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"I had to realize that I have to have all of these techniques and skills in order to be the best artist I could possibly be," Kendrick says in the commercial, a behind-the-scenes look at his studio. "I had to have delivery, content, style, charisma."
"You have to do the leg work first, especially if you're an independent company like Top Dog Entertainment. We went out there, we did the music first."
The Top Dog went on to speak on what he does with his Windows Phone, explaining how it facilitates his work.
"What I like to do is go back to my album and see what I've done and what I could do better for the next project...Anyone who knows me knows I need to record everywhere I go. The Windows phone, this is a big help. I could go to my pocket recorder, organize and keep all my scratches or melodies or references down and easy to go to just by a simple click. That's something that helps me a lot."
Near the end of the ad, K. Dot also explains what a blessing it has been to travel the globe, noting what it means to him as a person who grew up in Compton, California.
"A lot of people don't see the world. I'm 24 years old and I went to Amsterdam. I can't say too many people in Compton that have been to Amsterdam. It's a blessing, man. It's not only a blessing for me but a blessing for them because I can come back and share the stories with the people I grew up with. Eventually, when I get to a certain level of success, I can bring them with me."
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Try out some of these tips from Babybug on ways to enjoy some fun springtime activities with your child, and look for a copy of Babybug to share with your little one at your local SMCL branch:
- Take a dandelion flower apart. It's actually made up of a hundred or more little flowers all packed tightly together.
- On a cloudy day, read Tomie DePaola's The Cloud Book with your child. Then look at the sky together. Tell each other what you see.
- After a rain shower, have your child draw on the sidewalk with chalk. The colors will seem brighter on wet pavement.
- When the sun comes out, look for reflections in puddles together.
- Spring is a good time to visit a park, where you might see ducks and ducklings.
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The AMA taskforce on Wednesday pulled down the Fruits of Life Ministry Church building in Bubuashie for operating without permit and also making excessive noise at night.
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Of Failed Attempts at Capturing Sunsets
Yesterday's sunset was especially beautiful. Maybe it's because I took a break from my screen to actually notice it. But then I tried to capture it using my iphone, but the image never really matched the beauty I saw with my eyes. After multiple attempts at playing with the image using Snapseed, the best I could get was this…
Which made me think of something my friend once said about how today's technology-savvy people need to stop experience things through the lens of their cameras and smartphones. The experience is never the same. As mentioned in the last post, you have that distortion thing and this time it's because you decide to let your phone's sensors do what your own senses are supposed to do. And that leads to the experience's degradation.
So here's a question for you; is your first instinct capturing the image or living the experience fully? Leave your response in the comments section below.
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If picking up and maintaining new good habits were easy, those habits would already be in our lives. Sometimes it's really hard to reprogram our auto-pilot systems and replace them with new habits. Willpower alone doesn't always work, so if you're scared you'd return to old habits, below are a few tips to consider.
1) Use 'Loss aversion' to your advantage. Loss aversion theory suggests that the pain of losing a dollar is more than the pleasure of acquiring one. So let's say, you make a promise that every time you return to your bad habit, you're going to give out a dollar. For some people, that might be enough to make them stop.
While the idea is appealing, if the dollar is given away for a good cause, it is easy to mentally 'win' in both situations. If you don't return to your habit, you don't lose the dollar. If you do return to your old habit, you give the dollar away to charity (which is not so bad). That would render this method useless in controlling your habits. Some popular authors, like Chris Bailey author of "New Year's Resolutions Guideline" suggest that you give the money to a cause you don't like so it would feel like a punishment and make you stop.
2) Make plans around inflection points; points where the temptation to quit is strongest. This was mentioned before in this blog but I shall reiterate. In his book, 'The Power of Habits' Charles Duhigg writes about a study to find out the type of people who were mostly likely to fail in rehabilitation after undergoing hip or knee surgery. The participants were given a booklet with details of the rehab schedule, and blank spaces after "My goals for this week are…." They found out that patients who recovered more quickly were those who filled their booklets with plans, and their plans focused on how they would handle a specific moment of anticipated pain. The idea was also covered in Psyblog, "Make a very specific 'if-then' plan." Anticipate weak points in the plan where you could fail and make detailed plans around that.
Inflection points could appear when your daily schedule is disrupted like when you travel for holidays. It's very easy to quit new habits and relapse to old habits since it's "Just for one month." So it is imperative that people plan ahead.
3) Peer pressure is a very powerful force that always gets blamed for bad habits. So why don't we use it to reinforce good habits? Let's say your resolution is to read one book per month. You could join a monthly book club, and that commitment could push you to read. Alternatively, just have a virtual reading partner you could discuss a particular book with every months.
The most important thing to remember is that breaking out of old habits is difficult. Habits form neural pathways in your brain and restructuring them is no easy feat. So if you ever fall back into your old habits, don't beat yourself up. Instead, learn to forgive yourself.
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Power of Keystone Habits
In the book, The Power of Habits, Charles Duhigg talks about the habit loop, which is like a computer code that starts with the 1)Cue, then moves to the 2)Habit and ends with the 3)Reward. Craving for the reward keeps the code running in an infinite loop, until you reprogram it or break it.
I've mentioned all that in a previous note, but an interesting thing the author mentions is how making significant changes in life doesn't require conscious reprograming of dozens of habit codes. Some habits are more important than others and are called "keystone habits." Making changes in these keystone habits initiate changes in other subroutines in your other habits code, so for non-programmers, it's like dropping the first tile in a dominos game, causing other tiles to drop and changing habits in other areas of a person's life.
One keystone habit is "Exercise". Duhigg writes, "People who exercise start eating better and become more productive at work. They smoke less and show more patience with colleagues and family. They use their credit cards less frequently and say they feel less stressed."
So with experience one could learn what habits are keystone habits in their lives and focus on those primarily.
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Turbo Fire Week 1: 4 Lbs Gone!
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Week 1 of Turbo Fire (14-20 May): 4 pounds lost!
I actually stuck to my entire workout schedule for all of Turbo Fire week 1, and I can�t tell you the last time that happened. Can you tell that I�m loving this program?
I�m also loving the fact that I lost 4 pounds. That would be awesome under any circumstances, but it�s extra awesome because my eating wasn't even on par the last few days of the week. I didn�t binge or anything, but I wasn�t careful enough about getting in all my protein, and when that happens, my mouth turns into the place where carbohydrates go to die.
A quick run down of the workouts from week 1 and my thoughts on each:
Fire 30: The fire workouts are like Turbo Jam workouts with the volume turned up to 11. The HIIT turbo sections are renamed fire drills, and they�re more frequent. This is the only workout I had tried out before I started the schedule in full, so I kind of had the groove of it down to start with, which was great. I did it three times during the week, though, so I was pretty ready to move on to week 2�s schedule! That wouldn�t have been a problem had I not already done it a couple times the week before.
Stretch 10: This is a short workout (the numbers at the end of all these indicate the time) dedicated to stretching that you tack on to the cardio workouts for several of the days. I LOVE that there is such an emphasis on good stretching in this program � I have always loved stretching. It was pretty much the only portion of gym class I found tolerable when I was a kid.
HIIT 15: My first experience with the High Intensity Interval Training workouts that set Turbo Fire apart. It was intense, and I have a ways to go before I will be able to do all of the moves fully. But I was proud of what I did get done! You really can do anything for just 15 minutes.
Fire 55 EZ: EZ?! Ha! You�d think it was a slower paced workout, but Turbo Fire would laugh in your face for such a silly notion. I did this one on the New to Class setting, which adds in a break down of the sections for you, since it was my first time doing this one. It was still a killer workout, and I can�t wait until I get the choreography down and can really hit it.
Core 20: This one I was excited for (given the war I�m currently fighting on my midsection), and it didn�t disappoint. There�s so much creativity in the ab moves here, from standing to more traditional mat moves. I know I can do more with this one next time � I always underestimate my strength.
Stretch 40: I was expecting a slower pace like Stretch 10, but this is actually a full-out yoga flow. I worked up a sweat! There�s a lot of opportunity here for toning, too. I like yoga, so I really enjoyed it.
There are more new workouts this week (moving on from Fire 30!), and I�m already loving it. I haven�t been fantastic with the eating this weekend (same deal as before � not enough protein), but I have some stuff prepped and ready for the work week. Can�t wait to see what kind of results I get this week!
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I just decided to start the whole Turbo Fire program so today was Day 1 of Week 1 for me. I've owned TF since November, and I would do the workouts but never followed the schedule before. I decided that I would just start following hte schedule completely (with some Chalean Extreme thrown in for my ST). I am dealing with a knee issue right now (going to have surgery sometime in the next few months) so I have to modify TF so there is no jumping involved, but seriously get a great workout anyway!
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That's a lot of working out. I sometimes do p90x, but I've never made it past week 4. Congratulations on doing all of week 1 of TurboFire.
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OMG on Ana, Wozzie,and Chakvetadze!!! WTF!!

Ana thinks bump-its are "in", Wozzie came from a mall fashion show for tweens, and the other Anna had a feather duster in her hand!!! LOL

lets hope their Wimbledon dresses aren't also epic FAILS!!

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Dinara and Aggie looked nice and appropriate (cough-Anne K this is not prom-cough).

Venus looked OK as well, but everyone else was a huge NO, especially Carline and Ana, who apparently shop at the same dress store and have the same hairstylist.

Rich, those two need to be your first clients when the WTA comes to its senses and hires you!

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I'd like map, something big enough to see the details, mirrored off of the information below. It would be for personal use (homebrewed world, to go along with a story I am writing). It would also see use on a forum game too. I've tried using one of the tutorials on here but not to much success which is why I am posting here.
Since originally posted as payment optional, my budget would be no more then $50 all said and told if some one is open to that.
In regards to style, I was actually thinking two versions of it to be honest. A colored version, with terrain types, and a black/white version, similar to the maps linked here:
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Centennial farms and ranches: Celebrating a century of MT stories
"These days, to have a job for 10 years is something of an achievement. To spend an entire lifetime on something is remarkable, and to spend multiple lifetimes in dogged determination is downright admirable."
That's what Montana photographer Thomas Lee told our readers to introduce his Portfolio of photos that documented the lives of three Montana centennial ranching families in our July/August issue.
Lee's Portfolio, "A Century of Stories" introduced readers to three of the 28 Montana families that have been honored by the Montana Historical Society's Montana Centennial Farm and Ranch program.
You can meet the families Lee highlights and learn more about the program with our interactive map. To see all the photos, pick up our July/August issue.
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The cultural embodied energy in the old buildings and machines that hold the stories of our lands are absolutely precious and deserve preservation. Thanks for the great article!


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Not heavily marketed, the Routan is overlooked in a foundering minivan market. It shares platforms, powertrains and most components with the Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan, but doesn't sell nearly as many units. Despite coming with much of the same improvements as its relations for 2011, including a new V6 engine, VW could muster just 7,770 sales through the end of July; Dodge sold over 50,000 more Grand Caravans and Chrysler sold over 62,000 more Town & Country models during the same period. Fortunately for smart shoppers, the Routan gives up nothing in terms of accommodations and performance. Those looking to lease one can get an extra $4,000 price reduction this month. MSRP $26,930–$43,240; Invoice Price: $25,826-$41,467.
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Death from tobacco
Compared to the rest of the world, the WHO European Region has one of the highest proportions of deaths attributable to tobacco. 16% of all deaths in adults over 30 in the WHO European Region were due to tobacco. This is in contrast to the African or the Eastern Mediterranean Regions, with 3% and 7% proportion of tobacco-attributable deaths, respectively, and with the global average of 12%.
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In the Region, 22% of women smoke: a high average compared to those for women in Africa, Asia and the Middle East (3–5%). While tobacco use was previously largely a male phenomenon, the gap in prevalence between male and female adults is now very small in countries such as Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom, and closing in others. In Sweden and Norway, the prevalence of daily tobacco smoking is higher in women. Similarly, more girls than boys are using tobacco in Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland and Slovenia.
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Had Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013, which deals with related-party transactions, been notified, minority shareholders in Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) might have felt less helpless than they do now. However, experts point out that in the interests of corporate governance MSIL should nevertheless run the proposal to house the new plant in Gujarat in Suzuki Motor Corporations (SMC) wholly-owned subsidiary rather than in MSIL past small shareholders. While the Companies Act, 2013, is in place, so far less than 100 sections 98 to be precise have been notified. Marutis board meets on Saturday and shareholders are hoping the management will respond to clarifications sought by the four independent directors.
