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Getting ready quickly in the morning has never been my strong suit. If I'm getting ready for a shoot or fashion event, it usually takes me an hour between makeup, hair, and getting dressed. But for those days when I'm just looking to run errands or meet up with a friend, I want to get ready quickly but still look good. I've been incorporating 3 easy steps into my morning routine, and it's helped me get ready in 15 minutes! These beauty tips take minimal effort and really make a difference, and cover the 3 essentials: body, face, and hair.
I've used deodorant on and off in the past but have never found one that I loved and stuck in my routine. I've never been a big perfume fan (they make me sneeze) and also don't sweat a lot, so I wanted to find something that was light with a good scent to help me feel refreshed in the morning. The Dove Advanced Care deodorant caught my attention as I use their body wash religiously and it's reasonably priced. I also read some great reviews about the product online, such as this one: "Love how Dove goes on smooth and doesn't irritate the skin. Smells wonderful and works continuously throughout the day!" – melloddie.
The "smells wonderful" and "doesn't irritate the skin" really caught my attention. I have sensitive skin, so I like that it goes on smooth, and I'm always looking for a great smell. I decided to try two scents, the Revive which smells like pomegranate, and the Soothing Camomile which has a more gentle smell. As promised, the Advanced Care Deodorant does go on really smoothly and definitely makes my underarms feel softer. It also seems to last forever, although I don't sweat a lot so that might have something to do with it. The Dove website does say that it offers 48 hours of odor and wetness protection plus added skincare benefits with its NutriumMoisture formula and Dove ¼ moisturizers for softer, smoother underarms. Since I shower every day I'm unable to validate the 48 hour part, but overall it's an easy product to use, smells good, and is a refreshing way to start off the day.
Contouring is a beauty secret I've discovered in the past few months, and now I can never go back to my pre-contouring life. I've always thought it was hard to achieve, but after buying a set of 3 contouring brushes from Sephora, I found it to be so easy and it makes such a big difference. All you need is a good contouring powder that's slightly darker than your skin tone (I use the Rodial one) and the right brushes.
I basically follow the directions on the Sephora brush pack with some modifications:
Lastly, using the angled brush I apply the Becca Champagne Pop highlighter above the apples of my cheeks up to my temples for an extra glow, and that's it!
For instant polish and shine, I use an electric powered straightening brush from Amika on my hair that takes 5 minutes. It's essentially like a hairbrush but with heat, so when you use it to brush your hair it also does the added benefit of straightening and adding sleekness. It's pretty genius if you ask me!
I hope you've found this post helpful! Let me know what your beauty tips are in the comments below!
Thanks for reading,
I was selected for this opportunity as a member of CLEVER and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.
Great post. I agree, contouring makes such a huge difference. What did we do before we contoured,lol?!
I've never been good at getting ready quick either, I love these tips and will have to give those Dove products a try 🙂 xo Jana | http://www.janastyleblog.com
I have never been good at getting ready quickly my Husband hates it haha! Great tips!
Sophie x
These are such great tips! I agree with the contouring.
I love the 5 minute contouring! These tips are great!! x
Great tips!! I am certainly DOVE girl and love using their products- currently use their deodorant and body wash!
Becca Highlighters are the best!!! Such a great post!!! Most days 15 minutes is all I have!!
5 minute contouring? Yes please! Sometimes I regret learning how to do my makeup because now I like to get "dolled up" in the morning, haha! I wish I could just run out the door and not worry about makeup.
Great tips! I will have to try the face contouring! Love the straightening brush too!
15 minutes?! Lord knows I need this routine in my life!!! LOL
I love dove too, love the post babe!
Xo, CHRISTIANNE
So easy! Contouring is great – a simple step that can up your gram even in the daytime!
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Such good tips! I am going to try these out tomorrow morning 🙂
Great tips! I'm always in a rush to get ready!!
That brush looks awesome. I want to try that!
Great post! I love Dove 🙂 I need to check out that AMIKA straightening brush!
Congrats on the Collaboration, that is so exciting!!! Great post and loved all your photos, so bright and airy. Hope you have a great day!! xo, Emily
This is so cool thanks for sharing
These are great tips! I'm all about the fast morning routine!
I definitely love using Dove products! I have been using them for years!
I want to try that Amika brush! So cool!
The 5 min contouring idea is great! I have a brush that's similar to the Amika brush and I must admit those brushes does work and it works really well. I no longer fuss around with my blow dryer everyday. Great post 🙂
Loved this post! Dove is one of my favorite brands. I won't use any other deodorant!
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What a great look that can be done in 15 minutes! I've been wondering about those straightening brushes, I have extremely thick hair and wonder if it would work for me.
I am all about getting ready as quick as possible so thank you for these tips!
Thank you for sharing! I want that Amika brush!
I love products that help me get ready quickly!
Becca is my FAVORITE and that Amika brush looks awesome!
I pretty much never wear makeup…but I might if it's possible in 15 mins! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
Love these tips! I am a college student so I am always looking for ways to get ready quickly while still looking presentable. Will be returning to your blog regularly – I love it!!:)
Katie Gibbons
I totally needed to see this post! Thanks for your great tips! 🙂
OH, wow! I so needed to see this post! Thanks for sharing your tips. 🙂
I am going to try your contouring method! These are great tips! I love Dove products!
I really want to try that straightening brush! I've seen it a lot, now I just nee to get one!
It's all about the contouring. My morning always starts with a shower and Dove!
Good tips! I need to try contouring!
Kayla | kaylablogs.com
Oh man I love Dove products. Also that flat iron looks like it left your hair so smooth! I wanna try it
Ah, I need to get more efficient in the morning!
xx nicole
Dove is the only deodorant I use. I also get ready in 15 minutes. My trick is to shower at night instead of in the morning.
Thanks alot for given us the valuable 3 beauty tips which help us to get ready in 15 minutes.
I'm so awful at getting ready quickly, I need at least an hour to get everything done.
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Pepper, the world's most widely used spice for food flavouring, is the fruit of the tropical climbing vine Piper nigrum L., native to south-western India. In Sarawak, pepper cultivation dates back to 1856 but more extensive planting started in the 1900s.
Today, pepper is one of the important cash crops supporting the livelihood of about 67,000 rural dwellers in upland areas of Sarawak. Holdings are small, averaging 0.2 ha. they concentrate in certain Districts of Kuching, Samarahan, Sri Aman, Betong and Sarikei Divisions. The present estimated planted area is about 13,000 ha.
Sarawak exported about 19,748 tonnes of pepper in 2004 and 18,824 tonnes in 2003, valued at RM 113.2 million and RM 120.0 million respectively. Nearly 98% of Malaysian pepper is produced in Sarawak. Currently, Malaysia ranks No. 5 after Vietnam, India, Indonesia, and Brazil in terms of pepper production. The production in 2004 was about 20,000 tonnes.
Export Forms of Pepper
About 95 % of the pepper traded globally is in the form of black and white peppercorns. The remaining 5% is made up of pepper oleoresin, pepper oil, green pepper and ground pepper.
The Pepper Plant
Pepper vines thrive in warm and wet tropical climate. They are normally grown from stem cuttings, rarely from seeds. The root system is developed from adventitious roots formed at nodes that are buried in the soil at planting. As the vegetative (orthotropic) shoot climbs upward, a simple leaf is produced at each node. A bunch of short adventitious roots also develops to help the shoot cling to the support. At each node an axillary bud grows into a lateral branch (plagiotropic) which eventually bears the fruit spikes.
Flower spikes originate at the node opposite each leaf. Most cultivars have bisexual flowers that are usually self-pollinated. The fruit is a berry, pale green and soft in the early stage, but turns dark green and hard as it matures. The outer skin (exocarp) becomes yellow and bright red and becomes soft as it ripens. Each berry contains a single seed enclosed by a pulpy mesocarp. The commercial black peppercorn is the entire dried berry whereas the white peppercorn is the seed.
Peppercorn owes its pungency to the presence of the alkaloids piperine, chavicine and piperettine. Volatile essential oils give rise to the typical aroma. Together, these compounds constitute the oleoresin that can be recovered by solvent extraction. The spiciness and pungency are influenced by varieties and also the growing locale.
Pepper Cultivars
Many cultivars exist in India, the centre of origin of pepper. In Sarawak, the most widely grown cultivar is 'Kuching' (Fig. 1). Through research, two cultivars, 'Semongok perak' and 'Semongok emas' (Fig. 2), have been released to farmers. At ARC Semongok, the pepper germplasm is made up of 47 accessions of P. nigrum and 46 accessions of other Piper species. These materials are used in the pepper improvement programme.
Fig. 1 'Kuching'
Fig. 2 'Semongok emas'
Pepper Farmers
Pepper was first cultivated by Chinese farmers in the early years. Native farmers, mostly Ibans and Bidayuhs, now make up about 87% of pepper farmers, largely through assistance of planting schemes implemented by the Department of Agriculture since 1972.
In Sarawak, pepper is cultivated as a monocrop without shade mainly on gentle to steep slopes. Field drains must be provided if holdings are located in low-lying areas. Vines are planted on mounds, prepared after land clearing. Traditionally, farmers clean weed their holdings. This often resulted in serious soil erosion. Pepper farmers are now encouraged to adopt the practice of using ground cover.
Field plantingField planting of rooted cuttings is best done from October to December. Pre-rooted, polybag-nurseried or unrooted cuttings can be used. Inter-vine spacing is 2.5 m x 2.0 m (2000 vines/ha). Newly planted cuttings must be shaded until they are well established.
SupportYoung vines are trained to climb up a support. Traditionally, belian posts are used but research has found that living posts of certain leguminous trees (Gliricidia sepium and Erythrina indica) are also suitable alternatives (Fig. 3).
Fig. 3 Pepper vines trailed on Gliricidia.
PruningVines must be pruned to encourage the formation of a desired canopy. Three rounds are recommended – the first at six months after planting to allow three leader shoots to develop; the second at 12–14 months when the vine has reached half post. The final pruning is done when the terminal shoots have reached the top of the post. The last round usually coincides with the first berry production.
FertilisingPepper vines have high demand for nutrients. Application of chemical fertiliser is important to sustain high yield. Liming with dolomite is essential to improve the Ca and Mg nutrition for the vines and to raise the soil pH. Young vines must be fed frequently with N, P and K, the major plant nutrients. Mature vines require substantial N and K. Research on fertiliser need, nutrient composition and fertilising schedule for both immature and mature vines have been done. Symptoms for nutrient deficiencies and toxicities have also been described.
Harvesting and processing Pepper vines are normally brought to first crop at the beginning of the wet season in the second year of field planting. Harvesting is done from March to August. Black pepper is produced by direct sun-drying of fresh berries harvested from spikes which show early signs of maturity. White pepper is processed by soaking the berries in clean running water to remove their pericarp followed by sun-drying. For this purpose spikes with more mature berries are harvested.
Pests and disease control Pepper is affected by a host of pests and diseases. The most serious pests that damage the vine and flower spikes are pepper weevil (Lophobaris piperis) and tingid bugs (Dicronocoris hewetii). During storage, peppercorns can be attacked by Cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne).
The most prevalent diseases in pepper are caused by fungi that thrive under our warm and humid conditions. The most common diseases that farmers need to guard against are foot rot (Phytophthora capsici), black berry (Colletotrichum capsici, C. piperis and C. gloeosporioides), pink disease (Corticium salmonicolor), velvet blight (Septobasidium sp.), white root (Rigidoporus lignosus) and slow decline or yellowing (due to combined infestation by nematode, Radopholus similis and Fusarium spp.). Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) attack the roots and wrinkled leaf disease, caused by viruses, affects both young and mature vines.
Protecting pepper vines against the various pests and diseases, largely by chemical means, incurs a significant cost of production in pepper.
MARKETINGAbout 70 % of Sarawak's pepper is exported as whole black pepper and the remaining as white pepper, green pepper in brine, value-added pepper and pepper products. In rural areas, farmers sell their pepper to village dealers and subsequently to town dealers. In areas closer towns, farmers sell directly to town dealers or exporters. The Pepper Marketing Board, a Federal Agency formed in 1972, is responsible for market information, promotion and extension, quality improvement, trading, market regulation through licensing of pepper dealers and exporters and product development of pepper.
The major problems and constrains faced by pepper farmers are:
The following are programmes in support of the above:
Contribution by: SRO Paulus Amin Det, ARC, Semongok
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I'm currently working as a software engineer in a research project at the Bordeaux University. Our projects aims at providing a way to analyze and visualize huge data structures.
We are currently working dynamic data structures and we need data to test out some features. So I was thinking to import and analyze combat logs from WoW raids (pretty big and evolving data).
The problem is I'm not playing WoW anymore, so I was wondering if some players could send me their WoWCombatLog after raiding. I will need as much data as possible, so any help would be really appreciated ^^
You can send me your logs via mail at: email@example.com. Unfortunately thei is nothing to win here, we are only a small open-source project with little budget ^^'
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Are you having trouble turning your website visitors into customers? With so much choice on the web, how can you ensure you get the sale over your competitor?
In this post we'll explore how you can qualify your website visitors and generate better business leads from your website and increase your conversions.
Landing Pages
The first way to make sure that you're staying relevant to your website visitor is ensuring that they find you via a dedicated and customised landing page. Many small businesses think that people will navigate their website from the home page, however a home page may have too many topics and links that could confuse the average browser.
Whilst every business should have a digital storefront, the beauty of the web is that you can create custom storefronts for specific needs through landing pages that focus on just one particular part of your business.
If you're an online shop that sells designer handbags perhaps you could create multiple landing pages that focus on a specific brand, a specific colour, or a specific material.
If you're a consultant think about providing an eBook, video or webinar on the topics around your business in exchange for an email to communicate your expertise, value and knowledge about your subject and build trust with the visitor.
If you can create different opt in offers for each landing page you'll find the engagement rate will increase and you'll build your list of leads in no time. Multiple bespoke landing pages are not only a key element in getting found on the search engines but make your business speak to the viewer personally and help the visitor understand whether they and your business connect.
Opt In Forms
With so much available choice online it's easy for your website visitor to jump from one site to the next and compare hundreds of different options when they're considering a purchase. Most website visitors don't purchase a product right away, they'll do their research think about a few options then come back to the websites they visited later to actually make the purchase.
Think about this; can you remember the 1st, 2nd or 3rd website you visited yesterday when you were searching for something online? Most people search hundreds of websites before considering a purchase, and remember only the final two or three sites they visited, forgetting about the earlier ones they explored. Even if they bookmarked the sites they visited, very few people are organised enough to remember where they saved the information.
That's why it's really important for your website to have good opt in forms on your landing pages to collect the visitors email address so you can follow up on their interest. Give the visitor something of value in exchange for their email address such as a guide to choosing the types of product they are looking for, or if you're running a promotion perhaps you can offer a digital discount voucher.
Getting the website visitor's email address not only qualifies them as the sort of person that is definitely interested in your product, they're also giving you permission to contact them again to remind them that you're the business they will want to deal with. Carefully following up with a series of relevant, engaging and helpful content on a regular basis can nurture the new lead and turn it into a sale.
When they've exhausted their web search and spent hours online deliberating which site to purchase from the email that drops in their inbox from you with the right price at the right time with the right message could mean the difference between your business making the sale or being forgotten.
Lifetime Value
When using landing pages and opt in forms to engage your website visitor remember that leads and customers that are generated through this channel are some of your most valuable customers so think past the first sale and consider the lifetime value of your leads.
Have a good content strategy to regularly follow up with relevant new information on a weekly or bi-weekly basis to keep your customer interested. Your goal should be to help them cut through the clutter and noise of the web and predict their purchasing needs before they start searching the web again.
Build up the persona of your landing page visitors by connecting to their social media profiles and tapping into the wealth of data people share about their buying habits. Get this right and you'll find that you'll increase your sales of related items too and become a long term trusted go to supplier for your customers.
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You'll never break me down,
Unjustified, persecution of my free mind.
I'm horrified, the cruel nature of you and your kind
Crucified for just trying to be myself,
It's a motherfuckin' homicide, just deserts
A shotgun pointed right where it hurts
From the inside, the ones you can trust
You got connected to a serious bust
The fires of hate burn deep inside
you swear it's the truth, but I know you lied
I never thought that you would try to take me, .. break me
"The confrontation was not created by the police, theconfrontation was created by the people who charged the police.The policeman isn't there to create disorder, the policeman isthere to preserve d
Where to run to, where to hide, much too full to swallow mypride
But I'm still haunted by something inside as if another part ofme has died.
I believe that when you're free you're never free, if you can'tsee- I can never breathe easily- and I pray everyday,religiously, for freedom, from this life in agony
You keep me down, I don't need you no more
Bad feelings gone, you can't hurt me no more
Hate, fuck , fight, kill
We teach our children how to act in this world by living whatthey see on TV.
Murder, rape war, disease, the rules of society
It's apparent to me, that you are happy to be,
stumbling around in your bullshit fantasy,
where everybody wears this phony ass grin
Free people will never remain free if they are not willing,
if need be, to fight for their vital interests.
Someday I hope to rise above material chains which hold me down
To turn my anger into love and keep my feet planted on theground.
So many times I've been lied to, blind to
The ways of the world I've been lied to, blind to
I never understand how this master plan speaking man to man
Out of sight and out of mind, when you look at yourself do youfind
Everything you want to be or do you see what I see.
Too late to change your life, step outside and say good-bye
Welcome to the rat race, people killing themselves
To get ahead of the pack, backstab and attack.
Out for self, the money, the power, the fame,
Those who will not use their brains are no better off than thosewho have no brains
so this mindless school of jellyfish become a useful beast ofburden
A word to the wise, everything seems so contrived
I feel paralyzed, like my spirit has died
On the inside, looking for a brother to confide
Pain inside me is taking over again


