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YouTube Now Streams HTML5 Video By Default
Here is one more nail in Flash's coffin: starting today, YouTube defaults to using HTML5 video on all modern browsers, including Chrome, IE 11, Safari 8 and the beta versions of Firefox. YouTube first introduced HTML5 support back in 2010. At the time it was still highly experimental. Over the years, as the HTML5 standard — and with it, its video implementation — matured… Read More
Amazon Opens The Doors To Web Apps On Fire TV, Fire TV Stick
Amazon's living room devices, the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, can now run web applications. The company announced this morning that it's allowing web developers to publish their HTML5-powered applications without having to do native app development. Instead, developers only have to enter in the name of their app and its URL in Amazon's Web App Tester software, or they can supply… Read More
AppGyver Launches Supersonic, A New Framework For Hybrid Apps
AppGyver quickly made a name for itself over the last year with the help of Steroids.js and Composer, its drag-and-drop tool for building HTML5 apps. Today, the company is announcing its biggest product release yet with the launch of Supersonic, its new framework for both building user interfaces and data. It's also launching a new and significantly faster wrapper for Android and… Read More
W3C Declares HTML5 Standard Complete
More than four years ago, Steve Jobs declared war on Flash and heralded HTML5 as the way to go. You could be forgiven if you thought the HTML5 standard — the follow-up to 1997's HTML 4 — has long been set in stone, given that developers, browser vendors and the press have been talking about it for years now. In reality, however, HTML5 was still in flux — until today. Read More
Google's HTML5 Web Designer Gets Animation Tools, Deeper AdWords And DoubleClick Integrations
Last September, Google launched Web Designer, a free tool for Mac, Windows and Linux that makes it easy for anybody to build interactive HTML5 sites and ads. Since its launch, Web Designer got a couple of minor updates, but today's release is the first major update in a long time and brings quite a few new features to the software. Read More
Microsoft Plans To Bring HTTP/2, Web Audio And JavaScript Promises To The Next Version Of IE
At its Build developer conference earlier this year, Microsoft promised that it would become more transparent about which new features the Internet Explorer team is considering for upcoming versions. To do this, Microsoft launched an early version of status.modern.ie (the equivalent to Google Chromium Dashboard) at the event and today, it is taking the beta label off this site. That, by… Read More
GuideSpark Rolls Out New Platform To Serve Up HR Video To Phones And Tablets
GuideSpark, a Menlo Park-based startup that provides employers with customizable video templates for conveying what would normally be incredibly boring HR paperwork, is rolling out a new platform for smoothly delivering its content on phones and tablets. Read More
AppGyver Launches Composer, A Drag-And-Drop Tool For Building HTML5 Apps
Until now, AppGyver was mostly known for its app prototyping tools and Steroid.js, a command-line based tool for quickly building HTML5 apps. Today, the company is bringing both of these ideas together with the public beta launch of Composer, a drag-and-drop HTML5 app builder that can work with data from any REST API and integrates with popular backend services and tools like… Read More
Telerik Open Sources Most Of Its Kendo UI HTML5 Framework
Telerik, the company behind the popular Kendo UI library, this week announced that it is open sourcing the vast majority of Kendo UI's tools and JavaScript framework features. This new Kendo UI Core package is licensed under the Apache 2.0 license, which allows developers to use it for both commercial and non-commercial projects. Read More
Social Commerce Startup Chloe+Isabel Introduces Live Virtual Jewelry Trunk Shows
Chloe+Isabel follows in the footsteps of companies like Avon and Tupperware, but the startup is among several companies that want to redefine the direct-selling business model with technology. Now Chloe+Isabel is taking its proprietary tech platform one step further with virtual trunk shows that allow sellers to connect with customers in different parts of the country at the same time using… Read More
OpenFin Raises $4 Million To Bring HTML5 Apps To The Financial Services Industry
Financial services-focused software developer OpenFin has raised $4 million in a new round of funding to help financial services firms update their technology infrastructure and junk the Bloomberg terminal. Read More
Kik Ditches 'Cards' Concept, Instead Offers A Built-In Browser That Works With Any Mobile Site
Kik has a new version out today that makes it the first messenger app to offer a built-in browser experience that's integrated into messages themselves for easy sharing. The browser is designed to capitalize on the popularity and abundance of HTML5 in mobile-optimized websites, and should lower the bar for devs looking to offer an in-app experience for a large messaging network. Kik… Read More
Amazon Appstore Now Allows Developers To Charge For HTML5 Web Apps, Promote Them Through "Free App Of The Day"
Amazon is announcing a change to its Appstore today, which will now allow developers building HTML5 (web-based) applications to price those apps to sell, just the same as their natively coded counterparts. Previously, all HTML5 apps were automatically set to "free" when added to the Appstore, which may have lessened developer interest and uptake in this feature. As you may… Read More
Opera Signs Up Samsung For Its Smart TV Apps Store
Opera Software today announced that it has signed up Samsung as its tenth partner for its HTML5-based Opera TV Store. Besides its mobile and desktop browser, Opera has long been working on increasing its profile in the smart TV world and the launch of the TV store at CES last year marks its latest foray into this business. The Store made its first appearance on Sony TVs and Blu-ray players… Read More
Nickelodeon Partners With Ludei To Bring HTML5 Games To Its Upcoming Android App
Ludei, which offers an HTML5 platform for building games and other apps, is announcing today that it's powering the games in Nickelodeon's upcoming Android app. Ludei CEO Eneko Korr said that Nickelodeon is basing its entire game development strategy on his company's technology, with the kids' entertainment channel treating the new app as a "container" that… Read More
Flite Launches A Free Online 'Design Studio' For Building HTML5 Ads
Hey, remember when people were still arguing about HTML5 versus Flash? The battle seems long over at this point, with the rise of the iPhone essentially killing Adobe's Flash platform, but Will Price, CEO of ad tech company Flite, said the transition has taken longer than you might think — it won't be until 2014, he said, that advertisers and publishers "get off… Read More
