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MUMBAI: Indian technology companies are flocking to the education sector, seeing in it a rare promising market created because of liberal government spending.
Providers of computing hardware, education-related software and content are eager to tap into business as the state and central governments prepare to step up spending to take education beyond cities and towns to villages.
"India is spending Rs 2.5 lakh crore on learning at a macro level. It's a market that continues to have a double-digit growth year after year. At present, only about 5% of that is technology-enabled," HCL Infosystems CEO Harsh Chitale said.
According to technology market researcher IDC, about 5% of the $40 billion (Rs 2.4 lakh crore) IT market in India, including hardware, software and IT services, was in the education sector. The market is expected to grow at nearly 12% through 2017.
The Indian government's education programmes already have some technology component, but that is tiny compared to the overall spending. In 2013-2014, the government allocated more than Rs 27,000 crore to the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, with a provision to spend Rs 50 lakh in every district on computer-aided learning. This will grow in the coming years.
"A large part of our school or education infrastructure is in the public sector and so far most of the effort was around improving enrolment and infrastructure. But there is a greater focus now on delivering quality education. And that istechnology will play a role," Nilaya Varma, management consulting lead for public services at Accenture, told ET.
Maharashtra has some projects running in pilot phase, and is also seeking proposals for education-related projects, Varma said. Last July, HCL Infosystems acquired content company Edurix to tap the growing market for digital content-based learning.
Chitale hopes that the market, which is now limited to city schools, will reachof India as some of the technologies have demonstrated improvements in teaching outcomes.
Cisco, which provided remote learning services to schools in Raichur in rural Karnataka as part of a corporate social responsibility programme, is now offering similar services for a price as part of its inclusive business division. The division launched the Cisco Education Enabled Development Solution earlier this year at a monthly fee of $1 (Rs 60) for every student.
Arvind Sitaraman, president of Cisco's inclusive growth division, said the intent is to help government bring inclusive growth to rural areas using the latest technology at affordable prices.
Intel, which runs a teacher training programme in villages and has an education product that is sold through computing devices, is also looking at this market.
"I think the interest in the government is high. India has a vast geography and you can't go everywhere to provide facilities, so this will happen through internet broadband and remote learning," said Sandeep Aurora, director of market development at Intel South Asia.
Some Indian companies are already running for-profit digital learning models in the villages. SREI Sahaj of the Kolkata-based Kanoria group, runs an e-learning portal provided through government's common service centres that have been created at the panchayat level. The learning on the systems is certified by the Indira Gandhi National Open University.


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Friday, 4 October 2013
You know you're a beader when...
... you have the nightmare I just had last night. Now, I don't normally chat about my dreams, but this one was sort of fun in retrospect. Or weird depending on if you are (or understand) a beader or not.
It was a simple, short dream/nightmare. It all started with me coming home only to realise that someone had broken into the house. The thieves had gotten in through the door to the "bead room" and had taken all my beads and the cabinet with all my paints. Probably also my tools and fabric and yarn stash, but I don't know as I was so upset by the loss of the beads. It was horrible, like the worst thing imaginable. And here's the thing: they'd only entered the bead room and taken my whole bead stash. Nothing else. The other rooms where fine and not one other thing was taken. But they'd taken my beads! My stash that I've been gathering for years and which mainly is made up of modern seed beads and czech beads, but also include some unique vintage beads, antique 30/0 seeds, unusual pendants and hard-to-find components. It was such a nightmare. I'd been less upset if they'd taken the telly, computer and credit card! I was really grieving the loss of the beads. Completely forlorn.
And then I woke up, happily realising it was just a dream and that I still have my precious collection of beads in the room below. So relieved!
Now, in retrospect I have to wonder what kind of thieves steal acrylic paints and glass beads but not flat-screen tellies, jewellery and money/credit cards. Not that we have much fancy stuff or expensive jewellery, but even a stupid thief would surely nick a gold-plated necklace thinking it was precious metal rather than stack up on craft supplies, right? In fact, I've even thought for myself that I'm not afraid of burglars because they would never understand the value of my bead stash (which is the most valuable thing I own pretty much) and thus leave it alone. But maybe there are burglars who bead or just have learned to spot an expensive finish on Delicas and identify fancy vintage swarovski crystals? I hope not!
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Oh my that is a horrible nightmare! I would have woke up in a panic if I would have dreamed that. When I am stressing over a design, you know when it is just not coming out right, I sometimes have dreams of not being able to find the one thing that I need for a design and I know I have it in my stash, but it is no where to be found, but when I wake up I go look for the item and there it is and as it turns out was the perfect item to complete my design.ReplyDelete
So maybe this dream you had is really going to bring something good to your stash, instead of dread.
What a great dream you had! Dreams sure are funny. Sometimes they help (like you got your subconscious help from your brain), sometimes they just scare us. It's probably no coincidence that I dreamed this after having to deal with my drastically shrunken bead budget. IRL, the money went to important but unexpected expenses for my cat's and my health, but in my brain all I could see was bead money disappearing. Like being cheated out of a future bead stash, almost as drastically as I got my existing stash taken away from me in the dream.Delete
But who know, maybe the dream was trying to tell me to fret less about new stuff I can't really afford now and instead focus on what I actually do have? That I should focus on stash busting and perhaps also destashing, using what I have in one way or another.
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Even though we knew this was coming, today is still a very r0ugh day for us at TRPWL, as it is for all of the many people whose lives Christian touched.
Christian and Melissa
Tomorrow, we'll pay tribute to an extraordinary man, but tonight we mourn… and send our love to his wonderful wife Melissa, an angel if there ever was one.
Godspeed, my friend.
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Sens sign Gatineau native to entry deal
The Ottawa Senators have signed Gatineau native Vincent Dunn to a three-year entry-level contract.
Dunn completed his third season of major junior hockey and his first with Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) in 2013-14. He scored 31 goals and notched 156 penalty minutes. He was suspended several times during the year. Despite missing time, Dunn was second on the Olympiques in goals, and third in team scoring with 51 points. In his junio career, Dunn has 61 goals, 55 assists and 348 penalty minutes in 159 games.
A highlight for the 18-year-old last season was a four-goal game against Sherbrooke on March 14. In the playoffs last spring Dunn had three goals, six assists.
Following Gatineau's 4-1 series loss to Halifax in the QMJHL quarter-finals, Dunn signed with Binghamton Senators, and played in a 4-2 B-Sens home win on April 19.
Dunn was drafted in the fifth round (138th overall) in the 2013 NHL draft. He was traded to the Rimouski Océanic on May 30.


