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Ok, so there is this girl at school and I really like her, a movie is coming up that I believe she would be interested in seeing. I don't know this girl very well and have no idea if she has any feelings for me what so ever, we haven't really ever talked but we know who each other is etc. since I don't know her well I thought that I would either, ask my friend to give me her phone number or ask my friend to see if she wants to go to the movies... what are your thoughts what should I do :)
Should I get a friend to ask my crush to go to the movies with me, as I do not know her very well?
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No , you should be bold and approach her yourself. It's too immature getting your friend to ask her for you. Most girls would find that a turn off. They'd rather a guy be confident enough to ask her out himself.00|00|0
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yo man I am a very damn shy person that needs help himself. but since I have experience on that part I think you deserve and answer, so you don't just straight up ask her, you have to first talk to her about a topic, could be anything. for example: "hey how's life?" she answers back with "good" or something related to it. then tell her that yours is good too, and add on a random thing that your doing, like an interest. and ask her about it, if she is not interested ask her what she is interested in, that way you can Carry on a conversation. when you two can talk, actually talk, you can go and ask her if she has plans for a specific day. and also I do not recommend movies. there is no interaction during the movie. what is the point? take her out to eat. take her out for a amusement park ride. anything that requires interaction. if she rejects you then you can find another one. easier said than done of course :) you will need the true love my man. meet girls by being a charming causal person. ex: make a specific tone when talking about a specific topic and be casual like " hey remember what she/he said? *make up some bullshit to fill your convo.* after you let her know your here, you can just simply get to know her better by questions (but don't ask too many!) then make a nickname for her. a funny one. and call her that. remind her of the nickname. make jokes with it. ask her of she's free. invite her. you get rejected? repeat with another girl. it is really that simple! but it sucks because you need to plan out your date and your conversations during it. From my experience so far that's all I know. maybe I wrote too much or too unclear. sorry xD let me know if any of that is useful or you have a question. I feel you man.00|00|0
also don't use the nickname took much.
So many beta guys wonder why they get friendzoned by hot girls this is why. You dishonestly pursue friendship for the sole purpose of getting in a hot girls pants or owning her like property without caring a bit for her and end up butthurt because you get friendzoned instead of honestly asking her our like a real man.00|00|0
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Mario Kart 7
Review by pikachupwnage
"Seventh heaven"
(If you don't want to read lots of paragraphs scroll down to the round up section for a pros/cons list and a summary of each section)
Everyone loves Mario kart. The crazy fast paced item throwing madness is always a treat to play. Of course every Mario kart has its flaws and Mario kart Wii left many people unsatisfied with its atrociously unbalanced items and that annoying Pow block. Can this game fix the flaws of Mario kart Wii and bring enough to the table to be worth the cash?
First off are the graphics. This game is a good showcase of the 3DS's power as it has fantastic lighting with good textures and great smoothly animated character models. It looks better then Mario kart Wii. However what is even more impressive is that this game Runs at 60 FPS(frames per second) in 3D while playing online.
The 3D is great and causes no drops in framerate. There are many sections that seem made for the 3D for example In rainbow road there is a spinning tunnel full of speed boosts that is simply beautiful in 3D or in another course you are driving up a steep hill with boulders rolling out of screen at you. Another great example of the 3D is in the one race there trees and small leaves will be falling and with the 3D it is simply amazing. The 3D does not aid gameplay in any way unlike super Mario 3D land but it is well done and adds a sense of immersion. It also manages to be subtle enough as to not distract you from the race but yet still be noticeable and enjoyable
The Audio in this game is great though it falls short of amazing. The music for each course is perfect. Bowser's castle gets intimidating music, luigi's mansion gets creepy music, DK jungle gets a remix of the DK country music etc. Character voices are well done though there is s always that one racer that you to punch because of there annoying high-pitched voice (Daisy I am talking to you).
Mario kart 7 brings plenty of new ideas to the table. First and foremost is kart customization. You select a body, set of tires, and a glider. These affect your speed, acceleration, weight, off road performance and handling. You could stick with a well balanced kart or you could use a Massive hulking kart that could pass as a small monster truck with great speed and size that will let you plow through opponents but with poor handling and terrible off road speed. The possibilities well not quite endless are numerous and making a good kart is key to doing well in the online multiplayer. It does feel like they could've done more with it however.
Also new is an optional first person mode that works great with the 3D. This uses the gyroscope controls and may seem like a useless gimmick at first but it actually works very well.
