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This is a magic psychedelic book album.It is the only book in the world that I know of that is designed to be part of a record collection..I designed the book so that instead of buying my art someone can have it all in a book.The book is a document to Panamanian and American Psychedelia.After leaving Totem Design (Karim Rashid)in New York and running a restaurant in Easton Pennsyvania.I left my Williamsburg artistic friends and moved to Panama.In Panama I spent five years working on this design art book album and living in the favela Chorillo with my Blue Gran Torino.The music is also experimental.It is dub krautrock music with synth lazer sounds for free download on youtube and bandcamp.com.As a work of art it is a tribute to the experiences I had growing up in Texas and South Florida going to thrift stores,taking LSD,and shopping in record shops. I wanted an art book which was more like having a personal rock and roll experience .Something that interacts with the internet instead of just sitting there.This edition is the artists edition.I left errors in spelling and the back cover upside down.Presently I live in London I am trying to get it published and sold in Rough Trade. When I get it published I will remove the personal pic on the last page,fix the spelling,and change the back cover to right side up.I have to charge a bit more for this book because it is a very specific kind of thing.Psychedelic art is not mainstream so I only sell a few books a year.This is my first edition without publishers getting their greedy commercial hands on it .I collect psychedelic posters,albums,and esoteric art books.This is for the person like myself who is looking for something untainted and underground.A collector who understands the value of underground art books ,vintage clothing,experimental music ,psychedelia and record collecting.This is an artists book not an art book.Its not for everyone and that is fine by me.
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- Category Fine Art
Large Square, 12×12 in, 30×30 cm
64 Pages
- Hardcover, Dust Jacket: 9781320004381
- Hardcover, ImageWrap: 9781320004398
- Publish Date Sep 19, 2011
- Language English
- Tags psychedelic art, rock and roll, graphic design, rico adventura, underground art, hippie art, hipster art, bohemian art, panama, LP, punk, 60s
About the Creator
My work is a good representation of who I am in the sense that every picture or song I write is directly linked to my life.I feel that aspect is what qualifies what to me what is "good" or "bad".The cosmos is the true judge of what survives.An artist really does not know if what he is doing is valid until others proclaim it so.It is a feeling game which requires instinct and determination.I have studied at some of the best schools in the country (pratt institute new york) and (corcoran) in Washington D.C. but everything I have been taught I have had to unlearn.In fact every rule I was taught in art school I try to break.As an art professor I have tried not create dependency and freedom has been my guide.To explain the work in one word I would have to say the work is about fusion.Instead of a linear way of working I like to work organically like Mathew Barney works. Although our work is different I like to move from one thing to another. My photos are a a collaboration between musi
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Arcos Dorados has also contracted to lease VeriFone card acceptance systems and will offer individual restaurants either the VX 810 PINpad or MX 870 multimedia payment system. The agreement provides the opportunity for broader rollout to other countries, and beyond.
We were looking for payments and security expertise, and VeriFone provided the knowledge and technology to support our efforts," said Pablo Corona, Arcos Dorados Systems Director, South Division of Latin America. "We found the perfect match for PCI DSS compliant hardware and software while increasing transaction reliability."
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"We started doing live shows - we had a seven-piece band: drummers, keyboard, guitars, all that sort of stuff - and then the whole show went in a way we didn't really wanna go ... y'know, that live, acid jazzy sorta thing," explains the genial Latukefu, picking up the story. "We wanted to keep it just hip-hop, so the two of us stuck together and started doing the traditional two-turntables-and-a-microphone sort of thing."
In a music scene then saturated with funk-lite bands flying the acid jazz flag, reverting to a purer form of hip-hop was a bold but important decision for Koolism - and one that now seems poised to pay off with the release this year of their debut album proper, the funky, promising Part One. Although the duo did put together a now hard-to-find, vinyl-only LP, Lift Ya Game, in 1998, 10 years is still a long time to get from A to B.
"Yeah," admits Latukefu. "I think it was just sort of building a foundation, really. I never took music too serious, I never thought that you could really take it somewhere; I always put football first. So music was a hobby just then. When we started doing shows and people were really getting into it we thought, shit, maybe we can do something with it ..."
Near-constant gigging ("The second half of the year we've probably averaged two shows a week," says the hip-hopper), positive street press and radio support, and opening slots with high-profile international acts including the Jungle Brothers, Black Eyed Peas and Blackalicious have raised Koolism's profile to such an extent that they could soon be following in the award-winning footsteps of the likes of 1200 Techniques and Katalyst.
"We actually did a song with 1200 Techniques last week - but that's sort of, like, under wraps," Latukefu accidentally reveals, before contemplating the local scene. "Australia's a rock-orientated country, man, and it's pretty hard for anything outside rock to make it big. People like 1200 Techniques are sort of half-rocky and half-hip-hop - so they're sort of crossing that boundary. And then, soon, groups like us, which are just hip-hop, will be able to follow in their footsteps and make some noise as well.
"I think hip-hop in Australia is bound for big things very soon - next year [or in a] couple of years. Positive hip-hop will always shine through."
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Did you know?
'Riemland' comes from the Afrikaans word 'riem' meaning 'thong' from the leather thongs produced here in the early hunting days.
The Riemland Route is a 200km tourism route through the north eastern Free State linking the towns of Sasolburg, Heilbron, Petrus Steyn, Lindley, Arlington and Rosendal.
It gently winds its way south towards Ficksburg near the Lesotho border, where it connects with the Maloti Drakensberg Route. It's about an hour's drive between each town, giving you sufficient time to take in the peaceful surrounds and wide open spaces that characterise this area.
The towns themselves are steeped in history, as the region was once a prolific hunting destination, attracting European sharpshooters from the 1800s who were lured by the game that literally swarmed the plains.
The region also played a role in the Great Trek when the Voortrekkers settled here (and clashed with presiding chief Mzilikazi) as well as in the Anglo Boer War. Heilbron was the site of one of several concentration camps established by the British during the war. Several memorials along the Riemland Route commemorate these historical events.
Apart from its history, there's plenty to see and do in the area. In Sasolburg you can visit the Riemland Eco Park, home to at least 14 species of antelope, as well as the local botanical garden and Leeuspruit hiking trail. Heilbron's historical route is a major attraction along with numerous conservancies, game reserves and lodges, bass fishing and mountain biking trails.
Horse cart rides courtesy of famous local horseman, Petros Qokelani and a visit to Riemland O'Kasi cheese shop are must-dos in Petrus Steyn, while the various farm-style restaurants, bakeries and confectionaries of Lindley make for perfect rest stops along the route.
At Arlington, make sure you visit the Leghoya Ruins, the site of an ancient village once occupied by the Leghoya people. Finally in Rosendal, you can revel in the beauty of the mountain surrounds with a hike along the Mosamane Hiking Trail in the foothills of the Maluti Mountains.
The Riemland Route also includes the 50km-long Riemland Wine Route, featuring the wines of at least four renowned Western Cape wine cellars on local farms-turned-cellars.
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Who to contact
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How to get here
From Johannesburg, take the Golden Highway to Sasolburg, and then follow the Riemland Route along the R57 to Rosendal. From Cape Town, take the N1 to Sasolburg and from Durban, the N3 to Villiers, and then the R716 to Sasolburg.
Best time to visit
The Riemland Route is an all-year-round destination. Summers can get very hot, while winters are cool with very cold nights.
Around the area
Ficksburg (especially in cherry season – November), Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site near Parys, the Vaal Dam and Vaal Meander, the charming town of Clarens.
Tours to do
Anglo-Boer War tours at Heilbron, the Riemland Wine Route, Francolin Creek Conservancy, Leghoya Ruins, Ghoya Africa Conservancy, authentic Namibian German Pub at Enkelbos.
Get around
Self drive.
Length of stay
Two to three days or a weekend.
What to eat
Traditional 'boerekos' (farm-style food) is available at restaurants along the route.
