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A product's packaging is not merely a protective shell it travels home from the store in. Packaging may be fun and beautiful and does not need to be taken seriously.
"Packaging is a product's user interface, a brand builder, a communication tool and part of the experience associated with the product," states Markus Joutsela a researcher at the Aalto University Department of Media as well as developer and head teacher of the PACK-AGE packaging design course.
On 16 May new and even surprising solutions created by course participants were presented to the attendees at PACK-AGE's final gala. Students in Team Nokia came up with the creative idea of using the mouldable plywood Grada, launched by UPM, as a multifunctional and sustainable packaging material for Nokia mobile phones. Inspired by the Lumia Smartphone name (lumi is Finnish for snow) pretty the students added snowflakes to the design of some packages.
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Team Nokia's second concept was to utilise the plywood material as an aesthetic object. The phone is locked in place between two opposite facing semicircles in a way that ensures it will remain unharmed in all positions, and all mobile related equipment is hidden behind the phone. The package changes into different objects by changing its position. For example, if it is placed diagonally it can function as an alarm clock with the mobile as the screen.
The team's last and perhaps most practical concept was a plywood charging stand for mobiles. Wireless electricity has been laminated into the plywood, ensuring that the product can be charged without use of a wire. The QR code includes the mobile telephone's instruction manual, meaning there is no need for a printed manual.
Packaging makes it possible to eat while you are walking
Atria asked course participants for a packaging solution for its Food-on-the-go products. These types of products are suited for busy individuals as well as for those who have no interest in preparing their own meals. The packaging solution should be handy and user-based, so that it is possible to eat the product on the go, for example, while walking. Team Atria came up with several clever packaging containers such as the Lapfood concept, designed to balance easily on one's lap or in one's hand, and the Break-it `n´ Shake-it concept, designed so that the user can choose when to mix meat and salad with one another by pressing the top.
However, a concept named Muki (cup) was selected for the prototype phase. It is a cardboard cup made from Billerud's FiberForm in which the core ingredient of the salad, such as chicken, fish or tofu and its dressing are in a cylinder at the centre of the cup. When the user is ready to eat the salad, they can remove the top and pull the cylinder up. The meaty core and dressing will then spread evenly over the salad. The FiberForm material used in the cups is easier to mould than normal. This makes it possible to press designs into the surface of the material. The texture of the material feels natural and appealing, and the surface pattern improves grip. The salad cup is suited for all standard-sized cup holders in cars, cinemas, airplanes, etc.
Team Kannisto + Anton&Anton designed ecological packaging solutions for bread sold at Anton&Anton, shop located in Kruununhaka, Helsinki. The designed packaging also acts as a media that will bring customers added value in their everyday lives. The team presented two different bread packaging concepts. In the first concept the paper bag acts as a consumer guide with fun information graphics on the life cycle of fresh bread.
Markus Joutsela, head teacher for the PACK-AGE course, says that companies have reacted very positively to the results of the course. Inter-disciplinary cooperation between teachers has also run smoothly, and the learning results have been substantial. Therefore the course piloted at the Aalto University Media Factory can be deemed a success and will be held again next year.
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Whatever your political affiliations — or lack thereof — may be, it's surely good news to hear that the government is giving back, and doubly so when that giving is to the Open Source community.
Such is the news out of the West Wing this week, as the team behind the White House website announced yesterday that they are donating some of the code they have developed for WhiteHouse.gov back to the community.
WhiteHouse.gov runs on the popular, and Open Source, Drupal content management system, which powers thousands of other high-profile sites, including our own LinuxJournal.com. The code in question consists of four modules: Context HTTP Headers, Akamai, GovDelivery, and Node Embed. In a posting to The White House Blog, Dave Cole — Senior Adviser to the Chief Information Officer of the Executive Office of the President — described the modules, which are already available from the Drupal repositories:
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Cole made his announcement yesterday during the Open Source in Government keynote panel at this week's DrupalCon San Francisco. Linux Journal's Webmistress, and resident Drupal goddess, Katherine Druckman was on hand for the presentation, and shared with us her impression:
Dave's presentation was great. He briefly went over the sections of the whitehouse.gov site, giving a basic idea of the site structure and modules used. Just the idea that they are releasing code back is so significant with regard to attitudes toward open source.
Linux Journal readers can look forward to seeing some of the White House's code in action, as Katherine plans to implement the Node Embed module right here on LinuxJournal.com.
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We have come a long, long, way. I have chills now watching our President.
right in front of where Barack Obama is going to take his oath of office used to be a tent city for slaves and workers?
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Support yes, blindly follow and apologize for NO! It is time this President stands on his own two feet and accept responsibility for his decisions.
