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Vulnerability in Verizon My FIOS App Allowed Users to Compromise Others' Email Accounts
On Friday, Verizon patched a vulnerability in its My FIOS app that allowed users to compromise and send messages from other users' email accounts.
The vulnerability was first reported by Randy Westergren, a senior software developer for XDA-Developers.
Westergren details in a blog post that he first found the vulnerability while he was proxying requests from his device using the My FIOS Android app.
In order to populate an inbox preview, the app sent a specific web request that, among other things, included this parameter getEmail?format=json&uid=RWESTERGREN05, which makes direct references to his username.
By substituting the uid and mid values in the GET request, the researcher discovered he was able to access the inbox of other users' email accounts and read their messages.
Westergren then tested a number of other APIs to see if they were vulnerable. Most notably, he determined that he could successfully send a message from another user's inbox.
The researcher sent a proof-of-concept of the vulnerability to Verizon Security, whose teams patched the bug in three days. Still, it is unclear how long the bug may have been open.
"I can speculate that it was an issue since the development of the app [in June 2013]," comments Westergren. "But if the API is used elsewhere, it could have been even longer."
The flaw was in part facilitated by an even more significant weakness in Verizon's email system—its continued use of HTTP instead of HTTPS. "Exploiting this vulnerability would've been very simple for an attacker," Westergren explained further. "The only requirement was to login with any valid Verizon account."
News of the My FIOS vulnerability comes on the heels of the discovery that advertising companies have been exploiting Verizon's Unique Identity Header (UIDH), a tracking number which is included in the header of each web request sent over Verizon's wireless network.
Turn and other advertising technology firms have been allegedly using Verizon customers' UIDH numbers to revive their dead cookies and send them to Google, Facebook, and other tech giants, a move which some argue is undermining user privacy online.


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After announcing the new iPod nano, shuffle, and touch, Apple revealed that its newest iPods will be available for purchase come October. The new iPod touch starts at $299 for 32GB and there's a 64Gb option for $399. Curiously, the fourth-gen iPod touch will remain at its $199 price point for the 16GB model.
The new 16GB iPod nano will cost $150 come October, while the shuffle will sell for $50 with 2GB of storage. Apple's new EarPods will ship with all new iPods.
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My research interests generally concern with cognitive processes underlying the aetiology and maintenance of substance and behavioural addiction disorders, with a narrow focus on treatment of alcohol and gambling disorders. My current research line has a twofold focus: the use of new technology/e-health platforms and the investigation of novel treatment venues, such as Cognitive Bias Modification interventions, with the inclusion of game elements. As a result of my background in research methods, I am further specialising in the design and management of randomized clinical trials, with a special attention on their methodological aspects (i.e., protocol design, outcome assessment, data management and analysis, etc.).
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I am a clinical psychologist and a research methodologist. I studied Clinical Psychology at the University of Padua and graduated cum laude in 2008. For almost two years, I worked as a research assistant at the Department of Applied Psychology of the University of Padua and completed my one-year professional clinical internship at the University Hospital of Padua. From 2011 to 2013, I completed my PhD on Research Methods in Clinical Psychology at the Department of Applied Psychology of the University of Padua, under the supervision of Prof. Stefania Mannarini. During this period I started collaborating with prof. Reinout Wiers and spent eight months as visiting PhD student at the ADAPT lab, where I designed and started a randomized clinical trial in collaboration with an outpatient addiction health care institute in Italy. In 2014, I started my first post-doc on a project on Cognitive Bias Modification for gambling disorders in collaboration with Prof. Geert Dom (Collaborative Antwerp Research Institute, University of Antwerp, Belgium) and Prof. Reinout Wiers, followed by a second post-doc project at the University of Amsterdam within the NextLevel project in collaboration with Prof. Valentijn Visch (Department of Industrial Design, TUDelft), Prof. Reinout Wiers and Dr. Elske Salemink, focusing on the application of game design principles to optimise e-health interventions for internalizing and externalizing disorders.


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This cardboard box is actually a prized work of art currently valued at as much as $30,000.
However, appearances are deceptive: Gavin Turk's Brillo 5, 2003, is actually a bronze sculpture painted to look like a cardboard box, less than two-feet tall.
It goes on sale on September 23 at Christie's in New York as part of a postwar and contemporary art auction, reports Art Daily.
Turk is one of the famed informal group known as the YBAs, or Young British Artists, along with the likes of Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, Sarah Lucas and Mark Wallinger.
Christie's estimates the value of Brillo 5 at $20,000-30,000. The words "Gavin Turk 2003 Brillo 5" can be found on the underside of the sculpture.
According to the New York Post, the auction will also include the sale of a discarded shutter by New York conceptual artist Lawrence Weiner.
The artist found the shutter in 1961 among rubbish on Canal Street.
Work by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gerhard Richter, John Baldessari, Sol LeWitt, Andy Warhol and other contemporary luminaries will also be featured.
Christie's hasn't said if it will deliver Brillo 5 to its new owner in a box.


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Descriptionstring sqlite_udf_decode_binary ( string data)
sqlite_udf_decode_binary() decodes the binary encoding that was applied to the parameter by either sqlite_udf_encode_binary() or sqlite_escape_string().
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Inspired by strong, powerful women who embrace their power and femininity, Fleur du Mal's latest campaign features 71-year old former model, cabaret singer, and author Shailah Edmonds. Edmonds was recently featured in The New York Times where the model recounted her time spent in Paris modeling for major fashion houses and designers from Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent, to Issey Miyake and Gianni Versace.
In the late '70s and early '80s, Paris was leading fashion campaigns by utilizing a group of ten other Black American models stealing the spotlight on the runways, including Edmonds. Today, the entertainer is considered one of the top Diana Ross and Tina Turner impersonators in the New York area, and a cabaret star performing an autobiographical show called "A Star Alone,", where she reminisces on her days on the catwalk.
ESSENCE got a chance to chat with Edmonds about her latest campaign shoot with Fleur du Mal.
ESSENCE: How was working with the Fleur du Mal team? How did it feel to be chosen for this project?
Edmonds: Working with the Fleur du Mal team was an absolute joy. They treated my with the utmost respect, from sharing the makeup and hair team before the shoot, allowing me to approve my outfits, getting me all of the pertinent information for the shoot in a timely manner, and loving my natural hair. I felt so special being chosen for this shoot. When they first approached me and mentioned lingerie, I froze and thought about how I was going to hide my imperfections. I immediately told them my bikini days were over. When I realized they understood that, I began to beam and strut around like a peacock, thinking me, at 70, modeling lingerie. THIS IS FABULOUS.
ESSENCE: What would you say is the key to feeling confident as you began to get older?
Edmonds: The key to feeling confident for me is first and foremost, exercise and diet. As one begins to get older, one automatically gives into time and age, and begins to slow down…DONT. Go out as much as possible, keep music around you, dance and sing alone, do things that bring you happiness, no matter how bizarre it may seem. Worry and sadness brings wrinkles, and although birthdays are important, after a certain age, don't make a big deal out of them. Have a variety of projects to constantly feed your mind and spirit.
ESSENCE: Advice for anyone who wants to step into modeling but feels like thier "time" is over?
Edmonds: One never knows if your time for modeling is over, unless you take the risk and try it. You must be serious about your body maintenance, skin care, moisturizers, hair care, serums along with good eating habits and exercise. Be prepared to invest in yourself and do it as a business, not for fun. As long as you take care of yourself, it will come across on camera or on stage. Need inspiration? Just look at my legs!


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GBS brought the exotic sounds of the Silkroad Ensemble to The Klein on September 21, 2019, with the talents of Sandeep Das (tabla), Kayhan Kalhor (kamancheh), Karen Ouzounian (cello) and Mathias Kunzli (percussion). We recorded this milestone musical event at Just Right Studios in Bridgeport, and — with your help — this recording will be available for sale in a few months. We need generous sponsors to fund this exciting project.
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Many people are surprised to learn that ticket sales do not pay for the the full cost of a concert. Even with a full house, ticket sales cover less than 40% of the costs. We depend on the generosity of our patrons, supporters, and local businesses to fulfill our mission to celebrate, educate, inspire, and provide excellence in musical programming in the Greater Bridgeport community.
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Our five concerts each season are perhaps the most visible sign of our presence in the Greater Bridgeport community. However, an essential part of our mission is EDUCATION. Music has the power to teach – not just children, but everyone. Your support helps us fulfill this vital part of our mission.
To mail in a donation, please send a check to Greater Bridgeport Symphony, 446 University Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06604.
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All donations will be recognized in GBS Program Journals for 18 months after receiving your gifts. Thus, some donations roll over from one season to the next.
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All donations are recognized in GBS Program Journals for 18 months after receiving your gifts. Thus, some donations roll over from one season to the next. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Consult your tax advisor.
Any donation in excess of $1,000 may be made in memory or in honor of someone, and will be listed in the Program Journals with the names of the donor and honoree.
Call the office for information about making donations via appreciated stock transfers or individual retirement accounts (IRAs). Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) from IRAs are an excellent way to maximize the value of the contribution to both the GBS and the donor.
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Support one of Bridgeport's major cultural assets.
Enjoy many sponsorship benefits including opportunities to cultivate and entertain clients with complimentary tickets, invitations to special GBS events, and more.
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Longtime GBS subscriber and supporter Susan Flemming, a tireless worker on committees and events, passed away on July 14, 2019. She was married for over 50 years to GBS Treasurer Robert Flemming. Sue's family has graciously asked that donations be made in her honor to GBS.
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This campaign was established by the family of longtime subscriber and supporter, Mrs. Cynthia Scudder, who passed away on July 6, 2019. Mrs. Scudder was a passionate lover of great music and a valued supporter of GBS for many years.
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Established at the request of Maestro Meier's family, this fund will help to perpetuate our late Music Director's legacy of arts and culture in Bridgeport by directly supporting GBS.
The Richard Hiendlmayr Memorial Fund
Richard Hiendlmayr passed away January 26, 2021 due to Covid-19. Richard loved the Greater Bridgeport Symphony and served as Trustee for many years. His service included several terms as president and treasurer of the GBS. Over the years Richard continued his support through generous financial contributions and attendance at concerts. Richard's family has graciously asked that memorial donations may be made to the Bridgeport Symphony in his honor.


text: Seven species of pinnipedia have been spotted in Icelandic waters. The common seal and the grey seal breed all around the country, the others are vagrants. Seals have been hunted in Iceland from the settlement for their furs and meat. The common seal gets up to 2 m long and weights up to 150 kg. It can be seen in the bays on islets and in the sands of the Icelandic South coast. The grey seal is considerably larger as the common seal. It gets 3 m long and weights between 300 and 400 kg. The greatest number of grey seals is found in the Mýrar area in West Iceland, in Breiðafjörður bay in Westfjords and on the Skagi peninsula in the North.


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Engine Type is 3S-FSE
Did a diagnostic scan and got this problem code - P0135 - Oxygen Sensor Heater Circuit - Bank 1 Sensor 1.
It looks like I need another oxygen sensor.
I *think* the part number is #89465-44040 (from some quick google online) but I shall check physically.
The guys who did it say it should cost about 11k for a new one.
Effects of a faulty oxygen sensor apparently include poor fuel economy, so this should make things better :).
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With only a small percentage of Windows users having upgraded to Windows 8, I suspect there are quite a few looking for a sync/phone management client for their new Windows Phone 8 phone to use in Windows 7.
Microsoft has now released an app which will work on both Windows 7 and the desktop mode of Windows 8.
The app features:
The Windows Phone app for Windows desktop makes it easy to:
- Sync music, photos, movies, TV shows, and podcasts from your existing Apple iTunes library or your Windows Libraries to your Windows Phone 8.*
- Automatically import pictures and videos you've taken with your phone to your PC.
- See at a glance how much space you're using for each type of content, so it's easy to make sure you never run out of room on your phone.
- Find songs that will work as ringtones and add them to your phone.
* Some protected (DRM) media files can't be copied between your PC and your Windows Phone.
Find the download at WindowsPhone.com here.


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Infoscreen, the digital big screen at high-traffic underground and suburban railway stations, is celebrating its 20th anniversary. On February 15, 1994, the first screen went live at the Odeonsplatz underground station in Munich. This marked the first use of digital out-of-home advertising in German
On September 10, 2020, the first nationwide warning day will take place. On this joint day of action by the Federal Government and the Federal States, all warning devices will be tested throughout Germany. At 11 a.m., a test warning will be sent nationwide to all warning multipliers connected to the
Ströer is pushing ahead with the digitalisation of its advertising spaces in public spaces and is now equipping Wetzlar with digital city information systems. From September 2019, five new digital advertising spaces will be available to the city and local and regional advertisers for the first time:


