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LAS VEGAS, Nevada. - April 29, 2008 -- At the Interop conference today, Microsoft announced its next-generation secure remote access gateway product, Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG), available in the first half of 2009. Forefront Unified Access Gateway is the evolution of Microsoft's current solution, Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG 2007), and moves the successful product under the Forefront brand. UAG will bring new features and functionality to make remote access easier than ever for all users and IT professionals.
In addition to investing strongly in its next-generation solutions, Microsoft is continuing to provide increased customer value with the products in the market today by launching an updated SharePoint Optimizer, providing enhanced functionality and manageability for secure remote access to SharePoint by all mobile users.
Built on Windows Server 2008, UAG is designed to offer one solution to fit all remote access needs through centralized management and policy control across all users, devices, and network resources. More details about the features in Forefront UAG will be available with a public beta scheduled for later this calendar year. Microsoft will provide an easy product and licensing upgrade path from IAG 2007 or customers using ISA 2006 for remote access to Forefront UAG, and IAG customers that have or buy Microsoft Software Assurance can be confident of receiving strong value with Forefront UAG.
Forefront UAG will add further features to a comprehensive end point security assessment and cache cleanup, which is tailored to the specific application and access environment. Tightly integrated with Microsoft Network Access Protection, this ensures only secure devices and authenticated users can access network resources and that no data is compromised during or after the sessions.
Forefront UAG adds more ease of use with wizard driven configuration, easy to use policies and highly intuitive user experience. This solution ensures a fast and easy deployment allowing employees, partners and vendors simple and secure access, via customized and dynamic user portals. Ongoing management and control is simplified via updates to application and endpoint policies.
The IAG pioneered the concept of Application Intelligence, or the ability to control what resources are presented to the user, and transparently enforcing policies based on a deep understanding of how an application functions. Forefront UAG builds on the current competitive differentiation around application intelligence, with broad application support for Microsoft and third party applications, granular access controls, and customizable application protection through Application Optimizers.
Microsoft latest Application Optimizers is an updated SharePoint Optimizer for the IAG 2007, providing enhanced functionality and performance for remote access to SharePoint by all mobile users. The updated IAG 2007 SharePoint Optimizer leverages SharePoint Alternate Access Mapping (AAM) to provide an easier, more secure and productive user experience when accessing SharePoint remotely.
With this new Optimizer, IAG provides more seamless access to the complete functionality of SharePoint, including Explorer View, Datasheet View, integrating InfoPath forms and access to multiple office documents from multiple server locations, without the overhead and security risks associated with tunneling and application rewriting.
Microsoft's IAG 2007 already provides the easiest to use and manage remote access to SharePoint today, as it is the only complete remote access solution to integrate its user experience into SharePoint, allowing organizations to keep a simple, one-portal, user experience for employees accessing applications internally or externally. The IAG 2007 SharePoint Optimizer will be available for download in May.


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If you ask the sea of people behind the 2012 London Olympics about what they want journalists and the public alive to take away from the Games after they wrap up this weekend, you'll get a chorus response.
While London will be irrevocably tied to the 2012 Olympiad, UK officials want the world to understand the event is about much more than just the two weeks of competition inside the British capital and few other scattered venues. It's about the entirety of Great Britain.
During the Games, reporters had a chance to journey across England's mountain's green in every direction, from Dorset to Kent and from Windsor to Birmingham. And, before the Olympic Torch even arrived in London, one UK citizen had a chance to follow a path across the country inspired by the fire's journey.
VisitEngland – the tourism promotional organization – sponsored Fan in a Van – "an epic journey around the country inspired by the Torch Relay."
They said they were "looking for someone who really loves England to be our man or woman on the ground in 2012." They would adventure around the country in a specially built camper van named "Rosie." to sample "all that England has to offer."
After winning the selection process, Lancashire native Rachel Kershaw, 30, set off on her trip. She blogged her journey along the way as she wound her way through the UK on a 70 day trip, making a different stop each day.
She travelled over 6000 miles, visiting towns, villages and cities eager to show off their local attractions in the spirit of UK Olympic fever and "capturing the spirit of Summer 2012."
She finally arrived back in London in time for the Games. To celebrate the successful journey, VisitEngland throw a mid-Olympic fortnight Fan in a Van After Party at the Tower of London. Kershaw was on hand to discuss the highlights of her trip.
As the journalists honed in, the event was obviously as much to call attention to her various destinations as much as Kershaw herself. She started her trip at Land's End in Cornwall – the very bottom of England near Penzance and the Isle of Scilly. I know that because I've been to both.
From there, she hit everywhere from Bristol to Birmingham, Bath to some other British town staring with B. Kershaw blogged her journey along the way until her Olympic arrival back in London.
"It was a dream come true for me," Kershaw said. "I got a little exhausted along the way. But I never could've imagined all the things I had the chance to try. I flew gyro copter. I learned archery. I bun-jee jumped. I parachuted. It was incredible."
And what is Kershaw's favorite journey along the way?
"It had to be that gyro copter ride."
Now that she brought Kershaw back safely, Rosie – her titular van – is now a celebrity herself. She'll be used as a VisitEngland photo-op and publicity tool around the UK from now until she goes wherever camper vans go.


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When warm weather first hits people get really excited. Out come the bright prints, the short shorts, the panama hats. There is something to be said, however, for the woman who takes it in stride. She doesn't get all rambunctious and crazy with her wardrobe, she saves the 'Summer is here' outfits for when summer is actually, you know, here. During these spring months she just rolls out on to the street in something that is decidedly optimistic but not over the top. To this end, we think this outfit is something that sort of fashionista might wear. The Mayle Mariachi Sun Bag has the popular Native American thing going on, it's a summertime purse that is still substantial and sturdy, the Rag & Bone Dalton Cropped Pants and Alexander Wang Drop Needle Rainbow Tank evoke a casual and feminine mood, and the Rachel Comey Pimm Oxfords, a bit of menswear to balance things out. Here's to the girl who knows a little bit about how to mix optimism and reserve.


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Trying out creating characters or creatures. Can't think of anything else to add to this.
Asking for crits,suggestions and ideas to learn. Would mean alot to me and I will take them to heart. Thank you so much!
Trying out creating characters or creatures. Can't think of anything else to add to this.
Asking for crits,suggestions and ideas to learn. Would mean alot to me and I will take them to heart. Thank you so much!
Well you did ask...
The 1st thing that stands out for me is that your use of detail is inconsistent. Yes the focal point should have the most detail and your face does show that, but then the skulls in his hair are a blur. A blurred hand on a detailed forearm, sharp edged grass and a blurry hoof etc. There is no pattern or structure to the detail.
