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Top 10 Foundations For Combination Skin Tone
Foundation, not just acts as a canvas for the rest of the makeup, but also conceals imperfection and unifies the skin tone to give a flawless finish. Combination skin is very complicated and choosing a foundation for combination skin can be really very tricky. In combination skin, some areas of the skin, mainly the cheek region is dry while the rest of the face, particularly nose and forehead are oily and even break out occasionally.
Best Foundations For Combination Skin
When it comes to choosing a foundation for combination skin, you need to find a formula that does a double duty to hydrate the dry cheeks while keeping the T zone oil and shine free. But which foundation is best for combination skin? keeping reading to find out!
1. Clinique Even Better Makeup SPF 15:
This foundation has a creamy texture and provides a decent coverage without making the skin look cakey. You can easily blend it on the edges to create a natural look. It also claims to make the skin more even and diminish age spots in a matter of few weeks.
2. Bourjois 123 Perfect Foundation:
This one is truly one of the best foundations for combination skin. It has an oil free formula along with color correcting pigments, which provides an even coverage while reducing the appearance of redness and scars. The foundation comes in a huge range of colors ranging from porcelain to espresso, providing a shade for every skin tone. The foundation provides a long lasting, soft matte coverage by absorbing excess oil and helps to create a barrier against heat and humidity for almost 8 hours.
3. Revlon ColorStay Makeup with SoftFlex:
[ Read: 15 Best High End Foundations For Oily Skin ]
4. Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation:
This foundation is ideal for women with combination skin who do not like using powder touch ups throughout the day to combat shiny T zone. In spite of having a slightly thick texture, the foundation blends really well and gets absorbed easily into the skin. This products moisturizes the dry areas really well while controlling excess shine and sebum secretion. The coverage is also decent and provides a soft dewy and healthy finish to the skin.
5. MAC Studio Fix Fluid Foundation:
MAC Studio Fix Fluid Foundation is water based fluid foundation which provides medium coverage, giving a healthy, satin, shine free finish. The foundation is water resistant, long lasting and skin conditioning. It does not look cakey at all and provides a healthy glow to the skin. MAC Studio Fix Fluid Foundation comes in a variety of shades and you will surely find one matching to your skin tone. It is oil free and gives a natural matte finish to the skin.
6. Chambor Sheer Delight Ultra Matt Oil Free Foundation:
It is a light coverage foundation which gives you a natural look for daily wear. This foundation is perfect for Indian skin tone as it has yellow undertones and controls oil for a long time. The product comes in a sleek, travel friendly packaging which you can easily slip in your purse. The product is long wearing and holds up well even in heat and humidity.
[ Read: How to Choose Perfect Foundation For Your Skin? ]
7. Lakme Absolute White Intense Skin Cover SPF 25:
This is water based, oil free foundation and contains vitamin B3, which helps to reduce dark spots. It is a light weight foundation and gives a semi matte finish. The foundation blends really well and gives complete coverage. The foundation doesn't get dry or patchy even on dry skin, making it perfect for combination skin. It does not oxidize the skin and gives a soft glow to the face while keeping the face oil and shine free.
8. Liquid – L'Oreal – Infallible 16hr foundation:
This is a long staying foundation which will not melt or transfer even in humid conditions. It gives an amazing coverage and neatly conceals all blemishes and marks. It gives a wear time of around 10+ plus hours which is amazing as most of the foundation barely stay for 3 or 4 hour on combination skin. The foundation sets very fast and gives a matte finish. It gives a nice coverage and doesn't look cakey at all.
9. Lotus Herbals Purestay Foundation:
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10. Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse Foundation:
Maybelline Dream Matte Mouse foundation is water based non-comedogenic foundation, which is especially formulated for combination to oily skin. It provides a sheer to medium coverage, evens out the skin tone and does not feel cakey at all. The finish is not completely matte but gives a satiny finish. The product stays for around 5 hours or even more.
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Hope this article was helpful. These are 10 of the best foundations for combination skin that will help one achieve best results and also meet the needs of women with a wide variety of skin.
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How to Be Single's Alison Brie on Her Date Night Makeup Rules—And What She Really Thinks About Tinder
"I find Tinder super fun and totally terrifying," says Alison Brie, laughing. "I'm glad that I've not had to use it." The 33-year-old actress of Community and Mad Men fame is calling to chat about How to Be Single, a new romantic comedy set in the post-Tinder era that costars Dakota Johnson and Rebel Wilson, in which Brie's character juggles 10 online dating accounts and a slew of first dates. "In the beginning, I think she's very mindful to look nice but doesn't want to look too sexy—she wants to find a guy who's serious about settling down," says Brie, whose character tends to chronically overplan her date night strategy and strikes out, until she finally loosens up a little. Here, in honor of the movie's premiere and ahead of Valentine's Day weekend, Brie weighs in on why easy does it is her beauty philosophy—and shares her favorite long-wearing lip stain, precision mascara, and brow-filling powder.
1. Less is always more.
The number one mistake most women make when doing their makeup is putting on too much, especially when getting ready for some occasion. Stila Convertible Color in Peony is a very natural-looking cream blush that I use day to day on my cheeks, on my eyelids along the crease, and sometimes even on my lips. I love to wear no makeup, except for maybe a little concealer and the Stila.
2. A good lip stain is everything.
Lip stains are my favorite thing, and I used Fresh Sugar tinted balms all the time when I was dating—I have them in every color. They match the color of your lips, so it's not obvious if you reapply during a date. Plus, you won't eat your makeup off during dinner and be left with colorless lips. On set, we used Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment in Petal, a very natural pink shade with purple undertones. To bump it up, we would layer Clinique Chubby Stick Intense Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm in Curviest Caramel underneath to make it show a little more.
3. Go matte.
That being said, a bright lip is always a fun way to go—the clean look with a bold reddish lip. I prefer to use reds that are a little more orange, and my perfect lipstick is Smashbox Fireball Matte. I find it gives a great tint to your lips, which makes it good on dates. Even if a bit comes off during the course of the night, there's still color on your mouth—but if you go for the kiss at the end of the night, you're not going to get lipstick all over him.
4. Develop your lash technique.
I'm huge on lashes, and I especially love to hit the bottom ones, so the whole eye is framed. You don't want to go too heavy and create a darker shadow under your eye, but a few layers of mascara can really enhance your look. My favorite is Make Up For Ever Smoky Extravagana. It's a great precision mascara, so you can highlight every lash without getting super clumpy. And if you slowly twist your brush as you go up, your lashes can get a really nice curl.
5. Contour with extreme caution.
You don't want to over-contour, that's another big no-no on my list. But I do like to lightly contour under my cheekbones, and I often use Kevyn Aucoin Sculpting Powder as a quick eyeshadow, too. It's subtle. I use a regular blush brush, so it's not a refined eyeshadow look, just a natural tint to the lids.
6. Brows are the key to no-makeup makeup.
When I'm doing my own makeup, whether I'm going out on a date or just going to hang out with my friends, I have the same routine. Generally, I use a little powder concealer from my Colorescience Mineral Corrector Palette, throw a little Surratt Expressioniste Brow Pencil on my brows, and put a little of that Fresh lip color on. A brow and a lip really add to your face, so it's an easy way to keep the skin on your face makeup-free but at least have something going on.

