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This OS is growing faster than any mobile OS in the world. It is the engine that is powering Asia smartphone. BB, iOS, Symbian(?) and other mobile OS are in trouble. Android is the greatest thing that has happened in mobility computing. It has a lot of potentials in Africa. Every school must get their students Android ready. Enjoy this piece adapted from a training proposal submitted by Fasmicro to an institution.
First, what is Android?
Android is an open-source software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications. By providing an open platform, it offers developers the ability to build innovative applications. Developers are free to take advantage of the device hardware, access location information, set alarms, run background services, add notification to the status bar, e.t.c.
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Justification for proposing this Android training
Applications today are going mobile as convenience is defining tomorrow. The rapid growth rate of the Android market is beyond comprehension. The attraction of open source software like Android cannot be over emphasized as it allows users to create new products, tweak existing software for customization and enable programmers bring their imagination to fruition whilst reaping the benefit financially.
Benefits of Training to Participant
– increased capacity to create wealth
– self employment
– consultancy to both local and international firms
Benefits to Economy
– fast track to national 20-20-20 target
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Sketch to Scrapbook Page :: Adding a Sunburst to your page
Lately on my table, things are getting very sketchy. And I've been trying to decide if it's okay to scrapbook pictures from a Christmassy It's a Small World ride without using the vaguest bit of Christmas embellishment or colour. I've decided yes, it's okay.
Yes, I am shamefully behind on sketches, as you can tell from the date. Yes, I am trying to do something about that! Starting now. But moving on…
This sketch features two portrait photos in a standard print size (I used 4×6 prints), plus one large block of patterned paper and a smaller block made up of a sunburst of various patterned papers. For a step-by-step tutorial on putting a sunburst together, check out this post from a few weeks back.
All the supplies were from my May Best of Both Worlds list, and though in the video I mentioned that I might use other paper scraps in the sunburst, I didn't in the end. I think the only extras I added were the 12×12 sheet of grey cardstock for the background, a bit of washi tape from the June shopping list, and the Heidi Swapp Color Shine mist.
You may be surprised to see I actually didn't put the two prints completely next to each other! Shocking, I know. But in this case I preferred them with the margin. I also tucked the tops under the butterfly border rather than placing them on top like the sketch, because I felt you could still read the photos well but the butterflies lost their delicate look with the heaviness of another layer like the photos.
Today I'm delighted to share with you a second interpretation of this sketch, trading all that colour and pattern in the background for beautiful textures and white cardstock, with this page by Marcy Penner.
I love using sketches, but truth be told, I don't often think of it. By the time I can sneak in any amount of time in my studio I just have to get cracking! So, working with this sketch was a real treat.
I started with my photos. I decided on a grid of four small photos that I printed out with my Selphy and substituted those for the two from the sketch. From there I matted each set of photos with patterned paper from the Crate DIY Shop line. I love the subtle colours from that line and thought they went well with our girly afternoon. To add a pop of colour I snuck in a striped lime pocket and a small strip of red and pink polka dot paper from Dear Lizzy. I'll often throw in a splash of random colour on my pages. So, now that I have my patterned papers positioned and a few major embellishments like the pocket and tag where I want them, I take everything off and prepare to add my first background layer.
Knowing approximately where everything will go, I used pink watercolors to paint a random portion of the paper. Unfortunately this didn't translate well in the photo, but it's mostly peeking out beneath the photos and under the journaling. Once my watercolor was dry I added some random paint splatters. Usually I use black, but because this was a more feminine page I decided on gold.
Knowing approximately where everything will go, I used pink watercolors to paint a random portion of the paper. Unfortunately this didn't translate well in the photo, but it's mostly peeking out beneath the photos and under the journaling. Once my watercolor was dry I added some random paint splatters. Usually I use black, but because this was a more feminine page I decided on gold.
Now for the sunburst. Knowing approximately where my photos and layers would be, I start sewing random lines with gold thread. I rotated the sunburst from the sketch a quarter turn which is why they're off to the right. Once that was done I began putting my layout back together.
I adhered my major elements and sewed them down. From there I added my title with gold Thickers to play off of the gold spray paint and thread. At this point I also added in a few embellishments. I compensated for the weight of the gold Thickers by adding an additional pop of colour on the opposite side, this time with a reddish (coral?) Dear Lizzy badge. To make sure that I had a bit of that red colour on the other side I added a couple of My Mind's Eye enamel dots in the same colour.
A little journaling and some notes and we're all done.
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Annual Nanz & Kraft Christmas Open House will benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure this year.
All ornament purchases from the Susan G. Komen Tree will be a 100% donation to help fight breast cancer!
Please mark your calendars for This Sunday November 8th and Sunday 15th from 11am to 4pm.
We will have live music, desserts, coffee, spiced cider, and over 15 decorated trees!
We are proud to be an official partner with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure team here in Louisville!
In honor of their fight for a cure, we have specialty bouquets and gifts available, each of which donates funds to the cause!
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To safeguard your investment and provide your chips with the proper protection, you must have a case for your chips, cards, and dealer button. During play, the chips will stay secure behind closed doors, allowing you to focus on your strategy. When you rack the chips back into the case after a game, you can instantly see if any are missing. There a


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Oil on canvas on board, 34.5 x 44.6 cm
Ipswich Art Gallery Collection. Acquired through the Ipswich Art Gallery Foundation in recognition of the significant contribution of Mrs Margaret Hooper, 2011
Vida Lahey was born in Pimpama, Queensland in 1882 and enjoyed a highly successful career as a painter. She exhibited extensively in Europe and Australia and is considered to have made a contribution to the introduction of Modernism in Australia. She also taught art in Brisbane for many years, wrote an important book on art in Queensland and was involved in raising funds for the acquisition of works for the Queensland Art Gallery. In 1958 she received an M.B.E. (Member of the British Empire) in recognition of her services to art. Through her career, Lahey became increasingly drawn to still life flower paintings. It was a theme she returned to frequently and she identifies her childhood in the country and her father's love of flowers as inspiration for this. During childhood, her family was separated for a period of time and her father would bring bunches of wildflowers when he visited. However, it was also the opportunity to explore composition, texture, form and her love of colour that attracted her to the genre. Vida Lahey passed away in 1968. Field flowers reveals the artist's modernist influences in the simplified forms and background textiles.


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frequently asked questions
We would like to book you for our wedding. How do we proceed?
If you connect with my work and feel that we would be a good match YAY! I would love to be your photographer! Please get in touch via the inquiry form of direct email me at email@example.com and tell me all about the two of you and your vision for your wedding. I will check availability and get back to you. Your date is reserved after we have a signed contract and the retainer fee is paid.
Do you have any collections? where can we find that information and pricing?
Get in touch via the contact page and I will be happy to send you all of that information. I offer basic wedding coverage as well as engagement sessions, legacy albums and fine art prints.
How much does it cost?
Wedding collections begin at $3150. Travel and accommodations outside of the Black Hills in not included in collection pricing. For more information on travel fees or to design a custom collection get in touch via the inquiry form.
Are you available for destination weddings?
I am! I love to travel. Please contact me to discuss the specifics of your wedding.
What about lunch and dinner if you are here all day?
If you book us for hours during meal times both my second photographer and I would appreciate getting something to eat and drink.
Do you mind if family and friends take photos during the ceremony or family portrait time?
Not at all. But I do require the couples portrait time to be just the two of you. Tell them to snap away although it might be nicer for you and them for your guests to just be present at the ceremony instead of taking pictures. That is what you have me for.
Are you our only photographer?
I shoot all of my weddings in the Black Hills with myself and another photographer. Destination weddings depend upon how many photographers you would like there and the travel costs.
What is included in the collections?
Collections include preparation, planning, consultations, meetings, my time shooting, a second photographer, an on line gallery, download of digital images, a gallery with print purchasing options and my support before, during and after your wedding day.
How many images do we get?
You will get the best images from your day. It can range from 400 to 800 images. It all depends upon hours of coverage, how much portrait time you plan for, the number of guests and the amount of details you have. I always chose quality over quantity. I want you photos to be a lasting legacy of your love.
How long does it take until we see our photos?
It will take 2 weeks to get a preview of you photos. After that I will edit and retouch your photos to present you with a carefully curated collection of wedding photos. The full gallery will be delivered in 6-8 weeks from the wedding day.
Can we print our photos anywhere we want?
Can we order prints from you?
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Are our photos edited?
Yes. All the photos you receive will be carefully edited. That means that they are color corrected, contrast adjusted, sharpened and ready for printing. What you see on the site is what you get. Beautifully crafted photos. I am meticulous in my editing process.
I am photographing you wedding to become a legacy of love to share with future generations. When all the other memories begin to fail these photos will bring you back to the magic of your wedding day.
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text: How Do You Want to Modify Your Property Real Estate by Fred Pedro - October 19, 20170 Do you want to change the looks of your property? If so, you probably want to increase your living space. Doing so not only elevates a property's value, it also makes your home a more pleasant place in which to live. After all, when you have more space in which to move around, you also increase your comfort and privacy. Types of Home Renovations Home renovations that can be made include the following upgrades: Extensions Conservatories Upgraded and expanded kitchens and bathrooms Patios and decks The Benefits of Adding an Extension Whether you add an extension or increase your outdoor living space, you will find that these types of home improvements will provide you with a return on investment that is financially uplifting as well. If you have the space in your yard and you want to avoid moving, you might contact Devon builders about building an extension. Making this upgrade offers several advantages, including the following: You do not have to negotiate a new mortgage. You do not have to move house and disrupt your current lifestyle. You have complete flexibility in how you choose to use the renovation. The result is a new living space that is customised to your exact requirements and budget. Overall, an extension offers a decided advantage as it enables you to expand your property without the hassles of moving house. Whatever you choose in an extension, it is a positive renovation. Avoid all those hidden fees that are involved in moving and review the benefits of home improvement.


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Setting up a new account with Thunderbird is easy. All you need to do is provide your user name and password for your email provider and your email address. Thunderbird determines connection details (such as ports, server names, security protocols, etc.) by looking up your email provider in a database that contains connection information for all the major Internet Service Providers (ISPs). After determining the provider of your account (as specified after the "@" symbol in your email address) Thunderbird can usually provide the account details.
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Cass McCombs probably didn't need to title his second LP of 2011 Humor Risk for us to assume it would be a relatively lighter affair than WIT'S END, a record of superhuman bleakness containing laugh riots such as "County Line", the album's most upbeat number and inspiration for a squalid cinema vérité of heroin addicts. Comparatively, the opening major-key strums of "The Same Thing" are warm and welcoming, immediately setting up what plays out (sonically, at least) as a long sigh of relief, a cruising acoustic motorik spackled with bursts of playful, Latin-tinged keys, chiming lead guitar and an earthy bass thump. While McCombs' vocals are delivered in a narcotic drawl, it sounds more like the result of a pleasant buzz. But once you start picking out the words between a deeply intoned repetition of the song's title, a typically dark logic game surfaces with punchlines along the lines of "Like vermin Roman sewers bring/ Pain and love/ Are the same thing," a sarcastic "oh yeah" thrown in for good measure. Remember, you're still dealing with the dude who wrote "AIDS In Africa".
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Mar 21 2005
The Clod and the Pebble
The Clod and the Pebble
William Blake
Love seeketh not Itself to please,
Nor for itself hath any care;
But for another gives its ease,
And builds a Heaven in Hells despair.
So sang a little Clod of Clay,
Trodden with the cattle's feet;
But a Pebble of the brook,
Warbled out these metres meet.
Love seeketh only Self to please,
To bind another to Its delight:
Joys in anothers loss of ease,
And builds a Hell in Heavens despite.
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Do you treasure your marine oil paintings and want to extend their lifespan? If you do, you should know the enemies of your artworks. The reason is that these pieces of art are vulnerable to different threats that can damage them, leading to the loss of their luster and reduction of their life. So, how do you take care of your fine art to ensure that they retain their original beauty? In this post, we share out some of the enemies you need to guard your oil paintings against.
All oil paintings are subject to breakages. If you want to protect your modern art against breakages, it is needful to take care of how you handle it. It is necessary to ensure that the pieces don't fall into the wrong hands that don't have the skill or understanding to handle them. Keep them out of the reach of children to avoid breakage if you live with them in your house.
Another enemy you need to take care of is tears because all marine oil paintings can be torn. You should keep them off the hands of careless handlers, for example, children.
Loose and Missing Elements
You should also take care of loose and missing elements in your artworks. Therefore, it is needful to fix all loose and missing elements to enable them to last longer.
Impacts are another enemy that endangers oil paintings. It is therefore prudent to keep them free from all instances that will expose them to harmful impact.
The beauty of your marine oil paintings depends on their cleanliness. Therefore, ensure that the paintings don't come into contact with smudging.
Fingerprints Marks
Handling your oil paintings properly requires care and caution. Therefore, wear handling gloves to avoid fingerprint marks that can dent the paintings' beauty and luster.
If you want to secure your artwork and enjoy it for long, it is needful to keep them from all types of stains. You should protect them from stains resulting from food and drink spillage.
Excess Light
Natural and artificial light is an enemy of your oil paintings. Ensure your paintings get the least exposure to light to avoid fading.
Cosmetics and Other Domestic Chemicals
Lastly, you should protect your marine oil paintings against cosmetics and other domestic chemicals.
Here is the list of basic things to consider for owners of oil paintings. Take care of your artwork, and it will please you for many years to come!


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Google released an update to the announcement it earlier made in December 2018 concerning shutting down its Social Media arm, Google+.
Google says its decision to shut down Google+ for consumers in April 2019 is due to low usage and challenges involved in maintaining a successful product that meets consumers' expectations.
Google+ Shutdown will take place in stages:
As early as February 4th, 2019, you'll no longer be able to create new Google+ profiles, pages, communities or events.
Starting early March 2019, additional data will be available for download, including author, body, and photos for every community post in a public community. This is strictly for Google+ community owner or moderator to download and save their data before the shutdown.
In the coming weeks, Google+ sign-in buttons will stop working. And in some cases may be replaced by a Google sign-in button. This is specifically for users who sign in to sites and apps using the Google+ sign-in button. However, you'll still be able to sign in with your Google account wherever you see Google sign-in buttons.
For G Suite Customer, G+ for your G Suite account should remain active, with new look and features coming soon.
Then, on April 2, 2019, Google+ will finally join its ancestors and cease to exist.
Google+ was launched on 28 June 2011. Today, there are over 2.2 billion Google+ user profiles, out of which over 440 million are active monthly users.
G+ has been a great source of traffic to various websites. It's seen as the second or third most reputable source of traffic on Social Media. 2/3 of renowned companies also have their presence on G+.
Well, perhaps Google+ running cost is not commensurate to the ROI, hence the shutdown.
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Focus Your Video Marketing Efforts Correctly
This article has some advice on how to use video marketing can do for you and your business.
Video marketing is a great way to show people how to use a product you market your products and provide usage tutorials.
Do not let video marketing. A tripod and a good quality camera and mount are all you need in order to make your own videos.
The way to have your video plays an essential role in its success. It is not necessary to own an expensive video that garners the most views. People will sit through a mildly boring video if it contains relevant information that is important to them.
You don't need strong production values in order to have an effective video. You don't need professional equipment; just keep focus and balance. You really don't even need fancy scripts or be too confident. Just keep your personality up front and speak clearly to the camera. You may not have to do even that much. You can also use pictures or PowerPoint slides if you do not want to appear on your computer screen.
Stick with the topic and be sure to keep your focus. It can be easy to go off topic if you have not prepared properly. Try to stick to a simple outline of your video to be about and keep to it while filming. You will have greater success with video marketing if you keep to the topic at hand.
Don't forget to include a form to opt into your opt-in mailing list on the page where the video is found.
You will probably have the opportunity to speak to experts or document your experience. If you do a public talk, you should definitely arrange to have it recorded.
If you want people to purchase something, then don't forget to include a link that leads them somewhere that they can purchase it. The link should be in the video itself. Doing it this way will keep the link stays with the video even when embedded.
Now that you've reached the end of this article, you know how essential video marketing is. Most people are realizing traditional marketing is failing. Online capabilities have made video marketing an option that is easy to approach by new business owners, yet vital to the success of many larger organizations. Heed the advice in this piece, and you will see the benefits.


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The KitchenAid KOTSP 60602 multifunction oven offers 28 cooking modes:
- 11 Professional cooking functions: Bakery (bread, pizza, savoury cake, baguette) and Pastry (choux pastry, croissant, sponge cake, plum cake, short pastry)
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- 8 Traditional functions: Conventional, Fast Preheating, Forced Air, Grill, Convection Bake, Turbo Grill, Tweli Grill and Favourites. Read more...
Its extra-large 73-litre cavity provides 5 levels for cooking dishes. With this KitchenAid 60 cm multifunction oven you can place dishes on three levels for evenly-cooked food that is perfectly golden brown.
The special Anti-Fingerprint Stainless Steel treatment is used in all KitchenAid ovens, preventing fingerprints.
The LCD display allows you to select your programmes or cooking temperature using touch control.
This oven also comes with a Food temperature probe. The core temperature of the food will be constantly visible on the LCD display, and once you choose the desired temperature, your KitchenAid oven will maintain the temperature with absolute precision, necessary in order to cook, for example, an outstanding "pink inside" roast beef.
Furthermore, this A+ energy rated oven is equipped with a telescopic guide to make it easy to inspect and taste the dishes during cooking. Plus, the oven doors are fitted with the Soft-Close system so the door closes in one smooth, quiet movement.
This oven also includes the pyrolytic function. Select this automatic mode for easy oven cleaning. At a high temperature of 500°C, the deposits turn into a light ash which can be easily wiped away with a damp cloth once the oven is cool. Close
You can choose from many chef-inspired functions that will guide you through the whole cooking process guaranteeing perfect results every time, from roasting to baking, and also slow cooking. You can also experiment new cooking styles thanks to professional accessories such as the rotisserie spit, the temperature probe, for meat masterpieces, and the dehydration rack, which is ideal for fruit and vegetables.
Unleash your creativity without worrying about the oven cleaning process: thanks to the Pyrolytic function, you can save both time and effort. It does the rest!
Twelix Artisan Oven offers you 18 professional functions to choose from, which simulate the tips and tricks of top chefs and determine which heating elements to use.
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It allows you to measure the exact core temperature of food during cooking and to switch off the oven automatically when the perfect temperature is reached.
Rotisserie spit
It ensures your meat is cooked to perfection. Excellent for cooking large joints as well as chicken.
Dehydration rack
To be used with the dedicated function it allows you to dry any food, from vegetables, such as spinach, tomatoes and mushrooms, as well as fruit.
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This oven comes with telescopic runners, making sliding food in and out of the cavity for tasting and seasoning even easier.
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It has high edges that prevent sauces and liquids from dripping, as when cooking a stew or a roast.
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While browsing through some documents related to Omnitrition case and self-consumption (aka internal consumption) I found a document that proved DSA's denial is much deeper, and that may lead to total destruction of network marketing as we know it. It's quite alarming... but if they persist in this denial, it is quite possible.
The denial is the threat of Omnitrition case to the current state of network marketing, which is nothing like the way network marketing was back in 1979, when Amway settled with FTC and created the "network marketing industry".
|Seal of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Omnitrition case was not a final adjudication of the case but instead remanded the case to the trial court for final resolution. The decision was interlocutory in nature, and its dictum cannot be cited as law or even as a statement of generally acceptedand self-consumption is perfectly legal.
...compensation received by salespeople for products they themselves buy and use, and those bought and used by other salespeople within their organization, is a legitimate, legal and ethical practice and not evidence of illegal pyramid activity.Both interpretations are problematic at best, totally illogical at worst. Let's see why.
Dicta Decisions *are* Important!
DSA claims Omnitrition decision can be ignored because it is dicta, which is not a formal decision, but more of an "incidental" remark. This is a completely erroneous interpretation of the significance of dicta. But first, let us explain what really is dicta.
Obiter dictum (more usually used in the plural, obiter dicta), is Latin for "other things that are said", that is, a statement in a judgment that is "said in passing". -- wikipediaFor example, when a court rules that it lacks jurisdiction to hear a case or dismisses the case on a technicality, but also offers opinions on the merits of the case, such opinions may constitute obiter dicta. Another way for obiter dicta is when a judge makes a side comment in an opinion to provide context for other parts of the opinion, or makes a thorough exploration of a relevant area of law.
The case about Omnitrition is explained in a separate blog post and will not be repeated. However, the case goes like this, in a very very short summary
- 1992 Webster, et al, sued Omnitrition in District court. Omnitrition asked for summary judgement
- 1994 Omnitrition won summary judgement in District court, Webster appealed
- 1996 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals hear the appeal about summary judgement, found there are problems with summary judgement, remanded the case back to district court after vacating most of the prior decision
Please note Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals did NOT rule whether Omnitrition was a pyramid scheme or not. Instead, it had analyzed the decision process district court used to grant Omnitrition a summary judgement (i.e. "not guilty of whatever Webster said"), found that the district court did not analyze a lot of things it should have (went over each item in detail and why ignoring them was a bad idea) and remanded it back to district court.
So while DSA is technically correct in that the Ninth Circuit did NOT adjudicate the case, the case was settled before district court could have ruled on the case as Ninth Circuit instructed. Based on the behavior of Omnitrition, it apparently assumed that it would have likely lost the case had the case gone to trial, thus settling the case out of court in its best interest.
Furthermore, DSA is wrong in claiming that dicta decisions are of no legal consequence. Dictum / dicta was OFTEN cited as legal standards, despite what DSA claimed. Here are a couple examples:
- "ANY children born in the US, even if their parents had entered or stayed in the US illegally, are US citizens" is a dicta from the case INS vs. Rios-Pineda
- "Juristic person can also be protected by Fourteenth Amendment" is a dicta dating back to 1886 in Santa Clara County vs. Southern Pacific Railroad
- "Due process can be used to strike down laws that violate fundamental rights" is also a dicta, from United States vs. Carolene Products (1936)
Furthermore, FTC has already referenced Omnitrition case in its case against Burnlounge (read summary by Kevin "The MLM Attorney" Thompson), and should have also done so in its shutdown of Fortune High Tech Marketing (FHTM) in January 2013.
Thus, it is quite "unreasonable" for DSA to ignore Omnitrition and deny its role in laws governing the network marketing industry.
Indeed, even MLM lawyers have noted that FTC based its cases on the Omnitrition decision. Here's "Grimes and Reese" LLC have to say about this on their blog:
Since 1996 the FTC has claimed that MLM compensation must be derived from sales to retail customers rather than sales to the company's own distributors. That position stems from a case decided by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals called Webster vs. Omnitrition. (Note that the FTC argues this position before the courts, but when talking to industry stake-holders, it does not assert such a firm position).Which leads us to the second "unreasonable" position that DSA has on "internal consumption" (i.e. sales to company's own distributors).
Too Much Internal Consumption = Pyramid Scheme!
Note that Grimes and Reese (that's two famous MLM attorneys) wrote that FTC takes the Omnitrition decision very seriously, and FTC does NOT like to see compensation based on sales to company's own distributors.
Remember the Koscot test says that the commission a distributor earns must be based on SALES, not on recruiting other people (who also buy into the scheme).
If you don't quite see this, let's try this theoretical scenario:
I have a "business" here. To join, you give me $2000, and I give you this X amount of Item Y.
How do you make money? Find more people to do the same thing you did... Pay $2000 for X amount of item Y. For every Z people you find, you're rewarded with $W dollars.
Does this sound like a pyramid scheme to you? Or is that a legal MLM? FTC would say this is a pyramid scheme, because no item Y actually reached ultimate consumer.
DSA, however, claim that distributors, i.e. "you", who handed over $2000, and all you recruited (who also paid $2000) are the ultimate consumers because you count as "sales" even though you haven't sold anything. Apparently you can consume all X amount of Item Y, or give them away, or auction them off on eBay, or dump them in the trash... The company doesn't care. Neither does DSA. DSA claims this is NOT a pyramid scheme, because internal consumption (of any amount) is legal. That makes absolutely no sense.
Solution to DSA's Denial
DSA's denial of Omnitrition is both ominous and idiotic. By adopting denial, it will doom the network marketing industry by refusing to see the danger and believe in its own interpretation of events. This is called self-delusion.
DSA needs to make all of its members emphasize retailing the products, instead of trying to push the 'self-consumption' concept. Once the self-consumers are "fixed", the rest of the problems should fix themselves.
There are two solutions to the self-consumer problem.
a) limit the amount that can be counted as "self-consumption" to only "reasonable" amount of the products. As most items have recommended daily dose (2 tablets?), simply multiply that by re-order period (30 days?), and divided by package size (60 tablets per bottle?)
Reason: DSA's position that ANY amount of self-consumption is okay is... well, nonsense! If the distributor's buying for him or herself, then s/he needs only one "portion". AND s/he still needs to sell to 9 other customers to fulfill the ten customer rule as per Amway Safeguard rules.
FTC's objection to self-consumption stems from the Omnitrition case where Webster testified that one can self-consume enough to fulfill the 70% reorder rule (i.e. no retail at all). By fighting the limit on self-consumption, DSA has basically negated its own namesake: direct selling. Selling to oneself is not direct selling.
b) make any self-consumption non-commissionable (i.e. they cannot be counted for personal volume for commission calculations).
Making self-consumption non-commisionable will fundamentally change the dynamic of network marketing... but only the BAD KIND. It will only hurt companies that sells the products to distributors but not for retail, as the distributor only bought the stuff so his PV is enough to qualify for commission. This would also force the distributors to "prove" they are indeed retailing the products as required by Amway Safeguard rules (as the default would be it's consumed by the distributor... unless otherwise proven).
This would require random audits and such, but with computer technology this should be easily achievable by verifiable credit cards and shipping addresses and such and smartphone apps to register customers, and so on. Most can be automated.
DSA's denial about the problem is faces is self-delusional and alarming, even for the MLM skeptic, since the future of MLM is on the line.
Yet the solution is so simple... And so within the law, the only real reason to go against is "we haven't done it that way".
Things change, people. It's called PROGRESS.


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This week, Ailsa's theme seems to have been selected with me in mind. It's as if she knew we had family visiting all week, and the family includes two perpetual motion machines. Here they are in all their glory:
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That´s what I´m working on the last couple of days (besides working on my kitchen) - the binding of my Dads bird-quilt. The binding is sewed on via machine on the front and on the backing by hand - well its alot more work by hand but I like it much more this way. 3 yrds are done and 5 more to go
I also made a horrible discovery while sewing on the binding - I saw that I have snipped in the backing fabric on accident when I was sewing in the threads from quilting. Ahhhhhh how am I going to fix that?!?!


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Why no Signals?
After 60 years of searching, we have received no intelligent signals from outer space and see no evidence of extraterrestrial visitors. Why is this?
We are actually in a poor position to speculate on how planetary civilizations evolve beyond the point we are at and what their future motivations may be. We have barely started human space travel but we have found that after six months in space there are serious questions whether organisms evolving in a one-g environment can survive for periods of years in zero-g. Even if we become capable in future decades of assembling the enormous rotating structures needed to restore a one-g environment in space, there are still questions of the effect of the Coriolis force and the mental stability of crews subject to the social stresses of isolation and sensory deprivation. If these were the only considerations, we would perhaps take an optimistic view that such problems will be overcome and expansion into the solar system and Galaxy would follow.
However, this would be to ignore the exponential increases that are surging forward in computation, artificial intelligence, and genetics. We have no idea how these will change our lives in the next three or four decades. Our slow, linear advances in propulsion and tin-bending pale in the face of the speed-multiplying effects of the feedback of advances in these new areas and their potential interactions. We do not know who we will be in mid-century, or how we will think of our role in the universe. There is already talk of immortality being achieved by then, by transferring the total contents of a individual's brain into a an advanced computer running a total brain simulation.
It is difficult to speculate on the nature of civilizations thousands of years older than ours that have gone well beyond such advances. We may simply be unaware of the technical reason why we cannot pick up their signals.
Or we have a wrong image of advanced civilizations. We imagine them as populated by gung ho engineers and scientists forever probing the mysteries of the universe. But an advanced civilization may resolve the mysteries of the universe within a few thousand years and, no longer pursuing advances in the physical and biological sciences, go on to other things. Our level of intelligence, science, and social accomplishments may be of no interest to them. They've seen it all before.
But the simplest reason for not having detected extraterrestrial signals is that space is too big. The lack of signals can readily be explained by the vast amount of physical space and electromagnetic spectrum that has to be searched. The analogy has been drawn that our situation at present is like trying to described the contents of Earth's oceans from examination of a single cup of water.
Civilizations are Rare
There may be other reasons for lack of communications, of course. Life may have only evolved once under highly improbable circumstance on Earth alone. That would certainly account for absence of extraterrestrial communications. Given the likely abundance of planets capable of supporting life, however, this view of Earth as unique in the universe seems to be not strongly supported by the evidence we have. Perhaps the answer is that intelligent life does not evolve very often. However, since evolving species survive by out-competing others in their environment, intelligence may be the ultimate destination of evolution because it is a multiplier factor for survivability. Since we can see the evolution of intelligence on Earth in both mammals and birds it appears realizable in different brain structures. So the evolution of intelligence is likely, once life starts evolving.
Even so, intelligent civilizations may be improbable. But civilizations are the end point of evolution of social cooperation, which is also a multiplier for survivability. Intelligence and social sensitivity that lead to civilization are likely to come together at some stage to promote the survivability of a species. The problem, as we know from our own experience, is that civilizations rarely last more than a few hundred years. They break up for a variety of reasons. If this is characteristic of extraterrestrial civilizations with evolving intelligence, then there will be few or none at this time, even though millions may have emerged on different planets in the past 5.5 billion years in our Galaxy. If there are a few of these civilizations remaining, then they are likely to be very sparsely scattered, thousands of light years away from us, poorly situated for communication.
Civilizations may also be prevented from evolving, or may be destroyed if they do, by instability of their home planet, or by environmental catastrophes like comet impacts or nearby supernova.
Too Far Apart
The probability that short-lived civilizations are likely to be spread far apart in space and time is suggested by calculations based on the Drake equation. That calculation of the number of Galactic civilizations and their average separation is based on optimistic assumptions about the frequency of appearance of planetary civilizations. Even so, it shows that civilizations with an average lifespan of 1,000 years will be spaced about 5,000 light years apart. They are unlikely to solve the logistical and communications problems of Galactic travel before they expire.
To be spaced close enough together to communicate and travel between star systems, civilizations should have lifetimes of millions of years, or draw a lucky spot in a somewhat random distribution of Galactic locations. To achieve such lifetimes requires a very stable social system. This means that predatory aggression and religious strife have to be overcome by turning instead to universal cooperation and either a single global religion or an atheistic belief system able to meet their social needs. The solutions adopted will influence the content of the SETI intercepts we may collect.
In addition to the age of the population, the number of civilizations in the Milky Way is influenced by all of the other factors in the Drake equation. The additions to the detected planet population in the Galaxy announced by the Kepler Mission and ground telescopes, and improvements in the definition of the zone around stars able to support life on planets, have changed the probabilities previously calculated. Also there are alternative viewpoints about the probability of civilizations arising, even though the probability of life appearing on planets has risen with the discovery of extremophiles capable of living in very hostile environments. Theological considerations can lead another viewpoint to the probability of extraterrestrial communications.
Lifetimes are Short
Even if we search for a few more centuries we may still come up empty handed, because the average life of planetary civilizations is shorter than the time it takes light or radio waves to travel between them. A civilization that recognizes itself to be in this situation could well decide that the mounting of a major effort of interstellar communication would be pointless. It would be communicating with nothing but empty space.
If extraterrestrial civilizations are uniformly distributed throughout the Galaxy, we can calculate their separation by estimating the number of civilizations that are present at any one time. It appears that the number of planets capable of sustaining life may be in the hundreds of millions or even billions. However, the number with civilizations is critically dependent on the probability that simple life will successfully evolve into highly complex social organisms. It is also strongly dependent on the probable lifetime of planetary civilizations. These controversial probabilities are discussed under ET Civilizations. Under different assumptions the estimates of the probable number of civilizations vary from one (us) to millions. A low probability of for evolution of civilizations from simple life, or a high probability that a civilization will destroy itself or its environment within a few centuries, can account for the absence of extraterrestrial communications.
Given the age of the Galaxy, civilization lifetimes below a million years mean huge numbers of dead civilization if at any one time sufficient numbers are present to be close enough to communicate. For every civilization out there, 10,000 may have passed away.
Extraterrestrial Quantum Communication
The discovery that entangled particles appear able to communicate over large distances with no delay due to being restricted to the speed of light has suggested that this may be the basis for instant communication over cosmic distances. Entanglement techniques are of great interest in quantum computing and there have been forecasts that progress in that field will lead to a practical means of using quantum entanglement for instantaneous communications within the next 50 years.
If an advanced civillization has achieved this form of communication, the advantages over cosmic distances are so real that radio or laser communication will have been abandoned and our search for them will be fruitless. The technique could have resulted in a network of extraterrestrial civilizations in daily contact, and we will be unaware of them until we perfect the technique ourselves. Any civilization using this technique will not bother searching for civilizations who do not have it. It is quicker to wait for the civilization to develop the technique than attempt to engage in conversational exchanges that take 2,000 years or more. Also, absence of this technique automatically categorizes a civilization as lacking an advanced technogy and quite probably having an unstable social system.
We are Quarantined
We cannot become a technically advanced civilization capable of extended space travel and communication unless we can evolve socially to live at peace and preserve our planet. We may receive no communications from other civilizations because we are at a stage in our evolution where we can potentially destroy our environment, ourselves, and other species, either by war or by disease, waste and pollution. Significantly, the physical constants of the universe, notably the strength of gravity, prevent us from damaging extra-solar planets in a similar fashion, because they are way beyond our technological reach. For this reach to be extended requires large advances in our technology or discovery of new principles of physical science whose presence is merely hinted at. The time it takes to develop a suitable technology or to exploit new physical principles is likely to be very much longer than the time it takes to either annihilate ourselves or to evolve the necessary social qualities that will enable us to preserve and enhance our planet.
Any advanced extraterrestrial civilizations that exist will be aware of this, and will treat other civilizations exhibiting our present level of technology as something to be quarantined—no visits, no communications to be sent, restricted access to communications received. Our own experience with world wars, suicide bombing, bioweapons, pandemics and malicious software would suggest that this is a prudent strategy
There have been suggestions that our planetary neighborhood may be like a nature park where the inhabitants are left undisturbed for the sake of longitudinal studies by more intelligent beings. But this suggests a uniqueness that we do not have if millions of advanced civilizations have evolved in the universe. An alternative explanation points to the fact that sampling by the Kepler Space Telescope indicates there may be 50 billion possible planetary systems in the Galaxy. There is a strong chance, then, that the solar system may be in a region where the possibility of intelligent life has not yet been investigated by another civilization, and consequently no communication has been attempted.
Contrary to Dogma
Recent findings from astronomical spacecraft and ground observatories suggest that there may be hundreds of billions of planets in the Milky Way, and many hundred millions may support life and possibly civilizations. In the universe as a whole, there are over 100 billion galaxies.
In this tiny portion of the sky, the small dots and streaks are galaxies, a few of the over 100 million in the universe, many having stars with planets.
(Hubble Space Telescope: Deep Field Image)
Thus the potential number of civilizations could also approach hundreds of billions. This raises significant questions for religions. Do Christians believe that the passion of Jesus Christ saved all these civilizations? Does a prophet of Allah fly on a Buraq to paradise from all those planetary orbits? Does Krishna never tire of driving Arjuna's chariot into battle and justifying a caste system in which a warrior may kill his relatives without remorse?
As Christianity has a readily accessible collection of dogma developed over the past 2,000 years, it is possible to examine in some detail the problems posed to it by extraterrestrial civilizations. This was the subject of a presentation by Professor Christian Weidemann, of Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany, speaking at the 100-year Starship Conference in Oralando, Florida, in October, 2011.
Christians believe that some 2,000 years ago God appeared in the world in human form as Jesus Christ, preached the proper way to live to achieve imortality, and allowed Himself to be put to death by crucifixion. By this sacrifice He is believed by most Christians to atone for their sins, allowing them to avoid God's wrath. This unique series of events saved the world, according to Chapter 3 of the Gospel of John, verses 16, 17, 35, and 36. By "the world" John probably meant "all creation" as he could envisage it.
In the light of our improved understanding of the universe, Professor Weidemann discussed the possible fate of the inhabitants of extraterrestrial worlds.
He suggested that if Jesus saved only the Earth, then either billions of civilizations may be the subject to Gods' wrath, or they are without sin. If they are without sin, then Earth is unique in being created with sinful inhabitants who need a sacrifice of God's only son to avoid His wrath. Weidemann doubted that this alternative could be supported. The principle of mediocrity , which holds that our own experience is not likely to be exceptional, indicated to him that if there are other intelligent beings in the universe they are likely to be sinners too.
If this is the case, asked Wiedemann, would God send his incarnation as Jesus to every inhabited planet, to undergo crucifixion to save those worlds and atone for the sins of their inhabitants? Based on scientific estimates of how many civilizations may exist in the universe and their average lifetime, Wiedemann calculated that a Savior with a life-span of 30 years would have to be manifest in 250 incarnations simultaneously at any one time. For a truly corporeal Jesus, incarnated as a human, this alternative would be physically impossible.
The leaves the alternative, argued Weidemann, that God would become incarnate not just in the form of Jesus but in the form exhibited by the dominant species in each extraterrestrial civilization.
It is possible to see what this involves from the manner in which God became incarnate on Earth. This described carefully in the definition of the person of Christ developed by the Council of Chalcedon in 451 C.E. It can be translated as follows:
"Therefore, following the holy Fathers, we all with one accord teach men to acknowledge one and the same Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, at once complete in Godhead and complete in manhood, truly God and truly man, consisting also of a reasonable soul and body; of one substance with the Father as regards his Godhead, and at the same time of one substance with us as regards his manhood; like us in all respects, apart from sin; as regards his Godhead, begotten of the Father before the ages, but yet as regards his manhood begotten, for us men and for our salvation, of Mary the Virgin, the God-bearer; one and the same Christ, Son, Lord, Only-begotten, recognized in two natures, without confusion, without change, without division, without separation; the distinction of natures being in no way annulled by the union, but rather the characteristics of each nature being preserved and coming together to form one person and subsistence, not as parted or separated into two persons, but one and the same Son and Only-begotten God the Word, Lord Jesus Christ; even as the prophets from earliest times spoke of him, and our Lord Jesus Christ himself taught us, and the creed of the Fathers has handed down to us."*
Presumably, on the basis of Weidemann's line of reasoning, the holy Fathers on other planets would similarly describe their incarnation of God as "like us in all respects". These different physical manifestations, suggested Wiedemann, could be viewed as constituting a polytheistic religion, which would be inconsistent with the monotheism of Christianity. Thus this alternative also would not be acceptable to Christian thought.
In this way, Professor Weidemann eliminated the various alternatives whereby extraterrestrial civilizations might be saved from the wrath of God by the Son's atonement for their sins. He concluded that this indicates that the initial assumption that there are many extraterrestrial civilizations is not correct. That is, we are alone in the universe and have been chosen by God to explore it and carry our civilization to planets around other stars.
This theological conclusion is consistent with a line of scientific reasoning that sees life in the universe as widespread but the emergence of civilizations as being very improbable**. Both of these viewpoints require further examination in the light of current interest in the future of civilization and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI).
*The Chalcedonian Definition. Agreed at the Fourth Ecumenical Council at Chalcedon in 451. @ earlychurchtexts.com.
** This thesis is put forward in Rare Earth, by Peter D. Ward and Donald Brownlee (Copernicus Imprint of Springer-Verlag, NY, 2000).
Woodpeckers of the Galaxy
Jared Diamond wrote a provocative article in 1990 arguing that it was unwise to assume a high probability for evolution of an intelligent species comparable to homo sapiens elsewhere in the universe. He added that our increasing ability to destroy ourselves and our degradation of our environment raise the probability that civilizations such as ours may last only a few hundred years from the time they start to seek evidence of extraterrestrial radio transmissions. Together, argued Professor Diamond, these two probabilities can account for our failure to detect transmissions indicating extraterrestrial intelligence. Our singularity and accelerating progress toward self-destruction may therefore benefit the universe.
Professor Diamond based his argument for the rarity of extraterrestrial intelligence on the global distribution of a species of woodpeckers. He demonstrated that this species has evolved only once in one area of Earth and not in other areas where it could have evolved with equal success. That is, a particular evolutionary line can emerge successfully in one location but may not appear in other locations that look equally favorable. Thus, although we may detect planets in habitable zones around stars, extraterrestrial intelligence as we understand it may not exist there. We may be the woodpeckers of the universe.
'Alone in a Crowded Universe' by Jared Diamond, Natural History, June 1990.
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|January 13, 2015|News
What a year!! It's just remarkable looking back over the past 12 months what you have all helped RAVEN to achieve. Because of you, 2014 hit some incredible new highs. You can be proud of your investment! Appreciating that your time is valuable, we'll skip right to the RAVEN highlight reel. Thank you for believing in our mission. We are grateful.
2014 Highlight Reel:
- RAVEN moved into a new home in June – in Victoria's Central Building (aka Save The World Building) – if you're in the neighbourhood please stop by!
- Courtesy of the incredible team of Communicopia's Jason Mogus and Marketwork Media's Christopher Roy you get a completely rebranded RAVEN, with a much more up-to-date and functional website. Please check it out if you haven't yet – raventrust.com
- The Tsilhqot'in Nation's legal challenge to the second run at Teztan Biny (Fish Lake) by Taseko Mines Ltd. continues to be a priority. Donors remain committed to seeing this through to a successful conclusion.
- Pull Together!! The creation and implementation of this new campaign in partnership with Sierra Club BC truly hit it out of the park. It started in earnest in September and by year's end – with the help of a matching donor – donors across British Columbia and throughout Canada raised more than $325,000 for six nations that have filed legal actions to stop the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline and tanker project. The campaign uses a new model for us, which includes grassroots fundraising and online fundraising. The combination works well together, and ultimately expanded and broadened the base of engaged citizens rather than tax existing networks. To start off this year, $250,000 is being disbursed to the nations to help cover the initial legal costs of preparing for the court trial! There will be information coming soon on Phase II – because this is far from over!
- Beaver Lake Cree Nation's legal action to stop the tar sands industries from expanding into their traditional lands remains a priority. To expand the base of support for this lengthy lawsuit, a new European crowd-funding team will be assisting with a campaign that takes this issue global. The potential is huge!
- Lake Babine First Nation received crucial support in its legal challenge of the Morrison Mine.
- An Artist and Community Strategist in Residence program with Prav Pillay was established. This is hugely exciting! The program fulfils our mandate to assist aboriginal peoples in protecting and restoring the natural environment for the benefit of all people within Canada by developing and delivering education programs to advance knowledge and understanding of available legal rights and remedies. This is important, because an informed community that acknowledges the relationship between cultural integrity and a healthy ecology is able to act clearly and decisively to ensure its long-term viability. Prav has already developed several art and media based education programs – Transformation in Earth and Stone and Witness: This Edge of Courage – as well as community art projects and creative alliances with artists to generate learning opportunities around title.
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Bill Federer Part 1: History of Socialism
Broadcast Running Time: 32:54
We all know the answer to this question: has socialism ever worked in the history of it being tried? Author and historian Bill Federer (www.americanminute.com) joins us for part 1 of a two-part series on the ravages of socialism. He takes us on a whirlwind tour of historical references in literature of perfect, utopic places, but even in those examples it never seems to turn out well. The Pilgrims put this into practice when they arrived here in 1620, but it too failed, forcing them to abandon it in favor of private property.
Bill discusses the transition in society from a covenant based on God to contracts where God was replaced by the State. The French Revolutionists wanted a society without God but it failed. Many church leaders today claim that the Bible advocates for socialism, but Bill gives several examples refuting that.


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SAN DIEGO (CN) – A 23-year-old "Dreamer" who was deported despite his legal protections sued the Customs and Immigration services Tuesday for information about why they did it.
Juan Manuel Montes Bojorquez, 23, arrived in the United States when he was 9. He twice was granted deferred action and employment authorization under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. People who qualify for such protection are known as Dreamers, for the American Dream.
Immigration officials arrested and deported him in the middle of the night on Feb. 17-18 in Calexico as he walked home after seeing a friend. His DACA status and work permit do not expire until 2018. "He was not provided the opportunity to see an immigration judge, seek the assistance of counsel, or otherwise present his DACA paperwork or work authorization before he was removed from the United States," according to his federal FOIA complaint.
Montes suffered a traumatic brain injury as a child, but nonetheless graduated from a U.S. high school. "To this date, Mr. Montes, who suffers from a cognitive disability and is living in limbo in Mexico, does not know the legal basis for his removal," the complaint states. Neither the Customs nor Immigration agencies provided him with any documentation or record of his removal, despite repeated requests through counsel. Leaving the United States without advance permission from the government automatically cancels DACA protections.
Montes sued Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services in Federal Court, seeking records under the Freedom of Information Act.
Despite his crackdown on immigrants, President Donald Trump has said he would keep the DACA program in place.
After being deported, Montes stayed with a friend in Mexicali but was jumped and robbed the very next day and decided to return to the United States. "He hid for about half an hour after crossing into the United States, but when he saw CBP officers he feared for his safety and turned himself in," according to the complaint.
After searching him and confiscating his phone and his wallet, the Border Patrol officers had him sign papers in English "without explaining the documents' contents and without providing him the opportunity to review the documents" and without giving him a copy of them. He was deported again on Feb. 20 "without any documentation or records of his removal," the complaint states.
Despite repeated communication with Customs and Border Patrol, through counsel, immigration officials say they have no information about his removals, according to the complaint.
He wants to see the records, plus costs of suit.
He is represented by Mónica Ramírez Almadani with Covington & Burling in Los Angeles, who could not be reached for comment after work hours Tuesday.
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Looks like Chrome OS is getting native Google Cast support, baked right into the operating system. The newest optioned that showed up in Chrome OS canary makes me think that.
The latest Canary channel release of Chrome OS has a cast option, for the entire desktop. And it is not from the Google Cast extension (that has been around for a while). This option shows up right on your system tray, where your settings and profile icon etc shows.
Here is how it looks like:
Once you click that option, you will be shown all the Google Cast ready devices in your network. Like so:
In other words, Chrome OS is going Google Cast ready. I think that's the big takeaway from this. Yes, the video player already supports Google Cast natively, but this change makes the entire operating system Cast ready.
Can't wait to test this!
Thanks a lot Brandon Giesing! ( and Craig Tumblison for the technical consultation!)
Correction – this requires the Google Cast extension.


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- The Training eLearning Software market report enumerates the product landscape of this industry in meticulous detail. As per the study, the Training eLearning Software market size, with respect to the product spectrum, is classified into Cloud Based and Web Based.
- Details regarding the market share accrued by each product type segment, the remuneration they hold in the industry, and the production growth information have been enlisted in the report.
- The report plays host to an inherent evaluation of the application spectrum of the Training eLearning Software market analysis, that has been comprehensively split into Large Enterprises and SMEs.
- Information with respect to the market share accounted for, by each application, and the details about the product consumption of every application, in tandem with the growth rate that each application segment will record over the forecast timeline, have been portrayed in the study.
- Some other core details considering the aspects like the market concentration rate and the raw material production rate have bene provided.
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Full Body vs. Split RoutineK
Shifting from a sedentary lifestyle to an active one goes a long way in providing some very important health benefits. Strength training, a specific type of exercise, builds muscle, increases bone density and speeds up metabolism. There are two main types of strength training workouts, each with its own benefits: full body and split routines.
Full Body Routine
A full body routine targets every major muscle group in a single session. These routines require less gym time in terms of days per week and time per session. These routines are good for beginners and those looking to lose weight.
A full body routine is hard. When first starting out this routine, do not attempt more than two full body sessions per week. Once you begin to gain strength, move up to three sessions per week. Do not use a full body routine more than 3-4 times per week.
Start with 1-2 exercises per muscle, 2 sets per exercise and 6-12 repetitions per set for the first 3-4 weeks. Once you gain strength, move up to 2-3 exercises per muscle and 2-3 sets per exercise. Here is a sample full body routine for beginners:
- 1st exercise: squats
- 2nd exercise: bench press
- 3rd exercise: deadlifts
- 4th exercise: bent over bar rows
- 5th exercise: shoulder press
- 6th exercise: tricep pushdown
- 7th exercise: bicep curl
- 8th exercise: sit ups
- 9th exercise: calf extensions
- For more exercises and proper form demonstrations, visit the ExRx Exercise and Muscle Directory.
Split Routine
A split routine focuses on 1-2 muscle groups per session, hitting the entire body over the course of about a week. A split routine generally requires more gym time than a full body routine in terms of both days per week and time per session. This routine is best suited for more advanced gym goers who are trying to gain muscle mass.
Start with 2-3 exercises per muscle group, 2-3 sets per exercise and 6-12 repetitions per set. After 3-4 weeks, move up to 3-4 exercises per muscle group, 3-4 sets per exercise and 6-12 repetitions per set. Here are two sample split routines (click on the muscle for a list of exercises).
Workout 1:
- day 1: chest and triceps
- day 2: rest day
- day 3: legs
- day 4: rest day
- day 5: back and biceps
- day 6: shoulders and abs
- day 7: rest day
Workout 2:
- day 1: chest
- day 2: legs
- day 3: rest day
- day 4: back
- day 5: shoulders and abs
- day 6: arms – biceps and triceps
- day 7: rest day
Which one works better?
Both workout routines produce results. A split routine works better if you are trying to gain weight. It gives each muscle group more rest. A full body routine burns more calories and helps with weight loss while building a small amount of muscle. Remember, these are generalizations. It is possible to gain muscle with a full body workout and burn fat with a split routine. As always, calorie balance controls weight.
Exercise Plateaus
Regardless of the exercise schedule you use, your body adjusts and gets used to your workout routine. This causes exercise plateaus in which your strength stagnates rather than increasing. The solution to an exercise plateau is to vary your workout by using different exercises, increasing weights or completely changing your routine. A workout log helps you spot and fix exercise plateaus quickly.
The Bottom Line
Increasing your physical activity level is a positive step for your overall health no matter how you go about doing it. Both full body and split routines help you reach your fitness goals. Get a free full body or split routine at http://shtrainer.com.


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What a fun way for students to practice reading and writing!
Children either roll dice or spin a spinner to collect words in order to make sentences.
28 game boards filled with either 12 or 20 circles that you fill in with whatever words your students are working on. Includes 13 seasonal headers for 12 months of the year, including a blank one, for you to make your own and use for a special theme.


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Newbie Time
A downloadable babygame for Windows
This game creates an interactive audio-visual experience for babies to play with the mouse and keyboard while baby-proofing the Windows desktop from the potential harm that could come from a child wreaking havoc on the keyboard and mouse.
The goal of the game is visual and aural stimulation. The more the child interacts with the keyboard and mouse the more they are rewarded with recognizable shapes, patterns, colors, motion, and various sounds. This encourages children to interact with the keyboard and mouse and develop their own relationship with the computer at their own pace.
Baby-proofing Windows while the game is running effectively disables all built-in keyboard shortcuts that can typically be used to close or minimize an active program. With Newbie Time your child can basically smash on the keyboard and mouse as much as they want, however they want, without the risk of accidentally landing on the desktop and becoming the Godzilla of 'Icon-City'.
Each keyboard button alternates between producing two different glyphs. The mouse buttons and mouse wheel will cycle through all 128 different possible glyphs. Moving the mouse shifts a color-changing background pattern and dictates where glyphs will spawn when buttons are pressed. The mouse position itself leaves behind an expanding colorful ribbon that resembles the fluidity of smoke as the mouse is moved around.
Each time a glyph is spawned the occurrence is accompanied by various sounds, which play in stereo and pan along with their position onscreen as they bounce around. The mouse position also emits a looping sound that grows louder with more rigorous motion and gradually quiets when the mouse stops moving.
This was originally an idea I had when my oldest daughter, Raquel, was two years old. Being the busy and preoccupied person that I am, I didn't get around to it until our second child was six months old. It was then that I decided to get down to it.
This sort of software cannot be emulated from a browser or other sandboxed means, because there is no way to disable all of the OS shortcut keys to prevent escaping to the desktop. Running a program with administrator privileges is the only way to properly baby-proof a machine.
I have some ideas about a Newbie Time 2.0, something more along the lines of the old DOS classic "Thinking Things".
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No. 15 Texas (5-2, 3-1 Big 12) at TCU (3-3, 1-2), Saturday at 3:30 p.m. EDT (Fox).
Line: Texas by 1.
Series record: Texas leads 63-25-1.
The Longhorns are trying to stay in the running for a spot in the Big 12 championship game and a likely rematch with Oklahoma after narrowly avoiding what would have been a disastrous loss in a 50-48 win over Kansas. The path to bowl eligibility is getting tough for the Horned Frogs coming off consecutive Big 12 road losses, a rarity under coach Gary Patterson. TCU's first four-game winning streak against Texas since the 1930s ended last year in Austin.
Texas QB Sam Ehlinger against a TCU defense that leads the Big 12 and ranks 11th nationally. While overshadowed by Oklahoma's Jalen Hurts, Ehlinger ranks sixth nationally with 21 touchdown passes, sixth in total offense (2,375 yards) and 10th in passing yards per game (294). The Horned Frogs are second in the Big 12 in pass defense, allowing 181 yards per game.
Texas: A healthy and productive target of Ehlinger is 6-foot-5 receiver Collin Johnson, who caught four passes in Texas' final drive against Kansas. He missed three games because of a nagging leg injury but has played the last two weeks and has resumed his role of go-to guy for Ehlinger.
TCU: Freshman QB Max Duggan hasn't thrown an interception in 142 pass attempts. The school record is 154, set by Jeff Ballard in 2006. But the Horned Frogs are ninth in the 10-team Big 12 in passing offense.
