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Privacy Statement
Digitech Systems, LLC recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of information provided by users of our Website and products and services. We created this privacy statement to inform you of our privacy policy and practices as well as the way your information is collected and used. Our Privacy Policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect and use any customer information that you may provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our Website and our products and services.
Our Information Security Procedures
We have in place a number of procedures to safeguard information, including:
We restrict our employees' access to information to those employees that have a business need for the information to provide information, services and/or products to our customers. Our customers may institute procedures to maintain the confidentiality and privacy of their information.
We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard data and information on our system, including, but not limited to, Secure Socket Layer, key card access and use of logins and encrypted passwords.
We require other companies with whom we do business to maintain adequate safety and measures to provide data security.
However, to the extent we may provide links to third-party websites for your convenience and information, when you access those links, you will leave our Website. Digitech does not control those sites or their information privacy practices, which may differ from ours. We do not endorse or make any representations about third-party websites. The information you may choose to provide to third parties is not covered by this Privacy Statement or our privacy policy. We encourage you to review the privacy policy statement of any such third party before submitting information. Some third parties may share information and data with us; that sharing is governed by that third party's privacy policy.
What Information Do We Collect?
When you visit our Website you may provide us with two types of information: customer information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected on a customer-by-customer basis and Website use information or traffic data collected on an aggregate basis as you and others browse our Website.
Information You Choose to Provide
Customer information is that which is associated with a particular customer (e.g., contact person(s), e-mail or IP address, mailing address or telephone number) or interests, demographics or experiences. We will use such information only to support our customer relationship with you. We do not sell, rent or lease customer information to others for direct marketing purposes.
Traffic data is data about usage and service operations that is not associated with a specific customer's identity. Digitech collects and analyzes traffic data information to evaluate how visitors use our Website.
In the normal course of helping customers solve their day to day questions regarding the functionality of our software products it may be necessary for customers to send us data files with which they are working. This information, when received, is subject to our information and security procedures as described above. Once the customer question has been resolved and the data files supplied by the customer are no longer needed, Digitech will destroy the data files. If the data files are provided on a CD or DVD, that medium will be physically destroyed. Paper data files will be shredded. Data files received via email will be subject to our email information policy described below.
Email Information
If you choose to correspond with us through email, we may retain the content of your email messages together with your email address and our responses.
Website Use Information
Other than information supplied by a visitor or customer, no specific customer identifiable information is collected from persons visiting our Website. We gather traffic data on customers' and prospective customers' search patterns and tabulates the results for internal use.
Cookie Policy
This website uses cookies to help us provide better customer service and enhance the user experience and deliver personalized content. Many improvements and updates to this Site are based on the data collected through the cookies, such as total number of visitors and pages viewed. A "cookie" is a small text file stored locally in the computer used to access your account, and contains information relating to your past use of this Site. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. However, if you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of this Site or the services you visit.
The table below outlines the cookies we use and why:
|Cookie preference (Essential)
This cookie is used to remember a user's choice about cookies on our website. Where users have previously indicated a preference, that user's preference will be stored in this cookie.
|YouTube cookies (Essential)
We embed videos from our official YouTube channel using YouTube's privacy-enhanced mode. This mode may set cookies on your computer once you click on the YouTube video player, but YouTube will not store personally-identifiable cookie information for playbacks of embedded videos using the privacy-enhanced mode.
|Universal Analytics (Google)
These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our website. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the website. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the website and blog, where visitors have come to the website from and the pages they visited.
Pardot is a marketing automation platform and we use it to gather information about visitors on our website. If a visitor completes a form on our website, for example filling out the comment form, then their personal information is stored in Pardot/Salesforce. The visitor cookie includes the name "visitor_id" plus the unique identifier. This cookie is set by our tracking code.
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How Do We Use the Information That You Provide to Us?
Broadly speaking, we use collected data and information for purposes of administering and expanding our business activities, providing customer service and making available other products and services to our customers and prospective customers. Information from customers who are interested in purchasing any of our products or services may be sent to a Digitech Value Added Reseller who will contact you concerning your interest in Digitech products. Occasionally, we may use customer information we collect to communicate with you about important changes to our Website, new services and special offers we think you will find valuable. In those cases, customer information is not transferred to the third party.
Sharing Information with Third Parties
Other than as described above, we do not share customer specific information with others apart from those acting as our agents in providing our products and services, and which are provided only for that purpose and required to keep the information secure and confidential. Also, we may be merged or our assets, products, sites or operations may be transferred, and in such case the resulting entity or transferee will be able to use customer information included as part of that transaction. We also may disclose information that we maintain when required to do so by law, for example, in response to a court or governmental agency order or investigation, a subpoena or other legal obligation or in special cases when we believe that disclosing information is necessary to make contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interfering with (intentionally or unintentionally) our rights or property. Also be aware that courts such as the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, might have authority under certain circumstances to require information to be shared or transferred to third parties without permission.
We may share aggregated information, which is not identifiable to a particular customer with others. This may include usage and demographic data, but it will not include information identifiable to a specific customer.
Questions Concerning This Privacy Statement
We welcome your comments regarding this Privacy Statement. If you have questions concerning this Privacy Statement, you should contact Digitech Systems at email@example.com. If you do not receive acknowledgement of your inquiry or your inquiry has not been satisfactorily addressed, you should contact Alain Richard, Director of Business Operations.
Changes to This Privacy Statement
We may update this Privacy Statement from time-to-time to reflect changes in our products and services and customer feedback. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Statement to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
Digitech Systems LLC provides electronic content management (ECM) computer based service known as ImageSilo, which is designed to help companies manage their company or customer information more efficiently and effectively. Digitech provides this ECM service through a channel of authorized value added Digitech Resellers (VAR). Digitech does not own or control any of the information stored or processed by any VAR, including by or on behalf of any VAR's customers. Only the VAR or the VAR's customer is entitled to process, store, access and retrieve such information. Through careful analyses of specific business requirements, Digitech VARs may recommend that their customers are better served by utilizing Digitech's ECM service. VAR's recommending this ECM service to their customers must clearly explain that the customer's information that originates in the European Union (EU) will be stored on Digitech's server located in the US utilizing Digitech's ECM service and which is accessible over the Internet only by the VAR or the VAR's customer. Digitech does not own or control, collect, record, organize, use or otherwise disclose or make available to third parties the data that is stored through use of its ECM service by the VAR or a VAR's customers, and such data is considered owned or controlled only by that customer or the VAR, including if acting on behalf of the customer. Digitech does not actively process the data stored on its server under the ECM service. As a point of fact, Digitech is not aware of what is actually being stored by a VAR or the VAR's customer on the Digitech ImageSilo system under the ECM service and has no general direct access to such information or data, except as expressly authorized by the VAR or the VAR's customer, as applicable. Furthermore, under no circumstances may Digitech independently cause a VAR's data or VAR's customer's data to be transferred to any third party, such action being limited to either the VAR or the VAR's customer. Also, Digitech's standard operating policy in this case is not to directly cause a transfer of any such data other than to return it to the applicable VAR or VAR customer. In this capacity, Digitech should be considered only as a processor in behalf as to any personal data that may be considered transferred from the EU to the US subject to the requirements of the EU Directive. As such, either the VAR or, more particularly, the VAR's customer is the Data Controller as they or one of them have the actual control over the way any personal data is collected and used as well as the determination of the purposes and means of the processing of such data. Digitech is not responsible for the content of the information stored on its server by the VAR or the VAR's customers nor is Digitech responsible for the way the VAR or the VAR's customers treat such information.
The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework require that those who collect and determine the purposes and the means of the processing of personal data to fulfill very specific requirements related to compliance with the Directive. The specific functions of a Data Controller will depend on the specific laws of each EU member state. However, since Digitech is not the collector or in control of any personal data, because it, neither alone nor jointly with others, will determine the purposes and means of collecting and the processing and uses of such data, it should not be considered as acting in the capacity of Data Controller with attendant responsibilities under the Directive or the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework & Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework. Although Digitech, without its actual knowledge, may be provided data or information subject to the Directive by a VAR or a VAR's customer by means other than use of the ECM service (e.g., by email) in order to aid in the resolution of a technical issue, it should not be considered a data collector or Data Controller as to such data. Furthermore, Digitech requires that its VARs and the VAR's customers do not include personal data in such transmittal to it, and it may reject and return such data to the sender if it becomes aware that such data is not in compliance with such requirement.
