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How do you know the product you are buying and selling is genuine?
By: Ed Thomas, Verification Systems Technology
If your company unknowingly sells a counterfeit, modified, or stolen hardware device, it could not only destroy your relationship with your client or authorizing vendor, but put you in the unenviable position of having to defend yourself in a criminal indictment or civil lawsuit.
The Situation
There are several contributing factors responsible for creating the enormous problem that currently can only be described as an epidemic.
- By moving manufacturing to an overseas site, vendors have chosen a high risk profile for lower labor rates.
- The large OEM's will not share any counterfeit detection methods because of the fear they will be assisting counterfeiters.
- The foreign governments do nothing to discourage the individuals and organizations responsible for manufacturing the counterfeit and modified hardware.
- The quality of many of the counterfeit products makes it difficult for resellers, end users, andU.S.customs to identify the undesirable hardware by visual inspection alone.
An Epidemic Problem
This epidemic has a significant financial impact in each industry within the supply channel. The OEM's lose sales revenue as a result of counterfeit equipment. They are also spending more money than ever before on brand protection. The independent suppliers suffer from an effective smear campaign by the OEM's that use strong arm tactics with corporate and government end users to change the bid process with the goal of eliminating competition with independent suppliers.
The end users lose in several areas. At best, counterfeit or modified products often have slower performance and a shorter Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF). At worst, they can be controlled by other imbedded programs known as Trojan Horses that can control the counterfeit or modified hardware by sharing all of the confidential information going through their network with criminal organizations or unfriendly governments. Imagine the national security implications for mission critical end users like the military, banks, or nuclear power plants. It has never been more important to identify the counterfeit and modified products before they get installed into the end user's network.
New Company Offers Electronic Verification
There has never been a "Neutral" online assurance service that is available to everyone and can assist in electronically verifying that the product that you receive or sell is authentic, free of modifications, and not stolen. Until now…
Verification Systems Technology (VST) is a small company inBoulder,Coloradothat is now providing just that service: known as the online VST – Assurance™ Service.
VST's business model tailors verification methods to help clients find the best ways to assure they are only sourcing genuine products. This helps to make sure they don't get caught paying for undesirable products. VST also works with destruction houses and industry associations to facilitate change in the purchasing culture while, when warranted, provide evidence of misbehavior and criminal counterfeit trends to the authorities. The VST – Assurance service is an Internet-based tool available to help anyone in the supply channel sort the "good from the bad." VST – Assurance is focused on protecting your company's reputation by completing your verification process by providing the ability to electronically identify counterfeit, modified, or stolen products before you pay for them.
Verification is about establishing confidence and trust that the products you buy or sell were made by the manufacturer (or their contract manufacturer) and are not stolen, modified, or counterfeit. This assures you get the performance, quality, longevity and security you expect out of your purchased products.
Why Create a Verification Process?
• Protect your company's good reputation.
• Sort the "Good from the bad."
• Maximize purchasing opportunities while reducing financial risk.
• Increase the value of your inventory.
• Declare a zero tolerance for counterfeit, modified, or stolen products.
• Increase sales.
• Reduce unexpected customer events.
Changing your company's purchasing procedures.
If you identify undesirable products but don't change your purchase orders, you could still be legally obligated to pay for them. You may either have to destroy the product at your cost as well as pay your supplier for it, or return it to your supplier only to contaminate the supply channel somewhere else. You should always consult with your legal counsel concerning the advisability of adding this type of language to your company's Purchase Orders to specify that your company (i) does not officially accept certain products until they have passed verification testing (ii) and that products failing the testing will be held in quarantine until they can be sent to destruction (iii) and that the supplier agrees by fulfilling the purchase order that they will pay for destruction of the products that fail incoming inspection testing. When the purchase order is placed, you will still need to inform each of your suppliers in writing that you are a verified products supplier, have an established incoming verification test program, and forward failed products to a destruction house at the supplier's expense.
How does verification work?
The initial procedure in verifying a product is a physical inspection to see if the device is even worthy of electronic testing. The physical inspection should focus on visually identifying any signs of poor manufacturing, shoddy physical characteristics, fuzzy looking manufacturer logos, incorrect labeling, cheap housings and more.
If the product passes the physical inspection then insert the device into an approved VST online testing setup, run a test, and 10-15 seconds later you receive either a Verification Report with a VST seal or a Failure Report. The reports should remain with the product until installation or destruction. After the verified product is installed, the reports should be attached and kept with the invoice.
All of the products that fail the test should be put into an established quarantine area totally separate from all other products (never with your product inventory). Remember you did not accept this product.
VST verification tools use multiple industry standards, VST proprietary, and manufacturer specific tests to analyze and verify a device's authenticity, while scanning for unauthorized electronic modifications. It can also be used to verify the existing hardware in any network.
After the products are tested, all of the relevant technical information is stored in a secure global database that also scans across all previous tests identifying duplicated devices and industry threat trends. Thousands of devices have been tested and analyzed by VST's tools confirming the accuracy and effectiveness in detecting and identifying counterfeit and modified IT hardware.
What products can VST test?
The products that are currently the most highly counterfeited are the networking SFP/GBIC's. These line items can be tested with the online system. All Cisco compatible 100/1000 Base SFP's from HP, 3Com, Juniper, Cisco, Avaya, Finisar, Avago, Methode, Opnext, and Sumitomo. Various routers and switches are currently available for mail-in testing and will be available soon on the online system along with products like disk drives and the new 10 GBit GBICs.
Benefits to establishing a Product Verification Process
1. Identify and sort between verified, counterfeit, or undesirable products before they enter your company's "Assured Products" inventory.
2. Understand and grade your suppliers based on their percentage of failed products versus those that pass verification.
3. Enable you to pass on any costs associated with verification and improve your company's reputation in the process.
4. Create a defendable position, should a legal challenge occur with regard to counterfeit or stolen products.
5. Establish your company as a leader in counterfeit prevention and give your clients confidence that products they source from you will be genuine.
6. Help law enforcement investigate the individuals and organizations responsible for bringing the counterfeit products to the United States.
7. Contribute to cleaning up this industry and create a fair competitive market for all.
Join Powersource Online and Verification Systems Technology in the fight against counterfeit products and check out the VST – Assurance Service tools at: http://www.verificationsystemstechnology.com/

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Brooklyn-native A.J. Matthews opening eyes before NBA Draft
Farmingdale State center A.J. Matthews grew up 10 minutes from the Barclays Center and has a sister working in concessions.
Farmingdale State center A.J. Matthews grew up 10 minutes from the Barclays Center and has a sister working in concessions. If he can do enough to impress executives from teams around the NBA, Matthews might find himself stepping on the court to play.
The 7-foot-1 Matthews is not listed in many mock drafts but he has warranted some attention and took the first step toward possibly getting an opportunity by competing in the opening session of the second day of the NBA combine hosted by the Nets in conjunction with the Rockets and Clippers on Thursday.
The first step is showing he can compete against a higher level of competition than he faced in the Division III Skyline Conference. Matthews was not invited to last month's Portsmouth Invitational, but earned an invite to Brooklyn after leading Division III in rebounding (16.3 per game) and double-doubles (26) while finishing third in blocks (3.67 per game) and 11th in scoring (22.4 points per game).
"When you're playing 5-on-5, running up and down, it shows your stamina, your conditioning, your play against other big men," Matthews said. "It shows your jumping ability as far as individuals you don't really [get to] show what you can do against somebody else. I feel it helped me out a lot. It showed me I can [play] with these upper class guys as far as Division I, because I knew I could before I even got here. I wasn't even worried about that. I just want to show everyone else that coming from D-3 I can play with other guys."
It's not the first time he has drawn attention from the NBA scouting community. During the season, scouts from the Nets, Knicks, Bobcats, Wizards, Pacers, Bulls, Magic and Lakers attended his games and watched as he generated offense mostly on high-percentage shots and put-backs.
To prepare for being on the court at the same time with 10 other players all from Division I, Matthews spent most of the past two months focusing on jump shooting in workouts.
He began to focus on the draft after his final college game, a 71-46 loss to Purchase in the conference tournament. In that game, Matthews scored 28 points on 10-of-19 shooting, including going 7-for-15 on jump shots.
"After the season, I really worked on it a lot as far as shooting jump shots," Matthews said. "Guys are a much smaller than me [in Division III] and I feel like I didn't need to shoot a jump shot or work on a 3-point shot because guys are smaller than me or out of shape maybe.
"So I feel like after the season when I come here, I know I have to work on a jump shot because I'm going to be playing against guys that's much bigger than me, stronger, height wise and tall and whatever the case may be. So I tried to work on my overall game a lot but I felt like it got better, much better."
Matthews did not start playing basketball until 11th grade at Harry Van Arsdale High School in Williamsburg. He caught some Division I attention from UMass, Rutgers and St. John's, but it never materialized as he could not qualify academically. Instead, he went to prep school in Harrisburg, Pa. before going to Monroe Community College in New Rochelle, N.Y. and Broward Community College in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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That the Lost May Be Found
By Elder M. Russel Ballard
That the Lost May Be Found Lesson Plan
1. Write the title of the lesson on the board. Ask the sisters what they think the lesson will be about from the title. Write all the answers on the board.
2. Refer to a situation of when you were lost and how scary it was. How did you find your way? Refer to the GPS and how handy it is.
3. Read together Luke, chapter 15. Break down the story and discuss who the Savior was teaching, and then how he tells of the effort of a shepherd searching for his lost sheep, of a woman searching for a lost coin, and of the welcome received by the prodigal son returning home. Why did Jesus teach these parables?
4. Tell the story of talking to a missionary in Argentina. He is in an area where there are 800 members and only 40 people will come to church. Last month they had 5 baptisms. When asked about those baptisms he referred to it as "Completing 5 families." In this missionaries view, the missionary work of finding the lost meant to complete families.
5. Have someone read quote #1 from Elder Ballard's talk: "Now, brothers and sisters, we have available to us a tool even more remarkable than the best GPS. Everyone loses his or her way at some point, to some degree. It is through the promptings of the Holy Ghost that we can be brought safely back onto the right path, and it is the atoning sacrifice of the Savior that can return us home .Being lost can apply to whole societies as well as to individuals. Today we live in a time when much of this world has lost its way, particularly with regard to values and priorities within our homes."
6. Write the word "families" in large letters over all the answers that you have written on the board. Ask the sisters how they think that families have lost their way?
7. Have someone read quote #2: "One hundred years ago, President Joseph F. Smith connected happiness directly to the family and admonished us to focus our efforts there. He said: "There can be no genuine happiness separate and apart from the home. … There is no happiness without service, and there is no service greater than that which converts the home into a divine institution, and which promotes and preserves family life. … The home is what needs reforming"
8. Discuss and write on the board the statistics from Elder Ballard's talk: more than half of births to American women under 30 occur outside marriage, among couples in the United States who do marry, nearly half get divorced, those who stay married often lose their way by letting other things interfere with their family relationship, the gap between rich and poor,
9. Quote #3: "Equally worrisome is the ever-growing gap between the rich and poor and between those who strive to preserve family values and commitments and those who have given up on doing so. Statistically, those who have less education and consequently lower incomes are less likely to marry and to go to church and much more likely to be involved in crime and to have children outside of marriage. And these trends are also troubling in much of the rest of the world. Opposite of what many had thought, prosperity and education seem to be connected to a higher likelihood of having traditional families and values.
10. Ask the sisters how does family life effect education, quality of life for children, etc. What are the benefits of living in the family unit?
11. Ask the sister how do we keep from becoming lost? Have someone read quote #4: "So what can we do to not become lost? First, may I suggest that we prioritize. Put everything you do outside the home in subjection to and in support of what happens inside your home. Remember President Harold B. Lee's counsel that "the most important … work you will ever do will be within the walls of your own homes" Organize your personal lives to provide time for prayer and scriptures and family activity. Give your children responsibilities in the home that will teach them how to work. Teach them that living the gospel will lead them away from the filth, promiscuity, and violence of the Internet, media, and video games. They will not be lost, and they will be prepared to handle responsibility when it is thrust upon them.
12. Write on the board the first step of "Prioritize with family first." Then write the next four steps as they are discussed.
13. Elder Ballard's second step is "to do things in the right order! Marriage first and then family." He tells those who are not married to focus on finding an eternal companion. He goes on to say "Young men, remember something else that President Joseph F. Smith said: "Bachelorhood … [carries] to the superficial mind the idea that [it is] desirable because [it brings] with [it] the minimum of responsibility. …The real fault lies with the young men. The license of the age leads them from paths of duty and responsibility. … Their sisters are the victims … [and] would marry if they could, and would accept cheerfully the responsibilities of family life" And to you young women, I would add that you must also not lose sight of this responsibility. No career can bring you as much fulfillment as rearing a family. And when you are my age, you will realize this even more." Discuss as a group.
14. Have someone read quote #5 "Third, husbands and wives, you should be equal partners in your marriage. Read often and understand the proclamation on the family and follow it. Avoid unrighteous dominion in any form. No one owns a spouse or children; God is the Father of us all and has extended to us the privilege of our own family, which was previously only His, to help us become more like Him. As His children we should learn at home to love God and to know that we can ask Him for the help we need. Everyone, married or single, can be happy and supportive within whatever family you may have." Discuss as a group.
15. Fourth, use the family resources of the Church. What are the family resources?
16. End with quote #6: Now, if for any reason you individually or as a family have lost your way, then you need only apply the Savior's teachings from Luke, chapter 15, to correct your course. Here the Savior tells of the effort of a shepherd searching for his lost sheep, of a woman searching for a lost coin, and of the welcome received by the prodigal son returning home. Why did Jesus teach these parables? He wanted us to know that none of us will ever be so lost that we cannot find our way again through His Atonement and His teachings. As you seek to live the gospel and doctrine of Christ, the Holy Ghost will guide you and your family. You will have a spiritual GPS to tell you always where you are and where you are going. I bear witness that the resurrected Redeemer of mankind loves all of us, and He has promised if we will follow Him, He will lead us safely back into the presence of our Heavenly Father, of which I testify in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
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September 15, 2008 09:30 ET
ARMONK, NY and LOS GATOS, CA--(Marketwire - September 15, 2008) - Cryptic Studios™, a leading
independent developer of massively multiplayer online role playing games,
has chosen IBM (NYSE: IBM) servers to power its highly anticipated massively
multiplayer online (MMO) action game, "Champions Online"™, being
published by 2K Games and developed for PC and consoles.
Based on the popular "Champions"™ pen-and-paper RPG, "Champions Online"
will give players the power of total customization for their hero
experience while they explore a vast comic book universe. IBM System x
offers a responsive, scalable architecture that Cryptic Studios needs to
deliver immersive, and action-packed experiences to all level of gamers.
This architecture will accommodate thousands of simultaneous worldwide
users and millions of game downloads while delivering a high-performance
gaming experience.
"Cryptic Studios is dedicated to building strong player communities, and
developing challenging, yet accessible games with deep and enjoyable
gameplay," said Bruce Rogers, chief technical officer for Cryptic. "Our
development team aims to deliver the best player experience possible. With
the high performance capabilities and scalability of IBM System x, Cryptic
will be able to deliver the quality experience our players expect."
The System x solution is power efficient, helping Cryptic Studios manage
energy costs. With an open, flexible design, the System x infrastructure
will efficiently scale as Cryptic Studios expands its business worldwide.
"IBM is dedicated to helping Cryptic Studios deliver an electrifying
experience to their gamer community by providing an optimized and high
performing infrastructure," said David Laux, IBM Global executive, games
and interactive entertainment. "Backed by the power of System x, 'Champions
Online' players can fully immerse themselves in their superhero experience
without worrying about lagging performance or threats of system failures."
IBM System x is based on X4, the fourth generation of IBM's X-Architecture
design blueprint for Intel processor-based servers. X-Architecture is the
"secret sauce" that makes IBM x86 systems so reliable, efficient and
To experience "Champions Online" please visit www.champions-online.com.
