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Men's and Women's Church Ministries That Change Lives
A feeling of togetherness can be a priceless thing in today's busy world, and taking part in the right church ministry can help you put your beliefs into practice. If you want to truly reap the rewards of our teachings and share the gospel with others, consider taking part in some of our men and women church ministries in San Diego. With men's, women's and children's groups, our church encourages its members to grow in their faith and share their blessings in many meaningful ways.
Our ministries offer a chance to meet and enjoy fellowship with people who are faithful and who think a lot like you. Taking part in one of our spiritual gatherings can make you feel like you're a part of something momentous. Learning new things about the gospel can be an eye-opening experience for anyone, and our teachings can also help you discover things about yourself and others.
Intimate gatherings like our men's and women's small study groups can give you a positive social experience and new insights into Biblical teachings. Grow your network of faithful friends, strengthen your relationship with God, and enjoy fun and fellowship with our church's men's and women's ministries.
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Our men's groups are great opportunities for guys to grow in deeper relationships with God and each other. This happens through weekly accountability and diving into God's word as well as growing in fellowship with each other.
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MAMAMOO nabs 7th win with "You're The Best" on Show Champion + Performance for March 16th
MAMAMOO continue their winning streak as they picked up their 7th music show trophy on the latest broadcast of Show Champion aired on March 16th.
Among the Top 5 include Wendy x Eric Nam "Spring Love," Lee Hi's "Breathe," AOA Jimin's "Call You Bae" and Taemin's Press Your Number."
Unfortunately, MAMAMOO was not present to accept their trophy but did send a video to thank their fans. Currently MAMAMOO is in the U.S. attending SXSW for "K-Pop Night Out," headlining with other Korean artists including Big Phony, Bye Bye Badman, solo singer DEAN, Deepflow, Guten Birds, Haihm, HEO, Jambinai, Keith Ape, Windy City's Kim Ban Jang, Love X Stereo, Neon Bunny, Victim Mentality, WYM, and Zion.T with The Session.
Performances for Show Champion tonight included those from B.A.P, MAMAMOO, FIESTAR, NU'EST, Ladies' Code, ASTRO, Brave Girls, KNK, CLC, SNUPER, Cosmic Girls, 4TEN, Lim Jeong Hee, Jang Hee Young, Moonshine, JJCC, Mocha, and SIX BOMB.
FIESTAR – Mirror
4TEN – Dreadful
KNK- Knock
Jang Hee Young – Cry
Lim Jeong Hee – Crazy
Cosmic Girls – Mo Mo Mo
Six Bomb – Ten Years Wait Baby
SNUPER – Platonic Love
Brave Girls – Deepened
Moonshine – Just Like A Fool ft. DinDin
Mocha – Bitter Parting
MAMAMOO – You're The Best
Ladies' Code – Galaxy
NU'EST – Overcome
CLC – High Heels
JJCC – Today
B.A.P – Feel So Good

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Monday, May 16, 2016
Judgment, from the Self and Others
How do we know how well we have done?
In the wake of another person questioning my qualifications to blog - specifically about them but the point is generalizable - I've been thinking a lot about the kind and quality of feedback people give, and the motivations we have for doing - or not doing - different things.
The focus of Second Life blogging in particular, but a lot of blogging/commentary in general as well, on being upbeat and positive is nothing new. In the business and journalism world, journalists who are critical of a product may well find their access reduced or eliminated by that company, and that sort of punishment for critique is more common than it is not - at least when the target of that critique is powerful. That's why people often target their ire and negativity for people with less power, whether it is social capital or control over access and products. I'll admit to often falling along these lines; rather than critique something I will simply not cover it or say nothing. Usually this is a fairly minor matter - one of the benefits of Second Life is it has very low stakes - but practiced habits become worn in.
The irony as well is that this negatively against relatively powerless individuals does often bring views. Aside from my helpful posts - hunt guides by and large - my most popular posts are in the "How NOT to..." series, and I'm entirely public about my interest in and enjoyment of the emotional and dramatic edges of the world. The most popular post has a high of 885 and they usually average around 250-300 views a piece and are linked to from elsewhere. These posts also bring in the bulk of my comments; of 39 posts, 19 of them have comments - all but unheard of on my blog - and sometimes as many as five or six comments! By contrast, the "Sunday Squee" series I've been doing semi-regularly for over a year has a high of 225 on one post, and usually averages around a hundred views over time and sometimes dropping to the low thirties if I'm positing a lot of things around them; of 61 posts, four of them have comments.
If one was to presume that views were the sole metric of success, I should do hunt guides with the occasional peppering of dramariffic riffs on some in-world experience. Clearly, the rest of my kinds of posts are going no where, but sometimes my numbers depress me and I go elsewhere until my motivations are more clear. Another possible source of reinforcement could be the direct feedback I get. I would estimate about half of the creators I blog respond to me, and of them only three or four have been negative (with two requesting I never blog their creations again, both times implying I was too inferior to comment on what they made). A lot of the Fantasy Faire feedback I got was overwhelmingly positive, ranging from simple thanks to full on paragraphs about the quality of my commentary. I've had one lovely person comment that I got them back into Second Life, inspired by what I did, which was gratifying. I also get recognized now and then in the wild, which is always fun if a little embarrassing! I never know what to say. On that front, despite having made some enemies, the feedback is overwhelmingly positive and where it isn't the objection is usually depressingly un-actionable (I like a critique I can learn something from).
I wish I had more feedback, though. I'd like to be the sort of person people engaged with; I often seem to find myself as the sort of person people avoid. I'm not sure what changes I'd need to make to alter this, and whether I'd want to make them. Some SEO changes won't show up here; I don't make posts with numbers that count down. Others are already here; I regularly write more than 250 words. I'd love to know your thoughts, though - how do you get feedback, how do you weigh that feedback, and what do you wish you could change about your blog or yourself?
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Yesterday, the Department of Labor published the much anticipated changes to the Overtime Rule. They have posted a wealth of information for employers. The link below is a good place to start — the DOL offers a quick overview and a video.
Employers have six months to analyze the impact and make strategic decisions prior to the December 1, 2016 implementation date.
The DOL's 3-page overview and summary is available here.


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When Miki Nishihata opened Hello Bicycle in October 2008, he had some cool ideas for drumming up business. He stocked the quirky bike shop in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood with an ice cream machine and an espresso maker--big hits, of course. But he was missing one important feature: His was one of 26 million U.S. small businesses that don't accept credit cards.
"Credit cards and me didn't get along," Nishihata explains, citing "exorbitant" monthly fees, long-term contracts, the cost of buying a card reader and the need for a dedicated phone line. As a cash business, he did OK, but felt he was likely losing out on some sales.
Then, a customer introduced him to the idea of mobile payments. "I heard about this thing called Square, and that all I needed was a smartphone and I could take American Express cards without anybody having to pay extra for it," he says.
In January 2011, Nishihata signed up with Square, received a free card reader and began taking credit cards. The result? The number of transactions at Hello Bicycle doubled last year, and revenue nearly tripled compared to 2010. Further, he's thrilled with the eco-friendly paperless system and his ability to track the shop's transactions live from his office about 8 miles away.
Nishihata's situation is not unique. Joey Garza, a sports massage therapist and owner of Houston's Urban Therapy, joined the waiting list the moment he learned about Square. After getting his reader, he experienced a 10 percent increase in clients in the first couple of months.
"It was a turning point for me," he says. The system allowed Garza to take payments wherever clients wanted to meet, assuaging people who were uncomfortable carrying cash around. In fact, 70 percent of Urban Therapy's customers prefer to pay by credit card, and Garza says he's probably twice as busy as peers who only accept cash.
Mobile systems are transforming the payment environment. According to investment bank Barclays Capital, U.S. mobile commerce sales--that is, purchases made on smartphones and tablets--hit $5.3 billion in 2011, up 83 percent from the year before. Generator Research, a consulting firm specializing in digital media, projects that by 2014, usage by consumers will grow 600 percent to 490 million worldwide.
