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By Tim Torian, Torian Group, Inc.
Executive Summary: You have your shiny new Facebook page created, and are sitting in front of your computer ready to post. Here are some suggestions on how to make the best use of your time to get business results using Facebook.
Give some thought to your business goals for having a page, and post accordingly.
Some common goals are:
Extend your brand - reach more people by being online.
Strengthen your existing customer community, and keep your business in their awareness.
Advertise specials and promotions.
Drive traffic to your website. Be more visible on the internet.
Provide customer support, and an opportunity for feedback.
Be as specific as possible – like any other project, your return will be directly proportional to how clear you are on the desired result. Determine how you will measure success.
Although you can delegate the setup and implementation, you will get the best results by having key people in your company create the content of your postings, rather than trying to delegate it to a marketing firm. Make sure your message accurately reflects your brand and unique personality. Give some thought to how you want to be perceived personally and professionally, and match your message to these goals. It's ok to have fun.
Create a schedule for managing your pages (even if it's 15 minutes per week to start), and get set up with social media management tools that allow you to manage it all in one place. (see below for a list of tools).
Just as you would with an in-person business introduction, take a moment to learn about new people you meet on Facebook. Networking always works best when there is a two-way exchange. If you can help a new Facebook friend, they will likely want to return the favor.
Stay in touch. Respond occasionally to their posts, as appropriate. There is something about sharing a personal or humorous photo that can create an instant bond with others. Calendar in follow up messages – use social media management tools (see below). Set up a message for their birthday. Personal connections have the potential to become new business opportunities.
Leverage your profile
Use the "About Me" section to describe your business and what you do. In the "Information" box on your main profile page, you can feature links to your website, blog and other business resources. Be sure to include your photo so that others can recognize you online. Review security settings, and be liberal (and careful) in sharing your basic information with the public so you can be found easily.
Build Your Contact List
Your Facebook personal page is based on the concept of connecting with friends. You can send and receive friend requests and once accepted, your friend can view your profile and you can view theirs. To begin connecting with people that you know, you can either import your contact database or you can search Facebook for individual people.
You can also view the friends list for each person you are connected to. As an example, once you have accepted a friend request from your peer, Mary, you can view her list of friends. If you know any of Mary's friends (or you would like to know them), send a connection request.
Communicate with Wall Posts
Each Facebook member has a "wall" where friends can post messages. This is a great place to post a quick note to those in your friends list. In the business networking world, this is the online equivalent of picking up the phone to say hello.
For example, if you are connected to a CEO who you saw at an event recently, you could post a note on her wall that says, "Loved your presentation at the XYZ event – thanks for the great ideas!" These posts can be visible to all of their friends (depending on their security settings), extending your reach. Make use of photos and links. Most smart phones will automatically post pictures to Facebook, making it very quick and easy.
Update Your Status
At the top of your Facebook home page is a status box. When you post a status update, everyone in your friends list can see your update on their home page. Make sure your status is going to be interesting to all those who accepted you as a friend. Attending a seminar or having a baby may be of interest – what you had for breakfast may not. Be careful that apps or games you sign up for are not updating your status unnecessarily.
Your Facebook Business Page
Facebook business pages have "fans" rather than friends. They become a fan by "liking" your page. Business pages are public, and they often show up in Google searches. Each business page is managed by one or more administrators. Each administrator has a personal Facebook page. You manage your business page from your personal page. Like your personal page, business pages can be enhanced with apps, including events, custom pages, and much more.
Create your Page
To create a business page, search Facebook for "Create Page". If you have an address, you want to create a Local Business or Place. See www.toriangroup.com/socialmedia for detailed instructions on creating a business page.
Send your Message
You have the ability to send messages to all of your fans, allowing you to cultivate a community online. When someone becomes a fan, they are granting you permission to send them information about your business. They are extending trust that your message will be interesting to them. You do this by posting on the wall of your business page – your posts also appear on your personal page as updates. Depending on security, this can be visible to their friends as well.
One of the biggest benefits that Facebook provide the business community is the ability to get repeat exposure with the people in your network. Clients, peers, and prospects can make up your network, and you can promote events, sales, special offers and more through your Facebook page.
You can also turn fans into enemies if you send them messages that waste their time. Understand your audience, and act on any feedback to improve your targeting. Often the most effective posts are informational updates on your industry, or tips on using your product or service that add value for your fans.
Get more Fans
Be sure to take full advantage of the space for custom graphics, and get a professional looking banner made for your business page that matches your branding and website. Create an incentive for people to like your page, by having a page that non-fans see with your offer. Once they become fans, they will see a different page, such as your wall. Your offer tells people why they should become a fan. Tie this to your business goals. Often quality is more important than quantity. Make your incentive relevant – attract the right fans that match your business goals for Facebook.
Depending on your business you may want multiple business pages. The goal is to target a very specific group with information that they will be glad to receive, and build a community around a shared interest.
Facebook ads are a good value if it fits your business model. You can pay by the number of people that view your ad, or by the number of people that click on it. Ads can be very narrowly targeted, such as women over 40 in your town.
Monitor your page
I recommend leaving your business page open for others to post, and monitoring it closely. You can get an email alert when someone posts on your page. This gives you a chance to let your customers or client interact with you and each other, which builds your community, and may give you valuable feedback on your business.
You can remove unwanted posts, and respond to inaccurate or critical posts. This ability to interact is what makes social media a unique business tool.
Measure results
Facebook has excellent tools to help you see who is coming to your page and from where - Facebook Insights – view insights on the right of your business page. Start with your business goals, and determine what to monitor to measure your success. Use this information to refine your strategy and improve your messages.
Also take advantage of Facebook ad creation tools. They provide free demographic information on keywords being used on Facebook, and can help you refine your message so your page shows up in searches.
Create or Participate in Communities or Brand pages
Community pages allow you to network virtually with potential clients and peers. They are created and managed like a business page. You can also search for pages to find topics related to your industry. For example, if you own an office supply store in Sacramento, you might search for general business groups based in Sacramento. If you are an auto parts dealer, you might become a fan of the Honda Civic owners page along with other auto-related pages. You can then post, and position yourself as a helpful expert in the field.
If you really want to maximize the potential with Community or Brand pages, consider starting one of your own. Once again, there is no cost to do this and the visibility can be great. For example, if you are a business broker in Dallas, you could start a Community page for Dallas business owners. You do not need to promote your business at every turn. Instead, make it known that you're a broker, but provide value for members by sharing interesting tips and engaging with them in the online forum.
Create or Participate in Groups
Groups work differently than Pages. They are visible only after you log in to Facebook, limiting their value for internet search. However, they have some unique benefits for appropriate marketing. Groups can be "public"- visible to all Facebook users. The creator of the group is the administrator, with moderation rights. Adding a friend to a group automatically sends them a notification that they have been added to a group, with a confirmation (which they can reject). This can be annoying – be careful. Groups up to 250 people can notify everyone in the group by email every time there is new content. This makes it much more likely that your post will be viewed and gets a response. Over 250, the notifications go out as a Facebook message. Groups are capped at 3000. The best use of groups is to build your connection with people around a specific topic or issue. Groups can create a sense of belonging to something special or unique, again enhancing your intimacy with prospects or clients. Search for groups which fit your target market, and start participating. Create them, and enhance your reputation in your niche.
Manage Your Time
The biggest complaint most have about social networking is that it takes a lot time to manage. I recommend designating time in your day for Facebook activities. You can login once or twice a day to view messages and manage your connections. Start small, and see what works for you.
There are some excellent tools that allow you to monitor and post to multiple social media platforms at once. All those listed have free versions. I suggest trying them all, and see what suites you.
Hootsuite: www.hootsuite.com - includes a pro version for teams with multiple people managing postings. Allows scheduling of updates/postings.
Seesmic: www.seesmic.com – integrates with Salesforce. Web, mobile and desktop. Supports plugins and links to over 90 other platforms.
Yoono: www.yoono.com – wide social media platform support, with desktop and mobile versions.
Tweetdeck: www.tweetdeck.com – Recently purchased by Twitter but works with all major social media websites.
Additional tools and resources can be found at www.toriangroup.com/socialmedia.
Torian Group, Inc. Phone: (559) 733-1940 Fax: (559) 532-0207 Contact us


