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The Town of Pine Village had a population of 226 as of July 1, 2017. Pine Village ranks in the upper quartile for Population Density when compared to the other cities, towns and Census Designated Places (CDPs) in Indiana. See peer rankings below.

The primary coordinate point for Pine Village is located at latitude 40.4495 and longitude -87.2534 in Warren County. The formal boundaries for the Town of Pine Village (see map below) encompass a land area of 0.12 sq. miles and a water area of 0 sq. miles. Warren County is in the Eastern time zone (GMT -5). The elevation is 692 feet.

The Town of Pine Village (GNIS ID: 2396857) has a C1 Census Class Code which indicates an active incorporated place that does not serve as a county subdivision equivalent. It also has a Functional Status Code of "A" which identifies an active government providing primary general-purpose functions.

The Town of Pine Village is located within Township of Adams, a minor civil division (MCD) of Warren County.

Beneath the boundary map are tables with Pine Village population, income and housing data, five-year growth projections and peer comparisons for key demographic data. The estimates are for July 1, 2017.

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Pine Village, IN Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2017)

Total Population 226
Daytime Population: Workers 68
Daytime Population: Residents 95
Total Daytime Population (TDP) 163
Ratio TDP/Total Population1 0.72
Population in Households 226
Population in Familes 184
Population in Group Qrtrs 0
Population Density2 1,877
Diversity Index3 8

Median Household Income $56,180
Average Household Income $63,842
Per Capita Income $27,253

Total Housing Units 117 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU 87 (74.4%)
Renter Occupied HU 22 (18.8%)
Vacant Housing Units 8 ( 6.8%)
Median Home Value $136,364
Average Home Value $164,244

Total Households 109
Average Household Size 2.07
Family Households 73
Average Family Size 3
  1. If the ratio of the TDP to Total Population is greater than 1, the location gains population during the day when commuting workers are present. If the ratio is less than 1, the location is more of a bedroom community where people commute to another place for work.
  2. Population Density = Total Population per square mile.
  3. The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.

2010-2017 2017-2022
Population 0.56% 0.09%
Households 0.65% 0.18%
Families 6.26% 0.0%
Median Household Income   1.43%
Per Capita Income   2.51%

Pine Village, IN - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares Pine Village to the other 680 incorporated cities, towns and CDPs in Indiana by rank and percentile using July 1, 2017 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

Variable Description Rank Percentile
Total Population # 589 14th
Population Density # 151 78th
Diversity Index # 494 28th
Median Household Income # 180 74th
Per Capita Income # 174 75th

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Bairia Assembly Election Final Result - All Candidates with Votes

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Result Declared
Candidate PartyVotes
SURENDRABharatiya Janata Party64868
JAY PRAKASH ANCHALSamajwadi Party47791
JAVAHARBahujan Samaj Party27974
ASHANI SINGHIndependent6122
BARMESHWARRashtriya Lok Dal934
GOPALBahujan Mukti Party820
SUCHITGondvana Gantantra Party759
BHARATPurvanchal Janta Dal335
ROHIT KUMAR SINGHPoorvanchal People's Party288
MOHANBharat Kalyan Party287
None of the AboveNone of the Above762

Bairia Assembly Constituency Candidates List

S. No.Candidate NameParty
1Jawahar Prashad VermaBahujan Samaj Party
2Jaiprakash Yadav AnchalSamajwadi Party
3Shri Surendra SinghBharatiya Janata Party

Bairia Assembly Election Date

Election Date AnnouncementDate of PollDate of CountingTotal PhasePhase
04 January 2017 (Wednesday)04 March 2017 (Saturday)11 March 2017 (Saturday)76

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2012363BairiaJai Prakash AnchalSP46092BharatBJP45534

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Arrival: GIMB/Gandhidham Junction @ 13:00 +1 night PF#: 2
Distance: 1557 km / 2284 km
Travel Time: 27h 10m  13 halts
Class: AC 3-tier - 3A   |   Tot Seats: Avbl 8
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2017 Festival Cancellation

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Braces: Before & After LO

After two years and eight months (but who's counting?), our younger daughter finally got her braces off!  Here is the layout that I made to celebrate.
This layout shows how you can pair Picture My Life cards (pocket scrapbooking) with traditional scrapbooking.  In this case, I used the Swan Lake Workshop Your Way collection.  The photo mat with the gold diamonds and the Picture Perfect card are both from the gold watercolor PML set.  You can actually add watercolor or ink over these and the gold (or clear in the clear set) will resist the color.
To make the "gorgeous" sentiment stand out, I traced the CTMH/Cricut Flower Market cut with my gold marker.  Other embellishments include the gorgeous gold foil tape and gold sequins.
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Menlo Park couple starts eye glass company with a shout out to two pioneering businesswomen

by Linda Hubbard Gulker on January 30, 2014

What’s Brownie and Madam and what has it to do with eye glasses? We admit the answer is so well described as part of a new eye glass company co-founded by Menlo Park residents Dr. Alpa Shroff and her husband Nik that we aren’t going to retell the story here. (But do recommend you find out!)

We talked with Alpa and Nik just weeks after launching. Alpa is an optometrist and Nik has an MBA from Stanford. They met at the University of Waterloo in Ontario.

Nik is Canadian; Alpa was born in India but spent her childhood in Botswana before her family immigrated to Canada. They now call Menlo Park their home, a place they chose because it’s “a family friendly community that we decided was a good place to raise our daughter, who was born in 2011,” says Alpa.

She recalls that glasses have been a part of her life since 6th grade when she got her first pair of prescription lenses. “I remember seeing the blackboard for the first time,” she says. “I was drawn to a career that could help people, but that I’d have some control over.”

Nik describes coming to the Biz School with an undergraduate engineering degree and a lot of “country” in him “Going to business school helped me grow up,” he says. “And somewhere along the way I realized I wanted to create something from scratch.”