Said Sai Venkateshwaran, partner and head, accounting advisory services, KPMG, Sebis (Securities and Exchange Board of India) recent amendment to Clause 49 of the listing agreement requiring all material related-party transactions to be approved by a special resolution of minority shareholders will be effective only from October this year. Moreover, the related provisions in Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013, requiring approval of related-party transactions that are not in the ordinary course of business or not at arms length by a special resolution of minority shareholders are likely to be notified shortly. As such, companies that seek to uphold the highest levels of corporate governance should go by the spirit of these legislations and seek minority shareholder approval and protect their interests.
Diljeet Titus, managing partner of the law firm Titus & Co, believes MSIL is supposed to follow the letter as well as the spirit of the law. The move to ratify the proposal, without putting it through a special resolution, is not compliant with good corporate governance practice and if challenged in a court of law, the proposal can be struck down, Titus observed.
He feels independent directors should abstain from voting on it and should insist the matter be examined by an external, independent body. Since Suzuki has derived so much benefit out of the Indian market, it owes this much to the country, Titus added.
Institutional shareholders have been agitated ever since MSILs announcement in late January since they believe such a move would be be detrimental to the latters financial prospects given theres not enough clarity how much of a mark up SMCs subsidiary would retain before selling the vehicles to Maruti. They also apprehend that, over time, MSIL might be turned into a marketing


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EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. — The East Longmeadow School Department's transportation task force and the school committee have agreed to place a $540 cap on busing fees.
The bus fee will remain at $270 per student, but for families with three or more children, the cap will lead to a reduction in cost, The Republican reports.
The task force was formed after a town meeting in May 2010 to make it easier for families who want to put their kids on the bus, task force member Laura B. Joubert told the news source.
The task force has been meeting regularly during the past school year to discuss bus fees and other transportation issues. A survey of the transportation system found that most families were concerned by the high fee.
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BC-123 • The Dmin Chord
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One more minor and we'll get into using them in some songs!
This one is a little stretchy but there is a cheat ;)
Watch The Video Lesson
D minor stretch...
D minor can be a little bit of a stretch for a beginner, but you will soon limber up if you keep trying!
Dm requires a different type of hand position to any of the chords so far, but it is not hard to play. Place your fingers as shown, and make sure that your 3rd finger is not muting the first string. Also check that you are only strumming the four strings shown, just like you did for D.
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Nokia PC Suite for Nokia 9500 Communicator. This section guides you to download the Nokia PC Suite software for Nokia 9500 mobile phones. Download and use your mobile phone as modem to synchronize the data between Nokia 9500 and PC.
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- An installation guide is started. Follow the instructions carefully.
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You're sitting in your office, ankle deep in a project, when a co-worker barges in unannounced interrupting your work with the "crisis of the moment" which inevitably turns out not to be a crisis at all.
Or you're in the third hour of a four-hour meeting where your presence is required strictly for "visibility" purposes, as you mentally measure the growing stacks of paper and projects arriving on your desk.
Stifling an overwhelming (and possibly felonious) urge to throttle someone or even worse, make a sudden career change, what are your options?
Telecommuting. Is it for you?
If you're a surgeon, a schoolteacher or a bus driver, most likely not. It's not for everyone and may not logically fit every situation. If you are a true "people person" who enjoys the daily interaction of co-workers or customers, telecommuting can make you feel isolated and cut off from the rest of the world.
If you have strong desires to be in on the action at all times; you may at times feel left out of the loop. If you are not strictly disciplined, it may be difficult to work in an environment where you and you alone have control of your time. If your job requires frequent face-to-face interaction with co-workers or superiors, telecommuting may not be feasible.
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The key is to make sure you implement a detailed, comprehensive policy. Lobby for buy-in from middle and senior management. Identify those positions that could be eligible for flexible arrangements and make sure everyone understands the criteria. There may be considerable resistance from co-workers whose positions would not be conducive to telecommuting. Be prepared to meet this resistance and be able to explain the reasons why.


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Quicksands: A Memoir
by Sybille Bedford
No current Talk conversations about this book.
Bedford led a fascinating life living among such luminaries as Aldous Huxley, Brian Howard and the German literary refugees that flocked to southern France just before WW II. While evocative, I wanted to learn more about her and the people around her. I found annoying (and rather coy) her references to previous books and people whom she assumes we will identify even though she won't name them. I also found annoying the repetitive sentence structure (her writing is probably celebrated for its lyric qualities!) and the sentences so allusive that they didn't quite make sense. Too bad, because the life here has been deeply experienced and unlike that of anyone I might meet outside of the pages of a book.
a very non traditional auto biography. but very interesting.
Born in Germany, partly Jewish, in 1911, and most casually, even neglectfully, `brought up' in Italy, France, and England, writing here in her nineties living in Chelsea, Sybille Bedford indeed has many fascinating stories to tell. Their sequence here, though, is random: as she writes, `I am attempting to give some account of the life of a fairly nonconformist individual in a variety of twentieth-century oases. An account by an amalgam of fragments.' Wonderful fragments they are, tales beautifully told: of a mother who finds her older step-daughter `more rewarding than a small inquiring child. She explained this to me rationally. "Let us see", she told me, "how you develop', and who sends her child away from Italy to England for some lacking education, into the fulltime care of `a couple she had met at a hotel, she didn't quite remember where. "They were amusing people ... they ran out of money." They were nice people, kind, "Sure to be glad to look after you and help to choose a school'; of the horror of Ursuline nuns on realizing that their new pupil, knowledgeable and a fluent reader, is quite unable to write; her half-sister leaving husband and child without warning, walking to the railway station in the middle of the night accompanied by the faithful Nanny wheeling the pram loaded with Jacko's clothes (Nanny with empty pram had returned to her charge)'; `the life of a full-blown middle-middle-class household in the English Midlands in the early 1920s ... a large complement of servants, all female, all in uniforms'; life in late 1920s Capri with Norman Douglas; the group of `writers in abrupt exile' at Sanary-sur-mer in 1933, `the one-time capital of German literature' -- Mann, Brecht, Zweig, Feuchtwanger among them; arranged marriages to obtain passports, including Erika Mann's to W H Auden, and Bedford's to a stranger, the wedding attended by Virginia Woolf; Aldous and Maria Huxley's saving Bedford from deportation from Britain; driving Thomas Mann's poodle from the east to west US coast in a heat wave, alone; Paris in 1949 with `a nest of young American writers: Jane Bowles, Truman Capote, Carson MacCullers ... the nail-biters, sitting in a row'; moving into a squalid `kind of shed cobbled together, it would seem, from tarred paper and packing-case wood on top of an office building' in Rome on a public holiday -- and many more -- altogether a marvellous text. Little, though, following the second World War: Bedford writes, `Had I but world enough and time -- I have not. ... what happened in the fifty or so years between then and now, I shall merely catalogue.'
