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Excellent Backpage Magazine profile of William Gibson and his influence on music, film, tech and culture.
From the underground noise rock of Sonic Youth to the mainstream films of Nolan and Fincher, Gibson's innovatory cyberpunk has become perhaps the key lens through which we view, understand, and criticize contemporary politics and technological forms of control. It's not science fiction but the new realism.


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Apple Said To Buy Shazam
The deal could be worth as much as $400 million and be announced by Monday.
Apple will reporteddly buy Shazam, the app that allows users to identify music and movies, according to TechCrunch.
The deal could be announced as soon as Monday, according to the report.
Neither company has confirmed talks.
Shazam is a very popular app that lets users identify a song they're listening to by matching it to the songs in its database. We could assume that Shazam's functionality could gel well with Apple Music and its fight against Spotify.

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Letters of Note: Ordinary standards do not apply to Tesla:
On January 4th, 1943, Slovenian-American author Louis Adamic wrote the following heartfelt letter to ex-President of the United States, Herbert Hoover. The letter concerned the alarming treatment and general well-being of Adamic's friend, Nikola Tesla; an immeasurably important inventor whose impact on the modern world is still difficult to appreciate and who, despite his numerous groundbreaking scientific achievements, was at the time of writing severely in debt and in worryingly ill-health.
Hoover immediately forwarded the letter to the IEEE, but to no avail; just three days after it was written, Tesla passed away in the hotel room in which he had lived for the past ten years.
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text: Student Absence Please inform us of any student absence when relevant.Parents are used to informing us if their son or daughter is unwell and unable to attend by leaving a message on our answer phone (01726 72163). Parents can now also email us (preferably before 8.30am): firstname.lastname@example.com same information is required as for a telephone message: the student's name, their Tutor Group, the reason for absence and their expected date of return.Government changes law on holidays and leave of absence in term time.The Government has changed the law on holiday's in term time (Education act. The Government states that there is no right to a holiday in term time and has removed the phrase "up to 10 days holiday in special circumstances" from the Education Act 1996. The law now states that leave of absence may only be granted in exceptional circumstances. Penrice Academy policy states that exceptional circumstances include; a close relative has a serious or terminal illness or a court order recommends leave of absence. More details of exceptional circumstances can be found in the policy, found here. You must apply for exceptional leave of absence using the form below.If a parent takes a child out of school without permission they will be committing an offence under the Education Act 1996. Parents can be fined for taking their child on holiday during term time without consent from the school. Penrice Academy will refer the matter to the Education Welfare Service who may decide to prosecute.Parental Code of ConductParents of students at Penrice Academy should aim to support their children and the academy by:Ensuring their children to adhere to the Penrice Codes of Conduct and Dress CodeEncouraging punctuality and regular attendance and communicating reasons for absence and latenessChecking and signing student planners on a weekly basisCommunicating concerns and pre-arranging appointments to meet a member of staff in the academySupporting college discipline procedures and honouring any contracts that may be made between the academy and individual studentsAttending relevant parents' evenings and college functions whenever possible including appointments to review student monitoring exercises and to set targets for raising students' achievementResponding to academy communications promptlyEnsuring the safety of students on the academy site by supporting the broader life of the academy whenever possible, parking in visitors' spaces near reception and, when keeping an appointment at the academy, always reporting to reception on arrival and completing visitor procedures. Resources to downloadExceptional Leave of Absence Form 1 Exceptional Leave of Absence Form 2


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Trying To Get Warm While The Chill Goes Right Through Me
One More Day
I hear people say all the time
Same old , Same old
Meaning the same thing just a different day
I can't even believe what I am hearing
I wake up and its a whole new start
A new world that faces new challanges
I am not sure what I learned yesterday
Sometimes I am glad that day is finally over
Other times I don't even realize the day is gone
I wake up and wow what happened
Where did my day go ?
Especially when I am busy at work
You heard the expression time flys
Well my time just broke the sound barrier
I don't know what happened and don't know if I ever will know
I want to type all night and try to expain
But a new day closes in
So here I am today to give it all I have
Especially when my pockets are empty and I just don't know why ?
I have given everything away and now I have to start with nothing
I could of kept it all and been living life on easy street
But I decided long ago
Blessed are those who have nothing
Because they know the true esence of life
To appreciate nothing is really amazing
You can not brag
You can not boast
No one will ever understand
When they think your a big joke
You know it is totally the opposite
To want nothing is to have everything you ever wanted
What could be more special than that
So you let people live the way they want to
You occasionally get this chill that cuts through you deep down to the bone
No matter how warm you may dress and how many clothes you have
The feeling you feel comes from way under the skin
It can't be warmed by a beautiful fire
It can't be soothed my a nice warm hot chocolate
All it can be is experienced
As we watch the life that we live
Change slowly to the way want it to be
Leaving the cold out
As other people search for shelter and refuge
I walk with no fear
I have been where they are
I took notice and understood my feelings
For now I have the hindsight that guides me into my future
I live a life a few would dare