Brownie Madam glasses

The story of “why eyeglasses,” is, as we’ve alluded, well documented on their website. Adds Nik: “We knew from the beginning that we wanted to create a direct sales company that had the ideals personified by Brownie Wise and Madam C.J. Walker.

“We want to build a group of independent sales representatives that truly enjoy helping people and offering a better product at a better price.”

The husband/wife team worked on their concept full time over a period of a year before launching. “The focus on women’s eyewear is one differentiator,” says Nik, ” but the big difference is that we manufacture everything ourselves. Most eyeglass companies outsource, but we both design and manufacture.”

“This is our baby,” says Alpa. “We have high expectations and standards. Getting that translated into the final product wasn’t always easy. We want the frames to be beautiful while also bing comfortable to wear.”

They’ve been pleasantly surprised at one aspect that early investors expressed skepticism about. “They weren’t sure that customers would embrace the convenience of a direct sale, of choosing their eye wear anywhere at their convenience rather than in a retail environment.”

If you find yourself in the market for eyeglasses and decide to give Brownie Madam a try, you’ll find a cameo of Alpa on the eyewear, a reminder that there are two real people behind the company, even if neither is named Brownie or Madam.

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Charismatic leaders should be aware they cause followers to suppress emotions, which can harm companies over the long term, says new study.

Study is co-authored by Jochen Menges, University Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour at Cambridge Judge Business School and Professor of Leadership at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany.

Beware the “awestruck effect” of too-charismatic leaders in the workplace.

While charismatic leaders may stir the heart, they cause followers to suppress emotions and this can harm companies through increased strain, lower job satisfaction and reduced information exchange among employees, according to a new academic study.

“Charismatic leaders should be aware of their emotionally suppressive effect on followers,” says the study published in The Leadership Quarterly, noting the potentially “perilous consequences” of emotion suppression. “Although putting followers in awe may reinforce the leaders’ standing in the group, awestruck followers are unlikely to benefit the group in the long-term.”

The study also finds that leaders who show individual consideration tend to encourage followers’ emotional expression; while this may circumvent the negative implications of emotion suppression, at “rampant” levels such expressiveness can be detrimental because it violates workplace norms and can thus cause conflict and harm employee coordination.

The study was conducted by Jochen Menges, who is on the faculty of both WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany and University of Cambridge Judge Business School in the UK; Martin Kilduff of University College London; Sarah Kern of WHU – Otto Beisheim; and Heike Bruch of University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

The study – entitled “The awestruck effect: followers suppress emotion expression in response to charismatic but not individually considerate leadership” – is based on responses to various leadership scenarios by several hundred research participants at universities and companies in Germany and Switzerland.

Although previous studies had looked at how charismatic leaders influence followers’ emotional experience, the new study focuses instead on how followers regulate their emotional expressiveness in response to charismatic leaders – and does so by examining separately the effect of both a leader’s charisma and individualised consideration on followers.

“Charismatic leaders stir the hearts of their followers and entice them with mesmerising messages, and so followers hail their leader,” said the study. “But followers, in their admiration of the leader, are also likely to become awestruck – overwhelmed with emotion that they are too intimidated to express.”

Such inhibition of expressiveness can deploy mental resources and thus impair the cognitive processing capacity of followers – which may make them less able to evaluate the actual messages of charismatic leaders, and therefore make them “more likely to endorse such leaders with little scrutiny.”

If there is such an impairment of cognitive functioning, “then charismatic leadership may carry costs for followers that have thus far been overlooked,” the study says. “Charismatic leadership may have a dark side for followers irrespective of whether leaders’ goals are moral or immoral.”

“Given the perilous consequences of emotion suppression, charismatic leaders need to find ways to release followers’ emotions, perhaps by temporarily reducing their own status at times or by offering individualised consideration,” the study concludes.

So how can followers of charismatic leaders defend themselves against such consequences? One potential route, the study says, is for followers to “mentally” reduce the status of charismatic leaders – because “it is not uncommon for people to remind themselves that a leader they admire is only human.”


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Scary TV

One of the scariest TV programmes I have ever seen was the BBC serialisation of John Wyndham's The Day of the Triffids. The first episode begins with this guy waking up in hospital to discover that i) everyone else in Britain has gone blind and ii) the place is over run with walking carnivorous plants. Even the title sequence was terrifying - creepy 20th century classical music playing over images of newly blind people looking a bit pathetic, before one of them is hit in the face by what turns out to be a stinger from a walking plant.

There is an interesting piece on it today on the BBC, prompted by the fact that some fuckwit has decided that the programme needs to be remade: Why the love affair with man-eating plants? The article situates the Wyndham's book in the great genre of global disaster fiction, pointing out that it came out shortly before Richard Matheson's I Am Legend. Take that Yanks. For real creepiness, though, scroll on to the reader comments, and check out what one G Ben of London, UK has to say.

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Writers Horoscope November 23: Today, you write to thank someone.

morning sunrise gratitude

Perfect time of year for it, of course.

There’s a good chance someone out there has shifted your writing life in a positive direction.

You don’t even have to trot out the flowery prose. Just talk to them on paper.

Ex. “You know what? You believed in me when I was ready to chuck it all. You were my audience of one and, at right then, that was enough for me. Thanks for being there. [and for the coffee].”

Keep it simple and sincere.

Then, go old school and pop it in the mail.

Polish off that piece of pumpkin pie and find that pen and paper.

Happy Thanksgiving.

