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This member of the Candy design team has pretty rad style. She's not afraid to wear something far out. Piled high each day in vintage, she often dresses in motifs and themes. It's so nontraditional that it works. With little gothic touches, and that wear-whatever-you-want motto, she reminds me a bit of Abbey Lee. Although (…) Read more
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Blogger Diary: A Perfect SaturdayDec 12, 2011
This weekend was my favorite kind of weekend. Sleep in Saturday morning, wake up bleary eyed and warm under my blankets, throw on some clothes and head to my nearby bar for a leisurely brunch. The fire is crackling and the burning wood is a welcome scent in the morning. Then we're off on a (…) Read more
DIY Holiday BlazerDec 07, 2011
Our office coordinator never ceases to amaze me with her creativity and style (you can see some past examples here and here). Last week I passed her in the hallway and my jaw dropped – she had on the most amazing and beautiful blazer! (…) Read more
Photo Diary: New York City in the FallDec 06, 2011
This weekend I was in New York City for our crafting event at Free People Upper East. I love New York this time of year – the weather was still mild enough to walk around outside all day comfortably, but a cheerful holiday spirit fills the air. I spent Saturday wandering around in Brooklyn and (…) Read more
Blogger's Diary – The sweet scent of FallNov 14, 2011
This weekend I enjoyed the feeling of Fall, the leaves have turned all fiery here in Philly. The rustic leaves brings a vintage feel, a feeling of age and decay that I'm drawn to; throughout my life I've loved the juxtaposition of the beautiful and the ugly finding old buildings and seeing the beauty in (…) Read more
Behind the Scenes: The 1950sNov 11, 2011
For the 1950s portion of our holiday catalog "Through the Decades," our team shot in-studio in NYC with photographer Alexei Hay, and model Elsa Hosk was the picture-perfect pin-up :) Here's a peek behind the scenes! Photos by Thomas Northcut. Shop the Holiday Catalog. (…) Read more
Vintage Loves Objects: The WurlitzerNov 08, 2011
For our Holiday catalog, "Through the Decades," our Vintage buyer rounded up some incredible objects to represent the different decades explored in the book. And when it comes to the 1950s, it would be difficult to find something more iconic than the Wurlitzer Jukebox. (…) Read more
Style File: Fashion Blogger & Creative ResearcherOct 10, 2011
The fashion blogger and creative researcher here at Free People is a little pixie with amazing style. Using her sharp British eye she blends rich colors and details, and always knows how to style vintage pieces in a way that strays from dowdy. She's one of those select few who can pull of a vintage (…) Read more
Style File: Meadow Design AssistantSep 30, 2011
Style file this week is dedicated to the design assistant on our meadow team. She's a fabulous dresser with extremely feminine taste. Dresses are her specialty, and her collection is out of this world. Delicate lace, dainty peter pan collars, and retro polka dots are just the details that showed up in her numbers this (…) Read more
More Vintage Missoni Pieces added in Vintage Loves!Sep 28, 2011
Our last batch of Vintage Missoni items went fast, so our vintage buyer did some hunting and found some amazing new pieces! Here's what she had to say about Vintage Missoni. What do you think makes vintage Missoni so special? Hands down their amazing knitwear. With the transition to fall and spotlight on sweater dressing (…) Read more
Extreme Vintage Flare TutorialSep 28, 2011
This one's for all you "shorties" out there :) The extreme vintage flares are one of our hottest items right now, but they run a little on the long side – which is great if you're tall, but for the shorter girls they may need to be trimmed. Luckily our Free People San Antonio girls (…) Read more
Decor Inspiration from BrooklynSep 14, 2011
Pretty much everything about this Brooklyn loft blows my mind… the location, the huge arched windows through which sunlight floods the space, the vintage decor, the rooftop views, and the bathroom… my oh my… (…) Read more


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Does anyone have any info on replacement motors?
I've scanned the site but came up MT
I do have a tempo. Message me and we can discuss. Throw me a number as well.
From what I can read:
Comet Teak (?) • Love Bug • Star lite • Fiesta • Alpha • Firefly • Omni • Tempo • Sunburst • Ecstacy • New Star (?) • Regency • Cosmos • Solar 1 • Glitter • Glitter, Black, ??? • Cosmic Window • Glitter Graphic Series • ???? Lantern
I would be interested in a Tempo, Star Lite or Fiesta, if you're selling!
Also, if anyone is interested in a lamp I have, please let me know. I am willing to let go of one or two.
Can anyone make out the names and models in the flyer that James posted? I have a few of them and I don't know their names.
Wow, $15 for a spray...could get 20 times that!
James, would love to get a better copy of that. Can you post the eBay item #?
funny.. if they are of glass.... they will snap all the same no matter who made em...
my dream optic is the cosmos..
Hmmmm...the listing says: "the fibers wont snap like the cheaper Fantasia styles" Well the spray looks pretty patchy to me.
I still think the Cosmos is the ultimate
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Rogue asteroids are quite plentiful in the solar system, especially in space between Mars and Jupiter. This is a section of the solar system that is overrun with the rogue asteroids, a new study revealed last week, reported by CNN News on Feb. 1.
Lead author on the study and astronomer at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Francesca DeMeo believes that "the asteroid belt is a melting pot of bodies that formed all over the solar system." This new study revealed the address in the solar system where most of these asteroids actually reside today.
In the 1980s it was believed that the asteroids that formed in a hot environment stayed closer to the sun and the asteroids that formed in a cold environment stayed further away from the sun. This train of thought from over three decades ago no longer holds water.
The new study found asteroids that were formed in a hot environment were found in what scientists used to believe was a place that you would normally find cold environment-formed space rocks. While taking the temperature of an asteroid is not possible, a lot of carbon in an asteroid suggests that it formed in a cold environment.
They infer the asteroids origin using geology, while it sounds like an impossible feat, the scientists have got their study skills much more honed-in-on than they did in the 80s.
It seems as if the theory puts Jupiter, the biggest planet in the solar system, like a snow globe that scatters asteroids. Over time the planets in the solar system have moved. Jupiter is not only the biggest planet, but the one with the most gravitational pull.
As it "moved toward the sun, it scattered asteroids," said DeMeo. She also said, "Over time there was "a big mess of asteroids everywhere." This left them with only one place to hang out, the asteroid belt.
The near-earth asteroids have originated in space between Mars and Jupiter, a short of storage locker for these rogue asteroids.


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The Toshiba Portégé 3500 ($2,149 list) does the best job of adding Tablet PC features to an ultraportable notebook. The 4.1-pound unit has a 60GB hard drive and a 12.1-inch XGA display that's adequate for day-to-day notebook computing. It includes integrated 802.11b. Expect a Centrino version later this year.
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I had to straighten it up a bit in photoshop, but other than that, not much is done (:
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Google has just released what they call "Google Click-to-Call," a service that allows you to speak to the advertisers listed on results pages, directly.
"Here's how it works: When you click the phone icon, you can enter your phone number. Once you click 'Connect For Free,' Google calls the number you provided. When you pick up, you hear ringing on the other end as Google connects you to the other party. Then, chat away on our dime."
There is no charge, the advertiser does not know your phone number, Google cannot track this (they claim), and your phone displays the number for future reference. This seems cool but will people use it?
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The Kardashians are showing a little skin to promote their latest product.
Kim, Kourtney and Khloe's ad campaign for their Kardashian Kollection denim line features the three sisters sporting the jeans — and nothing else.
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Organizers say festival attendance figures broke records, which led to increased sales for downtown businesses.
ELKHART — Some local businesses were smiling this morning as they tallied their register receipts from the weekend.
Elkhart Jazz Festival organizers estimated about 15,000 people attended the event. The festival sold $160,000 in tickets, which is a record, according to co-chairman Kurt Janowsky. David Smith, festival co-chair and general manager of the Lerner, said the festival sold four times more passes for Sunday than in past years.
