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AS a story this year's Hay Festival is now some dozen chapters in, the characters are clearly drawn, and the reader is spellbound, relishing each new chapter as it builds to the climactic ending.
For the 70,000 who descend on the small town of 1,300 inhabitants the Hay Festival is now a gripping thriller they can't put down.
Over the past 16 years it has grown to international prominence and exists under the neat description given to it by 2001's acclaimed visitor Bill Clinton who called it the "Woodstock of the mind."
Its renown is due to its ability to draw the best of the best of world literature for the ten-day event in this small border town.
This year sees 380 performers at 250 events taking place on the main festival site and venues across the town.
Arriving in this mecca to the written word the atmosphere is so relaxed that a pair of homely carpet slippers might be fitting, and just minutes wandering the town later it becomes obvious that a smoking jacket wouldn't go amiss.
I am immediately out of place, my suit and tie are as alien here as a track-suit on Wall Street.
The uniform seems to be loose, cotton or linen clothing. Visitors favour the ethnic and light, airy colours and the eccentrics attract less attention than the traffic that they seem intent on wandering dreamily in front of.
In fact, everyone seems to drift in and out of the town's alleys and back streets as if works of fiction themselves, each with a look of far off thought, almost wishing to be noticed and thought of as writer or poet.
The general feel of the town also makes me want to buy a hat, as hats in their many and varied forms are as popular and acceptable here as in the 50s photograph of a London railway station at rush hour.
The truly lazy atmosphere of the town is reflected in the discovery that the literary lot are a bunch of late risers.
I have the run of the town in late sunshine at night, and but for the odd eccentric and many signs advertising the festival, the laid-back air would lull a visitor into the belief that there is no festival.
But there is. Bookshop owner Mark Westwood says: "The festival keeps getting better and better, there seems to be a real buzz about it this year.
"Our biggest problem is keeping the shops stocked, especially when you think of how many books are sold here during the festival.
"We are usually too busy to notice the celebrities that come in."
It is no wonder that the festival is held in Hay where 39 book shops seem to own the town.
But although the festival and the town are well known for their place in the world of books it is still oddly surprising to find people reading all over the place.
A barefooted, middle aged woman in linen trousers reads a book of poetry on a park bench by a bus stop.
Sitting next to her is a white bearded man with cream waistcoat straining to hold in his stomach, reading something you would never find in an airport bookshop or supermarket shelf.
And perhaps unsurprisingly due to the wealth of words for sale, the town's tiny library is almost lost on one of its many back streets.
There's the odd word of discontent, though.
"There is nothing for the natives of Hay this year," grumbles Margaret Appleton as she picks up her paper. "Last year we had Ken Dodd but there is nothing like that this year."
There maybe no Doddy but it is in the junior school, which has been transformed into the centre for the festival, that the literary high fliers such as Margaret Atwood, Louis De Bernieres, Bill Bryson, Jilly Cooper, Don DeLillo, Hanif Kureishi, Ian McEwan, Joanna Trollope and Robert Winston roam among their readers.
And they roam without fuss from local people because, as Paul Ganderton of Bullring Antiques, observes: "We don't really go in for celebrity spotting here."
Maybe not the locals but Hay attacts big-name musicians and comedians as well as witers.
Already Van Morrison, Jo Brand and Dominic Holland have performed to sell out audiences.
And it is many of these names that do attract celebrity spotters in their thousands eager to catch a glimpse of the rich and famous sipping a coffee in a roadside cafe or flicking through a second-hand handbook.
These performers and the weight of their names have meant that the festival was acclaimed a success before it had even started selling more tickets than last year.
Organisers are keen to point out that attendance this year is up by 20 per cent, which is partly due to the considerable growth in the children's book market.
This was highlighted by the fact that children queued for three hours on Tuesday for author Jacqueline Wilson to sign her new book Lola Rose.
The most amazing thing about this small town which fills up for ten days in May each year is that unlike the Eisteddfod, which causes chaos, Hay remains as calm as many of its distinguished guests.
So now as Wednesday's chapter comes to an end, which introduced us to Hay's new characters, Terry Pratchett, Robert Winston, Jilly Cooper, Joanna Trollope and Richard Ingrams, we await the climax of the final four days.
These last days offered a visitor more talks, shows, lectures and concerts with Bernieres, Alison Moyet, Melvyn Bragg, Graham Swift, Sandi Toksvig, Monty Don, Alan Yentob and Jools Holland.
The Hay Festival continues until Sunday June 1.
Details on what's on can be found on the festival website, www.hayfestival.com


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- "Last Sunday, I caught him makin' eyes at Idell Bushey durin' preachin'. And I know what they do up there in the hills when they say they're possum huntin'. They're just sittin' around the campfire, drinkin' hard cider, hittin' each other on the shoulder and hollerin' 'flinch!'."
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Charlene Darling is the daughter of Briscoe Darling, the sister of The Darling Boys and the wife of Dud Wash. She has a serious crush on Sheriff Andy Taylor, because her brothers, Ernest T. Bass, and her husband are the only boys near her house. In episode The Darling Baby, Charlene presents her new daughter Andelina, named in honor of Sheriff Taylor.
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For outdoor sports lovers, sunglasses often prove to be an incredibly important asset to your everyday routine. We might be heading into the winter months now but that doesn't mean that the sun won't shine! Most sports sunglasses are optimised for troublesome sun glare and are vital when it comes to protecting your eyes against UV rays.
If you're looking for some sporty styles that won't hold you back, then check out these fantastic frames for the ultimate sporting experience.
Esprit ET19570
Traditionally sporty and perfect for those winter days when the sun catches you out, the Esprit ET19570 sunglasses are the one of the best budget friendly sports frames for both men and women.
Alongside their sporty wrap around shape, these frames offer the sports wearer a whole plethora of advantages, including an anti-slip rubber bridge across the nose, high protection from sunlight and wide fitting rubber temple band.
Thanks to their super sleek design, these sunglasses suit most face shapes and can be worn whatever the weather!
Get them now at SelectSpecs
Adidas AH60 Manchester Polarised
Another pair of super stylish sunnies to get your heart racing!
It might be nearing winter but those bright and breezy days keep on coming, so don't get caught out by the elements. These sunglasses just ooze cool with their slick aviator shape and icy grey tint, perfect for the sports lover with a casual rock and roll style.
The tinted polarised lenses mean that you'll never have to worry about troublesome sun glare, making these sunglasses perfect for a laid back weekend cruise or extreme fishing trip.
Über coolness awaits you! Find them on the SelectSpecs site.
CEBE Basecamp
If you dare to be different then these CEBE basecamp sunglasses are the frames for you!
Adjustable nose pads, removable safety straps and an anti-reflective coating are just some of the features these sunglasses give the wearer, ensuring they stay just where they need to be so you can get on with your training. With their removable lateral protection and striking black frames, these sunglasses are not only practical but boast a fantastically quirky design that's resonant of the Steampunk culture.
Suitable for both men and women, these small fit sunglasses come with the choice of a brown or black tinted lens.
Feeling…unusual? Grab them here and stand out whilst you work out.
Oakley Radarlock Path
With a sweeping polarised lens, the Oakley special edition Tour De France sunglasses are not only strikingly beautiful but are at the height of sports sunglasses technology, making them perfect for athletes and serious sports lovers alike.
These sunglasses are both lightweight and durable, meaning they're suitable for every kind of terrain. So whether you're climbing a mountain or biking through dense woodland, you can be safe in the knowledge that these frames won't budge! Alongside their durability, the Radar Path sunglasses are specially designed to give you the highest optical clarity, whilst working hard to protect your eyes from harmful UV rays.
Suitable for men, these sunglasses are perfect for the athlete that needs stability and protection by the bucket load!
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Nike Emergent EV0743
Minimalist and cool, these are the perfect pair of sports sunglasses for the modern man.
The Nike Emergent EV0743 sunglasses flaunt a stunningly beautiful design. The cool grey lens works perfectly with the sleek arms and provides the wearer with ultimate comfort and style in one neat package.
These incredibly lightweight frames come with 100% UVA and UVB protection, readying you for the ultimate outdoor adventure. Best of all, the Nike Emergent frames come with an adjustable ventilated nose pad for optimum fit and minimal fogging whilst you work out.
Available in three different colours, find these ultra-cool Nike frames now on the SelectSpecs site.