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STANFORD, CA, USA - Halfway across the world just days later, and still the same result: Serena Williams carried her momentum from Wimbledon all the way to Stanford this past week, not losing a set en route to her 43rd WTA title - though she came very close to losing a set in Sunday afternoon's final.
Williams, who was fresh off winning her 14th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon and was the No.1 seed at the Premier-level Bank Of The West Classic, stormed through her first three matches dropping a total of just 10 games.
Against Coco Vandeweghe in the final things were tricky early on, as the young American converted on both of her break points and even served for the set, but Williams toughed out the set and eventually cruised to a 75 63 win.
"Serena's a great player and will take advantage of every opportunity she gets," said Vandeweghe, who had a set point serving 5-4 in the first set. "I served pretty well all week and against Serena too, but she won't let me get away with a second serve on set point. I fought hard to get back in the game after that, but in the end it didn't go my way. But I still tried to stay with her in the second set."
"I just really wanted to win that game," Williams said of the 5-4 game. "I was up in that game and had so many break points, but she played well on them and I was making some errors. And then she even had a set point. But I just hung in there and tried to do the best I could, and thankfully I won that first set.
"I think I played well enough to win today. I think I can do a lot better, but there are a lot of positives from today. I was fighting out there. I wanted it.
"I think Coco played really well today. She has a really strong, solid game."
It has been a stellar last few months for Williams. She has now won 28 of her last 29 matches, her only loss since the start of April coming in the first round of the French Open to Virginie Razzano. And with her 43rd WTA title she is now tied with Venus Williams for most WTA titles among active players, and with Venus Williams, Martina Hingis and Justine Henin for 10th all-time.
"I've never felt this fit, this strong, this happy to play - and I think I can be even better," Williams said. "I want to sustain this momentum and build on what I did at Wimbledon. I'm going to get back on the grass now for the Olympics - I'm not sure when I'm heading back to London, but I'll do it as soon as I can."
Vandeweghe had never been past the quarterfinals of a WTA event before this week, and was the first lucky loser to reach a WTA final in over seven years, since Melinda Czink did it at Canberra in January 2005. Only one lucky loser has ever won a WTA title, that being Andrea Jaeger at Las Vegas in 1980.
Vandeweghe was playing Williams - and also met her - for the first time.
"The thing that impressed me the most about Serena was just how great of a person she is, as far as all the nice things she said about me at the ceremony, and the things she said afterwards," Vandeweghe added. "To have someone you grew up watching say those things to you, it's just a really nice feeling.
"There's a lot of things going through my mind right now - happiness I was in the final and disappointment I lost today - but I'm just going to put all that on the backburner for now and start focusing on my next tournament in San Diego."
The unseeded duo of Marina Erakovic and Heather Watson won the doubles title later, defeating top seeds Jarmila Gajdosova and Vania King, 75 76(7). It was Erakovic's sixth WTA doubles title and Watson's first WTA title of any kind.
"This is my first WTA title so I'm really happy right now!" Watson said. "It's such a nice feeling getting to the end of the week and being the last ones here. We knew it wasn't going to be an easy match today - they're both great players and we knew we would really have to win it, they weren't going to give it to us.
"We ended up coming out on top and have the silverware to prove it - woohoo! But there won't be any celebration for me, because now I'm flying straight to Carlsbad. I'm training tomorrow and then playing my first match the next day!"


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Two railway station staff have been hailed as heroes after they saved the life of a holidaymaker who suffered a near fatal heart attack on board a train.
Mike Evans had just boarded at train at Plymouth railway station to head back to Dawlish where he was staying with his ex-wife, Jackie after the couple had spent the a day exploring Plymouth.
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Mount Airy Annual Yard Sale
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This event occurred in the past.
This is the largest yard sale in the area. There will be over 250 booths with all kinds of merchandise for sale. The Mount Airy Lions Club will serve breakfast from 6am to 11am and lunch from 11am until closing.


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When sample ballots started arriving this month, many California voters must have wondered where all the candidates went. Previously it was possible to vote for someone other than a Republican or Democrat; most voters will not have that option this year. Some won't even get to choose between a Republican and Democrat. They'll have to pick between two Democrats or two Republicans.
What happened to all the other candidates? Proposition 14 and the California Legislature happened. Neither was good for democracy.
One characteristic of democratic systems is that voters have freedom of choice; they get to cast their ballot for whomever they consider the best option. In American politics, that means if the Republican and Democratic candidates aren't good enough, people can vote independent, Libertarian, Green or write in someone else. Even if the candidate doesn't win, voters still get to make their preferences known.
OP-ED: California's political earthquake
Proposition 14 and the Legislature removed that possibility.
Proposition 14, passed in 2010, changed California elections from partisan primaries followed by a general election to a two-stage run-off election. Before, political parties and their voters nominated candidates in separate primaries. Every qualified party was guaranteed a line on the November ballot, and voters were able to choose from among those candidates. Now, all the candidates for congressional, state legislative and statewide offices, regardless of party, appear together on the first ballot, and only the top two candidates — again, regardless of party — compete in the general election.


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Welcome to the April Stamp of the Month blog hop featuring artwork created from the S1604 - Life in Pictures stamp set by Close to My Heart. This month we have almost 30 consultants participating. My blog is in line after Haley's blog and I've created a quick card from this stamp set. I have grand visions of creating a scrapbook layout with this set also but ran out of time so will post that another time.
To make this card, I cut the film strip on page 67 of the Artiste Cricut Cartridge at 2.25" and Hello at 2" and mounted the black strip, stamped the images and then added the title. I'm thinking you could also use this for a fun birthday card as well.
|S1604 - Life In Pictures
You can purchase this stamp set for only $5 during the month of April with a $50 purchase of Close to My Heart products. Next in the blog hop is Paige, head on over to see what she has created for us.


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What percentage is hepatitus is contacted through sex. what is the safest way to prevent a sexual partner from contacting hepatitus C
Response from Dr. McGovern
Among monogamous couples, the risk of transmitting hepatitis C is only about 1 to 2 percent. Risk increases with traumatic anal sex. Also recent studies suggest that HCV risk can increase in the setting of other ulcerative sexually transmitted diseases, such as syphilis.
If a couple wants to avoid transmission from one partner to another, we do advise the use of condoms.
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Some screenies
We're still in the process of getting everything back on track. Here are some more screenshots. Please keep in mind that the new character art hasn't been implemented yet.
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Sincerest apologies for the delay in updates
To our friends and supporters, don't worry, we're still here. We had two unfortunate mishaps that delayed the work on the project, but both have been fixed, and we're back... Read more
We've reached our goal!
If someone had told me 20 days ago that we would reach our $5,000.00 dollar goal in less than 3 weeks, I would have laughed in disbelief. But, I would... Read more
Nearing the 20% mark!
Wow! It seems like only yesterday we were sitting with only 3 backers and barely 1% of our goal reached. Over the course of just a few days, we've jumped... Read more
New character art posted!
Hey guys,
Talked with Flora Li today and she handed over some preliminary sketches for additional character poses and expressions! Added them to the kickstarter profile page.
FAQs Posted
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We've all been berated by our mothers for not drinking juices in our childhood. And, even though the sight of green vegetables repulsed us, and still continue to do so, we certainly can't ignore the health benefits of drinking vegetable juices.
Thanks to this age-old mother's advice, you can now prevent the most nasty health problem in men - hair loss. Here's a list of 5 best juices that will aid you in your battle of fighting against hair loss.
1) Carrot Juice
Turns out carrots are not just for Bugs Bunny, it is an excellent nutritional health drink, which is rich in beta-carotene that gives your hair a beautiful shine and colour, restoring and strengthening the structure of hair follicles. It is also a good source of vitamin C, which helps in increasing blood flow to the scalp thereby aiding in hair growth. All you need to do is start your day with a glass of carrot juice - it's healthy and will appeal to your taste buds as well.
2) Onion Juice
This is a proven fact that onion juice is known to give positive results in treating hair fall problems as it works as a stimulant in the growth of hair by increasing the blood circulation in the scalp. Apart from this, onion juice is also known for its antiseptic properties that keep the scalp clean. You can apply onion juice on your scalp, directly. Though very strong and pungent in odour, onions can also be used alongside rosewater on your scalp, which has to be later washed off after about an hour with a mild shampoo.
3) Garlic Juice
The idea of using garlic juice for hair loss is almost as old as the existence of the world. Garlic, just like onion, is a natural hair stimulant that provides nourishment to the hair follicles and increases the blood circulation in scalp. Therefore, applying fresh garlic juice topically on your scalp is definitely one of the best natural solutions for effective hair care and hair re-growth, along with a healthy balanced diet, consuming lots of leafy green vegetables and beans, as well as using only high quality hair care product.
4) Coriander Juice
Coriander, also known as cilantro, is another juice that is said to boost hair growth and fight against hair fall. So, whether you include it as a part of your coriander-spinach-lettuce drink or banana-honey-biotin drink, it will bring no change in taste but add in health. You can also make a paste with freshly chopped coriander leaves and water, from which the juice has to be filtered and applied to the scalp for about an hour, before shampooing it off. Either way, the results will be in your favour!
5) Cucumber Juice
Another juice to drink for hair loss is the cucumber juice. Known to promote strong healthy hair, cucumber juice can help prevent hair loss by helping the body fight its common causes. The other benefits of cucumber juice are weight loss or prevention of weight gain, a stronger heart, stronger blood vessels, and better circulation; benefits which can be directly related to the juice being able to prevent hair loss. Ideally, cucumber juice should be consumed in the morning.
Despite all the great effects of juice, one should not to overdo it. One or two glasses of fresh fruit juice each day is all the body needs to stay healthy and prevent hair loss problems. The rest of a person's liquid intake should be water.


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Two Important items You Do Not Have Information Concerning LASIK Eye SurgeryThe eye can be taken a look at with relative ease as to both its function and its structure. A practical evaluation consists of the ability to relocate the orbit and the reaction of the student to light and accommodation.
The function of the eye might be checked in numerous methods. The patient might be asked to recognize illuminated letter or items of varying sizes on exactly what is called the Snellen chart.
Alternatively, the assessment of the structural part of the eye may be made in several methods. Stress within the eyeball is measured by a "tonometer." In certain diseases, particularly in glaucoma, the stress in the eyeball is increased significantly.
It must be well kept in mind that a client with an eye problem might have other problems. Typically other physical conditions are main and affect the eye as a effect. The look of the eye can inform the doctor and the client to troubles in some disruptions of other parts of the body even prior to other signs provide themselves.
As a result, one's dependence on sight is highlighted when one deals with a temporary or possible long-term loss of this important sense. Thus, when restorative procedures are looked for, particular kinds of vision correction such as contact lenses or spectacles are recommended.
On the other hand, some individuals are bothered with that they have actually some framed lenses or contact lenses in front of their eyes.
For this factor, advanced surgical operations were developed to encourage decreased usage of contact lenses or glasses. One of which is the now popular LASIK eye surgery.
Generally, LASIK eye surgical treatment is the short term for "Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis." Like its concrete counterpart, LASIK eye surgical treatment is another form of vision correction. The only distinction is that with this kind of surgical treatment, one's vision is fixed completely.
With LASIK eye surgery, the refractive errors in the cornea are permanently transformed. This can be done my website using an "excimer laser."
The primary function of this surgery is to develop a threadlike, rounded "flap" in the cornea using a blade known as "microkeratome." In a series of unfolding and laser processing, the cornea is lastly reformed, allowing much better the eye to direct more light into the retina.
Popularity vs. Disadvantages
Amidst the growing appeal of LASIK eye surgical treatment, there are still disadvantages that individuals need to understand. Most likely, the main reason this kind of eye surgical treatment has become well accepted is because many of its cases had achieved success.
Nevertheless, in spite of its success, there are still some disadvantages. Here is the list:
1. It is an operation used to the most delicate part of the eye
Due to the fact that LASIK eye surgical treatment includes the operation of the retina, which is one of the most delicate parts of the eye, the majority of people say that the operation can be very risky.
To puts it simply, a easy error could almost cause an person's life time loss of sight. Hence, it is important to think about lots of aspects before choosing whether LASIK eye surgery is the ideal restorative procedure one has to go through.
2. It is not a best treatment
LASIK eye surgical treatment might fix your vision but it does not always suggest that it can provide you a perfect vision. Even if statistical reports reveal that 70% of the clients may have 20/20 vision, this does not necessarily mean they find out here now have ideal vision.
Given all these things, it can be deduced that, in spite of the popularity of the operation, LASIK may not constantly be the perfect eye surgical treatment the method many people view it
Alternatively, the evaluation of the structural part of the eye click for source may be made in several methods. It ought to be well kept in mind that a client with an eye problem might have other issues. Frequently other physical conditions are primary and impact the eye as a consequence. The appearance of the eye can signal the physician and the patient to problems in some disruptions of other parts of the body even prior to other signs provide themselves.
Like its concrete equivalent, LASIK eye surgery is another form of vision correction.