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Those figures translated into local economic impact, said Diana Lawson, executive director of the Elkhart County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Lawson said it was a "wonderful" weekend for hotels.
"We haven't done an economic impact study of the festival for several years but I can tell you that this event is really something the businesses look forward to," Lawson said.
In addition to the festival, the Back to the Bricks collectible auto tour brought about 300 people to town from around the Midwest. The tour's organizers chose to stop in Elkhart because of the festival, Lawson said.
The Vine, 214 S. Main St., enjoyed strong sales, said manager Brandon Kowalski.
"We were packed for Aaron Neville," Kowalski said. "That was a big draw Saturday night."
Kowalski said The Vine kept its kitchen open until 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, rather than the typical 10 p.m., and the bar served drinks until 12:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday instead of the normal 11:30 p.m.
The upscale restaurant and bar typically isn't open on Sundays but decided to try it during this year's festival.
The Vine decided not to open on Sunday of last year's festival after Sunday sales were slow two years ago — people were largely packing up to go home in the afternoon, but this year there were shows happening later into the day.
"This year was worth it to be open, for sure," Kowalski said.
Women's clothing retailer Stephenson's, 211 S. Main St., did well with its sidewalk sale, with Thursday sales the strongest, followed by Saturday, said owner Danny Reynolds. Friday's intermittent showers dampened sales that day.
Reynolds said the store has been holding the festival sale for at least 20 years.
"A lot of the people we've come to know as friends, groups who come from Chicago and Canada, and they always make it a point to come in and do some shopping," he said.
Singer Joan Callaso, from Chicago, is an annual customer, Reynolds said. She came to the store in between her sets.
"She's great and she often wears our things on stage. I always tell her to feel free to announce that on stage," Reynolds said with a laugh.
It was a huge weekend for The Black Crow on Main, a home furnishing and decor store at 224 S. Main St., said Peter Recchio, who owns the store with his wife Dawn. The store, which includes a coffee shop and farmer's market, opened in December.
"Oh my goodness, it was incredible," Recchio said. "We probably had the better part of 5,000 people through our store from Friday through Sunday."
Recchio said they did the equivalent of two to three weeks' typical sales volume over the weekend, and gained exposure to those who might not have seen their advertising.
"It was a success in any way, shape or form you can slice it," he said.
Not everyone downtown saw more business. Foot traffic was slow at The Black Crow on Main's next-door neighbor, Skinner the Printer, said co-owner Kristin Cooper. In past years, the store has sold T-shirts with festival goers' photos screened on them, but that didn't happen this year, she said.
"It was very, very small this year," Cooper said of festival traffic. "I think if we'd had better weather, we would have had a better turnout."


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Fossil exhibition
Bug exhibition
Art Gallery
The Roost (WW,CF)
The Observatory (WW,CF)
Gift Shop (NL)
Custom Exhibits (NL)
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The Museum is a stone building found in all the Animal Crossing series games, except for Animal Forest. It is an establishment for the collection and display of insects, fish, paintings, and fossils. The curator, an owl named Blathers, will have to be woken up during the day, unless he is depressed, but is always awake at night since owls are nocturnal. Blathers is present in the main room all day, every day. Celeste, Blathers' sister, resides in the Observatory, the second floor of the museum. In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, she runs the Museum Shop and the Rentable Exhibitions. She will also have to be woken up during the day, but she denies the fact that she was sleeping, claiming that she was just resting her eyes. Like her brother, she is available all day and night.
On the basement floor is The Roost, a small café run by Brewster. Occasionally, there will be special characters hanging out at The Roost's bar (like Kapp'n, Pelly, or Phyllis). K.K. Slider performs there once a week on Saturday night. In New Leaf, The Roost is not run in the basement and is a separate building which can be unlocked.
Upon donating everything the player will be awarded a Museum Model. A player can not donate anything if they are not in their town. Also, if guests are in the player's town, Blathers will not accept any donations.
With the net the player can catch bugs in the wild. When the player catches a bug that hasn't been added to the museum yet, it can be donated. Insects are kept in a grassy room, usually nearby similar bugs. Blathers is afraid of bugs and will refuse to touch them, so bugs are handed to him in a container.
Animal Crossing: Wild World layout
The bug exhibits are split into two rooms. Butterflies are in the first room, and so are all the bugs that live on palm trees, under rocks, and in the ground. Pondskaters will also appear in this room. All grass-bound bugs and bugs that live on trees are in the second room. The cockroach, once donated, skitters on the floor of the first room, as well as the flea, who will hop around, and the mousquito, who will scuttle along.
Animal Crossing: City Folk layoutAll bugs are in one big room which is split into three levels. The first level has all the butterflies, located near the entrance with insects that can be found near or in water. The second level, which is connected to the first by a small slope, is set up like a small wooded area. The rafflesia, a large flower that appears in a town when there are too many weeds, is next to the slope. The third level, which is also connected by a small slope to the second level, is open planned, with trees surrounding the wall at the top of the room with a few heat lamps.
Completing the insect collection
When a player complete the insect collection, Blathers remarks, "Hoo! Is it... even possible? Can the insect collection truly be complete?! I must say, I do not know whether to be elated or absolutely disgusted. Regardless, our thanks! I trust we can rely on your unfailing patronage! Our fate is in your hands!"
Fish can be caught with the Fishing Rod. Fish that haven't already been donated can be given to the museum. They are kept in large tanks of water with other fish. There are lots of different fish to donate, from goldfish to sharks, and only one of each kind can be held in the tanks.
Animal Crossing: Wild World layout
In Wild World, the fish section divides into two rooms. All river, pond, river pool, and waterfall fish are kept in two tanks in the first room, while all ocean fish are kept in one large tank in the second room that is located to the north of the first.
Animal Crossing: City Folk layout
In City Folk, all fish are in one room. Most ocean fish, including the hammerhead shark, are found in a very large tank that spans across the entire northern part of the room. Small ocean fish, like the surgeonfish, are kept in a long, tube-shaped tank in the southeast corner of the room. Most small river fish, like the guppy, are in the southwest corner of the room in a similar tank. All other river, pond, river pool, and waterfall fish, like the carp and char, are kept in the middle of the room in two tanks.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf layout
In New Leaf, there are fewer tanks because they are all much larger, and the sides of the tanks curve a little more. There is not much of a difference from the previous games, but the fish collection now provides chairs in the corner of the second room on the right. When looking at the plaque, it will now include a picture of the fish, along with some fun facts. There are three rooms that divide pond, ocean, and deep-sea fish apart. The deep-sea room will include a big tank, and three smaller tanks that are apart from each other. The ocean room includes one huge tank that curves along with the walls, and the pond room will have a dark green feeling to it. There are two long tanks and two circular tanks: one located in the upper right corner next to the entrance from the ocean room, and one in the bottom left corner next to the next entrance that leads the player back into the deep-sea exhibit.
There is a museum second floor Public Works Project. To unlock the second floor, the player must have donated at least 20 items to the museum (donating at least one item in each category) and have been in town for 14 days. Upon entering the museum, Blathers will be thinking and will ask the mayor for a second floor. Lloid will stand in the Train Station awaiting donations, similar to funding the Dream Suite and Fortune Shop.
Paintings can be bought from Tom Nook and Crazy Redd, obtained from villagers, or occasionally found if the player is lucky. However, paintings bought from Redd in Animal Crossing: Wild World, Animal Crossing: City Folk, and Animal Crossing: New Leaf have a chance of being fake, and will be rejected. If the player tries to sell them at Tom Nook's Store, Tom Nook will only pay 10 bells; in New Leaf, attempting to sell the forgeries at Re-Tail results in the player being charged 100 bells for disposal.
Animal Crossing: Wild World layout
The paintings are all in one room. There are many aisles of paintings. The pathway to the next row of paintings curves and twists.
Animal Crossing: City Folk layout
The paintings exhibit in City Folk is split up into two rooms; a main room and a back room. Most paintings are displayed in the main room. In the back room, there is a single row of paintings along the wall of the room. The rope divider in the middle of the room guards the Famous Painting once it is donated.
