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- 444 Main St Ste 301
- La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601
If you are looking for a dentist in La Crosse, WI, please call us today for an appointment. Dr. Jack Elder and Dr. Jay Yahnke's dentistry practice, Downtown Dental, can now correct a wide variety of so-called "permanent" dental problems. Cosmetic Dentistry problems can also be addressed with treatments such as veneers, bonding, tooth whitening, tooth bleaching, invisible braces and more.
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November 20, 1927 - April 5, 2014
Wilhelmina Mina Gates, 86, a longtime resident of the Cornelius community, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, April 5, 2014 at the Tuality Community Hospital in Hillsboro, with her family by her side.
A Graveside Services will be held on Friday, April 11, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. at the Mt. View Memorial Gardens, 499 Watercrest Road in Forest Grove, with Pastor Jack Swartwood of the Tigard Foursquare Church, officiating. The family requests that you wear some purple, in honor of Mina.
WILHELMINA MINA GATES was born on November 20, 1927 in Bushnell, South Dakota. She was the daughter of the late William Vaandering and Johanna H. (VanOmen) Vaandering. In 1935, she moved with her family to Oregon, settling on Carpenter Creek Road in Forest Grove. Mina was raised in Forest Grove and attended the Carpenter Creek School and later Forest Grove High School, having been a graduate with the Forest Grove High School Class of 1947.
Mina was united in marriage to Alfred Al Gates on June the 22, 1970 in Virginia City, Nevada.
Following their marriage they made their home in Klamath Falls, Oregon and later they moved to the Forest Grove community where they made many memories with their family.
Mina was preceded in death by her husband, Al, in 1989, after celebrating over 19 wonderful years of marriage together. Following Als passing, Mina moved to the Forest Hills Mobile Home Park in Cornelius, Oregon, where she has resided since. She enjoyed to fellowship with other residents at the clubhouse.
She was a homemaker, having stayed home to raise her children.
Mina was a member of the Forest Grove Elks Lodge B.P.O.E. #2440 Elkettes and a Local Bowling League where she competed and won numerous awards.
She enjoyed gardening, caring for her flowers, bowling and loving her dogs, Minibell and Rocky. Mina also enjoyed cross-stitching, having made blankets for her great grandchildren and crocheting quilts for her family, having sent some to her family in Holland. She loved to take road trips with her family, especially to the beach. Mina also enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Mina was known by many and loved by all.
She was also preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Johanna Vaandering; her four brothers, John Vaandering, Art Vaandering, Ben Vaandering and Hank Vaandering and her granddaughter, Chantel Spring Farris.
Survivors include her six children and their spouses, Dale and Carley Hollingsworth, of Hillsboro, Oregon; Tim Holllingsworth, of Forest Grove, Oregon; Cheryl and Howard Rice, of Forest Grove, Oregon; James and Ruth Farris, of Forest Grove, Oregon; Ronda and Paul Rose, of Vancouver, Washington and David and Christine Barr, of Castle Rock, Washington; her brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Ruth Vaandering, of Hillsboro, Oregon; her two sisters and a brother-in-law, Marie Lebeck, of Independence, Oregon and Betty and Jerry Mooneyham, of Bullhead City, Arizona and her sister-in-law, Alice Vaandering, of Forest Grove, Oregon.
Also surviving are many loving grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mina has requested that all potted plants be brought, by the family to the Vaandering homestead pond on Carpenter Creek, in her memory.
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Get an overview of this hotelFamily-friendly resort on the beach, with 3 outdoor swimming pools
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Nestled on the beach, this La Florida resort is within a 10-minute walk of Mazagua Aquatic Park and Witches Beach. Cerritos Beach and Mazatlan International Center are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Resort Features
At Riu Emerald Bay All Inclusive, spend the day on the beach where you can enjoy surfing/boogie boarding. Then return for a meal at one of the resort's 4 restaurants.
Room Amenities
All 716 rooms offer refrigerators, minibars, and flat-screen TVs with satellite channels. Other amenities available to guests include free bottled water, ceiling fans, and hair dryers.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Gratuities and taxes
Gratuities and taxes are included.
- Onsite entertainment and activities
- Access to onsite clubs
- Onsite live performances
Activities and facilities/equipment
Water activities
- Kayaking
- Surfing/boogie boarding
Land activities
- Fitness facilities
- Volleyball
Kids' club
- Supervised activities for children between 4 and 12 years old
This resort is all-inclusive. Onsite food and beverages are included in the room price (some restrictions may apply).
Food and beverages
- All meals, snacks, and beverages included
- In-room minibar (all beverages included)
Not included
- Golf green fees
- Use of golf cart
- Use of golf equipment
- Spa/beauty facilities and services
- Wireless Internet access
- Activities and services offered by independent operators
- Offsite tours
Resort Amenities
Riu Emerald Bay All Inclusive is an all-inclusive resort. Room rates include meals and beverages at onsite restaurants and bars. Other items and amenities, including taxes and gratuities, and access to recreational activities and entertainment may also be included. Additional charges may apply for meals at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, certain beverages, and other amenities.
Riu Emerald Bay All Inclusive features 3 outdoor swimming pools, a health club, a sauna, and a children's pool. Dining is available at one of the resort's 4 restaurants. The property also offers a grocery/convenience store. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the resort's bars, which include 4 bars/lounges and a swim-up bar. A complimentary breakfast is offered. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Event facilities measuring 28594 square feet (2656.466 square meters) include conference space. This all-inclusive resort also offers a nightclub, a rooftop terrace, and a complimentary children's club. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- Children's club (free)
- ATM/banking
- Number of bars/lounges - 4
- Free breakfast
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Health club
- Billiards or pool table
- Grocery/convenience store
- Computer station
- Free WiFi
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Total number of rooms - 716
- Children's club
- Laundry facilities
- Number of floors - 20
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms 3
- Multilingual staff
- Garden
- Rooftop terrace
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Conference space size (feet) - 28594
- Free self parking
- Conference space size (meters) - 2656.466
- Sauna
- Shopping on site
- Steam room
- Children's pool
- Wedding services
- Number of outdoor pools - 3
- Pool umbrellas
- Nightclub
- Poolside bar
- Number of restaurants - 4
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Swim-up bar
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pools
- Children's pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Children's club (free)
- Grocery/convenience store
- Laundry facilities
- Playground on site
- Refrigerator
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Air conditioning
- Ceiling fan
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Flat-panel TV
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Free bottled water
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Satellite TV service
Where to Eat
Riu Emerald Bay All Inclusive has 4 restaurants on site.
