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Finished Picnic Table
Here is an example of someone using the kind of advice provided in our blog and making something great!
In this case it was one of our customers who wanted to restore a picnic table using the touch up paints we provide at the end of every project. We provided the step by step instructions found in our blog, they did the work and you can see how nice the results were...
See how it was done here: How to Finish a New Picnic Table
How to Paint a Concrete Floor
Painting your concrete garage floor can bring a much needed face lift to your space, here are the steps needed for completing your next project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTU3sflz3VI
Prep Work
We recommend starting your project by aggressively sanding the floor using a floor sander that you can rent at most any rental yard or Home Depot.
- Use very coarse paper 36 or 50 grit and sand the floor completely.
- It is critically important to clean the floor thoroughly after sanding.
- Start by vacuuming the dust from the floor.
- Most manufacturers recommended using an acid wash.
- Next you'll want to patch any large holes using a patching compound recommended by the manufacturer. Smaller cracks can be filled simply by applying a generous amount of paint.
First Coat
- Next you'll want to apply your first coat of paint (there will be two total)
- Cut-in (paint with a brush) around the edge of the space, this helps avoid hitting the edges with your roller.
- Roll the paint on evenly filling any small cracks with paint
Second Coat
A two coat process is highly recommended even if the manufacturer says you only need one coat. The second coat will help the floor last longer and give you better coverage. As an option you can purchase vinyl paint flecks that match your floor. In order to apply these follow these steps:
- Paint a small square of floor
- Shake on the flecks, be sure to apply them in small patches while the paint is wet.
- Leave yourself a little room between painted sections so that you can overlap the floor paint properly without picking up fleck in the paint.
Clear Coat
Using at least one coat of clear finish is strongly recommended because it will help seal the paint flex and give your floor greater resilience.
A couple cautionary notes, floors tend to be subject to hydro-static pressure from under the slab. This sometimes leads to paint failure and no manufacturer will guarantee against that. Also, most all floor coatings today claim that they will resist hot tire marks, but we have found over the years that it can sometimes still be a problem.
Here's hoping your floor project comes out looking spectacular.
How to Dispose of Paint
Disposing of paint may seem like a simple process but it may be more complex than you first thought. It may be tempting to throw out old paint in the garbage but first you will need to know if the paint is oil based or water based.
Oil Based
If the paint you want to be rid of is oil based the law says it is hazardous material and it must be recycled by a firm the is qualified to handle these products. This can vary widely by state and locality. The easiest way to figure this out is to google "where can I recycle old paint near me"? In California this includes many paint stores funded by a tax on every gallon of paint sold. Also local recycling centers usually will take up to ten gallons.
Water Based
Water based paint can be thrown away if they are fully dry. If you have some water based paints you would like to get rid of without going to a recycling center we have quick way to dry out the paint so that it is suitable to throw away. Buy some of the cheapest cat litter you can get and stir that into the paint. Let it stand a while and once it is good and firm it can be thrown out in the trash. If you are looking at a full gallon of paint you will need to use a five gallon bucket to give yourself room to add enough cat litter.
Easy right?
How to Finish a New Picnic Table
Summer is here and you need a new picnic table for your backyard. The good news is you saw one at the local home-improvement store for a very reasonable price. The bad news is it's not finished, it's raw wood. What do you do? Here are three basic options: clear sealer, staining with a clear sealer topcoat, or painting. With any of these options you will have a weatherproof service that will allow you to wash off any cute child size fingerprints as well as the last vestiges of your evening picnic.
The best place to start your project is by finishing the table before you assemble it. If your table is already put together you can still finish it in the assembled condition. However, the places where one piece of wood meets another will not get thoroughly finished, therefore they are not protected.
Clear Finish Option
If you like the look of the wood the picnic bench is made out of you may want to take the simplest of all options which is to apply three nice coats of a water-based or oil-based clear sealer. We are talking about varnish or polyurethane here. The oil based products are a little smelly, but they're incredibly durable. If you want the most bulletproof of all clear finishes, they can be found at your local Marine supply store. I personally like Epifanes oil based full gloss varnish for this type of project. Oil base can be smelly and take a long time to dry, so as an alternative you can use a high quality, water-based finish from Rust-Oleum.
- Pre-sand all the wood
- Use a very short nap roller and a good paint brush
- Thin the first coat just a little bit with some water, this helps it soak into the wood better.
- Sand in between each coat using a fine sandpaper after the second coat. This should give you a smooth finish.
- Strain the clear coat after the second coat to be sure there are no particles from earlier coats contaminating that last glorious coat of finish.
Paint Option
The paint option offers you a wide variety of colors. Some folks like to two-tone paint the bench and support members to give a fun and colorful finish to the picnic table. When choosing your paint it is important to note that you will get a little more wear and protection out of semi-gloss but if that's just too shiny for you the satin should work just fine for many years.
- Pre-sand the wood before you get started.
- Apply a full coat of primer to all surfaces with a good oil-based or water-based exterior primer.
- Allow that coat of primer to dry thoroughly
- Apply two finish coats of satin or semi-gloss exterior enamel.
- Follow the sanding and straining instructions in the first option.
Stain Option
Our last option is to stain the bench with some nice semi-transparent stain. I strongly recommend on oil based semi-transparent stain. The water-based semi-transparent stain doesn't seem to provide as nice a finish as the old oil base products. After you select your stain color and apply it, you are going to want to put at least three coats of the clear finish we discussed earlier over that stain to protect it from the weather.
Stain and clear finish steps
- Pre-sand the wood
- Apply your stain using roller, brush and then wipe off excess with a rag.
- If you are using the oil based stain do not stack up those rags as they can spontaneously combust… no kidding!
- Hang them to dry for a day or two or soak them in a bucket of water.
- Apply three coats of the clear sealer as we discussed above.
Like any surface if you live in a place where you get a lot of rain or snow you may want to cover the table to increase the longevity of your finished product. With the clear coat option you will want to keep an eye on any deterioration and recoat the weathered surfaces about every 12 to 18 months. A light sanding and a quick coat of varnish will extend the life of your new table by many years. Enjoy your summer fun!
How do I Restore my Faded Deck?
Your once beautiful deck has started to look a bit shabby so you have decided to restore it. This is a worthy project but it's going to take some elbow grease. Maxson painting is here to give you some tips that will help restore that faded deck back to it's former glory.
About Stain
In general there are three types of deck coating; transparent, semi-transparent, and solid. The rule of thumb regarding stain is that the more opaque the material the longer it will last. In other words, transparent stain, having very little pigment, will last the shortest amount of time. While solid stains, with the highest amount of pigment, will last the longest. I do not recommend using paint on your deck there is too much moisture intrusion from the sides and the bottom. Once the moisture starts getting in the paint will start popping off, and we don't want that do we?
Be sure to mask any surfaces such as spas or doorframes that you don't want damaged. I use red vinyl tape as it resists moisture better than any other product available. Once the masking has been completed you will want to get the deck wet and then apply a deck stripper or deck cleaner to the entire surface. Go back to where you started and apply a bit more deck stripper. Scrub it with a stiff brush and repeat this process over the entire surface of the deck. Once you are done you will need to wash the deck off, you can use a hose or power washer. Next you will want to apply a deck brightener to bring the deck back to a natural wood color. Apply this product according to label instructions and then rinse thoroughly. Once this has been accomplished you will want to let the deck dry out before you take the next step. Once the deck is dry, sand the entire deck with 80 or 100 grit sandpaper. This step is needed to remove the furring that has occurred from the restoration process. Be sure to remove all the dust after your sanding, you don't want the dust in your finish do you?
Now at long last you're ready to start applying the stain. There are a lot of good deck stains out there; Super Deck, Flood, and the top line products from Lowes or Home Depot. Each of these performs about the same. Good luck and here's to a great looking deck and a summer of fun on it!
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How to Remove Wallpaper in Your Home
Removing wallpaper can be a breeze or it can be a real challenge. The great news is that you never know until you are well into the project which of these experiences you're going to have. Okay that's not such great news, but unfortunately, it is reality. Here are some tips to making the process a little more bearable and to ensure a long lasting, great looking finish.
The first step you are going to want to take is to protect the floor and other surfaces around the area. We recommend masking the floor and other items with plastic. Next, line the floor at the bottom of the wall where you are removing wallpaper with old towels or newspaper. This comes in handy later when applying the wallpaper remover or water to rinse the wall.
I would recommend buying a product called the Piranha because it is inexpensive and will make the whole job substantially easier. The Piranha perforates the wallpaper allowing the wallpaper remover solution to penetrate through the paper and begin softening the glue. Other companies make similar tools that can do this job.
Once the wallpaper has been adequately perforated you can apply a wallpaper remover of your choice. If you want to save a few dollars regular liquid dish soap also works pretty well. Apply the wallpaper removal solution generously using a squirt bottle or garden sprayer. If you are reluctant to do any spraying then purchase a large sponge and soak the walls that way. Remember to generously soak the surface. Let the solution sit for at least 15 minutes allowing it to work. Once it has had time to soak in I find it best to re-wet the surface at the point where you will begin the removal process. Re-wetting small areas as you work on removing the paper acts as a lubricant making the job easier and causes less damage to the wallboard.
Removing the wallpaper can be accomplished with special wallpaper removal tools or wide, stiff, putty knives. Take your time removing the paper. Every gouge in that wall is a gouge you will have to fix later. If the wallpaper is resisting your efforts and just plain refusing to come off then you may need to rent or buy a wallpaper steamer. These work well but they add cost to the project and can be messy. This tool is fairly straightforward, it has a tank with water that gets heated and a large square device that you rest on the wall to heat the glue to a point where the wallpaper can be easily scraped off.
Now that all the wallpaper has been removed go ahead and take a large sponge and a solution of that wallpaper stripper that we purchased earlier and wash those walls down as you want to get as much of that glue off as possible. I recommend sanding the wall to remove any debris left behind from the removal process.
The next step is to apply a full coat of stain blocking primer to the walls where the wallpaper has been removed. This is a very important step. The process seals in the remaining glue that has soaked into the wall. If you skip this process it is likely that a year down the line the finished paint will begin to crack as the glue seeps out.
Once the wallpaper is off, the walls are washed, sanded, and primed you can patch and texture the walls as needed. If you had to make some large patches or texture spots go ahead and seal those with the primer used earlier. Congratulations you are now ready to paint using one of those great zero VOC paints we recommended in our earlier blog. Good luck!
Material and Tools
RUST-OLEUM 02966 1Head Wlpr Remover Tool Piranha 202301L Wallpaper Removal Scoring Tool
Zinsser® High Hide Cover-Stain® Primer Product Page Zinsser® Odorless Oil-Base Stain Blocker Product Page
Wagner 0282018, 705 Steamer 1-Gallon Wallpaper Steamer Zinsser 98014 4-Inch Long-Handle Scraper Tool
How do I Remove Popcorn Ceiling From my Home?
Popcorn, Acoustic, Stucco, Cottage Cheese, whatever you may call it, removal of this type of ceiling finish is very popular. The temptation to remove this unsightly mess off your ceiling can be strong and you may want to jump right in. But before you start scraping it away there are a couple things you should know so that the project is done properly, looks good, and most importantly you stay safe.
The first thing you need to know is that homes built before 1980 could have asbestos in the acoustic. Asbestos is a fibrous material that was used to help protect against fire. It has since been linked with multiple lung disorders. Testing for the substance is an important first step. Homes built after 1980 rarely have asbestos in the acoustic ceilings but it may be prudent to test anyway. It is important to take responsibility for testing before you proceed with your project. If your test is positive you will need to contact a local asbestos removal contractor. Be sure to sit down before you get the estimate as this can be a very pricy endeavor. In lieu of removing the asbestos-filled acoustic, the acoustic can be painted using specially designed light weight acoustic paints. These products perform best when you spray them on. Often the directions say you can roll them, I would avoid that if at all possible as it may damage the ceiling and disturb the asbestos.
Getting Started
Now you are ready to start. Your first step is to fully mask the floor.
- Cover the floor with plastic
- Lay a second sheet of plastic over the first. (Trust me you will like this step)
- Lay some plastic outside the door of the room where you are doing the removal
- Place an old towel on top of that to help contain the acoustic being removed
Next you will want to wet the ceiling to minimize the amount of dust from the removal process. You can use a garden sprayer or carefully use a hose to do that. Make sure you do not over saturate the acoustic as you do not want the drywall underneath to become too wet. Once the ceiling has been dampened you can use a wide drywall knife, 8'' or 12'' knives work well, to carefully remove the wet acoustic. I say carefully because the more nicks and scrapes you inflict on the drywall the more you will have to fix later. Once all the acoustic has been removed roll up that second piece of plastic and haul it to the trash can. Let the ceiling dry overnight. Setting up a fan to keep the air moving is a good idea. The next day sand the ceiling to get any residual acoustic off the surface. Use 100 grit drywall sandpaper or drywall sanding grids for this step.
Next you should skim coat (apply a smooth layer of drywall mud on) the whole ceiling. This can be done by using a 9'' roller, drywall mud and the widest drywall knife you can handle. Ideally you will have two people for this. The process goes like this…
- Thin the mud just enough to get it to roll out.
- One person rolls out the mud and the second person smooth's it out with the drywall knife.
- Excess mud from each pass can be put in a drywall pan.
- Turn the fans back on and wait until the mud is fully dry.
- Once it is all good and dry sand the mud again and repeats the process.
Hopefully after letting the second coat dry and sanding it you will have a surface that can be textured using a texture machine or painted as it is depending on the finish you would like to have. Flat paint works best on ceilings as it shows less flaws in the finish. You will also want to caulk the corners in between paint coats to give yourself nice clean corners.
Materials and Tools
- Drywall knives
- Safety glasses
- Hose or Hudson sprayer
- Plastic
- Tape (red vinyl works well when using water)
- Drywall mud
- Sanding pole
- Drywall sandpaper or sanding screens
- Flat paint
- Gloves
- Dust masks
- An old towel
- Texture machine
- Mud pan
Examples of materials you may need
Asbestos Test kit
Pro-Lab AS108 Asbestos Do It Yourself Test Kit
Dryfall Acoustic paint
Waterborne Dry Fall | Waterborne Interior Coating
Texture machine
Drywall knives
MARSHALLTOWN The Premier Line 3512SD 12-Inch Stainless Steel Taping Knife with DuraSoft Handle
Pro Tip: What are VOC's and Should I Care?
The term VOC gets tossed around a lot these days. Let's start with what VOC stands for. The term refers to volatile organic compounds. Sounds bad right? I hear you asking, "but what does that mean?" Simply stated VOC's are the solvents that get released into the air as paint dries. There are other kinds of VOC's but we are dealing strictly with what is a emitted from paints in the drying process.
In oil based paints the solvent is paint thinner. As the thinner in the paint evaporates it releases high levels of Volatile Organic Compounds; this is one reason they smell so strong. In water-based paints the solvent is, well, water so when it evaporates there is less smell.
Now you're thinking, "I've got it" so let me throw you a bit of a curve. There are a lot of other compounds in paint, some that help it flow out evenly (we will talk about that in another post), some that allow it to cover better, others that help with washability and the list goes on and on. Even the tinting colors used to make that perfect color for your bedroom contain VOC's. And you guessed it, as they dry they escape into your home.
This brings us to why you should care about VOC's. These low VOC pants are designed for painting the interior of your home and the byproduct of them releasing low or no VOC's is low or no odor as you paint your home. This is bad news for those of you who like the smell of fresh paint but good news for those of you who are concerned about the level of toxins being released into your home. Your paint store or, better yet, your local painting professional can give you more information on these great products. As with selecting any paint choose the best quality you can afford and the results will speak for themselves.
Pro Tips: Why is My Paint Peeling and How Can I Fix It?
In our Pro Tip Series we attempt to answer frequent questions that homeowners have.
In today's post we tackle the question: Why is the paint peeling off my doors and trim?
There could be any number of reasons for this surface condition, the most common cause tends to be water-based paint having been applied over oil based paint. Water-based paints have a lot of great qualities, sticking well over oil based paint just isn't one of them. This can be a real challenge to repair, but it can be fixed if you take the right steps.
What are those right steps you ask? Well that's a great question and I'm glad you asked.
The first step is to check and see how well the paint is sticking. Meaning, it is not coming off easily when scratched with your fingernail. In the best case scenario the paint is still sticking fairly well.
If this is the case follow these steps:
- Lightly sand the failing paint
- Apply a coat of oil based primer on top of the water based paint.
- Next lightly sand the primer to get a smooth surface
- Finally apply two coats of quality semi-gloss enamel and you're done
If the paint scratches off easily with your fingernail, you will need to follow these steps:
- First remove all loose and failing paint using a stiff putty knife, paint scraper and sandpaper.
- Once this has been accomplished sand the surfaces thoroughly
- Apply a coat of oil based primer
- Next lightly sand the primer to get a smooth surface
- Lastly apply two finish coats of quality semi-gloss enamel.
If you just hate the idea of using oil based primer, check with your local paint store and explain the situation. Depending on where you live they may have a water-based primer that will do the job for you. Good luck with your painting project!
Your friendly professionals at Maxson Painting


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Masergy has proudly partnered with Inference Solutions, a leader in the development of award winning, voice automation applications. What sets Inference apart is our core technology, which is the result of many years research into the field of machine learning and artificial intelligence. Interactive Voice Response (IVR) is now simpler than ever to automate calls that organizations would otherwise need people to handle, in turn saving them money and enabling new functionality.
With the release of Inference Studio, customers are now able to manage all of your customer's IVR calls from a single point. A simple web interface enables users to develop the IVR call flows with ease, making Inference Studio a true service creation environment.
Inference IVR applications can be standalone or used in combination to provide an end-to-end solution, and available to Masergy's customers on the UC Hosted solutions or premise based systems. Inference offers a wide range of packaged self-service applications that complement and enhance Unified Communications and Call Center offerings for enterprise businesses. The self-service solutions are proven to be faster and less expensive to deploy, while providing higher quality customer outcomes than previously possible.
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The IVR Applications can be deployed using the above interactive capabilities in any combination that suits your business application needs. Masergy's Cloud delivered IVR solution provides a business with compelling justifications for investment in voice automation applications with quick deployment.
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The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency (RPA), on behalf of the City of Chattanooga, will work with a consultant team led by Code Studio of Austin, Texas, to develop a form-based code for five Downtown neighborhoods. The downtown neighborhoods included in this project are: North Shore, Riverfront, City Center, M.L. King and Southside.
A multi-day charrette has been scheduled for March 7 - 12 in order to allow the community to assist in the preparation of the new form-based code. A charrette is an intensive planning session where citizens, planners and other technical professionals collaborate. Throughout the process, the public has a chance to give input and react to consultant concepts, leading to a more refined vision with many of the details for the new zoning. Charrettes are inclusive by nature and are designed to build consensus from the outset, providing a collaborative forum to bring all parties together with a focus on a common goal. The hands-on nature of the charrette, the opportunity to interact with differing perspectives and the short feedback loop allows issues to be identified and resolved early on in the process.
At our lunch & learn, Karen Hundt will give a synopsis of the charrette and next steps.


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Belmont Abbey scored 11 runs in the first five innings as 11 of the Crusaders 17 hits went for extra bases in an 11-6 road win at Emmanuel in the Conference Carolinas opener this afternoon. Belmont Abbey improves to 4-3 overall and 1-0 in Conference Carolinas, while the Lions drop to 1-8 overall and 0-1 in league play.
The series will conclude tomorrow with a doubleheader beginning at noon.
Emmanuel scored first in the bottom of the first, but the Crusaders answered with four runs in the top of the second on a two RBI single from Conor Kwalwasser and a pair of RBI doubles from Ryan Allen and Levi Wright.
One inning later, Kwalwasser clouted a solo homer and Anthony Dimino made it 6-1 with the first of his two doubles, this one scoring Allen.
The momentum carried into the fourth as Nick Nunziato blasted a solo homer, then one inning later a three run shot by Allen and a run scoring double by Nunziato chased home Dimino for the eleventh run.
That was all Harry Ferguson needed, as he moved his record to 3-0 as the offense gave him plenty of room to work. He allowed six runs, only five earned, in five and one-thirds innings. He fanned four and walked a pair. Robert Taft worked the final three and two thirds innings scoreless to record the save. He struck out six and scattered five hits. He threw 41 pitches, 29 for strikes.
Emmanuel starter Mason Tyler suffered the loss after giving up four runs on five hits, striking out one and walking a pair.
Belmont Abbey rapped out 17 hits as Dimino and Weston Clarke both doubled twice. Allen, Nunziato and Genthe each had one. Allen was just a triple shy of hitting for the cycle. Allen drove in four runs with Nunziato adding two. Dimino, Clarke and Allen all had three hits.


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On Friday, Feb. 10, approximately 200 Advanced Placement students from local high schools visited Brenau University for a special screening of Experimenter: The Stanley Milgram Story. The movie is a unique portrayal of Milgram's famous obedience experiment and the fall-out about the ethics of the experiment. The visiting students enjoyed the movie, with many even applauding at the end.
After the movie, the students participated in a variety of activities that demonstrate various psychology-related concepts including a "drunk goggles" obstacle course, virtual dementia tour, simple tasks while wearing inversion goggles, a neuroscience demonstration of brain motor commands, the "rubber hand" illusion and the hearing voices experience.
The event stems from ideas generated by the Brenau-Behavioral Analysis Club lead by Professor Perry Daughtry. The successful implementation of PsychOUT! can only be done through the efforts of the Brenau Admissions Department, with active involvement from the psychology faculty, students in the clinical counseling master's program and the members of B-BAC.


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Gorod 2 (City 2 from Russian) is very popular Russian vest created for OMON (Russian SWAT) as universal vest for any purposes. It have good balance and made from durable fabric, that will provide longtime use of this vest.
It have everything what you need: 4 pouches for AK mags, 4 universal pockets, pouch for radiostation and loops for belt (so, you can also place smershes pouches on it.
One size fits all. Universal size for everyone (from 40 till 64 size)
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An interesting day at the salon.
Models: Chanon Finley & Ana Chentsova
An interesting day at the salon.
Models: Chanon Finley & Ana Chentsova
I've been really busy working on other projects and traveling so I haven't posted anything in quite awhile. I was just browsing through some old shoots and stumbled up this image of Chanon from a shoot for Arsenic Magazine in Beverly Hills a few years ago. I'm moving back to LA in two weeks so I hope to shoot more while I'm there.
Last month I was hanging out in London for 2 weeks and on the way home to San Diego I had a two hour layover in New York which turned into a week long stay. For those of you that don't know, since 2008, I've been working with a company called 3Dar which is a video/post-production/animation studio based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Our good friends/long time client Mirrorball was collaborating with Perrier on a street art campaign and brought us in to help with some video production to showcase the art and to create some interactive displays at some of the events they were doing in Toronto and NYC. Check out the some of what we were doing:
If you thought mid-September was an uneventful time of the year, think again — today we reveal Perrier's Limited Edition Street Art Collection and you are front and center for the big moment. This new creation is a groundbreaking collaboration between three global street artists: Sasu, JonOne and Kobra, who hail from Tokyo, Paris and São Paulo respectively. All three world-renowned artists were selected to complete one unique task — to redesign, refresh and renew the iconic look of the Perrier bottle in their very own way.
Defining a new era in Perrier packaging, this Street Art Collection brings one of the most popular contemporary art movements to the palm of your hand. Previously disregarded for its illicit and underground nature, street art has grown to be one of the most recognizable and democratized art forms. The bold, colorful and youthful packaging continues to emphasize Perrier's daring and innovative nature.
Let the video take you on a special journey from the beautiful Perrier bottle to the innovative street art masterpiece it becomes today.
Photographer/Filmmaker Rob Whitworth (check out his awesome video BARCELONA Go!) shared this on Facebook yesterday, it's an amazing tilt-shift film by Pau Garcia Laita called GIRONA. It was shot in and around the Catalan province of Girona, Spain.
This is definitely one of the best time-lapse videos I've ever seen. Joel Schat does an amazing job at capturing the beauty of nature that is so often overlooked by today's fast paced living. None of the shots he took are quick and easy, they all take time and that time forces one to sit back and relax while enjoying something that's all around us, yet seldom appreciated. It's seeing videos and photography like this that continue to inspire me to get out and see as much of the world as possible. Amazing job Joel and Roadtrippers.com!
My beautiful friend and amazing model Gabriella just launched her new website www.fallinlust.com. If you like great photography and appreciate beauty then you should definitely check out her site. Gaby and I have shot a few times and have become great friends over the years and I'm really happy to see her website come to life because I know how much work she's put into it. Check it out!
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I was in LA yesterday taking photos for Arsenic Magazine's "Spring Fling" photo shoot. This shoot was more fun than usual because my good friend/photographer Janet Vuong was hanging out on set shooting some behind the scenes stuff. She also let me borrow her Nikon D800 and play around with some of her lenses as well. I'm definitely feeling the need to upgrade soon. Here are some of the behind the scenes shots, I was able to snap a few of Janet as well.
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Alyssa Smith and I met last summer on a shoot we were doing for Arsenic Magazine. We got together a few months later at her place in Los Angeles and shot some stuff for fun, here's one of the images from that day in September 2013.
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Model: Chanon Rosefelt-Finley
Photographer: Steven Williams
Client: Arsenic Magazine
Location: Los Angeles, CA
I finally have a bit of free time to go through images from my most recent photo shoot with Arsenic Magazine which took place on January 2, 2014 in Los Angeles, CA. I'll post more shots later.
I was just going through some old photos that I had taken during a camping trip two summers ago with my buddy Jozias and stumbled upon this shot which I took while driving around Big Bear. We were camping up in the San Gorgonio Wilderness for a few days and then spent a a night or two in Big Bear.
Here's another shot of the beautiful Eufrat that was taken in late 2011. This was edited by my good friends at Tuco Studio in Argentina.


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Scientists in Amsterdam say couples transfer tens of millions of microbes when they kiss, encouraging healthy exposure to bacteria. Suzannah Butcher reports.
If you're planning on sharing a few kisses under the misletoe this Christmas, then you might also be doing your health a favour. Scientists in Amsterdam have discovered that the amount of bacteria transferred during a French kiss is eight times higher than previously thought. And this, says microbiologist Remco Kort, is good for us. SOUNDBITE (English), MICROBIOLOGIST, REMCO KORT, SAYING: "What you could say is that when you obtain bacteria from your environment or your partner, which leads to an increased diversity, so more species, there are some indication that this is actually good for your health, because you will be able with more species to have more resistance against invasions of disease-causing micro organisms." Scientists at Micropia, the world's first museum of microbes, studied the kissing habits of 21 couples - with the results showing they transferred eighty million microbes during a ten second French kiss. And if they did it nine times a day, they soon shared similar communities of oral bacteria. The micro-organisms in our bodies are essential for food digestion and preventing disease - so all that kissing exposes us to healthy bacteria. And the Micropia scientists are so keen to spread the message, they've invented a Kiss-O-Meter to help you see exactly what gifts you and your partner are sharing this Christmas.


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The Farnborough Celebrity XI overcame a 5-0 deficit to come back level and win 5-4 on penalties in yesterdays Celebrity Charity match against Essex United.
Pictures of the event will be uploaded soon.
Mark Wright's Essex United romped into a five goal lead, but were pegged back level just before the end of the game.
The home celebrity team prevailed in the penalty shoot out, with Kevin Cooper slotting home the winning goal.
Over 900 supporters came out to to support the day, which was raising money for both "Irene Living with Cancer" and "Saving Tiny Lives" the Special Care Baby Unit of Frimley Park Hospital.
The monies are being reconciled, and will be passed onto the respective charities in due course.
On a sad note, Irene Grinham who gave her name to one of the charities, succumbed to the illness earlier today, her family were able to relay to her the events of yesterday, and she was fully aware of the great comeback shown by the Farnborough Celebrity XI.
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That's the virtuous cycle at the heart of Virtuous Bicycle's philosophy of bike riding success; an informed rider has a better riding experience. When you enjoy your rides, you'll ride more, your skill, fitness, and confidence will grow, leading to the ultimate benefit — a lifetime of cycling enjoyment.
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We've finally defrosted from an epically weird winter season and are embracing spring in New York City with plenty of outdoor activity. We've been waiting with baited breath for long walks in Central Park, dates with our running buddies along the West Side Highway, and of course, plenty of patio brunches.
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Between sampling ClassPass sessions and running around at my PR job, I know I keep a really active lifestyle. Getting enough steps and physical activity isn't much of a worry of mine outside of those days when I don't leave my desk or I'm stuck on an airplane for business travel.
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When it comes to spring fitness fashion, I'm all about breathable layers and a lighter palette. Some mesh paneling or strategic cutouts, like my new favorite pair of Nike Air Force Ones, are both fashionable and functional as the weather warms up. I've traded in my black leather kicks and puffy vests for more lightweight footwear and cotton wraps.
Emily and I both love a funky workout legging and I'm particularly drawn to bold, big floral patterns to channel the season. Now that athleisure is socially acceptable, we can rock our favorite sweats to our go-to healthy brunch spots. We're big fans of the acai bowls from Two Hands in Nolita and Dimes in Chinatown (read our brunch review of Two Hands here; our brunch review of Dimes here) and pretty much any egg bowl at Egg Shop. Another draw of the Jawbone is it syncs with other popular apps like MyFitnessPal to give you a more holistic look into your lifestyle. You can track your meals to hold you accountable if you've been hitting the pastry basket too hard or indulging in one too many mimosas.
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The Shopko era is officially under way in Greybull.
With the cutting of a ceremonial ribbon on Thursday morning, store manager Andy Smith welcomed shoppers who had assembled for the grand opening of the store as well as the specials and giveaways offered in conjunction with it.
Just as Pamida had done, Shopko began its association with the Greybull community by making a generous donation of $2,500 to Big Horn County School District No. 3. Barry Bryant, the superintendent of schools, was present to accept the donation.
Mike Beckley, a regional supervisor for Shopko, said shoppers would immediately notice that the new store has a more "open atmosphere" than one they saw when they visited the old Pamida store.
He also touted the improved product lines offered by Shopko.
The Greybull store is one of approximately 170 former Pamidas being converted to Shopko Hometowns this year.
Smith called it an exciting day not only for Shopko but also for him and his team of employees, who were tasked with empting nearly a dozen semi trucks full of merchandise within a 3 ½ week period.
"This is the day we've been working toward," Smith said, a sense of relief in his voice. "The team (of employees) that I've got here is just fantastic. In fact, I'd take them over anybody's else's team…they are that good."
According to a company release, Shopko is a $3 billion retailer that operates almost 350 stores in 22 states throughout the Midwest, Mountain, North Central and Pacific Northwest regions.


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One of these music sanctuaries is the Haus der Musik (Vienna House of Music) located in the Palace of Archduke Charles, in the old part of the Austrian capital, between St. Stephen's Cathedral and the State Opera.
The admirable Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in the same building in the year 1842. Today, the Haus der Musik is the home of the museum of the orchestra, which is set in the palace's first-floor staterooms. The museum shares space with other attractions such as the waltz dice game (an interactive activity that allows participants to compose a waltz). At the museum, highlights of the Philharmonic's New Year's Concert are played every hour in a condensed version of only 35 minutes.
This building holds a great deal of history, but visitors are also invited to listen, to play, to see, to write and to discover its many secrets. Music lovers also have the privilege of playing virtual orchestra conductor for a few minutes. Just remember, the musicians obey the dictates of the director and even applaud if he /she does well. Interestingly, if you fail in your effort, they may clap as well.
It is clear that for the management team at the House of Music, information and education are just as important as entertainment. In fact, in their real and virtual rooms, visitors learn how sounds are created as well as the exact concept of music.
The Museum leaves room for amusing activities. For example, in the Instrumentarium you can get inside king size instruments. Another game is to compose your own music in the Futuresphère, where the sounds and the atmosphere created by movements, touch, and voice are stored and mixed in a Future Music Blender with creative ideas from other visitors, to shape new universes of sound.
The third floor is dedicated to the composers. Many of the greatest musicians in history settled in Vienna: Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Strauss, Mahler… And Mozart, born in Salzburg, used to live in the capital.
In the House of Music`s store, you can buy CDs, musical instruments, and music literature. There is also a restaurant overlooking the historic center of Vienna, where visitors can regain their strength and continue the tour of the capital of classical music. ■


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Speaker Vos: Zoo Interchange delay "definitely possible"
As legislators try to work out one of the biggest pieces of the state's next budget, transportation, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos [R-Rochester] says it could lead to a delay in the Zoo Interchange project.
Tuesday, Vos said Assembly Republicans want significantly less borrowing than Governor Walker proposed to fund state transportation projects. Vos cited a $400 million annual deficit in the state's transportation budget, and said it's a priority to fix that issue first, then maintain the roads already built.
He also pointed out other projects around the state that have already been delayed, while the Interchange project still has not.
Vos said, \"My goal would be to not short change the entire state to fund a single project, my goal would be to say we need to fix this problem and make sure we have enough revenues to pay for the roads the Legislature and the state taxpayers know we need to get done.\"
Vos was asked if that means a delay is possible, he said, \"It's definitely possible as it is with every road project in the state if we don't find a way to pay for what we're utilizing.\"
Vos said he wants to see at least 800 million dollars in borrowing cut out of the proposed budget, and says it's something he's talking to other legislative leaders about.


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A service-level agreement (SLA) is a contract between a logistics service provider and a customer that specifies, usually in measurable terms, what services the logistics service provider will furnish. Many logistics service providers will provide their customers with an SLA. More recently, logistics departments in major companies have adopted the idea of writing a service level agreement so that services for their customers (users in other departments within the company) can be measured, justified, and perhaps compared with those of outsourcing network providers.
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There are many more KPIs that can be added to this basic SLA agreement. The more KPIs, the more difficult the negotiation process. It can take months to negotiate a complex SLA/KPI document, as you go back and forth with your logistics provider so the document becomes a "win-win" for both parties.
After the SLA/KPI is an approved document by both the customer and logistics provider, this document and its contents need to be reviewed monthly to begin with, and quarterly thereafter.
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There should also be a QBR or Quarterly Business Review on the transportation company you choose. If they have a Transportation Management System (TMS), optimization of your freight will occur. Ensure you get your share of the Cost Reduction using optimized routes and lanes The fuel surcharge (FSC) should also be negotiated/managed and not an automatic increase. This should also be a contract with agreements and milestones.
Important comment: Always use collaboration and trust in your dealings with a logistics service provider. Not everything is costs or price discussions. Let the logistics provider show you his ability to be the professional you partner with in this "win-win" relationship.
Communication is critical. The SLA/KPI document is a living document and should be reviewed frequently: monthly during the new, "honeymoon" period and perhaps, quarterly thereafter.
You and your logistics partner's theme should be: What gets measured gets accomplished. If not, why not?
Suggestion: Don't do business with a logistics service provider unless they agree to create a mutually agreed upon SLA/KPI
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Luis Enrique took over at Barca earlier this summer after Barca ended the 2013-14 season trophyless under Argentine boss Gerardo Martino.
The Nou Camp chief has quickly set about revamping his squad, with Cesc Fabregas leaving for Chelsea and Croatian star Ivan Rakitic joining from Sevilla.
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The tool that we're featuring today is the specialty ruler, specifically the Quick Curve Ruler. There are many specialty rulers out there that are specifically designed to help you more easily piece a certain kind of quilt. The featured quilt today is the Curved Ruler Quilt by Alison Robins of Little Island Quilting in the Channel Islands. This quilt was actually designed by the ruler designer Jenny Pedigo but Alison's version features bright modern fabrics and a personal spin on this pattern. Read on as Alison describes more.
Alison says:
I'm not a huge hoarder of tools for quilting (unlike fabric!). More a fly by the seat of your pants make it up as you go along kind of quilter. I don't like following patterns hugely. Spend my 'real' life following rules and doing things the 'right' way so quilting has to be a 'do it my way' release from that.
However, when I saw the patterns Jenny was creating with the ruler I knew I was going to buy it. I'm particularly interested in her taking traditional blocks (such as the nine patch) and by using her ruler, changing it into something far more contemporary. When I have more spare moments in my day, I want to investigate more blocks like that.
I don't belong to a Modern Quilt Guild. Live on a small island (pop. 60'000) where there is no 'LQS' and no quilt guild. There are very few people who I know of that quilt. 100% all of my inspiration and interaction with other quilters comes from online and I think has definitely shaped me as a quilter.
What do I think makes it modern? The design and the fabrics used. However one man's meat is another man's poison so that's just my own thoughts on modern!
I have been quilting for over 15 years. I learnt (in Dutch) in the Netherlands. We hadn't been living there long so I could talk about selvedges and straight of grain in Dutch but not order something in a shop!
As mentioned above, the 'isolation' of living on such a small island has definitely shaped me as a quilter and I have tried to reflect that on my blog by showing pictures of the little island in my blog header. However…it is rather a beautiful isolation so no complaints from me for living here!
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The Quick Curve Ruler is the specialty ruler that Alison used in this fun quilt. It was designed by Jenny Pedigo of Sew Kind of Wonderful. The great thing about specialty rulers is that there is unlimited room for creativity.
And the creator of the ruler, Jenny Pedigo is having a fun time herself exploring this ruler. You'll find lots of patterns and ideas on her blog, Sew Kind of Wonderful.
Recently, she's been exploring how to use the ruler in block based quilts. Here are two great examples:
The possibilities are endless. What is your favorite specialty ruler?


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Medawisla Lodge and Cabins
Last month I attended a nature photography workshop organized by the Appalachian Mountain Club & Allagash Brewing Company at Medawisla Lodge and Cabins in Greenville, Maine. It was an incredible weekend of seasonally inspired food, Allagash beer tastings and nature photography instruction by photographers Cait Bourgeault and Chris Shane. I started following Cait on Instagram a few months ago and love her photography so much. She seems to always be in the mountains hiking with her dogs, so I had a hunch we'd get along. Chris was completely new to me but I enjoyed getting to know him during the workshop in Maine. When he introduced himself as an "adventure photographer" I knew I had much to learn from him. I feel like I've only scraped the smallest surface of what I know about photography so I was really excited to attend this workshop and learn as much as I could.
This was my first time visiting this part of Northern Maine and it was absolutely stunning. The area is part of the 100 mile wilderness and as the name suggests, it's pretty remote. I was a little concerned about making the drive from Boston on my own, so I carpooled with my friend Mat and his wife from Allagash and met them in Portland, Maine before heading up. The drive went by quicker than it would have if I'd driven alone and we saw some beautiful scenery and quirky general stores along the way.
Once we arrived we loaded our things into wheelbarrows and made our way to our cabin. I was supposed to stay in the bunkhouse but got a last minute upgrade to a cabin with my own room. I spent two-nights at the newly constructed Medawilsa Lodge in waterfront cabin number 4. Our two-bedroom cabin was super cozy with a wood burning stove, kitchenette and porch where we could gaze out at the the water.
There are wheelbarrows available to load in/out of your cabin or bunkhouse which made schlepping all of my gear to and from the car pretty easy!
My super cute room in Waterfront Cabin 4. The other room in our cabin has a queen sized bed but I didn't want to intrude on friends staying there for a pic. 🤣 I loved the LL Bean flannel bedding and the buffalo check blankets were perfect to tote around for a chilly canoe ride.
Our kitchenette was fully stocked with enamelware, pots and pans and a mini fridge but we didn't really need to use it as breakfast and dinner are provided by the lodge and our lunches were also prepared for us. I would recommend bringing some fresh coffee and coffee making equipment to enjoy in your cabin. They have organic coffee at the lodge but it would have been nice to make some in our cabin if we'd thought of it.
Our first night was all about getting acquainted with the group and the instructors. After a delicious meal in the lodge we set up our tripods in a field for some night photography. I don't do much night photography (zero actually) so I decided to leave my comfort zone and join the instructors outside to capture the starlit sky. There's very little light pollution in Greenville, Maine and this made for top-notch star gazing opportunities. We saw several shooting stars and it felt so good to be under the stars.
The next morning we were up bright and early to capture the sunrise. The lodge is a short walk from Second Roach Pond where I shot this sunrise. You can see Mount Katahdin and much more from the dock and part of the all-inclusive experience here includes canoes, kayaks, paddle boards and life vests for easy access to water activities. Isn't this place unreal? So beautiful.
After our morning shoot we went to the lodge to enjoy a hot breakfast. We had the option of doing a 1/2 day hike or a full day hike as our afternoon activity and we opted for the 1/2 day. Our trail lunches were packed and waiting for us at breakfast too. Every need was covered. I could get used to this all-inclusive kind of travel!
We hiked about 8 miles that day through the woods and up a brand new trail to Shaw Mountain. We had the most beautiful, mild fall weather. Not too cold, not too hot. It was perfect.
After the hike I went back to my room to relax before beer hour and another round of sunset photography before dinner.
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I was really impressed with the family-style meals that we were served at the Medawisla Lodge. On our first night we were served roasted salmon (yum!) with vegetables and rice and on our second night they served a traditional Thanksgiving dinner which was awesome. The food was prepared really well and for lunch, they made us sandwiches in our trail lunch. Each night after dinner we wrote on a brown paper bag what kind of sandwich we wanted and in the morning we picked them up after breakfast.
We enjoyed a lake side bonfire on our second night. The staff started the fire, maintained it and pointed out several different constellations with a laser pointer in the sky. It's amazing how knowledgable they are! We bundled under our buffalo check blankets from our cabins and enjoyed another incredible night in the most beautiful, remote location keeping warm by the fire.
I slept so well that night! I went to bed with the smell of campfire in my hair happy and exhausted. On our final morning we had just enough time to paddle around the pond before packing up to head back to civilization. It was an action packed weekend of making new friends, practicing photography and experiencing everything there was to do and see at the beautiful Medawisla Lodge. If you're the outdoorsy type, I can't recommend this place enough! It's a drive from Boston but you're rewarded with a gorgeous landscape, an abundance of outdoor activities and great food. I need to spend more time in the woods. It's so good for the soul.
A giant thank you to Allagash Brewery and the AMC for hosting this wonderful weekend! And thank you to Cait and Chris for all of your tips and knowledge! For my new england ladies, check out Alpine Women Collective for lady hikes!
Have you been to an AMC lodge before? I've heard great things about the others and can't wait to take Adam and Elsie to one. They're gonna love it!


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How I spent twenty four hours in Kuala Lumpur
Last week, I told my mum how exhausted I felt living a routinized life with unpredictable off days. Two days later, she bought us a return ticket to Kuala Lumpur with the excuse that it's been a long time since she went there to shop. I visit this busy Malaysian city quite frequently growing up since I have relatives who migrated there (so it's absolutely nothing new to me) but I have never done it within such a short period of time and the last time I went here was three years ago - so I guess it's worth writing about.
We took the Starmart Express since there weren't any budget flights available to depart at 8pm and I was dreading the long drive up to KL but surprisingly, it didn't turn out to be such a bad idea actually! I was pretty impressed to be honest - their inclined seats were pretty spacious with massage functions, there were two power plugs free for use for every row and the ride only took five hours instead of the usual seven! My mum had booked Ancasa Hotel & Spa for our one day trip but we reached in the middle of the night and didn't wanna check in early because we had to pay for an extra night (RM299) at the hotel, so she called her sister (my aunt) and we crashed at her cute little home across town.
Look closely, you'll see little children playing on their tricycles. You don't see that in Singapore anymore.
I love how in this part of town, you can actually look at the sky without having high rise buildings blocking your view.
We visited SOGO first - a frequently visited shopping mall filled with local and international brands.
Reminds me alot of Metro or any other mall in Singapore, actually.
You'll get to see a lot of fabric shops and tailors along the streets of KL and they're extremely cheap!
Basically Bubble Tea or better known as "Sweet Talk" in Singapore.
I learnt somewhere that if you wanna know how good the bubble tea shop is - try their Chocolate first.
RM7.90 for a huge cup of Chocolate Ice Blended. Pretty thick with loads of bubble pearls.
Street food is the shizzz here but when it comes to these, I say trust your instincts and common sense. If the stall's right beside a drain with a seller that wipes his or her sweat and the same bare hands to pack your food into plastic bags that were taken off the floor, obviously don't consume or even purchase anything from there.
I call this the Malaysian Old Chang Kee - my favourite street food of all time because these stuff only costs RM1 per stick - which is approximately 35cents in SGD. Such a joy for someone who loves stick food as much as me. The Old Chang Kee stalls in Singapore charge us up to $1.50 nowadays.
This was basically my meal throughout the entire stay!
Moving on to transportation in KL. If you're the clueless type, there are tons of cabs available on the streets that can send you to your destination. However, if you're a foreigner, the chances of you being haggled at is quite high. Local drivers usually look out for foreigners or tourists on purpose and charge them alot higher than the supposed price. If you insist on cabbing, be sure to check that they charge you according to the meter installed in the cab instead of any other means. The next best thing would be to travel via train or monorail. It's pretty idiot proof I should say, get a map of the city and everything's self explanatory.
Traveling by monorail and train's also one of the cheapest mode of transportation here. You'll have to purchase tickets from the counter and the price depends on your destination. These coin-like chips are your ticket in and out of the gantry. Tap these when boarding and insert it into the coin slot when alighting. Simple as that!
This is the RapidKL train. The monorails are only two cabins long.
Finally reached Ancasa Hotel & Spa. My mum booked a deluxe room on the tenth floor at a discounted rate of only SGD80 through Agoda.com. That's an extremely good price for hotel this complete - walking distance to tourist spots like Petaling Street, bath tub, free wifi, swimming pool and breakfast included. If I'm not mistaken, the original price was close to RM250 per night for a deluxe room. What an awesome deal for us! With that kind of price in overpriced Singapore....... you'd probably only get a hotel room with no windows.
My aunt and cousin tagged along. Seeing how my mum and I had so little time in KL and had to board the coach back to Singapore at 11pm that night without even being able to stay the night - we decided to gave the one night's stay to my aunt for saving us and letting us crash at her place the night before.
There are definitely nicer views of the city but these aren't that bad at all.
Petaling Street - the famous spot for both locals and tourists to splurge on fake branded goods that looks exactly the same at only a quarter of the original price. The place only starts full operation after 5pm or 6pm and some local shopkeepers (usually the Chinese) have this belief that they cannot reject the first customer of the day - all for good feng shui. Make friends with the shopkeepers, some can really offer you good prices. Buying in bulk can also help you haggle the price down even more! So if for example, you and your friends are planning to buy branded shirts - find a shop that has all your preferences and haggle the price down to around RM15 per shirt - that's only SGD6.50!
Our coach back to Singapore was at midnight so we had some time to waste - Starbucks it is, as usual.
We got to seat on a double decked coach on our way back to Singapore and even got the front seat. I had my legs up on the dashboard the whole way back and the journey only took us four hours from Kuala Lumpur to Johor. Seeing how we only had approximately twenty four hours including traveling to and from Singapore - this has been a pretty fruitful trip, I should say!


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A Texas grandmother explained today how she piled three children into a bathtub to survive a rampaging tornado and hung on to a toddler's feet as the twister tried to suck the boy into its vortex.
When the nightmare was over the house where Sherry Enochs was holed up was little more than "wood and debris piled up," she and three children she was babysitting were covered in mud and Enochs had a nail speared into her foot, but they were alive.
Enochs' story is one of the more remarkable ones to come out of the Texas tornadoes that triggered remarkable destruction, but caused no deaths.
Enochs was babysitting her 18-month-old grandson Lane, Abigail Jones, 19 months, and another child when she spotted a monster tornado headed towards the home of her daughter Lindsey in the town of Forney.
"I didn't have very long. I was looking out my bedroom window and I saw it coming across the fields and I was on the phone with my daughter and she told me, 'Mom, you probably need to go take cover,'" Enochs told ABC News.
"So I grabbed them up with a comforter and got them in the bathtub and just sat in there until it got over."
"There was a gush of wind come through and I just feel like it was taking him and I just grabbed him harder just to keep him there with me. It was really hard," Enochs said.
She described hanging on to Lane's feet in a tug of war with an enraged Mother Nature until she was finally able to pull him back into the tub.
"She held on to his feet, just by his feet," Lindsey Enochs told ABC News. "And the wind kept taking him, but she held on to him. And he's fine. He's here."
Enochs said the children were "pretty quiet" during the storm. "I was kind of worried about Lane because he was not saying anything and I had said his name and he looked up at me and I knew he was okay and the other kids were fine," she said.
When it was over, "The little girl was covered in mud and Lane had the mud up his nose and in his face. I don't know how that happened."
Lindsey Enochs rushed home after the tornado passed and when she saw her home, the fourth building on the block, she feared the worst.
"I started counting houses. I counted the first house, it was standing. The second house was standing, the third house was standing. And then I got to our fourth house and it was not standing. There was nothing there, just wood and debris piled up," Lindsey Enochs said.
"I don't see how they made it out at all," she said. "Then there was just so much joy when I found out that they were okay. I just couldn't believe it. It was a miracle."
Forney was one of the towns hit hardest by Tuesday's twisters and are cleaning up along with Lancaster and other areas. About 650 homes were damaged in Tuesday's Texas tornado outbreak.
The warnings of severe weather have moved on with parts of the southern Plains, western Ozarks and lower Mississippi Valley at risk this week.
The National Weather Service has predicted chances of severe thunderstorms across parts of the mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valleys today, which might include large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes. Parts of the southeastern United States might also experience severe weather, according to the weather service.
A severe-storm warning was given for New Orleans overnight as more rain moved in and flooding began on some city streets, with reports of 2 to 3 feet of water on roads. A possible tornado touched down in Gentilly, La., early today, while a roof was blown off a house.
Peak tornado season in the southern states is March through May, while in the northern U.S. states storms rattle regions from late spring through early summer. April is typically the worst period for the South, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Bishop.
As a tornado ripped through the operating facility for Schneider National, a trucking company, it tossed 30,000-pound trucks high into the air, spinning them around before smashing them to the ground hundreds of yards away. Flattened and crumpled trailers littered the area in the aftermath of the twister.
Robert Cluck, the mayor of Arlington, Texas, declared a state of emergency to last for up to seven days, citing "widespread and severe damage."
The city also set up a disaster center. A disaster area was also declared by local officials in Lancaster, Texas, where about 300 homes were damaged.
"I guess shock is probably a good word," Lancaster Mayor Marcus Knight said Tuesday.
American Airlines canceled more than 450 arriving and departing flights at its hub, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, by Tuesday afternoon. Airport spokesman David Magaña told WFAA that more than 110 planes were damaged by hail.


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Australia vice-captain Michael Clarke marked his 50th Test appearance with a hundred to secure an Ashes draw at Edgbaston.
Clarke's 12th century at the top level eased the tourists to a stalemate after England began the fifth day sensing the chance to open up a 2-0 npower series lead.
Persistent defiance from Australia's batsmen meant the home attack laboured for long periods without success and the sides agreed to shake hands on a draw as soon as Clarke reached his landmark, which took the second-innings team total to 375 for five.
Not a single wicket went down in a two-and-a-half-hour session between lunch and tea as Clarke and Marcus North combined in a 185-run stand.
Left-hander North was only denied his own piece of cricket history when he was brilliantly caught for 96 by James Anderson, diving to hold high above his head with his right hand, off Stuart Broad.
Had the ball continued on its way to the third-man boundary, North would have become only the fourth Australian, following Arthur Morris, Don Bradman and Michael Hussey, to make three hundreds in his first five Tests.
His ill fortune in being held in such a spectacular manner contrasted to that of Clarke, who survived when his off stump was clipped by Broad without the bail dislodging on 92 and again four runs later when he sliced to wide slip off a Ravi Bopara no-ball.
Resuming in the morning 25 runs adrift on 88 for two, Australia's hard work before lunch seemed to have been undermined by the loss of Hussey for a determined 64, just four overs before lunch.


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An Iranian-American artist based in Brooklyn, Saleh's unique sound is deeply rooted in a troubadour tradition and has a heavy emphasis on lyrics and melody, with nods to gypsy, tango, and electronic music.
His first recording, The Cobblestone EP, was released in 2010 and went on to gain great audience and critical response, sending him around the country playing shows. While on tour in New York, Saleh teamed up with virtuoso cellist Dave Eggar and luminary drummer Chuck Palmer and the three began playing and touring extensively as a trio. They, together with DJ/Producer Chuck Wild (Captain Planet) recorded and released Saleh's first full length album, Undone. Described "like coming in and out of different worlds of music, guided by an incredible voice" and heralded as "one of the best out-of-left-field releases of 2013", the single "Open Your Mind Let Me Out" was nominated for an Independent Music Award.
Following Undone, Saleh released his second full-length album Antoinette in 2017 and reached #1 on the Merging Arts World Music Charts. Nominated for multiple Independent Music Awards, the 10-track album boldly weaves together the dark and hopeful to examine complex themes of shifting identity, cultural appropriation, romance, and the inextricable link between promise and despair.
In August of 2018, Saleh released Swan Bird, 5 tracks remixing some of Googoosh's biggest hits, reimagining the Queen of Iranian pop in a modern electro context.
Saleh has also founded The Libretto Project, where he regularly releases music inspired by novels, and works as a composer scoring films and commercials. Currently residing in Brooklyn, he continues to play all over the country, writing music that carves through many genres and influences, asking more questions than it answers.


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Rudy Tanzi leads the Alzheimer's Genome Project, a groundbreaking initiative in collaboration with the Cure Alzheimer's Fund that is dedicated to finding genes associated with Alzheimer's disease.
By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room
Once scientists identify what's going wrong with those genes in people who have the condition, they can work toward developing drugs that may repair the damage. "The idea is fix what's broken," Tanzi said.
In the meantime, I suggest you watch the video below, a couple of times, give this some serious thought.
If you don't see the Tanzi video go here.
Did you know Tanzi plays the piano? I didn't.
Music clears mind for Alzheimer's researcher
As world-class doctors mingled with entrepreneurs and technology innovators at the last TEDMED conference, beautiful piano music filled the ballroom during a snack break. I assumed TEDMED had hired a professional pianist to entertain us, but I realized my error when I got closer to the source: It was renowned Alzheimer's researcher Rudolph Tanzi trying out the shiny red instrument for fun. I also took a turn, but was quickly outdone - the piano's proprietor came over to say he mistook Tanzi's playing for Elton John's.
Go here to read more on Music clears mind for Alzheimer's researcher.
You might also find this video of interest, it is a good one -- Alzheimer's, Henry McCance and Rudolph Tanzi.
Also see:
- How Alzheimer's Destroys the Brain -- Video
- The Plan to End Alzheimers by 2020 -- Rudy Tanzi
- A Sudden Flash of Genius Rudy Tanzi
- What's the Difference Between Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
- Test Your Memory for Alzheimer's (5 Best Self Assessment Tests)
Original content Bob DeMarco, the Alzheimer's Reading Room


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Of her next broadcast, "Rock It Properly" host DJ Darla Bea writes:
"Take a ONCE IN A LIFETIME musical journey with me, Darla Bea, this Sunday April 8th, at 8pm. 'Rock It Properly' is SAME AS IT EVER WAS for a special tribute and lesson on Art Rock featuring the music of David Byrne, Talking Heads and the Tom Tom Club. KCSB MUST BE THE PLACE for all things Talking Heads. You don't have to be a PSYCHO KILLER to BYRNE DOWN THE HOUSE — just tune into 91.9fm and bring your BIG WHITE SUIT!
(805) 893-2424 to comment on a lineup featuring: Covers, Live Concert Performances and Solo Projects.
Get ready to rock out!"
"Rock It Properly" airs on Sundays through the spring from 8-10pm.


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