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Rihanna was seen heading to the 'Good Morning America' studios yesterday looking like she had no time to get dressed. Not because she looked sloppy or anything; quite the opposite, actually, because she was wearing a full-length fur coat over her sweatpants and sneakers!
The Barbadian singer, songwriter, and actress probably didn't have time to change out of her loungewear and, not wanting to be caught in them, just threw a fur coat over herself. Talk about insta-swag. Check out Rihanna's extremely low-end and extremely high-end mixed ensemble:
Rihanna arriving for her appearance on Good Morning America at the ABC Studios in New York City on January 29, 2014
This is how much Rihanna has influenced street style: instead of her New Balance sneakers pulling down her otherwise luxe look, she has elevated the sneakers' status and cred among the fashion set. Her being seen in the retro-style NBs has exponentially increased the demand for them, to the point that they have become one of this season's "it" shoes.
The exact shoes are these New Balance "574" sneakers:
New Balance "574" Sneakers, $69.95
The singer's gray version is the most in-demand colorway that they even have their own product page at Nordstrom. More colorways are on sale at 6pm.
Rihanna did later on change out of her sweats and into this vintage Chanel suit and Manolo Blahnik "BB" gray patent ankle-strap pumps:
Good Morning America's Instagram snap of Rihanna at their studios in New York City on January 29, 2014
Apparently finally having some time to kill, she photobombed the 'Full House' cast and even managed to do the very rare double bunny ears in this picture posted by 'Good Morning America' on Twitter:
Oh, the photobomb wars are really on. We knew Jennifer Lawrence had set it in motion when she photobombed Taylor Swift at the Golden Globes.
What's the most ridiculous outfit you've worn with sneakers?
Credit: Tyrone Lebon for Urban Outfitters, Good Morning America's Instagram and Twitter

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Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and Housing Minister V Somanna were on Wednesday granted bail by a Lokayukta court in a case relating to alleged irregularities in denotification of land.
Yeddyurappa and Somanna appeared personally before special Lokayukta court judge N K Sudhindra Rao, who granted bail to them, Somanna's wife Shailaja and one Lingaraju and posted the case to June 30 for further hearing.
On March 21, Lokayukta police probing the case had filed a 'B' report absolving Somanna of charges of "misusing his position" in the case, stating he was neither an MLA nor a minister during the period when the said land was denotified and therefore there was no case to proceed against him.
The others accused in the case, including Yeddyurappa, were also absolved of the charges. The' B' report was challenged by complainant Ravi Krishna Reddy on March 29.
On January 17, the Karnataka High Court had granted anticipatory bail to all the accused in the case.
The complainant had alleged Somanna used his position as a minister to secure denotification of 22 guntas (one gunta is about 1,086 sq ft) of land in Nagadevanahalli village for an educational institution run by his wife, despite the land having been acquired by Bangalore Development Authority.
After the Lokayukta court took cognisance of the complaint, all four moved the high court for anticipatory bail.
The then Chief Minister Yeddyurappa had allegedly ordered denotification of the land on the request of erstwhile land owner Lingaraju, according to the complaint.
Karnataka land scam: Yeddyurappa, Somanna granted bail
According to the conmplaint Yeddyurappa had allegedly ordered denotification of the land on the request of erstwhile land owner Lingaraju.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa.


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According to scientists in China, the air pollution of the country is starting to slow down photosynthesis in plants, in addition to covering it's most populated cities in a blanket of thick smog. With a population of 1.35 Billion people, it is not hard to imagine that something like this occurring. However, it is also something that can be at the very least slowed down if the population were to work together and try to make a positive impact.
According to the Wall Street Journal, China is set to (probably does now) have as many people driving cars as the United States has people- about 300 million. If one assumes that 411 grams of CO2 are emitted traveling one mile in a car that travels at about 22 MPG, and you also assume that only half of China's driving population travel 20 miles a day, you could calculate how many grams of CO2 are emitted into China's air in one day: (411 grams/1 mile) x (25 miles/1 Person) x (150 million people) = 1.54 x 10^12 grams of CO2/day.
Obviously there is much more to the problem than simply people driving cars around, but if more people decided to bike or take public transit it could very well have a larger effect on the environment or at least slow down the amount of CO2 being emitted into the air.
Source 1: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/climate/documents/420f14040.pdf
Source 2: http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/11/28/china-soon-to-have-almost-as-many-drivers-as-u-s-has-people/


