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From 2001 to 2004, Dr. Hornung-Jost worked as a Prosecutor for the Road Traffic and Economic Crime Units of Freiburg Prosecution Office, as a civil and criminal Judge in Titisee-Neustadt Local Court, and as a criminal and sentence execution Judge in Freiburg District Court. From 2004 to 2008, he had a secondment to the Department for Legal Education and Training of Baden-Wurttemberg State Ministry of Justice. After another 9-month secondment to Karlsruhe Prosecutor General's Office, he became Deputy Chief of the Economic Crime Unit of Freiburg Prosecution Office in 2009. From mid-2011 to mid-2015, he served as Director of the German Judicial Academy - in charge of nationwide continuous training on legal knowledge, skills, attitudes, and social context for acting judges and prosecutors (leaders included).
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Updated: Texas voter ID law allows gun licenses, not Student ID's
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Article first appeared in The Quorum Report.
Hard working Texans are justified in wondering why they have such a hard time making ends meet. Most feel they are underpaid for the work they do. They feel that way because they are underpaid.
In 2014, 27.8 percent of Texans worked in jobs that don't pay enough to keep a family of four out of poverty, according to SMU political scientist Cal Jillson, in his book Lone Star Tarnished. These workers have little chance of getting ahead, no matter how many jobs and hours they work every day.
Are growing income inequality and wage suppression accidents, unavoidable consequences of market economics beyond anyone and everyone's control? Are Texans being slapped by the Invisible Hand, or are they held back by the all-too-visible hands of oligarchs who enrich themselves on the backs of the underpaid?
Michael Lind, a 5th generation Texan and a national political writer of some note, believes it's the latter. He has written more than once that the goal of Southern politicians is to enforce laws that guarantee "cheap, powerless labor."
"Contrary to what is often said, the "original sin" of the South is not slavery, or even racism. It is cheap, powerless labor," Lind wrote.
"The essence of the Southern economic model is not low taxation, but a lack of bargaining power by Southern workers of all races. Bargaining power at the bottom of the income scale is created by tight labor markets; unions; minimum wage laws combined with unemployment insurance; and social insurance, such as Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid.
Naturally, the 21st-century descendants of Jefferson Davis and John C. Calhoun want to weaken everything that strengthens the ability of a Southern worker to say to a Southern employer: 'Take this job and shove it!'"
Jillson, an academic who is as moderate in his politics as he is thorough in his research, agrees with Lind. "Texas workers consistently produce value at a rate above the national average but draw pay at a rate consistently below the national average," Jillson wrote.
The gap between worker productivity and pay in Texas is about 12-15 points. Where does the money go? Into the pockets of Big Business, Jillson notes. "As it turns out, that – again – is what it means to be a 'business friendly' state.'"
The most recent U.S. Census Bureau report on household income shows that Texas ranks near the bottom in income equality.
But the Texas GOP considers income inequality the solution not the problem.
Former Gov. Rick Perry said back in February that there was no need to "grapple" with income inequality in Texas.
"Biblically, the poor are always going to be with us," Perry said. You read that right. Perry is citing Biblical authority to justify policies that suppress the wages of Texans, lead to growing income inequality and far less social and economic mobility than is enjoyed by most of the developed world.
Jillson, like Lind, sees clearly that policies that enforce low-wages and subvert the bargaining power of workers has long been the goal of Southern politicians. He points out that most of the gains made by Texans in per capita personal income came during the Great Depression, when Texas banker Jesse Jones, as head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, flooded Texas with federal dollars.
Despite the economic benefits of the New Deal, Southern elites worried that Social Security, the Fair Labor Standards Act and other worker-oriented programs would lessen their ability to suppress wages and gain profits. President Roosevelt sought to reassure them personally, Jillson points out. In 1938, Roosevelt said in Fort Worth, "You need more industries in Texas, but I know you know the importance of not trying to get industries by the route of cheap wages for industrial workers."
I don't know how Roosevelt's listeners reacted back in 1938. But as far as their politics and policies go, they laughed in his face and in the faces of Texas workers. "The route of cheap wages" is precisely the route they've taken.
There are common-sense policies that can turn this around. Democrats here and around the country have championed these initiatives even as national Republicans adopt the stance of their Southern colleagues and pursue a path of enforced wage suppression.
Want an example of a recent Democratic success in the war for better wages? Consider mandatory health insurance coverage for pre-existing conditions. Workers are no longer locked into low-paying jobs because of fears they won't be insurable in a new job. That puts upward pressure on wages.
What are some other policies that could give Texas workers more leverage to earn more for their work? I group them under the broad heading of "Economic Freedom."
How about tough criminal laws against wage theft, when, for instance, earned overtime goes unpaid? What about forcing government contractors to follow existing wage and safety laws? How about providing universal access to sick leave and family leave? And, of course, raising the minimum wage.
Also, Texas should spend more on public education and guarantee access to higher education. People need their health if they are to work and get ahead. Denying millions of Texas health care by refusing billions in federal dollars in Medicaid money is just another way the powerful suppress wages and inhibit upward mobility. It's also deeply immoral. Ultimately, we're going to have to invest much more in transportation and water development, investments that will create jobs and grow the economy.
Texans need to realize that it won't do for Rick Perry to blame God for their poor wages. It's Rick Perry and those like him who are to blame. There are solutions. We just have to make them happen.
Copyright August 14, 2015, Harvey Kronberg, www.quorumreport.com, All rights are reserved. Reprinted with permission.
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Today we helped my mom move into her new house in North Carolina. It was actually fun. My sister, my mom and I putting together furniture, unpacking boxes filled with things I have not seen since I was a kid, and creating her space. I have to say that we as women, are rocks. We have strength beyond our own imaginations. I just read this quote below that I love.
I am so proud of my mother and her new journey.
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New TD Canada Trust Branch to serve Regent Park and Corktown communities
New branch reflects revitalization of historic Old Queen Street East
TORONTO, Aug. 27 /CNW/ - The 1880s were an exciting time for Toronto,
already a bustling industrial centre. With the introduction of electric light
and electric streetcars, a busy harbour, important new train connections, and
major construction projects like Queen's Park, Toronto was enjoying an
exciting era of growth and prosperity. It was in this setting that, in 1885,
TD - then known as The Dominion Bank - established a branch at Queen and
Sherbourne at the heart of Victorian Toronto.
With a nod to its historic ties to the Old Queen Street East community,
TD Canada Trust today announced its commitment to the area's future with the
grand opening of a new branch located at 363 Queen Street East to serve Regent
Park, Corktown and the surrounding community.
First announced in March, 2006, the news of the new branch was celebrated
as part of the current restoration and revitalization of the entire area,
which includes the rebuilding of Regent Park in the north, and the massive
West Don Development project along the banks of the Don River which will see
new housing constructed on unutilized land.
"This branch is located in Corktown, which is a unique neighbourhood
close to the downtown and rich with historic significance. This community is
currently undergoing an exciting revitalization with new developments and new
families adding to the vibrancy of the area," said Pam McConnell, Councillor,
Ward 28, City of Toronto. "This TD Canada Trust branch will be a great
addition to this wonderful community."
"TD has ties to the Old Queen Street East community dating back to 1885
and we're excited about being an important part of its future," said Jean-Paul
Durdos, Branch Manager. "With so much renewal happening at our doorstep, we're
really pleased to be bringing TD's comfortable brand of service to the
neighbourhood, including the active and close-knit residents of Regent Park."
Pam McConnell, City of Toronto Councillor for Ward 28 was on hand at the
branch to celebrate the grand opening along with TD Canada Trust's Suellen
Wiles, Senior Vice President; David James, District Vice President and
Jean-Paul Durdos, Branch Manager.
Those in attendance also enjoyed a display of works by students of
ArtHeart, a not-for-profit arts centre that originated in Regent Park to
provide an open, supportive environment that uses the arts to foster creative
thinking, self-reliance and entrepreneurship among children, youth and adults.
A cheque in the amount of $10,000 from TD Canada Trust was presented to the
ArtHeart Community Art Centre.
The new branch offers a full array of personal and small business
products and services with a team of Financial Service Representatives and
access to a professional TD Waterhouse Financial Planner dedicated to helping
customers meet their financial goals. The new 4,800 square foot branch has
been designed and built taking into consideration the accessibility needs of
our customers and features a full-service Green Machine ABM which is available
24 hours per day.
assets as of July 31, 2007. The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades on the Toronto
Photos and chronology of Corktown attached:
1797            Upper Canada's first parliament buildings were erected at
Front St. and Parliament St.
Early 1800's    Corktown was originally settled by Irish immigrants from
County Cork.
1812            The parliament buildings were burned down in the War of
1832            Gooderham and Worts distillery founded
1843            Little Trinity Church built.
1848            Enoch Turner Trinity Schoolhouse was built - Toronto's
first free school.
1885            Dominion Bank branch opened at Queen Street East and
Sherbourne Street.
1889            Dominion Hotel founded.
1904            Bank of Toronto branch opened at Queen Street East and
Parliament Street.
Broadview Avenue.
1921            Dominion Bank branch opened at Cherry Street and
Commissioners Street.
Late 1940's     Regent Park social housing project built
Early 1960's    Parts of Corktown were demolished to make way for the
Richmond Street off-ramp from the Don Valley Parkway and
the Eastern Avenue Overpass.
2005            Regent Park - 1st phase begins on plans to demolish and
rebuild Regent Park.
2007            Construction starts on the revitalization project of the
West Don Lands.
2007            TD Canada Trust branch opens at Queen Street East and
/NOTE TO PHOTO EDITORS: A photo accompanying this release is available on
the CNW Photo Network and archived at http://photos.newswire.ca.
Additional archived images are also available on the CNW Photo Archive
website at http://photos.newswire.ca. Images are free to accredited
members of the media/
For further information: Christa Poole, TD Bank Financial Group, (416)
308-0177, christa.poole@td.com; Jean-Paul Durdos, Branch Manager, TD Canada
Trust, (416) 364-8977 x250


