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Alan Moulder
|Alan Moulder
11 June 1959
Boston, Lincolnshire, England
|Alternative rock
|Record producer, audio engineer
|Years active
Alan Moulder (born 11 June 1959) is an English record producer and audio engineer.[1] He has worked with such artists as Angels And Airwaves, Foals, Arctic Monkeys, Editors, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Curve, Ride, White Lies, My Bloody Valentine, 2:54, The Vaccines, Placebo, The Killers, Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect Circle, The Smashing Pumpkins, Them Crooked Vultures, Death Cab for Cutie, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Puscifer, Marilyn Manson, Saul Williams, Blonde Redhead, The Morning After Girls, How to Destroy Angels, Interpol, and Foo Fighters.[2]
Early life[edit]
Moulder was born in Boston, Lincolnshire, where he was educated at Boston Grammar School. From an early age, he had an interest in music, listing among his favourite artists Cream and The Beatles. The first album he ever bought was Electric Warrior by T. Rex, and he was immediately impressed by the quality of that album's recording. He joined his first band as a teenager and recorded a demo in a local studio; it was there that he realised that it had been the production that he had so enjoyed on Electric Warrior, and discovered that he was more interested in music engineering than performing.[3]
Moulder's musical career started in the early 1980s, at Trident Studios in London. As an assistant engineer, he worked with influential producers like Jean Michel Jarre, drawing from them great familiarity with electronic sounds and textures. Also an engineer at Trident was Flood with whom Moulder would often collaborate in the future. Moulder assisted in one of Flood's recording sessions with The Jesus and Mary Chain, and found that the often fractious and troublesome band enjoyed working with him. The Mary Chain invited Moulder to engineer their live sounds and, eventually, to engineer their 1989 album Automatic. The album's production was praised for its combination of thick, noisy guitar with a polished, listener-friendly tone, and the Mary Chain's former label, Creation Records, soon had Moulder producing records for Ride, My Bloody Valentine, and Swervedriver.
After working on the Glider and Tremolo EPs for My Bloody Valentine, Moulder was approached nearly simultaneously by two bands who were fans of that group. In 1992, he mixed The Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream, and Ride's Going Blank Again. Then, in 1994, he co-mixed Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral.[4]
His work with Nine Inch Nails led to his engineering several albums for Trent Reznor's Nothing Records, including Prick's eponymous debut album and Marilyn Manson's debut, Portrait of an American Family. In 1995, he would again collaborate with the Smashing Pumpkins, co-producing with Flood their double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.
In 1992, Moulder also co-produced female duo Shakespears Sister's second album Hormonally Yours, which became one of the biggest sellers in the UK and Europe that year.
During the 1990s, Moulder also worked extensively with Curve.
In 1996, he worked with Moby on Animal Rights and The Cure on Wild Mood Swings, and the next year worked again with Flood, this time on U2's electronic album Pop. 1998 saw Moulder mixing Monster Magnet's Powertrip. 1999 saw Moulder and Reznor in the studio together again; Moulder co-produced, mixed, and engineered Nine Inch Nails' critically acclaimed The Fragile. Another album with the Smashing Pumpkins, Machina/The Machines of God, followed in 2000, along with a remix album for Nine Inch Nails, the debut by A Perfect Circle, Mer de Noms, and Monster Magnet's God Says No. Alan worked with Lostprophets on a song after the band released their debut album The Fake Sound of Progress.[5]
In 2002, he mixed the Grammy nominated, debut album of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fever To Tell. This would mark his first mixing collaboration with the group.[6]
In 2003, he mixed (and engineered a portion of) the critically acclaimed album, Penance Soiree, by The Icarus Line.[7] This album's reputation has led to its inclusion in publications such as 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[8] 2003 also saw him guesting as a producer on Gary Numan's album Hybrid alongside Flood, Andy Gray and Curve.[9]
In 2005, Moulder produced Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan's solo debut TheFutureEmbrace [10] along with another Nine Inch Nails album, With Teeth,[11] and mixed the debut album Hot Fuss by The Killers[12] and Any Minute Now by Soulwax.[13]
In 2006, he worked with the Killers once more, co-producing their second album Sam's Town.[14] The same year, he also mixed the album Ten Silver Drops by Secret Machines[15] and Movie Monster by Sound Team.[16]
Moulder also mixed Puscifer's debut album V Is for Vagina, and Saul Williams' The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust! and Ashes Divide's debut album Keep Telling Myself It's Alright,[17] The Wolfmen (debut album tracks), and Blonde Redhead, and produced their new album 23.
In 2007, Moulder mixed all but four of the tracks for Favourite Worst Nightmare, the second album from Arctic Monkeys, including the UK number 1 single, 'Brianstorm'. Also worked again with Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor on the Nine Inch Nails album Year Zero.
In 2008, Moulder produced and mixed, along with Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor, the Nine Inch Nails albums Ghosts I-IV and The Slip. Moulder also produced and mixed The Morning After Girls full length Alone.
In 2009 Moulder did a bonus remix of Shine On Down, on the album 3-D for Dean Garcia's latest project, SPC ECO, and also mixed Placebo's album Battle for the Sun, BM LINX's sophomore LP "Black Entertainment", and also mixed the eponymous Them Crooked Vultures album. He also produced and mixed the second Wolfmother album, Cosmic Egg.
In 2010 Moulder co-produced and mixed the eponymous début EP by How to Destroy Angels alongside Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor again. Moulder also mixed Interpol's self-titled 4th album.
In 2011 Moulder co-produced the album Ritual by White Lies. Moulder also mixed Wasting Light by Foo Fighters.
In 2012 Moulder mixed Battle Born by The Killers and An Omen EP by How to Destroy Angels.
In 2014 Moulder mixed several tracks for the eponymous debut from UK power duo Royal Blood, the debut single "Back to Nowhere" from UK alternative rock band Mercutio and the album El Pintor by Interpol
Personal life[edit]
Moulder is married to former Curve lead singer Toni Halliday.[18]
- ^ Alan Moulder on Discogs
- ^ "Alan Moulder - About". Alan Moulder Official Website. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ Jorgl, Stephanie. "Alan Moulder: Self-taught Audio Kingpin". Audiohead.net. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "ALAN MOULDER: Recording Nine Inch Nails & Smashing Pumpkins". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Twitter / MikeLewis_: @JSNFRMN joe barresi engineered". Twitter.com. 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
- ^ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Fever To Tell Information Page". Discogs. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "The Icarus Line – Penance Soirée Information". Discogs. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ Dimery, Robert (2010). 1,001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Revised & updated ed.). Rizzoli. p. 933. ISBN 9780789320742. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Gary Numan – Hybrid Info Page". Discogs. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Billy Corrigan – TheFutureEmbrace Info Page". Discogs. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Nine Inch Nails – With Teeth Info Page". Discogs. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "The Killers – Hot Fuss Info Page". Discogs. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Soulwax – Any Minute Now Info Page". Discogs. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "The Killers – Sam's Town Info Page". Discogs. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Secret Machines – Ten Silver Drops Info Page". Discogs. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Sound Team – Movie Monster Info Page". Discogs. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "A Perfect Circle's Billy Howerdel Goes Solo As Ashes Divide". Chartattack. 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
- ^ Howe, Zoe (2015). Barbed Wire Kisses: The Jesus and Mary Chain Story. Birrlin, Ltd. ISBN 9780857906656. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- Jorgl, Stephanie. Alan Moulder [1]


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Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera
Non-fiction children's space flight stuff 1945-1975.