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Happy Hump Day! The best breakfast experiment happened this morning.
I went for a nice 4-mile run this morning before it got too hot out. My left bunion was bothering me, and I think it might be because I've been slacking on the rehab and maintenance since taking my break from running and leaving campus (and the training room). I also used new shoes since my old ones are beyond dead.
After my run, I decided to experiment a little for breakfast. I had made dark chocolate banana overnight oats (oats, almond milk, chia seeds, mashed banana, and dark cocoa powder) the night before, but I had chocolate mousse on the brain and wanted to see what would happen if I whipped egg whites into stiff peaks and folded them into the overnight oats. So I did!
After whipping the egg whites, I folded them into the oats. It worked like a dream. They turned unbelievablyfluffy and delicious, almost exactly like mousse, but with a slight chewy factor from the soaked oats!
The bowl was enormous, and I topped the mousse with cherries and strawberries to make it "Black Forest"-y. I also had plain nonfat Greek yogurt and peanut butter.
I would highly recommend whipping egg whites and adding them to overnight oats. I think this is going to become a staple in the breakfast lineup!
The rest of my day will be pretty chill. I found a bunch of gift cards while cleaning out my room, so I'm going to hit up Barnes & Noble for some summer reading, as well as do some yoga and run some errands. Later today, I'm going to go cheer on my high school team at their conference meet! My remote internship doesn't start until the end of May, so I'm trying to relax before that starts and before training picks up. I'm notoriously bad at relaxing…
I hope everyone has a great Wednesday!


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What has crystallized in the last few weeks of the 2012 presidential campaign is nothing less than a battle between two competing theories of success -- about where success comes from and the role of government in fostering it.
However, this question, which both campaigns have signaled will feature prominently in the upcoming presidential debates, is not one of competing values, personal philosophies, or party platforms. In fact, it has a right and a wrong answer, and social science can tell us which is which.
Mitt Romney's "47 percent" comments reveal the governor's belief in two alternative paths to success. On the one hand, some people achieve their goals because they possess the "right stuff" -- talent, intelligence, and drive. Alternatively, people can get help from external sources -- including, of course, the government. For Romney, aptitude and aid are inversely related: the more of one you have, the less of the other you need.
President Barack Obama's "you didn't build that" remarks express a theory of success very different from Mr. Romney's. According to Mr. Obama's theory, success is most likely when individuals and the environment, including the government, both bring something to the table. For Obama, good environments are no substitute for aptitude and hard work -- rather, they allow these qualities to most fully reveal themselves.
The scientific literature speaks clearly to the debate between these two theories of success, and it tells us that Mr. Obama is right.
Consider a recent study in which a team of researchers examined how genes and socioeconomic status combine to foster the development of cognitive abilities in young children.
The authors followed 750 pairs of identical and fraternal twins from the ages of 10 months to two years, measuring the growth in each child's cognitive abilities over this period. By examining the relationship between cognitive development and the twins' varying degrees of genetic similarity, the researchers were able to estimate the extent to which cognitive ability is genetically determined. The socioeconomic status (SES) of the children was judged through a combination of measures, including parental educational attainment and household income.
What the researchers found was striking. Among high-SES children, genes were strongly predictive of age-related increases in cognitive ability. In other words, children from relatively well-to-do families performed better or worse depending on their genes. These kids developed up to their intrinsic potential. Yet at the lowest levels of SES, genetic variation wasn't related to cognitive development at all. This means that, if you're poor, even having the right stuff doesn't guarantee good developmental outcomes.
This research indicates that poor environments limit children's opportunity to develop aptitudes that they are, in a sense, genetically "destined" to acquire. Like a good seed planted in poor soil, even the best equipped of us cannot be expected to thrive in impoverished circumstances. This, in a nutshell, is Mr. Obama's theory of success.
The implications of this theory are clear: if we want the so-called 47 percent to succeed or fail on its merits -- a requirement from which Mr. Romney believes they are currently spared -- then the solution is more government assistance, not less.
Mr. Obama's theory of success also gains credence from psychological research on "stereotype threat," the experience of anxiety that results from awareness of being negatively stereotyped by others. Members of stigmatized groups often experience such threat in contexts where they know they are expected to do poorly, as when an African American student takes a test of verbal reasoning skills.
Owing to the anxiety caused by stereotype threat, students of color routinely underperform relative to their abilities -- a self-fulfilling pattern that only serves to bolster the negative stereotypes that give rise to threat.
Fortunately, recent research by Stanford University's Gregory Walton and Geoffrey Cohen has identified simple interventions that inoculate students from the experience of stereotype threat. For example, simply by increasing students' sense of "belongingness" in academic settings, the researchers drastically reduced racial gaps in academic performance. Protected from the effect of a threatening stereotype environment, minority students' true abilities shone through.
This work shows that inherent gifts and helpful environments are not inversely related routes to achievement, as Mr. Romney's theory of success would have us believe. Rather, as Mr. Obama asserts, creating a good environment is the only way of ensuring that individuals' aptitudes see the light of day.
If this is so, perhaps the government should be in the business of helping people after all -- through, for instance, progressive taxation that reduces financial burdens on poor families or affirmative action policies that might help change our stereotypes of minority and women professionals.
Studies like ones I've described repudiate the notion that ability and help are interchangeable routes to achievement (the Romney theory of success). Rather, social science corroborates Mr. Obama's contention that the government has a role to play in enabling its citizens to express whatever talents and aptitudes they possess to the greatest possible degree.
Eric D. Knowles is an assistant professor in New York University's Department of Psychology. He studies the psychological factors that influence people's political choices.
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Stratistics Market Research Consulting
Nanocellulose Market Size, Share, Analysis, Report and Forecast to 2022
Press Release • Oct 21, 2016 03:08 EDT
The factors driving the market include rising requirement for sustainable products with better material science and emerging inventive nanocellulose applications. An additional factor that contributes to the impressive growth of nanocellulose market is the ability and structure of nanocellulose. However, low consumer awareness and shortage of commercial scale machineries and tools are the major restraints inhibiting the market growth.
Nanocellulose market is growing by the increasing demand for the end-user industries. Nano-fibrillated cellulose segment commanded the largest share of more than 40% of the global market in 2015 followed by nano-crystalline cellulose segment. Nano-crystalline cellulose market is strongly driven by its wide usage in packaging industry that exhibits its most demand. The strong economies such as Europe and North America are expected to preserve their top positions during the forecast period led by the demand for nanocellulose.
Some of the key players in the market include American Process Inc., Axcelon Biopolymers Corporation, Borregard ASA, CelluForce Inc., Diacel Finechem Ltd., FPInnovations, Innventia AB, J. Rettenmaire & Sohne Gmbh (JRS), Kruger Inc., Melodea Ltd., NanoQuebec, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd., Oji Holdings Corporation, OMYA Canada Inc., Sappi Ltd., Stora Enso Oyj, UPM-Kymmene Oyj, and VTT Technical Research Center.
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Products Covered:
• Bacterial Nanocellulose (BNC)
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End Users Covered:
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• Europe
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- Market share assessments for the regional and country level segments
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A circumpolar star or constellation is one that never sets as seen from a given location, but always stays above the observer's horizon, and can be viewed all year round. Which ones are circumpolar depend on where you are on the planet. For example, from mid-northern latitudes, the stars shown on this chart are circumpolar and are always on view, although the further south you travel, the fewer circumpolar stars there will be (see Circumpolar Stars).
As we have seen, this area of sky is visible from mid-northern latitudes throughout the year and includes the constellations that surround Ursa Minor (the Little Bear) and its prominent leading star Polaris, also known as the Pole Star, and which lies due north.
Generally speaking the Plough, together with the rest of Ursa Major (the Great Bear), can be seen around the zenith or overhead point during mid-evenings in spring, whilst summer evenings see Draco (the Dragon) in this position. Cassiopeia takes their place during the autumn months and the faint and somewhat sprawling Camelopardalis (the Giraffe) in winter.
To start your search of the north circumpolar sky, first of all print out this chart and, facing north, hold it above your head. Now, using the Plough as a guide, rotate the chart and align the pattern of stars shown so they match up with their locations in the sky. Once you've done this, the chart will enable you to identify the stars and constellations you can actually see. Once you've identified the main constellations shown here, the rest of the (fainter) stars on this chart can be picked out (providing the sky is reasonably dark and clear).
By far the most prominent and well-known group in this region is the Plough, a conspicuous pattern of stars formed from the seven brightest members of Ursa Major. The Plough acts as a useful direction finder to many other stars and constellations. One of these is Polaris. If you extend the line from Merak, through Dubhe in the Plough as shown here this will lead you to Polaris, from which the rest of the stars in Ursa Minor can be picked out.
Now continue the line from Merak and Dubhe roughly as far again past Polaris and this will bring you to Cassiopeia, a distinct W-shaped group of five bright stars. According to legend, Cassiopeia was the mother of Princess Andromeda and wife of King Cepheus of Ethiopia, Cepheus being depicted here as one of the constellations adjoining Cassiopeia. Andromeda lies a little further away from Polaris than Cassiopeia and is best seen in during the autumn.
Other groups in this area of sky include Draco (the Dragon) which winds its way around Ursa Minor, and the two obscure constellations Camelopardalis (the Giraffe) and Lynx (the Lynx). Very clear skies are needed in order to pick out these latter two groups. Neither Camelopardalis or Lynx contain any particularly bright stars and you may need the help of a pair of binoculars to help you identify them.


