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How Does Your Garden Grow: Tips For Hiring A Landscaper
Just when you're done with shoveling snow, you can set your sights toward spring (and summer) and mowing the lawn. But, for many the grass would be a lot greener if they could just get someone else to do it (the mowing that is). But, weeding out a reputable landscaper, one who not only knows what he is doing, but also one you can trust and can afford can be quite challenging and tricky, especially if your not sure of what to ask about or look for. With that said, professionals offer the followin........ Read More
Grow Your Own Organic Vegetable Garden
Organic systems recognize that our health is directly connected to the health of the food we eat and, ultimately, the health of the soil. Here are some of the main features of organic growing: - Organic growing severely restricts the use of artificial chemical fertilizers and pesticides. - Instead, organic growers rely on developing a healthy, fertile soil and growing a mixture of crops. - Genetically modified (GM) crops and ingredients are not allowed under organic standards. Going organic m........ Read More
Fun And Food In Home Grown Vegetable Gardening
Growing vegetables in your garden can save you money. During harvest time, your own produce becomes part of your meals. Home gardeners feel deep satisfaction in preparing salad or seasoning the casserole with freshly picked plants from their own vegetable gardens. Their feeling of the taste is incomparable. Fresh surplus are distributed to friends and love ones while some are keep frozen. It doesn't require much space to grow vegetables. Even a container pot or a window box will do the trick. W........ Read More
Organic Gardening - A Growing Trend
In the past decade and a half, organic products have achieved almost mainstream status. Where organic produce was a specialty item in a few upscale grocery stores in the early 1990s, today's supermarkets commonly offer organically produced items. An upward spiral is happening: Organics have become more available and more affordable. The result is that a larger proportion of the population buys organics. This leads to an increased general awareness of the benefits for people and the environment ........ Read More
Making Your Summer Garden Grow
For as long as there have been gardens there has been some degree of garden envy. Whether the garden is made of flowers, plants, or vegetables, there always seems to be one garden that is more prolific, greener, more colorful, or yields more food. Whatever you are envious of in the gardens of others, chances are that if you take the proper time to learn about the placement of the plants, the optimal growing conditions for each plant, preferred soil treatments for each plant, and best case scen........ Read More
The Different Roses You Can Grow In Your Rose Garden
There are actually many kinds of roses, with each one different from the other. If you are planning to grow your own roses and plant your very own rose garden, what type of rose do you think you should have? The Floribunda Rose Gardeners love the floribunda rose simply because it is easy to grow, easy to take care of, and constantly in bloom. The floribunda rose is the result of crossing the modern hybrid tea rose with the polyantha rose. Its flowers are medium-sized, rarely larger than........ Read More
Growing Vegetables In Your Summer Garden
As a child, I remember many sunny summer afternoons sitting on the porch shelling more than my fair share of peas and butter beans in the deep dark heart of the old south. There were other vegetables we grew in our summer gardens that had to be picked and stored for winter but the peas and butter beans always seemed to take the most time and attention and are one of the things I sorely miss having left my home in the south for much cooler climes. One thing though, has never gotten away from me........ Read More
Spring! And How Does Your Garden (business) Grow?
The first step is to map out how large an area you want for your garden (business plan) and what types of seeds (new products) you want to plant (launch). You might try starting the plants indoors (test marketing) before exposing them to the perils of he natural elements (retail market). Don't forget to prepare the soil before you plant. You may need some soil amendments (new marketing VP) to give the seeds products) the best chance of sprouting (being profitable). Some gardener's (CEOs) maintai........ Read More
How To Grow An Indoor Herb Garden
For thousands and thousands of years we have turned to plants we call herbs for flavor, dye, perfume and cosmetics. We have believed that individual herbs held the power to repel insects, evil and vampires, while others attracted the perfect lover, good luck or bees to pollinate our crops. For some, the use of herbs can cure headaches and burns. And, of course, what would fine dining be without the culinary herbs? Here are some tips for herb gardening indoors that will simulate the conditions ........ Read More
Watching Your Children's Garden Grow
Start some gardening traditions with your kids. Give them their own garden patch and a spot to dig. Children love getting their hands dirty and watching things grow. Be sure to buy good quality, child sized gardening tools. Plastic toy versions just won't hold up to the task. You will also need children's gloves and a watering can. Mark off the garden area and turn the soil. Kids can help break up any lumps with their hands. Work in some organic compost. Choose seeds that will grow quickly........ Read More
Growing Cacti In An Indoor Garden
The homeowner who wants to start a home garden that is light on the maintenance needed may decide to buy cacti. This is a good plan because they need less water than most plants and are quite hardy. Although there are still care instructions that need to be followed to increase the life and longevity of a cactus. Cactus plants are used to the heat and being dry, for this reason putting them in a windowsill with full sunlight is optimal. Depending on the cactus and the amount of h........ Read More
Gardening Your Personality: The Greens Of Growth
Many gardeners are the nurturing type: just like Mother Nature. People say they have "green thumbs" because they can make anything grow. Is your personality the growth type? Are you the kind of person who wants to see others grow and develop? If so, you probably love to be around children and, though you are exhausted at the end of the day, you feel like it is all worth it if you have helped other people. So is there green in your garden? It seems to be a silly question: is there green in t........ Read More
Like Your Garden Your Mind Can Grow Weeds Too!
How many of you have a garden in your backyard where you grow your favorite vegetables. You plant them from seeds or seedlings and give them everything they need in order to grow and thrive. You water, fertilize and provide adequate sun. After several months they grow to be big and strong. You run out to pick them daily as they ripen and think to your self. " I grew these and they taste so good." What happens though if you plant your vegetables and forget about them? WEEDS! That's right ........ Read More
Growth Control For Efficient Gardening Of Vegetables
A good garden aficionado must know that cultivation or weeding is effective for growth control. Weeds are your garden's most persistent and cloying enemy. You need to be able to know how to handle weeds in order to foster growth control for your organic garden. If you let weeds take over, they will completely obliterate your capacity to yield a rich number of vegetables. They are the number one stealer of nutrients, sunlight and revenue for farmers, so the earlier you try to eliminate them,........ Read More
7 Reasons To Grow Your Own Organic Vegetable Garden
During the last decades there has been a change towards mechanization and homogenization of farming, which uses pesticides, additives, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers and mass-production techniques. All this is clearly affecting mankind's health, and new diseases are spreading rapidly amongst humans and animals (bird's flu being the most recent one). The World Health Organization produces reports to show how the use of chemicals and other products on food, coupled with the manufacturing proc........ Read More
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by Jim Du Molin
Step One: Preparing to Hire a Dental Hygienist
"The moment I take my hands out of my patient's mouth, my income stops." Almost every dentist comes to this realization at some point in his career. At this point, many dentists start to think about investing in gold mines in hope of achieving that long-sought-after dream of passive income.
Passive income comes, as we know, from applying capital in such a way that we can earn income from the labors of others. The communists in Russia called this "exploiting the masses" and the net result was that the Czar lost his head. In America we call it "capitalism," and once again, many dentists have lost their heads over the concept of passive income.
In a dental practice, income is derived from the treatment of patients. Traditionally, this process begins with the new dentist performing all treatments personally.
Eventually, as the practice grows, the dentist realizes that it pays to focus on providing more complex treatments which have a higher economic return for the time they take to perform. There is more bottom-line profit in crowns than in prophies, even though both are clinically necessary.
The next step is to hire someone to perform the prophies. At this point the dentist takes the first step toward becoming a full-fledged capitalist who is about to exploit the labor of another human being: a dental hygienist.
This capitalistic venture is really a two-step process. The first step is the application of capital to equip an operatory space with the tools and equipment necessary for the hygienist to perform the required treatments. This comes either from the dentist's savings or from a capitalistic institution – the bank. In either case, this represents an investment of capital and a degree of risk.
At this point, the dentist has acquired one of the most important elements necessary in achieving passive income – an asset. The primary asset in every practice is operatory space. We measure this asset in terms of operatory days.
The concept that must be understood is the linking of capital assets (operatories) to time (the number of days you can use the asset) to generate income.
While this may seem very basic, it is amazing how few dentists ever fully utilize their asset of available operatory days to generate income.
Step two in the capitalistic process is to actually hire a hygienist… I'll get to that next week, so stay tuned!