Friday, September 23, 2016
Until the Earth is Far (1962) (part 2)
Continuing with this book:
Lyashenko, Mikhail and Svirin, Alexander. Illustrated by B. Markiewicz and Grishin. Until the Earth is Far. Moscow: .100p. 30 cm. (part of "Books of Knowledge" series, Book 1.)
And of course how beautiful the Earth is.
The illustrations are strange and wonderful. I like these two exploration vehicles.
This is a nice little cartoon showing how humans might be intimidated by life on another planet.
This last section seem to focus on the suggested future of the Russians in space. It seem to be showing them picking up a Russian medallion with a article predicting a manned landing in 196...
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Friday, September 16, 2016
Until the Earth is Far (1962) (part 1)
This is a tough one to come up with a correct translated title. Could also be:
"Still far from Earth"
"Until the earth is still far"
So I will go with my made-up one:
Lyashenko, Mikhail and Svirin, Alexander. Illustrated by B. Markiewicz and Grishin. Until the Earth is Far. Moscow: .100p. 30 cm. (part of "Books of Knowledge" series, Book 1.)
This was part of an "encyclopedia" for children which too a fictional story and filled it with scientific facts. Other topics in the series were "On this planet can live", "Operation Ocean", "Big Hunt", and "expedition to the ancestors."
These are widely known children's classics in Russia and have bee reprinted in both 2010 and 2016.
Having no russian language I speculate we once again have a group of children traveling with a scientist uncle or friend as they explore the solar system in their space craft.
The illustration are wonderfully fanciful and suggest how fantasy and reality can be shown together.
I have encountered these "wings" in some other russian children's books. I don't know if this was a concept developed earlier than this but it seems interesting.
I will continue with illustrations from this book with my next post.
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Friday, September 2, 2016
Space Horizons, Unlimited (1957)
This may not seem very exciting to most of you (both of you?) but I have been looking for this publication for over 10 years. Bruce Miller was the superintendent of the Riverside School system and wrote some guides to how to teach about spaceflight in the classroom. These are some of the earliest guides like this I have found. They show how teachers were encouraged to bring rockt trips and moon flights into the elementary classroom.
Miller, Bruce. Space horizons unlimited : with classroom trip to the moon. Riverside, Calif. : Bruce Miller. (30 p.) 22 cm. Softcover. With audio disc (1s. : 7 in. ; 45 rpm) (Sound effects for space frontiers unlimited).
An example of something very rare but not particularly valuable except to someone who loves this early space in the classroom stuff.
I am sorry for posting so much text that is hard to read but I am fascinated by the author's approach to getting teachers excited by the possibilities.
Even better for me, the pamphlet came with the original record of sound effects to "bring the sounds of space to your classroom." Here is the script of what is on the record.
I am also on the look out for his 1958 classroom pamphlet:
Miller, Ray. The Spaceman at Home and at School. Riverside, CA: Bruce Miller. (23 p.) 22 cm. Softcover.
Taking a short break in posting, work beckons. I'll be back in a week or two.
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Rate Hell In A Cell from 1 (worst) to 10 (best).
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The crowd was bad for most of the night, but the matches were very entertaining.
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I was entertained. Orton/Del Rio was good. Sheamus/Show was excellent, and the main-event was good with a crazy ending on top of the cell. 7/10
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every single match was great. the only thing I didn't like was when they climbed the cell and did nothing.
fuck you who ever rated it a 1
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The Good:
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I didn't like anything aside from the finish to Sheamus/Big Show and I'm never 1 to bitch about PPV's but this was the worst I've seen in quite some time.
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terrible main event, with few decent matches.
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There are exactly 18 million and one good reasons why the Phillies are unlikely to try and sign Ryan Howard to a long term contract. Even though the 2008 major league leader in home runs and RBIs is not a once-in-forever talent like Babe Ruth or Wilt Chamberlain, he is a rare talent. There are, after all, few players who have averaged more than 50 home runs over the course of three consecutive seasons. Still, it seems unlikely the Phillies and Howard will be able to work something out for the long term, and, even if they did, it's probably not a good idea for the Phillies.
that when he filed for arbitration last year, ultimately winning the $10 million
lottery, it was pointed out that Ryan Howard is a case of a player who came up
to the majors relatively late in life. He was about ten weeks short of his 25th
birthday when he made his debut on September 1, 2004, and he didn't become a
regular until halfway through the 2005 season, when Jim Thome, who was blocking
Howard at first base, went out with an elbow injury. This late start led to
unrealistic expectations for his long term career. He may have been the National
League Rookie of the Year in 2005, but he was almost 26 when the award was
Howard has taken the Phillies to arbitration a second time, asking for $18
million off a year wherein he hit 48 home runs and drove in 146, while helping
lead the Phillies to the World Series title. That's asking for an 80 percent
raise, as opposed to the 40 percent raise (to $14 million) that the Phillies are
offering. Whether he gets what he's asking for or not, and given the outcome
of the 2008 Series and his 153 home runs in the past three years, he's got a
pretty good chance, that's not exactly petty cash. Even if the Phillies were
the Yankees, that's not petty cash. You see, the Phillies aren't the type of
organization with unlimited resources that they can spend like drunken sailors.
Paying Howard, say $25 million a year for five years (or whatever) would take up
way too much of their budget. And, unlike the Yankees, Mets, Cubs, Red Sox,
etc., they do have a budget. It just wouldn't be fiscally responsible to tie
up that much money in one player.
is one other good reason, besides fiscal responsibility. The 18 millionth and
first reason. Howard has what Bill James has called, "old players'
skills," in that his primary worth is in his ability to hit the long ball and
draw walks… abilities that aging players tend to have, or maybe, tend to keep.
