text: 05 Sep Making a Music Video: Case Study of Moorea's Peter Pan We explore the process of making a music video, from concept through to production, with Prue Dudley, the Director and Producer (also DTV Studio Manager at JMC Academy), and Zenetta Potestas, Second Assistant Director and JMC Academy Film & Television student. Prue Dudley: "My name is Prue Dudley. I manage the studio at JMC Academy. I produced and directed a music video, Peter Pan. The artist's name is Moorea. I met her during the multi-camera classes in the studio. The story is about someone who is wishing something was happening in a relationship, but it's not happening. So, it's got two parts of it. One is a fantasy, what she's imagining in her head. And one is the reality, which is he likes her, but then again, he likes everybody. So we auditioned quite a few people for the lead, and we got Christophe Truschel, and for the extras we just used Facebook 'cause I've got a lot of friends in the mountains and we just sort of sent out, you know, "We're doing a film". I think we linked it to the tree and everyone went "Ooh, that looks cool". I did have to find underwater housing for that [the camera]. And, it was quite hard to find, it was custom made for that camera and that lense. Just 'cause it was so specialised; underwater housing for that camera; 'cause I wanted that camera, 'cause everything else was shot, and we wanted it, you know, at 300 frames a second, so you know, I needed that. But normally, probably you wouldn't have to have such specialist stuff. But just on a side note, I think that's how everything gets invented in the film industry, because people need stuff, you know, and then they think, "Oh, how can we get that effect?" And then they have to make it. So, I think that's how the whole thing evolves. One moment that stands out is, when we were blowing the bubbles over the balcony, like we've got them standing there blowing bubbles that are supposed to be going out into the valley. But they're not going out into the valley, they're just flying back because the wind's coming through the door. So, Michael Lameri, also one of the students, he's actually just graduated, he had this brilliant idea of getting a fan, it was this whole sort of co-ordinated thing. We had four people blowing bubbles around the camera with the fan behind the steadicam operator. And so I was like "Action!" and then this whole sort of crusade of people just...[demonstrates]. I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who was involved on this in any way, because it all, just made it wonderful. And, I'd just like to give a little shout out to anyone out there who's thinking of doing something, and it feels like it's going to be too big or too hard, just to start it in little baby steps, and invite other people on, and see where it goes. " Zanetta Potestas: "My name is Zanetta Potestas. I study Film & Television, and I'm currently in my 5th Trimester. I was the second Assistant Director for the music video. I was in charge of organising the cast and tending to their needs. Telling them when to come out when we were filming their scene, catering for them, that general kind of thing. I learned that it is a really, really fast paced environment, and there really is no time for you to sit down really quickly, you always have to be on-call. Because there are so many different aspects to it, like one person can't really do it all, so having one person dedicated to one particular aspect, having another, would really soften the load for the other person – keep it less stressed, and also keeps it fun because we're all working together, and we're all in the same boat, and if something goes wrong we can always help each other our through it. I guess being in that tree-house up in the mountains and seeing that wonderful landscape was really amazing. And being there with like, I was there with friends as well, so, sharing that with friends ,made it better. Like, I wouldn't have gone there by myself, and I wouldn't have gone there if Prue didn't ask me to. So those little things that I've learnt at uni have made a really big contribution to the production." Share this Share this Tweet this Email this Want to know more? CourseEnquiry Attend an open day Attend aworkshop Book aTour Latest News view all Shooting an Action/Comedy film with Brisbane JMC Students 02 Nov 2017 We spoke to the director about his up... Latest Video view all Michael Carpenter on Beatles Engineer, Geoff Emerick One of Australia's busiest producers ... Latest Event view all January Open Days 2018 10 Jan 2018 Come along to JMC Academy's Sydney, M... Call JMC 1300 410 311 Contact US Sign up for our Newsletter


text:
Kellie Okonekwrote a review of Scarpa Gea RS Alpine Touring Boot - Women's on January 28, 2013
Holy happy place!
Familiarity: I've used it several times
Having evolved through the Spirit 3, Diva, original Gea, and Shaka to the Gea RS, I can honestly say that Scarpa hit the mark on this one! Light like the original Gea with the amazing walk mode, the new RS is stiffer and skis like a dream. I am currently in Japan and have a Duke/Lange alpine setup as well as a dynafit/Gea RS setup and find I have so much control/power in the Gea RS that its all I am skiing, even on inbounds storm days. I really can:t say enough about how impressed I am with these boots!

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Subject: Cases and Cooling | October 11, 2005 - 05:18 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
- EPS of $0.18 Driven by All-Time Record Sales of $1.523 Billion -
- 44 Percent Year-on-Year Sales Growth in Microprocessors Highlighted by Accelerated Mobile Processor Sales -
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Oct. 11, 2005 - AMD (NYSE:AMD) today reported sales of $1.523 billion and net income of $76 million, amounting to $0.18 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 25, 2005. Third quarter sales were up 23 percent compared to the third quarter of 2004 and increased 21 percent from the second quarter of 2005. In the third quarter of 2004, AMD reported sales of $1.239 billion and net income of $44 million, or $0.12 per diluted share. In the second quarter of 2005, AMD reported sales of $1.260 billion and net income of $11 million, or $0.03 per share. Operating income in the third quarter of 2005 was $79 million as compared to operating income of $68 million in the third quarter of 2004 and an operating loss of $7 million in the second quarter of 2005.
"This was another record-breaking quarter for AMD's microprocessor business," said Robert J. Rivet, AMD's chief financial officer. "Exceptional customer demand for our server, mobile and desktop processors helped drive microprocessor sales growth of 44 percent compared to the third quarter of 2004 and 26 percent compared to the second quarter of 2005. We established new quarterly records in unit and dollar sales, gross margin and operating income."
There will be a webcast you can listen to here.
Post new comment
PC Perspective
Upcoming Events
Get notified when we go live!
PC Perspective Live! Google Calendar RSS


text:
KELOWNA – Two Kelowna men were arrested for auto theft and weapons charges this week after police dogs training nearby were called in.
Shortly before 2 p.m. yesterday, Oct. 4, an RCMP officer in the 700 block of Bernard Avenue saw a man "promptly exit a vehicle, leaving its engine running and fleeing the area on foot," according to a media release.
"A quick query of the licence plate along with the vehicles description revealed that the vehicle had been reported stolen on Monday, from the Mount Baldy Drive area of Kelowna," RCMP spokesperson Const. Jesse O'Donaghey says.
Police set up an area of containment and three RCMP K9 teams were called.
"Three RCMP K9's, with the Kelowna RCMP Police Dog Services Unit, just happened to be in the immediate area practicing their skills during their weekly training drills," O'Donaghey says. "It was truly unfortunate for these two suspects."
The dogs found articles of clothing and other items and eventually tracked one of them to a business near the intersection of Bernard Avenue and Gordon Drive where he was arrested.
A second suspect was also found in the area after officers found personal belongings of his inside the vehicle, as well as a loaded firearm.
"RCMP investigators conducted a search of the recovered stolen vehicle and were disturbed to find a loaded shotgun leaning against the front passenger side seat," O'Donaghey says.
A 30-year-old Kelowna man and a 22-year-old man were held in police custody overnight and face a variety of potential charges.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Kelowna RCMP at 250-762-3300. Remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, leaving a tip online at www.crimestoppers.net or by texting your tip to CRIMES (274637) ktown.
To contact a reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw or call 250-718-0428 or email the editor. You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom and be entered to win a monthly prize draw.
We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above.


text:
This product is no longer available.
You can try these similar gifts instead.
Silicone Silver Coasters
Give them a place they can set their drink without leaving a permanent mark. These coasters are handcrafted, decorated with subtle shades of silver and white, and the perfect addition to any home's bar.


text:
The board of directors of the Beebe Medical Foundation has announced that Judy Ludlow Aliquo, CFRE, will serve as the new president and CEO of the Beebe Medical Foundation.
Aliquo will assume overall responsibility for all of the ongoing operations of the foundation, which supports Beebe in realizing its vision of Sussex County becoming one of the healthiest counties in the nation. Her primary focus is on philanthropic efforts, such as the Beebe Annual Fund, planned giving and programmatic fundraising, and future capital campaigns. She also will oversee premier fundraising events, such as the annual art auction in the spring and the Beebe Ball in the fall.
"I am familiar with the strides that Beebe has made in recent years," says Aliquo, a Delaware native from Wilmington who has regularly visited the area with her husband Jim. "I am honored and excited to continue the important work of the foundation and to raise funds to support Beebe, which provides quality medical care and services to the people in southern Delaware."
Aliquo joins Beebe Medical Foundation from Wilmington Friends School, where she has worked in fundraising, development and community outreach roles for 23 years. Since 2001, she served as director of development, where she worked with the head of the school and board members to raise funds for a $35 million comprehensive fundraising campaign. In addition, she was responsible for alumni and donor relations, stewardship, and events.
Aliquo, who has a strong background as a business manager and a comptroller, earned her bachelor of science degree in business administration with a major in accounting from Goldey Beacom College in Wilmington.
Aliquo is moving to the Rehoboth Beach area with her husband Jim and dog Lanie. They have two children, Erin and Gabe, who both live and work in the Wilmington area.
"We are pleased that Mrs. Aliquo will take over this important assignment," says Paul Mylander, chairman of the Beebe Foundation Board of Directors. "She brings a wealth of experience in the development profession and an appreciation of Delaware and the needs of our growing population."
Beebe Medical Foundation was established in 1989 with the sole mission to raise philanthropic support for Beebe Medical Center. The foundation is at 902 Savannah Road, Lewes. For more information call 302-644-2900, or go to www.beebemedicalfoundation.org.
Most Popular
Brianna Parradine Ullman, sweet,...
Rehoboth man charged in Valero robbery
Stadium fight costs student her...
Entertainment Briefs
Millsboro man dies after struck by...
Cape Life Briefs
Police investigate Oak Orchard home...
VIDEO: MASH surgeon, patient, connect...
Indian River students charged in fight
Lewes committee on committees calls...


text:
I see no reason not to try both and decide where you fit in best (especially now that modern Linux distros can run virtually all Windows apps - my fav is Suse 7.3). www.demolinux.org is a great download. It is a preinstalled linux (with many feature cuts mind you) that you just boot off the CD and tada, play with it. It doesn't touch your hard drive, so no worries. Just power down, eject the CD and it is uninstalled (in no particular order ). It really just gives you a feel for Linux and Star Office, and will run slow because it is off the CD and a "hot filesystem" that doesn't use the hard drive even for swap space... and it doesn't come with Wine so you can't run Win apps [edit: I think], but it does let you play with all the other Linux habitats.
Big download, but stable. Never has cut me off midway yet.


