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Yay, I'm finished! I have been teasing you with it for awhile now, but I really didn't intend to take so long converting a dresser into a tv stand.
Because the wood has such a pretty grain, my original intent was to strip the finish on the entire thing, then stain and varnish. Needless to say, I had a few problems. The pickled finish was worn through in some areas, and hanging on for dear life in other areas. There were also some strange green areas on a couple of the drawers.
I started out thinking I could sand the almost non-existent finish away, but soon realized I would need to strip the finish to prevent myself from sanding through the veneer. I knew that if I didn't get every tiny bit of varnish and pickling off the wood, the new stain wouldn't go on evenly. All those curves that I love so much style-wise were becoming a nightmare to strip and sand.
So, after three days of stripping and sanding, I gave up compromised and decided to stain the top and paint the rest. I had already accidentally sanded through the veneer in one small spot on the top using my palm sander, so for more control while preparing the top for stain, I hand sanded using the 3M Clean Sand system that I received at the Haven Conference. I use it in our paint classes, too, and it really keeps down the dust in the shop. And it's purple!
I stained the top with a mix of Varathane Provincial and Red Oak stains. Yep, you can create your own custom stain blends.
I wanted to use the top two large drawer openings to house the electronic components, so I painted the inside black and Richard cut holes for the cords to pass through.
See that lip around the dust liner? I wanted to be able to easily slide the components in and out, so I added a piece of 1/4 inch plywood to each opening. This was the perfect time to try out another awesome freebie from the Haven Conference. Kreg was very generous to offer their Rip Cut (affiliate link), which attaches to your circular saw and acts as a guide for straight cuts. I need all the help I can get!
I painted the panels black and simply slid them into place, no nails or glue needed.
The rest of the dresser got my usual: General Finishes Milk Paint in Snow White and glaze. Everything was topped with three coats of Varathane clear satin poly. Oh, and since the sides of the top drawer are exposed, they were also painted black.
See how painting the inside black helps the electronics to {almost} disappear?
I'm so glad I was at least able to stain the top and keep the grain visible.
Converting a dresser into a tv stand would have gone much more quickly if I hadn't been so determined to stain the entire thing. The two-toned look is actually one of my favorites, though, so I'm fine with the outcome.
I'm thinking that white wii needs to go, though- sticks out like a kid's tongue during photo sessions, doesn't it?
Have you had to compromise on a project just to get it finished? Did you notice an oops on the tv stand? First one to catch it wins a virtual high five. It's late, what can I say? I'll fix it tomorrow….
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Did you know you can make butter? Really delicious butter compounded with herbs from your garden? Yes, you can. Though it's slightly more complicated than simply mixing a stick of butter and some herbs, it's a fun process that yields tasty outcomes.
Nourished is a company run by Shelly Vie. She and her business partner craft nine flavors of grass-fed compound butters, ghee, and bone broths. They've been a hit at farmers market around town and they make beautiful use of seasonal ingredients. The best part? Shelly's spilled her secrets on how to use your own herbs and pantry leftovers to make butter at home.
See also: 5 Food and Garden Products to Buy in Metro Phoenix This Spring
First, begin with a small mason jar filled roughly a quarter of the way with cream. About four ounces. What kind of cream? "I would say what's important to me is just good quality cream," says Vie. "Organic? Grass-fed? What's important to you?" She recommends Strauss creamery available at Whole Foods. If that's too pricey, there are good options from Trader Joe's as well. Vie uses a private source of pasture-raised dairy for her butter (the closest to local she can get) but says, "Any cream will make butter, find best quality within your budget." Alternatively, you can buy local un-homogenized milk and skim the cream.
A note here about fat. Legally, butter with 84 percent butterfat can be called "European butter." European-style butter is usually churned longer than other, traditional butters. This decreases the moisture content and increases the butterfat content. Why would you want more fat? It has more flavor and less moisture, which makes it perform well in most recipes.
Now that you have your cream and your jar, you need to plan ahead on how to flavor your butter. The short list? Fresh herbs like rosemary, basil, oregano, mint and lavender, honey, spices, capers, peppers, dried peppers, liquors, bitters, dried fruits, nuts, oils, garlic, vermouth, shallot, onion . . . pretty much anything!
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Vie typically starts with the fresh ingredients, as they dictate what else to add in. For example, if you're making a butter with fresh basil and strawberry preserves, start with the basil. If you're planning on cooking with the butter, overdo the flavors; in other words, make it strong! If you're simply wanting to put a little on toast and don't want something too different from regular butter, make sure it tastes good off the spoon. Yep, lick the butter from a spoon. Our demo group came up with such flavor profiles as: basil with strawberries and chocolate liquor, rosemary with honey and fig preserves, jalapeño with grapefruit and rose, and butter with sardines and capers. Ensure that any hard ingredients, like rosemary, are finely chopped. It's time for the real work: Put the lid tightly on your jar and begin shaking it fiercely, mostly up and down. (There's a video you can view here.) First, it will clump, and then it will make a small popping noise (like the one you make with your cheek) and finally you'll begin to see it congeal. At this point, drain a little bit of the liquid. Keep this liquid, buttermilk is also great for pancakes and such. Then, keep shaking. It takes about 15 minutes total.
Once you're satisfied with the butter's texture, add your ingredients and use a small spoon to mix them in. Taste and make adjustments. Add a bit of salt -- it helps to preserve things and bring out flavor. Shake again, taste again, drain again if need be and -- voila -- butter!
Since we began with about four ounces of cream, we're left with about two ounces of butter. If you do several flavors. you'll have some left over. How to store it? A compound butter will stay fresh for about four months in a freezer and two to three in a fridge. "Unflavored butter often won't have an expiration date, and the FDA doesn't even require refrigeration instructions on it -- because it will really be okay. But when you mix in herbs, cheese, stuff with sugars, and other perishables, it'll get fuzzy in the fridge after a few month," Vie says.
That's it! If you decide you'd rather not shake your way to flavored butter, you can always stop in a market where Nourished is sold or check out the year-round selection at Tom's Thumb Fresh Market. Follow Chow Bella on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.

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Years of Design
Years of Design was founded around ten years ago by Joost Flikweert. The gallery is based in the heart of the Netherlands in Marknesse, a town which lies below sea level on newly reclaimed land. The land was reclaimed in the mid 20th century and symbolizes the gallery's collection of 20th century design items. Years of Design offers European mid-century items with a special focus on Dutch manufacturers such as Pastoe, Fristho, 't Spectrum, Artifort.


