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Three North Texans to protest death penalty in walk from Dallas to Fort Worth
Three North Texas residents will walk from Dallas to Fort Worth Friday as part of a "faithful pilgrimage" to protest the death penalty.
Rev. Jeff Hood,a pastor in Denton, Rev, Wes Magruder of Plano, Chair of the Board of Church and Society for the United Methodist Church's North Texas Conference and Lynn Walters, executive director of Hope for Peace and Justice, a Dallas non-profit, plan to walk from the district attorney's office in Dallas to the district attorney's office in Fort Worth.
The 35-mile pilgrimage,which will be held in conjunction with the annual Conference of the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Saturday, was Hood's idea. The pastor of a group called Prism in Denton, said when he moved to Texas, "I began to realize the faith community holds the key to overturning the death penalty."
Hood, who serves on the Coalition board, said he became opposed to capital punishment when he asked "Can you love your neighbor as yourself and execute them? And I don't think that's possible."
The walk will go from Dallas through Grand Prairie and Arlington along Texas-180 West to Fort Worth. The conference will be held in Fort Worth at University Christian Church.


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Jane Tilka, Founder
Jane Tilka is a designer, consultant, and strategist who sees opportunity where business and beauty intersect. For three decades, Jane has guided clients through a process that reveals, develops, and manages brand potential. She began her career as a graphic designer and founded Tilka Design in 1983.
In the mid 80s, she co-founded the nationally-franchised Sox Appeal stores and created greeting cards for Recycled Paper Products including a line she illustrated. This work led Tilka Design to develop licensed retail products for a variety of companies.
Throughout Tilka Design's history, Jane has mentored and trained many young designers to apply design thinking to organizational and business strategy. Her interests have always centered on beautifully executed, concept-driven ideas that are stylistically enduring. Additionally, she continues to study and explore the social science aspects of what makes a design effective and engaging to defined audiences.
A graduate of The College of St. Catherine, Jane is a lover of lifelong learning and has completed executive coursework at Harvard Business School, attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, The American Academy of Art, Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the School of Visual Arts. She is a Minnesota-founding member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts and is committed to involvement within her profession. She has served as board member of the Jungle Theater, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, and Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony. She has also served as a member of the design advisory group at the College of Visual Arts, and the committee for corporate fundraising for the new central library in Minneapolis. Jane currently serves on the advisory board at the Weisman Art Museum.

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DETROIT (AP) -- Detroit police say three men have been killed in an apparent murder-suicide just east of downtown.
Police say a 27-year-old Detroit man shot and killed a neighbor about 10:20 a.m. Sunday after arguing about noise, then apparently turned the gun on himself and another man in his apartment.
Sgt. Eren Stephens tells WDIV-TV, the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News the shooting happened at the Joliet Townhouses.
Stephens said the suspect had an argument with a man in his 50s outside the townhouse, then fatally shot him.
Police barricaded the man's apartment and about two hours later discovered him and another man in his 60s dead of gunshot wounds.
Police have not released the names of those involved. No further details were released.
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Highlanders Split with Spalding University
April 12, 2014
After getting only one hit in a 9-0 loss in game one, the MacMurray College softball team hit three home runs and earned a split with Spalding University with a 9-5 win in game #2 at Palmer Field.
Spalding ace Kelci Flener struck out eight and allowed only a Michala Swanger double in getting the win for the Golden Eagles in game one.
Coach Lexy Determan's club bounced back in game two with a strong pitching outing from Kendyl Cummins and three big home runs in a 9-5 win.
Cummins struck out nine and did not allow a walk in picking up the win on the mound for MacMurray.
Daerial DeGroot went 2-4 with three runs batted in and two runs scored. DeGroot had a three-run homer that gave the Highlanders a 8-3 lead.
Jenalee Stine went 2-3 with a two-run homer, Roni Grgin went 2-3 and scored a run, Tiffiany Hazelwonder went 1-3 with a solo homer, Breezy Walton had a two-run double and Mika Morgan went 1-3 with an RBI and two runs scored.
Coach Lexy Determan's club improves to 5-14 overall and 2-6 in SLIAC play; while Spalding is now 17-12 overall and 10-4 in league play.
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Wal-Mart Says Latin America Chief to Retire
By Amy Guthrie
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Friday that Eduardo Solorzano, who led the retailer's Mexican operation during an alleged internal bribery probe, will retire in March from his post as chief executive for Walmart Latin America.
Solorzano will be replaced by Enrique Ostale, who has been with Wal-Mart since 2009, when the Arkansas-based retailer acquired Chilean retailer D&S, of which Ostale was then chief executive. Solorzano will continue as chairman of the board at Wal-Mart de MexicoB.
"For 27 years, Eduardo has been a champion for our customers in Mexico and across Latin America, and we are pleased he's staying on as chairman of Wal-Mart de Mexico," Doug McMillon, chief executive of Walmart International, said in a statement.
Solorzano was chief executive of Wal-Mart de Mexico in 2005, when the unit reportedly became the focus of an internal investigation by officials from the parent company into possible bribery of public officials to speed permits for store openings in Mexico.
The executive also oversaw Wal-Mart de Mexico's expansion into Central America, which has been a difficult business to integrate.
Gian Carlo Nucci, currently executive vice president and chief operating officer at Wal-Mart de Mexico, will replace Ostale as chief executive of Walmart Chile.
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We hope you've been finding the new member profiles useful! Many thanks to those who provided feedback and reported bugs!
With the kinks now worked out, we've turned our attention to adding features and functionality to the profiles. The first major addition is 'member subscribing' — you can now subscribe to a member, just like you would subscribe to a thread or story.
This new functionality brings about several changes that may have you scratching your head without some explanation…
1. 'Buddies' are now mutually-subscribed members
Previously, buddy status was fairly inconsequential — you could add anyone to your buddy list without much effect. With the new system, however, a buddy relationship is automatically established when two members are subscribed to each other. Buddies can no longer be manually added; they only come from mutual subscriptions.
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Most traders used the old buddy system to keep track of certain members. Since subscribing to a member has a similar intention, all old buddies have been converted into subscriptions to initially populate the new system. If any of your old buddies also had you on their buddy list, they will remain your buddy because the conversions will result in a mutual subscription (which results in a buddy relationship, as discussed above). The email alert for converted subscriptions was set to 'None', so you won't receive email alerts from these subscriptions unless you change the settings.
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You'll notice the Network block now lists 'Buddies', 'Subscribers', 'Subscriptions', and 'Ignored'. The 'Vouchers' and 'Vouched For' sections have been moved to a separate block below the Network block. The motivation for doing this can't be explained without shedding some light on our future plans. In short, vouching will be phased out in the future, and replaced with a system that's based on the number of subscribers a member has. Separating vouchers from the Network block will make for a cleaner transition to the new system in the future.
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Anyone you previously vouched for has been added as a subscription. Since vouching will eventually be phased out, as discussed above, we want to carry the spirit of historic vouchers to the new subscription system. By duplicating your vouch as a subscription, the spirit of the vouch is not lost and will be carried into the coming subscription-based system that will replace the vouching system. To illustrate, a member who had 50 vouchers in the past will now have 50 subscribers, so when the vouching system is replaced they will still be highly "ranked."
While the current state of member subscribing is transitional, you should find the new functionality very useful for keeping track of content produced by traders you respect. Gone are the days of visiting countless profiles to see what traders are doing — it's now all in one place and easy to manage.
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How many people do I see in a week so that I can make a living and not burn out?
This seems to be a universal question among massage therapists but the answer is very individual. Here are few questions and thoughts to contemplate to help you find your own answers.
For most of us our energy levels can vary from day to day and our ability to take on more work varies as well. Our expenses can vary but out of the two, money can be easier to track.
Figure out what you need financially on a monthly basis. Add another 20-30% for wiggle room or fun money.
Write down what you currently charge or the average amount per massage. Some of us work independently, some work for others. Most of us do a combination of the two.
Divide that by the number from above.
Divide this by 4.3. This will give you the number of massages you need to provide weekly.
Do you feel that is good amount of massages that you can do comfortably without hurting yourself and provide consistent quality massages to your clients?
Let's say your gut reaction is that, that amount of work is way too much.
Here are some options.
- Don't worry what others charge, it is for you to put your value on what you offer as an individual therapist. There are no two therapists alike. If you were to increase your rate by just 10% you now can reduce the number of massages to do per week to meet your financial goals. Consider what you offer that is unique. It could be techniques you know or it could be the way you do business.
- What other products or services can you offer? What can you up sell to your current clients that doesn't take up your physical energy? I am not suggesting that you can't make your money solely as a massage therapist. Every company has other products or services that they offer to meet other needs of clients and customers. Coca Cola has Aquafina, some accountants offer financial services, shoe stores sell handbags.
Make sure it is something that dovetails with what you are offering. If you work mostly with corporate clients don't try to up sell wellness products for individuals. Your customers are the companies. Your end users are the people you massage.
I know I'm not giving you what to sell. I think that is something to figure out on your own so that it is unique to you. Plus if we posted it on a blog and everyone was doing it, it wouldn't be that unique would it?
I will add one personal thought to this. Do not do the dollar per minute thing. I have been a therapist for 14 years and those were rates many therapists charged then and I'm sure they charged that long before I became a therapist. Value your time. If you are in a corporate office and some one is on the phone late for their massage because they have work to do, that is fine, but you are there and your time and professionalism has value as well. Cater to your client, bend over backwards for them but value yourself as well.
For other settings like tradeshows and mall settings where you are charging by the massage, charge for the session but do not make it into a per minute situation.
If you are the type of person who feels the number of sessions you need to do is easy physically but you aren't able to get that many clients regularly, it may not be the number of modalities you know. It may be time to learn more effective marketing and advertising skills. Another thing to consider is how much are you charging. If you are charging a lot, think about from your client's perspective if what you are offering is worth the extra expense. My advice would be to increase your value or offer a special from time to time that adds to your practice, rather than lower your rates. There will always be some one charging less.


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EXCLUSIVE: Deadpool Dons the Venom Symbiote in "Back In Black" #1 First Look
Comic Books
Here is the latest cool comic book moment in our year-long look at one cool comic book moment a day (in no particular order whatsoever)! Here's the archive of the moments posted so far!
Here's the most memorable moment from the first issue of Amazing Spider-Man drawn by John Romita, Sr.!
Amazing Spider-Man #39, written by Stan Lee and drawn by Jazzy John Romita, featured a major revelation (and one of the panels led to the inspiration for the classic cover of #39)….
It's a good sequence over all, but I guess that reveal has to be "the" moment.
"Those features!! That name!" Very cool moment though.
This is a cool sequence, to be sure, but wasn't the reveal super lame at the time, since the Osborns were only the most minor of characters in ASM? I've never read #34 – #38, but I know Norman had not been introduced till after the Master Planner storyline in #33, and Harry only first appeared in a very minor role in #31.
Never read many of the Lee/Ditko or Lee/Romita comics, but it's surprising to find out that Peter recognize Norman as "Norman" but as "Harry's father." I guess the movies embellished on that a little.
One of my favorite moments in the '90s cartoon was when GG discovered Peter's secret by following Spider-Man to an alley and later in a dinner at his house Norman acted like he knows nothing but shook Peter's hand in a way that would've smashed a normal person's palm. It was such a great moment. The first movie did kinda the same thing, as Norman suspected Peter and during a Thanksgiving dinner at Peter and Harry's place he realized Peter's secret when he saw his arm bleeding from the same spot he hurt Spider-Man earlier as Green Goblin.
"If only I could shake this feeling of–danger!"
Dude, that's your Spider-sense, Pete. Haven't you learned that by now?
Also, I remember looking through my old Spidey Masterworks, and there's a scene in the Ditko run where JJJ is at some rich man's club. With him is a man who looks a LOT like Norman. While I doubt he was intended to be Norman at the time, does anyone know if he was retconned to be so? If so, it would put Norman's presence in the title a lot earlier than the sudden reveal here….
"Those features!! That name! Those cornrows!!!"
That was JRSR's first issue on the title? That's a sweet way to start.
Sooo, how did Norman Osborn find out Spider-man's secret identity, comic-book wise?
I never did read Spider-man when I was a kid.
"Tortured by an unrelenting concern for his beloved aunt's welfare…" Jeez, that just describes about 90% of the theme of forty years of comic books. Even as an eight year old watching Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends, I recognized Aunt May for what she is: the biggest pain in the ass in comic book history. Seriously, there's a nice countdown feature for this site. "Biggest Pains in the Ass in Comics".
Also, it's funny to me how far back the JJJ character we know today was established. His lines and scene with Peter here would've fit into Raimi's movies without any changes.
i would go with the reveal for the look on peter face to learn under the mask of the green goblin was some one close to him. not to mention the sock when the green goblin revealed he knows he is spider man plus norman being the the green goblin sparked one of the biggest comic legends of them all was it the reason steve ditko quite spider man
"One of my favorite moments in the '90s cartoon was when GG discovered Peter's secret by following Spider-Man to an alley and later in a dinner at his house Norman acted like he knows nothing but shook Peter's hand in a way that would've smashed a normal person's palm. It was such a great moment."
That scene came from the original comics, albeit a bit modified. From the time when Norman was amnesiac and only remembered ocasionally he was the Goblin. Best status quo the character ever had, since Peter had to convive socially with the guy, but there was always the suspense of "has Norman recovered his memory?"
