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Week in Mobile: Almightree rethinks 'easy' block-pushing games with 'plantsportation'
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For Chocoarts, Almightree is the marriage of the puzzle and action games it released before. Maybe you've heard of those: Keto Fantasy, Keto Adventure, or Flow the Cloud. Almightree is about a world that's literally falling apart, and only the power of a special tree can save it.
The game, a 3D puzzle-platformer launching later this fall, draws inspiration from the famous The Legend of Zelda series. But save for the similar art style (and blond boy hero), the influence is minimal.
"The genre is pretty much different," co-founder Mega Denditya, whose studio is based in Jakarta, Indonesia, told GameZone via email.
Almightree features 20 levels with different themes, though the only glimpses available so far show a forested area, which is indeed a little reminiscent of Zelda's lush world. (I even saw creatures that resembled Dekus, which appear to be called Cocona Cannons, according to a labeled screenshot.) The construction is totally different: The route the player takes consists of blocks that shake, transform, or disappear. The terrain is like that of Ilomilo.
Players must avoid and overcome obstacles and reach the Almightree, says Denditya, which can reverse the damage done to the world as it's restored.
"As the stages progress, we introduce features that will make the puzzle and action more interesting," he says.
The main way players interact with the blocks before them is through "plantsportation," the heart of gameplay and a mechanic that has undergone much experimentation throughout development. It's a kind of magic that players can use to make or modify a path by teleporting plants. The biggest challenge was making it accessible enough, and Chocoarts went back to basic block movement at one point before finding a solution.
Cocona Cannons and Dandelishocks are two types of plants in Almightree.
"After a few days, I remembered one teleportation technique [where] you have to make a marking first before you can teleport to that place — if you read Naruto, a popular Japanese manga, you will know what I mean," said Denditya. "It's actually a simple concept, but after some playtesting, it was clear that this mechanic [was too tricky] to understand completely. It's because intuitively, if you want to teleport something, you take the stuff first and then decide, where do you want to teleport it? But now it's flipped. After some playtesting again, we realized that it's a perfect mechanic — not too simple, not too hard to understand, and tricky. That's the story behind plantsportation."
The feature is crucial. Its creative design is what gives Almightree a sense of difficulty and separates it from other block-moving games, which can be too easy. "We've seen [that] in a lot of games," said Denditya.
Story is another essential part of Almightree, but Denditya was tight-lipped about how or what we can expect beyond the basic premise. He did share one tidbit: The Almightree "is long gone; only her seedlings remain."
Chocoarts and publisher Crescent Moon Games are submitting the title to Apple for iOS in the next month, followed by Google Play and Amazon.


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August 22, 2006 13:38 IST
A controversy over the recital of Vande Mataram led to pandemonium in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Repeated clashes between the National Democratic Alliance and Left members forced two adjournments of the House.
Human Resources Development Minister Arjun Singh said the government had never said singing of the national song would be "compulsory" on September 7, which is the composition's centenary.
Members of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena and Trinamool Congress created an uproar, alleging that the statement by a religious leader that a particular community will not recite the national song amounted to 'insulting' the country and martyrs.
The Opposition created an uproar as soon as the House met for the day. Singh said the decision to celebrate the song's centenary had been taken at an all-party meeting.
The minister said he had written to all chief ministers that Vande Mataram should be sung on September 7 en masse but added, "I never said anybody should be forced to recite it."
The BJP and Shiv Sena members were not satisfied with the minister's reply and alleged that he had committed disrespect to the nation for which he should apologise.
The House witnessed repeated clashes between BJP-Shiv Sena and Left members, forcing the Speaker to adjourn it till 11.30 AM.
When the House met again, similar scenes were witnessed for about 20 minutes after which the Chair adjourned it till noon.

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Statue of senator will be unveiled at Iowa college
DES MOINES (AP) — A statue of former U.S. Sen. James Harlan will be officially unveiled at Iowa Wesleyan College.
Gov. Terry Branstad says the statue will be unveiled on Aug. 28 at the college in Mount Pleasant. The statue previously had been on display at the U. S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall.
The Harlan statue was replaced in the Capitol by a statue of Norman Borlaug, who received the Nobel Prize in 1970 for boosting agricultural production and founded the World Food Prize.
Harlan, a friend of President Abraham Lincoln, was president of the college in the mid-1800s before he was elected to the U.S. Senate. The bronze-cast statue, by Illinois sculptor Nellie V. Walker, had been in National Statuary Hall since 1910.