text: B1A4 participated in the soundtrack of MBC TV's new sitcom series The Thousandth Man, which will start airing on August 17. B1A4 participated in the part one of the soundtrack. The lead track of the first part of the soundtrack is "Hey Girl," written by Jihoon and composed by One Shot's Park Sung Ho and Oh Chang Hoon. B1A4, who are currently popular in both Korea and Japan, perfectly sang the song in their own style, even increasing interest in the other songs of the soundtrack. The Thousandth Man is a fantasy sitcom about a legendary fox with nine tails. Many talented musicians participated in the making of the soundtrack. B1A4′s "Hey Girl" will be released on August 14 on all online music sites. Source: TV Report cr: en.korea.com


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It's officially the holiday season and one of the hottest shows on television right now is Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe's Outlander.
There are some really great gifts for Outlander fans out there and we've compiled a list of the 15 best.
Outlander is currently in the middle of its third season with a fourth being filmed. The series airs every Sunday night on Starz and you can catch up On Demand. We highly suggest you watch the series – it's amazing!
Click through the slideshow to see the best gifts to get an Outlander fan this holiday season…


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by Cole Mellino
As the climate talks unfold in Durban, South Africa, farmers all over the world are feeling the impact of extreme weather exacerbated by a warming planet.
Changing weather patterns, especially rainfall, are having disastrous affects on global crops. Last year in the Caribbean, banana and vegetable crops were hit hard by months of drought followed by torrential rains that resulted in flooding. The story is the same in Southern Africa. Droughts and erratic rainfall in the South African desert are destroying the Redbush tea plant, known by its Afrikaner name Rooibos. In other areas of the world, a range of agricultural products like coffee, chocolate, peanuts, and pumpkins are all being harmed by extreme weather.
But farmers in Africa — a continent that would be worst hit by climate change — are not idly sitting by. Protesting outside the Durban climate talks, members of the Southern African Rural Women's Assembly are expressing their frustration with international inaction on climate:
"We've come to join other rural women farmers from the southern African region," said Thandiure Chidararume, a member of ActionAid, an international organization that helped bring together this meeting of the Southern African Rural Women's Assembly. "We have come as one voice from Africa, we are saying no to damning deals, Africa is not for sale, we want this air pollution that is causing climate change to stop now."
The assembly unites women's farming and agricultural unions and movements from around the world.
Women from all across Africa, some as far north as Kenya, came out to the rally at a Kawaulu-Natal University in Durban, several kilometers from the downtown convention center where the more subdued, official meetings on climate change are taking place.
The protesters, who also have the support of women's movements in Latin America, do not believe that government negotiators represent their interests.
They lament the inaction by developed countries, and point to schemes in which biofuel companies or other firms buy land in countries in Africa and Latin America to make money off of trading carbon credits. These land grabs drive people off the land and often don't reduce carbon emissions. That's why Mercia Andrews, the director of the South African Trust for Community Outreach and Education, calls the situation "climate apartheid":
"We have a responsibility, we have to begin to mobilize and we have the power. We have shaken this country before, we brought down apartheid, now is another turn. This is a bigger struggle, a more important struggle and this is a struggle that we must unite around. We must say, 'No, to climate apartheid, no.' "
The concerns are real, said Theresa Marwei, an activist from Zimbabwe.
"I think if we can agree, all the countries that we are here, not to let the air be polluted, because we are having hunger, no water to drink, no gardens, no money to send our children to school because no rain," she said. "If the rain comes it will be floods, we can't do anything."
This group of women representing rural farming interests is just one of many protesting outside the Durban climate talks in an attempt to get negotiators to see the human consequences of their actions.
— Cole Mellino is an intern with the energy team at the Center for American Progress


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Only one opportunity to listen to Schneider Electric's own Steve Carlini give a presentation on the Internet of Things!
Wednesday, 3/16/2016, 10:45 am - 11:45 am in Mariners AB
Speaker: Steve Carlini, SR WW Director Marketing and Business Development
Title: Keeping up with IoT: PUE, energy, and micro data centers!
About: It's a key decision most data center managers will face in the next couple of years: Should you retrofit, build, collocate, or move to the cloud? Each has its benefits, and own inherent risks and costs. By first understanding the growth plan of your business and data processing needs, you can then determine the right mix of solutions. This presentation will explain the similarities and differences between the options and define the steps involved to making the best decision for your company.


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I am so exhausted. Mentally, physically, emotionally. I have a lot of heavy posts in my draft folder that are waiting for finishing touches, but my cup is empty right now. So, tonight I give you a few random pictures from my phone. Enjoy!
Last weekend we went to a big birthday party and there was this tiny puppy wandering around. Of course I had to get a picture of the double 'Aw' factor.
At our early Thanksgiving meal last night, Mr. Monkey wouldn't sit in his chair and eat. He kept pointing at the turkey leg on the platter. Eventually, he managed to snag it and was a happy camper from that point on!
The Cabin Kids were being loud and rowdy, so I asked them if they wanted to play with some water… then set them to washing the floor! It worked! Busy kids + clean floor = happy mom!
The Kraken is getting more attentive every day. She's finally enjoying her swing and loves watching the little sea friends twirl around!


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If you want some indoor winter color, you can try "forcing" some bulbs. This means to stimulate a bulb to bloom out of season indoors in a pot. Some of the bulbs that can be forced are amaryllis, paper whites, and hyacinths. Check with the nursery where you buy the bulbs to determine how long you need to keep the bulbs in the fridge before you pot them up. Different bulbs require different chill periods. It will take about 12-15 weeks for the bulbs to root enough. The flowers should follow in 3-4 weeks. Paper whites flower in about six weeks … they're the major exception.
Outdoor winter flowering plants include cyclamen — kinda expensive, but beautiful in bloom. It will bloom all winter if it is kept out of direct sunlight and watered LIGHTLY; i.e., moist, not soggy soil. You should consider them annual plants, however, as they're very hard to keep over the summer. Other outside blooming plants for this area include pansies. (Yeah, the deer love 'em, too.) They need sunshine all day in order to bloom well. Plant in well-composted beds and feed them every 3-4 weeks with 20-20-20. If you have full sun, consider stocks, snapdragons, ornamental kale, alyssum, dianthus (pinks) and nasturtium for your winter beds. But remember, they're annuals, they won't come back.


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Yesterday, a friend sent me the following:
"Today I saw this headline:
West Nile Outbreak Largest Ever, 41 dead
and it made me think of this:
Rare Cancer Seen In 41 Homosexuals
...and wondering about what makes a disease a crisis versus a judgment. The number of victims was the same."
And to further the irony, the famous speech given by Mary Fisher to the Republican National Convention in 1992- 11 years after the rise of "gay cancer" was highlighted in a feature by the New York Times today.


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As usul I read lots of nonsense regarding multicores...
WP runs already very smooth just on a single core. As I use all 3 OS'es I can tell you that only WP runs very smooth on a single core what cannot real be told from the other operating systems. Knowing this, I can only gues (till now) that WP8 will runn "very" smooth. No offence to the other systems as I also love the flexibility of Android and the fluidity of IOS (but thats all for IOS) but from a stablity point of view as well as the huge potential that WP still has (while IOS and Android seemingly are slowing down) and also remembering the fiasco of the old WIN CE platform up to 6.x I have to say that WP is Nr 1 too me.
AnonD-58835, 01 Dec 2012Nobody wants a locked phone. Moreover this windowsphone is so obsolete that nobody will buy it... moreWindows Phone runs smooth even on single core.
Nobody wants a locked phone. Moreover this windowsphone is so obsolete that nobody will buy it under a contract. Only a crazy guy. On January samsung release 8 core phones, so better wait samsung releases.


