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February 07, 2014
I've Got My Ticket For the Long Way 'Round…
From discovering Adobe my first week in college & sending away $10 for an ATM Light floppy disk, to teaching Photoshop in college & starting a Web design career, to joining the company itself in 2000, I've had a very special relationship with this place. It has enabled & enlivened my creativity on so many levels, from making beautiful images & animations to learning how to develop great products.
Our little sons were just asking the meaning of BIFURC8 ("Bifurcate"), as seen on our license plate. I explained that it's about splitting into two pieces. If I could somehow bifurcate myself, I'd joyfully work at both Adobe & Google. Until we get that tech, though, I must step away.
It was real; it was fun; it was often real fun. I don't want to get all Rutger Hauer, tears-in-the-rain on you (jeez, dramatic much?), so I'll just say so long, and thanks for all the pixels. See you at my new digs, I hope.
PS—Quick housekeeping note: I've asked the blog admin to disable commenting site-wide soon, lest spam creep in, people feel their questions are being ignored, etc. I believe the rest of the blog will remain intact for the foreseeable future.
The Blog Is Dead. Long Live the Blog!
(No, this isn't quite my last post here. I think I've got one more left in me.)
I'm so pleased that many folks have asked that I keep blogging after leaving Adobe. I've therefore set up an embryonic new blog at—wait for it—jnack.com.
Yes, the design is a work in progress! (Tips & WordPress expertise are all most welcome.)
I plan to point out interesting news about Adobe products when I see news, useful tips, and so forth. (My primary interest has always been in creative people and the work they do, not to any particular company or product.) I won't, of course, speak on Adobe behalf (not, technically, that I ever did) or disclose anything non-public.
And what about Google and its products? We shall see. Amazing as this sounds, I didn't start blogging about Adobe until I'd worked here for more than 5 years. By then I clearly knew the lay of the land, knew what was okay to say & what wasn't, etc. I'd never want to speak out of turn at the new shop, so I expect to take a pretty restrained approach for the foreseeable future.
Thus I can promise you an ongoing stream of the photography, videos, illustration, and other work that I find inspiring. If that's up your alley, please join me at the new digs. (Here's the RSS feed address.)
A few of my favorite posts
Non-exhaustive, if perhaps exhausting, here's a list of some posts that I think have held up:
- The Secret Life of Smart Filters explains why PS doesn't feature filters inside adjustment layers (we tried!). The follow-on post, Simplicity vs. Power in Photoshop, is a little more conceptual, but I still like it.
- In Photoshop, as seen through Johnny Cash I wrestled with the challenges presented by an app built up incrementally over 2+ decades.
- I wrote Sympathy for the Devil at the height of the Apple/Adobe dust-up over Flash Player. Yes, Flash is flawed, I wrote, but the rest of the world needs to deliver something better (which, since then, Adobe has been working hard to help it do).
- In Reflections on Guatemala (or, What's In A Pen?) I tried to extract my head from my own/Silicon Valley's collective butt.
- It never happened, and perhaps that's for the best, but I still liked the wild idea of HTML5 layers in Photoshop, and I still wish we had User-powered help inside Photoshop.
- The whole Idle Philosophizing category is pretty good, I think.
- Oh, and Thank God "E.T." sucked. If it hadn't, I wouldn't be here.
Come to ADIM 2014
If not for this man & this conference, I wouldn't be here today.
In 2002 Adobe was poised to lay me off. I'd poured 12 hours per day for two years into LiveMotion, but it just wasn't gonna succeed, and the project was canceled. We were given 30 days to find something new, and my attempts to create a role as Illustrator evangelist fell flat. Thus I'd resigned myself to leaving—but before I went, I figured, "Screw it, if these guys want to put me up in Monterey for a few days at the end [to demo at Russell Brown's ADIM conference], why not? (And can I expense the kayaking?)"
I pulled out all the stops for what was to be my final demo, impressing Russell. Learning of my imminent demise, he reached out to the brass and said, "Really, we're getting rid of this guy?" A day or two later on Friday—what was to be my very last day—as I sat in the Microsoft recruiting building I got a call from big cheese Bryan Lamkin saying, "How would you like to work on Photoshop? How about you come down here on Monday?" Three weeks later I'd flown back to Boston, packed up my cat & my crap, and leisurely driven across the country to start a new life in California.
Well, I can't promise you that big a life change as a result of attending ADIM this year (March 9-12th in Boulder, CO), but I can promise you'll have a ball & learn a ton:
Join art directors, designers, illustrators, photographers, and our own Russell Brown for ADIM14! You'll learn advanced imaging techniques using the tools and services found in the Adobe Creative Cloud. This will be Russell's final edition of the ADIM conference as he transforms into yet another creative character in the near future. If you've never been to an ADIM, then this is your final chance. It is not to be missed.
Register now to get $250 off and a one-year Creative Cloud membership.
Go forth & enjoy.
You wanted Photoshop faster, more efficient? You got it.
"What if all we did was make apps faster?" I asked a few weeks back. I'm pleased to say that the latest update to Photoshop CC makes the app faster in two notable ways:
- Sharpen images 5 to 20 times faster.
- Make PSDs far lighter weight.
In the first case, an absolutely fundamental capability of the app—sharpening images—has been accelerated thanks to OpenCL.
For example, using a test image on a machine featuring an NVIDIA GTX480, processing time went from 11.297 seconds to 0.693 seconds. Using the same image with an ATI Radeon HD7950, processing time fell from 12.529s to 0.419s*.
In the second case, linked Smart Objects can make your PSDs much lighter weight—and therefore faster to open, save, and manipulate. I just did a quick test, creating a 10-layer PSD that I then inserted into two other PSDs—one linked, one embedded. The parent containing linked SOs is 4.7MB, whereas the one with embedded SOs is 9MB (2x the size). Personally I'd make link-vs.-embed decisions more according to workflow & collaboration preferences, but it's nice to know there are size & performance savings to be had, too.
* The PS performance guys note, "Performance times will vary on machines based on both CPU and GPU performance. For OCL-enabled GPUs with +512MB of VRAM, the results are always faster than CPU. Summary: Discrete GPU configurations show average performance gains of 5X to 20X faster. Newer-generation integrated graphics (Intel 5000 series and higher, AMD's Trinity APU series) with OCL support show gains of at least 2X."
February 06, 2014
Think On My Sins: Configurator & the simplification of Adobe tools
I fought the sprawl & the sprawl won.
I always intended to do a long series on what I've learned from failures, yet this will be the second & final installment (a bit of a meta-failure). Well, take it for what it's worth.
In my many years working on Photoshop, I was sort of obsessed with the app's inexorable growth & complexity. For example, in "Psst–wanna see Photoshop 15?" (Oct. '05) I talked about the rate at which menu items were getting added. Even if the team somehow found a way to *drop* 60-70 features per release (impossible), we'd only tread water in terms of complexity.
To make real progress, I proposed breaking Photoshop into task-based chunks (for example, showing only photography features when you're working on photography). Thus you could really feel like the app was made just for you, and that it revealed exactly the right set of features (and tips) just when you needed them.
I didn't trust Adobe, myself, or any top-down approach to get these chunks exactly right. Instead I proposed letting customers tune the app themselves, building their own workspaces which combined layouts, menu setups, and keyboard shortcuts. Critically, these workspaces could also include custom panels—layouts that you could Lego together to fit your exact needs.
Enter Adobe Configurator. It offered a simple set of building blocks, letting you mix together a custom panel from any combo of Photoshop tools & menu commands you'd like. I never expected most users to invest the time—maybe 1 in 100 would, I figured—but I hoped that a small number of thoughtful, motivated users (the sort I once was) would create & distribute stuff for everyone else.
So, what happened?
- Configurator gained a couple hundred thousand downloads—pretty great for a nerdy utility posted to Adobe Labs.