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No, I haven't even bought anything...guess I'll go tomorrow. Ugh why do I always wait til last minute.
I hosted one on Sunday. It was AWESOME! I tried a new stuffing recipe and fil said it was the best stuffing he had had in his life. I am not his favorite person so I appreciated the compliment!
I'm not going to start till Wednesday, which I will make all the sweet stuff that isn't hot. Thursday is when I'll make everything else.
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Mercy, Valley View Regional Hospital in Oklahoma to Pursue Merger
Valley View's board will draft a letter of intent to begin the process, which will eventually lead to a definitive lease agreement, according to the report. Valley View has conducted several months of due diligence and opted to go with Mercy's Oklahoma branch, which already had managed the hospital.
Under the deal, Mercy would "assume full operational authority" of Valley View and would make annual lease payments, according to the report. The transaction could be completed by this May.
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Tim Duncan's work in practice got a strong endorsement from Tiago Splitter, who worked at him during some of the 90-minute session Wednesday morning.
"He practiced well," Splitter said. "I don't know how he feels. At least, he didn't show anything. I hope he can play tomorrow."
Getting all four injured players back will be critical for the Spurs' hopes in their pivotal game against Boston Thursday night at the AT&T Center.
Tony Parker (left patella contusion), Antonio McDyess (lower back contusion), Duncan (sprained left ankle) and Manu Ginobili (left quadriceps contusion) all weren't limited in practice on Wednesday.
Their return would be critical as the Spurs try to nail down home court advantage during the playoffs after losing their last four games. All four players did not see action in the Spurs' 100-92 home loss against Portland Monday night.
"After that game, nobody felt good about it," Splitter said. " But I think the best is that Timmy is better, Manu is better, Tony is better, Dice is also. I think we can wish for the best today and (hope) for a nice day tomorrow."
The Spurs remain 3 ½ games ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers for the top seed in the Western Conference and 3 ½ games ahead of the Chicago Bulls for the league's best record. That record has brought a sense of urgency to the Spurs with eight games remaining in the regular season, Splitter said.
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Back in September, I wrote in this space that if a global flu pandemic ever strikes, public health officials might turn to a Lexington, MA-based startup company called Pulmatrix.
The pandemic (a bit overblown, I must say) did strike. And yes, the public health officials have been calling Pulmatrix.
This company's technology is nowhere near ready for prime time in big clinical trials, much less the marketplace, so isn't all the fuss a bit premature? Maybe. Then again, most biotech companies work on pretty incremental advances over the standards of care, but Pulmatrix is one of those rare beasts that has a chance to transform how physicians think about treating many major respiratory diseases. The technology has attracted $18 million in initial equity financing from Polaris Venture Partners and 5AM Ventures, and a scientific advisory board that includes David Edwards of Harvard University and Robert Langer of MIT. It's been a few months since we last wrote about this company, so I got an update from CEO Bob Connelly.
The concept at Pulmatrix challenges the status quo of antiviral treatment, in which a drug is engineered to kill a single infectious invader, which works for a while until that virus inevitably uses its evolutionary tricks to develop resistance. This is the "one drug, one bug," method, as Pulmatrix puts it. Instead of going that route, Pulmatrix is developing a technique that's supposed to stop any pathogen or flu strain that might find its way into the lungs. It calls this the "one drug, multiple bug" approach.
"The single drug for multiple bug approach is what's really generating a lot of attention for us, even though we've been keeping a low profile," Connelly says.
Pulmatrix is trying to do this by creating aerosols that have positively-charged ion-based compounds, like calcium and magnesium, that would be sprayed into the lungs. These compounds are supposed to do a couple of things. First, they stimulate immune defenses to prevent infection. Second, the aerosols are supposed to change the viscosity of the mucus that lines the lungs, which activates proteins in the lungs to form 3-D matrices that create a firewall of sorts that blocks pathogens of any kind from burrowing deep into lung tissue. So far, in animal and early human studies, this method hasn't gummed up the mucus lining of the lungs, which could make it harder to breathe, or worse, create a haven for infectious bugs to thrive.
"Think of it as like a river with a light coating of ice on top, but with the river flowing smoothly underneath," Connelly says. "It's more difficult to penetrate the surface top layer, and there's still clearance below."
What's more, Pulmatrix is supposed to change the properties of the airways, so that when people breathe in a pathogen—like swine flu—it doesn't form into those tiny droplets that people can sneeze out in the direction of other people. Essentially, it should make flu a whole lot less contagious.
Sounds great, but where's the proof? Pulmatrix hasn't said a whole lot publicly on this point. It issued a press release on May 1 saying that it completed a Phase I clinical trial that assessed the safety and tolerability of single escalating doses of its first drug, PUR003, in eight patients. The drug was found to be well-tolerated, with no severe adverse events reported. Animal studies, presented at a National Institutes of Health antiviral workshop, have shown that in multiple species, and with multiple strains of flu viruses, the drug worked. That included swine flu. Because of the way the drug is designed to work, it is thought to be able to both treat and prevent flu infections.
Based on the animal tests, and the early safety trial in humans, Pulmatrix is moving into a tougher test, a study in which 25 healthy volunteers will be randomly assigned to get its drug or a placebo, and see how they do after they've been exposed to the flu in a controlled environment.
This study is expected to get started next month, and assuming no snags or enrollment delays, it should produce results as soon as October, Connelly says.
The study, while small, will produce a lot of evidence that people at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and the higher reaches of the U.S. Deparment of Health and Human Services will want to see. People in those government agencies have been meeting with Pulmatrix to talk about its technology, and they weren't just picking up the phone and hopping on the bandwagon after the "swine flu" headlines hit, Connelly says.
The company's technology is obviously at very early stages. The Phase I study in eight patients was done in a liquid formulation that's delivered via a nebulizer—a clunky contraption that patients need to inhale from for a few minutes, twice a day. These devices are currently used for patients with cystic fibrosis, a fatal lung disease that causes buildup of thick, sticky mucus in the lungs, but it's probably not the most practical way to deliver a mass-marketed flu drug, Connelly says. So Pulmatrix is working on two main delivery technologies.
One is a liquid nebulizer form for severe lung diseases like cystic fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, in which a nebulizer isn't too much of an inconvenience. The other is a dry powder form that could be made into a portable inhaler like the ones people carry around for asthma attacks. That more convenient package is expected to enter clinical trials in the first half of 2010, Connelly says.
"You could take one or two puffs in the morning before work," Connelly says. For a market like flu, which is episodic rather than chronic, "two minutes on a nebulizer would be too inconvenient," he says.
The list of potential applications is a long one, with asthma, allergies, and rhinovirus (common cold) also ranking as high priorities, Connelly says. All of the trials to prove these concepts would take money, of course. Unlike most entrepreneurs I've been talking to, this didn't seem to worry him much. The company has grown from 14 employees in January 2008 to about 34 now, and it expects to continue to grow. Pulmatrix secured an additional $3 million from Polaris and 5AM Ventures in March, and the company expects to do a Series B financing later this year. "We're in good shape now," Connelly says. "The good news for us is our existing investors are passionate about the company."
And the competition? That's mostly from established players like Roche's oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and GlaxoSmithKline's zanamivir (Relenza), although neither one is designed to modify the mucus lining of the lungs or offer such broad potential as Pulmatrix. "We're really very much unique in the approach we're taking," Connelly says.
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Really enjoyed reading what's posted so far for Titan by François Vigneault. It's a bit unfortunate that it doesn't quite have the standard reader friendly website design we've all gotten used to but it isn't too difficult to read. Vigneault has constructed an immediately interesting world with a tension building scenario. Workers on Titan are genetically engineered for their environment but can no longer survive on Earth. Their livelihood is now at stake and management in the form of João da Silva has arrived to try and accomplish a turnaround of the local factory. Call it a company moon, I guess.
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Um, am I the only one that noticed that:
1. They ALL appear to be caucasian. (Except maybe Lydia)
2. Except for maybe 2 - they are all way too pretty.
Did they pick EVERYONE from the modeling agencies this time?
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Um, am I the only one that noticed that:
1. They ALL appear to be caucasian. (Except maybe Lydia)
2. Except for maybe 2 - they are all way too pretty.
Did they pick EVERYONE from the modeling agencies this time?
I noticed also. Lydia was born in Japan, however, I don't know to Japanese parents or to Caucasian parents who were living in Japan.
It seems like everyone is either a) REALLY young, lots of 21-24 year olds, or b) middle-aged.
What I noticed when I went to cbs site and read their bios is that at least 3 of them have twins. Important? Probably not. Just an observation.
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I thought kinda the opposite. I thought only 4 or 5 people were "attractive" I agree, nationality wise it isn't diverse. For ages, they really did not mix it up too well. Either way young or old(reality tv wise)
SHould be interesting.
I didn't find many of this group anything other than average, although a lot of the women look much older than their age by at least 5 years! And that's in the promo pics. I can't imagine what they'll look like after a couple of weeks of minimal food & maximum stress.
I noticed the lack of ethnic diversity- although there are a couple Latinas judging by last names (Brianna Varela, Lydia Morales).
I'm excited to see what this group is like! I'm hoping there are a few interesting characters in this mix.
I think that the producers threw their previous casting rules out the window, and I'm very excited about that. It seems to me that they cast only the characters that would make for great T.V. There aren't too many young models, though of course the cast has its share. The models that have been cast seem like they should be interesting anyway, which is fantastic. The lack of any black contestants points to the fact that the producers only chose the most interesting characters, since normally there would have to be a black man and woman despite how interesting they are. I actually have high hopes for this cast, and I think we'll be seeing a rather interesting season.
I hate posting multiple times in a row, but the edit function dissapears so quickly...
I haven't seen it established on these forums, so I'd like to point out how the Survivors are divided into their tribes, based on the cast photo.
Yaxha (Blue):
Amy - Brian - Brianna - Gary - Jamie - Lydia - Morgan - Rafe
Nakum (Yellow):
Blake - Brandon - Brooke - Cindy - Danni - Jim - Judd - Margaret
Physically, it's difficult to tell which tribe is stronger. I think Nakum may prove to be slightly stronger in the challenges, but it should be a pretty even playing field. After all, the producers made the tribes this time, and they have proven that they can pick far more even tribes than the Survivors themselves can (Thailand, Palau). Mentally, I think we will see the schemers coming from Yaxha, and I am very confidant the main strategic players will come from this tribe, as well as the winner (Brian or Rafe). Nakum may take the early lead, but I can see Yaxha ending up the victor in the long run.
There are new videos of the Survivors, as well as Probst's assessment of them here. They're pretty interesting, and I'm already questioning my first opinions of some of the contestants...
Thanks, Cable!!!
Hmmm... Those are interesting tribal breakdowns.
I think the Nakum women are going to kick the Yaxha women's collective @$$- all the Nakum women are strong and physical players with wavy/curly hair compared to their straight-haired rivals.
But the Yaxha men appear more physically capable than their Nakum counterparts, with an ex-NFL player, a waterski instructor, and two fit young men versus two fit young men, an older (and, presumably though not necessarily, weaker) man, and a strong but large guy.
I think Morgan and Brianna are especially at risk of early oustings since they are going to be seen as the two little girls of the tribe and therefore the weakest links, whether or not that is actually the case. They will really have to prove themselves and hope Yaxha wins the first few immunities.
On the Nakum tribe, Jim has quite the age barrier to surmount in relating to his tribemates- he's probably older than many of their fathers, although I wouldn't be surprised if he bonds with Danni. Margaret may also discover she has little in common with the other women on her tribe, who might bond with each other and Blake to oust her if push came to shove.
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Apparently Matt McGloin and Rob Bolden are alternating starts. McGloin will get Saturday's, Bolden will get the one on November 5 and so on…
Also, guarding Bob Cousy is hard.
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First, the good news: There is no reason to believe anyone has any plans to introduce smallpox into the United States. Now, the not-so-good news: There is no guarantee someone won�t use smallpox against us as a biological weapon.
Given the not-so-good news, the U.S. government has decided now might be a good time to look into vaccinating the entire nation against smallpox a disease that was officially eradicated in 1977. It�s no small task: Health officials estimate we now have about 15 million doses of the vaccine, and there are plans afoot to purchase another 300 million. The government could also dilute existing doses just enough to inoculate everyone without, we can only assume, compromising the immunizing threshold of the vaccine. The vaccine, drawn from active smallpox cultures, can also slow or stop the advance of the disease if administered during the first four days after exposure to the virus.
The Lowdown on Smallpox
While the U.S. public now knows more about anthrax than it ever wanted to know, information about smallpox is less ubiquitous. Looking for answers, TIME.com turned to Dr. Lee Harrison, a medical epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist, also works with the Biomedical Security Institute, a joint venture of the University of Pittsburgh�s Graduate School of Public Health and Carnegie Mellon University.
TIME.com: What is smallpox?
Lee Harrison: Smallpox is a virus. It�s a naturally occurring disease that�s transmitted from person to person via "droplet nuclei," or saliva, somewhat analogous to chicken pox. It first evolved long, long ago and eventually became a major pathogen for humans.
How does smallpox differ from anthrax?
Well, with anthrax, either you�re exposed to the attack medium, or you�re not. Anthrax is very containable and very treatable. With smallpox, on the other hand, you�re dealing with a highly contagious virus that, if it were used as a bioweapon, has major potential for damage. Also keep in mind that we�re living in a very susceptible society; we stopped vaccinating people in the early 1970s.
Are there different strains of smallpox?
Yes. There�s one called variola minor, which has a very low death rate, and one called variola major, which has the 30 percent death rate. Bioterrorists would most likely use the variola major strain.
Which countries currently have access to smallpox bacteria?
The party line is that it�s at the CDC and in a lab in Russia, but it�s certainly within the realm of believability that it�s present in other labs as well. All of this is purely speculative, unfortunately.
It would be an emergency vaccination plan, designed to pick up where the government left off in 1972, when routine smallpox vaccinations fell out of favor. (Experts can�t determine the level of immunity among those vaccinated before 1972, so pretty much everyone would have to be immunized again.)
Smallpox is caused by the variola virus, and is spread from one person to another via infected saliva droplets. A person exposed to the virus might not show any symptoms for 12 days before developing a high fever, fatigue, headache and generalized back pain. Two or three days later, a characteristic rash develops over the face, arms and legs; the rash begins as flat lesions which fill with pus, then scab over and fall off in three or four weeks. Roughly 30 percent of smallpox patients eventually die.
History is scarred by the scourge of smallpox. The first recorded epidemic of the disease dates back to 1350 BC, and since then, hundreds of millions of people old, young, rich and poor have died or been blinded or disfigured by the smallpox virus. This story was supposed to have a happy ending: On May 8, 1980, nearly 200 years after Edward Jenner first inoculated a patient against smallpox, the 33rd Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) formally announced the eradication of the disease. Sixteen years later, the World Health Assembly recommended that the last smallpox stocks (thought to be held at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta and the Institute for Viral Preparations in Moscow or the Russian State Center for Research on Virology and Biotechnology, in Koltsovo) be destroyed. The original deadline was 1999, but was pushed back to 2002.
Meanwhile, an unknown number of independent laboratories have developed technologies to produce smallpox; at least two of those labs are in the former Soviet Union, and others may be spearheaded by their former countrymen, wooed away by various rogue nations.