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Sound Tax Policies Boost Tourism and Economic Growth
Boracay Island, Aklan Province, Philippines, 28 May 2015
Changes in taxes on travel and tourism impact the number of visiting tourists, affecting both jobs and income for local communities. To help guide members, the APEC Tourism Working Group and the World Tourism and Travel Council (WTTC) presented a study assessing the effects of taxation policies on tourism and its contribution to economic growth at a conference last week in Boracay.
With the rapidly growing Asia-Pacific tourism sector, governments are looking to the industry as a possible revenue source. However, tax hikes on hotels, restaurants or air passenger travel bump up prices of destinations, causing tourists to shy away. This in turn potentially leads to less spending by tourists on tourism-related services—ultimately depressing jobs in local communities.
"Properly constituted taxes are certainly a necessary and legitimate fiscal tool for every economy as they create a level playing field for private enterprises and the tourism sector should naturally contribute to it," said Javier Guillermo Molina, Chair of the APEC Tourism Working Group.
"The sector has proven to be resilient and contributed to the recovery of many of our economies. Thus, fiscal policy makers should bear in mind the medium and long term impacts on its authority to create economic growth and development while designing new taxes."
"For example, which taxes have a positive or negative effect on the number of tourists who visit and its implications on the wider economy," added Guillermo.
Using economic modelling to assess the effects of tax rises or cuts on five APEC economies—Chile, Indonesia, Korea, Peru and the Philippines—the study discovered that tax increases will cause visitor demand to fall and eventually will negatively impact GDP and employment. For example, according to the study, a 1% increase in tax leads to an average loss of USD 56.7 million to GDP and an average of 4,030 less jobs in the tourism sector per economy.
"Changes in taxation can have different impacts on the travel and tourism sector. Large, sudden increases in taxation can cause a sharp downturn in demand. Conversely, a generous cut in taxation can draw more visitors to an economy. These indicate the importance of the size of the change in tax rate in projecting its impact," explained Rolando Canizal, Assistant Secretary of the Philippines Department of Tourism, who spearheaded the APEC tourism taxation assessment study.
"Moreover, if the increased government revenue collected from the tax is then used to re-invest in the tourism sector through conservation of tourism cultural sites, construction of basic infrastructure or skills training of tourism workers, this contributes to the long-term growth of the tourism industry," added Canizal.
The findings of the study were shared with relevant stakeholders at the APEC and WTTC Conference on Tourism and Taxation in Boracay and will form the basis of tourism taxation policies for APEC members moving forward.
For more information on APEC's work to promote the tourism sector, watch a video interview with Javier Guillermo Molina, Chair of the APEC Tourism Working Group.
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For further details, or to arrange possible media interviews, please contact:
Jennifer Juo +65 9721 8660 at [email protected]
Michael Chapnick +65 9647 4847 at [email protected]
More on APEC meetings, events, projects and publications can be found on www.apec.org. You can also follow APEC on Twitter and join us on Facebook and LinkedIn.


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Size: Length : 3-5cm (head and body)
Wingspan: 19-25cm
Weight: 3-9g
Life-span: Average life is 4-5 years. Maximum life-span recorded is 11 years.
Distribution: British Isles and continental Europe (except the far north), south west Asia, north-eastwards to Korea and Japan and east to Kashmir, and also Morocco.
Food: A wide variety of small, flying insects.
Habitat: A wide range of habitats, including mature woodlands, wetlands, grasslands, farms, parks and gardens. Prefers open grassy areas surrounded by trees or bushes. Often seen flying low over water.
Description: A tiny body, short legs, broad flat head; short, broad ears, fairly narrow wings and a short tail. Adults vary in colour from place to place, some colonies are mainly orange-brown and others mainly pale grey-brown. Ears and muzzle are dark.
The pipistrelle is the smallest and most common of Britain's 18 species of bat. It belongs to the Vespertilionidae family of bats, known as ordinary or earlet bats, and appears earlier in the evening than most other bats. It has a jerky, erratic flight, flickering its wings rapidly as it pursues its prey.
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37 Weeks! BIG WITH BABY!
I am now considered full-term and boy do I look and feel it!
My Dr. is out of town till the 7th and so this week I went to someone else in the same office. I was excited to see if I've dilated at all, but he didn't check. I am now 187lbs which is 1lb over on where I want to be, but that's okay. He did tell me that as far as belly measurement I'm still right on 37 weeks 37 inches. They measure from your pelvic bone to just under your chest. He said I am having a hard time telling because her head is right on your pelvis and her legs and bum are up in your ribs. He said she hasn't dropped yet, but she is defiantly head down.
Dang it, I thought she had dropped, but no not yet. I have been walking funny because it hurts to walk normal. It's more of a waddle now and Mike thinks it's pretty funny and I'm glad I can laugh with him. It actually hurts pretty bad when I walk though :(
I'm having a really hard time sleeping I wake up a few times every night and go get a drink and use the bathroom.
I am defiantly forgetful! I have to put everything in my phone calendar.
My belly button looks so strange. Mike thinks it is going to start poking out any day now. My belly also itches a lot. I know that if itch it, it will cause stretch marks and I already have some so there won't be any itching.


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GDB Python
ThHis? project add support for RTEMS in GDB using Python.
Recent versions of GDB ship with Python embedded as a scripting language. This was added so GDB could be extended using a fully featured scripting language. The embedding of Python into GDB currently provides Pretty Printing hooks. Pretty printing allows GDB to be extended to provide human readable output for complex structures that do not print clearly using the actual type structure. The first use was to hide the C++ STD details.
Python in GFB allow the RTEMS project to extend GDB so RTEMS's various data types can be presented in a human readable manner or made accessible to GDB.
The RTEMS Pretty Printer can be downloaded from http://www.rtems.org/ftp/pub/rtems/people/chrisj/gdb.
Contact Chris Johns? if you are interested in helping with this work.
This project is on going. There are large number of types and structures in RTEMS and having them all accessible from GDB is a large undertaking. The initial phase is to support the basic types needed by RTEMS users to debug RTEMS applications. They are:
# Objects # Objects_Control # Objects_Name
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# Attributes # Tasks # Semaphores # Message Queues # Paritions # Regions # Periods # Extensions # Barriers
# Threads # Keys # Message queue Fds # Message Queues # Mutexes # Semaphores # Condition Variables # Timers # Barriers # Semaphores # Read/Write? Locks
Various pretty printers have been added to help improve looking at RTEMS internal structures.
A RTEMS command call 'rtems' has been added that have sub-commands added. The sub-commands are:
# object
RTEMS Object Command
The command takes a single parameter an object id and prints the object details it references. The object id can be a number or a variable that contains a valid id. For example:
Breakpoint 6, rtems_semaphore_obtain (id= = {...}, option_set=0, timeout=0) at \
(gdb) rtems object id API:classic Class:semaphores Node:1 Index:18 Id:1A010012
Name: DDEV Attr: 0x00000010,local,fifo,bin-sema,no-inherit-pri,no-pri-ceiling Lock: unlocked
Nesting: 0 Blocked: 0
Holder: unlocked
Queue: len = 0, state = waiting-for-mutex
You could look at the object with <tt>rtems object 0x1a010012</tt> or <tt>rtems object 436273170</tt>. For a task you can do:
(gdb) rtems object _Thread_Executing->Object.id API:classic Class:tasks Node:1 Index:7 Id:0A010007
Name: fsts
State: ready
Current: 160
Real: 160
Suspends: 65536 Post Ext: false
Preempt: true
T Budget: 48
This project is currently in development. Please contribute.
The project is suitable as a GSoC project. The project requires a student that:
# Has completed the hello world demo required by all RTEMS GSoC strudent # Knowledge of Python and using classes in Python plus a willingness to learn Python # Ability to code in C. We may require changes to GDB. I suppose this may require paperwork with the FSF to assign copyright.
The major focus of the GSoC work is to look at threading and to teach GDB about the RTEMS threads. The may require GDB having to thread information added to the 'gdb' package exported from GDB to Python as well as hooks for calls when a break point is hit so the RTEMS Python code can read the thread information into GDB.


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Book review: Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff
Despite the accusations laid against it, Michael Wolff's insider account of Donald Trump's first year as president offers a devastating critique of the White House. Review by Andrew Sullivan
Review by Andrew Sullivan
The Sunday Times
The core reason to believe almost everything in Michael Wolff's devastating exposé of the Trump White House is that we knew all of it already.
We've watched for an entire year as a delusional, belligerent know-nothing has careened and plunged through what's left of American constitutional norms. If you came across Trump's Twitter feed without knowing whose it was, you'd assume it was a crazy old geezer, slumped on a couch, remote in hand, venting at Fox News all day, the orange powder from his constant snacking visible on his fingertips. But you'd also be unable to ignore how vindictive, vain, bullying and cruel this pensioner is. I've tried for a couple of years — I really have — to find some redeeming characteristic in


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This Combination Is Key to Work Readiness in South AfricaRead All Posts
What is the value of a solid technical background without skills like time management and confidence? The Strengthening Learnerships for Unemployed Youth: Innovations for Life Skills and Technical Training initiative, officially launched at the J.P. Morgan offices in Johannesburg, aims to provide young people with the well-rounded training that will prepare them for the world of work. Over two years, the initiative will develop a successful, scalable model for integrating life skills training into a multi-sector youth employment initiative, including generating increased corporate demand for and investment in such training.
When J.P. Morgan and South African information and communication technologies (ICT) services group EOH identified a gap in work readiness among young learners in the country's Gauteng province, they recognized that IYF's Passport to Success® life skills training would yield a tremendous positive impact for these youth. IYF, together with these partners, also knows how significantly this alignment of technical and life skills will benefit these young people's future employers. Strengthening Learnerships for Unemployed Youth is a part of the broader, country-wide EOH Youth Job Creation initiative, which aims to train 50,000 youth by 2020.
J.P. Morgan's Senior Country Officer, Marc Hussey, described the value of this work, saying it is "making an extraordinary difference in the lives of youth across Africa. Investing in training and development is imperative for the success of young people, businesses, and economies."
"Fifty percent of youth have never had a formal job," said EOH's Executive for Human Capital, Patrick Hijlkema, who also provided a detailed overview of the EOH Youth Job Creation initiative. "We have to help give our learners and interns practical work experience and training."
The project includes an independent impact evaluation being conducted by South African consulting firm Genesis Analytics. This report will aim to demonstrate the effect of the PTS integration into the existing technical learnerships, a term used within the country to describe government-accredited programs through which young people can gain on-the-job experience while still enrolled as students. Noel Verrinder, Senior Associate from Genesis Analytics, provided a comprehensive explanation of what is being measured, the instruments used, and the process going forward.
Peter Shiras, IYF's Executive Vice President for Business Development, shared an overview of PTS and, as an example, a video of a life skills training at the Hilton in Durban. "IYF has seen the critical value of life skills for youth and employers proven across sectors and continents," said Shiras. "In South Africa, as in other countries, this training will fill a significant gap and make young learners better equipped for success in the workplace."
Anusha Naicker, IYF's Johannesburg-based Program and Training Manager, believes that the integration of PTS by large corporations in the region indicates the value placed on behavioral skills by both the learner and the employer. "By supporting previously disadvantaged individuals to become skilled, we are plowing back into the economy," she said, "Thus helping us grow as a nation."


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While less advanced fans still sit in front of the TV set watching the limited selection of games available to them serious sports enthusiasts have found a better solution. Live online streaming allows fans access to every game scheduled in any major sport from around the world. No need to worry about local blackouts, geographic restrictions or other broadcasting industry red tape. Just find a stream of the game you want to watch and enjoy.
The biggest challenge is locating a high quality working stream. In theory, this should be easier than it is. Live sports streaming enthusiasts lost a great resource at the first of the year when Wiziwig.TV made the decision to close their website. Wiziwig had a reputation as the 'gold standard' in streaming sites with a wealth of technical information, a helpful user community, and an extensive directory of live links. There's no shortage of live sports streaming sites but in the aftermath of Wiziwig's demise no clear consensus as to which is best.
First Row Sports is found at www.firstrowsports.eu along with several 'mirror' domains that change from time to time. They're one of the higher profile live sports streaming sites and will often get recommended by experts. These factors don't mean they're any good, however. In this review, we look at the site in-depth and pull no punches in the process.
Like ATDHE online streaming service, First Row Sports main index page design is nothing fancy–not that this is a bad thing. They provide information on where to find what you're looking for in a very clear and simple manner. Icons of the various sports they index are in clear view at the top of the page. Sports indexed are primarily the 'major' North American and European sports–American football, soccer, basketball, hockey, baseball, rugby motosport and tennis. Fight fans have their dedicated category covering 'boxing, MMA and pro wrestling. There's also an 'Other' category with subheadings for volleyball and handball.
If you know what sport you want to watch it's easy to locate the games by clicking the icons described above. If you just want to see what games are currently 'live' it's a bit more difficult. Unlike most sports streaming sites, the main index doesn't offer a 'live events' list. Instead, the main index page has only two links–one to 'soccer highlights' and the other to the 'Football Channel'. The good news is that First Row Sports has a live events index though it's not easy to find. It's under a link with the title 'US Version' but as it included Aussie Rules Football among the listings that's clearly a misnomer.
Once you get to the individual sports page or the well-hidden live events page, it's easy to find a specific game. The rundown of games is in chronological order so you can just look down the list and find the right link. The majority of events have multiple links with every stream utilizing a Flash (YouTube like) video player. Similar to that of VIPBOX, First Row Sports does a nice job making sure all stream links are 'live'. All streams are standard speed which is nice for sports fans without a broadband connection though we'd welcome some options for faster connections.
We're not unrealistic–we get that just about every live sports streaming website serves advertising. Among sports streaming websites, First Row Sports is far from the worst when it comes to compromising user experience with an advertising onslaught. Unfortunately, the industry hasn't set the bar particularly high. Most links open a 'pop-up/pop-under' ad and some 'stream links' are blind links to more advertising. The game stream players have several ads to dismiss before you can watch the game. Again, they get partial credit for making it possible to get rid of them–that's not always the case.
The type of advertising that FirstRowSports serves is fairly benign with a heavy dose of online sports betting and fantasy sports websites. Unfortunately, a few pop-ups are of the unctuous 'phony media software update' variety. Most people know the score and just dismiss them but this type of advertising is prevalent in sports streaming sites with many being far more insidious and potentially dangerous. Unlike P2P4U, which we rank last in quality, FirstRowSports doesn't require visitors to disable ad-blocking software like a few other live streaming sites.
First Row Sports has a few issues but overall they do a good enough job to justify their inclusion in any list of 'go to' sports streaming sites. With some minor tweaks–primarily involving their ad serving policies–they could be in the running as one of the best. With ad-blocking software, it's not a bad user experience at all. First Row Sports may be far from the standard set by Wiziwig but, all in all, a decent source for live sports streaming.


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The Dallas Police Department says Arnulfo Ramirez confessed to killing an Oak Cliff woman the night of Thursday, May 5.
Ana Deysi Ramos Pacheco, 48, was shot multiple times and died in a home at 2510 W. Brooklyn. Police were called to the house around 11 a.m. the following day and found Ramos dead.
Neighbors told police that Ramirez had been stalking Ramos, "watching and spying on her" for several weeks.
Police say Ramirez and Ramos had previously been involved in a relationship. In an interview with police on May 20, Ramirez said he "became enraged" and shot Ramos.


