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Designing for Martians
People and environments in 2040
Human space exploration and settlement on Mars are hardly imaginary ideas today. In fact, space travel and tourism is predicted to become more affordable for many, and we could soon be looking at a time when Mars will become a very realistic choice for human settlement.
Possible dates of the first human landing on Mars include the year 2025, estimated by Space X CEO, Elon Musk; 2027, predicted by technology forecaster, Stephen Petranek, and 2026 is the date suggested by the MarsOne mission for the first crew departing on a one-way mission to Mars.
In fact, scientists like Stephen Hawking and organizations like the National Space Society (NSS) argue that space settlement is important for human survival. The Earth could be in danger of being eradicated by an asteroid strike, new ice age, or other calamities that might make the human species extinct.
With private companies like Virgin Galactic and SpaceX investing in the industry and making huge breakthroughs in space travel and the ambitious Mars settlement missions like MarsOne, we need to be ready for this new reality of the Earth not being our only home. Moreover, space travel is due to become a trillion dollar industry, creating thousands of new jobs.
In this report, we explore what the new planetary environments might look like through the lenses of future professionals in the space-travel industry, which gives insights into what designers will need to consider in order to be space-ready.
The year is 2040, by when the first human settlement on Mars would already be about a decade old. We look the following emerging personas and the environments of early human colonists on Mars, and explore what we must consider to design for them.
Space Tourist: Designing a pleasant journey under stressful conditions
In 2040, visiting the stunning landscapes and well-designed habitats of Mars has become aspirational to many. The more adventurous are now looking to landings on Venus, Saturn's moon, Titan, and other planetary bodies, resulting in a whole new inter-planetary tourism industry boom.
However, early experiments with space tourism have made it clear that all journeys are not pleasant for space tourists, as they are still too long, sometimes lasting several months, and impact physical and mental health.
Space experience designers are now designing products to make space travel pleasant - right from the Mars space station experience, to suitable products for low gravity conditions, space suits to protect the human body from radiation and solutions to withstand extreme temperatures.
Mars Farmer: Products designed for a high level of precision
With early colonists bringing in greenhouses from Earth with edible plants, Mars farmers in 2040 are now supplying over 50% of food for Martians. The remaining still comes from 3D printed food systems on Mars, loaded with prepackaged shelf-stable foods from Earth. Larger greenhouses with Mars-adapted plants are starting to flourish on Mars, and there is lesser and lesser dependence on dry food coming in from Earth.
Mars greenhouse designers are constantly innovating with plant production at low pressure conditions. Deployable greenhouses are timed to reach months before Martians and have a hydroponics system as the soil on Mars is too rich in iron oxide along with optimized artificial light due to limited light on Mars. They are able to use water from the moisture in the Mars atmosphere. The plants in the greenhouses produce much-needed oxygen for Martians, which are closely linked to Martian pods. Not surprising for Martians in 2040, Mars farmers have the most important jobs, ensuring human survival on Mars.
Martian hab designer: 3D printing habitats on Mars
Some of the early architectural designs, where hardware needed is manufactured on Earth and sent to Mars, such as MarsOne, are almost redundant. Habitats on Mars are typically 3D printed by robots, which work together to complete construction before the human arrival on Mars. These habs have become increasingly appealing for offering a superior quality of life they as compared to environments on Earth, making them more attractive for tourists to consider becoming Martian settlers.
An early inspiration for Martian city construction in 2040 was the Mars ICE House, made of ice using water where it is abundant in Martian soil, which helps in shielding Martians from radiation. Optimized 3D printing robots are highly specialized in crater digging, wall processing, fusing materials like soil, and so on, inspired by early concepts (Foster + Partners). So Martian hab designers are challenged to innovate using 3D printers with available materials on the Martian landscape, and interfacing with construction robots has created hundreds of jobs back on Earth.
Terraforming Expert on Mars: Designer organisms, towers and mobile factories
The terraforming expert has a vision for Mars over a 100-year-long timeline with Phase 1 of the Terraforming Mars Century plan well on its way by 2040. Greenhouse gasses like chlorofluorocarbons are being used to warm up the planet and designer bioengineered extremophile organisms created by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are being deployed to survive the harsh conditions of the Martian environments as well as to change the makeup of Martian soil and release oxygen into the atmosphere.
Meanwhile, new designs of mobile factories that move around the surface of Mars manufacturing chlorofluorocarbons and bacteria-forming towers (like the Mars Utopia Towers) that convert carbon dioxide to oxygen have been implemented. NASA scientists estimate that the rising temperatures are expected to result in the ice melting on the Mars surface, making the planet much warmer for human survival outdoors. However, in Phases 2 and 3 of this plan, new generations of terraforming microorganisms tended by Mars rovers, will start to form, making Mars even more habitable for human beings.
Memory augmentation therapists and hibernation pods: Dealing with the psychological effects of a one-way trip to Mars
Although the number of early Mars colonists is up by hundreds each year since 2027, Earth inhabitants still have to prepare for a one-way trip as a successful return journey to Earth has not yet been made possible by 2040.
Settlers have to deal with a long journey of isolation as well as a lifetime of separation from Earth and its comforts, which could cause adverse cognitive or behavioral conditions such as hallucinations.
A new kind of memory augmentation therapist works with Martians, helping them suppress some memories of permanent separation from Earth and augment others. Also, human hibernation has been found to be successful in helping with the mental condition of astronauts while protecting them from radiation, as they remain unconscious for the time they are traveling to Mars. Also, astronauts are typically sent to Mars with robot pets (Japanese Kiboro) to help combat isolation in space.
Martian tour guides and
holographic technologies: Providing entertainment for Martians
Due to constraints on how much time can be spent outdoors because of radiation exposure, Martians in 2040 still spend most of their time in indoor habs. However, holographic technologies (e.g., Microsoft HoloLens) empowers Martians to become part of events such as watching Earth sports by projecting avatars of themselves in the stadium as well as having their near and dear ones become part of their explorations on Mars (e.g., Destination Mars).
Sightseeing tours are arranged by the earliest Martian tour guides for those who have arrived in 2040, for example, visiting the Olympus Mons, the tallest mountain in the Solar System or the Mariner Valley, a vast canyon system that runs along the Mars Equator. It's also possible to take a chartered rover to the Galle Crater or participate in rover racing.
Relationships on Mars: Design for relationships with consideration to limitations in space
Over the past decade (2030-2040), romantic relationships for those who have made the journey from Earth have seen several complications from new astronaut couples forming due to the several months of close interactions on Mars missions to Earth couples breaking up because of stress by the end of the journey.
With the requisite number of human settlers on Mars to ensure enough genetic diversity, 2040 has become the year when Martians are permitted to have sex using specially designed suits and belts that helps to stabilize the couple in microgravity conditions. This means that the early colonizers would give birth to the first humans that are not born on Earth, making their knowledge and experience of Earth very limited.
As for Martians who have come a long way from their romantic partners on Earth, they have a series of options in haptics or kinesthetic communication, which provides tactile feedback, recreating a sense of touch.
Waste disposal officer: Working with robots, drones, and metal-eating microorganisms on Mars
Two levels of issues related to waste management have been addressed - one is the waste generated in the space shuttle on the way to Mars and the other is the waste generated on the planet itself. Inventions like the waste removal system that vacuum dries out trash, extracting hygienic water and disposing the trash out as "space waste". The settlements power supply is related to solar panels installed so with use of renewable energy, there is less pollution on Mars.
On Mars, while refuse collecting drones, managed in real time by the waste disposal officers, collect trash from the various human settlements, only waste management robots visit the waste recycle plant situated far away from the settlements. Waste is segregated and recycled or converted to methane gas. In the metallic waste plant, NASA deployed microorganisms eat up the metallic waste and excrete metals that can be used on Mars again. Thus, Martians by 2040 are a great example of a very low carbon footprint as compared to people on Earth.
Author: Kalika Sharma, Visual design: Aditya Kamtekar
Research team: Veena Sonwalkar, Gautam Belle, Shantashree Kadam, Sabhyaya Mamgain


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Police in Brits in the North West Province are investigating a house robbery and murder case that occurred today, 5 September, 2012 at plot 415 Southpansdrift. The incident is alleged to have occurred in the early hours of the morning.
According to the wife, they were asleep when they heard strange sounds outside the house. They went out to check what could be the problem. Unfortunately, the husband was shot on his right leg by an unknown man who was standing at the bedroom window.
The husband collapsed, and three more suspects emerged and entered the house. Immediately, the wife ran for cover and locked herself inside the bathroom. There was suddenly silence in the house and when the wife got out of the bathroom where she hid herself she found her husband in a pool of blood. She then discovered that a safe containing two rifles and the Nokia cell phone were missing.
She immediately informed the police about the incident. On arrival, the police found the suspects long gone. Emergency Medical Services were called and declared the victim dead on scene. It is alleged that the suspect might have been killed with a shovel again that was found next to him. Police have also found two 9mm cartridges on the scene of crime. Four suspects are still at large and police are investigating.
Police are appealing to the public to assist with information which can lead to the arrest of the suspects. Anyone with information can phone Brits police station at 012 3816035.

