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In the heart of Oakland County sits the wealthy City of Birmingham, with tree-lined streets, sophisticated boutiques and a medley of delightful Birmingham homes to suit any need. Birmingham is an easy commute to Detroit and features its own downtown destination with shops, services and amenities. The city is also home to the Birmingham Golf & Country Club, which offers stunning recreational amenities and social opportunities.
From a bustling downtown core to family-friendly events, Birmingham's luxury real estate community that takes pride in its businesses and residents. Birmingham property owners have access to a full range of entertainment and support services, keeping every resident healthy, active and happy.
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Poppleton Park is one of Birmingham's most popular neighborhoods, offering a distinct variety of homes unique to the area. Originally built over 70 years ago, these Birmingham homes are well-maintained and within walking distance of downtown Birmingham.
Another great neighborhood to consider is Little San Francisco. A lesser known gem, these homes resemble the streets of its namesake and feature large homes with spacious yards. Varying greatly in price, homes can often be found in Little San Francisco to suit any budget.
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industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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Need a way to display a flat screen? These universal TV mounts are great for both homes and businesses. They can be used in professional settings to advertise and inform visitors without bulky consoles taking up floor space. These TV mounts, also known as LED TV brackets, are also ideal for demonstrating merchandise and cross-selling services in retail environments. In homes, mounts like these can be used in the living room or bedroom for TVs on walls. At airports and other public waiting areas, TV brackets keep visitors occupied with sports scores, financial tickers and news crawls.
How do LCD screens attach to these TV brackets?
These LED TV mounts are sold with universal VESA mounting hole specs. These standards were created by the Video Electronics Standards Association for standardizing mounting bracket attachments.
Television manuals provide these VESA specifications. This information is used to identify the flat screen holder that will work with a specified flat panel. Each model's page lists its VESA hole patterns in the "Specifications" area.
When installed on VESA-compatible mounts, LCDs remain securely attached, safe from falling off or unintentional movement.
These fixtures can be attached to any surface. They tilt, rotate, extend and retract from a ceiling or wall. They free up floor space for literature displays, product samples, sales staff and prospective customers. These monitor stands for a flatscreen include an array of adjustable settings. Some of these mounts come hold two, three, four and even six LED TVs at once. Many of these units hold them in either a portrait or landscape orientation to meet any need. What else do they come with? These universal TV brackets often include articulating arms for extra adjustability, like changing the distance from a television to the wall or ceiling.
Are these TV fixtures suitable for commercial areas?
Supervisors of public venues, such as airport terminals and train stations, use them for advertising to passersby in high traffic areas.
Waiting rooms, indoor malls and other busy areas make great use of these stands by entertaining patrons.
These units feature a strong construction and a durable design that will last for years in areas with heavy traffic. They will also keep displays still and secure from jostling.
Each frame is made of sturdy steel, aluminum, plastic for enduring any environment. Models for each placement style, countertop, ceiling and wall, feature different designs for different setups. Units for wall surfaces feature a low-profile design that measures 2" or less in depth. These are ideal for keeping floor space clear in tight rooms or hallways. Countertop posts for flat panels remain stable by clamping directly to horizontal surfaces. These come with an articulating arm or a simple standing design that holds displays in one place. Affordable counter posts are available with the option of a cable lock for added security in public environments. Ceiling poles feature a single- or double-sided frame and are made with varying lengths. All plasma hangers feature an adjustable height for accommodating different locations. They can also be made to showcase flat panels right next to windows, making them great for storefronts.


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Author and journalist Simon Reynolds is an educated and careful thinker.
He is better educated and more careful in his thinking than I am.
This is evidenced by the fact that, unlike me, he went to an elite university and, also unlike me, he has made a living out of writing…magazines, newspapers, critical journals and even bloody books.
I say all of this so that when, inevitably, people critique my critique of Reynolds on Britpop…they don’t need to. I get it…Simon is very, very, clever. He is a real journalist. A real writer. A real critic.
A friend sent me a link to a piece by Reynolds on Britpop…they did this because they know I get quite cross about certain aspects of Britpop criticism and he wanted to upset me. Maybe they are not a friend. Maybe they hate me.
The problem for people like Reynolds is that they are so involved and committed to critical theory that they cannot view anything free from its influence. It is not a theory for them, it is an ideology. It dictates how they view and interact with everything in the world. Like all ideologues they are incapable of seeing, or accepting, any criticism of their worldview. That means they occasionally say things that are…ridiculous. He isn’t alone in this…you can find apostles of critical theory everywhere, they are easy to spot; they are joyless, speak in a language utterly unique to their faith and get very cross when people don’t submit to their position.
You can read the article that I am responding to here.
Just imagine such a thing.
Can you imagine being the sort of dreadful oik who thinks that Britain is a place worth celebrating?
Clearly they haven’t read their history books.
A nasty, inward looking, brutal, ugly, violent and racist little island with nothing to celebrate.
Don’t people know that nations are artificial constructs designed to ensure that the working classes are kept in place?
Britain isn’t a nasty place…it is an incredibly open and welcoming country, filled with kind and charitable people.
Britain isn’t inward looking…it is a place that celebrates other cultures, absorbs them and works to support other nations in a great many ways.
Britain isn’t ugly…neither emotionally nor physically. It is one of the most beautiful nations on earth. Green fields, rolling hills…rivers and lakes…mountains…urban landscapes…and on and on.
Britain isn’t racist…it just isn’t. There are vile racists here, just like there are in every other country on earth. People who judge others by their immutable characteristics, people who hate others based on skin colour are here, of course. But, no matter what Kehinde Andrews says…we are not all racists, not everything in Britain is ugly and tainted by our imperialist past.
It has been all of these unpleasant things of course. We have a bloody history, an ugly history, a history of violence…but that does not define the people who live here and it isn’t a crime to see the good in this little island and want to celebrate it. Certainly I don’t need an excuse for my chest to swell with patriotic pride.
That doesn’t mean I hate anywhere else.
So everybody–industry, media, ‘the kids’–is frothing with excitement about Britpop. Why? The music biz, which was having trouble building long-selling careers off the back of dance music and had lost ground to the post-rave indie labels, is thrilled because the Britpopsters are guitar-based bands who willingly constrain themselves within the 3-minute pop single format and radio-friendly, trebley production.
It couldn’t be, and stay with me here, that the Britpopsters just liked 3 minute pop singles?
They are blocking the path to something better.
Because Simon Reynolds says so.
His contempt for the music biz (THE MAN) is getting a kicking because of the ravers and the power of dance music but thankfully they have found a group of stooges they can use to maintain their grip on POWER.
I thought Damon Albarn was a songwriter who had been influenced by a few bands he heard when he was growing up but, apparently, he is nothing more than a puppet giving THE MAN exactly what he needs because.
You remember that time when Rick Witter told the NME that he would NEVER be experimental?
Maybe it’s a subconscious bias?
You see, it is fine for Simon Reynolds to get paid for his writing and to grab free tickets for concerts and free records and invitations to parties and a book deal and royalties from the sales of those books…that’s not a doctrinal ethos of ambition and stardom-at-all-costs. Nope.
It’s only a doctrinal ethos of ambition and stardom-at-all-costs if you are NOT Simon Reynolds.
I don’t know, maybe if you are working class, or poor, you shouldn’t find the “glory lust” of Champagne Supernova or the “insouciance” of Alright appealing?
Critical theory doesn’t allow you to appreciate Champagne Supernova as a bona fide rock and roll BANGER. Instead it has to be viewed through the prism of class consciousness.
I guarantee that my upbringing was one of greater socio-economic hardship than Simon Reynolds.
He will counter that by claiming I am not class conscious.
I’m an enemy of my own class.
He is like the students in the revolution that Lenin talked about.
Or he could just be a terrible bore.
Let’s see what we think by the end of this.
All of that is true…to a point.
Britain in the nineties was more than Britpop.
Britpop as a genre, if indeed it was a genre, was too narrow.
There were incredible things going on as Reynolds describes above.
I was on board with Laika, PRam, Aphex Twin, Tricky and more.
That didn’t mean that there were not great things going on with Britpop.
If you like Britpop you are just like people in the BNP who hate people from the BAME community.
A sound that is WHITE.
The WHITENESS of the sound.
Ska isn’t black enough for Reynolds either…so when Justine Frischmann “confesses” that the “black music” she liked was ska it wasn’t black enough for the critical theorists. This was the equivalent of Nick Griffin saying he couldn’t be racist because he had a black friend as far as Reynolds is concerned.
The trouble here is that there is no way to win this particular argument.
If Frischmann talked, at length, about her love of hip hop, dub, lovers rock, the STAX back catalogue…her own sound would still have been dismissed as too white.
It’s interesting too to note that earlier Reynolds denounced Britpop for not being experimental but when Albarn takes his influences and experiments with their sounds he is scolded for that being an act of racism too. Albarn, in an act of whitewashing British pop music, wilfully stripped all of the blackness from British pop.
Maybe Simon Reynolds knows something I don’t…maybe he has documents or recordings that show that Tiny from Ultrasound was one of the founding members of UKIP.
I think this is just intellectual snobbery masquerading as compassion for an oppressed group.
No acknowledgement of the multi-racial roots of the skinhead scene here.
I’ve been a skinhead for many years.
Although the more I read of this article the more I’m beginning to question that.
The article finishes with more praise for rave, trip hop and non Britpop music which Reynolds thinks is both better musically and is superior morally.
When I listen to Oasis I hear songs that make me want to sing and that lift my spirits.
When I listen to Shed Seven I feel my mood lighten.
When I listen to Blur and their rickety arrangements my heart beats faster.
Amazingly I also love Motown, STAX, Atlantic, Public Enemy, Wu-Tang, Tricky…blah, blah, blah. Reynolds will dismiss that as the “I’ve got black friends” argument. The proof of my contempt for black culture and of my own class is the fact that I prefer “Lux” by Thurman to “Maxinquaye” by Tricky.
Despite being written in 1995 it is almost as if Reynolds wasn’t actually there.
He seems to have been present at some sort of Nuremberg Rally on the “Parklife” tour…surrounded by people who were using the jaunty, jingles and jangles of “Tracy Jacks” as an excuse to swell their chests with patriotic pride.
I listened to a load of great pop records.
I went to a lot of awesome gigs.
I made a heap of friends.
I saw bands fronted by women.
I saw bands fronted by Asian and Black artists.
I listened to Cornershop and Voodoo Queens.
I judged everything, absolutely everything, on one criteria…did I like it.
That’s a good way to judge any art.
As for Reynolds saying that “ska (the jerkiest, most New Wavey form of black pop ever!)”, I’d like to see him explain that one to Toots Hibbert or Jimmy Cliff! Gah, the man’s a fool. And he grew up not a million miles away from where I did – ’nuff said.
Keep on Keepin On with the arch-penmanship Max.

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


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Who am I? I am a female graduate with a 2.1 in Biological Sciences from the University of East Anglia. Lessons would be suitable for GCSE and A level students looking for extra help outside of lessons or for the opportunity to excel academically.
Biology teacher with a degree in Environmental Studies, teaching secondary school students for the past 16 years in Guyana,south america.
In my 16 years of teaching students from all walks of life, I have developed lots of interpersonal skills and techniques in teaching students at varying levels and abilities. I like to incorporate life skills in every aspect of the job to make it more practical and applicable to my students. I like to get feedbacks and am more motivated by students interest.
I will tailor each lesson to your individual requirements. With some prior information, I can prepare objectives that can be set at the beginning of each lesson that we can work on together to help achieve your goals. I will always do my best to give the content some background context, to make it as interesting as possible.
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Experienced teacher offering all sciences at GCSE level and A level biology. I can help with knowledge and understanding issues, revision techniques and past paper support. I can tailor sessions to address the weaknesses and learning styles of the student. I am patient and have a relaxed demeanor.
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I enjoy teaching with a holistic approach and demonstrative learning. This is reflected in my love of forest schools and I've learned to teach by building overall understanding in pupils and not just expecting them to memorise facts and figures to pass.
I base my teaching method off of personal experiences and knowledge gathered from my degree level studies. I will teach using visual graphs and diagrams as well as verbal explaination. Questions may also be assigned to ensure knowledge is retained.
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I am a recent postgraduate in Zoology with Marine Zoology and Ecology. Previously, I have given biology lessons to pupils from primary school all the way up to A Level students. As every exam board is different, to begin with I would go through the textbook chapters that are unclear to the student.
I am a postgraduate student at the University of Oxford that takes an interdisciplinary approach in my work. I am willing to work flexibly to help my students reach their goals, custom tailoring lessons. I offer subject specific tutoring in addition to guidance and editing assistance for essays and assignments.
MBBS doctor's unique lifestyle methodology to teach Biology and other medical subjects.
I am MBBS graduate and pursuing my higher studies and I am very much passionate to give tutions to students of Biology (Botany and Zoology), Ecology and other life sciences subjects. I am using very unique methods of learning which are very easy to understand. I use often day to day lifestyle examples, so that less cramming and more understanding would be there on students part.
Following are the subjects and age groups I have taught; 1. Biology for GCSE and A Level students 2. Chemistry for GCSE students 3. Science for KS3 students The classes were conducted as groups and one to one. The more you engage the student the more they understand, this will help a personalised learning experience for the student.
I am an approachable, friendly person who is passionate about biology and enjoys tutoring. I have a Masters of Research in Advanced Biology and a Bachelors of Science in Zoology, allowing me a thorough knowledge base of my subject. I excel at breaking down and simplifying otherwise difficult subjects to increase a students understanding and confidence.
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I am currently open to providing lessons to A-level students as well as GCSE students, tailoring the level of depth to suit the course. lessons will be a mix of taking notes from learning material and discussing the principles of said material; and setting directed tasks to reinforce the knowledge from the session.
Postgraduate student in Ecology and Environment here to help with all things biology, ecology and conservation. Based in Sheffield.
Hello! I'm a postgraduate student at the University of Sheffield, studying for an MRes in Ecology and Environment, while working occasionally for a local conservation charity and environmental consultancy.
I am Frances Vilma and I am very interested in teaching primary and secondary students, I have a very unique work ethic, I teach and I learn at the same time and I also want my students to learn something from what I have. I usually give materials to students that enables them to understand the lesson much better and faster.
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text: TV Asahi is a major terrestrial TV broadcaster in Japan. It produces large-scale quality dramas like “The Tragedy of W”; innovative entertainment shows like “Music Station”, the longest running live music show; and popular animations like “Doraemon” and “Crayon Shin-chan”. Please stay tuned to this TV Asahi branded channel for future developments with Viki yet to come. Please visit http://company.tv-asahi.co.jp/e/index.html for more information.


text: Try this dreamy combination of dark, bitter chocolate and slightly salty Marcona almonds from Spain. And that mysterious whiff at the end? Fresh thyme!

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


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Ok, so we want to make sure your Ash jeans or your Dawn jeans are absolutely perfect for you, right? Well, Ash is made to have a very comfortable, modest rise – somewhere in between a mid rise and a high rise, and should sit below your navel and the Dawn has a high rise to sit on the natural waist. BUT… maybe you have a long torso and need it even higher. Or maybe you have a shorter torso and need your rise to be lower. So I’ll show you a quick and easy way to accommodate for that. I’ve worked on Ash in this tutorial, but you can apply the sae steps with the Dawn pattern.
Adjusting the rise for your torso length affects the front and back pieces, the fly, and the fly front. So we will be modifying those pattern pieces. It will also affect the length of your zipper (if you’re doing a zipper fly), so keep that in mind! This method will help make sure that your waistband sits just below your navel as the pattern is intended to fit.
However I know that some of you may want to adjust your jeans to be low rise or even high waisted so we will also touch on some tips for achieving that.
Ok, I’m going to show you how to raise the rise first, and then I’ll touch on lowering it at the end. Let’s gooooo….
Draw slash lines across your front and back pieces. The exact spot doesn’t matter, just about halfway up center front/center back.
Also draw slash lines across the fly and fly extension. Again, at about the halfway point or so.
Cut all the way through all of these slash lines.
Place a pice of paper underneath your front piece. Spread the two cut pieces by the amount you want to add to the rise. For this example, I’m raising it by 1”. Tape in place.
Now draw new lines to connect the two pieces back together. Use a straight ruler at center front, and a curved ruler/tool at the side seam.
Cut out your new front piece.
Repeat for the back. **NOTE – you will be slashing and spreading through the pocket placement markings. When it comes time to place your back pockets, still use the very bottom 3 points as your guide.
Now spread the fly and fly extension by the same amount. For this example – 1”. Tape in place, and draw your new lines.
Make sure the notches on the front, fly, and fly extension all still line up. This is important for construction!
Ok, so say you want to lower the rise instead. You will draw and cut your slash lines exactly the same. But instead of adding paper underneath and spreading, you will instead overlap the pieces by the amount you want the rise to lower (I did 1/2″ here). Tape in place, true your center seam and side seam. And repeat for the back, fly and fly extension – making sure to keep the overlapping measurement the same throughout.
I know that some of you may want to alter the rise of the jeans to be closer to a low rise or even a high waisted jean. You can certainly do that, but you will need to put some careful thought into what size you cut and what adjustments you make. The reason for this is that when you use the method above to slash and spread the pattern, you are leaving the waistband fit and amount of ease unchanged. Unless you have the exact same body measurements from your natural waist to your natural hip, then you will need a different size waistband for low rise and a different size waistband for high waisted.
The most accurate way to adjust the pattern would be to lower the rise as above, then vertically slash and spread the waistband, yoke, front and back pattern pieces in order to add more ease to the waistline for low rise, or overlap to remove ease for a high waisted jean. That is honestly going to be a bit of a pain, so we’ve thought of a simpler hacky way for you to do it!
If you would like to use the above method to create a low rise jean, we would recommend choose your jeans size based on your hip measurement not your waist measurement as this will be more relevant for a low rise jean. From our quick guesstimates, if you move the rise down a few inches you should be able to use the waistband that corresponds to one or two sizes larger than the size you cut. For example if your measurements would usually put you in a 28 waist and 30 hip size, then you would cut a straight size 30 and reduce the rise as above. You would then do a baste fit for the side seams, as detailed in the pattern instructions, and see if you need to let out or take in your jeans. When it comes time to add the waistband you might find that that the size 31 or 32 waistband is a more comfortable fit for your hip region after these adjustments.
To create a high waisted jean, you would first choose your size based on your waist and hip body measurements. If they result in different sizes, you would blend between those sizes (see yesterdays tutorial for how to grade between sizes) and then you could slash and spread to increase the rise as detailed above, and then do a side seam baste fit. Once you try on your jeans you will be able to tell if you like the additional ease that is around your waist, or if you need to remove some. Then choose your waistband size. You may find that the waistband for the size smaller is a more comfortable fit. So if you are a size 28 waist and 30 hip, then you would cut you would blend between a 28 at the waist down to a 30 at the hips. Then slash and spread your pattern pieces to lengthen the rise. Then decide on the amount of ease after a baste fit, and then choose your waistband size.

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The Singer 2022 80/11 Overlock Needles fit Singer serger models: 14CG744, 14CG754, 14J334, 14SH644, 14SH654, 14T957DC, 14T967DC, Double Groove ELX705.
SINGER-Universal Regular Point Overlock Serger Needles. Color-coding makes it easy to select the size you need. This package contains five needles: two 80/11 for woven fabrics, two 90/14 for woven fabrics, one 100/16 for woven fabrics.

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Evolution Salt's body scrubs are 80% Himalayan crystal salt by volume that is packed with 84 essential trace elements and minerals that are absorbed by the skin. Our Himalayan salt body scrub helps to rejuvenate and replenish the skin on a cellular level, while alkalizing and balancing the pH of the skin. Naturally antimicrobial and antibacterial with medicinal/therapeutic grade essential oils. Paraben and Dye Free. No Animal Testing.
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LUNA Bars are kitchen-crafted to help keep you nourished throughout your busy day and give you the energy you need to break through. Each bar is a delicious, nutritious, gluten-free snack that?s perfect between meals.
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Great Family Game. The aim of the game is to be the first player to score 500 points. This is achieved (usually over several rounds of play) by a player discarding all of their cards and earning points corresponding to the value of the remaining cards still held by the other players.
A Rummy Type Card Game With A Challenging & Exciting Twist. Phase 10 was Fundex's best selling product, selling over 32,600,000 units to date, making it the 2nd best-selling commercial card game behind Mattel's Uno.

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text: The original round table has been rethought in its simplicity. Tuning the outlines and bringing in soft edges results in a distinctive design language which makes BuzziTrihex unique. The base is intentionally streamlined and subtle in its design to showcase the natural beauty of the wooden top. Available in two sizes, one rounded and the other rectangular, the table can fit up to nine or twelve guests. The BuzziTrihex is offered in a solid wood tabletop and base. It can be used in a private office, a meeting room or a hospitality suite.


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If you love Niagara ice wine or Okanagon merlot you may be sipping in a good investment idea. A recent BMO report shows Canadian vineyards are poised for five solid years of growth.
I still don’t understand the obsession with wine. I drink it on occassion but to call it the #1 form of drink for Canadians is rediculous.
Its not that hard to get involved and start your own wine investment.
You do have a cold place in your home right? If so then congratulations you can start your own vine cellar and store wine for reselling later on. Wine rarely goes down in price so start right!
I’ve been investing in wine for decades and have made a nice profit.
It’s always been a strong and stready industry to invest into. Although there are no funds that deal in them directly (that i am aware of) it is a good idea if one can do so.
Wow, only 22 bottles of wine in 2011 for the average Canadian. In my household it is easly double that.
My parents use to own a few vineyards out in British Colombia but the amount of work and weather conditions were so time consuming that they just sold it and never looked back.
You’d think with so many people doing it the premium would drop completely.
Oh another bubble is brewing. Last month it was about a Housing bubble here in Vancouver and now its a Wine bubble. What will it be next week? Stay tuned!


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Cenotaph (4 June 2014); Identified by telephone call from Ken Drury (sp?), great-nephew, to Tony Rippin, 4 June 2014 - Ken has portriat(s) and some documentation he intends to share once collated.


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Higher education people most often turn to each other when they're trying to make decisions about education technology. And it's not uncommon for them to start with a particular technology and then find a problem to solve, vs. identifying a pedagogical need and then looking for the tech tools that would address the challenges.
Those findings and others came out of a research project undertaken by the EdTech Efficacy Research Academic Symposium, a consortium of 150 educators, researchers, business people, administrators and philanthropists who want to figure out what technologies deserve to be developed, funded, piloted, procured and implemented in education. The symposium is housed at the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. At the recent OLC Accelerate conference, presenters Kristin Palmer and Whitney Kilgore shared the findings from a survey of ed tech decision-makers at 43 United States colleges and universities. Palmer is the director of online learning programs at U Virginia; Kilgore is the chief academic officer and cofounder of iDesign, a company that works with institutions to develop and grow their online programs.
The study covered three areas: the sources of information that higher ed uses to make ed tech buying decisions; how research is used in the decision-making process; and whether institutions do their own research on the efficacy of the ed tech products they're currently using.
The primary uses of ed tech were to support teaching and learning (mentioned by 41 percent of respondents), to gain operational efficiencies and decrease costs (36 percent), to increase the capacity to serve students online (30 percent) and improve the user experience (27 percent).
However, acknowledged several people, there's a continuous balancing act between "identifying needs and knowing what solutions are potentially available." For help on that, 96 percent of respondents said they turn to colleagues at their own or other schools; 80 percent also use vendor guidance; 67 percent tap professional associations or consortia; and 53 percent use consultants.
A majority of survey participants said the most common forum for getting information on ed tech products was networking events such as conferences or consortium meetings, specified by 93 percent of respondents. Publications were also prominent, cited by 91 percent. Among those, 62 percent reported that newspapers and newsletters proved useful; 56 perfect referenced partially or non-peer-reviewed journals or papers; and 44 percent listed trade magazines and practitioner publications.
A large number — 89 percent — said they turn to social media and online communications (blogs, websites, twitter, e-mail, etc.) to get their information, though no particular source was referenced by more than 40 percent of respondents.
Interestingly, noted the presenters, the results of pilot studies are "rarely shared" outside of the specific school than runs the tests.
While 78 percent of survey respondents reported that they do their own research, few projects end up being published in peer-reviewed journals and most aren't shared publicly. The results tend to be used internally for doing continuous improvement of instruction and making decisions about whether to scale up a pilot or even continue it.
The evaluation of ed tech in higher ed undergoes cost assessment at nearly three-quarters (73 percent) of respondent institutions. About two-thirds of the survey participants (64 percent) said their decisions are influenced by vendor demos. A similar number (59 percent) reported that IT is involved in approving the decision. Almost half (47 percent) use a formal request for proposal, information or quote. Just four in 10 (39 percent) go through formal piloting.
Provide incentives for pilot participation and "make sure the culture accommodates error as well as trial."
A report on the findings is available on the symposium's website.


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Jim Parsons was injured at a matinee performance of The Boys in the Band on Saturday in New York City. According to those who attended the show, The Big Bang Theory star tripped when walking out for a curtain call. After his injury, the show canceled its Saturday evening performance. At the next scheduled performance on Monday night, Parsons’s standby Matt McGrath went on for him.
The Boys in the Band is a Broadway revival of a groundbreaking 1968 play by Mart Crowley that tackles the lives of gay men in the pre-Stonewall era. This run celebrates the play’s 50th anniversary with an ensemble cast that includes Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Michael Benjamin Washington, and Matt Bomer.


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Patrick Vieira is England-bound in a bid to keep France World Cup spot.
Former France captain Patrick Vieira has confirmed reports he is leaving Italy's Inter Milan to join big-spending Manchester City in the English Premier League.
The move is seen as a bid to secure more first team action and gain a place in France's World Cup squad.
Vieira is counting on new City manager - and former Inter coach - Roberto Mancini for help.
Vieira won the last of his 107 caps for France in a friendly against Nigeria in August, but his last appearance in an official match was in September 2007 in a European qualifier against Scotland.
"I set myself an objective, I want to go to the World Cup," the former Arsenal midfielder told television station Eurosport.
"The important thing for me is to go to Manchester City and to show the coach (Roberto Mancini) I'm the same player than when he was in charge of Inter," he added.
"After a year in Turin and three and a half years in Milan, it's over. To go to the World Cup I need playing time and I can't reach my objective with Inter where I'm not a first choice player."
The 33-year-old Vieira has played in 12 of 18 Serie A matches this season and appeared for only 23 minutes during Inter's six Champions League group games.
Vieira, who was a member of France's victorious squads at the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European championship, won three English Premier League titles and three FA cups in nine seasons with Arsenal before moving to Juventus in 2005 then Inter Milan the next year.
"I have goals and I can't achieve them by staying at Inter where I am not part of the coach's choices,'' Vieira added.
He also won four Serie A titles in Italy with Inter including two in 2007 and 2008 under Roberto Mancini who was appointed manager of Manchester City last month.
Inter coach Jose Mourinho thanked Vieira after Wednesday's 1-0 win over Chievo Verona, a game in which the Frenchman played from start to finish.
"As a man and as a coach, I'm not happy because he is a fantastic man and a great player but I could say I'm happy because he is happy," Mourinho told Eurosport.
"It was his last game with us and he played an incredible match. He could have refused to play or held his leg back at times but he gave his all,'' Mourinho said.
Vieira spent nine seasons with Arsenal before transferring to Juventus in 2005. His tenure with the Turin squad lasted only a year, with the Italian match-fixing scandal prompting his move to Inter in 2006.

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Rules are catching up to increased use of aerial devices.
While they may go by several monikers, such as unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or unmanned aerial system (UAS), the word “drone” has been adopted in contemporary vernacular and encompasses a wide variety of designs and sizes ranging from a few ounces up to 55 pounds for civilian uses. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) estimates that the total number of commercial and recreational drones in the U.S. in 2016 was 1.1 million. That number doubled in 2017 to 2.2 million, with the increase expected to continue as the public and industry find new applications such as aerial photography, video, mapping, wildlife monitoring, agriculture, infrastructure inspections and search-and-rescue. The list is growing.
Aug. 29, 2016, was a game-changer for drone owners when the FAA released new regulations specifically for drones. Previously, drones were considered “aircraft” by the FAA and as such were regulated under a mishmash of existing traditional aircraft rules requiring commercial drone users to apply for various waivers from those aircraft-centric rules.
The new rules simplified things greatly by creating two categories of users: recreational or nonrecreational (meaning commercial, civil or public use). Nonrecreational (commercial) pilots now operate under Part 107 of the federal aviation regulations and are required to be licensed and follow stringent operating rules. On the other hand, recreational or hobby users have very few restrictions, but the FAA furnishes several guidelines for flying safely in our increasingly congested airspace.
All pilots, especially newer ones, should be familiar with those guidelines and understand that it’s an aircraft they’re launching, not just a toy.
As a recreational pilot, here is what the FAA wants you to know.
• There is no pilot license requirement.
• Fly the drone below 400 feet and keep it in sight (visual line-of-sight).
• Be aware of any state and local laws regarding drones.
• Notify airports if you are flying within 5 miles of the airport. Depending on the size of the airport, you may not get permission.
• Be aware of other airspace requirements. Know the “No Drone Zones” and other areas in which you cannot fly your drone. This includes flying in areas with TFRs (temporary flight restrictions) such as Washington, D.C., or near other aircraft, or in restricted airspace, such as at stadiums, airports, wildfires, etc.
• Give way to other aircraft.
• Do not fly over stadiums or sporting events.
• Do not fly over groups of people and respect the privacy of anyone on the ground.
• Do not fly near emergency response efforts such as fires or search-and-rescue operations.
• Do not fly carelessly or recklessly with your unmanned aircraft — you could be fined for endangering people, property or other aircraft.
Additionally, there are some common-sense considerations for drone owners, especially when operating around wildlife and in public spaces.
• Do not fly over designated wilderness, primitive or other public areas where people seek the solitude and quiet those areas provide.
• Unless involved in research or management, do not fly at a low altitude near wildlife, especially animals in breeding or nesting environments.

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Situated amongst a wooden area on the Swider River, the Holiday Inn Warsaw Józefów is a short 40 minute drive from the Frederic Chopin Airport. Its easy access to the capital city of Warsaw–a major cultural and economic hub–makes this hotel a prime spot for both business and pleasure. The Holiday Inn Warsaw Józefów offers a variety of recreational activities, including tennis courts, a mini gym, saunas, a heated driving range, and an indoor pool with a panoramic view of the surrounding forest. The Klinika La Perla Spa is located onsite and offers a wide-range of treatments. Guests can also enjoy free Wi-Fi and business services.
Included in the registration fee is a half-day excursion to the city of Warsaw, Poland on Tuesday afternoon, June 4th.


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The only thing missing is the star of the show. When she hears that performer Cassie Cassava (American Idol finalist Melinda Doolittle) is coming back home to sing in her church’s Easter service, Marlee contrives to steal the singer for her own program. She’s just trying to help her fellow “Crispers.” A big production needs a big star, right? But of course, nothing ever goes as planned. When disaster strikes, will Marlee’s big dreams disintegrate? Will she discover what will truly help others? What is Easter really all about?
As Marlee struggles with the collapse of her theatrical dream, her friends gather around to encourage her and point her in the direction of Easter’s true significance. She thinks “bigger” means “more important,” that good drama needs flash and show. But she learns that Easter’s message of forgiveness and hope doesn’t need a big spectacle. Jesus “came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” The message from Mark 10:45 resounds throughout the story.
This newest Easter-themed VeggieTales show (the first since 2004) features Bob the Tomato as the good-hearted but slightly grumpy Pastor Erwin, Mr. Luntz as the slightly crazed robot rabbit creator, and the rest of the usual Veggies as townspeople and singers. The music, always funny and clever, is better than ever. Because Cassie is coming to sing in an Easter church service, she and the choir naturally belt out gospel tunes heavy on soul. Doolittle showcases her talent through Cassie, adding a delightful new character to the Veggie family.
Big Idea Entertainment is using the launch of this DVD to partner with World Vision. The DVD includes a short promotional video with a special message from Bob and Larry on the opportunities for child sponsorship. Also releasing in conjunction with the DVD is a special music CD, VeggieTales: Hosanna! Today’s Top Worship Songs For Kids!, featuring award-winning artists Amy Grant and Casting Crowns’ Mark Hall.
‘Twas the Night Before Easter contrasts the popular sentiment that “bigger is better” with the gospel truth that Jesus’ sacrificial death and resurrection is our true source of hope. The writers did not flinch from including direct references to Scripture and the Bible’s themes of hope and salvation. In this VeggieTale, the gospel message shines bright and clear.


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The fruit of centuries-old vines and the peculiarity of the terroir, Milvus Clarete is the reward for the continuous work of generations of winegrowers.
It smells of oranges with balsamic touches of aging.
It tastes fresh and cheeky, it is enveloping and unctuous, with a very pleasant mineral aftertaste.


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Set for commissioning by June 2018 across several sites in India, most of these orders have been placed by different industrial customers, such as textile, auto parts and pharmaceutical companies, who want to move their supply to renewable sources.
“We are happy to announce these new deals in India. We are witnessing encouragingly growing interest from industrial customers who are becoming a sizable number in our order portfolio.These orders show a positive sign of development in the market and it boosts our confidence significantly”, said Ramesh Kymal, Onshore CEO of Siemens Gamesa in India.
Present in India since 2009, Siemens Gamesa has installed over 5 GW. The company has also a strong industrial presence in India: two blade facilities in Nellore (Andra Pradesh) and Halol (Gujarat), a nacelle factory in Mamandur (Chennai, Tamil Nadu) and a service centre in Red Hills (Chennai, Tamil Nadu).


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text: So you’ve purchased Pat McGrath’s Skin Fetish and now have a surplus of sequins. Why dispose of them when you can repurpose them? Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! America!


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The Mothers’ Union: The Mothers’ Union is a Worldwide Organisation existing in the Anglican Communion. It aimed at the advancement of the Christian religion in the sphere of Marriage and family life.
* Settlement of rift among families which could have led to divorce.
* Production of magazine tagged “Ewa Oluwa” (Beauty of God).
* Fencing of the Women Organisation’s landed property at Oliwo Awonusi Estate.
* Procurement of Bus for Evangelism.
* Waging War Against Indecent Dressing.


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James Kraft a.k.a. James L. Kraft: James Lewis Kraft was a Canadian-American entrepreneur and inventor. Of German origin, he was born near Stevensville, Ontario in Canada to Mennonite parents, George and Minerva Tripp Kraft. He was the first to patent processed cheese. Kraft was educated in the Stevensville area and worked nearby at Ferguson's general store in Fort Erie, Ontario.
James Kraft is a Television Producer.
James Kraft a.k.a. James B. Kraft is a member of the Baltimore City Council representing the First Council District in Baltimore, Maryland. The First District covers Southeast Baltimore, including the neighborhoods of Little Italy, Butchers Hill, Fells Point, Washington Hill, Patterson Park, Canton, Highlandtown, Brewers Hill, Greektown, Graceland Park, and St. Helena.
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Thanks to their design these are stronger and 4-5 times more durable!


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Adam Reynolds was born in London in 1959, and worked as a sculptor, curator, teacher and art advisor. Adam exhibited his work regularly, and in 1984 founded the Adam Gallery in south London which he managed until 1997. He was active in the disability arts sector and served on the Board of Shape Arts both as a Trustee (1986-2005) and Chair (1990-1997). The Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary was set up at Shape Arts in 2007 after his untimely death in 2005 to provide opportunities for disabled artists to develop their work.
His work moved from predominantly figurative pieces in the 1980s (see his gargoyle figures in NDACA) towards more abstract, geometric and larger scale work in the 1990s. A common thread throughout his work was his desire to “express apparent contradictions and to help others enjoy the contradictory nature of the universe”. He did this most obviously, for example, in his lead series, which included a lead balloon and kite.
His sense of humour was always at the forefront of his approach to life and art. At the DA21 Conference in Holton Lee, Adam watched gleefully as his installation, Pandora’s Box, a locked display case filled with glass marbles with the key hanging next to it was unlocked by Barbara Lisicki and 3,000 marbles thundered onto the wooden floor and scattered everywhere.
He favoured using scrap materials and found objects, making his viewers reconsider the value and beauty of overlooked and rejected ‘stuff’. He explained this tendency as being “founded on my lifelong experience of disability and the desire to challenge the commonplace assumption that this renders life all but useless and without value”.


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The fish was on the boat for less than 10 minutes and crew members used a crane to lift it back into the Atlantic.
BOSTON — No, this is not Sharknado. Great white sharks have had run-ins with New England boats this week. Fisherman Michael Lorello was very surprised when he dragged up a net off the coast of Rhode Island.
Lorello’s photos and videos of the brief catch on Facebook have had over 1 million views. One of the videos shows the shark thrashing on board the boat as crew members approach it to send it back into the Atlantic. Lorello says he thinks the fish was about 400 to 500 pounds, and has never experienced anything like this in his two decades as a fisherman.
“I’ve been fishing for 20 years,” Lorello said, “but I’ve never heard of something like this.” He said the shark “flopped around” as crew members figured out how to release it. They used a crane attached to the boat to lift the shark back into the water, as a man yelled “plenty of life in him,” narrating one of several Facebook videos.
John Chisholm, a shark biologist with Massachusetts’ Division of Marine Fisheries, told The Patriot Ledger remains of a striper and part of a seal were in the stomach of the shark, an immature 10-foot female great white.


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Apple has introduced a few new features to its iOS 9.3 beta including a "Night Shift" mode that automatically adjusts the colours of iPhone and iPad screens based on what time of the day it is. Sounds familiar? It's basically the same thing as what f.lux has been offering on Macs and jailbroken iOS devices for years.
Blue light emitted from computer and phone displays can disrupt people's sleep cycles and f.lux was originally released as a tool to combat this issue by making the colour of displays adapt to the time of day. The backlight becomes warmer at night to make it more comfortable on the eyes. For iOS devices, f.lux has been available in the jailbroken app store Cydia since 2011.
F.lux developers did try to release the app legitimately in Apple's App Store late last year but it was pulled after Apple said it violated the Developer Program Agreement because it required users to sideload it onto devices. Now Apple has developed its own version of the app as a built-in feature called Night Shift mode in the iOS 9.3 beta.
f.lux never tried to release the app legitimately on the app store. They made the X-Code project public so that people with a free developer account could side-load the app onto their phone. It was techincally not against the Developer Agreement, but Apple didn't like that they published the method for side loading the app publicly.
I was able to install f.lux before it was pulled and it works quite well, but I think it can sometimes make the phone warm and the battery drain sometimes - something they could have easily fixed if they were allowed to.
Somehow i doubt the request i sent to apple requesting this was ever seen, but in theory finally a feature i asked for is implemented, hopefully this will also allow a dimmer screen instead of having to use the dodgy but brilliant full screen zoom trick.


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Is a nice vid., and impressive it was done quite a few years ago, the visuals are creative and the music has potential. Of course it could be improved by adding more visual/snd. effects but its good as it is right now. Keep up the good work.
that song was pretty good did u make the vid yourself?
nice work, it has a very "new reggae" feel to it. also, what did you use, was it flash? in other words, i wonder what inspired you to bring this to newgrounds besides networking. good job, pretty pro work.


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The consensus of the ante-Nicene fathers on the nature of the atonement is firmly Christus Victor – actually, I’m hardly able to find any kind of dissenting viewpoint at all. Virtually every father saw the atonement as the triumph of Christ over the powers – while it’s not as developed as it would come to be, I think it’s safe to say that the early church’s view of the atonement was Christus Victor, and almost nothing else.
So, again, Nyssa basically grounds the unification of the three persons in the operation of the Godhead – the operation(s) flow in one motion from the Father, through the son, to the Spirit.


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WARSAW, Poland, June 15 (UPI) -- An 84-year-old woman, declared dead by a doctor in central Poland, woke up in a morgue as morticians were preparing her for a funeral, doctors said.
Police in the central Polish town of Zwolen opened an investigation, Polish Radio reported Monday.
In the nearby village of Jablonowo Friday, the husband called an ambulance when his wife fainted and the emergency service doctor declared her dead and sent her to the morgue.
When morticians saw the woman was moving, they called a doctor who diagnosed she was sick but alive.
The woman was rushed to the Zwolen hospital where doctors said she was in a serious condition and placed her in an intensive care unit.

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Nikon D7000 settings: Focus selector lock - digital-photography.com - Digital photography and Nikon DSLR cameras. More focused.
Explanation: If you set this switch to L for „lock“ the focus point cannot be changed with the multi selector.
This is relevant only if the method of focus selection that you have chosen with the focus button is not AUTO.
Tips: If you have not used and not missed such a switch in the past, just ignore it.


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The Day oil is lighter in texture however fortified with extra added vitamins and antioxidants which feed your scalp and hair in-between washes to reduce damage and dehydration as well as reduce frizz and add shine.
All the ingredients in the Anne's hair oils are 100% Natural. The Hair oils are free from nuts and fully refined. The refining process removes all allergens. Suitable for lactose intolerance, vegans and vegetarians. Does not contain any genetically modified ingredients. The oils are non toxic, non corrosive and non aggressive. Consequently they do not present oral, dermal or any respiratory hazards. Suitable for young children, men and women. We nevertheless strongly recommend that the oils are patch tested if you suffer from any allergies.
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Before their latest album was released just over a year ago, Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro took a bit of time out.
But, as James Johnston told Belfast Live ahead of their Vital gig this week, it wasn’t long before the popular trio were raring to get back out there.
The bassist spoke of the renewed hunger that came from being off the road, his pride at how the band, which also features his twin brother Ben on drums and frontman Simon Neil, approached their latest album - and their relationship with Belfast, a city they’ve played many times.
“After two years of really intense touring we didn’t really have much of an option,” James admitted, reflecting on that time off in 2015, “I think our bodies and our minds were just spent, which is the way it goes.
“It doesn’t matter how long a tour is, but especially after a long one it was probably required to switch off and reset a little bit.
“The downside of that is that all we’ve done with our adult life is tour and make records so to be at home sitting on the couch was a really unfamiliar experience.
“We were so used to ‘Go, go, go’ that it was a bit tough.
“We were working though, we were working on songs. Simon took a little trip to Los Angeles and that was what kick started us.
“We had songs before he went but I think that was the moment, maybe, where he sent a little demo on a phone recording and me and Ben listened to it and were like ‘Holy S***’. It felt so different and so exciting and opened up a new path for us.
“That’s what we were searching for, to break down everything that was there before and to try to learn new things. And to not just fall into the traps we had before which was ‘Right you play distorted guitar, I’ll play heavy bass and you play big rock drums’.
“We’ve done that and we are a rock band and that will always be in our DNA but I think it was about trying something new.
And, when they did comeback they came back with a bang. Wolves of Winter was the first single and it featured a hard hitting riff and blunt lyrics that signalled they were ready to go at it again - and were taking no prisoners.
“The anger in the song is very real,” James said, “It’s about us having to stick up for ourselves.
The band has never been one to stand still and Ellipsis signalled another change in direction.
James said: “I’m really happy with it on reflection. I’m happy that we pushed ourselves, we made things difficult. We wanted things to be difficult and often you can say that with words and when you get into the situation you revert back to making life easy for yourself.
“But we saw that through and it was tough, it was really tough. Albums are hard to make, all of them. And I’m really happy that we took what other people consider to be a risk.
“I think you’re taking a risk by doing the same thing over and over again. I think you’ve got to push yourself.
“In terms of what anybody else has said or anybody else’s reaction, I don’t think that is something I’m really worried about.
“That sounds maybe a bit arrogant but I think when you feel you’ve done something that you’re proud of nobody can really take that feeling away from you. And that’s all you’re trying to do, write something that you believe in.
And while the next album may be some time off - they’re having a great time touring Ellipsis - James has a general idea of the approach, or attitude at least, that they’ll take.
He said: “I think we want to keep pushing. But we’re not trying to get away from anything, we’re not trying to deny who we are, that we’re a rock band.
“The next record might be a heavier record, but I think we’ve learned a lot from this experience to cast our eyes a little further around the studio and not be so scared of some of the elements that we haven’t used in the past.
“This time we maybe started songs with a vocal or started songs with a guitar loop or something like that. And that’s the bit where we’ve opened a few doors.
“I think all bets are off in how we go about doing things. Once again it feels like we can do whatever we want.
“I think as you move forward on a project you do put certain parameters on yourself and you do deliberately paint yourself into a bit of a corner to find some focus.
“We’re still obviously touring this record but when it comes to the start, the birth, of the next record I think we’ve got to be feeling about quite wide and quite far.
On August 23, Biffy Clyro return to Belfast on a bill that also includes English alt rockers Muse.
Biffy had a blistering show at the SSE Arena back in November, and James admitted they’ve a long and special relationship with the city.
He said: “Often when I do an interview I pull up a map of where the person I’m talking to is. Obviously I know where Northern Ireland is but it got me thinking about Auntie Annie’s and the Limelight and then the shows we’ve done in the Republic as well.
“We’ve been coming over for such a long time so in that regard it feels like a lifetime ago.
“There’s an earthiness about Belfast that reminds us of home. You kind of want to cast your glance over your shoulder every now and again, you want to be aware of your surroundings. That’s like the the town that I grew up in.
“Much like Glasgow you walk down the street and people start shouting at you, and you say ‘Why is this guy shouting at me’? And then it’s like ‘No, no he’s being nice. He’s asking how I’m doing’.
“You never quite know what you’re going to get in the best possible way,” he said, “You know it’s going to be lively, put it that way.
“We’re going to be passionate about what we do. And I think that comes across when we play. We always give it everything we’ve got, we never phone it in.


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Alton is a jQuery-powered scrolling plugin that utilizes 100% height & width, custom vertical scrolling effects in order to present and navigate through web content in a unique manner. It utilizes the whole scrolljacking idea, but greatly improves upon the often-poorly-implemented scrolljacking experiences you might be used to.
The Standard functionality. Standard brings you the full page scrolling you’re used to by making the “featured area of projects” in the middle section 100% height, and each scroll directs you to the next one (scroll down) or previous (scroll up).
The Bookend functionality. This allows you to create a bookend experience which allows you to seamlessly introduce your full height section, and summarize or even conclude it.
The Hero Scroll functionality. This allows you to scrolljack only the “Hero Section”, wherein the page will scrolljack to the top of the section that immediately follows the Hero Section, then re-enable native scrolling for the rest of the page.
The plugin uses 100% height containers for full-screen presentation; it’s great for impactful presentation.
You have options for a couple of different layouts right out of the box.
It’s lightweight, easy to implement, and not CPU intensive.
Scrolljacking basically means we replace native scrolling (what you’re used to) with targeted scrolling: when the user initiates a scroll, either with their mouse or keyboard, scrolljacking takes them to an exact vertical point on the screen (for example, the top of the next content container). When done properly, scrolljacking can be a part of a unique, enjoyable online experience.
This plugin has been tested on IE9+ and with jQuery 1.7+. Anything less and you’re on your own – sorry!
In case you missed the links above, here are a few demos showing the different ways Alton can be used.
Standard functionality brings you the full page scrolling you’re used to. The “featured area of projects” in the middle section are all 100% height, and each scroll directs you to the next one (scroll down) or previous (scroll up). Here’s a demo of Standard.
The Idea behind Bookend functionality is that you have a header and footer sections (“bookends”), with a featured area of projects or something in the middle. The “featured area of projects” in the middle section are all 100% height, whereas the bookends can be whatever height you’d like them to be. Here’s a demo of Bookend.
The Idea behind Hero Scroll is that we only apply scrolljacking to the topmost “Hero” container; one scroll movement takes the user to the top of the next section of content and native scrolling is enabled. Here’s a demo of Hero Scroll.
Here’s a list of all the options that come built in to Alton, along with their default values.
nextElement : 'div', // set the first element in the first page series.
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Does this work on touchscreens?
Why not you big jerks?
Touch events are a different beast, and considering the amount of people on cheaper, less powerful devices, or even the majority still stuck in contracts, the usability is usually non-existent. That being said, we are continuing to explore ways of implementing this for mobile devices.
So you are looking at adding mobile functionality?
What currently happens on mobile devices, then, if Alton doesn’t work?
It falls back to regular scrolling on mobile. It’s the best of both worlds, like pizza made out of candy.
Scrolling appears unresponsive at times. What’s going on?
After every scroll there’s a delay in effect to help get rid of Inertia Scroll on Macs. If you try to scroll within this delay it will prevent you from scrolling, until the barrage of mousewheel events has ended.
Why did you name this plugin Alton?
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text: James Conlon was born and raised in New York City. He joined the BEP in 1942 as an apprentice plate printer and, after military service in World War II, served in increasingly higher positions of responsibility, including head of the Quality Control Branch, Assistant Chief and later Chief of the Office of Currency and Stamp Manufacturing, Assistant Director of the BEP, and then Deputy Director until his appointment as Director in 1967. During Conlon’s decade-long tenure as Director, significant improvements were made in BEP production methods, such as the procurement of high-speed, sheet-fed currency presses; installation of prototype currency overprinting and processing equipment; and the acquisition of advanced gravure, intaglio, and gravure/intaglio combination presses for printing multicolor postage stamps. Conlon entered the private sector upon retirement from government service in 1977. He died in 2000 at the age of 79.


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I just started this week doing cardio 5 days straight. I just finished day 4 of 40 minutes on the elliptical. Today I started raising the workload a level. I haven’t decided how long I’ll stay at 40 minutes before I take it up to 50. Actually I think I could probably handle the entire hour. I may try that next week sometime. That’s my goal. Once I’m able to complete 60 min. I’ll just keep raising the workload and increasing my speed.
I have had a checkered career as far as gym attendance goes. I have a lot of stuff at home that needs doing and I’ve used that as an excuse to get out of exercising. I don’t want to do that anymore. My total focus is on cardio. I am not doing any weight lifting. I want to lose weight and not add muscle mass. I’ve always been heavyset/stocky and I want to change that.
This is another of those preparedness activities that kinda gets drowned out by the rattling of beans and bullets. The recent disaster situations have more people becoming preppers and focusing on these topics. But those are also times where people are under tremendous stress. Getting ourselves in better shape helps to relieve that.
Eventually we’ll want to have top of the line tools in our kits. I’d start by making a list of everything that should go into the kit. I need to remember that I am going to be lugging this around with me so I need to optimize as much as possible. I’ll pick an adjustable-end wrench instead of a complete set of wrenches, a flat file with two grades of abrasiveness instead of a set. the same goes for knives and flashlights. Then as I check out forums and stores I can begin to get an idea of where I want to go with a particular tool. I have one and am saving up for another. This way I am able to take care of certain tasks and at some point the tool I began with becomes a backup after I’ve upgraded.
While you’re making the step from a lower priced item to something better made you may see something you like at Walmart. Depending on what it is you might go ahead and grab it because Walmart has a habit of discontinuing things.
Tires blow. Lightbulbs burn out. Wires come loose. Packages arrive. People get hangnails.
I have a tire iron, a flashlight, pliers, a knife and tweezers.
The tire iron is in the car and and the rest are somewhere on my belt.
Why is it odd that I carry a small amount of tools? Why isn’t it odd that when these occasional, usually minor irritations to someone’s day happen they’re running around hunting tools or asking to borrow them?
I never pop the question.
Why do you have that? is never something I ask people. I know, probably better than people who do pop the question, that sometimes people come with dishonest intentions. I’m more interested in giving the benefit of the doubt to the rest…to those folks who aren’t up to something.
If I have a flashlight I can light up your work area when you’re changing a tire. It’s a tool. And people have appreciated my having it on me when they’ve needed it. The same goes for the knife or the pliers or the tweezers or a lighter or whatever little doohickey one person has that another never seems to need and thinks no one else does either.
It’s another form or normalcy bias that has people giving the side-ways eye when they see a tiny pocketknife on a keychain. It’s not helpful. It encourages attitudes that that work to divide us, whereas the tool itself can bring people together.
I’d rather be called MacGyver and file off some metal shaving that’s about to cut someone than be looking for a Band-aid, which, by the way, I have in my first aid kits.
This is going to be an ongoing topic. I want to explore options for people to get themselves to a level of preparedness while paying for as much of everything else as possible. With larger and larger chunks of our checks going to the oil companies we still need to figure out a way to stock up on things and get our kits together.
When you visit gear-related forums you’ll find cliques dedicated to certain product-lines. If you have “disposable” income then you get the $100 multitool or backpack, if not then you have to do a lot more homework.
Our goal is to get a set of tools that will probably be distributed amongst several kits. We’ll want to find a middle between affordability and quality. Places like pawn shops and thrift stores and buying from individuals off Craig’s List can help with both of those.
We just dealt with the debt ceiling a few weeks ago. The Senate has reached a deal to forestall the shutdown that is scheduled for the end of this month, 30 September. This supposedly keeps everything running until Friday, 18 November. After that we’ll be in an election year. I wonder what surprises await us then.
I keep a few items in a file cabinet at my desk. There are a few cans of soup, sardines and packs of Ramen noodles. It’s maybe a week’s worth as far as shifts go. That way if I’m rushed and don’t have time to get my lunch together, which happens occasionally, I can eat some of what I already have and I don’t have to go out. I have to be careful about leaving stuff in the refrigerator. No one really goes into my file drawers but people are always in the fridge. We’ve had some items disappear from time to time. We seemed to have that under control for quite a while but thieves are like rodents and they tend to resurface.
The other food related things in the “work kit” are a set of flatware, a soup mug and some spices. I hate going down to the break area only to find that we’ve run out of sporks. There’s not really much that isn’t working for me or needs changing other than bringing a couple food items every now and then.
Years ago I was watching a movie. One character had just accused another of paranoia. The other person said, “…just ’cause you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you…” There were some nervous chuckles from both parties and then the story moved on.
Well as a prepper I say just because the dirtying of the bladed spinning device hasn’t happened doesn’t mean it can’t. So I’m preparing because the theory (job loss, weather, fire, illness, theft, etc) can become practice (in your face, happening to you and around you) QUICKLY. We may not see it coming. We may not have any warning. It may not be the wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes and acres in Bastrop County down the road from me. It may not affect the entire community. The devastation might only be in the life of one person.