text:
A quiet bedroom room tone with an ambient background.
My lightswitch being flicked on and off.
Lightswitch being flicked on. 3 mics: 3000B, SM 57, SM58
Sound of lightswitch being turned on. Recorded in bathroom. Part of Intermediate Sound project.
Some pretty intense sounds of packaging.
A parking lot near a church and a few cars drive by in the distance
fieldrecording of a quiet forrest. sometimes you can hear birds and the wind in the trees.
Children playing in a school playground
Off stage crash
Zombie related screams
New pack of laughs! Have fun folks!
a bird singing in the city - rec with R1 - normalized, noise cleaned with Audacity1.3B
Car horn recorded on Zoom H2 from my flat.
Me drinking from the water bottle again, same mic as before.
some high heels going past late at night


text:
New entry curbs on Al Ain-Buraimi roads
Al Ain, July 17, 2008
The UAE authorities have introduced new curbs at the Oman border linking Al Ain and Buraimi.
The new restrictions came into effect from Tuesday (July 15) with the change of entry and exit points for Emiratis, GCC nationals, and UAE expatriates, a Gulf News report said.
Under the new arrangements, Emiratis and anyone travelling with them and the nationals of other GCC countries will be using Al Hili checkpoint to enter or exit the UAE.
Expatriates on UAE resident visas will only be able to enter Buraimi through the border point of Khatam Al Shukla (KAS), some 15 km away in the north-east of the city.
The Mudeef border crossing has been closed down and the Department of Naturalisation and Residency and police have placed barriers to stop the traffic.
Following the restrictions a large number of people have shifted their residences from Buraimi to Al Ain, creating an acute shortage of flats and villas in the city, the report said.


text:
View Poll Results: Which 2 for our top 2?
- Voters
- 86. You may not vote on this poll
Multiple Choice Poll.
Results 16 to 20 of 23
May 10th, 2013 04:31 PM #16
I love Cecily Fiona, that is my favourite by a long, long way. But it sounds like your husband isn't convinced by it.
I think Felicity works better than Cecelia with your last name, and Felicity Cecelia is better to me than Cecelia Felicity- the latter really trips me up. Could i suggest Felicity Cecile? Felicity Cecile Barnett is lovely.~ Mama to Juniper and Arlo ~
May 10th, 2013 05:04 PM #18Senior Member
- Join Date
- Apr 2013
- Posts
- 404
We have three children. Izabella, Holden and Sawyer. After this bang we want one more then we are done. I did think of picking one then saving the other but might be disappointed that I didn't get to use one at all if we ended up with a boy last. For some reason he has this aversion to Cecily and would prefer it as a nick name for Cecelia.
May 10th, 2013 05:26 PM #20
May 10th, 2013 07:16 PM #22Senior Member
- Join Date
- Mar 2013
- Location
- Midwest U.S.
- Posts
- 523
May 10th, 2013 07:29 PM #24Senior Member
- Join Date
- Jul 2012
- Location
- Posts
- 11,638


text:
Submitted by Unregistered User on and last modified on 4 October, 2017
Description of App:
IMDb is the world's largest collection of movie, TV and celebrity information. IMDb is the leading app on the iPhone and iPod Touch to find US showtimes, watch trailers, browse photo galleries, get US TV listings, find latest DVD releases, explore popular charts and share movie info.
Apple Watch Support:
Free or Paid:
Device(s) App Was Tested On:
Accessibility Comments:
AppleVis Editor Note: The Usability and Accessibility Ratings for this app have been updated to reflect the comments posted below about version 2.2.Original Comments: This was very disappointing.VoiceOver reads very few page elements, and it is impossible to access any actual information with VoiceOver enabled. The best you can manage is a search, but VoiceOver will not read the list of search results. As a test, I disabled VoiceOVer and clicked on one of the search results. I then enabled VoiceOver to see if it would read the actual page for that entry. It would not.So, in short, don't waste a download on this.
VoiceOver Performance:
Button Labeling:
App Store Link:
Developer's Website:
User Options
2 Comments
Latest update
Submitted by Blind I Am on
I got all excited when the release notes for the latest update said:<begin quote>we've fixed most known bugs and optimized the app's performance.<end quote>WooHoo, think I! Finally, after all the waiting and emails, they have made it accessible. But no, it's just as inaccessible as ever. A few unlabelled buttons and an occasional header is about all that VoiceOver will find in this app.
Much improved accessibility
Submitted by Blind I Am on
The latest update (version 2.2) specifically mentions accessibility in the release notes, and the good news is that most of the app is now fully accessibille with VoiceOver.Some of the button labelling could still be improved and you will probably need to spend some time familiarizing yourself with the interface, but it is finally possible to explore iMDb through this app.


text: [ Woman Loves To Sniff And Chew Dirty Diapers [VIDEO] By Yta von G January 17, 2014 Just when you thought people couldn't get any weirder. Read More Category: Audio / Videos / Photos, Weird News Tags: addictions, odd habits Send to a friend! Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Pin it! Reddit This! Share on Tumblr!


text:
« Techno-economic analysis of drop-in biofuels produced from microalgae remnants finds price would range between $5.64 and $6.81/gallon US | Main | Li-ion maker A123 Systems sells Energy Solutions business to NEC for ~$100M; focus on micro-hybrids and transportation »
Nitrogen‐doped coral-like carbon fiber arrays shown to be highly efficient air electrodes for high-performance Li-air batteries
24 March 2014
|a) SEM image of a VA-NCCF array grown on a piece of Si wafer. (b) TEM image of an individual VA-NCCF. (c) The sketch of Li2O2 grown on a coral-like carbon fiber. Credit: ACS, Shui et al. Click to enlarge.
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Kent State University have developed highly efficient oxygen electrodes for nonaqueous Li-O2 batteries by using vertically aligned nitrogen-doped coral-like carbon fiber (VA-NCCF) arrays supported with a stainless steel cloth as the current collector.
In a paper in the journal ACS Nano, they reported obtaining a narrow voltage gap (0.3 V) between the charge and discharge plateaus and an unusually high energy efficiency of 90%. Electrolyte decomposition—a problem with Li-air batteries—was minimized due to the low overpotential, and the battery could run for more than 150 cycles with a good reversibility under considerably high specific capacities (up to 1,000 mAh g-1) per cycle.
A non-aqueous Li-air (Li-O2) battery comprises a metallic lithium anode; a porous cathode (usually carbon-based materials with or without catalysts); and nonaqueous electrolyte (Liþ-containing solution). During discharging, oxygen molecules are reduced by electrons from the current collector to combine with Li+ ions dissolved in the electrolyte to produce solid Li2O2 on the cathode. Subsequent charging causes a reverse reaction. However, large polarizations are commonly observed during charging, with a typical 1-2 V voltage gap between the charge and discharge plateaus.
Because of the instability of nonaqueous electrolytes, the decomposition of electrolytes to form an insulating coating on the electrode surface increases the overpotential, which, in turn, accelerates the decomposition of electrolytes. So far, no stable nonaqueous electrolyte has been found. Besides, carbon materials in oxygen electrodes have been proven to decompose accompanying the electrolyte decomposition, particularly at high overpotentials. On the other hand, the poor electron transportation between the electrode and Li2O2, due to the charging-induced formation of the Li2O2/electrode interfacial barrier contributes also to the high polarizations for nonaqueous Li-O2 batteries.
…Generally speaking, an ideal oxygen electrode requires a highly conductive porous structure to facilitate both electron and oxygen transportations. A large specific surface area is also desirable for the electrode to show a high Li2O2 uptake. … However, most fibrous electrodes [tried in other research projects] still suffered from multiple drawbacks.
… Although recent efforts have reduced the voltage gap between charge/discharge plateaus from 1.5 to 0.7 V and extended the number of reversible cycles up to 100, oxygen electrodes (including fibrous ones) that simultaneously possess a high specific capacity, high energy efficiency, and long cycling life are still scarce.—Shui et al.
The researchers prepared vertically aligned nitrogen-doped coral-like carbon nanofiber (VA-NCCF) arrays by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and then transferred the material onto a piece of microporous stainless steel cloth as a binder-free oxygen electrode for nonaqueous Li-O2 batteries.
They used the VA-NCCF electrode in Li-O2 batteries with a piece of Li foil as anode and 1 M bis(trifluoromethane)sulfonimide lithium salt (LiCF3SO3) in tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether (TEGDME) as electrolyte. Three batteries were tested separately under current densities of 100, 600, and 1000 mA g-1 at a controlled capacity of 1000 mAh g-1.
They observed a low overpotential of 0.3 V at the middle of discharge/charge plateaus at a current density of 100 mA g-1. Increasing the current density still resulting in reasonably low overpotentials. The cutoff voltage at the end of charge was 3.6 V at the current density as high as 1000 mA g-1.
To the best of our knowledge, such a low overpotential (0.3 V) was the first time reported for nonaqueous Li-O2 batteries, which is even lower than those of noble metal-based catalysts. The corresponding energy efficiency was calculated to be 90%, the highest value for nonaqueous Li-O2 batteries reported so far.
… The observed outstanding battery performance resulted from multiple factors played together, including the N-doping-induced catalytic activity to lower the charging overpotential for minimizing the electrolyte decomposition and facilitating Li2O2 deposition along the VA-NCCF fibers, the unique vertically aligned coral-like fiber structure to provide a large free space for efficient Li2O2 deposition and enhanced electron/electrolyte/ reactant transport, and the highly conductive micro-porous SS cloth support with a minimized contact resistance.
This work clearly demonstrates that the performance of Li-O2 batteries could be dramatically improved by using rationally designed oxygen electrodes with well-defined hierarchical structures and heteroatom-doping induced catalytic activities, which represents a significant advance in the research and development of Li-O2 batteries and other energy devices.—Shui et al.
Jianglan Shui, Feng Du, Chenming Xue, Quan Li, and Liming Dai (2014) "Vertically Aligned N-Doped Coral-like Carbon Fiber Arrays as Efficient Air Electrodes for High-Performance Nonaqueous Li–O2 Batteries," ACS Nano doi: 0.1021/nn500327p
March 24, 2014 in Batteries | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)
TrackBack URL for this entry:
Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Nitrogen‐doped coral-like carbon fiber arrays shown to be highly efficient air electrodes for high-performance Li-air batteries:
Forget about the 5-5-5 it is not the measure of everything, it is just a cheap GM trick to keep a media hype around the Volt. Plug in Batteries will go beyond the 50 mile range before you say Jack Robinson. In 10 years the whole Plug in concept will become obsolete, and full electric cars will take over soon after.
"..the battery could run for more than 150 cycles with a good reversibility.."
Air batteries still have quite a way to go, but considering major work started in 2009 they have come a long way. I think air batteries will take a while to mature, They might squeeze out more performance in lithium ion with silicon anodes then move on to sulfur cathodes. It is a great time to be an electro chemist, you can do some real good.
Verify your Comment
Previewing your Comment
This is only a preview. Your comment has not yet been posted.
As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments.
Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.