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Power: 4/10
Beauty: 7/10
Ease of Access: 9/10
Ashley Falls is reached by an easy 1/4 mile walk. It is located in the northeastern Catskills, near Kaaterskill Falls.
Ashley Falls
The upper part of Ashley Falls
The trailhead for the Mary's Glen Trail (the trail which is used to reach Ashley Falls) is located in the North-South Lake State Campground. Turn onto North Lake Road (Greene County Rt. 18) from NY 23A near Haines Falls. This point is 1.3 miles further west of the parking area for the Kaaterskill Falls trail. From this intersection, drive 3.2 miles to the trailhead for the Mary's Glen Trail, on the left. Parking is just ahead on the left.
The trail goes north from the trailhead, following the west side of Ashley Creek on the level for 0.2 miles, about five minutes, to a junction. Go right on the spur trail to the base of Ashley Falls.
Ashley Falls is an interesting waterfall. There are three distinct parts to it. The uppermost is the highest and most vertical drop. Then, the water travels over another ledge, before sliding down a slab of rock at a sharp angle. From the left side, it is possible to climb first to the top of the first part of the falls, and get an intresting perspective of the falls. From here, less easily and much more carefully, the stream can be crossed to the base of the uppermost section of the falls. The very top of the falls can also be reached. Overall, Ashley Falls is a very worthwile destination, made all the more so by the fact that it is easy to reach.
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Lot 167: Alexander Calder
Lot 167: Alexander Calder
Quatre Blancs
Signed and dated "CA 76" on blue disc
19.625" x 20.5" x 12"
Provenance: Galerie Maeght, Paris, France;
Private Collection, Los Altos, California (acquired from the above through Maeght USA, San Francisco, California, 1978)
Exhibited: "Calder: Mobiles and Stabiles," Galerie Maeght, Paris, December 1, 1976-January 8, 1977
Illustrated: Calder: Mobiles and Stabiles. Galerie Maeght: Paris, 1976. #37.
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Alexander Calder (1898–1976), a modernist master known for revolutionizing abstract sculpture and originating kinetic art mobiles, lived much of his professional life between France and New York. A member of the avant-garde, he employed Surrealist tendencies and counted Marcel Duchamp, Joan Miró, Jean Arp, Piet Mondrian, and other art world stars, as friends and confidants. After World War II, Calder returned to Paris for many exhibitions and he quickly found enthusiastic support in the form of Galerie Maeght. Aimé and Marguerite Maeght provided refuge for the artistic elite and literati during the occupied years in France. Later, the prestigious gallery became a nexus for like-minded artists, and nurtured the careers of Duchamp, Miró, and Marc Chagall, among other 20th-century icons. From 1950 to his death, Calder showed with Galerie Maeght, Paris.
Whimsical, colorful, and popular–as an artist who "radically translated French Surrealist vocabulary into American vernacular" it is no surprise that Calder found a receptive audience in California. Indeed, the link between the artist and Southern California was established very early on. From 1906 to 1909, Calder's family lived in Pasadena. His father, also a sculptor, worked on commissions for California locations. For one project he created archways for a building on the campus of what would become the California Institute of Technology. His parents encouraged his skill in making things by hand. They gave him his first tool set and provided the young boy with his first studio in the cellar of the family's Pasadena house.
At the height of his career Alexander Calder happily obliged numerous requests for commissions in California. In 1947 he had a solo exhibition at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The museum boasts a large standing mobile in red, black, blue, and white, in its rooftop sculpture garden. A milestone achievement, Calder's Three Quintains (Hello Girls) (1964) fountain was commissioned by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to coincide with the opening of the museum on Wilshire Boulevard in 1965. He also designed the celebratory poster announcing LACMA's start. In November 2013, the county museum presented the critically lauded, Frank Gehry designed, Calder and Abstraction: From Avant-Garde to Iconic, which exhibited the artist's sculptures, mobiles, stabiles, and maquettes, spanning forty years. Other key public artworks include the Bunker Hill landmark in downtown Los Angeles: Four Arches (1974), so-titled in homage to his father's archway reliefs at Caltech. In UCLA's tranquil sculpture garden rests Button Flower (1959), and Spinal Column (1968), lies at the front steps of the San Diego Museum of Art.
Lot 167, Quatre Blancs (1976), is a prime example of Calder's artistic genius. "The substantial size, the simple construction, the elegant balance, and the primary colors—Quatre Blancs shows Calder's masterful ability to distill his life's work into a simple gesture," states Peter Loughrey, Director of Fine Art & Design at LAMA. Among Calder's very last works, this outstanding sculpture was made for his Galerie Maeght show in December 1976, which opened shortly after his death. This lot will be offered at auction for the first time since the original owner purchased the work in 1978 through Galerie Maeght, Paris.
Calder's long-standing relationship with Galerie Maeght was significant in establishing the artist's international market: with the gallery his work traveled from Paris, across America, to California. This lot was acquired through Galerie Maeght by a Northern California collector and comes direct to Los Angeles to trade hands.
Major exhibitions of Calder's sculptures will open at Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis, Missouri, in May 2015; and at Tate Modern, London, in November 2015. Alexander Calder is one of fourteen renowned artists heralded in American Icons: Masterworks from SFMOMA and the Fisher Collection, on view April 8–22 June 2015, at the Grand Palais in Paris.
Barron, Stephanie, Ilene Susan Fort, Aleca Le Blanc, Jed Perl, and Harriet F. Senie. Calder and Abstraction: From Avant-Garde to Iconic. Ed. Stephanie Barron and Lisa Gabrielle Mark. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013. Print. "Calder's Life: Chronology and Exhibitions." Calder Foundation. Web. and Miró, Joan Punyet, and Fundació, Joan Miró. Calder: 20 Novembre 1997–15 Febrer 1998. Barcelona: Fundació, Joan Miró, 1997. Print. "Press Release: Calder and Abstraction: From Avant-Garde to Iconic." LACMA. Web. Several, Michael. "Four Arches: Historical Background." Public Art in LA. June 1998. Web. "Alexander Calder: Objects to Art Being Static, So He Keeps It in Motion," New York World-Telegram 11 June 1932. Print. in Lucy Flint. "Alexander Calder: Untitled." Guggenheim. Web.


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"Seeing You" is a powerful event for those who are interested in learning and discussing the effects of social media and television on body image perceptions.
The conference is being put on by WZZM 13 and WCSG to begin the conversation and offer help to parents, friends and anyone dealing with body image issues -- or knows someone who is.
►Outreach: WZZM 13's Seeing You series schedule
Seeing You will be on Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. at the Pinnacle Center in Hudsonville where an expert panel will continue the conversation with attendees.
Tickets are $23 for general admission and $35 for VIP. For group prices, visit the event page.
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Miguel Cabrera is currently batting .373 with 25 home runs and 82 RBIs. His batting average is 28 points higher than anyone in Major League Baseball. Cabrera is easily the most feared hitter in the game. He's a thorn in the side of American League pitchers — and, now, an absolute terror to aquatic life as well.
During Sunday's matinee game between the Detroit Tigers and the Tampa Bay Rays, Cabrera put a hanging Jeremy Hellickson off-speed pitch over the center field fence.
Cabrera had apparently decided to scare the shit out of the 30 cownose rays swimming in the fish tank beyond the center field wall.
Why? Because Miguel Cabrera is a bad man, and he wants sea creatures to show him more respect.
This guy knows what I'm talking about.


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The 89th Academy Award function is the biggest night of Hollywood, full of shock and surprise. It celebrated the best names in the world of movies. The Oscar ceremony was held in Los Angeles at Dobly Theater. Twitter gets amazing reactions and twitters from all across the world. Casey Affleck lifted the crown of best actor where Emma Stone won the best actress award. There was a huge drama in the announcement of the best picture.
Initially "La La Land" was declared as the best picture, though immediately the host Jimmy Kimmel apologized and finally the "Moonlight" is awarded as the best picture. However, the award for the best director goes to Damien Chazelle for "La La Land." The count of Oscar award for "La La Land " is six in the various categories such as Best Actress, Cinematography, Score, Direction, Song and production design. On the other hand, Mahershala Ali became the first Muslim Actor who won the trophy in the Oscar night.
Here is the complete list of Oscars 2017 Winners:
Best picture: "Moonlight" by Dede Gardner, Adele Romanski and Jeremy Kleiner.
Best actor (Leading role): Casey Affleck from "Manchester by the Sea".
Best actress (Leading role): Emma Stone from "La La Land".
Best Director: Damien Chazelle for movie "La La Land".
Best screenplay (Original): Kenneth Lonergan for the movie "Manchester by the Sea".
Best screenplay (Adapted): TarellAlvin McCraney and Barry Jenkis for the movie "Moonlight".
Best Original Score: Justin Hurwitz for the movie "La La Land".
Best original song: "City Of Stars" by Benj Pasek, Justin Hurwitz and Justin Paul from the movie "La La Land".
Best Cinematography: Linus Sandgren for the movie "La La Land".
Best Film Editing: "Hacksaw Ridge" b y John Gilbert.
Best Documentary Short: Joanna Natasegara and Orlando Von Einsiedel for "The White Helmets".
Best production design: Sandy Reynolds-Wasco and David Wasco for the movie "La La Land".
Best Live Action Short: "Sing" by Anna Udvardy and kristof Deak.
Best Visual Effects: Dan Lemmon, Adam Valdez, Robert Legato and Andrew R Jones for "The Jungle Book".
Best Animated Short: Marc Sondheimer and Alan Barillaro for "Piper".
Best Animated Feature: Rich Moore, Byron Howard and Clark Spencer for "Zootopia".
Best Foreign Language Film: "The Salesman" by Asghar Farhadi.
Best Supporting Role (Actor): Mahershala Ali for the movie "Moonlight".
Best Supporting role (Actress): Viola Davis for the movie "Fences".
Best Sound Editing: Sylvian Bellemare for the movie "Arrival".
Best Sound Mixing: Peter, Robert Mackenzie, Andy Wright and Kevin O'Connell for the movie "Hacksaw Ridge".
Best Custom Design: Colleen Atwood for the movie "fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them".
Best Documentary Feature: Caroline Waterlow and Ezra Edelman for the movie "O J: Made In America".
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Giorgio Gregorini, Christopher Nelson and Alessandro Bertolazzi for "Suicide Squad".
We would like to Congratulate everyone who won the Oscars 2017 Awards. 🙂


