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HIERAPYTNA, later Hierapetra (Ierapetra) Greece.

City on the S coast of Crete, on the S side of the narrow isthmus which forms the shortest and easiest route across the island from the Gulf of Mirabello on the N coast. There is little evidence of prehistoric habitation. The city was a Doric Greek foundation, with probably a considerable Eteocretan element. Almost nothing is known of its early history. It was supposedly founded by Kyrbas; the name indicates a Rhodian link, as do two of its early names, Kyrba and Kamiros (Steph. Byz.). It struck coins from the 4th c. on. Much of our knowledge of its history is derived from inscriptions, mainly treaties showing its growing influence in the 3d c., and its pro-Macedonian policy at the end of the century. In the war of certain Cretan cities supported by Macedon against Rhodes and her allies (204-201), the powerful Hierapytnian fleet, which was probably active in piracy, attacked Kos and Kalymnos. After the war the city changed sides and made a treaty with Rhodes (201-200), indicating that Rhodes needed her support in suppressing piracy.

Between 145 and 140 Hierapytna expanded to the E, destroying the neighboring city of Praisos, and occupied its territory, including the Temple of Dictaean Zeus (at Palaikastro on the E coast). There followed a long boundary dispute and hostilities against Itanos; despite Roman mediation these were not settled until 112-111. During Metellus' conquest of Crete (68-67) Hierapytna was the last city to surrender (Dio 36.19. 1ff). That the town prospered in the Imperial period is clear from the remains which once existed, the continuing inscriptions, and Servius remark (on Aen. 3.106) that only Hierapytna and Knossos, of the 100 cities of Crete, survived in his day. The latest inscription is a copy of Diocletian's price edict (301). The city was later a bishop's see; it was destroyed by the Saracens in 824 and probably rebuilt by them.

The main deities were Zeus, Hera, Athena (Polias and Oleria) and Apollo; Egyptian cults also flourished.

Travelers in the 15th- 19th c. saw considerable remains: a 16th c. visitor reported two theaters, an amphitheater, baths, and an aqueduct. Today there are only a few remains of one theater and the amphitheater on the E side of the town, and a few scattered traces of other buildings. A number of tombs have been found in the necropoleis E and W of the city, but the city site has not been excavated. The harbor was an impressive construction, with an inner and an outer basin; the inner one is now marsh and the outer basin is mostly under the modern town. The final form of the harbor, particularly the outer basin with two curving moles of rubble and concrete, must date from the Imperial period. The harbor gave the city importance, but the site was low-lying and difficult to defend.

Larisa, Oleros, and Chryse island (now Gaidharonisi) were in the territory of Hierapytna. The site of Larisa is not certain, but it lay inland to the N; the likeliest candidates are Kedri, just N-NE, which has LM remains, and Kalamafka to the NW, with remains of MM to Byzantine date. The people of Larisa were transferred to Hierapytna in a synoecism. Oleros, probably to the N at Meseleri, E of Kalamafka, had a temple of Athena Oleria. By the Hellenistic period it belonged to Hierapytna, but it had once been independent, and perhaps had controlled the latter as its port.

On the coast to the W, near the modern Myrtos, are remains, including a Roman bath building, of a Graeco-Roman harbor town whose ancient name is not known. It seems to have been within the territory of Hierapytna in the Hellenistic period (see Myrtos).

T.A.B. Spratt, Travels and Researches in Crete I (1865) 253-88I; L. Mariani, MonAnt 6 (1895) 319-21; Bürchner, “Hierapytna,” RE VIII (1913) 1405-7; K. Lehmann-Hartleben, “Die antiken Hafenlagen des Mittelmeeres,” Klio Beih. 14 (1923) 201-2P; M. Guarducci, ICr III (1942) 18-74, 131-33; E. Kirsten, “Oleros,” RE XVII, 2 (1937) 2451-53; H. van Effenterre, La Crète et le monde grec de Platon à Polybe (1948); R. F. Willetts, Aristocratic Society in Ancient Crete (1955); id., Cretan Cults and Festivals (1962); S. Spanakis, Crete: A Guide I (n.d.) 269-70, 363-67M; S. Spyridakis, Ptolemaic Itanos and Hellenistic Crete (1970).

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How to impress a CEO

Whether you are trying to make your mark or win a prestigious appointment, it pays to impress the CEO. Stephanie Sparrow reports.

There has never been a more challenging time for senior HR professionals. As they work through the ongoing threat of general economic meltdown, they have to prove that they are a strategic business partner and the equal of every other department. Above all, they have to show that they can be the CEO’s trusted adviser and guide.

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has been blunt about the importance of establishing a good relationship with the CEO. Its Next Generation HR research project advises that professionals have to “actively educate their CEOs and other senior leaders to help them broaden their expectations of the role HR could play”.

Articulate the business issue

How to impress a CEO

Where: In your existing organisation.
How: By translating business issues into people issues.

Where: In job applications.
How: With examples of how you built growth or managed change and what this meant to profitability and service.

Where: In an interview.
How: By talking business and how HR can add value.

For senior HR people who are trying to make their mark within an organisation, it is essential to demonstrate that they really understand their own business and how it makes money, says Sue Filmer, principal consultant with responsibility for talent management, Mercer.

The way to show this is by translating HR actions into CEO language, in other words “articulate the business issue”, says Filmer. For example, if a company is considering the way that it is responding to its customers, HR needs to be ready with a new approach to its call centres and performance management. HR also needs to show an understanding of competitors and how they are delivering to the customer.

Talent management, organisational development and transformation offer the opportunity for HR to shine. “Policy doesn’t keep CEOs awake at night,” says Richard Baker, director at Robert Half UK, “but you need to interpret it for them and translate the strategy information into top-line objectives. So, for example, you might look at your talent acquisition model, how you keep high potentials and the impact this has.”

Needs of the organisation

The senior HR professional is expected to weigh up the needs of finance, sales and production in order to offer the CEO a balanced view of how the HR department is meeting the challenge. “Staff turnover, or the amount of money spent on training, depends on the needs of the organisation,” says Baker.