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What makes an online casino the best is different for different people. However, there are a couple of guidelines that can be valuable to keep in mind regardless of the entertainment characteristics of the casino. All casinos we list are trustworthy and fair, but this is in case you chose a casino somewhere else.
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Provided the casino has a license to operate it's of great importance to have credible casinos software. A Random Number Generator makes sure the numbers are random and not affected by earlier winnings. The Return To Player value is the number every slot has that tells you how much it pays out on average.
New online casinos have the latest technology in terms of payment services and casino game software. Together with new ideas, this often results in a far more entertaining casino experience. If this was not enough, new casinos offer higher bonuses with more generous terms to attract the well needed new players.
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When we review a casino, we are in contact with the casino. To get a live contact with the casino is something we do to get an impression of the casino and the support staff. How the team treats us when we are having issues are very important for us. And we hope you value it too.
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Dancing with Life (DWL) Chapter 17
The Three Insights
The first insight of the Third Noble Truth is the insight of non-attachment expressed as "All that is subject to arising is subject to ceasing." With this knowledge, we have a deeper appreciation of impermanence.
The second insight is experiencing cessation. Four practices were suggested: Non-task, Task, Others and Moment to Moment. We also learn from the Buddha's Fire Sermon that all that arises has energy (burning) and the realization of this gives us further motivation to achieve cessation and dispassion (not being affected by strong feeling or emotions). We need not be defined by our reactions that come from wanting, aversion and ignorance (delusion)
The third insight is knowing that the cessation of suffering has been directly experienced. This is a shift in consciousness moving from a distortion in perception of permanence to one of impermanence. Without making a goal of achieve cessation, we make it an intention to be aware (mindful) of "All that arises is subject to ceasing." Things are just what they are.
Measuring Your Progress Toward Cessation.
As you experience cessation, you can ask yourself these questions. Is my practice stronger? Do I suffer less? Do I cause less suffering? Do I have a clearer, calmer perspective in daily life? Am I making my life my practice?
You can trust that your practice is beneficial when you have moments of: knowing that you are suffering less because of your practice, feeling that wholeness that come with choosing to dance with life and knowing that your mind is free.
Moffitt described this process as passing through three stages of awareness. The first stage is the realization that your suffering is the result of the way you are, not the way the world is. You are less tormented by greed, ill-will and delusion. The second stage is ceasing to identify with your ego sense of self. The third stage is you have achieved total cessation and the observer is gone as there is only total awareness. All that is left is luminous mind.
"This fully evolved stage is often described as unborn, uncreated, and unmanifest – unborn, because it is not defined by conventional time with its cycle of birth and death; uncreated because there is nothing beyond it that originated it; and unmanifest, because even though it appears to be present in time, it cannot be located anywhere in space/time. It is your achievement of transparency that allows it to be seen and felt so directly. Because your mind has awakened and become transparent to this pure awareness, it is now part of that great impersonal illuminating source for all life.
- Reread this talk and reflect on it. Is your intention to achieve cessation strengthened?
- Meditate as usual in your daily practice being mindful of what arises and falls away. Keep observing cessation.
Next: The Fourth Noble Truth: Insight 1 There is a practice leading to the cessation of suffering Previous: The Third Noble Truth: Insight 3 The Cessation of Suffering has been Directly Experienced


