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The Gender Pay Gap And The 77 Cents Myth
The rallying cry of "choice" is a popular one in the liberal world. Proclaim that you're the side fighting to keep choice is someone's life, and you have the attention of those seeking a leader. After all, choice is a good thing, right? And choice should be rewarded as we want it to be rewarded, regardless of other factors?
Case in point is the issue of women receiving lower wages than men in America's workplaces. President Obama and others cry foul for the employer's choice to do such a thing and exclaim: "This isn't 1958—it's 2014." In The State of the Union address on January 28 of this year, the president said:
"You know, today, women make up about half our workforce, but they still make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns."
He, as well as other liberals, heavily rely on this statement and "equal pay for equal work" to point out the so-called discrimination in today's American workplace. Surely an employer choosing to pay a female employee less than a comparable male employee is absurd and should be remedied. But is it really true? Is this what actually happens?
According to both Politifact here and here, and also FactCheck.org, those statements are exaggerated at best. Both of these sites, and the data they cite, indicate women are not necessarily paid less for the same job, instead they earn less when comparing yearly earnings, and not even necessarily the same hours. Now that greatly changes the dynamics of the discussion, does it not? Gloss over some specific items, and the liberals have a field day with the "fact" that women earn less. Never mind that this is not necessarily for the same type of work or same number of hours as a man; less is bad, and adds fuel to the directed accusation towards Republicans that they are waging a war on women.
Back to choice.
There is a reality in the modern workplace which is often times overlooked. This is the reality of educational choices, career choices, and family choices and how they affect the pay which is received by each gender. This so-called "occupational segregation" pushes men and women into, many times, choosing different career paths. Why is this? Clearly, there are careers which attract a specific gender, for whatever reason. These attractions guide the educational choices of college students. Upon entering the workforce, a standout point which affects how a career will go is the family.
Like or not, women are the ones who take maternity leave and do a majority of the child care in the home. An overwhelming majority of elementary school teachers are female because of factors such as corresponding with their child's hours during school and during summer break. Even an executive level female agrees that motherhood plays an understandably large role in wage difference, and rightly so. Liberals conveniently look past these truths when surveying the overall picture of pay in this country.
A March 20 Washington Times article discussing President Obama's desire for equal pay for women brought up the uneven pay scale among his own White House staff:
"The president didn't mention that women in his White House earn less, on average, than men. A review by McClatchy Newspapers in January found that women overall at the White House are paid an average 91 percent of what their male counterparts earn — $84,082 for men, $76,516 for women. White House officials have said the study shouldn't have looked at overall pay and instead compared employees in the same positions. For example, all press assistants earn $42,000 per year, regardless of gender."
This declaration by White House officials is a desire to look as much of an equal opportunity employer as their boss, President Obama, promotes. However, the desire to refute any semblance of inequality strongly supports the very facts presented earlier which shows that similar jobs – in the America workplace as a whole – are not where different pay occurs. The different pay occurs in earnings as a whole, and that can be attributed to other factors.
So, President Obama's own mantra appears even more flimsy than before.
The largest factor here is choice. The choice that leads women to pursue careers which would give them the flexibility of motherhood. The choice by employers to employ them with that flexibility in mind.
And the President's choice to make an issue out of that which is not.

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President Vladimir Putin signed laws completing Russia's annexation of Crimea on Friday, as investors took fright at a U.S. decision to slap sanctions on his inner circle of money men and security officials.
Putin promised to protect a bank partly owned by an old ally, which Washington has blacklisted, and his spokesman said Russia would respond in kind to the financial and visa curbs.
Russian shares fell sharply after President Barack Obama also threatened on Thursday to target major sectors of the economy if Moscow tried to move on other areas of Ukraine beyond the Black Sea peninsula.
Europe also tightened the screws by widening its sanctions list, and Germany suspended approval of all defence-related exports to Russia, ordering defence contractor Rheinmetall to halt delivery of combat simulation gear. France suspended military cooperation with Moscow.
In a Kremlin ceremony shown live on state television, Putin signed a law on ratification of a treaty making Crimea part of Russia as well as legislation creating two new Russian administrative districts: Crimea and the port city of Sevastopol, where Moscow keeps part of its Black Sea fleet.
Officials and lawmakers in Moscow have largely laughed off Western sanctions imposed after Russian troops seized control of Crimea. A referendum in the majority Russsian-speaking region - which overwhelmingly backed union with Russia but was denounced by Washington and the European Union as a sham - then opened the way for the annexation.
Obama's decision to go for the financial jugular of the people who accompanied Putin's rise from the mayor's office in St Petersburg in the 1990s to the Russian presidency has deepened the diplomatic confrontation.
Putin said Bank Rossiya, singled out by Washington as the personal bank for senior Russian officials, had nothing to do with the events in Crimea and promised to keep his salary there. The St Petersburg-based bank is chaired and partly owned by Yuri Kovalchuk, an old associate of Putin's.
Other names on the U.S. blacklist includes oil and commodities trader Gennady Timchenko and the brothers Arkady and Boris Rotenberg, who are linked to big contracts on gas pipelines and the Sochi Olympics, as well as Putin's chief of staff and his deputy, the head of military intelligence and a railways chief.
Russian Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev said he expected no big immediate impact from the sanctions.
A consortium led by Stroitransgaz, owned by Timchenko, is set to win a 3.5 billion euro ($4.8 billion) deal to build a section of the South Stream natural gas pipeline across EU member Bulgaria, industry sources said.
But, underlining how Washington can apply pressure via the international financial system, U.S. credit card companies Visa and MasterCard stopped providing services for payment transactions with Russia's SMP bank, owned by the Rotenberg brothers, the bank said.
Obama said Washington was also considering sanctions against economic sectors including financial services, oil and gas, metals and mining and the defence industry, if Russia made military moves into eastern and southern Ukraine.
Diplomats said the mere mention of such a possibility would chill investment in Russia, charging an immediate price for Moscow's action in Crimea and serving as a potential deterrent to going further.
The EU also extended its personal sanctions to another 12 middle-ranking Russian and Crimean officials.
Russia's MICEX stock index fell about 3 percent when trade opened, although it recovered some of the losses later. Promsvyazbank analyst Oleg Shagov said Obama had "opened a Pandora's box full of sanctions", with future sanctions to be "directed against whole sectors of the Russian economy".
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev made clear that Russia would step up financial pressure on Ukraine. He said the former Soviet republic should repay Moscow $11 billion under a gas supply contract that should be scrapped because it no longer applied.
Medvedev said the agreements under which Russia was to provide cheap gas in return for the lease of the Sevastopol naval base in Crimea were "subject to denunciation", giving Russia a legal right to sue for money back from Ukraine.
Altogether, Kiev owed Moscow $16 billion, he added.
In Brussels, the 28 EU leaders underlined their support for Ukraine's new leadership following the fall of Moscow-backed President Viktor Yanukovich in street protests last month.
They signed a political agreement with interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk and promised financial aid for the government - rejected as illegitimate by Moscow - as soon as Kiev reaches a deal with the International Monetary Fund.
An East-West tug-of-war has grown over Ukraine. Three months of protests were set off by Yanukovich's refusal to sign an association agreement with the EU, the political part of which was signed on Friday.
The EU leaders agreed to impose asset freezes and visa bans on 12 more mid-ranking Russian and Crimean officials and to consider wider economic sanctions if Russia further destabilises the situation in Ukraine. But they said Europe did not have a legal basis to extend the personal sanctions against Putin associates without proof of their direct involvement in the violation of Ukrainian sovereignty.
"Small measures in the EU are worth more than big measures in the United States," a senior European official said, noting that EU trade with Moscow was 10 times the U.S. volume.
"It's about cutting off Russia politically and diplomatically," the official said, dismissing criticism that EU sanctions looked weaker than the U.S. measures.
In one glimmer of diplomatic progress, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said an agreement was near on sending a monitoring mission by the pan-European OSCE security watchdog. The EU had threatened to send its own monitors if Moscow continued to block a mandate at the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe.


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Q: encrypted database password MongoDb we have a rest api which needs to talk to Mongodb (as of now its postgres), right now in the property/config file of the api we are hardcoding the DB password. we are using JDBC to connect to postgres,we need to decide whether to use the same JDBC or Mongoclient to connect to MongoDB.
So the question is

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*Is there a way to encrypt the DB password and sent over to network and connect to Mongo Db instead of hardcoding the password in the property file.??
or

*Use SSL to connect to MongoDB from rest api ,so that the password even can be a plain text in the property file.