At the beginning of his second term, President Obama's supporters say he should attempt to use those Republicans who supported the final fiscal cliff deal as an initial call sheet that could also include GOP governors and business leaders and others who may offer help.
My take: The President has always been trying to reach across the aisle. It's time for the Republicans to return the favor.
Yes, Republi-CAN, too.
Yeah, This President might slice or hook one across the isle but I guarantee it would be most assuredly by accident. Hell he probably wouldn't even yell FORE.
President Obama said the oath I take to Constitution is no different than the one I take to the pledge of allegiance.
Amen!! We all love our country. There is no place like home!!!
First try supporting yourself the governments been doing it far to long.
Pigotry, people like you and your loud mouth ignorant friend Feisty might be there to support him, but people who work for a living won't be there.
Here's my tweet, the supposed great Dictator of 'I not You' said 'you/your' and 'we' innumerable times. Spin cycle will be set to high.
A superb speech by President Obama, and hopefully, when he spoke of "this generation", it is "this generation"
of Psalm 71 and Luke 21, verse 32. and all must do their part. It is no time for indecision.
It was Dick Cheney and others in the W Administration who opined that the Constitution is just a Goddamn piece of paper. President Obama takes the Constitution more seriously.
Two hundred years ago when slaves were building that big mansion we, today, call the White House, who would have ever seriously thought that a man of color would call that place home? It is appropriate on MLK day that we are reminded how far we have come since those days. We may have come far but still have far to go in true equality for all.
I only hope he uses the "bully pulpit" more this term than he did in the last. He has the support of a majority of Americans and should appeal to that majority to contact their representatives in Congress to stop the nonsense and get to work on the business of the people, more specifically, the middle class people. Those Congress critters, on both sides of the aisle, need to demonstrate that they represent us not corporate America. In the 21st Century we don't need politics as usual for the 19th Century but a new, more sophisticated politics, a politics that truly helps the people and not robber barrons who buy politicians.
joe-28...... I work and I am firmly supporting this President as a majority of the working Americans do. Too bad your post shows a definite ignorance of facts and an overindulgence in hate!
Congratulations President Obama!!! we are with you!! to help you define what is the true meaning of the word "equality and justice for ALL"
I'm sure when Obama took the oath of office, he had one hand on the Bible and the other hand with fingers crossed behind his back. He has no intention of upholding the laws of the land, let alone the Constitution. He stomps on both. I seriously doubt he has ever read the Constitution. He want to bring down Capitalism and destroy this country. He has done his very best to divide and conquer this country and demonize anyone who doesn't believe in his Liberal agenda.
"...done his very best to divide and conquer this country and demonize anyone who doesn't believe in his conservative agenda." We already went through that during the McCartney/Bush era. My guess is you too were to busy dividing and demonizing to notice.
Jersey, stop being ridiculous, when the President took the oath, his left hand was on the Bible and his right hand held up palm facing Chief Justice Roberts.
Normally I ignore the terribly petty and inane posts by most of the conservatives here as they are so not worth reading, but I have to ask, do you ever read what you write, you don't sound as if you are alright. Maybe you should give Fox and Beck a rest, it might help you see straight.
GM - Oh, you had to point that out to Jersy Girl. I was sitting here laughing at her ignorance since clearly both hands were showing!!!! And, THAT WAS from Fox and Hannity!! LOL Really, you don't expect anything intelligent from Jersy Girl, right?
SeekingSanity and Gingerbread Mamma
Watch First Lady shove it to Republican Majority House Speaker Boehner. Are you surprised at the President's Reaction?
That ought give the right wing FOX NEWS lover nut jobs something to talk about. ☺
Hell he probably wouldn't even yell FORE.
But the American people proudly voted for FOUR more years. So kiss my grits!
Seeking Sanity and Gingerbread Mamma
Watch First Lady shove it to Republican Majority House Speaker Boehner. Are you surprised at the President's Reaction?
Opps, sorry I posted the wrong gif
That ought give the right wing FOX NEWS lover nut jobs something to talk about. âº
"I seriously doubt he has ever read the Constitution. He want to bring down Capitalism and destroy this country."
Jersey Girl 1, "He "want to" bring down Capitalism..."? Considering how many Americans have actually read the entire Constitution, and judging by your grammar, I'm guessing you don't even know what the Constitution is.
WAIT. I didn't hear it the 1st time, but post-oath when POTUS is hugging fam, Sasha said, "Good job Dad...You didn't mess up."
