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Monday, 12 March 2012
in the country
so on to my card which is just a quickie tonight, i am entering my card into the following challenges:
1,the sugar bowl - challenge 79 - erika`s sketch
2.crafty creations challenge - challenge 160 - stripes
white pearl card
me to you spring chic and forever friends new arrival papers
pearls from stash
sugar nellie stamp - outdoor adventure
personal impressions sentiment
promarkers and flexmarkers
blush,.sunkissed pink,coral,cinnamon
cool aqua,duck egg,denim,storm blue
lime zest,pear,forest,pine
antique white,cool grey 1,3
warm grey 1,,3,5
thanks so much for popping by, means a lot :D
luv coops xx
56 comments:
- Catherine said...
Gorgeous card, love the spots and stripes...
- 12 March 2012 at 20:44
- Elaine Stark said...
lovely colours and image. I love your choice of papers. Elaine
- 12 March 2012 at 20:51
- Lorraine said...
this is gorjuss huni love the pastel colours xx
- 12 March 2012 at 21:04
- angelwhispers said...
Hi Coops this is just beautiful and love the sketch just fab! Love Chanelle xx
- 12 March 2012 at 21:04
- Vicky said...
So gorgeous hun and I love the colours too..:o)
big hugs Vicky xx
- 12 March 2012 at 21:16
- Fluffles said...
Really sweet card - love the papers & your great colouring, Jx
- 12 March 2012 at 21:17
- Little K Smith said...
A lovely card hun, I love the papers 'n' soft colours and a fab layout too :)
- 12 March 2012 at 21:18
- Pink Dandelion said...
Gorgeous card Nic, love the light coloured background with the darker green. Take care. Debs xx
- 12 March 2012 at 21:20
- Creations by Shirl said...
lovely card Coops~
Great colours and pretty papers too..
- 12 March 2012 at 21:24
- downrightcrafty said...
I remember sitting like this on a school trip years ago now mind, such a lovely relaxing image and love the soft papers too
Hugs Kate xx
- 12 March 2012 at 21:26
- Wendy said...
So gorgeous Coops, love the colours.
Wendy xx
- 12 March 2012 at 21:33
- jules said...
gorgeous card Coops!! love the layout and the papers are so pretty!
- 12 March 2012 at 21:38
- Mad Moose said...
Great card, love the CAS design. Beautifully coloured!
- 12 March 2012 at 21:41
- Debs M said...
great papers, fabby image x
- 12 March 2012 at 21:52
- Mau xx said...
This is so sweet Coops, love the beautiful fresh look it has xxx
Thanks for Congrats...xxxx
- 12 March 2012 at 21:54
- nnalorac said...
Really lovely card Coops, love the image and papers. Carolxx
- 12 March 2012 at 21:56
- Ruth said...
Simply wonderful- I love the image, the colours and the papers, Ruth x
- 12 March 2012 at 21:57
- Juls said...
this is just gorgeous! Hugs Juls
- 12 March 2012 at 22:05
- Ella's Design said...
Oooh, love these fresh colours, Nic!
Sweet image and fab colouring! Lisa x
- 12 March 2012 at 22:10
- Squirrel x said...
Oh wow hun, I just adore this. Love the soft blues and green, the layout is stunning, and that image is wonderful (ashamed to say I have her still uninked). Absolutely gorgeous sweetie. Hugs Sxx
- 12 March 2012 at 22:15
- McCrafty's Cards said...
Gorgeous card Coop's I like the image and the design.
Kevin xx
- 12 March 2012 at 22:20
- Larissa said...
This is really lovely Coops. The image is very lovely and I love all the design papers you have used.
- 12 March 2012 at 22:32
- Rebekah said...
What a gorgeous simple card sweetie I love it hugs Rebekah xx
- 12 March 2012 at 22:44
- Elizabeth said...
Hi Coops, a beautiful card - love the combination of stripes, spots and gingham and the image is as beautifully coloured as usual. Catching up with your more recent posts, I'm filled with admiration for how much you manage to pack into one day and still find time to craft. You'd think that having been a working mum, housewife and domestic goddess who also found time to knit, sew and bake myself that I'd not be so amazed at what you do but I am, it reminds me of just how full my days were back then too :) Have a restful night and take care, Elizabeth x
- 12 March 2012 at 22:44
- Annie said...
Gorgeous card card, love the pastel colours!
Ann xxx
- 12 March 2012 at 22:54
- Sarahshandmadecardsx said...
A gorgeous card Nic. I love that image and the gorgeous soft colours you hve used. I love visiting your blog and would like to nominate you for the Versatile Blog award. Please pop over to my blog for details at http://sarahshandmadecardsx.blogspot.com/ Sarah xx
- 12 March 2012 at 23:05
- Sue said...
This is gorgeous Coops! I love the image and your colouring is stunning! Fab papers and layout - I love the clean lines and fresh colours!
Hope you have a good week!
Big Hugs
Sue xx
- 12 March 2012 at 23:06
- Jen said...
gorgeous coops
jen xxx
- 12 March 2012 at 23:29
- Sandra H said...
Just so beautiful again your colouring is stunning.xx
- 12 March 2012 at 23:30
- Lindsay Craftymonster81 said...
Really gorgeous, I love the papers and the layout and the image is so sweet, such a pretty and elegant card, love it
Lindsay xx
- 12 March 2012 at 23:59
- Netty said...
Loving the cleanness of the design and of course that great image, x
- 13 March 2012 at 00:09
- gina g said...
Gorgeous card Nic i love the sweet image and the layout is fab, i've got plenty of ironing here if your hubbies volunteering lol. luv gina xx
- 13 March 2012 at 00:44
- Anita said...
this is gorgeous. I love the blue & green together and your coloring is beautiful.
- 13 March 2012 at 01:04
- coldwaters2 said...
Hi Nic this is absolutely gorgeous that image looks as if she is so deep in thought and your colouring is perfection to see, the papers and design are superb.
Lorraine x
- 13 March 2012 at 01:07
- Linda said...
This is so pretty..I Love the way you have colored her.And as always Gorgeous work.. Hugs, Linda
- 13 March 2012 at 01:28
- Dangina Martinez said...
Fantastic! Great layout and image!
Tons of Hugs, Dangina
- 13 March 2012 at 01:47
- Vanessa (aka V'ness, Nessa, oldschool) said...
- 13 March 2012 at 02:23
- Mandy said...
Gorgeous card,love the fresh feel and the image is fabulous,not seen it before..Could you get your Hubby to have a work with my Hubby and explain how to do the ironing he doesn't understand when I explain!!!!...lol...
Mandy x
- 13 March 2012 at 05:35
- Margarets designer cards said...
Gorgeous card, she looks like one of our grand daughters, you images always look so lovely and real.
- 13 March 2012 at 06:13
- Jackie said...
Fabulous card, I love those wonderful papers and colours :o)
Jackie xx
- 13 March 2012 at 07:26
- Kathleen said...
Simply gorgeous.
Kathleen x
- 13 March 2012 at 07:42
- Sue said...
A simply beautiful card,love it.
Sue x
- 13 March 2012 at 08:14
- Chrissy said...
What a great man you have there Coops...
Gorgeous card too, love the image and colouring, very clean and beautiful.
Luv CHRISSYxx
- 13 March 2012 at 08:46
- Shirley said...
Lovely image and colouring and the card colours are gorgeous.
Luv, Shirley
- 13 March 2012 at 08:50
- Lee said...
Blimey send him over to me will you LOl.
Your card is sooo Beautiful in every way.I LOVE the image n layout.Gorgeous colours.Huggles xx
- 13 March 2012 at 11:16
- Grenouille Greetings said...
Another lovely layout, Coops and beautiful colouring too! Hugs, Lesley
- 13 March 2012 at 11:16
- Rosietoes said...
Beautiful image and colours. Love the lo.
Edna x
- 13 March 2012 at 11:21
- Michele Roos said...
