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In addition to our standing Saturday show, Storytown is available to come to YOU!
We participate in community events as well as come to schools all around Chicagoland for special shows! Some of the places Storytown has performed at includes; Do-Division Fest, Morton Grove Public Library, Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, Pivot Arts Festival, The Boys and Girls Club of America, and many more.
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Organization Name: Keystone Montessori
What they were looking for: Every year Keystone Montessori has there Walk-A-Thon fundraiser. They have many fundraisers throughout the year but the Walk-A-Thon is special because this is the one fundraiser that the students actively participate in. They do the walking and get sponsors. As part of this, they are rewarded with some entertainment after the Walk-A-Thon. As it would happen, Storytown had donated 4 tickets to a raffle for another fundraiser at Keystone that prompted a bidding war. The families decided to share the tickets and see the show together. After the show they decided we would be the perfect fit for the Walk-A-Thon entertainment.
What Storytown did for them: The day of the Walk-A-Thon we packed up our cars and brought Storytown to Keystone Montessori. As the students were enjoying lunch, the Storytown players began their prep and hanging the backdrop so the students could draw our setting just like they would get to at the theater. Our location for the day was 'a castle by the sea'. Students were able to join in the fun by becoming alligators in a conga line, helping to capture the sea dragon and revealing where the fire knights sword was hidden. The older students jumped in on the fun and became members of the finale's wedding party. One girl even officiated the wedding. And that's the way it happened.
Organization Name: Destination Imagination Improvisational Challenge Team
What they were looking for: We were approached by a team of five 6th grade boys who compete in Destination Imagination. They were new to the Improvisational portion of the challenge. Previously they competed in a different categories but because of their stage presence and humor it was recommended that they try the Improv Challenge. With the pressure of improv their coaches felt they were losing their charm and working hard to present the information they needed to for their topic. They were turning into talking heads with no humor or sense of fun.
What Storytown did for them: Storytown was able to put together a workshop for these students to help them think on their feet and work together as a cohesive team. We taught them the importance of "yes and." Storytown impressed upon them how in that situation you have to say YES! to ideas and then build on them with an AND! When everyone accepts what is before them and works together you know you cannot fail on stage cause your team is there to make it all work.
"We were all proud of what they accomplished. It was great to see some of the things Andrew worked with them come out at competition. For example, during their "instant challenge" portion of the competition, they were given a problem and had 5 minutes to work out their skit and solution. One of the boys said, "Let's do what Andrew showed us." They all sat in a circle and brainstormed, building on each other's ideas. Andrew would have been proud." – Janene Team Coach
When you and your family (or friends, or class…) come to Storytown, you'll take part in a truly unique and truly interactive show that engages children and gives them arts education experience from top to bottom! We can't wait to see you in Storytown!


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WASHINGTON — Eight years as president is enough, thank you. At least that's what Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says President Barack Obama told her the other day.
Other political news of note
Animated Boehner: 'There's nothing complex about the Keystone Pipeline!'
House Speaker John Boehner became animated Tuesday over the proposed Keystone Pipeline, castigating the Obama administration for not having approved the project yet.
- Budget deficits shrinking but set to grow after 2015
- Senate readies another volley on unemployment aid
- Obama faces Syria standstill
- Fluke files to run in California
- Animated Boehner: 'There's nothing complex about the Keystone Pipeline!'
Clinton said Tuesday that she and Obama often marvel over foreign despots who want to stay in power for decades.
She told a State Department forum that neither she nor Obama can understand leaders who refuse to transfer power and cling to office for 10, 20, 30 or 40 years.
She says she and the president joke: "Oh, my gosh. Can you imagine?"Story: In D.C., Obama tries to fire up frustrated supporters
Clinton says Obama told her, "I'm going to win re-election, and then I'm done," a remark that drew laughter from the audience.2012 White House race: What matters, and what doesn't
U.S. presidents are constitutionally barred from a third term.
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Puerto Rico's little secret: coffee / Some of the world's best beans never get off the island
2005-07-31 04:00:00 PDT Adjuntas, Puerto Rico -- Long before Starbucks and even Sanka, the coffee produced in this cool mountain region was internationally beloved -- so much that Puerto Rico, barely the size of Connecticut, was among the world's largest, proudest coffee exporters. The cafes of Vienna, Paris and Madrid served Puerto Rican coffee in the 19th century, as did European monarchs and even the Vatican.
But while short and sturdy coffee trees still flourish on parts of the island, it is hard to find Puerto Rican coffee anywhere now.
Puerto Rico does not even produce enough to meet its own demand, forcing the island to buy beans from other countries. Up to a quarter of the annual harvest goes to waste, mostly because of one problem: nobody likes picking coffee beans, and there are far more appealing options for work these days.
Rural Puerto Ricans who might once have picked beans for a living have sought better opportunities in the mainland United States, where the Puerto Rican population now roughly equals the 3.9 million people living on the island. And as Puerto Rico has evolved to an industrial economy from an agricultural one, low-wage workers have come to prefer factory or construction jobs -- available even in remote mountain towns -- that pay more and demand less.
"I picked coffee one time," said Julio Torres, executive vice president of Grupo Jimenez, the island's leading coffee company. "I lasted six hours, and I never picked coffee again."
So bleak are the industry's prospects that last month, Puerto Rico's new agriculture secretary, Jose Orlando Fabre, held a coffee summit with other cabinet members and the mayors of 21 coffee-growing towns, mostly in the island's rugged interior. Fabre decided to try putting prisoners and the unemployed to work as pickers, and perhaps even importing pickers from other countries.
With the harvesting season beginning next month, Fabre said the island's 10,000 coffee farms needed at least 5,000 new pickers, and more to increase exports, as he would prefer. Compared with giants like Brazil and Colombia, the Puerto Rican coffee industry is but a blip; the island produces about 20 million pounds of coffee a year, compared with more than 3 billion pounds in Brazil, the world's largest producer.
Exports plummeted after Spain ceded Puerto Rico to the United States in 1898, partly because the United States was already buying coffee from Brazil and saw sugar, not coffee, as the island's most potentially lucrative crop. The coffee industry in Puerto Rico is subsidized and supported by the government, which sets prices and imposes a high tariff on imported beans to protect local farmers.
A series of brutal hurricanes further curbed production, and from 1965 to 1990, exports stopped altogether. But as the specialty coffee market boomed in the past decade, a few farmers and businessmen here, including Torres, have tried to restore the renown of Puerto Rican coffee. They saw their opening after a hurricane battered the Blue Mountain region of Jamaica in 1990 and when Japan, where Jamaican coffee is coveted, came looking for Puerto Rican beans instead.
"We realized there were people willing to pay a premium for a good coffee, " Torres said at his coffee-processing plant in Ponce. "Until then, we were keeping the best coffee in the world for ourselves, not for others."
For the most part, they still are. Puerto Rico exported only about 2 million pounds of coffee last year, according to its Department of Agriculture, a fraction of the nearly 60 million pounds shipped in the late 1800s.
Torres and others in the industry want to reverse this trend, but not all are supporting the prisoners-as-pickers plan. Torres said prisoners would be too lazy and unqualified for the job, which requires standing on steep inclines six to eight hours a day, plucking thousands of coffee berries as insects swarm and bite, and carrying them in heavy containers around the waist.
"It's easier for them to stay in their prison than collect the coffee," Torres said. "It's a skill you need to learn in your hands and your feet."
His idea is to recruit migrant farm workers from the southeastern United States, where most harvesting is finished by October, just in time for the peak of the Puerto Rican coffee harvest. Migrant workers also come from coffee- producing countries like Mexico and Guatemala, and could be experienced pickers. The question is whether the Puerto Rican government would pay to fly in workers and house them for the season.
Fabre said his plan would be more feasible than importing pickers from Central and South American countries, who would need visas and working papers. He said that he would seek meetings with agriculture secretaries of Southern states to discuss the idea, but that meanwhile he would experiment with sending minimum-security prisoners to a few coffee farms this fall.
"It needs to be proven that they will work well alongside others," he said.
Although Grupo Jimenez's premium brand, Yauco Selecto, is exported to Israel, New Zealand, China and most of Europe, the dwindling production and high cost make Puerto Rican coffee as rare as saffron.
The price of coffee grown and sold on the island is heavily regulated to protect the industry, and at $3.46 a pound, it has not changed in more than a decade. Off the island, though, Puerto Rican coffee is far more expensive than the world market average because of the high production costs. As an American commonwealth, Puerto Rico is subject to a minimum wage and strict environmental standards. At the Porto Rico Importing Co. in New York, Yauco Selecto sells for $11.99 a pound, the costliest after Jamaican Blue Mountain at $29 and Hawaiian Kona at $24.95.
Kenneth Davids, founder of the online magazine Coffee Review, said in an e-mail message that the best Puerto Rican coffee was "full bodied, roundly sweet, with low but vibrant acidity," not unlike the finest Blue Mountain varieties. But it can have a disappointing mustiness, Davids said, probably because of delays in drying the beans. It is a low-key coffee with subtle virtues, he added, making careful preparation all the more important.
Carmen Alamo, an agriculture professor at the University of Puerto Rico, said census data suggested that coffee farms between 20 and 100 acres were downsizing, probably because of the labor shortage. "We think that they are now instead trying to plant small areas that their labor force could tend to," Alamo said.
But Fabre said most farms still produced more than they might be able to harvest in hopes of finding enough pickers to at least fill the island's own cups. Beyond that, Torres said he saw potential for new markets in Asia and Australia. Fabre said he had even talked to the Department of Defense about buying Puerto Rican coffee, possibly starting this year for its submarine fleet.
None of this will come to pass, though, unless the island finds thousands more pickers, a prospect that Torres, unsentimental as he is about the job, doubts.
"Maybe they can train monkeys to do it," he said.


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Lately Blasmin had been stuck in a right old rut.
She'd semi shaken herself out of it moving away from Fulham and out of the house she's loved for two years to finally move in with her absolute best friend in the world, Segrena. She'd started a job she didn't dread getting up for and she had enough male attention to satisfy that side of her vanity …. but something was still missing.
She realised, though she was eating and drinking at secret bars, taking in galleries and just vegging out doing nothing when she'd promised to go for a run, the thing that she had stopped doing completely, the thing that absolutely made her blossom three years ago, was she had stopped actually adventuring.
Today her adventures involved reading absolutely everything about a place before going so she's already know what she'd order. An adventure was snoozing her alarm before work one too many times or going out without a coat.
Blasmin used to arrive in cities she couldn't pronounce because she'd stumbled across the name in a Victorian novel. She used to tell strangers they had a nice smile or dare new acquaintances to do outrageous things because it would be funny. She used to dance to every song like it was her favourite and though she didn't ever get enough sleep, she was never, ever tired. Blasmin used to adventure in every moment, because, my friends, one thing you cannot do is schedule an adventure.
After a beautiful few days sipping Le Bordeauxs in the south of France after witnessing two friends embark on marriage, one of life's greatest adventures, the breeze of Adventure ruffled through the now short locks of Blasmin's raven hair and it rippled through her.
and just like that, she's snapped back into adventure mode.
The next morning she woke up in Madrid, surrounded by a group of Swiss boys who became her tour guides though they knew nothing of the city. She told them they had nice smiles and dared each other to do outrageous things and sipped Spanish beer as the sun came up over Porto del Sol. She woke up to having a breakfast of churros and pure melted chocolate at the oldest Chocolateria in Madrid with a guy from Istanbul with eyes bluer than the Spanish sky because she realised she was always on a diet.
Lose your maps, lose your baggage, loosen your hair, your tie, your shoes and lose your self in a sense of adventure again.
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Chapter 9
The oracle of the word of the LORD is against the land of Hadrach
and Damascus is its resting place.
For the LORD has an eye on mankind
and on all the tribes of Israel,
and on Hamath also, which borders on it,
Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.
Tyre has built herself a rampart
and heaped up silver like dust,
and fine gold like the mud of the streets.
But behold, the Lord will strip her of her possessions
and strike down her power on the sea,
and she shall be devoured by fire.
Ashkelon shall see it, and be afraid;
Gaza too, and shall writhe in anguish;
Ekron also, because its hopes are confounded.
The king shall perish from Gaza;
Ashkelon shall be uninhabited;
a mixed people shall dwell in Ashdod,
and I will cut off the pride of Philistia.
I will take away its blood from its mouth,
and its abominations from between its teeth;
it too shall be a remnant for our God;
it shall be like a clan in Judah,
and Ekron shall be like the Jebusites.
Then I will encamp at my house as a guard,
so that none shall march to and fro;
no oppressor shall again march over them,
for now I see with my own eyes.
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your king is coming to you;
righteous and having salvation is he,
humble and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
and the war horse from Jerusalem;
and the battle bow shall be cut off,
and he shall speak peace to the nations;
his rule shall be from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth.
As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you,
I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.
Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope;
today I declare that I will restore to you double.
For I have bent Judah as my bow;
I have made Ephraim its arrow.
I will stir up your sons, O Zion,
against your sons, O Greece,
and wield you like a warrior's sword.
Then the LORD will appear over them,
and his arrow will go forth like lightning;
the Lord GOD will sound the trumpet
and will march forth in the whirlwinds of the south.
The LORD of hosts will protect them,
and they shall devour, and tread down the sling stones,
and they shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine,
and be full like a bowl,
drenched like the corners of the altar.
On that day the LORD their God will save them,
as the flock of his people;
for like the jewels of a crown
they shall shine on his land.
For how great is his goodness, and how great his beauty!
Grain shall make the young men flourish,
and new wine the young women.
Chapter 12
Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was about to betray him), said, "Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it. Jesus said, "Leave her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of my burial. For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me."
When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well, because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.
The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!" And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,
"Fear not, daughter of Zion;
behold, your king is coming,
sitting on a donkey's colt!"
His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him. The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness. The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign. So the Pharisees said to one another, "You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the world has gone after him."
Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus." Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. And Jesus answered them, "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
"Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? But for this purpose I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name." Then a voice came from heaven: "I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again." The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, "An angel has spoken to him." Jesus answered, "This voice has come for your sake, not mine. Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself." He said this to show by what kind of death he was going to die. So the crowd answered him, "We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?" So Jesus said to them, "The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light."
When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them. Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him, so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
"Lord, who has believed what he heard from us,
and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"
Therefore they could not believe. For again Isaiah said,
"He has blinded their eyes
and hardened their heart,
lest they see with their eyes,
and understand with their heart, and turn,
and I would heal them."
Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory and spoke of him. Nevertheless, many even of the authorities believed in him, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue; for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God.
And Jesus cried out and said, "Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me. And whoever sees me sees him who sent me. I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day. For I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment—what to say and what to speak. And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has told me."


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Fete : Fantasy Savage, Pier 1, Chaguaramas
Price: $300.00
Date: January 5th,2013
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Price: $300.00
Date: January 5th,2013
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Pier 1, the go to location for carnival cooler fetes. Main stage to the front, directly opposite the entrance. Pier 1 parking lot offered secured parking for $20 and free parking on the road as is the norm. There was no traffic at 11:30 pm. A lot of cars yes, but moving cars. There were reports of other people being stuck in traffic for hours but this was not my experience.
Fantasy and bmobile banners decorated the venue. Nothing too fancy, this was after all supposed to be a cooler fete, no bells and whistles necessary. K.I.S.S in full effect.
Saw many party goers with ginormous coolers, some of them appeared to have bought the coolers on their way into the fete! There were 3 bars that I could identify selling chasers and mixed drinks using a chit system. For anyone without a cooler and wanting to purchase drinks, a cooler fete, featuring Machel is NOT the place you want to go to and have to move, stumble over invisible coolers and lose your spot to buy drinks. Bring your coolers!!!
The usual fare of gyros, hamburgers and wings were on sale at the entrance, close to the chit area. There were 3 vendors with food inside the venue and the usual Pier 1 vendors outside on the street.
We got there just in time to see K-Rich make his way onto the stage. Singing both his last year and this year's songs he hyped the crowd up sufficiently, pretending to remove his shirt for the ladies. He came back for his encore to sing his hit Wine Back, driving the ladies mad once again.
K-Rich was followed by a short DJ stint which heralded the entrance of the man himself Machel Montano HD. Machel made his way onto the stage with enough fog to fog up the street outside of Pier 1 for an hour after he started. For his first performance of the season Machel gave a long, solid set including his 2012 offerings and of course his new songs which he seemed to be testing for Soca Monarch and Road March viability. We heard fog up the place about 5 times during that night. Guest appearances were made by Drupatee and Patrice Roberts along with Farmer Nappy, who shared a moment with Machel where they sang back and forth, accapella-ish songs from as far back as Gyal Farm. Andrew Lewis, Trinidad's Olympic sailor joined Machel on stage for a swig or five of 3-Zero rum chased with a wine and jook for the screaming ladies. Rumor had it that Machel was slated to perform at Tribe ICE that night as well but he proved that rumor false with his extra long set where he indicated that he would be performing at all of Fantasy's fetes, in their jouvert band and exclusively on the road with Savage on Carnival Monday and Tuesday. For the first time in a long time I heard people saying that Machel 'could come off now' since they were ready to party hard to just the DJ.
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If its one thing Fantasy people love to do is make sure they party and party hard. Fantasy's crowd is never stush. They arrive ready to party and leave chipping and wining ready for the next wine at the next fete. Pier 1 was packed to capacity with people and coolers and even the people all the way to the back close to the entrance who arrived late were waylaying as if they had been there all night.
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Fantasy is heaven on earth for women. Most other places we go to are filled with women and men are in their glee. Well both men and women were in their glee at Fantasy. And if the band on the road is anything like Saturday there will be many carnival tabancas for people to mind come Ash Wednesday.
Pier 1 bathrooms were used for the night, as well as some regular portable potties close to the entrance. I did not use any so I don't know how well kept they were throughout the night.
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I would give Fantasy an 8 out of 10, purely because of the vibe. I think if this fete had no live performances and no top billed DJs and you and your crew came with your cooler ready to party, you would find a Pier 1 filled with like minded people whose main purpose would be to enjoy their nights to the fullest.


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There is a moment when night turns to day. I have not been able to figure out when or how it happens but there is a definite change. The night sounds stop and, after a brief moment in time, the day sounds start. I have spoken to others about it. Some say they have experienced it, others shrug it off as my imagination. I sensed it again while waiting for the dawn during the recent trip to Botswana and it took me back to something I wrote on a piece of scrap paper years before: 'There is a time, merely a moment known to a few, between night and day, dark and light, a momentary passing of time'.
African Awakening
I watched dawn breaking in a cloudless sky, washing the eastern horizon from a pale glow orange to a dust-smudged blue.Sunrise
Shafts of light slice through the tree line, reflecting the coming African day. Filtered by wind-blown dust or dancing on rain or dew- dampened grass, the sunrise will be heralded by the morning chorus.The night chorus
Listening to the night can take on spiritual proportions. My last waking hours of the day are always spent listening to the dramas of the dark, be it absolute silence or a predator dispute. I attempt to piece together what is happening before sleep overtakes me. Often waking in the deep hours of the night I will do the same.The wilderness of Africa has always provided a rich library of night stories, but it is in Botswana that I heard the echoes of an ancient voice/story. At any time of the night there may be lions roaring from three directions, hyenas squabbling and other denizens playing out a drama.Leigh Kemp
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I stumbled upon the card challenge blog Fusion the other day - what a fun site! here is this week's challenge:
I needed some boys' cards for upcoming birthdays and the sketch was perfect for the purpose.
Card #1
|Striped paper: Glitz Designs. Printed paper: unknown. Chipboards: AC/Amy Tangerine
Stars: Pretty Little Studio. Button: unknown
Card # 2
|Emossed "metal" paper: Harley Davidson. Printed Paper: Lemon Owl. Others: from
my pile of scraps. Numbers: AC. Metal rings: the local hardware store
We're celebarting Mother's Day in Norway today, and I was inspirated by the colors and dots in the challenge to make my mum this card:
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The Bad Salzufler ErlebnisGradierwerk graduation house opened in July 2007 following an eight-month construction period. Designed as a replacement for the oldest graduation house in the city that had dominated the skyline of Bad Salzuflen since 1767 and was torn down in 2004, it is the most modern of its kind in Europe. Built again from scratch, it not only gives an insight into how graduation houses were built, but is also home to a number of interesting features. Brine acquired from a depth of up to 1000 metres trickles down both the inside and outside of the structure.
Viewing platform
A solid wooden staircase leads to the viewing platform from the rustic entrance area of the graduation house. From here, there are splendid views of the graduation complex and bathing house architecture of Bad Salzuflen as well as of the Spa Park.
Brine mist chamber
Inside, a bridge leads to the graduation house itself. With its intense salty atmosphere, it invites visitors to breathe deeply and enjoy the experience. A corridor with small resting areas leads to the brine mist chamber. This is a wonderful place to relax with its gentle music and starry ceiling that continuously changes colour. And with every breath you take, the invigorating micro particles of healthy air act as a cell rejuvenation cure for the immune system. Tiny drops of water called aerosols invigorate the circulation in the lungs and boost the blood's oxygen supply as you breathe in – an energy boost for every cell in your body which will do your body, mind and soul good.
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The 2013 Future Professionals Expo has packed up and gone home, but has left a lasting impression on all who attended. The two-day event saw 1,500 Empire Beauty School students, educators, exhibitors, and judges take over Hershey, PA for a hair design marathon full of competitions, classes, and networking.
Students showed off all their skills they've learned with Empire Beauty School with competitions in long hair evening design, artistic braided design, and progressive total look.
In depth courses were presented by celebrity hair stylists like Shannon Lamm of Goldwell and Rafe Hardy of Sexy Hair. Empire partner and world famous stylist, Nick Arrojo gave an exclusive Masters of Beauty presentation, greeted students, signed autographs, and took place in a photo shoot for the next Empire text book.
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DuPont has invested extensive scientific research and development to create next-generation bio based polymers to help reduce the use of fossil fuels without reducing performance.
For polymers the terms "Renewably-sourced" and "bio-based" mean the same thing. They refer to a material that contains carbon originating from a renewable plant source. Materials are defined as renewably sourced when they contain a minimum of 20% by weight of plant sourced ingredients verified by 14C dating (ASTM definition).
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November 3, 2017
BY Paul Altieri
Both the Heritage Black Bay and the Pelagos are signature dive watch collections from Tudor. While the collections are indeed modern, they do take inspiration from several famous vintage Tudor timepieces. Let's take a look at some Heritage Black Bay and Pelagos watches to see how they stack up.
First up we have the Heritage Black Bay Steel (ref. 79730) and the Heritage Black Bay SG (ref. 79733N). Both models debuted just this year at Baselworld 2017. As their names suggest, the Steel version sports a 41mm steel case while the SG (a.k.a. Steel Gold) includes a steel case with yellow gold details. Both versions feature large screw-down winding crowns, reminiscent of the famous Tudor ref. 7924 "Big Crown" from 1958.
To keep the price accessible, the sister branch, Tudor, used a variety of gold applications on the Heritage Black Bay SG model including gold-capping the crown. There are also the yellow gold-capped center links on the bracelet of the SG along with solid gold end-links. The rivet-style bracelet of both the Heritage Black Bay Steel and SG are also vintage-inspired, drawing on Tudor watches from the 1950s and 1960s. Both watches come with an extra fabric strap for a whole different way to wear the watches.
On the other hand, the blue Tudor Pelagos (ref. 25600TB) and the black Tudor Pelagos (ref. 25600TN) are both fashioned in steel and titanium. Equipped with 42mm cases, the Pelagos dive watches look and wear quite larger than the Heritage Black Bay ones. The titanium bracelets of the Pelagos watches include a super practical spring-loaded clasp. This allows the clasp to expand and contract according to the wearer's wrist motion for optimal fit and comfort. As a pro diving watch, the Tudor Pelagos also comes with a regular length rubber strap and a diver's extension rubber strap to wear over a wet suit.
A look at the dials of both the Heritage Black Bay and the Pelagos reveals the iconic snowflake-style hands. These distinct hands are taken from those Tudor watches destined for the French National Navy in the 1970s and now on the wrists of famous celebrities. In addition to the center hands, all models include a date window at 3 o'clock.
Since these are diving watches, both the Heritage Black Bay and the Pelagos have great lume on the dial. The Heritage BB has round indexes while the Pelagos includes square ones. Furthermore, the inverted triangle indexes and batons are thicker on the Pelagos compared to the slimmer ones on the Heritage Black Bay.
Depending on the version, the Pelagos dial comes in bright blue or classic black, both with white details. The Heritage Black Bay watches features domed black dials. To match the two-tone construction of the SG version, its dial has yellow gold details completed with gilded style text.
The Pelagos watches include ceramic unidirectional diving bezels in matching blue or black along with fantastic luminescence. Conversely, the Heritage Black Bay Steel comes equipped with a steel bezel while the SG has a black bezel insert.
All of four of these Tudor diving watches run on the in-house Tudor Manufacture Caliber MT5612. It's worth noting that this is the first time that the Black Bay collection offers the date function as seen on both the SG and the Steel versions.
The MT5612 automatic movement provides a 70-hour power reserve with a frequency rate of 28,800 beats per hour (4Hz). Of course, this Tudor movement boasts the coveted COSC certification.
The Heritage Black Bay dive watches are water resistant to 200 meters (660 feet) while the Pelagos timepieces can go deeper with a water resistance rating of 500 meters (1,640 feet).
Although all carry signature design details from Tudor's archives, the Heritage Black Bay dons a more vintage vibe while the Pelagos is more contemporary.
Both collections and all four watches are superb in their own way, presenting fantastic aesthetics and top-notch mechanics, offered at impressive Tudor value-driven prices.
Of these four Tudor dive watches, which do you prefer?
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Allowing GUI software to work across two networks
We provide VPN access so employees can access our corporate network. If someone needs to access the equipment network, they can either log into a proxy server that authenticates them and allows them to telnet to the device they need to connect to or they can be directly connected within the network.
We recently started using GUI craft software to connect to our server and network equipment, which works great as long as we're directly connected. It will not work if we try to connect through the proxy servers.
Is there a way we can allow the GUI software to work across the two networks without making major changes?
Proxy servers seem to be the biggest part of these types of problems, mainly because of their configuration. When a proxy server receives a request, based on its configuration, it will either fully "re-write" the request and send it to its destination or alter a small portion of it and then send it out.
You'll need to check the configuration of your proxy server and then see what parameters you can temporarily change so the proxy server does not re-write client requests before sending them to their destination.
A packet sniffer and protocol analyzer will also greatly help in these situations. Take a sample of a "directly" connected client, which seems to work, and then of a VPN client. This sample must be taken from both sides of the proxy, so you see what's happening before and after the proxy server from both scenarios.
Comparing the two will certainly help you see if these requests are actually getting to the test equipment, but not finding their way back to the VPN client.
The next thing I'd do is to start Googling for similar problems using your proxy and GUI program in the search string. I'm sure you'll be able to find an answer or workaround. It's just a matter of troubleshooting it and figuring out where the problem really resides.
Best of luck!
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Baby Quilt for Chloe
The problem with being friends with women younger than me is that they are all still having babies. But, really, it's not much of a problem because it gives me a a real reason (rather than a just a good excuse) to make baby quilts.
The pattern is Urban Abacus by Jenny at Sew Kind of Wonderful. You can get her fabulous Quick Curve Ruler on her site as well, which makes cutting and sewing these curved pieces a breeze.
The mommy-to-be has been a good friend for quite some time now and the fabric for the back just felt like something she'd pick.
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I have never had a conventional life. From a very early age my family seem to move quite often. I can remember as a young child my mother saying that when she was first married they moved 9 times and never got off the block. My dad's family had two rentals on their property. As we grew older we still moved often. Mostly within the same town but from one house to another. When I got married at a very young age this moving situation continued. We had a small apartment, then a small starter house, then a suburban home for our family of 4 kids under 5. Then I got the country bug and we moved to a mini-farm in the country and lived in a very old farm-house.The kids loved the country life where we raised every farm animal under the sun. We heated with wood in the winters and I had a huge garden and canned all our food. I loved this life until my husband got transferred so we had to move back to where we came from and rented a small 2 bedroom house in town. We were cramped with four kids and two dogs and two horses boarded out but we managed. Finally we bought 5 acres and built a nice two-story home where things seem to settle down and we lived there for 15 years.
After the kids were raised as happens I got a divorce and moved to an apartment of my own. All of these moves were in the same state of Illinois. But when I took a job as a ranch cook in Montana life got really interesting. I met a cowboy from Belgium (yes they have them there, not many but I found one) After the season ended he flew back to Belgium and I moved to Wyoming where I was cooking at a lodge and about starved to death until a good friend offered me a great job in Florida to manage a horse farm. My Belgian cowboy came across the pond and we got married, shortly after that we moved to Montana where we so wanted to live and build our life. This was the state where we met the mountains were calling us home.
We worked on several ranches there and part of your pay is a home to live in. But guess what, when the job doesn't work out you lose your home also. Needles to say finding the right job for both of us was difficult and we ended up moving 9 times in the 10 years we lived in Montana. So not to sound to crazy we did build our dream home, a nice cabin on a mountain side where we lived for 5 years. So the first 5 years were the crazy ones.
When the economy started to fall and things got tight, we knew we could not eat the mountains nor would they supply us with any security for the future as we were approaching the fall of our life. My husband thought it was best to go back to Belgium and secure his government pension along with cheap health care. All this seem to make sense since we were not getting any younger. So we sold our dream home and moved across the ocean and built a nice cottage home in the country.
Every time I moved to a different area the local people, you know the ones that have lived in the same house in the same town all their lives would always ask "So where are you from? How on earth do I answer that? I have tried to say I was born and raised in Illinois, but that is only part of my story of where I come from. I have tried to explain to them all the places I have lived but then they get a strange glossed over look in their eyes that says I think this girl is crazy. So usually I just say "Oh lot's of places" and leave it go at that.
Now that I have been living in Belgium for the last 5 years, I have been struggling with the language, culture, and making friends but mostly missing my 4 grown children and my 7 beautiful grandchildren. My husband knows all to well what it is like not to live where you feel you do not belong. He had the same feeling when he lived in the USA for 10 years.
We both agreed that it would be best if I split my time between Belgium and Colorado. So come Oct 13th I head to the beautiful state of Colorado to spend the winter months and then back to Belgium for the summers. I told you I do not have a conventional life.
So now I will be once more be faced with the question "Where do you come from?" I have given this some thought and I think I will answer "it is not so important where I come from as long as I know where I am going."
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Community groups have been urged to apply for a capital micro grant scheme aimed at tackling rural poverty and social isolation.
Sinn Féin Councillor Fergal Lennon is encouraging groups to apply to scheme which opens on Monday 10th September 2018
He said: "This scheme opens this coming Monday and will close on Friday 5th October.
"The programme is funded by DAERA and allows rural community groups to apply for funding of up to £1500 (85% of project cost). The programme aims is to tackle rural poverty and social isolation.
"Previously funded items have included, tables and chairs, crockery and kitchenware, dishwasher, new windows, cavity wall insulation, security doors, bowling mats, boxing mats, computers and laptops, printers, projector and screen, large TV monitor screen, installation of safety equipment to child play area, new flooring and much more.
Groups can contact their local Sinn Féin representative for an application form or can call the TADA Office on 02838 398888, email: firstname.lastname@example.com or visit the website www.tadasupportnetwork.com to download a form.


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Hello I'm just wondering if anyone else met same problem as I... :blink: When I download installer of new snapshot and run it in about 30% of cases I got [b]"error while extracting archive..."[/b] error after first run Sometimes I got this error after second run. In really rare cases I got this error after third run But when I just keep trying starting same executable installer suddenly it starts working properly There is no difference if I use autoupgrader or download installer from website with IE [b]The exe file is not corrupted[/b] It looks just like totally random thing No - I don't think it's a matter of any third parity software I am using it on my test machine which has a nearly clean installation of Win 2008 R2 x64 [b]No - it's not AV software. Nor any malware scanner[/b] Problem happens whether I run installer as administrator or not. This is not the thing that prevents me from installing Vivaldi but it just keeps annoying me If anyone from dev team can tell me how to generate any useful logs / data I'd like to try and provide some context... Thanks for any clues Regards P.
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In seven other states, their tax holiday is at a different time of the year.
Some states have more than one tax holiday.
Florida, for instance, has a tax holiday from Aug. 4 to 13 for folks to buy clothes and school supplies without having to pay the state tax. From June 1 to 12, the beginning of hurricane season, state taxes are forgiven on hurricane supplies and equipment.
New York was the first to offer a tax holiday back in 1997. By 2004 the number had grown to 12. Today 16 states offer a relief from paying state sales tax. You can check out each one at www.taxadmin.org.
BESIDES Florida, four other states and the District of Columbia offer two holidays a year. Connecticut has a holiday for school clothes in August and another holiday in June for "weatherization" products that make your house more energy efficient. Virginia has a special October tax holiday for buying just energy-efficient products. Tennessee limits its two tax holidays to clothing, school supplies and computers by monetary amounts -- with clothes worth up to $100, $100 in school stuff and $1,500 in computers.
Texas has just one tax holiday, when clothes and backpacks priced under $100 are tax free. With an 8 percent sales tax, that's good savings.
Across the country, the tax holidays are popular with both Republicans and Democrats. The Democrats can say they feel the pain of working families and are helping them get items they need and that will help foster education and the environment. Republicans, of course, can say they are helping to cut taxes.
IN HAWAII, the tax holiday was offered up this year by GOP Sen. Sam Slom. He wrote a proposal, which never even got a hearing, so that stores would not be allowed to keep any of the savings, nor would they be permitted to raise prices before the tax holiday.
"It has been proven that this works -- it stimulates the economy and stimulates buying," Slom said.
"Anyone in marketing will tell you that a sale works. It will help local consumers and local businesses.
"And, of course, it is an excuse for more shopping," Slom said.
Not all the evidence, however, is positive. Some studies have shown that states lose money on the nontaxed purchases, but supporters say shoppers don't limit their weekend tax holiday shopping to just tax-exempt items, so overall sales go up.
Of course, here in Hawaii the state says it will cost $15 million just to administer a tax increase for Honolulu, so if we had a tax holiday, Hawaii would probably send taxpayers a bill for the holiday at Christmas.


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Including Quebec City and Whale Watching in Tadoussac
PQ9075 Jul 06 to Jul 12, 2019
Day 1 Cornwall
We begin our adventure on the fjords of Québec by travelling east to Cornwall for our first overnight stay. A welcome dinner tonight. (D)
Day 2 Québec City
This morning, a short drive takes us to Morrisburg and Upper Canada Village. Start your adventure into Canada's pre-Confederation past by visiting the Discovery Centre, a state-of-the-art interactive exhibit that tells fascinating stories about life in the 1860s. See an audio-visual show about the national importance of the Battle of Crysler's Farm and the War of 1812 before setting out on your self-guided tour of the village. Using you site map, stroll through the streets of yesterday. Visit over 40 heritage buildings and come face-to-face with a variety of costumed historical interpreters, all eager to chat or demonstrate their roles in 19th century society. Horse-drawn wagon and boat rides are also available at no extra charge. We continue to Québec City for the night. (B)
Day 3 Chicoutimi, QC
This morning we travel through Jacques Cartier National Park into the fjord district to Chicoutimi. The name comes from the Montagnais "Shkoutimeou" which means "the end of the deep waters". On arrival in Chicoutimi we visit La Pulperie de Chicoutimi, a facility that highlights the significant part this company played in the development of the city and the region at the beginning of the last century. After lunch we travel a short distance to La Baie and the Musée du Fjord. Winner of numerous awards for excellence, the Museum opens the door to the marine world of the Saguenay Fjord. It is also a laboratory, and a place of learning and wonder where the rich history and science of the area is explored. Quebec is well known for its unique variety of cheese. See this on a visit to the Fromagerie Boivin. We return to Chicoutimi for a two-night stay. (B)
Day 4 Chicoutimi, QC
Today we explore the amazing sights of the Saguenay fjords! The scenery is so awe-inspiring! In this beautiful region, nature used its colossal strength to create a magnificent fjord. A short drive takes us to Sainte-Rose-du-Nord, renowned as the Pearl of the Fjord. Here you will have free time to visit this picturesque village. A box lunch is included before setting out on a four hour cruise through the Saguenay Fjords. See the Statue Notre-Dame du Saguenay and hear the legend that gave birth to the concept. Sculpted with pine and covered with thin sheets of lead to protect it from the weather, the statue stands 9 meters tall and weighs more than 3 tons! Navigating the fjord to bay Éternité is where you will see the steepest caps of the Fjord and you will definitely want to keep an eye open for plenty of marine live as we return to La Baie. A set of binoculars might be an asset to your adventure! (B,L)
Day 5 St. Félicien, QC
Today we travel further into the heart of the Saguenay/Lac Saint-Jean region to Val Jalbert Historical Village for a journey into the heart of the 1920s! Experience life as it was in a genuine company town complete with forty original period buildings. The convent-school, general store and pulp mill abound in secrets that will be revealed by many colourful characters. You will also see the 236ft Ouiatchouan waterfall before we continue along the shores of Lac Saint Jean to the community of St. Félicien. Enjoy and afternoon visit to the St. Felicien Planetarium. Dinner is included this evening at the hotel. (B,D)
Day 6 Montréal, QC
A leisurely drive takes us through the communities of Lac Bouchette, La Tuque and on to the city of Shawinigan, home town of former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. Here we visit a unique museum dedicated not to a Prime Minister but to the gifts given to Jean Chrétien during his 10 years as Prime Minister.
This incredible collection highlights Canada's place in the world. As well, the items offer a portal into the arcane world of diplomatic gift-swapping. The $2.6 million facility includes over 700 pieces from dignitaries and heads of state, including a clock from the Queen and a wall hanging from Nelson Mandela, along with offerings from Canadians. We continue to Montréal for the night. A farewell dinner is included this evening. (B,D)
Day 7 Home
After an exciting adventure into Quebec's Saguenay Fjord region, we set out for a relaxing drive back to our starting points. (B)
Cost includes
- Relaxing motor coach transportation
- Six nights accommodation
- Luggage handling – one per person
- Welcome Dinner
- Upper Canada Village
- Musée du Fjord
- La Pulperie de Chicoutimi
- Half day cruise on Saguenay Fjords
- Lunch Day 4
- Val Jalbert Historical Village
- Visit St. Felicien Planetarium
- Museum of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien
- Breakfast daily – combination of full and deluxe continental
- Dinner in Saint Félicien
- Farewell dinner in Montréal
- Services of our Tour Director
Cost per person
Twin $1739.00 (137.38 HST incl.)
Triple $1569.00 (127.16 HST incl.)
Single $2299.00 (170.32 HST incl.)


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Fresno Beehive
Free frozen yogurt Monday in Valley
Monday is National Frozen Yogurt Day and that means free yogurt.
One froyo chain in town is giving it away, another has a buy one, get one free deal.
Both Yogurtland locations will be giving away free yogurt from 4-7 p.m. Go early and expect big lines. Last year, they served thousands.
Yogurtland locations are at:
▪ River Park near the theaters, Fresno.
▪ 2045 S. Mooney Blvd. near Walnut Avenue, Visalia.
▪ Campus Pointe next to Fresno State near Shaw and Chestnut avenues, Fresno.
Yogurtland will also feature a new Reese's Peanut Butter Cup flavor and the popular chocolate milkshake made with Hershey flavor. Cusstomers also get a collectible Hershey's spoon.
Three Menchie's frozen yogurt locations are having a buy one frozen yogurt, get a second free on Monday.
Menchie's locations are at:
▪ 785 W. Herndon Ave. in the Clovis Commons shopping center at Willow Avenue, Clovis.
▪ 3090 W. Shaw Ave. in the Winepress Shopping Center at Marks Avenues, Fresno.
▪ 6611 N. Riverside Drive, in the Marketplace at El Paseo center near Highway 99 and Herndon Avenue, Fresno.
Sidenote: Two new Menchies locations are coming. One will be in the new Park Crossing development at Friant Road and Fresno Street. Another will open at 12th Avenue and Lacey Blvd. in Hanford.
Bethany Clough: 559-441-6431, @BethanyClough


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|"BEACH BLAST" Oil on Panel 13"x19"
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I'd be lying if I said I didn't get a little nauseous while painting this maquette. I angled the little sculpt near a window at around 2-3pm to get the type of light I wanted to rake across the body. This worked perfectly and allowed cool reflected light to do things in the shadows I wouldn't have guessed. It was hard to decide how far to push the bloody guts and chest cavity. I refrained from adding drips and splatters across the back, arms and bottom. Also took out my little art symbol tattoo. Thought it drew the eye too much.
Original Painting available for purchase. Contact if interested.


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Kesha alleges Dr. Luke raped Katy Perry
Kesha accused Dr. Luke of raping Katy Perry. The 'Praying' singer is being sued for defamation by the producer – who she has previously accused of abusing her – over her allegations he sexually assaulted her and gave her drugs against her will, and it has now been revealed his third issue stems from a text that Kesha sent to Lady Gaga about the 'Roar' singer.
Court documents obtained by The Blast stated: "On February 26, 2016 Kesha sent a text message to Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, which repeated Kesha's false claim that Luke had raped her.
"Kesha also falsely asserted that Luke had also raped Kathryn Hudson, known professionally as Katy Perry.
"Following this text message conversation, and with Kesha's encouragement, Lady Gaga spread negative messages about Luke in the press and on social media."
Luke – who has denied the claim – stated the 'Poker Face' hitmaker created "graphics" with the help of Kesha to post on social media and referred to the 31-year-old singer's claims of sexual assault by the producer.
The text message was previously discussed by the legal teams of those involved in the case, but its contents had been redacted from documents so no one outside knew what it said.
Katy has never publicly made accusations against the producer – whose real name is Lukasz Gottwald – but has said she separated from him professionally because she had to "leave the nest". The documents showed she has given a deposition in the case but its contents weren't disclosed.
Luke – who has claimed he has lost out on millions and believes Kesha's allegations have damaged his reputation and career – has slammed the 'Tik Tok' hitmaker's "irresponsible" and "disrespectful" claims.
His legal team issued a statement which read: "Katy Perry herself confirmed that Dr. Luke did not rape her.
"Kesha's accusation to the contrary just like her other outrageous lies about Dr. Luke is baseless and irresponsible, and it is disrespectful to both Katy Perry and Dr. Luke. In his defamation lawsuit against Kesha, Dr. Luke seeks damages for the harm caused by these malicious falsehoods."


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Extra-large, 7-inch LCD. Very fast UI and POI search. Unusually flexible mount works in a wide variety of vehicles. Free lifetime traffic with no ads. Useful AAA TourBook. A/V input.
Chosen routes aren't always the quickest. No speed limit signs. Map updates cost extra. Its sheer size could be an issue in smaller vehicles.
Bottom Line
Not only does the Magellan RoadMate 9055 portable GPS device pack a huge 7-inch screen, it's a solid performer on the road, and it's exceptionally easy to use.
If you've ever envied luxury cars, with their big, built-in LCDs for GPS navigation, the 7-inch Magellan RoadMate 9055 may be just what you need to cure your lust. MiTac International has taken its existing RoadMate 1700 ($299.99, 3.5 stars), which we reviewed back in 2009, and added real-time traffic reports, a Bluetooth hands-free mode, and support for an upcoming remote back-up camera (due for release this spring) all for the same $300 price. Some perennial Magellan issues persist in the RoadMate 9055, but even so, this is one 7-inch GPS device is a good value and a pleasure to use.
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Design, User Interface, and POI Search
The all-plastic RoadMate 9055 measures 4.5 by 7.5 by 0.6 inches (HWD) and weighs 7.8 ounces. The smoother, more rounded look isn't just an illusion; the new model knocks almost three ounces off the weight, although it's approximately the same size otherwise. The 800-by-480-pixel, 7-inch plastic resistive LCD looks bright and crisp, and Magellan tuned the screen well: In my tests, I never had to touch a button twice in order to trigger it, and the size of the user interface elements made it easy to press the right thing. On back, an A/V input lets you plug in a portable video player to use the RoadMate 9055 as a 7-inch LCD.
The mount deserves special mention. Magellan includes a removable, heavy-duty extension that adds 12 inches of length. That makes the RoadMate 9055 perfect for the far-away windshields in larger SUVs, minivans, and RVs. The extension can also bring the RoadMate 9055 below dash level in a smaller car, assuming that you stick the multi-surface mounting pad on the dashboard first. This way, the RoadMate 9055 doesn't obstruct the windshield, a real concern with such a large devicethough depending on the car, you could end up blocking the dashboard vents. In practice, the mount feels rock solid against the windshield and holds the RoadMate 9055 tightly, but bumps in the pavement still caused it to shudder for a few seconds.
Magellan preloads six million points of interest (POIs), plus maps for the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also includes Magellan's AAA TourBook, which helps you find restaurants, hotels, and other attractions along with descriptions and ratings. You don't need to be a AAA member to use this feature. But if you are one, you can also take advantage of the unit's emergency roadside assistance capability; the RoadMate 9055 will display the right phone number to call as well as your current location on screen. You can also plan multi-segment trips with the RoadMate 9055, and the OneTouch interface keeps frequently used destinations a single screen tap away.
Inside, a new 533MHz processor replaces the older unit's Samsung CPU. The increased speed was noticeable in my tests. I'd choose a category like Chinese restaurants, or car washes, and a fully populated list of the nearest ones would appear within a second; simple searches like this leave older devices with a spinning cursor for quite some time. The RoadMate 9055's UI also responded quickly to my touches. Combined with the larger-than-usual interface elements, operating the RoadMate 9055 was a pleasure.
Navigation Performance, Other Features, and Conclusions
Map graphics are the same as before; serviceable, but not exceptionally detailed. At least the roads themselves lack visible pixelation. Using the volume and zoom controls is easy thanks to their large size. Magellan continues to insist on a less-than-informative data readout. You can pop up a panel that shows real-time speed, elevation, direction, and estimated time of arrival data, but it won't stay put. You can only choose one readout to remain on the screen indefinitely. It seems like a waste given the RoadMate 9055's sheer size; at least offer a toggle for folks who want the extra info. The RoadMate also doesn't display road speed limit signs like comparable Garmin and TomTom devices. It does render exit signs while driving on the highway, along with the appropriate arrows when applicable, which makes exiting complex interchanges very simple.
Routing accuracy was just okay. For example, the Magellan 9055 insisted I take the long way out of my 50-year-old neighborhood to go into town. All Garmin and TomTom devices I've tested in the past few years have known the correct, significantly shorter route. It also made a few puzzling choices on the highway. It was never outright incorrect; just not always optimal with its algorithms. On the audio side, voice prompts were especially clear and loud, although Magellan devices tend to be too talkative; the RoadMate 9055 is no exception. You can set the RoadMate 9055 to near-deafening volume levels, although it distorts a bit at the top setting. Driving a noisy Jeep with the windows down on the highway sure won't be a problem with this unit.
The real-time traffic is an obvious improvement; while en route, the unit either showed a green icon indicating that roads were clear, or a red icon that signaled nearby traffic. This worked even when I hadn't programmed a route; I'd tap it and see a list of nearby traffic jams, and could bring up each one with more detail. I didn't see any ads, which was a relief; past Magellan devices displayed ads far too frequently. Magellan also added Bluetooth hands-free connectivity, a job the RoadMate 9055 excels at thanks to its oversized speaker and microphone. If the unit's size doesn't preclude you from carrying it on a walk, the lack of pedestrian maps and the short 30-minute battery life certainly will. That's not a con, though; there are plenty of more portable devices on the market better suited for that task.
The Magellan RoadMate 9055 is in a class of one. Unless you can find the RoadMate 1700 at a substantial discount, the RoadMate 9055 is worth getting for its huge screen, ad-free, lifetime traffic reports, as well as its faster UI and Bluetooth hands-free mode. The backup camera capability will also come in handy, assuming Magellan's device actually hits the market (we're always wary of promised future upgrades, in case they never arrive). If you like your navigation screens big and easy to read, the RoadMate 9055 should be your next GPS.
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It Appears To Be A Normal Apartment, But When You Push The Button… NO WAY!
The homes of the future are just around the corner. The concept of a house where things are moved and changed at the touch of a button are no longer just something out of a science fiction movie. Looking to address the lack of space in large urban areas, a new design of compact apartments has been designed by YO!Home.
Some of the features in the home will be tall wardrobes that open up to a kitchen with all of its appliances. The bedroom drops from the ceiling while the dining table emerges from the floor. Additionally, storage space is found under the floor. The futuristic flats are going to retail around $235,415.00 with its first city being in Manchester, United Kingdom. The company hopes to eventually have these homes all over the world.
This is a prototype of the apartment. Some of the features are an emerging dining room, all from the touch of a button.
The dining room table retreats back into the floor. A king-sized bed is above the living room.
Sensors keep the home safe. You can see part of the sofa below the bed.
The TV lowers from the ceiling while the floor to ceiling closets provide a lot of storage space.
The bed is tucked in the ceiling. The design can be changed based on clients' request.
The bedroom is open and spacious. A very modern and cozy design.
Open one of the floor-to-ceiling closets and the kitchen appears.
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Aspiring actors have undergone expert instruction from one of theatre's most acclaimed directors. University Chancellor Sir Peter Hall, who founded the Royal Shakespeare Company, shared his knowledge with third year drama students during a two-day masterclass on performing Shakespearean verse.
Sir Peter coached the 25 participants in the techniques needed to read the playwright's works and gave them an insight into the skills needed to bring the characters to life. "He revealed how he treated the text in a similar way to a musical score and advised the actors about varying the pace of their speech, pausing and emphasis," drama field leader Frank Whately said.
Student Charlotte Johnson was confident Sir Peter's tuition would stand her in good stead for the future. "Learning when to breathe during long lines was one of the most difficult points to perfect but Sir Peter was extremely patient and very constructive in his comments," she said. Fellow student Rachel Labovitch could hardly believe her good fortune when Sir Peter took time out to give group members individual tips on improving their interpretation. "It was really inspiring to work so closely with a man who is regarded as one of the greatest Shakespearean directors," she said.
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text: Share: Comments Print July 17, 2013 at 12:38 PM Wenatchee Salmon Derby begins Friday Posted by Mark Yuasa Here is the latest fishing report from Dave Graybill, longtime Eastern Washington outdoor radio host and angler: It's here already. The Wenatchee Salmon Derby kicks off this Friday, and timing is perfect this year for excellent fishing. This is the second annual and the organizers did a great job on the first one, so this one will be even better. There is still time to register for the event. Just log onto www.wenatcheesalmonderby.com to get the rules and registration information. When you are deciding what to sign up for be sure to plan on attending the derby banquet on Sunday. Everyone had a great time and won a ton of prizes whether they caught a fish or didn't even fish in the derby. My wife was surprised to win a hundred dollar gas card from the Triangle Texaco in Brewster. Tom Kallas from Hooked on Toys put her name on it and put in the bucket! Heck I was the real winner. I used the gas to fish at Brewster. Anyway that's just part of the fun of these derbies. So if you haven't signed up yet, do it today. You'll have a great time. Don't forget, about the Brewster Derby. It's coming up the first weekend in August again. I have a feeling the fishing is going to be off the charts good for this one this year. For details or Graybill's weekly report visit his website at http://www.fishingmagician.com/. Comments


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A Passionate Woman Review at The Everyman Theatre.
Nights out as a Mum are so rare, finding a time when you are both free and both children are well are few and far between.
Luckily one of my besties and I managed to coordinate one of these rare nights out with the opening night of a play at the Everyman Theatre, A Passionate Woman.
I haven't been to the theatre to see something for myself in the longest time. I have seen many productions there, all brilliant, but all for children and so it was a real novelty to be out at night seeing something with absolutely no children in sight!
There is something very special about a trip to see something performed live on stage. We are so used to seeing polished performances, the result of multiple takes and cgi enhancements that going back to the bare roots of entertainment and seeing people acting in real time is so enjoyable.
The play is written by Kay Mellor, who wrote Band Of Gold, a program I was a big fan of, and has an excellent cast. It is on at the Everyman until Saturday (see times and buy tickets here) and then tours the country, calling at Exeter, Malvern, Guildford, Sheffield, Northampton and Leeds.
The stage is set in the loft of the main character Betty, played by the wonderful
Liza Goddard, as she tries her hardest to avoid the wedding of her son, unable to let him go, she busies herself with tidying up and taking a trip down memory lane as she sorts out the cluttered room.
I found her monologues brilliant. Funny and heartwarming, although I thought she was very selfish and I found her quite frustrating in many scenes. I'm not sure how I'd feel on my own son's big day however, so possibly it was a very accurate portrayal, I'll let you know!! 😀
I also found the scenes between mother and son Mark, played by Antony Eden, comedy gold, although tinged with sadness, and the performances given were brilliant, there was some real talent on stage.
The play had some bizarre and unexpected twists and turns, her ex lover appearing as a ghost being one, which resulted in some scenes that I have to say that both myself and my friend found uncomfortable to watch. The story expanded to include Betty's husband Donald, played by Russell Dixon, a character that you started out disliking and then I actually ended up feeling quite sorry for.
After the interval, the play galloped to a finish with some fast paced, farcical comedic scenes that had the audience howling with laughter. There were also some more twists that I don't want to give away but let's just say that I will be amazed if you guess the ending!
Although the play was well written and extremely funny in parts, but I was left a little speechless and faintly disappointed by the ending and I'm not sure that I enjoyed the second half as much as the first half, which I thought had real promise. I'm left wondering if perhaps I wasn't quite the target age for the play, as it was clear that there were a lot of people present that evening that thoroughly enjoyed the performance and the ending, I think the heavy doses of 1960s nostalgia were just not my era.
Despite the play not being quite my cup of tea, I had a very enjoyable evening and I simply love the Everyman theatre as a venue, and would happily while away many evenings enjoying it's majestic splendor, it is so beautiful and has a wonderful atmosphere. I think a trip to the theatre makes an excellent night out, and I'm looking forward to many more to come.
A top tip when parking in the car park is that you can take the staircase directly down into the theatre, (near where you come in on the left hand side just before the car park narrows to go up), which means you don't have to go outside, and also that you can buy your ticket when you arrive if it is after 6pm as there is a flat £2.50 fee for the night, which saves you queuing up to pay at the end.
Do you love the theatre? And have you seen the play? I'd love to know what you thought.
Disclaimer: I received complimentary tickets to see A Passionate Woman in exchange for a frank and honest review.


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James Alfred Daplyn
Born: 1844
Died: 1926
Alfred James Daplyn, artist, was born in London.
He studied at the Slade School in London, the National Academy in New York, under Leon Gérôme at L'Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris and in Rome. He also studied under Carolus-Duran and Corot, and sought inspiration at artist colonies in Pont-Aven and Barbizon in France; some of his work was exhibited at the Old Salon, London.
He migrated to Melbourne in 1881 and next year exhibited his 'Showery Weather' and 'The Boat-Builder' at the Victorian Academy of Arts; according to theArgus, 25 March 1882, he 'painted in the low tones after the French method, and in the style of the "impressionists"', possibly the first use of the word in an Australian context. Certainly his plein air painting gave effects of light and atmosphere not possible in a studio, and his works were broader than those of William Piguenit, Nicholas Chevalier and even Louis Buvelot whose methods were becoming rather old-fashioned.
Daplyn moved to Sydney in 1884, became secretary of the New South Wales Art Society and its instructor in painting in 1885-92. Among the artists he influenced were Charles Conder, Sydney Long, and perhaps most of all, Julian Ashton,with whom he often painted on the Hawkesbury River. One of the many paintings exhibited by Daplyn was 'The moon is up and yet 'tis not night'; it was bought by the trustees of the National Gallery of New South Wales in 1900 and sold in 1946. About 1892 he visited at Vailima his old friend, Robert Louis Stevenson, whom he had met in his student days in France, and painted for nearly a year in Samoa. He then returned to Sydney and set up as an art expert, giving lessons and making illustrations. In 1902 he published Landscape Painting from Nature in Australia, a manual for the student in oil and water colours.
In 1913 a substantial legacy took him to Paris and London; after World War I he made a sketching tour in Belgium. By 1920 he was back in Sydney; in 1924 he returned to England. Aged 82 he died at Chelsea on 19 July 1926. He left his 'paintings, pictures and books' to the artist William Lister Lister.