- Some authors like Vincent Versace created & distributed custom panels.
- The Photoshop team make Configurator much more powerful & used it to create the Knowledge panel for CS5. When you'd click a particular workspace (e.g. 3D), you'd then get a grouping of relevant tools plus interactive How-To content. It was pretty damn cool, if I may say so.
- Most people didn't do much of anything, however.
What went wrong? What can we learn?
- Sharing custom panels was far too hard. (I won't describe all the onerous steps for packaging, decompressing, etc.)
- The Knowledge panel didn't ship in the box with CS5 (the whole 64-bit/Cocoa transition was dicey enough that we had to cut it at the last minute), and the team never included it later. People didn't care about in-app help, at least to anything approaching the degreed I'd hoped.
- In making Configurator support this sophisticated use case (i.e. "eating our own dog food"), it became complex & intimidating, when it should have erred on the side of simple on-boarding.
- Ultimately, the whole problem reminds me of dogs chasing cars: What would they do if they caught one? That is, everyone likes to bitch that apps are too complicated, but when you give them the chance to streamline & reorganize the UI to their tastes, they don't know what they'd do differently, or they just don't care to bother.
Could things change? Perhaps:
- The "settings sync" feature introduced in CC could morph into settings sharing, letting me make what's mine yours & vice versa. (Example: I go see Michael Ninness teach "Photoshop for Web Design." I type "ninness" into my copy of Photoshop, see Michael's custom workspace (including Configurator-style custom panels that present tools with context), hit "ok," and have it all on my system, period.
- Adobe could create a Tumblr-simple publishing system for people to share their interactive how-to content, making it appear right within CC apps. (I naively thought that authors would see Configurator's ability to include HTML views & immediately start populating them. I came to realize that traditional authors are used to writing a manuscript, sending it off, and receiving cash—no futzing with the mechanics of printing & distribution.)
Ultimately my whole obsession may have been a fool's errand. You don't turn an apple into an orange; you just make new oranges. Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.—maybe they just are what they are (the ultimate in power and control rather than approachability), and nothing will or should change that. Instead Adobe should build fresh new tools that complement, rather than seek to replace, these powerhouses.
At this point the future belongs to you & to the teams at Adobe. If this stuff is important to you, please let them know what you need & want, and why.
Thanks for reading,
Check out the new issue of Adobe Inspire
Lots of good stuff:
- Don't like reality? Warp it!
- Give your camera wings – literally.
- Dive into dynamic scrolling with Adobe Muse. Cool effects and no coding!
- Meet Benjamin Von Wong, photographer & crowd-sourced extraordinaire.
- Why web designers love Illustrator CC.
- Enhance animated compositions with HTML5 audio.
- Animate responsive banners with Edge Reflow.
- How three very different artists all use one tool: Photoshop.
- Target HTML5 Canvas in Flash Professional.
"Store, Tag, Create." Organizing your photos with Lightroom 5
Check out this new eBook from photographer & asset management expert Peter Krogh:
Organizing Your Photos for Lightroom 5 brings clarity and simplicity to a sometimes confusing process. By stepping back to view all your photographs through Peter Krogh's three step approach, you will be able to create and share your images knowing your collection rests on strong foundations.
This eBook is written for Adobe Lightroom 5 users, but the approach can apply to earlier versions. Whether you are a beginning user or a veteran user, all will gain insight, tips, and most important, assurance that your own photo library is well-organized for the future.
I was… Major Mancandy
Did I put it all out there for Photoshop? Yes, from time to time I did. :-)
Scott Kelby posted a taste of the little Star Trek spoof/homage we filmed for Photoshop World a couple of years back. This is the one & only time in my life I've been dubbed "Major Mancandy":
Update: RC Concepcion (er, "Warp") found the video! My appearances are very brief, just after 3:20. (Man was I sick that day.)
February 05, 2014
"Ask Me About The Pen Tool"
Remember "The Girl With The Photoshop Tattoo?" Check out the commitment Edge Animate PM Sarah Hunt (@sarahwhatsup) made to her love of vectors & design:
Sarah writes,
Before joining Adobe I was a unicorn covering a broad span of disciplines related to design, code and animation. For years I weaved my way in and out of various design tools on a daily basis, and I've always had a strong affinity for Adobe design tools; I'm that person that has mnemonic throwpillows and slaps Photoshop stickers all over everything. Creating vector art with Illustrator has always been a meditative experience — I'm by no means an award-winning designer, but I've always felt in my element when creating digital art.
It was an interesting shift joining Adobe in that I'm no longer the designer. I'm the person helping influence tools people like me use every day. On the one hand, my job is AWESOME and I love it, though on the other I felt myself quickly disconnecting from my graphic design roots. This kinda bummed me out. I decided I wanted to brand myself as a reminder to keep in touch with my inner artist during the times I get caught up in the product development world.
Designing the tattoo was a quick process. When I thought of a symbol that represents design, the Fibonacci spiral was the first visual that came to mind — it captures both logic and beauty in a single picture. I also wanted to visualize the love I have for vector art as it's consumed a significant part of my life. The curves of the spiral naturally lent themselves well to anchor points and bezier handles (which I meticulously designed to match the appropriate math of the curve) and topped it off with an 8-bit style pen tool. I couldn't be happier with the result!
This reminds me of one of my first encounters with Adobe.
In 1999 I was an alpha tester for LiveMotion. PM Michael Ninness wrote me to say, "Hey, do you use the pen tool in Flash? If you think it's important to have in LM, you might want to chime in on the prerelease forum." I spoke up, and with surprising speed, a bunch of other testers immediately piped up as well. Little did I know that this was a big battle within the team, and that Michael had written to all of us individually, putting his finger ever so slightly on the scales of user feedback. He got his way, and when the team implemented the pen tool, he got them these commemorative shirts:
[Big hat tip to LiveMotion Jedi Joe Bowden for still having the shirt after all these years!]
Great Photoshop team blogs you should follow
A number of folks have asked where they can find timely updates about Photoshop once this blog ends. Check out the following:
- Get daily tips from Photoshop evangelist Julieanne Kost.
- The Photoshop team blog features a mixture of product info & great profiles of artists (e.g. an interview with astronaut-photographer Chris Hadfield).
- The Lightroom Journal features updates & occasional tips from the LR team.
- PM & Customer Advocate Jeff Tranberry's Digital Imaging Crawlspace promises "Adobe Digital Imaging tid-bits, served in a dirty ashtray."
On Twitter you can follow Jeff Tranberry and PM Stephen Nielson, as well as UX designers Tim Riot and Bradee Evans.
GI Jens: A photographer's epic self-promotion
What's with photography-loving
German Northern European dudes named Jens making little dolls of themselves?
When I first started beta testing for Adobe, I remember hearing something from GoLive land about a "Jens doll" made to quasi-honor one of the engineers, photography enthusiast Jens C. Neffe. (Why do I remember this after 15 years, and not the location of my car keys?) Of course it popped back to mind when I saw this madness:
"Play games. Learn creative tools."
Interested in gamification & Creative Cloud tools? Sign up for Adobe's new Project Nimbus to learn about both:
February 04, 2014
Okay, I admit it…
…I'm going to Google just to play with Legos :-) :
Here's the direct link to the builder.
OT: Electric cars that get you HOV lane access
Now that I'll have a >2mi commute for the first time in a decade, I'm considering cars that qualify for single-occupant use of California's carpool (HOV) lanes. In case you're in the market, here are some quick impressions:
- Chevy Volt. It was like driving a $40,000 bowl of oatmeal (and it seats just four). Its unique powertrain apparently sucks energy right out of my soul.*
- Toyota Plug-In Prius: "It drives about like it looks," a Prius-owning friend once told me. Yep. "Can I pass this right-lane car on the freeway?" I asked myself during the test drive. Nope. But at $31,000, the price is reasonable.