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Remember that time when you blew chunks out of your nose all over that waitress?
Or the time you passed out in your underwear on the front lawn and all your friends drew on you in permanent marker?
Or maybe the time you woke up in a puddle of urine, courtesy of that "catch" you picked up the night before?
Yeah. You do. We all know you do. And we know you probably said it would never happen again. But it did, obviously.
So here's the question: Why? Why didn't you remember the screaming hangover, and the puddles of bodily fluid and the Clap the next time you went to get hammered?
Because you're a dumbass, that's why. Oh, and because your brain is plotting against you. According to MSNBC:
Scientifically speaking, the ability to later overrate happy drinking times is called "positive memory bias." Meanwhile, the mind's capacity to convince itself that boozy blunders were simply out of character — and will not become a pattern — is known as "cognitive dissonance."
Doesn't that make you feel better? Here's more.
And if that's not enough to make you feel better about your s**tfaced ways, you definitely need to read THIS, the story of a schoolteacher who got drunk and then sprayed the cops down with her breast milk. Not making that up.


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I am FINALLY finished with these:
YES! There are 24 games in this kit that are ready to be used as Take Home Math Kits OR as games to use as reinforcement in your classroom.
Most of the games meet CCSS for Second Grade, but a few are just for fun! :)
AND . . . here is one of these games from this kit . . . FREE for you to try! Click here to download from TPT.
Enjoy your Sunday everyone . . . exciting things are happening with my day, exciting things indeed . . .
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Take a Peek and Free For You!
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What a great idea to send home fun kits with the kids. I bet their parents will love this idea. Instead of some worksheet.ReplyDelete
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This is SUCH a brilliant idea!!!!!!!! Thank you for sharing the freebie!!!!!!!:-) Have a great weekend!!!!ReplyDelete
Yay, Yay, Yay!!! My class is totally loving this set of games, and I love how it is set up to help make it as easy as possible for me to assemble and begin using right away. Thanks!!ReplyDelete
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Likely Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley says it's "shameful" for Republicans to support an Indiana law that critics see as legalizing discrimination against gays and lesbians.
The former Maryland governor criticized 2016 Republican presidential hopefuls while in New Hampshire on Tuesday. Several have expressed support for the law, which prevents the state from restricting the ability of people and businesses to express their religious beliefs. Opponents say the law will allow businesses to refuse service to people, based on sexual orientation.
O'Malley said Republican support for the law reflects a fundamental difference between the two parties. Democrats, he says, want more people to participate fully in society.
"I think it's shameful that presidential candidates in this day and age would try to give cover to a law that is sweeping across a lot of Republican-governed states," he said, and that would "give license to the discrimination of gay and lesbian people." He said: "It's not who we are as a country."
Struggling with a backlash against the measure, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said Tuesday he now wants legislation on his desk to clarify that the new law does not allow discrimination.
About 20 states have similar laws.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush applauded Pence for signing the law and said it is not discriminatory. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, an announced 2016 contender, and neurosurgeon Ben Carson, a possible Republican candidate, also commended Pence's signing of the law.
O'Malley pointed to actions taken in Maryland during his governorship that raised business participation among minorities and women, legalized gay marriage and made it easier for immigrants to obtain driver's licenses.
"We do these things because we know that our state's better, our economy's better, our country and our society is better the more fully people participate," he said. Republicans "don't subscribe to that."
O'Malley is traveling to early voting states seeking to build support for a possible 2016 bid as Democrats consolidate around former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. She's expected to announce her candidacy in coming weeks.
O'Malley's visit to New Hampshire, his second this month, included a Tuesday morning speech to a business crowd, private meetings and an event with young Democrats. His speech centered on enriching and expanding the middle class by raising wages, reining in Wall Street and halting discrimination based on race, gender or sexual orientation.
Over the weekend, O'Malley took a swipe at both Clinton and Bush when he said the presidency is not "a crown to be passed between two families." But he was less apt to criticize Clinton on Tuesday, saying only that he hears from people who want new leadership.
"History's full of examples where the front-runner is the front-runner and totally inevitable, right up until the front-runner's no longer the front-runner and no longer inevitable," O'Malley said.
So far, O'Malley is one of the only Democrats willing to publicly consider taking on Hillary Clinton in a Democratic primary. Polls currently show O'Malley with 1 percent to Clinton's 45-60 percent, depending on the survey.
When asked about those numbers, O'Malley quipped, "There's only one way to go ... It doesn't bother me."
He has avoided any direct criticism of Clinton, although he did mention recently this Sunday on ABC News' "This Week" that "the presidency of the United States is not some crown to be passed between two families."
Meanwhile, there's evidence some Democrats are searching for a Clinton alternative, such as Liz Perik, who thinks the Hillary Clinton email controversy is "atrocious."
"Democrats need a new face, and they need a new face with a lot of experience, and he has that," Perik said about O'Malley.


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We wanted our Arts show reel to speak about the breadth of video work we do while shining a spotlight on the dramatic and the cinematic.
The creative license afforded when scripting and shooting this type of content is what spurs our passion for film-making. Long term relationships with theatre companies like Clean Break and The Young Vic Theatre allow us to experiment in this genre and stay at the forefront of the industry while not costing the earth as a production company. At Impact we work simultaneously in video production and online video advertising, which means we are always in touch with what type of content is and isn't successful. Below the video is a list of clients whose work is included in the Arts show reel. Thanks to all our wonderful clients and thank you for watching!
Young Vic Theatre, The Roundhouse, Clean Break, Mahogany Opera Group, Imperial War Museum, Menier Chocolate Factory, Sound and Music, The Courtauld Gallery


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Russia is plagued with a number of issues not the least of which is the Russian penchant for gambling. The news recently in Russia has been pointing out the fact that the country has tried and failed to put down gambling there by banning casinos and other forms of betting except for regions that for the most part are too far away from anything to be easily accessed.
In 2009 gambling was banned in Russia and since then as many as sixty one thousand illegal gambling venues have been closed down by authorities in the country. It has been suggested that this is just a fraction of what is still happening in the country and that even as the casinos are being closed and equipment confiscated they are being replaced and reopened. Recently it was reported that the Russian Interior Ministry took down a network of ten illegal gambling venues with a daily income of $3 thousand USD. Approximately three hundred computers and slot machines were removed along with $150,000 in cash. It was concluded that the operation was being run from afar by foreigners.
There is no real connection between the arrest of deputy head of a police district in Moscow who is suspect in a case involving the covering up of alleged illegal gambling operations there. There has been a serious rift in the government ranks regarding gambling issues which has resulted in the Supreme Court dismissing all charges and starting over.
The Prosecutor General's Office issued a statement recently claiming the confiscations and shutting down of illegal casinos have garnered the State $17.1 million dollars in fines. The 796 thousand slot machines are also a great scoop the authorities claim. These machines are in all probability being replaced by newer ones that are operating in some other part of Russia. There is little said about the online gambling taking place on Russian soil which is difficult for authorities to detect and destroy.


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DOD LS430W GPS Dashcam Review
Here's my review of the DOD LS430W car camera. The camera was supplied by DOD-TECH UK
I mentioned in the video that this camera comes with both OSX & Windows GPS playback software. I didn't test out the Windows version but I believe that often Windows users opt to use a more fully featured, and free GPS playback software package called Registrator Viewer. I should mention that apparently the GPS implementation on the LS430W is a particularly accurate and fast one...I'll admit to knowing next to nothing about GPS, so I'll just take their word for that.
You'll find my short downloadable sample clips here.
Buying links are below
The price I mentioned in the video is the cheapest price I found on ebay...but some people who have bought from ebay sellers in China have received inferior clones, so you are probably better off getting one from an official dealer. My camera was supplied by DOD-TECH UK, who currently have the camera on sale at £149 including delivery. That comes with a 1 Year warranty and no chance of incurring any customs and importation charges for UK buyers.
This camera has been discontinued and replaced with the very similar LS460W - I've had a number of people contact me to tell me that they've bought the LS460W and found it to be a very good camera. I've therefore put links to the LS460W below.