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Saturday, October 29, 2011
Free 3D model : Dark castle
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thanks you so much for your generosity!!!
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2012 at 12:11 AM
Thankyou so much ,for your generosity and very informative articles.Great stuff.ReplyDelete
- Mary S HinesJune 11, 2012 at 7:56 PM
fantastic modelling, Luca ! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
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- AnonymousAugust 7, 2012 at 1:59 AM
what a delightful castle!Delete
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- AnonymousMarch 19, 2013 at 11:29 PM
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Yet another awesome looking model, again thanks for your generosity. I am looking into your competition, too.ReplyDeleteReplies
great! you are welcome in the competition, and hope the best for you!Delete
- AnonymousMarch 19, 2013 at 11:39 PM
well, what is this castle called and i hope u know that i need to make this castle...out of like cardboard and stuffDelete
- AnonymousMarch 19, 2013 at 11:44 PM
cause this looks like a really easy castle to build and i need the name of this castle and a website that i could get facts about the catsleDelete
i think this castle don't exist... is a very old model but i'm pretty sure that the inspiration come from a plastic model toy...Delete
- AnonymousFebruary 3, 2014 at 5:18 AM
Thanks a million! Needed to make a sandcastle and this was PERFECT!ReplyDelete
Nice job. Thanks for your generosity =)ReplyDelete
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- bobbystahrAugust 2, 2014 at 4:58 AM
great mountain top castle..many thanks lucaReplyDelete
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Optimus Prime -- beloved action figure of your youth -- has come back to haunt you. And he's brought an unknown dude-rock band with him.
Join us on Alameda's very own USS Hornet, the WWII aircraft carrier-turned-tourist-trap that on this lazy Tuesday night plays host to a froufrou party celebrating the imminent release of the Transformers PlayStation 2 game.
Yes, that Transformers. Optimus Prime, Megatron, Starscream, and other futuristic robots that turn into cars and guns and tape players. During the '80s especially, Transformers ruled: The action figures -- "toys" being entirely too feminine a word -- the cartoons, the comic books. Perhaps you believe they went the way of Punky Brewster by the time grunge set in, but comic-book nerds and hardcore collectors have kept Transformers quietly alive for two decades.
Now Atari -- another old-timey brand seeking public rebirth -- has concocted the Transformers PlayStation 2 game (due out in May) as the Great Reunveiling. And to assist in that reunveiling, Atari requires the services of a band specializing in what company marketing guru Laura Campos inelegantly describes as "that alternative rock."
"What we're doing with Transformers is we're reinventing the brand," she explains. "While this brand is twenty years old, we would prefer to be aligned with someone who is fresh and new. I could quote names -- we could've said, 'Let's go for Linkin Park.' But Linkin Park has history. And what we said is, if we're creating something new -- even though the brand's been around for twenty years -- we would prefer to get someone who is about to launch."
Enter Dropbox, about to launch. Maybe.
Dropbox is a mostly New Jersey-based Ozzfest-ready rock quintet, signed to Universal by dude-rock quasititan Sully Erna of Godsmack, uh, fame. They're polite, black-clad guys with boxes of old Transformers toys in their parents' basements and every video-game system you can imagine on their tour bus.
Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll? Nah. These days it's all about paralyzing boredom, childhood nostalgia, and PlayStation 2.
"When you're musicians, that's what you do," drummer Bob Jenkins insists, describing the mundane, downtime-plagued reality of touring. "You play music. You read. You play video games."
You also use them to further your career, which is why Bob is sitting in the band's "green room," the former chief petty officers' lounge of the USS Hornet.
Radio and MTV are cultural wastelands. Car commercials tend to pimp either Led Zep or proto-electronic hipster drivel. For the discerning unknown capital-R-O-C-K ROCK band, getting your hit single slapped in a mega-selling video game is like winning the lottery and being placed in a dump truck full of kittens simultaneously. Nascent punk, metal, and hard rock bands now peddle their wares to the creators of every game from Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 to Tony Hawk Underground.
Thus have Dropbox and Transformers joined for a shotgun marriage that officially begins tonight. The Hornet's inner sanctum is lined with more than a dozen TVs propped up on cartoon-style oil drums and barrels marked "Danger: Ammo." Each pedestal is anointed with a PlayStation 2 so that the revelers -- mostly video-game magazine nerds, which explains why the launch party is here in the Bay Area -- can road-test the new game while they raid the open bar and munch on Havana pickled chicken with Moroccan mint, Asian barbecue brisket sandwiches, and all manner of dainty cheeses.
The dainty cheeses: tasty. The game: blows. Optimus Prime is a total candy-ass, with twelve buttons' worth of weapons that apparently can't kill anything. Even Bob, Dropbox' official video-game black belt, complains that the DJ -- who is spinning "Rapper's Delight" and whatnot -- is drowning out the audio and throwing him off his game.
But Bob, as usual, is merely killing time until Dropbox hits the stage. First the band unveils its cover of the official Transformers theme song. The original was a blippy little faux-electroclash ditty better than anything Numbers has ever dished up, but Dropbox' new version is a plodding tough-guy instrumental that doesn't fare too well given the Hornet's craptastic acoustics; it's like listening to a band trapped in a giant empty pop can full of military explosives.
Dropbox later returns for a three-song set that fares much better, showing off its obvious marketability -- stealing Led Zeppelin's riffs and approximating Alice in Chains frontman Layne Staley's masculine howling -- and particularly succeeds in driving home its swamp-rockin' hope-we've-got-a-hit single, "Wishbone."
A beautiful friendship has begun.
"We both have new products we want to launch," Atari's Laura Campos says, drifting once again into the jargon of her profession. "We both have the same demographic: This male who, honestly, is gonna be anywhere from 12 to 24. They just happen to like that alternative rock."
They also, evidently, can smell a fake. "Dropbox, these guys, they're just starting their career," Laura says. "They are a brand. And we're a brand. And we want to do something that is meaningful and relevant, because that's the other thing about the target audience we're going after -- they want what's real. They don't want the marketing hype. That's why we had to talk to the guys, and they're like, 'Yeah, this game feels like what we're about. '"
Indie-rock purists would cringe at such product placement, but the Dropbox boys -- mostly in their early thirties -- beam at the association with both Transformers and the video games they so dearly love. "It's a good way to escape," guitarist Lee Richards explains. "You have all this stuff goin' on -- it's a nice way not to think about anything except tryin' to kill something."
"It puts you in a completely different world," Bob adds. "We have our world -- our normalcy, if you wanna call it that -- and then when we wanna escape, that's what we do. You can turn to a book, or turn to games. It's a way for us to release the stress of, you know, the other things."
Such as promoting your unknown band. And if you can do that by aligning with the toys of your past and the welcome distractions of your present, well, that's better than sex. Better than sex and drugs, even.
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After what has been called a successful pilot program, Effingham County is set to take off with curbside recycling.
Commissioners have approved an amendment to the contract with Republic Waste, the county's solid waste contractor, to extend its curbside recycling across the county. The county's solid waste department began a pilot program in May, targeting 725 homes across the five commission districts.
"It was extremely successful," said county sanitation director Connie Burns. "We received numerous calls, nearly 200 calls and over 90 percent of the people requested that we continue to do this program."
Burns wants to start the larger recycling program by Nov. 1. That is contingent on the delivery of recycling trucks. The startup date may be pushed back to Jan. 1, 2012.
Commissioners and residents expressed their pleasure at how well the pilot program went.
"It's wonderful," said Christine Kirkland. "My neighbor down the street has her 7-year-old in charge of their recycling. It's simple enough that he does it."
Commissioner Bob Brantley said he had not received "one negative comment about it," and Commissioner Vera Jones said she has received emails and Facebook messages in support of curbside recycling.
"From the onset, I was the most skeptical," said 3rd District Commissioner Steve Mason. "But I haven't had anyone say anything negative about it. I'm glad it's working out."
Burns said they chose the homes for the pilot program to get a representation of the county.
"Everywhere we go, we have people ask us, 'why didn't you pick me?'" she said. "We randomly picked the demographics of the county, to try to cover the rural areas and the subdivisions."
Under the revised contract, Republic will provide solid waste service to the county through Oct. 31, 2016. At $11.03 per month, county residential trash customers get one garbage cart a month. A second recycling cart, which will be 96 gallons in capacity, will cost an additional $2.90 per month, but the county will bear that cost.
The recycling carts also will be brand new.
"We've worked really hard on renegotiating a good price for the county at terms we thought were beneficial and would protect the citizens of the county," Burns said.
County Administrator David Crawley said there will be no increase to residents from the sanitation fees set last month. Any adjustment will be done next year when new sanitation fees are set. The cost of the recycling carts are being covered by a surplus in the county's sanitation fund, he said.
A recycling cart could take the place of a second trash cart for many residents, county officials have pointed out. A second garbage cart is $108 per year.
"One of the reasons we did not increase the sanitation fees was because of the residents who have a second cart," Crawley said. "We feel the recycling cart will give them an opportunity to reduce that cart and save that cost."
The recycling will be single stream — no separation of paper, cardboard, glass, newspapers and metal will be necessary — and recycling pickup will take place every other week.
"After one year of recycling, we would go back and evaluate what's been diverted from the solid waste stream," Burns said. "It could even bring the sanitation costs down even more. The more we can divert from the waste stream, the better, and it will be next year if we go to look at disposal costs and possibly bring the costs a little better."
The current contract calls for Republic not to have any garbage trucks past eight years old servicing the county's needs. Republic's rewards program under RecycleBank will provide marketing and education for implementing the recycling program.
Republic also will support the Keep Effingham Beautiful program and will provide to the county an incentive for recyclables of at least $5 per ton.
Burns said Republic and her department will work with local businesses to provide rewards and incentives through the RecycleBank program.
Along with new recycling carts, Republic will provide new recycling trucks. The company also will help with a once-a-year dry and special trash pickup
The participation rate was 66 percent, and Burns said that number was hurt because of the lesser participation during holidays.
"The public is really telling us they want curbside recycling," Burns said, "and they want to see this implemented."


