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Cicadia Studio
Artist: Michelle Engel Bencsko
Location: New Jersey, USA
Web site: Cicada Studio
Blog: Cicada Daydream
What do you create?
Printed fabrics both in 100% linen and a linen/cotton blend. I also create home accessory items with my fabrics. It's sort of secondary, but I feel it gives me good perspective, and also, I enjoy doing it.
When and why did you decide to start your business?
My business officially began in 2004, when a lot of things in my life went up in the air, then came firmly to the ground. I met my now husband, who helped and supported me to realize my full potential and dreams. Over the years Cicada Studio has morphed from one focus to the next- taking it from purely graphic arts, to greeting cards, to gift items and housewares, to finally textiles. I have never felt more comfortable than being in this particular skin. I have always loved textiles, it's been my professional career for over 15 years and now, I have embraced these skills, have created my niche and learned the art of focusing. I can't see myself veering from this for years to come... if ever.
Where do you get your inspiration for your projects?
I'm mostly attracted to color and balance. I find that I get a lot of this in many places, but nature is probably the biggest resource. That's sort of vague, I know, but I can't really be too specific. My eye is always sharp for things of interest. Nature offers that most to me. I am also heavily influenced- though not always literally so- by art nouveau, art deco and elements of the 50's and 60's (though almost every decade of the 20th Century holds something for me). Fine artists such as Josef Albers, Milton Avery, Georgia O'Keeffe, Mark Rothko, Agnes Martin, Richard Serra, Christo and Andy Goldsworthy, just to name a few off the top of my head. I'm also a big fan of good marketing: I love concise, clean ideas with a pinpoint perspective and driven focus. So, I can easily say I'm influenced by a lot of things. Basically, I keep my eyes, mind and heart open.
Which of the tools you use is your favorite?
At the risk of sounding like a geek, my iMac. I really do love my computer. Of late, I have been actively challenging my hand's on roots- those skills exist, but the computer and I understand each other well... and in my mind, it's where I shine. I am a very fast thinker, and the computer can keep up with me and I love the rush of getting things done instantly. Everything begins with a sketch- in my opinion, a rather lack luster one- but working with Adobe Illustrator really helps me to create the vision of my concepts accurately and fluently. Unfortunately patience isn't one of my virtues! My second favorite tool is my X-acto blade.
What keeps you motivated?
People. People enjoying what I do. My husband's support and belief in what I do. My family and friends, too. I am genuinely thankful for every person who takes an interest in what I create, including the author of this lovely blog. Without an audience, it would be just for me. As much as I like to create, I find I don't always create for me alone- I want to connect with someone else. If it's truly a personal project, chances are, I wouldn't share it. Another thing that keeps me motivated is seeing something I dream up become a reality. Each time that happens, it propels me to the next project. It's like a momentum I can't stop.
What part of your work do you enjoy the most?
The conception has always been my favorite part. Somewhat contrary to the above statement about my favorite tool being a computer, this is part I most enjoy. I believe the reason for loving the computer is to make my concepts reality quickly... so I can go on to the next idea quickly... because for every one idea I have, there are most certainly 5 more right behind it. It just seems there isn't enough time or energy to get them all done. And in all honesty, they probably aren't all worth pursuing, but that spark of concept is potentially something bigger and I want to see it happen if possible. I give it a good try. I also enjoy doing pattern repeats. To me, it's fun- almost a break from work.
How do you get the word out about your work?
Self promotion has always been a challenge, but I've felt very comfortable exposing and promoting myself through my blog. It's about 80% creative, 15% personal, 5% fluff. I think that's me in a nutshell! The thing about promotion is you seem to only have one opportunity at a given moment and that one face to show your stuff. With the blog, I have daily opportunities and can wear a few faces. And again, getting back to people as a motivator, nothing has been more motivating than the support and interest shown to me on my blog. As a result of all this positivity, I've been a bit stronger in the self-promotion aspects and have contacted people I admire, and forums that I'd like to be a part of. It's been a good life lesson, all of it.
What is your main goal for the next 6-12 months?
