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May 05, 2013 - 9:37 am
for anyone interested in exploring growing their own kefir, you can check out this description (see link below); this is just one of many internet resources. I've been growing my own kefir for several weeks and am much happier with the result (taste, quality, cost, ease of doing it) than with buying it, plus, I personally don't thing we evolved to be able to benefit from pills and am not sure that we do. The last is just my opinion. The info about kefir (from the link) isn't my opinion. It's just info on kefir. http://chriskresser.com/kefir-the-not-quite-paleo-superfood
May 18, 2013 - 12:40 am
thanks for post -- I live on the stuff but am too lazy to actually do it myself. But maybe I will now. How do u get the strawberries and blueberries into kefir at home?
May 18, 2013 - 4:16 pm
Once the grains (they're more like pea-sized, soft blobs) are stablized (which took about 10 days and entails simply feeding them milk without stopping; cows, goats, sheep, any milk) there's nothing to do except...keep doing it. I'll tell you what I do and after about about 5 weeks now, the grains are plump, happy, healthy and producing delicious kefir that's clearly fermented and full of probiotics because it's 1) tart 2) fizzy, and 3) thick. I add a cup of goat milk to the grains, which are in a glass mason jar (always use glass). I let it ferment for 12 hours, which simply means covering it with a handkercheif and a rubberband and letting it sit. I do it for 12 hours because I suffer from constipation and the probiotics that grow in 12 hours help with that. If you tend towards diarrhea, you let it ferment for 24-36 hours because the kefir that's produced in that period of time helps with THAT. To add strawberries or blueberries, you just add them. Put them in, that's all. The kefir is thick but not thick enough to spoon, so I drink it. If you like tart things, you'll find it to be delicious. If not, add something sweet, like the berries or stevia. You can blend the berries if you want and it'd be a smoothie. I love the tart taste so I add nothing. The advantage to homemade kefir over store-bought is that the probiotics are many more times what you find in a pill or capsule and of a greater variety; you're drinking live, living fermented bacteria and in greater quantities that you can buy in pill form. The variables in preparation are the ambient room temperature and the amount of milk that you use so I expect that my 12 hour ferment may be a bit shorter during the summer. I ferment a cup in the morning to drink before I go to sleep and refill the jar for the morning cup. In the morning, I drink the batch I prepared the night before and refill the jar. It took a while for the grains to wake up and stablize but now that they have, I'm thinking of dividing them into two different jars because they've multiplied so much. This is as easy or as difficult as pouring milk into a jar. That's what you do; that's ALL that you do. Then, when you're ready to drink it, you strain it so that the liquid goes into the mug and the grains are held back, then you put them back into the jar and add the milk. It doesn't get easier than that. If you want to try it you can google places that sell milk kefir grains (there are water kefir grains too so make sure you google what you want). If you want the link to the place where I bought mine, ask, and I'll post it. My opinon--just my opinion--is that when you buy kefir, even health food kefir, you have no idea what kind of probiotics have gone in, HOW they've gone in (was it fermented or simply added as a powder) and how many survived to the point that you ingest it? With the kefir you prepare, you know what's gone in because you're the one that put it there and you know that it survived because it's fermented when you drink it.
May 19, 2013 - 3:30 pm
I have printed your instructions and hung on refrigerator....so you make it fresh daily?? I am sooo lazy but it sure beats Lifeway or $5.00/qt organic goat kefir at Whole Foods, or $40/month probiotic supplements....thanks. I love tart, I love goat milk, goat cheese, any cheese for that matter, and havetook bottles of kefor with me on century bike rides ehen I was still doing these 2 years ago....now to get serious about managing my own health with my own kefir. THank you again. No wonder the Caucasian mountain folk live >140 yrs, but that is not one of my remaining goals....another day is good enough.
May 18, 2013 - 1:50 pm
I know how good kefir is for us, but it is just one of those foods that turns my stomach. I have tried several times. Thanks for posting this though! I do think in order to stay healthy the focus has to be eating clean foods and, for the most part, that means making foods at home to avoid chemicals.
May 19, 2013 - 8:47 am
Just can't do it! I just recently got where I could stomach Greek yogurt.
May 19, 2013 - 9:25 am
who were interested.
May 20, 2013 - 1:58 am
Try Oikos greek yogurt. It's creamy - like eating pudding. The banana cream is yummy. There's also key lime and orange cream. However, it shows on the label that it contains active cultures but doesn't say what kind. Activia greek yogurt is pretty good and the active cultures are listed on the label.
May 20, 2013 - 8:48 am
I actually eat Fage plain zero fat yogurt. It is quite good, especially if I add a little honey and cinnamon. I have tried to stay away from the flavored ones, as they seem to have a lot of carbs/sugar. However, you're right, they're quite tasty! I am also making smoothies in my Magic Bullet (which was recommended here and I love!) with yogurt, a little fruit, and soy milk. Yum!


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International human rights group Amnesty International urged Singapore's government to immediately release an elderly British author arrested for writing a book on execution and the justice system.
Alan Shadrake, a 75-year-old freelance journalist, was held on Sunday on defamation and contempt of court charges, the day after launching his book "Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock".
The work alleges double standards in Singapore's use of the death penalty.
"Singapore uses criminal defamation laws to silence critics of government policies," said Donna Guest, Amnesty's Asia Pacific Deputy Director.
"The Singapore government should release Shadrake at once."
She added: "If Singapore aspires to be a global media city, it needs to respect global human rights standards for freedom of expression... Singapore should get rid of both its criminal defamation laws and the death penalty."
Amnesty also charged that Singapore's criminal defamation laws had had a "chilling effect on freedom of speech".

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"Ralph was one of the nicest guys you'll ever want to meet. He was the type of guy who always had a smile on his face. He enjoyed playing the game but when he put that glove on, he turned into Frankenstein. I just said on the air that he was a bad defensive outfielder. The next day I'm down on the field and he comes up to me and says, 'Hey blankety blank, why have you been saying I'm so bad? Didn't you ever make an error?' I said, 'Ralph, in 17 years, I made 39 errors.' He shut up quickly and walked away from me." - Jimmy Piersall
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Bob Dylan to be honoured at pre-Grammys gala
London: Legendary singer Bob Dylan will be honoured by some of the music industry's biggest names at a special pre-Grammys event next year.
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Jack White, Neil Young, The Black Keys, Willie Nelson and Crosby, Stills and Nash will perform at the gala to celebrate the 73-year-old being named 2015's MusiCares person of the year, reported BBC online.
Carole King and Bruce Springsteen are among the previous recipients. Dylan has won 10 Grammys, seven of them after being handed a lifetime achievement award in 1992.
Beck, Tom Jones and Norah Jones are among the stars who will perform versions of the musician's songs at the show on February 6, 2015, two days before the Grammys.


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The Air Force Can't Figure Out How to Stop Its Drones From Falling Out of the Sky
The US Air Force already has a drone-pilot shortage, but that's not the only problem with its fleet of unmanned aircraft: Its drones keep falling out of the sky.
The US Air Force already has a drone-pilot shortage, but that's not the only problem with its fleet of unmanned aircraft: Its drones keep falling out of the sky.
