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A 'Stop the Hate' initiative has been launched today (Wednesday December 4) as part of a concerted effort to find new ways to tackle hate crime in Essex.
The launch was marked by a conference in Chelmsford, hosted by Chief Constable Stephen Kavanagh, which brought together 220 delegates from a range of partner organisations involved in the field.
The theme of the conference was 'Report it to Sort it' and the emphasis was on encouraging people to tell police if they have been a victim of hate crime, whether it be based on race, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity or disability.
The focus of the conference was on:
During the conference, it was announced that Hate Incident Reporting Centres (HIRCs) will be rolled out across Essex following successful pilot schemes in Southend, Basildon and Chelmsford, which have been running since July.
The aim of these is to make it easier for members of the public to report hate incidents, by providing safe and accessible places for them to go with information.
This will be especially helpful for those who may find it difficult to approach the police, for whatever reason, and would feel more comfortable in a familiar environment.
It is envisaged that a network of HIRCs and Hate Crime Ambassadors will be set up across Essex supported by accredited Essex Police HIRC training in hate crime awareness and report taking. They will be able to engage actively with the wider community in promoting hate crime awareness and work closely with the Essex Police Hate Crime Officer team.
The conference itself was presented by the Strategic Hate Crime Prevention Partnership (SHCPP) and was funded jointly by the Essex Safeguarding Adults Project Board, Southend Council Adult and Community Services and Thurrock Council Community Safety.
The event was stewarded by a team of people with learning disabilities and young people on diversionary programs – as a prime example of how to break down barriers of understanding between different groups.
The conference involved a keynote address from Mike Smith, the former EHRC (Equality and Human Rights Commission) commissioner, Q&A session, presentation of good practice, and delegate-led workshops which focused on:
The hope is that it will lead to a business plan to take forward under the oversight of the SHCPP.
It also saw the launch of the website www.stopthehate.org.uk that will become the one stop shop for all things hate crime – information, advice, news, and HIRC networking.
Mr Kavanagh said: "The Stop the Hate Conference is a unique opportunity to bring together all those with specialist knowledge of dealing with, and supporting the victims of hate crime, with the aim of finding innovative new ways to tackle the issue.
"It is important that we work together in partnership with others who have expertise in the field, to ensure victims feel they have somewhere to turn, and that they will be dealt with in a sensitive and professional manner.
"It is also important to raise awareness among the wider community – and for everyone to realise that bullying and hate crime will not be tolerated at any level."
Essex Safeguarding Adult Board chair, Simon Hart, said: "We are very pleased to be able to support this event. Our Safeguarding Adults Project survey last year highlighted that vulnerable people across Essex are both worried about and experiencing hate-related incidents. The Board are therefore committed to ensuring that robust work is underway to look at how we can continue to tackle this issue. This conference is one of a number of projects we are funding to help vulnerable adults feel safer to live in our communities. "
Councillor Tony Cox, Southend Borough Council's Executive Councillor for Public Protection, Waste & Transport said: "Hate crime and bullying of any sort is just not acceptable in our town or our county, so it needs reporting and sorting, especially as it can take many forms and happen to anyone. I believe this initiative will go a long way towards tackling these dreadful crimes and the criminals who commit them."
Cllr Angie Gaywood, Thurrock Council's public protection cabinet member, said: "Hate crime is a scourge on our society and anything that is done to tackle it and make it easier to report is important.
"You have to report it to sort it whatever the crime, but there can be extra issues around reporting hate crime and it's good to see we are working together to simplify the process."
Cllr Terri Sargent, Basildon Council's cabinet member for community, said: "Basildon Council is proud to be backing this campaign. We are committed to helping to raise awareness of hate crime and working together to encourage people to report it. There is no place for this kind of behaviour in our town and this initiative highlights the steps that can be taken to tackle it."
A spokeswoman for Castle Point Association of Voluntary Services added: "'Castle Point Association of Voluntary Services and the Be Safer Project are very pleased to support Essex Police in the roll out of the HIRC program across Essex. This is exciting and innovative partnership working which we know will provide a valuable additional resource to encourage anyone experiencing hate incidents or hate crime to have more confidence in reporting.'
A victim of hate crime is urging others to report incidents to police – in confidence they will receive the help and support they need.
The 50-year-old, who does not wish to be named, has arthritis and has to rely on his mobility scooter and a walking stick to get about.
His case highlights the fact that hate crime can come in a variety of forms be it race, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity or disability.
He had been returning from a trip to the shops in Clacton, in September 2012, when two strangers began shouting abuse across the street at him, based on his disability.
He went to remonstrate with them only to be knocked to the ground and repeatedly punched and kicked.
Remembering the attack, he said: "I couldn't retaliate because of my disability, a few years ago I could have put up a fight, but not now.
"I felt so useless after the attack, I couldn't stop crying and I was bruised all over very, very badly."
He was initially nervous about reporting the matter, but his wife encouraged him to call police. This resulted in one of the men being caught and subsequently receiving a prison sentence.
Speaking of the whole experience with Essex Police, he said: "I was being informed all the time and kept up to date, and I felt I was being taken seriously, I really did".
"If it happened to me again I would report it, no doubt about it. It was the first time I had been in touch with the police in my life, but I felt very comfortable."
He also stressed that other victims of hate crime should take heed of the Essex Police message – 'Report it to Sort it.'
He said: "I'd tell anyone else to report it straight away, because I don't think this sort of thing should be allowed to go on. Report it straight away, don't be frightened, because the support is there."


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First Nano 2.5 gallon
My aquatic journey has begun! Aside from several gallon jars at my disposal, I brought home a 2.5 gallon tank today from Petsmart. It was on sale and I saved a whole 50 cents from its regular price. Yay me! It fits perfectly on the shelf on my desk. I also picked up some MGOCPM and a bag of CaribSea Super Naturals black sand to cap the dirt.
I took off the banner they put in it and was left with a couple glue spots on the glass. You'd think they'd use something easy to remove, but no. I had to break out a razor blade to try and scrape it off. It came off in infinitesimal layers, but there is still a thin bit left that I can't seem to budge. You can see them inside the red circle in the second picture. Anyone have any suggestions? I don't want to scratch the glass.
Tomorrow I will rinse it out and start filling it with my substrate. I'll have to look through my collection for items to put in. I have some quartz crystals... are they safe? I don't have a lot of options yet, so this will be a slow work in progress.
that stuff works on everything from cleaning silk and cotton shoes, to removing glue...
Vodka, huh? That means I'd have to buy an entire bottle to get rid of two spots. :P Don't drink the stuff, but if it's that good at cleaning, maybe it's worth it. :)
Hardscape added. The rock was found in our backyard. I scrubbed it and boiled it. Substrate is MGOCPM capped with sand. The rock looked a lot smaller outside. LOL However, I like the jagged top.
Looks good. I like the rock. Any ideas on what plants you'll be putting in there?
Nice looking rock! I use goo gone, or some other related product (if it's on the outside) Then wipe with an alcohol moistened paper towel.
What inhabitants are you looking to place in there?
Looks like you're off to a better start that I was when I first started :proud:
I want to get an anubias nana petite to attach to the rock. Aside from that, I think I may be fairly well set up with the RAOK from drazend...thanks again! There will be some riccia, which I'll tie to a small rock (I have lots of those). Some bacopa, a bit of hornwort, and some dwarf water lettuce. Once it's cycled, I may change a few of those out, depending on the look. As for livestock, my son wants a few Blue Velvet neocardinas and I want some Exclamation Point Rasboras (Boraras uropthalmoides). They're tiny and supposedly safe with the shrimp. I'm a book editor by day, so I couldn't pass up a fish with punctuation marks on it. LOL
I still have a lot of set up to do. Rigged a temporary light, but have an LED on Ebay that I'd like to get. Still need a filter, water tests, etc.
