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QuadQuest II is a turn-based strategy adventure game in which you play four quests. Each quest has its own hero, but you choose the five party members that will accompany the hero. Battle more than 100 different enemies in medieval, mythical lands.
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A 14th coloring book program filled with 50 pages of robots! It includes a huge variety of robots that will entertain sci-fi fans for hours. Published by Data
Discover a hidden picture on each page by coloring and solving first grade math concepts on 50 pages! The hidden pictures are revealed as the pages are colored correctly. The pages focus on essential math skills children need to succeed in 1st grade.
Solve kindergarten level math problems while coloring these 50 pages. Discover a hidden picture on each page by coloring by numbers, shapes, counting, or other math concepts. Published by Dataware.
Matching Game 2 gives you more cards to flip - toys, people, kids, and vehicles! Flip any two cards to see if they match. If they do, watch them disappear. Make all the cards disappear to complete a level. Published by Dataware.
Matching Game 3 gives you more cards to flip - plants, animals, household items, and fantasy characters! Flip any two cards to see if they match. If they do, watch them disappear. Published by Dataware.


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Missing Jet Halts a Horror Movie About a Plane Crash and SharksBy
The mysterious disappearance of a Malaysian Airlines flight has halted production of a film whose plot uncomfortable mirrors the tragedy. The film, Deep Water, was to depict a flight from Beijing to Sydney that crash lands in a remote section of the sea, leaving the survivors to endure tiger shark attacks.
The $25 million project from Arclight Films was in preproduction in Australia at the time of Flight 370′s disappearance earlier this month. Deep Water was designed as a loose sequel to the 2012 horror film Bait, which was made for less than $1 million and became a box office success in China and parts of Europe. The first film told the story of tsunami-trapped shoppers in an Australia supermarket and their harrowing encounters with a 12-foot great white shark.
The Deep Water production hiatus was first reported by the Hollywood Reporter. Producers didn't immediately comment on Wednesday.
The recent incident isn't the first time a real-life tragedy has disrupted the plans of the entertainment industry. A mass shooting at a suburban Denver movie theater caused Warner Bros. to pull trailers for its upcoming film, Gangster Squad, starring Ryan Gosling and Josh Brolin. One scene in the 2012 film shows mobsters firing into a movie theater. The studio also canceled the Paris premiere of The Dark Knight Rises, which was to have been the same day as the Colorado shooting, which occurred during a midnight screening of the film.
In 2002, meanwhile, Sony Pictures altered its trailer for Spider-Man because of a scene showing a helicopter snared in a spider web that the action hero had spun between the World Trade Center towers, which had been destroyed seven months earlier in the terrorist attacks.

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Ten Rules of Business for Entrepreneurial Stay-at-Home Moms
Many stay-at-home moms would like to have the income and fulfillment that can come with a home-based business, but they aren't sure how to start. Entrepreneur and business coach Sean C. Castrina shares insights that will help hopeful mompreneurs create and sustain successful businesses.
If you're a stay-at-home mom, there are many good reasons why you might want to start your own small business: Maybe you want to kick in extra money to the family income. Maybe you want to flex your marketable skills, talents, or creativity. Or maybe you simply have a little extra time to fill now that your kids are older and at school during the day. However, if you're like many women, you may be struggling to find a reason why you personally will be able to take your dreams from "concept" to "company." I don't know a lot about business, you may think. Would I really have enough time? What if I don't make any money? Where do I even start?
Hopeful "mompreneurs," relax and take a deep breath. According to entrepreneur and business coach Sean C. Castrina, launching a home-based business is more doable than you may think as long as you know the right steps to take.
"I believe without a doubt that a disciplined and motivated mother can start and operate a profitable business from home while raising children," confirms Castrina, author of 8 Unbreakable Rules for Business Start-Up Success (Champion Publishing, 2013, ISBN: 978-0-989-10456-2, $14.87, www.newbizcoach.org). "It won't happen overnight, but with planning and patience, you can lay a broad, solid foundation for long-term success as a self-employed businesswoman."
Castrina speaks with the voice of experience. A stay-at-home dad for six years, he cared for his daughter while building several businesses, including a six-figure direct mail business that operated in 23 different cities.
"I made phone calls while my daughter was napping, and I did my paperwork and proposals during episodes of Barney or Mary-Kate & Ashley videos," he recalls. "Yes, a big purple dinosaur was my personal assistant, but it worked! Since I was my own boss, I had a lot of flexibility, and soon I had a business that ran like a well-oiled machine."
According to Castrina, it's easier now than ever before to launch a home-based company. Thanks to Internet-based tools, you can reach a large number of potential customers without ever leaving your house—not to mention the 24/7 access to educational tools and the ability to instantly search for answers to your questions.
If you're ready to start your transformation from "mom" to "mompreneur," read on to learn about Castrina's top ten rules of business for stay-at-home moms:
Figure out your field. Perhaps you already have a clearly defined vision for your business: you'd like to design, make, and sell original pottery, or you'd like to use your degree in accountancy to start your own tax service. However, it's very possible that you're one of many hopeful mompreneurs who isn't sure which field to go into. In that case, Castrina recommends starting a service business (anything from home cleaning to tutoring to adult care) for the following reasons:
• They require minimal money to start. "I've never started a service business with more than $10k, and many with less than $3k—including businesses that have made me millions!" he comments.
• Many service businesses don't require a prior work history or particular qualifications.
• In most cases, they can't be outsourced or performed by computers so you'll always have work.
• Since you can hire others to perform the actual work while you handle the key behind-the-scenes management tasks (like hiring, supervising, taking client calls, marketing, etc.), service businesses are a great source of passive income.
"Entrepreneur.com has a great list of service businesses to start you thinking," Castrina shares. "Or you might also want to visit www.newbizcoach.org for more resources. Once you've familiarized yourself with the possibilities and identified a few that might be needed in your area, try to poll at least 50 people to see which services they would use in the next six months, and if they'd pay the price you would charge. Their answers will give you a good idea of which field you should go into.
"Also, before pulling the trigger on your business, take time to research the licenses, permits, and certifications you may need for the industry you're entering, and make sure that obtaining them won't be prohibitive," he adds. "You can usually find the information you need at your local business tax office or by contacting your Chamber of Commerce. And take it from the voice of experience: Start filling out that paperwork early. Government bureaucracies can be painfully slow!"
Set aside a workspace. When you're working from home—a place that's full of distractions ranging from laundry baskets to televisions—setting up a dedicated workspace is crucial for productivity. Depending on your home's layout and how accessible you do or don't need to be based on your kids' ages, you might be able to use a spare bedroom, a basement, a detached garage, or even a nook in the living room as your "office."
"Personally, I converted our dining room into an incredible home office," Castrina shares. "I was able to do this on a dime because the room was already equipped with a large but seldom-used table. If you go this route, you might want to add a file cabinet and swap the chandelier for recessed or track lighting. (As I found out, it's hard to tap into your entrepreneur mojo when you're constantly ducking a chandelier!) Best of all, I was still in a central location where I could keep an eye on my daughter while I worked."
Create a dream board. While you're still in the planning stages, set aside an hour to tap into your creative side. Envision your goals for your business: what you'll make or sell, who your customers will be, and—most importantly—how being an entrepreneur will positively impact your family and your future. Then glue images and words that remind you of those things to a piece of cardboard or poster board, and make sure the dream board is visible in your workspace.