Hey, Sasha, your dad did better than that. There had been mess that Bush left behind, and President Obama has done a great job cleaning up the Bush Mess
Piggy, I think she meant he didn't mess up the ceremony. It seems like I remember Roberts did 4 years ago and they had to redo it later. I also am so proud of President Obama, he may go down in history as one of the best every. 11 presidents tried including many republicans but he was the one that got health care reform through. What an accomplishment. Let alone bringing the nation back from the worst recession since the great depression and at the same time ending two drawn out wars that shouldn't have been started in the first place. Killing America's worst enemy since Hitler. His accomplishments are many and important.
There had been mess that Bush left behind, and President Obama has done a great job cleaning up the Bush Mess
Piggy, First off this was Clintons mess and second you call this mess clean? You're grounded until you learn what clean really is! Oh and don't think I didn't notice all that crap under the bed.
And this coming from a Chicago murder state goes to show the mob still out there...
Hey Bev what you call bitching and moaning because it doesn't fit your liberal leanings is acvtually called factual reporting unlike this liberal site pissing down it's leg over the President.
So say these words out loud to yourself. How will I continue to keep food on the table and support my family. Now scroll through those wonderful tweets, and read them out loud in response to the above statement. Do it for each one, and see if it makes sense.
It won't because they are all just a bunch of fluffy words. We do not need words, we need leadership.
So say these words out loud to yourself. How will I continue to keep food on the table and support my family. Now scroll through those wonderful tweets, and read them out loud in response to the above statement. Do it for each one, and see if it makes sense.
It won't because they are all just a bunch of fluffy words. We do not need words, we need leadership.
Piggy, Feisty, Beverly are all welfare mooches who do nothing but spew garbage out of their pie holes.
Hey, joe-2849984
Piggy, Feisty, Beverly are all welfare mooches who do nothing but spew garbage out of their pie holes.
I seriously wish that I were on welfare..so that I could get some of the not-so-free money. Joe, would you help me to get on welfare? Thanks in advance.
BTW, the reason there are some on welfare is that some lost jobs due to Bush Recession and that there is so much unfairness and job place discrimination (including hiring practices).
I seriously wish that I were on welfare..so that I could get some of the not-so-free money. Joe, would you help me to get on welfare? Thanks in advance.
Piggy, you don't need joes help just be patient and give the President time.
due to Bush Recession
due to the Clinton Recession (there fixed it for ya)
One last question, will there ever be a time in this Presidency where the President is held accountable by you left wing loons?
Pigotry, again, you run your mouth as if you really know what you are talking about, The reality is that all you are is an out of work Obama cheerleader. 30 million on food stamps when your messiah took office, now 48 million. Same number of people unemployed. Incomes down 6%, nation divided purely because of Obama.
Piggy, Feisty, Beverly are all welfare mooches ...
Joe gets this knowledge from the same place he gets all of it ... the vast vacuum of his unknowing.
Oh Pig Bush again.......................
Come on is that all you have tell use what Obama has done besides turn this country back 100 years.....
The only thing this man did was bring race back to life...
And it had nothing to do with the whites.
Michelle Obama " Whities", "All this for a flag"
Wait it is just about to all begin...
And no one wants to work with him because he is not a leader.
I can't what till the civil war starts I give it 2 years....
True Americans will not stand for this to much longer.
Hey Bev what you call bitching and moaning because it doesn't fit your liberal leanings is acvtually called factual reporting unlike this liberal site pissing down it's leg over the Presiden
Look dumb ass neither does it fit over half of America. Fox News and World Nut Daily
Use you search engine to gather truthful information instead of being a right wing echo.
Damn Bev, struck a chord did I? Have you ever heard of the opposing opinion? Use your brain dumb ass!
Beverly - ozzie and his ilk are so saturated with right wing hatred that true facts are foreign to them. Just scroll past him. He never posts anything of value - just vulgarity and crudesss - typical Republican "virtues."
joe- the only reason the nation is divided is because some on the far right cannot accept a black man as President. It shows their ignorance and lack of integrity.
Beverly - ozzie and his ilk are so saturated with right wing hatred that true facts are foreign to them. Just scroll past him. He never posts anything of value - just vulgarity and crudesss - typical Republican "virtues."
Or could it be they are just dumb asses?
Just flipped over to FAKE NEWS aka FOX can you believe they are saying the crowd is not lively.
They are now talking about Secret Service and Jack Lew.
Truth deniers. LOL
I can't wait until Media Matters, Crooks & Liars, and Stephanie Miller make fun of these fools.
Beverly - you had to know FOX would deny the excitement of the crowd. Their hatred and lies are all that keep them and the right wingers posting here today alive. It's all they have. Sad, really!
Please don't feed the trolls guys, they're just looking for attention. Let's not spoil a beautiful day.
ok now that the commy is back in lets inpeach his ass out along with dick head Biden
ok now that the commy is back in lets inpeach his ass out along with dick head Biden
Headhunter, you people couldn't do it you tried. You got nothing.