Also new are the underwater and gliding sections. The gliding is short but sweet in most cases and it is thrilling to soar through the skies. If handled right you can soar past the competition. The underwater sections tend to be longer but also less common. Its exhilarating driving through a watery chasm as lava pours down in thick columns from above or driving through a clams mouth right before it shuts to nab an item. These are used in impressive and amazing ways in the new courses. For example you may glide over a chasm and be required to maneuver past waterfalls pouring down. Retro courses get in on the fun too. Most of the retro courses have hidden gliding and underwater sections added in that you can use to stock up on items and coins or get ahead of your opponents.
Another new (technically old) thing in this game are coins, which haven't been seen in Mario kart since the original. Each time you get a coin you get a very small speed boost and your top speed goes up ever so slightly. The boosts may seem insignificant but in the long run they are important. You can hold up to 10 coins at once and being hit by an items or falling of a cliff will lose you some coins. Also after you collect enough coins you will unlock new parts for your karts.
The items are highly varied and balanced much better then in Mario kart Wii though the infamous item spam will still rear its ugly head sometimes. The Pow blocks thankfully are gone. The blue shell Is both nerfed and buffed at the same time as it travels along the ground knocking over all who get in its way but it doesn't destroy first places item when it hits so they still can defend themselves after they are hit.
There are also 3 new items. First up is the fire flower, which lets you for a limited time, hurl fireballs. Also included is the super leaf. It gives your kart a tail for a limited that can spin 360 degrees and can be used to destroy obstacles and shells as well as take out other racers. The last new item is the lucky 7. This seemingly overpowered and very rare item gives you 7 items that spin around you. You can use them 1 by one to annihilate all in your path but be careful if you are hit you will lose your items.
There are many modes in this game. First up is the ever-present grand prix. If you get bored of grand prix there are always time trials, coin runners, or balloon battle. Sadly the Mission mode from Mario kart DS doesn't return but there is till plenty of single player content. If you feel like playing with others you can either use local multiplayer to play with a buddy (if they don't have the game you can use download play to play with them) or hop on the Internet and play online.
The online mode is extremely well done. You can either Match up with random opponents, search your friend list and list of recent opponents for a challenge or play in yet another one of this games new features the community. Communities allow you to set rules and play with your own rules with anyone who you gave the code to your community to. Of course you can also join other people communities and Nintendo has set up communities that anyone can join.
And of course we get to the courses. Most the he 16 new ones are extremely well done and creative. Some are also based on other Nintendo games. For example there is a course based on Wii music and you will zoom across keyboards bounce off of drums and dodge giant music notes. DK jungle is a clever and well-done course that harkens back to Donkey Kong country returns. There any many nods to the Mario series in the new courses as well such as seeing planets from Mario galaxy in the background of Rosalina's ice world or a track inspired by world 1-2. Most new courses also have thrilling underwater and gliding sections.
The 16 retro courses get a modern touch up and get (often hidden) gliding and underwater sections. Most the retro courses are a thrill to play and gives this game some nostalgia.
This game also supports streetpass further strengthening the connectivity between players that this game offers. Streepass allows you to see their profile as well as trade ghost data and try to beat there times. It's all the little things like that alongside the Mario kart formula that this game refines that makes this game so great. Its not quite perfect
The round up
Graphics 9.5/10 Great lighting, great character models and a constant 60 FPS even with 3D on
3D 9/10 Very Well done with sections that seem made for 3D. Is even more impressive in the first person mode
Audio 8/10 plenty of great tunes and character voices are well done. Miis voices can be annoying
Gameplay/controls 9/10 A very fun Mario kart with lots of great new ideas. The new courses are mostly fantastic, online multiplayer is done well. Item spam occasionally rears its ugly head and long periods of play may cause cramped hands.
Replay value 9.5/10 Time trials, online and local multiplayer give this game lots of replay value.
Value 8.5/10 Lots of modes and 3 different types of multiplayer (local download and online) Single player content is a bit lacking
Overall 9/10
Supported features
Local play
Internet play
Download play
Mii maker
Adds kart customization to Mario kart
Great online with communities and is a leap forward for Nintendo's approach to online
Runs in 60 FPS even while using 3D and playing online
Great graphics
Controls work extremely well.
Lots of replay value
16 new courses and 16 retro courses
New (optional) first person mode that works great with the 3D
Adds lots of new and fun ideas like gliding.