"Dream boards may seem small, but they're very important," Castrina asserts. "On those inevitable days when you think you must be crazy for starting a business while you're already handling the toughest job on the planet, looking at photos of the vacation destination you want to visit, the logo of the college your child will attend, or your debt-reduction schedule will motivate you and remind you why you became an entrepreneur in the first place."
Get real about pricing. When you're just starting out, you may be tempted to offer rock-bottom prices for your goods or services. After all, you don't want to alienate potential customers by charging too much…and isn't underselling the competition a reliable strategy? Well, maybe—but that's not the way to make a profit. Especially when you're just starting out, you can't be in the business of offering mega-discounts. If you recoup only enough money to pay labor and operating costs, you may be helping to feed your employee(s)' family, but not your own.
"A good rule of thumb is to charge prices that will net you at least twice what your labor and operating costs would be," Castrina instructs. "When determining pricing, estimate fewer jobs or sales than you expect to have. For example, say your monthly operating costs are $800, you need to pay an employee $15 an hour, and you expect to do a minimum of 40 one-hour jobs a month. Together, your operating and labor costs are $1,400. So in order to make $2,800 total a month (which, remember, is before taxes), you'd need to charge $70 per job."
Make room for a marketing budget. One of the biggest mistakes new business owners make is not including a marketing budget in their operating costs. In a nutshell, this is the money you invest every week or month to tell your community why they need your product or service, and why your company is the one they should choose.
"If you do not reach and retain customers, you won't be in business—you'll be bankrupt," Castrina warns. "First, figure out what makes your business unique: what it offers, why people need your product or service, and why consumers should choose your company over any other. This is called your 'unique selling proposition.' Use all or part of it to create taglines, logos, marketing messages, etc. that will enable you to advertise through websites, social media, newspapers, fliers, etc. Then do a little research to estimate how much these types of advertising might cost so that you can budget for them."
Hire smart. If your business will need one or more employees other than yourself (this is especially likely if you're starting a service business), be aware that how and whom you hire will affect how successful your business is. Before you even think about placing your first employment ads, get familiar with federal, state, and local labor laws (these cover areas like hiring discrimination, child labor, independent contractors, immigration law, and more). Don't worry; you don't need to navigate these areas on your own. If you become a member of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), you'll have free access to its labor law hotline. You can also consult with an attorney.
"Once you're familiar with all applicable hiring laws, it's time to get the ball rolling," Castrina says. "First, I recommend making sure that you can get the labor you need before you officially open your doors by running test ads. If you don't get five applicants within three days, you might want to rethink which field you're going into, because you want to run a business that is effortless to hire for. At this stage, if you like, you can hire respondents as subcontractors (not official employees) who work when you have jobs for them—after thoroughly vetting them, of course. Once your business becomes more popular, you can consider hiring your subcontractors full-time.
"When you do reach the full-time hiring stage, make it your mission to look for talented, smart, experienced, and competent people with integrity," Castrina continues. "Don't automatically hire friends and family members because it's convenient! Remember, experience, competence, and commitment are invaluable assets."
Buy some online real estate. Many would-be small business owners (especially those who plan to do all of their business locally) figure that traditional print or radio advertising will be enough to spread the word about their companies. That's archaic thinking, according to Castrina. Since most of your prospective customers—even those born during the heyday of newspaper and radio—are surfing the Internet, websites are no longer optional.
"Developing an online presence is as essential as having a business card," Castrina confirms. "At minimum, you need a homepage that functions as a business storefront, conveying your unique selling proposition, pricing, and contact information—though sections for customer testimonials, employee bios, and photos don't hurt! Check out the competition's websites to see what works and what doesn't. If you can't afford to hire a website designer, check into the growing number of DIY systems that allow you to plug your specific information into cheap built-in templates."
Focus on providing great service. After your business opens its doors, it will develop a reputation. Whether it's a good or bad one is largely up to you. To make sure that customers hold your company in high esteem, focus on providing great service to each and every customer from day one. Word of mouth is important for the growth of any business.
"What 'great service' looks like, of course, will depend on your field," Castrina points out. "Let's use a lawn mowing company as an example. To show that your company does the little things that big companies won't, you decide that your employees will pick weeds out of flowerbeds for no extra charge. In this scenario, I would recommend giving each client a postcard printed with two boxes (labeled 'lawn mowed' and 'flowerbeds weeded') for each visit. At the end of the job, your employee would be required to check each box. Not only does this make sure your employee does the work—it also shows the customer how important this 'extra' weeding service is to you.
"Another aspect of providing great service is putting quality control measures in place," Castrina continues. "In other words, make sure your customers get what they pay for. Be prepared to listen to the occasional complaint and to rectify the problem. It's also a good idea to periodically survey customers to make sure that they're satisfied with the goods or services you're providing and to see if they have any ideas for how you can improve."
Take advantage of cost-saving opportunities. Since you'll be using your home as your exclusive place of work, you can save a lot of money compared to entrepreneurs who are based in a more public space. Besides enjoying obvious money-savers like not needing to pay rent on and equip an office or shop space, purchase a professional wardrobe, or spend time and money on a commute, you can—and should—be proactive about using your business's location to reduce operating costs.
"One of the main ways you can do this is to capitalize on tax deduction advantages," Castrina points out. "For example, if you set aside a separate room of your house in which to conduct your business and/or store products, you may be able to take a home office deduction. You can also write off transportation expenses to and from your home to your business appointments, and in some cases, expenses related to car maintenance and repair. Remember, lack of capital is the number one reason why businesses fail. Every dollar counts!"
Use your time wisely. Good time management is an important skill for any entrepreneur to have, but it's especially crucial for stay-at-home moms, who are splitting their time between taking care of children and building a business. Wasted time has been the downfall of many mom-run businesses, because if you're forced to choose between spending your last hour on your children or your business, caring for children must come first.
"Whenever possible, I recommend planning each day the night before," Castrina says. "Write down all of the things—family and business related—that you'd like to do the next day. Then, mark each one with an A, B, or C. As are tasks that must be done. Bs should be done, and Cs would be nice to get around to. This system will help ensure that you're spending your time on high-value activities instead of responding reactively to every shiny ball that rolls by."
"While these rules don't cover every step of creating your own business as a stay-at-home mom, they will help you to head in the right direction," Castrina concludes. "So stop procrastinating. If you have a good idea for a business or want to start earning more money, there's no time like the present to join the ranks of successful mompreneurs.
Sean C. Castrina is the author of 8 Unbreakable Rules for Business Start-Up Success (Champion Publishing, 2013, ISBN: 978-0-989-10456-2, $14.87, www.newbizcoach.org) and the soon-to-be-released 8 Unbreakable Rules for Small Business Dominance. He is also founder of newbizcoach.org. A successful business coach and a true entrepreneur, he has started over 15 successful companies over the last 18 years. His companies have ranged from retail, direct mail marketing, and advertising to real estate development and home services. Sean is a sought-after speaker and can speak with authority on what it takes to start, sustain, and grow a business.


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Fairly MVP website for my hobby project - providing custom etched brass detail parts and kits to narrow gauge railway modellers.
What the Framework? is a bluffer's guide to web frameworks and languages, intended as a quick reference for tech-heavy conversations.
Front end build and Perch integration for a new social enterprise startup from Sidekick Studios. The aim is to establish 'cook clubs' for older people who want to stay active, and share the results with their communities.