Focused efforts are needed to convey these achievements on a CV. Don’t construct a CV that only carries operational detail or jargon, says Filmer, adding that it should show an understanding of the business issues addressed. “Pitch your CV to show where you have been building growth or helping with business transformation,” she says.

Metrics are now regarded as essential in proving the worth of HR (Personnel Today Awards judging panel member Tracey Robbins recognised a “sound position of the HR function with strong metrics” in David Cooper, the winner of the 2011 HR Director of the Year Award) and Baker says that it is effective to put metrics around tasks on your CV, to show the impact of reducing the external spend on recruitment or putting a high-performance measurement scheme in place.

Interview preparation

If you secure a job interview, take a sophisticated approach to interview preparation – particularly if you are going to meet the CEO.

“It’s about preparing for the job specification and audience,” says Barney Ely, director at Hays HR. It is also about being prepared for both a competency-based interview or a less structured meeting, which, if the CEO is sitting in or conducting, will take the form of a business discussion.

Contributing to a credible business discussion also means researching the CEO’s background, achievements and traits, and understanding the business of the recruiting organisation. At the same time, applicants need to show how they have made a difference and how they have increased profitability and service. “Don’t be flaky on detail,” says Ely. “Say what it meant to the business and show good self-awareness about how it can be improved.”

Outside the formal application process, HR professionals can find that business networking is a useful way to catch the CEO’s eye. Remember that senior people will often research you after meeting at a conference or federation so make sure that your social networking profile is one of which you can be proud. “Endorsements and recommendations are important,” says Ely.

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436 runs scored – £2717.35 collected so far

Well, unsurprisingly, the final fixture – appropriately, a benefit game for Jon Stamford, another parky cricketer who has sadly had to lay down his bat – was rained off, with great pools of water gathering in the outfield. This leaves me to consider my season. And what a season it was.
I played an astonishing 41 innings, for several teams, including Maresfield, Moulsecomb Wanderers, the Bellters, Hammerwood, Brighton Nomads and Seaford. I had mixed fortunes, it must be said, starting with an unbeaten (left-handed) 40, and ending with two ducks. In fact, I registered ten minimums this season, two of which were first ball (I was on a hat-trick … yeouch), and hit the forties four times, with scores of 40no, 40, 44no and 48no. I failed to score thirty, scored 20 twice, hit single figures ten times, and registered in the teens twelve times.
My average overall, with 436 runs scored and five not outs, was a pitiful 11.8. This further breaks down as follows:

l/h – 103-13-3-10.3

r/h – 192-25-1-8.1

switch – 141-5-1-35

It’s the final figure which is most impressive, and interesting. That and 8 of my ducks were right-handed. It seems that I bat best when I commence left-handed and switch when (or if) I get my eye in. the stats naturally fail to include those innings where I intended to switch but didn’t have the chance.
Conclusion? Right-handed I’m vulnerable early on. Left-handed I’m a slow but steady player. Combine the two, and I start to look almost competent!
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Inns: 41  runs: 436    ppr: 525/200, 490 ppr past 500 runs     total monies: 2278.20

catches: 14 stumpings: 3 (3RO) (1200p)

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vs Streat (l) – 0
vs Warninglid (l/r) – 22
vs Horsham (r) – 14
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vs Albourne (r) – 3
vs Linden Park (r) – 1
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Tick Paralysis in Cats

Tick Bite Paralysis in Cats

Tick paralysis, or tick-bite paralysis, is caused by a potent toxin that is released through the saliva of certain species of female tick and which is injected into the blood of a cat as the tick infests the cat's skin. The toxin directly affects the nervous system, leading to a group of nervous symptoms in the affected animal.

The toxins released by ticks cause lower motor neuron paralysis, which is defined as a loss of voluntary movement and which is caused by a disease of the nerves that connect the spinal cord and muscles. With lower motor neuron paralysis the muscles stay in an apparent state of relaxation.

An infestation of ticks is not necessary for a diseased state to occur. While multiple ticks are usually present on a cat that is showing symptoms of tick paralysis, tick-bite paralysis can take place after being bitten by only one tick. Conversely, not all animals, infested or not, will develop tick paralysis.

In the U.S., this disease is more commonly seen in dogs than in cats. Cats in the U.S. appear to have a resistance to the tick toxin. However, in Australia there is a higher incidence of this disease, and it affects both dogs and cats. Symptoms usually begin to appear around 6-9 days after a tick has attached to the skin of the cat.

Symptoms and Types

There is history of a recent visit the cat has taken to a wooded area, or the cat is living in an area that is endemic to ticks. Symptoms are gradual in nature.

  • Vomiting
  • Regurgitation
  • Unsteadiness
  • High blood pressure
  • Fast heart rate and rhythm (tachyarrhythmias)
  • Weakness, especially in the hind limbs
  • Partial loss of muscle movements (paresis)
  • Complete loss of muscle movement (paralysis), commonly seen in advanced disease state
  • Poor reflexes to complete loss of reflex
  • Low muscle tone (hypotonia)
  • Difficulty in eating
  • Disorder of voice (dysphonia)
  • Asphyxia due to respiratory muscle paralysis in severely affected animals
  • Excessive drooling (sialosis)
  • Megaesophagus (enlarged esophagus)
  • Excessive dilatation of pupil in the eye (mydriasis)

  • Tick infestation

You will need to give a thorough history of your cat's health, onset of symptoms, and possible incidents that might have preceded this condition. For example, your veterinarian will ask about any recent visits you and your cat have made to wooded areas, especially within the last several days and weeks.

Your veterinarian will conduct a complete physical examination, looking closely at your cat's skin for the presence of ticks or for recent evidence of ticks. If ticks are found to be present on the skin, your veterinarian will remove the tick and send it to the laboratory for a determination of its species. Routine laboratory tests will include a complete blood count, biochemistry profile, and urinalysis. However, the results of these tests are often normal if no other concurrent disease is present along with tick paralysis.

In patients with respiratory muscle paralysis, blood gases will need to be calculated to determine the severity of the respiratory compromise. If respiratory muscle paralysis is occurring, low oxygen and high levels of carbon dioxide will be present in the blood, as the cat will not be able to properly inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. A chest radiograph may reveal an enlarged esophagus due to the extra effort of trying to breath.