- Toyota RAV4 EV: $50,000, and I couldn't drive to SF and back without planning my trip around a recharge in the middle. Pass.
- Nissan Leaf: Same range problem, but at $29,000, it's much more reasonable. I haven't driven it, but my friend seems happy with his.
- Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid: Attractive, but $45,000 for a cloth-seat Accord? Cripes. (Also, on our 7mi test drive it somehow managed 16.7mpg. Soooo…)
- Ford Fusion Plug-in Hybrid: Same as above, but $42k. Really? Didn't bother to drive it.
…which of course brings us to that baddest of boys, the Tesla Model S. "Don't drive it if you don't want to buy it," cautioned a Tesla-owning friend. He's right: We tried it yesterday, and the power & smoothness are as terrific as you'd hope. Ay, but there—along with the (to me) eye-watering price—may lie the rub: It would make me want to drive a lot, when I really should try to use mass transit (specifically the Google bus).
Thus the smart call (ecologically, financially, and in terms of productivity) is likely to sit tight for now & to try the bus. Meanwhile we'll keep enjoying the VW** TDI Sportwagen we bought last year. It's fun to drive & gets 45mpg highway (but no HOV access). I just wish VW's plug-in TDI CrossBlue (89 MPGe, seats six) were shipping today.
By the way, people here sometimes debate the wisdom of "Lexus lanes" that would let people pay extra to use carpool lanes. We are of course doing this already: pay a huge premium on an unremarkable car specifically for that privilege. It's just a question of where we direct the funds—to private companies or to the government.
* I kept thinking of There's Something About Mary: "You said she was a real spark plug!!" "No, I said…"
** I with other companies gave half the damn VW/Audi does about interior details. My little design shibboleth is the window controls: Give me one-touch down and up all around and you're good; fail that & you show you don't care. Tesla of course gets this right.


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This weekend, the annual Camden Crawl festival takes place in Camden Town, North London. There are over 250 acts playing the festival, which is pretty darn overwhelming, so we've handpicked five you should do your best to catch... oh, and don't forget DiS will be hosting The Black Cap on Sunday night, with our editor (and possibly some special guests) DJing into the early hours of Bank Holiday Monday.
She's made one of the most fascinating horror-shop, weird-pop, odd-rock debut albums for quite some time. Taking a little bit of the Kills and Polly Harvey's guitar grrrr and sprinkling it with spit and fairy-suss before blasting it with lightning forks, Hannah Clarke (pictured) and her tales of hell in the suburbs, has managed to make many a DiSser's albums of the year so far list. This will be her first time playing The Crawl, although when we chatted to her recently we did discover she's played at the event before, singing backing vocals for brit-rock legends Reuben.
Bedroom-pop has perhaps become so prevalent these days, that it's just known as 'pop'. There's something heavenly about NZCA/Lines electronic take on rhythm & blues, that seems to dip somewhere between the Beatles at their kookiest and those tender moments of The Streets. Basically, if you're a fan of Phoenix and you're not dancing like a loon when 'Okinawa Channels' swoops to its crescendo, then you're probably a big fat liar.
Hey Sholay!
With their optional exclamation mark, these chaps from Sheffield have been quietly blowing up, with daytime Radio1 support and an endless string of superlative filled reviews. You may recognise their singer from a past life, and if you do, you'll know he's one of the finest frontman of our generation. If you don't know Liam Creamer, beware, he's a man who is just as likely to swing from a chandelier while swigging your mates drink, as he is to sing so sweetly that your knees quiver.
Keep Shelly in Athens
Occasionally a band takes influence from the Cocteau Twins and creates something that makes your whole world feel widescreen, but tinged with a life-affirming sadness. These dreamy, swirly, super-lush tear-duct bothering songs are all that, and a little bit more.
We gave his new record 10/10 last week, and we booked him for Great Escape last year (although he didn't turn up), so we think you know that we like him and his deepsea-electronica-often-misfiled-as-dubstep.
We've created a playlist featuring various other acts playing the festival for your listening pleasure...
For tickets and more info, visit thecamdencrawl.com.

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There appear to be a lot of changes occuring in Rosie O'Donnell's life.
The TV talk show host last month took a new focus and moved to a smaller, more intimate studio. Now several published reports indicate she's about to put her recently-purchased Lakeview home on the market.
News of the potential listing was first reported by the Chicago Sun-Times' Bill Zwecker:
... there's word the talk show host is very quietly telling a handful of people that the house is for sale — and she's planning on moving back to New York full time.
But that's not exactly true, according to O'Donnell's publicist.
"She's reevaluating her real estate holdings," Cindi Berger told the Chicago Tribune.
Berger explained that O'Donnell bought the home on Grace Street because its big yard would provide a playspace for her four children. It apparently hasn't been used as much as expected and the Chicago apartment provided by OWN has been adequate for the family.
O'Donnell picked up the Lakeview home in September. It had a list price of $2.25 million.


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ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Prime Therapeutics (Prime), a thought leader in pharmacy benefit management, announced today that its mail-service pharmacy, PrimeMail®, has received full accreditation from URAC, a Washington, D.C.-based health care accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the health care industry. Prime received its first mail-service pharmacy accreditation on January 1, 2009, and now remains accredited through January 1, 2016.
"The URAC Accreditation for our mail-service pharmacy provides a seal of approval that assures our clients and members that we are committed to providing the highest level of member safety, clinical quality and operational excellence," said Duane Barnes, senior vice president of consumer delivery, Prime Therapeutics.
URAC offers the only third-party, voluntary accreditation program of this scope for pharmacy benefit management and prescription services industry. All standards are developed with input from URAC's Pharmacy Advisory Committee, which includes a wide range of stakeholders: employers, consumers, pharmacy consultants, health plans, retail pharmacy, pharmacy benefit management organizations, pharmacy professional organizations, labor and large public purchasing groups.
URAC's mail-service pharmacy standards address a range of industry practices including: organizational quality, customer service, communications, disclosure, mail drug management and pharmacy operations.
"We applaud Prime Therapeutics on achieving URAC Mail Service Pharmacy Accreditation," said Alan P. Spielman, URAC president and CEO. "In today's health care market, URAC accreditation provides a mark of distinction for organizations to demonstrate their commitment to quality health care."
To achieve Mail-Service Pharmacy Accreditation, Prime participated in a rigorous application and on-site evaluation process, culminating with a comprehensive summary, prepared by an accreditation review team, being presented to the URAC's Accreditation Committee.
Prime is also accredited in Pharmacy Benefit Management, having received accreditation by URAC in 2007.
About PrimeMail
PrimeMail, Prime Therapeutics' fully integrated mail-service pharmacy, provides safe, convenient and cost-effective home delivery of prescriptions and supports members throughout the process by providing around the clock customer service, online access to prescription information and history, new orders, transfers and refills.
Furthermore, PrimeMail helps manage total health care spend by offering employers and members generic substitutions, no dispensing fees, discounts on brand-name and generic drugs and increased adherence to essential medications through 90-day supply.
About Prime Therapeutics
At Prime Therapeutics, people are at the center of all we do and every decision we make. As a leader in pharmacy benefit management, Prime is dedicated to making it easier for our members to obtain more affordable medicines. We leverage our unique connections to deliver programs that lead to the best health outcomes.
Prime's integrated pharmacy benefit management services include claims processing, benefit plan design, network management, clinical program consultation, rebate management, formulary administration, mail-service pharmacy and specialty pharmacy.
Headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., Prime Therapeutics serves nearly 20 million people and is collectively owned by 13 Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans, subsidiaries or affiliates of those Plans. Prime has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the nation by Inc. 5000 and as a most engaged workplace by Achievers.
For more information, visit www.primetherapeutics.com or follow @Prime_PBM on Twitter.
