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Webinars and online meetings are powerful events to add to marketing and sales campaigns. For example you might build a lead generation campaign around a webinar about a specific issue, question or challenge that your target audience faces. Choosing a webinar and online meeting system can be a challenge as there are several available on the market.
Webex and GoToMeeting are the market leaders, however these can be expensive for smaller businesses. A system that I've identified and used successfully is AnyMeeting. This is an easy to use, fully featured webinar and online meeting system, available either Free or for a low monthly cost. Check out my short review below and see whether this meets your requirements, or gives you some ideas.
Key Features of the AnyMeeting Webinar and Online Meeting System
Send Email Invitations
This is part of the meeting creation and set-up sequence, and ideal for inviting colleagues or business partners to smaller 'internal meetings'. For marketing and lead generation you'd be better off using your email marketing system.
Create Custom Registration Forms
Create registration forms hosted by AnyMeeting and decide which fields and data you want to capture. This makes it really quick and easy to set up a campaign as you don't need to update your website.
Sell Tickets to your Webinars
This has great potential, for example if you are running education sessions and want to charge customers or prospects. You can charge for live events and for access to recorded sessions that you promote afterwards.
Promote meetings on Twitter and Facebook
An easy way to announce that you've created an event and alert your followers or those who find the event via appropriate keywords and compelling copy.
Customize your AnyMeeting Public Profile
Add your logo and description to your profile when you're on the chargeable level.
Meet with up to 200 participants
The FREE version allows 200 attendees but is ad supported. The first tier chargeable is currently $17.99 per month and allows 25 attendees, which is a workable number for many small businesses with a focused message for a segment of their audience. The next level is 200 attendees for $69.99 per month. If these levels suit your business profile and marketing campaign plans then read on.
Share Anything on your Screen
Decide whether to share a full screen or a window area within your screen. I find it best to run it from a laptop with a second monitor attached. I share the monitor display which runs the Powerpoint or Product demonstration, and I control the session, chat, polls etc. with the laptop screen.
Application Sharing
You can demonstrate online applications with AnyMeeting, so I can share LinkedIn, Twitter, Hootsuite, Nimble and other Social Media and Social Selling apps with attendees.
Upload and Share Powerpoints and PDFs
You can show presentations in screen share mode, but for quicker responses you can also upload them and reduce the line traffic that might impact the performance speed of your online meeting.
Video Conferencing
This is useful for small meetings such as with business partners, customers and prospects where you want to go into detail and have an interactive online meeting. Consider this as an alternative to Google Hangout.
Integrated Conference calling
Maybe you don't want a video or visual meeting and a telephone only meeting is sufficient or more practical, for instance if some attendees are on the road travelling. AnyMeeting supports this so you don't need to use other systems.
Record and Share Webinars and meetings later
You have the option to record your meetings and create an archive and then share and publicise them. Ideal if some people are unable to make the agreed webinar time-slot, or you make contact with someone subsequently and you want to highlight a particular webinar as it makes a relevant point for your sales campaign.
Interact with your Attendees
There are several ways to make the webinar interactive, such as the chat box and polls, which are great ways to maintain audience engagement and find out what their challenges are. Attendees like to see what others are responding with as well.
Attend from your Tablet
There are new developments which make AnyMeeting accessible from devices other than PCs.
Create Custom Polls, Surveys or Tests
These can be created for use during the online meeting or as part of the pre or post meeting interaction, such as a post meeting survey.
Review Meeting Reports
Attendance and attendee details are recorded and these are accessible after the meeting has finished, to support follow-up contact activity.
Email Attendees a Follow-up Message
Sending a follow-up email is really simple, and extends the value of the online meeting into a further discussion, to recap on key points, ask questions and move prospects through to the next stage of the sales process.
AnyMeeting Support and Community
When I have had questions about the AnyMeeting system the support has been very swift and helpful.
They also provide great advice and guidance to help people make the most of webinars and online meetings, through their blog.
The AnyMeeting organisation has been around for a few years now, although it has been through a name change and rebrand. It is reassuring that the company has a good track record and is not a start-up. They also have a realistic revenue model, so they can invest in infrastructure, support, and service quality.
Looking for a Webinar and Online Meeting System?
If you are looking for a webinar and online meeting system then
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As posted a few weeks back, I'm currently busy developing materials and quantitative models for a new course looking at Electric Vehicles & Power Systems, arriving early in 2018.
** Today, I've just updated the course description, providing a more detailed look at what the course will cover! **
It'll provide a thorough introduction into the issues around the disruptive shift from conventional to electric vehicles, viewed from the perspective of the power system.
- How much extra electricity will we need to generate?
- Are EVs really cleaner than conventional cars, or are we simply shifting emissions from tailpipe to power plant?
- What happens if everyone wants to charge at the same time?
- Why are forecasts for the future so varied and uncertain?
- What are the key barriers that need to be overcome if EVs are to replace conventional cars?
- What business opportunities and risks do these barriers create?
If you're interested in the answers to these questions and more, all presented with the thoroughness, insight and thought-provoking style of a Grey Cells Energy course, keep the course page bookmarked, or send an email with the subject line "EV course" to email@example.com.
Hope to see you on the course!
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We understand that students have many opportunities and commitments. However, before choosing to participate in TIP, please be sure students are willing and able to fully immerse in the program. Please review the policies below and be sure that parents and students can fully commit to these prior to accepting a placement in a program. Failure to adhere to these policies after accepting placement can jeopardize current and future program participation opportunities. Program fees will not be refunded for students who are dismissed from the program for failure to meet the Participation Policies.
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Academic Adventures
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Duke University is committed to encouraging and sustaining a learning and work community that is free from prohibited discrimination and harassment. The university prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sex, genetic information, or age in the administration of educational policies, admission policies, financial aid, employment, or any other university program or activity. It admits qualified students to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students. The university also does not tolerate harassment of any kind.
Further information, as well as the complete text of Duke University's nondiscrimination policy, may be found at www.oie.duke.edu.
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Duke TIP reserves the right to confiscate prohibited items for the duration of the program. Duke TIP cannot assume responsibility for loss or damage to confiscated items. Possession or use of certain prohibited items may result in dismissal from the program. Students are not to bring the following items to Duke TIP:
- alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs
- drug paraphernalia of any kind
- weapons of any kind
- tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, hookahs, matches, lighters, candles, incense, or fireworks
- cars, mopeds, motorcycles, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, roller blades, or similar items
- pets of any kind
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Students who engage in the following actions will be immediately dismissed from Duke TIP:
- possession of weapons of any kind
- possession, sale, or use of alcohol, tobacco products, illegal drugs, or paraphernalia of any kind
- tampering with fire alarms, fire extinguishers, fire hoses and any fire safety equipment of any kind
- accessing restricted areas, including, but not limited to the roof, mechanical rooms, etc.
- sharing prescribed medication
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- social dishonesty, including, but not limited to, theft
- academic dishonesty, including, but not limited to, plagiarism
- violating host site regulations, policies, and procedures, or federal, state, or local laws, rules, regulations, or ordinances
- failure to meet academic standards
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- reckless, disruptive, damaging, or otherwise uncontrolled behavior in the classroom or residence hall
- excessive damage to host campus property
- misuse of any electronic use privileges by such actions as visiting inappropriate Internet sites, sending inappropriate email messages, or disrupting computer operations
- traveling outside of the designated Duke TIP campus area boundary or leaving campus without permission or supervision
- risky behavior that endangers the student's safety or the safety of others
- verbal or physical harassment of students or staff, including, but not limited to, bullying and playing pranks or practical jokes, including via electronic means
- fighting, including hitting or pushing another person, either as an aggressor or in response to the aggressive or irritating actions of another
- interaction of a sexual nature or sexually suggestive manner
- possession of matches, lighters, candles, fireworks, or any other incendiary device
- failure to comply with participation policies
Damages and charges
Students are expected to treat property with respect. Any damages to Duke TIP or campus property caused by a student will be billed to that student's family.
Dismissal from Duke TIP
Duke TIP may dismiss a student from participation in the program if it is determined that: (A) the Student has violated a Duke Behavioral Expectations and Policies, (B) continued Student participation in Duke TIP poses a risk to the health, safety or welfare of the Student or others, or (C) continued Student participation in Duke TIP will materially detract from the value others obtain from Duke TIP.
If Duke TIP dismisses Student from the Program, Duke TIP will inform the Parent/Guardian of the decision and Student must depart from the Program. Parent/Guardian must make immediate travel arrangements to retrieve Student at the expense of Parent/Guardian. Duke TIP will not refund Program Fees.


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New Faculty
The Office of the Provost welcomes you into our University community. We hope you'll find the resources below helpful as you get settled on campus.
New Faculty Welcome Program
The New Faculty Welcome Program is a one-day program specially designed to highlight the scholarly, teaching, and administrative resources available to help you excel in your new role. The program is organized through the Office of the Provost, and includes panels and presentations with various Northwestern administrators and faculty. The Fall 2019 New Faculty Welcome Program will take place on Thursday, September 19 in the Global Hub, White Auditorium. Please contact Joan Johnson (firstname.lastname@example.com) if you have any questions about the program.
Getting Started: New Faculty Onboarding Checklist
Follow these steps for creating your human resources record, obtaining your WildCARD, setting up email, and enrolling in benefits. Learn more
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Living and Working in Evanston, Chicago, and the Surrounding Area: New faculty can find information on housing, transportation, campus services and amenities, and making connections through organizations and networking opportunities for faculty. Learn more
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Just announced! Marilyn Vix will be speaking at this year's 2019 Silicon Valley Comic Con on the Self-Publishing panels and the Marketing Your Book Panel on Sunday, August 18. The self-publishing panel will be in Rm 111 at 12:30pm to 1:30pm. Come and find out how you can start self publishing. The panel will go … Continue reading Marilyn Vix Will Be On Self-Publishing & Marketing Panels at Silicon Valley Comic Con 2019
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The Death of Kboards.Com: My Indie Publishing Home Implodes
I am very upset today. A place I have called my online home since 2009 has been recently bought by a company called VerticalScope, Inc. and all hell has broken loose on the board. This place is known as Kboards.com Writer's Cafe. And I have learned what I know about self-publishing a lot from this … Continue reading The Death of Kboards.Com: My Indie Publishing Home Implodes


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Vancouver: The Emerald Supper Club is one of Chinatown's hidden gems
North America's second biggest Chinatown can be discovered in Vancouver. The area is loaded with remarkable shops, eateries and merchants that make it a must spot to investigate. Throughout the years, Chinatown has seen an increment in vogue hipster eateries appearing among old-timers that have been the zone that have been around for ages.
Opening the large, nondescript front door of the Emerald Supper Club, tucked away in the outskirts of Chinatown, is a little like revealing the entrance to a time portal. The welcoming smell of incense immediately hits your nose as you walk up vintage-carpeted steps which instantly transport you back to the late '60s.
The Emerald East Van Supper club and Lounge
Las Vegas–inspired venue with 4 environments features eclectic eats, drinks & entertainment.
Open Tuesday to Saturday from 5PM to 2AM
Open Sunday and Monday for large parties only
555 Gore Ave Vancouver, BC
Vancouver: The Emerald Supper Club is one of Chinatown's hidden gems


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In case you are living in the Netherlands, it is interesting to know where you can find the most interesting family-travelblogs:
There are many travel blogs and many family blogs, but family travel blogs are hard to find. Yet many families set out to travel, be it on vacation or spending a few years abroad working. Many of our users are families that travel and their adventures amaze us. They range from moving to Asia from the West to moving to a forest to build a house together. It is not a surprise that many of our users are traveling families. Who doesn't want to capture such a intensified period in life in a book forever?
Into Real Pages will be very pleased to turn your family travel blog into a beautiful book.


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Parasitic Disease and Malaria Strategic Priorities: 2015–2020
CDC's Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria (DPDM) works to protect the health of Americans and the global health community through evidence-based public health action. Three strategic goals will prioritize and guide our global and domestic activities over the next five years:
- Reduce death, illness, and disability from parasitic diseases in the United States
- Eliminate the global burden of malariapdf icon and targeted neglected tropical diseasespdf icon (NTDs)
- Advance research to detect, prevent, and eliminate parasitic diseases
A key priority is the epidemiological, diagnostic, and clinical assistance to states and health-care providers, and increased awareness of parasitic diseases in the United States, including a focus on the neglected parasitic infections(NPIs)pdf icon.
Another critical focus is support for the elimination of malaria and of the targeted NTDs in strategic regions, including developing critical strategic information (surveillance, monitoring and evaluation, and research) needed to support these efforts.
Highlights include:
- Improving diagnosis and detection of parasitic diseases in the United States
- Improving and accelerating malaria control programs, including co-implementing the President's Malaria Initiativepdf icon (PMI) with USAID and the Amazon Malaria Initiative (AMI)
- Expanding scientific leadership and technical support to accelerate eradication and elimination of targeted NTDs
- Strengthening the scientific evidence to support elimination of these parasitic diseases
- We look forward to our continued collaborations with U.S. federal and state government, country, and other public health partners as we work to achieve our vision for fewer parasites—healthier people.
- Saving Lives and Protecting People from Parasitic Diseasespdf icon
- CDC and Malaria in the United Statespdf icon
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- CDC's Work to Reduce Parasitic Diseases in the United Statespdf icon
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Aging has always been a concern of many. Well, do you know there are certain food items if consumed regularly can help in delaying aging? Aging is a natural spectacle which everyone has to go through, but consuming certain foods can help slow down the process with better results along with a healthy lifestyle and staying active
Here are certain food items that help in delaying aging:
>Olive oil: Olive oil is a good source of monounsaturated fatty acids and omega-3. Olive oil is also an excellent source of polyphenols which are strong antioxidants which are desirable to balance the free radicals. Cooking with olive oil can help lower your "bad" cholesterol (LDL) and may even increase your good cholesterol (HDL).
>Dark chocolate: Dark chocolate with high cocoa as an ingredient can essentially be very valuable. It contains minerals like iron, copper, magnesium, manganese, potassium, phosphorus, zinc and selenium. Dark chocolate is an outstanding source of antioxidants which will help us prevent the damage done by free radicals and delay aging.
>Red wine: Red wine, if taken in control, is an excellent anti-aging drink. Red wine contains a compound called resveratrol, which contributes to a lot of health benefits and delay aging.
>Blueberries: Blueberries have antioxidants like vitamin C and vitamin E that can help keep your cells healthy. You can't go wrong with any of the berries as they are packed with nutrients that are useful for the body.
So, now you know certain food items that you can consume to delay aging.


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Technology and software companies are defined by their ability not only to develop innovative products, but also remaining competitive in an incredibly fast-paced industry. Learning is the catalyst needed to stay on top and solving the problems faced by all technology and software companies. Its value cannot be underestimated.
Make the case for a learning platform – and make learning your competitive advantage – with Docebo's technology and software business case:
Compared to traditional LMS solutions designed to manage learning, a learning platform combines the best of all worlds to facilitate learning and encourage learners to play a role in the process.
Your learning platform is a singular, yet versatile solution to satisfy a number of use cases, no matter your requirements, including professional development, onboarding, compliance training, and customer/partner training.
Your learning platform evolves alongside business requirements, scales to satisfy complexity and is accessible whenever, wherever and however your learners choose to access it (desktop/mobile).


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For public policy leader, 'caring about other people is intrinsic to the work we're doing'
Ted Landsmark joined Northeastern this year as Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and the new director of the Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy.
Ted Landsmark's current research draws upon efforts by cities to address demographic changes and racial inequities, resilience, gentrification and affordability, global economic needs and local education, waterfront development, re-branding through design, and data-driven management to better inform emerging urban planning strategies. He recently facilitated symposia on the implications of expanding autonomous vehicle uses, urban ecosystems involving wildlife in cities, and the application of an elevator company's vertical transportation knowledge to reducing horizontal congestion.
"The core value of what we're doing is that changes in urban and regional policy have to achieve social justice and equity among the diversity of people who are living in and near cities," Landsmark said.


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Little Gifts
By summer 2007, my family and I had surmounted a series of challenges and life changes. It seemed like we were in perpetual transition, just like the colors of this Blooming Nine Patch. I was more than ready for something completely decadent and luxurious. This little baby turned out to be just that: A Little Gift amidst my ever-changing garden.
By the seaside and in the mountains, this blooming nine-patch is warm and cozy.
I spent two hours picking the fabrics for Little Gifts all at once at The Quilter's Junction.
This 110-inch by 110-inch, King-sized quilt took me about four months to complete.


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Hello Kitty as Indian Trickster
I think it's true what they say about not buying art to match your furniture but damn this baby would look bitchin with my light blue couch and my Babe the Blue Ox!
But that's not why I covet it. I love the tongue-in-cheek goofiness, the meeting of minds between the trickster Krishna and the glamorous Hello Kitty. Between spirituality and pop culture, the humorous & the holy. It's groovy. I dig it. Beat. Plus that crown is FABULOUS! Vickie Berndt has an amazing vision. Clever and weird, cutsie yet penetrating. Last week I dreamt that Berndt's "Divine Goddess" (Drag Queen Divine as an Indian Goddess) was stolen! In the dream I realized that Berndt's Divine was the new Mona Lisa.
Alphabetfiend is Dia VanGunten — a writer & wanna-be circus freak living in Austin, Texas.
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IBRA Regions: Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Tanami.
IBRA Subregions: Cape Range, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Hart, McLarty, Ord, Ord-Victoria Plains P1, Pentecost, Pindanland, Roebourne, South Kimberley Interzone, Tanami P1.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Karratha, Wyndham-East Kimberley.
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Embiid, Sixers look to bounce back against Dinwiddie, Nets
By Dan Knerr, Sports Talk Philly staff
❖ Tip-Off: 7:30 ❖ Location: Brooklyn, NY ❖ TV: NBCSP ❖ Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
The Philadelphia 76ers (35-29) take on the floundering Brooklyn Nets (21-45) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Sunday night. The Sixers are coming off a hard-fought loss in Miami, and the Nets are coming off a win in Charlotte.
Despite the victory, the Nets are just 2-10 in their last ten games. This presents a chance for the Sixers to regain momentum with a win Sunday.
Back on January 31, the Nets pulled out a win in Brooklyn by an eight-point margin. The Sixers are a different team than they were over almost two months ago, and are playing much better basketball. They will seek revenge in tonight's meeting.
Over the past week or so, Joel Embiid has not been playing up to his own standards. Over his last five games, he is averaging 18.8 points, 9.8 rebounds, and is shooting 41% from the field. These numbers are not anything to scoff at by any stretch of the imagination, but for Embiid, it is.
Considering he is averaging 23.4 points on 48.5% shooting with 11 boards per game, it is evident that he has been slightly underperforming. In particular his shot has not been falling as much as we're accustomed to seeing.
These are growing pains that are to be expected from a developing player, regardless of how talented they are. He is still in his first full season as a pro, and has played like a star from the start. A minor slump like this is nothing to fret about.
Even Embiid has expressed his displeasure with his play as of late.
"Jo thinks if he doesn't score 30 and 10, it's a bad game," Anderson said.— Jessica Camerato (@JCameratoNBCS) March 7, 2018
Embiid replied, "Like he said, if I don't score 30, that has to be a bad game."
Embiid thinks he's been "playing bad recently, although the box score might not say it."https://t.co/sdU4ZY9Ksh
Maybe we'll see him break out and have a huge game tonight after coming off a two-day rest.
Dinwiddie's Success in First Match-Up
Spencer Dinwiddie, winner of the Taco Bell Skills Challenge, had a huge night the last time these teams met. He went for 27 points, four assists, and shot 13-of-15 from the free-throw line. He was the team's leading scorer, and played a huge part in the team's win.
The Sixers will need to avoid sending him to the line so much tonight, as he was able to capitalize on too many free opportunities last game.
Dinwiddie is quietly having himself a solid season, averaging 13 points and 6.9 assists per game in his fourth season in the league. He also has a Skills Challenge victory under his belt, as mentioned above.
Although the Nets do not have much star-power, Dinwiddie is a guy who they can lean on to get solid production night in and night out. The Sixers should do all they can on defense to give Dinwiddie a hard time tonight. But they will need to do so with discipline so they aren't constantly sending him to the line like they did in their last match-up.
|Matchup Preview | March 11, 2018
|Philadelphia 76ers
(35-29, 15-19 Away)
|Brooklyn Nets
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text: NEWS Live 8 Recap: Philadelphia's Museum Of Art 7/3/2005 FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME The intense glare from the sun did little to curb the enthusiasm of animated concertgoers during Philadelphia's Live 8 show, held in front of the city's Museum of Art. The intense glare from the sun did little to curb the enthusiasm of animated concertgoers during Philadelphia's Live 8 show, held in front of the city's Museum of Art. Between 600,000 and 800,000 people braved the heat to catch a glimpse of their favorite performer during the nearly seven-hour extravaganza.The show featured a bevy of international acts, including Black Eyed Peas, Bon Jovi, Destiny's Child, Toby Keith, Dave Matthews Band, Def Leppard and Sarah McLachlan. Celebrities such as the Reverend Al Sharpton, comedian Chris Tucker and actors Richard Gere, Don Cheadle and Natalie Portman took to the stage to remind audience members of Live 8's mission to raise awareness of the challenges facing Africa and to encourage leaders at the upcoming G8 summit to take action. Performance highlights consisted mostly of surprise guests. The Black Eyed Peas got the crowd on its feet when they were joined by Bob Marley's widow Rita and their son Stephen for a rendition of the activist anthem "Get Up, Stand Up."Rapper Jay-Z (who was rumored to have pulled out due a family death) worked the heat-exhausted crowd into a near frenzy when he joined Linkin Park on stage. One of the few performers to make political statements, the rapper told the crowd, "We're spending billions and billions of dollars to kill people. Let's spend billions and billions of dollars to let people live."Kanye West also spoke out. Backed by an 11-piece female string section decked out in black clothing and black masks, he performed his current single, "Diamonds From Sierra Leone." Before launching into equally energetic versions of "All Falls Down" and "Jesus Walks," West implored the politicians "driving their Bentleys" to help erase the debts of poor African nations. Philadelphia's own, Will Smith, reunited with DJ Jazzy Jeff for a high-energy performance that included crowd favorites "Getting Jiggy With It" and the timely classic, "Summertime."Although the crowd had already begun to disperse, Stevie Wonder, who closed the show, was still able to elicit a relatively strong response as he blazed through "Master Blaster (Jammin')" and "Higher Ground" (with Rob Thomas) before being joined by Maroon5's Adam Levine for "Signed, Sealed, Delivered." FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME


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Many years ago, a little after I first joined the Army (I believe I was 18 or 19 at the time) another soldier and I stepped outside. This soldier was in his 30s. Anyway, we saw another soldier smoking. The other guy said, "Wow, look at him. He's smoking like he's about to die! Good thing he got out here and got that smoke in!"
I looked at the soldier who was smoking for a little bit and then I turned to the guy who was with me and asked, "Do you think he really wants to smoke?" He said, "What do you mean?" I replied with, "Well, I've heard some people talk about how difficult it is to quit smoking. I mean, I just wonder if he's actually trying to quit and having a tough time doing so, you know…like he really doesn't want to be out here doing it." I may as well have been speaking in Chinese, because that's the confused look the soldier next to me gave me when I said that. It's like what I said made no sense.
Even at that early age and as someone who never smoked, that was probably the first time I really began to think like that. Before then, I was like my friend in that I saw someone smoking and figured they did it 100% because they wanted to. But there was something about that guy who was doing it on that particular day that made me begin to wonder and even empathize with him a little bit.
The dictionary defines addiction as: "being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming" or "an abnormally strong craving."
What I find interesting is that we as a society have somehow tied addiction to mostly alcohol and/or drugs, even though nothing in the definition implies that those are the only addictions that exist. Yet, these are the ones we frown upon the most.
Any of us can be addicted to anything. Addicted to certain foods. Shopping addictions. How about addicted to our phones? Yep. Why else would there be stories of people getting hit by cars because they're staring at their phones and walking across busy streets? Why do people have such a strong need to text and drive?
As for me, in case my blog posts haven't made this sickeningly clear, I am addicted to writing.
Anyway, I understand that those addictions may not be as debilitating as alcohol and drugs in many ways, but they are still addictions no less. I think we are all guilty of being "addicted" to something. So to a degree, we should be able to understand it.
I have never suffered through alcohol or drug addiction myself, but I've dealt with many friends and family members who have. I'm well-aware of the ill-effects that these addictions can cause for those who are addicted and what it can do to them and their friends/families.
However, in this case, I'm not so much thinking about those who are closely involved with addiction like this to the degree that they are experiencing it at this very moment with a friend or family member. I'm writing this because of those people who make judgments about those who suffer with either drug or alcohol addictions.
First off, I'm not asking anyone to "just deal with it." It's not an epic revelation to say that addiction can tear people and families apart. So if you are someone dealing with a loved one who is suffering with addiction right now, it is a very sensitive situation. Along with that, every situation is different.
These days, we all want people to understand us, yet many don't care to try and understand other people. That's where my mind is right now. I'm mostly looking at those who are mainly on the outside and looking in.
I truly believe that as non-addicts, there are some areas in which we can empathize with addicts. By the way, keep in mind that "empathize" isn't the same as "accept."
Referring back to my example about me and a fellow soldier watching someone else as they smoked all those years ago, I think quite a few people feel the way that fellow soldier did; that people who deal with smoking, drugs or alcohol addiction actually want to be there. This tells me that is why people are so cold toward those going through that. They say things like, "They get no sympathy from me," or "They brought it on themselves," or "They knew what they were getting into."
Despite how this post looks, I'm not asking anyone to simply feel sorry for addicts. Many have simply destroyed lives, whether it be the lives of their friends and families are even their own. So much ugliness comes with addiction that I truly do understand why some people would never even think to have sympathy for an addict. In many ways, I wouldn't blame you.
What I'm saying is this, and I can understand that this can be very tough to do. Think about that addict who is desperately trying to stop, but can't. I don't mean the ones who make it clear that they don't care about stopping, nor about who they hurt. Certainly you realize that NOT every single substance abuser is that way, correct? So I'm just asking you to think for a second about those who really want to stop.
I get that it may be hard to understand. After all, we may see them popping pills every few hours or so. They're always drinking. It's hard to see that they don't want to be doing this. But speaking as someone on the outside, I honestly feel that their bodies have taken over. The same way we spoil that diet to eat that extra piece of cheesecake after dinner; it's not the process itself that we want; it's that our bodies our telling us that it's okay. "It's just one piece." One piece today. Then another piece tomorrow. And so on, and so on.
I understand that they're not exactly the same thing, but my point is that I don't believe it's so much the process of going out to get that alcohol or to weasel drugs out of someone as it is that a substance abuser's body is forcing them to believe they MUST have it. Now everyone can say, "Oh, they can just say no" or "They can just ignore it." But come on, people…we've all eaten certain foods where we've regretted it many times immediately after doing so. We "could've said no" at those times also. The only difference is that eating a slice of cheesecake doesn't have that ill effect on the lives of that person and the many around them, but it was still a mistake nonetheless, just as taking that drink is.
I just read a fantastic book by actress Kristen Johnston titled, "Guts," and I really saw this in that book. There wasn't a huge sense that she was happy doing all of what she did, even throughout the process. But the addiction had become so out of control that she didn't feel she had a choice at the time.
Just like with Kristen, I'm sure many alcohol and drug addicts don't fully realize just what they are getting into. If an addict was told in the very beginning, "Now if you take this drink/pill, you will become addicted to it. You will NEED it every few hours. You will spend TONS of money to get this whenever you want. Your body will make you crave it all the time. You will feel VERY sick if you do not get this when your body says you want it. You will treat your family and friends like shit. You will lie to them. You will steal from them. You will ruin tons of romantic relationships. You will ruin your career and lose many jobs. You will be near death many times or hell, you may even die from it," I don't believe there is ANY way in hell a person would say, "Yeah, yeah, cool. Bring it on!" if they knew for certain that stuff would happen. Many would either NOT believe it, or they would feel they had control of it in some way. That stuff would never happen to me.
Just as no one would continue to abuse alcohol and drugs if they knew all that would happen, I can't imagine a lot of addicts wake up in the morning looking for all the ways they can screw over their friends and families. Hell, as far as I know, they may wake up every morning and say, "This is it. This is the day that I quit all this." Of course, that time never happens, but I just have a hard time believing that everything an addict does is what they actually want to do. There's no way. Not all the time.
So how the hell are we as non-addicts supposed to empathize with them? As I said above, empathizing isn't the same as accepting. Addiction is NOT "okay." Substance abuse can kill that person AND other people so no…I absolutely would NEVER say to just feel sorry for them from those aspects.
I'm talking about that person who is really trying to quit. That person who hates themselves for what they've done to themselves and their friends and/or family members. That person who is truly remorseful. That person who isn't strong enough to quit on his or her own or follow through with their treatment. That person who desperately wishes he or she could stop, but can't.
See, we make mistakes all the time. Mostly, they are mistakes that can be forgotten about in a matter of minutes or be water under the bridge in a few hours. But imagine that if that one mistake caused an insane downward spiral of badness that you NEVER thought was possible (as I mentioned above). Imagine if this happened with EVERY mistake you ever made. It's probably hard to understand that when you look at all the minor mistakes out there that can be made every day, but that's exactly it. With a substance abuser, they all once believed that that first drink was "just a mistake" and that it will "never happen again." Once the effect of that pill kicks in, then they feel good enough to tell themselves that it will be the very last one they'll ever take. The effect is so gradual that an intelligent person should realize just how difficult it is to really notice.
With all due respect to women in abusive relationships, let's go there for a second. I truly cannot see a woman getting into a relationship and saying, "Oh, I'm going to let my boyfriend/husband beat the HELL out of me any time he wants and I'm staying no matter what!"I can't imagine this is ANY woman's initial mindset. Yet, it happens every day. Just like with addiction, many will judge that woman as well. Sitting on the outside and having invested absolutely NO time in that relationship whatsoever, of course we have all the answers. Same with addiction. It's easy for those of us who are NOT addicted to tell those who are how to handle it. The effect hasn't been felt on us yet.
All I'm saying is to not lump every single substance abuser in the same category of "trash who doesn't care about anyone but themselves." (Sadly, I've heard addicts referred to in this way before, and this is one of the nice comments). Some truly do not care what they're doing or who they hurt. Those aren't the ones I'm referring to. I'm talking about those who care enough to be hurt by what they're doing. Those who are really trying to stop. Those who get it, but aren't strong enough to follow through. Lord knows we have ALL been at a place in our lives where we haven't been strong enough to do something as we would like. Come down off your high horses and again, don't necessarily accept what they're doing, but try and empathize.
Many of us have gone through the same things a substance abuser has. It's just that our mistakes were easier to fix or to let go of. Our lack of strength in whatever area didn't necessarily hurt other people, but we still needed that strength. If you've never suffered with alcohol or drug addiction, talk to someone who has and do so with an open mind. Read about it. Learn what they're going through. You don't have to change your mind on what you feel, but do me a favor…at least take the time to try and get where they're coming from and where they are. Preferably those who are recovering; I think they would be the best ones to talk to.
We all want to be understood. So take a second and do for someone else what you would expect them to do for you.


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Description: ------------ It seems that geoip_record_by_name aims to be an all-encompassing function for as much City details as possible. For some reason, our geoip_country_name_by_name was not working correctly, so I've patched our record_by_name function to include Country Name. It might be helpful to include this in the array returned by geoip_record_by_name since it will make the function more complete, and doesn't incur any additional overhead since the lookup has already been performed at that point. Reproduce code: --------------- geoip.c:431 add_assoc_string(return_value, "country_name", (gir->country_name == NULL) ? "" : gir->country_name, 1);
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It is fixed in CVS. Please tell me if it's working for you, I have also added country_code3. Nice catch by the way.
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We create places for small and big encounters. In the adults-only setting of Villa Arnica many things are possible and a lot can happen.
Sweet dreams? After a good night's sleep breakfast with local treats and delicacies awaits you in the salotto of the villa or in the pool house in the garden – depending on the time of year. Daily from 07.30 - 11.00 am
We weed and we rake, we pick and we pluck. For you. The birds are tweeting, the bees are buzzing. And at night fireflies are glimmering through the grass and might just brush against your hair.
We serve breakfast from early in the morning until almost lunchtime and are happy to anticipate your every wish. Choose something to read from a fine selection in our library, choose WIFI to surf the internet or choose one of our curious bicycles for a ride.
And everything is exclusive: in a small circle you are not disturbed, there are no public events, everything is private, there are no guests from outside, everything is entre nous, no group tours or tour groups. Exquisite!
We hope you understand that we don't accept bookings for guests under 14 years of age.
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Travel in comfort by train, get off at Lana/Postal and we'll pick you up from the station.
The nearest airports are Innsbruck, Verona, Bergamo and Milan.
Give us a call (+39 +0473051051) or send an email and we'll help you with your booking.
Perhaps you can make a detour to our partner hotel Schwarzschmied located within eyeshot and enjoy the following amenities:
Our partner-café and restaurant 1477 Reichhalter is also nearby (only 350m away) if you fancy something special for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Dream, experience and explore the neighbourhood and the surrounding area. Take a trip to Braunsberg Castle, to Monte San Vigilio, to the Monocle Shop, to the Museion or the Ultental valley. Let yourself be amazed.
The rooms are ready for occupancy from 3pm on your day of arrival, please let us know if you plan to arrive after 7pm. We ask you to vacate your room by 11am on your day of departure.
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Travel in comfort by train, get off at Lana/Postal and we'll pick you up from the station.
Hotel guests may rent mountain and city bikes free of charge.
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How you do imagine the synth sounds you want to use in a live performance or a recording? Do you think of favourite songs or admired artists, or freely imagine sounds within yourself? And can you create those sounds using your synth?
The KingKORG faithfully reproduces the ways in which the oscillator and filter of an analog synthesizer can change, giving you the freedom to shape your sound. A diverse range of synth sounds can be covered by this single instrument.
A stylish black model has arrived. The black panel with its array of parameter knobs expresses a reverence for classic instruments of history and awakens the instincts of the keyboardist who wants to control the sound to their heart's content.
KingKORG features a 3-oscillator x 2-timbre design allows you to generate thick and rich sounds, plus a newly developed XMT modeling sound engine. XMT (Xpanded Modeling Technology) is proprietary Korg. XMT was created specifically to offer a wide variety of sounds while keeping operation simple. In a conventional synthesizer, the sound-creating process requires you to adjust the oscillator settings one by one, making it difficult to see the overall picture. In contrast, KingKORG provides pre-set algorithms that contain combinations of various types and numbers of oscillators, letting you easily and quickly sculpt stage-ready sounds. The wide range of oscillator algorithms includes the choices you'd expect from an analog synthesizer–sawtooth wave, square wave, and noise–in addition to numerous PCM/DWGS algorithms, giving you plenty of choices for creating highly personal sounds.
While designing KingKORG, extreme attention was paid to the filter section, which is crucial to any synthesizer's character.
A diverse variety of filters is a unique advantage when it comes to analog modeling, and KingKORG's filters add unparalleled flexibility. In addition to a variety of essential analog modeling filter types, you get faithful models of filters that reproduce the analog monophonic synths used for lead and bass in the '70s, the polyphonic synths used in new wave music of the '80s, and the filters of Korg's classic MS-20 analog synth.
These filters can also be made to self-oscillate by raising the resonance setting– a unique capability of analog synthesizers.
KingKORG provides three master effect slots, each giving you a choice of six effect types: PRE FX, with types such as distortion and amp simulator; MOD FX, with classic effects like phaser, chorus, and tremolo; and REV/DELAY, with ambience effects such as hall reverb and modulation delay.
Each effect processor has a dedicated front panel dial that selects the effect type. To choose the ideal effect type, simply turn the dial to hear the result, and use the FX control knobs located below these dials to adjust the effect as desired.
Built upon years of analog experience that Korg has acquired throughout its history, KingKORG provides a full-analog vacuum tube driver circuit as a mastering effect. You can use it to add warm fullness, a powerful overdrive, or anything in between.
The built-in vocoder uses audio from the onboard mic input to modify the sound, creating an effect as though the synthesizer were talking. Kingkorg's vocoder features Formant Shift to dramatically modify the tonal character, as well as Formant Hold, which allows you to "freeze" a vowel sound and play it back using the keys. Thanks to the KingKORG's dual-timbre architecture, you can even combine the vocoder with another timbre, either as a complementing sound or a modulation source.
On many classic synthesizers (such as the MS-20), the signal flow could be reconfigured using patch cables to physically connect one element to another. KingKORG reproduces this function with an intuitive Virtual Patch system. With six Virtual Patch assignments per timbre, control signals such as EG, LFO, or joystick movement can be virtually connected to sound parameters such as pitch or cutoff, allowing you to modulate a parameter for even greater sound-shaping possibilities.
The step arpeggiator automatically generates an arpeggio phrase (broken chord) according to the chord you hold on the keyboard. You can choose from six arpeggio types, and specify the duration, interval, and on/off status of each step to enjoy a wide variety of performance possibilities.
The newly designed panel is organized into blocks that let you focus on the controls you need while editing. While reflecting the concept of an analog synthesizer's signal flow, KingKORG's front panel takes full advantage of today's technology.
For example, the oscillator section has its own dedicated display that shows the name of the currently selected algorithm. You can turn the dial located beside this display to see descriptive names, and push the dial to jump to the beginning of categories such as ANALOG or DWGS. The control knobs are assigned to the most effective and important parameters for each oscillator, letting you enjoy the unique feature of an analog synthesizer --- turning the knobs to transform the sound. There are also dedicated dials for each of the three master effects, making it easy to try out different effects and hear how they modify the sound. Since a self-luminous organic EL display is used, visibility is excellent even on a dimly lit stage or in direct sunlight.
The Favorites function lets you recall frequently-used programs at a single touch. You can assign a total of 40 programs to the eight category favourite buttons for easy recall.
KingKORG provides a diverse selection of 200 stage-ready preset programs organized into eight categories such as Synth, Lead, and Bass. There's a great selection of the staple sounds you need for live performance, including numerous PCM sounds for piano, electric piano, organ, and clavinet. Thanks to KingKORG's ability to emulate filters from classic synthesizers, you'll find familiar and authentic sounds that are perfect for playing your favourite classic and modern songs, along with new and inspiring sounds to broaden your horizons. There's also a user area for you to store 100 of your own sounds.
The CV/GATE OUT jack lets you use an analog signal to control a KORG monotribe or MS-20. A dedicated cable for the monotribe is included, allowing you to use the keyboard of KingKORG to play the monotribe.


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Characterization of Shape Memory Alloys Using Artificial Neural Networks
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Shape memory alloys are capable of delivering advantageous solutions to a wide range of engineering-based problems. Implementation of these solutions, however, is often complicated by the hysteretic, non-linear, thermomechanical behavior of the material. Existing constitutive models are largely capable of accurately describing this unique behavior, but they require prior characterization of material parameters. Current characterization procedures necessitate extensive data collection and data processing, creating a high barrier of entry for shape memory alloy application. This thesis develops a novel approach in which a form of computational intelligence is applied to the task of shape memory alloy material parameter characterization. Specifically, this work develops a methodology in which an artificial neural network is trained to identify transformation temperatures and stress influence coefficients of shape memory alloy specimens using strain-temperature coordinates as inputs. Training data is generated through the use of an existing shape memory alloy constitutive model. Factorial and Taguchi-based methods of generating training data are implemented and compared. Results show that trained artificial neural networks are capable of identifying shape memory alloy material parameters with satisfactory accuracy. Comparison of the implemented training data generation methods indicates that the Taguchi-based approach yields an artificial neural network that outperforms that of the factorial-based approach despite requiring significantly fewer training data specimens.
SubjectShape Memory Alloy
Artificial Neural Network
Taguchi methods
material parameter
Henrickson, James V (2014). Characterization of Shape Memory Alloys Using Artificial Neural Networks. Master's thesis, Texas A & M University. Available electronically from http : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /152848.


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Remember when television seasons ran for 30 weeks or more? When so many episodes were produced during the year that the summer rerun season wasn't enough to repeat them all? Those days appear to be long, long gone (do the networks even rerun stuff anymore?). These days a show starts a new season, runs for 13 weeks, and then vanishes until almost a year later (but gets a DVD/Blu-ray release before the next season starts). I miss the old days, when a show occupied a time slot year-round. Same day, same time, same channel… that's where it lived; where you could always find it, new episode or not.
Fifty years ago tonight, The Outer Limits aired its very first repeat, launching an 18-week look back at its triumphant first season. We'll address the first half here, and the other half… well, halfway through.
5/11/64: Specimen: Unknown
5/18/64: The Sixth Finger
5/25/64: The Man Who Was Never Born
6/01/64: Moonstone
6/15/64: Nightmare
6/22/64: Corpus Earthling
6/29/64: It Crawled Out of the Woodwork
The first batch of reruns is a mixed bag. It starts off on a seriously questionable foot with "Specimen: Unknown," possibly the worst episode of the season (feel free to argue; I know many of you would rate "The Special One" beneath it, maybe "Production and Decay of Strange Particles" too). We do get mostly top-grade episodes throughout, though I'd argue that both "The Human Factor," "Moonstone," and the aforementioned "Specimen: Unknown" should've been ignored in favor of episodes that weren't repeated at all. For your reading (dis)pleasure, here are the episodes that were never reprised:
Kinda horrific, ain't it? I know not every worthwhile episode can be repeated, but there were certainly enough grade-A episodes to fill the entire summer without revisiting the lesser efforts
As you'll see in a couple of months or so, the second half of the summer will include choices that are even more mystifying.


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"One of my most effective designs" – Richard Allen Civil Engineering Professional for 27 YearsPosted 4 years ago in Golf • Testimonial
Here's a comment on the efficiency of HydroBlox from Richard Allen, Founder and Managing Director of EcoBunker:
"As a civil engineering design professional for nearly 27 years, I've specialised in solving a wide range of complex drainage challenges. I have never been afraid to innovate and try new products, and without any doubt, one of the most effective designs I ever had built used HydroBlox. 6 years later, it is a real honour to become the preferred supplier of HydroBlox to the UK and European golf sector. I'm very excited as I know there is great demand and I'm also thrilled to have the opportunity to also promote HydroBlox into sectors of the civil engineering market that I'm familiar with."


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I'm making progress on my granddaughter's zigzag rainbow quilt. The aqua/light blue blocks were my favorite because of the many different hues to choose from without getting too dark. So the actual blue blocks had to be the full range of light to dark for a contrast. Now the purples are nearly done and only the pinks remain. I don't know where I can lay them out all at once though.
I did order some backing fabric today from Missouri Star Quilts, Kona citrus, one of the cheeriest yellows. I already have a lime green print Jellyroll for the binding. But I have not made a bed size quilt for years and am not sure what to use for batting. I do not plan on close quilting. Any suggestions?
One more blue — I found this rolling stacker in our basement garbage room yesterday. By the way, the best thing about senior apts in WI is the underground parking! This thing was filthy with gardening dirt, but I ran each basket through the dishwasher and it cleaned up well. Now the WIPs, overflow solids and batiks all have a new home beside the rolled up fleece blankets waiting to be Project Linus quilts.
I link up with RSC15 and Sew Cute Tuesday, hope you will check them out.


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For the Love of Cheese: Diane at the ACS
Before the actual ACS conference begins, the cheese judging competition takes place. Let me begin by explaining the gigantic feat accomplished before the judging starts. Nine hundred different cheeses are sent by over 150 cheesemakers to Portland. A forty foot long refrigerated trailer is rented by ACS and attached to a loading dock at the Oregon Convention Center which is a 'light rail' ride away from the conference hotel. The big 3, Competition Chairman David Grotenstein, Chairman Emeritus John Greeley and all around amazing cheese Receiver Debra Dickerson arrive the week before, to begin receiving the cheeses. The cheeses fall into 22 main categories like Fresh Unripened Cheese, American Originals, Flavored Cheeses, and our favorite Farmstead Cheeses which are then split into sub-categories yielding 91 categories in all. The cheesemakers are invited to send their cheeses with no identifying characteristics (well, they must be in their usual form - so maybe we cheese people recognize our favorites - but I for one certainly can't tell one block of large cheddar from another.)
These cheeses come in and are labeled with secret codes (identifying the cheese maker, sub-category and cheese #). The refrigerated trailer - a dark, spooky, cold (41 degrees, lit rather poorly by hanging industrial light bulbs) - is set up, stuffed to the gills with speed racks - rolling shelves with removable aluminum trays often used to wheel around food in the business. The speed racks are organized by sub-category and hopefully in alphabetical order. One must keep in mind also that never before have this many (more than 900) cheeses entered the competition (the last few years hovered around 750). And each new location and year presents its own unexpected challenges. (One this year was the inadvertent miscommunication of the deadline for cheese arrival.) The one thing I saw over and over was that the people running the show are supremely dedicated to fairness and inclusion: to presenting all 900 cheeses in their proper category and in the most pristine condition possible. No corners cut, no decisions made with expeditiousness outweighing these high standards.
I arrived on Monday morning, one day before the judging would begin. We wished all the cheeses had arrived but of course many were, as yet, undelivered. As I learned the system and saw the scope of the task I just gaped, eyes wide: how can this all get done? May I add that almost everyone is a volunteer. Only the Executive Director of ACS , Marci Wilson, new this year, enthusiastic and excellent, and some wonderful FSA people are getting paid for this project. While some people are, of course, sent by their companies, this intense work is done mostly for the love of cheese.
So, as Debra received more cheeses, mostly from local cheesemakers, Elizabeth Kooiman (wife of conference co-chair Tom) and I spent hours double checking about two thirds of the 900 entries to see if they were checked in, correctly marked with no identifying labels or boxes and all pieces of one lot on the same tray. The choice was to do this in the freezing cold and dark trailer - with the AC going on and off and blowing on our soon to be stiff necks - or, our choice, wheeling the heavy and cumbersome speed racks in and out of the trailer. I had arrived a bit late at 10:30 in the morning and when we finally finished at 7:00PM I was sure I would need a shoulder operation in the morning. I was vastly relieved when the computer whiz Silverstons claimed me for the less physically demanding task of adding up the judges score sheets for Tuesday and Wednesday.
This year there were 12 pairs of judges- up from 10 to accommodate the increase in cheese. For a more in depth description of scoring see my last year's blog on the competition when I was a judge. But this year what amazed me was the organizational feat: getting the right cheeses out of the truck through a 5 minute walk through the bowels and then carpeted halls and passageways of the convention center to the judging room to the table of the right set of judges (pre-planned) in the right order at the right time. As a judge last year, I had no idea what chaos might be going on behind the scenes. I didn't give a thought to how the cheeses miraculously appeared on my table. This incredibly complicated task was again supervised by Debra D., assisted by the esteemed Daphne Zepos and three steadfast cheese angels sent from Beecher's Handmade Cheese in Seattle, and a woman named Sabra from Seattle. The judges have their first categories and now I'm in the front of the room with the Silverstons who have streamlined the computer system from last year. These people are amazing volunteers because they are not officially cheese people - they are a retired couple from Texas who absolutely love cheese, having stepped up to fill this need and have continued to refine the system. So now come all the opportunities for more glitches - which ALL must be dealt with, figured out and satisfied in a way that will assure the highest quality of competition. The score sheets have to be checked, mostly by me, and later verified again by Karen Silverston, to make sure every cheese has been properly identified and evaluated by both judges. Missing cheeses must be tracked down. Ties for first place in any category must be re-presented and broken. The judges train early on Tuesday morning so things don't whip into gear for us score keepers until lunch time. We have a significant number of cheeses to complete that day. Apparently everything went quite swimmingly compared to last year. My backlog file rarely got out of control and Michelle the young and energetic woman from FSA pitched in everywhere.
And did I mention - aside from keeping the judges happy we also must hurry up and finish categories (resolve ties, select first place) so the speed trays can go back to the cool truck because the cheese reigns supreme. Some of the same cheeses must come back the next day for the second round to select the "Best in Show" but also this is the cheese for the crazy Festival of Cheese which is the culminating night of the conference where we cheese heads plus some paying customers go to a cocktail party staring these very same 900 cheeses. So not only does everything have to be right and fair, it's got to be quick. Kathleen Shannon Finn managed the "triage" table in the back of the room preparing to send the correctly marked and organized cheeses back to the truck. We worked from 8AM to 7:30PM that day, though the pace didn't pick up till lunch time. I was supposed to eat dinner with a friend from Portland who insisted he show me a glimpse of the Gorge before sunset so I didn't eat some Kobe beef sliders at the Rogue Brewery until 10PM (and Portland closes down early on weekdays!) and I was famished. I'd eaten almost no cheese all day, just one wonderful judge had left large leftover plugs of cheese on her paper plate in case she needed to revisit her scores. And that was luckily my favorite category - farmstead cow. I was involved in some necessary discussion over her score sheets and got to sneak a taste. A room redolent of cheese and not a drop to eat until then.
The second day was initially more of the same. I knew not to show up at 8AM because there wouldn't be score sheets for me till the judges finished their first categories, but by now we were all in the groove, which was good because the first round needs to be completely finished, judges sent on a much deserved but short break and then quickly figure out all the first place winners, any stubborn late ties, and bring back those blue winners to the twelve tables for round two, where every judge tastes every category winner, grouped somewhat logically on the 12 tables, to pick the very best to line up for the final round for Best in Show. There were 74 first place winners. A fair amount of categories had no firsts because a cheese must score 91 points out of 100 possible to place in the highest range.
Now we're talking excellent cheeses, but in all shapes, sizes and flavors. From Bittersweet Plantation's new White Chocolate Praline Butter to Redwood Hill's Garlic-Chive Chevre to Wilamette Valley's Cumin Gouda. And in the more traditional categories: the Cowgirl's Pierce Point, Blue Ledge Farm's Crottina and Leelanau's Aged Raclette. Out of this amazing batch - no offense but we all know that the low salt or marinated categories ain't gonna win- you can sense or smell a winner. Even if you are the non-hired help and are not officially tasting. Well, at this point, when we were cleaning tables preceding the final round, Nicholas from La Brea Bakery, Dany Schutte from San Francisco's Whole Foods and I are darting about for some succulent crumbs.
Best In Show this year was awarded to Cabot Creamery Cooperative for their Cabot Clothbound Cheddar which was aged at Jasper Hill by those Kehler brothers, and has been carried at Murray's for some time and has been a staff and customer favorite since it hit the case. It's a great cheese! My co-workers attending the conference tried their best to elicit the secret winner from me, but my lips were sealed until the awards ceremony Friday night, two days hence.
- Dr. Diane Stemple