The most important step in the diagnosis is to search for and find the tick that bit your cat so that it can be identified and its ability to transmit disease determined. Your veterinarian will thoroughly search all areas of your cat's skin to find any ticks so that this can be done.

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In case of severe disease, your cat will need to be hospitalized for intensive care and nursing support. Respiratory paralysis is an emergency and needs immediate veterinary medical attention.

Identifying and detaching the ticks is the first step to preventing the further release of toxins and aggravating the symptoms. Even if no ticks are found, an insecticidal bath may be used for your cat to kill any ticks that may be hidden in the folds of the skin. In some cases, this is the only treatment required and the cat will soon start showing signs of recovery. However, in cases with respiratory paralysis, oxygen supplementation or some other form of artificial ventilation will be required to keep the cat breathing.

If the cat is dehydrated, intravenous fluids will be given, along with medications that can be used to counter the effects of the toxins on the nervous system, and to relax the muscles enough so that the cat can breathe.

Living and Management

For the best recovery, you will want to keep your cat in a quiet, cool environment. The affects of the toxins are temperature dependent and at high temperatures aggravation of symptoms may increase. Physical activity should also be temporarily avoided, as activity can increase body temperature and aggravate symptoms. Encourage your cat to relax as much as possible until a full recovery.

Some affected cats have problems with vomiting and loss of appetite and are unable to eat. In such cases, food should not be offered until these symptoms are properly managed. Your veterinarian will instruct you on the type of food supplements that should be fed to your cat, and the method you should use to feed your cat (which can be by syringe or tube, for example). Good home nursing care is important for a prompt and full recovery.

During hospitalization, a daily neurological assessment of your cat will be taken. The overall prognosis largely depends on the specie of tick that was found to have infested your cat, but as with any illness, your cat's recovery may also rest on its health condition and age previous to the tick acquired illness. In some cases, and with particularly toxic reactions, death can occur even with the best treatment.

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    08/04/2015 01:14pm

    The information in this article is lacking, and seemingly contradictory:
    It suggests, but does not outright state, that the condition is reversible. Medicines to counteract the toxin is mentioned - but what medicines, precisely? How soon to be effective, how effective? Can early treatment render a full recovery? Do some cases resolve on their own?

    The author describes the identification of the tick to make a final determination of disease. Why not tell readers what tick(s) are being referred to here?

    Finally, the paralysis is described as having a relaxing effect on muscles, but later refers to a medicine to help "relax" muscles for breathing purposes. Would not this exacerbate the original crisis? Why are we relaxing muscles that are already dangerously in a state of permanent relaxation?

  • 03/22/2016 09:55pm

    I agree with this statement but there is more that I would like to know? It states that good home care is needed when the cat comes home, but it does not state what care is needed. What if you can't afford to pay for the hospital care that is needed and your baby is to be treated at home?

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Shock Due to Heart Failure in Dogs

Cardiogenic Shock

Cardiac dysfunction may be caused by an enlarged or dilated heart muscle, compression of the lining of the heart, outflow obstructions, blood clot, severe heart disease, heartworm disease, or severe arrhythmias.Cardiac pump failure may also be secondary to a systemic disease which causes the myocardial layer (middle layer of the heart) to dysfunction, such as from blood poisoning. The result is low blood pressure and compromised blood flow in the tissues, with reduced tissue oxygen delivery. Cardiogenic shock results from profound impairment of cardiac function, leading to a decrease in stroke volume (the amount of blood pumped out of each ventricle during contraction) and cardiac output, congestion of the veins, and narrowing of the blood vessels.

Most causative conditions for cardiogenic shock are associated with markedly depressed left or right ventricle function, but other conditions that can cause cardiac compression and lead to inadequate filling of the ventricles may also play a role. Low cardiac outflow can lead to severely low blood pressure, resulting in diminished blood flow to tissues. Leaking from the pericardium – the sac enclosing the heart - or conditions that cause severe inflow or outflow obstruction to the ventricles are possible culprits. Further, reduced blood flow to the tissues causes organ ischemia (loss of blood to organs) and energy depletion, leading to abnormal organ function. Secondary organs that are affected include the brain, heart, lung, liver, and kidneys. As shock progresses, congestive heart failure may develop. Abnormal rises in left atrial pressure and pulmonary venous pressure may lead to fluid being trapped in the lungs. Any breed, age, or gender can be affected by this condition.

Symptoms and Types

  • Pale mucous membranes (from decreased blood flow)
  • Cool extremities
  • Variable heart rate and respiratory rate
  • Harsh lung sounds and crackles
  • Cough
  • Weak pulse
  • Muscle weakness
  • Mental dullness
  • Cardiac decompensation may be associated with a history of previously compensated heart disease and cardiac drug administration
  • A suspicion of previously undiagnosed cardiac disease may result from a history of coughing, exercise intolerance, weakness, or loss of consciousness

Primary Cardiac Disease

  • Dilated heart muscle ‒ large-breed dogs with taurine (aminosulfonic acid) deficiency
  • Severe valve insufficiency or other end-stage disease of a heart valve
  • Arrhythmia disturbances
  • Pericardial constriction – tightening of sac around the heart

Secondary Cardiac Dysfunction

  • Sepsis (systemic infection) may result in reduced cardiac contractility
  • Excess phosphorus in the blood
  • Pulmonary blood clot
  • Gas in the pleural (chest) cavity

Risk Factors

  • Concurrent illness causing hypoxemia (subnormal oxygenation of arterial blood), acidosis (an increase in the concentration of hydrogen ions in the arterial blood above the normal level), electrolyte imbalances.

Because there are so many possible causes for this condition, your veterinarian will most likely use differential diagnosis. This process is guided by deeper inspection of the apparent outward symptoms, ruling out each of the more common causes until the correct disorder is settled upon and can be treated appropriately.

