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Seagate Backup Plus Fast
Description: Backup Plus Fast is the world's first portable 4TB storage device, providing twice the capacity and speed of existing external portable drives. Its speed, portable form factor and high capacity make it perfect for anyone that must quickly move large files to backup. Backup Plus FAST also includes Seagate's Dashboard software and mobile backup app to protect content on smart phones and tablets. The free Seagate Mobile Backup app backs up pictures and videos to a drive or a cloud service and files can be sent via a WiFi connection, Dropbox, Google Drive™ or other cloud services while on the road.
Price: $269.00 to $270.00 Visit the Website
BDI Bink Table
Description: The Bink Mobile Media Table by BDI is a sleek, stylish and sturdy side table and computer desk that brings updated style to the work and living space. With a base capable of sliding under most sofas and chairs, this light-weight aluminum stand is ideal for individuals with lifestyles as multi-functional as their technology. Bink complements nearly any decor. Its adaptability makes it ideal for those who tend to bring the office home, or who need mobile table-top surfaces for a multitude of functions and uses – even if just for late night snacking while watching your favorite movie.
Price: $249.00 Visit the Website
White Owl Bookends
Description: Add modern, high-style flair to your kids bookcase with the White Owl Bookends by Jonathan Adler. Featuring subtle geometric detailing, this 2-bookend set is a statement piece that will coordinate well with an owl-themed bedroom or nursery, or fit seamlessly in your living room or study. Made from unglazed porcelain and perched on an alabaster base. Jonathan Adler is known for mixing modern prints and bold colors. Jonathan Adler's mission is to bring style, craft, joy and "grooviness" to your space.
Price: $195.00 Visit the Website
Staples Space-Saver 10 Sheet Cross-Cut Shredder
Description: With the new Space-Saver 10 Sheet Cross-Cut Shredder from Staples, the bulk and bore of the office shredder has been eliminated. By reducing the size of the shredder, it is now possible to store right under your desk. The Space-Saver 10 Sheet Shredder can be integrated into any office space with five fashionable colors to choose from. • With a vertical paper feed and an easy-empty waste bin, Staples Space- Saver 10 Sheet Cross-Cut Shredder makes work easier for the on-the-go business person • The slim design and sleek profile makes it easy to place under a desk or in a small area of a business or home office • Choose from a wide array of color options including black, metallic blue, metallic red, metallic plum, or metallic orange to match your office space (see photo to see how it can fit into any office space, designed by Real Simple Editor in conjunction with Staples).
Price: $149.99 Visit the Website
Mimish Designs: Products For Kids - Solutions For Parents
Description: Creating stylish solutions for clutter, Mimish Designs delivers beanbags that solve storage issues and provide comfy seating. Andrea Soto founded Mimish Designs with the goal of making the most of any space. The Storage Beanbag has 5,650 cubic inches of storage making it perfect for organizing the children's playroom or any room that needs a little tidying up. With 14 different colors, including machine-washable micro suede, spot-cleanable cotton, and organic cotton, the Storage Beanbag has the right style for any room. All the Storage Beanbags are proudly made in the U.S with post-consumer recycled "beans". Stylish and fun, Mimish Designs bring the best quality and plush seating.
Price: $149.00 Visit the Website
Bitcasa, The Company That Makes Your Digital Belongings Infinitely Useful
Description: Bitcasa provides a home for your digital belongings. Bitcasa believes that your digital belongings are your own, and that only you should control who can access and use them. With access across all devices; Android, iOS, Windows, Windows RT, Mac OSX and the Web, Bitcasa enables you to take your digital belongings with you everywhere. Bitcasa designed its software to ensure complete privacy with client-side encryption, so your belongings are always your own.
Price: $99.00 Visit the Website
Eureka Airspeed® ALL FLOORS
Description: The new Eureka AirSpeed® ALL FLOORS is powerful enough to handle real-life messes, and proven to clean carpets better than the Dyson DC41 – at a much lower price point. It also safely suctions dirt and debris from bare floors. Using Smooth-Glide® technology, it allows for easy pushing on carpets for an effortless clean due to the pivoting base. Other features include on-board crevice tool, dusting brush and chair and upholstery brush, and a 27-foot cord and 12-foot deluxe stretch hose and extension wand.
Price: $99.00 Visit the Website
Homejoy Is An Online Platform Connecting Professional Home Cleaners To Clients Online At $20 P/hr.
Description: Homejoy is the leading home services platform that connects professional service providers - starting with house cleaners - to clients online. Currently we are available in over 30 markets across North America. Go to www.homejoy.com/cities for additional information. All cleanings are $20 per hour, with a $5 cleaning supplies fee for appointments up to 4.5 hours, $10 for appointments 5 hours and greater. The minimum time to book an appointment with Homejoy is 2.5 hours.
Price: $55.00 Visit the Website
Eye-Fi Mobi
Description: Taking tons of pics on your camera or phone– but dreading the race home to upload and THEN share? EyeFi makes it is easy to share on the spot by adding a WiFi signal to your favorite cameras. Now you can transfer photos and videos like magic to your smartphone, tablet, or even desktop with a range of cards from 8 GB - 32 GB. Great for: proud parents, holiday gifts, travelers, gadget lovers.
Price: $50.00 to $100.00 Visit the Website
ICube® Storage Concept
Description: iCube is an innovative new storage solution that has both style and durability. Many people associate "storage solutions" with boring, drab, "office-y" looking units, but with iCube you can get as creative as you want! The modular interconnecting storage units were designed to accommodate any size space and can be stacked in a variety of shapes and sizes. And with an array of colorful accessories such as crates, drawers and shelves, iCube provides true personalization for one's organizational and home decorating needs. iCube also stacks flat when not in use and, with a clever snap-lock feature, instantly unfolds into a sturdy cube. (No tools required!)
Price: $49.99 to $79.99 Visit the Website
Membership In The DocSafe, An Online Safe Deposit Box
Description: Organize and simplify your life. Sounds good, doesn't it? Imagine being able to locate your critical financial and personal information and files in one centralized location that is available to you anywhere in the world. The DocSafe turns that into a reality for you. Anywhere you have internet access, The DocSafe acts as your virtual safe deposit box, allowing quick and easy retrieval of your documents. Are you concerned that your family will not have immediate access to your estate plan in the event of an incapacity or at death? Are you afraid that a tornado or flood might destroy everything including your most critical documents? Do you travel regularly for business or in service to our country as a member of the armed forces and worry that you will not have ready access to your important information? The DocSafe's unique and easy-to-follow structure can greatly reduce, if not eliminate, these concerns. All that is needed is a little time to answer a few questions and to upload your documents. You can even give some of your loved ones and professional advisors secondary user access to your information to that they, too, can view your information at anytime and anywhere.
Price: $49.95 Visit the Website
MagBuds - Earbuds With A Tangle-Free Magnetic Cable
Description: MagBuds feature a tangle-free magnetic cable that sticks to itself. Stylishly wear MagBuds around your wrist and you will never lose track of your earbuds again. Stick them to a locker or refrigerator for easy and convenient storage. Coil them up and throw them in a bag so they are ready to go when you get to work or the gym. Don't spend any more time looking for or untangling your earbuds, MagBuds will always be ready to go!