Second, less detail does not necessarily mean "blur", it just means less detail - simpler forms but still clear (I actually find it much harder to render convincingly in the "less detail" areas because you have to be able to make a few paint strokes communicate the real structure - you can't fudge it).
Finally, your lighting on his body is inconsistent, with some areas apparently (e.g. the sword hilt) in bright sunlight and others in diffuse light or fog (e.g.the hand holding the sword hilt).
I suspect you got too caught up in details before you got the basic forms and shadows down. Desaturate it, open a new layer in photoshop and paint over it in 3 values with the bigest brush you can manage - it will force you to get those underlying structures right and then you can start detailing them.
Hope that helps a bit.
p.s. it is a cool character, I just think you can pull it up a few more notches into a great one :-)
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THank you so much @Justa! I appreciate the wonderful crit. Truly gave me a new view. I will start working on those points immediately and will apply them to my future paintings. Thank you thank you, means a lot.
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Nice job! Everything D'Arcy said is spot, especially about the use of detail/textures. Texture brushes are a shortcut for when you really know how to handle the use of detail. Make decisions and then use them to execute those decisions, don't let them dictate those decisions!
Just to add a few things-
- Black shadows. Avoid. Get some color in there. Just as the lights are seldom white, the shadows are seldom black.
- Make sure you have very good reference if you're going to delineate anatomy. The muscles in the arms are wrong.
- Watch the snout, it doesn't line up with the head properly. Flip the image often!
Great start otherwise, it's a cool character and some passages, particularly the back legs, are handled very well.
Hi man, I did this quickish paintover as an interpretation for you to underline some stuff like what Justa and Sidharth are talking about.
I have to exclaim I'm still learning lighting myself, but I hope you can find this useful.
This. I think that would also be a good time to consider the silhouette and pose of the character to make it as striking as possible. I think you already have a great base here. I also think you have a very good palette going on, nice earthy colours.Originally Posted by Justa
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On top of what everyone else has suggested; I think the choice you made regarding the lighting is very unfortunate and unflattering. The one thing that catches most of the light and appears most important as a result is his shoulder plate. Considering that this is a character representation and not a full illustration, you should "force" the light to your hand to light up the important stuff and leave the rest in relative darkness. After all you want it to be absolutely clear that he's the main focus of this image, right?
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Conceptually I don't know if I like a sword on a brute beast like this. Seems too refined a weapon for it. I mean, it's a bull; it should either have huge horns and not need a weapon at all, or some enormous warhammer or club. At least, in my opinion.
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Wow, great crits and paintovers! I think it is a very cool character, I think it could use a lot of texture control, the texture of hair versus skulls, the paintovers got it!
THank you so much for the wonderful advise @Sidharth! means a lot.
Thank you for the crit and awesome paintover! Gives me a true visual for the corrections I need to do
@Lhune THank you! Great idea and crit about lighting, il put more effort in positioning the lights correctly on my future pieces. Thank you so much! means a lot!
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Revolution Lighting Tech Shares Quiet Despite Letter from CEO to Holders
In a letter addressed to shareholders, Robert V. LaPenta, CEO and Chairman of Revolution Lighting Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: RVLT), addressed the company's plans for continued expansion and development in 2013. Revolution Lighting Technologies designs, manufactures and distributes high-quality LED lighting products internationally under the Seesmart, Lumificient and Array brand names.
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
2012 was a transition year for Revolution Lighting and we enter 2013 with great excitement and promise in the changes taking place in the LED Lighting marketplace and within Revolution Lighting.
On September 25, 2012, Aston Capital completed its initial capital investment in Revolution Lighting (formerly known as Nexxus Lighting.) The investment was used to extinguish the company's outstanding debt and resolve all outstanding legal issues.
We then repositioned the company's strategic focus from the consumer retail market, to the larger and rapidly growing commercial, industrial, and municipal segments. We believe a successful company in this space will require a broad, state of the art, quality product portfolio, as well as a large well trained distribution network. We accomplished both of these goals when we acquired Seesmart Technologies, Inc. on December 20th 2012. The integration is going extremely well, and with our recently announced equity transactions, we enter 2013 well capitalized and prepared for the exciting market potential that we believe lies ahead.
There are many studies documenting the changes taking place in the worldwide lighting market. The reports describe the transition to solid state LED sources, with anticipated annual growth rates ranging from 30% to 50% over the next 5 to 7 years. Today LED lighting represents less than 15% of the available market. LED penetration by the year 2020 is expected to grow to 75% with a market total in excess of $100 billion. Revolution is in the right place at the right time. Our pipeline of opportunities is expanding and customer acceptance is happening now.
Realizing the potential savings for LED lighting sources, governments around the world are enacting legislation mandating the transition away from traditional lighting technologies. In the US, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 was enacted to facilitate the transition. LED lighting can be over 80% more efficient than traditional legacy lighting and is being utilized as a way to not only "Go Green" but also to recognize significant electricity savings. It is estimated that over 40% of a building's energy usage is generated from lighting. In addition, most LED lighting is 100% recyclable and when combined with its 80% plus greater efficiency, it is easy to see why LED lighting is becoming the new standard around the world. Other countries including Japan, South Korea, China and Indonesia have recently enacted legislation mandating the transition to more efficient lighting technologies. Japan's penetration rate is expected to rise to 73.8% by 2015 while South Korea and China are expected to see significant gains as well.
Our vision at RVLT is simple. We will provide LED lighting solutions that are innovative, energy efficient, cost effective and with the highest standards for customer service. We've made progress on fulfilling this vision, but we have plenty of work ahead. As part of this growing process, we are working to create better metrics to track our progress, invest in long-term innovation and build new partnerships to help achieve our performance and goals.
We will continue to invest in technology and state of the art products with the highest quality and performance. An example of our recent efforts is highlighted by the recent introduction of the UL-listed 15-watt LED tube lamp from our Seesmart division, immediately becoming the most efficient four-foot T8 lamp on the market, utilizing the lowest wattage and generating the highest light output in its category.
The early trends for 2013 are encouraging and we expect to see significant gains in topline growth and profitability for the year.
With our management team, our dedicated employees, our portfolio of quality products and our extensive distribution network, Revolution Lighting is well positioned to succeed for the benefit of our employees, our customers and our shareholders.
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Last Monday, Gov. Tom Corbett committed a Kinsley gaffe.
An explanation: Coined by pundit Michael Kinsley – he was once the "left" to Pat Buchanan's "right" on CNN's "Crossfire" – a Kinsley gaffe is when a politician blurts out a fairly straightforward truth and sparks off a powder keg of controversy.
Corbett's gaffe came in an interview with the website PAMatters.com. When asked about his job-creation record and the state's 7.9 percent unemployment rate – currently 0.3 percent above the national figure – Corbett noted that some of the long-term unemployed are re-entering the jobs scramble, thus increasing the number, and that some are deficient in the skills that are needed in today's labor market.