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By Mandy Locke
In September 2013, the state funneled more than $270,000 of taxpayer money to True Behavioral HealthCare of Gastonia -- payment for counseling and coaching mentally fragile patients.
The workers who delivered that care were never paid. For five weeks, more than 50 counselors, nurses and social workers toiled without wages, refusing to leave ailing clients.
But when it came to protecting the caregivers, the state failed.
Year after year, some private companies dependent on Medicaid funding don't pay their employees. Mental health agencies, home health care companies and group homes accounted for more unresolved wage payment cases than any other single industry in North Carolina in fiscal year 2014, a News & Observer review of cases shows.
Since 2006, the state has paid at least $72 million to 17 companies that ended up failing to pay workers wages they earned in 2014. The state trusted them to deliver vital services to vulnerable patients.
But when the companies didn't pay their workers, the state let it happen with impunity. Medicaid reimbursements kept coming. The businesses didn't lose their licenses. And when some employers shut down one company and opened another, they had no trouble securing more government work.
State Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry, who has the power to crack down on employers who don't pay, has long known about companies dependent on public funding that don't make payroll. She calls these cases "bugaboos" and says she's aggravated. But she has done little to solve the problem.
She pointed to the state Department of Health and Human Services as the agency to blame. In 2010, Berry sent the DHHS secretary, an appointee of Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue, a strongly worded letter. It described the volume of cases her Wage and Hour investigators handle for companies that rely on funding from Medicaid, the federal-state program that helps pay for health care for poor children, some of their parents, the disabled and elderly.
Subsequent talks between the agencies yielded little. Berry said the problem did not seem to be a priority for DHHS leaders at the time. She has not tried to engage DHHS in the five years since. During that time, the DHHS secretary was appointed by Gov. Pat McCrory, a Republican like Berry.
Dave Richard, who took over the agency's Division of Medical Assistance in June, said he and his colleagues had not been made aware of companies under their authority failing to pay workers.
While the agency's duties revolve around patient care -- not a company's financial management -- he said he will evaluate what, if anything, his staff can do.
"My expectation would be if there are multiple incidents of a company not paying its workers and that came to [our] attention ... we'd do an investigation of that provider," said Richard. "I can't guarantee you that that's what happened in the past ... but it would seem that would rise to the level of a concern."
'I was a wreck'
More than a decade ago, the state began turning to private companies to deliver care to people with mental illnesses and developmental disabilities. By 2013, Chanda Truesdell had secured state contracts to serve children with mental disabilities in six counties in and around Charlotte.
The business brought in big money: True Behavioral HealthCare collected more than $30 million from Medicaid from 2006 to 2013, records show. She earned more than $150,000 a year and soon invested in properties and vacation timeshares in Hawaii and Las Vegas, according to disclosures she made in a personal bankruptcy petition filed in federal court in 2012.
Efforts to reach Truesdell failed. Her business closed soon after the state's managed care organization in that region canceled her contract in early November 2013. Checks of available records did not show her operating another company.
56 Workers who said they were shortchanged by True Behavorial HealthCare $160,000 Money they say they earned but weren't paid $990 Unpaid wages that owner Chanda Truesdell eventually paid Truesdell's employees received their first sign of trouble in September 2013, workers told an investigator. Wages deposited on payday by a private payroll company for work the last two weeks of August were withdrawn 10 days later. Truesdell restored that money a day later, but workers say the company hadn't yet issued checks for work done the first two weeks in September.
Rebecca Bramlett, who lives west of Charlotte in Shelby, was on vacation at the beach when a colleague warned her that the money had been withdrawn from their bank accounts. She spent time on the phone with the bank squaring away the bills she had paid since her paycheck arrived. She owed $36 in bank fees for making payments with insufficient funds.
"I was a wreck. I was ready to come home from vacation," said Bramlett, 63. "I couldn't believe this was happening to me."
Bramlett and others kept going to work, worried that if they suddenly disappeared, patients' lives would be upended. Bramlett ran the patient prescription program in the agency's Shelby office, linking low-income, uninsured patients with medicine for their mental health. She knew a missed dose could send any one of them into a downward spiral.
In late September, Bramlett said she made a call to the state Labor Department, asking what to do. She remembers the woman on the phone coaching her to start collecting timesheets -- proof that she and others had put in the hours. Bramlett, who earned $2,084 a month, spread the word.
Within a week, 56 employees had gathered and began sharing with a labor investigator more than 200 pages of documents. Their eventual claims added up to lost wages of more than $160,000.
Paying without question
In some ways, the state expects much of companies entrusted to care for the ailing and fragile. Their staff must be properly licensed.
Residential facilities must be safe and secure. The businesses are routinely inspected.
But when it comes to the company's financial solvency and internal accounting, the state doesn't get involved. State officials authorize payment when a legitimate claim is filed by a company operating by the standards of its license. They ask for no proof of solvency when the company applies for a license.
Withholding payments until a company meets its payroll obligation is not within the state's authority, said Richard, whose division is responsible for the Medicaid program in North Carolina.
"If a legitimate claim and services were delivered, we'd have to pay that claim," he said. "Withholding it would not be within our purview."
A federal Department of Labor spokesman said his agency has had some success working with agencies that disburse Medicaid funds to recoup money for workers who have not been paid.
DHHS has the responsibility to distribute federal and state Medicaid funding. The state agency's authority to intervene in a company's business must be centered around patient care. Were medicines distributed appropriately? Did a resident escape from a group home because a supervisor wasn't watching?
Richard can imagine a scenario where workers not being paid would affect patient care. But first, his division must know about it. None of the current staffers recall being alerted to complaints about state-funded companies failing to meet payroll, according to Richard and the agency's communications staff.
Among the cases they never heard about:
-- Wage and Hour investigators found that Jonathan Traylor and his company, Coastal Carolina Behavioral Healthcare in Whiteville in Columbus County, owed two workers more than $13,000 in pay. Over two months, Traylor told the investigator he would not pay because he suspected falsified records. The investigator closed the case and mailed the two workers letters saying the agency wouldn't fight on their behalf.
According to Secretary of State records, the agency is still active. Traylor could not be reached.
-- Tametka Blount Pittman didn't pay four of her employees who were owed more than $5,500 in wages, records show. Pittman said that she had not been reimbursed by Medicaid for day care services to developmentally delayed children in Raleigh and then hung up on an investigator. The investigator visited Pittman's facility, but no one answered the door.
The labor investigator closed the books on the case and invited the workers to pursue Pittman in small claims court. Pittman could not be reached.
-- Another investigator closed a case against a Pitt County group home, Barbara's Love and Care, after owner Annette Johnson told investigators she had run out of money and couldn't pay nine workers more than $12,000 in wages. The business is listed as active with the Secretary of State.
Johnson could not be reached.
Andrea Showait, who worked at Barbara's Love and Care, remembers the disappointment she felt when a labor investigator called to say he would do no more to make Johnson pay; Showait was owed $4,400, according to a labor investigative report.
"I really thought they'd take her trailer or car or something to pay us," she said. "Nothing."
Instead, Showait lost her apartment; she and her daughter moved in with her mother.
Though Berry's agency has the authority to take these employers to court, she didn't. Her investigators broke the agency's own rules by failing to consider legal action.
None of these cases were reported to DHHS. There is no established line of communication between the two agencies. There is no shared database in which either agency flags a problem with one of these companies. Each tends to its own specific rules and no more.
Christine Ryan, Berry's newly appointed administrator of the Wage and Hour Bureau at the state Department of Labor, said she gets the impression that Medicaid officials don't consider employees' missed paychecks an issue they should address.
"Medicaid does not care if the employees do not get paid," she said in an interview. "That is not a Medicaid fraud violation. If the provider takes that money and buys a Range Rover, does not pay the employees -- upon whose backs they build those funds -- Medicaid does not track that. That is not of interest to them."
To the Bahamas
That's the conclusion workers at True Behavioral Healthcare drew when the Labor Department closed its investigation: No one cared about them.
I felt shortchanged. I just felt like they didn't try. Or they didn't have any compassion for all of my co-workers who worked for this agency. Nic Keith, who worked as a counselor for True Behavioral "I felt shortchanged," said Nic Keith, 41, of Charlotte, who worked as a counselor for True Behavioral. "I just felt like they didn't try. Or they didn't have any compassion for all of my co-workers who worked for this agency."
The effects have lingered. "Here it is three years, we are all still financially struggling because of that," said Kimberli Bowen, 43, of Gaston County, a former case manager for True Behavioral.
For weeks, the labor investigator had collected and studied time sheets submitted by dozens of True Behavioral employees. The investigator requested Truesdell provide payroll records.
Truesdell took a vacation to the Bahamas instead, according to the investigator's notes.
When the investigator did finally meet Truesdell in late December 2013, Truesdell said she didn't have most of the payroll records.
Truesdell admitted to not paying employees for two weeks, but not to shortchanging them for three more weeks. During the meeting, the labor investigator asked Truesdell to craft a short, handwritten affidavit admitting to not paying the workers -- for one pay period. In the affidavit, Truesdell said she was broke, with no money to settle the wages and no assets to leverage.
The next day, the investigator closed the case. She sent letters to each of the employees, telling them that she had validated their complaints for one pay period but that she would do nothing more about it. She invited them to hire a lawyer and pursue Truesdell and the company in court on their own.
Bramlett said she spoke to the labor investigator the next day to ask a critical question:
"What am I going to get a lawyer with?" she said. "I don't have my money."
Database editor David Raynor contributed.
(c)2015 The News & Observer


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The Volusia League of Cities presented its 2017 Distinguished Service Awards on May 25 at the Sanborn Center in DeLand.
The organization promotes communication among the municipalities and municipal leaders in the Volusia area, fosters cooperative action in meeting common needs, represents Volusia area cities to the state league of cities, the state legislature, state agencies, county and federal government and promotes sound municipal government throughout Volusia County.
The Presidents Award went to Chet Bell, Randy Croy and Ray Salazar.
The Mayor Blaine O'Neal Award of Excellence was presented to Joe W. Yarbrough of the City of South Daytona Beach.
The Elected Official of the Year went to the following: Mayor Bob Apgar, DeLand; Mayor Derrick Henry, Daytona Beach; and Mayor John Penny, Holly Hill.
Michael "Jake' Johansson of Port Orange was named the Executive of the Year.
The Employee of the Year award went to the following: Mandy Osweiler, Administration, Oak Hill, Michelle Vallance, Administration, New Smyrna Beach; Richard "Ric'' Goss, Community Planning and Development, Ormond Beach; Donna Banks, Economic Enrichment, New Smyrna Beach; Roni Jackson, Parks and Recreation, Daytona Beach Shores; Caroline Dorton, Public Safety, Orange City; Jonathan Dolan, Public Safety, Port Orange; Matt Doan, Public Works and Utilities, Deltona.
The Citizen of the Year honorees were Bob Storke of Orange City and the Trap Neuter Return Program volunteers of Deltona.