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Gaining attention for its vibrant use of geometric prints, the Basso and Brooke Fall/Winter 2012 womenswear collection is not afraid to get noticed. Fearless with its display of vibrant patterns and eclectic textile combinations, this stunning runway show dares to be different.
A collage combination of bold patterns, this collection puts over-sized silhouettes on display. Effortlessly elegant models wear a variety of dynamic maxi dresses, alluring capes and impeccably layered ensembles.
From one-of-a-kind outerwear to statement-making styles, this ravishing runway presentation is a contemporary take on classic 70s-inspired fashions. The Basso and Brooke Fall/Winter 2012 womenswear collection is styled to perfection with emphasis on carefree silhouettes and geometric prints. Exuding attitude, personality and a timeless sophistication, this chic collection is undeniably elegant.
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text: Passage: Ephesians 2:11-18 Pastor Nathan Kwak Point 1: We were far from God (vv. 11-12) Separated from Christ Alienated from the commonwealth of Israel Strangers to the covenant No hope Without God in the world Point 2: Unity in Christ (v. 13) Point 3: Unity with others (vv. 14-15) Matt 5:9


text: KIRKUS REVIEW Everywhere I write it: "On a piece of paper. . . On my looking-glass and on snow. . . "; "On the air/ I write it/ And no one can see it/ But I know it's there." Touseled Kate Greenaway miss or plump Indian maid or neighborhood boy: "On my finger nails small skies/ On pitchers of milk/ I write it/ On carousels/ On park benches/ On shells." Where skyscrapers loom and planes loop-the loop, where shaggy donkeys graze, and "On you, waves/ I write it/ I write my name." Without punctuation or termination, without limitation of time or place, nimbly, buoyantly. . . jubilantly asserting the me that is Felicity or Isaac or Pedro or Sean (from the multilingual signatures on the last page). Pub Date: April 1st, 1970ISBN: 0060234261Publisher: Harper & RowReview Posted Online: Oct. 24th, 2011Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 1st, 1970


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2. The High Cost of Deportation: A new Center for American Progress study shows that getting the 10.8 million undocumented immigrants out of the country and maintaining strict immigration enforcement over five years would cost $285 billion.
3. Texas Observer: The Texas Observer has two excellent articles on immigration enforcement this month:
- Down for the Count: The profitable game of including immigrants in the census, then deporting them - "...[Henry] Arroliga is one of more than 30,000 immigrant detainees who will be counted in this year's census. Four hundred billion dollars in federal funding over the next 10 years will be distributed based on the count, making detainees worth thousands of dollars to cities, counties, and states where they are briefly detained. The government will allocate more than $100 million in additional funds to places where immigrants are detained..."
- Point of No Return: With thousands of legal residents locked up indefinitely, far from home, Texas' immigrant detention centers are boiling over - "On March 10, 2008, 39-year-old Rama Carty, who'd lived in the United States since he was a year old, became Alien #A30117515 in America's booming immigrant detention system. At the time, Carty never imagined he'd be shipped to seven detention facilities around the country. Or that he'd help organize hunger strikes in South Texas' Port Isabel Detention Center, 2,000 miles from his Boston home. Or that he would inspire an Amnesty International investigation into human rights abuses by the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement..."
4. Barriers to Hispanic Education: A new study released this month by the American Enterprise Institute, Rising to the Challenge: Hispanic College Graduation Rates as a National Priority, finds that at the average college or university, 51 percent of Hispanic students complete a bachelor's degree in six years compared to 59 percent of white students at those same schools. On the positive side, AEI reports that "Hispanic women graduate at consistently higher rates than Hispanic men and often graduate at the same rate as white men in their schools." Go hermanas!


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Dealing with the mysteries of the other sex has kept men preoccupied for as long as we can remember. This is probably the reason why "boyish" girls always have this strange appeal towards men, hence the tropes of best bros falling in love with the only girl in your barkada and all the shinota-mo-bestpren-mo shenanigans. Simply, guys like girls who "get" us because we actually "get" them!
In comes Fhaye Lorenzo, gamer-geek, Tanduay model, certified hottie, and the girl friend (the space in between the words is infinite) all guys would want to have in their barkada. Be careful asking her out to gaming dates though, pawning noobs is what she lives for.
Have you always been a gamer?
Sobrang addict ko sa Ragnarok dati. I would play 12 hours straight just leveling up my character and hanging out with my guild when I was just a kid. Good times!
Woah! You went hard on that game didn't you?
Syempre! I loved haggling and trading items with players. I made a lot of friends at our local computer shop. I still know some of them up to now.
Those guys will probably be excited to see your photos!
Ha ha! The ones that recognize me will probably be surprised and go, "Uy si Aphrodite! Nag-FHM na pala!"
It was my IGN (in-game name) back then for my knight in Ragnarok. It means, "Goddess of Love and Beauty."
It seems like you're owning up to your name looking at the photos in your spread now. We bet the guys at computer shops are fawning over you as we speak.
If they actually recognize me that is! I looked like such a boy back then, ha ha!
Still, being a gamer is a plus in most guys' books!
Yeah! When guys find out that I'm a gamer they always say na ang cool ko raw! Ha ha! I think mas nakakasundo nila ako compared to other girls that don't like the stuff they're into.
You seem nice face-to-face, but what's your in-game persona like? TT (trash talk) on na ba?
Ha ha! Minsan. Pero hindi madalas! I usually help newbies whenever I can. As long as they're nice to me, I'll be nice to them. I guess that applies to real life as well.
There are probably not-so-nice people outside of gaming too, right?
I have a few bashers on my page that comment that I'm just playing games to get guys' attention but that's completely not true! I've loved gaming ever since I was little and that won't change no matter what they say about me.
Do they get a taste of your infamous trash talking skills?
I just ignore them. They're probably just insecure over the fact that some girls could own them at their own fave games.
We have to ask, being a gamer and being a model are occupations that are worlds apart. How did you get into the latter?
I've always wanted to be a model, particularly a model for FHM. I've been a fan ever since so it was such a great opportunity to have this shoot with you guys. A dream come true!
That's awesome! Who's your favorite FHM cover?
If I had to choose, it would probably be Ellen Adarna. All of her covers are so sexy, and as a person I just love her devil-may-care attitude. She's amazing!
So who were you channeling this shoot? Aphrodite or Ellen?
I think a little bit of both, ha ha! Being a gamer helped me a lot in life and in modeling. It taught me to try things outside of my comfort zone and work hard for the things I want. You'll never gain any experience if you stop grinding!
You can see more of her photos in the gallery below.
Produced by Mary Rose A. Hogaza Photographer Paolo Pineda Stylist Debra Bernales Associate Stylist Kathrina Cee Makeup Janina Dizon Hair Rhoy Cervantes


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This chalet is in a very good location for hiking. The chalet itself is 1 of 2 similar rentable chalets although when we were there the other chalet was not occupied. The owners home is also onsite but situated behind a row of trees which afford plenty of privacy. It is a spacious and comfortable log cabin downstairs but upstairs there are beams at 1.6mtrs high (Ouch). The owners are friendly and helpful and we enjoyed our week here very much.
The house has four large bedrooms, which is important to us as we had motorcycle kit and this always seems to take more space than travelling by car. The sloping roof of the two bedrooms located on the top floor, which is really a loft area, can intrude a little. The kitchen is fully equipped and shares the space with the dining room and lounge. This open plan area leads on to the veranda. The bathroom, on the ground floor, is large and contains a bath/shower and a sauna. The second bathroom, on the first floor, has a shower and the washing machine in the cupboard. The front door is, effectively, the garage door. The garage is used as a store area and houses the tumble drier and has enough space for several bicycles, if that's your thing. The two flights of stairs are narrow and steep, so, be careful when carrying cases and wear some kind of shoes as the stairs are uncovered wood and can be slippery. I thought the lighting, in the lounge area, could have been brighter and could be a problem in the Winter but we were there in June and it wasn't too much of a problem. All the rooms have electric heaters and manage to dry some wet clothes we had in the first couple of days and should be ok in the Winter. There is a large garden, so, in good weather this can be enjoyed and there is plenty of tree cover for some shade. Extra shade is provided by the roller blind attached to the lower part of the veranda. The house is located in Chabottes and there are no shops but La Plaine de Chabottes, on the main road and within 20 mins walking distance, has a supermarket, bakery and bar and a cheese shop a little further on. There are two more supermarkets and a couple of restaurants 4 miles up the valley at Pont du Fosse. This is where Sandrine, the local representative, has an office. She met us on the first day and efficiently sorted out the bedsheets, towels, where to take the rubbish and other bits and bobs. Overall, I was happy with the house and would recommend it. I certainly enjoyed the stay and the area is spectacular.


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Status: Endangered (EN)
Interesting Fact: The purple frog is the sole surviving member of an ancient group of amphibians that evolved some 130 million years ago!
You may have noticed the purple frog on our homepage before, but this amazing amphibian is so strange we couldn't help getting it out again! This frog has a highly distinctive and somewhat comical appearance, with a hugely bloated body and short, stout limbs. The small head seems almost too short for the body and the peculiar narrow snout ends in a white, knob-like protrusion. The purple frog is specially adapted for a life of digging and living in burrows, where it spends most of the year. It emerges for several weeks in order to breed, gathering around ponds and streams. The purple frog feeds on termites, which it actively seeks out with its touch-sensitive snout.
Known from only 135 individuals, of which only 3 are female, the purple frog is thought to be an extremely rare species. The main threat to this elusive frog is the loss of its forest habitat to encroaching agriculture. The purple frog is currently a focal species for the Zoological Society of London's EDGE of Existence programme, which will hopefully help to highlight the need for conservation of this unique species.
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>>2. However, having found David Ray Griffin's development of
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I found that concept the most useful part of his book.
Did you know he has received (is receiving) an award from a UK
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It speaks volumes about the state of the music world that the man with the biggest soul songs of 2006 and 2010 is playing a nightclub on a wednesday night. However, far be it for me to look Miami Beach's gift-horse Cee Lo Green gig in the mouth.
For those who remember (and how could you possibly forget?) 2006's ubiquitous smash "Crazy" , which Green sang as a member of Gnarls Barkley, Green 1-upped himself with last year's "F*** You" (clean version, "forget you") "F*** You" is a timeless ode to having your heartstrings pulled and stomped on by the pretty people. It's up for multiple grammy awards, making it one of the rare times in that craptacular show's history that the best pop song of the year has been nominated. And oddly enough, the video is even better than the song. It's a classic bit of musical americana that belongs on Broadway alongside Avenue Q.
Some folks think that having a #1 song with a profanity in the title is a sign of cultural degeneration. I think they could use a little more protien in their diets and a stump remover. But take a listen to the clean version and decide for yourself if the dirty words wouldn't tell the story better.


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4 Jan 2016
Guangdong Manufacturing PMI (2015/12)
- Chart: 201104-201512 Guangdong Manufacturing PMI Composite Index
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Guangdong Manufacturing PMI stayed below the 50-mark for the fourth consecutive month in December at 48.4. Though the PMI index went down 0.2 percentage point in the month, the indexes of output and new orders rose by 1.3 and 2.1 percentage points respectively, suggesting a slight improvement in demand. The indexes of raw material inventories, employment and supplier deliveries continued to drop in December.
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Managed to get out to the Conserve India stalls at Asia's largest handicraft and gift fair on the last day. It was close to the warehouse I'd visited while on the hunt for Commonwealth Games waste (more on that soon).
Conserve had two stalls showcasing products to wholesale buyers – one was for accessories and one focussed on their homeware range. We're keen to post more pictures of the Conserve product range: if you'd like to see them?
Till then, here are a couple of quick snaps from the fair – I'm a fan of the rugs (made out of plastic scraps and fabric offcuts).


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It is the perfect storm and I am in the eye...calmly and passively waiting for time to slowly pass. One week until Hawaii and there is so much on my mind. This blog will serve to document my changes as the scenery around my life alters rapidly through the next six months. From the deadening northern city winter to a tropical island and back. All the while contemplating my future and attempting to determine my place in the world. This week, I am just wrapping up the warm family gatherings of Thanksgiving while trying to put together the pieces of my graduate applications. I am faintly holding onto three jobs while preparing for my whirlwind adventure. Hawaii to Chicago then California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Utah to Chicago to London, Morocco, Spain, France, Italy (Rome again!), Prague, Amsterdam, Salzburg, Austria and then home and off to wherever I find myself for grad school.
Right now I am feeling overwhelmed by the change that is about to take place, and hoping I can finally mend some old wounds before I begin.


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I was going to write a post about not seeing a single attractive man during four weeks in Nebraska.
I was going to tell you about the fish fry at the Eagles Club and the wine tasting at the apple orchard where wines labeled "dry" were sweeter than your average juice.
I was going to tell you how I got so tired of myself inside that writing hovel that I resorted not only to binge watching episodes of Nashville, but also to dusting off that old OkCupid account. (At which I have received, among other sundries, the most polite and thoughtful request to participate in a BDSM threesome in the history of such requests.) (Also, and yes I'm using back-to-back parentheticals, panic not: I did make substantial progress on my book.)
I was going to commiserate with you about Minnesota winter: how I'm unsure which is more (so to speak) chilling–not having someone to cuddle with as temps edge to zero, or marching into my early thirties with child-rearing prospects pinned on a crowd of digital avatars, many wearing Packers jerseys or cradling fish.
And then.
And then last week.
Listen. I tend to avoid politics here because that's not why you come. There are so many others more informed and eloquent than me writing about our world's varied injustices. (Like him and him, for instance.) Years ago I realized I lacked the ambition for hard-hitting journalism, that my territory is more the stuff of personal relationships.
But that's only a partial truth. The other part is that I avoid politics for the same reason we tend to avoid many things: out of fear. Fear of offending, fear of getting it wrong, fear of hitting a false note, fear of looking bad.
And if there is one thing I've been thinking about a lot in this past week, it's how fucking dangerous it can be when we let fears drive us.
Of all the ways in which I am privileged, few felt more important last Tuesday as the one that allowed me (because my work is flexible, because I'm healthy, because I live in Minneapolis and have engaged friends here who tell me what's up) to spend my noon hour listening to Bryan Stevenson.
It was the day after the Ferguson verdict, and like a lot of you, I didn't know what to do with myself, and being in a sanctuary full of people hanging on his words (and crying about them, and standing and applauding energetically in response to them) felt perfect.
And oh, he said so much that's so important. Much of it hinged on this idea: that our culture is so broken, we are so broken, because we have let ourselves be manipulated by fear: we've let those in power exploit our fear to put too many people away, to give up on those people while they're imprisoned, to abandon them further when they come out. We've allowed fear to trump everything: human rights and and compassion and redemption and anything like equal justice.
And then, Friday, I took a break from my hermit-happy holiday weekend (reading this, this and this, all of which I brightly recommend) and went with a friend to see CitizenFour. And there it was again. Say what you will about the film or the filmmaker, Snowden or the Obama administration, the message seemed plain: post 9/11, we've let fear be the primary engine of our public policy. In the process, we've sacrificed our most basic liberties. Worse, most of us aren't especially concerned.
It's hard to know what to do with all the injustice swelling up around us. (Though, certainly, there are things: from hitting the streets to, fellow white folks, engaging where we can). Still, so many of us feel so persistently heavy when meaningful change–in terms of racial equality, Spying In the Name of Safety and countless other national and international fronts–seems so, so far out of reach.
I don't want to sound righteous. And I don't have answers. Too often, I let myself simply clamp my ears to it all. It's another privilege: I don't have to worry about being unfairly stopped, I don't have to spend each day worrying that my father or brother or uncle or child will get killed for their race.
And that's just it: in fact, we are all driven, in varying ways and to varying degrees, by fear. The thing about fear is that it's human. The thing about being afraid is that we all are.
We can't inoculate ourselves from fear, but we can choose how we respond: we can strive to not let fear enable decisions that are irrational, or hurt others, or become dangerous.
But perhaps just as toxic an effect of fear is inertia. Fear compels us to hurt, but it can also compel us to sit still: to not make ourselves vulnerable in whatever way.
As I was reckoning with all this I came upon this A.O. Scott article, along with this conversation, on the role of art in politics — specifically, the premise that artists are missing the boat in this time of critical unrest.
This subject came up recently with a pair of grad school friends who I visited in Kansas City. We were driving to the contemporary art museum when I declared that I didn't think overtly political art could ever be any good; they disagreed on principle, but between the three of us we could only name a single, World War One era poem that belied the thought.
An hour later, gliding past one another at an exhibition of some of the most stunning, evocative paintings I've ever seen (by the Chinese painter, Hung Liu), many of which curators had described on small white placards as "overtly political," I whispered to them: We better have that conversation again.
Later, we hypothesized that maybe visual art is different, that it's easier to separate the aesthetic from the subject matter in painting than it is in a story or poem. I'd say the same is true for a song.
Still: it's more complicated. And not very satisfying.
A.O. Scott pleads that it's the job of artists to reflect society and all its woes. That resonates.
But I also agree with the artists he gathered, who express that art's first fealty is to storytelling and true, human characters. No one wants, as the writer Justin Torres puts it, "literature that functions as a rant."
The hypothesis I served my friend about art's trouble with politics is that art should ask questions: complicate, not resolve. One way to make art bad is to make it polemical, to make it have something clear and unwavering to say. I do believe that.
But I also want to think there's a way for art to wade into important issues without serving up a clear, one-note message.
Too: I want to think that what stops me, and other artists, from wading into the issues that trouble us is something other than fear. Because while it's true that bad art helps no one, it's also true that there's no such thing as making things without risk.