More than anything I'd like to find a manufacturer and rep for my linen and linen blend collections. I am managing OK with the self-production, but the profits are slim and the free time even slimmer. I have two wonderful boys and a loving husband and I want more than anything to have more time to relax and enjoy life rather than keep up with the dailies of producing and promoting- along with the other 100 things a household requires of you. I also want more time to be creative rather than producing goods. My professional life for the last 15 years has been of design director over a staff of talented people, working with a team where each person does what they do best, and I genuinely enjoy working with people to their strengths- and my strengths don't lie in production, so it would be great for me to work with those who do it well.
What advice would you give to someone starting a creative business?
Stay focused, find what you love to do and do what you're good at. It's fun to try all sorts of new things and it's even educational in ways that you don't always realize. Never regret the turns you might make in the interest of "trying". I bounced quite a bit from one thing to the next over the last 4 years. At the beginning of this year, I resolved to really buckle down and stay true to my one idea of making textiles. It's been a pretty tireless pursuit, but that's literally what it took for me to get where I am at this moment... and I'm not where I want to be yet. So, if there's something you really want to do, you have to DO it- and do it with everything you've got. No one is going to hand you your dream, but the dream is completely within reach if you go out and make it happen.
What's the most important thing you'd like people to know/understand about your work?
That my work not arbitrary. That I take the time to really pull it together as a whole. As much as I want and need each print to stand alone and be great for what it is, it's the collection that is my main focus, then the pieces fall into place. I'm all about the "series". I love merchandizing, big-picture projects, deciphering what works and what doesn't and considering all the elements to make a whole. Each print has a reason for being there. All this is not the most important thing for me that the customer realizes this- certainly, it's just as wonderful if they love only one print alone, but this process the means to my end, so I am hoping it's evident.
What has been the most important lesson you've learned while running your business?
That I can't do it all. Or, maybe, I sort of can, but then I'm not functioning at 100%. That's not what I want for myself or my family, so this has to change. I definitely need people. Which leads me to two other lessons I've learned: it's not always easy 1/ to find those people and 2/ to allow them to help! I get in such a groove that it's all mine to do, it's hard to give up the reins to another person, but without a doubt, it's something I will have to do and soon.
If you had the time, what new craft/medium would you like to learn or use?
I'd like to get back into silk-screening. I recently took up, after about a 20 year hiatus, lino printing. It was great fun and I had good success. Unfortunately, that "time" thing isn't allowing me to really get into it the way I'd like. I'd also love to learn to throw pots on a wheel better. I took a class and loved it. Loom weaving looks like great fun too!
What's your definition of a perfect day?
To get up at 6am and not feel tired or achy and have about 2 hours solid to myself before the family awakes. I'm a morning person and I find my solitude is often at night, when I'm worn out from the long day- that's not the best time for me to work. Also, it's a real drag to know that when I'm done with the tasks, there's no one awake to share that exhilaration. I just drag myself up to bed and pass out. That's so not the life for me!
But really, I've had lots and lots of perfect days that didn't include what I stated above- life is wonderful at giving you lots of perspective and experiences and perfection comes in all sorts of ways and events. But if this little daydream of mine could happen on a near daily basis, I'm pretty sure I'd have little to complain about.
Thank you Michelle!!


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In 2008, Lakewood Ranch resident Karl Wilson was traveling to New York City to work on a film project. He had two duffle bags — in one bag was a camera and in the other were a few essentials and the rest of the filming equipment he needed to get through the weekend.
When it came time to find a name for the independent-film production company in 2008, he and his wife, Rhonda, decided Two Duffle Bags seemed the most appropriate reminder of how much they can do with little.
On Jan. 12, the Wilsons hosted a screening of their 82-minute, independent film, "Breaking Up With Rosie," at Lakewood Ranch Cinemas. There had previously been two short films under the production company — one in 2008 called "Groceries." The second short they made in two days in 2011 for Movieville Film Festival inspired the couple to pursue a full-length feature created in Sarasota.
Breaking Up With Rosie trailer revised from Karl Wilson on Vimeo.
In a nutshell, "Breaking Up with Rosie" is a comedy with romantic undertones about a romance writer going through a divorce. Karl Wilson wrote and directed, and Rhonda Wilson produced it using local actors and local filming locations. The film was completed in one year with a budget of $3,000 from their own pockets. The filming was accomplished in 11 days.