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According to Jack Tretton, president of Sony Computer Entertainment America, the PS4 has three very important advantages over Microsoft's new console, the Xbox One. Tretton mentions that the console's power, price, and its wide variety of games are the key factor for the success of the PS4.
"[There are] three key advantages, we've got the most powerful machine on the market; $100 cheaper than our competition; and most importantly, the biggest, most diverse exclusive line-up of any platform ever launched, and that's what's really going to drive the sales for us in the long term," said Tretton to Fox, when discussing the benefits of the PS4.
The President of SCEA also said that Sony is in a great position right now, mainly thanks to the company focusing on the customer and providing the necessary tools to producers to create the best possible experiences. "And we see competitors come and go. We've had formidable competition in the past, we'll have formidable competition going forward. You get laser-focussed on your business vision and you execute what the gamers want," concluded Tretton.
The PS4 will be released on the 15th of November in North America, arriving at Europe two weeks later, on the 29th of November.
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Yes, folks, it's what I'm affectionately calling the Bitties! My Cartoon Forum '08 Awards show. No red carpet, no nominations, just all winners. Oh, and a little retrospective at the end.
So let's get straight on to the winners.
Cheatiest Trailer
Winner: The Three Robbers
Well, it was all from the movie, wasn't it? But you were here to pitch the television show.
Most Disgraceful Pitch Line
Winner: The Baba House
They describe it as "Big Brother for toddlers".
Cutest Project
Winner: Rah Rah!
Yeah, it's cute. That's a good thing.
Most Entertaining Personality
Winner: Jonathan Peel
Jonathan Peel, of Millimages, claims he's going to be a pensioner next year, but this man is a complete hellraiser. He's a veteran (or victim) of the rock and roll years.
Most Bitched-About Distributor of the Year
Winner: Entertainment Rights
What has everyone got against these guys?! Wow, talk about venom.
Most Inappropriate Project
Winner: Paper Clips and Nail Polish
The buyers here are from children's channels. You wasted a lot of money going to the Forum. There's one (or even two) like this every year.
Stuff I Drank Too Much Of
Winner: Beer
I almost died. And Oktoberfest hadn't even begun.
Accessory Of The Year
Winner: Crutches
What was with the amount of crutches and leg injuries at the Forum this year? Had to be a fashion thing.
Sexiest Female
Winner: Jules Grant, C21 Media
Yeah... she's pretty.
Sexiest Male
Winner: Richard Rowe, Cartoon Network
Is he wearing make-up? I think he is. The ladies love Richard.
Most Expensive-Looking Project
Winner: Plankton Invasion
Well, in the trailer anyway. Everyone is drawn to a trailer that looked expensive, regardless of whether it's any good or not.
Project I've Seen A Million Times Before
Winner: Little Astronaut
So many to choose from this year. So many copies and bland knock-offs. But this Little Astronaut thing looked so familiar that it came out a winner. Astro Andy would have kicked its ass.
Project That Looked Like A Children's Show But Should Have Been For Adults
Winner: Just A Thought
Real children's dialogue animated in a crude children's drawing style. Was a close contender for the previous category. But what they were talking about was love and sex. That's not a kid's show. Kids would have no interest whatsoever in it. And some parents wouldn't want them to. What were you thinking?
Laziest Trailer
Winner: Adventures of Someone and Somebody Else
I've totally forgotten the name. Seriously guys, put a bit of effort in.
Best Animation
Winner: The Cartoon Forum Intro Animation
I should have mentioned this before. Before the trailers, there was a little intro animation apparently done in Ludwigsburg by the local students. A CG 3D thing. It was really good.
Trailer of the Year
Winner: Stories About Francis
Clear winner. The moment he dropped his pants had me in stitches. Genius. Dropping pants=hilarious. It's simple.
Forum Reporting of the Year
Winner: Bitter Animator
Yep, AWN's Ron Diamond can go and shite. Kidscreen's Jocelyn Christie lost out due to her second day outfit. Not a good choice. And Jules, well, she had won a previous category and I like to spread the love. So I think I win. If you're reading this and you're connected in any way with the animation business, tell everyone you know that I totally won this category. I'm an impartial judge too. Yeah, I kicked ass.
So there you have it. I end this year's Cartoon Forum with a victory. Go me. The quality of projects this year was not high. Everyone was saying it. Actually, everything was just a little bit disappointing. The turnout wasn't great. The location was nice but the Forum area itself was sort of stuck on a big road. I drank too much and I'm glad to be home now.
I had a little something with me but didn't do great getting it around. The broadcasters tend to have this wall up - they are very obviously being inaccessible - and I'm pretty shy in general so introducing myself to them became like asking a supermodel for a date. I'd just crumble. Quite pathetic really. Not to worry. I did actually make a couple of useful contacts so who knows where they'll lead.
I hope someone, anyone, got something out of my Forum reports. I expected to do more bitching about people but there wasn't enough going on to really dig up any dirt.
Next week, it's back to our regular scheduled programming!
Oh, and if you know anyone I mentioned or who works on one of the projects, feel free to let them know they won a Bittie. It is prestigious after all.


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Hi all I am desperately seeking Abu help/advice anyone can give...
I had a hemithyroidectomy in 2013 for a Benign cyst in my throat. All was well it was removed and my blood were all fine. In 2014 I was the Forbes and lightest I'd ever been due to working out and eating well. Then in 2015 I started to put on weight despite not changing my diet or workouts, my skin became dry I became tired with a fuzzy head, but my bloods were still with normal range. After a while I went to see my surgeon and he stared me on thyroxine 25micrograms per day. My bloods were at the lower end of normal. I then went up to one 25mg one day and two the next. My symptoms dissapeared and I started to feel better but by this time I'd put on lots of weight.
Despite my best efforts, endless amounts of money spend on personal trainers and diet plans I am still 2 and a half stone over weight and It's making me so unhappy
I'm a healthcare professional myself but I'm so desperate to lose weight and be myself again.
Could anyone help!?


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Dramatically faster process reduces WIP
Grinding or machining conditioning steps are time consuming and a huge manufacturing process bottleneck.
Our re-roll bar rack holds 17 bars per load, so we can deliver 17 fully conditioned bars in the same time it would take to grind a single face of one bar.
The MetCon process is much faster for virtually all product forms. We simultaneously process all faces of as many bars, octagons or plates as fit on a rack and in a tank at one time. Ready to forge, roll or extrude material is prepared typically from 5 to 50 times faster than it takes to midwest grind or machine.
Plus, surfaces of material conditioned by the MetCon process are clean and free of the defect-hiding smeared metal and contaminants commonly left by grinding or machining. Since no pickling or additional fine grinding is required, the MetCon process accelerates throughput by eliminating this entire manufacturing step.
What could this mean to your work in process queue, and your cash-flow?


text: LAST week he was rumoured to have got it back on with ** Gisele Bundchen**, but this week has Leonardo DiCaprio romancing none other than our own Cat Deeley. "Leo was attracted by Cat's fresh-faced looks and English accent," a friend told the Daily Star after rumours emerged that the former Top Of The Pops presenter had enjoyed a series of dates with the Hollywood star. "She looks very different from an idetikit Los Angeles girl." The story goes that the pair met when Leo advised Cat not to pose in the nude for a magazine. "When he heard her talking about posing naked, he couldn't help interjecting to advise her not to ruin her English rose appeal," we're told. (August 7 2006, AM)Dolly Jones


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Tag archives for USB CDC
USB Communication with PIC Microcontroller
Many computers especially portable ones do not have a serial port (COM Port) anymore. When a connection to a Personal Computer (PC) is required, a USB is the choice. The Universal Serial Bus (USB) is the widely used interface in electronic consumer products today. Most of electronic devices have at least one USB port on them, this include PCs, cameras, GPS devices, printers and so on. Some PIC18 microcontrollers support USB interface directly. 16bits (PIC24) and 32-bits (PIC32) pic microcontrollers have also an embedded USB interface. In this article we will learn how a communication between a host PC and a microcontroller can be achieved with a USB bus.
USB Serial Communication with PIC Microcontroller – Flowcode
Many computers especially portable ones do not have a serial port (COM Port) anymore. When a connection to a Personal Computer (PC) is required, a USB is the choice. The Universal Serial Bus (USB) is the widely used interface in electronic consumer products today. Most of electronic devices have at least one USB port on them, this include PCs, cameras, GPS devices, printers and so on. In this article we are going to learn how to set up a serial communication between a microcontroller and a PC using a USB port by creating a virtual COM Port. Some PIC18 microcontrollers support USB interface directly. For example, the PIC18F25K50, PIC18F4450 and PIC18F4550 microcontrollers just to name a few all have a full-speed compatible USB interface that allows communication between a host PC and the microcontroller. The USB bus is a very complex protocol. Flowcode provides a component for USB Serial ,The USB Serial device is used to stream data between a microcontroller and a PC.
USB Communication Device Class with PIC Microcontroller – MikroC
The CDC device class code is "0x02, this class defines various communications over USB. The CDC class can be used to emulate the RS232 serial port (COM Port) and thus creating an easy solution to migrate the application from an old RS232 to the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface without implementing many changes especially to the PC software. The device will create a virtual COM. The current MikroC Pro for PIC version 6.0.0 does not have a built in USB CDC library in the compiler, but you can download the USB Device Library from LIBSTOCK. This library supports the USB HID Class, the USB CDC Class and the USB Mass Storage Device Class. The file you are going to download has an .mpkg extension. You need the package manager to integrate this USB library into the MikroElekronika compilers. You can download the latest package manager from MikroElekronika website.
Microchip Libraries for Applications
Microchip Libraries for Applications (MLA) is a collection of Microchip firmware libraries, drivers, demo projects, documentation and utilities for different type of applications including USB, Graphic displays, File I/O (Memory cards), TCP IP, Smartphone and many more. Not all firmware libraries and demo projects from Microchip are distributed in this package; rather, this package includes a few specific libraries that tend to be used together. By distributing libraries that are used often together, Microchip can provide example projects that integrate the use of multiple libraries.
MPLAB® Code Configurator
The MPLAB® Code Configurator (MCC) is a user friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI) plug-in tool for MPLAB® X IDE which generates easy to understand C code that is inserted into an MPLAB® X project, based on the settings peripherals configurations and selections made in the Graphical User Interface (GUI). The generated code can be used in any application program. When starting out with a new project using Microchip 8-bit microcontrollers, setup of the configuration and all the peripherals can be time consuming, especially for new projects. The MPLAB® Code Configurator simplifies this down to a series of simple graphical selections from the menus within the MCC.