Today the European Space Agency's test spaceplane went on a successful 100-minute, remotely-operated ride along the equator from Kourou, French Guiana to the Pacific Ocean, just west of the Galapagos islands.
This is the European Space Agency's test spaceplane, which is planned to go on a 100 minute mission without a crew on February 11. It will blast off from Kourou, French Guiana.
While the world is tied up in the mystery of what happened to Malaysian Air Flight 370, testers at Edwards AFB in south central California and at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland are hard at work developing the ultimate tool for solving such a mystery, the Northrop Grumman built MQ-4C Triton.
Top aerospace and defense company Tupolev is developing a new stealth plane that will replace Russia's mighty but aging nuclear strategic bomber fleet. Called the PAK-DA bomber, it will enter service in the mid-2020s, just in time to face the USAF's new stealth strategic nuclear bombers. But that's inoffensive…
History, made: The unmanned Dawn spacecraft has successfully entered orbit around Vesta, a massive asteroid some 117 million miles from our planet. This is the first spacecraft to orbit and object in our solar system's asteroid belt. [MSNBC]
A new Army program, called Heads-Up Display for Control of Unmanned Ground Vehicles, is said to be developing an "eyeglasses-like display" that projects live video feeds from robots on the ground. That's no breakthrough. But what is new is that our soldiers may even be able to drive these robots—using only the natural…
Remember the US military's shadowy, unmanned X-37B? Well Russia won't just sit there and let us be the only ones flying shadowy robot planes into space—they're building their own, and it's even more shadowy.
Boeing's experimental unmanned "Phantom Ray" drone is scheduled for testing in 2010. Either Boeing is out of military-sounding code names or it, too, is caught up in the comic book craze that's seized Hollywood.
Long before Predator drones and PackBots patrolled Iraq and Afghanistan, unmanned systems were used in combat—as far back as WWI and WWII, in fact. Here's a quick look at the coolest of the old-timey warbots:
At 10.45 EST this morning, the Jules Verne docked at the International Space Station, with a 7,500-pound cargo containing equipment, supplies, water, food and gases—and no human driver. The AI-assisted landing of the European space truck after a 26-day journey was described as "text-book" and here it is, courtesy of…
The U.S. has commissioned an squadron of General Atomics' MQ-9 Reaper drones like the one above, shown at Creech Air Force Base. The Reaper will do more than surveillance, carrying up to 14 satellite-guided Hellfire missiles that can cause some serious damage. Click for a super-high resolution version of the Reaper…


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Rrrr: Understanding Fractional Banking - It will cost Iraq approx $162.50 to buy back approx per 10,000 dinar
HOW FRACTIONAL BANKING WORKS TO ALLOW FOR A REVALUATION OF THE IQD - JOSEY WALES At OOMF - 10/17/2011
From Dinar Recaps (Post by Red Lily)
How Fractional Banking Economics will allow a high RV EXPLAINED:
First off, I'll use the exchange of a 10,000 IQD note as my example. To help explain the economics of this cash-in example, I will use a 1:1 cash-in ratio between the USD and IQD, that is given a two-tier payout, and a 2% bank spread.
( Note: This is a example only and the numbers may or may not reflect todays situation)
What You Will Receive:
If you were to cash in your 10,000 IQD note with a bank that charges you a 2% spread, you would personally receive a net take-home of $9,800 credited to your bank account.
What Your Bank Will Receive:
Your Bank will receive a $10,000 credit to its Federal Reserve Account. They will also be able to add the $200 profit to their "capital account".
If you don't understand the "Fractional Banking" concept that runs our country, you may want to, as that is what this is based on, and is what is behind this entire concept and plan.
To learn more about this concept, I suggest you click HERE, and go to a video post I brought to the forum previously, and posted in my "Tidbits" section.
Ultimately, the bank wins because they are able to gain $2,000 in lending power under the 10% "Fractional Banking" model.
What the US Treasury Will Receive:
First off, the US Treasury will receive $3,500 in estimated taxes in the quarter after the exchange, because you are now in the "rich" category and get to enjoy the 35% tax bracket. This lowers the "net cost" of the IQD exchange to the US financial system to $6,500 USD (i.e. $10,000 out – $3,500 in).
Furthermore, the US Treasury's rate is higher than the banking rate (we will use in this example 1.25), thereby further reducing their "net cost" from $6,500 to $4,000.
Oil Now Enters the Picture:
At some point, a Fed-appointed agent orders $12,500 worth of oil from Iraq.
Payment will consist of a $12,500 transfer from the Fed's foreign currency reserve IQD account to the IRAQ Oil payment account at the CBI in a form notherwise known as PetroDollars/PetroDinar.
Even though the world spot price of oil is defined in terms of USD, the actual transaction may take place in any internationally recognized currency agreed to by the parties.
For example, Iran only accepts Yen from Japan for their oil orders, because they don't want USD in their foreign currency reserves.
How the CBI "RECAPTURES" the Money:
The $12,500 order is filled with 250 barrels of oil based on the spot price on the date of the sale (for this example we used a $50 USD spot price). What does it cost Iraq to produce the oil to fill this order?
Well they have negotiated productions agreements for approximately $1.50 USD/barrel. From that price $.50 USD goes to the national Iraqi oil company who is the partner in the field the oil came from.
Out of the remaining $1.00 the other oil field partners have to pay the Iraq government a profit tax of $.35 USD (35%). The net cost to Iraq to produce a barrel of oil used in this scenario is $.65 USD. (i.e. $1.50 – .50 – .35)
What does all that mean? It cost Iraq $162.50 to bring back a 10,000 IQD note!
Can they afford that? I think so! So, instead of paying out $12,500 for a 10,000 IQD note, they only pay $162.50! That doesn't add to the money supply much at all does it! They receive their IQD back and place it in the CBI, or destroy it.
The transaction is completed with the Federal Reserve exchanging foreign reserve credits which are equal to $12,500 USD (which had a net acquisition cost of $4,000 USD for the US) for 250 barrels of oil (which has a TOTAL COST to produce of $162.50 USD for Iraq.
More completely explained, and simply put, it cost Iraq $162.50 USD from their foreign currency reserve accounts to redeem the value of 10,000 IQD, which goes into their operating accounts.
At the same time the US got $12,500 worth of oil for a net cost of $4,000. That's how it was originally planned for Iraq to RV at 1 IQD = 1 USD, with the variable being the political element (i.e. UN Sanctions, GOI actions, IMF actions, World Bank actions etc.)
Other Factors that Strengthen Iraq's Position and Ability to RV:
DFI Funds Returned & Other Assets: $280+ Billion USD, plus other frozen assets (estimated at $100 billion) will be returned back to Iraq and added to their foreign currency reserve, bringing it up to $430+ billion USD.
CBI IQD Reserve Requirement
Adjustment: The CBI will change the current fractional IQD reserve requirements from 100% to 15% at the appropriate time.
As a result, the the total potential money supply will be raised in value to $2.8 Trillion (430 billion/15), while at the same time, the total physical IQD in circulation will be reduced by removing the large bills with the 3 zeros over a period of 2 years, as they have indicated.
