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Resources » Partnerships & Networks
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|Urban Development
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|Urban Labour Network is a global knowledge sharing network with a specific focus on the role of labour in urban development. It is designed to serve as a venue for bringing together practitioners, researchers, policy-makers and other interested actors (across the board, from developed to developing countries) to exchange ideas and information, post comments and articles, inform about relevant events such as seminars, conferences, and forums, and eventually promote further knowledge on the topic of urban labour.
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Why Focus on Urban Labour
Cities and towns are the engines of economic growth, and economic growth is intrinsically connected to labour. To fully realize their potential and achieve sustainable and equitable growth, cities and towns need to address many labour-related deficits across different sectors of the urban economy. Cities and towns will not be sustainable if the livelihoods of their inhabitants are not addressed. This phenomenon is especially true in the countries of the South where poverty is widespread, and is increasingly outpacing poverty in rural areas. Poverty as such is related to deficits in the four dimensions of decent work, a concept used by the International Labour Organization and others to identify the different aspects of labour: employment, workers' rights, social protection and social dialogue.
1. Employment
The rapid growth of urban populations is outpacing employment opportunities. Different levels of government can play a role in addressing this challenge, but the role of the local government is particularly important. There is a great deal that local governments can do – directly and via forging public private partnerships – to promote employment creation: invest in the built environment and upgrading of infrastructural facilities like roads, drainage, water and energy facilities, sewerage systems, public buildings, and public transport and waste management & recycling establishments, among others. Such investment can stimulate local economies, result in immediate employment gains, and have long term impact on income, and living and working conditions. Local governments can also encourage job growth—and enforce better employment conditions—in other sectors in which they are not directly involved, by supporting private entrepreneurship, especially micro and small enterprises which are responsible for a significant proportion of urban employment. Investment in training in the different sectors of the urban economy and dealing with informality is also fundamental for employment creation.
2. Workers' Rights
Many urban workers still face challenges related to their rights. Their inability to secure their rights has practical implications for their living and working conditions—and productivity. Examples of issues related to workers' rights in urban areas include informality, casualisation, child labour, bonded labour and the situation of migrant workers.
To address workers' rights, there are many possible lines of actions related to different groups of workers, based on various ILO conventions, recommendations, and instruments. There are instruments for each aspect of decent work, including workers' rights, for which broader synergies can be explored. There is a burgeoning international movement on "the right to the city" which gives specific attention to community and consumers' rights. Workers' rights also fit within this movement, and should be promoted. To this end, there are embryonic examples of coalitions of urban workers (in Brazil for example) and there are specific initiatives related to the rights of urban citizens to a better environment supporting a green economy. Promotion of a better urban environment and promotion of the rights of urban workers can reinforce each other.
3. Social Protection
Social protection also needs to be addressed in order to ensure sustainable urban development. Inappropriate working and living conditions expose many urban workers to risk on a daily basis. To give one example, workers in major urban sectors such as construction, transport and waste management, among others, face serious occupational health and safety risks both due to the inadequacy of the existing occupational safety and health management systems and the impact of technological change. Also, a large number of urban workers are poor and live in neighbourhoods with inadequate sanitation and housing conditions. In addition, numerous urban workers do not have access to an adequate system of health care, pay for holidays, and protection against loss of pay when they are unable to work due to unemployment, illness, accidents or old age.
ILO instruments provide a sound basis for action, many of which specifically correspond to social protection. In addition to this, poor people have at times mobilized their own resources and organized their own risk protection through mutual health protection and community surveillance (support should be given to such initiatives). There are also examples of partnership practices involving local governments, the local private sector and communities.
4. Social Dialogue
The fourth dimension of decent work, social dialogue, is an important means for workers, employers and the government to jointly discuss solutions to the problems noted before. It is necessary to address the barriers which have hindered social dialogue in urban areas. There are some cases of good practice of urban multi-sectoral dialogue around the globe, including Marikina (Philippines), the municipal decent work programmes in Belo Horizonte, and a number of towns in the metropolitan region of Sao Paulo (Brazil).
While commendable research and action on different urban labour-related issues already exist, such research and action have nonetheless often focused on a limited number of specific aspects and need to be strengthened and scaled-up. In other words, more needs to be done to integrate the different aspects, given the number and magnitude of labour-related challenges that still exist in urban areas. There is a need for more research and practice. To this end, the exchange of information and knowledge and the discussion of possible actions would be particularly beneficial, which is what ULN hopes to contribute.
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Stone pot rice lunch combo at Choi's Garden
Six dishes of kimchee and banchan, a sizzling pot of soup, your choice of kalbi or fish and a colorful mix of pumpkin, beans and rice in a heavy stone pot: This is lunch for one at Choi's Garden. Tip: After you scoop out your rice, re-cover the pot, and at the end of the meal, pour in some tea and scrape the crispy rice off the sides to make a delicious porridge.
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Preview Dates: February 16 – March 9 / 12-4 pm (Weekdays)
Presented by Arts Brookfield and Produced by Lerata
Presented as a part of SKYLINE, LUMIBOLIC creates relationships between site and visitor through interactive lighting effects derived from luminescent wire and curved surfaces. Motion and sound sensors extend outward from the artwork and are triggered by activity in the surrounding environment. The data from these sensors stimulate the lit wire in the structure, creating dynamic light patterns and visual vibrations. These patterns are inspired by the artwork of well-known Op-Artists Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely.
The artwork will be previewed in partial functionality February 16 through March 9 from 12-4 pm, Monday through Friday. The work officially goes on view to the public as part of SKYLINE from March 10-18. At this time in March, all components will be fully functional, allowing the viewer to directly impact the fluctuations in light patterns according to their interaction with the piece.
Architect Steve Lee will be on site during select hours to host interactive sessions with viewers and to answer any questions they may have. Musician Aaron Gilmartin will also be performing two acoustic guitar sessions near Lumibolic, demonstrating ways the sculpture interacts with sound. More information on the programming can be found below.
Thursday, March 10:
7:00~7:30 Aaron Gilmartin vocal + guitar solo with Lumibolic reacting to the sound
8:00~8:30 Interactive Session hosted by Steve Lee
Friday, March 11:
7:00~7:30 & 8:00~8:30 Interactive Session hosted by Steve Lee
Saturday, March 12:
6:00~6:30 Aaron Gilmartin vocal + guitar solo with Lumibolic reacting to the sound
7:00~7:30 & 8:00~8:30 Interactive Session hosted by Steve Lee
March 13 ~ March 18:
6:00~7:30 & 8:00~8:30 Interactive Session hosted by Steve Lee
About the Artists:
Steve Lee is an architect, product designer based in Los Angeles running a design atelier named Aprilli Design Studio. The studio mostly focuses on developing sustainable design strategies and products. Steve has deep interest in creating innovative objects, spaces and atmospheres which aesthetically and functionally enhance the quality of living environments. Prior to founding Aprilli Design Studio, he has worked at architectural design firms such as Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, RTKL Associates and ZNA architects for about eight years as lead designer on international high rise, commercial and hospitality projects including Wuhan Optic Valley Business Center, Chengdu Hyatt Regency Hotel and Chongqing ITCC (International Trade and Commerce Center).
Meredith Sattler is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and a LEED BD+C. She received her Masters of Architecture and Masters of Environmental Management degrees from Yale University, and her Bachelor of Arts from Vassar College. Trained as an architect, an environmentalist, and an artist, her current research and teaching interests include conceptualizations of dynamic sustainable architectural systems in historic and current contexts; interdisciplinary structure and practice within functional territories between design and the ecological sciences; and the designer's influence on the health of the natural environment, technology and human interactions.
About the Exhibition:
SKYLINE is a free, ten-day, biannual architecture, art and technology event that showcases site specific, future-forward, interactive installations that embrace Los Angeles' ever-evolving cultural landscape. During SKYLINE, architects, designers and artists transform historic, hidden spaces within downtown Los Angeles into a unique experiential event for visitors and locals alike.
As a presenting sponsor of SKYLINE, Arts Brookfield is featuring LUMIBOLIC in one of Brookfield's premier buildings on Bunker Hill near The Broad and MOCA. In keeping with our mission to display cutting edge works of art in all disciplines to the general public, each project is interactive, site specific or adaptive, and utilizes technology in innovative ways that offers visitors unique and unexpected experiences in a non-art environment.
Uncovering the entirety of SKYLINE and it's 10 city-wide installations via a self-guided walking discovery tour of downtown Los Angeles exemplifies the experience and allows viewers to tap into a different side of the city. Printed maps of the tour will be available at all installation locations and online at lerata.org. SKYLINE exhibition dates are March 10-19.


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The last weekend of April this year, Keri and Jean set up camp at the Meulvlei Farm close to Arniston, South Africa. They brought their closest friends and family together to celebrate life and love and party under a full moon sky. The vows were exchanged in the shade of an indigenous Milkwood forest, adding magic to the relaxed vibe of their farm wedding. Keri's gown was made by Alana van Heerden. She wore it like a queen. Jean dressed in black, my favorite. Antoinette took care of the flowers, the decor, the lighting, and the delicious food, proving to be one of the best wedding planners in the Overberg region. Make-up and hair were a combination of Mari's talent and Keri's natural beauty and curls. Brother Thomas help me out as a second shooter. Feel the love and be inspired when you scroll through a beautiful day in the lives of Keri and Jean.
Intimate elopement with Aidee and Scott at Eilean Donan Castle and Isle of Skye. Scotland is such a beautiful country.
One of my new year resolutions for this year was to share this wedding with you. This might have been one of my all-time favorite weddings, mostly because of the people with whom I got to share this relaxed wedding weekend in South Africa. If you have been to weddings at Pat Busch Mountain Reserve in Robertson, you might never have noticed the little forest in the back of the field. That was only one of the reasons why Sara and Robin got married there. Flower crowns were put together during heavy downpour. Friends and family from all over the world came to help empty the bottles of beers. Our shoes wet with dew and later thrashed with mud. Some didn't bother wearing any footwear at all. We celebrated life and love under a sky full of stars. Our clothes carried the smell of wood fire after making numerous marsh mellows. Sara's dog kept an eye out the whole weekend, making sure to keep his distance most of the time. Luckily we caught him off-guard a few times, even during the ceremony. Scroll down to view the whole story, and be inspired.
Hair : Devorah (friend) Cake : Shiny Happy CakesMake up : Billy SchurDress : Mystic Rose by Jacqueline PartridgeFood : The Flying PanDecor : Families and their gardens & treasures Band : Nomadic OrchestraDJ : Paul Robbertse Coordination : Ido4u
Jan & Lisa got married at Rutterhaus Orr, a beatufiul rustic venue just out of Cologne, Germany. I included quite some photos of their home, because the interior and decoration was incredible. They have such good taste. When brother Thomas and I met Jan and Lisa for the first time in South Africa, we immediately felt connected. Thomas included video of their time in South Africa in their wedding video. At the end of the wedding, we separated as friends, just how we like it.
Venue: Rittergut Orr www.rittergut-orr.deCatering: www.pasta-koeln.deCake: Ian van der WaltFlowers: www.nymph-flowers.deDecoration: Bride / www.shabbychicevents.deHair/Make- up: Elke Pflips; www.derbrautsalon.deDress: Dunja by Felicita über Victoria Rüsche www.victoriaruesche.deFlower Crown: Klaus Reich www.klausreich-flores.deSuit & Shoes: Tiger of swedenJewelry: www.niessing.deDJ: Carsten PlankVideo: www.thomasroosfilms.com
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Short course no. 1: 'Introduction to Science and Religion', April 7-9, 2006. Programme topics include: Historical interactions between science and religion; models for relating science and faith; does evolution have any religious significance?; science and the question of miracles; why care about the environment? Speakers: Prof. Colin Russell; Revd Dr John Polkinghorne KBE FRS; Dr Denis Alexander, Prof. R. J. Berry; Prof. Colin Humphreys; Prof. Bob White FRS; Dr Paula Clifford.
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|Daffodils in the garden of Brockstone Grasmere Cottage.
The Lake District is famous for its daffodils. William Wordsworth's most famous poem, Daffodils is known the world over. Wordsworth owned my house, and he wrote his poetry half a mile along the lane at Dove Cottage.
|Daffodils from the garden of Brockstone Grasmere holiday cottage
We're just over a month from the Winter Solstice, and the days are getting just a little longer. Buds are pushing up through the soil at Brockstone Grasmere Cottage. Our Lake District cottage might just be your perfect holiday cottage. In March, the garden is absolutely bursting with daffodils.
|Brockstone Grasmere Cottage Garden bench
|Dora's Field March Daffodils- 20 minutes beautiful walk from Brockstone Cottage.
We have a 4 night special available at just £330 from Tuesday 6 March. Stay a week, with a Saturday arrival, and we will give you a great special offer. You can read more on our website here. and contact us via the details on the contact page. Remember- #BookDirect to avoid paying huge fees to online travel agents such as Trip Advisor, Booking.com and Air B & B.
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The Wunderkabinet is on a bit of hiatus for the winter, but there's something special happening in Berlin this weekend (November 26-27) that we want to spread the word about. Some really great people, including some Reading Raum contributors, have gotten together and organized Berlin's very first Zinefest!
The list of zinesters and distros that will be showcasing their stuff are coming from all corners of Europe and there are tons of workshops and readings planned.
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One of my favorite times of year is when my basil is ready. Is there anything more deliciously fragrant than freshly picked basil? Last night I went out with a huge bowl and filled it to overflowing with fresh organic basil. I really wanted to make some pesto and was excited when I came across a vegan pesto recipe and decided to give it a try.
I love nutritional yeast (or for fellow Canadians, "good tasting yeast" ). Some of you may not be familiar with this product – learn more here. In this recipe the yeast substitutes for the parmesan cheese. With fresh basil, toasted pinenuts and the yeast, honestly I couldn't even tell the difference! It was delicous!
I ended up with seven jars of yumminess and packaged them up for gifts – invite me over and maybe one of these will be yours . . .


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Personalization in Education - Part 2
The first part of this series looked at what it mans to personalize learning and some of the key beliefs one must have to do successfully switch in a new direction. What I want to start to get into is how we do this in our classrooms. We are busy in schools gathering a lot of data. The problem is that we are gathering the wrong kind.
Personalization starts with PERSON. We need to gather more information about the students we serve. We have to gather real data on who they are, what makes them work, how they learn, what they care about, their challenges, their successes, and all of the important DATA. Nobody really wants to learn from a teacher that doesn't care about them and doesn't show interest in them as an individual.
We need to understand students as a person first and a learner second.
We have whole child initiatives out there and lots of big thinkers saying we need to drop standardized test data and become more personal. However, very few are telling how. It can happen know and technology can help make it happen. Personalization can be helped along by using technology to hold conversations with students asynchronously (to leverage time) and then teachers can use those same tools to provide timely feedback.
A conversation with a student offers far more and better data about a student than any test.
There are great tools out there for asynchronous conversation and the world has come to embrace them. Email, text, chat, social messaging all accomplish this. However, we are all afraid to use these technologies to hold a conversation with kids, after all, our litigious society has beaten all of the care out of us. My next post will show you how to use something as simple as a Google form or spreadsheet to set up a communications network that is kept between a teacher and student. The technology is there to allow for these discussions to happen, we just have to value the data.
As a teacher holds individual conversations virtually with students the amount of time they have for each student increases. Teachers know more about each student and can quickly jump to a point in a conversation when meeting up with the student face to face in class. As many of us realize at ISTE12, we communicate all of the time through virtual asynchronous (and sometime synchronous) social networks and when we meet up at a conference we jump right to a point in a larger conversation. The same concept applies to our students in our classrooms
Teachers that do value the information gathered through conversation will use it to adapt instruction and interact with students on a personal level.
Teacher must use what they are learning about their students inside and outside of the classroom through conversation to adapt the learning experience for groups of students or individuals. This becomes even more powerful if we combine the other data sets we are gathering about student progress through formative assessment, information about attendance and discipline, or collaborate with other teachers about a student. However, this type of data is secondary to what we learn through conversation. Even standardized test data may become valuable when folded into a greater personal understanding of a child.
Parents need to be part of the data ecosystem as well.
We rarely give parents the data they need to help us. If all of the data is kept between the student and teacher we are missing a leg in the stool. Parents need to be provided information and be involved in the conversation as well. This can be encouraged to happen from student to parent or teacher to parent. Sometimes a conversation involving the student, teacher, and parent is most appropriate. The seeds of this conversation can also be planted in virtual discussions. Involving the parent empowers them to become an active part of the student's personalized learning experience.
There is nothing more valuable than time.
We show what we value by where we spend our time. We should be spending our time learning about and valuing our students. We need to understand them as people before we try to influence their learning. Too often we dismiss a students ability before we ever get to know them. I believe in the power of human data. Let's use technology to become more human, and use the skills that technology can never replace, to show we care about students and make a difference in their lives.


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A Little Fall "Shopping"October 10th, 2010 in member junk
birdcolor, member
I love all the available colors for Fall mums! I used this vintage shopping cart to hold a huge basket of mums. This gave the display some height. I used three smaller baskets of mums in the baby cradle. The orange of the pumpkin just gives it some pop. I almost don't want to leave the shopping cart on the porch. I am afraid someone will cart it off!
Pattern or design used: My own design - birdcolor
posted in: member junk, seasonal, container, plant holder
Comments (10)
TinTinJunkFan writes: wonderful display, that cart has character! Posted: 1:46 pm on October 21st
oldnews writes: I love that little cart too! Where did you say you live???! Just kidding! (sort of) Marie :) Posted: 8:21 am on October 18th
alicemom writes: Boy I love that cart! The whole display is great!
smiles, alice Posted: 9:57 am on October 13th
smiles, alice Posted: 9:57 am on October 13th
TracyMB writes: LOVE your cart & your display is gorgeous! :) Posted: 7:52 pm on October 12th
junkermidge writes: Oh, gosh, what a cool display. I LOVE that little shopping cart, it will serve you well at Christmas time too (as long as no one carts it off).
Midge Posted: 11:56 am on October 12th
Midge Posted: 11:56 am on October 12th
Cali_Junk writes: Oh do I love that cart...beautiful.
Posted: 8:10 am on October 12th
Posted: 8:10 am on October 12th
artteachergirl writes: I love that cart!!!!!!!!!! Don't think I've ever seen one quite like it. Guard it!
Your fall display is lovely. Posted: 1:36 pm on October 11th
Your fall display is lovely. Posted: 1:36 pm on October 11th
RustyDiva writes: Very pretty!! Love all the colors and your cart it awesome. I'd sure keep it right by the door. Posted: 8:01 am on October 11th
MakinItHappen writes: That shopping cart is awesome! Your display has given me an idea for my cradle. Thank you! Posted: 7:40 am on October 11th
JunkArchitect writes: That is one cool shopping cart. I agree, don't ever part with it. Your entire fall display came out beautiful.
Posted: 3:36 am on October 11th
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This is a weekly series highlighting my top 6 posts every week! They might be newer posts, or oldies. Either way, you may discover something you've missed!
Top post of the week: Sparkling Leprechaun Kiss
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My guest for this episode is Nicole Foss, a lecturer and writer who tackles issues of financial and energy collapse, and provides a vision for the future to make any eventual fall less severe for those who prepare. Her goals for each of us go beyond just the self and include our communities.
James, my production assistant, suggested Nicole would be a good guest for the show and sent me a link to an interview she did with James Howard Kunstler of the Kunstler Cast. As she talks about finance, a big world I won't pretend to understand, as well as energy decline, something I haven't covered in any great detail, this interview seemed inevitable. After playing tag for a few months while she's been on her whirlwind tour, we finally had a chance to connect.
During the interview, she covers finance and energy contraction in-depth. I say that she does this because these topics are outside my normal purview, and I didn't see a reason to interject my own take very often. I'm thankful for her thorough understanding of her position, her articulate explanation of the what and why on these topics, and being gracious with me while I played catch-up during the conversation. Just another reason why I'm a podcaster and don't do live interviews.
I'm thankful that Nicole is still hopeful about the future. Even with these looming issues, we still have time to take action to build resiliency and prepare for these, and other, eventualities. The path to do so isn't hard, but does require a different outlook, and investment in our daily lives and personal stability. Permaculture provides many of the tools necessary to design and plan a way forward.
She also wanted me to let you know that she's looking to do a whirlwind tour around the United States later this year. If you'd like her to stop by your town for a talk, contact her and you can discuss the possibility. You can contact her through her website at: www.theautomaticearth.com


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If it's not broken...
Los Angeles has once again proven itself the intellectual center of the universe. In an effort to be environmentally conscious, tanning salons in LA have begun introducing solar-powered tanning beds. Unfortunately, God patented that idea about 14 billion years ago. He called it "the outside".
In their defense, they do realize this is a ridiculous idea. They explain it by saying they are "the sun's middle man".


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Driving Impressions
The 2012 Honda Civic is not the smoothest or quietest car in the category. Nor is it the most fun to drive. Curious, then, that we'd rate it tops in driving dynamics in our shootout of the four newest cars in the category. How does it do it? With the help of steering and pedal response that other automakers could only dream of delivering. It's easy to overlook excellence in these areas, but just as driving feel is a big part of the magic in a Porsche, the way the Civic gracefully listens and responds to a driver's input is a key reason we consider the 2012 Honda Civic the connoisseur's compact sedan.


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To remember everything is difficult but you may not know the potential you are having in your brain.Memorizing things are pretty difficult and tricky.If its done systematically the things completely change.As a student you all need to remember all the science formulas,chemical equation and what not!! We think of short-term goals such as exams or tests, but forget that this is going to form a base for our career.Basics are the base and one should be very clear and brief about it.Here we bring you the golden tips to Remember Everything You Study.
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1.Understand The Basics
Memorizing gets easier when you have a very clear concept about the basics of the topic.You can recall everything once you revisit that topic and eventually boost your self confidence.Try giving thorough reading throughout the topic and jot down important points which can summarize the topic.
2.Be Positive
Having positive attitude is the key to success.When you are anxious you tend to forget things easily or you face difficulty to remember things.What is important is the urge to remember things.Be focused on your target and excel.
3.Have a Good Sleep
Sleep ensures your body has enough energy left in you. It doesn't make sense to be awake the entire night, trying to cover the syllabus, because lack of sleep adds on to the anxiety, and you may go blank during the exam.
If you have a creative mind you can relate the things with other things also to remember everything.Make flow charts and diagrams to visualize and to remember things better.The chances of remembering visualized content is higher.
Of course to remember everything studying and covering the syllabus is important, but what is more important is remembering what you have studied. So, instead of learning new things at last minute, revise what you have already studied.
Summarize each topic and read it a few hours before before you enter the exam hall.


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Grab yourself
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MISsion Critical – implementing a new MIS
For many businesses a good MIS is mission critical, and ProCo is no exception. But getting your hands on the right system isn't easy; you have to make sure that what you're putting in is right for you, right for your customers, and it goes without saying, dependability is key. So the spec'ing and selection process are every bit as important as the acquisition and implementation.
So, you've gone through an intense period of spec'ing (agile story telling is our preferred method btw) with the various stakeholder groups. You've watched demo's, sat in meetings, talked to colleagues, listened to concerns, weighed up the pro's and con's and gone for it. After all that, the rest should be a walk in the park…right?
Then it arrives, the 'big bang'. You're turning off the old system…the one you've worked with for years, the one you're comfortable with, the one you know where you are with……and so does everyone else……but you've come this far, you've committed the time, the money, the people, the new system looks great, its quicker, faster, better, what could possibly go wrong?…
So you flick the switch………….and everything's ok…….for about 20 minutes.
"Eeeerm, I've just put this into our new system (completely run of the mill enquiry) …and its saying we can't print it"
"I've just put this into our new system, and its saying we can't invoice it"
"And I've just put this into our new system…and its eaten it all up !!!!'…. said baby bear
Where did it all go wrong?? Why did we turn the old one off? It never hurt anyone…it was alright really…. it's quicker just to use the old one for now, oh, I know, we'll just write it all down on a bit of paper, yeah, let's go back to manual, we never had any problems like this, what's going on, who signed this off??????????? Aaaaaand relax…. day two:
"Oooh, look, if I click this (click, click, clickety, click) look, it does THAT! That's fantastic, we never had that before, this is brilliant…who signed this off !!…"
At ProCo, we made sure we picked the right system, created user guides and trained all our people before going live…we even ran the old system and the new one in tandem for a while to make sure nothing was out of kilter, and to provide a backup should we need one, I mean, you've got to be sensible about these things! But, implementing an MIS isn't about a system, provided you've done your homework, the system will be fine. Implementing an MIS is all about people, it has to work for us all; customers, users, partners, a good MIS is for everyone's benefit, and while it may never be the heart of the business (that's the people) it's definitely the brains!
Matthew Johnson, Operations Director, 16th September 2016


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Some primers are so hard to blend eyeshadows over because they stay so tacky even when they dry. I'm giving the hairy eyeball to the Too Faced lash insurance primer. Not this one. Eyeshadows blend easily and look significantly more vivid than they do on a naked lid. It also makes my eyeliner look blacker. It keeps all of my eye makeup on as long as I want it to be on, 8 hours or longer. The …Read more
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Owning a home comes with quite a lot of responsibility. There is a lot to think about, especially in terms of keeping your home safe to live in. You want to ensure that it is structurally sound and provides the desired and necessary shelter that a home should. In attempting to keep up with all of the necessary safety precautions and standards, it can be easy to miss something. It would be a good idea to consult with a professional, and get routine maintenance checkups on your house and the systems within it. One of the biggest things that you will want to check for is water damage and mold.
Water leak repair and mold removal
Water damage can come from a variety of issues, and it is one of the most troublesome problems to deal with. Once water finds its way somewhere i


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With hockey and basketball seasons upon us, you'll want to go somewhere to pre-game a live match or simply watch the game on the big screen. Fortunately, the posh space in the lobby level of L.A. Live's J.W. Marriott known as The Mixing Room is offering up a few deals whenever an L.A. home team is in the rink or on the court.
In a sort of home team-spirited happy hour for those attending the game (and not), they're offering a Street Food series, with one $8 featured menu item to run one to two hours before each home game. During this time, you can also get a 16-oz beer for $8, a flight of three beers for $12 and a street food item plus 16-oz beer combo for $15. For an idea of what street food item they're serving when, peep this schedule. Think Korean Style Tacos, Cuban Sandwiches and Salvadorian Pupusas. Yes, folks, street food is now at a hotel.
Whenever Lakers, Kings, Clippers, or Trojans play home or away, the Burgers & Brews promo will be in effect, which means a burger, beer and side of fries for $18. Choose from the L.A. Market Burger (white cheddar, Applewood smoked bacon and balsamic onions on brioche), the Turkey Burger (piquillo pepper aioli, turkey bacon, lettuce and tomato on brioche) and the Veggie Burger (portobello mushrooms, truffle hummus and feta on brioche). I call it "hotel-fancy happy hour."
In the mood for Halloween?
If you want to get really festive and indulgent, The Mixing Room has also brought back their insane junk food platter and Halloween-ified the sweet stash. Yes, it's the Halloween Junk Food Platter, where you'll find "Cobweb Cupcakes" and "Ghostly Milkshakes" just for your holiday enjoyment and only through October 31st, of course. They're also offering four holiday cocktails for $14 each now through Halloween:
· Devil's Handshake – Cazadores Reposado Tequila, lemon juice, simple syrup, ginger, egg white, and a dash of angostura bitters
· Corpse Reviver NO.2 – Ford's Gin, Lillet Blanc, Maraschino, fresh squeezed lime juice, and an absinthe flambé
· Candy Corn Old Fashioned – Breaking and Entering Bourbon, Candy Corn Simple Syrup, and a dash of orange bitters
· Bloody Orange Drop – Charbay Blood Orange Vodka, fresh squeezed orange juice, blood orange simple syrup, and a "lychee eyeball"
…all of which sound surprisingly sound viable with not-too-crazy-gross holiday twists.
See you at L.A. Live sometime this season.
Opens daily at 4PM.
Street Food: One hour before every Kings, Lakers, Clippers game
$8 – featured food item or 16-oz beer; $15 – food & 16-oz beer combo; $12 – flight of three 10-oz beers
Burgers & Beers: Available when Lakers, Kings, Clippers, or Trojans play home or away
$18 – Burger, beer & side of fries combo
Halloween (avail through 10/31): $17 – junk food platter; $14 – cocktail
The Mixing Room
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE
900 W. Olympic Blvd.
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Ice dancers Gilles and Poirier rebound after heartbreaking season
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, of Canada, skate during the ice dance short program at Skate Canada International in Kelowna, B.C., Friday, Oct., 31, 2014. (Jonathan Hayward / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press
Published Monday, November 3, 2014 7:18AM EST
KELOWNA, B.C. -- When Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier didn't make Canada's team for the Sochi Olympics, the ice dancers put themselves on autopilot.
It was the low point on a roller-coaster season of crazy highs and heartbreaking lows.
"We really had to keep moving forward, so we had to go home, take it one day at a time really, because we couldn't really dwell on: 'Well, that was it,"' Gilles said. "We had to turn our minds off for a little bit."
Gilles, from Toronto, and Poirier, from Unionville, Ont., captured a silver medal in ice dance at Skate Canada International on Saturday night, and reflected on how far they've come from last season.
"It's so nice to be prepared coming into the Grand Prix season this year, I think there are so many positives coming out of this competition," Poirier said.
Their Sochi Olympic campaign got off to a nightmare start when Poirier broke his ankle in May of 2013, a break so severe it took three plates and 13 screws to repair it. He wasn't back on the ice until August, and the two weren't able to do full run-throughs of their programs until about three weeks before their Grand Prix debut last November.
All the while, the American-born Gilles was nervously waiting for her Canadian citizenship, which she was finally awarded a few weeks before the Olympic trials, making her eligible to compete for Canada in Sochi.
It wasn't to be -- they would finish fourth at the trials, narrowly missing the team.
"The first couple days (of Sochi) were hard for me," Gilles said. "I couldn't watch the first couple of days. But then once your competitors and your friends are all there, you're like, OK, I have to, because you want to cheer them on. And as hard as it is for you, it still gives you the motivation for the next four years."
Gilles and Poirier, who are both 22, didn't have much time to dwell on their disappointment. They were named to the Four Continents team, where they finished second, and then were replacements for Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir on Canada's team for the world championships, where they finished eighth.
"I think more at the end of the season, it was like: 'Aw man!'," Gilles said on not making the Sochi team. "But we did worlds and we had a positive worlds, so that kind of helped the negative part of it."
"It gave us a lot of momentum going into this season and we saw what we could achieve with training behind us, and we've tried to really embrace that this season," Poirier added.
Gilles and Poirier say they already have more training under their belts this season than they did all of last year, and with the changing landscape of ice dancing post-Olympics -- both Virtue and Moir and U.S. Olympic champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White are taking the season off to contemplate their futures -- are keen to position themselves among the world's best.
"We really want to make a big statement this year," said Poirier, who was 14th at the Vancouver Olympics with former partner Vanessa Crone. "We really want to show we're contenders in this quadrennial, and I think it has to start now. We've really been pushing ourselves because now is the time where we can really break into the ranks."
Looking back on the stresses of last season, especially the nerve-wracking wait for citizenship, Gilles said, "I wouldn't change it."
"We're still hoping for our goal, a medal, for the next one, so we're still pushing," she added.
"The end goal is still the same," Poirier said. "And we're still hoping to get there three and a half years from now. "


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♀ Shannelle
What does Shannelle mean?
Shannelle as a name for girls is of Old French derivation, and the meaning of the name Shannelle is "pipe". Shannelle is an alternate form of Chanel (Old French).
VARIANTS Shynelle, Shenelle, Shannel, Shanelle, Shanell, Shanel, Chenelle, Channelle, Channell, Chanelle, Chanell, ChaneleCREATIVE FORMS
Shannelle Soleil (S.S.), ..
How popular is Shannelle?
Shannelle is an unusual given name for females. Shannelle is an uncommon surname too for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Shannelle (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) are Chanel (#651 LAST YEAR), Chanell, Chanelle, Shanel, Shanell and Shanelle. These relations of Shannelle were at the top of their popularity 25 years ago (AVERAGE #1033) and have become significantly less common since. Chanel has been the most popular choice. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2016)
Similar Names
Shannelle is alike in pronunciation to Shannell, Shaunelle, Shenell and Shonelle. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Brandelle, Chandelle, Chantalle, Chantele, Chantell, Chantella, Chantrelle, Chauntelle, Chavelle, Chawntelle (see Chantal), Danelle, Danielle▼, Dannelle, Danyelle, Darnelle, Dhanielle, Donnelle, Emanuelle, Hannele, Jaenelle, Jahnelle, Jannelle, Jeannell, Jeannelle, Jennelle, Jonnelle, Lynnelle, Nanelle, Rainelle, Ranelle, Ranielle, Rhondelle, Ronnelle, Sabelle, Sadelle, Samelle, Samuella, Samuelle, Semelle, Shaelee, Shandee, Shandel, Shandell, Shanee, Shaneice, Shanella, Shanelly, Shanese, Shaniece, Shanilly, Shannae, Shannen, Shantalle, Shantee, Shantel▼, Shantell, Shantelle, Sharell, Sharelle, Shaunee, Shauntell, Shawndelle, Shawnee, Shawnette, Shawntile (see Chantal), Shawntille, Sherrelle, Shinella, Shirelle, Shontalle and Tanelle. These names tend to be more commonly used than Shannelle.See names in meaning and etymology.


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Lake School of English
The Lake School provides a lively, dynamic environment and is a fantastic place to study. The level of personal attention from the school directors who are also experienced teachers is exceptional. The school offers General English courses and exam preparation for Cambridge, IELTS and Trinity exams The school also runs well-known and popular courses for teachers.
- A professional, dynamic and supportive approach to teaching
- A well-established, successful school in central Oxford
- Exceptional personal attention and reputation for excellence
Courses at School
- Academic Preparation
- Academic Year
- General English
- Intensive General English
- One-to-one tuition
- Teachers' Courses
- Teacher refresher (Primary)
- Teacher refresher (Secondary)
Lennart, Germany
"My agent recommended that I come here. I'm glad I did. The lessons were good and I liked the way of teaching. The activities and excursions were enjoyable and very interesting. My homestay was very friendly, my room was huge and the meals were delicious. I really, really enjoyed my stay in Oxford and at the Lake School."
Luis, Mexico
"The lessons were very good, the teachers were great. I joined all the social, cultural and sporting activities and really enjoyed them; the weekend excursions were very interesting too."


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Today we started out at Ft. Boonesboro, Kentucky. This is a duplicate of the fort built by Daniel Boone after he arrived in the area. The fort was used as a temporary stopping ground for new settlers until they could build their own homes. The town of Boonesboro grew up around the fort. When they were attacked by the native Indians, the settlers would go into the fort and shut themselves and fight.
|Entrance to Ft. Boonesboro
Inside the fort, each dwelling was set up to show a different part of the settlers' lives. There were three different cabins, each showing a different stage of living based on how long the settler had been there. It went from hastily thrown together to very comfortable and homey.
|Mary the weaver
The other buildings in the fort showed essentials for the settlers. There was a weaver that made cloth to sell to the settlers for clothing. She had a two hundred year old loom that she was using. The whole process was very neat. Chrissy especially enjoyed that one. This weaver, Mary, has been weaving for nine years! She is very talented.
There was also a gentleman that explained the tools and weapons used by settlers. Another was a tinsmith that would make anything from cups to candle holders for the settlers. This particular tinsmith is the only 18th century tinsmith in the United States today. Later centuries used more advanced tools, and there a lot of those tinsmiths out there. He was quite a character, too.
The other buildings included a candle maker, a blacksmith, the general store, and a land office. The kids got to learn a lot about how hard frontier life was. I think they appreciate that they don't have that kind of life!
|Nature Girl
After a quick lunch in the RV, Jim and Chrissy took a walk on a nearby nature trail. Then they went back into the fort. Chrissy wanted to watch the weaver again, and Jim had a lot of questions about Daniel Boone himself. The gentleman with the weapons had a wealth of knowledge he had gained on his own time, and was happy to chat with Jim about it.
|Sanders Cafe
We finished up there and headed down the interstate to Corbin, Kentucky. This is home to the original Kentucky Fried Chicken, started by Harland Sanders at his Sanders Cafe in North Corbin, Kentucky. While this wasn't the first chain KFC, it was where Sanders developed and highly guarded fried chicken recipe.
|Model motel room
This is a regular KFC, with a museum, a dining room designed from the original, a model motel room to show travelers how nice his motel was, and a duplicated kitchens, holding some of the Colonel's original cookware. It is just a neat place to go that isn't too far out of the way. Jim, Michael and I had visited ten years ago on the way back from West Virginia (deja vu!), so it was kind of fun to take the kids by there.
Tomorrow we will be in Tennessee!
More pictures in the Photo Gallery!


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Mary Poppins Returns
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|Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Dick Van Dyke, Emily Mortimer, Angela Lansbury
|Rob Marshall
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|In Depression-era London, a now-grown Jane and Michael Banks, along with Michael's three children, are visited by the enigmatic Mary Poppins following a personal loss. Through her unique magical skills, and with the aid of her friend Jack, she helps the family rediscover the joy and wonder missing in their lives.
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text: Aloha, this club is for extraordinary music lovers as well as for all chess enthusiasts around the global! So enjoy your music, play & learn chess, be free to express yourself + have some epic fun through our club = MIA - UNITING PEOPLE SINCE 2003: Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (born 18 July 1975) is an English–Sri Lankan Tamil rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, director, visual artist, activist, photographer, fashion designer & model. "M.I.A." is a play on her own name and a reference to the acronym of Missing in Action. Her compositions combine elements of alternative, dance, electronic, hip hop & world music. M.I.A. began her career in 2000 as a visual artist, filmmaker and designer in west London before beginning her recording career in 2002. Since rising to prominence in early 2004 for her singles "Sunshowers" & "Galang"...


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Life of St. Thomas Aquinas
Patron of Catholic Schools and Students
When barely five years old, St. Thomas Aquinas was given to the Benedictine monastery at Monte Cassino, Italy with his parents' hopes that he would become a monk and later the abbot of the said monastery. In 1239 he was sent to Naples to complete his studies.
By 1243, Thomas abandoned his family's plans for him and joined the Dominicans, much to his mother's dismay. The Dominicans along with the Franciscans were the poorest of the religious orders at that time. They were beggars, mendicants who to survive had to beg for their food. That turned off his noble and rich family. On the order of his mother, Thomas was captured by his brothers and kept at home for over a year.
Once free, he went to Paris and then to Cologne, where he finished his studies with Albert the Great. He held two professorships at Paris, lived at the court of Pope Urban IV, directed the Dominican schools at Rome and Viterbo. His eloquence made him the most well known preacher of his time.
The Summa Theologiae, his last and, unfortunately, uncompleted work, deals with the whole of Catholic theology. He stopped work on it after celebrating Mass on December 6, 1273. When asked why he stopped writing, he replied, "I cannot go on… All that I have written seems to me like so much straw compared to what I have seen and what has been revealed to me." He died March 7, 1274.


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It's been a few years since we have seen CryptoLocker on a regular basis, but now it seems to be making its rounds again via a new spam campaign. The new CryptoLocker variant has been around for many years, and has evolved over that time.
CryptoLocker used to be very popular back when the Zeus botnet was making its rounds. The way it worked was once a computer was infected with the Zeus malware, it would be used to push the CryptoLocker ransomware onto the machine.


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Wonderful. This is Alice from Milan, Italy, with a tattoo based on my drawing She used her collection of gloves to make the most extraordinary headdress. Thanks so much for sharing this, Alice! Here's the original drawing:
See more tattoos. If you've got a tattoo of one of my drawings, please share! Email me at marcjohns [at] gmail [dot] com.


text: Cheesecake ~ ya had me in tears. That was the most lovely explanation. Thanks, it's something that is so true, but hard to remember when someone says something so off-the-cuff about someone we love. Kate ~ I would have wanted to pummel the guy ~ I think you showed a lot of restraint and dignity with your response.


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Mark Bowman cycles 540km to raise money for Headway
Mark Bowman, one of our Personal Injury Associates, has just completed a mammoth 540km cycle from Paris to Geneva in order to raise money for Headway, the Brain Injury Association.
In total so far Mark has raised in excess of £1,800, and hopes to reach £2,000 very soon. If you would like to sponsor Mark you can visit his Just Giving page or give him a call on 020 7861 4043 for more details.
Mark comments:
"I was delighted to be able to help Headway by raising money for them as part of their 30th birthday celebrations.
My motivation for riding for Headway was simple - I could not think of a more worthy cause to ride for - I have, through my work as a personal injury solicitor, seen first hand how Headway have helped transform the lives of so many people who have suffered brain injuries, and it was an honour to be able to assist them in whatever way I could.
The whole trip was a fantastic adventure and I am already planning a further (and even more challenging) trip for next year!"


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Peter Mattei
Swedish-born Peter Mattei made his debut in 1990 at the Drottningholm Court Theatre singing the role of Nardo in La Finta Giardiniera. The following year, he gave his first performance at the Stockholm Opera (as Pentheus in the Ingmar Bergman production of Daniel Börtz's The Bacchae).
In 1998, his interpretation of the title role in Don Giovanni at the Aix Festival earned him international recognition. He sang the same role at New York's Metropolitan Opera, the Berlin Staasoper, the Paris Opera, London's Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Milan's La Scala, Munich's Bayerische Staatsoper, and on stage in Zurich, San Francisco, Chicago, Stockholm, Oslo, as well as at the Salzburg, Lucerne and Tanglewood Festivals. He has made regular guest appearances at the Metropolitan Opera (Amfortas in Parsifal, the Count in The Marriage of Figaro, Figaro in the Barber of Seville, Marcello in La Bohème, and Yeletsky in The Queen of Spades) and he performed the role of Chiskov in Patrice Chéreau's production of From the House of the Dead in New York and Milan. More recently, he sang the role of Don Fernando in Fidelio under the baton of Daniel Barenboim for the opening of the 2014 / 2015 season at La Scala.
His other roles include Wolfram in Tannhäuser at the Berlin Staatsoper and the Metropolitan Opera, Posa in Don Carlo at the Norwegian Opera and the Royal Swedish Opera, the title role in Billy Budd in Frankfurt and Gothenburg, and Amfortas in Stockholm.
This season, he is appearing at the Vienna Staatsoper (the Count in The Marriage of Figaro), the Zurich Opera (Posa), and the Metropolitan Opera (Figaro, Eugene Onegin). He has sung under the direction of some of the world's great conductors, including Sir Georg Solti, Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim, Riccardo Muti, Sir Colin Davis, Riccardo Chailly, James Levine, Antonio Pappano, Zubin Mehta, Herbert Blomstedt, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Gustavo Dudamel, Jeffrey Tate, Sir Andrew Davis, and Daniel Harding. Peter Mattei also performs a large repertoire in concert, ranging from the baroque to contemporary works (Bach's St. Matthew Passion, Handel's Messiah, Brahms's German Requiem, Mahler's Des Knaben Wurnderhorn and Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Mendelssohn's Elias, Sibelius' Kullervo, Britten's War Requiem…).
He has made numerous DVD recordings including Don Giovanni (Aix-en-Provence), The Marriage of Figaro (the Paris Opera), Eugene Onegin (Salzburg), and Parsifal (Metropolitan Opera).
Chiskov and Amfortas at the Paris Opera.


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A new internet virus worms its way into your computer, and disables it.
To get it working again, you're told you have to "pay up".
It all looks very official, like it comes from the FBI. But, it's not.
Randy Hutchinson is with the Better Business Bureau, this is a very convincing scam!


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The latest interventional device in the cardiologist's toolbox is tiny. But revolutionary. The Medtronic Micra™ Transcatheter Pacing System is leadless and the smallest single chamber pacemaker in the world. It was approved by the FDA in April 2016, and is currently awaiting a national coverage determination by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Implanted directly into the heart's right ventricle, the device benefits selected patients with arrhythmias, offering a lessinvasive alternative to conventional pacemakers. Placed by catheter through the femoral vein, it shows great promise for some patients who need single chamber pacing.
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center will be two of the first sites in the region to use the new leadless pacemaker. "This is an expansion of current technology to help patients avoid some long-term vascular risks," says Glenn Meininger, MD, an electrophysiologist at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. "It is best suited for patients with limited vascular access, such as the elderly or patients with kidney disease or a cancer history."
The device features a pacer and electrode in one unit, which is embedded in the right ventricle. The Micra is 93 percent smaller than conventional pacemakers. It is about the size of a large vitamin capsule and has a 12-year battery life. It adjusts to the patient's heart rate automatically, sensing changes in the body related to activity level. It also enables patients to undergo MR imaging. Because there is no chest incision and no wires, the device results in faster recovery. "Having a wire connected to the device, there is a risk of infection or the wire can break," Dr. Meininger explains. "This device limits that risk."
In its current form, the Micra has limited use, Dr. Meininger cautions. Only 15 to 20 percent of patients would be eligible for this device as the current device only offers pacing in a single chamber of the heart, Dr. Meininger says. The real significance of this device is that it represents the wave of the future. "It highlights the transition to smaller, less invasive therapies that may allow rhythm management through micro technology," Dr. Meininger concludes.


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Daniel Gillies of 'The Originals' at the Behind the Music Panel at SDCC (VIDEO)
Daniel Gillies of The Originals moderated the Behind the Music panel at San Diego Comic-Con this year featuring composers of such shows as Fargo, The Vampire Diaries, Homeland, Wayward Pines, Empire and Scream Queens.
We talked to Daniel after the panel and he had some very interesting things to say about the state of TV now as well as his own show The Originals, which he says he watched with variable rates of "cringe." Awww. We love your work Daniel, don't short-change yourself!
Note: There is no saving the audio on this video. I didn't think I would use it for the Web, but I thought Daniel's reactions were worth the noise.
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CW3PR's 7th annual Behind the Music Panel was one of the first fan-going experiences to kick off Comic-Con 2015. With eager ears to hear from the composers of some of TV's most popular shows, convention attendees lined up in advance and packed the room to capacity. The panel began with a video reel showcasing clips from the composers' latest works, including some exclusive, never-seen-before footage from Fox's "Minority Report," and Spike TV's mini-series event "Tut." A bonus draw to the feature was special guest moderator Daniel Gillies, who stars in "The Originals" and "The Vampire Diaries." Gillies revealed his admiration for TV composers, calling them "magicians of the screen" who help enhance he and his fellow actor's performances.
Composers Sean Callery ("Minority Report," "24: Live Another Day," "Homeland," "Bones"), Charlie Clouser ("Wayward Pines," "Saw"), Fil Eisler ("Empire," "Revenge"), Mac Quayle ("American Horror Story: Freak Show," "Scream Queens"), Jeff Russo ("Tut," "Fargo," "Power"), and Mike Suby ("The Vampire Diaries," "The Originals") comprised the "Behind the Music: Crime, Death and Resurrection" panel, discussing their work on projects full of high drama, mystery and mayhem.
The panelists arrived on the stage to a raucous applause, as Daniel kicked off the event by asking about scoring for genre projects. Jeff Russo discussed how these types of projects are "much more interesting to write, because they are more emotionally inspiring." Fil Eisler added that "music can make even the most grisly crimes enjoyable" and helps genre projects because it "gets you over the finish line and provides subtext for the stuff you don't see."
Mac Quayle added his belief that the world's fascination with the macabre propels the success of these genre projects. His clip from "American Horror Story: Freak Show" featured a gruesome scene, and although he turns off the Sound EFX sometimes when scoring, he revealed, "after watching it so many times, sawing a woman in half doesn't bother me anymore."
Daniel next asked about how the Netflix era of binge-watching television shows has affected composer's strategy. Sean Callery discussed how "24″ was the original "binge-watching" show and how the DVD of the first season of the show was released before the second season, leading to an influx of new fans. He said he really enjoyed returning to the project in the social media era, because fans were able to communicate directly about his score for "24: Live Another Day." Jeff Russo noted that fans are now able to hear repetition in themes when they watch a show all in one sitting, challenging composers to vary their scores more than they have in the past; "I think that you have to compose music that develops over time… Music has to change with the story line."
To round off the panel, Daniel asked the composers to give advice to aspiring musicians in the audience. Charlie Clouser encouraged newcomers, saying "Don't be afraid; with the technology in music now, the gap between people inside the loop and outside the loop is a much shorter distance these days." Mike Suby added: "Be ready for the opportunity when it comes, because it may only come once. You never know who is who, so take everything anyone ever offers you, and do it as well as you can."
The panel then opened to questions from the audience. One "Empire" fan asked Fil how he balances the featured songs with his score, and complimented him on the clip with Taraji P. Henson humming along with the score in her jail cell. Fil said that this was a complete coincidence, spurring the audience to erupt with laughter; he admitted he was thrilled when he heard that she was humming in perfect key to compliment his score. The last question was asked by a self-proclaimed "music geek" who was curious about how much music theory was applied in their process. Jeff Russo emphatically responded that "theory creates rules, and the thing about music is you should never be bound by rules." A thundering round of applause followed this decree, a perfect end to the panel.
Audience members left grinning, their questions answered and their hands filled with free giveaways from the panel. These included beanies and thermoses from "Fargo;" posters from "Empire," "American Horror Story: Freak Show," "The Vampire Diaries," "The Originals" and "Tut;" DVDs from "24" and "Bones;" and "Wayward Pines" air fresheners, which were a huge hit with the crowd.


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Hi there everyone! Today we'll be making a special Ilokano dish. This one is my wife's favorite, it is very similar to Sisig but the Ilokanos call it Dinakdakan. Big thanks to my collegue, Mr. Michael Zomil for sharing this recipe.
This Ilokano delicacy uses one of the best part of a pig, the pig head! Yeah, the crunchy pork ears, the chewy pork chick and snout, and of course the best part of it is the pork brain that make the Dinakdakan so delicious and irresistable.
Now on with the cooking…
Prep. time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 90 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Makes 1 medium gratin dish
Good for 12 crew as a warm starter
You will need;
1/2 pc. of pig head bone-in, about 1.8-kg.(boiled, grilled, let it cool and then finely chopped){after cooking, about 1 kg. of boneless cooked and finely chopped pork head remains. Discard the pork skull/bones.}
100 grms. pork brain, boiled and mashed
1 Tbsp. cooking oil
1 Tbsp. unsalted butter
2 red hot chilli peppers, deseeded and sliced thinly
200 grms. red onions, finely chopped
4 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 Tbsp. maggi savor
pinch of chilli powder, *optional
150 grms. mayonaise
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Garnish with 2 whole red hot chilli peppers and some lemons slices
Step 1: Prepare the pork head.
Make sure the pork head is clean, use a sharp knife or a razor to shave off any skin-hair.
Using a large cleaver, chop the pork head into half.
Scoop out the pork brain out of the skull, keep aside inside the fridge.
On a large soup pot, boil enough water and add the pork head.
Bring it back to a boil, lower heat and simmer for an hour or until tender.
Transfer cooked pork head in a colander, let it cool down.
Separate the pork head meat from its bone. Discard the pork bones.
Heat a large frying pan with a small amount of cooking oil. (Charcoal grilled is the best way to this, if possible!)
Pan-fried the pork head meat until nicely browned and crispy. Chop into small dice. Set aside in a mixing bowl.
Step 2: Prepare the pork brain.
Place the pork brain in a small frying pan. Add enough water, bring to a boil and cooked for 3-5 minutes.
Transfer into a side plate to cool down. Finely chop the cooked pork brain until it becomes a thick paste.
Step 3: Pan fried the chopped pork head.
On a large frying pan, heat the cooking oil and melt the butter.
Add the chopped pork head and stir for a couple of minutes.
Add the mashed pork brain and stir for another minute.
Transfer into a large mixing bowl.
Step 4: Mix all the ingredients.
Add the sliced red hot chilli pepper and finely chopped red onions.
Squeeze 1/2 lemon, pour in the maggi savor. Add some chilli powder for a more spicy taste.
Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Add the mayonaise. Mix until well blended.
Transfer on a serving dish and garnish with 2 whole red hot chilli peppers and some lemons slices.
Enjoy your meal !!! 😉
Here's how I do it;
Step 1: Prepare the pork head.
Step 2: Prepare the pork brain.
Step 3: Pan fried the chopped pork head.
Step 4: Mix all the ingredients.
Enjoy your meal !!! 😉
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Ailene Voisin
Warriors' interim coach handles the heat heading into Western Conference finals
Mike Brown is interim coach of the Golden State Warriors, the most talented and entertaining team in the NBA. They run, they pass, they rebound, they defend, they score.
As for motivation? Just a hunch here, but they probably lead the league in that category, too. When you win the championship in 2015 and lose the following year – in the seventh game, in the closing minutes, in your home building – the summer becomes an endless, blistering offseason even in the Bay Area.
Brown, of course, played no part in the Warriors' rise and fall. He joined the coaching staff only after assistant Luke Walton was named head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, which, in retrospect, might have been a monumental mistake. Yet due to circumstances beyond his control – Steve Kerr's ongoing health issues and recent setback – he gets to match wits in the Western Conference Finals with the San Antonio Spurs' Gregg Popovich, his former employer and mentor, and easily the elite among active NBA coaches.
The Warriors-Spurs series that begins Sunday has been anticipated for months, with themes aplenty. There is the young coaching disciple (Kerr) vs. his immensely respected mentor; the most gifted team vs. the enduring dinosaur that refuses to die; the trending upstart vs. the small-market team that has captured more NBA titles these past two decades than any other franchise.
The story took a bit of a rewrite recently with Brown stepping in for the ailing Kerr, though his longtime friend/current boss participated in practice Saturday for the first time since undergoing a spinal cord leakage procedure May 5 at Duke University. Though declining to address members of the media, Kerr sat on a cushioned bench outside the glass-enclosed weight room, chatting with Draymond Green and Brown, while several players lingered for extra shooting.
"It's obviously great any time to hear his voice, see his face," said Steph Curry. "You know he misses being here, the day to day routine, the atmosphere, practice, locker room and games. So for him to have the energy and ability to be here means a lot. Obviously coach Brown led most of it (practice preparation), but he was present."
A more detailed medical update was unavailable. If Kerr were still a player instead of a third-year coach, the official roster would probably list him as day-to-day. The more likely scenario would seem to be series-by-series. But who knows? Who could have envisioned Kerr removing himself from the sidelines after the Warriors defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in the first two games of the series? Would he stroll back to the sidelines somewhere between Oakland and San Antonio? Would he wait for the Finals or remain in the background, involved in the preparation but cautious about where to tread?
Brown continues to say that he is the head coach until he isn't, and outwardly at least, he appears surprisingly unfazed by the uniquely awkward, potentially untenable circumstances. If he is feeling the heat, it must be a low-grade fever. Outwardly, he is cool and calm, and increasingly comfortable in the environment.
"Steve didn't want this to happen," said Popovich, who hired Brown as an assistant when Kerr played for the Spurs. "But you know, they know each other well. Mike knows the program well. Steve is right there with him, in his ear. They're doing things the way they've done it for a while now, and Mike is a good soldier, and he will be. Mikey has done a great job."
Brown, who has coached the Lakers and twice coached the Cavaliers, and a year ago was in the midst of an extended sabbatical, approaches the current job like a temp employee; he has no intention of messing with a beautiful blueprint. The Warriors have cruised to an 8-0 postseason record (6-0 under Brown) in familiar fashion, with only an occasional hiccup. They overwhelm opponents with length, versatility, switching defenses, exquisite ball movement and perimeter shooting, and, when all else fails, the exceptional individual abilities of Curry, Green, Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant.
With the offseason addition of Durant, who signed with Golden State for all of the above-mentioned reasons, the Warriors are favored to reach the NBA Finals and return the Lawrence O'Brien trophy to the Bay Area. A rematch with the Cavs would be wrapping on a gift, an opportunity to expunge the Oracle Arena odor from that seventh game.
But as Brown can attest from his up-close and professional experience, only losers underestimate the Spurs, those old men and their 68-year-old coach. Both are historically full of surprises. While the Warriors withstood the initial emotional shock of Kerr's absence and went undefeated en route to the conference finals, the Spurs went 8-4 without Tony Parker and eliminated the Rockets in Houston while Kawhi Leonard sat out with an ankle sprain and James Harden starred in the role of Invisible Man.
The Warriors do what they do. What the Spurs do, whether Pop can mix and match, tweak this, tweak that, go big sometimes, surprise with small lineups other times, and somehow make this a contest, will be the story of the series.
"The key for us is the ability to rebound," said Brown. "If we win the possession game, we feel we have a good chance of winning the game with our scoring power. That size alone, is something we have to do a job of, keeping the guys off the glass if we want to turn this into a track meet."
Then he left, presumably to meet up again with Kerr in the back. In terms of clarity regarding Kerr's situation, what it bodes for the future, that's all there is.
Ailene Voisin: 916-321-1208, @ailene_voisin


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Today is my birthday. Yesterday I completed my 47th year. I'm in midst of many transitions at present. My body, my creative flow, my teaching, my art.
I am reaching in to my Devotion, connecting to my passion for Life I am following the juice to quench my insatiable thirst for Alignment with the Divine Body, the Body of Earth.
I've been quiet lately. Dancing in my Labyrinth.
In the interest of living my intention of sharing my creative life and process more openly, I am beginning my 48th year with a series. It is simply Me, and my Art. Portraiture has been calling me for awhile now, with emphasis on the self portrait as creative storytelling. I believe all the art I make is a self portrait to some degree as it expresses what is true within me. And I want to see myself. I want to play more. Art excites me. I am celebrating Life.


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By Robert Brannon It is important to look back and remember the ideological history of today's anti-sexist men's movement. Not so much the dates and details, but the sources of our ideals and ideas, and the movements and events that influenced our evolving ideology and strategies. The modern roots of our movement, more than anywhere else, began in the great American social upheaval of the


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So, we're a couple weeks past Jeremy Corbyn receiving his second mandate to lead the Labour party and I would have hoped that all the talk now would have been about taking the fight to the Tories but, almost certainly depressingly predictably, it's not. We knew the warchests were laden with millionaire gold and there were still outstretched palms but you have to live in hope.
The majority of the PLP would rather Saving Labour, Luke Akehurst, Progress, Lord Sainsbury et al would all just disappear into a hole so that Labour can get on with rebuilding its credibility. It doesn't appear to matter to the idiots who plotted the coup to oust Corbyn that their continued efforts are not going to get rid of Corbyn and are only hurting Labour. Just as Mandelson happily sold Brown down the river and Miliband was cast adrift, putting the ghosts of Labours past out of our misery is a thorn that just keeps on making Labour a lame lion.
MPs in the PLP have had issues with Corbyn's leadership but public opinion, the thing affecting Labour in the public's eye, is solely down to a handful of relics from Labour's failed Third Way experiment. The calamitous Ed Balls was happy to trade any self-respect to flog his autobiography by chundering around on Strictly Come Dancing. I'd forgive a man his midlife crisis and the lack of self-awareness that sees an unfunny person gooning around on a stage on Saturday evening prime time but someone should have reminded him why he no longer works in the House of Commons. By all means, flog your book but let's not pretend you'll be remembered as one of Britain's defining politicians or political heavyweights. You had a legacy, you've tossed it in the bowl and flushed, find and display some humility and move on. I speak as someone who considered Balls a loss to Labour when he lost his seat, my opinion of him now was one he formed through his own behaviour.
It does appear that, following Labour's conference, that Corbyn's leadership are grasping the nettles and clearing the patch. A round of selecting the new Shadow Cabinet has complemented Labour's loyalists with faces from the rest of the PLP, providing sure signs that the mass of the party is settled in to take the fight to the Tories and put the nonsense of the coup behind them. Of course, the same dreary leaks from the PLP meeting have seeped into the public sphere via the usual coterie of media correspondents. I believe Owen Jones advocated that the rest of the party could isolate the disruptive voices within Labour by getting on with the job at hand and acting as a team; I was skeptical that those among the 172 of the PLP would do this but it does appear that playing the politics of a couple of millionaire donors isn't half as appealing as getting your teeth into the real Parliamentary politics. I hope I continue to be proved wrong.
After the first wave of much needed changes blown through by Corbyn's leadership I hope we see the majority of Labour pulling in the same direction and those other voices either taking stock and throwing in with Labour again or taking their show elsewhere, jumping or pushed. I'd expect further tweaks will be required to tackle some of the structures that have been shown to simply not be rigourous enough to protect Labour's democracy and there's still the matter of members who were unfairly purged from the party in the attempt to gerrymander the leadership election.
Labour has had a bleak year and the past few months have counted among the most ignoble but I have to believe that the fight against the Tories won't be traded in for internal Labour party politics, when Britain most needs a strong opposition. The membership has been resolute in their support for the current leadership; that support was tested and passed muster, further attempts to hobble Labour by the ghosts of a discredited regime should be deflected into irrelevance by the combined leadership, PLP, CLPs and membership.


