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Black Onyx Faceted Gemstone Bead Sterling Silver Bracelet by Josephine Grasso
El Loro Jewelry & Gifts
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*Black Onyx--the alternate birthstone for February*
This is a beautiful black onyx faceted bracelet! It is one of our signature faceted collection, which are made in-house by jewelry artist Josephine Grasso. This jet black faceted beaded bracelet displays a little shine from the faceting, and also features a security chain (see note below). Also, we have an extensive collection of Black Onyx earrings, bracelets, rings, and beaded strands, many that are not listed here. Contact us if you would like help putting a set together!
Dimensions: 3mm beads, 7-1/4" + 2" adjustable chain
*Faceted Collection--our beaded bracelets and necklace strands are beaded by our in-house jewelry artist Josephine Grasso. They are strung on 49-strand American tiger tail (steel core beading wire with nylon outer), with sterling silver findings. Contact us if you are in search of a custom size or stone, and we will make it if possible.
*Security Chain: our faceted bracelets feature a unique sterling silver security chain which remains attached at all times. To wear, slide over hand and secure clasp to the chain itself, at the length of your choice. If the clasp should break, the chain will prevent the bracelet beads from coming apart.
PHYSICAL: Black Onyx is part of the quartz family, as is all jasper, agate, and chalcedony. Black Onyx may be natural or color enhanced, and is used in jewelry frequently due to its high durability and beauty.HEALING: Black Onyx is associated with focus, inner strength, and protection.
Care for gemstones in sterling silver jewelry:
As with all natural stones set in silver, these jewelry pieces should be removed when taking a shower, swimming, or entering a hot springs. Water (especially hot water) can damage natural materials and even cause settings to fail. This is especially true with gemstone rings!
*Though many gems and minerals have historical and cultural associations with healing properties, these items are sold for wear in jewelry, display, study, and collector interest only.


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AOF:189 Adventure writer and ultrarunner Morgan Tilton.
Morgan Tilton decided to run ultra after ultra one summer after catching the "bug". She just happens to also be a freelance writer who has written for Backpacker, Outside, and Men's Journal to name a few. She shares her creative process and some basic guidelines we should all follow when writing. She shares her training regimen and her crazy year of running. Also, tons of travel. From Italy to the Copper Canyon of Mexico. This show is for adventurers!
You can find her work here at Morgan Tilton
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It brings us immense joy to announce that HomeTone, our sister blog at Instamedia Network, has now come up with a new, engaging design. HomeTone is your complete guide to home decor, home improvement and home technology. The main idea behind HomeTone is to help you redefine your living space and empower you to make smarter choices when it comes to home decor.
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The medium of comics doesn't just revolve around superheroes alone, its a medium of the artistry and writer to express what they intend to give comic readers that illustrations is not just a man in a cape or a woman with a sword and a shield. Its about writing a good story, with illustrations that really tells a good story that doesn't talk about super powers but a story that talks about without them. I have been a fan of Transmetropolitan before The Authority or The Planetary, two most iconic comics that deals with some what superhero themes. Transmetropolitan is none of that - its about in the future and the people living in a nameless city in the perspective of one Spider Jerusalem, maniac psycho journalist who hates this place. A place where the citizens prefer to believe lies and fantasies and escape the reality of their troubles by shooting up drugs that are legal even if it harms the body, program shows like Sex Muppets that are shown to children is allowed and beating up an old woman who hassle a stranger is okay. No, this is just the side of what Transmetropolitan is - for its actual purpose of reading Transmetropolitan is about how we deal with the truth we kept denying to ourselves.
Collecting from issues #1 to #18, a short story from Vertigo: Winter's Edge #2 and I Hate It Here one-shot special, the Absolute Transmetropolitan Vol.1 is an absolute version to get as it includes not just the above I mention, but also some extras worth reading. To me, this is one edition I have been waiting for to get and when I finally get my hands on it, it completes what as a fan would say, the ultimate edition to own. What is it about? I am sure you have read some of the other reviews by now about this series but I will definitely do a write up but not here - some where where I will be comfortable with to do an absolute writing of Transmetropolitan but for now, this deserves my highest rating. Good binding with a slipcase and oversize, this is one edition that is a must get.


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New details on the exotic animal release in Zanesville that ended with the death of dozens of wild animals.
The animals owner, Terry Thompson, opened the cages of 56 exotic animals in October before committing suicide. Six animals remained in their cages, and 48 animals were shot and killed by deputies and officers. One monkey was eaten by a large cat.
Marian Thompson, Terry's widow, asked for the six surviving animals – three leopards, two monkeys and a grizzly bear – to be returned back to her farm from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.
The Ohio Agriculture Department will return the animals to Thompson, but they are not happy about it. They say they have no choice but to return them to Thompson.
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Stuttgart start search for new manager after Stevens departs
Stuttgart are beginning their search for a new coach after Huub Stevens announced he was leaving after their final game of the season.
Stevens was appointed in March to try to save the club from relegation and, despite succeeding in what he called "one of the most difficult challenges of my career", the Dutch coach has opted to take some time out of the game.
"Together with my family, I have decided now to take the break I had promised to take after working at PAOK," Stevens said on the Swabian club's website.
"I want to fill the batteries right up again. Stuttgart are a great club who will be challenging in the top half of the table next season, I'm convinced about that."
Stevens guided Stuttgart to safety with two games of the season to spare, with Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Bayern Munich irrelevant as they ended the campaign in 15th.
"I came to Stuttgart with the clear aim of saving the club from relegation, and it was always going to be a 10-game job," he added.
"It was a very intensive time and it was certainly one of the most difficult challenges of my career as a coach, but I am very proud that we have reached our goal.
"It was only possible because we all stuck together and focused totally on the task in hand."
Stuttgart thanked Stevens for his work, with the club's chairman Bernd Wahler saying: "We can fully understand Huub Stevens' decision and we're very grateful for what he has achieved here.
"He did not even have to hesitate about helping us out in this difficult situation and we wish Huub all the best for his future."
Former Stuttgart coach Armin Veh, who has announced his departure from Eintracht Frankfurt, has already emerged as a frontrunner for a return to the club.
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Volkswagen has ambitious plans to sell 800,000 vehicles a year in the U.S. by 2018, which is more than twice as many as it currently sells.
In order to achieve this lofty goal the official opening of a brand new factory in the Chattanooga, will take place tomorrow. It's here that VW will build the all-new 2012 Passat. The upsized-for-America Passat was unveiled at the Detroit auto show back in January and goes on sale in the fall.
As part of Volkswagen's promotional efforts to appeal to a wider audience the company made some announcements today in New York. It is partnering with the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) to develop an international contemporary art exhibition under the working title "International Discovery." The plan is to help MoMA discover new art from around the world and further develop an online education program. In addition Volkswagen has donated two video works by Francis Alÿs titled "Tornado" and "Mirage" that are currently on display at MoMA. VW will also support installations in MoMA's Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden.
Volkswagen says it will be adding further themes to the "Think Blue." initiative through the partnership with the MoMA. The aim is to encourage eco-friendly mobility and progressive ideas for responsible action in everyday life. VW says "Think Blue." goes back to the legendary "Think Small" slogan of the 60s, which drew attention to how the Volkswagen Beetle contributed to democratizing mobility.
Volkswagen claims that resource conserving measures and efficiency improvements make the Chattanooga facility one of the world's most eco-friendly automobile factories.
"Think Blue." kicks off in the United States today with print ads, online publicity (www.vw.com/thinkblue) and billboards located in the vicinity of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the new plant in Chattanooga. This will be followed by a national marketing campaign presenting "Think Blue." to the rest of us.


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PHAs: 'Bacteria fat' that can help us save the Chesapeake – Crab Pot's, and Shotgun Wads
PHAs are plastics that are made by bacteria. PHAs also are eaten by bacteria. "It's like fat," Kirk Havens says. He explained that just as vertebrates store energy in fat deposits, many bacteria synthesize PHAs—short for polyhydroxalkanoates—to store carbon and energy. An individual bacterium will draw on its little dab of polymer reserve to get through the lean days in its microscopic world, unless a bigger microorganism eats it first. Anything made of PHA will biodegrade, simply because bacteria start eating it. Read the rest here 11:53


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To give your clients and guests the feeling of luxury and high quality from the time they enter your facility to the time they leave. Through carefully selected products, furnishings, supplies, and treatments your guests will remember their experience and will be eager to return. Our knowledgeable staff will address the needs of your facility while giving our recommendations for all the necessities of a successful spa or salon business. Whether you have been entrusted to create a spa from concept to completion, expand an existing location, or possibly upgrading your current area, our personal services are exactly what you need. While we want your clients and guests to enjoy the experience and the effects of a high caliber facility, our goal is to provide you with products that will make your facility successful.