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What You Need To Know Before You Build : Bushfire Attack Levels
On the off chance that you are assembling or broadening a home in Victoria, one critical thought is your property's BAL – the Bushfire Attack Level.
The controls encompassing BAL were changed after the overwhelming 2009 Victorian bushfires, with the point of enhancing the capacity of new structures to withstand bushfire assault. So how would you find your property's BAL rating? Also, once you do, by what means will it affect on your decisions with regards to outlining and building your new home?
BAL Explained
There are six BAL classifications going from low to extraordinary hazard. As the danger of bushfires affecting your property expands, so do the development necessities for your new home.
Every single new home and augmentations must have a BAL evaluation before any arranging or building grants can be issued. On the off chance that you have a current home, you can complete a BAL evaluation, yet you are not bound by the outcomes and can execute the prescribed security includes or not.
Finding your BAL
When you choose to manufacture, one of the main things you'll have to know is the BAL of your property. You can complete an appraisal by a specialist of flame assessor when you purchase a property and some building organizations will incorporate the BAL evaluation as a component of their pre-contract process.
There are additionally straightforward aides you can take after to evaluate your BAL all alone, yet know that the outcome will be a sign just will in any case require endorsement from a building surveyor.
How is BAL surveyed?
The BAL appraisal depends on a mix of variables identifying with bushfire hazard. These incorporate your Fire Danger Index (FDI), the sort of vegetation, your home's nearness to it and the slant of the site.
The FDI is a measure of the likelihood of a bushfire beginning, how quick it will spread and how troublesome it will be to contain. Victoria has a rearranged strategy where there are two levels: 50 in snow capped territories and 100 somewhere else.
The vegetation on your site will be ordered into one of seven sorts. These are backwoods, forest, shrubland, clean, mallee/mulga, rainforest or prairie.
To decide the separation between the vegetation and your home or proposed constructing site, an estimation is taken from the edge of the vegetation to the nearest outside divider or supporting post on account of a garage or deck.
The slant of the land is critical as it impacts the seriousness of a bushfire. For BAL, it's the incline under the arranged vegetation as opposed to the slant between the building and vegetation that is evaluated.
The discoveries from these territories are then consolidated to decide your BAL rating.
What does my BAL rating mean?
Your BAL rating will affect on various elements when you are building. The six BAL evaluations each have their own details and prerequisites connected to them.
BAL-LOW: No unique development necessities.
BAL-12.5 and BAL-19: Special necessities identifying with outer dividers, windows and entryways, rooftops, verandahs and decks.
BAL-29, BAL-40 and BAL-FZ: Special necessities for subfloor underpins, floors, outer dividers, windows and entryways, rooftops, verandahs and decks.
These prerequisites incorporate directions on the sort of materials that must be utilized, (for example, non-flammable timber or toughened glass) and the consideration of additional wellbeing highlights (like bushfire shades or climate strips).
One imperative thing to remember is that the BAL assessment necessities are a variable cost update for any new home venture, paying little respect to developer. Undertaking costs can't be settled until the BAL rating has been finished, and BAL and vitality appraisals are the 2 principle value factors on any new home task.
Knowing your BAL and building your fantasy home
When you know your BAL rating you can begin arranging, planning and building the home you had always wanted!
All through the procedure ensure that everybody included – your engineer, originator and manufacturer - are for the most part mindful of the necessities related with your BAL rating and that they work with you to get the most ideal outcome.


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So, the big story today is how little a story the commute was. The dire predictions (fueled in no small part to the "sky is falling" reporting from the Boston Herald) had everyone expecting a horrific commute. What we got was remarkably normal. Clearly, a lot of people are staying the heck out of dodge, but not a massive ammount. I'd say my train had somewhere between holiday commuting traffic and every day traffic. About what you'd expect for the period of the summer when many people are off on their vacations.
The Boston Globe seems to back up my impression. Drivers found the experience rather underwhelming given the doom and gloom that was predicted. Again, light traffic helped a lot, and they hope to get it even better by convincing people to take mass transit since traffic is so light there. But, of course, that won't happen because the roads weren't a problem and people are still scared about what will happen with the much threatened bag searches.
This was my big worry going into the week. The transit authority originally planned on bottlenecking the entrances to all stations that would eventually pass under the Fleet Center and searching random bags. This seemed like a nuisance, but an understandable one. When the ACLU and the like complained, the transit cops stepped up the threat to searching ALL bags just to be fair. Now this, I dreaded. The thought of waiting in a long line just to get into the station seemed dreadful. Especially since they seem to want to do this from now on, even after the DNC. Thankfully, the seriously modified the search all bags plan and came up with something entirely sensible. Instead of searching everyone at the stations entrances throughout the system, they are stopping the train one stop before it rides underneath the Fleet Center. Transit cops (who are looking quite scary, by the way) then board the train and walk through the cars checking all of bags. Its smooth, sensible, and not at all a problem. They also only did this while the Convention was in progress, also sensible. A huge hassle became a point of good planning. Horray.
In other news, there is much complaining going about the "Free Speech Zone". Okay, yes, it is unfortunetly named, but it isn't near the oppressive, Orwellian structure some suggest. It seems to have become fashionable to label the demonstration zone at the Fleet Center a "cage", such as these anti-abortion activists. I'm normally sympathetic to complaints about "free speech zones", but that's usually because they are designed to move free speech as far away as possible. That's just not the case here in Boston. I've been out to the Fleet Center. The protest zone is right out in front of the Fleet Center. You can't get any closer. Its also right next to the delegate parking lot, as evidenced here. And the fence is quite necessary given the busy traffic in the area and the fact that to ensure the protesters a spot next to the FleetCenter, the set up an area on a Construction site underneath a soon-to-be-dismantled elevated rail. (Boston's last, I believe). I know its trite, but someone could get hurt. Last I checked, a small bit of fence has never silenced our civil liberties. And just look at these creatively dressed protesters. And just look at that blue sky above them. Yeah, that's quite the picture of a cage. And, of course, protests continue throughout Boston. Gotta love the marching anarchists.
As to the Convention itself, it seems that inspite of the fretting that Kerry was going soft, we learned his real plan. Lay out the attack on Bush from the big guns, getting it out of the way, and then turn around and present your positive message from everyone else. It makes perfect sense. Jimmy Carter critizing Bush carries much more gravitas than Howard Dean doing so. It doesn't look as much like politics when its the elder statesment of the party laying out the case against Bush. And this frees Kerry to lay out the case for himself in the next 3 days. The spin is key, though. The speeches made the case against Bush, but seemed largely about making the case for Kerry. That's clearly not the early spin, though, but it may be just as well to get that out of the way now. What's more, this gets all the Clinton talk out of the way in one day. Gosh knows the press loves to speculate about the Clintons. Now its out of their system, and we can be on to bigger and better things. Count me as impressed with the plan.


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There is refinement, sharing, appreciation, union, and cooperation to bring to a loved one, family, friends, and more when Venus slips into Libra. Most of all, this is a time for identifying, validating, and pledging oneself in a committed relationship. Of special note: Libra being the sign of Balance, there is every reason to expect more achievement and success in the same-sex marriage vote here in the U.S.
Even though Venus in Libra is traditionally about benevolence and willingness between lovers, it can be tricky too: a strong desire to please and not be challenging; to be accepting and even yielding more than ever or before; manipulation can also be a factor if it means a victory or achieved result.
And it's also a time be lazy, wanting to take the easy way out or the line of least resistance. You can also be very indecisive. You may need people and find it difficult to feel comfortable in your own company.
So what should you do? Remember that you have boundaries; you may compromise your own in a willingness of bliss, desire, or desperation. At least know that this is a time to find peace within and with each other. You may go back and fix up an old matter, or at least be more cooperative with your Significant Other. Honor that person--be aware that they are sharing their life with you--and that this is a gift. Thank your partner; spend some time showing your appreciation--and be willing to accept it from them.
And enjoy. Venus rules Libra, so it's also about pleasure and fun with someone else.