What's happening
The Vegkop Boerevereniging Grass Rally takes place on the third Saturday of February at Enkeldoorndam near Heilbron; Riemland Mountain Bike Race in October at Heilbron; Dome Adventure Festival at nearby Parys in November; Cherry Festival at Ficksburg in November.


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Readers responded with their own tales of woe and outrage to a two-day Free Press examination of parking problems encountered by disabled people in metro Detroit.
The two-day report and accompanying video, which can be seen at freep.com, exposed widespread abuse of handicap parking laws in the Detroit area and uneven enforcement. With the exception of Warren, police rarely check handicap plates or parking placards for fraudulent use, according to data provided to the Free Press from 21 police departments and courts. The problems come with a record number of handicap plates and placards issued for use in Michigan.
Bruce Sachs, chairman of the Michigan Polio Network, wrote: "As a polio survivor and scooter user, I greatly appreciated your article. … Although I can access my scooter from the rear of my SUV, many of our members need the side room in the blue areas (of handicap parking spaces) to exit and enter their vehicles.
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Ecosystems Services, Inc. specializes in designing and building residential and commercial irrigation systems from concept to completion. Services include but are not limited to irrigation repair, installation, renovation of existing systems, site lighting and drainage solutions. Our company delivers quality workmanship and is focused on "above and beyond" customer satisfaction. Ecosystems became incorporated in April, 1999 and is owned and operated by David A. Robertson. David Robertson holds an Associates Degree in Landscape Development as well as a Bachelors of Technology in Plant Science. In addition to his education he has over fifteen years experience in the industry and is a Certified Irrigation Contractor by the Irrigation Association of Atlanta. Ecosystems is a Rainbird and Hunter Irrigation Select Contractor.
I contacted Ecosystems Services regarding a leak in my sprinkler system. I had used Ecosystems once before for maintenance on the system. Just like last time, David Robertson responded quickly and provided great service. He truly lives up to his ratings.
Posted: 2/17/2017 • Link to this review
I contacted Ecosystems about winterizing my home's sprinkler system based on their excellent reviews here. Its true what you read about them! Not only they were more reasonably priced than other places I've contacted in the area, talking to David was also very educational and helpful. He explained to me what was necessary and what not (I'm a first timer with sprinklers), did not try to upsell me, and explained the things I can do myself to best maintain my irrigation system. It's so rare those days that you meet contractors who look out for your best interest right away. Ecosystems seems to be one of them.
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Area Duluth, GA
Cost Less than $250
Date December 2016
Posted: 12/01/2016 • Link to this review
Reviews: 3
Contacted David Robertson after our irrigation pipes were broken during cable installation by a utility company. David responded to our inquiry immediately and came out to evaluate the problem. He provided clear and convincing information about what it would take to make the necessary repairs. The repairs were completed in a timely manner and the cost was very reasonable for all that was needed. (comparative analysis) David is courteous and very effective at what he does. It was such a pleasure to work with someone who exemplifies customer care. He has earned our business!
Project Details
Ecosystems came out and replaced spray nozzles, installed a Backflow Preventer, replaced four electronic control valves and replaced two other sprinkler heads.
Cost $500 - $999
Date October 2016
Posted: 10/18/2016 • Link to this review
Reviews: 2
I called Dave Robertson of Ecosystems Services, Inc. this morning because we broke a sprinkler line while planting. He returned my call in a very timely fashion and was actually going to be working in my area so he came today. He was totally professional, pleasant, efficient and reasonable.
Project Details
Dave Robertson of Ecosystems Service, Inc. repaired a broken sprinkler line and replaced 2 heads that were leaking.
Area Alpharetta, GA
Cost Less than $250
Date October 2016
Posted: 10/17/2016 • Link to this review
This review is Way overdue. My husband and I wanted to get our sprinkler system up and running again since buying our house. We called multiple sprinkler system companies both large and small and no one could seem to find time to help us out. We called Ecosystems and David returned our call immediately. At the time he was involved with several large projects but made time to swing by our house and efficiently get our sprinkler system up and running including replacing sprinkler heads and teaching me how to program our system - all within two hours. I was so surprised at how reasonable his pricing was too! Thanks to David our lawn has been saved in the summer heat. Thank you David!
Project Details
Repaired home sprinkler system.
Area Cumming, GA
Cost Less than $250
Posted: 8/03/2016 • Link to this review
Ecosystems Services worked at my home this past weekend. David was responsive, professional, friendly, effective and fair. His crew was thorough and efficient. Don't hesitate to reach out to Ecosystems Services, Inc.
Project Details
sprinkler head issue diagnosis and repair, system consult
Area Roswell, GA
Date June 2016
Posted: 6/14/2016 • Link to this review
Reviews: 2
David Robertson is the only person that's ever returned my call so quickly and could schedule a next-day appointment. He educated us on our system and made repairs that needed to be made to the irrigation system. He didn't try to sell us anything more than what was needed repairs. The repairs were made the same time as he looked over the system. Great experience!
Posted: 3/05/2016 • Link to this review
Reviews: 10
We had been using a major competitor who was not able or willing to help us with a repair need. So we checked on Kudzu and found David Robertson of Ecosystems Services Inc. What a great find. David is professional, a fair and straight shooter. He was able to find the problem and fix it on the spot.He got our system up and running within the expected time frame. His pricing is fair and reasonable for the excellent service rendered. David and his company will be our irrigation company until further notice! If you have a need for irrigation repair, you will not go wrong if you engage David Robertson of Ecosystems Services Inc. See you in the spring David...
Posted: 12/14/2015 • Link to this review
Reviews: 4
We asked for a quote and were given one. On the date he told us we'd have one. He answered the phone, called back as he said. He did all the little things that make a company great! As soon as we have a landscape team, we are calling Exosystems to put in our irrigation.
Posted: 9/21/2015 • Link to this review
I am so grateful for David Robertson and Ecosystems! I manually watered my yard for over 30 years. I did not trust anything or anyone else to do as good of a job as I could do. Finally, I reluctantly decided to have a sprinkler system installed. David Robertson was highly recommended by a client of a friend. The glowing recommendation was spot on. Everything about Ecosystem is professional and well done. David spent lots of time discussing with me my many concerns and he specially designed an excellent water delivery system for my lawn and plants. I have had the system for the past 1 � years. My yard has never looked better and I am really able to enjoy my yard like never before. My only regret is that I did not have Ecosystem install a sprinkler system earlier. Thank you David!
Posted: 8/01/2015 • Link to this review
We have been using Ecosystems to service our underground irrigation system for some 17 years, and at every touch point throughout the years we have experienced prompt response times to our service requests along with outstanding diagnostics and solutions for problems that arose-all offered at reasonable costs. David Robertson, owner of Ecosystems, is a true professional and a pleasure to work with as is his staff. He's experienced and technically up-to-date identifying and solving issues quickly and efficiently. You will always receive a return call from David as well as a return visit if there's a rare glitch in any of his work or equipment. Not only would we not hesitate to recommend Ecosystems, we encourage everyone whom may need their services to contact them to be assured of a job expertly and cost-effectively done and supported.
Posted: 6/25/2015 • Link to this review
I thought I was going to have to replace my controller as it stopped recognizing one of my watering zones and would not let me reprogram it back in. It took David 5 minutes to reset the controller and then all was well. He responded quickly to my call and the price was very reasonable. I know who I'll be calling from now on. Highly recommended.
Posted: 6/10/2015 • Link to this review
Reviews: 2
On a Saturday afternoon, one of our sprinkler zones randomly started spraying. We searched and dug for the cutoff valve to no avail. Water was beginning to flood the lawn. We called a neighbor who had work recently done on their system. He recommended David and thank goodness he did! David answered our call that Saturday afternoon, came over quickly, easily located a shutoff and got the water turned off. He saved the day!! He then scheduled us an appt. the following week to get the valves replaced on our aging system so this wouldn't happen again. David's a great guy, honest and fast!