Eight days in. Plants from an RAOK arrived (thanks, Drazend!). Bacopa australis is trying not to melt in the back right corner. Riccia is tied to a rock in front right. Marimo ball on the left in the dark under the dwarf water lettuce. Also added some frogbit from mayphly (Thanks!). The plastic is there to keep the floaters away from the bacopa so it can get some light. The floaters kind of look like they're massing on top of a volcano. LOL Lots of plant debris on the bottom. :( Vacuumed some out with my partial water change this morning.
Ramshorns and MTS are having a blast.
Still waiting for my filter, lighting, planting tools, etc to arrive. Darn mail holidays. :P If I'm lucky, my items will be here by next Thursday. Ended up ordering an appropriately sized hood to put CFLs in. Current lighting sucks.
The hood says it has to be used over glass... the glass that came with the tank covers the entire opening, so my HOB won't fit. I thought of setting it slightly offset, but then it will stick up outside the rim. Any suggestions?
Have also ordered an anubias petite, some chain swords, pennywort, and other goodies from plant suppliers online and some TPT members having sales.
This tank has been moved to a side table to hold our newest betta. He's gorgeous. :)
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He's looking great! Such a great color! Your tank looks great too :)
Thanks! :) Hubby insisted we pick him up tonight.
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framing a vaulted ceiling
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I'm planning to create a partially vaulted ceiling with skylights at the top as part of a remodel on a 1960's ranch. The existing room is 15' wide and the roof has a 5/12 pitch. I want to open part of the ceiling to the roof rafters and then punch holes for the skylights. See attached images. Gray joists are existing and blue ones will be added.
It seems smart and may even be required by code to double the ceiling joists at the opening because they are supporting both the ceiling and the skylight tunnel. The existing joists are 2x6 x 15' long. There's no way to bring them in through the attic/crawlspace because they're too long. And I really don't want to make 3 new holes in the roof just to install these joists. I'm wondering if there's a way to double the existing joists using shorter lengths of 2x6 or some time of composite. For example, I could use two 7.5' long joists -- one from each sidee -- and strengthen them in the middle. is there a recommended method? Or I could build up the 1-3/4 thickenss with OSB or plywood in overlapping layers.
I would appreciate any suggestions that save me from putting extra holes in the roof.
Is this trusses in your attic now?
You would be far better off to open up this roof to do your framing then trying to just patch pieces in.
Your going to have to space your lights further apart then your showing in those pictures.
It looks like your ceiling joists are also rafter ties.
I think this is one of those that will require input from an engineer. I'm the perpetual DIY'er....but somethings need to be run by an expert.
FWIW.....I like the idea of what your doing......I'm a big fan of natural light and skylights.....especially if they are the type that open.....on those days where it's not quite warm enough to really need the AC....open up the skylights and get some natural air moving....
A joist needs to be continuous from rafter base to rafter base, or must be supported by a beam or load bearing wall wherever there is a break in continuity. Anything short of that is a hack. I wouldn't do it, and it's doubtful it would pass inspection.
Laminating a second joist to an existing joist to increase stiffness in a bouncy floor is a different matter altogether. That additional member need not add to the design strength of the floor, in which case the new joist technically need not rest on supports (though it will be more effective if it does). In your case, you're looking to remove joists, which reduces strength. Sistering adjacent joists are the prescribed method of adding the strength back. If those joists don't rest on support, then the sistering will not be successful.
framing a vaulted ceiling
Depends on which Code you are under per location. IBC will let you frame a 4' opening in the ceiling joist or rafters without doubling anywhere, as long as the spans are within Code: http://publicecodes.citation.com/ico...008_par053.htm
IRC requires both header joists/rafters to be within 3' of bearing without doubling the trimmers; http://publicecodes.citation.com/ico...002_par030.htm
Spans for existing joists/rafters; http://publicecodes.citation.com/ico...002_par023.htm
The center ones will require doubling as they carry 1/2 of each side's load.
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Rupert Murdoch's 'Jewish press' tweet sparks row
Murdoch stirred an online controversy with a tweet asking why the "Jewish-owned press" was "anti-Israel".
New York: Media magnate Rupert Murdoch stirred an online row with a tweet complaining about the "Jewish owned" press and apologised again in a bid to calm the furore. Murdoch, whose News Corporation empire includes Fox television, BSkyB, The Wall Street Journal, the London Times and HarperCollins publishers wrote on Saturday on Twitter: "Why is Jewish owned press so consistently anti Israel in every crisis?" Facing accusations of anti-Semitism, Murdoch backtracked on Sunday, saying he disagreed with his critics, but was sorry anyway.
"'Jewish owned press' have been sternly criticised, suggesting link to Jewish reporters. Don't see this, but apologize unreservedly," Murdoch, who is known as a strong Israel supporter, said in a new tweet. On Monday, Murdoch apologised again, this time to the Jewish Anti-Defamation League, saying he had simply been upset by media coverage of Israel's intensive bombing campaign in response to rockets fired out of Palestinian Gaza by Hamas.
"I feel very strongly about the righteousness of Israeli's cause, particularly when its citizens are under missile attack. So I do get very upset when I see coverage that I feel is unfair and biased," he said in a letter to the ADL. "I should have stuck to the substance of the issue and not bring in irrelevant and incorrect ethnic matters."
Britain's Guardian newspaper said Murdoch was "trying to channel the right wing's ardent support of Israel by challenging the left wing's more critical view of Israeli brinksmanship -- particularly as Israel appears on the verge of another invasion of Gaza." CNN's media commentator weighed in, saying Murdoch's tweet "went beyond outrageous to offensive, truly offensive. He played off the worst kind of historical libel against Jews. And while he later tweeted a semi-apology, it's not clear he understands the magnitude of his hurtful words."
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This upgraded beach condo in an oceanfront complex features a newly renovated kitchen with stainless appliances, stylish living room with a 42'' HDTV, and two comfortable bedrooms with king and queen beds, flat-screen TV and plenty of closet space.
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Conveniently located 50 yards from the beautiful sandy beach and near the Ron Jon Surf Shop and shopping area, this oceanfront condo features a newly renovated kitchen with stainless appliances, stylish living room with a 42'' HDTV, and two comfortable bedrooms with king and queen beds, flat-screen TV and plenty of closet space.
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Did you know your dog or cat can suffer from seasonal allergies just as you do?
According to a survey conducted by Novartis Animal Health, over half of pet owners aren't aware their fuzzy family members can also spend the spring season feeling miserable thanks to pollens and other environmental allergens.
There are primarily two types of allergies: food allergies and environmental allergies. If your pet gets itchy during spring, summer or fall, she's probably reacting to seasonal, environmental allergens. But if her symptoms continue year-round, it's more likely her sensitivity is to something more constant in her environment, or to something in her diet.
There are a couple of exceptions to this rule, however. If you live in an area that doesn't have a hard freeze in the winter, environmental allergens can build up and cause year-round issues for your pet. In addition, seasonal allergies can progress to year-round allergies, which I'll discuss shortly.
Unlike humans whose allergy symptoms usually involve the respiratory tract, dog allergies and cat allergies more often take the form of skin irritation or inflammation – a condition called allergic dermatitis.
If your pet has allergies, her skill will become very itchy. She'll start scratching excessively, and might bite or chew at certain areas of her body. She may rub herself against vertical surfaces like furniture, or she may rub her face against the carpet. She's trying to relieve the miserable itchiness by any means possible.
As the itch-scratch cycle continues, her skin will become inflamed and tender to the touch. Other signs of allergic dermatitis include areas of hair loss, open sores on the skin, and scabbing.
Hot spots can develop as well in dogs (hot spots are rarely seen in cats). A hot spot is inflamed, infected skin that occurs when your dog's natural bacteria overwhelms an area of his skin. Typically the skin will be very red, and often there is bleeding and hair loss.
Pets with allergies also often have problems with their ears – especially dogs. The ear canals may be itchy and inflamed as part of a generalized allergic response, or they may grow infected with yeast or bacteria.
Signs your pet's ears are giving him problems include scratching at the ears, head shaking, and hair loss around the ears. If infection is present there will often be odor and a discharge from the ears.
While respiratory symptoms aren't common in pets with allergies, they do occur. A running nose, watery eyes, coughing and sneezing are typical allergic symptoms in both two- and four-legged allergy sufferers.
Typically pets with seasonal allergies to ragweed, grasses, pollens, molds and trees, also develop sensitivity to other allergens inhaled through the nose and mouth. Animals with weaknesses in their lung fields can develop sinusitis and bronchitis, just as people do.
Another sign to watch for if you suspect your pet has allergies is generalized redness. Allergic pets often have puffy red eyes, red oral tissue, a red chin, red paws and even a red anus.
Allergic reactions are produced by your pet's immune system, and the way his immune system functions is a result of both nature (his genetics) and nurture (his environment).
I often see the following history with allergic pets who visit my practice:
This is what usually happens with seasonal environmental allergies. The more your pet is exposed to the allergens he's sensitive to, the more intense and long-lasting his allergic response becomes.
With my regular patients (those who start out life as patients of my practice), I begin addressing potential root causes at the first sign of an allergic response, which is usually around six months of age. I do this to reduce the risk of an escalating response year after year.
Since the allergen load your environmentally sensitive pet is most susceptible to is much heavier outdoors, two essential steps in managing her condition are regular foot soaks and baths during the warmer months when all those triggers are in bloom.
Dermatologists recommend this common sense approach for human allergy sufferers. If you have hypersensitivities, your doctor will tell you to shower at night and in the morning to remove allergens from the surface of your body. I recommend you do the same for your dog or cat.
Quercetin. Quercetin is a bioflavonoid with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. I call it 'nature's Benadryl' because it does a great job suppressing histamine release from mast cells and basophiles.
Histamine is what causes much of the inflammation, redness and irritation characteristic of an allergic response. By turning off histamine production with a quercetin supplement, we can suppress or at least moderate the effects of inflammation.
Quercetin also has some other wonderful properties. It inhibits 5-lipooxygenase, an enzyme that upregulates the inflammatory cascade. Quercetin inhibits the production of leukotrienes, another way the body creates inflammation, thereby decreasing the level of bronchoconstriction. Bronchoconstriction occurs in the lung fields as a symptom of asthma. Quercetin can actually suppress how much constriction occurs.
Bromelain and papain. Bromelain and papain are proteolytic enzymes that increase the absorption of quercetin, making it work more effectively. They also suppress histamine production.
One of the reasons I use quercetin, bromelain and papain together is they also suppress prostaglandin release. Prostaglandins are another pathway by which inflammation can occur. By suppressing prostaglandins, we can decrease the pain and inflammation associated with irritated mucous membranes and body parts. Using the three substances in combination provides some natural pain and inflammation control.
Omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids help decrease inflammation throughout the body. Adding them into the diet of all pets -- particularly pets struggling with seasonal environmental allergies – is very beneficial. The best sources of omega 3s are krill oil, salmon oil, tuna oil, anchovy oil and other fish body oils.
Coconut oil. I also recommend coconut oil for allergic pets. Coconut oil contains lauric acid, which helps decrease the production of yeast. Using a fish body oil with coconut oil before inflammation flares up in your pet's body can help moderate or even suppress the inflammatory response.
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The Voice judge and Oklahoma native said last night that he wanted to put together a relief concert in support of victims of the massive Oklahoma tornado that hit earlier this week, killing dozens. Now NBC is working fast to make it happen. If it comes together, I understand the Blake Shelton-led concert would be held early next week — the network is putting together a few more elements, including where the event will be held. Details about the performances are sketchy, but it's anticipated that several of Shelton's Voice co-judges would be involved. Shelton performed a song with wife Miranda Lambert during last night's live episode of The Voice as Red Cross donation information played on the screen.TV benefits like this can come together quickly. In November, NBC hosted a commercial-free live one-hour benefit telethon Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together less than a week after the superstorm made landfall in the U.S. Matt Lauer hosted the show that was carried across several NBC networks including USA, MSNBC, E! and by HBO, Discovery's Fit & Health and Velocity networks and The Weather Channel and donations went to the Red Cross.
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i see this benefit concert happening on Wednesday
I was waiting for this announcement. I hate when ri have celebrities sing and ask middle class people for money without saying they even donated. A song is nice but thought Blake & Miranda would've said.. We've donated a. Million, please join in. Hoping then they'll do it at benefit or get some celebs (country?) and say if you call this hour, well match your donation up to $xxxxx. If a basketball player, can do it so can Blake. How many millions has he made just from the Voice? Put your money where your mouth is n
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Applied for 3D Position ! <3
Hello my name is Philipp Schmidt. I've studied Game Art at the SAE Institute Bochum (Germany). Now i'm working on my Portfolio to apply for a Intership oder Environment / 3D Artist Position. But i'm also looking for some interessting Projects (Freelance Work).
Applied for 3D Position ! <3
Unfortunately, yes. But if I should find new people I would start the project from scratch.
We cannot export the hole map + Textures in the CryEngine3.
Nono we don't kill our mod :)
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Joe Jonas And Demi Lovato Shoot 'Teen Vogue' Cover 2 Days Before They Break-Up!
Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato land a 'Teen Vogue' cover – then break up 2 days after the shoot!
There is nothing worse than teen heartbreak. Nothing, that is, except having a public break-up and then finding out that the sexy photo shoot you did with your ex-boyfriend is in magazines across the country! So when then dating Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato posed for the August cover of Teen Vogue they likely thought it would be a great memory and a fun day together – that's not the case anymore.
Less than 48 hours after they had shot their cover and interviewed one another the couple separated. What would have been a fun article discussing Demi's love of "tomato-cheese quesadillas" and Joe's desire to "shave my head," became something much darker.
Teen Vogue spoke with the couple after news of the split to update the article and got two very different stories as to what happened. "It could have been better timing," said Joe who made it seem as though the decision was mutual. However, when Demi was asked if it was Joe's decision to end the relationship she simply replied, "Yeah."
Demi later said, "I kind of learned through this whole experience that having my private life public isn't as awesome as it might seem." Live and learn.
Check out all the photos of the shoot in the gallery above!
-Chris Spargo
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Oil and Vinegar Potato SaladPublished: July 2009
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Oil and Vinegar Potato Salad
Ingredients4 to 6 Servings
- 1 1/2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes (about 5 medium), unpeeled
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
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- 1/4 cup
- 2 tablespoons
Recipe by Maria Helm Sinskey
Cook potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 30 minutes. Drain. Cool to just warm, 10 to 15 minutes; peel potatoes. Cut each potato in half, then cut into 1/3-inch slices.
Place warm potatoes in large bowl. Stir red wine vinegar and sugar in small bowl until sugar dissolves, then drizzle over potatoes. Toss to coat. Mix in onion slices. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cool to room temperature.
Add olive oil and parsley to potatoes. Toss well and let marinate at least 20 minutes and up to 2 hours at room temperature.