And which one from the above will be the best way to follow to avoid security threats...we have both api and database in AWS...

A: There is no way to encrypt Mongo password alone, you need to encrypt your whole connection using SSL.
If you are administering your own mongodb instance, you need to take a look in this document: https://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure-ssl/
If you are hiring some mongodb provider (like mongolab), they usually offer a way to enable SSL in your connections (but they usually limit this feature to paid plans).
The usual way to store DB passwords is through environment variables. This way you won't save those values to your git and you can configure those values directly on server.
To configure environment variables in UNIX, you need to export like that:
export MONGODB_DB_URL_ADMIN=mongodb://myuser:mypassword@ds01345.mongolab.com:35123/my_database_name

And to use it inside your code (NodeJS + mongoose example):
var mongoDbURL = process.env.MONGODB_DB_URL_ADMIN || "mongodb://127.0.0.1/myLocalDB";
var db = mongoose.createConnection(mongoDbURL);
db.model("MyModel", mySchema, "myCollectionName");

If you are using a PaaS (like Heroku), they usually provide a way to setup environment variables using their interface. This way this variable get configured in every instance you use. If you are setting up your own Linux instance, you need to put those values under a startup script (.bashrc) or other method (for example /etc/environment)

A: You can use SSL connections since you are hosting on AWS.
Normally MongoDB does not have SSL support, but if you use the Enterprise version of MongoDB, then SSL support is included.
Per Amazon's MongoDB Security Architecture White Paper, AWS does use MongoDB Enterprise which means it has SSL support.

A: The other responses seem outdated by now. As per 4.0, all versions of MongoDB support TLS 1.1, with only the Enterprise version supporting "FIPS mode".

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IT HAPPENED ON AUGUST 11:
Battle of Amiens ends in WW I, Allieds beat Germans
The Battle of Amiens was a major turning point in the tempo of the war.
It began on 8 August 1918, was the opening phase of the Allied offensive later known as the Hundred Days Offensive that ultimately led to the end of World War I. Allied forces advanced over seven miles on the first day, one of the greatest advances of the war.
The battle is also notable for its effects on both sides' morale and the large number of surrendering German forces. This led Erich Ludendorff to describe the first day of the battle as "the black day of the German Army."
Amiens was one of the first major battles involving armoured warfare and marked the end of trench warfare on the Western Front; fighting becoming mobile once again until the armistice was signed on 11 November 1918.
The Germans suffered very heavy losses during the battle of Amiens. The British and French captured 33,000 prisoners and inflicted between 50,000 and 70,000 casualties on the Germans. The British lost 22,000 men, the French 20,000. The great triple offensive would achieve its main aim, and trigger the eventual German collapse, but at much higher cost.
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Babe Ruth becomes 1st to hit 500 homers
1934 1st federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz in SF Bay
During the 29 years it was in use, the jail held such notable criminals as Al Capone, Robert Franklin Stroud (the Birdman of Alcatraz), George "Machine Gun" Kelly, James "Whitey" Bulger, and Alvin Karpis (who served more time at Alcatraz than any other inmate). It also provided housing for the Bureau of Prison staff and their families. The prison capacity was 312 prisoners.
During its 29 years of operation, the penitentiary claimed no prisoners as ever having successfully escaped. 36 prisoners were involved in 14 attempts, two men trying twice; 23 were caught, six were shot and killed during their escape, and two were lost at sea and never found. The most violent occurred on May 2, 1946 when a failed escape attempt by six prisoners led to the so-called Battle of Alcatraz.
Formal peace takes place, ending 7+ years of fighting in Indochina between French & Communist Vietminh
Combined total (French and allies):75,581 dead,64,127 wounded,40,000 captured
Combined total(Communist) :300,000+ dead,500,000+ wounded,100,000+ captured
Lee Trevino wins PGA championship
1956 Elvis Presley releases "Don't Be Cruel"
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1962 Beach Boys release "Surfin' Safari"
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The Beatles released "Hey Jude" backed with "Revolution," the first single from their Apple Records label.
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Hey Jude debuts on the U.S. "charts" and goes to #1 in two weeks. Spending 19 weeks on the charts and 9 at #1, Hey Jude sold over 8 million copies world-wide, making it the top selling Beatles' single of all time. It held the #1 spot longer than any other Beatles single in the U.S. and is the longest song to occupy the #1 slot — 7 minutes, 11 seconds.
Hey Jude was recorded in 25 takes in two nights at the Abbey Road Studios — July 29th & 30th, 1968. The song was completed on August 1st, adding the 36 piece orchestra providing the long refrain, that was actually written by George Martin, their Apple producer.
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1984 Carl Lewis duplicates Jesse Owens' 1936 feat, wins 4 Olym track golds
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Denver Broncos Roster
Broncos roster review: Rookie center Lloyd Cushenberry
The Broncos got themselves a steal in the third round when they selected LSU's Lloyd Cushenberry.
By Scotty Payne@Skotty_Payne May 24, 2020, 8:00am MDT
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Name: Lloyd Cushenberry
Height: 6'3" Weight: 312
Age: 22 Experience: R
College:LSU
In the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos selected LSU center Lloyd Cushenberry with their 83rd overall selection. He was projected by many to be a top 50 prospect and even was mentioned as a potential first-round pick by some, but he somehow slipped into the third round where the Broncos selected him. He will now compete and likely win the Broncos starting center job this summer.
Here is what LSU Sports had to say about Cushenberry in his player profile on the teams official website.
Cushenberry developed into one of the best centers in LSU history, earning second team All-America honors in 2019. He was a two-year starter at center for LSU during the 2018 and 2019 season. During that span, he played in 39 games during his career, starting the final 28 at center. He also started 28 consecutive games at center from 2018-19 and the Tigers were 25-3 during that span. He was the starting center for every game of Heisman Trophy quarterback Joe Burrow's LSU career who the Bengals selected with their first overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Cushenberry was the first offensive lineman to be awarded the No. 18 jersey (wore a patch on his uniform during the game), which is given to the player that best represents what it means to be an LSU football player – on and off the field. He was called my many as the most valuable player on the 2019 LSU team for his leadership on the field and in the locker room. Cushenberry was invited and participated in the 2020 Senior Bowl where he helped his draft stock. He was seen after many practices working with the younger offensive linemen serving as a mentor to the LSU underclassmen. He also gave LSU a presence on the field as if there was a coach in the huddle Graduated in December of 2019 with a degree in sports administration.
Here the awards and accolades that Cushenberry earned during his time at LSU.
No. 83 Pick in 2020 NFL Draft (Round 3) | Denver Broncos | Details2020 Senior Bowl participant
2019 Second Team All-American (AFCA, FWAA)
2019 No. 18 Jersey
2019 LSU Graduate (B.A. Sport Administration)
2019 Joe Moore Award Winner
2019 LSU Football MVP
2019 LSU Permanent Team Captain
2016 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Here is what The Athletic's Dane Brugler had to say about Denver Broncos center Lloyd Cushenberry in his annual draft guide.
SUMMARY: A two-year starter at LSU, Cushenberry lined up at center in offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger's offense, earning team MVP honors in 2019. He became the first offensive lineman to be awarded LSU's coveted No. 18 jersey (only wore it in practice), which is presented to a player with high character and "does all the right things." Cushenberry anchors well in pass protection with his low hips and physical hands, quickly regaining his balance to redirect vs. counters. Although he doesn't consistently bully in the run game, he stays connected to his man with quickness and tenacity on the move. Overall, Cushenberry needs to tweak some technical shortcomings, but he is an ironman with the lower body agility, natural power and dependable intangibles to be a starting NFL center.
This is a home run addition by the Broncos as well as an absolute steal considering they selected him with their second third-round selection. He is a day-one starter at center for the Broncos and should thrive under Broncos Hall Of Fame offensive line coach Mike Munchak's teachings. Add in his leadership and the Broncos could very well have a damn good player here in Cushenberry.
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Here is what Denver Broncos General Manager John Elway had to say about Cushenberry in a conference call after day two of the 2020 NFL Draft.
"Cushenberry is a guy that is very solid center. He played in the SEC and had a great career down there, so were excited about Lloyd also. We felt like it was a fairly good day today. Ultimately though they have to come in and play, but we felt good about when the day was over where we were."
So there is a lot to be excited here and I really do think that the Broncos got themselves a good one here in Lloyd Cushenberry.
The Broncos drafted their starting center in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft. That's a pretty damn good steal if you ask me. Yes, he is going to be competing with Austin Schlottmann and Patrick Morris for the starting job as Broncos Head Coach stated, but Cushenberry in all likelihood will win this competition.
"He is going to go in there and compete with [G/C] Austin [Schlottmann] and Pat (C Patrick Morris). Again, he has the license to go in there and compete and win the job if he can. We'll see how he develops, but we do like his ability, his potential and the play he put on tape at LSU. He'll go in there with those other two guys and compete for the job."
There's a lot to like about Cushenberry. He has long arms, strong hands, a stout lower base, powerful, athletic, and a leader. Everything you want and look for in a starting center. His road to a starting job is pretty clear as well, so he should be out there week one snapping the ball to quarterback Drew Lock.
Just went through a few games of #Broncos new IOL Lloyd Cushenberry III & put together some clips that best show what he can do. Reminds me a little of Elgton Jenkins.
- Hand placement (watch his snap hand on these clips)
- Sustaining
- Anchor
- Play Strength
- Fits on doubles pic.twitter.com/5JcBUGOcPO
— Brandon Thorn (@BrandonThornNFL) April 26, 2020
This gives the Broncos a rather strong interior offensive line for quarterback Drew Lock and the teams running back to rely on protecting them and opening up running lanes. You have 2019 second-round pick, Dalton Risner, holding down the left guard spot and free-agent addition Graham Glasgow solidifying the right guard spot. Now, Cushenberry will slide in at the center position and round out this interior unit. The big question remains at tackle, but that is another topic for another day.
Cushenberry's leadership follows the trend of the Broncos Front Office selecting team leaders, high character, and good locker room presence. This is the type of character mixed with talent that should continue the Broncos rise back to the playoffs and potentially to Super Bowl contenders.
Finally, you have Cushenberry being coached up by Hall Of Fame offensive line coach Mike Munchak. He has coached up lesser talented players into reliable starters so I am excited to see what he can do with a talented player like Cushenberry.
There's not a lot for me to say here, honestly. Is Cushenberry a perfect prospect? No. However, he's much better than where the Broncos got him so the value in getting a starting center in the mid/late third-round outweighs whatever weaknesses he has in his game. Plus. Munchak should be able to clean up these errors in his game.
This pick has a ton of upside and honestly, I wouldn't have been upset if the Broncos traded back into the first-round for Cushenberry. So, getting him where they did(as I continue to mention) out-weighs any bad I could put in here.
If you haven't noticed yet, I really liked this pick. Center was a big need entering the draft and Cushenberry was by all accounts supposed to be a top 50 selection during the draft. Not only did the Broncos solve their center position issue, they also got a steal in Cushenberry by getting them with their 83rd overall selection in the third-round.
I think we'll see Cushenberry win the starting job fairly early into camp and get plenty of reps with quarterback Drew Lock. Their chemistry will be something to watch early in the season but I don't foresee many issues there.
An IOL of Risner-Cushenberry-Glasgow is going to be so stout in pass-protection. They're all similar in that they all have good size, length, hand usage, and anchors. That's huge for an offense and a QB to feel comfortable in the pocket.
As Thorn stated in the tweet above, the Cushenberry addition rounds out a solid interior unit for the Broncos. Risner flashed All-Pro potential during his rookie year and newly signed Graham Glasgow provides a solid and consistent presence at right guard. Also, these two guards should make Cushenberry's rookie season growing pains less of an issue this upcoming season.
Great value, great prospect, great leadership, and great upside. It's hard not to be excited about this pick. What do you think Mile High Report?


