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Bloggers Who Need to Blog Again
Why is it the ones who blog every week (or sometimes three times per week) aren't the ones you really want to blog in the first place?
I used to have a huge circle of blogging friends four years ago. Let me clarify that: I used to have a huge circle of blogging friends who actually blogged, four years ago; we're all pretty much still friends.
Four years ago, I would get together with these blogging friends routinely and not just for events that we were paid to attend either.
Meeting for lunches, dinners, drinks and appetizers, parties within each other's homes, paid events in the city (they paid us? to be with friends??).
Then there were the cool events that we weren't paid to attend but got together in the name of blogging, like an annual IKEA trip filled with some of my most favorite people, or the now-defunct Listen to Your Mother. A stage show I was honored to be part of which featured mom's (and dad's) of all ages, many of whom I am still close with.
A lot of those people up there don't blog anymore.
Man, four years ago was a lot more fun than now as it pertains to blogging.
But if it wasn't for blogging, I never would have met them in the first place.
See? Blogging isn't ALL bad.
Here are some bloggers who don't blog anymore (or not enough), who I wish would come out of "retirement".
Ani Kay
Isn't she freakin' adorable? To be clear, she is now blogging more but she could blog seven days a week and it wouldn't be enough. So many reasons I love Ani. Her writing doesn't give me a migraine, she loves Gilmore Girls maybe more than I do, she is so damn funny, and she gives me lots of inspiration as it pertains to blog content. I swear to God, if she quits blogging, I am bringing her on over here and will pay her to write. In pop tarts or some shit because I have no payroll.
Becky at Noodleroux
I met Becky four years ago (see? FOUR YEARS AGO) at the Erma Bombeck Writing Conference. Much better than a blogging conference, honestly, because it was all humor writers. No coupon bloggers, no DIY bloggers, none of those bloggers who only blog because they think blogging is cool and bloggers get free shit (we don't). I met Becky on the last night of the event at the dinner and was kind of sad because she would have been fun as FUCK to hang out with all weekend. Her blog is an amazing parting gift of that conference and I have been reading and commenting ever since and so should you now. She hasn't written a post since the beginning of September. Let's bum rush her blog and comment over and over so she gets the hint.
Amy at Banana Wheels
Amy is another person I
paid to be friends with me met at the aforementioned Erma conference and alas, I also met her on the last night. What in the hell I was doing the rest of the conference is beyond me. But getting to meet her, Becky, Andrea (up next) were the highlights. Except for me being able to fart in front of Shannon. A story for another day…..
Anyhoo, Amy was carrying this around the conference:
I believe I said something to the effect of, I feel so attracted to you right now. She is so hilarious, so underrated, she really needs to be famous. I could read her blog daily but instead, I am reading how to make bat placemats out of shiplap, and how to get 10,000 Pinterest followers a day.
Please come back to blogging on a regular basis, Amy. Do it for humanity.
Andrea at About 100%
Andrea is one of those people who is just naturally funny. Even when she comments on my blog, it's funnier than I ever hope to be in a blog post. She hasn't written in like, a year. Click the link above to go to her blog and spam her comment box with things like IF YOU DON'T BLOG SOON, I WILL COMMENT HERE EVERY HOUR FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS UNTIL YOU TELL ME TO STOP. She would have made that much funnier. Man, I wish I were Andrea.
Sue at Diapers or Wine
I have no link, no picture, no nothing because Sue went off the blogging radar. Oh sure, she emerged last year with another blog but that too has since disappeared. Sue was fucking funny. Not just funny but fucking funny. I get a glimpse of that funny on her personal Facebook page (yes, we crossed the virtual friendship line) but her humor is completely underappreciated by her Facebook friends. I think she needs new ones. Like you and I.
Shannon at My Deepest Worth
Oh Shannon, Shannon. Shannon. I miss her blog so damn much and you know what else I miss? Her. We used to get pie monthly, comment on each other's blogs, bitch about other bloggers over said pie, and just have each other's blog backs (totally a "thing"). Now? I see her maybe every six months for breakfast. Not even pie. You know what breakfast feels like compared to pie? Disappointment. I need her to come out of retirement because the blog world is empty without her.
Here is her Listen to Your Mother performance to give you a taste of what the blogging world is missing:
Erin at Home Everyday
Erin and I once made a video making a mockery out of blogging. Erin was supposed to be the Tina Fey to my Amy Poehler. Erin and I were gonna light the world on fire as it pertained to blogging.
Then she got a job with Collective Bias and now she doesn't have time for us little people.
Watch our debut here:
And my heart is falling on the floor seeing my "littles" hugging me.
Bec at Little Lucy Lu
Bec doesn't blog anymore and that is a travesty but she is a kindergarten teacher shaping young minds blah blah blah.
I first found her while I was in the trenches of DIY blogging and she was like a big frigging deal back then. If you are a DIY blogger, you might remember this project:
The infamous ladder in the laundry room project.
It went viral and some bloggers even stole the idea and sold it as their own which may have even been the reason she left blogging altogether.
But throughout all of this, she and I became friends via blogging and also in real life.
Her blog doesn't exist anymore, in fact, if you google Little Lucy Lu, it takes you to a parenting blog but not Bec's blog.
Her blog Facebook page is still intact but hasn't had any activity since 2014 WHAT IS UP WITH 2014????
Eileen at No Wire Hangers Ever
One blog that is continually hysterical but completely underrated is No Wire Hangers Ever.
She is a Chicago blogger who I wish I was friends with in real life but she's probably too cool for me.
She also teaches school, THE WORLD HAS ENOUGH TEACHERS, GO WHERE YOU ARE REALLY NEEDED, BLOGGER OR WORDPRESS.
Did that slip out?
Which bloggers do you miss or wish blogged more?
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Oh, you. I am so glad that you are still blogging and carrying the torch for us losers. You are the best. xoxo
There is so much I want to say here, but the most important thing is that as soon as I saw that picture of Amy I hoped to my dearly beloved that you would somehow reference The Doll and voila – the big ol' picture of it slapped me right in the face and I cry-laughed. I miss blogging, and supporting bloggers, and stories of other bloggers' lives that were so like mine that I didn't feel like such a loser, and now I know that back in 2014 we WERE cool and we just didn't know it.
Someday I'll get back to it. SOMEDAY. I may need to borrow The Doll for inspiration. Amy, you reading this? Send. The Doll.
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Kari Wagner Hoban
That doll needs to be a mascot somewhere. Amy needs to bring the doll out of retirement.
Creepy Baby would probably love to go on a cross-country FedEx tour to visit old friends! Dusting her off today and will give her a hug for everyone.
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Kari Wagner Hoban
YES!! Like Flat Stanley. Only Creepy Baby. Let's do this.
I feel the same way, as aside from you and one or two others, the tiny community I had to entertain and hang with me have left here. I bribed Delusions of Ingenuity back with some candy, but who knows how many posts that will be good for. And how about that Marianne!?!?!? Did I meet you in her comments section or maybe after the Dyson tour. I miss The Done Life and Kirb Appeal as well. By the way, I barely make it through your summer hiatuses!!!!!!
Kari Wagner Hoban
You would have been on the list but thank GOD you are still blogging. You can't ever quit.
Pam @ House Of Hawthornes
So, so many bloggers have quit the "biz"!!! In my niche (is that pronounced nitch or neesh?) a lot of them started posting on Instagram and then slowly started blogging less and posting photos with two word sentences on Instagram instead and eventually it was 100% IG. I don't think it's necessarily them being lazy, but just didn't have the time to do everything entailed in blogging anymore, so they get their same fix on IG???
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Kari Wagner Hoban
Now you have me walking around my house saying out loud, Nitch? Neesh? Nitch? Neesh? AND THIS IS WHY BLOGGERS ARE THE BEST.
I miss blogging a little bit but I miss you a lot. And pie. I haven't NOT shared a whole mini pie with you in ages. I have a Friday off work coming up in a few weeks. Let's make it happen.
Kari Wagner Hoban
YESSSS. Seriously, message me the date and we will go to Ella Bonella's and eat an entire pie.
Rebecca Biscocho
Shannon. Say hi to her for me the next time you see her!
Kari Wagner Hoban
I will, the next time she and I meet for pie. 🙂
Leigh Ann
Man, I miss Amy's (Banana Wheels) writing! I miss blogging so much. Creating content for a nonprofit is worthy, but doesn't have the same feel as writing for myself (with no agenda). Now whenever I open my blog, I am at a complete loss of what to write about.
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Kari Wagner Hoban
Add yourself to this list too. I need to make another list…..
I love this because now I have plenty to read while in limbo at the hospital. Thank you, Kari! And I love that hair too! (I lust after hair anymore..it's pathetic)
Kari Wagner Hoban
I lust after hair too. It's a "thing". 🙂
Ani Kay
You are the sweetest, and I love you! I am going to have to print this out and hang it on my wall to remind me to post at least once a week! I have a big fat post coming, from the Gilmore Girls FanFest this week. Spoiler, Todd Lowe used my guitar!
Anyhoo, the blog I miss the most is The Dose of Reality. These two ladies were so freakin funny and they were such a joy to read. I check their blog every now and again, but sadly the last post remains from 2015.
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Kari Wagner Hoban
NO WAY!!!! I am so jelly, in the best possible way!
Aww man, I bet I would have loved them too. 🙁
The other day, I went back and looked at some of my oldest blog posts from 2011, and it made me sad that so many of them weren't blogging anymore. I was like, "Where are you?" A couple of women in particular, who I thought had become friends, disappeared. I found one of them on Linkedin, and I was so excited. I messaged her, and I don't think she even remembered who I was! We had never actually met in real life, but still… (Sorry for this downer comment on a humor blog!) Anyway, I miss the old days of blogging. I agree, Instagram is not blogging! I personally have been co-hosting a linkup every week, because my crazy life has kept me away from my blog, but I'm not letting it go! (And I'm not really a writer, just an introvert who loves having an online magazine.) And, like Ani, I miss The Dose of Reality too!
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Kari Wagner Hoban
It's not a downer at all because I understand this completely! It is so funny how these people you've never met in person become friends. Maybe because bloggers let you in and tell things about themselves that you wouldn't normally tell at say, a lunch or a dinner party.
Man, I REALLY wish I had read Dose of Reality now.
I think (unfortunately), a lot of bloggers are leaving blogging for IG.
Kari Wagner Hoban
Then it isn't "blogging".
I don't understand this trend at all, by the way. 🙁
Yumiko Tanaka
I do remember some of them, I really really love reading blogs since before, and I always visit your blogs cause I enjoy reading yours. Keep it up!!!
Kari Wagner Hoban
Thank you! 🙂
Oh, my aching inferiority complex! I am open to suggestions on how to get Becky at Noodleroux to blog more frequently. There is nothing I enjoy more than getting an email alerting me that she has a brand new, hilarious post. Until then, I will check out some of these other bloggers and hope that they make a comeback.
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Kari Wagner Hoban
And now I need to add your blog to my reading list. THANK GOD FOR BLOGGERS WHO STILL BLOG.
Definitely check these others out as well! You won't regret it. 🙂
Terra Heck
Ditto for Dose of Reality. Looooved that blog! I've been blogging for nine years now and am in awe at how many are no longer blogging. I can name tons who I came to know (not personally but by reading their blogs) and could tell you about their whole family. Then they up and leave with no rhyme or reason.
Hey, do me a favor, promise you'll keep blogging.
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Kari Wagner Hoban
OMG, you are the third or fourth person this week to tell me about Dose of Reality! So I went to their blog and tried to comment to say GET THE HELL BACK TO BLOGGING but alas, comments are turned off. 🙁
I promise you that I PLAN to keep blogging. 🙂
DUDE. Duuuuuude. First, thank you loads for including me on this list. I'm honored, truly. I have fallen away from blogging for various life reasons but am trying to get back into writing (was going to attempt NaBloPoMo or whatever the hell it's called but here we are on Nov 5 and I have yet to start). So I sat at my computer this morning and thought – I need to read some of my fave funny bloggers to start getting back in the zone, and pulled you up, and see this lovely tribute. And it dawned on me – I need to pull Creepy Baby out of my underwear drawer and have her sit next to me when I write. So that's my new plan. Thanks to you. xoxoxoxoxo. You're the best and I am in awe of your ability to keep up with writing.
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Kari Wagner Hoban
Get that damn baby out of the drawer. Stat.
Also, don't do the NABLOIPOLSKSKREFE thing because then you will burn out quick and we will lose your wit to the wind again.
You are the best and I am so glad you are coming back.
I love your homage to these funny, amazing people. I always heard the blogging community is where you'd meet amazing people, and I've only begun to scratch the surface. Great post.
Kari Wagner Hoban
It's so much fun when you find more bloggers to read and love!
Thank you! 🙂


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Thanks to a brief happy hour on Friday and a couple of sporting events, including the Super Bowl on Sunday (GO PACK GO!), I didn't really manage to knock out many movies. With a slight buzz on Friday, I opted for some lighter fare. Here's how the movie weekend unfolded. Continue reading
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Is this the right market to buy a home?
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- Check out the inventory in the area you are looking. If houses have been sitting for months then it's a little slow, but if they are going up and getting sold in weeks then you are in a sellers market.
- Take a look at interest rates since they tend to fluctuate with the market conditions.
- Talk with your financial advisor or someone you trust about what you can afford.
Peak seasons to buy
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Tips for first time home buyers
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Milky Holmes Cast to Voice My Little Pony in Japan
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Suzuko Mimori, Sora Tokui, Mikoi Sasaki, Izumi Kitta to star in Japanese version of Hasbro show
At the "Bushiroad New Project Presentation" event in Tokyo on Wednesday, Bushiroad revealed that the cast of Tantei Opera Milky Holmes will dub Hasbro Studios' My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic animated television series into Japanese. The cast is as follows:
- Suzuko Mimori (Milky Holmes' Sherlock Shellingford) as Pinkie Pie
- Sora Tokui (Milky Holmes' Nero Yuzurisaki) as Applejack
- Mikoi Sasaki (Milky Holmes' Hercule Barton) as Rarity
- Izumi Kitta (Milky Holmes' Cordelia Glauca) as Rainbow Dash
Bushiroad will announce the cast members for Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy at an event in March.
The show, renamed My Little Pony ~Tomodachi wa Mahō~, will premiere in April on TV Tokyo stations. The stations will air 52 30-minute episodes. The show will air in both Japanese and English.


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Round 15, 2012
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Coming Out Stories Gallery - Howard
It's always difficult to know where to begin. Do I do it all chronologically and start by writing about how I used to get fucked by Billy, a high school kid, in a field near our apartment complex, hidden only by a refrigerator box, when I was 8? Or should I begin with a real pivotal moment of leaving the closet at the ripe old age of 24 when I came out to my folks? Or is it more important to describe how I came to a decision and actually devised a plan to burst out of the closet which wound up ultimately being the main reason I went away to graduate school? They all seem like decent places to start. The truly difficult part of the story is how to end it, because the coming out process never ends.
I guess it's easiest to start by saying that in retrospect, I've always been gay. The clues pop up throughout my life beginning with the Billy incident. And I have to tell you, that it's quite a blur. At the time, we were living in a 3 bedroom apartment in Eatontown, NJ about a mile from what is now the Monmouth Mall. The complex was situated at the corner of Route 36 and Stoney Hill Rd, next to Knollwood School which I didn't attend, because my father was a math teacher in a school district about 20 minutes away. 3-A Stoney Hill Rd. was our address -- make a quick right as soon as you enter the main drive and there was our apartment. The complex was a fairly barren place with a little shrubbery bordering each of the red brick buildings. In addition to this being the first place I ever got fucked, it is also the first place I smoked a cigarette, took a hit off a joint, and first learned the word "kike" after seeing it scrawled in the laundry room one day. Someone had written about our superintendent "Morris is a kike" and I went running home to ask my mother what it meant. Too bad I didn't ask her what the whole Billy thing was about. But I'm really digressing here. The "fucking" story is short. It was 1968 and he used to fuck me as we heard cars swooshing by. I remember a fall day with brown grass and leafless trees -- me with my pants pulled down, lying on my stomach and Billy on top of me. It felt good, I think, but I was horror-stricken with fear, thinking his penis might get stuck inside of me and then what would we do? I was scared to death to think we might have to run to my parents, dick in ass and me with my pants down, to get us unstuck. That's the last thing I wanted to happen. Even then, I knew I was bad. 8 years old, and I had never heard the word "homosexual" before, knew nothing about sex, didn't even know that what I was doing was sex, but I knew it was something I wasn't supposed to be doing, especially with a boy. And guess what? He never got stuck. And I can't remember how often it happened, how long each incident was, how it started, or how he must have talked me into it. All I remember is feeling scared and naughty. It would be 20 years before anyone had their dick up my ass again.
It's 1970, 2 after my escapades with Billy. We moved to Fair Haven to a 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch house my parents bought for 29 thousand. It seemed so expensive for the time and I remember even at the age of 10 how they fretted while trying to gather money for the down payment. Later, I found out that the main reason we moved was they thought the apartment complex was a little unsavory for my brothers and me. Apparently, it was a good call. There was no Billy around to fuck me anymore, but there also weren't any friends around, either. This is when I started to chunk out and started on the road of heavy-duty weight fluctuations that continue to this day. A few "gay" experiences stand out for me in my memory.
The first was that I developed a fascination with the male human body. Shortly after we moved, I used to see advertisements for the "Powerbuilder" in National Lampoon. The "Powerbuilder" was a an exercise device that consisted of a long, narrow metal or aluminum tube with two bungee cords attached from one end to the other. You were supposed to pull on it to build strength and muscles and you could adjust the tension of the bar. The ads always showed some muscular hunk holding the device. I so wanted to see more of this guy, so I sent away for information using a pseudonym. Again, I knew I was "bad" for wanting to see more. Of course, at the time, I didn't have any idea *why* I wanted to see more, but the desire was strong. Again, I was scared. Scared that my parents would see it in the mail and know that I sent away for it. Every day for about 3 weeks, I tried to intercept the mail, waiting for the information. I felt so lucky to have picked up the mail the day it arrived. I still remember how hard my heart was pumping when I ran into my bedroom to open it up. And it was everything I expected. The brochure depicted the same muscleman from the ad in a little bikini bathing suit and using the apparatus in several different positions. I couldn't get enough of it and hid it under my mattress to look at it furtively after school. My parents never found out. Another deadbolt on my closet door, but I felt like I won the lottery. For the next few years, I was satisfied with my Powerbuilder ad and looking at ads in the Travel section of the Sunday NY Times, especially ads for Caribbean holidays. This was to become my jerkoff material years later when I would take the newspaper into the bathroom, searching for the latest cruise ads and pictures of hairy men on the beach. I still like looking at those ads.
The next indication I was gay takes place that same year we moved to Fair Haven. I was in 5th grade and each English class had to put on a series of skits for the entire grade. My group decided to do a parody of the Grammy Awards and guess who this 10-year-old boy wound up playing. Yup, Barbra Streisand. This was my only foray into the world of drag. I borrowed a blue and white houndstooth, wool, 2 piece from my mother (I still love houndstooth to this day) and holding a purse in hand, stepped out onto stage, belted out "Stoney End," and minced the whole way. Bizarre, isn't it? And nobody made fun of me. I was well-liked and got away with it. How could I have developed that sterotypical gay sensibility of loving Barbra? I had absolutely no gay role models, unless you can look at Paul Lynde and Charles Nelson Reilly in that vein. 2 years later, I was spending my allowance on Broadway cast albums. Nobody else in my family held these same interests. Where did it come from? Was it a learned behavior? Who the hell knows.
I can point to another event in 1972, when I was 12. Every Sunday night, we would watch "What's My Line." One evening the guest was the current Mr. Universe. He came out on stage wearing a 3-piece suit and you could easily see his sculptured physique straining through his clothing. His arms were positively bulging. I couldn't take my eyes off the TV set and at the same time, was feeling incredibly self-conscious about how my eyes were totally glued. Was I staring too hard? Was I concentrating too much? This is the first time I was aware of trying to monitor my behavior to appear as something different than I was. Of course, my parents didn't notice. After the panel guessed who he was, he stripped down and struck some poses. My stomach turned to mush and I got all red and warm. After the show, I excused myself and went to bed early. I couldn't understand the feelings churning inside and as soon as I undressed and plopped into bed, I started humping a little and came. My reaction, like all the previous reactions, was one of fear. My parents had never talked to me about sex. I never had any playground talk about it. Being the son of a major hypochondriac, my first thought was that I had an infection and the semen was actually puss. A week or so later, I was still upset about it and while in the car with my parents, asked them about it. My father gripped the steering wheel harder and stared straight ahead. My mother turned around and explained exactly what the "puss" was so I could stop worrying about it. I knew well enough not to tell them what activated the "puss" to shoot out of my penis, but I'm not sure I understood the correlation then.
From the ages of 12 to 16 I would consider myself "dickless." Others around me were beginning to date and I made out with a couple of girls in seventh and eighth grade, but knew it wasn't what I wanted. I was president of the Student Government Association and had to be everything to everyone. I think that's when I learned all my fucked up people pleasing skills. I have to say that I was a charming kid. I organized all the dances and felt so sorry for all the girls who stood against the walls of the gym in terror, knowing that nobody would ask them to dance. I kind of took it on as my duty as president of the SGA to ask these girls to dance, so for 2 years, that was my role. And how could I possibly have a girlfriend when I would dance with everybody? It was the perfect cover, don't you think? I won "Best Dancer" in our polls for the 8th grade yearbook, which is pretty funny if you know me, because now I'll only step out on a dance floor if I'm totally trashed.
Like I said, the years from 12 to 16 were totally "dickless." Most of my friends in high school were girls and I only had a couple of male friends. I spent almost every day in high school totally stoned out of my mind. It's a wonder I never got sent home. I would have huge laughing fits during class sometimes, but I never got anything more but a dirty look from a teacher. I lie, though, when I say I was totally "dickless," because I did lose my heterosexual virginity at 16 with a good friend up in the Adirondacks. We fucked once, never talked about it, and that was it until I had a girlfriend for 4 months when I was a sophomore in college. When I was a junior in high school, I started buying gay porn, so I guess this is the earliest instance of coming out to myself. It's a far way from acceptance, but it was the start. I still hadn't done anything with another boy, except for Billy when I was 8.
The summer before I went to college, my father brought home an Apple computer from school. It was one of the first Apples produced and one day when I knew nobody would be in the house for a while (where the hell was everyone, anyway?!) I wrote a little program that flashed "Howard is Gay" across the screen over and over and over and over and over. I don't remember if this was the same night or not, but shortly thereafter, I went to a party at a friend's place. She was a friend from high school, already an alcoholic, and had moved out of her parents house shortly after graduation to a place in Atlantic Highlands. I got pretty drunk at the party and hitchhiked home. It must have been the same day, because nobody was home, so I decided to hitchhike to Long Branch, a town on the shore about 10 miles south, to go to a bar I thought was gay. It was called "The Happy Pickle" and I have no idea what made me think it was gay. I walked into the bar and ordered a drink (the drinking age in NJ was 18 at the time) and looked around. There was a guy sitting alone, I was drunk, and I went up to him and asked him if I could buy him a drink. I must have been pretty drunk to screw up the courage to do that, but I was rejected straight away. "I can buy my own drinks, thank you." The bar was straight as a board. I ran out of the place to hitchhike back home and the most wonderful thing happened. I got a ride pretty early on and the guy said he would drive me directly home. As we were driving back to Fair Haven, he pulled out a bottle of amyl and gave it to me to sniff. It was wonderful. I didn't know what it was at the time, but I was willing to try any kind of drug. While I was getting off on the stuff, he placed his hand on my leg. We wound up driving to a park in Atlantic Highlands where I fucked him in the woods. He drove me home right after. And that was what I consider my first gay sexual encounter. He gave me his phone number and I tried calling him a couple of times the next week, but he never returned my calls.
A few weeks later, I left for college. During the first couple of weeks there, the school newspaper ran a letter to the editor complaining about the gay cruising areas on campus. It became my roadmap for the next several years. It was fate. It was a brilliant working of the universe to place this letter in the newspaper for my own use. I quickly started frequenting the different spots -- Seminary Place after dark, the bathroom in Records Hall, Alexander Library's basement bathroom, the bathroom on the 2nd basement floor of Freylinghuysen. I had a lot of sex, but never made a gay friend. I was scared to death of being found out and learned to make good excuses to cover my tracks. I once ran into a mutual acquaintance cruising in the Records Hall bathroom and became a grinning idiot, talking him up and ignoring him as best I could every other time I encountered him on campus. Once, while eating dinner at Commons with someone who lived in my dorm, he pointed to someone and whispered "faggot" to me. I recognized the guy from Seminary Place -- I had had sex with him -- how did he know he was a faggot? Could he tell I was gay? I hid even deeper in my shame. That's what college was for me -- 4 years of furtive sex in bathrooms, parks, on rare occasion in someone's room in an actual bed.
After graduation, I lived with my folks for a year, worked at a crummy job at a credit union, and applied to graduate school. I really didn't give a shit about going to graduate school, but saw it as the only opportunity to come out. I was desperate. I was also talking to my parents at the time about moving out to California and they supported the idea and said they would help me. I took the easier way out and went to grad school, instead. I don't know why I thought it was easier. Probably, because I knew I could get funding from whichever school I went to and I'd have the luxury of reaching into my parents pockets. Honestly, though, the sole reason for it was to come out of the closet in a place where nobody knew me. I wound up at Michigan in Ann Arbor and got a partial scholarship the first semester and full-scholarship and stipend for the 2nd. The first thing I did when I got to Ann Arbor was to call the gay hotline at the university. They immediately hooked me up with a fellow gay student in the Slavic Department. It was easy to get hooked into the gay community, especially being "fresh flesh."
I started going to a coming out support group, my main goal being to come out to my parents during Christmas break. I wanted to learn how to talk about being gay before telling my parents. I wanted the words to come out automatically in case things became highly emotional. The group consisted of about 8 men varying in age from 18 to 50. One guy particularly pissed me off, because his whole issue was still whether he was gay or not. I don't like to admit this, but he really angered me. It was all I could do to hold my tongue from screaming out at him, "make up your fucking mind," or "go find a 'I don't know if I'm gay' support group and stop wasting my time." I wasn't too tolerant, but I had years of experience at hiding my feelings, so it wasn't too difficult. I came out to one person during that semester -- a good friend from high school, Danny, was in the Social Work school there and I clued him in. It went fine. Wasn't too difficult once I did it and it was good practice for Christmas. About a week before I went home, I came out to both of my brothers on the phone with pretty decent support from them. I wanted to come out to them before I came out to my folks, so they would have someone to talk to if they needed to. In the back of my mind, I was also trying to garner some support in my arena, because I knew I had a difficult task ahead.
So, I went home and I did it! I came out to my folks. We were watching TV one evening and my mother gave me the greatest opening line I could have asked for. All of a sudden, she blurted out, "I can accept anything." And I had a real zinger waiting for her to prove it. They were shocked. My mother's response: "Well, there's nothing I can do about it. That's that." Or something to that effect. She then proceeded to go into her bedroom and cry her eyes out, leaving me with my father in the the living room. Over the course of the next few days, they would ask me the typical things like, "are you sure it isn't a phase, have you always felt like this," and they were mortified that I had told Danny. "We can accept this, but please don't tell anyone." They were trying to throw me back into the closet, but for the first time in my life, I had the strength to stand my ground. One evening, my mother kind of threw my Dad and me out of the house, forcing us to go to a movie. As we were driving along Navesink River Road, my Dad burst into tears. He pulled over and we talked. He kept saying how they felt they did something wrong and that they were to blame. It was really difficult at the time, but I guess it's a fairly typical parental response. The one thing they were concerned about was AIDS. It was 1984 and it was starting to become big news. The other thing my mother kept on saying was that I was a different person. I wasn't the Howard she knew. I guess the best response would have been to say, "Well, you've never actually *seen* me before," but I didn't have the presence of mind to figure that one out. The thing that strikes me today is that they never asked if my life as an adolescent was hard. They weren't concerned about what it was like to grow up hating myself, feeling ashamed, and not being able to have any acceptance about being gay.
And this is really just the beginning. I don't think I'll ever stop coming out. Most people still assume the world is totally heterosexual and I still have to think of whether I need to "officially" come out to someone or not. Usually, though, I just walk through life assuming that everyone sees me as gay. It's simpler that way.
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The Vintage section gives us the opportunity to look back to the machinery of yesteryear.
Featuring for 2018:
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Hundred Year Anniversary for John Deere
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Cosplay Adventures #2
So after waiting for what feels like the longest 24 hours, my plaster cast had basically dried.
I flipped it over and started attempting to remove the cardboard from the mold. Sadly the cardboard had absorbed some of the plaster mix and set into it which meant as I removed it the mold broke somewhat.
So this attempt was a right off, but on the upside I learnt that you can't use cardboard to make molds. Luckily because I made pattern pieces I can mark it out again.
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Yahoo's earnings didn't look like much special, but investors are digging the results.
The stock is up 7% this morning after CEO Marissa Mayer and CFO Ken Goldman hosted a live video stream of the earnings call.
The most likely reason Yahoo is up, despite another weak revenue performance, is that it reported stunning results from Alibaba.
During the earnings video show, Mayer and Goldman threw up a slide that showed Alibaba's revenue was up 71% year-over-year, and its gross profit was up 92%.
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Join us once again as we "party with a purpose" on Shem Creek at our
14th Annual Mardi Crawl!!!
February 24, 2018 1pm – 6pm
Red's Icehouse serves as our starting point as we "crawl" our way to various locations on Shem Creek, raising funds for the SC Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, Pet Helpers and other local charities. Registered Crawlers will travel by land or water to six participating restaurants on beautiful Shem Creek including Red's Icehouse, Tavern and Table, RB's, The Shelter, Shem Creek Bar and Grill, Vickery's and The Wreck. Each location will have Parrothead hosted games, beads and prizes. These Restaurants will provide food and drink specials and many will have live music.
Red's Icehouse will also host an after-party starting at 7pm with live music. C'mon and "party with a purpose" with the Lowcountry Parrotheads and help support our LCPHC Charities.
You can pre-register for $25 or at the registration desk the day of the crawl for $30! Walk-up registration will be at Red's Icehouse only and begins at noon.


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Radii featured in BoF Magazine
January 2019
The versatile system of metal storage pedestals, undercounts and work tools can be used with any desk to increase organization without sacrificing workspace. The customizable design is key as the workplace shifts toward multi-functional units where the need to store paper dwindles and workers look to keep personal items in close proximity. Read more…
Radii featured on officeinsight
January 2019
Radii, a new storage collection from Allsteel Inc. and IDA Design, addresses the need to stow, rather than store, with a compact, space-efficient design that allows workers' personal storage to travel with them in today's agile work environments. This versatile system of metal storage pedestals, undermounts and work tools can be used with any desk to increase organization without sacrificing workspace. Its customizable design is key as the workplace shifts toward multi-functional units where the need to store paper dwindles and workers look to keep personal items in close proximity. Read more…
Mitch speaks at Gunlocke/
Metropolis event: 'Creating Productive Spaces'
September 2018
As the way we work continues to change, the objects in our offices have had to transform as well. We recognize now that personal and collaborative work areas both have their place in a successful office, as do enclosed and open spaces as well as casual and formal settings and office furnishings have to adapt to all these situations.
IDA volunteers at Habitat for Humanity
August 2018
At IDA we love giving back, for the past couple years, Habitat for Humanity has been our go-to service project. This year we spent an afternoon painting the ceiling, walls, and trim of a house for a single mom and her son. They will be moving in in a few weeks, and it was encouraging to read their bio and hear stories of how excited the son is to pick the color of his new room.
Although it was over 90 degrees that day, we made it fun, got the job done, and even had time for ice-cream afterwards.
Summertime Team Building on Lake Michigan!
July 2018
Ah, sweet sweet summertime. Sometimes you need to let loose and enjoy time getting to know your co-workers out of the office. We took an afternoon off, rented a boat, and spent some time on the water. The day was beautiful and we had a chance to eat lunch, climb sand dunes, swim in the lake, and even go tubing.
SileaEH wins silver at NeoCon!
June 2018
We brought home the hardware this NeoCon! Mitch, Zach, and Cara were in Chicago to accept the award. We are beyond excited that the NeoCon judges love Silea EH as much as we do! Click here to learn more about Silea EH.
Interior Design Interviews IDA about SileaEH
IDA Refreshes their Brand!
June 2018
This summer IDA went through a brand refresh that included a name, logo, and pronunciation change. (We now pronounce our name "eye-dee-aye", instead of "eye-dee-uhhh".) To top it all off, we launched our new website that incorporates our updated brand. This project took months to complete and involved most of our team. We are so happy with the results and the new brand; we hope you are too!
SileaEH featured in Workdesign Magazine
May 2018
"Building on the successful Silea™ case goods portfolio, designer Mitch Bakker, principal of IDA Design, wanted to expand the possibilities across the workplace with SileaEH by providing furniture applications that would integrate seamlessly in both enclosed and open workspaces. The introduction increases the choice of materials and options and incorporates height-adjustable work surfaces, expanding the flexibility and functionality of the product. Read more...
Mitch and Cara present at Western University
April 2018
Western University opened their own Product Design and Innovation department. During the opening, they invited our studio to speak on process and designing for the real world. Mitch and Cara presented IDA's process for design and development to students and staff.
Interior Design: Vicinity Chair Boasts Universal Workplace Appeal
May 2017
"No longer just your conventional sit-and-snack spot, the workplace café has come into its own, thanks to IDA Design principal Mitch Bakker. For the Vicinity chair, his addition to the Gather series from Allsteel, Bakker considered all the possibilities: connecting, consorting, concentrating. "It facilitates impromptu encounters, encourages the exchange of ideas, and promotes active collaboration," he says. Whether the user is lounging, slouching over a laptop, or sitting at attention, the low seat promises ergonomic consistency. The tubular-steel base comes in seven finishes. The plywood shell seat, veneered in oak, beech, or walnut, is available partially or fully upholstered, accepting a range of standard covers or COM." Read more...
Christmas time at IDA
December 2017
There is always a giving spirit that comes with Christmas time. This year we wanted to do something special, so together we bought presents for a family in need. We each picked a family member to shop for and spent time picking out special gifts for them
Briefing featured in Metropolis Magazine
September 2016
"Once upon a time, cutting-edge office spaces consisted of restrictive cubicle walls that hindered communication. Since then, the trends of workplace design have veered from one extreme to another: designers have been creating open plan workplaces, many with acoustic problems and a debilitating lack of privacy. Design firms and manufacturers are now attempting to scale back, searching for a happy medium that allows for both spirited collaboration and private reflection. Metropolis talked to Jennifer Wammack and Mitch Bakker from Michigan-based design studio IDA about three of their recent collections of flexible office furniture designed in collaboration with Gunlocke, to hear their insights into ways of creating seamless transitions between collaborative and private spaces in office design." Read more...
Approach Wins Best of NeoCon Silver!
June 2016
"This is a major accomplishment for Allsteel and demonstrates how great partnerships give rise to innovative products," said Lynda Whittle, Vice President of Marketing at Allsteel. "Approach is part of Allsteel's comprehensive effort to address evolving industry trends in casual collaboration, adaptive office, health and wellness and other areas, but above to meet our customers' needs in fresh transformative ways." Read more...
Trillia and Saranac are Interior Design HiP Honorees
June 2016
The third installment of Interior Design's annual recognition program—HiP at NeoCon (Honoring Industry People and Product)—kicked off last night, with designers and manufacturers receiving their awards during the magazine's Giants celebration. Read more...
Interior Design Interviews IDA about Saranac and Trillia
Trillia Takes Home #MetropolisLikes Award
June 2016
These stools fill the need for comfortable, aesthetically pleasing bar, counter, and standard-height seating for informal and collaborative areas. A beautifully machined solid wood top flows into the profiled legs, the eased seat promotes easy sitting in many positions. Excellent comfort, without pressure points, no matter how you sit. Read more...
Business of Furniture Magazine Features Trillia and Saranac in NeoCon Issue
June 2016
Designed by IDa Design, led by Principal Mitch Bakker, Trillia makes a perfect companion for Gunlocke's BriefingTM line of collaborative furniture, also designed by Bakker and team. It fills the need for comfortable, aesthetically pleasing seating for informal areas outside the four walls of a private office or conference space.
"Trillia epitomizes a simple sophistication that immediately grabs your attention," Bakker says. "It's beautiful without feeling too complex or overdesigned." Read more...
IDA presents CEU's on Trends
Spring/Summer 2016
IDa Design presents excerpts from the Inspiration & IDa's (now Lumen) trend report and discuss how trend tracking influences design. The presentation will deliver these objectives: through interactive learning:
1. Trend Tracking Examples:A discussion of the power of trend observations.
2. Design Research. Discuss how web and social media trolling facilitate the creative process.
3. Point of View. How one can develop a unique design point of view in the context of a global internet economy. Power of inspiration from a variety of contexts.
4. Concept to Reality. How trend tracking is a tool for bridging the communication gap in a complex value chain of manufacturers, specifiers and end-users.


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Electronic Music by Xenakis
The number of works of electronic music produced by Iannis Xenakis represents only a slight percentage of his overall output (roughly one-ninth including mixed-media works coupling live instruments with tape). Nevertheless, their historical importance in this relatively new realm of music remains uncontested, They can be catalogued into four groups, each corresponding as well to a spedfic period: those composed in the Paris GRM (Groupe de Recherches Musicales) studio (1957 - 5962); works intended for multi-media productions, namely the famous Polytopes (1969 - 1977); pieces conceived and composed with the help of UPIC 1 (1978 -1989); and finally, compositions based on the computer program GENDYN (since 1991). This CD includes the main works from the first period, one from the second period, and one from the last. In 1954. when Xenakis first entered the GRM studIo, it was run by Pierre Schaeffer, the inventor of the expression "musique concrete." There, he composed Diamorphoses (1957), Concret PH (1958), the tape of Analogique (Analogique B, 1959), Orient-Occident (1960), and Bohor (1962). These first electronic works were in phase with his instrumental works from the same period - except for,perhaps, Orient-Occident - and this is why they can be radically distinguished from the electronic works composed during the same period by his contemporaries who also worked In the GRM studio (Schaeffer himself, Pierre Henry, Pierre Boulez, Karlheinz Stockhausen...). In the same manner,X enakis' first instrumental music immediately distinguished itself from the ambient serialism of the then musical avant-garde. Diamorphoses provided an opportunity for Olivier Messiaen to render tribute to his former student: "The preliminary calculations of these huge spider-webs are transformed into a musical delight of the utmost poetic nature." (2) Messiaen was certaintly thinking of the passage of glissandi between 6:oo and 6:16, but in essence, his comment could be applied to the entire piece. Diamorphoses is, in fact, based on a specific formal preoccupation: a sort of study of white noise and its graduations through the process of densification. (3) However, the musical result is far from the genre of an "etude" due perhaps to its ternary form - not unlike many of Xenakis' instrumental works - which gives a certain 'dramatic' effect. In another connection, the listener can easily distinguish the origins of certain sound sources used: earthquakes, a plane taking off, or bells. The World Fair took place in Brussels in 1958. At the time. Xenakis was working as an engineer and architect for Le Corbusier, and conceived the extremely original Philips Pavilion for the event. Concret PH ("PH" for the Hyperbolic Paraboloids which characterize the Pavilion's architecture) was played between two performances of Varese's Poeme Electronique. Both works were performed via 400 speakers inside of the structure. This very short work is a sound continuum without a single break. Xenakis pre-recorded crackling embers from which he extracted very brief (one second) sound elements. Then he assembled them in huge quantities, varying their density each time. This work can be compared to his instrumental preoccupations concerning "clouds of sound" during the same period. One of the first histories of electronic music ever written (4) already refers to Orient-Occident as a major masterpiece for tape. And it is worth pointing out that it happens to be one of Xenakis' "easier works" probably due to the narrative project behind its composition. Orient-Occident was conceived as a music for a film by Enrico Fulchignoni commissioned by UNESCO. It traces The film's development which relates the passage from one civilization to another from prehistoric times to Alexander the Great. Although it is certain that Xenakis did not compose an "illustrative" music, some of his chosen sonorities are quite suggestive. For example, the highly reverberated atmosphere toward the end (beginning at 8:oo) seems to evoke the later civilizations of Antiquity marked by a special sensuality. Bohor is dedicated to Pierre Schaeffer who, however, didn't appreciate it at all. "Bohor was in the worst case (I do mean, best) the wood fires of his beginnings. No longer were we dealing with the crackling of small embers (Concret PH), but with a huge firecracker, an offensive accumulation of whacks of a scalpel in your ears at the highest level on the potentiometer."(5) he declared with his usual sense of humor ... It is true that Xenakis' "Fauvism" here achieves new limits that only a few later instrumental works such as Persephassa dare to surpass: an extraordinary and deafening sound continuum where the listener is invited, in a figurative sense, to hear bells chime while standing inside them! Will we ever know how Bohor, which follows no formal principle ever elucidated by Xenakis himself nor his critics, was composed? At the end of the 1960s, Xenakis attempted a synthesis of the arts; the result: his fomous 'polytopes'. Since these implied repeated performances, it was only natural that the sound source be on tape. However, Hibiki-Hana-Ma is based solely on instrumental sounds. Xenakis recorded and reworked sequesces played by an orchestra, a 'biwa', and a snare drum but never rendered them unrecognizable. Distributed over 12 tracks (and later reduced to 8), the work's sonorities were elaborated in function of a highly pronounced spatialisation. The title of this piece, which was written For the Osaka World Fair in 1970, means "reverberation - flower -interval." The GENDYN program, which Xenakis began working on in 1991 at CEMAMu completes the project he began in his instrumental works of the 1950s: how to create a "black box" which could realise an entire musical work on the basis of a few givens (of course, the composer is able to intervene and eliminate any chosen sequence). Generally speaking,the computer generates both the sound synthesis and the composition process itself without any breach between the two levels. Xenakis here manages to unify micro- and macrocomposition. The program consists of an algorithm which explores stochastic timbre more thoroughly than ever before, resulting in a waveform which then evolves constantly through the introduction of "polygonal variations" with the help of probability procedures. This is what Xenakis calls the process of "dynamic stochastic synthesis" (6) To date Xenakis has realised two works with this program: Gendy 3 (1991) and S.709 (1994. S.709 was premiered in Paris in December 1994 and is a marvelaus illustration of the GENDYN program's capacities. Both the sounds produced in the piece as well as the global evolu-tion of the composition are literally unheard of: despite the abstract nature of the processes involved and their mechanical nature, the Xenakis sound world is immediately recognizable! (1) The UPIC is the musical "drawing board" developed by Xenakis and his team at the CEMAMu reseaich center in Paris, beginning in 1975. (2) Olivier Messiaen, "Preface", in Revue Musicale no 244 1959, p.5. (3) Cf. Nouritza Matossian, Iannis Xenakis. Paris, Fayard 1981, p.148 and Baunt A. Varga, Conversations with Iannis Xenakis. London, Faber and Faber Ltd. p.110 (4) Herbert Ruscol,The Liberation of Sound: An Introduction to Electronic Music, U.S.A. Prentice Hall, 1972, p.235 (5) Pierre Schaeffer, "Chroniques xenakiennes", in Regards sur Iannis Xenakis, Paris, Stock, 1981 p.85 (6) For a further description of "dynamic stochastic synthesis", cf. Iannis Xenakis, Formalised Music, 1992 edition with new texts compiled and edited by Sharon Kanach, Pendragon Press, pp. 289-293 by Mark Solomis translated by Sharon Kanach
Track Listings:
1 Diamorphoses 6:53
2 Concret PH 2:42
3 Orient-Occident 10:56
4 Bohor 21:36
5 Hibiki-Hana-Ma 17:39
1 Diamorphoses 6:53
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Joel Chadabe, William Blakeney
Joel Chadabe, William Blakeney
Release Year: 1997
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Mastering: Robin Aube
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This dainty little pendant necklace measures just over one-quarter of an inch tall and wide. Perfect for anyone who prefers smaller, everyday pieces. This square pendant has a 3-D look to it and therefore appears to be a four-sided pyramid, where the center point sits a bit higher than the rest of the design. It sits in between both sides of the adjustable 16" – 18" chain. This pendant is sterling silver and it can be ordered sealed in all 3 of our finishes: rhodium-platinum, 18 kt yellow gold or 18 kt rose gold. This necklace also has adorable little stud earrings that are the exact same size and design as the pendant. If you don't seen them online at the time of ordering just call us directly at (877)672-7978.
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Automated Fingerprint ID Market to grow to $8.49 Billion by 2020
Recent market research released by Marketsandmarkets, concerning Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems and authentication. The report states that the marketbetween 2015 and 2020 is expected to be worth $ 8.49 Billion USD by the year 2020 that is an estimated Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 21.0%
The Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) is a biometric identification (ID) methodology that uses digital imaging technology to obtain, store, and analyze fingerprint data. The AFIS was originally used by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in criminal cases.
Government and enterprise sectors will support e-governance applications and should help drive the AFIS market during the next few years, research analysts found that the major forces driving the automated fingerprint identification system market are the transformation and technology evolution from the manual process to digital process. As the numbers of criminal records keeps on increasing, the need for the digitisation of the data through the use of AFISs would drive the market for law enforcement applications in the government sector worldwide.
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The need for secure transactions in the banking & finance sector would be another major driver in the western market, although once again South American, African and some Indian states are ahead of the game having built up extensive databases of fingerprints for elections, these will now be the base information required.
In addition, the increasing preference for the mobile payments will also help to drive the digital market to ensure safe transactions instead of using passwords as a safety tool. The use of fingerprint identification is expected to play a key role in changing the security landscape for transactions and would grow at a high rate during the forecast period, eliminating pass books, cards, pin numbers and every other method of identifying customers and giving access both physically (doors ) and financially (bank accounts).
African and south American markets have used finger print technology for many years, more through necessity than commercial choice. Now in the Western world private industry, government and transportation sectors are expected to hold the significant share of the automated fingerprint identification system market. The AFIS market for the government sector is expected to grow at the highest rate between 2015 and 2020. The use of AFIS in e-governance applications and by the law enforcement agencies would drive the AFIS market for the government sector. The market is also estimated to witness growth in banking & finance and hospitality sectors during the forecast period.
North America is expected to have the largest market share and dominate the automated fingerprint identification system market between 2015 and 2020 due to the presence of several players in the region. The North American AFIS market has offered several opportunities in various sectors, such as the law enforcement agencies like Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (U.S.), using AFISs for criminal investigations.
The major vendors in the automated fingerprint identification system market identified within the research include 3M Cogent Inc. (U.S.), Morpho SA (France), and NEC Corporation (Japan) among others.
The scope of the report covers detailed information regarding the major factors influencing the growth of the automated fingerprint identification system market such as drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities. A detailed analysis of the key industry players has been done to provide insights into their business overview, products & services, key strategies, new product launches, mergers & acquisitions, partnerships, agreements, collaborations, and recent developments associated with the automated fingerprint identification system market. European reseller will be interested in opportunities for resellers dealers and cloud companies with hosting opportunities.


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Put borax in your home and say goodbye to fleas, roaches, ants, and other unwanted pests
Cockroaches, ants, and fleas can wreak havoc on your home. But what if there was one non-toxic method to rid them all from your home, instead of stocking and spraying a number of different chemicals around the house. Borax can rid these yucky bugs from your home without having to spray harsh chemicals.
The way it works is that the cockroaches, ants, and fleas ingest the borax and the borax destroys the lining of their stomach and disrupts digestion.
Here's how you can use borax in your home to get rid of these unwanted house guests:
Cockroaches are known as hardy creatures, but they are no match for borax. To kill cockroaches, boil six eggs and get rid of the whites. Mash up the yolks and add 2.5 ounces of borax to the mixture. Then add half a cup to a full cup of white sugar or enough sugar until it is no longer crumbly.
Your mixture should have a dough-like consistency. Leave little balls of the dough around your home for the cockroaches to eat.
Since worker ants eat liquids and the queen and her babies eat solids, you have to mix up two remedies to end your ant infestation.
Sold Ant Bait: combine one part borax and three parts powdered sugar. Sprinkle this mixture onto flat surfaces for the worker ants to take to the queen.
Liquid Bait: combine 1/4 cup of borax and 3/4 cup of honey or maple syrup. Drop globs of this onto an ant trail or anywhere you see ants coming in.
Borax has immediate and long-lasting effects on fleas. One treatment can continue to kill fleas and their eggs for up to a year. Vacuum your house well, including under the furniture since fleas love to hide out in dark places. You'll also want to dust and get up as much dirt as you can.
Sprinkle some borax on your carpet, the creases in your furniture, closet, places your pet hangs out, and anywhere else you think fleas might be hiding in your home.
Brush it into your carpet with a small hand broom. Vacuum up anywhere you still find visible borax. Let the borax sit for 36 hours and then vacuum it up to get rid of the dead fleas.
Remember to keep your applications of borax out of your children's and pet's reach.
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These courses are designed for the climber that wants to learn how to build anchors for his/her own recreational climbing experience. In taking it, you are beginning your first step toward independent climbing and will be gaining a great foundation for outdoor climbing. The instructor for these courses is the owner of Midwest Mountain Guides, and is a Course Provider for the Professional Climbing Instructor Association (PCIA). He will work with your individual learning styles to teach you how to utilize natural anchors (Level I) course and artificial protection (Level II) course. Personal safety and a hands-on approach to learning will be emphasized throughout this class. You will receive a detailed course outline and instruction booklet as part of the two-day course.
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Paleo Rosemary Breakfast Hash (Whole30, Sugar Free)
This Paleo Rosemary Breakfast Hash is a savory, filling meal perfect for any occasion. Filled with sweet potatoes, peppers, onions and sausage, this Whole30 compliant dish is beyond delicious!
Updated February 12, 2018;
Originally Posted November 1, 2014
I have a love/hate relationship with updating this recipe. I love updating it because the photos previously just didn't do it justice. But I hate to update it because this was the very first recipe I ever posted on my blog and it is so near and dear to my heart for that reason. There's some major nostalgia from that! It helped to open up the entire wonderful world of Paleo food to me. My favorite meal has ALWAYS been breakfast. Seriously, for as long as I can remember. Unfortunately for me, this was the meal I struggled the most with in the kitchen. Considering I wasn't even sure how to scramble an egg, I was a firm believer that I could go to any restaurant for breakfast and it would be 100x better than what I could make at home.
Making the switch to Paleo forced me to rely more on myself and less on restaurants. My (lack of) culinary skills were really put to work in making dishes that weren't just edible, but were actually enjoyable to eat. Fortunately for me, having to do this showed me how much I love cooking. I never thought of myself as creative in the kitchen, but once I had to be, I feel in love. I spent time learning more about food, seasonings and preparation techniques. And I did it because I WANTED to. This new found knowledge gave me a confidence in the kitchen that I had never had before. Using that knowledge and confidence, I started a mission to create a breakfast dish that would be more satisfying than any I could find at a local diner.
I kicked off my Paleo and blogging journey with my absolute favorite breakfast recipe. I use that word a lot, because I think you can have more than one favorite. I have favorites of the moment, favorites of the season,etc. This is my favorite of them all. As a staple in our apartment, this breakfast hash is a certified cure-all for hunger, hangovers and general dissatisfaction. Its the ideal brunch recipe because it can feed a lot of people and you can customize the egg topping (or omit it all together) to each person's liking. Breakfast throughout the week is also an option when you make this. Sometimes I'll make it on a Sunday and dish it out into equal portions for the rest of the mornings. Then, I can eat it as is at the office or cook an egg to top it if I'm motivated enough in the morning (which rarely happens.)
Kyle and I are also outdoorsy. Whether it is car camping for a long weekend or camping out at a music festival, we love to do it. And doing that Paleo is definitely a little bit harder than it was when we were eating a standard American diet. Fortunately, this breakfast hash recipe is also PERFECT for that. We started bringing this recipe first to the bluegrass festival we attend every September and since it worked out so well, we use it whenever the opportunity arises. To do that, I make this breakfast hash like I would normally. Then I separate it into batches of two servings and vacuum seal them into those serving sizes. When we leave for camping, we put it in a cooler and keep it there until we need it. Then we just cut the top off and toss it into an aluminum foil pocket and heat it up on the grill/fire. It's the perfect Paleo camping solution and keeps us healthy and energized the whole time.
Honestly, I could go on and on about why I love this dish so much, but I really think you should just try it for yourself. And then let me know what you think!
- 1 lg sweet potato
- 6-8 slices bacon
- 1/2 lb sugar-free breakfast pork sausage (or ground pork if not available* see note)
- 1 lg green pepper, diced
- 1 sm white onion, diced
- 2 tbs coconut oil
- 1 tsp dried rosemary
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1/4 tsp dried sage
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- salt + pepper, to taste
- eggs, your preferred way
Note: If you are using ground pork instead of sugar free breakfast sausage due to preference or availability, season with 1 tsp italian seasoning, 1/2 tsp basil, 1/4 tsp herbs provence, 1/4 tsp oregano, & 1/4 tsp garlic powder. salt + pepper to taste


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Let me take a moment here. I have to confide in you that I need to slow down on my blog for personal and real life reasons. So, I apologize to you all for that. I do appreciate the support of everyone that comes here and I hope that I've helped you out and will do my best to squeeze in some posts from time to time.
Ok, now to the fun stuff. Not So Bad has released new Joris jeans and the Mason t-shirt with prints. The jeans are superb in both design and texture. They have a nice thick cuff at the hem and a higher crotch than their previous releases. The height of the cuff will allow you to wear any kicks you want without the dreaded clipping of mesh on shoe. It's important to note that their sizing isn't conforming to standardized sizing though. I am a medium in standardized sizing and have gone with both a small pant and shirt for these images.
The Mason t-shirts come in a range of colours with a variety of printed sayings. I've gone with the pink "Bad Hair Day" version of the shirt even if my hair is looking awesome! The shirt is nicely sculpted but the texture is less refined than that of the jeans. I also find that the shirt does clip the jeans a bit at the front. That's not in the case in the back though. Be prepared to show off some of your ASSets my friends!
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Skin: Tyler Tan /05 Fullbeard by Redgrave
Eyes: Deep Sky Mesh Eye (Twilight Sea Shadow, w4) by Mayfly
Hair and Hat: Baseball Cap - Shaggy Black by Argrace
Bracelet: Wristlocker by Hermony
Hair and Hat: Baseball Cap - Shaggy Black by Argrace
Bracelet: Wristlocker by Hermony
Shirt: Mason t-shirt pink by Not So Bad
Pants: Joris Jeans black by Not so Bad
Shoes: F-Wings by 2Real
Shirt: Mason t-shirt pink by Not So Bad
Pants: Joris Jeans black by Not so Bad
Shoes: F-Wings by 2Real
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Air-Conditioning, Electric Windows (Front), In Car Entertainment (Radio/CD/MP3)
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- 2009
- 59
- £1,799
- 180
- 100,000
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Vehicle summary
|Body style
|Engine size
|1360 cc
|Fuel type
|Number of doors
|Number of seats
|Gearbox type
|CO2 emissions
|143 g/km
|Insurance group
|Standard manufacturer's warranty (miles)
|No details available
|Standard manufacturer's warranty (years)
|2 years
|Standard paintwork guarantee
|3 years
Performance & economy
|Fuel consumption (urban)
|35.8 mpg
|Fuel consumption (extra urban)
|57.6 mpg
|Fuel consumption (combined)
|47.1 mpg
|0 - 60 mph
|12.2 seconds
|Top speed
|105 mph
|Engine power
|75 bhp
|Engine torque
|87.00 lbs/ft
|1461 mm
|Height inclusive of roof rails
|No details available
|3666 mm
|2315 mm
|1659 mm
|Width including mirrors
|No details available
|Fuel tank capacity
|41 litres
|Minimum kerb weight
|991 kg
|Interior features
|Exterior features
|Power Socket
|Side Protection Mouldings
|Electric Windows (Front)
|Body Coloured Bumpers
|Cigar Lighter
|Steel Wheels
|In Car Entertainment (Radio/CD/MP3)
|Spare Wheel
|Seat Height Adjustment
|Tailgate Window
|Mirrors External
|Upholstery Cloth
|Adjustable Steering Column/Wheel
|Seats Split Rear
|Centre Console
|Steering Wheel Mounted Controls (Audio)
|Head Restraints
|Seat - ISOFIX Anchorage Point
|Air Bag Passenger
|Third Brake Light
|Air Bag Side
|Anti-Lock Brakes
|Air Bag Driver
|Power-Assisted Steering
|Central Door Locking
|Centre Rear Seat Belt
|Front Fog Lights
|Head Air Bags
|Electronic Brake Force Distribution
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This includes MPG figures which are calculated under European Standards, in test conditions, and will vary under normal driving conditions. The information displayed above describes the typical specification of the most recent model of this vehicle. It is not the exact specification for the actual vehicle being offered for sale which may vary. Specifications for older models may also vary. Please contact us prior to purchase to confirm the exact specification of this vehicle.
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