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We are happy to be supporting National Volunteer's Week which runs until 12th June. This third blog post focuses on how volunteering can contribute toward career development in our sector.
Pursuing a career in museums and heritage can be a daunting task, it can be difficult to find out where to start, what qualifications you need, what different types of work you can do, and how much experience will be required for different job roles. It's also an extremely rewarding career choice in an ever changing sector and one that attracts people who are inherently passionate about what they do.
Whilst the range of qualifications and job roles may be vast, one aspect of pursuing a heritage career that most people participate in is volunteer work. Volunteering can help with:
You may also find yourself lucky enough to be given a lot of responsibility or exciting projects quite quickly, particularly in smaller organisations with less resources to call on.
Here at Erewash many of our team have had positive volunteering opportunities which have eventually led to jobs in the sector. Our Learning and Community Development Officer Debbi started with us as a volunteer which gave her a range of experiences and in time a full time job! Our Museum Manager Helen started her career here at Erewash as a volunteer in 2004!
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Personal data which is sent to us via our website will only be saved for the length of time that is necessary to fulfil the objective for which you sent it to us.
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This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how you use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website is normally transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. If IP anonymisation is activated on this website, Google will, however, truncate your IP address within the Member States of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the entire IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling website activity reports, and providing the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet use. The IP address transmitted from your browser as part of the Google Analytics process will not be associated by Google with other data. You may prevent the cookies from being saved by means of the appropriate settings in your browser software; please note, however, that this may deprive you of the ability to make full use of all the functions this website offers. Furthermore, you can prevent the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) from being collected by Google, and prevent Google from processing these data, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available through the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en
For more information, go to http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ (general information on Google Analytics and data privacy).
Please note that on this website Google Analytics uses the additional code "gat._anonymizeIp();" to ensure that IP addresses are collected anonymously (through "IP masking").
You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set on the computer which prevents the future collection of your data when visiting this website:
Disable Google Analytics.
2.3.4. Integration of videos
YouTube components have been integrated into this website by the data controller. YouTube is an online video portal that enables video publishers to upload video-clips that other users can watch, rate and comment on, free of charge. YouTube permits the publication of all types of videos, which means that complete films and television programmes, as well as music videos, trailers and videos produced by users themselves, are all available via the online portal.
YouTube's operating company is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.
Whenever one of the individual pages of this website operated by the data controller and containing a YouTube component (YouTube video) is accessed, the relevant YouTube component causes the automatic display of the corresponding YouTube component by the internet browser of the data subject's IT system. Further information about YouTube can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/de/. In the course of this technical procedure, YouTube and Google are informed which specific pages of our website are visited by the data subject.
If the data subject concerned is logged into YouTube when one of our webpages containing a YouTube video is accessed, YouTube can tell which specific webpage has been visited by the data subject concerned. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and attributed to the relevant data subject's YouTube account.
If the data subject is logged into YouTube at the same time as he/she visits our website, YouTube and Google will always receive information (via the YouTube component) that the relevant data subject has visited our website; this is the case regardless of whether the data subject clicks on a YouTube video or not. If the data subject does not wish such information to be transmitted to YouTube and Google, the data subject can prevent this by logging out of his/her YouTube account before visiting our website.
The data protection provisions published by YouTube can be viewed at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/. They provide information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.
3. Principles for the processing of personal data
The processing of personal data is based on strict principles which consider the protection and security of data and the rights of the individuals to be of the highest priority.
Legality & transparency
Data processing is conducted in a fair and lawful manner. The person concerned will be informed of data collection, the processing envisaged and the handling of the data. At a minimum, the person concerned will be informed of the following points:
- Person responsible for data processing
- Purpose of data processing
- Legal basis for the processing
Purpose limitation
The data is collected and processed for predetermined, clear and legitimate purposes. The processing of the data will not occur in a manner which is not in line with these purposes.
Data minimisation
Only data which is absolutely essential is collected and processed. If it is possible to use for achieving the objective at hand and the effort involved is reasonable, only anonymized data will be processed
Storage limits and deletion
Personal data is deleted as soon as the objective for which it was originally collected ends and as long as legal retention periods do not prevent its deletion.
If, in individual cases, legitimate interests in this data exist, it will continue to be retained until legal matters relating to the legitimate interest have been clarified.
Data security
Data secrecy applies to all personal data. The data is handled confidentially and is protected by taking appropriate organisational and technical measures against unauthorised access, unlawful manipulation or transfer, and loss and destruction.
Factual accuracy
Personal data must be retained correctly and be complete and up-to-date. Appropriate measures are taken to correct old, incorrect or incomplete data.
4. Obligation to observe data secrecy
All of Wuppermann's employees as well as the employees of affiliated companies are contractually required to maintain confidentiality. They are advised and trained on a regular basis in how to safely handle personal data or other critical data.
5. Data security
The protection of confidentiality, availability and integrity of data is one of Wuppermann's main tasks. This applies to confidential business information, customer data, personal data and other critical information.
For this purpose, technical and organisational security measures are taken using state-of-the-art technology and internationally recognised best practices and security standards, and these measures are improved on an ongoing basis.
6. Data protection officer
Please contact us by post or email at the addresses listed below for enquiries regarding the collection, processing or use of your personal data or for obtaining information, making corrections, or blocking or deleting data. At the addresses below, you can enquire about the data we have saved, have it changed, blocked or deleted at any time.
The responsible bodies as defined in the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU-GDPR) is:
Leverkusen, Deutschland
Ottostraße 5
D-51381 Leverkusen
Telefon +49 2171 50 00 800
Moerdijk, Niederlande
Vlasweg 15
Havenno. 175
NL-4782 PW Moerdijk
Telefon +31 168 357 100
Altmünster, Österreich
Großalmstraße 7
A-4813 Altmünster
Telefon +43 50 910 500
Judenburg, Österreich
Gußstahlwerkstraße 23
A-8750 Judenburg
Telefon +43 50 910 400
Małomice, Polen
Ul. Fabryczna 3
PL-67-320 Malomice
Telefon +48 68 3780 - 101
Györ, Ungarn
H-9071 Gönyű, 098/2 Hrsz
Telefon + 36 30 515 3685
Bukarest, Rumänien
Str. Frumoasa Nr. 41, Pod, Birou 2 Sector 1
RO-010986 Bucureşti
Telefon +40 (0) 31 620 08 66
7. Rights of the person concerned
Every individual whose personal data is processed by Wuppermann has the opportunity to assert his or her own rights at any time and to exercise these rights with Wuppermann's data protection officer.
To exercise your rights as the person concerned, you can contact Wuppermann at any time by email by sending your requests to firstname.lastname@example.com or by post at the contact address of the respective body responsible.
The persons concerned can request information at any time into which personal information about them is being processed and what purposes the processing will serve.
The persons concerned have the right to demand that any incorrect personal data pertaining to them be corrected without delay.
The persons concerned have the right to limit processing if the accuracy of the data concerned is in dispute, the processing is unlawful, the data for the processing is no longer required, or if the individuals concerned have objected to its processing.
The persons concerned have the right to object to the processing of personal data that relates to them at any time.
The persons concerned have the right to receive the personal data pertaining to them which they have made available to Wuppermann in a structured, conventional and machine-readable format. They also have the right to request that this data be transferred to another responsible party provided it is technically feasible.
The transferability shall only apply to personal data which is processed with the help of automated processing methods.
Deletion – the right to be forgotten
The person concerned has the right to demand the immediate deletion of the personal data pertaining to him/her if there is no legal basis for processing the data or it ceases to exist, the data processing objected to, the data processing is unlawful and no legally required retention periods prevent its deletion.
Data security has also been given high priority with respect to the rights of the persons concerned, which is why the assertion of rights of the person concerned is only possible after the person concerned has been identified beyond any doubt.
Furthermore, you have the right to file a complaint at the Data Protection Authority at any time.
8. Data transmission
Transmission of personal data to a recipient outside of the corporate group or to recipients in EU third countries will only be carried out in a lawful manner in accordance with applicable laws while respecting the highest level of confidentiality and data security.
As part of executing processing on a group-wide basis, personal data is exchanged between companies within the Wuppermann Group.
Wuppermann employs the services of several different processors for data processing. All processors have a contractual obligation to comply with applicable legal regulations for data protection.
9. Continuous monitoring and improvements
Wuppermann places great importance on making continual improvements to quality and processes.
Compliance with data protection regulations, applicable laws and the efficacy of measures taken for data protection and data security are monitored and improved on an ongoing basis, so that we can guarantee optimal implementation of data protection measures.


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We are the East Sussex branch of Cruse Bereavement Care, a UK charity established in 1959 which offers a nationwide network of confidential support and information to bereaved people of all ages, free of charge.
We understand that grief is a different process for everyone and our long experience tells us that bereaved people can find great comfort and relief in being able to express their feelings and talk through their distress with those who are trained to listen. We treat each bereaved person as an individual and empathise with their needs on that basis. Understanding grief and loss is essential to healing and future wellbeing.
However recent or long ago your bereavement was, you can approach Cruse at any time for practical information or confidential support. We have a support centre located in Eastbourne and another in the city of Brighton and Hove. As well as individual one-to-one support, we facilitate Drop-in services which you can attend without appointments.
We also use our expertise to offer training & consultancy for organisations. Find out more about our specialist training.
More About Our Services
Covid-19 update
Due to the current pandemic and ongoing social distancing, all Cruse services will be provided over the telephone, email or internet until further notice. Please contact us to find out more.
Coronavirus articles and resources
National helpline
Confidential One-to-one Support
If one-to-one support is the best way of meeting your needs, a trained Bereavement Volunteer will visit you in your own home - or if you prefer you can be seen privately at one of our offices or at a suitable alternative venue. Each session is by appointment and usually lasts 60 minutes. You see the same Bereavement Volunteer every week for up to six weeks but are under no obligation to continue and can stop at any time. If you are under 16 your first meeting takes place with a parent or guardian present because parental consent is obligatory. After that, sessions can be on a one-to-one basis if you prefer.
Drop-in Services
We offer weekly Drop-in services in Brighton, Lewes and Eastbourne, where you can talk to someone privately as well as join a group facilitated by trained volunteers. No appointment is necessary for Drop-ins and this free service is completely confidential. Some people find groups invaluable; others use them as a bridge while they are waiting for one-to-one support.
BRIGHTON & HOVE: WEDNESDAY MORNINGS at Community Base, 113 Queen's Road, Brighton BN1 3XG
10am for new attendees to talk to a trained volunteer
11am is the Group Hour
LEWES: FRIDAY MORNINGS at House of Friendship, 208 High Street, Lewes BN7 2NS
10.30am for new attendees to talk to a trained volunteer
11am is the Group Hour
EASTBOURNE: FRIDAY MORNINGS at the William and Patricia Venton Centre, Junction Road, Eastbourne BN21 3QY
10am for new attendees to talk to a trained volunteer
11am is the Group Hour
You can attend our Drop-ins immediately; there is, however, a waiting list for one-to-one support. When you first contact us for this service, we will take your personal details over the phone and add you to our list of clients waiting. Although we do our best to give you our support as quickly as possible, there will be a wait of several weeks. Meanwhile, we can advise you on how to access more information about bereavement and the grief process.
Contact Us
Contact us at email@example.com
For support in Brighton and Hove
Telephone: 01273 234007
For support anywhere else in East Sussex
Telephone: 01323 642942
There is a 24 hour answerphone service, and we aim whenever possible to provide trained volunteers to take your call weekdays 10.30-12 noon. When you call, if you get through to an answerphone please leave a message and we will get back to you within 24 hours. Your call will always receive a response.
In order to provide our services free of charge we rely on donations and the support of volunteers in a range of roles. Find out how you can support us.


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I haven't met anybody who would ask you to sit your pet still while they are painting them 🙂 – majority of us paint/draw from photo. There are two parts of success with commissioned pet portraits – artist's talent and a photo you provide. Some will say it's 50:50 ration, some will say 70:30, but even if the good photo is only 30% of success, do you really want to get 70% good portrait? no, I want a solid 100, please. Yes, of course! you have every right to!
There are a few things to think about choosing a photo:
1. Quality.
I'm not going to bore you with resolution math. Think about it this way – less detailed photo means artist has to guess all the details: eyes, eye lashes, nostrils, whiskers – I mean isn't the essence of cuteness? Strict guidance is this – NO MOBILE PHONE PICTURES. Grab a digital camera, doesn't have to be fancy professional gear, just not the phone. Yes, I'm aware of some great mobile phone cameras, that's why there is less strict guidance – if you blow your photo up to fit your 15′ computer screen and you are still able to see all the eyelashes and whiskers as lines (not little chains of squares), you are probably good.
2. Pose.
I know how adorable they can be all rolled up in a fluffy ball or stretched out on a loan on a sunny day – it's very moving. Very cute. But portrait is a classy thing, don't you agree? So think about a human portrait pose – HEAD AND CHEST is your strict guideline. But again if you want to be less classy, suggest a few photos, discuss with the artist – we are always open to ideas! just make sure both eyes are visible and looking at the cameraman. And that head occupies more then 1/3 of the whole picture.
Here are some good examples:
3. Lighting.
Lighting will affect your pet's fur colour. Electric light or outdoor light on a sunny day will make it warmer, luminescent light will make it cooler, flash is pure evil and will change the colour dramatically! Strict guideline – take the picture outside in a natural light on a cloudy day. It will give us most realistic colours and make our life so much easier! you can't imagine!
If for some reason the above is not possible (sometimes they are no longer around, for a sad example), send what you have but include DIFFERENT LIGHTING situations – indoors, outdoors, on sunny days and not so sunny.
This is the same cat, but pictures taken in different light:
Notice how different she looks! fur colour, eyes, contrast… If I have never met your pet and had to guess based on a photo, there can be two very different results here.
I do my best to accommodate every client and work with what we have. I had positive outcome working from very bad low resolution photos, combining a few photos (colour from one, pose – from another) etc. It is possible! But there is a risk that likeness will be compromised. So if you are stuck with not so great photos choose your artist carefully, ask their opinion and be prepared to pay a little more for all their hard work putting all the pieces of the puzzle together.
Most importantly, don't be afraid to go ahead and do it. In my experience portrait usually exceeds the expectations anyway and if it's a gift, they will be head over hills in love with it!


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For anyone living with a short-term or long-term disability, it's important to have reliable tools that help give a sense of independence to complete simple everyday tasks. One great way to discover helpful tools and devices is through the Easterseals' Resource & Technology Demonstration Center in New Castle, DE. They have become the trusted team who aim to help individuals of all ages with disabilities to achieve their goals and reach their full potential.
The Resource & Technology Demonstration Center is home to some of the most innovative tools and devices in assistive technology that can help with a variety of disabilities. Products you can see and learn more about are converted kitchens, accessibility bathtubs and toilets, deaf or hearing devices, and many more helpful products.
With so many great products that make living with a disability easier and more comfortable, the team at Integrant was happy to learn that Easterseals wanted the atHand Overbed Table System to be displayed at their demonstration center. Our feature-rich overbed table system is designed to give both individuals and caregivers a safe, convenient, and reliable table that makes completing everyday tasks easier than ever before. Here are some of the many great benefits it brings to the table.
Extra Storage for Extra Convenience
A popular feature is the ability to have storage drawers or shelves by your side. These give you the space you need to hold all your important belongings and keep them within reach.
Adjustable Lighting
No more asking for help or risking injury getting up to turn on or off lights. You can have lighting right by your side at all times. Choose from three lighting levels, with two fully adjustable LED lights: one for reading, one for a night light.
Safely Power Up All Your Devices
Avoid extension cords or straining to reach wall outlets with integrated USB and power outlets right in the table. Plus, you can always have your important electronic devices charged and ready for use.
Convenient Personalization
Swivel, slide and adjust the table height and lighting for your comfort and convenience. Rotate the tray table over the bed or chair when you need it, or tilt the light to just the right angle.
Easy to Keep Clean and Store Away
Thanks to a modern and smooth design, this overbed table has no gaps or crevices that can build up dirt, making cleaning easy for you or a caregiver to protect you from germs. Plus, the tray table folds down with ease and allows for more versatile, compact storage.
Extreme Strength and Stability
The atHand Overbed Table System can hold up to 100 lbs and is built from high-quality, durable materials. You won't have to worry about this table system wobbling or breaking down over time.
Easy Mobility to Transfer Room to Room
This overbed table on wheels features large, premium casters that roll smoothly on carpet or hard floors to make it easy to move around where needed. It also features two locking wheels to keep the table safely anchored in place when desired.
Experience the Versatility, Flexibility, and Convenience with the atHand Overbed Table System
Whether you're a care professional or at-home caregiver, don't settle for a traditional overbed table that gets in the way compared to being helpful. Get the atHand Overbed Table System and see for yourself how simpler living or caring for someone with limited mobility or a disability can be. Easterseals has proven to be a leader in changing how we define disability and helping individuals of all ages, and we are happy to have our innovative product be recognized and promoted with their other great products. To learn more about all the features and to order a table system for you, visit the Easterseals' Research & Technology Demonstration Center or visit www.integrantllc.com today.


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vBMail: What is it?
vBMail is a professional mailing list mod with Bounced Mail handling and advanced subscription management features.
vBMail is the perfect solution for any forum who wish to send out large quantities of mail to users on a mailing list. It lets admins and users have fine-grained access to subscriptions, and also automatically handles bounced mail.
If you like this mod please hit the https://www.vbulletin.org/forum/external/2015/08/1.png button to the right ---->
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What does 'Marking As Installed' do ?
* It helps you to stay on top of updates - members who have installed modifications will be notified by us whenever new updates are available.
* For security issues - vbulletin.org will contact all members who have installed a modification whenever a security issue is brought to their attention.
* Marking a modification as installed also helps us know how many people are using our work, giving us extra incentive to provide more features and new modifications.
We appreciate the support!
Priority support & Product Demos available at: http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/
Translations available @ our forum
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Major Features:
Bounced Mail Handling: Once configured, it will (if so desired) automatically track and handle bounced mail. Alternatively, you can manually handle bounced mail if you so wish.
Automatic "Unsubscribe" Link Creation: If the user receiving the mail has access to unsubscribing, a secure link to unsubscribe themselves from the mailing list will be automatically added to the bottom of the mail. It does not require the user to be logged in, so it complies with spam policies set forth by mail providers.
Mail History: Each past sent mail can be viewed at any time from the front-end.
Advanced Subscription Management: Users can quickly and easily (un)subscribe from the mailing list via the mailing list directory, or the admin can manually change the subscription status in the AdminCP.
Bounced Mail Threshold: When an admin-configured number of mails bounce from the same email address, the user is automatically removed from mailing lists and all other email-related vBulletin features, and notified via PM what happened to their account, as well as directions to change their email addresses.
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This mod displays a copyright notification in the footer of pages generated by this mod which includes:
I was considering using this mod, until I saw that part of the copyright info. in the footer includes some sort of an affiliate link to Hivelocity.
Looked like a nice mod though. :)
Nothing stopping you from removing the affiliate link, you'll need to leave the links to Dragonbyte Tech intact though :)
vBMail v1.0.4
* Fix: Users with "Receive Admin Emails" turned off will no longer receive any emails regardless of their subscription status, for real this time.
* Fix: Valid Fields error on saving UserCP options
You may want to include this info in the download / main post - it's within an area in the template where it mentions the copyright should not be changed or removed. So like myself, others may not realize it is not a requirement for that particular part.
We'll update our descriptions stating what you can and can't remove in the future :)
* Feature: "Last Mail Sent" column in the Mailing List directory
* Fix: Saving options in the UserCP didn't always work as intended
vBMail v1.1.1
Feature: Unsubscribe stats on the Mailing List and Mail History pages
Feature: New Per-Mailing List permission for who can see Unsubscribe stats (default to off for all)
Fix: (Lite) Mail sending and viewing subscribed users will no longer fail due to incompatibility with a Pro-only feature
Fix: (vB4) Database errors for the early adopters of v1.1.0 who were hit with an incorrect installer file
vBMail v1.1.2
Fix: Unsubscribe link will now properly allow for per-mail unsubscribe stats.
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i have to disable all my hooks due to this error because when ever i try to un install this product it makes all my styles with white pages having ugly texts showing up
That error is impossible unless you have edited either /dbtech/vbmail/hooks/init_startup.php or /dbtech/vbmail/includes/specialtemplates.php.
Please try uploading a fresh copy of all files.
i think it was conflicting with vBadvanced CMPS.. i have removed both...
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Even though we spend more and more time on social media and other networking platforms, email is still by far the best and most useful way to grow your business and get your work out there. So what platforms are you using in 2019?
One of the things I plan to spend a lot of my time on in 2019 is taking my email marketing and newsletter to the next level. I've spent years doing marketing consulting work for all types of photographers designing and setting up their campaigns. When it comes to my own, however, I've been kind of lazy.
So I've been researching what new platforms are available that might help improve my automation and get more done without me getting to carried away with time investment. I still need to take pictures after all.
Justin Brown over at Primal Video takes a look at the different software they have been using over the years and tests out some new ones to see what will work best for them in 2019. Brown's two picks? ConvertKit and ActiveCampaign. Both of which I was not familiar with before watching this video.
Automating your marketing can be complicated at first and picking the right platform up front will save you time and effort. So videos like this are a big help in deciding on which software to go with. Currently, I am using Aweber and although I have been very happy with it in the past I'm interested in trying something different.
What software are you using for your email marketing? What tips and tricks have you found to save you time in your efforts?
Want to see more articles on email marketing? Let us know in the comments.
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I want to see more ;)
Hey Micheal! Great video, there are a lot of options to choose from, this helps. These two are great options for photographers who really want to dive in, and make learning email marketing a big focus in their business.
On the other end of the spectrum, for those photographers that really don't want to dig into the details of complicated nerdy workflows (like you and I do) we launched StickyEmail last year.
One of the biggest problems we heard over the years of why photographers aren't doing more with Email Marketing, is because they simply don't know what to write - or where to start.
So to help solve that, we have curated a library of PRE-WRITTEN email sequences just for photographers (broken down by niche) I'd love to show you more!
If you want to learn more you can check us out here, I would love to know what you think!
Appreciate the video share Michael DeStefano :D
Can also recommend https://esputnik.com. Using the service for a year and I'm completely satisfied with it.


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Title: Vanity Fair October 1930 Issue (Magazine)
Illustrator: Illustrated by Georges Lepape
Categories: Vanity Fair Magazine,
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: New York, Conde Nast Publications: 1930 10
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Title: Snow Like Ashes (Snow Like Ashes #1)
Author: Sara Raasch
Genre: Fantasy, YA
Publisher: Balzer and Bray
Publication Date: October 14, 2014
Pages: 422
Buy: Amazon
A heartbroken girl. A fierce warrior. A hero in the making.
Sixteen years ago the Kingdom of Winter was conquered and its citizens enslaved, leaving them without magic or a monarch. Now, the Winterians' only hope for freedom is the eight survivors who managed to escape, and who have been waiting for the opportunity to steal back Winter's magic and rebuild the kingdom ever since.
Orphaned as an infant during Winter's defeat, Meira has lived her whole life as a refugee, raised by the Winterians' general, Sir. Training to be a warrior—and desperately in love with her best friend, and future king, Mather — she would do anything to help her kingdom rise to power again.
So when scouts discover the location of the ancient locket that can restore Winter's magic, Meira decides to go after it herself. Finally, she's scaling towers, fighting enemy soldiers, and serving her kingdom just as she's always dreamed she would. But the mission doesn't go as planned, and Meira soon finds herself thrust into a world of evil magic and dangerous politics – and ultimately comes to realize that her destiny is not, never has been, her own.
Ok, I have to preface this review with the fact that the blurb pretty much covers the first few chapters and then SO MUCH happens afterwards–all good things though.
Meira is one of 8 survivors of Winter, a Kingdom that was overthrown by Angra, the King of Spring. She trains under Sir, Winter's general, to be the best warrior for Winter, all while fighting her love for her best friend and future king, Mather. She forces her way onto an assignment to retrieve the ancient locket that can restore Winter's magic; an assignment that starts an avalanche of events that spiral out of Meira's control. She comes to realize her true destiny and what she must do to save Winter.
I really liked this one guys. Meira is an awesome main character who kicks butt (with a chakra!) and wants to make a difference for her country. She can be a bit whiny at times, but understandably so with everybody making decisions about her life around her. The ending really makes you understand why though. Sir and Mather are very opaque, but deep. You never know what they're thinking–until something drastic happens. Theron. LOVE YOU THERON.
Here's the only issue I had with this book, and some of you might not even think it's an issue. There was so much happening all at once and really fast!
You never had a breather. There was one major thing happening right after the other. I just wanted to be like,
I get it's a YA book and things usually progress very quickly, but I was a bit overwhelmed! Again, is this really a problem to have? I dunno. Definitely, not a BAD one.
There is also that dreaded love triangle thing and we all know how I feel about those.
BUT it ended up not being so much of a usual love triangle that I was all
Now, Ms. Raasch left it off that there might be some more drama involving said "triangle" in future books, but I think there was a clear distinction as to which guy to go with.
The ending was a bit predictable, but still fantastic. It was also one of those rare first trilogy books that leaves you with a satisfying ending, but still has you chomping at the bits for the next installment. I will definitely be picking up it's sequel, because this was an awesome start to a trilogy!


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What's to come in Evans infant death trial
January 15, 2019
Attorneys on both sides of an infant death case told a Weld County jury Tuesday night they can expect to hear a lot of testimony from medical experts in the trial of Edward Berdan.
Berdan, 33, of Evans, is charged with a single count of child abuse knowingly or recklessly causing death in the 2016 death of his 3-month-old daughter, Alexis. Berdan faces up to 24 years in prison if convicted.
During her opening statements late Tuesday, Weld Deputy District Attorney Arynn Clark said she plans to call a lot of medical experts during the 10-day trial, which is scheduled to continue through Jan. 28. But unlike a lot of cases, in which doctors are brought in from outside the scope of an incident to provide a neutral opinion of the evidence, Clark said jurors can expect to hear directly from the doctors who tried to save Alexis' life.
Alexis' mother, Alisiana Berdan, brought her daughter to Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland on Jan. 20, 2016, after her daughter began exhibiting seizure-like symptoms. Alexis was later flown to Children's Hospital in Aurora where doctors discovered evidence to two brain bleeds — one fresh and one in the process of healing — fractured ribs and a host of other injuries.
"You're going to hear how Alexis suffered from retinal hemorrhaging in all four quadrants, as well as her optic nerve, and how there is no other diagnosis than non-accidental trauma," Clark said. "You're going to hear from child abuse experts who are going to testify that a child with injuries that severe wouldn't have acted normal. She wouldn't have been capable of it."
Berdan's defense team, comprised of Greeley attorney Megan O'Brien and Colorado Public Defender Kathy Heffron, plan to call their own medical experts during the trial. O'Brien told the jury their experts will testify Alexis' injuries were symptoms of ongoing health problems, not abuse.
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When she became pregnant with Alexis, Alisiana Berdan was diagnosed with gestational diabetes, which complicated the pregnancy and the birth, O'Brien said. After she was born, Alexis needed to say at the hospital longer than the average newborn and required 24-hour oxygen once she was brought home. Alexis was later diagnosed with acid reflux.
"During the 90 days she lived at home with her parents, Alexis had 12 doctors appointments; way more than the average newborn," O'Brien said. "This case boils down to missed and misunderstood symptoms."
O'Brien said she also plans to call several family members, including Alisiana and grandparents on both sides of the family.
"You're going to hear from all of the people closest to Alexis who surely would have known if something was going on in that house," O'Brien said. "But as they say, mother knows best, and this mother knows that what happened to her daughter was not abuse."
The trial continues Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. at which point the district attorney's office is expected to call its first witness.
— Joe Moylan covers crime and public safety for The Greeley Tribune. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com, (970) 392-4467 or on Twitter @JoeMoylan.


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ICI Wireless, Senior Technician
"When we take over systems that have been deployed by other vendors and we have to document the system, D3M gives us that capability. D3M makes it exceptionally easy, especially in the network environment when a back hall equipment room has multiple connections going everywhere and you need to know exactly where to put what. I can go in and document the site and have a technician that has never seen the site, walk in, pull up D3M and know exactly where everything is." Read the full user review.
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Bearcom, IP Radio Solutions Manager
"I've had a chance to work with the D3M tool on several occasions over the last year through the Alpha and Beta releases. I would recommend this tool to all two-way radio network technicians as it brings great value to them and the rest of their organization. D3M is an excellent collaboration tool for sales, engineers, and technicians. Being able to share the design information in one centralized location will be far more efficient than our current method of emailing multiple file types back and forth."
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Baycom, Director of Technical Operations
"Our entire organization is using D3M. We now have a reliable, consistent platform to properly design & document our customer's MOTOTRBO & APX system solutions. The Sales Team begins the process by creating professional images and brings them to the customers during the quoting stage. The Bench Technicians continue the process by documenting the project for the Field Technicians to use during installation."
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Brentwood Communications, Senior Account Manager
"D3M has developed our installations to the next level, we're able to design/deploy and manage detailed systems from any PC in the world including whilst on site with customers should any information be needed. We recommend it to all of our partners within the industry."
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"We needed something that would allow us to show customers the equipment location and cabling routes on the actual deployment site. D3M is an effective way to convey to the customer what they are being sold and what support they will receive alongside it, benefiting both ourselves and the customer."
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Louisiana Radio Communications, System Specialist
"Trying to record and maintain all of our radio network information in one place can be a real headache. D3M has the ability to bring value to our entire organization. It allows for Sales to start a project and easily pass it on to our Technicians to tweak and revise the diagram. The software also provides very valuable information to customers who need to understand how their radio network functions. Come install time, our Technicians will all be on the same page and know how everything needs to be configured. More importantly, when a technician gets called out at 2AM to troubleshoot an issue; they will have fast and easy access to understanding how the network in question was deployed."
Chip Lenhart, System Specialist
Spectrum Telecom Group, Technician
"Using D3M for radio network design & management is far easier than Microsoft Visio and Excel. The tool allows you to enter and store all of your network information in one place and easily share it with others. Creating network diagrams and databases for radio systems is extremely simplified thanks to D3M. It will be my "one-stop-shop" tool for complete radio system designs. D3M is an extremely valuable application and I would absolutely recommend it to other two-way radio technicians!" Read the full user review.
Joe Kletke, Technician
Talk Wireless, Senior Radio System Technician
"D3M has been beneficial to Talk Wireless because we've been able to complete an overview of a system in a matter of minutes. It helps with documentation." Read the full user review.
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Creative Communications, Design Engineer
"It doesn't get much easier to put together a block diagram together than with D3M. Another important thing is that everybody has connectivity to your files… Everything stays up to date and I don't have a different version on my machine compared to somebody else's machine. From that aspect, it's nice that everybody can have access to customer files, wherever they are." Read the full user review.
Tim Taylor, Design Engineer
Utility Communications, Project Manager
"D3M has made my job easier. It has made it easier for me to collect all of the information in one place and allowed me to have a visual representation of the project for myself, internally, and for the customer to see exactly what we are doing and what are going to be implementing into the project." Read the full user review.
Ben Clarke, Project Manager
Reliable Communications, Owner
"The most significant benefit I have seen from using D3M is providing a professional looking quotation. I have been looking for years for an application like it and have bought different presentation and quotation software, however, they were nowhere near as robust as D3M and never came out looking as professional." Read the full user review.
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RFC Wireless, Project Manager
"Collaboration on a simpler basis. It has eliminated the need for me to go downstairs and the technicians trying to draw something out on a piece of paper. D3M creates something I can go back and refer to at any time because the technicians drew it out. They know how the system is going to fit together. As a project manager, it makes my life easier." Read the full user review.
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"The biggest benefit to me is that all that information is now in one location. My techs can see the information on their smart devices when they are not in the office." Read the full user review.


