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Alastair Dryburgh has been described by the Institute of Business Consulting as "an outstanding contrarian consultant" and by the editor of Management Today as "a man who resides permanently outside the box." Alastair Dryburgh demolishes conventional wisdom to produce dramatic, surprising but highly practical solutions to challenges in business strategy and operations.
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Each month in his Management Today columns, and in his presentations to business leaders, Alastair Dryburgh takes aim at generally held beliefs. He shows, drawing on his own consulting experience together with recent findings from psychology and social science, how these beliefs mislead us and how we can replace them with better, more productive approaches. His recently published book, Everything You Know About Business is Wrong (extracted in the Sunday Times) brings inspiration and practical help to business leaders excited by the opportunity to challenge the status quo.
Alastair Dryburgh knows and has repeatedly demonstrated in his own consulting work that new ways of looking at familiar challenges can produce radically improved results. His presentations are stimulating and thought provoking, offering his audience new ways of dealing with intractable issues. Much of what he presents can be implemented the next day, but his ideas also have "legs" – months later, they are still cropping up usefully in discussions.
Alastair Dryburgh has worked in thirteen different countries and four different languages. After three years as an internal consultant for the Pearson Group he became Commercial Director of a subsidiary. For the last ten years he has worked as an independent consultant and management troubleshooter. He has been, among other things, finance director of six companies for periods ranging from five years to ten days.
Thinking Differently:
If you are trying to do significant things in business doing strategy, innovating, problemsolving, or making decisions you will probably have noticed the recent lack of big, powerful new ideas. The solely rational, analytical approach to business, exemplified by Drucker and Porter, seems to have run out of new things to say.
We need to need think more about thinking. Work going on in fields like behavioural economics, the study of irrationality and social psychology offers a much more promising way forward. It makes us more conscious of our own "irrationality," at the same time making it less inexplicable.
If we can gain a better understanding of where we habitually mislead and misdirect ourselves, when we can trust our intuition and when we can't and develop the ability to move between "rational" and "irrational" ways of thinking then we can dramatically change the way we think about strategy, innovate, solve problems and take decisions.
Other spech titles include:
- Everything You Know About Business Is Wrong; How to Unstick Your Thinking and Upgrade Your Rules of Thumb.
- Discontinuous Improvement; a mindset and a set of practical techniques for faster improvement.
- Be Distinct or Be Extinct.
- Getting back into an expansionary way of thinking after surviving the recession.


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It's 2030 and just before King Trump destroys the world Elon Musk's team creates a super computer on Mars simulating Earth. The simulation, indistinguishable from our reality, is running countless, nearing infinite variations and is programmed to stop spawning alternate timelines when Trump is not elected president in 2016. The information to stop his rise to power is then beamed via a powerful laser through a black hole to reach Earth before the election and thwart the apocalypse.
For whatever reason I have become aware that we are currently in one such simulation.
Do I continue to try and stop Trump? If I succeed, humanity may be saved BUT the simulation will end and we will all cease to exist.
This is what Anomolisa could have been about. Spoiler… instead, the movie is about an insufferable man that cheats on his wife. Marvel at the craftsmanship and suffer through the story it was used on.

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Find us in booth 2814 with all our sciency art. We bring lots of paper, a good collection of canvas prints, and only a few limited editions and originals. We also have shirts so you can get your geek on! If you'd like to pick up something specific, feel free to order online ahead of time and use the coupon code PICKUP2016 in the check out. We will contact you about when you would like to pick up your art.
I come to Seattle twice a year. If you'd like to preorder a print, original, or shirt and pick it up at the con, place your order on this website and use coupon code ECCCPickUP to remove shipping and handling. We will have your art waiting for you at the con.


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The Summer of Simpson resumes today! Join us for part 4 of this journey – Molls and Troy get into the nitty-gritty of La La (how screamy it is, especially) and when tofurkey was a buzzword.
Bonus gem: Since this episode for SoS was more of a filler, we wanted you to enjoy a nice little chat about the recent RHONY season and some material from our mail bag!


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Originally founded in 1895, this fine biodynamic Champagne producer was the first to plant grafted Pinot Noir vines in the area post-phylloxera. In 1928 Fleury were the first grower in the Côtes de Bars region (Aube) to produce and bottle their own Champagne and in 1929 it was Robert Fleury who decided to make single-vintage Champagnes. Having taken over the reins of the setate in 1962, it was Jean-Pierre Fleury who became the first grower in Champagne to convert to biodynamics. A avid follower of alternative medicine and a lover of nature he began his quest to convert the entire estate to biodynamic viticulture. He began with just 3 hectares in 1989, then in 1992 the whole estate was converted, becoming the first Champagne producer to do so. Their vineyard holdings now total some 15 hectares. All are certified by Ecocert and accredited to Demeter. Based in Courtheron in the Aube (southern part of Champagne), all Fleury vineyards lie on chalky slopes on both sides of the Seine valley, 85% are planted with Pinot Noir, 10% Chardonnay and the rest with Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris. Soils are very similar to those found in Chablis. All vineyard work is done by hand and the ploughing is done by horse. Instead of chemical treatments, they use composting and natural "teas". Quartz silica is sprayed on the vine leaves in order to reinforce the photosynthesis process. On the soil, preparations that favour the health of microbial life are applied, usually in spring and in autumn, and especially at specific cosmic moments determined by a planetary calendar. 'The key is soil health', says Jean-Sébastien. 'We must keep the earth healthy. The structure of the soil gives back the essence of the terroir'. Three of Jean-Pierre's children now work in the family business: Benoît, tending the vineyards and vines, Jean-Sébastien being responsible for all cellar work and Morgane, a qualified sommelier and consultant, in charge of the marketing and exports. In the cellar, all pressing is carried out using a traditional basket press with each parcel being pressed separately in order to allow more precise blending and, ultimately, complexity in the finished wine. Gravity instead of pumping is preferred in order to move the wine in a more gentle and natural way. Working with native yeasts and malolactic fermentation are also more natural, less-interventionist winemaking choices that are key to the Fleury philosophy. As a further nod to tradition and with the aim of adding more complexity, a percentage of the base wine is matured in traditional oak barrels.
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Who are you and what do you do in your band?
My name is Tobi and I play bass in the band.
When/where was your band formed?
Sewercide started as very loose idea with my high school friend in late 2010 in Melbourne but didn't get properly off the ground until mid 2011 when we recruited a full lineup.
Why did you choose to play Death Metal?
We started with a more distinct thrash element in the begging but since then through various member changes and developing more musical maturity we started leaning much more towards the death metal side of things which is where I think the EP is at and the new stuff will be too.
How do you compose your music? Does only one guy do everything or does everyone contribute?
Usually we compose everything in the rehearsal room, someone might already have some ideas that he brings from home and then everyone messes around with them and we put together a song that way, it helps that our singer is also a ripper guitarist aswell!
Tell us about your lyrics, writing, inspiration etc.
Writing and influences wise I think that everyone brings their own range of influences to the table we are all avid listeners of grind, hardcore, punk, crust, and just about anything else...in regards to the lyrics side of things they have matured in concept since the demo with a heavier focus on more current and "real" issues in the world at the moment, with the themes that we covered on the EP including: the unjust incarceration of refugees that our corrupt government propagates, horrifying slavelike working conditions of third world sweatshops, mental health and the pollution of the earth through human stupidity.
Is there an ideology behind your band?
I don't think there is an particular ideology that we are pushing within our music but I guess if you boil it down it would be, to borrow a line from the immortal bill and ted movies, "be excellent to each other". We are here as a band to push our selves musically and tour as much as we can and make as many friends around the world as we can and hopefully do this for the rest of our lives we don't have time for and are not interested in making any one feel excluded or discriminated against... Fuck racism, fuck homo/trans/whatever else phobia, fuck sexism and any other small minded judgmental bigotry just bang your head and crank some death metal!
How do you see the state of Death Metal music these days in your country and in general?
Death metal here and around the world is currently alive and well with so many great bands releasing killer material. From our country we have Black Jesus, contaminated, faceless burial, destruktor, dungeons of blood, altars, maniaxe, tombsealer and probably more that I am forgetting. Around the world there have been killer releases dropping every month pretty much with gorelust's new record being a total ripper, bands like sabbatory, Rude, cemetery filth, mangled, coffin dust , sepolcro, presumed dead, pure, anatomia, undergang, wormridden and considered dead recording and releasing new stuff soon I think death metal is in safe hands.
What are your long term plans as a band? What do you want to achieve?
We look up to bands like cannibal corpse and the black dahlia murder who's documentaries are a huge inspiration to us in terms of how hard we want to work and where we want to go in terms of a professional touring band that are constantly pushing themselves to be better musicians better performers and always incredibly humble and down to earth. We don't enjoy doing or are particularly good at much else so we just work hard to make our dream possible of doing exactly this for the rest of our lives.
Name an other Death Metal band from your country that everyone should hear.
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Retro Red-Eye Express | 12:00 am | Sunday
Retro Red-Eye Express airs every Saturday night and features some of the music DJ Sunshine got into in her formative years, which mostly tends towards: New Wave, 80s Alternative, Post-Punk, Gothic/Industrial, 90s Electronica, Punk, some 70s Glam Rock, and many current artists whose music is influenced by those genres.
River Trade Radio | 9:00 am | Sunday
River Trade Radio is an on-air radio program dedicated to the song trade routes that flow through Kansas City. Featuring Real! Live! Touring and local guests in-studio, as well as hand-selected music from our own collections of Americana, Folk, Blues, Bluegrass, Roots, Country, World, Jazz and more.
Rockabilly Mood Swing | 5:00 pm | Friday
The Rockabilly Mood Swing show is a revved-up trip down the rockabilly speedway! With the occasional detour to boppin' hillbilly, jump blues, psychobilly, early rock and roll, and hoppin' country twang, this is the way to jump start your weekend.
Roots-Wise Reggae | 6:00 pm | Saturday
The Roots-Wise Reggae music program features Reggae music and global roots music from all over the planet. The show is an informative journey that explores and honors reggae and African world roots musical forms from their genesis through their development and into their contemporary styles.
Seasoned Beats | 11:00 pm | Friday
"Seasoned Beats" is a unique blend of Vintage Jazz, Funk, Soul, Fusion, and Progressive, along with innovative musical ideas.
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Show Me Mix Show | 8:00 pm | Saturday
Hip-Hop is a huge part of the artistic community in Kansas City and our mission is to recognize that very fact. The Show-Me Mix Show is a radio show created to cultivate the hip-hop rhythm of Kansas City featuring artists such as MC Reach, Soul Servers, Godson, Young Fierce, The Brain from Fifth Lane and Lez Izmore.
Signal to Noise | 9:00 pm | Friday
Free-form radio inspired by the free-form experiments of underground radio in the mid to late 60s, although I play much more than just rock and roll. This program is dedicated to the proposition that all good music transcends it's genre and is just as relevant today as it was in 1930, for instance. On Signal To Noise you're likely to hear anything from Charley Patton to Super Furry Animals. The trick to free-form radio is to blend different styles of music from different eras and make it sound not only natural, but right.


