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Consumer Electronics - Dollhouse Songs
Punk/electro/techno-noise trio Consumer Electronics return with an album of all-new studio material, following on from last year's acclaimed "Estuary English" LP and this year's "Repetition Reinforcement" 12" on Diagonal. Housed in a sleeve featuring stunning cover artwork by Tokyo-based artist Trevor Brown, "Dollhouse Songs" further chronicles frontman Philip Best's trawl through the seedy thoroughfares of crumbling Tory Britain. "Learn Your Fucking Place" sneers Best in trademark-style, aping the austerity mongers of Britain's current right wing junta. Ably assisted on dark cracked electronics by Sarah Froelich and stunningly produced by noise/beat guru Russell Haswell, this latest instalment in CE's state-of-the-nation polemics is sure to be keenly anticipated. Featuring seven new studio tracks, 'History Of Sleepwalking', 'Knives Cut', 'Condition Of A Hole', 'Nothing Natural', 'The Push', 'Colour Climax' and 'Murder Your Masters' (the last track previously surfacing briefly as an ultra-rare gig only 7"), CE now features a twin vocal attack from the Best/Froelich husband-and-wife team, a furious tide of words spat out over a chaotic spew of mangled beats, bracing synths and state-of-the-art noise generation. This is their most personal and political album yet. "Dollhouse Songs" was mastered by Matt Colton at Alchemy for maximum effect. The record also comes complete with an inner sleeve featuring all the lyrics. An edition of #1000 copies


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Life is catching up with me and I thought of taking a miniature break, but I just can't, I have to make a little something every now and then, to feel good. I would go nuts if I never get to make something creative.. so every now and then I make something, but I don't have much time to work with, so the blog is often left for later.. =)
I showed you gifts last time, I knew I should have waited a day or two, because more gifts were on the way. Jennifer is so sweet, and when I won her giveaway, I got a few (a lot of extras) to share with my kids. We had a blast looking through that package =)
Lovely cards made by Jennifer
My daughter and I divided the things between us, and she put hair clips in both her own hair, mine and on her favourite sheep =)
Any way my kid was very happy for the stickers, we made posters for her dollhouse, her Lalaloopsy dolls were very happy with their new posters =)
Then I got this in the mail too, I bought these candle holders from Finland, found them in a Facebook group; Lundby Lovers
They are inspired by Alvar Aalto's candle holders. I just love them.
Instagram followers have already seen this picture but I share it again here =)
Like I said, I try to make some miniatures every now and then. This little dog was waiting for me, without legs, for a year, finally he got some legs =) Now he is just missing eyes and a nose.. I wonder how long it will take to make them... I try to finish some unfinished objects right now =)
And I had a bit of fun photographing Aragon while he visited my dollhouse family =)
Lovisa was so happy to see uncle Aragon again =)
Jon was more sceptic, since Aragon missed his birthday, but this skateboard made him light up again ;)
Hope you all are doing well, I read blogs every now and then, wont be able to comment as much as usual, but I like following you and I just can't keep away from the miniature-/blogworld for too long, so I guess I'll be talking to you soon again =)
Until then;
Until then;
Take care

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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Pirates Dinner Adventure
I wandered over to International Drive again to give the tablet another try. This pirate ship is one block East of International on Canada Avenue. As I walked towards the theater I saw 2 pirates on the street corner trying to entice tourists to get tickets. I thought, what luck I get to draw some pirates today. Unfortunately they turned on there heels and headed for the stage door before I had a chance to put a single line down on the tablet. As I was sketching a young British tourist who was lost asked me if I knew where Walgreen's was. I didn't have a clue.
Prints are available for each sketch for $250 and many originals can be purchased for $400. White museum grade shadow box frames are $100 more. You can e-mail Thor at email@example.com
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Philippa Sklaar
Philippa Sklaar is a survivor of abuse, author, international speaker and advocate. Philippa immigrated to the USA after she fled from a violently abusive marriage and resolved to learn a lesson and be more careful next time. In America, she met a man who, on the surface, was everything that her second husband was not. Until she owned her own contribution to the dance of abuse she was destined to repeat the pattern. Her story exists as proof of this.
She co-wrote When Loving Him Hurts – recovery from an abusive relationship and The Affair - recovery from illicit sex, lies, and betrayal. She is also the author of Hot Cuisine, and her clients included dignitaries such as Nelson Mandela and Elizabeth Taylor was her first client in LA. She appeared in the Food Network's Guy's Grocery Games with Guy Fieri and with Margaret Cho in Blind Dinner Party.
Her commitment to reduce domestic violence led her to create a nonprofit, The Women's Voice Project. She created a 14-week program that changes behavior. It is a groundbreaking boot camp that challenges women to flex muscles that they never knew they had. How to heal from the inside out and how to avoid perpetuating or repeating the pattern of abuse. Her program was accepted by the LAPD (Newton Division) and The California Institution for Women.
She is the recipient of the Soroptimist Downey Ruby Award 2017.
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Thoughts of a Wanderlust Vegan
We have been vegan for five years, and we could not be happier about our decision to better ourselves, the planet and the animals. It is truly the best decision we have ever made, it's one of those things in our lives that just makes sense. We love searching for new food/restaurants and we travel to experience what the world has to offer us vegans. When we research a new place to visit, we always search for vegan restaurants, festivals and events and it makes traveling all the more interesting; I am sure you have noticed that by now. We've hit up the Bristol Vegfest, Leeds Vegan festival, met vegan friends from facebook and went to animal sanctuaries.We love spending our time in the vegan world.
Aside from being vegan we have adopted the minimalist lifestyle. We moved to England with one suitcase each to live with for two years. We rent a fully furnished flat with two flat mates to minimize our spending on household expenses. The four of us all have better ideas for spending our money than just paying bills. We do have stuff back in Canada, which we will have to sort through again once we return. We did however get rid of a ton of stuff before we left. When we return to Canada we will have a better understanding of what we actually need to keep. The idea of moving back to Canada at the end of our two years here, helps minimize spending on stuff we just do not need. Instead we spend our money and energy on trips!
Along with minimalism we are a very frugal couple. We only spend money when necessary and are always searching for the greatest bargain. I have been told that deals search me out, but in actual fact, I think I am just that awesome at finding an amazing deal.
For example, We take the trains on off peak times. It is the worst time of day to want to travel but the prices are unbelievable. When we went to Portmouth the train at a decent time was £77 each. We decided to take the 6am train which ended up being £14. Yes, it was terrible waking up at 4am to get ready to catch a bus downtown, but we would rather use the difference of £126 on other trips. We have also recently discovered airbnb, which you can stay in someones house at a 1/3 of a price of a hotel!
I am so happy to be at the point in my life that I want to share it with others. I hope to inspire others to live the life they have always dreamed of. Anything is possible, and is achievable if you put your mind to it. Three years ago I could not leave the house by myself, today I live half way across the world living an amazing life.
If you enjoyed this post, you may like "Why Minimalism Improved Our Lives" Thank you for reading.


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Mom-To-Be Relying On Family'S Help
Who doesn't need a little extra help from Mom and Dad when you have your first baby? Not many of us would turn down that sort of assistance, and Kate Middleton is no different. It's reported that she will move in with her parents during the later stages of her pregnancy and is considering delivering at the hospital where she and her sister were born.
Still involved with her family
Yes, Kate Middleton is married to the Prince of Wales, and is pregnant with what may be the future leader of the UK, but Kate still loves her family and likely wants to be near them when her first baby is born. A source explains that Kate will be moving in with her parents near the end of her pregnancy and instead of traveling to where her husband and his brother were born (St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington) she may be checking into a hospital closer to her family's home, where both she and her sister Pippa were born (Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading). She is also expected to stay there until her baby is around six weeks old.
Traveling when in labor
I never had to go far when I was in labor with my children. I chose to deliver at the only hospital here in town, which is ust a few mere miles from my home. It is set up with many obstetricians and a fully-staffed operating room in case of emergency. I was also allowed to attempt three VBAC births there. All were successful, but some hospitals don't allow VBAC trials.
I know that some local moms have chosen to deliver at a hospital in a larger metropolitan area about 45 minutes to an hour away. And I know that moms everywhere often have to drive an hour or more just to reach a hospital. Labor is not the most comfortable experience, and just the short drive that I have done four times was brutal. So I do not blame the Duchess in any way for wishing to shorten her labor travel time.
Help from Mom
I also don't blame her for hanging at her former homestead either. She likely has every luxury at her fingertips as the wife of the Prince of Wales, but you can't buy the love and comfort of home and the care of your own mother.
More on Kate's pregnancy
Kate Middleton's pregnancy body deemed "incredible"
Kate Middleton lookalike buys baby bump
Kate Middleton's pregnancy gives England baby fever
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Cubelets, the coolest design toys yet.
I came across these interactive toys, was instantly sold. Where we had Lego growing up, kids these days play with smart phones, tablets and amazing toys like these Cubelets. The company behind the Cubelets is Modular Robotics, a spinoff from Carnegie Mellon University.
About the Cubelets Kit KT06
The KT06 kit (pre-order $160) contains 6 Cubelets that can be snapped together to make a variety of robots with no programming and no wires. You can build robots that drive around on a tabletop, respond to light and other objects, and have surprisingly lifelike behavior. But instead of programming that behavior, you snap the cubelets together and watch the behavior emerge like with a flock of birds or a swarm of bees.
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Phillip James Burslem (1763 - 1780)
Name: Phillip James BurslemSex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Abt 1763 Baptism: 15 Mar 1763 - Coleorton, Leics 1 Death: 8 Oct 1780 - Plymouth. 2 Burial: Cause of Death:
1. Rank/Regiment: In 1780 he was appointed an Ensign, Leicestershire Militia 2
Father: William Burslem (Abt 1719-1781) 3 Mother: Mary Curzon (1723- )
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Phillip is not identified as a beneficiary of his father's will dated 4 January 1781 and it is likely that the following account relates to Phillip's death.
"The Leicestershire Militia marched to Bristol in May, where they were stationed till August the 21st, when they were ordered off to Plymouth; and, while there, were joined by their colonel, the Duke of Rutland. They broke up their camp in December. A tragedy occurred when the regiment lay at Plymouth, which naturally at the time produced a great sensation. One of the officers (Lieut. Brown), having spoken disrespectfully of Surgeon Pack, Ensign Burslem took the part of the latter; and in so doing used very opprobrious language to Lieutenant Brown. This took place in the Duke of Rutland's marquee, on the 8th of October. Within two or three hours after the occurrence of the quarrel, the two officers met in an adjoining field, armed with pistols-Brown attended by Lieutenant Farmer and Burslem by Lieutenant Grundy. After firing a brace of pistols each, Burslem received a bullet in his right breast, which lodged in his body. He lingered of the wound between two and three days, and then died. A coroner's inquest was held upon the unfortunate man, when the jury returned a verdict of murder against Brown and the two seconds, who were afterwards placed upon their trial at Exeter, before Mr. Baron Perryn. A verdict of manslaughter was returned against the principal (who was fined 6s. 8d. and discharged), but the seconds were acquitted."
1. www.familysearch.com, Surety: 3.
2. James Thompson, The History of Leicester in the 18th Century (Leicester: Crossley and Clark and London: Hamilton, Adams & Co. 1871), Pages 170-1. Surety: 3.
3. Brigadier General F.G.Marsh C.M.G,D.S.O, The Godolphins (Privately Printed MCMXXX (1930)), page 54. Surety: 3.


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Two days ago, the brother of a friend of ours, Emmanuel De Merode was shot in an ambush while returning to his home within Africa's oldest national park, the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mercifully his injuries, though serious, are not life threatening. He had just delivered a dossier to the local government office in Goma in response to Soco Oil's Block V licence to explore for oil and gas within an area occupied by the park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
I had not anticipated on just my second post to be interrupting normal service to bring such a bulletin, but ever since meeting Emmanuel last summer I had been mulling over the possibility of writing about this remarkable area, famously home to a quarter of the world's precariously small population of mountain gorillas. Several angles seemed to present themselves and photography was an obvious one; the grandeur and diversity of this 7,800 sq. km landscape with its lakes, mountains, dense forests and active volcanoes; the struggles of the local population, the rangers and animals who occupy it; the dramatic and terrifying photographs by Brent Stirton, who made a documentary of the park for National Geographic Television - all presented a case. As did of course the gorillas themselves, with their close family units and like us, their dependence on a safe and productive environment to prosper and raise their young. There was always going to be much material to choose from.
However, the recent dramatic events prompted me to simply issue a plea to raise awareness of the park and of the remarkable efforts the staff and rangers go to in protecting it, often in the face of great danger. I would urge you to visit the Virunga National Park website to see the facts for yourself and get a feel for the challenges that need to be faced in this notoriously difficult region. There you will also find cause for some celebration, among them the support of the international community and conservation agencies, the dedication of the rangers, the environmental and economic initiatives of the Virunga Alliance, which promotes sustainable development over unsustainable mineral extraction.
Back at home at the micro level, you could say that leafing through an old family album and dwelling a little on the past is just misty-eyed nostalgia but I argue we look back to remind ourselves of the things that we value and that need to be conserved for the future. Family photographs allow us to hold a moment, perhaps remember a relative or relive a childhood holiday or family tradition and enable us to carry that moment, pay that love even, forward - if it's missing, we lose a tiny bit of heritage. At a global scale, the last great wildernesses are a vital part of our collective heritage. We can't just record them and leave them in the past, we have to care for them and take them forward intact - to lose any would be nothing short of a catastrophe for our future generations.
We wish Emmanuel a speedy recovery.
As a postscript, I was excited to hear a couple of days after publishing this post that the feature documentary film, "Virunga" premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, where it received a standing ovation. You can see the trailer here.


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Hello, hello!
So, for last week's nacho night, I decided to earn extra hostess-y credit and make dessert. Since I was already turning the oven and stove on for the nachos, I figured, what the hell? Let's get sweaty and then we'll get full.
I've been wanting to try a recipe out of this little, circa 1963 cookbook, found at a thrift up in Cambridge, Minnesota.
It's hard to swing a spatula in a thrift-store book section without whacking a Better Homes & Gardens cookbook. They're everywhere, and usually pretty cheap!
Anyway, back to the dessert. Pineapple Upside-Down Cake is sooooo yummy and as I found, easy to make. (It's filed in the kids-can-make-it section of the cookbook, that's how simple it is!) I love how this beauty basically frosts itself! Here's how to do it…
You'll Need
3 T. butter
1/2 c. brown sugar
4 canned pineapple slices (save pineapple juice from can, too!)
7 maraschino cherries
1 box of yellow cake mix
How To
Step 1: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Melt butter and pour into round, oven-safe cake dish. Blend in sugar with melted butter, pat out evenly.
Step 2: Place one canned pineapple slice in the center, and arrange three halved slices and the cherries around the whole slice. This is the "frosting."
Step 3: Prepare batter according to package directions, but instead of using water, use pineapple juice (add water if there's not enough). Pour batter over fruit.
Step 4: Bake 45 minutes. Cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes. Turn upside down on big serving plate. Cut and serve warm, ideally with vanilla ice cream.
Recipe found in "So-Good Meals," part of the Better Homes & Gardens Creative Cooking Library.
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A brief history of Denmark - Denmark in the 1800s
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During the 1700s, the Danish-Norwegian merchant fleet had become large and rather powerful, and in size only surpassed by the British fleet. Although Denmark tried to keep neutral in the wars subsequent to the French Revolution, Denmark was pulled into the growing conflict between the French-Russian alliance on one side and the English-Swedish alliance on the other. Denmark was not willing to give in to the English demands and kept on calling at ports in France and in French possessions. Twice this lead to an English attack, 1801 and 1807, and after the English shelling of Copenhagen in 1807—said to be the worlds first bombardment of civilians—almost the entire Danish-Norwegian fleet was sieged.
At the Congress of Vienna in 1814-1815 following the end of the Napoleonic Wars it was decided that Denmark had to hand over Norway, which had been a part of the Danish realm since 1387, to Sweden. In return, Denmark was given the small duchy of Lauenburg, southeast of the duchy of Holstein, but retained possession of Schleswig, Holstein, Greenland, the Faeroe Islands, and Iceland.
The status of Schleswig and Holstein leads to conflict and war
In the early 1800s, a modern system of public education and social security was started and the country saw a flowering of literature and philosophy. This soon lead to a widespread wish for a new liberal and centralized constitution, but before these plans were finalized, Denmark became involved in a conflict with a revolutionary army in Holstein over the status of the two duchies within the Danish realm. The conflict became untenable as Prussia, with a wish to emphasize its supremacy within the German Confederation, soon declared war on Denmark. Following international pressure Prussia later withdrew from the war and the revolutionary army was defeated; Schleswig and Holstein was retained as a part of the Danish realm. During the war a new Danish constitution was promulgated (1849), thereby ending the absolute monarchy and establishing wide suffrage.
Although it appeared to be Denmark that won ''The First Schleswig War'' 1848-51, the so-called "Schleswig Question" had not been solved, even though Denmark had agreed to preserve the special status of the two duchies. Despite this agreement the new Danish government, mainly with the wish to strengthen to ties to the ancient Danish area of Schleswig, soon attempted to incorporate the duchy into the Danish constitutional system. Triggered by the childless death of King Frederik VII in 1863, this lead to the outbreak of ''The Second Schleswig War'' in 1864 against a superior Prussian-Austrian army and, this time, resulting in a severe defeat. Under the harsh terms of a peace treaty Denmark lost the duchies Schleswig and Holstein, but instead of gaining independence, both duchies were soon incorporated into Prussia and later into the German Empire. During the following decades the area saw economic hardships and a systematic germanization by the new German rulers resulted in organized harassment and severe restrictions to the 150,000 Danes who suddenly came under Prussian rule.
Growing wealth compensates for the territorial loss
This considerable territorial loss—nearly 1/3 of the territory—had reduced Denmark to one of the smallest countries in Europe. However, this loss was soon compensated for by the great economic gains in the following years. From the 1870s the new steamships literally began flooding the European markets with wheat from the Ukraine, Canada, and the United States, but the Danish farmers managed to make an abrupt switch in production and began specializing in dairy and pork products instead. Furthermore, the dawning co-operative movement brought the ownership of dairies and slaughterhouses from capitalist investors onto the hands of the farmers themselves, and an agricultural advisory service helped the farmers increase the product quality. ''Danish Bacon'' and ''Lurpak Butter'' became well renowned products as about two thirds of the agricultural produce were exported, mainly to the large markets in Britain. Behind this agricultural uprising stood the Danish Folk High Schools which played an important role in re-educating the Danish farmers.
At the same time political parties began emerging, mainly ''Venstre'' and the Social-Democratic Party. ''Venstre'' was formed in opposition to the big landowners'' growing political power and based on the ideas of Liberalism first defined by Adam Smith. The workers organized themselves in the Social-Democratic Party and, later, a national trade union federation was formed, succeeded by an employer''s association.
Culture, co-operation and education
The combination of culture, co-operation and education during these years resulted in a continuous flow of innovations and pioneering measures which gave Denmark a major advantage in agriculture and in the growing industry. By the end of 1800s, Danish farmers had become the most prosperous in Europe. Although a large migration to the capital and the provincial towns, encouraged by the industrialization, aggravated a growing urban problem, Denmark had an overall growing wealth. The 1880s saw the culmination of Danish emigration, but, unlike the Danes, many Europeans suffered from widespread starvation in their home countries, taking the numbers of emigrants in these areas far higher. About 500,000 Danes emigrated from 1820 to 1968.


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Can't believe it's September already! And while it's still Summer, September marks the unofficial start of Fall.
Here some inspiration to keep that Summer feeling last a little longer:
- even though you may have an office job, go enjoy your lunches outside and take some of that sun!;
- instead of meeting friends at night, meet them straight from work so you can have the drinks outside! Planning those early evenings at least 3 times this week;
- show your tanned legs while you can and only wear skirts and dresses. Ohh the feeling of not having to wear hosiery. Heaven;
- eat as much seasonal fruit & veggies while they're here! Melon, strawberries, cherries, check!;
- no TV weekends! I enjoyed them so much;
- buying colorful flowers so you bright up any room (even when it's not that bright outside anymore);
- BBQ when you can! BBQ is really linked to Summer for me;
- eat ice cream! Also a Summer favorite and something I don't eat during Winter;
- went on holiday to some exotic resort? Recreate your vacation to make foods you ate there and most importantly: recreate the cocktails!;
- back to work and think you never left the office? Put on your earplugs and listen to songs you danced to all summer long and zoom out while typing e-mails.
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Mute Monday
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I have a hard time believing you are silent. BOLReplyDelete
Aroo to you,
But if you bark someone will come get you.ReplyDelete
xo Astro
Let me out!ReplyDelete
Lily & Edward
I bet you're never mute for reals.ReplyDelete
Mute Monday...that's great. We're having a barking Tuesday....too bad we don't have a day beginning with B.ReplyDelete
We can tell you how to escape!ReplyDelete
Your Pals,
Murphy & Stanley
Do you need us to break you out?ReplyDelete
It was very nice of you to think of me in this time of sadness. I appreciate your thoughts and prayers.ReplyDelete
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We think our peeps would PAWFER Mute Monday to OUR... MOUTHY MONDAY.ReplyDelete
do you have a mute button? wish my mama had one too heheheheReplyDelete
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How to test heat inactivated Normal Human Serum - (Apr/24/2013 )
Dear All
I need some help. I am working with complement protein iC3b and need to heat inactivate Normal Human Serum (NHS) to inactivate iC3b as a control. However, it is not working. At the moment I heat NHS at 56 degrees for 60 min and then freeze it for storage in -80 freezer. Whenever I use it for complement assays and label cells with the complement antibody I get binding. This therefore means that the NHS has not been inactivated totally. I have tried the conventional method of heating at 56 degrees for 30 min but even that did not work. I would therefore like to find out a quick way to test if the NHS has been heat inactivated.
I am open to suggestions.
a friend of mine had the same problem last time with heat inactivation. above 58C he got solid phase. then I think he increased temp from 56 to 57 in hot block (not water bath) and then tapped every 5-10 min to make sure the serum mixed.


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St James Church in Liverpool reopens after 40 years
A Liverpool church is enjoying a new lease of life after reopening following almost four decades of closure.
St James, an Anglican church built in 1775, had been closed since the 1970s.
The Diocese of Liverpool is using the building to establish a new city centre church led by the Reverend Neil Short.
The congregation of St James in the City now number about 50 who currently worship in two tents that have been put up inside the building due to the disrepair of the roof.
"We were starting a new contemporary church targeting students and young professionals," Mr Short said.
"We started with just my wife and I, we met in our house until the numbers got to about 15, then we moved into a room in the cathedral for another year.
"In the third year we moved into a small tent inside the church."
City living
St James closed in the mid 1970s. Redevelopment of local streets had led to many residents leaving and a planned inner city ring road was set to cut the church off from much of the area.
The road was never built and in recent years the trend for city living and the restoration of houses around Upper Parliament Street has brought people back into the southern city area.
St James was, until recently, in the hands of the Churches Conservation Trust, a national charity that cares for historic churches that are no longer in use.
St James was returned to the Diocese of Liverpool in 2010.
"I think it's the first church that has gone into the hands of the Churches Conservation Trust and come out again into use," Mr Short said.
"Churches often go in cycles. If you take this church in 1860 the records show that there were about 10 people coming, that the windows were broken and the gas had been turned off because they couldn't pay the bill."
Mr Short chose to reopen St James rather than find another venue due to the potential of the site.
"If you look at St James there's lots of good things. It's at a major junction, two major roads, Upper Parliament Street and St James Place," he said.
"It's on an elevated site, it's got lots of room for development and it's got ample car parking space.
"If we'd moved a bit further into the city centre none of these things would have been possible, to buy a site would have cost an absolute fortune."
Cast iron structure
St James was built on what was then the outskirts of the town of Liverpool. Many of the merchants who contributed to its cost were slave traders.
The Grade II listed building is thought to be the oldest example of a cast iron structure in the UK.
"The columns for the church which hold the balcony up are made of cast iron and I'm told by English Heritage that these are the oldest surviving cast iron columns anywhere in the country," Mr Short said.
"The significance of them is that prior to that there would have been really thick stone columns, and it's this technology which was used to build the docks and warehouses, so it's all part of the history of Liverpool and why Liverpool became such a driving force in the Empire."
After decades out of use, the interior is stripped of pews and the roof is in need of replacement, meaning the congregation use small marquees inside.
"We put tents up to keep the water off, but mainly so we can heat a smaller area," Mr Short said.
"There's no heating system in the church so we've installed some oil filled radiators.
"Churches are big buildings, they're big money and this is a top two star listed building, so we've had experts to evaluate the situation and they reckon to renew the roof will cost around £500,000.
"We hope to be able to replace the roof starting in October or November and it should take about six months."
Mr Short is now working with the Diocese of Liverpool on plans to use surrounding land to create new community facilities.
"We're not just wanting to restore this old building," Mr Short said.
"We're wanting to use this building to help to regenerate this community.
"We're talking to the council about using some derelict pieces of land which are around the church for community facilities and start up homes, we'd particularly like to do a respite care centre."


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Promo shots I did for opera singer Ah Young Hong. This one was with the Helios 44-2 58mm, which can be very nice for overexposed shots.
We loved this outtake, done with the Helios 40-2 85mm next to one of the Juan Munoz sculptures outside of the Hirshhorn Museum.
One of the shots we were going for was something to use on the poster of an upcoming opera. The tone needed was dark and gritty, which was tough since our photoshoot was in the day and dark alleys weren't an option. But we found a good indoor wall of big stone bricks:
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Photo Diary: Guam Island Tour Day Two
On the second day of our Guam island tour, we drove around the south side to visit scenic places, World War II memorial sites, and then capping the day off with the Guam Live concert. I enjoyed our second day more than the first mostly because the south side of the island simply had more scenic views. Have a look below of what our Day Two in Guam entailed:
T.Stell Newman Visitors Center
A map of Guam, which makes the island look way bigger than it really is! The ever so famous Rosie the RiveterThe famous kiss merchandiseNewspaper replicas from historic WWII daysResse and I posing with some WWII props... I don't even know what we're trying to depict here. We just put on some props and smiled for the camera! haha
War in the Pacific National History Park
Touring more of the south side of Guam
Fort Soledad
The beautiful view from Fort Soledad has got to be one of my absolute favorite sceneries in Guam
Jeff's Pirates Cove
A popular restaurant among locals and tourists. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see Jeff (he's a big guy with a white beard) so I didn't get to have a photo taken with him. Yokoi is the Japanese who hid in the forests of Guam for nearly 3 decades. He had no idea that the war was over until local hunters discovered him. Quite an interesting story, so I left a link for those who want to read more about him!
Guam Live: Day 1
Every year Guam holds a music festival called Guam Live featuring local and foreign artists, locals and tourists enjoy two nights of great music, booze and food, and it's no wonder why! I mean, who doesn't like music festivals? We were at Guam Live as VIP/Media so we were able to get to the very front of the stage to snap some photographs, and enjoy the music. The crowd's energy was contagious. It didn't matter if it was the first time I'd even heard of these artists, their music was great and enjoyable. Common Kings performing, definitely a crowd favorite.
A little VIP treatment in between sets. Free drinks. Guam Live knows how to do it right ;-) Oh, hey! It's Cee Lo Green! I'm not a huge fan, but I definitely enjoyed his band.See what I mean? His band is 100 times cooler than he will ever be. Sorry, Cee Lo!
Eventually we were kicked off the media area because apparently, Cee Lo's contract with Guam Live didn't include photos. For some reason, I guess he doesnt want people making money off his face in case they sell the images on Getty or something. This was fine by us, so we left because we were getting hungry anyway. Robbie grabbed himself a hotdog before leaving the concert grounds
Denny's Midnight Snack
We soon found ourselves at Denny's for a midnight snack. It was one of the very few establishments open. The cool and weird thing is, they have a separate menu full of Filipino dishes; I'm speaking lechon kawali, fried bangus, longganisa with fried egg -- the works! I was tempted to get a Filipino breakfast dish but decided, "Meh, I'm technically in the US. Might as well stick to an American meal." So I ended up with a chicken sandwich. haha Just another instance where Guam definitely felt more like home than being in a U.S. territory.
I hope you enjoyed my photo diary post for the second day of our Guam island tour. I've still got days 3-4 left and I believe those days have been documented less due to the fact that we mostly relaxed the next few days doing a bit of shopping :-P That's what Guam is quite famous for: sceneries, a bit of World War II history, and shopping. :-P


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Posted Tuesday, March 24, 2015 9:56 AM | Contributed by Jeff
Six Flags Great Adventure announced Tuesday morning that the cars on the 100-foot inverted Batman ride will be flipped around and riders will get to experience the 50 mile-per-hour tops speeds in reverse, for a limited time.
Read more from The Times of Trenton.
I'm not going to lie, I have a really hard time with backward on most rides. The inverted boomerangs feel super weird to me.
Agreed. I enjoyed boomerangs as a kid/teenager, but not so much now. I still enjoy shuttle loops, but the lack of lateral movement helps. The thought of a backwards Batman, an incredibly intense ride already, doesn't appeal to me in the least.
I would like to experience it at least once, but I'm pretty sure once will be quite enough.
Looking forward to it.
I'm with you Bunky. I'll try it once, but I know I won't like it. And since I don't count backwards rides as a new credit... I mean, what's the point, really? Haha.
It was almost inevitable and I cringe at the thought. As a season pass holder I'll simply have to ride it the usual way as much as possible before July. As Vater said, the ride is incredibly intense as is. I can't see how further intensifying it will in any way enhance the ride experience. Quite the contrary. I would expect this to increase the feeling of disorientation to the point of being nauseating.
I'm completely guessing here, but I wouldn't be surprised at all is this were delayed or nixed once the State of NJ gets involved; which will have to be approved since it is a ride modification.
Universal should try this on Hungarian Horntail.
HnB nailed it. NJ will find a way to delay or deny this.
Then again, Batman is kinda forceful and I'm kinda old. I'll tough it out once, won't enjoy it, but want to at least have the experience somewhere.
That being said, delan's suggestion of Horntail (Fire Dragon, dammit, LOL) is a good choice if you're going to reverse an invert. Like Great Bear, or even Alpie, in that there's a less intense ride to begin with (but with the Universal ride, there's floater air and it's delicious forward or backward).
I'd argue that Ice Dragon, or whatever it is now, would probably benefit more from it. I'd think they'd be better suited to its milder intro and outro maneuvers.Last edited by sirloindude, Tuesday, March 24, 2015 9:09 PM
I rode the backward Batman at SFOT last summer. I'm not very familiar with the forward, so I can't really compare and contrast. But I will say I thought the backward version was super fun and rode it multiple times over the two days I was there.
I rode it once last summer at SFoT and once was definitely enough. It wasn't the intensity or the orientation, it was the "meh." I've ridden a million things backwards (and felt meh about most of them) and a million Batman/Namtab clones (and felt meh about most of them) and putting them together is exactly what you'd expect.
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The Jordanian government is still studying the impact of the decision to double the tax on mobile subscriptions to 24% and is looking into the consequences for consumers as well as its effect on operator revenues. The Economic Development Committee of the cabinet is currently discussing the effects of the tax hike, which came into force in mid-2013, and is expected to reduce the levy slightly, The Jordan Times cites an unnamed industry insider as saying. The nation's three wireless providers Zain, Orange and Umniah, as well as lobby group the ICT Association of Jordan (ICT@J) have called on the state to rescind the tax increase. Ihab Hinnawi, the CEO of Umniah claimed that revenues in the telecom sector have fallen by 9% since the tax was introduced, adding that profits for cellcos had fallen by 30%-40% over the same period. ICT Minister Azzam Sleit told press that the committee was considering a solution that would reach a balance that would be acceptable for the public, providers and the state. However, Sleit added that the government was not looking to take any action regarding the doubling of the tax on mobile phones from 8% to 16%, which was introduced at the same time as the increased tax on services.
According to TeleGeography's GlobalComms Database, Jordan's trio of wireless providers boycotted the recent spectrum auction for 4G-compatible frequencies in protest against the tax increase.