When did we try to impeach him again?
See you Dems can't stop lying can you..
Losertroll and headwhacker... You just can't make this stuff up!!
Racist underling serfs of the repugnican party. Un-witting concubines destined to remain that way because they "never look back" and are therefore unable to learn own familial histories. That's not a tail-wind behind you buckos! It's what being repugnican earns you on the regular. The rest of us are not so enamored with the flavor of boot so we stopped licking and became Democrats ages ago.
He is the third anti Christ and plans on making our country like Greece everybody, will bow down to him to help save us all Obama from this evil world. Here is one guy that will never bow down to that a--hole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Johntho boy are blind and stuiped look around you idiot he has killed this country just as he planed
Go back to watching Hillybilly Handfishing and learn something useful in your own life.
Teapartysnuffer, i served in order to express my opinion unlike you you.
those who always complain never accomplish a thing. those who go into action our the real patriots. lets all stand with our president, roll up our sleves and get to work!
The trouble kr is Obama hasn't produce the jobs for American to get back to work.
KR - I've been working a hell of a lot more than the potus.
Unless finger pointing is work that is
stopfreeloaders - the President sent 7 proposals regarding job creation to the House which the Republicans refused to bring to the floor for a vote. So, I guess your complaint is actually with Republcians, right?
are you sure of your statements did you see these proposals what was in them and were they sent to the senate if so why has the senate failed to pass his budget for the last 4 years those on the left do not care about the absolute numbers or the absolute facts all they care about is their perception of what reality is reality is that from 1885 to 2008 responsible american people working and striving to have ownership of their world and taking care of business look at what the takers and welfare have gotten us more of the same and more takers now deciding how much more to take and how many more non responsible people there will be america is not the same in the last 4 years and will not be the same in the next 4 shame on the liberals socialist who have finally won to take the rest down
Really head it is hard to take you seriously, for one thing you are wrong about this man, for another, your an idiot.
No 1, he's not all of OUR president, only the welfare set, illegals, and the ignorant! No less than a blind person could ignore the damage he has done during his short term as the president. A European One World Order, with Obama in charge of the world, is his only goal. His agenda is to destroy our economy, moreso than Carter and Clinton together couldn't accomplish.
With corporate profits greater than any time since WWII and twice that as under the Reagan years, your statement CC is off the mark. If anything, one could argue that he is a consumate Wall Street President and a true defender of the 1%.
With regards to the economy, a recent report (shared this morning on Morning Joe) reveals that Wall Street has had unprecedented recovery since 2008. The S&P standard is at a five year high, closing at 1,480, it's highest point since 2007. The NASDAQ and Dow Jones have also seen marked recovery. So people and business are making trillions on Wall Street; however, Main Street is still suffering in terms of the economy and unemployment. So the question becomes one of what has to happen to get business to balance dolling out trillions in bonus packages and also enhance investments in human capital and job creation. Just sayin'....
Concerened Cit????
If he is not your President, then Move to Pakistan, or Labia...join the rest of the teabag Taliban.
We (Majority) The People Spoke. You don't LIKE...Leave.at least go to Texas. Bye.
BTW take Headsucker & Joe with ya..you deserve each other. LOL
Guys - ignore Concerned Citizen - everything he/she posts is filled with hatred and ignorance. My guess is home schooled - and poorly even for home school. When someone posts such totally biased lies you just have to pity them. There is nothing you can do for someone like that.
Baggers are going to have a rough 4 years. Then 4 more rough ones.
Ricardo98 - I believe they just have rough lives - they bring it on themselves!
There are alot of backers on your side concerned citizen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
radiation4 - "There are a lot of backers on your side concerned citizen!!!!!!!!!" But no intelligent ones!
Too bad seekingSanity I from the south A--wipe and a Chemical Engineer which means you have to carry 3.6 GPA to stay in the program a--hole I like doing this because, I can be my true self and not have to put up a front. N-gro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Really don't think I will waste my time on this one. Just another Hollywood reality show.
Beverly in Chicago.....unempoyment up, unemployment among African Americans more than triple national average, taxes up, quality health care access down, premiums up, fast and furious, Bengahzigate, Green Energy loan losses, Tons of Czars, EPA destroying jobs, 2nd ammendment attack, bailouts, handouts to unions, exemptions to unions from Health Care bill, gas prices up 80%, food costs up more than 50%, no budget for over 3 years, food stamp roles doubled, country divided........wow we have come a long way. Sad!