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Stephenpopov necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 81 diseños de 19 diseñadores freelance.
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We are a high end installer and re-finisher of hardwood flooring in Atlanta. We also sell and install tile floors, vinyl floors, commercial floors etc.
I would like the logo to be easily used on many mediums, web, business card, shirt embroidery, signs etc. I would like a clean, clear design - which also looks "bad ass". Something I would be proud to have on the side of my trucks. My initial idea was to have a corinthian helmet as the logo, or a building with corinthian columns - but we are a flooring company that is going to expand in to remodeling.
My target market is upper income in Atlanta, Georgia. The specific areas are Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Roswell, Cumming, Forsyth County, Duluth, Suwanee, as well as Buckhead.
They usually enjoy playing tennis, golfing, baseball, american football, and college football. They appreciate quality and predictability
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The further up the ladder you go, the greater the probably you will travel for your organization. There is an art to doing it well. If done right, both the company and the employee benefit. Travelling for business offers lucrative perks and opportunities for personal travel if done right.
Seven pointers to making the most of business travel.
1. Get familiar with travel policy. Most companies or government agencies have published policy for travel. Get familiar with it. How does your company handle travel reimbursement? Is it based off of receipts or a fixed per diem? What are the daily limits for lodging, rental cars and meals? Does your company cover meals at all? Is airport parking reimburse or does your company require a drop off and pick up from another employee? Can you combine corporate and leisure travel? Who makes all the arrangements?
2. Clarify any points in your company's travel policy that are not clear. Failing to do this may result in unanticipated expenses that you may have to cover. Parking is often a sticking point. A company may only cover economy parking or mandate the use of a specific off airport parking facility. At most airports parking costs between $8 and $20 a day. This not an cost you want to cover yourself. The bottom line is that you need to understand your organizations policy before that first trip.
3. This is not leisure travel. Business travel requires a change in mindset. It can be fun, but fun is not the point. Mandated attire is common (see #1). Field service representatives may be required to wear an article of clothing with the company logo. Not a big deal when you are on company time.
4. Adhere to the rules. This is especially true when travelling with other employees or the boss. Some rules are more restrictive, such as no alcohol consumption while in transit. This is understandable. I have known business travelers who missed flights after one too many in the airport lounge.
5. Rewards programs are where the perks are! Sign up for a frequent flyer program within each airline alliance. The primary alliances are; Sky Team, One World and the Star Alliance. A few airlines still run stand alone programs. Examples of these programs would be Southwest or Frontier Airlines. Accumulate your miles with one airline within each alliance. Member airlines will honor each other's program numbers and any status earned. Once you start earning status, the miles add up quick as a result of a bonus mile multipliers.
6. Get a travel credit card. Your organization may give you a company card. If not you are in luck. Accumulating points for business travel is one of the perks. Some cards work off of points and others off of air miles. Do the research to determine which card works best for you. Many cards offer double points for travel related expenses such as airline tickets, car rentals and hotels. I prefer a travel cards associated with airlines and air miles as opposed to generic points based cards.
7. Pack right and pack light. If you are checking a bag make sure that you have all the essentials you need for the first 24 hours in your carry on bag. This would include appropriate attire and job specific materials. Nothing is worse than starting a business trip off with a lost bag with items necessary for you to do your job.
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Date Posted : 2015-08-19
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Position Summary:
There are two part time (7.5 hours/day) positions available for the 2015/16 school year. These positions work 192 day calendar.
Provides direct physical care of infants and plans daily activities for children attending the District's Day Care Centers. Oversees high school students who are enrolled in work study programs and/or have children in one of the Centers.
Site Specific Skills/Needs:
Successful experience in attending to the needs of infants and toddlers.
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (with half hour lunch)
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of infant and pre-school child development and educational concepts. Ability to make decisions regarding curriculum and discipline.
Ability to work effectively with infants and toddlers for extended periods of time.
Ability plan and implement day care center activities and organize needed resources.
Ability to assign and oversee work of student assistants.
Ability to develop and enforce safety precautions in connection with child activity and student assistant interaction with the children.
Experience differentiating practices for diverse populations.
Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with diverse students, staff, and community populations.
Minimum Qualifications:
To demonstrate Highly Qualified status under No Child Left Behind, you will be required to attach documentation to your application to show:
Completion of at least two years of post-secondary study consisting of 72 credit hours, 48 semester units (attach transcripts); OR
Obtaining an associates or higher degree (attach diploma); OR
Meeting a rigorous standard of quality and demonstrating, through a formal state or local academic assessment, knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing reading, writing and mathematics (attach test scores).
Associate degree in Early Childhood development or equivalent experience preferred.
Two years of previous experience in direct care activities with pre-school aged children with responsibility to plan activities.
Bilingual proficiency and/or multicultural experience strongly preferred.
All interested and qualified candidates must apply using our online application system. Please visit our website at: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/laneedu/default.cfm