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Skip to 0 minutes and 1 second The production of new and renewable energy in the United States is continuously increasing. According to the US Department of Energy, a third of new power generation will come from new and renewable energy within 3 years and including solar, wind and geothermal energy will reach 17,000 MW. Solar energy production itself increased a whopping 418% from 2010 to 2014 to 12,000 MW. The EU's push for a low carbon future is well epitomized in its 20-20-20 goals. What does the 20-20-20 goals of the European Union mean? There are three 20s. The first 20 is to reduce CO2 reduction by 20% to 2020. The second 20% is to increase the renewal energy. The third 20% is to increase efficiency energy.
Skip to 1 minute and 20 seconds The 2030 Energy Strategy and the 2050 Roadmap puts a policy priority on the transition toward a sustainable energy system, by way of supporting renewables (RES), energy efficiency measures and reducing the share of fossil fuels in the energy mix. Here, the concept of grid parity is important. "Grid parity" is a point where renewable sources like solar and wind cost the same or less as fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas. Grid parity for solar and wind power is becoming a reality in various European countries, which is a function of pro-renewable energy regulation, subsidy policies, and rapidly faltering installation costs.
Gas and renewables: competitors?
The relatively low installed base of renewables means that taking any meaningful share of new electricity going forward will require dramatic growth, more so than in the case of gas.
Global gas demand is caught between cheap coal and continued policy support for renewables.
This is one of the reasons why demand for natural gas is declining in Europe and the US. What are most important policy changes in Europe and the US as regards to renewable energy in recent years?
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University invests in state-of-the-art 'major incident' training simulator
From l-r Jessica Simmons, Second Year Foundation degree Policing student, Lancashire Constabulary's Chief Constable Steve Finnigan, Professor Jonathan Crego, Director of the Hydra Foundation, David Mallaby, Principal Lecturer and Academic Lead for Policing, and Will Leah, Second Year Foundation degree policing student.The management of major incidents, anything from plane crashes to the search for a missing child, can now be authentically recreated and experienced thanks to a purpose built, state-of-the-art simulation suite recently installed by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan).
The training suite is the most sophisticated university installation in the country and one of the very few in UK universities to mirror the specification and complexity of the most advanced systems used by police forces and other emergency services across the UK and abroad.
Developed by the National Centre for Applied Learning Technologies and known as *Hydra/Minerva, the training simulator realistically recreates the sights, sounds, radio messages and telephone calls of crisis situations.
Including hardware and software the University has invested £360,000 in the facility which incorporates a control centre, a major incident conference room together with additional rooms for student teams to develop and direct incident strategy, tactics and operations. Emergency scenarios could range from twenty minutes to several days and between one and thirty students can use the facility at any given time.
Students from the School of Forensic and Investigative Sciences following policing-related and other emergency services courses will be the major users of the new facility although it has clear applications for students studying programmes as diverse as psychology and business.
"This immersive learning suite will allow students to experience different command scenarios, delivered virtually, using state-of-the-art technology, by recreating live critical incidents."
The suite is being opened today, Tuesday 2 December, by Lancashire Constabulary's Chief Constable Steve Finnigan, who is also today receiving an Honorary Fellowship from the University recognising his outstanding contribution to the people of Lancashire and the positive working relationship between the Force and the University.
Steve commented: "I was honoured to be asked by the Dean of the School of Forensic and Investigative Sciences to formally open the brand new Hydra/Minerva facility. This immersive learning suite will allow students to experience different command scenarios, delivered virtually, using state-of-the-art technology, by recreating live critical incidents. I believe that the opportunities provided by UCLan's investment in this suite will take our collaborative work to another level."
UCLan's David Mallaby, Principal Lecturer and Academic Lead for Policing, is a former police chief superintendent with a career in the Force spanning thirty years. Commenting on the new facility he said: "Major emergencies such as plane and train crashes are typically complex, initially chaotic and often challenging to manage. These incidents require a team-based approach in which the activities and efforts of those officers involved are effectively co-ordinated and properly directed.
"The investment we have made in this state-of-the-art system will bring critical incident scenarios to life for our students, encouraging them to think strategically, plan tactics and deliver successful outcomes. It's a safe but challenging training setting where good practice can be identified and shared but crucially it's a place where mistakes have no operational consequences."
David added: "Our system is also extremely flexible; we'll be able to run off-the-shelf scenarios, we can customise them to our own needs or we can produce and film completely new situations. We envisage that students from across they University will use our simulator, enabling them to develop communication and leadership abilities and thereby enhancing their employability skills."
"The new suite at UCLan is a fabulous Hydra Simulation centre and the most sophisticated university installation in the country. UCLan also has the first UK installation of the new system 'Hydra-in-the-Cloud'"
The current UCLan exercise has been designed for newly promoted police sergeants and looks at a number of issues that they encounter as they come on duty at a busy police station. The initial series of events explore both investigative and critical incident management skills and provides a real world, operational context to augment academic principles taught in the University. The system presents the students with video, audio and documents and whilst not being a computer game, allows them to seek additional information throughout.
Professor Jonathan Crego, Director of the Hydra Foundation, commented: "The new suite at UCLan is a fabulous Hydra Simulation centre and the most sophisticated university installation in the country. UCLan also has the first UK installation of the new system 'Hydra-in-the-Cloud'. This provides it with a unique teaching and research capability and allows the University to operate alongside police and fire services, both within the region and internationally, as Hydra is operating in 80 centres globally.
"As part of the Hydra Foundation, UCLan will have access to the hundreds of exercises developed by other suites around the world and will be able to collaborate in joint research programmes. The new suite at UCLan is a really exciting learning and research opportunity and I welcome them to the vibrant Hydra community of ideas."
UCLan students using the simulator will be based on programmes at foundation, undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD level.
Lancashire Constabulary's Chief Constable Steve Finnigan with Foundation degree in Policing students at the formal launch of the Hydra/Minerva training simulator.


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Roll Call: Ogilvy, Porter Novelli and Stanton & Company
Ogilvy Public Relations announced that Jennifer Wayman, MHS, Ogilvy Washington's executive vice president and group director of Social Marketing, has been promoted to managing director of US Social Marketing effective January 1, 2014. In her new role, Wayman will work with Robert Mathias, Ogilvy PR's North American CEO, to grow the agency's social marketing expertise across the agency's US offices and apply best practices of behavior change to new and existing clients. Wayman started her career as an intern with Ogilvy PR in 1990, as the social marketing practice was just beginning. Since 2003, she has been serving as the leader of the Social Marketing group in the agency's Washington, DC office. (Release)
Porter Novelli announced that Brad MacAfee, senior partner and managing director of the agency's Atlanta office, has been appointed president, North America, effective January 1, 2014. In this role, MacAfee will be responsible for the growth, profitability and talent development of Porter Novelli's ffices in the U.S. and Canada. He will continue leading the agency's successful Atlanta office. During his tenure, MacAfee has served as Global Technology practice leader, interim managing director of the San Francisco and Chicago offices, and has been a member of the firm's diversity initiative. Today, MacAfee is a member of the agency's executive committee and talent advisory board, and serves as executive client leader for clients in the technology, health care, and government sectors. (Release)
In support of the agency's continued growth, Stanton & Company announced Jody Sowa as public relations director of the agency. Sowa will lead all brand PR initiatives for Stanton & Company, overseeing strategic planning and targeted press outreach on behalf of the agency's key clients and business development with a focus on sports, entertainment, lifestyle and fitness. Sowa comes to Stanton & Company from New York PR agency, M&C Saatchi PR, leading PR initiatives for the company's high-profile sports clients. Additionally, S&Co's PR manager Leah–Vail Soloff has been promoted to PR supervisor. Soloff will continue to work with her existing roster of clients and will have additional responsibility developing the agency's client base in the nutrition, health and wellness and beauty sectors. (Release)


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Health system Texas Medical Center has partnered with investment firm Village Capital to launch a program for early stage digital health companies, called VilCap USA: Health IT 2014.
The program will offer accepted startups four "intensive" four-day sessions over the span of three months to work on developing their startups. Two of the sessions will be held in Houston, TX and the other two will be held in Salt Lake City, UT. During this time, startups are provided with mentorship, business development, networking events, investors, and potential customers. Startups will be asked to assess one another and at the end of the program, the two highest-ranking companies will each receive $50,000 from Village Capital and Texas Medical Center. The startups themselves decide who earns the prize money.
Here are the twelve startups in this program:
1DocWay has developed a web-based telepsychiatry videoconferencing tool that can be used on smartphones, tablets, and desktops. The service is available in Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington. The startup was previously part of an accelerator program, Dreamit Ventures.
AsthmaMD offers an app helps patients manage their asthma. It prompts them to share various metrics, such as the medications they are taking, the time they had an asthma attack and how severe it was. Users can choose to share this information with the service so that AsthmaMD can correlate the aggregated, de-identified data with environmental factors. In May, the company added a peak flow meter to be used in conjunction with the app.
BoardRounds created an app that helps improve follow-up for emergency room patients. The app, available on iOS and Android devices. After a patient has an appointment in the emergency room, providers can request that the patient receive follow-up care through the app. At that point, BoardRounds will match patients with providers, consult with the patient, and then schedule appointments. The app will also send confirmation when the appointment has been completed.
Hybrent offers an app that helps hospitals manage their inventory and supply chain systems.
iRxReminder is working on a app-based system that gathers data about patients who participate in clinical trials. Researchers can use the tool to create surveys, look at medication schedules, or provide interventions using the company's web-based control center. iRxReminder raised $250,000 in March.
Healarium has developed an app that helps patients manage their health. The service aims to help doctors provide online interventions for patients based on data from the patients' electronic health record and health assessments in the app. Clinicians can use the app to create personalized care plans for patients.
NavAssist helps cancer patients manage their health records, treatment information, and messages from their doctors all in a consolidated location. The company, previously called Hats Off Technology, was a part of an accelerator, called the Iron Yard.
Seratis has developed a secure messaging application for healthcare providers. Through the startup's app, doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers can send each other messages, videos, and photos. Providers can also share lab reports and imaging results. From the app, care providers can store patient data and stay up to date with what stage of care each patient is in. In October, the company joined Harvard's incubator for alumni, iLab.
Speak MODalities offers an app that help children with autism and developmental disabilities. The app, called SPEAKall!, aims to train children to find their voice and produce audible speech.
Symptify is a symptom checker that uses a patent-pending, algorithmic engine to help users narrow the causes of their symptoms and find the closest place to get care.
Uberhealth has developed CareBuddy, an app that helps adult children who live abroad to help their parents in India schedule doctor's appointments, order cabs to the hospital, schedule home care, and order medication.
VerbalCare plans to offer a patient engagement platform that helps providers coordinate patient care and connect with patients.


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Water covers about 71 percent of the Earth. 96.5 percent of that is ocean water.
2.5 percent of all the water on the plant is freshwater and it is drinkable.
Only 1 percent of all freshwater is easily accessible in rivers, lakes and streams. The rest of it is stuck in glaciers and snowfields.
Out of around 7 billion people in the world, only about 6 billion of them have clean water.
663 million people in the world lack access to clean water. That is 1 person without safe water out of every 10 people with it.
Only about half of the population in sub-Saharan Africa has access to clean water! And 37% of the world's total of 663 Million people without clean water live in sub-Saharan Africa.
Over 80% of the disease in developing countries is related to poor drinking water and sanitation.
4,500 children die every day from preventable diseases related to a lack of access to clean water, adequate sanitation and hygiene.
Medical research has reported many cases of lasting damage to women's health in consequence to carrying heavy jugs of water, like chronic fatigue, spinal and pelvic disfigurements, and effects on reproductive health such as spontaneous miscarriages.
The slum population in sub-Saharan Africa is predicted to double to 400 million by 2020 if domestic governments and foreign aid does not take urgent and serious action to provide safe drinking water and proper sanitation systems.
Education is essential for short and long-term economic progress. No country has succeeded in rapid and sustaining economic growth without at least 40% of literate adults. Not having access to clean water and sanitation systems lowers school attendance rates and increases risk of disease and death, meaning GDP also lowers.
In Africa, more than a quarter of the population spends more than 30 minutes, sometimes up to 6 hours, walking 3.75 miles just to collect enough water for the day. Women and children are mostly responsible for fetching water and caring for the sick (who primarily fall ill due to unclean water). This means that women and children have less time to spend on productive activities, such as going to school or working on a business venture, whereas men and boys can spend their days getting educated and making money.
Not offering girls the same schooling opportunities as boys costs less-developed nations $92 billion every year. That means $1 trillion per decade is missed out on in salaries.
If the world did nothing besides just providing access to clean water, without any other medical involvement, we could save 2 million lives per year.
Every 1 dollar spent on better access to water and sanitation systems generates about 8 more dollars in costs avoided and productivity gained.
Studies have shown that crop yields could rise up to 22 percent if women farmers had the same education and inputs, like fertilizer, as men farmers. Furthermore, a person's salary would increase by 10% for every year of school they take on, which translates to a 1% annual increase in GDP.
When girls are given clean water and private toilet facilities at school, they don't have to walk for miles to fetch water daily and therefore, school enrollment increases by 15%. This means that girls will reach higher levels of education and the benefits this has will reduce diagnoses of HIV/AIDS, will reduce poverty, improve the health of women and their children, delay unlawfully young marriages, decrease female genital cutting, and increase empowerment, confidence, and the ability to choose for oneself.
"No other single intervention is more likely to have a significant impact on global poverty than the provision of safe water." - Schuster-Wallace. C.J., Grover, V.I., Adeel, Z. Confalonieri, U. and Elliot, S. Safe Water as the Key to Global Health. (United Nations University, 2008). -
"The UN estimates it would cost an additional $30 billion to provide access to safe water to the entire planet. That's a third of what the world spends in a year on bottled water."
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Drop in the Bucket is drilling wells at schools in sub-Saharan Africa. These wells make it possible for children to go to school and get an education. Education is the most effective way to help move communities out of poverty. By helping us build wells you can help change lives and reduce poverty in Africa. You can help drill a well by clicking this link. Or you can sign up to make a one time or monthly donation.


text: South Korean Box Office: 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' Tops for Third Straight Week 7:40 AM PDT 5/12/2015 by Lee Hyo-won FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Courtesy of Marvel Studios Avengers: Age of Ultron The Hulk Still - H 2015 The Marvel feature has cashed in over $73M and is nearing the milestone score of 10M admissions. Avengers: Age of Ultron reigned over the South Korean box office for the third straight week, hauling in 52.1 percent of weekend sales from May 8-10. The Walt Disney Company Korea film has cashed in about $73.3 million as of Tuesday, according to the Korean Film Council's KOBIS database. Various offerings of the film including the more expensive 3D and IMAX formats have helped add to sales. In terms of admissions, by which local industry watchers usually measure a film's box-office success, Avengers swiftly surpassed 9 million on Saturday and is nearing the 10 million mark. In local box office history, only slightly more than dozen films have drawn 10 million admissions, or a fifth of Korea's population of 50 million. Coin Locker Girl retained its grip on second place for the second consecutive week. The local thriller handled by CJ Entertainment accounted for 17.4 percent of the market share, and has so far earned over $9.4 million. The film about two women's struggle to survive in Korea's gritty Chinatown will make its international premiere during Cannes Critics' Week that kicks off on Thursday. Unfriended, handled by Universal Pictures International Korea, debuted in third. It grabbed 7 percent of the weekend revenue to earn over $1 million. The horror flick was followed by another new film, Love Clinic, which finished fourth by taking 6.8 percent of the share or a little below $1 million. Distributed by Showbox/Mediaplex and WAW Pictures, the homespun sex comedy follows the uncanny romance between a male obstetrician and female urologist. Enemies-in-Law, which debuted third last week, slipped to fifth place. The sequel to the 2011 Korean family comedy, Meet the In-Laws, is distributed by Lotte Entertainment. It accounted for 4.3 percent of the market share. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Lee Hyo-won firstname.lastname@example.com @thr


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New Girl is getting a new guy.
Bent's David Walton has signed on for a recurring role on the hit Fox comedy as Jess' new love interest, Entertainment Weekly reports.
Walton, 33, will play a "classic bad-boy type" who mistakes Jess (Zooey Deschanel) for someone else, but she goes along with it.
Emmy snubs and surprises: New faces are in; Hugh Laurie, The Office are out
Walton will first appear on the Season 2 premiere, as will Knocked Up's Leslie Mann. Mann will play a "shot girl" who works at a party held for Schmidt (Max Greenfield) to celebrate the removal of his penis cast. Finally, Niecy Nash will appear in an upcoming episode as a hooker who steals Jess' purse, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Walton most recently starred as another bad-boy type on NBC's short-lived but critically acclaimed romantic comedy Bent and before that, Perfect Couples. Mann, 40, is also known for her work in The 40 Year Old Virgin and will next appear in the Knocked Up sequel This Is 40. Nash, 42, currently stars on TV Land's The Soul Man.
New Girl, which earned Emmy nominations for Deschanel and Greenfield, returns with two new episodes on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 8/7c and 9/8c on Fox.
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Cats are unrivaled among animals and can be terrific pets. Cats are beneficial in keeping rodents out of your house, and they are also a lot of fun. They are usually unappreciated heroes that keep many critters away from your home.
You never want to leave the cords of your drapes dangling down. Keep the cat away from these cords as they tend to form loops when the cat is playing around, and it could accidentally go around their neck and strangle them. This could even choke them to death. To stop this from happening, pin your drapes and hide them out of sight.
A heated tile for underneath your cat's bed can provide real comfort. You can do this simply with a terra cotta tile measuring a square foot. Heated in your oven around 200 degrees, it can be ready in as little as 15 minutes. Keep this underneath your cat's resting space for extra warmth. If necessary, repeat this every few hours.
It is not safe to use dog products for your feline friend. Cats are known to have severe negative reactions when exposed to products designed for dogs. Flea products for dogs are one of the worst products to give a cat. Dog products that are flea related can kill a cat. If your dog has been treated for fleas, keep him away from your cat for at least three hours.
It's important that you don't forget your cat and allow them to become bored too easily. Cats need stimulation. Too many cat owners forget this simple fact. Bored cats are more prone to depression, obsessive compulsive disorders, as well as many other behavioral issues. Spend time playing with them, and go through a variety of toys to find ones they like and will play with while you're busy, too. Give them a cat tree to play with.
It is likely that your feline friend enjoys grooming his fur. If your cat has hair that's long it could get hairballs. Buy special food in order to help that problem. Certain cat foods are formulated to lower the amount of hairballs.
If you get a small kitten for your children, make sure they understand the rules ahead of time. Make sure the children know where the cat is and is not allowed to roam. If you're raising an indoor cat, inform your kids that the cat can't go outside. If you make the rules ahead of time, you can be sure your kids understand them.
Try figuring out why the cat is purring. As you develop a relationship with your cat over time, it will become easier to determine why she is meowing. It could be she's hungry or needs to go outside. You'll learn her cues quickly.
Be very careful about allowing children to be alone with a kitten. Children under five years of age should not be left alone with a kitten. Kids of this age aren't old enough to know how dangerous a cat can be. When children get a little older, they develop the skills needed to be around small animals.
Cats love high spots. Elevate your cat so that it can scan the area. If you don't want a large cat tree in your home, a sturdy shelf cleared of breakables will work in a pinch. For an extra treat, place a blanket or small bed up there too.
Cats have good points that dogs do not possess. Cats are quite good at all they do and do not mind sharing their life with you. In addition, cats are extremely gentle and loving. Because of all these things, cats are very popular household pet. Utilize this advice to ensure that you are raising your cat right.


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Forever 21 The Wash and Dispose Clothing Store
Will Forever 21 force me to hunt down Dave Carrol and beg him to write a song about my recent shopping experience.
My Experience began with my sons recent purchase of a pair of pants he was in need of to wear to his grandfathers memorial service. The pants were to long so I suggested he wash them and I would take them to a seamstress to have them hemmed. Why wash them? Because often clothing will shrink in the wash - thus shrink them first then hem them right? Right, except the result of our attempt to wash them and then get them hemmed ended with the washing. Once the washer ended its cycle my son went to retrieve them to place into the dryer and what did he find? a pair of pants that had fallen apart - that's right the waist no longer in tack a pair of pants no longer worthy of hemming but in need of being returned to Forever 21.
Pants back in the bag with tags and receipt - The mom as in me headed back to Forever 21 to exchange them for a new pair - Simple right. I was within their 21 day return policy had the tags and receipt - wrong. They do not allow returns for any merchandise that has been washed or worn. Wait a minute had we not washed them they would not have fallen apart. Was the sales person at Forever 21 suggesting to me that their clothing is truly disposable wear it and toss it because once washed it falls apart and you can not return it.
I was positive she was confused - seriously what store sells clothing that can not be washed.
I told her I understood she was doing her job and could I speak to her boss - he arrived at the counter and after 60 seconds he gave me the same story no returns - I shared my story even told him they were bought two states away that I had just flown in- he replied "Can you take them back to the original Forever 21 you bought them at two states away they might be able to do something for you", SERIOUSLY? get on a plane and return to another Forever 21 store because they might be more sympathetic, caring and just might stand behind the product I paid hard earned money for.
At this point I began thinking about Dave Carrol's broken guitar and his United Airlines experience- in which he wrote a song about. Now I was wishing I had his talent and could write my own Forever 21 song letting the mom world know the truth behind the return policy.
Lets face it I can't sing nor play the guitar so instead I headed over to Social media venues - I can do that - I stopped at Facebook and left a comment in which Forever 21 kindly hid from the rest of the world
Here was what I posted to Forever 21 Facebook:
Next stop Twitter - I was able to tweet it out and got other moms tweeting along with their own experiences. Has Forever 21 tried to connect with me - nope. Am I easy to find and connect with - yes. Twitter, Facebook , Email it is all available to them. Maybe they don't care about one unhappy moms experience but they did care enough to hide my Facebook post.
Why am I telling you my story - mostly because I am still in shock that a company as big as Forever 21 does not stand behind their merchandise, does not care about their customers and thought I should get back on a plane fly two states away and just maybe another store would help me.
Did I get your curiosity up about Dave Carrol and his Story? if so watch the below video and next time you have a customer service issue you to will be on the hunt for Dave Carrols ability to write and sing a song for you. Did I mention over 11 Million people have listened to his you tube.
Now if only I could get 11 million moms to leave comments on Forever 21 Facebook or tweet them maybe we would see things change at Forever 21.
P.S. Anyone know Dave Carroll
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Depression has killed many people around the world. One of the primary outcomes of depression is 'Suicide'. WHO is the international governing body which records health data calculates the suicide ratio of all the countries. WHO gathers data from respective countries? The total rate of suicides is calculated by number of suicides reported divided by number of deaths.
There are chances that some countries might report lesser number of suicides. Suicide normally happens in all kinds of countries. Whether they are rich or poor, from Africa or Asia, male or female. It doesn't consider geography, demography etc. Below mentioned are some countries with highest number of suicides.
1. Guyana
The first country in the list if Guyana. Guyana is based out of African continent. Number of people doing suicide in this country is 44 out of 1 Lakhs. It is far higher than the second highest ranked country when it comes to suicide. The main reason for such a high number can be attributed to the fact that there are very few psychiatrists in the country. So no necessary medication and counseling is possible of patients who are undergoing psychological problems. Another key factor for such high rate of suicide is the availability of pesticides freely. This country is one of the poorest in the world and so people look for such substances for suicide attempts.
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2.South Korea
Second in the list is surprisingly a very developed nation which is South Korea. This country might be making it marks in technology and communication. But unfortunately it is just some places behind the top ranked suicide. Many elderly people commit suicide in this country. It tops the list of highest suicide rate in OECD. There is wide spread poverty among the elderly people which is the main cause of suicide. So we can conclude that poverty and suicides are interrelated. Elderly people try not to be a burden on the family because of which they commit suicide. There are necessary steps taken by the government to curb the suicide rate. It has given them good results. Men commit more suicides as compared to women.
3.Sri Lanka
Third in the list is the island country – SriLanka. As per official estimates everyday 11 people commit suicide in SriLanka. Many of the people commit suicide are youngsters. It was highest between the age group 21-35 in 1980. Poverty, joblessness etc. are the primary reasons behind the suicides. Government is taking necessary actions to curb the suicide rates. Highly toxic substances are not freely available which are used by people for suicide.
After the cold war, USSR underwent through lot of financial and political troubles. Lithuania also got affected due to it. Economic and social problems discouraged lot of people resulting in more suicides.
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5.African Country
Similar circumstances of poverty and other such social problems faced have also effected 'Suriname' – another African country close to Guyana.
Last on the list is Mozambique. Suicide is a national issue here. Close to 2% of the deaths in this country are because of suicide injuries


