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How To Fit a Circle In a Square Hole
- By Ann Edwards
- August 25th, 2008
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Being a designer in an environment where most people adhere to a strict path of logic can be challenging. There are few logic-centric people who understand the value design has to a product or service. Instead of beating your head against your desk, do something to get the company on common ground.
The Only Orange in the Apple Orchard Link
Think back to the first time you discovered that not everyone holds the same respect for design as a necessary part of business as you do. You were just making your grand entrance into the professional world and, much like a child discovering their own hands and feet, you were overzealous about the impact design has on every aspect of society and business. Then something happened. A conversation with a supervisor or colleague, or a meeting with a client that took the wind out of your sails and revealed the biggest challenge any designer can face: convincing the world of your work's validity.
Especially with the advancements of Apple and Google within the past few years, design is taking a more dominant role in the business process more than ever. Even if your company knows that design is essential to their success, they may not understand why. Though you have a perfect understanding of the importance of your work, do you know how to effectively explain it in a way that will make sense to them?
Method to the Madness Link
Many business and technology-oriented people see their work as being the polar opposite of design. Business and technology experts make things work, and designers are often seen as just making things look pretty. As many of us know, design is by definition far more than decorating something to make it aesthetically appealing. So how do we convince those left-brained thinkers that there truly is method to our madness?
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Define Yourself Link
To help others understand the full weight of the importance of design, the first step is to construct a definition that clearly outlines what design truly is within the context of your environment. Design can generally be defined, but the key is to use terminology that will register with your audience.
Let's start with the official definition of design given by Webster himself: "deliberate, purposive planning" is one of a few given. Steve Jobs once said "Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works." One Plus One Equals Three has a lengthy list of definitions for further reference.
This could be a good starting place for those approaching technology-centric executives. Explaining that "design is the conscious effort to impose a meaningful order" (Victor Papanek) will display the common ground between business, technology, and design. Demonstrating commonality between practices develops a greater feeling of a more cohesive bond between colleagues.
If attempting to appeal to an advertising or communications executive, emphasizing design as a visual language would be wise. "…Information only has value when it is successfully communicated. If it cannot be accessed or understood it does not have value." Dirk Knemeyer, Thread Inc.
Define Common Ground Link
The "Apples" or "Squares" might have a harder time realizing similarities between practices than the "Oranges" or "Circles" might. After establishing camaraderie, it is not enough to only understand how the other half of your team thinks. You must show them that you are capable of thinking in the same manner. It would be easiest to start with the skills you share, regardless of how you apply them.
The most obvious might be that of problem solving. Design is often much like a puzzle, placing the pieces carefully and strategically. Business requires constant analytical and strategic thinking such as in the realm of project management. Providing analogies between your work and theirs will better help them understand just how similar it is.
Another way to drive your message home is to prove it to them. Give them a mock-up to look at of something in two versions: one well designed and the other ignoring general best practice knowledge. It doesn't have to be aesthetically unappealing; you could very well use the same graphics and typeface but just rearrange the layout. Let them choose which one appeals to them better. Of course this will only work if they have good taste, but we'll assume for now that they do.
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As Roger Martin said in his STEP3 article, "Design and Business: Why Can't We Be Friends?", take inattention to validity as a design challenge. Since designers are essentially half-breeds with skills spanning multiple practices, it might very well be easier for us to jump on the left-brain-ship rather than expecting our colleagues to even meet us halfway. To paraphrase Joe Duffy, we must start working to convince the business world of the importance of design in our everyday lives instead of designing for designers.
So, how do those Apples think anyway? This will of course depend on your particular environment, just as your definition of design, but take a look around. What are the expectations of the programmers? Most likely they are encouraged to pursue certifications or further education of some sort. Do other people in your company participate in local professional social scenes? If you haven't found one of your own, some AIGA4 chapters offer social outings as well as other events.
To avoid being stoned on the spot, I will reiterate that we are trying to bridge the gap and get closer to being on the same page as our colleagues. This might sometimes require keeping our opinions regarding Microsoft to ourselves and acknowledging that they are for whatever reason the most successful technology company in the world and having their name on your resume will attain a certain amount of respect. To redeem myself, there is also the Adobe Certified Expert.5
For the Apples of the Audience Link
Still trying to narrow in on the impact design has on your business? There are a number of resources out there to help you understand what design should mean to you. Garr Reynolds has a detailed article6 on this matter, elaborating on Bill Bernbach's quote "The difference between the forgettable and the enduring is the artistry." The Design Management Institute also offers a Design Value for Business Executives seminar.
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Some would see the approach of taking the first step towards commonality as a burden, or something that shouldn't be their responsibility. People often think people should just know how to do their job. But, we all know that's not the case. So, don't view your efforts as being for anyone but yourself. You're trying to make your job easier all while improving the communication within the company. Improving the environment you work in is just as much for yourself as for the company itself. The Golden Rule has never rang so true, because showing respect for your colleagues of all shapes and sizes and colors—apples and oranges, circles and squares alike—will in turn give your colleagues more reason to respect you.
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A company is only as successful as its interpersonal relationships. Relating to those who don't take you or your work seriously can seem impossible. With some it actually could be. However, any business owner or manager has one primary goal: to succeed. Instead of letting people wonder why you're even on the payroll, show them that you share the same goal and your work is actually half the battle of selling the company, its service, or its product.
You can find more information in the following articles:
- The Role Of Design In Business
- The Importance of Design in Business7
- Why Design Matters8
- 7 Ways to Overcome Creative Barriers9
- Tips For In-House Design Teams10
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- 1 http://www.flickr.com/photos/kylejones/243468751/
- 2 http://www.flickr.com/photos/thewatchmakerproject/243725844/
- 3 http://www.stepinsidedesign.com/
- 4 http://www.aiga.org/
- 5 http://www.adobe.com/support/certification/
- 6 http://www.garrreynolds.com/Design/whydesign.html
- 7 http://particletree.com/features/the-importance-of-design-in-business/
- 8 http://www.garrreynolds.com/Design/whydesign.html
- 9 http://www.howdesign.com/article/CreativeBarriers/
- 10 http://www.creativepro.com/article/tips-house-design-teams
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MARTINSBURG - In the pre-dawn hours of Jan. 24, 1968, Robert Myers was on duty as a teletype operator in Norfolk with the U.S. Navy's Service Squadron 8.
It was a normal day. Seaman Myers was listening to the constant clicking of the teletype in a small, windowless room.
"When all the bells and whistles went off - there was a top secret message coming through," he said in a recent interview. "I only had clearance for secret messages, not top secret, so I had to go wake up the officer of the day to read it."
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Robert Myers plays his steel guitar at Blue Moon Studios in Bunker Hill during a recent practice session with the band Michael Wiltshire and the Cadillac Cowboys. Myers served in the U.S. Navy Reserves from 1966-69.
The message was that the U.S.S. Pueblo had been captured by North Korean forces.
The Pueblo was a Navy intelligence ship sailing about 16 miles off the coast of North Korea in international waters on Jan. 23, 1968, when it was fired on by North Korean ships, killing one sailor and wounding several others.
Because of the difference in time, it was the next day in Norfolk.
The Pueblo and its crew of 83 were taken to North Korea where the crew was held until Dec. 23, 1968. They were finally released exactly 11 months after capture.
The ship is still held by North Korea but it remains commissioned in the U.S. Navy.
Myers, 64, of Hedgesville, served in the Navy reserves from 1966 to 1969. Reservists had to serve one year on active duty, which is what Myers was doing in 1968 during the Pueblo incident.
Originally from Needmore, Pa., he was getting ready to graduate from high school and was looking at the draft and Vietnam. He and some buddies talked about enlisting.
Myers had a brother who had been in the Navy, so he went to see the Navy recruiter in Hagerstown. He did not know whether he should join the reserves or the regular Navy. The recruiter explained that Myers only would have to serve one year of active duty in the Reserves, so he decided to go into the Reserves.
Called the Naval Reserve until 2005, the Navy Reserve was officially formed by an act of Congress on March 3, 1915. Navy Reservists have been involved in every war the United States has fought since World War I, including the latest conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"Navy Reserve service is generally associated with part-time service," according to the Navy Reserve website. "What all Reservists have in common is a commitment to serving a minimum of one weekend a month plus two weeks a year. There are flexible drilling options that can enable service on weekdays or in an extended mission capacity to meet annual commitment requirements. There are also opportunities for additional service and pay."
In an emergency, Reservists can be called to active duty.
"They can snap their fingers and you're on active duty now," Myers said.
Currently there are about 67,000 men and women serving in the Navy Reserves.
Myers spent six weeks at boot camp at Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., outside Chicago.
"I'll never forget boot camp," he said. "It was 105 degrees in the day and freezing at night."
After basic training, Myers would spend three hours a week every Thursday at the National Guard Armory in Hagerstown taking classes.
"You've heard of weekend warriors - we were Thursday night warriors," he quipped.
That is where he learned to type and got into teletype operations.
He enjoyed his tour of active duty at Norfolk, Myers said. He liked the work schedule and the area.
"I got $69 a month," he said.
Myers also remembered when Hurricane Gladys struck the East Coast in mid-October 1968.
"We had two feet of water in our house," he said. "I hadn't seen anything like that in Needmore."
Myers' great love in life has been music.
"I got my first guitar when I was 12 and I learned to play by listening to Ernest Tubb records," he recalls. "I'd try to copy his licks. When I was 16, my father surprised me with tickets to see Ernest Tubb at Hancock."
Buddy Charlton was Tubb's steel guitar player and Myers was enthralled by Charlton's playing. He was able to talk to Tubb and Charlton after their performance. He was hooked on steel guitar.
But it wasn't until he was 40 years old that he began to seriously learn how to play the steel guitar.
"Some steel guitar players told me I was too old to learn to play, and I thought I'd show them," Myers said.
And he did.
He has played professionally with several bands and had the opportunity to jam with well-known steel guitar players, such as Charlton and Don West at Jim McCoy's Troubadour Lounge and Park in Berkeley Springs.
He traveled with Billy Dean and the Thunderbirds.
"I was on the road with them for two years," Myers said. "We played a lot of USO shows and the $15-a-night bar scene."
He plays his Pedalmaster Classic double-neck steel guitar with Michael Wiltshire and the Cadillac Cowboys these days.
"I play country, western swing, rockabilly and I put in a little distortion to play rock and roll - the 'House of the Rising' Sun sounds real good on steel guitar," Myers said.
He would recommend the military to anyone and he has recommended it to his 18-year-old grandson, Matthew Mulligan.
"I've talked with him about going into the military because of the way the job market is now," Myers said. "He's good with computers. He could get training in electronics, learn a trade and the way technology is now, he would always have a job."
He would like to see veterans treated better.
"Vets are not treated well," Myers said. "These people served their country and you see them homeless, living on street corners. The government should help veterans more."
- Staff writer John McVey can be reached at 304-263-3381, ext. 128, or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Club Meeting Minutes
Meeting Date: 2014.02.17
Meeting Venue:
California Pizza Kitchen
Desert Ridge
21001 N Tatum Blvd #40
Phoenix, AZ 85050
Board Members Present
Jim Wooldridge, Jr.
Cliff Kujala
Bernie LaCotta
Bryan Quattrocchi
Pete Rodriquez
Eric Vanderford
Board Members Absent
Rob Ambrose
Aaron LaRoque
JJ Denham
- Call to Order
- Jim Wooldridge, Jr. called the Meeting to order at 07:03 PM.
- Roll Call
- Previous meeting minutes not available for approval
- President's Report by Jim Wooldridge, Jr.
- Spoke about bringing back the "Random Pill Draw" for starting positions in Kid Kart.
- Reported about the on track incident in MicroMax from the 02/17/14 event.
- Discussed his intention to take on a more definitive role on PKRA race days as lead manager for the events.
- Treasurer's Report not available.
- Vice President Report by Cliff Kujala
- Reported on the start of discussions with Honda Performance Development regarding a potential collaboration with Honda to assist the membership convert from Comer C51 to the new Honda GX50 Kid Kart engines. More details to follow.
- Secretary Report by not available.
- Other reports of the board
- Facilities Report by Pete Rodriquez
- Discussed improvements to the PA system
- Pete will contact AKA Speedway to confirm the use of their water truck during next weeks Rotax CoA event.
- Tech Report by Bernie LaCotta
- Discussed the enforcement of spectator boundaries during race events. Race directors to be notified that the "A" Grid personnel is responsible to enforce the limits, and spectators should not cross the defined limits.
- Discussed a potential switch to "self-tech" pre-teching system as is used in other club and regional karting events. IKF supports this system, and further research will be done prior to a vote being held to change over to this system.
- Lack of implementation of the random tech procedure discussed. Curtis Ruth commented that even in World Formula, the largest class of the day, the acting tech inspector only inspected fuel.