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Prenatal vitamins have gained much popularity in recent years due to compelling research showing the benefits to both mom and baby. Additionally, the first hand experience of moms across the globe who have taken on prenatal vitamin supplements and delivered healthy babies in contrary to those who relied solely on direct nutrition from food have supported the scientific research.
Prenatal Vitamins are designed to support childbearing and are essential for babies as well as moms. Prenatal vitamin supplements are rich, beneficial and can be the safest option for you to manage your pregnancy period.
Prenatal vitamins consist of a proportionate blend of Folic Acid, Calcium, Iron, sometimes DHA, Vitamin A, B, C, D, and some other supporting minerals. Let us rack up all the benefits they offer composedly in your critical days.
The formulas and sources of ingredients can make prenatal vitamins very different. In addition to very comprehensive formulas some companies have started sourcing all natural ingredients and do not use artificial colors or preservatives, positioning themselves as Natural Prenatal Vitamins. Additionally, the rising trend of Halal prenatal vitamins and Kosher Prenatal Vitamins are gaining popularity as that meet the need of special interest consumers following specific religious practices. By definition, Halal prenatal vitamins and Kosher prenatal vitamins do not contain pork or alcohol based ingredients but also use cruelty free techniques when using any animal sources. Because of this,, this wave if Halal Prenatal Vitamins and Kosher Prenatal Vitamins is starting to have a mass market appeal given the lack of animal cruelty associated with these certifications.
Folic acid is sometimes considered a safeguard of a woman and her baby during pregnancy. It is also considered an important catalyst to fuel fertility in the first place.
Since folic acid in prenatal vitamins has to deal with pre-pregnancy matters as well, it is recommended that you start taking them as soon as you plan on having a baby.
Folic acid intake should be concentrated more in the first trimester when the nervous system of the fetus is developing. Folic acid is one of those ingredients that can be sourced from multiple source. Hence, Halal prenatal vitamins, Kosher prenatal vitamins and Naturally sources Prenatal Vitamins ensures Folic acid is sources from humane and natural sources.
Folic acid boosts women's fertility by diminishing ovulatory disorders. If you are thinking of having a baby, a good intake right away will help your body develop the right conditions for childbearing. Later, when you are actually conceiving, it serves in the development and subsistence of your baby.
Folic acid combats birth defects in baby and saves the fetus from developing neural tube defects called spina bifida. It also supports spinal cord development in your baby and paves way for healthy childbearing in the future.
Folic acid supports brain development of the fetus. It improves cognitive abilities. If sufficient amount of folate is not consumed, mental abnormalities are likely to take place in the child.
800 mcg is the recommended dosage for every day.
Calcium is another significant content in prenatal vitamins. It is related with physical fetal development and maintenance of mother's bones and muscles. It also develops blood clotting abilities in the baby.
You need to take calcium when you are pregnant, not only for your baby to develop health and strength, but also to store sufficient amount of calcium in your own body, so that you don't feel weak or broken at any stage.
Calcium is one of those ingredients that can be sourced from multiple source. Hence, Halal prenatal vitamins, Kosher prenatal vitamins and Naturally sources Prenatal Vitamins ensures calcium is sources from humane and natural sources.
Be it the mother or the baby in the womb, calcium is essential to upkeep physical strength. Prenatal Vitamins contain a healthy amount of calcium to sustain mother's bones from breakage. It boosts healthy muscle functioning and develops fetal bones and teeth.
Calcium is necessary to keep a lot of body functions in order during pregnancy. It sustains mother's and fetus's normal heartbeat and regulate nerves harmoniously.
Pre-eclampsia is sort of a disorder which occurs during pregnancy. Under this condition, protein from the kidney flows into the uterus. It causes hypertension, which is dangerous for healthy fetal development. A recommended heavy portion of calcium daily helps prevent the disease.
The recommended ideal intake of calcium — if you are in U.S — is 1200 mg a day.
Your body starts acting differently when you are having a baby. The body consumes high and demands higher volumes of vitamins to keep up with normal body functions.
Iron is an important component in prenatal vitamins which is as much essential in a pregnancy diet as an intake of normal nutritious food on routine basis. It acts as a building block for your baby's cells. It supports oxygen and nutrient transport mechanism in the baby.
When you are pregnant, you need 50 percent more blood than normal. Intake of sufficient amount of iron is therefore necessary to build maternal red-blood cells to support fetal cell development and other needs.
A mild form of anemia is naturally present in every woman. It may get worse if not cut off through proper nutrition. Anemia hinders normal fetal growth. It disturbs fetal heart rate patterns and also may cause preterm and low-weight babies. It always leaves a very high risk of infant mortalities and stillbirths. Iron in your diet helps minimize all these risks.
When you are conceiving, your immune system gets weaker and fails to fight back severe potential bacteria which may cause you to fall ill. Iron, to a certain degree, supports your immune system to respond actively against disease-causing bacteria and ward off sickness.
Minimum 30 mg of Iron should be consumed in a day when you are conceiving.
DHA (Docosahexaenoic acid) is another important ingredient found in prenatal vitamins. It is the most abundant fatty acid found in the brain.
Unfortunately in U.S., prenatal diets do not essentially include DHA. Its absence may cause setbacks to a healthy fetal development. Proper amount of DHA included in a routine pregnancy diet may help prevent preterm labor and postpartum depression which impair women the most.
A healthy intake of DHA, either directly or through prenatal vitamins, is necessary for both pregnant and the nursing mother. This is because DHA works for the enhancement of a child's vision, brain, and nerves via breast milk after initially developing them in the womb.
DHA is usually encapsulated in a soft gel which is usually sourced from gelatin, a pork based ingredient. Hence, Halal prenatal vitamins, Kosher prenatal vitamins and Naturally sources Prenatal Vitamins ensures encapsulation ingredients are sourced from humane and natural sources.
DHA becomes even more important in the third trimester when the brain development in the fetus takes place. Researches have shown that DHA content in prenatal vitamins boost commendable cognitive and neurodevelopment in the fetus. DHA develops and improves a child's brain and make it respond quickly. It also improves the attention span.
The presence of DHA in diet maintains healthy nervous system regulation for both the mother and her child.
DHA stipulates sight development in the baby. It enhances vision through breastfeeding after the baby is born. It is, therefore, very important that you continue to take prenatal vitamins that are rich in DHA to support development and enhancement.
200mg a day is the recommended dosage for pregnancy and lactation days.
Every brand and every portion of prenatal vitamins includes certain vitamins and multivitamins that are crucial for a wholesome pregnancy diet. The most commonly used vitamins which fortifies pregnancies include Vitamin A, B3, B6, C, and D. Other minerals that are used include potassium, manganese, magnesium, and zinc. Vitamins and minerals support body metabolism and also perform certain other paramount functions.
Assessing the sources of these ingredients is just as critical as looking at the formula itself. Halal prenatal vitamins, Kosher prenatal vitamins and Naturally sources Prenatal Vitamins ensures these vitamins are naturally sourced.
Vitamin B6 gives you relief from nausea and vomiting in your initial days of pregnancy. Moreover, it helps in metabolism of carbohydrates and fats. It also supports the formation of new blood cells, antibodies, and neurotransmitters.
Vitamin C is known for its potential repair miracle. When your body experiences internal depreciation in certain parts and organs due to fetal expansion, Vitamin C comes to rescue. It heals wounds, rebuilds tissues and repair brittle bones.
When you are pregnant you need vitamin D for two reasons. The first reason is its overall positive impact on the body. The second reason is that it gets merged with calcium to build fetal bones and teeth. Moreover, it also helps maintaining maternal bones.. Vitamin D deficiency also leads to a number of serious pregnancy complications including pre-eclampsia. If sufficient intake of Vitamin D is not managed either directly or by prenatal vitamins, weak bones and a weak immune system could be the consequence for the rest of your baby's life.
Zinc helps in reproduction. It acts as a healer in a woman's body when she is bearing the fetus and supports tissues and organs to function properly. Zinc boosts cell growth by combining with other potential vitamins and improving the immune system. Every pack or prenatal vitamin essentially contains zinc, as it is one of the most effective mineral to aid healthy reproduction.
In a nutshell, prenatal vitamin is a comprehensive solution to serve your dietary needs when you are expecting. It is highly recommended to start using a reliable prenatal supplement during pregnancy. Good luck!
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US Department of Education Releases New Report on Online Learning | The Pinnacle P.O.V.
Students who took all or part of their class online performed better, on average, than those taking the same course through traditional face-to-face instruction. Learning outcomes for students who engaged in online learning exceeded those of students receiving face-to-face instruction, with an average effect size of +0.24 favoring online conditions.
The effectiveness of online learning approaches appears quite broad across different content and learner types.
~ by pinnaclepov2224 on January 15, 2010.


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Bush Appoints Rice As Secretary Of State
On this day in 2005, President George W. Bush appoints Condoleezza Rice to the post of secretary of state, making her the highest ranking African-American woman ever to serve in a presidential cabinet.
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Dr. Rice's credentials included advanced degrees in political science and international relations from prestigious schools, followed by a post as Stanford University provost. At Stanford, she honed her reputation as an expert in Soviet affairs, catching the attention of the Reagan administration. In 1986, at Reagan's behest, Dr. Rice served on the Council on Foreign Relations, and then secured an appointment as special assistant to the director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1991. The first President Bush elevated Dr. Rice to director of Soviet and East European affairs in the National Security Council. She also served as the senior President Bush's special assistant for national security affairs. President George W. Bush renewed her advisory role in the White House when he appointed her national security advisor in his first term.
At Rice's swearing-in ceremony as secretary of state in 2005, an effusive Bush said, over the past four years, America has benefited from the wise counsel of Dr. Condoleezza Rice and our family has been enriched by our friendship with this remarkable person. We love her–I don't know if you're supposed to say that about the secretary of state. At the ceremony, both President Bush and Dr. Rice praised the efforts of her predecessor Colin Powell, who had been the first African-American to serve as secretary of state.
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Golden Gate JOAD is installing new target archery bales in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park Archery Range. The city no longer replaces the archery target bales due to budget cuts. Golden Gate JOAD has been paying for and replacing the archery range bales for the last three years in conjunction with City College of San Francisco and a small number of individual private donors.
In the past, Golden Gate Park gardening staff replaced the target bales 4 times a year. Moisture from rain, fog and morning dew combined with heavy usage wears the bales out quickly.
A target bale in desperate need of replacement at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park Archery Range. The City no longer replaces the bales due to budget cuts. Golden Gate JOAD, along with San Francisco Community College and private donors, scrapes together the thousands of dollars and labor needed to replace the target bales.
The Golden Gate Park Archery Rang is only viable so long as it has usable target bales. An archery range without target bales is just an empty field. Golden Gate JOAD has sourced and purchased heavy-duty, treated bales designed for outdoor archery use. The bales weigh around 200 pounds and cost about $320 each with shipping and materials for installation. The mounts all have to be re-furbished when the bales are replaced, adding up to 2-3 hours to install and secure each bale.
Golden Gate JOAD Head Coach David Chan multi-tasks as he accepts delivery of 1,200 pounds of target bales at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park Archery Range.
Golden Gate Park regulars and Golden Gate JOAD's David Chan lift a heavy target bale into place at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park Archery Range.
The Golden Gate JOAD typically uses two park bales for two hours a week. During our weekly archery session we supplement the park bales with up to six portable bales of our own. But we work to replace all of the park bales as they wear out, which they do constantly.
Over the years Golden Gate JOAD has spent thousands of dollars replacing all of the worn bales at the range. It is the single largest line item for our program budget and part of giving back to the archery community. Our program charges for instruction, but the coaches are volunteers and the funds are used primarily to pay for club equipment and to replace bales for everyone who uses the Golden Gate Park archery range.
We can't do this alone. We replace as many bales as we can, but even that still isn't enough to replace them so that every bale is maintained in fully usable condition. This latest set of bales were originally funded entirely by Golden Gate JOAD and CCSF. Please consider donating to the bale fund so that we can continue to keep the Golden Gate Park Archery range operating at its full potential.
We'd like to thank the donors who made this bale replacement possible. Please thank them when you see them on the archery range.
Updated 8/15/12–Including appending donor information.
That grassy covered bale that is falling over is only 2 months old! Arrows from a 25lb recurve were passing through that bale from 18M within 3 weeks! That was a donated bale from an anonymous donor and rather than waste the donation, we put it up on the stand to save the real expensive ones. We were hoping for about 3 months of use. in actual good use, we probably got 1.