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Patrick Stewart
Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes
Commander William T. Riker
Brent Spiner
Lieutenant Commander Data
LeVar Burton
Lieutenant Commander Geordi la Forge
Michael Dorn
Lieutenant Commander Worf
The Borg: We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distinctivness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile.
Picard: I'm about to commit a direct violation of our orders. Any of you who wish to object should do so now. It will be noted in my log.
Data: Captain, I believe I speak for everyone here, sir, when I say... to hell with our orders.
Picard: I think our goal should be to puncture one of the plasma coolant tanks. Data?
Data: Excellent idea. Plasma coolant will liquify organic material on contact.
Worf: But the Borg are not entirely organic.
Picard: True. But like all cybernetic life forms, they cannot survive without their organic counterparts.
Data: Captain, I believe I am experiencing anxiety. It is an intriguing sensation. A most distracting--
Picard: Data, I'm sure it's a fascinating experience, but perhaps you should deactivate your emotion chip for now.
Data: Good idea, sir. [BEEP] Done.
Picard: Data, there are times when I envy you.
Picard: Good, they haven't broken the encryption code yet.
Lily: Who? Those bionic zombies you told me about. The--
Picard: Borg.
Lily: Borg. Sounds Swedish.
Borg Queen: Are you familiar with physical forms of pleasure.
Data: If you are referring to... sexuality... I am... fully functional. Programmed in... multiple techniques.
Worf: I must object to this course of action.
Picard: The objection is noted.
Worf: With all due respect, sir, I believe you are allowing your personal experience with the Borg to influence your judgement!
Picard: You're afraid. You want to destroy the ship and run away. You coward.
Beverly: Jean-Luc!
Worf: If you were any other man, I would kill you where you stand.
Picard: Get off my bridge.
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Domestic Gross - $92,027,888 (17th)
Worldwide Gross - $146,027,888 (22nd)
Domestic Adjusted for 2013 - $169,897,639
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1. Population 9 billion. All Borg.
2. The battle to save the future has begun.
3. There is no thrill like First Contact.
4. Planet Earth. Population 9 billion. None human.
5. You Will Be Assimilated.
6. Resistance is Futile.
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Sir Martin Sorrell gets £300,000 pay rise and potential £3m extra bonus, while Aviva boss turns down 4.8% boost that would have pushed him above £1m
Two more companies – advertising group WPP and insurer Aviva – are facing a showdown with shareholders over boardroom pay amid a wave of new found activism among big City investors.
WPP risks stoking a row by handing its founder and chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell a 30% rise in his salary to £1.3m and doubling his potential bonus jackpot. He took home almost £13m in salary, bonuses and benefits in 2011, including a long-term incentive plan worth £5.5m.
The insurance company Aviva was racing to avert an embarrassing rebellion at its annual general meeting on Thursday by promising to reduce "golden hellos" for new recruits and announcing that chief executive Andrew Moss will not accept the 4.8% rise that would have pushed his £960,000 salary above £1m.
The move by Aviva follows the last minute alterations that Barclays made to its bonus plans and a wave of protest at companies as diverse as Smith & Nephew and Capital Shopping Centres. Big companies such as fund manager Man and pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline hold annual meetings this week that may prove controversial.
The pay rise for Sorrell, who turned shell company Wire & Plastic Products into an empire that includes media buyers Mediacom, market researchers Kantar, and public relations firm Hill & Knowlton, was going to be as large as 50% but after a consultation with shareholders last summer, was scaled back to 30%.
Jeffrey Rosen, the chairman of WPP's remuneration committee, who led the consultation with shareholders, told the Guardian that the salary increase was needed as Sorrell had received only two rises in the past decade. Since 2007, Rosen said WPP had grown from employing 80,000 people in 2,000 offices to more than 113,500 in 2,500 while revenue had increased almost 70%.
"The question in my mind and the committee's mind is what's fair and what's motivating for the executive, what's appropriate for the company and what's appropriate for the shareholders," said Rosen.
In WPP's annual report he conceded that "following our 2011 AGM we recognised that a number of our share owners had issues with some aspects of the group's executive compensation arrangements." At the annual meeting in June 2011 more than 40% of shareholders rejected the pay awards to WPP directors, particularly because of a 30% pay rise for Mark Read, the chief executive of WPP Digital.
Sorrell – who ranks 438th in the Sunday Times Rich list published on Sunday with £174m of wealth -took home £50m of shares in 2005 after a long-term share scheme – known as a leadership equity acquisition plan, or Leap – paid out. While Sorrell's contract allows him to leave "at will", Rosen conceded that Sorrell "is about as committed to this company as anyone can be".
The company also risks the wrath of investors after allowing the so-called Leap that will appear in next year's annual report – and revealed to the stock market in March when 386,344 shares were released to him – to take account of currency moves that would otherwise have prevented payment.
His £1.3m salary comes with the potential to earn up to 500% of that in bonuses – an extra £6.5m. Until now he could receive up to £3m in bonuses – some 300% of his £1m salary. Some 60% of his 2011 bonus is being paid in deferred shares, up from 30% a year ago. Sorrell is also getting 45% of his salary paid into his pension, compared with 40% in the past.
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Moss received a total pay and perks package worth up to £5m last year dependent on certain targets being met.The insurer's UK head, Trevor Matthews, who joined Aviva from Friends Life in November, collected a £2.2m welcome package, including a £45,000 bonus for one month's work and a £470,000 cash payment as compensation for losing unvested shares and his 2011 bonus from his previous employer.


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We motivated the study of the Radon transform with a tomographic problem: given the change in intensity of X-rays along all lines through a region, can we reconstruct the attenuation (think of this as density) in the region?
For our purposes in this problem, light travels along straight lines and in two dimensions, those lines are hyperplanes. So inverting the Radon transform — which sums functions over hyperplanes — solves our problem in 2-D. But in higher dimensions this is not what we need. We need to integrate along lines, not hyperplanes.
So we introduce the X-ray transform.
Definition Given a function , the X-ray transform of is defined as
where .
The first thing to notice is that there is some redundancy here. For all we will have
So the natural domain of is actually smaller, we can pick just one representative from the line without losing any information. There is a distinguished point on this line: the point is the unique point on the line that is perpendicular to , .
Since for all , it is natural to think of as a function and , the hyperplane normal to . Formally, the domain of is
Where is the hyperplane normal to . This is a manifold of dimension .
Now , and we will use standard Lebesgue measure on this space, denoting it by . As with the hyperplanes in the Radon transform, we will keep using the fact that
is standard Lebesgue measure on $mathbb{R}^{n}$.
Function Spaces on
To proceed we need to define the standard function spaces on this domain. There is nothing surprising here. Let's start with
Here is a tangential derivative to . For example, if
then take
For any other hyperplane, we can rotate it into this position and use these operators to define .
Now we will define. The sphere is compact, so we only need to worry about compact support in the directions.
(Sorry — having wordpress-latex trouble. Will try to get this fixed.) The Schwartz space is similar:
As with the spaces defined for the radon transform, we could choose to ignore the derivatives in the angular variables without impacting the subsequent theory, but we will not do that.
In the same way, we can define , etc. Topologies on these spaces are also defined in the natural way.
The Transpose of
It is easy to see that is injective: the Radon transform is injective and can be computed from by integrating the value of over all the lines that make up the hyperplanes in the definition of . But we will do better and produce an explicit inversion formula.