Bunkr Unveils New Major Version Of Its PowerPoint Killer
French startup Bunkr just released a new major version of its presentation web app in partnership with Etamin Studio. It still is a fully responsive HTML5 web app that works seamlessly on your computer, phone or tablet. Yet, it was redesigned from the ground up and the new user experience should make the app more appealing to new users. As a reminder, Bunkr is the PowerPoint killer we've… Read More
Shumway, Mozilla's HTML5-Based Flash Player Replacement, Lands In Firefox Nightly
Shumway, Mozilla's technology experiment to build an efficient, web-native renderer for Flash files, has now landed in the latest Firefox Nightly builds. The idea behind this project – which is still far from being production-ready – is to fully replace the Flash Player to display SWF files by using HTML5 and JavaScript. Back in the late 90s, Macromedia's Flash… Read More
Google Launches Web Designer, A Visual Tool For Building Interactive HTML5 Sites And Ads
Google today announced the launch of Web Designer, a new tool for building interactive HTML5 sites and ads. The company first hinted at this launch in June, but had been quiet about it ever since. Web Designer, which Google calls a "professional-quality design tool," is now officially in public beta and available for download for Mac and Windows. As Google notes in… Read More
TiVo's Roamio Platform Gets Opera SDK Support, Bringing HTML5 Web Apps To TiVo DVRs
TiVo's brand new Roamio platform is about to get a whole lot "appier" thanks to the introduction of Opera's Devices SDK, and the addition of the Opera TV Store, a means through which developers can offer HTML5 web apps to TiVo device owners. The new partnership will also give developers an SDK to build TiVo-specific apps for an app store the over-the-top services… Read More


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Buy | Sell | Trade ..Looking to Trade . Device/Item(s) ..WTT: Verizon Droid incredible 4G LTE . Price ..Trade . Shipping Included? ..N/A . Payment Options ..Even Trade - No Money . Condition ..Mint: Perfect device - no or missing accessories (USB Cable, etc) . Extra Included Items ..Including a TPU case, and another battery door. . Additional Information/Comments . Looking to trade for a DROID RAZR M or something with a new snapdragon s4. Phone is in great shape, with no nicks, scratches or scuffs. You're phone must be mint also.
iPhone 4S 16gig, custom decepticon back glass, and original back glass,mint condition... A few rugged cases also, otterbox defender, griffin survivor,Ballistic Hardcore, original box,headphones, and charger... All in mint condition - aside from the griffin case, camera cover is missing. You would have to ship first tho. Let me know.
Lol! Yeah, I figured I'd give it a shot. I'm a long time android user, jumped ship for the IOS, but just don't really care for it. Did mainly for work reasons. Thanks.
Sorry, I have 3 4s's. I surely don't need another Lol. Thanks for the offer. Already have a nexus, thanks though. Looking for one of the phones I have listed!

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The Middle East/Africa region reported positive performance year-to-date June 2014 when reported in U.S. dollars, according to data compiled by STR Global.
The region reported a 1.0-percent increase in occupancy to 64.6 percent, a 3.5-percent increase in average daily rate to US$169.22 and a 4.5-percent increase in revenue per available room to US$109.24.
"While there has not been a lot of movement in occupancy, rate has increased by 5.4 percent when measured in a constant-currency basis in U.S. dollars[1], resulting in RevPAR growth of 6.4 percent for the first six months of the year", said Elizabeth Winkle, managing director of STR Global. "We are seeing rate growth for all three sub-regions, including the Middle East (+2.4 percent), Northern Africa (+2.0 percent) and Southern Africa (+7.2 percent). It is nice to see some ADR growth across the region, albeit muted, in spite of instability and turbulence in many of the countries.
"The Middle East, which will be affected by Ramadan starting on 29 June[PM1] , has reported a mixed picture for the first six months of the year", Winkle continued. "Jordan and the United Arab Emirates have been the standout countries so far this year. Coming from a low base, Jordan (+11.4 percent) and Bahrain (+18.3 percent) both recorded double-digit RevPAR increases for the first half of the year, in local and constant currency".
In June 2014, the region's occupancy fell 0.6 percent to 61.3 percent; its ADR increased 3.0 percent to US$142.80; and its RevPAR rose 2.4 percent to US$87.57.
Highlights among the Middle East/Africa region's key markets for June 2014 include (year-over-year comparisons, all currency in U.S. dollars):
- Doha, Qatar (+17.4 percent to 75.2 percent), and Beirut, Lebanon (+17.2 percent to 63.7 percent), reported the largest occupancy increases.
- Nairobi, Kenya, posted the largest occupancy decrease, falling 11.6 percent to 57.7 percent.
- Two markets achieved double-digit ADR increases: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (+12.0 percent to US$282.62), and Manama, Bahrain (+11.9 percent to US$212.73).
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, fell 6.9 percent in ADR to US$221.47, posting the largest decrease in that metric.
- Four markets experienced RevPAR growth of more than 15.0 percent: Manama (+27.5 percent to US$123.12); Beirut (+20.4 percent to US$105.37); Cape Town, South Africa (+16.0 percent to US$51.68); and Doha (+15.6 percent to US$130.05).
- Nairobi fell 13.0 percent to US$85.11 in RevPAR, posting the largest decrease in that metric.
Performances of key countries in June 2014* (all monetary units in local currency):
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Egypt |
53.0% |
-4.0% |
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+3.6% |
Saudi Arabia |
60.4% |
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-1.1% |
United Arab Emirates |
70.2% |
-3.3% |
-0.1% |
-3.3% |
*percentages are increases/decreases for June 2014 versus June 2013
[1] [1] All constant currency ADR and RevPAR figures have been converted with the exchange rate as of 31 January 2014.
[PM1]A quick online search shows the start date the evening of June 28 (or the early morning of June 29)
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Facebook HTC First - Features and Specifications
Facebook First is not a phone but something deeper than that. And what exactly is Facebook Home?
The Facebook event finally confirmed what the entire Tech world was waiting for with a bated breath: the Facebook phone, HTC First. The well-spread secret called HTC First, was finally unveiled at a Facebook event at their headquarters. Designed and created by HTC with a deep Facebook integration, First caters specially to social-network loving people.