And the marvellous text is not well supported editorially. No contents list, although it would have made lively reading, with the chapter headings being of the narrative-resumé type -- Chapter I is headed, `Geneva: one neutral day -- Who was I? Where am I? -- Delays: events, unsuitable aspirations, love of living -- A kick into a future'. Photographs appear only on the jacket and endpapers; and, most lamentably -- with so many of the great and good (and less so) of the twentieth century presented here, and such splendid accounts of various places and periods, all bewilderingly out of proper chronological order for an autobiography -- the book is unindexed.
While slightly disjointed at times, this is a fascinating memoir. Bedford's portrait of France's expat literary world in the buildup to WWII was the most interesting part of the book for me, but I found her discussion of her development as a writer quite interesting as well.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0140279768, Paperback)Beginning in 1956 with the publication of "A Legacy", Sybille Bedford has narrated in fiction and non-fiction what has been by turns her sensuous, harrowing, and altogether remarkable life. In this magnificent memoir, she moves from Berlin during the Great War to the artists' set on the Cote d'Azur of the 1920s, through lovers, mentors, seducers and friends, and from genteel yet shabby poverty to relative comfort in London's Chelsea. Whether evoking the simple sumptuousness of a home-cooked meal or tracing the heart-rending outline of an intimate betrayal, she offers spellbinding reflections on how history imprints itself on private lives.
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"In this memoir, Sybille Bedford takes us on an epic personal journey from World War I Berlin via the writers' and artists' bohemia of the Cote d'Azur in the 1920s, to post-World War II London, New York, Paris, and Rome." "Following no maxim but the need for a place and a space to write, Sybille Bedford's life has been that of the free-spirited, committed artist: precarious, passionate, and frequently impoverished. At the same time it has been a life richly lived: full of incident, impetuousness, danger, fun, friends, lovers, mentors, art, and writing." "Whether evoking the simple joys of a slow dinner with friends under the open sky or tracing the heart-rending outline of an intimate betrayal, recalling a madcap twenty-four-hour dash from northern France to Rome, or remembering a languorous summer on Capri, Sybille Bedford offers us a reflection on how history imprints itself on private lives."--BOOK JACKET.… (more)
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Bradley Johnson
I have attended Northeast Academy since PreSchool. I have played Junior Varsity and Varsity football, basketball, and baseball from seventh grade through twelfth grade. Sports have been a big part of my high school career. They have taught me about leadership, focus, strength, determination, and endurance. I have had some great role models in my life that include my parents, teachers, and coaches. I was always told that hard work pays off.
While at Northeast I have chosen to take the most challenging courses to prepare me for college. I pride myself in being able to play sports and keep on top of my school work. I am president of the Student Council and I am a member of the BETA Club. My hard work has paid off as I will serve as Valdictorian for the class of 2012.
I wish to continue my education at the college level to obtain a degree and doctorate in the field of Physical Therapy with a concentration in sports medicine or Pediatric Endocrinology. I believe it is very important to get a quality education in today's society. I would like very much to come back to work in the surrounding community.
I will be attending East Carolina University in the Fall and look forward to the new challenges.
SCHOOL: Northeast Academy
NAME: Bradley (Brad) Davis Johnson
PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR: East Carolina University
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FAVORITE EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITY: Football, Baseball, Basketball, Hunting and Fishing
FAVORITE BOOK: Bleachers by John Grisham
FAVORITE SONG: It's Been Awhile
FAVORITE BAND: Creed
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Wicked Tuna
FAVORITE MOVIE: Step Brothers
FAVORITE ACTOR/ACTRESS: Will Ferrell
FAVORITE FOOD: Steak
FAVORITE THING TO DO ON WEEKENDS: Spend time with friends
FAVORITE SEASON: Spring
FUN FACT: Like to play Guitar
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Becoming a Great UX Consultant, Part 2: Some Advice
Published: April 1, 2013
Part 1 of this series addressed some myths about what people often believe makes for a great UX consultant. Now, in Part 2, I'll share some advice that I've received from some truly great UX consultants or that I can offer from what I've observed through my own experience.
UX consulting always requires a three-pronged approach. You must possess technical, design, and marketing skills to be truly successful as a UX consultant. I find that a large number of UX consultants have the most difficulty with that last skillset.
In my experience, marketing in the world of UX consulting is not just about promoting yourself or your skillset. Marketing yourself means ensuring that the people who have hired you not only want to hire you again, but also tell their colleagues about you. In other words, you need radiation—both within and outside your clients' organizations—to be successful. To accomplish this, people need to want to work with you. In user experience, the smartest person in the room is not necessarily the one who gets the work. The people who get the most opportunities are those who know how to work well with others, communicate well, and make people believe that they are the one who is going to deliver that amazing user experience they want for their product, application, or Web site.
With that in mind, I want to share three key points with you:
- Stop educating people.
- You're there to consult, not to be right.
- Know what you are and what you're not.
1. Stop educating people.
A common belief among UX professionals is that we have a responsibility to educate others about what we do. We say to ourselves that bad design happens without people meaning for it to happen. If we could just get our clients to understand a few simple things, we could almost turn them into designers. If they just understood Gestalt principles or the basics of interaction design, we could raise the UX design bar.