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Ka'Deem Carey, Arizona trounce Boston College in AdvoCare V100 Bowl
Two of the country's top rushers faced off in the AdvoCare V100 Bowl in Shreveport, La. on Tuesday, and most expected Arizona's Ka'Deem Carey and Boston College's Andre Williams to dictate the outcome of the game. That narrative proved accurate as Carey won the battle of the 'backs, rushing for 165 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries (5.9 yards per carry) to help the Wildcats dominate the Eagles 42-19. It was Carey's 16th straight 100-yard game.
Williams, the Doak Walker Award winner and a Heisman Trophy finalist -- who led the country with 2,102 rushing yards during the regular season -- endured his second pedestrian outing in a row. The senior rushed 26 times for 75 yards (2.9 per carry) while the Arizona defense kept him out of the end zone until late in the fourth quarter.
The game was hardly out of reach for Williams and Boston College until 30 seconds before halftime. That's when Arizona quarterback B.J. Denker hit Trey Griffey -- the son of former MLB star Ken Griffey, Jr. -- on a 26-yard touchdown pass. The score pushed the Wildcats lead to 21-6 despite the fact that the Eagles' offense had held the ball for more than 22 of the game's opening 30 minutes, while their defense had forced Arizona into two turnovers. Boston College quarterback Chase Rettig, meanwhile, threw two picks of his own in the first half.
Williams finally found the end zone with 12 minutes to play in the final quarter, but by then the Wildcats had reeled off five straight touchdowns to take a commanding 42-12 lead. The Eagles averaged only 4.79 yards per play on offense, while Arizona averaged 7.16.
Two seasons into the Rich Rodriguez era in Tuscon, the Wildcats have won their second consecutive bowl game. On the recruiting trail, Arizona must not only contend with a tough in-state foe in Arizona State, but also with a Pac-12 conference that's as deep as any league in the country. In spite of this, the Wildcats upset No. 5 Oregon 42-16 on Nov. 23. Rodriguez might have been in over his head at Michigan, but he seems to have Arizona trending in the right direction. The next question is what Carey will decide to do with his future. The junior told ESPN after the game that he hasn't decided whether he will leave school early for the NFL. His return would be a extra boost for the Wildcats in 2014. In spite of the lopsided loss, the same positive momentum should be felt by Boston College, which was playing in its first bowl game since 2010. Coach Steve Addazio seems to have given the Eagles the spark they had been missing. That spark could be seen on several occasions this year, including in a win over Virginia Tech on Nov. 2 ,and in an Oct. 19 loss to Clemson, a game Boston College led in the fourth quarter. The Eagles won four of their last six games for seven total wins, a marked improvement from their two-win season in 2012. For Boston College fans, there's a lot to look forward to.


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There is much debate on what is a good price for ebooks.
Many people think they are getting ripped off if they pay more than $1.99 for an ebook and really prefer to pay $0.99 or less. The argument is generally, "It takes no money to produce an ebook so I should get it cheap, or free."
I wanted to reply to that statement with a small demonstration of what actually does go into the production of a short ebook. Because I am an Independent Author myself, I've chosen to use an Indie Author as the example. When publishers get into the mix, royalty percentages get much smaller because there are more people to pay. Also, because of how much short stories and novella's have flooded the ebook market, my demonstration is based on the production of one short novella (About 20K words).
Let's say it's a short story and the author worked only 20 hours on it. And let's only pay them minimum wage. That works out to about $145
Now, the cover, let's say they hired 42 West Creative at $50 for an ebook cover. (A very fair price if I may say so myself.)
Then, an editor. I'm going to low-ball it and say about $50 for the editor, since we are talking about a short novella.
We are going to just assume the Indie Author can figure out how to format and typeset the ebook on their own (it's harder than it may seem and many have to pay for the service).
So now we have $245 in production of this very short ebook.
Now, let's say the writer puts it up on Smashwords.com (this is an ebook store/distributor. They all charge different fees, but Smashwords is pretty popular, so we will go with theirs.) So, the author charges $0.99 for the book. The author will receive around $0.59 per book sold (less for those sold by affiliates or through their catalog on other sites…but lets assume all of their sales are on smashwords at the higher royalty).
This means, JUST TO BREAK EVEN the ebook must sell a minimum of 416 copies! That is before any kind of profit can be made. This is also reflective of costs for an Indie Author. If there is a small-press publisher involved, the number goes up much higher because of more people involved in the production of the book.
These figures don't even count the amount of hours put into promoting the book or the money spent on advertising spots and other tools to get you to know about their book.
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These figures are also for a very "short" novella. Writers can spend 480 hours or MORE on a full length novel that readers till expect to get for $0.99.
So I have these things to say:
Indie Writers:
- Don't sell yourself short. Charge a fair price for YOU and the reader.
- Make darned sure that the quality of your story and writing can match up to the price you charge. Don't give Indie Authors a bad name by putting unedited crap up for sale.
I understand not having much of a budget for books and wanting to get them as cheap as possible. But please …the next time you turn your nose up at an ebook that costs between $1.99-$5.99 and think, "that is way too much for an ebook" think about the time, effort, and often blood, sweat and tears the author has put into giving YOU a good story to read. Do you really think they deserve minimum wage or less for giving you hours of reading pleasure? Do you think that because they derive pleasure from writing their job is menial and deserves less compensation than yours?
For a little more insight on the price debate, please take a look at my friend Sherry Ficklin's post: Price Pointers.
DJ Westerfield blogs about life, books, writing, empowerment, and other randomness at The CurvyWriter Blog
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Earlier in the month, global communications market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its fourth quarter 2011 reports, providing investors an inside view into the competitive dynamics and industry trends facing several of the most widely traded tech companies around the world. Their reports covered such majors as Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ), Motoral (NYSE:MMI), Juniper (NYSE:JNPR), F5 Networks (NASDAQ:FFIV), Aruba (NASDAQ:ARUN), Alcatel-Lucent (ALU), Adtran (NASDAQ:ADTN), Extreme Networks (NASDAQ:EXTR), and NETGEAR (NASDAQ:NTGR).
Below we summarize Infonetics' release of reports dealing with three broad markets: the enterprise router market, the wireless LAN and Ethernet switch market, and the data center equipment market. The data indicate that in several key divisions, including in the enterprise router, wireless LAN, Ethernet switch, and data center equipment markets, global growth is predominantly deriving from the emerging economies and the industry is becoming increasingly competitive amidst global expansion.
Enterprise Router Market: The Report
Infonetics reports that although enterprise router overall volume is back to pre-recession levels, revenue is down 18% from the peak. According to Infonetics analyst Matthias Machowinski, "While the high-end of the market remains robust as buyers invest in congested and mission-critical parts of their network, there is significant substitution in the bulk of the market (branch and mid-range routing) with lower cost solutions." You can read the company's full release on its "Enterprise Routers vendor market share and forecast report" here. Below is a summary of the release:
- Total enterprise router sales rose $920 million, or 1%, from 3Q11 to 4Q11. Sales are up a total of 2% in 2011.
- Growth was driven almost entirely by China, which saw a 34% increase in revenues% in 2011.
- Cisco's share of the market dropped 2% in 2011, but it still owns nearly 3/4 of the market.
- Hewlett Packard more than doubled its enterprise router sales in 2011 by capitalizing on the Chinese market. It has roughly equal marketshare to Juniper, which combine in roughly equal parts to comprise approximately 1/8 of enterprise router revenue.
Wireless LAN & Ethernet Switch Market
Infonetics also issued a release for its "Wireless LAN Equipment and WiFi Phones and Ethernet Switches vendor market share and forecast report," found here.