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Barney Frank Biography
Barney Frank was born on March 31, 1940 in Bayonne, New Jersey. The Massachusetts Democrat became a U.S. Congressman in 1980, and publicly revealed his homosexuality in 1987. Frank worked at length on the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act, which was passed in 2008. He married his longtime boyfriend Jim Ready in July 2012.
Early Life
Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank, a Democrat, is considered the most prominent gay politician in the United States, but he came from humble Jewish roots. He was born Barnett Frank in Bayonne, New Jersey on March 31, 1940, to Elsie and Samuel Frank. His father ran a Jersey City truck stop and was later jailed for one year for refusing to testify against his brother, who was involved in a kickback scheme. Despite the incident, Frank's parents instilled in him and his three siblings "a belief in the power of the government to do good," according to a January 2009 article in The New Yorker.
Frank graduated from Harvard College in 1962, and later pursued graduate studies there, working toward a Doctor of Philosophy degree in government and teaching undergraduate classes. He went on to become the chief assistant to Boston Mayor Kevin White, and later worked for Massachusetts Congressman Michael Harrington. In 1972, Frank was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He served in that capacity for the following eight years, all the while attending Harvard Law School. Frank was admitted to the bar in Massachusetts in 1979.
During his time in state government, Frank taught part time at his alma mater and several other universities, including Boston University. He also published articles on public affairs and politics.
By the late 1970s, Frank had decided to pursue higher office. In 1980, he ran for and won the U.S. House of Representatives 4th Congressional District seat, which he continued to win every election thereafter. He announced in November 2011 that he would not seek re-election in 2012.
Coming Out
Frank began revealing his homosexuality to friends in his personal life before he ran for Congress, but concealed his sexual preference from the public until May 30, 1987. Frank, the first congressman to ever publicly announce his homosexuality, said that one of his reasons for doing so was that he did not want to end up like closeted bisexual Republican Connecticut Congressman Stewart McKinney: After McKinney's death, on May 7, 1987, media speculation arose regarding whether or not he was gay. "I don't want that to happen to me," Frank told the Washington Post. According to Edge Boston magazine, another catalyst for Frank's revelation was increased media interest in his private life after former Republican Maryland Congressman Bob Bauman was ousted from his seat following an arrest for soliciting an underage male prostitute.
Congressional Career
In his 32-year career as a member of the U.S. Congress, Frank proved himself to be an industrious and accomplished lawmaker. He is well-known for his involvement in the House's Financial Services Committee, and in mortgage foreclosure bailout issues.
Shortly after Frank announced his imminent departure from Congress, the Washington Post published an article exploring the congressman's effect on the 2007 housing crisis. Its conclusion was stated in the article's headline: "Barney Frank didn't cause the housing crisis."
Fannie Mae fought aggressively to minimize federal regulation of its activities and attempts to tax its profits. Among its tactics was giving "extravagant favors" to influential lawmakers, including Frank, who received $42,350 in campaign contributions from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac between 1989 and 2008. But in 2005, Frank also attempted to help sponsor a bipartisan House bill to create an independent regulator for the corporations: it died in the Senate.
Following the subprime mortgage crisis, Frank supported the passage of the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act, which was created to protect homeowners from foreclosure. The law passed in 2008, and is now considered one of the most important and complex issues of Frank's career.
Recent Events
Twenty-five years after he revealed to the nation that he was gay, a 72-year-old Frank married his longtime boyfriend, Jim Ready, who was 42 at the time. On the evening of Saturday, July 7, 2012, Frank and Ready exchanged vows at the Boston Marriott Newton in Boston, in a ceremony officiated by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick. Many political luminaries, including Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, attended the ceremony, but members of the news media were not permitted to attend. By exchanging vows in Massachusetts six months before the end of his congressional career, Frank "took another deliberate first step ... [and will] spend the rest of his time in office as the nation's first congressman in a same-sex marriage," according to the Washington Post.
In an interview with a New York Magazine reporter in April 2012, Frank said that he wanted to get married while in office because he thinks "it's important that [his] colleagues interact with a married gay man." He also told the reporter why he decided to leave Congress at the end of his term. "I've been doing this since October of 1967, and I've seen too many people stay here beyond when they should," Frank said. "I don't have the energy that I used to have. I don't like it anymore, I'm tired, and my nerves are frayed. And I dislike the negativism of the media. I think the media has gotten cynical and negative to a point where it's unproductive."
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Manners Matter
Parents are their child's most important teacher and what you say and what you do will help mold your child's future.
Often it is through observing others that children learn about basic rules of etiquette. Consequentially, it is important that adults model the behavior that they would like for their child to have. In addition, you can help expand your child's knowledge and understanding by read books together and then talking.
When children learn the importance of how to act and how to treat others they are provided a gift that will serve them throughout their entire life.
Dora's Book of Manners by Christine Ricci
Everyone's favorite explorer teaches children how to stay safe in the great outdoors! Dora and Boots show children what they need to do when they are playing outside: Look both ways before crossing the street. Wear a helmet when you ride your bicycle. Wear a life jacket when you're in the water. These tips and more are included in this Super Chubby board book that's great for summer display tables and all year long! The Grumpy Old Troll was mean to his friend Mouse--and now he needs help from Dora and Boots so Mouse will forgive him. But what should he say? Join Dora and Boots in this refreshed edition of a Dora tale as they help the Troll…and learn all about manners along the way!
Suppose You Meet a Dinosaur: A First Book of Manners by Judy Sierra
In this funny story, told in lilting read-aloud rhyme, the girl has numerous opportunities to be helpful to the clumsy shopping dino and demonstrate when to say "thank you," "excuse me," "I'm sorry," "You're welcome," and other niceties of life. Tim Bowers's whimsical illustrations bring an extra dimension of fun to Judy Sierra's hilarious picture book fantasy. Altogether, Suppose You Meet a Dinosaur is an entertaining and painless way to show preschoolers why basic manners are a good thing to have.
The Berenstain Bears Say Please and Thank You Jan Berenstain
Sister, Brother, and Honey Bear practice using their very best manners in many different situations.
Clifford's Manners Norman Bridwell.
The circus is in town, but everything is going wrong. Emily Elizabeth and Clifford offer to help. Clifford and the circus acts work together to save the show-and the day!
Mind Your Manners Samantha Brooke
Winnie-the-Pooh is so excited to go to Christopher Robin's picnic that he forgets his manners. He doesn't wait his turn or say ?please,? ?thank you,? or ?excuse me.' Will Winnie-the-Pooh ever learn the right thing to do?
Achoo! : Good Manners Can Be Contagious! Mij Kelly
Achoo! is a delightfully funny combination of verse and color pictures that will keep kids laughing, even as they learn that good manners and good health practices are closely interrelated. Along with covering one's mouth, children learn the importance of washing their hands, wiping their nose with a tissue instead of their hands, brushing their teeth, and many more basic rules of hygiene and good manners.
Being a Pig Is Nice : A Child's-Eye View of Manners by Sally Lloyd-Jones
A hilarious picture book about manners, turned upside down! Why do animals get to misbehave, while humans have to act so prim and proper all the time? From the New York Times bestselling author comes a book about manners, all from the point-of-view of a little girl. In her refreshingly subversive world, monkeys must always use their fingers when they eat or get in trouble, elephants are encouraged to squirt and splatter everywhere, and pig parents ask their children to get muddy before they go to bed. Of course, if you're a pig, you smell, and that's not nice. Still, the girl can see that behaving like an animal could be fun. . .
Additional Resources
How to teach manners to toddlers, kids, and tweens


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Detect motion (activity)
From OLPC
Detect Motion
Using an XO for animal motion detection.
Position the XO in a location that will see movement by animals, such as a bird bath, bird nest, or mouse hole. For example, this B1 XO was set in ebook mode and suspended from hooks:
Try to avoid positions with grass or vegetation that may move in the wind, otherwise you'll get pictures of the grass moving. Though it is possible to configure the detector to deal with them.
Not yet packaged for the XO, but a binary package is available, which was built from CVS including the new V4L2 API provided by the XO camera kernel module.
- open a root shell on the XO
- download the binary package
# cd /tmp # wget http://dev.laptop.org/~quozl/motion-2007-03-05.tar.bz2
- unpack it
# cd / # tar xfj /tmp/motion-2007-03-05.tar.bz2 # cd /motion # rm /tmp/motion-2007-03-05.tar.bz2
- edit the motion.conf configuration file according to the documentation at http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/ConfigFileOptions ... you may wish to use the full frame size:
width 640 height 480
- start the motion detector
# ./go
- if you change motion.conf while motion is running, send it a SIGHUP so it will reread the file
# killall -HUP motion
- access the webcam view in a web browser, using a URL composed from the IP address or host name, followed by port 8081, for example http://example-xo-1.laptop.org:8081/
- http://dev.laptop.org/~quozl/2007-04-09/ mice in a house
- http://dev.laptop.org/~quozl/2007-05-15-critter-detection/images.html birds bathing
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Vancouver Canucks hockey blogger C-Mac looks indepth at the play of second year forward Cody Hodgson. He has been a winner wherever he has played in the past and that is a quality that this team will need to take advantage of as they work towards a return to the playoffs.
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L'anello di Bagno Vignoni
Published by Daniele Colangelo
As hiking is one of my favourites hobbies and this area is hands down one of the most beautiful you will be able to find in Italy in general, I totally reccomend some trails you will never forget. L'anello di Bagno Vignoni is the one I experienced lately (you can take a look at the map here) and for sure this is affordable even for non trained people. It takes about 4 hrs taking it easy, and it's half in the shade and half under the sun (depending on the period of the year you go to this area). The path has got it all: form astonishing views to silent walks in the woods and at a certain point you will totally be breathless when you'll be facing the Orcia river and you'll be able to admire the ancient bridge crossing it (you can see some pics from my post called Val d'Orcia. It's worth to stop there for a rest and to enjoy the enchanting atmosphere (and maybe take a bath) and, depending where you started from, then head to the next town to refresh with a freezing beer (or a glass of wine since you're in the cradle of good taste).
Highlights of the walk are the Ripa d'Orcia castle and Vignoni alta, beside all the rest of course.Don't forget to deep your feet into the the natural thermal pools you run into when you'll be passing underneath the town of Bagno Vignoni
Please give it a try and then let me know what you think about it.
Comin' up more hiking trails I've tested just for you...stay tuned!
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Today's tip…
Windows Server 2012 have improved compatibility with native 4KB drives. Here's a quick list of 4k items that have been added or included:
Ability to install Windows to and boot from a 4K sector disk without emulation (4K Native Disk) on a supported system
New VHDx file format designed out of the box to both natively support running on both types of 4K disks and to expose to the Hyper-V guest a data volume which is reported as either type (the default reporting is 512e)
Hyper-V guests can boot off a VHDx file reported as a 512e-type disk
Support with Windows Server backup, with the 4K disk both as a source and as a target
Support with Data De-Dupe (optimization) service
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Support with Storage Spaces virtualized storage
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I use wireless lan. In network connection dialog, it seems to work well.
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I cannot download newer version from update-manager. It doesn't work either.
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Jump on the Victorian Public Transport website and plan your journey as this has the most up-to-date information. To get your started though, here are some suggestions:
The SkyBus transports visitors directly from Melbourne Airport to Southern Cross train station. From there catch tram number 96, 109 or 12.
There are five car parks available for use. The Exhibition Centre carpark entrance is off Normanby Road. Weekend rates are $20 per exit, per day. Visit the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre website to see all options.
Take any train that goes to Southern Cross Station then catch tram number 96, 109 or 12.
Catch any of the following trams and get off at Stop 124A opposite the Clarendon Street entrance of the MCEC:
- Route 96 – St Kilda to East Brunswick
- Route 109 – Port Melbourne to Box Hill
- Route 12 – Victoria Gardens to St Kilda
Alternatively catch tram number 70 or 75 and get off at Stop D5 South Wharf/Wurundjeri Way. Then take a short walk towards the Yarra River, across the Seafarers Bridge.
Ask the driver to drop you off at the Clarendon Street entrance of MCEC.