Older players will often have power and strike zone judgment but, like Howard,
they do not have good speed, they aren't good fielders, they don't hit for
average and they don't have good arms. That shouldn't come as a great shock
if you think about it – as players age their batting average declines as does
their speed (or lack thereof). As James put it in the New
Historical Baseball Abstract, in referring to Alvin Davis, a young
player with old players' skills doesn't have any unexploited athletic
that might make for an interesting philosophical discussion, but there's more
to the old players' skills formula. James also did a study, using his Win
Shares metric, that showed that players like this tend to peak earlier and fade
(or age) more quickly than players who, when they're younger; run fast, hit
for average, throw and field well. In a word (or three), players who are better
overall athletes. There are probably a variety of reasons for this, but one
would guess that it's usually because old players' skills players either get
hurt, or lose so much of their overall effectiveness at a relatively young age
that they can't keep a job.
not every big slugger (and it seems as if most old players' skills players
tend to be pretty big guys) falls into this category, and without going into
James' study in detail, it's still easy to quickly pick out 13 well-known
players who personify this type. Here's a list, showing the age(s) at which
they peaked, their age in their last season in the majors, and their career home
run totals.
|Peak Age
|Age in final season
|Career HR
|Frank Howard
|Hank Greenberg
|Jack Clark
|Mo Vaughn
|Boog Powell
|Jeff Burroughs
|Cecil Fielder
|Hack Wilson
|Rudy York
|Del Ennis
|Gerg Luzinski
|Ralph Kiner
a lot of muscle. A list that includes the Capital Punisher, another guy who hit
58 home runs in a season, an MVP at the age of 23, another 50-home run man, the
former record holder for home runs in a season in the National League, the
holder of the record for home runs in a month, the Bull, and a two-time 50 home
run hitter who also led his league in dingers for seven straight years. A total
of 25 players have hit 50 or more home runs in a season. Four of them are on
this list (Greenberg, Fielder, Wilson, Kiner) and three more (son of Fielder,
David Ortiz and Howard) could well be added to the list. Also among current
players, Adam Dunn and Pat Burrell fit this type. Maybe that's one reason why
the Phillies didn't seriously try to keep the 32 year old Burrell.
matter how you look at it, there's a lot of power there. And yet, suppose you
take a composite of just the listed players who have finished their careers.
He'd look like this…
have to think, given the power shown early in their major league stays, that a
career that peaked before age 28 and that was over before the age of 35, and
produced just 312 career home runs would be something of a disappointment. No
one on this list got to 400 home runs. Only Howard and Kiner even made 350. But,
Greenberg hit 58 home runs when he was 27 (just a year older than Howard was
when he did it).
Yes, there are a lot of home run hitters who are exceptions, both in longevity and production. One of them, for instance, is currently playing; the aforementioned Mr. Thome, who will start the 2009 season at the age of 38 with 541 home runs. (Although Thome has been a higher average hitter and a little better fielder, too.) But, would you want to risk nine figures on the possibility that Ryan Howard, who will start the 2009 season at the age of 29, will be one of the exceptions, no matter how many Phanatical Philadelphians pack Citizen's Park?


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The most distinguish feature of CMM is to measure three dimensionally. The CMM can locate the point co-ordinates on 3 dimensional work pieces at same time that they integrate both dimensional orthogonal relationships, so the correct answer is d.
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In 40 years more than 155,000 students, across 80,000 square kilometres have taken a course at NIC. To celebrate, we've put together a history of the college that highlights our humble beginnings in 1975, our progress and accomplishments of today as well as a look into tomorrow.
The insights, anecdotes, achievements and stories received from staff, students, faculty, alumni, and members of the community has been greatly rewarding. We're deeply appreciative of everything that has been sent our way, from emails to handwritten letters, audio recordings and newspaper clippings. We could only fit in a small handful of the memories that have been shared and we feel the need to give a voice to all the stories, including those that are still out there waiting to be heard.
The NIC Stories Facebook Group is a home for those stories. It is a group for anyone to post on - created for you, by you! Please help us develop the colourful, fun, inspiring history that is the college and its inclusive reach throughout the north island.
Join the group and leave your story on our wall. It can be a memorable moment, a picture, a recollection of NIC's past, a run-in with Ian the ghost, a note about what inspires you about the college, or a funny memory of your time at NIC.
If you don't have access to social media, and would still like to share your story if you've not yet done so, send us an email at: email@example.com.
Read the 40th Anniversary publication, and learn more about how the college moved from mobile learning units in vans during the 70s, and an ex-whaling ship, to classroom based learning with centres and campuses from Campbell River to Bella Coola.
Hard copy versions are coming soon to a mailbox near you! Check the Comox Valley Echo and Campbell River Mirror Friday, June 10, or the Alberni Valley News on Tuesday, June 14. Also on Wednesday, June 15, the publication will be available at the Port Hardy campus, as well as nearby locations including Mugz Coffee Bar, Port McNeill Museum, Port Hardy Museum, and Vancouver Island Regional Library (Port McNeill, Port Hardy and Alert Bay).
We hope you enjoy reading our story as much as we've enjoyed putting it together! Thank-you to all for your hard work, dedication, and enthusiastic commitment to our college and we look forward to reading (and sharing) more memories.
View this guide, or visit NIC's Continuing Education for more information about learning opportunities in your community.
Still considering all your program options? Our 2017 Viewbook provides an overview of NIC programs, locations, and costs, along with all the details you need to get started.
Questions about studying at NIC? Contact us at: firstname.lastname@example.com or phone 1-800-715-0914.
Are you unemployed with no attachment to EI in the last three years? If so, we may have a training initiative that is just right for you. This fall and winter season North Island College will offer the following training.
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When: September 12, 2016 – January 13, 2017
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Campbell River: Wendy Samaroden @ email@example.com or 250-923-9728.
Comox Valley: Karen McComber @ firstname.lastname@example.com or 250-334-5000 Ext 4601.
Port Alberni: Leanne Moore @ email@example.com or 250-724-8705.
Learn the method and craft of writing poetry, drama and screenplays through discussions, exercises, and peer critiquing. By the end of the course, you will have a portfolio of work that includes poetry and a play or screenplay.
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Instructor: Derek Hanesbury
Course dates: September 6, 2016 – December 9, 2016
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ENG 108 is a first year writing seminar focusing on method and craft in poetry drama and screenplays. This seminar focuses on the practice of writing with an emphasis on learning the craft of writing through discussions, exercises, and peer critiquing. Students create a portfolio of work including both poetry and a play or screenplay.
For a full list of English courses visit www.nic.bc.ca/ut or contact Student Services at 1-800-715-0914.
When: Sept. 7 - Dec. 7, 2016
Time: Wednesday nights, from 5 pm - 8 pm
Where: Sacred Wolf Friendship Centre, Port Hardy
Course code: KWA-097
North Island College will be offering Introduction to Kwak'wala II (KWA 097) at the Mount Waddington campus in Port Hardy, beginning September, 2016.
Students will learn basic conversation, structure, and pronunciation in a Kwak'wala language immersion setting with a focus on listening and speaking. The units cover a wide variety of themes, including greetings, social interaction, household activities, community, environment, wildlife, place names, food harvesting and preparation and cultural activities. Combined, these encompass the way of life of the Kwakwaka'wakw and give insight to how Kwak'wala is essential to who the Kwakwaka'wakw are and how Kwak'wala ties Kwakwaka'wakw to land, sea and place.
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NIC instructor Sara Child teaches CBC host Gregor Craigie Kwak'wala. This course is open to anyone who wants to better understand the language and culture.