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Audi R15 TDI news - Stealth fighter - 2009
If that old adage about a good-looking race car being a fast race car rings true, Audi is assured at least a podium finish in the 24 Hour of Le Mans title in June this year.
This is the R15, the diesel-powered R10 replacement that'll defend Audi's LMP1 crown at Le Mans. Looks good, doesn't it?
The biggest visual change from R10 to R15 – apart from that deeply cool gold-on-black livery, which we'd expect to change before Le Mans – is the new front end, with its higher, stubbier nose and brace of supports running down to a more intricate front spoiler.
There's some almost DTM-style aero around the front arches – in fact, the whole design is more delicate and intricate than the slab-sided R10.
You'll have spotted that Audi has resisted the urge to move to a closed cockpit design like Peugeot's 908 HDi – maybe the ease of driver changes offset the aerodynamic advantage of a bubble roof?
Sadly we won't get to see much of the R15 this year. Audi has pulled out of the European and America Le Mans Series, so the R15 will only campaign in the 12 Hours of Sebring in March, and then Le Mans a couple of months later.
However, with Aston Martin planning an LMP1 competitor – and Honda's luxury brand Acura readying its ARX-02a car for battle in the same class – it could still be a good year in endurance racing.
And besides, if the Audi looks this good, how excellent is the Aston going to be? About this good, you say? Fair enough…
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DoomKick now on Pinterest!
In an effort to expand the reach of DK even farther out into the internet I have created the DoomKick Pinterest page and dropped a few pics onto there to get it rolling. So in addition to the DoomKick Tumblr & Twitter & Facebook pages you can now find us on Pinterest. Like always updates will be regular ,and as things progress the pictures on there WILL NOT all be from the site. Thanks for reading DoomKick!~ DR Rampageo


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Key documents on issues related to human rights education.
Stopping violence in schools: a guide for teachers
2010 - This Guide examines various forms of violence in schools and their consequences for education. It offers ten actions to prevent and stop violence in schools with practical examples that teachers can adapt in the classroom.
A Human Rights-Based Approach to Education for All: a framework for the realization of children's right to education and rights within education
2007 - This joint UNESCO and UNICEF framework for the realization of children's right to education and rights within education brings together the current thinking and practice on human rights-based approaches in the education sector. It presents key issues and challenges in rights-based approaches and provides a framework for policy and programme development from school level up to the national and international levels.
Plan of Action World Programme for Human Rights Education – first phase
2006 - The Plan of Action for the first phase (2005-2009) of the World Programme for Human Rights Education was adopted by all United Nations Member States in July 2005. Developed by a broad group of education and human rights practitioners from all continents, the Plan of Action for the first phase proposes a concrete strategy and practical ideas for implementing human rights education nationally in primary and secondary school systems.
Report on the Expert Meeting: Stopping Violence in Schools: What Works?
2007 - As part of UNESCO's follow-up to the UN Secretary-General's World Report on Violence against Children, this current report focuses on violence in schools and aims to increase visibility on the issue.
UNESCO Guidelines on Intercultural Education
2006 - These Guidelines have been prepared as a contribution to the understanding of the issues around intercultural education. They draw together the key standard-setting instruments and are the results of numerous conferences, in particular, the Expert Meeting held at UNESCO Headquarters in March 2006, and present concepts and issues which may be used to guide future activities and policy-making in this area.


text: So, I have the 2.1 update. I use Bettercut to make a shortcut to "Gallery" either through the app or by long pressing. If I click on my new gallery shortcut I get a force close loop requiring a battery pull. I don't seem to have a problem with any other apps or shortcuts... and making shortcuts the regular way works just fine. I am thinking maybe Bettercut has an issue with the new gallery for 2.1? (I thought it was Helix but it happens even on the default home.)