Posted: 6/05/2015 • Link to this review
David and his team are true professionals. After pool construction, our sprinkler system was a total mess. The "sprinkler expert" recommended by our pool contractor only compounded the problem. David immediately recognized what needed to be done, and finished the job quickly, and his guys left our property looking better than they found it. Look no further, and believe the reviews, David is the real deal!
Posted: 5/26/2015 • Link to this review
Reviews: 36
I called David for a repair job. My irrigation system is leaking. He was so busy, he couldn't get to me for 3 weeks. He did take the time to help me understand what was wrong with the system and then referred me to someone who could help. If I ever need more irrigation service, I'll give him a call!
Posted: 5/04/2015 • Link to this review
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David Robertson (owner) is a Certified Irrigation Contractor in Georgia. David holds an Associates degree as well as a Bachelor of Technology in Agriculture. David has worked in Landscape/Irrigation since 1992. Ecosystems Services Inc. is a Rainbird select contractor.
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text: Net Neutrality FCC Votes To Begin Rollback Of Net Neutrality Regulations By Alina Selyukh • May 18, 2017 The Federal Communications Commission has officially begun to undo Obama-era regulations on Internet service providers, often called net neutrality rules. The rules, passed in 2015, had placed cable and telecom companies under the strictest-ever oversight of the agency. What the Latest in Net Neutrality Means for Rural Providers By Kate Lochte & Matt Markgraf • Feb 9, 2015 Matt Markgraf, WKMS Net neutrality is back in the headlines after FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced his plans to present a 300-page document at a meeting later this month, which would reclassify 'broadband.' Under the current Telecommunications Act, there are multiple areas: telephone, broadcast, information. If the proposal passes, broadband would be reclassified from an information service to a telecom service. Michael Ramage, Associate Director for the Center for Telecommunications Systems Management at Murray State University, discusses the latest news, explains regulating web access as a public utility and what this might mean for consumers and communications companies on Sounds Good. Your Favorite Sites Will 'Slow Down' Today, For A Cause By Elise Hu • Sep 10, 2014 You'll find spinning wheels at the top of Netflix, Etsy, Foursquare and other top sites today, as they take part in Internet Slowdown Day. While sites won't slow down for real, participating Internet companies will be covered with the symbolic loading icons "to remind everyone what an Internet without net neutrality would look like," the organizers write on their website. FCC To Unveil Proposed Rules To Govern Internet Traffic By Laura Sydell • May 15, 2014 The Federal Communications Commission announced last month that it would propose new rules. In a blog post, Chairman Tom Wheeler insists that the open Internet rules will help maintain what's called network neutrality. That is, making certain that your Internet provider doesn't give a faster connection to a service that can pay more. New Net Neutrality Rules Explained By Kate Lochte • Feb 24, 2014 The issue of net neutrality has seen a resurgence on across the internet again after the announcement that Netflix has agreed to pay Comcast to make its service run faster. The principle of net neutrality is that no internet service provider give favor to a particular company where, for example, the highest bidder could therefore throttle broadband connections. Murray State's Center for Telecommunications Systems Management Associate Director Michael Ramage talks about last week's FCC announcement of plans for new net neutrality rules on Sounds Good.


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Reubenstein Annual Summer Party
Danielle Reubenstein
Saturday, August 2, 2014 from 3:00 PM to 11:30 PM (MDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
So we had to skip last year but this year we're back!
This year the perfect day is going to be August 2nd! Everyone is welcome!
Come join us at our house for fun backyard games, cocktails, chatting, adult and kid piñatas, food truck, special desserts and much more.
As usual we'll be providing a truck with food in it, a keg, dessert and BYOL (liquor) and BYOSD (side dish).
Kids are welcome, as are adults who act like kids, but be prepared it might get a little more "adult" later in the party. Looking forward to seeing everyone!
When & Where
The Reubenstein's
1708 S Jasmine St
Saturday, August 2, 2014 from 3:00 PM to 11:30 PM (MDT)
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Goals: Fremantle: H Ballantyne 3 D Pearce 2 T Mzungu 2 Z Clarke 2 A Sandilands C Mayne C Sutcliffe L Neale M Barlow N Suban. Melbourne: C Dawes D Kent M Jamar R Bail.
BEST Fremantle: Fyfe, Barlow, Neale, Ibbotson, Muzungu, Suban, C.Pearce Melbourne: McDonald, M.Jones, Frawley, Tyson.
Umpires: Jeff Dalgleish, Dean Margetts, Jordan Bannister.
Official Crowd: 9290 at TIO Stadium.
This Darwinian struggle between Demons and Dockers was about survival, not of the fittest, but of the most miserly. The winner would be the one who yielded the least.
Predictably, the team that emerged with the four points and a tidy percentage boost was Fremantle, which is already versed and practised in the art of shutdown footy.
What Paul Roos is seeking to instil, Ross Lyon has engraved in the minds and reflexes of his players. The Dees could produce only one goal in the opening half - and this required an outlandish solo effort from Dean Kent.
The Dockers were willing to give up possessions, but they ceded neither territory nor goals. At half-time, Melbourne had entered its forward 50 only 13 times to Fremantle's 29.
Yet, Fremantle's crushing wasn't entirely about strangling its prey. The Dockers also have players who can create, who can use the ball and who can finish. By late in the second quarter, it was evident that Melbourne's challenge had peaked, and that while Roos' team has excelled at damage control, and avoiding blow outs, this was an instance when the damage would not be contained.
That Fremantle managed such a comfortable victory without its principal forward, Matthew Pavlich, would have pleased purple people. That Anthony Morabito returned from his awful streak of knee reconstructions (three) and emerged uninjured would have pleased them more.
The Demons' containment method held up for about 40-45 minutes, before they wilted in the face of a physically stronger, more experienced and skilful opponent. The momentum turned midway through the second quarter, after Jack Grimes had a shot from 15-20 metres that would have drawn the Dees to within a kick. Once the young skipper missed, the Dockers nailed three wonderful goals - a classy long shot to Danyle Pearce, a superb mark one out by Tendai Mzungu and then a curling left foot snap from Hayden Ballantyne, who slotted three from few opportunities in his 100th game.
Suddenly, the margin was almost five goals. When you play Fremantle, a 28-point half-time deficit is the equivalent of eight goals against most sides.
And, having completely smothered the Demons in the opening half, Fremantle found its attacking bent in the third quarter, with seven goals to two; it moved the ball with far greater finesse, won the key contests - particularly in the midfield, where Michael Barlow and Nat Fyfe were supreme - and converted with considerable skill - as evident in the fine finishing of Chris Mayne, Barlow, Pearce, Lachie Neale, who was among the most productive Dockers.
Melbourne had pushed Port to the limit in its previous excursion to the Northern Territory (Alice Springs), this match represented different territory - not geographically speaking-- but because Fremantle is a different frontier.
True to the anticipated script, neither team scored a goal for the first 14 minutes as the sides sparred without landing a blow. The Dockers eventually pierced the Dee defence on a coast-to-coast goal from a kick in, finished off by Sutcliffe. Ballantyne, given an unconventional match-up in Colin Garland, marked and slotted his first.
The Demons had plenty of possessions but little potency. There wasn't much forward progress - many Melbourne kicks were moved sideways, as the Dockers hemmed them in. Initially, there were occasions when it appeared as if this match was being played with an offside rule Roos had chosen to deploy James Frawley behind the ball, rather than in attack. Frawley, whose contractual future is uncertain, was sturdy in defence. Tom McDonald was likewise an effective player down back - which was where the ball was usually located. The Dees were outgunned in the midfield, where Nathan Jones was subdued and Bernie Vince copped the very hard tag from Ryan Crowley.