About Cryptic Studios:
Cryptic Studios™, Inc., based in Los Gatos, CA, and established in July
2000, is one of the leading independent developers of massively multiplayer
online games. Cryptic has three major titles in development for the PC and
next-generation consoles, including "Star Trek Online," "Champions Online"
and an unannounced project. Cryptic Studios is an independent,
employee-owned company committed to delivering the next level of MMOG
gameplay. For more information on Cryptic Studios, please visit
About IBM:
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Joining in today with the lovely Chrissie for Stitching Sunday. This week I have stitched another little fairy, yes there is a pattern emerging here. The majority of my fairies that I have stitched lately is inspired by the wonderful and very sweet book called 'A flower Fairy Alphabet', which I have read to the kids since they were young. Both the poems and fairies are by Cicely Mary Barker and I love each and every one of these gorgeous fairies.
This little fairy didn't quite turn out how I would have liked and the ribbon I used was a little wide I think. At times she grumbled at me whilst I stitched her flowery skirt as she is quite particular about her dancing attire. I love her colourful nature and her desire to please, not only is she the most wonderful dancer, but her wings come alight whenever she does. She has the ability to find music in everything, from the smallest petals that fall from her little flower skirt, to the leaves swaying to the rhythm of the wind. The more I stitched this little fairy the more I fell in love with her vibrant and enthusiastic character.
I particularly enjoyed working her pretty and sparkly wings with some sparkly floss, it was like being part of a little piece of magic to see them glow.
This morning I woke up to a grey and rainy day and to be honest it has been like this all weekend. Yesterday my doh travelled up to the Lakes and back in a day to do a fell race, so I had the pleasure of taking the kids to their swimming lessons and also stopping at a small park on the way home. Even though it was really exhausting for me, it was so lovely to see them swim and also to have some fun with them in the park, something I really miss. We picked some leaves and brought them home to do some leaf painting and also for drying with the view to make a pretty autumn garland, so we will see how that pans out in a couple of weeks as I opted for the traditional method of pressing them in books. Who knows it might just all be ready in time for the Christmas garland to go up, gosh it isn't long now.
I really wanted to share this moment on my blog as I know in years to come I would love to look back on it and remember these small but beautiful moments that I have with this little gorgeous girl of mine. She has this habit of coming to me once a day and putting her little hand against mine and saying 'Mummy follow me' and I am suppose to follow each and every one of her movements. It never lasts more than a couple of minutes but I love it, her touch and her small hand, which is now so much bigger than it was a year ago and the year before then. I love her fascination with 'leading' the movement so to speak and today I thought I would snap the moment, in which we most probably lost the moment, but we did carry on after the photo was taken.


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Hastings School is one of the most popular and prestigious British schools in Madrid for several reasons. We have tried to compile the essence of all this and help you out with your decision.
Enjoying School Years
Strongly committed to fulfilling individual needs.
In the process of their education, in a friendly environment, with a consistent dedication and seriousness focused on their learning. We aim to motivate without giving up enjoyment in the process of learning skills and acquiring knowledge. Every year, excellent academic results are our best references. Every student possesses their own strengths and capabilities so we monitor their development individually to ensure every child fulfills their potential.
Keeping the essenceSmall classes and personal approach.
While the school grows gradually and we currently have more than 700 students we will keep the adequate class size to ensure an outstanding quality of education.
Commitment to multi-lingualismClear international vocational education.
Our students are able to perfectly communicate in at least two languages: English and Spanish. We encourage children to become global citizens, able to manage the future in an international professional environment, always bearing in mind the importance of humanistic development in search of full personal realisation.
Teaching approachBased on necessary efforts, initiative and autonomy.
We want to help students develop a sense of responsibility, concern for fellow pupils, and respect for the school and its community. We aim to uphold humanistic moral values and foster understanding, tolerance of, and curiosity for other cultures. We develop concern for the environment, inter-personal confidence and proficiency, and we encourage the adoption of a healthy lifestyle, so our graduates are both academically and emotionally equipped to construct and steer their own life project.
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Role models to encourage a sense of responsibility and personal identity. Teachers at Hastings are fully qualified professional experts on the English National Curriculum. We also encourage and monitor teachers' performance through the investment in an ongoing development and training program.
And the essential role of parentsWe believe in a continual cooperation between parents and the school.
Family is the essential core of a child's education, so we foster an open two-way relationship between our families and our school based on constant dialogue. To this end, we devise and offer joint recreational and educational activities all year round.
Full international recognitionOffering access to British, American and Spanish universities.
The IGCSE and Advanced Level examinations (Hastings School is an official examination centre for Cambridge and Edexcel examinations) are recognized not only in the UK but throughout the world. In the USA, A Levels are accepted as the equivalent to the Advanced Placement certification.
Mens sana in corpore sanoPhysical and cultural growth to achieve full development of each individual.
At Hastings, we offer a range of extra-curricular activities, which may include chess, judo, ballet, guitar, karate, keyboards, football, drama and some other activities that vary from year to year. The school's enrichment program includes a ski trip, field trips, and national and international excursions. Our school teams regularly participate in local sports events, including football, volleyball, basketball, athletics and cross-country, and there are drama performances, fundraising and cultural events throughout the year.
Towards a successful futureReady to enter any university in the world.
We offer the English National Curriculum adding the obligatory requirements of the Spanish National Curriculum. Our students are prepared to succeed in their university studies anywhere in the world. Every year, 20 to 30 students enter some of the best universities in the world.