Fixes most of Mario kart Wii's flaws
Uses most of the 3DS's features
Though not as common as it used to be the infamous item spam will occasionally rear its ugly head
For some odd reason the mission mode does not return from Mario kart DS
Long periods of play may cause cramped hands
More could've been done with kart customization
Single player content is a bit lacking
Mario kart 7 is a great addition to the Mario kart series, which adds a lot New Ideas and showcases the 3DS's online capabilities and fixes most off the flaws of Mario kart Wii. There are many little things that alongside the new features, innovations, and the classic Mario kart formula that make this game so great. A must own for any 3DS owner.
Reviewer's Rating: 4.5 - Outstanding
Originally Posted: 12/05/11, Updated 12/03/12
Game Release: Mario Kart 7 (US, 12/04/11)
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The 12 Girls gave everything they had against Warriors but, after holding Dural out for 25 minutes, they conceded 2 more late goals to go down 0-3. A disappointing result but a terrific effort.
The 16 Boys didn't play anywhere near as well as they can and had to score 2 goals in extra time to run out 5-3 winners over a determined Majik side (Trent Sierra 2, Liam McGing 2 and Lachlan Roberts 1). The Minor Premiers are also straight into the Grand Final.
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OZONE PARK, N.Y. - A pair of stakes-winning fillies from Maryland, Gazillion and Wilzada, take on a solid local contingent in Saturday's $75,000-added Garland of Roses Handicap at Aqueduct.
Gazillion and Wilzada pack 119 pounds each as the highweights in the Garland of Roses, a six-furlong race that drew a field of nine fillies and mares. They will face several tough New York-based horses, including Shawklit Mint, Travelator, and Literary Light.
Gazillion has won her last three starts, including the seven-furlong Stefanita Stakes at Laurel Park on Nov. 15. She might find six furlongs too short, even though she has won three races at the distance.
"She's probably best at seven-eighths," said trainer Hamilton Smith. "I just hope she takes to the track up there. She has run most of her races at Laurel."
Wilzada, the Stefanita favorite, finished fourth after setting the pace, and she should appreciate one less furlong. On Jan. 1, Wilzada controlled the pace in the six-furlong Interborough Handicap over Aqueduct's inner track and won the race by five lengths in the slop.
Among the local runners is Grade 2 winner Shawklit Mint. Earlier this year, Shawklit Mint won four races in a row, including back-to-back starts over inner track and the Vagrancy Handicap at Belmont Park. Shawklit Mint received a 2 1/2-month freshening after finishing sixth in the Honorable Miss at Saratoga on Aug. 1. She returned in the fall and lost two starts, but she should run better in her third start off the layoff.
Norberto Arroyo Jr. rides Shawklit Mint from post 2.
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"I think Santos's style will fit her beautifully," said trainer Richard Schosberg. "She likes to use her natural speed to get position."
Travelator, 3, has earned $247,657 this year and hasn't finished worse than fourth in 11 starts. She gets a break in the weights and carries 112 pounds.
Travelator, who will be ridden by Aaron Gryder, worked a half-mile in 47.24 seconds Tuesday over Belmont's training track. It was the fastest of 36 works at the distance.


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Does anyone here use NagVis in their Nagios install? If so, what maps do you have? I have some basic maps, but I was curious what else may be helpful (I'm not really a network guy, I'm more of a developer). This is what I have:
Rack Map (Shows the status of each server in our rack)
Map (Shows the status of each of our geographical locations)
WAN Map (Similar to the Map, but based on the WAN instead of geography)
Bladecenter Map (Shows the status of each blade, along with the status of the VMs installed on each blade.
What do you guys use?
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Feb 18, 2011 at 3:34 UTC
akp982 is an IT service provider.
I went with a couple of funny ones...
- Some servers have harry potter names (not my choice) so we have them on a hp picture
- I have one of a naked lady with the servers covering the parts needed to make it safe for work
- Placing them around company logo
Apr 11, 2011 at 5:30 UTC
i decided to have a live map in front of the server room with an very simplified structure of our network, servers an helpful it-stuff.
the trick was to have a single map (without any layout) for every person that may be able to help. Each of theese "personal-maps" have only servers and services on it, which the korresponding member can handle or is responsible for.
In the attached map I added the map-status icon for each members personal map. This should enable people to know who can help.
ok, in most cases it's just me, but there are still some kollegues that can help in case i am not in.
May 13, 2011 at 2:06 UTC
What version are you using?
Odde is right with having a single map. I Googled USA and was able to find a nice map of the USA. I used GIMP to change the color and outline the states that our offices are in. After making copies of the states, I was able to make a red, orange, and green state for each. The most troublesome part was getting the coordinates of the states to match up with the map.