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This memo came to me from an elementary school teacher fed up with a perceived lack of discipline. Disruptive students and violent students can be removed from class, but they're quickly returned. The bad behavior continues. This teacher has been assaulted by some of her young students, but there are no consequences, at least not any that change behavior.
Discipline is often cited as the number one complaint among Rochester City School District teachers. This letter from a retiring teacher describes a desperate situation.
The teacher who sent me this memo believes yet another enforcement tool has been taken away. Teachers can no longer deny recess to misbehaving students.
The memo cites a new policy manual on student discipline. You can read it here. The manual does not list denying recess as an appropriate punishment.
The manual is very detailed. It lists punishments that include verbal reprimands, denial of extra-curricular activities, in-school-suspensions, out-of-school suspensions and expulsions. (You have to be 17 or or older to be expelled.)
Schools are given a maximum punishment for each offense. If an out-of-school suspension is allowed for an offense, the principal can "sentence" the student to in-school-suspension.
The maximum punishments don't appear to be out of whack with the offenses. That's not what I think could end up being a thorny issue with this policy.
It's very clear this policy strongly discourages out-of-school suspensions. Kids can't learn if they're not in class, so it's logical to reduce the time away from school. Studies have shown minority and special education students get suspended far more than white students for similar offenses. High rates of suspensions are seen by many as a civil rights issue. The RCSD suspends thousands of children every year.
As a result of growing concern about suspensions, this policy makes it a giant pain in the you-know-what to suspend a child.
Here's what has to happen for an in-school-suspension. As you can see, this is a very labor-intensive process.
What's more, many elementary schools don't have ISS rooms. This requires more work on the part of school staff:
Any elementary student who is suspended must get one hour of instruction a day. High school students get two hours. This applies whether they are suspended in school our out of school. They are supposed to be given "equivalent instruction."
Suspending students with disabilities requires another layer of paperwork.
It's very important to protect students' right to an education, as well as due process. It's also very important to ensure a culture of discipline and respect in schools. With this in mind, the policy raises a number of questions. Are principals feeling pressure from Central Office to not suspend students and are inappropriate disciplinary decisions being made as a result? Are principals following this manual and doing all of these steps every time a kid is suspended? Are principals not suspending kids because it's too much work? Are schools without ISS rooms suspending students at a lower rate, and is this affecting the school environment negatively? Are students being given in-school suspensions over out-of-school suspensions for serious offenses? Are students getting equivalent instruction when they're suspended?
I'm not sure what an effective discipline policy looks like. Judging from the initial complaints, this may not be it.
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Hysterical article about the expiration of the rights to the music of Jean Sibelius, and what the composer's estate needs to do in order to retain the brand. I myself am looking forward to my Sibelius Beer Hat and Desk Set combination. And the new Sibelius chocolates will no doubt rival the Mozart ones. And the new gutter slang--when someone is brooding, depressed, and seen as behind the curve by all the cool kids, what will be said of him is "he's just so freakin' Sibelius."


