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Hello everyone!
I have always wanted to start a blog of my own, but I never knew what I wanted to talk about. Now that I am engaged, and am completely consumed by the process of planning a wedding, I decided that this is the perfect opportunity to blog about my experiences. I figure, if I can help one person out there, then this is a success.
Since this is the first blog, where would a be better place to start than at the beginning?
I am a soon-to-be computer scientist graduating from college in March and myMr is already a graduated computer scientist. Who would have thought that choosing a major that is not typical for a blonde haired, blue eyed, white girl would lead me to myMr?
Our story goes like this... girl tutors boy in computer science class, boy has crush on girl, boy respects the no dating tutors rule, boy introduces himself to girl 10 weeks later, girl has major crush on boy, boy asks girl to change her last name, girl starts blog about the process... :)
The rest is pretty much history. Ever since the day I met myMr, we both knew that we were destined to be together. Not a moment goes by where I question us. We were both sent to each other by angels when our lives were low. We have brought and continue to bring smiles on each other's faces every day.
Okay enough of the sappy love stuff... let's hear the details of this wedding :)
First Date: February 2, 2007
When Engaged: October 12, 2007
Where: Riverwalk Golf Course
Number of Bridesmaids: 7
Number of Groomsmen: 6
Number of Junior Bridesmaids: 4
Number of Junior Groomsmen: 1
Number of Flower Girls: 4
Number of Ring Bearers: 1
Colors: Fern Green and Gold
I hope you will stay tuned for updates regarding vendors that we love/hate, wedding highs/lows, and everything that comes in celebrating the day when I get to become HISMRS
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Bobby Bonds, one of the first major
leaguers to blend home-run power with base-stealing speed and the
father of one of baseball's greatest sluggers, died Saturday. He
was 57.
Barry Bonds' father had been ill for nearly a year with lung
cancer and a brain tumor, but he never lost his love for baseball.
He was at Pacific Bell Park on Wednesday night, watching his
superstar son and the San Francisco Giants.
Bobby Bonds died shortly before noon ET, a Giants spokesman said.
Barry Bonds, who leads the majors with 39 homers, will be away
from the Giants indefinitely. He left the team for five days during
a road trip last week to be with his father.
"It's a very sad day, but I want to remember him the way he
used to be, having a good time and making jokes," said Hall of
Famer Orlando Cepeda, Bonds' longtime friend and former teammate.
"I'm happy that he's resting in peace."
The Giants and their fans observed a moment of silence before
Saturday's game against Florida. A sellout crowd rose and stood in
near-complete quiet as photographs of Bonds in his San Francisco
playing days flashed on the scoreboard.
"All of baseball mourns the passing of Bobby Bonds," commissioner Bud Selig said. "He was a
great player, who with speed and power, helped redefine the game.
He was a credit to baseball. We will miss him."
Before their NFL preseason game, the San Francisco 49ers also
observed a moment of silence for Bonds at Candlestick Park, where
he once roamed the wind-swept outfield for the Giants.
Bonds' health had been in decline for many months. In early
June, he spent time in the hospital while fighting pneumonia. He
underwent surgery for a brain tumor in April and also endured many
rounds of chemotherapy.
"My wife called me earlier this morning and told me when I was
on the way to the ballpark," Cubs manager Dusty Baker said. "It appeared to be inevitable, but
nobody thought it would happen this soon. I lost a childhood hero -- we grew up in the same town, my dad was his coach and his mom
babysat me when I was young -- and a great friend."
Bobby Bonds, a three-time All-Star and the MVP of the 1973 game,
hit 332 home runs and stole 461 bases for the Giants, New York
Yankees, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Texas, Cleveland,
St. Louis and the Cubs.
He began his career with a bang, hitting a grand slam in his
first game on June 25, 1968. He's the only player in the modern era
to accomplish that feat.
Bonds hit his last home run on Sept. 24, 1981, for the Cubs -- he connected against Jesse Orosco, still playing for the Yankees.
"This is a great loss for the Giants family," San Francisco
owner Peter Magowan said. "We want the Bonds family to know that
they're in our thoughts and prayers. Bobby has meant so much to
this organization for such a long time.
"It will be strange not to see him in the clubhouse and working
on the field with Barry and our other players."
Bobby Bonds was a dazzling player who approached every aspect of
the game with aggression -- for better and worse. He led the majors
in strikeouts three times in his first six seasons, setting the
single-season record with 189 in 1970.
"When I pitched against him, I loved to watch him swing at
those high fastballs," Hall of Famer Tom Seaver recalled. "He
used to tease me and say, 'Listen, when I go to the American
League, you'll lose three strikeouts a game.' "
"He was always smiling, very happy. I stole one of his bats and
used it for about three starts. I hit a home run and a double," Seaver said.
Bonds hit .268, had 1,024 RBI and won three Gold Glove awards
as an outfielder -- and his combination of power and speed was
nearly unmatched.
"I would think in that era we were the fastest outfield in
baseball," recalled Cubs hitting coach Gary Matthews, who played
alongside Bonds and Garry Maddox with the Giants in the early
Though he often was overshadowed by close friend and longtime
teammate Willie Mays, Bonds became the fourth player ever to hit 30
homers and steal 30 bases in the same season in 1969 with the
"Maybe Bobby could have had Hall of Fame numbers and maybe he
didn't reach his potential, but Barry Bonds will always make people
remember that name," Yankees manager Joe Torre said.
Mays, Barry Bonds' godfather, was the only player to do it more
than once before Bobby Bonds accomplished the feat five times in
his 14-year career. Barry Bonds also has done it five times; no
other player has reached the mark more than three times.
Said Matthews: "I remember him telling me that if he'd known
hitting 30 home runs and stealing 30 bases was such a big deal, he
would have done it every year."
In fact, Bobby Bonds nearly became the first 40-40 player in the
majors. In 1973, he hit 39 homers and stole 43 bases.
Mays and Bonds came together before that. The opening of NBC's
"Game of the Week" telecast used to feature a highlight of Mays
catching a ball above the wall as he collided with Bonds against
the chain-link fence at Candlestick.
"He was a little bit ahead of his time," said Orioles manager
Mike Hargrove, Bonds' former teammate. "You didn't see a lot of
guys of his stature as leadoff hitters. Bobby was a big, strong
A native of Riverside, Calif., Bobby Bonds signed with the
Giants in 1964 out of high school.
He played just one season with the Yankees, but became the first
30-30 player in the team's storied history with 32 homers and 30
steals in 1975.
Bonds played seven seasons with San Francisco, and he was with
the organization for 23 seasons as a player, coach, scout or
front-office employee. Bonds served as the club's hitting coach
from 1993-96, and since then has been a special assistant to
general manager Brian Sabean.
Bonds was a frequent presence in the Giants' clubhouse, where he
often chatted with his son, Mays, Willie McCovey, Cepeda and any
other players within range.
"There's a man who's been coming into this clubhouse since I've
been here," Giants outfielder Marvin Benard said. "He was my
hitting coach my first two years. He's healthy and everything's
great, and then, bam. It's been hard on us. I can't imagine what
it's been like for Barry."
Bonds spent his final years enjoying the rise of his son on
baseball's career homers list and his development into the game's
best active player. Barry Bonds hit extra-inning, game-winning
homers against Atlanta on Tuesday and Thursday, then rushed from
the clubhouse after each blast to be with his father.
Cepeda recalled a conversation with Bobby Bonds at a golf
tournament in Cleveland several years ago.
"He told me, 'My son is going to be the best ever,' " Cepeda
said. "I said, 'Bobby, that's what everybody thinks about their
son!' ... He was so proud. Sometimes he wouldn't show any emotions,
but he was very proud."
Bonds is survived by his wife, Pat; a daughter, Cheryl Dugan;
and three sons: Barry, Ricky and Bobby Jr.
"Bobby was a good man, a great ballplayer," said Arizona
manager Bob Brenly, who coached with Bonds on the Giants' staff for
two seasons. "I know how much that's been weighing on Barry's mind
and the entire family. Hopefully, they can find some peace in

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By Jhesset Enano at Luis Hidalgo
It was three in the morning on June 3, 2010 when members of the 743rd Combat Squadron of the Philippine Air Force raided a peasant community in Taysan Batangas. They surrounded a residence in the village where three members of the youth were staying for the night. They riddled the house with bullets, screaming "Lumabas kayo dyan! Mga New People's Army (NPA) members kayo!"
The youngest and only woman in the group dropped down on the floor, trying to avoid the bullets. But one of the rubble hit her on the head, causing her to bleed. The young activist was brought to the military hospital, sparing her from military interrogation. Her companions weren't as lucky – Romiel Cañete and Ronilo Baes suffered interrogation and mental and psychological torture in a military camp.
Upon recovery, she was transferred to the Batangas City Provincial Jail and charged with illegal possession of explosives, the violation of the firearm ban, the violation of the omnibus election code and illegal possession of fire arms and ammunition. To this day, she claims the said cases have no basis at all.
More than a year later, the now 22-year-old Maricon Montajes, a Film student from the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication, remains a political prisoner—the youngest to date. Yet despite the year Montajes has spent detained, Governor Vilma Santos of Batangas and the President's own spokesperson, Edwin Lacierda, deny that "political prisoners" exist at all.
Student, friend, activist
Today, Maricon is detained at a compound in Batangas. Unlike the cold bars and cramped cells of the usual jails, the community housing her and her co-detainees is dotted with nipa huts and sari-sari stores, where the women are allowed to form cooperatives.
She was once a student of the College of Mass Communication. As a practicing filmmaker, she also struggled with deadlines of her productions. She shared laughs with her friends and hung out at the usual spots in CMC. She is also a daughter beloved by her parents. Most of all, she is a Filipino who has chosen to stand by her own principles.
Originally from Davao, Maricon first entered college at UP Baguio, before transferring to UP Diliman in 2008. However, a year later, she decided to leave her studies and integrate with the peasant community in order to study their plight in the countryside.
Kathy Molina, her fellow Film student and blockmate, spoke fondly of Maricon. She remembered Maricon's cheerful and humble character. "She is a good listener, and she says the nicest things… You will feel at ease when you are with her," said Molina. "She acts like a kid. You'll only see her frown once, and that is when she's hungry—she even cries when she is!"
A committed activist and member of UP Sining at Lipunan (UP SILIP), Maricon fought for student rights. "The privileges that we get to enjoy now in CMC—for example, the free laptop charging in the lobby, construction of the tambayan, etc.—Maricon was involved in movements that fought for those rights," Molina said.
Roselyn Correa of the League of Filipino students said Maricon's advocacies also involved farmers' rights and genuine agrarian reform. These problems in the Philippines are age-old, yet it did not stop the young Maricon from believing in the cause and fighting for it, even though it has now cost her her freedom.
The political prisoner
Human rights watchdog KARAPATAN Alliance for the Advancement of People's Rights Acting Secretary General Roneo "Jigs" Clamor defined a political prisoner as "a person who was arrested and detained because of political beliefs (and charged with) criminal charges to cover up nature of violations."
According to a KARAPATAN report, there are 356 political prisoners in the country as of October 31, 2011, with 77 jailed under the term of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III, including Maricon.
However, the Aquino administration has maintained there are no political prisoners in the country. Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said in news reports that most of the recorded cases were actually criminal in nature.
Clamor said it is quite ironic that Aquino denies the existence of political prisoners when his father Ninoy was a political prisoner during Martial Law.
While presenting a picture of democracy, the government chooses to ignore the situation of political prisoners in the country by criminalizing the political activities of progressive individuals, said Angelina Ipong of Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at para sa Amnestiya (Selda). This goes against the Amando Hernandez Doctrine of the Supreme Court, which ruled that citizens involved in political activities and movements should not be considered a criminal for his or her political beliefs, she said.
Ipong visited Maricon a couple of times and said that she saw herself in the young detainee. "She's full of hope and not negative. She understands why she's there, and she knows it's not a worthless thing."
Ipong herself was once a political prisoner. She was arrested last March 5, 2008 while in a seminary house with men and women peasant leaders in Zamboanga del Sur on charges of homicide, possession of fire arms, among others.
"They brought me to a military camp where I was blindfolded, beaten up all over and sexually harassed," Ipong recalled, adding that she was already 60 years old at that time. She was later brought to Pagadian City Provincial Jail, where she stayed for six years before her release just this year.
For Ipong, a political prisoner has a role—a sign of hope. "Where she is is just a small jail. The Philippines is a much larger one."
The fight continues
In 2010, UP students, friends and family of Maricon and friends and acquaintances of her fellow detainees Romiel Cañete and Ronilo Baes responded to the situation of the political detainees. Thus, Task Force frEEDOM was created.
TF frEEDOM is currently based in different places nationwide. In Davao, it is led by Maria Concepcion Maricon, Maricon's mother. In UP Diliman, it consists of various organizations, such as the University Student Council, the CMC Student Council, the Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights in UP (STAND-UP) and UP SILIP, among others. TF frEEDOM also has an alliance in UP Baguio. Together, these volunteers and organizations aim for the release of Maricon and all the political prisoners.