Embrace the Grace: "She's Where?!"
Well my kids weren't quite as young as yours but we had just moved to Kansas City, my kids were 8 and 5 and while waiting for our house to be built we were living in an apt. so we spent our time furniture shopping.....my daughter was taking piano lessons so we decided to stop by a local store and check out the pianos, I was really tired of all the shopping so I said to my husband, why don't you just go in with the kids and check out the pianos, so about 30 minutes later he came out, ALONE, and I said uh Dave, did you forget something and he looked at me like wha and I said THE KIDS and he said oh no and we both went running back in the store manager was standing in the vestibule with them and said to him very dryly...did you forget something sir?
Oh, Dale! What a Great story! Thanks for sharing.
Wendy, I love that you saw how adorable your daughter was before realizing she was Yours!! So funny! Thanks!


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Q: Run script after FFMPEG background task completes (via PHP) I have a PHP script which triggers an FFMPEG file conversion via shell_exec().
shell_exec('ffmpeg -i file.webm -c:v libx264 -c:a aac -strict -2 file.mp4 >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &');

This happens in the background (hence &), i.e. the script completes before conversion has finished.
Is there a way to call and execute a PHP script (to update a DB flag) once the conversion is complete?
I've done plenty of Googling but my knowledge of server commands just isn't up to understanding what I'm reading (e.g. this answer). The best I could manage was to redirect stdout to a file via
shell_exec('ffmpeg -i file.webm -c:v libx264 -c:a aac -strict -2 file.mp4 > MYFILE.txt 2>/dev/null &');

...but obviously that just creates and writes to a file, it doesn't call and execute it via PHP.

A: I am not that great at server commands either, so I can't really help you there.  But I do have this knack for figuring things out.
So I see a few ways you could do this, essentially you need PHP to do something when the command line call finishes.  The obvious answer is to remove the & off the end of the command and make it blocking so PHP sticks around tell the job is done.  But in doing so you can't return to the end user until that is done.
Option 1
So one way around this is to make a sort of Bootstrap PHP script that you call non-blocking.  In this script do your now blocking conversion command and after that returns have PHP do something else.
 //bootstrap.php
 shell_exec('ffmpeg -i file.webm -c:v libx264 -c:a aac -strict -2 file.mp4 > MYFILE.txt 2>/dev/null'); //blocking
 //Update the DB

Then from your Controller or what have you call the bootstrap non-blocking
shell_exec('php {pathto}/bootstrap.php 2>/dev/null &');

This way the call to the bootstrap returns immediately but the conversion call is blocking, which gives you the chance to update the DB afterwords.
Option 2
Because the conversion is outputting a file, you could start a separate background job, that monitors the modified time of the output file. Then if the modified time is like a minute in the past you could assume it's done converting and update the DB.  The modified time should continue to update as long as data is being added to the file.
Hope that helps.
PS.  I have some code you may fine useful on GitHub
Runs Background processes in both windows & linux
https://github.com/ArtisticPhoenix/MISC/blob/master/BgProcess.php
PHP process locking ( Mutex simulation using files)
https://github.com/ArtisticPhoenix/MISC/blob/master/ProcLock.php
Command line argument mapping for PHP programs:
https://github.com/ArtisticPhoenix/Cli
Your welcome to use them if it helps you out.