EU VAR Data Controller Contract
Digitech and the EU VAR will enter into a contract to ensure that each party understands its role in complying with the Directive and the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework & Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework. Any data considered processed or stored by Digitech on behalf of a VAR or any VAR customer will not be further disclosed to third parties, except as directed or required by the VAR or such VAR customer, each acting only in compliance with the Directive. Any information which the Data Controller identifies as sensitive personal information must be treated accordingly.
The contract with an EU VAR also will specify that the VAR is responsible for implementing and maintaining reasonable security measures relating to the VAR's or the VAR's customer's access to the VAR's or the VAR's customer's data stored on the Digitech server, including assignment and administration of all identification codes and passwords authorizing such access. The VAR or the VAR's customer, as applicable, is responsible for all security measures relating to such identification codes and passwords. Digitech has in place commercially reasonable measures to protect data on its network from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure and alteration and destruction. The VAR and the VAR's customers are responsible for the utilization of any optional tools Digitech provides for data protection, including transmission encryption and encrypting data at rest. The return or destruction of data stored on the Digitech server is principally in the control of the VAR or the VAR's customer, and Digitech will comply with their instructions on such matters.
As merely a processor on behalf of the VAR or the VAR's customer (who is considered the EU Data Controller), Digitech is not required to apply other EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework Principles to personal information subject to the Directive and considered received for processing (i.e., storage) from a VAR or the VAR's customers.
Digitech requires that the VAR and each VAR customer comply with their respective obligations under the Directive and that the VAR customer confirm to the VAR that all applicable EU member state data protection laws shall be complied with prior to any transfer of any non-public personal data from the EU to the US in connection with Digitech's ECM service.
Digitech is entirely dependent on the VAR's and the VAR's customer's compliance with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield & Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks in connection with any authorization for access to such VAR's or the VAR's customer's data on the Digitech ImageSilo system as well as its nature and the form in which it is transmitted. Digitech has no ability to access data located on its ImageSilo system other than as expressly permitted or directed by the VAR or the VAR's customer, and, in no case, will Digitech be involved in the further processing or manipulation of such data other than perhaps the return of data in another form of media, as discussed below. Digitech takes reasonable steps to assure that any data that is considered transferred from the EU or Switzerland to the U.S. is maintained in a reliable, accurate and complete state, subject always to any deficiencies in the state in which it was received that may have been caused by others. The steps Digitech undertakes to assure data integrity is provided to take into consideration the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield & Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework.
EU-U.S. Privacy Shield & Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield
At Digitech we are dedicated to conduct our business in a manner that complies with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield & Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework published by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield & Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework were developed to aid U.S. businesses in addressing and assessing their privacy policies and practices as they may relate to the European Union's Directive 95/46/EC on data privacy for "personal data" (including any EU member state's rules, regulations or laws enabling such Directive, herein the "Directive") and Swiss data protection requirements. Personal Data is information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. It includes personal information specifying medical or health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union memberships and information concerning the personal activities, undertakings, traits or habits of a particular individual. An identifiable person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, by reference to an identification number or to one or more factors specific to the person's physical, physiological, mental, economic, cultural or social identity. Personal Data may be considered transferred outside the EU under the Directive if it falls under one of two situations that are described below. For the Directive to apply, the Personal Data must be processed, wholly or partly, by automatic means or if not processed to any extent by automatic means, it forms (or is intended to form) part of a filing system.
As noted above, the control of access to data stored on the ImageSilo system under ECM service is in the direct and primary control of and subject to the security measures undertaken by the VAR and the VAR's customer. Furthermore, Digitech recommends to its VARs that all data "at rest" and stored on the ImageSilo system be encrypted to better assure the protection and confidentiality of such data, but the decision as to the use of such encryption is solely in the control of the VAR or the VAR's customer. Digitech also requires that Personal Data not be transmitted to it outside the ImageSilo closed system, since different security measures may be in place with respect to those systems (e.g., email). Digitech has in place information security procedures and commercially reasonable security measures to protect all information stored on its server from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction. The VAR will be notified of any breach of the security measures implemented by Digitech that Digitech becomes aware of, and the VAR is responsible for notifying the VAR's customers of such breach. Any measures or actions required to be undertaken by the VAR or the VAR's customers in connection with such breach are solely the responsibility of the VAR or the VAR's customers, as applicable. If it is required by a VAR or a VAR's customer to download data stored on the ImageSilo system by such VAR or the VAR's customer onto some form of other data archival or compilation media, Digitech will do so only upon receipt of a written request and directions (including by email) therefore from the VAR or the VAR's customer, as applicable, and such media will be sent via a reliable carrier or courier, as authorized by the VAR or the VAR's customer. Upon its delivery to such carrier or courier, Digitech shall have no further obligation thereafter for the security or safety of the data included on such media.
Privacy Practices (EU-U.S. Privacy Shield & Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks)
Digitech Systems LLC complies with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework(s) (Privacy Shield) as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information transferred from the European Union and the United Kingdom and/or Switzerland, as applicable to the United States in reliance on Privacy Shield. Digitech Systems LLC has certified to the Department of Commerce that it adheres to the Privacy Shield Principles. If there is any conflict between the terms in this privacy policy and the Privacy Shield Principles, the Privacy Shield Principles shall govern. To learn more about the Privacy Shield program, and to view our certification, please visit https://www.privacyshield.gov/
Policy Applicability and Enforcement Authority
This Privacy Policy ("Policy") covers Digitech Systems LLC's collection, use and retention of Personal Data provided by those who access and use (individually, a "user" and collectively, "users") the https://www.digitechsystems.com website (the "Site"), and those whose Personal Data Digitech Systems LLC's VARs transfer from European Union member countries and Switzerland to the United States for storage in ImageSilo. The Federal Trade Commission has jurisdiction over Digitech Systems LLC's compliance with this Policy, the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework and the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework
Collection and Disclosure of Personal Data from the European Union and Switzerland
Users may interact with Digitech Systems LLC without disclosing any Personal Data to Digitech Systems LLC.
- Digitech Systems LLC has strict policies in place to protect the security and confidentiality of all user Personal Data we receive.
- All users have the right to discontinue receiving commercial email from Digitech Systems LLC at any time.
- Digitech Systems LLC does not share or sell user information to third parties.
- Digitech Systems LLC does not collect information about users of ImageSilo from other sources.
- Digitech Systems LLC will only use customer data for internal use. Digitech Systems LLC will not share personal information with third parties for a purpose that is materially different from original purposes without the consent of the customer.
- Individuals have the right to request that Digitech Systems update or remove their information from our internal systems. Please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com or 877.374.3569 to complete your request.
Digitech Systems LLC may disclose Personal Data as required by law, regulation or the rules of practice of a governmental or quasi-governmental body. Digitech Systems LLC may also disclose Personal Data to law enforcement officials in response to a lawful request made pursuant to national security interests or law enforcement requirements. Though we do not currently anticipate a change in our ownership, in the event of a sale of the company or a significant portion of its assets, Digitech Systems LLC may disclose or transfer Personal Data to a purchasing party that is EU-U.S. Privacy Shield-compliant and/or Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield-compliant, as applicable.
Digitech Systems LLC acknowledges its potential liability in cases of its onward transfer of Personal Data to third parties that do not meet the criteria set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph. Digitech Systems LLC does not collect nor transfer any personal data pertaining to ImageSilo to any third party entity under any circumstances.
Limitations on Use and Disclosure of Personal Data (EU-U.S. Privacy Shield & Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks)
Digitech Systems LLC limits access to Personal Data to the VARs who are responsible to manage their accounts on ImageSilo. In addition, those persons in Digitech Systems LLC's organization who have a specific business purpose for maintaining the systems related to ImageSilo. Individuals who have been granted access to maintain ImageSilo facilities are aware of their responsibilities to protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of that information and have been provided training and instruction on how to do so. Digitech Systems LLC takes appropriate measures to protect the security of Personal Data stored on ImageSilo in order to ensure it is only accessed for its intended use.
Inquiries and Complaints (EU-U.S. Privacy Shield & Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks)
In compliance with the Privacy Shield Principles, Digitech Systems, LLC commits to resolve complaints about our collection or use of your personal information. EU and Swiss individuals with inquiries or complaints regarding our Privacy Shield policy should first contact Digitech Systems, LLC at:
ImageSilo Administration
Phone: 1-877-374-3569
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Digitech Systems LLC has further committed to refer unresolved privacy complaints under the Privacy Shield Principles to:
American Arbitration Association
International Centre for Dispute Resolution
120 Broadway, 21st Floor
New York, NY 10271
As a last resort, privacy complaints that remain unresolved after pursuing these and other channels may be subject to binding arbitration before the Privacy Shield Panel to be created jointly by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission.
Individuals who wish to file a complaint or who take issue with Digitech's EU-U.S. Privacy Shield & Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks should direct such communication to the ImageSilo Administrator, as set forth above. The ImageSilo Administrator can explain the process to be followed when filing a complaint. Filing a complaint in English will expedite the process. Should an individual be unable to resolve a complaint after having contacted the ImageSilo Administrator, that individual can contact the International Centre for Dispute Resolution of the American Arbitration Association at https://go.adr.org/privacyshield.html. This organization will provide independent dispute resolution. Digitech is subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Such individual may contact the Federal Trade Commission at the following address:
Federal Trade Commission
Attn: Consumer Response Center
600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20580
Limitation on Application of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield & Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks
Digitech System's adherence to the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield & Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks may be limited to the extent expressly permitted by applicable law, rule or regulation.
Digitech will comply with all valid lawful requests under applicable law. The End User data can be encrypted by the VARs or End Users and if such encryption is activated, Digitech Systems does not have access or knowledge of any encryption key.
Digitech may update this EU-U.S. Privacy Shield & Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks from time to time to reflect changes in its ImageSilo ECM product and services and customer feedback. Digitech encourages you to periodically review this EU-U.S. Privacy Shield & Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks Statement to be informed of how it is protecting information stored on its server in connection with its ECM service. This EU-U.S. Privacy Shield & Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks was last updated on October 14, 2019.


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The idea of professional networking doesn't have to bring to mind images of shady used-car dealers or inauthentic fast talkers. Building your network doesn't have to mean schmoozing, badgering managers, or adding people to your friends list that you've never even met. In fact, it may help to think of networking not as a way of to use people for your own good, but as a way to build quality reciprocal relationships. Building a network is about helping others first by trying to see the world through their own perspective to discover ways to best benefit them.
This is the way to forge honest connections based on authenticity and shared human values and interests. When you are a genuinely friendly person you earn allies and collaborators instead of "winning" friends as personal assets. The best way to build your network is not to "network" but to start by working with people you already know.
Your most important professional relationships are those with the people who are your closest allies. Your allies are those who regularly confer with you, give advice, and seek to collaborate on opportunities together. Allies also talk you up to their contacts as you talk them up to yours. Allies stand by their friends during conflict and work to protect each others' reputations when threatened. Developing and strengthening these alliances is the primary method for building an unshakable core of professional contacts.
But your network connections need not consist solely of deep relationships; this would lack diversity and severely limit your flexibility. While you always need that select group of loose allies, there are thousands of other opportunities to forge looser relationships with other professionals in your life. These may be people you meet at conferences, coworkers, or even old school mates. These connections require only low amounts of low-intensity time to maintain while still playing an important role in your professional life. Indeed, studies have shown that most professionals find their jobs through acquaintances that they rarely see. These so-called "weak ties" typically fall outside of your typical social circles and have access to information and opportunities other than those within your industry niche.
The network consisting of your allies and acquaintances can be considered your "first-line" contacts with which you have direct access. But your friends have contacts of their own that you don't know, and the friends of your friends have even more friends whom you have never met. The important trait of each of these second or third-line connections is that most or all of them personally know your friend in some fashion. This expands your network potentially into the thousands and you are just one introduction away from meeting any of them. And your supply of new connections for your extended professional network is nearly endless.
But as you develop your network, it is vital to remember that the best way to strengthen relationships between yourself and your connections, both old and new, is to do something for them out of a genuine sense of compassion and caring. Be helpful. But to be truly helpful to someone you need to understand their values, challenges, and needs. When determining how to contribute to the success of an ally or other network connection, focus on your personal experiences with that person and your unique capabilities to discover what you have that the other person does not.

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My mom is in Sudan for the summer, so guess who does the cooking? My dad, my sister, and I split up the cooking throughout the week. Yesterday was my night to make dinner and I thought why not make pizza and a pasta dish. I don't cook very often, but now that I've had practice making real food, I find cooking and baking to be fun. I like being creative and putting something together that people actually appreciate. I'm not gonna lie, it feels nice when I make something and the plates come back empty. The pizza and pasta was a success Alhamdulilah. On to the next dish!
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How To Halloween: Projects from Bloggers
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"Because of COVID I cannot go out and purchase items for financial reasons. BUT I DO have white whiffle balls in my stash. So with those I think that I will take this idea and use some white and lavender daisies that I have in my stash to make these for my craft room. They will be a beautiful addition to my room! I LOVE this idea!"
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Who would have thought a popcorn tub could be so cute? If you're on the hunt for quick easy Halloween costumes, this Kiddie Sized Popcorn Costume from Heather Mann will satisfy your hunger! Pop some popcorn and complete this costume in an afternoon!
Main Costume:
- ½ yard white felt
- 1 roll red duct tape
- 4 pieces of ribbon, each measuring 18-inches by ¾-inch (choose black, white, yellow or red)
- 1 package of 2-inch white pom-poms
- 1 package 1-inch white pom-poms
- 1 sheet yellow craft foam or felt
- 1 sheet red glitter craft foam or felt
- 1 yellow marker
- Hot glue gun
- Gluesticks
- Scissors
- Stapler
- Staples
- Ruler
- 8-inch round piece of white felt
- 5-inch round piece of white felt
- 6-inch round piece of scrap cardboard
- 1 large white pom-pom
- 3 small white pom-poms
- Elastic, ¼-inch wide (length depends on your child's head size)
- Hot glue gun
- Gluesticks
- Scissors
- Make the Popcorn Box: Lay the white felt flat, and cut out 4 rectangles. 2 of the rectangles should be sized 12-inches by 18-inches (these will be known as "the long pieces") and 2 of the rectangles should be 5-inches by 13-inches (these will be known as "the short pieces").
- These 4 felt pieces will for the popcorn bucket. Arrange all 4 pieces in line on your work table. They should be arranged like so: long piece, short piece, long piece, short piece. The bottoms of the felt pieces should be aligned so they form an even line, and there should be about ¼-inch gaps between each felt piece.
- Use your red duct tape to tape across the bottom section where all the felt pieces align, so they are connected. Fold the tape over (horizontally) the other side of the felt, so no sticky parts of the tape are exposed. (This will be the bottom of your popcorn box.)
- Run red duct tape between the felt panels (along the ¼-inch gaps between each piece of felt) to secure them together. Then flip the felt over and run tape between the felt panels on the other side, and press the two pieces of tap together where they touch in the gaps (this will allow the edges of the popcorn box to crease into the corners of the box).
- Run red duct tape (folding it horizontally, so half covers one side of the felt and the other half covers the flip side of the felt) over the edges of the long pieces of felt past where they align with the short pieces so all edges are covered.
- Now, all pieces of the white felt should be taped together and every edge of the white felt—except for the tops of each panel—should be covered with red duct tape. At the bottom, the felt pieces align evenly and at the top they are staggered, with the longer pieces taller than the shorter pieces.
- Attach the felt panel on the right with the felt panel on the left with the red duct tape creating a loop of the felt fabric. Crease each corner (between each panel) so the felt piece is now the rectangular popcorn box. The long pieces are the front and the back of the costume, and the short pieces are the sides of the box.
- Use the red duct tape to add vertical stripes to each panel of the costume. I added two stripes to the front and back panels of the costume, and one stripe to the side panels.
- Staple 2 pieces of the ribbon to the front of the costume (staple each ribbon about 6 inches from each edge, so they look like the ties on an apron), and staple 2 pieces of ribbon to the back of the costume.
- Cover exposed staples at the top of the costume with two pieces of duct tape - one across the front of the costume and one across the back.
- Cut a popcorn shape from the yellow piece of craft foam or felt.
- Cut out letters that spell "POPCORN" from red glitter craft foam (or use pre-cut letters) and glue them onto the popcorn shape. Once dry, glue this to the front of the popcorn box.
- Make popcorn pieces by gluing 2 small pom-poms together and then gluing these to a large pom-pom. Glue 1 more small pom-pom on the other side of the large pom-pom to form a popcorn kernel. If desired, color popcorn kernel lightly with the yellow marker (especially in the crevices where the pom-poms meet each other) to make the popcorn look buttery.
- Glue popcorn kernels to the costume, or attach popcorn kernels to t-shirt with safety pins (or hot glue if you don't intend to use the shirt again).
- To wear, have your child stand inside the box and tie the riboon over his shoulders.
- Make the Popcorn Hat: Crumple up the paper towel sheet and glue it to one side of the 6-inch cardboard circle. Then, turn the cardboard circle over, and put a line of hot glue around the outside of the cardboard circle, close to the edge. Fold the 8-inch felt circle over around the entire edge so it's covering the side with paper towel (which will make the hat puff up on top) and is secured by the glue on the other side.
- Measure the ¼-inch elastic all the way around your child's head going under his chin. Cut the elastic so that it's snug but not too tight. Glue raw edges of elastic flat to middle of cardboard circle (on the underside of the hat).
- Glue the 5-inch round piece of felt over exposed the cardboard and elastic (on the underside of the hat).
- Make another pom pom popcorn kernel by gluing 2 small pom-poms together and then gluing these to a large pom-pom. Glue 1 more small pom-pom on the other side of the large pom-pom to form the complete popcorn kernel. If desired, color popcorn kernel lightly with the yellow marker (especially in the crevices where the pom-poms meet each other) to make the popcorn look buttery.
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Here at IJL Towers, we have finally recovered after another successful show at IJL 2013! We can't believe we are soon to be in October and it's nearly a month since the IJL doors closed! There were so many highlights at this year's show, with one of them being the newly revamped and restyled Runway which was based on the Adorn Insight trends – Terrain, Tribe, Self-Portrait and Future Plus.
If you didn't get the chance to visit the show and see our catwalk, check out some of our favourite snaps below. We've also given you some handy style tips to help you find the right jewellery for each trend.
Self- Portrait
Left: Ti Sento - Necklace, Kate Chell Jewellery - Necklace and Bracelet, Ti Sento - RingsCentre: My Scandal Ring - Hamsa Necklace , Holstad & Co – Necklace and Rings, Charlotte Lowe - EarringsRight: 3 x layered CW Sellors Cameo Italiano Necklaces, London Road - Earrings
Future Plus
Left: Bjorg Necklace, Mark Milton Cuff ,Strom Trygo BraceletCentre: Mark Milton Necklace, Bjorg Arm CuffRight: Links of London - Necklace, Cuff and Earrings
Left: Amrapali Necklace, Amarpali Bracelet, Earrings and RingsCentre: Ayala Bar Necklace, Earrings and stacked Bracelets, Right: JewelEver Earrings and London road Necklaces and Bracelets
Left: Claire Troughton Necklace, Centre: Storm Watch, Ayala Bar Necklace, Earrings and stacked Bracelets, Right: Sara Gunn Cuffs, Scarlett Erskine Earrings
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Mercedes-AMG have revealed the sixth 'Black Series' model in the form of the GT Black Series. True to the previous five cars that wore this badge, this is a hardcore version of the highly acclaimed GT. Compared to the 'standard' GT, it features competition inspired revisions to the chassis, suspension and exterior. Crucially, the GT Black Series boasts a comprehensively revised version of the twin-turbo V8. It now features a flat-plane crank and at 720bhp is the most powerful engine fitted to a Mercedes-AMG production road car.
The introduction of new 992-generation versions of the Porsche 911 continues with the launch of the Turbo. It's 3.8-litre engine is considerably more powerful than that of its predecessor, which makes the new 911 Turbo almost as fast as the Turbo S of the previous 991-generation model. Porsche have only revealed images of the Coupé variant but a Cabriolet is also available with identical specs.
German manufacturer Audi have ditched the TDI engines in the SQ7 and SQ8 in favour of the latest petrol twin-turbo V8. The innovative engine features turbos mounted inside the V and produces 500bhp.
Hot on the heels of the highly anticipated Ford Bronco launch this week, Saleen have released a first teaser of their interpretation of the Bronco. It is inspired by 'Big Oly', which was the racing Bronco that Parnelli Jones took to back-to-back Baja wins in 1971 and 1972.
In a pre-emptive strike to the Bronco launch, Jeep revealed the Wrangler Rubicon 392 Concept. As the name suggests, it is powered by a 392 cubic-inch or 6.4 litre V8. When the 450bhp will enter production, it will be the first time since the 1980s that the Jeep Wrangler is available with a V8.
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Shilo Shiv Suleman's drawings, depicting the colorful people, scenes, and rituals of India, used to stay confined to the pages of her journal. But after starting a blog, she saw her art makes its way through the web, in front of a TED audience, and into an iPad app called Khoya.
Suleman's story is one of a dozen shared through a Cisco project called My Networked Life. They traveled to 12 countries, from India to South Africa to England, to make a mini-documentary about the technologies that connect us.
"The goal of the project was to capture the power of connected technology in the hands of the next-generation workforce," says Karen Snell, the producer of My Networked Life.
And those technologies are only expanding. According to the Cisco Visual Networking Index, the number of networked devices in the world will nearly double from 2011 to 2016, while mobile data traffic will grow 18-fold.
Living in India, Suleman says, "Every single job that I've done has happened just through my blog, just by having some kind of presence in this digital world." Here is her story:
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Can law enforcement officers search a juvenile or their property?
UPDATED: February 20, 2013
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Law enforcement officers may conduct a police search of a juvenile and their property. Generally, law enforcement officers must provide juveniles with the same Fourth Amendment search and seizure protections as adults; a law enforcement officer's search must be reasonable. The police search must also be conducted with a warrant.
However, there are exceptions to the warrant requirement for a police search that differ by state. Exceptions may involve an emergency, such as a juvenile who is posing an immediate danger to another person. Exceptions may also involve an arrest, such as a juvenile who is found driving while intoxicated; in which case, if the juvenile is arrested, a law enforcement officer has the right to search the juvenile's vehicle as a search incident to arrest.
States have different views about search requirements if a juvenile or their property is physically located on a school campus. Specifically, states do not agree on whether law enforcement officers need to base the on-campus search on probable cause or reasonable suspicion. A state may provide a law enforcement officer with more leeway to search a juvenile or their property on a school campus because the state wants to protect students, school employees, and school structures. How the state views the circumstances of a particular search depends on the facts of the case.
Generally, if a police officer acts without being asked to search by a school employee, they must demonstrate that they have probable cause. There may be an exception if the law enforcement officer is stationed at the school as a school resource officer. In this situation, the law enforcement officer may only need reasonable suspicion. The state may see the police officer for limited purposes as a school employee. If law enforcement officers have a direction to search from a school employee, they may only need reasonable suspicion. The "reasonable suspicion" standard is lower than the "probable cause" standard.
A law enforcement official can search a juvenile or their property on a school campus for an offense that is alleged to have occurred off campus at any time. A school employee, such as a school security guard, does not need a warrant to search a juvenile or their property. Schools have their own rules regarding the requirements for a search. These are different from the rules for law enforcement officers.
If a juvenile or their property is not physically located on a school campus, a law enforcement officer must demonstrate that there is probable cause to conduct a police search of the juvenile or their property.


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Why Your Life Matters: A Note to Suicidal Teens
"I'm 15. I have no friends. I've never had a relationship. One guy I thought was my friend has turned against me. I can't bear the idea that I'll always be alone. I'm feeling suicidal and don't know what to do."