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Scientists in China claim they've created a working prototype of the 'impossible' reactionless engine – and they say they're already testing it in orbit aboard the Tiangong-2 space laboratory.
The radical, fuel-free EmDrive recently stirred up controversy after a paper published by a team of NASA researchers appeared to show they'd successfully built the technology.
If the physics-defying concept is brought to reality, it's said the engine could get humans to Mars in just 10 weeks.
But now, scientists with the China Academy of Space Technology claim NASA's results 're-confirm' what they'd already achieved, and have plans to implement it in satellites 'as quickly as possible.'
With no fuel to eject, the EmDrive would violate Newton's third law, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
At a press conference in Beijing, however, researchers with Cast confirmed the government has been funding research into the technology since 2010, and claimed they've developed a device that's already being tested in low-Earth orbit, IBTimes UK reports.
It comes just a month after anonymous sources told IBTimes UK that tests on the EmDrive were underway aboard Tiangong-2.
'National research institutions in recent years have carried out a series of long-term, repeated tests on the EmDrive,' Dr Chen Yue, head of the communication satellite division at Cast said at the press conference, IBTimes UK reports.
'NASA's published test results can be said to re-confirm the technology. We have successfully developed several specifications of multiple prototype principles.
'The establishment of an experimental verification platform to complete the milli-level micro thrust measurement test, as well as several years of repeated experiments and investigations into corresponding interference factors, confirm that in this type of thruster, thrust exists.'
Cast is a subsidiary of the Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and the manufacturer of Dong Fang Hong satellites.
According to Li Feng, chief designer of Cast's communication satellite division, the team has built a prototype that so far generates just a few millinewtons of thrust, IBTimes UK reports.
For it to work on a satellite, they will need to bring the levels up to something between .1-1 Newtons.
This means they will have to improve the cavity design to reduce electrical losses, and develop a solution for the placement of the microwave thruster on the satellite itself.
'This technology is currently in the latter stages of the proof-of-principle phase, with the goal of making the technology available in satellite engineering as quickly as possible,' Li Feng said at the conference, IBTimes reports.
'Although it is difficult to do this, we have the confidence that we will succeed.'
Following the official publication of the NASA research last month, many have dismissed the results as an experimental error.
This includes advanced propulsions systems expert Brice Cassenti, who says there is likely a 'mundane explanation' behind the findings.
But, while the expert argues that there's a 'slim' probability that the results will hold up in further investigation, he also notes that 'it's not zero.'
The violations seen in the EmDrive concept would 'invalidate much of the basis for all of physics as we know it,' Cassenti, an engineering professor at the University of Connecticut, told UConn Today.
The paper, now published in the AIAA's Journal of Propulsion and Power, describes a series of successful tests carried out by scientists at NASA's Eagleworks Laboratories.
Its publication means it has been reviewed by scientists independent to the study, adding to its credibility – but, this does not necessarily mean that the results are valid.
As there is no 'plausible proven physical explanation' for the findings as of yet, either experimentally or theoretically, the expert says the results may boil down to an experimental error.
'I personally believe that there is a mundane explanation for the results,' Cassenti said.
'For example, electric currents are heating components within the Drive that expand during the experiments, causing motion that would appear as a force.
'It is very difficult to remove such effects, although the authors of the journal article tried to remove not only these thermal effects but also many other possible sources for experimental errors.'
According to Cassenti, it's extremely difficult to be certain that all sources of error have been eliminated, and this can only be proven through independent tests of the hypothesis.
If the EmDrive results do turn out to be valid, the achievement 'points to new physics.'
And while there have been circumstances where Newton's laws have been found not to apply at high speeds, as in large gravitational fields and with tiny molecules, the researcher note that 'Newton is still mostly right.'
'Over my professional life, I have seen several of these exciting experimental or theoretical results reported in peer-reviewed literature,' Cassenti said.
'So far only the reality of black holes has come through.
'So, based on my experience, the probability of this holding up under further analysis and testing appears slim. But it's not zero.'
Essentially, the EmDrive generates thrust by harnessing particles of light and bouncing microwaves around inside a closed chamber, shaped like a cone.
The movement generates thrust at the slim end of the cone, which drives the engine forward.
In the new study, which tested if the device could operate in a vacuum, the researchers found that 'thrust data from forward, reverse, and null suggested that the system was consistently performing at 1.2±0.1 mN/kW1.2±0.1 mN/kW, which was very close to the average impulsive performance measured in air.'
The supporting physics model for these conditions, according to the researchers, could be a 'nonlocal hidden-variable theory, or pilot-wave theory for short' – an interpretation of quantum mechanics.
Many have taken interest in the findings, including one physicist who has claimed that there 'may really be something' in the findings – but, the cause might be something entirely different than what's been proposed.
Rather than the quantum vacuum theory which was initially cited in the leaked version to explain the findings, a phenomenon known as the 'Mach effect' could be to blame, according to Motherboard.
By this effect, which Woodward first theorized in the 1990s, some of the force applied to an accelerating body of mass is stored as potential energy in its body rather than generating kinetic energy, according to Motherboard.
This causes fluctuations in the object's resting mass, and this effect could be harnessed to create the type of thrust seen in the experiments.
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Yesterday's storms were followed by fog this morning. As a cyclist I like fog because there is never a wind with a fog, so riding is always comfortable. It also made for same fascinating photos. Click on any photo to see full size.
I shot the second photo a bit farther down the bike path. The lights in the distance are Monroe Harbor.
Next is a short bike ride down to actually be in Monroe Harbor.
The final shot is farther south still of the Shedd Aquarium ringed by lights.
These were all shot in the first light of day. I absolutely love the appearance of electric lights at this time.


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CEDAR CITY — Southern Utah's Andrea Jones scored a career-high 22 points against Oakland University, but the Golden Grizzlies rallied in the game's final minutes to take a 64-60 win over the Thunderbirds on Monday night.
SUU took an early 7-6 lead thanks to five points by junior forward Tayler Anderson. Kimie Hawkins then scored inside to spark a 7-1 run as the Thunderbirds doubled up Oakland at 14-7.
The Golden Grizzlies battled back over the next five minutes to trim the deficit to two on a Vicotria Lipscomb jumper. Carli Moreland then collected four consecutive baskets for SUU as part of a 9-4 run that saw the Thunderbirds go up by a count of 27-20.
Oakland narrowed the margin to five in the final minute of the half after Malika Glover connected on a jumper. Jones came back with her second 3-pointer of the night to push the advantage back to eight as SUU took a 34-26 lead into the locker room.
Hawkins opened the second half with a layup to extend the T-Birds' lead to 10, but a 3-pointer and jumper by Amy Carlton pulled the Grizzlies back within five at 36-31. Southern Utah got six points from Jones over the next five minutes to push the margin back to nine at 44-35.
But a 20-5 Oakland run down the stretch saw the Grizzlies tie the score at 49 before taking a seven-point lead at 57-50. Southern Utah scored 10 points in the final minute and a half to draw within four, but Oakland was able to convert from the free-throw line to hold on for the 64-60 victory.
"The shots were there in the second, but we weren't making them," said SUU head coach JR Payne. "We missed some lay-ups and ill-timed free throws that really cost us."?
Jones' 22 points led all scorers while Moreland added another 18 along with 16 rebounds for SUU.
Bethany Watterworth had 20 points for the Grizzlies, including 16 in the second half, and Carlton came off the bench for a dozen.
"Watterworth is a good player, and I felt like Tayler did a tremendous job defending her," said Payne. "But to ask her to stay with her for all 40 minutes is a tall order, and I think we lost her in the second half as she got more aggressive when that fatigue started to set in."?
With the win, the Golden Grizzlies improve 9-9 on the year and 5-4 in the Summit League. Southern Utah is now 5-15 on the season and 1-8 in conference play.
The Thunderbirds will be back in action Saturday as part of a college basketball doubleheader. The SUU women will tip things off against South Dakota at 5 p.m., followed immediately by the men's game at 7:30 p.m.


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FontForge can now allow multiple people to collaborate on designing a font in real time. This is all still rather alpha level code, and in fact the pull request including this code was only pushed over the fence in the last hour ;) If real time collaboration sounds interesting to you, or something in this post seems of interest, then you might like to attend an upcoming Interactivos Workshop which is right after the Libre Graphics Meeting in Madrid (10-27 April).
At interactivos I will be expanding on the current collab code and discussing future directions and possible cross tool network specifications to allow different font tools to talk to each other. Even if you are not convinced that you want anyone else joining your collab session, you might like something like a Web sink watching your work and updating a page on your tablet as you modify the font so you can see in near real time if changes are going to work well on a target device and design or not. Why burden your workflow having to have your local fontforge export to an OTF and slow you down when a server can do all that for you in the background. There is no reason that the processes in the collab session can't all be running on your behalf.
If you are running osx then I have a binary drop for you which bundles all the needed stuff for collab at:
To start a server select the menu item Collaborate/Start Session... a dialog will show you the IP address the server will run on so you can start fontforge on another computer (+other OS) and connect to that address using Collaborate/Connect to Session...
Things are in very early days and focus has been only on the glyph view. It seems that there is some fluff holding the undo system from working on the metrics view (thus on kerning etc).
The design uses FontForge's undo/redo system to know what the changes are in the font, and since those changes can be serialized to an SFD format that code is reused to send and receive the undo information across a zeromq broadcast server.
The design is inline with the MCT (Merge Enabled Change Tracking) for ODF that is up on the OASIS lists. In FontForge's case, s baseline full SFD snapshot and sequential fragments thereafter describing updates.
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Bored Hero
Alan Bell
- Raymond Asquith: Life and Letters by John Jolliffe
Collins, 311 pp, £10.95, July 1980, ISBN 0 00 216714 X
When Raymond Asquith died in the Battle of the Somme, Winston Churchill grieved for 'the loss of my brilliant hero-friend', and the Prime Minister's son became a symbol of the talent of a whole generation. He is mentioned in countless memoirs, but until the publication of this volume Asquith has never possessed any definite literary personality to give documentary substance to the legend of tragically sacrificed brilliance. He was 38 when he was killed, no mere promising BA sent straight from Oxford to the trenches: the achievement of a fuller lifetime was beginning to form by the time of his death. Recollection of promise has until now been all that remained, along with fragrant but sincere declarations from adoring disciples such as Lady Diana Cooper, who 'loved Raymond hopelessly' but could scarcely bear to write about him in her autobiography.
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Saturday, May 28, 2011
Happy Birthday...
29 comments:
- Emily Keaton said...
VERY cute, Linda! I love the paper pieced dress. :)
- May 28, 2011 at 7:04 AM
- Sylvia Nelson said...
Beautiful card, Linda! Love all the piecing. Have a wonderful weekend.
- May 28, 2011 at 7:10 AM
- Catherine said...
Such a sweet little card for your friend ~ I hope she has a terrific day!
Happy Weekend to you Linda!
xo Catherine
- May 28, 2011 at 7:17 AM
- Cynthia Schelzig said...
Very pretty card...I am sure your friend will really appreciate you making this for her ...I do love those hands holding that cake stamp. I think I "need" it:)
- May 28, 2011 at 7:39 AM
- Terry said...
So pretty is this card for Kirsty! Love the cake image and those papers! Have a great weekend!
- May 28, 2011 at 7:49 AM
- Cheryl Nelson said...
This is so cute and fun!!! Kirsty is gonna LOVE it! Happy Birthday Kirsty!
- May 28, 2011 at 7:49 AM
- Becca said...
Happy Birthday to Kirsty! She will love the card Linda, and the candles look like they are glowing...so cool!
- May 28, 2011 at 8:14 AM
- mustavcoffee, Gay Peplow said...
Hi there Linda, Great card, love the ditsy flower paper, and the design is modern and stylish. Another winner! A very Happy Birthday to Kirsty :0) xxx
- May 28, 2011 at 10:13 AM
- Ros said...
Brilliant Linda ... Kirsty will love that cake!!
- May 28, 2011 at 10:38 AM
- Netty said...
Oh wow Linda this is such a clever card my friend. Enjoy the weekend, Annette x
- May 28, 2011 at 12:27 PM
- Patty@sewingseeds said...
Such a pretty card. I love the image. I see your were in my neck of the woods last week. We spent a few days in Carlsbad every summer, you're right it is beautiful and so peaceful.
- May 28, 2011 at 1:30 PM
- Mona L. Pendleton said...
What a sweet card Linda! Such pretty patterned paper! Surely Kirsty will love this!
- May 28, 2011 at 1:42 PM
- Kirsty Vittetoe said...
I am so happy today, waking up with all these lovely birthday wishes from all over the world, I love you guys!!
Thanks for making this lovely card for my birthday Linda, thanks for being a sweet friend! : )
- May 28, 2011 at 1:44 PM
- Joanne Leddy said...
What a beautiful way to wish someone a beautiful birthday! She will love it and so deserving!
- May 28, 2011 at 2:21 PM
- Janna Werner said...
Super lovely card! So yummie!
Happy Bday, Kirsty :D
- May 28, 2011 at 2:43 PM
- Jane Wetzel said...
how darling Linda!
- May 28, 2011 at 6:08 PM
- sweet craf-tea chick said...
super sweet and pretty, linda! love the pretty papers and paper piecing. thanks for sharing and have a great weekend! *hugs* steph :)
- May 28, 2011 at 7:35 PM
- Tracy said...
Oooo I have a tooth ache this is so sweet! LOL Really it is a great card Linda. :-) I sure appreciate you girls letting me get in on the fun. Hugs!
- May 28, 2011 at 8:15 PM
- Lynnda Hosni said...
So beautiful and very sweet Card...am sure Kirsty would love this... hugs...xoxo
- May 28, 2011 at 10:38 PM
- Deb Hickman said...
Fab card and yes would love to meet up if I ever get to Vegas.xxxxx
- May 29, 2011 at 2:36 AM
- Renee said...
How sweet is your card Linda!!! So beautiful and perfectly designed.
Hugs xx
- May 29, 2011 at 4:44 AM
- Joanna K (aka Asia K) said...
That's a super sweet card Linda, I'm sure Krsty loved it! Love the flowery dress ;). Big hugs, Joanna xx
- May 29, 2011 at 1:06 PM
- Gerri Herbst said...
What a wonderful card. Fabulous cheery colors...take care, gerri
- May 29, 2011 at 4:40 PM
- Pauline said...
Beautiful card, love the image and the wonderful papers.
- May 30, 2011 at 6:23 AM
- Audrey Pettit said...
Oh my gosh! How adorable, Linda! I LOVE that happy paper, and LOVE that image. I adore the paper piecing. :)
- May 30, 2011 at 7:10 AM
- JeanFB said...
Oh my gosh, that's adorable! I love the way you've used the same paper for her dress and the background - brilliant!
- May 30, 2011 at 8:29 AM
- lisa said...
Just beautiful Linda!
- May 30, 2011 at 7:40 PM
- Heather Jensen said...
aSo cute, Linda. I know she will love it. :)
- May 31, 2011 at 5:21 AM
- Suzanne C said...
Sweet card. Love the popped center. Perfect Bday card!
- June 1, 2011 at 11:58 PM