About URAC
URAC, an independent, nonprofit organization, promotes health care quality through its accreditation, education and measurement programs. URAC offers a wide range of quality benchmarking programs and services that keep pace with the rapid changes in the health care system and provides a symbol of excellence for organizations to validate their commitment to quality and accountability. Through its broad-based governance structure and an inclusive standards development process, URAC ensures that all stakeholders are represented in establishing meaningful quality measures for the entire health care industry. For more information, call (202) 216-9010, or visit www.urac.org and our Twitter and LinkedIn sites.
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Welcome to Sunday Matinee, where we highlight classic car reviews or other longer videos I find on YouTube. Kick back and enjoy this blast from the past.
If you're a gearhead of a certain age — late 20s, early 30s, let's say — you probably love to wax nostalgic about the great sports cars of the 1990s. Whether you owned one, lusted after one, or had to settle for just hooning one in the first Gran Turismo, there was probably some car you thought was really special back then.
In this great Top Gear clip from 1998, former race car driver and full-time awesome guy Tiff Needell takes a crack at some of the best from that era: the Corvette, the NSX, the 911 and the Skyline GT-R.
Tiff also shows us just how fast he is outside of a car. About 55 seconds in we see him running in front of the cars, talking into the camera while the wind blows through his hair. We always knew Tiff was a talented guy, and know we know he has superhuman speed as well!
Of the four in this video, which one would you take and why?


text: I bought a SiriusXM tuner (SXV200V1) for my new head unit but the stock antenna is horrible and refuse to mount it to the outside of my 350Z. Does anyone know of a "stock-like" antenna that is compatible with this device? I know just about every car coming out these days has an option for an SiriusXM tuner, but I dont know if their antenna cables would have a connector that is compatible.


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Dear Candy:
You may have heard the expression "To live is to change the world".
It may sound powerful, encouraging even inspiring for many of those young and ambitious minds. But as a person who has been through it all, I have to beg to differ. Most people, including me, do not live to change the world, but for the ones they love. I live to love your brother, your mother, and you.
Did you know that when I first started my own business, even before you were born, not to change this world, but to earn the money for your milk powder?
It all started with my decision to leave Shenzhen, giving up my well-paid job as a vice president, to accompany your mother and pregnant with you when you need me. It was tough then, but I believe everything was worth it. Later, I started my own business for a purpose that is neither ambitious nor lofty at all — to provide you with a better life. What I had then was a meager start-up capital of CNY 600, an office no more than 20 square meters, a laptop, a telephone and a desk.
Despite a harsh beginning, I eventually managed to build you a better life.
It was tough in the beginning, and the process was even tougher.
Throughout my entrepreneurial career, I have overcome lots of difficulties. I have three little stories that I would like to tell you about my services for three Fortune Global 500 companies, namely Coca-Cola, HP and iPhone.
The first story was about Coca-Cola, the first Fortune 500 company I served. To provide the best and most comprehensive plan for Coca-Cola, our team worked really hard day and night seeking inspiration from gulping down, of course, refreshing Coca-Cola. Eventually, Coca-Cola recognized our proposal. We were so delighted and we celebrated and cheered all day for the success the team has achieved.
That's why I'd say, enjoy your work! All jobs give you stress and challenge in their own way. You will only realize your value and sense of achievement when you try your best to love and commit to you job, transforming your stress into your own drive.
Another story is about our cooperation with HP, which helped me overcome a major difficulty.
Once, I had invested all my money in the business with Company P. But it turned out the clearing were delayed by a month than expected. And it was just the end of the year, when everybody was looking forward to celebrate a new year. SoI withdrew my savings to pay my team's wages and disbanded the team.
On the second day, I received a phone call from HP, asking me whether I would like to undertake a large-scale training project. I assembled the team right away and together we overcame this crisis.
No matter how many setbacks and obstacles you are faced with in your life, please do not give up, as God will always be there with you and guide you in your greatest difficulties, so long as you have not abandoned your virtues yourself.
The last story is about how I successfully secured the cooperation with the legendary business, Apple. We were busy with two dozens of All-in projects at the time. Though it was a large order, the reimbursement would not be settlement until more than a month later. So I decided to sell the car to make the payment, and finished the cooperation with iPhone successfully.
Maybe you did not want me to sell the car that carried all the precious days we spent together. Neither did I. But you should know that you will eventually be faced with many choices in the future. Whatever the choice is, please do remember always to put the love and responsibility in the first place.
Maybe we common people cannot change the world, but we have our influence on those who would be able to change the world and make a difference. I hope one day you will stand on my shoulder, contribute your part for this world and embrace a better future.
So I want you to remember that, no matter how many frustrations and dilemmas you will have in your future life, never give up! Because God will always be there with you and guide you in your greatest difficulties, as long as you never abandon your kindness and virtues.
After all these years, dad has always taken pride in, not serving numbers of large companies, but in being able to be there with you and your brother, and earning money for your milk powder. And God has always been taking care of our family and blessing us with good health and peace.
Dad: Andy
June 12, 2017
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Recently I set up a Dokuwiki installation on Ubuntu Server in VirtualBox. My host OS is Ubuntu 11.10. Till date I was using NAT configuration for my VirtualBox. Since today I decided to use Host-only networking as I did not want the wiki access to outside world. When I was using the NAT method I could access my wiki with this URL: http://localhost:8080/dokuwiki/doku.php. However after I switched to host-only way I am not able to do it.
After seeing instructions elsewhere I realized that using http://192.168.56.101/dokuwiki/doku.php helps but it did not help me. As instructed here, How can I access Apache (on VirtualBox guest) from host? I tried adding following line to my hosts file
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with the idea of using http://userver/dokuwiki/doku.php to access my site. Even http://192.168.56.101/dokuwiki/doku.php did not work. So can anyone help me on how can I go about this?
Accessing with IP address in the URL would be OK, but I would like to know how I can set custom domain name for use.
Update: As suggested by R.K. I restarted both virtual and physical machines. Then I observed that before connecting to Internet the wiki is accessible with http://192.168.56.101/dokuwiki/doku.php or http://userver/dokuwiki/doku.php. Once I connect to the web using my USB dongle(I use
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The Aspirations Dream
This is central to everything we do in Aspirations Academies. The research undertaken by Dr. Russell J. Quaglia and Quaglia Institute over the past thirty years has revealed a real need to embed the three Guiding Principles and the 8 Conditions that Make a Difference into everything our academies do. We provide a great amount of training and support for leaders, teachers, pupils, governors and parents to help them understand aspirations and how to develop them fully.
The ultimate aim is to build pupil's aspirations. Aspirations is
'The ability to dream about the future, while being inspired in the present to reach those dreams', Dr. Russell J. Quaglia.
If we can get children and staff to have big dreams, but to understand that they need to work hard in the present to achieve them, then they will have high aspirations.


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"Indonesia must repeal 'cruel' new stoning and caning law"
Amnesty International uses the same human rights framework mentioned above to oppose a bylaw that endorses stoning to death for adultery in Aceh province in Indonesia. Here they say: "Stoning to death is particularly cruel and constitutes torture, which is absolutely forbidden under all circumstances in international law."
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TOPEKA, Kan. -- Westar Energy Inc. says new wind farms in central and southwest Kansas are now producing power for its customers.
Westar has agreements with the developers of the wind farms to buy up to 369 megawatts of electricity from them. That more than doubles the electricity the Topeka-based utility can generate from renewable resources to 670 megawatts.
The 201-megawatt Post Rock Wind Farm in Ellsworth and Lincoln counties began production Sept. 28. It was developed by St. Louis-based Wind Capital Group.
The Ironwood Wind Power Project farm in Ford and Hodgeman counties can produce up to 168 megawatts of electricity for Westar. It began production Aug. 31. It was developed by Duke Energy Generation Services of Charlotte, N.C.