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The call for submissions for Fairy Tale Lust closed today and I have to say I'm wildly impressed not only by the number of submissions I received but by the creativity of the authors. I haven't had time to read more than a few stories, but just based on the story titles and cover letters I think I can safely say this is going to be a very diverse collection of erotic fairy tales.
I'm anxious to immerse myself in reading over the next few weeks and I'll say it again: the hard part is going to be writing the rejection letters. I know there are going to be more stories that I love than I can possibly include in this book. So I have my fingers crossed that this collection will do so well I'll be following it up with a sequel.
Thanks so much to all of you who have submitted stories. And thanks also to those of you who have sent me encouraging notes during this ongoing process of getting a book from idea to publication. Fairy Tale Lust isn't due out until next spring and I still have a long way to go before it's finished, but the support and enthusiasm of so many writers and readers makes it a pleasure to put in the time. And we all know time flies when you're having fun!


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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Cross Country
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Beautiful, beautiful scenery and your headband is the cutest! I love that yellow flower because it really pops with all the white snow.ReplyDelete
Also, pretty much every time I see a picture of your mom....she reminds me of Patrick's mom...the look alike. :)
Ohhhh, those photos are so beautiful at the State Park! The tall green conifers layered in white against a sunny sky are so magnificent ! Looks like a lot of fun too. This Florida girl has never tried skiing but the cross country type seems like even "old girls" could get the hang of it pretty well! LOL! That Algy has been giving us all such wonderful "trips" lately here on your blog. Thanks!ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness Kellie... how do you manage to be so cute in everything you do? And look at that - a person can cross country ski in a full and warm skirt! Modesty (I know this is not the theme of your blog - but I see it shining thru) - well it's God's way and it can be done! Thanks for your example.ReplyDelete
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i love though's sun glasses! i love your blog! you and your sister are such good examples "I want to be just like you when I grow up"!ReplyDelete
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What a lovely blog you have! So cozy and welcoming :-)ReplyDelete
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I absolutely love these photos!! They are so gorgeous. Looks like it was a wonderful time.ReplyDelete
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wow that's a lot of snow!ReplyDelete
your photos are all gorgeous, i love snow and i thoroughly enjoyed your post!
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Your pictures are amazing ! And I love love love the fact that you went hiking/skiing in skirt ! You're such a good example !ReplyDelete
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Carolina Institute for Public Policy Logo
This summer 3thought was contracted by the Carolina Institute for Public Policy to create a new logo for the institute. The icon we designed symbolizes windows, motion and the mission which was mixed with UNC colors and branding.
"A Night to Remember" 2011 Event Materials
3thought created a hand drawn illustration as the basis for a charity event identity that was energetic and fun while still be clean and contemporary. Event materials included a poster, invitation, save the date email, auction guide, tote bag, t-shirt and program book.
Claims Consulting Group Logo
Claims Consulting Group hired 3thought to create a simple yet unique logo mark with some classic type. The idea for the logo was to make it look a bit like a water droplet hitting the water and a ripple of waves.
Brewster Productions – Acoustic Nights Poster
Founded in 2007 by Scott McEwen & Jon Dorn, Brewster Productions is a Plymouth based musical production, booking and management company. Since 2007 Brewster productions has put on over 120 shows here in New England. The story of how 3thought and Brewster Productions connected actually goes back to twitter in 2009.
3thought continues to re-invent the classic invitation for the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers by keeping costs low and design tastes high.


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By Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest | Dec. 9, 2015, 4:33 p.m.
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Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest's Latina Leadership Academy just celebrated its first graduating class! Thanks to the generous support of The California Endowment, the academy is now one of the Coachella Valley's most innovative and forward-thinking youth leadership programs, training the next generation of reproductive justice advocates with an intensive 15-month curriculum.
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|I am also doing more work on my Reversible Cable Knit Scarf. I am loving it. (Sorry, this is an old photo.)
|I have started the Catalina Shawl with Fiddlesticks Garnet Lace yarn. It is 50% silk and 50% merino wool. This is my first lace project and there has been a steep learning curve. I think I have had to rip out at least 5 times! I am making headway now. Pictures are coming.
|After seeing Jared's zeebee and garter stitch scarf I knew I had to make one too. (see his entries for 5.29.2007 and 6.07.2007) I am making my own with Dee's Posh Yarn, Eva 8 ply cashmere & silk in Love is... colourway. Truly luscious!
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nettle pasta
3 litres of nettle tips (or the nettles left over from making nettle beer)
500g fine flour
2-3 eggs
pinch of salt
use of a pasta machine.
I made this by saving the nettles from making nettle beer (removing the lemon peel afterwards)- ideal: one picking session results in two recipes! To start from stratch, pick only the nettle tips of young nettles. Cover with two litres of water, bring to the boil and boil for half to one hour. Strain. Squeeze the nettles to remove all the water - you should end up with two egg sized lumps of nettle pulp
In a mixer blend the flour and nettles together then add two eggs. The mixture should resemble sand.. and a pinch of it squeezed together holds, if too wet add more flour.. if too dry add more egg.
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Migrated my server over to Debian today. Going well save a few minor things. I have a few LTSP clients booting for remote media centers in my home. Got em working just fine however they don't respect the /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/media/lts.conf. I've tried putting it in the /srv path, as well as within the chroot.
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Centenary College's
Chemistry Club 1 of 31 in Nation Judged "Outstanding" by American Chemical
Members of Centenary's award-winning Chemistry Club work with students on hands-on projects at Caddo Middle Career and Technology School.