A collaborative learning project for 2012. The aim is to experience a new web technology every month through the year and blog about what we've learned.
Front end and back end build for a football gaming concept. Created in two days during a Launch 48 prototyping event for a media client.
Front end and back end build for a new firm of patent attorneys. The complex navigation interactions were created under a unit-testing process for speed and accuracy.
Front end and back end build on a crowd-sourced song writing project for Imogen Heap
Front end build for a sports debate event.
Front end build and custom Javascript animation for a housing development in south west London.
Collaborative design, front end build and Perch and e-junkie integration for a digital scrapbooking stamp shop
Front end build for a not-for-profit co-operative cycling project in the heart of Deptford, South-East London.
Event-driven JavaScript server based on the V8 engine. Still getting to grips with this one but liking what I see.
Javascript library for UI data binding using the Model-View-View Model pattern. Essential for rapid prototyping.
CSS pre-compiler adding rich dynamic behaviour, allowing more structured stylesheets and functional operations.
A powerful Javascript unit-testing framework. Don't start making a serious web app without it (or something like it).
A brilliant little CMS that gives simple integration of powerful features into any HTML template.
At heart a straightforward Restful router framework for PHP, with some powerful features for quick and easy development.
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Crowds of Muslim men chanting and throwing stones and grenades and whatever to display their fury at the burning of some Qurans by American soldiers. The men involved in the burning were simply cleaning up an area and decided to burn some books. Over a dozen people have died in these demonstrations along with several US and NATO soldiers who were murdered by their "allies." A suicide bomber killed self and nine Afghans in order to demonstrate hate toward those who defile religion.
Ryan Crocker, US Ambassador to Afghanistan, urged some calm and reflection. "Tensions are running very high, I think we need to let things calm down." The real issue is why this event triggered off such anger while the death of 6,000 fellow Muslims has yet to solicit a yawn. Where are imams marching into Syria to demonstrate solidarity with fellow members of their religion. No one should burn holy books. But, we are human and humans make mistakes. But,no one should remain silent at the death of so many Muslims.
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Greenville youth football team takes to Ford Field
GREENVILLE - Playing at Ford Field is usually reserved for NFL players, select college games and the MHSAA football finals.
A group of Greenville 8- and 9-year-olds received a special invitation to play in a scrimmage game at the home of the Detroit Lions and add their names to the list of Ford Field patrons.
They did so at halftime during Sunday's Lions game against the San Francisco 49ers. The invitation came courtesy of Greenville 8-year-old Travis Zdanowski, a member of the Detroit Lions Kids Club.
Kids Club members get a monthly newsletter from the Lions mascot, the chance to go to select games at a discount, autograph sessions and a chance to go on the field and form a tunnel as players come on to the field.
There is also a limited number of opportunities to play at halftime of a Lions non-divisional home game.
The scrimmage – against a team from Bedford – wasn't tied to the Greenville Rocket Football program because in season scrimmages are not allowed. Players were selected from various teams in the age group.
"It was pretty amazing. I was quite surprised the kids were all business," coach Bill Kohler said. "We scored four touchdowns in three minutes. I was pretty impressed."
Each team had three minutes to run their offenses and play defense. There were no kickoffs and possessions began at the 40-yard line.
Teams were allowed to score as many times as possible in that time frame. Greenville's defense held Bedford to just one score.
Zdanowski, who had an interception, said the game was probably the "funnest thing" he has done.
"It was really fun and I got an interception," he said. "Going down into the tunnel was the best."
The players got to high-five some players including all-pro lineman Ndamukong Suh.
"He was huge," Zdanowski said.
Other player perks included having their jerseys signed by Matt Stafford and Drew Stanton along with another eight to 15 players. They also received a Lions football from the practice facility.
"All the dads are getting shadow boxes to hang the jerseys," Kohler said. "It was a phenomenal. We weren't on the field very long and it went fast."
More than 180 Greenville residents made the trip to the game. Most were attending a Lions game for the first time.
Kohler enjoyed the stadium in his first trip to Ford Field.
"There isn't a bad seat in the building," he said. "I grew up going to the Pontiac Silverdome and there were some nose bleed seats there. Every seat was great. We were in the upper deck by one of the corners."
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— 200 mph -- the realm of Indy cars. A handful of ultra-exotic sports cars have also achieved the benchmark, but their prices make most of them as unattainable as an Indy car.
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- California Travel Ban May Keep Its Schools Out of Final Four, Football Championship June 24, 2017California's Democratic-controlled government fought tooth-and-nail with the Trump administration about its travel ban, but has no problem imposing a travel ban of its own to forbid its employees from traveling to other states that don't share its progressive agenda.
- U.S. Ambassador: 'As an American, I Have to Support Gay Marriage All Over the World' June 24, 2017The Obama-appointed ambassador to Romania, Hans Klemm, has stoked a national debate on the role of U.S. diplomacy abroad by openly advocating same-sex marriage as the country deliberates over a proposed constitutional amendment affirming traditional marriage.
- Losing: The Failing New York Times Set to Lay Off More Staff, Including Reporters June 24, 2017Peddling fake news does not, in fact, equate to a long-term successful business strategy, reporters for The New York Times are learning the hard way.
- Polls: Public Sides with Trump on 'Fake News' Media Bias June 24, 2017The general public agrees with Republicans and President Donald Trump that the establishment press are biased against Republicans and the Trump administration, according to recent national polls.
- Bill Nye Show Writer Ready to Accept Deaths of 'Old Ass Conservative White Men' If It Sparks Gun Control Debate June 24, 2017Marcella Arguello, a standup comedian and a writer for Bill Nye Saves The World on Netflix, tweeted in the wake of the Congressional baseball shooting that the deaths of "a few old ass conservative white men" were a worthwhile risk if it led to gun control.
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If you happen to be one of the lucky ones who got their hands on an Xbox One, then you surely want to have the best video games as a part of your overall gaming setup. This next-generation console features a great slate of titles that span a bunch of varying genres. As the months of 2014 wind down, we'll list the best offering of Xbox One games once they're available. These are the top best new Xbox One games that came out in 2014!
Note – this post will be updated monthly as more and more quality Xbox One games are released.
January 2014
1. Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
One of 2013's finest action/adventure games got a visual upgrade and packed-in DLC for a next-generation console re-debut. The young Miss Croft has never looked better.
REVIEW: Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition Polishes and Refines A Classic
Is this truly the definitive edition of Lara Croft's rebirth?Click here to read more
February 2014
1. Rayman Legends
Here's another top-notch last-generation game that got to make the move to next-gen consoles. Ubisoft's beautifully animated and insanely fun action platformer is still worth a extended playthrough. And with this game's move over to next-gen consoles, you have all the reason in the world to hop into Rayman's zany world.
Rayman Legends: Top 10 Facts You Need to Know
Rayman Legends is landing on a multitude of consoles for this new outing.Click here to read more
2. Strider
Capcom's coolest ninja got a new lease on life as he made his return on next-gen gaming machines. This side-scrolling adventure is chock full of high-stakes action, platforming and incredible boss battles.
Strider: Top 10 Facts You Need to Know (Interview with Game Producer, James Vance)
Here's everything you need to know about the new Strider, straight from the game's producer!Click here to read more
3. Thief
Master thief Garrett has descended from the shadows for a brand new rebooted adventure. This return to the stealth-focused games of yesteryear is a fun and rewarding adventure that's built for gamers of every ilk.