On the topic of the markets for Wireless LAN and Ethernet Switches, Infonetics analyst Machowinski stated, "Enterprises are racing to upgrade their infrastructure to support the wave of wireless devices hitting their networks. While the bulk of expenditures still goes toward wired Ethernet switches, and will for some time to come, the growth is coming from wireless networking gear, up 24% in 2011, compared to flat sales for Ethernet switches." Below is a summary of the release:
- The global wireless LAN (WLAN) equipment market continued its double digit year-over-year growth trajectory for the ninth consecutive quarter by reaching $893 million in sales in 4Q11, up 1% over 3Q11.
- The growth rate of the WLAN market is expected to slow amidst declining prices, only to pick back up in 2015.
- Cisco is still the market leader in WLAN but in 2011 saw significant competitive pressure across its product sphere. It maintained roughly 50% of the market, with Aruba in second, and Hewlett- Packard and Motorola neck-in-neck for third and fourth.
- Global ethernet switch sales gained 1% in 2011 to reach $18.9 billion. The only growth segment were in 10G ethernet ports, which increased by 90%.
- China had the biggest growth in Ethernet switch sales in 2011 with 32% growth, while Latin America saw 19% growth.
- Cisco saw its market share decline by 3% to 67% of the market, while Hewlett Packard gained 2% to reach 12% and Juniper gained 0.5%.
Data Center Network Equipment Market
The last industry report from Infonetics we present is its "Data Center Network Equipment market share and forecast report." You can read the Businesswire synopsis of the report here. Below is a summary of the release:
- Global data center equipment sales grew on-track in 4Q11 to $2.36 billion, to total a 9% growth in data center gear for the year. That growth was much larger in 2012 (59%). Infonetics predicts double- digit percentage increases in revenue for the overall data center equipment market over the next two years, followed by a tapering off of growth.
- Cisco is the industry leader in data center equipment, though it lost market share in all 3 major segments in 2011: switches, ADCs, and WAN optimization.
- F5 is the leader in the application delivery controller (ADC) market and grew its revenue by 20% in 2011.
- Hewlett Packard remains second behind Cisco in the data center Ethernet switch market, but increased its revenue 38% in 2011.
Making Sense of the Data
If you are long Cisco, there is cause for concern in these reports. Cisco's market share took a hit across the board in the final quarter of 2011, if only moderately, but nonetheless almost universally. Cisco's stock price reflected these competitive pressures throughout 2011 and lost significant ground to the broader market in the first three quarters of the year:
In many of the specific industries Infonetics addresses, Cisco owns such a substantial share of the market that there is little it can do to keep from losing ground as global demand rapidly expands and fragments the customer base.
Take the enterprise router industry as an example. With still nearly 75% of the enterprise router market, Cisco is on solid footing and actually fending off competition quite well. Still, it lost two percentage points of market share in 4Q11. Hewlett-Packard, meanwhile, is the primary beneficiary of Cisco's leaked market share. HP managed to not only eat into Cisco's market share, but also doubled its sales in 2011 by focusing on the Chinese market.
So, too, in the Ethernet switch market did Hewlett-Packard gain at Cisco's expense. With China's leading 32% growth in Ethernet switch sales in 2011, HP gained 2% of the global market share while Cisco shed 3%. Again, despite Cisco's firm hold on 67% of the market, its loosening hold on the industry gives its shareholders reason to worry that HP and others are stronger positioned in the major growth markets in Asia and Latin America.
In the area of Wireless LAN, not surprisingly, Cisco again experienced significant competitive pressure in 2011. Cisco still maintains roughly 50% of the market, with a group approaching behind it led by Aruba, Hewlett-Packard, and Motorola.
And, lastly, in the broad area of data center network equipment, Cisco once more lost market share - in all three major segments: switches, ADCs, and WAN optimization. Notable contenders for that market share in 4Q11 were Hewlett-Packard once more and F5 Networks.
Hewlett-Packard's Competitive Stature Growing
It is clear from Infonetics' releases that several competitors are emerging as real threats to Cisco, and Hewlett-Packard appears to be the most serious emergent competitor. In each of the industry segments reviewed, HP grew market share at Cisco's expense and did so, perhaps more significantly, by capitalizing on emerging market growth. This bodes well for the prospect of future gains for HP.
Still reeling from management shake-ups and a PC industry on the decline, HP recently announced a major reorganization that will see it combining its PC and printer divisions. This should free up corporate resources to focus on HP's higher growth, higher margin areas like software, services, data, and storage. We see a good entry point in HP's share price at current levels and recently published our view on the stock - Hewlett Packard: A Bluechip in Transition, Attractive Value Play. The data presented in Infonetics' releases would seem to confirm that HP is well positioned in a diversity of growth industries. We feel the results speak to HP's effective execution of this new growth strategy, and we see further market share gains in the future.
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.


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Out to shop for a cause, Nicole Richie, Kristin Cavallari, Katrina Bowden, and Beth Stern attended QVC's "FFANY Shoes on Sale" event in New York City on Monday (October 22).
Having enjoyed years of success alongside one another, the stars of the hit NBC show "30 Rock" gathered in New York City on Wednesday (October 3) to celebrate the farewell seventh season on the eve of its premiere.
Always a perennial favorite, the Badgley Mischka Spring 2013 runway show was a huge hit as part of Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week today (September 11).
"Married to Jonas" stars Kevin and Danielle Jonas showed up at the Theater at Lincoln Center where they got to schmooze with the men of the hour, Mark Badgley and James Mischka.
With her new movie "American Reunion" set to hit theaters on April 6th, Katrina Bowden amped up promotions by landing the cover of the May 2012 issue of FHM.
Making for quite the fun-filled experience in NYC, the Escape To Total Rewards event at Gotham Hall was the place to be on Thursday night (March 1).
Joining in on the festivities were celebs ranging from Kourtney Kardashian and Ashlee Simpson to Katharine McPhee and Katrina Bowden.
Strutting her stuff down the red carpet, Katrina Bowden turned up for 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday evening (January 29).
Bringing her undeniable hotness to the publication's latest offering, Katrina Bowden heats up the February 2012 issue of Maxim.
After taking a brief hiatus to welcome her second daughter into the world back in August, Tina Fey is back in action on "30 Rock."
The 41-year-old will reprise her coveted role as Liz Lemon on the season premiere - which airs on January 12th at 8pm on NBC.


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Naturally, in weather like this, one tends to want to eat something fresh and light. So it is that we find ourselves at the Oslo Harbour in the shadow of the medieval Akershus Castle on our way to Solsiden restaurant for some of their famed Norwegian seafood.
Solsiden (Norwegian for "The Sunny Side") is open for just 4 months of the year from May to September. The restaurant has a large and airy indoor dining room with huge windows that are left open to the breeze to reveal magnificent views over Oslo Fjord. There is also an outdoor terrace which serves a reduced menu. If you stay late enough Solsiden is one of the best places to see the sunsets over Oslo harbour.
|View of Oslo Fjord from the restaurant
Appropriately, given the restaurant's location on the shores of the Oslo Fjord, it serves only seafood. And what seafood it is! I truly believe that Norway possesses some of the best seafood in the world. But sadly it is all too often overlooked for the processed junk that unfortunately constitutes more and more of the typical Norwegian diet. Fortunately, Solsiden "gets it" - fantastically fresh seafood, cooked and served simply - always a winning formula in my book. Their menu is a seafood lovers dream - an à la carte menu comprising of things like scallops, lobster, turbot and trout, and they also have changing daily three- and seven-course menus.