Beverly in Chicago.....unempoyment up, unemployment among African Americans more than triple national average, taxes up, quality health care access down, premiums up, fast and furious, Bengahzigate, Green Energy loan losses, Tons of Czars, EPA destroying jobs, 2nd ammendment attack, bailouts, handouts to unions, exemptions to unions from Health Care bill, gas prices up 80%, food costs up more than 50%, no budget for over 3 years, food stamp roles doubled, country divided........wow we have come a long way. Sad!
President Obama has done just as much or more for Black people than any other president. See for me it just not about racial pride. It's about effort. It's not President Obama's fault the stats you state are higher; they've always been like that since the inception of slavery in this country. But we Black know how to not succumb to your intentional divide and conquer lies.
President Obama Obama elevated the Office of National AIDS Policy, signed the Fair Sentencing Act and created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau which, by the way, helped black mortgage holders more than anyone.
At least President tries when he does for one he does for all. Are you familiar with the Pigsford Farmers. Google it and learn something. Did any other President fulfill that promise for Black people?
If that's not enough to refute your divide and conquer bull@!$%#; ask the Black people in Detroit how they feel about GM
You can squat down to likes of the bigots over @ Fox and World net daily, since you are an ignoramus. Or you can stand like an itelligent human being and stop the characteristic divisive tactics you idiots think will tear Black people from our President. You Can't.
We ♥ our President.
What would Herman Cain have done? Nothing he espoused every pre-civil war and Jim Crow agenda
I hope you find help for you foul language. Not a good public speaking habit.
Charles - I hope you find help for your mental illness. No a good trait for anyone to show!
Hey ,Ricardo Maltaban better than listening to those F-ggy CNN reporters.
UGH, 4 more years of golf and vacations on my dime.
Thank you free loaders for a waste of a prez..............
Our country is now doomed for sure, 4 more years of this irresponsible spending and creating a country where people feel the Government should take care of them and they don't have to work. It is a shame, at one time we were the greatest country in the world, now we are weak, going bancrupt and our citizens are becoming lazy.
I hope American's wake up and see how this man cares for no one but himself, he just is using all of you believers turn us into a country of shame and socialism.
I have to call you on this AF. With workers wages at an all-time low and corporate profits at an all-time high, Obama makes for a piss-poor Socialist. The goal of Socialism is to empower the working class. In this Obama has failed miserably. It is the 1% who have thrived under President Obama.
@Chucky, socialism starts with the Government controlling more of our lives, as he is doing now with all the handouts, this guy is clever, keeping people down, making them depend on the governmet, that is how he won re-election. No person with his track record or approval should be in that office, any office. He should be on unemployment. The problem is people are getting used to be on the hand outs and not working, I know many people that can work but feel they don't have to with Obama in office. That is what we are becoming.
I work hard, 50 hours a week to take care of my family, my husband works hard and has to travel for work, our paychecks went down because of Obama, our home value went down because of his policiies and his tactics. So I know where you are coming from, and that is where I pointed out, Obama can care less about anyone but himself, he wants to keep us all down to make us more dependant ont he government to further play out his agend and destro America. That is what he is all about. What you are saying is part of his plan.
The problems you talk about spring from a hybrid of corporate capitalism and state socialism. Tax money is taken from the working class, redistributed through safety net programs, where the recipients then spend this money effectively redistributing it to the 1%. The net effect is to weaken the working class and build up the 1%. By exclusively attacking state socialism, you are ignoring half the problem. As an Anarcho-Socialist (ie Left Libertarian, Libertarian Socialist), I hold corporate capitalism and state socialism equally responsible. Remember, Marxism in it's purist sense is "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need." This hybrid we live with today ignores the first part of this axiom, all for the benefit of corporate profits.
"Our country is now doomed for sure, 4 more years of this irresponsible spending and creating a country where people feel the Government should take care of them and they don't have to work. It is a shame, at one time we were the greatest country in the world, now we are weak, going bancrupt and our citizens are becoming lazy"
Did you mean intellektually bancrupt or ekonomically bancrupt?... I'm just kurious... You seam to kare a lot sew it maces me wonder if theez are your reel konvikshuns... btw... I'm glad we as a pipple dodged the bullet... Because bancrupt with a "c" is much less serious than with a "k".
Your epiphany that America is weak, bankrupt, and lazy shows that you spend way too much time studying the republican constituencies. Home of the hand-outs with one finger always pointing elsewhere.
AmericaFirst - your home value went down - as everyone's did - because real estate was highly overvalued. It was bound to happen no matter who was in office. The rest of your whine is directly related to Bush and his destruction of our economy! Try to be honest. I know it's not a Republican trait but give it a try!