Stan Lee was great!
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@Adam: If I remember correctly, the reason the Goblin was able to follow and eavesdrop on Spider-Man was because he hit him with a chemical or something that deadened his Spider-Sense. Hence, Peter only having a vague feeling of danger instead of his Spider-Sense screaming like crazy because Norman was spying on him.
Am I remembering correctly? Please don't make me look it up.
I think it was a gas or chemical that took out his Spider-Sense. Kind of makes you wonder why the Goblin didn't just use that same opportunity to use a gas or chemical that would, you know, kill him.
Real world logic really can spoil the fun sometimes.
What about the panel where Peter tries to use his webbing and thinks, "I forgot! I'm not wearing my costume!" A few panels later, he seems to be wearing the majority of his costume under his clothes. Yeah, his web-shooters, gloves and mask are in some "secret" pocket in his belt. Chalk it up to Stan writing dialogue under the "Marvel method" I suppose. Or does Pete consider most of his costume to just be his Underoos?
It is a cool scene anyway.
@Pedro: Jeph Loeb (when he was still good) used that greatly in Spider-Man: Blue. Yeah, I prefer that Norman over the crazed, overpowered maniac that sits on top of the world nowadays.
I've read that it was Stan's insistence that Norman be the Goblin that finally drove Ditko to quit, but I don't know how certain that is. I know they were fighting over a lot of story ideas by this point.
This was also the first story in which Peter began getting along with Harry and Gwen. I wonder if Stan had been pushing for that, with Ditko objecting.
For those of you who were unsure, this is only the second time Norman Osborn appeared (with the possible exception of the story Adam mentioned). He was just introduced two issues earlier.
A bat missile? Seriously? ^^ DC should have sued ^^
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"I've read that it was Stan's insistence that Norman be the Goblin that finally drove Ditko to quit, but I don't know how certain that is."
It's on page 107 of Brian's book; no doubt he can give the URL for its appearance in his column here and judge its veracity…
Jeph Loeb (when he was still good)
Jeph Loeb has never been good
used that greatly in Spider-Man: Blue.
Jeph Loeb has never used anything greatly.
No, that couldn't sue for "bat missile". Only if they spelled it "batmissile".
"Also, I remember looking through my old Spidey Masterworks, and there's a scene in the Ditko run where JJJ is at some rich man's club. With him is a man who looks a LOT like Norman. While I doubt he was intended to be Norman at the time, does anyone know if he was retconned to be so? If so, it would put Norman's presence in the title a lot earlier than the sudden reveal here…."
Ditko made it a habit to take background characters from one issue and then flesh them out in subsequent issues. Flash Thompson and Liz Allen both appear unnamed in Amazing Fantasy #15, for example. In that light it's very likely Ditko chose that particular background character as the model for Osborn later on.
The 'gentlemen's club' that JJJ belongs to has been visited a few times by other writers, notably showing Roderick and Daniel Kinglesy as members . I believe there's dialogue also implies that Norman was a member as well. A bit of a retcon, but not a recent one either. Busiek used the 'club' a few times in Untold Tales of Spiderman, fully retconning that Norman was a member and that he and JJJ were friends. As far as I am aware UToS and Amazing Fantasy #16-18 are back in canon again — there are characters from UToS that are currently being used in Dark Reign such as the Headsman.
BTW, does anyone else think that the 'modern' coloring on that Amazing Spider-man art grates on the eyeballs? Where were those scans sourced from? (not a Masterworks, since this has the hallmarks of computer coloring).
Love, T. Not hate. Love.
Besides, I'm not Jeph Loeb's biggest fan but what's the point of bashing the guy if someone else likes him?
Have a good day.
John Cage
Just a slight correction to what Ocelot just said…. Flash Thompson WAS named in Amazing Fantasy #15, at least in the reprints I've read.
Dhole, I think the idea is that Norman wanted Peter to know who beat him.
Those features!! That name! That hair!!!
Best expository line ever: "Exactly forty seconds later–"
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MIDDLETON, WI, June 16, 2016 (Press Release) -HP Inc. announced that ePac LLC, an Emerald Packaging joint venture based in Madison, Wisconsin, has agreed to purchase three additional HP Indigo 20000 Digital Presses to enhance capacity in line with demand and expand operations in North America. The company is also leveraging a next-generation end-to-end digital workflow platform to streamline production and offer a highly automated customer experience.Read more
DUSSELDORF, June 14, 2016 (Press Release) -Landa once again took center stage at Drupa, taking over €450 million in orders for Nanographic Printing presses.
An estimated 200,000 visitors thronged to the Landa stand to catch a glimpse of its 20 daily live press demos. Visitor enthusiasm translated directly into hundreds of sales meetings, with orders taken in all major geographical regions, including the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Landa reported numerous multiple-press deals, demonstrating market confidence in Landa and its Nanographic Printing presses.Read more
JYVÄSKYLÄ, Finland, June 14, 2016 (Press Release) -Procemex Ltd was recently awarded a contract to SCA Obbola paper mill for a delivery of a Web Monitoring System. Commissioning in 2015, the new modern Web Monitoring System replaced the previous one that reached the end of life. This new system will substantially increase quality monitoring and decrease web break times and therefore improve SCA Obbola's positioning at the market.Read more
ALPHARETTA, GA, June 14, 2016 (Press Release) -Neenah Packaging announces the significantly expanded offering of its Box Wrap portfolio, with new additions to its Premium Packaging Solutions, and the introduction of its Luxury Packaging Solutions.
Together, these two expansive collections create an elevated line of packaging papers for national and multi-national retail, beauty, alcohol, electronics and entertainment media brands.Read more
SWINDON, UK, June 13, 2016 (Press Release) -The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has announced it is set to launch a Common Footprint Quality (CFQ) standard for the UK's fresh produce industry that will ensure safe and high performance corrugated packaging for fruit and vegetables.Read more
GURNEE, IL, June 13, 2016 (PRNewswire) -Nosco, Inc. (http://www.nosco.com), a full-service supplier of printed packaging, plans to expand its industry-leading operations by doubling production capabilities for digital printed cartons. The company just announced, in conjunction with HP Indigo, the acquisition of a second HP Indigo 30000 Digital Press for folding carton production, making Nosco the first in the world to achieve this milestone.Read more
Learn how to reduce operating costs, increase performance and efficiency by using the right hydraulic oil.Read more
OAKLAND, CA, June 10, 2016 (PPI Pulp & Paper Week) -Digital printing offers corrugated converters the promise of being able to produce more customized boxes, in shorter runs, with faster turnaround times, almost on demand for customers--but the technology has been slow to take off in the corrugated sector, according to contacts.
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Platform holders headlines
Free-to-play Halo Online cancelled
Remember that free-to-play, Russia-only Halo PC online game? Well, it's been canned.