REVIEW: Thief (2014 Reboot)
Garret sneaks his way onto next-gen consoles in a rebooted adventure.Click here to read more
March 2014
1. Titanfall
Respawn Entertainment's debut first-person shooter is an amazing experience that offers brutal gunplay, fast-paced parkour and megaton Titan robots. Every Xbox One owner should prepare for Titanfall and get into the fray. This is the ultimate first-person shooter that's perfect for casual and hardcore gamers alike.
REVIEW: Titanfall
Titanfall has landed. Is it worth delving into?Click here to read more
2. Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes
The brief but totally fulfilling precursor to Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain features a great preview into the next offering of MGS series. Big Boss offers players multiple missions that should tide them over until the next installment of MGS 5.
Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes: Top 5 Reviews You Need to Read
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TV tip: Boardwalk Empire
HBO, Sunday, 9 p.m.
When we first meet Nucky Thompson, he's a gangster and a bootlegger, sure, but he's also quick to reach into his pocket and peel off a few bills for a single mother. (That he ordered the hit on the father is OK, too, because he was a wife beater.) By the end of season two, Nucky has gone so far over to the dark side that he murders his adopted son, Jimmy Darmody. In the season three premiere on Sunday night, Nucky, now a self-proclaimed philanthropist, is ordering up more hits and having an affair. With so many other interesting characters six feet under, the series revolves around Nucky more than ever. But with evil winning the internal struggle over good, Nucky is less likable and more predictable. And with Prohibition turning more violent, will we yearn for the simpler days of season one?


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The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world's 15 million Ismaili Muslims and renowned philanthropist, spoke to The Globe and Mail Friday in a conversation that ranged from the prospects for Afghanistan to his profound admiration of Canadian pluralism.
On the day he received honorary Canadian citizenship, the Aga Khan urged the West to remain in Afghanistan for as long as necessary to achieve stability, and said he hoped Canada would continue to provide development aid after its military commitment expires in 2011. He offered one criticism of NATO's plan, however, saying efforts should be concentrated on professionalizing the Afghan police, rather than the Afghan army, where NATO has focused its training.
The Aga Khan, who traces his ancestry directly to the prophet Muhammad, is seen as one of the Muslim leaders most closely engaged with the West. His foundation carries out development work in areas such as education and health care in Africa and Central Asia.
The following is a full transcript of that conversation.
Globe and Mail editor-in-chief John Stackhouse: I interviewed you, if you'll recall, in 2002, and I was reading through the interview and thinking how the world has changed since 2002. That was when you made some very interesting comments about Canadian pluralism, and you referred to Canada as a model for the world. We wanted to start by asking how Canada, well the world, changed. The BRIC [Brazil, Russia, India and China]ountries are more influential. I don't think anyone knew the term "BRIC" in 2002. The world has different models, perhaps, than in 2002 and I'm curious how you see Canada's place in the world being different today than then and how the world has changed as well.
Well, I think one of the key issues is this question of the future, regionalism. I think we're seeing regionalism becoming a more and more international factor in the way countries relate to each other. I would give you the East African community as one example of countries that in the past were part of a colonial system. Not all five of them, one wasn't part of it. But today you have five African countries you'll see their national interest to enter into a constructive group, particularly economic and social, and they're working towards that. So I think that's one phenomenon we will see more and more of, and I think the European communities can be ... So I think we're seeing that as a phenomenon.
So one of the questions facing Canada is going to be: What is Canada's new position in relation to these wider groupings? You always had this intimate relationship with the United States, but I think that Canada has so many assets to offer - which it doesn't always recognize - that it will be welcome in a number of these constructs in one form or the other. So I think you have enormous international opportunity and it's really for you to take what you want to take.
Does Canada still have the same relevance, especially in areas like East Africa, as we had a decade ago?
I would say more than ever before. And the reason is that you are still today, in my view, the case study of a pluralist society. And if you look around the world, at least the world I work in, you can see how these stresses and strains are causing havoc today as they caused havoc ten years ago. Look at what's happening in Kyrgyzstan, look at what happened in Kenya, you see these issues coming out all the time, all the time. They're not going away. And I think that Canada still has a very, very important role in trying to, in a sense, show that this is always going to be a work in progress. There's not a definitive solution. It's always going to be a work in progress. But the methodologies that have been used in Canada to achieve the outcome I think are very, very important indeed. And I'm not seeing that happening in very many countries today.
I'm seeing on the contrary the division of communities: linguistic, religious, ethnic, tribal. And so in that sense, Canada remains a very important example. I think in the other area, relationship between what I would call the state economy, is another critical issue that Europe is trying to deal with that many developing countries are trying to deal with ... and finding the correct balance is, I think, something which is ahead of us. It's not solved. I don't think Europe has found the answers. I don't think south of Canada either has the answers. So that's another major state issue that all the countries that I'm working in are going to be working on. They have to come to grips with that.Report Typo/Error
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Arsene Wenger today claimed Cesc Fabregas' wanted to re-join Arsenal from Barcelona rather than sign for Chelsea but the Gunners manager decided against it because of the midfielders already at his disposal.
The Gunners had an option to bring Fabregas back to Emirates Stadium as part of the deal that took him to Spain in August 2011.
Wenger opted against the move but has questioned the chronology of events. Blues boss Jose Mourinho stated that he spoke with Fabregas over the summer and the midfielder made it clear he "was not open" to moving back to north London.
But Wenger claims the deal was actually struck earlier in the year and that there was no breakdown in relations between Fabregas and his former club to prompt his £27million move to Stamford Bridge.
Asked by Standard Sport whether Fabregas' first choice was to return to Arsenal, Wenger said: "Certainly yes. I don't want to make a big story of that because you have to accept that once he moved away from us, it's the first separation that was difficult for us. After you have to accept that. When he went to Barcelona he could've gone anywhere else after. I personally believe that deal was done a long time ago, early 2014. That's all speculation.
"I didn't speak to him directly. I was informed that he might go to Chelsea, but when I was informed I thought the deal was already done.
"My instinct tells me the deal was done. I also tell you why it was not a subject for us. We were in search of more up front and more defensive opportunities than creative midfielders. We have many.
"When he left we bought [Mesut] Ozil to buy an offensive player. We have [Santi] Cazorla, we have [Jack] Wilshere, we have [Aaron] Ramsey, we have [Alex] Oxlade-Chamberlain, who are all offensive players. We were not in the need to buy offensive players. It makes sense if you just look at the balance of the team. I think that's a decision that is easy to understand.
"No [the relationship and not broken down]. I think Fabregas will have a great career because he is a great player. When he looks back at his career he will find that Arsenal and myself had a very positive impact on his career. Nobody can dispute that.
"After that, I hope that, for every single person in the world, they have the feeling that we had a positive influence and that he had a great career. That is all you can do. I have no personal animosity against Fabregas. I wish him well. He's a great player and a person and player I love. Once he left us, he left us. We are all professionals and we have to accept that."
Cesc Fabregas: Career highlights
Cesc Fabregas: Career highlights
1/9 Signs for Arsenal
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger talks with Cesc Fabregas during a training session on November 4, 2003 in London, England.
2/9 Wins first Spain cap
Fabregas plays the ball during a friendly between Spain and Ivory Coast at the Nuevo Sorilla stadium on March 1, 2006 in Valladolid, Spain
3/9 Plays in Champions League final
Barcelona's defender Giovanni van Bronckhorst vies with Fabregas during the UEFA Champion's League final football match Barcelona vs. Arsenal, 17 May 2006 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, northern Paris. Arsenal lost the game 2-1.