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Once regarded as an unsurpassable star of the global tech community, Silicon Valley seems to be losing its shine. Suffering from a severe case of saturation and having outpriced itself from the agendas of some of the most exciting tech businesses to emerge on the scene, this super-hub is feeling the pressure. And while murmurings of a slowdown overshadow the future of Silicon Valley, a host of hot new hubs are embracing the opportunity to dazzle investors and innovators alike. Founder and CEO, Cocoon Networks, John Zai, shares his insight on how China is fast-becoming a firm favourite to become the tech world's next beacon for innovation.
With a vast and colourful history of attracting some of the world's most talented innovators, Silicon Valley is not dead yet, regardless of those investors who have heralded the beginning of the end for this tech city giant. But the lower rate of growth inside this elite hub does point towards a definite slowdown.
Out of the negativity, however, comes a positive force: global competition to become the next tech stronghold is intensifying as this slowdown incentivises emerging cities to pick up their pace and vie for pole position.
Without doubt, Silicon Valley and fast-emerging US hubs such as Indianapolis and Pittsburgh remain an attractive option for western businesses because expanding via the US is often the easier route. The problem with the US market however, and in particular its high-tech sector, is that it is becoming increasingly saturated.
And so, beyond US shores, where might investors and tech businesses find their new beacon for innovation?
Enter the dragon
Innovation is ultimately what makes Silicon Valley tick, and intelligence is the fundamental ingredient needed for innovation to happen.
When Venture Capitalists make decisions, they always consider the start-up team, particularly the technical background of the management team, as well as the IP. Other supporting elements include the ability to collaborate effectively, especially cross-culturally. Flexibility is also a pre-requisite.
Equipped with these vital ingredients, China is cooking up a formidable reputation on the global tech map. Add to the mix its massive investment capabilities, supercharged efforts, and lower costs of setting up, and the lure of China becomes clearer than ever before.
In addition to having both the capacity and drive for growth, China also benefits from significant support from its government. The high-tech industries – especially Cloud Computing and Artificial Intelligence – form part of the country's national strategy and receive lots of policy support. In 2017, half of all AI investment went to China for the first time. It's a very different scene compared to a few years ago when some Chinese investors were seeking investment abroad in the real estate sector and entertainment.
This new support for the high-tech industries has and will continue to attract more VC and PE firms to invest. In turn, this will allow more startups to develop and will invariably attract more talent: it's an ever increasing spiral of growth.
With this level of commitment from the Chinese government, startups with the right connections can really get the help they need to expand locally. Ten years from now the landscape and policies may be different, so now is the perfect time to get on-board: the earlier a business starts in China, the more revenue they'll reap in the future.
Dynamic growth
To comprehend the real potential China offers to the global tech community, businesses need only look towards some of the nation's greatest success stories.
Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent are important flagships that enjoy international renown. While they operate mainly in China, their portfolio of acquired companies is truly global.
Of all the ventures, Tencent's super-app WeChat has been perhaps the most obvious success story. Just last month, Tencent's CEO, Pony Ma revealed the platform had exceeded 1 billion users. Playing an integral role in shaping a 21st century China, WeChat has ingrained itself into just about every aspect of daily life.
With Tencent and Huawei based out of Shenzhen, Alibaba headquartered in Hangzhou, and Baidu hailing from Beijing, any one of these cities could be earmarked to become the next Silicon Valley.
But who says there can be only one?
Each city has its own specific focus and strategy to support growth, and so it's important for newcomers to understand which city is right for them. They have to build direct relations with the local government of that city: long-term trust is vital for success, so the earlier a business makes connections, the better the experience.
Hangzhou: With so many systems supported by Alipay, Alibaba effectively changed the way people live in China, and so its home, Hangzhou, could be a natural first choice and is particularly appealing for tech startups.
Shenzhen: If robotics and AI is your niche, then Shenzhen is the hotbed for you as government policy is very supportive of this. Notably, the city ranked 13 on the KPMG 2017 Global Technology Innovation list
Shanghai: One of the earliest hubs to develop, Shanghai remains attractive for multinational major players and state-owned companies, which means the environment isn't always suited to early stage startups – unless the sole aim is to be acquired by one of these titans. On the upside, Shanghai offers a fantastic network of global capital-backed investors and industry resources.
Beijing: Home to a host of TMT giants and startups within the culture and entertainment sector, startups in this field will thrive here, with plenty of local government support too.
Guiyang: a city in the Guizhou province, Guiyang has worked hard to evolve into what is widely recognised as the centre of Cloud Computing in China. If any of these cities take the Silicon Valley crown, Guiyang will be the one to watch!
Challenging differences
With such a strong assortment of hotbeds for innovation, why have these cities not yet gained 'Silicon Valley' status in their own right?
One of the key obstacles has been the fact that the 'copier of products' label hasn't yet worn off. China used to copy products from the western world as Chinese companies then only wanted to make small amounts of profit, selling to local clients and producing at low costs.
The government since realised the importance of China morphing apace into a developing country. To do so, its resources were put into industry-specific education. Consequently, the higher paid jobs which were once secured by graduates with finance backgrounds are now being taken by software engineers, for example.
Time and caution have also been major challenges: it can take significant time to build networks and government relations in China. And cautious of differing policies, the government wants to encourage more outbound investment in the sectors which can benefit China's tech landscape in a significant way.
Last but not least, the cultural barrier itself makes global marketing and communication difficult, meaning a strong strategy is vital.
A positive influence
While the challenges are real, they are not impenetrable. China's aspiration to become – or be home to – the next Silicon Valley has driven the nation to address these problems and find effective solutions.
Furthermore, there is an increasingly compelling air of confidence surrounding its capability to positively impact international businesses.
The work ethic in China is fierce: due to a large population, and more and more great talents have high education domestically or abroad there's a lot of competition, and people seize the smallest opportunities to reap rewards later down the line.
Chinese business culture is efficient in the sense that the tech is well integrated. WeChat, for example, enables business to be done on-the-go. Typically, WeChat responses are fast, within minutes in fact, as opposed to traditional email systems used in the US and Europe which can slow things down.
The younger generation are social media savvy when it comes to promoting their work, and are incentivised towards progression.
As China's most progressive cities continue to push the boundaries of what's been possible in the tech world so far, the 'here and now' marks the ideal time for businesses in the west to prepare themselves for a new Silicon Valley experience – Chinese style, and to the power of five. Here's what they'll need:
- Passion and drive – to navigate a very different cultural and business terrain
- Stamina – the first step will be huge and will require plenty of effort, but the pay-off can be significant
- Connections – make the right relationships early on, with companies like Cocoon Networks who have inside knowledge of both East and West markets, to help overcome those first hurdles. They will assist you in finding the right city with the right government support for your business
- Resilience – accessing China can be a challenge but it's not impossible. Don't be put off by the cultural or practical hurdles
- Out-of-the-box thinking – local governments in China care more about the value and prestige a foreign company can bring more than the monetary value. There is a great incentive system in China; if your startup is the first of a specific industry from abroad, the government will be very willing to support – don't forget, all local governments are in competition with each other for gaining the best reputation
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For many a harried city dweller, it's a longtime dream: finding a quaint, historic Hudson Valley house and lovingly rehabbing it into the perfect weekend oasis.
But in practice, that dream can quickly turn into a nightmare as the list of surprise must-do fixes grows — sending costs soaring, and turning that supposedly peaceful upstate getaway into a permanent construction zone.
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"Everyone's life in the city is so complicated and busy, and the notion of taking on a renovation project is appealing and romantic in theory," says Drew Lang of Manhattan-based firm Lang Architecture. "The actuality of it, however, can be something else — and unfortunately some people have to figure that out the hard way."
And Lang ought to know. Along with his architecture practice, he is the founder and architect of Hudson Woods, a 26-home development set on 131 acres of old-growth forest about 25 miles west of Kingston in Ulster County.
Hudson Woods draws on Lang's years of architectural experience, which includes projects such as New Orleans' post-Katrina Faubourg St. Roch Project.
He created a sleek, 2,800-square-foot standard home, crafted from sustainable woods and featuring huge windows, that includes custom options like kitchen tiles and roof color.
Buyers can also choose from a wide range of add-ons — everything from a pool to a fruit tree grove to a detached guest house. Depending on the lot size, which ranges from 3 to 12 acres, the basic Hudson Woods home is priced between $665,000 and $715,000.
"People make their choices and then they show up when it's done, and we hand over the keys and they move in," says Lang.
The blend of rural setting and modern Scandinavian-style design has proven very appealing; since the model home was finished in July, Hudson Woods already has four buyers — all successful New York City professionals.
"The lines are clean, the materials are natural, the size is perfect for a weekend place, and the houses are integrated in a harmonic way into the landscape," says Hudson Woods' very first buyers, a couple in their mid-40s who prefer to remain nameless but are both biomedical scientists at a Manhattan hospital.
Their home, with mountain vistas in two directions, is slated for spring 2015 completion.
For Hudson Valley buyers seeking more flexibility in terms of design, location and cost, builder Catskill Farms offers a wide range of turnkey options.
Having already built more than 100 houses in Sullivan and Ulster Counties (with high-profile clients including comedian David Cross and ex-Vice badboy Gavin McInnes), Catskill Farm owner Chuck Petersheim specializes in what he calls "new old" homes, using a template of five classic designs (cottage, farmhouse, barn, mini-cottage and mid-century ranch) that are fully customizable.
That was a key selling point for buyers like Jason and Jaime Windau, a Park Slope couple who just moved into their 2,200-square-foot Catskill Farms-built home near Woodstock in July.
Having fallen in love with Woodstock during a visit last year, the Windaus knew they wanted to build nearby, and were able to do so on a 5-acre lot that Petersheim found for them.
"What we loved about it is that we could collaborate with [Petersheim] on some of the finishes, the lighting and the layout," says Jaime, 38, who heads the visual marketing department for Banana Republic's field organization. "We helped him change out one of his designs and tweaked it slightly, which obviously we wouldn't have been able to do if we bought a pre-built home."
Catskill Farm houses seem to strike a chord with today's first-time second-home buyer who might not be entirely familiar — or confident — with the building process.
"Aesthetically, people never thought that they could have a new home that wasn't sterile and cookie-cutter and sort of imitation, and they also never thought that they could weather the building process," says Petersheim. "We try to keep it fresh, keep it artistic, and keep it quick.
From you calling me up and saying, 'Hey, I'm ready,' to us being done is somewhere between five and seven months."
Given the range of choices, Catskill Farms' homes vary greatly in size and cost, but Petersheim notes that the majority of his clients opt for something between a two-bedroom, 1,300-square-foot cottage and a three-bedroom, 1,800-square-foot farmhouse, selling in the $350,000 to $500,000 range.
Virtually all of his clients are New York City residents building their first second homes upstate, mostly couples (including about 30 percent same-sex partners), but also many singles.
"We have a lot of young millennials, late 20s and early 30s, who are really an active marketplace for us right now," Petersheim says. "And then we have our bread-and-butter, 36- to 44-year-old established professionals who are spending a lot less on a new home than they could, and are just super-excited about doing that up here in the Hudson Valley."
Even veteran New York City/Hudson Valley time-splitters are getting in on the new-build action.
Married 50 years in October, Manhattanites Sam and Vivian Makhmaltchi first came to Saugerties in 1967, drawn by an irresistible waterfall on the 3-acre property they found.
A converted general store (which once catered to workers at a nearby mill) served as their weekend getaway home for decades, until two years ago when they decided to build a new house just 50 yards away.
The Makhmaltchis hired local Saugerties builder Ashley Homes to construct a design by Delaware County's Alta Log Homes.
"We basically kept their existing house on-site, and we built right alongside of it so they could still use it for weekends," says John Hommel, owner of Ashley Homes, which builds log, passive solar and modular houses mainly in Ulster, Greene and Dutchess counties in the $175,000 to $700,000 range — for a clientele that's about half New York City-based second-homers. "And as they were ready to move in, we just demo-ed that house out and finished up the landscape for them."
As seasoned part-time locals, the Makhmaltchis are longtime lovers of the Hudson Valley, and have borne witness to the huge changes in the area over the years — mostly for the better.
"We used to go a bar down the road when we first came here, and I'm not kidding you, a woman couldn't sit at the bar," Sam says. "It was very George Wallace, very conservative. The area's come a long, long way."


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A diesel engine works by compressing a combination of fuel and air, resulting in combustion. Diesel engines don't rely on a spark-ignited system to combust the fuel/air mixture. When combustion occurs, the energy released allows the car to move.
The remnants of the air/fuel mixture that ignited are eventually moved from the combustion chamber to the tailpipe where they are ejected from the vehicle. The exhaust system is responsible for playing this role. It ensures that the waste produced by the combustion process is eliminated from the car. This is what you should know about the way it works:
1). When combustion occurs, the exhaust gases produced move from the exhaust ports of the engine cylinders to the manifold.
The manifold is connected to the exhaust system. This allows the gases in the manifold to eventually transition through the various components of the exhaust system before reaching the tailpipe.
2). The exhaust system consists of decoupling elements, pipes and hangers, mufflers, and after-treatment devices.
3). The muffler is basically soundproofing.
It reduces the noise generated by the engine by dampening the vibrations it produces. In some places, the muffler is also called a silencer. The muffler is part of the cold end of the diesel system along with the tailpipes.
4). The decoupling elements connect the exhaust system and the manifold.
5). The after-treatment system hasn't always been present in the configuration of the diesel engine.
For a while, the exhaust system was simply tasked with taking exhaust gas from the combustion chamber and depositing it in the environment.
But after a while, experts realized that these gases possessed harmful components that could negatively impact the environment. As a result, various authorities introduced laws that were designed to regulate the emissions produced by vehicles.
Manufacturers were charged with creating tools that could treat the exhaust gas after it left the engine to make it safer for the environment. This led to the invention of after-treatment systems.
6). One of the most important pollutants generated by diesel engines is particulate matter.
This is fuel and diesel fluid that wasn't completely burned in the combustion chamber. When it is ejected through the tailpipe, particulate matter manifests as black smoke.
7). One of the most critical components of an after-treatment system is a catalytic converter that turns carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons into water and carbon dioxide using various chemical reactions.
The best catalytic converters are supposed to eliminate the smell of diesel, not to mention soot.
8). Besides the catalytic converter, after treatment systems also make use of particulate filters.
The filters tackle the visible particles that the catalytic converter fails to capture.
9). Modern systems have a diesel oxidation catalyst which turns accumulated soot into ash using extreme heat.
The ash remains in the particulate filter.
10). Some vehicles have systems that use the gases from a combustion chamber for braking purposes.
These vehicles still possess wheel brakes. However, the gases from the combustion chamber use a special brake that eases the burden the wheel brakes normally carry. A perfect example of this is the Flo Pro Exhaust system.


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Top 4 Personal Finance Apps For iPhone!
Choosing the best personal finance and budgeting tool is certainly a daunting task, given the number of choices available. You can find a ton of free or low-cost personal finance apps for iPhone in the App Store, which can make your financial life a whole lot easier. If you are confused and can't decide which iPhone app suits your particular financial requirement, this article can help you out. Though the options are aplenty, this article have narrowed the list down to the top four apps to help keep you focused on your spending and income levels without giving yourself too much of a headache. Want details, read ahead.
Mint.com iPhone app is probably the best personal budgeting tools, one could think of. Actually in terms of personal budgeting and financing tracking, it beats most apps out of the water with ease. To describe mint as a budgeting tool and finance tracker would be an understatement. Here you can add checking, savings or even your retirement account information to keep a close eye on your spending and saving habits. In addition, recent renew allows editing transactions on your device as well. Download Mint
- Version 1.2
Moneystrands iPhone app has made its mark in the industry for several reasons. It not only calculates account balances, but also provides transactions information and customizable alerts. It's an effective budget tool, where you can add and delete budgets and track individual account updates. Download moneyStrands
- Version 2.9
PayPal App
Pay pal app has brought drastic changes in the online banking industry. Now with the help of Pay pal app, you can send money on your iPhone from your PayPal account to anyone on your iPhone Contact list. Its current version can make the transactions much faster and keeps a record of previous transaction history. The best part of PayPal iPhone app is it supports multiple currencies in 190 countries and 16 languages. Download PayPal
- Version 1.6
Gift List Budget Shopper
Gift List Budget Shopper helps you stick to your budget, while shopping. This iPhone allows you to plan your shopping trips beforehand, creates a budget for gift giving and helps you conduct product searches from the web as well. Gift List Budget Shopper is combined with your iPhone address book and maps, thereby it can set up multiple lists and the data that can be exported to a spreadsheet through email. Last but not the least, Gift List Budget Shopper lists offers a greeting card tracking list as well. Download Gift List Budget Shopper
- Version 2.3
Besides these aforementioned apps, a number of personal finance apps of iPhone are there, which can help you steer your finances in the right direction.


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A new email marketing subscriber is valuable, in terms of both list growth and prospective business. In the same way you wouldn't ignore a prospective customer in a store, you don't want to ignore a new subscriber. In other words, you need to devote special attention to new subscribers, and that starts with your welcome message.
What are some welcome email best practices?
- Be helpful
- Offer a deal
- Show interest
Why say, "Welcome," or, "Thanks for signing up," when you can be even more specific? For example, new subscribers to wedding sites may receive a welcome message that says, "Congratulations!" A welcome email is your chance to appeal to your customer on an individual level. Welcome emails are 86% more effective than standard newsletters, so use this opportunity to engage with your subscriber on a personal level.
Be helpful
Social network Pinterest uses its welcome messages to help new registrants learn how to create pins (images or videos) and boards (collections of pins).
Make it actionable
The messages include a clickable call-to-action that takes users to a brief walk-through of Pinterest. Another way to be helpful is to point out in the welcome message some various perks of being a subscriber. Such as, "Did you know you get free access to the latest white papers on digital marketing? Browse titles now."
Offer a deal
Nothing says "thank you" like a money-saving offer. Examples include an instant coupon with a scannable barcode for in-store purchases or a discounted price on an initial online purchase. Services sometimes use a welcome message offer to promote another product–for example, a free month-long upgrade to the "premium" service, for new subscribers.
Show interest
If you offer a way for subscribers to customize email preferences, include a link in your welcome message that directs to your preference center, with text like, "Tell us more about your interests," or, "Decide what you want to read." Generally, subscribers appreciate being asked for their opinion. And when you know their preferences, you'll be delivering relevant messages at the right frequency, which is crucial for retaining subscribers. A preference center also helps you segment your audience by interests, so you can target specific groups for future email campaigns.
Perfect welcome email examples
For the Martin Luther King Community Center, they had not yet implemented an email marketing program. Our goal was to help them accomplish this. When people walked into the Martin Luther King Community Center, we wanted them to see an opportunity to sign up to receive emails. In order to accomplish this, we created a placard for the front desk highlighting the Delivra text to subscribe feature and a form on their website. Once people enter their email address via text or online, they received their welcome email. _ Here's what made their welcome message so effective: 1. Remind the person why they are receiving your email. People receive a number of emails in their inboxes every day, so let them know why they are receiving yours. 2. Give them expectations. Let your new subscribers know what they can expect from your mailings now that they are signed up. Is it just updates? Is it about events? This also lets them know what is in it for them. 3. Lead them to a place for more information about you. New subscribers will likely be interested in learning more about who you are and what you do. Give it to them. Lead them to your website or social media sites. Ideally, you want to share both places with them, so they can visit at their convenience. 4. Make it personable. Talk to your new subscribers in a welcoming tone. By doing so, it makes them feel like this message was personally written just for them and they are more likely to want to respond.
Other "thank you for subscribing" email examples
uses a nice responsive email design in their welcome message. They also gift new subscribers with a coupon for their first purchase. The Clymb does two things we really like in their welcome email to new subscribers: First, they use great imagery as their background that matches with their adventurous brand. Second, they provide steps for the new subscriber to engage further with them and what they can expect. Finally, Toms asks all new subscribers to set their preference center for future mailings. This helps ensure all subscribers receive exactly what they want from Toms without becoming bombarded.
Wrap up
Welcome emails are a boon for new subscribers. These messages give your brand the opportunity to stand out to subscribers and clearly define your brand. What's more, subscribers can use these emails to take action: clicking through to your site and making a purchase. Don't miss an opportunity for additional business. Automate welcome emails, and watch your business grow. Delivra can help you with all aspects of your email marketing and marketing automation–from that initial welcome message to specialized commerce campaigns for a target audience.


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Deadspin's widely circulated report on Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o's began with a tip. Timothy Burke and Jack Dickey got an anonymous email last week saying: "Hey, you know, something is fishy about the Te'o girlfriend story, you should check it out." Burke told Anderson Cooper:
What do you do when you first want to know something? You Google it. And Google searches for Lennay Kekua only showed up articles about her dying and inspiring Manti Te'o. There was no evidence of her existing in any way, other than after she had allegedly died. We thought that was weird.
(Related: Deadspin EIC Tommy Craggs on the story)
We called in to Stanford. Several articles insisted that she had either been a Stanford student or a Stanford alumna and nothing checked out there. We called all the mortuaries and funeral homes in Carson, California where several sources had reported she had been buried. They had no information on it. …
When we finally were able to track back to see all these pictures, these pictures that had represented Lennay Kekua and we found the actual alive-doesn't-have-leukemia-and-has-never-met-Manti Te'o-person that they belong to, that sort of opened everything up.
They realized that the more they looked into it, "the stranger it got and the weirder it got," Burke told CBS Sports.
"Whether he got scammed or whether he set this up from the beginning, I don't really have an opinion about it either way," Burke told Cooper. "I'm just trying to solve the mystery, and tell the end of the story."
I followed up with Burke via email Wednesday night to find out more about the reporting and editing behind the story. The piece — which reveals a hoax that "became truth through the media" — shows what happens when journalists take information at face value and fail to do the reporting necessary to verify it.
Mallary Tenore: What was your role in the story?
Timothy Burke: I think Jack Dickey and I split roles about 50/50 in this, both in investigating and writing. Most of the editing was done by our EIC Tommy Craggs, with touch-ups by our outgoing (to Gawker) managing editor Tom Scocca. I had all the interactions with the people directly related to the Te'o-Kekua story, while Dickey's investigative role dealt a lot with Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, his background, etc.
What was the most challenging aspect of covering this story?
A lot of people were reluctant to talk, citing Samoan family traditions about not going against the family, etc., or people not trusting me. Being patient while essentially on a deadline — that's a challenge every journalist faces.
What was the editing process like?
I trust my EIC Tommy Craggs fully to make a masterful dish from our arrangement. But like a lot of pieces, and I'll quote the Tampa Bay Times' Michael Kruse here, 90 percent of writing happens before you start to type. With that in mind, once Dickey and I started to actually work on our first draft, the story came together pretty quickly.
What did you learn from the reporting process?
You can learn a lot about what happened by looking at the contradictions between other journalists' stories. That was what really tipped us off, after all, that something was weird here. Major news organizations disagreed on the date of a person's death by up to four days.
What's your reaction to the reality that no other journalists thought to look into this story?
Shocked. Saddened. Perhaps a reflection on the diminished role investigative journalism plays anymore, that we were the first ones to look into this. But, you know, maybe others did [look into it], and didn't have the tools Dickey and I did.
Related: Deadspin Editor-in-Chief Tommy Craggs tells Mallary Tenore he understands why beat writers didn't probe Te'o's story — "that's just the nature of covering sports on a hard deadline" — but says features about Te'o and Kekua are the "kind of simpering crap should be eliminated from the sports pages entirely."


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The Christian journey is very challenging. Well, perhaps you find it easy. Kudos if you do!
I come face to face with daily tests, seasonal trials and periodic temptations. I love the Lord Jesus and I'm fully aware that he constantly strengthens me in every way necessary for me to overcome and finally receive my reward in the end. However, there are several moments when it feels just plain hard to be Christ-like or serve sacrificially in ministry.
If you do not have any hard time at all, please feel free to read other posts on this blog and ignore this one; but if my words resonate with you on any level, please read on.
Lately I've been taking out time to study "great" men and especially women in ministry from the 16th century to this point. I've come to the conclusion that there is really nothing new about the tests, trials or temptation that we have to deal with in today's world.
Everyone whom God ever used had to make sacrifices in one area of life or the other BUT God often gave them greater than they let go.
Are you willing to sacrifice?
I keep asking myself this question.
Look, I've given up what I consider "a lot" already, in love and service to God but I have also realized that not until I attain the predestined height in Him I still would have to let go a lot more. (Ephesians 4:13)
Look, I've given up what I consider "a lot" already, in love and service to God but I have also realized that not until I attain the predestined height in Him I still would have to let go a lot more. (Ephesians 4:13)
Over time, I have realized that just when I think I've given "my greatest", I'm back at the altar again with the next greatest raised to power two" thing!
I once thought that making sacrifices would be a onetime thing. I was wrong. It turned out that with every new level or season I had to let go something I considered major. Has/Does that happen to you?
I'm writing this to say, if you've ever had to sacrifice an ambition, a relationship, a dream, a status or anything else to fulfil God's purpose for your life, you are not alone. You should also note that it isn't going to be a one-time thing therefore you should prepare your heart in advance to not get entangled with anything or anyone so much you can't let go.
Making sacrifices isn't enough. We can make all the sacrifices we need to fulfil destiny only to have these thorns ruin our testimony.
Thorn one-Persecution
In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. 2 Timothy 3:12 (NIV)
Persecution is the mistreatment or hostility shown to someone as a result of their beliefs. Many people started out well but couldn't endure persecution for their faith. I said to my mum recently, "I guess it's easier to stand a gun against your head when someone tries to get you to deny Jesus, than it is for you to overcome prolonged persecution and deep ridicule for your faith". This is because a true believer knows where he is going should he be martyred; but in the face of prolonged persecution and deep ridicule, we could lose sight of the glory ahead of us and eventually succumb to pressures.
Persecution comes in various shades and sizes. From the classroom to the office, from neighbourhood to family, from fields to boardrooms, we all have our share of hostility for doing the "Jesus thing" as they call it.
However, one thing we must note is that the strongest way to ruin a man is to break his spirit. Persecution is targeted at our spirit. We must guard our hearts and frequently seek and find comfort in the loving arms of Christ through the word, personal promises and in prayer. I admit it's not often easy but it's possible. So help us GOD!
Have you been persecuted or are being persecuted for your faith in Jesus? Please share your experience with me in the comment box.
Thorn two- Criticism
Do not Judge so that you will not be judged. Mathew 7:1 (NASB)
This is the act of analysing and passing judgement on someone's action, faults or mistakes.
While persecution is most often from people of different faith/belief or level of commitment to Christ, criticism is mostly from fellow Christians.
We analyse and pass judgement on each other on trivial and serious matters. From a person's financial status, to their marriage or divorce, to their dress sense or lack of one, to their Facebook posts and all!
I keep wondering if the pressure from the world isn't enough such that believers have the time to nail one another.
I admit we "all" know the scripture but isn't the knowledge of scripture suppose to move us to pray for one another and counsel if we have such relationship with the one who "fell"?
The judgement day is scary enough! We don't need to make one another quit on the race by our hostile words and "holier than thou" attitude.
This thorn called criticism would hit you especially if you are set out for an uncommon assignment. Not everyone will agree that the Lord is leading you. They will also not agree that the shoes pinch so much that you made a wrong decision. However, you must often remind yourself that THIS IS YOUR RACE not theirs and you are first answerable to God before men. Therefore, learn from your mistakes; repent where you have to and CARRY ON with the assignment. Don't let this thorn make you quit!
Thorn three- Offense
And blessed is he, whoever shall not be offended in me. Mathew 11:6 (KJV)
Have you ever stopped doing something God asked you to do because someone hurt you or got you upset? It could be that you stopped singing in your church choir, you stopped teaching Sunday school, stopped praying for your church women group, stopped evangelising at school just because someone pressed the wrong button.
While persecution and criticism are external thorns that reached for the spirit, offense is an internal thorn that breaks a man from the inside out!
I can totally relate with being offended. I have had moments when serving in ministry felt like a herculean task because I was hurt or ripped in bits by an experience or other people's action.
Being offended seems like a normal human response but it is a deadly thorn that ruins testimonies.
When you are offended, you can hardly hear God's voice. Service and Serving becomes irritating. That which you once did with joy becomes annoying.
I just want to remind us. That Christ is deeply concerned about our hurts, the anger and all that might have made us feel unusual towards to Him or His service. In fact, he said woe to whoever offends you.
"It is impossible but that offences will come; but woe unto him, through whom they come! " Luke 17:1 (KJV)
So God definitely won't find it funny with the person who influences you to withdraw from Him. However, He said you are blessed (Greek word Makarios which means happy, to be envied) if you are not offended in HIM! Mathew 11:6. Doesn't that mean He has some goody in store for you???
Don't let offense ruin your testimony, darling.
He that overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame and sat down with my father on His throne. Revelation 3:21 (NIV)
Would you overcome these three thorns?
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How to Make It Rain With Photoshop
M. T. Dremer studied graphic design at Muskegon Community College and has been using Adobe Photoshop for more than a decade.
Rain is a tricky element to create artificially with any art program. If done improperly it will look out of place and cartoonishbut with the right steps, you can make realistic looking rain with the basic tools provided to you in Adobe Photoshop.
Step 1: Adjust Brightness, Contrast, and Color Balance
- Find a digital image you would like to add rain to. It helps if items in the image are already wet, but it is not a requirement.
- Open the picture with Adobe Photoshop. Before you even begin attempting to add rain, play around with the brightness/contrast tool and the color balance tool. If you don't know how to use these tools, then I recommend checking out my article on basic photo editing.
- With these tools your goal is to make the color scheme look like it is cloudy. The more sun there is in your picture the harder it will be. Focus on adding cyan and blue color to the picture as well as reducing the image's saturation, so it appears grey, just like your surroundings when it is about to rain.
Once this is satisfactory (you can always go back and adjust it more) you are ready to start adding the rain.
Step 2: Add the Rain
There are a lot of brushes available for purchase that let you simply stamp a swath of raindrops onto a picture, but if you don't want to spend any extra money, it can be accomplished with the basic tools in Photoshop.
Important note: Remember to do the following on a separate layer so if something goes wrong you haven't ruined your original image. You can always create new layers from the menu on the lower right side of the screen. (The new layer button looks like a tiny slip of paper with the edge folded.)
First you want to create a series of white dots on the image. You can paint in these white dots by hand with the brush tool, or you can use a filter to speed up the process. For my example I used the mosaic filter.
- Create a new layer and use the Paint Bucket Tool to fill it in with a solid, light grey color.
- Go to your filter gallery and apply the mosaic filter to the layer. You want the tiles to be relatively small and the gap between them large.
- Once you have the filter applied, click on the Paint Bucket Tool again.
- Go up to the options on the top of the screen, just below the file and edit toolbar. You should see something that says "Mode" with a white box next to it that says "Normal." Click the down arrow next to this white box and select "Clear." This will make the bucket tool fill a specified area with transparency.
- Click on the dark grey cracks of your mosaic layer so they all disappear. You should be left with a bunch of white dots on the screen.
- Now that we have the white dots you need to go back to the filter menu at the top of the page and select "Blur" then "Motion Blur." Immediately you will see that all of those tiny white dots have been blurred, as if in motion, giving the appearance of rain.
- In the motion blur window you have the option to change which direction the dots are blurring and to what extent they are being blurred. As you can see, we've made some pretty convincing rain.
Step 3: Adjust and Refine
Now that you've made some basic rain, there are some ways to refine the picture. The first is to remember that when you're looking at rain, its size will decrease the farther away it gets until it is a sort of grey fog. Since we have our rain separated onto its own layer, we can play around with its size.
- Start by making a copy of the layer. The quickest way to do this is to click on the layer and drag it down to the button on the lower right that looks like a piece of paper with the corner peeled up (remember, this is the new layer button). This will create a copy of the layer.
- Next we want to click back on the original layer and shrink it. (You will click on the original layer because it is ordered before the copy, which will display it underneath the larger rain in the foreground.) The best way to shrink this is by going to "Edit" menu above and clicking on "Transform" then "Scale". Click on the corner edge of the boundary boxes that show up and hold the shift key before adjusting the size. Holding the shift key keeps the parameters equal so it doesn't make the image too wide or tall.
- Once you are finished accept the changes and you will see a small box of rain that you can move around. Make copies of this layer to cover the entire image and you now have rain that is farther from the camera.
- If you can see where each "box" of rain overlaps, don't worry. Simply select the eraser tool and pick a brush that has a soft edge, then go around each rain box and fade its edges so they blend more seamlessly together.
- You might consider lowering the opacity of each of the background layers so the whiteness doesn't overwhelm the photo. The opacity can be found at the top of the layers window in the right corner.
Step 4: Add Clouds Above and Water Droplets Below
There are two other things you can do to really make your rain scene pop; however, the more you add to it, the higher the chance of failure. I tell you this from experience.
How to Add Clouds
The first thing you can do is to create your own set of clouds for an otherwise sunny picture.
- Find another image that does contain the clouds you want.
- Copy and paste that cloudy picture onto the other picture (as a new layer, always).
- Select the gradient tool. This can be found by clicking the Paint Bucket Tool, and holding down the mouse button until it shows you a smaller menu. Select the gradient tool from this menu.
- Go up to Layer menu at the top of the program, then select "Add Layer Mask" and "Reveal All."
- Using your gradient tool, click and drag the line in a vertical motion from the top to the bottom; it will create a transparent gradient that should reveal your other picture below. You can retry this method as many times as you want to get the right amount of clouds visible.
- Depending on how much color is in your clouds, you can desaturate them to make them look more like storm clouds. (If the gradient isn't working, try changing the type of gradient in the top left menu from a black and white color to black and transparent.)
- Repeat the steps from above to add rain, then adjust the brightness/contrast, color balance and saturation until the clouds and background picture match up. It won't always be a perfect match, but with enough fine-tuning it can blend fairly well.
Add Shine or Water Droplets on the Ground
The second thing you can do to really make your image pop is to add a shine and/or water droplets to the ground. I didn't provide an example image for this because I haven't perfected it yet. Essentially you create a shine on objects where one would exist when it's wet. This can be accomplished by using the brush tool and a white color, or using the "Dodge" tool. Instructions on how to use the dodge tool can also be found in my basic photo editing article.
To add water droplets to the ground you can use the brush tool. The trick is to make the drops that are hitting the ground look like little splashes. There are some brushes that come with Adobe Photoshop that resemble this, but it will be trial and error. Like I said, I haven't perfected it myself, these are just some methods you can play around with to help make your rain photo look that much better.
Additional Tips
- Always check your settings. If your paint bucket tool is still making things transparent, then go back and set it to normal again.
- Always make sure you have the correct layer selected. If you have the wrong layer selected then you might end up blurring or adding a layer mask to the wrong part of the image. The history window on the right hand side is your best friend for undoing mistakes.
- While this is a fun way to create rain where there was none before, the results won't always be perfect. Some photos are just harder to edit than others.
This content is accurate and true to the best of the author's knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional.
M. T. Dremer (author) from United States on October 13, 2011:
Moonlightdreams - Those are amazing! I love that they're animated. What method do you use to create those?
Moonlightdreams on October 13, 2011:
I make this with my photoshop but another method ..
How to look :)
M. T. Dremer (author) from United States on September 21, 2011:
william.fischer29 - Thanks for the compliment and the comment!
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Consent isn't complicated. But when it comes to sexual consent, some people suggest that it is—and they make some pretty ludicrous arguments. If understanding consent were truly so difficult, here's what our everyday lives would look like.
1. You would never do this while someone was unconscious, no matter what they said or did when they were awake.
Male: "So that's the design I want someday. Right here."
(Female tattoos male while he's unconscious.)
Male: "You tattooed me while I was passed out? What is wrong with you?!
Female: You said you wanted it!
Male: But I didn't want it when I was unconscious and didn't know what was happening!
2. Having done something once doesn't mean you have permission to do it again.
Male: "Thanks for letting me borrow your car."
Female: "No problem."
(The next week…)
Female: "What are you doing?"
Male: "Borrowing your car! You said I could."
Female: "You can't take my car whenever you want it!"
Male: "That's not fair! You said I could have it once so I should be able to have it all the time."
3. "I'm not into this" is all it should take to stop.
Male 1: "Wanna watch Pulp Fiction?"
Male 2: "Sure!"
(Half hour later…)
Male 2: "Eh, I'm not really liking this, let's do something else."
Male 1: "No! You said you'd watch the movie so you're staying until it's done."
4. You don't owe anyone anything.
Male: "I brought the cards! Now I can teach you poker."
Female: "Cool!"
(A short time later…)
Female: "Now that I know the rules, I don't think this game is for me."
Male: "You can't invited me over to play cards and then not want to play cards! I went to all this trouble for you, so you owe me and we're playing."
5. You wouldn't interrupt someone's sleep like this.
Female 1: "I really like The Fluffy Bunnys' new song."
(In the middle of the night, Female 2 plays stereo.)
Female 1: "Augh! What the heck?"
Female 2: "You said you liked this song!"
Female 1: "Yeah, but I don't want to listen to it while I'm sleeping!"
6. Why the argument about how someone dresses is so very wrong.
Gym setting. Male 1: "Hey you! Come here, take this."
(Male 1 stacks weight in the arms of Male 2.)
Male 2: "But I don't want to carry this stuff, stop it!"
Male 1: "Well, you're dressed like a weight lifter and showing off your muscles. You're asking to be handed heavy stuff! Don't blame me."
Originally published on Everyday Feminism.
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Video demos of affirmative consent: Ultraviolet
Guide to private consent and public activism: The Consensual Project
Article sources
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Nearly 50 years of European Studies at IU
For almost five decades, the Institute of European Studies (EURO) has prepared students for work in a wide variety of fields, including government, business, academia, and K-12 education. Through our flexible degree programs, students have the opportunity to tailor an educational experience to their unique interests and goals. Course offerings from 20 departments in eight schools and the chance to study any of twenty European languages ensures that our students have the expertise, analytical ability, and communication skills necessary to be an asset to any team.


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I have been in the mortgage and real estate business for 13 years in Florida and Tennessee. I was inspired to get into the mortgage industry after seeing so many families not get the customer service they deserve while making the largest purchase of their lifetime. Being customer service oriented is second nature to me. I was previously a real estate broker which allows me to have a better understanding of the transaction and is especially useful in helping first time home buyers understand the complete home buying process. I specialize in VA Home Loans, FHA Home Loans, USDA Home Loans, First Time Home Buyer Loans and Conventional Loans with as little as 3% down.
I grew up in Tennessee and graduated from the University of Tennessee/Knoxville with a BS degree. I am a Tennessee Volunteer and support the Wounded Warriors Project, Mission Love Seeds, St. Francis House and the PET Project. I was previously in the retail grocery industry and lived all over the United States for 25 years.
I am a Christian, a Tennessee Volunteer Fan, "Beach Bum", Braves Fan, Avid Fisherman and College Sports Fan.
Advice to Home Buyers:
Always get pre-qualified before you start shopping for a new home. I will make sure you have payments you can afford and not let a Real Estate Agent or Builder talk you into buying more than you can afford.
Most home buyers get frustrated with the amount of documentation you need to get approved for a home loan. If you are organized, it's very simple. If you aren't organized, it can be intimidating. I want to make sure you can afford the mortgage payments, and still take care of your family. My advice is to sit down for a few hours and get all of the documents together at one time. I will explain why every document is needed, and sometimes, why more documents are needed.
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About Tagalog
Tagalog is one of the major languages of the Republic of the Philippines. It is the most spoken Philippine language in terms of the number of speakers.
Tagalog, as its de facto standardized counterpart, Filipino, is the principal language of the national media in the Philippines. It is the primary language of public education. As Filipino, it is, along with English, a co-official language and the sole national language. Tagalog is widely used as a lingua franca throughout the country, and in overseas Filipino communities. However, while Tagalog may be prevalent in those fields, English, to varying degrees of fluency, is more prevalent in the fields of government and business.
Tagalog History
The word Tagalog derived from tagá-ílog, from tagá- meaning "native of" and ílog meaning "river", thus, it means "river dweller." There are no surviving written samples of Tagalog before the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century. Very little is known about the history of the language. However, according to linguists such as Dr. David Zorc and Dr. Robert Blust, the Tagalogs originated, along with their Central Philippine cousins, from northeastern Mindanao or eastern Visayas
The first known book to be written in Tagalog is the Doctrina Cristiana (Christian Doctrine) of 1593. It was written in Spanish and two versions of Tagalog; one written in Baybayin and the other in the Latin alphabet.
Throughout the 333 years of Spanish occupation, there have been grammars and dictionaries written by Spanish clergymen such as Vocabulario de la Lengua Tagala by Pedro de San Buenaventura (Pila, Laguna, 1613), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala (1835) and Arte de la lengua tagala y manual tagalog para la adminstración de los Santos Sacramentos (1850).
Poet Francisco "Balagtas" Baltazar (1788-1862) is regarded as the foremost Tagalog writer. His most famous work is the early 19th-century Florante at Laura.
In 1937, Tagalog was selected as the basis of the national language by the National Language Institute. In 1959, Tagalog, which had been renamed Wikang Pambansa ("National Language") by President Manuel L. Quezon in 1939, was renamed by the Secretary of Education, Jose Romero, as Pilipino to give it a national rather than ethnicity label and connotation. The changing of the name did not, however, result in better acceptance at the conscious level among non-Tagalogs, especially Cebuanos who had not accepted the selection. In 1971, the language issue was revived once more,and a compromise solution was worked out — a 'universalist' approach to the national language, to be called Filipino rather than Pilipino. When a new constitution was drawn up in 1987, it named Filipino as the national language. The constitution specified that as that Filipino language evolves, it shall be further developed and enriched on the basis of existing Philippine and other languages.


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Show #124 - Normalization, Conventions, and TroubleshootingDebugging , ColdFusion , Flex , Testing 9 Comments »
In this show Dave and Scott talk about doing or not doing data normalization. They also talk about their preferences in naming conventions for database columns and such. Scott talks about a complicated issue he had that debugging an issue and some tips for those that find themselves in the same situation. The also talk about the work done by Adam Tuttle and the cfscript additions on github. They also talk about the release of Flex SDK 4,.6 and the appearance of PhoneGap, now called Callback , on the Apache Incubator site. Scott also discusses his quest to be less of a person.


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Patteda Aanchu Saree- Black Body With Yellow and Red Border
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It is said that a weaver had weaved the first Patteda Aanchu Saree to gift his daughter 250 years ago and then it was used as an offering to the Goddesses at the temple and from their it came into demand.
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Tigers Have New Look, Still Expect To Contend
DETROIT (AP) — Despite making plenty of changes in the offseason, the Detroit Tigers still expect to be a contending team in 2015.
Team president and general manager Dave Dombrowski spoke at the team's annual TigerFest event at Comerica Park and addressed those issues.
"Our expectations are to win the division and try to win a world championship," Dombrowski said. "It's just a less-certain club."
Dombrowski said fans are not sure if shortstop Jose Iglesias and reliever Bruce Rondon can come back from missing time with injuries, if Justin Verlander and Anibal Sanchez can bounce back and what to expect from new pitchers Alfredo Simon and Shane Greene, plus new outfielders Yoenis Cespedes and Anthony Gose.
Dombrowski said the front office is not concerned about it.
"They're not really question marks to us," Dombrowski said. "I really like our club. I think we have a chance to be very good."
One of the reasons for the uncertainty is losing players such Max Scherzer and Rick Porcello, mainstays in the rotation the past several years.
Dombrowski said after the team's initial offer of six years, $144 million last spring, the Tigers maintained contact with Scherzer's agent, Scott Boras, but there were no further negotiations.
"We thought we had made a strong effort to try to sign him and it was clear he was looking for the numbers he received now, maybe even a little bit more," Dombrowski said.
"When we acquired David Price, we were also thinking we're not going to have Max, most likely, next year, so David Price steps in as your No. 1 starter."
Another concern fans have is the health of slugger Miguel Cabrera, who underwent surgery to remove bone chips from his ankle and to repair the navicular bone on the top of his ankle.
Dombrowski said the doctor cleared Cabrera to remove his walking boot and he's been doing upper-body work.
Cabrera will visit the specialist on Feb. 15.
"So we're hopeful at that point he gets turned loose," Dombrowski said. "If he's not ready for Opening Day, it's going to be very, very close. We have Victor Martinez, who can play first base at that point. Alex Avila could play over there for a little bit."
Although Cabrera turns 32 in April, Dombrowski isn't buying that he's on a downward trajectory in his career.
"I couldn't disagree more," Dombrowski said. "It's amazing he could play last year with what he had. The doctor can't even believe that he could go out there. And he was player of the month in September in a pennant race. I wouldn't be shocked if he put up those huge numbers that he has in the past."
Dombrowski also expects Iglesias, who was cleared last week for full activity, to be healthy after missing last season with stress fractures in both shins.
"Last night we had our sponsor's party, they have a little dessert and some music and I saw him in the back dancing by himself," Dombrowski said. "If he can dance like that, he's fine. I'm not worried about him whatsoever."
Dombrowski said a player of Iglesias' caliber can have a big impact on the team.
"This guy's a Gold Glove-type performer," Dombrowski said. "You're not planning on losing a young guy like that for a whole season. They're tough to replace. So I'm excited that he's going to be back and look forward to him being ready. He makes a big difference in your ballclub."
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Climate refugees in the Philippines,Veejay villafranca
: 1st – 30th November 2016
Displaced Earth
For the millions of people in Metro Manila living in between margins and surrounding farming regions, the effect of changing weather patterns is starting to have an even greater impact on their lives.
Extreme drought is destroying rice paddies in the northern provinces, making it hard for farmers to meet quotas every harvest season, while the dams that provide water to the megalopolis such as Angat Dam in Bulacan province are dropping to alarmingly low levels during dry season. As the monsoon and typhoon season comes, torrential rains and typhoons displace tens of thousands of families living in and around Manila.
In the 3rd quarter of 2009, back-to-back typhoons Ketsana and Parma ravaged the central and northern provinces of the Philippines. Nearly 1,000 people died in the two storms, and thousands more were displaced, according to the National Disaster and Coordinating Council. About 80 percent of Manila was submerged at one point of the disaster, while landslides wiped out houses in remote mountainous areas and vast amounts of precious crops were destroyed.
After the tragedy, thousands of people who lost their homes were faced with the dilemma of continuing to live in areas vulnerable to extreme weather or seek refuge elsewhere. But in reality for many their only choice was to stay.
In 2010, at least one million of the 90 million Filipinos were refugees in their own land due to the impacts of extreme weather, according to an investigative report published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer with figures from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
The nation's fast-growing population, chaotic urban planning and corruption are all adding to the problem. Manila is sinking due to over pumping of ground water for daily use, according to geologists from a consortium of governmental agencies and other aid organizations. Watershed areas are being destroyed for new settlements. And sewage systems are becoming increasingly clogged so that floods are exacerbated whenever floods hit Manila.
This project aims to illustrate different scenarios caused by severe weather patterns (El Nino & La Nina). The photographic project focuses on communities displaced due to the danger posed or caused by massive flooding. It also shows farming communities in nearby provinces that are greatly affected by drought.
This project aims to give a face to those who are greatly affected by climate change and live under the continuous threat of severe weather events. What is sometimes overlooked in the mainstream media outlets are the long-term effects of the disasters, or a follow-up on the lives of the people who were displaced.
While scientists still debate the extent that climate change is having on weather patterns, the world is undoubtedtly getting hotter. The United Nations' World Meteorological Organization reported in November 2011 that 13 of the warmest years on record had occurred in the past 15 years.
The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has also warned that tens of millions of people living in poorer countries will be most vulnerable to the worsening impacts of climate change.
In a succession of images, the project visually tells us the consequences Filipinos will face if we do not act up and combat this pressing issue.
기후 변화는 마닐라 대도시의 변두리 농업지구 주변에 살고 있는 수백만 명의 사람들을 더 크게 타격하기 시작했다. 이 사진 프로젝트는 엘니뇨나 라니냐와 같은 심각한 기후 패턴들에 의한 여러 피해를 묘사하는 데에 주목한다. 또한 거대 홍수로 인해 피난가야 했던 지역 사회들과 가뭄을 맞은 근처 지역의 농업 지구의 사태를 보여주는 것에 중점을 두고 있다. 이 프로젝트는 극심한 기후 변화로 인해 지속적인 위협을 받는 사람들의 목소리가 되어준다. 장기적인 재앙, 혹은 피난민들의 뒷이야기는 주류 매스컴이 때때로 간과하기 때문이다.
VICENTE JAIME VILLAFRANCA (b. 1982 Manila, Philippines)
He started his career as a staff photojournalist for the national news magazine, Philippines Graphic and then going freelance in 2006. He then worked with international wire agencies such as Agence France Presse, Reuters, World Picture Network and the United Nations IRIN news wire before concentrating on his personal documentary projects.
His project about the lives of former gang members in one of Manila's dangerous slums, BASECO compound, garnered him the 2008 Ian Parry Scholarship grant in London. He is also a full scholar at the Asian Center for Journalism Photojournalism program managed by the World Press Photo Foundation in 2007-2008, and the 2nd artist to hold residence in the Crossing Point program held in Perpignan, France in 2008. He was also part of the 2013 Joop Swart Masterclass in Amsterdam covering the theme of 'hope'.
His images has been exhibited in London, Lithuania, Hongkong, Phnom Pehn, France, Portugal, Norway, Thailand, Turkey and Manila. Veejay's continued effort in producing in-depth and personal stories has brought him to different parts of the Philippines and Asia.
Veejay's ongoing projects evolve around the Filipino faith as a dying culture and other religious/spiritual practices, the reserved space and ancestral land for ethnic tribes and migration due to climate change in Southeast Asia apart from his project with the gangs.'
그는 국내 뉴스 잡지의 스텝 보도사진가로서 경력을 쌓기 시작했다. 그는 필리핀 그래픽스에서 일한 이후 2006년에 프리랜서로 활동했고, 그 뒤 프랑스 통신사, 로이터 통신사, 월드 픽쳐 네트워크, 유엔의 IRIN 통신사와 같은 국제적 뉴스 통신사들과 일을 했다. 이후 그는 개인 다큐멘터리 프로젝트에 집중하기 시작했다. 특히 BASECO compound라는 슬럼가의 범죄 조직 일원이었던 사람들의 삶을 다루었던 그의 프로젝트는 그에게 2008년 Ian Parry 장학재단의 지급을 안겨주었다. 또한 2007-2008 세계보도사진전이 경영하는 저널리즘/사진 보도 프로그램의 아시아인 센터에서 전액 장학생으로 선발되었으며 2008년 프랑스 페르피냥의 Crossing Point 프로그램에서 입주하게 된 두 번째 작가였다. 2013 암스테르담의 Joop Swart Masterclass에는 "희망"이라는 테마로 참여하기도 했다.