Oil Production Increased: Iraq will also execute the plan they announced to increase oil production from 2+ million barrels/day to 10 million barrels/day with the resulting revenues flowing directly to the Iraq treasury.
Oil Futures & Forex Contracts Added: To further stir the pot, the CBI will continue to use it's sales window to market oil futures and forex contracts. They have shown they can generate significant cash flow in the private market. Think of their impact in public markets.
There, my friends, is how this plan will be enacted and made possible. Taking NOTHING, and turning it into SOMETHING, then bringing it back to a "manageable and reasonable something" that is accepted and supported by seeming endless supplies of oil.
This is how the world's ENTIRE NEW MONETARY SYSTEM will be regenerated and supported and backed, given, in essence, a re-birth and renewed for most governments and economic regions… even by "Black Gold".
So, here's the summary for all the "players" involved, giving ballpark numbers, and not taking into account superfluous costs, fees, and other small details that don't really affect the larger picture:
Investor's Net Gain: $10,000 – $200 = $9,800 x .65 = 6,370 for an investment that cost $10
Bank's Net Gain: $200 added to "capital account", plus $2,000 they can use to loan out.
US Treasury Net Gain: $2,500 from the .25 spread on top + $3,500 in quarterly taxes = $6,000
CBI/GOI/Iraqi People Net Gain: $12,500 – $162.50 = $12,337.50 + Profits from "Other Factors"
Overall Net Gain for All Involved: $6,370+$200+$6,000+12,337.20 = $24,907.20
This is the wealth that was generated from a single 10,000 IQD note that was given an original value of approximately $10! Is that amazing or what?! You tell me… can Iraq afford NOT to RV?!!!
Will the IMF allow them to NOT RV their currency, but simply replace their large denoms for smaller ones?!!! LOL!!!
In this scenario, EVERYONE WINS… and the IQD is slowly (over 2 years) taken back in to the CBI… eventually destroyed, leaving a manageable M2 behind, having created HUGE WEALTH throughout the world to re-supply what was allowed to be destroyed in the "great bleed" over a period of just a few weeks a couple of years ago, even the greatest redistribution of wealth the world has ever seen.
Believe it or not, it has happened for this very purpose, and it IS coming! Rainmaker
Daz: DINAR IS REAL IRAQ IS REAL...RV IS REAL BASED ON LOGIC AND HISTORY...STICK TO THE BASICS
Steveo418: Lets see my question is simple "Why would 2 presidents sign a directive I think its 30303 every year allowing citizens to purchase Dinar as it was a terrorist currency previously.Are we stupid enough to believe they were part of the scam as without that no one would own any
Playmaker1: I just spoke with my good friend that has earned about 20 Business Degrees. (Minor Exaggeration) He read the Entire Doc and gave me a list of why it is nothing to worry about. To much to share. None the less I am no longer sick to my stomach and no longer concerned with it.
Rrrr: Everybody, please take a deep breath and take stock in what is happening. Throughout modern media history, when a major event is about to occur that requires secrecy, there will be an abundance of negative information flooding the airwaves. This miss-information acts as a cloak to protect the covertness of a major event that is about to unfold, you need to look no further than the last Kuwait RV. Relax! Sit back and enjoy the coming Blessing we are about to receive.
Wanting Freedom: DIZZIE BEAR w/an Explanation on How Close We Are to The End
PIMCO Total Return Bond Fund liquidated over 60% of their government bond holdings in the past month! Considering that is a BOND FUND, that is a HUGE revelation, and VERY telling of the massive sell off underway.
To get an understanding of how close to the end we are, I mentioned that bond retailers had reduced inventories they hold down to 1985 levels. Since that is hard for people to quantify, considering the equity markets closely parallel the bond market, let's look at the respective Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) to understand the degree of hurt the bond market is in. IN 1985, the DJIA closed the year at 1,546 points.
TODAY's DJIA closed at a hair over 18,000 points! NOW do you see the huge sell off ... over a 91% sell off. That is NOT sustainable for any significant amount of time.
As for Greece, they have been running a very painful unemployment rate for months between 25% and 28%. The left-wing party wants to desperately end that situation. As the Greek social security minister said, "we either default to save the IMF, or default to save our people, it's a no brainer."
Greece simply can NOT meet the demands of the European Union and IMF. Technically, Greece has ALREADY defaulted. BUT, the magic word is a "forced default" which would push Greece out of the EU and collapse the bond markets and derivatives.
Everybody knows that. However, one analyst in Brussels noted, that Greece is acting like it has another currency! Indeed.
The heated rhetoric between the EU ministers and Greece is pushing the two sides further and further apart. In fact, it looks suspiciously like a scripted drama to end this draconian economic system! And for that, the end seems more certain. This weekend may very well be the start of what people in Dinarland have been anticipating for years!! If not, from tomorrow night on, the situation will finally be "ripe" for picking! :)
I just want people to understand, the real process to end this wait has already begun, with a tremendous amount of power behind it. DB
SassyD: Iceland put bankers in jail rather than bailing them out — and it worked - Updated by Matthew Yglesias on June 9, 2015, 11:30 a.m. ET
Yesterday, Iceland's prime minister, Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson, announced a plan that will essentially close the books on his country's approach to handling the financial crisis — an approach that deviated greatly from the preferences of global financial elites and succeeded quite well. Instead of embracing the orthodoxy of bank bailouts, austerity, and low inflation, Iceland did just the opposite.
And even though its economy was hammered by the banking crisis perhaps harder than any other in the world, its labor didn't deteriorate all that much, and it had a great recovery.
How great? Well, compare the evolution of Iceland's unemployment rate with what happened in Ireland, the star pupil of the Very Serious People:
How did Iceland pull it off?
Let the banks go bust
For starters, rather than scrambling to mobilize public resources to make sure banks didn't default on their various obligations, Iceland let the banks go bust.
Executives of the country's most important bank were prosecuted as criminals.
Iceland was nonetheless hit by a very serious recession that caused its debt-to-GDP ratio to soar. But even after several years of steady increases, the government didn't panic. It prioritized recovery. And when recovery was underway and the ratio began to fall, the government let it fall gently.
There's no free lunch in life, and no country recovers from a severe recession without some bad things happening. But while most developed countries have gone through years of grindingly high unemployment paired with super-low inflation, Iceland did the reverse. It let the value of its currency tumble, which naturally brought about higher prices.
But as a result, the country's export industries rapidly gained ground in international markets. Unemployment rose, but maxed out at a modest 7.6 percent before falling steadily to a very low level. In the US and Europe, the priority has been on low inflation to protect the asset values of the wealthy. Iceland prioritized jobs, and it worked.
Impose temporary capital controls
In the context of bank defaults and a plunging currency, the government felt it was necessary to impose an additional measure — capital controls, regulations restricting Icelandic citizens' ability to take their money out of the country. This is a serious violation of free market orthodoxy. More importantly, it can be a major hassle to ordinary people's lives and an impediment to starting new businesses. In some countries, like Argentina, capital controls become a breeding ground of corruption and mischief.
That leads some to believe that no matter how well heterodox policies work economically, they're ultimately doomed to political failure.
Iceland shows that's not the case. Getting policy right is difficult, but it can be done. And the upside to doing the right thing — devaluing the currency massively, then imposing capital controls to contain the fallout, then ending the capital controls once the economy recovers — can be enormous.
Iceland has had a rough time over the past seven or eight years, but so have a lot of other countries. Things are looking up there now because the country's leaders had the wisdom to reject elements of the self-satisfied conventional wisdom that have proven so harmful elsewhere.
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6/10/2015 03:20:50 pm
This is the best explanation I have read of the RV
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6/10/2015 06:51:28 pm
IT SEEMS a great number of people have forgotten the FACTS
6/11/2015 10:54:25 am
The writer has the end result fractional banking close to correct. The writer is way, way off on what happens to arrive there.
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Thousands of students and hundreds of teachers returned to classes in the Carlsbad Unified School District on Wednesday, but many eyes are on one particular campus.
Sage Creek High, a school of choice that's projected to someday have 1,500 students, opened with 310 freshmen and just more than a dozen teachers. The district had hoped to also have a sophomore class, but only about 100 students signed up for that grade.
That Sage Creek High opened at all was a disappointment to some people in and outside of the district.
Until a few months ago, a website and Facebook page were trying to delay the school's opening. Last year, some people pleaded with the school board to mothball the campus until the district's finances are stronger and there's a greater need for another high school.
As opening day approached, however, criticism of the school died down. The Delay Sage Creek website, which once claimed to debunk the district's "myths" about why a second comprehensive high school was needed, has expired. Nobody has posted to the Facebook page since May, either.
Among the objections to Sage Creek High's opening were questions about how it would affect class sizes at other schools and the district's finances overall.
Carlsbad Teachers Association President Amanda Fanning said certain concerns have not gone away with the start of classes.
"At some point, we need to recognize that it is opening, and it's best to create a situation that works out best for all the staff," she said. "While we obviously support our staff at all sites, Sage Creek included, we need to be sure the situation is fair for everybody."
Fanning said the low enrollment at Sage Creek High will mean that students won't be offered the same electives as at Carlsbad High. She also is worried that staffing Sage Creek could result in higher class sizes at Carlsbad High.
Sage Creek Principal Cesar Morales is looking beyond the criticism and expressing excitement about this week's milestone. "It will be a place where students will feel they get to come to, not have to come to," he said.
The school focuses on science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The Sage Creek "brand" of STEM education will have pathways of interrelated courses, with year one centered on biomedical sciences and year two emphasizing engineering.
The first pathway kicks off with biomedical students discovering a fake homicide and spending the semester trying to determine the cause of death, Morales said.
Planned future phases for the high school will bring a pool, a performing arts center and another class building, but students already have plenty of activities on campus, Morales said.
Walking around the school on orientation day Tuesday, Morales surprised a few boys shooting hoops in the new gymnasium. An empty trophy case awaits future championship seasons for Bobcats basketball, one of 18 California Interscholastic Federation sports planned for the campus.
An eight-lane track will allow the school to host invitational tournaments, and the school will have the district's first girls field hockey team.
It also has classrooms for sculpture and dance classes, although neither will be offered this first year.
The campus, at the eastern end of Cannon Road, consists of a cluster of three-story buildings that blend into the hillside with subtle earth tones. Buildings have both a soft and industrial look, with cinder block walls, exposed wooden beams and metal and glass facades.
A video on the school's website said the campus was designed with students' needs in mind, and Morales said students will have a say in how the school looks.
The cafeteria, for instance, is filled with tables and chairs that can be collapsed and stored. The library has conventional rows of books but also features lounge areas and study rooms that Morales said are similar to what would be found in colleges.
Besides the 310 students attending Sage Creek, about 2,950 students returned to Carlsbad High and about 11,200 are expected to be enrolled in the entire district.


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oo im so happy that you liked this award! :D your list of blogs are so great!RépondreSupprimer
have a great day! its wonderful to have you blogging again!
My dearest Jérôme, thank you soooo much for sending me this award! I feel honored!! I am going to visit all the other blogs you mentionned here!!RépondreSupprimer
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Thank you for choosing me for this sweet award, I am very flattered to be in such fantastic company. I shall check out the other blogs I don't know yet.
Thank you Jérome for the sweetest blog award and for the recognition. You made my day!RépondreSupprimer
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I am so honored to receive this from you!
Some of the blogs you chose I know well and love , but many are new and I look forward to viewing them. I know if you love them I will too *winks* I'm just so happy to see you posting again. I really missed reading your blog! Vanna
Oh my! I am so very flattered to receive this award from you.RépondreSupprimer
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I will visiting the blogs I do not know shortly. Looks like I'll need to grab a glass of iced tea for the browsing.
Congratulations to you for a well deserved distinction !RépondreSupprimer
It is indeed a nice surprise to appear among your 15 selection. I am as happy as can be !! Un super grand merci cher Jerôme
What a sweet surprise, Jerome! I am very flattered and will post it on my blog. I will be sure to visit the other blogs as well. Thank you! Merci beaucoup!! xoRépondreSupprimer
Congratulations! Jerome you deserved it, you have a great blog.RépondreSupprimer
It is a pleasant surprise to see that you placed Paisley Curtain among the 15 of your choice for the sweetest blog. Thank you very much for doing this, it is very flattering.
A lot of thanks.
Jérome, congratulations on your award; I do love your blog! And thank you for including my blog in such lovely company. This has really cheered me this morning as I've been in tears with my husband so ill in hospital. Welcome back, dear friend. Have a wonderful day! ♥aRépondreSupprimer
Hello Jerome! Congrats on the blog award! Your blog is indeed wonderful and interesting and so the award is rightfully placed! :) Thank you so much for picking me as well! :D Im beyond happy and humbled! I will be going over to visit all the other wonderful blogs you also gifted!RépondreSupprimer
Congratulation Jerome!RépondreSupprimer
I received as well an award from kissofthepast 2 weeks ago, just did not had the time to deal with....unfortunately. Still too busy here with the season and guests and....
And I'm also so much behind to leave comments to all my blogger friends. So, you are one of the first I'm 'commenting', just to welcome you back!
Merci beaucoup Jerome, je suis très honorée!RépondreSupprimer
Congratulations to you on receiving it, you surely deserve it :)
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Ohhhh thanks so much, Jerome! You are so kind! Congrats to you as well. And now I'm off to visit the other blogs you chose. Love to discover new, interesting blogs!RépondreSupprimer
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Believe it or not, this was me six weeks ago!
And then this little lady came on the scene!
And now she's six weeks old and smiling!
Time is moving quickly, and now we have an animated little girl on our hands! She's really starting to notice the world around her and loves staring at light on the wall and brightly colored toys. We're not on any sort of set schedule set, but she manages some good evening stretches of sleep every so often. We still haven't quite figured out any sure way to signal the start of the night to her, and how she goes down every night is still different (i.e. 7pm OR 2am!).
She still sleeps a lot like when she was just born, but now has more alert time during the day, and during that she's starting to smile more...and dare I say I heard a very short giggle accompanying that this morning??