- Trophy Report – Bryan Quattrocchi
- Requested he be provided with the entry lists at the end of each event. He will visit the tower to collect the sheets at the end of PKRA events.
- Requested he receive the official results faster, so the creation of trophies is not such a time crunch.
- Facilities Report by Pete Rodriquez
- Previous Business – None to Discuss
- Open to the Floor
- Eric Vanderford asked about the switch to pre-tech taking place in the tech area instead of at the scales during the 02/16/14 event. This was a change implemented by acting tech inspector, and will be evaluated for efficiency moving forward.
- Brian and Erica Odello discussed their disappointment in the starting procedure from the 02/16/14 event.
- Cliff Kujala motioned to move the starts for club races back to their original location, on the front straight directly in front of the tower. Wooldridge seconded the nomination. Approved by unanimous vote of the board.
- End of Meeting
- Jim Wooldridge, Jr. adjourned the meeting at 07:53 PM


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Over the past twenty seasons, Writers' Theatre has become a major Chicagoland cultural destination with a national reputation for excellence. The company – known for the finest interpretations of classic and contemporary theatre – has garnered critical praise for the consistent high quality and intimacy of its artistry. Throughout the season Writers' will be offering post-show discussions on select Wednesday evenings following the performance in our Tudor Court space. In the Books on Vernon space they will be offering post-show discussions every other Wednesday evening.
Wonder Works is 6,400 square feet of fun, a place of creative play for kids birth to age eight. Located in Oak Park, Illinois at 6445 West North Avenue, the children's museum helps kids, their parents and caregivers unleash their imaginations through art, performance, design, building and more.
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Wire is located on Roosevelt Road in Berwyn. Just west of Chicago, something is growing... a facility for music production, performance, education and distribution unlike any other. Come experience this first class venue, boasting top notch audio equipment, as well as full service modern lighting and video production. A place every artist will want to play and every fan will want to see. This very modern venue is available to rent for your especially unique event. A must see!
With Windy City Playhouse is a new kind of theater. A theater where high art and high levels of entertainment combine – a space for friends to gather, colleagues to engage and strangers to meet, all in the name of art. Our primary creative endeavor will be live theater, but other contributing art forms will play a part. With the addition of visual art, auditory art, and the art of mixology, we will entertain and engage audiences in a new and holistic way.
Located in Northwestern Illinois, near Oregon and Rockford, White Pines Inn resembles a pioneer village with 25 authentic one-room log cabins with gas fireplaces. Set among the towering pines, the cabins have beautiful hardwood floors the color of maple syrup. Each cabin has a queen, hand-hewn log bed with a double bed trundle underneath, and a private bath. There are 13 one-room cabins with open-beamed ceilings. There are 12 additional cabins built in groups of four under one roof.
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A beautiful 1931 art deco 375 seat theatre. Shows are open to all ages and start at 7pm except on special events. The theatre brings the opportunity of a variety of entertainment arts; from concerts, live music & professional dance troupes to dinner theatre, local talent shows, private events such as weddings, and special holiday productions. This building was designed by the famous Louis Skidmore of "Skidmore, Owens and Merrill." The Watseka Theatre is believed to be the only theatre he ever designed. It's definitely a "Diamond in Our Own Backyard."
The 299 seat theater is named after Harriet Elizabeth Vittum, head resident of the Northwestern University Settlement House from 1907 to 1947. Miss Vittum was a friend, counselor, and good neighbor to thousands of new Chicagoans in her community. She advocated dramatic and musical arts because she believed that they empower self-expression and self-worth.
Since 1921, The Virginia Theater has been a landmark in the business district of Champaign and in the history of the region. For 75 years, the 1,525 seat theater has offered entertainment as a vaudeville house, legitimate theater, and movie house. The historic theater plays host to Roger Ebert's Ebertfest Film Festival every spring.
The Village Theatre, with its 183 seats in the round, hosts theatrical performances.
UP Comedy Club presents an eclectic mix of comedy seven days a week featuring the best in Chicago stand-up, sketch and improv comedy. The club also features a full service kitchen and bar with a no drink minimum.
University of Illinois Champaign Urbana
The University of Illinois is a world leader in research, teaching and public engagement. It's distinguished by the breadth of their programs, broad academic excellence and internationally renowned faculty. This Big Ten school offers rich experiences beyond the classroom from the best in performing arts to world-class sports. Discover the scenic campus through tours of the historic buildings and those that are pushing the envelope in technology.
University of Illinois Arboretum
The University of Illinois Arboretum is a living laboratory, including plant collections and facilities that support the teaching, research and public service programs of several units throughout campus. Central to the Arboretum was the development of the "All American Selection Trial Gardens" established by a bequest from Miles C. Hartley in the early 90s. Other highlights of the Arboretum include the Welcome Garden, Hosta Garden, Kari Walkway and native ponds plantings, the Idea Garden, sponsored by Champaign County Master Gardeners, and the Japanese Tea and Dry Gardens at the Japan House.
Multi-purpose arena, home of the Chicago Bulls (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks (NHL). Other events - concerts, ice shows, circus, etc.
Twin Cities Ballet is a civic ballet company and school of dance which attracts guest dancers throughout the year. The Nutcracker is a local tradition each December.
Enter through the back door under the L train tracks, give the password and experience Chicago during the Roaring '20s. Enjoy dinner and an interactive musical comedy revue with gangsters and flappers.
Illinois' oldest continuously-running professional summer stock theatre. Live performances June-August. Reservations required. Children's program July-August.
CITY:Mount Carroll
As a production company, Theater Wit's is the premier smart art theater in Chicago, producing humorous, challenging, and intelligent plays that speak with a vibrant and contemporary theatrical voice. As an institution, Theater Wit seeks to be the hub of the Chicago neighborhood theater scene. In our three spaces, we bring together Chicago's best storefront theater companies. Here you will find a smorgasbord of excellent productions, see the work of a parade of talented artists, and mingle with audiences from all over Chicago.
Set in a red brick building beneath the towering trees of Lincoln Park, Theater on the Lake offers a great view of Lake Michigan and low ticket prices.
After being on the lake all day, why not check out an outdoor concert from local and regional bands. Also be sure to remember that the stage is available to rent.
The Second City's de Maat Studio Theater
Named for the late improvising guru Martin de Maat, this 49-seat theater is dedicated to presenting productions that are rooted in the crafts of theatrical improvisation and sketch comedy as taught by The Second City Training Center.
The Sanfilippo "Place de la Musique"
Contact Visit McHenry County for information on tours. A private estate located in Barrington Hills, featuring the world's finest collection of automatic music instruments, including the world's largest theater organ. Private group tours or 40 or more. Charity gala events & concerts. A summer concert series and a Christmas concert supporting the Sanfilippo Foundation open to the public with pre-purchased tickets. Concerts include time to explore the Sanfilippo Collection. See website for details and tickets.
This one hour musical play tells the story of life in the early 1840s, as immigrants came up the Mississippi River to Nauvoo on the Maid of Iowa, a beautiful little paddle-wheeler. You'll laugh at the antics of young Eli, thrill at the dancing and music, and feel the depth of devotion of these early settlers in Nauvoo as they face the martyrdom of their leader, and the violent and dangerous exodus from their homes in the middle of winter. Tickets are free but required for admission.
When you think about Chicago you think Improv Comedy. And when Chicago improvisers think improv they think The Playground Theater. The Playground is the Chicago Improvisers improv theater. This performer run comedy club features the best in Chicago improv and sketch comedy. With shows 7 nights a week, The Playground is a perfect place to start your night with a friends and a laugh.
The Palm Court at the Drake Hotel
Award-winning Executive Chef Baasim Zafar and team serve homemade scones, delectable pastries and tea sweets prepared in house daily, reflecting locally sourced ingredients to ensure an authentically memorable experience. From the original blend of "Palm Court" tea created specifically for The Drake Hotel to the china and sterling silver service with the enchanting ambiance of the live harpist in the background, afternoon tea is truly a memorable experience for all.


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The title of the website reflects our professional and ethical commitment to understanding history as a public conversation about the importance of the past for our actions, values, and beliefs in the present and for the decisions we make today that will affect our lives—and those who come after us—tomorrow.
There are many history-related sites on the web, but few bring together a diverse group of historians with international reputations in every major historical field and time period. Not Even Past does that by drawing on the expertise of the faculty and graduate students of the History Department at UT Austin. The wealth of knowledge and resources these historians offer will now be available to anyone who wants to know more about the past.
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Some new high-end smartphones, including the Nokia 920, Google Nexus 4 and HTC Windows Phone 8X, have built-in wireless charging. Rumor has it the Galaxy S IV will too. Samsung is a member of the Wireless Power Consortium, and it's a safe bet that its cordless charger will adhere to the group's Qi inductive power standard.
Not only does wireless charging make sense for a high-end smartphone, it also has the potential of spurring aftermarket sales of profitable power-charging doodads. And from a marketing perspective, wireless charging might give Samsung more iPhone-bashing ammunition for its next round of TV ads -- assuming, of course, the next-gen iPhone lacks a similar (or superior) feature.
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Loophole in government appointment law
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Apr 24 2012 06:29AM
- Ramon Ventura Camejo, a minister at the Public Administration Ministry (MAP), who had said that government ministries had to comply with the law that limits the number of appointees to six deputy ministers, is now suggesting a loophole. In February, the MAP had issued resolution 07-2012 that establishes the limit of six deputy minister per ministry. The ministries reportedly have to make the reduction by 17 June. As reported in Hoy, Ventura now says that the government entities could instead change the name of the posts to which the deputy ministers are appointed. Instead of deputy ministers, it is legal to appoint liaisons, commission representatives, project managers, coordinators or delegates to the Ministry. Of the 19 government ministries, as of last week, only six had sent proposals for reduction of these posts. These were the Ministry of Industry & Commerce, Foreign Relations, Public Works, Labor, Culture and Women. The MAP is not even sure how many deputy ministers there are. Virna Lissi Pena, director of Diagnostics and Organizational Design at the MAP says that the Controller General once sent a list with over 200, but this has not been updated. The Ministries that have sent their payroll of deputy ministers to the MAP are: Culture (10), Industry & Commerce (19), Foreign Relations (10), Labor (22), Environment (17) and Hacienda (3). Read original at
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What advice would you give someone starting this project? This is a really cute project. It didn't take much time, and came out looking really nice. I mention in my blog, the pockets are heart shaped, but the weight of the lace really weighs down the top. So, my advised adjustment would be to either interface the facing or to tack the top of the pocket so that it stays up :)


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i just wanted to know if you had any funny ether computer or hacking related stories.
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Yes I had once.
Suddenly I was not able to use my keyboard correctly and when I key in say 'A' then I started getting some random characters and so I was in College at that time and so was trying to fight against the Virus with all kinds of things I can do and then when I tried formatting with Win 98 Boot disk I found that its the problem with my keyboard 'Hardware' and I was trying to fix the hardware with the softwares l0l
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once i as sitting at my computer reading about random crap all night i must have been there for around 6 or 7 hours and it was about 6 in the morning and i fell asleep. the damn computer chair i was on wheeled out from under me and i smashed my head off the desk... im kinda dumb hu...lol
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ouch... poor you, that must have hurt XD
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Volunteers feed nearly 200 seniors for Thanksgiving
Seniors Intervention Group helps feed 180 seniors
UPDATED 9:11 AM EST Nov 22, 2012
Seniors in need in Seminole County will be eating nearly 200 Thanksgiving meals thanks to efforts by local volunteers.
The event was spearheaded by the "Seniors Intervention Group" in Longwood.
Last year, the nonprofit group fed 80 seniors -- this year, it will feed 180.
Those meals were delivered Wednesday.
"A lot of people who were fed today haven't hadn't a joy in their life in many years. A lot of the time, seniors are the forgotten population," said volunteer Gary Friedman.
One hundred volunteers took time to help with the deliveries.
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Citation: Alexander H.Glassman et al. "Psychiatric Characteristics Associated With Long-term Mortality Among 361 Patients Having an Acute Coronary Syndrome and Major Depression." Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2009;66(9):1022-1029.
Design: Retrospective Cohort (SADHART participants) study Setting: Academic Patients: SADHART Participants (18 yrs or older patients hospitalized for ACS who were found to have MDD on screening) Follow up: 6.7 yrs
Risk factor and exposure: 1.Baseline depression severity, 2. Previous MDD episodes, 3. Onset of MDD before or after the ACS event, 4. 6 months of Sertraline HCl therapy, 5. Mood improvement
Outcome: Vital Status (Mortality)
Analysis: t-test (continuous variables), Chi square (categorical variables), Cox proportional hazards regression models
1, During the study, 75 participants (20.9%) died
2. Neither previous episodes of MDD, nor onset before or after the index ACS, nor an initial 6 months of Sertraline treatment was associated w/ long term mortality.
3. Baseline MDD severity is associated w/ long term mortality, HR-2.30; CI-1.28-4.14; p<.006
4. Failure of MDD to improve substantially during treatment w/ either Sertraline or placebo is associated w/ long term mortality, HR-2.39; CI 1.39-2.44; p<.001
Validity Criteria:
Was the sample of patient representative? Partially
Patient homogenous to prognostic risk? Yes
Was follow up sufficiently complete? Yes
Were outcome criteria objective and unbiased Yes
How likely are the outcomes over time? Yes
How precise are the estimates? Wide confidence intervals
Were the study patients similar to the patients in my care? Partially
Was follow up long enough? Yes
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Shaolin Temple (1976)
Chang Cheh
Hong Kong
116 min, color, Mandarin (English subtitles)
Review © 2003 Branislav L. Slantchev
|In heat and cold, rain or shine...
|...the prospectives always starve
Not to be confused with the legendary Jet Li film of the same name, this is a typical Chang Cheh extravaganza boasting expensive sets, high production values, a stellar cast, and a dramatic, if not surprising, story about the last days of Shaolin, the temple whose last days have been filmed more than the last days of any other structure.
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This one weaves, in the usual I Kuang fashion, several stories that almost come together at the end. First, we have Alexander Fu Sheng and Chi Kuan-Chun as two of the three friends who come to Shaolin seeking to acquire skills to exact bloody vengeance on someone for something, it is never clear who or what, but we know their cause is just because they are cute. They wait for days at the temple but are not admitted until the Chief Abbot (Tong Dik) decides the political fate of the establishment. That is to say, he decides to oppose the new rulers and, correctly foreseeing that this is not likely to make them happy, to extend Shaolin training to any worthy candidate.
|Clown (Fu Sheng) and Cool (Yueh Hua)
|Li Yi-min, Philip Kwok, and Bruce Tong
Thus, without their knowledge, the three friends enter the temple and sign their own wanted warrants. What began as an innocent quest for bloody vengeance has turned into sedition, and worse, perhaps rebellion. And all this, without them even knowing. Bloody monks. The related story is about rebels who do know they are rebelling and in fact are on the run from the authorities who have wiped out their forces. The five friends (Ti Lung, David Chiang, Yueh Hua, and Wang Chung) plus two others, one of whom is obviously a traitor (Wang Lung Wei because he always has a treacherous look), also join the temple. To train.
|Hey, we didn't sign up for READING
|The thorny road to perfections
Then a lot of people starve at the temple gates seeking admission and being tempted with rice and water by the tricksy monks. Those who bravely starve come in. As one can guess, not a lot of people can starve for so long without actually starving, so only three come in. These only want to learn. They do not want to rebel or seek vengeance. Ironically, in Chang Cheh's world, this marks them for death. And all three of them (Philip Kwok, Bruce Tong, and Li Yi-min) are going to die, die, die.
|Ten Animals skills of whatever
|Alexander Fu Sheng about to get plastered
Then there's a lot of training, but not the amusing sort like what one would see in a Jackie Chan film but rather unimaginative (some would say, dull) and tedious jumping around, stirring water, or preparing the fire. Nothing of the cool weapons training in the Jet Li film either. However, on the bright side, Alexander Fu Sheng gets a whole can of whoopass opened on him by the evil Wang Lung Wei, who by this time has also become predictably treacherous because he has been signed up by the equally evil and treacherous monk Heixien (Shan Mao), who is in the services of the Imperial Forces led by Ku Feng.
|Mysterious master
|The regulars: David Chiang and Ti Lung
For some odd reason, nobody seems to suspect there's something amiss even when both David Chiang and Ti Lung see a masked monk sneak back into the table and, on a separate occasion, mill about suspiciously around the well. Nothing comes of the many discussions except that one should not be too suspicious, the one thing one would be well-advised to be in these circumstances. No wonder Shaolin Temple was sacked. It's a miracle that with stupid "insights" like these Buddhism still exists.
|Advanced stirring skills
|Chi Kuan-Chun and Fu Sheng
The moral of the story thus far is that "Monks Know Best." Surprised? Well, it's all about their training methods, which seem to the uninitiated cruel, unusual, and useless. Wanna learn how to handle the pole? Stir soup for two years! Wanna learn how to lift weights? Jump in a hole with weights on your legs for two years. Wanna learn kung fu? Put paper on pointy stones and then walk over it until it stops breaking. Yes, you guessed it, for two years. And this is the advanced training. Some get to stir the fire for years on end. For what purpose? Buddha says, "How do you know you cannot learn kung fu by stirring soup?"
|As easy as it looks
|So you DON'T want me to go?
After many years of stirring soup, Fu Sheng and Chi Kuan-Chun are ready to exact their revenge but to do that, they have to sneak out of the temple. Turns out Shaolin is not just difficult to get into, it's also hard to exit, much like a Ph.D. program. This one involves going through some trails of strength that usually kill the person trying to escape without permission. The trails were unimpressive and would have been easy if it weren't for the unauthorized attempts to kill the two by the evil Wang Lung Wei and Shan Mao. They fail, of course, and we hear that our two characters have made quite a name for themselves by exacting bloody vengeance on someone for something.
|Shaolin discipline at lowest ebb
|Not a joyful reunion
But then the chickens come home to roost, and the government finally moves in to squash the pesky temple that is teaching bad kung fu to gullible subjects. The two agents of vengeance return to warn everyone but the monks predictably fail to take any precautions and even manage to get themselves poisoned even though there was great suspicion that someone might have poisoned the well. Then the apocalyptic last battle erupts on the grounds of the temple.
|Man, it was easy with prop spears!
|Philip Kwok, identified flying object
It is absolutely spectacular and well-worth the entire film. There are numerous exhibitions of very skilled acrobatics, excellent kung fu, and nary a wire in sight. Philip Kwok in particular is stunning in several somersaults. Many monks bravely die, but many more bravely fight, and Ti Lung gets to show off his skills in close-quarters fighting. The Shaolin people are obviously doomed and just about everyone meets his death. This includes the three friends who had come simply to train. All the ones with a "higher" purpose (rebellion or revenge) survive to carry on the Shaolin spirit. Not before killing all the main villains, of course.
|Extreme Acupuncture
|Shaolin Burning
The Celestial Pictures DVD is a bit disappointing. The widescreen 2.35:1 picture is not anamorphically enhanced, and the Dolby Digital 5.1 Mandarin remix was serviceable at best. There are two interviews that are not very informative although they are both subtitled. The English subtitles give slightly different names to the characters than the original trailer. Still, for a classic film like this one, this is the best (and only) way to own it. And you want to own it, trust me.
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To assist in the organization, coordination, and operational procedures of the school health rooms, maintain student health records, provide limited direct health care to students and perform clerical duties as assigned.
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Dog park celebrates Doggie Days
Doggie Days returns to Mosquito Lake Dog Park, State Route 305, Bazetta, from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Dog owners can test their pets' skills in a variety of games and activities, and prizes will be awarded in a best trick contest.
The cost is $3 for each activity or $10 for all, and proceeds will support the dog park and its projects.
Art market set for B&O Station
The Artists of the Rust Belt will have its Summer Market from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at the B&O Station, 530 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown.
Local artists will be displaying and selling work in a variety of media.
Admission is free, and refreshments will be available. For more information, call 330-219-9539.
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The public art project "Twenty-Twelve Flags" will be part of the Summer Festival of the Arts.
Since 2012 is an election year, inspiring the spirit of democracy, artists are invited to incorporate their idea of a flag design to be displayed during the event on July 7-8 at Youngstown State University. Artists are asked to come up with an original design for a flag that best promotes themselves, their family crest, a state, country, school, university, feelings, business/organization etc.
The format is a 2-foot-by-3-foot canvas, vertically oriented. Artists are encouraged to use recycled or repurposed materials. The canvas will be supplied by Art Youngstown, Inc., and can be picked up between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. today and Friday at Bliss Hall. Artists must be age 16 or older. There is no cost to participate, but artists must preregister by calling Lori Factor at 330-941-3105 or emailing email@example.com.
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In her job as a professional portrait photographer, Toronto mom Heather Bays focuses on images of mothers and babies. But when she turned the camera on herself, Instagram revolted.
In April, Bays posted a photo of herself breastfeeding her 2-year-old daughter Audrey to the popular photo-sharing service. A tasteful black-and-white shot, the image was similar to many others posted on mothering blogs around the Web.
"I posted [the photo] because my daughter is 20 months old, so she's weaning right now," Bays told CTV News. "These days are very sentimental."
But the photo drew the ire of one anonymous commenter, who left a comment calling it "not cool." When Bays retorted that it was "so cool," she began receiving notifications that users had reported her image as inappropriate. Over Mother's Day weekend, her entire account was deleted.
"We agree that breastfeeding is natural and beautiful and we're glad to know that it's important for mothers to share their experiences with others on Instagram," the social network states on its guidelines page. Instagram says that it allows "the vast majority" of these photos, and only bans images that show "a fully exposed breast where the child isn't actively engaged in nursing."
Bays' image seemed to meet this criteria, but she says the company stonewalled her when she petitioned to have her account reinstated. Instead, she took to social media.
First, Bays put a call for help on her Facebok page. Then she started a new Instagram account, @Save_HeatherBays, which attempted to shame Instagram into giving her the account back.
The campaign attracted the notice of Canadian media, from Global News to CTV. The public outcry worked – Bays' account was reinstated on Monday.
However, she says the company deleted all images of her daughter's bare torso, allegedly telling her they could be classified as child pornography.
On her Facebook page, Bays says she's glad to have started a dialogue over the issue.
"Lots of people are debating and that is a good thing. Things will change!" she wrote on Tuesday.
"Women are still fighting for equality, and we're very slowly getting there. We will continue to fight. And that's why this world is so afraid of women!"
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After Arsenal's resounding victory over Newcastle and Theo Walcott's hat trick in the same game, pundits were queueing up to hail his transformation into a deadly central striker.
Just a few days later, Arsenal took on Southampton, and it was an altogether different story. Against his former club, Walcott barely got a kick and was eventually moved to the wing to facilitate the introduction of target man Olivier Giroud.
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MORRISDALE - With West Branch holding a three-point lead over Moshannon Valley after the first seven weights, it appeared the Black Knights could make a run at an upset.
The Knights, who had to forfeit two weights, had started well with pins by James Stodart and Jake Ludwig at 220 and 285, respectively, and they kept their losses to decisions in the front half of the meet.
But the second-seeded Warriors provided themselves with a cushion with pins at 138 and 145, respectively, to extend their lead and ultimately beat the seventh-seeded Knights, 39-29, in a first-round District 6 Duals match Tuesday night.
It was the second time the Warriors beat their Clearfield County rivals. The first time, on Dec. 20, West Branch won, 45-27.
"I think our guys came out ready to wrestle," Mo Valley coach Justin Fye said. "We were in a lot better shape this time than we were last time, and guys wrestled for the team the whole time."
Stodart, the Mirror's top-ranked 195-pounder, ran his record to 29-0 by moving up to 220 and pinning Buzzy Maines with a low-leg cradle with 3 seconds left in the first period.
Ludwig (21-1) then moved up to 285, where he put promising sophomore Morgan Selepack on his back out of a scramble and pinned him with 5 seconds left in the first period.
"This was a big match for Jake." Fye said. "He stayed in good position , and he attacked him."
Mo Valley's Bill Bryan held a 3-2 lead on Wyatt Sankey in the second period, but Sankey took him down and added a reversal in the third to win, 6-4.
After WB's Dustin Deliman won by forfeit at 113, Bainey shifted his lineup up. The Knights foiled part of the move at 120, where Bryce Bloom broke a scoreless tie with Abe Albright by escaping with 22 seconds left to win, 1-0.
"He has been wrestling really tough," Fye said of Bloom. "He works hard, and it's starting to pay off."
WB's Dustin Fisch took Andrew Ohler down to his back for five points in the third to take a 9-0 lead. Ohler avoided the major with a reversal with 2 seconds left, losing 9-2.
Fye shifted Dylan Fudalski and Sam Ohler up to 138 and 145, respectively, and forfeited to Parker Bumbarger. J.P. Hayles led Fudalski, 10-0, when he put the Knight sophomore on his back and pinned him with 21 seconds left in the bout.
"J.P. was a little slow tonight," West Branch coach Jason Bainey said. "I expect more out of J.P., and I've been on him, and got us a fall we needed."
After a scoreless first period, West Branch's Luke Slippey reversed Sam Ohler to his back and pinned him in 2:45, giving the Warriors (23-3) a 30-15 lead.
An 8-4 Ethan Slippey win over Tanner Dipko at 152 and a Lucas Kristofits pin of Kameron Swoope at 160 made the score 39-15 and salted the win away for WB.
"We went on a steamroll," said Bainey, whose team will wrestle the winner of tonight's Blairsville-Juniata match at 5 p.m. Saturday at Tyrone in the district semifinals.
"We have a nice, balanced team. We knew we were balanced in the light weights, and they were favored in the heavy weights. We had to make hay, and we did."
The Knights (19-10) won the last three, starting with Tyler Martin majoring Ryan Miles, 15-5, in a 170-pound bout filled with blood timeouts and continuing with Kent Stewart majoring Robert Pearce, 12-3, at 182. Stewart was filling in for injured unbeaten and third-ranked Logan Cook (ankle).
Dylan Ludwig (15-0) closed the meet by pinning Trey English in 1:07.
"We have not had our full lineup at all this year," Fye said. "To come out and lose by 10, it was a lot closer than the score indicated. The guys that were here wrestled their hearts out."
220-Stodart, MV, pinned Maines, 1:57; 285-J. Ludwig, MV, pinned Selepack, 1:55; 106-Sankey, WB, dec. Bryan, 6-4; 113-Deliman, WB, won by forfeit; 120-Bloom, MV, dec. Albright, 1-0; 126-Fisch, WB, dec. A. Ohler, 9-2; 132-Bumbarger, WB, won by forfeit.
138-Hayles, WB, pinned Fudalski, 5:39; 145-L. Slippey, WB, pinned S. Ohler, 2:45; 152-E. Slippey, WB, dec. Dipko, 8-4; 160-Kristofits, WB, pinned Swoope, 1:48; 170-Martin, MV, maj. dec. Miles, 15-5; 182-Stewart, MV, maj. dec. Pearce, 12-3; 195-D. Ludwig, MV, pinned English, 1:07.
Records: Moshannon Valley (19-10); West Branch (23-3).


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12 Short Films from APTN
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First Nations students studying digital filmmaking at Capilano University in British Columbia have made 12 short films for the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. The online shorts festival is called Short Cuts, and visitors to the website can vote for their favorites through the end of January. The top three vote-getters will win a cash prize, and their work will air on APTN, a Canadian network that has been broadcasting programming for and by First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples since 1999.
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BOCA RATON, FL (February 28, 2011) – The Florida Atlantic University Student Alumni Association (SAA) is working to help fund the University's new on-campus stadium by selling personalized bricks. The bricks, which may be engraved with an individual's name, an organization's name or a special message, will be placed in a sidewalk leading into the stadium.
Stadium bricks are available in two sizes, 8 inches by 4 inches with 60 character spaces for personalization, and 8 inches by 8 inches with 120 character spaces. The 8-by-4 brick is available for $75 and the 8-by-8 brick is $125. All campaign supporters receive 1-by-3 or 3-by-3 inch replicas of their personalized bricks and a portion of the payment is tax deductible. The stadium fund receives $35 for each 8-by-4 inch brick purchased and $73 for each 8-by-8 inch brick purchased. The SAA also receives a percentage of profits.
According to Paul Metcalf, assistant director of alumni relations at FAU, the idea for a student-led brick fundraising campaign was suggested in 2006 by Rick Smith '07, who is currently an FAU National Alumni Association board member. The SAA launched the program in 2008 with the support of University administration and has continued to promote it to the FAU community.
"It is exciting for FAU students, alumni, faculty and staff to see interest grow as the construction of our stadium progresses," said Metcalf. "I would encourage all FAU supporters to make their mark in our community and be a part of school history by purchasing a brick for the stadium."
The final location of the bricks will be determined as stadium construction draws closer to completion. Once the location near the stadium is identified, a map will be mailed to all donors.
The first batch of bricks will be ordered in early June with expected delivery by early September. Bricks purchased after June 1 may not be placed until after the stadium has opened.
Bricks will be available for purchase at the FAU spring football game on April 23 and can be purchased online anytime at http://fauf.fau.edu/brickcampaign.
For more information about the stadium brick program, contact Paul Metcalf at 561-297-1248 or firstname.lastname@example.com .
About the Florida Atlantic University Student Alumni Association:
SAA is the student organization at FAU that helps current students through their years in college and prepares them to become active alumni after they graduate. All undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at FAU are eligible for SAA membership. Members receive the SAA BOX, which includes an SAA T-shirt and other spirit items, as well as the FAU National Alumni Association membership card, which entitles them to discounts and benefits at participating retailers, restaurants and more. Members also receive invitations to special alumni events and have the opportunity to network with FAU's accomplished graduates.
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Florida Atlantic University, established in 1961, officially opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. In commemoration of the University's establishment, FAU is celebrating its 50th anniversary throughout 2011. Today, the University serves more than 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students on seven campuses and sites. Building on its rich tradition as a teaching university, with a world-class faculty, FAU hosts 10 colleges: the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters, the College of Business, the College for Design and Social Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of Engineering & Computer Science, the Graduate College, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. For more information, visit www.fau.edu .


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Do you ever wonder what happens to your body when you drink alcohol? Is it safe to drink at any stage of pregnancy? How much is one drink when you consume either beer, wine or spirits? How can I talk to kids about alcohol?
The Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) is launching DrinkSense, a responsible drinking campaign that will provide Albertans with information and resources to answer these questions.
Effective August 8, the AGLC is pleased to announce that current restrictions on hours of service, consumption and entertainment on patios has been eliminated.
Liquor service on patios will now be the same as licensed premise hours. Patios will no longer be required to end by midnight followed by a one-hour consumption period. The AGLC will no longer mandate restrictions with regard to recorded music, DJ booths, and live entertainment. For more information refer to... Patio Hours
Small brewers in Alberta will be able to invest and grow their business, thanks to a new grant that will support local entrepreneurship and economic diversification.
Beginning August 5, Alberta-based brewers who produce and sell no more than 300,000 hectolitres in Alberta annually will be eligible to participate in the Alberta Small Brewers Development Program.
In ongoing efforts to promote local jobs, economic development and trade consistency, the Government of Alberta is updating the markup for beer products sold throughout the province. The President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance, Joe Ceci, has directed the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission board to set the beer markup to $1.25/L, regardless of the size of the company or location of production. The markup takes effect August 5. The change applies to beer only. For more information please refer to Liquor Markup
Sixty-two venues that follow top service standards were accredited with Best Bar None in 2016. From this group, nine venues also won awards for continuing to raise the bar on customer service and patron safety.
"The AGLC is proud of the Best Bar None participating venues. These establishments continue to raise the bar on service standards and redefine what being the 'best' in the hospitality industry means with respect to customer service and safety. Calgarians should take note - these are the places to visit for a fun, enjoyable night out."
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The AGLC has eliminated the 8 p.m. limit on 'happy hours', allowing liquor establishments to offer reduced drink prices at any time during operating hours, provided the prices follow minimum drink pricing guidelines.
"The AGLC strives to make sure our policies support progressive business environments, are in the public interest, and, ultimately, help us deliver on our promise to provide choices Albertans can trust. We recognized the 8 p.m. limit on 'happy hours' was not meeting these objectives and, as a result, the limit was eliminated. The new policy responds to industry's needs and is better aligned with our social responsibility mandate."
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Liquor licensees, please refer to the policy bulletin for details of this policy amendment.
Businesses on the parade route can contact the AGLC to request early liquor service hours of 7 a.m. for the Parade Day, July 8. Anyone holding a special event with the intention of serving alcohol must apply for a liquor licence. Hours for special events are determined on a case-by-case basis...more
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Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sciabarrasi of Buffalo celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with an intimate family gathering. Mr. Sciabarrasi and Arlene White were married Aug. 30, 1947, in Nativity Catholic Church, Buffalo. He is a retired construction worker for Local 210. They have two sons and two grandchildren.


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Those who've been involved in buying creative workstations for many years might be surprised to find that Apple's model is the least expensive in this group test...
Those who've been involved in buying creative workstations for many years might be surprised to find that Apple's model is the least expensive in this group test...
Despite coming at the top of our budget, the Imagine DQX-Light manages to put two quad-core processors in a relatively inexpensive workstation.
Though sleeker and less imposing than the hulking black Precision 690 that the T7400 replaces, the long X-shaped metal bar at the front of this workstation still announces...
The xw6600 puts up to two Xeon processors in a slimline case. This is great if you're short of space – but next to its rivals, it's a little short on storage.
Scan is the only company that's chosen to include Windows Vista on its workstation, and it seems to have made no difference to its performance.
Apple had its work cut out to fix the shortcomings in its photo editing tool, and the result is Aperture 2. Aside from a vastly redesigned interface, browsing through its library is now fast...
Even for a single-processor model, the xw4600 has a dinky chassis that will slip under even the smallest desk – and it's well-designed, too.
CAD2's latest workstation features an almost identical spec to the Armari QX3 that we looked here. The core differences are the choice of graphics card and the price.
Arriving too late for last month's laptop group test, the Pegasus 670 is an intriguing mix of power and portability – though the model supplied to us by Rock is a little underwhelming.
As automatic image-quality enhancement software goes, DxO Optics Pro stands out from the crowd with its user-installed base of camera and lens correction profiles.
While the rest of the models we've looked at here are focused on the professional creative market, the UltraSharp 3007WFP-HC has one eye on the high-end gamer/home entertainment market too.
The FlexScan SX3031W is the first 30-inch display to offer more than eight-bit image processing for greater colour depth and more accurate colour rendering.
Antics is a scene-planning tool that creates a 3D animated previsualization of live action and animated productions in real-time.
Combustion has been idling in the Autodesk back room, but is now back for 2008, with some workflow improvements and the addition of the Colour Warper tool
Armari's QX3 is a workstation aimed at the highest end of the 3D market – though it's possibly too high-end for those working in digital entertainment.
The new Cintiq 12WX is a smaller, less expensive version of the Cintiq 21UX. The 21UX has a 24-bit, 1,600-x-1,200 pixels screen and an impressive 21.3-inch drawing area.
A hybrid modelling and painting tool in the tradition of ZBrush, Modo has evolved to introduce organic sculpting and some animation capabilities, while strengthening core features.
Rock's Xtreme 770 is the first laptop we've seen to feature Intel's new 2.6GHz Core 2 Duo T7800 processor. It also marks the debut of nVidia's GeForce FX 8800M graphics chip,
ZBrush allows you to sculpt and manipulate 3D models and paint and work with 2D images, but also combines both concepts in a unique '2.5D' workspace.
Blend, formerly known as Sparkle, allows designers to develop user interfaces for applications and ships as standalone or part of Microsoft's Expression Studio.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is going to Iraq.
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The Iranian leader has accepted an invitation for Iraqi President Jalal al-Talabani to visit his country's one-time enemy. No date has been scheduled yet for the visit.
Ahmadenijad would become the first Iranian leader to visit Iraq since the two countries waged a bitter eight-year war during the 1980s.
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First, have a definite, clear practical idea; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end. – Aristotle
'People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing – that's why we recommend it daily. – Zig Ziglar'. Top 8 Motivation Hacks will help you to get motivated and stay motivated. A daily dose of either of these will enable you to stay on track with your goals and achieve them.
Motivation Hack #1: Set & Celebrate Milestones
A huge goal or a long term goal can appear quite overwhelming when seen as one unit. They make it seem as if success is far away – not even within visible range. And when our days are filled with long hours of toiling without any kind of achievement in sight, it gets difficult to stay motivated. For tough times like these –
Create Mini Goals
Break your mega goal into a set of mini goals. A mini goal should seem easy to achieve. You will notice, when the same goal is seen as a stream of small connecting goals, it suddenly seems achievable. Success then does not seem impossible.
Creating mini goals make you think through the plan to achieve your goal well. This helps in creating a detailed plan. If there is anything that you had missed considering earlier, the process of creating mini goals will bring those into focus. Creating mini goals brings clarity to your action plan.
Set Milestones
Within the stream of mini goals, set a milestone after some mini goals. For instance, If you have 20 mini goals, your milestone can be at every fifth mini goal.
Setting milestones help us highlight places in our stream of mini goals where we should step back and evaluate progress, learn from success and hardships, and fine tune the action plan accordingly.
Celebrate Milestones
Once you reach a milestone, celebrate. One reason to create milestone is that on reaching them you know you have progressed, you know you have succeeded in achieving a part of your goal. And every success is a cause for celebration.
Don't wait till you complete your entire goal to celebrate. Celebrate in between – with every small victory. These smaller celebrations will push you forward and keep you energized to move towards your goals. Too much of celebration might leave no time to work towards your goals. Hence celebrate on reaching milestones and not mini goals.


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