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Last September, as I was about to leave my job of five years as features editor at Vogue, I spotted the much-lauded jacket of 2007 that had been called in for a shoot - the Balenciaga blazer. Ever since it was first seen on the catwalk last spring, it had been referenced non-stop in the fashion world, and cost around £1,500. I could never afford it. I just wanted to see what it looked like on. I squeezed my arms into the sleeves, but became instantly, comically stuck. I couldn't take it off. I was like one of Cinderella's ugly sisters; a flushed, undignified sight - particularly as at least one other editor had just tried it on without incident.
Several minutes of sweaty hysteria later, and after gentle tugging by two colleagues, my arms were free again. But perhaps this was the moment when, for me, fashion began to stop making sense. It wasn't so much the price of the jacket that alarmed me (nothing strange about rare things costing more), but I did take against the fact that it was unwearable for someone like me.
It is now three months since I resigned from Vogue. And almost every day since, I've felt the effect of not dressing for work in that office on my morning ritual. Where once I flung my wardrobe doors open and got dressed in minutes - perhaps a sample-sale Chanel skirt with a Topshop blouse and an old army belt - now I dither and feel drawn to basics such as jeans and cardigans. I wonder if, at 37, I am starting to feel old. My wardrobe had been fine for the Vogue office, where everyone had some individual narrative going on - whether it was the Famous Five impersonator in the art room (shorts with socks and sandals) or the fashion-room assistant dressed as if perpetually ready to board a private jet, but who would probably go home on the bus to her flatmates.
It was a largely female office and, although black and wardrobe staples such as jeans were popular, there would always be a fashion message of clever understatement in these seemingly simple outfits. It was also an office where it was permissible to spend time cooing over crazy shoes or marvelling at the clever design of a pair of jeans. Fashion was all around us, in towers of look books, weighing down rails in corridors and tumbling out of returns bags. There were discounts and invites to sample sales that I rarely resisted, and my hauls now filled my incoherent wardrobe.
But I'd given up the job as a "lifestyle" choice, to move with my husband and two toddlers to build an eco house by the seaside in Suffolk, about as far from my previous life and house in Hackney, north London, as it's possible to go, as long as you discount the number of film directors who seem to have second homes in our village. This was a new life of freelance writing from home and commuting two days a week to London for a new-generation dotcom where, apart from the CEO's dad, I am the oldest employee.
In my new life, I pull down my suitcase on Monday for my night away from home. When I open my wardrobe to pack for the next two days, the confusion sets in. I struggle to put together outfits. My vintage leopard print blouse looks less jokey Cavalli and a bit Barry Manilow. My trusted Ferragamo patents aren't retro-quirky any more: they make me look like my mum. My jewellery, which used to be witty, now looks tacky. They may not have been perfect clothes in the first place but the protective enclave of the Vogue office had given me confidence to leave home wearing them. Suddenly, my clothes have become as unwearable in the life I am now living as any narrow-sleeved blazer. I've swapped a social life of first nights and fashion parties for the sound of crashing waves. I need a new wardrobe. I still want to be fashionable, but don't want to look like I've bought up the entire Toast back catalogue.
As I began my research for clothes that would make sense, one thing became clear: in your mid-30s, the fashion world isn't exactly directing the conversation to you. In fashion terms, you are caught between two stools. You can't ram-raid the high street for your clothes, like most 20-year-olds, because the older you get the cheaper clothes look. (Although a judicious selection of the best pieces sprinkled through your wardrobe still makes sense.) And both cheap clothes and pointless spending now leave a bad ethical taste - most people are trying to curb the habit. You also understand the allure of investment pieces that could see you through a few seasons. Fortunately, you're still too young to qualify as a "grey pound" spender, unless you fancy looking a bit prematurely Saga magazine, or want to wear some nice cashmere. You are, basically, no one's target fashion audience - so you need to be as canny as can be to stay in the conversation without soliciting unkind mutterings of, "Gosh, she looks different."
When I hunted for inspiration in magazines, where just months before I'd seen flights of fantasy I now saw clothes that needed decoding, and not just because the models were all 20 years younger than me. The clothes seemed to be as well. Over-the-knee socks are definitely fun, but on me? It wasn't me getting boring and just wanting wearable clothes: that sounds a snore, like advocating elastic waistbands. The challenge was translating looks that could also work in the country - without looking as though I was trying to "do" country. No Fair Isle Brora cardigans, thanks.
Most women I quizzed about fashion said that they knew their 30s were meant to be a time to fulfil all those years of experimentation and to cement their style. They were meant to have learned all the rules, for better or worse, and to play by them. One said it was like reading a book, then turning the page and finding there was a whole chapter missing. If you didn't want to look like a yummy mummy in silk jersey dresses or to channel your inner sexy secretary with pencil skirts, blouses and belts, what was left for you? I'm all for women not giving into the ageism of dress codes and wearing whatever makes them feel good, but the truth is it's easier to find great clothes to wear when you're 50 than in your 30s.
What used to excite me about the fashion world, where the pace of the collections meant you could never catch your breath and where buying a winter coat starts in August, now exhausts me. I've been shopping and settled for classics: a navy blue polo neck, a navy blue coat and a navy blue silk blouse. I think fashion may have stopped making sense. I'm going to wait until I'm 50 before wrestling with it again.


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A heavy environment is negative only for customers and partners who are part of it. Here's how to keep a good mood at work!
Being in a good mood at work is critical to keeping teams engaged and ensuring a good result.
A heavy environment can be negative not only for those who are part of it, but, it can also be perceived by customers and partners.
Keep in mind that keeping motivation in the workplace and workplace wellness is not an exclusive task for managers, but a task for everyone.
We know that not everything is flowers and that living harmoniously with personalities so different from yours is not an easy task.
Check out our tips on how to be happy at work that will help you keep everything lighter! These tips will also show the importance of being happy at work.
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The tips to keep a good mood at work
1. Be transparent
Being sincere increases mutual trust and it dramatically reduces the distance between people.
Would you like to have a good relationship with someone you don't trust?
Being transparent is critical to get in a good mood in a company.
Justify major decisions made by you or your team by telling details that will inform enough that there is no speculation or distrust.
2. Chat and meet people
Don't get stuck with your team and relate to the whole company!
Be polite and strive to talk to everyone about topics that do not necessarily involve work.
Remember that you often end up spending more time with your co-workers than with your family.
What is the logic of not making meaningful connections and making friends?
3. Listen and motivate your colleagues
How many times have you not needed support to develop something with more confidence?
Empathize and help your colleagues with day-to-day tasks. In addition, also motivate them on big projects, especially when progress is not optimal.
Be the person who listens to you and uses your experience to help others. It will help you to be happier at work.
4. Don't be spiteful
Every company has relationship problems, especially between teams.
Why not leave everything behind and invest in a healthier relationship to improve your mood?
The relationship between areas is essential for the company to function, so do not be harboring negative feelings.
5. Have moments of relaxation
Attend happy hours and special lunches, and if that is not your business practice, try to organize!


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On Saturday, October 28, The Disney Project hosted the Disney fan event "A Day of IMAGINATION" in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. After doing two successful events in San Francisco (where I live), I wanted to try my first "on the road" event close to either Disneyland or Walt Disney World. I decided on Walt Disney World, and already being friends with original Journey into Imagination Imagineer Tom Morris made him the perfect guy to ask headline. It wasn't long before I asked another friend, Epcot's longest-running Dreamfinder Steve Taylor, to join the fun. The line-up was assembled.
I tried to procure a venue on Disney property. As I was organizing this event entirely by myself, however, it was pretty far out of my price range. Disney Springs was the next logical choice, and after researching all the options, I found a reasonable price and outstanding customer service at the Wyndham Lake Buena Vista. I always try to just break even with these events, so the lower the venue cost, the less I can charge for tickets.
For my first two events, I had acquired raffle prizes and gave event guests one free raffle ticket each. This time, I wanted to do a fundraiser for charity. There are so many great causes to choose from, but I ultimately decided on the Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando. I am a huge animal lover, and I suddenly became very excited at the prospect of being able to raise a decent amount of money for them.
While I am pretty good at creating content, I am not so good at promotion. Luckily, several people stepped up and helped me out. My friend Estelle (always the first to help) regularly works with authors and is an expert at promotion, and was able to get some very reputable Disney fan sites to post something about the event. My friend Serena plugged the event for me on her channel, as did my buddy Spokesmayne. How Bowers gave the event a shout out on the Retro WDW Podcast, and the boys at the Disney Parks Podcast interviewed me about the event. I also did an interview with the girls over at Divas Dish Diz.
My friend Brian is a professional graphic designer, and he designed a special event poster for me (and accompanying shirt) which I decided to sell at the event, and donate 100% of the profits—along with the raffle ticket money—to the Pet Alliance. The first organization to donate a prize was the Main Street Art Corner. They donated a gorgeous print of the Dreamfinder and Figment riding in the "Dream Machine." The Walt Disney Family Museum donated some great prizes, and Deb from allears.net donated various Disney merchandise. She also posted the event info in her site's newsletter, gave me tons of advice via multiple emails, and purchased a VIP ticket. I am exceedingly grateful for how much work she ended up putting in for me.
Event day came, and my friend Ashley, who had already purchased a ticket, agreed to help me work the event by checking folks in, selling raffle tickets and posters, and generally assisting me. She brought her friend Angie, who was also gracious enough to help with checking folks in. Once the event started, I led things off with my presentation, "The Evolution of the Disney Dark Ride: Volume II." I had done this presentation before, but it was for a West Coast audience, thus it featured a ton of info about Disneyland dark rides. I trimmed some Disneyland info out and beefed up the info on Walt Disney World. While the presentation went well, I miscalculated just how much material I added, and ended up running over by about 20 minutes. Thankfully, no one seemed to mind.
Next up was the original short video, The Disneyland of Walt's Imagination, which served as a featurette on the model that resides in Gallery 9 of The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco. Carol Bauman and Mark Salas generously donated their time and sat down with me for an on-camera interview to share their experiences of leading the team that created the Disneyland model. The video was surprisingly well-received, considering I was the one who produced it (let's put it this way: in regards to filmmaking talent, I'm a pretty good writer).
After a short break, recently retired Imagineer Tom Morris gave a fascinating presentation covering his rise through Walt Disney Imagineering, mixing in vintage photographs and Disney history. Tom worked for Disney for roughly 40 years, and had some amazing stories to share. After his program we had a few folks from the Pet Alliance give a brief talk about the absolutely wonderful work they do. I was then very happy to present them with a check, which thanks to the audience (and a generous co-worker of mine) totaled $750! After I cut the check a few more people wanted to buy event posters, so I asked that they just give the cash directly to the Pet Alliance folks. All told we raised $790 that day. The highlight for me was when the dog they brought in personally thanked me.
After another quick break, I conducted a mini panel with Tom and our other special guest, Steve Taylor. Prior to the event they had both sent me several photos from their respective personal collections, including several behind-the-scenes shots and early EPCOT construction photos. I went through the slideshow while asking them questions, and the audience really seemed to enjoy hearing the first-account stories while looking at rare or even never-before-seen photos. After the mini-panel we pulled the raffle numbers to see who won prizes, and I thanked a fantastic audience for their participation. Jim Korkis was in the audience and made the extremely nice gesture of thanking me. Thanks Jim! Tom and Steve then headed to the autograph table, and I went around and personally thanked several of the folks for coming.
For the event "bonus," I brought Steve and Tom (well technically Tom drove me) to the Imagination Pavilion in Epcot. I thought it would be fun for folks to get to hang out with these two original Imagination contributors inside the Pavilion. Steve and Tom shared more stories, and after a few minutes we all rode Journey into Imagination together.
We all went to dinner together at Nine Dragons, and the non-VIP ticket-holders then called it a night. The rest of us headed to the Top of the World Lounge for drinks with a view, where Tom and Steve shared even more stories. Sadly, I forgot to take a photo while there. But it was a great way to wrap up a fun and full day of IMAGINATION.
For those who helped me out in any way, I am sincerely grateful. For those who came to the event, thank you so much, and I hope to see you at the next one I do in your area. For those who live in the area and couldn't make it, come to the next one! For those who live in So Cal, don't worry, I'm coming for you. And Tom and Steve, thank you both for being my special guests, and for being good sports and literally participating in event stuff the entire day. I'm proud to not only be your fan, but your friend.