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast.
Nearby Things to Do
3 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool. Other recreational amenities include a health club and a sauna.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Rafting nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Fitness classes on site
- Basketball on site
- Kayaking on site
- Playground on site
- Sailing on site
- Surfing/boogie boarding on site
- Volleyball on site
- Water skiing on site
- Windsurfing on site
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Resort Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
Use of the gym, spa tub, and sauna is restricted to guests over 18 years old.
Due to Mexican government regulations, Riu Hotels and Resorts will no longer exchange US dollars for Mexican pesos at their properties located in Mexico.
Unscheduled early departures will result in a full penalty. For more details, please contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Resort Name
- Emerald Bay Riu
- Riu Emerald
- Riu Emerald Bay
- Riu Emerald Bay All Inclusive
- Riu Emerald Bay All Inclusive Mazatlan
- Riu Emerald Bay Mazatlan
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... have been 50 rupee) but that girl had fantastic customer service skills and really earned those rupees. We took a Tuk Tuk both ways which was thrilling and terrifying. We're taking an overnight bus to Goa tomorrow, Victor is coming on our bus too. I should note that we're too scared to eat anything before our bus trip tomorrow, so local food is very limiting. No one wants the ***** on a 12 hour bus ride! I'm really excited for Goa, it's time to hit the ...
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... buildings, the Eros cinema and super flash Taj Hotel, I was ready to change my view of this city. There were no slums crammed next to the hotels here and the locals wore, drove and ate their wealth for all to see. At the Gateway of India, rich domestic and foreign tourists vied for the best photo spots with their huge cameras, while raggedy beggars made the rounds and touts forced their wares on all. The Taj Hotel especially, with dozens of armed guards ...
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Oh, India. Where do I even start? I wouldn't say the physical journey itself has been a roller-coaster - disaster would be more appropriate. But mentally at least it's been quite a ride. I've learned a lot from my short time in India and I'll never forget any of it, but for the first day or two I was ...
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Just had a full of day of sightseeing in Mumbai with my tour guide Gulshan, a really cool little lady who seemed to know everything about everything! Shelley couldn't come in the end cos she's got a bad case of Delhi belly so that was a shame. We started off by going to the Gateway of India which is really impressive and looks over Mumbai harbour. From there we got a boat to Elephanta Island which took about an hour and was actually pretty chilly cos there's ...


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Barstool NYC Best Comments Of The Week
I'm gonna give it to you guys – the past few days have been really funny comments. I don't know whether you guys are making an effort now to try and get recognized or if the stars just aligned for you demented retards, but the comments on the Honduras blogs and the GTAs this week were sometimes laugh out loud funny. I didn't keep up with all the comments from earlier in the week but whatever. Heres the best of the week from Barstool New York Stoolies. We'll start with a couple comments from last Friday:
5. Blog: "How Many Hours In A Row Do You Think You Can Watch This GIF?"
Commenter – RexRyanWorkout – "From now until this 16 year old has to goto home room." Home room was the absolute perfect word choice there.
4. Blog: "The Definitive List Of Hot Chicks From The 90s"
Commenter – Himminy – "if i bottled up all the jizz from the times i masturbated to SI swimsuit edition from 1993-1997 i'd have at least 3-5 gallons."
Commenter – Tommypickles – "I used to rub it out to Wild on E! in middle school all the time. Didn't have my own computer yet and we were too poor to afford premium programming like HBO, so Real Sex and Cathouse were out of the question."
Both of these comments are spot fucking on. Anyone who's like 26-31 agrees with these wholeheartedly.
3. Blog: 9 Year Old Girls Gives Birth In Mexico
Commenter: Zinc – "This should finally shut bitches up about how painful giving birth is. If a fucking 9 yr old can do it, pretty sure I could handle it." Preach! If a 9 year old girl living in poverty can go through pregnancy and birth, then white bitches from the First World with drugs and doctors and shit need to pipe down about their struggle
2. Best GTA Comments of the Week: Blog: "Guess That Ass: Leanna Bartlett"
Commenter – Romramone: "I hate my wife, I mean life. No, I meant my wife."
Commenter – Septic Butt: "I'm gonna go home right now just to kick my wife in her ass. Then back to work."
Commenter – Sugarchev: "If today was my last day on earth, I would like to spend it surrounded by my loving family. But just to be clear, while they are surrounding me, I'll be holding my laptop, staring at this ass. Spending eternity in hell won't be so bad if this is the last image I see."
Sometimes I don't think people understand the effect Guess That Ass has on Stoolies. I think it literally has inspired divorces. Definitely a little bit of domestic violence. To some men, Guess That Ass is literally the most important thing in the world.
1. Best KFC vs. Honduras Comments – Thursday and Friday the blog was predominately focused on Hondurasgate and Michelle Fields, the wacky reporter who was so grossly offended by my Honduras comments because she was half Hondo. Well I gotta tip my cap to the Stoolies – they had my back like never before. Absolutely eviscerated Michelle Field on twitter and in the comments section. Anybody who knows the Stool knows that commenters hate the fuck out of the Barstool bloggers and talk shit about them and their girlfriends and their families and every personal flaw they have. But the moment any outsider comes into the Barstool world and tries to bash the Stool, they rally behind us HARD. So anyway this Michelle Fields chick happens to look identical to a horse, so heres the best "Michelle Fields Looks Like A Horse" Comments:
Commenter – Jerrys Loose Ends – "That chick looks like a horse." Short, and to the point Jerry
Commenter – GodHatesIslandersFans2 – "She's probably offended because her horse family was eaten. She IS food in Honduras" I guess GodHatesIslanderFans1 was taken?
Commenter – ButtCheekMcGirk – "If that's a horse get me a saddle." No matter how much Stoolies hate a chick, they will pretty much always wanna fuck her
Commenter – PaulOrndorf: "Looks like she flosses with dock rope" – Best you-look-like-a-horse joke I've probably ever heard.