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Coleman Insights Finds that Nearly Half of Audio Streaming Listeners Do not Use "Over the Air" Broadcasts
Katie Dombrowski
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, December 9, 2010 – Nearly half—48%—of Americans who listen to streaming audio do not use the "over the air" broadcasts of AM and FM radio stations. This is the latest finding from the "Successful Audio Streaming Strategies" study from Coleman Insights, which was conducted during the second and third quarters of 2010. Coleman Insights released previous findings from the study in September.
"On the surface these numbers should be of some concern to radio broadcasters," said Coleman Insights Vice President Sam Milkman, who authored the study. "However, our findings suggest that they are not the result of many streaming audio users disengaging from radio brands, but simply changing the distribution platform they use to consume radio content."
Additional findings from the "Successful Audio Streaming Strategies" study released today include the fact that younger streaming audio users—particularly young males—are even less likely to use "over the air" signals than older streamers, minority streaming audio users are less likely to listen to broadcast signals than non-minority users and that the mostly positive perceptions of AM and FM radio that streaming audio listeners have are shared by those streamers who do not listen to "over the air" signals.
A supplement to the original "Successful Audio Streaming Strategies" report is available for free download at www.ColemanInsights.com/streaming. In addition, visitors to Coleman Insights' website can download the report and view an online presentation from the original release of the study, which debuted at the RAIN Summit East in Washington on September 28, 2010.
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There are a number of ingredients that can be used to peel the skin, but the most commonly used are alpha hydroxy acids (AHA), eg. glycolic, lactic, citric and malic acids, and Beta Hydroxy acids (BHA), eg. Salicylic acid.
Patients usually tolerate the peel well, and will experience a tingling or itching sensation, or a feeling of warmth. The degree of tingling or itching is usually indicative of the overall condition of the skin, ie if the client is using good homecare products and the skin is well-hydrated, she may not feel the peel as intensely as a patient that has not looked after her skin well. Once the peel has been 'neutralised' the skin will once again feel comfortable, and only perhaps a little warm. This is due to increased blood circulation.
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In episode 40, we take a look at the top cultural resolutions for 2017. We also give you some helpful hints to stick to those resolutions and promises. Plus, we toast to some of the greatest moments in 2016 that we experienced on the show! All of this and more on #3Hues.


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In Grammar By Victoria 5981
One of the features of English grammar are phrasal verbs (phrasal verbs). They are a combination of a verb (verb) and the preposition (preposition) or adverb (adverb), and sometimes both at the same time. A distinctive feature of phrasal verbs in English is a fact that, combined with a certain pretense (adverb), the verb gets a completely different meaning, different from the primary. Therefore, the study of English phrasal verbs causes some difficulty, as you have to remember these verbs with postpositions and the new value. Example:
Go — go, go on — continue
Look — look, look for — look
Although not all of phrasal verbs in English is completely changing the value. Some of them are the equivalent of our verbs with prefixes (verbs with prefixes). Examples:
Come — come, come back — come back
Take — take, take out — removed
These verbs can have the same species and temporary shape as simple verbs. Phrasal verbs in English are widely used in everyday speech, so their study is so important.
All phrasal verbs in English can be divided into two groups: transient (transitive verbes) and intransitive (intransitive verbs). As you know, verbs are called transitive, drink a direct complement. The problem is that, in various contexts is the same verb may have the same value and be transient or have the same value and the other be intransitive. For example:
Take in — let, shelter
Take up — to acquire, receive (shape, appearance, property)
With intransitive phrasal verbs English all clear (no excuse — no problems). But the transitional phrasal verbs in English is to talk. The fact that the presence of these verbs, the direct object the question arises: where to put it? Placing it be after all a combination of a verb with a preposition or between the verb and the preposition. By this criterion, phrasal verbs in the English language are shared (separable) and non-shared (inseparable). All intransitive and transitive phrasal verbs are some of the English language are nonsharable verbs, ie the combination of the verb with a preposition can not be changed, as well as to put padding between them. Supplement in this case would be an excuse to go after the phrasal verb in English. For example:
Their car broke down at the road. — Their car broke down on the road.
Many of transitive verbs are separated. In this case, the addition can be placed and after all phrasal verb and between the verb and the preposition. If the addition is expressed by the pronoun, it only put in the middle.
Shut down the door! — Close the door!
I would like you to shut it down! — I want you to shut it!
It is raining outside. Put on your jacket when you go shopping. (Put your jacket on). — It's raining outside. When you go shopping, put on his jacket.
Learn is a particular phrasal verb English transitive or intransitive, shared or nonsharable can only be in the dictionary. No specific rules exist. So remember each phrasal verb in English and information about it, be sure after reading the entry.
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Consistent Navigation: The navigation menu should be uniform and easy to access throughout the website. Every page in a website should allow visitors to easily navigate to any other section of the website. Inconsistent navigation schemes lead to frustrated users, such as no way to return to the previous page, or when the navigation menu changes location, or when the method of navigation changes from page to page.
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Cross-Compatibility: It is important that a website be compatible across multiple browsers and platforms. Popular browsers today include Safari, Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, etc. Platforms can range from a desktop, laptop, tablet, or the largest market, smart-phones. Ideally a website should run on any platform, whether a laptop or a smartphone, without the user having to access a completely different interface or navigation requirements per platform. Mobile-friendly (responsive) websites are now listed first in Google searches.
Request Feedback: Ask visitors for feedback and if they found what they were looking for. Visitor feedback is very valuable to improving a website and converting more visitors into sales, resulting in growing the business.
Call to Action: Use headlines effectively to draw visitor attention to taking action and contacting or purchasing from the website now. Utilize social medias such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIN, and Alignable to prompt customers to talk about company services and business interactions for free Word-Of-Mouth advertising.
Error Free: A website full of errors -- whether grammatical, spelling, or programming/coding, will rarely win the sale when compared to a website that is professional and polished. Take the extra time to fully review and edit the website to avoid mistakes that could look embarrassing for the company, and potentially lose sales.
Regardless of industry, every business website should adhere to the above guidelines to be successful. Failure to do so can result in lost sales, decreased revenues, and less prospects converting to customers.
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This video of Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) shaming an apparent Veterans Affairs benefit fraudster has become today's Thing That Is Making The Internet Explode. A General Accounting Office study explains some of the outrage on display.
Here's the story. That hangdog fellow Duckworth's lambasting during the hearing, Braulio Castillo, claims he hurt his foot, sorta, playing football at a military academy nearly three decades ago. That earned him a 30 percent disability rating. That means he's 30 percent disabled. The percentage determines his access to benefits for wounded military personnel. One of the benefits he's availed himself of, for some 30 years, is preferential access to lucrative government contracts for his company. These set-aside programs are designed to help wounded veterans, or any veterans, build businesses.
Duckworth notes that she has a lower VA disability rating of 20 percent, despite having had both her legs blown off and losing significant use of her right arm, when her Blackhawk helicopter was shot down. Before her political career, Duckworth was one of the military's first woman to serve as a front line helicopter combat pilot. She was shot down in Iraq in 2004.
How did Duckworth's terrible injuries—she was hit with a rocket-propelled grenade—justify a lower VA disability benefit than Castillo's old football knock? Well, the GAO has looked into how the VA assigns disability ratings several times over the past few decades, most recently late last year. It found the system to be pretty much a disaster, which is significant in a country where 2.4 million people have served in conflicts over the past decade-plus.
VA, military, and private physicians reviewing the schedule identified examples of outdated terminology, poorly defined impairments, and common medical conditions missing from the schedule; and VA rating specialists cited concerns about their ability to accurately and uniformly rate disabilities with the schedule, since it used diagnostic codes which did not distinguish between degrees of severity and did not list all medical conditions identified in medical examination reports.
What sort of conditions might have shown up in a medical chart after 1945 but not before? Anything they'd invented by the time of the Vietnam war, say. Helicopters, for example. Or Agent Orange.
In recognition of medical advances and current research on disability, VA is considering revising its criteria to reflect a more modern view of disability that gives greater consideration to a veteran's ability to function with a service-connected disability. According to VA officials, a common theme emerging from the workgroups is the need to shift from the current symptom-based rating criteria to one that incorporates a veteran's ability to function in the workplace.
VA ... is experiencing delays because it has had difficulty obtaining the data it needs to study earnings loss. Specifically, to conduct these studies, VA needs earnings data from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), among other data sources, as well as VA data on veterans with service-connected disabilities.
They're also considering using "color photographs" for defining dermatological injuries. (Read: burns.) Considering it.
And that, perhaps, is part of why Duckworth's injuries could get rated less financially limiting than Castillo's. On the other hand, maybe the VA is right: despite her wounds, she's in Congress, and he's in deep.


