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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Collab Experiment
coffee splats are me
teal line: collab partner
flag newspaper: me
I think we are getting somewhere...
Friday, December 23, 2011
photo donated by Charles
i really wish it snowed in Louisiana...i have a feeling i'd be making snow men alllllll over the place!
merry christmas everyone!!!
i have updates on my collab art project coming soon AND the first of many progress pics of Riding Hood!!! yes, you should be excited.
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Who are you and what do you do in your band?
My name is Tristan and I play guitar
When/where was your band formed?
Blastomycosis was formed in 2007 in Toronto by myself and former vocalist Phil
Why did you choose to play Death Metal?
I also play in a black/death band. I decided to start recording some of the heavier riffs I had that really didn't fit into that band. I also liked death metal, so I got Phil (our former vocalist) to lay down some brutal vocals to some riffs I recorded to a drum machine. We put the demo up on myspace and it got the attention of CDN records. We had no intention to start a serious band, but after that we started to find members and become a legit band.
How do you compose your music? Does only one guy do everything or does
everyone contribute?
I write most of the riffs. Covered in Flies and Afterbirth was a bit different, as our drummer Dave sort of made most of the structures of the songs with the drums. I kinda just designed my riffs around his beats. Then the whole band would tweak the riffs and structures. So essentially the entire thing was written by jamming.
Tell us about your lyrics, writing, inspiration etc.
I don't write the lyrics but Lyrically, we are pretty typical to be honest, gore, whores ect... Some medical stuff mixed in. We have tried the make the lyrics almost funny at times. Isabelle has a different style than our first singer.
Is there an ideology behind your band?
No real ideology no. We don't take ourselves super seriously.
How do you see the state of Death Metal music these days in your country and in general?
I think it's pretty good. In Canada too. Lot's of awesome band but support for them isn't the greatest.
What are your long term plans as a band? What do you want to achieve?
We just want to tour, put out albums and just play some death metal for who ever wants to hear it.
Name an other Death Metal band from your country that everyone should hear.
Hard to choose just one. Deamon, Ataxia, Irihis, Gravitational Distorition, Serene Molestation, Bastard Son are some among a lot of awesome bands.
Free word
Buy our disc and support death metal!

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Management Aptitude Test May 2017 will be conducted by AIMA on the 1st Sunday of May 2017.
Candidly most of the MBA aspirants might have got the admission in institutes by this time but few may still be looking forward to admissions hence, this MAT May 2017 exam may prove to be boon for them and for the fresh candidates who is in final year of graduation, MAT May exam can be a test for them to understand their capability as they would be preparing for tougher examinations in the later part of the year.
Syllabus wise MAT May exam will remain same as you would be tested for
5 sections viz.Language Comprehension, Mathematical Skills, Data Analysis and Sufficiency, Intelligence and Critical Reasoning, Indian and Global Environment. The allocated marks total would be 200 with 40 marks for each section.
The duration of the test is 150 minutes and MAT May 2017 exam will be conductedin two formats, paper based test and computer based test and MBA aspirants can opt for either of one.
Section on Global Environment is unique in MAT exam and you would be tested with questions on Global warming and Pollution. The reason to have this kind of section is that most of the companies are being given carbon credit and it is essential for the candidate to have some understanding of these issues and develop aptitude for that.
This is the time for you to get on to preparation for mission MAT 2017 and clarify your doubts hence, it would be better to go for SWOT analysis and understand your strengths, weaknesses and the kind of opportunities you would be getting while removing threats.
Since you are fresh graduate and you are trying to test your water for your competencyof your competitiveness hence, you must understand that this is not a college exam and you would be competing with your fellow examinees who might be in number of many thousands.
Another area of your understating should be as the scores of MAT are computed in percentile manner and that would give you enough idea that in any MBA entrance examination including MAT 2017, it will be good for you to think in terms of gaining top percentile only and that would create a habit within you to be winner always.
Hopefully, when you would be taking MAT May 2017; not only you would be winner but that would create a base for you for Mission admission MBA.


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I started reading Dogen after having been introduced to his work by Each Moment is the Universe by Dainin Katagiri. I was particularly intrigued by the notion "the way of being time" and decided to read Dogen directly rather than relying on someone else's interpretation.
Recent times have seen little progress in my Shobogenzo posts because I have questioned whether I should continue. First and foremost, in contrast to many individuals like Katagiri and Okumura who have spent substantial portions of their lives studying Dogen, I'm neither an expert in Dogen or historical perspectives of Zen. But neither am I, by writing the Shobogenzo posts, trying to pass myself off as an expert or a teacher.
In reading and writing about the Shobogenzo I'm not concerning myself overly much about being right even though I often spend weeks or months off-and-on contemplating what inspires me most about each chapter. I approach the chapters in the way we're encouraged to listen to Teishos absorbing what I can. Even though I enjoy hearing Dogen's take on what the Buddha taught it's not my intention at this time to become a Dogen scholar, especially having been limited by academia most of my life. I'm not choosing to read and write about the Shobogenzo in lieu of other possibilities in life. If anything I'm choosing to read and write about the Shobogenzo to inspire my sense of creativity in living.
Having brought up being right, I have to question whether I'm risking doing wrong by writing these posts. Am I running the risk of misleading people? Hopefully not, given my statement in the sidebar of the blog. As I've said before, my interpretations aren't meant to be definitive, rather they're intended to be appreciative of Dogen's poetic sensibility and as encouragement and motivation for folks to read the Shobogenzo for themselves. To the extent that I've compared different translations, the Nishijima and Cross translation is the best at maintaining the sense of poetics and prosody that I appreciate in Dogen's writing. Speaking for myself, poetics and prosody convey meaning beyond words.
However, another way I might be doing wrong is by offending those who've invested a considerable portion of their lives studying Dogen to definitively determine his take on central concepts in historical context. I hope that's not the case, but I didn't start writing these posts to garner favor or win approval. When I look back I get the impression that I've allowed myself to be needlessly distracted by these kinds of concerns. Kind of like getting overly concerned about right posture.
At this time I'm not sure how many more posts on the Shobogenzo I'll write since my life will be changing pretty dramatically in the near future. But writing these posts motivates me, not only to read, but also to clarify my own thinking to a greater extent than I would if I weren't intending to write.
At this time I'm not sure how many more posts on the Shobogenzo I'll write since my life will be changing pretty dramatically in the near future. But writing these posts motivates me, not only to read, but also to clarify my own thinking to a greater extent than I would if I weren't intending to write.
P.S. When I refer to poetics and prosody, I'm not referring to my own recent poem which was written out of a sense of disgust at some of what I was seeing in the blogosphere and on Twitter.


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Community Nursing Team
This is a team of nurses who are based at the Werneth Primary Care site. They also include the vent team who support some of our more vulnerable pupils and their families within their homes. The Community Nurses will often visit pupils at home to ensure their health needs are being met and to provide support for families.
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A Chosen Few family reunion
By Maria Castellucci
The 23rd Annual Old School Reunion at Jackson Park on Saturday July 6 was an experience unlike any other.
Over 30,000 people visited Jackson Park to attend the house music event hosted by the Chosen Few DJs.
When I was spoke with Chosen Few DJ Tony Hatchett two weeks ago for a preview story on the annual picnic, he said it was unlike anything you've ever been to.
He was right.
As a person who does not have much experience at concerts and musical events, I was amazed by how hypothetic and contagious the music was for the vast crowd. That energy soon rubbed off on me, as I found myself moving to the beat.
The music was truly great, as songs were expertly altered by Chosen Few DJS Tony Hatchett, Andre Hatchett, Wayne Williams, Jesse Saunders, Alan King, Terry Hunter and Mike Dunn.
There were vendors in attendance selling all kinds of food. But some people set up tents throughout the park and barbequed with family and friends.
It was this aspect of the event that makes it so unique. The sense of family and community is tangibly clear. It is something the Chosen Few DJs have worked hard to maintain during these 23 years of continued growth.
All in all, for only 20 dollars, Hyde Park residents can enjoy authentic house music and a great night with family and friends in a great family, fun atmosphere.


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Topaz Market Report
Published: August 2011
As of late April 2011, a number of JTV vendors have reported that prices will soon increase across the board for white topaz. This of course affects all white topaz, mystic topaz, london blue topaz, swiss blue topaz and sky blue topaz jewelry and gems. Prices are expected to go up approximately 20-25%. The reason for the increase is due to a scarcity of larger rough pieces (that is, anything that would produce topaz gems that are 10x8mm and up) currently available which drives topaz prices upward.
See the Topaz Gemopedia™ for more information on topaz, including its value, color range, treatment and care, history, meaning and more.


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No. 77, Autumn 2006, pp. 35-37
The imbeddedness of memory in the copied image is a theme well explored throughout Australian photography. Recent examples have yielded a reinvented context – the memory of an original image repositioned through a second-handed facsimile. The idea, of course, is to bring this copy to something else which, in turn, becomes a third image; an archive of collected images catalogued through a process to what media theorist Lev Manovich claims as 'a cultural remix.'
Evidence of this is found in the Duraclear prints of Lyndell Brown and Charles Green. The Map of Atlantis (2005) reconstitutes several key images – 'a NASA Space Shuttle mission, Johnny Depp as William Blake in Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man, Redfern Max the Elder with India Pirrie, Harmony Day, 2004, and Robert Smithson breaking plate glass for Map of Atlantis' – through assemblage as painting reproduced as photography. What is striking about this artwork is not a developed pictorial aesthetic but rather the process of layered images as if some kind of mnemonic montage under strain.
The Map of Atlantis explores a central idea that address how images change when copied, and from this, how the 'memory' of the first image is ever present in its successive copies
Like the American scholar Robert Smithson, who wrote that memories trapped the future as if they were buried under the pressure of multiple sheets of glass' , Brown and Green approach image making as a means of coming to terms with how their artworks use the archived image as a mode of articulating memory, art and the archive. Yet it is the method of this process rather than identification of the archival, which seems to have the greatest presence, a wider state of play within the Map of Atlantic and other works. Here, 'remixing' becomes the process and memories turn into the 'by-product' of remixing.
Of greater concern is what happens to an image after remixing. Does it loose its value and become a watered-down hybrid or is nothing lost and everything gained? The Map of Atlantis provides some clues. If the premise behind this artwork is centred on the process of memory as a generational copy and how the image withstands such reinvention — both in terms of aesthetics and context — then the viewer only has to look at how the embedded image of Johnny Depp within the picture looses its original value – a film still anchored to the motion picture Dead Man (2001). Yet by placing this film still into a grouping of other images and the context changes: a memory of an image placed in context to foreign agents which renders the first image under pressure; it has ceased to be a film still and is now a cultural facsimile.
Furthermore, the image experiences another kind of stress: are we looking at a photograph of a painting or is it a photograph made from a painting? Either way, both artists' deconstruct the process of photography, which then reconstructs itself through the memory of a painting - the photograph of a painting of a photograph.
The same process occurs in the recent work of Aaron Seeto. His mammoth undertaking of One Thousand Other Things congeals the artists 'interest in the ways in which the memories and stories found within photographic images and archives alter and change with their retelling.' By the methods used to create his artworks, Seeto comes to terms with his own ancestry from using photocopies, as opposed to painting used by Brown and Green, as a means of establishing images– from photograph to photocopy to photograph.
The artworks exist as hand manipulated silver photographic prints on prepared duck eggs described by the artist as part of a wider investigation into 'the ways photographs and their meanings continually alter and transform through the degeneration (oxidation) of its silver chemistry, and how they provide us with both poetic possibility as well as political imperative.'
Here, the viewer witnesses the third image through multiple family portraits from Seeto's family archive of relatives migrating from China to Australia in the early 1900s. This also plays with how we 'collect' the past and the interpretations with which we understand it.
Although the artist's priority of process-over-product focuses attention on how the image was made, the double layered photographs found in One Thousand Other Things appear to be grounded in issues that focus on collecting the past through the photographic image and then, after remixing, coming to terms with a past – not the past but a version of history as we know it.
The methods used by Seeto to creating such a picture, itself steeped in historical references of a by-gone practice, says much of our preoccupation with the past, and of identity: mapping the past onto objects etched with the memory of the original portraits.
Seeto further establishes a context of history in the translation of his images not unlike the artwork of Alan Cruickshank. Works in his series Moco Polo or Museum of the Colonial Post Colonial (1997-2001) 'are based on J.W Lindt's photo album of Australian Aboriginals [Koori], created in the 1870s.'
In replacing the faces of Koori people with those found in 'famous historical photographs – of a construction worker, or the Sydney Harbour Bridge, or of First World War Aviators', as described by Phillip Jones (Curator, Museum of South Australia) as 'cut and pasted identities and facts' , Cruickshank establishes a moral dilemma in this resultant third image. Although it is blatantly obvious that there are two variants of each image, the viewer is confronted by a two-folded oddity: first, the absurd brutality of colonialism in nineteenth century photography versus the historical remix of post colonialism and; second, the memory of the original figures morphed into someone else, a third person.
In an untitled work from the Moco Polo series, father and son pose for the camera presiding over the apparent hunt of a kangaroo. In Lindt's original image, complete with a Boomerang positioned in the sprawled paws of the kangaroo carcase, two Koori figures are placed in a constructed theatre-like set exemplifying this sinister genre which portrayed indigenous people as sideshow exhibits. The defeated figures stand morphed into position, which, through Cruickshank's third image, reverses the conquered with superimposed faces of the conquerors. The viewer is left with no other choice than to revisit Lindt's original photograph with questions of accountability, and most importantly, issues of white guilt.
Brendan Lee also plays with memories in Anthology, which continues the deconstruction of the first image by reinventing his memories of Australian New Wave films, namely the Mad Max trilogy, as the third image. Based on an investigation into Australian cultural identities, Lee brings to the viewer an archetypal Australian outlaw pointing his double barrel pistol directly at the camera. On first read, one might be mistaken for assuming a connection to the Tarentino-esq filmic genre: Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. However, on closer inspection, the artist's reinvention of the Australian filmic badlands reveals an interception between the Mad Max trilogy and the artist's memories of these films.
While it is clear that Lee is not re-appropriating a first image directly through a second and third generation, he is, rather, reinventing a memory of the Mad Max genre through a theatrical-base. Anthology prompts our own recollections of the film and of the Australian outlaw thematic that we bring to the image, from the embedded narrative to the restaged context. The third image becomes our own imagined pictorialisation remixed from what we see in Lee's artwork and from our filmic memories that give rise from the subject.
The clever part about Anthology is closely linked to the artist's awareness of cultural identity through the language of cinema and its relationship with the third image. By presenting an iconic gun-slinging character the viewer is immediately forced to access their mental database of related images committed to memory, which are, in turn, interconnected with cultural identities.
So, can it be that this merger of memory and identity through the remixed image is central to not only Lee's work but also to a wider collective of artists including those already discussed? Maybe, but if there is such a merger between these factors, of authorship and originality/ first image and third image, memory and the imbeddedness of memory, it must be delivered in context beyond the Postmodern and reconfigured back to the survival of the image itself. In the age of remix, when original images are themselves under threat from a co-authored and pre-existing ancestry, artists are exploiting these issues in Australian photography through visual enquiry that creates not only a surface tension between the surviving image but of the on-going relationship between memory and art.
[1] See Lev Manovich, The Language of New Media, (Cambridge, Mass: The MIT Press, 2001).
[2] ibid., artist notes for The Map of Atlantic (2005).
[3] ibid. See (Robert Smithson "The Shape of the Future and Memory" (1966), in Robert Smithson,
[4] Robert Smithson: The Collected Writings, ed. Jack Flam (Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of CaliforniaPress, 1996), 332.
[5] Aaron Seeto, artist notes (2005)
[6] ibid.
[7] Museum of the Colonial Post Colonial: Alan Cruickshank, exhibition catalogue with essay by Lee Weng Choy,(Singapore: The Substation, 2003), 5.
[8] Ibid., 7
[9] Ibid.


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My OneWord for 2012 is Risk.
To me risk requires courage, courageousness, fearlessness in spite of opposition, taking a step even when I feel like I will lose your breath.
There are all kinds of areas in my life where RISK is staring me in the face, yet I question if it's "the right time" or "the right action" or "what is most Christ-like" or "what brings the most redemption" or "what is the right response amidst opposition."
Truthfully, I have lost my breath in and amidst circumstances and my lack of oxygen is crushing my voice and ability to act.
Life has happened. Stuff has happened. Good stuff and not so good stuff. But the net result is that – Risk – although ever present and an answer in some cases – may not be the OneWord I need in every case. Yet sitting dully back and ignoring risk may be a peril to my soul, my voice, and my heartbeat.
When there are no emotions attached, I am carefree with my risk. You know that place where things are not close to the bone and where mistakes are a pebble on the highway towards learning so perfectionists like me can accept them more readily.
But some things cut deeper.
Some things have gone on longer and become a part of the landscape of my soul. They can not be so easily escaped with activity toward learning and they just have to be "sat in" for awhile until wisdom comes.
That's where I am.
Losing my breath, having a stare-down with Risk, and feeling wisdom drip through my fingers like sand… yet knowing that this, yes even this, is part of the journey too.


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How we manage to get cheap flight ticket? Here is some tips. Booked it earlier, we hv booked this ticket 2 mnths ealier thn d travel time. Bought d ticket without check in bag fr all destinatn except fr d last one. The check in bag will cost u up to several 20 euros or more. Fr the last destination booked a wth check in bag as u may hv shopping alot during yr time in rome.
The plan itenary was like this :
a. on the 26th – from norwich to london (stay one nite at holiday in stanted)
b. on the 27th – fly from stanted to copenhagen Denmark (stay a nite there)
c. on the 28th – fly from Copengagen to Berlin (stay 2 nites there)
d. on the 31st – fly from Berlin to Rome (stay 3 nites)* i supposed to stay 2 nites in rome and 1 nite in Venice, but due to unexpected event, the trip to venice was cancelled
e. on the 3rd Jan – travel from rome to pisa, n fly back to london
I m travelling frm nrwich by bus to london (vctria sttn) n stay a nite at holiday inn stanted, bcause boxing day in london on d 26th, so bettr not to miss it. I miss a chance to see venice in this trip n i am very fortunate tht i just lost 20 euro fr d flight tcket n none fr d hotel. U may be facing the same thing if u hv a trip on d end of d year n u should aware abt several issues when u plan yr trip during christmas n new yr. Be aware abt d weather, d boxing day, new year n bank holiday. This is significantly has an effect to yr plan which i will xplain later.
Our 1st place of d trip was copenhagen denmark. The currency of denmark is kroner. As we just stay 1 nite in denmrk we just spent abt 180 euros. Well this is fr hop on hop off bus, food, metro (the tube), hotel n souvenir fr 2 ppl (me n my fren). Copenhagen is d central of denmark but i guess u will c d diference of this capital compre to othr country. Cpnhgn is quite small and U will not get lost there. U can hv a day trip by hop on hop off bus to see all d main attractions of d ct.
however, one of my friend can spent 5 days in copenhgn. I just wondering how she managed to stay tht long. If u do d trip during summr u can spnt a week bcause there r so many things n event held in d ct but if u go during winter d hop on bus only have 1 route instead of 3. U may experience some diffculty to understand d explaintn durng d bus trip. As i miss understood abt the real locatn of little mirmaid. B aware of tht. If u not sure where to off frm d bus follow d other ppl. The hop on bus will stop operating as early as 3 pm during winter, so manged yr time properly. Try to fully occupied yr time trvel with the the hop on bus so that u will know the history of the ct before hv yr own sightsieng.
some interestbg plce in copnhgn that i like are tivoli garden n littl mirmaid. D Tivoli grdn is very nice during nite time but u hv to pay fr the entrance abt 95 kroner or 13 euros. Whn u in denmrk u may feel all the item sold here r xpnsive. Things mostly from 19 kronr (1 can of coke) up to 1000 kroner (1 hndbag) but when u cnvert to yr currency it is abt d same. Dnt afraid wth d numbers as it still not too xpnsive.