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Old Funeral – The Older Ones (1999)

89630History is a drug. How many forsaken souls do you know that will embrace an experience solely because of its historical roots? The Older Ones is a compilation of demos from an obscure death metal band whose main gimmick is that some of their members went on to be the infamous Norwegian black metal scene. Your interest in Old Funeral will most likely go through three stages – awe that its members went on to form Immortal, Burzum, and Hades, disappointment that none of those founding fathers were in the band at the same time, and then something based on your actual opinion of the music at hand. Yes, I know – I too was shocked when I realized other people made value judgements about music.

I’ve reviewed compilations of demos of this vintage before, so the frequent shifts in style on this album weren’t quite as shocking. There are a few trends in these demos that match what was going on at large in Norway – general deemphasis on production standards that initially were surprisingly good, a push towards minimalism in both writing and instrumental technique, and overall more coherent, if less ambitious ideas for songwriting. I won’t lie – the crazier, more unhinged early tracks on here are more to my tastes, even though there are some issues with how all the individual riffs are glued together. The better mixing is a big part of this – while they’re very, very echoy and cavernous recordings, the tone is entirely on point. Apparently, these demos were produced by the famous Pytten, who is responsible for many of the scene’s classics from this age.

Overall, I’m not entirely sure how much attention Old Funeral would’ve received without its star power, but if anything, the good results on the first half of the album should at least speak to the developing talent of the musicians. Given the… juvenile turn of this band’s very earliest recordings, this is probably where they came into their own. To be fair, these musicians were likely involved with the tape trading scene. Even if Abduction of Limbs most strongly resembles the death-thrash of 1990 and Devoured Carcass reeks of a thicker, more overtly “brutal” death metal, though, the bandmembers’ skill in writing individual riffs and ear for overall aesthetics are worth noting and studying. In spite of all this, the compositional problems mean that I would almost certainly recommend the bands that Old Funeral’s famous alumni started over these origin stories. The fact that I’m not particularly impressed with their take on black metal doesn’t help. Still, the recordings that make up The Older Ones are at least worth a historical look, with the caveat that you probably wouldn;’t be here if you weren’t trying to get your fix of ancient history…

Highlights: “Abduction of Limbs”, “Annoying Individual”, “Devoured Carcass”


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How to Fix Error 20 on iPhone or iPad

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If you encounter Error 20 while restoring the backup files to your iPhone or iPad using iTunes or iBackupBot, this only means that iTunes is not able to connect to Apple servers and without knowing the cause of it is really annoying as you cannot finish your task. This article gives you the possible solutions to solve your problem.

Solutions to Fix Error 20

Solution 1: Programs like anti-virus software or firewall software could be preventing the restore process and hinder the connection between your computer and Apple server. Simply check your third party programs and make sure that it is not blocking your iTunes to connect to the Apple server.

Solution 2: Try to change the USB port that you are using. Simply unplugged your USB cable on the current port and plug it in to a different port. The reason for Error 20 could just be a faulty port.

Solution 3: If you already changed the USB port and still no difference, try to use a different USB cable. Make sure that the USB cable that you are using is in great shape and not damaged, as that can cause errors such as the Error 20.

Solution 4: The backup files that you are trying to restore could be damaged. Some contents are probably missing or your device has software issues. If that is the case, simply enable the Transfer system log to computer automatically option iBackupbot.

Launch iBackupbot. From iBackupbot, select View, then Options. Select a folder to store system log files on System Log Folder option. This folder may already exist on your PC.

Connect your iPhone or iPad until Devices appear on iBackupBot. From Tools, select System Log under your device’s name. a new log file will be created in the folder and transfer system log it to automatically.

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We still need to fight forced marriage: Alexander

While the ‘barbaric cultural practices’ tip line famously turned into a political nightmare for the Conservative cabinet ministers tasked with selling it — Chris Alexander and Kellie Leitch — Alexander now says he wants to revisit the policy’s central aim: putting an end to underage and forced marriages in Canada.

Alexander, now running against Leitch and a very large field of rivals for the Conservative leadership, told iPolitics today he definitely regrets “the way” the announcement happened — “the context, the timing.”

“In retrospect, I can see that it was absolutely the wrong call for that day.”

“At the same time, as you probably know, forced marriage remains an issue that deserves Canada’s attention at home and abroad.”

The former immigration minister, who also served as Canada’s ambassador to Afghanistan, said 15 million women and girls continue to fall victim to this practice around the world.

“We know that this phenomenon is with us here in Canada. We know dozens, maybe even hundreds of girls are forced to leave Canada against their will to marry people underage in other parts of the world every year,” he said, “I think that deserves more attention, specialized training for community workers, for frontline social workers, to ensure that prevention is strengthened.”

He said the problem deserves qualified investigators who can take action. “That’s (what) the substance of that announcement was about.”

A Harper government bill tabled and passed last year, the Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act, gave government new tools to fight polygamy and forced marriage. Alexander pointed out that the Liberal caucus supported the legislation, “including the current prime minister.”

But while Alexander acknowledges the tip line pitch did the Conservatives damage during the election campaign, when asked what he would propose to confront the problem, he fell back on the idea of some sort of tip line.

“I do think people need to be able to call for support … and have someone on the end of the line who knows what they’re talking about.”

He said social workers and frontline workers need specialized training to look for signs of forced marriage.

“Because there’s too much complicity often in the family unity that means … no one’s going to be in the position to actually tell the truth. But with a bit of training, it allows people to see the warning signs.”

He said investigators and law enforcement officers need specialized training as well.

“When that action starts to be taken then we find people coming out of the woodwork saying, ‘This happened to me, this happened to me too.’ People unfortunately suffer in silence.

“It’s not a huge issue but it’s one of the issues — forced marriage — that we need to make progress on if we want to protect the overall integrity of our immigration system.”

As party leader, Alexander said he would propose training for workers “who are most likely to encounter women and girls in this situation, and then larger-scale efforts … to train groups that do advocacy and do prevention work for forced marriage globally.”