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I originally drew the design for the people in my own community who are taking teacher training and taking up the challenge of language revitalization. But, now I see it's much broader than that. The fight to revitalize our languages, is a fight for all Indigenous people, for language revitalization will be healing for all mankind and mother earth. I dedicate this design to anyone who wishes to commit to learning our languages.
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Do you want to know more about studying at NIC's Mount Waddington campus? Visit our MW campus page or contact Student Services directly at: 250-949-7912, email: email@example.com.
Work toward your certification, maintain your current certification, gain credit for professional development and more with these upcoming ECC courses at NIC.
NIC's Early Childhood Care and Education program is pleased to offer Health Safety and Nutrition (ECC-168) at the Campbell River campus in fall 2016. This 30-hour course will take place on Monday evenings, 6 to 8 pm. The first class is scheduled for September 12, 2016.
Register today for this practical and informative course, recognized by the ECE Registry toward assistant certification and professional development hours.
This course provides an introduction to the commitment and responsibility involved in being an early childhood educator. It will be held Thursdays, 6-9pm with the first class scheduled for Jan 5, 2017. This is a campus-wide offering and will be held via Interactive TV.
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Learn more about the opportunities available for Community Care at North Island College, or contact Student Services with further questions at: firstname.lastname@example.com or phone 1-800-715-0914.
You can easily and conveniently purchase, track and use printing services at NIC through Pay4Print, and your login and password is the same as your myNIC account!
When you sign in with your myNIC info (n + student number) you can:
For more questions or help on our Pay4Print services visit Student Tech Services and find further assistance with adding funds, printing, checking your balance, and more.
* You can also purchase NIC PrintBucks in increments of $1 or $5 at NIC Bookstores (cash only). Only outside of bookstore hours can PrintBucks be purchased at NIC campus libraries (also cash only).
Learn for fun, with no tests and no exams. North Island College's ElderCollege courses are for everyone, 55+. Nurture your lifelong love of learning with laughter, friendship and new knowledge.
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Appointments with writing support staff can be pre-booked online.
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Looking to launch a career in the music industry? NIC can help - we have exciting new Continuing Education opportunities in the Comox Valley just for you!
Instructor Keith Parry has spent twenty-five years in the music industry, successfully running Scratch Records. He has helped build and guide the careers of Black Mountain, Destroyer, New Pornographers/AC Newman, Thor and more. Keith designed and led the music business program at Nimbus School of Recording & Media. As a musician and songwriter, he has performed with Neko Case, the Pink Mountaintops, Superconductor, Vic Chesnutt and many more.
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We are proud to host our annual NIC Foundation Awards reception in Courtenay over two spectacular evenings on September 28 and 29.
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Fred Stenson's sixth novel and ninth book of fiction, Who By Fire was published by Doubleday Canada in 2014. Stenson is the author of eighteen books in all and 150 films and videos. His titles include a trio of historical novels The Great Karoo, Lightning and The Trade.
He has won several awards for his fiction: the WGA George Bugnet Novel Award (2001), The City of Edmonton Book Prize (2001), and the Grant MacEwan Writer's Prize (2001 and 2006), and the CAA Fiction Award (1975). The Trade was shortlisted for the Giller Prize in 2000. The Great Karoo was a finalist for the Governor General's Award for Fiction in 2008.
Thing Feigned or Imagined, Stenson's book on the craft of fiction is available from Banff Centre Press. Stenson directed the Wired Writing Studio at The Banff Centre for 15 years. He is a regular columnist for Alberta Views magazine. He lives in Cochrane, Alberta.
Lorin Medley is a writer from Comox, BC with poetry and short stories published in Portal magazine and in The Puritan, one of Canada's premier online literary magazines.
She won the 2014 Islands Short Fiction Contest and the 2015 Books Matter poetry prize and was long listed for the 2016 Prism International Poetry Contest.
Myron Shutty has a Creative Writing degree from the University of Victoria. He lives in the Comox Valley with his wife and has entered the empty-nest stage of life.
Myron is a member of The Scribblers writing group and enjoys seeing what will come out of his pen.
Learn more about NIC's Write Here Readers Series and upcoming author readings on our Facebook group or visit the WHRS page.
Save the date! NIC's Information Night for any and all prospective NIC students takes place at the Campbell River campus theatre Tuesday, October 18 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Admission is free.
Get the answers and support you need to make your choice and ease the transition to college, whether you are a high school student or an adult looking to upgrade. If you're interested in studying at NIC this is an event for you.
Join us for an enjoyable evening to learn about programs from faculty who teach them, ask application questions, tour workshops and learn more about programs and courses in Campbell River.
You can also enter to win a $500 tuition credit!
For more information about the event contact Danielle Hoogland at 250-923-9700 ext 4102 or email: firstname.lastname@example.com. Curious about what NIC has to offer? View our Programs and Courses guide.
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This program is designed to prepare students to work in the Forest Industry in an entry level capacity. Health and safety in a forest environment, field skills necessary to work in the industry, environmental concerns, timber cruising knowledge and skills, and worksite readiness sessions are covered during the program.
When: November 28, 2016 - March 31, 2017
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Be in demand. The BC 2024 Labour Economic Outlook predicts chefs will be one of the most in-demand occupational groups requiring post-secondary training in BC, with more than 4,300 job openings available to 2024.
Start your career as a Professional Cook in Port Alberni, January 2017, while honing your skills in our state of the art training facilities.
Date: January 30, 2017 - August 11, 2017
Location: Port Alberni campus, Culinary Arts building, Rm 118
Times: Mon-Fri, 8am - 3:30 pm
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Notre Dame's Kyle Camp to participate in Louisiana Champions Invitational
MARKSVILLE - A star-studded field, including three of the four reigning boys' high school golf state champions, will be in action Tuesday when Tamahka Trails Golf Club at Paragon Casino Resort plays host to the 11th annual Louisiana Champions Invitational.
The tournament, which is sanctioned by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association as the official All-Star event for prep golfers, will consist of a 22-player field that includes Louisiana's top high school golfers. Participants will be competing for $2,600 in scholarship funds in the boys' and girls' divisions.
The one-day, 18-hole tournament has a restricted field and is open only to boys who finished in the top five individually in their respective high school state tournament divisions and to girls who finished in the top three in their state events. Of the 20 boys eligible to participate (the top five from the four LHSAA divisions), 16 accepted slots in the tournament and will be participating.
All six girls eligible to take part (the top three in the two LHSAA divisions) will be participating.
Play will begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday over the par-71 Tamahka Trails layout, with the boys' course to be set at 7,000 yards and the girls' course to be set at 5,600 yards - both at college standards, as compared to normal shorter course setup for high school players. A $750 scholarship will be awarded to the champions of both the boys and the girls divisions. The tournament will also give awards for second through fifth place in the boys' division and second place in the girls' division will also receive scholarship money.
