Welcome to a new round! We're bringing back the OG WIP Big Bang, which is for finishing fic and getting art to go with it, and introducing the first full round of the WIP Reverse Bang, which is for finishing artwork and getting fic to go with it. All fandoms/ratings/ships are welcome, including original works!

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Big Bang/Reverse Bang Sign-ups Close- May 21st

Big Bang/Reverse Bang Check In #1- May 22nd

Big Bang/Reverse Bang Check In #2- June 15th

Big Bang/Reverse Bang Snippets Due- July 1st

Big Bang Art Claims/Reverse Bang Fic Claims Begin- July 17th

Big Bang/Reverse Bang Check In #3- July 22nd

Big Bang/Reverse Bang Check In #4- August 6th

Big Bang/Reverse Bang Rough Drafts Due- August 15th

Big Bang/Reverse Bang Posting Claims Begin- August 23rd

Big Bang/Reverse Bang Posting Claims Ends- September 1st

Big Bang/Reverse Bang Final Drafts/Art & Fic Due- September 7th

Big Bang/Reverse Bang Posting Starts- September 8th

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The Olio Design One smartwatch is the production of previous Apple, NASA and also Pixar developers Steven Jacobs, AJ Cooper as well as Evan Wilson.

The Olio Model One is outfitted with an one-of-a-kind interface which sensibly talkings to the daily deluge of notices that drizzle right into our smartphones. Olio makes use of a cloud-based system which makes it possible for the smartwatch to simply take care of notifications the user specifies as essential, based on regularity of interaction.

The Olio smartwatch runs a cloud-based personal aide that discovers the practices of the user with time. The major screen only shows important messages, a swipe left will reveal you upcoming occasions, as well as a wipe right shows what you have missed.

Many wearable tech firms seem to be leaning towards simplicity, and also few functions to sidetrack you from your day-to-day business. This could suit some individuals, but also for others, the actual factor they cover a smartwatch around their wrist is due to the fact that they're multitasking gadget fans, and they wish to get included with their wearable!

The Olio isn't really exactly brief of functions, as well as the ones it's acquired are remarkable, however if it's an abundance of watch-faces, sensing units, GPS and the sort that interests you, then this may not be the wearable to float your boat! As an alternative this smartwatch is made with merely the ideal quantity of functions, baseding on its makers.

That's not to claim these points can not be included later, plus the plan is to make nearly every component of the smartwatch modular, so you could chop and also alter it as as wearable tech evolves.

The Olio Model One smartwatch is made with stainless-steel, with a black or silver finish. It includes either a real natural leather, or steel-link band, it's water-resistant up to 50 meters, as well as The display screen is protected with high-impact Ion-Exchange glass. It's safe to say it has a high quality build.

The electric battery life is around 2 days between charges, but there is a power-reserve method which turns off Bluetooth so it just works as a typical watch.

Olio makes use of a cutting-edge home-grown operating hvac system, and the men behind has shown they has obtained the minerals! Its friend app is compatible with iOS and Android.

"Commercial lenders and business owners are approaching a time in which tough decisions will need to be made on maturing commercial loans written during the real property boom of 2005 through 2007. According to a number of recent articles citing economic data for commercial mortgage backed securities, a large group of 10-year loans will be coming due during the next few years, many of them with large balloon payments or higher interest rates that may need to be re-negotiated."

Enter The Dark Galleries, for a Look at the Power of Portraits in Film Noir

The Dark Galleries deals with American (and some British) films of the 1940s and 1950s in which a painted portrait plays an important part in the plot or the mise-en-scène. Noir thrillers, gothic melodramas and ghost stories particularly feature portraits that seem to exert a magical power over their beholders.

Fashion designer and movie critic Lisa Colpaert and art historian Steven Jacobs…

Congratulations to my colleagues Charles Hahn and Steven Jacobs whose article "Successfully Navigating the Logistical Challenges of Commercial Foreclosure" is featured in the November/December USFN e-Update.

Read it here: http://www.usfn.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=23846&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm