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This is a port of Charles MacDonald's Genesis Plus emulator of the Sega Genesis / Sega Megadrive. Loadable from the Front SD Card slot by using the Twilight Hack (among other methods of loading Homebrew), Genesis Plus can also load ROMs directly from the Front SD Card Slot. All you need to get started with Genesis Plus for the Wii is a Nintendo Wii, a Wiimote or Gamecube Control Pad, an SD Card and Zelda: Twilight Princess.
- Author: eke-eke.
- Accessories Needed: GameCube Controller or Wiimote and SD Card.
- Preferred PAL Mode: Any (automatic TV mode detection, no more PAL60 version needed).
- Button to Return to Loader: Return to Loader from the main menu takes you back to the SD Loader or HB channel
- Display mode : 480p, 480i, 576i, 240i, 288i, 288p and 240p
- Loaders Usable: Twilight Hack, Homebrew Channel...
- Installation for Zelda Chainloader: Install as Usual.
- Software Type: Emulation
- Supports Zip compressed rom images.
- Install the Genesis Plus elf file onto your SD Card (rename to boot.elf if you will load directly, or use your favourite elf loader).
- Create the Directory /genplus at the root of your SD Card.
- Create the directory /genplus/roms on your SD Card and copy your ROM files there.
- Please note that you now can save your progress onto the front SD Card slot. /genplus/saves is now automatically created if it does not exist.
- Insert your SD Card into the Wii and run Genesis Plus using your chosen method (Twilight Hack).
- Select Load New Game from the Main Menu to load a ROM.
- Select Play Game from the Main Menu to begin playing the game.
- If you get a blank screen (with only sound), you can return to the main menu with the Z Button and tweak your options to get it to work.
The files required to run Genesis Plus on the Wii can be downloaded from the following Thread on tehskeen.com: http://www.tehskeen.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3919
Menu Controls
- Up / Down: Move through the Menu System.
- A Button / Button 2: Select the current menu option.
- B Button / Button 1: Go back from the current menu.
Game Controls
- Z Button: Takes you back to the main menu.
- L Trigger + Z Button: Perform a soft reset of the Genesis Emulator.
- customizable key mapping
Known Issues
Full Notes about the Release
More in-depth documentation about this release can be found at; http://gxdev.wordpress.com/about/


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The invitation was the first clue we were in for a global melting pot at Jean Paul Gaultier: It pictured a mixed-up map of the world, with Mexico next to Togo, Morocco abutting India, Russia and Greece side by side, and so on. And the runway certainly delivered. From top to bottom his favorite model, Coco Rocha, wore an African-print turban, a peacoat with a silk chinoiserie lining to match her narrow skirt, neon green tights, and brick red cowboy boots. And Coco got off easy. Another model sported a babushka, a Masai necklace, a leather motorcycle jacket, a Mexican-blanket skirt, checked harem pants, yellow stockings, red tennis socks, and green platform sandals.
It was absolutely as over-the-top as it sounds, and the message, if there really was one, was somewhat obscured by the fact that Gaultier is always working some sort of wacky theme. But the general gist—that the world is flat, and how we dress now is an ever-changing series of mash-ups—was pretty spot-on.
Subtract the gimmicky shoes and the costumey hats and, as usual, there were some fantastic clothes here. The expertly cut Gaultier trench showed up in many different guises: shrunken and cropped at the hip, cutaway at the thighs in front and trailing a long hem, or in black with a kimono-silk lining. At one end of the colorful spectrum was a louche smoking jacket, and, at the other, cozy-chic knits and some casually luxe furs. The protesters gathered in force outside would've booed loudly at the fur-trimmed backpack Gaultier borrowed from Sasha Pivovarova for his photo op. On the three-cheers side: He deserves props for the most diverse casting of Paris fashion week.

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Overmedication with cancer and other conditions

A lot of us with cancer are getting older and have comorbidities (new word I have acquired on this journey), so a danger is that we need a lot of medications to control not only pain but blood pressure, thyroid etc. We can be caught up in a tangle of medications all with their side-effects and possibly interactions. Do you have any tips about how to manage this?

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Great discussion topic, Maureen. I cross-posted the thread in the other cancer groups too. I'd like to bring @hopeful33250 @allisonsnow @cindylb @travelgirl @nogginquest into this discussion about the "tangle of medications" one can get into living and aging with cancer.
With respect to medication interactions, I think pharmacists, especially oncology pharmacists, are a key person in your cancer care team. They have oversight over all the drugs you take, regardless of which specialty prescribed them. And they know about interactions. Maureen – how do you coordinate prescriptions as prescribed by different doctors? Does your GP work with you to discuss interactions, etc? My uncle was recently transferred to a geriatrician, who reduced his medications by about a third – medications he no longer needed, but no one had the oversight "position" in managing his care.
This is outstanding information. Thank you for sharing! Iam passing this valuable information with others outside Cancer Connect.
@alpaca @colleenyoung This is absolutely an important discussion.
Drs over medicated my grandma. She almost died from.the situation .
It is important to go over all medications, vitamins and supplements you tske. Update this list whenever you have a check up.
All prescriptions are important.including eye drops. I have prescription eye drops didnt even dawn on me to tell the dr.
Colleen's sdvice to speak with a pharmacist is an excellent idea.
Maureen, good topic! I have been fortunate that I don't have to take a lot of prescription meds (also allergic to everything, so doubly good). But, my poor husband who is starting his cancer journey…..finally diagnosed as Stage 3a Lung cancer has several other conditions as he comes into the cancer treatment. He generally handles meds well but at present he is taking seven meds. COPD drugs, drugs for benign essential tremor, serious foot pain and neuropathy, a heartburn drug for Barrett's Esophagus and the new drug for Supra Ventricular Tacyacardia (a heart rhythm problem). Many of his drugs cause sleepiness or fatigue and dizziness. Soon we'll start treatment for the cancer and that will add more drugs I'm sure. I manage his drugs and ask each and every time a new drug is prescribed how it might interact with the others. I've actually gotten a couple changed so that 'mix' is safer and we always focus on the least powerful drug and amount to start. I also read those inserts you get with drugs and also look them up online to make sure they aren't causing interactions that will cause more serious issues. There does sometimes seem to be a 'cascade' effect with drugs. You take one drug to solve one problem which then requires another drug to counteract the original drug. Whenever possible I try to substitute a natural substance for a drug. I have done a great deal of research on 'natural' supplements and foods that can help support the body, making it as healthy as possible to sustain the treatments we all have to consider with serious illness.
I was prescribed, but was unable to take, aromatase inhibitor type drugs for my breast cancer due to serious side effects……but with really concentrated effort and lots of higher power intervention (I think) I was able to virtually eliminate all the estrogen in my body. I was concerned about the AI drugs because they can cause other problems like osteoporosis, carpal tunnel, depression, etc. I was shocked to hear one oncologist suggest that I would just start on drugs for those conditions to counteract the effects of the AI drugs. But, the AI drugs slow down or stop the cancer so I completely understand and support taking those drugs as needed. I am fortunate I have a new oncologist who supports a 'whole person' theory on cancer and makes recommendations on diet, lifestyle and alternatives to traditional drugs. It can't always be the answer but it's sometimes an option. Before I take a drug or before my husband takes a drug, I ask lots of questions about alternatives, do research and only then do we move forward.
I also had a pharmacist go over my husband's drug list at one point…very good idea travelgirl……..!
At the moment I get meds from my GP and the pharmacy next door. I take a lot of meds to manage the aftereffects of cancer treatment but seem to tolerate them very well. But I have friends (we're in our early 70s now) and fellow head and neck cancer patients who really suffer from over-medication – or just getting the balance right.
This is so interesting that I am overwhelmed. I read the inserts and Google the drugs too. As I said above, I am not having a problem with my own medications at the moment but see others in my local head and neck cancer group and in my age group really struggling with this. Thank you for sharing these very good ideas!
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This is a good topic of discussion. At this time, I take no meds for cancer. The medical treatment for NETs is mainly used for symptom control or if there are METs. As I have no symptoms and do not appear to have METs, I have only used surgery to treat the NETs. However, since I don't know what the future will bring, I'm looking forward to reading more posts about this topic.
Very interesting and useful thread there! Thanks @alpaca aka Maureen 🙂 In my wife's case she was on a constantly changing stream of medications as they struggled with the constantly altering effects of her tumor. Initially it was a tough balancing act between her neuro-oncologist at Mayo, her GP at home, and our pharmacist. Early on our pharmacist was a huge help until our local pharmacy was sold to a chain and it was never the same pharmacist twice. I cringe when I think back to how much time I wasted re-educating pharmacist after pharmacist on who my wife was, what her condition was, and why she was on the cocktail she was on at that specific time. Grr!
Then there was the issue of doctor vs doctor, which put Kramer vs. Kramer to shame! Finally after a grueling 'duel', where I felt as if I were some bizarre type of Second, the neuro-oncologist finally convenience our GP to get out of the mediations loop (other than to be informed of any changes in meds or dosages). One professional ego took a hit and the relationship never recovered, but it was for the good of my wife so I was happy to give up the relationship I had with the same GP.
My wife was on a medicinal cocktail of 32 doses a day. Keeping them straight required a spreadsheet to keep track of the time of day and doses. Luckily, once my wife went into home hospice, her nurse transferred all her meds to another smaller pharmacy with a more stable staff and who delivered. They worked together hand-in-glove. At this point her meds were often changing daily so it was crucial for there to be solid, knowledgeable communications between all the medical pros! This was also critical when we had to go from pill-tablet-capsule form to all liquids for her meds since the liquid form often caused them to act differently, on a different timeline, absorption rate, etc. Unfortunately for future patients in our area, this pharmacy was also swallowed by a national chain and no longer offers the same level of service.
With all the progress in technology I would think information sharing would be simpler regarding patients, their medications, and the providers involved. Hopefully this will improve quickly, but give the conflicting forces of the profit motive, I have my doubts.
Strength, courage, and peace to all.
Mayo requires that you update your list of prescriptions they have on file each time you go to your doctor there. I have several different doctors at Mayo in addition to my hematologist who prescribed various drugs for the side effects of chemo therapy. I would hope that a Mayo pharmacist would go over these drugs periodically to alleviate any problems. In addition to the cancer drugs, I also have medications for blood pressure, hypothyroidism, GERD, COPD, asthma, cholesterol, pain from torn rotator cuff, etc. I have no idea if there are adverse interactions from any of these medications. Does anyone know whether the Mayo Pharmacy Department reviews these lists of medications?
Indiana Scott – you bring up another interesting point regarding medications. When you have multiple doctors involved in the care of one patient meds can get confusing. Each doctor is 'tasked' with certain duties for a patient. In the case of cancer, it's curing cancer and sometimes that seems to be at the exclusion of other concerns (sometimes). It's their job and 'ego' to cure or get cancer in remission. At times that can be at the cost of side effects from drugs or other conditions that send you off to another type of doctor. Of course, not all doctors think so singularly………some do consider the side effects and long term effects of treatments and medications. But I do believe any patient either needs a caretaker or support person in their corner or if they're on their own…..a group like this that gives them multiple perspectives. I liked your "Kramer v. Kramer" analogy. I've hit that point a couple of times myself!
@jaler I keep my husband's drug list on the computer (sample attached). Anytime he adds/subtracts a med I can easily change the list. I print a few copies to keep with us and present it to the receptionist at every doctor's appt. While the Mayo Pharmacy would have safeguards for drug interactions for the prescriptions they fill, I wouldn't expect them to keep up with prescriptions filled elsewhere.
Sample Drug List - 04-14-2018 (Sample-Drug-List-04-14-2018.pdf)


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She has one of those faces you just can't forget, and although she's been in the limelight recently, we're so syked that we're looking at the theme of Parisa Fitz-Henley's husband, wiki, parents and her biography. It will undoubtedly prove entertaining and instructive. So sit still while we get to grips with the subject, starting with Parisa Fitz-Henley's husband.
Parisa Fitz-Henley's Husband
Many people wonder about the love life of this captivating star, especially when she just stepped on stage. Isn't it amazing how much the new generation of celebrities, whether musicians or actors, want to keep their personal lives under lock and key? Well, that's the case with Parisa.
We don't know much about her, but we do know that Parisa Fitz-Henley's husband's title has not yet been claimed and the star about this part of her life is very closed. She has not revealed any information to support or refute the idea that she is involved in a relationship. It is definitely hard to read the card.
For this reason, it is generally assumed that the star is currently unmarried and not in a serious or casual relationship. She is quite evasive when it comes to the subject, up to the point where she avoided answering a question about her relationship status when asked by a fan. In this context, we must cite the theme of the man from Parisa Fitz-Henley until she provides us with something tangible.
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Parisa Fitz-Henley's Wiki/Bio/Parents
This beautiful artist was born on 1 January 1977 and is living proof that some people do not age. Parisa Fitz-Henley's Wiki would be incomplete if she didn't mention the fact that she is currently a 40-year-old who could give most people a run for their money in the early 1920s. She's pretty beautiful and what most people would call timeless.
There is not much information about her parents, but all we can tell you is that she has a mixed pedigree. One of her parents (her mother) is American, while the other (her father) is Jamaican and as such has dual nationality.
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She began her career by becoming a model, and then switched to acting. Today she is a successful actress as she plays the lead role in the successful TV series Jessica Jones in 2015.
In addition, she is very popular for the movie Midnight Texas of 2016. That is certainly not all, she has also played several roles in a handful of movies and television series such as Luke Cage, Moment of Truth, Step in the Arena and Take it Personally. As it has grown over the years, it is expected to have a considerable net worth.
Parisa has an estimated net worth of $600,000, last revised in 2017. At this point, the main source of income is her action, but she also has a few dollars she has earned by modeling for brands like Cosmopolitan, Essence, and Glamour. We can see her moving upwards in the business. In this sense, we have exhausted all the information we have on a husband, wiki, parents, and their biography of Parisa Fitz-Henley.
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I had the chance to meet him and hear him explain why he kept his show soft and gentle and slow-paced, even as glitzy fast-paced programs like "Sesame Street" were getting all the attention and accolades.
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I was at the Christopher Awards in my capacity as the PR person for the annual awards program...something I've been doing for more than 20 years and which I'll be doing again in May for the 69th Christopher Awards.
That year, when the formal program ended, I had a chance to spend some time with Mr.Rogers. A blizzard was raging outside and the car to take him to his hotel was delayed. He was going to walk the several blocks to the hotel, dragging his big suitcase through the windy snow and slush. I convinced him to wait, to stay inside until we were able to get a car. And we sat and talked.
In maybe 30 minutes or so, he learned from me that my father had passed away less than two years before and that I thought of him every day. I can't even remember the questions he asked me -- but he made the conversation more about me than about himself. He spoke in that quiet way that we all saw on TV for so many years, slowly and deliberately. He told me he had been a minister and, along the way, found that TV could be a powerful tool to minister to young people.
When I finally walked him downstairs to the car, he thanked me for the conversation and he said, "Your father must have been a special man, because he raised a good person in you."
I was blown away; in fact, tears came to my eyes. And for days after that, I was sort of floating, feeling I had been in the presence of a truly special person, someone truly touched by God.
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For The National Road Safety Foundation, we do a youth outreach program to involve young people in communicating safe driving messages.
In four major markets, we coordinate with the local auto show on a project we call Drive Safe. We're wrapping up now on the program we do with the Atlanta International Auto Show, which opens next Wednesday. From entries received from teens throughout Georgia, we picked a winning idea for a public service message about distracted driving. We had a crew go to the winner's school in Leesburg, just outside of Albany, Georgia, where they've been doing the filming yesterday and today for a 30-second PSA based on the winner's script. The finished PSA will debut at the auto show next week, before airing nationally on Teen Kids News.
We were able to get coverage of the film shoot, from the FOX and NBC stations and the local paper.
To see the story that aired this morning on NBC/WALB-TV, click here...
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Over the past several days, I've seen several stories relating in some way to how to deal with fake news.
A few days ago in the New York Times, tech writer Farhad Manjoo wrote about a two-month experiment -- getting news the old-fashioned way by reading about it the daily newspapers and not looking at online news or social media. The headline neatly sums up the outcome… "Opting for Yesterday's News Today: Deep, Informed, Accurate and Inky."
Getting his news mostly through daily newspapers via their print editions enabled him to get information more fully developed and reported, with fewer inaccuracies and errors. In other words, slower but the truthful, or at least more truthful. He also got insight and context that fast-breaking news coverage can't always provide. And by avoiding posts about news on social media, he says he missed out on the slanted and sometimes intentionally misleading representation of information that we've all fallen victim to online.
It's a good read and it does make me wish we could go back to the way it used to be. I know we can't – that genie's been let out of the bottle. But it seems that we as a nation might be better off if we could go back.
About two weeks ago on C-SPAN I caught the last few minutes of a conference from London about fake news. There was talk of an effort in the U.K. to create grades of truthfulness or accuracy for digital media so users might have a better idea if what they are seeing is truthful or biased. I thought, what a great idea! I wish there was something like that to assess U.S. media.
So I was pleasantly surprised to see a story in The Wall Street Journal a few days ago. It was bylined by a former WSJ publisher L. Gordon Crovitz, and it said that he and journalist Steven Brill -- best-known as founder and publisher of American Lawyer – have started a company called NewsGuard that will rate news organizations and sites based on their accuracy, bias and other things that might impact their accuracy, including ownership and affiliations. Rather than relying on algorithms, NewsGuard will have real people monitoring news and what passes for news, rating media green, yellow or red depending on their truthfulness and transparency.
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And now, according to the latest reports in the trade media, Sinclair plans to have its local news anchors -- people who are known and trusted in their local markets -- read pieces echoing the complaints we hear from the White House, some Republican politicians and from conservative media like FOX that the "traditional media" like the networks and major daily papers are reporting fake news.
Even though these pieces are being labeled as "opinion," it is still extremely harmful to our democracy and to the public interest to have on-air reporters and anchors demeaning other media and promoting the idea of them being fake news. According to a CNN report, many Sinclair TV stations news anchors aren't happy about this, calling this forced move "manipulative."
It's unfortunate and it's dangerous, since it further pushes the concept of our news media doing fake news, ironically from one of the media companies that has been most guilty of disseminating fake and biased news.
My advice… check to see which station in your market is owned by Sinclair and be forewarned.
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Game Changer
** Now an AMAZON Top 100 BESTSELLER **
There are three things I know about New York so far: everybody is late for something, nobody has a freakin' clue what sweet tea is, and King Kong himself is still alive and well and has taken the form of a growly blacksmith named Mac.
This is no shifter story and I'm not his prey, although I wouldn't say no if he asked for a little taste. I've been saddled with interviewing the beast to secure my new dream job in publishing, but his intense stares and monosyllabic responses are making my job impossible. I just need to get this over with and move on to navigating my new life and career. I've got this, right?
But my professional and personal challenges are proving bigger than I realized, and Mac might be the only one who truly understands this game. He'll be my biggest ally if I let him—and the way he keeps saying my name makes me really want to let him. The thing is, this city is known for breaking hearts, and it doesn't care if you're the new girl in town or the beast who calls it home.
Game Changer is a slow-burn standalone romantic comedy with an emotional punch.
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- What: A free concert series for the community held the first Friday of each month, May through October. This month's concert will feature False Dmitri!
- When: 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., rain or shine!
- Where: Riverside Park in Farmville.
- Featuring: Good music, food and friends! The concession stand will be operated by the Farmville Volunteer Fire Deptartment, and the Bounce House is provided by Awesome Party Supplies.
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SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH | 5 minute read
Vanja Stace, The Fashion Darling, returns this week with 3 methods to consider in pricing your fashion line for profit. Make sure you select the method that works best for your product line and operations!
Pricing is incredibly important for fashion brands because it has a direct impact on the place your brand sits in the market, as well as on your profits.
I have seen many designers think they are priced correctly, only to realize (once I go through their pricing structure) that they have been selling to the consumer at their wholesale price. Yikes! No wonder they couldn't work out how to start a wholesale channel – there is no cut there for a retailer because the price is too low.
The problem with pricing incorrectly is that your audience gets used to your brand sitting in one part of the market, and if you try and double your prices in one fell swoop you will lose current customers.
You will also have problems gaining new customers, who can afford the new price, because they see you as a cheaper brand, since that's what you have been so far.
Another problem with pricing incorrectly is that you are not making profit. I understand that you are in this business because you love it, and you're not solely motivated by money, but wouldn't it nice to be paid for your talent, ideas and time? Wouldn't it be great to recoup all your costs and have money left to start marketing your line?
This is what profit does, it pays for your business to move forward, it pays for you and it keeps you in your business.
There are numerous ways to price your garments, and I will cover a few of them off here.
This is a great method to use when you're trying to work out if a product is viable – i.e. if it's worth producing.
You look at a product, for example an embellished one piece swimsuit, and you estimate that in the current market, with your brand and consumer in mind, the most you can get for that is $200. This is your RRP – recommended retail price.
Now you take that RRP and you divide it by 4 to get your cost price. If you think you can sell this swimsuit at $200, then your cost price of the finished product needs to be a quarter of that, which is $50.
Can you produce a quality product for $50? No? You need to review your design and manufacturing processes to make it work, or you need to not go into production.
The most common way of pricing fashion items is using the keystone markup method. This means that you multiply a price by 2 (sometimes up to 2.5) in order to get a price for the next level.
For example, you start with a cost price of the garment which is the sum of all of your manufacturing costs.
You then multiply this by 2 to get your wholesale price.