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A Log Cabin Brings Peace And Quiet
One of the ideal ways to get away from home and get in touch with nature is to rent a log cabin and enjoy the peace and tranquility. With the pace of modern life being so hectic, it is only natural that people would opt to take a break which provides them with the perfect antidote to the problems of today. The only problem is that it can be costly and time consuming to get away to log cabins in the country.
There is an option to bring a piece of the country to your own property and this is why many people are having log cabins installed in their garden. These log cabins may lack the expansive lake and the rolling hills but they can provide a welcome sanctuary from the pressure of daily life. This is where the great range of log cabins available from Tunstall Garden Buildings can help you to get in touch with a more peaceful and relaxed version of yourself.
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The distinctive look and feel of these cabins can provide the perfect garden hut, shed, spare room or even playhouse for the kids. There is the option to customise these log cabins and no matter what size of garden you have, there will be an option that is suitable. Being able to have a bespoke log cabin in your garden is something that many people dream of and it is probably easier to arrange than a lot of people would think.
Having a place that stands apart from your home and gives you more room or a place to relax is appealing on a number of levels. At the very least, anything which adds value to a property has to be considered in this era but getting enjoyment from your property is crucial too. A log cabin has the ability to achieve both of these aims and it will be a huge talking point for you, your family and all of your friends. The perfect log cabin may be in the middle of nowhere but everyone can feel the benefit of having a cabin closer to home.


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Blog love – The Round Up
Yes, yes, it's late, I know – but as you can see *glances proudly around the site* we've been a bit busy.
Even so, the nominations for this weeks' Blg Love were pitiful. Rubbish. To the point of nothing. Not One. *shakes head*
But do we care? We Do NOT! (*whispers* well, maybe a little bit) Because we have read some really wonderful posts ourselves – so here's our own Blog Love we want to share this week…
MammyWoo's woeful 'No rest For The Crazy' literally had tears streaming form my eyes – I had to read it on bursts because I was laughing so hard and frightening the dog. I defy anyone to get past the clamber onto the dentist's chair without snurgling loudly.
Our very own Keris' Biscuitgate just made us laugh. A lot. If you read Keris regularly you're probably already a bit in love with Harry – if you're new, you soon will be.
Mummy Mania's post about Sandwich Filling is NOT what it sounds like – but as ever is thought-provoking, evocative and a beautifully written comment on her rather difficult situation.
Nikki over on Clinically Fed Up has a great post on Copyright of images – It's a Biatch. Not only is it a well-written post, but the message is really important (and close to my own photographers-wife heart); all bloggers should go read. As should The Guardian.
As a Mother of a shy shaggy-haired geek, I read Spudballoo's Hairy Tale with heart in mouth – I was terrified of what 'those girls' were going to do…
And lastly, we've had more hits on my own post about my son for M.E. awareness week than for anything else. Thank you for reading – and especially thank you for your lovely comments.
Oh, and a last minute addition – apparently Kelly from A Place Of My Own DID leave a comment, and we ate it all up. (sorry). Her suggestions were to my own post about my son (thank you! ), and also Imperfect Pages post about dealing with a suddenly-a-bit-naughty toddler – if the post itself wasn't good enough, the comments are also well worth a read through.


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The status quo prevails. Predictably Geoff Miller, England's national selector, has announced for next week's first Test against South Africa at Lord's a 12-man squad unchanged from the last against New Zealand a month ago. Barring illness or injury then, the same XI will take the field for an unprecedented sixth match in a row. On the surface this may seem like admirable consistency and demonstration of faith but things must be in better shape than it appears from the periphery.
Of the five previous matches, all against New Zealand, a team ranked seventh in the world whose forte, demonstrated over the past five months, is in one-day cricket, four have been won and one drawn, so arguably that is form that does not require tinkering. The reality is that the side has consistently been left teetering on the brink of disaster before breaking free with one bound in the manner of old-fashioned cliff-hangers. It is almost as if there is a subconscious desire to test their resilience above and beyond the already considerable demands of Test cricket.
You can see where Miller comes from. He researches diligently, spending considerable time around the shires, more of it talking than watching, gathering information not just on skills but character. So he acts from a position of strength responding also to the demands of coach and captain who set the agenda in terms of the type of player they want and the strategy they wish to employ. There is also the question of central contracts to consider, a definite advantage since they were fought for by Duncan Fletcher but also counter-productive in that they rarely allow selectors to think beyond their confines.
That is all well and good but selection ought to be about intuition and judgment beyond going with the flow. Miller and his predecessor, David Graveney, would contend that much of their job is identifying the next tier, ensuring what management-speak tells us is succession planning. So England will know what they will do should Michael Vaughan's dicky knee flare up, or if Ian Bell twinges a calf playing touch rugby. Yet there is rarely an imperative to bring a player in because he might just be better than an incumbent.
Had Vaughan not injured his knee in the nets at Lord's, Andrew Strauss would not have come into the side to make such immediate impact that Nasser Hussain retired to accommodate him. Had Marcus Trescothick not gone home from India before the first Test in Nagpur, Alastair Cook would not have made the side at that stage to match Strauss with a century on debut. And had Simon Jones's knee not given way in the Nagpur nets, England would have played with only one spinner, Ian Blackwell, in that Test and not a second on debut, Monty Panesar. Selectors are not out to take Mystic Meg's job but it is not often that changes are made other than for injury or loss of form.
In this instance there is little to quibble with in the bowling other than to say that Jones, bowling ferociously for Worcestershire, has been monitored for a while and is not yet thought ready. Likewise Andrew Flintoff, who is bowling quickish but is understandably cautious returning from injury second time around: his runs for Lancashire on Wednesday were a welcome sight but ought not to be the criterion for his selection. At his best, irrespective, he is a genuinely world-class fast bowler.
The faith in batting that as a unit fails time and again is touching. Even for this there has to be a limit, with Paul Collingwood most under scrutiny, followed by Bell and Cook. The choice between Bell and Collingwood, should it ever come to that, would not be as easy as it sounds simply on figures. On the one hand is a fellow who cannot bat his eyelids at the moment; on the other sits Bell, in sublime touch all summer but apparently without the mental resource to capitalise on that, a wanton waste of a kind alluded to by Kevin Pietersen in the aftermath of the recent one-day defeat at The Oval. There is something to whet the appetite in the sight of Bell pottering to the crease with a scoreboard reading 200 for two - a rarity of course - but at 80 for four the heart sinks. You would rather have the Durham man then.