4/9 Starts for Spain in Euro 2008 final
Iker Casillas and Fabregas lift the trophy after the UEFA EURO 2008 Final match between Germany and Spain at Ernst Happel Stadion on June 29, 2008 in Vienna, Austria.
5/9 World Cup winner
Makes four substitute appearances in seven games in Spain's triumphant World Cup campaign, setting up winning goal for Andres Iniesta in the final.
6/9 Back to Barca
Passes medical and signs five-year contract to complete transfer to Barcelona, sealing a return to the Nou Camp.
7/9 Copa del Rey glory
Comes off the bench as Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao to win the Copa del Rey and finishes his first season at Barcelona with four pieces of silverware.
8/9 First career hat trick
Scores the first hat-trick of his career in a 5-0 win over Real Mallorca.
9/9 Family affair
Lionel Messi Fabregas of FC hold their sons as they sit next to the trophy during the celebration after winning the Spanish League after the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Real Valladolid CF at Camp Nou on May 19, 2013 in Barcelona, Spain.
Fabregas is likely to receive a hostile reception from Arsenal's travelling support in his first game against them but Wenger said: "I think everybody respects Cesc here and I want him to get the welcome he deserves."
Sunday's Premier League match between Chelsea and Arsenal will be the 12 meeting between Wenger and Mourinho with the Frenchman yet to win a single encounter.
Arsenal lost their previous meeting 6-0 in March but Wenger said: "It was not a bad day, it was a horrendous day for us! But we never forget that day and we have an opportunity to put it right.
"I believe it is not a game between two managers, it is a game between two teams and two clubs. I believe we have a good opportunity to change history - the recent history was negative for us - and that we will do it.
"If football was just repetition of history, we would not play on Sunday because we'd know the result before. Football is interesting because it's not predictable. The result is just a consequence of the result on the day."
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Re: Hipster Nation: DIY or DIE!
Alright this rules.
PixelPants wrote:A single-speed long player. Optimal cruising speed of 33 1/3 rpm. The best way to ensure you are streets ahead and decades behind everyone else.
Better kick it up to 45 rpm, at 33 1/3 you're going less than 3 mph.
chumpmagic wrote:Is this art you? It has the same moon a clouds.
Yes it is.
Re: Who cares what I thought I saw...
How has no one said anything about this yet?? I want!
Re: Too Hip for the Circus
Nice work. I like the textures in this.
omegabender wrote:Yes it is.
k Just checking. Promoted and followed
Re: Hipster Chick
A literal interpretation of a hipster chick. Five colors on black (lt green, green, yellow, brown, and white).
Re: A Taste for Hipster Fashion
As a hipster friend of mine might say,
Re: right as rain
Oh wow, I adore this. I love the colors. I love the animals' tone-on-tone plaids going in different directions. I love the fact that it doesn't scream "hipster" until you look at the details (the dinosaur's mustache, the giraffe's extra scarf). And I LOVE that there's a llama* on it! Nice change from all the sheep shirts (even though I like some of those too).
* I guess it might be an alpaca? It'd be hard to tell them apart in this graphic style.
Re: Scoff. Cooler than you.
So why exactly are is the penguin frozen? I'd like it a lot better with the sunglasses but not on ice. . .
chumpmagic wrote:k Just checking. Promoted and followed
Thanks. Good eye too btw. ;)
hikerjohnd wrote:But the hate and discontent aimed at Ramyb seems disproportionate to that aimed at other artists. Ramyb is a talented artists who gives the public what they want - the volume of ramys art that gets printed is evidence of that!
What makes you think the "hate and discontent" should be proportionate? There is no denying Ramyb gives the public what they want. Such is the discontent of some people here. That is not necessarily the only gripe people here have, though. This is why Jaden suggests sweetpea stick around, instead of jumping to conclusions regarding other people's motives, particularly since endangeredomega's comment was, I understand, a humorous take on the derby theme.
Re: So Meta
This. Must. Print.
thank you very much. This is only my second one so I am still trying to get the hang of it....but I am having fun
Re: Velveteen Underground
Also a great name for a cover band Nice job.
I recently called Ramyb a marketing genius because I agree that he gives people what they want... but "marketing genius" and "talented artist" are two very different creatures. What gets printed is related to the number of votes... OK, I'm going to admit that I recently followed a link to a site that said a lot of unflattering things about ramyb and the source of his votes. I dismissed it all when I read it, wrote it off as an ugly feud gone public. But when I read the comments posted after his submissions in the last few derbies I start to wonder if maybe there is a grain of truth to it all - because quite frankly some of the posts (yours included) are reminiscent of adoring teenage girls posting about their latest idol. Soooo - I haven't been around long and I refuse to jump on the "bash ramyb" bandwagon BUT I will say that when I read the gushing praise by voters like you it gets factored in to the opinion I am forming about ramyb. If he is truley as talented as you seem to think he is then you should be voting for his art and not worrying about his feelings.
Re: Disadvintaged
Love the style and nod to the old school phonograph. +1
AdderXYU wrote:because it aims for an actually-amusing concept which understands hipsters slightly more than "lol they wear glasses," while also being creative enough that a hipster could laugh at themselves enough to wear it.
In pushing for a creative idea, roger has cut off his chances of getting printed. I'd rather mourn that than see him do what others do weekly for the sake of a win.
The fog makes me sad. This shirt *so* deserves a printing.
Cheers JJrodny!
Re: hipster worm plank
I really want this on a shirt.
I already have like 4 or 5 shirts with owls and 2 or 3 shirts with records, but even still, I just looked through every submission and this is the only one I would buy and wear. Very nice~!
Re: Listening to Who?
Jthmeow wrote:Does anyone else feel like this might be treading on copyright infringement territory?
parody is immune
citrusbug wrote:There is absolutely no reason why you shouldn't be submitting your designs NOT in pantone. There should be no reason why ANYONE (unless they're using MS paint) should not be submitting their designs in pantone so people can see the real design.
There should be a rule for pantone only colors imo if it's so common in derbies.
The other side of this argument is that no one should care what the image will look like on the shirt, and people are just voting on the idea since it's so vastly different on monitors
I don't even... You state something that contradicts what Ramy said, then immediately follow that up with a concession that he may have a valid point, all while not actually seeming to understand what he said.
Regardless, if woot's in the habit of tinkering with the coloring/print process in order to produce the best design they can, the customer isn't voting on what they see anyway.
chumpmagic wrote:Obviously we don't see eye to eye, so lets just keep this simple...
The same goes for you, really. He posted his opinion, and you back-hand insult him for it not once, but twice. Say what you will about Ramy, he usually stays pretty classy in his replies to attacks; at least in the shirt threads.
You can say he's wrong and hold a differing opinion, but his explanation ("excuses") seems to have some thought behind it and isn't just something he's doing/saying to be an asshat (unlike some other people).
He posts the design in the colors he wants the shirt to look like and let's woot take care of the actual printing color configuration. You can say that you had a bad experience with it, but he says he's had only positive experiences with it. Your anecdote is not more valid than his. If woot messes one of his shirts up, maybe he'll take another approach, but so far it works for him, and as far as I can see, it's not hurting anyone at all.
if only they could print that high... unfortunately it faces the rejectionator...
great concept though...
asininity wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong, since I'm somewhat of a newbie around here, but wasn't tjost's The Binge (one of the bestsellers here) a resub?
smblion wrote:parody is immune
No, it isn't. That's why Tjost had to resub The Binge, and why there's usually several rejections every derby for being too close to copyrighted material.
mattlussier wrote:if only they could print that high... unfortunately it faces the rejectionator...
great concept though...