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Charm school: How to teach your child good manners
Manners may maketh man, says Pip Jones, but they don't exactly come naturally to children
We've all been there, haven't we? Perhaps at a wedding when, at a particularly romantic moment, your toddler let one rip then laughed his little face off? Or maybe you've endured stressful and messy restaurant outings? Or cringed when your little angel point blank refused to say goodbye when your in-laws were leaving? It can take quite some time for little ones to really grasp the point of polite, or even socially acceptable, behaviour.
'Much that we consider polite is completely alien to small children,' says parenting and child behaviour specialist (and Gurgle expert) Eileen Hayes, 'babies aren't born with social skills. It's something they have to learn about over time, and it can take some children much longer than others.
'Even by the toddling stage, most still have very little comprehension of right and wrong and why they shouldn't be able to do, or take, whatever they want.'
As parents, we don't want other adults rolling their eyes and muttering about how we're raising a brat, because that in itself can be mortifying. But more importantly, teaching polite behaviour equips our children for the outside world, and their future.
'People respond much more positively to those who are polite and thoughtful, and children won't be very popular with their own friends – or with adults – if they don't learn these things at some point.'
At what point, though? It can feel as if constant requests to be polite fall on deaf ears when those ears are still so very little.
'If you're thinking about good manners from a young age, the behaviour becomes habitual,' Eileen says. 'Your toddler might not completely understand why you're saying they should do something a certain way, but nevertheless it will become 'normal' to do it that way.
'It's important, though, to be realistic about what your child can and can't manage. Children respond incredibly well to positive encouragement, but telling them off when they forget to do something nicely or politely won't have any positive effects at all.'
So patience is really key. It's also hugely important, Eileen advises, to lead by example. 'Children learn so much from watching their parents. You should use language as well, to explain why it's nice to do things in certain ways, but always remember that what you do teaches more than what you say.
Sweet talking
Teaching conversational courtesy might be the area where 'do as I do' most strongly comes into play, so the time when your baby is beginning to communicate with languageis definitely the time to really consider how you communicate yourself.
'Talking is such a natural thing, so we're not always aware that we're doing things we'd rather our children didn't,' Eileen says.
Excellent point. Do you tell your child they should say hello and greet people nicely? Great! But is that something you always do yourself? Or is your partner sometimes on the receiving end of an exhausted grunt in the evening? Do you tell your toddler not to interrupt? Then be sure you're courteous enough to not talk over them.
And if you want your child to understand that shouting is not the way to get what they want, then just check it's not you, standing in the hall, shouting to hurry up because you just. Need. To. Get. Out. Of. The. DOOR!
'Some things are easier than others,' Eileen admits. 'Many parents do raise their voices out of sheer frustration when they're trying to get their children to do things – but if you do that you can expect your child, at some point, to do the same!
'When it comes to polite conversation, do be sensitive to the type of child you have – shyer children might feel uncomfortable being pushed towards a little-known relative to say hello. So don't force them. Or do it together, holding hands. Don't make a big deal out of it.'
Say please? Thank you!
Ah, the most basic of manners! And don't we just love all those different versions they come up with – 'Peeeas!' 'Ang-oo!'
Many a parent will find 'please' and 'thank you' becoming their most overused words as their baby begins babbling. And that is indeed the best way to teach children to use them, according to Eileen.
'If you always say thank you when your child hands you something, it will become ingrained for them,' she says. 'They will begin to imitate, parrot fashion, when you give them something back. 'It's a good idea to explain that these are the nice words we use when we ask for something, or when we receive something. However, each child develops a comprehension of language at their own pace and so, to begin with, they won't entirely understand the significance of the words.'
It's for this reason that Eileen advises against making particularly forceful requests for pleases and thank yous, because it could turn into a battle of wills. 'You should encourage your child to use those words, of course. But if you hold something back until your child says please, the chances are they won't really understand why you're doing it. 'That could lead to them becoming frustrated. Remind them gently and praise them when they remember.'
What's mine is...mine
Doesn't every parent feel it's their duty to rear a child who is good at sharing? I can't think of a single mother who wouldn't consider it the height of good toddlers manners if their two-year-old offered up a ball to another child (even if they did take it back again a nanosecond later).
This is a conundrum, though, because hardly any children are brilliant at sharing – not in the pre-school years anyway.
'Toddlers think everything belongs to them and simply don't understand why they can't have something, just because another child wants it,' Eileen explains.
We've all seen how hard some children find it to share – and it's not necessarily an area where parents lead by example. 'It's not as if, as grown ups, we go about sharing our beloved possessions, is it?' Eileen laughs.
'We don't share our car with our neighbours. If a friend comes round, we don't let them sit there with our gold watch on for the duration of their stay!'
Could it be, then, that we expect too much from toddlers when it comes to sharing?
'Of course, sharing is a good thing to start talking to your child about early on, and there are ways to encourage it,' Eileen says, 'while at the same time being fair.
'If your child has a friend coming over to play, tell them they can pack away a few things which they don't have to share, and explain that the other toys are for their friend too.
'They'll be more willing to share if they understand there are some favourite things they can keep, just for themselves. Forcing them to share something precious will just make them feel sad.'
Table manners
Whichever way you look at it, making the transition from mush-covered baby to child with napkin-dabbed mouth is going to be a messy process – and in the early stages, the best you should really be hoping for is laying the groundwork.
'Good table manners are very much about social convention,' says Eileen. 'Different people have different standards.
'But in the real world, at school, or if you want to go to restaurants, these are good skills for children to have.'
As ever, it's about leading by example. 'If you want to encourage your child to eat nicely and stay at the table, then sit with them. They'll never understand that this is "what people do" if they always have separate mealtimes, and you're busying yourself in the kitchen while they eat.
'If you sit together, you can demonstrate how it's done – and praise them when they manage it too.'
Remember that the stages your child goes through will affect their behaviour – if they've just started walking, they might be considerably less willing to sit still. Try to go with it to a degree.
'It's essential not to get into battles of any kind at the dinner table,' Eileen warns. 'The priority should be encouraging your child to eat a healthy plate of food, so don't make mealtimes a negative experience by enforcing table manners. Teach them with a gentle, laid-back approach.'
Let's get physical
Some toddlers are not only extremely comfortable with their own bodies and bodily functions, they are also completely fascinated by them. I mean, how brilliant is it to have a vessel containing endless amounts of sticky snot – attached to your own face?
No one is likely to bat an eyelid at a tiny child shoving their hands down their pants or picking their nose in the library – but at some point, every parent starts to feel it's time to temper that sort of physical behaviour.
'Most children don't have any sense of social embarrassment whatsoever,' Eileen says. 'They'll happily talk about doing a poo in public.
'But children do gradually learn. Some of it comes as they begin to spend more time with their peers. When a three-year-old starts nursery, they might be with children a year or more older than them so they'll naturally pick up the information that you behave in a certain way.'
That's not to say toddlers won't need some encouragement from their parents. It's important not to make them feel self-conscious, though, or as if they've done something naughty.
'If your child comes out of the toilet with their knickers round their ankles, just take them back to the loo, and explain that we pull our pants up before we open the toilet door.
'When they do something well, praise them. But when they don't get something right, give them a flat and unemotional comment to correct them. Don't make a fuss about it, just be matter of fact.'
Sorry seems to be the hardest word
Toddlers can't help being naughty sometimes – they really can't. They're constantly learning, for example, that it's not acceptable to push another child over because they really really wanted to play with their fire engine. So toddlers will often find themselves being told to say sorry – and while that's an important thing to learn, Eileen says it's essential that young children are taught in the right way. And it's tricky.
'Every child is different, but most simply won't be able to completely grasp the concept of empathy until after the age of three or even four,' she explains.
'So you need to be very clear. If your toddler pushed another child over, explain that by doing that, they made the other child sad – and that's why they need to say sorry.'
Timing plays a part in helping your child understand, too, says Eileen. It's really important to ask your child to say sorry immediately after the event. If you give them 'time out' on the naughty step, then ask them to apologise a few minutes later, the chances are they won't even remember what it is they did.
'Children need to understand the correlation between their bad behaviour, the consequences of that behaviour, and being asked to apologise. A sorry after a long "time out" will be a false sorry. They'll say the word, but they won't make the connection as to why they are saying it. They'll just feel guilty and ashamed and not really understand why.'


