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Previous college-level coursework or other preparation in sexuality and/or gender studies, as assessed by SIT.
The program includes two guest lecture series, one around LGBT and feminist studies and one around migration, gender, and sexuality. They are presented by academics, professionals, and grassroots activists. Lecturers represent a range of disciplines, including women's and gender studies, LGBT studies, migration and ethnic studies, anthropology, sociology, and sexology. Students also participate in a community volunteer experience with a Dutch or international organization.
The following syllabi are either from a recent session of this program or for an upcoming session. Because courses develop and change over time to take advantage of dynamic learning opportunities, actual course content will vary from term to term.
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Theory and Application of Feminist, Lesbigay, and Queer Studies – syllabus (PDF)
(GEND 3000 / 3 credits / 45 class hours)
The seminar presents an interdisciplinary look at selected topics in sexuality and gender. Topics include the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) movements, feminism in the Netherlands, sex education, sex work, LGBT education, same sex marriage rights, and transgender issues.
Students attend a guest lecture series in which researchers, practitioners, and activists provide a broad range of perspectives on sexuality and gender in Dutch and international contexts. The lecturers represent a range of disciplines, including political science, women/gender studies, homo studies, media studies, and anthropology. Lecturers include prominent academics, professionals, and activists. Students also attend some of the public lectures at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) presented by the Amsterdam Research Center for Sexuality and Gender (ARC-GS), the George Mosse Foundation, and UvA Pride.
The course also includes a mini seminar series on critical theory. This series explores multiple, often contradictory, theories in describing and analyzing sexuality and gender. The focus of this aspect of the course is on the application of theory in the broader context and in relation to the student's Independent Study Project.
Migration, Gender, and Sexuality - syllabus (PDF)
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This course examines migration and migrant communities in the Netherlands, focusing primarily on postcolonial migration from Indonesia, Suriname, and the Antilles and on labor migration from Turkey and Morocco. The course explores how issues of migration, gender, and sexuality impact the experience of migrants in the Netherlands; the perception of migrant communities by mainstream Dutch society; and Dutch political and everyday discourse on migration and assimilation. During a two-week excursion to Morocco, students examine these issues from the context of one of the primary migrant-sending nations.
Introduction to Dutch Language - syllabus (PDF)
(DUTC 1000 / 3 credits / 45 class hours)
Emphasis is on a working knowledge of Dutch related to sexuality, gender, cross-cultural adaptations, and skills building. For example, students read a Dutch children's book on sexuality while also learning vocabulary and basic grammar. Students are placed in beginning classes.
Research Methods and Ethics - syllabus (PDF)
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This course explores the concepts of conducting field research, research methodology, and research ethics, particularly in an intercultural context. Course content includes topic selection and refinement; appropriate methodologies; field study ethics; the World Learning/SIT Human Subjects Review Policy; developing contacts and finding resources; developing skills in observation and interviewing; and gathering, organizing, and communicating data. A cornerstone of the course is the oral history module, in which students learn research methods for gathering knowledge through life stories and personal narratives. This portion of the course is especially useful for students incorporating life stories into their Independent Study Project. In addition, each student engages in a community volunteer experience with a local organization throughout the seminar.
Independent Study Project - syllabus (PDF)
(ISPR 3000 / 4 credits / 120 class hours)
Conducted in Amsterdam or another approved location appropriate to the project. Sample topic areas: multicultural approaches to sex education and tolerance education; Dutch-Moroccan women's conceptions of virginity; gay men and HIV testing; same-sex marriage.
Duration: 15 weeks
Program Base: Amsterdam
Language Study: Dutch
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Worlds of Weber
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9. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver took great pride in making the 2010 Olympic Games as green as possible, but its dedication to the environment didn't begin or end there. Ninety percent of Vancouver is powered by renewable energy sources – this means that wind, solar, wave and tidal energy, all reusable resources, power nearly the entire city! Not content with such a feat in energy efficiency, Vancouver is also a leading city in the use of hydroelectricity. With an eye on the future and investing in further sustainable sources, Vancouver is a green city to watch.
8. Malmo, Sweden
While some more urban areas rid themselves of parks in favour of skyscrapers, Malmo takes tremendous pride in its green areas, striving to maintain as much green space as possible throughout an otherwise urban area. One of the largest cities in Sweden, Malmo also has been transforming its neighbourhoods into more environmentally friendly havens.
7. Austin, Texas, United States
Being that Austin is home to both Whole Foods and the South by Southwest Festival, it should come as no surprise that Austin is using food festivals to promote its green efforts. In order to decrease the city's reliance on fossil fuels, Austin utilizes its strong festival circuit to encourage participants to break their reliance on fossil fuels. But Austinites don't stop there; city officials have mandated home energy efficiency audits to ensure that each citizen is doing his or her part to keep the planet safe.
6. Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Canada makes its second appearance on this list thanks in large part to the Montreal Protocol, which regulates dangerous emissions to the ozone layer. However, it's the groundbreaking Bixi Public Bike Sharing Project that really sets Montreal away from the pack. Bixi allows subscribers to pick up and drop one of the project's 3,000 bicycles at any of the program's 300 stations. It reduces the city's carbon footprint and is being used as a model for similar programs throughout the world.
5. Zermatt, Switzerland
Located at the foot of the Matterhorn, this quaint Swiss town is known for its exceptional skiing, hiking and mountaineering. However, it is Zermatt's refusal to lie down to the demands of tourists that make it exceptional. Today, streets are reserved for pedestrians and cyclists only. Visitors must travel to and from their destinations by foot or bicycle while their luggage is transported by small motorized buggies. Zermatt truly takes green vacationing to a whole new level.
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The best part of the suite is that you can go to Cagney's for breakfast or lunch. No line ups and the food was good. Plus it was quiet there and made for a peaceful and relaxing dining experience.
I had read many negative reports about the food so was not expecting much but have to say overall most of our meals were good. We only ate the the Pacific Grand dining room 3 times and never did make it to the Alizar. Our favorite speciality dining experience was the Teppanyaki. We ate there twice and both times I had the lobster, scallops and prawn combo...really good. We also ate twice at the Italian restaurant and have great food there too. Our big disappointment was the suchi restaurant. We ate there the first night as we are both sushi lovers and were so disappointed we never returned. The fish was excellent but the rice was like eating glue. Sushi lovers know that the rice is the secret ingredient to good sushi so if you are like us and love sushi, just order the sashimi to avoid the rice.
The entertainment was good...not Broadway good but again we didn't have high expectations. Our one disappointment was the murder mystery dinner. We had signed up with 4 other friends but when we arrived to get our instructions, we were put with another table. Not that that was so bad but the murder mystery was totally lame. It was written in 1996 and based in Hawaii. Apparently they are working on a new murder mystery and they need it. There was alot of hype about getting a booking for this dinner but I would not recommend it at all. They even said that there was a free dinner provided but being that it was in the Pacific Grand Dining Room, I wasn't sure how they justified that as being free, when there is no cost to eat there. The other 4 people were lots of fun so we enjoyed the evening but it was not what we expected.
The internet was wireless in our cabin. The cheapest package that they have is 40 cents per minute. I can't compare to other cruise lines but it seems really expensive. They had a couple of bonus plans available during our 12 nights so watch your daily programs.
Also, be aware that if you want to change currency, they charge $10USD to do this. They even wanted to charge us $10 to break a 200 Eurpo note to smaller bills. This was a blatant cash grab...shame on NCL for this!!!!!
So, the best parts of our cruise were: 1. the ports of call and 2. the new friends we met
We joined cruise critic about 45 days prior to our sailing and that was a bonus. We attended the meet and great on Day 2 and connected with lots of fun people. We also offered our cabin on the cabin call so got to see lots of different cabins.
We didn't do any of the NCL shore excursions. They were all very expensive and the thought of travelling with a group of 50 was not appealing. There small groups were so pricey that I ended up researching local tour operators and found some great tours that I booked direct. The only downside of doing this is that if you are late returning to the ship, you might miss the boat, so to speak. We did have 1 close call in Egypt when we got stuck in a huge traffic jam and arrived to the ship 10 minutes before we were supposed to be back on board. It caused a bit of stress. In the end the ship was delayed by 1.5 hours as an NCL bus was late arriving back so all that worry was for not.
We also loved the Freedom concept. I never did wear my dressy outfits, which I was happy about. It was more of a smart casual experience. I heard some people complaining that they thought people should have dressed up more but we loved the less formal atmosphere. We also loved the fact that we didn't have to eat at the same time each night and at the same table. The average age was also lower than what we expected so maybe the Freedom concept appeals to a younger clientele.
I would have liked more 'educational' type seminars offered. They are still offering napkin folding which I think could be replaced with something more interesting. How about some digital photography or more info on the ports.
Make sure to go to the Dancing with the Stars night in the Spinakker Lounge. We laughed so hard that night. It was serious competition and very entertaining! The karaoke was fun too.
On some previous departures there were lots of people sick but that didn't seem to be a problem on the Feb. 14th departure. They even allowed passengers to serve themselves from the buffets for the last few days so hopefully the norovirus (or whatever it was) that was so serious on the previous departures is now a thing of the past. There were sanitary hand washing stations set up everywhere so use them often.
Although we didn't carry on any alcohol on board we talked to many that did and it was not taken away when they boarded. I did see lots of wine being confiscated when returning from shore excursions though.
Overall, I'd say our experience was very good on NCL but again that might have been in part to the Suite we had. Alot of people felt NCL nickled and dimed them to death but other than the currency exchange charge we didn't feel like that. I will say that their shore excursions are ridiculously priced so maybe they are making up for the lower priced cabins (compared to other cruise lines).


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Archive for February 2009
Madison and SSAS?
On Monday Microsoft announced "SQL Server Fast Track", a set of reference architectures for data warehousing with SQL Server. This has all been blogged very well by others, so if you're interested in finding out more I suggest you read Peter Koller:
and Curt Monash:
A couple of accompanying white papers have also been released, though, and I was reading this one:
When I noticed the following statement:
Project code name "Madison" is the upcoming Microsoft scale-out solution for very large data warehouses (VLDW). Madison is based on the MPP technology developed by DATAllegro and the proven SQL Server 2008 database. Madison expands the DATAllegro hub-and-spoke solution to include not only MPP appliances but also standard symmetric multi-processing (SMP) instances of SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server Analysis Services, (SSAS), allowing either to be viewed as nodes within a grid.
and also:
With the upcoming release of Madison, MPP scalability and grid connectivity can be taken to a new level. Madison expands the DATAllegro hub-and-spoke solution to include not only MPP appliances but also standard SMP instances of SQL Server 2008 and SSAS to be viewed as nodes within a grid. A grid of SMP databases and MPP appliances can be used as the basis for any large-scale data warehouse environment or architecture. However, it is particularly suitable for a hub-and-spoke architecture.
So Analysis Services is clearly going to be supported as part of Madison somehow, as a 'node within a grid'. What does this mean exactly? I'm not really sure. The focus of the paper is the 'Hub and Spoke' architecture and how Madison will enable this through its ability to transfer large amounts of data quickly via 'high speed, parallel transfers' over its grid. The following DATAllegro white paper offers some more detail on this:
Maybe I'm reading too much into the specific references to SSAS above, but it does seem like something is afoot with Madison and SSAS even if it is just that we'll get a quick way of moving SSAS databases around. I suppose we'll find out soon enough…
SQL Server Conference in Italy
I'm doing some work with Marco Russo and Alberto Ferrari at the moment, and for the benefit of any Italian (or Italian-speaking) readers of this blog I thought I'd mention that they are involved in organising a SQL Server conference near Milan. You can find out more and register here:
It looks like they've got a lot of good BI/Analysis Services content…
Implementing Real Analysis Services DrillDown in a Reporting Services Report
Sean Boon recently blogged about an approach to implement drilldown on charts with Reporting Services when Analysis Services is used as the data source, and it got me thinking about ways to implement drilldown in Reporting Services in general. There are two standard methods used to do this that are widely known about:
- The first can be described as "fetch all the data you're ever going to need to display and then hide the stuff that hasn't been drilled down on yet" – this article describes it well, albeit for SQL data sources. It's easy to implement but has has big problem: if the amount of data your report could ever possibly display is massive then the report will be very slow to run, for example if your dataset query returns millions of rows.
- The second is more scalable, in that you have multiple reports for each level of granularity you want to display and when you drill down or drill up you click on a member in the Report and pass it as a parameter to another report. This also works well but has a different problem: you now have multiple copies of what is essentially the same report to maintain and keep in synch. This approach can also only display one level of granularity at a time, and sometimes it's nice to be able to see multiple granularities in the same report.
Wouldn't it be good to have drilldown capabilities in Reporting Services just like you have in any other Analysis Services client? That's to say, you'd see a list of members on rows in your report, you'd click on one and then see all its children, then click again and its children would disappear? Well, it is possible and it's a problem I've tackled numerous times myself. The last time was when I was writing the samples for Intelligencia Query, but I've just come up with an even better approach which I thought I'd blog about. I've implemented it for the standard Analysis Services data source although I'll be honest it took me a few goes to get it to work properly (there would have been much fewer hacky workarounds if I'd been using Intelligencia Query!) and I'm not sure it's 100% robust; hopefully someone will find this useful though.
What I've done is basically a variation on the second approach above, but instead of using multiple reports I've created a single report which calls itself when you drill down on a member. The really tricky part is how you manage the set of members you've drilled up and down on, and this is where I'd struggled in the past – the solution I've got here uses a hidden parameter to manage that set, which is then passed to the main dataset and used with the DrillDownMember function.
Here are the steps to get it working:
- Create a new Reporting Services report with a data source pointing to Adventure Works.
- Create three new report parameters in this order:
- MemberClicked – tick "Allow Blank Values" and set the default value to [Customer].[Customer Geography].[All Customers]. This parameter will hold the unique name of the member the user clicked on to drill down.
- PreviousDrillDowns – again tick "Allow Blank Values" and set the default value to [Customer].[Customer Geography].[All Customers], and tick "Allow Multiple Values". This parameter will hold the list of members the user drilled down on before the last drill down.
- DrillDowns – again tick "Allow Blank Values" and tick "Allow Multiple Values". This parameter will hold the complete list of members drilled down on for the current report.
- Create a new Dataset in the report called DrillDowns. Use the following MDX for the query:
[Customer].[Customer Geography].CURRENTMEMBER.UNIQUENAME
UNION({[Customer].[Customer Geography].[All Customers]},
ISLEAF(STRTOMEMBER(@MemberClicked)), STRTOSET(@PreviousDrillDowns),
FROM [Adventure Works]
What this does is take the set of previously drilled down members, and if the member we've just drilled down on is not in there return the set of all previously drilled down members plus the new member (for drilling down); if it is present, return the set of all previously drilled down members except the new member (for drilling up). If the member we've clicked on is a leaf member, we can ignore the click and just return the set of all previously drilled down members.
You'll need to hook up the two parameters @PreviousDrillDowns and @MemberClicked to the report parameters you've previously declared. To do this, first of all in the query designer declare the parameters but just fill in the names and a default, such as [Customer].[Customer Geography].[All Customers] (see here, towards the end, for more detailed steps). Then exit the query designer but stay in the Dataset Properties dialog and create two dataset parameters with the names PreviousDrillDowns and MemberClicked and hook them up to the appropriate report parameters.
- Go to the report parameter called DrillDowns and set the default value to be the CUSTUNAME field from the dataset you've just created.
- Create a second dataset called DisplayQuery with the following MDX:
Space([Customer].[Customer Geography].CURRENTMEMBER.LEVEL.ORDINAL) +
[Customer].[Customer Geography].CURRENTMEMBER.NAME
[Customer].[Customer Geography].CURRENTMEMBER.UNIQUENAME
SELECT {MEASURES.CUSTNAME, MEASURES.CUSTUNAME, [Measures].[Internet Sales Amount] } ON COLUMNS,
DRILLDOWNMEMBER({[Customer].[Customer Geography].[All Customers]},
StrToSet(@DrillDowns, CONSTRAINED), RECURSIVE)
FROM [Adventure Works]
This query simply displays the measure Internet Sales Amount on columns, and on rows uses the DrillDownMember function to drilldown on the All Member on Customer Geography plus any other visible members that are present in the set returned from the DrillDowns parameter.
Once again you'll have to hook up the @DrillDowns parameter to the DrillDowns report parameter.
- Now, in the report, create a table and bind it to the DisplayQuery dataset. Only use the CUSTNAME field to display the members for the Customer Geography hierarchy on rows – this means you have a single field that can contain members from all levels of the hierarchy.
- Finally, open the Textbox Properties dialog for the cell bound to the CUSTNAME field and set up an Action to jump to the report we're currently building. We also need to pass two parameters: one that sends the value of the CUSTUNAME field (note this is the unique name of the member clicked on, not the CUSTNAME field which is just the member name) to the MemberClicked parameter, and one that send the value of the DrillDowns parameter to the PreviousDrillDowns parameter. It's not actually obvious how to pass the values of a multi-value parameter through an Action, but I found the answer here; the expression you'll need to use for this report is:
=Split(Join(Parameters!DrillDowns.Value, ","),",")
Here's what you'd expect to see when you first run the report:
Click on Australia and then South Australia and you get this:
Click on Australia again and you'd go back to what's shown in the first screenshot.
I realise these steps are pretty complex, so I've created a sample report in SSRS2008 format and uploaded it to my SkyDrive here:
I dream of the day when SSRS will do all this stuff for me automatically…
UPDATE: you can now view the sample report online (minus the indenting for members on different levels, for some reason) here -
SQLBits IV Registration Open!
Registration for SQLBits IV (the UK's – and perhaps the world's – largest free SQL Server tech conference), which will be taking place on March 28th in Manchester is now open:
We've got four tracks of top-notch presentations including some very strong BI sessions. I'll be speaking, and among other speakers we've got SSIS-superstar Jamie 'two-blogs' Thomson for the first time. You can see the agenda here:
I'm also doing a pre-conference seminar "Introduction to MDX":
It's basically day one of the MDX training course that I've run successfully as a private course for the last few years (see http://www.crossjoin.co.uk/training.html). We'll be covering the basics of MDX – sets, tuples, members, popular functions, right up to building the most common types of calculated member; we won't be covering any advanced stuff like MDX Script assignments or performance tuning. So if you've always meant to learn MDX but been thoroughly confused by it, come along!
Songsmith and Data Audiolization for BI
Data audiolization is clearly a real subject that someone, somewhere is researching… and after the fad for data visualisation, why shouldn't we be thinking about how to represent data with sound? Anyway, I'll cut to the chase. This video has been doing the rounds on Facebook, it made me laugh and if I didn't have a hundred better things to be doing I'd be downloading a copy of Microsoft Songsmith right now and working out how to hook it up to Analysis Services:
Adventure Works the musical, anyone?