text:
The city has completed final negotiations for right of way and easements needed to proceed with the Camp Street bridge and street project.
During their meeting last week, city council members approved an ordinance authorizing an agreement to acquire permanent and temporary easements from the Otten family for $8,021.
The city will acquire permanent right of way and utility easements and temporary construction easements from the family.
The agreement calls for an April 1 closing date.
City Engineer Dan Boyce told the council that engineering and design work for the project has been under way and that the easement negotiations did not cause any delays.
The city tentatively plans to seek bids in March and award a construction contract in April or May.
CRD & Associates was awarded a $53,734 contract last fall for design services related to the project.
CRD was the engineering firm that prepared the previous bridge design before the council halted progress on the project in 2008 after strong citizen objections.
Since then, new FEMA floodplain maps have been developed which required revisions to the earlier bridge design.
Last September, the city approved rezoning a 12.4-acre tract on the south side of the creek for future development of duplex housing units in exchange for easements and right of way for the bridge project.
The Otten family wanted the property rezoned in order to build two-family units similar to those on the south side of East Rose Lane, but they have not submitted any definite plans at this point.
Bridge Project
Funds for construction of the new bridge and the extension of Camp Street are allocated in the 2013-14 fiscal year budget.
The budget has $950,000 earmarked for the street and bridge project, including $10,000 for right of way acquisition, $50,000 for design work and $900,000 for construction.
Funding for the project will come from the half-cent transportation sales tax fund.
The city had engineering plans completed and awarded a construction contract, but the city council scuttled the project in 2008 after a heated debate that raged on for months.
The city ended up paying $4,000 to the company awarded the construction contract after the council voted to halt the project.
The city also had negotiated with property owners for right of way and easements, but those were good for only two years and had to be renegotiated.
In 2012, the council voted to reverse the earlier decision and move forward with replacing the old bridge that collapsed several decades ago.
The strong opposition from citizens and some council members has not resurfaced since the project was resurrected.


text:
All places
This is a directory of all places in Krakow. If you're interested in a particular type of a place, see:
Restaurants | Hotels | Pubs & Clubs | Shopping | Entertainment | Services | Culture
Looking for something specific?
Top rated culture in Krakow
2 Swiaty GalleryGallery Kazimierz
Popular Kazimierz GalleryRead more »
AB GalleryDesign Old Town
Alladin's Den of ceramics in the Cloth HallRead more »
Agrafka CinemaCinema Old Town
Historic venue dedicated to moviesRead more »
Archdiocesan MuseumMuseum Old Town
Catholic Glory at the foot of the Royal CastleRead more »
Ardente Sole FoundationInstitute City Centre West
Poland's finest court dance ensembleRead more »
Art DecorumInternet Gallery Internet
Setting new standardsRead more »
ASP GalleryGallery City Centre East
Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts in KrakowRead more »
Auschwitz Jewish CenterMuseum Oswiecim
Centre of Jewish culture and learning in OswiecimRead more »
AvailableArtGallery Old Town
Art for allRead more »
Axis MundiInstitute Old Town
Drama from a driven teamRead more »
BagatelaTheatre City Centre West
Musicals and light drama just beyond the PlantyRead more »
BB GalleryDesign City Centre North
Leading gallery of contemporary artRead more »
Bernardine ChurchChurch Old Town
Baroque belter below the castleRead more »
Bialy Pradnik ManorInstitute City Centre North
Culture Centre in a beautiful historical manorRead more »
Bielak Gallery [closed]Gallery Old Town
Photography and Jewellery duetRead more »
Bishop Erazm Ciolek PalaceMuseum Old Town
Art of old Poland in a beautiful palace museumRead more »
Blazko KinderyGallery Kazimierz
Treasure trove for jewellery loversRead more »
British CouncilInstitute Old Town
Lie back and think of EnglandRead more »
Bunkier SztukiGallery Old Town
Top centre of contemporary artRead more »
Capella CracoviensisMusic Old Town
Cracow's musical pride on the fringeRead more »
Centre For Jewish CultureInstitute Kazimierz
Cultural foundation in a former synagogueRead more »
Cervantes InstituteInstitute Old Town
Don Quixote comes to CracowRead more »
Cheder CafeJewish Culture Kazimierz
A cafe and a melting pot for modern Jewish cultureRead more »
Chopin SalonMusic Venue Old Town
Chopin's music in sumptuous settingsRead more »
Church on the RockChurch Kazimierz
Fabled church on the VistulaRead more »
Cinema 18 Pauza [closed]Cinema Old Town
Cutting edge KinoRead more »
Cloth Hall GalleryMuseum Old Town
Longstanding gallery of 19th Century Polish PaintingRead more »
Corpus Christi ChurchChurch Kazimierz
Mysterious marvel in KazimierzRead more »
Cracow ConcertsMusic Venue Old Town
Sonic excursions in historic CracowRead more »
Cracow University of TechnologyUniversity City Centre
Cracow University of TechnologyRead more »
CricotekaCultural Centre Podgorze
Tribute to a Legend of World Theatre: Tadeusz KantorRead more »
Crypt of Honour on the RockCrypt Kazimierz
Pantheon of Polish GreatsRead more »
Czartoryski Museum [closed]Museum Old Town
Poland's oldest museumRead more »
Dominican ChurchChurch Old Town
An old timer with a youthful touchRead more »
Dominik Art Projects [closed]Gallery Old Town
Avant garde exhibition space for modern artRead more »
Emeryk Hutten-Czapski MuseumMuseum City Centre West
Priceless collection of Polish coins and moreRead more »
Este Gallery of Curiosities [closed]Gallery Old Town
Charming curiosity shop on GrodzkaRead more »
Ethnographic MuseumMuseum Kazimierz
Magic encounter with folk artRead more »
EuropeumMuseum City Centre West
From granary to gallery of European artRead more »
Franciscan BasilicaChurch Old Town
Flaming floral wonderRead more »
French InstituteInstitute Old Town
Promoting French Culture in CracowRead more »
Galeria AGGallery Old Town
Vibrant gallery just off the squareRead more »
Galeria AsGallery Old Town
Classic avant-guard and top art trendsRead more »
Galeria przy SlawkowskiejGallery Old Town Read more »
Galicia Jewish MuseumMuseum Kazimierz
A fresh look at Poland's Jewish heritageRead more »
Gallery KawaleriaGallery Old Town
Attractive gallery attached to restaurantRead more »
Glass and Ceramics Centre
All that glass!Read more »
Goethe InstituteInstitute Old Town
Germania in CracoviaRead more »
Grey House GalleryGallery Old Town
Hub of young art at the Market SquareRead more »
GroteskaTheatre City Centre West
Vibrant theatre for all the familyRead more »
Henryk GalleryGallery Kazimierz Read more »
Hipolit TownhouseMuseum Old Town
Nostalgic treasure just off the SquareRead more »
ICCCultural Centre Old Town
Exhibitions, conferences and much moreRead more »
Institute of Nuclear PhysicsInstitute City Centre West
It's not rocket science...Read more »
International Print Triennial CracowGallery Old Town
Champions of Graphic ArtRead more »
Jan Fejkiel GalleryGallery Old Town
Prints, drawings and moreRead more »
Jewish Community CenterCultural Centre Old Town
A beacon for Polish JewsRead more »
Jozef Czapski PavillionMuseum Old Town
Tribute to Jozef Czapski, and home to meetings with artRead more »
Kika CinemaCinema Podgorze
New gem on the movie circuitRead more »
Krakow Aquarium [closed]Aquarium Old Town
Aquatic wonders for young and oldRead more »
Krakow Historical MuseumMuseum Old Town
The History of CracowRead more »
Kraków King's PlayersTheatre Old Town
Professional English language theatreRead more »
Krzysztofory PalaceMuseum Old Town
The home of the Historical Museum of Krakow in a majestic townhouseRead more »
KTO TheatreTheatre City Centre North
Street theatre from a Cracow crewRead more »
Lost WawelMuseum Old Town
Archaeological treats on Wawel HillRead more »
Malopolski Ogrod SztukiVenue Old Town
Not so garden variety of artsRead more »
Manggha CentreInstitute City Centre West
Krakow's centre for Japanese cultureRead more »
Market SquareLandmark Old Town
You can't miss it, reallyRead more »
MICET (Interactive Museum / Theatre Education Center)Theatre Old Town Read more »
MikroCinema City Centre North
Cosy little cinema for lovers of fine filmsRead more »
MOCAKMuseum Podgorze
Museum of Contemporary Art in KrakowRead more »
Moda na SztukeGallery Wieliczka
Online ArtsRead more »
MumerusTheatre Old Town
Originality... creativity... Mumerus!Read more »
Museum of ArchaeologyMuseum Old Town
Archaeological ace on SenackaRead more »
Museum of History of PhotographyMuseum City Centre West
Flashes of inspirationRead more »
Museum of Municipal EngineeringMuseum Kazimierz
See Krakow from a different perspectiveRead more »
National MuseumMuseum City Centre West
Must-see museum just beyond the Old TownRead more »
Niepolomice Museum Of ArtMuseum Further afield
Historical interiors and art exhibition outside KrakowRead more »
NOVAGallery Old Town
Born in the bowels of bohemeRead more »
Nowy Wisnicz CastleMuseum Further afield
Princely residence east of CracowRead more »
Old Synagogue MuseumMuseum Kazimierz
A glimpse into Cracow's Jewish pastRead more »
Olympia GalleryGallery Podgorze
Discerning gallery in KazimierzRead more »
OperaOpera Old Town
A night at the operaRead more »
Oskar Schindler's FactoryMuseum Podgorze
The famous factory of Oskar SchindlerRead more »
Otwarta PracowniaGallery Kazimierz
Offbeat treasure trove of talentRead more »
Palac SztukiInstitute Old Town
The Friends of Fine Arts SocietyRead more »
Panga Pank [closed]Theatre Kazimierz
Up and coming theatre with wide-ranging interestsRead more »
Pauza GalleryGallery Old Town
Multi-purpose gallery above Pauza ClubRead more »
Pharmacy Under The EagleMuseum Podgorze
A gem of a museum chronicling the wartime ghettoRead more »
Philharmonic HallMusic Venue City Centre West
Major classical venue just beyond the PlantyRead more »
Pieskowa Skala CastleMuseum Further afield
Branch of the National Museum outside CracowRead more »
Plac Bohaterow GettaMonument Podgorze
Monument to the heroes and victims of the Jewish GhettoRead more »
Plexus Gallery [closed]Gallery Old Town
A treat for the artistic soulRead more »
Pomorska StreetMuseum City Centre West
Grievous, yet captivating story of the struggle for independenceRead more »
Potocka Gallery [closed]Gallery City Centre West
Little treasure on Sikorski SquareRead more »
Pszczyna Palace MuseumMuseum Further afield
Glorious Palace Museum West of CracowRead more »
Qubic ArtArt Gallery Kazimierz
cafe/art gallery/shopRead more »
Rydlowka MuseumMuseum Further afield
Birthplace of a masterpieceRead more »
Rynek UndergroundMuseum Old Town
Traces of Krakow's European identityRead more »
Salwator Art StudioInstitute Further afield
Courses in drawing, painting and sculptureRead more »
Sanctuary of Divine MercyChurch Lagiewniki
Modern basilica and Catholic pilgrimage siteRead more »
Scena pod RatuszemTheatre Old Town
Little theatre on the Market SquareRead more »
Scena przy pompieTheatre Old Town
Summer stage of the Slowacki TheatreRead more »
Siwek-Front GalleryGallery Old Town
Eponymous gallery of Cracow artistRead more »
Slaski TheatreTheatre Further afield
Theatre and Opera in the Silesian capitalRead more »
Slaskie MuseumMuseum Further afield
Main museum of the Silesian regionRead more »
Slowacki TheatreTheatre Old Town
Opera and Theatre in Belle Epoque styleRead more »
SolvayInstitute Further afield
Centre for Contemporary ArtRead more »
Space GalleryGallery Old Town
Distinguished art gallery in central CracowRead more »
St Adalbert's ChurchChurch Old Town
Small is beautifulRead more »
St Anne's ChurchChurch Old Town
Showpiece of Cracow BaroqueRead more »
St Catherine's ChurchChurch Kazimierz
Sublime acoustics amidst gothic splendourRead more »
St Mary's BasilicaChurch Old Town
Gothic great on the main squareRead more »
St. Andrew's ChurchChurch Old Town
The oldest church in KrakowRead more »
Starmach GalleryGallery Podgorze
Respected gallery of contemporary artRead more »
Stary TeatrTheatre Old Town
Historic theatre in the heart of CracowRead more »
Szolayski HouseMuseum Old Town
Krakow's temple of Art NouveauRead more »
Teatr BarakahTheatre Kazimierz
Independent artistic theatre companyRead more »
Teatr Laznia NowaTheatre Further afield
A new feather in Nowa Huta's CapRead more »
Teatr LudowyTheatre Nowa Huta
Legendary Theatre in Nowa HutaRead more »
Teatr Praska 52Theatre City Centre West Read more »
Teatr VarieteTheatre City Centre East Read more »
The Aviation MuseumMuseum Further afield
Chocks Away!Read more »
The BarbicanPlace of Interest Old Town
Monumental marvel of medieval fortificationRead more »
The DJ Show [closed]Music Old Town
Dance music news and infoRead more »
The Florianka HallMusic Venue Old Town
Palatial Concert Hall in the City CentreRead more »
The Home Army MuseumMuseum City Centre North
The story of Polish underground told in fullRead more »
The House Under The CrossMuseum Old Town
The Heady World of Cracovian TheatreRead more »
The Jan Matejko HouseMuseum Old Town
Tribute to a towering figure in the artsRead more »
The Jozef Mehoffer HouseMuseum Old Town
Delightful museum about Cracovian artistRead more »
The Stained Glass MuseumMuseum Old Town
Museum in a legendary workshopRead more »
Tischner European UniversityUniversity Old Town
A university for allRead more »
Turlej Gallery [closed]Gallery Old Town
Outstanding new gallery off the squareRead more »
University MuseumMuseum Old Town
Discover the sumptuous halls of the universityRead more »
Wawel CathedralChurch Wawel
Cracow's spiritual homeRead more »
Wawel Royal CastleMuseum Old Town
The Royal and State ApartmentsRead more »
Wyspianski 2000 PavilionCultural Centre Old Town
Exhibition and information hall in a unique styleRead more »
Wyspianski Museum [closed]Museum Old Town
Fin-de-Siecle Glory In An Old Town PalaceRead more »
ZaczekInstitute City Centre West
Student Club with quality eventsRead more »
ZderzakGallery Old Town
Established contemporary art gallery on FlorianskaRead more »


text:
One glance at the street style scape in Tokyo and I see innocence. These paladins of outlandish color and print and heel shape don't dress for the confirmation of a camera lens. Their style wreaks of individuality, curiosity, and that exciting element of trial and error. Even the face masks don't look jarring.
Maybe I'm wrong, though. Maybe they're doing exactly what we do. Maybe I'm just blinded by the novelty of accessible Tokyo street style. But at first sight, I've got to say, I think in matters of this capital-D Debate, (I really didn't want to go here. At this point, the proverbial horse has been dead ten times and yet subsequently beaten ad nauseam,) Tokyo is beating the shit out of us.
Tuesday morning I received an e-mail from a reader cum pen pal cum galpal informing me of the deluge of Tokyo Fashion Week street style images as photographed by Streetfsn's Nam on Style.com. Her sentiments went something like, "in terms of 'peacocking,' I think it really depends on the region. I mean, what seems like a totally forged marketing ploy of an outfit in New York (in hopes to be shot by Tommy Ton or the like), may be a genuine expression and enthusiasm for fashion in Japan." I wanted to agree but without ever having been to Tokyo, or even having seen the images yet, I couldn't. So I remained silent until I had a chance to peruse the photo gallery and after a brief consultation with Man Repeller's own Kate, here's the theory we've begun to conjecture:
If Tokyo street style is like an Instagram selfie, New York street style is this curiously self-deprecating, somewhat self-aggrandizing, holier than thou I-would-never-post-a-selfie-but-aren't-these-shoes-great? mobile app lurker – embracing, appreciating, basking in selfie culture from a safe distance but never willingly participating.
As Kate put it, though she loves looking at other people's selfies, she won't post her own. Why? Because she doesn't feel like she has the wearwithall (her pun, not mine) to post something of interest worthy of sharing via selfie. As a defense mechanism, she will chalk up the lack of selfie-sharing to that same blazon of too-cool-for-school attitude documented above, while she quietly double taps the plethora of the mirrors boasting reflections in her feed.
The subjects of those very mirror photos, however, are obviously eager to share something with their networks, right? As a fairly ambitious selfie-grammer, I can say: duh. Frankly, I don't care if people hate the hyper sense of vanity associated with photographing myself. For every person that rolls his or her eyes, I am almost certain there is at the very least one individual (most days, it's my mother) satisfied with my amateur snaps. And why do I post them? Because I feel like it. Because I'm wearing something and I think it's cool or I think it's outrageous or I think it's God awful but damnit, I want to celebrate that. All of that.
Which brings me back to the initial, convoluted analogy. There is an undeniable air of "whee! I am wearing what I love because I love it and want to wear it!" in Tokyo that doesn't seem contrived or offensive or exploitative at all. Fashion is just being fashion the way that most selfies are just…selfies. Across the other lenses of street style photography, it's hard to neglect that thick sense of pre-calculated restriction, no matter how loud it may look. There are ulterior motives and though the subjects of these photos may appreciate the art and craft and even want to see where their stoic images land, they often remain quiet. I'd argue that this is because the extensive conversation is stripping street photography of its inherent cool-factor. This in turn really makes me wonder about what drives us as human beings. Also, though, if Tokyo street style falls victim to the critique of New York, London, Paris, et al, too, will it eventually lose its innocence?
Has it already done so? The bulk of Tokyo street style seems to be classified easily into specific genres. Is it possible the dedication to looking 'unique' is a type of conformity? How'd it get so dramatic?
Ultimately, when we first heard 'Tokyo Street Style,' the initial thought was of the really outrageous Hello Kitty or Goth Lolita looks. When that was taken out of the picture, the stunning, original, wearable creativity stood out. Do you think the normalization (zero idea if that's a real word) of people dressing in a cartoon-ish manner (the line of demarcation between fashion and costume need not apply) makes it easier for the everyday style-conscious gal to take risks? Probably, and that's awesome.


text:
- Age / Gender:
- n/a, Male
- Location:
- Location not disclosed
- Joined:
- 6/14/10
- All Stats >
User Statshot
- Community Stats
Level 1 Blank Slate
Normal Whistle
Ranked as Civilian
Contact Info / Websites
Latest News
Working on a little autobiography and experimenting with a lot of things I haven't tried before. Animation takes forever... like real animation without the use of motion tweens. Takes forever.
Recent Game Medals
That is one big pile of 10 Points Burn 25,000 Calories Medal Stats.
He left us! 10 Points Burn 15,000 Calories Medal Stats.
Didn't say the magic word! 10 Points Burn 10,000 calories Medal Stats.
When you gotta go, you gotta go 5 Points Burn 5,000 calories Medal Stats.
And you've got butterfingers? 5 Points Burn 2,000 calories Medal Stats.
More like a six-foot Turkey 5 Points Burn 1,000 calories Medal Stats.
Bingo! Dino DNA! 5 Points Burn 500 calories Medal Stats.
Blunt Force Trauma 5 Points Do a 4 hits combo with zombies only Medal Stats.
Wise Man 25 Points Avoid 10 mutated zombies Medal Stats.
Pinball 50 Points Do a 3 hits vehicle collision combo Medal Stats.
Total Medals Earned: 36 (From 9 different games.)
Latest Movies
Latest Favorite Movies
Messed-Up Bible Stories 9 Rated 4.3800 Stars Jacob tricks his father into blessing him. Comedy - Original Minecraft Pals Rated 4.3900 Stars Will Lance's imagination keep him ALIVE? Comedy - Parody Xionic Madness 3 Rated 4.4300 Stars A la verga aquí está >:D! Action School 13 - TongueTied Rated 4.4300 Stars Just a small winter story Drama