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To picture Lily as willfully going her own gait at that period would be most unfair.
She was suffering cruelly; the impulse that led her to meet Louis Akers against
her family's wishes was irresistible, but there was a new angle to her visits to the
Doyle house. She was going there now, not so much because she wished to go,
as because she began to feel that her Aunt Elinor needed her.
There was something mysterious about her Aunt Elinor, mysterious and very
sad. Even her smile had pathos in it, and she was smiling less and less. She sat
in those bright little gatherings, in them but not of them, unbrilliant and very quiet.
Sometimes she gave Lily the sense that like Lily herself she was waiting. Waiting
for what?
Lily had a queer feeling too, once or twice, that Elinor was afraid. But again,
afraid of what? Sometimes she wondered if Elinor Doyle was afraid of her
husband; certainly there were times, when they were alone, when he dropped his
unctuous mask and held Elinor up to smiling contempt.
"You can see what a clever wife I have," he said once. "Sometimes I wonder,
Elinor, how you have lived with me so long and absorbed so little of what really
"Perhaps the difficulty," Elinor had said quietly, "is because we differ as to what
really counts."
Lily brought Elinor something she needed, of youth and irresponsible chatter, and
in the end the girl found the older woman depending on her. To cut her off from
that small solace was unthinkable. And then too she formed Elinor's sole link with
her former world, a world of dinners and receptions, of clothes and horses and
men who habitually dressed for dinner, of the wealth and panoply of life. A world
in which her interest strangely persisted.
"What did you wear at the country club dance last night?" she would ask.
"A rose-colored chiffon over yellow. It gives the oddest effect, like an Ophelia
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Date of Stay: July, 2010
Please be advised that I feel this is not a destination campground. I think if you were passing through it would be adequate. When we first pulled in, our immediate thoughts were "glorified parking lot". Sites were level-yes-with absolutely no shade and trees that have just been planted with the Lowe's price tags on them. As for friendly staff-that was extremely hit or miss. I found the wife/owner to be fairly pleasant but her husband not at all. We were in a group of campers and I arrived first and checked in with her. She was pleasant. He "greeted" the rest of our group very rudely and continued to be rude in all his dealings with the group for the remainder of the trip. He also kept terrible records, as we had paid the entire bill for our stay months before and when I checked in, was told we owed $100. It was not fully straightened out for a day to which the wife/owner said that her husband does not do well with keeping accurate records of that sort of thing. Not what I would be advertising out loud to guests. As you know, a group of campers can attract attention from owners for a variety of reasons. Being loud, openly drunk/destructive, etc. In our case, since there were 5 campers and they had cement blocks for fire pits, the men arranged one fire pit that was larger with blocks from 3 of the sites because someone in our group had wine crates which throw off some heat when initially placed. We weren't loud, obnoxious, or destructive. (Friends of the owners-or at least they seemed chummy- who parked next to us were up way past quiet hours-3:30 am-but were never "shut down"). The owner crept upon us and told us we had to shut down the fire and immediately put back the cement bricks. We told him they would be much too hot to handle at that moment and he allowed us to put it back the next day-but not until he paid us another visit for the flames he saw. And when I say crept, I mean he literally crept upon us. All other times, you could find him whizzing by everyone at a higher rate of speed on his golf cart than his rules told us we should be driving! Mind you, we followed the rules and put back the blocks in the proper places the next day and on the 4th of July, friends of theirs whooped it up loudly as my children tried to sleep in our pop up camper. At no time was our group ever told we were too loud and disruptive to others, but I can tell you that on the 4th, those friends of theirs had a monstrous fire going and were loud as anything. Activities? For $5 per child, you could use two very filthy, definitely used bouncy house and slide. It was so hot the children were feeling the burn until they got the idea to put a hose down it. The owners must have called in friends and family for reinforcements for 4th of July staff. The man working it with his wife was outright nasty to the children. Of course children like to slide down and crash and bump. Should they be safe? Absolutely! I agree 100% But should you yell and time out children before you even tell them what the rules would be? Honestly the manner in which these people dealt with guests' children was palling to me. The campground pool is very small. It would be great if it was your personal swimming pool but not great if it's a campground. I will say they had nice anti gravity lounge chairs and left out pool toys to be used. The store was stocked well enough and people in our group thought it was great they sold Popsicle 3 for a buck. The arcade and laundry was fine, we didn't use it much. The kids did enjoy the playground which was a large version of a residential wooden playground in the middle of the campground. They did their own fireworks display which started off shaky but I thought was good after they did their practice fireworks. Bring your bug spray however. Some people were allowed to drive their trucks filled with people and their chairs to the back lot, but of course, our group was not allowed to. They pick up your trash daily as long as you leave it at the end of your site by 8 pm. It is practically walking distance to Polar Caves and we did that which the kids loved. We checked out several area campgrounds and decided you really do get what you pay for in the end. Ultimately, we all could have dealt with the no-shade, parking lot-like atmosphere had the staff been more friendly to us "outsiders". Maybe they didn't care we were from out of state and figured we wouldn't be back. Or maybe we just weren't their friends. Who knows. All I can say is they have the natural resources to make it a good campground (they own acreage in the back that abuts the baker river and it's beautiful there). They blew it with us on the customer service end and that's when everything else starts to stand out. We will never return and I'm sure the owners will be glad for that. They seem to be running an exclusive club there.
Date of Stay: July, 2008
We got back yesterday from a week at Point Sebago. While I have some criticisms, it goes down as one of the best family vacations we've ever had. However, if you're a true outdoorsy camper and not looking for frills and entertainment-this is definitely not the place for you. We have small children and between my job in education and my husband being a stay at home dad, we are perfectly happy to put the kids in the children's day camps. Some families we spoke to didn't access the camp facilities at all, stating they wanted to spend every minute with them. More power to them, but let me tell you, having the kids entertained and delighted and meeting new "best friends". My biggest complaint was the state of the bathhouses-some of the yuckiest, especially for a resort. Granted, most people are in park homes and dont' need it, but for us in campers, it can be a different story. Sadly, next year the cul-de-sac we were in will all be park homes. Basically it seems like they're slowly (or quickly) phasing out campers in favor of all the park homes/resort cottages, etc. It would be a shame to lose it to park homes-especially since many of them were vacant and not being bought. We had so many highlights on this trip. If you have young kids and they like meeting new friends and can separate from you they will love this place. The kids loved the arcade, the playgrounds, the water park and most of all the beaches. All in all, a great family vacation for the right family. Not a rustic place by any means (except those bathrooms!)... We will return next year.