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Commentary on the article: Cheshire, England: Schools Intend To Call The Police On Parents Who Let Kids Play Violent Video Games Pic
Here is a Big Brother is Watching you photo with Tony Blair (image source: flickr.com)
Picture of Halo 3, another video game that could be affected by the new rules
Here is an interesting and potientially controversial article I found on Inquisitr and at Infowars (http://www.infowars.com/schools-to-parents-if-you-let-your-kid-play-call-of-duty-well-call-the-cps-on-you/) worth talking about. Apprently in England, some schools are adopting a new policy where if kids are allowed to play violent video games (such as Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto 4 / 5, Dogs of War, etc) or use social media like Facebook, schools can calls Child Protective services or even the police on their parents. Here is the original letter posted on the info wars website:
(source: http://www.infowars.com/schools-to-parents-if-you-let-your-kid-play-call-of-duty-well-call-the-cps-on-you/)
Who here have kids or even teenagers that play video games? Talk about a Nanny State style system. Can't you imagine this: you have a typical teenage son (say 16 or 17) and he plays Call of Duty Advanced War Fare with his buddies or maybe he does Halo Masterchief, Assassins Creed, or similar games (which I am sure many teenagers do) and should nosy school officials learn what games he is playing, they might call the cops on the parents. Interestingly, the proposed rules would also prohibit kids from using Facebook (possibly twitter and myspace too) or apps like WhatsApp, apparently because they might encounter cyberpredators online (which is definitely an inherit risk people can take when online considering that you never know who you might meet online). What do you all think of such policies? Should schools or even the government be able to dictate what games kids or teens can play or wither or not if they can use social media like Facebook.
Now, I have mixed issues when it comes to what kids can play and do. Sure there are games that kids probably shouldn't be playing (especially games like Grand Theft Auto 5, where you pretty much control 3 different criminals in a huge open world environment that mimicks Southern California and gets into things like drugs, gangs, crime, murder, and similar elements that are likely to be offensive to some, especially kids and mothers). On the flipside, you can get a grey area when it comes to video games and some people can handle violent video games better than others. I remember when I was in high school, the Nintendo 64 and Sony Playstation were the style and I remember playing 007 Golden Eye on the 64 on many different occasions (even bought the 64 and golden eye back during my college years) which was very similar to Call of Duty in many ways, and definiely a predecessor game that probably helped inspire games like Halo and Call of Duty (especially the multiplayer modes). Also, back then there used to be a flight similar arcade called The Otherside (which seems to have gone out of business since then) where people can pay $20/hour and play online games, such as World War 2 dogfight games, Duke Nukem, Quake, and similar games over a huge network. So should teenagers (let alone parents) be punished by schools or even the government for what games they play on their game systems? Also, would be restrictions just be aimed at MA 17 games or could they be expanded to T rated games too (such as the Sims 3 or say Mortal Kombat)?
I found the Facebook restrictions interesting too. By the way, according to Facebook, people have to be at least 13 or older to sign up for Facebook (though back when I was in high school, facebook and myspace did not exist and I did not sign up there till when I was going to Northwest University). Sure there can be shady people on social media sites like Facebook, Myspace, etc such as trolls, cyberbullies, scammers, and even the occasional pedophile types. Even I sometimes get random ladies online that I don't know trying to flirt with me on MSN Instant Messenger and Facebook too sometimes and I usually ignore them since I don't really know them and want to protect myself. Last year I won't name names, but I met a random lady from Wyoming (she contacted me first). She was apparently in her 30s, had 2 kids and no husband (apparently he died sometime ago) and she obviously seemed to be in a hurry to get into a relationship with me. She wanted me to drive out to Cheyanne, Wyoming at least once or twice (which is definitely at least a 2 day away from the Seattle area) and even wanted me to call her, and even meet her at a state park in Montana once, but obviously I did not know her personally and knew better than to rush into such a relationship (after all, I did know know what her intentions were). Even if she was legit, I knew I wasn't ready to have kids of my own, which probably would have come with the relationship with her and obviously I would not be able to support them considering that I am only working part time and living on low income. Luckily she unfriended me and moved on before things got out of hand. Anyways, people like her do exist on Facebook and Myspace and people have to be careful when it comes to meeting people online. But at the same time, Facebook (and similar social media) can be used for more productive things too, such as connecting with friends, sharing photos they take, keeping in touch with people, etc. Blogging sites, such as Blogger can be good to have too, as it can help kids develop their writing skills, which is pretty crucial to have, especially once they go off to college as writing quality papers do become a part of the daily routine in college and papers not living up to standards usually get Ds and Fs.
By the way, while the new rules concerning violent video games and social media mainly affects England, I am sure it is only a matter of time before American schools take up similar laws and rules (after all, America and England are similar in many ways, even when it comes to politics and schools). Also, this is not the first time schools have tried to impose their policies and rules to students even when they were not in school. I rmember when I was in college at Northwest University, students were not supposed to drink alcholic beverages, even when off campus, so if students went to nearby bars and pubs, they ran the risk of someone noticing them and reporting it to school authorities (which probably could lead to susepensions or even expulsions in some circumstances).
1. In Virginia Beach, Virginia, a pair of 7th graders were expelled for the "crime" of doing airsofting in their own yards, not far from the rest stop. I don't know what all lead up to the expulsions, but the kids were playing some airsoft in their own yard (which is somewhat similar to paintball, where you you shoot small airsoft pellets at targets or sometimes even each other which is pretty harmless, though they can leave bruises and welts much like in paintball) and a neighbor complained about it and somehow the school found out about it and expelled the kids apparently for "possession, handling and use of a firearm" (apparently airsoft guns are considered fire arms as far as the school was concerned and not allowed, even at home). Not sure if the students were able to overturn their expusions or not. By the way, if me and my brothers were in that district, we probably would have been expelled too considering that we used to do mock civil war battles with cap guns in our back yards, even went paintball and laser tagging on a few occasions too.
2. In another incident a student from Louisianna was arrested because he was using an app called, "Real Strike" to "shoot" fellow students. Real Strike is an augumented reality app for the Iphone that mimicks Call of Duty in Real life settings (much like how it is with Laser tag, where people can shoot harmless "lasers" at each other). Now while "shooting" fellow students was definitely inappropriate in my opinion, having the student arrested shows how far the zero tolerance policies can go.
(above is Real Strike in Action, it is a similared game, where app users can "shoot" things in a simulated setting, though of course nobody really gets hurt). By the way, the Windows Phone has a similar app where you can "shoot paintballs" at "targets" (you tap the screen, the phone vibrates and a virtual paintball splatters).
3. Perhaps a more disturbing story: Student getting expelled for refusing to wear an RFID tracking chip
In this story, a girl named Angela was expelled from school because her family wanted to opt out of the RFID program apparently for both religious (apparently she thought it was the prophecized Mark of the Beast from Revelation in the Bible) and privacy reasons. It was apparently a chip embedded in student asb cards that can track student werabouts at all times (both on campus and off campus) and apparently kids had to check in with staff members to go over the RFID data. Apparently it was also used to reduce truancy as well. Personally I have mixed feelings about the chips. First off personally I doubt that the chip is the "mark of the beast". From Christian standpoint, the mark of the beast system is not supposed to be implemented until when the end time events happen, probably around the mid point of the 7 year tribulation period (just before the great tribulation that is supposed to take place during the last 3 1/2 years before Christ's return) and will be imposed by the Antichrist himself (he is a prophecised world leader that will appear, probably in Europe or the Revived Roman empire as a charismatic leader that will impose a global dictatorship on the entire world and will eventually be indwelt by Satan himself, claim to be God and demand to be worshiped, which will also lead to the imposition of the mark of the beast system). Most likely it will likely be some sort of microchip, tattoo, or similar implant that goes on the right hand or forehead and people won't be able to buy or sell without it, with the threat of death (probably by beheading) for people who refuse it (you can read the book of Revelation in the bible for everything you need to know about the antichrist, mark of the beast, etc). Obviously people will want to avoid the mark of the beast at all costs (even if it means martyrdom) given the eternal ramifications for people who take it. Anyways, last I checked, t he tribulation has not begun yet and the Antichrist is not on the scene yet, so I doubt that the RFID chip is the mark of the beast. It could be a predecesor to it for all I know, but it is not the mark of the beast (at least not the present form). As for privacy concerns, while the school officials may have good intentions for it, such as being able to tell where students are on campus (especially in the case of emergencies or fire drills) and even help find kids who go missing (which can be useful considering some kids do get kidnapped or lost at times), the technologies can definitely get intrusive too. I can't imagine what it would be like going to a school or college where staff members can track your every move both on and off campus (for example, I wouldn't even think about going into a bar or pub the schools I went to tracked my every move).
I am sure this list goes on, but this article definitely shows how far schools can go when it comes to imposing their policies on students on and off campus and how more authoritarian schools are becoming. Personally, I think big brother and zero tolerance policies is a dangerous mix when it comes to people's freedoms both in England and here in the US considering that many unsuspecting students and kids can easily find themselves caught in the ever expanding system, especially when there already does seem to be school to pipeline style system in place in many places across the country and taking a big brother approach to things could definitely lead to more people falling into that system, which would be terrible for society in my opinion. Hopefully people will work on setting up checks and balances for school systems to ensure they do not get too much power over peoples' lives and reduce unnecessary suspensions or interactions with law enforcement agencies. I will try to keep you updated on this story as I come across more.
What do you think. Should schools be able to dictate what games kids can play or should it be left up to their parents? Do you have teens that play games like Call of Duty or similar games? Feel free to leave a comment below. For fellow Americans, what would you do if schools inacted similar parties.
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Emerald City Comic Con 2015 Slideshow