Solsiden's specialty though is their shellfish platter. A huge plate of towering shellfish that includes oysters, scallops, crayfish, brown crab, mussels, prawns, langoustines, king crab, and lobster. Served over ice with plenty of lemon wedges - a veritable feast of crustacea for two. Crazily we didn't order this (I couldn't get Mrs Nibbler to partake, but next time) but you can see pictures of it here and here, truly amazing.
Instead, I opted for turbot, which came pan-fired with potato and horseradish purée, sauteed carrots and green beans, and creamed lobster sauce. Turbot is one of my favourite fish - it's the Rolls-Royce of the seafood world. Here, it was perfectly cooked; firm white flesh that tasted clean and fresh with a velvety and rich lobster sauce. The mashed potatoes accompanying it were good too; smooth and buttery with a nice pepperiness added by the horseradish. This was all washed down with some fine cold Paul Prieur & Fils Sancerre (interestingly the restaurant also has it own Chablis: Cuvée Solsiden).
Mrs Nibbler opted for a main course from the daily specials board - spotted wolffish (a terrifyingly primitive looking fish that can grow to over 6ft, which lives in these cold northern waters) that came with pommes purée, a lobster reduction, and a radish and baby spinach salad. She kindly let me have a bite and I found the lean pearly white fish to be firm with a mild, sweet flavour, almost like lobster. It was really delicious.
My only complaint was one of portioning - the balance of the dishes seemed to lie to heavily toward the (cheaper) non-fish accompaniments. Comically, Mrs Nibbler's wolffish seemed to be hidden under the salad. Now, Mrs Nibbler is quite fond of her veg and liked the portioning as it was in contrast to many restaurants we've been to where something like the pommes purée would often be a tiny smear at one end of the plate. However, either a larger portion of fish or less veg is definitely needed, especially as these mains were around £30 each.
Our dining companions had lobster served with house-made mayonnaise and a simple green salad, and a dish of steamed mussels with parsley, white wine, and garlic. I didn't try these but they looked and smelt amazing.
|Fried turbot with potato and horseradish purée, creamed lobster sauce
|Steamed mussels with parsley, white wine, and garlic
|Lobster with mayo and salad
|Spot the Spotted Wolffish
Service was pretty good too although it could be more attentive, especially when it gets busy. But on the whole the waitstaff were friendly and enthusiastic, going over the day's specials and helpfully answering any questions we had. We had the two young Nibbler girls in tow and they are at an age where taking them to restaurants can be a bit, er, challenging shall we say. We were the only people there with small kids but there was no problem at all accommodating them. My youngest got a high chair and some bread to nibble on, and my eldest was served her meal of trout with Orzo pasta and vegetables first, before the adults got their food - a real sign that the restaurant understands the challenges of eating out with small kids.
|View from our table
I didn't see the total bill as this was a birthday treat, but pricewise it's at the mid-range of Oslo restaurants (which I guess puts it at the expensive range of restaurants outside Scandinavia). Starters seemed to be around the NKr 150 (£15) mark and mains around NKr 250-300 (£25-30). Their famous shellfish platter is NKr 635 (£65) for two. Wine was around NKr. 100 (£10) a glass. It's well worth it though. When the weather is nice, Solsiden is a wonderful place to while away an afternoon. You can eat some wonderful seafood, drink good wine, and generally watch the world go by - and of course there's that view.
Food: 7 / 10Service: 7 / 10
Ambiance: 8 / 10
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Field Recordings From a Virtual World
Triple A video game titles (meaning the ones that cost hundreds of millions of dollars and have huge launches) are always trying to push for greater and greater verisimilitude. This is one of the reasons that there is a new round of consoles every 7 years or so, and why sound design in games is ever evolving to better evoke a sense of place. These audio environments are now interesting enough that at least one person has decided to record these habitats for posterity.
The brainchild of the brilliantly named YouTuber Eroticfishcake, "Ambient Dark Souls" is a collection of field recordings from the world of the notoriously difficult action RPG of the same name. Dark Souls is well known for having a massive world with a number of different environments, and so the field recordings are incredibly varied; Eerily still mountain passes with just the hum of the air and the cawing of crows, rushing forest rivers with the howling of demons faintly in the background, or a creepy dungeon, full of the filled with the weeping of some...dark soul.
The site also provides users with visual documentation of the location where the field recording was taken, but in all honesty, it's not necessary. The sound designers in this game obviously took enough care to evoke a sense of place with the sound alone. This project draws attention to the level of detail that is often forgotten or easily overlooked by players. In some ways it plays in the background like radio static from another planet, somewhat familiar, a little haunting, but ultimately utterly alien. Check it out.


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Shiro Nakamura Interview
The Man Behind The Supercar Of The Future
AskMen: You've worked on a number of exciting projects while at Nissan, but out of them all, do you have a favorite?
Shiro Nakamura (SN): It's not easy to say, but many of them. Maybe the 350Z because it was a very important project. It was my first, and the revival of Nissan depended on the 350Z. Also, the Infiniti FX, the previous one. I like [the current] one too, but the first one was a very strong statement for Infiniti.
Infiniti, as you inferred, needs to make a statement, and it's this statement that determines the success of a luxury brand. But in some markets, namely Japan, Infiniti vehicles are sold as Nissans. With Infiniti, what challenges do you face in designing vehicles that have to identify with two very separate brands?
Basically, we make the vehicles completely separate. In Japan, the Nissan brand does not mean just one direction. It's not like Europe or the U.S., where the brand must have some consistency.
In Japan, no one appreciates the consistency of the Nissan brand, from Fuga [Infiniti M sedan] to March, for example. They take it as Fuga is Fuga. They want to see more of the individual characteristics of each model. It doesn't appear contradictory.
So I look at Nissan and Infiniti as their own brands. Even the Japanese don't want to see the Fuga and Teana (a luxury mid-sized sedan sold in Japan) looking the same. They want the cars to look different. They think, "I'm buying Teana" or "I'm buying Fuga." They don't think, "I'm buying Nissan." That's the traditional Japanese mindset.
From a pure design standpoint, what challenges do you face when designing new vehicles for Infiniti?
SN: I think the challenge is competition. We are not working by ourselves. We are always competing with other manufacturers. It's always we are challenging each other, and somebody becomes very strong, and then you have to be stronger than them. So every day it's a race. You have to be the winner or leader.
So which manufacturer do you think is Infiniti's biggest rival?
SN: For us it's the German Three: Mercedes, BMW and Audi. We really want to step into that ring.
How do you feel you've fared in that ring so far? The G37 has been compared favorably to BMW's 3-Series. Do you see yourselves continuing along that more performance-oriented path?
SN: We're still competing in performance. We are almost finished with the next G design. It's coming in two years, and it's even sportier than the current car. I think you will be pleased to see the new G. It's even better.


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How strong the economic recovery has been since the Great Recession ended in 2009 probably depends on viewpoint. For those in the top 5 percent, the recovery has been pretty good.
As for the other 95 percent, well ... maybe not so much.
Huge leaps in the income and wealth of the top 5 percent mask the decline of income and wealth of the bottom 95 percent. Average all wealth and income and it appears that the economy is expanding to the benefit of all, when it fact only the top 5 percent have escaped the recession; the recession never ended for the bottom 95 percent.
An even better way to create an illusory expansion is to simply not measure trends that would reveal a deepening recession. For example, what percentage of student loans are purposefully taken out as a substitute for income, i.e. used to pay basic living expenses rather than education? Anecdotally, there is plentiful evidence that a great many people are signing up for one class at the local community college in order to get a student loan to live on.