"My parents don't love me. They are always yelling at me for the smallest thing. I get good grades, help around the house, and usually I'm respectful. But it doesn't matter. They still criticize me and call me names. I think about suicide every day."
"Me and my boyfriend have been together for five years. We spent all our time together and shared everything. Two weeks ago, he dumped me for another girl. I've been crying ever since. I've been self-harming and drinking a lot. I don't think I can live without him. I want to die."
"I don't know why but I always feel terrible. I can't sleep. I'm not interested in eating. Nothing about life looks interesting. I can't relate to other people. I think what most people talk about is stupid. What's the point of living anyway if it's always going to be like this?"
Sound familiar? If you are a teen who feels this way, you are not alone. Although every story is unique to the person telling it, the themes are the same — feeling friendless, unloved, abandoned or unappreciated.
Maybe you feel as desolate as they do.
Despair is a powerful emotion. When people feel hopeless and helpless to change it, suicide starts to seem like a reasonable option. But most people who attempt suicide don't really want to die. They want the emotional pain, the loneliness, and the feelings of worthlessness to end.
People can and do pull out of it. If you are a teen who has ever felt that the only way out is to hurt yourself or to end it all, it's long past time to get the help you deserve. The fact that you are even reading this says that you have some little glimmer of hope somewhere. Now, please read and heed the following list. There are other things to resort to so you never have to reach that last resort. Please give these an honest try.
- Reach out for help.If you have the kind of folks who are reasonable and who really are doing the best they can to be decent parents, do talk to them. Believe me: They would rather hear about your pain than deal with your death. Once they get over the shock, many parents swing into action to get their kids the help they need.If your parents are part of the problem or if you think they won't take you seriously, find an adult who will respond to you. Consider your school guidance counselor, your doctor, your faith leader, a coach or the parent of a good friend who is sympathetic. Adults tend to listen to other adults. If they won't listen to you, your parents may listen to another adult who they see as a serious person or as someone in authority. Even if they don't listen, you will have developed an adult ally who can connect you with people and places that can be helpful.
- Stay away from other kids who feel equally hopeless.That includes young people online who feel as bad as you do. Constantly talking about how awful life is may feel good in the moment, but in the end it will only make you all feel worse. People who don't know how to help themselves won't know how to help you. If you want to help them, by all means tell them you care and then give them the link to this article.
- Resist the temptations of self-destructive behaviors.Drinking, drugging, sleeping around with people who don't love you, cutting and other forms of self-harm may provide a distraction and even some momentary relief, but really, they only add another problem to the one you already have. It's hard enough to deal with a depressive episode without also having to deal with what has become addictive behavior. If you've already fallen into this trap, it's all the more urgent that you get yourself into treatment.
- Make sure the problem isn't medical.Make an appointment with your medical doctor for a complete medical workup. Adolescence is a time of enormous physical change. There are a number of medical conditions that look and feel like a major depression. Hormonal imbalances, particularly in the thyroid, can make people feel tired and all-around terrible. There are other medical problems that can cause anxiety, depression, and even psychosis.
- Get into therapy.A therapist who has experience in working with young people is more than just someone to talk to. Therapists can help you sort out whether the problem is a diagnosable mental illness or a problem that you can solve with some support and advice. Therapists can also refer you to services that are available in your community.Truly desperate? Don't wait for an appointment with a therapist or doctor. Go immediately to the local hospital for an evaluation by the emergency services or crisis team. They will help you decide if you need a hospitalization to stabilize. Don't believe the negative portrayals of hospitals that are in the movies. A few days in a psychiatric unit can be just what you need to begin to turn things around. Most hospitals provide intensive individual and group therapy and can get you started on medication if you need it.
- Use the hotlines. If you need someone to talk to immediately, there are counselors available by phone and online at the following hotlines. Call. They can provide a lifeline while you put local supports in place. Keep the phone numbers in your wallet in case you need to make a crisis call. Most are available 24/7.
- In the U.S.A.:
- Boys Town Hotline: 800-448-3000
Counselors are there 24/7 to talk to teens and children. Although started for boys, they now welcome calls from girls as well.
- SuicideHotlines.com:Includes national 800 numbers as well as state by state listings.
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255. Counselors are available 24/7.
- Covenant House Nineline: 1-800-999-9999. Available from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time, seven days a week. Covenant House provides food, shelter and care to homeless kids in many major cities in the U.S. and Canada. There are also locations in Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala.
- Boys Town Hotline: 800-448-3000
- Worldwide:
- Befrienders Worldwide– Hotlines for teens who live outside the U.S. There are over 400 volunteer centers in 39 countries across 6 continents.
- United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland: Samaritans: 116 123 (UK & Ireland) — This is a charity which provides 24/7 confidential emotional support to any person, irrespective of race, creed, age or status, who is suicidal or despairing.
- In the U.S.A.:
Suicidehotlines.com has it right:
"Please Remember!
You can always kill yourself – L a t e r !!
JUST DON'T DO IT now.
Put it off – for another hour, another day."
Give help and hope a chance.
- Read this first…
- Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) in the U.S.
- Elsewhere in the world, consult this directory
Hartwell-Walker, M. (2018). Why Your Life Matters: A Note to Suicidal Teens. Psych Central. Retrieved on October 21, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/blog/why-your-life-matters-a-note-to-suicidal-teens/
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Spirulina is a natural superfood supplement, rich in vitamins, calcium, magnesium, kalium and iron, and makes its debut as a Biolab ingredient in the new Veg Twist Deli Slices, the most recent organic vegan addition to the product range and a result of the company's internal R&D. Veg-Twists combine ingredients with different nutritional values and are therefore regarded as "healthy food": an "all in one" solution that allows to reduce or eliminate the intake of supplements.
The new Veg Twist deli slices with spinach and spirulina seaweed are a mix of flavors and nutrients and are the most recent organic vegan addition to the Biolab family. Our Vegan Deli Slices have become one of the most appreciated product lines: they are a tasty alternative to conventional cold cuts for both vegetarians/vegans and omnivores that follow a well-balanced, quality diet.
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ConnCAN, the New Haven-based education-reform group, has slogged through every available public teacher contract in the state and built a database listing salary ranges, number of teaching days, length of workday, class-size limits and other measurements.
"It is important to note that in many places, the contract is a baseline, and there are many teachers and administrators who go above and beyond the minimum requirements in these contracts. For example, we know that many, many teachers work much longer days than what is required in their contract," ConnCAN wrote in an introduction to the database. "However, when disputes arise or reforms are sought, the contract is a document that guides decisions and work rules and we believe that we must, therefore, look closely at what these contracts stipulate."
The database includes 173 "local education agencies," including local public school districts, regional districts, charter schools, and the state vocational-technical high school system. (One district, ACES, is not included due, ConnCAN said, to delays in contract negotiations.) Districts can be compared side-by-side, and ConnCAN has included some analysis of the data and assorted factoids. ("The average salary for a teacher with 5 years of experience and a bachelor's degree is $48,783.")
"ConnCAN created this Teacher Contract Database to provide free, public access to teacher collective bargaining agreements for every single school district in Connecticut," the group said. "These agreements shape local district education policy, and we believe that providing access to this information in a user-friendly, web-based searchable form will be essential to inform the public dialogue on district-level education reform."
The database is accessible here.


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As your hygienist, I strive to be gentle while using the latest state-of-the-art equipment. I want you to feel comfortable with both your treatment and your mouth. Together we will help you achieve improved oral health and the beautiful smile you deserve. I want to exceed your expectations and be your hygienist for life!
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Monique has been practicing dental hygiene since 2010. She loves spending time with her husband, Josh, and their daughter, Mya. They have two dogs and an African grey parrot. In their spare time, they love fishing, traveling, and enjoying the great outdoors with her family.
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Build Transform depsScan¶
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Scans AMD and legacy module for dependencies; automatically convert legacy modules to AMD modules (both normal code modules and NLS modules); interns strings for legacy modules.