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Medium Rare Content Agency is pleased to announce that Kirsten Galliott will be joining the company as editor-in-chief of Qantas' print and digital publications and Travel Insider website.
Medium Rare was awarded the contract to supply publishing services to Qantas on March 2. The first issues of the new contract will be July 2015.
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8 January 2017
|Bethlehem of noblest cities
|Penitential Rite
|St Gabriel (mtgf)
|Christmas (Paul Gibson)
|Psalm 71
|O Lord, all the earth (mtgf)
|Gospel Acclamation
|Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker)
|Preparation of Gifts
|Carol at Bethlehem Cave (Spanish arr. Walker)
|Eucharistic Acclamations
|Creation (Marty Haugen)
|Lamb of God
|Christmas (mtgf)
|Communion Antiphon
|We saw his star (mtgf)
|Bethlehem Down (Warlock)
|We three kings
People have their favourite Christmas music and their can even jealousy about whose favourite is sung or not — not necessarily in a bad way but I suppose another factor in the choices we make. I think it's a legitimate wish but it also balanced with the dislikes. Christmas music can engender the emotions.


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Feeding and Sucanat
I want to caution everyone again if you use Super Soil as directed don't feed your damn plants!! I cant be more clear and even though I knew this I ignored my own advice (I do this a lot) and last crop was one of the worst ever as far as yield, amazingly Jill and I were just commenting that burning the plants with to much nutrients seemed to make everything finish faster? Lets hope there is not a lot of experience on this theory.
Over feeding is very common for a few reasons. People want to rush there plants and nutrient companies offer so many products and make such outrageous claims that people are easily swayed into trying every product on the market and over doing it.
I believe less is more and its better to under feed a strain and make small changes the next round. Knee jerk reactions and poorly planned feeding schedules can really affect your end product. When growing in soil changes do not happen rapidly so when you do decide for sure you have deficiencies allow some time for your corrections to take place.
I have seen people feed a plant thats lacking and continue to do so each watering until they are now over feeding the plant by the time the plant has absorbed the first application.
In Smaller pots with larger plants it may be necessary to feed with Cal-Mag and possibly some Organic Bloom fertilizer around day 30-45 but I prefer to use top dressing as spelled out in that chapter.
If a certain strain shows early signs of nutrient deficiency then I will adjust the amount of Super Soil concentrate to take this added need into account. For example Space Queen always faded rapidly when using ½ concentrate and ½ potting soil but when we upped the amount of concentrate to ¾ the problem went away and yields went up.
In these pictures I have some plants started in roots soil as seedlings and I make the mistake of watering a few of the plants with water I used a few nights earlier to feed some plants a light bloom mix along with Sucanat sugar and Sweatleaf a sugar and citric acid product that I believe really enhances the taste of cannabis flowers. Even though the mix was mainly just sugars there was enough Pure Blend Bloom in the water to burn the young plants and give us a good idea of what not to do with young plants.
Notice the healthy plant that wasn't watered with the solution but only clean pure water. Plants use small amounts of nutrients at first and almost any good soil especially one designed for growing cannabis will not need any of the many nutrients people use for seedlings.
If you havent heard of Sucanat It stands for Sugar Cane Natural. It's sugar in its most natural form – pure cane juice with only the water removed. This process preserves all the vitamin-filled molasses.
The way it works is it gives carbohydrates to the plant. These carbohydrates would normally be made during photosynthesis, so it reduces the workload on the plant and all the extra carbohydrates can be used to build bud, and you also get the added benefit of the enhanced flavor of the weed. I am also convinced in increases resin production.
This works my taking advantage of the Krebs cycle.
The Krebs cycle is named, after the discoverer, German biochemist, Hans Adolph Krebs.
Within the Krebs cycle, energy in the form of ATP is usually derived from the breakdown of glucose. Since glucose can pass through cell membranes, it transports energy from one part of the plant to another. Hence the Sugars and carbohydrates we add at day 30 and day 45. I use 1 cup of Sucanat and ½ Cup Sweatleaf by Advanced Nutrients.
Most people that try this swear by it and it becomes part of their normal routine and day 30 and day 45.


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Footloose – how to drive safely this summer
June 6, 2017
From crocs to espadrilles, the fashion set are spoilt for choice this summer. But while stylish shoes may turn heads, they're often an unsuitable choice for driving.
This is especially true of the most popular summer footwear. Research shows that wearing flip flops behind the wheel is a particular hazard, as they can slip off easily and jam under the pedals. It's estimated the shoe is responsible for up to 1.4 million near misses or accidents on the UK's roads every year.*
Surprisingly, driving in flip flops or even barefoot isn't illegal in many European countries, including Britain, Germany and Italy, although "you could be prosecuted under the generic offence of 'not being in proper control of a vehicle' if a police officer were to stop you as a result of the poor way you were driving,' said RAC spokesperson Simon Williams. "You always need to be able to apply sufficient braking force and this may not be the case in flip flops or bare feet."
Heading abroad to France or Spain for your holidays? Make sure you pack a selection of footwear if you're planning on hiring a car. Driving in flip flops is against the law in both countries – you risk a €90 fine if you're caught wearing them behind the wheel in France and €200 in Spain.
Take note, festival goers – wellies and walking boots, while not illegal, also pose a risk. "Wearing shoes or boots that are too heavy or sturdy may not be very good either," said Williams.
So what's the ideal shoe for drivers? The RAC recommends** a sole no thicker than 10mm, but not too thin or soft. It shouldn't limit ankle movement and should be narrow enough to avoid accidentally depressing two pedals at once.
Fear not – you can still stay on trend and play it safe on the roads. Driving shoes have soles that extend from the underside to the heel, facilitating a stronger grip – several leading sportswear brands have a number of options. And as activewear is huge right now, both on and off the catwalk, you can relax knowing you're driving in style.


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For a period of time, I lived in the attic loft of a building we operated as a rental house. It was a great space – peaceful – quiet – meditative – that is, until early summer. Because that's when my next door neighbor's peach tree produced fruit.
And, along with everyone else on the block that helped themselves to the low hanging fruit, the residents of the mechanical chase just above my ceiling squirreled away as many of the fruit and pits that they could stuff through the narrow attic vent. For the next three months, without fail, they would roll the pits from one end of the chase, down the entire length of the loft, and back again. And late into the night they would run and scatter their booty, then spend hours rounding them all up again. I swear they had a rodent bowling alley up there.
Peach pie is just one of those things you have to get just right for it to be good. Too much thickener, and you have peach jello…. too little, and you might as well call it cobbler. I've been kind of stuck on using tapioca as a thickener, because even a complete goof… like me, can make a perfect pie – every time.
So you squirrels, set up the pins and pick your balls, I've got the grand strike of all peach pies coming at ya.
Summer Peach Pie
Makes 1, 8″ Deep Dish Pie
4 Large Peaches, About 4 Cups of Fruit, Sliced. (Fair warning, I leave the peelings on. For me, a great deal of the flavor resides in that fuzzy coating, so I keep it on. I know there's a bit of astringency that comes from the peel, but I sort of like that in my pie. It lets me know I'm eating a fresh peach – and not something out of a can.)
3 Tablespoons Small Pearl Tapioca
3/4 Cup Sugar
1 1/2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
Cinnamon Sugar (1 Tablespoon Sugar + 1 Teaspoon Cinnamon)
1 Short Crust Recipe (See The Cherry Chocolate Pie post for that recipe)
Tools of the Trade:
Sharp Knife and Cutting Board
Large Mixing Bowl and Spatula
8″ Deep Dish Pie Plate
Prepare and Chill the Dough. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Pit and slice the peaches. Place the peaches, tapioca, sugar and lemon juice into the mixing bowl and fold to evenly coat the slices. Roll out the dough into 2 – 12″ rounds and prepare the pie plate. Mound the peach filling into the prepared dish and top with a second round. Crimp the edges an cut 4 vents in the top of the pie. Dust the top with the cinnamon sugar. Place the plate on a baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 50 minutes. Cool to room temperature then chill for a minimum of 1 hour before serving.


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By Robert McKinney, Assistant Athletics Director, Communications
SALEM, Ore. -- Willamette University and Pacific University were tied 13-13 at halftime, but the Boxers scored 28 points in the second half to defeat the Bearcats, 41-13, on Saturday, Nov. 4. at McCulloch Stadium. Pacific improved to 4-3 overall, 4-2 in the Northwest Conference. Willamette fell to 0-8 on the season, 0-6 in the NWC.
Prior to the game, the Bearcats paid tribute to the 15 seniors on the roster. At halftime, the Bearcats honored players in attendance from the 1997 Willamette football team that won the NWC Championship and advanced to the NAIA Division II Championship game.
For the Bearcats on Saturday, Mathew Castaneda (So., QB, Salinas, CA/Salinas HS) scored both touchdowns on runs of 23 yards and 4 yards. Pacific running back Brandon Boyd led the Boxers with 20 carries for 184 yards and two touchdowns covering 18 yards and 26 yards. Boyd also scored on a 54-yard pass from J.T. Greenough.
KayLyn Stirton (Jr./Fr., Cottonwood, CA/West Valley HS) of Willamette became the second female student-athlete to play and score in a football game for the Bearcats when she kicked the extra point following the 23-yard score by Castaneda to give WU a 7-0 lead. It was her only play of the day. Liz (Heaston) Thompson became the first female student-athlete to play and score in a football game at any level of collegiate play when she went 2 for 2 on extra points for Willamette against Linfield College in 1997.
The Bearcats opened the game with strong play on both sides of the ball. Pacific received the kickoff, but the Bearcats shut down the Boxers on their first three plays. Tommy MacDevitt (So., OLB, Santa Clara, CA/Saint Francis HS) of WU stopped Kobe Williams for a 1-yard loss on a screen pass. On second down, Boyd was limited to a 1-yard rush. Greenough's pass to Williams on third down was dropped, and the Boxers were forced to punt.
Kyle Martz (Fr., DB, Salem, OR/ South Salem HS) blocked the punt by Ryan Carhart. After Pacific downed the ball at the line of scrimmage, Willamette took over just 34 yards from the goal line.
It took the Bearcats four plays to score. A 7-yard pass from Castaneda to Kevin Martz (Sr., WR, Salem, OR/South Salem HS/Claremont McKenna College) on 3rd-and-6 picked up a first down at the Pacific 23. Castaneda then dashed 23 yards to the end zone.
Pacific pulled with 7-6 later in the first quarter when Brandon scored from 54 yards out on a 3rd-and-3 play with 3:24 on the clock. The extra point kick by Alex Beekman went wide left. The scoring drive lasted 112 plays and covered 79 yards.
With 1:17 to go in the quarter, the Bearcats caused Williams to fumble at the end of a 4-yard catch at the Pacific 43-yard line. MacDevitt caused the fumble and Kyle Martz recovered. The Bearcats punted four plays later.
The Boxers surged into the lead at the end of a 7-play, 88-yard drive in the second quarter. The drive ncluded a 35-yard pass from Greenough to Williams to reach the WU 25. On second down, Gavin Hettinger crossed the goal line on a 23-yard pass from Greenough. Beekman kicked the conversion, giving the Boxers a 13-7 advantage.
Willamette responded with a solid drive of its own, as the Bearcats moved the ball 70 yards on 10 plays. During the drive, Castaneda hit Alex Israel (Sr., WR, McMinnville, OR/McMinnville HS) with an 11-yard pass tot he Pacific 46-yard line. Castaneda followed that play with a 16-yard run.
After an incomplete pass, Joey Thurman (Sr., RB, Carson City, NV/Carson HS) scampered 26 yards to the 4-yard line. During the carry, Thurman leaped over a defender at the 20-yard line and kept running (see the play @wubearcats on Twitter). Castaneda scored a touchdown on a 4-yard draw play. Brendan McGonigle (So./Fr., PK, Seattle, WA/O'Deah HS) missed the extra point with 1:16 left in the half, leaving the teams tied at 13-13. The Boxers drove to the WU 31, but Beekman missed a 48-yard field goal attempt with 0:06 on the clock.
Pacific controlled the second half. The Boxers gained 312 yards during the final two quarters, while holding Willamette to 72 yards.
Boyd broke the tie with a 18-yard touchdown run at the 11:41 mark of the third quarter. Ty Hargis added a 16-yard scoring run with 6:46 remaining in the quarter, and Boyd tacked on a 26-yard rush for a touchdown with 1:50 on the clock. Beekman made all three extra points, and Pacific entered the final quarter with a 34-13 lead.
The Boxers completed the scoring with a 7-play, 88-yard drive that led to a 4-yard touchdown catch by Preston Kime from Greenough with 7:14 left. Beekman kicked the PAT.
For the game, Pacific gained 555 yards of total offense, nearly equally split between 282 passing yards and 273 rushing yards. Willamette finished with 238 yards, with 142 rushing yards on 28 carries (5.1 avg.). Thurman rushed for 79 yards on 10 carries.
Castaneda was 13 of 23 passing for 96 yards with no interceptions. Israel hauled in four passes for 55 yards. Kevin Martz grabbed three passes for 18 yards.
Boyd's 184 yards led Pacific's offense. Kash Taylor carried the ball 10 times for 53 yards. Greenough completed 20 of 24 passes for 276 yards and three touchdowns without an interception. Williams gathered in 10 passes for 117 yards. Hettinger had four catches for 52 yards.
Alec Stevenson (So., ILB, Malibu, CA/Calabasas HS) of Willamette topped all players on both teams with a career-high 17 total tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss. It was his fourth game with 14 or more tackles this season. Travis Rice (Jr., DL, Eureka, CA/St. Bernard's Academy) added nine tackles, including a quarterback sack. Kyle Martz blocked two punts and recovered a fumble to go along with seven tackles.
The Bearcats will play their final game of the season on Saturday, Nov. 11 at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. Game time is set for 12:30 p.m. (PST).


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Reggae Legend Everton Blender Heats Up Brooklyn Botanic Garden Chile Pepper Festival
WHAT: Brooklyn Botanic Garden's (BBG) annual Chile Pepper Festival will bring the heat for its 23rd year on Saturday, September 26, 2015. The festival celebrates the fiery fruit of the Capsicum plant with a full day of red-hot music and spicy edibles to sample on Cherry Esplanade, Garden tours, and more.
Admission is $20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors, and free for members and kids under 12.
Advance tickets are available at bbg.org/chilepepperfest—20% discount with code CHILEBK.
WHEN: Saturday, September 26, 2015 | 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
WHERE: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 990 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225 (media check-in at entrance)
WHO: A variety of musical acts burning up the Chile Stage, including EVERTON BLENDER, serving up his signature blend of roots and dancehall reggae, and headliners SIERRA LEONE'S REFUGEE ALL STARS, bringing its "positive revolution" born of West African Refugee Camps.
In addition to the musical acts, visitors will enjoy Chilehead Paradise, a marketplace to try and buy artisanal foodstuffs, with vendors tempting taste buds with scotch bonnet pepper sauces, spice rubs, pepper jams and jellies, salsas, pickles, and dozens of hot sauces; Chocolate Debauchery, featuring sweet and spicy treats; a Tour-de-Chile of BBG's bountiful edible plantings and highlighting the chile collection in BBG's beautiful Herb Garden, and more.
MEDIA CONTACT: firstname.lastname@example.com
Media interested in passes, filming, and/or interviews are strongly encouraged to preregister to ensure access.
Street Teams and Digital Distribution support for this event is provided by: StreetsofNewYork411.com #StreetsofNewYork411 #StreetTeams #DigitalDistribution


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novembre 28, 2013 : Social media is the center of all marketing activities these days! So how do we capitalize on this at events? As Twitter is our speciality, we have these few tips on how you can use this particular channel to develop a community and keep people talking about your event before, during and well after your event!
In preparation of your event, we have outlined these four steps, organizing an account, getting followers and choosing and communicating your hashtag. For tips on how to maximize the use of Twitter during the event, read the second part.
Before Your Event
1. Organize a Twitter Account for Your Event
A well organized Twitter account is an essential part of making sure that your brand and event is well represented.
Club Med Belgium chose a simple name related to the brand (@ClubMedBE) and used the brand logo as the avatar.
2. Develop Your Following
Now that your account is created, you need to develop awareness for this account.
3. Choose an Event Hashtag
Using a specific hashtag is a great way to organize all conversation related to your event. A hashtag is a keyword preceded by the # sign. Thanks to the hashtag sign before your keyword, this word can be searched and clicked on in Twitter, making information easy to find.
A good hashtag should be:
4. Communicate the Hashtag
Communicate the event's hashtag and Twitter Username on everything! Place them on all print and electronic marketing material. Communicate the hashtag on your website, in your blog, during the event opening remarks, and on all of your social media forums. Remind attendees constantly.
However, be careful to not overuse hashtags or they will be considered spam. One or two hashtags are enough.
Funny fact: Did you know that Tweets containing a hashtag receive twice as much engagement as those that don't?
But one or two hashtags are enough, don't overuse them or you will be considered as spam.
At TED, they used several hashtags depending on the topic: #TED2013 for the general event, #TEDTalks for the speakers and #TargetAtTED for related events.
Now that you know how to prep for your event, you can start your event! To maximize Twitter during the event, read our 6 Tips to Use Twitter at your Event (Part 2).
Last summer, Startabas, a Turkish event agency, organized a concert in Istanbul sponsored by Peugeot. They asked for a customized TweetWall totally Peugeot branded.
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|By Cloud News Desk
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|August 26, 2008 08:30 AM EDT
The demand for storage has increased exponentially, placing significant stress on current "in house" storage architectures and costly overcapacity build-outs, says Patrick Harr, CEO of Nirvanix. Harr will be giving a session at SYS-CON's 'Cloud Computing Expo' (November 19-21, 2008) - a groundbreaking adjunct to the 4th International Virtualization Conference & Expo being held at The Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, CA.
"Factoring in pressures of power, space, large capital expenditures, global performance, and availability issues, companies are faced with an exploding challenges and costs to go with the exploding storage demand," notes Harr.
"Bottom line," he continues, "companies must take a new approach to storage. They need to move from the old and out-dated storage 1.0 model of 'do everything yourself' to a new Storage 2.0 cloud model."
Harr's session will show how Cloud storage delivers persistent storage on demand to applications regardless of location and pre-defined boundaries and meets the performance and scalability characteristics of the web applications and enterprise users.
He joined from Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, where he served as entrepreneur-in-residence focusing on content, storage, and media services investments. His prior leadership roles include president and CEO of Preventsys Inc., a security risk and compliance management firm that was acquired by McAfee in 2006, and Vice President of the $300M Enterprise Products Group at McDATA Corp., an enterprise storage networking solutions company. Harr joined McDATA through the acquisition of Sanera Systems, a storage networking startup, where he ran marketing, business development and sales. Prior to Sanera, Harr ran worldwide marketing at CacheFlow and was the GM of Novell's Internet and Security Services Group.
Harr joins a star-studded lineup covering the hottest IT topic for years, with IBM, Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, Intel, HP and Amazon all offering, using or developing high-end computing services typically described as "cloud computing" - through which massively scalable IT-related capabilities are provided as a service using Internet technologies.
Forrester Research analyst James Staten calls cloud computing "classic disruptive innovation - where the mainstream dismisses the product and small companies have time to create a real differentiated value." But there are so many offerings just now that what infrastructure architects are looking for above all is a set of organizing principles they can use to guide them in choosing between them all.
Such principles. and a host of associated topics, will be addressed in San Jose by:
- Dr Werner Vogels - VP & CTO, Amazon.com (Keynote)
- Reuven Cohen - Founder & Chief Technologist, Enomaly
- Mike Eaton - CEO, Cloudworks
- Jonathan Bryce - Founder at Mosso (Rackspace)
- Nati Shalom - CTO, GigaSpaces
- Don MacAskill - CEO & Chief Geek, SmugMug
- Mike Feinberg - Senior Vice President, Cloud Infrastructure Group, EMC
- Billy Marshall - Founder & CEO, rPath
- Dr Thorsten von Eicken - CTO & Founder, RightScale
- Songnian Zhou - Co-Founder & CEO, Platform Computing
- Patrick Harr, CEO - Nirvanix
- David Young - Co-Founder & CEO, Joyent
- Dave Durkee - CEO, ENKI
- John Janakiraman - CTO, Skytap
- Stuart Charlton - Chief Software Architect, Elastra
- Lars Leckie, Principal, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
- Dr Rich Wolski - Professor, U.C. Santa Barbara
- Javier Soltero - Co-Founder & CEO of Hyperic
- Omer Trajman - Director of Field Engineering, Vertica Systems
- Alan Williamson, Founder at Blog-City.com, Creator of BlueDragon
- Rachel Chalmers - Senior Analyst, Enterprise Software, The 451 Group
- 4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo Starts Today
- Cloud CEOs, CTOs & SVPs to Speak at 4th International Cloud Computing Expo
- The Future of Cloud Computing in India
- Yahoo! to Present at 4th International Cloud Computing Expo
- Leveraging Public Clouds to SaaS-Enable Enterprise Applications
- Microsoft is Having Trouble Moving to Cloud Computing: Google CEO
- Technology Face-Off: Augmented Reality vs Mobile Image
- Open Government = Social Innovation
- A Message from Barry X Lynn, CEO 3Tera
- The Cloud is a Radical and Transformational Change


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Hargrove Adaptive Toy (HAT) Project
The Need
From blindness to Autism and Cerebral Palsy, mobility limited children have great, and often, untapped potential. By empowering a mobility limited child with the ability to move around in space and manage their environment they can experience:
- Improved understanding of spatial relationship
- Social development
- Motor Skill development
- Language development
Additional development of cognitive skills
Beyond the amazing potential for each of these children, there is a very practical need. Major insurance companies require proof that each child has the ability to operate a motorize wheel chair before costs can be covered by insurance.
Motorized wheel chairs are not readily accessible by physical therapists. Additionally, physical therapists cannot dedicate time to teach the skills required to operate a motorize wheel chair as each child has multiple needs that must be addressed during office visits.
Adaptive toy cars are a viable training solution for mobility limited children that allows access to a tool to develop the skillsets needed to independently operate an electric wheelchair. The adaptive toy car can be used in homes, at schools and Physical Therapists offices.
The Solution
Enter, EMMA, the Engineered Machine for Mobility and Access. Named in honor of the HAT Project's first recipient, Emma Pablo, Hargrove adaptive toy cars are practical alternatives for use as training tools.
Multiple adaptations for control can be made to an EMMA in order to meet the needs of each child. Adaptations include controls like hand buttons/switches, a joystick, or head switches, much like the variations available in motorized wheel chairs.
HAT Project 2017 & Beyond
In 2017, the HAT Project will produce 10 EMMAs out of the Hargrove Mobile, AL location. The EMMAs will be awarded in the Spring and Fall to selected recipients. The adaptive toy cars will be given to the recipients at no cost. The HAT Project will expand to other Hargrove Office locations in the coming years.
How to Apply
Physical Therapists, with parental consent, can submit applications potential users. Recipients will be selected on a bi-annual basis.
Applications will be accepted through March 15th for the Spring recipients and July 31st for Fall Recipients. Applications are valid for one calendar year.
Do you know someone who would benefit from the HAT Project? Applicants should be elementary and middle school aged children. Here is a simple 2 step process to get them started!
STEP 1: Parental/Guardian Consent Form (Click Here)