Last year, Loyola Prep's Eric Richard won the event on the boys' side with a 6-under-par 65 to set a new Louisiana Champions Tournament record as well as a new Tamahka Trails Golf Course amateur record. Salmen's Jennifer Nguyen shot a 2-over-par 73 to win on the girls' side. Her score was also a Louisiana Champions Tournament record.
Richard, an LSU signee, placed sixth in the Division III state tournament two weeks ago and failed to qualify for this year's event. Nguyen is currently playing collegiate golf for the Golden Eagles of Southern Miss in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
This year's boys' field includes four players that will be making at least their second appearance in the invitational.
Vermilion Catholic's Nick Hollier placed fourth last year with a round of 72 and Zachary's Peyton McCulloch was fifth with a score of 73.
Notre Dame's Kyle Camp and Cedar Creek's Jordan Cole will be making their fourth straight appearance at the tournament. Only six players in the tournament's 11-year history have played in the event four times.
Camp finished 10th in 2012 with a round of 80 while Cole carded an 84.
Cole enters this year tournament fresh off a two-day round of 153 that was good enough to earn him the Division IV state title two weeks ago at the Shreveport Country Club in Shreveport.
Barbe's Logan Hayes and St. Thomas More's Drew Gonzales each fired a two-day total of 142 to win the state title in their respective divisions. Hayes, a senior, accomplished his feat in the Division I State Tournament at Eastridge Country Club in Shreveport while Gonzales, a freshman, won the Division II state title at Shreveport Country Club.
McCulloch, a senior, and Byrd's Jeffrey Berry, a sophomore, enter the tournament with the second-lowest state championship round total. The duo each posted a score of 144 to tie for second place in the Division I State Tournament.
The Top 5 finishers in both Division II and IV will participate in the event this year while the Top 3 in Division I will be in action as well. Camp and Northlake's Stephen Wall, who tied for fourth place, are the only two golfers from Division III to enter..
The girls' field is headed up by Division I state champion and University of New Orleans signee Lauren Aillet of St. Thomas More and runnerup Taylor Thompson, a Centenary College signee, of St. Joseph's Academy. Aillet carded a two-day total of 160 to win the state championship while Thompson fired a 164.
Also competing is St. Thomas Moore senior Danielle Perez, who placed third at the state tournament and St. Louis junior Olivia Hanson, who was fourth. Division II will be represented by Runnels sophomore Taylor King, who placed third at the state tournament with a round of 158, and McGhee's Angelica Harris who tied for fourth with a 161.


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At Rickshaw we bring you to the heart of Nepal, so you can learn about the way of life for local communities, discover the natural beauty and give back to the people. Spend time with the Tharu jungle communities and experience the warmth and spirit of these gentle people. Stay in a Tibetan settlement in the foothills of Pokhara and learn more about the Tibetan way of life.
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Jungle Nights and Ancient Sites
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By the beginning of next year, the city hopes to have settled on a plan for turning a crumbling industrial area into a thriving riverfront extension of downtown.
A group of city residents, led by Mayor Donna Olson and her husband, Randy, visited Stoughton's sister city Gjovik, Norway, last month to celebrate three decades since Stoughton and Gjovik began their sister-city relationship.
A decade after Stoughton completed its first comprehensive plan, city officials are looking for more public input on its update.
The Stoughton girls tennis team swept all three doubles flights and added wins at No. 1 and 4 singles to wrap up second place for the Badger South Conference dual meet season.
The Stoughton High School volleyball team is still undefeated in the Badger South Conference after a 3-1 (18-25, 25-19, 25-12, 25-17) win at Milton Thursday.
The Stoughton High School girls golf team concluded the regular season in the Janesville Parker invite Saturday, finishing tied for ninth with a 369.
Stoughton United Methodist Church held a ministry fair on Wednesday, Sept. 14.
West Koshkonong Lutheran Church held its Norwegian fish boil on Sept. 9, serving over 400 people along with many carry outs.
Stoughton Utilities invites the public to celebrate its 125th anniversary with a fall carnival Thursday, Sept. 29, while other city departments also plan to open their doors for a behind-the-scenes look at how they operate.
The Stoughton School Board is back to full strength after the board voted to appoint Nicole Wiessinger as its ninth member at a special meeting Monday night.
Stoughton seventh-grader Isaac Knutson is healthy and back home after an injury scare during a youth football game Tuesday, Sept. 13.
Stoughton High School's homecoming is set for Friday — culminating a week of fun activities for students and staff alike.
Forty years ago, Craig and Nancy Fuller mortgaged their house.
A new upscale bar and restaurant opened on Water Street two weeks ago where the Water's Edge used to operate downtown on the Yahara River.
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MILPITAS, Calif. — In 1955, when Ford Motor Co. opened a manufacturing plant here on 110 acres at the base of the San Francisco Bay, the firm hoped to churn out autos for decades.
However, the plant closed in 1983 when the market dried up, and it remained closed until Sept. 22, when Ford Motor Co. reopened the complex. It's now as productive as ever, not as a plant, but rather as a sprawling 1.3 million-square-foot retail center called The Great Mall of the Bay Area. Ford officials bill it as the largest mall opening in the U.S. this year. Last week, the mall proudly gave its one millionth visitor a $500 gift certificate and disclosed that 70 percent of the space – not a bad start – has been leased so far. The $130 million redevelopment features a mix of outlet and off-price stores. Retailers introduced into the market include Rampage Warehouse Store, a Rampage Clothing Co. outlet; Coliseum, the BUM Equipment outlet; Old Navy Clothing Co., The Gap's new, lower-priced chain, and Bebe Outlet. Other discount anchors include Marshalls Superstore, Supersports USA, Burlington Coat Factory and Linens N Things.
Transportation themes were used in the design of the building, with different areas saluting autos, ships, trains and future modes of transportation. In the auto section, for example, an actual 1957 Ford Skyliner with a retractable hardtop is displayed, and in the section devoted to planes, a simulated jet hangs from the ceiling.
Bill McNair, vice president of the Western region for Ford Motor Land Development Corporation, said the mall is a model project for idle manufacturing plants across the country. Construction workers at The Great Mall incorporated much of the original design of the plant into the redesign, saving Ford from purchasing about 9,500 tons of metal and 41,000 cubic yards of concrete, McNair said.
"It's certainly something that's being looked at by other cities and other communities," McNair said. "I don't know that Ford will do it because we don't have any other idle plants, but this is something that can be done in any other kind of manufacturing plant as well."
In the Fifties, during a postwar economic boom, the plant was part of a large-scale nationwide expansion program by Ford. The plant produced cars such as the Falcon, Fairlane, Mustang, Cougar, Pinto, Escort and — for a brief period in the late Fifties — the Edsel. It was considered an industrial giant, employing as many as 5,000 and producing 1,000 cars and trucks. Its closing was a major blow to the area, which is seven miles from San Jose, 35 miles from Oakland and 50 miles from San Francisco.