With Minnesota's current "heat storm," the babe and I are fairly housebound today, unfortunately. And perhaps for a bit longer. I can't even get our solid wood front door open because the humidity is so bad If you could feel what it feels like, it's really hard to justify taking a baby out in it even for a walk around the block! So, we're catching up on some shows, ordering diapers online (a ton, by the way), and using grandmotherly visiting time for workouts. (However, this morning's workout outside was pushing it, even for a hydrated adult. It was a total ghost town out there. The only other people I saw were three fairly miserable-looking tree trimmers. But knowing it would probably be the only time I'd get outside all day, I had to go for it.)
So to back up, as of yesterday I've gotten the midwife okay to resume workouts again! Not that this really comes as a surprise, but it's still great. Actually, the midwife asked me if I'd been running already and had no issues with my saying I had in fact started punctuating some of my walks with some super short run intervals. Anyway, the same afternoon as my checkup I headed to the pool for my first swim back and it was great. And I even wore my normal pre-pregnancy swimsuit. As if in perfect illustration of why I liked keeping up swimming while pregnant and now want to continue it is that I ran into four friends at the pool in the course of 45 minutes! Swimming, with the area's limited pool venues, is surprisingly social. And of course the time in the water was great, too.
Better go dig out Z's swimsuit--she'll be a fish herself before she knows it.


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Enjoy the tranquil Bushland setting of this one bedroom apartment. From the tranquil bush setting to beautiful Collingwood Beach on Jervis Bay is a 5 minute stroll. This newly renovated apartment with new bathroom and kitchenette is ideal for a couple on a romantic getaway, or a couple with 1 or 2 preschool age children. The apartment is located close to the Round the Bay walking and cycle path, for those who like to walk and bikeride. it is a comfortable flat walk and ride to Huskisson and Vincentia.
1 bedroom with queen size bed
Lounge / Dining room with Fold out double sofa bed
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1 car space. Undercover parking
A fold up portacot for a baby
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Whale Watching and Dolphin Cruise
Booderee National Park including Greenpatch and Murrays beach and beautiful bushwalks
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3 min drive to Vincentia Shopping Centre with Coles supermarket, Bakers Delight, Liquor Shops, ATMs, laundromat, Mexican and Chinese Restaurant and Cafes
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Justin Timberlake is paying tribute to Prince.
The former boy bander has dedicated his new concert film, Justin Timberlake + the Tennessee Kids, to the late music legend.
"His influence, and I have this in common with I think every musician of my generation and the generations to come, his influence is all over everyone's music and there's so much that I feel like I've maybe consciously and unconsciously borrowed from him that it felt...right," Timberlake explains. "It just feels right to dedicate the film to him."
Director Jonathan Demme agrees. "The film's been blessed with that name and that spirit," he said.
Justin Timberlake + the Tennessee Kids captures last year's final performance of J.T.'s 20/20 Experience World Tour at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The movie premiered last month at the Toronto International Film Festival. "I'm just pinching myself," Timberlake said on the red carpet before the screening at Roy Thomson Hall. "I'm a little nervous to be honest because I guess it's a version of a character of me being on stage but it's me. I feel like I'm going to sink down in the chair."
We're happy to report Timberlake had nothing to worry about because the film is pure entertainment. Whether you've seen him in concert or not, Justin Timberlake + the Tennessee Kids gives you a front row seat—and some backstage pass—to a J.T. show.
So much so that we get to see him sweat—a lot. "I don't know how you would have hid that," Timberlake said.
Demme said, "I love when the disco towel comes out."
Justin Timberlake + the Tennessee Kids premieres on Netflix on Wednesday, Oct. 12.
And you can see—well, hear—more of Timberlake next month with the release of Trolls, the animated movie about the kitschy dolls that he co-stars in with Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel, Jeffrey Tambor, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and many others.


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Things I think to myself at the grocery store: When does a favoritism towards peppermint ice cream turn into an outright obsession? When I buy if four weeks in a row, five weeks in a row...when I worry that McConnell's will stop making it post-holidays, so I buy three tubs at the grocery store? And what type of person becomes obsessed with peppermint ice cream?
Please note you might start to think these things as well if you try this recipe.
I'm particularly partial to McConnell's peppermint ice cream. It's refreshing, without being too herbal like some mint ice creams. Plus, it has a nice pink color that I find festive. Z is now addicted too.
This hot chocolate is a mix between American-style and French. I use both cocoa powder (Dutch processed cocoa will give you more flavor) and chopped up semi-sweet chocolate. The better the chocolate, the better the hot cocoa. And don't skimp on milk. Use at least 2%, but full-fat is best. It's the holidays!
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Australian Chris Rogers says time is right to sit his final Test
Chris Rogers has one more chance to do himself, and Australia, proud before he leaves the Test stage.
Rogers, less than a fortnight from his 38th birthday, has confirmed his decision that his 25th Test will be his last.
The determined opener has hinted strongly all summer that he would not be tempted to play on beyond his third Ashes series - and with the urn already lost to England, a rethink was always unlikely.
Australia can only salvage pride from 3-1 down at The Oval, in a match which will also be the last before captain Michael Clarke's retirement.
Rogers will leave with mixed feelings, but confidence too that he is definitely ending his Test career at the right time.
"I'm 38 this month and I feel old - and I think there's other things to do in life," he said.
"I've been lucky enough to play cricket as a living for nearly 20 years.
"It's been amazing and just such a privilege, but everything good comes to an end."
Meanwhile, Mark Wood knows he may have to give way to the returning James Anderson for England's Ashes victory lap at The Oval.
It was Wood who took the wicket of Nathan Lyon to confirm England had retained the urn with a thumping innings-and-78-run win at Trent Bridge.
Wood is only sixth in England's series averages, nine wickets at almost 37 putting him behind part-time off-spinner Joe Root.
On that basis perhaps, he takes a realistic view about his chances of being picked for his fourth Ashes Test.
"Jimmy has 400 Test wickets - he's England's leading bowler - so if he's fit and ready to go, then it's out of my hands," he admitted.
"I'm sure everyone would want Jimmy in the side, so if he's fit he probably gets the nod."
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soldering isn't that bad, it's just being able to do it in the storage below the radio...
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soldering isn't that bad, it's just being able to do it in the storage below the radio...
I installed my 550u in less than 15 minutes. It really isn't as difficult as it is being made out to be.
Wire the new harness up to your existing power, speaker, and remote wires, then put your radio in and plug the harness into the new radio. Voila...install complete.
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No, I used crimp caps. It's pretty easy just slide lay on your back and then crawl head first in your observers compartment and it's right there. Space is tight but it's not difficult.
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That should work. I have two of the Kenwood KMR107 remotes. They are kinda spendy but they are so much nicer than those aeware remotes. I had those aewares in my old boat and had a few problems with them.
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old model had this plug
will the aeware work this this wire?
It should....
also, anyone know what that type of plug is called on the back of the old deck? maybe I can find the other matching end at radio shack so I can keep the wiring harness detachable.


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Alan Hull reviews the global market charts
July 2015
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This is an analysis of key stockmarket index charts from around the world, but I start with a discussion on macroeconomics, for two reasons. First, the need to establish the backdrop for my analysis and, second, I don't want to be too predictable.