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I don't know about you but to me events seem to be accelerating in pace as we hurtle along towards what feels like another crisis point. These are historic times we are living through as the global monetary system undergoes realignment. The last time something like this happened World Wars I and II were fought and the global banking system moved its center from London to New York.
Some of the events of the past week have piqued my spidey-sense which is reacting to the sheer number of them in such a short period of time. And the CME Group (NYSE:CME) stands at the center of it.
The Three SignsThe CME Group was involved in three major announcements this week, individually they mean very little but in conjunction say a lot:
- The margin requirements for Gold and Crude Oil contracts were cut by 13% and 10% respectively.
- They announced a 5 for 1 stock split and extended grain trading hours.
- Both CME and Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) were designated as systemic by the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury
By opening up grain trading hours and lowering margins the CME is attempting to increase profitability and transaction volume on the exchange. Now that they are no longer in the running to purchase the London Metals Exchange, which is down to ICE and the Hong Kong Exchange Company, CME has to react to the very negative past year with MFGlobal and the relentless Silver and Gold manipulation stories emanating from the trading community.
But, the timing of this announced split is odd. CME's chart is uninspiring. The stock has been stuck in a decaying consolidation pattern for the past 3 years. It looks to be trading near fair value, so why split it unless there was some other motive to entice retail investors to come on board at a lower price in conjunction with the recently announced dividend?
The Iranian ConnectionThe last portent is the most important, however, for its potential implications given the timing and the rest of the global macro situation. Last week I went over in detail the devaluations of the currencies of those who have publicly stood by Iran since their expulsion from the SWIFT international bank transfer system. Recently the Tehran Times reported that Iran had developed an alternative to SWIFT that was now operational; allowing Iranian banks and the Central Bank of Iran to do business with the outside world, bypassing the effects of the SWIFT dis-invitation.
As well, China announced that they would now be accepting Japanese Yen as well as U.S. Dollars in exchange for Yuan. Now the Yen can be used for the settlement of trade with China and not just the U.S. Dollar. This is very bullish for the CurrencyShares Japanese Yen ETF (AMEX:FXJ) especially considering how quickly the Japanese are moving in their investments around Southeast Asia in countries like Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar and Indonesia. This is also another direct blow to the U.S. petrodollar system. The Yen was chosen not because of its strong fundamentals but because it is the most liquid of the currencies of Southeast Asia at this point. I would expect to hear of other such conversions into the Hong Kong and Singapore Dollars in the coming months.
So, when we add those things to the announcement that both major U.S. commodity exchanges have been given an explicit bailout guarantee by the Federal Reserve to go into effect around the same time as sanctions against all friends of Iran go into effect we get a very worrisome thought.
Golden SignalsWhen you operate under the assumption that there are no coincidences then you have to wonder why this announcement now going into effect when it does? The CME and ICE have been given these resources because those resources need to be in place. If there was to be a failure of the COMEX or ICE due to an inability to deliver product to those longs who stand for delivery then the following course of action would take place:
- The COMEX would declare force majeure and settle all contracts in Dollars. Stiffing the longs who stood for delivery.
- Those dollars would have to come from the Federal Reserve
This is the vaunted commercial signal failure scenario that many gold commentators have been predicting would or could happen as the end-game for the Federal Reserve's current policy of managing the rising gold price. And if that were to occur, the CME group would need a bailout from the Federal Reserve.
On Friday, May 25th, 24,887 June contracts were settled and re-applied further out in time, with the lion's share moving out to August, 17,437 of them.
The failed talks between the U.S. and Iran over Iran's nuclear program in which there were no negotiations only a hard line stance from the U.S. who refused to back off on sanctions. The headlines this weekend were filled with stories of Iran building two reactors; it was front page on the Drudge Report along with a report from Reuters that Iran has enriched nuclear fuel to 27%.
The rhetorical war is heating up again. Gold and oil have been given the green light for accumulation. At this point it would not surprise me if there was some form of attack on Iran in the next 30-60 days. If an attack on Iran or a failure of the Eurozone to work out their problems on the periphery were to occur, the gold and/or oil markets would go ballistic and the exchanges would have to be protected. The groundwork is being laid for major events and I would recommend protecting yourself accordingly.