Attack on Titan is the chopping-off-giant-arms simulator we never knew we needed
Attack on Titan makes you feel like you too have the physical and mental grit needed to chop giants into huge piles of severed limbs. What's not to like?
Dead Rising 4 has me excited and worried in equal measure
Frank's back, but is Capcom changing too much of a good thing?
No Man's Sky concurrent player numbers down by 90% on PC, less than two weeks from release
The number of Steam users playing No Man's Sky has cratered very sharply, very quickly.
Metal Gear Survive isn't Metal Gear Solid and Konami isn't the bad guy
Let's talk about Metal Gear Survive.
Deus Ex Mankind Divided review: an amazing action RPG, but its narrative stumbles
Adam Jensen's return is bloody good stuff – I just wish it were a more complete story.
Tag team battle: PS4 Slim and PS4 Neo go head-to-head with Xbox One S and Project Scorpio
Microsoft has shown grit and determination in the ongoing generational battle, but can anything overcome Sony's lead?
Pokemon Go update rolling out now: ask your Team Leader to judge your battle chances
Pokemon Go is being updated with a neat new feature – right now.
PlayStation Plus prices to increase in US and Canada starting September
Sony has announced that PlayStation Plus subscription prices will increase in the US as well as Canada, starting next month.
PS4 Slim: watch the new PlayStation console boot up here [Update]
The PlayStation 4 Slim version we've been seeing images of is real, and there's video of the thing booting up.
Battlefield 1 interview: DICE talks fantasy war, realism and respect
DICE's Robert Sammelin discusses the challenges of setting a game in the most influential and violent conflict of modern times.
Nier Automata might bridge action and RPGs in ways Final Fantasy 15 could only dream of
Nier was an admittedly slightly rubbish game that became a cult classic thanks to wonderful art and music. This game is something else entirely.
PS4 Slim and PS4 Neo to debut at PlayStation Meeting in September, say financial sources
Oh ho, the PS4 Slim thing just got significantly more credible.
Either the PS4 Slim has escaped into the wild or someone's produced a terrific fake
PS4 Slim doesn't officially exist, which just makes these photos all the more compelling.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided reviews round-up - all the scores
Reviews for the the sequel to 2011's Human Revolution have started appearing, and they're largely positive.
We're streaming No Man's Sky gameplay - watch us farm for Atlas pass materials and try to earn enough moolah to upgrade our ship
Shabana is hoping to upgrade her ship and her Exosuit today. Will she make enough units to accomplish her goals?
No Man's Sky guide: Atlas stones, warp cells, anti-matter and easy farming tips
No Man's Sky doesn't go out of its way to explain itself. Luckily, we do.
Konami's new Metal Gear game is a 4 player co-op affair in an alternate timeline
Metal Gear continues with a new kind of stealth action adventure.
Final Fantasy 15 Hands-On: Weird, wonderful and definitely in need of that delay
A recent hands-on with Final Fantasy 15 has convinced us the delay to November is in game's best interest, despite its brilliance.
Destiny: Rise of Iron gamescom 2016 livestream kicks off soon with new details on the Crucible, more - watch with us
Bungie will host a livestream for Destiny: Rise of Iron today, and you can watch along with us.
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The Division dev inviting players to the studio to help fix the game
GTA 5 Online handing out double RP and cash for Freemode events
This week's best game deals: Madden 17, XCOM, The Last of Us and more
The iconic Battlefield theme returns in Battlefield 1, and you can sample it now
Destiny – one more Trials of Osiris event left for PS3 and Xbox 360, before it goes on hiatus
Attack on Titan is the chopping-off-giant-arms simulator we never knew we needed
Take a look at one of Destiny: Rise of Iron's new Exotics – the Pulse Rifle
Deus Ex Mankind Divided Story Choices: Should you choose the Bank or Allison?
Play Forza Motorsport 6 free with Gold this weekend on Xbox One
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 – Salvation arrives on PS4 September 6
Evolve Stage 2's newest co-op map variant contains hordes of infected wildlife and Gorgon minions
The Division expansions Last Stand and Survival delayed to focus on game balancing and other improvements
Fallout 4's Nuka-World looks like a fun place, just be sure to follow the safety instructions
PSN users can now protect their account with 2-Step Verification
Call of Duty 2 frame-rate test shows massive improvements on Xbox One
GTA fan site hacked, around 200,000 users believed to be affected
WIN! A PS4, Thrustmaster T80 steering wheel and Assetto Corsa
Respawn responds to fan concerns over Titanfall 2 pilot mobility, Titan timers, map design, more
PS4 Slim – take a closer look at the console and the new DualShock 4 controller
No Man's Sky concurrent player numbers down by 90% on PC, less than two weeks from release
Where is Xur? What time does Iron Banner start? All your Destiny event and reset questions answered
Pokemon Go: how to catch legendary pokemon – where are Mew, Mewtwo, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres and Ditto?
Pokemon Go: here's how to choose your Eevee evolution – Vaporeon, Jolteon or Flareon


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One-time registration with Tax Dept. in Form No. 10A
Application for grant of Exemption Certificate To fill up Form No. 10G
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To fill up Form No. 49A
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Anonymous donations to be taxed @ 30%,Religious Trusts exempted 15% Income can be accumulated without payment of tax.Adhere to investment pattern or lose tax exemption.
For accepting foreign contribution register under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976.
Arguably, non-government organisations (NGOs) render selfless service to the community. But like any other tax payer, they are also subjected to certain obligations within the framework of the Income-tax Act, 1961. The common question being asked by these NGOs is why they are subjected to income tax problems, especially when they are voluntary social organisations and are helping the suffering humanity.
At the outset, it's important to understand that if the NGOs do not comply with the income-tax law, then they may be subjected to income-tax payments. The provisions concerning deduction in respect of donations given to NGOs are contained in section 80G of the I-T Act, 1961.
However, to enable donors to enjoy the benefit of tax deduction on donations paid, the most important condition is that every donor must obtain income-tax certificate from the NGO under section 80G. All those NGOs who have an income-tax exemption certificate find it very easy to raise donations from the public for genuine charitable cause.
The first step for an NGO to procure I-T exemption is to apply for registration of the Trust/Society with the director of Income-tax (Exemptions). This registration has to be done once in the life of the NGO. This is a permanent registration. The NGO should submit registration application in duplicate in the prescribed Form No 10A as per section 12A. Together with this form, two copies of the trust deed or the rules and regulations of the society should be submitted. After this, the I-T department will grant a registration certificate under section 12A.
Simultaneously, while moving the registration application of the NGO, another application should be made in triplicate to the director of income-tax (Exemptions) in Form No. 10G. The purpose of this application is to seek the exemption certificate. Generally, within six months of the submission of the application, the exemption certificate is sent. Initially, the exemption certificate is valid for one financial year. Later, however, the NGO can apply for issue of renewal of the exemption certificate.