Westar has nearly 700,000 customers in Kansas.


text: Acer is unveiling a whole new lineup of smartphones in Barcelona, and at the top of the list is the Liquid E1. The Android device comes with a 4.5-inch HD display and a dual-core 1GHz processor, plus optional dual SIM cards and a dual speaker system with DTS Sound. The Liquid Z2, meanwhile, is Acer's new entry-level smartphone that reportedly sports a single-core 1GHZ processor and a smaller, 3.5-inch display. The two phones will be available this quarter, but Acer hasn't revealed pricing or launch dates.


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Truth Commission will start its job next week—Noy
President Aquino said on Friday that the Truth Commission will start its investigation job next week after its composition gets completed.
Aquino told Palace reporters after the AFP counter-terrorism capability demonstration held in Sangley Point Naval Base that the Truth Commission headed by retired Chief Justice Hilario Davide and its members will take their oath of office on Monday.
The members of the commission are retired Supreme Court Associate Justices Flerida Ruth Romero, Romeo Callejo Jr., Carlos Medina Jr., executive director of the Ateneo Human Rights Center and Ateneo Law professor . Menardo Guevarra.
According to Aquino, after the commission members take their oath, they will start investigation of the corruption scandals during the previous administration of former President and now Pampanga Rep.Gloria Arroyo.... MORE
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You probably have some friends who need help, and you probably think you know exactly what would help them. Brad needs to stop drifting through college; he should finally settle down and get a practical degree. Mark needs to leave his dead-end job for employment that would be fulfilling. Anne needs to drop a relationship that has been going nowhere for too long. Julie just needs to stop being so negative; anyone else would be happy in her situation.
But your friends seem oblivious. How can you get through to them? The following four steps will help you help them.
1. Silence. Ironically, the first step to helping your friend (and perhaps the most difficult one) is to keep quiet. Though you are anxious to offer your advice, doing so prematurely will backfire.
Rather, create an opportunity to be quiet -- spend a relaxed Sunday afternoon just hanging out together, or invite your friend out for coffee. If that college degree, futile relationship, or other problem comes into the conversation, let your friend speak his or her mind. Put your assumptions aside and just listen. And pay attention, especially for those small problems that have been overlooked and overshadowed by the big issues. "I've been so upset I hardly ate anything in two days." Or, "I've been so frustrated about work that I haven't been able to sleep." With these clues, you are able to move to the next step.
2. Provide basic physical needs. Take that friend who hasn't eaten in days out to lunch, or bring over a stockpile of his favorite foods. Invite your overworked and burned-out friend to a weekend retreat. Common courtesies also should not be underestimated -- a "hello" with a smile, or a phone call just to say, "I've been thinking of you" -- even though nothing "important" is said.
Considering the larger problem, these actions may seem small and insignificant. But until you provide these needs, your friend can't really think about anything beyond the physical discomfort. Noticing the little things (and taking care of them) also builds trust. This may take weeks or months, but it's worth the wait -- you can't really move on to the next step without it.
3. Emotional support. In time your friend may start to discuss the big issues with you. It is still not the time to offer your perfect solution, "All you need to do is find another job!" Rather it is time to offer emotional support, to empathize. "Wow, you really do have a lot invested in this relationship."
This may seem counterproductive -- after all, aren't you validating the very monster you are trying to eradicate? In fact, this is the quickest cure. You need to see the problem from your friend's perspective, and to identify with his or her pain. They need to feel, "Yes, that's exactly the way I feel!" If you do not empathize then your friend will doubt that you really understand them, and then they will doubt that your solution really applies to them.
4. Encouragement. So far you have taken care of your friend's basic needs and built trust. You have shown that you understand his or her difficulty and removed emotional barriers. The only question that remains is: How should you deliver your message? An abrupt, "Quit that job already!" is likely to lose the rapport you have worked so hard to build. Rather, offer gentle encouragement. "You sound so frustrated at that job. I'm sure you could find something you'd be a lot happier with." Any change in a person's life brings with it the fear of the unknown. Your encouragement helps them to overcome that fear.
These four steps can help us face the challenges in our own lives. The first step is to be silent -- objectively assess your situation as best as you can. List your options and the pro's and con's of each one. But especially look for any side factors that could be contributing to your uneasiness. Have you been eating regularly? Have you been getting sufficient exercise?
The second step is to take care of those physical needs that have been neglected.
The third step is to clarify what you are feeling. Writing a journal is a great way to do this.
The fourth step is to encourage yourself -- tell yourself you can change.


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This week in new hires, Andrew Rogers and Kevin Wolf moved up in the management ranks at Gemini; John Sullivan went to Dynasty Financial Partners; and Jonathan Bergman joined TAG Associates.
Also, Kate Healy moved up at TD Ameritrade and Symetra added three for a dedicated wholesaling team.
Gemini Promotes Andrew Rogers to CEO and Kevin Wolf to President
Gemini Fund Services announced key management promotions on Tuesday, as well as relocation of its two offices. Andrew Rogers was appointed chief executive officer and Kevin Wolf was named president; the moves were effective in Q2 2012. Rogers, who previously served as president, will continue to lead the company but with a major focus on new business development. Wolf, who previously served as executive vice president, will oversee operations in fund accounting, fund administration, legal administration, tax and compliance, technology and transfer agency.
Gemini also is relocating its offices in Hauppauge, N.Y., and Omaha, Neb. As of Oct. 1, the firm's headquarters, also housing subsidiaries Northern Lights Compliance Services and Gemcom, will be at 80 Arkay Drivein Hauppauge. Effective Wednesday, Northern Lights Distributors and Gemini's transfer agency department have moved to 17605 Wright St. in Omaha.
The firm also announced several team management appointments. Kara Baird was named senior vice president of transfer agent; Jim Colantino, SVP of fund administration; Michael McDermott, SVP of fund accounting; Wendy Wang, SVP of tax and compliance; James Ash, SVP of legal administration; Chris Baird, associate VP of dealer services; Susan Hansen, VP of client services; and Larie Lydick, SVP of technology.
Dynasty Financial Partners Adds John Sullivan as SVP, RIA & Transition Services
Dynasty Financial Partners recently announced that it hired John Sullivan as SVP, RIA and transition services. He will be based in Chicago and New York. His responsibilities will include supporting divisions focused on the transition of new advisor teams and ongoing practice development of existing network firms.
Sullivan spent more than 20 years at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney/Citigroup in numerous high-net-worth wealth management roles. Most recently, he was director of wealth planning centers, a national role geared toward helping financial advisors provide their clients with comprehensive wealth management solutions. Previously, he was divisional director of private wealth management in the Midwest. He also spent several years as a credit and lending specialist.
Jonathan Bergman Joins TAG Associates as Managing Director
TAG Associates announced Monday that Jonathan Bergman has joined as a managing director, reporting to David Basner, CEO. In this position, his primary responsibilities will be to serve as portfolio manager to client accounts and conduct investment manager diligence. He will also join the investment committee, which directs firm-wide investment strategy.
Bergman comes from Palisades Hudson Financial Group, where he spent the last 15 years and most recently served as chief investment officer. TD Ameritrade Institutional Names Kate Healy Managing Director of Marketing
Kate Healy has been named the new managing director of marketing for TD Ameritrade Institutional. In this role, she replaces Paul Zettl, who was recently named managing director of retail and social media marketing for TD Ameritrade. In her new role, Healy is responsible for the development of marketing strategies and the execution of programs to help increase awareness and deepen relationships with more than 4,000 independent RIAs who custody with TD Ameritrade Institutional.
Healy joined TD Ameritrade in 2008, most recently serving as a director of marketing responsible for promoting the firm's technology and investment products offerings, as well as supporting the firm's advocacy and client loyalty efforts. Prior to joining, she served as vice president of IRA product strategy at Merrill Lynch. She has spent more than 20 years in a variety of roles supporting the program development and marketing of financial and estate planning services in the financial planning industry.