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Drag racers are not known as particularly touchy-feely, oh-just-hug-me-Ralph, let's-go-see-Fried Green Tomatoes people. They don't admit the existence of anything resembling feelings, let alone display them. Such a thing could be construed by their opponents as weakness and result in being pounced upon and devoured.
In the press room just after the 2006 NHRA season wrapped up, in fact minutes after it wrapped up, Funny Car pilot John Force stopped in the middle of his usual manic victory speech and addressed newspaperman Louis Brewster directly. Brewster has been sports editor for the San Bernardino Sun and the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin for years and is the highly regarded dean of local sportswriters. Outwardly he is a perfect mix of gregariousness and cynicism, able to lampoon even the most poignant moment from the safe confines of his pressman persona. For this he is loved by us all; he helps to make four days in a press room breeze by.
So what was Force doing now? You never know with Force. Earlier in his career you just listened to him go, trying hopelessly to connect the nonsequiturs. But in recent years he has become more thoughtful, almost philosophical. Force had just won his 14th Funny Car championship and had begun the usual entertainment road show that passes for an interview when he suddenly stopped and focused on Brewster.
"An' Louie, ah jes wanna say, about yer son…"
His son? I had first seen Brewster's son in the press room maybe seven or eight years ago, a teenager coming in to visit his dad at work. Three years ago I'd seen snapshots Brewster had of his son serving in the 10th Mountain Division in Afghanistan. I'd been afraid to ask how he was.
Force took the trophy he'd just won—known as a Wally in honor of NHRA founder Wally Parks—the most prized possession a drag racer can hope to win, and silently handed it to Brewster.
Last May the helicopter carrying Army Sgt. Bryan Allen Brewster and nine others went down in mountainous terrain along the Afghan/Pakistan border, killing all aboard.
Force gave Brewster a big man-hug and went on out the door. Other reporters offered condolences to Brewster one by one as the evening went on and they filed their stories and went home.
Later that night the darkened Pomona Fairplex was all but abandoned save for some cleanup crews and a small handful of writers diligently filing away. Tony Schumacher, who had also just won a championship and a Wally for his remarkable come-from-behind victory in Top Fuel, came in. With no fanfare and almost no one there to see it, Schumacher handed his trophy to Brewster. Brewster thanked him as he had thanked Force, as he had thanked all of his media colleagues one by one. If there was a dry eye in the place it was on a camera.
Brewster then went back to his keyboard and tried to type out a story. It was a story about drag racing.