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Nearly 25 percent of those who responded to PC Advisor's Windows Vista survey have upgraded to the new OS, just two months after its UK consumer release.
Much of the discussion on our Windows Vista forum in the build up to Vista's UK release suggested the vast majority of PC Advisor readers were sceptical of Microsoft's new OS and were planning to stick with their current versions of Windows.
But a quarter of those 2,766 people who responded to our survey have already upgraded, albeit with a few teething problems. Eleven percent of respondents said they were running Vista on a new computer, with an even split of users who were impressed and unimpressed with the OS.
Another 4 percent said they'd upgraded their current computer, and were pleased with the upgrade process. However, the same amount had upgraded but experienced problems.
Even more worrying for Microsoft was that 5.5 percent of respondents had installed Vista but then opted to dump the OS in favour of their previous Windows XP installation.
Backing up our figures, Microsoft has reported strong consumer demand for Vista since its launch in January. It said more than 20 million licences were sold during the first month on sale, and that Vista is selling twice as fast as Windows XP did when it went on sale in 2001.
However, despite the promising uptake, the majority of those who responded to the PC Advisor survey remained sceptical of Vista. Nearly 33 percent said they "were happy" with their current OS, while another 22 percent objected to Vista on the grounds of its high price.
For the full results of PC Advisor's Windows Vista survey go here.
See PC Advisor's review of Windows Vista and discuss the new operating system with other readers in our Windows Vista forum.


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The Captial: "Just about daily, customers from Annapolis and points west stop in John Oertly's Kent Island outdoors store, stocking up on bait, fishing supplies and hunting gear. But he's sure a good chunk of them will stop doing that if the Maryland Transportation Authority follows through on plans to raise the Bay Bridge toll to $8 within two years.
Gazette: "Wheels on carts squeak. Nurses, doctors and staff chat. And units in Suburban Hospital in Bethesda can get loud. "This all affects the quality of the patients' experience by making it less comfortable to rest," said Barbara Jacobs, the hospital's senior director of nursing operations. But hospital officials have found a cure for high noise levels that can disrupt the hospital environment the Yacker Tracker."
wtop.com: " The fire that shut down "The Tune Inn" hasn't stopped the popular Capitol Hill institution from taking care of its employees. Owner Lisa Nardelli plans to host a fundraiser to support the "tipped" staff left without a livelihood during the closure."


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The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated a settlement with the marketers of CD- ROM display rack businesses that will require them to turn over an estimated $340,000 for a consumer redress fund, dissolve the two corporate defendants, and bar one individual defendant from selling or assisting others to sell any business venture in the future. The settlement stems from charges the FTC filed in June against Infinity Multimedia, Inc., Quality Marketing Associates, Inc., and Joseph A. Wentz, of Pompano Beach, Florida. The FTC alleged that, in the course of selling their pre-packaged businesses for between $8,000 and $80,000, the defendants made false earnings and success claims, had one of their employees pose as an independent reference for potential investors to call, and used a variety of other deceptive practices.
The agency said about 300 people purchased the defendants' business opportunities, which they had advertised on the World Wide Web. The defendants' home page (address: http://www.mediaplus.com/infinity) currently links visitors to information about the FTC's case. FTC charges against the one other individual defendant in the case, William B. Chappie (who has used a number of aliases, including William Brono Czaplewski, William Bruno Chapple, Bill Stack and Ken Olson), are still pending at this time.
The consent judgment negotiated by the FTC requires the court's approval to become binding. Specifically, it would:
- permanently ban Wentz from participating in any way in the marketing or sale of any franchise or business venture;
- require Wentz to pay $40,000 to the FTC for consumer redress and relinquish his interest in the corporate defendants, whose assets after liquidation may total more than $300,000; and
- provide for the court-appointed receiver in the case to dissolve the corporate defendants and liquidate their assets for consumer redress.
The FTC in recent years has brought charges against dozens of firms for allegedly using false promises or deceptive claims to sell vending machine or display rack distributorships, and cautions potential investors to make every effort before purchasing such a distributorship to veri fy claims made by the company about earnings, location assistance and sales, and to visit actual locations of the machines or racks owned by the company's reference distributors. The FTC's Franchise Rule requires companies selling franchises to give potential buyers a detailed disclo sure document containing information about the business and its directors, including their litiga tion history, the full cost of the business, and the names of former franchisees that consumers can contact. If a franchisor chooses to make earnings claims, it must be able to substantiate them and is required to give potential buyers a copy of a document containing that substantiation.
The FTC filed the proposed consent judgment in this case in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Division. The Commission vote to authorize filing was 5-0.
NOTE: This consent judgment is for settlement purposes only and does not constitute an admission by the defendant of a law violation. Consent judgments have the force of law when signed by the judge.
Copies of the proposed consent judgment and other documents associated with this case are available from the FTC's Public Reference Branch, Room 130, 6th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580; 202-326-2222; TTY for the hearing impaired 1-866-653-4261. To find out the latest news as it is announced, call the FTC NewsPhone recording at 202-326-2710. FTC news releases, related documents and other materials also are available on the Internet at the FTC's World Wide Web site at: http://www.ftc.gov
(FTC File No. 952 3355, X960073)
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The city's new $80 million sewage treatment plant should be built east of U.S. Highway 59, a team of city workers and consultants concluded.
"This will be a very important facility for Lawrence, not just simply for this decade and the next, but really for the rest of the century," acting City Manager David Corliss said.
The site would cover 530 acres, which the city will try to acquire from four property owners, Corliss said.
The city had been studying two possible primary locations south of the city near the Wakarusa River.
The preferred location, announced Thursday by Corliss, is bounded on the north and east by the Wakarusa River and Coal Creek, on the west by East 1600 Road, and would have a southern boundary between North 1175 and North 1100 roads.
The City Commission still must approve the site. And a public hearing on the issue will be from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 14 in the commission chambers at City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St. Residents in the area will have a chance to express their opinions and ask questions of city staff and consultants. Some city commissioners also may be there.
Sometime after the public hearing, commissioners will decide whether to approve the recommended site.
Less expensive
The city initially studied seven sites and earlier this year narrowed that list to two. The second site was west of U.S. Highway 59, east of East 1200 Road and south of the South Lawrence Trafficway. That site would have been more expensive and might have required relocating two residences, according to a consultant's report.
Estimated cost for the plant at the recommended site is about $80 million. The deadline for getting it built is 2011.
"The facility is needed because the community continues to grow," Corliss said. "We want to make sure that we have adequate infrastructure in place to support that growth."
More about the proposed plant
- 6News video: Sewer site proposed along Wakarusa River
- Will plant raise a stink? (06-25-06)
- Possible sewage sites narrowed to two (05-06-06)
- Chat with Lawrence City Commissioner Boog Highberger (04-20-06)
- Sewer rates could go up (04-01-06)
- City summit to focus on sewer difficulties (03-29-06)
- City to remain focused on traditional sewer plant (03-02-06)
- Mapping the Future
When the plant is built, it will initially have the capability of handling 7 million gallons of sewage per day. Its capacity will be increased as the city grows up to 150,000 people. The current plant on East Eighth Street east of Haskell Avenue can operate at 12.5 million gallons. It will continue to be used even when the new plant is built.
Concerns met
Mayor Mike Amyx and Commissioner Boog Highberger said they thought the recommended site was the best.
"This is obviously just the starting point, but everything I've seen, it meets the concerns I've had about a site," Amyx said.
Highberger predicted the commission would decide soon after the public meeting.
"I think given all the facts we've had to consider, it looks like the best site to me," he said. "I think the process has been pretty thorough."
The site is outside the city limits but in the urban growth area, an area around the city where future annexation is expected. If the southeast site is approved, it will be annexed into the city.
The site also fits the preferences of the Douglas County Commission.
"It's a city issue," County Commission Chairman Bob Johnson said. "We concurred that it would be best south of the (Wakarusa) river and east of Haskell (Avenue) and the Baker Wetlands. It sounds like it makes sense."
The city has conducted property appraisals and is beginning discussions with owners about purchasing the land at the site. Corliss identified the landowners as Peggy Flager, Norman Leary, Idessa Riley and Michael Coyne. Some properties may have joint owners, he said.
The neighbors
Though a final decision has yet to be made, some residents and landowners in the area are resigned to the city doing what it wants. Their main concerns are whether their well water and property values will be affected.
"They (the city) have assured us that the well won't be affected," said Nancy Othic, who has lived in the 1100 block of East 1550 Road for 30 years.
Residents also had initial concerns about odors from the plant, she said, but the city has told them that shouldn't be a problem.
Violet Walker, who lives near the Othics, noted that the site has flooded in the past. Corliss said the city would take flooding into consideration in building the plant.
The brunt of the cost of the plant will fall on rate payers, Corliss said. On Tuesday, the City Commission will discuss those rates.
Those who can't attend the Aug. 14 meeting can contact Assistant City Manager Debbie Van Saun, 832-3400, or firstname.lastname@example.com for additional information. A draft of the Wakarusa Water Reclamation Facility Design Report can be found online at http://www.lawrenceutilities.org/wwrf/index.shtml.
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Breaking News: Ted Ginn Jr. Shipped Out of MiamiApril 16, 2010
As expected, the Dolphins have parted ways with wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. After trading for Brandon Marshall earlier in the week, the Dolphins were expected to move Ginn before or during the draft.
Where is he going?
The San Francisco 49ers. The exact details of the trade have not be finalized, but it is expected that the 49ers will send their fifth-round selection, #145 overall, to the Dolphins.
Ginn was the No. 9 overall pick out of Ohio State in the 2007 draft, taken two choices before San Francisco tabbed Patrick Willis.
In his three years with Miami, Ginn caught 128 passes for 1,664 yards and just five touchdowns. He was more well known as a kick returner, where he finished 13th in the league last season at 24.9 yards per kickoff return and had two touchdowns.