Spectrum Management Group Welcomes Tia Lee
Spectrum Management Group recently announced the appointment of Tia Lee as director of wealth planning. Lee brings over 22 years of wealth management experience, and most recently served as a senior wealth advisor and trust administrator at BMO Harris Private Bank inIndianapolis. She has concentrated her advisory work on HNW clientele and business owners.
The firm also announced that Doug Huber has joined the firm as director of operations and Stuart Cary joined as a portfolio associate.
Symetra Hires 3 for VA Wholesaling Team
Symetra Life Insurance Co. announced it has hired Dinah Bird, Jeffrey Jennings and James Maertz in the formation of a dedicated wholesaling team to represent its registered investment products.
Bird is Symetra's senior investment specialist for Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky. She has held sales leadership roles at several investment management firms and broker-dealers. From 2000–2007, she worked at Barclays Global Investors where she was one of the original wholesalers of iShares exchange-traded funds.
Jennings is Symetra's senior investment specialist for northern California and the surrounding area. He most recently served as vice president, regional marketing director at Sun Life Financial in San Francisco, where he was responsible for traditional and fee-based annuity sales through independent broker-dealers. He previously held regional vice president and account management positions at Guardian Investor Services and Hartford Financial Services.
Maertz is Symetra's senior investment specialist for southern Californiaand the surrounding area. He joins from Hartford Mutual Funds, where he was a regional vice president and served on its mutual funds advisory board from 2009–2011.


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About Becoming a Midwife
This page has been designed to assist those who are interested in becoming a midwife.
The CMA recommends all prospective midwives try to get their hands on the book, "Paths to Becoming a Midwife: Getting an Education," published by Midwifery Today Magazine, October 1998.
Things to consider before pursuing midwifery education:
- Do you have a family?
- If so can you leave them for 24 hours or more?
- Do you have reliable childcare that can help you anytime day or night?
- Do you have a reliable car?
- Can you devote time to gaining an extensive education without any income?
- If you have a job, can you leave work at a moment's notice?
- Can you go for long periods (24 hours) without sleep?
- Do you handle crisis and chaos well?
- How do you feel about being on call 24 hours a day – 7 days a week?
- Are you self-disciplined AND self motivated?
- How will you get your training? The hardest part about becoming a midwife in Colorado may be finding the right preceptor.
These are a few of the critical things to consider. Midwifery is a very rewarding path, but equally as challenging. It takes most students at least two years to complete their training. Four years is more realistic—just for the training. After you complete your training, it generally takes three years to establish a practice. Midwifery is not for the weak of spirit or people who require immediate gratification!
More questions?
What is the difference between a Registered Midwife and a Certified Nurse Midwife?
How do I become a homebirth midwife in Colorado?
What should I be reading?
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies for Midwives
Midwives Alliance of North America
North American Registry of Midwives


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We are looking for exceptional full stack talent to work for one of the best performing and successful teams in digital banking withing one of Australia's largest banks. This teams is working on a brand new greenfield project where you will gain exposure to cloud migration and DevOps transformations.
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~~Bruce Springsteen, Robert Plant and Eric Clapton Headline New Orleans Jazz Fest
Bruce Springsteen, Robert Plant and Eric Clapton are among the headliners for the 2014 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The annual music fest will take place over two three-day weekends from April 25 through May 4.
Despite that "jazz" part in its title, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival features more than just jazz artists. This year's lineup includes a diverse group of performers, including classic-rock favorites John Fogerty, Santana and Boz Scaggs.
Dozens of artists — in genres spanning everything from R&B and indie rock to blues and, duh, jazz — will take part in the Big Easy's annual music and cultural blowout. Both Springsteen and Plant will perform full-group sets with the E Street Band and the Sensational Space Shifters, respectively.
You can see a full schedule of artists scheduled to perform at the fest here. If reading's not your thing, there's a two-and-a-half-minute video above that breaks down some of the great stuff going on this year.
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Last-Minute Discounts on New York Cooking Classes
Every week we spotlight a dozen cooking classes sold through our partner CourseHorse to take in the weeks ahead. Some of the most popular classes CourseHorse offers sell out way in advance, but cooking schools like the Institute of Culinary Education and the Brooklyn Kitchen are now offering deals on last-minute-availability seats exclusively through us. Want a sweet deal on a cooking class? Here are three classes with discounted seats.
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- Learn how to make bread from yeast starters. $67.50 (normally $75). Le Pain Quotidien's Bleecker Street Bake, Sunday, December 15th, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.
- Make holiday treats with figs, nuts, and herbs. $67.50 (normally $75). Le Pain Quotidien's Bleecker Street Bake, Wednesday, December 18th, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
- Pair wines and cheese. $35.12 (normally $46.82). Vino-Versity, Friday, December 20th, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Seats expected to sell out quickly. See more on CourseHorse.
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Small size, big humidification.
The new Power Stick humidifier from HUMI-Care is refillable and easily humidifies up to 50 cigars with its compact design. Inside are specially formulated crystals containing propylene glycol to chemically balance the humidity level in your humidor. The crystal gels inside expand after absorbing distilled water and contract when it's ready for a refill! Perfect for small humidors, travel cases, or just a little added humidity when and where you need it.
Dimensions: 5.75" x 0.75" x 0.75"
I had to wait for over a month to get this product, because as soon as I placed the order it went on backorder. This sucker is apparently popular. And for good reason. If you are ordering a small 50-count humidor for the first time, you may want to wait until you can afford to add one of these to your order (and hope it doesn't get put on backorder). I chose not to do that and lived through a few months of babysitting my humidor almost daily in an effort to keep it at something near proper 70% humidity using that stupid, crappy, waste-of-space humidifier that comes standard with most humidors. As soon as this baby came in, my babysitting days were OVER. I could add a little distilled water and sit back and relax for at least 10 days. I added a little moisture to the stick before going on a nine-day vacation over the holidays and came home to find that my little humidor was still sitting spot-on at 70% humidity. It was another 4 or 5 days before I decided I should add more distilled water. The only complaint I have is that the plastic container is a little too opaque to easily see how much liquid you are adding to the stick. The first time I added water I must have overfilled (a common complaint), because beads started popping out of the stick. I was able to push most back in and, as I said, it still works great. I wish Humi-Care would take the time to read their reviews, because this is an easy fix. Either make the plastic less opaque or add an obvious "fill line" or both. Either than that, it is a great product. If you are purchasing a new small humidor, save yourself heartache and babysitting time, keep your 'gars fresh, throw away the piece of junk that comes with the humidor, and use the Power Stick!
Is easy to use, but I needed 3 to get 70% in a small humidor. I bought the 4oz jar; it is better. But these are handy to keep on hand in the event ya need a boost. Thanks
Great product, much better than having to recharge the old green sponge every couple days and it keeps the humidity right at 70 with no problems.
This is an excellent idea for any humidor. Takes up very little space and does a big job of keeping cigars moist. I really appreciate these better than any other humidifier, especially when you have a small humidor.
I needed a humidifier for my small tabletop humidor, and this was just what I needed. Takes up hardly any space and keeps the humidity around 70%. Great product!
This product makes life so much easier, less trouble.
This little thing keeps my 50 count humidor perfect. Before I had this, I was reading way to high. Now I am reading 70/70. Perfect humidification device.
A decent piece of equipment. Holds relative humidity pretty darn good but I am having to re-saturate the device more often than I would like. Price is good value though.
Great product! Installed this in a no name 25-50 ct. humidor and within 24 hours it is holding at 70% humidity and holding strong. Highly recommend it!
It seems to work well. It is very compact, which I love. I use it in combination with a humi care bead jar to keep my 35-50 capacity humidor (Yukon Cherry) at 67-69%. With a better humidor this device alone might be sufficient, but due to its small size I see it as a great secondary to get that last bit of humidification just right.
Quick easy efficient
All I can say is throw away those humidifiers and make your humi simple and easy !! These are the bomb !! That is all !!
I purchased this because I didnt trust the green foam, and I am glad I did. It keeps a steady 69% humidity for about 45 cigars.
Works great. I recommend it.
I am a big fan of the Humi-Care water pillows & use them in every humidor I own. About 6 months ago I placed an order that included a freebie Humi-Care Power Stick Humidifier. I powered it up with distilled water & put it in opne of my problem humis. A 30 count Cigar Band type. The problem is that it does not have piano hinges or Sure Seal technology. As a result, keeping a constant humidity level is difficult, unlike my Yukons or Tuscany boxes. Long story short, I popped the Power Stick into this less than perfect humidor & monitored the humidity level for a week. Within a day, the box reached 70% humidity & stayed there for the next 6 days. I refilled it & it lasted for over 3 weeks before a third recharge was needed. Now, 6 months later, I am still using it in that humidor & it performs just a well as the first day it went in. I have decided to use 1 in all of my boxes, so I ordered 3 more at a discount price from Make Me an Offer. At 30% off the regular price, this promises to be not only the most effective method of keeping my humidors in shape with a minimum of effort, but the least expensive alternative too. Give 1 a try & see if you agree that Humi-Care Power Stick Humidifiers are a big step forward in the technology of humidifier humidity control.
Packs a punch to be so small.
I bought a 40 count travel case, ( I'm always on the go) that ended up not having built in humidification. No problems... the Power Stick fits perfectly one of the cigar slots, and keeps every stick in perfect condition.
I bought two of these to help with the humidity of my big humidor and it works quite well. Its compact and does a great job even distributing the humidity. Good buy thanks CI!
Great price for storage
nice little humidifier fits right in my 20 count humidor got to wait to see how good it does
I got one of these and it worked great until it dried out...I can't find the gel balls any more, I went to refill it and the thing is empty. I don't know what I did wrong.
Great way to keep your humidor at 70 degrees.
Awesome little guy, keeps my sticks at a perfect 68-70% humidity. Definitely recommend this for small to medium humidors.
Great product by Humi-care. I have been very happy with all the products I have bought from Humi-care and this is no different. It works great and the crystals absorb water fast and hold the humidity for a long time.
Humi-Care Power Stick + Cigar Juice = Knockout Combo. I have trouble keeping my humidor around 70% humidity out here in the desert. After I charged up the Power Stick with Cigar Juice, my humidor now maintains a steady, suitable environment for maintaining my cigars.
Overfilled my jar of Humi-Care gel and poured out the excess water into the sink and out went all of the gel with it. Too clumsy for the jar, decided to go with the Power Stick and it's great! Impossible for crystals to fall out and maintains perfect humidity! Keeps my 50 ct around 70%
Awesome idea! I bought it for my Whitetail Desktop Humidor (50ct). I unpackaged it, filled it with distilled water per instructions and in 20 minutes it was ready to be installed. I used 3M Command Velcro medium strips and installed it on the front inside part on the lid. Works like a charm and can easily be removed and reinstalled for refilling, plus its so slim you can't even see its there! Works great and I highly recommend giving this a try in your smaller units!


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New York City – New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Schools Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott, New York Public Library President Tony Marx, Brooklyn Public Library President and CEO Linda E. Johnson, Queens Library President and CEO Thomas W. Galante and Citi Chief Executive Officer Vikram Pandit today announced the expansion of MyLibraryNYC, an initiative that connects New York City public schools with the millions of books and other learning materials available through the public libraries. MyLibraryNYC supplements the materials available in public school libraries and will provide access to the more than 17 million books and other items that are a part of the New York, Brooklyn and Queens Public Library catalogs to up to 250,000 students in 400 public schools this year and 1.1 million students by 2015. The program is made possible with $5 million in funding from Citi. The Mayor, Chancellor, public library leaders and Mr. Pandit made the announcement at the 50th Street School Campus in Manhattan, which houses five high schools, and were joined by School Librarian Adelena Kavanagh and students.
"Libraries are an indispensable asset to our students and the expansion of MyLibraryNYC will encourage reading and promote learning both inside and outside the classroom," said Mayor Bloomberg. "This program is a great example of the public and private sectors coming together to invest in our children and city's future. I want thank our three great public library systems and Citi for their help in providing our children with the resources they need to thrive."
"Since its launch last year, MyLibraryNYC has been celebrated by both teachers and students, and we are thrilled that even more schools in all five boroughs will have the opportunity to participate," said Chancellor Walcott. "By expanding the volumes of our school libraries to include the collections of three of the largest public library systems in the country, we are increasing the opportunities for our students to meet the higher bar of the Common Core standards and graduate ready for college and careers."
"The city's public school students – the future of this great city – deserve every opportunity to succeed, and to do so need access to critical information and stores of knowledge necessary to further their educations," said New York Public Library President Anthony W. Marx. "I am proud that the New York Public Library joined forces with the New York City Department of Education, Citi and our fellow library systems in Brooklyn and Queens to break down bureaucratic walls and do just that - offer students and teachers unprecedented access to key materials they so desperately need. The Library has long been a leading provider of free education in New York City, and I am thrilled that we are able to expand that role with this innovative program, which is sure to set an example for the rest of the country."
"Brooklyn Public Library is committed to promoting early literacy, fostering a love of learning and inspiring students to express their creativity," said Linda E. Johnson, President and CEO of Brooklyn Public Library. "With MyLibraryNYC, we will work with the New York Public Library, Queens Library and the New York City Department of Education to ensure that teachers and students have the support and materials they need. This first-of-its-kind partnership will open new worlds of information to young New Yorkers, sparking their imaginations and helping them achieve their educational goals."
"Queens Library is an important part of the educational infrastructure," said Thomas W. Galante, Queens Library President and CEO. "We are gratified to be able to enrich our City's students' lives by leveraging our extensive collections. We thank Citi for their support in this project."
"Citi has a long history of supporting education in New York and the U.S., from promoting financial literacy to helping families save for college to financing the construction of schools. We know the success, not just of our company, but of the communities we serve, depends on how well we as a society educate the next generation," said Citi CEO Vikram Pandit. "This innovative public-private partnership brings together the leading global bank, the nation's largest educational system and one of the world's largest public library systems, and leverages their resources to help New York City's public school students learn and thrive. Citi is proud to play a role in making it happen."
"The city's three public library systems – New York, Brooklyn, and Queens Borough – are showing the way forward with this exciting, innovative program," said Speaker Christine C. Quinn. "Not only has MyLibraryNYC already achieved terrific results in increasing reading among our public school children it's doing so in an extremely cost-effective manner. I want to thank Chancellor Walcott for joining with the Library in forging this new model, and Vikram Pandit and Citi for their investment to help get it off the ground.""Today's announcement of the citywide expansion of the MyLibraryNYC program is wonderful news for New York City school children," said Congressman Jerrold Nadler. "Through this wonderful program 250,000 school kids will have access to more than 17 million books. I commend Mayor Bloomberg, the New York Public Library, and the Brooklyn Public Library for enabling this expansion of this program and making it easier for kids to read and take out books from the library."
"Expanding MyLibraryNYC to 400 schools further integrates our City's three amazing library systems with our public schools, giving teachers and students more of the tools they need to succeed at no cost to the schools," said New York State Senator Thomas K. Duane. "This efficient, innovative and collaborative use of resources will aid teachers' course development and knock down students' barriers to entry into the library system, encouraging reading in both print and digital platforms. I applaud Mayor Bloomberg, the Department of Education, the Queens, Brooklyn and New York Public Libraries, and Citi for making this program a reality."