While our desire to educate is born out of noble intentions for the most part, a great UX consultant does not fall into this trap. Something happens when you try to educate intelligent, busy people. You come off preachy. You come off arrogant. Your desire to transfer knowledge, more often than not, becomes a lecture. Intelligent, busy people hate being lectured.
You are not there to educate people. You are there to advise your client and guide the creation of an amazing user experience. You are the expert; that's why they brought you in. Collaboration and openness are key here. People need to feel invested, not put upon.
2. You're there to consult, not to be right.
While you are, indeed, the UX expert, this does not make you infallible. I have worked with many UX consultants who were afraid to admit ignorance or that they were at fault if they were wrong about something. A lot of this stems from the fact that, as a profession, we have fought long and hard for acceptance within the business and IT communities. So we still feel the need to prove our value. Because of this, many UX consultants question: how can we show value if we admit that we are wrong?
I find that UX consultants sometimes fear that to err is to admit that user experience is at best subjective—even a very grey area that can have only limited impact overall. To become truly great UX consultants, we need to break free of that fear. While there is certainly a need for some caution here, as a UX consultant, you must be able to admit when you have made a mistake and offer remedies to correct it. This is where some UX consultants differ a bit from business consultants. The history of the profession of user experience makes it even more painful to admit that we've gotten a design wrong or our usability test results do not reflect actual use. Business consultants know that it is better to admit a misstep, then correct it before it becomes a larger issue.
As a UX consultant, you don't need to be right all the time simply because your client hired you to be the UX expert. It is far more important to be a consultative partner with your client and help them create the user experience that they're looking for. When UX professionals solve design problems, we try things out until we find the way that works best. Similarly, you can be truly consultative only if you participate in a collaborative process with your client and recognize that you will not be the one who has the right answer all the time. Other people will have great ideas, too. Sometimes you will make mistakes. It's how you deal with them that makes you not just a good UX consultant, but a great one.
3. Know what you are and what you're not.
User experience is a term that seems to mean everything these days. Unfortunately, this also means that user experience tends to mean nothing in particular. While there are loads of people out there calling themselves UX Consultants, it would be a mistake to think that any UX consultant could know everything about all of the subdisciplines under the UX umbrella these days.
For example, on my consulting team, everyone is a UX expert, but each of us has our own strengths. I had the luxury of building out a significant team that can handle a myriad of UX needs. Whether it is accessibility, user research, interaction design, or usability testing, I know I have someone on my team who excels at it. One- or two-person consultancies don't always have that luxury, which is why it is very important for UX consultants to be able to walk away from a potential consulting engagement with a client when they know they are not a good fit for it.
When I started out in this profession, I used to think that one of the hallmarks of a great consultant, UX or otherwise, was being able to tackle a problem or a problem space in which they were previously weak and succeed at it. However, after observing talented UX professionals fail at projects they were ill equipped to handle, I started to realize that truly great consultants know when to walk away and hand a project to someone else. That is why, with the field of user experience being as vast as it is, it is critical that you be confident about what your greatest abilities are, but equally aware of which of your skills are not as strong—or even completely lacking. This not only helps you to be a better UX consultant, but improves the marketplace's overall view of the profession.
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This is an excellent article. Many times, as a consultant, I have been brought in because either someone read an article saying they can get a better ROI if they hire a UX person or that someone either from marketing or Web design has been given a back seat because their usability experience is limited. In the second case, the UX person already has a disgruntled team member on their hands. Recently, I have asked developers their opinions in meetings because they are the ones I spend the most time with in the second half of the project. I sense that executives find developers mysterious and will listen to them just out of curiosity. They will sometime dismiss a marketing manager or a designer because they are more involved in those worlds. Having a developer side with you in a discussion does two things. It allows you to have a rapport with them down the line and, regardless of whether they challenge your point or not, you can show the team you're willing to negotiate with the role player who often carries a lion's share of the workload on a tight deadline. You often gain the respect of the marketing and design people because they find developers mysterious also. It does help to have some development experience and, if you don't, geeks love to talk about what they do. Learn something from them. I will admit I'm guilty of all the pitfalls mentioned in the article at one time or another. I like articles like this because it reminds me to round out the hard edges of my interactions with project teams.
Great one. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with fellow UX folks. I agree about your first statement, and the difficult part is that most of us do not realize it until we get the marketing flavor.
I have been a UX consultant (sans marketing) for most of my career. Since 4 years ago, I am working with the Marketing teams, the digital agencies, and the brand teams in a marketing setting, which made me realize how important the marketing experience is for the fulfillment of a UX role. Thanks for pointing this out and reinforcing my belief, which I thought I was the only one thinking about.
Thanks, Rakesh Patwari
I completely agree with key point one, but I'd really like some practical advice on how to actually do it. In a design process, you do not only give advice, you also have to react to suggestions that are not based on UX knowledge.
In my experience, most arguments are extremely educational and, like you said, that really doesn't work: people get irritated. So I'd appreciate a follow up article on this!
Yes, please follow up on how to actually do it. The don'ts by themselves sound preachy. Can you talk more about how to overcome them; about how we should practice to "advise clients, educate others on what we do", etc… The don'ts are great if they are also followed by do's.
Could you please share your ideas or experience on how to react to suggestions that do not come from UX knowledge? Thanks.
For Point 1: I agree that customers don't need to be educated on our approach. As UX professionals, it is up to us to know our audience and not force them into our way of working.
I will say that it is our role to educate the client on how our work will impact them. For example, why are card-sorting results significant? How will wireframes help in the design process? We don't need to educate the client on the intricacies of our work, but we do need to answer their questions and make our work meaningful to them.
To put it another way, I don't need to know how my accountant does what he does, but I do need to know the impact of his work on my company, now and in the future.
Thanks for the article.
I've got some advice.
- Never let people feel that they're stupid, because you know something they don't. So always emphasize their strengths and show them that you're complementary to each other. Most of the time this is the case. For example, with management, I always make the point that they have to help me get enough room to maneuver. And I ask them if I can ask them for help when I need backup. This way they feel appreciated, and they have a clear role.
- Never be afraid to give back the assignment. This is very hard to do, I know. But try it at least once, in a situation in which you have the feeling that things aren't going well. When you're not afraid of this, you'll feel more at ease.