Date of Stay: July, 2008
What the previous poster reported was very accurate. We were disappointed and felt this should not be considered a "resort" campground. The sites were very compact and difficult to get into. Camping on concrete strips felt very much like camping in our driveway at home. In addition, the layout of the cg is such that you have to drive through the entire loop of it to get out since it's a one lane-one way road. I will say the staff was polite and responsive (another camper I met felt otherwise but we were pleased with them). There were no activities to speak of (a sad little 4th of July parade with one flag on a bike followed by some kids). The fireworks that are held in Famouth Heights Beach are outstanding-but have nothing to do with the cg. The ball field is a bit of a joke-swampy field that your feet sink into. Our kids did love the pool because it has a single water slide. Of course it was a cause for concern for us as a group of pre-teens and teens were climbing on top of it and jumping off it and narrowly missed hitting my 4 year old as he went down the slide. This, of course, isn't really the cg's fault-they don't provide lifeguards as most don't. They had two washers and dryers there-both washers were out of order the entire week we were there-which meant I had to drive into Falmouth to find a laundromat. We met nice people there though the "tent city" is an accurate description of what goes on there at night (one night a guy dropped a watermelon on another guy's head to the delight of that group). Since my husband had to work throughout the week and was returning to the cg late at night-he requested (as stated on the rules) a gate pass. That was a joke since the gates were wide open and we were told there is no security past midnight here. The only exception for the gate check in was 4th of July night. Every other night it was a wide open campground. We were extremely disappointed with both the cable and the Wi-Fi. There basically was no internet due to issues with the satellite. The IT guy was there on several occasions but nothing ever changed about the situation. Some days we would have 9 channels on our TV, some days 4 or 5. The pond was tiny and the cost of renting a 4 person paddle boat was twenty five dollars for 3 hours. It was fine and there were people who fished and had fun with that. The playground was nice but we only used it twice. We did not even go into the rec hall. It wasn't inviting in the least, there were no postings about activities or events. Forget hayrides they don't have any (there is a picture of it on their brochure which the kids were instantly happy about doing). We would definitely say this cg has amazing print and website advertising and when you get there, the two images don't match. Paying close to $400 for the week would have been alright if it lived up to its images and name. There is a cg in Bourne we would highly recommend over this one and it ends in "view" that is far more a resort than this is. We won't be back here, but we will come back to this area for the outstanding fireworks on the holiday. Try a different campground.
Date of Stay: June, 2008
This is another campground we highly recommend to people we know and meet. The sites were nicely shaded and private from other sites. The bathrooms were spotless. There were 3 nice pools on site (though they strictly forbid flotation devices which is not great with parents of little kids-when we went there, the season was not in full force and our kids used their bubbles. I will say I've heard they enforce this rule). The seasonal campers were some of the nicest we've met. The location is terrific. I would definitely camp here again.
Date of Stay: June, 2008
One of the worst campgrounds we have camped in. Our site was out in the burning sun with no shade. Our awning was bumping the next site over. Several of the seasonal campers were downright rude (though some were nice and said how much they loved it there-it boggled our minds after staying there a week). I don't often use our pop ups shower because it's so small, but in this case, we had to. The bathrooms were very dingy. The activities were sparse. In fact, on the first night we were there, they couldn't get their movie player to work and my husband had to fix it. The pond was fun for the kids but a long walk for us to get there. The drive through South Plymouth to get anywhere from the campground was long, winding and tedious. We will never camp there again.
Date of Stay: April, 2008
Wherever we go camping, we always compare campgrounds to Normandy. We highly recommend anyone who loves camping to come here. We have been to campgrounds that call themselves "resort" but are not. This one truly is. We have camped here on fall weekends, Thanksgiving weekend (cold in a pop-up, but they had excellent activities!), and April school vacation week. We have not had a bad vacation yet. The facilities are spotless, there are activities to do year round, the recreation lodge is amazingly beautiful, the bathrooms and laundry facilities, which are sprinkled throughout the campground, are beautiful and feature granite counter tops. They have a great ball field, a new dog park (we don't have pets but it's a great place if you do), basketball courts, shuffleboard, disc golf course, etc. You name it, they have it. And if they don't have it, they'll get it for you! We can't recommend Normandy Farms enough! The only bad part is it books fast!


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[nickjohnson] sent in what might just be the most incredibly evil alarm clock ever. It's a fairly simple pic project with a PIC, LCD and input buttons. When the alarm goes off, you have to solve math problems before it will shut off. If you answer correctly, you make it stop. In my case, I'd probably add a mute button that can be held down while you do the math. Source, schematics and pcb layout are provided.
34 thoughts on "Do math to turn off your alarm clock"
Sweet. I might do one…
I'd make that mute button timed, so that you have to solve it within 10 seconds or so and if you don't, it un-mutes permanently (or gives you a second chance and then un-mutes permanently)
hahaha now that's clever!
Another idea I have is to make it binary, for the true geek/l33t h4xx0r, it would be a combination of binary display and lcd, so that you have to make the indicated operation with the binary numbers and get it right or suffer the consequences
Most of the time, I wake up in such a sleepy haze, that I think the mysterious sliding switch on my alarm clock actually has to be reprogrammed to shut it off. I guess that's how I justify to myself that I sleep through it all the time and let it buzz for ages.
I love the idea of this clock, but my wife would either shoot me or the clock… Since I sleep between her and the clock, my odds aren't good.
I used to accomplish the same thing by putting my alarm clock across the room, but this is way cooler! Maybe I should make one that forces me to do floating point. If I can do that in my sleep, I arguably no longer need to be awake.