First we need to find the formal transpose of , i.e. the operator such that .
As varies over and t varies over in this integral, the variable varies over all of and
is standard Lebesgue measure. If we perform this change of variables, we must remember that is only defined on , but when , we have . So
So we will define
Proposition The maps
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Proof Exercise.
The Normal Operator
We will use a different approach to develop the inversion formula for the X-ray transform. We could parallel our development for the Radon transform, and we could rederive the Radon inversion formula using this approach. It is good to see more than one way to look at a problem.
In linear algebra, it is often convenient to work with an operator . It is a normal operator and is usually "much better behaved" than .
Because in the integral defining , we catch the integral over twice: once for , and once for . This can be reinterpreted as an integral in polar coordinates. Let and . Then
up to constants. This is a singular integral, but not badly behaved. We do not need to regularize it.
To invert this convolution, we use the Fourier transform.
for .
We will prove this claim (in fact, we'll prove a more general result) in a supporting post. This result immediately lets us invert the normal operator. If
then we must have
In other words,
is a power of the negative Laplacian. Now we can state the main result
Theorem [The X-Ray Inversion Formula] For all
So we gain half a derivative by applying . Notice that this formula does not depend on the dimension, because the dimension of the manifolds we are integrating over to define do not change. Also note that the inversion operator is never local.
We will see that for this has too many lines, and the formula is not very useful.
Parallel Development for the Radon Transform
We could develop the inversion formula for the Radon transform using its normal operator in a completely analogous way.
So the same manipulations show that
Theorem [Radon Inversion Formula II] For
If is even, we get a square root and the operator is not local. If is odd, the inversion operator is local.
At first glance, this looks different, but it is really the same as what we had before. The proof is left as an exercise. It relies on the observation that the Radon transform intertwines (functions of the) Laplacian on with those on :
A Quick Look Ahead
In the coming lectures, we will
- Generalize these results to distributions
- Rewrite the inversion formula to make it look more like the formula for .
- Make stability estimates
- Characterize the range of
The range characterization is perhaps the most interesting part. depends on variables and is overdetermined. We can extend it to as follows
and immediately see that we have a compatibility condition:
We will see the Fritz John's theorem that states that this system of PDEs gives necessary and sufficient conditions for a function to be in the range of .


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It is the season of change!
California Fire Safe Council has moved our Southern California office to:
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Ontario Ca 91764
Administrative Headquarters
Our McClellan Office will now be our Administrative Headquarters
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Thelma Clark – Ext. 1002
Staff Changes
Farewell Anne Pandey,Southern California Grant Specialist and Liron Galliano, Central California Grant Specialist. Good Luck to both on the new endeavors!
Thelma Clark will be handling all southern California grantees and Amber Gardner will be taking over as Central California Grant Specialist for the time being.


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The Austin Food Junkies Review San Francisco Bakery & Cafe
This week's review of the San Francisco Bakery & Café takes me back to my days in school. I have been frequenting this family-owned bakery since it opened in 1995 and have never been disappointed. The bakery is tucked in next to the Alamo Drafthouse Village and provides a great place to meet friends and enjoy some of the best danishes in Austin. The Bakery is also said to have been awarded "Best Clam Chowder" by Austin Monthly Magazine.
I ordered my favorite sandwich — the marinated grilled chicken. The chicken is moist and tender and served warm, padded nicely top and bottom with light and flavorful focaccia. I also decided to have them add their marinated carrots to my sandwich. I kid you not, these carrots will change the way you view marinated vegetables. I spent most of my time in culinary school trying to duplicate these carrots to no avail. So, now I order them with my sandwich and try to figure out what's in them.
Next up: the Santa Clara sandwich. It comes with turkey, avocado, bacon, sprouts, ranch dressing, and lettuce. Normally, it's served on wheat bread, but we subbed in sourdough, one of the better renditions in Austin. The ingredients were fresh and crisp, and the bread was moist and had a nice sour flavor that one would expect from a quality bakery.
We also got a soup and sandwich combo. The sandwich was roast beef cold cuts with provolone on sourdough. I have always loved a good deli sandwich, and this one was truly good. The sourdough is baked fresh and has just the right amount of tartness. The French onion soup that Matt had chosen as his sandwich's counterpart came served in a traditional brown crock with a beautifully toasted layer of browned cheese and a crouton on top.
Lastly, we sampled pastry. We ordered two danishes, plain cheese and apricot. The danish is flaky and tender with a nice buttery flavor. The cheese spread is smooth, sweet, and just a bit tart. It's a nice contrast of texture and flavor with the pastry. The apricot spread was fantastic, sweet but not so sweet you couldn't taste the wonderful apricot flavor, very well balanced.
Restaurant: San Francisco Bakery & Café
Location: 2900 West Anderson Ln # L, Austin, TX
Hours: Mon-Fri, 7:00 am - 6:00 pm; Sat, 7:00 am - 3:00 pm
Austin Food Junkies' Rating: Four Lone Star Points
The Austin Food Junkies are Alex Artibee, Matt Braley and Dave Braley, "Two guys who love food, and one chef, trained at the Texas Culinary Institute." Check out their reviews of other Austin area restaurants on their blog, Austin Food Junkies.


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MAC's Reflects Antique Gold glitter with "Cailyn's" Indigo blue gel liner
When people think cut crease they think it might be too dramatic.
It can be toned down if you use neutral colors. I especially like a cut crease look because
I have a slight hooded lid and cut crease makes your eyes look bigger and more defined.
For this look….
I primed the lid with concealer and set it with "banana powder"
I took "Soft brown" eye shadow on my crease as a back drop.
Took an angled brush with MAKE UP FOREVER "matte espresso #166" eye shadow to draw the crease line (above my own natural crease) and then pull it up a bit.
I took "smut" by MAC eye shadow to blend that line not going too far up.
Then I took a lighter satin finish grey eye shadow to soften that up, followed by a highlight color
for my brow bone like "foxy" by Urban Decay. So basically a mix of browns and greys.
Lined my eyes added some lashes.
Photos taken By Iphone…
In my bathroom, lol!


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The obsessive ethnocentrism of the Jews has meant that they could never acquire the strength of numbers required for the kind of great undertakings that require a large population, military ventures being the most obvious example. For that reason, Jews have been forced to develop ideologies that recruit other people to their cause, inveigling non-Jews into pursuing a Jewish ethnic agenda through a process of intellectual or emotional capture. The two most destructive examples of this, so far, have been Islam and Communism.
A few days ago I wrote (link) about the book Hagarism, which describes how the Jews created Islam to recruit an Arab army to aid them in the reconquest of Palestine, having been forced to flee it after a betrayal too far.
In the tradition of Jewish Biblical interpretation, Muslims are identified with the figure of Ishmael in the Book of Genesis. The Islamic tradition, too, recognises Ishmael as the Ur-ancestor of the Arabs. The Genesis episode curiously prefigures exactly the phenomenon I have described above. In the biblical narrative, Abraham's wife, Sarah, is unable to bear him children. She suggests to Abraham that he impregnate their Egyptian slave/servant girl, whose name is Hagar, instead. This he does, and she gives birth to Ishmael. Later, she is sent away.
Here we see a microcosmic representation of the basic relationship between Jews and Muslims. Just as Abraham cannot (as he then believes) gain a son, Jews cannot gain sufficient numbers on their own. They recruit the prototypical Muslimah, the Egyptian slave, to make up the deficit. And her son, Ishmael, symbolic progenitor of Muslims, shall be "a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him". The world has been living with the consequences to this day.