Hi Baruch and thanks for the valuable insight. Our team here at TecEd certainly concurs with your points about what it takes to be a great UX consultant. We've added a few suggestions of our own in our blog post inspired by your article.
Hi Baruch—I've worked independently for many years, and I've also noticed a sharp transition from clients wanting me to do the UX work for them to their hiring me to mentor them through a project while they do the work themselves. So, as you say, we need to understand and learn how to communicate effectively with developers and others with different backgrounds and points of view from ours. Most of my clients are curious to learn what user experience is all about, but they want to make the decisions themselves, so they want a guide and a catalyst versus an expert. Great article!!
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|Release Date: December 11, 1998
|Running Time: 95 mins.
|MPAA Rating: PG
|Box Office: $34,545,030.00
|Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Michael Keaton
Kelly Preston
Mark Addy
Joseph Cross
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Summary:Jack Frost is a jazz musician who sometimes misses out on important events in his son Charlie's life as a result of his musical committments. One night he decides to cancel a gig in order to get home to his family, but he is killed in a car crash on the way home. A year later, he returns as a snowman to help Charlie come to terms with his father's death, and to try and make up for his absences in life.


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It depends on the policies and procedures at each local airport authorities. Some airports may not accept passenger who display all Mobile Boarding Passes with their companions on one device and then at the security checkpoint they will be advised to return to check-in counters to re-print their boarding passes.
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:04 Package includes: 3 Films, Smoothing Card, Fiber Cloth, Dust Removal Stickers
:07 Align film to help guide placement
:10 Films are .5mm from the edge to help with installation and prevent lifting
:17 Use fiber cloth to clean screen from smudges
:21 Use dust removal sticker to remove ALL dust and other particles
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:35 Remove Black tab #1 (adhesive side) halfway
:40 Apply adhesive side to match the cutouts with the camera and headphone
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:48 Use smooth card to remove bubbles and fiber cloth to clean screen
Installing a screen protector can be difficult for first time users. It is possible for anybody to install our screen protector correctly with proper alignment and without air bubbles. Our goal is to help guide you to achieve a perfect installation as the installation process is very important. Video, text, and troubleshooting guides are available here to help guide you during the installation process. Also feel free to give us a call at 972-423-1482 for further assistance. We are more than happy to help you in any way that we can.
1. Location, Location, Location! Pre-alignment of the screen protector is a critical step in reaching a successful installation. Before you remove any of the protective layers off from the Ringbo please make sure to align the screen protector to your device to ensure that a perfect fit will be achieved.
2. Air bubbles are normal to have during the installation process. However bubbles that form due to dust particles never disappear so these next few steps are very important to follow. Make sure you remove any type of case used to protect your device. Wipe off any dust or hair particles with a microfiber cloth. We recommend installing the screen protector in an open space. This limits the possibility of someone bumping into you, dust particles, and other issues that may arise during the installation process. Feel free to use a can of compressed air to help clear your screen of any particles.
3. On the screen protector, locate the Red Tab labeled #2. Peel this all the way off. This is the front of the screen protector.
4. Carefully flip the screen protector over and locate the Black tab Labeled #1. This side is essentially the sticky side and is the side that will lay flat on your device. Peel back the layer about halfway or about an inch down.
5. Take the exposed section of the screen protector and align it with the edges of your screen. Make sure the screen protector has been placed straight and place your two fingers near the edges. Do not be alarmed if some air bubbles appear, this is normal. We will address the removal of the air bubbles in the next few steps.
6. After you have ensured the edges line up then slowly remove the rest of protective layer labeled #2 as you lay the screen protector down onto the device. Smooth out the screen protector as you are removing the protective layer. If any air bubble should appear simply use the squeegee card provide to push the bubbles out. It is normal for some bubble to stay and they will work themselves out through normal usage.
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Air Bubbles
1. Air bubbles may appear and this is 100% normal after a screen protector installation. With the use of the squeegee card that we have provided, or a credit/ I.D. card, you can use it to gradually push the air bubbles out from under the screen protector. Please do this in a slow and gentle manner in order not to damage the product.
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1. With the use of some Scotch Tape, place the tape on the corner of the installed screen protector and steadily lift up the screen protector from the device. Unless needed, do not remove the entire screen protector. Just lift the screen protector just enough so that the dust is exposed.
2. Using a second piece of Scotch Tape, lightly touch the tape to the piece of expose dust. This will work no matter where the dust is located. The screen itself or even on the inside of the screen protector.
3. After the exposed dust has been removed, then smooth the screen protector back onto your device. Use the provided squeegee if needed to smooth out any air bubbles that may appear.
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2. Also try installing the screen protector in your bathroom. Run either the facet on hot water or run a hot shower to produce steam in the bathroom. This sounds funny but we promise there is method to this madness! The steam produced by the hot water will actually help weigh down any dust particles present and prevent them from floating around in the air.
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2. Carefully readjust and re-install the screen protector as you wish.
*The following instructions will guide you when the Red or Black label fails to stay on the protective layer and completely comes off by itself.
1. When the sticker fails to stick to the protective do worry this can easily be fixed with some handy dandy Scotch Tape. Take a small piece and attach it to the CORNER of the screen protector. Make sure that it is tight and securely on the corner of the screen protector for the best results.
2. Now slowly peel the outer protective layer back and you may resume the installation process normally.
How to Remove Outer Layers when the Sticker Fails!
*The tips below can be used for the both the Ringke Steel Case and the Ringke Steel Bumper.*
1. Make sure to wrap the silicone piece around your device and that it hugs it firmly around the edges. Make sure that the power, volume and other buttons align correctly. 2. Once you have checked to make sure everything is correctly aligned then you are now ready to install the steel bumper pieces. Take the top piece and of the steel frame and slide it around the upper edge of your device. Again make sure that everything aligns correctly.
3. Next take the lower part of the steel frame and insert on side the hook into the groove from the top steel frame. Continue to install the bottom piece around until you are able to attach the second hook on the other side. Once you have reached the other side you should be able to ensure that both pieces have snapped in place in their respective grooves. Again make sure that the power, volume, and any other buttons are still perfectly aligned.