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Feb. 7, 2014
by Dennis Slater, President, Association of Equipment Manufacturers
I had the opportunity to participate in the Ag Executive Forum in Chicago, January 28-29, 2014 and I want to share a few of the more notable nuggets from the program that I believe apply to you and your business, no matter what industry you serve.
The program was certainly stimulating and sometimes controversial. Those of us attending heard challenging presentations from experts advocating a broader perspective for all participants in agriculture - farmers, manufacturers, and agribusinesses, all of whom were in attendance. The 2014 forum was sponsored by AEM, Farm Journal Media and CropLife America.
The speakers were experienced leaders in their respective fields, in business and in academic achievement. The combined messages from the speakers created a sense that great opportunities continue to be in store for agriculture but also that many risks and obstacles will emerge in the next few years.
Nevertheless, the prevailing sense was excitement about the greater potential upsides of being in agriculture in the coming years. Agriculture, after all, makes a profound difference to the total economy and welfare of all citizens by providing food, fiber, fuel, plastics, industrial products, rubber and pharmaceuticals, to name the most obvious contributions.
Here are some of my most notable takeaways:
While the consensus was for continued success, producers, manufacturers, and agribusiness cannot depend on just knowing their own intellectual seed-bed, as it were. Success now relies heavily on seeing and grasping "what's out there." Innovation and ideas from outside agriculture can and will have a significant influence on your business.
Fracking technology is a great example of "outside forces" that have had significant unforeseen consequences for the energy-intensive business of agriculture by making energy cheaper. Fracking has also reinvigorated the manufacturing of nitrogen fertilizer, a critical input for production agriculture. With cheaper natural gas from fracking, could producers actually see costs reduced? Reducing costs is a good thing, but fracking can put pressure on water resources and appears to be diminishing interest in renewable energy sources from wind, solar, and ethanol, at least for the near future.
There is a case for climate change, but not what you might think. It was not your typical statement on carbon dioxide. Instead, climate change results from electromagnetics and solar storms and there is nothing we can do about those except prepare for emergencies like disruptions in the grid or cell phone usage which could result from these phenomena.
One of the most fascinating things arose with a question to the audience about the looming Farm Bill. It turns out your view of the legislation probably depends on the context in which you think about the bill. When the audience was asked what policies would make the biggest difference to "the future success of agriculture" - biofuels, immigration, environmental, food safety, transportation, trade, antitrust, and Farm Bill-ACRE - almost 47 percent of the respondents said environmental policy while the Farm Bill had not one vote. Overregulation was clearly top of mind with the audience.
Manufacturers absorb new technology by adopting the best technology quickly, but not so quickly that chances of success are utterly uncertain. This approach - fast following - has great advantages for equipment manufacturers; it's a practice making for fewer mistakes and greater success.
There are still significant barriers to business in China where equipment manufacturers encounter the requirement to have their computers "approved by the government." China also has a serious water problem, and that explains certain actions to tap into the Tibetan plateau, one of the world's largest sources of fresh water.
It may be important for manufacturers to be in China, but there are other places on the globe that offer much more promise for agriculture. Latin America, for instance, especially Brazil, is looking like the next California when it comes to producing value-added, high-nutrition, high-value crops. Because of climate and resources, Brazil can move from growing millions of acres of soybeans to producing in huge volume the same crops the San Joaquin Valley is known for. Growing such crops, Brazil can experience higher profits and a new level of influence in world markets.
Brazil also has the advantage of being in between the jet streams of the northern and southern hemispheres. That's important, because of continuing fallout from the tsunami of March 2011 and the destruction of the Fukishima reactor in Japan. The radiation from the event is apparently working its way across the Pacific to the west coast of the U.S., but it has also boosted radiation brought west by the jet stream. In the not-so-distant future, grocery store food displays may very well include notices of the radiation level in products. Brazil is not affected by the jet stream in the northern hemisphere so the radiation from Fukishima will not fall on its crops. Sounds a bit like science fiction, but certainly an issue to consider and prepare for.
Environmental policy influences capital markets and capital markets decide what businesses receive loans. Capital markets determine where agribusiness operations can have funds to expand and where they can't. In the U.S., we are taking property rights from the individual and giving those rights to "society" as we are apply urban zoning rules to rural life. This is not necessarily a good thing but that is the trend.
We should not believe the old saying that "they aren't making any more farmland." In the past decade, millions of acres have come into production from grazing land and from the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). On the other hand, we were reminded that there remains a stark difference in farming operations between the huge farms of North and South America and much of the rest of the world. The European Union has 28 countries. In Romania in Eastern Europe there are farms of perhaps three acres, and in France they may extend to 200 acres.
In the coming economy, consumers will increasingly have choices between GMO food and non-GMO food. A certain customer segment does not want to consume genetically modified substances, and they will continue to demand more differentiation and clear labeling between the two categories. Despite this, part of the new economy will be agriculture products genetically designed to meet the demands of other buyers/customers as the science will compel suppliers to provide the precise specifications of their customers. In all of this, customer choice will drive business decisions.
That is just a sampling from the event. You may agree or disagree with the points I summarized here, but I thought you would find them interesting and beneficial. We hope to see you at the forum next year.