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Burned by Bobby DeVito
Genre: Memoir
Price: $0.99
Where to Get It:
Amazon.com (Kindle)
Smashwords (all eBook formats)
Note: 10% of the proceeds are going to MUSICARES, the Grammy Award Foundation that helps musicians in distress.
BURNED is the story of a young guitarist as he navigates his way through the music business. Starting in the 80s in a New Wave band, then Rock bands in the 90s, he gets signed to a major label deal and tastes success. But he also tastes a bit more than he bargained for, ending up in multiple rehabs and eventually a mental ward. He then recovers and looks back on a life run wild.
What they're saying about it:
"Although it may be no surprise that the story includes the stereotypical lifestyle excesses ultimately leading to rehab, the level of humor and lust for life Bobby injects throughout makes it impossible put down... Even in the roughest parts.
Unlike similar books by rock superstar legends, this one wasn't written by or for one of those. But DeVito's bio is about being so close to legendary that you can taste it-- sometimes tasting too much.
Having read Clapton's bio, "Up & Down With The Rolling Stones", "Miles" and Aerosmith's "Walk this Way" I can honestly say this book was the fastest paced of all the above. And Bobby's life experiences from a nomadic childhood to touring Italy with Texas Bluesman Sherman Robertson, to studying Aleister Crowley, to living & playing on the Santa Monica Pier, to a mental hospital along with some intense spiritual epiphanies are as interesting and compelling as the best of 'em. And the humor throughout reveals an artist willing to experience a broad spectrum of living despite the costs."--Amazon Reviewer


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The current exchange has made it possible to offer this brand new vessel for $1,000,000 USD, complete.
Launched in late 2019 and commissioned in 2020, Hull #24 is awaiting her new owner to set off on sailing adventure. Well appointed with many extras, this brand new St Francis delivers on 30 years of boat building heritage to take you cruising around the world.
The St Francis 50 is offered by South African builder St Francis Marine. Since 1988, St Francis Marine has hand built sophisticated luxury catamarans of different sizes with exceptional craftsmanship.
This CE certified, Category A "Ocean" catamaran boasts elegant styling, intelligent layouts, and seaworthiness. The SF50 is a blue water sailing catamaran that's strong, fast, easy to sail and certainly one of the best and safest cruising catamarans available. Her redundant systems, tremendous tankage, and proven design shall instill confidence in voyagers for years to come.
Features of the St Francis 50 -
Ultimate Helm Position -
The helm position on the SF50 is fully protected from sun and rain under a hardtop bimini and glass dodger. A windshield wiper clears the view in poor conditions. The glass is lifted open in pleasant conditions. Full enclosures are stowed within clever bimini recesses thus available for immediate utilization.
The helmsperson is naturally included with the rest of the crew in the cockpit area. The seat flips to face aft whilst at anchor. Access to the starboard deck is unimpeded. The view of the bows and sterns is 100%.
Astonishing Storage -
St Francis has more storage than any other catamaran remotely close in size. Several concepts are unique to St Francis, such as the draining storage compartments in the cockpit sole and dedicated cushion storage for the very large cushions that convert the tables into beds.
Largest Tanks of any catamaran -
The fuel tanks boast 232 gallons providing incredible range. The water tanks combine to an astonishing 360 gallons (a rain catchment system serves as a back up to the watermaker). Sailors in freshwater or marinas will appreciate the tremendous blackwater tanks with a capacity of 146 gallons.
Note that Lavranos designed the holding tanks to sit in each keel and the water tanks are forward and above. If the hull gets damaged, seawater will only fill a tank instead of filling a hull. Genius.
Other unique or notable features -
Capt. Rorke Miller
Demonstration sails are available aboard #24's sistership in US Virgin Islands until April 2020.
Waterline Length: 47'6"
Beam: 26'3"
Draft: 4'2"
Bridgedeck Clearance: 2'9"
Displacement: 15T
Mast above Waterline: 71'3"
Berths: 2 x Queen, & 2 x Double
Fuel: 232 gallons
Water: 360 gallons
Holding Tank: 146 gallons
Mainsail: 926 sq.ft
Genoa: 452 sq.ft
Screecher: 1007 sq.ft
Spinnaker: 1647 sq.ft
Storm Staysail: 108 sq.ft
Engine & Saildrive-Volvo D2-60, 2 x 60 HP-ECU
Range Under Power: 1000 nm plus
House Batteries- Mastervolt, 4x MVG 200 Amp/H
Start Batteries- Mastervolt, 3 x AGM 130 Amp/H
Genset- Kohler: 8.5 kw
Inverter- Mastervolt: 2.5 kw
Aricon- Webasto FCF: 2 x 16,000 BTU's FCF Platinum
Solar Panels- Sunpower E20: 4 x 327 W= 1308W
Spectra Watermaker- 340Z: Catalina 14 gph
Heads- Dometic: 4 x Electric Flush- Fresh/Salt
Deck - Vinyl: Deck-Vacuum-bagged foam sandwich
Hull - Vinyl: Resin infused foam
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
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Speakers Truss Structure for UTS in Sydney
The following tailored structure was constructed for the University of Technology in Sydney, and specifically for their Interactive Lab that is located in their newly-built Tower 2. It is a square 4.29×4.29m truss creation, specially crafted to lift 8 Genelec Speakers forming a circle.
In addition, parallel to 2 of the sides, and approximately 50cm apart of them, another line of customised K33 trusses were attached to finalise the design. 8x KKM Truss Lifting Adaptor Brackets with Eye Ring and Dual Clamps, that have a load capacity up to 500kg, were mounted on all 4 sides (2 brackets per side), as they are really strong, durable, and ideal for permanent installations, such as this one.
The services we provided include truss CAD drawing, manufacturing, engineer certification and installation.


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By Lindy Washburn
The lingering effects of Superstorm Sandy _ slow rebuilding of homes and businesses, long insurance battles and mold that refuses to die _ have taken a toll on the mental health of New Jersey residents in its path, a major study released Wednesday found.
Nearly three years after storm waters surged through Moonachie and Little Ferry and swept houses off their foundations at the Jersey Shore, the study found that more than one in four residents whose homes were damaged still experienced emotional distress. More than one in eight reported signs of post-traumatic stress disorder.
The effect was like being thrust into deep poverty, with its constant, stressful drumbeat of uncertainty, said David Abramson, an associate professor of public health at New York University and the principal investigator of the study, which was funded by the New Jersey Department of Health.
"The similarities between Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy are quite disturbing," said Abramson, who conducted similar research in Louisiana after that 2005 disaster and is an expert in the growing field of resiliency research. "Many adults and children are still experiencing emotional and psychological effects so long after the storm passed."
For many of those still recovering, "housing damage is at the heart of the problem," he said.
More than a million people _ about one-eighth of the state's population _ resided in the storm's path from Cape May to Bergen counties, and 100,000 suffered through significant structural damage to their homes, the researchers said. Of the 117 people who died as a result of the storm on the East Coast, 75 were in New Jersey.
"We're still in recovery," said Health Commissioner Mary O'Dowd, whose department allocated $1.1 million in federal aid for the study, conceived shortly after the storm's 2012 devastation. "We wanted to take the opportunity to learn from our experience in Sandy."
Early data helped guide decisions about state spending on social services and health. That included, for example, mental health screening of everyone who sought care at an emergency room or a community health center in the storm areas _ an initiative that has reached 50,000 people so far and has been extended for another year.
A key finding from the research is that children whose homes were damaged were particularly at risk. Those living in homes with minor damage were more than five times as likely to feel sad or depressed as those living in homes with no damage, and more than eight times as likely to have trouble sleeping.
Surprisingly, the kids in homes with minor damage _ defined as uninhabitable for only a short period of time _ were reported to suffer more psychologically than those living in homes with major damage. That may be because households that sustained major damage were completely focused on repairs and rebuilding, whereas those with minor damage may have taken longer to address the problem.
Their damaged surroundings may be "a persistent reminder to the children of what had happened and the fact that chaos is still in their lives," Abramson said. Housing assistance programs might do well to accelerate repairs to homes with young children, the report said in its conclusions. The presence of mold, too, can be an enduring reminder of the storm's assault.
Mold had a double-barreled effect: Adults exposed to it were 2 { times more likely to be diagnosed with asthma than those who weren't exposed, and twice as likely to report mental distress, the study said.
This validated the state's focus on helping get rid of the mold that grew in homes that had been flooded, O'Dowd said. The state distributed more than 10,000 copies of a mold brochure in a dozen languages to homeowners, municipal offices and disaster relief groups, and it trained more than 200 public health professionals and housing officials at Rutgers.
Data for the Sandy Child and Family Health Study were gathered by more than 30 researchers fielded by Rutgers University, who conducted hourlong, face-to-face interviews with 1,000 adults in the storm's footprint. A random sampling of addresses within 20 miles of the water's edge in nine counties was chosen for the first set of interviews, conducted from August through April. A second round, with the same people, is underway.
"We never really knew what we would find when we went out," said Donna Van Alst of the Rutgers Graduate School of Social Work, a co-investigator on the study. Some of the homes had sustained little damage and simply lost power for a day, while at other addresses, the home had been destroyed. Many of the people interviewed cried during the interview, she said.
The research revealed the layered impact of such a large-scale natural disaster. "At the very beginning, there's basic needs," such as making sure the family has food and shelter. "Then there's a lot of rebuilding," she said. "People put aside dealing with the emotional impact and the effect on family relationships. It's not surprising that you see these mental health effects" three years after the storm.
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text: The photos shows the Containership "MSC Adriatic". The first picture was taken in Hamburg on 11th February 2012. The following pictures in Cuxhaven on 31st March 2012. The ship was built in 2001 by Samsung Heavy Industries Co,Ldt. She is 277meters long and has a beam of 40meters. The Containership can transport 5514 standard Containers.


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"Happy Monday!"
Passion flower - Passiflora phoenicea "Ruby Glow"
It is said beauty is in the eye of the beholder and that would be true of Passiflora phoenicea "Ruby Glow" with its uniquely exaggerated features.
Fragrant and eye catching I encountered this spectacular flower on a recent visit to the Botanic Garden, located on the CSUN (California State University Northridge) campus. It was my first time to see this beautiful red-maroon flower that hangs face down from its vine; its face (anther and style) covered by fringe of purple and white (corona) which reminded me of a colorful "lamp shade." A tropical vine native to South America, it grows in full sun to part shade and flowers in late summer to early fall. As one might suspect from its tropical background it does not tolerate long periods of freezing temperatures. Belonging to the Passifloraaceae family and grown for many years as Passiflora alata "Ruby Glow" which grows naturally in Peru and is a close relative, it was recently identified as the species Passiflora phoenicea. Commonly known as Winged passion flower and Fragrant granadilla, it can produce edible egg shaped fruit if cross pollinated. Attractive to bees, birds and butterflies, it serves as a host and larvae food for several butterfly species. But let me not close without telling you a little about my CSUN Botanic Garden visit; my first but certainly not my last. It's a garden with history, going back to the campus roots of the 1950s. I had the pleasure of meeting "garden" manager Brenda Kanno who shared some of the history and her extensive plant knowledge, making my visit memorable and even more enjoyable. Let me tell you, the Botanic Garden and greenhouses are packed with a wide range of impressive plants! Whether you live in or are visiting the Northridge area, don't miss this hidden garden gem!
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Guest Author: "Conceived in Rape"
This is Jill's original narrative that was incorporated into Amanda's post "A Reality of Domestic Violence: Coming to Terms With Having a Parent who did Something....Awful" which appeared at www.declassifiedadoptee.com on February 26, 2012.
When Amanda asked me to write about my perspective as a person being conceived in rape, at first, I didn't feel like I was qualified. You see, I don't really know that I was conceived in rape; I only know that I was possibly conceived in rape. When I found my birthmother in 2006, through the help of post-adoption services at my Agency, it wasn't even a thought – a possibility. I had received my non-identifying information 20 years before and with the amount of information listed about my birthfather, I had no inkling that this was anything but a relationship between my birth parents during a time period (1960s) that it wasn't socially acceptable to be a single parent. Or so I thought. That was what I was told my whole life.
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When NAA16 keynote speaker Dr. Angela Duckworth recently met with Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, the two talked about what they have in common—namely GRIT. Dr. Duckworth brings the concept of grit to the classroom. Coach Carroll brings it to the football field. Both have been wildly successful. NAA is beyond excited to have Duckworth share her expertise with NAA16 participants!Read More
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