Serve a fish fillet flavored with fresh basil, Parmesan cheese, and garlic.
Combine basil, broth, cheese, oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and garlic in a small bowl.
Sprinkle fish with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper. Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add fish; sauté 5 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Serve fish with the basil mixture.
Excellent go-to recipe for a quick fish dish. Great with any mild white fish! I always serve fresh lemon along with cooked fish, so that could have enhanced the flavor above and beyond the base recipe. Also, I doubled the ingredients for the pesto (all but the cheese) for 4 servings to make sure there was enough so that each bite of fish had plenty of sauce (and because making a tiny batch of pesto in my large food processor is almost impossible).
Great flavor. I added a little lemon juice over the topping on the fish.
The basil sauce is the standout in this recipe! I agree with other reviews - go easy on the garlic, it really stands out. Other than that it is a very easy, quick, healthy and delicious meal. It will definitely become part of my personal recipe book.
Pretty good and very easy. The garlic really stands out, so go light. I used two very small cloves. If using larger cloves, consider only using one.
Made this dish tonight! It was fabulous! I did heat the sauce up ... and if you are using sea salt I would use a little less then calls for. This recipe is going on regular rotation!
Excellent taste. There is such a mix of flavors that every bite leaves you looking forward to the next one.
Making this again tonight (only for the 100th time) We could eat this EVERY day! LOVE IT!


We suggest that before you apply to the Rome Festival Concerto Competition, you apply first to the Rome Festival Orchestra. If a pianist, you should apply first to the Rome Festival Chamber Music Institute for Pianists. After you are invited, you may inquire from us whether we think you have a chance of winning a prize in the Rome Festival Concerto Competition. If we believe that you have a chance of winning a prize, we will encourage you to apply to the Concerto Competition.
You will perform as a featured artist in two or three chamber music performances. As a member of the Rome Festival Orchestral you will perform four or five symphony concerts, a fully staged opera, and fully staged ballets.
You will visit the cultural treasures of Rome to learn how they inspired composers. You will meet conductors, instrumentalists, singers, and ballet dancers from all over the United States, Italy, and at least nine other countries. Through these artists you will network worldwide for your professional future.
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You will perform as a featured artist in two or three performances, you will perform instrumental and vocal chamber music, you may perform ballet or orchestral repertoire.
You will also visit the cultural treasure of Rome to learn how they inspired composers. You will meet conductors, instrumentalists, singers, and ballet dancers from all over the United States, Italy, and at least nine other countries. Through these artists you will network worldwide for your professional future.
The Concerto Competition of the Rome Festival is open to all soloists who play orchestral or keyboard instruments. All winners perform as featured solo artists at the Rome Festival in Italy while attending the Summer Institute. The Musical Director may select any First Prize winner to perform as a soloist with the Rome Festival Orchestra. First Prize winners receive scholarships of $3,000. For additional financial assistance the Rome Festival as an educational charity has the authorization of the Federal Internal Revenue Service of raising additional donations and grants for the winners.
To apply, a soloist, who must be over the age of 21 at the time of his application, submits the application, $49 application fee, and audio or video cassette tape (two concerti from different historic periods accompanied by piano or orchestra plus one chamber music work) to our USA address: Rome Festival Concerto Competition, Empire State Building, Suite 59th Floor, New York, NY, 10118.
Winners who have attended the Summer Institute of the Rome Festival Orchestra between 1971 and the present have described how the Summer Institute benefitted them. In newspaper articles, letters, seminars, and conversations they have said that, while their experiences were different from what they had expected, the Summer Institute provided them with rich and rare opportunities for cultural, career, and artistic development.
The winners enjoyed living in the historic center of Rome, Italy, where they found inspiration walking through the same piazzas, cathedrals, and palaces visited by the great composers. Most liked performing in Rome, a cradle and center of Western culture, where the audiences responded so strongly to their musical ideas. Many appreciated the rigorous challenge of surviving both in a different culture and in a highly intensive performance schedule.


"Blue skies smiling at me. Nothing but blue skies do I see." Its hard not to have those lyrics running through my head when I look at these pictures. Len and Krista had the most perfect day for their wedding! You really can't beat 70 degrees and sunny. We started out at Glamorgan Castle for pictures and what an incredibly beautiful setting it was.
I can't believe I have never seen a bridal bouquet of peonies before. So gorgeous!
The whole gang showed up for a family picture and then we were off to the Country Club for a beautiful outdoor ceremony. And the view…gorgeous!
The fun continued with a cocktail hour before their dinner reception and I was able to steal the lovely couple away for a few minutes to take some photos on the beautiful golf course.
What a simply beautiful day. Congratulations, Len and Krista!


This is a sweet love story of two free spirited romantic soul mates and their journey through life. Before their marriage, he goes on a hunting trip and has a fight with a bear and is severely injured. He is rescued by a distant tribe but has no memory of his love, Lone Walker, and is temporarily paralyzed. He meets Wind Talker and eventually marries out of loneliness and frustration, but this is not a happy marriage.
Lone Walker unsuccessfully searches for her One Hunt and cries so hard that she loses her voice. Frustrated, she marries Black Wolf who is an adversary of One Hunt. This also turns out to be an unhappy marriage, and then realizes that Black Wolf only married her to possess what One Hunt can't have. She continually looks for One Hunt but finds no evidence of him other than signs of his fight with the bear.
One Hunt and his wife set off to find magical healing waters and at the same time Lone Walker is also seeking the same waters hoping to find evidence of One Hunt and to regain her voice. They all arrive near the magical waters simultaneously but an attack ensues and One Hunt's wife is kidnapped. Back together again they make love in the foaming waters of the magical spring and experience a vision of their life together.
On a foggy mountain top they discover their future home and the treasures of the previous couple (Eirik and Spotted Fawn) that lived there including a journal of their life. Realizing they are reincarnations of this couple answers many questions.
They are finally married and begin an adventurous and romantic life together raising three children. There are happy and sad times but through it all true love prevails. Rescuing a settler's family from a blizzard they learn the miracle of Christmas. The family's child, Catherine, is visited by a Spirit Bear at Christmas. He whispers a secret in her ear and gives her a surprise present. Unknowingly, she is instrumental in the beginning of the next reincarnation.
Reaching the end of their natural life it is time to journey to the next world to await their new awakening as soul mates. Stepping into the fire of their love and ascending into the heavens as true soul mates they await their return to the earth as reincarnated lovers.
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Nigerians on social media are currently unhappy with the "new big brother voice" in the ongoing third edition of the Big Brother Naija reality show.
Folks are already protesting on Social Media, saying they want the "old voice" back!..
Recall that last year, there had been debates over who is behind the microphone in the ongoing 'See Gobee' edition.
Names like Frank Edoho, Yomi Blaq and Yul Edochie were mentioned.
Frank in response to a tweet said the voice was that of broadcaster, Ejike Ibedilo. Ejike is an Actor, On Air Personality and Event Compere who used to work at Cool FM, till 2011.


This conversation is with Sten Kirkbak of Filip Technologies. In this conversation, we hear about the terrifying experience of losing track of his son at a mall and how that led him to create the Filip smartwatch (named after his son who, thankfully, Sten found later that fateful day).
We also talk about standalone smartwatches and how they might do compared to companion smartwatches, the development of the Filip watch and more.
This conversation took place in September 2013. For more conversations like this, check out Smartwatch.FM or look for Smartwatch.FM in iTunes.
The Kapture wrist-based audio capture device.
This conversation with Mike Sarow and Matthew Dooley took play on September 17th, 2013.
The Kapture device is a wrist-based wearable that captures audio on a continuous 60 second loop. Mike and Matthew are currently running a Kickstarter campaign to try and fund the device. You can learn more about Kapture and contribute to the Kickstarter campaign here.
To hear this and more interviews with wearables and smartwatch leaders and users, simply go to iTunes and hit subscribe!
This conversation is with Simon Tian, the CEO of Neptune Computer, the CEO behind the Neptune Pine smartwatch. This conversation took place in September 2013.
This interview with Arny Kapshitzer of Hyetis, the company behind the first Swiss smartwatch, took place on August 31, 2013.
This conversation with Laurent Le Pen, the CEO of OMATE (the company behind the TrueSmart smartwatch) took place in August 2013.
This interview with Nicolas Olivier took place in summer of 2013.
This interview with Stan Kinsey took place in July 2013.
This interview is with Metawatch CEO Bill Geiser. Includes audio and full transcript.
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Sappho's enshrinement in pop culture "as [a] love goddess," according to bell hooks, has been essential in suppressing a long-held narrative of love constructed primarily by male poets (hooks, xxi). However, Sappho's conceptions of love (at least in their fragmentary, translated forms) do not seem to fulfil hooks' criteria for romantic love. While hooks views love as a verb, the subject of Sappho's poetry primarily experiences love as a noun—a flame, a hook, a snare.
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down recounts a conflict that occurred between a Hmong family and an American hospital regarding the treatment of a Hmong epileptic (in the eyes of the Western medical tradition) girl, Lia Lee. The author, Anne Fadiman, makes her best attempt to give both sides of the story.


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Remote Idaho School District Adopts Armed-Staff Security Strategy
In a first for the state of Idaho, the rural Green Valley School District will make firearms available to trained staff in the event of an active shooter targeting its K-12 school. School officials have purchased four rifles and ammunition that will be stored in gun safes and accessible to trained school personnel in an emergency. The school is also posting signs at both entrances warning that "our school is armed."
According to Superintendent Greg Alexander, it can take emergency responders 45 minutes or more to reach the 300-student Green Valley School District, which is about an hour north of Boise and surrounded on three sides by Boise National Forest. "That is a long time before you can get to the school to help out," Alexander said.
People from across the U.S. have called to express their support, according to Alexander, with advocates of the policy outnumbering opponents 75-to-1.


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What Eats Airpocalypse For Breakfast and Doesn't Cost Thousands of Dollars?
Paddy graduated in aeronautical engineering from Bristol University, and now runs Smart Air's operations from Beijing. He's an advocate for open data, free information and transparent business.
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Thanks John, sounds like a great idea! We already have the Blasts on Amazon India (they're called the Ladakh and Ladakh Mini there). Which country are you based in and where would you like to see the Blasts for sale?
Thanks for the reply! Your explanation for the area standards was very clear. Made it easier to compare purifiers and realized to really just depend on a combination of CADR, price, power and sound level.
I found the IQAir specs on the linked pdf on their website at https://www.iqair.com/international/home-air-purifiers/healthproseries.
Hey, respect for your personal story, and obviously an awesome product development!
Can you send me some price infos, and shipping in the EU, Vienna, Austria, please?
Can your purifiers be sent to Taiwan? Do they have 110v version?
What about O3 emission of this new model?
Love your DIY filters, used both types in different places I lived in China. These are awesome products at awesome prices. Hope you can get some market penetration with this and start earning yourself a salary!
Thanks Alex, always great to hear people are using Smart Airs to get clean air! Figuring out how to spread the word on the Blasts is now one of our biggest challenges, fingers crossed!
Interesting that you talk about surface area. Could we get the same effect by running more than one DIY? Maybe one in each corner of the room. I would love to buy a Blast but live in Thailand so I imagine the postage costs would be high.
You're spot on, if you double the number of DIYs in your room, you're effectively doubling the amount of clean air your room is getting, so it would be good for twice the space! It all comes down to the 'airflow' or CADR of the purifier. You can see a comparison between the purifiers we have on this page: https://smartairfilters.com/cn/en/smart-air-purifier-pamphlets/ The Blast has as much clean air as almost 11 DIYs!
Any chance of adding at least one similarly priced air filter (¥1500-2000) to your comparisons? The newish Blue Pure 211+ and Phillips 1000 Series are popular units targeting the same segment as the Blast Mini so either would both work.
I've had great luck with my Cannon DIY and am excited to see you expand your product lineup. Keep up the good work!
For sure Aaron, we're actually in the process of comparing the Blast and Blast Mini to more similarly priced purifiers. What we've found is that they're still far more powerful and more importantly much quieter. We'll have the data out soon!
Interesting! What is the CCM for the Blast and Mini ?
We haven't done CCM tests for the Blast and Blast Mini yet, but based on the total area of the Blast and Blast Mini HEPAs (22sqm or 11sqm) the CCM is most likely to fall into the P4 range (highest). We want to start doing longevity tests to determine this!
Smart Air is a social enterprise with bases in China, India, Mongolia and the Philippines that creates simple, no-nonsense air purifiers and provides free education to help people fight the impacts of air pollution. Smart Air isn't like your average company. Our goal isn't big bucks, but helping spread the word that clean air doesn't need to be expensive.