Oh Yeah, he is taking us down the road to destruction. He will only be known as continuing the free lunch to those who do not deserve to be taken care of. Be glad when these 4 years are up but by then, there may not be a USA.
What a sad day for America! Our only hope is to pray that he learns how to lead before the country totally goes down the tubes.
sir18-3771461 - what a sad day for you that irrational hatred is so coloring your views of our great President!
Pomp, circumstance, and leftist gloating. The crack in the Liberty Bell widens.
Wow not one N word what a shock.
Freeloader ? I worked 2 jobs most of my life.
Never had unemployment, never got a dime from the Government.
Never used anything but, aspirin (for a hangover) or cold medicine for a sore throat.
The real free loaders are the people that make the laws , think they are above the law and only do what is best for them. You can blame whoever or whatever and nothing will ever change as long as we have a welfare state for the privledged. Virtually everyone in the medical profesion gets free samples.
Do people really need all this medicine? or is it prescription for profit.
Poor people rarely if ever vote. The freeloaders you talk about are the ones that work paycheck to paycheck just to make ends meet.
Most of them actually have a conscience. They count white sheep to put themselves to sleep at night worrying about how to make ends meet.
The real freeloaders sleep fine counting green sheep with dollar signs.
stopfreeloaders - while posters like you show their cowardly racism without any attempt to hide it!
Another 4 years of do nothing politics...hope the United States can survive this waste of space.
Idiot Obummer actually tweeted in Church - documented before Church service ended. He must not believe in Almighty God who surely had deaf ears from 8:35 to 9:40 in St. John's. Since even FoxNews is covering the idiot secular progressives I thank God that I can watch NHL network replays of hockey from yesterday.
Franko - OMG - and YOU are judging someone which the bible says is not your place so clearly YOU don't believe in Almight God or you would be living by his guidance!!!! See how dumb that is?
Seeking Sanity,
Franko is probably member of Glenn Beck, "The Profit of Doom", sanctuary.
Across the lake, there would be a church modelled after The Alamo which would act as a multi-denominational mission center. The town will also have a working ranch where visitors can learn how to farm and work the land
Oh, and Glenn Beck would have a television/movie studio there, so that he could produce some sweet, sweet films about how America is going to hell and you really need to buy a lead-lined can of wheat seeds so that you can make your family bread after the apocalypse. And there'd be a Marketplace, a place .
Oh Lawdy, Lawdy, you'll probably need a bullet proof vest and head gear to enter.
Put it on slow-motion and I bet re-runs of yesterdays hockey and you will just about match speeds. And I wouldn't thank God if I were you, what with the short straw he handed you and all.
Almighty Gawd thinks Fock Snooze is a sit-com.
Yea that's what you call a half ass Christian, he just goes for show is mind probably isn't even there. I got that a--holes number!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wish you the best Mr. President. I will be praying for you and your family.
I wish it were not so but I do have to ask Mr. President, is it not your job to defend our Constitution that our ancestors fought and died to defend?
How is it then that you can discriminate against a mans religion, especially a Pastor. It was published that the decision was made to have a pastor speak who agreed with your all inclusive views on homosexuality. In fact you allowed a pastor to be bullied out of that position because he believes what the Bible says on homosexuality. Is that not discrimination?
Tether - no it is being inclusive of all and not knowingly having someone speak who is NOT inclusive. See how that works?
Obama's first four years, unemployment was at 7.8% in 2009, still at 7.8%,(actually a lot higher), 30M people on food stamps in 2009, now 48M, debt was under 10T, now over 16T, etc, etc. What a great job!!
Please be factual, President Obama took the oath of Office on January 20, 2009. Based on the BLS, the unemployment rate for january 2009 was 7.8%. At the end of the first month of President Obama's term, the unemployment rate was 8.3% which you could, fairly or unfairly, deem that rate to be his responsibility. Here is a reasonable comparison:
In the 10 months prior to Mr. Obama's Inauguration, unemployment went from 5.0% to 7.8% which is an annual growth rate of 4.55%. In the 10 months after Mr. Obama's Inauguration, unemployment went from 8.30% to 9.90% having peaked at 10.0% (according to BLS) which is a growth rate of 1.78%. Since that time, the unemployment rate has declined slowly over the last 4 years to 7.8% through December 2012. In April/May of 2009, an $800 billion stimulus began filtering through the economy and in October, unemployment peaked at 10%.
It can be said that TARP and stimulus combined put a floor under the free-falling economy but there was a great deal of damage done. President Obama could have lowered taxes to $0 for everyone and the damage was still done. The problem was that between the two wars, and heightened spending on health care programs, you could not lower taxes anymore than what was done (payroll taxes and continuation fo Bush era tax credits).