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One of the most interesting aspects of preparing the Late Antique Egyptian sculpture exhibition has been sorting out the modern forgeries from the ancient works and—what was really tricky—recognizing which of the antiquities had been made more "attractive" to modern eyes by repainting and even, sometimes, recarving. You can get an idea of some of these problems if you go to the quiz we have prepared, where you can decide whether reliefs in the exhibition look ancient to you, or modern, or both!
Edna Russmann joined the Brooklyn Museum in 1989, as a research associate, a position she held until 1998, when she was named Associate Curator and in 2000, Curator. Prior to joining the Brooklyn Museum she was Visiting Curator at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Associate Curator in the Department of Egyptian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; and was a William Stevenson Smith Curatorial Fellow at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Dr. Russmann is the curator of Unearthing the Truth: Egypt's Pagan and Coptic Sculpture, on view February 13 through May 19, 2009. She was Guest Curator of Temples and Tombs: Treasures of Egyptian Art from the British Museum and Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum, both organized and circulated by the American Federation of Arts. She has served as a consultant for a number of exhibitions and reinstallations at several major museums throughout the United States. The recipient of a B.A. in History from New York University, Dr. Russmann was awarded an M.A. and Ph.D. in Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University.


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As I have written about before, I run quite a few websites. Low traffic ones for the most part, but I still run them. I have move around from hosting provider to hosting provider. From Free hosting , to cheap hosting, to really expensive Amazon AWS to now Digital Ocean.
The move to Digital Ocean was easy for me, but it requires some real server setup(VPS). I put everything on one Droplet and all was good. but soon I was getting database connection errors . I added/increased the swap space and this fixed the issues for a little while but it soon came back.
I seemed to find out that running WP Multisite with quite a few plugins is a little too intensive for a small droplet. I also need to build a little more protection for my main business websites so a little restructuring was in order.
I am now running 3 Droplets on DO. 1 droplet is bigger and hosts just 2 sites. The 2 sites that actually get traffic and get me new business. The 2nd droplet hosts all my other sites, if it crashed due to overload, it is not a big deal. the 3rd droplet was what i started on that has the backup of all my sites and is my development server.
Additionally My site with the most traffic ad plugins on my Wp MU, I have taken off and put it in a standalone WP.
This fixed almost any and all errors I was getting.
Then I went a bit further and moved alot of things to CloudFlare CDN. WOW the reporting I was getting back was very very interesting. I was getting strange massive spikes in traffic. this is what was probably bringing down my sites before. Google analytics were not showing these spikes.


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need a pulley for alt
superman814 replied to superman814's topic in Amplifiers / Head Units / Processors / Electricalhappens during idle and driving at all speeds, its a 2002 yukon denali 6.0L , not sure how its wired i had a shop do it that has done previous cars of mines and other families with no issues
need a pulley for alt
superman814 posted a topic in Amplifiers / Head Units / Processors / Electricali had a excessive amperage 300amp alt installed and its charging but its not sending the signal the computer saying that its charging so the battery light keeps coming on, but the battery never drops below 14v's, i was told i can only use a pulley from the makers of the alt which is EA, do you know if this is true? i think the guy said i need a 1.5 or 1.75'' pulley for the alt
potentially expensive problem
superman814 posted a topic in Amplifiers / Head Units / Processors / Electricali thought i ordered 3 fi q series in the dual 2 ohm series, but some how i got the 1ohm instead..not sure if i made that mistake or if FI sent me the wrong ohm load..and im not here to lay blame..it is what it is not a big deal or something for me to cry about..my problem is this..i was going to wire them to my Hifonics Brutus BRZ2400.1D 4 ohms: 850 watts x 1 chan. 2 ohms: 1700 watts x 1 chan. 1 ohm: 2400 watts x 1 cha the guy doing my instal said with these subs im looking at a little under a .5 ohm load, but when i check with the 12volt web page it says 0.67 so not far off i guess, my question is, can i try running this amp at.5 ohm? anyone have any experience with this particular amp? its the new series thats CEA-2006 compliant and i think i have read some people running these at .5 ohm..but i still wanted to check with your opinions..im really strapped and just dont have the funds to buy a different amp..the guy said 1 solution is to buy 3 amps that will do 1000-1500 watts in 2 ohm..but that will run me no less then $600 and im strapped has it is..so please let me know your opinions..thank you
i got my 3 Q series 18's 2 days ago and took everything to the shop today...cant wait to get my truck back and see what FI is all about also thanx guys for the free t-shirt, while i was there the owner told me he has done a few FI set ups and hes been impressed by all, the last was a guy who did 2 18'' in a ported setup and his main goal was spl number just a all out monster for 60 seconds..not sure which series..im going to guess it was either bl or btl's..but he says this will be the first sealed set up hes done with FI and hes really anxious to see how they sound..so i felt more at ease hes dealt with these subs before
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superman814 posted a topic in Automotive and Performanceim looking for low beams and fog lights kits for my 2002 gmc yukon denali, i noticed most mentioned ddm but they dont sell kits for my truck, anyone know of another place?
Ok, I will check in the morning, sorry for being a burden I just got real pissed when you told me to check tracking and I waited like 4 hours and still nothing. I don't know who wouldn't be pissed. Alright I will post on this topic tomorrow sometime if I haven't seen any updates. i can understand your worry, but this is FI, so i wouldnt let it keep me up at night..they will take care of you, i been waiting around 57 days for my subs..lol but from everything i hear, its well worth the wait..they shipped mines out yesterday and i cant wait to finally hold them in my hands..lol
the funny thing is they sent me a email telling me they are on their way and to wait until 8pm to check ups tracking system BUT they never gave me a tracking number..lol looks like it will be a surprise..
i got a email today from FI, says they are on their way
I ordered mine May 17 and they said they should be shipping my sub late last week. I might be getting it I'n the next few days... I hope. I ordered mine on May 1st and they just shipped out today on June 7th. It seems like they got the backorder issue resolved so most orders will probably ship very soon if they haven't yet. did you get a tracking number telling you they shipped it?
tequila besides patron anejo?
superman814 replied to superman814's topic in Off Topichows the Hornitos Anejo?
tequila besides patron anejo?
superman814 posted a topic in Off Topici was wondering what else out there is good besides patron anejo? trying to stay under $40 a bottle and a fifth of patron at $55.99 is getting expensive
i wonder where in the rotation im at. i ordered mines on april 16th
has anyone who was on back order received there orders yet?
fuse ratings?
superman814 replied to superman814's topic in Amplifiers / Head Units / Processors / Electricalhow does this pertain to my situation then, my amp is rated at 2400 watts at 1 ohm which is also CEA-2006 Compliant, not sure if that matters, the fuse rating is 250A x 1, so how does this come into play here? can i say i will only get 2400 watts at 1 ohm provided i have the electrical system to power it which i do, a 300amp high output alt and a kinetik hc3800, or can i expect to get more then 2400 watts out of this amp which happens to be the new line of hifonics brutus amps Hifonics Brutus BRZ2400.1D
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The two filmmakers will also be in conversation
The Jarman Awards are set apart from the crowd when it comes to cinema thanks to their tireless quest for innovation in the medium. For the fifth time, CIRCA Projects will presenting the Jarman Awards touring programme in the region, bringing some of the best semi-experimental and thought-provoking films to Tyneside and continuing an ongoing dialogue around how British artists work with moving image every day. Following the success of last year's event, 2014's winner Ursula Mayer and 2015 nominated artist Alia Syed will be coming to the Tyneside Cinema Gallery to discuss their work as part of a special screening.
Syed's work uses narratives constructed from personal and historical realities to tackle the issues of representation and colonialism. Her most recent works present a compelling version of history as told through a visual narrative, using varied techniques to look at the ebb of time on the River Thames and regeneration in Glasgow in a distinctly different manner. Meanwhile, Mayer is highly interested in the semiotics of cinema, using both single and multi-channel films. She creates circuits of images – almost celluloid collages – of architecture, fashion, literature, politics and more to explore spatial composition and how we can play with narrative cohesion. The pair of artists have distinctly different approaches to making film but both will be equally fascinating to watch and hear for any cinephile.
Alia Syed and Ursula Mayer's films will be screened at the Tyneside Cinema Gallery, Newcastle on Wednesday 7th October.