"It's a better way," says Mark Herrington, executive vice president of global product management and innovation at First Data, an Atlanta company that handles payment processing and verification for 4.1 million U.S. merchant locations and provides partner services for the Google Wallet mobile payment system. "At the beginning [of 2011], we asked people how long it would take for phone transactions to surpass credit cards, and most said 10-plus years. Now it's three to five, because it's become clear that consumers, especially younger generations, are passionate about mobile phones and make shopping choices based on how they want to pay."
And there's more in it for business owners than increased sales, notes Greg Hammermaster, president of McLean, Va.-based Sage Payment Solutions, which recently added a mobile acceptance device to its suite of services. (A pilot program with the Girl Scouts has yielded "incredible" results, he says, with customers buying three to four boxes of cookies instead of just one.) Hammermaster believes the real opportunity lies in innovations that improve business processes. "Think about invoicing, remittances--anything where there is a payment transaction at its core," he says. "All these are mobile apps waiting to happen and will bring so much more value to business owners."
Chances are, you've already encountered mobile payments (and experienced the rush of writing a signature with your finger) in the form of dongle-based technology, recognizable by a card reader that attaches to a mobile device via its audio jack. Such systems are fast becoming a familiar sight at food-truck festivals and crafts fairs.
The commanding leader in the dongle field is Square, the company that kicked off the trend in May 2010 and is now working with household brands like Visa. Square has more than 800,000 readers in circulation, despite complaints by some merchants about customer service and unsatisfactory user experience with smartphones. (The iPad gets star treatment.)
It's hip to be Square founder Jack Dorsey. Photo© Winni Wintermeyer
Square got its start in early 2009, when Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey heard that his one-time boss, glass artisan Jim McKelvey, lost out on a $2,000 sale because he didn't accept credit cards. Dorsey figured that since people were walking around with the equivalent of a personal computer in their pockets, he could harness that technology and come up with a better payment system.
It took just a month for Dorsey and McKelvey to develop the Square code and hardware, and an additional year was spent navigating the legal and risk constraints within the financial services system. The result: Square merchants can begin accepting credit card payments in less than a minute, with no credit check, and the money from transactions is deposited into their accounts the very next day. (Typically, setting up a merchant account requires an application and long waiting process, followed by mounting fees if you're lucky enough to get approved.)
Related: There's Something About Jack Dorsey
Square COO Keith Rabois says Square's mission is to make the buying and selling process more transparent, after years in which credit card systems have gained a negative reputation for confusing structures that often include hidden fees. "We obviated all that," he says. "The process of buying and selling on Square really stands out, and consumers who run businesses on the side, like SAT tutoring or a farmers market stand, immediately see the value."
Indeed, since the official launch in October 2010, the amount of payments processed has doubled every quarter, and the company is on track to process $2 billion in payments annually.
North American Bancard (NAB), a $400 million private payment processing company based just outside of Detroit, jumped into the dongle payments game last February with the release of Pay Anywhere, an app and card reader about the size and shape of an orange slice.
NAB founder Marc Gardner realized mobile was a great opportunity in 2001, when he first encountered the technology in Europe while on a shopping expedition with his wife. "The sales clerk came by with a wireless credit card machine while my wife was trying shoes on," he says. "I thought that was pretty slick, but it wasn't until recently that the technology caught up to its potential."
Swiping at the competition: Marc Gardner, founder of North American Bancard, the maker of Pay Anywhere. Photo© Tom McKenzie
Enrollment in Pay Anywhere is "exceeding our most aggressive expectations, and it's going to continue to grow astronomically," Gardner says, adding that thousands of business owners are signing up every month, wooed by 2.69 percent transaction fees (among the lowest in the market), free hardware and cool software features like business analytics and the ability to toggle between different accounts on the same device. All in all, it's a better user experience for a more affordable price, which is why NAB has halted purchases of mobile credit card terminal hardware in favor of its own Pay Anywhere solution, for a savings of $3 million last year.
The headline-maker in mobile payments for 2012 is expected to be near field communication (NFC) technology. Google has already tapped into this with Google Wallet, a service that allows customers to pay by merely tapping their phones--those loaded with card information embedded in an NFC chip--against a contact sales reader. The system has been adopted by chains like Peet's Coffee & Tea, and there are several hundred thousand readers in circulation.
NFC technology will face some competition this spring and summer. That's when Isis, a similar mobile platform representing a joint venture between AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon (telcos that have access to 220 million handsets and existing relationships with credit card companies), rolls out in Salt Lake City and Austin, Texas--before a planned nationwide launch in 2013.
"Consumers carry up to 800 million credit cards between them, and when you put that together with the connectivity of the mobile phone, there's potential to really change the way consumers shop, pay and save on a cultural scale," says Isis head of marketing Jaymee Johnson, adding that the system can also read loyalty cards and coupons. "One tap of an NFC-capable phone, and you can do it all."
Susan Davenport, senior vice president of global technology initiatives for the Austin Chamber of Commerce, expects Isis to do well because of the city's tech-savvy, early-adopting demographic: 69 percent of the population is younger than 45, including more than 145,000 college students. "Plus, if you look at the city's community of 35,341 private businesses, we have 3,944 in the tech space, and those tech companies employ about 95,000 people, or 12 percent of the regional work force," she says.
Mobile commerce has implications for more than just billing. Andrew Mikesell, m-commerce product director at Dublin, Calif.-based software company Sybase, says there are exciting possibilities for marketing. "There are now opportunities to drive additional business through the use of real-time and geographical offers, like the idea behind Groupon Now," he says. "Having the ability to market to potential customers, in real time, to those within proximity, is awesome."
Todd DiPaola, co-founder and president of Venice, Calif.-based CheckPoints, which specializes in geolocational promo campaigns (check in, earn points, redeem for prizes), agrees. "That's the magic of bricks and clicks," he says. "You can be in a store and shop online anyway, or be walking down the street getting messages to shop at brick-and-mortar shops.
"To us, this is a thrilling time in history," DiPaola continues. "We've been hearing 'mobile is the future' for a decade or two now, and at some point we got jaded, thinking it never was going to happen. Now with iPhone and Android phones, it's been nonstop acceleration."
As for those business owners who still haven't caught on to the benefits of mobile payments? It's only a matter of time. Mobile solutions will get even better as enterprising individuals see new areas for innovation.
AppNinjas' Swipe system has a monthly fee but comes with a dedicated customer-service specialist. Photo courtesy of AppNinjas
The opportunities are limitless. Dublin, Ohio-based billing provider AppNinjas is targeting established business owners who don't mind paying a monthly fee in exchange for a personal merchant account and a dedicated banker; CEO John Waldron says the company's Swipe app has been adding 300 to 500 merchants per month. Other companies, such as Jumio, are hoping to eliminate the hardware aspect entirely by allowing merchants to scan credit cards with their phone cameras. Still others are targeting specific types of businesses, such as The Service Vault, which is releasing an Android app that co-founder Joey Lane describes as a mobile payment processing extension for its web-based escrow platform. With the app--aimed at the service industry, particularly construction and home repair--a long-term renovation project can be funded upfront and the money held by The Service Vault (for a 1 to 2 percent fee) until both sides are satisfied with the result.
The payments industry--stagnant for decades--is suddenly brimming with technology that's capable of changing the way businesses operate and consumers view currency. More important, the rise of mobile payments will enable small, local merchants to thrive where they couldn't before. After all, declares Square's Rabois, "going from not being able to accept cards to accepting them is the simplest step a business can take to grow."
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I've had my issues with The Carrie Diaries on and off all season, but this finale was the first time I literally cringed while watching. Despite the show being loaded with overall charm and seemingly boundless potential, the finale took much that was good about this season and squandered it in service of an entirely unnecessary plot load. It was all just too—too much, too rushed, too sickly sweet, too calculated, too pat—largely ignoring what is best about the show in the first place: these characters and their honest interactions with each other.
I want to stress the honest portion of that last sentence, because that's exactly the opposite of what a lot of the emotion in this episode felt like. The episode started out strong, with Mouse and Maggie cutely attempting to make Carrie feel better about her breakup by putting down Sebastian (which all falls apart when they try to disparage The Face, because The Face is unassailable) and vowing to all attend prom together in single solidarity.