Ack, really? I can only go up to the edge of the artboard or where? Must. Fix. This.
heysammyk wrote:Ack, really? I can only go up to the edge of the artboard or where? Must. Fix. This.
Woot does not print past the collar line. In fact, it's best if you have your design start about an inch or so lower than where the collar hits.
Re: The Chase
Hipsters in the wild!
Unfortunately this one is pretty late, but the idea really made me laugh so I still had to try.
Here are some close ups.
JadenKale wrote:Woot does not print past the collar line. In fact, it's best if you have your design start about an inch or so lower than where the collar hits.
Thanks! Anyway to upload a revision to an existing entry or do I have to re-enter and start from scratch? (anyone smell a newbie here?) :D
Re: hipsterpotamus!
I like the way it really feels like they are in the water. Great job.
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He posts the design in the colors he wants the shirt to look like and let's woot take care of the actual printing color configuration. You can say that you had a bad experience with it, but he says he's had only positive experiences with it. Your anecdote is not more valid than his. If woot messes one of his shirts up, maybe he'll take another approach, but so far it works for him, and as far as I can see, it's not hurting anyone at all.
The problem with this is, it should be the designer who dictates the color choices, not be lazy and assume the staff will know the right colors to print the design with.
Part of design is not just in the drawing or creation of the concept, it's in the final product, and that includes understanding color. That's why Pantone was created: to have a universal color palette across the print world. If you use color 185 C, you will ALWAYS get that red you see on coca-cola cans. It will never change unless the person mixing the colors makes a mistake. And if you can cough up a paltry $30 bucks or so on a used Pantone book from eBay (and I use the term "paltry" purely because he's made enough in tee money here to have bought possibly every artist 4 a piece), you can be respectful of the customers, the staff and the other designers competing with you. Hell, most of us don't have one, and we still use the Pantone coated list from Adobe's programs. Honestly, if you have the information available to you, I don't see why you wouldn't use it.
heysammyk wrote:Thanks! Anyway to upload a revision to an existing entry or do I have to re-enter and start from scratch? (anyone smell a newbie here?) :D
Sadly, yes, you need to re-enter and start from the beginning.
Re: slow jam
This is hilarious. The turtle is loving every minute of it.
I have to say, you my friend are a illustration power house. All of your entries are great and are top notch quality! Keep up the awesome work and you'll score a print in no time. Best of luck!
AdderXYU wrote:I know why this isn't doing better, but as cynical and realistic and informed as I may be about the factors that are keeping it down, deep down I'll never fully understand why MJ's work doesn't at least fog more often.
At this point, MJ and I are debating as to where we'll place this week. I keep telling her she's going to beat my scarf off. XD
Re: See No Hipster, Hear No Hipster, Speak No Hipster
Love this shirt. makes me laugh every time I look at it
Re: Dead Battery
Love the expression on his face, very detailed, looks like he may day in about 15 minutes.
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In 2009, SolarWorld contacted the CLIMB Center for Advancement during a "ramp up" phase of their 480,000-square-foot production plant in Hillsboro. They were behind schedule with their technical documentation training and ended up getting a little boost from the folks at CLIMB. "It's one thing that we had slipped a little bit behind on, so [CLIMB] helped us get back up to speed to ensure our new employees were able to learn how to use our equipment effectively," said Training Manager Jennifer Ryan.
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Correct wood for porch railings
I'm about to begin reproducing the front porch railings on our 1890s vintage home. The original railings were removed by a former owner but I have pictures to work from. I don't want to use pressure treated--typically it warps and cracks a lot, but also because I'm going to have to do a lot of turning, milling, etc. and don't want to deal with the hazards.
What would you recommend as a suitable wood that would be strong, reasonably rot-resistant (it will be painted and not in contact with the ground), and reasonably good for turning?
Spanish cedar is pretty commonly used for outdoor turnings, as it turns well and lasts reasonably well. While heart redwood or heart red cedar may out last it, mosy guys I know do not like to turn them, because it is soft and tears too easily for them. (that is what they say, I have no personal experience).
Be sure to wear a decent respirator, as the resins in the dust from it are extremely irritating to throat and nasal passages, and very bitter in taste.
Thanks troubleseeker. Given what I have been able to find online (see below), I'm wondering if I should make the top & bottom rails from a stronger wood and make the spindles and turnings from spanish cedar.
BTW, I've played around turning some 2x2 red cedar cutoffs (leftovers from the railing on my kids playhouse). It's very difficult to get a smooth surface and nice sharp cuts.
From http://www.exotichardwoods-southamer...darspanish.htm
Strength Properties
The bending strength of the species is considered medium, being much weaker than White oak or Teak in the air-dry condition (about 12 percent moisture content). It is weak in compression parallel to grain (maximum crushing strength), and is inferior to Mahogany. Surfaces may dent or scratch easily since the wood is soft.
We have had excellent results with Douglas Fir, both for railing and turned spindles. It is very hard for a softwood and machines/turns beautifully. We have also turned thousands of Redwood spindles for porches with great success. True, Redwood is very soft and tears if care is not taken. We sharpen the lathe knives about 4x more often when turning Redwood than when turning Douglas Fir.
Also, the dust from Redwood is very fine and irritating, both to the machine and the operator. Excellent dust collection is an absolute must when working with Redwood. We have found that extra maintenance is required on bearings, etc. when working with Redwood.
@WesternSpindle -- your message is timely. I just got the quote from my regular lumberyard for cedar for the project...$2300. And that would not include any machining, turning, etc. (I'd be doing all that.)
I see your site recommends doug-fir, which I think might be a fine alternative. I'm not sure it it would be less expensive, but I think so. Actually, I'm re-thinking the no pressure treated plan I started with. I might use it for at least the bottom rail.
I got your web site address before the post was edited. I'll get in touch with you for some pricing info. BTW, here's a picture of what I'm trying to reproduce (the railing only, the ball-n-stick above is still there).
Personally, I'd probably do it in clear white pine or mahogany. I can't stand working with spanish cedar. Too irritating.
That's a beautiful aspiration, that porch reproduction. I don't know where to purchase Spanish cedar as the local lumber yard doesn't carry it. Western Red Cedar, I think, they told me can be had from another source. Pine is what they suggested but I also do not want a painted lady when I'm done. Since there is a flight of stairs out front I'll have to mix woods, I guess, but the finished effect, I hope, is all one stained color. I'd like to use a crown molding under the soffit that carries out the wood's beautiful effect, a little beefier size than what may be used normally. Again, I do not know how to source my lumber needs.
Sure would help if you would go back and add where you live to your profile.
Someone may know some local sources.
I live in VA and within an hour I can find almost any wood on the planet due to all the boat building going on in my area.
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Avocados are not only delicious, they're super satisfying and help keep your body healthy too. Just in case you need even more encouragement to eat your avocados (c'mon guacamole isn't reason enough?) here are 4 healthy reasons avocados are so good for you.