He also pointed out that some job-seekers walk away from the application process, even if they're on the cusp of being hired, when they find out that they will have to go through a drug test before they start punching the clock.
"There are many employers that say, 'We're looking for people, but we can't find anybody that has passed a drug test in a lot of them,'" Corbett said. "And that's a concern for me because we're having a serious problem with that."
Within hours, maybe even minutes, Corbett's opponents exploded in a state of high dudgeon. State Treasurer Rob McCord, who will probably be vying for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 2014, said that Corbett doesn't understand the economy and how it works. John Hanger, another Democrat with his eyes on Corbett's job, declared that Corbett "insults Pennsylvanians looking for a job, full-time work or simply a better job by saying they can't pass drug tests."
State Rep. Jesse White of Cecil Township also got in on the act, posting on Facebook that what Corbett said was "really offensive" and "I am approached constantly by constituents looking for work, many of whom I know do not use drugs."
Granted, there are those who have their share of delusions about the unemployed. They think the relatively high rate of unemployment plaguing America for the last five years or so is because the jobless have been lulled into terminal laziness by the government benefits they collect. It's not much of a stretch from there to believe that they're layabouts snarfing down drugs when they should be hitting the pavement. This is a particularly pernicious and ugly strain of victim-blaming.
The reality is that 8.8 million jobs were decimated by the Great Recession in the United States. Only about 5.9 million of those jobs have returned, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. In the meantime, graduates continue to pour off the campuses of colleges and universities with freshly printed résumés in hand. Until robust economic growth returns, many talented and able workers will continue to be sidelined.
But let's give Corbett the benefit of the doubt. He almost certainly comprehends this grim landscape. And he was correct in observing that some potential employees head for the exits when drug-testing is mentioned. In 2011, Byron Kohut, the director of Westmoreland County Community College's ShaleNET Western Hub, told the Observer-Reporter that if 150 people attended an informational session on being a roustabout in the oil and gas industry, half would walk out when they learned they would have to pass both drug and criminal background checks. And then, half of those left would go on to take a drug test and fail. Other local employers have reported similar results.
Both Corbett and his opponents would be doing the commonwealth a service if they started tackling the actual causes of both unemployment and drug abuse, rather than trading fire over manufactured outrages.
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Leonardo da Vinci was born April 15, 1452 in a farm house in Anchiano, 3 kilometres away from Vinci. Since this was before modern naming conventions in Europe, Leonardo's full name became "Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci" which simply means "Leonardo, son of Piero, from Vinci". However Leonardo da Vinci signed most of his work with his first name, presumably because he was an illegitimate child.
Leonardo's father was a 25 year old public notary at the time Leonardo was born. Leonardo's mother, Catarina, was the daughter of a local farmer. Due to this difference in social class, Leonardo's father married another woman and Leonardo became an illegitimate child.
It was often told that Leonardo drove his teachers crazy with all his questions. When he was 14, Leonardo moved with his father to Florence where he became an apprentice to painter Andrea del Verrocchio. Verrocchio was at this time the most gifted artist in Florence. He was a sculptor, painter, goldsmith, bronze caster and more. In Verrocchio's workshop, Leonardo da Vinci also met up with other famous artists Botticelli, Perugino and Lorenzo di Credi. Leonardo da Vinci got listed in the red book of painters from Florence in 1472, which meant that at that moment his apprenticeship was finished.
A remarkable fact in the life of Leonardo was his impeachment in 1476. At this time it was a common practice of handing out anonymous accusations in a wooden box in front of the Palazzo Vecchio. Leonardo was charged, together with three other men, of homosexual conduct. All defendants however were acquitted because of lack of evidence. That Leonardo was homosexual now is generally accepted though.
From c. 1482 to 1499 Leonardo worked for Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan and maintained his own workshop with apprentices there. Seventy tons of bronze that had been set aside for Leonardo's "Gran Cavallo" horse statue were cast into weapons for the Duke in an attempt to save Milan from the French under Charles VIII in 1495.
When the French returned under Louis XII in 1498, Milan fell without a fight. Leonardo stayed in Milan for a time, until one morning he found French archers using his life-size clay model for the "Gran Cavallo" for target practice. He left for Mantua, moving on after 2 months for Venice, and moving again to Florence at the end of April 1500.
In Florence he entered the services of Cesare Borgia as a military architect and engineer. In 1506 he returned to Milan.
In 1507 Leonardo met a 15 year old aristocrat of great personal beauty, Count Francesco Melzi. Melzi became his pupil, life companion, and heir.
From 1513 to 1516 he lived in Rome, where painters like Raphael and Michelangelo were active at the time; he did not have much contact with these artists, however.
In 1515 Francis I of France retook Milan, and Leonardo was commissioned to make a centrepiece. Leonardo then spent the last span of his life in Amboise (France), with his famous painting Mona Lisa in his baggage. Leonardo da Vinci lived in a castle next to the king, receiving a very generous pension. In France Leonardo didn't paint, but he made hydrological studies. At the age of 67, Leonardo died May 2, 1519 in Amboise.
Leonardo most famous works include "The Last Supper" (1497) and the "Mona Lisa" (1503-1506). However there are serious doubts whether da Vinci painted Mona Lisa himself or whether it was primarily the work of his students. Only seventeen of his paintings, and none of his statues survived.
Perhaps even more impressive than his artistic work are his studies in science and engineering, recorded in notebooks comprising some 13,000 pages. His approach to science was an observatory one: he tried to understand a phenomenon by describing and depicting it in utmost detail, and did not emphasize experiments or theoretical explanations. Throughout his life, he planned a grand encyclopedia based on detailed drawings of everything. Since he lacked formal education in Latin and mathematics, Leonardo the scientist was mostly ignored by contemporary scholars.
He participated in autopsies and produced many extremely detailed anatomical drawings, planning a comprehensive work of human and comparative anatomy. Around the year 1490, he produced a study in his sketchbook of the Canon of Proportions as described in recently rediscovered writings of the Roman architect Vitruvius. The study, called the Vitruvian Man, is one of his most well-known works.
Fascinated by the phenomenon of flight, Leonardo produced detailed studies of the flight of birds, and plans for several flying machines, including a helicopter powered by four men (which would not have worked since it would have rotated). In 1496 he unsuccessfully tested a flying machine he had constructed.
In astronomy, Leonardo believed that the Sun and Moon revolved around the Earth, and that the Moon reflects the sun's light due to its being covered by water.
Leonardo did not publish or otherwise distribute the contents of his notebooks. They remained obscure until the 19th century, and were not directly of value to the development of science and technology. In January 2005, researchers discovered the hidden laboratory used by Leonardo da Vinci for studies of flight and other pioneering scientific work in previously sealed rooms at a monastery in the heart of Florence.
