the changes to the Nexus 1000v also align with the changes we see in the vCloud Suites from VMware.
Last week's inaugural board meeting of the new OpenStack Foundation signaled a change in the organization as Rackspace the driving force behind OpenStack handed control to the newly formed board. Allen Clark director of SUSE was appointed chairman, with Lew Tucker Cisco's VP and CTO of cloud joining the board as Vice Chairman. Members of the OpenStack community who had voiced concerns that OpenStack's founder Rackspace's had too much control over the project should be please by these appointments which are seen as key to establishing OpenStack's bona fides.
The start of VMworld 2012 and the biggest Virtualization conference of the year is less than two weeks away and the surge of marketing emails have started to arrive about all the new and exciting offerings that the venders and 3rd party companies are planning on showing off at VMworld. This is one of the things I enjoy the most about attending these conferences, seeing what's new and to see the direction of the trends in virtualization. At last year's show, VMworld 2011 in Las Vegas, the trend that I saw was the advancements in storage and storage virtualization. My prediction at the end of VMworld 2011 was that 2012 would be the year for the network virtualization and or software defined networking.
VMware purchased Nicira, backed the Openflow Community, and is now touting software defined data centers (SDDC). But what is a software defined datacenter? Is it just virtualization or cloud with a software defined network? Or is it something more than that? Given heavy automation and scripting of most clouds, do we not already have SDDC? If not where are we going with this concept? What does SDN add to the mix?
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As the rumored dates for the iPad 3 launch of February get closer, new ones have been made. Originally, the Japanese blog Macotakara reported that Apple would be holding the iPad 3 announcement event in the month of February. Apparently, they didn't know the whole-truth about the event and somehow have managed to get hold of more information about this event.
According to this new report, Apple will hold an announcement event in February and another event for the iPad 3 in March. The report, however, claims that the announcement event will be a 'Strange' event. Now, we don't know what to make of this, because it sounds strange too. The previous rumor stated that the new iPad would be announced in February, and launched in March. That doesn't seem right according to the new rumor. Apple will hold a Special Event for the launch of iPad 3 and also hold another event in February, but it will not have anything to do with iPad 3 or any other products.
I reported that Apple was going to hold Special Event in early February according to Asian supplier and source from united states, but this report told a half-side of truth. Apple will hold "Strange" event at February instead of Special Event.
Special Event for new products will be hold in early March and will release products during March as usual.
So, what do you think this 'Strange' event that Apple is planning at the end of February? Well, this is also a rumor, but Macotakara is known to sometimes get its rumors right.
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Today I have a polish I was going to wear while I went around dropping off resumes. I have a job but I dislike it and it's only getting worse, so it's the time to act, right? I wanted something that wasn't sheer (my nails are too stained, sadly) but was still opaque and a bit "me".
Enter China Glaze Channelesque. I looooooooooooove colours like this. I would wear them all the time if I could. I love Below Deck, colours like this everywhere always draw me in. I don't know what it is but I love them. The hint of purple keeps them from being boring. And even though I already had Below Deck, I wanted Channelesque so badly. I wouldn't say BD and Channelesque are dupes but they are damn close. It's probably my desire to own every colour like this ever that makes me see the differences. Below Deck is a bit more purple to my eye.
This was two glorious coats. This applied like a dream. And yes, I did actually use topcoat, yay!
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Being born in Akron or Cleveland doesn't matter. The point of leaving Ohio itself where he is more beloved than any other place in the world is why it would look like a punk move. Plus, he would look goofy in the Knickbocker blue.
He is becoming a bit of a pre-madonna.
So he wears sunglasses indoors...so the hell what! I promise you he is much less of a prima donna than Kobe, or even Paul Pierce. Yes Tito, I said it. He is one of the best, if not the best players in the game, why shouldn't he act confident. I actually find him to be way less of a prima donna than he probably should be. Fine, he didn't congratulate Orlando after their loss, he was upset, it was a dick move, not the end of the world. I think he handles himself pretty damn good for a 24 year old superstar with the world at his fingertips.
The only person who should wear their sunglass at night or indoors is Corey Hart. Yes, Kobe, Paul along with a large number of professional athletes are pre-madonnas. After watching a clip on ESPN News where LeBron stated that a max contract is far less important than being a winner made him a bit less than of a pre-madonna to me, but at the sametime that makes the Knicks far less attractive destination for LeBron next season. He did state that money is important so the dollar signs when put in front of him may change his mind about winning being the most important to him, but with a few other teams having the ability to give him the same amount of money the Knicks could be at the bottom of the list with the talent they currently have on their roster. Every player loves playing at MSG with the history, the city and what not, but there are other NBA cities with the same if not better history that would fit LeBron just as well. What I do know is that next year is already effecting the Cavaliers season right now.
If the debate is that Lebron James will leave for NYC because of the money. I agree. It's a business and that's what free agency is about. It's what all sports are about. It's why many of these athletes are unlikable and this is where I agree with you Tito. The money has changed everything. Why would LeBron care about the working man who helps pay his salary in Cleveland? That was sadly a different time. This kid was being hyped by ESPN since he was in high school and he was made a millionaire a long time before he ever deserved it.
Applause, Applause for Tito. That was your best debate recording ever. Completely agree with Tito, Did I really just say that?