This is a really cute idea and would be a validation of the core friendships the show has spent the past 12 episodes building, so of course the idea of this evaporates immediately, which is when everything begins to fall apart. The Carrie Diaries has struggled all season at reconciling its desire to tell a large amount of story with a comparatively small episode order, and that strain showed greatly here as the show attempted to fit at least three episodes of honest plot building in a single episode span. The most affected was Carrie's story with Sebastian, which started as a maybe-too-sweet-but-still-acceptable reconciliation and devolved into an almost immediate breakup, followed by what appears to be an insurmountable betrayal. It's simply too much for one episode, especially an episode also working on cramming in an ending to at least four other characters' season-long arcs.
But the main problem with this story wasn't that it was too much crammed into one episode; it's that the emotional content of what was there felt completely false. As sickly sweet as it was, Sebastian and Carrie's apologies to each other felt in character and logical. To simply give Carrie the exact same doubts again over something so contrived as Sebastian not telling her about her father's girlfriend—something I had forgotten even happened—felt like a cop out, a way to give the audience some emotional investment and then yank it away to create capital D Drama for the season finale. And for what? So they could get Maggie and Sebastian vulnerable enough at the same time that they would both get drunk and sleep together, betraying the person they purport to love the most? Sure, people do awful things. People do awful things exactly like this awful thing. But I simply don't buy these specific two people doing this specific awful thing at this specific moment. The writers didn't sell it.
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The funny thing is the episode ends in kind of an interesting place, with Carrie living in New York for the summer with Walt, working at Interview, and having the city experience of her dreams, free of any relationship or friendship ties back home. It's here where I think the show is going to have to figure out what it wants to be when it returns. The show has always been about Carrie's desire to break away from her roots back home while those roots drag her back over and over again. What the show has never been able to figure out is how to balance both of those desires long term and keep Carrie's struggle interesting. It has worked in single-episode stretches, but it's almost as if the show doesn't trust the story its telling, always reverting back to the same exact issues for Carrie to solve in her own life over and over again, until she's like some sort of 50 First Dates character, reliving the same day of her life all over again. This is frustrating because the show has a fantastic lead in AnnaSophia Robb, who could handle anything the writers throw at her, but instead of expanding, they are insistent on rehashing.
That was a heck of a lot of aggravated complaining, but the episode wasn't without its pleasures. Mouse's story about breaking away from her parents and forcing them to accept her relationship with West was small but charming. But the star of the smaller stories was Walt and his inevitable confrontation with Maggie. The decision to have Sebastian share his suspicions about Walt's sexuality with her was an interesting way for Maggie to find out, and her brutal confrontation with Walt in the diner was the of-the-times reaction I've been waiting for all season. What's best about it, though, is how Maggie finding out only strengthened Walt's resolve in the matter, even going so far as to matter-of-factly refer to himself with Bennett as gay. Walt and Bennett's friendship is one of the best things about his coming out arc, so while it was natural Walt would have feelings for him, I applaud them making the wise choice to have Bennett want to wait until Walt is 18 before anything can happen to take their relationship beyond friendship. In this age of Pretty Little Liars, it was downright refreshing.
I'm disappointed my last review of this show for the season is a disappointed one—especially as the show is not a lock for renewal—but within that disappointment, there's still a giant beating heart full of hope. There's something inherently compelling about The Carrie Diaries, some kind of impossible-to-replicate combination of actors, writing, setting, and tone, which I will continue to be drawn to. Everything is in place for the show to make the transition to a consistently well-executed season two. All the right tools and instincts are there. Now we have to wait and see if the show will get the chance to fulfill its own potential.
Stray observations:
- Miller is still incredibly creepy, with his lecturing Dorrit on when she's ready for sex and then going full-on cheese with the rose petals to make it "perfect." Dorrit's realization she can suddenly feel again after her mother's death was also an eye roller of epic proportions.
- Maggie's decision to sleep with Sebastian—and Carrie's subsequent dressing down of the reasoning behind this decision—would have been more resonant if Maggie had been at all present in much of the season. I am assuming they only had Katie Findlay for a certain number of episodes for budgetary reasons, but whatever the reason her absence was definitely felt in this story.
- Tom's decision to break up with his yoga girlfriend for the sake of his daughters was actually quite sweet, as was Carrie's ultimate acceptance of their relationship, but it took up valuable room in this already overstuffed episode.
- One thing that was definitely on point was the music, which was like a snapshot of my childhood. "Jesse's Girl," "Missing You," and "Heaven" were integral parts of my very, very, very young childhood playlist. Very young. Super young.
- Larissa is a Ghanaian princess who made it in New York because of a British sugar daddy because of course she is. Also, she's going to Kyoto for geisha training! Because she's quirky! (Seriously, I like Larissa but she is just a giant concept rather than a character.)


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Notre Dame's Class of 2008 voted to make the inaugural gift to the EcoFund, a new fund established to advance environmentally responsible and sustainable practices at Notre Dame.
Their gift will impact the following initiatives:
Energy Conservation
Installing compact fluorescent light bulbs and occupancy senors in common areas or setting temperature limits in buildings
Water Conservation
Testing rain-gauge sprinklers, utilizing motion-activating sinks, and installing low-flow faucets, showerheads, and toilets
Campus Ecosystem
Maintaining native plants in campus landscaping and composting food waste at the dining halls.
Expanding day-to-day recycling efforts by installing permanent outdoor recycling containers and establishing recycling programs for home football games
Members of the senior class or others can contribute to the EcoFund by visiting http://donate.nd.edu.


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I had an easy pregnancy, no complications or symptoms, until New Year Day when I started having pain, didn't think too much about it until early the next morning the pain became severe and I was taken from our hospital in NH to Maine Medical Center. Nothing could have prepared us for the news we received when we arrived. I had HELLP syndrome and my liver was bleeding, to help me our baby boy needed to be delivered immediately at only 27 wks 6 days.
Everything happened so quickly we didn't even have time to react until 3 pm on January 2nd, 2014 when our beautiful 1 lb 6 oz baby boy Carter was born. We had so many doctors and specialists to talk to our heads began to spin, we were forced into autopilot, and thinking of anything besides the health of Carter was impossible. The one thing we didn't have to worry about was a place to stay while being away from home.
The Ronald McDonald House welcomed us with open arms. After spending all day and night by Carter's side we had a place to go only a minute from the hospital to try to rest up for the next day. We were always greeted with smiles and warm wishes from the amazing staff and countless generous volunteers. Also being around other families who actually understand what you are going through can be therapeutic in its self. A lot of the volunteers were there to give back for the help the house had provided them in the past. They reminded us to stay positive, enjoy every day, and that there really is light at the end of the tunnel ( no matter how long that tunnel might seem).
The house is truly built on the love and support of those who have needed it in the past. Words can't express our gratitude for everyone involved in this organization. Your selfless acts and family-oriented atmosphere make families feel welcome, able to enjoy a hot meal, and rest their tired heads and hearts. We spent 8 weeks by Carter's side until we had to go back to work. Leaving the state and being away from your child is the most heartbreaking feeling but knowing we would always have a place to stay helped lessen the blow. Thanks to the love and support of our family Carter was never alone and had a visitor every night and the Ronald McDonald House welcomed us back every weekend to be by our son's side. This was our routine for the remaining 3 and a half months he was there. Saying thank you simply isn't enough but we truly are forever grateful for everything that the Ronald McDonald house represents. We have been home now for about two months and couldn't be happier. To the Ronald McDonald House, thank you for being there for us so we could be there for our son.


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You've had a prophylactic mastectomy. It was done to help reduce your risk for breast cancer. Now you need to rest and recover. Give yourself time and try to be patient with your body as it heals. Your healthcare team will teach you what to do at home. You'll learn how to take care of your surgical site and what kind of problems you should watch for.
Here's what you need to do at home after this surgery.
Be sure you understand what you can and can't do as you recover from surgery.
Rest when you are tired. Don't worry if you are extremely tired (fatigued). Fatigue and weakness are normal for a few weeks. This will get better over time.
Ask your friends or family to help with chores and errands while you recover.
Don't lift anything heavy until your healthcare provider says it's OK.
Don't do any strenuous activities, such as mowing the lawn, using a vacuum cleaner, working out, or playing sports. Listen to your body. If an activity causes pain, stop.
Don't drive until you are free of pain and no longer taking prescription pain medicine. This may take a few weeks.
Do the range-of-motion exercises that you learned in the hospital.
Limit your activity to short walks. Slowly increase your pace and distance as you feel able.
Here are suggestions for taking care of yourself at home:
Take pain medicine as directed. Ask about side effects it could cause and what you can do to manage them.
Keep your cuts (incisions) clean and dry. Check them daily for signs of infection, like redness, swelling, and drainage. Also watch the edges of the incisions to be sure they're not opening up.
If your healthcare provider says it's OK, wash your incisions gently in the shower. Use mild soap and warm water. Pat dry.
Don't soak in a tub, hot tub, or pool until your healthcare provider says it's OK.
Check your temperature every day for 1 week after your surgery.
Return to your normal diet as you feel able. Eat a healthy, well-balanced diet.
Try to avoid constipation: Eat fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Drink 6 to 8 glasses of water a day, unless directed otherwise. Use a laxative or a mild stool softener if your healthcare provider says it's OK.
Make a follow-up appointment as directed by your healthcare provider. You may also want to make an appointment to talk to someone about reconstructive surgery or breast prostheses.
Talk to your healthcare provider about problems you should watch for. Call right away if you have any of the following:
Fever above 100.4°F ( 38°C) or higher, or as directed by your healthcare provider
Cough or shortness of breath
Signs of infection around the incisions, such as redness, drainage, warmth, and pain
Increasing pain in or around your incision
Any unusual bleeding or bleeding that soaks the bandage
Swelling in your hand, arm, or chest that gets worse or is not getting better a week or 2 after surgery
Trouble passing urine or changes in how your urine looks or smells
Pain, redness, swelling, or warmth in an arm or leg
Any other concerns
Know what problems to watch for and when you need to call your healthcare provider. Also be sure you know what number to call to get help after office hours and on weekends and holidays.


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They are off air right now, but they should be starting up around 11:15. I've embedded the Ustream below.
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The Janet Murray presentation was wonderful, and the the faculty participation was absolutely stunning. Whatever they are putting in the water down there, I want some of it.


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EnSilica launches eSi-3260 processor core with comprehensive SIMD DSP extensions targeting IoT sensing nodes and always-on applications
Combines advanced DSP features with eSi-RISC's characteristic low power and small silicon footprint
Wokingham, UK – April 14, 2015. EnSilica, a leading independent provider of semiconductor IP and services, has added to its family of eSi-RISC processor cores with the launch of the eSi-3260 targeted at IoT sensing nodes and always-on applications. The eSi-3260 combines advanced DSP functionality with the characteristic eSi-RISC small footprint and extremely low power consumption.
The inclusion of a 64-bit precision, fully-pipelined MAC unit makes the eSi-3260 ideal for audio, high-accuracy sensor hub, motion control and touch screen applications. In addition to 32-bit data, the MAC unit supports dual 16-bit SIMD (single instruction multiple data) multiply and MAC operations. Uniquely, full complex multiplication is also supported, performing four multiplies and two additions per cycle. The inclusion of saturating and rounding arithmetic, along with instructions to support bit-reversed addressing, provides excellent FFT acceleration and accuracy.
The eSi-3260 employs a 5-stage pipeline which has been optimized to deliver market-leading performance in mainstream process nodes with frequencies of over 1GHz obtainable in a 28nm process with dynamic power as low as 14μW/MHz. This can be reduced to 3μW/MHz when optimizing the processor for power, rather than frequency. A flexible memory architecture, with either native, AXI or AHB interfaces, allows the inclusion of instruction and data caches as well as tightly coupled memories for running code that is timing critical. The addition of a cache facilitates high-performance operations even when they are run from embedded Flash.
The radix-8 fast divide and square root options enable 32-bit integer division and square root operations to be reduced to six cycles, greatly decreasing the cycle count in sensing operations where these operations are key to the code operation. An optional, fully pipelined single precision floating point capability helps accelerate high dynamic range calculations for applications such as gesture recognition and fingerprint detection. Custom instruction support allows a further level of application acceleration such as IIR and logarithmic DSP operations or cryptographic operations for standards including ECC, RSA, AES and SHA.
"The balance of processing performance, silicon area, low power and DSP functionality provided by the eSi-3260 delivers a distinct technology edge for customers looking to develop complex IoT sensing nodes and devices in what is a highly competitive market," said Ian Lankshear, CEO of EnSilica.
Adopting the eSi-RISC series of processors for its touch screen controllers, Ken Tsui, Vice President, Design Engineering of Solomon Systech Limited said: "The solution developed by EnSilica, with its excellent features, has enhanced greatly the functionality of our product. We look forward to joining hands again with the team to develop more high-performance IC solutions."
About EnSilica
EnSilica was founded in 2001 and has a strong track record of success in delivering semiconductor IP and providing ASIC/FPGA design services to semiconductor companies and OEMs worldwide. The company is headquartered in the UK and has offices in India and the USA. The company is a specialist in low-power ASIC design and complex FPGA-based embedded systems including hardware and embedded software development. In addition to providing IP and turnkey ASIC/FPGA development, EnSilica also provides point services to companies with in-house ASIC design teams. These services include system engineering, analog and mixed signal design, and advanced verification using UVM, DFT and physical implementation. For further information about EnSilica, visit http://www.ensilica.com.
About Solomon Systech
Founded in 1999, Solomon Systech Limited is a leading semiconductor company providing display IC products and system solutions on an international basis under its own global brand. Adopting a "fabless" business model, the Group specializes in the design, development and sales of proprietary IC products and system solutions that enable a wide range of display applications for smartphones, smart TVs and other smart devices including consumer electronics products, portable devices, industrial appliances and green energy applications. Solomon Systech (International) Limited's shares have been listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited since April 8th, 2004 (stock code: 2878). More information about the Group, its products and services may be obtained at http://www.solomon-systech.com.
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When it comes to error messages, your worst enemies are those that don't provide you with a lot of information to go on. The Are you sure you want to do this? Please try again error is one such particularly annoying example that's specific to WordPress.
Fortunately, we have a lot of experience when it comes to troubleshooting errors. The aforementioned message often pops up due to problems with your plugins or themes (among other things). If you know how to fix these issues, you should be able to make short work of it.
In this article, we're going to talk about what causes the Are you sure you want to do this? Please try again error in WordPress. We'll also teach you four methods for fixing it. Let's get to work!
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What Causes the 'Are you sure you want to do this? Please try again' Error
The problem with the Are you sure you want to do this? Please try again error is it doesn't give you much information to go on. Fortunately, in our experience, you can usually narrow down its causes to:
- Plugin compatibility issues. One of your plugins might be incompatible with another or WordPress itself, causing the error to appear.
- A problem with your active theme. Just like plugins, themes can also cause problems with other parts of your WordPress website.
- Corrupted WordPress files. While rare, the files that power WordPress can become corrupted. This could occur if you make changes to them, or they could be due to issues with your server.
Three causes are still a bit vague, but it at least gives you somewhere to start. With that in mind, let's talk about how to troubleshoot it.
4 Ways to Fix the 'Are you sure you want to do this? Please try again' Error
To keep things simple, we've ordered the four methods below in the order you should approach them. After you follow the instructions in each section, you should test your website to see if this has fixed the error. If the error is still active, move on to the next method until the problem has been resolved.
1. Deactivate Your Current Theme
You can have several themes installed but unlike plugins, only one can be active at a time. This makes it easy to see if your theme is the cause of the error, because all you need to do is to activate another theme. There are two ways to do this, depending on whether you have access to your dashboard or not. If you can use your admin dashboard, go to the Appearance > Themes tab, pick a different theme, and hit the Activate button:
If the Are you sure you want to do this? Please try again error prevents you from using this approach, you'll have to switch themes using File Transfer Protocol (FTP). To access your website using this method you'll need a client and your FTP credentials. We recommend using FileZilla as your client since it's a powerful open-source tool that's very beginner friendly.
Most web hosts will send your FTP credentials to you via email upon signup. You should also be able to get them from your hosting control panel. For example, 000Webhost users can log into their hosting dashboard and go inside the Settings > General section. Here, you'll find your unique FTP credentials in the section at the top of the screen:
All you have to do is type your Host, Username, and Password into the corresponding fields in the FileZilla client. Keep in mind – you won't see your FTP password when you access your 000Webhost control panel for security reasons. However, it's the same password you use to access your 000Webhost account. Once you've entered your credentials, hit the Quickconnect button within FileZilla:
FileZilla will establish a connection to your website, and two folders will pop up on the lower-right side of the screen. One of them is called public_html, and it's where all of your WordPress files reside. What you need to do now is locate your active theme's folder, which should be within the public_html/wp-content/themes directory:
There's one folder for each theme you have on your website, and it should be easy to recognize which is which. Find the folder that corresponds to your active theme and right-click on it. Now, hit the Rename option and change that folder's name to something such as disabled.yourthemename:
Once you change the folder's name, WordPress won't recognize it and revert to a default theme. You should now check your site to see if the error persists. If it does, go ahead and re-activate your theme by returning the folder you modified to its original name.
However, if your active theme was the source of the problem, you have two options. The first one is to revert to a previous version of your theme and wait for an update that hopefully fixes the issue. Your second option is to use a different theme, which may involve some work since you'll probably have to rework your website's style. We recommend that you also contact the theme's creator to report the problem and request support.
2. Manually Test Your Active Plugins One by One
In our experience, plugins are the most likely cause behind the majority of WordPress errors. This can be due to compatibility issues, incorrectly written code, or simply that a plugin has become outdated over time. It's also not out of the ordinary for a WordPress website to run multiple active plugins at once, making it more likely that one will cause a problem.
The good news is you can quickly test if a plugin is behind the error by testing them manually. This is done in the same way as with themes, which we just covered. This can take some time, especially if you have many plugins active on your site. This is because you'll want to test your plugins one by one and check your site after each to find out exactly which one is causing problems. Here's how you should approach the problem using FTP, step by step:
- Navigate to the public_html/wp-content/plugins directory.
- Start by renaming your plugins directory to something else, such as disabled.plugins. This will deactivate every plugin on your site, so you can see if a plugin is the cause of the error. If your site still isn't working, you can be sure this is not the case, so rename the folder back to plugins and proceed to the next method. However, if this does fix the problem, you now need to find which plugin was causing it.
- Create a new folder in the wp-content directory and name it plugins, which will make it your new plugin directory.
- One by one, you should now move each of the folders from disabled.plugins into plugins. Moving a plugin into this folder will reactivate it again, enabling you to test it on your site.
- Access your website each time you reactivate a plugin and check if the Are you sure you want to do this? Please try again appears again. If it does, you have found the plugin that caused the error.
- Repeat the process with all your plugins until the error appears again.
When you find the broken plugin, we recommend that you deactivate it again. In most cases, an update should fix the problem, but you might want to look for a similar plugin to replace it. One of the best things about WordPress is you can usually find multiple plugins with the same functionality, so finding an alternative is usually not a problem. On the other hand, if none of your plugins was to blame, it's time to bring out the big guns.
3. Restore a Recent Backup of Your Website
We always tell everyone to back up their WordPress websites often. It should only take you a few minutes to do so, and in most cases, it can fix whatever error is causing you a headache.
For this method, we're going to assume you have a recent backup of your website before the Are you sure you want to do this? Please try again popped up. However, if you don't, you'll still need to create a backup before you can perform method number four below, so let's go through the process first.
At 000Webhost, we set up the All-In-One WP Migration plugin for all our users out of the box, so you have a built-in tool to backup your site and migrate it if needed. If you're using a different hosting provider, install the plugin now, then go to the All-In-One WP Migration > Backups tab within WordPress. You'll find a button that reads Create Backup within, so go ahead and click on it:
In the next step, the plugin will ask you to choose where to store your backup file. You can link the plugin to several cloud storage platforms for added security but for now, go ahead and choose the File option. This will enable you to download the backup to your computer:
Finally, the plugin will get to work on creating your backup file and provide you a link to download it when it's ready, which depends on the size of your website. Once you have the file, you can go to the All-In-One WP Migration > Restore tab at any time and use the upload feature within to return your website to that stage:
If you have a backup of your website shortly before the Are you sure you want to do this? Please try again error appeared, upload it now. If you lost your backup file, you can find it by navigating to the All-In-One WP Migration > Backups tab, which includes a list of all your recent backups:
There are multiple options next to each backup, including one to restore them. All you have to do is click on that option and wait for the plugin to work its magic. Keep in mind, though – you should only attempt to restore recent backups since you'll lose all the work you did between then and now.
4. Replace Your WordPress Core Files
At this stage, you have ruled out plugins and themes as the causes of your problems. Likewise, you probably don't have access to a recent backup, so restoring your site is out of the question. Your last option is to replace all the files that make WordPress work since one of them may have become corrupted.
In this scenario, finding the specific file that's giving you problems is nearly impossible since WordPress has too many moving parts. However, we can replace all your major WordPress files, excluding the contents of the wp-content directory. That directory includes your themes, plugins, and media files, which are the hardest to replace.
To get started, create a backup of your website using the steps in the previous section, in case something goes wrong. Now, access your site via FTP again and go into the public_html folder. There's a file called wp-config.php, which includes critical data such as your database information. You're going to download that file to your computer separately from the backup you just created. To do it, right-click on the file and hit the Download button:
FileZilla will download a copy of wp-config.php to whichever local directory you've got open on the tab to the left of your website's structure. Keep that file there for now and go to WordPress.org. Once you're there, download the latest version of WordPress and unzip the file. Go ahead and copy the wp-config.php file you downloaded earlier to that root directory, which gets us a full WordPress installation:
All that's left to do now is to upload it to your website via FTP and replace your existing WordPress files. The cleanest way to do this is to delete your existing WordPress website's files and directories, except the wp-content folder, as in the example below:
This may take a while since WordPress contains a lot of files. Once FileZilla finishes deleting them, you can upload the clean WordPress installation you have on your computer. Just use FileZilla to choose all the files within the local WordPress directory you created and drag-and-drop them over to your website. You can also right-click on them and choose the Upload option since both approaches accomplish the same thing:
Hundreds of files will be uploaded, so be patient while this process runs. When FileZilla finishes uploading your WordPress files, go ahead and access your website. Everything should look just as it did before and the Are you sure you want to do this? Please try again should be gone.
The Are you sure you want to do this? Please try again error in WordPress can be annoying due to its lack of specificity. However, troubleshooting it isn't complicated if you know what the most common causes are and how to fix them.
In most cases, one of the four approaches below should return your site to normal and erase the issue:
- Deactivate your current theme.
- Manually test your active plugins one by one.
- Restore a recent backup of your website.
- Replace your WordPress core files with brand new versions.
Do you have any questions about how to deal with the Are you sure you want to do this? Please try again error? Let's talk about them in the comments section below!


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* Date : 2018-12-30
- President Moon Jae-in (during the April 2018 Inter-Korean Summit)
A new era of peace emerged on the Korean Peninsula in 2018 after so many years of tensions, especially in 2017 that was dominated by fear over North Korea's 6th nuclear test and 17 missile launches. Starting with North Korea's participation in the Winter Games in Pyeongchang, the tone of inter-Korean relations have changed in an unprecedented manner with three summits between President Moon Jae-in and Chairman Kim, which then led to the historic North Korea-U.S. Summit in Singapore.
How will the Korean Peninsula's state of affairs in 2018 and President Moon's journey to leading the dramatic change be written in history?
"The Arirang Special – Towards Peace and Prosperity" looks back on the significance and importance of the three inter-Korean summits held in 2018 with presidential advisor Moon Chung-in. It also focuses on changes in North Korea's atmosphere that Moon Chung-in has personally witnessed in September as the only political scientist to attend all three inter-Korean summits held in Pyeongyang in 2000, 2007 and 2018.
In addition, the program seeks ways to break the current stalemate in nuclear negotiations between North Korea and the U.S., how President Moon can, once again, play the role of mediator to make progress in denuclearization of North Korea, as well as South Korea's tasks to establish permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula.