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Barclays, RBS and Lloyds will face a House of Lords Committee to discuss the reformation of the European Union banking system next week.
Barclays' group general counsel Mark Harding, RBS' group director of strategy and corporate finance Richard Kibble and Jonathan Gray, regulatory developments director at Lloyds Banking Group will face the House of Lords Economic and Financial Affairs EU Sub-Committee on 16 October.
Following an inquiry into the reform of the EU banking sector, which was launched in July 2012, the banks' representatives will give evidence on a number of topics, including the division of responsibility between the European Central Bank (ECB) and national supervisory bodies representing EU Member States, as well as reforms to the role of the European Banking Authority (EBA).
While looking at European proposals mapping out a framework for the Recovery and Resolution Directive, the banks will also deliver their views on how it will impact the UK's overall position within international financial markets.
The initial inquiry stated that "the ongoing euro area crisis, and the strain that it has placed on the EU banking sector, has led to calls for reform of the way in which the banking sector operates and is regulated. Proposals for an EU directive on bank recovery and resolution were published in June. However, these proposals have already been subsumed into a wider debate about the steps towards "banking union" that are needed if the financial crisis is to be resolved.
"Although the Government have made clear that the UK will not take part in the fundamental elements of a banking union, the implications of these developments for the UK cannot be ignored. The Government argue that the UK's non-participation should not and need not adversely affect London's position as the leading financial centre in Europe, nor undermine the single market. The strength of this argument may soon be tested," it added.
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Our family is not a big consumer of pickles. However my helper really loves pickles. She normally makes lemon pickle. She uses a lot of jaggery for the pickle too. For me it is a different flavor than what my mum makes. At first when she did I was scared by the amount of chillies she used but when I tasted it, it was not that hot.. Maybe because of the Jaggery. Also this pickle tastes good after about 1 week. Do try and EnjoyPin It Now!
Lemon - 10
Curry Leaves - 20
Urad dal - 2 teaspoon
Chana dal / bengal gram dhal - 2 teaspoon
Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
Asafoetida- a pinch
Salt to taste
Jaggery - 1 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Red chilli powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Green chillies - 10-15 (adjust to your spice level. Just use it as full no need to cut or slit)
Fenugreek powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Oil - 1/4 cup
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text: Colchester Community Group host Business Network Friday, 06 May 2016 The Colchester Community Group (CCG) was pleased to host guests on Wednesday 27th April at the Lancaster Ferrari & Maserati Colchester Showrooms, in order to celebrate the rich business community Colchester benefits from. The event was hosted by Whybrow, Ellisons Solicitors, CBHC, HSBC, Lark Insurance, Potter Raper and Richard Jackson Ltd. Being the 3rd large event in 2 years that the CCG have held, the network attracts business men and woman from a range of industries from solicitors, freight forwarders, universities, investors, banks, accountants to name a few. Now in its' 2nd year, the group invited clients and contacts from the local area to a unique networking opportunity at the Lancaster Ferrari & Maserati Colchester on Ipswich Road. The attendees also enjoyed an informative presentation by the venue on their latest models. DP World, Crown House, University of Essex were some of many businesses who attended the niche networking event which attracted 80 plus. With champagne flowing and surrounded by high powered cars, this event was a great success. The CCG Group would like to thank the staff at the venue and all who came. Ewan Dodds, CEO of Whybrow added "This fabulous event reinforced how strong our business community is in the East, how well and collaboratively we can work together when we have the opportunity and what great clients we have between us. Everyone came away beaming at the networking they did, the fantastic cars on display and the depth of knowledge and hospitality of the Ferrari and Maserati staff who gave up their valuable time in the evening!" For more information, please contact Coralie Douglas at Whybrow 01206 577667. Photo Gallery Left to right: Lee Pearce at Ellisons, Phil Roberts at Ellisons, Richard Miall at Richard Jackson, Ewan Dodds at Whybrow, Tom Wint at Potter Raper Partnership and Sharon Hedden at HSBC – all event organisers. Left to right: Gousheeg Raviendran at University of Essex, Jamie Burns at University of Essex, Ewan Dodds at Whybrow. Liam Duffy at ISG– The winner of the Maserati weekend loan Left to right: Ewan Dodds at Whybrow and Paul Denny at Potter Raper Partnership Left to right: Coralie Douglas at Whybrow, Kerry Saona-O'Brine at Ellisons and Joanne Humphrey at Potter Raper Partnership Left to right: Penny Wayne at Penway Homes, Clive Underdown at Advantage Group, Denise Underdown at Advantage Group and Jennifer Howard-Dobson at Ellisons Left to right: Craig Driver from Hoopers Arcitects and Saul Humphrey from RG Carter Left to right: Andy Redman from Kier, Richard Halsall from UCS, Tom Wint from Potter Raper Partnership Left to right: Peter Sartain at CBHC, Tina Dulieu at Coaching Dynamics, Stephen Dulieu and Jeremy Boyden from CBHC Left to right: Scott Porter at Ellisons, Ross Lemon at Lancaster Ferrari and Maserati, Joe Brightman from Ellisons Left to right: Matt Clarke at Boyer Planning, Richard Miall at Richard Jackson and Liam Duffy from ISG Left to right: Sharon Hedden at HSBC, Andrew Savaell at HSBC and Julian Haywood Smith from Whybrow Left to right: Ewan Dodds at Whybrow, Mark Mannering at Whybrow and Nick Orbell from DP World Left to right: Lee Pearce at Ellisons and Andrew Perillo at Crown House Left to right; Ewan Dodds at Whybrow and Coralie Douglas at Whybrow Generic banners of the hosts. Group shot. The Maserati Ghibli that Liam Duffy at ISG won for a weekend loan. Back to News


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Newcastle's comeback kid Kieron Dyer is injured again after maked a 30 minute comeback against Portsmouth in the Carling Cup on Wednesday night. Dyer's notorious groins and hamstrings are still intact, but the midfielder is now facing at least two weeks on the sidelines after picking up an injury to his left eye.
Rumours that he was poked in the eye while trying to prise a sicknote from Darren Anderton's clammy fingers have not been confirmed. Magpies boss Glenn Roeder said: " Kieron took a knock to his left eye in Friday training in what can only be described as a freak accident."
Dyer had been out for six months before his fleeting comeback.
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Summary - An anecdote about the fairies and the two hump-backed shepherds.
There were two shepherds with humps. One of them went out for a walk in the evening and came to a fairy knoll. He heard them singing a song, "Monday, Tuesday", and he added "Wednesday". This pleased them and as a reward they removed his hump. When the other shepherd saw him and heard the story he also went to the fairy knoll. He heard the fairy song, "Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday", and he added "Thursday", but the fairies were angry with him for spoiling the song and gave him the other man's hump on top of his own.
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Florence Choux Livingston Interiors offers full interior design services: kitchen and bathroom remodels, full home remodels, new construction as well as interior decorating and furnishing for one room or a whole house. We collaborate with contractors, architects, lighting designers, landscape designers and other professionals to see your project to fruition. Our process is open, transparent and respectful of schedule and budgets.
As an interior designer, Florence combines her formal interior architecture and design training with her French aesthetic and mindset. She listens and understands her clients' needs and ideas before starting her creative and collaborative process. Contrast, a balanced mix of textures, elements of elegance and refinement and thought out details are all part of the process. The result is a home with personality and not overly designed.


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MindJolt, the largest social gaming platform for 3rd party game developers, today announced a partnership with Broadcast Interactive Media (BIM), a leading provider of content, revenue and technical solutions for local television, newspaper and mobile websites in nearly every U.S. market.
Through this partnership, MindJolt will deliver hundreds of engaging social and casual games to the BIM network of 900 websites, reaching more than 110M unique visitors per month. MindJolt's games will broaden the content offered by BIM to its publishers, and drive deeper engagement across the entire BIM network.
"Visitors to BIM's client sites come seeking local level news and entertainment," explained BIM CEO Timur Yarnall. "Through our partnership with MindJolt, we continue to build on the broad offering of high quality content delivered by our network. MindJolt offers site visitors a chance to enjoy great games, share scores, and socialize with friends. This partnership will bring a new level of social engagement to the BIM platform."
The deal gives MindJolt a massive new outlet for its games, which reach 20 million players a month, through leading social networks such as Facebook and MySpace, other popular websites, and the company's own online destination at www.MindJolt.com.
"MindJolt is an open platform focused on delivering games to game fans wherever they play. Whether it be through popular sites or social networks, our strategy is to extend the reach of our casual and social game service across the web," said MindJolt COO Colin Digiaro.
"Through our partnership with Broadcast Interactive, we will deliver hundreds of great games to more than 110 million people, through their favorite news and information outlets."
About MindJolt
MindJolt is a social gaming platform that provides independent game developers of all sizes a way to monetize their games, and access to a massive gaming audience on the world's most popular web destinations. With 20 million unique users across the Web, MindJolt makes it easy for casual and social game developers to bring their games to a massive audience of gamers. MindJolt's catalog aggregates more than 1,300 of the most popular casual games on the Web making it simple for millions of users to discover and engage with entertaining content. MindJolt was acquired in March of 2010, by the team that founded MySpace in partnership with Austin Ventures. For more information, please visit: www.mindjolt.com
About Broadcast Interactive Media
Broadcast Interactive Media is the leading provider of locally focused advertising, content and technical solutions for television, newspaper, radio and mobile websites. Since acquiring TitanTV Media in February 2010, BIM's offerings have expanded to encompass powerful data tools and management solutions. Core products are the BIMVid and TitanCast video systems, YouNews social media platform, MediaStar suite, TitanTV Guide, BIMLocal Ad Network, local sales initiatives such as Healthy Living and Green, and STELA Compliance Tools. Customers include ABC, Belo Television Group, Capitol Broadcasting, CBS Television, Fisher Communications, Fox Television, Gannett Broadcasting, Hearst-Argyle, NBC LIM and Scripps-Howard. BIM is based in Madison, WI with offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Cedar Rapids, IA and Austin, TX. Connect with BIM at http://twitter.com/bimlocal or http://twitter.com/younews.
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About me
I enjoy exploring those roads the Gazetteer identifies with dotted lines on my BMW 1150GS (a large and heavy motorcycle ideally suited for gravel roads but ill-suited for getting unstuck from mudholes and for turning around when the road suddenly ends). As a computer geek, I also enjoy reviewing AOT centerline data with QGIS and various orthoimagery sources and get a particular kick out of finding incorrect data in the AOT data set. For extra fun, I did manage to put together a description of using AOT data to explore Vermont by motorcycle, including details on creating a Garmin map overlay with class-four roads and legal trails (for those not in Vermont, such things are legal rights of way but with minimal to no town maintenance; some are privately maintained and passable by passenger car, while others are so unmaintained that they're not even evident on the ground for a pedestrian. Most are somewhere in between.)
My primary interest in updating the OSM maps is to have a set of maps in Vermont that do include less-passable ways on the map, but that also clearly mark them as such. Most of the other available mapsets fall short in one or both ways, and many trend more towards removing ways that are not car-passable. As such, using my Garmin-formatted overlay in conjunction with the OSM mapset on my Garmin allows me to quickly identify town right-of-ways that are not on the map (or unmaintained ways that show as normal roads). Where those ways do not seem to be passable by normal passenger car in normal conditions, I've been marking them as tracks and using the Key:smoothness scale to distinguish between those that are a little rough and those that are more than a little rough.


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Aug 14th 2014
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Samsung buys SmartThings.
Guests: Sarah LaneSamsung buys SmartThings, Apple now using China data centers, Berlin bans Uber, how Uber and Lyft will work together, Moto 360's official launch date, and YouTube's new UI for their SmartTV app. For the full episode, go to twit.tv/tn2/151. Bandwidth for TWiT Bits is provided by Cachefly.


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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – March 13, 2013 – Tintri, Inc., the leading producer of purpose-built, VM-aware storage platforms today announced that F5 Networks, the global leader in Application Delivery Networking, has successfully deployed Tintri's VM-aware storage appliance to support its test and development environment. Using Tintri, F5 was able to improve storage performance within its Product Development virtual machine (VM) environment, as well as reduce the amount of storage capacity dedicated to its VMs by over 75%.
F5 selected Tintri because its flash-based performance and VM-aware approach allowed them to overcome storage performance bottlenecks inherent to virtual machine environments. These storage bottlenecks had previously inhibited F5 from supporting a larger number of VMs for test and development. F5 also cited Tintri's easy-to-use management console for allowing them to quickly and efficiently scale their virtual machine environment to support over 1,500 VMs.
"Tintri has helped us increase developer productivity by unblocking storage performance issues and providing consistent performance even when running 1,500 VMs," said Yens Jimenez Steller, Manager of the F5 Product Development Lab in Seattle, Wash. "Thanks to Tintri, we have a VM storage solution that provides the storage performance we need in small footprint — saving space, power and cooling in the datacenter and allowing us to scale efficiently. Compared to our previous storage, Tintri VMstore can accommodate twice the IOPS at less than a third of the latency and one fourth the footprint, allowing us to support a growing number of virtual machines in our lab."
"Organizations running virtual machines on legacy storage solutions are frustrated by recurring performance bottlenecks and overprovisioning issues," said Geoff Stedman, Tintri Vice President of Marketing. "As companies from across the board continue to deploy large-scale virtual machine infrastructures, they're increasingly demanding a purpose-built storage solution that can support a large number of VMs without wasting capacity. We're glad to be working with F5, and they're a great example of how flash-based, VM-aware storage can bring real business benefit."
Learn More Today! Interested individuals can read the full F5 case study to learn how Tintri supports their development and test environment.
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About Tintri, Inc. Designed from the ground-up for flash and virtualization, Tintri's VM-aware storage appliance delivers flash performance at disk prices with intuitive management specifically for VMs. Customers such as Semmes-Murphey, SonicWALL and TIBCO have simplified storage management, increased performance and achieved ROI in as little as 60 days with Tintri for both virtual server and desktop environments. Tintri was co-founded by Dr. Kieran Harty, who was formerly the EVP of Engineering at VMware. Tintri's team also includes senior leaders from Citrix, Data Domain, Google, NetApp and Riverbed. Tintri is a privately held company based in Mountain View, CA, with sales offices in Europe and Asia. Press contact Matt Coolidge LEWIS Pulse for Tintri email@example.com +1 415 432 2445


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Kel-Gor Limited
Kel-Gor Limited is a well established industrial contractor headquartered in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. The company was incorporated in 1969 following a merger with its predecessor the L. Gordon Company which was in business since 1951. We have operated continuously at 1411 Plank Road in Sarnia since 1969.
We have the programs, systems, and procedures to be effective. These include an active, comprehensive Safety program, a detailed Quality Assurance program, and numerous welding procedures for various metallurgies for services ranging from cryogenic to high temperature, high pressure.
Kel-Gor Limited is a fabricator for CWB structural steel, ASME power piping, ASME Section I and ASME Section VIII, fuel gas and the National Board.
We shipped the 13' diameter x 268' tall C2 Fractionator to Nova Chemicals on July 11, 2013. This pressure vessel is the largest tower ever fabricated in Sarnia, Ontario.
We provide our Clients with custom fabrication and field contracting services. We will work on both small and large jobs from $5,000.00 to $50,000,000.00 and manage crews from 10 to thousands of workers.
Custom Fabricating - industrial process equipment including process piping, structural steel, pressure vessels, fired heaters, cracking furnaces, heat recovery units, modular process units, cold boxes, tanks, hoppers, stacks, ducts and more.
Mechanical Contracting - construction and repair of industrial facilities including oil refineries, chemical plants, industrial gas producers, oil and natural gas pipeline stations, power generating stations, pulp and paper plants, waste water treatment plants and more.
We have personnel with the expertise and experience needed to meet the technically challenging requirements of our clients. We can handle all aspects of a project from design/detailing through procurement and fabrication to construction completion. We have the facilities and equipment, owned and maintained by Kel-Gor; our shops and manufacturing facilities include 70,000 square feet of shops/warehouse with multiple heavy cranes and automated/semi-automated welding equipment, on 15 acres of land.


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Our local North York flower shop carries a seasonally changing selection of Ontario grown indoor flowering and green plants, dish gardens, planter baskets and phaelonopsis orchid plants. We select the best locally grown orchid plants and pot them in a beautiful ceramic pot and style them with corkscrew willow or bamboo. Buy local, North York florists, daily delivery in North York and the GTA.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064694491023513043.post465916048639919784..comments2019-02-13T07:40:31.632-08:00Comments on fnord software blog: ProEXR is FreeBrendanhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064694491023513043.post-23466856051333619652018-04-27T11:05:08.564-07:002018-04-27T11:05:08.564-07:00Alex, email me and I'll send you a new build t...Alex, email me and I'll send you a new build to try.Brendanhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064694491023513043.post-51183762910197043572018-04-27T04:21:41.144-07:002018-04-27T04:21:41.144-07:00Great plugin, thanks for putting this together! H...Great plugin, thanks for putting this together!

Having a little trouble though, on After Effects CC - Version 15.1.0(Build 166).

The popup GUI for extractor doesn't seem to go away after pressing ok or cancel.Alex Bodalhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064694491023513043.post-79441924684871590282017-02-28T06:25:27.296-08:002017-02-28T06:25:27.296-08:00PShop CC2017 - the pro plugin doesn't seem to ...PShop CC2017 - the pro plugin doesn't seem to work? i can use the EZ one but i'd like to export layers too, am i doing something wrong? thanks for making this free btw.Tim email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064694491023513043.post-49229912051637068452017-02-03T09:15:03.456-08:002017-02-03T09:15:03.456-08:00There was an issue with the build I originally pos...There was an issue with the build I originally posted. Try re-downloading.Brendanhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064694491023513043.post-44612319975354717522017-01-10T13:38:21.784-08:002017-01-10T13:38:21.784-08:00Is this tool supported for Windows Photoshop CC 20...Is this tool supported for Windows Photoshop CC 2015.5? I'm getting a "Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.5 has stopped working" crash when trying to open the Export -> ProEXR Layer Export" window. firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064694491023513043.post-54722796584446737082017-01-06T08:38:50.564-08:002017-01-06T08:38:50.564-08:00Hey David, handling displayWindow more directly so...Hey David, handling displayWindow more directly sounds like a good feature request. I'd want to make it an option (possibly the default) for those times when people need access to all the dataWindow pixels. Just because ProEXR is now free doesn't mean it's dead. I'll just have to find time to work on it.Brendanhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064694491023513043.post-37328406276620507572017-01-06T08:36:01.738-08:002017-01-06T08:36:01.738-08:00xmnr0x23, not sure if you know this but in ProEXR ...xmnr0x23, not sure if you know this but in ProEXR 1.9.2 I quietly added the ability to pass the EXR metadata through to the save. For a long time the plug-in has read the metadata into File Info, now it writes it back out from there as well.Brendanhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064694491023513043.post-78342039386796446982017-01-06T07:20:02.557-08:002017-01-06T07:20:02.557-08:00Thanks Brendan, yours is still superior for us as ...Thanks Brendan, yours is still superior for us as it's for Mac too and it does unpremuliplication correctly. The main thing that the 'other' software does better for us is the dataWindow which I know you exposed as a scriptable solution with proEXR but it would have been great if it used it automatically? Not that I'm sure you'll be motivated to take feature requests now. I've looked at the source and it's fairly monsterous, and I thought the Photoshop scriptin API was bad enough!David email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064694491023513043.post-42504702373120964572017-01-06T03:06:30.014-08:002017-01-06T03:06:30.014-08:00Thanks, not just AE freaks though. PS matte painte...Thanks, not just AE freaks though. PS matte painters too. :)
Still need to test and see if the other candidate actually keeps metadata intact.xmnr0x23https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064694491023513043.post-87392540738927169052017-01-05T11:50:22.326-08:002017-01-05T11:50:22.326-08:00You are a Legend! Thanks for all the hard work and...You are a Legend! Thanks for all the hard work and trickery you where doing for all AE Freaks out there.illdhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Fleet Service Assistant for Munich, Germany
Job opening, full-time position
Donkey Republic, the global 24/7 self-service bike rental system is looking for a cycling enthusiast to join its team in Munich.
At Donkey Republic we are proud to be part of developing the cycling culture around the world by making riding on two wheels more popular and accessible for everyone. We are growing fast across Europe and now looking for someone to support operations in Munich and keep the bikes in good shape.
You will be based in Munich and be in charge of managing the operations locally. You will become part of a small team based in Munich that collaborates with the HQ based in Copenhagen through frequent online interaction as well as visits to our Copenhagen office.
Your work will involve keeping the Donkey bikes running in great condition, frequent visits to hubs around the city to make sure everything is in order and report and document issues. You will also be spotting good locations for bikes and relocating bikes to be in optimal locations to ensure the Riders get a good experience. Part of the job will also be to manage the bikes so they do not create problems or issues in the public space. You will be part of a small team of Donkey "Shepherds".
This means a combination of biking around on the streets, fixing bikes, driving bikes in a van or trailer, preparing new bikes to get on the road and desk-work monitoring the system through our administration interface.
We expect you to :
- Be able to do general repairs and maintenance of bicycles
- Be structured and organised
- Be a team player
- Be good at understanding and getting to know new IT solutions
- Have a good knowledge of the streets of Munich
- Have a driver's license
- Be value driven
- Be fluent in English & German
We would also like you to :
- Want to change the world with bikes.
- Have experience working with small businesses or startups before
- Be a bike enthusiast
What we can offer you :
- To be part of an ambitious investor-backed startup
- Making the world a better place through bikes
- Freedom to plan and organise your own day
Donkey Republic is a bike share service set out to revolutionise the way we transport ourselves. Our electronic lock is operated through the users smartphones which provide us the flexibility required to change the way bike sharing works. We work all over the world to spread the reach of Donkey Bikes.
The job starts as soon as possible and applications are acted upon immediately.
Please contact Boris ([email protected]) with your application (motivation letter & CV) or your questions.


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Fenton Chandler is a UK candle manufacturer who makes and supplies traditional quality candles, sensibly priced and delivered to your door. Ideal for Restaurants, Hotels, Night Clubs, Public Houses, Shops, and Special Events. Currently we deliver mainly to London, the Home Counties, and the South East.
Throughout history, candles have been lit for symbolic purposes, or simply to provide light. Today, the soft natural light of a candle also brings enchantment, creating atmospheres full of colour and scent that make every occasion special. Used in celebration, for contemplation, or relaxation, the appeal of candlelight is universal.