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Friday, 5 July 2013
Happy Birthday Rachel!
Two more weeks till the end of term here in the UK and its been so busy that I have been to tired to craft. The only card I have made is this one for my cousins daughter Rachel. She has her own business making celebration cakes and cup cakes, her company is called "Miss Pink Cupcakes" hence the card I made. I got the idea from a card I saw on Pinterest.
We are heading for a sunny weekend here in the UK, hope it stays nice where you are.
10 comments:
- Dotty Jo said...
So cute, I'll bet she'll really appreciate your thoughfulness! Jo x
- 6 July 2013 at 00:17
- joy said...
Adorable card and perfect for someone who is a professional baker!
- 6 July 2013 at 01:18
- Dawn T said...
delightful card Sally. Perfect for your cousin.
- 6 July 2013 at 11:03
- Robin K. said...
What a perfect card for the recipient Sally! I love the pretty cupcake wrapper! We've finally been seeing sun here mixed in with some rainstorms! Enjoy your weekend!
- 6 July 2013 at 12:59
- Barbara said...
Cute card and perfect and it is sunny and beautiful here, but very hot in the eastern USA!
- 6 July 2013 at 16:39
- Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...
What a darling cupcake card, Sally - just love the patterns you chose! Won't be long and you'll be on holiday - well deserved after a long school year!
- 7 July 2013 at 01:40
- Nat said...
yummy design, love all the texture!
- 7 July 2013 at 09:26
- Jessi Fogan said...
Oh, could it be more perfect?! Sally, this is too fun & cute! Love the gem sprinkles & the embossing totally looks like frosting :)
- 8 July 2013 at 15:40
- Brenda said...
This is a very thoughful card Sally! And I love the embossed icing!
- 13 July 2013 at 18:57
- stampingandstitching said...
Sally, what a delicious looking cupcake card! Love the pretty colours and texture! Brilliant embellishing too! Your cousin's daughter must have loved it!
- 14 July 2013 at 21:13


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Tag Archive | Glimmerglass
Red Scare: "Sweeney Todd" and "The Crucible" at Glimmerglass
A misguided "Sweeney Todd" and an adaptation of "The Crucible" round out a weekend at the Glimmerglass Festival.
Words and Birds: Jamie Barton in Recital and "The Thieving Magpie" at Glimmerglass
Jamie Barton delights in "Bon Appétit!" and Rossini's "Thieving Magpie" receives an energetic presentation.
New York State of Mind: Ariadne auf Naxos and An American Tragedy at the Glimmerglass Festival
I'm always amused by the fact that Cooperstown, NY, a small, random, classically American town situated over four hours north of New York City, can support a world-renown summer opera festival as well as the Baseball Hall of Fame. Resting on Otsego Lake, the Glimmerglass Opera Festival provides a welcome escape for opera fans who […]
Kings and Queens of Cooperstown: "Camelot" & "King for a Day" at Glimmerglass in Review
Since 1975, the Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown (Known for its baseball as well as its opera.) has been presenting operas during the summer months in the gorgeous pastoral setting of rural New York. Since 1987, they have presented operas in the Alice Busch Opera Theater, an intimate, 914 seat venue with retractable walls, which blends […]


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Section 3 : The signing of the Treaty of Waitangi - Questions and activities
3a. Agreements and Contracts
People make all sorts of agreements and contracts with other people. The agreement might be in writing or it might be a spoken agreement. The agreement or contract might be that if you do the dishes you will get pocket money. Adults have contracts about paying rent for the house they live in or paying money back to the bank that lent them money to buy a house.
- What sort of agreements or contracts have you made? Who with?
- Why do you make them?
- What happens if you break them?
- Who decides that a contract is needed?
Make a Contract
It may be between:
- you and another person in your class;
- two groups in your class;
- you and the teacher;
- a group and the teacher; or
- you and someone in your family.
What is the expected behaviour from those who sign the contract? Remember the British Government's instruction to Hobson to make 'fair and equal contracts.'
One month later, look at:
- whether the contract was kept or broken; and
- why it was kept or broken.
Think About These Points
- Did you understand what you were expected to do in the contract?
- Was the contract written in a way that was easy for all people who signed it to understand?
- Did you and the other people who signed the contract talk about what was expected in the contract before you signed it?
- Did you trust that the other people who signed the contract would do what they said they would? Do you still trust them?
- Did you respect the rights of the other people who signed the contract? Do you still respect them?
3b. Treaty Signatures
- Look at the map which shows where Māori rangatira signed the Treaty and how many signed in each place.
- Look at the places where no signatures were collected. Work out why none were collected there. Discuss whether the British had enough signatures to set up a government for all of Aotearoa.
3c. Selling the Land
- Why do you think it was written in the Treaty that if Māori wanted to sell land they had to sell it to the Government rather than to settler families?
3d. Settlers and the Treaty
The Treaty was a contract between Māori and the Queen.
- Why do you think so many settlers came to the debate?
- Why do you think some settlers supported the Treaty and some were against the Treaty?
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