Fossil Gallery
Fossils can be dug up from the ground at star-shaped spots. In Animal Crossing, they have to be sent by letter to the Faraway Museum for analysis, and they are returned shortly. In both Wild World and City Folk, Blathers has the license to analyze fossils himself, making the process much faster. Fossils can be pieced together to form complete skeletons, and upon completion Blathers will give the player information on the dinosaur.In City Folk, this section of the museum has two rooms and floors. There is also a staircase that leads to the upper level of the second room. One-piece fossils, like ammonites and coprolites, are kept upstairs in the second room. The Wild World museum also has two rooms but they are on the same floor. One-piece fossils can be found in both rooms.
Completing fossil collection
When all fossils have been donated to the Museum, Blathers will remark, "Hoo hootie HOOOOOOO! You magnificent thing, <player>! You've done it! The fossil collection... is complete! A splendid achievement! Well done, my dear owlet! Well done, indeed! I trust we can rely on your unfailing patronage! Our fate is in your hands!"
In NL, blathers will simply thank the player.
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The Roost
Brewster's café, the Roost, is in the Basement of the museum in Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: City Folk. It first appeared in Wild World and appeared again in City Folk. Brewster sells coffee for 200 Bells. On Valentine's Day, Brewster sells hot chocolate. If the player makes friends with Brewster by buying coffee for seven days in City Folk, he will store a gyroid of each kind for the player. On Saturday nights from 8pm to midnight, K. K. Slider will perform one song for the player, which they can then play in their home on a stereo. Resetti or Rover can be found in the Wild World café and villagers sometimes visit the café in City Folk. In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, The Roost is a separate building that is a Public Works Project. K.K. Slider no longer performs at the roost in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and instead performs at Club LOL.
The Observatory
- Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: City Folk, Celeste runs the observatory. Up here the player may create, change, or delete constellations, or just view them. Viewing times for created constellations can also be checked. In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, the Observatory is eventually replaced by a second floor, moving the clock behind Blathers to above the entrance. The museum will still include Celeste alongside with it. On the second floor, you can purchase your own rooms and exhibits, increasing in price with each room you purchase. In
Wild World
City Folk
New Leaf
Blathers Thinking
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- If one of the players is deleted, all of their donations stay in the museum, which will result in never getting a Museum Model.


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The family of an Otley teenager who was killed by a drink driver have been given fresh hope that their fight to change the law could succeed.
Karen Strong and her teenage daughter, Rebecca Still, got the chance to put their case to Justice Minister Crispin Blunt in London on Tuesday.
The pair have been campaigning to get the law toughened, so that anyone charged with causing death by dangerous or careless driving has their licence suspended as a bail condition, since the death of Miss Strong's son, Jamie Still, in 2010.
Jamie was hit by a driver, Max McRae of Arthington, who was almost twice over the alcohol limit and who was eventually jailed for four years.
But McRae was allowed to continue driving for eight months after the accident until he went to trial – something that has caused Jamie's family huge distress.
Speaking after this week's meeting, Ms Strong said: "It was pleasing that the Minister was sympathetic and understanding of our campaign, and particularly pleasing to hear that the issue is on the agenda and that the Director of Public Prosecutions will be opening up a consultation on this in the autumn."
She also expressed her gratitude to MP Greg Mulholland (Lib Dem, Leeds North West) for arranging the meeting.
Mr Mulholland, who has called on Prime Minister David Cameron to back the law change and tabled a Parliamentary motion on the issue, said: "The meeting was a good opportunity for Jamie's family to put across to the Minister what they had been through following his tragic and unnecessary death on New Year's Eve, 2010.
"The Minister made clear that the family's campaign had been noted and is being listened to, which is very encouraging. This is now firmly on the political agenda.
"What is crucial is to prevent other families from facing the same agony Jamie's family faced, with Jamie's killer being allowed to continue driving for eight months afterwards.
"Those who have been charged with death by dangerous or careless driving should have their driving licence suspended as a condition of bail, and I hope that by working with the family and the Ministry of Justice we can achieve this."
The family would like the law to be toughened even further, and on the campaign website they have set up Rebecca states that "anyone charged with drinking and driving should immediately have their licence removed".
A petition she started, linked to the website at www.jamiestillcampaign.
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March 11, 2013 - The Government of Korea has recently launched its scholarships competition through the National Institute for International Education Development (NIIED) for Canadian graduate students and researchers wishing to pursue their academic interests at one of Korea's educational institution starting in fall 2013. The scholarship award package includes full tuition fee, up to one year language training course if required as well as other related benefits. Please note that this award does not apply to candidates over 40 years old and those already registered in a degree program in Korea. Interested candidates must submit an application and all required documents by April 17, 2013.
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Although Enplug officially launched today, the Los Angeles company has been making waves in the tech, startup and digital advertising spaces for quite some time. In fact, its interactive, digital social media displays have already been embraced by businesses around the world, including in Canada, Australia, Slovakia, London and Columbia.
This rapid adoption from businesses, including restaurants, bars, gyms, retail stores and malls, played a big part in helping Enplug's team raise a $2.5 million seed round from top investors (also announced today). Says co-founder and CEO Nanxi Liu, "We had already demonstrated a market problem, developed a turnkey solution and created a working prototype. All that is very compelling to investors, so convincing them to invest was a lot easier than we initially thought it would be."
With Enplug's interactive displays, which allow customers to easily post messages to it in real time with a specific hashtag on their social media networks, businesses are able to increase social media interaction 500 percent, Liu says. "Instead of hiding social media talk online, businesses can have it right there in their stores. It's free marketing, and their customers become brand ambassadors."
It was Liu and now COO David Zhu who, after meeting through a mutual friend, came up with the initial idea and decided to pull the trigger back in 2012. The other three founders came along shortly after in an equally happenstance way. On Zhu's flight back from the Bay Area where he had gone to meet Liu (for the first time), she was finishing up at Berkeley, he bumped into would-be head designer Zach Spitulski, literally. Spitulski tripped over his bag on the plane and ended up signing on to the business idea in the short flight from SFO to LAX. Then, back at UCLA, Spitulski told his roommate Alex Ross about the encounter, and within minutes Enplug had a CTO. The fifth would-be co-founder, Navdeep Reddy, was an old high school friend of Zhu's; today he is CIO.
"We all just took a big leap of faith," Liu says. "We were all big on building things and willing to take risks. We were young with no obligations and financially stable – very much in the same place in our lives with the same goal."
Before starting Enplug, Liu would have never considered starting a company with more than three co-founders. But today, "I'm so happy that I have the other four co-founders," she says, pointing to their different skill sets as the main reason they are able to make it work. "Because we have specific realms, it's really easy. It gets difficult when you have co-founders with similar skill sets, but each of us works and specializes in one domain."
Although the founders attribute some of Enplug's inspiration to the intelligent displays in the movie Minority Report, it was an experience at a 2012 digital sign convention in Las Vegas that really confirmed it for them. Liu remembers the crowds of "old people" at the convention and thinking that some company needed to come in and change things up. She was also amazed by how many businesses still used paper signs and advertising. "It's not a very sexy industry," Liu admits, "but it's a great industry to disrupt." Fortunately, Enplug came along at a time where hardware prices are coming down, while media players and cell phones are getting smarter and more advanced. She says, "It's an intersection of technology getting cheaper, engagement expanding and devices getting smarter."
Even though Liu joined up with four males to launch the startup, she's a huge proponent of boosting women's presence in the startup and tech spaces. In fact, last week she hosted an LA Women in Tech Summit with local incubator Be Great Partners to connect women entrepreneurs in the Los Angeles community and give them a forum to share ideas, stories, strategies and more. As a rising star among their portfolio companies, BGP reached out to Liu to host the event at its mid-Wilshire facilities. "The industry is so male dominated," she says, "so building a community for women is important." BGP plans to host the summit every other month, with different guest speakers and panel topics.