More on Oracle 11g and MDX
Following on from reports last year that Simba Technologies had built a 2005-flavour OLEDB for OLAP provider for Oracle's OLAP option, here are some more details:
and here's a slide deck on it:
One other interesting point made on their slides is that they're planning to do the same thing for Cognos and SAP/Business Objects too.
PASS European Conference 2009 and Analysis Services Monitoring
Last November, at the PASS Summit in Seattle, I presented a session on building a monitoring solution for Analysis Services, Integration Services and Reporting Services which seemed to go down pretty well. I was lucky in that the SQLCat team presented a very similar session, although just covering Analysis Services, the next day – so at least I got to present first! Anyway, I see that they've just got round to publishing their material on this subject here:
Meanwhile, I'll be working on expanding my material (which was a bit rough-and-ready) into a full day pre-conference seminar which I'll be presenting with Allan Mitchell at the PASS European Conference, on April 22nd-24th in Neuss in Germany:
Allan, being the SSIS expert, will be covering that side of things and rewriting my packages so they're rather more robust; that will allow me to concentrate on the SSAS/SSRS side of things, which I know better. We have a vague plan to release all of our code on Codeplex or somewhere similar; I know a lot of people are also interested in this area.
With a bit of luck I'll also be speaking at the main conference, but I don't think the full agenda hasn't been decided yet. I had a good time there last year and hopefully I'll see some of you there this year too!
Arbitrary-shaped sets and the Storage Engine cache
Here's a companion-piece to my post last week about query context and the formula engine cache – another scenario where you can easily stop caching taking place without knowing it, which has already been documented (although there is at least one important point to add) but again needs more visibility. This time the problem is that when you write an MDX query with an arbitrary-shaped set in the Where clause it stops Analysis Services using the storage engine cache. Queries that suffer from this will always read from disk and always perform as well or as badly as they did the first time they were run – so if cold cache performance is a problem for you, then this is an issue you need to understand and avoid.
Rather than repeat the information, let me direct you to the blog entry where I first found out about this problem, on Thomas Keyser's blog from 2006:
I can confirm that everything he says is still relevant on SSAS2008 except for the last query, where he has the whole of the Product.[Product Categories] hierarchy in the Where clause – run it twice and the second time you run it you'll see it does hit the storage engine cache. One other point I picked up on Mosha's MDX seminar in November is that it is possible for Analysis Services to think a set is arbitrary-shaped when it really isn't. Take the following query:
SELECT [Measures].[Internet Sales Amount] ON 0,
[Date].[Calendar Year].MEMBERS ON 1
FROM [Adventure Works]
({[Product].[Category].&[1], [Product].[Category].&[3]}
This does not have an arbitrary-shaped set in the Where clause, and as a result the second time you run it you'll see it hit the storage engine cache. However, if you rewrite the query so you have a set of tuples in the Where clause as follows:
SELECT [Measures].[Internet Sales Amount] ON 0,
[Date].[Calendar Year].MEMBERS ON 1
FROM [Adventure Works]
({([Customer].[Country].&[Australia], [Product].[Category].&[1]),
([Customer].[Country].&[Australia], [Product].[Category].&[3])})
Even though you might think this query is equivalent to the first one, you'll see that it does not use the storage engine cache.
What can we do about this then? Not a lot with most client tools; I've not checked, but I'd be surprised if any of them generated their MDX to avoid this situation. If your users frequently use certain arbitrary-shaped sets the only thing you could maybe do is hack your dimension data to make them non-arbitrary – but that would almost certainly end up being a bad compromise; otherwise you'd just have to build aggregations to make cold cache queries fast.
However, if you're using SSRS then of course you can rewrite the MDX yourself. Let's build a quick report on AdventureWorks that displays this problem:
As you can see, I've got a multiselect parameter on the slicer that has a default selection of members from two different levels from [Product].[Product Categories] – an arbitrary shaped set. Here's the MDX that gets generated:
{ [Measures].[Internet Sales Amount] }
{ ([Date].[Calendar Year].[Calendar Year].ALLMEMBERS ) }
SELECT ( STRTOSET(@ProductProductCategories, CONSTRAINED) )
ON COLUMNS FROM [Adventure Works])
IIF( STRTOSET(@ProductProductCategories, CONSTRAINED).Count = 1,
STRTOSET(@ProductProductCategories, CONSTRAINED),
[Product].[Product Categories].currentmember ) )
And here's how I would rewrite it:
{ [Measures].[Internet Sales Amount] }
{ ([Date].[Calendar Year].[Calendar Year].ALLMEMBERS ) }
[Adventure Works]
STRTOSET(@ProductProductCategories, CONSTRAINED),
[Product].[Product Categories].LEVELS(
MAX(STRTOSET(@ProductProductCategories, CONSTRAINED),
[Product].[Product Categories].CURRENTMEMBER.LEVEL.ORDINAL))
What I've done here is:
- Get rid of the completely useless Non Empty on columns (Why is it there? We don't even want to remove empty columns – surely doing that would break the report?)