Big-budget films use up to 20,333 times as much as the Wilsons' budget. For example, blockbuster "Les Miserables" had a $61 million budget. The Wilsons say they couldn't have completed this film with that small of a budget in any place other than Sarasota.
"We didn't pay for a single location," Karl Wilson explains. Each of the 15-to-20 locations where they shot was receptive to helping with the project.
"A (Parker's Books) employee ran an extension chord out the door so we could continue working after they closed," says Karl Wilson.
And, as a first-time producer, Rhonda Wilson is appreciative of the Sarasota County Film Commission, whose staff acted as liaisons for shooting locations and gave guidance along the way.
"They were very patient with me, to say the least," Rhonda Wilson says.
When they asked the commission about the possibility of shooting at an airport, the commission delivered.
"They bent over backward and said, 'Hey, we have someone who can hook up a pilot for you with a private jet,'" Karl Wilson says.
"Actual working actors were willing to work on it for free to see it come to fruition," Rhonda Wilson says. There were 17 local actors and three local crew members. An additional 30 cast members came from around Florida.
"It's pretty amazing to think of pulling this all together and finding all of these great people, considering when we started the process we only knew (actor) Greg (Burgess), (Director of Photography) Bret (Ballenger) and a handful of extras," Rhonda Wilson says.
Another difficult aspect for the Wilsons was balancing daily life with the creation of their dream project.
The Wilsons are married with three children, going on their 17th year together since their church pastor introduced them. Before they were consumed with carting kids around to softball and football games, they made short films. But these days, both work full-time jobs: Rhonda Wilson works in human resources and Karl Wilson is in information technology. The full-length project was accomplished in the couple's spare time.
"I'd work until 5:30 and then work (on the film) until 1 a.m. just editing — that was my life from February to October," Karl Wilson says.
It was trying for the couple.
"It was a test on our family and our relationship, so to juggle (it all) and to complete it was so rewarding," Rhonda Wilson says.
But, they are already in pre-production for their next project.
"The (first) movie was more to show myself what we are capable of doing," Karl Wilson says. He has no doubt that the next film will exceed "Breaking Up with Rosie" in quality, he says. But they couldn't be more proud of their accomplishment and have submitted it to film festivals around the nation.
"And we're still happily married in the end!" Rhonda Wilson says. "We didn't kill each other (in the process)."
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Favorite actor: Alive — Harrison Ford; dead — Jimmy Stewart
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Jeff Parker, who looks a bit like Richard Geer and actually sings quite beautifully at times, turns in a multi-dimensional Henry Higgins you want to hug and shake. After all, why is this attractive, youthful man with a brilliant mind so set in his ways? After a while, he starts asking himself the same question, but he's so flummoxed and befuddled at the thought of liking, no less loving, a young woman — he's simply stumped."Why Can't a Woman be More Like a Man?" he asks of his friend and colleague, Col. Pickering (played by a likable and down-to-earth Joel Hatch). We know all the clever inner rhymes and reasons Higgins is spouting, but Parker makes them new again.
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The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is connective tissue located within the knee. The PCL connects the thighbone to the shinbone. This connection keeps the shinbone from moving too far backward, stabilizing the knee.
The PCL ligament can become strained or torn when a strong force is applied to it. This force can occur during sports or other high-stress activity.
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Factors that may increase your chance of injuring the PCL include:
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Your doctor may recommend a knee brace to stabilize the knee, and crutches to keep extra weight off your leg.
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CNN — It's the message of her fitness initiative: It doesn't matter how you move, as long as you do.
So first lady Michelle Obama took to her feet and demonstrated the "Evolution of Mom Dance" with Jimmy Fallon on his NBC program Friday night, showing off classic dance steps like the "go shopping, get groceries," the "driving the station wagon" and the "just the hands part of 'Single Ladies.'"
The medley of moves, modeled after the online sensation "Evolution of Dance," was more subdued than her last appearance on Fallon's program, when she challenged him to a series of fitness exercises in the White House - like a sack race across the East Room -- to promote her "Let's Move" campaign.
A year later, Obama is taking her program on the road for its third anniversary, but she stopped by the show first to talk about pop culture and life in the White House.