After joining BGP as one of its portfolio companies in early 2013, the Enplug team spent that summer in the incubator's co-working space. This was after spending a year operating in Korea Town out of a one-bedroom apartment without air conditioning where the five founders and two engineers worked and lived. Today, they live in a much roomier pad in Bel Air and work out of their own office in Culver City. "We're really glad we went through that," Liu says. "It helps us appreciate where we are now."
Looking ahead Liu and the guys have a lofty goal of getting Enplug displays in at least 1,000 locations. Beyond 2014, they want to become the number-one digital signage solution, she says. And even longer term, "we want to be the go-to solution for all businesses that have a physical location."


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Fernando Pessoa, born Fernando António Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa (June 13, 1888, Lisbon – November 30, 1935, Lisbon), was a Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic and translator, described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets in the Portuguese language. He also wrote in and translated from English and French.
On 13 July 1893, when Pessoa was five, his father, Joaquim de Seabra Pessoa, died of tuberculosis. The following year, on 2 January, his younger brother Jorge, aged only one, also died. His mother, Maria Madalena Pinheiro Nogueira, married again in December 1895. In the beginning of 1896, he moved with his mother to Durban, capital of the former British Colony of Natal, where his stepfather João Miguel dos Santos Rosa, a military officer, had been appointed Portuguese consul. The young Pessoa received his early education at St. Joseph Convent School, a Catholic grammar school run by Irish and French nuns. He moved to Durban High School in April, 1899, becoming fluent in English and developing an appreciation for English literature. During the Matriculation Examination, held at the time by the then University of the Cape of Good Hope, forerunner of the University of Cape Town, in November 1903, he was awarded the recently-created Queen Victoria Memorial Prize for best paper in English. While preparing to enter university, he also attended the Durban Commercial School during one year, in the evening shift. Meanwhile, he started writing short stories in English, some under the name of David Merrick, many of which he left unfinished.


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Hypothermia, frostbite, trench foot, and chilblains are all illnesses and injuries caused by cold stress. Hypothermia occurs when the body's temperature becomes abnormally low.
A body temperature that is too low affects the brain, making it difficult to think clearly or move well, and can eventually lead to death. Frostbite is an injury to the body caused by freezing tissues. It can cause permanent damage and in severe cases, lead to amputation. Trench foot is an injury of the feet resulting from prolonged exposure to wet and cold conditions. The wet feet lose heat faster and the circulation begins to shutdown, resulting in the skin tissue beginning to die. Chilblains are caused by the repeated exposure of skin to temperatures just above freezing to as high as 60°F. The cold exposure causes damage to the groups of small blood vessels in the skin. This damage is permanent and the redness and itching will return with additional exposure.
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There are many steps employers can take to protect workers from cold stress. Employers should try to schedule maintenance and repair jobs in cold areas for warmer months. When this is not possible, these jobs should be scheduled for the warmer part of the day. Employers should reduce the physical demands of workers by using relief workers or assigning extra workers for long, demanding jobs. Employers should provide warm break areas and warm liquids. Monitoring workers who are at risk of cold stress and providing training can also help prevent cold stress illness and injuries.
When cold environments cannot be avoided, workers should follow these recommendations to protect themselves from cold stress:
- Wear appropriate clothing.
- Wear several layers of loose clothing. Layering provides better insulation.
- Tight clothing reduces blood circulation. Warm blood needs to be circulated to the extremities.
- When choosing clothing, be aware that some clothing may restrict movement resulting in a hazardous situation.
- Make sure to protect the ears, face, hands and feet in extremely cold weather.
- Boots should be waterproof and insulated.
- Wear a hat; it will keep your whole body warmer. (Hats reduce the amount of body heat that escapes from your head.)
- Move into warm locations during work breaks; limit the amount of time outside on extremely cold days.
- Carry cold weather gear, such as extra socks, gloves, hats, jacket, blankets, a change of clothes and a thermos of hot liquid.
- Include a thermometer and chemical hot packs in your first aid kit.
- Avoid touching cold metal surfaces with bare skin.
- Monitor your physical condition and that of your coworkers.
For information on hypothermia, frostbite, trenchfoot, and chilblains, including symptoms and first aid, visit the NIOSH topic page on Cold Stress. The topic page also includes information on how to print or order the NIOSH Fast Facts card: Protecting Yourself from Cold Stress, a great portable resource for individuals and for employers to share with their employees.
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In part of my select statement, I want to round the value to two decimals. The select has a multiplication where I take one column's value and multiply it by another and divide by 100. I want this value to be returned with only two decimal places but nothing seems to be working right. Here's what I've tried so far:
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Next Thursday (Feb 12th) I'll be in Virginia's Tidewater for a couple of events. At 1:00, I'll be doing my ASP.NET Tips and Tricks seminar. This is the one where I drill into the Time Tracker sample application and then focus on ASP.NET security. I also do a demo of application performance tuning using the SQL Server Profiler. In the security section, we talk about storing secrets in your applications, including the advantages of the Data Protection API (DPAPI). Register here.
In the evening, I'll be at the Hampton Roads SQL Server Users Group (6:30 PM) doing my "Yukon for Developers" presentation. This will be the first time out presenting on Yukon for me, so it should be an adventure! I'm still working out my demos, but I expect to cover Yukon's .NET integration, the new .NET managed provider (System.Data.SQLServer), the new XML data type, and the XQuery implementation.


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Samsung (NASDAQOTH:SSNLF) might be Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) worst enemy. After all, the South Korean electronics conglomerate is arguably the most powerful of the numerous companies vying for a piece of Apple's smartphone and tablet market share.
Interestingly enough, Apple relies on Samsung for a number of components critical to its highly successful product lines. However, as Digitimes reported, Apple has been trying to shift away as much business as possible from its powerful rival. Can it eliminate Samsung completely from its supply chain?
The state of things so far
While CNET said Samsung isn't among the list of display vendors for Apple's iPhone 5 and 5s, it, along with LG Display, provides 9.7-inch high-resolution displays for Apple's iPad Air.
Samsung also manufactures some of the key chips found in most, if not all, of Apple's iDevices. For example, Chipworks reported that Samsung built the latest A7 processor found in the iPhone 5s and current-generation iPad models.
Furthermore, yet again according to Chipworks, the Qualcomm MDM9615 cellular modem found inside the iPhone 5s (as well as the latest cellular-enabled iPad models) is built by Samsung, as is the memory that comes paired with the modem.
That's a lot of Samsung inside Apple's products.
The iPhone 6 sees a shift away from Samsung
According to various rumors and leaks, Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) is likely to build the applications processor found in this year's latest iPhone and iPad models. Also, according to a recent leak from GeekBar (via Weibo), the iPhone 6 will use Qualcomm's MDM9625 LTE-Advanced baseband.
AnandTech's Brian Klug reported that this baseband is built on Taiwan Semiconductor's 28-nanometer HPm process, which would suggest a further diversification away from Samsung. However, this doesn't necessarily mean Samsung will not provide the DRAM for this particular baseband.
Two steps forward, one step back?
Though Apple appears to be moving away from a Samsung-built applications processor and cellular baseband, the Digitimes report stated that Apple would add Samsung as a DRAM supplier for products this fall.
This appears to be a choice made reluctantly, with Digitimes claiming that SK Hynix and Micron have been "reluctant to increase their shipments as chip prices offered by Apple are less than desired."
However, the incremental DRAM business that Samsung should see from Apple is unlikely to offset the alleged loss of revenue from the manufacture of both the applications processor and the baseband.
Apple, on balance, appears to be doing a good job of decreasing its reliance on Samsung.
But what about the 14/16-nanometer fiasco?
During Taiwan Semiconductor's most recent earnings call, management reported that during 2015 it will "have a lower 16 [nanometer] share than a major competitor."