Finally, history has shown that highly accommodative monetary policy widens income disparity by awarding speculators and penalizing savers. While the S&P 500 is up nearly 150 percent since the March 2009 lows, that's most helped those heavily invested in stocks.
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How to make calla lily flowers?
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The MutualOne Charitable Foundation has awarded $5,000 to St. Bridget's Food Pantry in Framingham, according to Steven M. Sousa, executive vice president and chief operating officer of MutualOne Bank and a MutualOne Charitable Foundation trustee.
"We are grateful for the Foundation's continued generosity in supporting the Pantry's efforts to assist those in need in Framingham," said Mary Kulas, executive director. "Thanks to such support, the Pantry is able to provide food to anyone with proof of Framingham residency who comes to our door."
"Hopefully, the Foundation's grant will help those who are struggling and making decisions between paying for fuel or putting food on the table," said Sousa.


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Designed for those willing to take a Fashion Forward step with me. Yes it will make you stand apart, but that's what we are all about. While the functionality is there on the Skeleton Coast Zip Up, it wins by pushing the envelope first and foremost.
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After a 6 year career as an NFL QB and earning NFL Europe MVP honors, Gibran Hamdan created Alial Fital (Ah-lee-all Fit-ahl)
Gibran taught himself how to make patterns and then sew using his wife Jenny's sewing machine. Making his own dress shirts, Gibran's friends started requesting the carefully designed and custom-made polos for themselves.
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I've recently fallen in love with Skill Share. It bills itself as "Classes taught by expert practitioners". I made my way to the site to take a specific class by Elle Luna called Choose Must. Having designed for multiple successful startups I was intrigued by the premise of the course. 10 exercises to help you find your true passion or "must". I would highly recommend it if the topic at all appeals to you.
I feel like I am currently doing my "must" with Alial Fital - so my intentions for taking the class were slightly different. I am obsessed about improving my creative process and so I've ventured out to learn from as many designers as I can. Elle's class really helped me define and distinguish a creative process that I can use moving forward.
The class of 10 exercises culminates with what she calls "finding your North Star". When you start the process you have no idea where it will end. My final "North Star" featured the words Fashion. Travel. Design. Sport. Inspiring People. written on a 4 x 6 notecard surrounded by relevant imagery. Is stared at it for a few days wondering what I had on my hands.
Elle instructs you to create or experience something related to your "North Star" to set the journey. The thought of starting my own magazine which allowed me to dive into these themes above popped in my head. So I made one and the Stand Apart Magazine was born. I've switched over my under inspired style blog to the magazine format and couldn't be happier.


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A few months back I captured some headshots for Thaninee Akranavaseri. A rare Los Angeles downpour cut our time short but here are a few of the photos that we were able to capture before the rain shut us down. If you are interested in head shots, feel free to contact me here
The World CupWhy More Americans Than Ever Followed the 2014 World Cup
"Do you support Chelsea or Man U?" The question was framed as though it was inevitable that I must be a fan of one of the two best football teams in the English Premier League. I had watched a documentary on the Manchester United during a recent flight so I told my new Kenyan friend that I was a Man U fan.
This encounter during one of my first evenings in Nairobi initiated a series of discoveries about football, or soccer as we call it in the US, that have culminated in the following observations about the 2014 World Cup. Many have written about the cultural and sociological reasons behind why Americans are so much less interested in the most popular sport throughout most of the world. I would like to discuss some of the reasons I think that we are becoming more interested in international football than ever.
Book Review: Slow ChurchCultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus
The pace of life in the current age continues to speed up while technology and the economy make it look like we are just getting started. In an age where life feels too fast to keep up, there is a strong temptation to speed up anything that we can with shortcuts and streamlined systems focused more on efficiency than on people.
The International Slow Food Movement is an effort to preserve traditional food preparation, promoting communal enjoyment and protecting local food producers. Authors Christopher Smith and John Pattison use slow food as a metaphor to help us reimagine what it means to live together as communities in churches that are rooted to a particular time and place.
Slow churches resist the "cult of speed" that drives us to fill our churches as quickly as possible with people just like us, focusing instead on "…cultivating a deep, holistic discipleship that touches every aspect of our lives." (14) This contrasts with a more fast-food-like approach that aims at efficiency, values predictability, measures by quantifiable results and seeks to retain control of God's works in the church.
Flying Over Los AngelesAdventures
What would you like to do for your birthday? she asked. I had no idea at the time how complex this question was. Throwing out a number of ideas, some realistic and some silly, she casually included learning to fly. It didn't begin to occur to me that learning to fly was a serious suggestion.
A few months later Bethany mentioned that she had purchased a surprise excursion that we had to use before the middle of May. When I finally discovered what we were doing I asked why we didn't do so over my birthday like she had originally intended. "When I asked if you wanted to learn to fly you didn't answer," she replied.
Bethany had purchased a flight over LA from Justice Aviation in which we would both have a chance to take off, land and maneuver the plane in the air, under the supervision of a pilot. Bethany took her turn first, taking off from Santa Monica and flying along the coast of Malibu. The views were breathtaking and I sat in the back capturing photos and videos of the experience.
After landing, we switched places and I helped fly the plane over Los Angeles, by the Hollywood sign and around downtown. It was an exhilarating experience to adjust the controls on the plane and to feel it respond. The pilot was engaging and loved to fly. What an amazing way to explore the city that we would move to only six months later!
Choosing Courage Over ClarityHow to Start Moving Forward Without Knowing Everything
While preparing for my last trip to East Africa, I reached out for advice from a man who cares for orphaned children living with AIDS in Uganda. Taking advantage of the time that he was living in San Diego while pursuing a Ph.D., we met up to discuss the water project that I was embarking upon in Kenya. After talking through a variety of approaches to the project, I will never forget the advice that he left me with. "Just do something."
I've spent much of the past several years trying to figure out why it takes me so long to get anything done. The objectives that matter most to me always seem to be stuck in a holding pattern. I'm starting to realize that these indefinite holds have much to do with misunderstanding the relationship between clarity and courage.
My Blogging JourneyWriting
I remember the day when I pulled a magazine off the shelf at Barnes and Noble and started reading an article about how to start a blog. It described the basics steps involved in joining Blogspot and creating your first post. I was living in Homer, Alaska at the time as part of a two week visit that turned into a year-long stay.
Homer is a town of about five thousand people and nicknamed "The End of the Road" because it is the farthest western town connected by road to the rest of North America. Visiting Anchorage, a four-hour drive away, gave us a chance to catch up on what we had missed at the end of the road and the biggest bookstore around was always a must-visit.
Taking the Time to RememberProductivity, Reflections
Someone once told me that the older you get the faster time goes by. Every passing year seems to make this statement truer than ever. We often try to figure out how long ago something occurred and realizing that it was longer ago than we thought, we say, "Wow! Time flies, huh?"
The speed of time can often make us feel that our lives are out of our own control. Life doesn't seem to slow down long enough to let us exert intention and control over how we spend our time. This makes the future come so quick that we don't formulate a plan in time to handle it. It also makes the past seem so distant that we fail to reflect upon what has happened to us. Both planning and reflecting require intentional effort.
A Bizarre New Year's Tradition: A Lasting MemoryReflections
A few years ago my family came up with a bizarre idea for a New Years tradition. Each year one of us chooses a subject, we all build it out of Popsicle sticks and then burn it to the ground at midnight. The first few years we built the Eiffel Tower, a hot air balloon and a Trojan horse large enough for a child to sit on its back.
This year it was my turn to decide what we would build so I chose an old ship modeled after the Santa Maria. At first I worried that it would be too complicated but I shouldn't have doubted my family's creative talent.