text:
I have no illusions of my importance. I am just one person, in a sea of hundreds-of-millions. I have opinions. I have thoughts. Many of them original. Developed somewhere in the recesses of my mind, cultivated by a lifetime of experience in a lop-sided ratio of hard-living and relative comfort.
Many of my thoughts have been cultured by the thoughts, deeds, and actions of others. Many of those influences have occurred right here on The Real Revo. I had a drug-addict for a mother. We had multiple drug-addled step-fathers/live in boyfriends. Life with her was not fun. We lived in shitholes. We used to celebrate the trip to the day-old bread store, because delicious, sweet confections were cheap and they accepted food stamps.
My father, nay, my Dad – was an honest, hard-working, God-fearing, righteous-living American who, like his father before him, raised his family with a stern hand. He never hesitated to tell us he loved us. He also never hesitated to correct us when we stepped out of line.
His wife, God rest her soul, was my Mom. She is the only Mom I have ever known. They weren't rich. Not even middle-class, really. But, they loved us. They wanted us to do right. They wanted us to live right. They wanted us to be and remain, free.
My Dad was a reader, too. He and Mom made sure to teach us skills which never go out of style.
He taught us how to treat a lady. He taught us what it means to take care of a family, be responsible in a community, help those in need, and how to stand up for what is right. He taught us how to be men.
Mom taught us how to clean. How to sew. How to interact with and respect a lady (sometimes she taught us these lessons with a belt).
My mother's life-lessons were less positive. More an anti-social illustration of how not to be. The life of indulgence is easy, to a point. It is actually quite tiresome. It is emotionally draining. Marked by an emptiness which none of life's soul-sucking ephemera can ever dream to fill.
I have lived in abject poverty. I have lived in a half-million dollar home while making a 6 figure income. I have been around the world and back, twice. I have lived, I have loved, and I have lost.
I paid $33K in taxes a few years back. I have willfully (as an adult) received government assistance in the form of food-stamps, during less-prosperous times. I have practiced regular charity, which usually is a gift of my time, energy, and talents. I have been selfish. I have been a miserable piece of shit, at several points in my life. Concerned only with selfish desire and libertine indulgence.
I have grown and learned that all of the selfish, indulgent behaviors of my youth, only served to further delay my emotional and spiritual growth. I was stunted in my growth, by my own decisions. I have never once blamed my poor decisions on anyone but myself. I wholly accept the consequences of those decisions. I choose to learn from them.
I believe in ideals. I have spent an immense portion of my life reading; trying to understand. I had one developmental influence of libertine self-indulgence and one of hard-work and sacrifice. I was blessed.
No amount of wealth or power, ease or self-indulgence, can ever fill the void created by the lack of integrity, honor, or a sense of duty.
Integrity means doing what is right, even when no one is watching.
Honor is the perceived quality of worthiness that each man must establish for himself, and then attempt to live up to.
Duty is that archaic idea that some things, simply put, are worth fighting for. It is the innate sense of moral commitment or obligation.
Our society has lost it's way. Amorality and 'tolerance' have long supplanted the ideas of integrity, honor, and duty. No longer does America value such archaic ideals. Well, I still do. My children will. If my children do, so too, will theirs.
I have lived their way. I don't like it. I have lived a life of duality. The two sides of my soul battling for dominance. I think I am naturally inclined toward that which is against the grain. I tend to make things harder on myself than they, of right, should be. I am drawn toward the less-principled.
Therefore, I have to make the conscious decision to live uprightly. It is not always easy. I demand more from myself, my friends, my family, my community, my state, and my nation. I have no problem calling a spade a spade. I will quickly and publicly put someone in check when they over step the line. Some things are worth fighting for.
Upholding traditional values, honoring the ideals of our fathers, not giving up on morality or righteousness. Having principles upon which we stand and when needed – we fight. This is the long, proud tradition we inherited as our birthright as Americans. This is the debt we owe to our children, lest they should be consumed in the abyss of moral-relativity.
Out-numbered though we may be, these ideals are worth demanding. This battle is worth fighting. Standing idle, as everything we love and cherish is destroyed by the godless, amoral left is not an option. Not as long as I have to ability to fight.
I am a dinosaur. We all know what happened to the dinosaurs. This will most likely be our fate, as principled men and women. Does that mean that we should just give in? Give up the fort, to spare our pathetic lives and live out our days, under the weight of our shackles? Quietly contemplating the days, long gone, when being a man actually meant something?
Forbid it, Almighty God! I refuse to go quietly. I refuse to look my children in the face and say that I quit – that I gave up – because the odds weren't in my favor. I will continue to demand that my elected officials, public servants, celebrities, friends, family, and countrymen hold themselves to a higher standard than they currently do. Those who do not will have my scorn & ridicule.
I may have no impact whatsoever, but when I look back on my life, I will be able to say, in all honesty, that I lived for something.


text:
You have Adblock enabled. Adblock has been known to cause issues with site functionality. If you experience any difficulties, please try disabling Adblock. Close
Add to Favorite List:
Create a new folder:
Young brunette gets anal fucked hard!
Recognize a pornstar in this video?
Help make pornstars easier to find on Tube8 by telling us who is in this video.
Thanks! The pornstar names will be added to this video when enough users submit the same names.
You must enter a pornstar name that already exists in our database.
- Category: Teen
- Views: 105,246
- Added: 4 years ago
- Description: He knows all he needs is a casting with the chick. She comes all dreamy and calm but starts tripping as Mark asks her to undress and show big tits. Tricked by Mark girl ends up fucked anal.
- Tags: brunette pov teens big nipples censored coed cumshots doggystyle european panties pussy riding shaved stripping
- Pornstars: Add Pornstar
- Favorite by: 164
- Featured: 4 years ago
- Report This Video
Video Results For:
Sort by:
Sorry, we couldn't find any pages containing
Watch some of our most popular Tube8.com porn videos: Homepage or Category page


text:
Started this discussion. Last reply by Rebecca Webb Mar 2, 2016. 8 Replies 1 Like
Please share your ideas on program ideas for the 2015 theme.Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Laurie Solawetz Nov 21, 2013. 2 Replies 0 Likes
What outcomes are people setting for TTW? What is it that they want the teens to learn or achieve? How will that be measured and shared out? What issues are people experiencing around measuring…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tiffany Williams Mar 10, 2014. 4 Replies 0 Likes
In what ways are people leveraging TTW as an opportunity to do some advocating for library services for/with teens? Inviting an elected official to attend a TTW event? Recruiting a library advocate…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Natalie Couch Nov 14, 2013. 5 Replies 2 Likes
STEM -- Science, Technology, Education, and Math -- is the latest buzzword in education. How does your library incorporate STEM into its offerings? What are some ideas for using Teen Tech Week to…Continue
YALSA has not received any gifts yet
Posted on November 9, 2017 at 10:33am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Celebrate the next Teen Tech Week with the theme "Libraries are for Creating," March 4-10, 2018.
This year's theme encourages teens to take advantage of all the great digital tools offered through the library to become content creators, and to leverage library resources to share out their creations, whether they be podcasts, videos, apps, games, wearable tech, or some other fabulous invention or creation!
Stay tuned for a new website theme…Continue
Posted on April 3, 2017 at 1:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Posted on March 1, 2017 at 10:39am 0 Comments 0 Likes
To add to the Teen Tech Week festivities taking place at libraries across the nation, each day during Teen Tech Week, YALSA's twitter account, @yalsa will be turned over to a different partner who will share out information, news and resources of interest to those working to build digital literacy skills in teens.
The takeover will allow partners to inform and engage YALSA's 38,000+ Twitter followers about relevant issues from their…Continue
Posted on February 21, 2017 at 9:59am 0 Comments 0 Likes
YALSA is excited to announce award winning young adult author Gene Luen Yang as its 2017 Teen Tech Week national spokesperson.
Gene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and has written and drawn many graphic novels, including American Born Chinese, which was a National Book Award finalist, as well as the winner of YALSA's …Continue


text:
Excel: Lookup Function..
In Excel, the Lookup function returns a value from a range (one row or one column) or from an array. There are 2 different syntaxes for the Lookup function:
Syntax #1
In Syntax #1, the Lookup function searches for value in the lookup_range and returns the value in the result_range that is in the same position.
The syntax for the Lookup function is:
Lookup( value, lookup_range, result_range )
value is the value to search for in the lookup_range.
lookup_range is a single row or single column of data that is sorted in ascending order. The Lookup function searches for value in this range.
result_range is a single row or single column of data that is the same size as the lookup_range. The Lookup function searches for the value in the lookup_range and returns the value from the same position in the result_range.
If the Lookup function can not find an exact match, it chooses the largest value in the lookup_range that is less than or equal to the value.
If the value is smaller than all of the values in the lookup_range, then the Lookup function will return #N/A.
If the values in the Lookup_range are not sorted in ascending order, the Lookup function will return the incorrect value.
To sort the sheets in ascending order:
1. Press Alt+F11, and then select a VBAProject (for example, press VBAProject (Financial Statements.xls)).
2. From the Insert menu, select Module.
3. In the Module, type the code lines displayed in the SheetInABC_Order macro in the screenshot.
4. Operate the macro from the Module by pressing F5.
Press Alt+F11 and return to Excel, assign the macro to any Excel object as a button or icon, or press Alt+F8 to select the macro, and then click Run.
Please post back if you have any more problems or questions.
re: sorting
You can't sort just one row. You would need to copy each of the even numbered rows to a new sheet, sort them there, then use the contents of that 2nd sheet to replace the even rows on the first sheet.


text:
Unfortunately, this job is expired as of 6/4/2016.
To continue in your search through the appropriate job categories, click either Administrative Staff, Higher Education Executives, Faculty, Post-Doc and Graduate Assistants, . You can also utilize "guess-free" keyword search tools with up to eight pre-defined criteria. Search for and Apply to academic postings directly from the site. Post your background either confidentially or overtly. Stand out and be discovered!
Saint Louis University, a Catholic, Jesuit institution dedicated to student learning, research, healthcare, and service, is seeking applicants for a tenure track assistant professor faculty position in the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department of Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology. The department is seeking applicants with expertise in the traditional aerospace disciplines, promising new research areas, and cross-cutting interdisciplinary fields. Areas of interest include, but not limited to, aerostructures and solid mechanics, materials/manufacturing, and aerodynamics/aeroelasticity.
Parks College offers academic programs of excellence that integrate the education of the whole person, with classroom and laboratory experiences in the major field of study. Experiential education and graduate/undergraduate research, as well as innovation and entrepreneurship are hallmarks of the student learning experience at the college. Parks College has made a long-term commitment to a research-led profile while maintaining and enhancing our long-established excellence in engineering and aviation education.
The Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering department offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, with 250 undergraduate students, and 30 graduate students. The 11 full time faculty members have research strengths in: aerospace systems; space systems; design and entrepreneurship; energy; innovation, mechanics and manufacturing; and thermofluids. The department has close collaborations with local and national industry and government establishments and is the dominant aerospace and mechanical engineering program in the St. Louis metropolitan area.
Applicants are expected to contribute to the core teaching and research missions of the department. In particular, the successful candidate will be expected to develop an independent, externally-funded, internationally-recognized research program, teach core aerospace and mechanical engineering graduate- and undergraduate-level courses, develop new specialized courses, supervise graduate research and contribute to departmental, college and university services.
Required Qualifications: An earned doctorate in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering with strong research and teaching skills, and publications commensurate with a Ph.D. program is required. Salary is dependent on qualifications and experience.
Application Process: Interested candidates must submit an application, cover letter, current curriculum vitae, research, and teaching statements, along with a list of at least five references to https://jobs.slu.edu. Please refer to Position Req.# F20150227. The review of new applications will commence on Nov. 15, 2015 and continue to be reviewed until the position is filled. The expected starting date will be Fall 2016 or earlier.
Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. Please send inquiries to firstname.lastname@example.com or:
AEME 2016 Faculty Search Committee
Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology
Saint Louis University
3450 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis, Missouri 63103
Saint Louis University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (AA/EOE) and encourages nominations of and application from women and minorities.
|Employment Type:
|Degree Required:
|See Job Description
|See Job Description
|Level of Job:
|Assistant Professor
|Type of Faculty:
|Tenure Track
|See Job Description
|Type of School:
|Research University
|Application Requirements:
Cover Letter
You were inactive for over twenty minutes. To protect you, we have logged you out. Any unsaved data has been lost.