Price: $49.00 Visit the Website
LillyBit Around Town Cosmetic Case
Description: Luxurious details, ultimate functionality and girly tassels makes this bag a must have! The patented LillyBit Around Town cosmetic case is beautifully designed for busy women to stay organized at home or when on-the-go. The cosmetic case features several zippered compartments, making staying organized a breeze, and a multi-functional strap that can be worn over the shoulder or as a wristlet. It also features a full zipper pocket on the back along with a tri-fold interior design where all of the necessities can be easily and neatly stored. Up to 10 multi-sized brushes can be secured and protected, clear zippered pocket holds any small items and a zip open interior pouch with two TSA approved bags are perfect for loose items and liquids.
Price: $42.00 to $44.00 Visit the Website
Brother PT-D200 Label Maker
Description: The PT-D200 desktop label maker from Brother, a leader in providing organizational products for the home and office, is a great gift option for anyone who loves to be organized. This unique option not only offers the gift of organization in the home, office, or studio but its creative Deco Modes and label tape colors can assist with DIY projects such as scrapbook captions and holiday table cards.
Price: $39.99 Visit the Website
Mommy Genius Drying Rack
Description: The Mommy Genius Drying Rack is the perfect place to dry just about anything. This kitchen countertop accessory is ideal for drying sports water bottles, baby bibs, food-storage bags, Sodastream bottles, baby bottles, dish towels, washcloths, cake decorator icing bags, rubber gloves, mittens, children's boots and many other items. Nothing else on the market does all of this! It is extremely sturdy and stable and won't tip. The drying rack was invented by a mom and is manufactured in the USA. It is available on amazon.
Price: $39.95 Visit the Website
The MotoPOCKET - Ingenious Storage For Your Motorcycle!
Description: The motoPOCKET is an ingenious range of storage solutions that take advantage of the precious space on your motorcycle, enabling you to access your essential items at a moments' notice such as your cell phone, wallet, gas card, garage door opener – you name it. All of our quality products are reassuringly made in the USA, and are simple to install with their easy on/off built-in design feature.
Price: $35.95 to $45.95 Visit the Website
Innovative Knife Storage System
Description: Tired of looking at that wooden block of knives on your kitchen counter? Here is an ingenious knife storage system that allows you to neatly tuck away your cutlery from the counter top to the kitchen drawer. While other knife blocks utilize presized slots, this universal storage solution sits inside the drawer and can accommodate almost any knife size. The patent-pending SlabStab technology features layers of flexible cork-like dividers that adjust to accommodate almost any blade and can increase the life of your cutlery. KNIFEdock is sized to fit inside standard kitchen drawers. Knives rest vertically in the tray allowing for easy visual identification. Made from sustainable and recycled materials. Available at Amazon.com, Bed Bath & Beyond, Container Store, Crate and Barrel, and Williams Sonoma.
Price: $29.99 Visit the Website
Description: The ALL NEW TeaStand™ is the only cabinet organizer for tea! It stores 100+ tea bags in the dark, dry cabinet to protect flavors while clearing box clutter and freeing up cabinet space. The compact unit is just under 5 inches wide & stands on any flat surface. Its removable bins make it perfect for easy entertaining. Made from durable plastic, this kitchen gadget is easy to clean and dishwasher safe.
Price: $29.99 Visit the Website
Wallet TrackR By PhoneHalo Always Forgetting Something? Halo Can Help!
Description: That moment filled with panic when you can't find your keys, cellphone, or wallet! Wallet TrackR from Phone Halo can help. Wallet TrackR provides tracking software and devices so you'll never waste time searching for lost items again. Phone Halo started as a project at the University of California, Santa Barbara's Technology Management Program (TMP) and engineering school in 2008. The idea came to the founders when a friend had lost his phone repeatedly and the founders had a constant problem of losing everything from keys to backpacks to forgetting where they parked their cars in the crowded streets of Isla Vista. They launched the first generation TrackR at the prestigious DEMO 2010 conference and received the elite DEMOgod award. Since then, the product has evolved into Wallet TrackR, an ultra thin device that can slip inside your wallet or be attached to any commonly misplaced item. The device wirelessly connects to the user's iPhone or Android via the TrackR app, which monitors the location of the wallet or the user's items. The device can withstand being sat on continuously, with a battery life of up to two years. Phone Halo has released multiple products to market that help people keep track of their valuables, also helping people locate thousands of items. The next big tech accessory has arrived!
Price: $29.95 to $39.95 Visit the Website
Organization: It's In The Bag With The HOBOROLL
Description: The Hoboroll is a compartmentalized stuff sack that enables travelers and adventurers to pack more efficiently and access items more quickly. Unlike traditional stuff sacks, the Hoboroll keeps items internally separated while on the go. It's perfect as a luggage organizer, trail bag or even as gear for hikers. The secret to the Hoboroll's ability to organize gear is in the design. The pack features separate compartments that can be used to store gear in a more organized manner. The five compartments inside the bag are comparable to that of a tackle box, designed for gear to be compartmentalized for ease of access and organization. Durable straps along the body of the Hoboroll allow the bag to be condensed through radial compression, saving space while keeping things firmly in place. Radial compression also allows for fewer straps around the bag, giving the user easy access to the bag's contents.
Price: $27.99 to $33.99 Visit the Website
Striker Ultrasonic Garage Parking Sensor
Description: The Striker Adjustable Garage Parking Sensor is designed to take the guess work out of parking your car in tight garage spaces. It features adjustable, ultrasonic range-finding technology to accurately locate a vehicle within your desired parking constraints. The Parking Sensor is conveniently equipped with a range selector switch, making it easy for the user to pick different parking distances from the garage wall. Simply mount the base unit on the wall in front of the car at bumper level. Then mount the signal light in a position easily viewed from the driver's seat. As the driver approaches The Parking Sensor, they will see a green light, indicating that it is safe to proceed. As the car nears the sensor, a yellow light will illuminate as a warning to slow down. Finally, when the car is in the desired parking distance from the sensor, a red light will illuminate, signaling the driver to stop the car. It makes parking as easy as 1, 2, 3! The Striker Adjustable Garage Parking Sensor eliminates the dents and dings from garage "fender benders" and allows you to safely close the garage door every time. It is easy to install and use!
Price: $23.99 to $26.99 Visit the Website
World's First Airtight Container For Plates Eliminates The Waste And Inconvenience Of Plastic Wrap And Aluminum Foil
Description: PlateTopper is the world's first airtight container for plates. The product eliminates the need for a dirty dish and keeps food fresh with an ingenious airtight silicone seal placed over the plate on which it is served. It is a universal food lid and storage device all in one. Instant food storage and preservation are as simple as pressing PlateTopper over a plate to lock the device in place. Check out this effective, super affordable solution for preserving leftovers and ensuring the freshness of snacks, meals, leftovers or baked goods. PlateTopper eliminates the irritating search for lids and is much faster to use than cumbersome plastic wrap or aluminum foil, is dishwasher, microwave and freezer safe, BPA free, and a splatter, spill and bug safeguard. What's more, it can be unsealed and resealed over and over again making it an essential kitchen product for any household! PlateTopper is available in a variety of colors. An exclusive "As Seen on TV" offer includes 2 PlateToppers and 1 PlateTopper Mini.
Price: $23.97 Visit the Website
Flanabags Accessories Keepers
Description: These fashionable and durable TSA-compliant quart-size bags are perfect for travel and everyday use. Trimmed in trendy fabrics and equipped with wrist straps make these a perfect, year round gift. Features: TSA Compliant! This quart-sized vinyl bag is exactly what the TSA requires at the security check point. Easy to use. The wide bag opening make it easy to pack and the integrated wrist strap makes it easy grab your gear. Gusseted. AirQuart stands up on its gusset for packing and folds flat between trips. Stylish. Trimmed in trendy fabrics with a slim silhouette that fits inside your carry-on, purse or back pack. Secure. Sturdy interlocking zipper secures small items.