The Great Mall has again given an economic boost to the area, drawing shoppers from throughout the Bay Area. About 500 people have been employed during the last 18 months in the construction of the mall, and 3,500 are expected to be employed at the center and in its 12 anchors and 210 manufacturer and off-price specialty tenants when it is fully occupied.
McNair said the Bay Area's 6 million residents are its main customer target base, in addition to tourists who visit the Bay area. It is accessible by several freeways. A future interchange from I-880 will offer an even more direct route for some to the center.
Ford developed the site with Petrie Dierman Kughn, a shopping center developer based in McLean, Va. Although Ford is known best for manufacturing cars and trucks, the Ford Motor Land Development Corporation has been involved in other land development projects. It was established in 1970 to develop uses for more than 2,000 acres surrounding its corporate headquarters in Dearborn, Mich. The site became a business, retail and residential community.
In the mid-Seventies, Ford also developed Detroit's Renaissance Center, a major office, hotel and retail area on the city's waterfront. Ford also has been involved in commercial real estate development in Colorado Springs, Colo., and in Sacramento and La Mirada, Calif.


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... that I've only gained 1 lb (on a bloated day) at 16 weeks?Ā I never had morning sickness and I eat like crazy, and yet it really hasn't caught up with me.Ā I'm 5'5" 123lbs so thin but not skinny.Ā Everyone keeps saying I will catch up and have to watch my weight later on, but I just want to know if they're are other's out there like me who have has no MS but haven't gained weight either.ĀĀ I definately have a bump already.Ā My stomach was flat, but it is now rounded and growing.Ā And I have even felt the baby move, so I know it's there!!
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M (28) and I (29). Angel baby 2/14/11. Heathy bouncing baby boy 1/7/12. Little princess born June 20, 2014!
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Well, I had MS....but haven't really since 13 weeks. ┬ĀI am still down 3-4 pounds (lost 6) so haven't gained any weight yet. ┬ĀI am not worried. ┬ĀYour OB will measure your fundal height and probably wont worry unless you are measuring behind. ┬ĀA lot of woman don't start putting on a lot of weight until the baby starts gaining more weight around 20 weeks. ┬Ā
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Well my doctor had asked me suspiciously at my 12 week appointment if I was eating enough and said I needed to start gaining weight, so I'm pretty sure she won't be happy Tuesday when I go in for my 16 week appointment.
M (28) and I (29). Angel baby 2/14/11. Heathy bouncing baby boy 1/7/12. Little princess born June 20, 2014!
I'm still down a few lbs, 15 weeks tomorrow.┬Ā I'm sure you will catch up.┬Ā As long as you are eating healthily, I'm sure you are fine!
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I'm your same height and weight, and I haven't gained any either. ┬ĀI am only 12 weeks though. ┬ĀAs long as your eating a balanced diet full of nutrient rich food, I wouldn't worry about it. ┬ĀI'm not worried about my weight at all--I'm just confused about this growing belly of mine haha.
I lost 14 pounds in the first trimester. I am going to be 15 weeks pg tomorrow. I weighed myself just a minute ago, and I've lost another pound. YIKES! I am sick all the time. I don't have any advice, but it must feel good to know that there is someone out there who is like you! (I even had a friend of mine ask me today if I've lost weight! Craziness!!!)
I will be 16 weeks pregnant on Thursday and I have lost weight. I cannot gain weight because I throw up 2-3 times per day. They keep telling me I will gain it in my 4th month, which is now, I hope to God I gain some weight because I feel weak and never had problems gaining weight.
I had very little morning sickness, mostly only on days I had to get up at 5 am, and I eat like crazy and have LOST weight. But I am overweight so my OB isn't worried about it.
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Septmeber 8, 2016: Amazon Skill "Viral Report"
Here is the Amazon Echo skill that I've been working on. It is just a summary of the week's trending news.
No. There is no way to monetize Amazon skills. I'm purely doing it for fun.
Septmeber 2, 2016: Pretty much done with apps….for now…..
Apple released new guidelines and stricter criteria for their apps today.
Apple will now remove abandoned, non-maintained, Apps from the App Store.
I think this is a good thing by the way. The app store has turned into the wild west, almost as bad as google play. One copy cat after another. People throwing up multiple versions of the same app to try to get recognized.
Apple says:
If your app looks like it was cobbled together in a few days, or you're trying to get your first practice app into the store to impress your friends, please brace yourself for rejection. We have lots of serious developers who don't want their quality apps to be surrounded by amateur hour.
My problem is this. In order to keep my apps updated, I have to spend a coder a whole lot of money. I'll never make money on small niche apps, it just can't happen. I make like $10 a week right now. It costs at least $75-$100 for even a minor update.
I'm about to just pull the plug on all of my apps and focus all of my attentions on my Amazon Affiliate websites and my Amazon FBA Products.
Septmeber 1, 2016: Back to School and Amazon
It seems that the niche tech world is moving into the world of Amazon FBA (fulfilled by Amazon). I have resisted this trend because frankly I don't want to have to deal with a product and all of the headache that comes with it (over seas manufacturing, customer complaints, low margins, shipping and storing, etc.). It is just not as easy as throwing up an Amazon affiliate website and let everyone else do the work.
I can't resist things for very long. In fact there is a study that shows that when someone tries really hard to resist, their ability to resist actually decreases.
So, I'm getting into the Product Game
I'll release the details about the products soon. It's no secret. They are already available, we have just made some improvements on design and are looking to find a corner in the marketplace.
Here are some sample logos we will be using. I am starting with 2 Products:
I am still excited about DoDiscuss.com
Because it's fun. I like it. I use it.
It is growing pretty quickly:
I am surprised about my Amazon Skill "Viral Report"
I hadn't even looked at it for a couple of weeks, than when I did there were multiple users using it regularly. So I've decided to devote some more efforts towards this tech product.
So I'm busy with stuff. Not making a lot of money, but making enough to pay for my hobby. It really is fun to have at least enough money coming in to support other ideas.
August 2, 2016: New Website and Echo Skill
We have recently created DoDiscuss.com. It is a private group sharing and discussion board website. There is no need to have a facebook or google account to sign in. The group creator gets a group name and password and shares these details with those she wants in her group.
Here are some more features of DoDiscuss.com
DoDiscuss.com – A prviate group Discussion Board
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We have finished the creation of our first Amazon Echo Skill. It is called "Viral Report". It is a summary of the internets most viral news/reports/trends from the week. We built it so that the user will hear text read by Alexa and also audio clips from the internet.
This is totally new for us. There is currently no way to monetize an Amazon skill so I keep asking myself, why did I build this? I don't have a good answer to this question, other than it is really fun.
July 19, 2016: Developing Amazon Echo Skills
On Prime Day, I made the mistake of buying an Amazon Echo:
I just love it. Didn't think I would like it. But I love it. It has so much potential, and I think it will soon find a large niche in the development world.
As of now, there is no way to monetize Amazon Echo Apps (skills). But, I think there will be in the future. So, I have already contracted to build two Amazon Skills, hoping to get in on the ground floor.