text:
A Toe in the Water
Real estate is starting to look cheap enough to buy. Or at least think about buying.
Recently over dinner, a friend of mine startled me by saying he and his wife were looking to buy a lake cabin. I figured that in this time of economic uncertainty, people would still be stuffing their mattresses with hard, cold cash. But buying real estate? That seemed particularly surprising.
The Journal Report
See the complete Your Money Matters report.
The more I've talked to people, though, the more I get a sense that things have started to change. While the economy remains in rough shape and the jobless rate continues to rise, the frantic desire to save and build cash reserves has ebbed. Those fortunate people who have weathered the storm are emerging from their fetal crouch and starting to think more about taking some investment risks.
What I find especially interesting is where most of my risk-taking friends are headed. It isn't the stock market; in fact, the only folks I know who have waded back into the stock market are the gunslinger types who never really left it.
Instead, they seem to be heading for real estate. At first I found this puzzling, given the brutal battering real estate has taken. But that's the point: An increasing number of my friends see this as the perfect opportunity to find something at a bargain-basement price.
And so, among my friends: A New York executive and his wife are looking for a summer place in New England; a small-business owner in Minnesota is thinking about acquiring some rental property; a New Jersey technology consultant is considering buying a small apartment in New York, perhaps with some other friends.
The Case for Real Estate
The people doing this are employed, feel confident that they're not going to lose their jobs, and believe that while housing prices may fall a bit more the bottom is not too far away. Moreover, financing remains relatively cheap and, according to one lawyer I know in house-hunting mode, banks aren't as tight with mortgage lending as headlines indicate.
As I wrote a couple of months ago, it's always dangerous to hypothesize a global trend based on the all-too-limited view from your own backyard. But it's also sometimes an insightful way to get a jump on what's coming. And for me, what's most intriguing is that, for now, most of this risk talk is prospective. There's no sense of rushing, no desire to "stretch" too far in making a purchase. It's like these people are permitting themselves to dream a little bit and get closer to pulling the trigger. But they want to be doubly sure before making a move.
What's more, all of these people have a similar, cautious, mind-set. They don't believe real estate will rebound or make a great investment. But they also don't think real estate will lose a lot of value. Instead, they are focused on real estate as something they can use: a solid place to live or play that should also be, at worst, an OK investment.
Not all investments are the same. You can't live in a stock certificate or gaze wistfully at a bond (at least most of us can't). In what is still a time of tumult, there's something deep inside us that finds the solidity of a home soothing. I think that explains why people moving out on the risk scale are focused more on real estate than on stocks or bonds.
The Personal Hunt
My wife and I recently considered buying some property, too. We don't own our home, and we've thought about one day returning to the Midwest. On a recent trip to Minnesota, we looked at several properties, including an old farmstead on the outskirts of St. Paul.
Examining the farmstead, it became clear why people who have ridden through this economic storm in decent shape are thinking more about real estate. It had been on the market more than a year, the price had fallen more than 60% and the seller would only take offers that didn't require the sale of another home before closing.
Ultimately, we decided not to purchase the house, but we continue to hunt because we believe bargains can be had. We also think those bargains aren't going away anytime soon, which is a thought shared by many and a big reason that real-estate sales remain sluggish.
Even as my friends, as well as my wife and I, consider making real-estate purchases, I am quickly reminded of how real-estate fixations got out of control earlier this decade.
An entrepreneur I barely know recently confessed how he owned seven homes, all of them rented, all of them underwater. He figures he'll do all he can to hang on until prices rebound. His credit cards are groaning and his business is struggling. He provides a stark reminder that investing in property can go off the rails as quickly as anything else.
That is probably why the current real-estate chatter I hear sounds very different from the speculative boom of the recent past. While buying a second home or even considering some rental property entails risk, I don't hear the kind of zero-down fervor familiar just a couple years ago. Instead, it's about buying something that you can touch, feel and see—and imagine holding onto for a long time.
--Mr. Kansas is a Wall Street Journal contributing editor based in London. He can be reached at email@example.com.
Most Popular Videos
Most Popular Articles
EA Pulls Microtransactions From 'Star Wars Battlefront II' After Backlash
As Bannon Readies for 'War,' Finding Donors May Be First Battle
Opinion: Germany's Green Energy Meltdown
Tesla's Electric Semi Truck Gets Orders From Wal-Mart and J.B. Hunt
Saudi Arabia Pursues Cash Settlements as Crackdown Expands


text:
You are here
Hennessey Venom GT news - Faster than a Veyron? - 2009
American tuning firm Hennessey is best known for doing silly things to Cadillacs, Corvettes and Dodges. But now it is readying a supercar of its own, which it plans to bring to the Geneva Motor Show in production form next March.
Sticking to the old mantra that any start-up supercar manufacturer with no track record must make a whole bunch of borderline implausible claims about your car's likely performance, Hennessey has made a whole bunch of borderline implausible claims about its car's likely performance.
Ready for this? The mid-engined two-seater has been tagged the Venom GT, and will be powered by an as-yet-unspecified V8 putting out 'up to 1,200bhp'. In a car with a kerbweight less than 1,090kg, Hennessey says that will be good for a 0-60mph time of 2.4 seconds - yep, quicker than a Veyron - and a top speed of 272mph.
Obviously we wouldn't want to encourage an atmosphere of unhealthy scepticism around TopGear.com, but - well, they're some pretty big numbers, ain't they? Anyone willing to put a tenner on the Hennessey Venom GT living up to its rather large promises?
Oh, and anyone spotting more than a passing similarity to the Lotus Exige GT3 racer?
What do you think?
This service is provided by Disqus and is subject to their privacy policy and terms of use. Please read Top Gear's code of conduct (link below) before posting.


text:
Unfortunately, this job is expired as of 4/23/2012.
To continue in your search through the appropriate job categories, click either Administrative Staff, Higher Education Executives, Faculty, Post-Doc and Graduate Assistants, . You can also utilize "guess-free" keyword search tools with up to eight pre-defined criteria. Search for and Apply to academic postings directly from the site. Post your background either confidentially or overtly. Stand out and be discovered!
The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), part of the State University of New York and an internationally renowned college of art, design, business and technology with a strong emphasis on liberal arts, invites nominations and applications for a full time tenure track faculty position in the Department of History of Art to begin in Fall 2012.
FIT's History of Art Department offers more than 35 courses, representing the arts of Asia, the United States, Africa, Central and South America, the Islamic world and Europe. Students explore art from the prehistoric to the postmodern and may also study the history of architecture, costume, industrial design, photography, and textiles.
We seek a faculty member who will effectively communicate with students and help them achieve their educational goals. S/he will be expected to contribute to the department, school, and college beyond the classroom with curriculum development, scholarly publication, committee service, participation in college-wide events, and student advising in the Art History and Museum Professions major and History of Art minor. S/he will receive appropriate mentoring by working with the Chairperson and with other department faculty teaching in related fields and will liaise with the Center for Excellence in Teaching, which anchors a faculty development program, for appropriate training with online learning systems and for other pedagogical guidance.
|Employment Type:
|Degree Required:
|See Job Description
|Level of Job:
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
|Type of Faculty:
|Tenure Track
|Not Specified
|Type of School:
|4 - Year / Masters Institution
|Application Requirements:
Cover Letter
You were inactive for over twenty minutes. To protect you, we have logged you out. Any unsaved data has been lost.