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Do you use Twitter? If you're not using Twitter for personal branding, you may be missing out on making valuable connections with potential clients or employers.
Twitter is a microblogging, social networking site where users send messages (called "tweets") of 140 characters or less. More than 200 million people actively use Twitter around the world, making it the second largest social network (behind Facebook).
Many people find Twitter confusing, and it's usually because they do not understand Twitter jargon. That's why I have put together this glossary of commonly used Twitter terms for your reference. Once you master Twitter jargon, using Twitter becomes much easier!


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Nexedi is looking for a Javascript developer interested in cribjs project, a Web IDE based on Javascript Service Workers. The main goal of the internship is to add source code self-editing to all OfficeJS.com offline HTML5 applications by extending existing implementations and proofs of concept.
Nexedi has been developing free software since launching in 2001. We are maintaining software solutions (see our full stack) with over 10 million lines of code including:
Besides participating in various research initivatives Nexedi provides customisation services for solutions with implementations being used by corporations such as Airbus, Sanef, Mitsubishi all around the world. We follow the principles of reflexive programming, enforce strict unit testing and emphasize using the latest web technologies.
Our economic model requires each developer to fulfill R&D objectives aiming at delivering short to medium sized solutions to customer requirements and progressing the evolution of our software stack. This way we try to be innovative and fund long term free software without the need for venture capital.
We would be happy to hear from you, so drop us a line (along with your CV) at jobs(at)nexedi.com and we will get in touch with you.
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Yamaha Music Europe has recently undertaken changes to its marketing, sales and technical support within the European Commercial Audio organisation, which sees the creation of new positions the company says will "underpin Yamaha's strengthening position in the installed and live sound markets".
At ISE this year, the company launched several major additions to its Commercial Installation Solutions (CIS) series – EN54-24 certified versions of the VXC and VXS loudspeaker lines, which are designed primarily for PA/VA voice alarm systems.
Supporting Yamaha's expansion in this market are dedicated commercial installed sound specialists who have been added to its commercial audio sales teams in France and Germany (German installed sound specialist Gerrit Carstens is pictured, right, above).
Commercial installed sound specialists are also being recruited in the UK, complementing the recent appointment of new staff to the UK commercial audio sales force.
A completely new position, based in London, has also been created to strengthen its global PA application engineering capability.
Meanwhile, following the recent decision by Nick Cook to leave Yamaha to form his own strategic marketing company, the role of the marketing director commercial audio will be assumed by the current European marketing director pro music & pro audio, Nils-Peter Keller (pictured, left, above).
"The latest creation of new positions for global PA application engineering and commercial installed sound underlines Yamaha's strategy to boost its position as a high quality pro-audio manufacturer across decisive fields of technology within the industry," says Ryo Kasai, senior director at Yamaha Music Europe.
"We are more than pleased to have been able to assume the responsibility for global PA training content and application engineering for the most complex audio network applications from the London R&D office location. The restructuring allows us at the same time to focus staff competence onto the installed sound market more locally, which is a prerequisite for achieving the best service level in the European installation markets".


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Therapeutic/Relaxation Massage
Therapeutic and relaxation massage utilizes a variety of bodywork techniques that prepare the recipient to absorb the transfer of energy, allowing the body to yield many benefits.
It includes deep tissue massage designed to release muscle tension and ease restrictions and structural imbalances. Includes the application of essential oils and hot towels.
Schedule your appointment for therapeutic massage at Holistic Care Approach in Grand Rapids, MI. View our pricing list.
The Benefits of Massage Therapy
- Decreases blood pressure
- Increases circulation
- Improves joint flexibility
- Relieves muscle tension and spasms
- Softens injured tissue
- Reduces pressure on impinged nerves – including the sciatic nerve
- Relaxation
- Reduces stress and anxiety
- Improves quality of sleep
- Reduces edema
- Reduces scarring and adhesions
- Reduces spasms and cramping
- Releases endorphins, the body's natural painkillers
- Improves Range of Motion
- Reduces migraine and headache pain
- Reduces effect of eye strain
- Shorter labor and easier childbirth
- Promotes a relaxed state of mental alertness
- Enhances athletic performance
- Promotes deeper and easier breathing
- Strengthens immune system function
- Improves posture
- Enhances health and nourishment of the skin
- Increases awareness of body-mind connection
- Fosters a sense of well-being
- Satisfies need for caring, nurturing touch
- Faster healing of strained muscles and sprained ligaments


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At IC, expert faculty challenge you to think differently and inspire you to explore new concepts. You also learn by doing—through hands-on experience in your field, collaboration with classmates, and professional-level opportunities starting your first day in class.
On this residential campus, so much learning and growing happens outside the classroom. Each residence hall is a mini-community—some with a focus on academic or cultural experiences—offering events, activities, and welcoming spaces.
Find friends who share your passion for service, culture, gaming—you name it—in over 200 student organizations. You can even start your own club to bring your favorite hobby or volunteer opportunity to campus.
IC student-athletes are leaders and champions on the field and in the classroom. Whether you compete in one of 27 Division III teams or cheer from the crowd, you are part of the Ithaca College Bombers family.
Student Support
Experts and advisors in the Center for Academic Advancement help you schedule the right classes for your program and goals, get tutoring and accommodations when you need them, and stay on track.
The Office of Career Services helps you network, make connections, and take all the right steps to land your dream internship and plan your career. And it doesn't stop at graduation—it's a lifelong resource.
The physical, mental, and emotional health and well-being of IC students is always a top priority—our medical, wellness, and mental health professionals and fitness facilities are here for you.
At Ithaca, we strive to be an inclusive and welcoming community of people with diverse talents and backgrounds. A commitment to civility, mutual respect, social justice, and the free and open exchange of ideas makes us stronger.
Ithaca is a city that has everything—from hiking trails and art galleries to farmers markets and startup incubators. In one of the best college towns in the U.S., you can meet and be inspired by brilliant people every day.