This led many (including yours truly) to believe that Apple would shift back to Samsung to manufacture the applications processor for the follow-on to the iPhone 6.
However, a recent report from Digitimes stated that Taiwan Semiconductor "will advance volume production on its 16nm process to the first quarter of 2015 with monthly output of 50,000 wafers in order to meet demand for Apple's A9 processors."
If true, then Samsung's foundry business could continue to struggle as it loses more Apple business over time. However, the Yonhap News Agency, reported that Samsung is going to build more chips for Qualcomm., which could offset the loss of Apple business.
Foolish takeaway
It appears that Apple is, indeed, doing a good job of removing Samsung from its supply chain -- at least if the rumors about the iPhone 6 and the recent Digitimes report about Taiwan Semiconductor's 16-nanometer progress hold true.
While this is strategically important to Apple for obvious reasons, it also has interesting longer-term business implications on Samsung. In particular, as Samsung's mobile device unit continues to see increased margin pressure, the company will likely rely further on its components business in order to stabilize and grow its profit base.
Leaked: Apple's next smart device (warning, it may shock you)
Apple recently recruited a secret-development "dream team" to guarantee its newest smart device was kept hidden from the public for as long as possible. But the secret is out, and some early viewers are claiming its everyday impact could trump the iPod, iPhone, and the iPad. In fact, ABI Research predicts 485 million of this type of device will be sold per year. But one small company makes Apple's gadget possible. And its stock price has nearly unlimited room to run for early in-the-know investors. To be one of them, and see Apple's newest smart gizmo, just click here!
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College Hockey:Putting The Weight On His Shoulders
DULUTH, Minn. — One year ago, Minnesota-Duluth forward Judd Medak was not in a very enviable position.
A shoulder injury forced him to sit out most of the last quarter of the 2000-01 season, a season which saw his team finish with a 7-28-4 overall record and in the basement of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.
Yet Medak returned for the end of the season, skating in a 3-2 upset victory over North Dakota in the first game of a WCHA playoff series the Fighting Sioux would eventually win, two games to one. He also shared UMD's Most Inspirational Player Award.
More honors can be expected to be presented to the senior this season. Through 36 games, Medak leads his team in scoring with 48 points (15 goals, 33 assists). That total is also good enough to be put him in a tie as the fifth-leading point producer in the nation. On top of that, his assist numbers rank third in the country.
— UMD head coach Scott Sandelin, on Judd Medak
It's by far the best offensive season the Bulldog captain has enjoyed in his collegiate career. In fact, its more points than Medak compiled in his three previous seasons combined.
To expect Medak to flirt with notching 50 points in his final season would have been equal to expecting seagulls to nest in Duluth in February.
Well, the seagulls haven't flown north yet, but the winter has been much warmer than usual. And Medak does have two regular-season games left to hit the 50-point mark.
And most importantly, it's led to improved results for his team. Minnesota-Duluth already has six more wins than last season (13-20-3), and three more in the WCHA (6-17-3) — good enough to ensure that it won't finish in the conference basement.
Bulldog head coach Scott Sandelin says Medak can be given a lot of credit for the team's turnaround.
"He's been our best player from the beginning of the year," said Sandelin. "[He's] our most consistent guy, he gets a ton of ice time; he plays against everybody's top line, he relishes in that."
What does it take to double one's offensive production in one season? Medak says part of it can be attributed to his determination to set an example as the team's captain.
Sandelin says he told Medak to just go out and play, and the Vancouver, B.C., native has done that and much more.
"As a captain, you have to go out and perform and lead by example," said Medak.
"It was kind of a goal of mine to be in that position. It drives me and it motivates me because that's the type of person I am. I know from when I was a young guy, you always look up to the older guys and the guy with the letter on his jersey. That definitely does motivate me, and it makes me want to be a better player and just lead by example for the younger guys."
Combine that motivation with a good offseason workout program (which helped him to win a share of the team's preseason Ironman competition), and added maturity, and you begin to get the picture.
You could even add that shoulder injury to the list of reasons for the improvement.
"That was kind of the first major injury I've had in my career, [and] it kind of opened my eyes," said Medak.
"I guess I just had a lot of work to do over the summer getting back being close to 100 percent. It drives you and it motivates you. It wasn't fun 'cause it was the first time I sat in the stands and watched."
His coach also sees the injury adding to Medak's drive.
"He was just starting to play, I think he was kind of just starting to come into his own. I think for him, he came back with a strong motivation to have a successful year, individually and more importantly team-wise, and certainly he's gone out there and done that."
Sandelin says there's also been a sharpening of key offensive skills.
"He's not a guy that's going to go out there and maybe wow you with his speed," said Sandelin, a former North Dakota captain. "But he's improved in so many little areas: Puck skills, I think he's gotten quicker, very good puck protection along the wall and making plays.
"Part of that comes from experience and confidence, and certainly his offseason strength, and part of it is just that will, that motivation to be that guy that has to set an example."
At the same time, Medak has not altered a defensive style that he established during his first three years. The education major has continued to take opposing players to school with his on-ice physicality.
Take for example January 26, when Medak placed his body in front of Alaska-Anchorage speedster Steve Cygan in the last minute of a game UMD was leading 3-2. Cygan scooted the puck up the left-wing boards until he ran into Medak and was leveled like a freight train hitting a brick wall. That check helped ensure a Bulldog victory and the team's first home WCHA sweep in four years.
"I try to take care of my own zone first. I try to play physical and I try to do all those little things first," said Medak. "Then the points and the goals and all the other stuff just take care of themselves."
On offense, Medak has been a model of consistency. He scored UMD's first goal of the season in an upset win over Nebraska-Omaha and finished October with 12 points. He followed that with nine points in November, seven in December, eight in January and eight in February going into the March 2-3 series with North Dakota.
And its not like he limits himself to one part of the ice to score goals. Medak has stretched the twine by jumping on rebounds in front of the net, deflecting point shots, shooting from the point and on breakaways. Add to that his game-winning goal February 1 against Minnesota, when he pounced on a rebound and his momentum sent him crashing into the net behind the puck.
Sandelin says Medak's play is symbolic of how he wants everyone on his team to perform, and he sees much of it duplicated in his primary linemates, senior Tom Nelson and sophomore Junior Lessard.
Lessard has also seen a dramatic jump in his point totals. After registering just 12 points during his freshman campaign, Lessard is the Bulldogs' leading goal-scorer with 16, and will be counted on, among others, to lead UMD once Medak and the rest of the senior class move on.
Lessard says he's constantly trying to apply some of Medak's strengths into his own style.
"His strongest side is probably to work out in the corner and get out of the corner with the puck, and that's what I have to work on," said Lessard, who's also Medak's roommate this season.
While this is Medak's final season wearing the Bulldog maroon and gold, he hopes to see his senior year, the year he wore the "C," as instrumental in leading UMD back to respectability.
"I kind of wanted to have a part in turning this program back in the right direction," said Medak. "It's nice, obviously, to win games and have a smile on your face, but I feel fortunate that I'm in that position for the younger guys that they can start a tradition of their own here."
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The Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence (RBA) celebrates urban places that are distinguished by quality design and their social and economic contributions to our nation's cities. Winners offer creative placemaking solutions that transcend the boundaries between architecture, urban design and planning and showcase innovative thinking about American cities. One Gold Medal of $50,000 and four Silver Medals of $10,000 will be awarded. Projects must be a real place, not just a plan or a program, and be located in the 48 contiguous United States. Award winners may use prize money in any way that benefits the project.
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Gas Authority of India Limited (Gail) is Issued Notification for Recruitment of 65 Executives Trainee vacancies through Gate-2014. Eligible candidates can apply before 27th December 2013 to 28th January 2014 though online. Please be advised to read to below details and Official Advertisement Notification file.