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March 24, 2009Spring Flowers – Finally
Finally, some sort of sign of spring! We had a couple of warm days in a row out here in Michigan, and some very determined little flowers decided they were going to try to bloom a little early. Unfortunately, it has been cold since then and most of them have suffered, but we did get one good picture!
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No Justice for Benghazi?
I am now resigned to the fact we will NEVER see justice for what happened in Benghazi.
I believe that tragedy was caused by gross incompetence at best and possibly criminal negligence. But those responsible will never be held accountable for political reasons. The only hope for the families of those killed and for the American people who care about the truth is for Congress, specifically the House of Representatives, to start a serious investigation with a Special Committee or an Independent Special Prosecutor. I favor a tough ISP.
But understand from the outset that there are some in the House, most in the Senate including the Senate leadership, all in the White House, and many in the media who do not want the truth to ever be known. They want it covered up and to just go away. To them, the four dead Americans were nothing more than collateral damage no more important than innocents that are killed in a Pakistan drone strike.
Protecting their ideological soul mates is far more important than justice.
Considering the political circumstances in this nation today, we are never likely to see anyone held accountable for what happened in Benghazi.
Wayne Peterkin
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Today is Rosario Dawson's 33rd birthday! Click through the gallery to see her Hollywood transformation, from a red-streaked rocker in Josie and the Pussycats to a brunette independent film beauty.
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Many businesses have yet to embrace social media. Why? For all its benefits — an inexpensive way to get the message out (and to more people), improved branding and customer engagement, speed of feedback/results, etc. — it is very time-consuming. Unless you have a lot of hours to devote to it, or a designated employee, it can swallow you up without achieving any results.
Here are five steps to help you get going with a social media strategy:
1. Set Goals and Define Your Target Audience
You need a real understanding of what you want to accomplish and who you want to reach. The best strategy will come from clearly setting your goals. These might include:
- Increasing brand awareness
- Managing your reputation
- Improving your search rankings
- Getting more relevant site visitors
- Increasing sales
2. Listen to What People are Talking About
Find out who is saying what about your brand and where they are saying it. Here are some free tools that give visibility to conversations about your company or brand:
- Google Alerts monitors millions of news sites and blogs. It's easy to set up alerts for keywords that are important to your brand. You can choose to receive batched or streaming reports.
- Alltop is an online news aggregator. It scans blogs, forums, and news sites to collect the headlines of the latest stories on a topic.
- TweetDeck and Seesmic are desktop applications that combine search with Facebook and Twitter monitoring. They are highly configurable, making it easy to track conversations and brand mentions.
- BackType is a real-time, conversational search engine. It scans the Web to find out what people are saying about topics and Web sites that interest you.
- Monitter enables marketers to listen to the Twitter conversations taking place about their brand in real time. Enter the keywords you want to search, and all tweets with those keywords are at your fingertips.
3. Make Contact and Engage
You need to demonstrate your company's commitment to developing online relationships. Go where your customers are — build a community on Twitter, create a Facebook page, comment on blogs, upload images to Flickr, create videos for YouTube — all to further the discussion and create positive WOM.
4. Use Offline Events to Support Your Online Community
Nothing beats face-to-face communication. You can build stronger relationships with your online community via trade shows and other offline events. Organize a Tweetup, offer a special session with your CEO, give exclusive access to new product launches, all to cement the bonds you've built with social media.
5. Measure Your Success
To begin measuring social media success, you need to answer some more questions:
- Did we learn anything new about our customers?
- Did our customers learn anything about us?
- Were we able to engage our customers in new conversations?
- Do our employees now have an effective way to monitor external feedback and reputation management?
Trendpedia is a blog search engine that enables tracking and graphing of topics and term comparison. It can help benchmark your company vs. your competitors by running the same search and parameters before and after the beginning of your engagement campaign.
Companies that embrace social media are reaping its rewards. By creating a dialogue with key stakeholders, they are able to get a better sense of how they are perceived by their target audiences, and their customers are empowered to talk with them, not at them. If implemented thoughtfully and correctly, this engagement can be instrumental in achieving your goals.
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These are podcasts about or related to setiQuest.
Submitted By: Gamegoofs2
Subject: Jrseti (Jon Richards), SETI employee and setiQuest developer, provides an introduction to the setiQuest projects and explains how you can participate.
If you have trouble with the player you can download http://setiquest.org/podcasts/setiquest-podcast1.mp3
We will introduce new podcasts as they become available. Stay tuned!
A surprising help from Mr. Jon R. in helping others understand setiQuest. As advanced technology becomes widely spread, a lot of volunteers may participate to this quest. Even if I do have a lot of doubts regarding the methods of humans in achieving the final scope of setiQuest, I am asking myself often: "What if setiQuest finds someone out there? Which will be the next step after radio contact?".
A very interesting podcast.
I am particularly interested in the storing of some of the data that has been received from the telescopes and this data being made available for public use. I think that it would not be necessary to store all the data captured. Just a few minutes at most perhaps even just a few seconds of data and just from a selected few star systems and not from every object observed.
I would like to have file that was a few seconds recording from a particular system but which contained the simultaneous recording of all the frequencies over a particular small time interval (seconds). If I could choose a format, the name of the file would be the name of system observed and/or the very first line of the file, then just the data with 'headers' for each frequency. I can do some Perl so could write something that reads the data, provided certain 'data markers' were nicely placed, and look for some out-of-the-ordinary data spikes.
It is great to see that you are reaching out the greater community as I think this project is a real global endeavour and should be the work of the many rather than the few.
Hi Paul
If you want a crack at testing your Perl programming on real ATA data, are you aware that many GBytes of data are available for download from the SetiQuest site?
If you go to the SetiQuest Home page, and click on the "Develop new search Apps" button, the go to the "Go to the SetiQuest Data Page" you will find a list of targets that have been observed, and whose results have been set up so you can down load the data. Be warned however the files are BIG (1.9 Gbytes). The only way that I was able to deal with them was to buy a TByte USB drive and work on them from there. Inefficient, but it works.
I found the best starting point was the Pulsar psrb0329+54, which is a 'very strong signal' that can be extracted from a single1.9GByte file using synchronous integration knowing the exact period of repeat. The signal is very straight forward, not having any dispersion problems, or major Doppler shift difficulties. Extracting the triple peaked profile is very satisfying, and is very illuminating regarding the signal to noise ratio that you are having to battle, a few seconds of data is only enough to prove all you are dealing with is noise. with 122 Seconds of data you can pull the profile out. It is true that recovering one of the strongest Pulsar signals is not detecting Alien transmissions, but at least you have a true ATA signal in which you know there is buried a signal - if you can't pull that out, the chances of you being able to detect a transmission from ET is negligible.
See http://setiquest.org/wiki/index.php/Frequency_Domain_measurement_of_Pulsar_Period
If you have any further questions ask them on the main SetiQuest forum, there are several of us left that are interested in processing the data.
Dave Robinson
Hello Paul. The setiQuest data files use continuous quadrature samples which is very different from the format you described. Dave is correct that the data files are large. Each file is 2 GB and an entire dataset collection ranges from 10 - 40 GB in size.
To learn more about the setiQuest data and file formats check out the wiki page http://setiquest.org/wiki/index.php/SetiQuest_Data_Format
The setiQuest data files can be found on the http://setiquest.org/wiki/index.php/SetiQuest_Data_Links page.
To get started I recommend looking at the first Kepler-4b dataset that was posted on setQuest and try to find, extract, and demodulate the strong narrowband FSK signal. See http://setiquest.org/forum/topic/baudline-analysis-kepler-exoplanet-4


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The unfashionable Van Wolfswinkel
Although Robin van Persie is the current top goalscorer in the Premier League, another Dutch striker has recently grabbed the headlines ahead of a potential struggle between Manchester United and Chelsea for his signature. That man is Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
According to England's tabloids, both United and Chelsea are scouting Van Wolfswinkel of Sporting Lisbon. In September, he was crowned as Portuguese Player of the Month and by the end of October he had scored 11 goals in the first 12 games for his new club. You might think such a prolific goal poacher with international allure must have his home nation in awe, especially with the European Championship coming up. Alas, no. Van Wolfswinkel is the latest in a series of Dutch strikers whose prowess in a foreign league is met with blank faces back home.
In August 2010, Van Wolfswinkel exploded on to the continental scene with a hat-trick against Celtic in the final qualifying round of the Europa League. That December he scored twice against then-Italian league leaders Napoli, and also netted two at the Amsterdam ArenA to beat Ajax with his club FC Utrecht. Scouts take notice when a striker scores in such high-profile matches. However, during the second half of the season, FC Utrecht stumbled down the table with Van Wolfswinkel often almost invisible on the pitch, and at times even on the bench.
He scored only four league goals after Christmas. While the sale of Dries Mertens and Kevin Strootman to PSV caused an outrage with FC Utrecht fans, the departure of Van Wolfswinkel was barely noticed. Sporting Lisbon signed him until 2016, inserting a release clause of €22 million into his contract. As an aside, it is worth noting the player is half-owned by 'Quality Football Ireland Ltd', which could provide a story some time in the future, and especially if he should head to England.
Van Wolfswinkel has so far won one cap with the Netherlands national team, when Bert van Marwijk selected a second string for a friendly against Ukraine only a month after the World Cup final. Since then, the striker has not been considered and his hopes of making it to Euro 2012 look neglible at best. Even in November, with Robin van Persie leaving the squad before the game against Germany and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar playing with a broken nose, Van Marwijk did not think of calling Van Wolfswinkel to help him out. And nor did any pundit ask why he wasn't considered.
Van Wolfswinkel is the quintessential lurker in the box, who can hide for 89 minutes, only to poke home the winner. He has no remorse in letting his team do the hard work. His style is not appreciated in the Eredivisie, in which a Dutch striker has to be either elegant (Marco Van Basten, Dennis Bergkamp), tough (Dick Nanninga) or be a foreigner. Of the last 15 Eredivisie top scorers, only Bergkamp, Van Nistelrooy, Van Hooijdonk, Dirk Kuyt and Huntelaar came from Dutch parentage.
In the 1970s, Ruud Geels stirred the emotions more as the image of a baldness cure in commercials or as the subject of bullying during the 1974 World Cup by some of his colleagues in the dining room, than as a five-time top scorer of the Eredivisie. His total of 123 goals in 132 matches at Ajax belongs to the forgotten second half of the 70s, despite being so prolific, and no-one has ever suggested that Geels was the missing link in the final defeat to West Germany in Munich. He was not even on the bench.
Roy Makaay is another famous example. After 42 goals in 100 games, Vitesse sold him to CD Tenerife for €6 million in 1998. Ajax had millions to spend in those days after they were floated on the stock market, but they chose a player like Georgi Kinkladze, who went on to score no goals for €8 million. Makaay made his name as top scorer in the Champions League, the Bundesliga and the Primera Division, but could hardly keep his place in the Dutch squad.
None of the national coaches of that time saw more in Makaay then someone who could come off the bench to help out in difficult times. He hardly participated in the Dutch possession game and was eyed suspiciously by preferring goal-bound action over combination play. Makaay never fitted in. After his success at Bayern Munich he came to Feyenoord, scored a decent amount of goals, but was mainly remembered as the exponent of the Old Guard, who chased away coach Gert-Jan Verbeek when they had to train too hard.
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink did not even reach the Eredivisie, nor did he come back to finish his career in the Netherlands. A Dutch pundit once commented on a Hasselbaink goal that he was lucky his goalscoring shot went through the legs of a defender. That this was a smart trick by the Premier League top scorer never entered the pundit's mind as he considered him a limited player.
In recent times, Guus Hiddink was famously unimpressed with the young Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, who'd gone through the youth academy at PSV - letting him leave for Heerenveen. There are few other examples of failed PSV strikers, nor are there of successful ones. In Eindhoven, any foreign striker is better than anything that comes from their own Herdgang, it seems. The level of expectancy is just so high, a youngster does not stand a chance.
A Dutch striker also has to be a playmaker, a hard worker and preferably boast a good heading technique. If he is just toiling around the box, hiding between defenders and waiting until the ball comes his way to score, then he is considered a parasite, living on other players' work rate. There is no place for him in the Eredivisie. That international scouts can have completely different opinions does not change the nation's perspective. Ricky van Wolfswinkel can score all he wants in Portugal, or even in the Premier League, but don't expect Dutch kids to wear his name on an Oranje shirt anytime soon.
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Buddha, the obese gray and white cat whose diet and exercise plan made him a viral sensation, has died of congestive heart failure. He was 6 years old.
See Buddha Use An Underwater Treadmill to Exercise
The feline inspired people around the world with his jaunts on an underwater treadmill, which along with a diet plan, helped him whittle down his 31.4 pound weight.
"It's our hope Buddha will not have died in vain. We hope that his story inspires owners of obese cats to help them get them on a path to a healthier weight," Nashville's Cat Shoppe, which helped care for the feline, wrote on its website.
Buddha was dropped off at Animal Control in Nashville on Aug. 2 after his owner died. Realizing the overweight cat's health was at risk, volunteers told ABC News they took Buddha to Cat Shoppe, where the feline began his weight loss journey.