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Victim Fights Off Attacker - Police Arrest Suspect After Violent Armed Robbery in the Fenway/
At about 2:21 AM on Sunday, October 25, 2015, officers assigned to District D-4 (South End) responded to a radio call for a person screaming in the area of 137 Park Drive.
On arrival, officers located a female victim who stated that she had just been slashed and robbed by a male suspect armed with a knife. The victim stated that while walking in the rear alley of the building she heard a person running up behind her. When she turned around, she was immediately attacked by the suspect who pushed her to the ground while attempting to take her purse. The suspect then pulled out a large knife and threatened to kill her. The victim fought back, kicking and striking the suspect several times until he fled the area on foot. The victim sustained a knife wound during the violent struggle. After providing a detailed suspect description, the victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Officers canvased the area and came upon a male matching the given description being chased down Saint Stephen Street by a Northeastern University Police Officer. Officers cut off the suspect's path of flight and wrestled him to the ground, taking him into custody without further incident. Officers recovered several personal items belonging to the victim from the suspect, as well as a knife which had been discarded during the foot pursuit. Wayne Barber, 53, of Dorchester, will be arraigned in Roxbury District Court on charges of Armed Robbery, Assault and Battery by means of a Dangerous Weapon, and Assault with Intent to Murder.
Tips For Ensuring Personal Safety:
- Always be aware of your surroundings, especially at night.
- When parking, walking or returning to your car, travel in well-lit and populated areas.
- Wear sneakers or shoes that allow for added mobility.
- Be watchful and aware. Keep your head up. Make quick eye contact with those around you and be observant of passing vehicles. Don't become distracted by talking on a cell phone or listening to an iPod/similar device.
- Avoid walking alone late at night. Walk with friends and people you know.
- Keep a whistle within reach. If threatened, use the whistle to signal residents for help. Yelling "Fire!" "Help!" or "Rape!" are ways of drawing attention and alerting people of your situation.
- Hold your car keys in your hand to use as a weapon against an attacker.
- Carry a cell phone and call ahead to your destination to alert them that you're on the way. Make sure you're expected at a certain time, so in the event you fail to show up, those expecting you will know enough to begin looking for you.
- Walk with confidence. Don't let anyone violate your space. Trust your instincts. Anyone at anytime can be a victim of crime so never assume, "IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN TO ME."
- If an unarmed attacker confronts you, believe in your ability to defend, distract, or even incapacitate the attacker enough to escape.
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The Incubadora Social ITESM-Bancome social entrepreneurship center in León, Guanajuato Mexico offers an ambitious program in an exquisite retrofitted building that make the most of humble materials. The design's purpose is to offset the retrofitted building from the bright stuccoed houses in the area, raising the bar for learning while saving energy and building materials at the same time. SHINE Architecture used locally sourced pine and repurposed steel from the retrofit to create the storefront, which unfolds in a welcoming gesture that invites low-income students to come inside.
The tiny satellite campus is the collaborative effort of Tecnológico de Monterrey, a private university, and the bank Bancomer. The project was developed to provide education for low-income residents while serving as a small business consulting center. SHINE Architects were not hampered by a small budget as they maximized the use of low-cost and low-impact materials.
The result is a building with a distinctive face and a highly energy-efficient design. The pine vertical elements were harvested and milled locally and treated for exposure to the elements. They are carefully angled to cut off the summertime sunshine but allow morning heat in the winter. The facade is supported by a steel frame which was reclaimed from an on-site deconstructed garage roof. The design also helps induce natural cooling throughout the building, reducing cooling costs.
You would not be given a lower grade if you missed these sustainable features though, as the building's rich detailing and playful geometric relationships take center stage. The design is intended to feel open and gracious – a strong counterpoint to its neighbor's gated courtyards. The well-ventilated and daylit interior also helps keep students tuned in to their studies.
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Many readers know, know of, or have spoken with Elder Samuel West, who has done more to preserve the true Strangite heritage than any one else. In the event you don't or don't know about his "Mormon Beliefs" website, now you know. All of our scriptures, for viewing, download, or purchase can be found at:
There is also a Yahoo group containing more information on independent Strangites associated with Elder West. This is still the same.
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Career Colleges » Virginia » Computers and Technology » Computer Science
Looking for accredited career colleges, technical schools, and universities in Virginia offering Computer Science degrees. Computer science or computing science, is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation, and their implementation and application in computer systems.Virginia is a great state in which to go to college. Virginia college students enjoy close proximity to Washington, D.C., but also the opportunity to live in a more rural or suburban setting. Virginia is home to many colleges and universities. Virginia is still a surprisingly rural state, with tobacco as the primary cash crop. It was the birthplace of our nation, as the very first European settlement in North America was established at Jamestown in 1607. Virginia is a state of contrasts: not only do you have historic Jamestown and Colonial Williamsburg, you also find the home of the Pentagon and of Mae East, the major East Coast internet hub. Whether you enjoy hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains, wandering along its beaches, or enjoying a quiet dinner in its many fine restaurants, you are likely to find attending college in Virginia to be an excellent choice.
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SS SB 366, 2015 (New Section - Proposed Language)
166.421. 1. A participant may elect to contribute all or part of a refund of personal income tax to an account that has been established under sections 166.400 to 166.456 by direct deposit to the financial institution managing the account. The amount elected to be contributed by the participant shall be at least twenty-five dollars and shall be as a contribution only for the tax year in which the refund is issued. The election to contribute may not be changed or revoked.
2. The election shall be made on a form prescribed by the department of revenue and filed with the taxpayer's tax return for the tax year or at such other time and in such other manner as the department may prescribe. The department of revenue shall prescribe the maximum number of accounts to which a taxpayer may elect to contribute a portion of the refund. Notwithstanding the limit prescribed by the department, a parent or legal guardian shall be permitted to contribute a portion of his or her refund to accounts held by each of his or her children.
3. The election to contribute all or a portion of a refund shall be void, and no portion of the refund may be contributed to an account if the taxpayer's refund is offset to pay amounts owed by the taxpayer.