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Thank you to everyone who came, volunteered and took part in Watford Celebration!! We had another wonderful Celebration of Watford this year. So many talented people in Watford! This year was a special turning point for our town as our Patron Baroness Dorothy Thornhill stood down as our Elected Mayor after 16 years. We will miss Dorothy but she reassured us that she will not be far away and she still wishes to remain our patron. We all wish her well and a well deserved break.
The High Sheriff of Hertfordshire Mrs Suzy Harvey enjoyed her visit to Watford and stayed with us the whole afternoon. She also mentioned us on the High Sheriff website.

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Greg Breda is a self taught contemporary visual artist based Los Angeles, California.
Painting with acrylic paint on canvas, mylar and paper, his work explores the strength, resilience and beauty of the human spirit.
Sourcing media, memory, spiritual identity, and his imagination, Greg constructs a realistic central theme against minimal and abstracted backgrounds, persuading the viewer that the compelling conditions surrounding us could merely be challenging illusions. Often referencing ancient text, nature, and the language of flowers, the work then steps forward into reality (realism) in order to convey a level of clarity that is attainable through an illuminated spirit.
Through his work, Greg seeks to encourage the viewer to envision being elevated, illuminated, and expansive.


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I have listed a new property at 2515 Brant St in San Diego.
Breathtaking ocean, bay & city views await the new owners! Walk to Balboa Park & Little Italy in just minutes from this sophisticated 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath home. Features include sleek wood flooring, dual paned windows/doors, fireplace, Juliet balcony, an elevator, a multipurpose “sky” room, 3 large decks & an oversized 2 car attached garage with epoxy floors. The smart kitchen, with its stainless steel appliances, opens nicely to multiple eating areas - inside & outside.

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The fall-out from Dimitri Payet’s exit from West Ham United continues despite the fact that the Frenchman completed his move to Marseille on Monday.
According to Sky Sports, the Hammers forced the Frenchman to pay back his January salary after informing boss Slaven Bilic that he no longer wished to play for the club.
In turn, that resulted in him being dropped from the first-team squad as he trained with the youth team, and it appears as though his decision has hit him in the pocket.
Payet was believed to be on £125,000-a-week at the London Stadium, and so his stance to not play for the club has cost him £500,000, as per the report.
That will probably matter to him little now as he has finally had his wish granted following a £25m return to Marseille, but this messy situation looks far from concluded.
Chairman David Sullivan slammed the French international in an official club statement on Monday morning, and now vice-chairman Karren Brady has taken to Twitter to announce that the club will accept all Payet shirts bought by supporters and replace them with new jerseys for £25.
Meanwhile, the 29-year-old has now had his say on the matter after being officially unveiled by Marseille, and hit back at critics of his behaviour while insisting that he will hold special memories of the West Ham faithful regardless of how the end of his time at the club played out.
“I will always have a beautiful memory of the West Ham supporters. I had a great year there,” he said, as reported by Sky Sports.
While there is still clearly bitterness on the West Ham side, all parties will be relieved that the situation is now resolved and they can move on.


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daynig needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 67 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
A new UK-based computer security company needs a web site design. We will build and supply it for them.
We need the design for the Home page, a text-based inner page and the jobs/vacancies listing page.
We're looking for a Home page concept initially. Those designers that are shortlisted will then need to provide the text and vacancies inner page designs. From these sets of designs we'll pick the winner.
The final designs must be submitted in fully layered PSD files with any associated stock images use.
The designers will be permitted to include the winning design in their portfolio although all copyright will transfer to us as normal.
Any questions, please post them here. We'll answer them as soon as possible. No pms please!


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These admonitions came to mind as I reviewed an NBC report last week about "Headline Stress Disorder." Although NBC's focus was on the negative effect of non-stop downbeat news coverage, a larger issue emerges: How will media deal with the public's trust - or disdain - for media?
Does the bubbling desire to "kill the messenger" apply only to news channels (which are actually thriving), or could it ripple over to other conventional media content? Several analyses of the popularity of feel-good programming, such as Hallmark Channel's Christmas movie spree (for example: this Forbes story) characterized it as a way to escape the stresses of the season and of these times.
In the American Psychological Association study, which was the basis for the NBC report, and in a newer APA "Stress in America" study conducted by Harris Poll, 72 percent of Americans said they believe the media "blows things out of proportion." Most adults (95 percent) say they follow the news regularly, but 56 percent say that doing so causes them stress, according to the survey.
The new APA survey found that 59 percent of Americans "consider this the lowest point in U.S. history that they can remember"; APA pointed out that this negative mindset came from people who lived through World War II, Vietnam, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Although media itself is not in the top rank of personal stress factors, it is obviously the vehicle via which people learn about the problems that do unsettle them. "The medium is the message," as Marshall McLuhan intoned five decades ago.
APA said that the major stress inducers are health care, the economy, trust in government, hate crimes and general crime plus global war and terrorism. The recent APA report is loaded with other, fascinating demographic differences - e.g. women have significantly higher stress levels than men (5.1 vs 4.4 on a 10-point scale). The study did not explore whether such differences are affected by the amount of media consumption - a topic for further scholarly exploration, no doubt.
Amid all the analyses of Americans' stress situation is the more serious and expansive issue (which is being examined elsewhere): What are the political and societal implications of a devalued news industry? Is it a prelude to disbelieving everything? Beyond today's behaviors, such as only tuning in to the news sources that match your opinions, will future consumers choose to ignore it all?
If you're in or around the telecom/media biz, there's an extra stressor - depending on how close you are to the deals afoot. Friends and neighbors - "civilians" (or mere consumers) in the digital era - think you must know something about net neutrality, Disney-Fox, AT&T/Time Warner or any of the other landscape changers that have become part of the stressful media environment. Do you want to give them the right answer, presuming you KNOW the right answer? Or are you too consumed with the uncertainty of how these changes will affect your life. That is: more stress.
The NBC report included an APA checklist of things to do to reduce the media stress. It's a familiar roster ranging from avoiding social media, "no news before bedtime," and cold turkey (cut off completely). Although some viewers may adopt some of the recommendations, for people in the media/telecom industries, the options may take on a more ominous impact.
Stress will, in some yet-unknown ways, change the ways in which audiences actually consume what the industry wants to deliver. You can believe that - even if you see it on the "Interwebs."