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Kontramax said
harmonikas996 saidYou can leave tax field blank. But one more question – why I necessarily need to choose country and city if I don't want to share this info with anybody except my customers for example?
Why I need to have Tax number? I do not have company…
Part of the Microlancer promise to buyers is that everything is upfront for them, this includes the service providers location. This broad information is useful for buyers when determining which service provider will be in their time zone for instance.
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I have stupid question about turnarounds and world time. I am not familiar with exact sciences like high mathematics or relativity theory, for example I set my turnaround to 1 day, and let's say my local time is +2 UTC and my customer is -11 UTC. Is this situation when I lose half of my turnaround time?
Turnaround time is based on hours, 1 day = 24 hours and so on. The time starts ticking from the moment the SP accepts a job and resets whenever a valid revision request is submitted.
Congratulation, Microlancer Team for the open beta.
We're happy being involved in it. Thanks.
Best wishes
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kriskorn saidHey Kris! Sorry to hear about the issues you encountered Our development manager, Sebastian just let me know he had replied to your initial email, maybe there was some kind of problem with it going into spam (as that happened to quite a few people before we made some changes to how our support system sent email). But I believe he has followed up with you again just recently to make sure you're getting looked after
Everything is really-really wierd! Is signed up for the pre-beta to list my services. I tried to create services on numerous occasions, but the system didn't let me. I sent bug/error pictures with description to support and haven't heard nothing from them. Now the site is in beta, I log in and I can't create any new services nor cannot I see my account via /users/kriskorn. I hope someone can explain this a bit and maybe I can then also set up my services.
Thank you,
Yes, I now got Sebastian's email and everything is working correctly.
Thank you,
Jordan_M said
harmonikas996 saidThat tax identifier number field is actually personal to you in most cases, it is the identifier your local government would use to track your individual tax details. In any case, the field is optional
Why I need to have Tax number? I do not have company…
Now that's a relief.
Do the beta testers get a badge for it?
Random Question
Guys; what is the perfect image size for uploading in Microlancer ? Anyone knows ?
Why i needed to fill out this form ( http://www.formstack.com/forms/envato-microlancer_beta_registration ) again ? which i already did ! How can i resubmit my service ? Got rejected for Envato Watermark and Description.
SBJEWEL said
Guys; what is the perfect image size for uploading in Microlancer ? Anyone knows ?
Hey man! There isn't really a 'perfect' size, generally speaking the larger the better. We've been recommending 500×500 at this stage. Also re: your login problems. If you've already been accepted as a provider (by receiving an invite from us via email) the only thing you still might need to do is accept our terms and conditions, just login to Microlancer as you have been, then visit this page: www.microlancer.com/become-a-provider (this page will only load for you if you've been invited to the site by us and you're logged in). If you still have issues, think you could get in touch with me directly?
At almost 300 replies this thread has reached the end of the line! Thanks for all of your questions everyone! I am opening a new thread now about the launch of our open Beta. Feel free to continue asking questions there. Thank you!


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Tired of waiting for Google to launch its turn-by-turn directions for iPhone? Can't afford the TomTom app? Relax… there's a third way – called Skobbler.
Launching in the UK today, Skobbler brings satnav skills to the iPhone sans the pricey (upwards of £50) apps from established navigation brands.
Like Google's solution, maps are downloaded on the fly, meaning continuously updated information, though it's obviously limited to use in areas with a data signal.
And because Skobbler uses crowdsourced OpenStreetMap, it's easy to alert the mapping community to inaccurate map data – hopefully before you've driven your car into the hedge.
Although Google Maps Navigation has been launched for Android, there's been relative silence on the port to iPhone Apple fans have been hoping for, possibly because Apple wants to do its own maps.
Skobbler only costs £2.39, so if you're an iPhone-equipped road warrior without satnav, it's worth scuttling off to the App Store to pick it up. Not convinced? The app's £1.19 for a limited period of three to four weeks.


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Symphytum, sim′fi-tum, n. a genus of gamopetalous plants, of the natural order Boraginace.
Salvia, sal′vi-a, n. a large genus of gamopetalous Labiate plants, including the sage.
Floral envelopes consisting of both calyx and corolla, the latter composed of more or less united petals, that is, gamopetalous.
Sambucus, sam-bū′kus, n. a genus of gamopetalous trees and shrubs of the honeysuckle family—the elders.
In a gamopetalous corolla or gamosepalous calyx, the shape of the tube in the bud may sometimes be noticeable.
The expanded portion of a gamopetalous corolla, above the throat; the expanded portion of any petal, or of a leaf.
Royena, roi′e-na, n. a genus of gamopetalous plants of the ebony family.
The orifice of a gamopetalous corolla or calyx; the part between the proper tube and the limb.
Amongst Dicotyledons the gamopetalous forms are admitted to be the highest development and a dominant one of our epoch.
gamopetalous, said of a corolla the petals of which are thus coalescent into one body, whether only at base or higher.


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Bovance, a U.S. cattle cloning company formed in 2007 as a joint-venture between ViaGen and Trans Ova Genetics, has announced its support of the FDA Risk Assessment Final Report, released on Jan. 15. The report confirms that milk and meat from animals produced through cloning is safe for human consumption and does not pose a safety risk to the global food supply.
After six years of extensive study, the analysis of more than 400 comprehensive studies, and the evaluation of hundreds of nutritional and compositional datapoints, the FDA found no differences among clones, offspring of clones and conventionally-bred animals. This follows two reviews by the National Academy of Sciences that came to the same conclusion. A preliminary risk assessment was previously announced by the FDA on Dec. 28, 2006. A three-month period of public comment followed this announcement, allowing producers and consumers to express comments before this final ruling was formulated.
"We applaud the rigorous scientific analysis and public opinion studies on the matter," says ViaGen President Mark Walton, "We all want to know that our food supply is safe, and today's announcement aids in providing that assurance."
"The findings of the FDA study were as we expected," says Dr. David Faber, president of Trans Ova Genetics – co-parent of Bovance. "Confirming the safety of meat and milk produced from clones and their offspring is an important step for food production in the U.S. and around the world. We feel that the FDA study and its findings clear the way for dairy and beef producers to continue their leadership and stewardship of producing a healthy, humane global food supply. Bovance supports and is pleased with the FDA's findings that clones and their sexually reproduced offspring are as safe as conventionally produced foods, adds Faber. "While the USDA has requested that Bovance and its clients assist with an orderly transition on clone animals, it has clearly given the green light for the offspring to enter the marketplace."
"The use of cloning technology to propagate the most elite and valuable animals has the potential to significantly and positively change the cattle breeding industry," says Diane Broek, general manager of Bovance. "Though the number of animals produced through this technology is expected to remain relatively small, the offspring of these animals – produced through conventional breeding processes – will have a positive contribution to our meat and milk supply."
To provide further assistance to food processors wishing to identify food products from clone animals themselves, Trans Ova Genetics and ViaGen teamed together to announce a Supply Chain Management Program. Debuted in December 2007, this program offers a national registry to track animals produced through cloning from birth to the end of their life. The program was developed with cooperation and input from all critical participants in the food supply chain, including representatives of the beef, dairy and pork industries, as well as producers, processors, grocers and foodservice providers.
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All hospitality owners, operators and their top management staff, as well as travel and tourism professionals should attend. While this event, including lunch and the Taste of the State reception, is free, registration is required. PRLA prepares position papers for you on the issues currently being discussed in the Legislature that impact the hospitality and tourism industries. After you register, PRLA will email you the position papers, as well as schedule your appointment(s) with your legislators.
8:30 & 9:30 a.m. Legislative briefings; Hilton Harrisburg
9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Legislative visits (boxed lunches provided); Capitol Complex
3 - 5 p.m. Guest speakers; Capitol Complex
5 - 6:30 p.m. Taste of the State reception; East Wing Atrium
Direct grassroots contact from constituents can have a tremendous impact on the political process. Legislators are more likely to act on a request when they have had direct input from their constituents. The hospitality industry is critically important to Pennsylvania's economy. It is important legislators understand the issues and challenges our industry faces, as well as ways they can help our industry thrive.