Another income-tax obligation is to obtain the Permanent Account Number (PAN). For this, the NGO should submit Form No. 49A in duplicate to the concerned Assessing Officer. Similarly, if the NGO is required to deduct tax at source (TDS), then it should submit the application in Form No. 49B for allotment of a tax deduction account number.
It may be noted here that like any other tax payer, even the NGOs will be required to deduct tax at source on payments made to contractors and sub-contractors, professional persons as well as rent payments exceeding a particular limit. The tax will also be required to be deducted in respect of salary payment to employees.
The NGO having a gross total income (before donation) in excess of Rs 1 lakh per annum is compulsorily required to file an I-T return in Form No. 3A. The last date of filling this return is July 31. However, for those NGOs who are required to have a tax audit, the last date of filling the return is October 31, with the audit report.
The NGO is further required to get its accounts compulsorily audited when the gross receipts, including donations, are in excess of Rs 50,000 per annum. This audit report is to be signed by a qualified chartered accountant. The report is to be in Form No. 10B.
Another important point which should be taken care of by the NGO is with regard to the investment policy of the surplus funds. Restrictions are imposed on the investment pattern by an NGO. An NGO is not competent to invest its funds as it wants.
Generally, an NGO can make investments in savings certificates, deposit in any account with post office savings bank, a scheduled or a cooperative bank or invest in a bank fixed deposit, mutual funds, any security issued by the Central government or state government or deposit in any PSU. Importantly, an NGO is permitted to invest in immovable property.


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Brand said his department received a 911 call around 2:30 p.m. and dispatched aid units.
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The majority of us live in cities, and the percentage is growing. Municipal leaders responsible for the complex network of people, services and aging infrastructure are looking for better ways to analyze data, anticipate problems and coordinate resources. As municipal operations and technology become more intertwined, development and deployment of successful IT systems that address changing needs become extremely critical.
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By 2050, 70 percent of the world will live in cities. And, as cities grow and expand their services, the management, operations and governance across the city becomes increasingly complex. By treating the city as a multipart ecosystem, leaders and policy makers can integrate their vision and strategy, then build a road map that promotes well-being, prosperity and productivity.
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At least for now, neighbors have won a contentious battle against a developer who wants to pave a driveway through a green patch of public right of way behind his property in Menlo Park.
The city council voted 4-0 Tuesday night to deny developer Sam Sinnot's request to build a driveway from the back of his lot at 1825 Santa Cruz Ave. to quiet Louise Street instead of from the front to much busier Santa Cruz Avenue. Vice Mayor Ray Mueller abstained from voting because he owns a home near the proposed development.
Some council members said they don't expect their decision to end the battle.
"Maybe this ends up in a lawsuit. It probably will, from what I heard in these chambers," Council Member Kirsten Keith said before the vote. "People have different opinions."
The proposal became an "emotional, contested, controversial issue," Mayor Peter Ohtaki acknowledged early into the meeting. Sinnott had even asked for a police presence at the meeting, saying he felt threatened by the neighbors.
Sinnott, who owns an architecture and construction firm, told the council he believes a driveway could connect to Louise Street with little impact to the greenery at the end of what has become a de facto cul-de-sac that neighbors fought to protect.
"There doesn't need to be a loser here," he said.
Michael Hubly, who lives at the end of Louise Street next to the public right of way and the proposed driveway, said Sinnott just wants to increase the value of his property because "people want to be on a cul-de-sac so they can safely walk and play."
The council's vote gave Hubly and his wife, as well as property owners on the other side, ownership of the disputed 53-foot by 60-foot patch through a process called abandonment. The city will require the new owners to record deed restrictions to ensure the land remains dedicated open space and to sign an agreement indemnifying the city against any future lawsuits related to the property.
Because the meeting ran after midnight, the council postponed votes on several agenda items, including a proposal to extend the red light camera program and a tentative agreement with the Menlo Park Police Sergeants Association.
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In the mid 1970's the seven Steiner brothers formed Steiner Corporation. Through the next fourteen years their company grew into 3 major marketing divisions, Turf Equipment, Agriculture Equipment and a community repair shop. In 1988, the Turf division was sold to Ransomes of Ipswich, England and the Agriculture line was sold to a group of employees that continued on with the agriculture products. In 1996 "Steiner Ag Products" was renamed "Venture Products Inc" to fit with the company's new focus of providing equipment for the physically impaired. The new brand name VENTRAC was launched and in 1998 the Steiner brothers focused their energies on the new "next generation" all-wheel-drive compact tractor. Since that time the market has embraced the VENTRAC with a tremendous reception.
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Man charged with driving, drug offences after police chase through Malak and Karama
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- May 04, 2014
An 18-year-old man from Karama has been charged following a pursuit in Malak in the early hours of this morning.
Casuarina police were routinely patrolling the suburb of Malak at around 3.50am when they observed a Mitsubishi Pajero drive past at speed.
"Police activated lights and sirens to pull him over but he took off in a futile attempt to evade police," said Watch Commander Brendan Lindner.
"A police dog who was very keen to arrest the offender was sent to the area in the event he attempted to flee on foot. He was apprehended a short time later in Karama.
"The only smart move he made was not trying run on foot, hence the police dog wasn't required to be deployed."
The man allegedly refused a road side breath test at the scene.
He was later charged with:
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- Drive at a speed and in manner dangerous
- Drive medium range Blood Alcohol Content (0.127)
- Possess methamphetamine in public place
- Fail to comply Police Officers direction
- Drive vehicle without lamps alight
- Fail to drive in traffic lane
- Turn right without signalling intention
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Robert Lee Roberts passed away peacefully in his sleep Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. He was born June 24, 1955 to parents Robert L. Roberts and Virginia R. Roberts. He attended Carmel Gram-mar School, Blach Junior High and he graduated from Awalt High School in Los Altos. Mr. Roberts was a superb athlete who excelled in track and football at Awalt. He was designated a scholar athlete and was voted Most Valuable Player in his junior and senior years.
After high school he attended Foothill College where he continued to play football and earned an associate of science degree in aviation in 1977. While attending Foothill he met the light of his life, Carol Ann Lange. They married on June 21, 1986. In 1990 they welcomed their first and only son, Robert Thomas Roberts.
Mr. Roberts was retired from Sun Microsystems. He was an avid sports fan; and faithful to his favorite teams, the San Francisco Giants and 49ers. He loved animals, was a wonderful cook and enjoyed traveling with his family.
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In the first year, we will screen our lettuce/spinach germplasm collections (the largest in the world) and lettuce mutant collection for salt-tolerance in greenhouse using salinized sand cultures. Tolerant lines will be tested again to confirm the results. Salt-tolerant varieties of different horticultural types will be evaluated in field trials under salt stress conditions delivered through the drip irrigation system in the second year. We will also start to characterize salt-tolerant traits and study the gene expression and inheritance of the traits. Best performing varieties from field trials will be evaluated in the field in Salinas, Central, and Imperial Valleys in the third year to demonstrate the results to the industry and seed companies, through which seeds of salt-tolerant cultivars will be made available to growers.


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SWAINSBORO, Ga. (WRDW) -- Swainsboro authorities are investigating a murder.
Jennifer Sutton, 37, was found dead in a wooded neighborhood near Lincolnton Street and Gumlog Road just between 3:30 and 4:30 a.m.
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Blueberry Monkey Bread is a Classic Monkey bread recipe brought up to the next level with Fresh Blueberries. If you have not tried monkey bread, this is a must try for any breakfast or easy dessert. The addition of the fresh blueberries just elevates this to a special recipe! We have lots and lots of fresh fruit here in South Florida from March all the way through September. Blueberries are the highlight of the season right now. Sweet, juicy and Fantastic! This recipe will give you a wonderful way to showcase them! Enjoy!


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Week Four in the Big Ten is over. And, it was a mixed bag in what was the last big full-blown Saturday of non-conference action. The headliner game was Michigan State at Notre Dame. The Spartans came up short, as the Fighting Irish won despite notching a scant 221 yards in a 17-13 victory.


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An interdisciplinary team is developing technologies and design strategies that use context-aware sensing to empower people by presenting information at precisely the right time and place. The team is designing a living laboratory to study technology that motivates behavior change in context.
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I thought my questions have been pretty clear already.
-I'm looking for clear reasoning that distinguishes what some call 'internal' from 'external' without their reasoning amounting to talking about 'external' in other (typically ill-defined, subjective, unmeasurable, or undistinguishable from 'external') terms.
-Video of someone using the 'ground strength vector' sparring effectively with high levels of contact and resistance, with explanation of how it differs from regular ol' sparring.
-Clear explanation why Internal = Extermal + Something. What is that something else? Can it be objectively measured?
I've actually answered this question more than a few times on the forum. You don't really want the answer, you just want to argue and attempt to disparage. Frankly, I post some fairly clear descriptions knowing full well that most people will gloss over them and that's as it should be. The people who want to know will search for information everywhere and wouldn't spend so many hours of their day trying to play 'gotcha' with "Walter Sigman" and other completely aberrant games.
For you to be so fanatically devoted to Cheng Man Ching that you host webpages for him and yet you don't know what jin is... that's actually hilarious. And I'd like for you to stay that way. It's Karma at its best. And as I said... CMC attempted to explain what jin was, so why not see if you can figure out what he meant? Maybe you can write letters demanding to see CMC in some match with an MMA fighter to prove that his stuff was any good or that jin has value?
But why don't you ask the same questions on the Cheng Man Ching list, BTW? I'm told that you don't seem to have that same curiosity on that list.... a list which people are reportedly leaving rapidly because too many nuts have gotten on it.
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For situations where concurrent measurements are required at several points in an array. For example in the analysis of sound fields, sound power and transients. Close manufacturing tolerances together with the advantages of the TEDS chip provide these array microphones with a high degree of interchangeability; a major advantage when used in multiples forming arrays and matrices.
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The Edmonton Oilers have assigned centre Marc-Antoine Pouliot to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League.
With the assignment of Pouliot, the Oilers roster is now at 23 for the start of the 2006-07 NHL season.
The Oilers open their 27th NHL season when they host the Calgary Flames on Thursday, October 5th. Face-off for the season opener at Rexall Place is 8:00 p.m.


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Is Amazon's delivery drone just hype?
Amazon's Jeff Bezos is something of a wizard. But could he really develop small drones that deliver products to consumers? UC San Diego scientists say 'maybe,' but first there are issues to solve.
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Yes 34% (93)
No 48% (130)
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Bollywood stars send out Eid wishes to fans
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan tweeted: "Eid Mubarrak to all brothers and sisters, young and old, near and dear. Happy greetings for EID! May there be peace and love among all... and may all your wishes come true."
Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar: "Eid Mubaarak to all my Indian sisters and brothers. Sometimes I feel that all these festivals are glittering ornaments on the body of time."
Actress Ameesha Patel: "Eid Mubarak and lots of love to everyone. May allah fulfil all dreams n bring peace to everyone."
Riteish Deshmukh: "EID MUBARRAK- wishing u all happiness and prosperity."
Filmmaker Karan Johar: EID MUBARAK!!!! All my love....always!!!
Actress Divya Dutta: "Eid mubarak! I am all set for biryani at my dear frnds tonite! Dieting ki holiday!"
However, few others like veteran actor Dev Anand, director Punit Malhotra, singer Kailash Kher, actress Dia Mirza, Neha Dhupia, Genelia D'souza, actors Abhishek Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Jaaved Jaaferi and Sanjay Suri also wished fans on the occasion.


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I Found out about the SHADOWLURKERS Movie when the films' social media coordinator, Edwin Duterte was a guest on the Social Sports & Entertainment Show (SSEshow), which I'll be giving you guys a taste of later. The video has already gotten over 600,000 hits on YouTube and has some major film company buzz behind it. We're going to have the films director, Andrews Jenkins on the show in a couple weeks.
"SHADOW LURKERS" is a featurette film that debuted Monday June 4, 2012 on the eve of a Lunar eclipse..
"Shadow Lurkers" follows one family beginning 3 days before the millennial eclipse- Day #1 Shadows everywhere start coming to life to the horror of people everywhere (but remain shadows on the wall). Day #2 The world wakes to a beautiful sunny day, people go to work, school... but as people leave their homes, we realize... No one is casting a shadow. No one. Every shadow has disappeared. How is that possible? Where did they go? Day #3 The eclipse- Shadows enter our world. Stay in the light. Be afraid of your own shadow.
Genre Sci Fi
Directed By Andrews Jenkins
Produced By Peter Sussman
By: iyel_bey
In: Other Entertainment
Tags: SHADOWLURKERS, movie, trailer, Science Fiction, Sci Fi, eclipse, Andrews Jenkins, Edwin Duterte
Location: Hollywood, California, United States (load item map)
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Looks pretty interesting, It should be on the SyFy channel the day after tomorrow for a full 9 week day in and day out rotation, just like Underworld, et al.
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CGI doesn't scare me.
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Yes, what is this? More mind and spirit polluting garbage from the Zionist controlled Hollywood studio system?
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"Daddy, what happens when the light goes out?"
"Well, dear, without light, there is no shadow...so...oh, hell. Duh. (smashed light). The End.