Alexander couldn’t say how many cases of early or forced marriage there are Canada annually, although he suggested that studies have shown that in certain parts of the country there are “hundreds of cases.”

“I don’t think we’ll have more reliable stats until we start to have well trained teams of social workers and investigators that are working together.”

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Perfect for those with kids looking for a break from historical sites, the Philadelphia Zoo is a great and easy place to spend an afternoon. Over 1,300 different animals, many of them rare and endangered, call this zoo home. The Philadelphia Zoo is recognized world wide for successfully breeding animals that are difficult to breed in captivity.

Whether you take the kids to check out Carnivore Kingdom, The Reptile and Amphibian House, Big Cat Falls, or the Rare Animal Conservation Center, the Philadelphia Zoo offers you rare glimpses of animals you wouldn't be able to see anywhere else. And seeing as it is in Philadelphia, the zoo of course has some historical significance as well- it was the nation's first zoo.

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Scopri tutto quello che Filadelfia ha da offrire partecipando a un tour Hop-On Hop-Off a bordo di un autobus a due piani! Visita 27 attrazioni principali ...  Ulteriori informazioni

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Orleans Island (Ile d'Orleans)

Just a few miles/kilometers downstream from Quebec City, the St. Lawrence River splits and the land between is Orleans Island, or Ile d'Orleans. Just 22 miles/35 kilometers long and 6 miles/9 kilometers wide, the island still evokes that pioneering spirit in its people and culture since it was colonized in the 17th century.

Orleans Island has six tiny delightful villages. Ste-Petronille is famous for its Victorian Inn, La Goelich, and has a dazzling forest of red oaks. St-Laurent was once the shipbuilding center on the island, the heritage of which is embraced at Maritime Park. St-Jean is filled with homes of creamy yellow “Scottish brick” facades, which came from the ballast of boats. Also here is La Sucrerie Blouin, where you can see maple syrup being made. Just outside St-Francois you can take in sweeping views of the St. Lawrence River and the Laurentian Mountains.

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This UNESCO World Heritage site was built between 1794 and 1796 as an homage to the remains of Prince Sado, who was murdered by his father after failing to carrying out his own suicide. Its unique architecture incorporates elements from China and Korea and took more than 700,000 man-hours to build.

Today, travelers can explore the impressive grounds that lie beyond a 3.5-mile wall originally erected to protect the fortress. Four main gates—Janganmun to the north, Hwaseomun to the west, Paldalmun to the south and Changnyongmun to the east once served as an entry into the fortress, but today modern roads and sturdy bridges provide the main means of connecting travelers from the outside world to the inner workings of Hwaseong. Visitors should check out some of the 48 structures dotting the wall, including several old-world watchtowers with three-story wooden pavilions that were once used as enemy lookouts.

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OOmpf I'm excited!

@Preece I've reworked the walljumping system alot of times, and you cannot go back to the wall, other than that you can still do anything you want. I'm most comfortable working with unity, and i've tried getting a pixel camera working, i'll see if i can improve that. Thanks, your sprites were a huge inspiration for my first game 6 months ago.

@Wabbaboy I know the UI bugs for some reason, i just have to find out why. hehe.

@SpaceDogGames I've taken notice of this door bug, i'll fix it soon, currently in my exams, so i kind of lacked time.

Pretty cool man.

It was really hard to play, even if you were constantly hinting me in the chat.

Good tutorial! would love to see more of this program

Game plays itself. might wanna fix that.

Hey, I'm Veld. I make games, mostly the games i uploaded here are from gamejams.

I make my games in unity. Prefer 2D over 3D but that is mainly because I've been working with 2D ever since i touched code. I love role playing games and rythm games. I'm sure you'll find those elements back into some of my games sometime! Mainly i post progress over at http://velddev.tumblr.com and @velddev for a more casual version of my dev blog.

Thanks for the read and I'll see you later!

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loving it so far, gj dude!

Oh, hey! thanks man. I enjoyed watching you play. I've got a new update planned which adds controller support and a whole lot more. Stay tuned!

Didnt get to go past the first skurleton. fuck that guy

I thought it was a very cute game. would play again

the overall controls were nice, but i had to get used to the part where i didnt turn around while jumping.

Cool game! i love the background music, it's really soothing, but i never am sure if jumping on an enemy kills him. a few times it did. but other times it killed me instead.

Hey man, thanks for the feedback, i added the sound effects to the game!


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Indulge In The Music At Silent Seaport Silent Disco Series

Silent Disco Seaport

If you’re in New York City this Memorial Day Weekend, there is a lot to see and do. We at LadyBloggaSays strongly suggest checking out South Street Seaport. Music is our thing and the Seaport Silent Disco is a great way to enjoy music and the sights of the Seaport at the same time!

The Silent Seaport Disco Series is slated to have 1,000 headphones available for people to come in and listen to sets by Jasmine Solano and the Jane Doze. The pair get it in tonight from 8:00 – 12:00 a.m. and headphones are available for reservations here. This will probably be the largest Silent Disco in Seaport history! Right before listening to dope music, be sure to grab some grub from Seaport Smorgasburg, which also kicks off this weekend. Check out the clip to see the Silent Disco in action. Be sure to check the official website for other Seaport happenings this weekend.

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Let your beautiful bump pick his/her very own name with the Kick to Pick baby naming app.

What is it?
Kick to pick is a unique name generator that allows the whole family to get involved in the naming of your child, even the baby itself. Not only will Kick to Pick offer thousands of names as inspiration, it also monitors the movements of your baby to identify any signs of enthusiasm it may show. It's fun, interactive and it couldn't be easier use.

How does it work?
To begin, simply choose from one of our gender-specific lists; each of which holds thousands of names to choose from. Alternatively, if you already have certain names in mind or you'd like to limit the search, you can also create a favourites list simply by starring the names you prefer.
Now the exciting bit! With your list selected, lie down and position your device over your baby bump and tap the start button to activate the countdown. Next, simply sit back and watch as Kick to Pick scans through your chosen list of potential names until it detects that all important input from your baby. Once your baby's choice is identified, you can either choose to accept the suggestion or put it down to hiccups and return to your search.
If you're using this app through a cellular device, we recommend turning your phone's Airplane Mode on. This mode can be found in your settings. Switching to this setting disconnects any cellular activity to your phone and ensures that nothing can interfere with your baby's choice!

What next?
Keep an eye out for our ongoing updates during 2011. We’re already working on some exciting developments that will only improve the Kick to Pick experience and we’re happy to take your suggestions and feedback through our Twitter feed at twitter.com/KickToPick or email us at info@kicktopick.com.

Grab the Kick To Pick app now to make the most of our introductory price!

**PLEASE, if you experience any problems or crashes while using this app, instead of leaving a low star review please email support@kicktopick.com with details of any problems you are experiencing where we will be able to assist you directly.***

What's New

Version 1.0.2

*** New in this version: ***

• Increased accuracy of accelerometer readings (and slightly increased the sensitivity)
• Improved names database and made several additions
• UI Improvements

Thanks for all your support and feedback so far, we're working on a major update which amongst other things, will allow you to enter names manually should any names that you like not feature in our extensive database already.

*** We really appreciate your feedback and if you have any queries, update or support queries please email support@kicktopick.com ***

Ratings and Reviews

2 out of 5

8 Ratings

8 Ratings

Not too bad

The kicking sensor seemed fine to me. The boys list does have a bunch of girls names on it. And being able to search for names or add names of your own would make it that much better. But it does have a huge selection of names and the scrolling is no big deal. All in all I had a lot of fun using this ap

Very disappointing...

All this is is a list of names. No meanings or origins. Yes you can star your favorite choices, but the kick to pick function is an amateur random name generator that has nothing to do with sensing a baby's kicks. The names are so poorly managed that Amy, Ann, Anna, Annie and Audrey are listed under boys names. Really? The iPad app is the same size as the iPhone app, meaning the viewable screen size is 2.5 x 3.5 inches. Don't waste your money. There are free websites out there that are way better. I wish I had my .99 back.

More Options Please

Many of the names I like are not on the list. It would be nice to be able to add names. Also, it would be nice to have a search option instead of having to scroll through all the names.

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Rated 4+
© 2011 Nathan Parks

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    With Family Sharing set up, up to six family members can use this app.

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One of America's most critically acclaimed storytellers, David Baldacci has enthralled millions with his popular novels. Showcasing his remarkable versatility, Baldacci gift-wraps a beloved holiday classic...

Disillusioned journalist Tom Langdon must get from Washington, D.C., to L.A. in time for Christmas. Forced to travel by train, he begins a journey of rude awakenings, thrilling adventures, and holiday magic. He has no idea that the locomotives pulling him across America will actually take him into the rugged terrain of his own heart, as he rediscovers people's essential goodness and someone very special he believed he had lost.

David Baldacci's THE CHRISTMAS TRAIN is filled with memorable characters who have packed their bags with as much wisdom as mischief...and shows how we do get second chances to fulfill our deepest hopes and dreams, especially during this season of miracles.

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Oct 07, 2002 – Recently, Baldacci has ventured with success beyond the thrillers that made his reputation, first in 2000 with the historical melodrama Wish You Well, then earlier this year with the SF mystery novella The Mighty Johns. Here's another stretch, one that he performs with good spirit, a lot of humor and only a bit of strain a Christmas charmer set aboard a cross-country train. Tom Langdon's life hasn't been the same since his all-time love, Eleanor Carter, left him years ago while the two were hotshot journalists, and since he's quit serious reporting for writing fluff. Banned from flying for a year because of an air rage incident, he's decided to write about riding the rails over the Christmas holidays, planning to link up with his erstwhile girlfriend, a Hollywood star, in L.A. Aboard the Capitol Limited, running from D.C. to Chicago, Tom meets a host of unusual fellow travelers, including rambunctious train personnel, lonely wanderers and a pair of elopers; he also runs into Eleanor, now a screenwriter for a legendary film director who's on board researching a possible film about trains. Matters complicate further aboard the Southwest Chief, running from Chicago to L.A., as Tom's Tinseltown girlfriend shows up and proposes marriage just as Tom and Eleanor are working their way back together; a sneak thief nabs valuables; and an avalanche traps the train in the midst of a historic blizzard. The narrative is loaded with cool train lore (Baldacci dedicates the book to "everyone who loves trains and holidays") and plenty of romance and good cheer, though suspense is low who can doubt how things will work out? and the author gets a bit preachy about the advantages of train travel and the lessons of Christmas. This is a more warmhearted and enjoyable novel than Grisham's comparable holiday offering last year, Skipping Christmas, and Baldacci's fans will snap it up as the Yuletide treat it is. Expect this to stuff plenty of stockings on December 25; all aboard! Simultaneous Time Warner Audio and Large Print edition. (One-day laydown Nov. 5)

Customer Reviews

Great Book!

Great Holiday read!

Excellent kept you guessing until the end. Loved the surprise ending.

A Wonderful Story

So glad to see Hallmark turning this heart turning book into a movie. If I could be a passenger on this train, well that would be a wonderful Christmas.

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  • Category: Fiction & Literature
  • Published: Nov 04, 2002
  • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
  • Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.
  • Print Length: 272 Pages
  • Language: English
  • Requirements: To view this book, you must have an iOS device with iBooks 1.5 or later and iOS 4.3.3 or later, or a Mac with iBooks 1.0 or later and OS X 10.9 or later.

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No vase can overflow if you never fill it up.

Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another – Plato, circa 400 BC

What’s a great place for stargazing?

Away from ‘light pollution’ and the bright city lights is likely where you’d find a stargazing Astronomist

Where I’m from (the city), I cannot see many stars at night, sadly , of which I know are splendid and numerous; so better to ask an astronomist where they go. It’s NOT likely they would say downtown Las Vegas .

Does the prince of darkness aka satan know how important stargazing is, and that is why lighting up our sky with ‘light pollution’ is preferable? so we forget the splendiferous role the stars have for us? Just gazing at the sky makes one ponder of how great God is doesn’t it?

Watch this video : The City Dark . Here’s another one similar : Our Vanishing Night

I would rather be in the desert than the city to look at the stars . However the coolest thing I have ever seen was a blood red moon . It looked like something coming out of a sci-fi movie . It was ominous and it was only around 6 pm summer evening sky.

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UPDATE: Customize JQueryUI Accordion Click

The widget event handling code has changed with the latest JQueryUI code…  Back in April I posted how I hacked the JQueryUI accordion control to restrict the click to the arrow icon.  To get this hack to work with JQueryUI 1.9.1+ the code changes to:

$(document).ready(function() {

active: false,
collapsible: true,
event: “”

$(“.ui-accordion-header .ui-icon”).bind(“click.accordion”, function(evt) {
var current = $(this.parentNode.parentNode).data(“accordion”);
evt.currentTarget = this.parentNode;
current._eventHandler( evt )

Calling Prototype methods in Javascript

Sometimes when one is working with jquery plugins, one desires to call a juicy method in the control.  And you know the method is there because you can see it in action.  But you can’t call it…  Because it’s in the prototype…

This very thing happened to me today using a plugin called Chosen.  Chosen is an extension of the drop down list which allows the user to filter the list of items.  Pretty cool idea, and it doesn’t look bad either.  The problem occurred with switching between chosen controls with the tab key.   When tab is pressed, the value of the first control is set and the “changed” event is fired.  In the change event, an ajax call is made to populate the values in the second control (based on the value of the first control).  The problem was I could never set focus to the second control once the populate was finished.  What I finally had to do was call the close and activate prototype methods like so:

Customize JQueryUI Accordion Click

So I put together a page with several sections and sub-items.  The sections are report groupings and the sub items are reports themselves.  Users can click on the report name to run the report (which they will do 96.5% of the time) or they can expand out the details for the report and view a description, or perform actions like staring the report as a favorite.  So I decided to use the JqueryUI accordion control.  And to allow the user to navigate by clicking on the report name, I set the accordion event to be the mouseover (that way clicking on the report name would take them to the run report page).  Turns out this was a bad idea – the page was jumpier than a cat in a room full of rockers…  Just moving your mouse around would cause the page to resize and redraw.

After the usability review, it was decided to leave the accordions in place and to change the expand event to a click.  But in order to allow the user to navigate, the click had to be confined to the accordion’s icon…

Turns out that wasn’t so easy…  And none of the answers on stackoverflow seemed like what I was looking for.  So I started digging into the accordion source and came up with this solution:

1. $(document).ready(function () { 2. $(".categoryBox #accordion").accordion({ 3. active: false, 4. collapsible: true, 5. event: "" 6. });

8. $(".ui-accordion-header .ui-icon").bind("click.accordion", function (evt) { 9. var header = $(this.parentNode); 10. var current = $(this.parentNode.parentNode).data("accordion"); 11. evt.currentTarget = null; 12. current._clickHandler.call(current, evt, header); 13. evt.preventDefault();

14. });

15. });

So the accordion is a jquery widget control and is built as such (see http://wiki.jqueryui.com/w/page/12138135/Widget-factory).  The method that’s called when the event (whichever the user specified) occurs is “_clickHandler”.  But widget functions that begin with “_” are hidden functions – hard to get at.  The handy “.data” function comes to the rescue – it will return the original object!

Nothing is out of the ordinary in the control constructor except for the event option (line 5), which is suspiciously blank.  This is noticed in the accordion’s “_create” function, and prevents events from being attached to the header.  Then I find all the accordion icons that were added during the create, and I bind a click event to them (line 8).    When the click is fired, I get the header control (line 9) and the current accordion object (line 10).  Because I used the “data” method to get the object, I can now call those tasty hidden functions it contains = in my case it’s “_clickHandler” (line 12).  Setting the event’s currentTarget to null (line 11) is very important though.  The “_clickHandler” function in the accordion source uses javascript’s coalesce operator thusly:

var clicked = $( event.currentTarget || target )

(where “target” is a parameter on the _clickHandler method).  So to get the click to show the proper control, I set the currentTarget to null and pass in the header control as the target.  The header control is then set as the “clicked” object, and everything works as planned!


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Nagasaki by Éric Faye, tr. by Emily Boyce

Shimura Kobo, an unmarried man in his mid-fifties, lives alone in a quiet suburb of Nagasaki. He’s a loner who prefers his own company to socialising with colleagues after work. He values order and routine in his life, too, leaving for work at the same time each morning and eating dinner ‘at a reasonable hour: never later than 6.30pm’. Perhaps he would live a more spontaneous, more fulfilling life if he were married? But sadly this is not the case.