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Fontana Days Half Marathon
Sunday, June 02, 2013
I was sitting here thinking about what to write and suddenly my legs started cramping up. What better to write about than the exciting weekend that I have had?! About 6 months ago I registered for a half marathon; not any old marathon, but my FIRST local marathon. This was my third half marathon to date. I made plans to meet up with friends at 4:15am. I thought I had all my bases covered when I decided to set 3 alarms the night before; one for 3am, one for 3:15am and one for 3:30am. To my surprise, my dogs woke me up at 4:39am Saturday morning. It wasn't until mile 5 of the half marathon that I realized what had happened; my alarms were all set for Monday through Friday. Sigh. I somehow managed to get ready in time and conned my mom into driving me 45 minutes to the finish line at 5:15am. We were bused from the City Hall up into the woods! That's right, the start line was at a campground which was very exciting. Unfortunately, this race didn't start until 7:30am and it was slated to be 104 degrees. By the time I got up to the campground at 6:15am it was already 88 degrees. I found my group though! We were all dressed up like a Pit Crew for Nascar and the other local team was dressed up like Super Women. We are called the Moms Run This Town team and we have local branches throughout the country. We took pictures and stood in line by the lovely portable potties for over 40 minutes. The first 8 miles were down a steep mountain on a windy road...in the sun! It was so incredibly hot. The sun was beating down on us. I think I wanted to quit by mile 4. By mile 5 I felt that vomiting was eminent. My hands and feet started swelling up around mile 5 also. Oh it was good times. For some reason, they only had four water stations throughout the 13.1 mile course. I'm not really sure why they started the darn thing so late or why they only had 4 water stations, but I am not a big fan. I have to say, by the time I hit my 6 I was having serious thoughts of quitting. People were stopping and sitting on the side of the road and we all were soaked in sweat.....drenched! I decided to keep pushing. I cannot express the pain that I felt in my feet and I had to run with my hands above my head quite a bit to try to reduce the swelling. I felt like an over-stuffed sausage. There were very few supports from the start line through mile 12. There were however, lots and lots of cops. THey looked about as amused as us runners looked. We were all suffering in the sweltering heat on the asphalt together with no end in sight. This race was a "must run" course or get disqualified. Ironically, I saw more walkers during this race than I have ever seen in another race. Not one official pulled a runner off for walking. I think that the heat made everyone feel sympathetic towards one another. By the time I hit mile 10 I kept thinking "all that is left is a 5k...I can totally do a 5k". By this point I had grabbed a water bottle from the third water station because I thought I would die if I didn't run with some water. From the start to mile 8 I only had two Dixie cups full of water. I felt like spongebob when he goes to visit his friend sandy the squirrel. It was awful! There were also NO fuel stations and the one promised Gatorade station was not manned enough to hand out the cups to the runners as we went by. Good times. The only thing that kept me going after mile 11 was knowing that my daughter was going to be somewhere between there and the finish line and I absolutely could NOT let her see me walking. She ended up being at mile 12.4. I was soooo excited to see her! I stopped really quick, all teary eyed and emotional to give her a kiss. Then I was off again. By that point all I could think was, the faster I ran, the sooner I would be done. My friend had finished about 40 minutes before me but stuck around and ran the to the finish line with me. I was SO exhausted. So hot. Unfortunately, my plan to stop and stretch while I drank water didn't go as planned. Immediately I had a rush of pit crew mommas and super women descend upon me for pictures, high fives and hugs. I have to admit, that was my favorite part. We all talked about our times (I PRed, beating my past marathon times by over 8 minutes). My beautiful daughter brought me roses!!!! I have to say, this was my LEAST favorite race of all time. I will not do it again next year. I am in more pain today than I have ever been after any workout or race. But, I finished. Talk about a huge accomplishment!
Noteworthy things:
1) Downhill running sucks
2) I had a PR at 2:52
3) Running in 100 degree weather is beyond ridiculous
4) Swelling up like the Pillsbury dough boy is not fun, nor cute
5) Nothing tastes as good as that first meal after a half marathon...thank you beans and rice
6) Picturing the finish always gets me emotional around mile 9...and continues to hit me with each mile
7) Seeing my daughters face is always my favorite part of every race
8) The Running Community is amazing
9) I'm a rockstar
10) I love my body
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Congrats on the half marathon completion, what an example of power and strength you set for your daughter!
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You are so gorgeous!
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Great blog!
I love your list- you are a rock star!
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think of how she will talk about you to her freinds and in school...
smart, powerful, determined and inspiring!!
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Great Job Sweetie!! I give you lots and lots of kudos for running in the HEAT!! that is just nutz! But you are
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You are a rockstar Blaize.
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Awesome job Blaize! Congratulations on the PR, especially under those conditions!
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Loved reading this!!!!! I am beyond proud of you, and I love that you love your body and you Are a rock star!!!! I love the running community too, never met anyone that wasn't super supportive!!!!! Love you!!!!!
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What a race. Good for you for finishing. Sometimes being pig headed stubborn has its advantages. Way to dig down and find that strength to finish.
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For whatever reason, people tend to assume that if you're a stay-at-home parent, you only have one or two kids. Perhaps it's because of the expense associated with multiple children. Perhaps it's because big families are much more uncommon in today's culture. Whatever the reason, how-to articles tend to be geared toward moms of one, maybe two, small children.
Potty training your child in a day? No problem…as long as you can dedicate an entire day to one child. Breastfeeding and having supply issues? Take to your bed for a day, or even for a weekend! Most people just don't seem to take into account that it's not just the single issue that must be taken into account—it's the dozen others popping up at the same time.
While your toddler is peeing in the floor, your baby is screaming her head off, ready to be fed ten minutes ago. You have one older child procrastinating, and another one tugging on your sleeve to ask a question about an assignment. If you're lucky, one might actually be doing chores…which will eventually require your help. Another one might have just finished a school assignment, which it is now your responsibility to check and review. Somehow, dinner must get fixed, laundry must be done, and the house must be made somewhat presentable. You spend all day running around in circles, trying to get everything done; and at the end of the day, you feel accomplished simply to have survived.
How do you get everything done?
Prioritize. Dinner must be fixed. That doesn't mean that it has to be fancy—but it has to be fixed. Sometimes, the laundry can wait for another day. Other times, you badly need to wash something, or your husband isn't going to have any clean socks for work tomorrow. School needs to be done five days a week—but that doesn't mean that you have to have complicated lessons every week, either.
Remember, "equal" doesn't have to mean "exactly the same." If you have a child who desperately needs your attention for the greater part of a day, give it to them! Sure, you want to pay attention to all of your children equally—but that doesn't mean that you can always divide your time evenly between them every day. Remember that sometimes, your toddler needs you to get down in the floor and read books or play blocks; your baby will benefit from some extra snuggles; and an older child who is struggling with a particular subject needs your attention more than the sibling who is completely finished with half of the curriculum by mid-year. Eventually, it will change, and the child who previously didn't need you as much will take their turn.
Enlist help. You likely know other moms with children of similar ages. Enlist their help. If you know a homeschooling mom whose best subject is composition, while you greatly prefer math, trade services! You'll work with her kids for a few hours a week if she'll work with yours—and you'll get in some much-needed social interaction at the same time. Need a babysitter? Try swapping with a friend instead of paying someone to do it.
Remember that this is just a season. Your children will not always be young; and ultimately, they will not remember if your house was clean, your cabinets were spotless, and dinner was always something spectacular. They will remember that you always had time for them, and the fun times that you had—so make it a point to create those memories.


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Palladino: Twin wins on a great night for Watertown soccer
WATERTOWN -- It was a near perfect evening for Watertown High soccer. In a Naugatuck Valley League tournament doubleheader that matched the Holy Cross and Watertown boys and girls in the semifinals, the evening was owned by the Indians. In the first of two games, the No. 2 Watertown girls dominated No. 3 Cross, 2-0. Then in game two, the No. 1 Watertown boys piled more of the same on the No. 4 Crusaders, 4-0.


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What do you have planned for 2013?