Price: $19.99 to $44.95 Visit the Website
Car Caché™ Makes Purse Storage In The Car A Cinch!
Description: The Car Caché is a Patent Pending invention that keeps your purse close & secure with easy access to its contents without taking your eyes off the road...greatly reducing distracted driving situations! It also eliminates car passenger inconvenience & frustration due to having to watch where they place their feet so as not to step on your purse... keeping 'shoe born' bacteria & dirt from car floor mats away from your handbag's outer surface. The Car Caché can easily accommodate both large & small purses (and bags, gloves, umbrellas, etc!) by simply adjusting the straps to make the small 'cup' at the base of the Caché fit your purse bottom as appropriate.
Price: $19.95 to $34.95 Visit the Website
Poketti Plushies With A Pocket
Description: Poketti Plushies with Pocket are super soft animal pillows with a useful pocket on the back to hold your phone, notebook, eyeglasses, love notes, or tooth fairy offerings. Designed by 14-year old young entrepreneur, Sydney Loew, Poketti are made with the highest quality plush and 100% cotton contrasting details. Series1 includes a penguin, bunny, kitty and puppy — each with a 4x5" plush-lined pocket on the back. You'll never search for your phone or glasses in the morning again! Poketti accessories for the pocket are also available including a Poketti notebook featuring the Series 1 characters, and greeting cards.
Price: $18.95 Visit the Website
Sportsman Bumper: Secure Your Hunting/Fishing Gear
Description: The Sportsman Bumper is a series of clips that sticks to the side of your car MAGNETICALLY. It's a safe place you can secure your hunting and fishing gear when you're getting ready for the field or stream. The magnets are embedded in the rubber so your paint stays scratch-free. It holds up to 5 fishing rods or 2 guns and the clips flex to accommodate various gauges of guns, including double-barrels and over-unders.
Price: $17.95 to $18.95 Visit the Website
A Notebook For Visual Thinkers
Description: Grids & Guides (Princeton Architectural Press) Map out graphs, schematics, sketches, and dreams with this sleek and durable workbook. Inspired by vintage laboratory notebooks, Grids & Guides features 144 pages of graph paper (eight designs repeating throughout) interspersed with a multitude of scientific charts, tables, and infographics featuring everything from the periodic table to alternative alphabets to Newton's Laws of Motion. This journal is the perfect tool for right-brainers and left-brainers alike.
Price: $16.95 Visit the Website
The Cinch To Hang
Description: I introduce to you the Cinch to Hang outdoor hanging system. Surviving a weekend picnic, backyard party, camping trip with family or a hunting trip with your buddies the survivalist (AKA Mom/Dad) needs an easy and covenant way to store all the gear and equipment off the ground and in a safe location. That is where the Cinch to Hang comes in. Where do you hang your backpack, equipment, tool, wet shoes/cloths anything that you want to keep up off the ground and dry? A nail?, No, a broken tree branch unlikely. The Cinch to Hang is extremely light weight only 11oz for a 4 pack system and will hold over 200 lbs. Very easy to use (no batteries or digital screens). The Cinch to Hang has been used domestically and overseas with rescue and relief operation such as Operation USA, American Red Cross, and other local emergency response organizations to hang their equipment and keep a chaotic environment organized . The Cinch to Hang is manufactured and packaged in the USA and can ship anywhere in 24 hours from ordering. It is the perfect gift for anyone who enjoys the great outdoors. Please see our website for more information on the amazing Cinch to Hang.
Price: $15.95 to $19.95 Visit the Website
Honest Acronyms Sticky Note Packet
Description: Our Honest Acronyms Sticky Note Packet combines your love of stickies, list-making, and tidy packages—all in one slick little folio. Armed with a sticky pad for every WTF, OMG, or FYI occasion, you'll find it easy to keep it real (organized). A great witty office gift. If 1 sticky pad is great, 6 sticky pads are 8.5 times as good. 8.25 x 5.5 inches; 6 sticky pads; 40 sheets each.
Price: $12.99 Visit the Website
Hanger Pockets
Description: Helpful Features of Hanger Pockets by Closet Mates! Accessorize and organize your wardrobe. Holds all the jewelry, scarves, belts, nail polish, makeup even lingerie to match your favorite outfits. Accessorize & Organize! match your accessories to your outfit and keep them all together! > Zippered mesh pouch. Convenient carry handle. 2 sided saddle design to fit over any hanger! Dual clear zippered pouch. Perfect for men and women! Great gift idea~
Price: $9.99 to $19.99 Visit the Website
Zumer Sport - Products Made From Actual Sports Ball Materials
Description: Zumer Sport makes products out of actual sport ball materials in 7 different sports...baseball, basketball, football, softball, tennis, volleyball and soccer. Zumer Sport has drawstring bags, duffels, backpacks, messenger bags, ipad and ipad mini covers, keychains, wallets, desk caddies, toiletry bags, sunglass pouches, portfolios, luggage tags and more! Zumer has products for boys and girls, young adults, and women and men. If you play sports, watch sports, or just love sports - Zumer Sport has a product for you to represent your favorite sport!
Price: $6.99 to $99.99 Visit the Website
Mobile Clean & Go
Description: DF Consumer Products, Inc. announces the launch of a new product line Mobile Clean & Go. Mobile Clean & Go safely and effectively cleans screens on devices such as smart phones, tablets, marine electronics, laptops and mp3 players leaving screens free of germs, fingerprints, and dirt and grime. Featuring a compact, flat bottle and a microfiber cleaning cloth, the Mobile Clean & Go kit is smaller than a smart phone and slips easily into any briefcase, purse, pocket or bag. "Mobile Clean & Go was created for tech-savvy individuals who are always on-the-go," Lad Ferian, Chief Operating Officer of DF Consumer Products, Inc. said. "With Mobile Clean & Go you never have to worry about embarrassing filth, smudges, facial oils or makeup clouding your screen on-the-go." The Mobile Clean & Go kit contains a safe and effective cleaning solution designed by Ph.D. chemists that is TSA approved for air travel and will clean your mobile electronics without damaging them.
Price: $4.99 to $8.99 Visit the Website
CoverMate Food Covers
Description: CoverMate Food Covers are the anti-plastic wrap and foil solution that effortlessly covers, uncovers and covers again in seconds. Forget endless searches for matching Tupperware tops that never seem to be where you left them. Not only does CoverMate effortlessly fit to any shape or sized serving dish thanks to its FlexBand technology, but this food-grade plastic cover is BPA free, dishwasher safe and microwave safe. This innovative vented plastic is perfect for the transition from fridge to microwave to dishwasher. Great for home or outdoor entertaining needs- CoverMate keeps your food fresh and shielded from the elements.
Price: $1.79 to $3.99 Visit the Website
Description: Kleenhanz® is the antimicrobial wellness towelette that cleans, sanitizes and removes germs on hands. Developed with more than 10 years of research, Kleenhanz® represents a revolution in consumer germ prevention by killing 99.99% of bacteria and germs, making Kleenhanz® the next best thing to soap and water. Kleenhanz® is alcohol free and uses quaternary compounds, Benzethonium Chloride and Benzalkonium Chloride, to kill and remove germs with long-lasting protection. Kleenhanz® does what alcohol-based sanitizers cannot by effectively cleaning, sanitizing AND removing germs from hands. Kleenhanz® towelettes are used in many schools in South Texas as well as hospitals, clinics, restaurants, fitness centers and many other areas. Kleenhanz® is distributed through Texas' largest grocery retailer, H.E.B. as well as Valero Corner Stores. For more information on Kleenhanz®, visit
Price: $1.45 to $15.95 Visit the Website
LITTLE TREES® Air Fresheners
Description: Looking for the perfect gift idea? CAR-FRESHNER® Corporation has added three fresh new fragrances to its iconic LITTLE TREES® air freshener line. Pure Steel has a cool distinctive diamond plate design and offers a bright, masculine freshness with a touch of modern sophistication. Margarita combines a hint of fresh lime with a salty zing and Sunberry Cooler brings a cool, refreshing splash of sweet berries. Hang LITTLE TREES® air fresheners anywhere for long-lasting fragrance!
Price: $1.29 to $1.79 Visit the Website
WHITEYBOARD: Write On!
Description: WhiteyBoard, founded by college students in 2010, are best known for their adhesive, repositionable whiteboards that can be stuck to any flat surface and used multiple times. These come in black with neon markers, shiny or matte white, and clear, and range from post-it notes to index card sized boards that unfold, to massive sizes that can cover entire walls. WhiteyBoard also developed paint so you can enhance any smooth surface by converting it into a dry erase canvas! Make your walls into a contemporary collage of awesome - encourage creativity, facilitate organization, promote planning - the possibilities are limitless!
Price: $1.00 to $150.00 Visit the Website
Rediscover The Joy Of Prepping For Travel Adventure
Description: Beautifully-crafted on the outside, meticulously-appointed on the inside, Ebby Rane brings style back to travel, and is as poised and self-assured as you are. The Quartermaster is a complete carry-on with a patented interior packing system designed to create an effortless packing experience. Available in 3 show-stopping colors to complement every signature style, The Quartermaster offers 12-in-1...each one complete with coordinated travel accessories that anticipate your every need and the signature 1887 leather Clutch. Join the women who have rediscovered the joy of prepping for adventure. A road less travelled but decidedly more elegant with the Ebby Rane collection.
Price: $1.00 Visit the Website
Semblance Modular System
Description: No one knows the needs of your work-space better than you do. Create the perfect office with the SEMBLANCE MODULAR SYSTEM. Choose from one of our predesigned packages or select your own components to create a system for virtually any application. Starting with vertical wood panels, combine components such as the Inline Desk, Peninsula Desk, Cabinets and Drawer Modules to design the office that is right for you. Endlessly configurable, SEMBLANCE is ideal for offices of any size.
Price: $1.00 to $5.00 Visit the Website
Save Time And Money On All Your Gifts!
Description: Scoutfit is a shopping service that saves shoppers time and money by letting you "scout" items online and find out when they drop in price. The service further helps people by notifying them of valuable discount codes and online promotions that reduce the price of the desired item when it is time to buy. Items can be scouted across hundreds of top shopping sites, from favorite online destinations including Amazon and Nordstrom, niche retailers such as Nasty Gal and Topshop, to specialty retailers such as West Elm and Sephora. At Scoutfit.com, shoppers can also organize, create, and manage entire wish and gift lists.
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No not that JT, the Fire's own version, John Thorrington.
The U.S. international falls into a special category when it comes to the American player. Joining the likes of Landon Donovan, Jovan Kirovski and John O'Brien, Thorrington became one of the few American youths to skip college, opting to jump into the professional game overseas during the 90's.
A product of Palos Verdes, CA, via Johannesburg, South Africa, Thorrington found his way to English giants Manchester United in 1997, after being scouted locally and spending three weeks on trial with the club between his junior and senior years of high school. Upon signing at Old Trafford, Thorrington became the youngest American to join a team in the English Premier League.
"The way things work out sometimes is interesting," said Thorrington from Houston. "My coach in California had a contact in England who came to watch me play and soon after I was there in England. They offered me a youth contract and with my parents blessing I moved when I was 17-years-old."
Though he never saw a first team match with the Red Devils, training in the shadows of Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and David Beckham at the club's Carrington training ground helped propel Thorrington to the 1999 U.S. Men's World Youth Championship team in Nigeria, leading the U.S. to a 1-0 upset of England in the group stage and helping the team to the Round of 16. Thorrington appeared in all four tournament matches, making enough of an impression on German side Bayer Leverkusen for them to offer him a contract, where he would eventually be joined by another aforementioned player in the form of Landon Donovan.
"Leverkusen made me an offer both playing wise and monetarily that I felt was worth grabbing. Landon [Donovan] signed with the team not too long after I did and we played in the youth and reserve sides together our first few years. We spent a lot of time together outside of football and I think I was able to relate to his situation. It was a long time ago now but we still talk and I have fond memories of that time in my career."
Unfortunately a string of injuries and bad luck saw Thorrington fail to make his mark in Germany. Feeling stalled and harboring a desire to get first team games, Thorrington returned to England with Huddersfield Town of the English First Division towards the end of the 2000-01 season, though the club was relegated before he was eligible to play.
"At the time I felt getting first team matches was the most important thing for my career and I was ready to go somewhere that I could play."
In June of that year, Thorrington received a call-up from U.S. National Team coach Bruce Arena for a friendly match against Ecuador in Columbus, OH.
"That was definitely a highlight in my career. It was only a friendly and I think I only played about 20 minutes but it's an honor to play for your country and to play with some of the best players the U.S. has produced."
Spurred by his first national team cap, Thorrington took the experience back with him to England, where he finally made his club debut with Huddersfield, eventually appearing in 33 matches, scoring seven goals in his first two seasons with the Terriers before the injury bug stuck again.
Seeing the field only six times during his final season in England, spent between Huddersfield and a loan sting with Grimsby Town, the midfielder set a new course for himself.
"I took a lot away from my time in Europe but injuries had started to take their toll a bit and I saw tough times both on and off the field. I decided with my family that I was best suited to come home and though a few other MLS clubs showed interest, Chicago seemed the best fit for me."
Joining the Fire in 2005, Thorrington's first three years in the Windy City followed a similar pattern of injury, suffering from a broken leg and hamstring issues, Thorrington played a total of 10 matches over his first two seasons with the club. He was waived in early 2007, though the Fire picked him up back from waivers in September of that year. This time around Thorrington stayed healthy, playing in 23 matches the following year, the most of any season in his career.
With a cleaner bill of health than he'd had since his youth, Thorrington appeared in 42 matches over the last two seasons, becoming a fixture in the Fire midfield and earning three more caps with the United States national team, including appearances in two World Cup qualifiers during 2008.
"I've had injury issues throughout my career and you need to be healthy to contribute to a team. The thing I've learned is that the tough times make the good ones that much sweeter. I've made mistakes and have had a few bitter experiences over the years but I wouldn't change any of it now. I'm happy where I'm at and have realized things happen for a reason. The last two years have been some of the most enjoyable and I'm looking to repay the longtime faith the organization has shown in me."
Under the new leadership of head coach Carlos de los Cobos, Thorrington's goals reflect those of the club.
"Specifically in Chicago, the attitude has always been to win every competition we participate in -- you see that with the team's success above others in the U.S. Open Cup. The new philosophy with Carlos has seen a larger emphasis made on attractive soccer. Winning is important, but doing it attractively is also a priority and that's the big thing he's brought so far. In that way, his style meshes with mine. Any coaching change is a process, but things have gone very well with him so far."
In the last match of the club's preseason tour, the Fire take on the Houston Dynamo Thursday night at 7:00 pm at the Carl Lewis Track & Field Complex in Houston, TX. The Fire return to Chicago this weekend to continue preparations for 2010 First Kick when they travel to the new Red Bull Arena, to take on New York on March 27.

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5 of 61 nabbed in Harris County prostitution sting had long criminal records
Undercover prostitution stings happening across Harris County this week have netted 61 arrests.
The stings took place near Interstate 45 and FM 1960, Aldine Bender Road and U.S. 59, and Interstate 10 at Freeport, according to information from the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
In all, 48 men - including a Precinct 4 constable's deputy - and nine women were arrested on prostitution charges over the course of eight days.
On Monday afternoon, the Harris County Sheriff's Office released five mugshots of arrested indivduals who carried with them extensive existing criminal records. Some had prior charges of robbery, burglary, drunk driving, prostitution, evading arrest, and indecency with a child in Harris County.
There was no word on whether or not t hey had charges outside of Harris County.
Four other people encountered by deputies during the sting were arrested on charges ranging from drug possession to driving without a license, the department reported.
"News flash to those who think prostitution is a victimless crime: It's a greedy industry that thrives on forced labor, drug addiction and sometimes even illegal imprisonment," Sheriff Adrian Garcia said in a prepared statement. "Many of the reformed prostitutes who came through the Harris County Jail tell us that working the streets led them to using illegal drugs; others tell us they used illegal drugs and turned to prostitution to finance their illicit addictions.
"So stopping prostitution stops other crimes and emancipates victims. It also fights back against sex slavery and other forms of human trafficking."
The identities of the 61 suspect arrested are not available at this time.


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Years ago, my HR department was asked to participate in a Myers Briggs assessment. It's amazing what you will do for a paycheck. I couldn't say no.
I am an INFJ.
One of our OD consultants approached me after the session and asked if I would be willing to learn how to administer and interpret the Myers Briggs Type Indicator. When I said no, she told me it wasn't an option.
I said, "How about we group people around the room by astrological sign? I'm a Capricorn."
Blood type would work, too. I am a B+ — like my attitude.
The OD consultant told me that it's not funny to mock a valid way of measuring and assessing individuals. And then she added, "Information that helps us understand ourselves a little better is meaningful and valuable."
And I said, "That's how cults get started."
Needless to say, I never became a certified MBTI instructor. And I want to tell you something: information that leads us to a greater awareness and understanding of ourselves is powerful in our own hands and dangerous in the hands of others. Especially untrained and unskilled HR ladies and consultants who have no background in Jungian psychology.
I worked with a Jungian therapist for two years. It's a serious and interesting field of study where practitioners are engaged in ongoing training, learning and reading about the world around us. It's also a goofy field that is one step above the hyper sexualized world of Freud. While there are fewer sexual euphemisms, there's a lot of spirituality involved. Lots of talk about dreams. What I really appreciated was the focus on the narrative.
But the whole point is that the Myers Briggs Type Indicator is a commoditized and simplified version of analysis that could take a lifetime to understand. And your HR lady wants you to participate in this assessment — or others — and make carer-related decisions about your life without linking those results to valid measurements of your knowledge, skills, or abilities.
You can and should say no to the Myers Briggs Type Indicator at work. But you should always say yes to thinking about your behaviours, intentions and desires in the privacy and safety of a trained counselor's office.
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The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning says at least 1,000 child care programs have voluntarily agreed to participate in a new state ratings system.
The agency launched the initiative in January. Commissioner Bobby Cagle described the ratings as similar to those used in service industries like restaurants and hotels. The ratings do not replace the minimum standards required for a child care program to get a license to operate.
Instead, it involves a three-star rating system to rate a programs services that go beyond the minimum requirements for a license.
Cagle's agency has promised that by July 2013, the public will be able to go online to see if a provider is participating in the program and to check the ratings of those who are assessed.


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It happened when the Georgia head coach was pressed by a fan during a question-and-answer period last night, as reported by The Macon Telegraph's Mike Lough:
"I've seen teams throw the ball and win the national championship; I've seen teams run the ball and win the national championship," Richt said. "Believe me, you can win the SEC doing it more than one way. Steve Spurrier, when he was at Florida, he chunked the ball, and he won how many SECs?"
And then the temperature rose a little bit more.
"I see your frustration, I understand your frustration," Richt said, politely but sternly. "I wasn't born yesterday, I've coached football for 25 years, so I know what the hell I'm doing, OK?"
You can read the entire story here, including what the fan said to raise Richt's ire.
The moment was reminiscent of a couple instances last December in the lead-up to the Liberty Bowl: First, when the normally polite Richt dropped a "damn" in a press conference, and second, when he defended his record by pointing out he was one of the top five active coaches in terms of winning percentage.


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Dick Hammond is ready to jump into the worst mess of his life. Hammond, founder of the Peoria-based Friends of the Children of Haiti, has been stalled in Miami as Hurricane Gustav and its aftermath have been wreaking havoc on the Caribbean country.
Dick Hammond is ready to jump into the worst mess of his life.
Hammond, founder of the Peoria-based Friends of the Children of Haiti, has been stalled in Miami as Hurricane Gustav and its aftermath have been wreaking havoc on the Caribbean country. But Hammond, 70, is eager to get down there and somehow try to get the organization's storm-ravaged medical clinic in decent enough shape for his next visiting medical team, slated to land Sept. 9.
If that team can't get there, that means no medical care for thousands of patients, including many devastated by Gustav.
"This is the worst storm they've had since we built the clinic (in 2000)," Hammond said Wednesday from a Miami hotel, waiting for airplane service to return to Haiti.
This isn't the first time I've written about Friends of the Children of Haiti, an all-volunteer, not-for-profit group that serves 10,000 patients a year on the rural, southern peninsula of the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. I've assisted with 23-year-old Friends on several medical trips, and, full disclosure, I now serve on its board of directors.
Hammond and his wife, Barb, who live at the clinic most of the year, were to arrive early this week in Haiti to supervise preparations for the September team's 21 volunteers, including three doctors, two dentists and others from central Illinois, Texas, Arizona, Montana and elsewhere.
But Monday, the airport in the capital of Port-au-Prince shut down, fearful of the approaching hurricane. Hammond called caretakers at the clinic, a three-story, 6,000-square-foot structure just 300 feet from the Caribbean Sea. Workers covered windows with plywood and otherwise secured the building.
But 70-mph winds blew away the plywood, allowing rain to pour inside for the past three days. Meanwhile, the hurricane destroyed one of two rooftop tanks that supply water for the clinic. Then a storm-cracked tree toppled atop of an already beleaguered Caterpillar Inc. generator, leaving wires exposed and further usage dubious. And a crumpled clinic antennae, coupled with a lack of electricity throughout the area, has rendered the clinic incommunicado.
When he finally gets to the clinic, Hammond's first duty will be to clear the building of standing water. Next, he will determine the extent of damage to the water tank and generator, both of which are crucial to the work and well-being operation of the medical team.
A lack of a generator and water would halt the clinic, whose work is vital in this part of the world. In Haiti, infant mortality is one in eight, life expectancy is under 50 and people often die for the lack of enough money for a $2 antibiotic.
About 2,000 patients are expected to visit the clinic Sept. 9 to 19. Many of them need ongoing care, especially for hypertension and diabetes. Others typically need medical attention for newfound illnesses and injuries.
Plus, the organization expects additional medical problems because of Gustav. With the water table rising, water supplies - always risky in the Third World - likely will become contaminated. Further, food supplies, already dangerously low, will become more precarious as trucks can't move through mudslide-streaked mountains. Malnutrition only exacerbates ongoing maladies.
Wednesday, in and around the clinic, Haitians' concrete-block, dirt-floor homes were knee-deep in water, said Andre-Gilles Boyer, chief agent for Friends, who spoke to me Wednesday by his iPhone. Worse, they have no place to go; they can't even sleep on the watery ground.
"We are trying to stack up benches so we can sleep above the water," Boyer said.
Despite all the sudden woes, Hammond expects the team to meet all challenges.
"I'm not considering canceling," he says. " ... You don't know how many people are hurt. You don't know how many people will get pneumonia. I think our presence is very necessary."
Hurricane insurance is unavailable for seaside medical clinics in Haiti. So far, Hammond estimates that repairs will cost at least $10,000, just to keep the next team running. That will be tough to handle by Friends, which has no such money in reserves.
"We can use all the help we can get financially," Hammond says.
Contributions can be sent to Friends of the Children of Haiti, P.O. Box 789, Peoria, IL 61652. E-mails can be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com, while more information about the group is at www.fotcoh.org.
"Things are gonna be a mess," Hammond says. "It's just gonna be a shambles for a while. But we're gonna do it."
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The following arrests were reportd by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office. Classifiations (misdemeanor/felony) for some charges not available:
Timothy A. Lawson, 49, 3-F Simon Bright Apts., Kinston, Sept. 26, three counts non-support. Bond: $150. Arresting officer: C. Heath.
Deshawn L. Thompson Sr., age not listed, 404 Georgetown Road, Kinston, Sept. 27, misdemeanor simple physical assault. Bond: $500. Arresting officer: R. Ferris.
Nicholas Tony Wynn, 18, 803 Tulip Lane, Kinston, Sept. 28, misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500. Arresting officer: J. Garner.
Romell Lee Alston, 30, 432 Darby Ave., Kinston, Sept. 28, order for arrest/misdemeanor probation violation. Bond: $1,000. Arresting officer: C. Heath.
Michael NMN Carter, 32, 1107 Massey Drive, Kinston, Sept. 28, misdemeanor failure to appear on felony. Bond: $500. Arresting officer: J. Garner.
Paul Griffin Graham Jr., 38, 4472 Grey Squirrel Drive, La Grange, Sept. 29, driving while impaired, worthless checks. Bond: $300. Arresting officer: T. Grady.
Raylynn Coombs, 18, 206 East Washington Ave., Kinston, Sept. 29, simple physical assault. Bond: $500. Arresting officer: T. Murray.
Raeshean Devon Sutton, 29, 2732 N.C. 903 N., La Grange, Sept. 30, order for arrest/child support. Bond: $300. Arresting officer: C. Heath.
Randall Frederick Hill, 45, 146 Bland Howell Road, Kinston, Sept. 30, (citation) simple possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond: None. Arresting officer: A. Liberty.
Michael Jay Adams, 35, 4569 Felix Hardison Road, Kinston, Sept. 30, four counts order for arrest/failure to appear. Bond: $5,953. Arresting officer: E. Eubanks.
Alvin Hart, 48, 3937 Neuse Road, Kinston, Sept. 30, communicating threats, injury to personal property. Bond: None. Arresting officer: T. Grady.


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This weekend, the basketball world will flock to New Orleans, the site of the 2014 NBA All-Star Game.
But it won't just be the league's top players who are on display. For the first time since 2007, the NBA has assembled an all-pro squad of off-court performers – the All-Star Dance Team.
Thirty girls were selected – one from each dance team in the league. Representing the Sixers is second-year Dream Team member Michelle.
"I've never been to New Orleans before. I'm excited to go and represent Philly!" she said.
In order to make the team, Michelle had to send a portfolio of photos and dance footage to the league's offices in New York City. Several weeks later, she received word that she'd been selected to represent the Sixers.
"I fly down on Thursday the 12th, and once I get down there, we're rehearsing from 3pm to 10pm," she said. "They've already e-mailed me two routines to work on."
The All-Star Dance Team will perform at multiple events throughout All-Star Weekend, so keep your eyes peeled for Michelle!
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SPam over Internet Telephony (SPIT) is a potential source of future annoyance in Voice over IP (VoIP) systems. A typical way to launch a SPIT attack is the use of an automated procedure (i.e., bot), which generates calls and produces unsolicited audio messages. A known way to protect against SPAM is a Reverse Turing Test, called CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computer and Humans Apart). In this paper, we evaluate existing audio CAPTCHA, as this type of format is more suitable for VoIP systems, to help them fight bots. To do so, we first suggest specific attributes-requirements that an audio CAPTCHA should meet in order to be effective. Then, we evaluate this set of popular audio CAPTCHA, and demonstrate that there is no existing implementation suit-able enough for VoIP environments. Next, we develop and implement a new audio CAPTCHA, which is suitable for SIP-based VoIP telephony. Finally, the new CAPTCHA is tested against users and bots and demonstrated to be efficient.
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After getting settled in new digs in Ellenton, Kenneth Feld is excited about a show that will be the company's most ambitious by far
Feld Entertainment has settled into its new corporate and operational headquarters in Ellenton, and is using the cavernous buildings there to hatch not only the next versions of the Greatest Show on Earth but one that will bring to life the characters of Marvel Comics starting next summer.
Feld's consolidated studios in Ellenton will employ more than 400 full-time by the end of 2014, chief executive Kenneth Feld said Wednesday.
"Ellenton is an extraordinary facility for us to create all these great shows," Feld said during a half-hour speech to about 100 members of The Rotary Club of Sarasota -- one of the few speeches the CEO has given since his 2012 decision to consolidate the company's substantial global operations in Southwest Florida.
"Because we are vertically integrated, we build our show, and literally, 40 feet away we are rehearsing it, which saves a tremendous amount of money on transportation and economies of scale," he said. "This doesn't exist anywhere else on the planet."
Because of the unique nature of the new entertainment complex, Feld Entertainment is fielding inquiries from others involved in creating touring shows, such as musical acts.
"So I believe, over time, we will have a lot of other shows that will want to rehearse in our facility, have us help them build it," Feld told the group.
Feld has previously estimated the economic impact of the new complex at $3.5 billion during the next 20 years.
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Feld Entertainment acquired the long-vacant complex in May 2012 for $8.5 million, and has spent that much or more renovating the space to suit its needs.
Those run the gamut from standard offices to studios designing and making circus props and costumes and building monster trucks.
Feld, 65, told the Herald-Tribune that he has been spending 70 percent of his time in Southwest Florida since June, and that he is revamping a condominium on Lido Key as his primary home.
His move puts a punctuation mark on the fact that his large family-owned entertainment conglomerate has now completed its move from Vienna, Va., to Ellenton, where the company bought the 46-acre campus along the north shore of the Manatee River.
Now only about 20 staffers are left at the company's former headquarters offices in the Washington suburb of Vienna. They are mostly lawyers and lobbyists who need to stay there, a Feld publicist said.
While Feld's permanent staff in Manatee County may plateau at 400, the population of its campus will swell to roughly 1,000 each winter. Starting next December, the rehearsals for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey will move there from Tampa.
The company is now gradually moving other rehearsals there as well.
The first Feld show to rehearse in Ellenton -- last summer -- was Disney Live.
A much more elaborate arena show involving choreographed motorcycle stunts and pyrotechnics, called Nuclear Cowboyz, will practice there starting next week.
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In the spring, the company's newest creation, a touring show called Marvel Universe Live, will use the same rehearsal halls.
Feld was clearly most excited about this latest venture.
Since acquiring the rights from Marvel Comics earlier this year to do live touring arena shows around the world, Feld Entertainment has been doing intensive research and development behind closed doors in Ellenton, he said.
"It will be the largest and most complicated production that we have ever done," Feld told the Rotary group.
The company has hired Hollywood stunt teams to stage flying and stunt technology that, until now, "has only been done in the movies," Feld said.
The show also will use 3-D projection mapping to immerse arena-sized audiences in the Marvel Universe.
One of the biggest challenges has been converting the work of movie stunt people into acts that will work on a wide-open stage, he said.
"They are the best in the world, but they never have to finish anything, because they do a shot and then they can stop," Feld said.
"We do have to finish it," he said. "If Spider-Man is going across the arena, he can't stop in the middle."
The new show will combine elements that Feld Entertainment's creative staff learned from all its shows -- from the motor sports division to the circus to the ice shows.
"I believe it will probably change the face of live family entertainment -- touring entertainment -- in the world," Feld said.
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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, has lowered its growth forecast for the global economy and expects the euro zone to sink deeper into recession next year unless the region's leaders moderate their plans for deep government spending cuts.
The Paris-based OECD said Tuesday it expects the global economy to grow at a pace of 3.4 percent next year, down from its earlier assessment of a 4.2 percent advance. The euro zone, the OECD said in its Economic Outlook, will likely drift into a full-year recession and contract by around 0.1 percent.
"The world economy is far from being out of the woods," OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said. "The U.S. 'fiscal cliff,' if it materializes, could tip an already weak economy into recession, while failure to solve the euro area crisis could lead to a major financial shock and global downturn. Governments must act decisively, using all the tools at their disposal to turn confidence around and boost growth and jobs in the United States, in Europe and elsewhere."
Britain's economy, the group said, will likely shrink this year by around 0.1 percent and grow only modestly in 2013. The slippage this year, however, will be less than the OECD had first anticipated, but the advance next year will be more modest -- 0.9 percent -- than the group had forecast in May.
The OECD also seemed to hint at what many expect will be the key revelation in Chancellor George Osborne's impending budget statement: the scrapping of one of his principal debt reduction targets.
"With the fiscal deficit and public debt still high, the policy of fiscal consolidation remains appropriate to ensure the sustainability of the public finances," the report said. "In the event of lower-than-expected growth, the flexibility of the fiscal mandate should be utilized to allow the automatic stabilizers to continue to operate, even though this may imply pushing out the debt target."
The group expects the United States, the world's biggest economy, to grow at a 2.2 percent clip next year -- an increase of around 0.4 percent from its previous forecast -- even as it warned that the impending "fiscal cliff" could damage investment. The OECD encouraged a "gradual" implementation of the planned $600 billion in spending cuts and tax increases that are set to kick in next year if U.S. lawmakers fail to reach an agreement before Christmas.
China's growth will slow to around 8.5 percent next year before advancing the following year, but the group was bullish on emerging market strength across the board, suggesting that "with increasingly supportive monetary and fiscal policies offsetting the drag exerted by weak external demand ... GDP is also expected to gather steam in the coming years in Brazil, India, Indonesia, Russia and South Africa."
In Europe, the OECD slashed growth forecasts in Germany and France and called on the European Central Bank to lower its key lending rate a further 0.25 percent to offset the impact of deep government spending cuts.
"More needs to be done to tackle negative links in the euro area between public finances, bank solvency and risks that any country may have to leave the euro," the report said. "In the long run, this requires a fully fledged banking union with fiscal backstops. In the near term, recapitalization of banks should be undertaken where necessary.
"Ongoing fiscal consolidation will hold back activity, but private demand will pick up as confidence and the functioning of the financial sector improve. Continued high unemployment and a large margin of excess capacity will depress inflationary pressures. The main risk is a lack of sufficient progress by policy makers in resolving the crisis."


text: Luke_Wilbur 5 Report post Posted April 22, 2010 NASA will launch the first human-like robot to space later this year to become a permanent resident of the International Space Station. Robonaut 2, or R2, was developed jointly by NASA and General Motors under a cooperative agreement to develop a robotic assistant that can work alongside humans, whether they are astronauts in space or workers at GM manufacturing plants on Earth. The 300-pound R2 consists of a head and a torso with two arms and two hands. R2 will launch on space shuttle Discovery as part of the STS-133 mission planned for September. Once aboard the station, engineers will monitor how the robot operates in weightlessness. R2 will be confined to operations in the station's Destiny laboratory. However, future enhancements and modifications may allow it to move more freely around the station's interior or outside the complex. "This project exemplifies the promise that a future generation of robots can have both in space and on Earth, not as replacements for humans but as companions that can carry out key supporting roles," said John Olson, director of NASA's Exploration Systems Integration Office at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "The combined potential of humans and robots is a perfect example of the sum equaling more than the parts. It will allow us to go farther and achieve more than we can probably even imagine today." The dexterous robot not only looks like a human but also is designed to work like one. With human-like hands and arms, R2 is able to use the same tools station crew members use. In the future, the greatest benefits of humanoid robots in space may be as assistants or stand-in for astronauts during spacewalks or for tasks too difficult or dangerous for humans. For now, R2 is still a prototype and does not have adequate protection needed to exist outside the space station in the extreme temperatures of space. Testing the robot inside the station will provide an important intermediate environment. R2 will be tested in microgravity and subjected to the station's radiation and electromagnetic interference environments. The interior operations will provide performance data about how a robot may work side-by-side with astronauts. As development activities progress on the ground, station crews may be provided hardware and software to update R2 to enable it to do new tasks. R2 is undergoing extensive testing in preparation for its flight. Vibration, vacuum and radiation testing along with other procedures being conducted on R2 also benefit the team at GM. The automaker plans to use technologies from R2 in future advanced vehicle safety systems and manufacturing plant applications. "The extreme levels of testing R2 has undergone as it prepares to venture to the International Space Station are on par with the validation our vehicles and components go through on the path to production," said Alan Taub, vice president of GM's global research and development. "The work done by GM and NASA engineers also will help us validate manufacturing technologies that will improve the health and safety of our GM team members at our manufacturing plants throughout the world. Partnerships between organizations such as GM and NASA help ensure space exploration, road travel and manufacturing can become even safer in the future." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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SuperCapacitors everywhere
I believe that somebody mentioned that there was a problem with capacitors. Something like too much volume required. But actually I am not that technical to be able to tell you more about it. But I sure am interested in others opinion on this subject.
Use this to search this forum.
You will find several thread that point out why super capacitors will not work in a car.
They might work in a high capacity charger, but the superchargers are limited by the rate the battery pack can use the charge not by the available charge.
He's talking about using supercaps in the stations. To zap the cars quickly.
There'd have to be supercaps in the cars to accept such fast feed, though. So the size problem remains.
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In the October 1, 2012 Popular Mechanics Breakthru Awards interview with Elon Musk, Mr. Musk mentioned super capacitors, and stated he was aware of a company in Silicon Valley that is working towards a solid state super capacitor, and it is not EEStor, a stealth capacitor start up in Cedar Park Texas.
That was about 4 months ago Last Month, on January 28, 2013, EEStor issued a press release claim heretofore unheard of energy density in a capacitor from a pilot production line, not a lab sample.
Here is a link to the press release.
Would be nice to have confirmation that Tesla Motors is aware of the press release.
"You will find several thread that point out why super capacitors will not work in a car....."
Take a look at: http://www.zenncars.com/
@eadolphe, EEStor is a scam, or if it is not a scam then its claims are wildly exaggerated. Zenn is pretty much dead company, living only by exploiting gullible investors.
I've heard graphene could be a solution to the issue of volume with supercaps. Graphene would also a greater energy density and because it is only one molecule thick, it can be layered and there for increase storage.


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Each stud measures 6mm(dia).
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Poland's Jacaszek performs at Montreal's Avant_MUTEK on April 19th, alongside Pole, Demdike Stare, and Miles
Michael-Oliver Harding - 17 de abril de 2012
Polish electro-acoustic musician Michal Jacaszek has seven albums under his belt already, but it was only with 2008's Treny that he began gaining attention on North American shores. Listening to the sublimity of his work, one wonders how this could have not happened sooner. Jacaszek is in many ways heir to a beauty and boldness in ambient music first initiated by Harold Budd. But the Polish composer has found ways of taking tried forms and making them new again, marrying the soul of his sounds - and here we mean this in all its religious connotations - with the modernity of technological manipulation.
Jacaszek arrives in Montreal for April 19th's Avant_MUTEK soirée courtesy of the Polish Cultural Institute New York, as part of a partnership with the ICAS Network, and the Communikey and Unsound festivals. He'll be performing at the new Satosphere dome, accompanied by two classical musicians. Also on the bill that night, Demdike Stare, Pole, and Miles.
Advance tickets are available here.
Whereas some electronic musicians struggle to describe their music, you speak about very precise moods and feelings. Do your pieces spark from specific emotions or impressions?
Maybe I am talking too much and annoying my listeners a little bit, but I do not believe in "no idea" art. I think each single piece of art or ambitious music should have some deeper foundations. And I think it's right to share those ideas with people as a kind of introduction, while at the same time respecting their own feelings and interpretations.
You've said that the tonal nuances found in acoustic sounds can't be topped by any digital apparatus. Are the electronic tools you use a way to expand the possibilities of your original source material?
In fact, the way I work with electronic tools is an act of despair. Having no formal education with instruments, I had to find an alternate way to compose and play music. Digital tools help me to create sounds and arrange them into musical forms. This method infected acoustic sources along the way, transforming them in interesting ways. Lowering sound pitches, looping, reversing, distorting, was in fact expanding sound's possibilities – those effects were surprisingly nice and intriguing, but unintentional. My main priority was to compose acoustic music using alternative methods.
You're renowned for creating intricate sonic pastiches that balance out classical, baroque sounds and instruments such as bass clarinets and harpsichords with fuzzy electronic textures. Some would see those two worlds coming together as a collision, whereas you seem to find harmony. How do you strike that balance?
I don't know really – it is a matter of intuition. Art (and music) has this great capability to turn conflicts and oppositions into a homogeneous composition. I take it as a great artistic compliment if you find this phenomenon present in my music, but it is really hard to define the way I achieve it.
Your album Pentral (2009) was based on field recordings taken inside Gothic churches. What drew you to those spaces at the outset?
Sacred space has always been familiar to me – since childhood I have gone to church for religious reasons. Gothic interiors as they were built in times of great faith, carry a special kind of spirit present in architectural details and the acoustic conditions. You can feel it every time you enter a Gothic church from a crowded street. Dark space, silence and reverberations, coloured light filtered by stained glasses, golden decorations – it is all like an oasis of an alternate world full of inspiring elements.
Your electroacoustic body of work could be described as sonically challenging. Your work is at times exploratory, at other times deeply cathartic, often filled with tension, and yet always very complex. Are editing and manipulating layers of sound essential components to making music for you?
Yes – at the moment I spend much more time on editing, then on recording and prerecording preparation. But I also think that it can be a transient state. There is no need to be stuck to one method of work. A constant challenge and a promising attitude is for me more proper .
In an era where synths are about as commonplace in pop music as guitars, is it a very conscious decision to avoid them altogether?
I do not think the pop realm determines my work in any way. I am not a big fan of pop music, but also I'm not fundamentally an enemy of pop music. The decision to use only acoustic sources is autonomous and comes from my need to explore this limitless, fascinating world of lively created sound. But still, I think that it doesn't have to be a program for a whole life. Why not try synthetic sources in the future?
You've always said that your live performances are adaptations of what you've created in a studio. Concretely, how do you translate those finely crafted studio sessions into a live concert setting? How much improvisation comes into play?
Basically, I bring my studio session to the stage, and execute it as multi-track playback. All layers go through mixers and different dynamic effect processors. Live parts are played by musicians and are also mixed into these layers. The improvising element is present in my manipulations: loops, samples, and the manipulated effects are always different, as are the clarinet and harpsichord parts.
You're invited to perform at numerous electronic music festivals and events, and yet your biggest influences all stem from classical music, whether Georgian choirs, chamber baroque pieces, or modern Polish composers. Do you enjoy knowing that certain festivalgoers might be appreciating these types of compositions for the first time through your work?
Yes, it is exciting, but also demands a great responsibility. It is so easy to profane this beautiful, advanced music.


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Dateline: January 6th, 2014 — Stanczyk knows this is over two weeks old. First, I had to be alerted to the fact, then I had to verify the accuracy and availability. Finally, I had to see how much data is now online.
That is where the delay came in. Our Polish cousins in genealogical societies in Poland have succeeded into digitizing images from both the State Archives & the Diocessan Archives for the Gubernia / Wojewodztwo of Kielce. In truth they have done a bit more than Kielce (former woj. replaced by SwietoKrzyskie in today's administrative structure in Poland).
It took me over two weeks to get the info and write this blog in large part because there was so much online and I found dozens of records of my direct line and their siblings. In fact this jester found his grandmother's birth record — which was the biggest jewel I found in the pile of gems online (see picture at the end of the blog).
Please make yourself get access to this treasure and please think of donating to genealogical society:
Swietokrzyskie Genealogical Society / Świętokrzyskie Towarzystwo Genealogiczne
The list is too lengthy to provide in this blog post, but perhaps I will provide it in a future post. But the counts are below and those are just Kielce archives !
GenBaza.pl – (URL: http://metryki.genbaza.pl/genbaza,list,62658,1 )
State Archives (AP) of Kielce – 91 parishes or miscellaneous curia errata available (23-JAN-2014)
Church Archives (AD) of Kielce – 126 parishes or miscellaneous curia errata available (23-JAN-2014)
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You must register, which is free, to even see the data that is online and to access it. Otherwise you will only see:
- AP Grodzisk
But, if you register and login to GenBaza, then you will see:
Today's blog is about AD Kielce (the church archives) and AP Kielce (the state archives). The data encompasses the timespan of the individual holdings at the particular archives for that particular parish (or synagogue), but most data is in the range: 1875-1908. The records are in Russian (Cyrillic) in this time period. But often, you will find Latin records (in the Latin Box/Table format) and those are easier to read. The records are the birth / marriage / death (urodziny /malzenstwo / zgony), but there are also alegata. The alegata are various church inquiries or interactions between parishes to confirm a congregant's standing or to provide/validate a birth/marriage or death event. These were documents that required fees of some sort be collected, so you will see colorful stamps in various amounts of various empires in these records ! Stamp collectors will relish the alegata for these images alone.
This range typically overlaps with the Polish immigration that took place during the Great Immigration period of the USA. So this is the bridge data that will connect your first generation American ancestor to his/her roots back in Poland !
It looks like I will be busy for a few months. But I will leave you with a sample church birth record of my Busia (babcia), Waleryja Leszczynska born in Biechow (Akt #118) .


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