Then you multiply the wholesale price by 2 (and up to 2.5 to cover taxes) to get your retail price.
This is the most basic method and is commonly used by brands who need a simple pricing strategy.
This is the method I recommend for my clients and students. It adds not only the production costs of each product, but also the overhead costs and expenses, and it adds a profit margin to each piece.
It has 5 stages:
In simpler terms, Cost price = Production cost per unit + ((Total overheads + admin expenses)/Number of units produced).
You then take the cost price, add your profit margin, and this makes your wholesale price. The wholesale price is then multiplied by 2-2.5 to get an RRP.
When pricing your designs it is also important to know where your brand sits in the market.
If you sit in the premium end of the market your customer expects to pay a high price for an item of great (perceived) value – which means you can't be cheap. Saving a couple of dollars does not motivate a premium customer, so don't discount your goods.
Luxury pricing needs to be applied to this type of product, where the brand has an extremely high value (comparing to the actual cost of production). This part of the market is brand focused, and loyal.
Budget pricing – if you are perceived as a low-end, no-frills brand but your products are expensive, people won't buy because they won't see the value in buying a high price item from a low end brand.
The low part of the market is focused on price – they are not looking for goods that will last a lifetime or elevate their social status. They want something they can afford, and are happy to love it and throw it out soon after. This market segment is NOT brand loyal – they will buy based on price and won't care who they buy it from.
Value-based pricing for the middle part of the market – this part of the market needs to see value for money – a careful mix of quality and price.
If you focus on long-term relationships this client is brand loyal but will need to see you cater to their needs, choosing quality materials and making your products affordable. They can justify the price if they see the value, so that needs to be your focus and talking point in your communication efforts.
Where does your brand sit in the market? And which pricing strategies do you currently use?
Vanja Stace is the founder and principle of The Fashion Darling School of Business.
The Fashion Darling was founded in 2015 and has helped many international designers. In July 2015 we won the Fashion Edupreneur 2015 Award, which recognises excellence in the delivery of educational programs in the fashion industry.
The Fashion Darling will be back next friday with tips for your fashion line. In the meantime, if you have any questions for Vanja, reach out to her on www.thefashiondarling.com.
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To the End (What God had in store for my 18-year cancer anniversary)January 23, 2019 | Danielle | Cancer Survivorship | 1
I never know how I'm going to feel today, and how to celebrate my cancer anniversary. I've learned over 18 years that there's no "right way" to celebrate a day like today. Some years I barely mention it, other years (like last year when I wrote "17 Reasons God Meant Colon Cancer for my Good"…Read More


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Betsy and Webster are FUN. Like really really fun. You'll see these romantic first look portraits, and then bam– just like their engagements, they're in full dance mode. I can't hold the camera still enough to stop laughing but I make it happen and capture these moments because they are so hilarious and sooo genuine! This is the reason they are SO LOVED by their friends and family!
The navy and yellow details were perfect for their Norfolk Yacht Club reception (ceremony at St. Paul's church, GORGEOUS) and created a nautical look with a pop of happy yellow. Betsy has actually grown up in this church so getting married here was a big deal, it made it that much sweeter! Their friends and family never stopped smiling from beginning to end and there was a LOT of dancing thanks to RedLine Addiction, the live band they had rocking the reception. There are so many MOMENTS from this wedding from the way Webster smiles whenever he sees his gorgeous bride to the way Betsy lights up a room and makes the absolute BEST faces and expressions, it was so hard to narrow this down to one blog post! And did I mention a pit stop before the reception to Local Heroes Comicbook Store in Ghent? My second shooting husband was in heaven, the groom LOVES comics and it was way too cute for words seeing him in there 🙂 CONGRATS YOU TWO!!!!!!!!! 🙂
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North of the Pyrenees I touch down in France. In the valley of the river Garonne. In the city of Toulouse.
A stern lady watches over my path.
Time seems to slow down. I stroll along the river bank, where people eat lunch, bath in the sun or read a book.
I cross the bridge. Small restaurants wait for customers.
Some shops offer accessories.
Others offer looks.
Near a fountain boys play in the sun, while girls take pictures from the shade.
Someone else takes a picture of a book.
Arabia, Africa and Europe seem to meet in this streets.
I reach the Canal …
… watched through shaded windows.
At a church …
… the gate invites me …
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Tabloid update: "Obama Marriage Explodes!"
America Wants To Know likes to keep you up-to-date on the latest stories from the supermarket tabloids, and this week the paper that jumped into our hands at the checkstand was the National Enquirer.
"Obama Marriage Explodes!" the cover screams in bright yellow block letters. It promises "All the shocking details," including "Wife confronts him over cheating," "Love Notes," and "Photos."
Yes, well, not so fast.
Inside, we learn from a "close source":
"When they first decided to get into politics, Barack agreed to tell all, but now Michelle wants to be sure he's been completely honest. She worries there are women from his past who could destroy them."
And then, the "close source" spills this:
"Call it women's intuition, but Michelle is locked onto this notion and isn't backing down. She's afraid there could even be pictures or love notes that could humiliate them."
The Enquirer goes on to reveal that Barack Obama insists there are no women, no love notes, and no photos.
And that is what the National Enquirer used to splash its front cover with a story that makes the Obama marriage look quite a lot like the Clinton marriage.
Gosh, who would have a motive to do such a thing?
America Wants To Know will not wake up its in-house detective on a Sunday morning for this one.
We have a "close source" -- actually it's the web site for Williams & Connolly -- to confirm that there is, in fact, a direct link between the Clintons and the National Enquirer.
His name is David E. Kendall, and he is a partner in the Washington D.C. law firm, Williams & Connolly, LLP.
Mr. Kendall's biography cheerfully admits, "He began representing President and Mrs. Clinton in November 1993, in what was ostensibly a small savings and loan matter involving Whitewater Development Company, Inc. He went on to represent the Clintons in a variety of matters, including Independent Counsel, Senate, House of Representatives, FDIC, RTC, and bar counsel investigations, civil litigation, and the 1998-99 impeachment proceedings, and currently represents them in three civil matters."
They certainly keep him busy.
But Mr. Kendall also found time, his biography reports, to represent publications including the "National Enquirer (where he supervised prepublication copy review for over a decade and a half)."
A decade and a half.
Do you think, in fifteen years of supervising prepublication copy review, he made a few contacts in the editorial offices?
Well, all right, so we're cynical.
But you have to admit, it's perfectly logical for the Clintons to want to convince voters that no politician's marriage is any different from the Clintons' marriage. You can almost hear the dinner table conversation that takes place just before the pollster calls:
"I'm not voting for Hillary because her husband cheats on her and it's going to be a zoo in that White House."
"Don't be naive, all politicians cheat and lie. Obama's no different. His wife caught him cheating and there are love notes and photos, and they're no different than the Clintons."
The fact that there are no love notes and no photos and nobody caught Barack Obama cheating will not be obvious because only America Wants To Know actually went to the trouble of reading this tripe.
For the record, we greatly prefer the Globe. When the Globe tells you "Laura Claws Boozing Bush," you can take it to the bank.
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The number of Twitter users has climbed to a lofty 75 million, but the growth rate of new users is slowing and a lot of current Twitterers are inactive, according to a study released today.
The rate of new user growth peaked last July at about 7.8 million a month. That number has dropped to about 6.2 million new users a month now, according to a study from RJMetrics Inc., which develops online metric analysis software. The past six months, the study also noted, have seen a steady falloff in the number of new accounts.
"When you look at new account registrations, no one can deny that Twitter is still growing like a rocket ship. That's good," wrote Robert J. Moore, CEO and founder of RJMetrics. "However, upon closer inspection, the rate of new user sign-ups has dropped meaningfully from its peak and many new users never do anything with their accounts. That's bad. Furthermore, the percentage of accounts sending out tweets has steadily declined over the past six months. That's worse."
Actually, the study shows that a lot of Twitter accounts aren't active, and the number of accounts that sent even one tweet in a given month hit an all-time low in December.
According to the findings, only 17% of all Twitter accounts Twittered last month. That's down from more than 70% in early 2007 when Twitter was a fledgling company with far, far fewer users.
However, because of Twitter's "rapid user growth," Moore noted, there are still more Twitterers than ever before, even though only 17% of the accounts tweeted last month.
Twitter, according to the report, has between 10 million and 15 million active tweeters.
Today's RJMetrics study echoes a report released last week by HubSpot, a Cambridge, Mass.-based Web analytics company, which found that the number of users joining Twitter started to drop off dramatically last fall. While Twitter grew rapidly during the past couple of years, HubSpot said in its latest "State of the Twittersphere" report that the company's growth rate dropped to 3.5% in October, compared to 13% just seven months earlier.
This slowing growth rate stands in stark contrast to the microblogging site's staggering growth numbers just a year ago.
Last April, Web analytics firm ComScore Inc. reported that the number of people using Twitter in February 2009 had jumped a dramatic 700% compared to the same month in 2008.
Twitter also saw a 131% increase in U.S. visitors from February to March of last year, according to another study by ComScore, which reported that Twitter had 9.3 million visitors in March of 2009 -- a whopping 5 million more than it had the month before.
According to today's RJMetrics report, people who have joined Twitter aren't creating much of a presence there. The average Twitter user has 27 followers, which is down from 42 followers in August, according to the new study. About 25% of users have no followers at all; that's up from 20% with no followers last August. Upward of 40% of users only have one to five followers.
"A third of Twitter's user base has joined up in the past four months, and we know that users acquire more followers the longer they are on the system," wrote Moore in the report. However, he added that it's "impossible" to tell at this point if so many users have few followers because they're new to the site or because they're simply not engaged.
And a lack of engagement is showing up.
The study noted that about 80% of all Twitter users have tweeted fewer than 10 times, up five percentage points from just five months ago.
Moore pointed out in the report that if new Twitter users stick with the microblogging service through just one week, they have a much higher rate of engagement with the site over time.
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Vintage Men's Mags #11: Stag Magazine
If you've been reading Retrospace, you know I have a special place in my heart for the men's action mags of the 1950s and 1960s. Each cover is a smack upside the head - a stunning display of vibrant colors, manic action, and lurid headlines. Inside, they were chock full of sensational tales, extreme paranoia, and masochism gone mental. The magazines penetrated the male psyche - far below the cortex, deep down into the reptilian center.
Stag began as an offshoot of Esquire in the 30s, but joined the ranks of the aforementioned action mags in 1951 when it was bought out by Magazine Management Company Incorporated. Don't recognize the name? This was the parent company of Marvel - the publisher that gave us Spider-Man, The Hulk, Iron Man, etc.
Unfortunately, by the 1970s, the men's action mag business wasn't what it used to be. So, many of these titles disappeared.... or turned to pornography (generally softcore). In the case of Stag, Magazine Management Co. Inc.CEO, Martin Goodman, handed over the company to his son Chip. The magazine instantly went to porn. The fantastic illustrations were gone. Where once talented guys like Mario Puzo wrote some of the best reading a guy could ask for, now it was all about the pictures. Stories were just an afterthought.
Just take a look at how the magazine changed in the images below. From the glory days of thrilling adventure to photos of smoking hot babes. Not that there's anything wrong with smoking hot babes, mind you. It's just that I miss the old Stag.
And to add one final note to the whole tawdry affair, Stag and Swank were both purchased in the 1990s by an even smuttier publisher, Magma. I won't post any of there covers here because they are most definitely NSFW.
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"Queen of Newark's Sex Torture Palace" may be the greatest headline in the history of everything.ReplyDelete
How about "We joined wife swappers unlimited"? When I read that I had only one question.... Is there a way to swap your Wife on a limited basis? That one cracked me up :)ReplyDelete
Gotta love Goodman, his publishing empire was fly-by-night until he struck gold with Lee and Kirby as Marvel Comics.ReplyDelete
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(c/o) iam:gogo_savvy
3/4″ lobes, 10ga septum piercing, 14ga Madison surface piercing; by Samantha Robles, 454 Tattoo & Body Piercing in Encinitas, CA.
(c/o) iam:gogo_savvy
3/4″ lobes, 10ga septum piercing, 14ga Madison surface piercing; by Samantha Robles, 454 Tattoo & Body Piercing in Encinitas, CA.
Gogo_savvy is not a boy! She is a beautiful girly. I am presuming this is one of her subjects? And a handsome one he is too.
holy crap i want .lucia.'s skin.
awww lucia made modblog, seems that picture of her and her hidious scarf is haunting me everywhere! :P
the first picture is yummmmmmm
Both are pure hotness.
They are both absolutely gorgeous!
Yeah, #4.
The first picture is yummmmmm.
the guy is one hardcore motherlover
i wanna his body
I've met lucia. I wish this picture showed her Lobes they are beautifull
#1- Thats why it says (c/o) in front- Care of.
#9 – I don't think that was there when I left my comment… and if it was… I certainly don't remember seeing it :)
they are both gorgeous…
#2, I bet she wants her skin too, that's photoshopped :p
Amanda – You know that her skin is created digitally, right?
I also want digitally smooth skin, but will settle for it showing up in pictures…
Wowwww! What lovely porcelain looking skin!
And he has lovely looking lips!
um, where in california are you at mister?
haha, for a minute I was like "wait…gogo_savvy isn't a boy…is she?"…Ha. And yah, the female does have amazing skin :]
Haha… people are so silly sometimes. This world is full of photoshopped images of perfect skin, perfect eyes, perfect lips… and there just aren't enough people out there who realize that it's photoshopped, and they all set unreasonable goals for themselves. IE "I want to be as thin as ____ on the cover of ____."…. you DO realize that that's not how she really looks?
I was going to mention that I didn't remember gogo having a mustache in person
I don't know her well, but would you lot stop assuming its photoshopped, her skin is very much like that in real life people.
i didnt edit my photo nor did i ever put it on my IAM, if you want to see my skin go see my page.
haha yeh shes my best girl an she has pretty flawless skin in real life, shes a bitch for it
The filter that's run on it is called Xero Radiance. It's on pretty much every single picture because I like the way it looks…
yeah i think its really good
she's an angel
she pulls off the white-blond hair really well.
I know this entry is old but I love these pictures, even with a filter, and if I get a septum piercing it will be with that jewelry (and I hope to).
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Now more than ever, your online privacy is under attack. ISPs, advertisers, and governments around the world are increasingly interested in knowing exactly what you're up to when you browse the web. Whether you're a political activist or simply someone who hates the idea of third-parties scrutinizing your surfing habits, there are plenty of tools available to keep prying eyes off of your traffic.
In this post, I'm going to highlight 19 ways to increase your online privacy. Some methods are more complicated than others, but if you're serious about remaining private, these tips will help shield your traffic from snoops. Of course, internet security is a topic in and of itself, so you're going to need to do some reading to remain thoroughly protected on all fronts. And remember, even the most careful among us are still vulnerable to imperfect technology.
The Onion Router (Tor)
If anonymity is what you're after, The Onion Router (Tor) is what you need. It uses a vast network of computers to route your Web traffic through a number of encrypted layers to obscure its origin. Tor is a vital tool for political dissidents and whistleblowers to anonymously share information, and you can just as easily use it to help protect your privacy. Get started by downloading the Tor Browser. This customized fork of Firefox automatically connects to the Tor network, and includes some of the privacy-enhancing browser extensions discussed later in this post. This package has everything you need to use Tor successfully, but you'll also need to change your web surfing behavior to retain as much anonymity as possible. Abide by the Tor warnings, and remember this isn't a magic bullet. It still has some significant weaknesses.
Justified paranoia
You might not think you have anything to hide, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't enjoy the benefits of online privacy. Some of these recommendations are a real hassle to live with — I'm well aware. It's a lot easier to shove your fingers in your ears, and pretend like the NSA and your ISP aren't watching every move you make. But what you browse is your business, and your business alone. Now is the time to stand up for yourself, and take back your privacy.
In time for Black Hat and DEFCON, we're covering security, cyberwar, and online crime all this week; check out the rest of our Security Week stories for more in-depth coverage as the week goes on.


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What if the purpose of architecture were not primarily to
surprise with unexpected shapes, awe the viewer with the genius of
the architect, or keep up with glamorous trends — but rather to
add life to our environment by finding and using patterns that are
charged with the spirit of life?
That, in a nutshell, is the aim of the humanistic, holistic,
integrative approach to building called organic architecture. It's
an emerging worldwide movement that traces its origins to the
prophetic American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the Spanish
advocate of organic form Antonio Gaudi, philosopher and educational
theorist Rudolf Steiner, and others, and it's rapidly gaining
recognition and momentum. (The first exhibition of organic
architecture opened at the Berlage Museum in Amsterdam in April
Its prime prophet and theorist is the Berkeley-based American
architect Christopher Alexander, and he's just completed a
four-volume magnum opus that is both a manifesto and an exhaustive
demonstration of how and why organic architecture works. With the
September publication of Book Three of The Nature of Order
(Oxford) (the first, second, and fourth volumes appeared in 2003),
organic architecture has an eloquent theory to go with its
Alexander helped pioneer the practice of organic architecture 30
years ago with the publication of A Pattern Language. He
and his colleagues at the University of California School of
Architecture rocked the architectural academy with this
revolutionary design tool — a compendium of some 253 'patterns'
that people from every era and every corner of the world love to
see and experience in architecture. The patterns, which address
architecture at all scales from a town to the details of individual
houses, enable anyone to pick and choose time-tested, possibly even
archetypal configurations on which to base the design of whatever
they are building.
Alexander and crew's demystification and democratization of the
design process challenged the whole idea of architecture as the
vehicle for idiosyncratic architects to express their idiosyncratic
visions. The modernist and postmodernist orthodoxy dismissed
Alexander's ideas as derivative, sentimental romanticism. But
critic Tony Ward, in a review for Architecture Design,
wrote that A Pattern Language 'allows any lay person or
group of persons to design any part of the environment for
themselves. . . . Every library, every school, every environmental
action group, every architect, and every first-year student should
have a copy.'
Now comes the completion of The Nature of Order, the
long-awaited and much-delayed 2,150-page treatise on 'the art of
building and the nature of the universe' that Alexander calls a
single, if very long, essay. In it he provides the theoretical
basis for the selection of the patterns in A Pattern
Language, and for the creation of new patterns. Alexander
claims that the art of building began going awry in the 16th
century with the rise of mechanistic scientific thinking. One
consequence is that there is now no consensus about which values
are most important in making buildings. For Alexander, however, the
choice is clear. The criterion that trumps all others is how much
life the building has. He acknowledges that aliveness is
hard to measure objectively, but he asserts that most people know
it when they see it. When, as part of his research, Alexander set
photos of two objects — say, a salt shaker and a ketchup bottle,
or a Bangkok slum and a postmodern residence in Massachusetts —
side by side and asked people to comment on the juxtaposition, more
than 90 percent agreed on which photos had more life.
Drawing on these and other findings, Alexander establishes human
feelings as the final arbiter of good design. He writes: 'I assert,
simply, that all living process hinges on the production of deep
feeling. . . . Yet perhaps there is no other place in this essay
where the intellectual paradigm I offer is more at odds — at least
on the surface — with the Cartesian paradigm. At first sight it
would almost seem absurd to claim that every living process may be
recognized, or measured in its degree of efficacy, according to the
depth of its capacity to produce deep feeling. Yet I believe this
is so.'
Toward the end of Book Four, The Luminous Ground,
Alexander makes his greatest, and most potentially controversial,
contribution. He asserts that through feelings of reverence, awe,
wonder, and love, 'we somehow come more closely into relation with
the underlying ground-stuff of the universe, with the domain of
pure unity.' He's saying that in order to create architecture that
has life, that connects us to our wholeness, designers need to
train their inner spiritual senses and 'to make the practice of
architecture nothing less than a path to higher consciousness, a
path to God.'


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By exploring the intertwined histories of the automobile, policing, criminal procedure, and the administrative state in the twentieth-century United States, this Essay argues that the growth of the police's discretionary authority had its roots in the governance of an automotive society. To tell this history and the proliferation of procedural rights that developed as a solution to abuses of police discretion, this Essay examines the life and oeuvre of Charles Reich, an administrative-law expert in the 1960s who wrote about his own encounters with the police, particularly in his car. The Essay concludes that, in light of this regulatory history of criminal procedure, putting some limits on the police's discretionary power may require partitioning the enforcement of traffic laws from the investigation of crime.
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Seo on Charles Reich and the Fourth Amendment
Sarah Seo (Charles W. McCurdy Fellow, University of Virginia School of Law) has a new essay in the April issue of the Yale Law Journal titled, "The New Public." Here's the abstract:
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The credit revolution
Everyone seems to agree that America's moral fabric is being undermined by the unwise proliferation of consumer credit. We readily believe those who claim that easy credit fuels rampant hedonism and leads many to bankruptcy. Wistfully, we compare ourselves to ancestors who supposedly controlled their spending and never went into debt. We believe that our present affluence is a bubble that will surely burst.


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Mr. Light Pair of Black Spooky Tapers with Dark Holders and Built-in Timers - Size 10.25"
This pair of spooky 10.25 inch tall black taper candles are perfect for your next Halloween party. They include matching holders and have a 24 hour built in timer. Taper candles stay on for eight hours, turn off for 16 hours and repeats the cycle at the same time the next day. Has a realistic flickering yellow flame. Has a convenient on/off switch, each candle requires two AA batteries.


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2011-2015 Toyota Tacoma 100% Plug & Play Remote Start Kit – FULL INSTALL!
We have a plastic pry tool, we have a Phillips screwdriver. We have a flathead screwdriver with a pretty small flat, blade wire cutters and then a ten millimeter, I'm gon na use an impact here. You guys can use a ratchet. The first thing that we're gon na remove is the bottom plastic around the steering column. I find it easiest to start the truck and that allows you to freely rotate the steering wheel so go ahead and remove the screw here on the right and there's another one here on the left. Once the screws are removed, go ahead in take the key out. Take the plastic pry tool and stick it right here between where the plastics meet right, underneath where the windshield wiper switches so stick it in here, give it a little leverage and it will pop right on top just like so the next thing we're going to do Is just pull this pocket out just pull straight back here's. Remove this seal plate simply grab it at the back, pull it right on it. Next, pull up on this dead pedal that will expose a plastic nut, holding the driver catalog so go ahead and undo that once the plastic nut is off, go ahead and grab the kick panel right here at the back, and you can simply pull it right on Out the next thing we're gon na do is remove two ten millimeter bolts from underneath the dash panel, you'll notice, there's a door over here and there's a little tiny spot for a flathead screwdriver, and you can poke that down and that will expose a ten millimeter Bolt here on the right and there's another one over here on the left, so go ahead and remove those two bolts and once you guys have the bolts removed, go ahead and just grab the dash panel right here and pull straight back on it.
And it will pop right out over here on the left: go ahead and unplug the electrical connectors go ahead and unplug the electrical connector at the bottom of the dash. It has a wire clip on it, so you can remove that and then the hood latch just push on this tab here, and it will go right out the back side. Gon na give you a quick overview or the wire harness Before we jump in the truck. The heavy gauge connector over here is the main ignition switch that plugs in right behind where you insert the key. This is our lock adapter, we have our parking light switch and then we have our obd2. All of the legs are labeled for easy identification. So for the wire harness installation, I like to start underneath the steering column so go ahead and get the big white connector with a heavy gauge wire and unplug it you're gon na plug it into our harness and then you're gon na plug the other end of Our harness back into the switch the next connector under the steering column that we're gon na install is the parking light, switch so go ahead and unplug this one. I find it easiest to route our portion of the harness to the steering column behind this metal. Brace. Go ahead and plug the factory connector into our harness and then plug the other end of our harness back into the switch the white pigtail wire.
You guys can snip off or just tape it to the harness it is not used on the Tacoma. The yellow wire is for auto lights, so if your parking light switch says auto on it, then you will snip that wire, otherwise leave it intact. Just like so Music connected we're gon na install is the obd2 which is right here, underneath the fuse box you're gon na take our portion of the harness and fish it over here on the left. We'Re just going to go through this little space right here, go over the hood, latch cable, but you have it down underneath the dash go ahead and take your screwdriver or the pry tool. You'Re gon na pop the obd2 tab on one side and push it right out. The back like so go ahead and plug it into our connector and then you're going to take the other end of ours and mount it right back into the mounting tab. Make sure that you zip tie it on the backside or wedge it somewhere, because when you operate the emergency brake, it does come all the way, almost as the back of the obd2 connector and you got off the wire getting hung up on that door. Lock adapter! This part of our harness it installs down here in the kick panel you'll see a big wire loom coming down. I find it easiest to pop that wire harness tab loose. You don't want to cut it just pop it loose like this, and now you can get your hands in here.
There'S two connectors down in here. Ours is only gon na fit one of them. Both of them go through the door jamb in the boot into the door, the one that we need doesn't usually have that much slack on it it's about right here. If you can see it so I'm gon na go ahead and unplug it and show you guys what it looks like it's taped to the harness here. You'Re gon na go ahead and plug our connector into it and then plug the other end of ours into the connector that goes into the door. It takes the three pin connector that comes from it and route it up here behind the metal, brace and you're going to plug it right into the port that says locks, so you simply plug it in and our harness is done as far as the antenna placement, Usually goes up here on the left, you're gon na route, the wire between the headliner and the a pillar. You can actually just pull this all the way loose once you guys, haven't loose, that gives you a nice channel to run the antenna wire down in underneath the dash the remote start. Module goes right up in here, so you're gon na wrap the antenna down and around, and then all the connections are made right here. So once you have the antenna down here, we're gon na go ahead and program. The module and we'll give you a remote start.
Demo, we're gon na throw a smartphone module on this guy's truck. So as far as placement goes, you'll see this big metal dash, brace right here. You do not want to set it underneath the brace the phone module needs to go above the metal, so it pretty much is gon na wedge between the Vette duck back here and this metal brace. You can budge it right up in there. If you stick the phone module underneath it you'll, probably experience connectivity issues so make sure there's no metal between the cell phone module and the sky. Alright guys, we just finished up the 15 to coma gon na, give you a quick demo on it on the key fob, you're gon na push and hold until the blue light. Blinks you release it, give it a few seconds and she starts up so right before she starts. The doors are gon na unlock the trucks gon na crank and then the doors relock. So right now the doors are locked on the key fob you're going to tap it once it'll lock the door, you can tap it twice and it will unlock the doors, and that is the same if it's running or if it's turned off so let's jump in Here, real quick, the AC is on and you can hear that where I left it before I got out to do the takeover. You simply put the key in and turn it to clicks. So you go one two tap and release the brake, and now you can pull it out of Drive and then drive away Music, a little fun tip for you, it's called the pit.
Stop so let's say we start the truck. Normally we drive to the gas station and you want to run in real, quick and run out on the key fob, push and hold the button until that blue light. Blinks wait for about five seconds, and now you can pull the key out and the truck is still running the eight C's on so then you can get out shut. The door walk away tap this button once and it will lock the doors back up and now your truck is secured. So when you come back out, you can double tap. It'Ll unlock the doors and you get in and do the take over like I just showed you and your truck never turns off Music.


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Autism Spectrum Disorder Training for Public Safety POST 2002
About this Course
Through the generous support of the Missouri Department of Mental Health, the Office of Autism Services partnered with Dennis Debbaudt, an expert in the field of autism and law enforcement and first response, and the University of Missouri Extension, MU Fire and Rescue Training Institute to produce electronic training on public safety considerations when interacting with individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Three goals were at the forefront of this effort:
- To provide credible information to first responders who might encounter individuals with autism spectrum disorder, minimizing risk to responders and maximizing positive outcomes of such encounters,
- To meet continuing education requirements of Missouri Peace Officers Standards Training (POST) and Emergency Medical Services with immediate results, and
- To incentivize participation in the training by offering it to qualified users at no cost for a period of three years.
The need for autism-specific training for public safety personnel is evidenced both nationally and locally. Almost daily, Amber alerts are issued for children with autism who have wandered from their homes. And, much too frequently, the search results in tragedy.Training for public safety personnel occurs throughout Missouri every year, but this training represents a systemic effort to engage as many personnel as possible in the comfort of their own home or office at a time of their choosing. It also addresses the challenges of staff turnover and shift work that might preclude attendance at face-to-face presentations that occur during regular business hours.
This course is designed to help police officers, fire fighters, and emergency medical service providers recognize and respond appropriately to persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder. This course has been developed in conjunction with Missouri Department of Mental Health.
This course is approved for two (2) hours of continuing education through Missouri Bureau of EMS in the Division/Module of Special Considerations.
Additionally, this course is approved to offer Missouri Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Continuing Law Enforcement Education credit for two (2) Interpersonal Perspective hours on handling persons with mental health and cognitive impairment issues. Students wishing to receive this credit must complete the POST enrollment form and complete the course in no less than 100 minutes.
NOTE: Students are given two attempts to pass each of the three video modules with a minimum of 70%. If you are unsuccessful on both attempts, please do not re-enroll in the course. Contact the Fire and Rescue Training Institute at [email protected] for extra attempts to pass a module or extend your 30-day enrollment period. We will work with you to provide extended opportunities to complete the class.
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Before you can access the 3 lessons you need to fill out the initial information survey to the fullest. If you fill it out incorrectly, you may not receive the proper credit for this class.
This Course contains 3 Lessons:
Recognizing Autism Spectrum Disorder
- This lesson contains 6 videos embedded into the quiz with a total of 14 questions
Safety Risks for Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- This lesson contains 7 videos embedded into the quiz with a total of 10 questions
Basic Strategies for Effectively Interacting with Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- This lesson contains 9 videos embedded into the quiz with a total of 15 questions
Each lesson quiz needs to have a passing score of 70%. You will have two attempts at the quiz to get a passing grade and an unlimited amount of time on each attempt.
After you complete the initial information quiz and pass the 3 lessons, you will take a course evaluation survey.
Once the survey is complete you can access your certificate of completion.
You may have initially accomplished enrollment within this course by finding it on the MU FRTI website.
The enrollment period for this couse is 30 days. If you need assistance with this deadline, contact your instructor Erin McGruder. You may also contact the help desk for this course.
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Nottingham Business School Professors inspire during International Professors' Week
In keeping with a tradition of excellence in teaching and research, Nottingham Business School has recently hosted inaugural lectures from three of our new Professors.
In keeping with a tradition of excellence in teaching and research, Nottingham Business School has recently hosted inaugural lectures from three of our new Professors. These took place during our 3rd annual International Professors' Week which brought together professors from around the world for a week of lectures and networking events. Professor Marina Dabic, Professor Sander de Leeuw and Professor Marius Van Dijke from Nottingham Business School took the opportunity to deliver their Inaugural Lectures to this captive and very international audience, who were joined by staff and students from the school and across the wider university for the events.
Marina Dabic is a Professor of Entrepreneurship and International Business University of Zagreb and Nottingham Business School. She has participated in more than 70 conferences and published 50 papers, appeared in wide variety of international journals and has taught on entrepreneurship, education and international business around the world including in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, India, Spain and the United States. Professor Dabic spoke on the theme of the challenges and impact of entrepreneurial education.
Marina Dabic Inaugural Lecture
Sander de Leeuw is a Professor of Supply Chain Management. An industrial engineer by background, Sander's specialist subject is Supply Chain Management, with a specific focus on humanitarian aid supply chains, web-shop logistics and behavioural operations management. He has authored numerous papers on a variety of topics in supply chain management. Sander teaches in the Operations Module of the Executive MBA programme as well as a variety of other Nottingham Business School courses. Sander is also an associate professor at VU University Amsterdam. Professor de Leeuw delivered his inaugural lecture on the area of decision making processes in supply chains.
Sander de Leeuw Inaugural Lecture
Marius Van Dijke is a Professor of Behavioural Ethics. His role at Nottingham Business School is to contribute to the supervision of PhD and DBA students in areas that are related to ethics, for example morality, leadership of high integrity, power, justice, trust and, in particular, to facilitate the development of PhD and DBA students towards being able to publish in scientific journals. He also envisions a more strategic role in helping NBS further develop its research potential and focus. Professor van Dijke is also Professor of Behavioural Ethics at the Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University in Rotterdam. His lecture focused on understanding immoral conduct in business settings.
Marius Van Dijke Inaugural Lecture
For information on upcoming inaugural lectures and other events at Nottingham Business School please visit nbsevents.
Nottingham Business School Professors inspire during International Professors' Week
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Airbnb is canceling all reservations in the Washington, D.C. metro area, and will not accept any new ones leading up to the inauguration on January 20. The company said it will fully refund any guests who had previously booked a place and will reimburse hosts for the money they would have earned from the booking. Airbnb did not say how many reservations were canceled.
The company cited recent reports that armed militias are planning to travel to Washington, D.C., in their decision to cancel the bookings.
"Airbnb's work continues to be informed by inputs from our local host community as well as Washington, D.C. officials, Metro Police and Members of Congress throughout this week. In particular, Mayor Bowser, Governor Hogan, and Governor Northam have been clear that visitors should not travel to the D.C. Metro area for the Inauguration," Airbnb said in a statement.
In addition to canceling reservations, Airbnb said it has been working with law enforcement to identify individuals who were involved in violent protests that ended with Trump supporters storming the Capitol Building on January 6 and remove them from the platform. In 2017, Airbnb started banning users who were known to be members of hate groups.
The company also said that HotelTonight reservations are being canceled.
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Five-year-old Prince George is reportedly a little reserved until you get to know him. A source recently told People that the royal tot is "a talkative little prince once he gets to know someone. He takes a little while to warm up, but once he's comfortable with you, he's very chatty and charming."
The insider also added that George is "very independent now and not as interested in playing with Charlotte all the time. They are close, but George likes to go off and do his own thing." The brother-sister duo have shared some pretty cute moments through the years, so hopefully his independent phase won't last too long.
Prince George has always seemed to be shy and usually stays close to his parents whenever they go out—unlike his little sister who is not afraid to wave and interact with crowds. At Prince Louis' christening, George clutched tight to his mom and dad while Princess Charlotte made a point of telling photographers "you're not coming!"
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When Prince William brought his two oldest children to visit Kate in the hospital after Prince Louis was born, George remained close to his dad while Charlotte waved enthusiastically at the photographers.
Charlotte soaked up the spotlight at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, while George held onto his dad.
Prince George just turned five on July 22, and the royal family celebrated by sharing a new portrait of Prince George from Prince Louis' christening, where he is seen smiling ear to ear.


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All my sketch cards that I did for the cancer benefit auction sold, for between $15 and $34 each, hooray! Total raised by my cards, about $138. It may not seem like much, but every little bit helps when you're fighting something like cancer. There were well over 100 artists who donated, and many of them were much better known than I am, so I'm pretty confident that the whole auction generated several thousand dollars.
Thanks to everyone who bought them. I hope you enjoy them!
If you're one of the winners and you've found me here, please join my email list by sending an email to listlackey(at)jeffzugale(dot)com, and I'll send you updates on all my doings. :)


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Here's the last NOAA release on hurricane season: NOAA Expects Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season from May 27, 2010. Now an update is coming. Still busy? We'll see.
Contact: Susan Buchanan 301-713-0622 August 2, 2010
NOAA to Issue Updated Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook
NOAA will update the Atlantic hurricane season outlook this Thursday and provide the latest information on the climate factors behind the outlook, including the role of ENSO (La Niña/El Niño) in the tropical eastern Pacific. This scheduled update coincides with the approaching historical peak of the hurricane season.
What: Media teleconference announcing the updated Atlantic hurricane season outlook.
When: Thursday, August 5; 11am ET
Who: Gerry Bell, Ph.D., lead seasonal hurricane forecaster at NOAA's Climate Prediction Center
How: To obtain the number and passcode for the teleconference, please send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com or call 301-713-0622
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