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Jordan Spieth reacts as his ball misses the cup on the ninth hole for a birdie during the fourth round of the Masters today in Augusta, Ga.
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As the errant shots began to pile up, Jordan Spieth swung his club angrily and spewed out his frustration for everyone to hear.
"Dang it, Jordan!" he muttered while strolling down a fairway at Augusta National.
Finally, after three brilliant days, the kid showed his age.
A major championship will have to wait.
"It stings right now," Spieth conceded, showing the impatience of youth.
Spieth's parents are Saucon Valley High School graduates and were outstanding athletes in their own right. His father Shawn played baseball at Lehigh University and his mother Chris played basketball for crosstown Moravian College.
The Texan is only 20, surely with a long career ahead of him. He was looking to become the youngest major winner since the Depression and seemed to have a green jacket in his grasp when he walked off the seventh green with a two-shot lead, having made one birdie by holing out from a bunker, another with one of those testy downhill putts that are so often the mark of a Masters champion.
But the golfer who won't be old enough to drink alcohol for another three months couldn't keep it going today, playing the last 11 holes at 3-over par. Bubba Watson, his playing partner in the final group, pulled away for a three-stroke victory over Spieth and Sweden's Jonas Blixt.
"I feel like I'm ready to win," Spieth said. "Maybe I need just a little bit of course knowledge."
He was playing the Masters for the first time, and experience is certainly golden around this place.
Spieth discovered that at No. 8, where he thought he struck a perfect little wedge from right of the green -- and watched in disbelief as it stopped 25 feet from the cup, leading to a three-putt bogey that changed the momentum of the day.
It was more of the same at No. 9, where Spieth's approach came up just short and rolled back off the front of the green, resulting in another bogey before he made the turn.
Watson birdied both holes, by the way. Just like that, Spieth's two-shot lead was a two-shot deficit.
"I was 3 under through the first seven," Spieth said, shaking his head as he remembered the giddiness he felt just a couple of hours earlier. "If you had told me that when I woke up this morning, I would have thought it would be difficult for me not to win this golf tournament."
Spieth trailed the rest of the way, pretty much finished off by his tee shot at No. 12 that trickled into Rae's Creek and Watson's booming drive at the 13th that sliced around the trees, perilously close to calamity, and came to a rest 360 yards away, setting up an easy two-putt birdie while Spieth was making a par he couldn't afford.
"I'm very, very pleased with the way I played," said Spieth, who shot an even-par 72 that was his worst score of the week. "But the only thing I'm thinking about is getting back here next year. That is what's on my mind."
Watson closed with a 69 for an 8-under 280 total.
Blixt, also a Masters rookie, shot 71 for the third day in a row but couldn't sink enough putts to make a serious run.
"I just didn't get the approaches as close as I wanted," Blixt said. "I did not give myself enough opportunities to make birdies."
No Swedish man has ever won a major, and Blixt is certainly mindful of that drought.
"I'd love to be the first one," he said. "I hope that curse can end soon. I will do as much as I can and work hard as I can to end it."
Spieth is eager to get back to work, too.
While he figures to have plenty of opportunities to get a major title of his own, this one felt like an opportunity squandered.
"I accomplished one of my goals this year: get in contention at a major and see how I can do," Spieth said. "Hopefully going forward, I can do that again. I've still got three more this year."


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My family has had a *wonderful* time during this Feast of Tabernacles :D It has been VERY busy... but, yet, it has been an atmosphere of excitement and awe!! We have cooked and eaten in our sukkah almost every night, we have sang around our campfire and looked at the stars, and our boys have slept in the sukkah several nights :) My husband and boys spent about 5 hours constructing it... so we've definitely gotten use out of it!! :D This has been the best Sukkot for us yet!! :D
But allow me to share with you our *miracle*...
Recently, it has become even MORE important to us than ever that we be able to observe the Sabbath (according to the cycle of the moon) and to observe the Feast Days of YHWH-- FREELY, WITHOUT the HINDERANCE of James' job preventing it. But, we didn't really know HOW to be able to DO it. We've been praying and praying for a very long time that James would somehow be able to work from home or get some type of a job that would allow him to do that-- but it hadn't happened, and we weren't sure WHAT to do. Although we both realize that we are living in the time of Israel's dispersion, we were still very troubled about our circumstance... feeling "disobedient"-- even though in our heart it was our GREATEST DESIRE to BE OBEDIENT.... so... WHAT TO DO???
Well... we'd BEEN praying (as I said :) ) And then I read an article about "how we
are [basically] SLAVES in our country, culture, generation (to our government
and the "authorities of the land)" in comparison to when the Israelites were
SLAVES in Egypt under Pharaoh. I already knew of that concept and "thought" (James
has even "taught" that typology when he was a pastor). But thinking about it
THIS time and reading THAT perspective was ("somehow") DIFFERENT. It's like I
REALLY "got it", ya know? Well, it also made the point of Israel could NOT
"deliver themselves"-- ONLY YHWH could deliver them. As long as Israel was in
that bondage to Pharaoh, they HAD to DO what PHARAOH REQUIRED them to do-- OR
DIE. The ONLY thing they could do was CRY OUT to YHWH... and, so it is, with US.
As long as we are in bondage to our government and the system our society
operates in, we HAVE to DO what "they say"-- "OR DIE" (or get our kids taken
away, etc.) We HAVE to "WORK" to have an income to live/survive... so we HAVE to
work WHEN THEY SAY, for as long as THEY say (etc.) NO MATTER WHEN the Sabbath is
or WHEN the feast days are... we are under THEIR rule, and THEY DON'T CARE about
YHWH or HIS way. EVERY part of our life is RULED by "this society" and our
government. We do WHAT THEY say, and ONLY what THEY say-- WHEN THEY say, HOW
THEY say, IF THEY say, for as LONG as THEY say.... PERIOD. And we can NOT
deliver ourselves. ONLY YHWH can deliver us-- *IF* He chooses to do so, WHEN HE
chooses to do so. OUR part is to cry out to Him-- and *perhaps* He will deliver
us. If not, then we will wait for the time He restores Israel and His covenant.
So... I felt like I gained a BETTER understanding and had more of a peace about
NOT being able to observe the Sabbath and feast days to the extent we felt like
we should and desired to... that YHWH KNOWS our circumstances AND OUR HEART, and
is WELL AWARE of our situation-- so we DO our BEST... AND CRY OUT to Him. IF HE
chooses, He WILL deliver us. If not, we CONTINUE to DO our BEST-- and KEEP
"making bricks and building Pharaoh's pyramids" until YHWH RESTORES ISRAEL and His
covenant and DELIVERS THEM/US. KNOWING that He KNOWS we are NOT in WILLFUL
disobedience... we are in BONDAGE, CRYING OUT to HIM for our DELIVERANCE. <3
So... I felt like I needed to talk to James about all of that. After I did,
he began to see and feel the same thing I did concerning our situation. We felt
like we had a different perspective, and so we began praying and crying out "in
a different way" for YHWH to deliver us-- knowing that He MAY NOT, but having
the intent that we would continue to DO the BEST we could-- either way. So
during the 10 days between the feast of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement when
we were looking at our lives, our hearts, our family, and our relationships--
and repenting, etc. James began to REALLY cry out about all of this (with a
different understanding of things)... and YHWH DELIVERED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
James received a job opportunity to work from *home* :D He told them about his "belief" of following the Torah, and needing the Sabbath day ("lunar" Sabbath day) OFF and the Feast Days OFF... and he would work on THEIR holidays (as long as they didn't fall on the Sabbath or Feast Days of YHWH)... and they were 100% *FINE* with that!!!! *WOW* YHWH delivered us so quickly and so awesomely!!!! :D They even allowed him to give his present employer a two week notice! :D SO... when James talked to his present boss about this opportunity, his boss WAS HAPPY FOR HIM and WANTED him to TAKE it!!! And even assured him that he ALWAYS had a job waiting for him IF it didn't work out. UNBELIEVEABLE!!!!!
So... James DID have to work through the Feast of Tabernacles :( But it was his *LAST* week!! And now he is *FREE* :D We are TRULY so VERY VERY THANKFUL!!!! His deliverance has come! PRAISE unto YAH!!!! :D