In the meantime, and to afford to pay for these amazon echo developments, I have built two new websites in the past two weeks:
1). bestgopherkillers.com
bestgopherkillers.com made $26.18 on Amazon yesterday! Only a week into its existence. I'm excited for its future, but I understand its limitations. I need to build something BIGGER.
I plan on updating here more regularly, especially with the Amazon Echo Skills development…..
July 7, 2016: Back to Websites
Wow. It has been a long time since I've updated here. I've been too busy and brain dead. I just am not making money on apps. I'm losing gobs of it.
Last Week was actually my BEST WEEK EVER in money making and I made less than $10.
My only popular app right now is my Accountable Budget App. I actually think it is a great app. It is easy, functional and categorizes purchases and spending histories between spouses/partners very nicely. So, I am committed to its success still. But, I don't know how much more money I'm willing to put into it.
I've actually been reinvigorated with websites. They are cheap and easy to create and I actually make a little bit of money.
I'm currently working on these sites:
1). Xmasgifter.com – trying to SEO and increase my visibility with "gift ideas" and "Christmas gift Ideas" keywords
2). BestGopherKillers.com – In line with my Topantkiller.com and Bestantkiller.com websites, I am creating an amazon associates website that will target traffic for "best gopher traps" etc.
3). Popelocks.com – a photo contest website
4). Atwaldens.com – a private group discussion/forum website
There is just something about my day job that doesn't seem sustainable to me. Maybe because it sucks.
I'm just holding onto the thought that someday I will make some software or website product that will actually set me free.
February 18, 2016: Invited 2.0 Released Today!
Download on the app store here
1). Easier Login
2). Easier Sharing
3). Only One Page
4). Who knows?
February 16, 2016: Made the Mistake of Looking at Reviews:
So, if you read my Feb 14 post i said:
" I'm not even going to look at the app store reviews for about 5 months"
Unfortunately, I did not follow my own advice. I accidentally peaked.
Here is what I saw:
*I emailed this person two times with apologies. She was not interested in listening to anything I had to say.
My Bad. Seriously.
February 14, 2016: Happy Valentines – Crappy Accountable Problems
We may have dealt ourselves an Accountable death blow with our current users. We had to update the database to record prior budgets. In the process, all of our current users will be locked out from their budgets and will have to start over.
This is bad. Very bad. And we have heard about it from many users.
We can do nothing but apologize. Which we did on Facebook:
I'm sure we have upset all of our current users and probably have to start over from scratch. I'm not even going to look at the app store reviews for about 5 months. I'm sure they are scathing.
February 3, 2016: Major Update to Invited
So everyone doesn't think that I give up too easily on projects, I have decided to try to REVIVE Invited from the dead.
Seriously, give me the paddles.
This app has flat lined since it was born.
So, I have come up with an app logic and design that is SUPER SIMPLE. It is Literally a ONE PAGE App.
The concept remains the same. A private place for families to gather and share their lives. There has to be a market out there that wants to keep their private lives private?
Accountable Update is Close
My major Accountable update is set to be released by the end of the week (or early next week).
It will be the first time that I have in app purchases. So the first time I can actually start making up some of my losses.
Hardware Project
We are working on my new hardware project. I think this is a good one based on people that have offered to give me money for a piece of the action.
More details to come…..
January 28, 2016: Goodbye NewsRank
For the first time, I have had to retire one of my apps. NewsRank had potential. But I had to let it go…..
Unfortunately, the web scraper that was gathering the news headlines hasn't been working very well lately.
Than this week, it stopped working at all.
I went to Twitter to see what the problem is:
It seems like there are many people having issues with Kimono labs and their web scrapers.
So I dumped the project
Wasted a bunch of money….
And have included a reminder on my business plan to not rely on third parties for vital components of my software.
January 13, 2016: New Years Resolutions….
Happy New Year
I think I'm obligated to say that at the beginning of the post. It has been a while since I have written here. The traffic to the website hasn't left, and I felt somewhat inspired to write a short update today.
Since my app developer left me at the end of last year, I have been scrambling to keep my software apps functioning. I haven't had any time for updating or new projects.
However, I am getting to the point where I am glad that my former developer has left. He is and was a good friend, but I think he was coding deficient. The new coder that I have is very thorough. Unfortunately, he has to re-do all of the code on my apps, and this process has been expensive and time consuming.
I am hoping to have the Monetized Accountable Update done within 2 weeks. It is a HUGE upgrade, although there are bugs that will need to be worked out. I am also working on a Hardware Tech project. This is new for me, but exciting……
Over the holidays, and in anticipation of New Years, I was given this Article to look at.
I had a slight twinge of conscious as I considered 5 regrets that people have at the end of life. Here they are with a summary of how I think I am doing:
5). I Wish that I had let myself be Happier
This one will most assuredly go down as a regret of mine. I have shiny object syndrome and am constantly looking for the next creative fix to increase happiness. I often forget to consider the lilies and find myself caught up in the stresses/anxieties of my job and raising children. I know this will be a regret because it is already one.
I am working this year on enjoying life and humanity more. The day to day events and obstacles.
My goal for 2016 is to as Budha said "Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."
4). I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends
Yes and No. I've always been a one friend type of guy. My wife is my current friend. As long as she feels that I am communicating well with her, I won't have regrets in this regard. In 2016, I do hope that I can make someone smile or relieve a burden or add a sense of community to a person that feels lost, abandoned or out of place.
3). I Wish I had the Courage to Express my feelings
Ooh, feelings. And expression of feelings. Two things that I am worst at. I don't want to express my feelings if they cause negativity or hurt someone else. I would rather live with the feelings bottled up. But if there are feelings that can uplift, compliment or encourage, I hope I have the courage to express these in 2016.
2). I Wish I hadn't worked so Hard
My Grandfather was/is a farmer. He has passed away, but I am sure he is feeding his animals, plowing his fields, and tending to the heavenly earths even now. I don't think he regrets working like he did. I doubt hard work will be a regret of mine. I can be inspired in 2016 to work a little harder. Maybe work means doing more dishes, playing more card games with the kids, taking the kids out in the snow or waking up a little earlier to finish my chores so I have more time at the end of the day to enjoy with family:
1). I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me
I guess I'm not really sure what this means. Maybe my intelligence or intellectual capacity is to simple to grasp this one. I may say at the end of my life that I pursued too many dreams, that I should have stuck to the tasks at hand. Maybe I will say that I wish I had suppressed my minds desire for creativity. Maybe there are no fruits to my current paths?
There is something satisfying about living the life that others expect. If I can live up to my childrens and wife's expectations, I will be content in the end.
December 9, 2015: Progress Report
It has been a while since I have updated appthink.org. I have been working consistently, but progress has been slow and nothing has gone viral.
I had to let my original app coder go. I have been as patient and understanding with him as I possibly can. I have given him multiple opportunities to reconnect and start working again. I really don't know what happened to him. It is as if he has fallen off of the planet.