Live Like We're LeavingReflections
Back in the mid-90s, there was a band called East to West that sang a song that said, "I want to live like I'm leaving." The idea in these lyrics has never left me. How different would our lives be if we lived as though we were leaving? Although the song referenced leaving this life for eternity, I have been thinking about living like I'm leaving the places that I take for granted now.
The reality is that we are leaving. We're leaving jobs, cities, friends, family and eventually this life. Wherever we are in our lives, it is only a matter of time before we will leave. We often act as though we have all the time in the world to enjoy places, try new adventures and express our love for the people in our lives. Living like we're leaving means making the most of the time that we have wherever we are at in life.
A New Online Shop For Our Water Project in KenyaCauses
During our last trip to Kenya at the end of 2012, we set out to find products in Nairobi's markets that would interest people back home. Most of the souvenirs that you find would be interesting primarily to tourists who've visited the region. Our hope was to find products that people would buy because they wanted them, rather than just because they wanted to help our cause.
With the help of some local advice and Rebekah's excellent taste, we found tea, bracelets, handmade bags and fabric to make additional products. We nearly sold out of everything at our first event, the Flood Church Christmas Shoppe in 2012. This year a friend traveled back to Kenya and brought us two boxes of goods.
Our products received another great response at this year's Christmas Collective. We made sure to have more than we needed this year so that we could post the rest of our products online. Today we are excited to launch our new Yadumu Project Online Shop. 100% of the profits from our products will go toward the water project in Rakwaro, Kenya. We also have a new donate page so if you want to contribute but aren't interested in purchasing any products, you can donate here.
Our products are a combination of items that we found in Kenya and collaborations with businesses that we admire like A Well Traveled Brand, Fait la Force, Leaf & Kettle and Coffee & Tea Collective. We hope you find something that you love. Thank you for supporting our efforts to bring clean water to Rakwaro!


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Two people injured in accidents at fair
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Two people were injured in three accidents during this week's Jefferson City Jaycees Cole County Fair.
Cole County EMS Supervisor Kevin Wieberg told ABC 17 News one rider was injured during Monday's Motocross event. The rider was taken to a Columbia hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Wieberg said two vehicles rolled over during Tuesday's Mud Run in two separate incidents.
Both of those people were checked out on site by personnel at the fairgrounds, and one was taken to St. Mary's in Jefferson City for non-life threatening injuries.
Wieberg said the on-site personnel is comprised of Cole County Sheriff's deputies, EMS personnel, Cole County fire departments, and Communication assets from the Cole County Emergency Response Team.


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Got a couple of hours just to play around on the beach with the kite.
Day 67 ;
Got about four hours today, in the water, bodydragging up and down wind, and water start and up on the board, we surfed for about ten metres so pretty damn good! yehaaaar! we got it finally, wasnt pretty but a good end to it!
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Today he gave us the equipment and basically said go get on with it, the first quarter of an hour wind was strong, and like the honourable gentleman, ladies first (joking, she always keen to go first) and i did try to give a little warning on the strength but soon got told to butt out! and watched as Claire got slingshotted around and launched straight out of the board - the most spectacular exit from the board, ( wish we had it on camera) you have to make a power manoeuvre to make enough power to stand up, but just a little too much and ping!! bye bye Claire, nice knowing you! as you watch Claire flying away from you at 30 knots, horizontally , head first then get dragged in a big tangled mess underwater.brilliant.
We did manage to get up and ride for a short distance,happy about that but spent a lot of time trying to stay above water fighting waves and fighting with kite as the wind died right off.
Battered and bruised but loved every minute and can't wait to get to have a go again. The final episode of Claire's day was as we were leaving the water, fighting with being pulled by the kite that has crashed just by the water edge, getting smashed in the back by waves, a big one took her out, I was holding, lost my feet fell straight on top of her back, proper dunked her, nearly squashed her then again was like, ok where is Claire? as we're rolling around in the waves trying to find the sky, reached under the water felt her harness and yanked her up, looked a bit like a drowned disoriented frog at that point, I don't think she knew which was up! v.funny! poor Claire. minding her own business rolling around in the wave that just knocked her over and some fat git falls on top of her, squashes her then gets all the air squeezed out of her by being picked up from behind by the harness,lovely!
Now we have finished and no one has to worry we can say that not one speedboat or jetski to be seen, maybe a life guard every half hour drives up the beach, maybe, a safe enough environment to learn in but you are pretty much on your own, something quite nice about it just not really what we're used to.
o Simon signed us off and certified us to level 2, so we are officially IKO Certified to an intermediate level, wohooo! happy happy and time to leave!!!!


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Go, fight, win! Baratheons!
We're sure this designer, who uses the handle "Vanadium," isn't the first to notice how much the Houses in George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones series — the books and the show — resemble teams. There are age-old rivalries, free agents, even trades. And of course, each house has their color and mascot, from the Lannisters' red lions to the grey wolves of Winterfell's Stark house.
But Vanadium, who sells prints, note cards, hoodies, and more at Society6, took that resemblance and made it literal, drawing logos for nine houses as team graphics, and printing them on T-shirts. Each takes inspiration from the House's standard, reimagining the crest as one you might wear to a high school football game.
Nearly all of the GOT players are represented. But why no Night's Watch? Society6 probably wouldn't let him sell a plain black T-shirt.
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The regulation of reward is intensifying and fragmenting as more staff are brought into the net and the rules in the EU and other parts of the world continue to diverge. Short-term tactical responses are still possible, including raising fixed salaries. But the growing fragmentation of reward arrangements within the business and impact on costs are going to be harder to sustain over the longer term. While the initial focus has been banks, the deferral and governance requirements are being progressively introduced in insurance and asset management.
'Smarter incentives: Turning the regulatory shake-up to your advantage' looks at how clients can address the changes in the short-term, while at the same time putting incentives on a more realistic, sustainable and forward looking footing. This includes aligning incentives into the wider strategic rethink within the business and ensuring they reflect the more modest returns being made.
There is little or no consistency in application approach around the world. The EU is applying stringent rules based on how much of the variable pay should be deferred and taken in shares. This contrasts with the largely principles-based approach adopted in the US and Asia, under which incentives should be broadly aligned with the risk appetite and risk-adjusted returns.
For global groups, there is the operational and talent management headache of running multiple and potentially conflicting approaches to reward.
So far, the rules have only applied to a limited number of so-called 'material risk takers'. These are people who have a major say on risk decisions, such as board members and heads of risk or trading desks, rather than the bulk of traders.*
*Definition correct at the time of going to press (5.12.12).
For the ones who are affected, it's possible to ease the impact of restrictions on bonus arrangements by increasing fixed salaries as a proportion of overall pay.
Planned new rules in the EU would impose a bonus cap on banks of no more than two times pay. Some, notably the Netherlands, are set to impose even tighter curbs (no more than 20% of basic pay across all FS sectors).
The definition of material risk takers is also being expanded to include what is in effect all 'high earners'. The rules will now apply to around 5–10 times more staff in an investment bank than under the previous definition and 2–4 times more staff in a corporate, retail banking or asset management business.
With more people affected, decisions over where to locate key operations are going to be more complicated and it will be harder to attract staff in highly prescriptive jurisdictions. Less incentives and higher fixed costs: If basic pay as a proportion of the total goes up, there will be less incentive for exceptional performance and it will be harder to control fixed costs.
As the variations in bonus arrangements between regions become more marked, it will be harder to maintain organisational cohesion and align incentives with group-wide business objectives.
A more durable and forward-looking reward model built around a new 'bargain' with staff: