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06.21.18 – #DanielsGrad18: Christina Poulos
What was the most memorable part of your Master of Urban Design degree?
Constantly being exposed to guest speakers and guest critiques provided great opportunities to hear varying experiences, receive advice, and get exposure to diverse perspectives. Becoming acquainted with these guests, who brought real-life experiences and projects, grounded the studio experience and brought extra realism to each project. This made learning and the design process collaborative, which was incredibly rewarding.
What inspired your thesis topic?
My thesis was inspired by my life experiences and what I have learned as my time as a student and designer. I grew up in the area where my thesis is located and shopped at the very mall in which my project focuses on. Suburban developments, which are characterized by large areas of singular uses and personal vehicles, are no longer sustainable for the environment, or for the people who reside there. The prioritization of certain land uses and transportation modes has propagated this suburban sprawl. Refocusing suburban futures is necessary, and can be achieved by the intensification of existing community nodes, and synthesizing mixed densities, uses, and public transportation. These changes will encourage the suburbs to evolve to better address contemporary ideologies and quality of life. A suburban mall — in this case Markville Mall — has the capacity to become the connective tissue between transportation services and modes of mobility. By increasing the permeability of this site, and adapting it to better suite daily needs and activities, the suburban mall can evolve into a successful and thriving community node.
What advice would you give to a new student?
I would encourage new students to approach their studies with an eagerness to learn and an open mind to take advantage of every experience studying at Daniels will offer. There is something very inspiring about learning and exploring in an environment with peers and instructors with similar interests and goals. The opportunity to grow as a professional is limitless.
What are your plans after graduation?
I am very much looking forward to starting my career as an Urban Designer at IBI Group in Toronto.
Convocation for #UofTDaniels students was on June 14. This month we are featuring our graduates, including their work, their memories, and their advice for new students. Follow #DanielsGrad18 for more!


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The Parcel Yard at Kings Cross Station is the perfect place for a private party on a more modest budget, with a down-to-earth atmosphere, still executed with class and style. Its fortunate location within one of the busiest and most accessible train stations in the country makes it an ideal venue for guests coming in from outside London. The Parcel Rooms sits comfortably within the stations Grade 1 listed walls, and the entire venue has a beautifully balanced sense of formality mixed with relaxation.
King's Cross is, of course, world famous and has appeared in a huge number of TV programmes and major motion pictures – you can even visit Platform 9 ¾, which has taken up a permanent residence within the station.
There are three rooms available to hire in The Parcel Yard, each extremely versatile and as such, able to accommodate wedding receptions, team building, business meetings and corporate entertaining.
The Side Room overlooks platforms 1 – 8 of Kings Cross Station, and is probably the best people-watching spot in the whole city. Adjoining, The Waiting Room is an extremely versatile space. Intimate yet deceptively spacious, this area can be arranged in any way you like. It's a great venue for business meetings and private drinks parties, or can be used for a sit down meal for 80 people. It boasts comfortable sofas, plenty of tables, high ceilings and lots of natural light. After dark, some simple decorative additions and some cleverly placed mood lighting achieve a relaxed ambience above the visably bustling station below.
The Atrium is surrounded by original glasswork, and has a glass ceiling 3 stories high. It is an area that is impressive to say the least, with a beautiful stone floor and an abundance of light. There is also a contemporary industrial charm to it, and stays true to the architecture it was originally assigned. This space can hold up to 65 people for standing receptions, and is at the very heart of this Grade I listed building. A great place for an office Christmas party or celebratory get-together, you're just yards away from the bar but still have a feeling of privacy, ideal for private dining.
The final space on offer is the stunning Loft Bar, where the possibilities are truly endless. It can hold up to 300 people and has its own private bar, enormous tables and lush seating, with enough space left over for a dancefloor. This really is a brilliant place for a more relaxed city wedding reception. There is a glass ceiling, allowing plenty of natural light in the day, and later, an uninterrupted view of the night sky. The windows along one wall look over different parts of this fabulous building, and also feature a direct view three floors down onto The Atrium. This is a really flexible space with wooden floors and white walls, easily customised to your themes and schemes yet still reflecting the buildings character and history.
The food on offer is superb, and puts a truly sophisticated twist on familiar English food. It is also incredibly reasonably priced, and anything from a sandwich buffet to a sit down meal are easily arranged in this experienced and hospitable venue.
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Tuesday, July 24 at 6 PM – 8 PM at Rosecliff.
Far from the cliché of dilapidated palazzos and 1950s-era cars, today's Havana is a vibrant, creative, and forward-looking city. Join architect and author Hermes Mallea as he recounts how recent changes in Cuba—such as the easing of restrictions on travel and commercial real estate enterprises—have led to a flurry of world-class renovations, giving rise to a palpable hopefulness in the Cuban capital and innovative interiors for a tropical lifestyle. Mr. Mallea brings an insider's perspective to the styles present in this revitalizing city, revealing the elegant, eccentric, sophisticated, and classical melange of the city's finest, most fascinating interiors.
Hermes Mallea is an architect and a partner in the New York City based firm M(Group). Mr. Mallea studied at the University of Miami's School of Architecture and Columbia University's graduate school of Historic Preservation and is a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). A longtime collector of vintage Cuban photographs, Mr. Mallea has travelled to Cuba frequently to research his recent books, Great Houses of Havana – A Century of Cuban Style, and Havana Living Today: Cuban Home Style Now.
Reception immediately following the lecture. Advance ticket purchase is required. www.NewportMansions.org/Learn/Adult-Programs, or call 401-847-1000 ext. 178
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Hair trends keep changing every now and then. Today, we will be discussing all the details about 3 of the hottest hair color trends in 2017: Balayage, Ombre and Sombre.
Many do not know the difference between these three hair coloring techniques. These are the most requested looks in salons today. All three give you a sun kissed look and are low maintenance styles but one look is different than the other.
The word Balayage is French which means "to sweep" or "to paint". It is a hair dye technique to give your mane that natural sun-kissed look that we all naturally attain in summer. It is a lovely natural mix of highlights and shades of blonde, caramel, honey, ash and brunette. Balayage is a free hand technique unlike the use of foils or caps. For a natural, beachy highlight, color is literally painted on the hair.
Your hair can grow out longer in between color appointments as balayage gives you softer regrowth lines. It requires very little maintenance and your mane grows out naturally and beautifully. This technique looks great on both light and dark hair. Blonde balayage range from ash blonde to honey blonde, to golden blonde, or dark blonde.
Whereas caramel chocolate balayage is a little darker, and brunette balayage is for really dark hair. You can choose the color of highlights to be soft or more of a drastic color. You can achieve casual, natural, less symmetrical highlight on any color of hair.
Ombre is yet another French word which means "shaded" or "shading". In ombré your hair gets darker at the root and gradually gets lighter at the ends of your hair. This technique gives you a drastic fade from dark roots to gradually lighter hair through the middle, then very light or blonde ends. Just like Balayage, Ombre can be done in many different colors like blonde, brown, red or even rainbow.
Sombre is just like an ombre color but more subtle and soft. As a more "grown up" or conservative approach to the ombre, this style has been gaining popularity. The roots are kept close to your natural hair color and the ends are slightly lighter. The color transition is also much more gradual in Sombre as compared to Ombre! It is yet another lower maintenance hair coloring technique.
It is also a less expensive alternative to its more obvious counterpart. Sombre is ideal for brunettes by adding caramel, blonde, golden, or honey tones to brighten up the ends. To give you a more blended look, the lighter sections start higher and gradually fade without regrowth.
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Score: Lubbock Christian 1, Dallas Baptist 1 2OT
Records: Lubbock Christian (7-2-5, 5-2-4), Dallas Baptist (7-5-3, 7-2-2)
Location: LCU Soccer Field, in Lubbock, Texas
• LCU is now unbeaten in nine straight games (4-0-5).
• Haley Knesek scored her ninth goal of the season.
• LCU extends a program single-season record for ties with their fifth of the season.
• Knesek opened the game's scoring with 2:40 left in the first half converting off a rebound from a shot attempt by Brittany Guthrie.
• DBU answered just 19 later with a long goal by Leah Draper, who tallied her first goal of the season.
• LCU out-shot DBU 14-5 the rest of the way, but a 13-save performance by DBU goalkeeper Hope Koym kept the game tied.
• The game's result marked LCU's fifth overtime of the season. LCU is now 2-6-14 all-time in games ending in overtime (0-0-5 this season). Four of the last five LCU games have resulted in a draw, including the last two. In addition, four of the five draws have ended in a 1-1 result.
• Knesek's goal was her ninth goal of the season and all nine have come in conference play. The freshman entered the game co-leading the conference in goals.
• Guthrie posted her third assist of the season and the third of her career.
• With a shot advantage of 33-7, LCU has out-shot their opposition in 10 consecutive games (shots on goal advantage was 14-5).
• The Lady Chaps move to 23-9-4 all-time in Heartland Conference games and 14-2-2 all-time in Heartland Conference road games. LCU is now unbeaten in their last 10 conference home games (8-0-2).
• With the draw, LCU moves to 5-0-2 at home this season and is now 29-6-6 all-time at home under Alex Denning. They are 32-14-8 all-time overall at home. LCU is unbeaten in their last 16 home games (12-0-4).
• The meeting was the fifth all-time meeting between the two teams and the first LCU was able to force a standing point, as LCU is now 0-4-1 all-time against DBU.
8-0: LCU did not allow a corner kick in the game and had eight chances from the corner. It is the second time LCU has prevented the opposition from having a corner kick opportunity. The last was Sept. 24 hosting Texas A&M International.
Lubbock Christian (7-2-5, 5-2-4) remains home Saturday to host St. Edward's for their final home match of the season.
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Steal a look at these exclusive pictures of Bang & Olufsen's forthcoming BV9 TV. Though precise specs are not yet known this BV9 is definitely going to have an edge over the former BV5. It appears as if this baby is going to have a media center built-in along with B&O's high-priced scaler. Well, there's also speculation over the fact whether this sleek and sexy treat is a LCD or Plasma. Rumors state that BV9 is going to be a 50-inch plasma and not an LCD. It is supposed to have four HDMI inputs along with a swing of component and composite connections. So let's just enjoy the visual treat till the official press release is out with more pics after the jump.
The BV9 can control multiple sound stages and along with the Peripheral Unit Database, control non-B&O equipment.


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Helen Fisher's advice from a brain physiology perspective:
- "You can know every single ingredient in a piece of chocolate cake and still sit down and eat the cake and feel that joy. The same with love. There will always be magic to love."
- "Express empathy, control your own emotions, and overlook the negatives in your partner and focus on the positives".


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Artist/poet Diane Walker invites you to return to your compassionate and peaceful center
Monday, December 2, 2013
Frustrated artist
... Which meant I spent almost no time in my studio. So I've been desperate to get back to painting, but it turns out that taking a month off has definitely set me back: I'm struggling so much with technique I can't seem to get to the sort of overflow of self-expression that feeds me. It's a good thing, and all part of the process, I'm sure -- and it's an important lesson to learn: that once we get out of a habit it can prove challenging to get back in.
And the truth is, the paintings do have a way of reflecting my current state of mind: all three of the ones I've done since I finished the novel have this odd combination of boxed in and frantic: I think the artist in me was pretty distraught at not being able to express herself for so long... though you'd think she'd be used to it, given that she didn't even get to start painting until less than a year ago...
Posted by Diane Walker at 8:30 AM
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- Glynn said...
Beautiful painting.
- December 2, 2013 at 10:28 AM
- Maureen said...
Congratulations on meeting your goal, Diane.
I think you're right about maintaining a habit; the discipline of it is important. I know that when I can get going, I keep going. I liken it to speed bumps in the road; you have to slow down every so often but you don't have to stop and eventually you get over all the obstacles and have a breakthrough.
- December 2, 2013 at 10:44 AM
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Heinrich, Max
Contemporary German singer, for many years has resided in America. He possesses a barytone voice of wide range, has appeared very often in oratorio, having sung in Elijah more than two hundred times. He has created the deepest interest in the classics of Schubert, Schumann, Franz, Brahms, Strauss, MacDowell and other of the great composers; by his fine conceptions of the compositions of these masters he has inculcated a love for classic music in thousands of students and music-lovers. The accompaniments to his singing he plays himself, the only professional singer with the exception of George Henschel to do this. Max Heinrich was born in Chemnitz, Germany, studied at the Dresden Conservatory, at the age of twenty came to America, resided first in Philadelphia, has resided also in Boston, New York and Chicago. His first success was under Dr. Leopold Damrosch in New York, in Elijah. He sang with the Metropolitan Grand Opera Company, but has been especially distinguished in the oratorio and concert field. At the Auditorium, Chicago, when Richard Strauss played his own composition, Enoch Arden, Mr. Heinrich recited the poem. At recitals he presents the melodramas, Enoch Arden, Poe's Raven and Waller's Magdalena or the Spanish Duel, the last two set to music by himself; while performing these works the accompaniments are played by his daughter, Miss Julia Heinrich. He has also composed a number of songs. He has toured the United States, Canada and Europe for a number of years. From 1888 to 1893 was professor of singing at the Royal Academy of Music, London. His service as a teacher is notable, various distinguished artists have coached under him.


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It just wouldn't be a wedding without a wedding cake. To create the wedding cake of your dreams, begin with a rough idea of your preferred cake style, wedding colour scheme and cake budget. Then, read company reviews and book an appointment to view the cakes and taste their range of flavours!Cakes North East Scotland
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For the Bastion's Keep quartermaster, see Gorell the Quartermaster.Gorrel, Turncoat, is a Unique Brigand found in the Wynton Courtyard in Act V of Diablo III. He spawns for the Noble Deaths event, as a leader of the band that murdered the nobles opposing Lord Wynton. Upon being discovered by the Nephalem, he was genuinely surprised to see that killing the noblemen (with women and children) did not encourage the hero to join the peasants' rebellion.
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Long dry run for Schumacher despite intermittent rain
The MERCEDES GP PETRONAS team began the third pre-season test at the Jerez circuit in southern Spain today with Michael Schumacher at the wheel of the MGP W01. After last week's rain-affected test, further bad weather left the track very wet for the start of testing this morning and intermittent rain showers continued to disrupted the action throughout the day.
Driver Michael Schumacher
No of Laps: 111 laps Best Lap Time: 1:23.803 Kilometres Covered: 492km Track Length: 4.428km
Weather: Intermittent rain showers Ambient Temperature: Maximum 17°C Track Temperature: Maximum 21°C
With the team's programme constantly adapting to suit the conditions, Michael began the day on wet tyres before switching to intermediates as a dry line began to emerge by late morning. Michael successfully completed a planned long run on dry tyres in the early afternoon before a further downpour soaked the track. Despite the interruptions, Michael completed 111 laps today, covering 492kms.
Michael Schumacher: "The weather was really changing all the time today which made it difficult to follow our planned programme and to have a clear picture of everyone's performance. From the laps that we achieved, we have again confirmed the reliability of the car, and from the impressions and data gathered, we can say that the pace and performance looks very good. We have a strong basis to keep up the development this week here in Jerez and next week at the final test in Barcelona."
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The 9 Best Going-Out Clothes for Women Over 40
Before we dive in, let's remember that age is literally just a number—you should wear what you love, no matter the year you were born. That said, we often turn to women over the age of 40 for expert shopping and style inspiration. Because when you think about it, by the time you've reached this age, you've developed quite the sense of sartorial confidence thanks to years of trial and error. As a result, you've most likely developed a wardrobe full of timeless, versatile staples.
On that note, while we recently covered the casual basics women over 40 turn to, we thought we'd take a moment to uncover the night-out basics this set swears by as well. And to get that top-notch inspo, we went straight to the experts—i.e., some the coolest women on Instagram with enviable, fashion-forward feeds. That's right—Grece Ghanem, Kim Mitchell, Renata Jazdzyk, and Cathy Williamson all shared the going-out basics they rely on to build those top-notch 5-to-9 outfits.
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[…] Achievements […]
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Recently I've noticed a possible emerging crowdfund trend that intrigues me. I've only seen it on mega projects, but I see no reason why these method couldn't be used by any creator.
The method in question is the use of achievement systems in addition to (or in place of) stretch goals. The two projects I've seen this on are Exploding Kittens and Con Man (thanks to Chris from TROBO for alerting me to the latter).
The way these achievements work is the creator presents a series of goals–many of them related to social media–and when a few of them have been met, the creator gives all backers something cool.
It's very similar to the typical stretch goal system, but the part about "when a few of them have been met" makes a big difference for projects that have fewer stretch goals (i.e., the product they launched with is already really nice). It gives backers the sense of progress by taking away the feeling of big gaps in funding between each goal.
It also allows for creators to offer lots of fun little things for backers to do. For example, on the Exploding Kittens campaign, one of the achievements was to post 25 selfies with goats. Selfies with goats does nothing to help with the economies of scale of making a card game–it wouldn't work as a stretch goal that improves the product. But it's fun, and the motivation of getting backers closer to a new item was enough to get them to do it.
Before I write more about this, here are some big screenshots of what the Exploding Kittens and Con Man achievement charts look like:
Here's a summary of some types of achievements used (including some new ones) that are applicable to non-mega projects:
- % of funding goal
- $ total funding
- # of backers
- # of photos (silly or showing some element of the product)
- # Twitter followers
- # Facebook Likes
- # YouTube subscribers
- # e-newsletter subscribers
- # of people who respond to a backer poll
- for repeat creators, # of backers from your previous best project and $ funding from previous best project
Even as I'm writing this, I'm like, Why aren't I using this system for my new treasure chest project? It fits the description of a project that could benefit achievements: It doesn't have many stretch goals, and the stretch goals it has are spread out (every $25k). They're also not particularly exciting–they just offer more resource tokens. An achievement system might inject some life into them.
Benefits of Achievements:
- Build community
- Make it about them–I like the "Look what you did!" banner at the top of the Exploding Kittens achievements
- Spread the word about the project
- Keep forward momentum despite limited stretch goals
- Give backers various ways to participate without spending money
- Have fun with backers
- Easy to add new achievements
- Fan saturation. Social media stretch goals dilute the audience who actually wants to stay in the loop
- More art, more cost. Requires art (added expense) to be visually effective
- Hard to find how to participate. For example, I see on the Con Man page that more Facebook Likes will help the project, but there's no nearby link to Facebook
- Hard to see progress. I see on Con Man that 50,000 Likes unlock a new achievement, but how many likes does it currently have? I think this could be solved by adding a "current number" tracker in each row of achievements that you update once a day
- Potential for "dud" achievements. I'm kind of amazed that 25 people took goat selfies for Exploding Kittens. If people hadn't taken those photos, that achievement would have looked a little sad sitting there (and it might make those who did take a goat selfie feel helpless that their efforts didn't result in anything)
Should You Use Achievements, Stretch Goals, or Both?
It's hard to give a definitive answer at this point, as this concept is still quite new. My early hunch is that you should choose an achievement system OR a stretch goal system, not both. Focus is good.
- If you're offering a really nice, "complete" product from Day 1 with limited possibilities for stretch goals, an achievement system might be the way to go.
- If you're offering a bare-bones product from day 1 with tons of little stretch goals, a traditional stretch goal system is probably best for you.
What do you think about achievements? Should I try it out on my upcoming treasure chest project?
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41 Comments on "Kickstarter Lesson #145: Achievements vs. Stretch Goals"
[…] this campaign, we tried achievement stretch goals for the first time, and we were blown away by how involved backers became. By the end of the […]
Hi Jamey! I was wondering about achievements/social stretch goals tied to BGG. Do you know what getting more fans on BGG and/or more thumbs of a photo on BGG is intended to do? Is it more about building community on that page, or is it intended to drive the hotness rating, or is it for a different purpose? If it's to try to drive the hotness rating, I assume that is just a temporary benefit then, but I wasn't sure if that's what people are trying to accomplish with achievements tied to BGG likes/thumbs. Thanks for any insight you can provide!
This campaign is outrageous! Do you think the main success of this campaign was due to The Oatmeal's involvement?
[…] was preparing for the launch of my new treasure chest Kickstarter project), I wrote KS lesson about an intriguing achievement system I had seen on some recent projects. The system seemed like a good fit to test out on my new […]
Just found out that if you open a new Twitter account, your tweets won't be searched — so they won't be found on your #hashtags or @usernames. So, basically, if you make your backers use social media and they don't use it, both of you may just be ****ed. And, by ****, I don't mean "hate". :P
Turns out I just needed to see it in action to fully grok how it changed things.
Seeing it in action, particularly the way you're doing it in the New Treasure Chests kickstarter with the almost gamified 'tokens' idea, I'm wondering if/how it could tie in with your Backer Influenced Stretch Goals idea, of backers voting on what stretch goal to try and unlock next – We're earning generic tokens for various things, some money related, others economies of scale related, and some marketting related (but in a fun way rather than a nagging way). Would the next level beyond what you're doing with that, for a campaign without as linear a deliniation of stretch goals as 'adds six tokens' each time, be voting on how to spend the tokens we're earning? With more difficult to fund goals costing 7 or so tokens, while adding a card being worth a single token? Obviously such a concept might require the achievements to be worth different amounts of tokens themselves, with perhaps money goals being worth more tokens than fun with picture goals, almost like the arcade ticket systems of old.
The tl;dr version is that I'm wondering if this idea can be integrated with https://stonemaiergames.com/ks-experiment-3-backer-influenced-stretch-goals/
Achievements add a nice little Skinner box element to the campaign and IMHO give people more incentive to check back and keep up with progress. It's easy to see when funding is approaching a certain level, but when will 25 goat selfies be posted? Check back often and see!
And while it's true that social media achievements dilute the pool of those already following for the sake of information, it also broadens your audience, or at least 'potential' audience for the future – not only of this project but of the next and so on.
Thanks for the breakdown. As always Jamey, great info!
Thank you for the interesting article.
When I saw the achievements on the Exploding kittens kickstarter, my first thought was that there was some pretty good marketing behind the campaign, because of the following reasons:
Some of the achievements may have looked 'just' funny. But the goals couldn't have been met if only those achievements had been fulfilled. There where also some serious goals. And unlike normal stretch goals, mostly just a pledge amount, they had imo a cleaver combination of pledge amount and nummer of backers. As a creator of a kickstarter you have an amount that you need to manufacture just one copy of your product. When the nummer of copies increases, the costs per copy lower and you have some 'space' to improve the product. But when there is just a percentage or amount stretch goal, you don't actually know if there is pledged for enough copies to make this space because of the added shipping costs (true, an experienced kickstarter project leader will know the proportion of domestic, EU and Canadian backers an so on, but these rates can vary if the exchange rate changes.) With a number of backers achievement included, the math can be done much easier.
Some of the other achievements, like the likes and shares, basicly just modify a 'normal' stretch goal. You don't only get the amount needed if you combine such an achievement with a percentage or amount achievement, but you also get some airplay which might increases the number of backers even further. I don't know if likes and shares pay off but I guess there will be some lists (x shares will get you y backers) to tell you their value.
The 'just funny' achievements had to be met to get the upgrade. Even they can contribute to the project I believe. If chosen wishly, backers will feel like a part of the community and it will give them a good feeling, just because it's fun, I think. And they will talk about your project enthusiastically. This way, even the funny achievements will gather some extra airplay. (F.i I really liked the between two anything photo's and definitely talked about it with some collegues and gaming friends).
The hardst part I think is to come up with the right funny achievements. They must be linked somehow to the project and appeal to your audience. And for that, you have to know your audience. I think that's the biggest risk when using achievements.
Thanks again for the interesting article.
Sorry for my English. I'm pretty far from native.. ;-)
The achievements showed in the examples present some sort of merging of a campaign and a game progress that you often see particularly in 'every' steam game.
This similarity is only positive as it gives a backer, as you mentioned in the article, a sense of progress even if the numbers on the campaign are not changing.
I do not think that achievements have to unlock anything in form of an additional content. They should be used more as an integral part of the campaign indicating its progress. This way giving a backer the reason to be proud of as it is thanks to their support that the project is going forward.
Thank you Jamey for the great article. All the Best :)
I think you ought to try it because you'll never know what it's like until you try and given your expanding knowledge of Kickstarter, this is something you probably should find out. Another downside to the project creator is that the economies of scale that justify the cost of stretch goals may be given up if the participants focus on the "free" stretch goals, unless those convert into enough additional backers.
If you go with goals using submitted pictures, I would love to see something like "Pictures of your group playing a game that could use these tokens".
Hate 'em. I think Achievements depends on your target audience. It's pretty obvious that the Oatmeal audience would be into social media and goofy snapshots. But BoardGameGeek? I doubt it. You better take a poll on BoardGameGeek if they'll go for this stuff. I doubt they'll go for these gimmicks — quite a few already dislike Early Birds and Exclusives.
Okay, if you don't like the word, "hate", how about the word, "won't fund?" I'm less inclined to support KS projects which *force* me to promote them, which is ironic, since I'm one of the more active supporters of a project, which I support through forum posts. I'm still not seeing how Achievements are good for *your* target audience, since BGG'ers see KS as a pre-order service, not an interactive social media site. I think KS projects which have a "party" atmosphere, like potato salad and The Oatmeal, work fine with Achievements, but not boardgames which act like pre-orders..
I do think a geeklist of photos backers take with Treasure Chest components would be an idea, since it more directly promotes the Treasure Chest and is tied to BGG, a site more appropriate to your target audience than Facebook or Twitter, which some BGG's strongly dislike, even hate. Perhaps run it as a contest (although check with BGG) where posters with the best pictures get promotional Stonemaier Games stuff, free games, or whatnot.
I'd be happier with them if they showed progress. The weird pics worked well for The Oatmeal because that's their primary audience.
i often thought about making a 2nd facebook account only for subscribing, liking and stuff. But that somehow feels wrong. Because i wouldnt have any friends on that account that would see my likings etc. it would just be there to follow, like etc. But that is not the way it is intended in ways of Social goals etc. but until now i have not started on that.
I am on the bandwagon of being against "follow" or "like". I make it a point of not "liking" anything or "following" anything to try to keep the algorithms that show me content clean.
I do think a few of the silly ones like "Take a picture of X and post it" are cool, as that is just silly fun.
Personally I would avoid a campaign that was exclusively based on these as I don't use or like any form of social media and so I would feel I was not contributing to things. I have been involved in a couple of fundings that used this sort of thing but only for one special 'social media' stretch goal. They just added something not directly tied to the main funding goal as a thank you for the additional advertising, the 'improvements' in the product were cash related so I did not feel obliged to participate or guilty when I did not (one was for the Malifaux/Wyrd Games rpg and the reward was a special edition figure from their existing range, so related but not essential to the main goal https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1334239018/through-the-breach-a-malifaux-roleplaying-game/description – post funding this was a great example of how not to keep your funders engaged and on-side)
'I don't use or like any form of social media'
Should be 'I don't like use or like MOST forms of social media'
I always thought that Facebook likes and Twitter followers felt a little cheap. I understand that it spreads the word, but if I like a thing enough to like it on Facebook (or follow it on G+), I'll do that on my own.
I know I've seen Likes as an unlocking mechanism in previous campaigns. I thought it was Kaosball by CMON, but I just checked and only see new things unlocked by Passholders (backers at a certain level or above).
I do think they feel less cheap (and actually substantial) as unlockable achievements when they're mixed in with other achievements (like selfies with goats). At least it doesn't feel like they're trying to take a small monetary hit on a current campaign in order for more people to advertise to in future campaigns.
This is a very interesting article, Jamey. As you mentioned, when I saw the "achievement system" on ConMan, I have to admit I was intimidated at the amount of work it would take (and frankly creativity) to make such an extensive list. But it was kinda brilliant.
I also believe these worked because the products are wacky and fun. I'd be interested in seeing a product that is more serious pull it off. ie, if the product or service doesn't have buzz, can it get off the ground with an upfront achievement system.
With stuff like this, I'm just waiting for the new Marketing degree in Crowfunding to be available in universities.
By the way, did you just coin new terms for the crowdfunding industry? :]
i didn't back any of those two, but in my opinion it is a double edged sword. There are people sharing all the stuff and liking, tweeting etc. but there are people like me who don't want to like and share everything on Facebook etc. Facebook is for me to stay with far to reach friends or check for boardgaming events around my home town etc. I just don't like to share my page etc. and let others post advertisment on my wall etc. All this stuff is annoying.
But i have to admit that you got me when you wanted the picture contest. And twitter is far more anonymous than facebook. So although i didn't participate it was just because of time and not because i did not like it. So doing some fun stuff and see some fun stuff like pics of special things like the mentioned goats or your between two xx is a neat thing that could be done.
But don't do 2000 likes or shares etc. – i am totally against it although i see that it helps to get more coverage and outreach.
i like the monetary strech goals tension at the end of every project – so these should stay. But there are voices that say a game should be complete and fun without any stretch goals. So as long as there are cosmetic changes like custom shapes of tokens etc i am fine with it. But cards should ALWAYS have linen finish. So when do you start to use linen finish jamey? Is it so much more expensive? I really love the feel of it. But that is another matter altogether.
as always just my 2 cents
I think the social media ones can be dangerous if it's purely count based. Someone "buying" followers/likes for you is a horrible thing (and it's insanely cheap) because it can severely impact your ability to reach your actual customers when your account is flooded with worthless followers/likes. Shares and retweets are much safer, and just as easy to meter safely.
So, how does this achievement system differ from the stretchgoal system you had on (Viticulture [Which tied some stretchgoals to spreading the word stuff] or the mini-game you slapped into Between Two Cities of photos of yourself or a meeple #betweentwo things with that hashtag?
Either I'm misreading what this style of thing is, or you're already doing it in small degrees.
Sounds pretty neat. Like getting a punch card at a sub shop or something. When you get 10 punches, you get a free sandwich. Like you said, it also gives micro goals with a sense of accomplishment driving the project forward without having to come up with umpteen different improvements.


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- Rifle through last year's receipts. On your federal income tax return, you can deduct either the state sales taxes or state income taxes you paid throughout the year. So if you live in Florida or another place with no state income taxes, the effort of organizing your receipts is well worth it. Even if you're not a resident in such a state, sales tax may give you the biggest deduction. For example, if you buy a car or some other big-ticket purchase, you might come out ahead with the sales tax choice.
- Tally up your charitable contributions. Not only the big charitable gifts made by check or payroll deduction, but also those little out-of-pocket expenses you may not necessarily think about as deductible: Ingredients for that soup you prepared for a homeless shelter, stamps for a school fundraising mailing. It can all add up. Again, be sure to track down receipts, which you'll need when itemizing deductions. If your charity work involved driving, you can deduct 14 cents per mile (2018 mileage rate).
Give yourself a head start for the next tax season by considering my top two tax rules:
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- Use other tax-advantaged accounts. Contributions to healthcare savings or flexible spending accounts are also made on a pretax basis.
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Hunt for Amusement Arcade Robber
Police release CCTV pictures of suspect
Detectives from Hammersmith & Fulham Robbery Squad investigating two robberies on amusement arcades in June have released images of a man they wish to speak to in connection with a robbery in Shepherds Bush and an attempted robbery in Hammersmith.
Police say the first incident occurred at around 9.50am on Monday June 28 at Caesar's World Amusements in Hammersmith's King Street.
A man entered the premises, approached a female member of staff, grabbed hold of her arm and demanded money. She broke free of his grip, and he fled from the premises.
The second incident, say police, occurred the same day, June 28, at approximately 10.50am - an hour after the first incident - at Agora Amusements in Uxbridge Road, W12.
The male suspect approached a female member of staff who was wearing a money belt. He grabbed the belt and broke it free from the member of staff's grasp, then made off with £43.
The suspect is described as a white male, approximately five foot eight inches tall, between 20-30 years, proportionate build, and short ginger hair wearing a red t-shirt, blue knee length shorts and trainers.
No arrests have been made in connection with either incident and detectives are hoping that releasing the CCTV images could assist their investigation.
Anyone with information about the incident or who is able to identify any the male from the images is asked to contact Detective Constable Ben Richards based in the Robbery Squad at Hammersmith Police Station on 0208 246 2678.
To remain anonymous call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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I saw some work of Nathalie Madore – ProProgram graduate who took many of our photo courses over her year. I was so impressed with her progress I asked her to share some photos and her experience for the blog.
Nathalie contacted me in late winter 2009 about the ProProgram and started with some basic skills and basic photos. She worked hard and her photos developed very nicely as did her business sense.
Read her take on her recent work at the Quebec Games or jeux du Québec.
"It has been a great experience so far to shoot pictures for the e-magazine SDV*mag. Les jeux du Québec is a provincial competition every year and Gatineau is the host city this year.
I received a media pass through SDV and I am enjoying every minute of the games… even if the days starts very early and finish late at night. During the day I shoot at different locations and download, post process and write a small article for the magazine.
I am developing a new way to present sport based on my vision. Being a sport person helps me – I know what to look for. I have also met lots of contacts that help me get better shots. So far I love my experience and would do it again. I cover the event until Friday then REST!
Nat "
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- Purified monoclonal IgG2b - liquid
- Preparation
- Purified IgG2b prepared by affinity chromatography from tissue culture supernatant
- Buffer Solution
- Phosphate buffered saline
- Preservative Stabilisers
0.1% Sodium Azide
- Purity
- Single band by agarose electrophoresis and immunoelectrophoresis.
- Approx. Protein Concentrations
- IgG concentration 1.0 mg/ml
Storage Information
- Storage
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Storage in frost-free freezers is not recommended. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing as this may denature the protein. Should this product contain a precipitate we recommend microcentrifugation before use.
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The OceanZen girls went to Tonga last year. We did this. With wild humpback whales! Our absolute love, passion, work and research.
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Who among us as a child did not want to visit the legendary Baker Street? A lot of cunning mysteries and the person of an outstanding detective attract guests from all over the world to this mysterious place. According to statistics, one in five UK residents considers that Sherlock Holmes was a real person. Citizens of Lviv can confirm - it not only exists but also looks great.
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The colt Oristo (by High Five x Vivaldi) was named the 2019 KWPN Foal Champion at the annual KWPN Championships held in Ermelo, The Netherlands, on Friday 16 August 2019.
A group of 10 foals was selected for the champion's ring to fight for the KWPN Foal Champion's title.
Judge Marian Dorresteijn assessed five groups of foals all day out of which the cream of the crop, 10 foals, were picked for the champion's ring. "Of course it's the form of the day and those foals have had a long day, so one shows himself better than the other. But we were able to make a good choice."
The judges named Oristo (by High Five x Vivaldi) the champion of 2019. They praised the chestnut colt for being a well developed, long legged foal with a correct conformation and strong hindleg. Oristo is bred by Appie Dijkstra, who had no less than two foals in the champion's ring.
The reserve champion was Onora Waard (by Escolar x Florencio), bred by Luc van Rijn. She was one of the youngest foals in the Championship and stood out with her expression, cadence and suppleness in trot and canter.
The third place went to Orange Oride (by Daily Diamond x Jazz), bred by A. Buijze.
Results - 2018 KWPN Foal Championship
- 1. Oristo (by High Five x Vivaldi)
- 2. Onora Waard (by Escolar x Florencio)
- 3. Orange Pride (by Daily Diamond x Jazz)
- 4. Ovieni (by For Romance x Krack C)
- 5. Orange Crush (by Ferguson x Bretton Woods)
- 6. Okwa (by Ghandi x Santano)
- 7. Oilili (by Franklin x Davino VOD)
- 8. Outlaw (by Daily Diamond x Florencio)
- 9. Ochtendsterina (by Vivaldi x Rubels)
- 10. Oz (by Expression x Oscar)
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What do you get when you cross Oliver Twist, Huckleberry Finn, and Tom Sawyer??
Definitely not a classic…
but you do get
The Good Thief
Hannah Tinti
Seriously, take twelve year old Ren(the main character) who lives at an orphanage run by monks, and is then sold to a man who claims to be his brother, they go on the lam and meet up with a few other roustabouts, gets into some scrapes(some rather serious)
He is forced into situations(thievery)of various sorts, that he cannot control for fear of being killed.
But…he has a good heart. At the end of the book, the only thing we are left wondering is what happens next.
perhaps time for a sequel.
Oh, did I forget to tell you Ren had a hand cut off as an infant…why?? guess you'll have to read the book.


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Radiah Shabazz is a graduate of the School of Communications at Howard University. She earned a degree in print and online journalism with a minor in English language and literature. Radiah currently lives in Maryland and works in marketing and communications at a national nonprofit in downtown Washington, DC.
The first semester in college can be one of the most challenging and nerve-wracking experiences most people ever experience. Not only must one adjust to new environments, new people, and new classes, but one must also grasp the hang of being almost fully independent. No one wakes you up for class, cooks your meals, or takes care of you when you're sick. Simply put, you're on your own, walking that fine line between childhood and adulthood.
Common stressors like insomnia and financial strain can often make the adjustment phase worse. But it doesn't have to be this way. With the right attitude and careful planning, your first semester in college can be smooth sailing, fun and carefree.
The best advice I can give to any first time college student is to know yourself. I've seen many people come and go because they were trying to be like someone else or trying to fit into a crowd that they weren't meant to be in. Stay true to yourself. Of course, none knows who they are completely, especially as an eighteen year old in what is usually the first time away from home long term, but you should definitely have some idea before you begin your first day of classes.
Whoever said "college is where you find out who you are" is wrong. The saying should go "College is where you find out more about who you are." You should go into your first year of college having a general idea of what your likes and dislikes are. This will make it easier for you to meet people who share similar interests. Having a support system in the form of friends will be one of the highlights of college career.
So what else should you? Here are a few things that I knew about myself going in and I think they will be helpful to you as you begin your journey into college.
Know what makes you tick, because a lot of things will make you tick. Know what to do when you feel this moments happening. How do you respond to anger? Figure it out and know when to step away.
It sounds trivial, but know how to share. Most college freshmen end up with a roommate and live in a dorm that has community bathrooms. You're sharing living space and this can be a very difficult adjustment, especially if you haven't had to share a room before. With this comes the art of compromise. Be fair and work with your roommate(s) to establish mutual respect so that your living arrangement ca be the best possible. Outside of the classroom, your room will be where you spend most of your time, so you don't want the atmospheres to be dripping with tension and animosity.
Finally, appreciate yourself and your time. Know when to say no. you don't have to attend every party, help every classmate, let someone borrow every pen, or whatever the case may be. Value yourself enough to be able to respectfully decline whatever sentiments come your way. It'll save you a lot of headache and in many cases a lot of time!


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Hi friends! You may have noticed a lack of blog posts coming to your email over the past 10 days. If you are, it means that you're… well here and not truly at probablyrachel.com (notice the .wordpress.com up there?)
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Practical Landscape Painting: Materials, Techniques & Projects by David Hollis
|Practical Landscape Painting: Materials, Techniques & Projects by David Hollis
|Category: Art
|Reviewer: Ani Johnson
|Summary: How useful you'll find this step by step manual depends on your aritistic journey to date. How good a book doesn't depend on artistic expertise – beautifully produced and lovely as a little coffee table book, you don't have to paint from it to appreciate it.
|Buy? Yes
|Borrow? Yes
|Pages: 96
|Date: September 2015
|Publisher: Ivy Press
Almost any of us can visit the countryside and capture the view in our memory or on our camera with comparatively consummate ease. However capturing it in paint is more difficult and yet something some of us (me included) dream of. It was therefore with great excitement that I picked up this compact book of seven lessons in landscape painting. As I believe (with good evidence) that I have the artistic ability of a house brick, it would be a challenge but I also have a dream to follow.
Retired architect/art teacher David Hollis has, in league with Ivy Press, created a beautiful book, which is evident the moment we set eyes on it. The pages are well laid out and the text-to-picture ratio inviting rather than off-putting. In fact I spent a couple of weeks flicking through it and luxuriating in David's obvious talent. However there eventually comes a time when one must take the plunge and so plunge I did.
David eases us in gently and reassuringly as he lists the required equipment, keeping it at an affordable level for the novice. We then begin Lesson 1 – washes. This is the confidence-building technique of applying background coloration in different, quickly sloshed on ways ('sloshed' being my own technical term) and yet can provide texture to elements like sky and clouds. I enjoyed this immensely and, with my crafting head on, could see other uses for it such as papers for greetings card making. So with a big smile on my face I moved on to the Rockies and Lesson 2.
Here David asks us to sketch before starting our painting and a truth hit me. This is a book on landscape painting so no one is going to hold the class up to teach we house bricks how to sketch. I had a go and would suggest that any would be sketchers look at David's finished painting for this bit rather than his sketch. I realised at my second attempt that in this way we see what the lines are representing and so may find it easier to draw with that context in mind. I made a reasonable fist of it and was impressed by David's interspersed tips, specially the addition of salt to represent scree detail.
From Lesson 3 onwards David's architectural roots and expertise shine through. There are still some wonderful tips to be enjoyed and useful lessons in colour juxtaposition and perspective. However as more buildings are added we get the impression that these are coloured in architectural drawings. By the time I got to the intricacies of the buildings in Petra, I realised that there was no way I could replicate this without artistic talent, or a few years at university and a good CAD programme.
So who is this book for? The answer is that it has something for everyone but not all is relevant to all in a practical art lesson way. The complete novice will garner some interesting techniques and basic knowledge. The artistic wishing to add landscape to their talent portfolio will undoubtedly learn more to a greater or lesser extent. However, where this book is a great unifier for all who enjoy art, even via passive enjoyment, is that the trade secrets shared are fascinating and David's pictures are a joy to revel in.
Personally speaking David's buildings will be way beyond my level of ability for eons yet, but he (Petra aside) has given me ideas and inspiration that I'd like to take further with the help of other resources. When all's said and done it does indeed fire the imagination and spur us on to things we may not have tried otherwise. In other words, a good book.
(Thank you to the good folk at Ivy Press for providing us with a copy for review.)
Further Reading: If you would like further landscape inspiration for your art as an artist or as someone who loves looking at art, we definitely recommend In the Country by David Gentleman.
You can read more book reviews or buy Practical Landscape Painting: Materials, Techniques & Projects by David Hollis at Amazon.co.uk Amazon currently charges £2.99 for standard delivery for orders under £20, over which delivery is free.
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Just What ARE All Those Metals?8:30 PM Posted In beading supplies , Intro Information , resources Edit This 0 Comments »
Even jewelry and bead artists with some experience behind their belts can have a hard time figuring out just what kind of metal it is they're dealing with. Jewelry buyers generally don't know either, and this can lead to a lot of confusion.
What's The Plan, Stan?
Beading Metals:
What's The Plan, Stan?
- I'm going to break down the basic details of the various metals you may come across in your jewelry travels.
Beading Metals:
- Stirling Silver is softer and more malleable than most metals. It is prone to oxidization, when the metal begins to turn somewhat black.
- Gold
- When you work with gold, you will work with different gold carats. The carat measures the proportion of gold to other metal alloys, which make up the actual metal. The higher the carat, the higher the gold content, the higher the cost.
- There are a few different colors of gold:
- Yellow: pure gold with copper and zinc
- Rose: pure gold with copper
- White: pure gold with white metals such as silver and palladium
- Rhodium
- A white metal, very similar to Platinum and is often used to enhance the color of white gold
- Platinum
- A very pure white metal when used in jewelry. It is dense and heavy and wicked expensive.
- Titanium
- A silver-grey-white-ish metal and has a wide array of colors. It is very strong, and very lightweight, however, it cannot be soldered.
- Surgical Steel
- Refers to a stainless steel, of the same grade that is used for surgical implanted or tools. It's an alloy of iron and carbon with chromium, molybdenum and a wee bit of nickel. It's actually pretty similar to Titanium, but not nearly as expensive.
- Copper
- A reddish-goldish metal, very maleable and inexpensive. It's recently very popular in jewelry, but you have to worry about oxidization.
- Brass
- An allow of copper and zinc, so it's generally darker and not as brilliant as copper. The more zinc, the darker the brass. The more copper, the redder the brass. It tends to be pretty hypoallergenic.
- Base Metal
- May be gold or silver colored, and thus all the more confusing
- Plated Metals
- Plated metals has a base of a non-precious metal, such as pewter or brass, which is covered in a thin layer of a precious metal, such as silver or gold.
- The good thing is, plated metals are cheaper. However, you risk wearing through the layer of plated metal.
- Vermeil
- This is a type of plating process, however, rather than using a non-precious base, it uses a sterling silver base
- Gold Filled
- AKA : Gold Overlay or Rolled Gold Plated
- Has several mechanically bonded layers, in which a non-precious base is covered with the outside layer of at least 10 Karat gold.


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Boscolo Palace Roma Hotel - Situated in the Via Veneto, Rome's most elegant & fashionable street, this hotel offers 87 rooms. Luxury, comfort and excellent service are united with refined designer furnishings to delight the senses. Rooms have all the most modern amenities and a buffet breakfast is served daily.
Golden Tower (Florence) - This boutique hotel is located in the heart of Florence, at the side of the historic Palazzo Strozzi. The rooms mix classic & contemporary styles along with all the amenities necessary to ensure comfort. An onsite restaurant and bar are available as is car valet service.
Villa Casagrande (Figline Valdarno) - Full of artistic heritage, Villa Casagrande offers 60 rooms equipped with all the modern comforts while preserving the buildings 14th century charm. Along with local dining option the hotel offers a refined restaurant where traditional Tuscan cuisine can be enjoyed.
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Rabbit fosterers in Merseyside
We are a small yet growing foster-based sanctuary rescuing and rehoming rabbits in the Merseyside area.
We are looking for fosterers in the following areas Liverpool, St. Helens, Warrington, so we prefer fosterers to be within these area, however if you are just outside these areas please don't be put off as you still may be a vital aid to us.
Are you someone with a fair knowledge and understand of these animals needs and behaviours.
Are you,
1, familiar with rabbit diet, health and behaviour
2, able to provide a safe and secure environment
3, willing to provide care and shelter until a forever home can be found no matter how long this takes.
4, able to take foster rabbits to the vet as necessary
5, comfortable with allowing potential adopters to visit the bunnies whilst in your care.
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Let's talk about online payments
On January 1st 2014 the PCI Security Standards Council (SSC) released revision 3.0 of the Data Security Standard. To many people it meant a review of an already long and complicated series of regulations and rules that had to be followed to take card payments. Upon reading the reasons for the upgrade of the standard, now entering its 10th year, it quickly becomes clear these changes are pragmatic and sensible.
The majority of the changes are made in the form of clarifications to wording; making the documentation easier to understand. There are also numerous examples, which illustrate how the standard may be applied. The PCI SSC is very clear that its role is to help organisations focus on security as part of business as usual. This drive to increase awareness and education is prevalent throughout the update.
There is still a need for this to be highlighted. The majority of security breaches are the result of an internal policy issue; weak passwords and phishing attacks are still top of the list. In fact a study commissioned by Verizon found that of all major breaches in 2012, "76% were directly a result of weak credentials, which allowed authentication based attacks."
The changes made to Requirement 8 address the user responsibility and their organisation's approach to authentication control. There are also new requirements for service providers to have clearly defined, audited policies on access control into solutions. This brings us to another important aspect of PCI DSS 3.0: The idea of "Security as a Shared Responsibility".
This offers guidance to businesses that outsource some of their payment infrastructure. It has particular relevance to online services and e-commerce websites. This principle of security as a shared responsibility has been introduced to address a common failing in the past – according to PCI SSC in 63% of investigations into security deficiency, configurations easily exploited by hackers were found in environments where a 3rd party was involved.
This had lead to updates to Requirement 12, particularly to 12.8.5, that requires clear documentation about who is responsible for specific areas of compliance. In addition the standard includes a new point, 12.9, directed solely at service providers that will come into effect on the 1st July 2015. It makes the integration of outsourced parties more transparent and manageable.
Despite the new language and updates to requirements, the core of the standard remains the same. If you store or transmit cardholder data then you need to address compliance. The option of ensuring that your website is completely out of scope (and therefore zero risk) is still a real one. Many payment providers offer a fully outsourced payment processing method, and if you are in any doubt at all, they should be the first point of contact.
The cost of hiring a security professional may still be prohibitive to many smaller companies, so a strong relationship with service providers is vital. PEER1 hosting assists with compliance by using everyday language and a secure service offering. Our managed hosting facilities are all PCI DSS audited to ensure the right level of physical security for your application.
To take a detailed look the changes to PCI DSS read: https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/documents/PCI_DSS_v3_Summary_of_Changes.pdf
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bill-swift - April 28, 2005
I came across these photos while doing nothing productive. They seemed to be your run-of-the-mill hi-res pictures, you know, nice to look at, but nothing special.
However, upon closer inspection, these are lauffers...
Seriously, though, is Mischa Barton's dress see-through? I think it might be. Take a close look at the first picture.


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Some 68% of Zelensky's supporters voting against current situation in Ukraine, 40% of Poroshenko's supporters voting more 'against Putin' – Rating poll
KYIV. April 11 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Among supporters of presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky, 68% are by their choice expressing, first and foremost, their protest against the existing situation in the country, while 26% are voting for him as a person.
According to poll results of the Sociological Group Rating published at the Kyiv-based Interfax-Ukraine news agency on Thursday, a total of 66% of Ukrainians think this is the main motivation to vote for Zelensky, while 20% think people are voting for Zelensky because of his personal qualities.
Among the voters of the current president, Petro Poroshenko, almost 40% vote not so much for him as against Russian President Vladimir Putin, while 42% are voting for Poroshenko the candidate.
Some 31% of all respondents believe that they are voting for Poroshenko as an individual, while 26% believe that voting for him is, first of all, a vote "against Putin."
Some 57% of voters who are ready to support Zelensky in the second round are voting for him as a candidate, while 41% of those polled said they are voting for Poroshenko the candidate.
Some 75% of voters who are ready to support Poroshenko in the second round are more likely to vote for him as a candidate, while 22% are more likely to vote against Zelensky.
Sociological Group Rating conducted the survey on April 5-10, 2019, among Ukrainians 18 years and older. The sample is representative by age, gender, region, and type of settlement. Some 3,000 people took part in a personal formalized interview (face-to-face). The margin of error of the poll does not exceed 1.8%.


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Vertigo may be more robust than Coffee
Former Kaminak CEO weighs in on "spectacular" gold discovery
Last updated 12/14/2018 at 5:20am
Spectacular gold assays continue to roll in from the 2018 drilling and trenching at Vertigo, a target on White Gold Corp.'s JP Ross property that is shaping up to be the most robust gold system identified so far in Yukon's White Gold District.
The latest round of assays include results from a reverse circulation (RC) hole that has significantly extended the Vertigo rotary air blast (RAB) discovery to depth and encountered a deeper zone of high-grade gold to depth.
This RC hole, JPRVERRC18-013 cut 6.1 meters averaging 18.59 grams per metric ton gold and 188.8 g/t silver from a depth of 24.38 meters, including a 1.52-meter section with 59.5 g/t gold and 439 g/t silver. At 44.2 meters, this hole encountered another 4.57-meter zone averaging 6.82 g/t gold.
This hole was drilled as an extension of JPRVERRAB18-0014, a previously announced RAB hole that cut 24.38 meters averaging 23.44 g/t gold from surface. The overall intercept at this location is 30.46 meters of 22.47 g/t gold from surface.
White Gold Corp. has also received results from three trenches dug to follow up on the near surface, high-grade gold mineralization intersected in JPRVERRAB18-014 andJPRVERRC18-006, a previously reported RC hole that cut 82.3 meters of 3.21 g/t gold from surface.
• JPRVERTR18-001, dug five meters west of JPRVERRAB18-014 and its continuation RC18-013, encountered seven meters averaging 16.94 g/t gold and 67.9 g/t silver;
• JPRVERTR18-002, dug six meters east of Trench 1, encountered five meters of 66.39 g/t gold and 302 g/t silver, plus a second zone of mineralization was intersected 11 meters south that included one meter averaging 50.5 g/t gold and 80.6 g/t silver; and
• JPRVERTR18-003, dug roughly 40 meters southeast of JPRVERTR18-003, encountered eight meters of 20.79 g/t gold and 107.1 g/t silver, plus a second zone nine meters to the south that included two meters averaging 7.05 g/t gold and 48.9 g/t silver.