I will definitely agree that this idea is pretty genius. : ) I know that I've gotten to the point where I can disable alarm clocks just as easily as I can hit the snooze button; but, I'm in too much of a daze to realize that hitting the off button causes me to fall asleep. Great ability to analyze… huge lack of forethought. XD Forcing me to do math? I'll be sure to be awake after that…
You don't want to do binary arithmetic. At least I don't. It's way too easy, but for most of us mortals, other mathematical operations in binary are not quite second nature.
Converting a decimal number into binary seems to be an easy compromise. Easy to implement, just have a pair of seven segment displays and a row of momentary switches with corresponding LED's. The SSD's display a number, and when you switch on the correct LED's, the alarm stops. You could add a pressure switch that you have to hold (to keep you from dozing off) that mutes it.
I could do this whole thing with a decimal counter and some basic logic. No PIC needed. I consider that a perk.
I'm with ben airy/dioxide, the mute button would have to be recessed into the side of the clock to stop you resting something on it. for me though, nothing beats the s.a.d. light on a timeswitch (80 watt daylight spectrum fluorescent light that kicks out about as much light as an open window). light > sound for making you actually wakeful rather than just not asleep.
still, I love the idea- it's like a little tiny bit of dr whatshisname's brain training in the morning, and that's probably a good thing.
I remember this one site (the link is new dead, sadly) which sold an alarmclock somewhat like this. Instead of making you do math, it launched a little spinning helicopter thing, and wouldn't turn off the alarm until you got out of bed, found the thing, and attached it to the clock again.
I've thought of _exactly_ this before…good to see someone's actually done it. :-)
taehl, those clocks are available in drug stores now.
I'd be so tired from doing math I would need a nap. Hahaa…
that same as my project in university
Wouldnt it be much easier just getting an alarm with a higher volume?
Your work is to be commended, seriously.
However, _large hammer_!!!!
man, I've been thinking about that! No matter what I do, it seems as if I can figure out how to turn off an alarm clock when I'm half asleep and always end up being late to everything. Gotta try this design. I'd probably need to find some way to mount it so that I can't actually destroy it, design it to be vibration resistant, and protect the power cord.
Wonderful! Really great.. we all have trouble gettting up and this would be awesome.. course if you integrated it into clocky you might never want to sleep again
Hmm.. perhaps a more popular alternative would be to write a flash program for your chumby?
Jesus, I have enough trouble doing math AFTER my first cup of coffee!
At least this isn't as tough as the average CAPTCHA code these days. :D
Why not make change the bed with 2 foldaway legs that "disassemble" and drop you on the floor at the right time ? I constantly run into the problem of sleeping through the alarm sound, so I guess I need a little more feedback from my alarm than just sound ?
:) would be great to have a switch on the bottom to change the difficulty… spectrum from simple arithmetic to advanced trig…
@Jack Dalton: Awesome idea!
I just read up on the chumby and it's an interesting platform.
maybe not 180.00 US interesting, but still really cool.
Wouldnt a mute button ruin the point?
Timed 120v switch+500 wat halogen work light aimed at pillow+(public school style fire alarm with strobe and big red E-stop button mounted on the other side of the room). works for me.
6:00 am: UUUUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH ;)
nice idea but i will just end up killing the thing.
i think it should be something that gives you a electric shock!
How about just go to bed earlier so you're not so tired in the morning?
Can I buy one? This gets to the real issue that I have getting up in morning. Physical activity does not wake me up. Mental exercise, however, does the trick. This is a great idea and well executed with clean and simple design.
When does this go in to production?
This wont work for me unless the alarm clock is connected to my phone to lockout the calculator feature in the phone while the alarm is ringing.
Informative Article… AWESOME.
I thought of similar idea sometime ago.
I wanted my mobile phone to give me a random number and ask me to put it in. I think it is very easy to modify the software ??!
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Interesting idea! I thought of a similar project some time ago, because i too suffer from the "sleepy alarm turn-off syndrome" :) but in my case, you'd have to enter one random number that would appear on the display instead of doing the math. Of course the whole thing would have to be (shock/water/bullet)proof so you could not turn off the alarm by brute force :P
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Fluidmesh to Host Online Wireless Backhaul Training Series
Fluidmesh Networks, a provider of wireless backhauling systems for security, industrial, and mission-critical applications, will present an online training model through its new e-learning platform.
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BUFFALO GROVE, Il. — Fluidmesh Networks, a provider of wireless backhauling systems for security, industrial, and mission-critical applications, will present an online training model through its new e-learning platform.
The two main training courses available online are:
Online Sales Training and Technology Overview — Included are modules on sales training, site-survey training, and basic product configuration for point-to-point wireless systems. This Level 1 course is offered free of charge and mandatory for all partners. The aim of this offering is to educate partners on how to market Fluidmesh products, identify opportunities and possible applications, and service customers and prospects.
Online Technical Certification — This Level 2 installment covers all the details of system design, product and network configuration, and troubleshooting. The Technical Certification spans all the architectures - point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, mesh, and mixed networks. It is mandatory for Gold and Silver Partners and recommended for Authorized Partners.
Participants can register for the Level 1 and Level 2 trainings on the Fluidmesh Web site and complete the courses as their schedules permit.
"We want our partners to learn as much as possible about our products and technology so they, in turn, can offer their customers a viable solution at a competitive price," says Cosimo Malesci, co-founder and vice president of Fluidmesh. "In our industry, knowledge means margins and we want to give to our partners the opportunity to capitalize on it effectively. We're very proud of our new online training program. It's a great way for partners to learn everything about Fluidmesh technology at their own pace without leaving their desks."
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President Ma holds press conference on the release of Taiwan's first human rights report
President Ma Ying-jeou held a press conference on the morning of April 20 to discuss the government's release of Taiwan's first national human rights report based on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The president stressed that the government will work to ensure that human rights standards in Taiwan adhere to international standards. In the future, the government will continue to review domestic laws and regulations to ensure that they comply with the content of the two United Nations covenants, thereby further improving human rights here, he said.