We refuse to call the phone a 'Facebook' phone, as it is just a deeper embedding of the Facebook UI. Imagine an HTC Phone with a Facebook UI instead of the Sense UI and you will get a vague idea of what we're talking about. But why such a fanfare over a new phone when all Facebook wanted to do was launch a deeper, more integrally embedded app?
Well, according to Zuckerberg, your phone is all about the people in your life; being connected to them. And we do agree. So what Facebook has done instead of getting into the hardware of it and creating an exclusive phone, they decided to tinker with the software instead and add a layer of their own to Android.
Facebook did not launch a Facebook phone but instead the Facebook First is all about Facebook Home, Facebook's new Android app. The new Android app is essentially a skin over your native android phone and brings Facebook to every aspect of your phone right from the lock-screen to messages.
With the new Home app, the lock-screen is not the standard lock-screen but one where all details from your Facebook account, like the newsfeed, messages and notifications are displayed. You can just double tap the notifications to expand the view or swipe the message away and access it at another time.
Another key feature are 'Chat Heads'. Facebook has brought about an integration of SMS and Facebook messaging. While there's still some confusion as to how it'll work, looks like one of our predictions regarding the features of the Facebook First phone came true. When you send a message, if the person is in your friend list, the message will automatically go to their Facebook inbox is what we're guessing. Otherwise, the message will be sent via the traditional SMS. Chat Heads also work in way to keep you connected to your friends irrespective of the app you're using. For Eg: You're creating a document when your friend sends you a message. You'll receive the notification over the current app you're using and you can either respond or swipe it away.
This feature brings all messages and chats together, just one click away. However, once you are done responding, the message automatically disappears. The feature, though slightly different, is quite similar to BlackBerry 10 notification system.
What are the other features and specifications of the HTC First and Facebook Phone? Check out on the next page...


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Believe it or not Rachel Zoe is pregnant! And Johnny congratulated her at the FFANY Shoes on Sale event. Given that she looks like an Auschwitz victim, I can't imagine how. I guess Rodger gave her an ultimatum; at least that's where it appeared to be going at the season finale of her reality series. http://www.usmagazine.com/momsbabies/news/johnny-weir-congratulates-rachel-zoe-on-pregnancy-20101410 BTW, sorry for the typo in the title!
I hope that her OB GYN holds her down and force feeds her! I really worry for that baby and its development or lack thereof.
You Literally have no idea how much time and energy it takes being vapid, blonde, and entitled. Anyway, JW's perspective, Rachel is probably far busier than Weir ... now that he's not putting in those 6-hour training days, anymore.
Well, I'm LITERALLY not blonde, anyway . Oh, I don't doubt that. I just think it's hilarious to think of a pregnancy as something you find time to fit into your busy schedule. Like it or not, it's usually more a matter of working your schedule around your pregnancy. Then there's the issue of the baby itself. I am sure she is literally too busy to interview all those future nannies.
OMG--I thought she was too skinny to even have a period, let alone get pregnant! When she gets to be 4 months or so, she's going to tip over. She's too frail to carry grocery bags, let alone a baby. It's a miracle she's got enough strength to hold onto that venti Starbucks cup she's always walking around with.
I wouldn't be surprised if she miscarries. Any idea how far along she is? I read that link in the first post but didn't see any mention of it. ETA: Not that I wish for her to miscarry. I just don't think she has enough body fat to regulate her own systems, let alone another humans.
Well Nicole Richie was very thin but she gained weight for her pregnancy and gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. But while Nicole was in her 20s, Rachel is now 39. My other concern she is an extremely driven person and doesn't know how to set boundaries between her personal life and her work (she told me this when I interviewed her last month). And as much as the press knocks her, she is actually very warm in person. On a side note, I'm not sure Johnny is a full-time client of hers. I think she just consulted him a bit. She is 1) very expensive, 2) doesn't normally dress men, 3) has "real" A-listers to dress for awards season coming up.
I don't know who Rachel Zoe is..... but that other blonde female who was Paris Hilton's BFF had a successful pregnancy. She barely weighed more than a gnat.
Well, if she got pregnant, she's not as emaciated as she looks (really bad and you stop menstruating.) But she's not only underweight, from a reproductive standpoint she's OLD. Anything over 35 is into 'later life pregnancy' as far your body's concerned. (Especially if you started menstruation at 11 or 12.) She is really going to have to get a clue if she doesn't want the baby or HER to get into real trouble. And man, some of those pictures...I guess they're not TOO bad (you can't count Kate Bosworth's ribs, for example) but others...
Yep.. I'll be 15 weeks on Monday. Due in April Engaged as well.. lots going on lol! Thanks GarrAarghHrumph!
Ugh, don't remind me. I keep trying to tell myself it's not too late for me, even though I just turned 35!! Best wishes to you, bobalina!
Yes, some are scary and emaciated looking, but I thought some of them looked okay... I think what looks especially horrible are the emaciated ones with all of the saggy skin. (Ahem, Rachel Zoe and Courtney Love, I'm looking at you.)


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We found 5 gastroenterologists near Port Arthur, TX.
Dr. Mohamed Vadva works as an adult gastroenterologist in Port Arthur, TX and Beaumont, TX. He attended medical school at the University of Zambia School of Medicine.
Dr. Sudhir Alampur specializes in adult gastroenterology and practices in Nederland, TX and Port Arthur, TX. He has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. He attended medical school at Osmania Medical College.
Dr. Feras Zabad is a gastroenterologist. He graduated from the University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine and then he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with McGill University. Memorial Hermann, MultiPlan, and HealthSmart are among the insurance carriers that Dr. Zabad honors.
Dr. Nezar Shobassy practices adult gastroenterology in Port Arthur, TX and Nederland, TX. He is a graduate of the University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine.
Dr. Carol Batty sees patients in Port Arthur, TX and Nederland, TX. Her medical specialty is adult gastroenterology. Dr. Batty accepts Medicare insurance. She graduated from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.