Blood pressure measurement will document low blood pressure, and electrocardiography may aid in the detection of arrhythmias. Pulse oximetry, a procedure using a device which measures oxygen saturation by fluctuations of light absorption in well-vascularized (supplied with blood) tissue during systole (contraction) and diastole (dilation) may reveal low blood pressure. Blood gas analysis may uncover metabolic acidosis, a decreased pH, and bicarbonate concentration in the body fluids, caused either by an accumulation of acids, or by abnormal losses of fixed base from the body, as in diarrhea or renal disease. A chest x-ray may reveal an enlarged heart or evidence of pulmonary edema (congestive heart failure). Echocardiography may document cardiomyopathy (disease of the heart muscle), disease of a heart valve, limited heart muscle contractability, or pericardial compression.

If the degree of cardiac dysfunction has progressed to a condition of shock, intensive hospitalized treatment becomes necessary. Drainage of the pericardium is essential for patients displaying compression of the lining of the heart, and fluid therapy will be kept to a minimum until cardiac function is improved. This may be done with the use of positive inotropes, fluid or drug agents that alter the force or energy of muscular contractions; with vasodilators, which relax smooth muscles and widen blood vessels to improve flow; or by decompression of a pericardial (heart sac) leakage, as congestive heart failure may be exacerbated.

Cardiovascular monitoring will be conducted by electrocardiogram (ECG), which measures the electrical currents of the heart muscle, and measurement of central venous pressure and blood pressure is useful for determining the effectiveness of the given treatment. Oxygen supplementation is important, as with decreased blood flow, there is a concurrent decrease in oxygen reaching the tissues. Oxygen can be administered by oxygen cage, mask, or nasal tube. In addition, your veterinarian will choose any appropriate drugs to treat your dog's specific condition.

Living and Management

After the initial treatment, your veterinarian will want revisit your dog to monitor heart rate, pulse intensity, mucous membrane color, respiratory rate, lung sounds, urine output, mentation (mental activity), and rectal temperature.

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June 21st, 2006, 12:01 AM
so cuuuuuuuuute! what do you call that haircut? it's adorable! also love your carpet... heh heh... :D

June 21st, 2006, 12:11 AM
LMAO Techno Are you an animal print person? The border on my wall matches the carpet too.. And a few of Ciders toys as you can see match as well.. lol

Her haircut is honestly me playing.. An afghan breeder friend told me it's only fur and it grows back, so I took her suggestion and tried to cut her in a way that I thought accentuated her, rather than a standard clip. My Mom thinks it's beyond weird, lot of people think it's cute. I'm going to let her ears grow out now.

June 21st, 2006, 12:16 AM
Are you an animal print person?

i confess, i confess! love animal print! :D i won't go into details but let's just say, if i laid down on my carpet in my nightie, i would disappear :D

would love to see more photos of cider's "do", looks so cool! does she like being clipped? :thumbs up

June 21st, 2006, 12:37 AM
She's finally okay with clipping.. I've scissored her -read *badly* Since before she was my dog.. Always looked like the weed wacker kicked her bum..

Neighbour gave me her clipper set, so I've done Cider 3x now.. (this is the first time I've felt comfortable doing it.. though it's been more cleaning up and shaping her into a cut rather than trimming her down now) I did the neighbours sheltie in an all over trim down to try to help her out, went okay but she's an old girl and wasn't amused, was a happier dog the next day though..

I gave up my leopard print nightie.. Was so big it was falling off in a really bad way.. *tear* I'm all about the animal print too, lol.

Cider is pretty good putting up with me grooming her. I think she's learned it's 'extra special attention' plus I give tiny treats along the way..
I am still learning though, and it isn't as perfect as I'd like it to be, but it's coming, and she's willing. She seems to prance at times, maybe she knows she looks hot? lol

Wow.. it's so hard to take dog pics... The noise makes her move, but she's been a doll about letting me take pics. When I brought the camera home she was all up in the box wanting to see..
Guess I should be all greatful I vaccumed a few days ago.. Could show the world my dirty carpet AND messy room all together..

June 21st, 2006, 04:30 AM
I like her cut. Not too poofy... She looks soft too.:)

June 21st, 2006, 08:26 AM
She looks great,love the cut:thumbs up
My walking partner Bailey,needs a cut again..she seems really hot and bothered with all her hair grown back.Hopefully the owner will take her soon:fingerscr
In this pic,it still not too bad...

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June 21st, 2006, 08:46 AM
Cider is so pretty, you did a great job with her hairdo Mafiaprincess!

June 21st, 2006, 09:45 AM
i just had to laugh though, cider looks so "grumpy" in those photos! :D

June 21st, 2006, 09:51 AM
i just had to laugh though, cider looks so "grumpy" in those photos! :D

I was thinking the same thing! she DOES look grumpy... but oh so adorable at the same time!

June 21st, 2006, 12:10 PM
awwww, what a cutie! She looks like a littlle miss Fancy-Pants!

June 21st, 2006, 01:00 PM
ahhhh she's sooo cute!And I love what you did with the cut,it's like she's wearing those big fluffy boots. I love her grumpy face,maybe SHE doesn't like the cut.When I was a kid,we had a cocker just like her,puppy,and everytime he would get a shave,he was embarress for days.

June 21st, 2006, 01:18 PM
LMAO thanks guys.

When I tried to take other angles of Cider's cut for Techno she got the grump on.. Especially asking her to stand for a few seconds. Think she was also jealous I wanted to play with my cam and not

She is pretty feathery to the touch...

Think Cider was 2" long in early May when I started to play with her.. I'm sure Bailey notices long versus short. My neighbours's sheltie does. She was upset with me grooming her.. next day she had more energy than I've seen in a while, and kept licking me.. I wondered if it was a 'thank you'..

June 21st, 2006, 03:00 PM
Cider looks so cute. It looks like she has on a pair of Ugg boots, very stylish! ;)

June 21st, 2006, 04:41 PM
Mafiaprincess,sure Bailey notices,in the early spring when she had a cut,she was like a new dog,even puppy-like.
She has about 1 inch long lashes,her fur now is about 2 inches,but she's really curly and wavey.
I wish I knew how to give her a trim.

June 21st, 2006, 06:09 PM
What a cutie! She looks supremely pissed off in all of her photos, which just adds to her charm!


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A Life Without Debt: The Debt Free Vacation

One of our favorite things to do is travel. There are so many places we want to see, I doubt we’ll ever make it to all of them. However, despite the fact that we want to see so much, we are not willing to incur debt to do it. People ask me how we afford to travel so much if we don’t go into debt to do so. It’s a good question because while we may not have any debt, we aren’t wealthy, either. The simple answer is that travel is a priority for us and we give up other things in order to travel, but of course it’s not quite that simple. There are other considerations, as well.

I know plenty of people who are willing to incur debt for a vacation. The rationale seems to be, “I (or my kids) could die tomorrow so I want to have all the great experiences I can and hang the expense!” I, too, want to have all the experiences I can in this life, but I’m also assuming that I will live to a good old age. Therefore, I want to make certain that I won’t be paying for great experiences in my youth by living in a rat infested rest home in my older years. That means that I have to balance my desire to see the world with my desire to live comfortably later (or to have enough money to survive a layoff or medical emergency that might happen next week). If I want to travel on the limited budget that I have, that money has to be subtracted from other budget areas.

I have to ask myself, “What am I willing to forego in order to travel?” The answer is never to decrease or raid my contributions to savings; otherwise, while I might not be incurring debt, I am hurting my future plans which I am not willing to do, even to travel. I am willing to give up short term thrills in order to travel. I don’t go to the movies and instead choose to wait and rent the DVD from Netflix. I don’t eat out often while we’re home because I’d rather be able to eat at great restaurants on a trip. I don’t go to clubs or bars seeking entertainment. I don’t buy high end clothes, shoes, or bags, choosing to save that money for great souvenirs from far away places. In other words, to free up money for travel, I give up a lot of the day to day thrills that so many of my friends spend money on.

When my friends travel, they’ve already spent their money on other things so they have to put the trips on credit. “I just don’t have the money,” they say. They don’t yet understand the relationship between spending lots of money on the day to day things and giving up that sort of spending in order to do other things. Very few people can have it both ways. To remain debt free, that’s a choice you have to make: Have fun at home and go out a lot, or save that money for something bigger.

We also have to give up some bigger things in order to travel, or vice versa. Some years we have to decide which is more important: Do some big home improvements or travel? Buy a better car or travel? There are always things coming along to compete for our travel money. Which one wins depends on how dire the situation is and if it’s something that can/should be put off. Sometimes the winner is something that we just want more than travel, although that’s rare. Sometimes we have to be mature and admit that some things have to take precedence over traveling. We have to admit that we can’t do it all and choose the necessary over the unnecessary. It stinks, but it’s the choice we make in order to keep our debt free lifestyle.

There are other choices we have to make in order to travel debt free. We can either have one big, long lavish trip per year and one small, shorter trip, or spread the money out to get five or six less expensive trips per year. We don’t always choose the less expensive option. If there’s some place we want to go that’s very important to us yet extremely expensive, we’ll make that trade and take the big trip and put off other trips until the next year. We did that last year when we went to Italy. That was an expensive trip with exchange rates so out of balance. But it was important to us so we only took that one trip and then camped a couple of times in the summer. This year, we have five much less expensive domestic trips planned. Next year, who knows.

We also have to look at the total amount of money we have for the year and decide how to allocate it for each trip. Do we choose low cost lodgings in all destinations, or do we splurge in one place but scrimp in others? How much can we spend on food and souvenirs? Do we drive or fly? We also shop for every bargain we can get in order to make the money stretch further. Frequently, the bargains determine where we stay or how we travel. A really good deal can even make us change destinations entirely. We literally cannot afford to get locked into a certain dream hotel or destination. We stay flexible and open minded as we make our arrangements and then we choose the best priced option from the acceptable choices.

Most importantly, we know when to say no. No matter how much we may want to travel there are times when it simply isn’t advisable. If either of our jobs look shaky, all travel plans are put on hold until the situation gets better. If we have spent the money somewhere else, like on an expensive repair, home upgrade, or an emergency, we stay put until we’ve saved the money again. If our income or savings drop we adjust accordingly, even if it means giving up trips we’ve already planned. As much as we love to travel, there are times when we just have to say no because the money simply isn’t there.

It is possible to travel extensively and still remain debt free, even if you aren’t wealthy. However, it will likely mean giving up or putting off some other things. If you judge it to be worth it, as we do, then you won’t miss the dinners out, the designer clothes, or the granite countertops.

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  1. Ok, call me naive, but I have never ever in my half century of lifetime considered going into debt to travel as a vacation. Ever. Did I say never?

    It’s optional. Get it?

    And travel for family obligation (wedding, reunion) or emergency (death, illness) is also included. Maybe that’s because I have never been faced with a ‘do it now or never’ type of obligation, but I have NO regrets with saying ‘Can’t attend’ to a wedding for example.

    Just my opinion folks.

  2. Wisepicker says:

    I do travel fairly thrice a year, with my wife and kid. What I use to do is to state into the budget the money that I am willing to invest in travels.

    From my viewpoint, a life of excellence requires that you get knowledge in a continuous way. It also requires that we assign enough time to get some leisure.

    But, I am never willing to get indebted just because of travel. I think that there are options for all kind of budgets, and many of my trips do not even require to go overseas. There are far so many inexpensive options out there, not just Spain or the Far East.

  3. Studenomics says:

    I just came back from my second vacation of the year. That is one of the major benefits of being a student that works full time. I sacrifice things like new clothing and new technology in order to travel a couple of times a year.

  4. DB Cooper says:

    It’s never fun for the “current me” to have to pay for the “past me’s” fun. Nor is it fair for the “future me” to have to pay for the “current me’s” fun. That’s the way I try to look at it. Have fun now – pay for it now!

  5. rajeev says:

    Great advice.. its easy to fall into credit traps for smaller thrills in life if care isnt taken..

  6. Good post! I recently traveled to Aruba, which is apparently the Carribean’s most expensive island. I managed to stay for an entire 2 weeks, dining out at the most fancy restaraunts on the island, enjoying all the activities the island had to offer, all without going into any debt.

    My method of travel is to be cheap in some areas while splurging in others.

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This Monday starts the Nokia week, and on the runup to Wednesday's big WP8 handsets unveiling, the Finns are warming us up with the release of Purity Pro wireless Bluetooth headset. There is a wired version of the Purity set, which is built in cooperation with Monster as well.

The wireless gear can be hooked up to a cable if the battery runs out, and you can't use the Bluetooth audio transmission anymore, ans it also has NFC built-in. The goodies that come with NFC are that you don't have to go through the hassles of BT pairing, and can instead just tap your NFC Nokia phone and connect instantly.

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the qustion is: bluetooth 2.3 or bluetooth 3.0 or bluetooth 4.0 ?

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It also has NFC, unless u dont hav a Smartphone with a NFC chip u dont have to worry.

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Pricey! !!! But seems nice

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299 euros -_-"

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Nokia by Monster, LOL!
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Beats headphones are actually not bad, most people bash Beats because they are heavily marketed by celebrities which people tend to think is trendy instead of good quality but they are pretty good sounding headphones. I'm looking forward to the next gen Beats headphones which wont be manufactured by Monster as they ended their partnership. Not sure who the next OEM will be? I'm sure if it was SURE, Sennheiser, Pioneer or Klipsch, many would immediately call them great simply because of the OEM affiliation, but in reality, Monster does make good headphones, albeit, overpriced.

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Today Palm posted a new web page that provides some details on the availability of the webOS software development kit (SDK). On the site, Palm said that the SDK, which will enable developers to build apps for webOS, is simply not ready yet. Palm's goal is to get the SDK to developers by the end of the summer. In lieu of the SDK's availability, Palm said that it will be expanding its early access program, which will give developers access to some of the tools needed to create applications for webOS. Palm also said it will publish more resources outside of the early access program, and it will allow current early-access developers to share the information they have (which was previously under NDA) with others.

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hahaha, Sprint has released a phone to compete with it's own instinct, and only it's instinct.

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hahaha, Sprint has released a phone to compete with it's own instinct, and only it's instinct.

Pre is in the "smart phone" class
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Ha Ha Ha

Palm dropped the ball on this. First the release date, than the advertising, now no good apps til end of summer.

Next time don't rush, think things through and have a real plan.
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Posted 20 May 2012 - 11:22 AM

Hi everybody,

I recently bought a Canon EOS 1000 in New Zealand. But, when I got in Brazil I realized I was unable to see the images (before I shot) on the screen. Whenever I take a pic or ask somebody to take a pic of me I have to tell them that they have to look through it instead of using the visor (screen).

I tried really hard to find a way to set up it but I couldn't. Is it possible to see the image beforehand I shot the image on the visor like the common digital cameras?

If there is this possibility, is anyone able to "teach" me because I really need to know it.

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There might be a problem in the camera which I feel that the software is not properly installed. If you have bought it recently it will have a warranty so need not to worry, just go to camera vendor from which you have bought this one and ask him to check the problem. I am sure he will definitely resolve the problem for sure.

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Thursday, May 1, 2014

PhoulBallz Podcast Episode 60: Mark Leiter Interview w/ Willians Astudillo Cameo

On the 60th edition of the PhoulBallz Minor League Podcast, Tug and Jay talk about prospects galore, including Tyson Gillies, Cameron Perkins and Mookie Betts. The guys also discuss the struggling Clearwater Threshers and their disappointing output. The show also features an exclusive interview with pitcher Mark Leiter Jr., with a sweet vocal cameo from Lakewood standout Willians Astudillo.

Use the media player below to stream the full episode, or simply download it by clicking HERE.

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Matt Williams' Blog:
Codeigniter Database session fix
Aug 24, 2010 @ 12:58:15

Matt Williams has a new post to his blog with his own fix to a problem he was having with his CodeIgniter application - the continuous session logouts.

For weeks I tolerated the annoyance of CodeIgniter's Session library logging my out continuously, saying to myself "I works...kind of...I'll fix it later". Eventually the problem started affecting AJAX method calls, large file uploads and simple CRUD operation forms so I began trawling the internet for a fix. After hours and hours, I found that there was no _reliable_ fix to the database sessions library and that the answer was, DON'T USE DATABASES.

The code for the library he found to help with the problem - CI_Native_Session - is included in the post (as written by Dariusz Debowczyk). It uses the native PHP session handling to keep track of the data rather than using a database table to persist users. You can see a demo of it here.

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Mansfield Center, Connecticut

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A facility in Connecticut is in need of a psychiatrist for locum tenens coverage. Your assignment schedule will be Monday to Friday with no call, and you will see 12 patients per day on average. As the covering physician, you need to be board certified or board eligible and have a current CT license.

CompHealth is the industry leader in both locum tenens and permanent healthcare staffing. With the largest client network nationwide, we have opportunities in all 50 states serving providers in more than 100 specialties. CompHealth will find the right job in the right location for you.

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The Pikmin games are developed by Nintendo EAD, in Japan. The main game region is, hence, Japan. Because Pikipedia is an English wiki, its canon focuses mostly on the US version of the games. However, Pikipedia includes some information from the Japanese version of the games, specially considering that besides the language, few major regional differences exist. One of the most common bits of Japanese info on Pikipedia is the name of some subjects as they are known in Japan. In order to have that information, Pikipedia pages may contain characters in Japanese, followed by a Romanization and a translation to English.

The {{J}} template should be used for such purposes. In articles, the Japanese name is normally placed on the opening paragraph, right next to the name of the subject on said paragraph, as well as on a "Names in other languages" section.

General disclaimer[edit]

Currently, Pikipedia consists of a group of dedicated and occasional editors from all around the world. Unfortunately, the knowledge on Japanese shared amongst the editor community is quite low. As such, Pikipedia does not guarantee that the romanization or translation of Japanese text is correct or optimal. Although the goal is to be as accurate as possible, the lack of a professional translator will inevitably lead to imperfections. Romanizations and translations are normally generated with the help of machine translations, and are still allowed on the wiki under the hope that they will be accurate enough to be of any encyclopedic use.

The two translators preferred are Google Translate and Denshi Jisho.

Japanese text[edit]

Not all web browsers can render Japanese characters correctly on-the-fly. It may be necessary to install Japanese character sets on your operative system in order to correctly see the Japanese text within Pikipedia (and other web pages). You know that your browser cannot render Japanese characters if you see a series of squares or question marks inside diamonds. If you can view Japanese text, the following line should contain characters that are neither of the two mentioned before:

If you do see four squares or four question marks inside diamonds, please refer to the following Wikipedia page, that explains what to do in order to get these characters to work: Installing Japanese character sets.