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|2013-05-21, 08:35
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Northeast USA
Age: 33
Finally, you don't need to limit yourself to research institutions. Have you checked listings with pharmaceutical companies? Clinical work and the pharmaceutical companies are more secure funding-wise than basic science research. Pharmaceutical companies do basic science research as well, but your work may not be published and you'll be under a non-disclosure agreement for a number of years, which can make it very hard to leave the pharmaceutical side and return to academia if you ever have the desire to.
Good luck.
|2013-05-21, 17:46
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Join Date: Dec 2007
In today's job market, applying online is not always enough. Networking is pivotal. Honestly, having a face and personality (this one's very important) to go with a resume makes a world of difference. Joining memberships and associations also leads to networking and contacts. Attend events pertaining to your industry. People need to get more involved and active in the job search because things won't just come to you. And be aware that not all jobs are advertised online. There's something called the "hidden job market" where you'll only find out about jobs by personally talking with people in industry.
|2013-05-22, 02:02
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My first job was as a Kitchen Hand, which paid well but the hours were shit and basically it was a dead end job unless I wanted to try and get an Apprenticeship (which I wasn't interested in). Since then I have done a few other jobs in Hospitality, been a Bricklaying Labourer (one of the hardest physical jobs you can do) and currently I work in Security as a Bouncer for a few different Pubs, Bars and Clubs.
My only advice would be not to only focus on one goal when deciding what to study, cause then you might finally get into it and absolutely detest it as a job. And by that time it can be real hard to find something else. This is probably why I still haven't found anything stable to do for work that I love... Also be careful of jobs that advertise "possible earnings" because this could mean you might only get paid if you make a sale, and when you're new you might end up working for months without getting paid until you get fired :/ happened to a few people I know...
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These type of threads are kinda hard to do on an international thread, as what the employers look for is vastly.. and I mean VASTLY different from culture to culture.
From what I observe, the interview standards in east Asia is pretty similar to each other, which is almost a 180 degree difference from America, which is extremely different from an average West European ones, etc.
|2013-05-22, 04:14
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Applying online is actually one of the worst things you can do. There are loads of automated systems that filter out all but the most absurdly impressive CVs from the pile.
Go forth and talk to people, oldschool style!
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Years ago, I applied for a company in a business I had years of credentials for.
The interviewer was impressed, and I was sure I got the job.
Oddly, I never heard from them again.
Couple month passed, and I got an offer for even better job.
A month into my new job, I heard the company I went to interview for bankrupted and shut down.
I realized why I never heard back from them. Imagine my face.
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Another thing to keep in mind is that unfortunately some areas of study are not very practical in the real world. Pursue something that's in demand (and hopefully it'll also be something you enjoy, or at the very least, not hate).
|2013-05-22, 22:19
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As for networking, that's what I did when I first got laid-off. I asked around and talked to people. Some of them would tell me that they thought xxx lab was looking for hiring. I sent my resume and nothing happened. Slowly, I lost contact with them. I tried to call them. But then, they said they don't know who is hiring anymore, because they didn't think I would go on for so long and not able to get a job. They stop asking who would be hiring. Also, because of this economy, they only hear more lay-off. Can you please explain more about this to me?
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I can think of two other possibile things to try. First, have you gone over your resume a few times? You probably have, but it's worth saying anyway that it should be as perfect as possible in both presentation and editing. Second, what have you been doing for the past two years, and what are you doing with your days now? Gaps in activity can make some people nervous. If you're working unrelated jobs then I think it would be understandable. If you're not doing anything, though, then perhaps consider volunteering in a lab setting. It takes time and energy but all of the institutions I've done that at will provide you with a free or subsidized meal for every four or so hours of work, and more importantly, it allows you to demonstrate your abilities and network within the institution; if an opening were to come up then you would probably be the first person that they would take, even before posting about it. It also shows that you've been maintaining your lab skills, which would be another plus.
One of my friends is a post-doc who I think is still in Boston. I'll ask her if she knows of any openings for a lab technician. Unfortunately I haven't kept up with many of my other contacts, but if I hear of anything I'll let you know.
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I'm pretty sure I'm like some Reaper of Businesses.
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I wondering, anyone knows homepages or something like that, where can go aboard for summer job? I live in Latvia, i know, only i can go to Norway or England. But i want to Japan or somewhere far away. I can't find any info about that. Im going for food service, like working in hotels or restourant, i can be a barthender or waiter too, becouse i have studied that. So if anyone have any info, could please give me?
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Thank you very much for your help.
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Most labs will not post about volunteering. Volunteering positions are usually handled through an institution's volunteering department. Nearly every hospital seems to have a volunteering department, and if they have an academic center associated with them then the volunteering department might offer placement in labs. My graduate institution worked that way, with the volunteering department placing people in clinical settings, clinical labs, and research labs. Most of the volunteering programs cater toward high school and college students or elderly people who are retired, but I've seen plenty of people from other demographics working as volunteers. I know of one lab that had a post-doc for 1-2 years who was there as a volunteer, and then when the lab gained funding they hired him. It's a way for you to literally get your foot in the door and to make those connections, and if a lab is thinking about hiring someone, it's a way for them to evaluate you risk-free.
It's obvious, but you should also be clear that you can't work as a volunteer forever. Plenty of labs will take what ever free labor they can get for as long as they can; if you can become a critical part of a lab's operations and you think that they have the funding to afford you, that would be a good time to become more aggressive about being hired.
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Look at things from their perspective. They have to go through hundreds if not thousands of resumes to find the right pool of candidates. That is tedious work and they have to discern what separates you from the crowd just by looking at a piece of paper (which as I said before, doesn't give them a complete picture of you). So when you talk to them in person, you already have an advantage over those that are just applying online because it shows that you've taken the initiative and put in the time and effort to meet people face-to-face. Employers like that, and that gives them an indication of what you're like as a person. It shows that you're confident, assertive, eager, determined, enthusiastic, interested, and ambitious.
Does that explanation help?
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I spent some years in academia in the microbiology field, which overlaps in many ways with biotechnology, and we only posted job listings because we were legally required to. We'd fulfill the legal requirement to bring in X amount of people to interview, but we always had a person in mind for the job already. Networking is, by far, the single most important aspect when it comes to landing a job in the sciences (at least at larger, well-known institutions).
Unlike the private sector, there's rarely that layer of HR keeping potential employee and boss separate to at least provide a veneer of objectivity, so in many cases, you have a fairer shot at getting a job in the private sector.
You haven't stated what type of degree you have. In most science-related fields, I would say a Masters is strongly advised, even if you're just trying to be a lab tech.
Boston is also a college town. College towns can be notoriously difficult to land a job in in your situation. It's a meat market with the flush of new graduates every year, and it's very common to replace workers after a year or two with new blood from the new graduating class. I would always expand my job-search market to places that aren't so saturated with college students.
Volunteering is huge. I know, when you're desperate to be taking in some income, the thought of working for free can be depressing, but having work experience gaps on your resume can be a killer. Even if it's just a couple hours a week, it's better than nothing.
Be open to working a job that has nothing to do with biotechnology. Even if it's waiting tables. Income is better than no income, and doing something/anything is better than allowing yourself to sink slowly into a depressed state without even realizing it as you stay unemployed for extended periods of time.
Personal appearance, fair or not, even if you're a man, can affect your chances at landing a job. If you're unemployed, you have a little more spare time, so take the time to work out if you're not already doing so. It'll also help to fight off depression if that's something you're having to deal with.
Good luck.
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The Concert of Colors. Freedom dreams. Magical realism. Dream states. Inspirational learning. Animating democracy. Democracy matters.
What is going on? What dream of the future is emerging—and why? The Concert of Colors is the name of an intercultural, multi-ethnic event that happens every summer in Detroit. Some of these phrases are drawn from recent publications by an historian, a civil rights attorney, a performance poet, an Australian plant scientist, and a Princeton philosopher. One of them refers to a national initiative that funds community arts partnerships focused on local problems.
How do Americans imagine the future, and act on their imaginings in public? How do the public arts cause us to reevaluate our individual and group identities, including identities based on race and ethnicity, gender, family, language, and place? How do people work together to name and claim citizenship? What concepts, models, and theories of knowledge are useful for people engaged in intercultural projects? How can students carry the capacity for public engagement into the places where they will live and work?
Seminar members will be mobile, participating in several campus "Year of Citizenship" events and undertaking a community-based project. AC 498 is a community service-learning course, with a strong focus on experiential learning. The seminar focuses on the project as a key unit of knowledge production, cultural work, and social interaction. Projects matter because they bring together people, places, histories, theories, action, and concrete results.
Our project this fall will probably be a collaboration with the Cultural Exchange Network in Detroit. The goal of the network is "to enhance cooperation and interaction among racial and cultural groups throughout metro Detroit through cross-cultural interaction and dialogue with the intent of increasing collaboration. Part of this collaboration is the Annual Concert of Colors.
The Concert of Colors celebrates cross-cultural collaboration through world music. Relationships formed through the planning process for the Concert serve as a foundation for further collaboration around shared interests and concerns." Students will work as a team with the Cultural Exchange Network and ACCESS (Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services) to plan and execute the project, focusing especially on the meaning and value of the network for its members.
Seminar members will:
This seminar meets for one three-hour session each week. Seminar members also should plan on devoting about six blocks of time (ranging from 1 to 4 hours each) outside of class to events and project meetings with community partners. Students will be asked to write a total of 20-25 pages throughout the term. Writing assignments include a "project product paper," observational writing, the documentation and analysis of interviews, a final group presentation, and an individual "critical reflection" paper. Required reading includes four books, course pack, and digital readings/resources posted on CTools. Assigned authors will probably include Lani Guinier, Seyla Benhabib, Naheel Abraham and Andrew Shryock, Saskia Sassen, Nancy Naples, Renato Rosaldo, Robin Kelley, Richard Bawden, Haridimos Tsoukas, Mitchell Duneier. Attendance required.
Lab fee for transportation and event costs: $15