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ALK CoPilot Smartphone
Top notch sat nav for Windows handsets
Posted in Personal Tech, 13th October 2004 17:00 GMT
Reg Review ALK CoPilot Live Smartphone
The PDA may have made the low-cost GPS navigation package possible but like many of its more traditional uses, this is yet another PDA application that's in danger of being taken over by the smart phone.
Sensing the shift, navigation software specialist ALK Technologies earlier this year announced a plan to step across from the PocketPC platform to Windows Mobile for Smartphones, with the result that last month it began shipping a version of its CoPilot code for handsets. And, borrowing UK network Orange's Windows Mobile 2003-based SPV c500, I decided to take it for a spin.
Functionally, CoPilot Smartphone replicates the PocketPC release, which I reviewed last April, very closely. The big differences centre on tailoring the code for the phone OS' smaller display and key-based - as opposed to stylus-operated - user interface. The results is, oddly perhaps, that the phone version looks better than its PocketPC sibling and is easier to control, since it's designed to be operated one-handed.
ALK ships CoPilot Smartphone on a MiniSD card rather, allowing you to start using it almost immediately. Just turn off the phone, remove the battery (in the case of the c500), slot in the card, put everything back together and switch on. There's no messing around with CDs, PCs and synchronisation software - it's all ready to run.
Restarting the handset installs the CoPilot application from the card. Running the installed software requires registration with ALK, but this is handled automatically by the app, communicating with its maker via the Internet and a GPRS connection.
Setting up the Bluetooth GPS bundled with the software is a little more involved, but ALK provides clear instructions, and I was getting a fix from the GPS satellites in no time. The antenna unit is very compact, being fractionally wider and thicker but somewhat shorter than the handset itself. It's very easy to slip in a pocket or briefcase, or tuck somewhere safe in the car. It's powered by a built-in Lithium Ion battery recharged using a bundled car ciggie lighter adaptor.
CoPilot provides four operational modes: Guidance, which takes you from A to B with spoken instructions; Navigating, which is the same thing minus the voiceover; Walking, which plots an 'as the crow flies' route rather than one that follows the roads; and Guidance, which is the only mode that can operate without the GPS antenna and lets you plot a route in advance.
In each case, you can add a number of stops on journey by entering an address manually, taking it from the handset's Contacts database, by highlighting the intersection between two or more roads, or by selecting a location from the software's extensive 'points of interest' database. CoPilot also maintains a list of ten Favourite locations, along with two others, Home and Work, to make regular journeys easier to select. Ironically, you'll probably end up not using these so much since by definition they'll become familiar routes if they're not already.
A neat touch is the stop optimisation facility, which re-orders the stop list to eliminate or reduce doubling back on yourself. Not always successfully - coming into London down the M1, it routed me first to a stop south of the Thames then back up north again. Still, in such instances you can easily re-order the stops manually.
Entering an address yields, after a short pause, a list of possible matches from which you select the one that most closely matches where you want to go. CoPilot will work with post codes, but it really needs a street name, which is handy for those of us who can never remember post codes.
It's pretty good at coming up with the right location, but it's not bright enough to parse complicated addresses, usually those stored in Contacts. That database's limited number of address fields can leave the Street field populated with a floor number, building name and so on, all of which confuse CoPilot. 'Suite 410, The Bon Marche Centre, 241-251 Ferndale Road', for example, yielded dozens of street names beginning 'Su'...'
With a journey entered, CoPilot calculates the route and tells you where to go. The software provides the obligatory but unnecessary 3D view, along with views of where you are, where you're going and a 'safety' view which simply lists the next turn alongside a suitably pointing arrow. Planning mode provides and additional view of the entire journey and a list of directions.
Even on the smart phone's small screen, the maps are clear, as are the POI icons. Driving, this is even less of an issue, since for obvious safety reasons you should watching the road not the handset. The spoken instructions - choose from male or female - given you plenty of warning, or you can set the software to tell you to turn when you're practically on top of the junction - the choice is yours.
There's one flaw here. CoPilot will flag up POIs, including the UK's notorious array of speed... sorry, safety cameras, but they're only highlighted on the screen, not over the speaker. Well, there's a buzz, but I didn't hear it, and so I missed two long-established GATSOs. Quite apart from the fact I shouldn't be looking at the screen, unless you're using the car power socket, you'll almost certainly find your phone's screen has long since blacked out on you. Even with the backlight dimmed, it can be hard to see what's going on. These screen time-outs can be adjusted, of course, but expect you phone's battery life to suffer.
The bottom line: in-car software needs to make better use of the voiceover and rely less on the display.
Ditto voice control. CoPilot offers a neat detour facility to get you around jams and so on. Using Bluetooth to eliminate some of the wiring, not to mention Windows Mobile 2003 for Smartphones' one-handed operation, makes it easier to select these options than doing so with a PocketPC, but should you really be fiddling with a phone when you're on the move? Even were you stationary, I suspect a passing policeman peering in through your window would take a dim view of it.
That said, the screen does work well when you're walking, and I amused myself using it to guide me the short distance from my local back home one evening.
Guidance will driving was generally accurate, though my attempts to throw the software's ability to cope with wrong turns, although unsuccessful, nevertheless generated some worrying 'turn around in the road' instructions. Some of the routing was unusual, too, in one instance taking me well out of the way of the route I usually take between north and south London. Until I realise I had the Congestion Charge avoidance system switched on.
Unlike the PocketPC software, which uses voice-synthesis technology to read out the name of roads and streets into which you're about to turn, CoPilot Smartphone appears to use pre-recorded WAVs, so you get a lot less spoken information - memory limiting how many WAVs can be stored - that you do with the other version.
Beyond portability, another advantage of adding navigation software to a smart phone is the ability to use the handset's network connection. CoPilot provides an optional link to the AA's Trafficwatch service, which pulls real time traffic incident updates across the network, filtering out anything that's not on your route. Usefully, it ties in with the software's detour facility. One (small) downside: Trafficwatch costs £50 extra.
And then there's CoPilot's own Live service, which hooks into the SMS system to provide easy to read and respond to messaging, and allows other people to monitor your progress from any PC.
ALK has done a fine job of cramming its PocketPC navigation software - already one of the better PDA navigation applications - into a smart phone form factor. If anything, the move has improved the package, yielding a good-looking feature-rich navigation tool that makes use of the hardware's network connectivity and the OS' one-handed operation. Only the voice directions suffer by providing less directional information than the PocketPC version offers.
And the beauty is, when the software's on your phone, it's always with you. The Bluetooth receiver saves you having to drape wires across your dash. Both phone and receiver fit conveniently in bags, pockets or glove compartments. At £220 for the Bluetooth receiver and software (£150 for the software alone), it's one of the cheapest navigation solutions around - particularly since you can get a rather nice c500 from Orange for next to nothing these days. That's excellent value. And you can add maps for the whole of continental Europe for just £100 more.
The only downside - for me - is the Windows Mobile 2003 for Smart Phones requirement - only an issue if you've already invested in an alternative smart phone platform. But ALK tells me there's a Symbian version in the works, so soon me and my Nokia 6600 need never get lost again. If you're happy to go with MS' OS, or already have, CoPilot is an excellent add-on. ®
|ALK CoPilot Live Smartphone
|— Well integrated into smart phone form factor, wireless solution, one of the cheapest, best value GPS solutions on the market
|— Voice feedback limited, still no voice control, inevitable smart phone battery life issues
|£220 with Bluetooth GPS receiver and in-car kit; £135 software only; Trafficwatch support £50; Complete European add-on map pack £100
|More info
|The ALK Europe site
Related Reviews
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Medion MDPPC250 PocketPC GPS Bundle
Navman GPS 4400 Bluetooth navigator
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Many studies have shown significant changes in soft tissue nasolabial morphology associated with Le Fort I osteotomy,1-4 one of which is an increase in the width of the alar base of the nose.