From a macroeconomic standpoint I feel like a guinea pig in a global economic experiment of record low interest rates and central-bank money printing. You'll note that central bankers have changed their rhetoric in recent times from facilitating economic growth to creating it.
But banks do not control the productive output of a nation beyond their ability to regulate the supply of working capital. They do this by lending money and controlling interest rates and the amount of money in circulation. They do not make motor cars, manufacture televisions or build houses. They encourage and finance others to do these things.
However, in recent times this process has been turbocharged (read: distorted) through aggressive stimulus programs (read: cheap money) to drive not only increased productivity but also increased consumerism.
But any financial growth achieved through increased consumerism based on borrowed money is only short term because when the money has to be repaid, the growth will be reversed. Thus stimulus is only ever a temporary fix…like an adrenalin boost.
Central bankers believe increased consumption will boost productivity to a point where it will reach critical mass and take off under its own steam. Consumption drives productivity, which drives jobs, which drives more consumption. And it is working…well, sort of. American consumption, driven by borrowed money at low interest rates, is driving Chinese productivity.
So there's a slight disconnect here and the reason why the US is the largest debtor nation and China the largest creditor.
But alas, the process goes on (obviously in the hope of reaching critical mass) and the world economy continues to swim in cheap money. The problem with this is that when you cheapen your money you cause asset inflation, and that's why everything from shares to property to bonds is going up in price at the same time – which is why I can't find any undervalued shares right now.
This has a lot to do with investors buying stocks based on dividend yield. You simply ask yourself if the yield is attractive (which isn't hard given our record low interest rates) and the share safe? Not whether it represents good value…simply, is it safe?
This is called the 'lemmings phase', where markets depart from fundamentals and continue to rise for other reasons. So fundamental analysis takes a back seat to technical analysis and we have to simply trade what we see. This brings me to the charts.
What the charts say
Now, when looking at financial markets from a charting perspective, you should always start with the big picture and work your way in.
And what I see are rising markets, so my general outlook over the medium term (read: next 12 months plus) is bullish.
I say this in spite of some other commentators suggesting the recent decline is the start of a downtrend or even a precursor to a major correction. I firmly believe it is most likely a pullback (albeit a deep one) and nothing more.
Chartists can make a few statements without fear of contradiction. One is; the trend is your friend.
Another is; sharemarkets always go 'exponential' before they crash. Exponential is another way of saying a trend is accelerating and can't be defined as linear, that is, conforming to trend lines on the chart. See it for yourself by looking at the Dow Jones charts of 1929, our All Ords in 1987, the NASDAQ in 2000, the Shanghai Composite in 2007, etc.
So now let's look at some major world equity markets and see whether they are linear or exponential over the medium term.
Below are long-term sharemarket charts from around the world where the broken blue lines are the longer-term trading channels these indices have now broken out of.
Of course, the simple fact that these global indices have broken out of their longer-term channels means they are accelerating. However, they remain effectively linear over the medium term (as show by the index trading between the blue channel lines).
Chart 1. All Ordinaries Index (Australia)
Chart 2: DAX index (Germany)
Chart 3: Dow Jones Industrial Index (US)
Our All Ordinaries, the German DAX and the Dow Jones indexes are in the mature phase of their bull runs, but their progression is still linear over a two- to three-year span. This means they are not going exponential at this stage, so a crash (a sudden correction of 20 per cent or more) is unlikely.
Now to the more conservative question of this being the start of a down cycle. And whilst this is not an unreasonable proposition, if these markets were going to roll over into a major downtrend then it would probably have occurred before their broke out of their long term channels (broken blue lines). Now to the other extreme of the Shanghai Composite index where its been rising exponentially since August of last year. So it's no great surprise that it's crashed.
Chart 4: Shanghai Composite Index
The second largest stockmarket in the world has fallen over 25% from its recent highs but interestingly there's been little impact on other world markets. I suspect the reason for this lack of concern is that Chinese financial markets are experiencing a one off adjustment from capital inflows as foreign money can now access them. And so I'm not overly concerned about it either and given time (and some volatility) I believe that these markets will find a new equilibrium.
We are in a period of change where global equity markets are collectively rising, but without the backing of sound fundamentals. In my opinion this is due to asset inflation brought about by cheap money being injected into the world economy by central banks. But as an investor I need to trade what I see and regardless of the reasons, stockmarkets are rising and therefore I am a bull.
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|Reidar Kjorsvik
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This invention relates generally to personal computer network systems, and more specifically to a system for providing selected presentations to the personal computers in the network at selected times.
Personal computers and personal computer networks are well-known in the computer field. A personal computer network is a linked plurality of individual personal computers; typically, each computer is at a different location (station), controlled by a common server. A computer network enables data and work-in-progress to be readily transferred between individual computers in the network, so as to maintain commonality of the data and the work-in-progress between them. Typically, not all of the personal computers which make up such a network are operating at the same time. In fact, for most of the individual computers in a network, there could be significant time during the working day when they are not being used, even though they may be "ON" during the entire working day.
When a personal computer is in its "ON" state but not in use, its computer screen is still lit, which will ultimately lead to damage or degradation of the screen. "Screen saver" techniques are frequently used in such situations, in which a selected image appears on the screen. Such screen saver images, however, serve no other useful purpose. Accordingly, it would be desirable that useful information or other presentation material be made available to the user on his/her computer screen at selected times when the computer is not being used, as an alternative to conventional screen saver images.
Accordingly, the present invention is a system for presenting information to a plurality of personal computers formed into a personal computer network, the personal computers capable of conventional task operation, comprising: a system database for storing at least one presentation sequence which includes a selected sequence of images suitable for display on a personal computer screen; an administration module for composing said presentation sequence; messenger module means for controlling the display of said presentation sequence on the screen of a selected personal computer which is associated with said messenger module when said personal computer has been on but unused for a preselected period of time; and means at each personal computer for returning the personal computer to its conventional task operation.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a personal computer network which also shows the physical arrangement of the hardware of the system of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the flow of data and control in the system of the present invention.
FIGS. 3-16 are flow charts for the software of the present invention.
As discussed above, personal computers (PCs), particularly when they are used in a business context, are typically left in an "ON" state during the entire work day, even when they are not actually being used. Such PCs may have a conventional "screen saver" module, which produces certain images on the screen when the computer is not in use, in order to extend the life of the computer screen.
The present invention, which is for use in a computer network, in basic overview includes a repertoire of presentations, each of which typically takes the form of a series of successive slides or screen images. These presentations are stored in a system database located on a network server PC, and in operation of the system are provided to the individual network PCs for display on their computer screens. The presentations are initiated for each PC in the network following a selected amount of time during which each PC has been in an "on" state but has not been in use. These presentations in effect replace the conventional screen saver, but in addition, provide information in visual form which is intended to be beneficial to the user of the PC.
The presentations may be educational, providing information and/or instruction, or they may be more personal in nature, providing encouragement or similarly helpful information. In addition, of course, the presentations could include a measure of entertainment value. It should thus be clear that a wide variety of information can form the individual presentations provided to the personal computers in the network.