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Lori G. Cohen
Terminus 200, Suite 2500, 3333 Piedmont Road, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30305
Firm: Greenberg Traurig LLP
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Lori G. Cohen has a national litigation practice focusing on product liability litigation and specifically, medical device and pharmaceutical litigation. Lori is National Counsel for a medical device manufacturer, handling its litigation including class actions, multidistrict litigation, and trials nationally. She has served as both National Counsel and Regional Counsel for pharmaceutical and medical device companies and has expertise in mass tort, multidistrict and class action litigation. She also has vast experience in other products liability litigation and jury trials of all kinds. She has defended numerous health care providers, including physicians, hospitals and managed care entities nationwide.
Lori has tried 55 cases, all to defense verdicts. During the past five years, she obtained defense verdicts as a result of a three-month, alleged $78 million trial against the world's leading manufacturer of pacemakers; a four-week, alleged $20 million trial involving an implantable neurostimulation device; a four-week, alleged $18 million trial involving three consolidated cases against the manufacturer of a continuous local anesthesia infusion drug pump; a three-week, medical malpractice trial in which she represented OB/GYN clients; and a three-week medical malpractice trial for a hospital involving allegations of an overdose on a patient controlled analgesia (PCA) pump.
Lori has been profiled in Law360's 2012 "Top Female Trial Attorneys," the Financial Times and The National Law Journal's "Winning - Successful Strategies From Some of the Nation's Top Litigators," a special report recognizing ten attorneys from across the U.S. She has been recognized by The National Law Journal as one of "The 50 Most Influential Women Lawyers in America." The National Law Journal has recognized two of her defense trial victories as "Top Defense Wins" in recent years, and she has been featured in The National Law Journal's "Top 40 Under 40," which highlights the 40 most successful litigators under the age of 40 in the country. She is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, The Legal 500 United States, The Legal 500 "Leading Trial Lawyers," Chambers and Partners USA Guide, Outstanding Lawyers in America, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, The International Who's Who of Life Science Lawyers, The International Who's Who of Products Liability Defense Lawyers, Georgia Trend's "Legal Elite" and Georgia Super Lawyers, including "Top 10 Georgia Super Lawyers" (2013), "Top 100 Georgia Super Lawyers" (2005-2013) and "Top 50 Female Georgia Super Lawyers" (2005-2013), and she is shortlisted in Euromoney Media Group's Americas Women in Business Awards as one of the "Best in Life Sciences." Lori was one of a very small group of attorneys selected nationally for inclusion in the 2010-2013 Chambers and Partners USA Guide National Pharmaceutical Industry Products Liability Table.
Lori is highlighted for having a reputation for "using creative approaches to explain to lay jurors complex evidence." In addition to her vast trial experience, she has significant Daubert and scientific expertise with a number of her victories captured in published opinions. She has worked extensively on and lectured nationally regarding the use of technology in courtroom presentations of complex medical, scientific and other catastrophic injury cases.
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COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Ohio Federation of Republican Women (OFRW) recently held its Fall Conference in Akron, Ohio. At the convention, the members adopted a resolution in support of a "No" vote on Ohio Issue 2, which is on the November 2017 ballot. The Issue requires state agencies to not pay more for prescription drugs than the Department of Veterans Affairs and to require state payment of attorney fees and expenses to specific individuals for defense of the law.
Additionally, the organization elected new officers including: President Janet Kushlan (Bolton Republican Women's Club), First Vice President Mary Beth Kemmer (Miami County Republican Women's Club), Secretary Andrea Barnes (Federated Republican Women of Summit County), Treasurer Lyn Bliss (Miami County Republican Women's Club), Central District Vice President Mary Lou Saliaris (Delaware County Republican Women's Club), East District Vice President Michelle Blanton (Pickaway County Women's Republican Club), Northeast District Vice President Carol Lovas (Ashtabula County Republican Women), Northwest District Vice President Beverly Hirzel (Wood County Republican Women's Club), South District Vice President Sandy Darby (Pickaway County Women's Republican Club), and Southwest District Vice President C. J. Bieghler (Beavercreek Republican Women's Club).
During the meeting, members voted to redistrict the organization, expanding to 13 districts. New vice presidents were elected to serve those districts: District Four Vice President Amber Stump (Allen County Federated Republican Women), District Five Vice President Cindy Bias (Richland County Republican Women's Club), District Seven Vice President Robin Dodge (Greater Dayton Women's Republican Club), and District 11 Vice President Carol Kalwa Pickron (At Large).
Linda Lee Tarver, President of the Republican Women's Federation of Michigan, was the event's keynote speaker.
"Her insightful, often humorous, discussion of how to take action and get results, had attendees tuned in to President Tarver's every word," said OFRW President Lyn Bliss.
Two workshops featured topics on how to decide whether to run for office and then, how to be elected to that office.
The OFRW, founded in 1929, is a statewide organization of hundreds of members in constituent clubs. It is the largest, most powerful political organization in Ohio providing the avenue for women to influence policy, develop candidates, and elect the leaders of Ohio. The OFRW is a multi-generational, multi-cultural organization providing the structure and support for political activists to learn, engage, and flourish. It is Federated under the National Federation of Republican Women. For more information regarding the OFRW, visit www.ohfrw.com.


A day shelter for local homeless families recently moved to Chaska.
Proposed school boundaries would move La Academia into Chaska Elementary and redraw Chaska High School's borders to include students from outside of Chaska.
At 7 p.m. on April 13, 2016 Carver on the Minnesota, Inc. will hold its Quarterly Meeting Event at the Church by the River at 109 Main Street East in downtown Carver. The event will feature, "Preparing Your Bike for the Upcoming Biking Season", and will be co-hosted by Michael's Cycles of Chaska. It will feature all sorts of information on choosing a bike, sizing a bike, maintenance, bicycle types, etc. Just in time for the new bridge crossing over Spring Creek, and this year's paving of the new trail connecting Carver and Chaska! Bring your questions. The event is free, with Carver on the Minnesota furnishing snacks and beverages.
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced Wednesday, March 30 that he would not be charging Minneapolis Police Officers Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze in the shooting death of Jamar Clark.
In 2011, a first steamboat in decades docked at Carver.
Canterbury Park Holding Corp. reported Tuesday a 2015 net income increase of 13 percent to $2,727,000, or 64 cents per diluted share in 2015 compared to net income of $2,411,000, or 57 cents in 2014.
Two vehicles overturned in separate crashes over the holiday weekend.
Brenna Mathers, 13, just finished a Girl Scout service project that combines two of her passions — reading and animals.
She's one of those larger-than-life personalities that is primarily known by her first name alone. Margo.
The answer to last week's quiz was the the historic Stege-Klammer House, one of the grand homes that stands on the east side of City Square Park.