SHREVEPORT, LA -- For the second
year, the Centenary College Chemistry Club has been named "outstanding"
by the American Chemical Society. "Outstanding" is the highest category
of award, given this year to only 31 of the 900 clubs nationwide.
The award plaque will be presented
at the national ACS meeting in New Orleans in March 2003.
Officers during the award period
were Leif Sherry, Krissy Kruse, Aimee Robinson, and Cody McDonald.
Dr. Tom Ticich, chairman of the Department of Chemistry, served as the
This is the sixth consecutive award
that the Centenary club has received from the ACS and the second in the
outstanding category. The award stems from the number and variety
of activities the club has sponsored. The major activity was the
service project to Caddo Middle Career and Technology School where Centenary
students worked with two sixth-grade classes throughout the year.
The club also sponsored social events, attended seminars at local ACS section
meetings, contributed to the "Trick or Terror" campuswide community-service
event at Centenary, and celebrated National Chemistry Week on campus and
in the community with a full schedule of activities.
The club also played a major role
in a ChemLuminary Award received by the Northwest Louisiana ACS section.
The National Chemistry Week Task Force presented awards to 13 local sections
for specific events at the national ACS meeting in Boston in August.
Northwest Louisiana won in the category of greatest membership involvement
for a program of hands-on activities and magic shows it sponsored at Sci-Port
Discovery Center last year. Half of the volunteers were Centenary
Chemistry Club members, who set up the activities for 200 local school
children. This is the first ChemLuminary Award received by the local
For further information, contact
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Developer Environ Communities is showing house-hunters looking for a characterful new home in Somerset exactly what they could be buying into with a superb video tour of it Freshford Mill scheme, which is located just six miles south-east of Bath.
At the south of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the development provides a rare opportunity to buy a new home in such a sought-after location. There will be 21 properties, some created from the renovation of long-neglected historic buildings, others sympathetically created alongside.
The homes vary from a two-bedroom apartment to a five-bedroom house, with prices ranging from £522,000 to £1.687m. All properties will have access to their own private outdoor space, in the form of balconies over the river or lake, or beautifully landscaped gardens, designed by award-winning landscape designer Julie Johnson.
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The village of Freshford prospered as a result of its mill in the 14th and 15th centuries, but a Roman key found on the site in 2005 suggests a much longer history. The development seeks to bring the old buildings back to former glories and improve the site as a whole, with natural materials such as stone and rough-sawn timber being used externally and internally to coordinate the scheme and help it fit into its surroundings..
Nick Stevens, chairman of Freshford Parish Council, says: "The council is delighted that the mill has been purchased by Environ and that for the first time in years the opportunity now exists for the development to be both improved and then completed.
"We look forward to working alongside Environ and wholly support the wish of the company to work in close collaboration with local residents. In this way we are all able to contribute to the process and it should go a long way towards ensuring that the finished development quickly becomes an integral part of the village and one of which we can all be proud."Some of the new homes will come complete with underfloor heating and statement fireplaces, and a high-tech feature which will allow large wall-mounted televisions to be converted into mirrors when not in use.The mill is located within ten minutes' walk from Freshford train station, where residents can catch a train directly to Bath city centre within a few minutes. It is also located within easy reach of the M4 and M5 and is just a 45-minute drive from Bristol airport.The picturesque village has a good primary school, a café, pub and shop.
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From the Cover of Damaged: The Heartbreaking True Story of a Forgotten Child by Cathy Glass:
"Cathy Glass had fostered fifty children over twenty years but none of them had been as disturbed as Jodie, a troubled eight-year-old whose violence and aggression had seen off five foster carers in just four months. When Jodie arrived, Cathy had no idea what lay beneath Jodie's shocking behaviour, which included smearing feces all over the house, erupting into violent rages and even cutting herself. Little by little, as Jodie's rage was met with patience and understanding, she began to trust Cathy, and to confide the dreadful background which had led to her present torment.
Jodie's childhood had been an appalling litany of mistreatment and neglect, which should have alerted the numerous social work professionals involved with her case. Jodie's case file was so big it filled two suitcases, but apparently not one of her social workers had ever read the entire file. If they had, Jodie's story and her future might have been very different. Finally, in Cathy, Jodie found one adult worthy of her trust, one who could help her begin the process of recovery."
Transfiguring Adoption awarded this book 5 Hoots out of 5 based on how useful it will be for a foster/adoptive family. [Learn more about our Hoot grading system here]
What I Thought:
Reading Damaged you will likely find yourself wishing this were a work of fiction as Jodie's case history and experiences seem too vile and heart-rending to be true, but yet we know that children are living lives like hers worldwide on a daily basis. Cathy Glass offers insight into
- the behaviors caused by sexual abuse which she saw in Jodie,
- how she handled those behaviors as a caregiver,
- how Jodie came to trust her and disclose the atrocities she had experienced,
- how the case progressed,
- and her own struggle with feelings of failure regarding Jodie's healing
I have heard from several foster moms that Cathy Glass' other books are also very well written and enlightening. Other foster caregivers will find encouragement, information, and insight in her books. I look forward to reading more books by Cathy Glass.
Note: This book could be very triggering for someone who has endured sexual abuse.
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Joe Martin, a quiet American, lives a quiet life in the South of France renting boats to tourists. He is happily married to Fabienne and has a twelve-year-old daughter named MichËle. But the quiet man has a past: ten years before, Joe (then Moran) had escaped with four other convicts, among whom the sadistic ex-mercenary Katanga. Seeing the latter brutally kill an M. P., Joe had abandoned his ac
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City of Lubbock Chief Operating Officer Marsha Reed Announces Resignation
The City of Lubbock's chief operating officer has announced her resignation.
Marsha Reed will resign from the City of Lubbock, effective March 1st, to become an assistant city manager for the City of Chandler, Arizona.
Reed first began with the City of Lubbock in February 1993, and was named chief operating officer in August 2009. She earned her bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Texas Tech in 1988 and her master's in public administration in 2000.
"Marsha is exceptionally talented and has done a tremendous job leading our public works departments," said Lubbock City Manager Lee Ann Dumbauld. "Her expertise and knowledge will be greatly missed. I wish her and her family all the best in the future."
According to the City, Reed was responsible for a number of public projects including the Lake Alan Henry Pipeline Project, drainage projects, and the 34th Street Renovation Project.
Reed has also served as president of the Texas Public Works Association, and was named as Engineer of the Year from the Texas Society of Professional Engineers for 2006, and as one of the Top Three Public Works Leaders of the Year by the Texas Chapter of the American Public Works Association in 1998.


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Substance abuse. Minimal education. Rotten job prospects. Low confidence. Alienation from family.
Such are the typical challenges confronting the 5,000 inmates who exit prison and enter Marion County each year.
Mayor Greg Ballard wisely put a spotlight on the reintegration of ex-offenders into society when he created the city's Office of Re-entry in 2008. The effort had piles of promise—to help some of our less fortunate brethren get back on their feet and contribute to our community, as well as to keep taxes down (jail time is expensive) and the crime rate under control. After all, more than half of ex-convicts land back in prison within three years.
But, as a page 1 story reports, the city's re-entry initiative has fallen short.
The office has been plagued by a host of problems, including power struggles and infighting, which have led to high turnover in the director's chair. Then there's the poor organization, missed deadlines, botched events, lackluster participation in programs, and failure to harness the expertise both of a top-flight board and of a national foundation willing to lend support.
The office needs an overhaul. For starters:
• Put in place a visionary leader, with the clout, expertise and ability to get things done.
• Study best practices of similar efforts around the country, including the success of Workforce Inc., an Indianapolis organization that supports ex-offenders and puts them to work.
• Develop concrete goals, with an action plan for how to achieve them.
• Focus on the big picture: Use the prestige of the Mayor's Office to publicly champion re-entry and channel community resources into programs to help ex-offenders, as well as removing government barriers and improving coordination among city offices and not-for-profits offering such services.
• Get the business community involved in mentoring and hiring ex-convicts. "The No. 1 protective factor from recidivism is sustainable employment that pays a livable wage," Crystal Garcia, an assistant professor in IUPUI's School of Public and Environmental Affairs, told an IBJ reporter for a story last year. "If they've got that, they've got a chance."
That story documented cases in which ex-offenders had earned the trust of their employers and launched successful careers. Indeed, because ex-offenders struggle to get a break, they are often especially eager to perform well.
Said one former Workforce Inc. trainee: "Everyone here has a conviction. And everyone here works."
It's time for the Office of Re-entry to work, too. Granted, it has some budding programs. But the agency has the potential to be a national model, and to provide a hefty payoff for Indianapolis' strapped public safety system.
We salute Ballard for recognizing the importance of helping ex-offenders move into productive roles. But the move has been criticized as a mere "gesture." The city should elevate this effort to the perfect gesture: a fair shake for ex-offenders and taxpayers.•
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It's official: Kentucky is going after the 2018 World Equestrian Games.
According to the Fédération Équestre Internationale, Kentucky and Wellington, Fla., submitted formal bid applications and questionnaires to host the Games.
"With our storied equine tradition and unmatched facilities, Lexington is a perfect host for the 2018 World Equestrian Games, and we are proud to submit our application for consideration to FEI," said Kerri Richardson, spokeswoman for Gov. Steve Beshear.
The U.S. bids join Canada, which had previously submitted a bid for the Bromont/Montreal area, which had been awarded the Games but ran into financial difficulties.
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The Swiss-based FEI, the governing body for horse sports, reopened the bidding process in September. Britain had been expected to submit a strong bid but withdrew last month, saying organizers there could not put one together in the time allowed.
If the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington wins the seven-discipline equestrian games, it will be the first time that the games have made a return visit to a city. Lexington hosted the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
"We're excited about the possibility of the Games returning to Lexington," said Susan Straub, spokeswoman for Mayor Jim Gray. "Lexington has made no financial commitment so far. If Kentucky is awarded the 2018 Games we'll be working with organizers to identify ways we can support them."
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, R-Lexington, expressed support for Kentucky's bid.
"The 2010 Games were an all-around success — for the sport, its fans and for the hosts," Barr said in a statement. The FEI "should have incredible confidence in the ability of the Kentucky Horse Park to repeat as a world-class venue. Despite a challenging economy, the support from the community and the tremendous commitment delivered by sponsor Alltech ensured that everything came together for equestrian's greatest event."
Barr pledged to assist the state and city in supporting the bid, citing the 2010 games economic impact.
"Hosting the games would be an honor for Lexington, bringing a substantial economic impact to the region. The 2010 Games generated more than $200 million in Kentucky, including more than $45 million in wages supporting over 3,000 jobs," Barr said. "Lexington youth benefited from the opportunity to meet competitors and fans from around the world."