- Removed the subselect and used a Where clause instead to do the slicing, so if we needed it we could use the formula engine cache (see here for why).
- Removed any cell or dimension properties that aren't used by the report (see here for why, although it's only relevant for really big reports).
- Used an expression in the Where clause to find the descendants of all members in the parameter set at the level of the lowest member of the set, using the Descendants, Levels and Max functions. This I think will turn all arbitrary-shaped set selections into non-arbitrary-shaped sets.


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Fluttershy is a graceful, fawn-like filly. Her gentle, serene ways make her unusually attractive to all types of forest animals, whose care and well-being are her highest priority. She'd like nothing more than to spend every waking moment caring for her animal friends in her secluded meadow cottage, and that's because Fluttershy is, well, shy. Sweet, soft-spoken and often fearful, her pony friends treasure her kindness, but have to work hard to help come out of her shell. (Also voiced by Andrea Libman.)
Spike is the little dragon assigned to assist Twilight Sparkle in her mission to Ponyville. He serves her by taking dictation for the letters to Princess Celestia, as well as burping up return letters from said Princess. He is loyal to his pony friends, but has special feelings for Rarity. (Voiced by Cathy Weseluck, InuYasha.)
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is not unusual for inspiring a group of people to join together as rabid fans. What is unusual is that most of these fans are adult males, known as "Bronies." Though adult women are also included in this group, most of the attention is focused on the adult males who loyally watch MLP (as it is abbreviated), then discuss episodes online or in person, in organized groups across the country.
The power of the Bronies was proven when they seized on a background pony and named her Derpy in online forums. The character was picked up and given lines, though whether the characterization was successful was the subject of heated debate among Bronies.
Bronies even host and attend conventions to celebrate MLP, with creator Lauren Faust, famous guest star John de Lancie (he played evil Discord, as well as Q on Star Trek: The Next Generation), and several cast members.
Hook up with Bronies on Facebook or at Bronies Meetup Hub.
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"Cutie Mark Chronicles"
Air Date: April 15, 2011
A pony's "Cutie Mark" is both important and symbolic to each pony's individuality and serves as a personal symbol that defines their unique character, passions and ambitions. The episode follows three young ponies known as "The Cutie Mark Crusaders" on a quest to seek out Twilight Sparkle and the rest of the ponies to learn the untold stories of the iconic ponies and their famous "Cutie Marks."
"Luna Eclipsed"
Air Date: October 29, 2011
The Halloween-themed episode centers on the Ponyville celebration of Nightmare Night. The celebrations are in full swing when Princess Luna comes to Ponyville determined to change her frightening public image.
"A Canterlot Wedding, Part 1 & 2"
Air Date: April 21, 2012
When it's announced that Twilight Sparkle's older brother, Shining Armor, is set to marry Princess Celestia's niece, Cadence, all the ponies in Equestria should be celebrating. But there's one pony in Ponyville who's not so thrilled with the news - Twilight Sparkle.


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Exactly what makes a city "livable" and what can you do to help your own?
Annual surveys, such as those conducted by The Economist, Mercer and Monocle, look at a range of criteria from infrastructure to environment, culture to climate, to determine the most liveable cities in the world. Each year, the perennial front-runners - cities like Melbourne, Helsinki, Honolulu, and Vancouver (pictured above) eagerly await the results, while other vibrant yet perennially congested places such as Los Angeles and Houston seek ways to slice, dice and spin their lower livabilty metrics.
Obviously, building a new subway system or converting 400 acres of prime downtown real estate into public parkland is out of the question for most of us, but there is one low-cost, high-impact area in which anyone can enhance their surroundings: lighting.
A 2009 design guide by the City of Los Angeles' Urban Design Studio recommends that new and old urban developments "develop a system or family of lighting with layers that contribute to the night-time experience, including facade uplighting, sign and display window illumination, landscape, and streetscape lighting...of a character and scale that relates to the pedestrian and highlights special landscape features."
Any photographer will tell you that a beautiful picture begins with good light and clearly the same is true for cities. Done well, modern outdoor lighting can enhance a business or residence by adding depth and vitality to your surroundings.
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Enhancing sidewalk appeal is one thing. However, by increasing pedestrian visibility and reducing crime, well-executed outdoor lighting is critical for the positive effect it has on the most important livability index of them all: safety.