4. Next use the provided squeegee to smooth out the position of the silicone part if there are any issues.
5. When removing the case, flip the case upside down. While upside down insert the squeegee into the groove of the steel frame near the charging dock to pop the lower portion of the steel frame off. Then proceed to take the top frame off along with the silicone part.
Removing a Delight case can be tough. The Slim cases, also. Some people go so far as to even accidentally scratching their devices from trying!
Worried? Don't be! We have the perfect method to assist in the removal of your case. This method will work for both the Slim and the Delight cases; and make taking out your device a breeze.
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Are you having an issue with the headphone jack for your Nexus 5 case?
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We get customers who always wonder the different types of headphone jack brands that are compatible with our product. For that, we have put together a small video to help show you how flexible how product is, and to assist in your headphone-plugging needs!
Sometimes, the cases received end up being a little loose fitting.
Here is a simple method that may assist you in helping flex the case back into a more better fit for your device!
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Many of our customers are excited about using our Ringke Fusion case and love the DIY feature that it offers. Base on popular request below are downloadable DIY Template for most of our Ringke Fusion cases.
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iPhone 6 / 6 Plus
Nexus 4 / Nexus 5 / Nexus 6
Galaxy S4 / Galaxy S5 /Galaxy S5 mini
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RAGNAROK: US Trailer For Norwegian Adventure Shows Off Creature Action
Norwegian Amblin-style adventure Ragnarok will soon be coming to US screens from Magnet Releasing and with the release impending a new trailer has hit the scene to promote the release. And while somewhat marred by attempts to mask that it's not an English language film - i.e. no actual dialogue but lots and lots of voice over - this new effort shows off something that none of the Norwegian marketing did: The creature at the center of the story.
Take a look at the trailer below.
Archeologist Sigurd Svendsen (Pål Sverre Hagen) has for years been obsessed with the Oseberg Viking ship. The only inscription found on the ship is the enigmatic ´man knows little` written in runes. Sigurd is sure that the Oseberg ship contains the answer to the mystery of Ragnarok, the end of days in Norse mythology. When his friend Allan finds similar runes on a stone from the north of Norway, Sigurd becomes convinced that the runes are in fact a treasure map. Together they mount an expedition group and their adventure leads to "No man's Land" between Norway and Russia, which has been deserted for decades. Here Sigurd learns the true meaning of the runes - a secret more terrifying than he could possibly imagine.
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(born 1939). Women's speed skating became an Olympic event for the first time at the 1960 Winter Games in Squaw Valley, Calif., and Soviet skater Lidya Skoblikova became the first recipient of a gold medal by winning the 1,500-meter competition, setting a new world record in the process. At the 1964 games she became the first woman in history to win all four speed-skating events at a single Olympics.


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Generation of Inherited Disease Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines
The development of human embryonic stem (hES) cell lines that carry a disease causing mutation can provide insight into the mechanisms underlying disease progression as well as into the development of therapies that can ameliorate that pathology. The primary goal of this proposal will be the development of novel hES cell lines from embryos that will manifest a given genetic disease upon further development. This will be achieved following two distinct approaches. The first will be through the identification of embryos that are homozygous for a given mutation and the generation of novel cell lines from these embryos. These embryos will be identified by preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PDG). The afflicted embryos will then be grown according to established protocols known to generate human ES cell lines. The second approach will involve the generation of disease associated homozygote cell lines through a technique that will specifically modify a gene sequence and introduce a disease associated mutation. This technique, small fragment homologous replacement (SFHR), has been shown to be effective at modifying DNA sequences in human cells. SFHR-mediated changes are caused by small DNA fragments (SDFs) that are introduced into the cells. The SDFs are effectively the same as the gene target sequences except for the changes to be introduced. Initial studies will target genes on the X-chromosome of normal male hES cells that carry only one X-chromosome. The genetic diseases that are anticipated to be served by this proposal include, but are not limited to, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, ?- and ?-thalassemia, Duchenne's and Becker muscular dystrophy, X chromosome-linked severe combined immune deficiency (SCID-X1), spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), Guacher's disease, Fanconi anemia, and Lesch-Nyhan syndrome.
This proposal will provide benefit to the citizens of California by increase our knowledge of the basis of genetic diseases and by providing a means to develop new and more effective therapies for these diseases. This project is focused on improving the health and well being of the citizens of California and could have far reaching positive implications for health and economic factors influencing the quality of life for the citizens of this state.


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North Carolina Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton was first out of the box to run for the Democratic nomination for governor after incumbent Beverly Perdue decided not to seek re-election. Now he's traveling the state trying to remind people why he should be their choice to win the nomination.
Dalton has served in the Senate and the second-highest executive branch job over the past 15 years.
Dalton told likely Democratic primary voters at a Goldsboro restaurant last week he's committed to preserving and expanding improvements in public education. He argues Republicans are trying to reverse those improvements through budget cuts.
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The Canon G11 is a 10-megapixel point and shoot camera with many advanced features geared toward the enthusiast photographer. The PowerShot G11 follows the 14.7-megapixel G10 with Canon taking a dead-aim at reducing noise on the camera's tiny sensor and optimizing the balance of resolution and noise control. [Read more…]
Canon 7D vs Nikon D300s ISO Test
A couple of years ago, after Canon announced the 40D, Nikon dropped a bomb with the D300 and D3 combo. I remember the cover of Popular Photography read in bold print "Nikon Strikes Back." That was a very fitting description in the face of what many thought was a rather mild upgrade to the Canon 30D, which was in turn a mild upgrade to the 20D. A year later, Canon failed to really "wow" us with the 50D; however, I found the 50D to be an excellent performer.
Fast forward to Summer 2009 and the stage is set for both Nikon and Canon to take another turn at "wowing" us. The D300s is mostly a rehash of the D300, along with video capture. Canon, however, stepped out with the feature-packed 7D, which also featured video, but added a spec-list that made it look like a 5D Mark II Jr.
Since the introduction of the D300 was Nikon's turn to "Strike Back," will the Canon 7D, in response to the D300s, be "Return of the Jedi Canon"? Keep on reading this first round of comparisons, which takes a side-by-side look at the ISO performance of these two prosumer cameras. [Read more…]
Nikon D3s Hands-On Review
The Nikon D3s is the successor to the Nikon D3. The camera is not much of a change from the previous model except for higher ISO settings and the addition of a new video mode. Nikon users will still appreciate that much of their beloved D3 has not been touched and that this camera is still meant for its intended audience. Sports shooters and photojournalists alike will very much so enjoy the capabilities offered to them on this camera.