text: Hi girls! Today I share you an outfit inspired by the collection Back to the Beats of H&M combining sportswear Roll "underground" (as I call it XD) with heels and more sophisticated jewelry. In fact, the earrings are in this collection. A style that according to my mother is a little naff, but you know that these rare mixes are cool enough to me. The bag is a shopping bag handle was not using, I've bent to simulate the shopping bags in supermarkets in the U.S.A. Definitely, a daring look that you can love or you can look tacky. What do you think? (Do not be too cruel XD). Much love and many kisses.


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There is this influential dispatch "Follow Curiosity, Not Careers" by Julian Bleecker that I love to refer to. In a few paragraphs he argues for the importance of shifting ones practices and area of activity of 3-5 years cycles. Cycles that are driven by curiosity with phases that link sometimes consciously and sometimes in unplanned and disruptive manners.
Two years ago, I engaged into a Making/Creating/Building phase after the feeling that my "voice" of my academic journey needed a renewal. At that time, I was shaping a project for the Louvre on the evolution of "hyper-congestion" levels in key areas of the museum. An investigation directed at the urban informatics era when few people had experience of actually working with local authorities or decision makers on a large scale that affect either governance or built fabric (reminding me of Dan Hill indication of shortcoming of the Microsoft Research Social Computing Symposium 2010).
At the Louvre experimenting with sensors to measure levels of hyper-congestion.
Since then, I have persisted working on the ground, observing clients and partners practices, responding to opportunities and glitches with new data tools and experimenting with research methods. I was particularly focused in understanding how the exploitation of network data could integrate and complement traditional processes. It means confronting my evolving practice, plotting in unknown territories, or tinkering the business and financial aspects of a product "go to market" strategy. The phase has been extremely enriching that I only start to grasp coherently. Along the path, I got to lead the making/creation/building for the multiple actors of the 'smart city':
- A geographical information provider: a GIS model that generate a novel type of street data based on social media content for cities with very limited information layers.
- A real-time traffic information provider: innovative indicators and interactive visualizations that profile the traffic on key road segments.
- A multinational retail bank: co-create its role in the networked city of the near future with a mix of workshops and tangible results on how bank data are sources of novel services.
- A large exhibition and convention center: with audits based on sensor data to rethink the way they can manage and sells their spaces.
- A mobile phone operator and a city council: to measure the pulse at different parts of the city from its cellphone network activity and extract value for both city governance and new services for citizens and mobile customers.
- It has been equally important to independently explore the ideas shared at Lift Lab either through academic collaborations with UPF, MIT, EPFL or through the actual experimentation of services like elephant-path.com that I would love to develop more.
Today, my trousers are scuffed. This accumulated experience on the field requests a move to a next phase to what Julian would describe as:
And subsequent years, refining and polishing that "voice". Keep moving, refining, finding ways to continue to learn and bringing all the other bits of learning, the other "fields", the other ways of knowing and seeing the world, all the other bounded disciplines — let them intrude and change things.
Practically, I will continue to push Lift Lab in imagining fast-prototyping 'stuff' and explore their implications as a core element our investigation. But the most exciting feeling is that I can start polishing a "voice" in company of a growing list of friends I admire who now run their own boutiques/studios/collective/structure to operate on the field and practically contribute in shaping the urban near future. They are the Bestiario, Urbanscale, City Innovation Group, Everythng. We share an approach that dramatically contrast with the data-driven 'smart city' marketing ploy. We come from practices that integrate the importance of learning from both history and fiction, that understand the implication from the long-running theoretical and practical challenges of using data to improve urban life. We are aware of the shortcoming of data models (see The "Quants", their Normalizations and their Abstractions), we experimented the value of Mixed Methods and are becoming fluent in both design and research approaches as sources of knowledge as so elegantly described by Kevin Walker Design Research and Research Design.
The shift of phase comes naturally with attempts of finding coherence in the contributions of the last two years or simply "polishing my practice". So practically: I have been exploring the exploitation of network data (byproducts of digital activity) as material to qualify the built environment and produce new insights for the different actors of the urban space (e.g. city governments, service providers, citizens). These stakeholders have approached Lift Lab to a) find unknown benefits in data they already exploit or b) investigate specific problems they instinctively feel network data will help them solve.
There is one specific methodological aspect to emerge from my work. A year ago, I described it as "Sketching with data". I found it extremely useful to go beyond the traditional ways of sharing the exploration of network data and avoid the contemporary experience with data as described in the recent review of the IBM's "Think" exhibition in New York.
"But we get no practical sense of how traffic information might be useful."
"It would have been far more powerful to have an interactive display that led viewers on a path of interpretation and mapping, so we could experience the process instead of simply sampling images. "
The exhibition is actually quite insightful and I value the effort of IBM to communicate. However in projects involving multiple stakeholders, the ability to rapidly sharing interactive information visualizations is a key practice to transform information into a tangible and imperfect material. Recently I attempted to describe it in an abstract submitted to a practitioners' conference sub:
Since the early days of the data deluge, Lift Lab has been helping many actors of the 'smart city' in transforming the accumulation of network data (e.g. cellular network activity, aggregated credit card transactions, real-time traffic information, user-generated content) into products or services. Due to their innovative and transversal incline, our projects generally involve a wide variety of professionals from physicist and engineers to lawyers, decision makers and strategists. Our innovation methods embark these different stakeholders with fast prototyped tools that promote the processing, recompilation, interpretation, and reinterpretation of insights. For instance, our experience shows that the multiple perspectives extracted from the use of exploratory data visualizations is crucial to quickly answer some basic questions and provoke many better ones. Moreover, the ability to quickly sketch an interactive system or dashboard is a way to develop a common language amongst varied and different stakeholders. It allows them to focus on tangible opportunities of product or service that are hidden within their data. In this form of rapid visual business intelligence, an analysis and its visualization are not the results, but rather the supporting elements of a co-creation process to extract value from data. We will exemplify our methods with tools that help engage a wide spectrum of professionals to the innovation path in data science. These tools are based on a flexible data platform and visual programming environment that permit to go beyond the limited design possibilities industry standards. Additionally they reduce the prototyping time necessary to sketch interactive visualizations that allow the different stakeholder of an organization to take an active part in the design of services or products.
Sketching with mobility data in Impure
Why do I blog this: The idea of shifting ones practice and area of activity is quite important to me. It comes with phases similar to the pursue of a PhD (listen, propose, experiment, contribute with a voice, confront the contributions). The shift of phase is sometimes planned and sometimes affected by external event. This polishing phase occurs with pleasant evolutions the name, structures and focus of Lift Lab. More on that later…


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The copyright for Arthur Conan Doyle's characters in the stories of Sherlock Holmes, excluding the last ten Sherlock Holmes stories released in the U.S. after 1922, has expired in the U.S., making the content public domain, reports NPR.
Chief Judge Rubén Castillo of the United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, has ruled that the characters found in Doyle's stories are fair game.
So, in other words, if you'd like to write a piece of fan fiction, a short story or even long story based on Sherlock or Watson (or other characters), you can do so without gaining permission or paying a fee to the Doyle estate.
But, just to be clear, specifics from the last ten stories cannot be included for example, the fact that Dr. John Watson had a second wife.
The issue came up when an American editor, Leslie S. Klinger, heard from his publisher, Pegasus Books, that there was a delay in publishing his new collection, entitled In the Company of Sherlock Holmes, written by numerous contributing authors and edited by Klinger. Klinger had paid a $5000 licensing fee to the Doyle estate but there was a second fee requested, before giving permission to publish.
Now that the ruling has been announced, Mr. Klinger plans to go forward with his project saying, "Sherlock Holmes belongs to the world, and this ruling clearly establishes that," reports NPR. He goes on to say, "People want to celebrate Holmes and Watson."
The remaining stories will go into public domain in eight years. All of the stories are already public domain in Great Britain.
What do you think of the ruling?
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I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Special Education. I have worked for the Sauk Centre School District and the West Central Education District (WCED) since July 2001. I work for the Sauk Centre School District all day Mondays and Wednesdays and Friday afternoons. I work for the WCED all day Tuesdays and Thursdays and Friday mornings.