Modules tagged with "amd" or containing the dojo pragma "//>> pure-amd" are evaluated in the global scope with global define() and global require() replaced with thunk functions execute a no-op. This allows the transform to gain access to the dependency vector and absolute module identifier, if any, without using regular expressions. Well-constructed AMD modules should not depend on or manipulate the environment unless and until their factory functions are applied. Therefore, it is safe to execute these kinds of modules in the build environment.
Note: though bad practice, it is certainly possible to write an AMD module that depends on a certain execution environment when it is evaluated and/or mutates the execution environment is such a way as to cause the build system to crash.
Modules tagged with "nls" must be either AMD NLS modules or legacy NLS modules. AMD NLS modules are evaluated just as if the module was tagged with "amd" as described above. Notice that this allows AMD NLS modules to have dependencies. If a legacy NLS module is detected, then it is automatically converted to the AMD NLS format. Legacy NLS modules are assumed to have no dependencies.
The process begins by interning strings if the profile property
internStrings is truthy. Three patterns of
expressions are interned:
a templatePath property in an object literal (often used to define a dojo.declare'd widget):
templatePath : dojo.moduleUrl(module
assigning to templatePath
templatePath = dojo.moduleUrl(module
, `` *url* ``)
any dojo.cache expression with either of these formats
, `` *url* ``)
, `` *url* ``,value
In all cases, the pattern matching algorithm is not sensitive to white space.
Zero or more string resources may be excluded from being interned by placing the resource module identifier in the
profile property
internStringsSkipList, an array of module identifiers (strings). Module identifiers of
non-JavaScript resources (e.g. HTML template files) must include the proper file type. For example, the resource at
dijit/templates/tree.html has the resource identifier "dijit/templates/TreeNode.html".
After strings are interned (if necessary), the module is scanned for legacy loader API functions applications
dojo.provide, et al). If no such applications are found, then the module is scanned for AMD
define and/or
require applications. If found, then the module is assumed to be an AMD module, the transform is
advised of any dependencies, and a warning is given stating that the module appears to be a proper AMD module but was
not tagged as such. In this case, the
resourceTags property of either the profile or the package configuration
should be adjusted to properly tag the module. Alternatively, the
//>> pure-amd pragma may be added to the module, but
this should be considered a short-term solution.
If legacy loader API function applications are discovered, then the module is converted to an AMD module. The conversion algorithm is identical to the algorithm used to convert local legacy modules to modules that may be loaded asynchronously when the loader is in xdomain mode. This process is fairly complex and is fully described here xxx (TODO). As far as the transform process is concerned, just like all other cases, the process results in discovering any module dependencies. Note: This process can be used as a basis for converting legacy module to AMD modules.
In summary, the transform process discovers any module dependencies through one of the following methods:
- For known AMD modules, the module is evaluated and define/require thunks find the dependencies.
- Legacy NLS modules are assumed to have no dependencies.
- Modules of unknown type that do not contain legacy API applications and do contain AMD API applications are scanned with a regular expression process to find dependencies.
- Modules of unknown type that do contain legacy API applications are processed with a regular expression process to find dependencies; the process is identical to the process used by the loader when in xdomain mode.
Once all dependencies are found, the transform ensures all dependencies exist in the discovered modules. Missing dependencies result in an error being logged to the console and the build report.
Profile Knobs¶
platform (default =
- [string] The target platform when processing legacy
- [falsy]
dojo.platformRequireignores any platform-dependent dependencies
internStrings (default =
- [truthy] Strings are interned for legacy modules.
- [falsy] Strings are not interned for legacy modules.
internStringsSkipList (default =
- [array of module identifiers (strings)] List of string resources to ignore during string interning.
- [falsy] All string resources discovered during the string interning process are interned.
internSkipList (default =
- This is a back-compat synonym for
scopeNames (default =
["dojo", "dijit", "dojox"])
- [array of top-level module identifiers (strings)] The top-level modules names to bring into scope when executing a legacy module converted to AMD. See xxx. The vector is guaranteed to contain "dojo", "dijit", and "dojox". Additional names may be added if required; however, it is highly advised that users of this feature convert their modules to proper AMD modules which eliminates the need for this feature.
scopeMap (default =
- [map from top-level module identifier to relocated top-level module identifier (string)] The property names of
scopeMapare used to populate
scopeNames; the property values of
scopeMapare not meaningful to the build system.
Warning: All knobs mentioned above support legacy features which are deprecated. It is strongly encouraged to convert legacy modules to properly-expressed AMD modules.
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- Masters degree in professional writing
- Experienced in corporate communications, technical writing, public relations, and web development
- Focused on creating simple, powerful content for your brand
From a young age, storytelling caught my attention.
From movies (Back to the Future, Beetlejuice) and books (Nine Stories, High Fidelity) to commercials (Cap'n Crunch versus the Soggies) and baseball games (those '86 Mets), I found myself seeing through the spectacle to the narrative propelling it. The story was what grabbed me.
My fascination with story led me to become a writer.
I studied English and Journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and went on to attain a masters degree in Professional Writing from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. That took me to the corporate world where I had the opportunity to wear many different writing hats (technical, marketing, public relations, creative) before finding my niche writing for the Web.
I believe wholeheartedly in the power of simplicity.
In over a decade of work as a professional writer, I've learned a lot about online writing. All the plates you need to spin at the same time (voice, message, brand, theme, subtext, etc.); and how to use all the resources available (blogging, social media, email, websites, etc.) to tell a story.
More than anything, I've realized the power of simplicity. I write strong and straightforward content that gets to the heart of your story.


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Reader Tips: Pleasure each other with mini vibrators
I would just like to share a tip on how to make love to your other half just that little bit more exciting…
We both enjoy the classic 69 position, and just recently decided to purchase two little Pocket Rocket Vibrators (one speed, tiny vibrators) to use on each.
As you both get into the old sucking and slurping, try pressing the vibrators against each other's anus and watch what happens. It might feel strange at first but you soon get into the swing of things.
I have never cum so hard in my life. Her wet mouth sucking me and the vibrations from the toy were just too much!
My fiancée screamed down the house when she came this way :)
Want to try this? Check out Lovehoney's tremendous range of Mini Vibrators.


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A major in genetics can prepare you to work as an assistant in a genetics lab or for graduate school in the field. Genetics incorporates many branches of science, from chemistry to biology, so you will need to have basic science skills in order to understand your core genetics classes. High school classes in chemistry, biology, calculus and even physics can help you get ready for a major in genetics.
Core Requirements
Like every other major, your genetics degree requires that you complete your college's core requirements. Because a genetics degree is a Bachelor of Science, your school's core requirements may place a stronger emphasis on math and science, and you might be required to take more math and science classes than students pursuing a Bachelors of Arts. You will still need to take classes in the humanities. At Louisiana State University, for example, students have to take eight hours of foreign language classes, 12.5 hours of communication classes and 15 hours of general education courses in the humanities.
Math Classes
To predict outcomes of experiments, understand data from genetics studies and fully master the process of genetic reproduction and coding, you will need a strong math background in algebra, calculus and statistics. At Louisiana State University, for example, students have to take Calculus I and II and statistics. If students have already taken calculus, they can choose instead to take a course in mathematical modeling for the life sciences.
General Science Classes
During the first two or so years of your college career, you will need to take science classes that prepare you to understand the complexities of genetics. At Clemson University, for example, students take courses in biology, physics and organic chemistry. At Louisiana State University, students are required to take between 37 and 40 hours of science classes called "supporting sciences" -- courses that prepare students to understand upper-level genetics classes.
Genetics Classes
After you have completed your school's core requirements and taken your prerequisite science classes, you will begin courses in genetics. The number of genetics courses you take depends upon the school you attend and your specific course of study. At Louisiana State University, students take between 32 and 36 hours of genetics classes. Your classes might include molecular biology, genetic engineering, plant genetics, evolutionary genetics, biology of microorganisms and analytical genetics.


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Luxury golf holidays in South Africa
When you're looking for a golf holiday, if you play golf to a good standard, you'll probably be looking for a challenging course… one that will make you think; one with unusual hazards maybe; one that will test your golfing skills.
Well, have I got THE golf course for you. It's WILD. Very wild.
Top golf course designers
It's in South Africa so you won't suffer jet lag getting there. It's the Legend Golf & Safari Resort. Each of the 18 holes has been designed by a different renowned top golfer – Colin Montgomerie, Bernard Langer, Justin Rose, Trevor Immelman, Padraig Harrington, Vijay Singh, Sergio Garcia and Retief Goosen are just a few of them.
19-hole golf course
The most amazing hole is the Extreme 19th. Yes, an optional 19th hole. It will cost you around £150 to play it but that's because a helicopter is needed to get you to the tee up the Hanglip Mountain.
Unbelievable. Get to the top, look down at the Africa-shaped green… and, yes, it's that itzy-bitzy postage stamp-sized green way down below – 400 metres way down below in fact.
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Not only will you be able to play the most exciting golf hole ever, but you can also enjoy an exceptional safari experience at the Legend Golf & Safari Resort as the Big 5 roam wild and free in the conservancy.
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A resource of excellent caliber...Highly recommended for those who suspect that they are unconscious survivors of abuse and especially for therapists to dig into the darkest shadow part of human existence.
SECRET SURVIVORS is the first book to expand the definition of incest to include any adult abuser and to focus on what incest does to survivors. E. Sue Blume shows how incest is often at the root of such problems as depression, sexual and eating disorders, drug and alcohol abuse, and phobias and panic disorders. Using this information and the author's guidance, survivors can identify themselves, develop alternative, nondestructive survival techniques and begin again on a new path toward a rich and empowered life.


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Simple games are a great way for children to learn and have fun at the same time. Many fun and simple games for kids can be easily adapted for play inside or outside. Take time to engage your children in entertaining games that can be enjoyed with the whole family.
Doggy Doggy
One player sits in a chair in front of the other players with her back to the others. This player is the "doggy." A small object representing a bone should be placed under the chair. While the doggy faces the front, one of the other players sneaks up and takes the bone away and hides it. When that player has returned, the players call out together, "Doggy, doggy, where's your bone? Somebody stole it from your home." The doggy then turns around and has three chances to guess which of the other players has stolen the bone. If the doggy guesses correctly, she gets to be the doggy again. If she doesn't guess correctly, the player who stole the bone becomes the doggy.
I'm Thinking
One child begins by thinking of an object. It can be a person, place, animal, or thing. When the child is ready he announces to the other players which he has chosen. For example, he might say, "I'm thinking of an animal." The other players then ask the child yes or no questions about the animal until someone guesses what it is. The player who correctly guesses the animal first gets to be the next one to think of something.
Mother May I?
This game works outside or inside in a large room. One player is the "mother" and stands at one end of the room. The other players line up on the opposite side of the room. The goal is to be the first player to reach the mother. Each child takes a turn asking the mother if they can do a certain action. For example, the player might say, "Mother, may I take three hops forward?" The mother can answer yes or no. If the mother says no, she must give another action that the player can do. Before the player moves, he must ask, "Mother may I?" and get a yes answer. If the player forgets to ask the question, she must return to her previous position. The first player to reach the mother wins and becomes the mother for the next round.
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BENCHMARK GENETICS AT THE 4TH ICISB CONFERENCE, HELD IN EDINBURGHBenchmark Genetics were honoured to sponsor the event held in the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh which has a long history of scientific understanding of evolution, physiology and genetics.
From 17 to 20 November, the 4th International Conference of Comparative Salmonid Biology (ICISB) was held in the city of Edinburgh. The ICISB conference, created and organized by the International Cooperation to sequence Atlantic salmon Genome as a forum to share the knowledge achieved from sequencing the Atlantic salmon genome, brought together scientists from industry and research groups working on genetics, ecology, evolution and physiology to share advances in understanding of the biology of salmon species.
"It was a pleasure to help support this unique conference in Edinburgh to promote communication and collaboration between world class scientists from different specialities to find new ways of using sequence information and genomics to improve our understanding of salmon genetics and evolution."Alan Tinch, Technical Services Director of Benchmark Genetics
During the meeting two of Benchmark Genetics senior geneticists presented information to the conference.
Dr Havard Bakke, Director of BUsiness Development at Benchmark Genetics presented on "Genome-wide association study of piscine myocarditis virus (PMCV) resistance in Atlantic salmon". Benchmark Genetics have discovered and are using markers for a QTL (assumed to be a major gene) conferring resistance to the PMCV virus which causes Cardiomyopathy Syndrome (CMS) in Atlantic salmon in Norway and Scotland.
Dr Jean Paul Lhorente, Technical Director Genetics and R+D at Benchmark Genetics Chile presented on "Genetic resistance to Bacterial Kidney Disease-BKD: Application of Genomic selection in an Atlantic Salmon Breeding program". This study investigated the inheritance of resistance to Bacterial Kidney Disease showing that resistance is determined by many genes. The authors described how Genomic Selection (ie using high density genotyping of many thousands of genetic markers can be used to predict resistance to BKD of individual salmon) will be used to improve the robustness of salmon in Chile.
Both studies show investment and commitment from the Benchmark Genetics teams in Norway, Iceland and Chile to use emerging technology to improve health and welfare of salmon worldwide.
Dr Jean Paul Lhorente, of Benchmark Genetics Chile presented on "Genetic resistance to Bacterial Kidney Disease-BKD: Application of Genomic selection in an Atlantic Salmon Breeding program".
Dr Havard Bakke, Director of Commercial Development at Benchmark Genetics Norway presented on "Genome-wide association study of piscine myocarditis virus (PMCV) resistance in Atlantic salmon".


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Research paper is a combination of views, thoughts, statistics, and facts regarding a particular topic. This type of academic paper is more complicated than ordinary essay because a student has to conduct a broad research first. It involves gathering, analyzing and interpreting topic-related data.
Research paper is assigned to every student at least once in his academic life. The main purpose of this task is to see how well a student can conduct qualitative or quantitative research. Also, it's about making sure that students have a general idea of how to collect and select primary/secondary sources as well as apply required writing style properly. Finally, it is a good way to check student's English language proficiency.
How does the process of constructing a good research essay look? Instructors define three steps of writing this type of work.
When choosing a topic, narrow it down by developing a clear, brief thesis statement. It will help to keep away from being overloaded by the enormous amount of information. Brainstorming is a good option of selecting only one topic.
While collecting data, it is important that you write down all the sources. It is better to create a reference page first. Then, there will be no need to find the used resources after writing the entire paper. Make sure you use only academic formats for your citations (MLA, ASA, Chicago, APA, Harvard). Don't play with the fire: in case you have difficulties with following formatting rules, it is better to avoid risking. It is safer to buy research papers done by experienced writers and former top alumni.
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In-depth research is the first step to successful "A" or "B" essay. Research paper is known as one of the most efficient tools used to check student's overall knowledge of the specific subject as well as writing and communication skills. It defines how well students collect material, analyze it, and write academic papers based on the conducted research.
Every subject might be different, but the structure of research paper is the same everywhere. Here are the steps to preparing a good research paper.
- Explore possible topic ideas
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Woman as Design: Before, Behind, Between, Above, Below
Stephen Bayley's Woman as Design is a large, and fairly heavy, coffee table book that examines how a woman's body has inspired and changed the world. A woman's body has been used as the inspiration (whether conscious or unconscious) for a myriad of products including cars, soda bottles, and buildings.
Divided into two parts, part one focuses on the sexualized and eroticized parts of a woman's body and dress in a more historical context. Part two moves to the outside world and the changes and trends that advertising, fashion, movies, cosmetics have undergone through time in relationship to women's bodies. The general lesson is that those in power have shaped and changed women's bodies, sometimes literally in terms of corsets and bras. Women are, in turn, seen as sex objects to be desired and claimed or virgin Madonnas who are sacred and untouchable.
The organization seems a bit convoluted, and it could have been made more concise. With the seemingly non-linear direction of the book, it's one you can pick up and flip to a page at random, but it isn't one you sit down and read through. Woman as Design is also not a book that you pick up as a scholar looking to further your knowledge on the topic, but it does provide some great illustrations that really help prove Bayley's points.