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January 30, 2007
Hofstra University, USA, Launches Course Titled "Gandhi, King, Ikeda: A Legacy of Building Peace"
Hofstra University on Long Island, New York, USA, launched a course titled "Gandhi, King, Ikeda: A Legacy of Building Peace" (GKI) as part of its 2007 spring semester history curriculum. Professor Michael D'Innocenzo, the university's Harry H. Wachtel Distinguished Professor for the Study of Nonviolent Social Change, a 46-year scholar of nonviolence, designed the course after viewing an exhibition of the same title sponsored by the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. The classes began January 30, 2007 with 22 students and will be held every week through mid-May.
Professor D'Innocenzo's lectures will focus on the philosophy of non-violence advocated by India's father of independence Mahatma Gandhi, America's civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and SGI President Daisaku Ikeda and will be based on critical biographies on Gandhi and King and a summary of the key recommendations from Mr. Ikeda's peace proposals entitled For the Sake of Peace: Seven Paths to Global Harmony, A Buddhist Perspective. Professor D'Innocenzo will also refer to the ideals of Henry David Thoreau (1817-62) and Jane Addams (1860-1935), early American advocates of nonviolence.
Professor D'Innocenzo noted that the three activists share an unflagging belief in nonviolence and the interdependence of all life. He affirmed, "As fellow members of humanity, I believe we should imbibe from the spirit of these three giants." When asked how he will introduce Mr. Ikeda, who is less familiar to an American audience, he replied, "I will introduce him as heir to the values Gandhi and King stood for: the spirit that 'injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.' We will discuss Dr. Ikeda's emphasis on nonviolence, his advocacy of a stronger United Nations and his philosophy that we must begin with our own inner transformation in order to affect lasting change in society."
Concurrent with the start of the GKI course was the launch of the Center for Civic Engagement, which celebrated its opening by hosting the exhibit "Gandhi, King, Ikeda: A Legacy of Building Peace," attended by around 400 researchers, students and local residents. In his keynote address on "The Two Super Powers: Peace and Nonviolence," Dean Lawrence Carter of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel stressed that practicing nonviolence was not about taking a passive stance but that it was a powerful force for battling against social injustice. The exhibition will show through March 22, 2007.
A student who attended Dr. Carter's lecture commented, "The philosophies embraced by the three coincide on a deep level." A graduate of Hofstra University praised the exhibition, saying, "It was highly impressive and offered genuine answers. As one who attended the lecture by Dr. King at this university back in 1965, I feel it is my responsibility to share with others the message of compassion and the importance of understanding one another by overcoming differences, as portrayed in the exhibit."
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Nike+ Fuelband vs Fitbit One review
Fitness gadgets are all the rage these days, but you'd be forgiven if you've never heard of Fitbit. It's a different story with Nike, but the Fuelband is still a rarely seen gadget.
Effectively, the Fitbit One and Nike+ Fuelband are wearable computers which track your activity and tell you how well you're doing. With a big helping of motivation, their main aim is to help you get fitter.
Nike+ Fuelband vs Fitbit One comparison review: Design
The Fuelband is arguably the simpler of the two. You clip it round your wrist and forget about it. There are three different sizes, each of which comes with two removable links to get the perfect fit. It's not flexible, and somewhat bulky, but you do forget you're wearing it most of the time.
The Fuelband is waterproof, so your sweaty runs (and post-workout showers) won't destroy it. Nike doesn't recommend swimming with it though.
A button cycles through the various functions, starting with Fuel, Nike's own measurement of activity. There's also calories and steps, which can both be disabled, and time - so the Fuelband is a watch, too. The display has a fantastic wow factor, since it's not visible at all until you press the button. A coloured row of lights builds up through the day as you progress towards your 'Fuel' goal.
There are three different colours: black, black ice and white ice.
The Fitbit One is quite different. It's absolutely miniscule, and virtually weightless, yet still has a nice OLED display which shows steps, calories, distance, time and a slightly odd flower which tells grows as you become more active. It also shows how many floors you've climbed.
The One also tracks your sleep by monitoring movement while you're in bed. For this, you have to remove it from its rubber belt clip and insert it into the pocket on the wrist band that's included in the box. It also has a silent alarm, and will vibrate to gently wake you up.
It's available in black or burgundy. The black model has a blue display, while the burgundy one has a pink display.
No doubt then, the Fitbit One wins on features - the Nike Fuelband lacks an altimeter and doesn't even tell you how far you've walked or run (that information is only available in the app or on the website).
Nike+ Fuelband vs Fitbit One comparison review: Mobile apps
Both gadgets have built-in Bluetooth and can sync wirelessly with iOS devices with Bluetooth 4 (that's the iPad 3 and 4, iPad mini, iPhone 4S and 5).
There's no Android app for the Fuelband, though, and while there is for the Fitbit, there's no wireless syncing yet.
If you do have a supported iOS device, both devices are much simpler to use. The Fitbit will sync automatically - with the Fuelband, you just hold the button for a couple of seconds until SYNC appears on the display.
Nike+ Fuelband vs Fitbit One comparison review: Data
Once you start using Fitbit's companion app and the website, you quickly become overwhelmed by data. As well as all the data shown on the One itself, there's a myriad of graphs showing everything from activity to sleep and calories burned.
You can also manually enter other activities besides walking or running, such as swimming and cycling - calories are estimated for you. You can also track your weight - either manually or by using Fitbit's Aria Wi-Fi scales, and enter all the food and drink you consume.
Fitbit has partnered with quite a few other services, so if already use an app such as MyFitnessPal, you can use that expansive food database instead of Fitbit's own by linking your Fitbit account.
By contrast, the data provided by the Fuelband seems a bit basic. However, both the app and website are much prettier, and don't overwhelm you as much.
With both, you can see your activity on a daily, weekly, monthly and yearly basis. It's also possible to set a variety of goals, but the default for Fitbit is 10,000 steps per day.
With the Fuelband, you're aiming to hit a certain 'Fuel' goal, which you set yourself. As the day progresses, the bar of coloured LEDs builds up so you can see at a glance how much more exercise you need to do.
You can use the app or website to update your goal for the following day, but you can't cheat and reduce it for the current day. You'll work out a sensible goal to set after wearing the Fuelband for a few days.
Next page: Motivation and accuracy
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Nike+ Fuelband vs Fitbit One comparison review: Motivation
This is one area where the Fuelband wins out, as it embraces gamification much more than Fitbit.
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As well as those coloured LEDs, you're rewarded with a GOAL! animation when you reach the set amount of Fuel for the day. There are also short 'Attaboy' animations in the app and on the website which you see when you hit certain milestones, such as 10,000 Nike Fuel, Best Week, Best Thursday, etc. and there are many more than Fitbit offers.