FIGS. 1 and 2 show a basic system view of the present invention. The overall computer network within which the present invention operates is shown generally at 10. The network 10 comprises a plurality of individual network personal computers 12, 14 and 16. The network of course can include a selected number of personal computers in excess of that shown. The network 10 also includes a network server PC 18 which is responsible for maintaining control over the flow of information in the network. Every other PC in the network has access to the network server and, in particular, the system database located thereon, which typically is on the hard disk of the PC. The system database on network server 18 contains the scripts and slides comprising the various available presentations, discussed in more detail below.
Referring to FIG. 2 for an overview of the data flow and control of the system, each network PC has a messenger software module 22. The messenger modules 22--22 communicate with system database 24 on the network server 18 and provide a certain amount of local control over the presentation at its associated PC. The messenger module can be loaded into a network PC from any external source, including the hard disk on the server. The system also includes an administration software module 26 which can be loaded into and executed from any PC in the network. The administration module 26 can be loaded from the server's hard disk storage, a diskette, or the PC's own memory. The administration module 26 has the basic responsibility of composing, adding to, or deleting information from the database 24 on server 18.
Administration module 26 also has the capability of communicating with external sources, including other network servers with databases having presentation information, as well as other outside sources of data and images. The administration module 26 and database 24 on server 18 are responsible for generating the various slide presentations, selecting particular slide presentations for the individual PCs in the network and scheduling those presentations in a particular sequence. A presentation is provided to an individual PC by action of its messenger module 22 through database 24. The appearance of the successive slides on the PC screen is monitored by the messenger module to ensure that the individual slides in the presentation are presented in sequential order, even in the event that there is a break in the immediate presentation, such as caused by the user operating the PC. At any point in the presentation, the user may begin use of the PC, such as for work-in-progress, by simply pushing any key on the PC keyboard except for a designated key which is for manual control of the presentation.
Thus, as can be seen from the above basic explanation, the present invention comprises a system database 24 located on the network server, an administration module 26 which communicates with database 24 on server 18, as well as external sources, and a plurality of messenger modules, with one messenger module being present in each network PC. The messenger modules also communicate with the database 24.
The administration module 26 is capable of a number of specific system functions. First, it is capable of displaying all the users in the network that have an installed messenger module. The individual users may be arranged into various groups according to the selection of the system operator, using the administration module 26. Each user is identified by a unique network identification (ID). Hence, a command to view the network users in the database 24 is provided through the administration module 26. The user's IDs and the individual presentations are contained in the system database 24.
Another function of administration module 26 in the embodiment shown concerns the creation of the individual presentations, which may be alternatively referred to as scripts. Each presentation or script consists of one or more individual slides or screens composed around a particular topic. The topic could be educational in nature, such as health or business or could involve particular training, or it could also be inspirational or motivational in nature. In addition, entertainment could be made a portion of individual presentations, or it could be a separate presentation. In any event, each script comprises a series or sequence of slides. The composition of each slide or image is discussed below. Administration module 26 creates particular presentations by arranging individual slides in a selected sequence. The presentations are then stored in database 24.
A further function of the administration module 26 concerns the actual creation of the individual slides or screens themselves. Each individual slide consists of text and/or images, with the images being provided from existing memory or files in the server 18 or from any external library source available to the system. The images may be of course quite varied. Further, there is the capability of altering existing images to a more preferred image. The same capability is true for text as well, with the operator having the ability to input text and use it for a particular slide, either alone or with an image. In addition, there is the capability of overall composition, including use of color, various backgrounds, different kinds of text fonts, etc.
All of the above concerns the composition or creation of individual slides. The basic capability of creating such slides is available in standard PC operating systems. One example is Powerpoint in WINDOWS software from Microsoft, Inc., of Redmond, Washington, which is now widely available. Administration module 26 is arranged to interface with such operating systems so that slides can be created and then arranged into presentations which are in turn stored in database 24 and made available to the network PCs in the system.
Still another function of the administration module 26 is the assignment of specific presentations to the individual PCs. This capability allows the administration module 26 to match or select particular presentations to particular users, depending upon the needs or requirements of those users. The presentations available to each user also are subject to an extent to the control of the user, as explained in more detail in the following paragraphs.
A related function of the administration module 26 concerns the particular schedule which is established for the appearance of the individual presentations at each of the network PCs. For instance, each user in the system (each network PC) will have its own unique schedule of presentations, including a particular sequence of different presentations and a specific time of nonuse required before a presentation begins. This scheduling of presentations is established through the administration module and stored in system database 24.
Lastly, presentations may be obtained or provided to external systems and/or other outside sources over external communication lines. This enables the one administration module for the system to obtain or provide presentations directly from or to external sources, so as to eliminate the need for composing them within the system.
A software flow chart for these particular functions are shown in FIGS. 3-16. Most of these flow charts concern the administration module 26. FIG. 3 shows a main screen or overall flow chart for viewing the information associated with the various functions described above, and for reading that information. FIG. 4 shows more detail concerning the groups and/or specific users in the network system, including updating of the system database. FIG. 5 concerns generally the composition of a presentation from a sequence of available slides or screens. A particular slide may be edited at any time for presentation flexibility. The system database 24 is updated immediately upon such editing so as to impact presentations in effect on-line. FIG. 6 concerns the composition process for individual slides. As can be seen, a significant number of slide composition functions are available.
FIGS. 7 and 8 concern the assignment of particular presentations in the database to one or more network PCs, and the scheduling or selected sequence of the presentations for the individual network PCs.
It should be noted, as indicated above with respect to some of the functions, that all changes, compositions, scheduling, etc. which are made by the administration module are ultimately stored in the system database 24.
FIG. 9 shows the details of the system menu available to the user. In one embodiment, for instance, this could be a WINDOWS menu. It should be understood, however, that the present invention is not restricted to a WINDOWS operating environment.
FIGS. 9-13 concern the overall operating means of the system, including menu options, which in the embodiment shown, is in a "pulldown" menu format. In FIG. 10, control is provided over the importing and exporting of presentations (scripts) and over the options available for printing the text and the visual information. A "quit" or terminate option is also provided. FIG. 11 is an "edit" menu, including choices which are active or non-active, depending on location of the administration module's cursor. In FIG. 12, a highlighted script can be run, a picture editor can be run, or the content of a buffer viewed. In FIG. 13, the basic system configurations for both the administration module 26 and the messenger module 22 can be changed, if desired.
As indicated above, each network PC in the system includes a messenger module which operates in conjunction with the system database 24 and has a communications capability with the database. When a network PC has not been in use for the specific period of time established for that particular PC, the messenger module, in coordination with the database, will automatically begin the assigned presentation on the PC's screen. The messenger module maintains control of the presentation on the screen to the extent that it has stored in its user's own setup file (a file on the PC's hard disk) the last slide which has been shown in the particular presentation then being used, even if the presentation has been interrupted by use of the PC. The presentation begins at the same point at which it was interrupted. The messenger module is responsible for this control. Each slide is shown for a preselected period of time, and then, if the PC is still not being used, the next slide in the presentation sequence is shown, again under the control of the messenger module.