Video of the fat cat working out on his special treadmill was shared around the world and made Buddha a celebrity.
However, when he was recently diagnosed with heart problems, Cat Shoppe said they took Buddha off his workout plan and placed him in a loving foster home.
Cat Shoppe is planning to honor Buddha at a celebration of his life on Dec. 14.


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Tuesday's Top Tigers makes its return to PowerMizzou.com. Each week from now through the end of football season, we will rank the 11 Tigers who had the best game the previous week. A player's ranking one week has no bearing on his placement on the list the next week. This is our list of the 11 Tigers who had the best days in the 41-10 thrashing of Texas Tech:
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Wee Wonderfuls: 24 Dolls to Sew and Love
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Super cute! Darling! How adorable is that?!
Welcome to the world of Wee Wonderfuls. In this charming collection, acclaimed toymaker and popular blogger Hillary Lang presents a captivating gang of 24 huggable, lovable creatures to sew—from classics like Margot, a topsy-turvy doll, and the button-jointed teddy bear Bjorn Bjornson, to irresistible Evelyn, a wool felt inchworm decked out in mod glasses and a kerchief, and Koji, a fiercely cute spiked softie monster. There's something for everyone here—from kids to grown-ups and from beginning sewers to advanced dollmakers. Each pattern includes clear illustrations and pattern templates to ensure perfect results.
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Handmade Books for Everyday Adventures: 20 Bookbinding Projects for Explorers, Travelers, and Nature Lovers
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Handmade books are the perfect way to take note of those things that ignite your creativity and inspire adventures. These twenty simple projects are meant to be used while out and about—from a canvas-covered camping songbook to a waterproof book perfect for the beach, these books are designed with adventure in mind. Traditional Japanese bookbinding techniques meet contemporary style in this unique collection of projects; the clear step-by-step instructions and beautiful photos make this the perfect book for beginners and experienced binders alike.
Mollie Makes Woodland Friends: More Handmade Projects for the Home
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The latest book from the Mollie Makes team takes its inspiration from woodland creatures. Ten of our favorite crafty contributors have put together over 18 exclusive projects featuring crafty foxes, cute and cuddly mice, wise old owls and any other forest-dweller you can imagine! There are ideas for home accessories, toys, gifts and cards, covering a wide range of techniques including sewing, crochet, embroidery, papercrafts and more. Whether you are a knitter or a felter, or fancy trying out some crochet, stitching or paper-cutting for the first time, there is something in here for you. Each project is accompanied by clear step-by-step photography and stylish photography, with hints and tips direct from the makers. So dig out your very best vintage fabrics, most colorful yarns and threads, clear the kitchen table and prepare to be inspired.
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Skirt-a-Day Sewing: Create 28 Skirts for a Unique Look Every Day
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Design a skirt for every day of the week! With these 28 irresistible projects, you'll learn all the techniques you need to custom-design and sew fabulous skirts that fit you perfectly. Smith shows you how to draft a pattern for a custom fit and then alter that pattern into one of four basic silhouettes: wrap, straight, flared and high-waisted. Each skirt can then be easily redesigned into seven distinct and delicious looks– one for each day of the week. These projects are suitable for sewists at every level, including beginners.
1, 2, 3 Quilt: Shape Up Your Skills with 24 Stylish Projects
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In this follow-up to 1, 2, 3 Sew, expert seamstress and craft blogger Ellen Luckett Baker shares her fun building-block approach to quilting. Organized by quilting shapes— squares, triangles, hexagons, circles, flowers, stars and diamonds— this easy-to-follow guide provides a simple way to master the elements of quilt design. Twenty-four projects progress in difficulty, allowing readers to develop technical skills as they work through the book. From the minimal Argyle Apron to the stylish Hexagon Handbag and more intricate Star Quilt, these modern, bright designs will appeal to beginning and intermediate quilters alike.
Adventures in Yarn Farming: Four Seasons on a New England Fiber Farm
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Barbara Parry's Springdelle Farm revolves around the sheep, llamas and goats that contribute to her signature farm yarns. Follow Barbara through a year on the farm— from lambing and caring for her flock to shearing and preparing fiber for yarn— and get an insider's view of life on a fiber farm, all told through the eyes of a veteran shepherdess and textile artisan. Along the way, discover techniques for spinning and dyeing natural fibers and patterns from top knitwear designers.
Mollie Makes Crochet: 20+ Cute Projects for the Home Plus Handy Tips and Tricks
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Crochet is big fashion news, and is becoming more and more popular among young crafters. This adorable new book from the team behind Mollie Makes is all one needs to learn how to crochet. Aimed at complete beginners, it's also perfect for those who have completed their first projects and are looking to move on. A selection of more than 20 contemporary projects from an international range of crochet experts offers a variety of projects. Some are quick and easy, others are more time and labor-intensive but well worth the effort. A section at the back of the book clearly explains the basics of crochet with step-by-step illustrations. The book includes ideas for using crocheted pieces around the home: as accessories in themselves and to embellish existing items as trims and more. Projects include blankets and afghans; cushions; kitchen items such as placemats, crochet-trimmed napkins, potholders, and coasters; and toys and gifts.
Flip Dolls & Other Toys That Zip, Stack, Hide, Grab & Go
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Why make an ordinary stuffed toy when you can sew irresistible creations that flip, zip, snap, stack and move? Filled with wit, humor and inventiveness, these delightful interactive playthings sometimes literally turn your expectations inside out. Page after page of clever projects include a caterpillar that changes into a butterfly, a vampire who becomes a bat, and ordinary dolls that transform into superheroes! Or stitch a pretty bird that perches on your shoulder, bunnies that bounce, a car with spinning wheels and other amazing toys.
Stuffed Animals
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Are you ready for a soft toy book that goes beyond the basics? Here, for the first time in decades, is a comprehensive reference that shows how to sew heirloom-quality stuffed animals, including a classic Teddy bear. Each of the 16 projects contains two-to-five lessons that teach such skills as needle sculpting, designing "cupped" ears, and making muzzles, snouts and beaks.
Stylish Dress Book: Wear with Freedom
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Japanese style has long been admired for its grace and artistry. Add to that a sense of fun, and you have the Stylish Dress Book. Complete with stunning full-color photos, this book gives you instructions and pull-out patterns for 26 relaxed and comfortable yet elegant dresses and tops— pretty, timeless pieces that can be worn year after year, by women of all ages and sizes. The detailed diagrams and easy-to-follow instructions take you step-by-step from layout to finished garment. The no-rules looks pictured in this book are perfect for today's carefree fashion sensibility and will inspire you to have fun with fabric and style.