I have it configured so that when someone clicks on one of the states, it will take you to an automap for that location. I hope this helps you.
May 16, 2011 at 7:39 UTC
I'm using 1.5.9--the latest stable version.
Since I upgraded, I saw that Nagvis had several improvements to its mapping ability--"Weathermap" tools and the like. I was curious how I could really use them to make life easier for the rest of my team? I have a similar map to you, Clark, but some states have more than one office so I had to narrow it down even more (See attachment).
I also have a similar map to Odde, but it actually shows the front of the racks with Visio stencils. I won't post a screenshot of that for obvious reasons...:-)
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of McDonald's Corp. (MCD) are lower by -1.56% to $96.03 on heavy trading volume as the company reported second quarter profit declined 1%, as the fast-food company continues to struggle to connect with customers, a trend the company indicated isn't likely to improve soon, the Wall Street Journal reported.
McDonald's said it expects sales at global restaurants opened more than a year to be negative this month. The company also said that it expects full-year global same-store sales to be relatively similar to the lackluster performance seen since the start of the year through June, amid a lack of material changes to the operating environment., the Journal added.
The company reported a second quarter profit of $1.39 billion, or $1.40 a share, compared with $1.4 billion, or $1.38 a share, a year earlier. The per-share figure was higher, despite lower total earnings, because the company's number of shares outstanding declined, the Journal noted.
Revenue was up 1% to $7.18 billion.
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CALGARY, June 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (TSX: ONC,
NASDAQ: ONCY) announced today that all nominees listed in the
management information circular dated May 9, 2014 were elected as
directors at its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, held on Wednesday
June 18th, 2014. On a vote by ballot, the following 10 nominees proposed by
management were elected as Directors of Oncolytics to serve until the
Company`s next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors
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About Oncolytics Biotech Inc.
Oncolytics is a Calgary-based biotechnology company focused on the
development of oncolytic viruses as potential cancer therapeutics.
Oncolytics' clinical program includes a variety of human trials
including a Phase III trial in head and neck cancers using REOLYSIN®, its proprietary formulation of the human reovirus. For further
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This press release contains forward-looking statements, within the
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amended. Forward-looking statements, including the Company's belief as
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expectations as to the success of its research and development programs
in 2014 and beyond, the Company's planned operations, the value of the
additional patents and intellectual property; the Company's
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Sean Clark is a digital artist, the Founder and Managing Director of web/mobile developer Cuttlefish, the Director of Leicester arts company Interact Digital Arts, a Visiting Researcher at the Institute of Creative Technologies at De Montfort University in the UK and an International Professor at GuangDong University of Technology in China.
In my commercial work I am interested in mobile multimedia, collaborative computing and location-aware information systems. In my arts work I am inspired by systems theory, the nature of interactivity and creative explorations of flow and connectedness.
Over a period of almost 30 years I have had a varied career that has seen me work in the arts, academia and commerce, and I am comfortably able to move my focus between the three.
As a researcher I have published over 30 research papers and have spoken at numerous conferences and seminars. I have an Honours Degree in Computer Studies from Loughborough University, a Masters in Digital Arts from Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London, and am currently writing-up a practice-based PhD in Systems Theory and Digital Arts at De Montfort University.
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MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. has completed long-term, fee-based agreements to support producer development in the Delaware Basin of West Texas. Under terms of the agreements, MarkWest will install a 200 million cubic feet per day cryogenic gas processing plant (Hidalgo Complex) in Culberson County, Texas. The new facility is scheduled to commence operations during the second quarter of 2016.
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Real Madrid are planning a bid of around £46 million for Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea.
Manchester City will have to pay £35 million to sign defender Jonny Evans from West Brom.
Crystal Palace are interested in signing Scotland international Oliver Burke from RB Leipzig, but will need to offer £18m to secure his services.
Inter have made an approach to take Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi on a season-long loan deal.
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Arsenal are ready to make their move for Julian Draxler, with PSG wanting around £32 million to complete a deal this summer.
Yerry Mina has sealed a move to Barcelona and will join the Liga giants from Palmeiras in 2018.
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An Austrian daredevil suited up on Sunday in hopes of making his delayed skydive from a balloon flying 23 miles above the planet and breaking the sound barrier.
Crews early Sunday began spreading out the massive but delicate helium balloon so it could be inflated to carry skydiver Felix Baumgartner, 43, into the stratosphere. The launch, scrapped several times during the previous week by high winds, depends on calm skies.