As discussed briefly above, the administration module has the capability of scheduling a sequence of different scripts for each user. When one script is completed at a particular PC, the messenger module for that PC may either repeat that script or go to the next presentation in the schedule.
Each messenger module is controlled to some extent by the individual PC with which it is associated.
For instance, by pressing a designated key on the PC keyboard (or the correct mouse button), when a presentation is in progress, a control menu will appear on the user's screen over the current slide. This menu gives the user various possibilities by which to control the presentation. It is possible, for example, to reverse the presentation slide by slide, or the presentation may be fast-forwarded, slide by slide.
By pushing an eject button or other designated key, the user will also be able to go to another selected presentation among the several available to it through the administration module. The newly selected presentation will remain the "current" presentation until the broadcast schedule previously established in the administration module for that PC indicates that another presentation is due.
FIGS. 14 and 15 show the software control of the flow of data and the operating process for the system of the present invention. FIG. 14 shows the sequence of messenger module operation, including reading of database 24. The operation sequence begins each time the PC has not been used for a selected period of time. This is initiated by a trigger signal, which could originate at the PC or from the network server. FIG. 15 shows the functional process steps for showing an actual slide at the user's PC.
FIG. 16 shows the "quit" sequence for the messenger module, terminating current operation of its associated network PC in the presentation network. This sequence permits the PCs to return to their previous tasks.
As indicated above, FIGS. 3-16 are software flow charts for the present invention. These flow charts, in addition to the explanation provided above, provide sufficient information for one of ordinary skill in the art to produce the actual program code to accomplish the stated operation of the system.
Accordingly, a system has been described which is useful in the context of a network of personal computers. It includes the presentation of information and/or encouraging messages originated and provided from a network server to the individual PCs in the network at selected times, specifically after a certain elapsed time during which the PC has been on but has not been used.
Although a preferred embodiment of the invention has been disclosed herein for illustration, it should be understood that various changes, modifications and substitutions may be incorporated in such embodiment without departing from the spirit of the invention which is defined by the claims which follow.
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As the Apple Macintosh celebrates its 25th anniversary this week, it's somehow fitting that the company's flagship store on London's Regent Street was once a church. "Macolytes", as devotees of the Mac computer are known, are evangelical in their love for all things Apple, making the trendy twentysomethings who pour into the high-ceilinged store as much disciples as customers.
But taking that plunge, buying into Apple's products and eschewing the familiar territory of the PC, is just as much an article of faith. Could a Luddite like me be converted? Could they win over a techno-sceptic with their fine packaging and sleek designs? I wasn't convinced – but given my experience of PCs, I wondered if it could be any worse.
Rather than simply dip a toe into the water, I decided to dive straight in and immerse myself in the world of Apple. Needing a replacement laptop, I upgraded to a MacBook Pro, the most similar in terms of specification to my last model. I'll admit to being a bit apprehensive: here I was, having ditched the system I at least had experience of, in favour of one I knew next to nothing about.
It sat in its box on my kitchen table for the next few days, looking reproachfully at me as I tried to summon up the courage to turn it on. Eventually, with deadlines approaching and emails to write, I nervously took it out of the box. I turned it on, and after a few seconds of whirring noise, the keyboard lit up. Then it went silent again and the keyboard went dark.
Nothing. I knew it, I thought to myself, I've broken it. Then I realised that I hadn't plugged it in. Panic over. Within 10 minutes I was on the internet and sending emails.
The software itself takes time to get used to, so familiar are we with the quirks of Microsoft products: it took several days to get used to the new lexicon of applications – Safari, for example, is Apple's equivalent to Internet Explorer; Leopard, the name for their latest operating system – and several weeks to train myself out of the idiosyncrasies of the Microsoft platform.
But the overall feeling is of something that just works. The whole organisation and layout is refreshingly intuitive and user friendly. It fully supports Microsoft Office, meaning no problems for using Word or opening attachments – my biggest concern. In fact, there is even a facility to switch seamlessly between Mac and Windows, effectively turning Macs into a PC when needed.
Over the next month, everything went swimmingly. Ha! I thought, this computer lark is easy. Then I got an iPod, and it all went wrong.
I know they're owned by everyone from the Queen to Gordon Brown, but I'd found something slightly sinister in the legions of mindless commuters, each with the little white buds in their ears. However, emboldened by my success with the MacBook Pro, I decided that perhaps they had their uses, not least in the gym, where they offer respite from the groans and pants of overweight men on the jogging machines.
But even though eight-year-old children manage to get to grips with iPods, I just couldn't work out how to download my music. Why did some have pictures attached and others didn't? Why did it upload some songs but not others? Suddenly my confidence began to slide. I lost a group of photographs that I thought I'd saved; when I found them again, I couldn't work out how to move them to another folder.
While I was tempted to resort to typewriter and carrier pigeon, I instead booked myself into one-to-one training at the Apple store to iron out the problems I was having. Despite my best efforts to display my outstanding ignorance, the man allocated to teaching me remained steadfastly optimistic. He went through everything from the very basic instructions (I took great joy in demonstrating my mastery of turning the thing on) to more complex applications, such as managing digital photographs, setting up websites, and making films.
Although now confident about how my computer worked, the horror of losing all my worked still haunted me. A solution was on hand, though: Apple also make a product called the "Time Capsule", which makes regular copies of all the files on your computer, so that everything will be stored, should tragedy strike.
To complete my transformation into a smug, technology-embracing urbanite, I decided to get an iPhone. The biggest drag about this is that the iPhone is only available from 02, meaning that if you are with another provider, you have to switch. This takes time and organisation, neither of which I have in abundance. Still, it was worth the effort: the iPhone is remarkably easy to use.
On the face of it, it's a user-friendly touch-screen phone with all the usual functions, such as text messaging and a camera. Where the iPhone wins, though, is in the detail: the text messages are displayed as conversations between you and the recipient; the voicemail is "visual", meaning that rather than having to call and listen to all your messages, they are displayed on the screen. No one is going to die without these facilities, but it just makes the whole experience so much more pleasant.
There is also email, and an iPod function that lets you not just listen to music, but also download and watch entire films. How geeky you want to get is entirely up to you – if you want high-tech, you can pick and choose between hundreds of pieces of software ranging from computer games or the entire works of Shakespeare, to programmes that recognise your voice and automatically type emails as you dictate them into the phone. Alternatively, you can just keep it simple and use it as a phone.
I've always had a bad relationship with computers. They are like wayward lovers that I can't live without, but whose presence is a source of daily anguish for me. To date I have owned five PCs, all of which have let me down. They have broken, each in their own special way, at vital moments, apparently deliberately holding out until the very moment I needed them the most, and then, with a gentle flicker, departing from this world leaving me staring at a blank and lifeless screen. But as I sit down, relax and begin to write my next book on my Mac, it's reassuring to know there's been no signs that it's going to suddenly pack up on me like all my others. Fingers crossed, anyway.


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hi everyone,
well its time once again for our challenge over at That Craft Place Challenge Blog and this time our theme is Black & White and our sponsor is our very own Lisa Horton.That Craft Place
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