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A historic trip
On Thursday, Sandro Rosell ended a busy day with an appearance at a United Nations session on polio, part of a historic institutional visit to New York by FC Barcelona
President Sandro Rosell's visit to New York, where he met different organisations that collaborate with the FC Barcelona Foundation, has been extremely positive. Rosell spent the last three days of his agenda examining the intense social projects being undertaken by the Foundation around the world. He evaluated the work being done in Brazil with the 'FutbolNet' project; he studied what is being done for schools in Nigeria and China in conjunction with UNICEF, and he has made further advances in what Barça and its players are doing to help eradicate poliomyelitis.
The series of meetings is one of the Club's finest ever achievements on an institutional level, for in just three days Rosell met with important figures like the philanthropist Bill Gates and the executive director of UNICEF, Anthony Lake.
Quoted on Bill Gates' personal blog
The trip ended on Thursday with yet another high ranking meeting. Rosell was the sole representative of a sports club that participated in a session on poliomyelitis at the United Nations General Assembly. The meeting involved dignitaries from all walks of public and private life that are taking part in the mission to eliminate this disease, which is still endemic in Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan. As a result of this commitment and a private meeting with Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Sandro Rosell and FC Barcelona were even mentioned in his personal blog 'The Gates Notes'. In his post Gates qualified Barça as a 'sensational partner' in the fight against polio.
In the US media
Rosell has also spent some of his time on more informal activities, such as a visit to the Penya Blaugrana de Nova York and a series of interviews with American media outlets. As a result, Barça have featured on some of the most wide-reaching media outlets in the country, including sports channel ESPN, where Rosell was interviewed by ESPN Deportes and ESPN (the outlet's Spanish and English versions)
More meetings in Los Angeles and Portland
After a busy few days for Sandro Rosell in New York, the president of FC Barcelona has flown of Los Angeles. In California, his plans include a visit to the Staples Centre, home of the LA Lakers, for an interview with the managers of the facility, from whom he hopes to get some ideas for the new Palau Blaugrana. He will then be travelling to Nike headquarters in Portland, Oregon, to speak with the directors of the multinational sportswear company.


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I definitely need to invest in a good ingredient weighing system such at the ultra modern Shell digital scale. I mean, sooner or later I'm going to get mighty sick of winging it all the time--it gets a little tricky, cooking good meals when the ingredients are off.
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Opera Night Saturday 4 November 2017
This evening Paul brings us to the Opera des Nations in Geneva for a performance of Rossini's The Barber of Seville. Bogdan Mihai sings Count Almavira, Bruno Taddio (pictured) is Figaro, Lena Belkina sings Rosina, Bruno de Simone sings Doctor Bartolo, Marco Spotti is Don Basilio, Mary Feminear is Berta, Rodrigo Garcia is Fiorello, Peter Baekeun Cho is Ambrogio, Aleksandar Chaveev sings the Officer and the Grand Theatre Chorus and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande is conducted by Jonathan Nott.
Tonight's production of Lakmé by Delibes comes from the Opera House in Malmo in Sweden. Svetlana Moskalenko sings the title role, Leonardo Ferrando sings Gerald, Taras Shtonda is Nolakantha, Matilda Paulsson is Mallika, Julie Mathevet is Ellen, Laine Quist is Rose, Jakob Hogstrom is Frederic, Maria Streijffert is Mistress Bentson, Eric Lavoipierre is Hajdi, Tobias Nilsson is the Fortune-teller, Jacob Wistrand, a Chinese merchant and the Malmo Opera Chorus and the Malmo Opera Orchestra is conducted by Philippe Auguin.
Tonight Paul Herriott brings us Franco Alfano's Risurrezione recorded live at the Wexford Festival Opera 2017.
Paul brings us this year's production of Margherita by Jacopo Foroni in a production recorded in the National Opera House as part of this year's Wexford Festival Opera. Yuriy Yurchuk sings Conte Rodolfo, Matteo d'Apolito is Ser Matteo, Alessandra Volpe sings the title role, Andrew Stenson is Ernesto, Giuliana Gianfaldoni is Giustina, Filippo Fontata is Roberto and Jo Hyun Kim is Gasparo and the Orchestra and Chorus of Wexford Festival Opera is conducted by Timothy Myers. (Alessandra Volpe in title role of 'Margherita' by Foroni. Photo by Clive Barda)
Tonight Paul Herriott brings us Franco Alfano's Risurrezione recorded live at the Wexford Festival Opera 2017. Gerard Scheider is Prince Dimitri, Anne Sophie Duprels is Katiusha, Charles Rice is Simonson, Romina Tomasoni is Governante and Louise Innes is Sofia Ivanovna. Francesco Cilluffo conducts the Wexford Festival Orchestra and Chorus. (Niamh White & Anne Sophie Duprels in Risurrezione by Alfano. Photo by Clive Barda)
Paul Herriott presents tonight's performance of Cherubini's Medea directed by Fiona Shaw live from the National Opera House, Wexford as part of the Wexford Festival Opera. Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen sings the title role, Medea, Ruth Iniesta is Glauce, Raffaella Luponacci is Neris, Sergey Romanovsky is Jason and Adam Lau is King Creon. Stephen Barlow conducts the Wexford Festival Chorus and Orchestra. (Lise Davidsen in title role of 'Medea' by Cherubini. Photo by Clive Barda)
Doireann Ní Bhriain introduces Robert O'Dwyer's Eithne live from the National Concert Hall, Dublin, a romantic adaptation of a mysterious ancient Irish legend, as the mortal son of Ireland's High King falls in love with the magical Eithne, daughter of the King of Tír na nÓg.
'Bhí an ceoldráma seo ligthe i ndearmad ar fad go dtí gur tháinig an scór chun cinn ag ceannt i 2002, áit ar cheannaigh Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann é,' a deir Grúpcheannasaí Gaeilge, Rónan Mac Con Iomaire. 'Is beag a cheap ag an am go gcuirfí a léithid de cheoldráma ar mhór-scála, go hiomlán trí Ghaeilge, ar stáitse arís go brách, ach tá sé iontach anois go mbeidh an deis ag an bpobal Ceolfhoireann Siansa Náisiúnta RTÉ a fheiceáil i mbun a léirithe sa bhfómhar."
Tá ceol Eithne báite i traidisiúin ceoldrámaíochta na hEorpa mar a bhí ag deireadh an naoiú céad déag, le tionchar Dvorák agus Wagner le sonrú sa gceol. Insíonn an ceoldrama scéal banphrionsa Thír na nÓg, agus a haistir ar fud na cruinne ar thóir laoch a thabharfadh ar ais chuici a máthair a bhí curtha faoi gheasa.
A rare example of an opera with the libretto in the Irish language. Eithne stars internationally acclaimed artists soprano Orla Boylan (pictured) as Eithne, baritone Gavan Ring as the High King of Ireland and tenor Robin Tritschler as Ceart, Eithne's lover. The chorus of Opera Theatre Company and the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra are conducted by Fergus Sheil.
Title: Risurrezione
Composer: Franco Alfano
Performer(s): Gerard Scheider, Anne Sophie Duprels, Charles Rice, Romina Tomasoni, Louise Innes, Wexford Festival Orchestra And Chorus, Francesco Cilluffo (Conductor)
Duration: 146:00
Title: Four Valses-Caprices
Composer: Faure, Gabriel
Performer(s): Jean-Philippe Collard (Piano)
Album: Faure: Piano Music Complete / Brilliant Classics / 93007
Duration: 26:22
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Presenter: Paul Herriott
Producer: Gail Henry
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I am trying to do a small part of the assignmet given to me, but cannot manage to get it to work.
I want to open a jpeg file which already exists.. and then convert it into streams of 100 bytes of code (frame). Upon running the following program, nothing happens?! :S I have no idea what is happening..
A window pops up saying:
"An unhandled exception of type 'System.NullReferenceException' occured in 'TryOut.exe.
Additional Information: Object reference not sent to an instance of an object."
The following is the code:
Code:#include <stdio.h> int main (void) { unsigned char frame[100], plz; int i; FILE *cfPtr; if((cfPtr = fopen("C:/Documents and Settings/photo1.jpg", "rb") == NULL)) { printf("File could not be opened\n"); scanf("%d\n\n", &plz); } else { while (!feof(cfPtr)) { for(i = 1; i <= 100; i++) { fread(&frame[i], sizeof(char),1,cfPtr); printf("%d\n", frame[i]); scanf("%d\n\n", &plz); } } fclose(cfPtr); } return 0; }