Love this quote! Wishing you a fabulous New Year's!!!ReplyDelete
So true!! We can't let out past get us down, but can only keep our heads high and try again. Happy New Year! :)
This quote perfectly exemplifies what I want for the new year. It's definitely going up on my bulletin board :)
Amazing quote! I used to love those rip off calendars but I was so to throw some of them away if I liked the pictures! So now I just have a regular calendar...
Happy new year!
Love this quote, and the fact that you like Mary Engelbreit! My mother and aunts introduced her to me when I was younger and I still have little books of her illustrations on my book shelves.
Happy New Year!
Beautiful quote! Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
Definitely a great way to look at the new year! I received a daily calendar for Christmas this year and I can't wait to start using it!
Ah, I love that quote! I'm looking forward to college acceptances in December!ReplyDelete
Happy New Year, Carly! I've seen that quote pop up a few times the past few days and I love it. It's such a good reminder that it's never too late for a fresh start. Thanks for a great year of blogging!
I have a mary engelbreit calendar like that. I cut out all of the quotes and sayings and add them to bulletin boards, pin boards, and even mail them to friends. :)ReplyDelete
Happy New Year! I hope 2013 is very good to you!
Love this quote! Happy New Year everyone!ReplyDelete
I love this quote ...and fresh starts! There's something so motivating about a new yearReplyDelete
Such a good quote!ReplyDelete
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January 29, 2007 - Issue #253
From the Desk of Laurie Likes Books:
Tales from the Ballot Box
Robin and Anne can attest that this was not the column I'd planned to write. I'd actually written not one but two other columns before realizing that the reason I couldn't quite get them right is because neither was the right column for now. I think this is. This is more or less an open letter to the online romance novel community, even though I realize most who read it are AAR readers. But because things get around on the Internet, and because this involves the entire community, here goes...
AAR has conducted an annual reader poll since the start of AAR...indeed, I conducted the first year of the poll when I was still attached to The Romance Reader. During those first years, far fewer people were online than today, and as the Internet has grown, so has AAR...and so has this poll. We are now in the midst of our 11th poll, and many more people are voting this year than ever before. I'm thrilled about that because the more people who vote, the more representative the results, and the more I can quash the grumblings that invariably occur after results are announced each year that the results don't represent the readers..
Because as we all know, there is no true way to quantify what is the "best" in anything. How you judge the best romance is invariably different than how I judge the best romance. What is "best" is an opinion, and all opinions are informed in different ways. One of AAR's long-time readers, Mark, judges what is best to him based on a humor rating. Anne can be picky about things like dialogue tags, but she often can't figure out why she likes one book more than an another, she just knows what she likes. My own method of determining which books are "best" in the various categories is to look at the grades I assigned each book. This year was particularly difficult in that I awarded no 2006-published book Desert Isle Keeper (DIK) status. So I took a look at all the B+'s I awarded - and started from there. As I wrote in my year-end wrap-up column in December, Lisa Kleypas' Devil in Winter, Anne Stuart's Cold as Ice, Christine Warren's She's No Faerie Princess, Linda Howard's Drop Dead Gorgeous, and Lynsay Sands' Love Is Blind were my top-rated 2006-published romances. So I worked from there, although some of the books I voted for on my ballot earned B's - including Perfect Stranger by Anne Gracie, Susan Wiggs' Summer at Willow Lake, Kelley St. John's Real Women Don't Wear Size 2, and Second Chance by Jaclyn Reding.
If you've read any of the above-mentioned books, you may have agreed or disagreed with my assessment, but in each of the categories I filled out in my poll, the books I voted for were the "best" in my opinion. As you can see from checking out our interim results for the poll thus far, some of these books are doing quite well. Others have been a blip or totally overlooked. When the final results are announced, if some of these books have won or earned honorable mention, I'll think it's kind of cool that I was in sync with other readers for the year. But if not, I won't think that the results are somehow wrong, I'll simply realize that my opinion was not shared by enough other people. Perhaps plenty of people also enjoyed these books, but perhaps they read others - that I've not read, or not yet read - that they enjoyed better. Our poll measures what those who participated in it felt was the best at a certain point in time. I think it's as simple as that. To dismiss the results as "nothing more than a popularity contest" does a disservice to the books and those who voted.
I've been very careful about my choice of words in terms of talking about feelings rather than beliefs. Because romance novels are books based on relationships and emotions, we often have strong emotional reactions to what we read. I'd probably go as far as to say that for many of us, we read romance novels because they evoke strong emotional reactions. Hence, I say I feel rather than believe Cold as Ice was the best romance I read in 2006, just as I feel Sue-Ellen Welfonder's Until the Knight Comes was the worst romance I read in 2006. Anne read the first chapter and was unimpressed by silly actions taken by the characters. Yet on the other hand, Beverly Forehand-Anderson, who reviewed the book for AAR, gave it a B+.
If everybody had the same reactions to what they read, doing a poll like this one would be a total waste...everybody would know the results without even having to conduct the poll in the first place. But we don't. Mark looks at humor, Anne looks at writing and stylistic elements but winds up voting by gut instinct, and as for me, I look at a variety of things, but am guided eventually by my emotional response. You may look solely at the technical proficiency of the writing itself...or count the number of Kleenex you used in reading the book. Each method a voter employs is valid for them.
Okay, that's the easy grumble to set aside. A far more difficult one, and one which gets more difficult each year, is the larger issue of representation. I alluded to it before, but let me restate it: our poll measures what those who participated in it felt was the best at a certain point in time. The sticky point there is the phrase "those who participated in it". I tried to be very aggressive this year in terms of publicizing the poll among our readers - and among the general romance readership. And on the one hand I'm very gratified that voting so far this year has been so strong; if it continues at the same pace through the remainder of the voting period (and I truly wish it will), we'll have had more than 50% greater participation (in terms of valid ballots) than we did for last year's poll. On the other hand, though, I've been thoroughly disgusted at the amount of ballot box stuffing this year. While so far I've been able to validate 50% more ballots than at the same time in last year's polling period, this year I've also had to invalidate fully one third of the ballots received. You read that right...for every two valid ballots this year, a third is invalid because certain authors and/or their fans decided that winning on the merits of their books was too much to leave to chance.
I realize that's a harsh and bold pronouncement, and that in some instances, enthusiasm simply gets the better of people. In the end, though, the difficulty remains: how to ensure that the actual results represent our readership, and the general romance readership, and are not the results of "drive-by" voting of a group of people committed to seeing a particular author or authors win. It's very easy to dismiss those ballots that don't meet the basic criterion of voting in at least six categories, so that the dozens and dozens of ballots for Book X or Author Y in one or five categories simply get moved into the "discard" file. But even more ballots are "straight-ticket" or "nearly straight-ticket" ballots that are clearly not the result of thoughtful and discerning voting. Yes, it's quite possible that a single book may be a reader's favorite in quite a few categories...but not fifteen. We romance readers read a lot and are enthusiastic about what we like - but we like to spread the wealth. If a ballot is filled out so that only one book or one author has been voted for, and in a dozen or more categories, the message is clear: the ballot is from a fangirl whose sole interest is seeing her favorite author win, win win. Blythe Barnhill notes that she sees similar "straight-ticket" voting in scrapbooking polls, but it's even more insidious in that that form of "stuffing" is done by the companies who produce scrapbooking products. She adds that she's seen companies win honorable mentions in categories for which they offer few products solely because their own consultants vote in droves.
As more and more authors have gone online and developed message boards and e-mail lists, this problem has grown, so much so that when I see a flood of straight-ticket ballots, I can generally track it back to a mention on the author's site or in their newsletter. And it's perfectly fine for these mentions to be made. Several on our staff, for instance, frequent the message boards of various authors; they are fans of these authors, as are many who frequent these boards. The difference, though, is between fans and "fangirls", the latter of whom have an agenda and will promote it anywhere they can...even if that means "drive-by" voting. What do I mean by "drive-by" voting? That's what I call a person who may never have been to AAR in the past - indeed, may never have heard of AAR - and isn't interested in the poll other than as a means to promote her favorite author. As such, they hear about our poll, and for some reason I can't explain because I don't understand it, feel the need to see "their" author win, and in as many categories as possible. As we all know, many on-line polls and awards are controversial because they don't have the correct safeguards. As more people go on-line, ballot stuffing in Web-based votes becomes a bigger issue. For example, there are now concerns that ballot stuffing influences voting in Major League Baseball's All Star process; some years ago one fanboy voted for a particular baseball player 39,000 times. Others think that on-line ballot stuffing has influenced results in the Zagat's restaurant surveys.