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This catalog documents the Summer 2011 fine jewelry collection at the White Lotus Gallery in Eugene, Oregon. Each piece is a one-of-a-kind creation fabricated from unique and unusual materials. The artist, Christine L. Sundt, maintains her online presence at clsjewelry.com. She is also represented by the The Island Gallery (Bainbridge Island, Washington) and Ginko Gallery & Studio (Oberlin, Ohio). This is her fourth jewelry catalog with Blurb. She has also published two books, Out of Nowhere (July 2010) and Looking Back, Looking Forward (November 2010).
My many facets can be seen here: http://www.uoregon.edu/~csundt/cv.htm http://www.mindspring.com/~csundt/artist.htm http://pages.uoregon.edu/csundt/ http://www.mindspring.com/~sundt-vr/
The Winter 2014 Collections: clsjewelry Published November 30, 2014
The Summer Collections 2014 Published July 03, 2014
Fine Jewelry Designs by Christine L. Sundt Published November 12, 2013
clsjewelry: The Summer Collections 2013 Published June 15, 2013
CLSJEWELRY - Fine Jewelry Designs - Winter 2012 Collections Published December 01, 2012
White Lotus Gallery-clsjewelry-The Summer 2012 Collection Published May 31, 2012
The Winter Collections: White Lotus Gallery & The Island Gallery 2011 Published November 25, 2011
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The Thinga-ma-jigger is Coming Today! (Dr. Seuss/Cat in the Hat)
By Tish Rabe; Christopher Moroney (Illustrator)
(Golden Books, Hardcover, 9780375859274, 24pp.)
Publication Date: August 10, 2010
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The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! makes its Little Golden Books debut in this rollicking rhymed story introducing the cast of the new PBS Kids television show! There's the Cat (of course), Sally and Nick, Things One and Two, the Fish, and the miraculously malleable Thinga-ma-jigger—the vehicle that transports the characters on their adventures on, under, and above the Earth! For $3.99, this is the perfect sturdy little hardcover book to introduce readers to the new show.
Tish Rabe is the author of eleven Cat in the Hat's Learning Library books (as well as many others).
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If I take my car to a pontiac dealership to have the intake manifold gaskset replaced, what should I expect to pay? I have read former questions on this site, and see my problem. I have a p0507 code and trac light goes off and on form time to time. I replaced the idle sensor, code comes back.
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New Proposed Rule Targeted at Counterfeit Parts By Grant J. Book on December 6, 2013 Posted in Counterfeit Parts On December 3, 2013, the Department of Defense ("DoD") published the second part of a trio of promised regulations regarding efforts contractors must take to prevent the entry of counterfeit electronics into the DoD supply chain. We previously discussed the first proposed rule here, published on May 16, 2013, which was supposed to provide the… Continue Reading
Is Your Company Ready For New DoD Regulations Addressing Counterfeit Parts? By Grant J. Book on July 31, 2013 Posted in Counterfeit Parts Next Thursday, August 8th, at 1:00 PM Eastern, join me and my colleagues Richard Arnholt and Addie Cliffe as we present a webinar on the sweeping new statutory and regulatory provisions pertaining to avoidance of counterfeit parts. The 2012 National Defense Authorization Act tasked DoD with mitigating the risks posed to its supply chain by… Continue Reading
Department of Defense Tightens Counterfeit Prevention Policy By Grant J. Book on May 6, 2013 Posted in Legal Developments On April 26, 2013, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics issued Department of Defense ("DoD") Instruction No. 4140.67 to further establish policy to prevent counterfeit materiel at any level of the DoD supply chain. As we have previously blogged about, Section 818 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 required… Continue Reading
Trends In False Claims Act Enforcement – Part 1 By Crowell & Moring on February 1, 2013 Posted in False Claims, GSA Schedule Less than a week before most people departed for December holidays, the Department of Justice posted to its website its annual summary of False Claims Act matters and recoveries. Among other data points, the FY 2012 summary reports the number of new FCA "matters" that were filed or opened, both by qui tam relators and… Continue Reading
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OMB and DoD Testify Regarding Sequestration's Impacts By Stephan Rice on August 2, 2012 Posted in Defense Budget, Legal Developments On August 1, 2012, Acting OMB Director Jeffrey Zients and Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter testified before the House Armed Services Committee on how OMB and DoD intend to implement sequestration – i.e., the mandatory budget cuts currently scheduled to occur on January 2, 2013, pursuant to the Budget Control Act of 2011. Director… Continue Reading
The Fight Against Counterfeit Electronic Parts – Increasing Burdens on DoD Contractors By Crowell & Moring on May 23, 2012 Posted in Legal Developments On May 21, the Senate Committee on Armed Services published a troubling report on the results of its year-long inquiry into counterfeit electronic parts in the DoD supply chain. The report found approximately 1,800 cases of suspect counterfeit electronic parts in the defense supply chain during 2009 and 2010 involving over one million individual parts. Over 70… Continue Reading
Pressure Grows for DoD to In-House Certain Federal Contracts By Crowell & Moring on April 11, 2012 Posted in In-Sourcing The Department of Defense ("DoD") continues to contract out work that should be handled by federal employees, according to a new Government Accountability Office ("GAO") study, which finds shortcomings in DoD's tracking and management of such "inherently governmental" tasks. The study urges DoD to better police its inventory of contracts—and bring in-house those functions too… Continue Reading
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text: From chief economics correspondent Chris Farrell The news on the housing market is grim. To get another read on the market, I decided to look at what Morris Davis, professor of real estate and urban land economics at the Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, is writing. He does some of Read more →


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JAZZ AIR LP CONCLUDES NEGOTIATIONS FOR A FIVE-YEAR FLIGHT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THOMAS COOK CANADA INC. AND EXPECTS GROWTH IN ITS FLYING WITH AIR CANADA07:00 EDT Thursday, September 30, 2010HALIFAX, Sept. 30 /CNW/ - Today, Jazz Air LP ("Jazz") announced that it concluded negotiations with Thomas Cook Canada Inc. ("Thomas Cook") with respect to their flight services agreement, establishing the pricing for a five-year term ending April 30, 2015.Last April, Jazz signed a flight services agreement with Thomas Cook to operate flights on its behalf during the winter season (November through April). In the initial season, Jazz will operate six Boeing 757-200 aircraft to various destinations in the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America from Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax under the Thomas Cook Canada brand, subject to Jazz obtaining the required regulatory approvals. Service will commence on November 5, 2010 and will feature several product enhancements developed jointly by Jazz, Thomas Cook and its Sunquest Division."This strategic partnership is Jazz's first foray in providing services to a tour operator and forms an important part of our plan to continue growing and diversifying our business," said Joseph Randell, President and Chief Executive Officer, Jazz Air LP.In 2011, Jazz expects growth in flying under its capacity purchase agreement with Air Canada. Based on the Annual Operating Plan provided by Air Canada which is provided for budget and planning purposes and is subject to change, Jazz anticipates flying approximately five percent more block hours year over year. Jazz estimates the total billable block hours for the year 2011, which include the Thomas Cook flying, to be between 400,000 and 410,000 block hours. Beginning in June 2011, Jazz will introduce the new Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft to support the Air Canada service."We are pleased to add the Q400 aircraft and to grow our flying with Air Canada once again," said Randell. "We are encouraged by the increased flying which reflects a moderate recovery from the economic downturn."