Woolbuddies: 20 Irresistibly Simple Needle Felting Projects
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You can see how cute these woolbuddies are. You're not going to believe how easy it is to make them! Tired of searching for special toys that weren't mass-produced, former Lucasfilm animator Jackie Huang created the beloved Woolbuddy, a collection of all-natural stuffed animals that reflect his unique imaginative vision. He went on to capture fans at craft fairs, Comic-Con and specialty boutiques. Here Huang teaches readers, using just some wool and a needle, how to needle felt a wide-eyed owl, a toothy shark, a fuzzy sheep, a towering giraffe and more. With step-by-step instructions and helpful how-to photographs, crafters can create clutchable keepsakes to be instantly enjoyed and forever cherished.
Simple Sewing: 30 Fast and Easy Projects for Beginners
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Unleash your creativity and become the successful do-it-yourself sewer you've always wanted to be! Using the tips, techniques, and 30 assorted sewing projects in this guide, you'll be able to create custom household items and gifts in no time. From baby bibs and tote bags to Christmas decorations and children's toys, every project in this book will build your sewing skills while adding a tasteful handmade touch to your home.
Mollie Makes Feathered Friends: Crochet, Knitting, Sewing, Felting, Papercraft and More
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This gorgeous new book from the team at Mollie Makes brings together ten designers and makers. Taking their inspiration from the natural world, they have come up with over twenty exclusive projects just for you, based around the ever-popular theme of birds. With ideas for handmade accessories, cards and gifts, this book is perfect for nature-lovers. It is full to bursting of ideas for using cute designs and pretty motifs in your craft projects. Includes a variety of crafts, with full instructions for knitting, crochet, sewing and papercraft projects, as well as ideas on how to turn your junk-shop finds into works of crafty art. Each project is accompanied by clear step-by-step instructions and beautiful photography, with hints and tips on personalising your makes, ensuring that everything you create is unique, just like you.
Happy Homemade: Sew Chic: 20 Simple Everyday Designs
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Are you a do-it-yourselfer, with a passion for Japanese style? Look no further, Happy Homemade: Sew Chic is the book you've been waiting for— all new simple and timeless creations of Yoshiko Tsukiori, popular Japanese fashion designer and author of The Stylish Dress Book, now available in English in the United States. Happy Homemade: Sew Chic features 20 easy-to-sew flexible patterns that boast authentic Japanese style created simply, by you. Sew-your-own pants, tops, dresses and skirts will add that sought-after Japanese flair to your wardrobe. Happy Homemade: Sew Chic is your ultimate guide in transforming fabric to fabulous.
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Find out how much fun a simple piece of paper can be! Every page of this book can be used to play games or make fantastic paper creations—from a paper snowflake, pretty beads, or a never-ending card, to a magic trick, a paper town and more! Pick a page at random; add scissors, pens or glue, then follow the instructions. Discover the endless ways you can play with paper.
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Tiny Treads
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Tiny Treads author Joeli Caparco believes that everyone deserves something warm and cozy on their feet, no matter what size they are! Socks for children knit up quickly and take very little yarn. They get worn often, are well-loved, and are a fast knit—fast enough for even the most impatient knitter. (Joeli even tells you how to get your toddler to wash their own socks, though the patterns in the book are designed for superwash yarns!) Grab a treasured skein of sock yarn and create your very own tiny treads today!
Sunday Morning Quilts—Eco Pouch Set
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Stow your stuff in these colorful zippered Eco Pouches and stay organized everywhere you go. Pouches are made of recycled plastic that is tough enough to handle even sharp quilting, sewing and art tools. (They are also great for pens, jewelry, cosmetics, and all your other must-haves!) Each pouch features quilt details from best-selling designers Amanda Jean Nyberg and Cheryl Arkison's Sunday Morning Quilts.
Quilting Happiness: Projects, Inspiration, and Ideas to Make Quilting More Joyful
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Is it the finished quilt itself, or the experiences you had while making it? Do you find more joy in designing a beautiful pattern or in improvising as you go? Are you happiest when making quilts for yourself or for others? Whether it is delighting in the colors and textures of your materials to the sweet satisfaction of curling up under a handmade quilt, quilting holds infinite possibilities for exploring the many joys of creativity.
Boys' Knits
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With 16 sweater patterns and the cutest photography you have ever seen, Katya Frankel's Boys' Knits would be a fabulous present for all the knitting parents and grandparents in your life. (And fear not, she's already at work on a sequel filled with accessory patterns!).
Ruby Star Wrapping: Creating Packaging to Reuse, Regive, and Relove
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Author: Melody Miller, Allison Tannery
Publisher: Roost Books
This is the ultimate resource for those who are as creative as they are willing to conserve. Ruby Star Wrapping inspires you to think resourceful, think reusable, think unusual when it comes to gift packaging. Raid the pantry for boxes, use old linens for pouches, and make beautiful accessories out of fabric and paper scraps; the projects here illustrate how to create beautiful, reusable packaging from the common materials in your home. With its thirty easy-to-make giftwrap patterns, this book reminds us of the wonderful creative potential inherent in the act of giving a gift. When wrapped with thought, beauty and a little ingenuity, the packaging can be a gift in itself.
The Unofficial Downton Abbey Knits
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Publisher: Interweave
Take a look at knitting through the eyes of Downton Abbey with this new special issue from the editors of PieceWork magazine. Enjoy 26 knitting patterns inspired by the lavish sets and styling of the hugely popular television series, which tells the story of the Grantham clan and their servants at England's Downton Abbey. Projects include knitted lace cardigans, socks, knitting for the troops and more!
The Finer Edge: Crocheted Trims Motifs & Borders
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Author: Kristin Omdahl
Publisher: Interweave
While crochet edgings are customarily used to trim or finish blankets and garments, designer Kristin Omdahl treats you to both traditional and novel new ways to expand your use of edgings. You will learn how edging patterns can be used to create entire fabrics, reformatted to make individual decorative motifs, reverse-engineered from existing fabrics, and even used to create three-dimensional designs. Focusing on construction techniques for edgings, The Finer Edge is divided into separate sections based on top-down, sideways and bottom-up methods to help guide the reader. Though there are 12 project patterns that highlight the edgings, you'll be inspired to creatively mix and match within each edging's section. Also included in this gorgeous book are charts, illustrations and photographs of crochet swatches, and a pattern collection that includes multiple sizes, including plus sizes. Discover innovation at its finest with The Finer Edge.