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The first impression from this wedding, for me, was the deep love between Joce and Lili. They never stopped crying, never stopped looking each other during the ceremony, laughing and happy during the party. A wonderful couple. Very good location for the venue (close to the center of Florianopolis) with amazing arrangements (flowers, candles, music).
The photos are in a photojournalistic style, as usual my way of working, but we found time to do also a few creative portraits. We started the day before with the rehearsal of the first dance and we finished during the party.
An unforgettable day. It was my first time in Brazil and I really hope to have more occasions to come again. I'd like to be the photographer of other Brazilian couples. Thanks, Joce and Lili, to have given to me the possibility to take photos on your big day.
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text: Skin growth factor receptor (EGFR) is usually a important molecule in the pathophysiology of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). the difference between OSCC cells and regular oesophageal keratinocytes concerning the cytotoxicity with EGFR(2R)-lytic cross peptide in our tests. On the other hand, the security of EGFR(2R)-lytic cross peptide for the regular oesophagus was looked into by and organotypic 3D-tradition tests. We demonstrated that EGFR(2R)-lytic cross peptide experienced a higher cytotoxicity than the lytic peptide fragment. Relating to the statement of Papo the lytic peptide fragment forms a arbitrary coils framework in a answer, in which its capability to trigger cell membrane layer interruption is usually poor21. Nevertheless, the type of lytic peptide can become transformed to an -helical framework when it is usually drawn to the cell surface area by stationary electric power 356068-94-5 IC50 credited to the lipid bilayer22,23 and it exerts improved cytotoxicity with cell membrane layer interruption21. Particularly, the EGFR manifestation level on the cell surface area impacts the cytotoxicity of EGFR-lytic cross peptide15, recommending that the EGFR-binding peptide fragment functions as an point to EGFR-expressing cells, and presenting of the EGFR-binding fragment with EGFR on the cell surface area contributes to switch 356068-94-5 IC50 the lytic peptide fragment structurally and boost membranolytic cytotoxicity. Certainly, EGFR(2R)-lytic cross peptide demonstrated high-level cytotoxicity against OSCC cells, whereas it was delicate when EGFR-binding peptide and lytic peptide pieces had been not really hybridized (co-administration of EGFR-binding peptide and lytic peptide pieces). These outcomes indicate that the hybridisation of EGFR-binding peptide and lytic peptide pieces takes on a important part to enhance the membranolytic cytotoxicity of lytic peptide pieces. The restorative impact of existing EGFR-targeting therapy on ESCC is usually not really adequate. In OSCC, EGFR is expressed9, while the mutation price is usually extremely low (1.1%)24. On the additional hands, gene mutations and amplifications of EGFR downstream signalling paths are regularly mentioned (78.6%)24. The restorative impact of existing EGFR-targeted therapies is usually accomplished by obstructing 356068-94-5 IC50 EGFR signalling in the tumor. Consequently, it is usually affected by gene modification of EGFR as well as EGFR downstream transmission cascades. For example, in non-small lung malignancy, response prices of EGFR-TKI are even more favourable in individuals with than without EGFR mutations25. Furthermore, in digestive tract malignancy, the restorative results of anti-EGFR antibody are weaker in individuals with mutations of substances downstream of EGFR than those in individuals without such mutations26,27. These outcomes recommend that the low response price to existing EGFR-targeted therapies in OSCC individuals might become credited to the low rate of recurrence of EGFR mutation as well as high rate of recurrence of gene modification of EGFR downstream signalling 356068-94-5 IC50 paths. In this scholarly study, the anti-tumour impact of EGFR(2R)-lytic cross peptide is usually regarded as to rely on cell membranous EGFR manifestation, but not really on the intracellular EGFR signalling cascades, because the pretreatment of OSCC cells with Erlotinib do not really impact the cytotoxicity 356068-94-5 IC50 of EGFR(2R)-lytic cross peptide Mouse monoclonal to VSVG Tag. Vesicular stomatitis virus ,VSV), an enveloped RNA virus from the Rhabdoviridae family, is released from the plasma membrane of host cells by a process called budding. The glycoprotein ,VSVG) contains a domain in its extracellular membrane proximal stem that appears to be needed for efficient VSV budding. VSVG Tag antibody can recognize Cterminal, internal, and Nterminal VSVG Tagged proteins. (Supplementary Fig. H3). Used collectively, we believe that EGFR-targeted therapy using EGFR(2R)-lytic cross peptide is usually a valid technique against OSCC. In this research, EGFR(2R)-lytic cross peptide caused quick disintegration of the cell membrane layer and ATP exhaustion in OSCC cells. Cell membrane layer harm with LDH loss shows necrotic cell loss of life28, whereas ATP exhaustion shows the reduction of practical honesty of living cells29. Although our data could not really determine whether cell membrane layer disintegration precedes or comes after ATP exhaustion, EGFR(2R)-lytic cross peptide could get rid of OSCC.


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Emergency Breakdown Assistance in Tallanstown
Breakdown Assistance from a Local Company in the
Tallanstown Area
We are a company who know the requirement to be back on the road as soon as possible with the minimum of fuss in case of a breakdown. We are a frequent sight in the Tallanstown region and locals are utilized to seeing our breakdown assistance traveling from and to, in and about Tallanstown. Our reputation for quick responses when a car is in need of attention is the thing that keeps people coming back time and time again.
About being a local business, the great thing is having the ability to call upon local residents and past customers for reliable recommendations. We put a high value on getting the work. Whether you're just passing through or a newcomer to the area, you might make sure that our first class service is equally like our reputation indicates.
Our dedicated team specialise in breakdown assistance. Being involved in a collision on the road is a less than pleasant experience. Our response staff will be on hand to assist you as soon as we have police clearance we'll take care of the removal of your automobile so that it might be analyzed and repaired as appropriate and when you need it.
As with most breakdown assistance companies we endeavour to fix your car or van and then, getting you back on the road and in your way. Should the vehicle want the interest of a garage we'll make sure your vehicle is quickly and efficiently packed onto the transporter (although occasionally towing is a choice ) so that you may get your car fixed and yourself home.
With no car a lot of people would find themselves seriously inconvenienced. Public transportation is often unreliable and people relish the notion of hanging around a train station late at night. Until something goes wrong being on the street and independent is far more suitable. You are in the Tallanstown area and if the worst should happen you need not worry as help is at hand.
One of the reasons our company has decided to concentrate on the Tallanstown area is that we would like to be able to minimise the time you are left because it is our place and stood around. We believe in good old fashioned customer service and treating our customers how they need to be handled. As soon as you find yourself in need of breakdown assistance you are automatically at a disadvantage and might even feel vulnerable. Towing 247 friendly yet professional approach can put you rather than having to wait around for hours on end for someone to come out to you may produce the incident much less traumatic.
When it comes to limiting the aggravation that comes with being involved at a breakdown in or around we are the experts. Get in touch with us as and when you want us you understand that if you want us, our variety is still close at hand and rescue our information in your vehicle.
Tallanstown (Irish: Baile an Tallúnaigh) is a village in County Louth, Ireland. It lies on the R171 Regional road and on the banks of the River Glyde, 11 km southwest of Dundalk. It was the winner of the 2010 Tidy Towns competition.[1]
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A friend of mine forwarded this to me:
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Your team has a first name
It's G-A-T-O-R
It also has a second name
It's L-O-S-E-R
Oh we'd love to play you everyday
Any if you ask us why
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As I attempt to muddle through the process of raising kids in this age of technology, I am often grateful that I did not grow up in such a time. While technology is beneficial in so many ways, sometimes it seems to make things more complicated.
I will admit that I am simply feeling my way through this process of raising tech-savvy kids because I have no frame of reference. I was in college when I got my first email account. I had three kids before I got a cell phone. I did not hop on the social media bandwagon until my oldest was nine; he is now 17.
We are raising our kids in a completely different technological landscape than the one in which we grew up, and that makes things tricky. We have no idea how things are going to turn out in the long run, or how much is too much (or too little) in the realm of electronics and their unique platform for communication.
At the end of the day, each parent must decide where they stand on these issues, and I am not here to say who is right and who is wrong. However, after much consideration, we have decided that our kids will not be allowed on social media until they reach the age of 16.
I know, I know…we are in a tiny minority. We are crazy and deluded. We are behind the times. We are mean parents (our kids remind us of that often). We don't understand what it is like to be the ONLY one not on Instagram when you are 13.
We are OK with all of that, and we are sticking to our guns, despite the pushback from our teenagers.
While concerns about online safety and wasted time definitely played into our decision, the three main reasons behind it are as follows:
1. We want our kids to grasp the concept of digital etiquette before setting them loose online.
They need to learn what is appropriate and what is not in the realm of digital communication. They practice that one through texting (they receive a phone at age 13), which is somewhat different from online communication, but also much the same.
We have full access to their texts and do random checks from time to time. I can tell you that we often find things in those texting conversations that we sit down and discuss with them.
We have not found anything egregious at this point, but sometimes we see things that are unkind, such as gossip. As a result, we have had many conversations about the importance of being kind, not only in person, but also in the digital world.
Other times, we talk about how to avoid being annoying, such as waiting for the person to respond before sending multiple texts, not sending a million texts when you are included in a group message, not texting late at night or early in the morning, and only texting when you actually have something to say.
That is a lot like knowing when to post (and not to post) on a social media thread, but the audience is much smaller.
2. We want our kids to have a healthy sense of self-confidence before they jump into the realm of social media.
When I did a survey for this post, I discovered that many adults struggle with feelings of comparison and self-doubt when they participate in social media. I can only imagine what a teenager must feel under the same circumstances, as most feelings are heightened during the teenage years.
I see enough heartache over poor self-image, especially among teenage girls, including my own daughter. Instagram is the last place that I want her to hang out while she is working to overcome that.
She often begs for an account, especially since some girls exclude her from their conversations and inside jokes because "You are not on Instagram, so you wouldn't understand."
Seriously, girls…be nice.
That leads her to feel left out sometimes, but I am 100% convinced that Instagram would make her insecurities much worse. The fear of missing out that is already almost tangible would be amplified if she were to constantly see pictures of events that she was not invited to attend.
She would also see an endless parade of pictures of everybody's best and prettiest. Like many, she may have a hard time distinguishing those highlights from real life, leading to increased dissatisfaction and deeper feelings of inadequacy.
Not only that, but I surely don't want her to feel like she needs to post a thousand selfies in order to get validation from others through an arbitrary number of "likes."
And what if she doesn't have as many followers or as many likes as her friends and other people whom she knows? Would she feel like she is not as good or as pretty as them?
Or what if she has more followers and more likes than others? Would she feel like she is more popular and somewhat better than them?
Maybe. Probably.
I don't want that for her.
There will be plenty of time for social media later. Right now she needs to concentrate on learning to love herself, which is hard enough without the added distraction and potential for comparison that Instagram would surely bring.
3. We want our kids to understand the concept of digital footprints before they create their own.
We want them to fully grasp that what they post online as teenagers will probably not ever go away, and could very well come back to bite them later in life.
We want them to understand that future employers will look at their digital lives before deciding to hire them.
We want them to recognize that being the same person online as they are in real life is a big deal.
We want them to realize that their digital trail is a huge responsibility that needs to be taken seriously.
While we have been blessed with good kids, they still do dumb stuff from time to time. They are kids, after all, which is sometimes synonymous with impulsive and irrational behavior.
Consequently, we feel like it will take them at least 16 years to develop enough maturity to responsibly navigate the sometimes turbulent waters of social media. Some of them don't like that decision one bit, but I am OK being a mean mom in this realm.
While there are undoubtedly benefits of social media, I am fully convinced that the drawbacks far outweigh the benefits when we are talking about young teens. At least when we are talking about my young teens.


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Price guide: High-end
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Novikov is a huge temple to eating and drinking with two restaurants and a large lounge bar in the basement. The first UK venue for Moscow restaurateur Arkady Novikov, it's a high-capacity, high-spending lavish development with the Mayfair set - and Russia's wealthy ex-pats - firmly in mind.
The Asian and Italian restaurants are big on theatre, both with open kitchens, bustling staff and even staff greeting you in the relevant language. But we're headed down below to the supperclub-style basement. Like a Parisian supperclub, it's dark and loud, incense hangs in the air and fancy light sculptures preside over comfy leather chairs and low tables. To one side is a long bar, the other a room that can be made private for high spending Moscovites.
The drinks available are anything but predictable, the most creative being those designed by Esther Medina, a former bar manager from Roast in Borough who became used to market fresh produce. Here, she's again encouraging the bar staff to collaborate with the kitchen in a collection of vegetable-based syrups, purees and liqueurs, which are used with restraint to create classically derived if unusual cocktails that merely hint at their presumably healthy contents. Here, a Gin Sour uses lemongrass-inspired Lillet Blanc; there, Chinese five spice and pumpkin syrup complement whisky; elsewhere there's parsnip partnered with tea-infused vodka and Lapsang Souchong is paired with rum. Sweeter purees such as lychee mean there's something for sweeter palates too.


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Canon Digital IXUS 75 Review
(also known as the Canon Powershot SD750)
Review Date: August 2nd 2007
Author: Mark Goldstein
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The Canon Digital IXUS 75 is a very well-made compact digital camera, with a stylish all-metal body and excellent overall finish. It has a pleasingly simplistic, clean overall design, reminiscent of the original IXUS designs. If you require a pocket camera that is both good-looking and hard-wearing, then look no further. The Canon Digital IXUS 75 is easily small enough to fit into the palm of your hand, weighing just 130g without the battery or memory card fitted. It's also one of the slimmest Canon digital compacts ever, although at 19.6mm deep, I have seen slimmer models from other manufacturers. Most aspects of the design and build have a quality feel with nothing really feeling flimsy or ill-thought out. There are a few minor criticisms that can be leveled at the Canon Digital IXUS 75, mostly concerning the various covers. The plastic A/V Out / Digital port cover on the side of the camera feels a little flimsy, as does the battery/memory card compartment cover.
The Canon Digital IXUS 75 is comfortable to hold, despite being such a small camera. Both thumbs naturally support the bottom of the camera, whilst operating the shutter button with your right index finger. You can also comfortably hold the camera and take pictures with one hand. Despite the smooth all-metal body, the camera is not too slippy when gripping it. The various buttons are well-made and easy to operate, and the camera feels well-balanced in your hands. There are no real innovative features here, but everything that the Canon Digital IXUS 75 does, it does extremely well. Overall the Canon Digital IXUS 75 is well constructed and designed with no obvious signs of corners being cut. Even the tripod mount, traditionally a last minute thought on a camera like this, is (nearly) positioned in the center of the bottom of the camera.
The Canon Digital IXUS 75 has relatively few external controls, just 9 in total, reflecting the fact that this is strictly a point and shoot camera in functionality terms. Cleverly you can directly access the various flash, macro and timer options by clicking on the navigation pad, and Canon have also dedicated the Up position to ISO speed, which is a commonly used feature. There is also a sub-menu accessed via the Func/Set button in the middle of the navigation pad, which allows you to set exposure compensation, white balance, image effects, metering and image size/quality settings. This system is a good compromise given the small size of the camera and therefore the limited space for external controls. Canon have moved the Movie / Scene Mode / Camera switch onto the top of the camera, which provides quick access to all the main shooting modes. All 9 external controls are clearly labeled using industry-standard symbols and terminology. Overall the camera body feels very well-designed and not at all cluttered, despite the presence of the large 3 inch LCD screen. As a result there is no room for an optical viewfinder, which would have been welcome for moments when it is difficult to use the LCD screen i.e. in very bright sunlight.
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The Manual mode setting on the Canon Digital IXUS 75 may make you think that this camera offers full photographic control, but sadly it doesn't. Manual mode is just Canon's way of giving you access to more "advanced" features, like setting the ISO speed and White Balance. The Canon Digital IXUS 75 is purely a point and shoot camera with absolutely no control over aperture or shutter speed. It does, however, have some features that you won't find on other digital cameras. Press the Function button and select the My Colors option to reveal the Custom Color menu, which includes a number of pre-set looks, such as Positive Film and Vivid Green. These are a quick way of achieving a particular effect. More exciting are the Color Accent and Color Swap options in the shooting mode menu. Color Accent allows you to select one colour and render the rest of the image in black and white, whilst Color Swap lets you select a colour in the image and change it for another completely different one. As far as I know, Canon are the only manufacturer to offer what is quite an advanced feature directly in their cameras.