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Obtaining the highest credit score possible is an objective that was handed to consumers decades ago. In order to qualify for just about any kind of loan, including a credit card, car financing or a mortgage, you need to show that you can handle the credit extended to you and pay it back on time.
The closer you are to the perfect credit score of 850, the better your chances are of qualifying for just about anything you want. But is it even possible to obtain this score, or is the number a myth — supposedly real but no one ever sees it?
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In order to even get close to a perfect credit score, you must know how credit scores are generated. In general, there are five elements that factor into your credit score and they each have a different amount of influence:
Payment history (35 percent of your score): Considers how often you pay your bills on time. This could include your credit cards, as well as monthly car or mortgage payments. It also looks at whether you have defaulted on other bills, have had an account sent to a collection agency or have been sued for delinquency. Bankruptcies and foreclosures fall into this category, too.
Amount you owe (30 percent): This examines how much credit you've been extended versus how much you're using. Credit bureaus use something called a credit utilization ratio to make this determination. According to the ratio, you shouldn't owe too much on your revolving credit, but you also can't owe too little. Tracy Becker, credit expert and president of North Shore Advisory, Inc., a New York-based credit restoration company, stated that "keeping aggregate balances at 7 percent of aggregate limits on revolving credit gives consumers higher scores."
Length of credit history (15 percent): The longer your credit history, the more experience you have with managing credit in lenders' eyes.
Types of credit you use (10 percent): Lenders want to see that you know how to manage different types of credit, including credit cards, car loans, mortgage loans, retail cards and more. Becker explained that "having many old and active accounts, which include installment credit, revolving credit, mortgages and lines of credit," will provide you a healthy mix of credit types.
New credit you take on (10 percent): Lenders don't like to see that you have a habit of applying for new credit, so the fewer credit inquiries you show on your reports, the better. However, if you are shopping around for the best loan rates and terms, as long as you do so in a short period of time (usually within two weeks), credit bureaus will count the multiple inquiries as one, lessening the damage it could cause to your score.
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CNN Money interviewed a few members of the exclusive 800 Club — those who have a FICO credit score of 800 or higher. They were quite proud of the scores they had achieved because they'd worked hard for them.
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- Never made a late payment on any bill.
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- Extended their credit lines by opening additional credit card accounts here and there.
- Diversified their mix of credit as a skilled investor would diversify his investment portfolio.
- Checked their credit reports and scores at least once every three months to identify and fix any flaws.
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The 800 Club members constantly calculated how much they spent when using their credit cards, fretted over whether to allow any inquiries on their reports and even contemplated whether they should stop using their credit cards temporarily so that taking out a loan wouldn't hurt their credit utilization ratio.
In other words, managing their scores was on their minds constantly. And the real kicker? None of them had yet achieved the perfect 850 credit score they were striving for.
FICO reports that about 0.5 percent of Americans are able to reach the perfect 850 mark. While that doesn't sound like a high number, considering there are millions of adults in the U.S., tens of thousands are actually able to make this dream a reality.
Of course, you can't help but wonder how long they are able to keep those perfect scores. With credit score ratings fluctuating constantly, it's not likely that they're held for extended periods of time.
Any adjustment made to a credit profile, from buying a new car to paying down a credit card, can cause a drop; and if your credit card issuer decides to lower your available balance without you knowing, your credit utilization ratio can be thrown off.
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Aside from the ego boost, is a perfect credit score actually beneficial?
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We consider the role of deuterium as a potential marker of location and ambient conditions during the formation of small bodies in our Solar system. We concentrate in particular on the formation of the regular icy satellites of Jupiter and the other giant planets, but include a discussion of the implications for the Trojan asteroids and the irregular satellites. We examine in detail the formation of regular planetary satellites within the paradigm of a circum-Jovian subnebula. Particular attention is paid to the two extreme potential subnebulae—"hot" and "cold". In particular, we show that, for the case of the "hot" subnebula model, the D:H ratio in water ice measured from the regular satellites would be expected to be near-Solar. In contrast, satellites which formed in a "cold" subnebula would be expected to display a D:H ratio that is distinctly over-Solar. We then compare the results obtained with the enrichment regimes which could be expected for other families of icy small bodies in the outer Solar system—the Trojan asteroids and the irregular satellites. In doing so, we demonstrate how measurements by Laplace, the James Webb Space Telescope, HERSCHEL and ALMA will play an important role in determining the true formation locations and mechanisms of these objects.
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The Fauquier County Zoning Ordinance currently states calculations for tree canopy requirements be based on the canopy at 10 years of maturity, while the Code of Virginia calls for the calculations to be based upon a 20-year maturity. The Code of Virginia also states "the ordinance shall provide for reasonable exceptions to or deviations from these requirements to allow for reasonable development of farm land or other areas devoid of woody materials, for the preservation of wetlands, or otherwise when the strict application of the requirements would result in unnecessary or unreasonable hardship to the developer." To date, the Fauquier County Zoning Ordinance has no specific means of providing such a waiver or modification. The amendment package would empower the Zoning Administrator to make determinations regarding requests for waivers or modifications to tree canopy requirements. The Zoning Administrator already has the authority to grant waivers to landscape and buffer ordinances.
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Choosing attenuator for MF X-10D Clone
I plan to add a stepped stereo volume attenuator to my X-10D tube buffer, making it into a single source preamp hooked between a pair of class d amps and my usb dac.
I know to insert the attenuator at the input instead of the 1Meg resistor just in front of the 22nF input cap on the X-10D board however, there are a variety of different values available for the stepped pots, ranging from 10k upto 1000k. Which one do I choose? I guessed at the 1000k in order to match the resistor at the input stage but am not sure about this. |
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Check the input impedance of your class D power amps.
you should be able to use a volume control between the X10-D and power amps. 10K or so volume will probably be OK if the power amps are 20K or more. Or user a linear pot of 8-10 TIMES the value of the power amp input impedance (this 'skews' the linear law to something similar to 'audio taper', but normally gives much better channel matching) I would recommend this order as switch-on transients from the valves could pop your speakers and valve noise getting to the power amps will be reduced with the volume control in this position. Last edited by blu_glo; 9th July 2013 at 12:14 PM. |
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Thanks! The input impedance is listed as '2x10Kr', is that likely to be ok?
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Thanks! The input impedance is listed as '2x10Kr', is that likely to be ok?
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It will still skew the "audio" law somewhat but shouldn't be an issue. I noticed rather later that you are actually considering stepped attenuator, if so ignore my rambling about pot laws and matching as it is not such a issue on such attenuators. Last edited by blu_glo; 10th July 2013 at 04:30 AM. |
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"MF X-10D Clone" - do you have cct diagram for this?
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No but it's ebay item 121141388295 - I couldn't make the hyperlink work or even post the full URL here. I have sent the seller a message.
It will handle a couple of line level inputs via an autoswitch which I guess will all output the standard 2mv (?) level. The circuit apparently loses about 5% gain on the way through and has no provision to add any more, so on a pair of 250w mono block amps that's an output loss of 12.5w per channel. That may reduce the chance of the amps becoming overloaded. This project will be for a bar soundsystem and so it would be good if I could be sure that nobody could blow it up by cranking up the volume knob to '11'... Each amp has the impedance 2x10kr but I may be able to have that altered before they ship if its essential. I don't understand enough about this to see why the input impedance wouldn't be correct for a straight through preamp handling a standard line level signal. Last edited by thommy; 11th July 2013 at 12:09 PM. |
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This might help...
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Line level inputs work at approx. 300mV rms, but can be anything from less to 8V maximum (from op-amp circuits). CD for example normally has an absolute maximum of 2-2.5V rms most DAC chips are geared toward this level. According to original unit manual, circuit originally had a gain of 1.1x so it should boost the signal but only very slightly. You have not provided the component values so impossible to tell if anything has been changed. "Each amp has the impedance 2x10kr but I may be able to have that altered before they ship if its essential." input impedance? It doesn't really matter but should be greater than that? |
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No, there's a 4 input board available which looks for the presence of at least a 200mV signal and then switches over.
Haha, the guy selling the pairs mentioned it was a no gain circuit, with a little loss. Maybe I just need to buy all the bits to find out whether or not it will work. I've asked him again for the component values. My main concern with this output level vs imput imedance question is to make sure that I am not feeding the amps too low a signal, making them more inefficient and reducing overall audible output. With reference to the stepped attenuators, do the differing impedance values offer response curves for the knob? |
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The Intersection
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sun, 03/22/2015 - 20:27The two paths that crossed in the woods
a couple hundred years ago
became the wagon paths
when the trees were cut for farmland.
Now, the commuters pause at the four way stop
deciding whose turn it is to go next.
The schools buses cautiously proceed
and others stop on the way to the store.
The widow pauses, waiting for her turn
as she remembers being a young mother
on the way to school or the shops.
A visitor passes through
never even thinking
of the lives that cross this intersection.
The fashions have changed
as have the seasons.
The poet still pauses
to ponder Whitman's friends
in the usual costumes,
and the day comes to an end.
About "The WInd"
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sat, 03/21/2015 - 21:08This is a comment I wrote for an online class on Emily Dickinson I'm taking right now, which formed the starting point for "The Wind".
I find the search for Biblical references interesting. The first few times I read the poem, it didn't really resonate with me. Then, I started to pick up on the feeling of the coming storm. I remember storms like that growing up in Western Massachusetts. I remember, even more vividly, storms like that when I was in college in Ohio.
Then, the Biblical references started to jump out at me, a storm of Biblical proportions. Yet I had to pause. When I was young, one of my favorite poems was Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening. I, too, had often stopped in the woods on a snowy evening. In my case, it was often after a day of sledding on trails in the woods. I would wonder who owned the land I was on, and as much as I wanted to stay and enjoy the snow, I knew I had to get home to dinner.
In junior high school, I bristled at those who said the poem was about death, and I would quote Frost saying, "If that poem's about death, than I guess all poems are about death and all poets murderers who should be hung."
So, is Dickinson just sharing a childhood memory of a big storm, perhaps a storm of Biblical proportions? Is it, somehow, and apocalyptic poem? Would she have said something similar to Frost, "If that poem is apocalyptic, all poems are apocalyptic and all poets are hertics who should be hung"?
As an aside, for my Lenten discipline this year, I am seeking to write a draft of a poem each day. I may follow Dickinson's lead and never seek to have the poems published, but these days, I can simply post them online.
So, I used "The wind begun to rock the grass", together with my thoughts above, for this evenings poem, "The Wind"
The Wind
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sat, 03/21/2015 - 20:51The ripples rose on the reservoir,
and the leaves on the trees rustled.
They sky was darkening
and in the distance, thunder.
There was electricity in the air
and you could feel the storm coming.
I thought of the meteorology classes
the difference in air pressure.
On the simplest, scientific level
it was all easy to explain.
There was electricity in the air
and you could feel the storm coming.
I thought of theology classes
of Ruach, of the Spirit of God
moving over the waters,
and the awesome Day of the Lord.
There was electricity in the air
and you could feel the storm coming.
And so I read the poets
who has seen the wind?
the wind begun to rock the grass
out of the cradle, endlessly rocking.
There was electricity in the air
and you could feel the storm coming.
A childhood memory?
Science? Religion? Poetry?
Some combination of all?
Or something more?
There was electricity in the air
and you could feel the storm coming.
A Long Week
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Fri, 03/20/2015 - 19:53It is the first day of spring
and snow is falling.
It's Friday evening
and I'm too tired to care.
Friends have braved the slippery roads
and headed to the local joint
When I was young
I longed to run with the crowd
on a Friday Night.
Instead, I am home,
with things to read
and things to write
and chores to do.
I close my eyes
and try to gather strength.
I yawn
and think about bed.
Most of the chores,
the reading
and writing
can wait til tomorrow.
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Thu, 03/19/2015 - 21:42My fortune cookie said
success is getting up
one more time
than you fall down.
Though there are times
when you just don't want
to get back up.
Especially when facing
a blank page
and a commitment to write.
It sounds a bit
like Sisyphus' fortune.
It seems to go
hand in hand
"If you don't fall down,
you're not trying hard enough."
And then, there's learning to fall.
I remember learning to fall
as part of the exercises
for a fight scene
in a play
in college.
Later, a friend with Lou Gerhig's disease
sang about learning to fall,
and perhaps that sums it all up.
We're all just learning to fall.


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Over the past 4 years, hundreds of photographers from all over the world have attended the Pinkle Toes Lifestyle Photography workshops in Texas, Missouri, New Jersey, Northern and Southern California, Washington state, and Canada. The next Pinkle Toes Photography Lifestyle Workshops will be held in Australia October/November 2015! CONTACT ME ASAP and I will send you full details when available. You may also put in a request for future workshop locations.
Note that at this time, individuals less than 65 mi. from Austin, TX are not eligible to participate in the Pinkle Toes workshops or mentorships.
My workshop posts and images:
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- Toronto Workshop by Megan Johns Photography in Jacksonville, FL
- North Carolina Workshop by Jody Mack Photography in Charleston, SC
- Toronto Workshop by Purple Tree Photography in Detriot and Northville, MI
- I've Been Pinkle Toes-ed - By Becky Keller Photography in Raleigh, NC
- Charlotte Workshop By Joyful Images in Columbia, SC
- Toronto Workshop by Kristin Peereboom in Alliston, Ontario
- More From Austin – By Haley Lorraine Photography in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Pinkle Toes Workshop – By Kelly Hosch Photography in Temple and Belton, TX
- You Know When – By Leah Cook Photography in Dallas, TX
- Austin Photography Workshop by Debbie Mitchell in Spokane, WA
- Learning Is Fun – By Little Branch Photo in Houston, TX
- Austin Workshop by Caroline Martin Photography in Carlsbad, CA
- Pinkle Toes School – By Captured By Chrissy in McKinney, TX
- Several posts by Sarah Jordan Photography in Boston, MA
- Behind the Scenes, Y'all – By Kami Friday Photography in Southern New Hampshire
- The Life in Your Years Photography in Pelham, NY
- Pinkle Toes Day ONE and TWO – By Addison June Photography in Corinth, TX
- Feature on Megan Crown Photography in Twin Cities
- The Pinkle Toes Experience – By Freckle Face Photography in Winnipeg
- My Pinkle Toes Experience – By Nicole Denae Photography in Cypress, TX
- Pinkle Toes Workshop – By Melody White Studios in Santa Rosa, CA
- A Little Pinkle Toes Lovin' – By Phreckle Face Photography in Seattle Tacoma, WA
- Behind-the-scenes album – By Aubrey Lisa Photography in Ada, OK
- Workshop Goodness – By Rebekah Jane Photography in Dallas, TX
- Pinkle Toes Workshop in Charlotte, NC – by Studio 9 Photography in Sumter, SC
- My Time with Pinkle Toes Lifestyle Photography – by Nicole Begley Photography in Pittsburgh, PA
- Great Beginnings – by Tressavent Photography in Dallas, TX
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A Hope Undaunted by Julie Lessman.
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The 1920s are drawing to a close, and feisty Katie O'Connor is the epitome of the new woman—smart and sassy with goals for her future that include the perfect husband and a challenging career in law. Her boyfriend Jake fits all of her criteria for a husband—good-looking, well-connected, wealthy, and head-over-heels in love with her. But when she is forced to spend the summer of 1929 with Luke McGee, the bane of her childhood existence, Katie comes face to face with a choice. Will she follow her well-laid plans to marry Jake? Or will she fall for the man she swore to despise forever?
A Hope Undaunted is the engrossing first book in the WINDS OF CHANGE series from popular author Julie Lessman. Readers will thrill at the highly charged romance in this passionate story.
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Widow Rachel Boyd struggles to keep her ranch afloat and provide for her two young sons, though some days it feels as though her efforts are sabotaged at every turn. When her cattle come down with disease and her sons' lives are endangered, she must turn to Rand Brookston, Timber Ridge's physician and reluctant veterinarian. While Rachel appreciates his help, she squelches any feelings she might have for Rand—her own father was a doctor and his patients always took priority over his family. Rachel refuses to repeat the mistakes her mother made. But when she's courted by a wealthy client of the local resort, she faces a choice: self-sufficiency and security or the risk inherent in the deepest of loves.
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Running Time: 80
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Genre: All-Sex
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Can Technology Really Change Behaviour?
That was the big question an exciting line up of speakers debated during Drinkaware's free #Tech4Change seminar on 14 November 2013.
Our well attended seminar at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London brought together a selection of leading thinkers and innovators in behaviour change and digital innovation.
The event was chaired by Alex Hunter, digital branding expert and former Head of Online Marketing at Virgin Group, and by Ben Butler, Head of Digital at Drinkaware.
The audience was invited to share their perspectives on how digital tools and social media might be used to change drinking behaviour.
Event speakers and their presentations from the day
- Alex Hunter, CEO of Rushmore.fm, company incubator, angel investor, digital branding expert, public speaker and Drinkaware Trustee
- Chris Hollindale, co-founder and CTO of Zesty. View Chris' presentation.
- Dr Jason Rentfrow and Neal Lathia, Cambridge University UBHave project. View Jason and Neal's presentation.
- Professor Karen Pine, psychologist, speaker and author. View Karen's presentation.
- Steven Johnson, author and consultant specialising in behaviour change. View Steven's presentation.
- Dr Tim Harries, Kingston University CHARM project. View Tim's presentation.
- Peter Hames, founder of Sleepio. View Peter's presentation.
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Alex hunter
Alex Hunter is CEO of Rushmore.fm, company incubator, angel investor, digital branding expert, public speaker and Drinkaware Trustee. Previously, Alex served as the global Head of Online Marketing for the Virgin Group, curating the Virgin brand's global digital strategy. Before joining the Virgin Group, Alex was based in California at Virgin America, where he used the web to build a grassroots marketing campaign to garner public support for Virgin America's certification process. He also oversaw the development of Virgin America's website which has since won several accolades including ad:tech and Webby Award honours.
Chris Hollindale
Chris Hollindale is a self-tracker and the co-founder of Zesty, a healthy food ordering company based in San Francisco. Zesty calculates the nutritional profile of all available dishes to make it easier for people to know what they're eating and to track their consumption. Chris is an avid follower of the quantified self movement and has personally self-tracked such diverse metrics as weight, mood, alcohol consumption, sleep quality and music listening habits over a number of years. He was previously a technology consultant in London and has a first class mathematics degree from the University of Oxford.
Dr Jason Rentfrow
Dr Jason Rentfrow is currently a University Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge. His research concerns, among other things, how psychological processes are expressed in daily life experiences. He is also an expert in psychological and behavioural assessment. Jason's research has been published in international peer-reviewed journals, presented at international scientific conferences, and featured in radio, television, and print media, including BBC, CNN, The New York Times, The Guardian, Sunday Times, The Economist, and Science. He has also worked as a consultant and scientific advisor for several organizations, including EMI Music and BBC LabUK.
Neal Lathia
Neal is a Senior Research Associate at the University of Cambridge's Computer Laboratory, where he researches how data can be used to help people's daily lives. He is currently working on the Emotion Sense project. Emotion Sense is an app that helps people monitor how their mood relates to the sensor data that their phone can collect about them, and is part of a multi-university project that is researching how these tools can support the future of behavior change interventions.
Professor Karen Pine
Professor Karen Pine is Professor of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire and co-founder of an innovative approach to behaviour change called Do Something Different. Professor Pine's academic research is internationally renowned and has been published and presented all over the world. She is also the author of five popular books, most recently 'Flex: Do Something Different. How to Use the other 9/10ths of your Personality'. Do Something Different is now delivered to people via digital technologies. It addresses issues where people need to change but struggle to, helping them to change their behaviour with small simple steps, or 'one Do at a time'.
Steven Johnson
Steven Johnson is Considered. He is a writer, speaker and freelance consultant specialising in behaviour change, sustainability, and social innovation. His work spans roles as a D&AD Trustee, ECD at social design Collaborative Change and Founding Director at behaviour change consultancy, Considered. He is also author of an upcoming book, Considered Creative. Over the last decade he has been responsible for leading insight and design on a vast range of social and behaviour change projects addressing public health and sustainability issues. Working with private, public and third sector clients across the UK, Europe and North America his work has received recognition from the Design Business Association, IPA, AHC, D&AD, How-Do and the German Design Council.
Dr Tim Harries
Dr Tim Harries is a Senior Research Fellow in the Behaviour and Practice Research Group, Kingston University. With a background in social psychology and human geography, Tim's research looks at why people behave as they do and what digital (or other) interventions can promote behaviours that are safer, healthier and more environmentally sustainable. Most recently, Tim ran a project called CHARM that explored the effectiveness of applying the social norms approach to digital feedback provided via the internet, email and smartphone apps. His particular interests include walking behaviours, domestic electricity consumption and the self-management of diabetes.
Peter Hames
Peter Hames is an ex-insomnia sufferer and co-founder of PocketProf. PocketProf's first product, Sleepio, is a digital sleep improvement program clinically proven to overcome even long term poor sleep. Co-created with sleep expert Prof Colin Espie (Oxford University), it features the same Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques that Peter used to cure his poor sleep. Peter graduated from Oxford University with an MA in Experimental Psychology and is a mentor on the Health XL incubator.
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- 16th February 2015 | The Guardian Should you be worried about your student son or daughter's drinking?
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Description |
A grassy hill at sunset |
Stage theme(s) | |
Previous stage | |
Next stage | |
Playable characters (story mode) | |
Level number |
2 |
Number of acts |
3 |
Boss fight |
Sunset Hill (サンセットヒル Sansettohiru?) is the second Zone in Sonic Advance 3. It is heavily based on the Green Hill Zone, but with a dusk setting, complete with palm trees and checkered soil. It is one of the parts of Earth that Dr. Eggman created when he broke the planet into seven parts with Chaos Control.
Unique features here include water-slides, tall segmented springs that recoil the player a short horizontal distance, and vertical poles which the player can slide down and jump off of to either side using the jump button and the D-pad. There are also large, slow-moving floating platforms that can either assist you in navigating the stage or crush you, resulting in an instant death. Act 1 introduces water mechanics to Sonic Advance 3.
This zone ends with a boss fight against Gemerl in Act 3. If this act is completed with Sonic in the lead (although at this point, the only other possible combination would be Tails-Sonic), a cutscene will play. It will feature Sonic and Tails meeting Knuckles, who expresses his desire to support whatever are they doing, to what Sonic just says that they won't need any help right now. Knuckles, even angry at this, is unlocked for the main game and time attack modes.
The boss fight takes place in a circular arena. Dr. Eggman and Gemerl will appear in a large wheel which comes rolling down the right-hand side of the arena. Eggman will laugh and then continue rolling-from this point on you are vulnerable.
- In Act 3, there is a part of the stage that resembles a part of Angel Island Zone's Act 2 (of Sonic Advance).
- The music in this zone is a remix of Green Hill Zone's theme.


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