White Gold Corp. said this trenching has traced the high-grade gold mineralization at Vertigo over 55 meters of strike length which extends to at least 30 meters deep, based on RAB and RC drilling carried out so far. At least 12 mineralized structures have been identified over a 1,500- by 650-meter target area at Vertigo.
"Spectacularly high-grade gold values are consistently being obtained from the Vertigo trend and these trench results confirm our model of strong structural control," said Rob Carpenter, director, White Gold Corp. "We have successfully defined the trend and dip of the gold-bearing zones only a few months after initial discovery. These results provide further understanding of the Vertigo and show that the mineralization is more extensive than previously understood."
Additional drilling, prospecting and soil sampling has also been carried out to identify similar high-grade mineralization along a larger 14-kilometer (8.7 miles) structural trend that hosts the Vertigo discovery. Results from this wider exploration effort are pending.
"The trenching has given us key insights into the direction and orientation of the high-grade mineralization which we have leveraged to complete prospecting work outside of the main target area and we look forward to presenting these results in due course," said Carpenter. "Our 2019 program will aim to extend the geometry of these shallow gold zones with our ultimate goal being to illustrate the continuity of grade and trend. The scale and footprint of the Vertigo zones and alteration haloes suggest the system may represent the most robust gold system discovered to date in the White Gold District."
Carpenter served as president and CEO of Kaminak Gold Corp. during that company's discovery and expansion of the roughly 5-million-ounce Coffee Gold deposit, which currently holds the record as the most robust gold system defined so far in the White Gold District.


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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Monsters 2 (2012)
Hey boils and ghouls - here's some cool sequel news.
I really dug Monsters from last year, and would love to see a well done sequel.
From Dread Central:
Here's the lowdown: Monsters 2 will be directed by emerging hotshots Brent Bonacorso and Jesse Atlas with original director Gareth Edwards serving as executive producer alongside actor Scoot McNairy and Vertigo's Rupert Preston. Vertigo's Allan Niblo and James Richardson have also brought in Ben Pugh and Rory Aitken from Between the Eyes as producers.
This story will continue by introducing a teacher living in a protected walled city, who has to go into the infected zone to find his long-lost brother, a former military man who is now a Col. Kurtz-esque figure. Niblo promises "lots more creatures" than the original.
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There is no scarcity of video converter solutions in our world! It doesn't matter whether you want a MP4 to 3GP, or a MKV to MP3 conversion, you can find the appropriate video converters for that purpose. Having said that, it seems a bit tough to find a comprehensive video converter that can work seamlessly with most popular media formats, and is accompanied by a superb User Interface. We include AVS Video Converter and Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate as members of the best video converters league. It's also obvious, a common user, would be confused when it comes to selecting one from the duo.
If you are short on time, Skip to the end, Verdict Section.
AVS Video Converter Vs Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate
AVS Video Converter is a media conversion solution that comes from Online Media Technologies Ltd. It is available only for Windows including the latest version of Windows 10. As per the minimum resources requirements of AVS Video Converter, you can installed on any of the computers you have, though they recommend going for a mediocre-level PC.
Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate is developed by Wondershare, which is a trusted name when it comes to the case of utility software. It is available for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X, offering the same experience on different devices. It has to be noted that Wondershare Video Converter has some other tools included in the package, such as a DVD Burner, Media Server and an online video Downloader.
Here, we can have an in-detail comparison of both AVS Video Converter and Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate so that you can choose well. We might not be able to find a this one is the best decision, but you can make the choice much easily after knowing all the facts.
Video Conversion
It's a fact that both AVS and Wondershare have packed additional capabilities inside the utilities, such as an editor to perform minor edits to the converted videos and DVD Burner etc. Despite all these, video conversion is the factor to be noted first, we know. And, there are several factors to be taken into consideration.
We know you'd be concerned about the conversion speed here. We tried converting the same source file into the same format, using both the application. In the comparison, Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate had a better speed, and thus an upper hand in the long run. Of course, the speed of AVS Video Converter is impressive, especially when compared to the other video converters out there. However, if we take the duo of AVS and Wondershare, Wondershare has best conversion speed to offer.
There is a tie between Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate and AVS Video Converter as we come to compatibility with media file formats. Both the software support a wide range of media formats, and the number is more than 150 if we take the case of Wondershare. In the other, however, there is no particular number, but all the key formats are supported for both recognizing and converting Media. For instance, you would find the input support for DVD and MP4 in both of the tools.
In addition, AVS Video Converter has made three sections for the format selection — Formats, Devices and Web. At first, you can select the format manually. You can then select the device you have and the tool finds the most appropriate media format. Final option is useful when you are creating a video for uploading to web-based video sharing services like YouTube.
By the way, the problem we found with AVS Video Converter is that it doesn't allow you to convert video files to audio formats only; at the same time, Wondershare has plenty of options for video to audio conversion. So, the choice can be based on your experience.
Conversion Control
AVS Video Converter offers an advanced set of options for output customization. It means you can change various aspects of the converted file, such as video and audio codecs in use, quality etc. Depending on the format you have chosen, availability of customization options varies. Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate is quite limited in this, in spite of the fact that the developers have included newer technologies for quicker rendering and conversion.
Editing Before Conversion
Before you convert the videos, you might want to edit the videos. Both solutions have in-built editors available.
In AVS Video Converter, there is a built-in editor that offers a lot of options. You would be able to perform actions such as trimming, shrinking etc, along with plenty of audio and video effects to be applied. The editor interface is simple but professional, allowing you to various sorts of editing tasks.
In Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate, the editor is offering limited amount of capabilities. You would be able to get things done with trimming, watermark adding etc, but the interface is isn't that professional. Also, there are only a few set of effects available in Wondershare Editor. Hence AVS Video Converter leaves Wondershare far behind.
Final Verdict
After testing both the conversion software, we can only say that we love both of them. So, if we need to place a final word on selection of one, we have to strictly depend on your needs and experience with multimedia Editing and Conversion software.
AVS Video Converter: Package Benefits
AVS Video Converter does not come as a single application. It is included as AVS4YOU Unlimited subscription. This package includes 12 applications as mentioned below:
Wondershare Video Converter: Feature Benefits
Below mentioned are the unique features of Wondershare over AVS Video Converter:
- TouTube Video Download and Conversion on the Fly.
- Transfer converted videos to Android & iOS devices directly over WiFi.
- Video to Audio only conversion.
- Inbuilt DLNA Server for watching videos directly on network devices.
- Simple Interface with easy to select options.
- Latest Encoder HEVC H.265 for smaller output files.
Recommended For: Home users who want point to point conversion without extensive video editing requirement should opt for Wondershare. If you just want converted video to play on your PlayStation and other portable devices, then definitely this is it. These additional feature makes Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate the best for home users.
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Residents talk toilets
Residents from across Together Housing Group met with staff recently to give their feedback about the components used in bathroom improvement work.
Specifc issues relating to the height and type of toilets and sinks, tile sizes and design and types of light fittings and decoration were discussed in detail.
Debbie Potter, Group Resident Involvement Coordinator, said having the opportunity to discuss materials and design face to face with tenants is a valuable exercise: "We regularly review how satisfied residents are with the components that we use and the tenants' feedback will feed into this process."
She added that she was grateful to residents, all of whom were honest with their comments in terms of practicality, quality and visual appeal.


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I have a t&g pine ceiling. Our fireplace has made the wood very dry in places. The ceiling was clear coated before. I was told to use oil base polyurethane to put moisture back into the wood. I would rather use water based polyurethane because the fumes are not as bad. Will the water based do the same thing?
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