By my estimate, it appears about $4.8 trillion of the $6 trillion in debt during Mr. Obama's first 4 years are a direct result of his policies. The other $1.2 trillion supported 4 years of two war fronts, the expansion of the Medicare prescription plan and the Bush era tax cuts.
A rational person would recognize that the Federal government can do very little in 90 days so you could even argue that the unemployment rate was going to hit 9.0% before any policies could even take effect. But, that's not how the score card works for presidents. In the end, President Obama, in my estimation, spent about half of what President Bush did in his 8 years.
You can bend and shape stats all day.
Any improvent to the unemployment numbers are in SPITE of Obama and the liberals over-regulation , waste, and bureaucracy.
I can not believe the hate on the blogs today. Today is the day that The President of the United States takes a public oath of office, it is a day above petty politics. I firmly believe that if Mitt Romney had won, those making nasty remarks about our President, would be the loudest screamers calling those who made comments biggots etc.
Today is not about Republicans or Democrats it is about the United States of America. Respect the title, Respect the position and respect your country as even if you didn't vote for him the majority of the country did, and that's what we are celebrating today, the fact that we vote and chose our leaders.
Did the military get to vote! Ask the DNC why the military ballots didn't get delivered in time for many of the military to vote? The oath includes defending the constitution, do you honestly believe the President has or intends to do that based on his executive orders so far?
Charles - yes the military DID get to vote - every vote was counted.
And, yes, the President - who has issued 160 (including the 23 on guns) is still far below the 190 issed by Georgie boy - fully defends the constitution.
The real issue here is there is no more America. Come on to many illegals for it to be.
There is no United we stand it is now the Divided we fall...
And I have not seen this country so divided in heck 45 years my life time.
lasertroll - And I have not seen this country so divided in heck 45 years my life time. The blame for that is squarely on you and those like you who are too racist to accept a black man as President. Many of us didn't like George Bush but we never divided this country the way you have with your hatred. YOU are to blame for the division and you know it!
Your an a--hole ,quit pushing your stupid opinions on to everyone else, frankly nobody wants to hear about that A--hole!!!!!!!!! Oh by the way I'm a Chemical Engineer what do you do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i don't follow social media - too many stupid people that think that everything they read on here is true - this man has no clue how to run the government - he isn't fit to be President - he lies to the American people and the brainless followers just keep drinking the koolaid like Hitlers followers did - I'm counting the days until he is out of office - hopefully we can surrive the next 1,459 days.
What did the crowd attending the Coronation lose today. Answer: A total of two man days or work. Kind of nice to visit the United States Capitol for free and not have a job to worry about.
Federal workers had off today. No one noticed.
Yep, this is hump day, a day to celebrate the count - down till he is OUT of office
Obama = ignorance=Arrogance=Elitism=Hidden Agenda=Socialist=Incompetence=No experience=FAILURE
Retgman - don't try to deflect your "qualities" onto our President. They are yours alone!
Excellent reply Retgman,the h-ll with that a--hole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Sept. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Trevena, Inc., (Trevena) a clinical stage pharmaceutical company and a leader in the discovery and development of G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) biased ligands, today announced the appointment of Roberto Cuca as senior vice president and chief financial officer.
"We are delighted to have Roberto join Trevena at this pivotal juncture in the company's development," said Maxine Gowen, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Trevena. "Roberto's diverse experience in effectively transitioning both private and public healthcare companies through phases of rapid growth will be invaluable in assisting Trevena through its corporate and strategic evolution."
Mr. Cuca brings to Trevena nearly 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Most recently, he served as Treasurer and Senior Vice President, Finance at Endo Health Solutions Inc., a specialty healthcare company. Before that, he was Director, Corporate and Business Development, at moksha8 Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical company focused on emerging markets. Mr. Cuca also worked at JPMorgan Chase & Co. as an equity analyst covering U.S. pharmaceutical companies. He received an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania, a J.D. from Cornell Law School, an A.B. from Princeton University and he is a CFA charterholder.
"I am excited to join Trevena and work with its exceptional team at a time of such great promise," said Mr. Cuca. "The company has made significant progress in advancing its compounds into the clinic, collaborating with world-class global pharmaceutical companies and successfully securing financing to support the development of its clinical programs. I look forward to helping the company progress towards its next phase of development."
About Biased Ligands
GPCRs are the targets of at least one-third of modern medicinal products, and remain the predominant class of targets under clinical evaluation. However, traditional ligands either turn on, or turn off, all of the signaling pathways engaged by a particular receptor, which can result in efficacy limitations or undesirable adverse effects. Trevena's expertise lies in engineering "biased ligands" that activate only the beneficial signaling pathways downstream of a GPCR to unlock new biology and avoid drug adverse effects.
About Trevena
Trevena, Inc. is a privately held, clinical stage pharmaceutical company that has built a pipeline of biased GPCR ligands to address unmet medical needs in cardiovascular, pain and other CNS conditions. The company's drug discovery technology is based on extensive research from the laboratory of Nobel Prize winning scientist Robert J. Lefkowitz, M.D. of Duke University Medical Center. The lead drug in Trevena's portfolio, TRV027, is a first-in-class agent in Phase 2 testing for the treatment of acute heart failure. TRV027 is being developed by Trevena under a recently announced collaborative licensing option agreement with Forest Laboratories Inc. (NYSE: FRX). Trevena's pipeline also includes a clinical stage mu-opioid biased ligand, TRV130, in development for post-operative pain, a pre-clinical program for chronic pain, and discovery-stage programs for pain and Parkinson's disease. Trevena is based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and is backed by Alta Partners, Healthcare Ventures, NEA, Polaris, Forest Holdings and Yasuda Enterprise Development Company. For more information about the company, please visit www.trevenainc.com.
For more information, please contact:
Ros Deegan, VP Business Development, Trevena Inc., 610-354-8840 x225 (Corporate)
Kimberly Minarovich, Christensen, 917-533-3268 (Media)
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Classic Game Room HD reviews SMART PRIZE TIME, a claw prize game found at a rest stop on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Claw games are featured in movies like Toy Story and are a fun way to spend hard earned money on cheap toys that you don't need. Test your skills with the claw, a weak metallic contraption that barely lifts whatever toys you grab with it. Smart Prize Time has music, a joystick, timer and a button. The game is full of toys like teddy bears and Big Bird stuffed animals. Yay! Games like Smart Prize Time can be found at rest stops, fair grounds and carnivals all over the world! Although not a traditional video game, this review reviews the Smart Prize Time machine. Mondatica helps you to everythings you need with Facebook, Social Games, Technology & Videogames! Every day Video tutoria and how to, stay tuned with us!


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@Nibroc420: Completely agree with you. People dont want to accept the fact that we live in a world with limited resources. Hard calls like this have to be made. The doctors decided that giving a heart to a child with a very limited potential and other serious health problems was not a wise decision. They would rather give the heart to a child who would have a higher chance of survival. I cant fault them for that.
Same reason why many doctors wont do bone marrow transplants or heart transplants on 90+ year old people.
A lot of charities are poorly run. They have these huge administrative costs. The actual namesake of the charity may not see any of that money. It may go to those who run it, but I agree that they are very deceptive. I remember reading some site that gave tips on how to evaluate which charities are best.
Mouse Hunt?
I think all the communists in the world should meet and create their own country. Maybe give them New Jersey or something like that.
I think the ACA is a disgrace. Not the idea of it, but how they totally dropped the ball on its management.
It's a good question that doesnt get half the amount of scrutiny that it should. We should look at models from other successful countries and see how they keep their costs down. You can still have private universities, but there may be things to fix so they dont cost you an arm and a leg.
There's no issue in being conservative. "right wing" refers to people that are ultraconservative or extreme in their views. Most people with extreme views are usually (and often justifiably) looked down upon.
@Ace6301: Just be happy the US is subsidizing the rest of the world's drug costs.
@TheFlush: You would think that. But on this site, people view him as a saint. As long as he isnt american, he's good.
There are some good measures in the ACA, but there is also a lot of poorly thought out crap. The website debacle was just the result of poor planning. But the bigger issues are that some people are losing their insurance. They made the strong assertion that no one would lose their existing coverage, but that hasnt been the case. Lots of people have been dumped from their previous plans and are now finding their remaining options to be far more expensive. Wish they would have thought this out better. I like the idea of getting rid of the exclusion of pre-existing conditions and letting younger people stay on parents plans, but other stuff seemed rushed.
@roulettethedog: He gets all this credit for not letting the Cuban missle crisis turn into WW3, but he was responsible for the crisis taking place in the first part.
I think we are starting to find out that Obama was massively overrated. So many people wanted him to be this great president, but I think he's just not that good at executing.
It's time for the Walking Dead.
I dont get it either. I see absolutely no harm in letting two people who like each other get married.
@THE_DRUGGIE: Killer croc.
He's grossly incompetent.
Ever kiss a girl that smokes? It's massively gross.
@MrGeezer: The real funny thing is how the modern captain america is written in the comics. He's not some die hard patriot. In fact, he's often outspoken in his criticism of the government and its policies. Almost quite liberal.
@haziqonfire: That trailer does make it look pretty solid. Never know, though, but so far, I'm sold.


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