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A new type of solid-state femtosecond amplifier is demonstrated that is based on quasi-phase-matched parametric amplification. Such gain media are different from conventional solid-state amplifiers in that their amplification bandwidths and pump and signal wavelengths can be engineered. Furthermore, high gain is characteristic of parametric amplification, permitting extraction of high energies without the need to resort to multiple-pass configurations. We report a parametric chirped pulse amplification system in which femtosecond pulses from a mode-locked Er-doped fiber laser system are amplified to 1-mJ energies in a single pass by use of a 5-mm-long periodically poled (PPLN) crystal. This amplifier is pumped by 5-mJ and 0.5-ns pulses at 786 nm, demonstrating that limitations associated with a low optical-damage threshold for long pump pulses can be overcome because of the high nonlinearity of PPLN and that relatively simple -switched lasers can be used with such parametric amplifiers.
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On the 7th November 2017, Twitter rolled out increased tweet length to 280 characters around the world. Some Twitter users embraced the new limit and began sending longer tweets. This was not our approach. We regularly evaluate our Twitter analytics and know that our most successful tweets for clients and ourselves are shorter tweets (ideally between 70 and 100 characters) with an image and a link. Our focus has always been to give Twitter users one single thought per tweet. Often this is communicated in the form of a question and then entice them into clicking on the link. Adding more text for Twitter users to read and process before deciding whether to click or not has not proven to be a winning formula in our experience.
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Flower Of Life Episode – Featuring Prodigy Of Mobb Deep (Fan Bros Show)
The Flower Of Life Episode? That's right, on this episode of FanBros we welcome a very special guest, Prodigy of Mobb Deep to speak on his new book HNIC and many other topics. You might be surprised to learn that Prodigy is a student of the Flower Of Life or you might have no idea what I'm even talking about. If so go on ahead and press play on the episode and hear why Prodigy thinks Superman is the shiznit and Batman is corny. He also says Breaking Bad is one of the greatest shows of all time, plus he details his very own Close Encounters of The Third Kind. It's deeper than rap. Time code for the show after the break.
0:00 – 5:45 Intro and what the FanBros have been up to in the last two weeks. We know you missed us.
5:46 – 16:43 – Discussion on Pacific Rim, no real spoilers make sure you check out our reviews on Fanbros.Com.
16:44 – 20:44 – True Blood talk contains spoilers for the last two episodes.
20:45 – 32:00 – Prodigy speaks on his new novella HNIC.
32:00 – 38:00 – Prodigy says who is his favorite superhero of all time
38:00 – 46:00 – Prodigy and the crew discuss his favorite TV show Breaking Bad. Spoilers
46:00 – 54:00 – Prodigy on his own Close Encounters.
54:01 – 59:00 – Prodigy on the Flower Of Life.
59:01 – 1:02:00 – Prodigy on what's next for him as an author.
1:02:00 – 1:10:00 – Prodigy on what's next for Mobb Deep and him in music
1:10:01 – 1:25:00 – Prodigy on why Batman is corny, and what rapper actors need to go ahead and give it up.
1:25:00 – 1:44:00 – Jamie and Benhameen on Comics I Copped
1:44 :01 – 1:48:00 – Chico's Netflix Pic Of The Week
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We pay a lot of attention to the quality of our service and items of our large sizes ladies fashion.
Is your article not in order or are you not satisfied with it?
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You can return the item within 14 days after receiving the last item from your order.
This is easy for us!
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Click on icon to go to the return department.
Then choose "start a return process" and follow the steps below:
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1. View shipment : fill in your own postcode and receive track and trace code.
2. Details return : enter reason return and possibly exchange items you want to receive instead,
you can also note these on the enclosed return and exchange form.
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data is correct. "The return label is now created.
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Attach the label to the packaging, make sure the barcode is legible and not damaged.
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Hand in the package at your chosen branch of the delivery service.
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As soon as the article is received by us you will receive a confirmation e-mail from us.
The return amount (minus the costs of the used return label) will then be refunded to your account as soon as possible, but within the statutory period of 14 days. You will receive an invoice from this.
Did you know that you can exchange 1x with us?
We would like to send a different size or color or a different item with the same discount, free to your shipping address.
However, return costs are still payable by the customer!
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The Silent killer
Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless and toxic gas. Because it is impossible to see, taste or smell the poisonous fumes, CO (carbon monoxide) can kill you before you are aware of it. At lower levels of exposure, CO causes mild effects that are often mistaken for the flu. These symptoms include headaches, dizziness, disorientation, nausea and fatigue. The effects of CO exposure can vary greatly from person to person depending on age, overall health and the concentration and length of exposure.
If you think you are experiencing symptoms of CO exposure go outside or to a well-ventilated area with plenty of fresh air. If symptoms worsen, if anyone in the home begins to turn a dark cherry-red color or if someone in the home passes out, get everyone out quickly and call 911.
How does carbon monoxide build up in a home, outbuilding or business? Sources include unvented kerosene and gas space heaters; leaking chimneys and furnaces; back-drafting from furnaces, gas water heaters, wood stoves, and fireplaces; gas stoves; generators and other gasoline powered equipment; automobile exhaust from attached garages; and tobacco smoke.
Steps to Reduce Exposure to Carbon Monoxide:
• Properly adjust gas appliances;
• Choose a vented space heater when replacing an unvented one; • Use proper fuel in kerosene space heaters; • Open flues when fireplaces are in use • Choose properly sized wood stoves that are EPA certified; • Have furnaces, flues, and chimneys professionally inspected annually; repair leaks promptly; • Do not idle the car inside a garage.
Questions? Dallas County residents may call Ted Trewin or Toby Welch at Dallas County Environmental Health (515) 993-5803. Further information is available from the Iowa Department of Public Health at http://www.idph.state.ia.us/eh/carbon_monoxide.asp.


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It's been mostly quiet these days over the details of the Hulu auction that presumably has ended. Here's a little news, though: According to a Business Insider report today, Google was the highest bidder at $4 billion, though that price includes special conditions beyond what Hulu owners Disney, Fox, Comcast and Providence Equity Partners have outlined. In that scenario, it's Dish Network with the highest bid at about $1.9 billion — less than the $2 billion bid the owners sought. Both topped bids by fellow interested parties Amazon and Yahoo and now are the front-runners to make a deal — if a deal ever gets made. The entire sale process has been an odd one, from the players involved to the Hulu ownership not even in complete agreement what they want (Disney wants to sell, Fox much less so). Meanwhile, among bidders, Dish might be more interested in Hulu's infrastructure than its content, today's report suggests, having already acquired Blockbuster's supply lines and unveiling a movie service last week to rival Netflix, and Yahoo is bidding at the same time its board of directors is not-too-secretly entertaining buyout offers of their own. And last week, CBS Corp boss Les Moonves threw in his two cents about why his company isn't interested in Hulu at all — "Are they buying two years of programs for $2 billion? I don't know. I shouldn't say more; I'll get in trouble," he said to investors, arguing that online broadcasters cannibalize TV viewing and syndication. And let's not forget the biggest cloud hanging over Hulu: those coveted content deals with suppliers that certainly will cost more to renew when those pacts expire over the next year and beyond (see What's Hulu Worth Without Programming?).
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Seahawks sign Kam Chancellor to extension
By Danny O'Neil
RENTON – Kam Chancellor entered the NFL through the back door, a fifth-round pick chosen on the draft's final day in 2010.
He sat centerstage on Monday in the Seahawks auditorium, wearing a three-piece suit and a multi-million dollar smile after signing a four-year extension with the Seahawks.
"So many words, man," Chancellor said. "I just feel good right now. They told me at the end of last season that they were going to take care of me because they knew I was a core guy that works hard all the time, led by example. I just feel blessed right now. I feel like I'm in a good situation, a good spot."
Kam Chancellor
Chancellor became a starter his second year, was named to the Pro Bowl as an injury alternate and just turned 25 earlier this month. At 232 pounds, he is big enough some wondered if he could play safety in the NFL, but in Seattle he established himself as a clean-up hitter over the middle.
"You're talking about one of the most intimidating players in the National Football League," said John Schneider, Seattle's general manager.
And for all the additions Seattle has made this offseason, from trading for receiver Percy Harvin to signing defensive linemen Cliff Avril and Michael Bennett in free agency, signing Chancellor to an extension was a clear-cut priority.
"Anything that happened other than being able to sign Kam was going to be a bonus for us," Schneider said.
Chancellor had one year remaining on his rookie contract, and was scheduled to make $1.3 million in salary in 2013 according to the players association records. The extension will add four years and $28 million to that total, $17 million of which is guaranteed.
"I've really appreciated this moment," Chancellor said. "I think I deserve this moment. I think I worked hard for this moment. I didn't think it was given to me. I think I really worked hard for this moment."
Chancellor was the first of Seattle's young defensive players to be in position for an extension.
Safety Earl Thomas still has two seasons left on his contract while left tackle Russell Okung has three years.
Because cornerback Richard Sherman and quarterback Russell Wilson were signed under the league's new collective-bargaining agreement, Seattle can't offer either a contract extension until after they've completed three seasons in the league. That means Sherman is eligible for an extension in 2014, and Wilson the year after that.
Chancellor is the first step toward retaining and rewarding this nucleus of players the Seahawks began assembling under Schneider and coach Pete Carroll in 2010.
"He has been a tremendous factor for our football team as we've grown," Carroll said of Chancellor. "We're still a young team, but as we grow, he has been a great leader for us. We have many excellent leaders. He has been a great one for us. Not just on the field, but off the field and everything that he does. He stands for exactly what we love to support and reward."


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Saturday, 12 December 2015
Is Stalin the next CM of Tamil Nadu
One buzzword going around is the oldest leader of Tamil Nadu -Kalaignar Karunanidhi - is sidelined by Stalin's son-in-law and Stalin is all set to be CM candidate
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Saturday, 21 November 2015
Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2016 - Predictions
Tamil Nadu always throws surprises. Jayalalitha swept assembly and parliament elections
Usually the incumbent loses in assembly. Till date it was either DMK or ADMK for the last for decades
How about this time - there are four or five fronts
NDA led by BJP
UPA led by congress
PWF - a mix of MDMK, Communists and Dalit party - VCK
Vijayakanth DMDK
Though many are expecting the alliance to be formed to predict, we strongly feel it would be a hung assembly
There is a strong anti-incumbency wave mainly due to the following
TASMAC - the government promoted liquor shop menace
Price rise
Uneven development
Non performing legislators and council
The benefit, however, doesn't go to DmK as people are looking Karunanidhi as a weak CM
Who will be next CM of Tamil Nadu?
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Blessed are You, Lord Jesus, the guardian of human dignity. Heal the pain and suffering of victims of sexual abuse and bring them comfort. Grant all victim's peace of mind and a renewed faith in Your love and protection. Protect us all from the injustice of others.
We hold in prayer the Priests and Bishops who have remained faithful to their vocation. Bring them wisdom and courage. May their ministry thrive to promote your Kingdom. Help them to live up to the demands of the Holy Priesthood
Heavenly Father hear our prayer and help us to support each other during this time. Let us dwell on the blessings you have given to us in our Church. Grant us the understanding to keep our hearts faithful to you and our Catholic Church. Give us the strength to work toward a united Church.
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Colleagues called him 'Lord Ma'.
Ma, who retired in 1994, is remembered as one of the trailblazers in Ogilvy & Mather, who crossed over the Great Wall of China in1980s, forming the country's first international agency. And today, the country's largest.
"Alfred is the pioneer of modern advertising and marketing in China, and he had helped many [international] brands establish their foothold in the early days," Tony Tse, ex-general manager of Ogilvy China, shared with Campaign.
Ken Roman, Ogilvy's former worldwide chairman, said that Ma, then in his 40s, had no qualms moving from the Hong Kong office to the "China Department" — a Beijing hotel room.
The China team was just two: Ma and Harry Reid, then regional director of Ogilvy Asia. "More than any other person, Alfred was the father of Ogilvy & Mather in China," Roman emphasised.
Today, Ogilvy & Mather holds an esteemed position in the market — highly lauded for its creative work, it is the first Chinese agency to win a Cannes Lion in 2004. In the latest R3 study, it was voted China's top creative and effective. And since 2014, it is a regular on Campaign's own Agency Of The Year awards. The agency is now over 3000-strong with six offices in China.
In the '80s, China had just begun opening its doors, gingerly, to foreign trade, and the country's infrastructure was not ready for worldwide players.
According to Reid, many business negotiations ground to a halt at the lack of valid Chinese corporate law and general business regulations. There were no international hotels. Taxis were unheard of. And it was illegal for foreigners to use the Renmenbi.
In those nascent days of China's juggernaut economic power, Ogilvy China scored its first international clients. In 1979, shortly after China's economic reform, Ogilvy ran the first watch advertisement on a Shanghai newspaper for Rado. Local entities, The China Native Produce and Animal By-Products Import and Export Corporation (CNPC), were also among their major clients even though these campaigns were run out of its Hong Kong division with on-the-ground support from local associate agencies.
Ma ensured that the agency stayed ahead of China's lightning pace. His first steps were to enlarge the agency's creative resources, as well as establish closer links with the associate agencies. As more clients sought Ogilvy's expertise, it became clear local client-servicing was required.
In 1986, Ogilvy's base in Beijing eventually moved out of the hotel room into a proper representative office at the Noble Tower. Ma hired staff to work on projects for international clients such as Boeing, American Express, Rado, Philips, Mercedes Benz, Compaq, ZF, and Kraft (Tang). Two years later, Ma moved to Shanghai to head a second Ogilvy representative office that had opened at the Rui Jin Building, servicing clients like SC Johnson, Seagram and Unilever (Ponds).
Today, Ogilvy is a powerhouse of six offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Chengdu and Xiamen. "Ma had the drive and personality to get to the right people in those early challenging days, in order to sow the seeds for Ogilvy to prosper, as it has most certainly has done since," said Reid.
"Alfred Ma, or 'Lord Ma' as we called him, was an awesome figure with his build, commanding authority and his wisdom winning respect," recalls CC Tang, who used to work under Ma in Ogilvy Hong Kong. He is now the Hong Kong chairman of Havas Worldwide and its chief creative officer of Greater China. "Alfred was always a committed mentor and coach, and indeed a silhouette of Lord Ma has burned into my mind."
David Kan, the former ECD of Ogilvy Hong Kong, calls Ma "a big shot with a big voice".
"His presence was undeniable. He spoke no nonsense. He trimmed his words but they still carried a lot of weight. He cut to the chase."
"I might have some big arguments with a few directors. But never with Alfred. On business matters, when we disagreed, we resolved it. When I was stuck, I sought his advice."
Bosco Leung, the retired financial director of Ogilvy Asia, remembered his travels with Ma through China. "When I shared a room with Alfred in a rudimentary guesthouse — he would lie in bed talking about the day's meetings with Chinese officials, analysing their position and questions on Ogilvy's plans. Later, the channel would change to his renowned loud snoring!"
Kenny Wu, former general manager for Ogilvy China, calls Alfred his dearest teacher — "Helping me out in my advertising career and life."
He could be both one's superior and poker buddy. He could lead in the boardroom and later pass a basketball to a teammate on the court. He could be wise and cheeky. He was a supportive mentor and a good listener.
The boss was one of the boys, betting on student athletes competing on the fields opposite their office and playing banker during the evening poker games (which he often won). Sometimes, he'd show some moves at the basketball court —
a lone accounts head shocking a court of creative and studio artists with his lay-ups and hook shots despite his larger frame.
"Alfred worked so well with all levels of agency staff. Always kind and thoughtful — especially in my case when he protected me from having to drink maotai at the banquets!" recalls Leung.
Most anecdotes concerning Ma are like Leung's — an account of his sharp competency paired with stories of his nonchalance with maintaining stature.
TB Song, Ogilvy and Mather's Greater China chairman, remembers how Ma was always "full of hope for China's advertisement prospects. He added, "Faced with the difficulties of an expansive environment, Uncle Ma exhibited only tolerance and insight. He deserves much of the credit for creating a joint venture in Shanghai."
"Many of our current colleagues at Ogilvy may not know of him," Song said. "Our enterprising spirit has always been the foundation of our developments in China — and Uncle Ma is the best example."


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EVERETT — It was a week after she turned 17 when Nicole met her pimp.
He was smooth and attentive, and she was convinced that he loved her. Then he persuaded her to have sex with strangers for money. In the first three hours as a prostitute, she made $750. The pimp took the cash. He bought Nicole some shoes and clothes.
"When you're young and you kind of come from a broken home you look for the next person to give you the feelings you never got at home," Nicole said.
Over time her gifts disappeared. She got black eyes, bruises and threats instead. Nicole was isolated from her family and friends. She relied on the pimp for everything. She wore his brand, a tattoo of his name that marked her as his property. He made her work in the Puget Sound area and across the country, pocketing all the money. He beat her if she stepped out of line. He promised to blow up her mom's home if she left him.
"I had some chances where I did get away. I think I left my abuser three times the whole time I was with him and every time that I ran away I had nothing to run to," the woman said.
Nicole recently spoke to a group of reporters who were invited to learn more about the FBI's efforts to combat sex trafficking. Her last name is being withheld to protect her identity.
Experts say women like Nicole may want to escape sex trafficking and prostitution but often believe they have no choice but to stay. A task force in Snohomish County is working to give women a choice.
Plans are underway to create a place for women to rebuild their lives.
"Women want to leave. They may not have any education. They often have criminal history and may have drug and alcohol issues. They don't often have any place to live. It's very difficult to walk away," said Paula Newman-Skomski, a nurse with Providence Intervention Center for Assault and Abuse.
Newman-Skomski is part of an effort to start a two-year program for women who have worked as prostitutes. It will give women a place to live, drug and alcohol treatment, counseling, medical and dental care, education and job training. Eventually, the program also will include a small business run by the participants to help them build job skills and also make money to support the program.
Called Peoria House, it's named after the Illinois city where President Abraham Lincoln in 1854 gave a speech attacking slavery. The house is being planned by the Sexual Exploitation Intervention Network of Snohomish County. The network, a coalition of local agencies, aims to end child sex trafficking.
Since 2006, the group has established a 24-hour hotline and created protocols for police, prosecutors, medical personnel and other responders to assist victims. They also are working to inform the community about sex trafficking.
"Prostitutes are seen as throw-away women. They're not," Newman-Skomski said.
About 200 girls and women are engaged in prostitution in Snohomish County, she said.
The women often were sexually abused as children. Runaway teens and foster children are more at risk to be victims of sex trafficking. Pimps often target teens who lack strong family ties.
"Most of the girls end up in these situations because they have nowhere else to go," Nicole said.
Her pimp brought in girls who were as young as 14. Many had been in foster care.
Early on the girls are manipulated to believe the pimps are their boyfriends. The men make promises to take care of them, but soon the girls are controlled by violence and intimidation. Many become addicted to drugs or alcohol.
Peoria House is being modeled after Magdalene, a program in Nashville, Tenn., that started in 1997 with one house. It now includes six houses that function without live-in staff. The program operates Thistle Farms, employing more than 40 women, including graduates of Magdalene. The women make bath products, candles, papers and teas. The money, along with private donations, is used to help fund Magdalene. About 72 percent of the women are clean and sober 2½ years after joining the program.
Representatives of the Nashville program visited Everett earlier this year. The task force here is forming a board of directors and working to create a nonprofit to run Peoria House. They're also raising money for the project, which they estimate will cost about $100,000 to start up. They are looking for private donors. Last week, the Marysville Free Methodist Church hosted a walk to raise money for the project.
"There's a good deal of community support, already," Newman-Skomski said. "I think we can make it work here."
The program would be open to women, 18 and older, because it's more difficult to get girls social services once they become legal adults, Newman-Skomski said. Organizers hope to create partnerships with local colleges to help the women obtain high school diplomas. They hope local business owners will lend their expertise to set up a business that the women can run. Profits would help pay the cost of the program.
"This will give them hope for the future," Newman-Skomski said.
Nicole spent about four years with her pimp. In 2007 she ended up in the hospital. Her eye socket was shattered. Her hair was caked with blood. Her thumb and wrist were broken. She'd been beaten for several days. The pimp was charged with assault. He bailed out of jail, hunted Nicole down in Oregon and convinced her to hide from police. Prosecutors were forced to drop the case.
Police eventually tracked Nicole down and, with the help of a federal victim advocate, Nicole testified against the man in 2009. He was convicted and is serving 20 years in federal prison.
Three years later, Nicole has a full-time job, a place of her own and college plans. She has reconnected with her family and credits the victim advocate for helping her see beyond her past.
"I have come long way. I'm still dealing with my trials and tribulations. I'm just trying now to overcome them and let others know that the girls aren't as bad as everyone thinks they are," she said.
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LONDON// Shark Trust Patron and wildlife presenter Steve Backshall and UK Fisheries Minister George Eustice will be presenting their views on uncontrolled shark fisheries today at a series of Shark Trust No Limits? campaign events – part of SEA LIFE London Aquarium's annual Ocean of Stars.
Shark fishing is big business in Europe, with the European fleet's effort focused on the Atlantic Ocean, where eight EU Member States, including Spain, Portugal, France and the UK, are responsible for 99% of EU shark landings.
As an ambassador for the Shark Trust's No Limits? campaign, Steve will be taking the plunge with the sharks at SEA LIFE London Aquarium, demonstrating that their fearsome reputation is often misplaced and that focus should in fact be on the escalating scale of unmanaged shark fishing.
"Despite the drama of the Great Whites, my favourite shark encounter by far was with Blue Sharks, a species common to British waters," said Steve Backshall. "They are a glorious, slender, languidly moving beast, and yet, this may be an experience the next generation will not be able to share. I was horrified to learn that between 2000 and 2012 over half a million tonnes of Blue Shark were reported landed from the Atlantic by the EU fleet – this equates to approximately 13 million individual sharks. All caught with no limits."
The Shark Trust's No Limits? campaign drives at the heart of this issue – too many sharks are being caught without any restrictions, with reported landings continuing to increase: for example Atlantic smoothhound and Blue Shark landings by the EU fleet have each more than tripled between 2000 and 2010. There is a deep concern that without appropriate catch limits, or relevant management, we could see other shark species go the way of previous commercial targets including Porbeagle, Spiny Dogfish, Angelshark and Common Skate – species now listed as Critically Endangered in the Northeast Atlantic by the IUCN.
Over recent years the UK government has actively championed science-based conservation and management of sharks. "It's important to ensure we have the right conservation measures in place for vulnerable marine species and that all catches of sharks are sustainable," stated UK Fisheries Minister, George Eustice. "I want to see appropriate catch limits established based on scientific evidence."
Having previously petitioned Defra to maintain its proactive position within Europe, the Shark Trust welcomes the Minister's announcement, and hopes other Member States will adopt the UK's stance.
"Sharks will be caught in commercial fisheries, to a degree this is inevitable, but we can work to manage what is caught in a sustainable manner – sustainable for both shark populations and the associated coastal communities," commented Ali Hood, Director of Conservation at the Shark Trust. "The No Limits? campaign presents a simple request to EU Member States: stand by the pledges you adopted five years ago within the EU Community Plan of Action for Sharks, and stop uncontrolled shark fishing now!"
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GLENN: Well, let's take a look at what happened yesterday. I have heard some unbelievable spin on television and ‑‑
PAT: Like what?
GLENN: Hmmm?
PAT: Like what? That the Democrats were running uphill in New Jersey?
GLENN: No.
PAT: I mean, New Jersey, the most liberal, one of the most liberal Democrat states.
GLENN: No, forget about the liberal states.
PAT: An incumbent running uphill?
GLENN: And how much more did he spend?
PAT: Two to one.
STU: Yeah, if you've got double the money, you are a self, self‑finance, you can spend pretty much whatever you want.
PAT: Whatever you want.
STU: You are in a liberal state, you are a liberal guy.
PAT: Obama showed up in the last, what, week to support and still lost by five.
GLENN: May I just play word association game. New Jersey.
PAT: Corruption.
GLENN: New Jersey?
PAT: Corruption.
GLENN: New Jersey.
PAT: Corruption.
GLENN: It's corruption, unions, mob, ACORN. I mean, if you want to talk about a state where you can throw the election. I mean, I just, I kept thinking last night with New Jersey, please just don't let it be close enough for a recount because if it's a recount, I mean, it's over.
STU: The great, great stat out of the exit polls last night.
GLENN: Yeah.
STU: Of you've got, you want to know how bad the taxes are in New Jersey. You have a state that just fired 40 officials for corruption, and corruption was still behind property taxes.
GLENN: That's amazing.
PAT: Look, stop asking Jon Corzine to mop a certain way, all right? He's just picking up a mop and he's mopping.
GLENN: All he's doing.
PAT: It's not a corrupt mop, it's not a socialist mop.
GLENN: It's a mop.
PAT: It's standing on the sidelines and telling him how to mop.
STU: That one's surprising, though.
GLENN: New Jersey is surprising.
STU: I have to apologize, New Jersey. I called you out and I said you would not be able to do it. I would not have believed it. That's amazing.
GLENN: Well, so we have New Jersey. And again remember only outspent 2‑1 and had, what, 115,000 votes for an independent?
STU: Yeah.
GLENN: And still one. Then you have Virginia. Now look, you can hear all you want about, well, it's always, it goes the opposite way. Really? By 20 points? By 20 points?
PAT: A landslide. That was a mandate.
GLENN: Then you have New York 23, and I love the propaganda on this one. First of all, this just shows ‑‑ I mean, when you've lost Virginia by 20 points, Corzine loses in the most corrupt state in the union. No, my apologies to Massachusetts. You may actually be ‑‑
PAT: And Louisiana.
STU: And Illinois.
PAT: And Illinois.
GLENN: Isn't that weird where all these policies are coming from. It's weird. But anyway, when you lose that, when you've got the Democrats coming out and saying, yeah, but the congressional district 23. And here's their case: Well, you know, this just shows the failure of the tea party. Okay. Let's just go through this. Let's just go through this. If I heard that one more time last night, I was going to blow my head off. Here it is. This is the failure, okay? That a guy who is not electric ‑‑
PAT: A total unknown.
STU: An accountant.
PAT: Start with that.
GLENN: Could I make the case?
STU: You are making a good, so far ‑‑
PAT: You are making it wrong. So we're trying to help.
GLENN: He is not electric at all. He is ‑‑ I mean, God bless him.
STU: Admittedly.
GLENN: Yeah. I like him, but he is not, he's not flashy. He's an accountant eight weeks ago that nobody even knew, a complete unknown. He's a third party guy. The Republicans spent with what's her face, Scuzzia, they gave her, I believe it was $800,000? Is that right?
STU: It's about a million.
PAT: They had $4 million in the coffers.
GLENN: To destroy him. To destroy him. Then she drops out of the race and then she unites with the Democrats who are also spending money hand over fist to destroy the accountant! And you win by 3 points? That's a victory? You've double‑teamed an accountant and you only won by three points. Boy, you guys are good.
PAT: Yeah, what a failure that tea party was.
GLENN: That's like the Yankees playing a high school team and winning by three runs. Oh, wow!
STU: Yeah. And I think even Doug Hoffman would admit that he had no right to be against the political machine and be that close.
GLENN: Right. And here's what the ‑‑ forget about the Democrats. Here's what the Republicans should learn. The tea party movement, if you think you're going to run people that are going to be, you know, ACORN wannabes and they're just part of the corruption, part of the system, if you're going to run those people, you can expect a tea party guy to come out, and the tea parties, they'll help you lose every single election. Every single election. Because I for one am not ‑‑ if I believe in the Republican, I'll vote for the Republican. But if you're running somebody who's like part of the system, I'm not interested. I'm not interested. And I think that a lot of Americans are like that. So the Republicans have a choice to make. You can either spend a million dollars trying to destroy a third party accountant, or you could say, wow, this accountant probably would come in within three points of beating the Democrat if we combined our efforts, Republicans and Democrats, spent a fortune, had our candidate then drop out and campaign for the Democrats, we might be able to come in with about a 3‑point margin. You might want to just say, "Maybe we should go with the accountants. Maybe we should go with the regular people."
STU: It's so funny the way they spin the blame on this. The current thing was two close candidates and someone who got about 5%, the Republican in this case got 5%. So who ‑‑ and in a close race. So who's at fault? In this one, of course, it's still the conservative. If it was reverse and it was a Democrat and Republican that were close and the conservative third party only got 5% but it was this close, who else would be blamed? Of course the conservative would be blamed in that case, too.
GLENN: Yeah.
STU: It doesn't even matter. Just, it's the conservative fault.
GLENN: I don't hear anybody, I don't hear anybody talking about in the news, did you hear anybody talking about how Scuzzia goes and campaigns for the other party? That's outrageous. That is out, just absolutely outrageous.
STU: Yeah, it's one thing to zip your mouth and not get involved and I think, you know, that ‑‑
GLENN: Can you imagine if Hillary Clinton would have campaigned for John McCain?
STU: That's a great point. Can you even imagine?
GLENN: Can you even imagine what would be said? The press is like, "No big deal; she's a Republican. Of course she wants to..." stand up for what? The system, the two‑party system that is clearly now colluding with each other? Oh, wow. Yeah, that's going to hurt the tea party movement. I mean, jeez.
STU: And I love this, too. They are trying to make this out to be some dramatic thing: Look how bad this hurt the Republicans. Okay, so let me get this straight. We've sent them a great message about how you actually have to stand for something. And for the next year, not even two years, but one year the Democrats will have an 80‑seat advantage instead of a 79‑seat advantage? I think that's a price I'm willing to pay here.
GLENN: Yeah.
STU: To send them a message of, hey, run some candidates that actually believe in something.
GLENN: This is setting the stage for ‑‑ it's going to dwarf 1994, dwarf it. Dwarf it. What's coming next year, dwarf.
STU: You mean a dwarf candidate? Are you saying that you believe ‑‑
GLENN: Yes, we're going to go for accountant ‑‑
STU: To be a mini candidate?
GLENN: Yeah, accountant mini me's. Yes.
STU: That's what you're predicting?
GLENN: No, I really think that this is going to make what happened in 1994 look small. Look, here's the message to me that was sent. Do you know how much money Mayor Bloomberg spent to become mayor?
PAT: $100 million.
GLENN: $100, come on, mini me, million dollars.
PAT: Million dollars.
STU: Million dollars.
GLENN: Unbelievable.
PAT: On a mayoral race.
GLENN: I couldn't tell you ‑‑ Sarah, what's the name of the guy that he was running against? Do you even know?
SARAH: Bill Thompson.
STU: She knows because I asked her to pull an ad this morning.
GLENN: Really?
STU: To make a point on this race.
GLENN: I thought it was Robinson. I had no idea. Okay? $100 million. New Yorkers generally ‑‑ I thought New Yorkers really liked him. I think the guy ‑‑ anybody who says, "You know what, we're going to make this, we're going to make this the safest city in the country, or in the world, and we're going to put as many cameras up that are in London, the most surveilled population on planet Earth because..." and if I may quote: We can't just have people walking around thinking they can just go anywhere they want. What?
STU: Who couldn't ‑‑ what's not to love?
GLENN: What's not to love about Mayor Bloomberg? He spends $100 million to become the mayor of New York City. I thought it was a giant waste of money because I just thought everybody just loved Michael Bloom ‑‑ it's New York. Of course they're like, yes, yes, surveillance is good and we shouldn't have any guns, either, and the government is great.
STU: Yeah.
GLENN: He won by, what, 4 points?
PAT: Five, five points.
GLENN: Five points.
PAT: Five points after a $100 million campaign.
GLENN: I can't even name the other guy.
STU: Yeah. The only reason I knew who the other guy was was because Bloomberg mentioned him so much in his ads.
PAT: Because he mentioned him. That's the only reason.
GLENN: That is the only reason why I know him because there was something about, same old policies, big tax. That's the only reason why I know that guy.
PAT: I've been here for three months. I have never once seen a Bill Thompson commercial on New York television. Not one.
STU: Yeah.
PAT: I have seen thousands of Michael Bloomberg commercials.
GLENN: Oh, they were running ‑‑
PAT: Thousands.
GLENN: In New York they were running like two ads per breaks.
STU: Two per break.
PAT: Per break.
STU: In the exit polls it showed that he had about a 70% approval rating. So it wasn't that they necessarily didn't like Bloomberg but they said ‑‑
GLENN: But listen. Go ahead. What did they say?
STU: They said ‑‑ one of the main things that they said they didn't like was this guy changing laws so that he could rerun.
GLENN: Exactly, right.
STU: The power.
GLENN: Listen to that. Listen to that.
PAT: Which he fought with Giuliani.
GLENN: He fought with Giuliani. Giuliani after 9/11 said let me ‑‑ I can stay just a little longer.
STU: Yeah.
GLENN: Just a few more months. Absolutely not. Nobody is that special that they have to stay in office. This is an American principle; the law is clear. What does he do? He gets the city council to change the law so he can run for a third term.
PAT: Which he does.
STU: That's amazing.
GLENN: And he wins. This is exactly what Americans are sick of. And somebody in New York, a mayoral candidate that isn't bad. Look, New York, I mean, look, New York always sucks. But it doesn't ‑‑ I mean, it's ‑‑ okay, people ‑‑ it is hard to get across the bridges and through the tunnels because of all the moving vans from anybody who has any money whatsoever. They're fleeing this city like crazy. Okay, and he did, because he couldn't get his little green thingy, threw a temper tantrum and he decided to relieve New York traffic by making Broadway into a park, which, I don't know anyone that can explain how that eased traffic. But he's not a horrible mayor. He's not a horrible mayor and yet he spends $100 million and only wins by five points. You better look out. Incumbents, you better look ‑‑ you better have the Obama war chest because an accountant with no name or a guy who nobody even knows. Who is this guy that's running against Bloomberg? You might as well say "That guy" or just put on the other line "The other guy for mayor." I mean, it was that shocking to me.


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Intruige and Disappointment
I spent most of yesterday with my school's ICT Co-ordinator at BETT; my first time at the show, which turned out to be thoroughly useful and interesting.
One of the most intriguing products I saw on display was the PVI2600 Pro-Vue Interactive Projector from CIE Group. Back in 2007 you may remember a series of YouTube videos of innovative uses of the Nintendo Wii remote by Johnny Chung Lee, then a postgraduate student at Carnegie Mellon University. One of his projects was to show how the Wii Remote could be used to track an infrared light source on the end of a pen, turning any surface into an interactive whiteboard. At the time I wondered how long it would be before similar technology was commercialised, and yesterday I saw it not only on the market, but at a reasonable price, integrated directly into a high-quality front projection unit. The result is a potentially highly-portable interactive surface so large, you need an extra-long pen to reach the top of it:
Given that we have problems with the small size of a traditional interactive whiteboard in one of our labs, I will definitely be looking at getting one of these in the next budgetary year.
The big disappointment of the day came from Dell, whom I normally have a lot of praise for. Last year I was excited by the announcement of their Latitude 2100 netbooks that include a touchscreen, and was further excited that they would be available with a bespoke Mobile Computing Station from Ergotron that featured a quick slot-in action to connect both the power and a wired network connection for overnight updates. A couple of months ago I had one of the L2100's in my hands, and was pleased that it was even better than the specifications had suggested, prompting me to make plans to buy at least a class set, complete with charging station. However, I was distraught to have it was confirmed to me on the stand that not only is the charging station not currently available outside the US, but that there are no plans to make it so.
(UPDATE: It seems the info I got on the stand was partly incorrect, and it will be available later this year. Thanks to @Edu4U in the comments for the heads-up.)
At the time, I was… displeased.
Yes, there are a lot of laptop charging trolleys out there, but most of them are still a pain in the backside to connect up, and none of them can match the ease-of-use of the Dell offering. The L2100 is an excellent netbook that has received very little exposure compared to most of its competitors, and the charging station is the perfect system to keep them in. To not offer that unique selling point outside the US is a mistake in my opinion, and only serves to remind me that I saw some very nice netbooks and laptops on the Lenovo stand.
I was further irritated by a Dell rep trying to placate me by telling me how the N-Trig touchscreen on the L2100 was multi-touch capable, which is utter rubbish because the touchscreen in the L2100 is made by IdeaCom; the N-Trig multi-touch screen is in the much more expensive Latitude XT tablet (which I came very close to buying for myself last year).
Overall, not a great showing; given the new information in the update, I think they may be an opportunity for better training of Dell's show staff here.
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Dan Stucke says :
Grrr – how did I miss that projector?! Did they give you an indication of price? Epson had a similar system based on a very short throw projector which retailed at about £1400, not much cheaper than a traditional solution, but I'm sure the prices will drop – whereas Smart/Promethean prices seem persistently high. The eBeam's also looked like they were becoming a contender – the software looked much improved.
Can only agree about the 2100s as well. Although they do seem expensive in comparison to competitors netbooks. After recent experience, trying to suggest hideously expensive Lapsafe solutions to me is not going to win you an order!
Kevin Sherwood says :
My Name is Kevin Sherwood and i am the Field Sales Director for CIE Group who import and sell the ProVue projector system .
Thank you for your kind comments on the ProVue interactive projector.We had a fantastic show even though we booked late and ended up stairs with our stand.We hope to have a better space next year with Both long throw and short throw models on show.Also a L.E.D version should be in the UK by then.
The price for the Projector will be £1495 and includes the light pen,Light wand ( extendable for both Adult and Child),Remote control and Software for your laptop or PC. I understand that if you contact Richard Toppin from our Stand Partner Saville AV ( 07854922093) they are able to offer a BETT show special introduction price.
CIE are offering to provide onsite demostrations of the projector at your school so colleques who where not able to go to the show or who missed our stand can experience this projector first hand . We are contactable on 01159770075.
If anyone would like any further information.Please do not hesistate to contact me on the number above.
Killer_Bot says :
I was most impressed with the Casio projector that boasts a 5 year warranty and 20,000 hours per bulb. Considering it was just over £600 for the projector and we tend to pay almost £300 per bulb now (last about 2000 hours a time) it seems a no brainer.
Did like the epson short-throw though not sure how much I'd trust our staff with the Pens. They always lose one of the four we give them with the smartboards!
Other than that I found the whole experiencing underwhelming, I think I went with too high an expectation.
Dan Stucke says :
I missed these as well!
Bri Brewer says :
My name is Bri Brewer and I work for Dell in Education.
I am sorry to hear that you were frustrated by information that you received at the show. I am excited to tell you that the Dell Mobile Computing Station will be available in the UK later this year.
The Lapsafe carts are currently available in the UK and have been tested for our Lati 2100.
I would be happy to give you local contact information, so that you may keep updated on the cart's availability in your area.
Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance.
Bri Brewer
Connect with me on Twitter, @Edu4U, or on Dell's Education blog http://en.community.dell.com/blogs/education/default.aspx
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Chance The Rapper has provided one million US dollars (£797,000) to schools as part of his new campaign to boost art and literature education.
The Coloring Book singer announced the New Chance Arts And Literature Fund at a high school on Friday, aimed at supporting education in his home town of Chicago, Illinois.
The sum, donated by the Chicago Bulls basketball team, now makes a total of 2.2 million dollars generated by the artist as part of his Chicago Public Schools fundraising effort.
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4800 Grant Creek Rd.
Missoula, MT 59808
New 2023 Grech RV Turismo-Ion 4x4 Motor Home Class B - Diesel
Grech RV Turismo-ion Class B diesel motorhome 4x4 highlights:
- Wet Bath
- Memory Foam Power Sofa Bed
- Two-Burner Propane Cooktop
- 24" LED Smart TV
- Patio Screen Door
- Lithium-ion Power Package
You will be able to travel a little harder with this 4WD Turismo-ion Class B diesel motorhome! This coach elevates every experience with its Ultraleather rear seating surfaces, Swiss Chrono hardwood cabinets, soft-touch walls and headliner, and LED ambient accent lighting. You'll have a Lagun table that you can use when you need to sit down to answer some emails or eat dinner, and you can even prepare the dinner completely within your coach's kitchen because it comes with a two-burner propane cooktop, a combination microwave/convection/air fryer, a refrigerator/freezer, a faucet with pull-out sprayer, and quartz countertops with a farmhouse-style sink. You'll also be able to have great mornings since you have your own wet bathroom right there within the coach. The bathroom even includes a ceramic toilet with foot flush, a retractable clothes line, a handheld showerhead, and a molded sink with vanity mirror.
If you want the flexibility to travel wherever your heart leads you, but you don't want to miss out on the luxuries of home, the Grech RV Turismo-ion Class B diesel motorhome is your best choice! These coaches offer you a new standard of quality with a high attention to detail. Some of the best features are the Lithium-ion Power Package, the Zamp Solar 200W solar power, the Wi-Fi/LTE antenna, and the power awning with LED lights. You'll find it quite easy to cruise down the highway with the in-dash navigation system, turn signal cameras, and rear backup camera, and the driver and co-pilot swivel seat package will be comfortable to sit in while driving. One last feature you're sure to use extensively is the diesel-powered Timberline system which is a heating system that provides a continuous flow of hot water and heat fueled by the Sprinter diesel fuel.
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73% of all Academy Award Winning Best Pictures are adaptations. So why then do we do so few? Of the 200 Australian films released between 1999-2008 only 38 were adaptations.
With a vibrant local literary scene and a resurgent film industry riding high on the successful adaptation of MAO'S LAST DANCER, we bring together: director, Gillian Armstrong (OSCAR AND LUCINDA); producer, Greg Haddrick (CLOUDSTREET); and screenwriter, John Collee (MASTER AND COMMANDER) to discuss the pitfalls and rewards of adapting literary works for the screen. Photograher Daniel Boud.
Date: May 22, 2011
Time: 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
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The Ill-Fated Pontiac G8 ST …
I have always regarded the Pontiac brand as one that I can live with and respect – personally, I own a Pontiac Vibe and that thing has gotten me all over this country and back and I absolutely love it. However, when I saw this picture … the Pontiac G8 ST is the name of it, I was not exactly sure how to deal with it. It is almost like an updated version of that car with the pick-up-truck back … El Camino?
While the Pontiac G8 ST seems to be all business in the front and a party in the back, to be honest, I am glad that this particular model is not going to be sold in the US. You will never guess where this particular car is going to be sold … Australia actually!
While AU can keep the Pontiac G8 ST – I think that the down under is better equipped to handle a car of this particular stature … honestly.Posted in Pontiac
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CD Review: Across the Lands (Revelation)
Southern Gospel is distinguished as a genre by its vocals. Our vocal blends are rooted in four-part male quartet harmonies—the second highest voice taking the lead, with the highest and lowest voices redefining the boundaries of what a male voice can do. Male trios use the same formula, minus the bass part. Mixed groups with one female voice also follow the same formula, sometimes a couple of keys higher depending on the female vocalist's range.
Over the years, musical changes in the genre have predominantly been to the tracks / background music. While a piano initially provided the only accompaniment for most groups, live three and four piece bands made a strong showing in the '60s-early '90s. In the '70s and since, new influences have come in from orchestrated Inspirational music, CCM's Adult Contemporary music (which, in turn, drew its influences from secular pop), and American-rooted genres like bluegrass and country.
Early this year, I was discussing some of this with a friend, and commented that the time was right for a group to incorporate Celtic influences into a Southern Gospel setting. It's not too far a stretch from Bluegrass-influenced groups to the Celtic sound, since Bluegrass derives its ethnic roots from Scotch-Irish immigrants who had a Celtic heritage.
Well, the time has arrived. The group Revelation is here, and it is worth the wait.
Revelation hails from Northern Ireland, the Protestant portion of the Emerald Isle. Its members, tenor Thomas McCalmont, lead David Strange, and baritone Andy Calderwood share the Celtic roots of their homeland, the Protestant faith of their Scottish Covenanter forebears, and a love of groups like Paid in Full, Greater Vision, and the Gaither Vocal Band.
Most of the songs have been cut before, though several are new to the genre. A song-by-song breakdown:
- See What a Morning. From the opening notes, it's quite evident that this isn't your typical Southern Gospel project. This modern hymn, co-written by Keith and Kristyn Getty and Stuart Townsend, is given an invigorating, uptempo Celtic treatment featuring tenor Thomas McCalmont.
- The Greatest Wonder. After the opening track sending the message that Across the Lands will be a unique take on Southern Gospel, this one reassures the listener that it's indeed a Southern Gospel project. Baritone Andy Calderwood takes the lead on a track that would be just as at home on a Talley Trio or Kingsmen project.
- Be Thou My Vision. If you have heard so many versions of "Be Thou My Vision" that you can no longer stand the song, no worries—I was there, too. Note the past tense. There is something incredibly compelling about the fusion of a Celtic-infused track, Irish accents, and Southern Gospel power harmonies. It just works. By the final verse, the arrangement is so broad and expansive that one might almost assume there was an orchestra in the mix—but there isn't, just an incredibly well-balanced fusion of Celtic and Southern Gospel instrumentation.
- Hear the Call of the Kingdom. Lead singer David Strange takes his first full solo of this project (apart from a solo line in verse three of "Be Thou My Vision"), on a track also penned by the Getty/Getty/Townsend combo.
- I Will Praise Him Forever. This song was written by Shantell Faulknor of Voices Won, and originally recorded by Voices Won on their Easier to Live project. All three members of the trio have strong Irish accents while speaking, but baritone Andy Calderwood's voice is the one that most shows his native land through melody; his solo here is one of the best vocal performances on a project full of strong vocal deliveries.
- Across the Lands. This is the project's third (and final) Keith Getty / Stuart Townsend-penned song. The vibrant Celtic-influenced track and appropriately international lyric made this a logical pick for first single. David Strange is featured.
- He Looked Beyond My Faults. The Dottie Rambo lyric is set to the Irish "Londonderry Aire" (also known as the tune for "Danny Boy"), making it a must-include for a recording introducing a trio from Ireland to U.S. Southern Gospel audiences. Thomas McCalmont offers a lilting, ethereal delivery; combined with a mellow, pleasant track, this, perhaps surprisingly, ends up as one of the project's strongest moments.
- See Ya Over There. This song, penned by Soul'd Out Quartet lead singer/manager Matt Rankin, offers the most straight-ahead, uptempo convention-style singing we see from Revelation on this project. There's no solo; the group sings together throughout (though Thomas McCalmont has a step-out line on the turnaround).
- He Never Changes. David Strange takes the lead on this slow-paced song, and gives the lyric an appropriately thought-provoking delivery.
- Beyond the Open Door. Thomas McCalmont takes the lead on this largely forgotten ballad from the Gaither Vocal Band's 1990 project A Few Good Men. It's perhaps the most straight-ahead big ballad on the project, with strings and a well-executed Jeremy Medkiff guitar solo building to a huge chorus/final chorus/bridge.
- See What a Morning (encore). After one more chorus of this Getty/Townsend song, tenor Thomas McCalmont closes the project with a narration of John 11:26 and I Cor. 15:53 ("Jesus said, 'I am the Resurrection and the Life. He that believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.'" "Death is swallowed up in victory.") It's a fitting end to a project by a group who takes their name from the Bible's final book—and adds an all-too-brief peek at Revelation's charming Ulster Scots accents.
Across the Lands isn't just the best Southern Gospel debut project of the year. It's one of the five best Southern Gospel projects of the year.
Produced by: Jeff Collins. • Group Members: Thomas McCalmont (tenor), David Strange (baritone), Andy Calderwood (lead). • Review copy provided. • Song list: See, What a Morning; Greatest Wonder; Be Thou My Vision; Hear the Call of the Kingdom; I Will Praise Him Forever; He Looked Beyond My Faults; I'll See You Over There; He Never Changes; Beyond the Open Door; See What a Morning (Reprise). • Average song rating: 4.55 stars. CD rating: 5 stars.


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Making good progress with my latest, and final attempt at being an Internet marketing success.
My new website is up and running, recognised by the mighty Google but not ranking yet for my keywords.
I have been brave enough to let a few fellow marketers take a look at my site and give me some constructive feedback. This they have very kindly done for me which has helped a great deal.
After chatting to the people who commented on my site I now have a host of ideas for the next few posts.
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We've all been there and if not yet, you'll soon understand what I'm talking about. Everyone has a crazy ex girlfriend/boyfriend. I personally had the most insane, lunatic, absurd, senseless ex boyfriend anyone could ever have (I honestly don't even know how I got through this). But anyways, here is the story.
Of course, I have no choice but to tell you the story about this guy. I met him very young, we were very good friends. Time made us come closer to each other and a day we started dating. For almost 3 years, we had a serious relationship. After only a year he was a great part of my life. The moment I started doubting about his mental stability is when I saw his behavior in front of my friends. One thing is that nobody actually liked him whether it was my family or my friends. He was very judgmental and sexist. He then started being violent. I realized he was crooked. He made me dirty. We broke up in September.
For me it was a traditional break-up, I mean are there even several types of break-up. I am not childish so I didn't blocked his number. I just simply stopped talking to him. During three weeks : total silence. I was relieved. Then I started receiving calls from him. I didn't answered them so he started threatening with very aggressive texts. I blocked his phone number. He had phases, for three weeks he wouldn't try to contact me and one day he would send me 20 texts. I was scared and started to worry about my safety. One day he called me while I was my friend's car, I put the speaker on and the guy was totally messed up. He would scream " I'm sorry, I am crazy. It's not going very well in my brain right now" and I would literally laugh at him and say "Stop calling please". He wouldn't stop calling with a different phone number every time.
Let's get to the point. I didn't heard of him until the New Year's eve. I received the typical ex-boyfriend "Happy New Year" text at exactly 00h00. Didn't answered either. And it was the same scenario for 2 or three months. Each two weeks I would receive calls and threatening texts from him. On day I decided it was too much so I called him. I was about to report his behavior to the police because he would come and wait for me on the corner of my street. (he was a total freak).
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After that threath he stopped contacting me and by that time I met an awesome guy. We started dating and officialized our relationship. Two months after that new idylle he showed up again. I don't really know how he got the news about me and my actual boyfriend, but he was mad about it. And that night he called me more that 20 times with an unknown number. He also threatened my boyfriend. The good thing is that after a talk with him he never contacted me again.
Fact is that even though he disappeared from my life, for several months I was traumatized and spent a lot of time working on forgetting him and enjoy a relationship again.


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Intel discussed the next-generation "Bay Trail" tablet processor today at its annual conference in Beijing. Expect to see a new crop of faster yet still power-efficient Windows 8 -- and likely Windows 8.1 -- tablets later this year.
An "entirely new Atom microarchitecture...will [enable] the most powerful Atom processor to-date, doubling the computing performance of Intel's current-generation tablet offering," Tan Weng Kuan, vice president and general manager of the Mobile Communications Group, Intel China, said today at IDF Beijing.