Richardson said no local or state money will be guaranteed as part of the application process.
The FEI will announce candidate cities for 2018 on Dec. 2. Cities must submit host agreements, which outline the financial guarantees, by the end of March. The cities will present their final bid in person in June, and the FEI will announce a selection.
"We are delighted that we have Wellington, Kentucky and Bromont/Montreal in the bidding process for our flagship event," FEI Secretary General Ingmar de Vos said in a statement. "All three locations have strong equestrian traditions, so it will be fascinating to see which of the bid committees produces the most compelling reasons why they should be allocated the Games in 2018. It's going to be an interesting process."
The FEI World Equestrian Games are held every four years, in the same year as the Winter Olympics. The seven disciplines include jumping, dressage and para-equestrian dressage, eventing, driving, endurance, vaulting and reining.
The inaugural games in 1990 were hosted in Stockholm, Sweden. They were then staged in The Hague, Netherlands, in 1994; Rome in 1998; Jerez, Spain, in 2002; and Aachen, Germany, in 2006. The first Games to be organized outside Europe were in 2010 in Lexington.
The seventh edition of the FEI's flagship event will be in Normandy, France, from Aug. 23 to Sept. 7 next year.


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It's Monday once again and I always want to start my week right by dressing up. I'm look really colorful for today's outfit! I love how everything compliment each other. I'm like a huge color palette today. HAHA! So anyways, I really don't know what my peg is for today. I just literally threw on anything with color that I saw in my closet. One thing that I wanted to do was to look like a schoolboy. I just love the "schoolboy" look. It's really fresh and fun. But the schoolboy peg that I went for today was a fashion forward schoolboy. I don't only want to look and feel good in what I wear but I also want to tell a story with the outfits that I'm wearing. So what do you think? :)
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The U.S. Supreme Court today affirmed the lower court's ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller.
The ruling essentially affirms that "the Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home." Scalia's opinion (joined by Alito, Kennedy, Roberts, and Thomas) clarifies the meaning of the Second Amendment to the Constitution but allows significant latitude for regulation and gun-control. The ruling is largely silent on the issue of incorporation, although it hints that it would likely decide in favor of incorporation should the issue come before the court. Expect a challenge to Chicago's ban to be formulated within the year.
I'm not an avid follower of the court, and I only occasionally read the opinions in full, so I was struck by Scalia's often combative tone and his contemptuous dismissal of Stevens's dissent. I agree that Stevens's arguments regarding the definition of "to keep and bear arms" are tortured and forced, and I do think that Stevens's position is wrong–as it pertains to law, philosophy, and history. (I enjoyed Scalia's destruction of the argument that the idiomatic use of "arms" would control in the latter half of "to keep and bear arms" while the conventional usage would control in the first half. Scalia likened it to saying that a man, "filled and kicked the bucket.")
All in all, the decision does as much as I thought it might: it affirms a limited individual right to own and use ordinary weapons for legitimate purposes disconnected with formal military service. It opens the door for further rulings clarifying the bounds of the right and–possibly–incorporating it (which I would applaud: the enumerated rights mean little if they are no safeguard against the tyranny of the respective States).
What did bother me was Breyer's dissent. His argument rests on the idea that the court should rely on an "interest balancing" test in its evaluation of constitutional guarantees. Essentially, Bryer is arguing that if the court or the legislature finds a compelling interest in vacating a portion of the Constitution, it is wholly within their rights to do so. That of course, renders the Constitution meaningless. Scalia's response to Breyer's dissent: "A constitutional guarantee subject to future judges' assessments of its usefulness is no constitutional guarantee at all. Constitutional rights are enshrined with the scope they were understood to have when the people adopted them, whether or not future legislatures or (yes) even future judges think that scope too broad." If the people find a provision of the Constitution no longer workable, there is a means by which they can correct the Constitution: by amendment. In the absence of amendment, however, it is the legislature's responsibility–and the court's obligation–to protect and defend the Constitution as it written.
One final note: I find it, frankly, nearly impossible to imagine the founders agreeing with the dissent. David J. Schenck makes the point clearly on scotusblog.com,
In reading Justice Scalia's opinion, there is an overwhelming theme that to interpret the Second Amendment as not protecting an individual right would gut the amendment of meaning and defy logic. It is, after all, the Second Amendment, not the two hundredth. This is not an obscure line buried among thousands of pages of text. It is inconceivable that the framers would have given it the priority they did, placing it ahead of so many other critical rights, if they only meant it to apply to militias as the dissenting justices suggest.
The arguments Justice Stevens marshals in his dissent are tortured and seem–at least to me–entirely a-historical. The Stevens dissent strikes me, for that reason, as slightly duplicitous. The Breyer dissent is the more honest argument. Breyer acknowledges that the intent of the founders is largely irrelevant in his analysis, whereas Stevens seems willing to twist history and logic to support his position.
The debate, after all, has never really been about what the founders meant, but rather if we cared what the founders meant. Either the Constitution constrains the government or it does not. Breyer's position is that it does not. And that's a position that I find deeply troubling.


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Ennis is reaching out for $150,000 in grants that could help defray the accumulated costs of last year's tornado event in May.
The city's commissioners agreed to adopt a series of policy updates that would be required before Ennis can accept the funds, which come from Community Development Block Grants. Among them are an excessive force policy, a grievance policy, contractor guidelines, a declaration for equal opportunity employment and nondiscrimination statements on the basis of disability.
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