One thing that Nike also does, which Fitbit doesn't, is to reward you for 'streaks', which you start when you hit your goal for several consecutive days. Once you build up a big streak, you're more likely to make sure you hit your daily goal in order to continue the streak.
With the Fitbit one, you might see a pop-up notification on your iPhone - or get an email - saying you're nearly at your daily goal, but there's no reward for hitting it, apart from your own satisfaction.
Each day you'll receive badges, such as for 5,000 steps or 10 floors climbed, as well as cumulative ones, for total distance covered, total floors climbed and so on.
Another motivational tool is the ability in both systems to compete with friends. Obviously they need to own the same device, but rather than competing only against yourself, you want to top the charts each week.
Nike goes one step further and lets you compare yourself with the Nike Community, so you can see, for example, how your average daily fuel compares against people like you (say, men aged between 30 and 39). Knowing that you average a third more Fuel than your peers can a great motivator.
Nike+ Fuelband vs Fitbit One comparison review: Accuracy
Accuracy is another area where Fitbit wins. I counted out 1,000 steps and the Fitbit, which was in my pocket, missed only 17 of those. The Fuelband, by contrast, missed 59.
There's a much bigger discrepancy if you're not swinging your arm, too. If you're pushing a trolley or baby stroller, or walking with your hand in your pocket the Fuelband tends to miss most steps. It won't give you much Fuel for cycling, either, while the Fitbit does count those pedal revolutions as steps (if it's in your pocket).
If you're a runner, don't expect the Fuelband to give you an accurate record of how far you've gone.
With that said, the Fuelband does give a pretty accurate picture of how active you are each day. Simply moving around all day, even with low intensity, will result in a higher estimated calorie burn (and Fuel score) than, say, walking to work, sitting at a desk all day, then walking home. You might end up with more steps after your inactive day at work, but moving all day at the weekend will give you a higher Fuel score.
Interestingly, the Fitbit One counts not only the calories you burn through exercise but also estimates the amount you burn simply by existing (it bases this on your age, height and weight). The Fuelband estimates calories only from movement. In practice, I found the Fitbit way more useful and more motivating.
In terms of sleep tracking, the Fitbit One has Normal and Sensitive modes, but you'd be forgiven for missing this as it's an option only available on the website. Similarly, that's where you can turn on or off the various measurements displayed on screen (you can do this with Steps and Calories in the Fuelband's app).
Even Normal mode, the Fitbit said I'd woken up a dozen times on some nights. In reality, it means you turned over in your sleep, but it's not exactly a scientific measure of how well you've slept. It does tell you how long you've actually slept versus the amount of time you were in bed, which can be interesting, but again, these aren't figures to take too seriously.
Next page: Convenience and bottom line
Nike+ Fuelband vs Fitbit One comparison review: Convenience
Open the Fitbit One's box and you'll find several bits and pieces, including the two different carriers (the belt clip and the wristband), a Bluetooth USB dongle, and a charging cable.
Unlike the Fuelband, which has a built-in USB connector for charging in any USB port, the One requires a short proprietary USB cable. As well as being easy to lose, it's inconvenient having to find said cable each time the One needs charging.
Fortunately, both with last around a week with a moderate amount of syncing - the Fuelband sometimes lasted almost two weeks between charges.
Although the Fuelband doesn't track sleep, you're more likely to wear it all the time, even in bed, since it's on your wrist.
With the Fitbit, you're likely to leave it in a pocket or clipped to some other item of clothing when you change. I've lost count of the number of times that happened over three months of testing it.
Plus, when you slip the One into the wrist band you have to remember to hold the button to start the timer, otherwise it won't measure your sleep.
As I've said, the One automatically syncs when it's in range of the dongle, or when you fire up the app on your iPhone.
The Fuelband needs the app to be launched and the button to be pressed. If you don't have an iPhone 4S or 5, you're out of luck with wireless syncing - it's a case of connecting it to your Mac or PC via USB.
Nike+ Fuelband vs Fitbit One comparison review: bottom line
The Fitbit One costs £80, which may sound a lot, but it's considerably cheaper than the £130 Fuelband. In fact, this is one of the Fuelband's biggest stumbling blocks.
In many ways, we prefer the Fuelband as it requires practically no effort thanks to its built-in USB ports and the fact it needs no accessories. The website is simpler and easier on the eyes than Fitbit's, too.
However, not only is it super-expensive - it's a whopping £50 more than the One - but the Fuelband isn't as accurate at counting steps and doesn't display distance at all. It won't add calories for climbing stairs and won't track your sleep. It doesn't have vibrating alarm, either.
Oddly, the Fuelband won't talk to other Nike+ gadgets. In fact, the only integration into the Nike 'ecosystem' is that it adds to your total NikeFuel. Even this doesn't really work, since it won't take into account, say, that you were wearing the Fuelband while using, say, the Nike+Kinect Training program on the Xbox 360. Any NikeFuel you earn in the 'game' is duplicated with the Fuel earned by wearing the Fuelband at the same time.
Last, but not least, it won't play with Android phones at all, let alone other mobile OSes.
Nike+ Fuelband: Specs
- Small: 147 mm circumference
- Medium/Large: 172 mm circumference
- X-Large: 197 mm circumference
- Width: 19 mm at latch
- Thickness: 8 mm at latch
- Weight: approx 30g
- Bluetooth for pairing with iOS 5 devices with Bluetooth 4.0
- Small: 147 mm circumference
- Medium/Large: 172 mm circumference
- X-Large: 197 mm circumference
- Width: 19 mm at latch
- Thickness: 8 mm at latch
- Weight: approx 30g
- Bluetooth for pairing with iOS 5 devices with Bluetooth 4.0
It's hard to choose between the Fitbit One and the Nike+ Fuelband as they each have strengths and weaknesses. If you simply want something that will motivate you to exercise more, the Fuelband wins. However, the Fitbit One will more accurately measure your steps and is a decent motivator too. Given the fact that the One is £50 cheaper, it narrowly wins overall.


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These deluxe tenders are designed with larger tubes for better stability, performance and load capacities. And with their new bow and transom designs, they carry more and perform better than ever. They also feature a host of deluxe features such as non-slip, foam-matted floorboards, aluminum floor battens and stringers for a more rigid floor system, and a foam matted wood seat that can be attached in two different locations. If you compare fabric, features, and price with competing brands you'll see what a great value these SPD tenders really are.
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Hypalon/Neoprene fabric; V-shaped fiberglass encased transom; foammatted floorboards and seat; extra seat attachment patches; aluminum battens and stringers; bow carry handle; internal bow lifting D-ring; fold-down locking oar system with oar holders; rear carry handles; two-piece break-down aluminum oars; protective transom motor clamp plate; foot pump; carry bag; (2 bags for SPD-335); maintenance kit; and full-length tear drop rubbing strake.
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