The safeguards I've built into the vote validation process have grown over the years. In the first years of our poll, I was so naive that it never occurred to me that an author or her fangirls might try to affect the outcome. I first became aware of the problem in the second year of the poll, and I'm embarrassed to say now that two authors probably would not have earned honorable mention or won had this year's safeguards been in place back then. Then, as now, the question remains: Why? Particularly then, but even now, what good does winning in our annual poll do for an author? Will she shoot to the top of the NYT bestseller list as a result? Will she get a better contract with her publisher because AAR's readers felt her book was the best? How good does it feel to win through cheating? What's so frustrating about this particular question is that, as far as the authors involved are concerned, most are apparently good writers who have earned positive reviews at AAR. They should let their talent speak for them and win honestly. Were I to let this go unchecked, it seems to me that any victory would be an empty one. True, maybe only the guilty would know, but since the value of these results in reality is so intangible, well, again, why? While it's an honor to win the AAR poll, it's still just an on-line poll. Samuel Goldwyn once reportedly said "A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on." The same could be said of many on-line polls. Because so many polls have been hijacked, few people take them seriously -- even the ones that do have safeguards will be tarred by the same brush. So is there really a reason for anyone to try to influence the results?
As for trying to understand why a fangirl wants her author to win, I'm stymied. I just don't get the mind set of "Wow...I don't visit AAR, but because, along with a bunch of my cyberpals, we voted en masse, Author X won!" Feel free to explain it to me if you can. To put it bluntly: fans who vote for their favorite author over and over again, in so very, very many categories, aren't helping their author. They're only creating ballots that will be tossed out. And worse, they're casting all ballots for that author in a suspicious light.
Answering these questions would be wonderful, but rest assured that those who try to affect the outcome of the poll illegitimately, whether authors or fans, aren't fooling me. This does not mean that authors can't vote. Authors can and do vote...but don't vote using your real name and then again using your pen name, and don't ask your husband, brother-in-law, mother, aunt, niece, next-door neighbor, critique partner, and three best friends to vote on your behalf. You'll all be wasting your time. The same goes for fans. Don't use your regular e-mail address, your Yahoo address, your Gmail address, and your Hotmail address to vote for your favorite author over and over again. It doesn't do your favorite author a favor. Because I have one goal as far as this poll is concerned, and I'm like a mama bear about it: it's to assure that the results are legitimate and representative of AAR's readership as well as the general romance readership. Which means that those of you who fall into either category have more of a reason than ever to participate in this poll. I can handle the legitimacy end of things...but for the poll to be truly representative, you've got to do your part. So please vote today.
(AAR uses BYRON for its romance reference needs)


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I have to say, I'm rather happy how these turned out. This will be mounted between the two legs protected by yet another sheet of acrylic for PDC. I'm using hex head screws also to mount these since they just look so dang nice. I had TAP plastics in Seattle do the holes and bends for me. Chances are there is a plastic place near you that can do this for you. With the bends and holes, it cost about $40 and they did two of them for me in an hour on a Saturday. The blue plastic...
Small and reduces the rat's nest of wiring by creating these little puppies. Everything has a little LED on it to show when it is on too.
Drunktender v3 Hardware Test from Clint Rutkas on Vimeo. Now on to getting bottles added in, additional drinks in the database, and the WPF application wired up.
Tested the first induction suppressing circuit. Without the the little circuit that is resting on power supply, the 2nd relay board would have froze. I was opening and closing the valve to my heart's content. Heck yeah! Now to create at a minimum 7 of them as that is how many food valves I have. I have 4 done and 17 circuits prepped to be made. I'll create a cool demo of the circuits now with compressed air now I know I can open and close without failure. Now that I have that...
As I've stated before, I learned my lessons before about getting everything wired up without properly testing. So this time around, I'm doing baby steps. I'm labeling everything like a big boy and making sure everything works before I go to the next fun step rather than build it and then check if everything works properly. Today I successfully tested the wiring and fired both a 24V solenoid valve and a 12Volt valve at the same time. Now time to start racking stuff up.
Much like everyone else, I get distracted and need to clean off my desk from time to time. In doing so, I discovered my nice little relay circuit board that needed some rewiring after it was tweaked for a small issue that made me pull it. The old wiring that was used previously was thicker and hard to manipulate. This made working on the boards hard and more difficult than needed. On top of that, the wiring was slightly too large for the connections on the boards. I grabbed some wiring I had from the skateboard instead of strapping 100%...
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|WTEN recognized for sportsmanship
SKILLMAN, N.J. – The Idaho women's tennis team earned the ITA National Team Sportsmanship Award on Wednesday, being nominated out of a pool of more than 1,000 eligible teams and selected by the ITA Ethics and Infractions Committee.
The ITA National Team Sportsmanship Award is a monthly award that goes to one men's and one women's team that has exemplified outstanding sportsmanship, character and ethical conduct in the true spirit of competition and collegiate tennis. The winners are selected from nominations received from all ITA member institutions (NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA and Junior/Community Colleges).
Idaho coach Jeff Beaman said the assistant coaches have done a top job in leading the team this spring. He cited both Associate Head Coach Art Hoomiratana and Student Assistant Coach Abid Akbar as key to the team's success.
"Art volunteered with the programs in the fall and did an excellent job as an assistant in both our programs; and Abid is a past team captain who does a great job with our women's team. He's really embraced the role and does a great job motivating the team."
The Vandal women have been ranked as high as No. 51 in the national rankings this season, and are 16-4 heading into Friday's Senior Day match against Oregon at 1 p.m. in Moscow.
"We try to mentor the players on focusing on the right things and going about things the right way," Beaman added. "I feel lucky to have worked with this group of fine young women and be a part of their commitment to reaching goals and doing it the right way."
In addition to their on-court successes, the Vandal women's team was praised for continuously outstanding behavior and politeness to opponents, event management staff and officials.
"This is a big honor for our women's program to win as it includes all levels of college tennis not just Division I," Idaho coach Jeff Beaman said. "Abid and Art have been a huge part of what this team has grown into this spring and this is a special group of girls to work with."


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Kim Kardashian Is Pregnant!
Monkey see…monkey do…Kim Kardashian is pregnant too!
I called it earlier this year! After Reggie Bush planted a seed in his Kim K. stunt double and watching Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa anticipate the arrival of their lil Wizbud…I knew Kim and Kanye would be at home shooting the club up in an effort to make their announcement before the end of 2012. Man, I should have placed a bet on this!
Kanye West made the announcement during his final three-night concert at Revel in Atlantic City. The G.O.O.D. Music head honcho stopped performing in the middle of a song to shout out his "baby mama" Kim. How romantical! That was it. No hugs and dap from Jay-Z on the front row or cigar passing and bottle-popping.
Check it out below.
After Kanye's "announcement" the Kardashian clan went H.A.M. via Twitter to share their excitement about their new addition to the family.
Welp, congratulations to Kim and Kanye on their forthcoming bundle (and potential money-maker for Kris).
Technically, will Kris Humphries be their baby's step-father? Serious question.
Can you imagine….
Kim announces her pregnancy via her blog:
It's true!! Kanye and I are expecting a baby. We feel so blessed and lucky and wish that in addition to both of our families, his mom and my dad could be here to celebrate this special time with us. Looking forward to great new beginnings in 2013 and to starting a family. Happy New Year!!! Xo