Finished our trip in Copenhagen, we fly to berlin. We arrived almost 1 am in d morng of 28th. Frm d berlin airpot they hv train tht u cn used to go to yr hotel but please make sure u got full directn on wht tube line to take to go to yr hotel as d train in germn is similr to undrgrnd tube in london, so many lines n so many stop. As u arrived at the tube station ry to look fr the tube map n ask people there if u hv difficulty to purchase d tickt frm the mchine. Through my xperience, ppl in germn r so kind and friendly n they speak fluent english or if they dont they still understnd wht u asked them. Nothng to worry if u
get lost.
We get up early on the next day n straight away catched up d hop on bus frm our hotel (we r so lucky to get 4 star hotel 5 minute walk from d main train station at 3 star prize). D trip were devided to 2. They usually hv a boat trip for u to view berlin frm d water channel but not during winter. On d first day we took a hop on bus to postdam. This will cost u 37 euros. Pls dnt frget to ask fr a student discount as they provided u with a gd price. Postdam is at d outskirt of berlin . It took 45 min ride by bus. D trip start as early as 10 am n finishd by 3 pm. It is worth while fr u to go here and hv a view of d emperial town. there hv many nice garden n castle. D bus to postdam was provided wth tourist guide in germn n english lnguage. Be preprd to take photos frm d bus as this bus will not stop n wait fr u to take picture n ths is also not a hop off bus. I'm sure if u come during summer u may hv a very nice time to enjoy d view. Nothng much u can c during wnter as it was fogy. N brng bck some souvnir- nice fridge mgnt, postcrd, book or porcelain. If u like d sound of fluet do buy the cd here. It is d best fluet eva. I like it very much.
On d 2nd day take d hop on buss an hv a tour of berlin ct. Dont miss to hv a look of berlin wall, the army check point n listn to d history of all places in berlin. Berlin is the historical town wth too much
blood n pain n war. Dont missed to feel the sadness n anger of d previous ppl by knowng d history. We r so lucky during this trip as it was snowy on d 2nd day of our trip here (30th). But its not so cold like u r in norwch or londn perhaps. Brng along yr snow cap n glove to make u comfrtable along d journey.
As fr muslim its hard fr u to find halal restaurant in all of ths places. U may hv choice to eat in d chinese restaurant, thailnd, japanese sushi or mcd. Or u cn brng yr own food as well. If u like bring along
elctrc rice cookr coz u cn cook here as we can find all d raw material to cook.
Our journey was cntnue to d third place – rome on d 31st. We arrived late frm our plan as we got stuck in d the thick snowy frm berlin. We arrived at 12 oclock n straight away took d train to barberini where we stay there. Barberini is a convinience place to stay as it is near to d republica one of d main attraction n u cn easily find souvnir shop, restarante, bar n also internt point (d similar term fr intrnet cafe). Some of d hotel does nt hv wireless internet so fr those who need d access u can easily find here. U also can find halal kebab near to termini station lies on Via principale amedeo (via is d name of d street).
As we arrived on d 31st we straight away bought the 2 days hop on hop off bus tckt. U may not cover all romano in one day. D price fr studnt is 18 euro. They r so many hop on bus tht u can choose. D best is survey d price 1st n took d chepest wth d most frequent bus. D one tht we took is 'open tour bus' wth 15 minute frequent bus. As tomorow was public holday (bear in mind its new yr 1st jan) we hv to stay more thn what we expected n hv to cancel our trip to venice.
Dont worry abt new yr as d hop on bus still operatng during new yr if u chose d correct one. Do ask them thoroughly n dont get cheated. U maybe approached by the seller with so many promises. Took d one tht is most convenience n reliable. After all they just care abt their business. One more thing is some of d bus company just offer u with 13 stops instead of 17. And some offer u onLy hop on with no hop off.
As i did mentn befr choose d best among d worst.
We straight away went to d main attractn d coloseum on our first day visited rome. At d coloseum we bought a tcket fr d entrance n d tour guide at 22 euros (entrance is 12 , guide is 10). This tour in d coloseum took 2 hrs n d tour outside d coloseum (foro romano, maximus etc) was held on d 2nd jan. On d 1st jan collosseoum is close n also fr d tour, all shops were closed too.
It was a gd choice to hv a guide who can tell u d story of d romano coloseo one of d 7 wnders in d world. N u should complete both tour as it will complete yr trip. U also can buy some souvenir frm the stall outside d coloseoum. Some of their item was much mr cheaper thn in d shop. Fr examle t shirt in
shop is 8 euro bt at stall it is 5 euro. Took as many pictr as u want in whteva style, as u may miss ths moment when u r back. Frm d coloseum chose what eva destinatn u want to stop frm the hop off
bus n hv a look n feel d warmest history get alive.
D 2nd place that i like most in rome is d vatican ct. Do stop at st petr basilica n walk to d entrance of d smallest ct in d world. If u like reading Dan Brown book or hv seen d movies of angle n demon do experience d story in d st peter basilica of vatican. N try to imagine n located the four cardinals were killed based on 4 elements of air, water, earth and fire.
U also may get a tourist guide to guide u on d journey inside of st petr basilica. The tour took u 3 hours as u will bring to d importnt things in that museum. They said to hv a look of all inside the st ptr basilica will took u 15 yrs. perhaps its true 🙂
If u still in rome on d 2nd jan, early in d morning u can do some shopping in their boutique shopes such as zara, mng, guess etc. All this shop is located at via del corso. Its not far from d pantheon n
piaza of nuaza. Hv a look on d map n u may get great bargain price during this grand sale in rome.
Winter in rome is like spring in uk, windy n raining. Bring along yr umbrella when u hv a sightseing. But dont buy d umbrella from d street seller as they r rubbish. They gonna charge u from 5 to 10
euro fr one umbrella n u just can use it at least fr 15 minute befr it being demolished in d strong wind and end up in d dust bin. Bring d gd umbrella together or else wear jacket with hoodies fr yr convenience.
Frm d rome we took a train to pisa. It was 3 hrs journey undr d bright sunny day n i cant wait to end this trip n going home. Its make u feel tired if u hv straight 8 days trip non stop but d experience was
fascinated. If u hv a plan to hv a trip like this plan it properly n u may feel it quite interesting.


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Fourth Annual Rosarito Art Fest Promises Plenty of Local Colors
The Fourth Annual Rosarito Art Fest is just around the corner, and if previous festivals are any indication, we will be treated to some great art work, as well as international food and world-class entertainment. If that isn't enough, the event is free, according to the Committee Chairman, Benito del Aguila. This is the fourth time Aguila has chaired the Rosarito Art Fest, which will take place during Memorial Day weekend, May 25-26.
Benito was born in Mexico City and moved to Baja at an early age. Although he owns his own art gallery, he is not an artist. He is more of a leader and a director of the art community. Local artists look to him when they have questions, ideas for promoting art in Rosarito, or need to make plans for an event. Benito started his career as a teacher. He became motivated to learn more about the masters early in his life. His hobby then turned into a passion to learn more and more. This eventually led to the opening of his first art gallery. This came at a time when the local economy started its decline.
Motivated and determined, Benito moved his gallery to Rosarito, where he has operated the Baja Art Gallery for a number of years. Through his acquaintances, and after establishing himself in our community, Benito has worked with most of the local artists. His art studio displays many of their works. For example, Esau Andrade's art is prominent in the studio. Esau's unique style and blends of color are reason enough to make him one of the outstanding local talents. Born in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico, he comes from a family of artists, including his mother and brother. He became a serious artist after he attended la 'Escuela de Artes Plasticas' at the University of Guadalajara.
Aside from his local creations, Esau's paintings are included in the collections at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach. In San Miguel del Valle, New Mexico, his work is presented at Saint Michael Church. Esau's work is also on display at The Chrysler Company in San Antonio, Texas as well as at the Hispanic Broadcasting Company in Los Angeles, and the Downey Museum of Art in Downey, California. He also offers one man exhibitions at Galeria Uno in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, as well as a number of other areas in North America. He will be one of the more than 100 artists who will be present at the Rosarito Art Fest. Joining him will be fellow artist, Alfonso Arambula Robles who specializes in sculptures.
Born in Ensenada, Alfonso says his inspiration comes from his love for nature and the universe. Alfonso studied art at Palomar College in San Diego, CA. Like Esau he first started his career as a teacher. His art pieces can be discovered in countries all over the world, including Mexico, Japan, Spain, and the U.S. In addition to sculpture, he also presents art workshops nationally and internationally, and often enters art exhibitions. He won first place in the Biennial Sculpture contest organized by the Culture Institute of Baja with his sculpture, "The Soaked Cow." This piece is presently on exhibit at the gardens located in the Port of Ensenada. He also won a FOECA (Fondo Estatal para la Cultura y las Artes) grant with his five meter long creation of "The Whale Shark." Most likely Alfonso will be creating some new sculptures during the Rosarito Art Fest.
Esau and Alfonso are just two of the well-known artists who will be appearing at the festival, according to Benito. The event will feature 150 tents offering a variety of works. There will also be an International food court as well as performances featuring dancers and singers. The show will conclude with a performance by the world-renowned Baja California Orchestra. The first year the event drew 6,000 people. This number tripled within three years. Benito anticipates a crowd of 18,000 to attend this year's Fourth Annual Rosarito Art Fest, making the show one of the most important events in northern Mexico.
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When I left off, Orville the f#%@ing mouse decided it was a good idea to make a break for the upstairs instead of outside the night before Mom and Dad left for their cruise.
Mom and Dad had just gone to bed, and I was upstairs with Sampson and Grace when Grace suddenly zoomed over to the top of the stairs.
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While Orville scurried into and through the kitchen, I shooed Grace to her bed and convinced myself that Grace had been seeing things. Or was hunting a bug that she'd named Orville. The last thing I wanted to believe was that the damn mouse was upstairs.
Then about ten minutes later, Orville decided be stupid for the second time that night.
Orville: I gotta find a way out. Maybe if I sneak by that dog, then I'll be able to get back downstairs and go out the way I came in. I gotta just make a run for it.
From the corner of my eye, I spotted a gray fuzz dart along the wall before disappearing behind the TV stand. I knew exactly who the furry little bastard was without even a good look. So I did exactly what any grown, badass woman would do: I called Dad's cell phone and begged him to come upstairs and catch the mouse.
Orville took off underneath the loveseat and then the couch as soon as he saw Mom and Dad coming up the stairs. He managed to disappear for a few minutes before hiding beneath the corner of Sampson's bed. I grabbed both dogs, and Dad cornered him. He tossed a towel over the gray fuzzball.
Orville: F#%@ing, f#%@!
Me: You got it!
Grace: Let him go! I wanna hunt Orville!
Sampson: Wh-huh? What's agoing on?
Orville: Okay, hold yourself together. Wait for him to make a mistake. Then make a break for it.
And Dad did make a mistake. He scooped up the towel to get it underneath Orville, and the f#%@ing mouse bolted.
Orville: FREEDOM!!!
Grace: Run, Orville! Run!
Sampson: What's agoing on?
Me: Annnd shiiiittttt.
I sent Grace after Orville before poking into every corner I could find with the flashlight beam. But no one could find him. There were just too many places for him to hide, whether behind a dresser or underneath a bed or crouched behind cardboard boxes.
That night, I slept on the living room couch because there was a very good chance Orville was in my bedroom. And there was no way in hell I was sleeping in the same room as him.
As for Orville, he was never seen again. I've persuaded myself that he escaped through an open door the next day. Maybe it was true. Maybe it wasn't. Either way, it was the only way that I could go to sleep at night.


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Stephen Moyer recently interviewed with shockya.com about his newest movie that just premiered in select theaters. The Caller, directed by Matthew Parkhill, tells the story of a lady named Mary (Rachelle Lefevre) who has just recently been granted a divorce from her abusive husband. Moyer plays the role of Mary's new boyfriend, John. After moving into her new apartment, she begins to receive random phone calls from a lady named Rose that she didn't know previously. Rose and Mary begin to form a bond together over their failed relationships, and eventually Rose reveals that she has been calling Mary from the past. Mary doesn't believe her and from that point on attempts to avoid Rose's calls. Eventually, Rose begins taking revenge on Mary for ignoring her and choosing John over her.
During the interview Moyer was asked why he was originally interested in playing Mary's abusive ex-husband in the film, but eventually decided that the role of her new boyfriend, John, was a better fit for him. Moyer's response:
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ALL BALL NERVE CENTER — Like we always do at this time, let's take a look at the best instances of people getting #POSTERIZED over the last week and, at the bottom of the post, you can place your vote for a winner. And don't forget, if you see someone get posterized, tweet it with the hashtag #POSTERIZED so we don't miss it!
This week the Posterized Poll is dedicated to the patron saint of POSTERIZING, the great Dikembe Mutombo. Tonight the Atlanta Hawks host the Boston Celtics (8:00 p.m. EST, TNT), and during a special ceremony the Hawks will retire Mutombo's number 55 jersey. Mutombo had plenty of highlights during his time with the Hawks, as you can see in the video below.
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How Chevrolet prepares for the 24 Hours of Le Mans
If you've ever seen the battered, limping cars that make up the field in the final hour of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, you'll know that running an endurance race for a full day is no easy task, but it's what goes into just getting to the track that is really astounding. For the teams running the world's most famous endurance race, it's more like the 24 Days of Le Mans. Cars need to be packaged and shipped to Europe weeks in advance, then they are rebuilt, inspected, tested, and readied for the drivers, many of whom are running other races halfway across the globe up until the day before they are expected in the driver's seat in France. The test day for the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans is June 5. Since the Chevrolet Corvette Racing team has won its class eight times since 2001, we sat down with team manager, Ben Johnson, program manager, Doug Fehan, and driver of the No. 64 Corvette C7.R, Jordan Taylor to learn how the experts get ready to race.
Rookies and Veterans
The Circuit de la Sarthe at Le Mans is 8.5 miles of mostly public road that is closed off just for the 24 Hours, meaning there aren't any other big events where drivers or engineers get a chance to learn the track and its oddities. The Corvette team doesn't have any rookie drivers this year. Taylor, for example, has driven it so many times he can't keep them all straight, but he says it never gets easy. "I think this will be my fourth or fifth year going back [it's his fifth] and every year you learn something new. Having won last year was great. It might relieve a little bit of the pressure. But still Le Mans is probably the toughest race that we do all year. It's the longest track we go to so when you're trying to figure things out you're only seeing a corner a couple times a stint whereas in America you're on a track where you see it over and over and over again and that repetition helps. People say it must be easier going back as a defending winner but you know, it's definitely not easy."
One person on the team who is a rookie is team manager Ben Johnson. Despite having worked with Chevrolet Racing for years on the engineering side for Pratt and Miller and being in France numerous times during the homologation process with FIA for the Corvette C7.R, Johnson hasn't ever been to the big race and he's looking forward to finally experiencing it. "Talking to people about what to expect, it seems like Le Mans transcends being a race. I've been to Daytona, but the feedback is that this blows it out of the water. A lot of the guys, even the most cynical or jaded-seeming racers get excited to go to Le Mans. It doesn't take much to get them to want to go. It's the Super Bowl of what we do."
Spreadsheets, Calendars, and Brand-New Rules
As boring as it sounds to say that races are won and lost in Excel documents, organization is a key element to getting Corvette Racing's various important folks and machinery to France on time and ready to race. "I've done a lot of research on what the team has done historically to be successful and my job is to get all that info into one spot," says Johnson. "My job is to have the organization cornered. It's a lot of documentation, a lot of calendars. I'm the guy who everyone else can come to for the answer about where they need to be and when. Let me Google it for you, that's what I'm there for."
Getting two cars, two crews, and six drivers to France takes planning. At the time of this writing, the cars have been in France for about a week. They arrived in England in late May and were hauled to Le Mans, France. Fehan and crew met up with the vehicles a few days later to begin prepping the cars for the test day. "The cars have all kinds of shipping materials on them," explains Fehan. "The protective foam, all that has to be stripped off, the car is all disassembled to check for damage from shipping, then reassembled and they put the final setup on the car. It goes through a preliminary scrutineering process so they have to have proper ride height, proper ballast placement, overall weight. All of that has to be triple-checked and then we go out and run on that afternoon for the practice."
After practice the cars are checked over again, and then the crew has a short break, although drivers and managers have media and administrative duties. The Sunday of race week (June 12, 2016), everyone is back in Le Mans for final tech inspection, qualifying, and finally, racing on June 18. That's when the 24 Hours officially starts.
For some of the drivers who split time in other cars or series, the schedule is even more grueling. Jordan Taylor runs the Corvette Daytona Prototype (DP) car in the American IMSA series with his brother, Ricky, and while the GT class gets a break leading up to Le Mans, DP runs in Detroit the day before the test day in France, meaning the Taylor boys have to cross an ocean just to make it to practice. Jordan outlined their schedule for us: "We race Detroit in the Prototype then Saturday night fly straight to Paris, land Sunday morning, straight to Le Mans. Should get there at 11 a.m. and at 1 p.m. be on track at Le Mans, then drive back to Paris that night, fly home Monday morning. Home a day and half and then we go to Kansas for a Konica Minolta event then back to Le Mans for 10 days and then we're home for a couple of days and then straight to Watkins Glen." Despite the tight schedule, Jordan and Ricky should arrive in Paris on June 5 pretty pumped. Their No. 10 Konica Minolta Corvette DP took the top podium spot at the Belle Isle race on June 4.
We asked Jordan how the DP cars compared to the GTE Pro class that the C7.R will be running at Le Mans, and he said they are very different animals. "Everyone who goes between is kinda shocked at how different it is," says Taylor. "In the Prototype it's very stiff, it's a very low ride height, a lot of downforce, a little bit more power. You slide around a lot more on the tire. So you can be very aggressive in the car, the harder you push it the more lap time you get out of it. When you drive a GT car it's almost the opposite. It's very easy to overdrive. You have to be very smooth. Very precise. You really have to change your mindset going between the two. Having done it now for five years it's gotten easier but still every time I go back and forth it will take a couple laps to reset. Every year at Le Mans, throughout the race I get more and more comfortable with it. It's always a challenge, but I'm not complaining!"
For 2016 the C7.R Corvette is new for all the drivers, with a new aero package introduced at Daytona. Taylor's teammates, Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner, will have had a few more races in it than he will, but he says everyone seems happy with the changes. "I'm only in the car for one race a year but from what I've seen, it's definitely been a successful upgrade to the car—what with winning Daytona and Sebring, those are long distance races that bode well for Le Mans. From the little I've driven the car and from what I've heard from the other guys it just makes the car more comfortable to drive and for a 24 hour race that's really important."
Fehan adds that the Corvettes racing at Le Mans will be almost identical to what we saw at Daytona, which incidentally, is a car that's less high tech in many way than its production version, with steel rotors rather than carbon ceramic and a 5.5L, 492hp, naturally aspirated V8 as opposed to the Z06's 6.2L supercharged 650hp engine. For the race car, it's all about endurance and airflow. "It's about low drag, high mileage, trying to find the balance between getting the car stopped and turned and getting maximum speed out of it on the straightaways," Fehan tells us. "The biggest change is the engine restrictor size is different at Le Mans than Daytona. Le Mans is a little smaller restrictor. Tenths of a millimeter. Oh, and fuel is now the same. This is the first year. IMSA, over the off-season, we all agreed that it would make a huge amount of sense to be running fuel of the same configuration, so the fuel in the U.S. is now the same as what we'll be running at Le Mans. What we affectionately refer to as 'E20.'"
How to Win (Avoid Losing)
When you have many different kinds of cars running in the same class, keeping them all on equal footing is a challenge. We'd heard rumors that some teams try not to win too often early on, for fear of being loaded down with weight or restrictor penalties right before Le Mans, but its clear from Corvette's season so far that the team has been under no orders to sandbag. Fehan says there's no such thing as winning too much.
"Le Mans is a unique racetrack in that it's a lot of acceleration-based configuration. By that I mean, 70 to 75-percent of the time the throttle is to the floor. That doesn't mean they are operating at top speed, but that they are coming out of a corner and the straightaway is long enough that they can try to accelerate as fast as they can. That calls for a different balance of performance than we have in the U.S. races. Winning in the U.S. is not necessarily based on how fast the car is."
Of course, just being fast at Le Mans won't win you any races if you can't do it all day and all night. If you break or run out of gas with 6 miles of track between you and the pits, you're gonna have a bad go of it. "You can not afford to make a mistake on your fuel consumption, says Fehan. "You definitely want to squeeze that last lap out, but you need to do it with some degree of certainty. If you run out of fuel at Le Mans, you are out of the race. They don't let you pick it up, tow it back and refuel it. You are out. Fuel economy is almost as important as overall speed there."
If there is a problem on track, the driver has to somehow limp the car back to pit lane, even if that means wrenching on it him or herself. Fehan recalls a particularly painful example: "The car has to be able to make it to the pit entry line under its own power. We had one year where we had a car leading, and it came up about 100 yards short. It stopped, it was damaged, we tried everything we could to move it that last hundred yards, and we couldn't. It was out of the race. If you go off into a gravel trap, they will pull you out of the gravel trap, but you have to make it back under your own power to the pits. If you go off someplace, you can send crew people there, but they can only advise the driver and they can't bring any additional parts. The driver has a tool kit, a flashlight. They have to stay plugged into the car. They can't walk back to the pit lane, get a drawing or information, and go back to the car."
There are, of course, exceptions to every rule. Under a rule called Force Majeure, the race officials have the ability to grant a team the opportunity to do what's needed to fulfill their commitment to compete in the race, although this is usually only allowed in situations before the start of the race. For 2016, Chevrolet will have the two race cars and a spare chassis, just in case there's an incident before the race that damages a car—which happened in 2015. "Had we had a spare chassis last year, we could have requested from the sanctioning body under the Force Majeure rule to be able to build it and been able to compete," says Fehan. "Protocol suggests that in the past they have granted that permission to others so this year just to be safe we're bringing that spare chassis. They want as many cars competing in the race as possible so it helps everyone out if they give that special consideration. We hope we don't need to use it, obviously."
The trick to winning? Don't find any ways to lose.
The Blue Elephant in the Room
All year both Chevrolet and Ford have been playing it cool about Ford's sudden appearance in Chevy's French sandbox. Chevrolet's PR folks are sick to death of hearing the question, "So do you want to beat Ford most of all?" How can we not ask it, though? 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of Ford's first Le Mans win. Corvette is defending class champion. You know Chevrolet wants to play keep-away with the prize. Fehan stuck to the script. "No. It's not a factor. And I don't say that being dismissive of the Ford effort, I just say that every time we go over there our intensity dial is turned to 10. It doesn't matter who the competition is. You don't win eight out of 16 events at the 24 Hours of Le Mans without knowing what you're doing. Now, at the close of business, if we should win and there is one additional competitor in the field, one additional manufacturer, I wouldn't want to say that that victory wouldn't even be sweeter, but the level of intensity is unchanged. Our objective is to win. We pay absolutely no attention to what the other guy is doing. Zero. We keep our eye on our pitch, and that's the one we need to knock out the park. It doesn't matter who threw it."
Jordan Taylor was a little more enthusiastic about the idea that Corvette racing Ford is different than racing Porsche and Ferrari. "Corvette and Chevrolet have been representing America over there for years and it's nice to have some friendly competition. I think its good for the sport to have that rivalry, especially on a world stage like that. They'll have four cars, a lot of bullets in the gun, so to speak. They can split strategies and try different setups on the cars. It's easier to trial and error things with a big team like that. I think it's good for us, though. It will definitely be a little bit sweeter if we're able to win with them in the field."
One Last Thing
If you've been following Corvette Racing, you might recall that Jordan Taylor had a giant mullet in 2014. What was the deal with that? "I had one when I was a child, and at the end of 2013 I posted something about how if I got a certain number of followers I'd grow my mullet again and I didn't get nearly the number of followers, but then Ryan Hunter-Reay said I was just talking the talk and wouldn't walk the walk, so obviously I had to commit to doing it and 18 months later I had a pretty serious mullet. By the time it was ridiculously long, I wasn't just gonna cut it off, so we raised about $15K for charity before I cut it. It was definitely awkward to have for so long. The people at the racetrack obviously knew that it was a joke and laughed about it but you know, living every day life with a mullet is pretty embarrassing."
The Taylor guys will do just about anything for a good joke, and we highly recommend following Jordan on Instagram at @jordan10taylor for more mullet and Corvette photos and videos. "There are so many drivers that are like, robotic and computerized and people get sick of it. They all sound the same, thank the sponsors the same. I think I can be a good business representative and still have fun."
Get in the mood for some yellow Vette action with this gallery of Le Mans and Daytona racing shots.


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Digital Humanities Fellowship
The American Philosophical Society (APS) Library in Philadelphia seeks applicants for its inaugural Digital Humanities Fellowship.
This two-month fellowship is open to scholars who are comfortable creating tools and visualizations, as well as those interested in working collaboratively with the APS technology team.
Scholars, including graduate students, at any stage of their career may apply. Special consideration will be given to proposals that present APS Library holdings in new and engaging ways. Examples include (but are not limited to) projects that incorporate timelines, text analytics, network graphs, and maps.
Stipend: $6,000 for two months will be awarded to the successful applicant after their arrival at the Library
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The weekend is over and markets are mostly higher.
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So, with all the madness that is raising a newborn, we haven't exactly had time to get a professional photo shoot done. I'm pretty bummed that we weren't able to do newborn photos, but I think the ones I did decently captured her cuteness. Last night, we decided to do an impromptu family photo shoot. We want to remember these days before they're gone, and what better way than through pictures! The babe was fed and content and the weather was perfect. We set up my tripod and had some fun! Here's some of what we came up with. I'll be honest, these are only a few of about 50 that I love, but I didn't want to bombard you with all of them 🙂
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Introducing Miss Charlotte! Fireside Five for Friday
We're baaaaack! Things have been super wild around here, so we apologize for the intermission. Nonetheless, happy Friday!!
I'm linking up with four fellow bloggers for 5 on Friday- to do the same, click on the logo below 🙂 Our sweet baby is ONE MONTH old today! We seriously can't believe it. Time sure does fly. Please enjoy this entire post devoted to the one and only Charlotte! I mean really, what else would we post about, right?
ONE– We are so happy to announce our sweet daughter's arrival! Charlotte Marie was born on September 6 at 9:10.
I did my own little photo session with Charlotte the other day. Here are some of my favorites.
Charlotte already has a personality of her own. The nurses in the hospital said "she's a fighter!" and "she sure is feisty!". That's my girl!
Charlotte's tiny features are just amazing to us! Her little hands and feet, and those sharp fingernails. We love every tiny part of her 🙂 FOUR–
Family time is more special than ever. Eric and I have learned more about each other in the last month than in the five years we've been together. Parenthood is amazing, and can be challenging, but I feel beyond blessed to be on this adventure with him! FIVE–
Charlotte's first bath! Let's just say she didn't like it. But we're getting there! Slowly but surely, she's liking bathtime more.
We plan to do some separate posts to tell you more about the delivery story, the first few weeks, and my trip to the hospital 2 1/2 weeks after Charlotte was born. Hope you all have a great weekend!


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Tiana is a past student at Medix College where she took the Community Service Worker at the London Campus. In her video testimonial she shares her reasons for selecting Medix College as well as what her experience of studying at the London campus.
What exactly is the CSW program and what can students expect from it? Well Len from Medix gives a brief introduction to the program and what is involved:
"A CSW is a community service worker. A community service worker is someone that uses their knowledge, skills, and ability to assist individuals in overcoming social problems."
"So the program here at Medix College is a pretty good program in that it, it's very intensive, 5 hours a day, for 5 modules, 35 weeks of class in total at 5 hours a day, plus a placement, which allows a student to work essentially in a workplace setting in a social service, non-profit agency, to acquire more of a foundation in terms of what it's like to helping people overcome social problems."
"Our students typically get hired at agencies throughout the London, Middlesex County areas, Elgin County, in agencies that provide assistance to individuals who are experiencing problems with substance abuse, mental illness, problems associated with poverty, homelessness, etc."
"We have quite a good hiring rate, in terms of, once our students excel on their placements it's not uncommon for our placement partners to actually provide jobs for those CSW's upon completion of their placements."
I chose Medix College because of the small classroom sizes. I liked best about the classes the fact that I was going to be helping people in the end, and I really enjoyed my instructor. My instructor brought knowledge as well as life experience to the classroom.
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Another product launched by the HTC is the HTC Vivid and
there is definitely not only this. This phone offers wide variety of features
and accessories which will be revealed to you as we go on with the discussions.
HTC Vivid Accessories also are available to be coupled with this mobile. It is touch screen, which has inclusion of so many features like the camera, Bluetooth, chargers and many more. Again, not these all things are enough; in fact, it also contains the HTC Vivid case. This case is for keeping the mobile in it, which helps in protecting it from the moisture especially.
HTC Vivid Screen Protector also enables you to protect your mobile from dust, dirt, pollution and UV rays. Moisture is fatal for the mobile in every case. It is for the internal and external protection of the mobile. It can damage internal parts of the mobile, the battery especially.
With its great features, youth had been attracted so easily. Touch screen has been popularly demanded by youth as it gives a good style statement and an attractive look. This 4G LTE Network has a 4.3 inches, which is a good size. It has a dual camera that the youth goes crazy to have it. The camera owns 8 mega pixels. The first camera is obviously for clicking the snaps and the still pictures. The second camera is actually the front camera, which actually comes in use when there is someone on the call.
The front camera is used when someone is calling you. This will help you see the person you are talking to. This is another great feature in this HTC mobile. These all features have been added to the new HTC keeping in mind the demand of the market and of course, the craze among the youth. Youth's first choice had been this mobile phone because it has great designs including its slim fit mobile with touch screen.
The review percentage of the phone depending on survey is 97% which makes it a very good feedback. All had been satisfied on purchasing this mobile phone. People said that they are in love with this mobile because of its features.. All the features are very good and very interesting.. Some say it is tough to use but once you experienced using this you will even ask your friend to buy one.


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The Holy Grail of Skincare: Josh Rosebrook
The holy grail of skincare hit our shelves and we could not be more excited to share it with all of you! Josh Rosebrook is officially part of the Back to Basics family.
Great skincare products begin with great ingredients and Josh Rosebrook's commitment to using the greatest, purest, and most effective ingredients is unparalleled. Every ingredient in every product is designed to support the function and improve the appearance of the skin.
Josh Rosebrook's approach is aimed at helping to accelerate our skin's natural ability to heal and regenerate instead of simply masking the skin's symptoms. He accomplishes this by infusing the most powerful plant ingredients and nutrients found in nature into his skincare products. Choosing plant elements that share similar molecular structures to that of our own bodies creates a bio-match enabling these ingredients to work with our skin and effectively promote healthy skin.
The most unique quality about this skincare line is the attention paid to the synergy between plant and herbal extracts.
"Expertly combined elements interact to produce an exponentially greater effect than the sum of those individual elements. Every ingredient is chosen for its unique healing properties as well as its ability to support and enhance the benefits of every other ingredient. We thoughtfully hand pick herbs then combine them in specific proportions to create a potent, effective synergy."
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This skincare line offers options for all skin types and needs. Each product is designed to treat the skin holistically which helps you to achieve optimal skin health. While we are enamored by the entire line, we want to share our top 3 must-have products by Josh Rosebrook.
1. Tinted Nutrient Day Cream SPF 30
This 3-in-1 cream is at the top of our "can't live without it" list. It is quickly becoming one of our best sellers at Back to Basics, which is no surprise to anyone that has tried it. This botanically rich, ultra-nourishing day cream gives you sun protection as well as a light tint to even out skin tone and provide a health overall glow. The tint matches to any skin tone and is perfect for daily wear.
2. Active Enzyme Exfoliator
Josh emphasizes exfoliation as an important step in our skincare routines. It eliminates dead skin cells and allows the nutrients from his products to nourish and transform the underlying healthy skin cells. This mask is the perfect balance of gentle and powerful. It employs a combination of enzymes and finely ground walnut shells to bring out your most radiant skin.
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This face mist provides the perfect amount of hydration while acting as a transport vehicle for all of the nutrients. It releases the surface tension of the skin to help the nutrients travel through the layers of the dermis. It works as a powerful enhancer for all of the other products. Just when you thought this skincare line couldn't get any better, this spray makes it exponentially so!
One of the best parts of this skincare line is how well the products work together. Which Josh Rosebrook products are you most excited to try? Check out the complete lineup here.Continue reading