Shimura’s life seems to be slipping quietly by without incident. But then he begins to notice small changes within his home. A few items of food seem to have disappeared from his fridge: some fish he’s sure he bought; the occasional pot of yogurt here and there. At first, Shimura doubts himself and puts it all down to tiredness and a lapse in memory. But he’s a precise man, one who analyses meteorological charts for a living, and he sets about gathering evidence by keeping a log. It’s not long before he discovers that someone appears to be helping themselves to his fruit juice. As he has no partner and his family seldom visit, he’s baffled and rather unsettled by these little disturbances to his retreat.  It’s all somewhat disquieting for him:

I remained mystified and no closer to an explanation. I was rattled. The inside of my fridge was, in a sense, the ever-changing source of my future: the molecules that would provide me with energy in the coming days were contained within it in the form of aubergines, mango juice and whatever else. Tomorrow’s microbes, toxins and proteins awaited me in that cold antechamber, and the thought of a stranger’s hand taking from it at random and putting my future self in jeopardy shook me to the core. Worse: it repulsed me. It was nothing short of a kind of violation. (Gallic Books)

In an attempt to get to the bottom of this mystery, Shimura decides to install a webcam in his kitchen, an action that exposes the emptiness of his life:

From inside the glass cabinet where I had installed it, the camera unveiled a chilling picture of my solitude which made me shiver if I dwelt on it.

As Shimura sits in his office with one eye on his kitchen via the webcam, he questions himself. Was that object in a slightly different position earlier? Or is he imaging things as his mind plays tricks on him?

Hadn’t the bottle of water been slightly closer to the sink earlier on? A matter of fifteen or twenty centimetres, it seemed to me. No sooner had I convinced myself of this than I changed my mind again. You’re making things up, trying to rationalise your unconscious thoughts. For that matter, are you really sure those yogurts disappeared after all? You should report it, you know, go to the police: I’ve had three pots of yogurt stolen in the last few months. Come on now, calm down. Lately, you’ve been all on edge.

Nagasaki is a spare, yet skilfully-crafted and haunting novella. The mystery of the missing food is solved at a fairly early stage, at which point the narrative shifts to show us two different perspectives. Firstly, we get a glimpse of how events affect Shimura as the experience prompts him to reflect on his situation, his loneliness and the disappointments in his life. The ‘barren aridity’ of his existence has ‘suddenly been revealed for all to see’ and he knows he will never be quite the same person again. Secondly, we learn more about the underlying story behind the puzzle of the unsettling occurrences in our protagonist’s home. These two narrative strands are thought-provoking and leave the reader with much to ponder, both about the characters’ lives and broader questions about the society in which we live.

While Faye’s novella can be easily read in one sitting, I started it late one evening and only had time to get to the halfway point before needing to take a break for dinner. The rather disquieting nature of events in the first half had me studying the fridge for signs of disturbance or missing items and double-checking the door and window locks! And it’s all the more unsettling (and distressing) to know that this excellent novella is based on a true story reported in Japan in 2008 (as noted in the introduction).

My thanks to fellow bloggers Claire McAlpine, Stu at Winstonsdad’s and Tony Malone, all of whom recommended this book – if you’d like to read their reviews of Nagasaki, just click on the links.

Nagasaki is published in the UK by Gallic Books. Source: personal copy.


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2016-04-06 PlayStation 4.5

Sony recently announced a possible PS4.5, an upgrade to the PlayStation 4 that would allow higher frame rates for Virtual Reality support. Incorporating VR into gaming is all well and good, but what other implications would a PS4.5 have?

To begin, I will note that this isn’t a discussion on Virtual Reality in general, its place in the video game industry, or where I see VR going into the future. Honestly, I don’t really like the trend. It feels like the motion control craze of yesteryear, and I still hate motion controlled games. Wonky and unreliable motion control ruined Zelda: Skyward Sword for me, and made several other games unnecessarily painful to play. VR reeks of that same gimmicky overtone. As the technology rolls out, game developers are going to jump on it as quickly as possible, and probably put out a wave of games that use VR technology. Regretfully, this VR will probably be badly implemented, and shoehorned into games that really have no business utilizing it. I’m obviously not very keen on the idea of VR in gaming, but the rest of this post isn’t about that.

What concerns me is that Sony is releasing an updated console early in its lifespan. The PS4 launched in North America on November 15, 2013. Just 2 and a half years later, we’re already seeing a possible update for it? Don’t get me wrong, I realize there are often variations of consoles released throughout its era. The PS2 had the original version, as well as the top-loading slim version. The PS3 had the old fat 60 GB and 80 GB versions, the slim, the super slim (or whatever it was called) and probably more than just those. However, all these versions were spins on the same console, and they were all compatible with any games released for that platform.

If I’m understanding the idea of the PS4.5 correctly, games released post-rebuild may not be compatible with the original PS4 systems, at least not with the same frame rate and obviously not supporting VR functionality. Similarly, the recent “New 3DS” from Nintendo has an analog stick not available on previous iterations of the 3DS. Even if the games released after the introduction of the New 3DS work on old 3DS devices, the games are created with the analog stick in mind and owners of old 3DS devices don’t have that hardware available. In my mind, this is tremendously unfair to previous buyers, especially those who purchased before the announcement of the New 3DS and PS4.5 who expected the devices to last a while.

Is this going to be a growing trend in the video game industry? Is every console and handheld going to have multiple improvements and iterations, rather than stylized spins on the same hardware? When will be the best time to purchase a new console? Obviously, early adopters have always faced risks with new devices, but now it seems like we can expect early versions of the same console to be archaic and outdated before the lifespan of that console is even half over.

One of the biggest debates in gaming is the argument of PC vs Console. PC gaming has undeniable benefits of better performance, cheaper games, huge selections of indie and AAA titles alike, among others. However, these come at the cost of hugely expensive “rigs” that may or may not be compatible with the latest releases. Even if they are compatible, configuring the GPU, processor, motherboard, and all other components to play nice and actually run games can be a huge headache.

Consoles have traditionally been the ideal solution for those without the money or tech savvy to build and maintain a gaming PC. For somewhere around $300 or $400, you can buy a solid piece of hardware that works right out of the box. No need to buy individual components, no drivers or software to configure, and any peripherals like controllers are guaranteed to work with the specific console. When you buy a new game, you know immediately whether your console will run it by the label on the case. If you have a PS4 (until now), any game with a PS4 label will play on it. With the PS4.5, will that continue to be the case?