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When it comes to moving your feet, most peripherals are stuck in traditional gaming mode: You jump with 'A' or use a joystick to walk, ignoring immersive motion from the waist down. Believing VR should have some more mobility options, the folks at 3DRudder created a VR footpad that allows the user to control all movement – horizontal, vertical and turning – using only their feet. (No word on realistically jerky jumping as of yet, though.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXnNFr-5E4k&t=1s
Standalone headsets were at first a useful novelty that offered a taste of VR without an investment into a gaming PC or a flagship phone. The Oculus Go and the Lenovo Mirage Solo are both capable headsets that work well on their own, but they have the same limited controls as mobile headsets. The recently released Oculus Quest, however, has really sold us on this category. The Quest uses similar outward-facing cameras to the new Rift S to provide 6DOF motion tracking, and uses the same Oculus Touch motion controls. Combined with a faster Snapdragon 835 processor compared with the Oculus Go's Snapdragon 821, the Quest offers a much more compelling and immersive VR experience, all without the unwieldy cable or PC requirement of the Rift S. We hope to see more standalone 6DOF, dual motion controller headsets in the future, like the upcoming HTC Vive Focus Plus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmnkcP-sJHk&t=1s
No conversation about Mixed Reality HMDs is ever complete until someone brings up Apple. Yes, the company has no available or announced devices in this space — but there isn't a soul following technology trends that doesn't believe the Cupertino giant isn't a) working on some kind of AR glasses, b) acquiring companies that make lenses and materials that are perfect for some kind of AR glasses, and c) talking about AR as a transformational technology every time a microphone appears. The rumor mill says Apple's glasses could appear in 2019, but we have our money on a 2020 launch, alongside a newly redesigned and reimagined iPhone that moves away from the "iPhone X design" for the first time since it launched. Stay tuned.
From the different headsets we've tested, the hardware is sound and the setup is simple, but position tracking isn't as accurate as tethered headsets with external sensors or the Rift S' new outward-facing tracking cameras. Also, the Windows Mixed Reality store doesn't have as many compelling VR experiences as the Rift and SteamVR stores, though you can use SteamVR games on Windows Mixed Reality headsets, again with some software wrestling. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Insta360-Nano-S-4K-20MP-360-VR-Video-Camera-w-Panoramic-Livestream-Video-Chat-MultiView-Free/32850583692.html
In 2014, Sony announced Project Morpheus (its code name for the PlayStation VR), a virtual reality headset for the PlayStation 4 video game console.[37] In 2015, Google announced Cardboard, a do-it-yourself stereoscopic viewer: the user places their smartphone in the cardboard holder, which they wear on their head. Michael Naimark was appointed Google's first-ever 'resident artist' in their new VR division. The Kickstarter campaign for Gloveone, a pair of gloves providing motion tracking and haptic feedback, was successfully funded, with over $150,000 in contributions.[38] Also in 2015, Razer unveiled its open source project OSVR. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/CCD-HD-night-vision-car-rear-view-camera-front-view-side-view-rear-monitor-for-360/451832973.html
As of the end of 2018, the three best selling Virtual Reality headsets were Sony's PlayStation VR (PSVR), Facebook's Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive. This was not a surprise, seeing as the same three HMDs had also been best sellers in 2017. 2019 sees the VR landscape broadening with Google, HP, Lenovo, and others looking to grab a piece of the still-burgeoning market. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/All-View-360-VR-1080P-Full-HD-Waterproof-WiFi-Sport-Action-Sweep-Camera-Helmet-Panorama-DVR/32707858681.html
In projector-based virtual reality, modeling of the real environment plays a vital role in various virtual reality applications, such as robot navigation, construction modeling, and airplane simulation. Image-based virtual reality system has been gaining popularity in computer graphics and computer vision communities. In generating realistic models, it is essential to accurately register acquired 3D data; usually, camera is used for modeling small objects at a short distance. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/MYKPOP-BTS-Mobile-Phone-Holder-BT21-Holloween-360-Degree-Rotate-Desk-Holder-for-all-Smart/32952202244.html
A virtual environment should provide the appropriate responses – in real time- as the person explores their surroundings. The problems arise when there is a delay between the person's actions and system response or latency which then disrupts their experience. The person becomes aware that they are in an artificial environment and adjusts their behaviour accordingly which results in a stilted, mechanical form of interaction.
Many PlayStation VR games work with the DualShock 4, so you don't even need motion controls. However, those motion controls are where the PlayStation VR lags behind; the headset still uses the PlayStation Move wands from the PlayStation 3 era, and they aren't nearly as capable or comfortable as the Oculus Touch controllers. They're also expensive, and not always included in PlayStation VR bundles.
After doing this over and over, revision after revision, eventually I have a final draft to export. In the export window, it is important that I ensure the "VR" is still enabled. What this does is put that specification in the metadata file so that sites like YouTube and Vimeo know to play it as 360° VR footage. Then I can upload it and ensure the playback is the way I want it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuS_GQfe7J0&t=1s
^ Bukhari, Hatim; Andreatta, Pamela; Goldiez, Brian; Rabelo, Luis (2017-01-01). "A Framework for Determining the Return on Investment of Simulation-Based Training in Health Care". INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing. 54: 0046958016687176. doi:10.1177/0046958016687176. ISSN 0046-9580. PMC 5798742. PMID 28133988. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBlhXKjSy6M&t=1s
Sony's entry into the market is the lowest powered of the three best-selling VR HMDs, but the PSVR has a big advantage over the Rift and Vive. Because it's tethered to the Playstation 4 gaming system, there was an enormous, pre-existing user base of 10s of millions of gamers, many of whom were eager to try their hand at VR. Because that user base already had a PS4, Sony's customers didn't have to purchase/upgrade their computer hardware, making the PSVR the most "affordable" of the high-end HMDs. As such, the PSVR is the best-selling Virtual Reality HMD on the market, moving over 4 million units since its initial release, and showing that, if nothing else, VR gaming is here to stay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au5ro1NOnhI&t=1s
That same year, Carolina Cruz-Neira, Daniel J. Sandin and Thomas A. DeFanti from the Electronic Visualization Laboratory created the first cubic immersive room, the Cave automatic virtual environment (CAVE). Developed as Cruz-Neira's PhD thesis, it involved a multi-projected environment, similar to the holodeck, allowing people to see their own bodies in relation to others in the room.[13][14] Antonio Medina, a MIT graduate and NASA scientist, designed a virtual reality system to "drive" Mars rovers from Earth in apparent real time despite the substantial delay of Mars-Earth-Mars signals.[15] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsC9ZHi79jo&t=1s
Morton Heilig wrote in the 1950s of an "Experience Theatre" that could encompass all the senses in an effective manner, thus drawing the viewer into the onscreen activity. He built a prototype of his vision dubbed the Sensorama in 1962, along with five short films to be displayed in it while engaging multiple senses (sight, sound, smell, and touch). Predating digital computing, the Sensorama was a mechanical device. Heilig also developed what he referred to as the "Telesphere Mask" (patented in 1960). The patent application described the device as "a telescopic television apparatus for individual use...The spectator is given a complete sensation of reality, i.e. moving three dimensional images which may be in colour, with 100% peripheral vision, binaural sound, scents and air breezes."[6] https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Hot-Cold-Shoe-and-YS-Arm-Adapter-360-Degree-Turnable-For-Underwater-Photography-Housing-Arm-Light/32863005192.html
As of the end of 2018, the three best selling Virtual Reality headsets were Sony's PlayStation VR (PSVR), Facebook's Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive. This was not a surprise, seeing as the same three HMDs had also been best sellers in 2017. 2019 sees the VR landscape broadening with Google, HP, Lenovo, and others looking to grab a piece of the still-burgeoning market.
The Virtual Reality Modelling Language (VRML), first introduced in 1994, was intended for the development of "virtual worlds" without dependency on headsets.[43] The Web3D consortium was subsequently founded in 1997 for the development of industry standards for web-based 3D graphics. The consortium subsequently developed X3D from the VRML framework as an archival, open-source standard for web-based distribution of VR content.[44] WebVR is an experimental JavaScript application programming interface (API) that provides support for various virtual reality devices, such as the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard or OSVR, in a web browser.[45] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gt4lhlfqjc&t=1s
If you have compatible phones, these headsets offer functional 3DOF VR experiences for just $60 to $130. You slide your phone into one, put it on your head, and start tapping away with the included remote. It's interesting, but underwhelming next to tethered and 6DOF standalone VR experiences. Perhaps we'll see some 6DOF updates, but we aren't counting on it.
Virtual Reality is no longer a dream. It's here – in all its stunning, three-dimensional glory. Boasting powerful processing and lightning-fast graphics cards, our systems deliver breathtaking images and a virtual reality that's richly detailed incredibly lifelike. Best of all, our many of our VR gaming systems also give you the power work on files, surf the web, connect via social media and more – making them multi-functional devices that are designed for the way you live. Explore all of our VR systems, games and Xbox systems – and elevate your gaming experience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyIEUBrlfaw&t=1s
Modern VR headsets now fit under one of three categories: Mobile, tethered, or standalone. Mobile headsets are shells with lenses into which you place your smartphone. The lenses separate the screen into two images for your eyes, turning your smartphone into a VR device. Mobile headsets like the Samsung Gear VR and the Google Daydream View are relatively inexpensive at around $100, and because all of the processing is done on your phone, you don't need to connect any wires to the headset. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bzzzo2XhuE&t=1s
The trade-off, besides the clunky cables, is the price. The least expensive tethered options are currently around $400. And that's before you address the processing issue; the Rift S and the Vive both need pretty powerful PCs to run, while the PS VR requires a PlayStation 4. If the cost isn't a deal breaker but the cables are, HTC offers a wireless adapter for the Vive, but it requires a desktop PC with a free PCIe slot to work. There are also third-party wireless adapters for the Rift, but we can't guarantee how well they work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG4jSz_2HDY&t=1s
This seems simple enough in theory (simple is relative), but in practice, shooting in 360° requires a whole new mindset. Typically, when shooting a video, I would just stand behind the camera. But with 360° video, I'd be in the shot no matter where I stand. How can I light my model with studio lights, if the studio lights would also always be in the shot? How do I capture audio? How do I do camera movements? These are all questions that have to have a solution.
Although we talk about a few historical early forms of virtual reality elsewhere on the site, today virtual reality is usually implemented using computer technology. There are a range of systems that are used for this purpose, such as headsets, omni-directional treadmills and special gloves. These are used to actually stimulate our senses together in order to create the illusion of reality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJnsXH4Lghs&t=1s
One place Microsoft has succeeded in how easy it is to set up its WMR headsets. It uses inside-out tracking, so you won't need to go plug in a bunch of sensors to make sure your headset is being seen. These headsets have built-in cameras and sensors that handle all of that. They'll even track the Windows Mixed Reality controllers, which suffer a bit because they rely on the headset being able to see them clearly to properly track. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utx1Op_2kXA&t=1s
To create a feeling of immersion, special output devices are needed to display virtual worlds. Well-known formats include head-mounted displays or the CAVE. In order to convey a spatial impression, two images are generated and displayed from different perspectives (stereo projection). There are different technologies available to bring the respective image to the right eye. A distinction is made between active (e.g. shutter glasses) and passive technologies (e.g. polarizing filters or Infitec).[citation needed] https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Presale-Insta360-ONE-4K-360-VR-Video-Action-Camera-Sport-Camera-24MP-Bullet-Time-6-Axis/32831111466.html
E-commerce Enterprise software Computational mathematics Computational physics Computational chemistry Computational biology Computational social science Computational engineering Computational healthcare Digital art Electronic publishing Cyberwarfare Electronic voting Video games Word processing Operations research Educational technology Document management https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XEt-8SIcS0&t=1s
Naming discrepancies aside, the concept remains the same - using computer technology to create a simulated, three-dimensional world that a user can manipulate and explore while feeling as if he were in that world. Scientists, theorists and engineers have designed dozens of devices and applications to achieve this goal. Opinions differ on what exactly constitutes a true VR experience, but in general it should include: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ucy2-Eh-Ns&t=1s
Many PlayStation VR games work with the DualShock 4, so you don't even need motion controls. However, those motion controls are where the PlayStation VR lags behind; the headset still uses the PlayStation Move wands from the PlayStation 3 era, and they aren't nearly as capable or comfortable as the Oculus Touch controllers. They're also expensive, and not always included in PlayStation VR bundles. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT-LpxQVr4JlrC_mYwJGJ3Q
The Oculus Rift was the first big name in the current wave of VR, and Oculus is still a major player. The Rift S has a higher resolution than the Vive (but not as high as the Vive Pro or, strangely, the Oculus Quest) and newer and lighter Oculus Touch motion controllers, and doesn't need external sensors to work. It does, however, need DisplayPort; if your PC only has an HDMI output, you might want to hunt for the previous Rift and deal with the extra cables. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w82a1FT5o88&t=1s
Bees are, like, super important to how our ecologies work. You probably learned all of this in elementary school, but have you ever seen the process, from beginning to end? The National Honey Board wants to show you, in 360. You'll be a bee flying from flower to flower, then going back into the hive with the queen bee. After that, you'll take a look at how they get the honey out of the honeycombs and onto your table. Warning: Tons of buzzing. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Insta360-ONE-4K-360-VR-Video-Action-Camera-Sport-Camera-24MP-Bullet-Time-6-Axis-Gyroscope/32843818576.html
By 2016, there have been at least 230 companies developing VR-related products. Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Sony and Samsung all had dedicated AR and VR groups. Dynamic binaural audio was common to most headsets released that year. However, haptic interfaces were not well developed, and most hardware packages incorporated button-operated handsets for touch-based interactivity. Visually, displays were still of a low-enough resolution and frame rate that images were still identifiable as virtual.[39]
The newest breed of mobile headsets can also be considered "tethered," because instead of inserting your phone into the headset itself, you physically connect your phone with a USB-C cable. Qualcomm has been emphasizing the VR and augmented reality capabilities of its Snapdragon 855 processor, and is promoting a new ecosystem of XR viewers (including both AR and VR devices). These use the aforementioned USB-C connection to run all processing from a smartphone, while keeping the display technology built separately into the VR headset or AR glasses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLtcPTm5dTg&t=1s