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Buttons 'n' Threads is an Australian clothing start-up that claims to offer high-end designer dress shirts that match the quality of big-name brands but at a lower price.
The Buttons 'n' Threads shirts feature as many as 23-25 stitches per inch, making them virtually invisible and making the shirt looks seamlessly crafted together. Each buttonhole contains as many as 200 stitches, allowing for easier buttoning and preventing fraying of buttonholes. The sleeve guard and lower front plackets feature a unique horizontal buttonhole that prevents the shirt from tensing up inside your pants. The buttons themselves are made from high quality Australian Mother of Pearl, making them both elegant as well as durable and long-lasting.
The founders of Buttons 'n' Threads claim that each shirt takes 11 hours to produce as opposed to regular off-the-rack dress shirts that take about 30 minutes to produce. It is this extra attention that makes the shirts a viable alternative to regular dress shirts. Buttons 'n' Threads will soon be launching an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for the project.
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text: Then I ended up in A&E. I'll let you in to a little secret I am the clumsiest person ever. I fell over myself skipping up the hall and have bad ligament and soft tissue damage to my ankle. I was told by the doctor to stay of it for 2 weeks!! Really how can I do that with a two and a half year old to run after.


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Smile if you like the Irish!
The plan today is to go down to Dame St and watch the parade. I have to admit that I am not a huge fan of this - mainly because the streets will be so crowded that with my height of a mere 1,68 m I will really only be watching the backs of other people's heads. I usually bring a stepladder along - but my kids will be sharing that with their friends while good old Mama has to stay at ground level. *boohoo* I suspect I'd have a better view of the parade on TV...
Happy Paddy's Day!


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|Aloin Grathikka
Aloin's character was rolled up using the Mongoose Traveller rules. If we look at his physical stats, we see that he has a Strength of B (or 11), a Dexterity of 8 and an Endurance of 9 – or Above Average Strength (+1 DM in Mongoose Traveller terms), Average Dexterity and Above Average Endurance (again, a +1 DM in Mongoose Traveller terms). We have a picture of a physically fit young man, and if we check out the Height and Table (now thoughtfully attached to the main page of this blog), we see that he stands 5'10" or 175cm and weighs 155lbs or 77.5kg.
We now determine the surface gravity of the Aloin's race's homeworld and the surface gravity of his birthworld, Golus. Aloin is human so we determine that his "racial gravity" is Normal. Golus is a small, dense world with a surface gravity of approximately 0.4G.
This result, Normal Homeworld Gravity, Light Birthworld Gravity gives a result of:
Reduces Strength by 2, Endurance by 1, increases Height by 25% and decreases Mass by 20%.
So, Aloin's Physical Stats become: Strength 9, Dexterity 8 and Endurance 8. His height increases to 7'2" or 218.75cm and his mass decreases to 137 lbs or 62kg. He is very tall and very thin, but wiry and strong, like a basketball player.
Aloin's non-physical characteristic stats are Intelligence 7, Education 7 and Social Status 8. This means that Aloin is of Average Intelligence and Education, and of a middle-class background. As Aloin is yet to gain either Steward or Carouse Skill, he has yet to develop a "facility to learn languages". He does, however, have a Language pool of 7 – being the average of his Intelligence and Education. His native language is Miazan Imperial Basic, the dialect of Imperial Basic spoken along the Miazan Main, which he speaks at level 3 – Good Communication. He also speaks Sahsah sai, the main Olkathi language spoken by the Olkathi tribes in and around Tartesh, to level 2 – Average Communication.
We now have a clearer picture of Aloin and what he looks like. I must admit that his height caught me by surprise, which is a good thing when your characters do that.
|Aloin Grathikka - revised


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Ray Speckman has spent the largest part of his entire life traveling the roads less traveled, smelling each rose (and yes an occasional dandelion) he passes.
He admits to being nosey and his brain is like a sponge always wanting more information.
He is a widower. He has two children.
Ray lived at Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks for many years where he was involved in the newspaper and radio business, taught at Columbia College at the lake, owned a restaurant and was involved in many philantrophic and community activities.
Ray also produced and hosted a decade long television program, Ozark Daze on the Columbia, Missouri NBC affilliate, KOMU-TV. Ray also produced historically based documentaries for regional and national distribution.
Today he resides near the Lake with a widow, Joyce Mitchell who he smiles and refers to as "my sugar momma." He also says they live "comfortably in sin as mature grandparents."
Together they have a boutique shop that also sells antiques and wines in Versailles, Missouri.
Ray and Joyce travel extensively and together enjoy the backroads and new people, places and opportunities together.
Ray is compiling, updating and discovering new adventures for his continuing work of Ebooks that has published now on Amazon/Kindle and Smashwords.
He also has published Ebooks "Stranger in the Mirror" detailing the strength of his wife Marti as she struggled with cancer.


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Having spent most of today studying this in a classroom:
Interesting! Surprising! Depressing.
I am now busy trying to solve this:
I am now busy trying to solve this:
Do we understand the men? Not so sure. Ruslana, my teacher will tell us tonight.
I am on my way to the Russian class. The craziest way to enjoy afterhours - with Russian grammar. We, us, our, ours, my, mine, me, me, I. Oh my!
The radio in the kitchen will have to wait for me. It greets me everyday and night with the weather of Hamburg. You might know how fond I am of the Hanseatic city at the Elbe.
I swear: I did not programme this weather show. It was like this from the very beginning.
The radio is from a German coffee company which also sells all kinds of goods. Their headquarters are based in Hamburg.
I guess that's why I have the pleasure to be reminded of the most elegant European city every single time I enter the kitchen:
Yesterday it was 18°C - at 11pm! A veritable heat wave. What is going on in Hamburg?
I am relieved that I'm good at googling. It did not take long until I found a reptile store which delivers flour worms anywhere I want to. So tomorrow I am going to receive fresh delivery of worms. The big tit family will be grateful. Mr Paula?
xaxaxaxaxa (= Russian laughter, lets say evil Russian laughter)


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If you think Hawaii is only good for honeymoons, Mai Tais and Spam, think again. Over the last year, we've been making Honolulu a regular stop on our Super Street tour and it's been worth it. The island's scene continues to surprise us with quality project cars and we also meet more hardcore enthusiasts each time we visit. So this past summer, we returned for SpoCom's third consecutive Hawaii show at Blaisdell Exhibition Hall.
SpoCom is Hawaii's only indoor show. You might think it's crazy to be indoors in the 808-state but it's comfortable to stay away from the heat, wind, humidity and sometimes-occasional drizzle. This year's show was a beautiful sight with around 150 of Oahu's best rides. There was also a huge support from all the local vendors, plus the guys from Drive Energy flew out to give away free cans and samples of its new drink. Add in a go-go and bikini contest, fashion show and a new exhibition for sneaker whores and collectors to buy, sell and trade their latest kicks, you have one of Hawaii's hottest (and one of our favorite) events.