President Obama, she said, is not as skilled a dancer as she is.
"I give him a B. His dancing is right here in the pocket," she said. "He's got, like, three good moves."
Her children, Malia, 14, and Sasha, 11, "try to hip us" to music and culture, she said.
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She described her differences in television interests from her husband's well known affinity for sports.
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Occasionally, Obama said, she and the president want to go out for date night.
"It's a little tough. I mean, Barack has a 20 car motorcade. It's got men with guns. The ambulance is always there. I mean, how romantic can you be?"
"He's like, 'I'm going to take you, and we're going to go out on a romantic dinner.' And I'm like, 'Is the ambulance coming?' We still try to do it, though."
Fallon, who is rumored as a potential replacement for fellow late-night comedian Jay Leno, asked Obama if she would be interested in running for the White House down the road - "Dream team, Michelle and Hillary '16?"
"I have my eye actually on another job," she said. "I hear that when Jay Leno retires that the "Tonight Show" position is gonna be open, and I'm thinking about putting my hat in the ring,
"What do you think?"
Fallon said he was "done thinking about it."
But he did joke his show would feature another political star soon.
Following Obama's "Let's Move" campaign, he said, "Chris Christie will be on next week to talk about his initiative "Let's sit."
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The man selected to read an original poem at President Obama's second inauguration is breaking all kinds of barriers. Univision's Jordan Fabian reported he is the first Latino, gay man to be selected and at 44 years old, he's the youngest Inaugural Poet as well. Blanco, the son of Cuban exiles, describes himself as "a civil engineer by day, poet by night." His CV says he graduated in 1991 with a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering and has 10 years experience in the field. Fun fact: Blanco has a "Michael Jackson-inspired" dance that he does to celebrate a good day of writing at his house. In 2009, Obama selected Elizabeth Alexander, a playwright, poet and teacher raised in Washington, D.C. Robert Frost – blinded by the sun at Kennedy's Inauguration in 1961 – was the first to compose and read a poem for the Presidential Inauguration.


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5 Wall-e: so far, pixar's finest our and a halfDiibii | 06/12/2008 | See all Diibii's reviews (8)When, in many years time, people look back and remember the best animated films of all time this will surely be among the films most frequnetly mentioned, it is brilliant. It is brilliant in more ways than i can count; it's heart warming without being cloying, both hilariously funny and containing a serious message and is both uplifting and happy whilst being slightly tragic. Here pixar have created something that deserves to go down with the best of the best as one of the most original, beautiful and awe inspiring pieces of cinema of all time. I love it even more than monsters inc. And i absolutely adore monsters inc.
5 Wall-E is Pixar at their best and simply amazing on Blu-ray!dragonlord | 05/01/2009 | See all dragonlord's reviews (442)Top 10 Reviewer Top 10 DVD Reviewer Number 1 Games Reviewer Top 10 Music Reviewer Top 100 Books Reviewer Top 100 Clothing Reviewer The thing I love about Wall-E is the way that alot of the story and humour is done, is very much like an old classic silent film which is sheer genius. Wall-E is very cute in the way he goes around collecting old junk and compressing it into little cubes in which he builds massive skyscrapers with. When Eve arrives from out of space Wall-E's life is never the same again and what a fantastic journey is unfolded for our little hero. The animation and sheer detail in Wall-E is Pixar best yet it really is breathtaking at times. For my own personal taste Wall-E is my favourite Pixar film yet with Finding Nemo taking 2nd and Toy Story 3rd hope this helps you out.
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This all starts in the campaigns, when harsh rhetorical diatribes are employed in the electoral process and diplomacy is abandoned. The great divide in the legislature today is a product of extreme and frozen concepts toward governance that aim to make government fail or collapse if certain proposals are not accepted. Compromising or negotiating are considered evil and untenable by these extreme right officials. |


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May 27th, 2010
A FULL-SCALE alien invasion of the Northern Territory has begun.
Astronomers and police say that flares seen across a 360km-long stretch of the Top End coast were probably caused by a meteor shower.
But highly-qualified UFO-ologists said they believed the bright lights were space ships on a pre-attack scouting mission.