Bay Trail will allow designs "as thin as 8mm (0.3 inches) that have all-day battery life and weeks of standby," Tan said.
Maybe most importantly, Bay Trail will pack four redesigned Atom processor cores that get closer to mainstream Intel processors in performance. Some of that extra horsepower comes courtesy of an out of order design (like current Core processors) and Intel HD 4000 graphics.
Bay Trail -- and the Avoton server chip -- represent the first redesign of the Atom microarchitecture since it debuted in 2008.
And like Ivy Bridge processors found in laptops today, Bay Trail will use Intel's 22-nanometer manufacturing process and 3D transistor tech.
So, what can we expect on the tablet front? New product lines from the likes of Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Acer, and Lenovo. And enticing product updates like HP's Envy x2. That design, which has been generally well-received, would get a nice boost from a quad-core Bay Trail and HD 4000 graphics.
Lenovo's Thinkpad Tablet 2 is a candidate for an update too.
The next Atom is expected to appear in tablets for the 2013 holiday season, according to Tan.
In related news, Kirk Skaugen, Intel senior vice president and general manager of the PC Client Group, said that forthcoming 4th generation Intel Core "Haswell" processors are now shipping to PC makers and will launch later this quarter, as CNET previously reported.


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What does the Oxidation Reduction Potential Measure?
ORP is a value that measures the proportion of oxidizing ions and reduction ions in a solution. If this is a negative value, this solution is an electron donor and can be easily oxidized. If this is a positive value, the solution is an oxidizing solution and can easily be reduced. The value is shown in millivolts (mV) and is used as a reference to display the degree of chemical reaction. If your ORP test comes back with a positive number that solution is oxidizing and it will cause cellular degeneration and aging. On the other hand if you do an ORP test and the solution shows a negative number that solution is an anti-oxidant and promotes optimal cellular health.
If you test a solution and it comes up as a large positive number like +500 (like many sodas) it is very bad for your health because there is no possibility that that can neutralize any free radicals in your body and it is actually speeding up cellular degeneration. On the other hand if you do an ORP test and your drink's ORP is a negative number like -600 (some Kangen water is even lower) that means that there is a huge potential for that water to neutralize free radicals in your body. Free radicals are searching for free electrons to balance and something with a low ORP will give them what they need and neutralize them. If you don't have something (antioxidants) that will neutralize the free radicals they will steal them from healthy cells in your body and damage them.
The best way to visualize this is to cut an apple in half and leave it on the counter. What happens to apples when you leave them out in the open? They turn brown because they are exposed to the air and they are being oxidized. The same thing happens to your cells if they are attacked by free radicals. They get damaged and die which causes things such as aging, sickness, and disease. So how do you combat the never ending attack of free radicals so that you don't end up looking like the old rotting apple on your counter? Simple, counterattack with antioxidants. Kangen water is the most powerful antioxidant out there and the best part is that it can come out right from your tap.


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Snow totals: Weekend storm offers life support for Colorado ski areas, mountains
"We need the moisture," you might've reminded yourself if you shirked sleep for shoveling your sidewalk Sunday morning.
The same goes for Colorado's ski areas and mountains, which got a much-needed shot in the arm from this weekend's heavy snowfall.
The snow didn't completely make up for seasonal shortfalls in Northern Colorado communities nor the mountains, which feed municipal water supplies through snow melt, but it was a start.
More:Colorado sees first avalanche death of 2018 season
The storm, which began Saturday night and plowed through Sunday afternoon, dropped 3.9 inches at the Fort Collins weather station on the Colorado State University campus and about 1.5 to 4 inches across Northern Colorado. That's the biggest snow Fort Collins has seen since Nov. 7.
Here are snow totals as of Monday morning throughout Northern Colorado, according to the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network:
- Fort Collins: 2.5 to 5 inches (official total: 3.9 inches)
- Loveland: 1.3 to 4 inches
- Windsor: 3 inches
- Wellington: 2 inches
- Berthoud: 2.2 inches
- Laporte: 3.6 inches
- Timnath: 2 inches
- Estes Park: 4 to 5 inches
Up to 2 feet of flakes graced Colorado ski areas, many of which have been starved for snow this season. Here's a sampling of ski area snow totals from Colorado Ski Country USA, which represents 23 ski areas and resorts:
- Steamboat Resort: 10 inches
- Cooper: 13 inches
- Echo Mountain: 12 inches
- Arapahoe Basin: 7 inches
- Copper Mountain: 7 inches
- Aspen Snowmass: 6 to 13 inches at its four resorts
- Silverton Mountain: 24 inches
- Wolf Creek Ski Area: 23 inches
The storm was also a welcome addition to mountain snowpack, most significantly in the South Platte River and Upper Colorado River basins. Snowpack in the the South Platte basin jumped from 85 to 90 percent of the average for this time of year between Friday and Monday. In the Upper Colorado basin, snowpack increased from 72 to 78 percent of the average.
Snowpack remains well below average throughout the rest of the state.
More:Taxi crashes into east Fort Collins house
Fort Collins is also still behind on snow. This weekend's snow brought us to 19.2 inches since October, about 75 percent of the normal amount of 25.9 inches between Oct. 1 and Jan. 22. The "normal" amount is from Colorado Climate Center data gathered between 1981 and 2010. The climate center recalculates climate normals every 10 years.
There's still plenty of time to make up for the snow shortfalls. Fort Collins' "normal" February amount of snowfall is 6.9 inches. March is typically the snowiest month of the year in Fort Collins with a normal snowfall of 12.6 inches.


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Short-handed Heat still too good for the Bobcats.
The Miami Heat sealed an 89-79 win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night, and did so without LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Ray Allen.
While Miami sit at the top of the Eastern Conference with a 59-16 record for the season, the Bobcats have had a real struggle this year as they remain rooted to the bottom of the standings.
It was the veteran bench that made the difference for Miami coach Erik Spoelstra, with Mike Miller leading the way with a season-high 26 points.
Chris Bosh added 18 points and Rashard Lewis had 14, as Miami heated up from beyond the arc, knocking down 13 three-pointers on the night.
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist led the Bobcats with 18 points and 14 rebounds, but it wasn't enough to help avoid his team slipping to 18-58 for the season.
The Heat face the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night as they continue to rest their key players in light of troublesome injuries, while the Bobcats head to Brooklyn to take on the Nets.


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Each of our sessions are digitally broadcast live and feature 3 separate presenters focusing on a specific aspect of some WordPress topic. Each presentation will have roughly 30-40 minutes allotted for instruction and 15 minutes allotted for Q&A at the end. This means that each session runs approximately three hours start-to-finish.
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Our presenters this month are Alison Barrett, John P. Bloch and K.Adam White. These experts really know their stuff when it comes to writing and running unit tests in WordPress.
"What is a unit test," I hear you ask? A unit test is a way for programmers to validate that they code they've written is serving its intended purpose and producing the expected results. There are many ways to test code, and this way happens to be a very, very good one. Check out our blog for more information on the benefits of unit testing, and the role it might better play in your business.
Session Schedule
This session will be broadcast live on November 30, 2013 starting at 1pm ET.
All recordings will become available for replay at 4pm ET.
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- Why is Unit Testing important?
- Unit Testing: The Scary Parts
- Lessons Learned from Unit Testing
- Getting Started with PHP Unit Tests
- How to write testable code
- Identifying scenarios/code that are hard to test
- Writing your first Unit Test
- How to write a JavaScript Unit Test
- How to run a JavaScript Unit Test
- What does testable JavaScript look like?
- Unit Testing for jQuery – Can it be done? If so, how?
- And more!
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Alison Barrett
Alison works for Automattic, the wonderful company behind WordPress.com (and many other good things). She works in the "janitorial department" building in-house solutions that help the team run better. Alison is a relative new-comer to unit testing, which makes the lessons she's learned all the more relevant to anyone just beginning the trek into unit testing. She loves making WordPress plugins, and also learning more about the WordPress APIs, both of which are primary focuses on her blog, Aliso the Geek.
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John has been working with WordPress for more than half its current life span. John currently works for 10up as a Senior Web Engineer where he helps build powerful and user-friendly solutions for our awesome clients. He is very passionate about building stable, tested solutions and wants to share this passion for excellence with you.
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K.Adam has a deep-seated love for JavaScript. He has spoken at a number of WordCamps now on the topics of JavaScript and themes, JS and Plugins, Backbone + WordPress. He's also very out-spoken about working with Grunt.js and several other JavaScript-based tools. If you write JS in any capacity, K.Adam's presentation on Unit Testing in JavaScript is one you really won't want to miss.
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