text:
An Analysis of the Impact of Social Factors on Purchase Behavior
Consumers purchase conspicuous goods to satisfy not just material needs but also social needs such as prestige. In an attempt to meet these social needs, marketing managers of conspicuous goods like cars, perfumes, and watches employ several strategies to highlight the exclusivity of their products. These strategies include using exclusive distribution, charging high prices, and limiting production. Further, marketing textbooks suggest that the demand curve for prestige goods could be upward sloping and therefore firms should not set prices which are ``too low''. In this paper we examine whether the desire for exclusivity can lead to an upward-sloping demand curve. We also investigate how social factors such as the desire for exclusivity and conformity affect prices and firms' profits. To analyze these issues, we develop a model of conspicuous consumption using the rational expectations framework. We consider two different market structures: monopoly and duopoly. Our results shows that the desire for exclusivity can lead to an upward-sloping demand curve when there is a segment of consumers who are (weakly) conformists. The impact of exclusivity and conformity on prices and profits varies with the market structure. Interestingly, an increase in perceived functional differentiation of products consumed by snobs could decrease firms' profits and prices. In the laboratory, we observe an upward sloping demand curve for snobs, in both the monopoly and duopoly setting. We also track consumer's expectations, and find on average that subjects' beliefs are consistent with the observed outcome and the rational expectations equilibrium solution.
If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large.
|Date of creation:
|06 Dec 2002
|Contact details of provider:
| Web page: http://www.bepress.com
References listed on IDEAS
Please report citation or reference errors to , or , if you are the registered author of the cited work, log in to your RePEc Author Service profile, click on "citations" and make appropriate adjustments.:
- Richard J. Rosen, 1991.
"Research and Development with Asymmetric Firm Sizes,"
RAND Journal of Economics,
The RAND Corporation, vol. 22(3), pages 411-429, Autumn.
- Richard J. Rosen, 1988. "Research and development with asymmetric firm sizes," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 17, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Jennifer F. Reinganum, 1985. "Innovation and Industry Evolution," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Oxford University Press, vol. 100(1), pages 81-99.
- Reinganum, Jennifer R., "undated". "Innovation and Industry Evolution," Working Papers 426, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences.
- Becker, Gary S, 1991. "A Note on Restaurant Pricing and Other Examples of Social Influences on Price," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 99(5), pages 1109-1116, October.
- Gary S. Becker, 1991. "A Note on Restaurant Pricing and Other Examples of Social Influences on Price," University of Chicago - George G. Stigler Center for Study of Economy and State 67, Chicago - Center for Study of Economy and State.
- Partha Dasgupta & Eric Maskin, 1986. "The Existence of Equilibrium in Discontinuous Economic Games, I: Theory," Review of Economic Studies, Oxford University Press, vol. 53(1), pages 1-26.
- Leiderman, Leonardo, 1980. "Macroeconometric testing of the rational expectations and structural neutrality hypotheses for the United States," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 6(1), pages 69-82, January.
- Frederic S. Mishkin, 1983. "Are Market Forecasts Rational?," NBER Chapters,in: A Rational Expectations Approach to Macroeconomics: Testing Policy Ineffectiveness and Efficient-Markets Models, pages 59-75 National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Mishkin, Frederic S, 1981. "Are Market Forecasts Rational?," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 71(3), pages 295-306, June.
- Frederic S. Mishkin, 1980. "Are Market Forecasts Rational?," NBER Working Papers 0507, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Frank, Robert H, 1985. "The Demand for Unobservable and Other Nonpositional Goods," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 75(1), pages 101-116, March.
- David Romer, 1984. "The Theory of Social Custom: A Modification and Some Extensions," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Oxford University Press, vol. 99(4), pages 717-727.
- Colin Camerer & Teck-Hua Ho, 1999. "Experience-weighted Attraction Learning in Normal Form Games," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 67(4), pages 827-874, July.
- Surendra Rajiv & Shantanu Dutta & Sanjay K. Dhar, 2002. "Asymmetric Store Positioning and Promotional Advertising Strategies: Theory and Evidence," Marketing Science, INFORMS, vol. 21(1), pages 74-96, October.
- Belk, Russell W, 1988. " Possessions and the Extended Self," Journal of Consumer Research, Oxford University Press, vol. 15(2), pages 139-168, September.
- Bikhchandani, Sushil & Hirshleifer, David & Welch, Ivo, 1992. "A Theory of Fads, Fashion, Custom, and Cultural Change in Informational Cascades," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 100(5), pages 992-1026, October.
- Sushil Bikhchandani & David Hirshleifer & Ivo Welch, 2010. "A theory of Fads, Fashion, Custom and cultural change as informational Cascades," Levine's Working Paper Archive 1193, David K. Levine.
- Milgrom, Paul & Roberts, John, 1986. "Price and Advertising Signals of Product Quality," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 94(4), pages 796-821, August.
- Paul R. Milgrom & John Roberts, 1984. "Price and Advertising Signals of Product Quality," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 709, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Chao, Angela & Schor, Juliet B., 1998. "Empirical tests of status consumption: Evidence from women's cosmetics," Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier, vol. 19(1), pages 107-131, February.
- Smith, Vernon L, 1982. "Markets as Economizers of Information: Experimental Examination of the "Hayek Hypothesis"," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 20(2), pages 165-179, April.
- Dwyer, Gerald Jr., 1981. "Are expectations of inflation rational? or Is variation of the expected real interest rate unpredictable?," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 8(1), pages 59-84.
- Charles D. Kolstad & Lars Mathiesen, 1987. "Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Uniqueness of a Cournot Equilibrium," Review of Economic Studies, Oxford University Press, vol. 54(4), pages 681-690.
- Barzel, Yoram & Suen, Wing, 1992. "The Demand Curves for Giffen Goods Are Downward Sloping," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 102(413), pages 896-905, July.
- Barzel, Y. & Suen, W., 1991. "The Demand Curves for Giffen Goods are Downward Sloping," Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington 91-18, Department of Economics at the University of Washington.
- Barzel, Y. & Suen, W., 1991. "The Demand Curves for Giffen Goods are Downward Sloping," Working Papers 91-18, University of Washington, Department of Economics.
- Drew Fudenberg & Jean Tirole, 2000. "Customer Poaching and Brand Switching," RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation, vol. 31(4), pages 634-657, Winter.
- Drew Fudenberg & Jean Tirole, 1999. "Customer Poaching and Brand Switching," Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers 1871, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research.
- Naylor, Robin & Cripps, Martin, 1993. "An economic theory of the open shop trade union," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 37(8), pages 1599-1620, December.
- Naylor, R. & Cripps, M., 1991. "An Economic Theory of the Open Shop Trade Union," The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS) 372, University of Warwick, Department of Economics.
- Corneo, Giacomo & Jeanne, Olivier, 1997. "Conspicuous consumption, snobbism and conformism," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 66(1), pages 55-71, October.
- Bagwell, Laurie Simon & Bernheim, B Douglas, 1996. "Veblen Effects in a Theory of Conspicuous Consumption," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 86(3), pages 349-373, June.
- Williams, Arlington W, 1987. "The Formation of Price Forecasts in Experimental Markets," Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 19(1), pages 1-18, February.
- Michael L. Katz & Carl Shapiro, 1994. "Systems Competition and Network Effects," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 8(2), pages 93-115, Spring.
- Heiner, Ron, 1974. "A Reformulation of the Law of Demand," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 12(4), pages 577-583, December.
- Corneo, Giacomo & Jeanne, Olivier, 1997. "Snobs, bandwagons, and the origin of social customs in consumer behavior," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 32(3), pages 333-347, March.
- Stanley M. Besen & Joseph Farrell, 1994. "Choosing How to Compete: Strategies and Tactics in Standardization," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 8(2), pages 117-131, Spring.
- Rapoport, Amnon & Boebel, Richard B., 1992. "Mixed strategies in strictly competitive games: A further test of the minimax hypothesis," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 4(2), pages 261-283, April.
- Dierker, Egbert, 1972. "Two Remarks on the Number of Equilibria of an Economy," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 40(5), pages 951-953, September.
- Smith, Vernon L & Suchanek, Gerry L & Williams, Arlington W, 1988. "Bubbles, Crashes, and Endogenous Expectations in Experimental Spot Asset Markets," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 56(5), pages 1119-1151, September.
- Schmalensee, Richard, 1976. "An Experimental Study of Expectation Formation," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 44(1), pages 17-41, January. Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)
This item is not listed on Wikipedia, on a reading list or among the top items on IDEAS.
When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:bep:rmswpp:2-1-1021. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: (Christopher F. Baum)
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If references are entirely missing, you can add them using this form.
If the full references list an item that is present in RePEc, but the system did not link to it, you can help with this form.
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.This information is provided to you by IDEAS at the Research Division of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis using RePEc data.


text:
I have published four complete books to date, one in English and three in Japanese, which are shown below together with their respective reviews. I have also made significant contributions to two major essay compilations on the future of Japan. In addition to these six books, I am currently writing two more manuscripts which should be published in the near future.
Also, as people in the information security field have inquired about my technology patents, I have included a list of registrations and applications at the bottom of the page for reference.
|世界一の会議 ダボス会議の秘密
[Japanese only] January 2017 Written by William H. Saito. Published by Kodansha plus alpha Shinsho
Available from Amazon.com
[Japanese only] October 2016 Written by William H. Saito. Published by Bungeishunju Ltd.
Available from Amazon.com and 文藝春秋.
Yomiuri Online
|The Change Maker
[Japanese only] January 2016 Written by William H. Saito. Published by Nikkei Publishing Inc.
Available from Amazon.com.
|IoT is a warning for Japanese corporations – Businesses monitored 24-hours by machines
[Japanese only] November 2015 Written by William H. Saito. Published by Diamond Inc.
Available from Diamond Inc., Amazon.com and Kinokuniya.
|Is Your Thinking up to Global Standards? [Japanese only]
December 2013 Written by William H. Saito. Published by Daiwa Shobo. Available from Amazon.com.
|The Team (Solving the Biggest Problem in Japan) [Japanese only]
October 2012 Written by William H. Saito. Published by Nikkei BP. Available from Amazon.com, and other major outlets. National Diet Library
Reviews第三文明 日本経済新聞 夕刊フジ 毎日新聞 東京新聞
|An Unprogrammed Life: Adventures of an Incurable Entrepreneur
December 2011 Written by William H. Saito. John Wiley & Sons. Available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other major outlets.
|Financial Cryptography and Data Security
2013 Contributed keynote chapter "Can Nature Help Us Solve Risk Management Issues?" Available from Amazon.com.
Edited and produced by Springer, a part of Springer Science+Business Media.
|Reimagining Japan: The Quest for a Future that Works
July 11, 2011 Contributed a chapter on "Venture and Social Capital: A Vision for Japan." The book was edited and produced by McKinsey & Co. Available from Amazon.com.
Published by Simon & Schuster (US) and Shogakukan (Japan).
|Japan's Dilemma
March 3, 2012 Dictation of NHK's New Year's program "Japan's Dilemma" in which participants, all born after 1970, discussed Japan's future.
Published by Shodensha.