Le Fort I osteotomy alters the proportion of the alar base and widens it, the superior or anterior maxilla movement has the most effect.5 If the alar base is widened, the nostril shape is altered. Excessive widening and superior retraction result in an ugly deepening of the alar-cheek groove, making the patient look older. The technique for controlling lateralization of the ala, including the alar base cinch technique, was originally described by Millard6 to correct nasal defects in patients with cleft lip, then described by Collins and Epker7 for its use in noncleft patients, and later modified by others.8,9
In this article, authors report the effect of a new alar cinch suture technique on a sample of 32 patients.
An 18-gauge needle is inserted through the skin and exits at the fibroareolar tissue (Fig 1). A 3/0 nonabsorbable suture without a needle is inserted through the needle from the oral cavity to outside. The needle is retracted through the skin point without leaving it and then returned to the oral cavity again in a medial position (Fig 2; Picture 1). Finally, the needle is retracted from the skin leaving the suture through the soft tissues. The same procedure is done through the skin point at the other side of the nose (Fig 3; Picture 2). The 2 free ends of the sutures are then passed through a hole made in the nasal spine making a knot (Fig 4; Pictures 3 and 4).
Thirty-two patients with skeletal class III facial deformity who had orthognathic operations by the same surgeon were recruited in this study. All the patients had bimaxillary operations, with or without genioplasty. Exclusion criteria were cleft lip, previous nasal operation, and previous or simultaneous additional midfacial operations. In the sample, there were 13 men and 19 women, average age 25.3 years (range, 18.137.3 years). The base of the nose was marked with 3 landmarks: the nasofacial skin fold at the left alar base (point L), the middle of the columella (point M), and the nasofacial skin fold at the right alar base (point R) (Fig 5). Distances between points L and M and between points M and R were recorded before, and 1 year after, operation for each patients (Table 1). The nasal base changes were evaluated by the surgeon and the whole equipe. Total follow-up is now of 1 year.
There were no major or minor complications. Comparing the preoperative and the 6-months postoperative distance between points L and M and points M and R, in 19 of 32 patients it was unchanged; in 13 of 32 patients, it was changed in a rate ranging between -2 mm and +3 mm (Table 1).
Aesthetic outcomes were evaluated by the patients, comparing the preoperative photographs with those taken 6 months after surgery; in all the cases, no compliant about nasal base width was recorded.
Nasal widening is commonly associated to maxillary osteotomies, but it is only partially dependent on the amount of skeletal movement. What is more important is the degree of subperiosteal dissection and the amount of soft tissue elevated, that in most surgical techniques involves the total maxilla. The freeing of the facial muscles from the nasolabial area and the anterior nasal spine allows the muscles to retract laterally, which results in flaring, widening, and raising of the base of the nose, which is commonly asymmetrical.
In a recent prospective, randomized, controlled trial study, Howley et al10 assessed that the use of the alar cinch suture was effective in controlling the width of the alar base of the nose after Le Fort I osteotomy.
Alar cinching through the vestibular incision used for maxillary osteotomy seems to be a simple and convenient way of narrow the alar base.
In 1993, Loh8 proposed a modification of the technique of alar base cinching, to be used in presence of nasotracheal intubation, often used during orthognathic surgery. Indeed, the nasotracheal tube poses 2 problems: the measurement of the alar base may not be accurate because of the distortion of the nostril by the tube; tightening of the cinch sutures is also limited by the tube. Loh's technique differs from the one proposed by Collins and Epker because after performing the classic cinch suture, an 18-gauge needle is used to create a channel from the skin to the fibroareolar tissues, enabling the cinch sutures to be brought outside the face. The 2 free ends of the sutures and the needle hub are temporarily secured to the facial skin with surgical tape. Final tightening of the sutures is done after extubation and with the patient fully awake or even several days after the surgery. Tension is applied to the sutures with the needle hub pressed against the alar base and the skin, thus resulting in narrowing of the alar width. Tension is applied until the desired alar width is achieved, and then a fine artery forcep is used to clamp the suture ends at the point at which they exit the needle hub. This prevents the sutures from sliding back into the tissues. The needle is then pulled out together with the artery forcep that holds the sutures until the blunt end of the needle is seen. Another fine, curved artery forcep is used to clamp the sutures as they enter the blunt end of the needle. The first forcep is then removed together with the needle. The free ends of the sutures are tied into a firm knot against the forcep that hold them together. The sutures are cut short, the forcep is released, and the knot can dig into the tissue channel made by the needle.
This modification is interesting but shows some pitfalls. We think that the procedure performed postoperatively creates a lot of discomfort for the patients; asymmetry due to the knot performed on a side of the nose and not in the midline may result. Finally, a skin infection on the site where the knot submerges under the skin may develop.
In 2002, Shams and Motamedi presented another modification of the alar cinch technique.9 Their technique is performed as follows: the fibroareolar tissue of the alar base is located through the circumvestibular incision anteriorly, an appropriate suture is inserted through the incision, engaging the fibroareolar tissues and musculature. The needle is then pulled out of the skin in the inferolateral portion of the alar crease, which has been premarked; it is then reinserted into the mouth through the same puncture site. The suture is pulled back and forth several times until it is embedded under the skin into the dermis to prevent an unsightly dimple. Once the needle enters the mouth through the anterior circumvestibular incision, it is passed through the skin; it is again reinserted into the mouth through the same perforation, and the suture is tied down beneath the nasal aperture in the midline. The only limit is due to the use of a curved needle, which is difficult to insert in the desired direction and pass through the same hole.
Rauso et al11 have previously shown that this modification is more effective than the classic technique. The technique presented by the authors shows the advantages of the use of a straight needle passing in the same hole without going out from the skin point, this allows the surgeon to control the narrowing of the alar base, anchoring enough soft tissue avoiding postoperative relapse, and avoiding the risk of skin infection in the area to be narrowed too. We believe that the strength of our modified technique is based on its simplicity and consistency; the midline knot anchored to the hole in the nasal spine allows a more symmetric result and avoids the problem of an infection or a foreign body reaction in the skin.


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Yesterday, senators approved a bill aimed at reducing state mandates on local governments. As part of that bill, cities, counties and schools would no longer have to hold "Truth in Taxation" hearings. This hearings are currently required every year and generally held in November and December. The hearings are aimed at giving citizens a chance to understand proposed property tax increases and local budgets.
Senjem tried to amend the bill on the Senate floor, arguing these hearings should still he held. But the Rochester Republican's amendment failed by a vote of 23 to 40. Fellow Rochester Sen. Ann Lynch was among four Democrats voting in favor of Senjem's amendment.
In a released statement, Senjem said, "Ending 'Truth in Taxation' hearings at a time in history when we need more citizens involved with their government and paying more attention to tax policy in Minnesota is simply wrong."
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Those are the boots, not the cape. And where did you find the prices? 184.108.40.206 01:28, July 23, 2013 (UTC)
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Meet Pusha T's Real "King Push" Producer Sebastian Sartor
Sebastian Sartor walks out of the Best Buy in Manhattan's Union Square Tuesday night empty-handed. "I just tried to buy the Pusha T album," he says. "I did a proper, thorough search. I went to the desk and [asked], 'You're sold out?'" He smiles. "That's awesome."
Sartor has a personal investment in Pusha's new My Name Is My Name, released Tuesday (October 8)—he's the producer behind the much-discussed album opener, "King Push," which made headlines back in August when Push told Vibe that it was produced by reclusive movie star Joaquin Phoenix. Sartor, 23, is decidedly not Joaquin Phoenix. Nor is he Lars Ulrich's son, which is what Pusha told Rap-Up the day after Phoenix released a statement to XXL saying he'd merely introduced a friend's son to Kanye's camp. As Push continued on his promotional tour, the real story behind "King Push" got murkier and murkier, with the only certainty being that Push didn't know the answer to the question everyone kept asking.
The real story is this: Sartor's father is an Italian artist, and his mother is actress Connie Nielsen. Nielsen starred opposite Phoenix and Russell Crowe in Gladiator in 2000 as Lucilla, the sister and love interest of Phoenix's Emperor Commodus. It was on that set that Nielsen—and Sartor—met and befriended Phoenix. Ulrich's name enters the picture because a few years later, he and Nielsen began dating and had a son in 2007.
So Push's versions came close. But how, exactly, did a young producer come to land a track on one of the most highly anticipated hip-hop albums of the year? Phoenix, while not involved in the production in any way, played middle man after meeting up with Sartor in L.A. earlier this year. "I've known Joaquin for a while, and we just kind of reconnected," Sartor says over a slice of pizza on University Place. "I played him some stuff—I just wanted to get feedback, I never expected it to go the way it went. I played him the track, and he said to me, 'I'm gonna play it for my friend.' It wasn't Kanye. But it was crazy."
Sartor has been producing tracks for about two years, starting out while he interned for Universal Music Group in London, before quitting a different job at the end of last summer to focus full time on music. The beat that became "King Push" was crafted at his windowless studio in L.A. around the beginning of the year and marked a turning point for him in his own production style. "I had gotten a new bank of patches, a new synth," he explains. "I was scrolling through, and I immediately got inspired by this sound I heard, and I tried to fuck around with some chords. And [I] just built [it] slow, step-by-step, really feeling it and trying to disconnect certain senses with really low light. It all started coming together and matching up in like three, four days, five days, I think. I made it my only focus—I wanted to make it dope. I wanted to change the way that I produce and the way that I paid attention."
A week after sending the track to Phoenix, Sartor got an e-mail out of the blue: Kanye wants your beat. At the time, the track existed as a file on his hard drive titled "Eerie Dark 2," a drive that he had forgotten in the studio while he was packing up and moving back to New York a few months ago. After Fed Ex-ing the studio keys to a friend, he recovered the track and sent the original stems to Yeezy's camp. "I was super worried about it at first," he says about sending over the individual stems. "I was like, man, this sounds weird… I was just hoping that it ended up on something really dope. I trusted so much." After that, all he could do was wait.


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Aspen's long-term success depends on the creation of an economy that is not overly dependent on the wild swings of fortune alternatively enjoyed and then suffered by the narrow slice of what Wall Street Journal author Robert Frank describes in his book as, "The High Beta Rich," (Crown Business, New York, 2011).
Aspen can ill afford to see its downtown economic engine converted into a speculative venue for the excesses of an increasingly volatile finance-driven economy. The downturn following the speculative dot-com bust sapped the vitality of Aspen's core, as residential development first supplanted commercial vitality and then left behind vacant spaces.
In addition, allowing the transformation of commercial space into residential speculative cold beds has forced up rents for the remaining commercial space. Businesses are competing with speculators for space, paying rents equivalent to residential use rents. When the bust comes, many of these spaces become part of an international bankruptcy limbo, unable to return to their former uses and unable to move forward.
The violent swings of a speculative-based economy has had other adverse consequences. Public policy response to the boom-bust dot-com cycle led to the "infill" zoning that greatly increased allowed downtown mass and scale in hopes of restoring economic activity. The result was that the subsequent era of toxic mortgages and jackpot payouts to money managers saw even more viable businesses and profitable lodges replaced with more "cold bed' residential space.
The Little Red Ski Haus, the Crystal Palace, the Mother Lode and the Chart House were all swallowed up in the speculative frenzy aimed at creating luxury residences. Each of these businesses contributed to a sustainable economy, providing beds or meals, and each was a popular venue for our guests. Each now remains in financial limbo, waiting the salvation of another boom or a court ordered sale.
The lure of huge, leveraged payouts can, as the high-beta economy recovers, bring us more of the same transformation that is best summarized it two words: Base Village.
It is, as a legal matter, too late to rezone Little Annie's or the Benton building. Nonetheless, I do not favor negotiating the preservation of those buildings. Either the buildings are historic and should be ruled as such by the City Council or they are not eligible for such classification.
If the buildings are properly found to be historic, there is no need to pay "ransom" or whatever one chooses to call the $4.5 million in concessions that have been asked. If the buildings do not merit protection as part of the historic district, then there is no justification for paying someone not to tear them down.
Mr. Frank's book warns us as follows:
"Yet Aspen's next crisis — and there will be a next crisis — will likely be more extreme than the last. More than two hundred years after the silver bust almost wiped Aspen off the map, the town is once again is home to financial mania, this time from stock markets and asset bubbles rather than silver prices. ... [H]ypercycles of euphoria and despair, and the strains they produce on the daily bonds of community, are now as much a feature of Aspen's landscape as the snowcapped peak of Mount Sopris." (Page 151, "The High Beta Rich," Crown Business, New York, 2011.)
We cannot reform the national economy but we can dampen some of the excess with zoning that restores a more moderate mass and scale and places larger structures where they fit. Sunnier streets and small-town feel are not recession proof but offer our best opportunity to sustain Aspen's premier resort. Let's amend the land-use code to conform with the desires of the citizens and endanger fewer puppies.
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Full body gaming suit immerses PC gamers at CES
A full body gaming suit from YEI Technology promises to immerse gamers in PC gaming. The company hopes to expand to consoles soon.
Jumping Sumo robot leaps around house, streams video
The robotic toy is controlled over your home WiFi network or a network created by the robot itself.
2013 in Review: The year in gaming
Xbox One and PlayStation 4 dominated the headlines, but they weren't the only stories of interest to gamers in 2013.
2013 in Video: Apple's year in review
Relive Apple's highs and lows with this video review of the company's 2013 product releases.
2013 in Video: The year's biggest tech stories
Politics and technology collided this year, while the post PC era had some new entrants, as IDG News Service rounds up the most memorable stories of 2013
2013 in Video: Microsoft's year in review
Take a look back at an eventful year for Microsoft in this video report.
Robotic limbs blasting off to NASA's space bot
The robot aboard the International Space station is going to get new robotic apendages specially designed for zero gravity.
Here's why Amazon drones may never land at your door
Amazon's distribution network limits the company's deliveries to just a tiny fraction of the country
Handheld scanner makes it easy to print your own 3D bust
3D printing is all the rage this holiday season. One company wants to make it easier to recreate objects using a 3D scanner.
Fitbit Force logs activity by day and night
Besides monitoring how many steps you take during the day, Fitbit's latest wristband activity tracker also can record your sleep patterns.
'LiFi' uses LEDs for blazing fast data transfer
Unlike traditional Wi-Fi routers which use radio signals, this system relies on light to send and receive data wirelessly.
Microsoft shows off its Beijing research center
To celebrate 15 years in Beijing, the research division showed off a number of projects, including a Kinect sensor that can translate sign language.
Which car is a smash hit in automated braking tests?
A car safety performance program in Europe tested which cars can avoid accidents with autonomous braking systems.
MIT's 'Kinect of the future' looks through walls with X-ray like vision
Using simple radio signals, MIT researchers can pinpoint someone's location--through a wall--with incredible accuracy.
Toyota expands electric vehicle sharing program
Toyota added a new concept electric vehicle to its Hamo car sharing project, which lets users rent electric cars by the minute.
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"My Furry Valentines" in Centennial Sunday
Sunday will be a lot of fun for Colorado Pet Owners at the annual "My Furry Valentines", which takes place from 10am-2:30pm at Tawaga Gardens in Centennial. This fair is designed around you and your Pet and will feature tons of booths, games, health screenings and more for your pet. The Event is all donation based and will benefit YAPS.