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This eight kilometre long walkway stretches between the beautiful city and the even more spectacular beaches. Stroll along the manicured waterfront – or cycle, with designated areas for both pedestrians and those on bicycles.
Explore a huge range of cafes and restaurants and let children blow off steam at the numerous playgrounds and parks that line the walk. During the day, you're likely to have the Corniche to yourself, due to the high temperatures, but once the evening arrives and the heat fades, a lively atmosphere builds along the promenade.
Incredible water features culminate in the Volcano Fountain, midway along the Corniche. On top of the waterworks, there are incredible views either side of you: to one side you have turquoise waters and a white sandy beach, and to the other is the city itself: sprawling skyscrapers at the peak of modernity.
The highlight of the Corniche, is its beach. Stretching along Corniche Road, from the Hilton Hotel to Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street, Corniche Beach is one of Abu Dhabi's must see locations. Its warm waters are supervised by lifeguards, and a floating barrier 40 metres from shore keeps all swimmers and paddlers safe. With Blue Flag status, Corniche Beach is a must for any visitor.
Beach umbrellas can be hired, and while during the week they are easy to come by, weekends are often busier, so it's advisable to head down early and get your spot for the day.


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Only two percent of Americans farm, according to the U.S. agriculture secretary, but their efforts impact the entire country. In discussing the proposed farm bill at a symposium at nearby Bradley University in November, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack stressed the importance on agriculture in America, stating that food costs less out of our paychecks than in other areas of the world and that we are a self-sustaining country. "We have the capacity to produce everything in the United States to feed ourselves," he said. "There are virtually no other countries in the world today that can do that."
To help the two percent do this, we're exploring new ways in which farmers and agriculture companies alike can be successful. So far, we've shown how effective mobile devices can be used at trade shows with Pioneer and GROWMARK. However, we're discovering how mobile devices can help growers in their field. Literally. Float senior analyst Dr. Gary Woodill, Ed.D., and Float managing director Chad Udell have been researching mobile agriculture and dozens of mAgriculture apps. We've provided an excerpt of their research findings here that demonstrates why mAgriculture will continue to rise.
Excerpt: Why mAgriculture is Growing
The idea of using mobile computing in agriculture (also known as mAgriculture) is very new in North America, while mAgriculture in the developing world has been known and written about for almost a decade. A 2009 report by the firm Nicholson Kovac, "Agriculture New-Media Study," talks about the use of email and websites without using the word mobile (Johnson, 2009). A 2010 survey of the use of information and communications technologies (ICT) in agriculture in the United States doesn't even mention mobile technologies. Instead, this study by Kelly Burke at the University of Hawaii lists the Internet, websites, and "social technologies" as examples of ICT in agriculture (Burke, 2010). Although we found a 2009 article in AgriMarketing magazine on mobile phones for sending text messages to farmers (Slump, 2009), in preparing this report, we were struck by the fact that most scholarly articles we found on the subject of mAgriculture were published in 2011 and 2012, indicating the relative newness of this field.
There are several reasons why use of mobile technologies among American farmers has only taken off in the last year and a half. For one, a turning point in the use of mobile technologies has been the introduction of tablet computers, such as the iPad in 2010. The publicity surrounding the iPad and its competitors has generated awareness and interest in mobile computing in all sectors of the economy. The use of tablets in agriculture, as opposed to smartphones, is just now starting to take off.
Another factor that has led to the more rapid growth of mAgriculture in developing countries is the fact that in these countries, mobile phones may be the only computing and communications technology that is available. In contrast to American agricultural publications, African and Asian newsletters and magazines have lots of stories about the use of mobile phones in agriculture all through the 2000s. This indicates that farmers in developed countries in North America, Australia, and Europe have lots to learn from the mobile computing experiences of farmers in developing countries. Ironically, some of the educational materials available in developing countries are funded by American organizations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the University of Illinois's Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO) project. SAWBO produces educational videos for farmers in 80 languages that can be played back on ordinary cell phones (VOA, 2011).
Burke, Kelly (2010). The impact of Internet and ICT use among SME agribusiness growers and producers. Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 23(2), 173-194.
Johnson, Sheree (2009). Ag producers' use of social media. AgriMarketing, 47(9), Nov./Dec., 56.
Slump, Chet (2009). Attached at the hip (going mobile). AgriMarketing, 47(1), Jan./Feb., 40.
Voice of America (VOA) (2011). Teaching rural farmers with cell phone videos. VOA Learning English website. http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/agriculture/Teaching-Rural-Farmers-With-Cell-Phone-Videos-123775114.html
Float Mobile Learning Symposium 2012 Coming to Chicago
We're announcing exclusively for the first time via this newsletter to you that the Float Mobile Learning Symposium 2012 will be taking place in Chicago as a part of Techweek on Monday, June 25. We'll be located in the brand-new 1871, a co-working space for entrepreneurs that is located on the 12th floor the Merchandise Mart just four floors away from all the Techweek festivities.
The Float Mobile Learning Symposium 2012 will feature industry-leading speakers discussing mobile business, strategy, design and development, including Shay Howe from Groupon and Steven Hoober, whose book "Designing Mobile Interfaces" was recently published by O'Reilly.
Stay tuned for more speaker announcements and registration information this week.
Free Webinar: Things People Don't Get About Mobile Learning
Our next free webinar in the Mobile Learning Conversations series features special guest Clark Quinn this Wednesday, April 11, at 12 p.m. Central. Clark will be discussing the things that people don't understand about mLearning, such as the power of interactivity, that mLearning is not eLearning or courseware on a phone, and the value of low-hanging fruit. "The list goes on," he said.
Clark most recently authored The Mobile Academy: mLearning for Higher Education will discuss these topics and more along with Float senior analyst Gary Woodill and Float mobile strategist and evangelist Jeff Tillett during this hour-long session.
Register now for Things People Don't Get About Mobile Learning>>
Reading Made Social: ReadSocial for iOS Released
Last month, we released the iOS library for ReadSocial, allowing any iOS app to instantly become a social reading application. The ReadSocial API weaves a backchannel through HTML documents, PDF files and EPUB formats in order for readers to leave comments in their digital publications using the social media accounts they already use, such as Facebook or Twitter. This open-source iOS library presents a tremendous opportunity for e-book publishers.
"Providing content that people want to read is no longer enough," said Float managing director Chad Udell. "Now that content needs to be delivered in a way that is easy for the consumer to digest and share."
Learning Solutions Conference: The Art of Vision and Thought Leader Conversations
Jeff Tillett recently spoke at the eLearning Guild's LSCon in Orlando, Florida. However, the most powerful part of the event for him was the keynote address. "I'm not sure I've ever been inspired so much by one keynote speaker. Erik Wahl spoke and – better yet – demonstrated of the art of vision." Read Jeff's full take on LSCon>>
Additionally, Jeff sat down with a handful of thought leaders, including Reuben Tozman, Aaron Silvers, Neil Lasher, David Metcalf, and Tim Martin. We're releasing one video every day this week on Float's YouTube page.
RabbleBrowser 2.5 Ready For Release
Version 2.5 of RabbleBrowser, our collaborative Web browser for the iPad, is set to be released soon. In fact, we're awaiting approval from the powers that be at the Apple App Store. Among RabbleBrowser's new features include the ability for users to vote and to chat privately with each other. Session leaders are also given much more control over their session to prevent users from disconnecting, among other features.
"This latest version of RabbleBrowser was designed with feedback from our users in mind," said Chad Udell, managing director of Float Mobile Learning. "Users enjoy the app's functionality and utility in a wide variety of settings, and these new features increase the level of social interaction as users engage with the content."
The Float Team
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- Come See Float at the Chicago eLearning & Technology Showcase - August 1, 2019