text:
- Home
- Minnesota Vikings
- Shop By Category
- Hats & Helmets
- Minnesota Vikings Team Stripe Cuffless Knit Hat
Stay warm with this NFL uncuffed team stripe Knit Cap from Reebok. This soft comfortable hat features embroidered team logo on the front official team colors and is made of 100% acrylic which is easy to wash. Officially licensed by the NFL.
Officially Licensed Product By: Reebok
Related Items
Price: $24.99
Price: $31.99
Price: $28.99


text:
You're seeing this message because you're using an older version of Internet Explorer that is unsupported on our website. Please use these links to upgrade to a modern web browser that fully supports our website and protects your computer from security risks.
The Victor Perlo Collection consists of Perlo's unpublished manuscripts, published articles, books, correspondences and political posters. The collection is divided into several series, boxes, and folders as outlined below.
A print-friendly Perlo Finding Aid (PDF) gives more detail about collection contents.
Series 1: Manuscripts
Series 2: Published Materials
Series 3: Posters
Series 4: Perlo-Kent Correspondence
Letters between Rockwell and Sally Kent and Victor and Ellen Perlo – 1955-2000
Series 5: Victor Perlo Memorabilia
Series 6: Correspondence
Series 7: Personal Papers (Lectures, Reports, Correspondence)


text:
If you ever receive a Sybase Power Designer file (such as the pdm file from Jeff Tallman) but you don't want to either purchase or install the full blown Power Designer, then I have an answer for you. It is the Power Designer Viewer from Sybase.
While it is free, you have to fill out a form to get access to the download. Sybase Sales will likely call you regarding purchasing a full blown version of Power Designer. If you're not interested in purchasing it, just tell them – Sybase Sales People are generally very nice folk. 🙂


text:
Jun. 28, 1998
A Glimpse, Age Five
Today's Reading: "A Glimpse, Age Five" by William Stafford from EVEN IN QUIET PLACES, published by Confluence Press.
It's MARK HELPRIN's birthday, the short-story writer and author of the novels Winter's Tale (1983) and Memoir from Antproof Case (1995), born in 1947. He sold his first short story to the New Yorker when he was 21 years old and still at Harvard, then went off to join the Israeli Air Force and the British Merchant Navy in the 1970s. He came back to the States and published his first book when he was 28, a collection of stories called A Dove of the East.
It was on this day in 1914 that the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, ARCHDUKE FERDINAND WAS ASSASSINATED, along with his wife, sparking WWI. The assassination took place in Sarajevo. The Austro-Hungarian empire blamed Serbia for it and declared war. Within days the Serbs' longtime ally, Russia, came to their aid; then Germany, allied with Austria, declared war on Russia. By the time the war ended in 1918, 28 nations on five continents had become involved. Airplanes, tanks, submarines, and poison gas were all used for the first time in warfare, creating unprecedented casualties: 10 million dead, 20 million wounded.
It's the birthday in 1909, London, of ERIC AMBLER, author of espionage and crime novels like The Dark Frontier, Background to Danger, and A Coffin for Dimitrios, all written in the '30s before he went to work making films for the British Army during the war. In the '50s he wrote more novels, but was better known as a Hollywood screenwriter.
MARIA MAYER, winner of the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physics, was born on this day in Katowice, Poland, 1906. She did some of her greatest work at the University of Chicago, examining and explaining properties of atomic nuclei, which won her the Nobel.
It's the birthday in New York City, 1902 of RICHARD RODGERS, collaborator with lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein on over 1,500 Broadway songs; and 42 musicals, shows like "Babes in Arms," "Pal Joey," "The King and I" and "The Sound of Music." He was a Broadway fixture for nearly 60 years working with Hart from 1918 until the early '40s, then with Hammerstein until 1960 and finally by himself until his death in 1979. "Oklahoma!" was the first musical he wrote with Hammerstein, and it won a special Pulitzer Prize in 1944. "South Pacific" won the Pulitzer Drama Prize in 1950.
It's the birthday in Sicily, 1867, of LUIGI PIRANDELLO who wrote over 50 plays including Six Characters in Search of an Author (1921), the play in which he introduced the device of a theater within a theater to explore illusion and reality at the same time.
It was on this day in 1832 that A CASE OF CHOLERA WAS REPORTED IN NEW YORK CITY. It was the beginning of the New York Cholera Epidemic. By the end of the New York epidemic, 2,251 people were dead.
Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.®


text:
FREMONT — A babysitter who allegedly drove high and drunk and crashed a car with children in her care has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and child endangerment.
Andrea Briscoe, a 36-year-old Fremont mother of four, was taken into custody the morning of Nov. 7 after a student that she dropped off at Robertson High School ran to the principal's office and told school officials that Briscoe was too intoxicated to drive, said Fremont police Sgt. Mark Dang.
The student– a family friend of Briscoe's — told a school resource officer that on the way to school about 9:50 a.m., Briscoe almost hit a curb with the Nissan Quest she drove and struck some parked cars.
When police arrived at the school at 4455 Seneca Park Ave., officers learned that Briscoe had already driven off, Dang said.
About that same time, police said they received a call of a car crash about a 1½ miles from the school.
Officers responded and learned that a female driver in a Nissan Quest traveling north on Blacow Road at Stevenson Boulevard had rear-ended an Infinity sedan, ran a red light then broadsided a Toyota Camry. The drivers of the Infiniti and Toyota — both adult males — were not injured.
At the scene, police learned that the driver was babysitting a 3-year-old who was a passenger in the vehicle with her. The child, police say, was restrained with a seat belt but was not in a car seat.
Police say the driver, who they identified as Briscoe, was driving impaired and under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
Her four children, who were all in school at the time of the incident, were placed in the care of the Department of Children and Families as she is their sole caretaker, Dang said.
Contact Natalie Neysa Alund at 510-293-2469. Follow her at Twitter.com/nataliealund.


text:
PS3, Vita, and PSP combine for 90 million PSN accounts
Sony today announced there are about 90 million registered PlayStation Network accounts across all regions.
Speaking at GDC this week, Ted Regulski, manager of SCEA Developer Relations, said the PSN numbers were a combination from PS3, PSP, and PS Vita customers. He didn't, however, say how many of those were actually active accounts.
Regulski didn't stop there. Speaking on what PSN offers developers, Regulski went on to boast Sony is "the only major console publisher to allow self-publishing."
"There are others but they have publishing rules that aren't much fun," he added, "and there are no weird limits you have to hit in order for us to pay you".
Regulski didn't mention any specific figures, but did say PSN offers devs better royalty rates than Nintendo and Microsoft.


text:
Blog Articles
Are you a 30-something from the 80's? Read this!
Smell Stickers Cartoon
Smell Stickers™ are a hit! Read customer reviews
Learn more about Happy Allie, Fancy, Felicity and Wishes!
Find out how these four characters met and became friends, and what they are looking for!
Play Happy Allie Memory and take the fun quiz after you read the story!
See the latest line of Happy Allie products, including stickers, scented stationery, a diary and sticker collector album!
Privacy Policy | Copyright ©2016 Happy Allie, LLC. | Terms & Conditions


text:
Add some kick to your characters with some quick and simple dialect training. Paul Meier has been training actors for over 25 years and now offers his experience to the casual pretender in these entertaining presentations. You will find accent tips, colloquialisms, and charismatic character concepts that will add to your storytelling, roleplaying, or cosplay.
Each presentation includes an overview of the common sounds you will hear in the dialect and exercised in several hilarious encounters you might find in your stories or games. Paul Meier is as entertaining as he is informative, making this program easy to listen to again and again.
©2007 Pulp Studios; (P)2007 Pulp Studios
"Tourist only. It didn't help for acting"
Tourist only. It didn't help for acting. No clues for key sounds in the language
"Accompanying text missing?"
The narrator mentions an accompanying text, but where is it?
For $2, totally worth it.
The narrator is super quick and leaves no time for you to practice replying. Also, having the accompanying text would help. That being said, the narrator has a great accent, his examples are very entertaining, and I plan on practicing with this frequently
"A good resource for those that know how to use it."
Paul Meier's full books are more comprehensive but if you know how to use a resource like this, it's very good for a short review.
I don't have a character to accent, but I enjoyed listening to this. As the child of an Irish-woman from Dublin, I've never been able to tell the difference in the accents of the north and south of Ireland. this was helpful and fun to listen to.
"Good stuff"
It is so easy to listen to and start to mimic
Went too fast.
Excellent resource for those of us who wish to fake an Irish accent however, it is just a start. Go to Ireland if you are serious about acquiring this skill. Lookit, such a lovely whimsical way of speaking to be sure.
"very good"
this was perfect for all the role players out there that is looking for help with an accent
"Listen carefully..."
...and you'll hear Paul Meier giving you everything you need to begin developing your own authentic Irish-flavored voice. While there is a good deal of how-to here, Meier's magic is in the telling of the tale. Analysis is an excellent approach to this material, but please don't overlook the possibilities of simply listening--truly listening--to the master's voice. There is far more awaiting you than you might expect.
"didn't download after repeated tries"
took my buck ninety five and nothing, useless. had to uninstall the software it put on my computer that the it could never recognize.
never heard anything
"Not for Actors!"
IF YOU're an actor looking for an accent resource, keep moving!
This audiobook is designed for storytellers and role players according to the bumpf. My bad in that I didn't realise what this would mean.
It covers Irish, Northern Irish and even Dublin all mixed together. If you tried really hard you could pick out some useful tips but, for me,it isn't even worth the £2.45 I paid.
A lot of it is concerned with vocabulary and what a character might say in a story. ( Using the same selection of vocabulary).
Paul Meier ( the narrator) does deserve praise for being the man who set up the International Dialects of English Archive. In fact their website includes native speakers reading a standard text, which is very useful when learning an accent. Paul fills time by doing this here, but switches between Northern and Southern Irish making it rather confusing.
Maybe, if you're just after a general diddley dee, this might do the job.
"Is good for a starter"
It's got some good tips on that could come in very handy. A short piece but many different examples to try out. I'm happy I bought it
"Warning - this is Northern Irish"
This should have been titled as Northern Irish because it is far too nasal too be considered a republic accent
Report Inappropriate Content
If you find this review inappropriate and think it should be removed from our site, let us know. This report will be reviewed by Audible and we will take appropriate action.


text:
97th Assembly Update
Ruth Page Jones is sending out a last minute mailer with an endorsement from Waukesha Mayor Larry Nelson. I haven't seen it yet, so I don't know what color Crocs he's wearing.
Maybe if WEAL (Schmuki's organization) hadn't been such a thorn in the mayor's hide, the mayor might have stayed out of the race.


text:
More Info >>>
Free Wedding Services. To start using the Meet Minneapolis FREE hotel, wedding vendor, ceremony and reception space search, just fill out the form below.
More Info »»»
Besides tracking down everyone's emails and finding a day that works for everyone, you've got to actually plan what you're going to do and where you all will stay. In a city...
More Info »»»
These venues are something out of the ordinary. If you want something different, something unique, something that you and your guests will remember forever.
More Info »»»


text:
Credit Advice
Have a question? Have advice to share? The combined knowledge and experience of everyone in the Credit Karma community can help you. Enter your question or help others below to get started!
QuestionPosted in Paying Your Bills
Question By
0 People Helped
All Responses
1501 People Helped
Getting into payment arrangements with debt collectors can be a very bad thing to do. Do some reading on PAY FOR DELETE AGREEMENTS and you will find that you may be better saving up the money and then trying for a pay-for-delete agreement. Dealing with debt collectors can be very tricky. Do some extensive reading on your matter at hand to become better educated on the matter before proceeding.
Reply to this Question
Write your response:
The Credit Advice pages of the Site may contain messages submitted by users over whom Credit Karma has no control. Credit Karma cannot guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of any such messages. Some users may post messages that are misleading, untrue or offensive. You must bear all risk associated with your use of the Credit Advice pages and should not rely on messages in making (or refraining from making) any specific financial or other decisions.