Here is the relevant passage from the Book of Genesis.


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Recently, needing some physical respite from the act of writing, I decided to reorganize a couple of shelves in my living room that hold CD box sets and laserdiscs. The object was to go through my laserdiscs and weed out the non-essentials, at least enough of them to make some room for future CD sets I may wish to acquire. A pretty mundane procedure, but it became surprisingly engrossing as I began to slide these laserdiscs off the shelf for the first time in years, and remember what they were all about.
I know that a large percentage of what I own on laserdisc has since been reissued on DVD. I should not need the larger, bulkier, less perfect-looking, older cousin, correct? That's all well and good in theory. But beyond what laserdiscs were and are in terms of pictorial quality, the laserdisc collector must acknowledge what they were and are in terms of packaging. Laserdiscs were the movie version of album covers -- something you could hold in your lap and admire, something that could psych you up for the experience of watching a movie. When was the last time you spent any quality time with a DVD keepcase, other than to curse it for being genetically unable to anchor its disc in place? I know a few people who don't even keep their keepcases; they pop the discs out, slip them into an envelope and keep them in shoeboxes. Why not?
I found that I had not one, but two different deluxe editions of TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY. One was in a nice, thick, multi-platter silver box emblazoned "T2" and the other was in a luxurious, cushiony black vinyl box with a silvery emblem on the front, also emblazoned "T2." I decided to look into the dark one and slipped out a gorgeous inner drawer that pictured Arnold Schwarzenegger on one side and his skinless Stan Winston form on the other, housing three discs and two mini laserdiscs of trailers. A stunning, stunning package. So why did I keep the other version? To find out, I slipped the box set out of its plastic sleeve and took the lid off. Inside the box, atop four platters and a menu brochure, was a letter from James Cameron on Lightstorm Entertainment stationery -- facsimile signed (of course) in blue ink -- that explained in charming detail why this laserdisc was letterboxed, why it was in CAV, and why these factors added up to the ultimate home experience of the movie.
That's why I kept the set. I'll probably never actually load it up and watch it again, but owning it is like owning a piece of history. A piece of history that, once upon a time, posited me in a private club with James Cameron, fellow laserdisc connoisseur. (Incidentally, the silver box houses the theatrical edtition and the darker box houses the "special edition" -- its world premiere, in fact. Cool. Still cool.)
Some laserdiscs need to be kept, or at least burned to DVD-R, because they have audio commentaries you can't find anywhere else. Some have wonderful liner notes and pictures -- Tom Weaver wrote most of the fabulous unsigned notes you find in old MCA Universal laserdiscs, and they compile a fair number of quotes and whatnot that probably don't figure in any other commentary he's done or book he's written. Another interesting case I found was the first letterboxed issue of TOMB OF LIGEIA, whose handsome gatefold offers an article by my friend David Del Valle, copiously illustrated with stills from his archive -- including a shot of Roger Corman directing that is inscribed, strangely, "Better to be on the set than in the office." I guess he'd been having a bad day when he signed that. I've written some liner notes for laserdiscs myself, and I can remember the unique sense of pride I felt in seeing my words printed on the equivalent of an album cover. I like seeing the words of my friends printed on them, too. With that in mind, I couldn't help holding back some titles because I felt that, if I didn't preserve these things, perhaps they wouldn't be preserved. True, I can't hang onto them forever... I may live in a big house, but I'm still running out of room... but perhaps I can hang onto these things until other collectors experience a renewal of interest in them.
Everything from Criterion is numbered; allow a single disc to go and you've broken up a set. The BEATLES ANTHOLOGY laserdisc set (a mere $100 when brand new) is a beautiful thing -- it's like the Beatles album that never existed, and the individual album covers inside the box can be assembled to recreate the Klaus Voormann collage on the cover... almost as much fun as trying to guess the names of all the people in the collage of famous faces on the SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND album cover.
I find it difficult to part with any musical laserdisc because, as I remember discovering while comparing the LD and DVD versions of WOODSTOCK, the audio on a DVD is compressed. Having decompressed audio, my WOODSTOCK laserdisc set roars during The Who's set the way it did in the theater where I first saw it. Townshend's guitar sounds dirty and Entwistle's bass sounds dirtier, growling and crackling. The same performance on the DVD, on the other hand, roars... clinically. I never did get around to playing my laserdisc of YELLOW SUBMARINE -- it's still shrinkwrapped, I see -- but I imagine it's the best option I have of hearing the movie, the next time I feel like seeing it.
When all was said and done, I did clear some space -- enough to make room for the CD box sets I have, with a little room left over for inevitable expansion -- but not as much as I'd hoped to clear. Laserdiscs may be passé as tools for home viewing, but as artifacts, they remain just too damned intoxicating. To handle a laserdisc, especially a deluxe laserdisc box set, is like being reminded of a time when the home video phenomenon was more civilized, more aesthetic, and geared more to the specific concerns of the hardcore cinema enthusiast.
Nowadays, the picture quality is better, the discs themselves are more compact, and everybody's into DVD. But what is everybody buying and watching? That's right: TV shows. TV shows and CGI movies.
I still have another entire upstairs closet full of laserdiscs to process, which represents a few hundred decisions I'll have to make someday. I don't even like deciding what I'm going to have for breakfast, so I think that particular pleasure is one I'll be postponing for as long as time and space will bear.


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I am seeing so many things to be excited about in the field of higher education that I wanted to share a few that have been in the headlines recently. These are all creating the opportunity for thousands of people to have upward mobility and get an education with less risk.
1. ASU Global Freshman Academy – Take the basic freshman classes online for free and only pay if you want the credit, once you have passed. This is essentially shifting the risk of college from the student to the university. This is an example of what the future can look like due to the reduced cost of delivering online.
2. Employers paying for college for their employees in systematic ways –
Just a few examples, more to come!
You should check out Minerva Schools!


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Technology is continuing to introduce new and innovative ways for us to communicate and collaborate both in and outside the office – and collaboration tools are becoming increasingly important in facilitating this.
Whether you're WhatsApp-ing or on Yammer, IMing on Skype or sharing your pictures on Instagram, there are now a multitude of ways to ensure your voice is heard. However, when it comes to communication and collaboration within the workplace, there is still a significant gap between the most effective, efficient forms of communication available – and what employers and employees alike choose to adopt in their day-to-day roles.
Which collaboration tool is right for my business?
Despite exposure and introductions to new collaboration tools and technology, there remains a trend towards the old and familiar. By nature, we shy away from change: preferring to revert to the tools with which we are most familiar and have previously seen proven results from, rather than venture into the new and learn something from scratch.
This resistance, however, could have a significant impact on engagement of employees and your organization's ability to innovate and evolve. Some old-faithful forms of communication can prove intensive in terms of time and resource, impacting upon productivity without reaping the desired rewards. Business cultures have changed and new generations of employees have different preferences for how they engage and work: now, more than ever, it is vital to review and evaluate the collaboration tools we use.
So what are the most effective and efficient tools available for internal communication?
Collaboration tools for two-way conversations
Traditionally, internal communication was uniformly top-down, driven from board level with content strictly controlled by the elite few. User-generated content or responses to internal communication announcements was an act of rebellion, likely to cause fringes of panic in managerial circles. Employees, simply, were to be seen and not heard.