TF frEEDOM campaigns by disseminating information about political prisoners through country situationers, forums on human rights and film showings (called the Freedom Filmfest). TF frEEDOM also gives support to the political prisoners, such as legal and moral support, through jail visits.
The alliance also held a forum on Maricon' situation at the UP Film Institute on Dec. 2, during the showing of "Ka Oryang," part of the Cinema One Originals.
TF frEEDOM's name was coined after Maricon' nickname "Eedom" (from the word "freedom"). She was named after freedom since she was born on February 25, the anniversary of the first People Power Revolt.
For many, Maricon served as an inspiration. Her friend Molina dedicated her thesis entitled "Padayon" to Maricon and all the political prisoners. "For me, going through the process of creating this particular film is for the campaign to release all the political prisoners, so that students will be able to see their true conditions, and others may be given an opportunity to know the thoughts of political prisoners themselves," Molina said.
For STAND-UP CMC Chairperson Kal Peralta, Maricon is an inspiration as a youth and as a media practitioner. "She is my idol," said Peralta. With a laugh, she added, "Even though she is smaller than me, her courage is so huge and her advocacies reach higher levels, that she risked being away from her family and friends to educate masses and obtain freedom."


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The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has set up a Sh300 million trust fund in partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation to support agricultural transformation in various African countries. The "Feed Africa" initiative is a priority programme for the bank as it pursues change to improve people's quality of life.
Among other things, the Rockefeller Trust Fund will support the "Jobs for Youth in Africa (JfYA) Coding for Employment Programme" with the goal of increasing inclusive employment and entrepreneurship among Africa's youth within the agricultural and other sectors. Read more. Source | Business Daily
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Well, had the first brush with racism, officially.
Was wondering where it was, lurking within the multicultural sea.
It didn't come with chains and swear words or tattoo marks.
Nor was it brash or young.
It was in the shape of a feeble old man, in a route 21 bus.
Self was travelling with the usual donkey's baggage of camera and its relatives.There was a seat next to the old man. So asked him mildly, "could you please move a bit?". [He can move his legs a bit and self can get in.]. He got up with some difficulty and left the seat altogether, mumbling beneath his breath in the most mild whispering manner
"...coming here and making people move from their seats...young foreigners...they should go back to where they came from...[contd]..."
Was appalled, agitated and couldn't believe my ears for a while. And, the mumbling was going on at the same monotone. And, it was coming from a feeble old otherwise 'respectable' mouth, while the hand held a cane and the head had a nondescript cap.
A mumbling whisper, not loud, not angry-just calm placid tone,but perfectly audible to me.
Felt like shouting and then for some strange reason crying. Both would be pointless and even ludicrous. How do you shout at a man as old as death, hardly able to move? And how do you let a horrid old man with pungent hate in his tongue make you burst into tears in a route 21 bus?
It isn't the first time that anyone asked /requested me to go back to where I came from. In Bombay, amidst haggling about the fare, an autorickshaw driver lost his temper and shouted similar words. However, self was in no way appalled or agitated. The idea that Bombay should be only for people from Bombay [whoever they were] was a bit too comical to digest. How will it be, when no one, but 'the original inhabitants' of a city can enter it? The little republic of Bombay, cleaned of all 'other kinds of Indians'.
Carried the feeble old man's horrid little words through the maze of tube lines and ticket points.
May be, should have blurted out 'facts'. Is paying 2 times more than what the native students pay. Came in after all the paper eating regulatory Gods were satisfied. Is contributing to the recovery of English economy by renting an obscenely priced shoe box room and eating exorbitantly expensive [mostly] bad food. And, the old man's 'relatives' have come into 'my' parts of the world with zero papers and gun powder not too long ago.
But, how do you deal with some thing as intangible as hate with facts?
A land for one kind of people. 'Clean' the streets of every body else. Send back whoever came from wherever.
First.. .........Africans, Indians, Chinese.......
Then............Poles, Australians, Canadians ....
....................Normans, whoever else........
The day ended on a good note , after eating a perfectly made soul uplifting chicken biriyani [horribly priced of course] in a Bangladeshi eatery. Remembered the lines from an anti hate story.
"If 'we' all go away, what will 'they' eat?"
Probably, potatoes cooked in different ways.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Meeting Racism
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(Bo Guagua: Reuters)
On July 29th China Current received confirmation from a student at Columbia that Bo Guagua has been admitted to the law school there.
Bo Xilai, the disgraced former Party Secretary of Chongqing has been indicted for accepting bribes, corruption and abuse of power. On the other side of the Pacific Ocean, all eyes have focused on his son, Bo Guagua, who appears to have been accepted into the Juris Doctor program at the Columbia University School of Law.
Bo Guagua is well-known among Chinese people not only due to his father's former prominent position in the Chinese Communist Party, but also for the lavish lifestyle that he pursued at Oxford and Havard. Following his graduation in 2012 from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, the public turned their attention to what might happen next to Bo, as his United States student visa due to expire. China Current emailed the U.S. Department of the State and Columbia University in order to ask for an official comment on Bo Guagua's situation. In reply to CNC on July 31st, an official of the State Department declined to comment and Columbia provided no valuable information.
Bo Guagua's Oxford
On July 29th the Cherwell, a student newspaper at Oxford, published a front-page article entitled "Bo Guagua enrols at Columbia Law School". The article reads : "Bo Guagua continues studies in America, in a move interpreted by many as a sign that he is unlikely to ever return to China."
Looking back on Guagua's life at Oxford, an Oxford student from Wadham College recalled, "Guagua tried to buy the Oxford Union presidency. He paid out of his own pocket for Chinese students to buy Union membership on the day before the election, but the Union did not allow new members to vote."
One former Oxford Student commented "I've also heard rumors that he was buying membership to the Union for Chinese students, and that he was inviting Union Chinese members out for very expensive dinners and drinks and then taking them all to vote for him in some sort of 'organised tour'. Basically buying votes". A former Cambridge Student who was a senior member of the Cambridge Union Society told CNC: "I think he was running for Librarian, but he lost the vote. There were rumors that he was buying Chinese students' membership to the Union to get them to vote, but friends of mine were skeptical as to whether that was the full truth. He was certainly heavily encouraging them to vote for him though."
Meanwhile, a former Oxford student who ran on the same slate as Guagua at the Oxford Union has talked about how he (Guagua) came across as a "nice guy." He said that he had been impressed by Guagua's sense of duty towards China, and that Guagua had often talked of returning to China to help the country develop. The student expressed reluctance to talk further about the issue, mentioning that he pitied Guagua's current situation.
From some students' perspectives, everything that Bo Guagua did was merely part of his strategy to become president of the Oxford Union.
"Bo Guagua constantly bought students things, everything from an umbrella when it rained, at one end of the scale, to lifetime membership of the Union," a former Oxford student said to another well-known Oxford newspaper, The Oxford Student.
During his time at Oxford it was not uncommon to find mention of Guagua on The Oxford Student's gossip columns, and he appeared twice in the newspaper's Top 50 Oxford student celebrities. Bo Guagua was also known for driving a Ferrari around Oxford. He attended extravagant parties and neglected his school work, leading to the disapproval of his tutors at Balliol College and his subsequent suspension. Some Chinese diplomats, friends of Bo Xilai, went to visit the Master of Balliol College, and tried to persuade him to cancel the suspension, but their request was denied. Guagua spent his suspension year at the Randolph, one of Oxford's best hotels.
"Mr. Bo has not been expelled from Oxford or Balliol," said the Senior Tutor and Academic Registrar of Oxford's Balliol College, Nicola Trott, in her reply to Chinese media's enquiries in 2009. "He has however been required to spend a year away from the University, and to return to sit his final examinations in summer 2010." Bo Guagua eventually graduated from Oxford with a degree in PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics).
The Utopia in New York
The young Bo already holds degrees from two very demanding and expensive universities: he went to Oxford University for his undergraduate studies and graduated last year from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government with a master's degree in Public Policy.
Only a year and three months after his graduation, explosive news reached the public. The news first broke last Monday, when Chinese journalist Vincent Ni posted a screenshot of Columbia University's online student directory, showing Bo Guagua's profile and personal details. The reference to Bo Guagua has subsequently been removed from the website, but the New York Times confirmed his enrollment, citing "a family associate and a person with high-level contacts in Beijing". Current law school students at Columbia University also told China Current that many of them searched and found Bo Guagua's profile through the student directory, before it became unavailable to the public. The university declined to comment on the removal of these references to Bo.
It seems, then, that Bo Guagua is on his way to earning yet another degree – from the fourth best and also the most expensive law school in the United States, according to the US News and World Report. The three-year program will cost Bo Guagua at least $180,000 (or approximately 1,200,000 RMB) in tuition fees, not including another $63,000, the estimated costs of living in New York, the most expensive city in the country. Some wonder where Bo Guagua obtains his funding from, with his mother Gu Kailai sentenced to a suspended death penalty and his father facing trial.
Despite the uncertainties, Bo Guagua has already generated heated discussion among his future classmates. Columbia University has a large number of Chinese international students, as well as a very active association of Chinese student and scholars. One current Columbia Law School student from China, who asked to remain anonymous, said that he expects Bo Guagua to keep a low profile at Columbia. "I don't think he will join the Chinese student association, and I don't want to speculate on his personal choice", he said. "I hope he can accomplish what he comes here for and just be himself."
Attending this three-year law program will shield Bo Guagua from his family's legal troubles; his father Bo Xilai has just been charged with bribery, abuse of power and corruption. Bo Guagua's new student orientation at Columbia University could coincide with Bo Xilai's trial, which should take place in September. It is unclear whether Bo Guagua will return to China for the trial – reports by Reuters and The New York Times provided contradictory accounts of Bo Guagua's plans regarding his father's trial.
A Chongqing government official, who was studying for a postgraduate degree in England while Guagua was studying at Oxford, told China Current: "I think Guagua is extremely smart, and his behaviour is no different from that of the sons and daughters of other Party officials."
Beijing, China: China Current Beijing Station
Cambridge, England: China Current International Centre
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The Importance of Setting and Keeping Personal Boundaries
my latest feature on madame noire. I was never able to figure out what it was about me that made people feel so comfortable. It took me awhile to successfully put my finger on the reason why people I barely knew felt comfortable enough to ask me to borrow money. It never clicked why people … Continue reading
Under Pressure? God Is In The Business of Making All Things Well
The past two weeks have felt like some of the most stressful two weeks of my life. I found myself in the midst of yet another outrageous allergic reaction that has kept me from attending school, church, and a host of other things that I've added into my weekly routines. As a result of this … Continue reading


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'Starting salary 6 lakh toh rahega na minimum?' (for people who don't know Hindi, Should I be expecting an insanely high salary when I become a junior game designer?)was the first question an aspiring game designer working as a QA tester asked me. Without batting an eyelid I said, '...that and a company car with an all expenses paid flat (apartment house).'
Now the joke ends there for most of the guys with a 'heh heh....heh heh'. But the guy then added 'Really? That's awesome.' I salute you, man.
And before we proceed any further, let me be very clear that all that you are reading in this post actually happened.
'Yo Brother, I want to be a Designer.' As I looked up and my eyes steadied on the source of that voice, I found myself looking at a bad copy of a stereotype game designer of yesteryear. Lanky build, disheveled hair, bespectacled, vague expression, sporting a goatee, Yantra T shirt, a loose fitting jeans just about hanging in there, over sized white running shoes, a couple of piercings, a large tattoo on a surprisingly thin arm. Whenever this guy spoke to me after that (which wasn't many times, mind you) there was this 'Yo Brother.' associated with it. If you want to be a rebel, be natural about it. You don't need to look like a typical stereotype game designer to be one.
Then there are a lot of people who come up with this when they know that I am a game designer. 'Mere paas ek jabardast idea hain game ka. You should be making a game on it.' or 'I have a great idea for a game.' I give them a smile and say 'Sure.' (We will really touch this topic later. I will perhaps dedicate a full post for this. So let's just wait.)
'I write a lot. Check out my blogs and fan fictions. I can be of great help in writing design documents.' Excuse me? You write a lot? You use flowery language? You use words that makes me sit with a dictionary? And you want to help me in writing design documents?
It will take a lot of real estate to cover all the characters, for they are aplenty. For the very reason, I have started writing this blog. We will cover a few more and then a few more some other time.
Thanks for your support and keep those comments rolling.


text: Just days before the highly anticipated release of their collaborative effort, hall of fame rappers Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes release a trailer. The long time friends and industry legends burst on the scene over 20 years ago with their respective groups dropping the everlasting hip hop classic 'Scenario'. I cannot wait to hear the mixtape that will feature a combination of new material and unreleased tracks. For all you "midnight marauders" out there 'The Abstract and The Dragon' is set to drop 12/12/13 at midnight.


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BVVVVVVV is a split Cd out on Sex Cave Records with our good friends Sirs from Suny Purchase. Includes two originals from sirs and a beach boys cover and one original from us!
Chalk Talk
1. Misquamicut Has Bigger Waves Though
2. Wouldn't It Be Nice
3. Numero 7
4. Beaver Fever


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A funny love proposal is used to express one's love for one's beloved in a humorous way. Often love proposals become very emotional and they tend to be full of angst. There is another way of making a proposal and that is to make it funny. Humour is regarded to be the most attractive quality in any person, boy or girl, and so while proposing one can add a touch of fun so that both parties have a laugh over it. It does not mean that the proposal becomes trivial but many earnest thoughts can be shared in a funny way. The only difference between a funny love proposal and any other love proposal is that it expresses the love in a jovial way that creates a light atmosphere.
Sample Funny Love Proposal:
Phillip Matthews
922 Waco Road,
San Antonio
Dear Phillip,
You have seen me with a runny nose and still found me cute and I have seen you cry after a basketball game and still found you adorable. We have had our bad and good days and have seen the worst and best in each other. All this makes realise that I am little crazy about. What do you feel about crying and laughing together the next time your team loses or when I sneeze my nose out? You are the cheese in my sandwich, the bulb in my lamp, you are the biggest goofball ever but you are always there for me. I love you and you better accept my proposal!
With love,
29 West Wind Drive
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I have a spreadsheet sitting on my desktop right now called "Timeline to OPEN". It's a dense map. It's color-coded. There are deadlines in bold. Targets to hit. Action items to accomplish. Decisions to make. Ideas to wrestle down and solidify. 3 years of brainstorm have left quite the cloud of possibility brewing above our heads. And we couldn't be more ready to "make it rain"! Uh… sorry, couldn't resist.
A-n-y-w-a-y. I feel READY if, at the same time, scared. And scarred.
Scared: Dream —> Reality. You know, that type of thing.
Scarred: We head back to MA tomorrow, into the thick of it – where the sharp things hide in the shadows. Where stuff is heavy and complicated. Where "digging in" means literally grabbing a shovel and carving out a tunnel. Where "rolling up your sleeves"; "blood, sweat, and tears"; "doing the dirty work"; and any other pictorial euphemism for hard work mean exactly what they imply – and we have the pictures to prove it (even if not the time to write the blog posts!).
9 weeks. 9. Goals mean more when you tell other people. March 1 —> May 3. OPEN DOORS. SELL ITEMS TO PUBLIC.
I was looking through renovation pictures this morning to find a couple for this post – something to capture the convoluted weight of this amazing responsibility + incredible opportunity. The duality of Amber Lane. Her lightness + her darkness. The Lamb + the Lion.
Summer 2016: Cutting soapstone for the Bar.
Summer 2016: Just beyond the padded walls.
And what can happen when you take moment to just look up:
It's all there, waiting for us to return – to jump in – to make it happen.
(…These guys are waiting too.)


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Compulsory alcohol and other drug treatment program
In September 2016, the Mental Health Commission released Background and Discussion Papers relating to the proposed provision of compulsory alcohol and other drug treatment in Western Australia.
The Exposure Draft Compulsory Treatment (Alcohol and Other Drugs) Bill 2016 (Exposure Draft Bill) and Summary Model of Service were developed taking into account feedback from the Discussion Paper and advice from the Western Australian Compulsory Alcohol and Other Drug Community Advisory Group and Steering Committee.
The Exposure Draft Bill and Summary Model of Service were released for public comment on 9 December 2016. This second phase of consultation ended on 31 January 2017.
In line with stakeholder feedback, which raised concerns about the lack of evidence of the effectiveness of compulsory alcohol and other drug treatment programs, the State Government will further consider a potential compulsory alcohol and other drug treatment program in Western Australia, following the release of the evaluation of a similar program in New South Wales.
The New South Wales Involuntary Drug and Alcohol Treatment (IDAT) Program operates under the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Act 2007.
An evaluation of the IDAT Program is currently being undertaken by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. The primary aim of the evaluation is to determine the effect of the IDAT Program on patient outcomes for IDAT patients and in comparison with a control group.
The study will include:
- a process evaluation to provide descriptive information about the Program operations, its reach, patient progression through the defined model of care, and the feasibility and appropriateness of the model of care;
- an outcome evaluation, which aims to assess the impact of the IDAT Program on a range of patient outcomes, including drug and alcohol use and health service utilisation, in comparison with a control group; and
- a cost evaluation to determine the costs of the IDAT Program.
It is expected that the external evaluation of the New South Wales IDAT Program will be finalised by the end of 2018.
The Exposure Draft Bill is provided below for information.
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The Blurf TV crew headed off to Ireland in June & this is what went down….
"Well, June this year was one of them months… wet, windy & in terms of surf, FLAT! We ventured over to Ireland, to see what the crack was and to check out the 2012 Sea Sessions festival in Bundoran. At the end of the trip we ended up scoring fun waves, sick airs, good results, and met some Irish legends!
"The Luck Of The Irish…"
Surfing from Lewis Clinton, Harry Timson, Reubyn Ash, Willy Aliotti, Oli Adams, Alan Stokes, Adam Barbery & Richard 'Dog' Marsh.
All Filmed & Edited by Jack Clinton @ XPY"


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The Security Gate Keeper
He is curious and wanted to know who is the 'big man' who brought Madam home in that posh car.
"Who is the 'big man', of course it is not boss' husband? The car is 'hot' the latest in town." He questioned.
"Are you mad? Are you inane? What is your business there? Are you monitored to check who bring who inside Madam' home? Your better mind your work before you lose it." She pushed him down walked over him and went out on her business as she hissed at him.
"Look at this one oh! Don't I not have the right to know?"
In Bed
Majula could not sleep as her two minds wrestled with each other at each given time one of them gained the upper hand.
The Phone
It kept ringing who was it? Alhajj! Jula politely tell him she was still in bed just to avoid him, Alhajj apologized;
"I am very sorry okay till later." He hung up.
"How can he ring me at this ungodly hour? I am a married woman for God sake." She hissed.
Then the mature mind hunt her conscience;
"This is what I am telling you this man is going to be too demanding thinking he has bought you with his money how will you cope? Think before you leap what is the use of gaining the whole world and losing your soul? Think! Think! And Think!"
She wrestled and could not sleep as she wept bitterly about what she will finally do as the temptation was too great.
Her Birthday
She is expecting her husband to come at least for the celebration but the phone rang again.
"It must me your daddy." She told Mba Toma.
"Get my phone for me." She brought it and she received it;
"Yes honey when you are coming please buy the cake along I've already bought drinks and have cooked your delicacy for the celebration."
He paused and Jula got impatient;
"Why did you pause is something wrong? Please speak am getting impatient."
"I cannot make it the new branch need my attention can you postpone the celebration until next week please?"
She broke down;
"What is this? What are you telling me that you don't now have time for your family that it is the work all the way round? How many weeks have you kept postponing your weekend visits in the name of giving attention to the new branches? I am fed up with putting career over family you never have time for us since your promotion."
"I am very sorry sweet heart don't say that you know it is not true I'll made it up to you it is the peak of my career was this not we were praying for? To go up with all the benefits to compensate the difficulties and challenges? I now only beg for your understanding."
Mba Toma
"Daddy! Are you not coming for mom' b/day?"
"Sorry sweetie daddy cannot come I am making money for us to give the family better life look at it you are now in a new better school and all means more spending please do understand and make mom understand also."
Mba Toma
"Okay dad I understand and I'll make mom understand the good work you are doing for us."
He blew her kisses;
"That' my girls please convince mom for us."
Mba Toma
"Bye dad I'll do exactly that." Then she turned to convince mom but she bash her.
"Daddy' girl your father does no wrong but please do not blame me if I change my attitude I've gone up to here." She held her chin.
Mba Toma and Ndaxte sang happy b/day for mom and asked her how old she was.
"I am 100 years old." Mba Toma and Ndaxte laughed hilariously and asked;
"Are you kidding us?"
"But Ndaxte just called me Aunty." She replied with laughter.
Mba Jonsaba
She rang Jula and congratulated her on her b/day.
"What are you giving me for your b/day?"
Who should give who? Is it not my b/day and am expecting you to give your daughter something? That' why Mba Toma is always criticizing you Maama please give me anything from your heart and I'll appreciate it even if it is prayers."
Mba Jonsaba
"I cannot give you any material thing but I can shower you with prayers for long life, happiness and plenty of money."
"I am very much appreciative of your prayers thank you greet my dad for me I am about to go and celebrate my b/day with my family see you later."
Her phone clicked and it reads: "I have posted D20 million into your secret account." She trembled with excitement;
"What!" She exclaimed.
Mba Toma
"What is it? Is everything alright?"
She caught up;
"Yes! I am fine."
Another text came: "Dinner tonight 7pm at the usual spot my driver will pick you up see you sweet kisses."
She kept quiet and stared Mba Toma asked her why the sudden quietness but she did not reply then she suddenly said;
"Darling something urgent happen at the work place we cannot go for outing again I have to be there but you and Ndaxte would go to the best restaurant in town and enjoy yourself."
Mba Toma
"I want chocolate and ice cream."
Jula gave Ndaxte D2000.00;
"Go and enjoy yourselves and buy my honey what she demands."
Mba Toma
"Thank you mom you are the best mother in this whole wide world." Jula smiled and hugged her daughter.
To be Cont.


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The Life, Football and Faith of a Soca Warrior
by Marvin Andrews with Tom Brown
Mainstream, £15.99
Reviewed by Alex Anderson
From WSC 254 April 2008
It's not often you have to read between the lines of the real story to get to the autobiography. If you've heard of Marvin Andrews, you'll know he's a devout Christian. For him, however, this is all the information you really need. Details of his earthly achievements may eventually wriggle out through the endless evangelical preaching, but they're merely giving testimony to this book's real subject: God.
Absolute contentment makes notoriously boring reading, but Andrews' religious certitude hasn't killed the thrill of his life story. It couldn't. After a heart-renderingly tough upbringing in the West Indies, a cushy job in the beer factory that sponsored one of his first teams ends with his reluctant move to dull, distant Scotland. His initial rejection by Motherwell and the tortures of the Caledonian climate are thankfully overcome. His rise from Raith Rovers regular to history-maker with Livingston, Rangers and Trinidad & Tobago is astounding. When one considers all this has been achieved by a man who still feels his chief talent is heading the ball 40-50 yards back into the opposition half, it's difficult to paint Andrews' adventure in muted colours. You'd think.
Here, it's rendered with the zealot's gloss of retrospective conviction. Every human who has ever helped Andrews is remembered and humbly thanked. Yet the desire to see everything, ultimately, as "God's will" distracts from a great human narrative and, frankly, insults the player's fortitude.
His remarkable career is merely paraphrased. Chapters on racism and fellow Christian pros are little more than lists of Black, Asian and – yup – Christian players who've done well in the British game. Attempts are made to discuss wider issues, but when it's all posited on the need not only to believe in God but believe in the charismatic way Andrews does, the social comment becomes as embarrassingly inaccurate as it is irrelevant. Ghostwriter Tom Brown must take some responsibility for the turgid style, the screeds of filler and the smattering of factual inaccuracies, but the emphasis and energy are supplied by the walking miracle himself.
The only real insight offered is into Andrews' spiritual world and even that's stultifyingly simplistic: anything good, like winning the SPL in the last five minutes of the season or captaining your country to its first World Cup, is God responding to your prayers. Anything bad, like failing to retain that title by 18 points and being unable to play at Germany 2006 because of a last-minute injury, is God scolding you for not praying enough or – most movingly – just isn't explained.
When truly awful stuff, such as the suicide of Livingston team-mate Eugene Dadi's girlfriend, is passed off as Satan's work, the book becomes sadly offensive. And the only revelation is that what underpins this big, loveable, clean-living sportsman is a faith laced with ignorance and bigotry. Andrews' Lord disapproves of extra-marital sex. Pastor Marvin has followers who once suffered from the "sin" of being gay but managed to "change their spirit". This is why these people are now married to members of the opposite sex and this is why the book's foreword, by life-long Raith Rovers fan the Rt Hon Gordon Brown, contains one very unsubtle disclaimer. The PM likes Marv, not his beliefs. For once, the entire country should agree with Gordon.


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On October 10, 2017, when I first came up with the idea of doing #58RandomActsofKindness in memory of the 58 Angels who were taken too soon, I never would have never imagined that we would have over 5,200 Kindness Ambassadors around the world participating just three months later!
Every day, I am inspired by the outpouring of love and generosity to complete strangers by our members. With each RAOK, a glimmer of hope is restored to the broken and brings about healing in the hearts of the giver and recipient.
The best part about this is that it is RANDOM and we have opportunities each day to express kindness to those around us.
Not everyone has the financial means to purchase gift cards or leave a big tip for a server, but picking up the phone to call a friend or family member who needs to be encouraged, is a simple act, but so very impactful.
Teaching little ones to be kind by delivering baked goods, or used clothing to neighbors, or strangers is a way of extending a RAOK. Talking to them about being kind to a classmate who might be bullied, is another way.
Most recently, I had the opportunity to extend a RAOK while visiting my son who is in Guam serving in the Military. I met Cassie at one of the outreaches I did when I arrived in Guam. She and her three sons aged 12, 9 and 7, were living in her car while waiting for section 8 housing.
It broke my heart to think of her and her babies waking up on Christmas morning in her car. So, my son and I rented a hotel room for two nights, bought them gifts, food and took my sons' Christmas tree to set up in the hotel room. With the help of my friend Sabrina, we arranged for Cassie and her boys to meet me us at the hotel. The looks on their faces were priceless when we revealed the Christmas surprise.
I told the boys to watch a movie while their mom took a much-needed long hot bath with the bath set I bought her. The mom started to cry — she was so worn out.
The boys later said it was the best time they've all ever had.
I shared with one of our #58randomactsofkindness Ambassadors the story of Cassie and her sons. She asked if she could send me $100 via Paypal to give to the family. I hadn't even gotten a chance to tell Cassie about the $100 when I got a message that she found a place to live but needed to come up with a deposit for the utilities.
We asked how much and she said $58!!!
We told her about the $100. She started crying stating we did so much already.
Her 7-year-old said, "Mom it's a miracle!"
When she came to pick up the money, she told us she used to work in a hotel as a manager before she fell on hard times. I believe in 2018, God is going to continue to work in their lives and restore all that they have lost. So many people in 2017. fell on hard times and are struggling to get back on their feet; struggling to have the life they deserve.
#58RandomActsof Kindness is not a campaign simply because a campaign has a beginning and end dates. This has become something so much more than that — my desire is that this movement continues to spread and changes the culture in a way so that we become so much kinder to people: We live one life at a time because I believe it truly is better to give than to receive!"
More than once I have been asked what happens when a participant completes their58 RAOK, the answer is you start over again making it a lifestyle. Making an impact on the world with these acts of kindness.
We have people who completed their #58RandomActsofKindess, request a list of the
58 birthdates so they can mark their calendars and do a RAOK on the birthdays of the 58 Angels who perished.
If you are not already participating, I invite you to join us by going to our FB page #58RandomActsofKindness and be part of a Kindness Revolution that is designed to overshadow darkness with the light of love because we believe #lovewins.


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EAST PRESTON Cricket Club remain unbeaten this season after a six-wicket win away to West Chiltington on Saturday.
EP won the toss and chose to bowl first but their hosts finished on 218 for two off their 49 overs.
James Howgate was caught by Tim Miles off Joe Carter's bowling for 11, with the score on 25, but Tim Jarvis and Eddie Miller then shared a 126-run second-wicket stand.
Miller was bowled by Mark Coskin for 50, after hitting eight fours and one six, before Jarvis added a further 67 for the third wicket with Jack Elliott-Monday.
Jarvis struck 15 fours as he ended the innings unbeaten on 105, while Elliott-Monday hit 34 not out.
In reply, EP skipper Gary Weedon and Tim Miles put on 39 for the opening wicket, before Miles fell for 11.
Weedon added 56 for the second wicket with Tom Chamberlain, before he was out for 61, from just 53 balls.
Chamberlain put on 54 for the third wicket with Tom Reeves, before he was bowled by Howgate for 21.
Reeves then saw EP home as he finished unbeaten on 66, off just 70 balls, while Jack Sunderland added 29.
Weedon was delighted with the victory and said: "It was a terrific win.
"We travelled without our strongest side available but, after recent performances, still fancied our chances.
"We had five fit bowlers who each contributed in the first innings. It is weird to say that we were happy at the halfway point, only taking two wickets and no bonus points.
"But, at West Chilt, only chasing 218 on a road, we fancied our chances and had a strong batting line-up.
"We controlled the innings beautifully. I managed to take advantage of their openers and got us off to a quick start.
"Tim fell early but Tom Chamberlain stuck around with me to take us to a good point to go on and win the game.
"I then went cheaply but Tom Reeves batted terrifically for another 50 to get us over the line."
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Something Awesome by Nia Farrell
Something Awesome
by Nia Farrell
Jackson Thomason is a triple platinum recording artist who performs with his twin brother Jacob as No Mercy. Unhappy with their current contract and hungry for something better, they dream of an independent project that speaks to their part-Comanche blood. They contact Native American composer and flutist Nico White about collaborating, but it's his writing partner Anna James who's responsible for putting the twist in his tribal music. The songwriting sessions heat up, and the purple-eyed goth-haired gamer girl goes down on her knees, submitting to the darker side of passion in a rock star interracial MFM ménage BDSM romance.
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Something Awesome
Anna gets here at half-past eight, hauls in, sets up. J.T. has Grace in the playroom. The way the thermostat is kicked up, I'm guessing there's some nudity involved.
By the time Anna finishes, she has sweat beading on her face. A rivulet forms, tracking down her chest and disappearing between her luscious breasts. Jacob and I take mental notes, not bothering to hide our interest. She resists as long as she can, then says, "Fuck it," and sheds her sweater. She's wearing a pink camouflage camisole underneath that technically covers her breasts, but every fucking detail is there if you look hard enough, and I do.
I grab my guitar and grind out a riff of stripper music. Jacob gets theatrical and peels off his tee, swinging it overhead and letting it fly.
Anna's jaw drops when she sees his inked torso. "If I had you guys in my bed, I'd read myself to sleep every night…."
When Nico snorts, Anna realizes she didn't just think it. She fucking said it out loud.
I look at Jacob. He's thinking the same thing I am.
Maid service on the sheets tomorrow.
"Well, well." I lock my gaze on Anna's purple fuck-me eyes. God damn, she's hot. I set down my guitar and lose my shirt, revealing my tats and my pierced nipples. Her mouth goes dry. She licks her lips and looks away, dropping her gaze to the keyboard she hauls in but never touches.
Nico leans over, whispers in her ear. Anna picks up the battered Gibson she brought tonight and starts playing, letting the music weaving itself in her head flow through her fingertips, stringing chords that shouldn't go together, finding what makes them work. It's like nothing I've ever heard. When Nico adds his flute, our jaws drop.
Magic. Pure magic.
"Damn, little sister." Nico turns off his digital recorder. Thank fuck at least one of them got it.
Jacob is at a loss for words. "Anna. That was… wow."
I rub my chest, still feeling her music touch me like a lover. When she goes to the kitchen for a chilled bottle of water, I follow her.
She reaches inside the refrigerator, grabs one of the reusable glass bottles, and closes the refrigerator door. She can't help but feel me behind her, a foot taller than her sixty-three inches and radiating heat like a fucking furnace. I bend down; my nose, with its small silver hoops, nudges the rings that rim her right ear when I whisper into it. "I don't know where you went, but I sure as hell hope you go there again—and take us the fuck with you next time."
She inhales a shaky breath, exhales, catches herself when she starts to lean back against me. "Do you two do everything together?" she asks, still facing the fridge. She doesn't deny her attraction, but she's not quite ready to let me see it, either.
"Yeah. Pretty much." I lift my hand—the one that has L O V E tattooed on my fingers—and stroke her arm, leaving pebbles in its path. "If you know our music, you know us. It won't be gentle, and it won't be quick, but I can fucking guarantee we'll give you the best sex of your life, gatita."
She cocks her head, tempted to look. "Kitten?" she asks. "You want to tell me where that came from?"
"Ever try to catch a feral cat?" I slide my hand to her small shoulder and flex my fingers around it. "Even a kitten will shred you to ribbons. But you've got the spice to go with the claws, don't you, gatita?"
Anna twists the lid off her bottle and slams back a mouthful of cold spring water. "Fuck fuck fuck!"
Brain freeze, not funny. I chuckle anyway, because it's like she's reading my mind. "That's the plan."
"Since when?" She stops rubbing her forehead long enough to throw a look over her shoulder and fucking bats her eyelashes at me, revealing her inner dirty, flirty girl.
"The diner," I admit. "You gave as good as you got. You sounded like you could handle us."
When I say us, she doesn't blink. The thought of a threesome doesn't scare her shitless. If anything, she seems intrigued by it.
Thank you, Jesus.
"Mmm. My hooker voice. And how did I look?"
She's fishing. We both know it, but I'm feeling generous and goddamn if we're not about to get lucky. "Like you'd dare anything. Risk anything. You were… hot," I rumble. "Fucking hot. I wanted to drag you into the back and bend you over a sink and—"
"Spank me?"
"Is that what you want, brat?" I underscore the last word, slapping her sassy little ass, my tone full of menace, my mind alive with possibilities.
Anna shivers. Her thoughts follow where mine are leading.
"Ah," I say. "Then here's a word of warning. A little sass gives us an excuse to get creative. Disrespect us, or anyone else, and we'll keep you on the edge so long, you'll be begging us to put you out of your misery. No Mercy," I whisper, turning her to face me.
She stares at my ink like she's mesmerized by it. Appreciates it.
Like she wants a taste of it.
Something Awesome (The Three Graces Book Five) by Nia Farrell
Length 21,112 words. Release date October 1, 2018.
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Wired Educator, the go-to source for tips on the latest and greatest software in the educational realm, is getting back into the swing of things now that school is back in session. They are giving educators the inside scoop on the best school-friendly software to use for the 2013-24 school year, and luckily for us, Boinx is on the list! Click on over to their full "Back to School with Boinx" post, or read on for a quick synopsis of the post.
Wired Educator uses Mouseposé (more info) for classroom and auditorium presentations. Mouseposé allows the user to focus on a specific part of a photo, dimming the rest of the screen and putting a spotlight on the main feature. "If I am doing any type of demo, I am using Mouseposé," Wired Educator says. "It is better than any other similar program. Want your presentation to look great and be effective? This is it!"
They also use iStopMotion (more info) to create memorable video introductions and highlights. "iStopMotion is an amazing stop motion animation application that is easy to use," says Wired Educator. "To get my students' and audience's attention, I will create a short iStopMotion animation introduction or segment to spice up what I am talking about. You can actually see the wonder on people's faces as it plays." Wired Educator's students use iStopMotion with their digital storytelling productions, and they come out fantastic!
"Boinx's FotoMagico 4 (more info) makes all the pictures I take during the school year look like the most professional slideshow you have ever seen," Wired Educator says on the popular media-showcasing app. Until they demoed the program, they didn't think they needed a new tool for slideshows at school. But after seeing FotoMagico's high tech transitions, sound, and amazing customizations, Wired Educator had one word: "Wow!" I guess there really is nothing better to keep a student's attention than technology!
Wired Educator's highest praise goes to BoinxTV (more info), the complete studio video broadcaster. They say that it's a must-have software for schools, and that "it brings together all of the skills students are learning in English, math, and school in general to make something powerful – a professional production for your school." Wired Educator suggests using BoinxTV for creating a school television program, educational webcasts, professional video of live events, and more. "BoinxTV makes your videos look AWESOME and the user interface makes it easy to use … have your school purchase this software and put it to use. It pays for itself with the first production."
Looking for some ideas to add Boinx to your back to school lineup? Try these fun projects in the classroom to give your students a fresh take on new subjects.
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• Have your students prepare a presentation of their summer adventures with FotoMagico. Learning a new language? Students can include titles in the language they're learning and give the FotoMagico presentation in that language as well. Additional Boinx apps such as Mouseposé might even help the other students see the focus of the presentation better.
• Use BoinxTV to put on a student production. Students can put together a news report outlining a notable scene from a book as if it were happening present day or they can act out that scene themselves and broadcast it to their peers! BoinxTV is a great way for students to learn how to communicate effectively, work together, storyboard, and much more. The possibilities are virtually endless!
Do you have another idea that's not on the list, or that you've tried out in the classroom with success? Let us know, and share your projects! Plus, check out the video above from the Chilmark School in Martha's Vineyard to find out how they are using iStopMotion for iPad to not only teach children about film literacy, but the serious issue of bullying and how to stop it.


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VT Group partners with customers to provide full capability in apparel design and manufacturing.
Jacksonville, FL (PRWEB) April 20, 2017
Thomas D'Innocenzi, Founder of Nova Advisors has announced an agreement to represent VT Group to US outdoor apparel and sportswear brands. Based in Bangkok, Thailand with multiple manufacturing locations in Myanmar and Thailand, VT Group has a 35-year history providing OEM and ODM manufacturing in outdoor and sportswear apparel to top labels worldwide.
"The needs of the US consumer in outdoor and sportswear apparel that is durable and leading-edge in functionality and style requires an OEM/ODM manufacturer with proven capability in excellent manufacturing technology and rapid response to keep their brand buyer profitable," explained Founder and Principal Consultant Thomas D'Innocenzi. "The management of VT Group is founded on the principals of sustainability. These principals are based on customer satisfaction, high quality, high social commitment and operational profitability. With multiple locations throughout Southeast Asia they are providing real value to their customers. They have the capability and capacity to take on more contracts, and Nova Advisors will make US brands and buyers aware of this unique opportunity."
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