What follows is an English translation of the complete text of the president's remarks:
This is the first human rights report issued by a government-established human rights commission in the 100 years since the founding of the ROC. I am deeply pleased to see the preparation and release of this report. After taking office in 2008, I immediately began working to make the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights binding documents here. On April 22, 2009, an act to implement the two covenants was formally passed and promulgated, thus incorporating them into domestic law. Today, these two covenants have become part of domestic law and have binding force within our nation. The act by which this was achieved took effect on December 10, 2009. While the ROC lost its representation in the United Nations (UN) in 1971, we nonetheless will continue to work to bring human rights protections here up to world standards.
Under UN regulations, ratified covenants only take formal effect three months after they have been deposited at the UN. Even though the copies of the covenants that we ratified have not been accepted by the UN, we have already incorporated them into domestic law, thereby solving this predicament. Why are these two documents so important? Even though we have lost our representation in the UN, the words "Republic of China" are clearly written in Article 23 and Article 110 of the Charter of the United Nations. Secondly, Article 141 of the Fundamental National Policies section of the ROC Constitution also provides: "The foreign policy of the Republic of China shall, in a spirit of independence and initiative and on the basis of the principles of equality and reciprocity, cultivate good-neighborliness with other nations…" And the next part of this sentence is especially important: "… and respect treaties and the Charter of the United Nations…." In other words, the ROC Constitution also incorporates by reference the Charter of the United Nations. In addition, as the leader of the nation, when I took the oath of office, I pledged to comply with the Constitution. Among all civil and military officials in the ROC, only the president's oath contains this sentence. The Constitution requires us to respect the Charter of the United Nations, so we cannot shirk our responsibility to do so.
Many articles in the Charter of the United Nations touch on human rights. This reflects the tragedy of World War II, in which tens of millions of lives were lost, human rights were trampled upon, and genocide was committed. That is why the Universal Declaration of Human Rights came into being in 1948, followed by the two aforementioned covenants in 1966. Together, these three documents comprise the "International Bill of Rights." The action we have taken to incorporate the two covenants into ROC law is not only for appearances. Rather, it is undertaken with the hope of truly raising human rights standards in Taiwan to levels seen in the rest of the world. This requires a little bit of pressure, because most human rights infringements are committed by governments. Therefore, the government must first of all police itself. This is why the ROC has adopted a set of internationally acceptable standards. We want to see continual improvement in the ROC's human rights situation.
When the Presidential Office Human Rights Consultative Committee was founded two years ago, one of its primary missions was to produce human rights reports according to the format stipulated by the UN and in accordance with the demands set forth by the covenants. Another goal of the committee has been to carry out a two-year comprehensive review of the ROC's laws and regulations and amend any provisions in domestic laws or administrative directives that contravene the two covenants, so as to achieve compliance with the two covenants. This work has yet to be fully completed, and amendments for some laws are still undergoing deliberations in the Legislative Yuan. However, the Ministry of Justice has clearly explained that ROC courts can directly apply the content of the two covenants. The two covenants are already part of domestic law. Their content is applicable in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of our government, and if domestic law conflicts with the covenants, the content of the two covenants will take precedence, so there need be no controversy regarding their application.
Even more importantly, government officials, who are the most prone to infringing upon human rights, must undergo training and education. Even today, there are more than a few civil servants who do not have a good understanding of human rights concepts. So we still need time, but we can't drag our feet. We need to expedite education in this area. I am aware that the Ministry of Justice has already held a number of workshops, and hope we can further step up our efforts.
There are a range of different views regarding the report we have issued today, and just like anywhere else in the world, many questions ultimately have to be decided by the courts. For instance, in 1950 Europe passed the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and then established the European Court of Human Rights, which became the world's earliest human rights court. This court has now been in operation for over 50 years, but there are still many disputes that it must settle. Here in Taiwan, we still need to establish various mechanisms and rules, and then we need to operate within these rules to improve the state of human rights in Taiwan step by step.
This is a long-term project, and there are four things we need to continue working on. Firstly, we need to complete our review of all domestic laws and regulations to ensure that they comply with the content of the two covenants. Secondly, there is various language in the two covenants which is not overly clear and leaves room for interpretation. Therefore, we must interpret these documents with an eye to protecting and enhancing human rights, thereby bringing a contemporary relevance to the covenants. Thirdly, more work is required to achieve actual implementation of the covenants. I hope that the Ministry of Justice will continue to step up efforts to coordinate with related government agencies in this respect. And lastly, human rights concepts continually progress with the times. Early on, the term "fundamental human rights" referred principally to personal freedoms. However, the definition of human rights has gradually expanded into the area of social rights and environmental rights. Since there is still considerable room for growth in this aspect, the Human Rights Consultative Committee should refine its own thinking to reflect the changing times.
As president of the ROC, I am very gratified that the ROC since World War II has caught up with the pace of worldwide progress in human rights. However, now is not the time for us to rest on our laurels, for there is still more work to do to strengthen the protection of human rights. There are things we must pay attention to each day, as each day there is the possibility that the human rights of some people have not been protected. Consequently, every effort must be made to bolster the discernment of government officials and make sure the public understands that human rights are ours by right of birth. We must remain aware of this if we are to ensure that our nation will safeguard human rights.
The Presidential Office Human Rights Consultative Committee is to be commended for its hard work over the past two years, as well as for the many valuable suggestions made by the diligent and independent committee members. I hope that all government agencies will appreciate the efforts of the committee members and that they will also work to keep pace with the times this area. It is inevitable that government agencies will be relatively conservative, largely because they have so much responsibility, but government agencies must also advance. Much work remains to be done. But in any case, the ROC's ability to incorporate world-class human rights standards into an ethnic Chinese society and make these standards a part of our lives has been an important accomplishment, just like our realization of democracy. Even if, in the course of Chinese history, our concepts of human rights haven't been entirely the same as those in the West, the fact remains that an important Confucian philosophy is "Heaven sees what the people see; Heaven hears what the people hear." Confucianism further speaks of the need for "benevolence toward all human beings, and compassion toward all living things." These ways of thinking are by no means at odds with the concept of human rights; on the contrary, they are very compatible with it.
I would like to express special appreciation to Vice President Vincent C. Siew for the important role that he has played in this process. Vice President Siew has been extremely respectful of differing viewpoints among committee members and has provided everyone with ample opportunity to air their opinions. To be sure, there are opposing viewpoints within the government agencies, and notes have been appended to the report to reflect this. I welcome this level of inclusivity.
I would hope that this day marks the beginning of a new era in the ROC, one in which our national government treats the safeguarding of human rights as a key objective toward which it must work. After the human rights report is translated into English, the government will invite world-class human rights experts to examine it and provide their suggestions, thereby helping us to progress. In the future, a human rights report will be issued each year. There is still much room for improvement, so I hope to receive continued support and suggestions from a broadly representative cross-section of society. (end of speech)
After completing his remarks, the president then responded to questions posed by the media regarding the human rights report and human rights issues in mainland China. Among the officials attending the press conference were Presidential Office Human Rights Consultative Committee Convener and Vice President Vincent C. Siew, Deputy Convener Professor Chai Sung-lin (柴松林), committee members, Premier Sean C. Chen (陳冲), Judicial Yuan President Rai Hau-min (賴浩敏), Examination Yuan President Kuan Chung (關中), Control Yuan President Wang Chien-shien (王建煊), Minister of the Interior Lee Hong-yuan (李鴻源), Minister of Justice Tseng Yung-fu (曾勇夫), and leaders of various other government agencies. The participation of so many government officials demonstrated the importance that their agencies place on human rights.
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"So many people always try to help me carry my luggage and help me do things I can do myself. If I can do it myself, I'm going to do it myself. I'm not going to let other people do it for me, and I think that's a big part of where I came from. I'm not a real prissy girl."
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A few months back a member of our bee association reported on a microscopy class she had taken. One of the tools they learned to use was an image stacker that corrected for the depth of field problem usually seen in microscopes.
One thing this would be great at is pictures of honeycomb. You could get the face of the comb in focus and also an egg or larvum at the bottom. I'll probably also use it for micrographs of pollen using my high power microscope.
The shots below were taken of a very dead bee: the subject must not move as several photos are taken. For this particular image stack I used ten frames, 3 of which are shown in cropped and compressed format below. I got shots with the paper the bee is sitting on in focus all the way up to the hair on its back in focus. The program sifts thru these and judges which sections are in focus by several methods. The simple version is to look for maximum contrast between adjacent pixels.
There are several packages out there but I like CombineZP because it is FREE. Its a little buggy. This particular set of pictures winds up with the program crashing when it is done, but by that time it has run 6 versions of the picture using different methods, and you get to chose the best. The website says it was intended for Windows XP and Vista. I'm running it on Windows 7, using The Mighty Teraquad, my video editing beast. The version is whatever the latest version was today when I downloaded it.
Software: CombineZP
Microscope: Edmund 10x/30x trinocular
Camera: Nikon D5100, Manual mode, remote shutter release
Mount: Edmund adapter tube with a Nikon T-Mount adapter
Lighting: Two LED desk lamps
A sampling of the pictures from which the final was made. These are cropped and compressed from the ones I actually used.
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And the stacked final version (I chose the Do Soft composition). I've cropped and compressed it for web use ... you have to zoom in really tight to tell the difference, but the full res version is slightly sharper.
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This Businessweek article hints at a premium Facebook subscription:
As [Businessweek editor-in-chief Stephen Adler] pointed out in the interview, most estimates peg Facebook's revenue at something between $1 and $2 per user annually – assuming $300 million (an unconfirmed figure) from 200 million people – which is quite small for a site with that many regular users, even for a free Web service. Rival social network MySpace, for example, is estimated to take in between $6 and $7 in ad revenues per user.
[Facebook COO Cheryl Sandberg] is optimistic that the sales number will grow as more advertisers dream up fun ways to engage social networkers with their brand, and as advertising begins to roll out to international users. But is she so confident in ad profits piling up that she rules out other forms of revenue, such as charging fees for a premium membership to the site?
ADLER: Does Facebook plan on charging a membership fee? Over three-quarters of its users are going into a panic-induced assumption that this is true, even though there hasn't been talk of a membership fee from the business press or Facebook itself. So can you calm the panic?SANDBERG: The answer is no, we are not planning on charging a basic fee for our basic services. Once again, that question stems from people thinking we're growing so quickly we're running out of money. We're growing really quickly, but we can finance that growth. We're not going to charge for our basic services.
Basic services? This term was not part of the question, and we haven't heard it used by Facebook management in the past. Sandberg is a seasoned executive and a polished speaker – could she have been intentionally leaving a door open for the company to introduce some type of paid membership?
Company spokeswoman Brandee Barker only reiterates that Facebook "is a free service to users and we intend to keep it that way" – herself not eliminating the possibility of an additional paid service. Barker adds that the company may introduce new ways to charge brands for engaging with users, saying, "We certainly don't want to rule out exploring other types of commercial services at some point."
Yes they generate revenue – but is it sufficient? Facebook has recently passed 200-million accounts, becoming the fifth largest 'country' in the world. Is it enough given their debt load needed to finance infrastructure? Although the press may mock the armchair startup's obsession with business models, there is legitimate concern as to the financial health and cash-flow of Facebook.
One of their most significant expenses has been photo hosting. FB is second only to Imageswap in numbers of hosted images (I'm certain of this is total images including all sizes; Facebook stores several sizes of each image). They are implementing new technology named "Haystack" to increase efficiencies.
We saw the low-key informed outcries when Facebook "opened up", over the initial implementation of "the news feed", and then over the expansive (and later rescinded) Terms-of-Service. We also saw the revolt of the angry villagers with pitchforks and torches over the much-hated redesign (an attempt to counter a perceived threat from Twitter and monopolize on the status update), followed in short order by a swift response and hasty design rollback .
There has also been an exodus of talent, both willing and (possibly) involuntary, with increasing criticism coming from many quarters on many topics (including that of cults). If Facebook rolls out a premium subscription model with the same lack of both strategy and execution displayed during their recent redesign, they will have left the back door open to any number of competitors.


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Commonwealth National Podcast
How Games Can Make a Better World
Jane McGonigal, Director of Game Research and Development, the Institute for the Future; Author, Reality Is Broken
Can problems like poverty and climate change by fixed through games? Visionary game designer McGonigal thinks it can. With more than 174 million gamers in the United States, McGonigal explores how we can save the world through the power of gaming. McGonigal is helping pioneer the fasting-growing genre of games that turns gameplay to achieve socially positive outcomes.
This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on January 24, 2011.
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