This is such a gorgeous card Nic. I love the image you've used and the colours also. Hugs Michele x
- 13 March 2012 at 13:09
- Becky said...
Another gorgeous card hun, love the colours and I really like how you have done your layers of the backing papers.
Becky x
- 13 March 2012 at 13:37
- Roma said...
Beautiful card ,pretty papers & lovely coloured image x
- 13 March 2012 at 13:47
- Shazza said...
this is so pretty x
- 13 March 2012 at 19:05
- Christine said...
Lovely colours. Me and my mum were discussing this card this morning! :) xx
- 13 March 2012 at 22:58
- Sarah said...
Just stunning, I love the image x
- 14 March 2012 at 17:26
- xxxtglxxx said...
This is beautiful! Gorgeous colours and layout and so fresh and clean looking Nic! :)
Lurrrrrve those papers!
- 15 March 2012 at 00:42
- Cazza said...
A really pretty card Coops!
- 16 March 2012 at 21:25
- Cathy said...
Simply stunning Coops. I love the cleanness of the papers and your colouring is amazing. a Thank you for joining in the Sugar Bowl this time.
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Partly, I think, it's an aspiration of mine to be a better writer, and I figure that the more I read the better I will get at writing. But then, I also think I plough these books for wisdom, for things that will change and enrich my perspective of life. Listening to music, by contrast, is (as much as it can be for a part-time music critic and Dissensian ) purely pleasurable.
lol anyone whose been near a therapist will tell you its the tyranny of 'i should'.
This article made me think of this thread.
I loved that article, was reading bits out to people for about a week after reading it`. Inbox Zero (what a genius name) must rank as peak bullshit; someone should make a film about the rise and breakdown of Merlin Mann.
"One of the sneakier pitfalls of an efficiency-based attitude to time is that we start to feel pressured to use our leisure time "productively", too – an attitude which implies that enjoying leisure for its own sake, which you might have assumed was the whole point of leisure, is somehow not quite enough."
Well, quite. Bane of my life, recently at least.
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@Tea that's a good quote. Neoliberalism/whatever we want to call it as an all-consuming ideology, so ingrained that it's barely noticed. Always polishing up the CV first and foremost, whether at business or play, Fromm's 'marketing personality'
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All these stupid puzzle game apps that can't be marketed as simply a bit of fun, oh no, they have to be 'brain teasers' and 'mental gym equipment' to make you a faster, leaner, smarter worker.
Fuck that shit. Zapping aliens is its own reward, or should be.
Amen to that. And amen to you too, alien scum!
Baboon is here to kick ass and chew bubble gum - and he's all outta gum!
For the first time in my life I have subscribed to a weekly news magazine. Printed. I grew up reading news sites/newspaper sites on the web, naturally, but especially with all the social-media-crap-plugins those sites have become unreadable really, and I have wasted too much time in the comments sections, too.
Now, I read this mag at the weekends, it gives me a nice round news update, I am not distracted by links/comments and whatnot. Question is, however, how long will that form of journalism still exists?
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I was going to make a thread along the lines of 'How do you believe in anything?' or 'How do you know that what you believe is true?' but I think it's just another manifestation of the neurosis I was describing in post 1 of this thread.
Tree of Knowledge innit!
I believe that the sun will rise tomorrow because it always has, because that fits with my (partial) understanding of astrophysics and because I've not seen anything from a credible source that suggests that it won't.
There is a small chance that I am wrong. I acknowledge this, park it - and then get on with my day.
You can scale that up to all sorts of other things.
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Chris Brown Gets 'Swatted' With Phony Domestic Violence Claim
Perhaps capitalizing on his reunion with Rihanna -- which, if you'll recall, is nobody's business despite being plastered all over Instagram and Twitter -- pranksters called in a scare at Chris Brown's Los Angeles mansion.
The frantic phony phone call insinuated that a horrific domestic violence situation was going down, so of course cops swarmed the joint. Because history.
Radar Online reports that law enforcement sped to Brown's residence late last night (Jan. 21) after a call claimed that a scary domestic dispute had escalated to gunplay.
However, whoever made the call appears to think Brown has kids, because they described the bustup as being between a "mother and father." This implies that they're either not up to date on their gossip (and should read us more often, obvs) or they just picked a random address to mess with and wound up landing on a celeb's.
Brown wasn't home when the cops arrived, but members of his staff were lurking about.
The prank calls reporting fake scares at the homes of famous people are known as "swatting" -- essentially, someone makes the call and it results in a huge outlay of police (often SWAT officers, hence the name). Breezy is only the latest in a slew of celebs who've fallen victim to swatting, including Miley Cyrus, Ashton Kutcher and Justin Bieber.
The LA Times reports "a 12-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the reports involving Bieber and Kutcher." Guess he got tired of little girls and Demi Moore getting all the attention.


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Unhappy Customer Destroys $430K Maserati Because of Poor Service at the Dealership
People in China really need to work on how to behave in public.
First, there was the woman who went dookie in a subway station elevator and now comes this wizard who decided to destroy a Maserati.
That's just dumb, but what's even dumber is why he did it. The car's owner decided to manhandle the $430,000 Quattroporte because he was unhappy with the service he received at the dealership, claiming he got used parts and employees failed to repair everything he asked them to fix.
Instead, of, oh, you know, going to a new body shop, ripping the dealership a new one online or calling whatever China's version of the Better Business Bureau is, the owner did the next most sensible thing: he hired some goons to pummel the vehicle with sledgehammers in front of a crowd of curious onlookers. Not a good investment, you say? Well, considering he has the money to buy a Maserati, you can bet he also has the funds to destroy one.
Let's hope this doesn't start a trend. We'd hate to see people smash their 60-inch plasma TV to pieces because the cable guy didn't show up on time or chop off an arm because their insurance company denied their claim to cover their asthma medication.


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I'm getting a pretty good feel for Iowa's new players and how they will contribute in the upcoming season. At the end of the Prime Time League this month, I will write a full analysis of how Iowa basketball shapes up entering the 2009-2010 season. But here's a look at the newcomers and how I think they can contribute for Iowa.
Iowa coaches will expect only one of the four new players to start, while the other three will contribute in different roles. Freshman Cully Payne will start at the point. Freshman Brennan Cougill will see significant time in the post. Freshman Eric May will play in spurts but his time will be determined by real practice and the non-conference schedule in November. Junior Devon Archie will split time at power forward.
Payne (6-foot) will start and run the show for Coach Todd Lickliter. He's got plenty of talent, but he's young and will make mistakes. He's the first true point guard under Lickliter and demonstrates more interest in running an offense and getting the proper players into position than his predecessors. Payne can shoot fairly well and can drive at times, too. He has struggled in the PTL with more athletic defenders, like Kirkwood's Kaylon Williams, and can be beaten off the ball by quicker ball-handlers. I'd say he's a little more skilled at the point than Jeff Peterson but has a lot to prove to match Peterson's toughness. It's likely he's in for a long season squaring off against Penn State's Talor Battle, Michigan State's Kalin Lucas and Michigan's Manny Harris. He'll do OK but he'll take his lumps.
May (6-5) is a tremendous athlete. He's perhaps the most versatile player on the team. He can play inside and outside. He guards at least four positions and brings as much intensity as any player on the court. He'll contribute by playing hard, but he doesn't have a defined position right now. I look for May playing about 15 minutes a game rotating from shooting guard to power forward at times.
Cougill (6-10) will see about 40 percent of the action in the post as a back-up to Jarryd Cole. Cougill is a skilled passer and a good shooter. He has decent moves in the post and works hard. He struggles against more physical big men. His conditioning also is improving, but not a strength. The good thing about Cougill is he's aware of his deficiencies and working on them daily. Right now he's more of a finesse post player but in two years could be a real solid inside player.
Archie (6-9) is the most athletic player on the team. He's sleek, can jump and has good moves to the basket. He's a decent passer and makes good attempts to set screens, a bonus in Lickliter's system. But Archie doesn't play real physical and doesn't appear to fight for position under the basket. He's a different player than sophomore forward Aaron Fuller, which will make for a good combination at the position. Archie compares favorably with former Iowa player Kurt Looby.
Bottom line: These players will contribute this year but won't save the world. They likely will supplement their teammates and fill the required roles. Payne, Cougill and May will help build a foundation for Iowa's future, but like many freshmen, they will experience the lows before the highs.
Here are a couple of highlights from Monday's Prime Time League:


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BRISTOL — As divided as it was, Monday's annual meeting of the Bristol Police District in Holley Hall was a testament to the effectiveness of democracy in a small-town setting. The 2010-2011 fiscal year police spending plan of $337,322 was passed by a thin margin of 19-16 in a paper ballot vote.
BRISTOL — Voters in the Bristol Police District next month will weigh in a proposed budget for the 2011-2012 fiscal year that features a 10.5 percent cut in spending and would require 6.5 percent less money from taxpayers.
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TB vaccine hopes fade
A major trial of a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine has ended in failure, marking a major setback in the fight against the disease, which cause 1.4 million deaths a year.
The latest vaccine, known as MVA85A, failed to protect babies who had already had the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), the BBC reported.
BCG is only partially effective against the bacterium that causes TB, which is why several international teams are working on new vaccines.
The trial, in South Africa, involved 2,794 healthy children aged four to six months, half of whom received MVA85A and the rest a placebo.
They were followed up for an average of two years.
The researchers found 32 cases of TB in those who had received the vaccine compared with 39 in the placebo group.
This gave an effectiveness of 17 percent, which is so low as to be statistically non-significant.
Designed to boost the immune responses that have been primed by the BCG vaccine, MVA85A has been undergoing human trials for more than a decade, showing it to be safe and to stimulate a high level of immune response in adults.
It induced modest immune responses against TB in the infants, but these were much lower than those previously seen in adults, and were insufficient to protect against the disease, said Prof Helen McShane, from the University of Oxford, who developed the vaccine.
This was the first big study in infants since BCG vaccine was introduced in 1921.
Prof McShane said that the trial provided valuable information despite the setback.
In an accompanying editorial Christopher Dye, of the World Health Organization (WHO), and Paul Fine, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said although the results were disappointing they were "not a terminal prognosis for MVA85A, or for any of the other tuberculosis vaccines in development".
The trial results were reported in the Lancet medical journal.
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NOTE: This help page applies to both LifeTopix (and other classic LightArrow apps) as well as to LightArrow Organizer for iOS and Mac. So, the screenshots and directions may vary slightly based on the app you're using.
1. From the "Calendar" card tap the "Travel + Places" tile.
2. From the "Travel + Places" topic view you can view all your trips by tapping the "Trips + Visitors" tile.
3. From this view you can group your trips and visits by tapping the dropdown button.
4. You can create a trip by tapping one of the '+' buttons, and then tap the "Trip" button.
5. From the "Quick Trips" view enter a title for the trip and then tap the "Full Details" button.
6. From the "Trip" view set the "Start" and "End" fields. If you tap "Add Photo" that is next to the "Name" and "Comment" field you can add a picture to the trip. If the LightArrow Organizer App has permission to use the iOS Camera you'll see an additional option called "Take Photo".
7. In the "Trip" view you can set places that you will be visiting such as museums, or the hotel you're staying at. Next tap the "Places" tile. From the "Places" view tap the '+/-' button to add a place.
8. From the "Select Places" view you can select/unselect places that have already been created in this App or create a new place. Tap the '+' button to create a new place. From the "New Place" view enter a name and then tap the "Create and Add More Data".
9. If you tap "Add Photo" that is next to the "Name" and "Rating" fields you can add a picture to the place. If the LightArrow Organizer App has permission to use the iOS Camera you'll see an additional option called "Take Photo".
10. To set the location of the museum tap the "Location" tile and then tap "Specify/Show on Map".
11. Then tap the "Search" field and type in the National museum of natural history, and then tap the "Search" button. Then tap the row that says, "National Museum of Natural History".
Then tap the "Save" button on the "Location" view. Now on the "New Place" view you can see the "Location" is set. Tap the "Save" button on the "New Place" view.
12. From the "Select Places" view tap the "Save" button. From the "Places" view tap the back button.
Now you can see the "Places" tile has a badge count and shows the place that was created and set for this trip.
13. You can also associate items to the trip such as task, checklists, etc. Scroll down on the "Trip" view until you see "Associated Items" and tap the '+' button. Then tap "Create New".
Then from the "Quick Add" tap the "Task" button. Enter the title of the task, in this example created a task to book a ticket for the trip and set the date when this needs to be completed by. Then tap the "Save" button.
Now on the Trips view you'll see a "Tasks" button with a badge count that displays the number of associated tasks for this trip. If you tap the button you'll see a list of all the associated tasks for this trip, and you can create more tasks to associate to this trip by tapping the '+' button.
Enter a title for the next task, and tap the "Save" button. Then tap the back button to get back to the "Trip" view.
14. Next create a checklist and associate to the trip. Click the '+' button under "Associated Items" on the trip view.
Then tap the "Checklist" button. Enter a name for the checklist and then tap the '+' button.
Then tap "List Item". Enter the name of the item to add to the checklist and then tap the "Save" button. Repeat to add more items.
Then after you're finished adding items tap the "Save" button.
14. Also, you can create and associate expenses to the trip. Click the '+' button under "Associated Items" on the trip view.
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Windows on the Bay
Windows on the Bay is a guide to real estate, buildings, home improvement and landscaping in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula. Check out the articles here or click the image to the right to download the PDF.
Wilton: Everywhere you look speaks of time
Stephen Foster was looking for a challenge when he found historic Wilton. Built in about 1763, it had been vacant for more than 60 years. Amazingly it was intact.
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Joe and Claire Monroe loved boating so much, they shed their ties to land and moved aboard their boat. That was four boats and 29 years ago. Now, whim and scenic shoreline determine where these vagabonds call home.
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this Cindy-person's last name. You can E/M me if you want, in fact, I'd prefer it that way. I worked for a Psycho Maniac named Cindy before, and wonder if they're the same person!
firstname.lastname@example.com...thanks a bunch!
Thank you for mentioning things in your latest post that you left out of your first. See how easily one can jump to conclusions?
For what it is worth, I ran my own daycare for 10 years. I know EXACTLY what it is like to be the one responsible for every aspect of running a business day in and day out, when people don't show up or go to lunch and don't come back, having to meet laws from varies state agencies that are contrary to one another and smile the whole time. I've started work at 5 in the morning and finished at 9 at night (while trying to raise my own two young children). I know what it is like to cook for 95 kids EVERY day for a year because I couldn't keep good help. I know that until I converted all my private investment into a nonprofit organization, I could not achieve the success with my business that I was able to do. Imagine working for 10 years and having NOTHING left of it but a good reputation, no retirement plan, no assests, nada, because the effects you left on people and the benefits you offered were worth all of it. Would you be willing to do that? Not many would, I bet.
When you want to yell at me some more and show your true colors, you will turn away the good MTs whom you were trying to entice in your original post. See how easy it was to fly off the handle.
I do wish your business well, but I stand by what I said. I save you money by working from home and doing what I do. Every year I get devalued by the onslaught of forces I cannot control. If you want to toot your own horn, I would suggest a marketing consultation next time.
I work for a smaller MT company who, like the employer of the previous poster, seems to want to keep their MTs in the dark about what's going on behind the scenes. However, reading between the lines and according to the grapevine our company recently was apparently outsourcing some work to the Philippines, and apparently, when the hospital found out, they were livid! The MTs were also upset, as this was one of our best accounts, the kind that make the other slog work worthwhile - and they handed it over to the Philippines...well, recently, we all of a sudden had a whole lot of this account's work available once again - my guess is, no more Philippines! I hope this means the hospital issued an ultimatum - and this means they appreciate our work and understand that you get what you pay for.
to stop whining because we haven't tried the new platform yet. I have been using the platform for a year. I just got done doing a report that STILL required extensive editing, and lucky me, I am going to be paid even less! After a year, I repeat, a year, this wonderful magical ISR is still making the same errors that I have to correct over and over and over and over, day after day. I certainly do not see where that is productive. For example, it puts 5 to 0 nylon for 5-0 nylon. How many times should you have to correct that for it to finally learn? I have made that correction hundreds of times, and it still doesn't get it. It leaves out whole chunks of sentences and doesn't even get words that are perfectly clear. Some reports turn out good, some are complete garbage. My production has increased a little, but no where near what they claimed.
So stop telling me to calm down and give it a chance. I have given it a chance. I will be very interested in what you think of it after you have used it for awhile.
At least the Enterprise people have some glimmer of hope that maybe it won't be a cut in pay for you, but for me, it was most definitely a cut in pay.
in my post above.
Yes, I knew going in that I wouldn't get any PTO for a year. I made the mistake of thinking in terms of "vacation," never thinking I'd need it as backup for all the system problems.
And, yes, I knew the problem wasn't the sound card, and I'm very glad that others are backing me up on this, acknowledging that it's a company-wide problem with the platform. It's not always all the MT's fault.
I was only trying to tell the poster to think long and hard. Accepting a new job is a big decision to make.
I'm not the owner. I'm an employee. And if it appears that I'm touchy, it's because I know for a fact that one of TC's ex-employees has done nothing but trash the company, to the point where I had to stop communicating with her because I was tired of hearing non-stop negativity, when she didn't even work there any more. Maybe you're not that person; maybe you are.
Either way, it's a good, solid company, and potential employees shouldn't be scared away by negative posts concerning it.
Have a nice day.
I used to be QA for another company, and when you have to tell the same person the same thing over and over again, you do get annoyed, and maybe it comes out. Can't really say, cause I've never had that problem with them. I do know many of you on this board and others don't like to be told you are doing ANYTHING wrong, so I can only imagine.


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So I added BF3Stats to my Client config file, as well as the Layer (on our rented host), restarted my Procon Client, then stopped/restarted our Procon Layer host, and it appeared. But when one of my new admins right-clicked a player name, they only saw Metabans, so I walked him through setting it up on his client. Very odd, but at least we have it going now.
Phil, this is one of the best features available on the tool, it's unbelievably helpful and useful. Thank you.
28-09-2012, 14:05 #12
Last edited by HexaCanon; 28-09-2012 at 18:57.Feeding is my job.
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got the info to implement the above website
Name : hedix
URL : http://cheatometer.hedix.de/?p=%player_name%
was wondering if replacements such as %server_ip% and %server_port% exists, would be nice to implement gametracker punkbuster screenshots.Feeding is my job.
29-09-2012, 12:40 #14
And.. no actually there are no replacements for server related informations like IP or port. Hmm... but the idea is good.
Well, I understand that it is a bit irritating. That the main right click menu entry for Stats-Lookup is also used to direct to some site is done because of backward compatibility. I/We wanted the known default link which is hard coded in Procon to stay in a known way even if users delete all custom links. But the question to change or to add some links came very often...
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Phil et. al,
For PBBans link to work, you need to be logged into PBBans. So this has always worked for me in the past, right click, and select PBBans, up pops the players record in PBBans.
Recently however, I get an invalid captcha related error (Invalid Captcha Entered), even though I'm logged in. Is there a browser issue, or browser plugin keeping the PBBans record from coming up? It happens with both Chrome, and Firefox. Very strange.
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Still not working properly, very odd. I'm logged into PBBans, confirmed. When I right-click a player and select my PBBans link, it's telling me "invalid captcha entered", which never happened before. Just started recently. Did PBBans change the link?
14-11-2012, 04:11 #18
I don't know. Maybe grizzlybeer can say something to it.
But a quick look and try using their page showed that you can search and use a ULR like the one posted without being looked in and without the need to fill out a captcha.
17-11-2012, 18:48 #19
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you can use also:
(find "nick" + "guid"(last 8)= together)
others game-typs - you have to change it ..
(bf2, bfh, moh, cod4 etc. - same shortcode, also in your "pbsv.cfg" settings for "ggc stream")
26-07-2013, 19:34 #20
Since PBScreens.com has a new website, the link has been restored. You can use:
http://pbscreens.com/?profile-%player_PBguid%I won't do support via PM: if you need help, make a topic on the public forums.


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Atheist Guy together with Muslim Girl = Clash of the Titans.....who wins?
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Try putting it this way:
Person who lives with sensible rules vs person who not only lives with irrational dictates but whose belief systems specifically target her as a second-class citizen.
Sooner or later, the person living in a religious strait jacket will notice that the person she's living with isn't subject to the restrictions that have been foisted on her, that he has greater freedom of action and thought and is probably inviting her to join him in that freedom. I think freedom is one of the most attractive concepts available to humankind, and the only reason why someone might reject it would be because of the severe indoctrination and scare tactics we associate with religion in general and islam in particular. Granted, some people raised with those restrictions act as though they love their chains. I have to believe that having an example of a LACK of those chains up close and personal would make for an interesting education, though.
I guess you and I know different women - I do not recognize this in any woman I know. I've meet some tough and very determined women in my wife and some more subtle. I've also meet men who I would categorize as more submissive wanting a steady and changeless life. To me, finding a partner that compliments who you are is the key. We're all different - categorizing a whole gender with specific traits is way way removed from reality.
Titans? Really? I see no difference from any other theist here. In the end, reason will win. Once a life-time of indoctrination has no where else to go but out people are free from the stupidity of religion - Islam included.
If both have patience then it's a tie.. :)
I'd like to think it need not be a clash.
Muslim guy together with atheist girl; there's a clash.
C'mon, guys; you know girls have what winning requires.
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BOSTON (AP) For the second time in less than a week, Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers had to tell his team that they would be without a key contributor for the remainder of the season.
The Celtics announced Friday that first-round draft choice Jared Sullinger underwent successful lumbar disk surgery and will miss the rest of the season. He is expected to be ready in time for next season's training camp.
``He was playing great,'' Rivers said. ``I think the good news is we know he can play and we know he will be a very good player. In the long run, this will make him healthier.''
The announcement came five days after All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo was diagnosed with a torn ACL that will keep him out for the rest of the season.
``Losing Rondo was big enough for us and now we're losing Sully, one of the best rebounders on the team,'' guard Courtney Lee said. ``It was definitely shocking. We didn't know how serious (his) injury was when he left the game.''
Rivers told his team after Friday morning's shootaround that Sullinger would be out for the season.
``(It was) one of those moments where it's, `Man, it can't get much worse than this,''' said Lee, who was unaware Sullinger had the surgery. ``We want to stay positive. We need to continue to fight and continue to push.''
For the Celtics, ranked 29th in the league in rebounds entering Friday night's game, the injury means others will need to contribute on the glass. In 45 games, Sullinger averaged six points and 5.9 rebounds, which was third-best on the team.
``We will have to play differently - again,'' Rivers said. ``We will definitely have to be a small-ball team. We'll have to be creative. Our perimeter guys are going to have to rebound more. The guy I will put the most pressure on, and it's a little unfair because he's never been a great rebounder, is Jeff (Green). When he's in the game, he will have to rebound.''
Sullinger had been tabbed as a lottery pick before health concerns dropped him to 21st overall in the draft.
``We're very happy to have drafted him,'' Rivers said. ``We felt that this would happen at some point, but we just thought it would be during the summer where we could just say it is time to do it. It just happened now.''


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Chad can realize greater productivity, boost the incomes of small-holder farmers, and make nutritious balanced food more accessible, reliable and affordable for all people.
Ndjamena, Chad (PRWEB) September 16, 2013
Chad will embark on an ambitious plan to eliminate food insecurity and boost progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in this Sahelian country where up to 25 percent of the population face the risk of going hungry and more than a third of children are chronically malnourished.
"Chad can realize greater productivity, boost the incomes of small-holder farmers, and make nutritious balanced food more accessible, reliable and affordable for all people," said UNDP Administrator Helen Clark, launching the plan with the country's Prime Minister, Joseph Djimrangar Dadnadji.
Deployed over a period of three years, the USD 1 billion scheme will bring together government and local and international development actors to identify bottlenecks and practical solutions to tackle food security over time.
The objective is to cut the country's malnutrition rate in half and reduce the percentage of the population suffering from chronic hunger to less than twenty one per cent by 2015.
Consistent with Chad's National Development Plan, these efforts are expected to reduce poverty further and accelerate progress on other development goals, including those relating to maternal health and child mortality.
The programme will focus on the development of small-scale irrigation, access to seeds, fertilizer and equipment for small producers, with a particular emphasis on women. It will also aim to diversify crops and train farmers on climate change adaptation techniques.
Chad has faced recurring food crises since the 1970s, due to a combination of climate-related events such as droughts and floods, the massive spread of locusts and of conflict. Similar issues perpetuate vulnerability elsewhere in the Sahel.
During her official visit to the country, the Administrator traveled to the Eastern region of Dar Sila, where UNDP, the Government of Chad, partner agencies and civil society have teamed up to pilot an integrated approach to building resilience at the community level.
The programme aims to help all people living in these areas – be they local or from other countries -- to grow and sell food, as well as manage the environment more sustainably.
It will also support local authorities as they draw up development plans to deliver better services, preserve the rule of law, and prevent conflict through further strengthening of local peace committees.
Chad has ample natural resources, accelerated rates of growth, and progress on a number of MDGs, such as primary education, the number of women elected to parliament and combating HIV/AIDS. More than half of the population, however, lives below the national poverty line, with limited access to basic social services.
During her visit, Helen Clark is meeting with a number of government officials, including the President Idriss Déby Itno, women leaders, international partners and local dignitaries.
The Administrator's visit is happening just days before world leaders convene in New York, during the United Nations General Assembly, to discuss progress on the MDGs and determine the nature of the post-2015 global development agenda.
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The Golden Age
Many hadiths indicate the existence of a period when the Qur'an's values will pervade Earth. This period, known as the Golden Age, will last for more than half a century and, in many ways, will resemble the Blessed Period of our Prophet (saas). We call this period the Golden Age due to our Prophet's (saas) Paradise-like depictions of it. It will be marked by the abundance of every type of goods and crops, the establishment of security, justice, peace, and happiness; and the use of advanced technology for humanity's comfort, ease, joy, and peace. No one will be in need, for all goods and services will be available to satisfy all people's material needs. Many hadiths say that "weapons will be silenced," and thus herald a world filled with peace. In the Golden Age, enemy nations will become brothers and sisters and re-establish peace, friendship, and love among their leaders and peoples.
Technology will reach its peak, and people will receive its fullest benefits. Medicine, agriculture, communication, transportation, and industry will undergo remarkable development, and people will continuously witness new discoveries. Each discovery will become an impetus for another and thereby contribute to the overall acceleration of discoveries.
The arts will flourish, and the broad horizons and deep thinking granted by faith in Allah will advance all branches of art. Such a spirit will enable people to produce glamorous works of music, theater, and painting. According to one hadith, people will be so content that they will spend their days with no idea as to how time passes and how one day turns into the next. They will pray to Allah to prolong their lives in order to receive more benefits from these graces. Another Prophetic hadith states that "the younger ones wish they were grown-ups, while the adults wish they were younger… The good become even more good, and the wicked ones are treated well.1
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Truly, Madly, Deeply
Pianist Nina (Juliet Stevenson) and cellist Jamie (Alan Rickman) played together and loved together. When they weren't making music with each other, they made love. It was an idyllic romantic and musical partnership, and when Jamie dies, Nina takes it very hard. The condolences of friends and relatives don't help much when everything in the apartment they shared reminds her of him. She's a real basket case, and can barely get on with her life. One day, while plunking dejectedly on the piano, Nina looks up to discover Jamie, in ghostly form, lively as ever and just as loving. With a few new wrinkles (such as parties which include Jamie's newfound ghost friends), they resume living their relationship almost as before. Nina's friends are puzzled at her change from suicidal despondency to giddy cheerfulness, but Jamie has pledged Nina to secrecy about their renewed relationship. For that reason, she cannot find any good excuses for not responding to the romantic advances of a living man, Mark (Michael Maloney). Before long, she will have to choose between the two of them.
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(From Left-to-Right): Green Forest Car Wash creators and owners,Thomas Ennis, Patricia Knott and customer service operator, Earl Hollinshed. Despite colleagues' concerns about the surrounding area, Ennis saw South Los Angeles as a positive and worthwhile opportunity for Green Forest Car Wash.
Los Angeles-based company investing in Southern California neighborhoods
Going on the theory "you can build a better mouse trap," a pair of Los Angeles business leaders is revolutionizing the drive-through car wash and investing in local communities all at the same time. The brainchild of Thomas Ennis and Patricia Knott, Green Forest Car Wash' second theme car wash and the first-ever dinosaur car wash, is now open in south central Los Angeles at 951 W Florence. A second dinosaur car wash will open June 27 in Bell Garden at 6357 S Eastern Avenue. The company expects to invest $10 million this year in these new ventures.
"Here in the Entertainment Capital of the World," we're making going to the car wash fun for car crazy Angelenos," said Thomas Ennis, founder, NS Wash Systems. Ennis has more than 50 years' experience in all facets of the car wash industry. His company's first theme and signature car wash, Green Forest Car Wash, opened in Hawthorne five years ago. His partner and co-founder is local real estate developer, Patricia Knott.
According to Ennis, his company has the edge in the competitive car wash industry because he's been on the equipment side of the business for more than 50 years.
"I spent years inventing and selling the washing brushes, polishers, water delivery systems and dryers to car wash owners. We have a better understanding of what works, what doesn't work and why. That's why our concept, the Green Forest Car Wash, has been successful in its first location and we are excited to be part of the revitalization of the former Jomar Car Wash and invest in this enterprising community."
Owned by longtime residents Mr. and Mrs. Windell Whitemore, who converted the wash to a used car lot almost 20 years ago, the couple is happy to watch the transformation of their car wash and the community.
"Community investment is important to creating new businesses, encouraging expansion, and bringing new jobs," said Maxine Waters. "We applaud the Green Forest Car Wash for their support of this community and their effort to create jobs and opportunities for our residents."
Their car wash concept, The Green Forest Car Wash, makes the mundane task of washing the car fun and affordable. Building on their success in the South Bay, the car wash developers have moved on to Florence and future locations in Bell Garden and Baldwin Hills.
The Florence car wash is larger than the first location in Hawthorne and features animatronic dinosaurs, and a wall mural whose tiles were painted by the Whitemores, and the first customers of the car wash, many of whom aren't licensed to drive yet.
The Hawthorne Green Forest Car Wash won the South Bay Environmental Award twice. Since its opening, the car wash has been recognized for conservation of natural resources in an industry that works hard to be a leader in environmental issues, including water use, power consumption and air quality.
"We strive to live up to our name, Green Forest, not only by teaching customers a thing or two about the Rain Forest and the role it plays in the world's eco-system, but in using state-of-the-art reclamation systems that recycle water," said Patricia Knott, co-founder of Green Forest Car Wash. "The new Florence location, longer and wider than our first car wash, allows us to utilize even more power and water saving features, which makes it even more environmentally friendly.
The Green Forest Car Washes wash cars, and create an entertaining and educational drive-thru experience with teachings about ecology and the environment. Green Forest Car Wash plans several more of their concept car washes throughout the next five years. They are planning a national chain of Green Forest Car Washes.
All photos by Brian W. Carter
For more information, visit www.greenforestcarwash.com.


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(AP) Deaths, rescues, records arise from winter storm
By The Associated Press
A winter storm that swept across the Midwest this week blew through parts of Canada and the East on Friday, producing more than a foot of snow in spots, giving rise to gusty winds and leaving bone-chilling cold in its wake. A look at the storm:
In the Northeast, the storm appeared to save the most snow for Massachusetts, where more than 13 inches fell in Boston and almost 2 feet fell to the north. The temperature was 2 degrees in Boston on Friday morning but felt like minus-20 with the wind chill. New York City's Central Park got 6 inches of snow, while across the city in the Ozone Park section of Queens, 10.5 inches fell. On suburban Long Island, as much as 11 inches fell and was accompanied by wind gusts as high as 40 mph. Parts of New Jersey saw at least 10 inches of snow.
Residents of Toronto, where the temperature hit minus-7, heard loud booms generated by underground water freezing and expanding. In International Falls, Minn., renowned for its cold weather, residents considered a temperature hovering around zero a reprieve from Thursday's low of minus-43; the temperature was expected to plummet again.
Green Bay, Wis., and Fort Wayne, Ind., saw record lows of minus-18 and minus-10, respectively.
Three hikers from South Carolina who set out Thursday for a 10-day backpacking trip on the Appalachian Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the Tennessee-North Carolina border found themselves in snow drifts 2 feet high as wind chills dipped to minus-20 and called for help on their cellphones. The weather hampered rescue efforts, but rangers eventually reached them with warm clothing and tents, finding them weak and unable to walk. They were taken to a North Carolina hospital and treated for hypothermia and frostbite.
In Vermont, workers rescued an infant from a car crash Thursday night by pulling the baby up a steep embankment; the child, a man and a woman were taken to a hospital.
Weather associated with the storm was responsible for at least 15 deaths across the country in the past few days, including a worker who was killed by a falling pile of road salt outside Philadelphia; a 79-year-old woman with Alzheimer's disease who froze after wandering away from her home in western New York; and a 12-year-old car passenger who died when the vehicle driven by his 14-year-old friend crashed on a slick road in southwestern Michigan.
Hundreds of schools closed in several states Friday because of the snow or cold, and sometimes both. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered a rare closure of the nation's largest district, saying cold was the deciding factor. In Minnesota, where the temperature was forecast to dip as low as minus-30, Gov. Mark Dayton ordered all public schools statewide to close.
Nearly 1,900 flights were canceled nationwide Friday. Major highways around New York City, including the New York State Thruway and the Long Island Expressway, reopened after being closed overnight. In Connecticut, state police reported 225 traffic accidents by morning, and New York state police said there were dozens on Interstate 87 north of Albany.
A tanker carrying crude oil crashed and went off a bridge Thursday on snowy Interstate 69 in Michigan, creating a toxic fire and forcing the evacuation of homes and businesses. In suburban Philadelphia, a 100-foot pile of road salt toppled over Thursday and trapped a worker operating a backhoe; the man died. In Indiana, a pickup truck collided with a charter bus loaded with casino patrons Wednesday, killing the pickup driver and injuring 15 bus passengers. A New Jersey Transit bus slid backward down an icy hill Friday and crashed into a carpet store, injuring the driver, who was the only person aboard.
Though the light, dry snow the storm produced didn't create much of a threat to power lines, officials had feared high winds would. By Friday morning, outages were minimal, with around 6,000 customers in the dark in the Washington-Baltimore area and only 200 powerless in Maine, where an ice storm last week affected 160,000 customers in the state.
Outreach teams looked to get homeless people off the streets of New York City and Boston.
New York's outreach teams fielded 76 reports about homeless people between 8 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. Friday, compared with about a dozen on a normal night. Staffers spoke with 58 homeless people, some several times; 13 of those people decided to go to shelters. The city declared a Code Blue, allowing authorities to take people to shelters against their will if their health was at risk from the cold, but no one required that, the Department of Homeless Services said.


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Brian Frick is the Associate for Camp and Conferences Ministries with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He has been involved in camp and conference ministry since high school. For the past ten years, Brian has served as program director of Johnsonburg Center in New Jersey, Westminster Woods in California, and Heartland Center in Missouri.
Camp and conference ministry compliments and partners with other ministry aspects of our church to foster faith development and reflection. As our communities and our church changes, our ministries need to grow and adapt with creative and emergent programming and leadership to meet new realities.
These blogs entries, though varied, are intended to spur thought and conversation around the opportunities and challenges before us.
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A red light from a bronze lantern beams out at night from a Helidon brown sandstone cenotaph, standing on a high point of a northern thoroughfare leading towards Brisbane's Central Business District.
The octagonal pavilion with its four arches and domed roof was unveiled on ANZAC Day 1925 on behalf of the citizens of Windsor to commemorate local residents who had served in WWI.
This dominating cenotaph, designed by honorary architects FR Hall and WA Devereux and constructed by Peter Frew, is rare among Queensland's WWI monuments because of its octagonal design. Yeronga's Memorial is closest in style in Brisbane.
External corner panels are inscribed with names of some 120 local war dead. Red and blue concrete borders a leaded marble commemorative plaque on the pavilion's floor. Moulded laurel wreath ornamentation encircle the ceiling.
The Windsor War Memorial stands on the site of the original school situated between Lutwyche Road and Roblane Street, Windsor-opposite the former Windsor Town Council Chambers.


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AI Training & Certification
"Great to know that IBM is creating a skilled pool. Wipro would certainly be interested in looking at these freshers with certifications for recruitment."
Lakshman Badiga, CIO, Wipro Technologies
"Recruiters see great value in these certifications. During placement, they clearly prioritize the IBM certified candidates over others."
Dr. Anil Chaudhury, HOD - IT, SKIT, Jaipur
"The IBM Academic Initiative Program from IBM is unique platform for the students and the faculty to explore the wealth of exciting resources, cutting edge technologies and opportunities. These software tools, workshops and Quiz contests offered by IBM Academic Initiative add value to the students and faculty. An innovative national level Software Development contest The Great Mind Challenge (TGMC) brings out the hidden talent and also improves analytical skills of the students, for solving real time project problems with the use emerging technologies and enterprise class software. Knowledge of these would give them a good stead and give them an edge over others when applying for Jobs. The IBM Academic Initiative Program is the only Program which fills the exact gap between technical institutions and industry and makes student industry ready."
K. Dasaradh Ramaiah, Associate Professor - HOD (IT), Padmashri Dr.B V Raju Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
"Acharya Institute of Technology's collaboration with IBM has provided our students exposure to the latest technologies. IBM is one of the world-class IT companies whose products and services are widely used all over the world. IBM software Centre of Excellence would serve our student interests and provide a good reach-out for IBM training and technologies. The IBM certifications on popular technologies would help our students to gain an edge in the job market. Further, this tie-up would also help our faculty to upgrade their technical domain knowledge."
Prof.Vishwasnathan,HOD, Dept.of MCA Achraya Institute of Technology, Bangalore
"I am thankful to you for conducting db2 certification exam, because of which i have been posted to fraud detection wing in credit and debit cards at Bank of America. I also thank IBM for taking such academic initiative. The certification added weightage to my resume, and i was the only one among 13 candidate recruited to Bank of America, to have that certification, Thank you"
Santosh.K, Sr.Technical Associate, CSBBT&O, Cards, ITS Bank Of America,Raheja It Park, Hyderabad
"The organization of such workshops and training programs is highly appreciated by the students and we will take no hesitation in requesting you to organize many such workshops in the future. We are always in search in any such opportunity that'll enhance our knowledge beyond books and offer a practical approach to our subjects. This workshop presents just the opportunity we have been looking for and I ensure an active participation in this and all subsequent efforts taken up by your organization to train the students and lead them towards a brighter career."
Mahek Mody, Student Co-ordinator Nirma University
IBM is organizing TGMC contest since 2004 and now lakhs of students are participating in this contest and they are getting benefits out of it. As an IBM ambassador in my college i have contacted with many students, and i found them interested in all the activities of IBM either workshops or contest. This time about 500 students registered themselves for TGMC contest, one reason behind this is when they get to know about IBM tools, their simplicity, efficiency, correctness and when they attended the workshops, they became interested in IBM tools, and many students came back asking about more workshops and tools.
I have also attended many workshops organized in our college. I have attended
And during 3 or 4 days of workshops we gained a sufficient knowledge of tools. The trainer of workshops provides everything in in an efficient way and gives us required knowledge about tools and also the PDF reader with the help of which we can understand the tools and can work with tools.
The students who have participated in TGMC contest are now working on it and it is helping them in increasing their creativity skills as they are trying to make their projects with new and good ideas. I am also working on TGMC project with my group of 4 members and we are satisfied with IBM tools and attending more and more workshops so that we can easily understand the tools and I prefer to make my minor and major also via these tools, not only me but many students prefer IBM tools for their major and minor projects.
I appreciate the way IBM is organizing the contest providing workshops to students for their better understanding of tools.
IBM CoE Ambassador
Utsah Agrawal - Madhav Institute Of Technology & Science, Gwalior
"IBM, International Business Machines" -The name that had become a great inspiration for me.
IBM is a global technology and innovation company that stands for progress. The diversity and breadth of the entire IBM portfolio of research, consulting, solutions, services, systems and software, uniquely distinguishes IBM from other companies in the industry.
By TGMC we got the opportunity to show our creativity, software and technical skills on national level.
The workshop & training provided us i.e. DB2, Tivoli, RFT, RAD were the opportunity that enhanced our knowledge and offered a practical approach to our subject also made us familiar towards IBM tools which will definitely help us in future in software field.
It was really very prestigious for me to promote TGMC as an ambassador. The appreciation of workshop and enthusiasm of students towards TGMC was incomparable, unforgettable. We will always look forward to have such opportunity of gaining knowledge by IBM. And I will be very pleased if i could contribute any more.
IBM CoE Ambassador
Anushri Jain, Madhav Institute of Technology & Science, Gwalior
I would like to congratulate you on having assembled such a great team and hope you will pass on my gratitude and respect for the work that your team has done for us by establishing the IBM Software Center of Excellence and rendering the trainings on various technologies for our students. The efforts which IBM Team is putting in generating a force of professionals who are thus enabled to understand the nuances of the software industry and ready to face the challenges in the market. It′s our endeavor to present to the industry the best of the best students from Moradabad city to meet their business growth demands. With the robust Indian economy picking up, India Inc will need many more graduates across sectors which are readily deployable and we must appreciate IBM who is playing a very significant role in helping the academia to achieve it.
We thank you for continuing your collaboration with us and looking forward to have your support and guidance in enabling us to make our students deployable.
Dr Aditya Sharma
Additional Director (Corporate Relations)
IFTM University, Moradabad
The IBM Training and Certifications programme has become an integral part of the Student's development at MIET, Jammu. All fnal-year students of Computer Science and Engineering, Information Technology Engineering and the Masters in Computer Applications undergo the IBM trainings and certifications programme and mandatorily participate in the TGMC programme. The reasons why the IBM trainings and certification programme is so successful are:
a. It fills a big gap between prevailing curriculum and industry requirements.
b. Certifications and the blue scholar tag add value to the student resume and helps create a differentiation.
c. The trainings and certifications are focussed and FREE!
d. Upgradation of faculty skills is also a part of the programme, so all stakeholders are involved.
e. Skills acquired during the trainings are applied in a real-world scenario during TGMC, so the loop is complete.
f. The programme is delivered and supported by the highly committed and passionate IBM AI team and partner vendors.
g. The college gets great mileage from the programme in terms of delivering value-added programmes and improving student satisfaction and engagement levels.
MIET, Jammu & Kashmir
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you personally for all the time that is a year which we have spent with IBM (As we are having First anniversary of IBM′s Centre of Excellence on Dec 03, 2011). We have thought quite a bit about the possibility of joining various activities of IBM through various workshops, Certification and the most important thing i.e.TGMC and I personally feel that due to all these things our students are benefited in Training & Placement as well as in their personal growth.
Really all these things has made students as well as faculty members more competitive and technocrat in the field of computer science, in future I hope that we would learn a lot from IBM.
Ashish Sharma
Assistant Professor-MCA
Department of Computer Engineering & Applications
GLA University, Mathura (UP) India
I think the efforts of IBM through AI is wonderful and deserves many words of appreciation. I am a very keen observer of seeing improvements in technical know how of our students, particularly on IBM tools and technologies, for which courses were conducted by your expert teams. This program has not only increases their technical knowledge but also generated a special kind of confidence.
I will be more interested in going one step ahead through Live projects transfered to our CoE, so that we can see the real success of our trained man power. So please devise some mechanism to have some live projects problems to be handeled by our students.
This time, I have also put my best possible effort in increasing the participation in TGMC-2011 from IIITM Gwalior, which is more than 200 students got registered (55 teams), I cant expect more than this from IIITM.
Dr. Anurag Srivastava
Associate Professor
ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior
IBM through AI plays a significant role in improving the quality of an Engineer through its IBM software Centre of Excellence. IBM provides all the software and resource materials, students get much exposure and scope to know about the latest trends and requirements in the IT industry. Students get much insight about the latest tools which help them to complete their regular academic project. This kind of industry recognized certifications will enable the student to perform well in their campus placement. These kinds of extracurricular activities will attract the employer to select the students.
I have also put my best possible effort in increasing the participation in TGMC-2011 from MITS Gwalior, which is more than 323 students got registered (61 teams). I want to really appreciate and be very thankful to IBM for organizing different types of workshops and provide an opportunity to our students that they make themselves better in field of technology like
Our students have learned so many thing due to TGMC and the workshop was so interesting as well.
Sanjiv Sharma
Asst. Prof., Madhav Institute Of Technology & Science,Gwalior
The Great Mind Challenge
"Hi TGMC community!!! I am happy to say that TGMC is the only biggest software competition that our KL University has officially opted for with more than 2000 student TGMC registrations (A record in our region).... Congratulations TGMC team for breaking your own record with 200000 registrations for 2011. Proud to be part of your record work. :) "
Karthik - TGMCian
"..I must confess, I did not even know after two years of my college, that I am going to be an engineer in some sense, But yes we have never looked back once we started with all this, All of our team members have since worked as a team, I have to say!
I feel very comfortable working with Struts and using the framework's functionality, One of our team member is going great guns in designing, The two others handle Database and Application Server respectively! Never at any point, I had a doubt in my mind, or I was afraid (that I am going to be unemployed), Learning IBM tools, I feel is a great asset! "
Ashish Nandwani, TGMC 2010 participant
"I like to convey my gratitude to you and IBM on behalf of Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology for encouraging our students in their endevor at TGMC competition. Though the final result is yet to come but still the exitement of those boys inspired me to convey my thanks. I sincerely hope this kind of relation will strengthen further. We shall be honoured if you can help us to encourage more students in this process.We together can build these young engineers to be innovative."
Prof.Dr. Prajit Ghosh, Principal, Meghnad Saha Institute of technology, Kolkata
"My name is Bipin Kumar. Participating in IBM TGMC 2010 and IBM Certification on DB2 and RAD has helped me a lot in getting placed in SYNTEL INC. SYNTEL asked me about IBM TGMC 2010 project i.e. VIRTUAL MEDICAL HOME, IBM tools i.e. DB2 and RAD and IBM Blue Scholar Program during the technie about IBM TGMC 2010 project i.e. VIRTUAL MEDICAL HOME, IBM tools i.e. DB2 and RAD and IBM Blue Scholar Program during the technical interview. The interview lasted for 25 minutes and I was appreciated. Not only this, my IBM TGMC 2010 project has also been selected in a project contest organized by the Department of Science and Technology(DST), Rajasthan and has been funded Rs. 15,000. I also learnt new tools and technology during the development of various phases of my project. Today I feel proud to be IBM Blue Scholar and this all will be going to help in getting a nice post in SYNTEL INC. So, students participate in IBM TGMC 2011 to get the world level recognition and fulfill your dreams of getting placed in world's top IT companies."
Bipin Kumar, TGMC 2010 participant
"Thank you very much for TGMC. The event inspires the Computer/IT students to do still better in programming."
B N Kshirsagar , CLO , MIT, Aurangabad
"...TGMC has changed my life.. It was TGMC that made me literally fly. I aboard my first two planes just because of TGMC to attend felicitation. Work hard. Before I came across TGMC, I wasnt even aware of the difference between JSP and JavaScript. But today, I have been able to complete most of the web technologies. Those two TGMC projects have definitely increased value of my resume."
Praveen Salitra, presently at University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
"Its a really great opportunity provided by you. I participated in 2008 and 2009 but I was selected in first round only.We have learned so many thing due to TGMC. TGMC workshop was so interesting. I didn't know anything about J2EE even more in java when i started, but there was zeal to work with TGMC."
Nikhil Nishchal, currently working as a software engineer
"TGMC has a power to make an Electronics engg student to get trained in software applications in a wise-manner. After finishing this project, I learnt how to architect and design for real time applications. Above all, TGMC has developed a confidence in my work now."
Shyam Kirubha, team member of the winning team of TGMC 2009
"...TGMC has been nothing more than an addiction in my college..."
Aswin P., team member of the winning team of TGMC 2009
In the year 2005 IBM sent out its TGMC message to engineering colleges in Karnataka and especially in Bangalore now known as Bengaluru. When the TGMC model was explained to me, I took it as an opportunity to equip my students with software engineering best practices as an amateur. As I was teaching software engineering I could sense the advantages of students getting exposed to practical aspects of sound software engineering practices and innovating new features in state-of-the art applications.
The templates provided by TGMC like project scenarios, an initial requirement specification, SRS samples and how to go about it using UML modeling. I did not leave any stone un-turned as I was also handling OOSD (Object Oriented Systems Development) & Advance Software Engineering where I used TGMC as practicals for those subjects, I discussed cased studies from these TGMC initiatives. Students found it quite interesting and year after year the participation started increasing. As a teacher I found out great values TGMC is giving to our young students who are aspiring to make a career. In a single statement: TGMC leads, provides practical technology support, understanding the business world, identifying problems and coming up with great innovations and creating a win-win situation all together. Well all these things are no new thing in the world but no one was taking the initiatives to put it together, facilitate and support it all through like TGMC. TGMC was always open to our feedback and it has also incorporated many such suggestions like accepting new project scenario after its proper review from IBM, students registration online and alerts to respective mentors with complete details of their teams registered and many more.
Prachet Bhuyan
Assistant Professor,
School of Computer Engineering,KIIT University, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha.


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Back in 2008, the folks at Desert Aerospace, in Albuquerque, built the Super Salto aerobatic jet-powered sailplane that flies in airshows around the world, and this week they said they have finished flight-testing a two-seat version for the sport flying market. The BonusJet sailplane, which has a 56-foot wingspan, can self-launch and then retract the small jet engine into the fuselage for high-performance cross-country soaring. The jet can also be extended and restarted in flight with the flick of a switch. The aircraft is a modified version of the Bonus glider, manufactured in the Czech Republic. The TJ-100 jet engine is built by PBS, another Czech company. The jet engine makes sense for a glider because it is "small, lightweight and simple," said test pilot Bob Carlton.The BonusJet will be on display next month at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh.
Carlton said the jet is glass-smooth when running, eliminating the component and airframe damage caused by engine vibration. He added that Desert Aerospace also plans to develop an "extreme light jet (XLJ)" kit airplane for the home-built market. Meanwhile, another conversion project using the same jet engine has been put on hold. Sonex Aircraft President John Monnett said last week that during high-speed taxi tests, his TJ-100-powered SubSonex encountered issues with controllability. The design will now undergo a thorough review. "I am committed to seeing the SubSonex through, and am confident that we can be successful; however, it must take a back seat to other company priorities for now," Monnett said.


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Earthquake-Report.com came across a video of the National Science Foundation who explains what scientists are currently doing to understand what is going on inside the San Andreas Fault.
The video has been aired in the PBS NewsHour.
Understanding what happens at the epicenter of an earthquake, as the tectonic plates beneath the earth shift and the earth shakes, could help us better predict when and where the next big one will hit.
के लिए past six years scientists from a number of institutions have joined in a project called San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth, or SAFOD.
वे drilled to the core of the San Andreas Fault, near Parkfield California, down to a specific area along the fault known to experience a number of small earthquakes every year.
By retrieving and studying core rock samples from that site, geologists Chris Marone and Brett Carpenter and hydro-geologist Demian Saffer are getting a better understanding of the types of rocks involved in major quakes, versus the rocks present at more forgiving ones. They're putting core samples through rigorous tests at their lab at Penn State to determine the rocks' strengths and breaking points. They say their project is just one piece of a complex puzzle - how to better predict when major earthquakes, like the one that devastated Japan, will occur.
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Tropics to launch into uncharted climate territory by 2038
Departure from historical climate variability projected to reach equatorial areas first
C. Mora et al/Nature 2013
Global temperatures will take a permanent leap above historical bounds by 2047 if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated, a simulation suggests. In the tropics, the projected liftoff will occur by 2038.
Climate data from 1860 to 2005 served as a reference for ranges of high and low surface temperatures around the planet. Camilo Mora of the University of Hawaii at Manoa and colleagues averaged data from 39 climate simulations to project when temperatures would permanently depart from historical variability in different regions.
The model put the global average year of departure at 2047, but the date moves to 2069 if swift measures are taken to limit greenhouse gas releases, the researchers report in the Oct. 10 Nature.
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ForeKicks sports complex on Fremont Street held its official ribbon-cutting ceremony this week.
With traditional outdoor fields, as well as four indoor quadrants and other sports fields — accommodating leagues and teams practicing and playing basketball, lacrosse, soccer and even futsol — the 175,000-square-foot facility is unique in terms of scale, according to its owners.
"It's Norfolk on steroids," said Pat Teager, referring to the second of three ForeKicks facilities.
She said the Taunton site is 50-percent larger than the one in Marlborough, which is 50-percent larger than the first ForeKicks in Norfolk.
Teager's husband, Tom, who spoke to a full house of elected officials and business leaders in the second-floor lounge area, noted that he'd just gotten word the business had qualified for a beer and wine license.
The Teagers said the Taunton facility has been operating for about two months and that the public response has been "great." The building and its outdoor fields sit on four acres of land.
Tom Teager said the Taunton site represents an investment of $15 million. He said a business loan was provided by Walpole Co-Operative Bank, although he declined to disclose the amount.
In addition to an array of Teraflex sports fields, the Taunton ForeKicks features a large indoor fun center with inflatable slides for events such as birthday parties. Pat Teager said the first-time concept provides siblings of sports participants an outlet instead of just hanging around.
She said the upstairs lounge area, with its array of accordion doors, is large enough to accommodate everything from corporate conference meetings to bar mitzvah parties.
The facility also offers laser tag parties.
Among those attending the ribbon cutting were Taunton Mayor Thomas Hoye Jr., former Taunton Area Chamber of Commerce executive director Diana Shearstone and a handful of city councilors.
The walk-in admission price is $10, and people must be 18 or older to come in alone. Hourly rental for a practice field is $225 and $125 for a basketball court.
Pat Teager said she and her husband have hired local food businesses, including DeAvila's Catering and A-1 Pizza.
She also said some management employees from nearby Myles Standish Industrial Park have been coming in to play dodgeball and other casual sports games, as a means of team building.
"It's a bonding experience for them," she said.