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Holdsport API - SDKs
Holdsport is a German website that helps coaches and organizations manage teams and clubs for all kinds of sports. The site provides useful tools like an online calendar, a registration and dues collection system, and a free texting service that lets coaches contact all of their players at once. Holdsport can also be used to keep track of players' contact information and game statistics. Additionally, people can buy sportswear and gear made by companies like Hummel through the website. Users can interact with the site's functions programmatically via REST API. Although the Holdsport API documentation is provided in English, the Holdsport website is given solely in German.


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Dale Landry (in the blue shirt), Corey Glass (far left) and the team take on big business at Prassa.
Which sounds more intimidating: Refusing combat in the Iraq war, fleeing federal marshals to come to Toronto, fighting deportation from Canada and facing arrest in the United States? Or starting an internet business?
For Dale Landry, it was the start-up.
"I lack the confidence to just start something and see where it goes," he says. "I'm much more anxious about risk than I look on the outside."
He's got a point. Something like nine out of 10 internet businesses fail.
But when opportunity arose to get in on the ground floor of a start-up, Landry took it. He's now in business development for a Toronto search company called Prassa.
Landry is joining an industry full of second careers. But more than most, his story illustrates the opportunity and fulfillment start-up businesses can offer.
His first career was in the U.S. Air Force, working on a transport aircraft that flew missions to Afghanistan.
He was set to be deployed to Iraq in 2007 to fight in a war he did not agree with. Instead, he defied orders and came to Toronto, risking deportation and arrest if he steps back on U.S. soil.
Even now, five years after coming here, he's still struggling to stay in Canada, battling with Jason Kenney, the Conservatives' overbearing immigration minister.
Facing deportation and arrest is obviously not something you put on a resumé, and most businesses would likely not take a chance on a guy the government is trying to throw out of the country.
Start-ups, however, thrive on risk.
The entrepreneurs behind Prassa, Manuel Almeida and José Nieves (who also owns Dundas West's Lula Lounge) not only employ Landry, but also his friend and fellow war resister Corey Glass.
Like Landry, a David who's taking on the Goliath of the U.S. military-industrial complex, Prassa also battles behemoths. It's a marketing service to help small local businesses compete with multinationals on the web.
So his values align with those of his employers, which clearly wasn't the case under his last boss, George W. Bush. There's more room for individuality at a start-up.
"In the military, when you have an idea, it's next to impossible get that idea out. I imagine it's the same at IBM and Microsoft," he says. "In a start-up, you have a culture of creative thinking."
Even as Landry helps Prassa grow - he tells me there are more than 200 local companies signed up for its services - his prospects are still grim. He was recently deemed "criminally inadmissible" to Canada.
But he has faith in the system. He reminds me that Andy Barrie, the long-time former host of CBC Radio's Metro Morning, was a war resister, too.
"If you want something bad enough, sometimes you have to wait a long time to get it," he says hopefully of his immigration fight. "It's the same with a new company. You're not going to be a billion-dollar company overnight. You've got to work hard and keep putting in the work, knowing that your hard work will pay off in the end."