Yesterday, I went to the Emerald City Comic con and decided to create a slideshow from the pictures I took. Here is the video below:
This free slideshow design generated with Smilebox
I definitely had a blast yesterday at comic con. I went with my brother Justin yesterday and got there about 10:30ish and was there all day, till about 10:30 pm. This time around, I mainly sat in on the panels discussion, though I did wander around on several occasions as well.
This time around, I did some cosplaying myself and dressed up as Nick Fury from the Avengers.
Show highlights at the show includes:
1. Anthony Daniels panel discussion
Picture of Anthony Daniels (source: http://totalgame.es/star-wars-7-ya-tiene-titulo/). I got a picture of him too, but I was in the back and it was hard to get a good picture of him.
Obviously, if you have seen any of the Star Wars Movies, you should be familiar with C3PO and Anthony Daniels is the actor who played the droid. He has definitely had an interesting career playing C-3PO considering that he was not only in the original trilogy, but he also served in the Prequel trilogy and the upcoming sequel trilogy as well. He even reprised his role in Clone Wars, Star Wars rebels and other Star Wars media featuring C3P0 (see http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000355/ for Anthony Daniels' information on IMDB). His panel was just starting when I got there and sadly I got there late (got lost trying to find his panel as the comic con's convention center layout was changed since last year). I did have at least one question for him, but I didn't really get a chance to ask it, but my question would have been: "which trilogy did you like working with and why".
Other notes about the comic con
- Star Trek Improv
This one was fun to watch. Back in 2013 a similar "Star Trek Crew" did a similar improv where they do a lengthy play based on an episode of the show that the audience helps to create. This year, the audience picked "Candy Land" the planet the crew landed on with the people made of chocolate (which made some of the crew members like Uhra hungry) and the crew was on a diplomatic mission to work with the people of candy land. Pretty funny improv to watch. Last time I saw the play, the crew went to a planet called the "Kardashians" (some of the audience were Kardashian fans) and the people of the planet were worshiping "apple pies" and was funny to watch too.
- Geek Career panel
This is an interesting panel to watch for people looking to get "nerdy type" careers (such as working for companies like Nintendo and microsoft. Considering that I am looking for work myself (hey if this blog was generating alot more ad revenue than it, say at least $100 per day or more, then it is I wouldn't need to find a new job, but unless that happens, I will scouting for jobs), I decided to attend the panel and get some tips
- Marina Sirtis panel
This is what Marina Sirtis looked like in Star Trek Next generation (back in the 1990's)
Picture of Marina Sirtis. She definitely looks older than she did in Star Trek Next Generation
This panel is definitely a must watch one for those who watched Star Trek Next generation. By the way, John De Luce (aka Q) was at the comic con last year and I saw that panel too. Interestingly, Patrick Stewart was there too last year, but I didn't see him (I think he did his panel on Sunday and I was only there on Saturday). I remember my family usually watched TNG back when it was on during the 1990's and even saw the movies too when they came out (Generations, First Contact, and Nemesis) along with Star Trek Voyager, which became the official successor to Star Trek Next Generation.
- Clark Gregg Panel
Picture of Clark Gregg of the Comic Con (image source seattlepi.com)
This was definitely a "must see" panel in my opinion. In case if you do not know, Clark is best known for his role of Agent Coulson from Thor, Iron Man 2, Agengers, and now Agents of Shield (he was "killed off" on the Avengers by Loki, but was resurrected by Nick Fury in the Agents of Shield storyline). I actually meant to get to this panel earlier and get a closer seat, but the time of the panel was changed and I was unaware of the change until my brother texted me about the changed time (it was originally going to be on at 6 pm, but it was changed to 5 pm, right after Marina Sirtis' panel). Had I known better, I probably would have just stayed in the Main Hall (where the Marina's and Clark's panels were held) and gone to Clark's panel alot earlier than I did. Sadly, I was late and and was forced to stand in the back of the room, so I didn't get a real good view or photo of him.
- Steampunk Murder mystery. This was an interesting mystery where these actors were acting out a seance and one character seemed to have died during the event (probably a good reason not to dabble in the occult such as doing seances, ouija boards, considering that demons can and do come through and cause all kinds of trouble for people doing those practices, not that I have witnessed that first hand but I do hear stories like that when people do those things, though I am assuming that the characters were just acting it out). Anyways, after a character is killed off, it is up to the audience to help solve the mystery. By the way, there was a huge line for the Steampunk murder mystery and I barerly made it to the event since I was near the back of the line (which was pretty much the waiting list portion of the line should there be extra seating available or somone leaves early, which some people did by the way) and I am sure some people were turned away after me. I meant to stay for the whole mystery, but it went till 9 and overlapped with the costume contest (which started at 8 and my brother was at it) and I wasn't sure how long the costume contest was supposed to go on, and so I had to choose between the 2, so I don't really know how the murder mystery ended of if they did any actual seances (will have to scour the web for how it ended).
- Costume contest
As if you don't get enough cosplayers to see and get photos of at the comic con, there is a costume contest towards the end where contestants can show off their costumes and compete for prizes (with the grand prize being a $1000 check, which is awarded to the grand prize winner) and is hosted by a guy who is dressed up as the Riddler from Batman and has a lady dressed up as Harley Quinn as his personal assistant in the contest. In the end, a gargoyle character from World of War Craft won. I kind of wanted to compete, but it was my first time cosplaying and plus there were several other people dressed up as Nick Fury as well at the comic con.
Me as "Nick Fury" watching the costume contest
Interestingly during the contest, people dressed up as the Penguin and Catwoman walked around looking for extra potiential candidates (even if they did not register for the contest) to call up and while I thought I could have been picked, I did not, so I just enjoyed the contest.
Other highlights of the show:
- Checked out the "Bridge" similator (where people can try their hand as "captains" of the Star Trek Enterprise in a simulated adventure)
- Visited the arcade
- Saw the Star Wars Exhibit
- Checked out the lego displays (some people definitely have talent with legos).
- An many others.
Well that is all for now. If any of you have been to the comic con, feel free to share your experiences in the comments section.
Tentative Plans for next year's emerald city comic con (subject to change of course):
According to the Emerald City Comic Con publication, next year, the comic con is supposed to run from April 8-10. Tentatively I am planning to go to that event too, unless if something comes up between now and then. By the way, I do have a few ideas on what I can do next year. I have 2 ideas in my head right now. Considering that next year is when the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Reboot is supposed to be aired (currently set for July 22, 2016, according to IMDB), i am thinking about doing something along those lines.
Scenario 1: Dress up as a Power Ranger. I have to admit that I have been watching the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series on Netflix (currently on the 3rd season) and I could either go alone as a ranger or invite 5 or 6 people to dress up with me (including at least 2 girls) and go as power rangers. Not sure which color I would be (probably either red or blue) but that would probably be cool. I saw some people dressed up as rangers yesterday, but they left early, so I wasn't able to get any pictures of them (interestingly, the guys were unmasked most of the time too). A few downsides to this option: it would be a very elaborate and probably costume to make (not sure where or how I would get the items needed, such as helmet, uniform, gloves, etc), it is a pretty cliche type of costume (considering there will probably be others dressed up as rangers) and finding 6 people go go with me (including 2 girls) could be easier said than done (though I do have some friends that have expressed interest in going to a comic con event possibly next year sometime). Any volunteers by the way?
Random people dressed up as power rangers. I could probably dress up as the Blue or Red Ranger (source https://www.flickr.com/photos/exia93/galleries/72157624818225575)
Scenario 2: you know what might be funner to do: teaming up with one other person, possibly my brother Justin (though somehow I don't quite seeing him fitting the role) and dressing up as Bulk and Skull. I could probably dress up as Bulk considering that I am overweight as it is and then get someone to dress up as Skull
Random Picture of Bulk and Skull from MMPR (source: amy-amy.com), I would probably play as Bulk if I went as Bulk and Skull considering that I am overweight myself and kind of relate to Bulk in some ways.
This costume might be a little bit easier to put together and a bit more creative too. I could put together a punk outfit and play Bulk. Of course, I would have to find someone willing to play as Skull (any volunteers? Preferably another guy to look more authentic). Not sure if I would grow my hair out (considering that Bulk had a pony tail in some of the episodes) or get a buzz cut. I could also get police officer clothing too (considering they were dressed up as police officers in both season 3 and power rangers zeo. If I did go as a power rangers character, this option would be more likely. Of course, I am sure I will get other ideas as next year's event gets closer, but those are the ideas I have so far. Or I could go as Nick Fury again too, but most people don't wear the same costume year after year, so something different would be nice. Other ideas includes: dressing up as a pirate, going as Batman (Superman vs Batman: Dawn of Justice is supposed to come out next year too), or even Count Dracula.
That is all for now. Feel free to like and share this post. Feel free to share your comments if you would like too.
Labels: agent coulson, avengers, clark gregg, cosplay, costume ideas, emerald city comic con, nick fury
Emerald City Comic-Con 2014
Here is a random youtube video of last year's comic con
Posted by Ryan Jones at 10:21 PM
Recap of Emerald City Comic Con 2014
Another Emerald City comic con is fast approaching (this weekend) and I thought that I would do a recap of last year's comic con. Last year, I went with Justin, Kenyon, and his former girlfriend, Kara (they broke up later that year, long story short). Anyways, here are all of the pics I took last year.
Picture of a Star Wars themed shirt and super man themed shirt. Last year I decided to keep it simple and wear a superman shirt to the comic con.
Driving into Seattle after picking up Kenyon and Kara in Woodinville. Yes, it was raining that year too.
Picture of the convention center.
Me dressed up as superman (minus the cape).
Picture of the first panel Me and Justin went to. In this one some people were offering advice on cosplaying (like I will be doing this year, as Nick Fury).
The convention center was packed as it often is during the comic con event on Saturday. Lots of people dressing up in costumes too. Event staff were a bit more strict on photography and video taping last year, so I had to be selective on when and where to take pictures.
Random panel discussion I attended, forgot which one though.
Picture of the first celebrity panel I attended. I can't quite remember her name, though I like to think it was
Elizabeth Henstridge from Agents of Shield, but I am not positive.
Picture of the Star Wars display at the comic con. The droids and r2d2 were pretty lively when I was there with someone controlling their moves with a remote control.
In this picture: someone dressed up as Princess Leia with Darth Vader in the background, 3 random droids (including R4?) and R2 D2. You know, I would not be suprised if the Star Wars people do somethings special this year considering that Episode 7 (Force Awakens) is supposed to come out later this year (in December) and will mark the first new Star Wars film to be made since Revenge of the Sith (episode 3) was released in 2005. Unlike the prequel trillogy, the new one is supposed to be set about 30 years after the events of Return of the Jedi and will feature the return of some old favorites, including Han Solo, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, R2 and C-3po, all played by the same actors from the original films (though obviously aged significantly over the years). It will be interesting to see the storyline of the new trilogy, especially considering that much of the expanded universe storyline that would have bridged the 2 trilogies (i.e., Heir to the Empire, other novels, Dark Forces Jedi Knight series, etc) are no longer considered cannon in the Star Wars storyline, which means the new trilogy will definitely be in uncharted territory.
Are there any lego fans here? Check out these displays people have made. I wish I had that kind of creativity and skills with legos.
More lego displays
Here is a picture of a fully functional lego R2 (it too was lively like the other one I got a picture of earlier)
Who likes Minecraft? Check out this picture of some kid with a "creeper' from the game. I have the game for the Xbox One but I haven't tried it yet. Will have to try it out sometime (been playing through GTA 5 and Lego Movie lately).
Did another selfie of myself
Attended the panel discussion for John De Lance. In case if you do not know, he played as the infamous Q, who was one of the many villains that Patrick Stewart (aka Captain Picard) and his crew encountered throughout the series and played a huge role in the series finale. He also did several other works too (such as some of the My Little Pony cartoons as well).
Picture of John talking to a random kid. By the way, celebrity panels (like this one) are often packed and so sometimes it is easier to get views and pictures of celebrities on screen as opposed to in person (unless if you are lucky enough to get in the front row seats).
Here is another picture of the R2 and droid units in action at the Star Wars display. At one point they were moving around together and playing tunes.
Random Jedi and Storm Trooper at the Star Wars display. By the way, in the mainline series, the Jedi and Storm troopers were definitely not friends, especially after the infamous Order 66 was issued by Darth Sidious (aka Palpatine) which essentially caused the Clone Troopers and later Storm Troopers to turn on the jedi.
Attended the costume contest at the end of the show. I actually did get more picturs from Justin's (my brother) camera, but he forgot to share them, so I had less pictures to share, but some of the costumes people wore were quite impressive.
Another selfie of me at the costume contest
That is all for now. Will try to get pictures at tomorrow's event too.
Labels: emerald city comic con
Rayman Legends First Impressions
About 2 days ago, I downloaded Rayman Legends for the Xbox One. They were offering a special in the Xbox Live store (at least gold members) where you could download Rayman and several other games for free (or at least reduced prices), so I decided to try out Rayman Legends.
Above is a video, posted by pivmaster2 showing off the first 10 minutes of the game (essentially the intro and the first level). The game is divided up into several worlds (similar to how it is in games like Donkey Kong Country, New Super Mario Bros, and Sonic Boom) full of levels you can play through, as well as at least one major boss fight per world (with the first one being a giant dragon you fight). You start off playing as Rayman, but you can play as other characters as well. In addition, you can also unlock Rayman Orgins levels as well as do online challenges as well.
Things I like about the game so far:
- Humorous to play through. Very comical too
- Fun and interesting platformer game
- I also like the side kick feature in the game where on certain levels, Rayman can have a side kick come along and do things for him (such as flipping switches, helping to defeat enemies, taking care of potiential traps, etc).
- Cool boss fights. I fought the dragon this morning and it was quite fun and divided into several parts.
- Each level does have friends that Rayman has to rescue and levels are rather huge with many things to do, areas to explore, and secret areas to find.
- Interestingly, although you can play though each world in order, it is possible to unlock stages in other worlds (such as Toad Story) early on and play through more than one world at a time. It is also possible to unlock latter stages and even boss fights early on too.
Negative aspects:
- Cheap deaths. Expect to die alot in the game, especially if it is your first time through. Usually Rayman can take 2 hits (assuming he has a heart icon over his head) and then he dies, though sometimes he can get killed in one hit too. Each level is filled with obstacles, enemies, pitfalls, and other death traps, all eager to send Rayman to an early retirement.
- The game can get addicting, so you may want to pace yourself while playing through the game.
That is all for now and I will post more about Rayman Legends as I play through the game.
Want to try Rayman Legends for the Xbox One? You can download it from the Xbox Live Store on your Xbox One.
Labels: first impressions, rayman legends, xbox one
GTA 5: Michael, Franklin, and Trevor in the Flesh
Have you ever wondered what Michael, Trevor or Franklin looked like in real life? Check out the voice actors below who played them
I find it interesting how the actor who plays Trevor looks almost exactly like him.
Elders React to Grand Theft Auto V (Geek Week)
Here is another interesting video I saw on Youtube yesterday. Can't you imagine what it would like seeing parents and grandparents playing Grand Theft Auto 5, let alone watching a trailer for the game? Check out these 2 videos below. Warning: scenes from Grand Theft Auto 5 in the below videos may be offensive to some.
Video 1 - Elders reacting to trailer for GTA 5
Video 2 - Elders Playing GTA 5
My Commentary about the videos:
First off: seeing the elderly playing Grand Theft Auto 5 is impressive, never thought I would see the day. I seriously doubt that my parents (especially my mother) would play Grand Theft Auto 5 if it was offered to them (especially considering that my mother doesn't like those games to say the least). Anyways, these 2 videos were definitely inteesting to watch. In the first video, it looks like a group of eldely were watching a trailer for the game and some random gameplay videos of the game too (seems like it was the Xbox 360 era GTA 5) and in the second video, they actually get to play the game. Interestingly, some of the participants were actually more enthusiastic about the game than others. One common question I heard was: what is the objective of GTA 5 and I think at least in the main story mode is to complete the storyline and side missions, which pretty much tell the story of the game. Other than that the game is a pretty open world with lots of things players can do.
Other interesting tidbits about the videos:
- I like the manic laugh sound effect that appears sometime.
- Apparently one elderly was an ex cop and he definitely has an interesting point that there are no known successful or decent criminals like the protaganists in GTA 5.
- There does seem to be the notion that Grand Theft Auto 5 (and previous entries in the series for that matter) can teach some people bad ideas, and while I am sure there are people that ideas from the game, there are plenty of teachable moments in the game and people (especially kids) should be taught that everything they see is purely fiction and should never be tried in real life.
- I also like watching the participants playing in the game.
- Remember: for your own good, anything you see in Grand Auto 5 and similar games are purely fiction and should never be imitated in real life and doing so can lead to serious consequences, long prison sentences or even death.
Bonus Content: Elderly React to Call of Duty (this video was pretty amusing to watch and I do have to admit that I am still a noob at Call of Duty too).
Well, that is all for now. What do you think of these videos. By the way, are any of you elderly or in law enforcement? What is your take on the series?
Labels: elderly playing video games, grand theft auto 5, gta, xbox 360
TEENS REACT TO NINTENDO (NES) Video and Commentary
You know, just watching this video below makes me feel a little old (considering I was a little kid back in the 1980s and did have an nes system back then too.). In this video, long story short, teenagers get to play classic Super Mario Bros on the nes and share their reactions to it. Interestingly, I am not sure if any of them have played NES before. Check out the video below
Ah, being in my 30's, this video showing teens the classic NES definitely brings back memories. In case if you do not recall, long before the current generation game systems (Xbox One, PS4, and WII U) back in the late 1980s and early 1990's (before the Sega Genesis and SNES) there was the classic NES (though obviously game systems have changed dramatically since the 80's, especially now with the PS4 and Xbox One being the latest generation of game consoles). I definitely like the reaction of the teens when they try out the old game system and I do remember that the NES was definitely the style back in the 80's and early 90's. I still do have some retro games myself, such as the Mega Man Anniversary collection for the Xbox (which features Mega Mans 1-8 along with Mega Man power fighters 1 and 2) as well as Mega Mans 9 and 10, which are 8 bit in that incarnation (despite being for the xbox 360). Here is a list of games I had when I had (or played) the NES:
- Battletoads - argurably one of the best and yet hardest games of all time. Boy if you though the Turbo Tunnel level was hard (level 3), that level was just the beginning as the game was 12 levels long, with each level getting progressively tougher than the last, especially from level 7 on. Game Genie is almost a must have if you want to beat the entire game given the limited lives and continues.
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
- Super Mario 1 and 3 (don't have 2)
- Rescue Rangers
- Duck Tales
- Castlevania 2 Simons quest (though my favorite castlevanias are Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, Dracula X, Symphony of the Night, and harmony of despair).
- Contra
- Mega Mans 1-6 (my favorites were probably Mega Man 3 and 4).
- and others
By the way, the above video is not the only video showing kids reacting to NES era stuff. I will share other videos over time. By the way, you know what I thought was funny about the above video: Mario dying in level 1 considering that level is just the beginning. I think my favorite Mario games were Mario 3, Super Mario World, Mario 64 and New Super Mario Bros wii.
What did you think of the NES era? Especially in the light of current gen game systems.
Bonus content: Teens Reacting to classic mega man:
Labels: 8 bit games., kids react to video games, nes
Introducing my new GTA Online Character: Uncle Steve
Well, I was finally able to get my Xbox Live account working with the help of my father. Anyways, I have started a new game and career on GTA 5 Online. Let me introduce you to my new character, which I dubbed: Uncle Steve (was trying to be creative with names and thought that name looked cool).
Did a "selfie" of my character
Interestingly, there was nobody else online last night so I pretty much had the GTA Online mode to myself and was able to explore the map and try out the online features. It is also worth noting that this character will replace the character I had on the Xbox 360 version of the game (even if I wanted to resume that version of the game, I traded it in at gamestop and got the Xbox One version in its place).
Stay tuned for the latest updates.
Here are some other pictures I have taken so far:
Siberian huskies at a dog park north of Los Santos. Yes: sibes do exist in this version of the game and can often be found at parks like this one.
Labels: grand theft auto 5, grand theft auto online, video games, xbox one
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The upcoming Mercedes-Benz GLE-Coupe, also known as the ML Coupe and MLC, is set to be manufactured in part at the company's Tuscaloosa factory in Alabama.
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