Face Detection is a new feature that's rather buried away. You have to press the dedicated Menu button and then choose face detection from the AiAF mode options. Rival compact cameras have a dedicated button for this feature, so it's a curious decision by Canon to bury it away within the menu system. The new face detection feature won't make a great deal of difference for the more experienced photographer, as there's the tendency for the user to pre-focus on the subject � and obviously a face if taking a portrait � before fully pressing the shutter button. It will prove more useful for the novice point and shoot user though. I didn't notice any notable difference between the AiAF On and AiAF Face Detection settings in terms of speed, so I just set the camera to the latter.
The new ISO Auto Shift function is more useful, providing a quick way to boost the ISO speed when the camera is struggling to provide a fast enough shutter speed for the prevalent lighting conditions. Turn this feature on, and when the IXUS 75 displays the red camera shake icon on the LCD screen, the round Print/Transfer button on the rear of the camera flashes blue. Press this whilst half-pressing the shutter button, and the camera sets a much faster ISO speed (typically ISO 800), which is usually enough to allow you take the shot and avoid camera shake. Quite a clever and quick way to access a more usable ISO speed. There are some notable limitations though, principally the inability to use it with flash. As an aside, you can also assign your favourite camera setting to the Print/Transfer button, with Exposure Compensation being a good choice.
The menu system on the Canon Digital IXUS 75 is extremely straight-forward to use and is accessed by a dedicated button underneath the navigation pad. Quite a lot of the camera's main settings, such as white balance, exposure compensation and ISO speed, are accessed elsewhere, so the main menu system isn't actually too complicated. A row of 3 icons along the top of the LCD screen represents the various sub-menus, with most of them being the kind that you set once and then forget about. Due to the very large and bright LCD screen, the various options are easy to access and use, especially as only 6 are shown onscreen at one time. If you have never used a digital camera before, or you're upgrading from a more basic model, reading the comprehensive and fairly easy-to-follow manual before you start is a good idea. Unfortunately Canon have chosen to cut costs and only supply it as a PDF on a CD, rather than in printed format. Not much use if you're taking pictures and need to find out what a particular option does.
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The start-up time from turning the Canon Digital IXUS 75 on to being ready to take a photo is very quick at around 1/2 second, and it takes about 2 seconds to zoom from the widest focal length to the longest, and back again. Focusing is very quick in good light and the camera happily achieves focus indoors or in low-light situations, helped by a powerful focus-assist lamp. The visibility and refresh rate of the 3 inch LCD screen are perfectly acceptable, and the resolution is fine. It takes about 1 second to store an image, allowing you to keep shooting as they are being recorded onto the memory card - there is no LCD blackout between each image. In Continuous mode the camera takes 1.7 frames per second at the highest image quality, which is a about average for this class of camera, but best of all this shooting rate is maintained until your memory card is full. All in all the Canon Digital IXUS 75 is quite fast in terms of operational speed.
Once you have captured a photo, the Canon Digital IXUS 75 has an excellent range of options when it comes to playing, reviewing and managing your images. You can instantly scroll through the images that you have taken, view thumbnails, zoom in and out up to 10x magnification, view slideshows with lots of different user settings, delete, protect, and rotate an image. You can also add a sound clip to an image, set the print order and the transfer order. There's a new red-eye correction option, and you can apply any of the 10 different My Colors options to a photo after you have taken it. My Category allows you to sort your images into various preset categories, with 3 custom categories available. The Display button toggles detailed settings information about each picture on and off, such as the ISO rating and white balance, and there is a small histogram available during playback which is helpful in evaluating the exposure.
In summary the Canon Digital IXUS 75 is a stylish, very compact, well-built point and shoot digital camera with no notable flaws.
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This offer is valid for awards booked and consumed between February 17 and July 31, 2015, and requires registration by March 31.
You will be charged the full number of points and 20% will be deposited back to your account at some later time.
This is a nice offer for those Hyatt members residing in the United States (there are members elsewhere too that Hyatt doesn't always seem to remember) and have the affiliated credit card.
Here are the terms and conditions of this offer:
The promotion is valid only for Hyatt Credit Cardmembers in good standing as of 1/31/2015 who receive this promotion from Hyatt and register for the promotion between 2/17/2015 and 3/31/2015. To qualify for this bonus offer, account must be open and not in default at the time of fulfillment. Only points redeemed between 2/17/2015 and 7/31/2015 will be eligible for this promotion. If a redemption is connected to a stay, the entire stay must be completed by 7/31/2015. You will receive 20% back on the Hyatt Gold Passport points you redeem for award stays, points + cash, suite upgrades and dining and spa activities. Points redeemed for Avis car rental certificates or points transferred to airline partners are not eligible for this promotion. Please allow 4-6 weeks after your points redemption has been completed for your bonus Hyatt Gold Passport points to be loaded into your account.
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Home is where the heart is. Haven't we all heard this? Now the question is, what would you do to protect your heart? Anatomically, it would be to eat healthy, live healthy and refrain from vices. But, do you protect your home just as feverishly? Home automation systems are what every home needs today.


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I got an e-mail the other day asking what I thought about my negative scanner, the Reflecta Crystalscan 7200. This made me realize I haven't blogged about my scanning progress for quite a while, or the fact that I have abandoned the bundled software SilverFast and gone with Vuescan instead.
By now I've scanned about 50 rolls of film, or close to 1,400 photos. That means I've come about half way. 🙂
From day one the sliders in SilverFast have driven me half crazy. It is far from obvious what they do and how they interact with each other. They do interact though, there's no question about it. Pull one slider and you might find it has affected some setting somewhere else.
All in all it is very hard to get consistent results from frame to frame.
The main culprit is the Auto Tolerance slider (left). Even though I've been working with photos digitally for at least a decade I simply cant describe in words what this slider actually does. And whatever it does, it does it inconsistently. Or at least unpredictably.
The documentation for this software is also severely lacking. For instance, what does the Auto Mask checkbox do? What does Auto Mask even mean? And how does it interact with the film profiles?
All the help pages on the web are completely outdated and only deal with old versions of SilverFast where the controls were different.
It turns out the Auto Mask checkbox is non-reversible. So if you check it and then decide you don't want the effect it won't help to uncheck it. You're stuck with it.
Then there's the CCR (Colour Cast Removal) checkbox in the Negafix dialog (above) and a Colour Cast Removal slider in the levels dialog (right). So which one should I use?
One other thing that annoyed me no end was the crop tool. It uses a thick (2 pixels) red border to show the cropped area. How about using a thin dashed line so I can see what I'm actually doing? It is slow too and changes thickness when you're dragging it, so it involves much guesswork.
I already had the 64-bit version of Vuescan installed to drive my old flatbed scanner, and I had tried to use it with the CrystalScan 7200. It didn't work.
Somehow, though, I found out that the 32-bit version might work, so I gave it a try. Lo and behold, it worked flawlessly.
Vuescan gives me much better control over image quality, even if it isn't perfect either.
Just like SilverFast, Vuescan has colour profiles for a load of different negative films. The crop tool is nice and easy to use, and allows you to tilt the frame slightly if necessary. Vuescan can also name your output files automatically in a numbered series, for instance from 01 to 36.
In general it offers more control and less guessing.
Vuescan only has two slight drawbacks in my opinion. There is no way of saving white balance presets. And the black and white point settings are relative (percent of image frame) and not absolute, which adds a degree of variation from frame to frame.
Even so, there is less unpredictable
magic here which makes it much easier to get reasonably consistent scans.
Conclusion: Go with Vuescan.


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it's been quite a day today ! I've had a cracked tooth for a few months now and finally the pain became unbearable. The dentist tried to save the tooth but it just cracked further and had to be pulled today 😢 at least the pain should now go away and my energy should be back to normal. Looking forward to that.
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