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Diego Garcia's shameful history continues
7 June 2012
A satellite image of the largest Chagos Island, Diego Garcia, now home to a US military base.
Photo by NASA under a public domain license.
The modern history of the Chagos Islands is a thoroughly despicable one. This small archipelago, situated in the middle of the Indian Ocean, was originally part of what was then the self-governing British colony of Mauritius.
Mauritius was convinced to sell these islands to the UK in 1965 under dubious circumstances: the sale was part of the independence negotiations (independence was achieved in 1968) and the prime minister of Mauritius who negotiated the deal was awarded a knighthood soon after the transfer.
The UK subsequently leased the largest island of the archipelago, Diego Garcia, to the US (who wanted it for a military base) partly in exchange for a discount on Polaris nuclear missiles. In preparation for the construction of the military base, the UK then proceeded to forcibly remove the islands inhabitants, dropping them off unceremoniously in the Seychelles and what was left of Mauritius.
Diego Garcia became an important base for the US, particularly so in the 2000s, when it served as a hub from which long-range bombers attacked Afghanistan and Iraq. The base has been used by the CIA for so-called 'extraordinary rendition' flights, and may also have served as a CIA black site prison.
In 2010, the UK established a Marine Protected Area (the world's largest) around the archipelago. According to US diplomatic cables made public courtesy of Wikileaks, this move was specifically designed to prevent former residents from returning (survival for the inhabitants would be difficult if they were prevented from fishing).
For the UK, this clever 'solution' looked good from any angle: not only would the possibility of return be taken off the table, but US military activities could continue, and 'points' for environmental concern could also be scored.
Isolated and unpopulated (or conveniently depopulated) islands are, of course, the ideal springboards from which to project military power in this day and age. There are none of the hassles associated with holding or running a colony, for example, and not only do they make sense in pure military terms (especially if one has long-range bombers), but they also preclude witness or interference by any pesky civilians, journalists or human rights organizations.
In the case of populated islands, the consent of inhabitants can, to a degree, be bought, but opposition can still be politically and financially costly, as the US and its generally willing collaborator (the Japanese government) have found, for example, in the use of Okinawa for military bases.
A former coconut plantation on Diego Garcia, out of use since 1970.
Photo by Steve Swayne under a CC Licence.
The lease of the Chagos Islands to the US expires in 2016, and any possible extension has to be agreed on by December 2014 (the lease allows for a 20-year extension). Crucially, the original terms of purchase of the Chagos Islands allow for their return to Mauritius when they are no longer needed for defence purposes. If there is a time for negotiating a return of the islands to Mauritius, it is now. Indeed, the prime ministers of the UK and Mauritius are set to meet this week, and the issue of the Chagos Islands is on the agenda.
Mauritius has expressed its intention to have the islands returned, but interestingly, has also made it clear that it does not intend to challenge the continuation of US military activities there. Clearly, allowing the base to remain in Diego Garcia would serve as a considerable financial incentive for the government of Mauritius.
But how receptive will the UK be to a call by Mauritius for the return of the islands? Will their response reveal anything about possible plans in the West to bomb Iran? Diego Garcia would undoubtedly serve as one of the key military hubs in the case of any such catastrophe.
There are other deals in play. Mauritius has recently agreed to offer its territory and services for the prosecution and imprisoning of Somali pirates. Was this designed to improve their bargaining position for the return of the Chagos Islands? To what degree will any such deals benefit the people of Mauritius and the former (forcibly evicted) inhabitants who wish to return to the Chagos Islands (as opposed to a few people holding political power at the top)?
Will the end result of all of this simply be a continuation of the same old systems under new management? This is a good time for some hard-hitting media scrutiny on this issue – in the UK, US and Mauritius.
Virgil Hawkins is the author of Stealth Conflicts: How the World's Worst Violence is Ignored and is currently an associate professor at the Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), Osaka University, Japan and a research associate at the University of the Free State, South Africa.
This blog originally appeared on Hawkins' website and is reproduced with his permission.
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The purpose of the State Assembly is to consider legislation proposed for law, approve state budget and initiate legislation on tax and articles of impeachment. This latter function is crucial for ensuring that no branch of state government remains answerable to those it serves and does not abuse power.
The State Assembly may also be known as the House of Delegates or, more commonly, the House of Representatives. The State Assembly is larger than the upper legislative chamber, which is always referred to as the Senate. Nebraska is an exception to this, however, because it has only one legislative chamber.
Impeachment motions typically start in the State Assembly before they are considered by a state's Senate. State budgets, meanwhile, are submitted for legislative review by a state's governor. Proposals for legislation may originate with either the governor or members of the State Assembly or Senate.


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The Big Issue
Recently I have had many cases of users with the ThinkVision 14" LT1421 portable lenovo display complain of display issues with either fuzzy or blurry images
The Fix
The first two steps will be to download the latest drivers for the portable screen and display link drivers
1. Portable Screen -> http://support.lenovo.com/au/en/downloads/ds020544
2. Display Link -> http://www.displaylink.com/downloads/windows
If the screen is still blurry you can try using cleartype
Full HD Laptops
For those with full HD laptops using the portable screen in extended displays mode
Right click the desktop and select Personalize
Click on Display (bottom left)
Select Apply to all Monitors
select Medium,Small or Large. (Medium is a good test)
apply and sign out and back in
Lenovo Scaling
I have also seen lenovo scaling mess with resolutions and cause blurry images, install and uninstall and see if this changes your monitor display quality.
that is all hope it helps


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Dive Palau
Palau has been named one of the Underwater Wonders of the World. An archipelago surrounded by a fringe reef, Palau's waters are packed with a great diversity of marine life.
Palau offers variety of dive sites to explore regardless what level of your diving skill. There sure to be a dive spot offering limitless vast variety of marine life–from the famous JellyFish Lake to drop-offs, tunnels, channels and shallow reefs that suits your needs.
Please pay close attention to the dive guide and listen during the pre-dive briefings. This will ensure your safety, your dive buddy and your dive group and to anticipate any equipment malfunctions or diver related accidents.


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Elderly individuals and those that suffer with physical disability are usually at the greatest risk when it comes to accidents within the home. As people age, their physical ability begins to wane, and this can make them much more susceptible to the common hazards we all experience throughout our domestic spaces.
One of the most dangerous places within the home is the bathroom due to the excess moisture and slip hazards that take place with just about every visit. This article takes a look at the easiest and most effective ways of improving safety for the elderly within the home and, in particular, the bathroom.
Accidents at home
Simply taking the time to walk through an elderly individual's house and looking for areas where trips and falls are most likely can be a great first step when it comes to accident prevention. Rugs, where the edges have started to raise, and rising clutter in certain areas are often common culprits when it comes to household accidents.
Often, purchasing a new or refurbished stair lift, or installing mobility aids can improve an elderly individual's sense of safety around the house by providing them with a secure way to move around during times when they may be feeling a little weak, or unbalanced.
Foreseeing bathroom disasters
Countless bathroom related incidents occur each year, and studies have shown that more accidents are likely to occur within the bathroom than any other room. As seniors are especially at risk, it is essential that the homes of elderly residents be fitted with equipment that will improve their balance.
Although you may not be able to literally foresee when and how an accident within the bathroom is going to take place, you can take precautions that ensure the elderly individual you are caring for can look after himself or herself.
Part of growing old can involve increasing issues with vision, so make sure the home has sufficient light. Replace any light bulbs that are getting dimmer with higher wattage bulbs. Another good idea if the individual you are caring for often gets out bed during the night for a trip to the bathroom is to install a path of small night lights to direct them from one room to another. It can also be particularly useful to install these lights along the stairwell, perhaps even creating a lit DIY stair lift runway.
Reduce the risk of falling with grab bars and shower chairs
One factor that many people fail to recognise when they are looking for ways to improve safety within the bathroom is that towel racks and soap dishes are not properly designed to hold a person's weight.
Installing actual grab bars by the toilet, shower, and bathtub will provide elderly individuals with the stability they need to stay safely on their feet. If the individual in question is particularly prone to falling or periods of weakness, then it may be a good idea to invest in a shower chair and handheld showerhead to make washing a little easier too.
Shower chairs simply provide a safe, comfortable, and non-slip location for people to rest whilst they carefully wash themselves, reducing the risk of falling astronomically. Having a handheld showerhead means that the individual can direct the stream of water where they need it without having to move around within the shower itself.
Bath mats and slip-resistant stickers
Slip resistant bath and shower mats are a great way to ensure there are no accidental slips whilst climbing out of the bath or moving around in the shower. Often, these mats come in a variety of styles and colours to match your current decor, and the bottom will be fitted with sturdy suction cups to hold the mat in place. In addition, these particular mats will be made out of rubber or come in a sticker-like form to provide the best possible grip.
Similarly, if the bathroom floors are smooth, then installing some soft, non-skid bath mats by the shower and sink could improve bathroom safety. Not only will these mats make slipping less likely by providing a sturdy place for seniors to stand as they dry off, they also help to absorb excess water and splashes from the tub so that there are no dangerous puddles lurking around the bathroom.
Putting safety first
Ensuring the safety of an elderly resident should always be top priority, whether you are caring for a loved one, or providing assistance to an individual as part of your caring career. Even a slight slip in the wrong place can lead to serious suffering, and all throughout the world people aged sixty-five and older have been found to be particularly prone to sustaining severe and even fatal injuries as the result of an accidental slip or fall. Many unforeseen mishaps can result in hospitalisation as a result of damage caused to the hips, wrists, and even spinal cord. Luckily, new information and technological improvements have made the concept of staying safe at home a much simpler matter.


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Tens of thousands of Mexicans took to the streets of Mexico City's central square to denounce what they say was widespread electoral fraud.
Despite more than 1,800 reports of voter irregularities during the July 1 election, Enrique Pena Nieto has been declared the winner.
His leftist opponent and runner-up Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says he will contest the outcome as he did in 2006 when he narrowly lost to current President Felipe Calderon.
Mexicans gathered in major cities around the world to protest the result.
In Los Angeles, several hundred people rallied outside of the Mexican Consulate to say No to Electoral Fraud.
Pacifica KPFK's Ernesto Arce files this report from Los Angeles.