This opens the possibility of modular consoles. A uniform package, but with replaceable parts that can be upgraded over time. Ideally, there could be some simplification to make replacement easy even for someone who’s never built or disassembled a computer. However, how can game developers guarantee a game will run across all modular configurations? Furthermore, how is this so different from a PC even with the hardware simplified?

Perhaps there is a market for modular consoles. Admittedly, being able to upgrade individual components of a console would remove that end-of-lifespan point where the hardware is basically useless and has to be replaced with a completely new $400 sequel. However, I still feel the traditional console bundled up in a uniform package is the best dynamic for that facet of gaming. If someone wants a platform they can tinker with and upgrade as they see fit, the gaming PC industry has a huge number of options available, often with active support forums to troubleshoot. While there may be some initial growing pains to figure out how to assemble that first build, it opens up possibilities from moderate console-priced rigs, up to multi-thousand dollar behemoths. All the while, console players can know that a PS5 game will always play on a PS5.

Maybe the PS4.5 will offer nothing more than VR support and an improved frame rate. Maybe my worries about modular consoles and the death of the single package game platform are completely unnecessary. I just feel this is something we should carefully watch out for. Just because the PC Master Race crowd continues to push PC gaming over console peasants, I don’t feel like it’s an ideal solution for everyone. We don’t all have programming degrees and experience, we don’t all know how to strip a computer down to its core components, so why would we force these skills and training on people who just want to play some video games?

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HHC Short Story Competition

By Jamil Khan | SHARJAH

THE Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Centre has announced the winners of the ‘Short Story Competition’ at the centre’s stand.
HHC has been participating at the 35th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF), and is attending the fair for the third year consecutively.
he competition was held in two categories and launched in April 2016 among a number of schools in Dubai in collaboration with the Ministry of Education.
A large number of students showed interest in this HHC initiative in alignment with the Year of Reading 2016. The names of winners were announced at HHC stand in the presence of judges and large number of visitors. The winners include children from 6-10 years for the first place – Moza Obaid Al Mansouri; second place – Mohammed Ahmad Al Mahry and third place – Abdullah Faisal Al Madani.
In the category for children from 11-16 years the first place was bagged by Shabaan Jamal Mohammed, second place – Shamsa Khalid Mohammed Al Mulla and third place – Maitha Khalid Mohammed Al Mulla.
This is the first competition on a small scale. The stories were all related to heritage and culture. The winners and parents were all honoured at the book fair stand and given their awards and certificates. The objective is to explore talents and empower them to read and write – and sustain their heritage through writing.  Through its participation, HHC aims to highlight its extensive series of published books and research, and raise awareness of its activities that focus on preserving the tangible and intangible heritage of the UAE…
-Read full story at The Gulf Today

~ by jamilkhan on November 9, 2016.

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Thursday, March 1, 2018

A Letter to My 9 Year Old Self

Hi Sweetie,

Some of the friends you steered yourself towards have just been using you to make themselves look good. They will never respect you. Stick with friends who you feel equal to.

Don't believe it when people compare you to your sister. Your edginess is there for a reason. Accept it without shame or regret.

Remember that magic "piece of chocolate" moment that evening in the backyard. That moment of insight, when you realized that the way to get what you want is to accept that you don't have it and move on, was important. You'll find it brings things to you that you thought were out of reach.

Just because you don't feel you have a talent for art, doesn't mean you can't draw. Your creativity crosses all boundaries and lights up every area of your life. If your teacher says you're not an artist, he is not right. He just doesn't know what to do with you.

Follow your heart and intuition as much as you can.

It's okay to cry. Save it for a not-too-public time, but cry all you like. Tears are a necessary function, made to release difficult or intense feelings.

No choice takes you down the wrong path. Some choices may lead to tougher circumstances, but each will bring you to what you need to know.

Just because your Mom wished you'd settle in one field (or on one hobby) doesn't mean you are supposed to. Who you are is changing every day, and not being locked in to a specific path gives you the freedom to explore. Perhaps exploration and discovery are your life path.

Pay attention to your dreams. Dreams like the one where you learned how to ride a bicycle can make life easier.

Understanding why someone acts unkind to you doesn't mean you have to stand there and take it. You are entitled to walk away, even when it is someone you love.

Do what you love and what comes naturally. You may think that flute is a good choice in music class, but baritone is more fun. Tuba even more.

Just because someone is older doesn't mean that what they say is true. Different people believe different things. Don't accept everything they tell you uncritically. You don't have to agree with them to get along.

When someone says you aren't living up to your potential, remember that no other person is capable of telling you what you are supposed to be or do to fulfil yourself. Many of them are hoping you'll fill their own unfulfilled dreams. Others may just be parroting what others told them. They are only human.

Think about the kinds of things you love to do: taking the dog to the river for a splash, solving puzzles, riding your bike, reading, singing harmony. These are all aspects of who you are, and you'll carry the essence of these wonderful things through your whole life.

You may not feel like it sometimes, but you can trust yourself, your life, and the loving intelligence that brought your life into being. You are unique, supported and needed.

(First published in Starry Night in April 2011)

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Backpacks and Blazers

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This is an experimental section where I will periodically post bad imitations of poetry.

Should I ‘gainst careless Fortune war
Like some ill bark that has
Laid her hapless crew on soil far
And supp’d a wat’ry mass?

O! Rather would I gaily sing,
And steel my tender heart,
As lead that claims the smithy’s sting,
And soften’d, owns his smart?

In truth, our hurts are secret cheers,
And grief, no sober cry;
So we, abusing Fate, might sneer,
‘Tis no great thing to sigh.

(Added 16 February 2015)

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