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In Rebuke Of Mother's Day
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Edmund Kemper, a serial killer who also whacked his mother and grand parents was on board with us.
He said:
"Even when she was dead, she was still bitching at me. I couldn't get her to shut up!"
- June 10, 2012 at 6:15 PM
- Sweetness said...
I read that Big Ed's mother was a real shrew, locking him in the basement because she feared he would rape his sister. I'd say she'd have blood on her hands had she not been whacked by the very son she ruined.
- June 10, 2012 at 7:01 PM
It sounds like he couldn't turn his back on her. He must of had to reeeeeally.. think on his feet when she was around.
It might have been what prompted his no nonsense approach to psychopathy.
You got your Ted Bundy's who wax long and poetic about being overcome by the subtle pressures of a sick society that gradually made them spin out into insanity.
Kemper just wanted to meet a nice woman and see what her head looked like on a stick.
- June 10, 2012 at 9:49 PM
Love the card! If I had not terminated the relationship and was strictly NC for the rest of that bitch's life, this is exactly what I would have sent. However, since I was having all kinds of stalking problems with her post NC for the 18 yrs. prior to her physical death (FINALLY) I did not want to encourage the MNPsychobitch. I realize it's difficult to attribute "motivations" to others but there is NO doubt in my mind Psychobitch had kids because it was a guaranteed way to ensure her husband would never leave her, (this was years ago-and yes, Dad DID eventually divorce her) it was "Expected" AND she "needed" an "Heir and a Spare."
I'm the "Spare." Who became so sparse as to become non-existant (NC) resulting in a backlash of epic proportions. I absolutely share your sentiments FWIW. BTW, I can't tell you how many times I heard her whine, "But I'm Your MOOOOTTTHHHEEER!" (Please, don't remind me-again.) Thanks for an excellent Post.
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- June 11, 2012 at 12:58 PM
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- July 20, 2012 at 1:36 AM
- Sweetness said...
Hi there! I miss what I think my life would have been if I'd had a mother that wasn't batshit crazy. The people who tell you not to be angry are infuriating. Honestly I think they can't handle the emotional expression of someone, so they invalidate their experience and tell them not to be angry so THEY will feel better, not the person in pain. It really sucks dog nuts. I'm gonna take a look at your blog now. Thanks for showing me!
- July 20, 2012 at 10:55 PM
- Denise Smith said...
Thank you! Your blog was shared on a facebook group "Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers". We're all having a rough go this time of year. It's such a comfort to find other DoNM sister in cyber space!
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- bettygraymacconnachie.blogspot.co.uk said...
Every single Mothers Day, I have to do the Mothers' Day gift/Card or gift and card, of which I resent so much. I do not now to appease her and to avoid her wrath and revenge later. Every year, I give her something of which is she responds "hmmmm" and then starts to gush over her daughter-in-law and son and family Efforts and how amazing their card or present was and how basically suggesting or hinting how Considerably Better a Card/Present her golden child Daughter-in-law bought her. I sit there and do "oh, that is so lovely" and I think does my mum actually know what she is doing and saying? Without fail. Every single year. This year I didn't make so much effort because there was no point and she does the MY Daughter-in-law is considerably better than you suggestive put-downs. I did give her a card - I just bought one from a supermarket the day before and I didn't bother with present because she told everyone she didn't want a present. I am glad I didn't make an effort this year. My sister-in-law really gets on my nerves. No, my mother favourism gets on my nervers. Doesn't she have a relationship with her own mother? It really grates on me and I am sure they both know how much it annoys me and makes me jealous. She needs to stop putting a in-law first. I use mothers Day a PR exercise to keep my mum sweet as I am still in contact with her, unfortuately. Best Mum? What a lie and insult.
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A retired traffic inspector tried to fill up a sample bottle with water from the toilet bowl when taking a urine test to detect whether he was over the alcohol limit, a court was told.
Gerald Roby's attempted deception was spotted by a police officer. He was warned about his behaviour and then provided a correct sample.
When the result of the test came back, it showed that the pensioner was over the limit when he drove to a chip shop.
Roby, 73, of Milton Avenue, Thornton, a retired traffic inspector for a bus company, pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol.
He was banned from the road for 12 months and fined £110 with £85 costs plus £20 victims' surcharge by Blackpool magistrates.
Pam Smith, prosecuting, said the incident happened on January 5.
She told the court a man came out of Senior's chip shop, Fleetwood Road, Thornton, and saw Roby's Seat, which had apparently crashed, very close-up to his own vehicle.
The man approached Roby, who admitted he had been drinking and said he had clipped a kerb while driving into the chip shop car park.
Police were alerted and he was taken to the police station for testing.
The prosecutor, said: "He tried to fill the sample container with water from the toilet.
"He was warned and he then provided a correct urine sample."
The urine sample showed 151 milligrams of alcohol in his body – 107 is the limit.
Peter Cave, defending, said his client, who had no previous convictions, was divorced and lived with his son, who had learning disabilities.
The night of the offence he and his son had had a drink.
They had had nothing to eat, so Roby decided to drive with his son the 300 to 400 yards to the chip shop.
Mr Cave added: "He says he did not attempt to fill up the sample tube with toilet water.
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On how she sweats but doesn't shower:
"I sweat like crazy. Sometimes I don't shower at all before going to the studio, even after I train. I feel like I never smell. I know some people wouldn't want to do that, but I do, and I do fine. I think you can overshower, you can overwash your hair, and you can overwash your face. No one ever said you have to shower that much!"
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Symbols and words are not permanently tainted merely because they are used by another religion ("I know and am convinced in the Lord that nothing is unclean in itself..." says Paul in Rom 14:14, referring to meat sacrificed to idols). Cults misuse baptism and the Lord's Supper, but that does not mean we should no longer baptize or share in communion. When Solomon built the first temple for God in the Old Testament, there had already been pagan temples for at least two thousand years. The design of Solomon's temple even had some similarities to Egyptian temples. The fact that temples were used by other religions did not make it wrong to build a temple to God or to use the temple as a metaphor for God's people. There are lots of other examples in the Bible of using (or redeeming) terms and symbols from the pagan world. Paul quotes the poem "A Hymn to Zeus" in Acts 17:28. While astrology and the worship of stars is condemned in the Bible, stars are repeatedly used as symbols of Jesus, Israel, and the church - so it is OK for you to put a star on your Christmas tree.
Finally, celebrating Christmas is allowable because the Scripture gives us personal freedom in such matters. In 1 Cor 8-10, Paul tells Christians not to participate in idol feasts, because idol feasts involved acts of worship to other gods, and everyone knew such feasts were designed to honor other gods. But in 1 Cor 10:25-33, Paul says that Christians can eat meat that was sold in an idol market, because it is not an act of worship, and the meat is not permanently tainted. Paul also says that Christians have freedom to celebrate religious holidays or not according to their own conscience, and even warns us not to condemn others for their decisions in these areas of freedom (Rom 14:1-14, Col 2:16-17). The Bible forbids worship of other gods - but celebrating Christmas by putting up a Christmas tree does not constitute worship, especially when we do it in honor of Jesus.
"Do not let what is for you a good thing be spoken of as evil, for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking [or celebrating Christmas or not!], but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit" (Rom 14:16-17). The Christian life is primarily about living out the virtues of Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit. If Christmas is a good thing for you that leads you to think about Jesus, then enjoy it - but more importantly, make sure that your Christian life is primarily about things that really matter, not minor quibbles about Christmas.
The picture: The Nativity, by an unknown Ottonian, ca. 1025-1050.