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Panoramic windows provide magnificent, uninterrupted views of the Brisbane River and city skyline – creating picture perfect frames to capture the moments of your celebration
Creating the perfect moment, and all of the special moments leading up to it, takes time, a shared vision, planning, and most of all, joy. That's where we come in.
Rydges South Bank is much more than extraordinary spaces and magnificent menus, it is home to a team that understands what it takes to create that special moment. It is, after all, your moment.
Be spoiled for choice with two stunning wedding venues under the same roof. Rydges South Bank is home to the opulent Podium ballroom and the Level 12 Rooftop with panoramic 270 degree views of the Brisbane city skyline.
Bec, our dedicated wedding planner will help find the space that is perfect for you and your budget, and make planning your big day a breeze.
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I'm very glad my fiancé (now husband) and I chose the Level 12 rooftop at Rydges for our wedding location. We are actually based overseas and my entire wedding was organised from abroad, using a mix of online reviews and emailing.
Our decision to go with Rydges had originally been based on its central location, the amazing views of the Brisbane waterfront from the Level 12 rooftop and the fact that Rydges was located next to Southbank Parklands, providing a nice area for our guests to visit in between our ceremony and the reception. It was logically a good choice.
However, having had a wonderful wedding day, we can now also add that the excellent event coordination, friendliness of staff and some amazing pre-dinner canapes, were further reasons that made this a great choice of venue. We received a lot of compliments from our friends and family about the pre-dinner canape service and of course, the spectacular views over sunset as well as into the evening. There's no doubt that the Level 12 rooftop is one of those venues that will remain memorable for wedding guests, which is exactly what we had wanted.
It's also worth mentioning that a big part of our positive experience was the amazing wedding coordination by our event coordinator, Rebecca, who was very patient and responsive to all my questions from day 1. There was a lot of care and attention to detail put into the coordination, down to the accuracy of the last place card for my guest tables. This left me very reassured and I would particularly recommend Rydges for this reason.
The team here were phenomenal. We really enjoyed dealing with them. They were fantastic at making us feel like the weight was lifted off our shoulders. I highly recommend this venue for the wonderfully helpful staff as well as for the venue itself. The Rooftop is just so perfect.
Dear Eloise M, Thank you for your five star review and your recommendation! We are delighted to read that our wonderful staff were able to help make your day stress free and you enjoyed our panoramic views of Brisbane city and the river from our Level 12 Rooftop room! Kind Regards, Rebecca Wedding & Events Sales Executive
We had our reception there. They were so helpful all the way. THey included an extra nights accommodation for me. When we got back to our room there were rose petals and champagne. Those little things were unexpected and really added to our day. The general service was really, really good. We had a full sit down meal. The food was delicious. We went for a tasting a few weeks before. The portion size is really decent which is really good. They did our flower centrepiece and our seating chart which were simple but all that we needed and wanted.
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They were great to deal with. Went above and beyond. All of our guests enjoyed the food.
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Mitchell runs into his old high school girlfriend, Tracy (guest star Mary Lynn Rajskub). There's lots of tension in the air. That's probably because these two hooked up in the nurse's office at the 10-year reunion bash. After that, Mitchell never returned any of Tracy's many phone calls.
Being blown off may not be the only reason Tracy is ticked. Mitchell catches a glimpse of the back of a short, red-haired fellow chatting with her. Judging by his height, Mitch figures him to be about eight. The timing would be just about right to suggest that he could be his son. Cameron takes this news in stride. NOT!
Eventually, Cam calms down and tells Mitchell that he's fine if the kid is his. So, the boys head over to Tracy's place to meet the mystery redhead. His name is Bobby and Tracy doesn't quite understand why Mitchell wants to see him. Nevertheless, she calls Bobby into the room so her old boyfriend can shake hands with her new, diminutive husband. Tracy obviously has a thing for redheads of all sizes! We're just wondering if Bobby will enjoy the Little Slugger baseball glove our boys brought him.
Phil and Claire worry that Alex is under too much pressure to get good grades. She's in constant competition with a kid in her class named Sanjay. Phil and Claire try to convince her that it's okay to ease up. Surprisingly, Alex agrees to do so after getting the second-best grade in the class. She says, "Sanjay's dad's a surgeon, his mom's a professor. I can't compete with that. I'll just have to do the best I can with what I was given."
Phil and Claire are worried that Alex thinks they aren't intelligent people. Sure they share a fondness for incredibly cheesy movies, but it doesn't mean they're not all that bright, right? When Phil and Claire run into Sanjay's folks at the movies, they follow them into their theater to see a critically-acclaimed foreign film. What they were hoping to see was a 3D horror flick called Croctopus. It's one of the best half-crocodile/half-octopus movies ever made.
Phil can't take the snoozefest of an artsy French film. He ditches Claire to catch the rest of Croctopus. When both movies end, Phil finds his wife asleep in her theater seat. Claire's bummed that she couldn't hang in for the duration of the art film. Phil assures her that it doesn't mean they're dumb. They have street smarts. This becomes evident when they show Sanjay's dad how to validate his parking ticket. There's more good news when Phil tells Claire that the Croctopus laid eggs at the end of the movie. Can't wait for the sequel!
Jay tells Gloria he does NOT want to have dinner with Mike and Stephanie Hoffman, two people they met on vacation. In other words, the Hoffmans are complete strangers. Nevertheless, they all meet up for a meal where Jay bluntly says they shouldn't try to force a friendship that isn't really there. He suggests they all just go their separate ways. That'll be hard to do since Gloria invited the Hoffmans to stay at their place for the night.
As you can imagine, Gloria is furious with Jay. She convinces Mike and Stephanie to stick around after telling them that her hubby isn't always right in the head. Jay eventually realizes that he put his wife in a difficult position when he made his little speech at dinner the other night.
Jay apologizes to Mike and Stephanie. They are more than understanding, especially given Jay's current mental state. He's even spilling water all down his shirt whenever he takes a drink. Could have something to do with the fact that he's using Manny's dribble glass. Those things are always great tension-breakers.


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I'm trying to play catch up on Insta-outfits and sorting through 900+ pictures of my trip to London & Paris. Today I'm sharing an #instalately post. I mostly share outfit shots on there, ain't nobody got time to shoot outfit pictures everyday. Let's be real, my outfits aren't cute every single day LOL
I graduated last month and wore this outfit to my university's awards ceremony. I was awarded Academic Excellence in Fashion Marketing, woot woot!
F21 Dress | BCBGeneration Heels via TJMaxx | LRL Clutch | H&M Pompom keychain (which my dog decided to chew and now looks like a tangled mess!)
After so much walking during my trip, I wore flat shoes for a whole week. Hence, my red chucks.
Kohl's Boyfriend Tee | Target Skinnies | H&M Denim Jacket | YSL Purse (Paris souvenir!)
Ebay Sunnies | Converse | Jordana ($1) lipstick, my favorite!
F21 Dress | Babublebar Earrings | Kate Spade Handbag | F21 Flats
Getting a little shopping in at my local H&M before my trip.
F21 top | Target skinnies | Nordstrom Rack heels | LRL Clutch via TJMaxx
I couldn't last too long without jumping into a pair of heels, like this Sam Edelman pair I found at TJMaxx.
F21 Dress (from first pic) | Sam Edelman Heels via TJMaxx | Leopard & Latte bracelet
I'm oficially in vacation mode, again. I leave in 3 days to the Dominican Republic! This romper was supposed to be for my trip, but the weather was perfect for it here. I love the print and in person, it's so bright and perfect for summer! Old Navy also carries a pair of high-rise shorts with the same print, check them out! Oh! and these wedges (also from Old Navy) are so comfortable, I can walk in them for days!
Wore this comfy outfit to explore the Louvre Museum in Paris. Funny story, after exploring the museum and taking selfies with the Mona Lisa, we headed to Saint Laurent where I made my "souvenir" purchase ;) After a few minutes trying to decide which handbag to buy, the associate tells me "Cute dress, it looks like something we carry here". I smiled and thought to myself, "Hah! I bought it at TjMaxx for $14.99" LOL
Dress via TJMaxx | H&M Scarf | F21 Faux Leather Jacket | Burberry Crossbody | F21 Sunnies
While in Paris, we visited Versailles and its GORGEOUS gardens. I could not believe people actually lived there! I have more picture to share from the palace so I'll save those for another post.
F21 Top | Piperlime Skirt (so sad their site shut down forever!) | YSL Bag | F21 Flats
Thanks for stopping by. Stay tuned for my Parisian adventure!