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Hey dorks, great news! Toady is the day you get to fill up your utility belt with… With really dorky stuff. The brand new Modular Pixel Pocket Rocket is perhaps the hottest thing that's gonna get near your pants pocket this year. You lucky dog you.
If you already wear Think Tank's modular belt (and let's face it, you probably do), then all you need to do is slap this on the front and let the magic of Velcro take care of the rest. If you don't have this nerd-tility belt, you can unwrap the neck cord and hang it down over your chest instead.
Either way, the Pixel Pocket Rocket is guaranteed to get you some action. It holds six CF cards and 3 SD cards, and keeps them readily accessibly so you can whip them out while making a sharp wuh-PSSH! with your mouth and impressing anyone still close enough to notice.
The front of the pocket folds down into a kind of safe shelf to use as a temporary workspace. I can actually see this being very useful for finagling SD cards and a camera connection kit while trying to get pictures into your iPad.
Want one? Of course you do. It's what your utility belt was made for. It's available right now and will cost you $22.75.
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Remember this?
Divining sticks that consist essentially of an antenna not even attached to a radio (which might make it slihgtly useful for listening to music and stuff), and costing between 16 and 60 THOUSAND DOLLARS each, are being used as the main technology for detecting bombs at check points staffed by the Iraqi army. (source)
Well, now we have this …
The boss of a British company that has sold million of dollars worth of "bomb detectors" to Iraq's security forces has been arrested on suspicion of fraud.
Jim McCormick, 53, the managing director of ATSC which is based in a former dairy in Sparkford, Somerset, has been questioned by detectives from Avon and Somerset Police after a complaint that he misrepresented the devices.
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BikeBikeGoosewrote a review of Mavic Plasma Helmet on October 22, 2013
Crazy inaccurate sizing chart from Mavic
Familiarity: I returned this product before using it
So, the helmet looks pretty cool (though seems a little more mushroomy in person than it does in pictures). And I appreciate the reflective accents for riding near cars when it gets dark. But Mavic's size chart people were drunk when they did their measuring. The Medium is supposed to fit 54-59cm heads. I used a really accurate, soft/flexible metric sewing tape measure and measured my head SIX freaking times to be sure to get a perfect average to not have to deal with returns (and couldn't find the helmet locally to try in person). In no measurement was I ever above 56cm, so there was at least a 3cm margin of error. Well, when I got the helmet, I couldn't even get the helmet fully onto my head. It wasn't just tight, it wouldn't even go down all the way. And I have a pretty smooth shaved head with no weird bumps.
Anyway, the sizing fiasco gave me a chance to examine it more closely than my obsessive online research. While it's nice, it could use some more refinement. The Ergo Hold System seems a little flimsy and plasticy, and might get annoying on longer, sweaty rides. And the visor plugs/holes are REALLY tight. If you plan on swapping the visor on and off regularly, you should probably plan on the tabs breaking and needing replacements every few months. I sent the helmet back, and went with a Lazer Genesis. Much happier.
I'll give it 2 stars, just to be generous for some snazzy looks.
If you do order this helmet, though, be sure to add 3-4cm to your measurement.


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Uunique Armour Protect iPhone 7 Hard Shell Protect Case - Clear/White
This Armour Protect iPhone 7 case from Uunique will help keep your device safeguarded from falls. Maintaining the stylish look of the handset with a transparent case, the Armour Protect iPhone 7 case is made from shock-absorbent material and promises to be drop-proof upto two metres. The case itself is ultra lightweight and uses super impact protective edges.
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So . . . normally I'm a procrastinator, but I made a bib, and I am nowhere near having a kid. It started out as a project to make bibs for a program at my church, but I wanted to use some of the fabric I already had, and I ended up with this:
I used the bib pattern in Susan Mickey's Sewing Projects in an Afternoon, but I used bias tape to make ties as opposed to using Velcro, and I used a butterfly applique instead of making an animal face. For your amusement, I've included a picture of Axel modeling the bib. Just 'cause.


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Should I do something, or am I overreacting?
Some background on my situation - my ds is 10, almost 11, in the 5th grade. We've moved recently, so he's at a new school this year, in a large metropolitan city. He's made some friends, but no one that he would call a best friend at school.
For the last few months, he's been telling me that some kids have been teasing him on the playground during recess, about his physical appearance. There's nothing really to be teased about (he has a cleft in his chin, that's what they're teasing about), so I figure it's just kids being kids. I've tried to explain that to him, telling him to just laugh along with them, and to try and walk away. Now I find out that recently, when he tries to walk away, the kids follow him, and poke him repeatedly, and continue with the teasing. He has finally told me what is upsetting him at school, and that would explain to me why he has been telling me lately that he doesn't feel well and thinks he should stay home from school. He has begged me not to say anything to his teachers or his school, but this morning I finally had to make his teacher aware of it. It is breaking my heart as a mother to watch my son go through this.
So my questions are: is this just kids being kids, or is this bullying? How do I handle it, either way? What advice do I give my son - laugh, walk away? Try and say something witty and teasing back? At what point do I get more serious with the school?
Thanks ladies, for any advice you have. XOXO Lori
Eh I disagree with most of you. Bullying is unrelenting and occurs every single day, often at various times of the day or all day. I think these kids found a good victim for their typical childhood teasing because it gets a rise out of him. Going to the teacher is one thing and probably fine so she can keep a closer eye, but I have to STRONGLY disagree with the above recommendations that you speak to principal, superintendent and the media....I mean, unless you really want your kid to be an outcast.
In 5th grade, a girl made fun of my hair every day for a few days. Eventually I looked her dead in the eye and very confidently said, "Look, no one cares what you think of a ponytail. Your opinion doesn't matter to anyone." She never spoke to me again for our remaining 7 years in school together. There's no magic process to end teasing or bullying. Bullies, if that's what you want to call them, only back down to strength and apathy. The reason they continue to bug him about his chin is very simple: because it bothers him and he shows it.
I don't think it is bullying, but it is annoying. Kids tease, its what they do. More kids today need to be taught how to deal with teasing, and not be so sensitive. Generally speaking, sometimes your little angels need to grow a pair and stop being a 'victim'. I know this is not a popular view, and I do not take actual bullying lightly, but you need to draw a line or your child will always be the 'one that gets teased'. This is a generalization, not meant to pinpoint the OP's son specifically, and it is just my opinion.
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Yep, I equip my kids with funny comebacks and teach them the art of turning teasing into comedy...lol. I would tell my kids to say something like, "Yep, my chin looks like a butt. You want to touch it?" lol You have to show them that no matter what they say that it will not bother you. If you can joke about yourself, they have nothing left to tease about.
Quoting FooLynRoo:
Teach him the art of teasing others, and to have a sense of humor about himself. Getting upset and stalking away is no way to handle good humored ribbing
Quoting LoveMyLos:
if teachers and principal isn't doing anything to stop the bullying go to the superintendant. if that doesn't work, go to the school board. if that doesn't get you anywhere, go to the media outlets. there absolutely no excuse for bullying.Quoting PensFan99:
I am going through the same stuff, when the kid is"sick" everyday, it is not kids being kids. In my situation i have been to the teacher and principal, and the zero tolerance bullying policy seems to fall lower on the list of importance than the check the parents write monthly.
I would start with your teacher. Also doesn't anyone see this happening? An aide, teacher, our parent volunteer on the play ground? My ds won't go find an adult to help either. I try teaching him to ignore them, i think it is easier for us to say then them to do. You could tell the teacher he didn't want you involved, so maybe she could handle it discreetly?
Quoting LoveMyLos:
kids being kids is when kids are just teasing just bc theyre bored, or to be apart of other kids.
bullying is when it goes farther, and kids go out of their way to make fun of, and torment the victim.
id say it is bullying and i would go to the school for a meeting with the principal, both kids and parents.
It IS bullying, regardless of what the ladies have said on this page!!!!! The point of the other CHILDREN poking your son means it will only escalate to hitting and shoving. As I said, BTDT.
One of the ladies makes a viable point, but it's the fact of the matter there are several children involved and that it's gone from name calling to poking. Makes me wonder if some of these ladies were bullies themselves or just the "Mean Girl" in school.
The principal should be made aware of the entire situation; exactly the way you stated in your post.
So I emailed his teacher today, and she replied, letting me know she will keep a close eye on him, see what's happening, and that they've been having some problems at the school with a certain group of kids already, it might be that same bunch. I'm trying to walk the fine line between knowing that kids do tease, knowing they can be mean, and teaching my son that he does need to be a little tough, not letting their words hurt him, and being aware of bullying, of how it starts and how quickly it can escalate. I don't want my son to get lost in the "system" but am worried that the teachers and staff won't be as proactive as I would like.
Definitely bullying. I can understand him not wanting you to say anything, but I don't think ignoring it will help either.
To me, it is bullying. I would make the teacher aware (like you did) and I would get ahold of their parents too. I think that will solve the problem.
verbal teasing is one thing. Touching is over the line, and I'd address the issue before it progresses.
A child that "feels sick" and doesn't want to go to school is being bullied, and it should be nipped right then and there. Period.
I was picked on in school for years. My parents always told me to walk away find a adult ect. I did all of that it just made it worst. Finally I was in 9th grade and this same group of girls just wouldn't stop one day, so as we were getting on the bus to go home I pushed her as hard as I could into the bus. (Yes I know violence isn't the answer, but sometimes it is.) If you talk to the school and they don't do anything, and you can't change schools. Let your son woop some bullys butt. I'm not saying for your son to go pick a fight, but if the fight is brought to him let him stand up for himself. Thoes kids are bullying your son because he wont stand up for himself once he does they will leave him alone.


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I just joined this community, and I always wanted to have a drawing of myself!
You can draw me in any style you want. Just tell me in what style you'd like to have your Photo and I'll try my best!
It doesn't have to be you, just anything you want!
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At Last, A Phone That Takes Dictation
A wireless phone's main function is converting human speech into digital signals and back again. So why not harness handsets' speech-processing ability to solve a problem nearly everyone encounters when using cell phones for e-mail or other data applications? I'm referring to the difficulty of entering text on a dial pad, which speech recognition can remedy.
Manufacturers are finally getting serious about this solution. Use of spoken commands to dial calls and control other functions has been around for a while on some high-end handsets. But the Samsung SPH-p207 ($80 with a two-year contract from Cingular Wireless) is the first to incorporate speech-recognition technology for dictation of text messages. I found that, once I got the hang of the technique, speaking messages was much faster than tapping them out.
Based on earlier experiences with speech recognition, I was prepared to be disappointed. In the late 1990s, speech was promoted as an alternative to typing on PC keyboards. But the software never got good enough to make dictation easier than typing for most people -- although it has been a boon for people with disabilities or those who need their hands free while working. After Lernout & Hauspie, the leading speech-product company, imploded in a 2001 financial scandal, the industry retreated from consumer markets to focus on more lucrative niches, such as automated call centers.
PHONES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A NATURAL for speech technology, but until recently handsets lacked the processing power and memory to make it work. The Samsung phone gets around that problem thanks to software from VoiceSignal Technologies that is economical in its use of resources.
One way it achieves that is through modest ambitions. Most dictation software aims for two goals: speaker-independence, meaning it will work without being trained to an individual's speech quirks; and continuity, meaning it understands normal speech, where words often run together. VoiceSignal took a different tack. The phone requires that the user spend about five minutes training the software, which involves reading a series words off the display. The speech recognition is then bound to that individual -- but given the personal nature of phones, that's a minor issue.
Also, the software only tries to understand one word at a time (known in the field as discrete speech). This means you must speak very deliberately, with a brief but distinct pause between words. It takes a little getting used to, but the payoff is accurate recognition.
To send a text message on the phone, you first press a button to put it into voice-command mode, then say "send text." When prompted, you either say the phone number or speak the name of someone in the phone's address book. If the addressee has both a cell-phone number and an e-mail address listed, you are asked which "number" you want to send the message to.
Once the addressing is done, you push a button on the side of the phone and hold it in as you dictate. When finished, you can move a cursor to any word the software got wrong. Press "0" and you can choose from a list of likely alternatives or tap in the right word from the dial pad. Then just press send.
The Samsung p207 is a clamshell phone that works worldwide on cellular networks running on the GSM standard. It's just 4 inches long, including a stubby antenna. It has all the features you would expect in a high-end handset, including a big, bright display, a camera, and a Web browser. But speech recognition is the feature that sets it apart from a couple dozen other attractive phones with similar functions.
Speech recognition failed to find a mass market in PCs because it wasn't as fast and accurate as using a keyboard and mouse. I think the same technology will succeed in handsets because the alternatives there are so much worse. The key is finding the right technology for the job.
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State Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (8th Senate District) will be holding his 2009 Small Business Networking Expo on Thursday, May 28th from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at the Seaford Knights of Columbus, which is located at 2183 Jackson Avenue in Seaford.
The event enables current and prospective small business owners to speak directly with government and non-profit agencies about how they can help their small business grow or get off the ground. These agencies provide information about accessing capital, getting a small business loan, and writing a business plan. Representatives from local chambers of commerce will also be on hand to talk about the different business opportunities within their respective communities.
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Photographer's Note
Lussino is a beautiful place: if weather is not good, if it is cloudy, it is possible to have beautiful treks near the shore - and perhaps shot some pictures to the lonely bays.
This one is called Val d'oro - golden bay: I don't know why; the next bay is called Silver bay. They are in the wesern side of the island.
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grigand (20226) 2007-06-17 16:57
Questa l'ho riconosciuta ... E' veramente stupenda, propio come la tua immagine !
Ottimi i colori e la luce.
Hi Livia
The still lake and it's colours are very tempting.The shores with all those green looks interesting. Great shot TFS!!
hattori (0) 2007-06-18 4:10
dear livia,
all your shots beautifully smell life and have very artistic impressions
best wishes from turkey
CeccoPhoto (2717) 2007-06-18 6:37
Ciao Livia,
Che bel posticino...
L'acqua è fantastica sembra un dipinto.
Ottimo lavoro, i colori sono bellissimi e io POV anche.
plimrn (21344) 2007-06-20 1:20
Buon Giorno Livia,
I can see that you really love the uncrowded beaty of Croatia. Coincidentally I have anotrher friend that is travelling there. The two of you have me convinced. Be careful that you don'r convince too many people to go there. Jimmy Buffet sang, "Call a place paradise, kiss it good-bye."
oochappan (13051) 2007-06-23 2:48
Like this one, Livia, as you can imagine easy to walk here around, the open view on several levels takes you in the landscape to discover, nice texturing in the water and the clouds.
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- Copyright: Livia Comandini (lestans) (17208)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2007-06-05
- Categories: Nature
- Camera: Nikon Coolpix 8800, Nikon FF-CP11 circular polar
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Theme(s): Beaches (without people) [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2007-06-17 16:46
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