Romanization (also known as rōmaji or romaji) is the act of writing Kanji or Kana using Latin letters, making it easier to read and pronounce them for readers who cannot understand Japanese characters. There are several types of romanization, such as Hepburn romanization or JSL romanization. Pikipedia has no defined romanization style, and it is quite normal to use the one provided by Google Translate; the "Ä" button must be pressed to enable romanization output.

As stated above, Japanese translation knowledge is sparse between the Pikipedia editor community. Most translations are obtained using a combination of Google Translate and common sense. The tips on this article can be employed to maximize the chances of finding a likely translation.

Whenever possible, the "Names in other languages" section should explain the translation a bit better. When parts of the name cannot be translated into anything minimally logical, the words in question should be left untranslated, or the entire translation should be omitted.

  • If the translator has the ability to check alternative words, check them. On Google Translate, you can click on one of the translated words to obtain an alternative that might make more sense. Example: ムシ?, a common word in enemy names, means "insect" or "bug". Google Translate's default translation, however, is "Mus".
  • Add spaces between characters. Spaces can help the translator realize which characters belong to which words. Unless you know where the spaces should go, it is recommended to try placing one space between each character, one space at a time. Example: シャコモドキ? (Hermit Crawmad) won't make Google Translate return anything useful, but a space between シャコ? and モドキ? will give "Mantis shrimp beetle".
  • Try translating the entire text at once, as well as each word individually. The context or lack thereof might make the translator give different results.
  • Erase sketchy words and rewrite them romanized, with the "romanization to Kanji" feature on Google Translate. The official character might make the translator think of something else, and give an incorrect translation. Attempting to rewrite the characters via romanization may provide different characters that are similar in nature, which might be enough to swerve the translation the right way.
    • Sometimes, you can replace the likes of "To", "Tu", "Ta", etc. with "Do", "Du", "Da", and vice-versa. Example: "Dama" doesn't make sense for the Beady Long Legs, although Tama ("ball") does. "K" and "G" also work (e.g. "gumo" and "kumo", on the enemy's internal name).
    • On Google Translate, it is possible to press the down arrow key while typing in order to get a list of alternate writings. Experiment with them.
  • Check if some words aren't meant to be translated. If the translator capitalizes a word or insists that that is the translation for what you want, try searching on the web for the definition of that word. It might be a common object, action, etc. in Japan that has no foreign name. Example: Tokkuri (Puffy Blowhog).
  • Keep in mind regular Japanese caveats, like the "interchangeability" between L and R. Some words may translate to one term that seems only a letter away from a more logical term. It may be possible that the actual term is the one you're thinking.
  • Try the suggestions. If the translator asks you if you meant something else, try it, but don't assume that that is always the correct way to go.
  • Consider puns and word merges. It might be possible that the word you're looking for is actually a pun between two words, something not-uncommon in the series, even in the English releases (e.g. Bulbmin). Try cutting a romanized word into two where it seems likely, and make the first word end with the same letter as the second one begins. Example: The Female Sheargrub's romanized Japanese name is "ujinko". This is actually a combination of "uji" ("maggot") and "inko" ("parrot").

A practical example: translating the Arctic Cannon Larva's name, ユキフタクチ, using Google Translate:

  1. By experimenting with spaces between characters, and by checking alternative translations of the words provided, we can tell that ユキ can be isolated, and one of its definitions is "snow". This seems very likely, so we'll save that word and work with the rest of the name.
  2. By adding spaces again, we learn that a split between フタ and クチ seems likely: the first of these words translates to "lid" or "top", as well as several similar terms. Although not very convincing, let's leave this word to the side and examine the final one.
  3. クチ just gives "Cu chi" – that makes no sense. However, by typing its romanization and having Google Translate replace it with Japanese as it is being typed, the translation "mouth" appears (along with a correction for 口).
This, combined with the previous word, now makes a logical translation: members of the lithopod family do in fact have a "mouth" at the top of their heads.


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Hi again :)

Last week I felt like using old favorites together. I’ve always been crazy about the Konad m79 plate and Manglaze’s Mayonnaise. Since I hardly find myself reaching for a white polish I decided it was time for a change!

I combined a pretty drugstore polish from Maybelline with the awesome white matte Mayonnaise and this is the result. Hope you like it and till next time!

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    This is so cute but totally attemptable for freehand newbies like myself. Thanks for the inspiration! :)

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    Yay, good to hear, thank you :)

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    Oh my gosh, so cute… You’ve done it again!

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    Hello there….absolutely love u blog…it’s awesome!!
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Rare Beauties picture disc
I am wondering about an item i recently came across. It is a Pink Floyd LP titled "Rare Beauties". I have seen quite a few of these on the internet but i cant seem to find any proof of authenticity. Are these in fact an official release or is this just a bootleg?
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It's quite obviously a bootleg.
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I've seen these sell for as much as $150 USD. What would make them worth that much to a collector if they aren't an official release? Any info from anyone on these would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much
Selling ROIO's is illegal period. They are all freely available for trade among collectors and should never be sold. As to why anyone would pay for something they can get for free I have no idea, strikes me as the ultimate in stupidity.
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Yes is suppose you are right. It doesn't quite make sense why someone would pay such a high price (if any at all) for something that's fake. Most likely they aren't aware its a bootleg. Thanks for the reply.

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Leadership Sea to Sky cohort to focus on mentorship

Hugh Fisher to speak at opening breakfast Sept. 25

There's no lack of mentors in Sea to Sky and the Whistler Forum for Leadership and Dialogue wants to take advantage of their lessons and experiences.

Leadership Sea to Sky, a program put on by the Whistler Forum, is gearing up to host its sixth cohort, with a focus on leadership and mentorship within the Whistler community and elsewhere.

Leadership Sea to Sky Cohort VI will engage 18 individuals from around the region in a program that will focus on intergenerational leadership and mentorship from Sept. 25 to June 19, 2010.

"It is a group of people that commit to meet together over a period of time to learn about the theory and practice of leadership," Forum President William Roberts said in an interview.

Roberts, a Minister and former NDP MLA in the Alberta legislature, started the Whistler Forum after 20 years leading faith communities, according to his online biography. He spent seven years in the legislature and 10 years managing capital campaigns and special projects for non-profit groups in the arts, health care and environmental communities.

Previous cohorts have focused on forging relationships with First Nations while others have looked at themes such as Women and Community Leadership. This time out the focus is the concept of mentorship, which has figured prominently in discussions arising from other cohorts.

"We feel if you're going to be a leader, it is important to have those you can look up to for wisdom and advice and discernment as you make decisions," Roberts said. "A level of knowledge and wisdom normally comes from a mentor."

The hope is that the 18 participants in this year's cohort will work as a collective on various community projects, as well as manage a mentoring program that will involve youth from Sea to Sky's secondary schools, alumni from past cohorts and "honourary elders" from around the region.

The new cohort also comes as Leadership Sea to Sky adds a fifth pillar to the four it already attempts to foster in its recruits. This year "Articulating Your Vision" is added to the program, in addition to existing pillars that teach members to Know Yourself, Know the Region, Engage with Others and Take Action.

"Everyday learning in the curriculum is geared around the five pillars," Roberts said. "They get to know themselves, so know yourself. The other is activities around knowing the region. It's out of their own small world or silo (and) into the whole region and it's issues and concerns, people, and then to engage with others."

The cohort kicks off at a breakfast event with Dr. Hugh Fisher on Sept. 25. Fisher, a Pemberton resident, is a doctor at the Northlands Medical Clinic in Whistler Village and a gold medallist in canoeing at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. He's parlayed that experience into a kind of mentorship role for young and old throughout the corridor.

Other events during the cohort will include a discussion with Bob Williams, a cabinet minister in the NDP government from 1972 to 1975 who was responsible for stopping logging on Blackcomb Mountain, thus preserving the area for ski development, and freezing commercial development in the Whistler valley while a comprehensive plan could be put in place.

In a discussion titled "Pioneers, Leaders and Mentors for Whistler's Future," he'll be talking about co-operative economic opportunities, as well as tidbits about Whistler's history.

"I'd certainly like to cover some of the history of the evolution of Whistler," Williams said in an interview. "The early stages when Al Raine phoned me when I was a minister and urged me to stop the logging on Blackcomb, which would have destroyed the potential (for a ski resort).

"I think the region needs to think about the broader opportunities in the region, and you know, I don't' think I have anything tight or specific to offer Whistler at the moment. It's very challenging given land prices and providing housing for employees."

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two days before attention shifts to the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, the White House is trying to create a little buzz for America's future filmmakers.

At a film festival Friday afternoon, President Barack Obama will recognize the best of nearly 2,500 films — 16 to be exact — that were submitted by K-12 students after the White House put out the call for short videos on the role technology plays in their education. It's one of the president's favorite subjects.

Obama recently set a goal of wiring virtually every classroom with high-speed Internet by sometime in 2018.

Last month, he announced $750 million in commitments from U.S. companies to help move the project along, including $100 million in iPads, computers and other tools from Apple, $100 million in cash and in-kind contributions from Verizon, and discounted Windows software from Microsoft.

The Federal Communications Commission also pledged $2 billion to connect 20 million students in 15,000 schools over the next two years.

At the White House on Friday, Obama was announcing an additional $400 million in private-sector pledges for the ConnectEd initiative, bringing to more than $1 billion the total value of cash and goods committed to the project. Adobe is donating $300 million worth of its software products to teachers and students. The Hungarian software company Prezi is providing $100 million worth of its products.

"In a country where we expect free Wi-Fi with our coffee, we should definitely demand it in our schools," Obama said last month at a Maryland school where students are assigned iPads for use in class and at home. He even borrowed a student's tablet to make a short film of his own.

Obama says the average school has the same Internet speed as the average home but serves 200 times as many people. He laments that just 30 percent of U.S. students have true high-speed Internet in their classrooms, compared with 100 percent of South Korean students.

Friday's festival was dreamed up as a way to showcase the many ways students use technology and the president's proposal.

The videos could be no longer than 3 minutes. Each was viewed multiple times by an "academy" of judges that was made up of White House officials and others.

The 16 films chosen as finalists — no winners will be declared — will be screened in the East Room in collaboration with the American Film Institute. They are separated into four categories: Young Visionaries, Future Innovators, World of Tomorrow and Building Bridges, and will be presented by actor Kal Penn, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye the Science Guy and AFI President and CEO Bob Gazzale. Late-night comedian Conan O'Brien will address the gathering by video.

The young filmmakers range in age from first-graders to 17-year-old high school students and come from 12 states and the District of Columbia.

A group of first-grade friends from Silver Spring, Md., collaborated on "Technology and Me," in which they offer their take on the past, present and future of classroom technology. One boy declares chalkboards "old school" while a girl explains that "now there are computers and it's more easier." Another girl predicts a future classroom with robots.

In the film, "Alex," 11th-grader Mitch Buangsuwon of California entered a video about his brother, Alex, who suffers from dyslexia and dysgraphia, which affect his reading and writing skills. Alex talks about feeling left behind because he didn't read as well as the other kids. But after switching to a new school, where he was given a tablet for research and writing, the seventh-grader says his reading went from a third-grade level to a sixth-grade level in a year.

"Not feeling left behind feels really nice," Alex says. "My school is a good example of how everybody can benefit from technology because everybody learns differently."

No thank-you speeches will be given. No gold-toned statuettes will be handed out. The budding filmmakers instead will head out knowing that they helped highlight an Obama policy goal.

"It's a celebration of the way they're already using technology and the importance of the president's initiative for increasing that over time," said Nate Lubin, acting director of the White House Office of Digital Strategy.

Beyond that, the finalists will also be given an exclusive look at the first episode of "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey," a new TV series by Fox and the National Geographic Channel on the importance of science, technology, engineering and math that is set to premiere on March 9.

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White House Student Film Festival: http://www.whitehouse.gov/filmfest

Technology and Me: http://vimeo.com/85047732

Alex: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktkZK0hOgps&feature=youtu.be