Hands-on: Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 85mm F3.5G ED VR
The Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 85mm F3.5G ED VR that was recently announced received some fondling by me at this year's Photo Plus. If you're a Nikon shooter, you will appreciate quite a bit of the design, weight and engineering that went into the lens. Seemingly targeted more towards the lower-end prosumer audience, Nikon D300s users especially will love this lens. [Read more…]
Leica X1 Hands-On Review
The Leica X1 is a compact camera with a fixed lens and an APS-C sized sensor. The camera has the largest sensor in it's class, dwarfing Micro Four Thirds and the Sigma Foveon. I received some personal hands-on time with the camera. While I wasn't able to put a card in to take samples (I handled a prototype) the short experience with the camera was overall quite positive and, in fact, it may very well be a camera that will put more pressure on other companies to start really developing their technology to do just the same thing.
Nikon D300s Review
The Nikon D300s is a 12.3-megapixel DSLR that can also capture video at 720p resolution and 24 frames per second. The D300s is a follow up to the D300 and serves as more of a refreshed version of the D300 as opposed to a totally new product. It has most of same components and features as the D300 with a few new bells and whistles thrown in for good measure.
Since the recent announcement of the D3s, Nikon appears content in offering video capture at 720p for this generation of cameras. All of the Nikon DSLRs that offer video only allow a maximum resolution capture of 720p at 24 fps. Canon has stepped out of the box from its initial video limitations in the 5D Mark II by offering serious firmware updates to it (and promising more to come) and additional video options to its other new DSLRs like the Canon 7D, which offers 1080p HD video capture at 30fps, 25fps, and 24fps, as well as 720p HD video at 60fps and 50fps. While Nikon has received much criticism on the video limitations of its recent DSLRs, it has shown no signs of stepping up the game in this generation of cameras.
That said, the Nikon D300s (and every other DSLR for that matter) is first and foremost a still image capture device. Sure, video is relevant nowadays; however, performance for still image capture and quality is still our golden measuring stick. With this in mind, let's take a brief look at the key features and jump into the rest of this review. [Read more…]
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Steven Yung is Chairman of Clear Media Limited which is listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx: 100). Its largest shareholder is Clear Channel - the world's leading media and entertainment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CCU). Steven recently accepted the invitation to join the Office of the Chairman of Sino with a key focus on development and growth opportunities in the Sino Group of Companies.
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1977-1978 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY WILDCATS BASKETBALL TEAM PRINTSTIPPLED INK DRAWING Artist, Steve Ford from Kentucky No. 3,476 of 3,500 prints that were issued and signed by the Artist, Steve Ford Measures 18.5" x 25.75" IDEAL FOR FRAMING! THIS TEAM WON THE 1978 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Also includes a separate printed dedication to Kentucky basketball and its great tradition. Print still looks very nice and was kept in its original packaging. It has just a slightly aged appearance with a few minor spots on the edges. The printed dedication has a lot of tanning with a lighter streak down the middle (probably from how it was packed). GO BIG BLUE!!! You can still pay me without having a PayPal account. If you don't have a PayPal account, you'll be automatically redirected to a secure page in eBay checkout where you can enter your credit card information. When you're done, you'll have the option of saving your credit card details with PayPal by creating a PayPal account. You can pay using your credit card without creating a PayPal account. International Buyers are welcome and I now offer shipping to all worldwide locations! I only ship by USPS Priority Mail for International shipments. Please be aware that all customs fees, duties and taxes are the responsibility of the International Buyer. Terms: I carefully inspect all of my items to make sure they are in proper working condition and free of material defects when the item is listed and once again when the item is shipped. Full refunds are given only if the buyer contacts me by e-mail within 7 days of receiving the item. Buyer must pay shipping costs to return the item, NO EXCEPTIONS, even if there is a claim that item was not as described. Most of the items I sell are gently used items at bargain prices compared to their original retail value and I cannot afford to give a refund, plus pay return shipping. Once the item is returned to me, a refund will be issued when the item is received back in good condition. Shipping & Handling: There will be a small handling fee added to postage to cover packaging materials plus Delivery Confirmation. I am happy to combine shipping for my items. However, you must contact me first to let me know you are bidding/buying another item. Shipping will occur within 1 to 2 business days after payment is received. Feedback: Please e-mail me with any concerns or problems BEFORE leaving feedback that is Neutral or Negative so I can resolve the problem right away. Ebay asks that you contact the seller as this is common Ebay courtesy. Thanks for looking! Mary with SaleWind


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Don't mention the B-word.
Splintered, decaying electronics. A sprung garage beat which has a hallow air. Samples of rain fall, at one with an urban air. Qualities like these point to one producer in particular.
Yet realistically, this package is as varied and wide ranging as any in music. Take Ghosts: an Irish duo, they share similar characteristics but have their own spin, their own identity.
Padraig Ryan and Kevin Glesson are already well known in Ireland's close knit electronic scene, with their productions have a melancholic air.
There's a sense of loss here, one that is tempered by a redemptive sensibility borrowed from the more spiritual side of house music.
Fusing UK Garage beats with flourishes of left field electronics, new EP 'WLVS' is a diverse introduction. The title track itself is a tumbling torrent of influences - from the opening analogue crackles to the 2-Step bounce, from the buoyant house textures to those sighing vocals.
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Lady Violet
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A beaded lace crescent inspired by Lady Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, Maggie Smith's character in Downton Abbey.
Knit on 3.25mm/US3 needles with colorshiftyarn violet to midnight colorbridge set, 154g/697yds/640m. The yarn was dyed specially for this pattern.
Finished dimensions after blocking and unpinning: 70in wide and 21in deep at center back.
159 size 6 gold glass beads and 176 size 6 colored glass beads are added using a 1mm crochet hook.
66 gold beads are added to the side edges while working the charts. 84 colored beads are added to the body of the shawl in Chart F. 93 gold beads and 92 colored beads are added during the bind off.
The pdf contains 6 charts and short written instructions.
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