Through MyLibraryNYC, students and teachers will have access to an online catalog developed by BiblioCommons, where they can browse the collections of the three public libraries and arrange to borrow books and other materials. Each student in one of the 400 participating schools will receive a new library card, and teachers may order up to 100 books – or class sets – as part of lesson plans. Teachers may also use online social tools to collaborate with their peers, share ideas and post their own recommended book lists. The program is made possible with $5 million in funding from Citi, which provided for the development of the online searchable catalog and interactive tools.
The MyLibraryNYC pilot first launched last year in a partnership between 86 schools and the New York Public Library system, under the leadership of its President, Anthony Marx. Surveys conducted after the pilot showed that nearly 90 percent of participating teachers said the program better equipped them to teach, and that students in the pilot were three times more likely to check out a book from their public library than those in non-participating schools. This year's expansion includes the Brooklyn and Queens Public Libraries, providing for services in each of the five boroughs. The program will grow to cover all public schools – and 1.1 million students – by the year 2015.
Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn Public Library is an independent library system for the 2.5 million residents of Brooklyn. It is the fifth largest library system in the United States with 60 neighborhood libraries located throughout the borough. Brooklyn Public Library offers free programs and services for all ages and stages of life, including a large selection of books in more than 30 languages, author talks, literacy programs and public computers. Brooklyn Public Library's eResources, such as eBooks and eVideos, catalog information and free homework help, are available to customers of all ages 24 hours a day at our website: www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org.
The New York Public Library
The New York Public Library is a free provider of education and information for the people of New York and beyond. With 91 locations including research and branch libraries throughout the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island, the Library offers free materials, computer access, classes, exhibitions, programming and more to everyone from toddlers to scholars, and has seen record numbers of attendance and circulation in recent years. The New York Public Library serves more than 18 million patrons who come through its doors annually and millions more around the globe who use its resources at www.nypl.org. To offer this wide array of free programming, The New York Public Library relies on both public and private funding. Learn more about how to support the Library at nypl.org/support.
Queens Library
Queens Library is an independent, not-for-profit corporation and is not affiliated with any other library. Queens Library serves a population of 2.3 million in one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the U.S. and has among the highest circulations of any public library system in the world. For more information about programs, services, locations, events and news, visit the Queens Library web site at www.queenslibrary.org or phone 718-990-0700. Queens Library. Enrich your life.
About Citi
Citi has a long history of supporting education in New York City and the U.S. through a variety of community investments and mentoring initiatives. Citi has helped develop innovative programs to fund school construction and development, such as the Canyon-Agassi Charter School Facilities Fund, the first investment fund focused on building charter schools. And across the country, Citi Community Development and the Citi Foundation have fostered innovative ways to help families save for college, including the Partnership for College Completion, a collaboration with KIPP Charter schools and the United Negro College Fund, and the Kindergarten to College initiative, the first-ever program that aims to provide a savings account to every incoming kindergartner in the San Francisco public school system.


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Oh, Hollywood… the epicentre for all trends, the hotbed that designates all that is cool, the place to see and be seen! So when the Hollywood set totally embraces a movement, and after several years, only more stars have gotten into it, you know it's big.
Such is the case with e-cigarettes. Many of us first heard of them when stars like Johnny Depp started flaunting his around town. Since then the number of celebs who've been switching to vapour has increased dramatically, and all the time we hear about new stars who get with the program.
Catherine Zeta-Jones (whose husband, Michael Douglas has famously battled cancer as a result of smoking), Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Pattinson, Harrison Ford, Jeremy Piven, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Natasha Lyonne, Charlie Sheen, Kate Moss, Britney Spears, and Simon Cowell are just a few of the many who have been spotted using their e-cigs in the public eye!
Alternative cigs are not just a fashion statement for stars, however. While they are definitely fashionable, and they look great in the hands of anyone who uses them, they are the better option for getting your nicotine. Working in showbiz, there are long periods of waiting, and when you're constantly waiting and kind of stressed, you need to fill those boring spaces with something, and cigarettes have always been there to do just that.
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Congress Works To Flesh Out Budget Deal Before Jan. 15 Deadline
It's been more than a month since leaders of the House and Senate budget committee worked out a broad agreement for federal spending, and their staffs are still working furiously to flesh out the outline before the deadline of January 15. So for many on Capitol Hill, there's been no holiday break.
Congress Works To Flesh Out Budget Deal Before Jan. 15 Deadline
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish. Congress returns to work next week and both chambers will have a little more than a week to pass an appropriations bill to keep the government open. A bipartisan budget agreement in December helped reduce the chance of a shutdown, but as NPR's Ailsa Chang reports, there's still plenty left to bicker about.
AILSA CHANG, BYLINE: This holiday season has been no fun for staffers on the appropriations committees. It meant coming to work in a nearly deserted building every weekend, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve and staying well into the night during yesterday's snow storm. Jim Dyer(ph) remembers the pain. He spent two and a half decades giving up holidays and weekends to help write spending bills under the gun.
JIM DYER: To the detriment of friends and family and it made me very cranky and a hell of a lot less charming than I am now.
CHANG: Dyer was a staffer on the House Appropriations Committee until 2004 and he says this year's team is running an especially fast sprint. A budget agreement didn't come until December so appropriators didn't know what bottom line they had to work with until just a few weeks before the January 15 deadline.
DYER: You're talking about writing a bill of a trillion plus dollars that governs every federal agency for the year and you're talking about producing a piece of legislation in an environment that is not very conducive to conciliation and compromise.
CHANG: And compromise will be the only way to get things done. The budget agreement was only a general outline. Now, appropriators have to figure out exactly how much money to spend on agencies and policies many members of Congress downright hate, like the Affordable Care Act.
Yet, Sarah Binder of the Brookings Institution believes deals will happen this month because Republicans are still haunted by last October's government shutdown.
SARAH BINDER: Politically, my sense is Republicans have decided that their party took such a bad beating for being blamed for the shutdown that they don't want to go back there again and so they will find a way to compromise.
CHANG: The way Congress is really supposed to decide spending is through 12 individual appropriations bills. That hasn't happened in almost a decade. Right now, the committees are drawing up an omnibus bill, 12 bills rolled up into one. It isn't ideal because some items don't get as much scrutiny as others, but Binder says it's still way better than as stopgap measure where no new spending decisions are made.
BINDER: Minimum standards become maximum standards, right? That the least we can get done becomes the most we can get done.
CHANG: But is this good start a sign of greater bipartisanship in the months to come?
STAN COLLENDER: No. Let's not go too far here.
CHANG: Stan Collender has closely watched budget fights for years.
COLLENDER: Maybe it's a real measure of how far we've come and how bad things are that an omnibus bill, which would've been considered a disaster a decade ago or a generation ago by appropriators, is now being hailed a cardinal achievement of this Congress.
CHANG: Of course, Collender says, let's wait until January 15 before we celebrate even that. Ailsa Chang, NPR News, the Capitol.
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Hopkinton needs to add 1 day to meet 180-day requirement
Interim Superintendent Steven Hiersche will recommend the School Committee schedule a half day of school on Good Friday to make up for Tuesday's snow cancellation, according to a notice sent to parents on Wednesday, the MetroWest Daily News reported.
The School Committee Thursday is expected to make a decision on how to add one more day to the school year after the district exceeded its five allowed snow days Tuesday. It is the first school district in MetroWest to do so.
"In 17 years of calling off school in New England, this is a first for me," Hiersche wrote in his note to parents.
Hiersche directed parents to a link to the district's religious holiday observance policy in his notice, which allows students an excused absence in observance of a religious holiday, such as Good Friday.
Prior to Tuesday's cancellation, the final day for Hopkinton was Friday, June 28, the final week day before the end of the fiscal year and several district teacher contracts on June 30.