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Telarix elevates the business of wholesale telecom to a new level of automation and profitability by putting billing, trading, and routing in one integrated, function-rich data warehouse. With Telarix as a partner, you can consolidate your entire wholesale operation onto a truly end-to-end – operations to billing to engineering - solution that combines:
- A single, global business-to-business information exchange service platform. Our neutral information exchange platform, iXLink® automates the interconnect process, end-to-end, between providers of voice, data, SMS, and video traffic. As a result, you'll gain a holistic, accurate view of how your business is performing – and how efficiently you are working with your telecom wholesale partners.
- A broad suite of fully-integrated automation software tools for the wholesale industry Telarix's interconnect business suite, iXTools®, is a suite of back office solutions that integrate to form a reliable intelligence backbone for your entire wholesale business allowing all your departments engaged in wholesale - from engineering and sales to finance and audit – to collaborate around one common data warehouse. With this level of integration and sophistication you can truly operate your wholesale business efficiently and gain the necessary intelligence in "real-time".
Key modules in the Telarix suite include:
iXLink® is a neutral information exchange platform that enables carriers, resellers and emerging market providers to automate interconnect processes and electronically share documents. iXLink® was originally designed in 2007 to deliver a common price list exchange for a few carriers to trade price lists with each other. But in recent years, the majority of large operators around the globe have rallied around iXLink®, making it the de facto industry standard. Today iXLink® is supported by over 3,000 service providers with roughly 40,000 documents being exchanged and distributed monthly.
In addition, to its role as a neutral telecom exchange, iXLink® provides additional data intelligence, financial screening, and accuracy checking for carriers who adopt iXLink® as the front-end to your wholesale back office. The following modules support these enhanced capabilities for wholesale carriers:
- iXLink® Price List Receipt™ automates the buying of i voice and data termination, validating and processing offers so that rates can be confirmed immediately.
- iXLink® Price List Distribution simplifies and streamlines the interconnect sales process by quickly distributing out price lists. It comes equipped with a central repository and CRM email tracking capabilities.
- iXLink® Bill Receipt validates incoming bills from vendors, calling out any billing errors and inconsistencies, and notifying biller and payer immediately via multi-media alerts.
- iXLink® Bill Distribution enables quick conversion of accounts receivable into cash by distributing validated bills in customer-preferred formats.
- iXLink® Contract Receipt and Distribution manages and automates your contract negotiations, and comes complete with full audit trail and electronically signed documents capability.
- iXTools® is the internal-managed data warehouse that allows wholesalers to control and optimize their business operations and settle payments with partners. Currently processing over 150 billion voice, SMS and data minutes each year, iXTools® gives its users invaluable transparency and strategic insight over their business and interconnect processes. As a result, users are able to streamline operations to achieve lower operating costs and higher productivity. Modules within iXTools® include:
- iXRoute® our routing optimization solution that automates routing and decision making in support of complex bi-lateral agreements, hubbing deals, QoS requirements, and least cost routing with global dial-code precision. The solution is fully integrated on the engineering/switching side with our iXTranslate module that support both SS7 and SIP traffic.
- iXTrade® automates the purchasing and selling processes, protecting you against arbitrage and other unfair selling processes.
- iXBill® is the robust interconnect billing system being used by two of the top 5 wholesale operators in the world. Designed with revenue assurance built-in, iXBill guarantees the usage for calls, content, and data records are captured, rated and accurately invoiced.
- iXAudit® is a cost management, audit and dispute management system that manages settlements, validates interconnect invoices, and automatically reconciles charges.
- iXConnect® is our carrier and contract management module that is a data warehouse that aggregates and houses your partner details and agreements including a wide variety of wholesale business data from network infrastructure elements and products… to route plans, rates and agreements.


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The new gaming products, based on US machines with widescreen technology but with content tailored to the Australian market, might be released as early as February, chief executive
Aristocrat has started to show key customers the new games in its Sydney offices, but will not begin to roll out the widescreen machines earlier than February. because
"There is no point putting out a new cabinet with just a few games – you have to do it properly," Mr Odell said.
Aristocrat warned late last month that profits would be lower than expected, telling investors operating profit this year was expected to be in the range of $50 million to $60 million – about half 2009's operating profit of $116.4 million. The warning caused Aristocrat's shares to drop as much as 20.4 per cent, the stock's worst one-day performance in more than two years.
At the time, Mr Odell said the profit downgrade reflected worse than anticipated sales in Australia, as customers held off buying gaming machines until the new widescreen products were released.
"We needed better-tailored content for the Australian market – the US had the priority for years," Mr Odell said on Friday.
The company had planned to launch the new products at a trade show in July next year, but after last month's profit downgrade Mr Odell is understood to have been cracking the whip to accelerate that timetable and put as many people on the Australian project as possible.
"Quite frankly it's because we put out the notice of that poor performance to the marketplace, which isn't acceptable, and we're now pulling out all the stops we can to give customers in Australia the gaming content they need," he said.
The widescreen technology has been in the US since April 2009, and while it has already entered the Australian market in a limited degree, Aristocrat has not developed a proper library of games tailored to this market.
The games are a mix of existing ones adapted from the US, and entirely new games developed at the company-dedicated Australian studio for this market.
More than 150 Australian customers visited the industry's largest trade show in Las Vegas last month, and provided positive feedback about Aristocrat's pipeline of games at the same time as they lamented the level of development in Australia, according to the CEO. "We've been overly reliant on US games in the past, and that has not been sufficient for our business expectation in Australia," he said.
"There is a level of this company that has not been working to a high standard. That will increase and improve over the next few reporting periods."
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"THEY helped me laugh and smile again and taught me how to express how unbelievably proud I am of my brother."
Those are the words of courageous Great Sankey High School pupil Mel Birdsall whose brother Steven was killed in Afghanistan serving his country in 2010.
After enduring the worst nightmare any family can face, the inspirational teenager has now written a book about her experience and the support of charity Families' Activity Breaks (FAB) in the hope of helping other children.
The 13-year-old added: "I thought it could help others get through bereavements whether it's military-related or not and I really wanted to give something back to FAB that was from the heart.
"It was really difficult at the start talking about what happened but then talking about the charity helped me see the change in me from then to now.
"They helped me laugh and smile again and taught me ways of getting through difficult situations, how to feel good again about myself and how to tell people about my brother and how proud I am of him without getting upset."
Mel was only 10 when there was a knock at her family's Great Sankey door and two men in suits and a priest told them Steven had been shot.
The 20-year-old had suffered a head injury and been rushed to the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham but tragically died the next day.
Hundreds turned out for the popular marine's funeral who was described as a 'true hero'.
Mel added: "I didn't know what to feel at first.
"I didn't know if I was shocked, angry or upset and it all came together at once.
"I wanted to forget it but not in a way that i forgot my brother, just so I could forget what happened because it was so horrible.
"I bottled it up when I went back to school three weeks later and I was quiet and didn't want to talk to anyone.
"After the funeral it was lovely seeing people but there was always one person missing."
FAB was in it's third year when Mel's visiting officer suggested she give it a try a year after Stephen's death and it helped transform her life.
The activity camps for families have led to her meeting some of her best friends and other youngsters who could really relate to how she was feeling.
Mel and her mum Jenny were so thankful to the cause they nominated them for a Millie (Armed Forces award) with viewers watching the founders of the charity picking up the prize on ITV before Christmas.
Mel, who met her idol Holly Willoughby on the red carpet and was sat next to Joey Essex during the awards ceremony, added: "I was so proud of the charity and so happy to see them win as they deserve it so much."
Mel, whose dream is to be a Blue Peter presenter and then one day present the Millies, added: "Me and Ste were really close and he was my best friend.
"I'm unbelievably proud of what he did serving his country.
"He was always there for me and I love him and miss him so much but he will always be my brother."
200 copies of the book have been printed and sent to military bases around the world with the hope of more being printed soon.


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