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Masters in Teaching and Learning
Western Michigan University
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Phi Theta Kappa
WMU Dean's List
As an instructor for the AEEI program, able to communicate effectively with people from various socio-economical and ethnical backgrounds to ensure they receive the best training. • Prepared lessons and assignments and facilitated these lessons so students from disadvantaged backgrounds could improve their computer skills to help secure employment. • As an Education Specialist at Michigan Works!, facilitate learning through workshop format using motivation and encouragement. • Advise customers in career development to best meet their needs and goals. • Conduct research dealing with career change/development; analyzed data, then collaborated with co-instructor on best practice and wrote training booklet together. • Unwavering in my belief to put the students' and customers' needs first and find any solution to help them secure employment.
Dedicated, ambitious and personable Educational Professional with demonstrated achievement in curriculum development, workshop facilitation and student success. Strong command of verbal and written communication, along with exceptional interpersonal skills, ensures a positive learning environment for all students, colleagues and the community. Proven people-centered leadership skills, combined with ability to motivate others to their full potential; offering my skills and experience to make a valuable contribution to your organization.
Based on Tom Rath's book, Strength Finders 2.0, the strengths that make me stand out from others include:
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Brave New World is the newest expansion pack for the critically acclaimed Civilization V by strategy developer Firaxis and continues on from Gods and Kings as tweaks to features from the original Civ V and adding new features such as Tourism and Ideologies.
New Civilizations and corresponding leaders tie in with these new features focused around cultural growth to make the most out of the new systems, playing well and with as much refined attention to detail as expected from the game and expansions so far. Integration of these new systems into AI of previous leaders provides some refreshing experiences.
Changes to the gameplay in this addition to the series are designed to add new possibilities to a players already wide strategies as well as more clearly define the victory condition and play styles.
While keeping with the original score of the game, the music and audio cues remain from Civilization 5 with clear notes for actions needed and calming orchestral scores to fit the tempo of the context in-game.
In keeping with the base game and the previous expansion, Gods and Kings, the voice acting for each of the leaders is of high caliber, with attention to detail on dialect and accent correctly matching the background and history of the civilization and its appropriate leader.
Visually, the addition of UI elements for the newly integrated great works system is at first muddled but quickly become familiar with several playthroughs.
I will admit on first attempting a cultural victory with the new tourism system I was originally quite confused with the systems in place and the tutorial fell short on explaining UI elements surrounding this feature.
While the dynamic nature of each round developing a setting and relationship between each leader, slight tweaks in AI reaction make the interaction with other leaders in the game feel more fluid and effects of your actions feel a bit more obvious at the (to be honest) low levels I was playing at.
Being an expansion pack, most of the differences from its predecessor and base game come into game play and mechanics.
Brave New World introduces two new game play mechanics into the mix, with tourism being a new accruable resource necessary for a cultural victory and Ideologies which work in addition to cultural policies in order to both give your civilization bonuses and to align your goals politically with other players in a game.
Tourism is a new resource gained through the collection and storage of great works. Cultural buildings such as opera houses as well as wonders such as The Louvre now have an allocated number of slots for great works similar to how some buildings within cities have slots for workers such as artists, engineers etc. Filling these slots with great works requires the use of great people and each great work slot filled provides tourism for your civilization eventuating a cultural victory when your civ's tourism income exceeds the cultural income of your opposing civilizations.
This new approach to cultural victory turns the win conditions from a collection of certain recourse to a complicated pathway to victory, weighing your tourism growth against the cultural growth of other civs and vice-versa, differentiating a cultural victory from a political by no longer necessitating politics.
The other new feature is Ideologies. There are three ideologies to choose from and similar to the religious system of gods and kings your chosen ideology can net you benefits to your civilization. The difference comes when civilization align and misalign ideologies, with political bonuses being given to players who share and ideology and deductions given to those who hold an unfavorable ideology. (i.e. the rest of the world follows freedom and you follow order) This system plays more into the political victory side of the game and adds a layer of complexity lost from the integration of cultural and political victories.
With the addition of two new systems, Tourism affecting Cultural victory while Ideologies being geared towards political relations, the Brave New World expansion adds new choices to players allowing each of these new systems being able to effect games in new and interesting ways, while diversifying victory conditions.
As an expansion at a $50 USD price point I would definitely recommend this expansion for veteran Civilization V players looking for something fresh to mix up their games but for newer players, playing with the base game before committing to these new features would be prudent to familiarize yourself with the core gameplay before adding these tweaks to the experience.


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We have found that camels do well on a diet of good quality alfalfa hay and oat hay. Grain such as corn or oats can be supplemented as necessary. In various parts of the US, crops will vary, but these are the crops available in our area of northern California.
In the wild or feral state, camels search for plants high in salts. In a yarded situation, therefore, access to salt is thus considered essential. They need as much as 140 grams (5 ounces) of salt every day, six to eight times as much as other livestock. Salt can be provided in free-choice loose form or in blocks. We keep 50-pound salt-mineral blocks available at all times. Some of these blocks also provide selenium, which is also exceedingly important for camels.
Insufficient selenium levels in a camel can cause death. Make sure to check with your veterinarian about this important requirement.
Because pastures in our northern California area are selenium-deficient, we provide hay that has been tested to contain selenium. We also give a 6cc injection of Bo-Se ® Selenium/Vitamin E (by Merck) to our newborn camels and once a year to our adult females. Pastures in other areas of the country may have sufficient selenium and therefore newborns may not necessarily need this injection.
According to Dr. Jeffery O. Hall, DVM, PhD, a mineral expert at the Utah State University Diagnostic lab, there's a fine line between selenium deficiency and selenium toxicity. He explains the best ways to provide selenium and suggests having a camel's blood analyzed twice a year for appropriate concentrations. Dr. Hall's article on selenium supplementation is available to read at this website link: http://camelphotos.com/selenium.html
We suggest that you show this article to your veterinarian for best interpretation of selenium requirements for your camel in your area.
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Worming and Vaccinations
Camels need routine worming and vaccinations. Your local veterinarian can help with specific recommendations for your area. Our procedures are outlined below.
Semiannually our camels receive injectable ivermectin (by multiple manufacturers) or Cidectin ® (by Boehringer Ingelheim), but we never use the same wormer twice in a row. We also routinely obtain lab results of fecal samples.
West Nile Virus Vaccine
Once every year our camels receive the West Nile virus vaccine. Available from numerous manufacturers.
"8-Way" Vaccine
Every year our camels receive "8-Way", a broad-spectrum vaccine against eight clostridial diseases (EIV, EHV-1, EHV-4, VEE, EEE, WEE, tetanus, and WNV in various combinations). Blackleg, red water, overeating disease, and tetanus are all clostridial diseases. Available from numerous manufacturers.
CD/T Vaccine
Every year we administer the CD/T vaccine for the prevention of enterotoxemia (overeating caused by Clostridium perfringens types C and D bacteria) and for long-term protection against tetanus, as all animals are at risk for tetanus following infection through wounds, castrations, etc. Available from numerous manufacturers.
Bo-Se® Selenium/Vitamin E
Our adult female camels receive an injection of Bo-Se® Selenium/Vitamin E (by Merck) once a year to ensure sufficient selenium levels. Our newborns receive this injection at birth.
We find camels to be relatively easy to raise and to breed. Although the desert is their natural environment, they adapt easily to almost any climate. Slippery surfaces are a concern to them. In extremely cold or rainy climates, they should be provided with at least a three-sided shelter. In such climates, they will grow a much longer and thicker winter coat than they would in the desert. However, they should have protection from cold rain and wind.
Because camels browse and graze, fences must be strong enough to withstand their weight when trying to reach whatever may be on the other side. Our fences are 6-foot-high tube steel, and we provide welded wire attached to tube steel to protect mothers and their newborns from coyotes and other predators.
Clean water should be available at all times, and water reservoirs should be cleaned routinely because camels do not like to drink dirty water. Also, clean pens and feeding areas are important in minimizing flies, which bite and also spread disease. Our pens are frequently cleaned, and an automatic fly-spray system intermittently mists each pen as well. We also routinely walk our pastures to check for objects that could be harmful if stepped on or ingested.
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Alice C. Eeckhout died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at her home. She was 91.
Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Sara Powers Stein. Alice had lived in Seaside Heights for the past nine years. She had previously been a longtime resident of Warminster.
Alice was a retired employee of the Centennial School District, working in the cafeteria of William Tennent High School.
She had been a communicant of St. John Bosco Parish in Hatboro.
She was family-oriented and loved spending time with her entire family.
Alice was the beloved wife of Roger Eeckhout for 46 years before his death in 1989. She was the devoted mother of Diane McNamara (Dennis), and Linda Brasier (William); loving grandmother of Mike McNamara (Tammy), Jeffrey Brasier (Tracy), Jodie Williams (James), and Jamie Brasier: great-grandmother of Mikey and Joey McNamara, Caitlin and Tyler Brasier, Alexis Williams, and Devon Morrisey; great-great grandmother of Bryce McNamara. She was the loving sister of Francis Stein of Moorestown, N.J., Margaret Mary Rocco of Roswell, Ga., and the late Lawrence Stein of Philadelphia. She was a caring aunt to many nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to call from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at St. John Bosco Church, 215 County Line Road, Hatboro, where her funeral Mass will follow at 11 a.m. The interment will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 897, Hershey, PA 17033.
Remembrances may be left at the funeral home's Web site listed below. Wm. Rowen Grant Funeral Home,


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TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Elderly people who drink several cups of green tea a day are less likely to suffer from depression, probably due to a "feel good" chemical found in this type of tea, Japanese researchers said.
Several studies have linked drinking green tea to lessening psychological problems and Dr. Kaijun Niu, of Tohoku University Graduate School, and colleagues found men and women aged 70 and older who drank four or more cups of green tea daily were 44 percent less likely to have symptoms of depression.
Green tea is widely consumed in many Asian countries, including China and Japan.
Niu and the team investigated 1,058 relatively healthy elderly men and women. About 34 percent of the men and 39 percent of the women had symptoms of depression, according to the study that was published in the December issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
A total of 488 participants said they drank four or more cups of green tea a day, 284 said they downed two to three cups daily and the rest reported having one or fewer cups daily.
According to the researchers, the apparent effect of drinking more green tea on alleviating symptoms of depression did not fade after they factored in social and economic status, gender, diet, history of medical problems and use of antidepressants.
By contrast, there was no association between consumption of black or oolong tea, or coffee, and lower symptoms of depression.
A green tea component, the amino acid theanine, which is thought to have a tranquillizing effect on the brain, may explain the "potentially beneficial effect" shown in the current study, Niu noted in an email to Reuters Health.
However, further studies are needed to confirm whether greater green tea intake actually has antidepressant effects, the researchers said.
Reporting by Joene Hendry of Reuters Life, editing by Miral Fahmy