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Joseph Han was born in Seoul, Korea and raised in Honolulu, Hawai'i. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in English at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa, where he won the 2015 Academy of American Poets Prize.
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Joseph Han takes the Korean tourist industry of cosmetic surgery as the basis for his investigation of identity; caught between languages, between countries, between parents in Seoul and grandparents in Honolulu, and between the ideal and the real nose, he writes as an orphan obliged to self-invent. A sometimes searing look at the pain of migration, there's plenitude in the paths available to him as a poet. This is the inaugural chapbook by a promising young poet and fiction writer.
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My radiance is regime: Cleopatra
bathing in goat's milk, a sleep mask
mocking tomorrow with the wet skin
of a ghost I pretend to be, red dragon
blood resin fights my ancient war
with acne. When I run out of funds,
I pluck starfish from reefs and shores,
blending them for extract to treat
dehydrated looks. I collect snails from
gardens and feed them red ginseng
to ensure quality slime, whipping
this with guts into cream d'escargot
body lotion and blemish balm.
Nothing stops my daily routine.
Not even the horse I butchered
for unsaturated fatty acids, the pig
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Topic: Democrats Challenge Bush Doctrine On Mideast Tour
December 19, 2006
Sens. John Kerry and Christopher Dodd are due to meet Syria's president Tuesday.
By Dan Murphy, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
CAIRO -- Last week, Bill Nelson (D) of Florida became the first US senator to visit Syria's President Bashar Assad in nearly two years. Tuesday, Democratic Senators John Kerry of Massachusetts and Christopher Dodd of Connecticut are due in Syria for high-level talks.
Since the Democrats seized control of Congress, they're tackling the thorny issues of the Middle East head on, particularly Iraq. And to these Democrats, that means talking to regimes like Mr. Assad's.
While the Bush administration may not like it - White House spokesman Tony Snow said Senator Nelson's visit with the Syrian leader was "not appropriate" and charged that it lends "a further specter of legitimacy to that government [which] undermines the cause of democracy in the region" - these senators are providing a glimpse of the approach the US would take if Democrats were to seize control of the White House.
Out would be the "no talking" approach to Iran and Syria, and in would be direct engagement on issues like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the instability that's roiling Iraq.
In a meeting with a small group of reporters in Cairo on Friday before heading on to Iraq and Syria, Senator Kerry was defiant about criticism that he was undermining the Bush administration's policies.
He said refusing to talk to these regimes is "a mistake ... the kind of policy that's got us into trouble in the region, and it needs to change."
He also was clear about what's prompting these sorts of visits. "Now that the Democrats are in control of Congress, we have an even larger responsibility to set a direction ... as a counterbalance."
Next stop: Iran?
Mr. Kerry said he would be willing to travel to Tehran to meet with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, implying it had been under consideration for this trip. "We were not able to make arrangements in the short time we had, but I would be willing to go,'' he said.
While such contacts have been quietly urged by members of the State Department for years, and were among the key recommendations of the Iraq Study Group's (ISG) report on Bush Administration policy in Iraq, it's not clear how much they could actually accomplish for Iraq.
While foreign Sunni fighters have passed through Syria into Iraq, and Iran has been persistently accused by US officers of providing support to Shiite militias, most experts believe Iraq's war is now largely being driven by domestic factors, with an increasing number of commentators describing it as primarily a civil war between the country's dominant Shiite sect and the Sunni Arabs who, though a minority, were a favored class under ousted dictator Saddam Hussein.
What Syria and Iran want
Both Syria and Iran are likely to demand a heavy price for their cooperation, something that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice addressed in an interview with The Washington Post. Syria would like less US pressure over its involvement in Lebanon, she said, while Iran would like more freedom to pursue its nuclear program.
"Do you really want to get yourself into a situation in which you're talking about allowing the Iranians to continue to acquire the nuclear technology that will allow them to build a nuclear weapon to try and ... get their support in Iraq?'' Ms. Rice said. "If they have an interest in a stable Iraq, they'll do it anyway."
Kerry said he has "no illusions about our differences with these countries" and said "talking to somebody is not rewarding their behavior." He defended his meeting with Assad saying: "It's very hard to move the ball if you don't know what people's needs are, what their own perceptions are."
Kerry was also highly critical of President Bush's democracy agenda in the region, which he said has failed to take into account that "elections don't equal democracy ... in fact, it can create chaos."
Both senators described their visits to the region as "fact-finding" efforts that will guide their decisions on what new policies they favor for Iraq, particularly in light of the recent ISG report.
Senator Dodd, like Kerry, is considering a presidential bid in 2008. Both men are clearly seeking to forge their own proposals for stabilizing Iraq, an issue that is likely to dominate the presidential campaign.
Neither has been specific on what course he favors now, though Dodd said while in Iraq that he would back a plan to "surge" in up to 30,000 more US troops to the Baghdad area in an effort to secure the capital if he becomes convinced that Iraqis themselves are coming together to end the country's sectarian war.

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The police have arrested a driver aged 42 on Friday night who caused a traffic accident that killed a four and a half month old baby. The accident occurred at mile marker 25 of route A1A, at the height of a severe thunder storm. The driver was arrested after blowing a BAC of 0.18 into an evidential breathalyzer at the police station. This was more than twice the legal limit (0.08).
According to the police, the driver registered a rate of 0.18 blood alcohol concentration on the first breathalyzer test which was submitted right after the accident and 0.19 on the second test. The driver, who was unhurt and was traveling accompanied by another person who had not been hurt in the accident, has been arrested and taken to the police station jail temporary holding facility, where the police will testify and hopefully bring justice to the driver.
According to police sources the accused detainee will be charged with two offenses: driving while under the influence, and reckless homicide. They will also investigate to see if the driver has had any previous offenses. Regardless of whether or not he had any prior charges his life will never be the same. He may spend time in prison but he will have to live with the knowledge that he was responsible for the death of a child. That will bring him more pain than any punishment the court can impose.
The accident occurred shortly before 10 pm today at Delray Beach, entrance to A1A. This caused a major traffic jam as tourists travelled bumper to bumper causing a huge gaper block.
Driving in the front car was a 35 year old mother. Her four and a half month old daughter died after being caught and crushed between the back seat and the back of the passenger seat. People often don't realize the severity of the consequences of driving drunk. They just don't think anything will ever happen to them. Once they reach the point of euphoria (about 0.05% BAC) they lose their inhibitions and do things that are just plain stupid.
Sadly, this accident could have been prevented if the driver had obeyed the rules in the first place. Had he owned a breathalyzer like the ones found at breathalyzers usa and tested prior to getting behind the wheel of his car he would have been aware that his alcohol levels were too high. Always have a designated driver if you are unsure of your levels of alcohol, or better yet never get behind the wheel if you have been drinking. Drinking and Driving is dangerous and can cause injuries and death.
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Vikings confident in their other receivers
Posted on Thu, Aug. 17, 2006
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MANKATO, Minn. — Vikings players had little comment Wednesday on the DWI
arrest of No. 1 wide receiver Koren Robinson, expressing support for
their teammate and confidence in the other receivers on the roster.
Coach Brad Childress indicated the team would bring in receivers for
tryouts with Robinson out, but he added, "There's not a rush to replace
him or anything like that."
Unless the Vikings are willing to swing a trade for a disgruntled
wideout such as Denver's Ashley Lelie, Oakland's Jerry Porter or New
England's Deion Branch, whomever they sign probably won't be coming in
as a starter.
Among the available free agents are Az-Zahir Hakim, Kevin Johnson, Nate
Poole, Chris Doering and Freddie Mitchell.
Quarterback Brad Johnson said he would wait until today's scheduled
media session to discuss the Robinson situation but said he feels
comfortable with Troy Williamson and Travis Taylor as the starting
"(As) I've talked about from the get-go, I feel confident with the guys
we have," Johnson said. "Obviously, I've played with the four we had
last year. With Troy, Marcus (Robinson) and Travis, we've had a lot of
practice time, had a lot of playing time last year and this year. I do
feel comfortable with those guys going in."
With Koren Robinson facing a possible one-year NFL suspension, Taylor
moves into the starting lineup at the No. 2 receiver spot, with
Williamson moving up to de facto No. 1.
Off what Taylor has seen during training camp, last year's No. 1 draft
choice is up to the challenge.
"Troy has shown great improvement from last year," Taylor said. "He has
learned the game. He's picking things up a lot faster. You know he can
run, so he has been working on other aspects of his game — adjusting to
the ball in the air. This year, you can see he's timing his jumps and
using his body and his feet at the same time. He can play."