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Teeth whitening is a bleaching process that lightens discolourations of enamel and dentin by using either a hydrogen peroxide formula or carbamide peroxide formula which creates an oxidation reaction.
There are many causes of tooth discolouration. The most common include aging, consumption of staining substances such as coffee, tea, colas, red wine and tobacco. Nerve damage, trauma, old restorations can also cause discolouration and during tooth formation consumption of tetracycline or excessive fluoride may also discolour the teeth.
Teeth whitening products should not be used if you are under 18 years of age, are pregnant, have health problems, periodontal disease or gums that are in poor condition, overly sensitive teeth, wear braces, had recent oral surgery, decayed teeth, have roots that are exposed, have colitis, or have jaw problems.
The whitening gel is placed into your custom fitted tray, once inserted over your teeth the active ingredient in the gel starts to break down. Oxygen enters into the enamel and dentin which in turn breaks down the stain inside the tooth. The structure of the tooth is not changed, only the tooth colour is made lighter.
There are 2 main bleaching ingredients. Carbamide peroxide (e.g. Whiter Smile Exclusive, Nite White, Day White) and hydrogen peroxide (e.g. Nite White turbo, Crest Whitestrips etc.). Comparatively, a 6% hydrogen peroxide is equivalent to approximately 18% carbamide peroxide. Hydrogen peroxide breaks down a lot quicker than carbamide peroxide formulas. Hydrogen peroxide has a very short life and is a lot stronger than carbamide peroxide. Carbamide peroxide is long acting and therefore carbamide peroxide formulas are usually designed to be worn overnight for 7 -10 nights (dependent on strength). However, due to the high strength of gel in our Whiter Smile Kits, our gel should only be worn for 15-60 minutes per day.
It all depends on your preferred treatment method (whitestrips, trays, toothpaste) and teeth/gum sensitivity levels to decide on which strength whitening gel to choose. Please visit our "product comparison" page to see all the different kit variations.
Yes! Research and clinical studies indicate that whitening teeth with custom trays using a carbamide peroxide or hydrogen peroxide formula is safe for healthy teeth and gums. It is essential to follow the directions of use supplied for each product and not go past the recommended treatment duration. Most research available was initially done with a 10% carbamide peroxide concentration, however there is no literature that we have come across showing any structural changes or irreversible damage to the tooth structure whatsoever.
Results can vary depending on the strength of the product and method. Some teeth whitening products can show dramatic results in just a few days, while others can take a couple of months. The majority of people will be able to whiten their teeth within 1-2 weeks. The more yellow versus gray color you have in your teeth, the better the bleaching. Grey enamel similar to that of Tetracycline (antibiotic) staining is more difficult to bleach and can take a few weeks to month to achieve a result depending on the severity. The duration of treatment for each specific product is listed separately on each product page.
Once you have whitened your teeth, your teeth should always be whiter than they once were. However, as we continue to eat staining food, drinks and substances, our teeth will start to stain again. To keep them white all the time we recommend maintaining your white teeth every 3-6 months by either using your gels and trays once or twice, or regularly using a teeth whitening toothpaste or whitening pen.
All whitening gel should be stored in a dry cool environment. Generally the shelf life of most teeth whitening products is approximately 12-24 months, but can be as little as 3 months for some products. However, the potency of the whitening gel should still remain effective for a couple of months past this date. Hydrogen peroxide products tend to have a shorter shelf life due to the whitening gel being less stable. We assume that our customers will be using our products straight away, but If a product is within 3 months of its best before/expiry date this will be noted on the products page. Please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com if you need to know the exact best before/expiry date on a specific product.
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The above is designed to be used as a guide only. Some products require different usage times so it is important to visit the individual products page for more accurate information. 1% hydrogen peroxide is equivalent to approximately 3% carbamide peroxide.
All you need to do is place a continuous line of gel half way up on the inner side of outer wall of the whitening tray so that it forms a rope line of bleaching gel which will not run or slump. When you place the tray over the teeth, the teeth will displace the gel to cover the tooth surface (i.e. the teeth will spread the bleach). You can see where the gel covers the tooth and if it appears deficient in an area, you can merely touch the tray gently on the outside to move the bleach around. The gel consistency should be thick and viscous. By creating the gel with increased viscosity allows better retention of the bleach against the tooth surface and therefore more effective even whitening.
Whitening will NOT whiten your crowns, caps, fillings or veneers. Whitening gel will only whiten enamel. However, if there are any external food or drink stains on these restorations they will come off. The actual colour of the filling, cap, veneer or crown will not be altered. Any restorations on your front teeth may need to be replaced after the whitening process is finished. If mold material gets trapped underneath the wire or bridge, it can loosen your bonded retainer/bridge or you might have difficulty removing the mold from your mouth. You may want to rather get the molds done at your dentist if you have a bridgework.
All bleaching gel causes some degree of tooth sensitivity. This is sensitivity to hot and cold fluids and even air can cause discomfort. This is normal and an expected side effect. Some of the brands of bleaching gel contain desensitising agents which claim to reduce post bleaching sensitivity. If your teeth do become sensitive, you can try doing your treatment every second day or reduce the treatment duration. Sensitivity should disappear completely within 1-3 days after completing the treatment. Don't be concerned as bleaching does not need to be done consecutively. You will get to the same whitening point, it will just take a little longer. Gum irritation can also occur, especially if you overfill your whitening trays. You will notice that your gum will become white. If this occurs it will disappear in a short amount of time after you stop treatment. You can also place vitamin e oil on the affected area. For those who do suffer from extra sensitivity, using a product containing potassium nitrate as the active ingredient is highly recommended and will help. Our range of desensitising and remineralisation products which can be seen on our "tooth conditioning" page.
Either your trays are covering the gum area or you overfilled the trays. All you need is either to place a smaller droplet in each tooth or a bleach line midway across the inner outer wall of the tray. The gums will return to normal in a few hours and the whiteness will disappear. You should avoid any further bleaching until your gums are fully healed and avoid any hot and spicy foods till then. Next time use less whitening gel and use for only half of the recommended time and then increase the time on subsequent whitening periods. Using a remineralisation product after your treatment will also help reduce the burning and shorten the amount of time for your gums to heal. Our range of desensitising and remineralisation products which can be purchased through our "Oral Care Products" page.
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Three Mansfield ISD band ensembles won the 2018 Mark of Excellence from The Foundation for Music Education for their outstanding performances.
The Mark of Excellence is a national competition in which bands from all over the country submit their best recording from the spring. The music is then judged and ranked by nationally renowned adjudicators.
The top 25 percent of entrants are selected as National Winners. The second quarter receive Commended Honors.
Congratulations to the following MISD ensembles and band directors:
The winners will be recognized in publications and at regional and national conventions. All of the groups will receive trophies, comments from the adjudicators and a compilation recording of the National Winners.
This year, 279 musical ensembles from 38 states entered the competition. Learn more about the Mark of Excellence Project here.
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Author: Stephanie Perkins
Pages: 372
Format: Paperback
My Rating: 9 out of 10
Summary (Goodreads): Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. Which is why she is less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris--until she meets Étienne St. Clair. Smart, charming,beautiful, Étienne has it all...including a serious girlfriend.
But in the City of Light, wishes have a way of coming true. Will a year of romantic near-misses end with their long-awaited French kiss?
My Thoughts: Oh my fan girl heart! Etienne St. Clair, come hither! I have heard so many wonderful things about this book, and it did not disappoint. I thought that it was the perfect mix of romance, a little bit of drama, and just the right amount of "believe-ability" and it created the perfect storm of a novel. I really don't think you understand - I loved this novel. I loved Anna, and I loved how she hated the thought of Paris and boarding school. I found that it was extremely realistic in the sense that, who would want to leave their friends anyways? Anna was so against the idea, and the friendships that she creates in France are unbelievable. It was so perfect, and it felt so genuinely real. I'm sorry, I really am all over the place. I blame Etienne St. Clair. The perfect boy, by any
American Canadian standards. British, hottie, good hair, sexy accent, all around perfect guy. Hey Kelsey, he reminds me a lot of Dennis! Move over literary hotties, it's Etienne St. Clair's turn to steal your heart, and I promise you that he will. Plus, the setting was in Paris. How can anyone not love Paris? The way that Stephanie Perkins described Paris was on point. I could actually envision myself walking the same streets that Anna walked, and being in the same places that Anna was. It might have helped that I have been there, but sshhh. Stephanie Perkins laid out this novel in a spectacular way, and this novel was all kinds of spectacular.
Final Thoughts: Go! Vas-y! (Is that right Kelsey?) Get your butts to the bookstore, or Amazon, or Book Depository and pick this gem up!