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SsD Architecture / Braver House in Newton, Massachusetts
Jinhee Park and John Hong of SsD Architecture develop their designs by exploring aspects of architecture, landscape, history, and social systems taking an interdisciplinary approach to design. One of their completed projects is Braver house in Newton, Massachusetts (above). Their goal with this project was to create a small, efficient residence that minimizes its actual footprint, while at the same time maximizing the perceived sense of interior space through smart design. In addition to the architecture, minimal furniture and home decor accessories help keep the interiors simple and open.
Arquitectura 911sc / Social Housing Project in Mexico City, Mexico
Arquitectura 911sc / Performing Arts Center in Guadalajara, Mexico
Jose Castillo and Saidee Springall from Arquitectura 911sc strive for a "dual commitment to an architecture that connects the physical with the social and architecture that is grounded and informed by the city." Recently completed projects include a low-income housing development (above), bookstores, offices, and commercial spaces in Mexico City. Their social housing project is a successful case study to prove that urban, high density housing sells faster than traditional housing projects. The firm's Performing Arts Center in Guadalajara (second image above) is currently under construction. With this project, they hope to create an environment where the interiors interact with the exterior.
Jinhee Park, John Hong, Jose Castillo and Saidee Springall are four out of a handful of winners of the 2012 "Emerging Voices" award from The Architectural League.
Yonatan Pressman and Courtney Benzon / Habitat for Humanity Student Project Winner
Two very young architects who no doubt have big futures are Yonatan Pressman and Courtney Benzon, both graduate architecture students from Rice University. They designed an award winning house (above) that Habitat for Humanity selected to build. The house, set to be built in Spring of 2012 will use prefabricated roof trusses to speed and simplify construction. Yonatan Pressman comments on the inverting of the roof trusses, "It allowed us to give the house a distinct aesthetic presence and create dynamic spaces full of natural light."
Be sure to follow all of these emerging architects, both locally and abroad. It is so inspiring to witness their extraordinary creativity and dedication.
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Spring has sprung and for some of you so has your green thumb! For many urban planners, rooftop gardens are a high priority. Not only for their decorative impact, but for their environmental impact as well. Roof gardens can reduce the overall heat absorption of the builiding drastically which in turn could reduce smog and energy consumption. They are also beautiful places to relax and escape from the daily chaos. Like your own little oasis perched high above the city. Even if it's not the rooftop, many condos and apartments in urban settings are creating gorgeous backyard gardens so you don't feel like you're missing out on the green. Here's a few of my favorite rooftop and urban gardens.
This one is truly picture perfect and I can just hear the water running. The bamboo against the exposed brick wall keeps the urban element alive.
So lush and so green. The vertical green wall really wraps around you to seclude you and leaves the sky open for you. I would definitely be gazing at the stars as I lie on those soft cushions and feel the warmth of the outdoor firepit.
The vertical green wall layered with the large potted trees is a great play on scale. The low outdoor seating make this a perfect place to relax with your friends and family.
This is the garden for the one with the green thumb. The built-in planters do a great job of dividing this large rooftop into smaller, more intimate sections.
The wood benches built into the perimeter planters make these rooftops very cozy and the gardening very accessible. I can just imagine the aromas of the fresh herbs and flowers. I'm ready for the rooftop garden parties to begin!
Here's a few great pieces to start furnishing your urban garden with. The natural colors of this palette will really contrast nicely with the bold greens, bright flowers, and natural woods.
1. Outdoor Floor Lamp 2. Outdoor Daybed 3. Zuo Delight Outdoor Dining Chair 4. Slate Fiberclay Ottoman 5. Souzani Circles Outdoor Rug
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Welcome to the workspace of Andrea DeRosa and Ashley Manhan, the two stylish interior designers behind Avenue Interior Design. Individually they have worked at some of the top international design firms, but in 2009 they decided to join forces and build a design firm known for luxury interiors, attention to detail and on-trend style.
I sat down with the ladies of Avenue and we talked about their design upbringing, how they came together and what inspires them. They even gave us some great modern lighting ideas, which is often times one of the hardest stages in a design project. Here's how our conversation went.
Cori: When and how did you fall in love with design?
Andrea: My love of design started with a love of clothes, accessories and fashion in general. I was dressing myself by age six and soon after I started 'borrowing' my mom's accessories…. Eventually this evolved into a love of (what I would later understand to be) interior design.
Ashley: My love for design definitely stemmed from my creative parents. My dad is a set decorator and my mom is a costumer for motion pictures, so I grew up on movie sets, watching creative visions come to life for the big screen. Its hard to not fall in love with design when that's your childhood.
Cori: What is your design background, school, first design jobs, etc.
Andrea: I studied interior design at UW-Madison and my first design internship was at a firm specializing in (residential) kitchen and bathroom design and eventually I interned at a high end, full service residential design firm for a number of years. Once I moved to LA, I did a brief stint at a couple hospitality firms before landing at Dougall Design Associates in Pasadena.