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The good thing about robots is they can't get groin injuries or go on benders on the town, but they still can't beat an All Black.
Former first five-eight Andrew Mehrtens took on three specially designed pneumatically-powered aluminium legs in a kicking challenge in Auckland today.
The competition ended in a draw, with an aptly named droid called "Robo Dan''.
Mehrtens, who until recently held the title of all-time leading points scorer for the All Blacks, converted 11 out of 12 of his attempts on goal, tying with the Massey University Albany campus robot.
One of Robo Dan's creators, Johan Potgieter, said getting the droid's timing right was the key to its success.
"We realised very early that it's not about how much power you put behind a rugby ball it's all about timing, so we spent a lot of time with slow camera capture footage, frame-by-frame analysis of kicking positions and how you strike a ball and I think that was the secret on the day.''
It also helped that Robo Dan's groin couldn't get injured like its namesake, Dan Carter.
"That's the good thing about a robot - they don't misbehave, they don't go drinking when they shouldn't and they don't get injuries. And when there is an injury you can usually fix it in a couple of minutes.''
Potgieter said the widely criticised Gilbert Rugby World Cup balls were not a factor for Robo Dan.
"We didn't swap our balls like the English did and we were quite happy with the way they kicked. There was quite a strong breeze, but we can compensate - robots are very rigid and we know that they'll hit the sweet spot every time.
"And who knows, companies like Gilbert might ask us to use our robot to test their rugby balls because players like Johnny Wilkinson are bad-mouthing them.''
Mehrtens said before he took the field that he wasn't overly confident about facing the well-oiled machines.
"Clearly the robots are in a lot better shape than I am and they've had the benefit of being out here longer this morning testing the wind and conditions... I'm trying to think of other excuses I can use but, no, I'm not too hopeful, but it's a bit of fun.''
Mehrtens said such advances in technology had the potential to help the game of rugby.
"And clearly we're one of the world leaders in terms of technology here in New Zealand and it's something we're very proud of.''
The other two robots, Canterbury University's creation "Robo Deans'' and Massey University Albany's impressive computer-controlled droid converted around 50 per cent of their attempts on goal.
The competition is a prelude to the inaugural Schools Robotics World Cup in the Cloud from October 11 - 13.


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Illinois CCW The State of Illinois has past the law. We are now offering NRA Basic Pistol that will qualify for the first 8 hours required for the CCW. The Illinois State Police will release the second 8 hour part of the class. Once the Illinois State Police releases the lesson plan for the secnd part we will be teaching it.
NRA Basic Pistol -- $90.00 does not include Ammo or range fee
Department of Financial and Professional Regulation 20 Hour Basic Firearms Training-- $250.00 per student
This includes a copy of the NRA basic pistol book, certificate and targets, ammunition is not included. Any additional firearm qualifications are at a rate consistent with FAC re-qualification rates.
Firearms Control Card also known as Firearm Authorization Card (FAC) or TAN card re-qualification
This includes certificate, targets as detailed below per firearm:
Revolver or Semi-automatic $55
Rifle or Shotgun $25
The student firearm is subject to the instructor's approval.
NRA's FIRST Steps Program: $50 plus supplies
First Steps (Firearm Instruction, Responsibility and Safety Training) is the latest addition to the NRA's training programs for new shooters. It provides a hands-on orientation to one specific rifle, pistol or shotgun model in as little as three hours, including a one-hour shooting session on a range. NRA book included
NRA's Basic Firearms Program: $90 plus supplies
Learn To Shoot Safely And Correctly. Whether you are interested in recreational shooting, competition, hunting, gun collecting, historical reenactment, home safety, or personal protection -- the basics are where to start! NRA Basic Firearm Training Courses teach you the safety principles and help you develop the knowledge, skills, and attitude that are needed to successfully pursue your shooting interests. NRA book included
NRA Basic Firearm Instructors program: Prices vary on venue
Instructors provide an invaluable service in their communities by training hundreds of thousands of individuals annually. Firearm and shooting activities expand and more Americans choose to exercise their right to carry a firearm, so too grows the need for these courses. You can be the vital element in meeting this need by becoming an NRA Certified Instructor and conducting NRA Basic Firearm Training Courses and the FIRST Steps Program. As an instructor, you can experience the personal satisfaction of teaching others the basics -- the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will lead to a lifetime of safe, enjoyable and successful involvement in firearm and shooting activities.
Available Disciplines include
Pistol / Rifle / Shotgun / Home Firearm Safety / Personal Protection in the Home / Personal Protection Outside the Home
NRA Range Safety Officer: $75 plus supplies
Develops NRA Certified Range Safety Officers with the knowledge, skills, and attitude essential to organizing, conducting, and supervising safe shooting activities and range operations. This course is nine hours long and is conducted in a classroom. Range Safety Officer candidates will learn roles and responsibilities of an RSO; Range Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); range inspection; range rules; range briefings; emergency procedures; and firearm stoppages and malfunctions.
NRA Chief Range Safety Officer:$150 plus Supplies and NRA Basic Instructor Training required
Develops NRA Certified Instructors to teach the RSO program with the knowledge, skills, and attitude essential to organizing, conducting, and supervising safe shooting activities and range operations. This course is nine hours long and is conducted in a classroom. Range Safety Officer candidates will learn roles and responsibilities of an RSO; Range Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); range inspection; range rules; range briefings; emergency procedures; and firearm stoppages and malfunctions.
Refuse To Be A Victim® Seminars (please contact us for a class for your group)
We teach the basic knowledge, skills, and attitude for developing a strategy for one's personal safety. The seminar includes classroom instruction on a variety of crime prevention strategies, from criminal psychology to automobile crimes to cyber crime. Seminars can vary in length, and may be modified to suit the needs of a particular audience. This is not a firearms instruction course, and does not include instruction in physical combat self-defense. Seminars teach about common weaknesses that criminals may take advantage of, and teaches a variety of corrective measures that are practical, inexpensive, and easy to follow. Strategies include home security, carjack avoidance techniques, cyber safety, and use of personal safety devices. A complete seminar may last as long as eight hours and include the entire lesson plan, but a modified seminar may be as short as 90 minutes and address a specific topic.
Marksmanship Training Group, LLC. requires a 50% deposit at the time of class or re-qualification reservation. If cancellation or request to reschedule happens within 48 hours of class or re-qualification, we reserve the right to charge an additional 20% of the student's cost. If the student fails to appear, the deposit is automatically forfeited. All certificates will be issued only upon payment in full. If a student is deemed unsafe or does not meet the minimum standard a "no pass" will be entered in the student's file and no certificate issued; this however does not preclude payment in full. Thank you for the opportunity to introduce our company. Please contact me directly to set up dates and time for classes or re-qualifications. If you have any questions or require any additional information, please feel free to call me at 630-205-1369 any time.


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Update: Google Chrome 13 now supports creating multiple profile for different windows. Check out this post on the new changes in Google Chrome 13.
Google Chrome is one of the best browsers available today and with the Chrome Sync feature, it allows you to easily sync all your bookmarks, passwords, extensions, themes and auto-fill across multiple browsers. Chrome Sync is definitely a good option, however, users still face a problem if they want to have separate profiles for work and home.
The latest Canary Build of Google Chrome 12 (v12.0.741.0 canary build) now has a new feature which will allow you to have Multiple Profiles for different Chrome Windows. According to the description of the feature, Multiple Profiles associates every browser window with a profile, and adds a profile switcher in the upper right corner. Every profile has its own bookmarks, extensions, apps, etc..
Once you enable the Multiple Profiles feature, you will see a profile switcher at the right hand side corner. Users will be able to seamlessly switch between different profiles by clicking on this. Users can also create a new profile through the switcher or through the options as seen in the first screenshot.
The Multiple Profiles feature seems to be under work right now and does not allow users to create a second profile yet. However, it looks they might add the new feature soon and ship it to the canary and development channel.
Multiple Profile is definitely a great feature and one that I have been waiting for a long time. To enable Multiple Profiles in Chrome (Canary Build Only) type about:flags in your address bar and head to the bottom of the page. Once there, enable "Multiple Profiles" feature and restart the browser.