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7 months, 7000km, 32 different places, 50 schools, 121 presentations and a lot of nature13.09.2012 YFU
Finland for nearly 7 months working as a volunteer for YFU Finland.When I applied
for the EVS (European Volunteer Service) at YFU Finland I had no idea about the
country or what to expect from the life here. So I arrived to Finland totally
clueless in the end of January and was welcomed very "warmly" by temperatures
of -20 C or even less.
As a side effect of my work for YFU which
included traveling to schools in remote areas of Finland to inform about the
possibility to become and exchange student or a host family, I have been
traveling to a lot of small places, really small places and also some not that small places, places
not even Finnish people know. I've seen many different schools, teachers and
students, have held presentations for only 2 people or for around 150, have
tasted any kind of good or not that good school food, found interested and
disinterested people, have been in many different host families, have been
using every kind of transportation, meet friendly and unfriendly bus drivers
and more than everything else I have seen a lot of the Finnish nature which
wasn't only beautiful but also sometimes quite monotonous. So it happened to me
quite often that I drove in a bus for hours and all I could see were trees and
even more trees and sometimes even a lake or a rock.
been with the exchange students to the Lapland trip, I have been to the
Pre-Preparation Orientation for the future exchange students and I have been to
the On-Arrival training of the current exchange student which was always really
past 7 months I have not only learned a lot about the whole process behind an
exchange year or how to get from one place to another without knowing where
either of them is, I also learned quite a lot about Finland and the Finns:
There are a lot of Finns who seem to be very silent, especially when they are
supposed to speak English, but as soon as they have been drinking some alcohol,
they start being extremely talkative and out of a sudden they are even able to
speak English or any other foreign language.
A question Finns often ask foreigners is: "Why did you come to Finland?" They
really don't seem to understand why people decide to visit Finland when they
could go to so many other interesting countries.
One more interesting thing is that the Finns change together with the weather:
as long as the weather is cold and ugly, Finns don't see or hear anything when
they are on their way somewhere, but as soon as there is some sun and it starts
being warm they come to the city smiling and happy. And when the temperature
then gets over 20 degrees they complain that it is already to hot.
About eating habits in Finland is to say that it is quite common to have 5
meals per day and excessive coffee drinking also nothing unusual.
Another weird habit Finns have is the sauna. I don't want to complain about
sauna, on the opposite! I really learned to love sauna. But still I don't
understand the whole mystery what exactly sauna means to the Finns and I guess
I will never understand it completely.
really happy that I have had the chance to be here. I will never forget all the
people I meet and the things I experienced.
say: wallpaper country, ice-cold and warm (and not only in terms of weather),
beautiful, monotonous and varied and all in all simply crazy!


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Reviewer: Donna Kelly
The Lowry played host to the regional final of the 2016 Funny Women Awards as nine comedy acts took to the stage compete for a place in the coveted final.
Launched in 2003, the Funny Women Awards aims to find the best new female comedy performers by offering the winner a career developing cash prize of £2000 as well as industry support. The prestigious event is open to UK and Irish acts who have been performing comedy for under five years and has already helped to produce some major names on the comedy circuit including Katherine Ryan, Sarah Millican, Bridget Christie and Susan Calman.
This year marks the 14th year of the awards with a wide variety of female acts chosen to take part in regional final. Each act is judged by a panel of industry bloggers, bookers and promoters on their material, stage presence, delivery and originality and any acts that go over the six-minute mark will be disqualified.
The two-hour comedy show saw nine acts take to the stage to perform a quick five to six-minute set. Liverpudlian comedian Cath Rice opened the show by bravely asking the audience to shout out subjects she could twist into comedy, before running with her witty and funny take on unwanted gifts. Elsewhere, Janet Garner impressed with her daft but hilarious sketch about men and dolphins, as did Northern comedian Amy Reeke and Brummie comic Lindsey Santoro who entertained with her clever poems.
As expected from a comedy variety show, a couple of the acts fell flat. A swift exit by an audience member early on sadly put Jo Darcy off her stride, with the female comedian finding it hard to pick up momentum. There were also moments of silence in Amanda Graham's set when a few of the one-liners fell flat, particularly those related to politics and paedophilia.
But the star of the show was undoubtedly Rivka Uttleywho was eventually selected to go straight through to the final in London. Her incredibly funny sketch about her 'relationship' with her cat Matthew had the audience in stitches and her stage presence, delivery and originality is reminiscent of comedian Victoria Wood.
If the Funny Women Awards is a glimpse into what is to come in the female comedy circuit, we're certainly in for a treat over the next few years.
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Symposium Session – Steampunk as Metaphor
Steampunk as Metaphor
Presented by Samantha Stephenson
Samantha Stephenson, singer and percussionist of the globetrotting Steampunk Folk Cabaret duo Frenchy and the Punk, will be conducting a panel on reinventing your life Steampunk-style.
Through principles of energy work, guided meditation/creative visualization and discussion, join this exploration on how what attracted you to Steampunk can be used as a metaphor for your life. Explore the possibility of taking a more active role in shaping and reinventing your present by tuning into what you always wanted your life to be and what you envision it could be in the future.
Samantha Stephenson has been touring with Frenchy and the Punk for the past 10 years. Her path to her present life was not a direct one. She not only has experience in the world of dance; having studied dance since the age of 4, exercise training; as a certified aerobics instructor, the healing arts; as a certified Polarity Therapy practitioner and the visual arts but once led a life in the corporate realm after earning her Masters in Business Administration. Her journey has taken many twists and turns and she understands full well the meaning of transforming your life and finding the courage to walk your true path.
To learn more about other sessions, workshops, and special events please visit the International Steampunk Symposium Schedule . . . your invaluable guide to getting around the world in 48 hours!


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How to Make a Striped Line on a Bar Graph in Excel on a Mac
When preparing a bar chart for presentation, vary the appearance of the bars to increase the legibility by providing contrast. If your small business uses Macintosh computers, you can use Microsoft Excel as your spreadsheet application. This tool provides a variety of visual style options, such as the ability to make striped-line bars in your charts -- but you have to know how to access them to use them.
Secondary-click the bar graph and select "Format Chart Area" from the menu.
Click "Fill" on the left pane, then click the "Patterns" tab on the right.
Click the type of striped lines you want on the bar graph to select it, then click "OK."
- You can use the Foreground and Background color selectors to further enhance the graph.
- Learn Excel 2011 for Mac; Guy Hart-Davis
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- Ryan McVay/Photodisc/Getty Images


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Perceval Icon Pack APK (Paid) for Android
Perceval Icon Pack is an icon pack for Android, which was designed and published by Morrone Fabio, a French independent developer. The Perceval Icon Pack gives your phone a classic interface with icons designed based on the looks of the Roman warrior's shields. Perceval Icon Pack is absolutely unique that you have never seen before. Perceval Icon Pack does not have the flat design, in which the icon does not follow the old style. Its design brings freshness and health. In addition, the icons in the Perceval Icon Pack are designed in the standard size 192×192 suitable for all device screen resolutions. The current Perceval Icon Pack provides a huge list icon with over 2800+ icons. Most popular games and apps are supported in this icon pack.
Perceval Icon Pack does not cause lag, wastage of battery power or reduced device performance. In addition, it is also compatible with most popular launchers now. After downloading and installing Perceval Icon Pack, you can apply it immediately. This progress will take you a few seconds. Your device's interface will be refreshed with the unique icons.
Important note: For some technical reasons, Perceval Icon Pack is not compatible with Nova Launcher. If you are using this launcher, please do not download it or switch to another compatible Launcher in the list below:
Perceval Icon Pack is consistent with the following launchers:
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If you like the new things or get bored with the manufacturer's default icon pack, the Perceval Icon Pack is an excellent alternative to replacing old icons and bringing new ones to your Android device. The Perceval Icon Pack is available on the Play Store for $ 0.99. Besides, we bring the apk file of this app, which you just download it with the link below and install it easily. However, if you want to support the developer, you can spend money to buy the app directly from the Play Store.


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Staying Healthy This Fall/Winter Season
Staying Healthy This Winter
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Guest Post by Katy Lowe: It's getting to that time of year where many will come in contact with a cold or flu and depending on your stress levels and overall immune system - will depend on if you catch anything or how long it lasts. One of the most common supplements folks take for colds is Vitamin C. And yes, Vitamin C can be very helpful as an antioxidant in the body - we can always use it. Yet there are quite a few other strong and effective nutrients to consider to add to your cold and flu prevention...


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On 15 April 1861, the flag of Sardinia was declared the flag of the newly formed Kingdom of Italy. This Italian tricolour, with the armorial bearings of the former Royal House of Savoy was the first national flag and lasted in that form for 85 years until the birth of the Italian Republic in 1946.
Most mass-produced flags are commonly 150x90cm / 5x3' or 90x60cm / 3x2', which will often vary from the official size ratio. We now offer a custom-manufactured official size option for our many of our flags.