Woman as Design is filled with large color photographs, some of which are reproductions of famous paintings and sculptures, like the Venus de Milo. Quotes from historical figures, actresses, designers and architects accompany many of the photos. There is a stunning set of images of a woman using her breasts as a type of performance art, and I have never seen breasts move like that before. Since many of the images involve nudity and close-ups of various parts of the female form, the book is not recommended for young people without accompanying text and context.
Bayley's text does not necessarily present any new or radical ideas on how women's lives and bodies have been shaped by culture, but it does make the idea easily accessible.


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For example you've got any awesome pictures which you want to hide from other people and just share it with your friends. Locked helps you to do this, just import one single line of code to your homepage and add some users with our simple documentation. Now, you can share the account data to friends and they're able to log in.
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A flashback to this past June, I guess this should have been part 1. But that's not how I roll.
This past late spring, a peculiar thing started to happen. My physical symptoms of the losses and trauma I had endured started to wane while the "typical" on goings of life became less of an abrasion to my nervous system.
Whispers of normalcy shone through as if they were new inventions. One day while food shopping, my first reaction to a baby crying on and on in Whole Foods was an internal affectionate "aw, someone's having a fussy day". It was only 20 minutes later I started to become mildly triggered, which was hardly noticeable in the face of the absence of the gut wrenching feelings of death and despair a baby's cry used to incite. Read more


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After creating my InfoPath form and setting it to publish to a Forms Library in SharePoint 2010, I found that I wanted to fine tune the experience that the user has when submitting a form.
The first thing to change was the annoying dialog asking the user for a filename. Many users will have no idea what SharePoint is asking them for, or worse, they enter a name that's already used by another form (and either overwriting it or getting an error).
To see what I mean, simply create an InfoPath 2010 form and set it to publish to a SharePoint 2010 Form Library. It doesn't matter what fields and columns there are.
Now, click on Add Document in the form library and you should see your form, something like this:
Fill out your form and then click the "Close" button – which isn't obvious for end users.
Although probably confused, end users will most likely pick "Yes" here.
The next dialog is really confusing:
SharePoint is asking for the filename to save the form as in the Form Library. However, unlike a more standard save dialog, this one doesn't let you see what the existing files are named, so the users are given very few clues as what is expected.
Instead of asking our end users these questions, we can just setup a formula that will automatically determine the filename.
First, either create an InfoPath form that publishes to a SharePoint library or open one you've already created. Next, in InfoPath, go to the File menu (backstage) and select Info, and then click on "Submit Options":
On the Submit Form drop down menu, select "Submit Options":
The Submit Options dialog window will appear.
· Check the box to "Allow users to submit this form"
· Under "Send form data to a single destination", choose "SharePoint document library"
· Click the "Add…" button in the "Choose a data connection for submit" area
o Enter the address for the document library
o And here's what we've been looking for: a place to enter a formula that will create the filename for the users – enter what you want here. Remember, you can use a field on the form as well as other variables (such as date and/or time)
o Also, select if you want to allow your users overwrite a form that's already been submitted
o Click Next
o Click Finish
· Now click Advanced, so more options are displayed
o Under advanced, you can select if you want to display a message if there's an error and/or if the submit was successful
o You can also choose what to do from there – Close the form, Open a new one, or Leave the current one open
Publish the form and now you should see something like this when you create a new form to submit:
Notice the buttons in the ribbon – there's now a "Submit" button, along with the default buttons. That's better, but it's not quite what I want.
So, open the form back up in InfoPath Designer, and go to the File menu (backstage), select Info, and then click on Form Options at the bottom:
In the Form Options window, the first set of choices is for the form in a Web Browser:
Here is where you can set which buttons to display in the ribbon. Make any changes you want, click, and then Publish the form.
If you don't want to use the ribbon at all, you can add a button to the form and set it to be the submit button.
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Shoes. Bags. Jewelry. All in the domain of Kyle Anderson, Accessories Director for Marie Claire magazine. Check out my interview with the man who specializes in what to add to your outfit to make it an outfit.
J:What is your favorite part of your job?
K:Having the opportunity to see the newest coolest things out there before anyone else. I'm obsessed with accessories and I get bored easily so for me looking for new things on a daily basis hour by hour is perfect.
J:If you were mentoring someone, what's the most important piece of advice you could give them?
K:To never give up. Life is hard, work is hard, nothing is easy. Just decide what you want to do and make it happen. Don't listen to anyone who tells you negative things about yourself. I've had people tell me all kinds of things like "You're not good enough" or something like that. You just have to believe in yourself and push forward.
J:You get to keep one thing out of your closet, the rest will be given away. What do you keep and what's the story behind it?
K: My favorite thing right now are my jeweled Prada golf shoes. But then I guess I'd be naked right? Except the shoes?
J:What's one accessory that you think should be splurged on?
K: Watches. Even if you don't buy designer clothes, I think having a good watch is important. Your wardrobe can be zara for sure, no problem, but your watch should be Cartier, Rolex, Bulgari, etc.
J:What's it like being Kyle?
J:What's it like being Kyle?
K: Its honestly really stressful. I work really hard from 9am until probably 11pm Monday-Friday and sometimes weekends. However I have a lot of fun and I'm goofy too. I've had a lot of opportunities to travel and see a lot of things and meet interesting people because of my work but really I'm just a normal guy who likes shopping and relaxing at home watching movies.
Follow Kyle on twitter, @kyleeditor, and check out his website, www.kyleeditor.com!!
Now I'm off to sort my scarf rack. (Yeah, I have THAT many.)


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Moffitt makes his first NCWTS start in KC Friday night
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Brett Moffitt has two Cup Series starts at Kansas Speedway, but he'll make his first NCWTS start in KC on Friday night. Moffitt and the No. 7 team are coming off of a season-best sixth-place finish at Martinsville.
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I have written in the past about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education for young people. I am a big advocate of STEM learning and participate in events when possible. I think it is important for everyone to be grounded in the sciences and math to be able to work in our increasingly complex world. It is nice to know how to use an app or a particular software but it is even better to know how it works, especially when it mysteriously fails and you need to try to fix it.
Lately, I have been seeing the term STEAM, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math. In other words, arts inserted into STEM. To be honest, I was skeptical when I first started seeing this term because it felt like the arts were jumping on a bandwagon they were not supposed to be part of. In this post I will explore the origins of STEM and how we got from STEM to STEAM and the value of adding arts education.
Origins of STEM
The Russian satellite Sputnik launch in 1957 started a rivalry with America for technical superiority on earth and in space. America thought that it should be first in terms of smart scientists and mathematicians. The U.S. developed plans to place a man on the moon and in July, 1969, realized that vision and regained superiority in the space race. Growing up in the 1960s, we all wanted to be astronauts and we studied the necessary disciplines to get us into space. Science and math were fundamental. Computer development in the '80s and '90s kept technical subjects in the forefront. Programming, math, and electronics were important and exciting.
The National Science Foundation coined the term STEM in 2001 to refer to a renewed emphasis in teaching technical disciplines. Surveys showed that American education was slipping compared to other countries and we were losing that superiority we fought so hard to gain in the 1960s. STEM renewed the emphasis on science education in order to stay on top.
STEM to STEAM
The Rhode Island School of Design championed the term STEAM in an attempt to include art and design with the traditional STEM subjects. They are working to promote this transition with educational institutions around the country. A recent article in the Tech Edvocate did a good job of advocating for this move. Traditional STEM subjects are analytical or left-brained by nature whereas art and design and creativity and spatial awareness all come from the right hemisphere of the brain. In order to create a holistic or whole brained approach to teaching STEM subjects, we need to call on our powers of analysis and visualization. This makes sense to me. A recent conversation with school-age youth brought up the same points. Instead of arts trying to tag along with STEM, this is a way to actively incorporate other methods of learning into technical subjects.
If we are deliberate and thoughtful about adding art, design, and visualization exercises into traditional STEM curriculum, then I think it can be a plus for the student. It will help them navigate both hemispheres of the brain in order to turn out a more creative product. What are your thoughts? Is STEAM a good idea or will it detract from the STEM emphasis.
Kelly Brown is an IT professional and assistant professor of practice for the UO Applied Information Management Master's Degree Program. He writes about IT and business topics that keep him up at night.