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One of the more exciting films that has been in development over the past few years is The Disaster Artist, which aims to tell the bizarre true story behind the making of Tommy Wiseau's infamous film The Room. The bafflingly atrocious 2003 indie gained cult status following its release, as notable folks in Hollywood—from Paul Rudd to Kristen Bell—became fans of the truly odd romantic drama. The movie subsequently became a staple of the midnight circuit, with writer/director/star Wiseau showing up at random screenings to bask in the ironic popularity of his passion project.
The making of such a strange film resulted in the non-fiction book The Disaster Artist, penned by The Room co-star Greg Sestero, and that in turn spawned a feature film adaptation directed by and starring James Franco. (500) Days of Summer and The Fault in Our Stars scribes Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber penned the screenplay, with Franco producing alongside Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, but when Steve spoke with Franco at the press day for The Adderall Diaries, the prolific filmmaker/actor revealed another twist in the continuing saga of The Room: Tommy Wiseau has a cameo in The Disaster Artist as a result of a contractual obligation:
"I'm editing it now. It turned out great. I play Tommy Wiseau, my brother [Dave Franco] plays Greg Sestero, the other actor in The Room. Tommy was involved; contractually we had to give him a cameo opposite me, which was very weird because I was playing him. I don't know if that'll end up in the movie or not, but it was a surreal experience to say the least (laughs)."
Franco added that it's still early days so it's unclear when we might see a trailer, but the promise of a potential Tommy Wiseau cameo opposite James Franco as Tommy Wiseau just made The Disaster Artist that much more of a must-see.


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Pablo Picasso. Masterpieces from the Musee National Picasso, Paris
This is an exhibition of 'Picasso's Picassos' - the works he never sold or gave away; the works he kept just for himself, which only after his death in 1973 were given to the French state by his family. This amazing exhibition covers the brilliant works of Picasso throughout every phase of his life, a historical journey of his art and career spanning 7 decades of the 20th century. From early 1900's in Spain, to Paris, Oceania and Africa, southern France, from Cubism, brushes with Surrealism, Classicism, and reflections of world wars and civil wars, this exhibition is a diary of Picasso's life and loves.
"I paint the way some people write an autobiography. The paintings, finished or not, are the pages from my diary..." Pablo Picasso
It was back in 1997 when I first experienced a Picasso original at the Barcelona Gallery. Like then, I am still in awe of his early works, sketches and etchings in particular the works from 1900-1940's, a fascinating period in history. I was so glad to have recently finished the fabulous book Golden Earrings by Belinda Alexandra (review coming soon on the blog) to get an insight into the Spanish civil war, a period in time that greatly disturbed Picasso and influenced many of his anti-war paintings namely 'Guernika', which unfortunately wasn't in this exhibition, but is a fascinating place that I visited in Basque Country.
"When I was a child, I could draw like Raphael, but it took me a lifetime to learn to draw like a child" Pablo Picasso


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Every once in a while piece of software comes along which does exactly what it says it will do. MAILBIRD is that software. It is quite superb and presents an e-mail programme that is beautifully presented, covers every aspect of personal and business requirements. It has an excellent learning base and the support 'Top Draw' A highly recommended programme
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In 2015, I made more money than I've ever made before, grew my blog email list to over 100,000 people and published a best-selling book. So why at the end of the year did I still feel like I was missing something?
This is the time of year when many a self-help guru would like to sell you some dream of "getting what you want" or "creating your best life now." And don't get me wrong. Those sound like great things. I want them for myself. But as someone who wrote down a bunch of goals last New Year's and basically accomplished them all, I can tell you: it's not as thrilling as you might think.
Why is this? I think there are a few reasons.
We humans are notoriously bad at understanding what will actually satisfy us.
That's what the present is. It's a little unsatisfying, because life is a little unsatisfying.
—Gil, Midnight in Paris
Nobody believes that becoming rich will make you happy, but as Zig Ziglar once remarked, we all want to find out for ourselves.
Something I've found to be very important is understanding that happiness is a byproduct of purpose. So if you chase happiness, you won't find it. But if you chase purpose, you'll find happiness.
Happiness is a byproduct of purpose.
The work of Viktor Frankl illustrates this in his best-selling book Man's Search for Meaning in which he shares that what human beings need more than pleasure is meaning. But how do we go about this? Find a project, Frankl says, something to work on. It doesn't have to be your passion, just something that requires your dedication and is a challenge you must overcome.
Having some kind of ability to meet the challenge is important, but it can't be too easy. When we embrace this tension between competency and challenge we find ourselves in what's called a state of "flow", which, according to another notable psychologist named Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, is the secret to happiness.
So after reaching the same goals again doing more of the same things I've done for the past four years, what I realized is I'm bored. It's time for a new challenge, time to try something that might not work.
The journey is the destination.
Roads? Where were going we won't need roads.
—Doc, Back to the Future
The thrill of a goal is setting it, not accomplishing it. The satisfaction of running a marathon is the training, not the race. The enjoyment of starting a business is building it, not selling it.
When Steve Jobs left Apple, he had $100 million to his name. He never had to work another day in his life, if he didn't want to.
So what did he do?
He sunk half his life's fortune into a little animation studio called Pixar. And when this big bet paid off, making him a millionaire, he didn't stop there, either. He launched another computer company called NeXt that failed but was bought back by the company that fired him. And the rest, as they say, is history.
What do we call this? Workaholism? Maybe. But it just might mean that in spite of what we want to believe about our vocations, work is really a good thing — something we need to make sense of our lives.
And if that's true, then one of the best things we could do is not squander how we spend our working lives, making sure we always have the next thing to work on, never growing too content with any single success, and never despairing too much of any single failure.
So much satisfaction lies in our pursuit of a thing, not the thing itself. And yet if we don't have those small but significant "arrival" moments in life, we struggle to make sense of the rest of the journey. We need milestones and achievements to remind us we're making progress. But we also need to remember it's a long road we walk and that the process, not the individual success, is what make it fun.
So I will celebrate my accomplishments from the past year but not coast on them. I'm already bored with what I've done and want to do something else that requires more than just more of the same. For me, that means focusing on better work not just more of the same accomplishments. I want to grow in my craft.
Only you can decide when you get to be happy.
How much is enough? Just a little more than you already have.
—John D. Rockefeller
Until recently my goal every year was to double my income, increase my influence, and simply do more of the same things I'd already done. But this year I started to question why. What was the point of all this? Was I growing just for the sake of growing?
Not long ago, I had lunch with a business owner who has intentionally not grown his business in eight years.
"Why? Don't you ever want more?" I asked over sushi.
"More? No. Not more but better. I want to do better work."
"Not more, but better" has been a mantra ringing in my ears ever since that meeting. Just after that, I went on a personal retreat in the mountains of Colorado, and I couldn't get that voice out of my head. As I started to ask for critical feedback from friends, family, and mentors, the same message resonated.
My goal for 2016 is not more, but better. To do better work. To have deeper relationships. To make more of an impact with the money, resources, and possessions I already have.
And maybe, just maybe, this is what you need, too. I'm not assuming it is, but I also know that if one of us is lost in the woods, looking for a way out, then there may be others who stumble along their way, as well.
This is for my fellow stumblers:
We must stop this endless search for more and realize that we already have more than we need to make the impact we want. You have enough money. You have enough influence. You have enough skill.
Now, do something with it. And remember, the secret is not more, but better.
What goals have you reached that aren't enough anymore? How do you want to complete better work in New Year? Share in the comments.