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I keep changing plans, it seems like. But for the record, the new plan involves a road trip from Detroit to Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Portland, commencing sometime mid-June.
Just so ya know.
I keep changing plans, it seems like. But for the record, the new plan involves a road trip from Detroit to Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Portland, commencing sometime mid-June.
Just so ya know.
My original goal, to be in an RV full-time by June 2014, looms months away from being completely shattered. An unexpected job loss drained the little savings I had accumulated, and life got in the way of finding alternatives.
Except, of course, for the one alternative I've found, which I might just like even better.
My new goal, and all of the craziness therewith, is to take a 6-month working holiday in New Zealand in 2015. I'm going with my cousin Em, and we're going to have a blast.
I'll have to write more about everything that's involved in getting there, but for the time being, I have a picture of Hobbiton as my computer background to remind me just what I'm giving up Starbucks for.
It has been quite a while since I've updated you all on my journey's progress. Unfortunately, this is because there has not been quite as much progress as I had hoped. I had originally planned to, by now, have established myself in a freelance community, and to have several jobs under my belt by now.
This hasn't happened. Work cut my hours for a while, so there was a period of angry sulking. Then, they added more. A lot more. And then my manager asked me to go full-time, which made me both very happy and very nervous.
Many of my coworkers have talked about how they had plans while working part-time, to just get enough money to move on. Then, they went full time and just gave up on other plans, because it was paying the bills and gave them health benefits.
I'm worried that, between a lack of time to even try to develop another career path, and the security of knowing that I will get another paycheck every week, my dream will fall by the side of the proverbial road.
Fall is upon us, and the colder weather is making me want to flee to Texas. The urge to leave is keeping my hope alive, but my current roommate is also proposing just moving to Oregon when this lease is up–the same time I'd hoped to get on the road. Maybe that would be change enough for now? Maybe not.
All I know at the moment, is that I'm having very difficult lessons forced upon me with regards to life and making choices. I still have time, and it's still possible, but can I give up the stability of knowing where my next paycheck will come from, for the freedom of the road?
This past weekend, I had the wonderful experience of going with some friends to a lakehouse. My old roommate's family owns one, and her grandparents have the fortune of living right next door. Her grandmother was kind enough to take me on a tour of the lake, so I could see all of the lovely little cottages and houses for sale with lake frontage. Aside from wondering if I shouldn't change my plan, get a boat, and live there instead, I got to drive past a great number of RVs in people's yards.
I started with my heart set on a Scamp because I wouldn't have to upgrade my tow vehicle, but after seeing some of the other compact trailers out there, I might look seriously into some others as well.
I made myself a list of the brands I was seeing:
I almost liked it better when I thought I knew what I wanted, because now that I'm looking at other options, I'm getting a bit overwhelmed. However, it did open my eyes to the idea of a Hybrid trailer, like the Starcraft AR-ONE Hybrid Travel Trailer. I found a used 2012 model with a bathtub(!) for around $12k. That's not at all unreasonable. The only caveat would be that I could not stay anywhere cold, not with a pop-out bed like it has.
Looking at the available options makes it a little more difficult to choose an RV, but I need to remember how focused I've been on this, and remind myself that I have to be smart about what I'm doing.
If (when…) I have to take out a loan to finance the purchase of my new home, I will most likely go through my credit union to do so. When I went to make my usual savings deposit, I asked about something I'd seen on their website: "Recreational Merchandise may qualify for a longer loan term."
Now, I understand that a longer term means more paid overall. Interest piles up. However, it also means a lower monthly payment. If I keep my trailer well under $18,000–as I very well plan to–the typical loan period is 96 months.
Factoring in the budget I've been working on (which is much refined from my earlier 'guesstimating' post), the estimated $200/month for a loan is reasonable for a brand-new 13′ Scamp. On the other hand, if I seek out something used, and can find it reasonably intact, I could have loan payments as low as $70/month.
That's a big gap, one which I need to work on reducing. But in the meantime, the fact that I've thought about it and worked some more out is still progress for me, and frankly I'm proud of that. I can't be proud of my recent spending habits, nor of the fact that I still haven't landed any freelancing jobs, so I may as well find something that works in my favor right now.
Once upon a time, there was a girl. Like many girls, she had hopes and dreams and worked part-time retail to pay the rent. When she came up with a dream that required a little bit of start-up capital, she became excited. She could do it, she thought!
Then, she took a look at her spending over the previous two months. Even with being as frugal as she thought was possible, she still came out well behind where she thought she should be. Three large (by her standards; none was over $30) impulse purchases set her back by several weeks, and none of her bids were working out on various freelancing projects. Despite having ten months to go, the girl began to lose hope that her dream could come true.
She scoured her budget, looking for more things to cut out. Gone was taking the winding, tree-lined scenic route home. Gone were the fancy color-changing nail polish she had wanted all summer. Gone was the notion of a new computer; of more summer dresses. But really, none of these were things she regularly bought anyway. This was sacrificing small hopes in favor of a bigger dream. What could she actually cut, that hadn't already been pruned back to the bare basics?
She went through her budget again. When all things were considered, 24% of her last month's expenses could have been avoided or mitigated. That's a lot, and that gave her hope for the next month.
Next month, she didn't have to buy pants, eye shadow, or nail polish. Next month, she could start fresh, and if she just tucked away a little bit more of her paycheck every week, she could be fine. And as she looked at the numbers, she breathed a sigh of relief.
It was a small setback. Nothing more. She could make up for it easily, with just a little more diligence.
While her post was primarily about making a living in music, Charlotte Hothar linked a very good article from The Guardian about the problems we know are facing workers, creative and technical, and the economy worldwide. While the Guardian's focus in the article was on Europe, I know that this is also an issue in the US. I will confess to having worked for free, several times, and usually with no actual profit for me in either experience or references. It's frustrating, especially when you are already crunched for time and money, between school and part-time work, but I believed everything that said, "Do free work for experience" and promises that, "You can use it for your portfolio." It's not the fault of the free-workers, usually. They want just as badly to make money, but they're told there's no other way at first.
I knew from the beginning of my journey that this was going to be hard. I'm pretty sure everyone whom I've told, is just humoring me when they say, "You can do it!" Articles like this make me nervous, yes, but I absolutely cannot let fear stop me from trying. Jump feet-first into the deep end, and if I have to move back home, so be it. I don't do things by halves, so I won't give up on this, either. That's exactly why I'm starting now, but it's also why I don't have a fall back plan. You can't give 100% if you know there's an easier alternative.


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I can't decide, but I do know its been raining for a whole week and all I seem to do is go outside, walk, get wet and dry out again. It really saps your enthusiasm and drains your will.
Some time ago I estimated that in a single week I walk for about 10 hours. This isn't for my health, I have buses and trains to catch – then I have to do it again in reverse to return home. As you can imagine, umbrellas are important to someone who spends a lot of time on the hoof.
Ah yes, umbrellas. I remember a time when I thought an umbrella was just a piece of cloth stretched over a metal frame, but that's just for beginners. At first I thought I could get by with a cheap one, but then the wind blew too strongly and snapped my cheap piece of kit like a cheese straw. So I went upmarket and spent some silly money on a brolly with a fibreglass frame; guaranteed not to break in a gale.
This was my Excalibur. Something I began to see as more than just an umbrella: it was a tool! Holding it up against the wind felt like sailing, even though I was only trudging along and killing time. You can feel your muscles working and the umbrella responds against the wind like a kite, flexing and twisting in your grip.
Sadly I left it in the pub. Most of my umbrellas fall prey to loss, but in the end I replace them and carry on like before. There is something sad about a broken umbrella lying in the street, a testiment to our wasteful 'just in time' consumer society. You can't beat a good bit of kit, and a brolly looks stylish, but do they go to Heaven when they die?