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Monday, 7 May 2012
may 6, 2012
a lesson i've learned from clothes specifically is that we have to keep an eye on the weak points because that's where the tears and pulls show up. people are the same: our weak points are where the damage happens, over and over, and we need to take the time to mend. however many times it takes, and for however long it takes. lingering on a hurt and re-grieving it often feels like a failure, but it's not.
when there's a tear, you mend it.
when there's a hurt, you mend it.
same scenario, different level of stigma.
but both need to happen.
with this shirt, the weak point has always been where the arm and bodice meet. both sides. i continually find holes there:
tonight, i mended with a contrasting stitch to show myself which generation of mend it is. next time, i'll use a different colour thread.
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This little tikes picnic table is something that we love. My father made molds for little tikes toys so I have been around them since I was little, although we did not own many when I was a kid. As a mother of one son we have pretty much owned every little tikes toy that was/is made.
The picnic table is the easy store model (larger size, not toddler) and sets 6 kids comfortably. It has an indented middle area for cups, markers, etc so they do not roll if not sitting level. Personally I could do without that part and would prefer it flat but no big deal. It is nice for drinks.
My son is almost 5 and enjoys having picnics. We have had this since he was 1 and he was able to use it then also, just was a little tiny for it and his feet did not touch the ground. I too like to sit at it with him. I am on the smaller side so it does hold me, I have seen larger adults also sit on it but do not care for it nor recommend it.
It is super easy to clean with water and detergent or just take the hose to it. It stores flat if you would like to put it up for the winter, thus saving space. It also has a hole where an umbrella can go through which they do now sell seperately for $20. We enjoy this and have used it a ton. It also will hold up and will be resellable when we are done thus getting me some money back on it.
I am happy with the colors and the amount of fading, the tan and blue will not fade at all and red has only slight so far.


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PSIFF: 'Walter' Is an Outstanding, Quirky Piece of Comedy/DramaJanuary 09 2015
Walter was a big hit at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 4. The quirky comedy/drama with a solid cast and a unique storyline was screened in three theaters at once at the Palm Springs Regal 9, with the director and various members of the cast present.
Walter begins with an introduction to the title character (Andrew J. West), shown as a child at his father's funeral. The self-narration explains that Walter is the son of God and judges whether or not a person goes to heaven or hell. He's then shown waking up in the morning to three separate alarm clocks in a room that is an obsessive-compulsive's paradise. Walter lives with his mother (Virginia Madsen), who is always cooking him scrambled eggs, and he begins his day by getting dressed for his job as a movie-theater usher.
At the theater, he works with a verbally abusive and crass co-worker named Vince (Milo Ventimiglia); his boss, Corey (Jim Gaffigan); and a beautiful concession-stand worker, Kendall (Leven Rambin). Walter's OCD comes into play as he vacuums the lobby and uses a magnifying glass to inspect his usher stand for spots. As he takes tickets, walks down the street or otherwise encounters people, he usually utters "heaven" or "hell" with every person he sees.
One day, after the movie theater closes and he begins his trek home, he encounters a mysterious ghost. Greg (Justin Kirk) explains that he is dead, but hasn't been sent to heaven or hell, and harasses Walter to send him to either one. Walter responds that he cannot do that, given he can't make a judgment about him. Greg annoys Walter so much that he winds up going to therapy with Dr. Corman (William H. Macy).
Walter and his back-story are revealed in a series of flashbacks involving his father (Peter Facinelli). It isn't long before Walter begins to understand himself better.
Walter mixes comedy and drama in a way that isn't often done. Most of the comedic scenes involve his time spent at the theater with Vince, Corey and Kendall, while his relationship with his mother—and his relationship with himself—are certainly troubled. After an intense story climax, you'll walk away agreeing: Walter is outstanding,
During a Q&A (see the photo below), producer Brenden Patrick Hill explained the film was based on a short done in 2010 that was written by Paul Shoulberg, who also wrote the full-length film.
"Paul (Shoulberg), Andy (West) and I all went to Indiana University together, and Paul sent me some stuff he was working on. I said Walter would be a great short film, but he said it would never work," Hill said. "We turned it into a short film that Andy was the lead of, and then because we had a short, we knew we wanted to make a feature, and to show people like (director) Anna (Mastro) how great Andy was as Walter, and sort of build off on that short film."
Mastro said she was immediately drawn to the project.
"I fell in love with the script, the character and the themes of it," she said. "This is a quirky movie that falls into no genre and is hard to be made into a film, but luckily, we had a couple of actors who believed in it enough to help us on this journey."
In response to a question, West said he'd never have another role like Walter.
"(Walter) is probably the most unique character I will ever play," he said. "Paul (Shoulberg) has a knack for creating the most vivid characters on the page, and you have to fill in the blanks. That wasn't the case with this. For me, the trick to this guy is that he's profoundly uncomfortable."
'Nobody Walks' Feels Like a Second-Rate RemakeOctober 29 2012
A Los Angeles family lets a really pretty girl into their house for an elongated visit, and—surprise surprise—infidelity and other sorts of trouble ensue.
Nobody Walks is the latest from co-writer Lena Dunham, who penned and directed the very-good Tiny Furniture. While the movie has some tasty visuals and a dreamy soundtrack, the story doesn't quite cut it. In fact, it's quite predictable and boring.
The really pretty girl is Martine (Olivia Thirlby), a supposed artist looking to finish her art film with the help of a freelance sound engineer, Peter (John Krasinski). This is one of those films that present an "artist" who is supposed to be very talented—but the film she's working on is stupid. It's just black-and-white footage of bugs that is meant to be "deep." Well, it's not. It's just a bunch of bugs running around.
Nothing Martine says is all that enlightening or profound, especially when she's directing her movie. Peter instantly finds her talented, which I suppose is a direct sign that he wants to cheat on his wife, Julie (Rosemarie DeWitt).
Julie has her own potential infidelity storm brewing. She's a therapist with a sleazy screenwriter client (Justin Kirk) who tells her about the sex dreams he's having. Of course, she's in them. This is all well-worn, run-of-the-mill territory.
The movie lights up a bit in the story of young Kolt (India Ennenga), a budding writer with a crush on Peter's assistant (Rhys Wakefield). Ennenga delivers the film's best performance as a teenager with the biggest brain in the house. Had the film been more about her, it might've been interesting. Ennenga is a featured actress on HBO's Treme, if you are looking for her beyond this movie. I think she has a future.
Director Ry Russo-Young is trying to show us a quiet Southern California in her film. While the family does attend a party at one point, most of this film takes place in a Silver Lake home hidden quietly in the hills. This part of the country is always portrayed as a little insane, so it's refreshing to see a film that acknowledges that all parts of Los Angeles aren't out of hand.
Thirlby is one of those actresses who I want to like so much, but I just haven't been given a good enough reason. I liked her just fine in Juno; and she was OK in Dredd, but she's failed to knock me out so far. Unfortunately, her Martine is not a well-written, engaging character. She's basically an insecure person who can't help but make out with any decent-looking man within mouth range. If there was a way to make this stereotypical character someone worth rooting for, Thirlby, the director and her crew did not find it. She's actually diabolical, yet remarkably dull at the same time.
Krasinski does much of the film's heavy lifting as the cheating hubby. While the film doesn't necessarily offer a reason for why Peter would cheat (he seems happy in his marriage), these sort of things just happen sometimes. But Peter's eventual downward spiral into jealous rage seems a little forced and out of place. Krasinski does these scenes well enough, but they feel silly.
Dylan McDermott has an unmemorable, small part as Leroy, Julie's famous musician ex-husband and Kolt's father. His presence is another attempt by the movie to show this family as forward=thinking and "free." They are so cool to let the ex come over and sit at the dinner table! Too bad that ex is Dylan McDermott in autopilot mode.
Nobody Walks isn't a total loss. I liked the soundtrack music by Will Bates and Fall on Your Sword, along with the excellent cinematography by Christopher Blauvelt. As dopey and mundane as the film can get, it looks and sounds good.
But good music and nice visuals aside, this feels like a movie that has been done before—and done better.
Now playing at Cinémas Palme d'Or (72840 Highway 111, Palm Desert, 779-0430).