Heather Ross Prints: 50+ Designs and 20 Projects to Get You Started
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Author: Heather Ross
Publisher: STC Craft
Frog princes, VW buses, and big bad wolves—these are the sorts of subjects that Heather Ross depicts on the fabrics she designs, which the sewing and quilting communities feverishly collect (with many fabrics going for huge sums on eBay once they sell out at traditional retail outlets). In Heather Ross Prints, a book-and-DVD package, Ross shares reproducible artwork for more than 50 of her most popular prints. She provides step-by-step instructions for 20 craft projects using the prints on the DVD—everything from sea turtle stationery to a shower curtain covered with swirling mermaids. Crafters can use the artwork on the DVD as they wish, printing on fabric, paper, or whatever surface they choose. Plus, Ross teaches her process for designing fabric using Photoshop—a boon to anyone who has ever dreamed of following in her footsteps.
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Handmade Holidays = a merry Christmas!
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Thanks, Peggy
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Have a Great Holiday Season!!
Huggs, Nancy
one can never have too many craft books. 🙂
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Then a "skirt a day?" For me, of course.
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Still hoping to win something this week, you never know. Enjoying the series though a lot. 🙂
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Most of my contact was with Dr. Chaudray on the ward and was excellent. Dr. Stewart I only saw once on the floor the rest at the clinic even though I was in the hospital for approximately 80 days. It would have been nice to see him before each process was done.
I have no doubt, that if I am alive today, it is because of him and his staff. I have been cancer free for 15 years after undergoing intense cancer treatments and stem cell replacement.I had stage 3 breast cancer and was not expected to survive. I will never be able to thank him anough. He is the best.
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DUMBASS: Former Fugees singer Lauryn Hill pled guilty to "intentionally and willingly" failing to file tax returns for the years 2005, 2006 and 2007, on $1.8 million. She faces up to three years in prison and a $75,000 fine, plus taxes and penalties. Um, she has no-one else to blame but her dumb ass. Sorry, this just makes me really mad that some rich people feel they shouldn't pay taxes. Remember Wesley Snipes? I rest my case.
Lauryn Hill pled guilty to three counts of failure to file tax returns, all felonies. She was released on $150,000 bail and her sentencing hearing is set for November. SMH. What a moron.


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The Whitecaps (2-5-2) play their final MLS Reserve League game Wednesday in Carson, Calif., against Chivas USA (2-3-3).
Assistant coach Denis Hamlett will run the bench as the Caps' reserves search for their first road win (just like the first team did all season). In Vancouver earlier this season, these teams played to a 1-1 tie with Omar Salgado scoring for the Caps.
Hamlett will have a mix of experience and youth as two of the Caps highest-paid players — Eric Hassli and Davide Chiumiento — try to work their way back into the first-team starting lineup. Kickoff is 11 a.m.
Whitecaps travel roster:
Goalkeeper – Jay Nolly
Defenders – Bilal Duckett, Omar Elmasri, Greg Janicki, Michael Nanchoff
Midfielders – Bryce Alderson, Davide Chiumiento, Philippe Davies, Alexandre Morfaw, Pete Vagenas
Forwards – Caleb Clarke, Ben Fisk, Eric Hassli, Omar Salgado


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AJC Welcomes Supreme Court Rulings on Same-Sex Marriage
Jun 26, 2013, 12:32 ET from American Jewish Committee
NEW YORK, June 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC welcomed today's landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that gay married couples are entitled to federal benefits. The 5-4 decision found the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which had banned such benefits, unconstitutional.
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In a second decision, however, the justices declined to decide whether there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. The appeal of a decision striking California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage was dismissed due to a procedural technicality. AJC had filed amicus briefs in both cases.
AJC General Counsel Marc D. Stern issued the following statement:
"Full recognition of marriage equality—the right to marry the person one loves regardless of gender—is a right whose recognition is long overdue. Today's decisions are a large, but, unfortunately, incomplete, step in that direction.
"One of the self-evident truths of the American experiment is that all persons are created equal. The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments incorporate that aspiration into fundamental law: they guarantee all Americans the equal protection of the laws as of right. That promised equality is surely denied when literally thousands of laws treat some Americans differently because of whom they love.
"It has taken far too long to achieve recognition of the right to marriage equality, but given today's invalidation of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, and the Court's decision leaving intact a District Court decision invalidating California's Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriage, such recognition is inevitable.
"AJC is proud to have filed a brief in the cases decided today calling for the immediate recognition of same-sex marriage by both the federal government and the states. It also called attention to the need for careful consideration of the impact of that recognition on other constitutionally protected interests, including religious liberty.
"In the wake of today's decision, AJC will continue to seek full legal recognition of same-sex marriages. Indeed, we will shortly join in one such brief in Illinois."
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Busch Gardens on Monday opens a new kangaroo and wallaby habitat as the last stage in perking up the Tampa theme park's bird gardens. Called Walkabout Way, center stage is Kangaloom, which features the park's first red and grey kangaroos. Those who choose not to watch timed trainer feedings can buy their own feed at $5 a cup. The enclosure is open enough to permit feeding and touching the furry critters.
Busch also added kookaburra, magpie geese, black swan and other Australian species to the bird collection in the adjacent aviary. The park calls itself Busch Gardens Africa, but that's only to distinguish the Tampa park from its corporate sibling in Williamsburg, Va., which has a European theme. The Tampa park has long been home to many other animals from South America, Australia and Asia.
It's all part of big changes coming to the park, which last week confirmed that a new thrill ride under construction the past two months will be a high-speed roller coaster. The site is between the waterfall feature that closed last month at Rhino Rally and the Skyride, which is temporarily closing to get out of the way of construction. Busch provided only sketchy details of the ride, which is slated to be in running by summer 2011.


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Cinderford 55, Wharfedale 26
A typical end of season scrappy match saw Wharfedale secure one point to end in ninth position in SSE National League One.
Cinderford, secure for another season, scored nine tries to Wharfedale's four in a match that never came to life as a competition.
Cinderford came out of the blocks playing attractive open rugby and raced into a 19-0 lead after 11 minutes through tries from Wilcox, Baker and Adams, two converted by Davies.
The Cinderford set piece was working well and a slick move from a lineout resulted in Codlin securing the fourth bonus point try, converted by Davies.
Wharfedale at last started to exert some pressure on the Cinderford back line and a quick tap penalty by Woodhead created the space for Beasley to crash over. Barrett converted to leave the score 26-7 at half-time.
Wharfedale got off to the worst possible restart in losing possession in their own 22, allowing Codlin to cross the line for a converted try.
A loose kick from Davies was collected by Robbie Davidson, who set up a ruck and a deft pass to Woodhead on the blind side set up a second converted try for Wharfedale.
Strategic substitutions in the Wharfedale pack tightened the set piece which resulted in a converted penalty try and a well worked rolling maul where Howard touched down an unconverted try, making the score 45-26 in the 61st minute.
The in experienced Wharfedale back line started to tire, allowing centre Whinchle to score two unconverted tries, making the final score 55-26.