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Prospective McAllaster Scholars (and their parents) often wonder if the high expectations of the McAllaster Scholars program make studying abroad difficult or unlikely. The answer is an empathetic, NO!
Encouraging students to study abroad has long been central to the identity of GU, and nowhere has that been truer than within the honors program. The McAllaster Scholars director and professors begin talking early and often with the Scholars about planning their college career to include a study abroad experience.
In the last three years, McAllaster Scholars have studied in:
Rwanda (Go-Ed Africa)
Oxford (Oxford Scholars Program)
Uganda (Uganda Studies Program)
Washington D.C. (American Studies Program)
Costa Rica (Latin America Study Program)
Los Angeles (Los Angeles Film Studies)
Dominican Republic
Egypt (Middle Eastern Studies Program)
Thailand (Go-Ed Thailand)


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The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) collaboratively supports Tennessee's work to prepare students for college and the workforce. We are an independent, non-profit, and non-partisan advocacy and research institution, founded by former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist . SCORE inspires leaders by sustaining momentum around a common reform agenda, holds a mirror up to the state to illuminate what is working and identify key challenges, and supports work to innovate and develop creative solutions to educational challenges. We do this through research-based policy advocacy, strategic communications, outreach, progress monitoring, and highlighting and sharing best-practices.
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Islamabad: Pakistan government has asked opposition leader Imran Khan to end his anti-government protests before heading for talks and make an atmosphere conducive to resumption of dialogue.
"Protests and talks cannot go together," Information Minister Pervez Rashid said yesterday while addressing a meeting of the Federal Executive Council of a faction of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists.
The minister asked the leadership to take steps for making the "atmosphere conducive to resumption of dialogue," the Dawn reported.
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Arif Alvi expressed surprise over the minister's condition for talks.
"The atmosphere has been conducive to talks for past many months as there has been no violence or any unconstitutional act committed by the PTI," he said.
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, who led the government's negotiating team before talks with the PTI collapsed in September, has already said that dialogue could resume soon after his return to the country from the UK.
Despite public pronouncements of their willingness to resume talks, both sides have been accusing each other of putting hurdles in the way of dialogue.
A source in the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) was quoted as saying by the newspaper that the prime minister was expected to have a consultative meeting with his close aides in a day or two to discuss the agenda for talks with the PTI.
Meanwhile, Khan has announced to go ahead with him plan to impose phased shut-down in the country by December 18.
The party has threatened to protest tomorrrow and close down Faisalabad city, the industrial hub and textile backbone of Punjab.
Khan has been agitating since mid-August outside parliament with his supporters, demanding Sharif's ouster as he alleges that last year's general election, which his party lost and which brought Sharif to power, was rigged.


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Track Listing
1. Raga Bhairav - Morning Meditation (sample)
2. Raga Madhuvanti - Late Evening Meditation (sample)
Classical Indian music is an introspective musical tradition. This music will draw you deep within yourself to that quiet source of creativity and joy. Share that Joy with All Beings. Music with right intention is prayer. The music on this CD is a prayer of gratitude to the many wonderful beings in India who have inspired and guided me. Released: 2007.
Track Listing
1. Allah Jane
2. Capture the Essence
3. I am so Madly in Love
4. Gate, Gate (sample)
5. Last Wish (sample)
6. Bahut Pyar (sample)
7. Golden Temple (sample)
8. Om Mani Padme Hum
Bija, Sanskrit for seed, brings together a collection of sacred songs and inspirational prayers from five of the world's religious traditions: Islam, Sikhism, Kabir Panthi, Buddhism, Hinduism. These instrumental and vocal arrangements are performed in their original languages. Musically adhering to North Indian Classical Music, each song is an offering to awaken our hearts to fullness. Released: 2002. Order online at Amazon.com/Seeds-Prayer-Bija.
Track Listing
1. Full Circle (sample)
2. Confluence
3. Mussoorie Road (sample)
4. Kerala
5. Ladakh
6. Varanasi
7. Old Delhi Train Station
8. Mandala
9. Namaste
Track Listing
1. Riversong
2. Dancing Down the Dawn
3. Bakri
4. Lightly Falling
5. Tara
6. Dodi Tal (Live)
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C7 Countdown: "Conception" is the General's Latest Teaser
by Keith Cornett
In counting down to the official reveal of the 2014 C7 Corvette, Chevy has launched www.one13thirteen.com to showcase details of the new sports car before its made public. The first video on the site was unlocked this morning and its called ?Conception?.
The video features Corvette Team member Kirk Bennion talking about how form follows function. ?Performance cars are definitely all about form follows function? Kirk says and then he adds ?but I would say that beautiful form follows performance driven function?.
?Conception? then shows the C7 Corvette in the wind tunnel and the caption on screen reads ?Every line matters?.
The next video on www.one13thirteen.com is called ?Calibration? and it's scheduled to be unlocked on November 29, 2012.
Does this video get you excited about the new 2014 C7 Corvette?
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So many times mistakes are made during the interview process, unless they are HUGE, it's all about poise and recovery. If they are huge, they will need quite a bit more than just poise and recovery. Avoid these interview mistakes at all cost:
1.) Nerves. We all have them, it's an intense situation and we all do our best to keep our nervous ticks and blatant blushing hidden. The nerves you never want to show are the loud, obnoxious laughs, stuttering/stammering, inability to make eye contact, profuse sweating and the incessant fidgeting.
2.) Clothing. There are so many ways to dress for an interview and wardrobe malfunctions have been known to happen; this is more along the lines of, showing WAY too much skin (for both sexes) and dressing like a bum. Even the thriftiest of shoppers can pull together an ensemble that would pass many employers dress codes. Cover what your mama gave 'ya and dress the part.
3.) Check, check, checking. Wear a watch as an accessory and as a tool to get you to the interview on time but don't look at your watch during an interview. Any glance will make your interviewer feel that you have better places to be, more important things to do. If you are in a time crunch, that should be said when the interview is set. The same goes for your phone or any electronic device. Turn the volume off and store it till after your interview.
4.) Say what? It doesn't matter if you are applying for burger flipper or CEO of a multi-million dollar company, if you speak unprofessionally during an interview, you won't get the job. Unprofessionally can mean slanderous, malicious, racist, xenophobic, chauvinistic and those are the big ones to avoid but simply using poor English or cursing will also end your chances for the position.
5.) Lies, lies and more lies. If you lie, cheat or exaggerate during your interviews, you will get caught, one way or another it will come out and serious repercussions will take place. Do not say you were in charge of something when really you were just the mailroom clerk or the coffee runner. Exaggerating and lying will get you into more trouble than just simply telling the truth and finding ways to highlight your strengths.