Times have changed – drastically.
Today's communication philosophy is governed by the concept of two-way conversations. Employee engagement with internal communications is now the end-goal: whether that be through responsive actions to management communications (liking, sharing, commenting) or employee user-generated content of their own.
It seems logical, therefore, that the more traditional methods of communication which catered to a top-down process may no longer be relevant or effective in the modern-day climate. Notice board announcements, text messaging and mass emails are prime examples- these limit potential for response or engagement, which in turn impacts their effectiveness. By contrast, social collaboration tools – which not only allow the communication of news and ideas, but facilitate engagement with them – are proven to deliver greater engagement. Blogs, polls and forums are great examples.
Employee content has tremendous value and should be recognized and driven as such. According to an Interact customer survey, if an employee's blog is liked once or more, they are 45 percent more likely to blog again, and if their blog receives comments, they are 80 percent more likely to post again – it therefore makes sense to enable these forms of engagement. Storytelling is likewise one of the most powerful tools for engaging readers: read between 3 to 5 times more than flat announcements. By instilling this in your intranet culture through managers 'leading by example', you can promote the production of more engaging, user-generated content.
Consider where, when and how your employees engage with communications
We live in a digital age. This is nothing new to internal communications experts; however, the impact it has upon internal communication channels is often overlooked.
Firstly, internal communications should be readily available for employees to view as and when they need; this is the expectation set by a continually connected digital world, and in making content accessible we automatically increase its chances of engaging employees. This means facilitating channels that are available outside the workplace – the "where" of the equation. As such, digital channels that have accessibility away from work servers and outside of working hours are ideal.
With thanks to the growing popularity of the cloud, this is now a realistic objective for internal communications teams. Cloud-hosted intranet platforms with interactive and social collaboration tools offer an effective solution that is instantly accessible and can promote greater engagement. According to an Interact customer survey, almost 1 in 4 hits to an employee intranet occur outside of core working hours; these would be 'lost' hits when utilizing an on-premise solution or the likes of internal noticeboards and newsletters.
Which collaboration tool is right for my business?
Secondly, consider how employees access information. Thanks to the rise in smartphone technology, we have now crossed the point at which digital media time on mobile devices now exceeds that on a desktop (51% for mobile; 42% for desktop; 7% on other connected devices). Internal communications should recognize and respond to this trend by electing collaboration tools that are tailored to a mobile audience: websites or intranets that are not mobile-friendly will have a damaging impact on engagement, and paper-based forms of communication will often be overlooked or ignored.
Is the return of your internal communication worth the effort?
Different forms of communication demand varying degrees of input and resource to compile. When putting effort into the production of any form of communication, it is important to consider the 'return' (or, in internal communications speak – the level of engagement and interaction from employees).
A company magazine or newsletter, for example, can be highly intensive in terms of time and resource. Often requiring input from multiple departments and individuals alongside associated printing and distribution costs, these can take anything from weeks to months to compile. Whilst the end result may be highly visual and informative – but given its form as a one-way, flat channel of communication, does it deliver the value to justify the investment?
Many digital communications channels have evolved in recent years to become intuitive, user-friendly collaboration tools that can be compiled without input or support from IT or design professionals. The ease of use of social media, forums and blogs can translate into the business environment, making every employee a would-be contributor. In fact, only 5% of Interact customers have a dedicated full-time resource for managing their intranet: this is reflective of the argument that internal communications tools must be selected to be as 'effortless' as possible, encouraging input from multiple individuals across different functions and skill levels.
Some effective channels require more intensive resource or preparation for others; this doesn't undermine their value, but should be a consideration for their frequency of use. Given the digital climate and the power of social media, it is increasingly vital that internal communications be timely and responsive – delivering information to the right people at the right time. Videos, eBooks, podcasts and infographics, for example, all promote engagement and particularly amongst a technologically-minded audience: but should be used for periodic, planned communications (for example, a quarterly company review) rather than for reactive, timely information.
Being quick doesn't necessarily make collaboration tools effective however: and the biggest offender continuing to feature high in the internal communications sector for this is the mass email. Digital marketplaces are now flooded with "noise", with employees spending a staggering 28% of their working week reading and answering emails. If employees can't see immediate value or relevance to a mass email, it is likely to receive a hit of the 'delete' button without so much as a cursory glance.
What are the most effective and effortless internal collaboration tools?
While effectiveness will be dependent on the outcome you're looking for and the message you're looking to communicate – for example, if this something that demands a response, such as a survey or a poll, or are you simply looking to impart a piece of news or an update? – there are clear trends amongst the most effective channels in any internal communications toolkit:
- They are accessible, both within and outside the workplace
- They are digitally-based, rather than paper-based
- They empower employees with the ability to respond: using social collaboration tools such as sharing, liking and commenting
- They are easy-to-use and can therefore be created by anyone, regardless of their technical ability or skillset
- They are quick to deploy, allowing for reactive, quick communication
When considering your own internal communications strategy, it's worth stepping back to consider the relevance and outcomes of your existing channels. Is it time for a refresh?


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Available on: Netflix Instant Queue and DVD/Blu-Ray
Season total: 1
Rating: 3 out of 5
While perusing the netflix queue on my Xbox, I stumbled upon a show that peaked my interest. I had heard of its existence and about some of its characters, but had never been able to locate the show itself. Until now. Stan Lee's Superhumans is a documentary style of reality entertainment that uncovers and locates humans with, what they classify, as superhuman abilities. The show attempts to use modern science to breakdown the facts behind why these particular humans can do what they do. But are these individuals truly superhuman?
Right off the starting line, the first episode features 4 extraordinary individuals with "powers" so unbelievable, you literally have to see it to believe it. And that brings me to my first complaint; the show is told through the eyes of Daniel Browning Smith as he journeys across the globe to find other superhumans, but the story can never be told in its entirety due to the time constrictions of the show and editors in charge of piecing stories together. Although, you feel nullified in what you've just witnessed, there can be no true confirmation. Stan Lee has essentially recreated Ripley's Believe it or Not but attached his prominent name to the title giving the project weight and gravitas in this comic book wrapped world of entertainment.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying there are no legitimate superhumans presented on the show, because there are, I'm simply stating that the reality of the given "powers" these people demonstrate cannot be truly appreciated due to the lack or representation and the viewer's relative distance from the characters. If there is one thing the Internet has taught us, you can't take everything you see as reality. Albeit, some people still can't seem to tell the difference and I did find myself proclaiming stifled exclamations while watching the show, I just don't see this concept as anything special.
Some of the individuals demonstrating TRUE superpowers are; the man who can conduct electricity with his body (episode 1), the world's most efficient samurai (episode 6), the man who can fly (episode 7), the man who doesn't need oxygen to swim (episode 5), the fastest gunslinger in the world (episode 2), and those are just a few. But, you also get a lot of filler characters that don't seem to have genetic mutations as much as genetic defects or just plain stupidity. For instance; the man who has a thicker skull than normal (episode 3), the man who claims to dream the future (episode 3), the man with "abs of steel" (episode 4) and the man who can knock you out without touching you (episode 8). A lot of the individuals featured have you screaming in anger at your television as you are calling "bullshit" on their "powers"
It may be from my years of watching the greatest science show ever, Mythbusters, or just the fact that I can identify sloppy experimentation when I see it. When the science of the show is introduced, you may find yourself in the same chair that I did yelling at the screen about how they didn't have enough evidence to make a valid conclusion or that they tested only the bare minimum, leaving too many unanswered questions. Any true scientist would never attest to a conclusion yielded from a single source of information or experiment. Also, I understand the location and budgetary constraints of the show, but to feature only the best local scientists they could locate leaves too many variables unaccounted for. I do proclaim that some of the people do have unexplainable, legitimate mutations or powers, but for Daniel and Stan Lee to make the conclusion that even the individuals that were tested and failed miserably are super is something I cannot respect.