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There are many different types of mold that can exist both indoors and outside of a building. Mold is a fungus and falls into three basic categories:
- Allergenic: Molds that cause and produce allergies and allergic reactions such as asthma attacks.
- Pathogenic: Molds that cause health problems in those suffering from an acute illness.
- Toxigenic: Molds that produce toxic substances that can lead to dangerous or even deadly health conditions. This is sometimes referred to as "toxic mold."
From these classifications, you can understand why untreated mold can wreak havoc on a building's inhabitants' health and welfare. Being able to identify the types of mold can help you determine the effects and how to remediate them.
12 Common Types of Mold
There are twelve different kinds of mold that may exist in your home or work place. What follows is a description of each type and its harmful effects on your health. They are listed in alphabetical order, not in order of severity.
1. Acremonium Mold
Acremonium mold is a toxigenic mold type. This type of mold grows in areas where there is condensation from humidifiers, cooling coils, drain pans and window sealants. It evolves from a small moist area that turns into a fine powdery substance. It can be pink, grey, orange or white.
Acremonium is potentially toxic if ingested. Individuals who are allergic to this fungus can experience nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. It can cause nail infections, corneal ulcers, endocarditis, and meningitis. Other illnesses include arthritis, osteomyelitis, peritonitis and pneumonia. Exposure to acremonium is very dangerous and it can lead to disease in the bone marrow, immune system and other organs. It can also impair brain function.
Attribution: Center for Disease Control
2. Alternaria Mold
Attribution: Abdulghafour – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40158030
Alternaria is a the most common form of allergenic mold that results from water damage within a building. It appears as a velvet-like texture that also contains dark green or brown hairs within it. It occurs where there is dampness or moisture, such as in showers, bathtubs and underneath sinks where leaks are present. Alternaria mold can spread quickly throughout a building.
Exposure to alternaria can cause upper respiratory problems and asthma-like symptoms. Individuals sensitive to the mold can also experience rhinitis and bronchial issues.
3. Aspergillus Mold
Aspergillus is an allergenic type of mold with over 185 species. It presents as long flask-shaped forms that can grow in thick layers, resulting in long chains of mold growth on surfaces. It comes in many different colors, depending on the species.
Aspergillus can become more toxic, based on the species, environment affected and individual sensitivities. Symptoms like asthma, lung infections and respiratory inflammation are possible. At its worst, it can be a deadly carcinogen.
Attribution: Dr. David Midgley [CC BY-SA 2.5 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
4. Aureobasidium Mold
Aureobasidium mold falls into the allergenic mold category. It is a fast-growing, slimy mold that can appear on walls behind wallpaper, painted or wooden surfaces. It appears as pink, brown or black in color, but turns darker as it gets older.
Aureobasidium can cause eye, skin and nail infections. It can cause skin rashes if touched with bare skin.
Attribution:Tom Volk (https://mushroomobserver.org/observer/show_user/290)
5. Chaetomium Mold
Chaetomium is found in buildings that have experienced water damage. It has a cotton-like texture, first appearing as white, but darkening to grey, brown and black as it ages. Chaetomium mold commonly occurs in environments where there is a leaky roof, basement or sink. It has a distinct musty odor.
Chaetomium exposure causes skin and nail infections. Individuals with compromised immune systems can suffer more extreme effects to their health.
Attribution: Natascha Kraemer (http://schimmelbutze.de/schimmelpilze/chaetomium.php)
6. Cladosporium Mold
Cladosporium is an allergenic type of mold that can grow in both warm and cold conditions. It can grow in fabrics, upholstered furniture, draperies and carpets. It is also found beneath floors and inside cupboards. It appears as a suede-like texture in olive green or brown.
Health effects from exposure to cladosporium mold are allergic reactions and irritation to the eyes, nose, throat and skin. Asthma, lung infections and sinusitis can also be experienced.
Attribution: Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Medmyco&action=edit&redlink=1)
7. Fusarium Mold
Fusarium can also grow in warm or cold conditions. This mold falls into both the allergenic and toxigenic types of mold. It grows in buildings that have experienced water damage and is found in carpeting, behind wallpaper and within porous fabrics and materials. It appears as pink or white in color. Fusarium can spread quickly throughout a building.
Skin infections and allergic reactions can occur, resulting in sore throat, runny nose, sneezing and eye irritation. The toxic nature of fusarium can damage the nervous system and possible hemorrhages and internal bleeding. Prolonged exposure can result in more life-threatening conditions like bone infections or brain abscess.
Attribution: Terry Price, Georgia Forestry Commission, Bugwood.org
8. Mucor Mold
Mucor mold is found in soil, plants, manure, decaying fruits, vegetables and as a common contaminant of stored and processed foods in the kitchen. It is a fast-growing, allergenic type of mold that is usually white or grey in color.It is often found growing near air conditioners, HVAC systems and ducts where there is moisture from condensation. It can also occur in damp carpets.
Mucor causes respiratory problems and can result in asthma conditions, breathing problems and flu-like symptoms. Prolonged exposure to mucor can result in mucormycosis, which is a fungal infection that damages sinuses. In addition, the eyes, nose, blood, digestive and renal systems can be compromised.
Attribution: Lena Wild (https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:LenaWild&action=edit&redlink=1)
9. Penicillin Mold
Penicillin is an allergenic type of mold found in water-damaged buildings. It presents in carpets, wallpaper, air ducts and mattresses. It is blue or green in color with a velvety texture. It can spread quickly throughout the building.
Yes, penicillin serves as an important ingredient in antibiotics; however, the presence of it in buildings can cause severe respiratory conditions. Pulmonary inflammation, chronic sinusitis and asthma can result from breathing the airborne spores. Individuals with immune disorders can suffer worsened symptoms and increased complications upon exposure to penicillin mold.
Attribution: Ryan Somma (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ideonexus/2618721930/in/photolist-7kkbwE-eiW68w-7z134g-9FbYQK-9FbZ8a-9vbkf8-4ZpCN7-5KLgGb-HeYDv-hE6Hu-9Hoz8D-ak7eiZ-ag7xxJ-9EY425-boNVBQ-aka1cy-HbZHDF-8YZ4ak-9FbZbi-bBJHVR-ak9ZW9-fHEXZB-8YZ4at-nxSeGF-8GHTfT-dyqngk-aA8ckM-dm1ZnP-bX4xEv-vuHzC9-bX4xHa-bX4xMr-nwjqJr-sgnezW-pgzq8-6th92F-eaiqit-boB5yh-7rbXCs-nuvzCU-ngndt7-Jhv33y-nf9iwJ-bi1PWM-nvzcwz-nEGeEm-nus5Xa-ys8jgH-yoDrou-E6bgp7)
10. Stachybotrys Mold
Stachybotrys is the toxigenic type of mold, also known as "black mold" or toxic mold. It is slimy and appears as dark green or black in color. Stachybotrys thrives in areas with extended periods of high humidity and dampness. It grows on materials such as wood, cardboard, hay or wicker.
Stachybotrys produces mycotoxins that cause severe health problems including upper respiratory issues, fatigue, depression, and sinus aches and pains. Persistent cough, nose bleeds, fever, headaches and tightening of the chest are additional possible effects of exposure to this type of mold. It is also linked to neurological and pulmonary problems in infants and children.
Attribution: Alexander Davronov (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Indoor_Mold.jpg)
11. Trichoderma Mold
Trichoderma is an allergenic mold. It grows rapidly as wooly-type clusters in white with green patches. It typically appears in buildings with wet surfaces like wallpaper, carpets and fabrics. You can also find it in air conditioning filters and HVAC ducts that contain condensation.
Individuals exposed to trichoderma mold can experience pulmonary and liver infections. If the mold also produces mycotoxins, it will have effects similar to stachybotrys mold. Trichoderma can destroy materials where it grows, causing structures to rot and crumble.
Attribution: Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trichoderma_colony_in_nature.jpg)
12. Ulocladium Mold
Ulocladium mold thrives in conditions where there is excess water and wetness caused by water damage. It is usually black in color. Ulocladium may grow in conjunction with stachybotrys, fusarium and chaetomium molds.
Ulocladium can cause serious health concerns to people exposed to it. Those with a predisposition to allergies or who have immune disorders can experience hay fever, skin infections and asthma-like symptoms.
Call the Professionals to Remediate All Types of Mold
With the various types of mold that exist, and knowing the health hazards that they cause, it's always best to hire a professional to remediate the conditions.
Contact St. Louis Cleaning and Restoration if you see or suspect mold growing in your home or work place. We have the equipment and trained technicians to make sure the mold is removed safely and completely so that the safety and health of people and pets are not compromised.


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Write a note! Good for networking with other people in the guestbook after you leave.
Great if you want to find other like minded hackers around the world creating hackerspaces or other types of projects inspired by the Noisebridge principles.
(Nov 2018) - Roland www.linkedin.com/in/roland-lentz from Germany Darmstadt - and the hacker space https://www.lab3.org/en/ at our start-up technology center https://hub31.de/ - Great to meet all the people at Noisebridge . As an manager I learnt from you Noisebridge folks - don't overmanage Hackerspaces . let creativity grow a little bit in anarchy or as I would say it as biologist - let it autopoietically self-organize. - See you may be in Germany -- just contact me.
(Nov 2016) - Gavin from https://twitter.com/yorkhackspace.
(Nov 5th 2016) - Lambert from Helios Makerspace, http://heliosmakerspace.ca/
(Nov 16th '16) Yoni from Berlin https://twitter.com/shushugah
(13/Dec/2016) James (purpleidea) from Montreal, Canada. Came to say hi, left some mgmt config stickers! Ping me or send a patch if you'd like to get involved!


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Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has yet to come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering [Ida Scott Taylor].
Some things in life are best left in the past where they happened or in the future where they will play out in uncertain ways. When faced with adversity and a future fraught with pain and suffering, the pathway to survival is to stay in "the present."
I found out last week of another mountain I have to climb in the days and months ahead. You may have a mountain in your future (one you know about or not). If so, these words are for you.
My future holds more surgery – number 9 as a matter of fact. And unfortunately, it promises to be as hard as any of the previous surgeries so far. If I think of it (my painful future), my eyes start to well up with tears because I remember (a painful past) how much I dislike surgery and all the pain that comes with it.
My plan:
- Live in the present and don't obsess about the trouble coming in the future
Today, I'm doing some work I love – facilitating a training event for leaders. I've patiently waited many months for the strength and mobility to do this work post-accident. The rewards of being back in this arena are very satisfying as I rub shoulders with people and help leaders learn. If I think for any length of time about the future surgery and recovery, it takes me out of the place I want to be – making this present moment beautiful and something to remember for me and others.
What do you do with an uncertain future?
- Lay it down
- Let it go
- Process the impact it has you now
- Learn about it
- Make allowance for it in your planning
- Don't obsess about it
- Turn any worries into prayers
- Don't be anxious about the impact it might have on you when it happens
I know enough about my upcoming procedure to practice all of the above strategies to keep me hoping for the best and dancing with the rest!
The 3-in-1 Procedure (to correct a knee that won't bend past 90 degrees)
- Knee release
- Quadricepsplasty – kwah′dri-seps′plas-tē
[A corrective surgical procedure on the quadriceps femoris muscle and tendon to release adhesions and improve mobility, with the goal of improving the range of flexion of the knee]
- Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy
[the movement of the insertion of the patella tendon by cutting through it and then re-securing it with two screws, in order for it to heal in this new location at the insertion of the patella tendon as it inserts into the top of the tibia or shin bone].
I make a choice to live in the present. How about you? I don't want to spend my time living in some hypothetical future that may or may not materialize as I imagine it or be stuck in a loop of past memories made up of sleepless nights and losses I can't quite let go of.
Let's face it, the future is uncertain. If we keep trying to figure it out, we will end up wasting too much time in unproductive thought and loose valuable mental energy.
If I've learned anything during this ongoing loop of repair-recovery-repair-recovery-repair-recovery, it's that I will receive or find the strength, grace, help, attitude, support, money, stamina, problem-solving-ability, emotional strength to get through whatever is coming.
The heart of the matter is this:
There is no sense living in the past because it's gone. There's no sense being stressed by future suffering and uncertainty. The only worthwhile place to live is in the present. That's where life is. That's where beauty is created and enjoyed. That's where we make a lasting difference in the lives of others.
Where are you stuck in the past? What in your future keeps you up at night?
What's your next step to live fully in the present?
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A Banana? At This Time of Night?
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© 2018 "A Banana? At This Time of Night?" Film Partners
Shikano lives in Sapporo, suffers from muscular dystrophy, wheelchair user.
The only parts of his body he can move are his neck and hands.
But he leaves the hospital and chooses an offbeat life of independence.
He recruits volunteers and has them cater to his every whim.
He demands a banana in the middle of the night.
Audacious, falls in love easily, talks a lot.
He falls in love at first sight with Misaki (Mitsuki Takahata), a new volunteer.
He constantly rags on Tanaka (Haruma Miura), a med school student.
But he isn't aware that they are a couple...
Honest with himself and interacts with everybody as equals.
He has a dream that he desperately wants to achieve.
By encountering this man, people's lives begin to shine--
CastsYo Oizumi (大泉洋)
Mitsuki Takahata (高畑充希)
Haruma Miura (三浦春馬)
Production Year2018-2018
DurationApprox. 120 min
International sales companyNippon Television Network Corporation
RemarksJapanese Theatrical Release: December 28th, 2018
Screen Size: 1:1.85
Directed by Tetsu Maeda
Screenplay by Hiroshi Hashimoto
Music by Harumi Fuuki
Based on "A Banana? At This Time of Night?" written by Kazufumi Watanabe (Bungeishunju Ltd.)