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Teen Parent Project
The Teen Parent Project assists teen parents (19 years-of-age and younger) residing in Cook County with specialized services to ensure that child care does not become a barrier for them to remain in school.
We recognize the additional hardship teen parents may face as they seek to find balance between teen life itself, parenthood, and school. We offer special assistance to teens in an effort to ensure that child care does not become a barrier for them to remain in school. This service is offered FREE to teen parents 19 years old or younger living in Cook County.
Contact us by calling 312.823.1100. You will be connected with a well-equipped, professionally trained Child Care Consultant who will:
- Speak with you about your child care needs
- Discuss quality child care and options and answer questions
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sigma flash user,pls help
i just tried out two same model of this flash serial no is 7016810 &7016813. the flash is excellent ,could be better than the 550ex but.......
anyone encounter this problem below:
Pls help.
1)i keep shooting ,zooming in & out the len,the flashes suddenlystop flashing with the ??mm on the lcd of the sigma flash blinking.
2)next, the same as above, but this time the flash head got sound like a machine gun ,soft sound and could not flash any more
TO solve this problem,i had to off the flash and on it ,this occoured almost as often as 50 images once.anyone had this problem,pls help.
Kid of sad,as i ried with the 420 ex and does not havve this kind of problem.
Regretted having this, the sigma technician tested this and said there was no problem with the flash.but i do a few test and still the same!!!
Anyone with this problem or any advice,pls leave me a message.
Hopefully the new shipment of this flash solve the problem.
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need advice urgently.If not may have to get the 580ex ,but its on the high side.
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Have you try with another set of new batteries or freshly charged NiMh (to isolate a power source problem)?
BTW are they EF500DG Super?
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:?yap, new batteries also the same,i did tried with the alkaline batteries too.
the problem could not be resolve even by our local sigma technicians.............
They have so call,tested this two flashs and found no problem?????
But to me,the problem is still tere,hope that there will no such problem whne i get the 2nd shipment flash,it would be great!!!!
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yes ,they are the ef 500dg super eo-ettl for the canon.latest in singapore from sigma. The box is in black and red.very nice but cosmetic & shape of this flash is very lousy,but the flash exposure is better than the Canon 420ex,!!!Very true cos i ownthe 420ex,pretty limited to the zoom flash,no mznual zoom.i hear that it is better than the canon 550ex!!!!!!!\
Also if this 2 problem is solved ,this flash is as good as 550ex and 580ex which cost about Sin$750.
Its half the price.
may god bless Sigma.............:-)
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I also have 2 Sigma's EF-500DG slaved to my 550EX, and they work OK... No problem yet for the past 18 months
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I just got a Sigma 500 DG Super and so far everything works as it should. But I have a few general questions. When I operate in ETTL mode and full auto on the 10D the Sigma Flash makes a sound like small grear motor, is this normal and why would a flash have a motor assembly in it?
Next question: If I turn on the flash and it charges then is ready to fire but I don't end up taking a picture should I discharge the unit (test button) or just turn it off? Are there pros & cons?
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The motor sound is a focus motor in the flash head. It tris to match its output beam to the focal length of the lens you are using. The 500DG Super can vary its beam to match a 28mm to a 105mm lens. For longer lenses it uses the 105mm setting and you loose some light to spill. Also the 500DG has a built in wide angle diffuser in its head, just pull it out for a wider light dispersion.
Your second question, even if you push the test button, the flash capacitors will probably be recharged by the time you manage to turn it off. Should not be a problem.
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But if you intend to … open the flash (I mean dismantle it to play inside), then it's imperative to discharge it , just after taken out the battery if possible.
A charged high voltage capacitor is very dangerous to handle; you can take a shock:shock: , or if it's shortened , it can blow off (a big Paff) and you may got chemical at your face/eyes .
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Thank you PeterP & KCan, does the flash unit use infared to focus? And forgive me, if the flash is in ETTL mode and comunicating with the camera should it not be able to get the focus value thru the from the camera? I am just interested in the how and why a flash needs to focus.
KCan, thank you for the safety warning I have no interest in dimantling the flash so I will not be touching the electronic componets. I do remember from somewhere in my past learning about the stored energy in capacitors. I will not worry about discharging it before putting it away.
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The heavens align on the eighteenth day. So it was written, so it shall pass. And when the great conjunction occurs, then the enpurpling of the world shall be complete. And no-one shall say that dub-step is over-used in trailers. Because it will be the music of the heavens, and the angels shall open their mouths to utter "Wub Wub Wub". And we will shall be merry.
Yes, the eighteenth day of the ultimate calendar speaks of infinite conflict. But what is it?
It's… Planetside 2!
Jim: The most thrilling thing about 2012, for me at least, was that this wasn't my top multiplayer experience. While much of my time is spent playing and thinking about single-player games, it's always the games where I am up against other people that really engage me. No matter what other games and game designers accomplish, there still remains the unyielding fact that working with and against other people – especially when games are complex and intricate – heightens much of what gaming means to me. To duel and defeat other human intelligences (and to co-operate with friends and strangers in doing do) remains the most rewarding aspect of gaming for my psyche. Consequently I had firmly anticipated Planetside 2 being the game that took the largest part of my attention in 2012. But that wasn't to be.
Nevertheless, what SOE have done here, in what is largely an overhaul and remake of the original game for today's market (F2P) and today's gaming PCs (lots of demand on both CPU and GPU, and a beautiful, enormous world that I've used to awe and shame console-owning chums) that is faithful to the original vision of a true MMOFPS. And that has disappointed some – they have pointed to the lack of real change between this game and what we had in 2003 – and perhaps the naysayers are right. In terms of providing something More and New for the MMO world, it fails, at least for now. But I don't or can't care. I am too busy indulging my love of imaginary space war on the fine vitas PS2's three lavish battle-continents.
It's a game that only rehashes a vision, but it's also a game that actually seems to wield the technology to draw and deliver the game we'd originally seen hinted at.
That vision, of course, comes with numerous problems. Not least of these is that so many people bounce off the game entirely. It's unforgiving, complex, and without a real win condition. It's better thought of, I think, as a giant deathmatch/objective-based FPS server. But when it's understood like that, we tend to imagine we can solo, tend to imagine that we can "win" a game, or something. Planetside doesn't work like that. And that will cause some people to argue that it doesn't work at all.
But it does. At least when it gets things right. When the pieces fall into place. That's not necessarily what you want to hear, but I think this is one of those games that plays a good tune most of the time, but just occasionally improvises its way into the sublime. To understand that, you have to be there.
The point about this game for me, though, is in the spectacle, and in the vast array of tools that are laid out for battle, and the ways in which they can interlock in an vast alphabet of possible engagements. The experience of attacking a lightly defended base with a few infiltrators is so different to a battle between two tank-columns in a mountain pass, that they could almost be different games. The palette here is broad unto breaking point, and that means it's going to be a fount of stories and anecdotes as the soldiers of Planetside come up with battles which defy expectation.
I've not yet done a WIT for the game. And that's because I know that, in part, I'd just end up reeling off battle stories. Viewing closely, at a purely mechanistic level, so much is broken or wrong. There are features which just don't function as intended, a myriad of skills which are not working or are unworkable, UI issues, "feel" issues, readability issues, all kinds of problems. None of that has mattered to me because of the "OMG this happened!" factor of it. Balancing that in a review is probably what I should be doing, but I'd rather just push this one at people and say "try it!". You know, that's going to be the issue with free games, isn't it? That it's too easy for lazy writers like me to suggest you should at least try it out. But in this case I think it's valid. If you don't like it, fair enough. I love it.
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I like finding bargains, but none are usually this good. When we lived in Wake Forest, there was a children's consignment sale twice a year (one in the fall and one in the spring). Well, last fall, we purchased most of Harrison's birthday and Christmas gifts for less than $50. I was able to shop the sale early because I had items in the sale, and that is where we picked up a cute snail rocker for Harrison that was only $10. I knew it was a nice rocker and assumed we were getting a pretty good deal, but I had no idea how good of a deal until I saw this event on Zulily for Rockabye rockers. Here is the exact rocker we purchased:
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Data stick full of child porn falls out of pervert's bum in Islington
PUBLISHED: 17:10 24 July 2014
A data stick full of child porn fell out of a pervert's bottom in Islington Police Station.
Eliott Diffley, 24, faces 12 months in jail after pleading guilty to 17 counts of possessing indecent images of children and one count of possessing an extreme porn image at Blackfriars Crown Court today.
On October 26 last year, Pc Crossnan was on the beat in Parkhurst Road, Holloway, when he smelt cannabis.
Diffley was smoking, and threw something away as the officer approached.
Pc Crossnan searched him and found two mobile phones - one of which was reported lost or stolen – and arrested him for handling stolen goods.
When he was searched again at Islington Police Station, a USB data stick dropped from his buttocks.
Diffley said he had stolen it from an internet cafe and was further arrested for theft.
Officers looked on the data stick and found indecent images of children. A search of Diffley's home then turned up a large quantity of similar images of children.
The following investigation found the data stick had not been stolen, while an internet search history showed he had actively been looking for images of children.
Diffley was charged on June 12.
Pc Crossan said: "This case has been dealt with the upmost professionalism by all of the officers involved. People have preconceptions of the type of person who commits this type of crime and Mr Diffley challenges that idea.
"The public should be reassured that investigation into any form of child abuse is taken very seriously and we will work tirelessly to bring offenders like Diffley to justice."
Diffley, of Leighton Road, Kentish Town, will also now have to sign on the sexual offences register.
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