The trick is making sure that you get your source code without offending anyone. Without the updated source code, I have nothing.
Fortunately, he sent me the code and I have someone new working on my apps.
Accountable will have a Big update released before Christmas, that will hopefully start to monetize it.
NewsRank app has been consistently gaining downloads since it was released. It is a great headline news app with high potential. I started an instagram campaign for it. I have since deeactivated that account. I hated posting Donald Trump news everyday and then reading the comments. WAY Too much negativity for my liking. So, I'm looking for other ways to market it, but basically banking on time and word of mouth.
I have a couple of other mobile and mac software ideas that I am working on. I will try to update more often here.
In the meantime, I hope you have a Merry Christmas:
November 18, 2015: How to Get Downloads
Our current struggle is getting app downloads. We feel right now that we have two great products (Accountable Budget and NewsRank). Invited is awesome too, but it has proven to be a dud. So, our recent efforts have taken us away from development of new apps and more into improvement and marketing.
How to market an app?
We are pretty much trying everything from Twitter, Facebook, Youtube Videos, Google adwords, word of mouth, etc.
Instagram Marketing
By far the most effective method of getting actual downloads of our app is through our instagram campaigns. We have actually stopped working on the other forms of social media and are focusing our efforts entirely on Instagram marketing. These are the three campaigns we have started:
and for our new website:
@XmasGifter (up to close to 800 followers)
Still, we aren't having huge success. We get a handful of downloads everyday, but nothing has gone viral or even steady growth yet.
I am past the discouraged/disappointed and wanting to quit stage. I am now on enjoy the journey. I have very few hobbies (chess, reading, play uno with kids, movies) and so I consider app creation one of my hobbies.
Yes, it would be nice if something caught on and I could grow a legitimate business. But, mentally, I am in a better place if I call my apps a hobby and my $ losses just an expense of doing what I enjoy.
November 5, 2015: NewsRank 1.1
Apple is pretty funny. They forced me to remove a lot of functions to get NewsRank approved, than when I put the functions back in for the update, they approved it in 30 minutes.
It is much improved from the original NewsRank. It is fast, you can open the news in our in app browser, you can save news articles for later, you can text/email news to friends.
Very Happy about this. Now we will start marketing…..
November 2, 2015: Gaining Instagram Followers
While I am waiting on apps to be developed, designed and coded, I have previously mentioned the instagram campaign that I started.
Quality Follows
As of today, the campaign is up to 183 followers. The goal is for good quality followers. Because, eventually we will have a website up that we can point people to for product information.
In an attempt to gain followers, I have tried three different things:
First I tried:
Get Followers – An Instagram app
What a crap app. You gain coins by following other instagram profiles. The more coins you gain, the more followers will follow you. So, by the end of my 25 minute session, I had about 65 followers and was following about 60 people. None of these followers cared about my campaign, christmas gifts or anything related to what I was offering. They were just following me, so other people would follow them.
What a stupid thing and a waste of time.
Within 3 days, most of them had dropped me anyways.
Fiverr Shout Out
Next, I paid 10 dollars to two people on Fiverr.com who claimed to be able to shoutout to their "Thousands of followers".
I literally got 0 extra followers and wasted $10.
Upwork.com marketer
Finally, I posted a job on Upwork.com. The title of the job was "I need 50,000 quality instagram followers". Within minutes I had 14 applications.
I hired the lady that told me my expectations were too high and that to get quality followers, it would take time and a lot of work.
She impressed me with her honesty.
I am still doing all of the content and she is doing the interaction with other instagrammers. To date, we are now at 183 pretty good followers:
We also have a logo designed for the upcoming website:
October 23, 2015: NewsRank Approved
NewsRank was approved by apple this week. Hurray? Nah. Not really. Having been through this now 4 times, it was kind of a let down. Usually, I go out to dinner to celebrate an app completion and acceptance. This time, didn't even tell my wife until the next day when I mentioned in passing:
Hey, Apple approved NewsRank. (Very little reaction)
The Response:
So far very little. I had to BEG my brother to even download it. He said that now that Apple has their own News App, that it would be "worthless" for him to download NewsRank.
I think NewsRank is Hot. On Fire hot.
It gives you the Best News from the Best News Sources. Period.
My brother said he prefers to have news shown to him based on his viewing history. Kind of like smart news. I get that. I prefer to see the TOP news and the news that other people consider the most relevant.
Who knows.
The Issues
There are SIGNIFICANT issues with the current version of NewsRank. I hope users are patient. Apple forced us to significantly trim our functions in order to get it approved.
So these are the major complaints so far:
1). Slow news loading time
2). No in app browser (apple forced us to remove this function)
3). Others that I can't remember right now.
October 14, 2015: Amazon Affiliate
Most of what you read on Appthink.org kind of showcases my failures in the tech world. This is because I have really only had failure so far in app development. However, the reason I am able to afford this hobby is because of the success from my Amazon Affiliate websites.
Some of these websites include: topantkiller.com bestspiderkiller.com and bleacherreviews.com.
Last week, I thought it was time for our family to start another amazon affiliate campaign (to make up for some of my app losses, gain some confidence and work on a money making project together as a family).
So we Started @XmasGifter
It is a Christmas Gift Instagram campaign. I am also working on the website: xmasgifter.com.
This is how it will work
I will upload a gift for males in the morning (I like to work on my tech projects from 6:00am to 7:30am every morning). My wife will upload a gift for females during the day. We will see which gift idea gets the most likes.
Follow along as I experiment with purchasing Instagram followers, instagram shoutouts and building an instagram campaign from zero followers.
October 13, 2015: REJECTED!
I woke up to see that once again NewsRank has been rejected by Apple:
But the reason for rejection wasn't what I was expecting.
This time it wasn't for copyright issues
This time they rejected newsrank because the resolution wasn't compatible with Ipad:
They also gave me a recommendation on how to fix this issue:
Please Revise your app to ensure it runs at iphone resolution on Ipad
So, we have fixed newsrank and re-submitted and are waiting for our 3rd rejection notice. Apple hates NewsRank. We have never had this much difficulty getting an app approved.
October 9, 2015: Waiting on Appeal
Surprisingly, Apple has accepted my appeal. By accepting the appeal, I mean they have asked that I make some modifications and re-submit the app.
So I made the modifications (Force user to enter Safari instead of opening news source link in an in app browser) and have resubmitted it.
It has currently been in "Under Review" Status for over 24 hours. This seems like way too long for them to approve the app. I fully expect an "App Rejected" email anytime.
Accountable Update:
For the first time in the history of my apps, we are attempting to monetize. We are working on an update to accountable that will allow the user to see prior budgets and also have a coupon saving page for $3.99.
App users are so cheap. It is disgusting. I am part of this guilty party. It seems like highway robbery when someone actually wants to charge for their software product.
So, my next app that we are working on I am going to charge $19.99. Dead serious.


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