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Knocking lets you share live video between iPhones and Android smartphones | VentureBeat March 24, 2010Posted by hruf in Mobile & Gadgets.
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Knocking Live Video, which allows you to send live video footage from your phone's camera to another phone, is one of the coolest iPhone apps I've seen recently. And today it's launching for phones using Google's Android operating system.
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Now you can shop for Android apps without Android | VentureBeat March 17, 2010Posted by hruf in Mobile & Gadgets.
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Google has limited app discovery in its Android Market store to Android-powered devices. That makes it hard for people who don't own a phone, or who want something faster and bigger than a Droid screen, to search for and learn about apps.
AppStoreHQ has solved the problem with a browser-based Android directory at AppStoreHQ.com/android-apps. The directory works like AppStoreHQ's iPhone directory.
The company has also made it possible for other sites to tap into their Android listings. You can see the API-like info at DroidDog and AndroidTapp.
AppStoreHQ founder Chris DeVore sent me this list of features:
- Keyword search and category browse for any app in Android Market.
- Web-based profile pages for each app that include price, description, screenshots and recent user feedback.
- Direct buy links for Android device users.
- For Web visitors, barcode-based buy links and an email-to-phone option.
- Easy social share actions for any Android app via Twitter, Facebook and email.
- "Hottest Apps" rankings based on worldwide Android app mentions on blogs and Twitter,with results updated several times a day.
Seattle-based AppStoreHQ is run by DeVore, and funded by Founder's Co-op, also in Seattle. The company won Best Mobile Service Startup at VentureBeat's MobileBeat 2009 conference.
via Now you can shop for Android apps without Android | VentureBeat.
Gartner Says Consumers Will Spend $6.2 Billion in Mobile Application Stores in 2010 January 18, 2010Posted by hruf in Mobile & Gadgets.
Tags: App Store, Apple, Google, iPhone, Market Trends, Mobile
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Consumers will spend $6.2 billion in 2010 in mobile application stores while advertising revenue is expected to generate $0.6 billion worldwide, according to Gartner, Inc. Analysts said mobile application stores will exceed 4.5 billion downloads in 2010, eight out of ten of which will be free to end users.
Gartner forecasts worldwide downloads in mobile application stores to surpass 21.6 billion by 2013 (see Table 1). Free downloads will account for 82 per cent of all downloads in 2010, and will account for 87 per cent of downloads in 2013.
"As smartphones grow in popularity and application stores become the focus for several players in the value chain, more consumers will experiment with application downloads," said Stephanie Baghdassarian, research director at Gartner. "Games remain the No. 1 application, and mobile shopping, social networking, utilities and productivity tools continue to grow and attract increasing amounts of money."
Table 1
Mobile Application Stores' Number of Downloads and Revenue, Worldwide
|Downloads (in M)
|Total revenue (in $M)
Source: Gartner (December 2009
An application can be free because the developer is offering it at no cost to the consumer while charging for other things within the application. There are also applications that are free to use but that charge for physical goods that you can have delivered through the application. There are many applications that are free to users and derive their revenue from advertising. This can be done with banners as well as full page advertising between game levels for instance.
Worldwide mobile application stores' download revenue exceeded $4.2 billion in 2009 and will grow to $29.5 billion by the end of 2013. This revenue forecast includes end-user spending on paid-for applications and advertising-sponsored free applications. Advertising-sponsored mobile applications will generate almost 25 per cent of mobile application stores revenue by 2013.
High-end smartphone users today tend to be early adopters of new mobile applications and more trustful of billing mechanisms, so they will pay for applications that can meet their needs. Average smartphone users will become less tech-savvy as smartphones come down in price to have a mass market appeal and these users will be more reluctant to pay for applications.
"Growth in smartphone sales will not necessarily mean that consumers will spend more money, but it will widen the addressable market for an offering that will be advertising-funded," Ms Baghdassarian added. "The value chain of the application stores will evolve as rules are set and broken in an attempt to find the most profitable business model for all parties involved."
"Application stores will be a core focus throughout 2010 for the mobile industry and applications themselves will help determine the winner among mobile devices platforms," said Carolina Milanesi, research director at Gartner. "Consumers will have a wide choice of stores and will seek the ones that make it easy for them to discover applications they are interested in and make it easy to pay for them when they have to. Developers will have to consider carefully not only which platform to support but also which store to promote their applications in."
Additional information is available in the Gartner report "Dataquest Insight: Application Stores; The Revenue Opportunity Beyond the Hype". The report is available on Gartner's website at http://www.gartner.com/resId=1257213.
via Gartner Says Consumers Will Spend $6.2 Billion in Mobile Application Stores in 2010.
Fandango comes to Android, Babylon makes its way to BlackBerry January 7, 2010Posted by hruf in Mobile & Gadgets.
Tags: Android, App Store, Google, Google Android, Mobile
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We're rolling two separate announcements into one post, if you don't mind.
Fandango this morning announced the official release of its free app for the Android platform, enabling owners of Google's Nexus One and other devices that run Android to check out movies showtimes and more on the go. The news comes a couple of weeks after the company put out a beta release of the Android app.
Mobile movie fans can use the app to find movies playing nearby by using Android's GPS feature and connect straight to Google Maps for driving directions to the theatres, watch trailers, view fan ratings and buy tickets for more than 16,000 movie screens. Fandango is waiving the service fee for tickets purchased through the app from now until March 7, 2010.
Translation and dictionary software maker Babylon, on the other hand, has today released its application for BlackBerry. At least, we'll take their word for it, since we couldn't find it in the App World catalog yet.
Conceivably, it's only offering the application to large-volume Babylon-Enterprise corporate customers who will now be able to host Babylon's dictionary application locally on their own BB smartphones.
Babylon says it is currently in the process of developing an application for the private sector as well, and expects it to be available within a few months.
via Fandango comes to Android, Babylon makes its way to BlackBerry.
How Prices Compare on Different App Stores – GigaOM December 30, 2009Posted by pannet in Mobile & Gadgets.
Tags: Android, App Store, Apple, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile, Ovi, Windows Mobile
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With an increasing number of companies launching mobile app stores, we [GigaOM] decided it was time to compare them. We wanted to find out the average cost of a paid application on various stores.
We asked our friends at Mobclix, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based startup that offers mobile analytics and runs a mobile ad exchange, if they could help. They crunched some numbers and came back with some surprising findings. For example: BlackBerry paid apps are among the most expensive, followed by Microsoft, Android and the iPhone OS platform. Nokia Ovi paid apps were among the cheapest.
Droid clobbers other Android phones in Xmas app downloads December 29, 2009Posted by andre in Mobile & Gadgets.
Tags: Android, App Store, Apple, Droid, HTC, iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch, Market, Motorola, Phone, Sales
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Droid-v-Others-Downloads1On Christmas Day, the number of Android app downloads from the new Droid phones roughly equaled the number of downloads from all leading Android phones combined, according to the latest report from app market analysts Flurry.
T-Mobile's myTouch 3G and G1, and the HTC Hero sold by Sprint, totaled roughly as many apps as those downloaded the Verizon/Motorola Droid phones on December 25.
Is this the new landscape, or was it just a one-day fluke? Flurry's head of marketing, Peter Farago, emailed in response: "In our estimation, Droid numbers will continue to drive a larger share of downloads for the foreseable future until another Android handset can displace its position as the fastest-selling Android phone. Also, we have to remember that this is the most marketed Android phone to date, and on Verizon, which has 70 million subscribers."
Still, Apple's App Store continues to dominate the app market. iPhone and iPod Touch users downloads thirteen times as many apps in December as all Android phone users combined, Flurry says. And Apple's December download volume will be 51 percent higher than November's, if Flurry's calculations are correct. By contrast, Android Market downloads only increased 22 percent from November to December.
So while the Droid is the hotter phone right now in terms of buzz, the numbers point to Apple's continuing dominance of the app world going into 2010.
via Droid clobbers other Android phones in Xmas app downloads | VentureBeat
Will the Mobile Web Kill Off the App Store? | Gadget Lab | Wired.com December 19, 2009Posted by pannet in Internet & Communities, Mobile & Gadgets.
Tags: App Store, Browser, Chrome, Chrome OS, Google, Google Chrome, HTML5, Internet, Java, Mobile, Mozilla
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The debate over the longevity of native software continues. Mozilla, creator of Firefox, claims that its new browser for smartphones will contribute to the death of smartphone app stores.
"In the interim period, apps will be very successful," said Jay Sullivan, vice president of Mozilla's mobile division, in an interview with PC Pro. "Over time, the web will win because it always does."
Web proponents such as Mozilla and Google dream that internet standards will enable any app to run on any device, just as Java proponents touted a "write once, run anywhere" vision in the 1990s. Similarly, Adobe's Flash emerged as a cross-platform environment for creating animations, games and apps for the web. But many consumers and developers have complained that Java and Flash exhibit bugs, performance problems and security vulnerabilities, among other issues. And Java's promises of universality didn't quite work out, because different implementations of the Java virtual machine (not to mention wildly varying hardware capabilities) mean that, even today, Java coders need to rework their apps for each target device.
But web proponents maintain that the wide acceptance of next-generation internet standards, particularly HTML5, will win out where Java failed.
It's a tempting vision. Currently, when deciding whether to buy a Mac or a PC, an Xbox 360 or a PlayStation 3, or an iPhone or a Droid, you need to consider which applications you'll be able to run on each one. If programmers head in the direction of the web, then ideally you'll be able to gain access to any application regardless of the computer or smartphone you own.
Google is attempting to lead the web movement. The search giant is pushing its web-only regime with Chrome OS, its browser-based operating system for netbooks that will run only web applications. Also, in July, Google's engineering vice president and developer evangelist Vic Gundotra said in a conference that mobile app stores have no future.
"Many, many applications can be delivered through the browser and what that does for our costs is stunning," Gundotra was quoted in a Financial Times report. "We believe the web has won and over the next several years, the browser, for economic reasons almost, will become the platform that matters and certainly that's where Google is investing."
But iPhone developers and analysts polled in July by Wired.com explained the problems with current web technologies, and some highlighted the merits of native-app architecture.
Interpet analyst Michael Gartenberg noted that many iPhone apps are a combination of native and web technologies, because many apps download or share data through the internet. He said it's beneficial for the apps to be native, because they're programmed to take full advantage of the iPhone's hardware.
"It's odd that Google feels the need to position as one versus the other," Gartenberg said in July. "That's last century thinking…. It's not about web applications or desktop applications but integrating the cloud into these applications that are on both my phone and the PC. Ultimately, it's about offering the best of both worlds to create the best experience for consumers — not forcing them to choose one or the other."
With Firefox's mobile browser rolling out soon, we have yet to see how consumers and developers react to Mozilla's attempt to spark a web-only exodus.
via Will the Mobile Web Kill Off the App Store? | Gadget Lab | Wired.com.
iPhone developers abandoning app model for HTML5? December 16, 2009Posted by hruf in Mobile & Gadgets, Programming.
Tags: App Store, Apple, Development, HTML5, iPhone, Mobile
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Lots of iPhone application developers are frustrated with the process to get new apps into your hands. It takes about three weeks lately for an app to get approved and into the iTunes store.
Lately I've noticed that some developers are avoiding building apps and, instead, are building custom web pages that are designed specifically for the iPhone. I'm not the only one, Marshall Kirkpatrick, over at ReadWriteWeb is seeing the same trend and yesterday featured several services that are building iPhone web experiences but not apps.
Examples you might be already using are Twitter's mobile site, or Techmeme's mobile site.
But yesterday another one came along from Nextstop, which is a cool new app for sharing cool things to do near you (great for travelers to check out) and they, too, decided on HTML5 instead of doing an iPhone app. So, I visited them in their San Francisco offices and learned why they made the choices they did, got a demo of the new mobile site they built using HTML5, and also talked about what their view of what's happening in the larger mobile industry is.
Some reasons Nextstop likes HTML5:
1. Rapid iteration. If they code a new feature tonight, you get it tonight. No waiting three weeks for you to get their latest.
2. It prepares their systems for building a native app. Why? Because apps can include a Safari browser instance inside, so all of this work is reusable, even if they do a native app.
3. It's easier to build and debug because you don't need to do a lot of specialized coding to make the native app work properly.
4. It fits into the greater web easier for users. In an iPhone app it can be jarring to take users out to a web browser, but if they already are in the browser they are used to going to other pages and back again using Safari's navigation.
Anyway, if you want to learn more about the latest thinking of iPhone app developers, this is a good video to watch.