You guys act as if at one time, athletes were so concerned with "the working man" who pays their salary. There have been arrogant athletes since before all of us were born. Sure, the money and internet coverage has made the less accessible, but let's not make Lebron out to be worse than the others. I think we are straying from the main debate here, but I don't understand why you guys are saying that he must stay to show loyalty to Cleveland...it boggles my mind really. If you guys were working at a job, and had a chance to get out of that job and go somewhere you wanted to go, for whatever reason, would you not go to stay loyal to your employer? If the new job made you happier, again, for whatever reason, you'd go to that job.
What makes you so sure that place that is LeBron's "happy place" is New York" or Madison Square Garden? Lets not make his criteria his love for the Yankees or MSG or he can make the most money there, because that is just not true. Maybe it's South Beach with a Captin America (Dwayne Wade) to his Batman or even Chicago where he is lobbying to have Jordan's number retired league wide. If you want to stay on point of the initial claim, lets let your true feelings be known. Not that you know LeBron of feel that he is headed to New York in 2010, but that you hope and dream that he is. Which is all well and good, because every NBA fan should hope for as good as player as LeBron is to play on their fav team.


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It's appeared in the last couple of posts here, so I think the time is right for my impatience. At least, that's what I'm telling myself.
Many of you asked what treatment I used on this photo to achieve the weathered, desaturated look. It's actually a very simple step I'll be showing you, and in the process I'll be discussing a very basic, fundamental Photoshop concept I use all the dadgum time: decreasing the opacity of a layer. It's fun. It's effective. And it'll keep you off the streets.
Here's the SOOC (straight-out-of-camera) shot:
Sucky, isn't it? Yeah. I thought you'd agree.
First, I'm going to run one of my favorite black-and-white/vintagey actions. It's pretty neat in its own right.
This is what the Photoshop screen looks like after running the action. The red arrow is pointing to the Layers palette.
When I launch the Photoshop blog, I'll be starting from the beginning, explaining the concept of layers in a very precise, methodical way. But for now, let's just say that layers are kind of like a stack of transparencies, and the very bottom layer is the original (SOOC) photograph. Each layer (or transparency) represents an adjustment or edit. And the great thing about layers is, you can adjust the OPACITY of them—meaning, you can adjust how strong or weak each adjustment is—from 0% to 100%. Let's take a closer look.
Here's a closeup of the Layers pallete. There are two layers now: "Background" is the bottom/original/SOOC photo. "Vintage" is the black-and-white action I ran. Now, look at the area that says "Opacity–100%" That means the black and white edit on top is at full strength. So what we're going to do is decrease the opacity of that black-and-white layer. The more we decrease it, the more the layer below—the original color photograph—will show through.
I began by decreasing the opacity to 90%. Let's see what that did to the photo.
Now, you can barely see a hint of the original color bleeding through. But I don't think it's quite enough.
So I slid the opacity down to 80%. And I have a great idea! Let's go look at the photo now.
Now we're getting somewhere. You can see a little more color now, but it's still washed out enough to look weathered and worn.
Just for kicks, I went ahead and lowered the opacity to 75% and called it a day.
Well, I didn't call it a day, because there's still a lot left to do. When it comes to Photoshop, there's always more to do.
I thought the photo needed a little definition, so I did a little sharpening and defining. Then I added a boost of contrast with a Curves adjustment layer (blah blah blah…we'll cover all this on the new site.)
I did a few more little tricks, all of which I'll show you later, until I achieved this final look. But the heart of the photo is the decreased opacity of a black-and-white layer.
Groovy, huh?
Here. I'll show you another example using my (Pregnant) Sister, Wetsy.
Here's a shot I took of my sister, Wetsy, last summer, well before she was with child. (Hence the booze.)
First, I did a simple black-and-white conversion using the Gradient Map feature. And yes, I'll be showing you how to do this later.
I have a lot of things to show you later. And I'll try not to say "later" again in this post.
Now, just as I did with the photo above, I began by decreasing the opacity of the black-and-white layer to 90%. See how a hint of the color of the original photo is already peeking through? It's a little too subtle, though.
Here it is at 80%. Still really, really subtle…but subtle is nice.
And here it is at 70%. It almost takes on the look of a colorized black-and-white.
Speaking of colorized black-and-whites, here I used a fun little technique to add a tiny bit more color to her cheeks. But I'll have to show you that later.
Did I just say "later" again? Sorry.
Now it's your turn! Go try it and see what you come up with.
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Tara On Thursday, March 27 at 9:52 pm
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Greg Fabricius On Thursday, March 27 at 11:13 pm
Thank you so much for this tip! I tried it on a photo and I was like, "oh my heck" that is awesome! I really like the layout of the new site.
Janna On Saturday, March 29 at 3:17 am
Thanks for all of your photoshop tips. I love your photos and am looking forward to learning how to use this program on mine. I have had my Nikon D70 for 2 years and have a long way to go. Love your new site too.
Kim On Saturday, April 5 at 12:31 pm
I don't have a "Vintage" option in my layers. Is that because I'm using Elements (trial version?)
Courtney On Saturday, May 3 at 1:05 pm
I am very new to photoshop. Can you please tell me how to download actions? I know how to use them, made a few simple ones of my own but I have no idea how to download new ones. Thanks- Courtney
Jennifer On Tuesday, May 27 at 10:25 am
Love this site! But I must be missing something…I've been looking for the "new" site to get some more info on all the steps of the first photo and can't find it…..
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I loved this "later" tutorial!
See you later for the real thing, I hope.
I'm off to try this myself.
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