Look at it this way; the show is set-up like an X-Men comic. Daniel Browning Smith is the mutant sent on a quest by Professor X, (AKA: Stan Lee), to classify and document other mutants. After each encounter with a potential qualifier, Daniel has to report back to Stan and they compile a conclusion based off of what they know. Through out the show, Daniel gets teamed up with other mutants either of a more impressive or lesser stature. These individuals represent the one-shot characters you would get in the comic. Some of the characters are amazing and unique, while others are clichéd and forgettable. In the end, you are entertained but are left clawing for more. Sadly, there may not be another issue, (season), of this show so we have to make do with the outcome we've been spoon-fed.
Stan Lee and Daniel Browning Smith (The World's most Flexible Man)
In conclusion, the show is peppered with incredible characters and visuals, but doesn't have any substance beneath the surface. While it attempts to educate and inform from a scientific stance, it falls embarrassingly short of doing so. If the show was to feature only two super individuals an episode, instead of 4, and allow the scientific aspect more time to breath, I assume I would have a much higher appreciation for the concept. But, since it is simply Ripley's Believe It or Not, it has fallen from any glory that I would give such an elegant, unoriginal premise.
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"I just hope I enjoyed them enough when they were around."
An empty-nester friend of mine I work with said those words to me about
six months ago and I swear I've thought about what he said almost every
single day since. The last of his kids had just left for college and
the way he said it, it made me wonder if I were truly enjoying my kids
It's become a go-to phrase for me. I use it every time I feel really freaking overwhelmed, which is just about every morning from when the alarm clock goes off until, approximately, the time I end up back in bed at night. (Does anyone else out there feel like they get shot out of a cannon every single morning?) Or maybe, say, over a long holiday break when everyone is home, all day, every day. I use his words to get me through the times I stand at the bottom of the stairs to the basement wanting to cry at the mess that never seems to go away--the soda cans and granola bar wrappers, banana peels and video games, Legos and guitar amps and nunchucks and dust. And the times when there aren't enough hours in the day to buy groceries, go to the bank, cook dinner, help with homework and dole out the lunch money I didn't get at the bank. When the mouse that got away this week was a big one--I completely forgot to go to my own dentist appointment. Just plain forgot!
I use it to remind myself of what it will be like when they're out of the house completely and the place is quiet enough for me to write, or maybe to even think, which is a concept that goes a long way toward explaining the quality of my writing to date. I think about what my friend said, about the importance of enjoying our children while they're with us, because they really are only with us for such a short amount of time and wasn't it just yesterday they were babies? So I take deep breaths and try to enjoy the noise, the mayhem, the mess. Really. I do.
And it helps. Really. It does.
The kids are at their grandparents for a few days this week and I'm getting a little taste of that empty nest feeling. It's glorious. I'm soaking up the peace and solitude like a serenity-starved palm tree that's reached an oasis. You know, if palm trees could walk to an oasis or be, somehow, serenity-starved.
This regenerative peace and solitude is only wonderful because I know it will end soon. Tonight when all three of them come home with laundry, and crap they will pile on the countertops and stories from their trip they will fight to tell me, stepping on each others words in the process, I will go to that phrase again, but this time it will be easy. It's the times that it's not so easy that I must keep this promise to myself. I will endeavor to enjoy them enough while they're here.
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Mom touched my underdress—a gown made six hundred years before—and her eyes widened as she rubbed the raw silk between thumb and forefinger. She turned and touched Lia's gown. "Where did you get these clothes?"
Gabi knows she's left her heart in the fourteenth century and she persuades Lia to help her to return, even though they know doing so will risk their very lives. When they arrive, weeks have passed and all of Siena longs to celebrate the heroines who turned the tide in the battle against Florence—while the Florentines will go to great lengths to see them dead.
But Marcello patiently awaits, and Gabi must decide if she's willing to leave her family behind for good in order to give her heart to him forever.
My take:~
Lisa T Bergren's stunning River of Time series continues with Cascade as Gabi and Lia face further danger and betrayal as they return to medieval Italy and their fearless knights, Marcello and Luca, who just may be laying claim to their hearts. The strength of Lisa's storytelling is in the intensity she generates in action scenes as Gabi confronts peril and pain, in the burgeoning romance as Marcello stakes his claim and in the conflict that battles in Gabi's soul as she faces a decision that may alter the future of her family forever. The feisty Bettatini sisters, their intelligent mother, the charming Forelli men and even the villainous yet magnetic Lord Greco, are mesmerising characters who will enthrall you. Be prepared to engage your senses, experience every emotion, feel each caress and ponder what might you might choose when faced with the man of your dreams in a century rife with civil war, the Black plague and only weekly baths! Cascade is in equal parts, adventurous, witty, captivating, romantic and energising ~ I loved it and am praying Torrent won't be the last instalment!
EJ's take:~
Time travel. Friendship. Battle. Love. Sacrifice. History. Danger. Life. Deception. Risk.
Each of these strong elements are cleverly woven into the literary feast that is Cascade. The second novel in Lisa T Bergren's River of Time series is an enthralling read. Gabriella and Lia Bettarini's story continues as they return to the beloved city of Siena, in 14th Century Italy, this time with their mother beside them. More importantly, the sisters return to Marcello and Luca Forelli, the two knights they left behind. As the plot thickens, their uncertain future twists in so many ways. This is a work of sheer brilliance and the author accurately captures the mindset of the seventeen year old Gabi. Cascade is a tale suited to the young and old that can't be missed.
Guest reviewer:~ my teen daughter, EJ
With thanks to Wynn~Wynn Media & David C. Cook for my review copy
Relz Reviewz Extras
Character interviews with Lia, Gabi and Marcello
Review of Waterfall
Character spotlight on Gabi, Marcello, Luca & Lia
View the trailer for Cascade
Visit Lisa's author website and her travel website
Buy Lisa's books at Amazon or Koorong


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Academic Year 2017 - 2018
International / National Journals
- Selvakumar.P June 2017 ' Experimental Investigation on Replacement of Fine Aggregate by Rubber Dust in Concrete' International Journal of Advance Research, issn no: 2319-8354, vol.6, issue no.6, pp.243-251.
- M. Gomathi& K. Premkumar, 2017 'Evaluation of high performance concrete by partial replacement of cement with silica fume natural sand and manufactured sand' in IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE) e-ISSN: 2278-1684, p-ISSN: 2320-334X, Volume 14, Issue 4 Ver. II (Jul. – Aug. 2017), PP 13-17
- Prem Kumar & M. Gomathi , 2017 'Production of construction bricks by partial replacement of waste plastics' in IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE) e-ISSN: 2278-1684,p-ISSN: 2320-334X, Volume 14, Issue 4 Ver. II (Jul. – Aug. 2017), PP 09-12.