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Tackling the shortage of talent within the Middle East's oil and gas sector has become a high priority for HR professionals throughout the region and is an issue that needs to be addressed sooner rather than later, writes HR Forum: Oil & Gas conference director Riad Mannan
Most oil and gas companies in this region and beyond are facing a critical talent pool shortage that could, if not tackled, hinder the long-term performance of their organisations.
While the root causes of the talent crunch are clear – an ageing workforce coupled with highly specialised roles and low supply of qualified engineers and managers – the solutions to meet the challenge remain less clear. Replacing this ageing workforce with a highly motivated, skilled and loyal staff has become the number one priority for many companies in this sector.
If they are to prosper in the future, they have to manage this 'great turnaround' now and ensure it is as smooth as possible.
So serious is the issue that, in recent years, heads of HR and recruitment have been focusing their efforts on a global recruitment drive. However, the recruitment pool is not as big as it used to be as younger, locally-based engineers are attracted to other engineering jobs outside the oil and gas sector, perhaps offering more pay and better conditions. This brings the issue of developing a globally mobile workforce to the fore, but this solution also has its own challenges, based around the ability to transfer staff smoothly from one part of the globe to another and managing that transition in a cost-effective way.
While recruitment is an outward facing feature of many oil and gas companies, they have also been realising that it is important to develop strategies to keep the people they already have. Managing their internal talent is a more personalised inward facing challenge, encompassing strategies for on boarding, engagement, career development, succession planning and developing leaders – in simple terms, doing all they can to keep the staff they already have.
However, it is not that simple either. All these issues have to be interweaved, both at a strategic level as well as the delivery point. Recent research carried out by Oil Review Middle East with industry HR and talent management professionals raises some interesting questions about how to develop the capability of staff, engage them, develop virtual leaders to manage virtual work teams and how to create a pipeline of leaders for effective succession planning. While recruitment can play a role in meeting the talent crunch challenge, it seems that managing the talent currently in place has become a high priority.
As competition for scarce human talent heats up, oil and gas companies have to develop their own internal pool of talent, devising innovative and flexible models, which are customised for their staff. This may mean more change management initiatives, proactively attracting more women and moving them up the ranks or more successful on boarding strategies, which lead to better employee engagement, performance and retention.
Creating workplaces where employees feel aligned and engaged with their roles and the organisation can be a highly effective way to retain staff. Additionally, understanding how engagement levels are influenced by an organisation's culture, strategy execution, leadership, structure and processes are an important step. It lets employees take ownership of their own development and it underscores the link between individual performance and business results.
As the talent crunch in the oil and gas sector increasingly takes hold, companies need to meet this challenge head on or face a human resource crisis, in both the office and in the field. While recruitment is one part of the solution, effective talent management is a key component of the long-term answer.
The research carried out by Oil Review Middle East has led to the establishment of the HR Forum: Oil & Gas, which has its first event on 23–25 November 2014 in Dubai. This timely forum will provide a platform for oil and gas company representatives to debate not only these challenges, but more importantly, the solutions.
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Sure, Anthony Dixon remembers opening day against Seattle. What does he recall most about his NFL debut?
"I kind of got my butt kicked a couple of times," Dixon said with a laugh Friday.
Ah, memories.
The 49ers hope the running back is closer to playing like a wise old vet by the time the Seahawks arrive for a rematch Sunday at Candlestick Park. Limited to special teams in his debut in Week 1, Dixon has been thrust into a co-starring role with Brian Westbrook in the backfield.
Against the Packers last week, the 49ers' first full game without Frank Gore, Dixon had a season-high nine carries for 33 yards; Westbrook had nine carries for 31 yards.
Dixon also went through another round of growing pains. Twice, he slipped on the frozen turf without being touched by a defender.
"I got to the sideline and my coach was like, 'What are you doing?' " Dixon said. "I told him that I was slipping. I couldn't catch any footing."
Apparently, the sixth-round pick from Mississippi State didn't know he needed to be wearing spiked shoes. Dixon was wearing his standard footwear, which he said fared fine during warm-ups.
It wasn't until after his two tumbles that his coach told him to change into cleats with longer spikes.
"I wasn't prepared for those conditions," Dixon acknowledged. "I was slipping. I looked down after a few plays, and my shoes were full of mud. I didn't even know what was going on."
Dixon said he would do better this week against Seattle and said he has a score to settle. Part of his "butt kicking" in Week 1 came from linebacker Aaron Curry, who demolished him during a kickoff return. "He blasted me," Dixon said. "That's why I can't wait for this game.
On the other hand, there's tight end Vernon Davis, who has been flagged just once this year — a holding penalty on Oct. 24.
In previous seasons, Davis was a frequent offender on false starts, but he said Friday that he has worked hard to put the penalties behind him.
"(The false starts) were me being anxious and excited," Davis said. "Sometimes, I don't think, I just react. But I learned that you can't do that."
"You love Troy, but where this team is now, looking at who they're playing, Troy coming to this team late — you can't minimize that," Billick said. "I think Mike obviously is approaching it the right way and doing it for the right reasons."
Smith said he has seen Luck a few times. His scouting report? "Impressive, impressive," he said. "He's a big strong kid. He can make plays with his legs and, obviously, he can really throw the ball."
For more on the 49ers, see Daniel Brown's Hot Read blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers.