Ashley: I had always taken art classes growing up and focused on painting and design in high school and college. It was always a goal of mine to get into the field of design as quickly as possible, so I started interning for a hospitality design firm during the day while doing the UCLA interiors program at night. From there I fell in love with designing hotels and worked at Cheryl Rowley Design and finally SBE.
Cori: How did you meet?
Andrea/Ashley: We met at a design firm in Santa Monica back in early 2006.
Cori: What triggered the desire to start your own firm?
Andrea/Ashley: We've both always been interested in having our own firms - something I quickly realized most people don't want! When the economy slowed and our industry took a dive, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to make the leap. We didn't have too much to lose at that point, so we thought we might as well start building our own brand.
Cori: Where do you find inspiration?
Andrea/Ashley: Fashion continues to be a huge source of inspiration for us. We find inspiration in it all - current and past collections. Historical places and travel in general are also huge sources of inspiration.
Cori: Avenue's list of completed projects is an exciting range, which was your favorite (hotel, nightclub, office space, restaurant) and why?
Andrea/Ashley: That's so hard! We're fortunate our portfolio showcases so many styles. Borgata is a great client who often gives us creative carte blanche and we love the VIP dining lounge. The Society Club, that we designed for them (opened in June of last year). The Sayer's Club, a nightclub we designed with SBE here in LA, was also really fun and it has a completely different feel.
Cori: Your current projects are in different locations (like New York for example), since you guys are based in Venice, California how do you balance travel, work and the creative process?
Andrea/Ashley: Last year was an insane year. We were traveling, on average, one week per month. At the time, the majority of our clients were based in Atlantic City or Manhattan so it worked out well. Constant access to the internet really allowed us to continue work as usual. The creative process is always interesting... you really have to nurture that aspect of the business. It's so easy to get tied down to the administrative aspects of the job. Luckily, staying creative is the part of the job that comes most naturally.
Cori: Can you tell me a little about your super cool I Heart Design blog?
Andrea/Ashley: I Heart Design is a bit of a blog/designer resource hybrid where we really make home furniture, accessories and lighting the focus of the site. Through IHD we're providing an accessible and immediate service based on our background as design professionals. It starts with an inspiration image, typically a picture of an interior or a mood/fashion image, identify the core elements that make that image intriguing like color, texture, pattern and scale, and select furnishings around that image/mood to create a unique room. Our marketplace acts as a basic search engine where you can view everything we've ever posted (don't blame us if it's no longer available. Just click on a piece you like and we directly route you to a retailer's site so you can view the product details and purchase the pieces instantly.
Cori: Now for some design insight. For each project, at what stage do you select lighting?
Andrea/Ashley: Along with the other furnishings, the lighting for a project is selected in the beginning after we establish the client's programming needs. Lighting can be so dynamic and such a focal feature, it sometimes sets the mood for the entire space.
Cori: What are a couple of your favorites from Eurostyle Lighting?
Andrea: The Vienna Manhattan Wall Sconce from Eurostyle is such a little gem of a piece with just the right amount of glamour.
Vienna Full Spectrum Manhattan Wall Sconce
Andrea: We designed a fixture similar to this Crystal Cloud Suspension Halogen Chandelier, but much larger in scale for one of our projects. Suspension fixtures like this are stunning and have a little bit of a magical feel to them.
Crystal Cloud Suspension Halogen Chandelier
Ashely: The brass and wood accents make this fixture feel very upscale and stylized. We love the mid-century modern feel.
Jonathan Adler Ventana Brass Wall Lamp
Ashley: The classic industrial style of this pendant is perfect for any office space or kitchen.
Hudson Valley Haverhill Polished Nickel Pendant
Stay tuned for Part II of this interview where we'll take a look at some of Avenue's wide range of fun projects.
Image credit: Avenue Interior Design
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Even though St. Patrick's Day is not a bank holiday in the United States (sure wish it was), I still like to get in the spirit and sport green in my home. Green apple is such a fun color for St. Patrick's Day, Spring, or just about any time of the year. Its bright color commands attention in any space and mixes well with neutrals such as gray. Want to bring a little Miami flair into your home, the green apple decor can add just the right amount of style.
Green apple hues are great as a accent or if you want to go bold try using the color in a big way! The bright green chairs would look fantastic around a white outdoor table to spice up your outdoor design. I love the pendant lights over a kitchen island. The green desk chair is also a really fun accent for a home office or bring it to work and be unique. What is your favorite green apple furnishing or light fixture?
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The move comes on the heels of a national worker strike and may impact an estimated 18,500 jobs across America. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this year.
"Hostess Brands is unprofitable under its current cost structure, much of which is determined by union wages and pension costs," a company press release stated, according to the Huffington Post.
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