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I'm sure that like the good little homeowners we are, we were busy last night bringing in our pots of hibiscus, wrapping up pipes and covering our roses. But have you thought much about winter safety inside your home?
A lot of folks depend on space heaters this time of year, and while they can certainly keep you toasty, here are some tips to make sure they don't toast your house:
Make sure your heater has been tested for safety. Look on the bottom
for a label such as ETL, UL or CSA.
Place space heaters at least three feet away from anything that can
burn, including furniture, people, pets and curtains.
There should always be an adult in the room when a space heater is on.
Turn off space heaters before leaving a room or going to sleep.
Never use space heaters to dry clothing or blankets.
Here are tips on preventing problems from carbon monoxide, a potentially deadly gas that can build up in homes heated by gas.
Install at least one CO alarm near sleeping areas.
Have a trained professional inspect, clean and tune-up your home's
central heating system and repair leaks or other problems.
Keep gas appliances properly adjusted and serviced.
Never use an oven or range to heat your home.
Never use a gas or charcoal grill inside your home or in a closed
How to use fireplaces and wood stoves safely:
Burn only seasoned hardwood like oak, ash or maple. Do not burn trash,
cardboard boxes or Christmas trees because these items burn unevenly,
and may contain poisons or cause a home fire.
Have a professional chimney sweep inspect chimneys every year.
Open flues before fireplaces are used.
Use sturdy screens or glass doors to keep embers inside fireplaces.
Source: Home Safety Council and Lowe's


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Vote your conscience
Emotion is the death of reason
Running a marathon in two hours and forty-eight minutes, sixteen races in total (including a Boston Marathon appearance); completing an Olympic triathlon in two hours; finishing an Ironman in ten and a half hours; crossing the finish line of a one hundred mile race in just under thirty hours; scaling the highest peak on each continent, including Mt. Everest.
These accomplishments, while impressive, seem as though they would belong to a professional athlete or a lifelong fitness addict. Maybe a highly motivated electrician.
But no. Rather, this list of achievements belongs to Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson.
Certainly mental fortitude and physical stamina are necessary for the presidency; however, they're far from all that is required.
I would be remiss if I tried to sell you on a presidential candidate based solely on a speedy marathon time. Lucky for me, I don't have to.
In elections past, it's possible the aforementioned list of feats would shine compared to the third party candidates nominated. After all, it makes sense that in a two party system, most candidates would choose to represent the party that gives them the best chance to hold office.
That isn't the case in this election—far from it.
Gary Johnson was the governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003. A Republican in a blue state, simply being re-elected to a second term was a feat, demonstrating his ability to work with those across the political aisle (not to mention the fact he won in a landslide).
During his tenure, he cut taxes fourteen times, never raising them once. When he left office, New Mexico was sporting a balanced budget and a healthy billion dollar surplus. His fiscal success as a governor speaks for itself.
But rather than subscribing to rigid ideology or strict party lines, Johnson believes in practicality and common sense.
After the 2012 presidential election, Johnson changed his party affiliation from Republican to Libertarian because of his strong convictions regarding personal freedom and social tolerance.
For example, one of his campaign's favorite slogans is that he wants to "get government out of your pocketbook and out of your bedroom".
Finally, in one of the most divisive and tense ages in recent history, who better to solve the problem than an individual who isn't part of the two groups that have caused the problem?
People have criticized Johnson both for not being conservative enough or for not being liberal enough, but who better to unite people and get things done than someone who incorporates aspects of both major parties into his own personal beliefs?
In short, if you're a Republican, don't vote for Gary Johnson because you feel Donald Trump has corrupted your party and destroyed Republican values.
If you're a Democrat, don't vote for Gary Johnson as a protest vote or to stick it to the DNC for manipulating the primary and robbing Bernie Sanders of a fair shot.
Vote for Gary Johnson because he's the best, most-qualified candidate to be President of the United States.
People will tell you voting for a third party is the same as throwing away your vote. But if not now, when? When will there be two candidates as universally disliked as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, affording the third party a golden opportunity?
In the words of Gary Johnson, the lesser of two evils is still evil. The only wasted vote is a vote for someone you don't believe in.
Stand for principles. Promote diversity of thought. Vote your conscience.
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Photograph and extra family information courtesy of Terrie.
Born: 1883, Framlingham, Suffolk.
Died: 22nd January 1916; age: 32; KiA.
Occupation: A Hairdresser with his own Barber's Shop, at The Mount, Ipswich. He was also an Insurance Agent.
Enlistment Location: Ipswich.
Date of Entry Therein: 10th October 1914.
Rank: Private; Service Number: 3/9320.
Regiment: Suffolk Regiment, 2nd Battalion.
Medals Awarded: Victory, British War & 1914 Star.
Memorial Reference:
Panel 21.
1891 Market Hill, Framlingham, Suffolk
Christopher was 8 years old and living with his widowed mother & siblings.
Sarah Elizabeth Gibbons (nee Smith), a Hairdresser – employer, born Comerton, Cambridgeshire.
George Robert Gibbons, 16, an Apprentice Hairdresser, born Framlingham.
Florence Gertrude Gibbons, 13, born Framlingham.
Beatrice Vera Gibbons, 10, born Framlingham.
Robert Acfield Gibbons, 6, born Framlingham.
Stanley Douglas Gibbons, 5, born Framlingham.
1 hairdresser's assistant – Wilfred Warner Thurston.
In August 1891, Christopher's mother, Sarah married Wilfred Warner Thurston.
1901 34, Elm Street, Ipswich.
Christopher was 19 years old, a Hairdresser. He was living with his employer, 27 year old Arthur Bulmer, a Hairdresser.
1911 14, Orwell Road, Ipswich.
Christopher was 28 years old, a Hairdresser – employer. He was married and Head of the Household.
Edith, 27.
George, 4.
Ernest, 3.
Winnie, 1.
Edith's parents
George Cuthbert, 57, a Bricklayer, born Hollesley, Suffolk.
Ellen Cuthbert, 54, born Westerfield, Suffolk.
Christopher's father was Arthur Edward Gibbons, born 1853, Framlingham – died 1889, Framlingham. He was a Master Hairdresser.
Christopher's mother, Sarah Elizabeth Gibbons, died 1900, Framlingham.
In 1905, Ipswich, Christopher married Edith Elizabeth Cuthbert, born 1884, Ipswich. They had 5 children.
George Frederick R. Gibbons, born 1st July 1906, Ipswich.
Ernest Christopher Stanley Gibbons, born 1st July 1906, Ipswich – died 2nd September 1906, of Acute Enteritis & Exhustion, at 22, Tomline Road, Ipswich.
Ernest Christopher Gibbons, born September 1907, Ipswich.
Winifred Ellen M. Gibbons, born 1910, Ipswich.
Frederick Stanley Gibbons, born August 1912, Ipswich.
Soldiers' Effects to Edith Elizabeth Gibbons – widow.
Christopher's brother, Robert Acfield Gibbons of 13, Riverside, Chelmsford, also fell. A Private, service number 34188 of the 1st Battalion of the Essex Regiment. Presumed KiA 14th April 1917 at Marchy-de-Preux, during the Battle of Arras. Remembered on Bay 7, Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Family note: The company that Robert Acfield worked for in Chelmsford went to court to try and keep him working for their Company. Sadly they lost the request and Robert lost his life.
A family note:
Christopher Gibbons was my paternal grandfather! She was working at Ransomes, Sims and Jeffries at Ipswich, as a shell inspector within a year of his death. I have been to his memorial at Ypres several times with my wife. Always remembered!
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Watch the intense new video from Suuns and Jerusalem in My Heart
"Gazelles in Flight" is off the new collaborative album between Suuns and Radwan Moumneh, who performs under the name Jerusalem in My Heart. Read about the collaboration in a 2013 interview with Suuns.
The album is coming out April 14 on Secret City / Secretly Canadian.