The Longhorns, who have lost their past two games in Fort Worth, haven't dropped three in a row at TCU since 1942-46. ... The Horned Frogs are 5-2 against Texas since joining the Big 12. ... Patterson was the defensive coordinator in 1987 at Cal Lutheran, Texas coach Tom Herman's alma mater. ... Texas is the only Big 12 team converting at least 50 percent of its third downs. The Longhorns are at 56%, which ranks second nationally. ... TCU is 25-25 against ranked opponents under Patterson.
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This is the new Plymouth Argyle home kit 2018/19, Argyle's new principal strip for the upcoming League One season. Made by Puma, the new PAFC strip was officially unveiled on 11 May, 2018. Argyle, who earned promotion from League Two, narrowly missed out a playoff spot in the 2017/18 season.
The new Argyle top features green and black stripes for only the third time in the club's recent history- they wore similar designs in the first half of the 73-74 season and in the 94/95 season. It also features a white v-neck collar.
White shorts and white socks complete the new PAFC 18/19 strip, which has Ginsters as its principal shirt sponsor.


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Two cops stand at a computer. Before them is a blurry security camera image. "Enhance," barks the senior officer to the rookie, who presses a few buttons. Suddenly, the image transforms, revealing a critical piece of evidence. But is "enhancing" video footage realistic?
Separating Fact from Fiction
Technology always plays a role in TV narrative-spinning, and this is one of the most endemic tropes, appearing everywhere from CSI to Star Trek.
Predictably, fiction is always a lot more exciting than fact. Ultimately, pictures are information, with each pixel representing a singular piece of datum. While it's possible to forensically adjust images to make certain elements clearer, you can't extract something from nothing. The success of any forensic image analysis, therefore, depends on a multitude of factors, including the quality of the camera and the conditions in which the footage was taken.
Suppose a convenience store has an old-school VGA security camera bought by the owners in the mid-2000s, and someone breaks in. As the thief flees, his mask slips, and his face is visible for just a moment. Seconds later, he's in the getaway car, far from the camera's field of vision.
Let's suppose, for that moment, the suspect's face occupied an area of the still 50 pixels in height and 25 pixels in width for a total of 1,250 pixels. That's not a lot of space—and most of the distinguishing features that would allow a jury to positively confirm the identity of the suspect (tattoos, facial structure, scars, etc.) are vague and undefined.
Remember, pixels are data. If that data isn't there, you can't conjure it out of nowhere. You can't somehow process a grainy thumbnail-shaped bit of imagery into an high-resolution masterpiece, bringing to light the various minuscule blemishes that ultimately form part of a person's identity. It just can't be done.
How "Enhancing" Footage Actually Works
That notwithstanding, enhancements can be made to an image that may ultimately assist with an investigation. If you're a photographer or videographer, you might be familiar with some of them.
Let's suppose law enforcement has some CCTV footage taken at a point when a crime was committed. However, at the time of the incident, it was night, making it almost impossible for anyone to distinguish any useful details.
A qualified forensic image analysis professional may then take a still and open it within Photoshop—or another relevant tool, like Lightroom or DarkTable—and adjust the contrast or histogram levels to reveal important clues. This is, effectively, basic image editing.
But there's an important distinction to make here. For a long time, image analysis was (for want of a better phrase) something of a Wild West, with little oversight or regulation. That has since changed, and those that perform forensic image analysis within the context of an investigation have to adhere to a code of conduct.
First, for their evidence to be regarded as admissible, many jurisdictions (including the United Kingdom) require the analyst to be proven competent. They have to know what they're doing and be able to prove it. They also have to stick to their area of expertise. An image analyst may not be an expert on facial comparison or human anatomy, and therefore shouldn't offer comment on those elements.
Second, forensic image analysts have to adhere to the usual rules of engagement. This includes retaining the original image—and, where possible, the original storage device. They must also document the entire process so that a third party can trace their steps and recreate the same results.
Ultimately, these rules don't focus on the actual technical process, but rather ensure that any evidence obtained is admissible in a court of law.
Zooming in on the Bigger Picture
Reality is less exciting than fiction. But, just like with tracing a phone call, there's a grain of truth here.
The "zoom and enhance" trope derives from a period in time when most security cameras were, bluntly, terrible. And, that presented a challenge for investigators, first in finding their suspect, but also in trying them in a court of law. Research from academics at Robert Gordon University shows that juries are often less willing to convict on low-quality CCTV footage because, if they're wrong, they've ruined an innocent person's life.
You have to be sure. And, you can't be sure with a cheap security camera.
Obviously, 2020 is different. You can now buy an HD security camera for less than the cost of dinner at a restaurant. The Wyze Cam is perhaps the best example. It retails at $20 and comes with a 1080p sensor and night vision. Yi offers a similarly configured camera in the same ballpark.
With that comes less need to "zoom and enhance." Instead, the conversation around image analysis has shifted towards tasks like light adjustment and ensuring photos are kept and transformed in a way that meets forensic standards.
Try as we might, we just can't imagine the writers of CSI doing an episode about a forensic image analyst completing their chain-of-custody paperwork.
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Proposed center could revive Lincolnville
A sprawling, 30,000-square-foot New World Center for Civil Rights and Social Change in Lincolnville is just a shining vision at the moment, but backers hope the St. Augustine City Commission will move that vision closer to reality.
Marsha Holmes, chair of the newly formed St. Augustine New World Center Foundation Inc., will tell the City Commission on Monday night about a new project that could result in restoration of St. Benedict Schoolhouse, more commercial activity on Martin Luther King Avenue and increased tourism to Lincolnville.
She will be assisted by Jeremy Marquis of Marquis Halback Inc.
Holmes said Friday that she believes this center - sited on Diocese of St. Augustine property roughly between Excelsior Cultural Center and St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church - won't feature only civil rights and civil rights history, but all St. Augustine history, including the Indians and the Spanish, up to the present day.
"St. Augustine has been a place where social change has been part of the city structure since the 1500s," Holmes said. "Aboard the ships (arriving here) were freed and slave Africans. That story cannot be told anywhere else."
Marquis said the idea of a civil rights center has been gathering momentum in the city for more than a decade.
"The crown jewel will be the restored St. Benedict Schoolhouse. That goal been an effort for the last 20 years by the St. Benedict Schoolhouse Restoration Committee and the Cathedral Parish," he said. "This is where history happened and is integral to the experience."
Both Holmes and Marquis indicated they want visitors to the center to have "an experience," not just walk in and walk out. Also included will be exhibits and a gallery to illustrate current struggles for human rights, as well as facilities for banquets and lectures.
However, in late February, the Civil Rights Museum Committee announced that next year it will begin raising funds to renovate the white house at 79 Bridge St. - once the office of NAACP leader and civil rights hero Dr. Robert Hayling - as the future site of the Civil Rights Museum of St. Augustine.
Committee members could not be reached for comment about the similarities and possible competition between the efforts.
But Holmes said the center supports that mission of recognizing the struggle in the 1960s.
"We¹re just focused on a longer time frame," she said.
Holmes said the center wants to be integrated with the community surrounding it, not something just "plopped" down.
"But what is to go inside is not firmly nailed down at this point," she said. "We want people to come in and leave with the feeling that they want to get involved."
With city approval, the foundation will be able to move forward with its fund raising efforts.
The resolution has a clause that says economic development in Lincolnville "promotes not only the history of Lincolnville but the entire St. Augustine region by attracting increased tourism and spurring other financially viable trade and industry growth."
Holmes said the property where the center would go belongs to the Diocese of St. Augustine.
"We are in an informal partnership with the diocese," Holmes said.
Marquis said his conceptual rendering was a joint effort by his firm and the architectural firm of Heery International and is a proposal for what the entire area could look like.
"We see the possibilities," he said. "This is very much a vision plan."


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