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Joyce McConnell warmed up for her first day as CSU's 15th president by warming up a gathering of 600-plus alumni and friends at Coors Field as part of the annual Rams at the Rockies celebration.
McConnell, who officially took over for Tony Frank on Monday, July 1, thanked the crowd Sunday for making her and her family feel at home.
"We are so excited to be at Colorado State University," she said, introducing her husband, Vince Trivelli. "You have welcomed us like friends. You have welcomed us like family. You have welcomed us like Ramily."
Joe Parker, director of athletics, and Kristi Bohlender, executive director of the CSU Alumni Association, also spoke to the crowd prior to the Rockies-Los Angeles Dodgers game.
McConnell then was introduced on the field as part of the opening pitch ceremony that had a strong green and gold feel. Bridgette Hutton, star pitcher on CSU's Mountain West-champion softball team, fired the opening pitch – becoming the first to do so underhand at Coors Field.
Then, with CAM the Ram and spirit squad members standing nearby, CSU's Mountain Horns singing group wowed the crowd with a stirring a cappella rendition of the National Anthem.
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Calypso Farm and Ecology Center is a non-profit, educational farm based in Ester, Alaska. They offer apprenticeships and internships to those interested in pursuing a life in farming.
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Gone Baby Gone
Everyone Wants The Truth... Until They Find It.
Gone Baby Gone is a 2007 American mystery film directed by Ben Affleck (making his
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Two Boston area detectives investigate a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns
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Ecosia is transforming the way we use the internet, funding the planting of new trees roughly every second. Like Google, Bing, and Yahoo, Ecosia is just like your standard search engine, however, with one big difference – every search made through Ecosia contributes to the planting of a new tree – on average it takes around 45 searches to plant a tree and since its launch, they have already planted over 54 million. In addition, as you continue to use Ecosia, it counts each search you make through the site allowing you to keep track of your own individual efforts.
Like other search engines, ads generate revenue which is paid by the advertiser. However, unlike the aforementioned competitors, Ecosia uses at least 80% of its monthly profits to plant trees where they are needed most – in Burkina Faso, Madagascar, Peru, Indonesia, Morocco, Brazil, Nicaragua, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and many more countries.
42- year-old Sara from Mechisho, Ethiopia stated, "We plant native acacia trees because they make the soil more fertile. With our earnings, we started a communal savings account, which allows women to start their own businesses."
Ecosia was founded in 2009 after CEO, Christian Kroll took a trip around the world. It helped him to understand the problems of deforestation. It taught him a lot about the connection between globalization and climate change and how planting new trees could actually neutralize CO2 emissions on a big scale. This is when Christian realized he wanted to engage in forest preservation to help the environment and thus Ecosia was born.
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Computer: There are 215 Raider ships detected patrolling around in this area. Caution is advised, you do not have adequate shielding.
Cesir Raider 4: What? You destroyed my patrols? Are you insane, we have over 200 ships patrolling this nebula and you just snuck in and took out my own patrol? So, It looks like we found a weak link in the perimeter grid. You are in so deep now. Now I will teach you a lesson you will never forget.
+ Cesir Raider 4 opens fire and does 2000 damage to shields.
Cesir Raider 5: What. You destroyed our patrols? it is bad enough that you trespass in our space but to destroy our patrols, arghh, when will they learn to do their jobs properly, then this wouldn't have happened to them. I guess I will have to finish what they started.. Open Fire on hostile target now.
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1. Computer: Nothing found here, Commander.
2. Computer: Just a big dustbag full of dust.
3. Computer: No sign of any jumpgate, Commander.
4. Computer: Sensors have found, wait for it.... Nothing.
5. Computer: Nothing on sensors, Commander.
6. Computer: Still Nothing.
7. Computer: Still Nothing.
8. Computer: Still Nothing.
9. Computer: Still Nothing.
10. Computer: Nothing found.
11. Computer: Nothing found.
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15. Computer: No Jumpgate yet, Commander.
16. Computer: Nothing in this area, Commander.
17. Computer: Nothing found, Commander.
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This is quite the news night. One thing after another. I hope some wave of nationalism doesn't overcome somebody reading this. Thankfully, it happened 60-70 years ago. After the smoke settles on all of the lawsuits including those who survived...maybe the reparations will only cost another billion or so. Ben crank up that printer. This is what the deep thinker had to say about this ordeal...
President Obama set up the commission when the research first came to light last year.
He also apologised to his Guatemalan counterpart, Alvaro Colom, saying the acts ran contrary to American values.
Contrary to American values? What fucking values are those? The same ones that let thousands of crooked bankers fleece the world and get away with it? Shiiittt. Whatever.


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A covered walkway connects the center to a headquarters hotel. The 84,000 sq. ft. Hampton Coliseum shares the campus. There are 2,500 hotel rooms in close proximity to the center and to shopping, dining, and entertainment. Hampton is served by AMTRAK and two airports—Norfolk International and Newport News-Williamsburg.
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"How Asking For Help Can Free You From Depression" — Watch HERE.
3rd Annual TEDxWilmingtonWomen: Showing Up // 30 November 2018
Meet the Speakers: Janesha Bull for TEDxWilmingtonWomen
When I received the official invitation to speak at the 3rd annual TEDxWilmingtonWomen I was floored. Not to be dramatic but I had completely forgotten about applying six months prior but the email made my whole day, or may I say my whole month. Writing out my talk felt more like a breath of fresh air than a task. So many thoughts circled in my mind and the words more than anything spilled out of me. Seems as though each letter jumps off the page in anticipation to be heard. As I am in my last semester of school, my course load is heavy but my commitment to my talk always brightens me up.
I remember looking back at a small portion of my application that asked why I should be chosen as a speaker amongst many, and it said, "I am passionate about mental health and self improvement. I have no credentials or job titles. I am simply a young woman, who suffered from depression for the first three years of college and finally learned how to ask for HELP. I want to share my story, I want to remind someone, even if it's just one person, that they're not alone, and things can and WILL get better!!"
As I write and review my talk, I sat and thought about a time I had with my roommate, sophomore year where I opened up with her about some of the trials I had been facing. We sat and talked, and she cried with me, and now two years later I get to share my story. I cried then and I cry now because I am nothing but grateful for everything I have gone through, and for this amazing opportunity to share that it does in fact get better.
the TEDx process: Janesha Bull for TEDxWilmingtonWomen
It's seven days into November, and I'm running on turning my fear into fuel. While I've been practicing my talk to death and can feel it and hear it in my dreams, the calendar turning a new month woke up everything in me and screamed, "IT'S GO TIME!" For years I dealt with anxiety, which caused me to stumble on my actions and run from my purpose, but this deal is non negotiable regardless of any fear that creeps up inside me and it feels, empowering! As I've written and rehearsed, I catch myself imagining being on the stage with an audience in front of me. I imagine the laughs and the serious faces that will fall on me as I deliver my heart on the stage. I'm so excited for this opportunity, November seems to be flying by but knowing that this month will be top with my TEDx talk makes everything so sweet.
It's the morning of my very first mental health event and during the process of preparing I've been inspired yet fearful. I have a bad habit, like many others of running away when scared, or avoiding something all together. The other day I realized, avoidance only creates anxiety and preparation creates perfection and just like that I was all hands on deck. In the same manner, I am determined to make this TEDx talk the best I can, because I am constantly determined to be the best I can. I've always knew I had something important to say, I just always struggled with saying words out loud because I kept limiting myself to just being a, "writer." So the month of November, I am getting out of my own way, and using the voice I own to make a difference, and it's a hellofa feeling.
Reflecting: Janesha Bull for TEDxWilmingtonWomen
My last blog post… What an incredible challenging and rewarding experience this was. The night of rehearsal I couldn't sleep, I stayed up all night trying to convince all the thoughts in my head to scram! But clearly, they didn't think my serious voice was intimidating.
I didn't know what to expect, I walked in the auditorium. Placed my things down and began to do what I always do, scan the room for a possible candidate to speak to, orrrr to make eye contact long enough so that they would come speak to me. I applied some lipgloss for the third time, trying to build up enough courage to go join the mass of shaking hands.
Then a woman came up to me, "Hi, I'm Susan." we chatted, and then went to go grab some Starbucks. When I came back, we were already in session sharing about who we were. I sat, and watched as everyone went. "Wow, everyone is so old and accomplished," I thought to myself. "and from California." But through the sharing I felt warmer, in the midst of the extremely freezing temperatures, the sharing made everyone feel more normal and made me feel comfortable.
As we went into rehearsal and shared our stories, I couldn't help but be completely attached to each one. It's so amazing that you can never know what story someone will have by just looking at them. Rehearsal was long, and I was cold and tired, but I was so happy. I went home that night knowing everything would be okay the next day, and even if it didn't go okay, I would still have 27 people clapping for me in the audience.
The next morning I woke up late. But I didn't rush, I got myself together and arrived. I was excited, and anxious, and exhilarated. After a full long day, it was finally my turn to go get mic'd up. I was nervous, but knew I could do it. I stretched my arms in the air, like Jake had taught me the day before and just breathed. Before I knew it I was finishing my talk, and doing a little victory dance on stage with Ajit smiling at me.
I did it! I am so grateful for this journey and this opportunity. I'm so grateful for everyone I met from the speakers to the TEDxWilmington tribe, it's been an extraordinary experience, and definitley just the beginning for me.
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The mainstream media's reliance on the language of hope and change didn't end with the campaign season. As the debates over health care, the budget, and carbon regulation heat up, two Reuters authors are describing the conflict in epic proportions:
"Barack Obama's presidency has been a wild ride for the U.S. Congress and lawmakers are bracing for more turbulence when they begin returning on Monday to tackle an array of tough issues from healthcare to energy," write Thomas Ferraro and Richard Cowan.
They continue:
"In the three months since Obama took office, his fellow Democrats in Congress have overcome Republican objections and unleashed a raft of spending to try to buoy the sinking economy.
With the Senate coming back on Monday and the House in on Tuesday, following a two-week recess, the Democratic leadership in both chambers will press its advantage, while undeterred Republicans dig in their heels….
Democrats take heart from polls that show Obama remains highly popular and the public has more confidence in Democrats than in Republicans to solve the nation's problems.
Yet there is no sign Republicans, who opposed Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus package and $3.5 trillion budget plan, are about to cooperate with what they denounce as Obama's liberal 'tax-and-spend' policies.
Instead, they see a political opportunity—and last week aired a television and radio ad campaign targeting 43 potentially vulnerable House Democrats who they accused of endorsing a 'reckless spending spree.'…"
MSM translation: Democrats have offered the U.S. a life raft with their stimulus spending, but Republicans are simply seeking to gain political points in the crisis.
Apparently a series of reporters and editors put their heads together to concoct this gem. "Additional reporting by Donna Smith, Jeremy Pelofsky, Susan Cornwell and Kevin Drawbaugh; Editing by Peter Cooney."


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Canon EOS 1200D With Dual Lenses Camera Review
Canon is aiming to attract customers looking to upgrade or move from digital to DSLR cameras with its EOS 1200D.
Build and handling: The small and lightweight EOS 1200D is a solid DSLR camera weighing about 480 grams with the battery and card fitted inside. With carbon-fibre reinforced polycarbonate body, this is surprisingly lightweight and offers decent grip with a textured surface that makes it comfortable to hold for a longer time.
Canon saved its rear space for large 3-Inch display and quite large buttons. Virtually all of the important controls are placed at the right-hand side of the rear panel and top-mounted the shooting mode dial with a multitude of icons and letters. The large 3-inch LCD screen with 460K resolution enables to manage the settings easily and you can view the clicked images even in sunlight. The bright Pentamirror optical viewfinder offers 95% coverage of the scene, 0.80x magnification and dioptre control for people who wear specs. It also offers Creative Auto mode, which enables to change a few key settings using the LCD screen via a simple slider system for changing the aperture and exposure compensation, or background and exposure as the camera refers to them.
The camera includes several scene modes such as Portrait, Landscape, Night Portrait, Sports, a close-up and Flash Off modes etc. It also boasts drive modes including Single Shot, Continuous Shooting, Self-timer and Remote Controlled Shooting. In Continuous Shooting mode, it can capture images at a speed of 3 fps for up to 69 Large Fine JPEGs or 3fps for up to 6 RAW files.
Shooter: Canon EOS 1200D comes with two lenses with a focal length of 18 to 55mm and 55 to 250 mm. It produces noise-free quality images at ISO 100 to 800, though a little noise can appear at ISO 1600. The 18 MP APS-C CMOS sensor captures quite soft, sharp and quality images. At the default sharpening setting, it produces quite soft images, though in-camera sharpening level can be changed according to the tastes via the Picture Style options.
The EOS 1200D sports nine phase detect AF points, in which one is a cross-type sensor for more accurate focusing. The autofocus performed well in our lab tests in bright light and even in challenging subjects. The Creative Auto provides nine different options including Standard, Vivid, Soft, Warm, Intense, Cool, Brighter, Darker and Monochrome. The Auto Lighting Optimizer comes with four different setting Off, Low, Standard and Strong. It enhances the processing to even out the contrast and correct brightness. The pop-up flash makes indoor, lowlight and even night shooting easy with no red-eye and nice exposure with max shutter speed of 30 seconds.
Multiple Video Formats: EOS 1200D offers video recording at a choice of 24, 25 or 30fps. It delivers fine quality videos for casual use but disappoints at fast ISO speeds as attracts noise. It features autofocus while recording that comes disabled by default.
Long Battery Life: 1200D houses 860 mAh LP-E10 Li-ion battery that performed well in our labs test. In one full charge, it can capture 1500+ shots, in different lighting conditions,.