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Last time I did a giveaway on my blog was in celebration of my one year Etsy-versary. It was so much fun that I just have to do it again! Not only have I just passed the 200th sale mark, but tomorrow is my birthday, and Sew, Mama, Sew! is having their annual May Giveaway Day! I think it's meant to be!
First of all, if you've found my blog through Sew, Mama, Sew!, welcome!!! Thanks so much for stopping bye. If you're here because you're one of my readers, I highly encourage you to click *here* for a list of hundreds of other blogs that are also doing a giveaway right now. Spend a little while blog hopping, it's lots of fun!
Now, on to the good part.
~One ribbon blankie, one pair of baby booties, and one pair of Sock Monkey socks~
There are 20 tags securely sewn in, with many different textures to keep baby busy! The top is Moda Sock Monkey print, and the back is ultra soft smooth red minky. Next is a coordinating set of
baby booties:
I have been wanting to try making some for the longest time, and this was the perfect opportunity! They are also made from the Moda Sock Monkey print, with thick soft red fleece on the inside. So cozy! I'm not sure about the size, but I'm guessing they would fit somewhere between 6-12 months old. The sole is about 4.5" long. Last but not least is one pair of original Rockford Red Heel
sock monkey socks:
These come with directions, so you can make your own sock monkey to go with the blankie and the booties. All you will need is a sewing machine, stuffing, and a needle and thread. It's a great project for beginners too!
Feel free to do one or all three.
Just make sure to leave a separate
comment for each way you enter.
(Please only do each thing one time,
for a maximum of three total entries).
1. Go to my Etsy shop, Treasures Under the Willow Tree, and find your favorite item. Come back here and leave me a comment, telling me why you like that item! You could also give me a suggestion for something else you'd like to see in my shop!
2. Subscribe to my feed!
3. Follow my blog! The link is in the righthand column, a little ways down the page.
I will ship your prize anywhere! The contest will end at 10pm, Sunday, May 31st. I'll throw all the entries in a bag, shake it up really well, and let Kade draw one out. I'll notify the winner and post it here by Tuesday, June 2nd.
In the mean time, here are some quick and easy tutorials
(not written by me) for each of the items I'm giving away! So, if you don't win, you can make your own :)
Ribbon Blankie:
Twiddler Tag Blankie Tutorial by Mama's Doodles
Baby Taggy Ribbon Blanket by Melissa Sews
Baby Booties:
Reversible Fabric Baby Shoes Tutorial by Bare Maked
Cloth Shoe Pattern by Stardustshoes
Sock Monkey:
How to Make a Sock Monkey at Supersockmonkey.com
Sock Monkey Tutorial by Web-Goddess


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Does your business have a formal proposal or quote process, or require written confirmations, or other information before a prospect will purchase? If so, you have a "proposal" step in your sales process no matter what you call it.
You've invested a significant amount of time and money to generate leads, connect with and engage with prospects in some fashion. Your investment in these efforts is worthless if you don't get the opportunity to submit a QUALITY PROPOSAL.
Like getting up to bat in baseball, the more opportunities you have to submit a quality proposal, the greater will be your success. Just a 3% increase in the number of prospects and opportunities you turn into proposals can yield increased profits with little time, money and effort. It's the power of incremental improvement I've stressed in many of these newsletters.
Want More Proposals?
Here Are 4 Quick Tips
1. Measure- As always, continually measure your marketing. When it comes to proposals, measure the number of proposals as a percent of prospects engaged. Only by having a benchmark to measure against can you continually improve on proposal opportunities.
2. Propose Fast- The speed at which you ask for the proposal opportunity AND deliver the proposal to the prospect is important. First, proposing quickly during or right after a prospect interaction is ideal since the prospect has top of mind awareness of you and your company. Second, proposing fast lessens the possibility that a competitor will steal the business away from you.
3. Elicit and Handle Objections- If you feel resistance by the prospect to enthusiastically WANT a proposal or quote, it's important to ask questions in order to uncover their objections or other issues they may have. If you don't get enthusiasm and interest from your prospect in getting a proposal from you, you need to find out why. When the reason surfaces, you need to address it.
4. Diligently Follow Up- Many proposal opportunities are lost because of lack of follow up. One example is a prospect who says he doesn't have the budget or has decided he doesn't want a proposal now. Conditions change and opportunities can resurface.
When it comes to getting proposals, measure your proposal activity, propose quickly, elicit and handle objections and diligently follow up. More proposals and more profits can be yours keeping these simple four tips in mind. Most important, take action on these tips and make sure they are incorporated and cemented in your business so that they become an integral part of your business for the life of your business.


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SOOS's 2nd Scientific Steering Committee Meeting will be held in Shanghai, 20-22 May 2013.
The SSC Meeting is a closed meeting for SSC members only.
Following the SSC Meeting, SOOS will convene an�Asian Workshop�to highlight Asian activities in the Southern Ocean. The Asian Workshop is open to all interested parties. Please see our Meetings & Workshops webpage for more information about the SOOS�Asian Workshop.


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Center for Infrastructure Modeling and Management
About Us
|The Center for Infrastructure
Modeling and Management has been envisaged as an entity that will
preserve, promote and extend the US EPA SWMM
and EPANET
software applications, and potentially other
applications. SWMM and EPANET are two foremost tools
for assessment of watershed hydrology and pipe network
hydraulics, respectively, and are perhaps unparalleled
examples of technical community accomplishments conducted as
a partnership of stakeholders from all avenues of
professional practice. Build over decades with
participation from regulatory, academic, consulting,
owner/operator, vendors, and institutional support under the
continuing leadership of the US EPA, these tools are used
around the world as 'first choice' software applications in
many, many situations. They will remain as first
choice tools for years to come. A key question,
therefore, is how to ensure these hallmarks of professional
practice can be maintained, promoted, and developed going
forward. The expectations of users has evolved, needs
have evolved, so the tools and their support mechanisms must
evolve along with them.
Accordingly, EPA determined that a sustainable center charged with the responsibility of overseeing SWMM and EPANET, and potentially other applications, was an advisable next step in the furtherance of these tools. This led to instantiation of a program and funding that were defined and made public by the US EPA in 2012. EPA at that time announced its intent to fund this program at a substantial level for a period of five years. It is key that this Center be set up as a sustainable undertaking, one which will continue indefinitely, long after the initial 5 year funding provided by EPA has come to an end. It is also key that this Center will be an open and welcoming hub for any and all communities which have an interest in either software application or in related matters.
The Center will evolve over time as community input is received, and will be shaped and grow as needs, opportunities, and interests dictate. It is clear, however, that if the Center is to be sustainable there are a number of things that must occur. One is that the communities associated with SWMM and/or EPANET are respected, with their needs and wishes foremost in mind as Center plans are made and operations are conducted. The other is that in order to be sustainable, an income stream sufficient to enable such things as support, development, and training is developed. This in turn demands that the Center balance the need for continued research with the need for a business oriented approach to planning and development. From these basic considerations, a number of strategic program elements emerge. Among other things, these include:
Four basic streams of activity have been defined to
address these and other considerations. Taken
together, they provide a basis for decision making and
prioritizing that we believe will provide the strongest
possible foundation for the new Center.