Williamson said he's ready for whatever the Vikings throw at him.
"However coach wants to use me, I'm willing to go with it," he said. "I
just have to keep doing what I'm doing and continue to keep making plays
as a receiver."
As for any added pressure he might be feeling, Williamson said: "We have
responsibility as a whole. That's how I look at it. We're all going to
work together in this."
Robinson's arrest is the first such incident on Childress' watch, and
some players said it was disappointing to have to deal with yet another
off-the-field distraction, especially with the team scheduled to break
training camp Friday after today's final practices.
"You always have to expect something every year," Johnson said. "No
matter what team, what year you play, something happens to every team.
You have to deal with it and move on as best you can."
Add in linebacker Chad Greenway's season-ending knee injury, and the
Vikings are dealing with a potentially damaging 1-2 punch. But
cornerback Fred Smoot said it's up to the team's veteran leaders to keep
things together.
"In a season, things like this happen," he said. "You lose guys by
injury or a lot of other different ways. Somebody's just got to step up.
Somebody's got to shock the world. Somebody that you probably never
heard of."
Safety Darren Sharper and cornerback Antoine Winfield, like the majority
of players, said they will decline comment on Robinson's arrest until
all the facts of the case are in.
"That happens," Winfield said. "We're all adults. You have to be
responsible for your actions. What he did, he did. It's over with."[move]"Our day WILL come!! I just hope I LIVE long enough to see it!"[/move]
Re: Vikings confident in their other receivers
get Az Hakim..he is surely an above average kick returner, and a great slot receiver..i still just dont understand why we wont deal a 1st or 2nd rounder for Lelie or PorterPeople who see life as anything more than pure entertainment are missing the point.
Re: Vikings confident in their other receivers
I might just end my life if we get freddie mitchell...We're bringing purple back.
Re: Vikings confident in their other receivers
its really too bad we lost Burleson... Im hopeful that Taylor, Williamson and Marcus Robinson can do well this year but i sure feel like we can use some help at WR now.
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Re: Vikings confident in their other receivers
go with hakim.
he can at least return kicks for us if nothing else.
he's got some talent, just not #1 talent
Re: Vikings confident in their other receivers
4 words. Dont. Get. Freddie. Mitchell! But i wouldnt mind us getting Hakim or Kevin Johnson and see what they can do.
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it's a long answer that I can't go into but suffice it to say that there will be shadows on players in the game, full reflections in water, etc.
Creator and Game Designer of Dino D-Day. Check out the mod version of the game and give us some feedback. Commercial release is coming in 2010!
it's a long answer that I can't go into but suffice it to say that there will be shadows on players in the game, full reflections in water, etc.
still working on that...probably won't be in the game initially. We're trying to come up with some game modes that incorporate big dinosaurs in a fun and interesting way.
always looking for talented people... :)
Good thoughts. We'll make it look as good as we can, haven't focused much on visuals until recently. The game will look better than you see in the trailer...
We have British character on the Allied side. We also have a French girl, a Latvian partisan, and a German (drummed out of the Wehrmacht). Oh yeah, and dinosaurs.
Yes, you will have to pay for this game. But the price will be reasonable!
Yes, you will have to pay for Dino D-Day when it is released on Steam. But it will be reasonably priced!
it is now a standalone Source game.
I suck at keeping you guys updated, sorry. Dino D-Day has been in continuous development for 2.5 years now...I swear I'll do more updates this time. I promise!
The initial release on Steam will be multiplayer but we'll be resuming development of the singleplayer/co-op mode very soon. Story's written, maps are roughly blocked out, just need to get back to work on it and make it good.
we're currently doing a closed beta but we might open it up...stay tuned.
very perceptive, we had to add the muzzle flash after the fact because it wasn't rendering properly.
amen and amen :)
Releasing Dino D-Day with the sort of SP/co-op experience I wanted to create was becoming increasingly difficult within the constraints of this project. Simply because I want the SP adventures to be totally satisfying stories in their own right that have lots of action, great writing, and storytelling. For this reason, we shifted to MP. We can build assets, build worlds, build characters that can all be the building blocks for a great adventure story while also being released to the public in a much more timely fashion.
We switched because I didn't want to toss off a singleplayer that I wasn't particularly proud of and had no hope of competing with triple-A releases. When SP comes its going to be big, exciting, and done right...just be patient people!
You're going to love it when we get there. :)
Thanks for the feedback everybody. Perhaps I could have phrased it better but don't construe this as abandoning SP. I'm kind of partial to SP stuff myself. The MP is simply a better foundation from which to grow the whole concept of Dino D-Day, which will include SP releases. Hopefully Dino D-Day will accomodate whatever your tastes in dinosaur killing are.
Can't go into it all right now but I hope to demonstrate that your fears are premature. There's more than enough room in Dino D-Day for great multiplayer action and absorbing, story-based adventures!
Not on the back of the Desmatosuchus...but dinosaurs with human riders? Stay tuned!
workin on it. news coming soon...
probably not...not sure where you would even start outside the Steam environment. Anyone else know?
Hmm, that is really mysterious. The engine is running by that point, you're in the game. It sounds like it's crashing when the player "teleports" to the starting position. Do you have any crashing issues on other Source games?
If you don't have HL2:Ep2 try changing the AppId in gameinfo.txt to "218". That's the general Orange Box SDK Base.
Unfortunately I can't due to some technical issues. Sorry, I know it's a pain...
Try changing the AppId in gameinfo.txt to 218. That's worked for quite a few people.
try AppId 218 in gameinfo.txt...that has worked well for a lot of people.
I've heard some other folks with Windows 7 having trouble, not sure if that's the culprit. Is the game generating error messages?
I'll try and get something up soon.
What sort of crashing issues are you having and at what point? There are several fixes out there for crashes -- haven't yet pinned it down to just one "bug."
You shouldn't, but I think you'll at least need an Orangebox game. Try AppId 218 in gameinfo.txt as it seems to work for most people.
I'll try and get something up soon...
No multiplayer yet, can't work quite that fast. Just wanted to brush up a few things and release an update.


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Something happens when a group of like-minded individuals gather together in a beautiful location to share the practice of hatha yoga. What a magical way to escape on a holiday. Whether it is by yourself or with a friend or two, a yoga retreat might be a truly transformative experience and an effective way to recharge your life.
1. Deepen your practice.
In these busy lives we lead, finding the time to practice yoga can be a challenge. A committed week of yoga could be just what you need to deepen your practice. On a retreat you will likely have 2 classes a day. Practicing every day you will notice the changes not only in your physical body, but in your mental state as well. Coming home afterwards, you might even be inspired to start a new home practice or take your existing practice to a new level.
2. You will create a new perspective.
Going to a new and different place creates an opportunity to see the world, and yourself, in a new perspective. Experiencing the unknown is an accelerated way to grow and learn. You will have the luxury of time to do just what you want to do.When you change your routine and your surroundings, you see things in a different light.
3. Rest and relax
Being on a retreat is all about you, your yoga, eating healthy foods and slowing down.Sometimes it is easier to give yourself that indulgence when you leave your comfort zone of home and go somewhere far away and exotic. And if your retreat is all-inclusive you get 3 healthy and delicious meals every day prepared for you.Most retreats also have free time in the afternoon to do what ever you like to make the most out of your day.
4. Meet new like-minded people.
When a bunch of people on a similar path get together in a beautiful place, new friendships are bound to happen.It is inspiring to surround yourself with other yogis from around the world and to practice together. Gathering like this in a group is sometimes the perfect mirror to remind us that, although everyone is unique, we are all connected.
5. You deserve it.
You work hard in your daily life and you can always find reasons why you should or excuses for not doing something for yourself. We all lead busy lives, and we often neglect to live life to its fullest. When you immerse yourself for a week of hatha yoga, you find the creative juices just waiting to come out.Not only do you find your own inspiration, but you come home and are able to share it with others.
So what are you waiting to book your next yoga retreat? Take the time out to be part of a yoga retreat. It's an opportunity to reconnect to yourself and reset: body, soul, mind.
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sixth consecutive year
MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz
Life®) today announced that it has made the 2017 Fortune
100 Best Companies to Work For list
for the sixth consecutive year. In the 2017 edition, Fortune
recognized Allianz Life for its commitment to recognizing employees,
creating an energetic culture, and offering unique benefits. The company
employs 2,200 employees nationwide, with more than 1,800 people at its
corporate campus in Minneapolis.
"We are honored to receive this recognition from Fortune for the sixth
year in a row," said Allianz Life President and CEO Walter White. "While
it is important to receive outside validation that Allianz Life truly is
a great place to work, the fact that feedback from our employees was a
key component of this accolade makes it that much more meaningful."
Allianz Life was recognized for creating a culture focused on employee
recognition and support. An integral part of this approach is that
employees have access to an internal social networking site where they
can easily give each other recognition. The company also dedicates a
month, known as SOAR month, to recognize employees by sponsoring several
events, hosting key note speakers, and having a month end all-employee
Allianz Life was also recognized for offering several unique benefits,
including paid bonding leave for new parents, financial assistance for
adoptions, special needs planning for families with special needs
children, a critical need fund, and resources for end-of-life decisions
to help employees at every life stage. Additionally, employees have
access to sabbatical leave, pet insurance, fitness memberships and
education reimbursement.
In addition to the recognition from Fortune, Allianz Life has been named
to the Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Top Workplace list for seven
consecutive years (June 2016), was ranked one of Working Mother
magazine's 100 Best Companies (September 2016), and was designated as a
Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality according to the Human Rights
Campaign (HRC) Foundation.
2017 marks the 20th anniversary of the 100 Best Companies to
Work For. Fortune partners with Great Place to Work® to
conduct the most extensive employee survey in corporate America.
Two-thirds of a company's survey score is based on results from the
Trust Index Employee Survey, which is sent to a random sample of
employees from each company. This survey asks questions related to
employees' attitudes about management's credibility, overall job
satisfaction, and camaraderie. The other third is based on responses to
the Culture Audit, which includes detailed questions about pay, benefits
programs and a series of open-ended questions about hiring practices,
internal communication, training, recognition programs, and diversity
About Allianz Life Insurance Company of North
Life Insurance Company of North America, one of FORTUNE's 100 Best
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Today, it carries on that tradition, helping Americans achieve their
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life insurance products. In 2016, Allianz Life provided a total of $2.6
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More than 85 million private and corporate customers rely on Allianz
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QuikTap Words
To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.
" Victor Hugo
Whether an English Language Learner (ELL) or a beginning reader, wouldn't it be great to give your child a head start with his or her reading skills?
Educators agree that learning the Dolsch Sight Words is a mandatory step in making fluent readers. These sight words make up 60% or more of the words used in classroom books, and educators agree that they should be learned by sight and not by phonics (as many of the word cannot be sounded out). It's a fact that children who master the sight words make better readers whether English is their first language or if they are ELL students. Reading is a fundamental skill for a child to be successful in school.
If you read a lot of books you are considered well read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you're not considered well viewed.
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QuikTap Words is a fun game aimed at making better readers by allowing children to play continuously with the highly regarded Dolsch Sight Words that are grouped by grades preK, Kindergarten, 1
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Grade and 3
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QuikTap Words groups the sight words into 5 groups within each grade. A group can contain 8 to 12 words; Group 1 contains the easier words and Group 5 contains to more difficult words. The child can start with Group 1 and advance to higher groups as he or she masters the words and gains more confidence.
QuikTap Words has two different modes of operation. First is the Game Mode that begins when the [Start Game] button is touched. In the Game Mode the game presents one or more words and the player must repeat the words by tapping the large word buttons. The player can stop playing and practice the words by touching the [Practice Words] button. In the Practice mode each word in the Group(s) selected are presented and sounded out in a flash card format. The player may switch back and forth freely between the Game mode and Practice mode.
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How Much Money Can You Make on YouTube?
It would be hard to find a person who never wondered how much money you can make by uploading videos to YouTube, especially if one of your videos go viral. That's exactly what happened with the video below where little Charlie bites the finger of his brother:
The video is now the 6th most viewed all time, with close to 430 million views. If you exclude commercial videos this is the most viewed one. And how much money did the parents make by uploading it?
They didn't reveal the exact number, but they said it was more than $150,000. Not bad for 57 seconds and a camera huh?
Here's a quote from an article that appeared on the Daily Mail:
Now, like a growing number of other British families, Howard, 42, and his wife, Shelley, 40, are earning thousands of pounds from this and other Harry and Charlie videos – Charlie On The Scooter He Got For Christmas; The Accident, which features Charlie eating at the kitchen table, dropping a piece of food and biting his own finger instead; and Try Again, which shows their baby brother Jasper learning to walk by pushing a toy along the floor – in what is fast becoming a successful money-making trend.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2068938/Charlie-bit-finger-The-boys-100k-57-second-YouTube-video.html#ixzz1p2IZMfzC
You can read the whole piece here.
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17 Responses to "How Much Money Can You Make on YouTube?"
Vineet Saxena
How did they manage to get such a huge sum? Google Adsense?
For some niches it's very hard to get accepted into YouTube's advertising program.
I've had YouTube send me messages suggesting I put ads on my videos; I then applied to the program and got a rejection notice saying to try back when I had more views…. I have millions of videos views, with my top video over 600k views, but they won't let me monetize my content. I see other accounts with only tens of thousands of views becoming YouTube partners.
It's a hit and miss proposition, and I suspect it's mostly based on the kind of content.
Movie Film Cool :)
Oh, YouTube! It's pure luck, because you never know what people will accept as the next "Charlie bit my finger".
But, of course, the best field is comedy or anything that is related to fun. When it's good, you won't even need any promotion, viewers will share on their own. 🙂
Definitely I know some people who make good money but it's hard work. Not discouraging at all but not everyone will make the next Charlie video. Combine YouTube revenue with other streams nd it's gold.
WoW!! making money from YouTube, Its really cool.
Yesterday while lying on the bed I was thinking about the same, I actually never understand how they make money from videos and how to make video popular.
That video is sooooo adorable!! And I, too, was wondering how you could make money from uploading such a video. Where, exactly, and HOW, do you display ads on your video? Inquiring minds need to know! 🙂
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Hey Daniel
Why don't you add one post about the procedure of earning through youtube.
That will be great for your readers.
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One thing which I like about it is Passive income.
Now they do not have to do anything … thousands of people added this video to their websites, funny blogs, kids blogs and many other.
So now they are simply enjoying it and every time I saw this video … I smile 🙂
Razia Xpert
How Can We Earn money from youtube. Please explain than i live in pakistan.is there any way that i can earn from youtube by working in Pakistan.?
Judy Caroll
Loved the video;) I'm still amazed by how Youtube, which was just a pastime for millions of Web surfers before, has turned into a way to make a living. Several people didn't start using it to make money, but what a lovely surprise. Thanks for sharing.
Daniel Scocco
@Kaylan and tushar, you can display ads on your videos and Google will pay you per click, very similar to AdSense.
Jesse Wojdylo
Wow! I have had some success on YouTube but never over $150k for one video. The most views I have received was around 1600 and it did not make a ton of money. It doesn't mean I won't keep trying!
It's not bad $150.000, but I think that their main purpouse wasn't this one (to win some money).This was just a lucky situation…
Leif G.S. Notae
Whew, that is insane turnover. Great article here, always gets me thinking and dreaming about what I can do next. Not sure I will get to 150K for my works, but the dream is there.
Fantastic, thanks for sharing with us!
Same question as above. by uploading video how do you make money. does ad company contact for you for the promotion purpose
Question to Daniel: I really wonder how you can make money by posting videos on YT. Does YT pay you? Does it share it's ad revenues with you? How much they pay you? It's really interesting yet baffling to most of us. Any idea Daniel? An article on this on DBT will be highly beneficial to all of us. Thanks for the article. Lucky couple ..both in terms of kids and money..
Wow. this is mind boggling. 150,000 for 57 seconds is close to infinite ROI in terms of time.
They have found a gold mine!
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Twitter Debuts New Text Based Ads
Third-party sponsorships aren't actually labeled as promos
You might notice a slight change in Twitter today: Sponsored text ads now appear underneath the "trends" column on the Twitter home page. The format includes a URL linking to the sponsor's site and a related Twitter hashtag to "follow the conversation." That spot had previously been used to promote Twitter-related services or apps, but now links to third parties like the NFL.
Labnol, which reported on the appearance of the ads, was surprised that Twitter doesn't specify on the page that these are sponsored links or ads, or use a "nofollow" tag. The only mention that there are actually advertisements is within the HTML source of the site.


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Justin Bieber unveils "My Worlds The Collection" album cover artwork
HollywoodNews.com: Justin Bieber is going to be releasing "My Worlds Acoustic" in the US and Canada on Black Friday that will feature a new single entitled "Pray."
However, for all his fans that don't live in those two areas, he will be releasing an album entitled "My Worlds The Collection" that will also feature the acoustic songs. The pop star took to his website to reveal the album cover artwork of the new album today. What do you think of it?
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Herman Street Public School Grade 3 students learned about plants with the help of the Petawawa Horticultural Society. At the end of the six-week program, they showed off some of their plants. In the back row from left are Lachlan Koziel, Jayden Maclean, Ben Alexander, Titus Newman, Maaike O'Connell, Sammy Waito, Charlotte Penney, Liam Stutzinger, Lois O'Brien and Jack Van Gemeren In the front row from left are Chelsea Mclean, Ridge Day, Grace Ikerenge, Ella Kilpatrick, Connor Mcguigan, Ashlyn Craig, Jaiden Galton, and Nick Slade. (Photos by Patricia Leboeuf, Petawawa Post)
Kids learns how to garden
By Patricia Leboeuf
Posted on Monday July 10, 2017
At Herman Street Public School, the students developed their gardening skills with the help of the Petawawa Horticultural Society.
For six weeks, the Society helped Grade 3 students learn about plants and how to grow them as well as the composition of soil and the elements important to environmental life. The teachings are all hands-on with experiments, growing a succulent garden, making Mother's Day bouquets and bringing a plant home to nurture.
"It adds to what we are doing," teacher Jennifer Francis said. "When it is more hands on and practical, it makes the learning more exciting, more fun and more real."
She hopes that this partnership with the Society has had an impact and that when her students are older, they will continue to be involved with horticulture.
Society President Lois O'Brien shared this aspiration. "We need young people to know about growing things," she said, "because food is getting more expensive and I find that children just think that food just comes from the grocery store."
Herman Street is the first school the Society has approached with this program. The Perth Horticultural Society originally started it, and it has been a successful experience for both organizations. "The kids are starting to be able to recognize different flowers, and that in itself is important," said O'Brien.
Hubert's Springhill Nursery and Kevin's Flowers made the program possible with donations of bulbs and flowers.


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The December 2016 issue of the CPSA Circular, Christian Small Publishers Association's monthly newsletter, was sent via email to our Members today.
In this issue, you can look for great articles on:
- Are You Taking Advantage of Amazon's Marketing Tools?
- Booklets Help Drive Sales
- Four Truths Every Author Should Know
In addition to the industry updates, the newsletter provides information on Amazon's updated review rules, the updated BISAC codes, and saving time by automating.


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I don't really know of a trick. If you make sure the locking strip that releases it is up so you can slide it under freely then you should be able to gently slide in in and lock it down with the strip.
I would check the connections for the power and volume button to make sure they're together right.


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The Fed no longer has credibility, and you can see that. The divergence between the futures markets and the Fed's own projections about what they're going to do about interest rates—this is a huge problem," he told CNBC's "Squawk Box." – Senator Pat Toomey on CNBC
Sorry Pat, the entire U.S. financial system has lost all credibility. While the economic condition of the United States continues to deteriorate rather quickly, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq continue to push insanely higher on a historically unprecedented tidal wave of printed money.
"Printed money" is electronic money that is created BOTH by the Fed's electronic printing press AND the electronic printing press that creates debt certificates. Why the latter? Because debt behaves like money until that debt is repaid. Simply printing money to repay existing debt while printing enough to issue more debt is not the definition of "repayment." This process in fact forces even more "printed" electronic money into the system.
This is why the broad measures of the stock market are moving higher despite deteriorating real economic fundamentals and it's why housing prices have soared, despite mediocre transaction volume and a recent influx of supply. All of that printed money is going into paper financial assets. After all, with the financialization of mortgages, the housing market itself has become "financialized." Just ask the Fed, it's injected $1.7 trillion of printed money into the housing market via financialized mortgage paper.
Today's action on the Comex is emblematic of the complete loss of legitimacy of the U.S. financial markets. Gold and silver were slammed hard when the housing starts and permits data was released at 8:30 a.m. EST – click to enlarge image:
Here's the problem with the highly questionable housing report: The big spike in housing starts occurred in multi-family units. Even if this this number is legitimate, the expansion in apartment buildings is occurring as a massive influx of rental buildings that have been in process over the last year are hitting the market.
In other words, the apartment rental building market is in the midst of a bubble that is bigger than the mid-2000's bubble. Not only can I confirm this fact in Denver – almost all new buildings, though not advertised, will give new tenants two free months as a move-in incentive – but I have been getting flooded with emails from readers from other large cities who are confirming the same dynamic in their area. I will have a lot more on the housing market later. What I have discovered is stunning.
If anything, the housing market data today should have received a very bearish response from the equity markets and a very bullish response from the gold and silver market. Instead, the Fed is working overtime to prop up stocks and it dumped close to $350 million of paper gold onto the Comex in the span of one minute.
But not only was the housing market report bearish for the system, we learned right before that report that more layoffs are coming in the oil industry; we learned right after that report that U of Michigan's measure of consumer "confidence" dropped and missed Wall Street's expectations by the most since 2006.
Furthermore, how can the price of silver be declining when the U.S. mint acknowledged last week that these is no supply for it to mint silver eagles? This after huge spike in silver eagle sales in June.
So you see, Pat, its not just the Federal Reserve that has lost all credibility. It's the entire U.S. financial system. The financial markets have become a complete fairytale. In fact, the Fed lost all credibility back in 2012 when Ron Paul asked Ben Bernanke if gold was money, to which Bernanke replied, "no" after he uncontrollably flashed a facial expression which "tells" he's about lie. When further asked why Central Banks continue to buy and own gold, Bernanke flashed that "I'm about lie" expression again and stuttered, "out of tradition." Were we watching the modern version of "Fiddler On The Roof?"
At that split moment in time Bernanke's hubris prevented him from responding with a credible answer. Anyone with any remaining shred of faith in Bernanke's/the Fed's credibility – his ethics, morals and spirituality – had their hopes nuked by hubris. It was perhaps the most fraudulent statement ever issued by a Central Banker.
After all, It sure seems like China, Russia and India are converting a lot of paper U.S. dollars into something that was summarily dismissed by the head of the Fed as being a "tradition."


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Official speeches and statements - November 23, 2018
2. Japan - Joint press release by Mr. Bruno Le Maire, French Minister for Economy and Finance, and Mr. Hiroshige Seko, Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Paris - November 22, 2018)
1. Khashoggi affair - Individual measures - Press briefing by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Spokesperson (Paris - November 22, 2018)
As the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, announced on Monday 19 November on the sidelines of the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, and in consultation with its European partners, particularly Germany, France has just adopted sanctions against 18 Saudi nationals in connection with the murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul on 2 October 2018.
The measures, decided on by the Ministry of the Interior, aim to prevent those individuals from gaining access to France or the rest of the Schengen Area. They are protective measures which may be reviewed or extended depending on the progress of the investigations under way.
The murder of Mr. Khashoggi is an extremely serious crime which is also in breach of press freedom and the most basic rights. France demands that full light be shed on how such an act could have been committed. It is waiting for a transparent, detailed and exhaustive response from the Saudi authorities. It will form its own opinion when the time comes. It reiterates its opposition, everywhere and under all circumstances, to the death penalty.
Meanwhile, France is considering with its European partners the possibility of a collective sanctions mechanism enabling the European Union in future to take the necessary measures in the event of serious human rights violations.
2. Japan - Joint press release by M. Bruno Le Maire, French Minister for Economy and Finance, and M. Hiroshige Seko, Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Paris - November 22, 2018)
Mr. Bruno Le Maire, Minister for the Economy and Finance of France, and Mr. Hiroshige Seko, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, met on November 22, 2018 in Paris.
They discussed a number of issues of mutual interest including the candidacy of Japan to host the "World Expo 2025" in Osaka under the theme "Designing Future Society for Our Lives" which has many assets.
On the issue of the Alliance formed between Renault and Nissan, both Ministers exchanged views and shared information about the latest situation. They reaffirmed what they had previously said on 20th November 2018 in a joint press release, i.e. the strong support of both the French and Japanese governments to the Alliance formed between Renault and Nissan and their shared wish to maintain this winning cooperation.
The Ministers agreed on the importance of achieving an effective and speedy reform of the World Trade Organisation. In this context, Minister Seko and Minister Le Maire agreed that they would use the forthcoming presidencies of Japan and France, respectively of the G20 and G7 in 2019, to continue discussions in this area.
The Ministers agreed to stay in close touch on all the above issues.


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- Write Foreign Government Leaders
- Press U.S. Government Leaders
- Support Secular Rescue
- Bring CFE to Your Community
- Raise Awareness at the Grassroots
While it is necessary that the public become educated about the moral and legal basis for the right to freedom of expression and about current threats to its existence, it is also important that the public act to promote and defend free expression. On this page you will find a collection of different ways in which you can take action—from writing to political leaders to helping raise social awareness. In all of your communications, please remember to mention the Center for Inquiry and the Campaign for Free Expression!
Write Foreign Leaders
The Cases featured on the Campaign for Free Expression website take root in many countries, and followers of the Campaign reside in many more. You can urge leaders of foreign countries, as well as your own, to respect the right to freedom of expression and immediately grant freedom and protection to prisoners of conscience and dissidents.
To share your thoughts with leaders of foreign countries that have not protected freedom of religion, belief and expression, simply search for the contact information of that country's embassy, and send an email or letter addressed to the Ambassador, asking ask that he or she convey your concerns to government officials in their home country.
To share your thoughts with your own leaders who might engage in pressuring other countries that have not protected freedom of religion, belief and expression, search for the contact information of federal or national elected officials, particularly those who represent you, and urge them to take action or else to pressure the central government to do so.
In addition, U.S. citizens can consider writing to Ambassadors who represent countries which are featured on the Cases page.
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Embassy of Bangladesh
H.E. Akramul Qader
3510 International Drive, NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Sameh Hassan Shoukry
3521 International Court, NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
Embassy of the Republic of Indonesian
H.E. Dr. Dino Patti Djalal
2020 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
Embassy of India
H.E. Nirupama Rao
2107 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
Embassy of Pakistan
H.E. Sherry Rehman
3517 International Court, NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
Embassy of the Russian Federation
H.E. Sergey Ivanovich Kislyak
2650 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20007
Saudi Arabia
Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia
H.E. Adel A. M. Al-Jubeir
601 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
Embassy of Sudan
H.E. John Ukec Lueth
2210 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20008
Embassy of Thailand
H.E. Vijiavat Isarabhakdi
1024 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20007
Press the U.S. Government
If you live in the U.S., you can write your elected officials and the Obama administration to let them know that you care deeply about protecting the right to freedom of expression and want the U.S. government to take a strong stand for this right in the global arena.
In addition, the U.S. House of Representatives is currently considering a specific resolution that calls for the repeal of blasphemy laws around the world. Take a moment to tell your U.S. representative to co-sponsor this measure and support its passage.
Support Secular Rescue
Violent Islamists who have claimed responsibility for the murders of more than a half dozen secularists and activists in Bangladesh since 2015 are now threatening the lives of a number of writers, bloggers, publishers, and activists in the country.
Generous public support has helped CFI to assist several individuals and families in escaping to safety, either temporarily or permanently — but many others remain in danger.
CFI will continue to raise funds for this important cause so that we can act quickly and decisively before another writer or activist is attacked. Please give now so that we can help these courageous defenders of secularism and freedom of religion, belief, and expression.
Bring CFE to Your Community
Your community group or campus group can advance the cause of the Campaign for Free Expression any time of the year through events such as lectures, discussions, and public demonstrations. But, you and your group can also get involved right now with two particularly timely initiatives which we celebrate as part of the Campaign: Banned Books Week and International Blasphemy Rights Day.
Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week falls toward the end of September each year and raises awareness about the widespread censorship of books that some find to be offensive. The event is primarily coordinated by the American Library Association, with schools, libraries, and other organizations taking part to promote the free exchange of ideas. Here are some ways you can show your support for the cause:
- Invite an author of a banned book to give a talk to your group. If that's not feasible, another great option is to invite a school librarian or other speaker to give a presentation on censorship, book banning, blasphemy, and/or free speech.
- Organize a Banned Books Readout in a public space. Invite group members and passers-by to read aloud sections from their favorite banned and challenged books.
- The Metro State Atheists at Metropolitan College of Denver came up with this service project idea: Food for Freethought. During Banned Books Week, they gave away donated books to students on their campus who brought in non-perishable food items to be donated to a food bank. If you're not connected with a campus group, see if you can team up with a local library or freethought group for a similar project.
International Blasphemy Rights Day
International Blasphemy Rights Day (IBRD) was founded by CFI to commemorate the Danish Muhammad cartoons that incited riots on September 30, 2005. However, its significance has extended far beyond defending the right to publish blasphemous cartoons; it's more imperative than ever that we stand up for the ability to criticize religion and its effects without fear of retaliation. IBRD is a day to celebrate the right to free expression, and that no idea, even one considered by some to be sacred, is immune from criticism. Here are some ideas of how your group can take part:
- Invite a speaker who can talk about blasphemy laws and free expression issues around the world. Check out the CFI Speakers Bureau for ideas.
- Educate your community about blasphemy issues around the world by putting up an informative display in a local library or community center.
- Sponsor a bus and/or billboard campaign to advertise yours and other local freethought groups. Though this may not seem "blasphemous," it's a fact that many municipalities and transit authorities have refused to run these ads in light of them being considered "offensive."
- Host a blasphemous art or cartoon contest. Keep in mind that blasphemous images can be more than just Mohammed—check out these Charlie Hebdo covers as examples.
- Research speech ordinances in your municipality and find out if there are ones that inhibit free expression and assembly. If so, organize a coalition to lobby against them.
- Curious as to how to turn IBRD into a day of service? On the Sabbath (Sunday) preceding or following September 30, your group can engage in a day of volunteer work; after all, in Exodus 31:15 it says, "For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; whoever does any work on the sabbath day shall surely be put to death."
Need more ideas for Banned Books Week or International Blasphemy Rights Day, or else the Campaign for Free Expression? Go to the CFI On Campus campaign resource page, or contact the CFI Outreach department at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Help Raise Awareness
Many of the stories mentioned on this website or elsewhere have not garnered local, national, or international media attention. We need to change that. How? Here are a couple of ideas:
- Post about the Campaign on Twitter with the hashtag #CFICFE or about International Blasphemy Rights Day with the hashtag #blasphemyday.
- Share news articles, videos, and other materials regarding the Campaign and International Blasphemy Rights Day on Facebook.
- Write posts about the Campaign and IBRD on your blog or website.
- Pen a letter to the editor in your local newspaper on the importance of protecting freedom of expression.
- Organize an event in your community.
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Today's communities aren't the same as what they were 25 years ago or more. In today's technological environment along with the newest generation that is taking over is more deeply involved in the online world than anywhere else. As a "90's child", that is, someone who was born well before the 1990's and spent my childhood and teenage years through the 1990's I have had the both the burden and gift in seeing what the world was before the implementation of the internet and technology and seeing how it has changed our communities.
As child going out and spending time with friends was always a priority, mainly because it was the most interesting thing to do. Supporting this was always a communal environment supporting this. Whether it was activities that brought children together, such as sports, group events like scouts, or parents working together to get their kids out of their hair, there was always something going on outside the house and in a direct person-to-person interaction to arrange these events.
While I am not saying that scouting, sports, and parent collaboration doesn't exist anymore, the communal environment that it takes place in has changed drastically. Instead of going door-to-door, posting up flyers on the billboard at the grocery store, or putting an article in the newspaper, now events and news are shared among electronic message boards such as Facebook. The place an environment of our community has changed, some may say for the worse, others for the better.
Looking at what the internet has to offer and the Community Values that are viewed as important it isn't surprising that this would occur though. The internet offers a high amount of the sense of community that people are seeking, by being able to seek out others that share their viewpoints and offer quick and encouraging responses that increases our sense of belonging. This also plays an impact on our sense of Ecological Perspective, the perceived fit between the person and their online "community". By seeking out websites, forums, groups, chats, and other online applications that are parallel to our interests we achieving that perfect fit we all desire and thanks to the unlimited variation in website types we are all able to find that perfect fit we all desire (Schneider, Gruman, & Coutts, 2012).
Other major factors on our sense of belonging to community are also fulfilled through the internet. Such as our ability to cause social action through the click of a mouse or a tap of the finger. Previously, if someone was hurt and a fundraising campaign was started there would be forms to fill out, bake sales were planned, flyers put up, phone calls were made, and articles taken out in papers, nowadays we just start a gofundme page. It used to be if a journalist said something we didn't agree with letters were wrote, angry phone calls were made, and general griping among friends occurred over drinks or dinner, nowadays journalists are fired because a tweet is trending or a Facebook post receives a large amount of likes. While I'm not saying that our newfound community is necessarily a bad thing, I am saying that it has changed. Instead of going out and directly interacting with others in our proximal community face-to-face, instead our community is more indirect, over a vast distance, and to a degree less personal all while achieving the psychological fulfillment that we crave.
Schneider, F.W, Gruman, J. A., & Coutts, L. M. (2012). Applied Psychology (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.


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Sensu Summit 2018 was a two-day extravaganza, with keynotes, workshops, donuts, and all the monitoring love.
A great group of faces at Sensu Summit 2018.
We got together at the Portland Art Museum August 22-23 to hear about Kubernetes, customer stories of scale and legacy infrastructure, monitoring how-tos, and workflow automation for monitoring. Sensu CEO Caleb Hailey kicked off the event, welcoming everyone to the conference and hinting toward what's in store. CTO Sean Porter emphasized that ephemeral infrastructure is the new normal — in turn, we have to rethink our approach to monitoring to include both ephemeral and multi-generational infrastructures. As Sean noted, "We believe in supporting established platforms."
I love that the @Sensu's message is a focus on the intersection of multiple generations. #SensuSummit pic.twitter.com/wM2kRvkrUL— matt broberg (@mbbroberg) August 22, 2018
How Sensu wins, according to Sean, is with the community: as domain knowledge experts, the community knows how to operate these systems. Together, we can embrace the idea of composing these systems and share the community's insights.
Next up was a fireside chat with Caleb, Sean, and Kelsey Hightower, Staff Developer Advocate at Google Cloud Platform. They discussed the hybrid cloud reality we live in today, and how monitoring fits into new approaches like ephemeral and serverless infrastructures. Kelsey championed the role of systems administrators, especially in terms of how we approach new technology.
System administrators tend to have the best questions because they're skeptical as hell. @kelseyhightower #SensuSummit— Rich Burroughs (@richburroughs) August 22, 2018
(For a deeper dive, Caleb and Kelsey continued the conversation with The New Stack at lunch — listen to the podcast here.)
We also heard stories of scale — like Trent Baker of Box.com on how they migrated 350,000 Nagios objects to Sensu, allowing them to scale horizontally, and Workday's David Beaurpere on how, with their old solution, they had "way too many alerts" that no one listened to. According to David, "Sensu is so crucial and relevant" because it allows Workday to "herd cats and catch fire," AKA, Sensu enables monitoring for heterogeneous systems. Continuing in that vein, we also heard from Christopher J. Caillouet of Industrial Light & Magic who — in addition to showing us some amazing behind-the-scenes looks at how movies are made — emphasized the value of legacy systems.
"If it puts the prettiest pixels on screen, we don't change it." @TheCaucajun on the necessity of supporting legacy systems at ILM. #SensuSummit— Mercedes Coyle (@benzobot) August 22, 2018
For ILM, "legacy is legend:" there are so many technologies (both legacy and cloud-based) that go into making a movie, so the team needed a monitoring solution that was open source, scalable, offered a flexible toolkit, and wasn't a single point of failure.
After lunch, we heard from a few more Sensu folks, including Customer Support Engineer Aaron Sachs on how to build and monitor your own Kegerator with Sensu + Raspberry Pi (plus some of the challenges he encountered). SVP of Engineering Greg Poirier walked us through assets in 2.0 with some excellent hand-drawn slides, highlighting how Sensu enables workflow automation that's unique to individual infrastructure and business process. He also stressed that with 2.0, there will be less configuration management, and more Sensu, helping reduce operational burden and complexity.
We continued into the afternoon with T-Mobile's Chris Chandler, who showed us how to monitor without having to deploy clients (plus some use cases for why'd you want to — e.g., clientless monitoring is 100% technology agnostic, so all you need to do is ship a check result to Sensu's API). Apptio's Lee Briggs taught us how to monitor Kubernetes with Sensu 1.x, calling out Sensu's flexibility when it comes to an organization transitioning to new technology.
If you need a nice monitoring setup for Kubernetes and the containers running in it, then take a look at @sensu, it's extra dope! @briggsl thanks for the live demo! #sensusummit pic.twitter.com/H77TmIxOsp— Kelsey Hightower (@kelseyhightower) August 22, 2018
Julian Dunn and Fletcher Nichol of Chef used some excellent real-world architecture examples to illustrate microservices architecture, and demoed Sensu running under Habitat.
Caleb Hailey closed out day 1 with a tale of the evolution of Sensu's messaging — and how workflow automation for monitoring helps empower our users. (For more on this approach, check out Caleb's article in The New Stack.)
We kicked off day 2 with made-to-order Pip's Donuts, followed by talks, workshops, and unconference sessions. Paul Reed of Release Engineering Approaches examined what we can learn from failure — as illustrated by less-than-successful plane landings — and warned against the dangers of blameless postmortems. Doximity's Ben Abrams shared his advice for getting rid of alert fatigue (don't alert on something that's not actionable, realize that criticality isn't the same as urgency, and empower those building the product, to name a few) with some tips for fine-tuning Sensu. Garrett Honeycutt of GH Solutions walked us through the Sensu + Puppet module, taking a look at the difference between Sensu 1.0 and 2.0. Bonus: there's a Puppet module for 2.0 (with a Vagrant box) that you can grab right now. Next, we heard from David Schroeder, who discussed Viasat's setup, highlighting how they use Ansible to configure and deploy Sensu for multiple teams.
The remainder of day 2 was devoted to community unconference sessions, with workshops on Sensu 2.0, contributing to Sensu docs, and tutorials from our friends at InfluxData and Grafana. We closed out the day with a high-spirited lightning talk from Pivotal's Paul Czarkowski, who took us through the evolution of DevOps (or: devops, or: Devops).
Lightning talk of DevOps, Devops, devops with hat tips to @littleidea @allspaw @patrickdebois and more. Nothing is sacred when @pczarkowski is on stage 🔥🔥🔥 #SensuSummit pic.twitter.com/uqpx8T5BGl— matt broberg (@mbbroberg) August 23, 2018
Since this was in fact a community unconference, VP of Community Matt Broberg invited folks to capture and share their experiences.
We've included the videos and links to slides below. Thanks to everyone who attended, and see you next year!
7 Years of Sensu: Then, Now, and Soon | Sean Porter, Sensu
Fireside chat with Kelsey Hightower, Sean Porter, and Caleb Hailey
The Box.com success story: migrating 350K Nagios objects to Sensu
Trent Baker, Box.com
Herding Cats & Catching Fire | David Beaurpere, Workday
Project 3M: Meaningful Monitoring and Messaging
Christopher J. Caillouet, Industrial Light & Magic
Where's My Beer: Building a Better Kegerator with a Raspberry Pi & Sensu Aaron Sachs, Sensu
Clientless Monitoring with Sensu | Chris Chandler, T-Mobile
Assets in Sensu 2.0 | Greg Poirier, Sensu
Sensu and Kubernetes 1.x | Lee Briggs, Apptio
Pull, don't push: Architectures for monitoring and configuration in a microservices era | Julian Dunn & Fletcher Nichol, Chef
Reimagining Sensu | Caleb Hailey, Sensu
Failure as Success: the mindset, the methods, and the landmines
Paul Reed, Release Engineering Approaches
Alert Fatigue: Avoidance and Course Correction | Ben Abrams, Doximity
Sensu and Puppet | Garrett Honeycutt, GH Solutions
Sharing Sensu with multiple teams using Ansible | David Schroeder, Viasat
Lightning talk: DevOps is dead and servers are dying
Paul Czarkowski, Pivotal


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15th August was another 'hotel day'; the weather was rather better this time, but as you can see it was impossible to find a lounger free - one morning I went down to breakfast at 7.45am and looking out of the window I could see that most of the loungers were already 'reserved' with towels!! And, of course, the people who'd bagged the loungers spent very little time actually sitting in them... Grrr! I was so tempted to round up all these towels and chuck them into one of the many pools!!
And *breathe*.... OK, I'm calm again!
15th August was a big day in Italy - it was Ferragosto, or August holiday. Which meant that the food that night was incredible! It included a gorgeous cake, which we were lucky to arrive to dinner early enough to see in its unspoilt glory, but late enough that they cut it while we were still in the dining room so we could try a piece :-)
By the way - make sure you check back here later on, as I have a very important post lined up! ;-)
Posted by humel at 06:51
Labels: holidays, project 365
4 comments:
- Amy said...
That cake is certainly a piece of work!
I will check back later .... I hope this enticing post is up before my bedtime ;-)
- 27 August 2010 at 07:24
Cake is gorgeous! And I hate when people reserve a chair but never actually get in it. Same with people who get a spot in the shade but are running around in the sun. Let those of us who might possibly ignite in flames from the sun have the shade. Cheeky people.
- 27 August 2010 at 07:41
- helena said...
so frustrating when chairs spend more time reserved than used - cake looks great.
- 27 August 2010 at 08:09
- scrappyjacky said...
I know just what you mean about the towels...have been tempted many times myself!
- 27 August 2010 at 13:31
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From the Good Smile Company website:
These special optional panels are designed to connect to the Dioramansion 150 Racing Miku 2017 Pit series for more display opportunities than before! The illustrations of each panel are by popular illustrator Tony to cheer the team on for the first three races of the season!
The panels make a great dispay background when put together with the Dioramansion set, but an acrylic stand is also included to put just the illustration on display as well - plus it also makes for a great item to get signatures on during pit lane walks! A set of Dioramansion clips is also included allowing you to put the panels together in various different ways - make your very own custom display space or storage space!
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Between the 1930s and 1970s, asbestos insulation was regularly used in American buildings and homes. During this time, an estimated 1.2 billion square feet of asbestos insulation was used in about 190,000 buildings in the United States.
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Vancouver is the perfect city for traveling alone. The public transport infrastructure is excellent, with the world's longest automated driverless train system. There are also economical and centrally located hostels such as Samesun Vancouver. Some of the best parks in the city include Stanley Park and Queen Elizabeth Park, plus there are cool neighborhoods such as Main Street, Gastown, and Commercial Drive. Science World and the Granville Island Public Market are a couple of the must-visit attractions. However, locals recommend avoiding the intersection of Main and Hastings Street at night if alone.
The best thing about Halifax in Nova Scotia might just be the excellent day trips available from the city. Visit Peggy's Cove and Peggy's Point Lighthouse (perhaps the most photographed lighthouse in the country), as well as Mahone Bay and Lunenburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In Halifax, there are plenty of breweries, museums, and historic sites to keep you busy. For some cheap eats, check out the following streets: Fenwick, Robie, Oxford, Young, and Spring Garden Road.
Canada's largest metropolis, and one of the world's safest and most diverse cities (50% of the population are not Canadian-born), Toronto is a great city to explore alone. The city's public transport system includes buses, a light rail, streetcars, and a subway system. There are also many worthwhile attractions, such as Toronto Island, CN Tower, Kensington Market, and the Distillery District. But make sure you venture outside of the city and visit the extraordinary Niagara Falls on a day trip too.
Although Whistler is a doable day trip from Vancouver, it's perfect for solo travelers too, especially the adventurous ones. Because a lot of the town's staff is seasonal, the local hostels are always filled with people ready to team up for a Whistler adventure. Depending on the season, there is a lot to do in the area. Of course, in the winter, Whistler Blackcomb becomes one of North America's best ski resorts. During the summer, there are many pristine lakes and hikes to enjoy.
With just over 200,000 friendly people calling St John's home, this city is one of Canada's best-kept secrets. Many people don't venture as far north as St John's, but those who do are pleasantly surprised. The capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador has a very low crime rate, and it's easy to explore on foot. Hike up to Cabot Tower on Signal Hill, take too many photos of the colorful buildings on Jellybean Row, and enjoy a meal on George Street, the nightlife epicenter.
The nation's capital, Ottawa, is another easy city to explore on foot. For a unique experience, spend the night at HI-Ottawa Jail Hostel. As the name suggests, it was, in fact, a former prison, and it is now one of the most haunted places in Canada. By day, there are many must-see attractions in the city, including Parliament Hill, the Rideau Canal, and ByWard Market. Depending on when you visit, the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Rideau Canal is great for skating in winter and for boat tours in the warmer months.
Although French is the primary language in Quebec, the majority of people speak English as well. So don't let the slight language barrier deter you from visiting this incredible city. Wandering through the Montreal streets will have you thinking you're in Europe. Begin your Quebec experience right with a visit to a bakery in the morning. Other places worth visiting include Mont-Royal, Old Montreal (don't miss the Notre Dame Basilica), the Montreal Biodome, and Parc Jean Drapeau.
Winnipeg is fast becoming a top travel destination in Canada. Located in the middle of the country, Winnipeg is known for its frigid winters but gorgeous summers. In the winter, ensure you visit Festival du Voyageur, and skate along the world's largest natural ice skating trail. Any time of year, go on a museum crawl and check out Musée de Saint-Boniface, the Royal Canadian Mint, the Manitoba Legislature Building, and the impressive Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The Forks is also one of the city's biggest attractions, complete with markets, shops, and National Historic Sites.
Quebec City is known as one of the most beautiful cities to visit in winter—if you can handle the cold temperatures! But no matter what time of year you visit, you are guaranteed to have a safe and enjoyable time alone in the only walled city north of Mexico. Explore the Marché du Vieux-Port (Old Port Market), take the ferry from the city to Lévis across the Saint Lawrence River, and enjoy UNESCO World Heritage-listed Old Quebec. Don't forget to capture Le Château Frontenac, which is one of the world's most photographed hotels.
Located on Vancouver Island, Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, is a beautiful city waiting to be explored. It is easily accessible from Seattle and Vancouver, and its architecture is one of the city's defining features—from Hatley Castle at Royal Roads University to Craigdarroch Castle to the stunning ivy-covered Fairmont Empress hotel and finally the British Columbia Parliament Buildings. Definitely check out the Inner Harbour, the Royal British Columbia Museum, and Butchart Gardens.
Although it's not a city, you can't visit Canada without experiencing the amazing Canadian Rockies. Banff is the best place to base yourself, as it's an easy bus ride (or drive) from Calgary, and it's built for tourism. There is public transport, various activities within walking distance, and hostels for the budget-minded solo traveler. Spend the day soaking in the Banff Upper Hot Springs, walking along the Bow River, and visiting Vermilion Lakes. Lake Louise and Moraine Lake are also a perfect half-day trip away.
The Alberta capital is often overlooked for its counterpart Calgary, but Edmonton is a better solo traveler choice—primarily because it is home to West Edmonton Mall, where you could spend your entire vacation. It's the largest shopping mall in North America. There are over 800 shops and services, plus attractions such as Galaxyland Amusement Park, World Waterpark, Sea Life Caverns aquarium, and the Mayfield Toyota Ice Palace skating rink. Outside of the mall, there are other attractions, including the Royal Alberta Museum, Muttart Conservatory, and Fort Edmonton Park.


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The town was called Kefer Naum.
The story of Our Lady of Fatima is known to some extent by millions upon millions of Catholics and non-Catholics worldwide,
If mud was their biggest fear, that phobia is gone.
Winston Churchill famously said, "Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others."
Where would you go if you wanted training in the Montessori approach to education of young children 3 – 6 years of age,
By the end of this month, the Supreme Court will issue decisions in two cases about whether marriage must be redefined in law to include two persons of the same sex
Lamar Hunt Jr. has given a lot of big checks to a lot of professional athletes.
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The primary reason a sponsor decided to sign on with your event, as well as the main reason they decide to renew, is if they perceive they're getting good value from their sponsorship. Good value, however, is in the eye of the beholder, and what event hosts consider good value is not necessarily what sponsors consider good value. This class will address the issue of defining value from a sponsor's perspective, and how that perspective can and should be used to design, sell, and execute event sponsorships
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# Munaf Patel has been a consistent performer, claiming eight wickets (ave. 13.37) in three games in the current. This is his career-best bowling performance in an ODI series.
# Lonwabo Tsotsobe has bagged 9 wickets at 10.44 runs apiece in three games. He is the leading wicket-taker on either side in the series.
# Zaheer Khan's figures of three for 43 are his second best at Newlands, Cape Town in ODIs. His best bowlers figures are 3 for 42 against South Africa on November 26, 2006.
# Zaheer is the fifth Indian bowler to complete 250 wickets in ODIs at an average of 29.51 in 180 matches. He has joined Anil Kumble (337), Javagal Srinath (315), Ajit Agarkar (288) and Kapil Dev (253).
# Yusuf Pathan has got his second MOM award in ODIs - his first against South Africa. This is also his first award on foreign soil.
# Pathan's superb innings of 59 off 50 balls is his highest in South Africa
# Pathan's aforesaid fifty is first against South Africa - his third in ODIs.
# Pathan has registered two successive innings of fifty-plus in ODIs for the first time. In his previous innings, he had recorded a career-best 123 not out against New Zealand at Bangalore on December 7, 2010.
# Plessis and Duminy were involved in a fifth wicket stand of 110 - South Africa's highest against India for this wicket-position, eclipsing the 107 between Mark Boucher and Neil McKenzie at Dhaka on April 18, 2003.
# Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have shared a stand of 52 for the second wicket -- India's highest at Cape Town
# Morne Morkel (3/28) has registered his best bowling performance against India, outstripping the 2 for 12 at Durban on January 12, 2011.
# On his ODI debut, Faf du Plessis, with his 60 off 78, has top-scored for South Africa.
# Plessis' splendid innings is the third best by a South African on his ODI debut. Colin Ingram had posted 124 against Zimbabwe at Bloemfontein on October 15, 2010 and Shaun Pollock 66 not out against England at Cape Town on January 9, 1996.
# Gulam Bodi is the only other South African to post a fifty-plus on debut - 51 against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on August 22, 2007.
# Suresh Raina and Yusuf Pathan have added 75 -- India's highest for the sixth wicket against South Africa in South Africa, beating the 74 (unbroken) between Pravin Amre and Vijay Yadav at East London on December 19, 1992.
# Harbhajan Singh's well-compiled 23 not out is his highest against South Africa in South Africa - his second best against South Africa - his highest is 37 not out at Hyderabad on November 16, 2005.
# With their magnificent victory, their first against South Africa at Newlands, Cape Town, India have taken a 2-1 series lead.
# India, for the first time, have recorded two ODI wins in a row against South Africa in South Africa -- by one run at Johannesburg on January 15 and by two wickets at Cape Town on January 18.
# India's two-wicket triumph is their narrowest margin in terms of wickets, surpassing the three-wicket win at Kolkata on November 10, 1991 and Kochi on March 9, 2000.
# Harbhajan Singh (2/23) has registered his best bowling figures at Newlands, Cape Town, bettering the 2 for 41 against Kenya on March 7, 2003.
# Yusuf Pathan (1/27) has recorded his best bowling figures in South Africa, bettering the 1 for 56 against Pakistan at Centurion on September 26, 2009.
# Jean-Paul Duminy has posted his second fifty (52) against India - his eleventh in ODIs.
# With 138 runs at an average of 46.00, Jean-Paul Duminy is the top run-scorer in the present series. He is also the only player to register two fifties.


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I published a Children's Christmas Story!!!
I've been creating seasonal stories for the past year, and I finally decided it was time to bring them to life!
I wrote and illustrated Ruby's First Christmas recently, and I'm super excited to announce that it's finally available for purchase this holiday season! This story will bring nostalgia, laughter, and joy to all ages (parents, children, and those with a Christmas-loving heart!).
The e-book version is available for purchase on www.RubyChristmas.com.
There is a link on Ruby Christmas that will allow you to purchase a hardcover and have it shipped directly to your home (an Amazon Prime Item!).
UPDATE: Amazon is out of stock! Barnes and Noble still have copies available with free shipping and 15% off your entire order!
Hardcovers are also available for purchase on Barnes and Noble website.
The story is about a baby girl reindeer, Ruby, who has big dreams just like everyone in the world. In this story, while she is chasing her dreams, she learns an important lesson in life, and on the day of Christmas Eve, the most unexpected thing happened to Santa, and he asks for little Ruby help.
I'm super excited about this story, and what it can become. It's adorable, and I hope it will inspire little girls all around the world who are chasing their own big dreams.
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A blog reader told me that she threw away her adult diapers after taking ReMag magnesium for only 3 months. She had needed the diapers for about 6 years and was ecstatic about her liberation from them.
She figured that the calcification of her bladder tissues and bladder sphincter was dissolving with this well-absorbed magnesium. I agree.
Her story made me think of the French magnesium researcher Delbet who I quote in my Magnesium Miracle book. He said, way back in the 1920s that with age, the body's tissues have three times more calcium than magnesium, and he concluded that magnesium deficiency plays a role in senility.
What do we know about calcification? Many people have heard about the aortic valve becoming calcified, or a calcified abdominal aorta rupturing. I talk about breast tissue calcification being misdiagnosed as DCIS (a precancerous condition). Calcium spurs on the vertebrae or in joints are simply called arthritis.
We didn't learn about either the good or bad effects of minerals in medical school. This let doctors set the standard for calcium being the main treatment for osteoporosis to the detriment of millions. Back in the 1920's Delbet had already determined that calcium excess and magnesium deficiency plays a role in aging and we just magnified that problem a thousand-fold by jumping on the calcium bandwagon. Now we know that calcium supplements cause heart disease – because they deposit calcium in the arteries. But calcium doesn't stop here and deposits in most other tissues in the body.
In medical school we were taught to worship the One Thing that causes a condition and the One Drug that treats it. So, the 700-800 enzyme systems that magnesium is responsible for is too overwhelming a concept for doctors to embrace. You know how their eyes glaze over when you get to your third or fourth complaint and they tell you to make another appointment.
Doctors line up each of your symptoms with a drug, even though they may all be caused by an imbalance between calcium and magnesium – essential minerals that have to be properly administered for the body to flourish.
Several years ago I realized that in self-defense we have to find other solutions. The ones I present today are highly absorbed minerals, ReMag and ReMyte; and now ReCalcia, a liquid calcium supplement that is made to work perfectly with ReMag and ReMyte.
Tonight on our internet based radio show, we'll be talking with Dr. Carolyn Dean about How to Avoid Calcification through Proper Calcium Supplementation along with a wide range of health topics and safe solutions.
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Top 6 College Events You Should Not Miss This Year
College events are a big part of college life. They help release the academic pressure for a short while and give students a break from their routine life. They also give an opportunity to showcase individual talent and gain more visibility. Here are top 6 college events you must look forward to this year!
1. Mood Indigo
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Founded in 1971, Mood Indigo is Asia's largest college cultural festival. More than 1 lakh students participate in this amazing spectacle. A large number of competitions are held. Also, a lot of celebrities are drawn to the festival – both national and international.
When: December, 2015
Where: IIT-Bombay
Official Website: http://moodi.org/
2. Rendezvous
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A four day long festival, Rendezvous has the history of hosting many famous artists and personalities. From Farhan Akhtar to Deepika Padukone and Anushka Sharma, the event is graced by bollywood celebrities mostly. Almost 350 colleges take part in this huge event which has performances from a lot of international music bands.
When: November, 2015
Where: IIT-Delhi
Official Website: http://brca.iitd.ac.in/
3. Waves
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A three day long event with a footfall of 50,000+ students makes BITS-Goa's annual cultural festival, Waves a big hit. A variety of events are held across various categories like drama, music, dance, literature, fine arts and quiz. Street plays, professional concerts and fashion shows add more spice to the event.
When: November, 2015
Where: BITS-Goa
Official Website: http://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/goa/eventsAndFestivals
4. Antaragni
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The annual cultural festival of IIT-Kanpur, Antaragni has witnessed the performances of many famous Indian personalities. There are a number of events, the film festival, the dramatics competition and a number of highly creative literary competitions. It is a four day long festival which aims to stir up one's inner fire to do something great!
When: October, 2015
Where: IIT-Kanpur
Official Website: http://www.antaragni.in/beta/
5. Malhar
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One of the largest inter-collegiate cultural festivals in Mumbai is Malhar, hosted by St.Xavier's College, Mumbai. Everything is well planned and the event garners a lot of attention from Mumbaikars. The event follows a specific theme each year which makes it even more interesting.
When: August, 2015
Where: St.Xavier's College, Mumbai
Official Website: http://malharfest.org/
6. Oasis
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This four day long festival literally keeps you awake for its entire 96 hour duration. Oasis is all about fun and entertainment. The annual BIT-Pilani cultural fest is THE platform for all talented music bands in India. With more than 200 colleges participating, events like Rocktaves, Rapwars, Dramatics, Choreo and Photography draw more attention and retention!
When: November
Where: BITS-Pilani
Official Website: http://www.bits-oasis.org/
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Staying sane in an insane situation. How do our front-line, essential workers, all of them juggling duty, passion, family, income, pressure? How do moms, babies, and their partners manage the blurring of tragedy and trauma and hope and possibility? I'm grateful for nurses like Jodi Churchill Chapin, OB and Green Nurse. You're in my heart. Let's celebrate the year of the nurse.


text: The lower memorial at Phaleron where most Wreaths are placed. The NZ Flag, Bell, Cloak and Wreath of the Auckland Association can be seen in this photo. These are used when we hold our service at each Urupa and/or Memorial that we visit.Taken during the 75th Anniversary Hikoi of seven members from the 28 NZ (Maori) Battalion Auckland Association in May 2016. Related Stories About the 28th After the War Graves Greece and Crete Reference: Brian How Submitter: Submitted by Brian_How on Fri, 03/06/2016 - 10:22 Back to top