Darwin-based UFO expert Alan Ferguson said the flares were obviously aliens. "This all sounds like UFO activity," he said.
"Meteors usually just flash across the sky and leave a tail.
"But UFOs will stay in the same spot and wobble up and down and side to side. Fast movements.
"That's how they work."
Mr Ferguson said UFOs, like Swedish backpackers and Canberra politicians, nearly always came to the Top End during the dry season.
"It may be just that there are less clouds and we can see better," he said. "Or it maybe that we're outside more during the Dry.
"Or maybe the UFOs are interested in our military activity. There are always more of them about during (Operation) Pitch Black."
Superintendent Bruce Porter said police received many calls about the flares at about 9pm on Tuesday.
Police feared a boat was in distress and launched a search. "We took this seriously, but the indications are that nobody is missing," they said.
Just last month the NT News reported on how one Territory town's invasion by UFOs had been recorded in the world's most famous museum for extraterrestrial life.
The tiny community of Marlinja came to a standstill in June 2008 when UFOs reportedly descended on the town. Now the event has been recorded at the International UFO Museum in Roswell.
Roswell in New Mexico is home to arguably the most famous UFO incident of all time.
On July 8, 1947, it was reported that US Army personnel had recovered a crashed flying disc from a ranch near Roswell.
Supt Porter believes the flares were probably a meteor shower.
For those who don't believe the NT is being invaded by Martians, meteors are pieces of debris that burn up when entering the earth's atmosphere. If they hit the ground, they become meteorites.
* LAST month the NT News established the Gerrymeter scale to give Territory UFO sightings a credibility rating. The Gerrymeter was named in honour of the Territory's most powerful politician, independent MLA Gerry Wood, who has seen UFOs flying over his electorate in Darwin's rural area.


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National Multiple Sclerosis Society Provides more than $40,000 in Funding for Kent State Project
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society awarded a grant of $43,520 to Kent State Associate Professor Karin Coifman for a pilot project to better understand the factors that predict the development of depression in patients with Multiple Scelrosis.
Blackstone LaunchPad at Kent State Receives $15,000 Grant from the GAR Foundation Supporting Entrepreneurs
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Kent State's GED Scholars Initiative receives $15,000 from the Dominion Foundation
The Kent State University Ohio Literacy Resource Center's GED Scholars Initiative: Bridging the Path to Higher Education was successfully awarded a $15,000 grant from the Dominion Foundation. The first of its kind in the nation, the GED Scholars Initiative works with area GED preparation programs to encourage adult learners to earn their GED, to inform GED graduates that college is a viable option and to provide support to GED-college students with the transition to college through graduation.
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation awards more than $30,000 to Kent State's Research Center for Educational Technology
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Developing teachers' digital literacy skills and technology skills
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Using technology to create learning environments that emphasize higher order thinking skills and 21st Century skills
The College of Nursing Receives Funding for a Pediatric Simulation Manikin
A grant of nearly $30,000 from the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation will be used to purchase a high-fidelity simulation manikin, "SimBaby", for the pediatric care courses. This grant will provide hands-on pediatric experience for nursing students prior to entering clinical practice.The Women's Endowment Fund of The Akron Community Foundation Awards $13,900 in support to Kent State
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I should have known that my luck was too good when I got onto my flight from Roma Fiumincino Airport to Toronto to find a half empty airplane. I had to seats next to a window. I was living the life: I took a nap, read a note that I had written to myself at the beginning of the semester, and watched "Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy." That last one comes highly recommended.
My luck failed me on the second flight to Chicago's O'Hare Airport. The plane was twice as small and packed to the water closets. It was here that I received a forceful reminder of the American norm. I was surrounded by business men who spent the majority of their time on their Blackberry's, loud voiced and all just a bit overweight. I'd say culture shock, but it felt more like culture punch.
Sleeping through much of the flight, I caught bits of ominous announcements concerning "weather" and "delay." Maybe I had hoped it was a dream, or part of my worsening sickness (when I wasn't coughing I was blowing my nose into used tissues), but I figured I must have heard them wrong. Until we landed.
"Welcome to the Indianapolis Airport."
Muttering multi-lingual curses I strained my ears to discern the problem. Storm. Hail. Redirecting. What had been planned as a two-hour flight was deteriorating into a four, maybe five hour flight.
The situation was redeemed when, during the return flight, we flew through a lightning storm. As odd as that sounds, I had been hoping for a lightning storm for four months and this was more than I could have asked for. Staring transfixed at the searing, undulating flares of light I remembered that there was some beautiful aspects to this land. The fact that this may turn into a fitting "silver lining" metaphor does not bother me one bit.


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Aneri wrote:What about science-fiction? Because you obviously like Firefly, and have you read the Hitchhiker five-part Trilogy? Douglass Adams was a genious, very much like Terry Pratchett.
Oh, and have you read "The Moon and Sixpence"? Not really a funny book, it's about Gauguin and his quest to find himself...your DA journal just made me think of it. Looking back on it (I hated reading it in ninth grade...), the ideas and the meaning it had are amazing.
Regarding Pratchett, I have been meaning to read Good Omens for a while now. Sounds like really quality stuff. But my favorites in the series are 'Reaper Man' and 'Small Gods.' And pretty much any of the ones featuring the witches of Lancre.
I never read Hitchhiker's but have been told I'd love it. Never read The Moon and Sixpence either. I generally never got too strongly into science-fiction, but I got nothing against it.
wickedali wrote:No Offence Endling, but how can you say that?
The Colourings of your arts seem quite great, and the positionings of characters seem fine.
No offense taken.
It is a privilege of yours to have that opinion. And I'm flattered you think so. Very much so in fact. But I'm also entitled to my own opinion. I don't hate my work. I just think it needs.. well. Work.
Dusk_Imp wrote:Are there any characters in EA that you either based off yourself or people you know?
No. Not really, thankfully. Haha. I guess every artist/writers characters are parts of themselves, though. As I'm doing all their dialogue different sides of myself reflect in every word. Red herself is going to have a very powerful struggle going on within her, a concept I'm no stranger to. And I'm sure most every other person is as well, which is what I'm hoping for. But yeah. I'd like my characters to be a spectrum of personality, and I will most likely draw from every type of personality I've met, friends and family included. But no one character was based on any one person, no.


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When hiring and working with a Drapery Installer, every homeowner needs to know: What services does a Drapery Installer commonly provide? What is the best way to find good prospects? What should I look for when I interview the Drapery Installer? And most importantly, how do I make sure that the Drapery Installation Service is done right?
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Turn your watch back 70 years and let Simon Winchester guide your mind through Joseph Needman's life and times. Beyond his work in China, Winchester brings you up close to all of the unique and interesting aspects of Needam. Beyond the wonderful way Winchester writes, the English accent is just great.
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Measured survey of the journey of highs and lows for the countries in and around Europe. Woven together, Mr. Friedman lays out what he thinks all of this portends.
"an inch wide and half an inch deep"
Here's the condensed formula I learned from the book.: be there, be serious, think long term.
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Rich story about how these 33 men got trapped, lived underground and were rescued. Fascinating details about what kind of "help" arrived from up above during the ordeal.
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Terrific overview of how technology available today, coupled with a mindset shift in clinician thinking, can go a long way towards improving health care for all.
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Sarah Thornton did a good job here of teaching us about the art world. With her "close up" accounts of real life events, she helped me better understand the goals and motivations of the myriad players in the value chain.
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Very soothing one way conversation with the author about her lifelong journey tidying up....and what you can learn from it. Good pre-therapy before cleaning out your house of lifetime possessions. A little corny when she starts thanking her possessions for the joy they bring to her life. Nonetheless, mildly entertaining.
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Delightful listen of some new and unexpected factoids about human behavior. Super narration too.
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This story was an aspirational account of where a leading tech company wants to take the world.....to a place of total transparency. Great performance by the narration team.
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For all your rants about how the Austrailian swimming team was so betrayed by coaching, and how many times you have told us how superior you all were, this doesn't speak too well for your boys Rath. And you think Austrailians #$%t doesn't stink. They sound like a bunch of jerks, and guess what, They are when they resort to this when they can't cut it in the pool.
Australia's 2012 Olympics were historically bad. Their seven gold medals was the first time since Atlanta in 1996 that they fell into the single digits. They had fewer competitors, fewer medals, and only one gold medal in swimming, a sport the Aussies usually dominate.
Reasons behind this failure are starting to leak out with allegations of partying, bullying and discord within Australia's swimming program. The bullying was reportedly at its worst when two older men on the team tormented a younger swimmer, slapping him and calling him "fatty" and "chubby."
Three-time gold medalist Leisel Jones reportedly pulled the bullying swimmers aside to tell them to be leaders, not nuisances. The bullying even led to an altercation where one swimmer ended up with a torn shirt. It became a source of division within the team.
Tommaso D'Orsogna, a 4x100 freestyle relay member, spoke about the bad behavior from the team, and how it was different from previous Olympics. They made prank calls and knocked on doors.
"I suppose the thing is, people are kind of saying 'it's just boys being being boys' but unfortunately I come back and I look back on that kind of thing and maybe that would be acceptable in schoolboys rugby ... but this is the Australian Olympic team," 21-year-old D'Orsogna said.
"That kind of behaviour shouldn't be tolerated nor should it be allowed.
"I can definitely confirm that there's no way that any other Australian team that went away to the Olympics would have been mucking around and doing that stuff."
Kevin Neil, the CEO of Swimming Australia, said in a recent interview that his job may be in jeopardy because of London. An inquiry launched by Swimming Australia has been taken over by the Australian Sports Commission. Neil took full responsibility for the poor performance, but that's not going to help Australia's medal count now. Responsible behavior during the Olympics may have helped.
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Ear tube insertion involves placing tubes through the eardrums. The eardrum is the thin layer of tissue that separates the outer and middle ear.
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Casselbrant ML, Mandel EM. Acute otitis media and otitis media with effusion. In: Cummings CW, Flint PW, Haughey BH, et al, eds. Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2010:chap 194.
Browning GG, Rovers MM, Williamson I, Lous J, Burton MJ. Grommets (ventilation tubes) for hearing loss associated with otitis media with effusion in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010;(10):CD001801.
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5 Surprise RPGStuartDM | 05/06/2012 | See all StuartDM's reviews (1)I purchased this game after seeing the demo and being interested in the fighting. It has the best fantasy combat I have seen in any RPG.It also manages to back this up with an interesting free roaming world and a better than most quest system.There are very good challenges in the quests and especially in fighting the monsters - which actually require different tactics to defeat.Fighting after dark should also in avoided if you are new as the monster AI is excellent and will use the darkness against you!!All in all a very pleasant surprise to find a little gem of a game.However, it is pretty hardcore RPG and takes a while to understand the system - but the reward is a cracking fantasy game worth playing.
4 Could be revolutionarydelting | 03/06/2012 | See all delting's reviews (2)The game play is of a standard yet to be seen in fellow western RPG's but seems to lack the character depth of games such as dragon age:origins and Mass effect 2.So if what you are interested in is more game play than story or character development this is a must as it has literally set a new standard for future action RPG's.
4 Could be betterKreemKrackered | 27/06/2012 | See all KreemKrackered's reviews (9)I decided to pick this up after playing the demo - I was hoping for something a little better but it's not a bad game. Graphically it's pretty good - it's no Skyrim with snow and rain etc, the game is played entirely on one continent (which isn't huge) Enemies are a bit limited and you tend to end up fighting the same kind over and over which gets a little repetitive. Sound is functional - music is sparse, your character seems to have no ability to talk and remains silent throughout the entire game, Character interaction is also pretty limited - you can only really interact with the people connected with whatever quest you are on - they have a speech bubble above their head. The one thing I have encountered though that really annoys me is the difficulty - I just completed the game and prior to beating the dragon, enemies such as wolves and gobins could be killed with a couple of hits earning you about 100 experience points - after beating the game every goblin and wolf (and every other creature) is now like a mini-boss - with experience points of over 1000 - it's ridiculous!! The game doesn't allow you to pick up any weapon - you have to be using a character that can use them (knights and fighters can use swords and shields, rangers can use bows and knives, etc) which I think kinda sucks - I had to sell all my sweet knight armour and weapons at one point as I was basically forced to change to a character that could use ranged weapons for one particular boss fight - wasn't too impressed at that point. The game also has a rather disturbing love interest with a 14 year old girl - the game tells you she's actually a lot older than she looks but it's still a bit creepy. The storyline is pretty weak and seems to have been more of an afterthought. Overall it's far from perfect, but if you're looking for a challenge that'll take around 5 days (on and off) to complete, then you could do worse. I'd rate it around 7/10.
3 Too hard, confusing and repetitive.HartlandGames | 26/10/2012 | See all HartlandGames's reviews (38)First of all this is the type of game you need WEEKS to play constantly maybe even months, as there are 200 levels. I started off enjoying this game and a good way to describe it is a better version of d..d..dragon age, yeah I said it, worst game on the Xbox360. The graphics of this game are really beautiful and the scenery is very enjoyable to walk through. I did put around 30 hours into the game, almost throwing it up the wall a couple of times too, but now I have decided to sell it for these reasons:Saving - You manually need to save all the time, or if you die, you will restart from your last checkpoint. Which like me, was about half an hour of gameplay ago.Repetitiveness - The world isn't actually that big, so you end up running out of the same city and through the same mountains over and over, against the same enemies. (Until your second playthrough but thats when I quit, ill get to that later) Also there is a way to fast travel using a special stone, but I only come across 2 over 30 hours of gameplay making it very boring and frustrating when they sent me over the other side of the map.Confusing - Half of the time you don't have a marker where to go or what to do, you ask around but you don't have a clue, yes I know that rhymed. I had to resort to the wiki about 3 times for quests and one of them was so confusing I almost threw my game case and disc out of the window.Difficulty - at the start of the game it isn't too hard as long as you stick to goblins and harpies. But then you come across trolls that can literally 2 hit any of your party and one boss took me 40 minutes to kill. Im on the second playthrough and you get slapped in 3 hits and I have spent almost all of my money or armor and weapons. I don't know if this game requires ALOT of grinding but thats unimaginable how long it would take. I waslevel 39, with two other level 39's in my party and also had my friends level 90 in my party. I could still not kill this particular miniboss I tried around 5 times. The attacks turn you to stone and your party and its instant death if you dont have a certain potion which they give you 1 of.. thanks alot.Overall if you have PLENTY of time and patience then this game is for you. However, if your like me and just want to smash and kill things and hated dragon age, give this a pass.


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I'll admit it. I, like other geeks in the mil/aero market, have a fascination with space. It's a passionate subject, and one about which many people have a strong opinion. Tempers are flaring around the privatization of space exploration. The Obama Administration has called for NASA to focus funds elsewhere, and partner with private industry (commercial companies) when it comes to space exploration. Many argue that NASA was founded for this singular task– launching humans into space—and are understandably dismayed and disappointed. Being a glass-half-full geek, I tend to see it another way.
The military and aerospace (mil/aero) market—and that means today's soldiers, pilots, and astronauts—are now using, benefitting from, and oftentimes relying upon technologies that were designed, developed, manufactured, and otherwise paid for by the commercial market. Many companies have partnered with the Department of the Defense and gained funding from Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or similar grants; but, more often than not, commercial businesses reinvest a large portion of their revenue in furthering research and development (R&D) efforts—the heart of innovation.
In challenging economic times such as these, when the Federal Government is looking for areas to cut funding, it makes sense to accept investments and advancements in the U.S. where we can get them—from the private, commercial sector. In the case of space exploration, it's a no brainer—stagnate because NASA lacks the funds to put more people in space, or let capitalism work for the common good, and the good of the mil/aero community?
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quote:ETA: Holy frick! Do not google Jonathan Penner and search images! You have been warned. Apparently he was in a movie that was very cold and had to appear in the buff.
quote:Wow, had no idea. That's interesting. Don't think they ever mentioned that.
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quote:BTW, I don't recall them ever mentioning Penner was an actor
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quote:I really like that Lisa and Skupin switched sides
quote:Or at least blind side Abi. Now you have to worry about her playing the Idol, or even worse, handing it off to Pete to try to screw up the voting. I really like that Lisa and Skupin switched sides, but they really screwed up going after Artis.
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