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Dancing with Dementia
My Story of Living Positively with Dementia
Christine BrydenChristine Bryden was a top civil servant and single mother of three children when she was diagnosed with dementia at 46. Since then she has gone on to challenge almost every stereotype by campaigning for self-advocacy, writing articles and speaking at national conferences. This book is a vivid account of the author's experiences of dementia. Learn More2005, Paperback / softback, 8.98in x 6.14in / 228mm x 156mm, 200pp, £14.99ISBN: 978-1-84310-332-52005, Ebook, ePUB, 200pp, £19.99ISBN: 978-1-84642-095-52017, Audio Book, 442 minutes, £19.99ISBN: 978-1-78450-079-5
The Simplicity of Dementia
A Guide for Family and Carers
Huub BuijssenThis book offers an accessible and sympathetic introduction for relatives, carers and professionals looking after or training to work with people with dementia. Drawing on the two `laws of dementia', the author explains the causes of communication problems, mood disturbances and `deviant' behaviours. Learn More2005, Paperback / softback, 8.46in x 5.55in / 215mm x 141mm, 176pp, £13.99ISBN: 978-1-84310-321-92005, Ebook, ePUB, 176pp, £13.99ISBN: 978-1-84642-096-2
A Journey Together
Federica CaraccioloFrancesco Caracciolo was a successful architect and, with his wife Federica, also worked as photo reporter for the UN, travelling extensively throughout Africa and Asia. A diagnosis of Alzheimer's put an end to their travels. With thoughtfulness and honesty, Federica shares her experience of caring for her husband during his battle with Alzheimers. Learn More2005, Paperback / softback, 8.46in x 7.09in / 215mm x 180mm, 108pp, £13.99ISBN: 978-1-84310-408-72005, Ebook, PDF, 108pp, £13.99ISBN: 978-1-84642-234-8
Losing Clive to Younger Onset Dementia
One Family's Story
Helen BeaumontClive Beaumont was diagnosed with Younger Onset Dementia at age 45, when his children were aged just 3 and 4. Clive's wife, Helen, tells of how she and the rest of the family made it through the next six years until Clive died: the challenge of continually adapting to his progressive deterioration. Learn More2008, Paperback / softback, 9.21in x 6.22in / 234mm x 158mm, 144pp, £13.99ISBN: 978-1-84310-480-32008, Ebook, ePUB, 144pp, £13.99ISBN: 978-1-84642-862-3
Connecting through Music with People with Dementia
A Guide for Caregivers
Robin RioThis user-friendly book demonstrates how even simple sounds and movements can engage people with dementia, promoting relaxation and enjoyment. All that's needed to succeed is a love of music, and a desire to gain greater communication and interaction. The book provides practical advice on using music and includes a songbook of popular song choices. Learn More2009, Paperback / softback, 8.43in x 5.43in / 214mm x 138mm, 144pp, £14.99ISBN: 978-1-84310-905-12009, Ebook, ePUB, 144pp, £14.99ISBN: 978-1-84642-725-1
Telling Tales About Dementia
Experiences of Caring
Edited by Lucy WhitmanIn this book, thirty carers from different backgrounds and circumstances share their experiences of caring for a parent, partner or friend with dementia. This unique collection of personal accounts will be an engaging read for anyone affected by dementia in a personal or professional context, including social workers, practitioners and care staff. Learn More2009, Paperback / softback, 9.53in x 7.05in / 242mm x 179mm, 224pp, £14.99ISBN: 978-1-84310-941-92009, Ebook, ePUB, 224pp, £14.99ISBN: 978-0-85700-017-0
Hearing the Person with Dementia
Person-Centred Approaches to Communication for Families and Caregivers
Bernie McCarthyThis book clearly explains what happens to communication as dementia progresses. Advocating a person-centred approach to dementia care, the author describes methods of verbal and non-verbal communication, techniques for communicating with people who cannot speak or move easily, and strategies for communicating more effectively. Learn More2011, Paperback / softback, 8.70in x 6.46in / 221mm x 164mm, 112pp, £12.99ISBN: 978-1-84905-186-62011, Ebook, ePUB, 112pp, £12.99ISBN: 978-0-85700-499-4
Who will I be when I die?
Christine BrydenChristine Bryden was 46 when she was diagnosed with dementia, and in this book she describes her remarkable emotional, physical and spiritual journey in the three years immediately following. Originally published in Australia in 1998, the book is brought completely up-to-date with new material and photographs, and is a truly inspirational read. Learn More2012, Paperback / softback, 8.46in x 6.85in / 215mm x 174mm, 176pp, £13.99ISBN: 978-1-84905-312-92012, Ebook, ePUB, 176pp, £13.99ISBN: 978-0-85700-645-5
Dementia - Support for Family and Friends
Dave Pulsford and Rachel ThompsonThis comprehensive yet accessible book, written specifically for friends and relatives, offers practical advice and support that can help ensure the best possible quality of life for people with dementia and the people around them. Learn More2012, Paperback / softback, 9.09in x 6.54in / 231mm x 166mm, 240pp, £13.99ISBN: 978-1-84905-243-62012, Ebook, ePUB, 240pp, £13.99ISBN: 978-0-85700-504-5
Understanding Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
Brian DraperThis book tells you everything you need to know about Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of dementia, from symptoms, assessment and diagnosis, to the different kinds of treatment and management of dementia. Taking into account the latest research, and ethical and legal issues, there is also useful advice and ways to support relatives and carers. Learn More2013, Paperback / softback, 9.02in x 6.14in / 229mm x 156mm, 288pp, £14.99ISBN: 978-1-84905-374-72013, Ebook, ePUB, 288pp, £14.99ISBN: 978-0-85700-883-1


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Whitecaps FC 1, Timbers 1
All those draws are starting to weigh on the Portland Timbers.
The Timbers have a league-leading 11 ties this season, their latest a 1-1 draw with the Cascadia Cup rival Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night.
Jordan Harvey scored the equalizer for the Whitecaps in the 68th minute after Ryan Johnson put the Timbers in front with a header into the net in the 48th.
The result pulled the Whitecaps ahead in the three-way Pacific Northwest rivalry series with Portland and the Seattle Sounders.
The Timbers, coming off a 2-1 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes, remained tied for second place in the league's Western Conference at 8-3-11.
The Whitecaps (9-7-6) are in a tie for fourth in the conference, coming off a 1-0 loss to Philadelphia last Saturday.
In the push for the playoffs, the Timbers need wins, not draws, captain Will Johnson said.
''It's unacceptable, really. You have to try to win games, you have to make plays. I think a lot of those draws are from a lack of making plays,'' Will Johnson said.
''Collectively we need guys to step up and make plays, especially when we're tied late in the game. We have to push for the win.''
The Cascadia Cup - at least the trophy itself - was introduced in 2004 when all three teams were part of the United Soccer Leagues First Division.
Fans pooled their money to buy a 2-foot tall silver cup, which goes to the team that finishes with the best record in head-to-head matches between the three, based on a points system.
But the actual rivalry between the three teams dates back to 1975, when all of them were part of the North American Soccer League.
Portland took the Cascadia Cup last season with a 1-0 victory over the Whitecaps in the team's second-to-last match. Jack Jewsbury scored in the 39th minute, giving the Timbers their first victory on the road and ending a six-match losing streak.
It was one of the few bright spots of last season. The Timbers finished the season 8-16-10, ranked second-to-last in Major League Soccer's Western Conference and falling far short of the team's goal to reach the playoffs.
Under new coach Caleb Porter, this season the Timbers put together a midseason 15-match unbeaten streak to climb in the standings. But the Timbers had lost two of their past four going into Saturday's match against Vancouver.
''We're obviously disappointed with the draw,'' Porter said. ''And the fact that we're disappointed shows how far we've come as a club.''
The Whitecaps were hurt in the 17th minute when defender Brad Rusin injured his right leg after a hard foul on Portland's Diego Valeri. Rusin was taken from the field on a stretcher and replaced by Matt Watson.
Vancouver was already without midfielder Jun Marques Davidson after he was red-carded for head-butting Philadelphia's Keon Daniel last weekend. Midfielder Gershon Koffie also missed the match because he had accumulated five yellow cards.
''We were very depleted, but the players didn't use that as an excuse,'' Whitecaps coach Martin Rennie said.
Ryan Johnson's goal came off a perfectly placed cross from Diego Valeri, beating Vancouver goalkeeper David Ousted.
The Whitecaps evened it in the 68th minute when Harvey's shot sailed up and over Portland goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts' fingertips and into the net.
Ousted, acquired in June from the Danish side Randers FC, was making his debut in goal for Vancouver.
The Timbers threatened in the 78th minute, but Pa-Modou Kah was ruled offside on a close-in kick into the net.
The Timbers lead the MLS series with the Whitecaps 4-0-3. The two teams played to a 2-2 draw earlier this season and will meet again on Oct. 6 in Vancouver.

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Legion just telekinetically moved to the top of our "Must-See" list for this fall. The FX show—about David Haller, an incredibly powerful mutant who doesn't realize the things he sees, hears and does are real—is completely unlike any other Marvel or superhero show, and it looks intriguing as hell. Watch this first trailer and see for yourself.
I would like to say that Downton Abbey's Dan Stevens seems to be doing a stellar American accent as David, and I love the "Sick Boy in Trainspotting" vibe he's giving off.


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Product Backlog
The Product Backlog is a prioritized list of everything that might be included in a product. The Product Owner creates, maintains, and regularly re-orders the Product Backlog. The Product Owner uses the Product Backlog to adapt to emerging requirements, customer feedback, and market changes.
Estimated time for this course: 5 minutes
Audience: Beginner
Suggested Prerequisites: Scrum Framework, Scrum Fundamentals
Upon completion you will:
Product Backlog Overview:
PBI's at the top of the Product Backlog should be refined and immediately actionable. Items further down the backlog need less definition and can reflect bigger ideas. These larger chunks will need to be broken down into smaller pieces as they approach the top of the Product Backlog.
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The Product Backlog is constantly refined to reflect anything from changes the customer wants, new insights, or even competitors' tactical maneuvers. The Team estimates how much effort each Product Backlog Item will require. The Product Owner estimates the Business Value. He or she uses both estimates to decide on the prioritization of the backlog. Simply having one ordered list of everything that has to be done will dramatically improve team performance. The Team should also work with the Product Owner to make sure the stories accurately reflect the work that needs to be done. This will help the team focus and understand precisely what to do next (see slides.)
The Product Backlog is a living document. At any time it is the definitive list of everything that could possibly be included on the project. There is only one Product Backlog and the Product Owner is the only person responsible for it. This is true across multiple teams and even a portfolio of products. (See Scrum at Scale.)
The Product Owner must have the knowledge and authority to grow and help execute the project over its lifetime. The Product Owner decides when enough value has been delivered to ship the product. More features can always be added to project. The Product Owner must decide if the Business Value of those features justifies the effort. Good prioritization of the Product Backlog will generate at least 20% more business value and directly affect revenue. Companies should hire the best Product Owner they can find and dedicate them to the Team full-time. (For a more detailed explanation of this research see "Software by Numbers: Low-Risk, High Return Development" by Mark Denne and Jane Cleland-Huang.)


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I want to recover deleted SMS text messages from my mobile for a particular number. All the SMS messages are deleted instantly and no threads were present on my mobile so I need to recover every SMS individually.
Please help me on this.
You can use MobiKin Doctor for Android software to recover deleted SMS text messages from Samsung phone easily. I use it and feel well. Hope this helps!
There are a couple of different PC and Mac-based tools to help you, the particular tool you choose will depend on your personal preference, but they basically do the same thing: scan your Android's memory, then identify and recover your ''deleted'' messages. They'll all walk you through the process, which is usually only four steps long: connect, scan, preview, recover. The process works for other data besides text messages as well.
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Warm welcome for Aras Eoghain in O'Moore place
Years of 'pestering' by the Presentation sisters have resulted in the opening of a spacious new community centre for O'Moore Place and Lakeglen in Portlaoise.
The centre was to be opened by Minister for Children Charlie Flanagan, but with the government reshuffle making him Minister for Justice on on the same day last Friday July 11, council chairmanJohn Joe Fennelly did the honours.
"This is partnership in action between Laois Partnership and Laois County Council. Access to a community centre is the first step in building a vibrant and energetic community," he said.
Vibrant was the word. The sunlit centre at the end of O'Moore Place, formerly a closed down HSE disability centre, was packed with families for the official opening.
Refurbished with €106,000 from the Rural Development Programme, It has a main room that can be divided in two, offices, a computer room, a kitchen and a big garden.
It is home to a preschool and homework club which had been in cramped conditions at No 52 O'Moore Place since 1989.
Now there is space for all the children as well as music and horticulture classes, club meetings and sports.
"The children are not as confined, we have space to cook healthy meals and they have space to run around," said part time childcare worker Ann O'Keeffe.
SrMary and Sr Kathleen who ran the childcare centre until it was taken on by Laois Partnership in 2009, came up with the idea of moving to Aras Eoghain, empty since 2007.
CEO Ann Goodwin happily put the new centre down to their "pestering".
"They may seem sweet and mild but not when it comes to getting their own way," she laughed.
"Already it has become a hub of activity", said LPC Chairperson Michael Bergin.
"This land was always known as the plots, the people's land, then the HSE had it. For it to be given back to the people inthis form is brilliant, it gives us a great sense of pride," said Lakeglen resident Teresa Carroll.


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ESG provides industry-leading microseismic systems for installation at mining and geotechnical operations around the world. These systems provide a continuous stream of real-time information that help both geotechnical and ground control engineers understand how a site is responding to operations. These complete microseismic systems are easy to use, modular for simple expansion, backwards compatable and operate in a Windows environment.
ESG designs and manufactures all hardware and software in-house, including Paladin® data acquisition units, geophones and accelerometers. This allows ESG to fully customize any microseismic solution to meet specific client needs. ESG does not sell products stand-alone, rather they are manufactured for use as components of complete microseismic systems.
The Paladin® 5 is the latest version of ESG's next generation digital microseismic recorder. As the backbone of ESG's microseismic data acquisition system, the Paladin 5 32-bit digital seismic recorder enables accurate detection of a wide range of seismic event magnitudes within a flexible, customizable platform.
Continuous recording on all stations at once ensures that no data is missed. Unique triggering methods can be configured to record event data based on specific criteria.
The Paladin® 5 32-bit digital recorder has all of the same great features as the PIV, with a number of improvements to performance, reduced power consumption and the addition of Bluetooth® capabilities.
Like the PIV, the Paladin® 5 incorporates a removable, licence card that controls the onboard capabilities of the recorder. Similar in functionality to the legacy Paladin Sensor Interface Box (SIB), the license card comes in two forms and is key to unlocking the full power of ESG's Paladin® 5.
In its basic version, the PIV Daughter Card (PDC) offers a geophone pulse diagnostic test. The more powerful Advanced Diagnostics Board (ADB) introduces a wide range of additional features on the PIV, enabling powerful on-board processing and diagnostics capabilities.
The ADB is designed to interface with both geophones and accelerometers. Lights on the front panel indicate channel performance. Advanced diagnostic tools include voltage measurement, sensor auto detect, programmable AC/DC coupling, auto detect-correct polarity, geophone parameter extraction among other features. Use of the ADB simplifies installation and provides real-time feedback about the health status of the attached sensors.
The Portable Paladin® is a rugged, web enabled, low power digitizer and microseismic recorder. In addition to ESG's suite of geophysial sensors, it is compatible with a variety of broadband and short period seismometers.
The Portable Paladin is equipped with ESG's Paladin® 5 32-bit digital seismic recorder, but is designed specifically for use in remote locations where data transmission is not feasible. Instead, the Portable Paladin® houses on-board continuous or triggered data storage via USB or compact flash.
The Portable Paladin® is not recommended for extended periods of monitoring in either underground or surface applications. Rather, it is designed for temporary, portable use.
Applications include:
Seismic sensors detect and measure small ground vibrations caused during mining operations. They can be deployed in various configurations around a zone of interest to provide the best possible detection coverage. ESG offers a range of seismic sensors, including geophones and accelerometers for downhole, uphole and surface installation. Sensors are also available in triaxial (3-component) or uniaxial formats for added flexibility.
Geophones are commonly used sensors in mining applications for their robust performance and cost effectiveness. ESG offers two primary types of geophones. Our 15 Hz geophones easily detect signals associated with high frequency, small-scale microseismic events and are omni-directional for installation at any orientation. Our 4.5 Hz geophones are optimized for larger magnitude seismicity (such as blasts or strong-ground motion events) and must be installed vertically.
Accelerometers are often included in sensor arrays for their increased sensitivity and ability to detect small magnitude seismicity. ESG offers a range of omni-directional accelerometers with sensitivities of 0.1 V/g, 1 v/g, 2.4 V/g and 30 V/g.
ESG routinely designs microseismic sensor arrays that use a combination of geophones and accelerometers for optimal array performance. Please contact ESG if you are interested in discussing available options or to request detailed product specifications.
ESG's Windows-based Hyperion Seismic Software (HSS) Suite has been designed with the end-user in mind. Retaining powerful functionality in a stream-lined environment, the HSS provides a faster and more user-friendly platform for processing and visualization than other software on the market.
ESG's HSS suite is available to mining operators as a component of our complete microseismic solution. As such, it is not available as a stand-alone software platform. The HSS suite comprises a number of core software modules including:
ESG's Paladin data acquisition systems convert seismic data from hardware devices (i.e. geophones and accelerometers) into digital signals. These digital signals are then monitored by the Hyperion Network Acquisition System (HNAS™) software. Data may be recorded in continuous streams or as discrete "triggered" events before being permanently stored on an acquisition computer.
WaveVis is used to visualize and process full waveforms captured by ESG's microseismic system. First-arrivals of P-waves and S-waves are identified and used to determine event source location and various source parameters such as event magnitude.
SeisVis allows for advanced 3D-visualization and interpretation of site seismicity using event information and scaled site geometries. Event locations, magnitudes, and site velocity profiles among other parameters, can be viewed with respect to site geometry or models using a variety of display options.
Seismicity can be viewed for specific events, or animated over an extended time period using the VCR playback option. Observe changes in site conditions over time to visualize site seismicity or identify and manage potentially hazardous conditions.


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The Hors Categorie Gold Edition Bib Shorts are a limited release version of our most luxurious Bib Shorts. Set apart by the gold thread detailing and the low-key silicone leg grippers for a stylish and understated aesthetic, the Gold Edition Bib Shorts are part of an exclusive run.
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Andrew Ross
Professor of Social And Cultural Analysis
- 1984 Ph.D., Kent (Canterbury)
- 1978 M.A., Aberdeen
Major Publications
Co-editor (with Terike Haapoja and Michael Sorkin) The Helsinki Effect: A Public Alternative to the Guggenheim Model of Culture-Driven Development (UR Books, 2016)
Editor (for Gulf Labor), The Gulf: High Culture/Hard Labor (OR Books, 2015)
Creditocracy and the Case for Debt Refusal (OR Books, 2014)
The Exorcist and the Machines (Kassel, Documenta, 2012)
Bird on Fire: Lessons from the World's Least Sustainable City (Oxford University Press, 2011)
Nice Work If You Can Get It: Life and Labor in Precarious Times (NYU Press, 2009)
Fast Boat to China: Corporate Flight and the Consequences of Free Trade-Lessons from Shanghai (Pantheon, 2006; Vintage, 2007)
Low Pay, High Profile: The Global Push for Fair Labor (New Press, 2004)
No-Collar: The Humane Workplace and its Hidden Costs (Basic Books, 2002)
The Celebration Chronicles: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Property Value in Disney's New Town (Ballantine, 1999)
Real Love: In Pursuit of Cultural Justice (NYU Press, 1998)
The Chicago Gangster Theory of Life: Nature's Debt to Society (Verso, 1994)
Strange Weather: Culture, Science and Technology in the Age of Limits (Verso, 1991)
No Respect: Intellectuals and Popular Culture (Routledge, 1989)
The Failure of Modernism: Symptoms of American Poetry (Columbia University Press, 1986)
Edited Volumes
Co-editor (with A.J. Bauer, Cristina Beltran, and Rana Jaleel) Is This What Democracy Looks Like? (Social Text Periscope e-book, 2012)
Co-editor (with Monika Krause, Michael Palm, and Mary Nolan), The University Against Itself: The NYU Strike and the Future of the Academic Workplace (Temple University Press, 2007)
Co-Editor (With Kristin Ross) Anti-Americanism (New York University Press, 2004)
Editor, No Sweat: Fashion, Free Trade and the Rights of Garment Workers (1997, Verso)
Editor, Science Wars (Duke Univ. Press, 1996)
Co-Editor (with Tricia Rose) Microphone Fiends: Youth Music and Youth Culture (Routledge, 1994)
Co-Editor (with Constance Penley) Technoculture (University of Minnesota Press, 1991)
Editor, Universal Abandon? The Politics of Postmodernism (University of Minnesota Press, 1988)


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Answered By: Nancy Wilmes Last Updated: Jul 17, 2018 Views: 169
Many of the Libraries' research databases contain papers from conference or meeting proceedings.
All of the WSU databases are located alphabetically under Article Databases at this link:
In searching some research databases, you can limit to a specific type of document by selecting "document, literature or publication type" to locate conference or meeting proceedings papers.
Here are a few examples of some databases which can be searched for conference or meeting papers:
- American: History & Life limit to conference paper
- Biological Abstracts limit to meeting paper
- CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature) limit to the publication type, conference
- Compendex and Inspec (within Engineering Village) limit to conference article or conference proceeding
- ProQuest Research Library limit to conference papers & proceedings
- PsycInfo limit under book type to conference proceedings
- Sociological Abstracts limit to conference papers & proceedings
- Web of Science limit to proceedings paper
If you locate conference proceedings papers in any of these databases (above), they may or may not be available in full-text. If a paper is not available in full-text, you can order it via Interlibrary Loan (ILL). You will need your WSU AccessID and password to login to ILL or to register for first time use. Other discipline databases may also have the feature of limiting to conference or meeting proceedings papers. You can contact the Subject Specialist Librarian for your department to find out if conference proceedings papers are available in the databases for your discipline:
Searching the library catalog for conference proceedings:
To search for conference or meeting proceedings in the WSU Library catalog:
Go to the library catalog page. Then perform a key word search, as in this example:
- In the search bar type "AMA conference 1987"
- You will be taken to the catalog record(s) for your search
- The location and call number of the conference in the WSU Library System will be noted in the catalog record
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Tivoli, well known for its iconic Model One table radio, has commissioned Scandinavian designer Per Sundberg to re-envision its simple radio design -- and boy has he come up with a winner. For the extremely affordable price of 39,000 SEK (or about $5,866), you can buy one of these limited edition little radios covered in handcrafted crystal. Of course, the Model One normally sells for $119, but it's not like you're investing in just any old tuner -- this one gets AM and FM stations.
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11 November 2014, Singapore - More than 72 hours into The MediaCorp Subaru Challenge 2014 - The Asian Face-Off, 13 contestants - 7 from Singapore and 6 regional - remain in the running for the grand prize of a Subaru car.
Keeping their right palms firmly on one of ten Subaru Imprezas at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza, contestants enjoyed almost 36 hours of clear skies and relatively low temperatures before enduring a heavy downpour this morning lasting almost two hours.
Amongst the local finalists who displayed unwavering commitment and determination to win is 36-year-old Analiza Binte Mokhtar. Given some reprieve by the cool temperature, she is the final female left in the competition. Her eighth time competing, Analiza had attained a commendable position last year, marking a personal best of 70 hours 30 minutes.
Other local finalists still putting up a great fight include several familiar faces. These contenders have remained undeterred despite not winning previous Subaru Challenges; instead they choose to come back with even more determination to win. Amongst them are swimming instructor Desmond Huat and Abdul Hamid Bin Jonid, a private driver, both loyal supporters of the Challenge, with eleven and seven years of experience respectively. Also in the remaining 13 is one-armed marathoner Adam Khamis who has also competed in the Challenge for the past three years.
Six regional contestants have also remained strong in their battle for a Subaru car, with Vietnam and Philippines tied in the lead with two contenders still standing. Four of the remaining six contestants, two representatives from Vietnam and one from both Philippines and Malaysia, are returning contenders hoping to make this year's edition a triumphant one.
To mark the 13th year, for the first time ever, the public has the opportunity to win extra breaks for their friends or family competing in the event by playing a special online game. The top 10 game scorers on the scoreboard will earn their supported participant an extra 5-minute break. The scoreboard will reset after every break and the public contest will end once we reach the final 11 contestants.
In addition to being eligible for the grand prize of a Subaru car, regional contestants will also compete for additional titles and cash prizes. The title of Country Winner and a cash prize of S$1,000 will be awarded to the final standing representative of each participating region. The last standing regional contestant will win the Asian Winner title and walk away with an additional S$5,000 cash. The country or region, whose participants have the longest combined standing time, will be awarded the Country Team Winner title along with a cash prize of S$10,000 to be equally divided among the team.
For more information and updates, please visit the official website at http://www.mediacorpradio.sg/carchallenge2014/.
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A confirmation letter verifying your appointment will be sent to you approximately 1 week before your study.
When preparing for your sleep study, please remember:
Free parking is available in the Emergency Department lot. The sleep study should last about 8 hours.
After the study, the sleep technician will escort you back to the main lobby area and direct you to where your transportation awaits. Before leaving, you will be scheduled for a follow-up appointment with your physician to review the complete results of your sleep study and to discuss further treatment recommendations. Based on the results of the study, additional testing may be required.
You will be billed for the sleep study by Brandywine Hospital and you will receive a second bill for the physician's services. Most major insurance companies cover these services. Please check with your insurer to see if coverage is available for these services.
All results and information regarding your sleep will be kept confidential and shared only with you and your referring physician.
If you have any questions regarding your sleep study, please contact the Brandywine Hospital Sleep Wellness Center at 1-800-753-3779, Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.


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Los Angeles, April 20, 2017: Prince William and Pop Singer Lady Gaga FaceTimed to promote mental health awareness on Tuesday, April 18. A live stream of their exchange was shared on the Royal Family's Facebook page.
William participated in a video call with the pop singer to promote mental health awareness. In the video, Prince William commended the 'Born This Way' singer on her open letter about her experience with post-traumatic stress. Lady Gaga said that for the longest time she felt ashamed to admit to mental health issues.
William told Lady Gaga in the clip, "Harry, Catherine and I really felt this was such an important area that throughout all our charitable work, whether it was the veterans, homelessness, addiction, most of it seemed to stem back to mental health issues."
He said, "I read your open letter you wrote the other day, and I thought it was incredibly moving and very brave of you to write down such personal feelings." Prince William asked the star how it made her feel to go public with her battle. She admitted she was "very nervous" but wanted to show her fans the other side of her that the public wasn't aware of.
She admitted she was "very nervous" but wanted to show her fans the other side of her that the public wasn't aware of.
Lady Gaga went on to admit that she often wakes up feeling both tired and sad. Prince William said that he feels that it's important for many young people to talk about their mental health.
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"For me, waking up every day and feeling sad and going onstage is something that is very hard to describe. There's a lot of shame attached to mental illness. You feel like something's wrong with you," she replies in the clip. "In my life, I go, 'Oh, my goodness, look at all of these beautiful, wonderful things that I have. I should be so happy.' But you can't help it if in the
"In my life, I go, 'Oh, my goodness, look at all of these beautiful, wonderful things that I have. I should be so happy.' But you can't help it if in the morning when you wake up, you're so tired, you're so sad."
Prince William went on to invite Gaga overseas in October to work on his, Harry and Kate's charity. "It's OK to have this conversation. It's really important to have this conversation and that you won't be judged," the royal said on Tuesday.
"It's so important to break open that fear and that taboo, which is only going to lead to more problems down the line."
Hours earlier, the Telegraph published an interview with Prince Harry, in which he opened up about the grief he felt following the death of their mother, Princess Diana, in 1997, when he was 12. He revealed that he "shut down all his emotions" for nearly two decades and has sought therapy in the aftermath.
"My brother, you know, bless him, he was a huge support to me," Harry, now 32, said. "He kept saying, 'This is not right, this is not normal. You need to talk to [someone] about stuff. It's OK.'"
William, along with his brother Prince Harry and wife Kate Middleton have spearheaded a campaign to dispel the stigma that usually surrounds mental health. And it looks like they are trying to recruit as many celebrities to help them do it, too.
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By Chris Adams
The big trend in retirement age is up: After decades of declines, the time when Americans step out of the workforce has been inching higher in recent years.
Some people are staying longer because they need the money. Others are staying longer because they need – or desire – the social interaction.
Courtney Tolbert sees both kinds of people on a daily basis. For Iona Senior Services – a Washington nonprofit that offers health, wellness, arts and other programs, often for isolated or limited-income older adults – Tolbert oversees meals, exercises and activities for roughly 35 local residents who range in age from 60 to 99.
They also range in their work status, from those who have the pleasure to spend time on volunteering and family activities, to those who work because they're looking for something to so, to those who are out hustling and seeking to pick up shifts whenever possible.
For a National Press Foundation panel discussion – held during Iona's daily program at St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Northwest Washington – Tolbert assembled six of her participants to talk about careers and retirements. She also explained why some other participants she would have loved to have on the panel couldn't be there.
"Some of them were dashing off to work," she said.
Indeed, some of her program participants in their 60s and 70s are still on the job. Some potential participants couldn't commit to the panel because they never know when they could get offered a shift – and if they got offered a shift, they knew they couldn't turn it down.
Those who were there told of their careers, retirements and un-retirements. They included Alec McRae, 84, who spent 40 years as a clinical psychologist, retired when he thought he had reached his career goals, and then began finding piecemeal work and publishing poetry.
There was Pete Woods, 74, who still works as a contractor and suspects he'll need to for some time. Given that work over his career was intermittent, he didn't think much about retirement and didn't put much money away for it. He continues to work because of that. "I don't see any end in sight," he said.
And there was Fran Forman, 75, who spent 40 years working for the Library of Congress, retired and addressed some heath concerns. That took about a year. "And then all the sudden I said, 'Now what?' " she said.
She started volunteering, and then moved into a job as a front desk receptionist for Iona. She does that three afternoons a week. "It's not only work, it's very social," she said. "It's a lot of interaction, and it keeps me busy. It's really gratifying."


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FPS Group member Europe Cargo recently shipped 1100 ton steel plates from Antwerp to Hamad port in Qatar.
Europe Cargo received a request from one of their shippers and was asked to check the options for shipping 1100 ton steel plates in a single lot. Due to Letter of Consignment, the shipment was required to leave Antwerp latest on 15/07 and arrive in Hamad port on or before 15/08.
Due to the fact that there are no regular conventional sailings for Hamad and chartering was too expensive of an option, the shipment did have its unique challenge. However, a solution was found. Europe Cargo connected with a RORO carrier that offered direct service from Antwerp to Hamad port on mv Morning Chant.
The cargo was delivered by the shipper using 42 trucks in Antwerp port. Europe Cargo then arranged also the discharging ex-truck direct on 13x40'mafi trailers.
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In accordance with the plan of transport operations, Baku Transport Agency (BTA) started to provide transportation services to the guests and athletes of the XV Summer European Youth Olympic Festival arriving in Azerbaijan, Trend reports on July 19 with reference to the agency.
In the morning, Spanish athletes were provided with transportation from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to the Athletes Village.
As many as 136 Neoplan buses and 38 Mercedes Sprinter mini-buses are allocated to transport guests and athletes to the competition venues during the event.
The XV Summer European Youth Olympic Festival will be held in Baku on July 21-27. More than 3,600 athletes and members of technical delegations will arrive in Azerbaijan to participate in the competitions.
Athletes will perform in 10 kinds of sports including gymnastics, athletics, basketball, cycling, handball, judo, swimming, tennis, volleyball and wrestling.
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Brooks Strong came to Texas in 1975 and started a small concrete pouring business. By the late 70's his experience had broadened into other businesses that included excavation and gunite.
The Texas concrete shortage in the late 70's resulted in Strong acquiring his first volumetric mixers in order to maintain his own business operations. The shortcomings of the original equipment became evident and Brooks began designing and building volumetric mixers for his own use. The value of his original designs were obvious to the industry and the demand for a superior product led to the full-time manufacturing of concrete and gunite mixers. By the mid '80s, Strong Volumetric Mixers were refined into what was recognized as the world's best volumetric mixers. This recognition resulted from their unique user-friendly design. Simply stated, Strong Mixers have fewer moving parts, requiring less maintenance, and they do not intimidate the end user.
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How to Keep Your House Cool (without Breaking the Bank)
There are actually lots of little ways you can keep your house in manageable temperature, even in the high heat of summer, without taking out a second mortgage for your air conditioning bills.
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Summer is coming, which usually is synonymous with painfully-high electric bills even though your house still feels like a sweaty mess.
However, there are actually lots of little ways you can keep your house in manageable temperature, even in the high heat of summer, without taking out a second mortgage for your air conditioning bills.
Here are a few ways to keep the temperature down so that you can stay comfortable indoors.
Preemptively Repair Your Air Conditioning
Air conditioning is a the easiest and most efficient way to manage the temperature in your home.
However, if you are the proud owner of no air conditioning or an old air conditioning unit (as we definitely were when we first moved into our current house) you might be in for a bumpy, and unfortunately sweaty ride.
if you ever had an air conditioning break in the middle of summer, you will know all too well that air conditioning repair companies are harder to nail down in the middle of a heat wave. You can often face a few weeks of wait time before you can actually get a repair technician to come out to your house, if your unit breaks at the wrong time.
I would highly recommend that when you start feeling the Heat, show out the minimal fee to get someone to come look at your unit and make sure it's in good working order before the summer heat actually hits. This way, you can make sure you have a functioning air conditioning that isn't likely to break when the temperature really gets serious.
The same thing goes if you were considering installing air conditioning. Don't wait until the hottest part of the summer to make this call, because that is when everyone else will be buying up all the air conditioning units and booking all of the installer's schedule slots.
if you do have old air conditioning units or no air conditioning units, considering buying one might not be as bank-breaking of a choice as you think it will be. The more modern air conditioning units are not only better, but they also take less energy to run than the older units, which will make less of a dent in your electric bill.
Use Fans Strategically
You can also keep your home cool by using fans.
If your home has ceiling fans, make sure that they are set to the counterclockwise position to provide maximum cooling – this helps to pull cold air up rather than pushing hot air down.
As for tower fans and tabletop fans, place these in opposite corners of the room. Another option can be to point a single fan towards an open window so that pushes the hot air out. (This sounds odd and counterintuitive but it does actually work!)
You may also be able to make use of rotating fans.
Here are my favorites, if you're looking for mobile fans:
Change Your Bedding
In order to keep cool at night, you may want to also consider changing your bedding.
Breathable materials such as bamboo can prevent you from getting hot whilst also absorbing sweat. Satin also remains very cool but may not be as effective at absorbing sweat. On top of your sheets, consider switching your duvet for a light blanket or even another sheet, but keep a thicker option at the bottom the bed just in case it gets cooler.
Also, if you're like me and you need some weight on top of you to feel cozy enough to go to sleep, there are cheaper ways of doing this then cranking the air-conditioning and keeping your big comforter on your bed (like I have done for a majority of my life...guilty).
Try one of these cooling weighted blankets. They have the same feel as a heavy comforter, but are designed to keep you cool as well:
Hang Wet Clothes By The Window
Opening windows can help to provide ventilation, but in very warm weather it may cause your home to heat up by letting the hot air in.
Hanging wet clothes by the window could help to cool any breezes that are coming in through the window, whilst also helping your clothes to dry. You could use a clothes horse or simply hang laundry over the curtain rail.
This one is especially effective if you use it in conjunction with some of the fans we talked about earlier. It won't air conditioner entire house, but might make the difference on one of those sweltering days.
Also, bonus, dry clothes.
Use Your Oven Less
Ovens give off a lot of heat and they will make your home hotter in the summer.
I didn't actually realize this one was as true as it is until I accidentally ran my oven through the cleaning cycle one day and almost set myself on fire. (Not by being in the oven, just by being in the same room as the oven.)
Consider using your oven less during the summer months and cooking more microwave meals or having more uncooked meals such as salads and cold precooked meats.
You may also be able to cook for a few meals on the barbecue. If you have to use your oven, stick to boiling and frying foods on the burners rather than grilling and baking foods as this will produce less heat.
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ISLAMABAD: The United States plans to provide Pakistan with a dozen unarmed drone aircraft that will help bolster its military as it takes on Taliban militants, US defence officials said.
Details of the drones emerged late Thursday during a visit to Pakistan by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who was asked in an interview with Pakistani television if Washington would supply Islamabad with the unmanned aircraft.
"There are some tactical UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) that we are considering, yes," Gates said.
Defence officials in his delegation afterward confirmed funds had been set aside to secure 12 Shadow aerial drones for Pakistan.
The Shadow drones, smaller than the armed Predator and Reaper aircraft, are about 11 feet (three metres) long and have a wing-span of 14-feet, with sensors and cameras feeding video images back to operators on the ground.
The Pakistani military already had some less sophisticated drones for surveillance but would need to heavily invest in training specialists to be able to take advantage of the new hardware, said US officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The US employs armed drones for missile strikes against Al-Qaeda and Taliban figures in Pakistan, fuelling anti-American sentiment and drawing public condemnation from the government in Islamabad.
Pakistani officials have previously called for Washington to provide its military with armed drones.


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Moriah Quinn is an underwater and wildlife conservation photographer wanting to work with endangered species, with a special interest in sea turtles. Her love for photography started as the photo editor for her high school's award-winning yearbook; a position she held two years. Quinn studied Visual Journalism at Brooks Institute where she refined her photography and writing skills and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Dec. 2012.
Luka Fisher
Luka Fisher is a Los Angeles based artist known for designing record covers (Death Hymn Number 9 and Feral Kizzy) and for his frequent collaborations with other artists. He began pursuing art while studying literature in St. Petersburg, Russia. His work has been shown in Detroit, Phoenix, and Los Angeles.
Vincent Sandoval
I enjoy pixels.
Angie Kurzulian
I am a student who has a passion for painting.
Tony Merchain
Hello, I'm Tony an artist from the Los Angeles area. My paintings are a reflection of both experience and emotion, which include themes of connection, humanity, and loss. It is important that the viewer connects to the work through their own life experience and emotion, finding something in themselves through the viewing.
Tamar Naschshon
I am a 25 year old artist born in Israel and raised in L.A. My work consists of oil paintings, acrylic paintings, sketches on paper and occasional watercolor sketches. My practice dates back to about when I was thirteen and taking art classes in a woman's apartment studio. Lila would teach us once a week for an hour and then leave us with a sweet treat and friendly goodbye. I chose to paint landscapes and still-lifes with oil in her class, but now my focus is more on abstract painting.
Alli Moses
Alli Moses is a Los Angeles based photographer who focuses on atmosphere, shadow and muted tonality in her landscape images. Captured with medium format film and printed on homemade paper, each of her images are unique and original.
Carolina Galleran
Illustrator and graphic designer based in Los Angeles, CA. Exploring the organic nature of line and form by approaching new pieces with the mentality and freedom of a doodle. Creating the odd and unusual from the ordinary while experimenting in several mediums. Pattern, strong line, texture, transparency and muted color are apparent, all tied together by a bizarre element of playfulness as central binding theme. An emphasis on these aesthetics camouflages often times dark or meaningful imagery that leave interpretation personal to each viewer in it's ambiguity .
Eric Rader
Eric R. Rader, originally from a small town in Northern New Mexico, is a full-time artist who has lived all over Southern California but can be found showing his art primarily in the Downtown LA and Hollywood area. His art is a mixture of grime and beauty, creativity and chaos with a confined graffiti-esque kind of feel. His mediums include airbrush, spray paint, markers, acrylic and re-used materials such as VHS tapes and audio cassettes. His range of canvas is walls, shoes, snowboards, helmets and most commonly hand made wood canvas.
J began his journey in photography in the early 90's while attending highschool in southern California. J enrolled in a photography class as an elective even though he was against it. There he learned the basic skills of film photography documenting friends and family. By 2000 J moved back to California and opened ILO art Gallery in Pomona Ca. in the arts Colony. J would eventually have his first showing at his own art gallery and continued to have showings in the community galleries. J now continues his photographic journey photographing portraits of people who requests his style of art.
Jill Duncan
I started College as an Art major but life went in other directions. I am delighted to find a creative outlet in digital photography and be able to share my work. I grew up mid-century and love the bold colors and graphic images from iconic artists like Andy Warhol and movies like Yellow Submarine. Many of my photographs contain bright colors and distinct shapes and reflect a mid-century theme.
Louis "Kengi" Carr
Louis "Kengi" Carr is a Southern California native born and raised in Santa Monica. This proud Angeleno is published writer, author and Getty Images Contributor. As an activist for issues such as poverty, homelessness, HIV and AIDS, he's often called a "photojournalist" or a "social justice" style photographer. However he holds his own on any red carpet, loves event and street photography. Kengi says photography is his way of escaping, capturing the magic of any moment and inspiring humanity.
Natasha Rozhdestvensky
Born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She's mixed with Russian and Peruvian. She comes from a line of artists in her family. her mother and grandmother are artists too. She started painting in 2009 and still is to this day.
Carlos Nieto III
Carlos Nieto III is a professional, self-taught artist from Los Angeles California. The scope of his work is truly impressive. He creates masterpieces in pencil, charcoal, pastel, watercolor and oil. His mastery of the play of light and dark causes his works of art to literally jump off the canvas. Carlos has followed in the footsteps of great masters such as Rembrandt, Rubens, Van Gogh and Mucha by doing what they did; Observing life, analyzing natural phenomena and creating a visual dialogue to express those things.
Phillip Barnett
Phillip Barnett is the Senior Editor for SportsCity.com and contributes to ESPN's Truehoop Network as a Lakers blogger. In his spare time, Phillip is a photographer who shoots action sports like skateboarding and BMX biking at skate parks around California. Instead of just printing photos, Phillip transfers his work onto wood by hand to give them a unique feel.
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area to pursue her film career after college. Though her passion is
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background in portraiture, and often her current work is inspired by
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Kristine is a freelance television producer who gets to paint in between productions. She loves vibrant colors and all things joyous. Kristine is self-taught and is so excited to be a part of this event.
Danny Manhattan
Danny Manhattan continues to be inspired by everything from art history and street culture, to the concrete jungle in which he lives, projecting an image of twenty-first century pop culture through his work that is both loving and critical.
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Num Num Artz was created by a Southern California artist who studied at University of Ca-Santa Cruz. She began experimenting in mixed media in her early college years and has since been doing a wide variety of group shows in the Los Angeles area. Her hopes are to one day teach many various forms of artistic expression including Art Therapy groups and to be a voice for independent women. The found materials she uses in most of her work represent what's lost but again found and renewed but also reused, and the space around and outside the painting is what is deemed threatening, as the subject remains confined in its happy delusion. Her main goal is to depict the conflicts that occur within the self, particularly with women and issues pertaining to vanity and status.
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I think every kid should know how to swim. It's one of those crucial life skills that must be in everyone's arsenal. That's why my husband and I introduced our kids to water at the earliest possible opportunity. First in the bath and the shower (okay, so maybe these are more about hygiene), and then we graduated to sprinklers and inflatable pools, wading pools, beaches and lakes. As soon as the kids were old enough we signed them up for swimming lessons.
Our kids learned that water is fun, but also dangerous, and we told them they had to be careful around water. Drowning is a harsh reality, so we drilled water safety into them early on.
I think our approach to social media should be the same as it is for swimming. Shouldn't we teach our kids about the joys and the perils of it, instead of just tossing them in and hoping they can keep their heads up above water – swim, not sink?
My kids are 13 and 15, and they spent their formative childhood years without video games, iPods, FaceTime, iPads and PVRs. We had lots of books, board games, a record player, and regular cable. I can't imagine what it's like growing up digital, but I recognize that social media for kids today is what the telephone was for me when I was a kid. It's a way to communicate, to connect, to belong to a tribe – and this is important.
But the technology we use today has elevated everything, created new concerns. Bullying, copyright, privacy: these are issues that we're talking about openly around the dinner table on a regular basis. What's right? What's wrong? Sometimes the answers aren't clear, but we keep talking.
One of our regular social media-related conversations is about "likes." As a parent, this has been a very challenging issue, and one that has been very difficult to resolve.
As many of you probably already know when you use social media your audience can tell you, in one click, whether they "like" something (in the language of Facebook), "heart" it on Instagram, or give it a "thumbs up" on YouTube. Unfortunately, many kids who are growing up with these social media tools use the number of "likes" their content generates to measure their self-worth. It's very hard not to fall into this trap, and doubly hard to tell kids to ignore the number of likes that their content is generating.
We do our best, as parents, to remind our kids that it's not important what other people think about their posts. What's important is that they themselves like it and are comfortable in their own skin. (This, of course, is easier said than done.)
The world of social media is a big one to just jump into. This is why I really like the idea of creating a family social media account for kids who are old enough to know about social media and under the age of 13, which is the age minimum set out by Facebook and Instagram. Kids who are 10 or 11 are the perfect age for a family social media account, and tend to be the most receptive to the idea.
Setting up a family account gives kids a gentle immersion into the world of social media. It's an opportunity for kids and parents to review and learn about big issues such as privacy and bullying, but it also gives families a cool project to work on together, sometimes with really creative results. (And as an added benefit, kids, who are often so quick to adapt to new technologies, can teach mom and dad, or grandma and grandpa, about them too!)
So which social media sites can a family join together? Here are a few of my suggestions:
1. Family Instagram accounts
Our dog Piper has her own Instagram account, but since she doesn't have opposable thumbs it's controlled entirely by the human members of her family. It's been really fun, and we all contribute to this ongoing project. The reason I like Instagram for families is that it gives my kids the opportunity to be really creative using both words and photos.
Want to learn more about Instagram? Check out MediaSmarts' Parent Guide.
2. Family Facebook accounts
Just as you can have a personal profile on Facebook, you can also start a family account. This is a great solution for young tweens who are chomping at the bit and can't wait to get their feet wet. Signing up is the easy part - the hard part is establishing the rules of use. The Think Before You Share Tips created by MediaSmarts and Facebook can help you figure some of that stuff out.
3. Family YouTube accounts
Teaching kids how to shoot and edit video is fun on its own, and the experience can give kids special insight into how visual media is made. This will fuel conversations when you watch movies and television shows together. And who knows, maybe you're launching the career of the next Steven Spielberg! For more parent tips on Youtube, check out my blog post on this topic.
Family social media accounts are a great way of teaching our kids good media literacy skills. Talking about how to navigate the social media waters early will give you and your kids a chance to talk about and understand the importance of privacy, copyright issues, appropriate sharing and all the other things that will make your child a good "netizen". What's not to like, heart, or thumbs up about that?
Andrea Tomkins is a parent blogger with MediaSmarts. She is the mother of two, and can be found on Twitter @missfish. She has written this blog post in support of Media Literacy Week which runs from November 3-7. This year's theme is "Youth & Social Networking: Creative, Connected, and Collaborative".


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Hair as Soft as Cashmere? We Put This New Blowout To The Test
Published Sep 13, 2013
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It's the latest hair service blowing through the Windy City: the Cashmere Blowout. Developed by George Gonzalez, the founder of George The Salon, the cashmere blowout is a conditioning treatment plus finishing style in one. The idea behind is that a combination of heat-activated proteins and precious oils work together to add volume, texture, and leaves hair as soft as, you guessed it, cashmere.
Naturally, I had to head to George, which Elle just named one of the "Top 100 Salons in America," to see for myself if the $50 service was as hair raising as it claims to be. Stylist Julianne Bryce, a 10-year veteran, first sat me down in her chair to fill me in on how the process works. She explained she'd use two styling products together to achieve the cashmere result—Kérastase's new Elixir Ultime Oleó Complexe, which smoothes and softens, and Davines' Defining Texturizer, which gives hair a bit of texture. "It's really the combination of these two products that sets this service apart," Bryce explained. "You wouldn't normally think to use them together, but they work really well in tandem to provide the desired results."
After getting a thorough wash and condition, Bryce added a root lifter, Kérastase's new Lift Veritage. "That's the great thing about this blowout, it can be completely customized," she said. Because I have a good amount of hair with an overall fine texture, she recommended this first step so that my roots wouldn't go limp later. She partially dried my hair, pulling at the roots with her fingers in random sections to build volume.
Next, she applied the Kérastase Elixir complex, which is quickly absorbed by the hair. Even though my hair was still wet, I could feel it get super soft and velvety. Then came the Davines texturizer, which acts like a beach spray to create definition and hold. Normally you'd air dry after using the Davines, Bryce explained, but for this particular blowout, she used a dryer and round brush on 1- to 2-inch sections until my whole head was dry.
Afterward, I was left with bouncy, volumized locks that were silky and manageable, which is no small feat for my fine tresses. The blowout even held up for a few days! And while you could technically try it at home, we all know that pros have that magic touch. Based on the press, salons across the country are taking notice. If you're looking up to shake up your usual blowout, keep your eyes out for it. The extra volume and hydrating boost are worth a try!
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Web Positioning
Web Positioning, Natural Or Pay Per Click?
The use of the Internet for companies and the possibilities it offers is increasingly essential, hence when it comes to investing in the web the first thing that matters is to appear in the top positions of the search engines for the words of their products or services.
Primarily to achieve this and two forms, Organic Positioning (SEO) generated by the content, number of visits, traffic, links to the site, etc. Or through the PPC (Pay Per Click) mostly in Adwords.
PPC (Pay Per Click): It is an advertising model where advertisers only pay when their published ads are clicked. (Adwords, Yahoo Search Marketing, etc.)
SEO (Search Engine Optimization): It is the process by which an existing web is optimized to improve the position within search engines based on selected keywords or phrases.In recent months I have found many small businesses that due to the popularization of Google Adwords have begun to invest themselves.


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A gif of this interspecies moment has gone viral on Reddit today, and for good reason: it's so cute it might make you want to smoosh the nearest thing you can reach. (FYI this is an actual documented phenomenon called "cute aggression".)
When Boog the bear cub met a shy deer fawn, he was so baffled by his strange-looking new friend that he did what any normal person would do: stood up on his hind legs and licked it... or kissed it, if you prefer that even more adorable interpretation.
The footage was shot by West Virginia man Joel Rosenthal at Point of View Farm in early June, moments after the pair's awkward introduction.
This first encounter is basically the first scene of a Disney movie... though if you fast-forward a few years to when they're both fully grown, it might turn into more of a Tarantino movie.


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Studying Design at USC
Looking to become a good website designer or graphic designer, or maybe both? Studying can be fun, but when you choose the wrong courses, you can waste a lot of time before you are back on track. Anyway, Although I am told that I am already a pretty good website designer, I think I can do even better so I will be going toRead more
Is 1-2K per month for SEO really expensive?
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How is the web design specialist different than most other web designers?
Web Design Specialist: The small writing makes us different and makes you free: a) there are no fees whatsoever once delivered and the site is fully yours and you can access all pages to make your own changes and upload images or even videos or sounds. You can also delete and add pages very very easily. b) I have no copyrights onRead more
Are there any extra costs on top of my website price in the quote?
For Example; tf you wanted a live booking system with calendars with your website quote and a menu they can select items from then just add $1000 to any web design quote. Usually every quote also contains the extra recurring Hosting priceRead more
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if I was your SEO consultant, I wouldn't be happy with your choice of design due to the lack of "spider food" as I call it to satisfy or "feed" googlebot and co with headers (h1 and h2) and links, some bold text and some "body" conRead more
do your homework before requesting a web design quote
I am happy to see every now and then someone that emails me after having done their homework. Most of my emails are: can I get a quote on an ecommerce shop? thanks, bye. =)Here are the answers you should be looking for when requesting a template design frmo a web design company: TemplateRead more
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Web Design and Search Engine Optimization Case Study
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There has been much speculation about what the Rays will do with Edwin Jackson. Let's assume for the moment that the Rays do not trade Andy Sonnanstine and both Sonny and David Price are in the rotation at the end of Spring Training. The Rays would then have two options. Trade Jackson or more him to the bullpen.
If Jackson is moved to the bullpen, one factor that has been ignored so far is cost. Jackson is arbitration-eligible for the first time. Taking a look at starting pitchers that were arbitration-eligible for the first time last season, Jackson will make $2.5-3 million in 2009 if he goes to arbitration or signs a one-year contract. Jackson is coming off a season in which he was 14-11 with a 101 ERA+. Last year, Dave Bush was coming off a season in which he went 12-10 with a 88 ERA+. Bush signed a one-year deal for $2.55 million. Joe Blanton, signed a one-year deal for $3.7 million after going 14-10 with a 106 ERA+. However, Blanton had a stronger resume prior to arbitration-eligibility than Jackson. Daniel Cabrera, signed a one-year deal for $2.875 million after going 9-18 with an 83 ERA+.
On the contrary, relief pitchers in their first year of arbitration-eligibility signed one-year deals for $0.8-1.2 million in most cases. Aaron Heilman, who was coming off a strong 2007 season (140 ERA+, 1.070 WHIP), and pitches in a role comparable to what Jackson would be for the Rays, signed a one-year deal for $1.2 million.
Therefore, if Jackson is moved to the bullpen, the Rays will pay have to pay him 2-3 times the salary of a comparable fourth-year relief pitcher, without even knowing if Jackson will be effective out of the bullpen.
So the question that needs to be asked is: Are the Rays willing to pay $2.5-3 million for Jackson to be a middle reliever, with the hopes that he could someday become an effective closer, or would they prefer a player in that slot that makes $0.5-1 million with little or no upside, but may be more effective than Jackson in 2009?
- Posts over the next few days will be limited. Have a Happy Thanksgiving and safe travels.
- An interesting take on how the Rays' 10 years of sucktitude, followed by sudden success mirrored a similar run by the Democratic Party. [The League of Nations]
- Here is a roundup of some of the top talent available in the Rule 5 draft, a list that includes two Rays. [MLB Trade Rumors]
- David Chalk just keeps churning out the "Your Sportsmen Ain't S#!t" posts. [Bugs and Cranks]
- The Examiner takes a look at catching prospect Matt Spring. [The Examiner]


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Big Boat on the Danube – A Ukulele Cruise – cancelled
Juni 27 - Juli 2
This is a fantastic ukulele cruise on the Danube, on board the four star MS Arena, which has been specially chartered for our party. It will sail between 27 June and 2 July, 2020.
As well as gliding through some of Europe's most beautiful scenery, there will be a full programme of ukulele entertainment, including evening concerts from Dead Mans Uke, Opera-lele and The League of Ukulele Gentlemen. We'll also have a number of inclusive workshops, from Rock & Roll to Get Orchestral, where we'll turn our ukulele party into a an orchestra of ukes, playing different parts. There'll also be lots of opportunities to jam and play together with our provided songbook, plus open mic shows and Lounge-a-lele, where you can be the star and sing along with the house band.
The cruise begins in the beautiful city of Budapest, and proceeds to Bratislava and then Vienna, where classical ukulele player and teacher Elisabeth Pfeiffer will board to add her talents to the party. Next, the MS Arena will arrive at the cobbled streets of the Austrian city of Melk, before we disembark in Passau, Germany. Enjoy Travel, as well as dealing with bookings, can also assist you with flights and arrangements.
Big Boat on the Danube follows other Ukulele Events like Big Boat on the Thames and Big Boat on the Mersey – but this time, using the expertise of Enjoy Travel to book our private cruise boat and handle bookings. Enjoy Travel are a licensed tour operator and are veterans of musical holidays, including their extremely popular Costa Del Folk events, which see hundreds of people from the UK and Ireland gather in seaside resorts to watch top class folk acts.
Enjoy Travel have a deposit system to make the event more affordable. You can book, and read further details on their website.


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Inventor Clarence Kemp of Baltimore patents the first commercial solar water heater. Kemp, who sells cutting-edge home heating equipment, combines the older practice of exposing metal tanks to sunlight with the scientific principle of the "hot box" (see September 27, 1816), thus increasing the tanks' capability of collecting and retaining heat. He calls his invention the "Climax." He first markets it to Eastern "gentlemen" whose wives have gone on holiday for the summer, leaving them to their own devices. Kemp sells his heaters by claiming that they will reduce the effort needed to perform housekeeping duties, especially for men unaccustomed to lighting the gas furnace or stove to heat water. Later, Kemp will find a brisk market for his Climax heaters in warmer states such as California. By 1897, a third of the households in Pasadena will use the Climax to heat water in their homes. [California Solar Center, 2001; US Department of Energy, 2002 ]
Entity Tags: Clarence Kemp
Category Tags: History of Pre-Modern Solar Dev/Use, Non-Silicon Technology, Commercial Involvement
Despite the initial success of the "Climax" solar water heater (see 1891), consumers are dissatisfied with a major drawback of the heater: its inability to keep the water it heats hot for more than a few hours. Inventor William J. Bailey of the Carnegie Steel Company separates the solar heater into two components: a heating element exposed to the sun and an insulated storage unit kept inside the home. Bailey's invention allows families to have solar-heated water day and night, and even into the next morning. The device keeps water in narrow pipes instead of a large tank, allowing the water to retain its heat longer and for less water needing to be exposed to the sun at any given time. Bailey calls his invention the Day and Night, and by 1918 sells over 4,000 of the heaters. [California Solar Center, 2001; US Department of Energy, 2002 ]
Entity Tags: William J. Bailey
By the 1930s, the solar water heater industry is essentially killed off in California by discoveries of huge natural gas reserves in the Los Angeles basin. William Bailey, who has grown rich selling his solar-powered water heaters (see 1909-1918), adapts his design for a thermostatically-controlled gas water heater. His Day and Night Solar Water Heater does quite well in Florida, where a building boom has brought in an influx of new residents, many of whom have to pay high rates for hot water. Florida's semi-tropical climate and its housing boom creates an excellent selling environment for Bailey's "hybrid" water heater. By 1941, over half of Florida residents heat their water with solar or solar-gas heaters. However, declining energy rates after World War II combined with an aggressive effort by Florida Power and Light to increase electrical consumption by offering electric water heaters at bargain prices brings the state's solar water heater industry to its knees. [California Solar Center, 2001]
Category Tags: History of Pre-Modern Solar Dev/Use, Non-Silicon Technology, Commercial Involvement, Utilities and the Solar Industry
In the United States, scarce energy due to the war effort produces a high demand for passive-solar buildings. The Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company publishes a book called Your Solar House, profiling 49 of the nation's best-known solar architects. [US Department of Energy, 2002 ]
Entity Tags: Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company
Category Tags: History of Pre-Modern Solar Dev/Use, Popular Media, Commercial Involvement
Western Electric begins selling commercial licenses for silicon photovoltaic (PV) technologies (see 1954). Some successful products include PV-powered dollar bill changers and devices that decode computer punch cards and tape. [US Department of Energy, 2002 ]
Entity Tags: Western Electric
Category Tags: Solar Industry, Commercial Involvement
Architect Frank Bridgers and his partner, mechanical engineer Don Paxton, design and oversee the construction of the Bridgers-Paxton Building, the world's first commercial office building using solar water heating and passive-solar design. The building, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, still exists as of 2013, though it is no longer functional. It will be commemorated in the National Historic Register. Life magazine devotes a multi-page spread to the building in a December 1956 issue, calling it an odd-looking office building that "has one wall sheathed in glass and tilted to face the sun." That south-facing wall is slanted 30 degrees to best capture the intense New Mexico sunlight, the "passive solar" aspect of the design. The building also employs active mechanical components that comprise a five-phase system controlled by a set of pneumatic controls. The building will be featured in dozens of consumer and engineering magazines throughout the world. [US Department of Energy, 2002 ; Earth Alert!, 2006]
Entity Tags: Bridgers-Paxton Building, Don Paxton, Frank Bridgers
Category Tags: Commercial Involvement
The first large commercial production of selenium and silicon PV cells (see 1955) begins at Silicon Sensors, Inc. of Dodgeville, Wisconsin. [US Department of Energy, 2002 ]
Entity Tags: Silicon Sensors, Inc.
The German auto manufacturer Volkswagen begins testing solar-power arrays mounted on the roof of its Dasher station wagons. The system powers the car's ignition system. [US Department of Energy, 2002 ]
Entity Tags: Volkswagen
Category Tags: Other Nations' Policies, Commercial Involvement
Hisperia, California launches the first PV megawatt-scale power station in existence. The station, developed by ARCO Solar, produces 1 megawatt of energy. [US Department of Energy, 2002 ]
Entity Tags: ARCO Solar
Solar Design Associates builds and operates a free-standing solar-powered home in New York's Hudson River Valley. [US Department of Energy, 2002 ]
Entity Tags: Solar Design Associates
4 Times Square, the tallest skyscraper built in New York City during the 1990s, is completed. The building incorporates a record-breaking amount of energy-efficient building techniques, which include an array of PV panels on the 37th through 43rd floors that produce power from sunlight. The array uses a "photovoltaic skin" that replaces the usual glass cladding materials. [US Department of Energy, 2002 ]
Entity Tags: 4 Times Square
First Solar of Perrysburg, Ohio begins manufacturing photovoltaic solar panels, producing enough panels to generate 100 megawats of power per year. [US Department of Energy, 2002 ]
Entity Tags: First Solar
A BP gas station in Indianapolis is outfitted with a solar-electric canopy built by BP Solar. The station is the first of a series of "BP Connect" stores, and is intended to serve as a model for all new or refurbished BP stores. The canopy uses translucent PV modules made of thin films of silicon on glass, the "PowerView Semi-Transparent Photovoltaic Module," and is designed to double both as a power generation system and as a roof or a window. BP will incorporate the system into some 150 stations by 2001, having the modules replace conventional glass in walls, canopies, atriums, entrances, and facades in commercial and residential architecture. [US Department of Energy, 2002 ]
Entity Tags: British Petroleum
The world's largest hybrid power generating system comes online in Hawaii, combining wind and solar power production. The plant, built by PowerLight Corporation, generates more electricity from the sun than it does from wind. [US Department of Energy, 2002 ]
Entity Tags: PowerLight Corporation
The Home Depot in San Diego begins selling solar residential power systems in three of its stores. In 2002, the franchise will expand sales to 61 stores nationwide. [US Department of Energy, 2002 ]
Entity Tags: Home Depot
The Powerlight Corporation installs the US's largest rooftop solar power system, at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, California. It is the fourth largest solar electric system in the world. It reduces the jail's use of conventionally generated electricity by some 30 percent, and provides energy to the jail via three acres of solar electric or photovoltaic (PV) panels. [US Department of Energy, 2002 ]
Category Tags: Commercial Involvement, Solar Industry
Richland, Washington, brings the largest solar power facility in the Northwest, the White Bluffs Solar Station, online. The facility generates almost 39 kilowatts of electricity. [US Department of Energy, 2002 ]
Entity Tags: White Bluffs Solar Station
Category Tags: Utilities and the Solar Industry, Commercial Involvement
Author and computer scientist Ramez Naam writes a column for Scientific American explaining how "Moore's Law" is at work in the dropping cost of solar energy generation. The benefits are obvious, he writes: "If humanity could capture one tenth of one percent of the solar energy striking the earth—one part in one thousand—we would have access to six times as much energy as we consume in all forms today, with almost no greenhouse gas emissions. At the current rate of energy consumption increase—about 1 percent per year—we will not be using that much energy for another 180 years." Currently, solar energy only makes up 0.2 percent of the world's energy production, mostly because the systems to capture and use solar energy are, he says, "expensive and inefficient." But that is changing for the better. Moore's Law is an observation made by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore in 1965, in which he said that the number of transistors per square inch on integrated circuits had doubled each year. Moore predicted that trend would continue. Later observations codified the "law" to say that the number of transistors per square inch would double approximately every 18 months, in essence doubling the amount of computing power available to a given computer every 18 months. Naam is extrapolating the law to apply to the exponential decrease in the cost of generating solar energy. "If similar dynamics worked in solar power technology," he writes, "then we would eventually have the solar equivalent of an iPhone—incredibly cheap, mass distributed energy technology that was many times more effective than the giant and centralized technologies it was born from." Naam takes data generated by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL—see 1977) to note that since 1980, the cost of solar energy has dropped from $22 to $3 per watt. It is an almost perfect exponential drop, on average, trending at an average of a 7 percent drop in the dollars per watt cost per year. 2010 data indicates that the drop in price may be accelerating. Two main factors are driving this price drop: solar manufacturers are continually improving their abilities to reduce the costs of developing solar energy systems, and the efficiency of solar cells is rising dramatically. Laboratory results show solar efficiencies as high as 41 percent, and inexpensive thin-film methods (see 1972 and 1988) are achieving up to 20 percent efficiency in the lab, twice as high as most of the solar systems in use today. Moreover, installation costs are dropping as rapidly as technology costs. Naam writes that the trends indicate that the cost of solar will rival that of average retail conventionally generated electricity, about 12 cents per kilowatt hours, by 2020, or sooner. By 2030, solar electricity will cost half of what it will cost to generate electricity with coal. Naam writes: "Solar capacity is being built out at an exponential pace already. When the prices become so much more favorable than those of alternate energy sources, that pace will only accelerate." Naam concludes: "The exponential trend in solar watts per dollar has been going on for at least 31 years now. If it continues for another 8-10, which looks extremely likely, we'll have a power source which is as cheap as coal for electricity, with virtually no carbon emissions. If it continues for 20 years, which is also well within the realm of scientific and technical possibility, then we'll have a green power source which is half the price of coal for electricity. That's good news for the world." [Scientific American, 3/16/2011; Investopedia, 2013]
Entity Tags: Ramez Naam, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Gordon Moore
Category Tags: Commercial Involvement, Silicon Technology
In a press release, Kyocera Solar announces the opening of the Arlington Valley Solar Energy II (AV Solar II) installation in Maricopa County, Arizona, near the Hassayampa Substation. Kyocera, one of the world's largest producers of solar photovoltaic (PV—see 1954) modules and systems, operates the facility in conjunction with LS Power and the state of Arizona; Governor Jan Brewer (R-AZ) is on hand to officially open the facility. Block 1 is online; Blocks 2 through 5 are expected to be complete by the end of the year. Kyocera Solar vice president Steve Hill says: "Today's opening of the AV Solar II mega-installation marks a major milestone in Kyocera's four decades of manufacturing high-quality, long-lasting solar modules. We're proud to provide US-made products to this utility-scale installation, which adds to the mega-installations around the world showcasing Kyocera's unrivaled solar solutions including a 204MW project in Thailand and a 70MW installation in Kagoshima, Japan." When complete, the facility will be one of the largest solar PV installations in North America and will provide 127 megawatts of power for the surrounding community. Brewer tells the press: "Thanks to our strategic location, pro-business climate, skilled workforce, and strong incentives for solar development, Arizona is a national leader in the solar industry. As an Arizona-based company, Kyocera Solar understands how critical this industry is to a secure economic and renewable energy future." [Business Wire, 5/1/2013]
Entity Tags: Steve Hill, Arlington Valley Solar Energy II, Jan Brewer, Kyocera Solar, LS Power
Category Tags: Public Finance, Commercial Involvement, Solar Industry, Silicon Technology
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