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There's a lot to love about a classic margarita. Hey, it's classic for a reason, right? But juicy grapefruit, mango or blood orange margaritas sound pretty good too. This margarita formula allows you to mix up a pitcher with whatever fruit flavor you're in the mood for. We use just a touch of simple syrup and add fresh fruit juice for sweetness, flavor and color. Plus, these margaritas taste so good no one will miss the cloying sweetness of a restaurant-style or premade-mix margarita—which can have 10 to 15 teaspoons of added sugar. You'll save about 150 calories and 40 grams of added sugar per cocktail with this skinny margarita recipe.
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I'm a working mother of two kids under 5. What do I want for Mother's Day? Breakfast in bed. I want to sleep in till 7 (gasp!). I want my hubby to bring me a cup of coffee and that stack of magazines I've been meaning to read for
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In October 2012 I undertook a procedure that involved:
- Jaw implants
- Buccal fat pad removal
- Chin and neck liposuction
The procedure was carried out by Dr Noorman van der Dussen and Dr Bert Oelbrandt at a hospital close to Antwerp, Belgium.
The aim of the procedure was to reduce a nagging double chin that I had carried for many years, and, through the jaw implants, give my face a more 'masculine' look.
The procedure was undoubtedly a success - after a period of approximately 3 weeks where there was some significant swelling around the jaw area, the outcome was that it appeared that I had lost weight and looked healthier. I received a number of compliments on the improvement, with no visible evidence of what had occurred (the implant incisions were on the inside of the mouth, and the liposuction incisions were tiny). I simply looked like myself - but a lot better. I was ecstatic.
The result has improved my appearance and given me a great deal more confidence. I wish I had done procedure years ago.
I do wish that I had a better grasp of the amount of swelling and the recovery period - the swelling was significantly for 3 weeks, and the first week was particularly difficult.
The doctors were extremely professional and skilled in the procedure and I thank them.
My Experience with Jaw Implants and Buccal Fat Pad Removal by Dr Noorman Van Der Dussen/Oelbrandt - Antwerp, Belgium
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I would rate the efforts of Dr van der Dussen and Dr Oelbrandt as excellent. The outcome of the procedure was an unqualified success. I also had some questions and concerns after the operation, particularly with what I regarded as a slow recovery time. However they were accessible for discussions and meetings when I required it.


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The planned biopic with Al Pacino playing legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno is going forward- and will reunite Pacino with his "Scarface" and "Carlito's Way" director, Brian De Palma.
Deadline reported Wednesday night that the film, which will be called "Happy Valley," is going forward under producer Edward R. Pressman. Dave McKenna is writing the screenplay, based on Joe Posnanski's controversial bestseller "Paterno."
It's unclear how much of the book, and for that matter Paterno's life, the movie will cover, but chances are the high-profile scandal that ended the coach's career shortly before his 2012 death will be a part of it.
As for Pacino, he played a football coach in Oliver Stone's 1999 "Any Given Sunday," and has played historical figures from Roy Cohn (in "Angels in America") to Dr. Jack Kevorkian ("You Don't Know Jack.")


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The Pedaltrain JR SC is perfect for when you are on the go with about 5 or 6 of your favorite pedals. Included is a really nice soft-case with a nice size outer pocket for extra storage.
When you first get the pedalboard out of the box, it is void of any Velcro, but included is two rolls of opposite sided Velcro. It is very easy to take the "soft side" and cut it to length and then attach it to the pedalboard. The other roll is for the bottom of your pedals, and again it is as simple as having a pair of scissors.
Also included is a bundle of zip ties to help mange power cables to each pedal. This comes in handy when you are trying to keep your pedalboard looking neat and clean.
As far as the quality of the board itself, it is very heavy-duty. I don't see this thing breaking... ever.
Solid craftsman ship, good design, and easy to use. The Pedaltrain JR is a great pedalboard!
I bought mine from Pedaltrain Pedalboards - Pedaltrain Pro - Pedaltrainpro.com and received it very quick and in perfect condition.
For $99.95 including the Soft Case and free shipping, this is a must have for any guitar player that uses pedals and needs to take them from gigs to practices, etc.


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The First Sunday of Each Month
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This is a group for People of Color and their allies on the path to making a more equitable, inclusive and racially diverse Against the Stream sangha. We will practice together and discuss racial justice issues and what we as compassionate partners can accomplish on this path of non-harm.
This is open to all who care about the future of racial issues in America, not just Buddhist practitioners. Bring a friend!
Drop in class, by donation
On the third Monday of the month there is POC Group, also at Melrose, from 6:15-7:15pm. More info.
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ASUS Announces Zenfone 3 Smartphone Family
Subject: Mobile | May 30, 2016 - 02:14 PM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: zenfone 3, snapdragon 820, Snapdragon 625, smartphone, ips, computex 2016, computex, asus, Android, AMOLED
The Zenfone 3 family has been officially announced, and ASUS has provided all of the details of these new Android smartphones from Computex 2016.
The Zenfone 3 family is comprised of three phones; the Zenfone 3, Zenfone 3 Deluxe, and the massive Zenfone 3 Ultra. The first of these is the standard Zenfone 3, which replaces the Zenfone 2 not only in number, but architecture. While the previous version was powered by an Intel SoC, this new Zenfone contains a conventional ARM-based SoC; the Snapdragon 625.
A 5.5-inch device with a FHD (1920x1080) IPS display protected by Gorilla Glass 4, the 7.69 mm thick Zenfone 3 also boasts a 16MP "PixelMaster" camera with OIS and "ultra-fast 0.03s instant focus" for clear photos. Other features include a sizable 4GB of RAM, a "5-magnet" speaker design and 24-bit/192kHz high-resolution audio support, and a 3000 mAh battery. The phone uses USB Type-C connectivity, and arrives with Android 6.0 with ZenUI 3.0.
Moving to the Zenfone 3 Deluxe, this higher-end model offers a slightly larger 5.7" FHD AMOLED display (rather than IPS), and adds Quick Charge 3.0 for the 3000 mAh, and USB 3.0 speed to the Type-C connector. The SoC powering the Deluxe is the biggest upgrade over the standard Zenfone 3, with the powerful Snapdragon 820 replacing the base model's Snapdragon 625.
If you enjoy a more tablet-like experience, the 6.8-inch (!) Zenfone 3 Ultra might be for you!
While still FHD at this tablet-like size, the rear camera on the Ultra is a big upgrade, with a 23MP PixelMaster Camera (via the Sony IMX318 sensor). The battery is also a big upgrade over the smaller phones, as the larger chassis allows a 4600 mAh capacity. The big question (pun intended) becomes, will people want to use a 6.8-inch smartphone? To which the answer must be, no, we will hold out for the 7+ inch phones! (Or not.)
As to pricing, the Zenfone 3 is nearly as aggressive as the previous version, with an MSRP of $249. The Deluxe version is priced much more like premium handset at $499, and the Ultra is just behind it at $479. Availablity has not been announced.
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The Nexus S 4G is a Google phone through and through. Following Google's first hardware venture into the handset market, the Nexus One, this phone is how Google envisions the Gingerbread (Android 2.3) platform. Manufactured by Samsung, the Nexus S originally debuted as a GSM unlocked phone and on T-Mobile in the US earlier this year. Now, for the debut on CDMA networks, Samsung and Sprint have teamed together to add a 4G, WiMAX modem.
Because it is a Google tuned experience, the Nexus S 4G software is extremely polished, and provides a great user experience. Being the first phone to ship with Gingerbread, and still being one of the few phones shipping with it at this point in the game, it provides the absolute best small form-factor experience that Android is capable of.
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Offering over 40 percent space savings compared to a discrete implementation, the TinyBuck FAN21SV06 6A synchronous Buck Regulator from Fairchild Semiconductor incorporates a controller, driver and optimized power MOSFETs in a compact 5mm x 6mm MLP footprint. Operating with up to 95% efficiency, the device features include a sync pin, pre-bias startup, soft start, under voltage lockout, and thermal shutdown, as well as overvoltage and overcurrent protection. From $1.50 each per 1,000 pieces.
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GRAPHIC-Trump, Draghi, Fed doubts: is the dollar rally done?
* Dollar rallies since Bretton-Woods: http://tmsnrt.rs/2g7ph8E
* Failure to break 50-day MA dents gold investors' confidence * Futures volume high, partly boosted be Feb-April rollover * HSBC shifts allocation out of gold * Coming up: U.S. December new home sales Friday By Frank Tang NEW YORK, Jan 24 Bullion posted its biggest one day drop in three weeks, falling 1 percent on Thursday after repeatedly failing to break above a key technical resistance, its 50-day moving average at under $1,700. Investor confidence in gold was further eroded when major bullion bank HSBC said in a note that it had halved its exposure to gold, shifting its inflation hedge to U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS). A recovery in gold prices earlier this week ran out of steam as the metal hit strong overhead resistance between $1,690 and $1,700. Gold has failed to breach that level in the last five sessions in a row. "There are ... important areas of resistance gold encountered this week and so far unable to break above, which are the multimonth downward trendline, the 50-day moving average and the recent highs," said Adam Sarhan, CEO of Sarhan Capital. "I expect the recent trading range between $1,695 and $1,625 to continue," he said. Spot gold hit a low of $1,664.69 at just above its 200-day moving average. It was down 1 percent at $1,668.90 an ounce by 2:19 p.m. EST (1919 GMT) U.S. COMEX gold futures for February delivery settled down $16.80 at $1,669.90 an ounce. Trading volume was about 20 percent above its 250-day average, preliminary Reuters data showed, partially boosted by February-April contract rollover ahead of February's first-notice day on Jan. 31. Silver, which tends to be more volatile than gold, dropped 1.7 percent to $31.68 an ounce. In the note, HSBC took a much less favorable view of the metal as an inflation hedge. The bank attributed the move to a decline in systematic risks, as the probability of a euro zone breakup fell and "the most apocalyptic" of U.S. fiscal outlooks was avoided. HSBC cut gold's weight in its 3-year strategic portfolio by 8 percentage points to 7 percent, and by 9 percentage points to 7 percent in its tactical portfolio. Gold also came under pressure from the U.S. House of Representatives' passage of a bill late on Wednesday to extend the U.S. debt ceiling limit to May 19, clearing it for fast enactment after the top Senate Democrat and White House endorsed it. The move avoided a repeat of a 2011 standoff between Washington lawmakers that sent gold to record highs at $1,920.30 an ounce, analysts said. INDIAN DEMAND LANGUISHES Physical buyers in main gold consumer India reported that they were struggling to sell stocks despite offering discounts to buyers, as the market digested a 50 percent hike in import tax. Holdings of the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, the SPDR Gold Trust, fell 1.8 tonnes on Wednesday, bringing its overall outflow for the year to 16.7 tonnes. More positively for prices, the Russian central bank's First Deputy Chairman Alexei Ulyukayev said on Thursday Russia will keep buying bullion. The bank said in 2005 it planned to lift gold to 10 percent of forex reserves, a level it is approaching after buying around 550 tonnes of gold in the last six years. Among platinum group metals, platinum eased 0.4 percent to $1,677.50 an ounce and palladium edged up 0.1 percent to $724.50 an ounce. 2:19 PM EST LAST/ NET PCT LOW HIGH CURRENT SETTLE CHNG CHNG VOL US Gold FEB 1669.90 -16.80 -1.0 1664.20 1685.80 165,166 US Silver MAR 31.722 -0.717 -2.2 31.605 32.245 43,107 US Plat APR 1683.80 -8.00 -0.5 1676.00 1693.00 9,046 US Pall MAR 726.70 0.50 0.1 716.60 728.80 3,458 Gold 1668.90 -16.24 -1.0 1664.69 1686.06 Silver 31.680 -0.560 -1.7 31.630 32.250 Platinum 1677.50 -6.75 -0.4 1678.75 1689.00 Palladium 724.50 1.03 0.1 719.50 726.50 TOTAL MARKET VOLUME 30-D ATM VOLATILITY CURRENT 30D AVG 250D AVG CURRENT CHG US Gold 213,429 150,922 173,862 12.58 0.03 US Silver 49,191 42,941 53,338 19.91 -1.24 US Platinum 9,193 16,012 10,842 17.07 0.01 US Palladium 3,617 3,325 4,810
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LONDON Global debt levels have climbed $500 billion (390.20 billion pounds) in the past year to a record $217 trillion, a new study shows, just as major central banks prepare to end years of super-cheap credit policies.
LONDON Global debt levels have climbed $500 billion in the past year to a record $217 trillion, a new study shows, just as major central banks prepare to end years of super-cheap credit policies.


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Publication Acceptance Date: 4/1/2011
Publication Date: 5/9/2011
Citation: Pollak, E.J. 2011. Genomics and the global livestock industries [abstract]. In: Proceedings of Applied Genomics for Sustainable Livestock Breeding. Sir Mark Oliphant Conferences, May 2-5, 2011, Melbourne, Australia. p. 9-10. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: After two decades devoted to the quest of developing tools for selection that are based on information obtained directly from the bovine genome, we find ourselves at an interesting juncture. On one hand, application of the technology has essentially eliminated the potentially large negative impact of spontaneous single mutation genetic defects as the management of recent examples of those defects has demonstrated. We also now have the ability to perform more accurate selection based on Molecular Breeding Values for animals that are closely related to the discovery population used to establish the associations of genetic markers with phenotypic measures or genetic evaluations used as phenotypic data; dairy example. Yet the amount of genetic variation explained by the DNA tests falls short of the expectations held for the technology and current tests are less effective in distant relatives within a breed and are not robust enough to be used across breeds. It is hypothesized that the new "larger SNP panels" will help extent the effective use of tests to more distantly related animals, including across breeds. Beyond the application of the new "larger panels" looms sequencing and imputing sequences across individuals with the hopes of being able to find causative mutations or SNPs in perfect harmony with the mutation. However, the investment to revisit discovery populations will be large. We can ill afford to duplicate genotyping or sequencing activities for prominent individuals. Hence, the concept of a global strategy for genotyping and sequencing becomes an attractive proposition as many of our livestock populations are related. As we learned more of the complexities of the genome, the number of animals in discovery populations necessary to achieve high levels of predictability has grown dramatically. No one organization has the capacity or resources to assemble the animals needed, especially for novel, expensive or hard to measure phenotypes. Therefore, consolidating dataset or meta-analysis of like data results will be necessary to help map sources of variation. Thinking beyond the genome to additional complex areas of exploration invites initiatives in proteomics and phenomics (defined here as phenotypes at the biological level that contribute to the architecture of our complex traits). These areas would also be fertile ground for strategic international collaborations as, by nature, it will be difficult and expensive for any one organization to accumulate the data required to enable discovery at the desired level. Current activities and future opportunities relating to international collaborations will be presented as examples. *USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.


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