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Arent' we all looking for that perfect basic white tee? Well, that's why I designed this one. Handmade in Bali with love, I made sure to use soft cotton to create a timeless t-shirt you can wear anywhere at anytime.
Les. Basics offers both domestic and international shipping options. The shipping fees are calculated at checkout.
Please note that we do not make any refunds. If you wish to exchange your item or get a store credit, please make sure the item is unworn, unwashed and all labels are attached. You have 14 days after receiving the item to mail it back to our warehouse. Please note that items on sale are a final sale.Read More
You must be gentle with me as I need to be hand washed in cold water with care.
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Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft's beta could be opened up to all players soon, Blizzard revealed this weekend at BlizzCon. The company also detailed some new features and platforms on the horizon for the multiplayer card game.
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Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft's beta could be opened up to all players soon, Blizzard revealed this weekend at BlizzCon. The company also detailed some new features and platforms on the horizon for the multiplayer card game.
Pete Haas 2013-11-09
Blizzard confirmed at BlizzCon 2013 that they're creating Warlords of Draenor, the fifth expansion pack to their MMORPG World of Warcraft. Draenor will let players advance their characters to level 100 through new adventures in the orcs' homeworld.
Pete Haas 2013-11-08
Blizzard began BlizzCon 2013 with an in-depth look at Heroes of the Storm, their free-to-play MOBA game. Heroes, formerly known as Blizzard All-Stars and Blizzard DOTA, allows players to control characters from the Diablo, StarCraft and WarCraft universes in team-based battles.
Pete Haas 2013-11-08
This weekend BlizzCon will return after a two-year hiatus. The convention's longer-than-usual absence means that Blizzard has a lot of juicy reveals stored up for fans.
Pete Haas 2013-11-07
Blizzard is once again offering exclusive in-game items for gamers who purchase real or virtual tickets to BlizzCon. BlizzCon 2013 tickets will give you access to bonuses for all of the company's current games.
Pete Haas 2013-10-02
In a few weeks, Blizzard will begin to sell tickets for the seventh annual BlizzCon. Fans of Diablo, StarCraft and WarCraft will have three different opportunities to secure entry to the gaming convention.
Pete Haas 2013-04-04
Today Blizzard Entertainment formally announced BlizzCon 2013. This year's convention, like the others that came before it, will be a two-day celebration of Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo.
Pete Haas 2013-02-19
BlizzCon, the convention dedicated to Blizzard Entertainment's games, will be returning this year. Blizzard president and co-founder Mike Morhaime announced on Tuesday that the company will hold a BlizzCon in 2013.
Pete Haas 2013-01-02
Blizzard fans will have to find another place to party this fall. Today Blizzard announced that they won't be holding a BlizzCon in 2012. It seems that they're too busy trying to finish up their upcoming games.
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Have a fussy baby who spits up or vomits most of his feed? Is your baby suffering a colic or diarrhea? Your baby has developed a rash that tends to reoccur – These are all symptoms of food allergy. A particular substance in the breast milk is causing the allergy and the problem actually starts with what you eat.
Pregnancy advice is not restricted to only the nine months. It continues as you nurse and help your child grow. Quickly skim through the list of foods you should avoid when pregnant.
You will have to limit your intake of caffeine – Coffee, tea and sodas. Have no more than two cups a day. Caffeine passes into the breast milk and thereby to your baby. The baby's body system is unable to excrete caffeine in the manner we adults do. Caffeine interferes with their sleep and may make your baby cranky and agitated.
Peanuts and Tree Nuts
If you or any member of the family has a history of allergy, a pregnancy tip is to avoid eating peanuts or other tree nuts at least while nursing as your child may develop an allergic reaction. Signs of peanut allergy in babies include wheezing, rash, hives and eczema.
Some babies display sensitivity to egg whites while some to the egg yolk.
Dairy Products – Cow Milk based formulas
Cow milk does not agree with babies as the proteins are hard to digest. However, if there is a family history of cow milk allergies it may affect your baby even if they ingest it indirectly through breast milk. Sensitivity to breast milk can cause colic, sleeplessness, vomiting, dry, red skin patches or eczema in your infant.
When you looked up pregnancy tips on the foods you should avoid during pregnancy fish featured in that list and now it features in the list of the foods you should avoid while breastfeeding too. Fish is not recommended because certain varieties contain mercury. This mercury can pass into the breast milk and impair the development of the baby's brain and central nervous system. You should avoid fish varieties such as king mackerel, Shark, tuna, tilefish and swordfish.
Though not a food item it is one of the most important things you should avoid when nursing and hence is on our list. You can have your occasional glass of wine. What we're talking about is the habitual consumption of moderate to large amounts. Alcohol that transfers to the child through breast milk is not at all healthy for your little one. It may cause drowsiness, irritation, deep sleep, abnormal weight gain and weakness.
Babies who cannot tolerate milk are generally the ones that display symptoms of soy intolerance.
Wheat Allergy
Wheat allergies are common in adults and can be equally severe in babies. Symptoms of wheat allergy or sensitivity in babies are pain, inconsolable crying and bloody stools.
Parsley and Peppermint
Parsley and peppermint are not recommended because they decrease the production and supply of milk. Hence you need to check supplements that contain parsley or peppermint.
Other foods that you may want to avoid are chocolate, citrus foods, broccoli, cauliflower, spicy foods, garlic (alters taste of milk slightly), cabbage, corn and shellfish.
How to tell if your baby is allergic to a food?
It is difficult to understand the food item which could be the allergen. Thus, if you have any of the foods mentioned in this list, stop all of them for a week or two. Then slowly add each food item one by one and see how your baby responds to them.


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Michael Lewy is the first SPA artist!
Lewy lives and works in Boston Massachusetts, USA and uses photography, illustration and painting in his work.
Lewy says:
What is the first question people ask when they meet you for the first time?
"What do you do for a living?"
"What do you do for a living?"
I am interested in how what we do defines us and how our ideas of success and failure shape our culture. After receiving my MFA in 1996 I began working in an office in an administrative capacity. I have been there ever since. Office work is not my chosen profession but a way to make a living.
I started constructing City of Work in 2006 as a way to distill these ideas. I am constructing the City of Work by using photography, video, and computer graphics. I use blueprints to create a plan of the city.
I have also created several different characters that I portray of different archetypes that live in the city. They are as follows: Office worker, Ceo of Omnipresent Industries , Scientist of the Human Potential Institute and a Laborer who works in the under bowels of the city. I am trying to create a detailed world of this corporate dystopia where work is all consuming.
In this City of Work, vacations are given by lottery, jobs are determined by the Human Potential Institute and it is illegal to be unemployed.
Its motto is "If you worked here you would be home by now".
Lewy has shown work in Boston, New York, Atlanta and Berkeley and is currently showing work at Carrroll and Sons in Boston, Massachusetts until February 18th
See more of Lewy's work here:
and more of the City of Work here:www.cityofwork.com


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I'm not sure exactly what's going on upstairs as I write – I can hear both children laughing, and the Dora Halloween special is definitely on television. My husband must be in the room with them, but I kind of think the toddler is in charge. Beyond describing my background noise, I say that because […]READ MORE >>
Name of the Day: Regan
We're just days away from Halloween, and so this week's names are drawn from everybody's favorite monster movies. Today's moniker is inspired by one of the scariest horror films we've ever watched with our hands over our eyes. From 1973's The Exorcist, our Name of the Day is Regan.READ MORE >>


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What's the better cable the Powerline II or the Powerline +?
I am getting a Powerline + II, whilst looking at the other cables for a car passenger spare.
Are the differences just the strength and durability of the cables, when fast charging is taken out if the equation.
My personal preference is the Powerline+ range. I like the look, the colours and feel of the braided cable but both are extremely durable and great cables.
Charging capabilities are identical. Yep, PowerLine II is rated to be more durable than PowerLine+, but PowerLine+ II is the strongest.
I love my PowerLine+ II. As @joshuad11 said, "charging capabilities are identical." Depending on how rough you are on your cables, PowerLine is more durable. But if cost is a factor and you don't need it that tough, go with PowerLine vs II.
I've got them all and while there's no difference in charging capabilities for me I love the aesthetic look of the Powerline+ II.
I mean if it's for a spare in the car you could just get the cheapest of the range or spend an extra quid to get a braided one which would be more durable.
I would go with Powerline 2.
Hi, please know we have different versions of cables. The Powerline+II is the upgraded version of the Powerline+, and the Powerline II is the upgraded version of the Powerline.
To answer your question, we can only say the Powerline II is newer than the Powerline+. We do not compare the Powerline II with the Powerline+ as they are totally different version. We only compare the Powerline+II with the Powerline+, and compare the Powerline II with the Powerline.
We believe there should be no different about the charging speed between the Powerline II and the Powerline+.
So any cable with II is the better one
Also worth noting the differences in warranty.
PowerLine II comes with a lifetime warranty, wheres PowerLine+ is 18 months.
The PoweLine II Cable's (both versions PowerLine II & PowerLine+ II)Have Lifetime Warranty where as the previous versions have 18 months.
Thanks for pointing out the mistake


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|Figure 1: Effect of HFD and taurine supplementation on weight gain at days 0 and 35 of feeding.
Each value is expressed in grams. (Mesallamy. 2010. Fig. 1)
Fructose-fed rats showed significantly impaired glucose tolerance, impaired insulin sensitivity,While the human equivalent dose of the 300mg/kg taurine used in the study is about 100mg for a person weighing 70kg, previous studies on the positive health effects of taurine have used 1.5-3.0g of taurine - and this would also be my suggestion for those of you who have now become interested in the health benefits of this sulfur-amino acid.
hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy), lower total antioxidant capacity (TAC), lower paraoxonase (PON) activity, and higher nitric oxide metabolites (NOx) concentration, when compared to rats fed on control diet. Supplementing the fructose-fed rats with taurine has ameliorated the rise in HOMA by 56%, triglycerides (TGs) by 22.5%, total cholesterol (T-Chol) by 11%, and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) by 21.4%. Taurine also abolished any significant difference of TAC, PON activity and NOx concentration among treated and control groups. TAC positively correlated with PON in both rats fed on the HFD and those received taurine in addition to the HFD.


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By Dustin Rowles | Film | August 16, 2007 |
I went to my first funeral when I was 16 (Phillip's older brother's girlfriend's mom died of cancer); I don't remember much about it other than I had no idea who the dead lady was in the casket and that I felt awfully awkward being there in a suit I'd probably scrounged up from the Salvation Army the night before (it was the first time I'd ever worn one). But, afterwards, my friends and I reluctantly decided to drive from the church to the burial site, which was about 20 miles away. We drove out on the freeway, and about halfway to the cemetery, we inexplicably changed our minds, reasoning that the funeral ceremony at the church sufficed to exhaust our obligation and there was little sense in suffering through another graveside ceremony (sorry, Alicia). So, at the next exit, we decided to pull off the freeway, turn around, and go back home. Clearly, however, it never occurred to us that the entire funeral procession up to our car would follow us off the freeway and trail us until we'd hidden behind an 18-wheeler at a gas station and those poor grieving folks realized that they'd been inadvertently hoodwinked into losing sight of the lead car. Who the hell knows if they ever managed to ultimately find the gravesite (and why this particular gaffe has not been mined by a bad sitcom yet is beyond me).
I mention this embarrassing anecdote mostly as a way to fill some space, because the decidedly dull Death at a Funeral doesn't offer much to write about. Written by Dean Craig (Caffeine) and directed by the once decent Frank Oz (The Dark Crystal, What About Bob?, The Stepford Wives), this British comedy seems to want very badly to extend the funeral portion of Four Weddings and a Funeral into a full-length farce. Sadly, as the late Joel Seigel might write, it's a "funereal endeavor."
Death at a Funeral suitably takes place in the funeral home where humor had gone to die; a ceremony is being held for a family's patriarch. The deceased's son, Daniel (Matthew Macfadyen, 2005's version of Mr. Darcy), arrives at the parlor only to discover that the director has brought out the wrong body, which suggests, at least, that Death is a comedy. As the family comes together, the movie's uninspired running gags fall into place: Daniel and his wife, Jane (Keeley Hawes, Mcfadyen's real-life wife), seem to have more concern about putting down a deposit on a new house than they do the death of Daniels' father. Daniel's brother, Robert (Rupert Graves) is a famous author who blew all his cash on a first-class ticket from the States to London for the ceremony, and thus has no money left to pay his half of the funeral costs. Everyone expects Robert to do the eulogy, because he's the writer, but Robert insists that Daniel do it for reasons I don't quite understand, except for the fact that Daniel is the movie's lead and he should thus deliver it.
Elsewhere, two oddball friends of Daniel's (Andy Nyman and Ewen Bremmer) are charged with picking up the senior-citizen uncle from a nursing home, which leads to the expected hijinx at the funeral when the wheelchair bound uncle really needs to take a shit. There is also the subplot concerning Martha (Daisy Donovan), who is engaged to lawyer Simon (Alan Tudyk), but her family doesn't approve of Simon, a matter that is not helped when Simon accidentally takes a hallucinogenic instead of Valium and causes a scene when he thinks that someone is alive inside the coffin. Later, he even climbs atop the roof of the funeral parlor naked. Actually, if the entire film had been limited to Alan Tudyk's scenes, it might've been a decent comedy.
Finally, there is a mystery little person (the awesome Peter Dinklage in a distinctly unawesome role), who reveals a secret that finally sets the funeral's "wacky chaos" into motion at the half-hour mark (the secret being rather obvious in a film of this nature and, of course, involving scandalous gay photos). There is little more to say about Death of a Funeral other than the antics are neither wacky nor all that chaotic in their lead-up to the expected poignant eulogy that's supposed to redeem the humanity in the misanthropic attendees.
The script tries very hard to shoehorn a lot of embarrassing episodes and madcap gags into the funeral, but Death never really takes off in any meaningful way. Good farce relies on improbable situations, but everything in Death feels lifeless and expected — a bunch of warmed over gags from a thousand other bad comedies. Worse still, under the direction of Oz, the cast — an assortment of mostly excellent British actors — is forced to resort to crass American slapstick, which seems a waste with a crew so capable of dry British humor, of which you'll find very little here. Indeed, the real death in this film is in the cocked-up writing and execution; honestly, one expects a lot more from freakin' Yoda.
Dustin Rowles is the publisher of Pajiba. He lives with his wife and son in Ithaca, New York. You may email him, or leave a comment below.
Putting the "Eral" in "Funeral"
Death at a Funeral / Dustin Rowles


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I think the first weigh-in is the easiest.
You're motivated, you've worked the program like crazy, and you can almost guarantee a big loss thanks to water weight and body shock.
-5.6 lbs today and out of the 280s, all in one week. Win-win.
Now, to the hardest weigh-ins...all the rest.
I like the leader. She's a decent mix of funny and serious, and has a good presenting style.


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Today, I attended the Arkansas Dept. of Career Ed. Business and Marketing Technology Conclave. The goal was to discuss key questions about how Common Core will affect career education in Arkansas–what adjustments we will need to make.
My table, table 25, had a wonderful discussion. I was awed by the discussion we had. We talked about how all teachers have to teach students how to think, read, write, research, evaluate, create, produce using technology every step of the way. We talked about how we–all of us teachers–have to move from seeing ourselves as teachers of a particular content to seeing ourselves as teachers of students, students who need strong content knowledge but who just as importantly need to know how to read and write and think and choose and use efficiently digital tools to suit their purpose.
All day I've wanted to stand and shout, "Amen"! Edubloggers have been preaching this message for some time. It appears Common Core may be the impetus to push the movement into the mainstream. What is the movement? Students learn by doing. They learn technology skills by creating, producing, publishing, collaborating. They learn to think by reading and talking and writing about meaningful, compelling ideas. Along the way, if the road is rigorous and meaningful and real, they develop a body of content knowledge.
Who's going to teach teachers how to use these digital tools? Who's going to support teachers in shifting to designing inquiry and project-based lessons? One table suggested schools need INSTRUCTIONAL technologists, facilitators who can support teachers in planning rigorous learning experiences that integrate technology.
How very, very exciting the direction we're heading–not just the edublogging community but the whole state, the whole nation.
I say bring it on!


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