- Prakhash, D. Ajithkumar, N. Guruvignesh, A. Harichandraprasath& D. Muthukumar, 2018 'SOIL STABILIZATION BY USINGWASTE PLASTIC' in International journal of advanced research in science and engineering (IJARSE) ISSN: 2319-8354, Volume 07, Issue 4 (Apr. 2018), PP 317-326.
Academic Year 2016 - 2017
International / National Journals
Balamurugan.p June 2016 'Suitablity Of Ground Water For Irrigation Purpose In Dharmapuri District' International Journal of Advanced Research, issn no: 230-540, vol. 4, issue no. 06, pp. 861-864.
Balamurugan.p July 2016 'Morphometric Analysis of Thadayampatti Wasteshed, Madurai district, Tamilnadu' International Journal of Energy Development and Research, issn no: 2321-9939, vol. 4, issue no. 03, pp. 103-107.
Academic Year 2015 - 2016
International / National Journals
Rajkumar.K 2016 'Importance of Critical Success Factor Analysis in Public Private Partnership in Infrastructure Development in India', International Journal of Advanced Technology in Engineering and Science, ISSN NO:2348-7550, vol. 4, spl issue no. 01, pp. 75-82.
Gopi N 2016 'Experimental Investigation of Concrete with Basalt Fibre', International Journal of Emerging Technology in Computer Science& Electronics, ISSN NO:0976-1353, vol. 21, Issue no. 01, pp. 11-15.
Dineshkumar.B 2016 'Study on Lean Principle Application in Construction Industies', Indian Journal of Science and Technology, ISSN NO:0974-6864, vol. 9, Issue no. 02, pp. 01-05.
Dhivakar Karthick.M 2016 'Assessing the Economic Option of Acquiring Machineries', International Journal of Science Technology and Management, ISSN NO:2394-1537, vol. 5, Issue no. 01, pp. 156-165.
Viswanathan.G 2016 'Production of Plastic Paver Block From the Solid Waste', ARPN Journal od Engineering and Applied Science, ISSN NO:1819-6608, vol. 11, Issue no. 02, pp. 1078-1079.
Vijay.M 2015 'Strength Study on Concrete By Using Flyash & Recycled Coarse Aggregate', International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology, ISSN NO:2395-5619, vol. 1, Issue no. 09, pp. 12-15.
Sudhakar.J " Study on flexural strength of reinforced flyash aggregate concrete beams", International journal of advance research in science and engineering, ISSN NO : 2319-8354, Vol 5, Spl Issue No.1, pp. 519-526.
Viswanathan.G " Experimental Stud on the flexural behaviour of GGBS and SF Blended Cement Concrete Beam with Basalt Rock Fibre", International journal of advance research in science and engineering, ISSN NO : 2319-8354, Vol 5, Issue No.3, pp. 422-430.
Vasanthi, R 2015 'Development of an innovative material for structural application using bacteria', Australian journal of basic and applied science, ISSN NO:1991-8178, vol. 9, no. 11, pp. 840-847.
Gowsika, D & DhivyaMenaga T 2015 'Experimental Study on Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Fiber In Concrete', International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, ISSN NO: 0973-4562, Volume 10, issue: 38, PP: 28108 -28112
Keerthana, S 2015 'Seismic Response Reduction of structures using base isolation', International journal of innovative science, engineering and technology, ISSN NO:2348-7968, Issue 2,Volume 2,Page.no.33
Gowsika, D 2015 'Experimental Investigation of Egg Shell Powder as Partial Replacement with cement in concrete'. International journal of Engineering Trends and Technology, ISSN NO: 2231-5381, Number2/ Volume 14
DhivakarKarthick, M 2015 'Strategic Cost Analysis on Utilizing Construction Equipment'. IJAER , ISSN NO 0973-4562 , Volume 10,issue:19, PP: 14075-14080, April 2015
DhivakarKarthick, M 2015 'Decision study on using construction Equipment's for Stake Holders'. IJATES, ISSN NO 2348-7550,Volume 3,issue: 01, PP: 779-789 Mar 2015
International / National Conferences
Keerthana, S & Gowsalya, S 2015 'Seismic Response Reduction of structures using base isolation', National conference on Disaster prevention and mitigation, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology,29th Dec 2015.
Viswanathan.G 2015 'Production of plastic paver block from the solid waste(quarry dust, fly ash,PET)' International conference on Modeling simulation and control, Karpagam college of Engineering, 15-16th Oct 2015
Gowsika, D & Dhivyamenaga, T 2015 'Experimental study on Mechanical property of Hybrid Fiber in concrete ',International conference on Advances in computing, control, communication, automation and structural engineering ,ACCCAS-2015 ,Al-Ameen Engineering college, 10-11 April 2015
Viswanathan.G 2015 'Production of plastic paver block from the solid waste(quarry dust, fly ash,PET)' National conference on Trendy and sustainable development in Civil Engineering, KSRCE, 15th May 2015
Vasanthi, R 2015 'Innovative Material For Structural Application using bacteria' , International conference on Engineering and applied science, ICEAS, Verti Vinayaha college of Engineering & Technology, 28th, Feb 2015
Satheeshkumar, S 2015 'Tourism Development and its impacts on Water and Sanitations' International conference on Engineering Technology and Science, ICETS'15 Muthayammal Eng. College , 11th Mar2015
Dhivakar Karthick, M 2015 'Strategic cost Analysis on using Untiring construction Equipment. International conference on Advanced Engineering ,Trends and sustainable Development, ICAETSD, Karpagam college of Engineering I , 15th Mar2015
Dhivakar Karthick, M 2015 'Decision study on using construction Equipment's for Stake Holders' Recents Trends in Engineering Science and Management, JNU university, New Delhi ,15th Mar2015
Karthick, A 2015 'Ground water quality monitoring & modeling of Giruthamal river basin Madurai by visual mudflow' International conference on Recents Trends in civil Engineering Mepcoschlenk Eng.College International 18th Mar2015
Keerthana, S 2015 'Comparative study on seismic behavior of RC frame with ordinary brick and fly ash brick for shear wall and base isolation ' International Conference on Advanced Engg& Tech for sustainable development, Karpagam college of Engineering,5-6th March 2015
Keerthana, S 2015 'Seismic Response Reduction of structures using base isolation' International Conference on Advanced Engg& Tech for sustainable development- 2015, 5-6th March 2015
Prabhu, P 2015 'Bisorption kinetics of nitrate onto tamrind fruit shells Advances in civil engineering material and processes' Advances in civil engineering material and process, Jan 7-9th 2015
Academic Year 2014 - 2015
International / National Journals
Gowsalya , S 2014 'Experimental Investigation on flexural behavior & EMI Shielding effect in SSFRF concrete' ISR Journal, ISSN NO: 2320-723X, Volume 1, issue: 2, PP: 25-30, Mar2014
Dhivyamenaga, T 2014 'Study on application of lean Construction Quality Rating Model' ISR, ISSN NO: 2320-723X, Volume 1, issue: 2, PP: 19 -24, Mar2014
Rajkumar, K 2014 'A Field Study on Construction Workers Stress in Erode District' International Journal of Advance Research and Innovation, ISSN NO: 2347-3258,Volume 2, issue: 3, PP: 607 -612, September 2014
International / National Conferences
Vasanthi, R 2014 'Innovative Material For Structural Application using bacteria', Advances in sustainable materials and innovative technologies civil engineering ,Nehru Institute of technology, Oct 13-14th 2014.
Rajkumar, K 2014 'An empirical study on critical success factors for Infrastructure development projects in India under Public private partnership' IIT, Hyderabad 17-18 Oct 2014
Rajkumar, K 2014 'An analysis on the building demand forecasting for the town by artificial neural networks ( ANN)' ,Sustainable Civil Infrastructure, Nehru Institute of technology, 17-18th Oct 2014
Gowsalya, S 2014 'Experimental Investigation on flexural behavior by using ANSYS Software' National conference on Recent Trends in civil Engineering ,Kongu Eng. College 10th April 2014
Vijay, M 2014 'Strength study on recycled aggregate concrete prepared with fly ash' Shanmuganathan College of Engineering ,4th April 2014
Vijay, M 2014 'Mechanical Behavior of recycled Aggregate Concrete With fly ash' KSRCE ,National , NCTSDCE 03May2014
Jeyanth, B 2014 'Strength Performance of Green Concrete' Al.Ameen Eng. College, NCTSDCE 29May2014
Gowsalya, S 2014 'Experimental Investigation on flexural behavior & EMI Shielding effect in SSFRF concrete' International conference ISR Journal research, Mar2014
Dhivyamenaga, T 2014 'Study on application of lean Construction Quality Rating Model' International conference ISR Journal research, Mar2014
Vijay, M 2014 'Mechanical& Ductility Properties of recycled Aggregate Concrete with fly ash' Al.Ameen Eng. College 29March2014
Keerthana, S 2014 'Seismic Response Control Using Base Isolation Strategy', SRM university, 13&14 March 2014
Gowsika, D 2014 'Experimental Investigation of Egg Shell Powder as Partial Replacement with cement in concrete 'National conference on Recent Innovation in science and Engineering ,Surya Engineering College ,11th March 2014
Vijay, M 2014 'Strength & Corrosion Behavior of concrete using RCA & Industrial waste' ACCET, Karaikudi 2014
Academic Year 2013 - 2014
International / National Journals
- Rajkumar, K 2013 'A Study on Critical Factors Influencing the Infrastructure Development Projects Under Public Private Partnership' International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, ISSN NO: 2250-2459, Volume 3, issue: 12, PP: 328 -334, December 2013
International / National Conferences
- Sudhakar, J 2013 'Experimental study on compressive strength of light weight aggregate concrete' MPNMJ Engineering College March 2013


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Rustica is a modern and quaint little bakery that is bustling with local trade.
Surprised in our luck we were able to stop in and grab a bite to eat and we were very happy we did.
A Croque monsieur was not like the normal. Made with a soft pumpkin brioche and coated in cheese goodness and stuffed with ham was expected to be rich, and with seeing the size passing our table as we waited questioned how we would conquer it.
To our surprise it was delicate and light and truly delicious and amazing to eat. So much so we went and brought a loaf of the pumpkin bread so we could make it at home. It's that good!
I went for the selection board, filled with a salmon croquette, smashed avo, fritter and a poached egg with an oozey yolk for the hot selection. For the cold a bircher museli jar and cold pressed juice.
What a fantastic idea, especially when you are so indecisive of whether you want hot or cold, savory or sweet.
Although the cafe may be small, the menu is bold and have some great delicious ideas to please all palates.
Once finished and your up and paying, check out the pastry and bread displays to take home. Delicate cream filled donuts and rich croissants was very welcomed in the afternoon with a cup of tea.
Rustica Sourdough Bakery
402 Brunswick street
9417 7775


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Summer Series 4 – Blogs to inspire
We've reached our 4th and final part of our mini summer series. Our previous 3 weeks have focused on experiences, books and things to listen to/watch.
Here are 3 blogs that are inspiring and practical – Helping us to live more simply with less stuff and more life.
1. Jenny from the Block
Jenny writes brilliantly blending hope, honesty, humour and integrity. This is a great blog to read and follow. One of her latest blogs is very akin to the values and ethos of Breathe. Ten positive lifestyle choices we don't make (yet)
Jenny says "I'm a big fan of honest journeys, and being able to come clean about our limitations and failures. So here is my list of really worthwhile lifestyle changes to which I aspire (in relation to simplicity and green living) that we just don't do right now." As you will read, Jenny has and does do a lot and we love the openness in which she shares what she has done and also what she still hopes to be and do.
A great blog by Joanne Wright who explores 'Doing Family life well and doing it simply'. Sounds good. This is a blog for Mum's , Dad's and all of us really. There's lot's of talk about food and reducing food waste. But it's also a blog about a journey toward a simpler family life. Joanne did this great interview with the Guardian. We like this blog post she wrote on thinking through decisions about spending/buying consciously
Set up by the inspirational Karen Cannard this initiative is fun, inspiring and filled with hope
Take the Rubbish Diet and slim your bin. Do your bit and save some cash at the same time!
Over three weeks, The Rubbish Diet will help you recycle more, shop better and make the most of what you have in your cupboards. We send you emails packed with top tips and advice to get you started. We're here to answer your questions, share your successes and help you solve those annoying waste problems.
We hope you have had a good summer and hope that our summer series of blogs have been inspiring and helpful.
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Monday, March 6, 2017
Grant Park work is underway
By Hillary Dickerson, Editor
Courtesy of Galena Gazette
GALENA–Grant Park is getting a make over, thanks to the Galena Foundation and the city of Galena.
During the Monday, Feb. 27 Galena City Council meeting, the council approved four recommendations from the newly-formed Grant Park committee.
For a total cost of $13,500, paid by the Galena Foundation, the park's fountain will be completely restored.
The contract with White Construction includes repairing the center figurine, walnut blasting all figurines and repainting, sandblasting all surfaces of the fountain to remove paint, repairing all cracks, painting the fountain, replacing plumbing to the figurines to restore the original fan spray pattern and installing a filter on the pump.
The third Galena Foundation project, at a cost of $11,500, will be to reconstruct and plant the landscape beds surrounding the fountain, remove all urns from the fountain (they were not original) and use one of the urns in each of the four landscaped beds around the fountain.
The city crew, for an estimated cost of $200, will remove the plantings in landscape beds that form a diamond shape to the west of the fountain, remove narrow concrete edging and return the landscape beds to grass.
Other work
In addition to the fountain restoration and the gardens around the fountain, the committee, meeting Feb. 17, also talked about other projects that are in the works.
Dan Cole and his crew have been working throughout the winter on tree removal and pruning at the park.
Ken Robb, a committee member, reported that Cole has made considerable progress. There were originally 90 trees in the park, with 21 of those trees recommended for removal. Seventeen of the trees have been removed, and there are 35 trees designated for trimming.
As with any project, there are funding needs. The committee briefly touched upon future plans to raise a minimum of $200,000 to help fund the improvements to the park.
There was discussion about a campaign that would allow donors to honor or memorialize loved ones by donating to specific projects. Plaques would be placed at the site and the donors would be publicly recognized as well.
Plans are also underway to assess the current conditions of the stone Civil War monument and the Grant statue.
The White Construction lift will be used to better assess the condition when the fountain restoration work is taking place.
The next Grant Park committee meeting is scheduled for Friday, March 17 at 10:30 a.m. at city hall.
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