The 30 million-cubic-foot (850,000-cubic-metre) plastic balloon, which is about one-tenth the thickness of a Ziploc bag, or roughly as thin as a dry cleaner bag, can only be launched if winds are 2 mph or less between ground level and an altitude of about 800 feet.
The scheduled 7:30 a.m. (9:30 a.m. EDT/1330 GMT) launch time was pushed back to late morning in hopes of better wind conditions, the project sponsors said.
Baumgartner aims to break a 52-year-old high altitude parachute jump record held by project adviser Joe Kittinger. In 1960, Kittinger, now a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, jumped from a balloon flying at 102,800 feet and fell for 4 minutes and 36 seconds before opening his parachute. Baumgartner hopes to top that with a jump from 120,000 feet and freefall for 5 minutes and 35 seconds.
There is so little air in the upper reaches of the atmosphere that after about 30 seconds of freefall, Baumgartner should be moving faster than the speed of sound, which is roughly 690 mph at that altitude.
Among the risks Baumgartner faces is the chance that his supersonic body will trigger shock waves that could collide with the force of an explosion. But Baumgartner's medical team doesn't believe this situation is very likely because the air in the stratosphere would be too thin to carry the waves.
Baumgartner would stay supersonic for about a minute before hitting a thicker part of the atmosphere, slowing his fall.
No human has broken the sound barrier during freefall, at least not intentionally. On January 25, 1966, Bill Weaver, a U.S. test pilot aboard an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft, was ejected from his damaged plane at Mach 3.18 - more than three times faster than the speed of sound - and survived.
"It goes to show there are still challenges to overcome and you should never lose sight of trying to achieve them," Baumgartner said in an interview posted on the project's website.
Energy drink manufacturer Red Bull is sponsoring the skydive. The firm declined to disclose how much the project or its advertising campaign would cost.
Besides breaking several records, including highest-altitude freefall, longest freefall and highest manned balloon flight, Baumgartner and his team hope the jump will help engineers working on spacesuits for NASA and the budding commercial space tourism industry.
One company, Virgin Galactic, an offshoot of Richard Branson's London-based Virgin Group, expects to begin passenger suborbital spaceflights in late 2013 or 2014. SpaceShipTwo, the first of Virgin's planned fleet, is undergoing testing in Mojave, California, and is expected to make its first foray beyond the atmosphere before the end of the year.
Baumgartner's ascent into the stratosphere should take 2.5 to three hours. The descent should last just 15 to 20 minutes, more than half of it beneath the relative safety of his parachute's canopy.
When Baumgartner jumps from a capsule beneath the balloon, the position of his body will be crucial since there is no air in which he can reposition himself. If he falls in a way that puts him into a rapid spin, Baumgartner could pass out and damage his eyes, brain and cardiovascular system.
Baumgartner's safety gear includes a custom spacesuit to protect him from the low pressure and the extreme cold.
Temperatures are expected to be as low as about minus-70 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 57 degrees Celsius). The near-vacuum puts him at risk of ebullism, a potentially lethal condition in which fluids in the body turn to gas - literally blood boiling. Severe lung damage could occur within minutes.
Red Bull plans to broadcast the entire jump live on its website, but has built in a 20-second delay in the feed in case there is an accident.


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Enough already with the sophomoric antics of Sen. Mike Lee.
First, his denial of voting for any judicial appointment by President Barack Obama, even ones he favored. Now, the pride in his voice I heard in a National Public Radio "Morning Edition" news clip about his voting against the United Nations treaty to help disabled citizens around the world have the same hope Americans with disabilities have.
Lee essentially said: That is what my constituents want. Well, not this constituent.


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The battery recharger for Nate Greenberg's cell phone has undergone a workout lately, comparable to the legendary training sessions that former Boston Bruins defenceman Raymond Bourque would put his body through in the summer time.
Greenberg, the popular Bruins executive who became a former Bruins executive during the Stanley Cup final, has been busy fielding good-luck and best-wishes calls from the likes of Bobby Orr, Don Cherry, John Muckler, Jim Devellano, Tom McVie and others. There also have been many emails for the popular Greenberg to respond to.
The phone calls, emails, tributes in the Boston newspapers in the last 10 days demonstrate the wonderful reputation that the 58-year-old Greenberg had built up in the hockey community. He worked for the Bruins since Aug. 1973 and his seat in the TD Banknorth Garden press box was a must-visit location for reporters to drop in on. Greenberg always had some news, an interesting stat, a smile, a story and a cigar for most of us.
To illustrate his popularity, six days after his retirement was announced two friends organized a surprise party to celebrate Greenberg with a roast at a local restaurant in his neighbourhood. A whopping 90 people showed up.
"It was a good run," Greenberg told me today. "I've had a wonderful 34 years. But I'm looking ahead, not back."Report Typo/Error


text: I remember when I first joined this wiki, we actually talked about these games and what we were hoping to expect in the future of RE. Instead all I see are just edits on catagories that we already know or aren't really useful. If anyone is reading this, please respond to this. I hope other people agree with me on this.


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Board of Directors
Cyndi A. Jones, MSW
President and Founder
Arthur Greenberg
Debbie Whitehill
Jeffrey Baron
Steve Birnbaum, MD
Susan B. Bornstein
Dr. Robert Brooks
Reed Juckett
Michele Kimpton
Nicole Leavenworth
Audrey Loria
Miriam Mandell
Matt Ringelheim
Deborah Shapiro
Board of Advisors
Steven Ginsberg
MaryLee Halpin
Judy Levine
Joan Mikula
David Park
Jenna Ringelheim
Kayla Ringelheim
Nat Saltonstall
Denise Widman
Howard Zaharoff
to Wildflower Camp Foundation
Giving the gift of camp and ongoing support
to bereaved families in the Greater Boston area
It is hard to imagine anything more devastating to a young family than the loss of a parent.
The mission of the Wildflower Camp Foundation is to help children who have lost a parent. We provide bereaved families with the gift of camp, enrichment opportunities and ongoing support services. We are committed to renewing the promise of summer, offering a restorative experience for both the children and surviving spouse as they recover from their loss. Why camp, you ask? Because summers are the most challenging time for single parent families; while parents work, children need a safe, nurturing place to go. The experience of carefree summer days, the comfort of new friends and wonderful mentors, a break from the pain and stress at home is an invaluable experience for grieving children and a much needed respite for the surviving parent.
The keystone of our mission is our long-term commitment to those we serve. Once a child becomes a Wildflower camper, we support the camper and their family for as long as the child needs our assistance. Many of our campers may be part of the Wildflower family for more than a decade. We provide sustained, long-term support to children when they need it most. With our help, our campers have a better chance of working through the trauma of losing a parent. Were part of the process that helps them transition from being at-risk kids to kids who are thriving with renewed spirit, creativity and talents. To learn more about the many ways to support Wildflower, please visit the How to Donate page.
From modest beginnings, Wildflower has grown annually—thanks to generous grants and personal donations, along with reduced tuitions, matching grants and scholarships negotiated with participating camps. The number of scholarships that Wildflower has granted has multiplied since its inception. During our 10th year, we reached a significant milestone. Combined with camp-tuition reductions and grants from camp-related organizations, we have given more than $1 million in support to our campers and their families.
Wildflower is committed to providing the gift of camp throughout a child's camp years to ensure lasting impact in their lives. We invite you to support our efforts with a financial contribution. To learn more about the many ways that you can support Wildflower, please visit the How to Donate page.
Additionally, we welcome volunteers who are interested in donating their time and ideas. If you might wish to explore this possibility, we would love to hear from you.
Meet some of our families. Watch our film on You Tube.
"The Wildflower Camp Foundation is on the cutting edge of camp philanthropy."
American Camp Association - New England


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LG G Pad Teaser Video Surfaces Along With A Leaked Press Render
A week ago, in an interview with Dimitar Valev, Sales & Marketing Manager of Mobile Communications & PC at LG Bulgaria, revealed that LG will probably end the year with a tablet. Now the recent Teaser video and the leaked Press Render also confirms the LG G Pad.
Though the teaser video for LG G Pad 8.3 didn't reveal much about what the upcoming tablet will actually look like, but the press render doing the rounds shows a size comparison between what appears to be the new LG G Pad and its smartphone counterpart, the LG G2. The tablet uses similar design language to the G2, with the only difference being the more pronounced rounded edges on the tablet.
LG had put their tablet plans on hold last year. Their first Android-powered tablet was the 8.9-inch Optimus Pad, however, an 9.8-inch LG tablet was just spotted at the FCC with the model number of V500. No word on its availability.
Dubbed the LG G Pad, the new tablet is said to come with an 8.3-inch display with a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels. As far as processing power goes, it will have a Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor as well as 2GB of RAM.