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The Skifter on iBooks
My novel The Skifter is now available on the iPad or iPhone via iBooks, or from www.SmashWords.com, in a variety of formats including Kindle and regular text.
So what's it about? Sword-fighting, love, history, King Arthur, adventure, magic and books. Set around Kenilworth, Warwickshire in the present day and much of the past, it's a treat for the senses and for the intellect, as unlikely but nonetheless intrepid hero Scott Raynall is catapulted through time in search of his famously mysterious mother.
Let me know if you enjoy it…
How QuarkXPress 2016 changes the DTP game
QuarkXPress 2016 was released today. It's been my great privilege to work with the Quark team as one of their testers in the weeks leading up to it. You may have seen my post before about conversion to native objects. That is a game changer. There is more, though. For the first time, we can(…)
Why QuarkXPress 2016 will change my workflow for ever
QuarkXPress 2016 is due for imminent release. It has a lot of new features. One of them — based on my pre-test of the Final Release candidate — will change my workflow for ever. It's this: QuarkXPress now pastes graphics from other applications, and converts them into native Quark objects. It will do the same thing(…)
Three puzzle plots: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, A Wizard of Earthsea, and the Alchemist
Puzzle plots and what they can mean for new writers We tend to associate puzzle plots with the mystery stories. Indeed, the main difference between a mystery and a crime thriller is that we expect the clues to be presented to us in a mystery, but in such a way that we do not guess the(…)


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Have you heard the news? Wizard World has announced their new Austin Comic Con. It'll be from Friday, November 12, through Sunday, November 14, 2010, in the Austin Convention Center. Of course, the best part is that I currently live in Austin, Texas—expect to see me there all three days!
Here's the link to the announcement: Gareb Shamus, Wizard Entertainment CEO Announces the Launch of Austin Comic Con.
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Sharon Robinson shares in father's legacy
WASHINGTON -- Sharon Robinson had some eye-opening experiences Thursday. The daughter of Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson went to the Library of Congress and then took a tour of the Nationals Youth Baseball Academy.
Going to the Library of Congress was the first order of business for Robinson, as her father's memorabilia and letters were on display.
WASHINGTON -- Sharon Robinson had some eye-opening experiences Thursday. The daughter of Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson went to the Library of Congress and then took a tour of the Nationals Youth Baseball Academy.
Going to the Library of Congress was the first order of business for Robinson, as her father's memorabilia and letters were on display.
There was a letter Jackie Robinson wrote to former club president and general manager Branch Rickey around 1950, expressing how wrong it was for Rickey to be pushed out of the Dodgers organization. The letter also indicated that Robinson expected to be out the door himself. He ended up being traded to the New York Giants six years later, but Robinson, who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947, never played for New York. He retired instead.
Rickey responded by telling Robinson that he had the ability to work in the front office or become an on-field coach.
"My father hoped he would have the opportunity [to work in baseball], but he was never given that opportunity," Sharon Robinson said. "Believe me, he had a very interesting post-baseball life, which was good for my dad. He [worked] for Chock Full o'Nuts. He worked in the Civil Rights movement, marching in support of the crisis that happened in the deep South. That made his life all the more important to him. It worked out. He didn't need to go into coaching. He did just what he did."
Sharon Robinson then was off to the Academy, and she was impressed with what she saw. Robinson, who is an educational programming consultant with Major League Baseball, learned the academy is a year-round educational and athletic facility designed to provide quality after-school and summer learning programs for boys and girls in Washington neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River.
The academy uses baseball and softball as vehicles to help develop literacy and STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) skills, as well as healthy lifestyles through fitness, nutrition and cooking lessons in a safe, nurturing environment.
"Everything they are doing here is so critical to our kids," Robinson said. "To have a place like this, which is beautiful, very light and airy, it makes me feel very hopeful."
There were a couple of kids who were thrilled to see the daughter of a legend. A boy named Brandon, who was dressed like Jackie Robinson, created a diorama about the baseball icon. What impressed Sharon Robinson was that Brandon displayed more than action shots of her father on the baseball field. There was a shot of the Robinson family and several of Robinson marching during the Civil Rights era.
"[Brandon] was looking at the total man a great deal, which included the family component and his post-baseball career," she said. "A lot of kids don't like looking into that. Brandon did a lot of research. It made me very proud."
Video: Sharon Robinson on youth participation in community
Robinson then interacted with the students about her father as part of Breaking Barriers, an educational program founded by Robinson, now in its 20th season. This initiative is designed to teach young students about the obstacles Jackie Robinson faced as he broke baseball's color barrier. The 2016 program includes an essay contest that will reward 20 students in grades 4-9 with prizes such as trips to the All-Star Game and World Series. The contest encourages students to share stories describing how they have used Jackie Robinson's values to overcome difficulties in their lives.
• Photos: Breaking Barriers 20th Anniversary
"I'm proud of all the children we've met over the years," Robinson said. "I love the fact that Major League Baseball has invested in this program for so many years, because it does make a difference to kids."
Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, All Nats All the Time. He also can be found on Twitter @WashingNats.


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Golden Apricot 2015
July 22, 2015 - Travel to Armenia
By: Anna Khachatryan
The 12th Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival was held in the capital city Armenia from July 12-19, 2015. This year, among the honourable guests of the festival were world renowned stars Ornella Muti and Nastassja Kinski. The head of Golden Apricot Yerevan International Festival in 2015 was French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer Robert Guédiguian. Festival programs featured critically acclaimed award-winning films from Cannes, Berlin and Venice film festivals. Around 300 films have been presented during the festival. Additionally, master classes were held by the well-known directors and honored guests of the festival.
Here are the most memorable moments from Golden Apricot 2015:
Honorable guests Nastassja Kinski and Ornella Muti during the Opening Ceremony
Delivering "Let There Be Light" Award to Robert Guediguian
Tribute to Henrik Malyan's 90th anniversary with a star on the Charles Anznavour Square
Tribute to Harutyun Khachatryan: screening of the film "White Town"
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We may all observe the same things, but how receptive we are and how we process the information may be vastly different. Entering the workplace in the morning, are we focused strictly on our job, our assigned spot and proceeding there, blinkers on, to get started? Alternatively, the moment we enter the building is there a slight rush as we feel the excitement of everything around us? Do we sense the totality of our organization - our colleagues interacting, the many essential tasks and needs and how they subtly link and funnel together to make our business efficient and super successful?
The employee who proceeds resolutely to his/her workplace may be an excellent employee, very engaged and very productive and deservedly advance within the organization. The employee who sees all, is excited by the total environment, relates in a personal way to all the nuances of business life, may do well or may not. Seeing everything may not mean commitment. Similarly, engagement to a job is significantly different from engagement and commitment to the goals of an organization.
The competent big thinker, however, if he/she relates positively to the organization, has a very high potential for success. If an individual uses business enlightenment to seek success, it is likely to happen. If the person experiences and reasons, without particular focus, because it is his/her natural style, the potential is still high, but success may be through recognition and possibly mentoring by others. Success of the competent person who is interested in and seeks to understand all aspects of the business could be in many directions and heading towards very high places
Awareness and a compelling interest in our immediate surroundings (and world) cannot just be turned on like a switch. Making the effort to develop it a little, however, could bring significant satisfaction and a wider appreciation of many things. One interesting experiment is the slow drive (or walk) down a street you usually zoom along on the way to work, with little interest except leaving it behind. On the slow drive/walk, it can be amazing to discover what you have never noticed before. It may be a historic house, a small park, an interesting store, a school, a tree, a goat – it could be anything. Even if you continue to zoom along the same street on the way to work, not looking for distraction, the street will now have more meaning, a distinct identity and give reason, possibly, to explore further and experience more. Your world would have expanded a little.
Going from superficial understanding to fuller appreciation can enrich our world whether at work, at home or within our community. It is like taking something small and making it big. A little like someone entering the tiny Tardis (Doctor Who) and encountering the massive, impressive world within. The door had to be opened and the person had to enter, however, to discover, experience and appreciate what lay beyond - possibly the same principle applies in our domestic lives. The essence of what we may seek elsewhere, possibly in some exotic destination, may already exist within our own environment. We just have to be alert, open and receptive to its presence - already there, but just below the surface.
How important is it to be more enlightened in our work and personal lives? Do you agree that it can be a distinguishing aspect in achieving career goals, or is it more important to focus directly on the job and the interests primarily of your boss?
Thank you for your interest. I look forward to any thoughts and comments you may have.


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5" x 7" Hand Embellished Print - Limited Run of 20
Paired with an ekphrastic poem written by Louis Jeannot.
"We are the lens at the hourglass' waist, focused where the grains of nowness hang - belly button of reality, digesting data with singularity until you can taste the chicken's biology in an egg, an unborn fear of the cage cooked into your breakfast. In the end, not to ask what is seen, but how it is chewed, how it sustains."


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Donald Trump is fond of claiming that everyone loves him. Hispanics love him. African Americans love him. Women love him. The LGBT community loves him. And Texas won't secede because Texans love him, too. But there's one group he doesn't make this claim about. "I think the political press is among the most dishonest people that I have ever met," he said last month. "The press should be ashamed of itself. You make me look bad." But Trump is as wrong about the press hating him as he is about Hispanics, African Americans, women and the LGBT community loving him. The press has had a very strange relationship with Trump since the beginning of his campaign. From the moment he descended the Trump Tower escalator in June 2015, his ascent has been aided and abetted by a very willing press.
This week the media edged closer to their Murrow moment. In the 50s, CBS broadcaster Edward R. Murrow took on Sen. Joe McCarthy and his unscrupulous red-baiting, helping bring about McCarthy's downfall. And this week, the media finally began to call out Donald Trump's racism and point out the cowardice of those like Paul Ryan, who admitted Trump's comments about Judge Gonazalo Curiel were the "textbook definition of racism" -- and yet continued to endorse him. So the media edged closer to their Murrow moment, but they still have a long way to go, judging by their reaction to Trump's speech after winning the California primary. Only Donald Trump could be praised for a speech just because it did not include any overt racism. But whether he "pivots" to being "presidential" or not, we know what he thinks, and we know what "textbook" beliefs his policies are based on. "This is no time," said Murrow of McCarthy, "to remain silent." Nor to ignore or euphemize the grave danger we're facing.
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The spring and summer of 1945 was a very unique period in the nation's history. Wrapping up the worldwide conflagration in August, we transitioned to a period of remarkable postwar growth and the early years of cold war under President Truman and an era of consolidation under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
For a politician or a journalist, there was a time when citing the classics -- as long as it wasn't done in a pedantic or pompous manner -- was a mark of wisdom and experience. If a candidate or reporter does it today, there's a good chance they'll be trolled and ridiculed for high-handed pretension. Cue Donald Trump shouting, "Loser!"
On November 28, 2015, my spouse and I went to see Trumbo, which is based upon the life of Dalton Trumbo and how it was impacted during one of the most shameful times in U.S. history -- the McCarthy era. The film interested me because of many comparable similarities today and because the father of close childhood friends of mine had been included on the Hollywood-blacklist.
We have come a long way from "current events" class. And few colleges require courses in history, or how the government and the economy work -- or are supposed to work -- or the role of evidence in law or in science. What I learned preparing for 60 years in journalism, and then practicing it, doesn't seem to be taught much any more.


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Brunello di Montalcino
Brunello di Montalcino is one of my favorite region in Italy… It was very interesting to check how the 10-20 years old Brunello are evolving, and also evaluate the potential of their younger sibblings 🙂
2015 Pertimali Maremma Toscana Istriciaia
Huge nose of cold ripe black fruit, cedar wood, hint of licorice… hint of harsh tannin, cold black fruit (89 points)
2012 Pertimali Maremma Toscana Istriciaia
Very nice nose of ripe strawberries, cedar wood… Taste of super delicious ripe strawberries, sappy tannin, great acidity that matches well with food! (90 points)
2015 Livio Sassetti Rosso di Montalcino
Nice nose of red fruit, cedar wood, forest floor… Nice taste of black cherries, super silky tannin, very refined and feminine, a mini Brunello! (91 points)
2009 Il Poggione (Proprietá Franceschi) Brunello di Montalcino
Superb nose of BBQ, bacon fat, roasted cherries, red cranberries… Loads of sappy tannin, red berries, hint of drying tannin, quite evolved and mature Brunello! (93 points)
2010 Il Poggione (Proprietá Franceschi) Brunello di Montalcino
Huge nose of ripe strawberries, iodine, loads of cedar wood, cèpes de Bordeaux… Loads of cold tannins, red berries, lenght of 30 seconds… Wait 5 years before opening a next bottle! (92 points)
2004 Agostina Pieri Brunello di Montalcino
It's amazing how this wine has improved after 14 years… Very ripe nose of black cherries, bacon… Loads of very ripe tannins, ripe red cherries, lacking a bit of acidity at opening, but has improved dramatically with 3 hours of bottle opening!! (96 points)
2001 Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Brunello di Montalcino Vigna di Pianrosso
Loads of methol, eucalyptus, hint of nail paint at opening dissapeared after 3 hours aeration… Ripe tannins, red cherries, showing hint of alcohol at opening but is the wine that improved the most after 3 hours opening!! (92 points)
2013 Livio Sassetti Brunello di Montalcino
Nice nose of herbes de Provence, red cherries, bacon, cèpes de Bordeaux… Super delicate and refined tannin, red ripe berries, super sappy tannin, very sexy, feminine and refreshing wine, lenght of 30 sec! (95 points)
2012 Pertimali (Livio Sassetti) Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
Huge and delicious nose of cedar wood, herbes de Provence, hint of bacon, cèpes de Bordeaux… Loads of sappy tannin, superb balance, ripe red berries, super silky tannins, lenght of 30 sec!! (96 points)
1997 Pertimali (Livio Sassetti) Brunello di Montalcino
Very dark colour and seems still pretty young for it's age!! Huge nose of cèpes de Bordeaux, leather, Havana cigar, BBQ sauce, roasted meat, great great nose… Super concentrated, but sappy tannin, loads of ripe and cold black cherries, good acidity, lenght of 60 sec, fantastic Brunello (98 points)


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Join us for our FREE weekly beading event this Friday 12/1, 4:30-6:00 in our studio. We'll be making this pendant. Sylvia is working on hers right now - it has bugles in F463K - a beautiful matte metallic pink/ brown / green iris, our new pink metallic Demi beads, and a gorgeous rivoli
in rose champagne.
As you can see, this is a unique frame and bezel for a Swarovski 14 mm rivoli. The pattern is free and will be available at the event. We'll have some refreshments, as always. This pattern uses small seed beads, such as 15/0's and 11/0 Demi beads, so bring your "beading glasses". Because the beads are so small, and there is a front and back to be stitched, it will be difficult for first time beaders. I'd classify it as advanced beginner level.
For our remote customers, the pattern will be available for free with purchase of the bead bundle in the sample color way (pinks with the iris bugles). It will be available on our webstore next week.
Hope to see you!
Supplies Needed
**Available at Poppyfield Bead Company**
14 mm Swarovski Rivoli (1)
3 mm Bugles (48)
11/0 Demi Rounds (108)
*11/0 Japanese Seed Beads (6)
15/0 Japanese Seed Beads (36)
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Email a copy of 'First North American Jewish Day School Leadership Conference Underway' to a friend
Reader Interactions
January 18, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Kol ha'kavod to the conference organizers. I trust this is a harbinger of a much needed, long overdue level of inter-denominational collaboration which will be a source of certain strength to all who care about Jewish education.
January 20, 2010 at 7:32 pm
Chip, thank you not only for your kind words but for all that you and the Jim Joseph Foundation do to support Jewish day schools.
The North American Jewish Day School Conference ended just hours ago and while we are all exhausted, we are nonetheless thrilled by how the event unfolded. It is difficult to describe the feeling in the room as nearly 600 day school educators and supporters from across the spectrum of Jewish life wrestled with the issues facing schools today: the opportunities and challenges presented by new technologies; changes in Jewish demographics; the potential impact of Hebrew language charter schools; economic pressures; the need to be competitive; the imperative to be excellent.
In that this is a forum for Jewish philanthropy, I want to both salute the conference sponsors (PEJE, Covenant Foundation, Kohelet Foundation, several anonymous funders) and make note of the fact that by collaborating, the four day school networks of RAVSAK, Yeshiva University, SSDSA and PARDeS have provided a single professional development event at significant cost savings versus the expense of each providing their own conference.


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Daniel joins the total focus team with extensive real estate background, and local knowledge. Having completed all levels of school at local schools Mellons Bay Primary, Bucklands Beach Intermediate and Macleans College.
Having been a successful real estate sales person in the Howick area he is returning after a break from sales. That he utilised for spending quality time with his growing family of 4, but kept in touch with current real estate trends through calling auctions, and furthering his education in the real estate field.
Communication is key! I have always been of the belief that where communication ends imagination begins, you can save much anxiety and stress by simply keeping your clients informed through the whole process.
If your selling take advantage of Daniel's renewed passion, marketing and negotiating skills combined with enthusiasm and energy to get the job done.


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January Photo A Day Grateful Project – Day 27
I'm grateful for spontaneous rainbows that light up her face. And for a childs imagination and her desire to go to the end of the rainbow and find the pot of gold. Reminds me to always look on the bright side of life.


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Ewhurst 91
Stoke D'Abernon 285-5
(Stoke D'Abernon win)
THERE were records broken and milestones passed galore on Saturday as Stoke D'Abernon's first XI took maximum points with a 194-run victory over Ewhurst to move ever nearer to the promotion places in Division Two of the Fuller's Brewery Surrey League.
Stoke were inserted on a damp green track, but despite the early loss of Gavin Gresse, Siddhartha Lahiri and Tim Handel put together a punishing partnership of 179 in just 27.3 overs, a club record in the Fuller's for Stoke's second wicket.
Lahiri hit 13 fours in his 77 from 96 balls faced before holing out to Fleet in the deep off the bowling of Taylor.
Handel hit seven sixes and 15 fours in his knock of 129 from just 95 deliveries faced — his maiden century for the club and the first by any Stoke batsman in the league since June 2005 — before skying to keeper Parry with the score on 239.
In between, Saud Hassan hit a brisk 12, including a big six over the pavilion.
In his first league match for the club since August 2005, former club captain Simon Engelen hit a classy unbeaten 28 that included an enormous six to complement his positive running.
Will Gudgeon was promoted and given licence by Stoke skipper Andy Page, and he clubbed a quick unbeaten 19, including a six of his own to prompt a 41.5 over declaration with the score on 285 — a record total for Stoke in the Fuller's league.
Jez Taylor took 4-60 in a 14-over spell for the hosts, and he ran in hard despite the scoring rate.
Gibson was the only other Ewhurst bowler to take a wicket, but it was at a personal cost of 104 runs from just 11 overs.
Page's declaration left Ewhurst with 54 overs to attempt a run chase, or more realistically to survive.
He elected to start with two spinners and the old ball, and Hassan struck first when Taylor was beaten for pace by his quicker ball.
Lahiri followed up his batting effort with a superb variety, dismissing Mead lbw for 4, castling Kerry for 2 and picking up top scorer Imber for 25. Page taking a flying one-handed catch at short extra cover.
Despite being tired from his batting efforts, Handel removed Gibson for 14, then Lahiri bowled Verber for a duck, offering no shot, and trapping the dangerous Chamberlain leg before for a duck. At this point the score was 67 for 7.
Ralph Coleman replaced Handel and two of the last three wickets to fall.
Fleet was bowled for nine, his 250th Fuller's League first XI wicket, and Balchin was trapped lbw for 10 to complete a win by 194 runs, a record margin of victory for Stoke in the Fuller's League.
Coleman's wickets were split by a sixth wicket for Lahiri who bowled Wakefield to finish with a Fuller's League personal best of 6 for 37 from 15 overs.
Stoke's advance towards the promotion places will put to the test on Saturday when they travel to league leaders Merstham with strong availability, excellent all-round form and an unbeaten run stretching back to the middle of May.


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In her Mentoring Generously: The Key to Successful Leadership presentation, Dr. Melanie Duckworth will highlight those skills that are essential to business leaders who are missioned around increasing the global reach and reputation of their businesses; creating workplaces that spark ingenuity, an appetite for success, and a sense of accomplishment among employees; and foster goodwill and loyalty among members of the communities that are home to their businesses.
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Amid rumours of backstage bickering and ratings sinking faster than the Canadian buck, The View is once again embarking on a round of musical chairs: In June ABC announced Raven Symone (little Olivia from The Cosby Show) would be joining the panel full time; last week Rosie Perez teared up on camera while announcing her imminent departure; and just this week, comedian Michelle Collins became the 15th woman to join the co-host coven. Here a highly subjective ranking of The View's daytime divas.
15. Debbie Matenopoulos (1997-1999)
Only 22 when The View premiered, Matenopoulos (an unknown who was hand-picked by Barbara Walters after a chance meeting) was quickly dubbed "Ditzy Debbie" by the press and portrayed as "the uninformed young one," in SNL's amazing parodies. Beyond that, she failed to leave much of a mark before getting fired in the middle of season two. She probably wasn't the worst, but who really remembers?
14. Raven-Symoné (2015-present)
Apparently ratings have seen a slight uptick since kidthe former Cosby kid became an official co-host last month, but at what cost? Brought in to inject youthful energy, she is instead a poster child for youthful ignorance (particularly inexcusable since she's 29). Watching her weigh in on subjects like Donald Trump's election campaign or the Iran nuclear agreement is like watching a cockatoo (seemingly Symone's hair inspiration) in roller skates.
13. Rosie Perez (2015-2015)
The talented actress and dedicated AIDS activist never really found her place on the panel, often seeming nervous and incapable of adapting to The View's "caw-fee tawk" vibe. Rumour has it Perez's recent "resignation" was more of a pink slip situation, which is too bad (if only because her awkward lectures on politics/boxing/mixed martial arts provided the perfect time for a bathroom break).
12. Jenny McCarthy (2013-2014)
When word leaked that Jenny McCarthy would be joining the round table, we all assumed she would titillate us with tales from the Playboy Mansion and infuriate us with anti-vax propaganda. Instead she committed the greatest of all daytime chat sins — she bored us.
11. Whoopi Goldberg (2007-present)
Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple: A revelation! Whoopi Goldberg in Sister Act: A tour de force! Whoopi Goldberg as moderator of The View: ill-informed, defensive, and draped in way too many sweater capes. It's like she's only there to point out that she's above celebrity gossip and reality TV. This week she finally admitted that her steadfast defending of Bill Cosby has been a mistake, probably after she saw the fabulous send-up created by John Oliver.
10. Lisa Ling (1999-2002)
She was hired to replace "Ditzy Debbie" and clearly the brass was looking to go in a different direction. Political, cerebral and more interested in discussing Darfur than diet trends, Ling left in 2002 to pursue her passion for field reporting. But not before stirring up some serious controversy by suggesting that America ought to take a good long look in the mirror following 9/11 attacks. Viewers balked, though since the show had yet to fill the token Republican slot, on-air drama was relatively tame.
9. Michelle Collins (2015-present)
It's only been a couple of days since Collins' position on the panel was secured, but already she seems like a promising pick given her unabashed love for Gwyneth Paltrow, cocktails and gorgeous men.
8. Nicolle Wallace (2014-present)
A former aid to president George W. Bush and senator John McCain, she is by far the most rational of the current crop of co-hosts. According to insider gossip, Wallace may currently be the chopping block due to her ignorance in the soft news realm, and it's true, she does lean too heavily on her "I'm just a policy wonk" shtick. The woman almost got Sarah Palin elected — surely she can grasp the intricacies of the latest Bennifer split.
7.Sherri Shepherd (2007-2014)
The single mom, comedian and reformed creationist will probably never outlive the whole "maybe the Earth is flat," thing, but she was funny as hell and was there a dry eye on the set when she spoke about seeing a bright future for her son following Obama's 2008 victory? Plus the endless parade of increasingly out-there weaves was reason alone to tune in.
6. Rosie O'Donnell (2006-2007, 2014-2015)
She's joining The View, now she's quitting The View. Now she's returning the The View … and now she's gone again. On the one hand, O'Donnell is responsible for some of the show's most memorable moments: the split screen battle royal over the Iraq War with Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the feud with Donald Trump. On the other, her time on the show was ultimately overshadowed by her various arrivals and departures.
5. Barbara Walters (1007-2014)
Babs gets points for imagining a talk show format that has since been copied more times than more times than the Eames chair. Walters' broadcasting legacy is that of a woman who shattered ceilings, but let's not forget her also impressive ability to stir the proverbial pot. Note that in her 17 years at the table, she never really raised her voice against anyone. Instead, like the ultimate gossip madam, she kept it classy and let her girls do the dirty work.
4. Star Jones (1997-2005)
Her popularity shrank along with her body mass index, but before the secret gastric bypass surgery (which she initially denied), and before the wedding that had audiences calling her a swag-hag, Jones was an sharp and opinionated ex-prosecutor, who was never shy about playing the "As an attorney …" card during segments surrounding the buzzy celebrity trials of the day from Martha Stewart to Michael Jackson. Her run ended abruptly when she resigned on air after learning she was going to be fired. She was on the show for nine seasons (her much hyped marriage to Al Reynolds was significantly more brief).
3. Meredith Vieira (1997-2006)
During The View's golden era — when the show aimed a little higher than the chronicling of celebrity Tweets — Vieira (a Tufts grad with formal broadcasting chops), was like a Walter Cronkite for the daytime couch crowd. Charmingly self-deprecating and a measured counterpart to the cray-cray of fellow co-hosts, she brought a sincerity that the show has not seen since.
2. Elisabeth Hasselbeck (2003-2013)
N.B.: This is not a popularity contest, but rather a ranking of great TV, and on that front The View's Iron Lady was a reliable source. Bush apologist, enemy of feminism and waterboarding supporter, Hasselbeck's not-quite-tea-party brand of conservatism made her the panellist that so many of use loved to hate (including, apparently, the writers of Law & Order — a character named Elisabeth Hassenback was raped and murdered on a 2006 episode).
1. Joy Behar (1997-2014)
Where to begin? Whether talking 50 Shades of Grey with Obama, storming offstage after Bill O'Reilly equated Muslims and terrorists or calling her boss Barbara Walters a slut, Behar could always be relied on to keep things spicy. Her rare talent for making pop sound smart, politics sound sizzling and everything sound hilarious made her the glue that held the panel together for seventeen seasons. The best part of the infamous Rosie/Elisabeth smackdown is watching Joy guffaw the both of them.


text: When Advocacy Extends Life: Age and Diagnosis Discrimination in Patients With Serious IllnessMatey, Laurl, MSN, RN CHPNJournal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing: April 2018 - Volume 20 - Issue 2 - p 114–117 doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000408 Ethics Series Buy CE Abstract Author InformationAuthors Article MetricsMetrics Despite education and professional preparation, age and diagnosis discrimination persists in health care. A case scenario describes discrimination that could have resulted in untimely death without advocacy and intervention by 1 informed professional. Nurses must identify their own attitudes and behaviors associated with age, diagnosis, and their role within the interprofessional team to identify when discrimination may be occurring and claim their responsibility as advocate to ethically intervene on behalf of patients and families when appropriate. Laurl Matey, MSN, RN CHPN, is clinical services director, Hospice of Southern Maine, Scarborough. Address correspondence to Laurl Matey, MSN, RN, CHPN, Hospice of Southern Maine, 180 US Route One, #1 Scarborough, ME 04074 (email@example.com). The author has no conflicts of interest to disclose. © 2018 by The Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association.


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In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth books, such as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, the terms Man and Men refer to humankind – in contrast to Elves, Dwarves, Orcs and other humanoid races – and does not denote gender.
The Elves call the race of Men Atani in Quenya, literally meaning "Second People" (the Elves being the First), but also Hildor (Followers), Apanónar (After-born), and Fírimar or Firyar (Mortals). Less charitably they were called Engwar (The Sickly), owing to their susceptibility to disease and old age, and their generally unlovely appearance in the Elves' eyes. The name Atani becomes Edain in Sindarin, but this term is later applied only to those tribes of Men who are friendly to the Elves. Other names appear in Sindarin as Aphadrim, Eboennin, and Firebrim or Firiath.
The race of Men is the second race of beings created by the One God, Ilúvatar. Because they awoke at the start of the Years of the Sun, while the Elves awoke at the start of the First Age during the Years of the Trees, they are called the Afterborn by the Elves.
Men (Greek: Μήν, Latin: Mensis, also known at Antioch in Pisidia as Men Ascaënus) was a god worshipped in the western interior parts of Anatolia. The roots of the Men cult may go back to Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC. Ancient writers describe Men as a local god of the Phrygians.
Lunar symbolism dominates his iconography. The god is usually shown with a crescent like open horns on his shoulders, and he is described as the god presiding over the months. He is depicted with a Phrygian cap and a belted tunic. He may be accompanied by bulls and lions in religious artwork. The iconography of Men partly recalls that of Mithras, who also wears a Phrygian cap and is commonly depicted with a bull and symbols of the sun and moon.
The Augustan History has the Roman emperor Caracalla venerate Lunus at Carrhae; this has been taken as a Latinized name for Men. The same source records the local opinion that anyone who believes the deity of the moon to be feminine shall always be subject to women, whereas a man who believes that he is masculine will dominate his wife. David Magie, however, disputes the identification of this 'Lunus' with Men, and suggests that Caracalla had actually visited the temple of Sin.
The 32 Men (Danish: Stadens 32 mænd) were the leading merchants of Copenhagen, who had the right to demand an audience before the king.
60 Minutes is an American newsmagazine television program broadcast on the CBS television network. Debuting in 1968, the program was created by Don Hewitt, who chose to set it apart from other news programs by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation. In 2002, 60 Minutes was ranked #6 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time and in 2013, it was ranked #24 on TV Guide's 60 Best Series of All Time.The New York Times has called it "one of the most esteemed news magazines on American television".
The program employed a magazine format, similar to that of the Canadian program W5, which premiered two years earlier. It pioneered many of the most important investigative journalism procedures and techniques, including re-editing interviews, hidden cameras, and "gotcha journalism" visits to the home or office of an investigative subject. Similar programs sprang up in Australia and Canada during the 1970s, as well as on local television news.
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Menin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MEN1 gene. Menin is a putative tumor suppressor associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1 syndrome).
In vitro studies have shown that menin is localized to the nucleus, possesses two functional nuclear localization signals, and inhibits transcriptional activation by JunD. However, the function of this protein is not known. Two messages have been detected on northern blots but the larger message has not been characterized. Two variants of the shorter transcript have been identified where alternative splicing affects the coding sequence. Five variants where alternative splicing takes place in the 5' UTR have also been identified.
In 1988, researchers at Uppsala University Hospital and the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm mapped the MEN1 gene to the long arm of chromosome 11. The gene was finally cloned in 1997.
The gene is located on long arm of chromosome 11 (11q13) between base pairs 64,570,985 and 64,578,765. It has 10 exons and encodes a 610-amino acid protein.
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2) (also known as "Pheochromocytoma and amyloid producing medullary thyroid carcinoma", "PTC syndrome," and "Sipple syndrome") is a group of medical disorders associated with tumors of the endocrine system. The tumors may be benign or malignant (cancer). They generally occur in endocrine organs (e.g. thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenals), but may also occur in endocrine tissues of organs not classically thought of as endocrine.
MEN2 is a sub-type of MEN (multiple endocrine neoplasia) and itself has sub-types, as discussed below.
Before gene testing was available, the type and location of tumors determined which type of MEN2 a person had. Gene testing now allows a diagnosis before tumors or symptoms develop.
A table in the multiple endocrine neoplasia article compares the various MEN syndromes. MEN2 and MEN1 are distinct conditions, despite their similar names. MEN2 includes MEN2A, MEN2B and familial medullary thyroid cancer (FMTC).
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Foreign language anxiety — an anxiety experienced by learners studying a foreign language — is likely to interfere with language acquisition. So what happens if we add culture, educational methods, and a deeply held belief in the importance of saving face to the mix? In this talk Dr. Al-Saraj, the first female Saudi post-doc at University of California Berkeley, will share stories of language-learning success and disappointment from her 2015 book "The Anxious Language Learner: A Saudi Woman's Story". Join us at: PolyglotConference.com Facebook: http://fb.com/polyglotconference/ Facebook group: http://fb.com/groups/polyglotconference/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/polyglot_confer
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What do moles on certain parts of your body mean? Have you ever wondered about it? Why those parts specifically? Chinese experts can read you like an open book just by looking at the position of the moles on your body. So what hidden parts of your personality can your moles reveal? TIMESTAMPS: Mole on the forehead 0:49 Mole in or near the eyebrows 1:42 Mole on the nose 2:25 Mole on the cheek 3:14 Mole on the lips 4:02 Mole on the chin 4:50 Mole on the ears 5:32 Mole on the neck 6:18 Mole on the shoulder 7:09 Mole on the fingers 7:52 Mole on the arms 10:29 Mole on the breasts 11:09 #molemeaning #personalitytraits Music: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music SUMMARY: - Chinese astrology thinks of a mole on the forehead as a sign of prosperity. However, it also has an additional me...
There is no definitive list of techniques to how women manipulate men but you can see it in action. The case of Dalia Dippolito, caught hiring an assassin to kill her husband, produced really good footage of a woman in full manipulation mode. She was convinced that if she could get her husband physically close to her, she could blind him. And she's right. As long as men remain unaware of their vulnerability to female manipulation they will continue to be victims to it. The phenomenon of MGTOW (Men Going Their Own Way) is a good way to open your eyes. Feminism is bad but it's only a symptom of the bigger problem: gynocentrism and man's vulnerability to female charms. If you want to learn more about this phenomenon you'll find it on youtube: bar bar, JohntheOther, Spetsnaz, Sandman, Thinkin...
One day they felt sick, the next they were jabbering away with thick foreign accents. One can now pass for Russian. Another has developed a French lilt. The third sounds Chinese. It's called Foreign Accent Syndrome and it's a condition that's as rare as it is strange. For forty years, 60 Minutes have been telling Australians the world's greatest stories. Tales that changed history, our nation and our lives. Reporters Liz Hayes, Allison Langdon, Tara Brown, Charles Wooley, Liam Bartlett and Tom Steinfort look past the headlines because there is always a bigger picture. Sundays are for 60 Minutes. WATCH more of 60 Minutes Australia: https://www.60minutes.com.au LIKE 60 Minutes Australia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60Minutes9 FOLLOW 60 Minutes Australia on Twitter: https://twit...
Like catching the elusive Bigfoot - this video shows an occurrence if a woman admitting that she said something but meant something else. This video is grainy and dark but you can clearly make out the language caught in its rawest form.
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In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth books, such as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, the terms Man and Men refer to humankind – in contrast to Elves, Dwarves, Orcs and other humanoid races – and does not denote gender.
The Elves call the race of Men Atani in Quenya, literally meaning "Second People" (the Elves being the First), but also Hildor (Followers), Apanónar (After-born), and Fírimar or Firyar (Mortals). Less charitably they were called Engwar (The Sickly), owing to their susceptibility to disease and old age, and their generally unlovely appearance in the Elves' eyes. The name Atani becomes Edain in Sindarin, but this term is later applied only to those tribes of Men who are friendly to the Elves. Other names appear in Sindarin as Aphadrim, Eboennin, and Firebrim or Firiath.
The race of Men is the second race of beings created by the One God, Ilúvatar. Because they awoke at the start of the Years of the Sun, while the Elves awoke at the start of the First Age during the Years of the Trees, they are called the Afterborn by the Elves.
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Perhaps you have heard the term "video marketing" but been unsure what it means. It is using videos to market a company. It can be an extremely effective method of marketing, if used correctly. In the next few minutes, you'll discover some of the best and brightest tips for marketing with video. article to video converter
As you begin to make more videos, your following will increase. Videos should be uploaded regularly, so your customers have something new to look forward to from you. This can draw in additional viewers as you'll be exploring a diverse number of topics, too.
Use video marketing to allow your customers to get to know you. You could, for instance, record a weekly video in which you talk about your projects and upcoming deals. Make your video marketing campaign interactive by reserving a segment of your weekly video to answer questions customers send you.
All of your videos should be as timeless as possible. When talking about a product release or a new product, it could be difficult to make a video that people will want to watch 6 months from now. If you focus on the product, and not the release date, you will be creating a video that people will watch in the future.
If you can be the first person to discuss a topic, that's the best choice for content. Talk about things you truly are an expert in and provide tips, which can't be found elsewhere. When people see that what you're offering isn't found on other sites, they'll consider your site to be the expert in the field.
Why not take a video while at a trade show? Many experts visit trade shows and would love to expand their own customer base, and getting their name on your website is a great way to do that. Make sure to write down their information so you can spell their name right and link back to their site when you post the video - they'll appreciate that.
Make a FAQ video for the most common questions. While many people put FAQs on their website and expect users to read them, it is a good idea to make a video. This also provides customers a choice of how they locate the answers to commonly asked questions.
Some of the most effective ways to gain an audience for your videos will be by using ads in social media or qr codes to direct people to yours videos. People who see these advertisements will already have the means (and likely the time) to watch the video. If they like it, they can instantly share the link with a friend, giving your business's video yet one more exposure!
If you plan to search YouTube for video, content ideas, don't forget the ~ synonym search option. For example, "how to make ~bread" will come up with a myriad of videos on making all sorts of baked goods. This can help you create a list of items, which have been missed in the past which need a good how-to video created.
When searching YouTube for ideas, don't forget to use the * wildcard operator. This allows you to find videos, which are similar but not identical to your search terms. For example, "How to * a book" may lead you to some crafty questions and answers about working with books creatively.
When you're posting videos using WordPress, check out video sitemap extensions which allow you to easily add the new video to your current video sitemap. Without such a sitemap, Google won't index your videos and therefore viewers who are searching for them will never be lucky enough to find them.
If you are planning to use videos to market your business you want to be sure that you use a high quality camera. Thanks to advances in technology people expect to see videos in high definition. If you do not own a high definition camera you should rent or buy one for filming your videos.
Now that you have read this article, you should have a solid grounding in the basics of video marketing. This technique can be a very effective way to promote your business and sell your products. By keeping the advice you have just read in mind, you can start using online videos today.


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The quest for vegetarian and meat-loving edibles for every meal
Denton is a city full of diversity. From the different storefronts on the Square to the people that walk about every day, the uniqueness of everything and everybody makes Denton original.
One of Denton's most tantalizing attractions is its food. From vegetarian burgers to bacon-centric breakfast options, variety is a staple of Denton cuisine. Whether you're craving breakfast, lunch, dinner or dessert, local Denton restaurants offer both vegetarian and meaty options of some well-known favorites.
Breakfast: The Most Important Meal of the Day
Vigas vs. Migas: A spanish-style start to the day
Migas is a traditional Tex-Mex dish in which corn tortillas are fried, with eggs and typically chorizo, in a skillet, then served with onions, peppers and beans.
We sampled this Texan breakfast staple from Mi Casita. Mi Casita's migas is fresh and homemade. The Spanish and Portuguese-inspired dish has various different methods of being cooked and served, but the basis of the dish is spice and flavor.
Included in the dish are spiced meats (most popular are chorizo and pork sausage), caramelized onions, tortilla chips and eggs. The onions bring in a tasteful crunch alongside the tortilla chips, making the dish layered and textured. Rice, beans and tortillas are served on the side.
The vegetarian variety of migas is vigas. Tofu is a staple in many vegan and vegetarian dishes, but the vigas at Seven Mile Café would even make the most arduous carnivore wonder if there was real meat in the food.
Seven Mile's vigas is made up of scrambled, seasoned tofu with tortilla strips, avocado, jalapeños, tomatoes, onions and soyrizo, an all-natural alternative to chorizo.
The vigas infuse interesting flavors together: the veggies add crunch and flavor while the tofu and soyrizo is a match made in vegetarian heaven, packing a great sweet and spicy flavor.
While the vigas is Seven Mile's most popular vegan menu item, their selection doesn't stop there. They also serve scrambles that can be ordered according to various dietary needs or restrictions, along with a spicy vegan sausage and tofu platter, a scrambled tofu platter served with hash browns, and a selection of pastries (which includes the option for a gluten free coffee cake).
Lunch: Did someone say pizza?
Crooked Crust vs. Pizza Snob: make your perfect pie
Looking for a quick lunch on the go? Denton's various pizza places offer choices.
Whether between classes or on your lunch break, sometimes grabbing a cheap bite to eat is the best option – and Crooked Crust provides you with just that.
Crooked Crust has its similarities to Pizza Snob, but in a less-structured way. While you get to pick and choose which toppings you want, the popular pizza place offers few vegetarian options.
The build-your-own-pizza setup of Pizza Snob starts off with the customer picking their dough, sauce and cheese first. In order to ensure the quality of each ingredient on the pizza, the restaurant only allows up to four toppings on a single pizza (which is where the "snob" comes in). While some may want more, the four topping limit, or even less, is more than enough.
Although Pizza Snob does not have any option for cheese substitutes, they do offer gluten-free dough as well as a variety of fresh veggies and sauces. While some may eye the bacon bits or pepperonis, the red wine baby bella mushrooms, beer-glazed onions and oven-roasted bell peppers tasted fresh and delicious atop the California plum tomato sauce. Every pizza, which is baked within a large pizza oven, comes out perfectly crisp and warm.
Dinner: End the day with a bang (or a burger)
B&B vs. Leila's: new twists on an American staple
Everyone loves a good burger. Now thanks to various Denton haunts, even vegetarians can enjoy a take on this dish.
The Barley & Board Burger is everything you would think of in a traditional burger – a juicy double patty, American cheese, pickles, grilled onions and a signature sauce that will leave you wanting more. It's juicy, hearty and an all-around great burger.
"When we created it, our chef, Chad Kelly, put a lot of work into it and our kitchen has put a lot of love into it. It's special," Barley & Board manager Kelbie Day says.
While the term "falafel burger" may sound confusing, it's indicative of Shadan Price making herself at home. The owner of vegetarian food truck Leila's made her way from Iran to Denton, bringing along with her a unique culture and new food options.
Falafel is a deep-fried or pan-fried patty made from ground up chickpeas or fava beans. The texture is a little mushy compared to hamburger, but packs an abundance of nutritional value.
The falafel burger comes with herbs, cream cheese, feta sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, radishes and Persian pickles, which together add another level of freshness and crunch onto the burger.
Dessert: a sweet treat for everyone
CJ's Sweets and Ravelin Bakery face off with delicious results
It was July 2016, and Janet Orias was sitting at her office job shuffling papers and making phone calls. But at that moment, she knew that, instead of spending her life at that desk, her skills were better suited to another task: baking.
Now Janet spends day and night baking treats and snacks for Denton customers through CJ's Sweets, her new culinary business. But one thing that sets this home baker apart from other bakers and chefs in the area is her ability to cater to vegetarian and vegan customers with her desserts.
Whether it's a spongy vegan chocolate cupcake or flaky oatmeal raisin cookies, both made without dairy or eggs, Janet likes to make sure that everyone in Denton can enjoy a tasty dessert, even if it's more challenging for her to make.
"I want my desserts to taste the absolute best, so knowing I can't use butter or whole milk or eggs is hard because I have to make sure it tastes great some other way," Janet says. "My husband likes to remind me that butter makes things taste better to me, but the vegan stuff tastes good to those who chose not to eat that way."
Instead of having a storefront like other Denton bakeries, customers can contact Janet through the CJ's Sweets Facebook page to place orders for any type of sweet treat. Janet delivers the treats free of charge anywhere in Denton.
When you step into Ravelin Bakery, it brings a sense of nostalgia. Whether you spent your weekends baking with your grandmother or would stare wide-eyed into the glass cases of your local bakery, Ravelin brings these same treats and delicacies from all over the world into one single place in Denton.
The bakery is owned and operated by Eric and Pamela Helland, who wanted to bring their European style breads, desserts and pastries to Texas.
"Our baker was trained under a French pastry chef," employee Erin Roehrig says. "So we use real butter, real sugar, no preservatives, so everything is from scratch as it would be if you made it at home."
And their wide selection of pies, cakes, muffins and more showcase the time and effort that goes into each dessert.
If you're in the mood for something moist and fluffy, their chocolate cake, made from authentic cocoa, has a light, airy interior with a smooth, creamy chocolate frosting on top. While some cakes can usually be overpowering, the icing-to-cake ratio is perfect for the delectable treat.
Because everything is made in-house, Ravelin does not have very many gluten-free options because of cross-contamination of ingredients. But they do try to cater to as wide of an audience as they can.
"We have a chocolate pecan macaroon that's flourless – we make meringue and a crème brulee that are [closer to] gluten-free options," Erin says. "Most everything is vegetarian with the exception of the filled croissants. As far as vegan goes, most of our breads are vegan."
Whether you're in the mood for a single cookie or a homemade cake to yourself (no judgment here), Ravelin provides a sweet yet not overpowering selection for you.


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For the uninitiated, which included myself prior to playing this game, Beast Quest is a popular series of books aimed at children around the age of 7. I've not read the books, although I can't help but assume that the transition from paper to video game has done anything other than tarnish the brand.
Beast Quest gets off to a rough start, a jagged sequence of tutorials providing a rude awakening as to what lies ahead. You play as Tom, whom has been tasked with saving the kingdom of Avantia from an evil magician (whose name escapes me). To do so, you must rescue 4 beasts who through enchantment are acting to destroy the world, a world which as envisioned by this game hardly feels worth saving.
The game gets started in the village of Errinel, and as you stride towards the villages center you'll quickly realize just how lifeless the world feels. Characters are motionless, nothing more than static statues scattered randomly around the town placed with such little care or attention, and doing nothing to breath any life into this world. Despite their lifeless nature a few do at least serve some purpose, dishing out side quests such as collect x number of a certain item or defeat a certain number of beasts. But beyond a marker on the mini-map, it's really impossible to determine who is worth engaging with vs those that are simply filler. Step out of town, and your first task will be to seek out one of the legendary beasts which requires you to march through a sequence of linear corridors battling various monsters who, like the villagers, stand statically out in the open simply waiting for you to walk up to and defeat them.
This leads on to the games combat system, which is an interesting but flawed blend of both real time and turn based mechanics. Tom's attacks are real time, with presses of X and Y dealing out a combo of fast and slow attacks each of which can be charged to hit multiple targets. Enemies however simply stand idle until a timer expires at which point one of them will attack. Incoming attacks can be dodged with a skillful swing of the joystick in the correct direction, however determining which direction to dodge requires you carefully watch your opponent, and based on their movements take avoiding action. It sounds OK on paper, but the reality is that the visual cues for some enemies are a lot clearer than others. Spot a swing from the left, and dodge right, straight forward enough right? Sadly, this ethos works for some enemies, but not really for others. No matter however, as the games somewhat unresponsive controls coupled with abstract timing windows ensures that you'll simply resort to just raising your shield, straight forward hold B, which is happy to soak up 90% of all attacks making combat a dull and mindless breeze.
There are some incentives to try and persuade you to engage with the combat system, for example taking no damage rewards you with bonus AP points – the currency you can use to unlock some additional skills or boost some of Tom's stats such as health or damage. But the clunky implementation and lack of depth really fail to compel you to try anything other than simply mashing attack and then holding your shield up when an enemy starts to move. Magic adds some variety, allowing you to buff your attacks or attack multiple enemies with various elemental effects. But again they are generally too effective, allowing you defeat all the enemies before the fight has even begun. A final summon, for which you can call upon any previously rescued beast, allows you to deal a huge amount of damage, but even that suffers from issues with the game often mistaking your intent and raising the spell selection wheel owing to both inputs sharing a button.
As you progress through the game, the lack of any will to continue starts seeping in, but I think that it is fair to say that the developers also felt the same. Environments are zealously reused, ensuring that you'll seldom feel like you've really been anywhere new. Monsters vary little beyond their skins, each town has the same side quests as the last and even 2 of the mythical beasts share the same model. Nothing captures this downward spiral of arsed-ness more than a repeating side quest that tasks you with recovering a piece of art dropped by an NPC, which at the third time of asking literally requires no more than a 10 meter round trip to collect and return. The whole thing smacks of a lack of will, desire, passion or pride. And it's hardly surprising that the fruits of such labor simply engender those same feelings in the player. In the end I myself threw in the towel after getting lost trying to seek out the route to the 4th and final beast, where even the game's inbuilt tool to highlight the way to go was unable to make up it's mind after transitioning between areas.
Overall, Beast Quest really only challenges your patience, pitting you against a linear repeating sequence of entertainment mediocrity. It has all the hallmarks of a game produced as a final year project for a Video Games Programming course, but without any of the focus or creativity. It's £30 asking price is frankly insulting, and your money would be better spent on the books, or anything else for that matter.
Beast Quest was provided to us by Xbox for Xbox One. It was reviewed on an Xbox One S and X.
For more on Beast Quest make sure you tune in to BXB's Bits and Bobs; our regular podcast available on iTunes.


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Preview 3 of Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1 comes with IntelliCode support, C++ productivity enhancements and various .NET tooling updates.
Yesterday, at #MSBuild, Microsoft announced version of 1.0 of its machine learning toolkit, ML.NET. ML.NET 1.0 is available now to download from Github.
Microsoft just announced the next version of its .NET will be .NET 5, that will integrate classic .NET Framework with the open source .NET Core.
Microsoft announced the preview releases of the .NET for Apache Spark, which provides high performance APIs, making Apache Spark accessible to .NET programmers
Second preview of Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1 released with enhancements in debugging, NuGet, extensibility, and C++ development.
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3 Septic Tank Maintenance Tips That Can Prevent Damage Or Clogging
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Caring for a septic tank properly is absolutely vital when it comes to keeping your tank in working order and to avoiding the many problems and damages that a septic tank can cause when it becomes damaged of clogged. When these tanks break or clog, it is quite common for sewage and waste to back up into the house via the drains or to flood the portion of your yard where the tank is buried. Listed below are three septic maintenance tips that can help you avoid those issues.
One of the most important parts of your septic tank is the bacteria that resides in the tank itself. These bacteria are responsible for breaking down all of the waste that enters the tank quickly so that you tank does not fill up completely.
However, these bacteria can often be quite hard to keep in place as repeatedly flushing water down your drains can wash them out of the tank. In addition, some cleaners, such as bleach, can destroy the bacteria once they are poured into a drain.
Thankfully, you can replace your good bacteria by utilizing an enzyme additive. These additives are designed to be poured down your drains and contain a mixture of beneficial bacteria and enzymes to help replenish the bacteria in the tank.
Septic-Safe Products
Another important part of keeping your septic tank undamaged and clog-free is to try to only flush products down your drains that the bacteria in the septic tank can break down fairly quickly. An easy way to do this is to look for products at your local store that have been labeled as being safe for septic systems. For example, you will want to consider using septic-safe toilet paper as it will break down much faster than traditional toilet paper, which can keep your tank from becoming overly full.
There are a wide array of septic-safe products to consider, such as cat litter and household cleaners. In particular, you will want to consider switching over to septic-safe dish detergent or laundry soap so that you can prevent anti-bacterial compounds from wiping out the helpful bacteria in your septic tank.
Finally, you will definitely want to keep trees from being planted in areas near your septic tank, mostly due to complications that can arise from the root system of those trees. Tree roots will often seek out and grow towards rich sources of nutrients, such as your sewage and waste. If a tree is planted in the area near where the septic tank is buried, the tree roots can actually find openings in the septic tanks drainage system or pipes and clog the tank completely.
Contact a septic tank maintenance service in order to discuss what tips they would recommend for keeping your septic tank in good repair. You can help prevent clogging and damage to your septic system by using enzyme additives to replenish septic tank bacteria and septic-safe household products to keep the tank from becoming full quickly. In addition, keeping trees from being planted near the tank can help protect the tank from damage from the tree roots.
For more information, contact a company like SOS Septic Inc.


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See this cute face!
Ever have days where you think, "They're lucky they're so cute."?
Today has been one of those days. This poor thing has had constipation issues all day and of course it was my very first day homeschooling both of my other boys with no one to help me with him. It went worse than I had expected. 🙁 But in the midst of it all, I calmed down and just took the time out that this little guy needed to be loved on. I've held him so much today that my back and arms hurt. But I can't get these moments back. I hate him feeling so miserable, but I love that he wants his mommy. He knows that I love him and will do whatever I can to comfort him. I love just holding him and rubbing my hand through his soft, messy hair. I love staring into his big, beautiful blue eyes; those eyes that look to me for the answers. I just hold him and whisper that it's okay.


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Summer always brings a crowd of people who enjoy a refreshing drink by the beach. One that I've had great success with this summer at the resort is the Chelada. Born south of the border and, now, showing up on every beach bar menu across America, we have a drink that breaks all "rules" about beer.
I serve all of these drinks with the one beer that is synonymous with palm trees and sandy toes. Corona! Using the juice of one whole lime, a bottle of Corona, lots of cubed ice and a salt rim will create, possibly, the most refreshing beverage on the beach.
I know what you're thinking! "Didn't Budweiser come out with a red chelada?" Yes, they did. This was a mix of Clamato and beer which is also known as a chelada. The literal translation, if 7th grade Spanish served me well, means "my little cold one". So, with loose rules like that, there are many versions out there. I find the version we use a little less intimidating for the novice chelada drinker while still appealing to the avid beer fan.
Regardless of your recipe preference, take the time to explore the Chelada this summer. You won't regret it! Cheers!


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How to open the HP Drive enclosure?
I can not figure out how to open the enclosure of the HP Personal Media Drive hd10000z (the case with the wide black plastic sides). I searched the internet and found Youtube videos but those have been blocked (WTF) Why the secrecy?
Please let me now if you know how.
I added a photo of the drive in the hope that someone may recognize it and know how to open it.
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Banned Books Week Drawing
Congratulations to Matt Carbone, Cluster 8-5, for winning the Banned Books Week drawing!
And thank you to all the students who entered and promoted intellectual freedom and our right to read by participating.
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