"2013 CASEL Guide: Effective Social and Emotional Learning Programs"
A review of dozens of social- and emotional-learning programs for pre-K and elementary students highlights 23 that promote students' self-control, relationship building, and problem-solving, among other skills.
The Chicago-based Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning rated programs on whether they provide opportunities for students to practice their social and emotional skills, the contexts in which those skills are promoted and reinforced, and whether there is evidence of effectiveness.
Program outcomes varied. Most demonstrated an effect on students' behavior, but only some showed an effect on emotional distress and academic performance. The project was underwritten by the NoVo Foundation, which also helps supports Education Week's coverage of school climate and student behavior and engagement.


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OTT platforms have made entertainment, sports, and education available to the users on-demand. The popularity of streaming media has eliminated the need of any middle man such as the traditional cable TV network. Muvi allows content owners to launch white-labeled Video and/or Audio streaming service – both on-demand and live. And following the recent pricing update of Muvi Free, creators can go live in a simple click at zero cost.
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OTT services hold steady in US
According to research, the rate of cancellations for OTT platforms among the U.S. broadband households has been steady at 18% over the past three years. The average subscription length for OTT platforms is 30 months overall. SVOD giants such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu have been among the most stable platforms with other …
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OTT rules 2018 Primetime Emmy nominations
Leading OTT platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu had a splendid 2017 and this year's Emmy nomination is a testimony to that. Streaming giant Netflix has recorded 36 nominations in this year's Emmy award while arch-rival Amazon Prime and Hulu have earned six and eleven nominations respectively. The big numbers scored by the …
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Paraguay calls for tax on OTT platforms
South American country Paraguay to charge VAT on OTT platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Spotify etc. According to the Vice Minister for taxation, Liz Del Padre Maciel, half of the proceeds from the tax, which is set at 10% will be paid into an audiovisual fund to support the regional content. The tax will …
Dutch pay-TV provider Joyne prepping for an IPTV
Dutch pay-TV provider Joyne is all set to announce an IPTV subscription which will be independent of satellite connection and will run on the internet. Reports suggest the new SVOD service will be available on Android Media Player. Joyne which has been active in the Netherlands since August 2017 declined to divulge further details about …
Nickelodeon Japan and MTV MIX to debut on Prime Video
Viacom International Media Network (VIMN) has signed a deal with OTT giant Amazon Prime Video which will see Nickelodeon Japan and MTV MIX debuting on Prime Video channels. Both channels were launched last year in Japan but only on OTT platforms. The channel distribution gets effective from 3rd July. Mark Whitehead, President and Managing Director, …
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OTT platform LOVEStv goes live in Spain
Spanish broadcasters RTVE, Atresmedia and Mediaset have collaborated together to create a joint OTT platform, LOVEStv. The platform will deliver on-demand access to content broadcasted in the last seven days as well as the ability to restart live programmes and recommend shows. A source from the broadcaster was quoted, " The companies are working together …
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Subscription to multiple OTT service sees upsurge in US
According to reports, 38% of U.S. broadband households have more than one subscription to an "Over The Top" service. OTT video is gaining popularity in the U.S. entertainment marketplace. With nearly one-third of US broadband households accessing video content from subscription OTT service, the penetration of OTT is expected to develop further. The reports further …
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Novi Digital which runs Hotstar posts net loss for FY17
Novi Digital Entertainment, the parent company of online video streaming service Hotstar has reported a 20% rise in losses for FY17 to INR 489 crore. According to reports, the VOD platform has witnessed a 79% increase in revenues in FY17 to INR 320 crore. The subscription revenues increased 5 times to INR 129.5 crore between …
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Airtel and Netflix are in talks for OTT partnership
If everything falls in place, then Airtel users in India will have free Netflix subscription in the coming months, all thanks to an ongoing partnership talk between the two which has been confirmed by sources privy to the deal. Here, it can be noted that Bharti Airtel already has a partnership with Netflix's arch-rival Amazon …
Number of households streaming video globally exceeds 250 million
According to reports, the number of households worldwide paying for streaming video now exceeds 250 million. The report also suggests that the number will reach about 300 million by the end of 2018 and more than 450 million by 2022, all thanks to the growing popularity of online video platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, …


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36ers better placed than last year: Wright
Adelaide coach Joey Wright feels the 36ers are better placed entering the NBL finals compared with 12 months ago when they bowed out in the semi-finals.
With three straight wins under their belt, including Saturday's 105-82 demolition of the bottom-placed Brisbane Bullets, it's hard to argue.
"I feel like as a coach I've got three or four more tools in the tool box," he said. "Overall we feel more comfortable with our team."
The second-placed Sixers will have home-court advantage in their upcoming best-of-three semi-final series against either Perth or New Zealand but Wright knows nothing can be taken for granted.
Last season, Adelaide were regular season champions before being upset by the Illawarra Hawks 2-1 in the semis.
"The teams in finals aren't going to just crack," he said. "They're in there for a reason.
"You can talk about home-court advantage but it's going to be tough."
The 36ers belted the wooden spoon-bound Bullets for start to finish, wrecking the retirement party of Anthony Petrie who played his 268th and last NBL game.
Petrie played 120 of those in Sixers colours and played under Wright at both Adelaide and Gold Coast.
"He (Petrie) is a competitor, a warrior and more importantly off the court, he's such a great guy," Wright said, playing tribute to his former charge.
"He called me to let me know he was going to retire ... we still have a good friendship.
"He's one of those great human beings who you like to be around."


Have you ever considered the supplies you have been using to make your herbal remedies could be GMO? Yikes is right!
Your salve making oils (coconut, sesame, wheatgerm oil, aloe vera gel, cocos butter, and so forth)… or, the Castile Soap you're using, or even the seeds you're using for sprouting (broccoli and wheatgrass, or your Barley Grass or Beet Root powders) are all candidates for being GMO contaminated.
If you go the distance to make the best quality remedies and recipes yourself –so you know that they are pure– you will want to know why it's important to know this information about the Non-GMO Project.
The retailers who started the Non-GMO Project were motivated by a simple idea. They believed that consumers in North America should have access to clearly-labeled non-GMO food and products, now and in the future. That conviction continues to guide the Non-GMO Project, as North America's only independent verification for products made according to best practices for GMO avoidance.
The Non-GMO Project was created for consumers. The Non-GMO Project believes that everyone has the right to an informed choice about what they eat.
In celebration of Non-GMO Month, we want to spread the word about safe, sustainable agriculture!
What does the "Non-GMO Project Verified seal" mean?
Non-GMO Project requires ongoing testing of all at-risk ingredients—any ingredient being grown commercially in GMO form must be tested prior to use in a verified product.
The Non-GMO Project uses an Action Threshold of 0.9%. This is in alignment with laws in the European Union (where any product containing more than 0.9% GMO must be labeled).
Absence of all GMOs is the target for all Non-GMO Project Standard compliant products.
Continuous improvement practices toward achieving this goal must be part of the Participant's quality management systems.
After the test, the Non-GMO Project requires rigorous traceability and segregation practices to be followed in order to ensure ingredient integrity through to the finished product.
For low-risk ingredients, they conduct a thorough review of ingredient specification sheets to determine absence of GMO risk.
Q: Are products bearing the "Non-GMO Project Verified" seal GMO free?
A: Unfortunately, "GMO free" and similar claims are not legally or scientifically defensible due to limitations of testing methodology. In addition, the risk of contamination to seeds, crops, ingredients and products is too high to reliably claim that a product is "GMO free." The Project's claim offers a true statement acknowledging the reality of contamination risk, but assuring the shopper that the product in question is in compliance with the Project's rigorous standard. While the Non-GMO Project's verification seal is not a "GMO free" claim, it is trustworthy, defensible, transparent, and North America's only independent verification for products made according to best practices for GMO avoidance.
A: While you may see other claims regarding GMO status (e.g. "GMO free"), these are really not legally or scientifically defensible, and they are not verified by a third party. The Non-GMO Project is the only organization offering independent verification of testing and GMO controls for products in the U.S. and Canada. Buying products that are verified by our program is the best way to support the sustained availability of non-GMO choices in North America.
Q: Does purchasing "Non-GMO Project Verified" products help make a difference?
A: Yes! As a non-profit organization, the Non-GMO Project commitment not only to verifying and label products, but also supports and coordinates efforts between seed breeders, farmers, processors and manufacturers. These efforts are allowing the Non-GMO Project to protect and even expand the availability of non-GMO seeds, ingredients and products.
Thankfully, most of the herbs and spices that we use for food and medicine are not in danger of industrial genetic modification at this time, so organic certification is our go-to for ensuring that our herbal products are grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, GMO seed stock, or irradiation.
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Under pressure, Cuomo to widen vaccine eligibility
by Nathaniel Weixel - 01/08/21 5:18 PM ET
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Facing mounting criticism, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) on Friday said the state will expand COVID-19 vaccination eligibility to a wider range of the public, including those over the age of 75 and first responders.
Cuomo has been under fire for rigidly adhering to prioritizing health workers and nursing homes, despite numerous instances of vaccine doses sitting unused in freezers or even being thrown out.
Even with a limited supply of vaccines from the federal government, New York's vaccination rollout has been slow. Cuomo blamed hospitals, threatening to fine them and remove doses if they didn't vaccinate health workers fast enough.
Beginning Monday, Cuomo now says anyone in phase "1B" will be allowed to make an appointment to be vaccinated.
He said providers need to continue to prioritize health workers first, so supply will be limited, but teachers, first responders, transportation workers and people aged 75 and older will be eligible.
Cuomo said people will be able to make appointments at thousands of new vaccination sites, including pharmacies, physician networks and community health centers. He said 500 pharmacies will start accepting reservations next week.
However, he warned it could be weeks before people who make appointments will actually be able to get vaccinated.
"At this rate, it will take us 14 weeks to do 1A and 1B. Fourteen weeks is an eternity of time," Cuomo said, because there are 3.2 million people that will be newly eligible. "Don't be surprised if that appointment is three months from now."
While other governors expanded eligibility groups and praised hospitals and pharmacists for using extra doses, Cuomo stayed firm, insisting that providers were not allowed to deviate from the state's plan.
At the same time, hospitals face a $100,000 fine and risk not receiving further coronavirus vaccine shipments if they don't administer doses within a week of getting them.
As recently as Thursday, Cuomo indicted the policy would not change, because there was not enough supply for lower priority groups. He also said that opening up eligibility to people in group 1B would essentially eliminate the priority for health workers and push them to the back of the line.
Cuomo said the aim was to get to 70 percent to 80 percent of workers vaccinated. So far, only 23 percent have been.
In New York City, close to 30 percent of health workers have declined a chance to be vaccinated, but hospitals have not been allowed to give the shots to others who may want it, like people over the age of 75, first responders, or transit workers.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) has been the governor's most vocal critic in calling for widened eligibility. He said the city has thousands of slots available to vaccinate New Yorkers, but can't use them because of Cuomo's restrictions.
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The Fix and Make year-long program of workshops and talks has been released and tickets are available for purchase. Fix and Make brings different people together to actively question our consumption of and relationship with objects.
The program, set within a specially designed space at Hotel Hotel on Canberra, combines practical, experimental and philosophical learning. Over the next 12 months there are 32 events with contributions from more than 60 local, national and international collaborators from fields as diverse as neuroscience, art, design and craft, food, education, music, psychology and the environment.
The program has been developed with workshops for all age groups and no previous experience or skills are required to get involved.
Program highlights include workshops where participants can learn how to make toys from household waste with the legendary Ted Talker Arvind Gupta from India, how to make long-life chopsticks with Canberra local designer Tom Skeehan and how to preserve and pickle with Monster kitchen and bar head chef Dan Flatt.
Bookings can be made online, with many free events in the program. Ticket prices for talks start at $15 (including a drink) and ticket prices for workshops start at $30. Concession tickets are available, and all materials and tools are provided.
local food market. This is an all-ages event.
All Fix and Make program attendees are offered 15% off their stay at Hotel Hotel.
All workshop and talk event spaces are accessible. Fix and Make is supported by the ACT Government.